The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-02-23
PARAGRAPHS FOR
The new ENGLANDER
News of General Interest
From the Six States


years old. His wife died some time
40 at the age Of 81.
John =. Austin of Brewer, Me,
has heen named to succeed II. IL. HOY
=, of Milo as field agent under Seth
May of Auburn, prohibition director
of Maine.
Tie first death since 1870 in the
little town OF Montgomery, Mass, oc-
CURED recently when Samuel ". Coe
died at the age Of s.. Montgomery
has n population Of 300.
Tho name OF the Massachusetts
Sehce for Feeble Minded will he
changed to the Massachusetts state
school" under resolve reported by
tie committee on pablo institutions.
The Boston Bar Association wants
"a erect building costing at least
81 NM .oeO, according TO Atty Jh"s'
W Proctor, who appeared before the
r,orcantile affairs committee seeking
authority.
John r.. Nelson, an attorney m
Augusta Me, has been nominated as
Iepnbf.4n candidate to succeed form
or Congressman John \. Peters al
special primaries in the third Maine
district.
\ rent reduction Of - percent to
all operatives living in the company
tcneinents is announced by the Canot
Manufacturing Co, brunswick, Me
\ reduction in wages of 20 percent
vas put in effect recently.
A chess game started in 1919 ana
PLAYED for six months hy messenger
and through the mails will he hnished
soon If A. Joseph BradleH Of N"r'
Jester. Mass, succeeds in locating
his Cpl onent. man whom he h%
never seen.
Louis +. Putnam, clerk of the Mari
horo Mass. common council. has a
pair OF rubber boots which he pur-
chased 81 years aga. and which ne
has worn every winter since. Inc
hool- do not leak, and have never
| cen repaired.
Construction OF % 81 miles Of road
the coming season has been approved
hv the Governor and council OF Maine,
1llis action is In line with recommen-
CATIONS Of the state highway commits
sion and the total cost will be 81, VS.
$50. Tho work will be widely scat
tered over the state.
one nan ears mean better service
and lower fares, and are not more
dangerous than the two-man cars
according tn Homer l.. loring, trustee
of the Eastern MASSACHUSETTS, system
Who appeared before the street rail-
WAYS committee In opposition 10 hlils
prohibiting use Of the one man types
chiand. n Persian cat, named afier
the rich roored Italian wine, owned
hy Miss Eess!e skinner secretary "i
The Winsted. Conn, Gas Co. was
buried in satnlined white cask't
thr other day. There we're pnnher
af nIonrners also hearers, including
children who romocd and played with
the aris. ocrntiC feline.
Wonen hOotleggcrs are plying their
irnde L. peahody, Mass, using moon
shine =, rtainers made to wear under
their Wais.s, Chief of Police NJ. u
Grady states. He had shown in court
\ conner tank, constructed like base
bail catrher's cheste protector, II
nne,tirn win his report Of ralG
81 the home Nr Mrs Annie Shanaway.
\ verdict for ST. 500. said to lie he
fr.-est award ever returned ny
Massachusetts Jury in suit for alen
ation Of affections, was given 10 Mr>,
Eueenio T.. pickerunn Of SomerNlll"
in the superior court. Mrs. Decker
man had brought action against he"
mnthe- in-law asking sioo,o NM dam
aees TOR loss Of her husbands dH'c-
ton.
Hrsihess Agent George White of the
un,c~hill. Mass. shoe cutters union
prnonnees plans for the raising OF II
&c cnee fnnd to he used to ftght the
Elnnufapturcrs il rutnrs that theI
mend To operate their plants MS "pet'
Stops nn expiration of present UNION
arreements next December prov" true
II * espectcd that other aH'liat'
bodies will follow the example OF the
cutters.
Camp Deyens. from early in IHn'
until the last of September, this year
will hc he scene Of greater activity
than II has been since the war, nc-
cordins 10 announcement by NAL
t;en. Clarence r. Edwards. More tfAh
3noo New England boys Will htten
he citizens military dmmp. and re-
serve officers, 12,o0o national guards
men and several thousand from the
r. q. T. G. units af various schools
and universities will also train there.
John f. Fitzgerald, speaking II.
lannuet OF the Sole & Leather Trade
Association in Boston. declared thh'
the New England shoe and leather
trade is laboring under very serious
han,acaps now, and that II the J.