The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-05-02
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

=. Iona Packard and Miss Len;
lion we're visitors for the day Fri
day in Waterville.
Mrs. F o Eaton accompanied by he
.,.ner Lafayette Goodwin Of Albior
.,ort the day Friday in Waterville.
Mrs Ira A. Norton and daughter
clarence. have gone to Lewiston fol
3. visit with the mother of Mrs. Nor
ton.
Dr Kleber w. Smith was In Lewis.
ton Thursday on business. Mrs
smith accompanied him as far a;
Waterville.
Mrs. John Cover returned to her
home in Winthrop Friday after a
,.isit of two weeks with her son, DR.
5. NJ Cover.
Miss Allie Goodrich, a student at
Miss Moody's school, Portland, re-
,prned Monday after visit since Fri
day at her home here.
Attention is called to the advertise
mpnt in another column of Hackett &
Witham, wherein they announce bar
gains in used automobiles.
Mr. and Mrs. w. E. Porter left Fri
dav for a visit of about one week to
relatives in Woodbridge, N. j. They
will also visit New York City.
DR.. S. NJ. Cover, who attended the
Grand Council of Royal Arcanum
held in Portland last week was elect
cd Grand Warden of the Council.
There will be a meeting of the
Camp Meeting Association at the ves-
try of the M. e. church, Madison, next
Monday, May s, at o'clock, p. m.
Charles E. Marshall of Boston, who
was here to attend the funeral of j.
B Maddocks, returned home Friday.
Mr.. Marshall was a son-in-law of the
deceased
Mrs. NJ. H. Mason, who has been
spending the winter in Florida and
Charleston, s. c., arrived in Show
began, Thursday evening to spend the
summer with her sister, Mrs. Fred
Pooler.
DR.. Ivory Lowe of Canaan spent the
day, Thursday in town having bust
ness here. DR.. Lowe has been a
practicing physician in Canaan for
nearly half century.
The Senior class of Somerset Aca-
DENY, Athens, numbering five stu
dents, were in town Friday for a trip
TO Waterville. Mrs. NJ. ]. Hight ac-
companed them to that city, as chap
erone.
Mrs. A. ]. Bernard of Nashua, N. H.
who accompanied the remains of Mr.
Bernard here for interment returned
home, Friday. While in town Mrs.
Bernard was the guest of Mrs. A. K.
Rowell.
Mrs. Milford Keene returned to her
home in Canaan, Monday, after visit
in the family of her son, Milford
keene. Her visit at this time was oc-
casioned owing to the illness of her
sons wife, who is to leave during
the present week for treatment at
the Hebron Sanitarium, Hebron.
The remains of Albert S Bigelow
who died at Augusta in February
were brought here for interment In
the South Side cemetery, Wednesday.
The deceased was born in Skowhegan
and is Survived by a widow and two
children. There are also two sis
tiers who reside here and who are
Mrs Carrie Brown and Mrs. S. i.
Brown.
James Nedeau while driving the
team of Edward Sevoie Saturday was
thrown out and dragged several rods:
The accident happened owing to the
horse becoming frightened at the
train and the driver after being
thrown out became tangled up in the
reins The horse got away but Ne
deau's injuries were not considered
serious.
Skowhegan friends are regretting
exceedingly the fact Of the passing out
of Mrs Helen S. Atwood, the mother
of r. e. Atwood, cashier of the Show
hogan Trust Co. Mr. Atwood was
called to Auburn Friday owing
to her serious condition and her death
occurred during the day. The de-
ceased was well known in different
parts of the state as an influential
club woman.
The cottages at Lakewood are be-
ing made ready for occupancy ami
the boats are being repaired for the
summer season. "Thef,1dler" G. p.
Fairgrieves motor boat was the first
one to be put into the waters of the
lake this year, having been placed
therein Thursday last. 1t is ex-
pected that 8 or 10 new boats will be
added this year to the large number