The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-06-06
SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS


Mrs. Irene Currier is reported very
Ill at her home on Main street
Miss Beatrice Hodgkins of Lewiston
was a week end guest OF friends in
town.
Mr.. and Mrs John Redmond and
family took a trip to Jackman one
day last week.
Special services to observe the First
Friday will be held in the Catholic
church tomorrow
Miss Geneva Smith arrived from
Boston last Monday night and will re-
main home for the summer.
Mrs. Luther Moore (nee Anna Ken
nedy) and baby. are guests OF her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. G. Kennedy.
The flag pole, a gift of Father Rem
aud to the parish, recently arrived
from the Boston Regalia Company.
Mr.. and Mrs Russell S. Taylor of
Sangerville are guests of relatives and
friends for few days.
Edward Barry, has recently return
ed from Bangor, where he spent the
winter with his daughter.
Mrs. Lester Adams of North avenue
went to Gardiner last week to visit
her brother George Goodwin.
Mrs. Cora Hanson arrived here from
Boston last week to visit her sister,
Mrs Silas Tobey of Norridgewock
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Sanderson of
Jackman spent the week end visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Omar Perkins of Jewett
street.
Fulton Mckinney. second son of
Rev. and Mrs. c. II. Mckinney was
home over Sunday from Bangor, where
he Is attending business college.
Joseph Chouinard has sold his resi-
dence on Mt Pleasant avenue, to
Daniel E. Cummings, of Webster,
Mass.
Miss Ivis Cowan and Miss Irene
Cowan returned to their home in Au-
gusta, after visiting with friends IN
town last week
A number of Odd Fellows attended
the district meeting at Bingham where
the degree team of Cara bassett Lodge
worked the degree.
During the months OF June, July
and August the office at the Somerset
County Court House, will be closed
Saturday afternoons.
Mrs. William Chaplain nee Pearl
Bellmore, who has been visiting Mrs.
Orlando Luce, returned to her home
In Waterville last week.
DR. and Mrs. C. E. Norcross and son
Winston were in town Sunday, visit
ing Mrs. Norcross's father and broth
err, n. W. Clark and H. n. Clark
DIN and Leighton Tracy, sons of
Dr. Tracy, have arrived from Bates
college and expect to remain here for
the greater part Of the summer.
Miss Annie Caswell has arrived
home from Boston, where she is at
tending business college, and Is at
her home on West Front street
Mrs. Sadie Morse of Oldtown and
her daughter Mabel OF Boston are
guests in the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
I. j. Smith. The ladies are sisters.
June II Is to be Food Conservation
Day for Maine. Public meetings will
be held here and elsewhere. Further
particulars will be given in a subse-
quent issue
Miss Isabelle B. Thomas. one of the
clerical force In the office of the
American Wooden Co, left Monday
morning for vacation with relatives
in Cambridge, Mass.
Mrs Leroy Seekins of Lowell, Mass.
and baby are guests at the home OF
Mr.. Seekins' parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. T. Seekins, Leavitt street. Leroy
Seekins expects to join his family
later for a visit with his parents.
Mail carrier Louis E. Dow is ex-
pected home from Bingham Saturday.
He has been passing the week in that
vicinity, and a part of the time on a
fishing trip with his brother-in-law,
C. w. Dutton.
The Junior class of the High school
held a party after the Exhibition on
last Friday evening at G. A. r. hall.
Refreshments were served and
enjoyed by all.
Next Sunday will be the Communion
Sunday for the new members of the
Society OF St Anne and also for all
the married women of the parish.
A large number were enrolled in
ho - hn SoorifIar nj ct
Mary's Church last Sunday.
Lewis Brown, Bruce H. NJ. White.
Merle Springer and Alexander Thorn
son, arrived from Bowdoin College,
last Sunday morning. Mr.. Brown
left Tuesday for Bath. where he will
be employed in the ship yards this
summer.
Miss Theresa Bison, a student at
the New York Art School, has accept
ed a government position. She will
be engaged In drawing aeroplanes un
til August, when she will come to
Maine for a visit before resuming her
studies at the Art School.
Mrs Charles Beckwith, who resides
on the Athens road, received quite a
surprise one day last week. when her
mother and father, Mr.. and Mrs. w. J.
Henderson from Ault. Colorado arriv-
ed quite Unexpectedly. They have
not visited this part of the country
before for about "a years
Daniel Maddocks has arrived in
town from Millnocket, to visit in the
home of Daniel Lewis and family Mrs.
Maddocks has been here for some