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The independent-reporter., 1910-07-28
SOROS|S FIELD DAY At
LARCHM0NT, TUESDAY
An Ideal Place and Perfect Day for
Picnic.

Sorosis held it's annual Field Day
on Tuesday, July 26, at Larchmont,
a very suggestive name for the home
of Mrs. Edna Page Smith. The club
was veyr fortunate in being invited
to hold its picnic in such an ideal
place and in having such a perfect
day. The hours from four to six
were spent socially by the ladies,
whose light summer frocks were in
harmony with Mrs. Smiths beautiful
home and grounds, and at six O'Clock
tables were placed around the spa
cious yerandas and picnic lunch
was served. The open air gave every
one a keen appetite and they did full
Justice to the sandwiches, salads,
olives, cakes, coffee, fruit, and harle-
quin ice cream, the ice being provid-
ed by the hostesses. The club had
as it's guest Miss Hazel Leavitt of the
Leland Powers school of Oratory who
with Mrs Dora Nye as pianist gave
a very pleasing impromptu entertain
ment after the luncheon. About eight
o'clock the party broke up after
spending one of the most enjoyable
field days it has ever held. Nearly
every member was present.
The hostesses and committee of ar
rangements were Mrs. Edna Smith
Mrs. Mary Stinchfield, and Miss Eliz-
abeth Webb, assisted by Miss Olive
Green, the guest of Mrs. Smith. Great
credit is due these ladies for the ad-
mirable way in which they served the
club on this occasion.
LEILA E. FAIRBROTHER,
Sec. pro TEN.
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-28
MUCH LIQUOR S|EzEO
At SHAWMUT
Mach Credit Due Sherifi MOoerS and
Deputies Chute and Brophy.

Sheriff John Mooers and his two
deputies. Charles Chute and Henry
Brophy, after working since Monday
night, made a seizure OF what is prob
ably the largest amount of liquor that
has been taken in the county for
about year and a half
The officers suspected Monday that
there were liquors TO be brought TO
Shawmut station and they kept a
strict watch on the place and were
there during the entire night. They
found Two sugar barrels. one contain
ing l2o pint bottles OF whiskey and
the other CO pints and - quarts
They expected that the parties would
come sometime during the night TO
get the liquor but for some reason
which the officers believe is. that they
expected that they were being watch
ed did not show up On Wednesday
afternoon the officers seized the
liquors and brought them TO Skow-
hogan. The whiskey was libelled
Thursday by Mr.. Chute. This is
most oreditable piece of work by
Sheriff Mooers and his two deputies
and especial credit is due Mr.. Brophy
and Chute in the manner in which
they were able to get track Of the
liquor and seize it. 1t is thought
that the owners of the liquors were
Waterville parties.
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-28
CONGRESSMAN SERVES
HIS DISTRICT
What Hon Edwin {. Burleigh Has
Done for Somerset County.

Waldo county is not alone in her
appreciation OF her Congressms
Somerset county appreciates his fala-
able services. He has secured The
sum of $4,000 Tor post Office site
and is sure TO secure enough TO put
very attractive building on same
in the very near future. Fairheld is
rot TO be passed by in the near fu-
ture.
In the matter of worthy and de-
served pensions Somerset veterans
have not been wholly passed by. We
could cite several cases to prove th:s
assertion if it were necessary. but it
is not; single case known to but
few VIII suffice.
4 brave soldier lost his health, as
did his faithful wife at almost the
s. me time Unexpected misfOrtunes
that made help from other sources out
OF the question reduced the available
resources TO very narrow margin.
A good neighbor who learned of the
condition of the family wrote to her
son who was employed in Washing
ton and told him the story in true
y OIlldIlN sly l6. 1 llC .VuiS LID II NOoh
the letter to Gov Burleigh, remark
ing Il don't believe. Governor. that
you want any of Your constituents
who bore as brave a part in the Re
bellion as this brave man did 10 90
to the poor house The Governor
read the letter over carefully and
asked the young man if there was
any question in his mind as to the
record of the veteran and also as TO
his present needs. The caller said
that he would vouch for every word
that his mother had written.
With that assurance Gov. Burleigh
started for the pension department
letter in hand The next thing the
Somerset county people knew was the
Il nouncement that Comrade So and
So had just received the official an
nouncement that he had been granted
pension. Although not a large one
ii is sufficient to supply the needs OF
these good people as long as they
may be spared on this earth.
The best of it is We happen to
know that just such cases can be
cited in practically every town in
the Third District.-Turf, Farm and
Home.
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-28
w. C. I. U.
Annual Sewing School Tea Held
Tuesday Afternoon.

On Tuesday afternoon the Clemen
tine Weston w. c. T. U. held its an
nual sewing school tea. The meet
ing opened with Mrs. Nettie Pad
dack in the chair and singing
Brighter Days Are Coming" with
Mrs. Philo Steward at the piano. In
the absence of the chaplain, Mrs. B.
B. Merrill the devotional exercises
were conducted by Mrs. Philo Stew
ard, followed by vocal solo, THE
Child at the Door," by Mrs. Philo
Steward.
The secretary's record of the last
meeting was read and approved. The
W. c. T. U. field day was discussed
and it was voted to invite the Madi-
son union to unite with the Clemen-
tine Weston union in field day at
Lakewood. Mrs. Nellie R. Copp and
Miss Harriet L. Cleveland were ap-
pointed q committee to have charge
of the refreshments at the field day
The following excellent program
was given: Singing, Loyal Soldiers;
paper, 1.-The Art of Story Telling
Mrs. Daisy Merrill; talk, THE Prince
of Story Books" Mrs. Grace Coburn
Smith; singing, "Blest Be the Tie"
Report of the sewing school by the
superintendent and teachers. Dainty
refreshments were served by Mrs.
Forrest Harville and Mrs. Fred Will
liams, and a very pleasant social
hour was enjoyed by all in attend
ance. The union wishes to thank all
who gave gifts, material and money
to aid in the work of the sewing
school.
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-28
CONTRACTS FOR SOLON.
EMBDEN BRIDGE
Work VIII BE Started at Once for Its
Construction.

The county commissioners and the
selectmen from the towns OF Embden
and Solon Monday awarded the con-
tract jobs for the building of the
steel bridge across the Kennebec riy-
er between Embden and Solon about
a mile below Solon village. The con-
tract for the iron work was awarded
to the Penn Bridge Co. of Beaver
Falls, Pa. This company was the
lowest bidder of five bridge concerns.
The mason work was awarded to j.
L. Parkin e. Son of Fairfield. This
company was in charge of the build
ing of the jail workshop here at
Skowhegan which was completed re-
Gently. There were three bidders for
the mason work.
The work on the bridge will begin
at once and will be in charge of En-
gineer E. E. Greenwood of Skowhe-
gan who was the engineer for the
building of the new Hinckley- Clinton
bridge The mason work is to be COM
pleted by December l. The iron work
will then Immediately be put up and
when the spring opens in 1911 the
new bridge will be completed ready
for traffic.
This bridge is to be 4S0 feet long.
What the Hinckley bridge is to the
surrounding towns in that vicinity
the new bridge at Solon will be to
Embden, North Arson, New Portland
Concord, Bingham, Solon and Madi-
son. 1t will mean much to the farm
ers on the west side of the river and
will tend to make Solon a larger mar
keting place. The bridge will dis
place an old ferry which has been the
only means of traffic between two of
the best farming towns in the county,
for probably a hundred years. The
cost of the new bridge will be from
$25 900 to $4,000.
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-28
BUREAU OF MINES.
Department OF Which DIR. George Otis
Smith Is Head.

Since Dr. George Otis Smith, di-
rector of the [. S. Geological Survey.
has been appointed head of the new
ly created Department, Bureau OF
Mines, many ask the question as to
what the Bureau of Mines constitutes,
The following may give an idea as
to what the Department is made up
of:
A Federal Bureau of Mines has
been created in the L. S. Department
of the interior. AS originally ap-
proved, the law contemplated the
transfer of the entire technologic
branch of the United States Geologi-
cal Survey, the mine accident invest-
cations, fuel Investigations, structural
materials Investigations, the entire
personnel, property and equipment
to the Bureau of Mines but the Sun
dry Civil appropriation act approved
June %. amended the law to such an
extent that the structural materials
investigations, including the person
mel and equipment of these investi-
cations went to the Bureau of Stan
dards, Department of Commerce and
Labor
The field of this new bureau and
the work it is doing is matter of
deep public interest, but neglected in
the regular press reports of the day,
Already considerable progress has
been made in the investigation of ex-
plosives used in coal mining, and the
conditions under which they may be
used with least risk. Manufacturers
have submitted many explosives for
test at the station and a considerable
portion of them passed and have been
classified among the permissible ex-
plosives The Investigations and ed
ucational work in connection with the
use of artificial breathing and other
types of mine rescue equipment, the
so-called oxygen helmets, have not
only been useful in developing a
more satisfactory use of such equip
ment in the examination of mine eX-
plosions, but also better methods for
using this equipment in mine rescue
work.
The fuel Investigations under the
Geological Survey have already re-
suited in a better realization through
out the country of the value of fuels.
One result of this work is that nearly
all of the fuel now purchased by the
federal government is bought on spe-
cifications and subject to test by the
fuel division, or purchased after eX-
animation made of the coal supplied
by the mines from whi"h coal is de-
livered to the goyernment.-Kenn
bee Journal.
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-28

known as Bingham Heights. This
is situated about half a mile from the
village on the east side. The pas
senger and pullman trains stop at
this station. Nearly all the freight
coming to the village stops at the
lower station.
In mentioning the progress in Bing-
ham, one of the most important things
to be noted is the place as a sporting
town. Probably there is no town in
the county that more hunters and
fishermen go to than Bingham. Near
ly all the surrounding towns are ex-
cellent hunting grounds and Bing-
ham is situated six miles from Rowe
Pond which is one of the excellent
trout fishing places and Is 1,146 feet
above sea level. The Carry Pond
camps are ten miles away where
hundreds of people go each year.
Chase Pond, four miles away, af-
fords the best kind of sport for both
fishing and hunting. Other ponds
near are otter Pond, Pierce Pond
and Parlin Pond. With all the op-
portunities that Bingham affords for
hunter, fisherman, pleasure seeker,
business man, promoter, or capital
list, 1t Is easy to see that now the
town has commenced to boom it will
be, in a few years, one of the prin-
cipal towns In the State.
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-28

honor was the brides sister, Miss
Freda Wagner of Brookline, Mass,
The bridesmaids were Miss Felma F.
Smith of West Newton, Mass" a
graduate of Wellesley college, Miss
Faith Hinckley. sister of the groom
and Miss Bessie Button, Waterville,
a Colby student. E. B. Hinckley was
the best man. Edward c. Mcdonald
of Savannah, Ga, and Frederick
Payne Rawson of Hinckley acted as
ushers. The bride was given away
by L. L. Walton, her guardian.
The groom is a graduate of Bow
doin college, 1909, member of d. X. E.
fraternity and has been associated
with his father in the work at Good
Will Farms. He met the bride at
school nine years ago. She is a
graduate of Good Will. They have
the good wishes of many friends for
their future happiness and prosper
ity.
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-28
NEW COMPANY.
The Il. /. Mitchell Wood Working
Business Changes Hands.

The K L. Mitchell wood working
business here has been sold 70 Frank
{ Fellows OF Fellows K Co. Of
Boston who have handled practical
i all the output OF the business for
thirty-hve years. The new company
plans to double the capacity Of the
business Whiih will remain under the
management OF the Mitchells, as
formerly.
The first and chief articles that are
manufactured are step ladders, cloth
IS dryers and horses. ironing boards
and other useful household furnish
ings which are made from several
varieties OF hard wood The name of
the new company will be the skow-
hegan Novelty Works.
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-28
MONDAY, JULY %.

Two men drowned from canoe in
Lake Auburn; unseaworthy craft cap
sizes and friends see them sink
Little 1S-months-old boy drowned in
Wayne Lake-Ten lives lost in Bos-
ton through drowning.-60 are dead
and several hundred injured by a
cyclone which sweeps district north
west of Milan-Over 200 lost as
steamer sinks near Toxic.
TUESDAY, JULY %.
Hot weather claiming its death toll;
four deaths in Brooklyn due TO heat
early Monday-Sheriff captures
Kingdoms captain; the arrest was on
a civil suit brought by Mrs. Florence
Whitaker who asks damages of $4,000
for being detained on the vessel by
the captain.-Bryan unable to handle
Nebraska's convention.-Dr. Crippen
not yet located.-Mrs. Alice Roosevelt
Longworth gets large sum of money
by will of her grandfather
WEDNESDAY, JULY 27.
Senator Cummings gets after the
steel trust; says 1t paid Carnegie
$420,000,000 more than his plant real
ly cost; depends on protection of AL
drich, Hale and some other politi-
clans for it's enormous profit.-Pres-
ident Taft visits Rockland speaks of
need of aiding shipping business,
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-28
WEDDING At GOOD WILL
H|NCkLEy..WAGNER
Groom Has Been Associated With His
Father In His Work.

At eleven o'clock on the morning
of July q, in the Moody Memorial
chapel at Good Will Waiter Palmer
Hinckley, of Hinckley, and Miss Mel
lie Dorothy Wagner were united in
marriage by the Rev. George Hinck-
ley, the groom's father, the single
ring service being used.
The decorations were of evergreen,
and birch with sprays of sweet peas.
4 he bridal arch was of waving green
with large punches of the sweet bios
sens.
The bride was gowned in white
L. essaline, wore a white veil with or.
ange blossoms and carried a shower
bouquet of sweet peas. The maid of
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-28
THE WEEKS HEADLINES
THURSDAY, JULY 81.

Ammonia fumes drive out 600 en-
ployes of a big Boston store; Henry
SiegeI Co.'S building filed. six girls
overcome; Washington street blocked
for an hour by excited crowd.-lnhu-
man wretch threatens mother ana
sister from prison cell in New YORK !;
East Slider is in prison for murder OF
his wife.
FRIDAY, JULY %.
Eleven soldiers killed by explosion
at Fortress Monroe, Va; breach OF
12-inch rife blows out.-P. O. Robin
son secures suspects at Easton,
Penn, charged with misuse of mails;
wanted in Portland, Me-; offered val
liable premiums is feature OF Port
land operations.-John r. Marshall
held in $4,000 bail as an accomplice
in the Coleman case.-Bay rum Kills
man at Portland after he had drank
it.
SATURDAY, JULY 23.
Greatest resort in U. S. says Taft
of Bar Harbor.-Campbellton suffer
ing by rain fall; has made condition
of homeless people most pitiable.
SUNDAY, JULY "a.
Kills woman who befriended him;
father of railroad officials first wife
slays second Mrs. Shepherd in Spring
field, Mass.-Women would oust Po-
lice Chief O'Meara In Boston; girl in
suited 27 times on Boston common in
early evening; they want more police
and chief refuses request.-Taft hurt
ankle on golf links at Bar Harbor.
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-28
STATE AND COUNTY
ASSESSORS MEET
Find Farm Values High
er Than In Past Years
Outlook as Reported by Them Very
Encouraging.

The Board OF State Assessors be-
gan Monday the seventh series Of
meetings which they are holding with
the boards OF assessors in the df
ferent counties OF the State for the
purpose of ascertaining the valuation
OF the cities, towns and plantations
IN those counties as made up by the
local boards. The meeting Monday
was for Sagadahoc county and Was
held at the courthouse in Bath. Tues
day the board went over into Lincoln
county, holding meeting at the
court house in Wiscasset, and on
Thursday they will 90 to Boothbay
Harbor, where the meeting will be
held in the office of the local board
OF assessors.
The members of the board began
their annual tour of the State June
). and since that time have held meet
ings in Oxford, Franklin, Somerset,
Piscataquis, Waldo and Knox conn-
ties, and the meetings thus far have
been very successful. The meetings
have been very fully attended by the
town assessors representing their in
diyidual towns, and the outlook as
reported by them is very encourag-
ing.
The State board finds that farm
values as a rule are higher than they
have been in the past, but hardly
think that there has been as much
exchange in real estate as there vas
st year. The outlook for the farm
ers as the basis for the work OF the
State assessors, by returns made by
the town assessors, indicates that the
total valuation of the State as made
u, by them will be considerably larg-
er than in 1909. These returns al
ways carry with them a conservative
.alue and a very safe one.
The board finds that livestock and
especially neat stock, is very much
higher, even going up TO war prices.
New milch cows that formerly sol!
for $50 to $40 would now be safely
reckoned from $50 to 800. There are
hut few oxen in the State and hey
are commanding high prices. Some
of the farmers are using them instead
of horses. The high price OF neSt
stock in the state is due 10 its scar
city and the large crop Of hay now
being harvested. 1t is estimated that
the hay crop will be ii per cent larg-
er than in 1903
The potato crop, so far as the as
SCISSORS have conducted their eN2mln-
alton will be nearly as large as that
of last year, although many OF the
fields have suffered on account OF the
wet weather early in the spring. In
some places they did not come NJ
well. which is shown by the missing
hills in many fields.
From appearances the apple croT
as a rule will be light, the reason for
which is ascribed to frost. The acre
age of corn is small but as rule the
fields look we'll and the general ap-
pearance indicates a good crop. The
recent hot weather has been a great
help to this crop.
The assessors find that much build
ing is going on in different sections
of the State and that there is gen.
eral feeling of encouragement on the
part of the people This feeling is
noticeable among the farmers whose
potato crop turned out poorly last
year, and is manifested by the fact
that they have this year planted a
full crop, evidently believing that the
place TO find their money is where
they lost it.
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-28

w. w. Huntoon of Norridgewock
is a patient at the Somerset hospi-
tai.
Mrs. Randall Nye was called to
Corinna Thursday by the illness of a
relative.
Mrs. Laura Knowles of California
who has been visiting at the home
of DR.. and Mrs. j. N. Merrill for sew
eral days, left for home on the morn
ing train today.
Arnold North, son of Charles North
who was for sometime foreman
in the Marston Worsted mills, is here
from Washington, r. l., for brief
vacation. He will spend time at
Lakewood.
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-28

We say, Blind as a mole" in refer
cree to one whose eyesight may be
lacking. but a mole, having ewes. can
see. all right, and so isn't blind. OF
course it will not make you prize a
friends gift of one of those pretty
Dutch clocks any the less to know
that those Dutch clocks are not made
in Holland and never were. They
are made in Germany.
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-28
Look! Listen!

My name has been entered in the
piano contest at Bucknam's Drug
Store. Read this again, do your trad
ing at Bucknam's and kindly save
your votes for the telephone opera
tor"
MABELLE Z. FRENCH.
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-28

What are known as tidal waves
have nothing TO do with the tides,
but are supposed to be caused by
earthquakes. They do not, therefore,
appear at regular intervals.
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-28

You are liable to an attack of some
form of Bowel Complaint and should
provide yourself with the best known
Remedy, DR.. SETH ARNOLD'S BAL
SAM. Warranted by Sampson &
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-28

As I have entered the Piano Con-
test at Bucknam's, l would greatly
any help my friends might
give me by sending coupons.
= Mrs Emma Collins Witham.
The independent-reporter., 1910-07-28

The surest way to get a larger
place is to make our service I'LL and
overflow the place we occupy.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-09-09
Among Our Friends

Cnas. Donovan and wife, of Rock
ford, were in town Saturday. They
were here closing up deal by which
they acquired the Harry French prop
erty at Mercer. Chas. thinks he got a
bargain, and it looks like he knows a
good investment when he sees it.
Bert Brigner and wife, of Route .,
were among The Democrats visitors
the first of the week. Bert returned a
few days since from Montana, where
he went several months ago to locate
permanently If he could find something
as good as old Ohio. 1t wasn't there
or thereabouts The rest is history. He
will read The Democrat at close range.
Teacher j. #. Stinebruner and wife,
of st. Henry, Route 4, made this office
a pleasant call while in town Monday
attending to some business matters.
Mr.. Stinebruner has charge of the
Cassella school again this term, his
fifth year there, indicating that he is
delivering the goods to their satisfac-
faction.
Chas. Krogman, of Route l, has put
his subscription ahead year or more.
He is a friend of the printer-and
everybody else-all wool and 80 inches
wide, as the saying goes.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-09-09
The Fighting
PQrSOn To-
Night

"God bless her. A heart of gold.
mind as broad and pure as the heaven.
| ly blue. Would that this country
contained more such souls"
Walter II. Regen, known as "The
Fighting Parson" is the leading chara.
ter in w. f. Mann's production of the
same title that comes to your city this
friday evening.
It's PASTORAL comedy drama writ
ten by John A. Preston, whose success
as a playwright needs no introduction
to the theatre going public. All the
dramatic critics claim this to be Mr..
Preston's best work and Mr.. w. f.
Mann, that succussful producing man
ager of Chicago, has mounted the peice
with special settings and cast second
to none.
It's a we'll told story of a young
minister's struggle for right with so
many odds; but his faith in God is
strong, never gets discouraged and has
but one maxim, "There is some god in
all of u.s." His love scenes are tender
and pathetic. His emotional scenes
are strong and stern. This combina-
ton in charater makes it one to be
admired. It's a great moral sermon,
with a strong heart interest. You
laugh, you shed tear and leave the
theatre feeling that there is still good
in this grand and glorious world and
put your faith in God. Characters like
"The Fighting Parson" cannot help
succeed which of course, he does.
Prices 25, 35, and so cents. Reserved
seats on sale at Riley's.