The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-09-16


tend to business matters.
Elwyn Hobart and Percy Nutting
left yesterday for Orono to resume
their studies at University of Maine.
Mrs. Mabel Howard of Boston is
visiting her mother Mrs. +. s. Les T
sor and her sister Mrs Louis Treal
Sunset Chapter No 80. Order of
Eastern Star will hold a regular meet
ing on Friday, tomorrow, evening at
7:45.
Mrs. p +. Stevens. Mrs. Austin
Eames and Miss Mildred Beale went
to Augusta yesterday morning for the
day.
Mrs. Eta SWEET Bradley was soloist
at the Federated church Sunday morn
| ing with Mrs. E. B. Weston at the or
gan.
Charles w Day while saving meat
in his market department Tuesday laid
| the flesh of his left thumb open to
the bone
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F. Nutter of
Leominster. Mass. are the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Nelson. The
two ladies are sisters.
Ralph Russell an employee at the
| Somerset Shoe Factory, cut his wrist
so seriously Tuesday with a jackknife
, that the services of a physician were
required
Mrs. Walter Groder of Waterville
and Mrs. Edward Groder of Fairfield
are visiting at the home of their moth
er-in-law. Mrs f S. Lessor and Mrs.
Louis Treal.
Evelyn St Ledger underwent sur
gical treatment for appendicitis last
| Tuesday at Kennebec Valley Hospital
I DR. Weber coming from Lewiston TO
! perform the surgery.
Mrs. Mildred Weston has accepted
a position as organist at the Centen-
airy Methodist church, succeeding
Miss Ella Flanders who left Tuesday
| for Boston to study music.
Miss Ethelyn Steward returned to
Bangor, Sunday, to resume her duties
as a teacher in the Kindergarten de-
partment of that city She was ac-
companied over by her father John
H. Steward.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wissig, former
residents of this place, are the happy
parents of daughter born Saturday.
They now reside in Salem, N. H. The
mother was formerly Miss Flora Laney
This is their second child.
Mrs. Eta SWEET Bradley left yes
terday morning for Boston where she
will resume her studies in voice cul- !
ture with Theodore Schroeder. She
will fill position as vocalist in
Congregational Church as last season.
The usual Christian Science services
will be held next Sunday morning in
Grand Army Hall at 10;45 with John
l.. Fish and Mrs. F. l.. Flynt as read T
ers. The subject will be Matter"
The Wednesday night service p.ext
week will be omitted.
One of the prisoners at 10 County
Jail beat himself on the nead with a
window weight Tuesdey and his con
dition was such as - require the need
of a physician. The man is one OF
the several ,ately placed IN jail in
e.. connetllort with a recent seizure OF a
quahu'E of liquor
Frapk a Nosmus resumed his du
dies as EXPRESS agent ON the trains
niYing be- here and Boston last
Monday after a five weeks Illness
Mrs. Nosmus, formerly Mrs Niue Al
len, is spending a few weeks in town,
tha family home being now in Nal
: den. Mass. She underwent surgical
treatment for appendicitis last April.
Everett Frank Burnor and Miss Ly-
! dia Eta Shaw, both of Skowhegan, left
r here Yesterday for Portsmouth, N. H.,
, where their marriage was to be solem-
nized. From there they will CONT
nue. on to Worcester, Mass, to visit
in the home of his aunt Mrs. Herman
: Dow. They were accompanied by
g the grooms parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
g Charles A. Burnor The groom is
J. EMPLOYED by the Maine Central Rail
: road Company as a machinist and is
u located in Skowhegan. The bride is
: the daughter of Mrs. Margaret Hen
derson of Fairfield and was for some
# time proprietor of restaurant on wa
: for about eight days. They will pro
q pablv establish their home in Show
h hogan
: The result of the vote for Repre-
+ sentative to the Legislature in SHOW
T hogan last Monday was decidedly I'M
+. usual. Clyde II. Smith receiving 1725
n out of the 1853 votes thrown. II
T this result had been reached by a de
!. Lucrative body and announced in open
II meeting, no doubt some one of the
twenty-eight who refrained from vot-
# ing for Mr. Smith would move to
e make it unanimous. 1t is an approach
a to unanimity which will doubtless not
l. be reached with reference to a Legis-
q lative representative from the town
h of Skowhegan again in the present
a generation. Mr.. Smith must feel