The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-10-17
SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS


There are TIL y Ola dGdlll ltOOI dtd
~ the office of the town clerk since
september first.
DIR. 1. p, fash of Fairfield was in
town last Tuesday in consultation
,.,b Or. c. e. Richardson.
son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
r55n Lewis. yesterday afternoon. 1t
is understood that he will be named
for his father.
Miss Jesse McGregor, who is at
tending Business College at Portland
i. at home for a few days while the
school is closed.
There Will be no meeting of the
Wonens Relief Corps tomorrow
friday afternoon, owing to present
health conditions.
Selvin Flanders, who lives on the
Nulbons Mills road, was brought to
me Somerset Hospital last Tuesday
morning to be treated for influenza.
Mr.. and Mrs George w WEIGH Of
Portland spent the week end visiting
Il, the home of Mrs Welch's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Norris Laney OF North
avenue
John Phillips, the son of Mr.. and
Mrs Harold Phillips of West Front
street, is improving rapidly from d
several days illness of the prevailing
epidemic.
Mr. and Mrs. H. c. Judkins arrived
here last night from a visit in Phil
lips. On returning, they were &C
companied by Mrs. Judkins' aunts,
Miss Vesta and Miss Lepha Phillips
of the same town
Roy H. Pratt, who is employed in
Waterville in charge of the day ex-
press, at the Waterville station, came
home last week i'll with influenza He
i, at present at the home OF his moth
er. Mrs. c. II. Dane on North avenue.
He hopes to return to Waterville
early next week -
Abner Mitchell, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Mitchell is in town for
few days before leaving for Cleve-
land, Ohio, where he has a position
as DIVER. Mr.. Mitchell learned his
trade in Skowhegan, and has held pc
sitions in Utica and in Canada and
other cities in the same line of work
Master Rolan Kilkenny, six years
OF age, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Kilkenney of CornWlle, Is making his
home with his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs p W. Merry on the Lakewood
road Monday, he drove a span of
horses to pillow all the afternoon. One
OF them was a colt, recently broken
and recurring real skill as a teamster
Miss Gala Rowell, a school teacher
in Chelsea, Mass is home on an en-
enza. She is a guest of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Harlow Rowell. Miss
Rowell says the opening of school
have reen postponed three times. and
when she left the city there were
thirty-fve hundred cases of influenza
reported.
Should the conditions Of the town
of the churches next Sunday and the
holding of other public gatherings,
there will be a meeting of the Pion-
eer Past Noble Grands Association at
the home of Mrs Susie +. Jacobs on
Mount Pleasant avenue, next Monday
afternoon; otherwise no meeting until
further notice.
Mr. and Mrs Elmer Spooner now OF
st. Adams, but formerly of Dexter,
were in town, Tuesday morning,
bringing here Nelson Atwood to be
examined before the Somerset County
examining board. During the day
Mr.. and Mrs Spooner made a trip to
Cornvile to visit in the family of Pal
mcr Badger on the cid Martin Smith
place. and other friends
In d recent issue we had occasion
to speak of the death of E l.. Allen
in France His widow, Mrs Mary
S Allen, died last Monday at Water
willie. Four children survive This
unusually sad circumstance is rem
dered more striking by the death Of
Mrs. Aliens father, Charles II. Stew
art OF the same household, who passed
away last Sunday morning.
Everett Burnor completed his du-
ties for Holt & Hight last week and
left Tuesday last for the University
Of Maine, where he will enter mill
tary training He is the only son
Of Mr.. and Mrs Charles Burnor of
Winter street After completing his
studies in the High school he vas
employed for the Farmers Telephone
CO. for several months. as operator
a1d bOOkkeeDer