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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-06-15
Business Women Meet

The use of the home of r. T. Pat
ten on Norridgewock avenue was ex-
tended to the members of the Bust
ness and Professional Womans Club
at a regular meeting held Tuesday
evening. Over thirty were in attend
ance and after short business meet
ing a program on Maine Government
was presented. An article on the
Legislature prepared by Mrs a. A.
Towne was read by Miss Leila E. Fair
brother. Miss Margaret NJ. Chase
read an article on the Maine Govern
or as an official and Mrs. Laura X.
Twadelle read paper on the Govern
or and Council. Letters from Gov
ernor Baxter OF Maine and Governor
Brown OF New Hampshire were read.
Governor Baxter. who Was invited to
be present at the meeting explained
his inability to do so and Governor
Brown referred to the needs of the
Business and Professional Women's
Club in every community. Refresh
ments of punch, waters and nuts wers
served.
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LOCAL NEWS

Mrs. Nina Harville has accepted
a position as matron al Somerset Hos
pital
Mrs. y ". Randall of Waterville
has been the guest this week of Mrs
A. r. Jcwett.
Judge and Mrs F. F, Danforth
leave tomorrow morning on trip 70
Des Moines, Iowa.
Miss Ella NJ Flanders will return
home Saturday from the New England
Conservatory of Music in Boston.
Many Skowhegan people will he in
terested to learn that Roy Fitzmorrit
was the Ivy Day orator at BowdoiI
College to whom Professor Mitchell
referred so pleasantly in his BaCca.
laureate address Sunday night.
Delbert Parker of East Madison. 81
years old. who underwent a serious
surgical operation at Somerset Hos
pital several weeks ago, died yester-
day afternoon A sister Mrs. Hannah
Lord survives. Funeral services will
be held Saturday afternoon at >
o'clock from the home of Henry Hoyt
on Madison Ave.
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SOMERSET COUNTY WILL Be WELL REP
RESENTED At COLBY COMMENCEMENT
Young People Have Accomplished Much in Col
lege Careers Their Achievements and Plans

Colby College graduation occurs on
June 81 and among the graduates are
number of Somerset County young
people who have pursued their col
lege courses with marked success. The
following sketches will be read with
much interest and pleasure:
LAURA NJ. STANLEY
From Mercer halls a certain young
woman of undaunted ambition she is
Miss Laura May Stanley, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. |. NJ. Stanley who
have been residents Of Birch HILL
Mercer, for 20 years past. Miss
Stanley's claims of undaunted ambition
lies in her scholastic achievements
for she has worked practically all of
her way through Coburn Classical In
stitute and through Colby College,
both in Waterville While in e. G..
l., Miss Stanley was awarded the W.
Scott Libby prize of $25 for making
the most of her opportunities for self
development, and also the Colby En-
trance prize of 500 in recognition of
having obtained the highest rank Of
any girl in the graduating class, hers
was the class of 1918.
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LOCAL NEWS

Mrs F. P Pennell returned home
from Portland Monday night.
Mrs. Frank league of the Middle
Road is reported as being critically
II.
John French is at home from the
Naval Academy at Annapolis, Mary
land.
w II. Hawes left yesterday morn
ing on a business trip to Pittsield
Iartland and St Albans.
Miss Ruby Dumont will come home
Saturday night from Gardiner where
she is employed in millinery store,
q pass two weeks vacation with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Du-
mont of Winter street.
Mrs. Everett Sawyer of North Anson
underwent surgical treatment at Ken
nebec Valley Hospital last week. Mrs.
Alice Hilton of Mercer is also sur
gical patient at the same institution,
having been operated on last week.
Mrs. Ernest Bagley of Skowhegan,
Frank BiCkford of North Anson have
returned to their homes Mrs. John
Grundy OF Skowhegan was operated
m at the hospital Monday. Henry
Korten of lockwood underwent
slight operation the first of the week.
At the annual conyocaton of Som
erset Lodge, F. & A. NJ. held Mon
- aH
Worshipful Master to succeed h. p.
Whiting Other officers were elected
rs follows: Gerald c. Marble. senior
warden; George W Fogg. junior war
len; c. p. Merrill. treasurer j. n.
Lancaster, secretary. But two OF the
appointed officers were named at this
meeting +. G. Nye. senior deacon and
Leon Wilbur, Junior deacon These
officers were Installed by past master
Ernest c. Butler. r. A. Sawyer was
elected trustee. b. A Sawyer. c. p,
Merrill and W. T. Seekins. building
trustees; and c, 4 Ross. W. I, See
kins and F. W Bueknam finance COM
mittee.
A farewell party was given to Mrs.
A. A. Towne. who has been the cour-
teous saleslady at the Emery Brown
store for about a year, AT the home
Of Mrs H. s. Hopkins. Saturday even
ing The force of clerks at the En-
cry Brown store went to the Hopkins
home after working hours where they
enjoyed social time until late hour.
Delicious refreshments of cakes and
frozen pudding was served by the
hostess Mrs. Towne was presented
with a gold Ever Sharp pencil. Mrs.
Towne's husband was also guest,
having come from Waterville that
evening to accompany Mrs. Towne to
that city where she will work for the
same company, by whom she was em-
ployed before coming to Skowhegan,
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b THOUSAND HUNGRY MAS0NS WILL
b FED At WATERV|lLE JUNE 24TH
bes will Cover Three-fifths of Mile -12O
Bushels Of Clans and 5000 Pounds Lobster

hsh producing corporations in the
country. having enormous annual re-
ceipts and making extensive export
as we'll as domestic shipments. It's
plants in Rockland and Tenants Har-
Dor are the last word in the way OF
handling the fares fresh from the wa
ter. Large numbers of small boats
are continually discharging their fares
at the two plants and to this small
boat industry the company believes 1t
owes it's reputation for the splendid
quality of the fish which it ships from
Rockland either to the trade at large
or to it's now famous chain stores in
Maine and New Hampshire, one Of
which is in Skowhegan
The Sea Products Company of Rock
land, Me-. is not only big industry;
it is an institution, and the genius re-
sponsible for it is Walter J. Rich than
whom there is probably no man on
the Atlantic coast today better versed
in the fish business.
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GRADUATION WEEK
EXERCISES
Hon. F. G. harrington
at Alumni Banquet

The present week is busy one for
both members of the high school tac-
ulty and students with the closing or
the schools and graduating festlvl-
ties. The events of the week In
clude a class picnic for the members
of the Freshman Glass at Lakewood
today while the Junior class will also
enjoy a picnic at the North Pond
Camps at Smthfield They plan tC
start about II o'clock this forenoon
and will return in the evening. There
will be dancing, boating and water
sports. The latter will include a
race for both boys and girls with
boats. swimming match for the boys
and canoe fights. There will also be
a running race for the girls. the
Sophomores go to Smithfield for a
picnic tomorrow, leaving at eight
o'clock and returning in time for the
graduation in the evening. A pic
mic lunch will be enjoyedA This
evening the pupils of the seventh and
eighth grades will have party In
Grange Hall. An interesting pro-
gram is being arranged for the oc-
casion.
The graduation of the class of 1922
Skowhegan high school will occur to-
morrow (Friday) evening at eight
o'clock in the Opera House. The
pupils are being coached by Mrs.
Kathleen h. Oak and the high schoo
orchestra directed by Mrs. Marion
Drake-F Flanders will furnish music
Immediately after the exercises the
annual alumni banquet will be held
at Grange Hall with Mrs. Kate Simp-
sen as caterer. Hon.S Fihnk u.
Harrington of Augusta, former prin-
cipa of Skowhegan high. will be the
principal speaker. His address Will
tal,e the place of the after dinner
speeches which have been custom
for some years past. The annual
business meeting will occur during the
evening. The arrangements for the
banquet are in charge Of the official
board of the Alumni Association which
is this year composed of Miss Hannah
r. Page, president; Mrs. Mabel Phil
lips Judkins, vice president; Miss Ce
liza NJ. Packard, secretary and Miss
Marie G.. Fletcher, treasurer.
The closing event Of the commence
ment festivities will be the Senio
class picnic on Saturday next at No
Pond, Smithfeld.
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c. P. MERRILL FOR 48
HOUR LAW

It is by request that as a candidate
for the Republican nomination for
Representative to the Legislature that
express my personal feelings to-
wards the enactment for a 48-hour
law. believe that on general prin-
ciples AZ hours confinement in mill
work and general trades is all that
ought to be expected.
The matter will be fully presented
at the next session of the legislature
and 1t would be my purpose to give
to It my most careful attention and
consideration, favorirg such a bill as
would be consistent with the best in
terests of all concerned.
| cant see how any candidate can
in fairness to his constituents do
much more, and | wouldn't expect one
to do less.
CARLETON p. MERRILL
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the hotel will not be used to accomo.
date guests this season. The old din
ing room is a dancing casino where
dancing will be in order afternoons
from 3 to and from 7.3O to 1890 in
the evening with Wallace Orchestra
furnishing the music. The private
dining room has been converted into a
modern sanitary toilet and wash room
for ladies, with an entrance from the
rest room for women and children.
which was once the hotel parlor, and
another from outside. Some of the
rooms upstairs have been renovated
for bath house facilities. The bath
houses proper have been painted
white with red roofs and in fact this
uniformity in color scheme is being
carried out in the various buildings
which the company owns in the grove.
Continued on page seven.)
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Miss Stanley at once entered Colby
College where she has kept a high
scholastic standing and from which
she will be graduated on June 21st
with an A. B. degree. She is a
member OF the Colby Y. W. {. A.
and in her senior year played on her
class hockey team.
During her summer vacation Miss
Stanley has played the role of the
farmerette for her father She plans
to enter the profess on of teaching in
the fall, and within a year or two
she will pursue graduate work. prob
ably at Simmons College.
CHARLES JAMES PADDOCK
Charles James Paddock graduating
from Colby College or June 21st. holds
enc OF the highest scholarship re-
cords in the mems division of the
senior class. Although his home is
now in Amityville. y. Y, it was until
two years ago. in Skowhegan. T
G. Paddock. his father, was one of
Skcwhegan's most prosperous farm
ers.
Charles Paddock graduated from
Continued on page seven.)
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TO THE VOTERS OF
SOMERSET COUNTY

Owing to serious Illness in my fam
ily. | am unable at this time to make
the personal canvas that | intendet
when announcing my candidacy fo'
the office of register of deeds on tho
Republican ticket at the Primaries t.
be held next Monday.
My acquaintance over the county Is
not large, certainly not politically
vet | served the Pomona Grange in
some capacity for five years, two O.
them as Master and the Farmers
telephone company for nine years a
manager. Have been through tn
chairs of the subordinate lodge o.
Odd Fellows and have held minor Of
fees in the Masonic bodies.
| have no special campaign to offer
only that our town of Cornville II
its entire history of 124 years has hac
but two county officers, and only one
in the last so years or more. he
we have always supported the part,
and done our best for its success.
It's an Office that has alwa"s beer
creditably filled and since the Civil
War mostly by veterans so that long
service was expected. Now, all over
the state it is being passed around
so to speak. Most of the counties
have more than one candidate and
Kennebec has eight or n'ne.
The present register, Mr.. Higgins
will have served you eight years, II
YOU feel to try me for the job / VIII
thank you very much for your votes
on Monday, the 18th.
WILLIS c. HOBART
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F7ETH MARRIAGE ANNIVERSARY OF Mr..
|1 MRS. B, A. SAWYER MONDAY LAST.
Il. Came to Skowhegan from Starks in 1891
Descendants Of Early Settlers

to Skowhegan in April 1891 and in
company with Captain Zenas Vaughan
bought out the shoe store of Samuel
H. Hart. They continued the busi-
ness for a little more than two years
when Capt. Vaughan sold out his half
to Henry White, who had been in tue
dry goods business with w. H. Wildes
for many years. White & Sawyer
sold to Gardner &c Barnard in 1895.
Mr.. Sawyer was educated in the
common and high schools of his ma
tive town. He served his native
town as chairman of the Board of
Selectmen in 1889 and 1890 and was
the town treasurer for number of
years. He was deputy sheriff for
six years, and as there was no deputy
at that time in Madison or Mercer,
he had considerable business in the
sheriff line. Since retiring from the
shoe business. on account of his ill
health, Mr. Sawyer has been treas
urer and general manager of the Co
burn and West Skowhegan Aqueducts
for more than twenty years. He
was tax collector in this town one
year and served on the School Board
for nine years. He is a member OF
all the Masonic bodies in this town,
was a charter member of the Eastern
Star and served as their Patron for
four years. He has been the trustee
of the Blue Lodge for the past twenty
years, and treasurer for Somerset Ma
sonic Building Association since 1t was
incorporated.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Sawyer are pro-
minent members OF Skowhegan
Grange and Mrs. Sawyer is also affi-
lated with the Eastern Star.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sawyer are both des-
cended from the early settlers of
Maine, Mrs Sawyer is the daughter
of James Wood and granddaughter of
Nathan Wood, who was born in Con-
cord, Mass August 16, 1858. He en-
listed in the Revolutionary army when
II years old, was one of the Minute
men and served under General Pres
colt and later under General Wash
ington. He served through the war,
then came back to Maine and took
up the land, which was given him for
his services in the army, where his
son James was born and where his
great grandson, John B. Wood now
lives on the Sandy River in Starks.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-06-15
ADMIRED LILLIAN
RUSSELL
Lakewood Actor Tells
of Dead Actress
Richard Thornton Tells OF Early Meet
ing with Noted Woman and Gives
Personal Reeollecti0nS

Richard Thornton of New York, one
of the new players at the Lakewood
Theatre for this season has already
arrived and with his brother d. c.
Currie, for four years manager of the
Winter Garden in New York is COM
fortably domiciled at Lakewood. Mr..
Currie will remain here for few
weeks. The other morning as Mr..
Thornton was studying his lines per-
ched on the railing of Lakewood Thea
tire, he was interviewed by the Re-
porter's representative who asked him
some questions relative to Lillian Rus
sell, just now deceased, with whom
he used to play. Mr.. Thoanton,
who is most genial man to meet,
went back Immediately to the day
when he first met Miss Russell. She
was in her dressing room at the time
and she soon said to Mr.. Thornton,
DO you play bridge? When Mr..
Thornton replied that he did not she
said, "Do you like cards?" to which
Mr.. Thornton replied in the affirma-
tive. The great actress then volun-
teered to teach him the intricacies Of
bridge and took him aboard her own
private car. For the remainder of
he summer it was Mr.. Thornton s
rivileged to remain in Miss Russell's s
ar together with Digby Bell and Miss
Russells sister, Susie (Mrs. West
ield) and Colonel Hinton, Dilling-
lams general manager. Mr.. Thorn
on was with her about 2S weeks.
Questioned further by the Reporter
Mr.. Thornton said he could talk all
lay about Lillian Russell and his ad-
niration for her evidently knew no
bounds.
"She was woman with wonder
'ul sense of humor, she had a mans
)rain and was woman of wonder
'ul experience and a wonderful mind ..
'veryone who came in contact with
lillian Russell loved her. said Mr. :,
Thornton His first appearance with
tiss Russc! was in Nancy and Co.
rewritten by George Hobart into "The
first Night Mr. Thornton said
Her religion was joy She wouldn't
have anyone around her who was a
crouch " Mr.. Thornton continued
his interview with personal recollec-
lions of this noted woman. telling OF
her devotion to her family and the
education she had given the children
If her sisters and especially of her
houghtfulness in attending to the
Welfare of her company.
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FAMED LINE HOUSE IS
BEING REBUILT

The famed Line House located on
he boundary line of the United States
nd Canada which was burned last
october is being rebuilt by Mrs Medic
Rancourt, widow of the former pro-
prietor 1t is a two story wooden
puilding and is nearly completed. 1t
5 on the same ground where the
ormer hostillery which was built
bout forty years ago by John Arm
strong was situated. Mr.. Rancourt
ost his life in the conflgration last
October.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-06-15
MERCHANTS DAY FRIDAY
OF NEXT WEEK

June %, Friday of next week, will
,e Merchants Day in Skowhegan. All
n nearly all of the retail stores are
making preparations for substantial
bargains on that day II is intended
o make it an opportunity where one
may shop in every store and be sure
of a worth while discount on anything
they wish to buy
The next edition of the Independent
Exporter will carry ads by many of
hese merchants giving further de-
tails.
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TO THE VOTERS OF
SOMERSET COUNTY

If you believe that all our laws
should be uniformly enforced without
fear or favor.
If you believe that every man and
woman has right to be judged inno-
cent until jury has decided other
wise.
If you believe that every man has
a right to his proportionate part of
official positions--instead Of giving
them all to any one man VOTE NEXT
MONDAY FOR NJ. ST LEDGER FOR
SHERIFF. Political Advt.
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Rev. Frederick Nicholson Coming to
Lakewood

The Annual Spiritualist Meeting
conducted at Lakewood by the Spiri-
tualist Ladies' Aid Society Will De
held on the forenoon ana afternoon
of July 9 Sunday With Rev. Fred
erick Nicholson of Boston as the
sneaker and message bearer.
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A Reminder

desire to remind my friends that
they should not forget to vote next
Monday at the Primary election, also
that l am candidate seeking the
for Representative to the
on the Republican ticket.
| want to represent, If nominated
and elected, the entire citizenry oil
Skowhegan, to be just and fair to
everyone. On that basis | respect
fully ask your support.
LESLIE e. JACOBS.
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Special Meeting of Somerset County
Farm Bureau

There Will he a special meeting of
Somerset County Farm Bureau in the
Municipal Building. Skowhegan, Tues
day, June 20. p. m. This meeting
will be for the purpose of presenting
the question of the development of
the State Federation and afiiliation
with the National organization and Sc
curing action thereon The speaker
will be Julian Emery, president of the
State Federation Of Farm Bureaus
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| and Mrs. Benjamin A. sawyer
h observed the 5oth anniversary ,nl sF ary
t.,r marriage Monday last at l1a
:, avenue. owing to MRS.
[srs health, which has been some
| inuaired during the past year
,ahration occurred. Mr.. Sawyer
/ s,sv,i - nrominently identified with
H.. h local fraternities, is in gooo
y u' and returned Sunday from Ban
lsare "uq he had been serving on
, Tnited States jury. Mr.. Saw
r.s interviewed by a representa-
|,,the Independent Reporter Mon
u, |vad A. pave out a number of inter
~ : facts &C for publication. The
Il were quietly married at the
cu.ge in New Sharon and at once
h 'I housekeeping at Starks, then
IN as sawyer's Mills, where Mr;
var and his father owned anu
e,ad tbe saw and grist mill.
|. srst mills there were built by
1 3. wysr's great grandfather, Luke
!. who was born in Templeton,
in 1850 and came to Maine in
with his father, Sylvanus Sawyer
settled on the kennebec River
I fld Point. In 1884 Luke mar
pscheal Greenleaf and settled at
4 on the Lemon Stream where
Elm and operated the first mills:
mills we're owned and operated
ANN years by the Sawyer family,
IN bake, then by his son john
|by Johns son, Levi G., and then
IMIs sd b, Benjamin A. The mills
Fput oil she Sawyer name for a
E,,y aftS sr John died. James
/ ,he fat her of the present Mrs.
y bougf t them and rebuilt them
Phe yea 1850. Levi G. Sawyer
lime owned a farm about one
Itm d he village where Benja-
! Ms Sorn, June 12, 1850. When
tvel We years old his father
n Iiu| n and bought one balf of
kHs VI ich had been rebuilt by
EcM v hile he was on the farm.
! Bsuil {min A. was II, they bot
bier half, and they continued in
kvyer name until August 80,
when Benjamin A. (his father
died in 1881 sold out to Will
/, Walker, who now ownes the
aMills in this town. Mr.. Saw
tnr selling out at Starks, came
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-06-15
UNFAIR POLITICAL PROPAGANDA

To correct rumors and letters like
the following which are being circu
lated by one of the candidates for the
Office of County Commissioner is the
purpose of this notice.
June 7, 1922.
MI. st.t.s.t -.s.'.'-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Maine.
Dear Sir:
would Ike to have you keep
this note for reference June goth,
1922
"A vote for Webb is d vote for
Whitpey
Either whitney or Bucknam
will he elected (nominatedl
Webb was put in To split the
Skowhegan vote and help Whit
ney but we hope he may split
enough votes outside Skowhegan
to nominate Bucknam.
Yours very truly,
BUCKNAM."
1t is only in fairness to my many
friends and supporters throughout
Somerset County that | take the time
and trouble to notice such absurd and
false propaganda.
went into the contest for the nom
ination to the Office OF County Com
missioner of my own free will and
accord am putting in my time and
effort solely for the purpose of win
ming the nomination, and from the
many pledges of support coming from
all sections | am not concerned about
the result,
GEORGE H. WEBB.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-06-15
A STATEMENT BY JOHN
v. HIGGINS

AS a Republican candidate for the
nomination for the office of Register
of Deeds, Somerset County, | hope
that all Republican voters, who can
vote in the Primaries on June 10Th
will do so. | am confident that with
the experience gained as Register Of
Deeds for eight years, If nominated
and elected again, l can serve the
County more efficiently than in the
mast If elected certainly will do
my best,
JOHN w. HIGGINS.