The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-11-03
w. 2. ORDWAY, Skowhegan, Maine

Mr.. and Mrs. e. l.. Clougb were in
Lewiston last week called there by the
leath of a friend.
Skowhegan Soross will hold it's
irst meeting of the season Monday
evening, November Z.
Mrs. Ida Mitchell who has been Wis
ting Mrs. William Kincaid on Court
street has returned to her home in
Clinton.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Porter have been
visiting relatives in Portland. They
were accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. w.
9. Lord who visited relatives in Saco.
Miss Dorothy kilbreth, who attends
Skowhegan high school, staying with
Ter sister, Mrs. Harry Dysart, went to
Cast Winthrop. Thursday to spend Me
balance of the week with her grand
mother.
Mrs. Frazier Furlong, daughter En-
ma Furlong and niece Mrs. Leslie
Kennedy, left Saturday for their home
in Morrow. Aroostook county after
spending few days with Mrs. Fur
longs sister, Mrs. Nelson Ryder.
Philip Poulin, student at La Sail
cite College, Hartford Conn. arrived
here Monday on the midday train to
visit his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. X
Poulin. His sister Harrietta Poulin
s also at home from Mt. RIerici Acad
my WaterviIle, both being called
here because of the death of their
grandmother, Mrs. Leon Boutin.
William c. Robinson of North An
son was in Skowhegan Monday to at
end meeting of the Board OF Dircc.
tors of the Somerset County Farmer
Cooperative Telephone Co. Mr.. Rob=
nson has lately been enjoying a y5ii
rom his brother. DR.. Robinson of
Washington ID. {. He expects to
cave later in the season for Ontario
where he will attend to business mat
ters and visit for about a month
Mrs. Annie Chase of Cornylle WIS
operated on Tuesday at Somerset Hos
pital. James Blunt had q throat on
grafton at Somerset Hospital Satur-
lay and among other surgical patients
ut the same institution are: Lewis La
croix for appendicitis and Doris Perry
If Beach St. Medical patients are:
Mrs. Laura Twaddelle; Thomas Pool
II, who is threatened with pneumonia;
Mrs. Guy Staples of Hartand and Mrs.
ethel Groves of Canaan. Patients dis
charged are: Mrs. BerYle Barron and
infant son of Arson. Mrs. John Rcd
nond Miss Aurinda Swain Mrs. Wal
ter Harve, Skowhegan Mrs. Bertha
Shaw of Fairfield and Miss Maliennc
Richards of Madison.
Carl d. Smith of Washington, penn
is visiting this week with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo Smith on Ken
nebec street. Mr. Smith is fuel
'ngineer and his duties are to assist
n the directing of the utilization of
fuel and the designing of apparatus
for the use of artificial gas. His tor
ritory covers several of the middle
states. Mr.. Smith graduated from
Skowhegan high school in the class Of
1899. He is married and has fam
lily of six children Mr.. Smiths visit
to New England was occasioned by the
departure of his sister Miss Margcr}
Smith who left Saturday afternoon for
interest of State extension work. lie
also visited his sister Miss Alice
Smith, teacher in the Maiden
fMass.1 schools.
John Loberg of Athens who has been
for years well known among the
Swedish farmers of this section. was
in town Monday and expected at that
time to leave yesterday morning for
Santa Barbara, Cal Mr. Loberg has
been for long time greatly interest
cd in a plan of cooperative farming
and while he has not been successful
in putting theory into practice in
Maine, he has found parties who are
interested in the movement in Calf
ornia and is going there at this time
to consider the same. Mrs. l.oberg
will remain in Athens for the present
and if Mr Ioberg is successful in his
California undertakings she will Join
him in that State He is to make the
trip by automobile in company with
J.. B. Dutton of Madison who goes to
California to spend the winter.