The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-02-28

Thomas O'Leary of Bangor was in
town Wednesday on business
Mr.. and Mrs. John McQuade left
Saturday morning for short visit
in Portland.
e. L. Decker, agent for the Buick
Motor Co. received shipment of
three new cars last Tuesday.
Prof Carroll b. Flanders, Principal
of the Clinton High school, spent the
week end in town visiting with
friends.
Miss Myra Cross. teacher of the
sciences in the local High school, re
turned Saturday from short visit
with friends in Waterville.
f. II. Morrill, thinks he has estab-
lished a record price for chickens.
He has recently sold four Rhode Is
land Reds to Lashon & Butler for IS.
According to advices recently re-
ceived here, Lieut. John Healy has
had the pleasure Of dining with Will
Irwin, the we'll known writer, who is
now in France
Miss Mildred Keene arrived in town
Friday for visit with friends. This
keene is employed as stenographer
in the office of Commissioner Forrest
II. Colby, at Augusta.
Carl CARTS left Saturday morning
for Boston where he will join his wife.
They expect to attend the spring mil
linery openings in that city before
returning to Skowhegan
Miss Hannah Page and Mrs E. L.
Marsh spent the week end visiting
in Pennington Mrs. Marsh's daugh-
ter, Elizabeth is a student in the Nor
NAL school of that place.
Frank E. Parsons has opened the
automobile season with the sale of a
1918 Cadillac, seyen-passenger, to
Forest Colby of Bingham These ma
chimes sell this season for $2S05.
Frank W. Briggs and family are
expected to return tc their home in
Skowhegan some time next week
They have been spending the winter
in the west, principally in Oklahoma
Miss Eleanor Haskell and Miss
Agnes Murphy, returned Monday
morning to Augusta, where they have
positions in the State house, after
visiting over Sunday with Miss Myra
Rowell
Harold Woodbury.. government in
spector of cloth, returned Tuesday tC
Pittsfield, after spending a vacation
of one week at his home in this town
The Pittsfield mill has been CLOSED
owing to the lack of coal
Mrs. Jennie Wescot' of Athens, Wht
has been at the Somerset Hospital fol
the past three weeks, has so far re.
covered as to be able to go to the
home of friend, Mrs. Selwin Fland
ers on the Malbon Mills road.
The committee of twenty is TO meet
Wednesday evening of next week, al
7.30 O'Clock, at the Municipal build.
ing. to discuss the town warrant Any
one having matters to bring before
them is requested To be present al
this time
Eugene Lawrence of Waterville has
been visiting with his sister, Mrs
Albert Whorff of Middle Street. HI
was called here owing to the death
of Albert Whorff. Mrs. William
Whorff has also been a guest at thu
same place.
The subordinate oranges in Somer-
set county will be interested to know
that w. B. Whittier has recently beer
appointed Deputy by State Master
w. j. Thompson for the year 1918
This is Mr. Writers third appoint
ment to this office.
Leon Buker has been doing splen
did work. recently, under contrac
with the town, cutting and hauling
wood from the Tilton wood lot He
has been getting in about 10 or Ii
cords "A day of stove wood. The ag-
reement calls for the delivery of 20(
cords during the summer and 40t
cords during the winter of 1918 and
1919.
Herbert Oddey was taken yester
day to the Maine State Hospital al
Augusta for treatment of severe
mental illness He was employed as
clerk by the Walker-Smith Clothing
Co. and it was last Friday Afternoon
that Harry E. Smith. the manager
first noticed something cratic about
him AS time progressed his actions
became still more peculiar, and Sat
urday morning physician was called
in with the above result. Mr. Oddey
will be Is years of age this spring.