The independent-reporter., 1910-12-29
SkOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

diner, spent christmas with relatives
In town.
Hon. Charles F. Johnson of Water
Vile was in town Wednesday on busi-
ness at the Court house.
Mrs. Nettie Paddock and Mrs. Rose
Burrill went to Pittsfleld today to at
tend a w. C. T. U. Institute.
Mrs. C. A. F. Emery of West Med
ford, Mass, will be in town next
week visiting with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs J. H Wood have re-
turned from Belfast where they spent
Christmas with their son, Dr. Harold
Wood.
John Wilson, a student at Tufts
Dental college. Is spending the holi-
days with his classmate, Milburn
Fowler.
Somerset Chapter will hold its
regular meeting next Friday evening
at the usual hour. Work in the Royal
Arch degree.
supt D. H. Perkins, president of the
Maine Teachers Association, was in
Augusta Wednesday to attend a
meeting of the executive committee.
Roscoe G. Bigelow shipped the
thoroughbred shorthorn COW Shawmut
Lady Sd No. 41011, to a customer in
Conshocken, Pa, ON Wednesday. This
Is a new record ON long distance ship
ments from the central part of Maine.
Alec Reynolds, a native of Prince
Edwards Island, was before Judge F.
r. Lawrence of the Municipal court
Tuesday, charged with an assault up
on Raymond Washburn of Brighton.
The accused was brought to Skowhe-
gan from Deadwater by Deputy Sheriff
Perley C. Foss of Bingham. Owing in
part to the fact that the grand jury
was in session, the evidence was laid
before that body after having been
mol pressed in the Municipal court.
Officers of the Y. M. G. A. were
elected at the Mock Congress Tues
day evening. Much important busi-
ness Is before the Congress. Consid-
cradle discussion was had on petit
tion signed by the gentlemen from
New York, West Virginia and Mis-
souri,, asking for land grants to as
sist in building a railroad. The prin-
cipal part of the discussion was in
the nature of questions by members
of the House bringing out the details
pertaining to the proposed road. The
House adjourned with the bill still in
consideration. 1t is expected that the
opponents of the petition will get busy
at the next session.
out at the service of the Bethany Bap-
tist church Sunday evening. The
subject was the Second Coming of
the Wise Men," 1t consisted of reci-
tations, dialogue parts and music by a
large choir. Those having part in the
exercises were: Miss Louise Coburn,
Albert Watson, Will Hawes, Randall
Nye, Van Nelson. Mrs. Grace Coburn
Smith gave the story of Christs life.
A solo was sung by Miss Fancher
Sawyer. Cecil Gates, Herman Tracy,
Everett Burnor. Mrs. Fogg, Alice
Whitten, C. c. Cleveland, Charlie
Smith Lottie Tracy, Arlene Burnor,
Joey Smith, Ralph Merriam, Pauline
Bragg, Helen Smith and Mrs. Everett
Goodrich played important parts in
~ carrying out the program.
Clyde H. Smith arrived home Sat-
urday with a new American Simplex
two cycle car. He drove it the whole
distance from Boston, which is feat
that has never been accomplished be-
fore in the month of December.
Found snow the entire distance and
In the lower part of the State, the
axles of the machine dragged and 1t
was only by backing and plowing that
he was able to break a road through.
The Clyde H. Smith Auto Co., has
recently taken the State Agency for
the American Simplex Co.'S line Of
cars and as the engines used In
these cars contain the same principle
as used in the Elmore machine, this
new line of cars will be known as
the larger and more powerful broth
er OF the now famous Elmore automo-
biles.
Sunday morning In the Congrega-
tional church there was special music
by organ, violin and chorus choir. A
large chorus had been practicing for
some weeks and the result was in
spring In the evening there was a
concert, with the following program:
Organ prelude; carol; Thou didst
leave Thy Throne" choir; scrip
ture reading;- prayer with response
by the choir; recitation Kenneth
Copp; reading, Mandana Marsh;
chorus by the Sunday school; recita-