The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-05-02

Miss Corinne Salley was a week end
guest at her home on Middle street.
Gardiner Benson of Jewett street
was in Scion Saturday. on business
trip.
Miss Maud Cox of New Brunswick
is visiting her sister Miss Julia Cox
of Madison avenue.
Mrs. A. VI. SWEET Of Madison avenue
has accepted position as bookkeeper
at the Farmers Union.
Omar Perkins of Jewett street left
here Monday for Bath. where he will
be employed as carpenter.
Miss Amber Pooler of Madison has
completed her duties at the office Of
the Maine Telephone & Telegraph Co
Mrs. Charles Turcotte and her
daughter Alfredo Turcotte, left here
Saturday for Waterville on business
trip
Miss Lila Goodwin. who teaches
school IN Cornyille. spent the week
end visiting Mrs W A. Jewett of
Jewett street
Mrs. Ruth Melvin has returned to
her home in Wateryille after visiting
her mother. Mrs Van W. Nelson Of
Mechanic street
Bert Green has recently purchased
a Ford car of Eugene Tarbox while
Mr.. Tarbox has recently bought an
Overland roadster.
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working for Mrs Kate Turner, has
completed her duties and returned to
her home in Norridgewock
Mrs. Lettie Pickering Of Jewett st
left here Monday for visit in Boston
with her nieces She also intends to
visit her son in Pennsylvania.
The Agricultural clubs are to have
a social tonight in the Assembly hall
of the high school There will be re-
freshments OF ice cream and candy
Ernest A Decker and family and
Miss Pearl Meader went to Lewiston
Sunday by train and returned by auto.
Mr. Decker Is a salesman for Buick
cars.
Mr.. Kelley of Hallowell moved his
family here this week and they will
reside on Bungalow street. Mr..
Kelley is employed in the Somerset
Shoe factory.
Frank J. Spencer came Wednesday
to accompany his wife to their home
at Orono. Mrs. Spencer has been Wis
iting her sister Miss Margaret Smith
Of Main street.
Robert Bigelow was a week end
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard F.
Bailey of Bloomfield street. Mr.. Bige-
low is employed by Steward & Mars
ton at Oakland
Leon Ttcomb, who is bookkeeper
for the Great Northern Paper Co, hav-
ing an Office at Bangor. was a week
end guest Of Mrs. Titcomb at their
home on Summer street.
A communion was given for Mrs.
Beatrice Breton Lessard. a deceased
member of the st. John the Baptist
Society, Sunday morning at low mass
from St Marys Catholic church.
The Savage paper mill is being
painted throughout the inside with
white paint The boxes are being
painted black and the machinery red.
This work is being done by Roy Saw
age and Henry Wheeler
Miss Eleanor Flint has returned to
her studies at the University of Maine
after visiting with relatives and friends.
Miss Flint is the granddaughter OF
Mrs. Clara B. Leavitt of this place,
and the daughter of the late Hannah
Leavitt Flint of Baldwin.
Emery T. Dyer, class of '16, Skow-
hogan High School. is just completing
his second year at Boston University.
He has been taking a course in bust
ness administration. and is expected
home about May 18th. Mr. Dyer has
been edtorin-chief of the College
Year Book, and the last few weeks has
been very busy with work in issuing
that publication
DR. Stanley NJ Cover of this town
has recently been appointed as direct
or of the Somerset County Dental Ex-
aiming Board. 1t is his duty to
organize the dentists and prepare
them for work on the men who are to
leave for the various training camps
In this work the dentists are giving
their services to the embyro soldiers
each doctor alloting so much time
each week for the work.
Mr. and Mrs c. D. Eaton are to es-
tablish their home in the house next
to f. b. Curtis, West Front street, |
known as the Farrand house. After
Mr. Eaton sold his home at the head |
of Middle street to Clifford Jewett, he |
moved into the Squire house. They
resided here until John l.. Fish pur-
chased the property Mr.. Fish eX-
poets to make repairs and later re-
side there with his mother.
Local baseball fans will be pleased |
% hear of the success which has come |
% two Skowhegan boys, Libby Pull |
'ifer and Joel Taylor, freshmen at
Colby College. Both of these young
men are now playing on the varsity
nine of that Institution and accord
ng to reports are making good in
every sense of the word. In a re
cent game the hitting and fielding of
resulted In victory for the
college nine.
Miss Marion Dyer has completed
her duties at the office of the Maine
Telephone & Telegraph Co. and has
entered upon her new duties at the
Maine Central Freight office. Mrs !