The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-01-23
SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

Ben T. Steward of Pittsfeld was in
town to spend the week end He ar
rived Saturday morning.
Charles Cleveland and Omar Fur
Der were at North Fairfield on bust
ness one day last week
Miss Mary Bateman of Madison was
the week end guest of Miss Margaret
Chase at her home on North avenue.
Mrs. Albert Spaulding of Pittsfield
is the guest of her brother Harry
Nelson and family of Summer street.
Mark Savage has his ice crop har-
vested Both houses are filled with
as fine a crop of clear blue ice as
ever was
Mrs. b. S Flagg of East Front St,
was called to North Arson last Satur
day owing to the death of her brother.
V. D. Hilton.
Charles York who has been receiv
ing treatment for some time at the
Somerset Hospital, has returned to
his home at The Forks.
Carlton S Fogg of Starks was a
business visitor last Saturday. He
purchased an Edison diamond disc
while in town and took it home with
him.
Mre. Robert Wentworth, who ac
companied her daughter Miss Lucille,
to Lowell, Mass where she is attend
ing the Rogers Hall school. has re-
turned.
Miss Ruth Hes was the week end
guest of her aunt in Augusta. She
left here last Friday with the girls
of the Skowhegan basketball team to
attend the game. and remained until
Sunday
Mrs. Donald Burrill and little
daughter Evelyn, who have been visit
ing in Chelsea, Mass and vicinity, re
turned home last Friday. Mr.. Bur
rill accompanied them, returning
Monday last.
Miss Carrie Thomson, telegraph OPP
orator at Dexter passed Sunday in
town with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Thomson II is rare that in
a family three sisters follow the same
occupation, but in this home it is the
exception. Miss Elizabeth is opera
tor in Bingham and Miss Grace has
the local Office.
On invitation of Charles McCrillis a
party of nineteen of our young peo-
pie, chaperoned by Mrs. Vivian Wood
bury, went on a straw ride to the
E. n. Merrill farm. the home of Mr..
McCrillis. A delightful evening was
passed. An oyster supper was serv-
ed and the party returned home in
the wee small hours.
hudson w. Packard has been i'll
with pneumonia the past ten days. He
is now slowly recovering and at the
best could hardly expect to get out of
doors for another week. Mr.. Pack
ard is a member of the Skowhegan
Board of Selectmen, and is very much
needed at the Municipal building dur
ing the accounting for the approach
ing annual settlement. This was es-
pecially true in view of Mr.. Smiths
absence at Augusta.
Vincent Provincial spent the week
end visiting friends in Waterville. Mr..
Provincial is the night operator at
the Maine Telephone Company office.
Miss Nellie Crawford celebrated her
birthday by entertaining twenty of
young friends at the home of her sis
ter, Mrs. George Brooks, with whom
she resides, last Monday. The even
ing was spent in playing various
games and in story telling. Refresh
ments OF hot coffee. sandwiches and
cakes were served
willard Eaton. now a resident OF
Greenland, n H.. formerly Of this
place. met with painful accident
last Monday in the joiners shop OF
the Portsmouth Navy Yard, where he
is employed. In some way his hand
was caught in the elevator and badly
crushed. He was taken to the hos
pital and the next day returned to his
home in Greenland. 1t probably viii
be long time before he will be able
to resume his work. Mr.. Eatons
home was on Turner avenue. Early
in the spring he went to the Navy
Yard to work and his family went to
make their home there after the clos
ing of the school year.
Mrs. Armin X. Lobeck plans 10
leave for Paris. France, early u rep
ruary, where she will join DR.. Lobeck'
who has been in Europe for two
months. DR.. Lobeck went on the
George Washington with the Presi-