The independent-reporter., 1923-06-07
Skurutrgat, Enral Nfips

the Working League next Monday az
ternoon at $50 IN the parlors OF the
Federated church
Evertt T. Goodrdich left Monday af-
! ternoon for Bangor, having bee drawn
as one of the Jurors at the Federal
/ Court.
There will be a track meet next Sat
nrday at the Hippach Field In Farm
ington in which Skowhegan high
will be represented
Mrs. II. D. Spaulding and Mr. and
Mrs. w P. Page of Hampden High
lands were In town Friday of last week
on their way from Kngfiefd where
they have been visiting.
The home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Erness
| Decker on East Leavftt street was
fumigated by Health Oficer Goodrich,
Monday forenoon and the quarantine
was lifted Their dAaEhter. Miss
Fayalene M Decker whe has been very
ill with scarlet fever IS now recover
ing
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Lindsay moved
last week 90 the new cottage which
| has been built for them by K. c. But
Ter mt Lakewood. They have been
living since last September i'm the
John L. Fish house at 68 Middle St
Mr.. Fish is again occupying his home.
! Harold Marsh of Jamaica Plains,
Mass, who has been visiting with the
Lindsays returned home Friday.
The item relating to the return OF
Carroll Goodwin from Northeast Har-
Dor was rather misleading. He ex-
i poets to be employed there by Mr.
Candage If he decides to remain there
! during the summr months, Mr.. Cand-
age to be engaged In the building of
concrete and rock bridges. Mrs
4 Goodwin and her children Will be with
Mr.. and Mrs. II. B. Goodwin this
summer.
Henry Richardson of East Skowhe-
gan was in town Friday last on bust
ness. He has his lumber all sawed
and will begin work ON his new home
and ell within ten days. The house
Will be a commodious one and with
the ell will contain ~ rooms. 1t is
to be built bungalow style with mul-
lion windows. 1t Is to be equipped
with running water and furnace and
later a bathroom viii be installed
This is to replace the house ON his
farm which was burned last winter
! with only a small Insurance.
One hundred pounds of candy went
| to waste in short order in one OF the
show windows at the store of Earl
Tantish Friday night about $50 when
an automobile crashed into the win
down, badly shattering 1t. John P.
Eagan, teacher, of Waterville, was
about to stop at the Tantish store to
patronize the soda fountain and pulled
up at the curb directly In front of
the store. In some way the car did
not stop as anticipated and kept on
over the sidewalk, one of the mud
guards penetrating the glass. accord
ing to the proprietor of the store
The candies on display in the window
| were total loss and Mr. Tantish es-
Inmates his damages at $3.50 Mr..
Eagan carried liability insurance, it
Is understood.
Funeral services for the late Mrs.
1 1tlid H. AOD8oly WV ulCd htlOf ldi
Day at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. George Currie at Bloomfield
street were held from the Currie home
Thursday and the body was taken to
Woodstock, N. B. for interment. Mrs.
| Currie accompanied the remains. The
deceased was 81 years old and had
lived here about IL years. Rev. II.
L. Nichols, pastor of the Centenary
Methodist church of which Mrs. Con-
molly was a member officiated at the
| funeral. The deceased was a native
of New Brunswick and was twice
married. Her first husband was Tho
mas Ganong and her second husband
was Benjamin Connoly. There are
four surviving children, a son, Ed
1 ward Ganong who resides In Seattle,
Washington and three daughters,
Mrs. Cnrrie with whom she lived, Mrs
Alma Drew and Mrs. Evelyn Devil
son, both of Woodstock, N. B.
The Mission Circle of the Federated
Church was entertained at the home
of Mrs. Hattie B. Fogler Friday after
noon, June 1st. After the opening
4 exercises, Miss Gertrude Carter ex-
pidihcu lHc HUih III INT fhCdIlOu
| School and told the ladies how they
would be of service by donating ma
teriai. The subject of the day was
"The Philippines" with Mrs. Marble
as leader. She gave an outline his
tory of the island for 500 years, read
ing stories of the creation. She
then described the people. their re
ligions, dances, government, schools
| and dwellings,, showing pictures which
made the talk most interesting These
pictures were sent by her daughter.
| Miss Harriet l.. Marble who is teach
er of music in the University of Man
| lila. Refreshments of tea and wa
fers were served by the hostess and
the meeting was adjourned. The next
| meeting will be In September with
Mrs. Kirby.
In honor of her approaching mar
| riage to William Macmillan of Gard
| liner, Miss Ruby Dumont was given
| linen shower Friday night at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
| John Dumont on Winter street Miss
Dumont who WAS once employed at the
Hat Shop here has lately been work