The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-03-04
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

A stated conclave of De Molay Com
mandery No. 10 X. r was held at the
asylum Tuesday night.
Attorney George W. Cover left here
Tuesday morning for Bangor to attend
Superior Court sessions.
The Helen Missionary Circle will
meet with Mrs. +. T Goodrich next
Friday afternoon. Ladies will please
take the > O'Clock car.
Madeline McCoombs Of Wateryille
spent a few days visiting her father,
Bert McCoombs and her sister Vera
McCombs at the home OF Father A. o.
LaCroiX.
Mrs. George Clough left here Mon
day for Augusta where she visited for
few days and then journeyed on to
to Portland She is expected home
sometime next week
A large class of candidates recely-
ed the degree on Tuesday evening at
the meeting of * OF p Lodge. The
work of rank of page and esquire
were in order. There was large at
tendance.
The Working League Of the Fede-
rated Church met Monday afternoon
at the church parlor There was a
good attendance and a social time was
enjoyed. 1t was decided to serve a
supper on Wednesday, March II.
The Phlathea Class which was to
have been entertained at the home of
Mrs r. l.. Marston last Wednesday
has been postponed until next We'd
nesday. The class will be entertain
ed at the Federated Church parlors.
Adolph j. Provost will leave here
next Monday accompanied by Edward
Terrio Of Waterville, for Portland
where the former will receive medi-
cal attention at the Abbotts Hospital
They will return the middle of the
week.
Libby Pulsifer returned to Colby
College Monday after visit at his
home here His mother, Mrs. Helen
l.. Pulsifer has reopened her home on
Madison avenue after spending seye-
raj months with her brother in Water
Vile.
Mr.. and Mrs William E. Andrews
and son Richard of Augusta are COM
ing to Skowhegan to make their fut-
ure home with Mr. Andrews mother
Mrs. William Andrews of the Dr.
Mann road. Mr.. Andrews recently
passed away.
The Barley Burke murder trial at
the Court House has been drawing a
large number Of spectators taxing the
seating capacity of the court room to
the utmost. One man finding small
floor space but no chairs available
went down town and procured a box
to sit upon. Several others follow
ed his example and extracted comfort
from the court house basement.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Henderson
prOprietors of the Henderson
sporting camps and Mrs. Agnes Coop
err, left Tuesday morning for jack
man. after being here in attendance
at the Burke murder trial as wit
nesses. The greater part of the wit
nesses, except those most intimately
concerned in the tragedy. had left
Skowhegan previous to this time.
Brief funeral services were held
Monday afternoon at two o'clock for
the late Mrs. Lucy Wheeler, wife of
j. Henry Wheeler of 90 Lawton st.
Of this town. She had been i'll only
short time. The funeral services
were conducted by Rev. George Mer
riam. The remains were placed in
the southside receiving tomb. Mrs.
Wheeler had been a resident of this
place for several years. coming here
from Wellington.
Mr. ard Mrs. william Hall OF Jack
man, who were called as witnesses for
the State in the Earthquake trial,
returned Monday to Jackman. Mrs.
Hall, it will be recalled was the wait
ress who served Nelson w. Bartley's
supper the night of the tragedy. Mr..
Hall was not called 10 the stand In
our story last week in which we men
toned Mr.. Halls visit to the GOV
Prouty camps, 1t seems we were mis-
informed We are now told that Mr..
Hall who was there to visit his wife,
employed as a waitress, in the lumber
camps in the fracas with Ex-Governor
Prouty, lost out, the statesman be-
Al. Al d..