The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-01-10

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went to visit with his son. Leon Sy-
mons
Mrs. Y. w. Nelson departed Satur-
day for Wateryille for an extended
visit with her daughter Mrs. Bertram
Melvin.
Sebastian Bison has returned from
New York where he has - visit
ing To- days with MS sister
Miss Theresa Bison
Mrs Carleton p Merrill departed
Friday morning for Auburndale,
Mass. where she is visiting with her
daughter. Mrs W. H. Godfry
! Mrs Abbie K Wildes left here yes
terday for Chicago, where she will
/ pass the rest of the winter with her
son Gordon, at 7340 Coils Avenue.
Oscar Smith. who has been confined
/ to his home on Madison Avenue by
/ illness during the fall and winter. Is
( now able to attend to his daily duties.
The annual meeting of the stock
/ holders of the Skowhegan Jersey
/ Creamery Will occur at the Creamery
building. next Saturday afternoon. at
| / o'clock
Miss Hazel benjamin, member of
the nursing corps at the Somerset
hospital, has resigned her position
and returned Friday to her home in
Bangor
. The Red Cross benefit supper and
social, held last Thursday evening by
the Christian Endeavor Society of the
Island Avenue Congregational church
netted about $40 for the local chap
ter.
Mrs. o. h. Wilder and son Jack,
have gone to Dorchester, Mass. for a
visit with Mrs. Widder's sister They
will also visit with friends in Boston
and vicinity before returning to
Skowhegan.
Paul Murray, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. II. Murray, departed Friday morn
ing for Lynn, Mass, where he is to
be engaged in electrical work. He
was accompanied as far as Portland
by his niece, Miss Evelyn Bragg.
January l4th Is the date set for the
re-opening of the Skowhegan schools,
this being decided at a meeting Of the
Skowhegan School Board, held Fri
day evening The Christmas vaca-
ton was extended owing to the lack
of fuel
DR.. Bin O. Goodrich has returned
to Montreal, Can, to resume his stu
dies ut McGill University. He has
enlisted in the United States Army
medical corps and has been given
leave of absence until his course Is
finished
Mrs. Hazel Leavtt Langdon, who ,
has been spending few days here
with her mother, Mrs Clara b. Lea
witt, has returned to Gorham. Her
little daughter, Jean Langdon, will re-
main here during the winter with |
Mrs Leavtt.
Three hearings in bankruptcy we're
held at the office of Daniel Lewis dur
ing the past week. Today (Thurs- !
day. is the first meeting of the credit |
ors of Roscoe A. Berry of Cornville;
Wallace Blodeau of Skowhegan and |
Harry w. Pease, New Portland.
Miss Grace Greenleaf has accepted |
the position of superintendent at the
Somerset hospital to take the place |
of Mrs. Lewis Cavanaugh, resigned |
Miss Greenleaf Is trained nurse of |
wide experience and has been locat-
ed in this vicinity practicing her pro-
fession for several months.
In our issue of Dec. 9th, in an ac- /
count of the experiences of II. Tobey |
Mooers in France, we stated that he
and the French officers with him, |
worked on three sectors, about 100
yards behind the first line of trenches.
We should have said 1900 yards, and |
Mr.. Moore has called our attention to |
the error
Officers of the Skowhegan Lodge |.
of Eagles we're installed Friday even
ing by the president, E. J. Butler, as
follows: Worthy president, T.. Il, |
Groder; Walter G. Cowett, w V. p,
worthy chaplain, Clifford Paradis;
secretary, r. B. Cole; treasurer, |
Amede Coulter; inside guard, Frank |
Greenleaf; outer guard, Michael Boul-
cite; trustees, Augustus Gilblair, John +
Provencal, j. A Avore
Joseph F. Sandford, Skowhegan I
High School Is, student at Bowdoin I
College, a member of the L, S. Avia-
tion Corps, has been transferred from /
the first squadron to the advanced |
squadron according to adyices recent
ly received by his parents, Mr.. and