The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-01-04
r. SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS ~


Miss Corinne salley of Middle st.
10 visiting her sister, Mrs. F. O..
Fales at Pennington this week.
CLYDE H. Smith is expected home
today from short business trip of a
few days to Augusta and Portland
Mrs. William Wyman of Madison
avenue underwent a serious opera
tion at the Somerset Hospital yes
terday
Mrs. George Clukey of French
street left last Saturday morning to
visit relatives in Boston and Rhode
Island.
The next meeting of the Search
light club will be held tomorrow af-
ternoon at the home of Miss Esther
French on Mount Pleasant Avenue.
The Misses Ruth Greenwood, Mari
on Lord, Elizabeth Scott, Helen Mer-
Ram and Winona Paddock returned
Monday to their studies at Farming
ton Normal School
Sheriff Harry L. Goodrich enter
tanned the new deputies at New
Years dinner party at the Maine
Central Hotel Monday noon. Covers
we're laid for eighteen.
Last Friday evening the regular
meeting of Somerset Chapter was
held. Monday evening there was a
special meeting of Somerset Lodge at
which degrees were conferred
The Misses Faith and Freda Harris
with their two house guests, Miss
Margaret Wilcox and Miss Eleanor
Mason, left Wednesday morning for
Mount Holyoke College, after spend
ing the Christmas recess at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. f. Harris
Mrs. George D. Arnold, who has
been visiting her son, G. Walter Snow
in Somerville, Mass, since October,
will arrive here this evening. She
is to make her home for the present
at least, with Mr.. and Mrs. H. C.
Sheridan on Madison Ave.
A committee consisting of E. E..
Greenwood, C. p. Merrill, Lyman L.
Walton and Rev. c. H. Mckinney
from the Congregational Church have
been appointed to complete the every
member canvass which has been only
partly carried out. This will be
done before the annual meeting
which occurs January 18th.
Sunset Chapter, o. 4. S. will have
a private installation tomorrow even
ing in Masonic hall Mrs. Laura H.
Dinsmore, past matron will act as
installing officer and will be assisted
by Mrs Carrie p. Farbrother as
marshall. Refreshments will be
served in charge of Mrs. w. S.
Stinchfeld, Mrs. John II. Lancaster
and Mrs. Carl Curtis.
A regular meeting of Golden Rcd
Branch |. S. S. will be held Thurs
day afternoon, January 11th with
Mrs. Lyman Jewett. Madison Avenue.
On December 81 the branch held a
business meeting with Mrs. a. NJ.
SWEET. Refreshments were served
and the ladies' enjoyed a delightful
afternoon. Mrs. Judith Russell, "a
years young, knit and presented two
pair of children's mittens and Mrs.
Clara Brown gave another beautiful
quilt top which will be sold later. A
personal letter of appreciation from
the president general, Mrs Cynthia
Westover Alden, stated that sixty
blind children were made happy
Christmas from the box sent by
Golden Rod Branch.
Judge John II. Lancaster fined Her
man A. SchmitZ 81 and costs, the to-
tai amounting to $60S for keeping
open shop on Sunday. Mr.. Schmitz
appealed and furnished sureties
amounting to 500 This case came
up for trial before Judge Lancaster
last Friday afternoon. Harold Phil
lips appearing for Mr.. Sehmitz, and
W II. Halves for the State. Roy A.
Savage was States witness and testi-
fed to going to the Schmitz grocery
store last Sunday about eleven
o'clock to buy groceries at which
time he saw Eben Goodrich. who ac-
companied him to the store, buy two
bottles of Uno beer. In cross eX-
animation, it was brought out that
Savage had treated Goodrich several
times at his own home on whiskey.
Mr.. Schmitz testified that the officers
had told him not to sell any Uno beer
Sundays and stated that he had not
done so. He also said that Savage
was under the influence of liquor
when in the store.
Twenty-Five members OF the
Searchlight Club were present Sat
urday evening at the home of the
class teacher, Miss Hannah r. Page
of High street. Supper was cooked
and served by the members and in
the evening there was a Christmas