The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-06-05
SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS


last Friday.
Floyd NJ Barrows Of Bath, but for
merly Of this place. was in town visit
ing friends and relatives last week
Mrs. Carrie l., Bragg and Mr. and
Mrs. +. b. Folsom were callers at
the home OF Mr. and Mrs. Sanford
Strickland of Hinckley last Sunday.
Rev C. H. Mckinney is to preach
The Bacculaureate Sermon in connec-
[ on with the commencement excer-
cises at Somerset Academy at Athens,
June 18th.
Mrs. Jewett Savage of Pleasant
street left here last Thursday for
Massachusetts where she will enter
the hospital Of DR. f. H. Stevens at
Cambridge. Mass.
The Up and Doing Committee OF st
Mary's Parish will give a whist party
and social at Convent Hall, Monday
evening. June 8. Music will be fur
nished by Varney's Orchestra
Mr.. and Mrs l.. A. Caswell and
Mr. and Mrs. f. A Meader spent the
week end with friends in Orono. They
visited Mrs Meader's son, Montford,
who is IA student at the L. of NJ.
NJ and Mrs +. l.. Walker of Wood
fords are visiting at the home of their
Mrs. Carl Curtis. They
were former residents of Skowhegan,
Mr.. Walker being a painter here.
DR.. and Mrs F. O. Sawyer, DR.. and
Mrs. c. r Viles, DR. and Mrs E. A.
Parker and Judge and Mrs. F. F.
Lawrence are enjoying a fishing trip
to Lake Parlin They left here last
Friday.
Among those who returned from
Deadwater last Saturday after being
employed in that section on the drive
for the past as days were John Tay-
lor. Paul Lessor. Charles Roderick
and Albert Getchell
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hilton af Wat
erville were in town recently. guests
of Mr.. and Mrs David c. Jewett on
Winter street. Mr. Jewett is recoy-
ering slowly from a serious injury,
due to a fall several months since.
Edwin Hobart was home for the
week end from Orono to visit his pa
rents Mr. and Mrs George Hobart of
Madison avenue. John Wadsworth
was also here for the week end as a
guest Of his mother, Mrs. John f.
Wadsworth.
Charles j. Sheridan, who is employ
ed by the General Electric Company
in Lynn, Mass. is visiting Mr. and
Mrs H. c. Sheridan of Madison Ave
He was accompanied here by Mrs
Mary Souther and Miss Helen John
son both of Lynn, who are guests in
the same household.
Sydney F. Grant and Miss Bertha
Miller, both of Norrdgewock were
united in marriage by Rev. C. H. Nc
Elhiney last Monday at Skowhegan
The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs
Clifford F. Grant and the bride is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Sanford F.
Miller. She follows the occupation of
telephone operator.
Dan Adams of Arson was arrested
by Sheriff Mooers in Skowhegan last
Saturday on a charge Of being inyoxi-
Gated Last Monday he was brought
before Trial Justice r G. Lord. He
pleaded guilty to the charge, was fin
ed $40 and costs of court taxed at
$6.6S, the fine was suspended during
good behavior and payment of costs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sheaff of Wat
erville were guests at the home Of
Mrs. Carrie l.. Bragg last Friday. He
is at present working in the Maine
Central Office at Portland They will
make their home there in the near
future. Mr.. Sheaff was at one time
employed in the freight office in this
town.
Information has recently been con-
firmed by an official communication
from the officers of the Adjutant Cen
eral in Washington, that Robert
Franklin Bratten husband of Maude
A. MerrilD was killed in an automo-
bile accident in France, April goth,
1919. He was connected with the
Med cal department of the L. S. Army
in France for several years past
George Otis Smith of the L. S. Geo
logical Survey visited his home here
last week. He came from Pittsfield,
Mass. where he spoke on Wednesday
evening at a banquet of the Electrical
Engineers on the subject of Americas
Peak-load. The week before he had
been speaker at the annual meeting
of the National Electric Light Asso-
citation at Atlantic City on Planning