The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-10-24

this week from Boston where he has
been on business.
The Misses Anderson arrived IN
town last Saturday to visit Miss Sarah
Anderson at the oxford.
Miss Katherine Huckins has return
ed home after d short visit with Miss
Verna Curtis Of Fairfield.
Mrs Roy Lewis received word that
her husband, Private Roy B. Lewis is
i'll at one of the hospitals over seas.
Perley Laney and family Of East
Madison have purchased house on
Gem street and they have already oc-
eupied it.
Mr. and Mrs Herman E Shulze
and children who have been i'll at
their home on Bride street are able
to be out again
Copies Of War Songs written by
A. NJ. Folsom are for sale at F. W
Bucknam's. The entire proceeds go
for the benefit Of the Red Cross.
Mr. and Mrs Randolph Bradstreet
and daughter Elizabeth of Augusta,
were week end visitors in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs ". r. Steward.
Alton Rolfe and daughter Helen
are in Canaan recuperating from the
influenza Both have been very i'll
at their home on Pleasant street.
Miss Maud Green arrived home last
Friday night from weeks visit with
her mother, Mrs Della Barnes, who Is
i'll at st. Marys hospital in Lewiston
Mr. and Mrs Herbert Huff and
their two children, Doris and Everett
spent Sunday with Mr.. Huff's parents
Mr. and Mrs. Biron Huff at Bingham
Miss Lottie Dore, daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs Willie Dore, who has been
seriously III for several days at her
home on Parlin street, is conyalesc-
ing rapidly
Lees Hall has completed his duties
as boss dyer at the Arms Mills and
will enter upon similar duties at the
mill in Pittsfeld. He will not move
his family until spring
Mr. and Mrs Leon f. Parlin are
storing their household goods prepar
atory to leaving during the month of
November for the Pacific coast. They
will spend the winter in California.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. n. Smith were in
Waterville last Friday to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Angelo Wells (Es
telle Moore) Mr. and Mrs. Wells
formerly lived in town on Water St
The picturesque posters advertis-
ing the Red Cross Benefit Play which
were put up last Friday, are the
work of Mrs Elise Fellows White.
They are crayon and cut out work
and are of original design
Miss Geneva F. Smith left for Con
cord, n. H.. last Friday, to begin
teaching physical training in St
Mary's Episcopal school. Miss
Smith graduated from Posse Gymna
SUM school in Boston last May
Mrs. Frank Fales nee Marjorie
Salley) has been guest of her father,
DR.. |. l.. Salley, for few days. On
Sunday she was joined by her hus
band, who had been called to Farm
ington by the illness of his mother,
and they left for Waltham, where they
will locate this winter
Skowhegan people Will recall that
Mrs. f. l.. Allen of Fairfield with her
lived for a little while, last
year, on East Leavtt street This
family has had very tragic his
tory of late The husband and faith /
err went to France in Y NJ. c. A. work .
and his death of pneumonia was re /
ported but IA few weeks since Mrs. /
Allen has since died at her home in
Waterville. also Mrs. Aliens father,
Charles Stewart, who was a member
Of the same household Mrs. Aliens |
sister. Miss Frances Stewart, has also
died and on Wednesday of last week |
one of the children. Loren, passed
away. Other members of the family
are very i'll.
Quite a good many years ago, two
Portland youngsters, Walter and Clin-
.on Davis by name used to come here
and play with their cousins, the
Wildes boys, Walter, Gordon, Robert
and william. The Davis boys were
the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Davis
Of Portland. their mother having been
Miss May Wildes of Skowhegan, be
fore her marriage. The two young
men first mentioned were nephews of
the late w. II. Wildes, and were, OF
entertained at his home. These
now men grown, have
since graduated at Yale, and the elder
Walter, has taken a course at the
Law School Both trained