The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-11-25
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

John NJ. Little who is now in New
York, attended the Yale-Harvard
football game Saturday.
Miss Alice T. Goodrich arrived Tues
day night from Keene. N. H. and has
accepted position in Ordways for
the winter
Percy Means of Gardiner. former
drug clerk at the Buchanan Drug
Store, was in town Monday attending
to business
Mrs. C. W. Goodrich of Madison
avenue has lately returned from a
three weeks visit with her sister Mrs.
A. l.. Smith in Roslindale, Mass.
The remains Of Joseph, two days old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. George Dionne
who live on the East Madison road.
were inferred yesterday afternoon in
Calvary cemetery.
The Ruth Head Cragin Chapter d.
A. r. Of North Arson will meet at
the home of Mrs. M. A. Games, "a
Leavitt street on Thursday, Dec. 2.
The ladies will arrive at fairly early
hour in the morning, enjoy picnic
dinner at noon and return to their
home late in the afternoon.
George SIMPSONS sleigh presents a
rather delapidated condition with q
hole punched thru its back and one
thill broken. Mr. Sampson did not
figure in runaway but an automobile
driven by VIM. Andrews which came
around the corner near where the
horse was hitched to the sleigh,
Slowed sufficiently to it the sleigh and
the horse Immediately decided to
climb over the hitchng post. The
damages previously referred to were
sustained.
Following are the books received
this month at the public library: Ac
cepting the Universe (Burroughs)
Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie;
Poems of Henry Van Dyke; Poor
Mans Rock, Sinclair; Devils Paw,
Oppenheim; 1t Pays to Smile. Put
nam; Baseball Boys at Lakeport,
Stratemeyer; Mac of Placid, Long
streth Rose Dawn (White); The Trap
(Footer); Lonesome Land (BoWes);
Ranch at Wolverine (Bowes) Injun
and Whitley (HartD; Armies House of
Dreams Montgomery.
A serious automobile accident was
occasioned Sunday when two boys,
Norman Perkins, son of Roland Per-
kins and the six year old son of Guss
Laney slid down Chestnut street and
colided with a car driven by Law
renee Demo, going up North Ave. 1t
is understood that Demo tried to turn
out but Was unable to do so in time
to avoid the accident. The Perkins
boy sustained fractured skull. the
bones being damned in on the brain
and an operation was required for
the removal of the pieces. The pa
tent was removed to Somerset Hospi-
tai The Laney boy was taken to his
home. where sixteen stitches were
taken by Dr. GAIA in his face to close
the wound He began to become con
scious Monday about noon.
The First Phlathoa Glass of the
/ Federated Church Observed their thir-
j teenth birthday anniversary last even
j ing in the church parlors. The chair
man of the program committee was
! MI -. Hli0 P'NN"ih ''i'' 'iis'' -A''''''
/ Oddly in charge of the refreshments.
] Tie following program was very en-
tertaningly carried out: solo William
Wilkee; solo, J. Harvey White; N
ano solo. John Oddly roll call, earh
member responding with birthday or
i Thanksgiving quotation. Inc plaho
accompanist for the evening was WIS
Mary Marston. Refreshments OF Har-
/ ledun ice cream and a birthday cake
weighing eleven pounds ana bearing
thirteen candles, was served by the
/ ladies' In cnaFSp' ne 'u'i ''e,' N"'i
ne, cda;at,. hoe been ORGANIZED.
, a,,'' ,'.,,. ,,nr,. GOOD attendance
The installation of officers in Som
erset Council No. 2oS9 Knights of Co
lumbus occurred last Tuesday evening
in X. of p. hall District Deputy
/. \. Durette and Thomas Delaney
both of Waterville were the out OF
town guests present. There was a
good Attendance in spite of the wealth
er. The following officers were in
stalled. Grand knight, DR. a. F..
Roddcn, deputy grand knight Willard
]. Croteau: chancellor. John Red
mond; financial and recording secre-
tarv. +. A. Dumont; treasurer George
H. Ware: warden, T. n. Laney; lee
turer. f. J. GrOndin; guards, william