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

In town on business last Saturday
Harvey Mcclure. who has been in
the hospital for an appendicitis OPP
GRAFTON, has returned to his home.
, Mrs. Marjory Salley Fales of Walth
am, Mass. is spending some time at
the home of hes father. DR. |. L..
Salley.
Albert Corvette and his brother Ell
mer, accompanied by Ralph Perry,
left here this week to be employed in
the woods for Clark Bros at Scion.
Henry Beuton has returned to Camp
Devens after being here on a short
) furlough as the guest of his mother,
Mrs. Mary Beuton of Factory street
Mrs. Joseph Goulette and her lit
tie daughter Lillian are spending sew
eral days at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Davenport at Providence, r. |.
Miss Vina Holt, student in the
Madison High School, received surgi
cal treatment at the Somerset Hospi
tai last Sunday forenoon She re-
turned to her home yesterday.
Frank T. Ross. who has been .3he
guest of S. W Philbriek and fan1fg,
left here this week for Florida, where
he will remain during the winter
months. His home Is in st, Stephen,
!. NIB.
Corporal Clarence a Sincyr, who
has been here on furlough as the
guest of his wife formerly Miss Min
ME Hughes of this place, and his
mother-in- Mrs. Peter Hughes and
also with the family of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Latulippe, left here last Sat
urday for Camp Upton, New York.
, A crew, under the direction of fore
man B. A. Daggett, Is building a pier
for the kennebec Log Driving Com
pany, about one mile above Skowhe-
gan dam. This is to replace the one
of three which originally stood at this
point, the southerly pier having been
carried away during the past year.
Miss Hannah r. Page leaves today
for Dorchester, Mass, where she will
visit her aunt, Mrs L. M. Munsey. A
little later, she will go to Providence,
e r. l., where she will be the guest of
Rev. Mr.. Marsh and family. A
t church building has been constructed
r by the parish over which Mr.. Marsh
}, has charge and Miss Page will be
S present at the dedication which is to
n occur the third week in January.
Mr. and Mrs Joseph Sincyr of Fac
Il tory street, received a telegram last
y Sunday which announced the death of
). their son Arthur e. Sincyr He was
Il q years of age and private in the
II mounted service of the Canadian army
He was reported killed in action, No
q vember g. Another son of Mr.. and
If Mrs. Sincyr is Clarence a. who is in
IS military service at Camp Upton, New
e York
Mr. and Mrs r. f. Homsted OF West
Front St have received letter from
s. Mrs Homsted's sister and husband
& Captain and Mrs Willard A. Bates OF
It Arkansas. Captain Bates is station
= ed at Camp Pike, Little Rock. Ark
J. ansas. He is engaged as a surgeon
J. His home was formerly in Scion and
Captain and Mrs. Bates plan to locate
in some nearby Somerset County
. town as soon as he receives his dis
70 charge.
II A telephone communication was re
e. ceiyed here yesterday asking permits
IT sion to send a patient from one of The
logging camps up river The hospi
rt tai authorities, knowing the influenza
S. to be prevalent in the camps, felt OBJ
8. liged to withhold their permission
IS They reasoned that the patient il
re- making so long journey would ex-
g pose others to infection and that such
procedure would too much endangeI
the public health,
,e II. C. Judkins received last Friday
,s a box of grape fruit and oranges from
10 his brother d. F. Judkins of Largo
a Fla They were fruit from the latter's
+ own orchard, and were picked ant
,s packed by him. Mr. Judkins was for
Is merly a dry goods merchant of this
q place. At one time he occupied 6
store on the present site of the S. w
Could grocery. His partner was the
late w H. Wildes Mr.. Judkins made
~ his home on Maple street. in the house
III now occupied by Mrs. Mary Archer.
m Mr.. and Mrs. George Tobey oil
Ie Bridge street have received word from
Vi their son. Carl Tobey, who ia with the
e American Expeditionary Forces If
n France, that he had been ordered to a
IS southern port in France to await a
transport for u. S. A After waiting