The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-02-02

~ Scalded one day last week by step
i ping one leg in a barrel OF boiling
water.
VictorWrenn returned the first Of
the week from Gardiner where he went
to sing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Napoleon champa gne
+ have returned to their home in Rock
wood after passing a few days the
guests of friends in this place.
! Mr.. and Mrs T.. W. Wright returned
/ the last of the week from Portland
where they went to attend the Rexall
| Convention.
Merle Hamilton was injured one day
| last week while at work on the con.
tract job at the Great Northern Paper
! Mill Mr. Hamilton was hit with
sledge hammer and sustained bad
cut on the forehead and was uncon.
scious several hours.
Joseph F. Adams OF Arson passed
! away last week after an illness of sew
eral weeks. MIR. Adams was a native
of the town of kingsbury and was
over "a years OF age. Two sons
Daniel r. and Levi also one daughter
Mrs. james Hodgdon all of Arson as
well az a widow survive. The funer-
al services were held from the late
home Friday afternoon. Rev. William
Wood officiating and the body was
placed in the tomb to await burial.
Alvin II, Hilton died at his home on
the Horseback road, Wednesday night
as the result of shock sustained
| Monday. Mr.. Hilton has been in
falling health for some time but was
able to assist about the chores until
| this last sickness. He was the son
of the late Cyrus and Martha Dins-
more Hilton and was a life long resi-
dent OF Arson One brother Erwin
Hilton and one sister Mrs. Mary
Rogers both of this place survive.
! Mr. Hilton was a member of Indian
Spring Lodge |. o. O. f. lie was
man of a very retiring disposition,
a good friend and neighbor. As one
man. was heard to remark 81 don't
believe he had an enemy in the world"
Funeral services were held from the
late home Saturday afternoon con-
Quoted by Rev. william Wood. The
nterment was in the Athearn Gene
terry.
Rev. c. II. Mckinney returned the
last of the week from business
trip TO Bangor.
Mrs. Jennie Williams was q business
caller in Skowhegan Saturday.
The remains of the late Mrs Hannah
Dinsmore, an aged resident of this
place were brought here Monday
morning from Portland where she died
! Friday night at the home OF her son
Frank Mrs. Dinsmore was the widow
of the late Zebina Dinsmore and had
been resident of this place for many
years. For the past few years Mrs.
Dinsmore had been confined to her bed
the result of brokn hip. Until last
summer she had made her home with
her daughter Mrs, X, c. Gray put ow-
ing to Mrs. Gray's poor health she
was taken to her sons in Portland
where he and his wife did, all in their
Mrs, Dinsmore was the Oldest member
of the Congregational Church; She
was woman of sterling qualities who
bore her sufferlngs, patiently and with
great fortitude. She is survived by u
daughter Mrs, X e, Gray the son
= Frank of Portland and one grand
child Robert Dinsmpre of New Jersey.
also by one great-grandchild Elzaheth
Gray of Portland, who with her mother
is spending the winter in this place.
The funeral. services. were, conducted
from the late home on ,phper Main
street, Monday afternoon. Rey. c, ii.
mckinney officiating and, the inter
ment was in the family lot in the old
cemetery.
Mrs. Effie Pooler, widow of the late
Henry pooler died at her home on
Weston avenue Thursday night after
a long illness. Mrs. Pooler was Il
native OF Eustis, a daughter of Mr..
and Mrs Joseph Myers Mrs. Pooler
moved to this place about IS years
ago.
Word as~received in town Monday
afternoon of the death Of VIII Pier
pont which occurred at the Maine Cen
eral Hospital in Lewiston following a
severe surgical operation from which
he lacked strength to rally When a
young man his family moved to this
place. He was member of Indian
| Spring Lodge l. o. O. F. also Of the
Congregational church. He is sur
vived by widow, three sons, Fred,
! Charles and Leland all of this place
and brother Harry OF Augusta.
| Mrs. Herbert Caldwell and daughter
Ruth have returned to their home in
Augusta after passing the week end
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Y. c. Gill
| man.
| Mr.. and Mrs. George Edgerley left
town Saturday morning for a visit
with relatives and friends in Prince
| Ton and Portland.
DR.. Richardson of Skowhegan was
| in town Sunday in consultation with
DR.. Il. NJ. Tower over the case Of
George Charles. who remains very i'll
at his. home on Pleasant street with
congestion of the lungs.
! Mrs. Fred Ploude was confined to
her home on Park street the first of
the week by illness.
| Word has been received in this place
| by friends of the death OF Alice, daugh-
| ter OF Rev. and Mrs w. S. Clements OF
Fall River, Mass. Mr.. Clements was
for many years pastor of the Baptist
church in this place and they have
many friends here who extend sympa-
| thy.