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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-02-08
JANUARY TERM OF SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT ADJOURNED Mon
DAY FORENOON AFTER SESSION Of LESS THAN TWO WEEKS
Much Business Transacted Criminals Sentenced among the
Jurors Summary of Proceedings Divorce Matters

denied that he had caught any beaver
on closed territory and with his
brother, Merton Tuttle, pleaded not
guilty to the charge against them.
f. L. Tuttle admitted prior convic-
ton. a verdict was returned of not
guilty.
ARSON CASE
The arson case of State VS. Joseph
Coro was taken up at the completion
of the Tuttle trapping case. This
has been continued from term to term
owing to illness of witnesses. Prior
to opening the case Attorneys Thorne
and Brown were actively engaged at
the blackboard in crayon artistry
which when completed gave very
good representation of Anson village
in part at least. Henry Hoyt of
Skowhegan was foreman of the drawn
jury and County Attorney Thorne
presented the case for the state.
Joseph Coro was charged with having
attempted to burn the stable of his
brother Albert Coro in Anson. The
burning OF the building occurred on
a night following a quarrel at the
Coro home between the two Brothers.
After one or two visits to the place a
neighbor claimed to have seen some
one that looked like Joe Coro go into
the stable of the Albert Coro place
and shortly afterwards discovered the
fire Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Coro both
testified as to incidents of the even
ing preceding the fire. Mrs. Coro
said that she saw her husband strike
Joe. Finally witness said she walk
ed as far as the railroad crossing with
Joe Coro. he agreeing to go to his
sisters. She feared further quar-
rel between her husband and Joe SO
used her persuasion for the latter to
leave. Under cross-examination Mrs.
Coro said Joe had bought her chill
dren clothing after the fire.
Mrs. Jennie Preble. next door
neighbor to the Coro's, heard loud
talking the night the fire occurred at
Coro's and being alone watched pro-
ceedings next door. She saw Mrs.
Coro go out with Soc and walk away
with him, later seeing her return and
then shortly afterwards saw someone
else whom she called Joe Coro come
back and walk into the stable, she
said. She further alleged that Goro
didn't come out and soon saw flames.
Under cross-examination. Mrs. Preble
said that she saw the fire in the front
part of the barn.
Louis LeClair, nephew of. Coro,
was walking with his cousin Maxine
H. Coro the night of the fire and they
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-02-08
BLACK NARROWS CLUB
ELECTS OFFICERS
Annual Meeting and Dinner Held
Tuesday at Hotel Oxford With
Ont of Town Members

The Black Narrows Clubs held its
annual meeting at Hotel Oxford Tues
day. DR.. W. G. Sawyer of Madison
was elected president. Fred II. Neal
of Fairfield, vice president. and Judge
c. o. Small of Madison. secretary and
treasurer. The board of directors is
composed of the officers already nam
cd. John II. Burleigh. E. d. Noyes,
S. A. Green. W. A. Hager of Water
vile and Clyde II. Smith of Skow-
hegan. The usual dinner party was
enjoyed the members present being
DR.. Sawyer, Judge Small and Messrs.
Burleigh, Moves and Hager. This
club is the owner of set of sport
ing camps at Lake Moxie, where
Judge Small. Mr.. Burleigh. and Mr.
Green are also the owners of indi-
vidual camps. :.
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Federated Men TO Meet

The men of the Federated Church
are to hold a supper next Tuesday
evening, February Il at 6.15. in the
church yestry. The menu will in
clude cold ham, escalloped potatoes,
Parker House rolls. jelly, pickles,
doughnuts. pie. cheese and coffee.
During the supper the Young Peoples
Orchestra will play with singing un-
der the leadership of Il. w Leighton.
This will be followed hy talk on
the foreign situation by Attorney
Sherman \. ShumwaY. This is the
first time the men have gotten to-
gether for the winter and it is hoped
there will be full attendance. The
committee in charge is composed of
D. A. Porter. Ira a. Norton. +. F..
Greenwood and Lewis E. Dow, Tickets
may be secured from any of the above
mentioned committee. The supper
will be furnished by the ladies' of the
Tuesday Night Bible Glass. with Mrs.
Margaret G. Briggs, chairman.
Independent Reporter S1,50 a year.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-02-08
ALTON PACKARD IN
LYCEUM COURSE
Cartoonist and Humorlst VIII Appear
In Grange Hall on the Evening
OF February II

Alton Packard, the cartoonist and
humorist, who will appear on the Ly-
ceum course here February II at
Grange Hall has a nationwide re-
putation of giving a program full of
real fun and humor
Here is the way a Ohio newspaper
describes a Packard program. He
draws cartoons and some quite elab-
crate pictures with skill and rapidity.
lie keeps up a continuous fire of re-
marks, witty, humorous, and inspira-
tional
Then he steps to the piano and
plays his own accompaniment while
he sings his funny songs. One is
amazed to see the lessons Packard
teaches along with his program of fun.
This is program which pleases all,
the young, the old, girls and boys,
men and women"
Alton Packard is different" says
Strickland Gillian. "He is an origin
ator. You don't know whether his
pictures illustrate his talk or his talk
illustrates his pictures. Both talk and
pictures are brilliant and beautiful
and necessary. He is a double-bar-
rallied 'Big-Gun' and from the number
times he has succeeded cuculatiyely
in the same place. know him to be
a good repeater.
Ills songs, which are so good one
feels it unjust to mention them in a
secondary fashion, but are another
and unbelievable evidence of his YER
satility. He does everything we'll.
If he were twins. one feels he could
do just twice as much as many things
because he would have more time ;"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-02-08
j. Y. Riley Resigns Owing to Ill
Health

James Y. Riley of Madison has re-
signed from the superintendeney of
the Madison Wooden Mills owing to
i'll health and Monday morning with
Mrs Riley left for Boston. After
few days in that city and vicinity
they will continue their journey to
Pasadena. California. Mrs. Lima NJ
McKenney. Mrs. Riley's mother, will
Join them in Boston the last of the
week and continue the trip to Cali
forna, where her sister and other
relatives reside. 1t is not likely that
Mr. Riley will again locate in Madi-
son, but they will return to Madison
the last of April in order that Mrs.
Riley can finish out her years duties
as teacher of music in the public
schools
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Red tross Committees and Other
Activities

The following committees have
been announced in the local Red
Cross Chapter. W. II. Hight, chair
man:
Public Health-Mrs. F. W. Dan
forth. Mrs. T. E. Greenway. Miss
Hannah r. Page. Mrs Celeste Roul-
lard, Miss Florence Burrill, Mr.. W. 8.
Woodbury..
Financial Walter II.
Hight. w II. Cummings.
Publicity committee-R T. Patten,
Miss Florence Burrill, Col Roy Mars
ton.
Veterans Bureau-Col Roy Mars
ton. Mrs. Vivian &. Woodbury.. c. z.
Merrill
The report of work done by the Red
Cross School Nurse in connection
with the schools during the month of
January. IS as follows:
Home visits. 1l0.
Pupils accompanied to dentist. 9
Committee meetings attended, =.
OF Jews. 81
la5iaz 'reated at office. Il.
Seaaal- I'll troomsl. lis.
lnaTiap4 nHlils inspected. %
Pupils @ao nave had defects cea-
rected, >
Parent consultations at school. >.
Sanitary inspection of schools. s.
Defects corrected: eye, l; teeth,
Children weighed. 271
y simple reading of the figures may
not mean much. but when you con-
slider that each pupils is a very real
boy or girl.-possibly someone you
yourself know-and that defect cor
rected may give this child new
chance for health and happiness. the
work begins to take on an added sign
ificance
As stimulus TO the children in
carrying on their health work, Mr..
Cummings has very generously offer
ed prize of $1,000 for the school OBJ
tanning the highest per cent in their
health record. Each ehilds score
counts on the score for the school.
and such things as drinking plenty of
milk and water careful attention to
teeth. cleanliness. enough sleep. alb
stinence from tea or coffee. count on
the individual scores The Park and
Garfield are the two competing
schools. The health record for jan
mary is.
GARFIELD SCHOOL
Miss Swain. Grade VI SS.7 per cent.
Mrs. Caldwell. Grade V. So per cent
Mrs. Sandford. Grade ", 90 per cent
Miss Lathe Grade VI-IV so per cent
PARK SCHOOL
Mrs. Mitchell. Grade VI, 9S per cent
Mrs. Stone, Grade V, 90 per cent.
Miss Higgins, Grade ~ SO per cent
Mrs. Holbrook. Grade Ill. $50 per ct
On averaging the per cent from last
October, We find that the Park School
with a per cent of 80 6-16 per cent
is one point ahead of the Garfield
School, whose percent is IS 7-16 Ter
cent.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-02-08
Miss Oak to Stage Peach Blossom
Festival in Georgia

Miss Pauline Eaton Oak will leave
here today for Fort Valley. Georgia,
to direct the annual peach blossom
festival held in that town. While
in the Community Service, Inc. last
year, Miss Oak staged the first festi-
val of that sort, and 1t was decided
at that time to make 1t an annual
event. So successful was she in the
performance of her duties last year
that the residents 70 Fort Valley who
are now handling 1t as a community
affair on their own responsibility, de-
sired her to return this year. The
festival will be given In March and
Miss Oak will visit at various point
of interest on her return north in the
spring.
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|IHE COUNTRY GRO.
Gerry STORE
Local Talent to give
Original Play
r.,.. Impro, ement Society Promises
wv Much Amusement To-
morrow Evening

.rhe County Grocery Store un-
-. tbc auspices of the Town 1mpro-
'ament Society will be given at the
Grange hall, Friday evening, Febru-
.rv % OH with the following cast:
1Incle .Jedediah, country store keep
and postmaster, Albert Dyer; Rube,
,,.ela Jeddy's clerk, George Day;
r,aae Driver, Eugene Tarbox; Matildy
end Sarah, early customers from the
aaun,ry Miss Emma Hall. Mrs. Viola
Smith; Checker Players. Hiram and
cy % Nav Varney and Ed Ford; City
nssnorter. Mr.. Pestifer, Roland T. Pat
,au. @ country Choir, ]. n. Smith, choir
leader. Marshall Viles, Eugene Tar
hov M Nav Varney; City Visitors, Mrs.
Mini mjnna savage, Mrs. Emma Goodrich;
pight From Ireland, father and two
daughters. James Fleming, Mrs. Lii
liam Smith, Mrs. Marta Morrill,;
school Teacher, Miss Prim, Mrs. Ina
creation; Exhibition of Tricks with
Monkey, Mr.. Decker Master Albert
Decker; Country Customer, with six
unruly children, Mrs. Mamie Watson;
Country Customers, representing dif-
ferent types of barganers, Miss Do
rothy Elliott, Mrs. Flora Dealey, Mrs
Robert Green, Mrs. Ora Valliere, Mrs.
charlotte Tarbox; Runaway from
School, Robert Greene; Entertainer
and Dancer. Natalie Boiler. The
high school orchestra will furnish
music from 7.30 until curtain rises.
"The County Grocery Store pro-
misses to be both entertaining and
unoue. since it is the first OF its kind
tn he given in town and is entirely
original; each member of the cast has
worked UP his or her part, without the
slightest aids from books written on
the subject. There are several To-
cal hits but the main idea has been
TO represent as far as possible the
good old days of sitting around the
old fashioned stove, on nail casks
and straight backed chairs and ex-.
changing the yavorite Old time stories
and songs.
The checker plays will add their
bit to the entertainment and the
stage driver viii Bring city visitors
and local news, thereby livening up
tao loafers to keep up their "end of
| the yoke.
The Art Exhibition by the Town
Improvement Society which was sche-
| duled for Friday afternoon, will be
given Saturday afternoon at the usual
hour. Immediately after the meet
ing. "the exhibit will be forwarded
to Waterville, to be used by the Wo-
mans Club there the following Mon
day.
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Death of Mrs. Hiram Smiley In
Chicago

Word has been received here by
relatives of the death of Mrs. Nellie
Mathews Smiley, wife of DR.. Hiram
Smiley In Chicago. He Is the son of
the late Edward Smiley of Skowhegan
and Mrs. Smiley was formerly OF
North Anson. She was about eighty
one years of age and had resided in
Chicago for many years. Besides
her husband there is one son,
Dwight Smiley of Clinton, Iowa. The
relatives of DIR. Smiley still living in
Skowhegan are two nephews, d. F.
Smiley and Edward Kimball and a
niece, Miss Stella kimball Mrs.
Smiley died January H.
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Byron II. Perkins Candidate

Not long since we printed an an
nouncement of the candidacy of By
ron B. Perkins for the office of see
ond selectman. Through some error
we got his middle initial ID" instead
of "B"
Mr.. Perkins comes of family which
has been well known in Skowhegan
for a great many years. We ought
to have been able to get his name into
the news item correctly but in some
way fell into error. We are max
Ing this publication in order to cor
rect any confusion which might have
resulted through our mistake.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-02-08
Maine Spinning Go. Re-elects Officers

The annual meeting of the Maine
Spinning Co. was held here Monday
and the following officers were re-
elected: President. Charles r..
Young; treasurer, \. b. X Brooks of
Boston, assistant treasurer, Charles
A. Jensen of Boston; clerk. Carleton
p. Merrill Directors elected, ~ b..
X. Brooks. Bin w. Page, William
Mitchell, Charles E. Young. The
stockholders voted to declare diyid-
end. Work is still progressing on
the new building and several carloads
of machinery are being unloaded this
week
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DIVORCES GRANTED At
JANUARY TERM
VICES of Married Life Rehearsed Be-
fore Judge Hanson In SUI
preme Court
he fnllnwine diYnrces Were grant-

The following divorces were grant
ed at the January term of court:
Mary NJ Harrison, Lib, of Show
hogan VS. Henry f. Harrison, resi-
dence unknown, for neglect and fail
ure to provide. Name changed to
Mary M. James.
Bernard |. Towle of Pittsfeld Lib,
vs. Beatrice T. Stewart Towle, resid-
ence unknown, for adultery.
Mildred l.. Wort of Norridgewoek
VS. Clifford e. Wort of Oakland for
failure to provide.
Elden G. Blaisdell of Norridgewoclt
VS. Cora F. Blaisdell of Westboro,
Mass, for utter desertion. Custody
of children, Charlie G. and Herschel
E.. given to the father.
Naomi w. Smart of Anson VS. Ches-
ter A. Smart of Uxbridge, Mass, for
cruel and abusive treatment. Name
changed to Naomi w Fales.
Elizabeth O'Reilly of Fairfield VS.
Thomas O'Reilly of Pittsfield, for cruel
and abusive treatment. Custody of
Elizabeth NJ, Eileen, Catherine and
Bernard H. given. to the mother,
the father being ordered to pay
the mother $40 per week toward care
for children.
Flora L. Morey of Madison VS. Will
liam j. Morey of Madison, for nom
support. Custody of Madeline Clar-
isse and Fredona Audrey, given to
the mother. The father to pay the
libellant as her cost of divorce pro-
ceedings $50 and in lieu of alimony
$40 per week.
Harold D. Simonds of Madison VS.
Gertrude R. Symonds for cruel and
abusive treatment. Custody of child
rem, Nellie, Laura and Dale, given to
the father.
Walter p Currier of ST. Albans for
cruel and abusive treatment. Name
changed to Jane p. Scar.
Auguste Veilleux of Moose River VS.
Anise Poulin Vellieux for utter deser-
ton.
Lena L. Hunnewell of Embden VS.
Ralph A. >Hunnewell of Embden for
cruel and abusive treatment.
Edna NJ. Cottrell of Pittsfield VS.
Carl e. Cottrell of Rockland for gross
and confined habits of intoxication.
Name changed to Edna NJ Martin.
Grace f. Moody of Skowhegan VS.
Earl G. Moody of Skowhegan, for
cruel and abusive treatment. Name
changed to Grace E. Smith
Mabel H. Hackett of Ripley VS. Ed
gar E. Tackett. formerly of Ripley
now of parts unknown, for utter de-
sertion. Custody of Wilfred E., CIV
en- to mother.
Mary r. Thibodeau of Skowhegan
VS. Maxine Thibodeau of Holeb for
cruel and abusive treatment. Gus
tody of Frances Thibodeau given
Jointly to the father and mother.
Hazel V. Knowles of New Portland
VS. Elmer Il. Knowles of Portland, for
utter desertion.
Pearle NJ. Lemore of Fairfield VS.
Joseph Lemore of Grand Cascapedia,
p. O.. for non-support. Custody of
child. Burton II. Lemore, given to the
Name changed to Pearl M.
Brawn.
Genevieve NJ. McMannis of Madison
VS. Joseph Everett McMannis of Port
land, for cruel and abusive treatment
Custody of children, LeForrest r. and
Elona NJ. given to the mother. Father
ordered to pay SO per week toward
support of children.
Ella G. Varnes of ST. Adams VS. Hor-
ace E. Varney of st. Adams for cruel
and abusive treatment.
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THE IMPRESARIO FEBRUARY 16
Comment from Longmead0w Witness
of Performance

The following comment will be read
with warm interest by the citizens
interested in the coming presentation
of the Impresario in Skowhegan on
February 16. 1t was received by
Principal Leighton and the writer
refers to a performance given by the
company at the Longmeadow Country
Club about one month ago.
My dear Mr. Leighton
am sure that you and your
friends will be delighted with the
production of THE Impresario =
Longmeadow wants it again and the
musical critics were most lavish with
their praise in the local newspapers.
The Springfield Republican, Union
and Daily News.
To me, 1t was delight past words
and to people who are not in the
habit of seeing and hearing opera, it
opened up a field of surprises, most
pleasant ones.
Mr.. Hemus is of course one of the
finest of Americas baritones and is
himself worth the price of admis-
sion.
l cannot see how 1t can fail to be
success.
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COUNTY CONVENTION
IN SKOWHEGAN
American Legion Posts
Meets on February IS
state 9mmsaier Ford and Adjutant
Boyle viii be Among the State
UIlieials Present

The first annual county conyen-
ton of officers of all American Le-
gion Posts in Somerset County will
be held at Skowhegan on the after
noon of Thursday, February 18th.
State Commander Ford and State Ad-
jutant Boyle will be among the prom
nent state Post officials in attendance
In the evening there will be an open
meeting for the Post buffet lunch
will be served. Last year joint
meet of the Posts of several counties
vas held. but this is the first reg
uiar convention of Somerset County
Posts alone.
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With the BOMierS

An interesting contest rolled on the
home alleys was pulled off between
Smiley of this town and Pelletier of
Madison Monday evening when Smi-
ley won by 10 pins. A return match
viii be rolled Friday at 2 O'Clock in
Madison. Score: l.. Smiley, 101,
VI, 81, lO4, "a, 92, III, 105, 90, 92-
976.
y. Pelletier rs, so, 102, 109, 1O1, 81,
3d. l05, lis, SS-953
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Sincerely yours.
HELEN A. TRIPLETT
a SUCCESS

In order that all both rich and poor
might have the opportunity of enjoy
ing the lmpressario 1t was felt that
at least one hundred seats must be
sold for $3.50 each. In this way it
would be possible to offer another
block of one hundred seats at soc
Those who would like to purchase
these $3.50 seats are requested to sign
subscription papers which may be
found at Bucknam and at Sampson s
Drug stores. 1t will interest the pur-
chasers of these high priced tickets
to know that they may obtain their
seats at the Box Office of the Opera
House Tuesday. Feb. 13 from 3 to p.
m. This is the day before the regu-
lar sale starts.
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Marriage Intentions

The marriage intentions of Shepard
Fl. Swain and Mrs. Martha Springer
Salisbury of Elgin, Illinois, but ma
tive of Trenton in this state have been
placed on file. Mr.. Swain is re-
tired real estate dealer of Skowhe-
gan and his many friends will learn
with interest of his approaching mar
riage.
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NOTICE

wish to notify the public that after
February shall be at my new Of
fees in the Christopher Block. where
l have a strictly modern equipment
and will be prepared to meet all re-
quirements in dentistry.
DIR. II. r. DANFORTH
2w5 Madison, Maine
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AT a stated conclave of De Molay
oommandery held Tuesday evening
.ne orders of the Red Cross and NAL
"a were conferred.
mrs. Nellie r. Copp, teacher of the
'ewett street school. who recently
noerwent surgical operation at
,s'oherset Hospital, will shortly be OBJ
W, usped to undergo second operation.
.'er many friends hope for a speedy
recovery.
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Sk0WHEGAN LOCALS

Tuesday was the last day of mid
year examinations at the high school.
Mrs. Herbert Oddly was a soloist at
the services in the Methodist Church
in Waterville last Sunday.
Representative Harold E. Weeks of
the firm of Weeks & Weeks of Fair
field had business at the court house
Monday.
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Mrs Nell Mathews of South Man
chester, Conn, arrived Tuesday MORN
ing and went to Cornyille called there
by the death Of her father, J. w. Jud-
kins.
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GEO. SOULE CANDIDATE
FOR FIRST SELECTMAN
To the Voters OF Skowhegnn:

At the earnest request of many of
the voters Of this town. have de-
cided To run for the office of first Sc
lectman at The March meeting. Your
support will be appreciated.
Your truly,
GEORGE SOULE
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Dane nj Madison

he knights of Columbus will have
dance, Friday night of this week at
inc Welfare Theatre in Madison. Mu-
NC by Foleys Orchestra of Skowhe-
gan.