The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-05-20
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

well car.
Mrs. Eva o. H. Baker is visiting in
Boston and vicinity
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Goulette are
! the parents of young son
Everett Garland and family have
gone TO their cottage at Lakewood
! for the summer.
Mrs. Adam Simpson has been visit
ing with her son William Simpson
and family in Oakland
C. r. Huff and Joseph Chabot are
building summer cottages on the Park
man lots at Lakewood.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Parsons have
| been entertaining Mrs Parsons sister
Mrs. Arno Burton of Martinsburg, Va.
Frost H. Williams of Jackman, who
has been patient of DR.. Stinchtield
at the Kennebec Valley Hospital, has
returned to Jackman.
Mrs. Edith Nichols and her sister
Mrs Clyde Pierce and son Walker
Pierce of Portland left here Friday
for Harmony after visiting Mr. and
Mrs W. b. Whittier.
Friends of Mrs Mary Walton, moth
er of Mrs. J. II. Grundy. who sustain
ed shock at the Red Cross rooms a
year ago last winter and who has
lately been quite i'll, will be gratifled
to learn that she Is improving.
Frank S. Ross, who lately came from
st. Petersburg, Fla, will be at the
home of his brother, Charles A Ross
this summer. Last fall he sold his
home In ST Stephen. N. B., and will
probably make Skowhegan his future
home during the summer season.
Maurice p. Merrill Is moving his
family to the Merrill homestead on
Coburn avenue this week, having sold
his home on the same street to DR.. S.
NJ. Cover, who has been occupying the
Merrill homestead. Both families
plan to be in their new locations Sat
urday.
The many friends in this section Of
Mrs Altana Beal Clark of Salinas,
California formerly of North Fair
field, Maine) will be pleased to learn
that she expects to pass the summer
with relatives and friends in Maine.
She is now visiting son in LaPine,
Oregon, but plans to start east the
latter part of the present month.
The Relief Corps will meet in the
G. A. r. Hall, Friday, the 21st at 2.3O.
As there is to be initiation all officers
are requested to be in their chairs. On
of
the 10Th and 9th, the members will
meet in G. A. r. Hall to prepare the
wreaths for Memorial Day All loyal
ladies are requested to come and help.
On White or Pentecost Sunday, the
23rd, about so children will receive
their first communion at $50 in the
Catholic church. There will be spe-
cial music by the children. The
time for Easter duties ends on Trinity
Sunday week hence On that day
there will be special services on &C
count of the reception of the young
ladies of the church sodality.
George H. Plummer, president or
the Somerset Central Agricultural So
ciety, has called a meeting of the Of
ficers and trustees of that institution
at the office of Wentworth & PUN
mer this (Thursday) evening at 1870
The society is to move its present
ticket office in the early future from
the main gate to the auto entrance for
use at that point. new ticket Of
flee will be built at the main gate
somewhat larger than the present
one and will probably contain an Of
| flee for the secretary of the Fair.
| As the result OF a man employed
locally drinking quantity of dena-
tured alcohol mixed with strawberry
| soda and ginger beer last Friday
night. serious results followed. Drs
Young. Lord and Stinchfield were all
called and with prompt attention the
man was able to resume his labors
| Saturday morning. 1t seems GER
| tain party bought and mixed the con-
coction and served 1t to the man who
| suffered from the effects as previous
Iy mentioned The mixer of drinks,
so it is understood, was ordered to get
out Of town on certain train or sur
fer the consequences. He thought
best to change his residence in haste.
Funeral mass was OHeTeQ lueSudy
morning at nine O'Clock from Our
| Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic
! church for the late Mrs. Lena Thibo-
| deau wife of Leger Thibodeau of Cen
ter street, Father ]. l.. A. Renaud Of
| fciating. Greenleaf e. Cote directed
the funeral arrangements. Inter
ment was at Calvary cemetery. Mrs.
| Thibodeau died Sunday at her home
and was confined to her bed only
about "a hours. She was the daugh-
ter of Jerry Cowett of Railroad street
and besides her parents and husband
she leaves five children ranging in
ages from II to 3 years. They are
Leandre, Medora, Alvina, Alfredo and
Francis.
Pat McEvoy while working on the
Hume of the Kennebec Pulp Co. here
SUNDAY. had narrow escape from
death rs the result of fall. He was
engaged at the time in putting racks
and screens into the fiume and started
to go down into the wheel pit when
his foot slipped. He was precipitated
nineteen feet and fell so near the edge
of one of the wheels that his trousers
were torn and his garter cut in two.
Had he fallen upon the wheel, death
would probably instantaneously re-
suited. but as it was the three feet
of water in the bottom of the pit