The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-01-10
~ SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

visiting Tor Re" Gays at lne HoIde VI
his sister Mrs Lizzie a. Marble on
Spring street
DR.. Julia Nay Kincaid was in Port
land Saturday in attendance at the
meeting of the Maine Osteopathic as
ISOLATION. held at the Congress Square
Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Malley have re-
moved from their home on Nj
street and willspend the next few
months at their new apartments in
the Oxford
J. NJ. Grifiths OF South Llndeboro,
y H., has assumed his duties as
bookkeeper and assistant at the office
of Steward & Marston. He will move
his family here in the near future.
| At recent meeting of the MethO-
dist Sunday School. Lyle s. Moore
was reelected superintendent Earle
/ Grundy, assistant superintendent;
Miss Lizzie B. Higgins. secretary and
/ treasurer
The Somerset County Jail is under
going repairs. The floor Of the wood
i shed and storeroom Is being lowered
one foot and a new floor has been
laid in the kitchen. The kitchen
/ equipments have been augmented by
IA new cooking range.
Mrs James Gilfllan Is substituting
ut the office of the clerk Of courts
! until the arrival of Miss l.. NJ Wy
man, who is expected here in the near
! future from Pennsylvania Miss l..
B. Goodwin, who has been employed
! at the office, has completed her duties.
f, Mrs Frank Haycock returned last
week from Burlington Vt, where she
had been for about seven weeks.
While there. she was the guest of her
daughters, Mrs. Kareken Altoononian.
hio' IihySO1h . ool oldhiey, WIZ hau
been visiting In Cherryfeld for about
three months, has returned home.
Much interest Is being manifested
in the plan to form a new military
company In Skowhegan. Already
several have come forward express
ing their desire to become members of
the new organization but 1t Is neces-
sary that many more see the advant-
ages Of such company, both to them
selves and to the town and county.
The annual meeting of the Bethany
Guild was held last Thursday after
noon at the church parlor Mrs
Jessie f. Fletcher was reelected as
the ensuing year were elected as fol
lows: Vice president, Mrs. Perley
Cram; secretary, Mrs. Elizabeth Nell
son; treasurer, Mrs. Ora VALERIE
Frank II. Cleveland, formerly of
Cornvlle, who passed three months
in Skowhegan last summer, has re-
Gently been operated upon at the hos
pital at Forest Hill, in Roxbury, Mass.
The operation was for gall stones.
1t will be recalled that while here.
last summer, he underwent similar
operation at the Somerset Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Laforme and
their three children, Verna, Frances.
and Irene have established their home
at % South street, Mr. and Mrs. La
forme we're formerly residents of
Skowhegan, going to Connecticut in |
May. 1915. They have been employ
ed In Dayville, as textile workers, and |
have resumed the same occupation
here.
At the annual meeting of the West |
Aqueduct Company, held last Satur-
day evening, John r. Mcclellan was
reelected president. Other officers
elected were, B. A. Sawyer, clerk and
treasurer; John Il. Mcclellan, A. H. |
Lang and b. A. Sawyer directors. 1t |
was voted that hereafter stockholders
should be notified Of meetings indiyid-
ually by letter rather than by the |
posting Of u notice at the postoffice.
Mrs. F. o. Sawyer and her daughter
Mrs. Herbert SWEET were hostesses
Thursday evening at Red Cross
benefit whist given at the home of
Mrs SWEET on Water street Ten
tables were arranged and prizes were
won by Miss Florence Pooler, who
held the highest score and to Miss
Edith NJ Gledhill. who received the
consolation prize. In keeping with !
the war time spirit no refreshments
were served. About SIT was realized
from the happy occasion.
The 32nd Anniversary of Wesser
unsett Lodge ll3, l. o. o. F, and the
22nd Anniversary of Winona Rebekah
Lodge No. II. of Athens will be OBJ
served on Thursday evening, Jan. II
at Messerunsett Hall. Athens, at
which time an entertainment and
Grand Ball followed by a supper will
be held. Prominent among the en-