The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-12-19
SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS


day morning on business anu Will re-
turn home next Saturday.
Miss Marion Lord who is at school
at Wheaton Seminary, will arrive
home the last of this week
Kalsie Greenleaf and family of Pine
street left here last Sunday TO visit
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Roderick of Madison.
Joseph L. Steward of Portland is
the guest of his sister Mrs Sarah
Marston for one week He will re-
turn to his home next Friday
Mr. and Mrs. p Sheridan Green ar
rived home from Block Island, last
Saturday. Mr.. Green has his dis
charge from the naval service
Wilbur Fiske Berry, who spoke ON
the Civic League last Sunday evening
at the Methodist Church. was a guest
in the home of Mr. and Mrs J ]
Smith.
The Misses Corinne Salley. Beatrice
Smiley, Helen White, Elizabeth Marsh
and Marion Adams, all students at
Pennington Normal are home for the
holidays.
Miss Mollie Blunt and Louis Brown
will leave, Friday for Brunswick to |
attend a house party at the D. X. e.
Chapter House. They will return
Saturday.
Next Sunday will be Christmas Sun
day at the Federated Church. There
will be splendid music in the morn
ing, and in the evening a cantata will
be given by the Federated choir.
Mrs. F. H. Wentworth and Master
Roy, after visiting two weeks with
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Jewett of Chand-
Ter street, returned to their home in
New Jersey, by Monday mornings |
train.
Ralph Priest, proprietor of the !
Direct Importing Co. of WaterVille,
arrived in town Friday, with the I
grippe He has been quite i'll for
several days, but is better at this
writing.
Miss Sarah Staples, who makes her
home with Mr. and Mrs. Alton Roder-
lex on Free street, expects to leave I
here in the near future for Lewiston.
where she will train for a nurse in
one of the hospitals in that city.
Misses Mammie OBrien, Grace Par
ads, Chantel Bison and Fedora Les
sard, all students at the Skowhegap
High School, have accepted position
as clerk in Green Bros. and 10c
store. during the Christmas holidays.
A strange accident recently happen
ed to Henry Boynton, who lives on
the Middle road. While attempting
TO stick a pig, the creature bit off
the end OF Mr.. Boynton's middle
finger DR. Dascombe dressed the
wound
Joseph and Charles Goulette Abel
ard Forth. all three weavers at the
local mills, left Monday morning for
Dead River. They were accompanied
by Joseph Martin, a blacksmith. who
has obtained a position in that capa-
city at the camps.
Napoleon Laney who left last week
to work on the dam at Waterville, re
ceived telegram Sunday calling him
to Portland to consider a position Of
fered him in a shoe factory. Mr. |
I.aney was "a shoemaker and previous
to his wifes death last spring, had
been working in Gardiner for the
r. P Hazard Shoe Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Roderick left |
last Monday, after visiting his parents
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Roderick on
Summer street. For number OF
years. Mr. Roderick was head waiter /
in the cafe at the Portland Station. I
Later he went to Virginia in the en-
ployment of the Government, His
plans for the future are not yet made.
Hector Thibeault arrived home |
Monday forenoon having been dis
charged from Camp Devens last We'd
nesday. Mr.. Thibeault spent the
week end with his brother in Augusta
He left with contingent of 40 men
on the third day Of September. Be
fore his departure for the service, he
held the position of assistant foreman
in the drawing room of the Maine
Spinning Co
Mrs Myrtle Pollard French is visit !
ing at the home Of her parents, MI
and Mrs Joseph Pollard of South I
street Her husband, Thomas French
of Portland will join her in the near
future They are to remain here
until after the Christmas holidays,
when they will return to Portland.
Mr. and Mrs, Blaine Owen and lit
tie daughter Mary of Augusta. were |