The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-25
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS


R0Gerick of North street.
F f. Van Auken of Canaan favored
US with call Saturday and reported
the roads improving finely.
George E. Savage of North Arson
was a visitor last week at the Dexter
Rowe house on Madison avenue
Mrs. George F. Aver of Athens ac-
companed by Miss Minnie Beckwith,
we're calling on friends in town Fri
! day.
Mrs. Simon Gates has been called to
South Scion, owing to the critical i'll
ness OF her mother, Mrs. Alfredo Hun
newell
Miss Sadie Flanders. who has been
employed for the past six months at
the HUFF studio. completed her duties
Saturday night.
Lemuel Gates of Scion has been the
guest of his brother Simon Gates Of
Hanover street and Gardiner Benson
of Jewett street.
Charles r. Oliver, who has been Wis
iting his family here, returned to Long
Pond Monday, where he is employed
for the Kellogg Lumber Co
F. s Lessor & Son have purchased
a new Buick auto truck for delivering
their groceries They expect the
truck from Lewiston this week.
Herbert Oddly left on Monday for
Long Pond, where he has employment
with the Kellogg Lumber Co. His
many friends in town wish him every
success.
Joseph Marois left here Saturday
noon for Augusta to work in the Rich
ard Devens garage. Mr.. Marois was
formerly employed in the Skowhegan
garage.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Swain and
family who have been living in the
tenement connected with the Farmers
Telephone office, have returned to their
farm home.
Mrs. Lillian Perkins, who has been
spending the winter with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Carl Sanderson of Jackman,
is visiting her son, Omar Perkins OF
Jewett street.
Hedion Foster OF ST Fabin, Canada,
and his brother Adolph Foster OF Lew
iston, have been visiting their cousin.
Major Foster of North street and
Frank Lessor of North avenue.
| Mrs Elizabeth Brooks OF Beech St,
has returned here from Millinocket,
where she was called last week, oW-
Ing to the death OF her sister, Mrs.
| Dennis Pratt who died OF pneumonia
Mr. and Mrs. William Tufts Of Nor
ridgewock we're among the out-of-town
people here Saturday, and are making
preparations to open their camp at
North Pond, Smithheld, at an early
date.
A Barred Plymouth Rock hen, own
ed by Lorenzo Corson OF Jewett street
| laid an egg this week that measures
eight inches the longest way and six
! and one-quarter inches the other cir
! conference.
Clifton Hight of Athens was in town
! Saturday on his return to Dover n. II.
where he has employment in one of
the shipbuiding yards. Mr.. Hight Is
| the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert A. Hight
and has been passing few days at
his old home.
Three hundred and thirty volumes
were shipped from the Skowhegan
! Public Library, last week, to Water
Vile. These we're the books con-
tributed by citizens of Skowhegan to
be forwarded to the soldiers in the
Army and Navy.
Miss Corinne Salley commenced her
duties Monday as teacher In the
Booker District, North Arson. Altho
/ Miss Salley has been assistant teacher
in the public schools of our town, this
is her first experience in teaching a
country school.
f. S. Lessor of North Avenue has
received word from his nephew Paul
Lessor, who is one OF the II young
men that left here three weeks ago for
| Camp Devens Mr.. Lessor says that
he expects to leave Camp Devens for
| another place in few days.
! Mr.. Baylies, boiler inspector, was in
town Sunday inspecting the boilers at
the different mills. He made the
statement that the government had
taken many of their men and those
that were left behind had to hustle to
keep the work along He expects to
be with the Texas Steamship Co. the
last of this week,
John F. Brown was again before
Judge T. G. Lord, Saturday afternoon
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