The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-05-01

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Miss Ethel Thurston, a nurse, was
operated on at the cottage hospital Of
Miss Georgia Hill on Silver street.
last Saturday.
Golden Rod Branch I. S S and the
Sunshine Society OF Skowhegan viii
meet in the City Building. Thursday
afternoon. May &
DR.. Kleber Smith Of Freeport Is
visiting hs parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ".
f Smith on Water street He IS ae-
companied by his wife.
Mrs. Ella Goodwin and her little
son have arrived home from Indian
Pond where they have been passing
several weeks with relatives in that
vicinity
The regular monthly meeting Of
the Milburn Club was held at the
Club Rooms, Monday evening. Be
sides the regular business three new
members were admitted.
Corporal Ralph Morrow who has
been visiting his brother William
Morrow. has returned to Hartland
where he has a position as clerk IN
the Hamilton Drug Store
Raymond Lacasce, l member OF the
j11.ioI iia5 u III. 1s;-, .1.tss: Zip
School, had the misfortune to break
his right arm last Monday night while
cranking the car owned by G. K Fogg
Mrs Delta Barnes underwent Il sur
gical operation at her home on North
avenue this Thursday morning, by
DIS. Richardson and Daseombe. Miss
Mason of Waterylle will care for her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Van w Nelson accom-
panied by their daughter. Mrs. Ruth
Melvin, arrived in town last Tuesday
from Waterville, whore they have
been visiting for the past several
weeks.
The many friends OF Mr.. and Mrs.
c. c. Stewart are glad to learn that
their daughter Gladys, who is a pa
tient at Somerset Hospital, is speed
lily recovering from a surgical opera
ton.
Miss Margaret King has returned
home after a ten days trip to Bos-
ton and Walpole, Mass, visiting rela-
tives and friends. While in Boston
she witnessed the parade of the 26th
Division
The pupils OF the Sth grade of the
Skowhegan High School building en-
joyed socabe in the Assembly Hall
last Friday evening. Members of the
high school were invited. Miss
Edith G. Perry and Dorothy NJ. Lor
entson acted as chaperones. Refresh
ments Of ice cream and crackers were
served
The members of Priscilla Rebekah
Lodge are requested to meet in the
lodge rooms Sunday morning at $50
a. m. to attend Divine Worship with
the Odd Fellows at the First Baptist
church. II will be necessary to
leave the lodge rooms promptly at
1915 a. N. as services at the church
begin at 1880.
The North Carolina" with 81 Of
flcers and l443 men of the 18TH In
fantry, Rainbow Division. unit of Ala
bama, arrived at Hoboken. Friday and
were taken to Camp Merritt. N. J.
Among this number was Nelson M.
Washburn a former member of the
Independent-Repor force. The
167th Infantry fought through yirtu-
ally every big American offensive
and entered Germany with the Army
of Occupation. Mr.. Washburn will
probably go to Alabama for his dis
charge and arrive home within few
weeks.
Mrs. Della Barnes and her daughter
Miss Maud Greene, spent Sunday at
the home of her brother Tracy Gates
and family on Madison avenue This
occasion was to celebrate Mrs.
Barnes birthday. and at the same
time 1t was sad event, as this was
the first time she had been out-of-
doors for seven months. having been
confined to her home on account of
serious Illness. The younger chill
dren of the Gates family desired to
make some Ice cream and their first
procedure was to get some Ice. This
is what they did. They secured some
icicles which were on the caves at
the car barn. their quantity being a
large pail full. Later, nearly two
gallons OF ice cream was made,
According to the statistics OF the
Boston Globe, Skowhegan stands
third In the State In the number OF
men killed during the war Water
Vile is first with 10; Bangor. g.; and