The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-02-06
SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS


Isaac Wheeler, who has been seri
ously i'll for the past two weeks. is
convalescing slowly.
Joseph A. Chabot and Carroll {.
Goodwin are in Bangor this week, hay
ing been summoned there for federal
jury duty.
Our Osteopath doctors. Julia Nay
Kincaid and Edward A. Parker have
been confined to their homes BY colds
the past week.
Mrs. David Lewis of Court street,
left here last Monday for Henniker,
y. H.. where she will visit for some
time with relatives
Town Clerk, Adam Simpson. re
ports that there have been seventeen
deaths, ten births and two marriages
during the month of January.
Thomas Ledger and family are NOV
ing this week to Limerick. Mr. Led
ger has been employed here for some
time in one of the local mills.
Miss Grace Ward. aged about sew
enteen, was brought from Lewiston on
Wednesday OF last week, and placed
in the Reformatory for women
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the guest OF her son, Bert Nichols, has
returned TO Madison where she is
spending the winter with another son,
Daniel
Prof Herbert Libby of Wateryille,
was a guest of his sister Mrs. Helen
Pulsifer, while in town. He spoke be
fore Sorosis and guests last Wednes
day evening.
Cassius Kinsman did not go TO Mon
treal as stated in our last issue. Mr..
and when able, will then go to Mon
treal for treatment
Mrs. A. A. Weeks of West Newton,
Mass, is visiting at the home OF her
sister, Mrs. Julia A Trask of Cross /
Street. Mrs. Weeks reached her nine
tieth birthday, January 81.
Mrs. Mary Taylor returned to her
home in Orono last Thursday, after
spending a few days with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Lucy Meister Mrs Meister
is cook at the Somerset Hospital
Albert Pooler arrived here Fri |
day from the woods in Northern Som
erset to spend few days with his
family He expects to be through
with his present job the latter part of
next month.
Mrs Mary Blanchard of Dexter, ar
rived in town last Wednesday, as a
guest of her sister, Mrs Fred o. Saw
yer Mrs Blanchard will remain in
town for short visit, then return to
Watervile, where she will visit in the
home of her brother.
The Pioneer Past Noble Grands AS
ISOLATION will meet next Monday at
ternoon in the dining room of the Odd
Fellows Hall, at $50. Supper will
be served at $50, to which husbands
of the ladies are invited. Members
and guests please take the Dining Hall
entrance.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Moore of Shirley street,
Jan. 8. She has been given the name
of Frances Ida The mother was be
fore her marriage, Miss Helen Hewey |
of Arson There Is a sister. Lyle,
three years Of age, named for her un-
Gle, Lyle Moore, now in France.
Pupils of the Malbon's Mills school
not absent during the month of Jan. ,
were: Edith Longfellow. Louise Bail -,
ey, Joe Plourd, Paul Plourd, Georgi /
anna Plourd, Ellsworth Perkins. VII
liam Weatherby. Orrin Moody. Thel ,
ma Moody, Maud Moody. Fred Moody {
Marjory Salisbury. Alfredo Flewelling. \
Capitola futile and Phyllis futile
were absent on account of sickness.
Kenneth Williams, eight year old
son of Mr. and Mrs. William Steward,
who resides on the back road to Fair
field, passed away last Friday, His
mother was formerly Miss Elsie M.
Littlefield, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Steward of Skowhegan.
Charles Steward passed away few
years ago. The funeral services we're
held last Sunday with Rev. DR.. o. H.
Tracy officiating. The remains were
placed in the tomb.
A cottage is to be built near Lake
wood, as soon az the building sea-
son opens, by Mrs. l.. B. Lombard.
Mrs. Lombard already owns two cot
tages there, Tuscawilla Lodge, and
Shadow of The-Pines. The new cot
tage will be for the use of Mrs. Lom-
bard's sister. Mrs. Mary B. Smith.
Mrs Smith came from Massachusetts