The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-03-27
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

Donovan Cool left last Thursday
for Lowell. Mass, where he has EN-
ployment.
Mrs. Frank Madden returned last
week from a two weeks visit with
relatives In Portland.
Simon Grover, from the Soldiers
Home at Togus, was in town last Fri
day calling on friends.
Miss Corinne Salley. a student at
Pennington Normal School, visited at
her home over Sunday.
Mrs. Perley Priest of Scion was In
town last Tuesday on business and
attended the Chapman concert.
Walter Hight and Arthur Plummer
have been in Boston attending the
auto show They returned home the
first OF the week,
Horace Flanders and Ernest Tufts
who have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs
Elmer Trask of Oakland. have return
ed to their home in Cornville.
Rev. George Merriam was in Athens
last Sunday to preach in the Union
church and also to conduct the fun
eral services of the late Edwin Ward
John K. Wadsworth, Edwin ]. Ho-
bart and Montford P. Meader arrived
here last Friday night from Orono, to
spend weeks vacation with their
parents.
Rev. Charles II Mckinney arrived
home last night from Boston where ne
has been as a delegate to an Inter
Church Conference in that city, since
last Saturday.
Mrs. F. o. Savage of Fairfield was
the guest of Mrs. Carrie Bragg one
day last week She was on her way
to Arson, to visit her daughter Mrs.
Willis Viles.
George Buzzell Of Larone, who has
been seriously Ill for several weeks
with rheumatic fever, is slowly i'm
proving. DR. c. f. Richardson is the
attending physician
Mr. and Mrs William Chamberlain
of Wilton are in town for few days
Mr. Chamberlain formerly lived in
this town. and his daughter, Miss
Helen. taught in the kindergarten
Miss Alice Goodrich Is Ill at her
home on Water street Miss Good
rich is a popular clerk at the Dyer
Dry Goods store. Her many friends
hope to see her back on the job In the
near future.
Mr. and Mrs. Westly b Butterfeld
of Lakewood are the proud par
ents OF son born March nth The
mother before her marriage was Miss
Annie NJ. knight of Skowhegan Miss
Ida Moore is caring for Mrs But
terrified.
The Skowhegan Fire Department
was called out last Sunday to extin-
guish a chimney fire at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter DUDE on Water
street 1t will be remembered that
last week there was a fire in this
same building.
Major and Mrs. John W Fogler
will return home the last of this week
and reopen their home. Their son
Ben has position in Cleveland. Ohio,
and will move his family there in the
near future. The Foglers have spent
the winter months in Washington, d.
c. and In the south.
There is to be a meeting of the
Searchlight Club, tomorrow (Friday)
evening, at the home of Miss Esther
French on Mt. Pleasant avenue. The
young ladies will work on a baby's
layette. There will be a short pro-
gram under the direction Of Misses
Christine Pooler and Edna Cushing. !
Refreshments will be served
Mrs. James Bean of Bingham. who
was operated on at the cottage hos
pital OF Miss Georgia Hill on Silver
street, a few days ago. is getting
along nicely. The operation was
performed by Drs c. F. Richardson
and LA. Dascombe, and consisted of
the removing of the appendix and
some gall stones. Mrs. Bean was
taken suddenly Ill while visiting at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ba-
con on Island avenue.
Mrs Mary Cushing Palmer of
West Newton. who spoke so ably be
fore the Federated Women's Clubs,
last Wednesday evening. was guest !
of Miss Hannah r. Page, President |
of The Woman's Club. Mrs Palmer
smoke hefore the high school Thurs