The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-04-03

mess.
Miss Hazel Lewis of Canaan is en-
ployed at the home OF DR.. l.. A. Das-
combe.
Mrs. Chester Cool is the guest of
Mrs. Ernest Bates OF Oakland for a
few days.
Frank Towle of Waterville was OPP
Grated on at the Somerset Hospital
last Thursday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rowe of Oak
land have returned home after short
visit with their cousin. DR. Julia Nay
kincaid
Allen Stinchfeld, son of DR.. and
Mrs. W S. Stinchncld, was operated
IN AT the Somerset Hospital last Sat
lrday morning.
The Helen Coburn Mission Circle
will meet tomorrow (Friday) after
noon at the home of Mrs. w. B. Flet-
cher on Cedar street
Mr.. and Mrs. f. J. Looms who have
been making their home in Oakland
have gone to Deadwater. whore Mr..
LOOMS has secured employment
RAYMOND Groves, who has been a
patient at the Somerset Hospital for
a few weeks, returned to his home
in Smithfeld, last Friday morning.
Francis Friend. who underwent a
surgical operation at the Somerset
Hospital, a few weeks ago, returned
to his home on Water street last
Thursday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Savage received
a telegram, recently from their SON
Sergt. Brooks Savage stating that he
had arrived on the steamer, Mt. East
ern and Is located In the Greenhuts
Hospital In New York.
John Taylor left here this week for
Deadwater, where he will remain for
about sixty days working on the drive.
Others who will probably join him,
the latter part OF the week are
Roderick and Albert f. Get
chell
The Missionary Reading Circle Of
the Congregational church will meet
with Mrs. D. II. Bartlett tomorrow
friday afternoon. The meeting was
postponed from last Friday (March
28) because OF the inclemency OF the
weather.
Miss Marion E. Lord will return to
Wheaton College, Norton. Mass. next
after passing the Easter va
cation with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas G. Lord of Turner avenue.
This Is her second year at that In
stitution.
Charles Roderick Is repairing his
house on Parlin street, which was par
TALLY destroyed by fire some months
since. His family. consisting OF his
wife, formerly Miss Florence Dore,
and little son. Phillip, will be able
10 occupy the home in n few weeks.
Richard lies, who left here about
six weeks ago for Bath, where he
has been employed painting. fell from
4 staging recently and was Injured
in the back. He Is now In hospi-
.al in that city. Hugh Breingan was
also there painting but he has now
Mrs. Ruth Head, wife of Fred
Ieald, underwent a surgical opera
ion at the Somerset Hospital, last
friday morning. She had been very
IL, for the past several weeks. at the
lome OF her mother. Mrs. Arminda
smith OF Beech street. She Is get
ing along as we'll as can be expected.
Miss Hazel Burkhart was operated
IN at the Somerset Hospital last Fri
lay morning. She Is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Burkhart Miss
3urkhart graduated from the Show
1egan High School In 1917. For the
past few months she has been employ
I'd as accountant in the selectmen's
office.
Floyd NJ. Barrows of Bath, has been
IN town this week, to have some re-
pairing done at his house on North
avenue, which has been occupied by
The family of Fred Wentworth until
recently. While here he was guest
Of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James
A. Barrows, his brother, Hayes Bar
rows and family OF the middle road,
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert ]. Blair of North
avenue.
Pvt. Samuel ]. Lemieux. recently
arrived in the u. S. from overseas, Is
enjoying a thirty day, furlough with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs Lewla Lem
ieux OF this town At the end OF this
time, he will return to Portsmouth,
Va. Pvt. Lemieux left Skowhegan
with Company e. in April 1917. He
states that he has been wounded three
times. once in the left ear, hand and
arm. He was in hospital In France
for nearly four months.
Friends of Mr. and Mrs George
Wisig, formerly residents OF Show
hogan, will be pleased to learn that
they are the parents OF a son born
March &c, at their present home In Sa-
lem, N Fl. The mother was before
her marriage. Miss Flora Laney,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Perley Ian
ey OF this place The father is a ma
tive OF New York. The little stranger
has been given the name of Arthur
Leland. The family moved from here
to Salem about year ago.
BY the timely arrival of Albert j.
Blair, serious accident was avert
ed last Thur1day afternoon, when the
horse BELONGING to and driven by Mrs.
Carrie Bieelow became unruly and
was about to throw the occupants out
OF the wagon. they being the lady "l-
ready referred to- and Mrs Sheldon