The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-12-12

passing the present week in Boston.
Miss Mollie Bracket of Oakland
was in town on business last Tuesday.
Sadie Pickering, who has been seri-
uusly i'll at her home on Jewett street,
is Improving slowly
Antonio Ouellette of Somers worth,
\ H. arrived Saturday for a short
visit with Mrs. Mary Kink of Leavitt
street.
Miss Eunice Patten will arrive here
friday OF next week from Forest Glen,
Md, where she is attending National
Park Seminary.
Miss Anne Russell OF Washington,
y. C. is expected here Saturday to
pass the holidays as the guest OF Mr.
and Mrs b f Eaton
A stated communication of Somerset
Lodge No. "a. F. and A. NJ was held
at the Masonic Hall last Monday
evening at o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Chapais of
North street are visiting relatives in
Waterville and Augusta. Mr.. Chap
ais is a weaver at the Arms mill
Miss Molly Blunt and Miss Margaret
Leavitt are expected home this
Thursday evening from Walnut Hill
school, Natick, Mass for the Christ
mas vacation.
Miss Effe Crosby of Oakfeld, left
fer her home yesterday after being
the guest of her grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs James Barrows of the Back
road, for the past week.
Wardell Laney of North street and
Albert Huard of Beech street. both
spinners employed at the Anderson
Mill, left here Sunday for Bath, where
they have obtained work at the ship
building industry.
Mrs. Bruce White and Master Jim
ME have returned from Nelson, B. c.
and were met in Boston by Mrs.
Whites mother Mrs. Deborah Eel
lows. They returned to Skowhegan
last Monday night
A special convocation Of Somerset
Chapter, No Is, II. A. NJ. was held at
the Masonic Hall, yesterday after
noon at o'clock There was de
gree work and a harvest supper was
prepared for the occasion.
Miss Dorothy Pennell, daughter of
Guy Pennell who formerly lived in
Skowhegan. has recently been chosen
Literary Editor of the Clarion the pa
per issued by the High School stu
dents of Portsmouth, n II.
Miss Grace Greenleaf, who has been
nursing Dr. c. Earle Richardson
since he sustained injuries in an au-
tomobile accident several days ago,
left here yesterday for Cornville She
will remain there for while with her
sister, Mrs. Frank Hight.
This Thursday afternoon at CLOCK
will occur a basket ball game between
the first and second team of Skowhe-
gan High school An admission fee
of five cents will be charged. The
proceeds will be invested in refresh
ments for the players after the game.
Mr.. and Mrs. George e Booth of
Mechanic street left for Waldoboro.
last Saturday morning. Mr.. and
Mrs Booth came here, last May, and
have both been employed in the weave
room at the Anderson Mills. They
will visit. for a time. with Mrs.
Booths parents, but plan to return to
Skowhegan when the textile industry
is again active,
Leighton Tracy, son of DR.. II.
Tracy Of Main street, arrived here
last Monday noon from Camp Grant,
lockwood, III. He has been attend
ing the officers training school there
for about eight weeks. His brother,
Olin Tracy is expected to arrive home
Saturday night from Bates college,
where he has been a member OF the
officers training school. About the
first OF January both will leave here
to resume their studies at Bates col
lege. This is their third year at that
institution.
Among the townspeople who have
gone to work elsewhere during the
period that the mills are closed are:
Louis Gagne of East street, mill
hand in the spinning room Of the
American Wooden Co. and Peter Trial
his son-in-aw of North street, wea-
yer at the Anderson mill. Both lett
last week for the Ledge House and
the neighboring camps. Felix Tur-
cote also and his son Alfred have
gone to Long Pond; the former vas
working on the mill team with Al
bert Pooler and the latter was spin
ner at the Anderson mill.