The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-05-06
SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS


Miss Grace Merrill spent the week
end visiting her mother returning
| 10 Augusta Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Day nee Miss
Margaret Moore are the proud pa
rents Of a little son born Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs Myron LOOMS Of Ca
man were in town this week calling
on friends.
Friends of r. G. Bigelow will be
pleased TO learn that he is improving
rapidly from his recent illness.
Norris Laney of North avenue has
had electric lights installed at his
home this week
William Sargent and Wardell
Laney left here yesterday morning for
bingham. where they will install a
heating plant for Forrest Colby.
Louis NJ. Laney went to Carry
Pond yesterday, where he will be en-
gagged in plumbing at the hotel in
the place for several days.
Mrs. Florence Maloon of Mercer
a4li come to SkoWhegan next week
to make her home with her sister Mrs
Della Barnes for the present.
4 moving picture benefit entitled
Girls, personatiug Marguerite Clark.
will be given at the Opera House,
Wednesday evening May IL, by the
Ella +. Mitchell PhiIathea Glass.
Z ". buchanan County Attorney T.
r Merrill and j. II. Lancaster are
in Portland this week attending
meeting OF the Masonic bodies Of
Maine.
Miss Annie Turcotte and Miss We
lena Bouchard are expected to arrive
here soon from Penacook, y. H., to
visit their parents Tor an indefinite
time.
The marriage of Woodman Dawes of
this place and Pearl Shurtliff of Wa
teryille, y. b. was quietly solomnized
at the Bethany parsonage by Rev Geo.
Merriam last Saturday evening. The
single ring service was used
Mrs. Eddie Roulard was operated
on at the Somerset Hospital. Tues
day afternoon. Mrs Roulard has
been employed in the household of
Mr.. and Mrs. f. v Briggs for some
time.
Members of Simon Peters Post
held a baked bean supper in Grange
Hall Monday evening with good at
tendance. Music WAS furnished by
the Skowhegan Military Band An
interesting speech WIS made by Can
thin John ". Healey and others Of the
Post
The Ladies' Social Circle met at the
home of Mrs. w. II. Emery, Monday
afternoon. The regular business was
transacted and the president Mrs l.
J. Smith appointed a working com
mttee for next year. The next
meeting viii be May II at the home
of Mrs. E. d. Packard of Water street
1t will be of interest to Somerset
County Spiritualsts to note that there
will occur on May 18th the cath An
nual Convention of the Maine State
Spirtualist Association at Guilford.
The night before will he devoted to
a reception and general conference.
All day Saturday will be taken up
with business sessions On Satur-
day evening, Sunday afternoon and
evening, there will be public lectures
and seances conducted by Maud Litch
Torrey of Lynn, Mass.
Word has been received here that
Miss Edna Crawford, who formerly
was assistant manager at the Direct
Importing Company here with her
sister. Miss Nellie Crawford. has re-
ceived her diploma from a business
college in Fredericton. y. b., and
now has a fine position with the St.
John Lumber Driving Company. She
commenced her duties May 1st and
will work until September and then
come to Skowhegan to spend the
winter with her sister, Mrs. George
Brooks.
Norris Roullard who conducts a ge-
neral store on French street of this
town was before Trial Justice r G.
Lord Saturday, answering TO charge of
selling Intoxicating liquors. of which
the essence of vanilla was the prin-
cipal beverage. After being search
ed by Sheriff Mooers, over two humid
red empty bottles of vanilla were
found at his store. Mr.. Rouillard
was fined 500 and costs and six
months in Jail with six months addi-
tional in default of payment of fine
He appealed and furnished the neces-
sary bonds.