The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-09-18


A little son. Frances Arthur, was
born to Mr.. and Mrs Christophe Les
sard on September 3rd.
Miss Margaret McGregor arrived
home Saturday night from Fairfield
after visiting there for a brief time.
Miss Grace Merrill was up from
Augusta to spend the week end with
her mother, Mrs Eta S. Merrill of
Water street.
Miss Eugenia Dionne completed her
duties last night at the Quality Bak-
cry Bernice Foster of Boston has
arrived here to take her place.
Mrs. A B. Daigle and her daugh-
ter Miss Isabelle have been visiting
with Mr.. and Mrs. Onezine Bouchard
and Mrs. and Mrs. James E. Lewia.
The next meeting of Golden Rod
Branch l. S. S. will be held in City
Building on Thursday evening, Sept.
25th. A full attendance is desired.
Miss Esther Roderick arrived home
last Saturday night from vacation
of one week spent in Portland and
vicinity visiting relatives and friends.
Mrs. Elmer Loomis of Deadwater
was in town on business, Monday.
Mr.. Loomis has been employed at
Deadwater, saving pulp, since his re-
turn from the service.
Mrs. Bertha Ellis spent the week
end visiting her sister Mrs. Ida Den
mis- of Augusta. She was accompani-
ed to that city by Mrs. Dennis daugh-
ter Miss Leona, who has been spend
ing two weeks in town.
Mr.. and Mrs George Martin are the
proud parents of a little daughter
born to them on Sept Il. She has
been given the name of Thyllis Eliza
beth Martin. The mother was before
her marriage Miss Alice Weber
Sylvester Smith and daughter
Louise left here last Tuesday for their
home in Oswego, Kan. after visiting
relatives and friends in town for the
past several weeks. Mr.. Smith was
a former resident of Skowhegan
Miss Jessie McGregor has arrived
home from Portland where she gradu-
ated from Gray's Business College
last week She has been there for
the past nine months. Miss McGre-
gor is a graduate from the Skowhe-
gan High school.
Mss Madeline McCollor, a former
member of the Sophomore. class of
the Skowhegan High School, has re-
sumed her studies at Gray's Business
College in Portland She entered
this institution some time ago but had
to leave on account of illness in her
family.
The marriage intentions of Richard
J. Hayden of Cornville and Miss
Marion Demo have been filed at the
town clerks office. Mr.. Hayden is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs Joseph w.
Hayden of Cornvile and Miss Demo
is the oldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Noah Demo of North avenue.
Robert o., the one year old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs Alfred Cowette of Sill
yer street. passed away last Tuesday
after an illness of a few days. The
remains were buried in the Catholic
cemetery yesterday. Mrs. Corvette
was before her marriage Miss Thresa
Cox.
Friends of Mrs. James Daggett,
formerly Miss Annie Fairfield, for
mer student at the Skowhegan High
school, will be pleased to learn that
she arrived in town last night to visit
her mother in Norridgewock and
other relatives and friends in Show
hogan. Her home is in Newport,
r. |.
Herbert n Pomlow, Wagner, 9Th
Field Artillery. First Division, who
has been visiting his mother for
short time, returned to Washington to
take part in the parade of his divi-
sion Mr.. Pomlow was the first
Maine soldier to. arrive in France and
so far as is known the last to return,
having served twenty-five months
overseas.
The Skowhegan Fire Department
was called out last Sunday to eXtin-
guish a fire at the home OF George
W. Cox, who lives on the Russell road.
No serious damage was done. 1t
seems that Mr.. Cox had lighted some
shayings during the early part OF the
day and while afterward went away
visiting, thinking he fully put the fire
out. About three o'clock in the al
ternoon fire broke out in this shaving
pile and was about to catch on the
house. 1t was discovered by Mrs.