The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-01-23
SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

Syril Thibodeau of Quebec is visit
ing his son Joseph Thibodeau and his
brother Thomas Thibodeau
Thomas Butler was taken to the
Somerset Hospital last Thursday
night for medical treatment.
Wantonoit Club OF Boys Of the First
i BAPTIST church will meet al the par
sonage tomorrow friday evening
/ Mrs Harry Dennison and two chill
dren Of Wirslow are the guests of
/ Mrs Dennison's mother At East Madi
son
Misses Dorothy Day and Helen
Merriam were week end guests at the
home OF Mrs. Ethel Weeks in Water
Vile
John ORcillcy and Miss Mary
O'Reiley attended the funeral of their
cousin. Mrs John Lille of Waterville
last Thursday.
Lewis Gagne, who has been work
ing for George Chase in the woods at
Deadwater. returned home this week
suffering from sprained ankle.
! George Merrill who has been pa
| tient at the Somerset Hospital for
several days. returned to his home in
Smithfield Wednesday of last week
Rev. Charles H. Mckinney of the
Congregational church supplied the
pulpit at the Congregational church
at Pennington last Sunday, the regu-
lar minister being away at the pres
ent time.
Miss Eva Weymouth completed her
duties last week as clerk at j. d.
Symons' confectionery store, and will
go TO Augusta, whore she will make
J her home with her aunt the remainder
of the winter.
Mr. and Mrs II L. Stilson, who
moved from their farm home on the
Lakewood road in the fall of 1918, to
! Wateryille, where they have been en-
ployed, have recently located in
Portsmouth, y H. at ia Middle ST.
Rev d b. Holt. presiding elder of
this district, was in town last Friday
evening at the Quarterly Conference
Of the NJ f. Church and gave a very
! fine address. While in town Mr. Holt
was IA guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. b.
| Lamb.
/ Leola Mclaughlin. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Mclaughlin, return
ed to her home on the Middle road
last Saturday Miss Mclaughlin was
operated on several weeks ago at the
Somerset Hospital for a serious case
| of appendicitis.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Trial have NOV
ed this week from their home on Law
! ton street to Clinton avenue in Wins
! low Mr. Trial will be employed in
the factory of Hollingsworth & Whit
ney Mrs. Trial was formerly Miss
Marie Gagne of this place
Mrs Harold Reed has accepted the
position as operator for the Farmers
Telephone Co., Miss Lillian Swain
| having completed her duties last
week Miss Swain was very eff
cient operator and will be greatly
missed by the subscribers and patrons
Sergeant Major Arthur Merriam ar
rived at the home of his parents, Rev
and Mrs. George Merriam, from Camp
Hancock, Georgia, where he has been
an instructor in a machine gun school
He has received his discharge and
will leave this week for Camp Devens
where he will be engaged in Red
Cross work
Everett Byron, the seven months
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert A.
Huff of Chandler street. passed away
Thursday morning of last week with
pneumonia. The mother was for
merly Miss Gala Roberts of this
place. the daughter of Mrs. Hattie
Roberts. The father is native of
Oakland, having become a resident of
this place some time since. The re-
mains were Inferred in the Southside
cemetery
Miss Grace Merrill left last Mon
day for Augusta where she has fine
position at the State House. Miss
Merrill began as Office girl for her
| uncle f. \. Merrill, the next week af-
ter she graduated from the high
school, and has held her position for
eleven years and half She Is
very competent typist and stenog-
| rapher as we'll She is one of Show
hegan's popular young ladies and will
! be greatly missed in the circle of
young people with whom she associat-
ed Miss Florence Withee, who has
been in the Register of Deeds office
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