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

Miss Mamie Pooler returned to Wa
terville Tuesday, after a two weeks
visit with Mr., and Mrs Joseph Butler
of Leavitt street
Mrs. Laura Perkins, who has been
spending the summer in Skowhegan
with Mrs Fred Perkins, left here the
first of the week for Cornville, where
she will stay for the winter at the
home of Walter Morrill,.
Miss Ruth Morgan, a teacher of the
Skowhegan High School, left here yes
terday noon for Guilford, where she
will remain until January 6, with her
parents. While there she is to at
tend the wedding of a friend.
Christopher Foster. who had been
in the woods for the last two months,
was brought home last week with a
badly sprained ankle. Mr. Foster eX-
poets to be able to return shortly, but
his friends are OF the opinion that he
will be laid up all winter.
Mrs. Henry Mack went to Oldtown
last Saturday for two weeks visit
Nth Ter parents, and then will go to
Ar.i..AtOa, Mass, where she has a sis
ter with whom she will also spend "A
few weeks Mrs Mack was employ
ed as wc,Ncr ut the Anderson Mill
The large dam which the Central
Maine Power Co. is building at Wa
terville is drawing quite number Of
our idle mill hands. Among the
latest departures are Willie Pooler
and Eddie Hunter of Lawton street;
and Arthur Goodness of Railroad
street All the above were weavers
at the Arms Mill.
Miss Lillian Taylor, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joel Taylor, arrived
home last Friday. Miss Taylor is "a
trained nurse and during the influenza
epidemic at one of the training camps
where she had gone to assist in caring
for the sick, contracted the disease
and has been very ill., but is gaining
now
The pupils Of the eighth grade of
the Skowhegan High School held a
social in the Assembly hall of the
High School building last Friday even
ing. There was a large attendance
and a delightful time was enjoyed by
all Games were played and re-
freshments of ice cream were served.
Miss Laura Colwell acted as chapercn
Robert r. Young received letter
yesterday morning from his son, Cliff
ford D., who is a corporal in the 3l6th
Infantry, now in France. The letter
is dated Nov. 18th, and of course is
full Of rejoicing at the close OF the
war Corp. Young was in the last
big drive and was still at the front
when he wrote this letter He ex-
poets to be home in April or May.
Willard Croteau and his wife left
Saturday morning for Bath, where
Mr.. Croteau has obtained a position
in the ship yards. He was formerly
a weaver at the Anderson Mill Dur
ing their stay at Bath they will reside
with his brother Francis Croteau, who
it will be remembered, was lately mar
ried to Miss Fedora Gotta, and has
held a position in Bath for the past
eighteen months.
George Laney of this town is caus-
ing surprise to his many acquaint-
ances. when they go to Waterville
having been mill hand at the An
derson mill he is now to be seen as
flag and gate tender with the Maine
Central r. r. just before reaching the
Waterville depot Mrs George Laney
and their four months old baby have
gone TO Aroostook county, where they
will spend the winter with her pa
rents.
Carl L. Brown of Bethel arrived
here Monday evening to accept en-
ployment in the job printing depart
ment of the independents Reporter.
Mr. Brown had previously been a
member of the force in the Citizen of
fee at Bethel of which Fred B. Mer-
rill is the manager. He has never
before lived in this section but has
several relatives in Somerset county,
an uncle, Leander Brown living in
Harmony, and several cousins, Daniel
Brown and Mrs Harry Cobb of Har-
mony and Byron Hurd and Mrs. Rilla
Mason of Athens.
The Skowhegan traverse jurors
have been drawn for the next term of
the Supreme Judicial Court, which is
to convene on Tuesday, January 28.
They are Harry Whittemore, Charles
Holden, Albert f, Jewett and Roland
r. Patten Mr. WhittemOre is the