Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-18


guests of Mrs. Charles Reed return
ed on Sunday to their home. They
were accompanied by Mrs. Reed who
will visit a month with a sister.
Mrs. Sarah Frederic Of Norridge-
wick, who has been visiting Mrs.
Mary E. Steward of East Front street
returned to her home on Friday.
Mrs. Bessie Thompson and her
daughter, Mrs. Marion Oddly and
their guests, Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde
Badger and Mr.. Messenger of Wor-
cester, were at Kingsbury pond on
Sunday.
Patients recently admitted at the
Somerset hospital for treatment are
Miss Amy Giggy of Harmony, surgi-
cal; Master Earl Goodrich. Canaan
medical; Mrs. Belle Wing, Athens,
medical; Mrs. Cena Sedley of Chi
cago, surgical. Those discharged,
Earl Finnemore and Mrs. Leslie
Hill, town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elden Boyd and
family of Smithfield are passing a
two weeks vacation in the Harris
cottage at North Pond, Smithfield.
B. K. Presslie of Portland was a
week end guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Al
bert Watson on Mt. Pleasant avenue.
Mr.. Prosslie formerly lived In
Skewhegan.
Shortly after seven Saturday even
ing, as the little daughter of John
Crocker was crossing the street with
several other children near the Bow
man hardware store, she was
knocked down by passing automo-
bile, driven by a Mr.. Corson of town.
The little girl was picked up and
carried into DIR. Dascombe's office
where an examination showed no
bones were broken. She was bruis-
ed and scratched somewhat but
luckily not seriously injured.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Fowler and
Mrs. Fowlers sister, Mrs. Addie
Webb Of Fairfield and Mrs. Ethel
Walker of Forrest Hill, Mass, were
in Readfield Sunday calling on
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Jacobs have
sold their nice residence on Mt.
Pleasant avenue which was their
home for quite number of years.
until they moved to Auburn several
years ago to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Walker of Malbon's Mills. The deal
was consumated on Saturday. Aug
ust 10.
Hermon Kilkenny Of New Jersey
has been in town called here by the
death of his mother, Mrs. Acrsa Kill
kenny, whose funeral occurred on
Sunday at the home of her daugh-
ters, Mrs. Charles Matson on Lea
witt street.
Willis Hobart and Mr.. and Mrs.
D. n. Bartlett of Madison avenue
,were at Avon on Sunday, calling on
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c.. Judkins at their
summer home at Den Rock, and Mr..
Judkins' brother and wife, Mr.. and
Mrs. Delmons Judkins, of Largo,
Florida.
C. E.. Emery of West Medford.
and daughter, Ina Emery of New
York City, is expected this week,
to visit in the home of his niece.
Mrs. D. H. Bartlett, Mrs. Bartlett's
mother, Mrs. Mary Leighton and Mr..
Emery are brother and sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Collins and
family of Bush street, Attorney and
Mrs. Phillip and sons, John, James
and Lee of West Front street and
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Turner Of Bush
street, enjoyed an auto trip to Bar
Harbor on Sunday.
Archie Dostie of the Skowhegan
High school faculty who was in
town to play on the ball team be-
urday, returned to his home in Far
mington on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pooler and Lewis
Jacques of Waterville, were among
the out of town people in attend
d. l. er
which occurred Monday morning at
the church of Our Ladies' of
Loudres.
John Weston of Boston. who with
his wife has been visiting for two
weeks with Mr.. Weston's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Weston of the
Beech Hill neighborhood, returned to
Boston Monday. Mrs. Weston will
remain in town for a few weeks
longer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Springer Trafton
and daughter Laura of Milford, N.
H., are visiting at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. L. G. Trafton of upper
Main street They will be joined
later by Mr.. Trafton and will visi.
relatives and friends in Cornville and
Pittsf1eld before their return home.
Mrs. Owen Story. of Washington,
who has been visiting with her
brother and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Eden Boyd. and other friends in
town, returned home Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Nash Of up
per Main street, who have been on
trip through Aroostook county.
have returned.
What came near being a serious
shooting affray occurred on French
street late Sunday night. 1t seems
small store on the corner of French
and East Front streets, had sold
goods to a man by the name Of Will
liam Davis, who lives close by the
store, and after certain time be-
ing unable to collect for said goods
finally put an attachment on the
mans automob bile. This aroused the
anger Of Mr.. Davis and Sunday night
he turned of the lights in his house
and lay in wait. for an opportunity
to wreak his vengeance on Mr.. Goul-
cite. Somewhere near midnight he
shot through the window Of his
house at him. the bullet entering the
outside Of Mr.. Goulette's ear, for
tunately not seriously injuring him.
Sheriff Healey was called and ar
rested said Davis and lodged him in
jail, to await the hearing Monday
afternoon.
William Davis was in the Skowhe-
gan municipal court Monday to answer
to the charge Of assault with intent
to kill with dangerous weapons. He
was adjudged guilty and held for ac-
tion of the grand jury in September.
Bail was placed at $4,000 and as Il
was not obtained Davis was commit
ted to the county jail
The name "Red
guarantee of u,,s