The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-08-07
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS


Town.
IN ortley OF Toronto, P. Q. ar
osrt tomorrow for a visit with
,.oubegan friends.
vslter Hight of Worcester, Mass.
in town Wednesday, Gazing on
-. cousin. c. B. Hight.
charles Elwell and Howard Hilton
,.rned home Monday from a bust
trip to Waterville.
,iAart J. Libby will return to his
.,rt as barber tomorrow (Friday)
TOR four days vacation.
FRED Russell, Roland Russell and
Yrs Ernest Labdon and son Carleton
usrs in Scion, Saturday, visiting rela-
ives.
Miss Nellie Hamilton has returned
some from Boston, where she has
b.en a student at Burdett's Business
College.
Mrs Abbie Adell and grandson
Emery Estabrook will go tonight
Thursday to Mercer for a visit with
Mrs. Adells sister.
" 3. Fletcher has terminated a
,orr employment with c. A. Ross and
successors and gone to work for
seward < Marston.
The ladies' of the Arcana Club and
-beir families OF Clinton will spend
The day at Lakewood today. This is
their annual picnic.
Elmer Z. McNeelie of Boston arrives
here today to join Mrs. McNeelie, who
has been visiting with Skowhegan
friends The past few days.
Thomas Rollins has gone to Emb-
den where he is employed as carpen-
Ter for Dr.. Williams, who is construct
ing summer home in that town.
Rev. and Mrs. E. E. Longley and
daughter Belle of Clinton have been
quests at the home of their niece,
Mrs. Harry Burgess of Water street.
Mrs. Sarah Harris left here yester-
day BY automobile for a week or two
visiting with her brother Joseph Z.
Packard and other relatives in Win
throp
Mrs. Ernest Labdon and son left
here Monday for Norwood, Mass. ac-
companied by Miss Christie Rollins.
Miss Rollins will visit for a time in
Norwood.
Mrs. Ruth Hastings returned to her
home in Haverhill, Mass, yesterday
morning after being a guest of her
sister Mrs. Amanda Smith of Beech
street for several days. She was a
former resident of Skowhegan.
An automobile party consisting of
Mrs. Robert Wentworth, Mrs. Annie
P Hackett Mrs. Mary Lord of Ports
mouth, N. H., who is visiting with her
mother, Mrs. Emma Burrill and two
other ladies' have gone to Quebec for
few days.
Franklin Vosmus Jr. Of Maiden,
Mass. is visiting in town for an in
definite time, the guest of Mrs. Mae
Alien. Mr.. Vosmus is the son of
franklin Yosmus. Sr. who has been
coming to Skowhegan as express mes
senger for many years.
An automobile party composed OF
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Decker. daughter
Faylene and son Albert, Messrs. Frank
and Neville Hayden, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Hight and daughter Dianah
and Miss Grace Greenleaf left here
this Tuesday for a trip to the Cana
dian border.
C. P Smith, president of the State
Federation OF Labor and W. f. Pat
ridge who is an organizer. were in
Skowhegan to confer with the mem
bers of the different labor unions who
met last Monday evening in the NUM-
cpdl court room for the purpose OF
forming a central body They will
cooperate with other unions of the
state to try and reduce the high cost
Of living. The officers appointed tc
the central body are as follows: j
Il. Grandy, president; w. d. Sargent
vice president; Fred Parkman, secre-
tary; Q. r. Bracket, treasurer; Will
nam Perry, guardian; Frank HoXie
Morrill, Moore and Albert ]. Blair
Trustees
Sergeant Ray Buckley of New Ia
ven, Conn. spoke at the city building
Yesterday afternoon and evening on
'Ile Battle of the Marine" where he
Received So shrapnel wounds and four
machine gun wounds. Sergean Buck
ley was a comrade of Corp RALPH
Morrow of Skowhegan who also re
ceiyed serious wounds at the front
These Two young men were very close
rends from the time they were botf
wounded Buckley stated that they