The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-11-16

liquor between Skowhegan and Hinck-
ley was dismissed from the local
court Friday for lack of evidence.
Mrs. Wallace Corson donise Fol
lows of Waterville who was brought
here suffering from an attack of ap-
pendicitis, underwent an operation for
the same at Kennebec Valley Hospi-
tai. Mr.. Corson has been in town
because of her illness.
Frank Berube left here last Monday
morning to visit his son. John in Lynn,
Mass. He will also visit with a sis
fer, Mrs. Mary Couturedier in Fall
River, Mass, and with his son Frank.
Jr., in New York City. He will be
away about two months.
George Macdonald, who has long
been employed as a loom fixer at the
Somerset Worsted Mills at East Madi-
son, was in town Saturday leaving
for Plymouth, Mass, where he has ac-
copied a similar position. He plans
to move his family to Plymouth in
the spring.
Funeral services for the late Mrs
Nelson Ryder were held from the
house Sunday afternoon at two o'clock.
Rev. George Merriam of the Bethany
Baptist church officiating. Burial
was at the Southsde Cemetery by the
side of her son who died only few
weeks eago.
The Eunice Farnsworth Chapter d.
a. r. will meet next Monday afternoon
with Mrs. Robert Wentworth at 221
! Madison avenue, Mr.. and Mrs. Went
! worth having taken the home of Mr.
and Mrs. b. r. Steward for the win
! ter while Mrs. Steward is with Mr..
Steward in Waterville.
List of letters remaining uncalled
| for at post Office for the week ending
November II: Miss Anna Brown (2),
Joe Beluska (2), Mrs. Levite Belle
iteur, John Cunningham. J. B. Gardi-
ner, Miss Mary Weldock, Mrs. Ruth
lleet, Miss Grace Longfellow, Adolph
Ledger. II. NJ Briggs, John Martin
| Ruth Pelsey Geslay). These let
tiers will be sent to the dead letter
Office if not called for before Novem-
Der 25th.
As the result of the accident on the
river road, November 5, in which Mrs.
William Spaniel of North Adams;
Mass, sustained a broken leg, Ira
| Golding of Madison was hailed into
court before Trial Justice Lord last
! Friday. While Mr.. Golding admitted
that his car hit Mrs. Spaniel he
claimed that she jumped in front of
the car. He also claimed that he
was driving at the rate of twenty miles
an hour. The case was dismissed
for lack Of evidence.
The hosptable farm home of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. E. French and Mr.. and Mrs.
| Carl Hunnewell on the Lakewood road
was the scene of pleasant party
| last Saturday evening. Cards and
dancing were enjoyed and chatting dish
refreshments, individual pies with ice
cream, cakes and candies were served.
Those participating in the pleasant ga
| thering were Postmaster and Mrs. w.
r. Elliott, Dr. and Mrs c. f. Richard
son, Mr.. and Mrs. O. r. Wilder and
John l. Fish of Skowhegan Miss
Constance and Miss Ruth Anderson of
Pittsfeld Mass, and Dr.. H. H. Rodden
of Madison.
Charged with operating a motor We
hicle after license had been revoked
! Roland Cleveland of West Athens
pleaded not guilty before Trial JUS
! tice T. G. Lord. He was apprehend-
ed by Arthur w. Cushman. Lester
! Brown and f. l.. Walker both testi-
fed they had seen him driving on a
certain date. He was adjudged gull
ty, fined 500 and costs, taxed at $20.15
or thirty days in Jail. He appealed
sfrom the sentence to the supreme jul
ldicial court and bonds were placed
at $500 On failure to procure the
necessary suritics, he retracted his
plea of not guilty, pleaded guilty and
took the Jail sentence.
A good amount of building is either
in progress or is being contemplated
on the upper part of Madison avenue
or in that section. Two new houses
are in progress on Beech street one
being built by Henry Hoyt and the
other by Grin Packard. Greenwood
& Butler have a new bungalow on
Greenwood avenue nearly ready for
plastering which Is to be occupied by
| Henry Reed, one of the shoe shop fore
men True Ellis will put in the Gel
lar of his new house on Madison ave-
nue. this fall r. f. Haines of Mid
die street has his material hauled
ready for a cellar to a house which
he is to build on Madison avenue and
Mr.. Jepson of the Ward Hill neigh
borhood has his new bungalow near
| " ready for occupancy. Mahlon
| Dane. who will build house on Jew
EFT street hopes to begin work on his
cellar this fall.
Contrary to reports in circulation,
The Reporter is advised that the Hoop
La minstrel show will be presented
on November %, and that at no time
ihave the Damon Club who has the
affair in charge, considered giving up
the performance Tickets are to be
changed Monday morning at nine a.
m. at the opera House box Office and
every forenoon and all day Thursday
the day OF the performance. The
rehearsal5 for this production began
last night This will be new de
parture in minstrelsy as it gets away
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