The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-04-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bushey Of the
River Road are the parents of a little
son.
Miss Olive Piper of Benton is visit
ing her sister Mrs. Donald Cate of
Turner avenue.
Mrs. Frank Green of Upper Middle
street is a patient at Kennebec Val
ley Hospital.
Clayton Z. Eames, an attorney of
Scion, was in town Tuesday having
business at the court house.
r. F. Genthner of Damariscotta
visited his daughter. Miss Beatrice
Genthner at Miss Hannah R. Pages
home on Tuesday last.
Local men called as jurors to serve
at the Drieskis murder trial are John
Lacasse, Olin G. Valliere, George H.
Webb and NJ. S. Osborn.
Miss Arlene Buteau is employed as
bookkeeper at the Day store, Miss
Christine n. Pooler having completed
her duties in that capacity.
Tilson Salley of Madison is at Som
erset Hospital for a second surgical
operation, a previous n having late
ly been performed there.
Mrs. Harry NJ. Cullen has resumed
dressmaking in Skowhegan and has
opened rooms for that purpose in the
Taggart house on High street.
Mrs. J V. Wiley has returned from
Boston, where she visited with her son
Lawrence Wiley, a student at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The quarantine has been lifted from
the Dyer homestead. occupied by Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Wentworth, Miss Lu-
cile Wentworth having recovered from
scarlet fever.
Mrs. Herbert L. Ames of Mount
Pleasant Avenue has been seriously ill
this week following a critical surgical
operation performed Monday at Som
erset Hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abner Currier, who
have been living in town on Shirley
street durins the winter, are back at
the farm which was purchased by their
son-in-law, Harry M. Cullen.
Frank l.. Gipson of Bingham, a rep
~resentative to the Legislature was in
town Tuesday having business at Pro-
bate Court. Mr.. Gipson returned to
L. Bingham from Augusta, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Poland of Ever
EFT, Mass, were in town Monday be-
ing on their return home from Athens
where they were called by the death of
Mr.. Poland's sister, Mrs. George Gard
ner.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Murray who live
on the Russell road went to Pittsfield
Saturday with the children of the late
Mr.. and and Mrs. Llewellyn Mcclure
some OF whom will be placed in homes
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Hodgdon and
Miss Grace WATSON of Freeport were
visitors in Skowhegan last week com
ing here To look oyer real estate with
the prospect Of a possible location in
town.
Mrs. Alexis c. Greene of Farming
ton, n. II. is in town, a guest at the
home of her brother Bert A.. Nichols,
called here by the illness of her moth
er Mrs. Permelia York, a patient at
Somerset Hospital.
DR.. and Mrs. F. L. Tozier of Fair
field, who have been here as witnesses
in the case of Ham VS.. Maine Central
Railroad, have been guests at the
home of Mrs. Tozier's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. p. Pennell.
Miss Florence H. Colby of Bingham
has purchased a Haynes Special
speedster of the Clough Motor Com
pany. This is a special body style
of exceptional smartness and attracts
widespread attention.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart McCoubry of
Silver street, have a little son born
April 10, whom they have named Wal
ter Stewart. Mr.. McCoubry Is an
electrician in the employ Of the Cen
trail Maine Power Co.
Rev. E. B. Tetley, pastor Of the Bap-
fist church in Madison, will preach
at the Bethany Baptist church next
Sunday In exchange with Rev. George
Merriam. The services of the day
will be conducted as usual.
Mrs. Eliza CoviI1e. housekeeper at
the home Of w. E. Porter had the mis-
fortune to fall on the steps Monday
and sustained serious injuries to one
of her limbs. She has been removed
to Somerset Hospital for treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter F Dodge OF
| Beverly, Mass, who formerly lived in
Beech street have returned to town
and are stopping with Mrs. Stevens
of Maple street. Mr.. Dodge has re-
sumed his duties at the Somerset Shoe
Factory.
A. Fl. Whitman. Judge Deasey's re-
gular stenographer, who has been full
filling duties at the Maine Legislature,
resumed his regular work with the
Judge in the Supreme Court here
Tuesday, succeeding John A. Hayden
of Portland, the substituting stenog-
rapher.
All members of Priscilla Rebekah
Lodge who can are invited to meet at
the banquet room, this Thursday
night to work on Maybaskets, which
are to be placed on sale in the stores
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