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

old friends
Mrs. Roscoe Abbey has returned
home after short visit with friends
in Waterville
Miss Margaret Savage OF Hinckley
was a guest of Miss Maude Plummer
one day last week.
Miss Geneva +. Smith will arrive
home Dec. 21st from st Marys
school where she is teaching.
Julian. youngest son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. f. T. Goodrich, who is attend
ing school at Hebron Academy. is at
home for the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs Moses York and little
daughter Helen OF Portland visited a
few DAYS last week with Mr. Yorks
sister Mr., Harry Chase of York
street
Or and Mrs. Kleber Smith arrived
in town last Friday and returned to
their home in Freeport, Sunday They
were guests of the doctors father
willard Smith
Francis Friend Who has been III
the L. 5. Navy. has been discharged
and is home for the holidays. He
will resume his studies at the /, Of
NJ the coming term
James Lewia IS back again at the
Day grocery Jimmie's old eusto- .
mers will be glad to greet him again
back on the old job. He was most
popular clerk, always courteous ana
obliging
Mrs. william Snow OF Middle street
was called to Scion last week. owing
to the illness of her mother Mrs.
Christiana Chase with heart trouble
Dr Dascombe was also called 10 at
tend her
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Chute are
moving this week from the Jail house.
where they have made their home Tor
the past six years. to the house on
Madison avenue, recently purchased
by them from Fred A. Wood.
Thomas f Burke arrived here Sat
urday evening from Winsted, Conn
returning on the Monday afternoon
train. Mr.. Burke WAS here in the
year 1915. accompanied b. his wife,
and they remained three months Mrs.
Burke died last June
Donald &. Austin, who has been i'll
Edgewood \. j. serving in the gov
eminent arsenal in that place, has
been honorably discharged, and ar
rived home Tuesday morning Of last 7
week. He is now with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs A. p. Austin on the Ca
naan road
Arthur Smith. driver OF the Athens .
stage. brought down with him Satur-
day morning. two passengers bound .
for Boston. One of these was Mrs.
Mary Leighton. who will visit a few
weeks with her daughter The other
was Mrs. Mary Davis, who is to pass
the winter with her son, Lisle.
Mrs George S Webb entertained
the "Snowbound Club at her home on
Pleasant street, last Friday. The
meeting in the month Of December is
always celebrated as the Christmas +
meeting. Christmas decorations were
in evidence All OF the members
we're present and a good time was en-
loved. A chicken dinner was served
Philip Barstow a former resident
of this place and employee at Fogg's
drug store. but now resident OF
Fairfield. has been very i'll with in
fluenza at his home and was taken
last week to the Sisters Hospital at
Waterville He is reported in
critical condition His daughter
Phillis and son Richard are also i'll
with influenza
Or. A. e. Rodden who is attached
to the Camp Dental Intirmary at
Camp Upton. n. Y has successfully
passed the necessary examinations
and has been recommended by his
officer for a commission
as First Lieutenant in the Dental
Corps. DR. Rodden expects to be dis
charged and placed on inactive duty
in the near future. when he will take
up his practice here.
Miss Florence Shean eldest daugh-
ter of c. w. Sheaff. formerly a clerk
at the Maine Central Freight office,
but now of Waterville, is visiting at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Kicker OF
Pine street Last summer Mr., Sheaff I
moved his family to Waterville where
they now reside. He was there en- T
ployed in the August Trust Company
He has completed his duties for the
company and gone to Portland, where
he is now employed by the Maine
Central Railroad