The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-02-19
LOCAL ITEMS
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arrived Thursday to care for Mrs.
Arthur Pomelow
Miss Tryphena Russell has been
engaged to substitute at the Rest
rooms because OF Miss Iva Holway's
illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Davis Miller have
been called to Stetson on account of
the death of Mrs. Mirers niece, Mrs.
Emma Delany.
Mrs. Chauncey Locke Of Cornyille
underwent a serious surgical opera
ton at Kennebec Valley hospital,
Monday afternoon.
Sunset Chapter, No SO, Order of the
Eastern Star. will hold a regular
meeting ON Friday, tomorrow even
in There will be work.
The many friends of Mrs. Arthur
Pomelow OF y Bloomfield street will
b. elad to learn that she is improy-
ire ron her serious illness.
Miss Augusta Savage has returned
to Boston after visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs Jewett Savage OF Pleas
at street, for two weeks.
Owing to SO much sickness among
the students at Hebron Academy that
institution is closed and Julian Good
rich is i'll at his home in this village.
The sum of $40 was cleared from
the food sale conducted by the Ella
F Mitchell Philathea class in the
Morrison G. Mcclellan Block, Satur
day.
Deputy Sheriff Henry Armstrong of
Jackman, who is here attending the
murder trial, left yesterday for
Brownyile where he was called by
the illness of his sister.
! Hunnewell, who is superin-
tending the work on the cottages at
the State Reformatory here, was OBJ
liged to return to his home in Port
land on account of his illness.
III Ralph Perry went to Madison Tues
Say where he was called owing to
the death of his sister, Mrs. Flora
Houghton. She was born in Skowhe-
gan and lived here the greater part Of
her life.
Edward Lewia, the ten yCal old son
of Mr.. and Mrs Frank Lewia of Hal
lowell, but formerly residents OF
Skowhegan, died in that city this week
following a surgical operation of ap-
pendicitis.
The basket ball game played at
Pennington Friday eveing between
the Skowhegan team and the Farm
ington team resulted in score of %
to Is in favor of Skowhegan. Miss
Eunice Chase acted as coach.
At the Bethany Baptist parsonage
Saturday night at eight o'clock Rev.
George Merriam officiated at the we'd
ding of Albert F. Day, son of the late
Wesley Day and Mrs. Jennie Lewis,
native of Bangor but now resi-
dent of Skowhegap. The single ring
service was used Mr.. Day is en-
ployed at Pleasant Ridge and he and
his wife will make their home in
Skowhegan.
The next meeting of the Skowhegan
Sorosis will be held in the library
parlors next Monday evening, Feb %
with Thrift for the subject. The
committee in charge are Mrs. Effie
Furber, Mrs Ina Hill, Mrs. Bertha
Holt, Mrs Vivian Woodbury., and
Mrs. Laura Twaddell All the mem
bers who could were going to salvage
something and buy thrift stamps OF
Miss Alice Written before this meet
ing.
The Bethany Baptist church YES
tries were the delightful scene of
Valentine party Saturday evening
when the members of the Bethany
Choir and few invited guests en-
joyed this feature with much pleas
ure. The rooms were prettily decor
ated with red and white hearts. There
were guessing contests during the
evening appropriate to Valentines
Day. The hostess was Mrs, Ethel
Whittier Ames. Refreshments were
served
Three men were allowed to cool OFF
during the night in the jail after the
arrival of the sos train Monday night.
II appears that these men got to i'm
bibing little too freely in a down
river city and made some distur
hance on the re urn trip to Skowhe-
gsa. The men work in town and were
allowed to resume their labors Tues
day morning The arrests were made