The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-10-16
SkOWHFGAN LOCAL NEWS


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being cared for by Miss Ethel Thurs
ton.
The Working League of the FEEDER
ated Churches are making plans for
their annual harvest dinner in the
near future.
The United Order of Golden Cross
will hold social and dance in the
Foresters new hall this Thursday
evening. Friends are invited by
cards
Rev. J. l.. A Renaud is expected to
arrive home the last of this week from
Portland where he attended the Cath
olic Golden jubilee at the Cathedral
of the Immaculate Conception.
Mrs. William Nelson of Athens
passed away at the Somerset Hospi-
tai last Tuesday forenoon after an
illness of several weeks She
leaves her husband and a little daugh-
ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. H A. Dinsmore and
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Britton left last
Thursday morning in Mr.. Britton's
touring car. for two weeks trip to
Boston. They went by the way Of the
White Mountains.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Rowell and
daughter Gladys, accompanied by Mrs.
Efie Rowell and Bertha Blanchard,
spent the week end visiting Mr.,
Rowells aunt in Bowdoinham. The
trip was made in the Rowell car.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alton II. Cleveland
arrived home from Stratton Monday
of last week. They went to that town
after Ray Malbon, who had been on a
hunting trip, which was successful to
the extent of his securing two deer.
The annual inspection of Russell
Relief Corps will occur Friday af-
ternoon, October II. Mrs. Emily
Dickson of Augusta being inspector.
Supper will be served at $50, TO
which the members of Russell Post
and their wives, also the husbands OF
the Relief Corps members are invited.
Sunset Chapter No. SO, o. E. s. will
hold a regular meeting on Friday
tomorrow evening at 7.45. The
final vote on an important section OF
the bylaws is to be taken, so it is
desired that members will make "a
special effort to be present There
will also be a rehearsal of the work.
Levi c. Weld accompanied by his
wife and little daughter arrived Mon
day by auto from their home in Cape
Elizabeth. They are making their
headquarters at Hotel Oxford while
calling on old friends and relatives.
Mr. Weld was in former years a resi-
dent of Skowhegan, his home being
on the farm now owned by DR..
Stevens.
E. l.. Bagley of Portland was in
town over Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bagey who formerly lived on the
Lakewood road and more recently on
Madison avenue, moved to Portland
during the summer, and plan to re-
main there until next spring. Mr..
Bagley has been employed by the
American Ply Wood Co., but is to
change to another establishment in
the early future.
The bean canning season OF the
Portland Packing Company on Spring
street, closed last Tuesday. 172,707
cans of beans were put up. 1t is
probable that the labelling season will
commence the first of next week.
There is an acre and a half of corn
belonging to Percy Lombard which
will be husked by hand and hung In
the shop for seed. There were 374,637
cans of corn packed and 131 ,272 cans
of succotash.
The Christian Science Society of
Skowhegan, a branch of the First
Church of Christ, Scientist in Boston.
held it's annual business meeting Mon
day night and elected the following
officers: First reader. John l.. Fish;
End reader, Miss Adelaide Helen Ian
caster; clerk, Mrs. Josephine NJ. Cas-
we'll: treasurer, Mrs. Walter P. Ord
way; collector, miss Mary H. Friend;
directors, Mrs. John H. Steward, Mrs.
Howard Friend, Mrs. +. l.. Flynt;
auditor, A. II. Patten. Mr.. Patten
acted as chairman of the meeting.
The marriage intentions of William
T. Currier and Sadie Hunter Chasse
of this place have been placed on file
at the town clerks office. Mr. Cur
rier is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Al
bert Currier of Winthrop. Mrs.
Hunter Chase is the daughter of
Mrs. Emma QLashonD Hunter; also
the marriage intentions OF Walter P.
Thornhill of North Vassalboro and
Mildred Ames of this place. Mr..
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