The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-04-06

for the day Monday
Miss Nellie Hamilton returned home
the first of the week from Augusta.
Mr.. and Mrs. Selden Macomber of
Wateryille were visitors in town Sat
urday.
Duncan Hall of Augusta visited his
relatives here the first of the week,
departing Monday.
Miss Elizabeth Thorpe of Newton
Center. Mass, Is at the home Of DIR.
and Mrs. George Otis Smith.
Miss Theda Holman, parole matron
at the State Reformatory went to
Portland Monday morning ON bust
ness.
II. B. Goodwin has been in Bingham
making figures which will serve To
compute the loss by fire on the Bling
ham Hotel property.
Lewis w Brown. a student ut the
Vermont Medical School. has hehn
enjoying few days at home with his
father Forrest Brown.
Mrs. George Currie has returnd
home from Harmony where she was
called owing to the illness of her
daughter. Mrs. Archie Cromwell.
Miss Julia Hoyt of Fairfield arrived
Mondy on the II o'clock train to visit
with Miss Ruby F. Dyer. Both young
ladies' are seniors at Colby college.
Philip lie Roy was quite badly in
Jured Monday while assisting in the
unloading of paper at the Independent
Reporter office. The bones above the
ankle of the left leg were fractured
and bones of the foot were dslocated.
He was removed to Somerset Hospi-
tai, where he is at patient
Among the patients at the Somerset
Hospital are Mrs. Mary Dunton of
Bingham. who is a medical patient;
Dorothy Atkinson, of Patten Court.
who has had a throat operation: Will
fred Henderson, of Madison, who was
operated upon recently. Frank Oil
Yer, of Madison, has been discharged
from the institution and returned to
his home in Madison.
Among the Skowhegan members of
the Masonic Fraternity who were in
Augusta last Thursday to attend the
kennebec Valley Lodge of Perfection,
Scottish Rites, were +. F, Merrill, Ira
A. Norton. G. r. Fogg, Charles Turn
err, DR.. w S. Stinchfield, l.. H.
Whitney, G. Allan Wentworth, DR. M
e. Lord, II. C. Woodbury., DR.. George
f. Young and John l.. Fish.
! Kerry b. Steward, who has been
living in Bath for several yeara has
returned to Skowhegan and he and
Mrs. Steward again plan to locate
here's Nahum Steward, who went to
Bath Saturday will move with his
! family into the home at present oc-
cupied by Mr.. and Mrs. F. o. Eaton
on Main street, who are trying to OBJ
! tain another house in Skowhegan.
James Erskin of Madison avenue,
reported the loss OF pocket book
containing SIG from the pocket of his
coat which hung in his home on Sun
day to the officers. A messenger sent
to- Erskin while in the sheriff's Of
flee, notified him that a pocket book
containing the sum OF money agreeing
with the amount lost by Erskin had
| been found in the stable of the house
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The Senior Follies were entertained
last Saturday evening by Miss Chris
tine Bison at her home. The affair
was especially observed as an April
FOOLS day gathering and was much
enjoyed by the club, which is com
posed of girls from the S. H. S. senior
class. Refreshments were served.
The next meeting will be held on Sat
urday night with Miss Margaret Les
sard.
Circumstances have made it advis-
able to hold the annual meeting of
the Town Improvement Society on
April II in the Library parlors as
scheduled in the calender but not in
accordance with the announcement
made last week that the meeting
would be held on April 14th. Of
ficers will be elected at this meeting
and a lunch will be served under the
direction of the official board The
ballots must be in the hands OF the
nominating committee, Mrs. Jessie F
Fletcher, Mrs. Lillian 3. Smith, and
Mrs. Elva G. Green by next Saturday
libel case came before Judge FL
mer w. Sawyer In the Western MUM
cipal Court last Friday, A. f. Butler
of Pennington having been charged
with libelous publication and defam-
alton of the character Of a prominent
citizen. Butler pleaded not guilty
but probable cause was found and he
was held for further appearance be.
fore the grand jury. Bonds were
placed at $1,000 and as the respondent
was unable to procure the same he
was placed in the county Jail. The
appearance of the man indicated an
unbalanced mind and il an indict.
ment is returned against him by the
grand jury, the county attorney will
doubtless ask that Butler be sent tc
some one of the State institutions for
insane. in order that his case may be
observed Butler was brought here
from Pennington by Deputy Sheriff
Thibodeau Friday morning.
Owing to the fact that for various
reasons the committee have been UNI
able to complete arrangements. the
| mRsnuerade hall given by the Milburn