The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-06-08
I0|1|ONS WILL Be
| IMPROVED
her Of Sunday Clos
ing Considered
oi Skowhcgan Clergymen
F,'tu 4, rotirc Police Force with
' Few Other Citizens

Inference OF oko"hee""
,sa entlre police force and a
|,hDr ,ns citizens was held under the
lne' a. Il the skowhegan Selectmen
s,n;einal GsS u court room last Sat
apn ss'arnoon. The subjects dis
%ere a sunday closing and ways
usans for generally improving
% |Inns in the business section OF
a~n "u, The impression prevails
sSo aH' amount of intoxication and
n !, resulting therefrom has been
increase for several months
md that there has been an un-
and entirely unlawful amount
,ecqssary business done on the
n Some of those present dld
Lsard il as possible, and perhaps
Fen desirable, that all laws re-
n Sunday observance be strict
|e,cpd Perhaps it would not be
include the clergymen in THIS
| Those who di1 take this view
| uuder the impression that there
I,tatutes prohibiting all CONNER
Id about every form OF recrea-
hi sporting activity, leaving 1t
|bo,slble to move from place to
,or purposes of religious OBJ
Mes or charity or for the care
I sick or other dire emergency.
mild be exceedingly dificult to
ke opinlon of each person pres
bp every subject discussed, or
a give concensus of opinions
majority of the subjects under
|eraton. Perhaps it would be
to say that every one present
Nj the Sabbath should be large
|crced from ordinary cOmercial
p and that great care should
I,p that those who wish to par
in public worship on that day
ected in their enjoyment of that
lrom disturbing or distractlng
rs Of every kind.
kspnt all of the manufacturing
Rments and a large propro-
faces of business are closed
hy for the entire day. or
hotels, boarding houses and
ants are open practically the
on Sunday as on week days.
sands, drug stores. fruit stores
some extent ice cream and
aonpry establishments are open
Il0 to | o'clock The situation
htlined is perhaps as acceptable
h that can be made, and 1t is
certain that many of those pres
VI that view.
proprietor of the Seth Studio
ben keeping open from 10 to 2
part Of that period on Sunday.
tgues that many of his patrons
tOrEing people, that they dress
90 to church. aed find it very :
IHent 10 come and sit for their
rs either before or after morn
fOrshp. He further AYERS. that
/ the same legal right tas he no
does 10 keep open ON Sunday
|nPvs stand or ice cream parlor.
|esfnt, however, he has been ad-
that his opening would not be
|ted.
ln the discussion it appeared
(he problem of the police depart
has been rendered somewhat
dIffcult from the fact that the
Erants keep open very late hours,
|lmeS until 3 in the morning, and
n them are open all night. 1t
|sated that If these victualling
|ShmentS were closed at IL
\ large number OF people. who
pay out and wander around from
10 place would find the streets
|nVlting, and would be more like
90 home. This matter of re-
|hg the hours of victualling
\ Is under consideration, but as
Y aeps nave been taken.
e Oh Police, Frank Thompson,
'efious members of his force on
qu' STONED, all stated that if
lelt secure in the support of the
N Of Skowhegan they would
out vigorously and faithfully
l,a 'm'fnellon given them from law
nihority.