The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-01-09
SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS


Asylum last Tuesday evening.
Miss Orlnda Weston is passing a
few weeks as the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. X. A. Withee on Maple street.
Daniel Burke returned to Camp
Devens last Sunday after being here
visiting friends and relatives for
few days.
The Ella NJ. Mitchell Philathea
Class will meet with Mrs. Bessie
Thompson of Mechanic street next
Monday evening.
Miss Vera McCoombs returned Mon
day to her school at Marlboro, Mass,
after having passed the Christmas
holidays as the guest OF Father La
croix.
Charles Knowles of Wellington re-
turned to his home yesterday morn
ing after being the guest OF his sister
avenue.
Clarence P. Weston. Esq. Of Dos
ton was in town last week for brief
visit with her sister, Miss Orlinda
Weston at the old lothian Weston
farm on the Middle road.
Miss Muriel Jones, daughter of
Mrs. Rena Kew of Madison avenue,
has been very Ill with the influenza
for the past three weeks. At pres
ent she is slowly conyalescing.
Russell D. Cleveland arrived home
last Thursday from Bingham, where
he has been employed for Preble &
Robinson at Fletcher Mountain for
several weeks He has now accepted
a position working on the ice for
Mark Savage
Mrs. Florence Barstow of Fairfield,
and widow of the late Philip Barstow,
arrived here last Sunday to make her
home with her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank l.. Parker, who reside on the
Beech Hill road. She was accom-
panied by her two little ones, Richard
five years OF age and Phillip one and
one-half years old. Both children
have been very i'll with the influenza
Aaron Soule and his son Ivory
Soule who has been in training at
Camp Devens, were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. William Rowell of Rowellvale, a
few days last week, returning to Oak
land last Thursday, where Ivory will
visit his father before returning to
Camp Devens to await his discharge.
Mr. Rowell who has been in poor
health for long time is now con-
fined to his bed.
F. L. Adams. for many years an en-
ployee Of the Skowhegan Pulp Com
pany, was among those who had war
garden. last summer. on land furnish
ed for the purpose by Amos X. But
Ter. Among his crops was plot
of California pea beans, Of which he
planted a quart of seed. He has
Just threshed them out and finds that
the yield has been % quarts, and
very satisfactory crop.
A recent letter from Major J. N.
Merrill Is from Hayange, Lorraine,
France. He speaks of having been
at Metz, Germany, few days pre-
viously and witnessing the formal
entry Of Marshal Foch into that town.
Major Merrill, at his own request, has
been transferred to the army OF oc-
cupation. He Is with the 4th dyi-
sion of regular troops, and they are
to continue their march presently
further into Germany.
Professor and Mrs. Charles c.
Cleveland OF Rock Hills. South Caro-
lima, are the proud parents of little
daughter. Mrs. Cleveland was for
merly Miss Alice hatcher OF this
place. While here she was employ
ed as nurse chiefly for patients OF DR.
l.. A. Dascombe, being very efficient
in this work Professor Cleveland
is the son OF the late Norris Cleve-
land. He is a graduate OF the Show
hogan High School and of the Unver-
sity of Maine. For time he was a
teacher in the Agricultural depart
ment of the Skowhegan High School.
At present, Professor Cleveland, is
teaching in the winthrop College at
South Carolina. He is also the
brother of Mrs Harriet Mason of this
place.
Henry X. Steward who has been
making his home for the past three
years at the lothian Weston place on
the Middle road, left. Tuesday morn
ing for Watertown, Mass, where he IS
to become a member of the household
OF his son, George S. Steward. Mr..
Steward is SO years of age. He has
been. of course, retired from business
for many years, and among the things
..,h;oh ha bap piad his time