The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-12-19
SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

ndS Oeen suffering with d severe COlu.
Mrs Rose Burrill is clerking at NJ
b. Heseltons during the Christmas
holidays
Mrs VIII Eldridge has returned
from Madison. where she has been
nursing for the last three weeks
Mrs Marguerite Lacroix returned
last Saturday after a few weeks visit
in Auburn with Mrs. Charles Leonard.
Albert Pooler. the we'll known
truckman of the American Wooden
Co. and Charles Pomerleau left last
Friday for Indian Pond.
Mrs Marjorie Beale, who has been
visiting friends in WateryiI1e, came
home Monday of last week The fol-
lowing day she was taken sick and is
now seriously i'll with influenza.
Mr. and Mrs George Morrisette are
the parents of a baby boy, born De
cember 5th The little one has been
given the name Of Edouard Olivier.
Onn Lacassc left last Monday for
Dead River He is located at the
George Chase camp Mr. Lacasse
was weaver at the Anderson mill
Mrs. Fred Lanctot OF Williamson.
Mass. arrived here last Friday Tor a
short visit with her brother-in-l law.
Philip Lanctot of East Maple street.
Henry Dionne OF the Middle road
has gone to Bingham to do blacksmith
work for George Hebert, who is lum-
herring about four miles above there.
George Morrisette Of Railroad street
left Saturday for Stratton, the home
of his parents. where he and his faith
cr will be employed by Blanchard d
Gross, lumbermen.
Mrs. Nancy Huckins has recently
received word that her son, Frank
Hnckins who is with the American
Expeditionary Forces overseas, has
been transferred to Company f, 103rd
Infantry.
While interviewing DR.. o J. GAIA, il
was learned that few cases of in
nuenza have developed in town. Il
is the opinion of the Doctor that the
said cases We're contracted in Fair
field and Watervile.
Mrs Mary l.. Normandy Of Nor
who has been spending
the past few weeks with her brother
VIII Eldridge. returned home Monday
She viii spend Christmas with her
son in Marblehead Mass.
Miss Ethel Gilbert OF Hathaway
street accompanied by her father
Joseph Gilbert. left last Saturday
for Lewiston. Miss Gilbert toI
enter st. Mary's Hospital and receive
treatment for appendicitis.
Mrs. Washburn of Fairfield, daugh
ter of Mrs Joey Symonds came to her
mothers sick with influenza While
caring for her Mrs. Symonds con
tracted the disease and both are now
Nth ma lady
Miss Mildred Beale left here this
morning for visit with friends in
Philadelphia. Miss Beale is stenog-
raphcr al the Office OF the Somerset
Traction Company She has held
this position for some time.
Gustave Johnson and Miss Emelia
Gag were married at the reetory last
evening at 30, Father J
l.. \ Renaud officiating The couple
were attended by Edmond Halle of
French street and Napoleon Thbeault
If Factory street
Miss Marion kilgore, a trained
nurse who was sent to Wateryille ear
~ last week to help out during the
prevailing influenza there, was called .
pack owing to a.few cases here. She
5 now nursing at the home OF Francis
Norm on Railroad street.
The W. c. T L. will pack Christ
mas box as usual, next Saturday af-
ernoon at the Library parlors, to be
sent to the inmates of the SkOwhegan
own farm. Members please bring
as early as possible af-
er dinner, on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs Emile Cote, who were
residing at Shawmut moved to Show
legan last week. Mrs. Cote is a sis
.er to Mrs Charles Pomerleau of Is
land avenue Mr. Cote has in recent
years been a lumberman and he left
last Friday for the Maine woods.
Mr.. and Mrs Roy Paddock arrived I
home, Saturday morning from trip
up river, bringing with them a good
sized deer. While on this journey
they were guests of Mrs. Paddack's
sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs.
Norris Taylor at Moore's Siding
, An,orq tho old naraone of this town