The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-02-14
SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS


to Skowhegan after a weeks visit
with her aunt, Mrs. Fred Clark in
Norridgewock
S H. Beal and Charles H futile
have returned from Portland, where
they attended the annual meeting of
the Sheep Breeders Association held
in that city
II Tobey Moores has returned from
Brunswick where he has been visiting
for few days with old college
friends. He purposes to resume his
studies at Bowdoin in the near future.
Charles Tarbell has been spending
few days in town during the past
week following an extended trip thru
the Middle West He has been locat-
ed at Harrisburg, Penn, for several
weeks.
Joseph Pooler has returned from
! Boston having been in that city for
several days on business. Albert
Pooler has been working in the Pool
err grocery in the absence of Mr..
| Pooler
! Edwin L. Sampson has resumed his
duties at the Sampson & Ayore drug
store, after being absent for several
days during which time he has been
confined to his home on Maple street
by illness.
Sheridan Green, son of Mr.. Charles
Green of this village, has successfully
passed all physical examinations for
entrance to the L. S Navy. He left
Skowhegan for Block Island, n. Y.
about three weeks ago.
Clementine Weston W. c. T. L. will
hold its next melting on Tuesday even
ing, Feb 18th at Assembly hall in the
high school building. The speaker to
! be secured will be announced later
Miss Dorothy Elliot is to be in charge
of the meeting
Sheriff Harry l.. Goodrich and Dep
uty Sheriff F. l.. Harding have re
turned from Bangor to which city
they were summoned in connection
with cases against Madison parties in
which large shipment of beer played
an important role.
Ernest fash. for some months man
ager of the local branch of the Allan
tic and Pacific Tea Company has been
transferred to another store. j. 7.
Gettigan of Everett Mass. is the new
manager and is assisted by Miss Lulu
Gordreau of Ev .rett.
German aliens seemed to be very
scare in Skowhegan and vicinity. Thus
far but one has reported to Chief OF
Police Frank Thompson for registra-
ton. One of the prisoners at the
county jail is German and his regis
tration is to be handled by the Sheriff.
Charles A. Blatchford of Dorchester,
Mass, has returned home after visit
ing here for a time with his cousin,
Charles S Smith and with relatives in
Cornville Mr.. Blatchford has follow
ed the sea for SO years and during
that time has travelled all over both
continents
Clyde Hoxie of Boston, Mass. writes
to Skowhegan relatives that box
has recently been sent to Morrill, A.
Hoxie from the Christian Science AS
sociation of Boston, with warm cloth
ing, reading matter etc. Morrill, Hoxie
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. F. E.
Hoxie of this place.
L. G. Trafton, who Is engaged in
numbering operations at Harmony,
was a recent visitor at his home here,
He purposes to cut some two or three
thousand feet before the season ends
but stated that If much more snow
fell the work would have to be aban-
doned for the present.
Mrs. George Emerson of I Summer
street, was pleasantly remembered on
Jan. 31st, her list birthday, by lit
tie token from her grandson Clarence
K. Moody, who is now in Battery d,
7th Regiment, over in France The
token was a postal card of fine linen
with hand painted flowers and read
ing of French design. 1t Is very odd
looking.
Ben B. Fogler of Ludlow Mass,
son of Maj and Mrs. J. w. Fogler OF
this town, has recently accepted a call
to serve as Mechanical Engineer in
the Gas Warfare Division of the Blu
reau of Mines in Washington, d. C.
During the past six years he has been
engaged as Efficiency Engineer in the
plant of the Ludlow Manufacturing
Associates. Mrs. Fogler will reside
in Ludlow for the present
A meeting of much interest to dairy
men of the county is to be held on
February 10 when the Somerset
Dairymen's Progressive League and
tha CkowbaUap branch Of tho Naw