The independent-reporter., 1919-07-17
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS


g-- Arthur Jones with Miss Ruth
al BETTY are spending the summer
as.s her mother Mrs. Amanda With
Vr- L. \ Caswell and Mrs. F. A.
ualer arrived home last Sunday
Won. rom a several days outing at
yort5 Pond at the Caswell cottage.
yHs- Tryphena Russell completed
bsr luties as salesgirl at the dry
r5s store of Damase LaFond and
3n.. Chantel Bisson has filled the va
cass #..-
second Lieut.. Howard T Noble. who
ms feen in active service with Co f
.er.eas. arrived home last week. He
ss- been stationed with O. N. Bn.
,u.rjcan Embarkation Centers.
Mrs Rose Murray. formerly OF
s.oNhegan, is moving her household
,oaas from Gardiner here and will
..,ss her home with her sister, Mrs.
p..65rd Lessard on North street.
Mss susie Harris, who is employ
~ in Augusta, is visiting at the home
~ Mrs Edith Steward Miss Harris
MA. formerly employed for a number
- Years in the family of the late Col.
Dyer
Mr.. and Mrs. Alden Williams and Mr..
and Mrs. Martin of Somerville, Mass.
are visiting relatives in town. Mrs.
Williams was formerly Miss Flossie
Gordon and Mrs. Martin was formerly
Miss Laura HoXie.
Lyle Hutchins OF Dexter who has
been employed by the Blaisdell Auto
company at their Office in Skowhegan
has completed his duties there and
will resume his former position as
travelling salesman for the same com
pany
Charles w. Tarbell who has been
visiting friends and relatives in Skow-
hegan and Athens, left Saturday for
Nitro. West Va, where he is manager
of two stores. Nitro is town owned
and controlled entirely by the govern
ment and is used for the storing OF
munitions and supplies. Mr.. Tarbell
was formerly in the employ of Samp-
son x Avore.
Lawrence Vigue of the L. S. S
George Washington" has now receiy-
ed his honorable discharge from the
navy. and is expected home in a few
DAYS. He enjoys the distinction OF
having been one of the crew of the
ship chosen by President Wilson for
most of his Journeys to and from Eu-
rope in matters relating to the Peace
Conference and the League of Ma
tons.
Ernest Vigue of the Battleship "Ari-
zona" arrived in town Saturday even
ine on a weeks leave of absence. He
spent Sunday at the Lake and will
visit relatives here and in Lewiston
on his return to the ship. He eX-
poets then to go to the Pacific Coast
and will visit his family in Los An
gees He will be stationed near there
during the remaining three years ,oi
his enlistment
The following list of letters re-
mains uncalled for at the SkoWhegan
Postoffice for the week ending July
dth Sherwood Luce, Mrs. Ira Pat
ten, Miss Blanche Mathews, Miss Rose
Moody, Mrs. Frank Magee, Miss Mabe1
Robinson, Mrs. Susan Williams, Hiram
Twist, j. Frances Babrick, NJ. d.
Frank Hughes, Miss Edith Rackliffe
Mrs. Florence Richard, Mrs. Wylie
Russell, George w. Moore, Albah
Pike, Elmer Littlefield, Harry Mon
roe, Mrs. NJ. r. Morgan, Victor c
WI hSt MID. EdIl Il OSS. nCSt ICN-
ters will be sent to the dead letter
Office if not called for before July 10
The annual meeting of the Golden
Rod Branch |. S. S. was held at the
home of Mrs. Nettie Akeley, Thursday
Of last week. Ice cream, cake, sal
tines and nabiscos were served by the
hostess. The decorations were oi
ferns. Each lady was presented with
yellow rose bud, yellow being the
color chosen by the organization. The
following officers were elected: Mrs
Samuel Roderick president for the
fifth year; Mrs. Elizabeth Nelson, vice
President; Mrs Minnie r. Wheeler
secretary; Mrs. Susai Chase, treasur-
er, Mrs. Daisy Leo, chaplain. The
neSt meeting is to be held at the
home Of Mrs. Violet Horne on the
Baerville road
Mrs. Elwood Richardson and daugh-
'er lola, aged three, have been in
town this week. They visited Skow-
hegan friends and also with Henry
Richardson, Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney