The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-07-04

Mr. and Mrs. J. Abbott Kendall last
week.
Mrs Peter WEIGH of Island avenue
returned to her home Saturday night
after a weeks visit in Boston and vi
entity.
The lawyers are very busy making
ont the missionaries for registrants
who have recently become Il years
of age.
The Congregational Missionary
Beading Circle will meet with Mrs. S.
N Cover of Maple street, Friday af-
ternoon.
Charles o. Nicholson of Fairfield
and Robert E. McCollor of Cornville
left here Saturday morning for Frank
lin tMass) Institute
Electric lights and a motor are be-
ing installed in the new Skowhegan
garage recently completed by futile
Bros. and leased to Ralph Tih5etts
Mrs. Fred w Richardson of Port
land was called here this week owing
TO the serious illness of her grand
father Mr.. Hicks. While here she
visited other relatives.
Mrs. Ethel NJ Hight, secretary of
the Red Cross Chapter, is visiting this
week with her father, Walter Morrill,
of Cornville. Mrs. Edith Steward Is
acting as secretary during Mrs
Nights absence.
It is rumored that a party who had
refrained from giving up extra flour
in his possession, turned the same
over to a Skowhegan merchant re-
Gently at the urgent call of the food
administrator.
Mrs. Jennie Bowley left here Tues
dav evening for Pressure Isle, where
she will visit her brother, S. G. Por-
ter and other relatives. Mrs. Bow
ley's home in Skowhegan is on the
Malbons Mills road.
CLYDE Williams, who is one OF the
crew of the Battleship Massachusetts,
was in town, Tuesday, on his way to
Athens. where he is to pass brief
furlough> with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Virgil Williams.
Joseph D. Mcdonald of North
avenue arrived here last Saturday
night from a three weeks trip in
Scion and other neighboring towns
He will leave for another trip TO
Jackman and vicinity sometime this
week.
Forrest Cross, having received in
structions from the Y. M. c. A. war
Personal Board, is to meet that body
in New York in the quite near future
relative to accepting War Secretary
ship appointment for Y. M. c. A. Over
seas service.
The annual meeting OF Golden Rod
Branch |. s. S. and election OF officers
will be held at the home OF the presi-
dent, Mrs Mary V. Roderick, on
Thursday afternoon, July II. A full
attendance is desired. A picnic sup
per will be held on the lawn.
Eugene Tarbox left here Tuesday
morning for Epping, N. H. and return
ed here today. He was accompanied
home by his parents Mr. and Mrs.
George Tarbox They spent the
Fourth at Smithfield visiting Mrs.
Lena Witham, who is Mrs. Tarboxs
sister
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Bigelow, Mr..
and Mrs Sheldon Huff and their lit
tie daughter Doris, have just return
ed from a fishing trip to Pleasant
Ridge. While there, they were the
guests OF Mrs. Bigelow's brother,
Henry Rollins. They secured nice
catch Of fish.
The 22nd annual meeting of the
American Osteopathic Association is
being held this week, in Boston, with
Headquarters at the Copley Plaza.
Representatives of the profession from
all over the world are present. Among
those who are attending from this
town are: Dr. Julia N. Kincaid and
Dr. Edw A. Parker.
Alex Cox OF South Portland was the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. w. Fred Turner
the first part of this week. Mr.. Cox
was formerly resident of this place,
employed on the Skowhegan & Nor
ridgewock r. r. He left here, nearly
20 years ago, to go to ArooSook
county. He was successful in
business way in Aroostook county and
has now retired.
Mr.. and Mrs Herbert T. Jewett
passed their golden wedding day
without special ceremonies, at their
pleasant home, 20S Main street, June
2S. 1918. A few friends called in
during the day to congratulate them
on the happy event, and wishing them
many more anniversaries. Mr.. and
Mrs. Jewett are enjoying good health
and prosperity.
One of the most pleasant of our re-
cent musical events occurred at the
Bethany church last Friday evening.
This was participated in by Mrs. Mar
ion Drake Flanders Of Athens, Mrs.
Ella p Ellingwood, Donald Woodman,
Miss Allen and the Academy orchestra
of the same town, assisted by Ethel
Whittier Ames of Skowhegan. as or
ganist and Doris Carpenter of Madison
as reader 1t was in every way an
enjoyable evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard F. Nichols OF
Liverpool Scotland, arrived here last
week to visit Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Turner OF 7 Cedar street Mr. Mich
OILS is a brother of Mrs. Turner. For
the past year he has been EN- oloyed
in the New England lumbermen's
unit at Liverpool. Mr.. and Mrs.
Turner accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs
Nichols left here by auto early today