The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-10-24

is visiting with 1rlends IN TOWN.
]. Smith has been absent from
business several days, having a hard
cold.
Mrs Matte Goodwin has been CON
fued to her home by severe cold,
this week.
Miss Amber Pooler was a week end
puest of her parents at their home in
Madison.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred L. Pooler we're
in Embden, yesterday, on business
TRIP, going by auto.
Mss Hazel Lord of Fairfield is car
jne for Mrs. Ila r. Cayanaugh, who is
III with pneumonia.
Miss Nellie Hamilton left here last
saturday morning to enter Burdett's
Business College at Boston.
Raymond Fogg returned home from
a hunting trip with a porcupine that
tipped the beam at forty pounds.
Mrs. Annie F Fish and son John
are moving this week to the Oxford,
where they will spend the winter.
Eaton Mountain Apples for sale at
J F. Curriers', Lashon & Buffers.
Farmers Union and F S. Lessor &
Son.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilkie Clark of Water
vile passed through town today on
their way to Dead River for a hunt
ing trip.
Emery T. Dyer returned to Boston
last Sunday to resume his studies at
the Boston University, the epidemic
having subsidized.
Mrs. Yina Harville and daughter
Miss Pearl and Miss Rattle Tozier
have rented the Drawn house on Mt.
Pleasant avenu6
Alton Rolfe and family who recent
" moved from Canaan to the Gould
house on Pleasant street, are to re-
turn TO Canaan very soon.
Frank Ladd Junior Volunteer,
who has been employed in town this
summer, has completed his duties and
returned to his home in Fairfield
Miss Amy Kincaid returned here
last Tuesday afternoon after visiting
with her parents Mr.. and Mrs. J. c.
kincaid of West Athens for few
days.
Miss Bernice Holt and Master Ber-
nard returned from visit to their
grandparents in Hinckley last Tues
day. They have been away several
weeks
Mr.. and Mrs G. Ernest Avore ac-
eompanied by Mr.. and Mrs A. r.
Jewett left for an up river trip. Tues
day morning. They will probably
return Thursday of this week.
Mr. and Mrs John A Avore Of Mt
Pleasant avenue are the parents of
baby boy born last Sunday at their
home Mrs Avore was formerly
Miss Lillian f. Butler of this place.
Mrs f. H. Holman returned from
Wilton Sunday night, with Mr.. and
Mrs. II. c. Judkins. and went to Ca
naan, Monday night to spend the re-
mainder OF the week with her mother
Mrs Virginia Nye
Judge and Mrs Fred F. Lawrence
returned home Sunday with Mrs.
Flora T. Brainerd to Augusta. Mrs.
Lawrence will remain away several
weeks 1t is expected that Judge
Lawrence will return in about week
Letters recently received indicate
that Karl Tobey is in hospital in
France with a severe wound in the
arm He writes that he was several
hours on the operating table and that
after several weeks in the hospital,
the wound has not been closed
A cable was received last Monday
by A. X Butler from his brother, f. c.
Butler, stating that he had returned
safely from the worst" front This
is understood to mean, that the 23rd
infantry. to which he is attached, has
participated in severe fighting during
the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles J Joyce OF
Scion were business visitors in town
last Monday They lived on North
avenue last summer, and Mr. Joyce
was employed in the Savage Paper
Mill. From here they went to Scion,
and Thursday OF this week, they
leave for Norfolk, n Y, where he has
charge of a pulp mill in that city.
James Gilfllan, after completing a
years work at F. W Bucknam's has
become the proprietor of drug store
in Bar Harbor In 1916 and 1917 he
was employed by the West End Drug
Company in that place, and 1t is their
store which he has now purchased.