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

home with the grippe last week
Walter Clark Of Bungalow street
is reported as being very ill at his
home
Miss Lucy Weeks of Fairfield was
in town one day last week calling on
old friends
Miss Clara Libby has returned al
Ter Il visit with relatives and friends
IN Watoryille
Mrs J o Smith LEFT here last Fri
day. for Houlton. where She Will visit
her sister for d while
Mis- Hazel league has returned to
her home in North Augusta. after
visiting relatives aud friends for a
lew days
Percy Buker ard Harold Savage
have gone up river hunting. They
left Sept 30. 50 to be sure and be
there oct. i.
George Reynolds. an old Civil War
veteran. is making his home with Mr..
and Mrs J. Boardman Davis Of Beech
street. at present.
Galen X. Barnes spent the week
visiting his wife, Mrs Della Barnes,
who is at St Mary's Hospital in Lew
iston for treatment
John Leo who has been quite i'll
with pneumonia at his home on
Jewett street, for several days, is
rapidly
Mrs. Grace E Smith and her two
children Gladys and Elsie are MAX
ing a visit at the home Of Percy
Withee in Norridgewock
Joseph Leo and Noel Leo of Jewett
street arrived home last Saturday
from a hunting trip up river, bring
ing with them young falcon.
Miss Maude Green has returned
home after visiting her mother, Mrs.
Della Barnes, who is receiving treat
ment at hospital in Lewiston.
f. {. Morrill, returned to his home
in Newport r. l. last Friday, after
being here for several days owing to
the illness and death Of his father
Richard W. Morrill,
on Friday last the Relief Corps
held a box sociable at their hall and
the Russell Post were invited guests.
Next Friday they will hold a special
meeting for inspection.
At the public sale of the old home
stead of the late Major p Laney at
265 North avenue, last Saturday af
ternoon. William A. Barney was the
purchaser He and his family will
move in some time this week.
Mrs. Louise Wellington, who has
made her home in the a. b. Lamb |
enement on Turner avenue, fell a
short time ago and is confined TO her
1cd from the effects of the fall. Mrs.
Albert Whorff is caring for her
Mrs. Mary Laney of North avenue
who has been seriously i'll at her
nome for several days with the in
luenza. has recovered to the extent
hat she was able to go out of doors
or the first time last Saturday after
loon
Elijah Easier arrived last Friday
light by automobile from Aroostook
county. having been called here be
.au3e Of the serious illness of his
wife. who has the influenza. She
ives with her daughter, Mrs Emily
ireen on North avenue
Miss Ellen futile and her sister
hrs. Mary S Z Burns, who sold their
lome. the futile homestead on Court
treet little while ago to Charles
!. Ross. moved into an apartment in
he C. II. Smith building on Court
treet this week Mr. Furbush, an
Employee at the Savage Pulp Co will .
occupy the futile place.
Three officials Of the Portland Pack
ny Company we're here last week in
consultation with Harvey Goodwin,
me of the local contract carpenters,
'elatiye to the reconstruction of the
.annery on Spring street. The sea
on for canning this year ended last
Thursday. There were 275,000 cans
If corn and succotash canned.
F. f. Sturtevant left here last Fri
Law for Coquille. near Portland, Ore
yon. He expects to stay there with
his brother. Edwin W Sturteyant. for
some time. The latter has been To-
Gated in that section for the past 20
years, being engaged in numbering
and ranching. and + E. Sturtevant
will assist him in these enterprises.
W. G Gague returned to Boston
last Thursday morning after being
called here owing To the illness of