The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-01-15
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS



Mrs. John Dumont, who has been
quite i'll at her home on Winter street.
is better
Miss Grace Merrill was up from Au-
gusta to spend the week end visiting
her mother, Mrs. Eta S. Merrill of
Water street.
Arthur Sincyr returned to his home
in Lewiston, Monday after spending
the weeks end with Mrs. Green Getch-
ell and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs A. Frank Bickford are
moving from their apartments on
High street to the Symons Block,
which is being remodeled
Edward Merrill a graduate OF
Skowhegan High school in the class
of 1919, has gone to Portland where
he expects to find employment.
Miss Eleanor Confrey, who has
been a guest at the home of Mrs. Her
bert SWEET, left last week wor Or
lando, Florida, where she will spend
the remainder of the winer.
Captain and Mrs. John w. Healy
have been receiving congratulations
the past week on the birth of a son
born January 8. He has been given
the name of Robert Maurice.
Misses Agnes and Lois Mantor were
called from their studies at Boston
University and University Of Maine,
respectively, on account of the illness
of their father, Postmaster Clarence
Mantor.
Among the out-of-town people pres
ent at the funeral of Walter M. Val
liere was Ernest E. Dolbier, an uncle
of Mrs. Waller, who came from Old
Orchard, returning Immediately after
the funeral.
Postmaster Clarence Mantor under
went surgical operation for appen-
dicitis Friday night at Somerset Hos
pital DR.. Sturtevant of Augusta,
Drs. Richardson and Dascombe per
formed the operation.
Miss Dorothy NJ. Elliot and Miss
Euniee Chase, English teachers of the
Skowhegan High School, were in
Waterville. Friday, to attend the
teachers meeting at the Waterville
High School, for the purpose of or
ganizing a Neighborhood Club.
George Lynch who was i'll last week
at the Oxford, recovered sufficiently
Friday to return to his home in Bath
where his sister, Mrs. Annie McCaus-
land resides. Mr.. Lynch was accom-
panied to Bath by Robert W. Haines
who returned to Skowhegan Saturday
At the L. o. G. c. meeting Thurs
day evening there was a very large
attendance. Following the regular
business session a dance was enjoyed
with music by Varney's orchestra
Mrs Mary Lyon Green. pianist. The
installation of officers will probably
occur on Thursday evening, January
% and an announcement will be CIV
en- later regarding this affair.
T.. c. Butler of the firm of Butler d
Butler who has been in the South
for the last few months, on business,
has been in town for a visit, having
arrived the latter part OF last week
lie departed Wednesday. Mr.. Butter
has bee nlocated at Chipley, Fla. ana
reports a genuine freeze during the
present winter in that section of the
South.
Thaddeus F. Tilton, who has been
been handling the news end OF the In
dependent Reporter for the last two
weeks. left Sunday morning for wat
eryille TO resume his studies at Colby
College. An interesting narrative
ON Wantonoit Club activities, an or
ganization to make boys acquainted
with nature, prepared by Mr.. Tilton
appeared in the Magazine section oil
SATURDAYS Lewiston Journal.
Louis Sombley, an Italian, OF Burn
ham. is at Kennebec Valley Hospltai
suffering from injuries received while
at work on the construction work oil
the Central Maine Power Company
Friday forenoon. Mr.. Sombley sus-
tanned broken knee, spralned
back and cut in the head. lie was
hit by a scale pan and fell into hole
which resulted with the aforem"n-
toned wounds. Mr.. Sombley came to
work here only short time ago.
Deputy Sheriff Albert ]. Libby, the
Water street barber, has sold out MS
interest in his shop to Archie Cote
but will probably continue to work in
the shop. His reason for selling was
that his duties as deputy sheriff
take so much of his time that he
wishes to feel free to leave his work