The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-07-09

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Thibcau have
lately become the parents of daugh-
ter.
John cIough Of Augusta was the
guest saturday of his niece Mrs D. W.
Jones'.
Mr.. and Mrs l.. Z. Jacobs and fam
lily spent the 4th visiting with relatives
in Harmony
Miss Helen NJ. Luce spent Saturday
and sunday visiting her parents in
New Portland.
Misses A. Magma Gordon and Cor
inne Salley have gone to Spruce Point
for the summer.
Mrs. Scott Gilman and daughter left
Monday afternoon for an outing at
Lake Winnicook.
Mrs John Mcpherson was operated
upon Monday for appendicitis by Dr.
Stinchfcld at Somerset Hospital.
Mrs. b. T. Steward and Miss NJ. G.
Swain were at Yassalboro over the
holiday conducting a sale Of fancy
goods
Miss Dorothy NJ. Elliott went to
Hartlaud Friday to visit with her sis
tors. She will be away until about
the 10Th
Miss Zilda Leyassour has been WIS.,
ting relatives and friends in Water
Vile and other down river cities the
past week.
Elroy Seekins of Lawrence, Mass,
returned Sunday after visit with his
parents Clerk of Courts and Mrs. W.
j 7. Seekins on Leavitt st.
Mrs. Elizabeth Fo6ter of Wateryille
was here to attend the funeral OF
/ County Treasurer James Fellows. She
was a guest at the home of Mrs. Lucy
Philbrick.
Miss Carrie Thomson of Gardiner
and Miss Elizabeth Thomson of Bling
ham were holiday guests at the home
of their parents Mr.. and Mrs. George
Thomson.
Master Merle Campbell of Wilton,
who has been spending the past ten
days at the home of Mrs. Lizzie Smith
on the NorridgeWock road, returned
home Friday morning.
Tho annual picnic of the Ladies
Circle of the NJ. f. Church will be held
at tn Chas. Lashon cottage at Lake
wood. Friday afternoon of this week.
Ladies will please bring basket lunch.
Coffee and ice cream will be served.
C. J. Abbey had the misfortune Mon
day to badly lacerate the thumb on his
right hand cutting the flesh to the
bone. Mr.. Abbey, moving q piece of
machinery. ran a roller over the be
fore mentioned member, causing the
serious injury.
A party composed of Misses Pearle
Harville, Doris Cover Prudence
Wadsworth, Lyle Stinchfeld and Eu-
nice Patton are camping out at Lake
Wess arrunsett. Their chaperone is
Miss H. E. Bunker and they expect
to remain for ten days.
There was a large attendance at the
meeting of the Woman's Relief Corps
held Friday afternoon in Grand Army
Hall. Remarks were offered by Mrs
Ruth H. Eaton, the newly elected de-
partment president and reports of the
Convention recently held in Lewiston
were given by Mrs Ellen NJ. Smith and
Mrs Ella II. Crowell. 1t was decid-
ed at this meeting to hold field day
at Lakewood July II,
An assault case was before Judge
Brazzell in Municipal Court Monday
morning, OrYille Mason and Furber
MarSton having been arrested Friday
in Canaan. 1t seems that the two
men were intoxicated and called at the
home of Eugene Goodrich, where it is
understood one of the men struck Mr..
Goodrich. An arrest followed and at
the trial Mason was fined So and costs.
amounting to $24.26 or sentenced to 60
days in jail, while Marston was fined
IS and costs amounting to S25.76 or
60 days in Jail. Both men settled
While at work with the eXcavating
crew on the location of the Dodge
building. Joseph G, Williams found an
old and curious coin. 1t is evidently
Spanish money as it bears the in
scription, Hispan ct Ind Rex. 1t was
in what appeared to be an old pile of
refuse leather and must have been
swept out of some cobbler's shop long
years ago. 1t bears the date of 1922
and has a further Inscription of Caro-
lus Hi Del Gratia. Mr. Williams
plans to send the coin or a descrip-
ton of the same to some expert in
the early future to determine it's value
Lafayette Ames a former resident
of SkoWhCgan, passed away Tuesday