The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-04
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS
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Fob Cole.
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service. Come and see them. Rob
ert Cole
A. l. White of lockwood was in
+ town on business for a few days the
+ first OF the week.
Edw Roullard. who has been en-
ployed in Skinner by the Skinner
/ Lumber Co, during the past winter,
has returned home.
Mrs Elizabeth b Pullen expects to
pass the remainder of April and most
Of May in Portland She will leave
here for that city next Wednesday
David W. Lewis left Tuesday morn
ing for Bangor to attend convention
of the y. f. o. p. to be held in that
city.
Henry Crowell left Tuesday morn
ing for business trip to Jackman.
He expects to return to Skowhegan
by the latter part Of the week.
Archie D. Cote. who IS well known
to the people of Skowhegan, thru his
/ long barbering experience. has ac
i copied a position at Albert J. Libby's
] shop on Water street.
c. ] Hayden went to Boston, last
/ Monday. having been summoned there
/ as a witness in the legal PROCEEDINGS
pending between Raymond ID. Allen
and his mother. Mrs Clarence Allen.
Mrs Lizzie Hoxle Nye, who has
passed most of the winter in SkOwhe-
/ gan. Is planning to occupy her cottage
/ at Smithfeld for the summer. and Will
+ go there sometime during this month.
Tom Farrin. who has been employ
! ed. the past winter. In DeadWater and
vicinity by Henry Crowell, was in
town Tuesday Mr. Farrin makes his
/ home in Wateryille.
Francis Croteau returned Tuesday
morning to Bath, where he Is in the
i employ Of the Texas Company. after
having spent few days visiting in
town with his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Strickland,
who have been visiting with Mrs.
! Strickland's mother, Mrs. F. A Leach,
left Tuesday morning for Hinckley,
where they will make their future
home.
Anthony st. Ledger, a brother to
Michael st. Ledger of this town, was
in town a few days last week. He
was on his way to his home In Lowell,
after having leased his theatre In
Pittsfeld for term of years.
Wallace Croker who has been en-
ployed as a machinist In the Skowhe-
gan Foundry & Machine Works. has
gone to work in the same trade at
Gardiner. He left for that city,
! Tuesday morning.
Mrs Earl Patten left Tuesday morn
! ing for New York City, where she will
meet Lieut. Earl Patten. for a short
visit. Mr. Patten hopes to be among
4 those who are to be sent to the front
| in the near future.
Among the ont Of town people who
/ attended the funeral services of Will
/ liam Murray last Friday we're Mr.. and
! Mrs Albert Ware of Fairfield, MIR. and
/ Mrs Willie Foster of Wateryllle. and
| William Romeo, also of Wateryille
Mr. and Mrs. Preston Haycock of
/ Limerick are In town. this week, the
/ guests of his mother Mrs Frank Hay
cock of Angle ST Mr. Haycock has
been accepted for military service,
and Is awaiting his call to go to one
of the cantonments.
Day @ has been entered by his own
! er in the 2.23 stake races for Pitts
field, Bangor, Lewiston and Waterville
Mrs II. r. Berce OF North avenue
will entertain the Pioneer Past Noble
Grands Association at her home, next
Monday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Butler, for
mer residents of this county, who
have been in West Buxton for the
past six months, have moved to Show
hogan and are making their home in
the Parlin Block, corner of Russell
! street and Madison avenue.
! Mrs. Albert J. Libby. who has been
| in the Somerset Hospital for an OPP
Grafton, has so far recovered as to be
able to go to her home on Summer st.
Miss Evelyn Savage or East Madi
son is visiting in Skowhegan this
week.
Miss Lucille Wentworth, a pupil at
the Waynnete School in Portland, is
passing her Easter vacation as the
guest of Mrs. Forrest Goodwin. Last
Friday evening a dancing party was
given in her honor at the Goodwin
home on Madison avenue. at which
about twenty young people were pres
emit Refreshments were served. Miss
Emma SUBWAY assisted Mrs. Good
win in entertaining.
The marriage is announced OF Ern-
est Lewis Thornquist to Miss Edith
ADELAIDE Maxwell, March 80, 1918, at
Somerville, Mass. Miss Maxwell is
the daughter of Edward and Julia
| (Bigelow) Maxwell of Canaan, and is
we'll known in Skowhegan She Is
/ talented and highly accomplished a
graduate of the Farmington Normal
! School, and has taught in Somervlle4
! for several years.