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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-08-25
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

Mrs. George Cunliff of Smithfield. is
a patient at the Somerset hospital.
Guy Pennell arrives home today
from a two weeks visit to Florida.
Miss Gladys Pennell is visiting for
a week at the home of DR.. Tozier In
Fairfield
Mrs. Gala Heserton, who has been
Ill for several days at the Somerset
hospital, is improving.
Lucille Blanchette, the 11-months-
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rich
ard Blanchette, died Wednesday night.
Bert Nichols and wife and Miss Iva
Holway went to Waterville today to
visit Mrs. Nichols aunt. Mrs. Ellen
Holway.
s. r. Bailey and daughter, Miss Lot
tie, of Amesbury, Mass. were in town
this week. the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. w. Marble. Mr.. Bailey Is a we'll
known carriage maker of New Eng
land
Ernest c. Holman, formerly clerk
In the Fogg drug store. now in bust
ness In Fairfield. being the senior
member of the drug firm of Holman
& Nelson, was in town over Sun
day.
Van Nelson, who is now improving
after an attack of typhoid fever, left
Thursday for Lakeside with his wife
to spend several days at their cot
tage and attend the camp meetings.
The September issue of the Board
of Trade Journal will contain an in
teresting article pertaining to Show
hogan. w. H. Howard of Portland is
In town securing matter for this is
sue. The State Board of Trade con-
venes here on the 22nd and 23rd days
of September, and it is expected that
large delegation from the various
oOot us vi II duCS Will UC III
ance.
Extensive repairs are going on at
the Maine Central r. r. station. The
new freight Office in the South end
of the freight house Is now nearing
completion. At the depot the roof
has been renewed in several places
and the pOrches at the entrances to
the depot will be removed. A new
room has been built in the baggage
department With the new macadam
lied square in front of the depot to-
gether with these repairs the whole
surroundings have a new appearance.
The Skowhegan Speed Boys" will
meet Oakland at Fairview park, Sat
urday, August q. This will be the
rubber game, as each team has won
a game The first game was played
at Fairview park and the result was
to l In favor of the speed Boys
and the second game was played In
Oakland which Oakland won to 5.
This game promises to be interesting
from the time the first ball Is pitched
until the last man is out, for both
teams will try hard to win the third
game. Everybody is invited to at
tend and cheer the boys on to vic
tory. The Oakland team is one Of the
strongest amateur teams in the State
The Skowhegan team has played II
games. won IA and lost 8, record
which any team may feel proud Of
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BUSINESS LOCALS.

Ladies' should see the box of fine
stationery sold by G. r. Fogg for 25c
A handsome picture suitable for
framing free with each box.
Hoops Wanted-An unlimited guam
tity of Birch Hoops at advance prices
Also a large amount of Ash. Call fol-
samples at D. w. Rowe's, 12S Madi-
son avenue. 2|33
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ANNUAL CAMPAIGNING
At NO. AlSON
Great ThrOng Listens ~ DR.. Hamilton
of WashimrteR, Sunday.

Franklin Hamilton. D. D.. chancel
Tor of tho American University at
Washington. d. c., and one of the
great preachers of the times, drew
crowd of nearly two thousand people
to the North Arson camp meeting
Sunday afternoon. The whole coun-
tryside seemed to have turned out en-
masse, coming from near and afar to
the spiritual and intellectual feast
Every available spot was occupied by
either wagon or auto and horses
stood tethered to nearly every con-
venient tree in the immense grove.
The meetings opened Friday in
charge of Rev. C. D. Holmes, super
ntendent of the Augusta district, and
keen interest was apparent from the
start. Mr.. Holmes said that wave
of uplifting influence seemed to be
sweeping all over the State, and that
all the camp meetings this year had
been unusually we'll attended All
the cottages at North Arson are filled
| tC their capacity.
While the great throng was as
sembling for the afternoon service a
praise service was conducted by Ohio
| L. Hatch of Rockland, a sweet singer
whom people gladly travel many miles
to hear a second time. Those fam
THAR old favorites, Trust and Obey
Lean on His Arms, Jesus Lover oil
My Soul, and My Savior First of AL
were sung with a spirit and effect
| long to be remembered. Accompanied
by his mother, Mrs. L. H. Hatch, al
the organ, and Miss Alice Spear Of
Madison on the violin, Ohio Hatch al
so sang the two solos, Mothers
Prayer Is Answered, Am Saved, anC
Nailed to the Cross.
Following the program by DR.. Ham
ilton, came brief address by Rev
J w. Hatch of Fairfield. In this the
speaker likened the opportunities Of
the present to those of the past. Many
of the great figures in history had
chosen unwisely to their great and
ultimate sorrow He exhorted his
hearers to choose wisely and choose
now.
Services closed with benediction
from Rev. C. E. Brooks of North An
son
Monday addresses were given by
Rev j. w. Hatch and Rev. R. A
Rich of Fairfield
Tuesday afternoon Rev. Elisha
Knox of Scion gave an interesting
sermon followed in the evening by an
address by Rev. ]. w. Hatch.
The first sermon Wednesday was
delivered by the Rev. C. w. Beedy Of
Bingham. Rev. D. B. Holt of the
Portland district was also one of the
speakers on that day.
For the 25th the speakers are H. E
Dunnack of Augusta and J. M. Fros-
of Waterville; for the 26th. the Rev
Alex. Hamilton of Portland; for the
9th, Rev. F. l. Hayward of Skowhe-
gan: on the 2Sth, Rev. r. N. Joscelyn
and Rev. Felix Powell Of Berlin. N
H. The last named Is expected to
arrive Friday and remain over Sun
day. He IL considered one Of the
most interesting speakers in New
England.
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Even II you. have to force yourself
to duty-still do it. Do your duty.
even II duty be wearisome and hard.
for then you are In the place where
/, can become joyous and easy to
you.
good cheer"
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For Sale

House on Malbons Mills Road with
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Special Notice.

My law Office will be closed Sat
urday afternoons through the months
of June, July and August.
FORREST GOODWIN.
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Lots
of People

Can't find rent,
Can't secure a good house girl,
Can't sell their farms,
Can't find employment,
Can't find lost articles
JUST BECAUSE
They do not advertise their wante In
the "Everybody's Column"
OF this paper.
The Csst 10 Small
Norwich bulletin., 1910-10-01
White sauaw of the esnesee.

William Pryor Letchworth has once
more put the people on New York in
his debt BY erecting in a park he has
already given the state a beautiful
statue of Mary JemiSon, the White
Woman of the Genesee," he has pre-
served her name and story for genera
lions to come. No better way could
be selected to have il kept in remem-
brance.
She was born near Gettysburg and
was made captive during the days of
the Wyoming massacre. She was
reared among the Senecas, her cap
tors, and married one of their chief
warriors. reared a family and lived
TO a great age, respected by the ma
lions of Iroquois and by the white
people who were then going to western
New York. Her large holdings in In
dian lands in the Genesee valley made
her name well known in the early
days of the republic, for immediately
after the revolution there was a rush
of settlers into the Genesee valley
In 1924 a memoir of her notable ca
reer was published, which reached a
score of editions.
In New England they have shown
more care than we have in New York
in marking historic Sites in erecting
memorials to historic characters, and
in recalling in book and pamphlet
and lecture, in school and in church
and in anniversary observances. events
of historical interest and incidents of
minor Importance in the distant pas
associated with each village and ham
let There are men and events in our
own central New York history we'll
worth the attention which Mr.. Letch-
worth has bestowed upon Mary Jeni-
son.-SyracuSe Post-Standard.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-10-01
THE TOWN TAX LEVY.

II Us som ewhat Of q surprise to the
taxpayers that the seiectmen should
ask for a larger tax levy this year than
last. upon report which shows an al
legged debt reduction of 5000.
The republican seIectmen of last
year asked ALPHABETICALLY for s 1-2
miEs, explaining that there was an ex-
pense Of $1250O TO meet which had
not the gear before been included in
the estimates; and which had caused
q deficit; and it was doubtless this
state Of affairs over which the select
men had no control that enabled the
present board in it's first report to
say, Upon entering ON the duties Of
roe bills amounting to S7,22%25 were
found by the board. which were con-
tracted previous to September 1, 1909
which as velid obligations had to be
paid las the retired board was plan
ming 10 do had they been re- elected). :"
With an alleged surplus made of
over 100000, which. with the regular
sinking fund left out would amount to
SIG 200, it would seem as # reduc-
ton Of tax would be more properly
in order than an increase. There seems
20 be no reason why the tax levy
should not have fallen back to IL
mills. as recommended ia 1908 instead
Of being increased by a quarter of a
mill as the board have done.
This Is a matter to which the vo-
tiers should give attention, since the
tai rate should be kept as reasonable
as possible. A maximum tax rate is
not good advertisement for a town.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-10-01
SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR ACADEMY
FUND,

The large subscribers should not be
allowed to monopolize the honor of
relieving the Academy from its $4S,000
Indebtedness consequent upon the pro-
viding of larger and better aecommo-
dations for the pupils
1t was the hope of the trustees and
OF The Bulletin that the people would
take hold of the matter and greatly
REFUGE the Indebtedness by a multi
pfictty of small gifts; and now the
plan appears to be just pausing. while
those who are able to pay S15, or $50,
or $25, or SIS, or $40 or IS, or even
less, get ready to send in their names,
as promoters of the enterprise.
It has been stated that this Acad-
envy has saved the taxpayers a million
in the fifty years of its existence; and
lt has graduated thousand pupils and
helped other thousands to a highter
mentality and a larger usefulness that
would have been impossible to them
Without its assistance. The gratitude
of the alumni, the appreciation of par
ents. the civic pride of our citizens
ought to prompt them to gifts for
such a noble purpose as this.
Without this splendid institution
Norwich would not be the educational
center of eastern Connecticut. 1t not
only raises the average of intelligence
but gives radiance to the fame of 'the
Rose of New England for enterprise
and for scholarship.
The Bulletin hopes that the citizens
win recognize the urgent need of a
generous response and govern them
selves accordingly.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-10-01
written for The BulIetin.)

tWiiltSh LII li1C DbifNt4li.J
Someone has said, "A rost to the living
is worth more than a wreath to the
dead
How often after a person dies do
we hear it said: Il admired her great
ly." Il always felt better for meet
ing him, he was 50 cheerful" 4 owe
them so many favorS and klndnesses.
We should do our friends good by tell
ing them SO during their lifetime, but
we are too busy engrossed in our own
affairs, the opportunity passes, and the
word is left unsaid.
Praise your wifes cooking instead
of telling her how your mother did
things, and see if her face does not
light up with pleasure. Give her a
little attention, your company for a
ride, or for call at a friends, or go
with her to lecture or church. What if
it does call for a sacrifice of your own
ease and preference! She does more
than that for you, and a housekeep-
ems life becomes very nHonotonous
Don't think because you supply the in
come your duty ends there. All this
advice to husbands applies equally to
wives. Many time have | heard a
widow extolling her husbands viz
tues, when it appeared she never told
him of them while he lived.
How much happier your child $
teacher would be to know her work
was valued by the parents. What
ii
told that his sermon was helpful to
me- but / content myself by saying to
someone al the church door: What a
grand sermon. I felt as if he were
talking to me personally" Tell your
doctor he has helped you instead of
saying nothing except, Il would like
to pay you for the past quarter"
Should we apply the same rule to
those whom we employ, should we
not have better services? A word of
praise oils the machinery of house
hold drudgery and work seems easier.
Sometimes the com plant is made, Il
have done the best I could and worked
hard and no thanks for it," Add a
word of commentator. 1t is not
not enough to pay for work done.
Let US avoid criticism. People do not
like to be corrected at every turn and
in so many eases it is unnecessary.
We hear a good story. Why need we
spoil the narrators pleasure by saying
how different we have always heard
it told. A suggestion is made to us
as a new plan for work 1t may be
We have often used that precise meth
cd; we are not obliged to mention the
fact We hear a person mentioned.
We are too apt to say, THE worst I
fault is" Why not leave such
things untold and recall something ia
vOrable. A young housekeepeT once
said to a caller at the door, "How
dusty this porch isl My maid must
have forgotten it today" said her
caller. You should have said, How
blue the sky is today Then I should
have looked up and not have noticed
the neglect"
Neither need we wait for a chance
to do great favors. An invalid once
said to me, "One lower gives me as
Norwich bulletin., 1910-10-01
LITTLE KINDNESSES

much pleasure as a large bouquet"
and it is true. People who stay at
home are much pleased to be remem-
bered with postcards from their
friends who are away from home for
time. They cost little but are worth
much to those who receive them. Not
that they can take the place of let
ters, but we feel free to send them to
many to whom we should not other
wise write. This summer brought me
a letter from an old fried. She whote
that no store was at hand where she
could buy a post card, and felt there
fore she must affIict me with a letter
l felt SO glad there was no store, for
| was the gamer thereby, as her let
ter was a much greater pleasure to
me than the postcard could have
been.
When we were children we, many
of us, learned the poem Little words
of kindness, Little deeds of love
and the children should be early
Please and led to feel that Sunshine
clubs mean something more than
pleasant greetings for themselves and
great things done for outsiders. Let
them remember to try to help those
nearest to them and to refrain from
and community, and they have gone
a long way towards learning how to
bring sunshine into others lives.
And the manner of comforting a ia
vor or receiving one adds or detracts
much from its value. One old lady in
our village was noted for her nice
cookies, and she dearly loved to give
them to the children of her neighbor-
hood who greatly enjoyed receiving
them, hut she always told the boys
and girls to stand close to the wood
box for fear of scattering of crumbs
abs i Ia
a word to the effect that they must
make the most of these cookies for
she was an old woman and might not
live to make any more, and the poor
children came away, glad for the
cookies, but quite subdued by fear of
what might happen in the near fu-
ture. Yet she loved the children, too
A kindness offered should be so re-
ceived as to reflect pleasure to the
giver, but some people, who will glad
" render favors, do not know how to
receive them graciously. No one
likes to be rebuffed when offering a
gift or some slight attention. Such
a reception makes one feel abashed
about attempting anything of the sort
second time
We forget we are in this world to
make others happy while they arr
with us. Surely the world would be
the better if we all strove to do little
kindnesses whenever we can, not deem :
ing anything va1ueless which can ado
to another's happiness or comfort.
Perhaps one kindness on my part
would be to bring this sermonette tC
an end with closing word. Make
with you, and let in sunshine to al
tbs shady places of life.
AN IDLER.
Norwich, Sept. %, 1910.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-10-01

will, or any woman's, either The
family skeleton dwells in the memory
of those who know about il, and it is
being passed around privately in GER
tain circles every now and then SO
that it shall not be forgotten. Turn
ing a lock and key on the family skele-
ton would do if the family could keep
silent about If, but as q rule it cannot.
Certain recalcitrant members like to
babble about it. The politician knows
that it is not the family skeleton which
annoys him most. but the specially
created skeletons attributed to them
by the Ananiases in the field.
The world would not know how to get
along without Ananiases, for they make
monkeys of the credufous and promote
the interests of men who never de-
served to be trusted, but who are in
public life all of the time.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-10-01

Since we have but one career to
run, it pays to become acquainted
with oneself. Then, having decided
what one can do, what one wants to
do, let him try hard and persistently
to get a foothoId in the calling and
then to work his way UP. If one can
discover no particular aptitudes in
himself let him consult wise friends
and sympathetic. Let him ask God
what he would have him do in this
great working world where God has
some use for every man who really
wants to live worthily and helpfully
OF course we cannot always do the
thing we would like to do. and there
are certain occupations which none OF
US would choose. One of the last art
icles which Prof William James. the
great Harvard philosopher, wrote be-
fore his death related to the difficult
hazardous and repulsfve things that
must be done if civilization is to go
forward. He would have young men
of position and wealth as well as
young men from average homes
trained to serve for q, time as stOkers
on ocean steamers, as fishermen on
dangerous coasts and as workers in
mines and foundries where the risks
are exceptionally great. BY SO doing
he thought men would get the tough
ening that usually comes in fighting,
and such service he calls the moral
equivalent of war.
Jobs, jobs, jobs. plenty of them all
about US. Only let us try to pick out
and faithfully discharge the job that
is meant for us. and let us include in
our ambition the service of others as
we'll as ourselves.
THE PARSON,
Norwich bulletin., 1910-10-01
A DIRECT BENEFIT TO THE PEG
Pt

The. annual appropriation to the
Otis library has been voted so many
years that it ought before this to have
been made a part of the regular esti-
mates for each year, but it still hangs
in the non essential column as a thing
which might be conveniently omitted
when it is the one fraction of-a-n1in
tax which the people share equally
and the real value of which is beyond
comprehension.
The appropriation to the Otis library
in the public mind should ever be Ia
beled Must"
This money aids in the dissemina-
ton of knowledge. is of constant ben
eft to our schools, and paves the way
for a more Intelligent citizenship. Chief
Justice Torrance is not the only cit
izen who could truthfully point 10 this
public library as his preparatory
school or his college Scores from the
working classes owe their advance in
life to the opportunities which this
public institution has daily offered
them and hundreds of others are on
the way
The masses should guard with jeal-
ousy this provision for the education
of their children and for the enter
tainment and edifcation il affords the
reading members Of their families. for
it means larger and larger opportuni-
ties for them and is one of the best
investments made by the town in the
name of the people.
The voters should bear this in mind
and be sure and attend the town meet
ing on Monday evening for the pur-
pose of carrying this measure through
by a large majority.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-10-01
STOMACH DISTRESS SIMPLY YANISHES
Indigestion Gas Heartburn, Dyspepsia Stomach Headache
Go and Yoo Feel Fine in Five Minotes-Jost Little
Dapepsin Is Always Effective.

Some folks have tried so long to find
relief from Indigestion and Dyspep-
tised that they have about ma de up
their minds that they have something
else wrong, or believe theirs in u cas-
of Nervousness. Gastrilis. Catarrh of
the Stomach or Cancer.
This no doubt, IS 4 serious mistake
I our real trouble Is what you eat does
nor digest instead, 1t ferments and
sours. turns TO acid, Gas aud Stomach
poison, u htch putrefy IN the digestive
tract and intesttnes. and, besides. poi
son the breath with nsuseous doors
a hearty appetite. with thorough di =
sestion and without the slightest dis
comfort or misery of the Stoma CHI. il
waiting for YOU az soon az you decide
to try Papes Dia pensin.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-10-01
JUDGE NELSON J. AYLINe.

The unanimous selection of Nelson
y. Aging for Judge Of probate in the
Norwich district on September 26th
by the republicans was a deserved rec
oenitieusof his faithfulness to his con-
stiusents for the past six years, and
an earnest manifestation on the part
of the people for his retention, and
there is no doubt that he will be re-
tanned if all who bespeak for him sue
cess do their duty.
Judge Ayling had able predecessors,
and he has proved himself a fiji sue
cessor of one of the most methodical
and. accurate Of probate judges. His
sentiments and practices are pleasing
to All the people In his address of ac-
ceptance he gave as his opinion that
the Judge Of probate should not be a
strong partisan in office. but should
strive 20 be fair, just and equitable to
ali having business with the Office. re-
gardless Of politics, creed or station,
and along these lines he has made his
administration acceptable to the many
siucs all were by him pat upon a
level for consideration or assistance.
In this address he also said:
81 know Of no place where more or
better missionary work could be done
in advising and helping the widows,
orphans, insane, incompetents, and
those inexperienced in the law, than
in a probate court by looking after
their affairs, instructing and assisting
them through troublous times, the
great majority totally inexperienced
and fearful or unknown difficulties. .
A Judge taking such a broad, gen
erous and sympathetic view Of his re-
sponsibihties and duties. and with a
record for having made them practical.
finds his ablest commenda--|n in his
public service. not in words
The Bulletin bespeaks FOR him a re-
election by an increased majority.