The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-07-24
SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

Mrs Arthur Longley and tive
daughters are visiting her parents,
Alr. and Mrs. Preble on Bridge street.
Lawrence Hayden recently found
an Indian Tomahawk of ancient de-
sign. while digging in the soil on the
shore Of Hayden Lake.
Or George f. Young was In Oak
land last Thursday operating with
DR. Simmons of that place and DR..
T. f. Hardy of Waterville.
Mrs. Archie Gotta, and two daugh-
tors Evelyn and Prudence are enjoy
ing a two weeks visit with friends and
relatives in Wateryille and Gardiner
Miss EBe Rye will return home to-
night Thursday from few DAYS
spent with her grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Sidney Pooler of East Skowhe-
gan
Mrs. Ben Collins and son William
accompanied by Miss Fern Bishop ar
rived home yesterday from a few days
spent with relatives in Harmony and
vicinity
J. p. Oak left here Monday morning
for Bangor, where he was TO join his
brother Charles T. Oak for an auto
mobile trip to Aroostook county He
will return here early next week.
George st. Ledger of Lowell, Mass.
arrived last evening for a visit with
his brother " st Ledger. Mr. St
Ledger is employed by the Courier
Citizen, the leading Lowell daily pa
per.
Mrs. Francis W. Briggs is giving an
AT Home this afternoon from three
to five o'clock in honor of her guests,
Miss Helen Davidson. Mrs. Dora G.
McNeelie and Mrs. Florence Wyman
Diller
Mrs Mary B. Stinchfield and daugh-
ter Virginia have returned from Bos
ton, having accompanied Mrs. Stinch-
fields brother, Charles Barnard and
wife as far as that city ON their re-
turn to Rochester, \. Y. by automo-
bile.
Mrs. Bertha Merrill Lobeck arrived
Sunday to spend the summer with her
mother Mrs. E. y. Merrill. Mrs. Lo-
beck has been passing several months
in France with her husband, who was
a member of the Peace Commission.
Mr.. Lobeck will come TO Skowhegan
after attending to important business
matters in New York.
Requiem mass for the repose Of the
7oul of the late Pvt. Placde Bolduc
who was killed in action on July %,
1913 in France, was conducted at st.
Mary's Catholic church last Tuesday
morning A large number of the
Catholic Y. d. boys were in attend
ance. Pvt. Bolduc was a member of
Company of the 103rd Infantry and
left Skowhegan in April. 1917. He
was the son of Louis Bolduc of North
avenue.
Two automobiles, one driven by
Miss Lucille Wentworth and the other
by s. Russakoff. collided at the june
ton of Madison avenue and Water
street last Sunday. The Wentworth
car struck the other near the right
rear wheel, breaking the mud guard
and ripping off one tire and sluing
The machine against the curbing The |
car was slightly injured. |
none of the occupants
we're injured.
The Ella f. Mitchell Philathea class
IF the Bethany Church was entertain
I'd at the home of its president Mrs. /
Mabel p. Judkins of Locust avenue. /
Wednesday evening of last week. 1t
was planned to have the supper on
the lawn but on account OF the I
weather delicious picnic lunch in
buffet style was served in the house.
1t consisted of salads. sandwiches,
cake, ice cream and coffee After
the business meeting a very interest
ing program was carried ont, COM
posed of vocal solo by Jeanne Weller
and number of guessing games.
The following list of new books has
lately been added to the Public Ii
brary: The Ghost Girl tStackpole) /; !
Lost Naval Papers tCoppestone) F.; |
Philo Gubb (Butlerl Smiles CRobin-
SOM; Land Girls Love Story CRuclO ;
House Round Corner CHolmes) !
Three Boys in the Indian Hills phil
lips; Saints Progress tGalsworthy)
Three Sides of Paradise Green (Sea-
mani; Dave Posters War Honors.
(Stratemeyer) The Day of Glory,
tCanfield) The Eskimo Twins per