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


Charles W. Day has been confined
to his home with a very bad cold
Joseph Leo of Jewett street is i'll
at his home with the prevailing in
fuenza.
Miss Annie P Leland has been con-
fined 10 her home by illness for sew
eral weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs Merton Delano of
are guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Clifford Jewett.
Mrs. Eva Greenwood and her moth
er Madam Russell and Miss Ruth,
are all at the Greenwood home
Miss Annie Bergman, who is EN-
ployed in Oakland was a week end
guest OF her sister Mrs. Mark Saw
age, Alder street.
DR.. and Mrs W S. Stinchfeld ar
rived home last Sunday from a hunt
ing trip up river and they brought
home with them a deer.
Miss Mabelle French has completed
her duties as chief operator at the
Farmers Exchange and Miss Lillian
Swain has again taken up telephone
work
1t is reported by parties who have
just returned from Moosehead Lake
that last Friday it showed hard all
day and there was two inches of snow
there
ELIAS Taylor and wife are guests of
Mr.. Taylor's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Taylor of Madison avenue.
Mr. Taylor is having a short furlough
at this time
A little son was born to Mr. and
Mrs. William Johnson of Factory
street last Sunday. The mother was
before her marriage, Miss Ala
Kalajaki of this place
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Boulette are
the parents of a son born recently.
The little one has been given the
name of Hubert Raymond. Mrs
Roulette was before her marriage
Miss Flora Turcotte of Skowhegan.
Postmaster Mantor has recently re-
ceived notice of re-appointment as
postmaster of the Skowhegan office
for the four years beginning Septem-
Der rs, 1918. Mr. Mantor was ap-
pointed June 1st, 1914.
Clifford Clark, the three year old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Clark, who
reside on the Waterville road, about
three miles below Skowhegan, was
operated on last Monday morning for
appendicitis by Drs Richardson and
Dascombe.
Miss Agnes Groder and Miss Mar
garet Patten are expected home the
last of this week from Lake Parlin,
where they went last Saturday. Dur
ing their stay they were guests of
Henry Mckinney, proprietor of the
Lake Parlin House.
Miss Vida Marcia returned to her
home in Fairfield last Monday, after
being the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Chester Hussey OF Summer street, for
a few days. Her uncle, Mitchell
Marcia, formerly resided on farm on
the East Madison road.
Mrs. W. S. T. MacCormack and her
daughter. Miriam, were called to
Gardiner last Monday, owing to the
death of Mrs Mccormack brother
Edwin Kendall, who died at Camp
Devens of pneumonia, last Sunday
The remains were brought to Gardi-
ner for interment.
Friends of Donald NJ. Chaplain will
be saddened to learn that he passed
away at his home at 6 Boutelle avenue
WateryiIle, Saturday, Sept 2Sth., of
acute Brights disease, after being ill
only a few days He leaves a wife,
formerly Miss Lena NJ. Bellmore, and
twin daughters, aged 3 years
Arthur S Merrill, whose promotion
TO captains commission has been
recently announced, was a former
resident of Skowhegan. He is the
son of the late Rev. b. b. Merrill and
graduated from the Skowhegan High
school He later became a member
of the faculty at the Maine Central
Institute at Pittsfeld
G. H Bangs from the State Audi
tors Office was in town, last week,
on an annual accounting of the books
OF the Women's Reformatory. This
is his work through the various state
institutions of Maine Mr.. Bangs
formed some acquaintances among
Skowhegan people, years ago, during
the time that he was prominent in the
work of the Sons of Veterans.
A handsome apple, variety unstated
has recently been brought to our of
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