The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-04-17
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

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u ,rss Helen C Hight, who has been
III with bronchitis, is gaining
slowly
a.. George rilton and little grand
Clvde are spending the week Wis
ring her daughter, Mrs Anna Akeley
Of Lewiston.
c,rset Chapter No. So, Order of the
,,,.,orn star will hold regular
.o,ing on Friday tomorrow even
ing at 80
eahastian Bison, who has been
visiting friends and relatives in Bos-
:, for several days, arrived home
last Monday night.
The next meeting of the Euniee
parnsworth Chapter d. A. r. will be
Nth Mrs. Mabel Judkins on Locust
.,-e,t next Monday afternoon.
,aron Soule and Ivory Soule of
ua,oryille, Miss Beulah Soule of Au-
gnst, and Ernest Dunlop of Madison
.ore the week end guests of Mrs.
william Rowell and family.
Capt. John W. Healy will be among
The returning soldiers at Camp Dew
sns tonight Thursday. He has
hoon here on short furlough. Every
,ne will be glad when he has return
n home permanently
sergt. Frank Turcotte, Corp. Joseph
Rolauc and Mech Elmer P. Turcotte
returned to Camp Devens last Tues
5ay after being in town on few days
Through These three young men are
members of Company f.
A. meeting of the various com
mitfees. held Tuesday afternoon, it
vas decided to postpone the Y. NJ. c.
drive in Skowhegan until May 10.
Tbi. postponmont was made in order
ooi TO conflict with the Victory Loan
drive
Mrs John kitteridge has returned
IN her home in Augusta after visiting
# the home of her daughter. Mrs.
Donovan Cool of Bloomfield street.
The last of this week Mrs. Cool eX-
meets to join her husband who has
employment in Dracut Mass.
Sergt Robert Boyd Jr. arrived last
Monday night from Camp Dicks, New
Jersey. where he has received his
nnorable discharge. He is the son
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Boyd of Show
pgan. He has been in military ser
wee for the past ten months.
" r Elliott went to Boston, Sat
arday night, to visit Brooks Savage
who has been removed to Base Hos
pital. No 10 If able, Brooks will
take part in the parade of the 26th
Division on April 25th He is i'm
proving as fast as can be expected
On Monday afternoon. May 9Th, the
ladies' Aid of the First Baptist
church will hold food and apron
sale in the vestry. In the evening
here will be social to celebrate the
return to the home church. Come
and meet your old friends
Or c. f. Richardson is having an
ron fence placed along the embank-
ment Of his driveway. 1t will be
remembered that the doctor was
seriously injured last fall by going
over this embankment in his car. The
ron fence is to prevent a repetition
NJ the accident.
Mr. and Mrs II. E. Smith and their
'wo children, Lena. aged five and
Helen aged three. have returned
rom Boston after a five months alb
enye and opened their house on
North avenue Mr. Smith is employ
ed by the Packard Motor Company
mi has been assigned to Portland
but viii be in Skowhegan for the
! lex four weeks at least
Mr. and Mrs Roy A. Savage of 3
p5tten Court, mourn the loss of an
ntant daughter, who passed away
Yesterday morning The mother
Vas formerly Miss Belina c. Tromb-
icy OF Wellington, Vt, and the father
IS native of North Arson He fol
lows the occupation of painter in
this town At present Mrs Savage
Is seriously i'll with influenza.
4 special communication OF Somer-
sci Lodge No. "a. F. & A. NJ. will be
held at Masonic Hall, this Thursday
evening at $50. This is the occa-
sion Of the official visit of Ernest w.
Gilman of Norridgewock, district dep
uty Grand Master. thirteenth district
OF the Grand Lodge of Maine. There
VIII be work in the M. M. Degree. Re
ireshments will be served. n large
attendance is especially desired.
Cash bail in the sum of s225o has