The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-11-21

Charles York OF me forRs Is az
Somerset Hospital for treatment.
Miss Amy Kinoaid arrived home last
Friday night from a weeks visit in
Boston and vicinity.
Miss Mildred Foss of The Forks Is
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bert Nichols on Cedar Street.
The Fair given annually by the
Ladies' Aid Of the Methodist Church,
IA to occur on Wednesday, Dec 18th.
Nr and Mrs. c. " Bragg left last
/ Sunday for visit with their son Cor
don r. Bragg and family in Portland.
Mrs George Hussey of Norridge-
wock is visiting at the home OF her
son Chester Hussey of Summer street
Miss Katherine Keene of Fairfield
was in town Friday and Saturday at
tending the Boys and Girls Canning
i Club.
The Congregational Missionary
Reading Circle will meet with Mrs.
Charles II. Mckinney on Friday of
this week.
Everett Burnor. Herman Tracy,
Gerald Marble and Ray Boynton, stu
dents at the University of Maine, were
home over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Moore of Dex-
ter returned to their home this week
after being the guests of Mrs Moore's
sister. Mrs Abel T. Thompson, for a
few days
Miss Alma Lessor returned to her
home In Lawrence, Mass last Sunday
after being called here owing to the
death of her aunt Mrs. Della Lessor
of North avenue.
Edmund Burke, who has been visit
Ing at the home of his sister, Miss
Mary Barney of North Avenue for the
past two weeks, left here last Tuesday
noon for Portsmouth, N. H.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jarvis of this
place are the parents of son born
recently, this being the sixth child
Mrs. Jarvis was formerly Miss Cecilia
Beaulier OF Edmundton, N B.
Maxine Sinclair returned last Mon
day morning to Camp Deyens, after
being called here owing to the illness
and death of his wife, formerly Miss
Annie Bouchard of this place.
William r. Blair OF Brooklyn, ~ Y.
is expected to arrive here next week
to visit at the home of his brother,
Albert j. Blair of North Avenue. The
former is a druggist in that city.
Clayton York, who has been recent
ly added to the sales force at the
Bucknam pharmacy. was formerly
employed at Claremont, N. II. and later
at Bath He has been in Skowhegan
for about one month.
Miss Helen Keech and her sister
Mrs. Albert Wood and young son
Philip, all Of Belfast were week end
visitors at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Nutting, Mt. Pleasant avenue.
They were on their way to visit their
sister Mrs. Walter Rowell of East
Madison.
Miss Ida Turner, eldest daughter
Of Rev. and Mrs. II. c. Turner, left
here last Saturday morning to resume
her duties as teacher in one of the
high schools In Curwensville, Pa. Miss
Turner has been visiting with her pa
rents for several weeks owing to the !
influenza in that place.
Mrs. George Simpson left here last
noon for her home in Som
erville, Mass, after being the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs Adam Simpson for the
past two weeks. She was accom- !
panied by the latter, who will visit
during the present week at the home
of her son, William Simpson and her
niece Mrs. Robert Linn of Vassalboro. |
In addition to the picturesque ad-
vertising posters, furnished by Mrs.
Elise Fellows White, for advertising |
last weeks Red Cross benefit, there
we're several attractive pieces Of adj |
Yertising matter some of them the !
work of Miss Pauline Oak and some !
by Robert Barker. Mr.. Barker has
often drawn for Skowhegan High |
School publications, and has knack
even If the work be quickly done, OF
very effective expressions
nto everything of this kind which he
attempts.
Gerald C. Marble. who has been in
structor in mathematics and mechan-
Ical drawing at the University OF
Maine for several months, hopes to-
be relieved soon and will again take
up the management of his business,
work. grave, tablet, and
,tbar n, q rhle and granite products, at