The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-12-26

Monday night from professional trip
to Wateryille and Dover
Mrs Lizzie Blanchard is passing the
present week at the home OF Mrs.
Cyrus Newton on Madison avenue.
Mrs. Selma Potter of Lisbon, widow
OF the late DR. Potter, is to be the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs G r. Fogg for
some time
Mrs Mary Hayeoek of Cherryfeld is
To pass several days at the home of
her son Frank Hayeock and family of
Spring street.
Miss Esther Hedman. a former
teacher of the Skowhegan High School
is visiting at the home of her aunt
Mrs Annie Haekett.
Fred Head underwent a surgical
operation at the Somerset Hospital
last Monday morning. 1t was per
formed by Dr. George Young
Mrs Fred Locke who has been pa
tient at the Somerset Hospital for sew
eral days, returned to her home yes
terday. on Mechanic street
Mr. and Mrs Thomas Dean left
here last Tuesday noon for Corinna
where they will be guests of Mr. and
Mrs Perley Island for few days
Perley Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs
Fred Brown, who reside on the Mo
lunkus road, arrived home last Tues
day on a short furlough from Camp
Devens
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Larry of Weld
arrived here last Tuesday noon to be
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Judson W.
Packard of Turner avenue over
Christmas.
Messrs. Lauriston Jacobs and Mont
ford Meader have returned home to
spend the Christmas vacation with
their parents. They arrived here
from New Haven. Conn, where both
are students at the Wesleyan Semi
nary.
Guy, the three year old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Lester Adams of North
avenue, is seriously i'll with the pre-
yailing influenza and pneumonia.
Other children of the family are
Francis, Raymond, Ava, Erald, Flor
ence and Myron.
Last Friday afternoon Mrs. Free
mont Homsted entertained at her
home on West Front street, the Sun
day School class, of which she is the
teacher The pupils had a Christmas
box and exchanged their presents Re
freshments were also served
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Turcotte OF
Gardiner, with their three children
arrived here. yesterday, to visit with
Mrs. Tureotte's parents, She was
before her marriage Miss Peters
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Peters of East Front street.
There will be a Union Social Mon
day evening, Dec. 30 at the NJ. E. Yes
try. short entertainment is plan
ned followed by an indoor track meet
There will be jolly games and re-
freshments. All young people over
twelve years of age are invited
Arthur Paradis, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph Paradis of Mt. Pleasant avenue
arrived home last Tuesday morning
from Boston. Mr. Paradis has been
in the naval service for the past six
months He will remain here for
about six days. the length of his fur
Tough
Mr. and Mrs. c. B. Hight entertain
ed the Junior Philathea Clas at their
home on West Front street last Mon
day night. Mrs. Hight is the teach
or of the class. The guests eXchang-
ed their gifts and the evening was
thus spent joyfully Refreshments
we're served.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Durgin ar
rived here last Sunday to pass the
present week with Mrs. Durgins pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. George Groder.
Mrs. Durgin has been visiting at the
home of her aunt, Mrs Helen Ro-
berts OF Springfield, Mass Mr. Dur
gin is stationed at Camp DeYens, but
Is here on short furlough.
Skowhegan relatives OF Nelson
Washburn have recently received a
letter. from him in which he stated he
was In Luxembourg and was on his way
to Berlin Mr. Washburn is a must
clan playing in the 167th Infantry
Band of the American Expedtionary
Forces He gives no details but il
may be supposed that his musical or
ganzation is accompanying body Of
troops to the German capital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey y. Adams of
Lubec, Me have come to make their
home on the farm next east of the