Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-05-28

Mrs. Mark Emery left for Lewiston
Thursday morning.
MIR. and Mrs. Humphrey Dyer
were called to Hartland on account
F., Of the death of Mrs. Dyer's father,
Ruel Williams, on Sunday last. They
| returned to Skowhegan on Wednes-
day.
At the Junior Exhibition on Tues
day evening, Miss Geneva Smith act
| ed as pianist for the orchestra in the
place Of Johp Oddly. who played for
the dances. Miss Smith only had
short notice that her services were
| required but played with her usual
skill and ease. Through an error,
| the character Of Elfrida Clifford. the
| nurse girl was not mentioned in the
| write-up of the junior play. The
part was very prettily taken by Miss
Amelia NJ. Halle. Miss Halle is also
q high honor student in the class.
Miss Beatrice Smiley who recently
returned home from Boston and ac-
copied position in the Bucknam
| pharmacy, beginning her duties on
| Monday of this week.
It is a current r,itnor that the
stores will close on Wednesday, aft
ernoons beginning next week for the
summer months.
Ralph Gledhill Of East Madison,
passed through Skowhegan on his
way to Waterville. Tuesday. On his
return he reported the roads be-
tween Hinckley and Skowhegan as
very rough.
Mrs. Shepard Hunnewell of East
Madison, who was reported as very
ill is much improved. Charles Hill
ton, a former East Madison resident
last.
Mrs. Kate Reed of East Madison,
who has been passing some weeks in
Boston with friends and relatives, is
again at home.
William H. Paine, deputy sheriff
of Cumberland county, and a former
Skowhegafl resident, has been in
town looking for a white woman
and negro. Sheriff John A. Mooers
assisted Mr.. Paine in his search and
the couple we're located in q house
on the south side of the river. The
! COUPLE claim to be married and ex-
hibited a marriage certificate to- the
officers but inasmuch as the warrant
| for their arrest was sworn out by
the wemaf1's husband. 1t appears to
be a case OF bigamy. Deputy Sheriff
Paine took the pair back to Port
land with Rim leaving on the s
oclock train of Thursday:
H. s. Melcher, chief carpenter FOR
the Maine Central Railroad Com
pany. was in town Tuesday looking
over the Maine Central property
with a view to contemplated
changes which will probably take
place in the near future. Among
the changes which may be made will
be the doing away of the present
baggage room, and the heating
plant from which the cars and sta
ton have been heated for some
years past. The cars will be returned
to track near the round house ana
will be heated from an engine in the
house. The station will probably be
remodeied to considerable extent
making the south end a general
waiting room. The station and
freight ofIice will each have separate
heaters.
Mrs. Harry Churchill accompan-
led by hef four. children, left
Wednesday afternoon for her home
In Bangor. Mrs. Churchill came
here to accompany the remains of
her father, the late Edward Barry,
who died at her home and to whom
she gave devoted care for some
months before his death. Edward
P. Barry of South Bost0i, who was
also called here BY the death 0f his
father. returned to his home on
Wednesday afternoon.