The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-01-24

morrow (Friday) afternoon, at the
church parlors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Nitchski ar
rived home Monday from week end
VISIT with relatives in Fairfield.
LeForest Earle Charpentier, infant
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Char
pentier of Milburn street, died last
Saturday morning.
w. A. Jewett Is expected home to-
morrow or Saturday, from Bangor
where he has been on business and
for a short visit with friends.
Mrs. Leon Cookson and little son
of Readfeld are visiting with Mrs
Cooksons parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Bracket Porter of Middle street.
Miss Prudence Wadsworth, stu
dent at the University of Maine. Oro-
no. departed Monday after short
visit here with her mother Mrs. Alice
l.. Wadsworth.
Miss Annie Cover returned Monday
to her home in Augusta after visiting
in town for a few days with her
brother, DR.. S. NJ Cover and family
OF Maple street.
George Taylor has returned to
Skowhegan after an absence of sew
he nd will a
new industry in Skowhegan, that of
making brooms.
Mrs. N. S. Steward and son Paul
expect to change their residence to
Bath, In the near future. Mr. Stew
ard has been there for some months,
employed as a plumber by the Texas
Steamship Company.
A rehearsal of the Liberty Glee Club
was held Tuesday evening at the Con-
gregational church parlors. The
leader, Rev. C. H. mckinney is much
pleased with the manner in which this
organization is rounding into shape.
A son was born, Tuesday morning
to Mr.. and Mrs. George Jones, weight
pounds, who has been given the
name of Robert Page. Mrs. Jones was
for some time employed in this office
as stenographer and substitute limo
type operator.
Charles B. Dodge of Seattle, Wash,
owner of the Dodge block in Show
hogan, states that In the event OF fu-
ture cold weather the Grand Army
hall will at all times be open to the
which to keep warm. This shall be
done under the supervision Of the
lesees.
Another quantity of liquor has been
added to the debit side of the countys
account. George LeClair of Somerset
Junction failed to make his appear
ance to claim the wet goods seized
and libelled by deputy sheriff John g.
Lamb of lockwood. Trial Justice T.
G. Lord accordingly declared the stuff
forfeited to the county.
The Misses Faith and Freda Harris,
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer +.
Harris of this town, students at Mount
Holyoke College, took part in the Stu
dents Recital held recently in the
music hall of that institution. Miss
Faith acted as accompanist while her
sister played cello obligato. Both
young ladies are Juniors at Mt. Hol-
yoke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Jones have re-
turned to their home In Dorchester
Mass, after being In town for few
days, called here by the death Of Mrs
Elizabeth Taggart. Mr. Jones lived
In Skowhegan for several years at the
home of his aunt, Mrs. Taggart, and
is we'll known here He is filling a
responsible accountancy position in a
large insurance house in Dorchester.
Mr. and Mrs e. e. Estabrook were
called to DamdrlScOILa, Monudy ny lhe
death of Mrs. Estabrook's sister, Mrs.
Glenwood Barnes. Mrs. Emery
Adell left on the noon train Wednes-
day. Mrs. Barnes was formerly Miss
Viola Adell She and her husband
we're married here by Rev George
Merriam. Funeral services are to be
held today Thursday. She is sur
vired by two children.
The members of the class OF 1922,
accompanied by their teacher, Miss
PIummer, participated In a snowshoe
hike, Tuesday evening. The route
was thru the fields, past the standpipe
and the Reformatory. Their presence
near the latter institution was not APP
proved OF and they were requested,
by some one apparently in charge, not
to return past the Reformatory build
ing. The limit of the trip, toward
Norridgewock, was the farm home OF
one of their number Miss Nellie
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