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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25
SHERIFF MOOERS NOT
TO Be FEDE RAL OFFICER
Denies Rum0r That Has Been in fir'
cuIation. VIII Return TO Madi-
son Avenue Home

The Reporter interviewed Sheriff
Mooers Tuesday evening relative to/a
rumor that has been going the rounds
that he was shortly to become a Fed
eral officer. This was promptly de-
MED by Nr. Mooers, who said that he
had never considered such p thing.
He is undecided as to the future other
than that he and Mrs Mooers are re-
turning to their old home on Madison
avenue, which has lately been under
going repairs. Mr.. MoOers in his
usual frank manner said: Il don't
seek any honors, banquets or notorie-
ty, as | have been paid according to
law Ishave no apologies to offer and
have made no trades or deals. |
have simply done my duty as | have
seen it and have worked with the
statutes of the law and not with any
particular church or society. | leave
the Office with only friendly feelings
for the incoming officer and the peo-
pie of the county. | only regret that
have not been better able to serve
them. The new officers have my best
wishes as we'll as my assistance
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25
ON EARTH AND GOOD WILL TO-
WARD ALL MANKIND
Elaborate Ceremonies at Catholic Church Spirit
of Philanthropy Very Evident--Festivities

Among the most elaborate obser-
vances OF Christmas Day will be that
at the Church of our Lady Of Lourdes.
The church has been elaborately dee
GRATED fer the occasion. three hun
dred yards OF laurel rope alone being
used in the auditorium. with palms
and carnation pinks. Red and green
vigil lights will be burning and the
altar will be fully lighted The
symbolical crib in the manger will
be used. There will be three masse
with the first at O'Clock. Second
mass IS at o'clock with music b.
the Children's Choir and stringed
instruments. March. with orches-
ira: .Glorian music by Henry Par
ker, with orchestral 20 Roi de la
Nature with orchestra; "Sancfus.' Is
music by Paul Lawson. with orches-
ira Ca Bergers," music by Ducau-
roy, with orchestra; festival march
with orchestra
High mass will be celebrated at %
O'Clock with music by ST Mary's
Choir and St, Cecilia Orchestral The
orchestra will play an overture and
Turner's o. S. 3. Mass will be sung
The ol1ertory will be "Adeste Fidelise
and the orchestra will play a volun-
tary recessional Rev. Phillip DUDE
viii be eelebrant and during the last
two masses. Rev. ]. Louis a Renaud
will deliver Christmas sermons
At I O'Clock Christmas night Will
occur the Rosary and Benedietion OF
the Blessed Sacrament.
On Monday evening occurred the
Christmas tree in Convent Hall the
details OF which were in the hands of
representatives from various Catholic
organizations. There were Two large
Christmas trees with beautiful deco
rations St Cecilia Orchestra fur
nished music and the children march-
ed in making hollow square After
the song, BELLS Thrill the Air" diff
ferent games were enjoyed. This
included throwing balls to Santa by
the primary grade, throwing Kisses by
the first grade, peanut race by the
second grade and groups of games by
the third, fourth fifth. sixth and sev-
enth grades. Prizes were given in
each of these for the boys and girls.
\ charming feature of the evening
was the giving to Father Renaud of
a handsome lace surplice and al Ii.
These gifts were beautifully done in
ribbon and real roses Every child
present received a bag of candy. pop
corn, nuts and an orange. The gift
was presented by the children of the
Paroehial school in honor of the an
niyersarF of Father Renauds ordina-
ton. Recently in honor of Father
Renaud's birthday, there We're special
decorations at the school building
and the children received candy and
a half holiday In the eighth grade
room a fireplace had been arranged
to give the scene the real Christmas
touch.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25
CANTATA IT TIE FEDERATED
CHURCH

CHURCH
Next Sundaq - iHe pedaratod FIR,
p.,.,f.. ....t ,-.z..-..-..,
lie cahlaia. ne Incarnation, bE
Nevins viii be given by the choir
both morning and evening Tn
parishiOners are requested to be at The
church by 1870 for the morning ser
vice. Re- George Loring Thur
low will take for Tire subject Of his
sermon. Behold ] Snow You d Mys-
tory In the evening the pastoa
will speak briefly on d theme sue-
gested by the Cantata
The Bethany Bapti5f and Centenary
Sunday schools are holding Christ
mas trees and exercises this Christ
mas Eve
At 11.3o Christmag Day will occur
the annual sacred Observance by the
Knights Templar at their Asylum.
The holiday will be observed 81
various institutions and this Wcdnes-
day evening al the State RefOrmatorY
there viii be a Christmas tree and
program furnished bY the girls
There wi@ be d good supply OF gifts
as a large percentage OF the inmates
will receive package from relatives.
A group OF Camp Fire Girls in The
Pennington Normal school through
the thoushtfulness Of Miss julia Cox.
formerly OF this town. have sent d
gift for each inmate. Mrs. Don Bur
rill has been giving the girls assIs-
tance i'm singing carols and this is
thoroughly appreciated.b the oficers
of the institution. The institution
instead OF giving individual gifts are
furnishing a turkey dinner with cram
berry sauce and all the other FIX
ings This will be served Christmas
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25
* TO HAVE MARRIAGE VOWS AB-
SOLVED IN LOCAL COURT
uary Term to Convene the 9th with Chief
Justice Cornish Presiding

Cesarena Greenan; Fred E. Ellis
from Abbie Ellis; Adelaide g. Dud-
ley from Owen F. Dudley, Sarah f..
Gray from Ernest l.. Gray; Elva j.
Kelly from Thomas Edgar Kelly; Vera
V. Getchell from Atwell Getchell;
Cesarena Greenan from Albert Thom-
as Greenan and Trs.; Sylvia B. Wal
ker from John WSlker; Ernest j.
King from Rosanna =. King; jeanette
+. Dostie from Arthur DOstie. Car
rie E. Luce from Ralph S. Luce; La
belle Catherine Dewy from Thomas
Charles Dewey; Lena Southard from
Merton p Southard Carrie Edna
Tuttle from Howard Tuttle; Wilton
G. Reynolds from Ella NJ. Reynolds;
Edith NJ. Rowe from Arthur T. Rowe ;
Belle S. Bagley from Ernest l.. Bag
ley; Ralph l.. Collins from Annie Col
Inns Ethel Harville Bosworth from
Alden II. Bosworth, Sadie Moshcr
from James W. Mosher; Ralph w.
Bailey from Edna NJ. Bailey; Ada
Mildred Cleveland from George w.
Cleveland; Efie G.. Emery from Ern-
est V Emery; Martha E. Taylor from
Frank E. Taylor.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25

le Supreme Judieial Court doc
loT the January term, which con-
\ January 27th, with Justice
'Eh presiding, has Just been is
The civil docket Is somewhat
lef than in some previous terms,
afre are only two hundred and
Two cases and none are assigned
We first day. AT the September
lhe number of cases on the list
much in excess of this number.
y the divorce cases listed are
allowing. James L. Dagget
Lizzie Daggett; Carrie b.
ey from Albert e. Mooney; Wen
'llliams from Fred c, williams
e l. Stratton from Edward c.
ION; Josephine NJ. Tate from
Il, Tate; Rosetta Grant from
Se NJ. Grant. Alice M. McFar-
from Hugh Mcfarland; Georgia
aOert from Sherman Gilbert;
Leeman from Earl Leeman;
Mclean from Freeman Nc
, Leah c. Sullivan from William
illlyan; Abbie Netto from Louis
Pearl Mitchell from John r.
elI; Albert 7. Greenan from
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25
SkOWHEGAN LOT AIS

Mrs. T.. e. ToWne OF The Madison
road leaves this week iof ST. Peters
burg, Florida.
Harold pooIor is N bnno rror,
T,nrlinrton W whore he ie - studont
At The I,niyoreitv If Vermont
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer l. MrNcelie
are spending Christmas with Mr.. ana
Mrs. Blaine Owen in Augusta.
Miss Adelaide n ianrasfer arrived
home saturday from cimmons ColIsgn
in Boston for tbr holiday reeoss
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25

The sudden death Of DR. Frank y.
Whittier, physical director at Bow
doin College, and one Of the most
noted pathelogists and criminalogists
in the country. while on the train be-
tween Brunswick and Portland, came
as distinct shock to many Skowhe-
gan people Many local men, who
have been studSnts at Bowdoin Col
Iege had the utmost respect for DR..
Whittier, while his appearances as Il
witness in Somerset County cases
have acquainted him with many peo-
pie in this section.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25
kindergarten h Party

A very enjoyable Christmas party
was given Tuesday afternoon from >
to by Mrs f. T.. Merrill at her home
on Madison Ave, for the members of
the kindergarten Sunday School class
at the Federated Church. There was
a Christmas tree with favors for the
children and Christmas stories and
Christmas Tecords were enjoyed.
There were fourteen little folks pres
ent and each received a Christmas fa-
vor. During the afternoon Mrs. Mer-
rill served ice cream and cookies
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25
OFFICERS Of THE LAW WHO TAKE UP
THEIR DUTIES NEW YEARS DAY
Sheriff elect Healy Names Russell Macarthur as
Deputy at Jackman--List Not Completed

Sherif-elecf John W. Healy has
made one more appointment on his
list OF deputies since last week in
naming Russell Macarthur OF Jack
man. as a deputy in that plantation.
Mr. Macarthur has been employed by
Representative Ellsworth a. Piper at
Jackman Among the officials not
yet named are those to serve IN the
towns OF Piusiold. New Portland.
Smithdeld and Canaan.
Captain Healy. elected Repub-
lean sherin last Soptcmber ASSUMES
his duties one week from today and
with his family viii establish his
homo in The jall residence on High
street For his two SkoWheean dep
uties he las appointed men. with
whom he Is we'll acquainted, both hay
ing served under him during his cap
iaincy in Co + during the World Mar.
These two men are Elton Lyle Mark
ham aud True Ellis
Mr. Markham was born at The
Forks. April H. 1895. the son of
George II aud the bate henrietta
Adams Markham Ilc FIRST attended
rural school between Caannk and
The Forks. ot which Josephine Healy
was the teacher In 1908. he moved
to Skowhegan and attended the Park
school his teacher ther, being Mrs.
Lizzie W Hcalv 1t Wa- rather "a
strange coincidence that his early in
structors Were The sister and mother
of Shcrilf-elett Hcdly I'M 19o>. Alr
Markham, with his people moved 10
Lewiston and while there ne Ms a
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25
Meeting Of Historical Society

There will be meeting OF The
Skowhegan Historical Society at the
residence of Miss Louise H. Cobnrn
tomorrow friday evening at 80
All members, and others interested in
historical matters, pertaining to
Skowhegan and Somerset County are
requested to attend.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25
Charles A. Coffin Makes Gilt to
Union College

Schenectady. n. Y. Dec. 19.-An-
nouncement has been made of gIft
of $500 to the general fund of Union
College by Charles Coffin, formerly
chairman of the board of the General
Electric Company
Mr.. Coffin was a native of Bloom
field and has been most generous to
Skowhegan by very liberal contribu-
tions to a local fund for charitable
purposes and to the Coburn Park
Fund
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25
Approaching Nuptials

OF interest 10 many in this section
of Somerset County will be the ap-
preaching nuptials as announced by
Mr. and Mrs. George o. Nottage of
Solon. Their daughter, Ola Mary
whl on Wednesday. Decmeber 81 be
married to Harry Baker Miller. The
groom-to-be is step-brother of Mrs
w. ID. Snow of Middle street and has
been frequent visitor in the Snow
home here.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25

rwterious death of Cyrus B.
those charred body was
the remains of his burned
4 october, was again revived
in Municipal Court, when
Lsrde Alice Loomis was be-
M N. P. Merrill of the NUM-
M on a forgery charge. She
m guilty and after a some
,u6hy hearing probable cause
stund and the respondent was
rm Prior to the fire, Jewell
Exred with Gertrude Alice
and her husband, Elmer
County Attorney Thorne in
he case, stated that it was
bat Jewell had money in the
hat on September Gath, the
lint went to the First National
md presented a bank book
IN Gardiner tMass.) Savings
siting that she wanted to draw
Nor Mr.. Jewell. Mrs. Loomis
bnously been to the same bank
h Jewell and had drawn out
ia similar method. Jewell sign
same by touching the pen
|Bln W. Page made the cross
|ued Jewells name. The last
Ep was witnessed by Gertrude
! and her husband. A pension
HI c. B. jewell, dated Septem-
b bore Jewell's ! signature.
h Page testified to Mrs. Loomis
q. Jewell coming to the bank,
bsng bank book, Mrs. Loomis
that Mr.. Jewell wanted to
Tout $500. Later witness said
be respondent came to the bank
mother bank book alone. He
kst he had another order made
y told her to take 1t to Jewell,
y her how to have him make
hrk. This was done and the
hter guaranteed his signature
i word Mr.. Page said he
know who finally obtained the
!. Under cross examination by
han n. Shumway, who repre-
Mrs. Loomis, Mr.. Page said
sWell didn't look the order over
,parently didn't take any inter-
it. He testified that Jewell
y made the cross himself, at
ne the first order was drawn.
MUoers testified that he had
ed Photographic copies Of the
papers, introduced into the
ID said he had talked with Mrs.
about Mr.. Jewells financial
about one month after the
Fas found. He testified that
eierence to the second order
ney on the bank, Mrs. Loomis
i'd that Jewell wanted her to
he bank and get an order for
hich she did and that he had
her to sign it, which she did
ling a cross and by signing
as witness, also her husbands
as he was busy at the time.
Sheriff Mooers' testimony it
that Mrs. Loomis had taken
Ter back to the bank and had
'tained the money from the
nd taken 1t to him. Sheriff
testified 10 conversation later
pension checks, when he and
Attorney Thorne and Deputy
f. f. Tuscan went to the
place and Mr.. Mooers said
s. Jewell said she didn't know
Jewell had any income or
Witness also claimed that Mrs.
had said that Jewell could not
is name. Deputy Tuscan re-
ed, he said. that Mrs. Loomis
ted that Jewell could not sign
ne. He also testified that
Omis had stated that she never
N any pension checks.l Two
Jewell's signatures were
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25
Notice TO Subscribers OF Somerset
Farmers Coop. Telephone 10.

Believing that my services have
been satisfactory during the past year
and feeling that l am we'll qualified
for the Office of manager. l wish to
announce that l will be a candidate
for reelection at the next annual
meeting at Norridgewock, Jan. 5th r
| wish to thank you for your help
in the past and ask for your support
at this meeting.
CHARLES F. SMITH
Skowhegan, Me. Dec -, 1924
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25

'uneth Keene went to Augusta to
MS sister Airline. who will come
10 spend. the vacation with her
a% Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Keene
VIII return to Boston, Monday.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25
North Ans0n Man Dies In Lewiston
Hospital

Clarence " Witham who has been
TO the c. NJ G. Hospital very i'll since
December 5, died Monday morning at
2.15.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25

Earl Patten and family have moved
to the village for the winter. They
will occupy the home of G. X. Fogg
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs, Abel
Patten.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25
RELIEVE THAT BACKACHE

Try Chiropractic T. j. Flynn, Chi
ropractor, Merrill Block.-Advt,
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-06-21
JUDGES TACT ENDS
FAT WOMEN'S ROW
Neighbors Use All Terms
Except Pleasingly Plump.

Chicago, Ill.-Judge Peter Schwaba
recently made Solomon look like
wooden money when he decided row
between two women as to which was
the fatter.
"She called me a fat hussy :"
screamed Mrs. Carrie Nugent.
II did not call the fat hussy fat
hussy,'" yelled Mrs. Anna kuhnert.
"She was hogging the three wash
tubs In our apartment when she was
entitled to but one. I may have
made some inquiry as to who was
making her circus tents, but she got
so excited she backed against the
laundry stove and the fat was In the
fire."
"She called me fat hussy-can
you imagine fat slOb like that call
Ing anybody fat hussy?" insisted
Mrs. Nugent.
Husky bailiffs crowded in between
the women. Judge Schwaba sighed
heavily and then great inspiration
came to him.
''I'll put the more slender of these
two ladies under 81, 600 bonds to keep
the peace" he decided, and both of
them broke the furniture to sign tn.
bonds.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-06-21
Our Future Foreign Policy
Address of T. Alan Godsborough, Before The Graduating
Class of Washington College, Chestertown Md, Or
Commencement Day. June 16, 1924.

construed in partisan light and in
terfere with whatever influence
might have in guiding the action OF
the Congress over a very difficult
period, and certainly any partisan
color would be the very last thing to
be injected into an address delivered
on an occasion Of this kind.
But there are certain truths which
are eternal, and the expression OF
those truths in one way cor another
will be revealed from time to time in
human action. One Of these truths is
the necessity for human cooperation,
and within the next few years, if l
am able to visualize the future at all,
that truth will be expressed by our
people in a larger way than ever be-
fore, will be expressed in a stabaliz-
ed currency and in international CO.
operation. 1t is of this last / would
speak today to you, symbolizing as
you do the youth of America and the
hope of the future.
Many of those who oppose any
thing like international cooperation
use as their argument that "Man is a
fighting animal and that therefore
there is no way to avoid destructive
wars, that these wars are bound to
take place from time to time and that
it is only when people have fought
themselves to exhaustion there can be
respite from war and that respite
will last only as long as is required
for recuperation. This, roughly
is their argument, but their promises
are not sound. People, as distinguish
ed from the individual, fight only
when warfare is their only means OF
settling a difficulty. Originally there
was no protection by law and each
individual had to protect himself or
herself. Family quarrels were set
tied as Cain and Abel settled theirs.
To rid the family of fratricide a
family government evolved, as among
the ancient Hebrews, the patriarch
representing the family group to set
tie the family quarrels and so pre-
serve the peace as between individu-
ais within the family, and so within
that family peace reigned as rule
because there was a means of settling
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-06-21

In casting about for something APP
proprate to say here today at this
the l42d Washington College COM
mencement, it seemed to me, as a
graduate of the college just rs years
ago q freely admit that my youthful
appearance does not justify such q
statement, although the records of
the college are against me), that the
occasion justified real effort to Wis
aulize the governmental aspirations
and achievements of the years imme-
diately to come, of the years when
today's graduates and the present
students at this school will assume
the responsibility of American citi-
zenship and occupy the arena of hu-
man action, which is continuously be-
ing emptied and refilled. There is in
every community immediate needs
which have to be looked after. There
is in every county the necessity for
change to provide for social evolution.
There comes in every state time
when governmental machinery can be
simplifed to follow the advancement
in the average standard of citizen
ship due to better education. 1t is,
on behalf Of the teeming millions of
the nation, necessary to constantly
modify governmental machinery in
order to protect this or that emergen-
cy, and there is always danger in the
stress and strain of class competi-
ton that proper attention will not be
given to the larger issues, to funda-
mental policies, to the problems
which, if solved, will do away with
class clamor, equalize economic OPP
portunity, and give the fullest posi-
BILE opportunity to individual initia-
tive and ingenuity, which, of course,
is the only legitimate aim and end of
all government.
l have not, of course, in mind say
ing anything which could by any pos
sibility be construed into partisan
political expression. Time and time
again in the sessions of the 68th Con-
gress just closed l was restrained
from taking the floor by the thought
that partisan feeling was somewhat
high and that whatever | said, how
ever sincere the expression, might be
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-06-21
Plain Girls Win Over
Pretty Ones in Vienna
'erlin.-The plain girls win.

Berlin.-The plain girls win.
AT least they won in symposium,
Of answers to the following questions
raised by DR.. Edwin Stranik in the
Vienna News Journal: as it better to
marry beautiful or plain woman?"
Doctor Stranik and most Of his
readers took up the cudgels for the
plain girl and agreed that the plain
girl is to be preferred to the pretty
girl for these reasons:
The pretty girl, being the object Of
general admiration, Is likely to be
spoiled, vain and caprlcious.
The plain girl, escaping this ad-
miration, is more likely to be simple,
natural and genuine.
The pretty woman, desired Of all
men, Is exposed to many temptations,
and the husband is inevitably in con-
slant competition with all other men.
The plain woman, having found a
husband, is more likely to stick to
him and to be a real helpmeet.
The pretty woman Is likely to love
in her husband merely the admirer Of
her beauty.
The plain girl is much more likely
to feel true devotion toward her hus-
band.
The following must be noted, how
ever, about those who answered:
Most of those defending the plain
girls, were either men who merely
reasoned and did not mention that
they were actually in love with plain
girl, or men who did not deny that
they were plain themselves.