The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-09-07
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| Tuesday.
Bion Huff of Bingham was operated
on Tuesday morning at kennebee
Valley Hospital.
Mrs. Fred J. Thibodeau of East
Rochester. n Il. is visiting in town
at the home of her mother, Mrs. Sarah
Tantish
Mr.. and Mrs. II. C. Woodbury. and
Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Symons enjoy
| ed luncheon at The Herbert in King
field, Labor Day.
Mrs. Cora Cayouette left Saturday
| for New York City where she will at
| tend to business connected with her
millinery establishment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine Emerson are
the parents OF son born last Thurs
day at kennebec Valley Hospital. The
child has been named Robert Blaine.
Mr.. and Mrs Alton H. Jones of Att
burn and their daughter, Isabella.
spent Sunday and Labor Day with
Mrs. j. Weymouth in the south part
of Skowhegan.
Andrew Cote of Camden was in town
over the week end visiting with his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Cote. He
also visited Sunday with his brother
George in Harmony.
Mrs Mabel G. Bragg of East Lea
witt street will entertain the Pioneer
Past Noble Grands' Association next
Monday afternoon. The meeting is
called at $50 o'clock.
The Ladies' Social Circle of the
Methodist Church will hold an i'm
portant business meeting with Mrs.
Carrie MCPHERSON on Elm street. next
Wednesday afternoon, Sept. -, at
2.3O o'clock.
Mr.. and Mr.. J. F. Lanpher of
Stoneham, Mass, who have been
guests of Mrs. Benjamin Gaylord, re-
turned home yesterday. They form
erly resided in Skowhegan, moving
to Stoneham fourteen years ago.
Maurice c. Walker of Woodsville, n.
H., who was a member of Company
Il with the American Expeditionary
Forces in France. visited with Walter
Lessard the latter part of the week.
Mr.. Walker was kept busy renewing
acquaintance with former Co. e
members.
Friends of Mrs Amanda Poulin will
be interested to know that she is
conyalescing at the home of her
daughter Mrs. Lucy Chagnon in
Fairfield. Mrs. poulin was taken
with an attack of acute appendicitis
several days ago while visiting with
Mrs. Chagnon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira a. Norton have
been visiting with relatives in Lynn,
Mass. They were accompanied by
Thornton w. Merriam. who was re-
turning to Cleveland, Ohio and Miss
Helen e. Merriam, who was leaving
to resume her duties as teacher in a
school in Springfield Mass.
List of letters remaining uncalled
for at the Skowhegan postoffice for
the week ending September End: Mrs
Wallace Cooley, Blanche Gauvin, Mrs.
V. A. Ledger, Mrs. Lizzie Miller,
Mrs. S. S. Parlin, Mrs. joel l.
Weeks. Those letters will be sent
to the dead letter Office, ,if not called
for before September 10th, 1922.
George G. Brown, travelling sales
man for S. Openheimer of New York
City. formerly made SJowhegan as a
part of his route, but has not been
coming here since 1916. Meeting a
Skowhegan friend on the train re-
Gently he spoke of having known A. II.
Jewett Jewett & Pencil, Alfred
Lang and others. He seemed much
interested in Skowhegan provision
dealers of eight or more years ago.
Friends of Mrs. Laura Fowler
Head, wife of Charles Head of No
Fairfield, will regret to learn of her
death. Mrs. Head was the daugh
ter of William Fowler, who formerly
resided on the River road to Water
Vile. Beside her husband. one
daughter Mrs. Edith Head HoXie of
North Fairfield survives Funeral
services were held yesterday from the
home at / so. The age of the de-
ceased was 50 years.
Mr.. and Mrs Verd Morton and Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Dillingham; of Free
port, who were enjoying an automo-
bile trip thru this section, drove in
to Skowhegan Sunday evening, ex-
pecting to hear Rev. George Merriam
preach, not being aware of the sum
| mer order of services. They how
ever, went to the church parsonage
and there had a pleasant call with
Mr.. Merriam and his family. The
Merriams formerly lived in Freeport,
| Mr.. Merriam having been pastor oil
the Baptist church in that town.
About fifty members of Somerset
Council, Knights of Columbus, were in
Madison Sunday attending the inst-
tuition of a council in that town. For
ty-five candidates received the de-
grees, Thomas Delaney Of WaterYille
working the first and second While
State Deputy Edward y. Flaherty oil
Portland was in charge of the third.
The council at Madison is the third
in the county there being one In
Jackman, established last July, and
that in Skowhegan which has been
In existence for "a little over two years
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