The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-07-11
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS


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Mrs. Carrie Bragg visited relatives
and friends in Madison over the 4th,
Mr.. and Mrs Russell Taylor Of
] Sangerville were callers in town few
hours, Saturday last.
Mrs. Laura Stevens of Bartlett, y.
H. has been the guest of Mrs. I. S.
Wheeler for a few days.
Miss Dorothy Elliot expects to leave
sometime this week for Hartland,
, where she will visit her sister, Mrs.
Mabel Stafford for at least three
weeks.
. Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Williams re-
turned to their home in Hartland last
Friday after few days visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus B. Williams of
North avenue.
Walter Greene, Joseph Greene and
daughter Charlotte of Haverhill, Mass.
have been the recent guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Matthew Greene at their home
on Leayitt street.
About two carloads of coal is ex-
pected to arrive here within the next
few days for the municipal fuel yard.
1t is not yet determined what the
price per ton will be
John McIlwrath is expected soon
for a visit with his family, who have
been here for several weeks, the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Scott Robin
son of East Leayitt street.
Harold Severance, an employee for
Steward & Marston, left here last
J Monday for Hartland, where he will
do considerable plumbing in the
American Wooden Company mill.
The Reverend Sisters from the Pa
7 rochial school have left here to spend
the summer vacation at the Mother
5 House, Waterville. Some two or
three will return to remain over Sun
q day.
). Carl Powers of New York arrived in
r town Sunday for a visit with Mrs.
Powers, who has been the guest of
relatives for several weeks. Mrs.
: Powers before her marriage was Miss
t Lois Davis.
The communion for married ladies
q will take place at st. Mary's Catholic
church Sunday morning at a. III.
+ French at a. m. and English at 10
, a. m. Rosary and Benediction of
Blessed Sacrament at Z p. N.
L. W. Gerrish, the superintendent
4, of the Skowhegan-M schools,
; and Mrs. Gerrish. left here last Mon
day for Castine While there they
will attend the conference of State SUI
perintendents of schools.
+, Mrs. Sarah Whitcomb, who makes
her home with her daughter, Mrs. F.
W. Bucknam of Madison avenue. left
here last Friday for Exeter, n. II. to
visit with her daughter, Mrs W B.
Remission, during the month of July.
The marriage intentions of Harry
C. Day. the second son of Mr.. and
Mrs Charles w. Day and Miss Mar
garet Moore have recently been plac-
ed on file Miss Moore came here
from Pennington about two years ago
and has since been teaching in the
Kindergarten department of the
Skowhegan schools.
At the Centenary Methodist church
next Sunday morning will be the
Children's Day service, exercises by
the Primary Department Sunday
School, address by the pastor, Rev,
Henry Clay Turner, and Baptismal
service. The evening service will be
from to o'clock. The pastor will
give the second chapter. and '"The
Story of Two Brothers. The first
chapter WAS given last Sunday even
ing There will be special music.
John W. Boyd with his mother, sis
ter and one brother, are occupying
one of the Butler bungalows at Lake
wood The Boyd home is in Massa-
chusetts. Mr.. Boyd, above mention
ed, is in the military service. He Is
now on sick leave, having been trans
ferred from a post in Indiana to
Camp Zachary Taylor, in Kentucky,
! and from there given permission to
come to Maine. His father Is also
in the service and his brother Is
about to enlist This is not his first
visit here He has been coming to
Lakewood for several years.
F. NJ Huckins, formerly local edi-
tor of the Reporter, was in town over
the week end, visiting his mother,
Mrs. n. S. Huckins on Main street.
D Mr.. Huckins was called to Devens,
e April goth. AS is the case with all
4 new arrivals, he was at first put in
S the depot brigade, but was shortly
transferred to the personnel office.
e This office consists Of a regiment SER