The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-10-03
SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

u.lon Dane is very i'll at the home
-. his wife's parents Mr. and Mrs.
Lon.
Mrs.. clara King of North avenue
i .eriously i'll at her home with pneu-
mania.
\. Smith made a business trip to
I5ke Moxie and West Forks last
Monday.
A1fon Rolfe. wife and two little
9.4shters. are i'll with the prevailing
influenza
Miss Thurza Drake and Miss Mil
8rad Frederick are passing a week
,=fation at Lakewood.
Misses Fayalene Decker and Miss
pa.b Greenwood are confined to their
MONIES with the prevailing grippe.
n J. Smith and wife, with Mrs.
uade Campbell and Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Parsons made a business trip
- Bingham last Wednesday.
Miss Nettie L. Phillips of East Will
f5u. formerly of Portland, arrived IN
own Yesterday noon to pass vaca-
ion with Mr. and Mrs. II. c. Judkins.
carl Curtis arrived home last Tues
dav night from a visit with his broth
er-in-law. Frank Walker, who has
charge of a hardware store in Pat
ten.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Richardson Of
Portland are in town on their annual
vacation. visiting the parents OF both
narties. Mr. and Mrs. Will Hill and
Albert Oulton and family.
Mrs. William Abbott leaves this
Thursday morning for Northeast
uarbor to visit Mrs Percy Hill for a
week or ten days Miss Ethel Thurs
ton will care for Mr. Walton during
Mrs Abbotts absence.
Mr. and Mrs Lyman B. Jewett are
making their home with Mr. Jewett' S
brother, Horace Jewett OF chandler
street. at present. William Whitman
has moved into the apartment up
stairs over the Mckinney & Witham
meal market. which was formerly oc-
,upied by Mr.. and Mrs. Jewett.
Sunday at the Methodist Church:
1a45 a. m. THE Masters Memorial
with appropriate address by the pas
tor. Il m. Sunday School; $50 p. m,
Epworth League; $50. evening service
with sermon by the pastor, subject
The Practice of Assurance All
welcome always.
The S. H, S. Football team is
scheduled to play the NJ. c. Is. at
pittsfeld, this Thursday afternoon.
The game Is one of the attractions
at the Four County Fair. The next
game will probably be with Gardiner
High at Gardiner. Arthur Springer,
is manager of this years S. II. S
team and Adolph Gilblair, the captain
A newly finished passenger coach
came to town on a trial trip yes
terday. It is the car formerly devot-
ed to the personal use of President
Morris Mcdonald of the Maine Cen
trail. 1t had been recently through
the Waterville car shops. On its
newly painted exterior appeared the
words, United States Railroad Admin
istration.
Out OF the Is deaths in the town OF
Skowhegan since September 10, six
or seven have been cases Of influenza
or pneumonia Severe colds have
been and continue to be prevalent
and there are still many cases of an
epidemic nature, some Of them very
serious. There has been, of course,
some thought of closing the schools
and forbidding all public gatherings.
No steps of this kind, however, have
as yet been taken and it is hoped the
situation will mend so that such a
course will not be necessary. There
are many cases of illness. probably
more than one hundred, and of these
the larger share are Of the nature of
grip or kindred troubles, some with
out doubt being pneumonia. Physi-
clans and nurses are very busy.