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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-06-09
SOLON AND EMBDEN
To HAVE BRIDGE
Old Ferry Has Proved
Very Inconvenient
The New Steel Structure VIII Cost
$4,000.

There is little doubt now but that
there is to be new steel bridge
across the kennebec river between
Emblem and Scion. It is to be built
very soon.
The County Commissioners and the
Seleetmen from the two named towns
and Engineer +. L. Greenwood met in
skowhegan Tuesday 70 consider the
matter OF building the bridge. 1t
vas decided 10 commence at once and
E. Z. Greenwood was appointed 70
saperintend the building of il. He
will begin in a few days 10 make the
survey and get ready the specifca-
tons. For building OF the approaches
and the piers. bids will be open to
contractors within short time.
The people OF Scion and Emblem
have used ferry boat 10 connect the
two towns ever since there was
settlement in either place They have
been bothered a great deal by the
ferry boat being carried out at the
time of high water and freshets and
for the last few years, since there has
been more traffic, ii has been very in
convenient. II was only a year ago
this spring that there were several
weeks that the people could cross
only in boats. When the people be-
gan to realize that they wanted a
bridge, they had a bill pnt into the
Legislature and two years ago it was
PASSED with the following results.
Resolved: That the sum of $4,000 be
aid is hereby appropriated for the
erection of a bridge between the
towns of Scion and Emblem in Som
erset County, the same to be expend-
Ell under the direction of the select
men of said towns of Scion and Emb-
den and the County Commissioners of
said county; provided the County of
Somerset contribute $4,000.
The two towns thought they would
have their bridge in the early sum-
mer of that year, but the Commission
ers felt that the County was not in
the position at that time to contribute
the $4,000. The matter has been dis
cussed more or less from that time on,
but nothing definite had been done
until few days ago when the two
towns held meetings and it was voted
to raise the necessary amount of mon
ey to build the bridge which was
about $4,000 for each town. this max
ing the cost of the bridge 100000
This bridge will be a little less than
200 feet long or about the same
length of the Bingham bridge. II will
/" located about a mile south of So
len village
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-06-09
BIG BLAZE ALARMS
SOUTH SIDE
Intense Heat Prevents
Approach of Firemen
One of the Old Oil Cloth Shops
Burns.

Fire destroyed one of the old oil
cloth shops on the south side of the
river Saturday night. About ten
o'clock the alarm of fire was rung in
and when the company arrived at the
scene, fire was coming from the en-
tire roof. The heat was so intense
that it was impossible for the fire
men to get within hundred feet of
it. Besides the building several hun
dred dollars worth of carriage tools
and blacksmith tools were destroyed
they being owned by F. T. Palmer.
The building was a large wooden
structure, four stories high and 80 it
by 100 it. which had been used
for several years by c. NJ. Bailey
Company for an oil cloth factory. The
building was more or less saturated
with oils and varnish used in the
manufacture of oil cloth and when the
fire got started it burned very quick
iy There are two other shops near
there which were used by the COM
pany, but the wind being in the West
these were saved The buildings are
owned by Clyde H. Smith and DR.
Stincbfeld, who bought them about a
year ago, after the c. NJ Bailey Com
pany closed them to the manufacture
o oil cloth. The building that burned
had been rented to F. T. Palmer fol-
q carriage making and repair shop
II is not known how the fire original
ed but it is supposed to have beer
from spark near the forge. Wber
the shop was closed at about sly
0 clock everything appeared all right
The building was insured for $1,000
and there was an insurance of $25OC
on the stock and tools.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-06-09
OFFICERS ELECTED.
Athletic Association OF High School
Hold Annual Meeting.

The annual meeting of the Athletic
AZ ISOLATION of the Skowhegan High
school was held Wednesday night.
Everett Bacon was elected manager of
the football team for next season and
CT the baseball team. The captain OF
the football team is Merton Pierce
who was elected at a meeting held
st fall. Roy Symonds was elected
captain of the baseball team. The
following are the officers for the AS
ISOLATION elected for the ensuing year:
President, Thornton Merriam; vice
president, Philip Burrill; secretary,
Frank Emery; treasurer, sub-master
Edward A. Parker
During the baseball season just
closed the new suits were bought for
the members of the baseball team and
the Association got somewhat in debt
-, subscription list is now being
passed among the business men for
contributions to help wipe out the
debt before the end of the school yeal
and every effort is being made on the
part of the students to help diminish
the debt Anyone giving money car
Ee assured that it will go for the bene'
fit of the Association as all money
goes into the hands of Mr.. Parker.
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OLD RESIDENT PASSES AWAY.
Death Of Albert Flye-A veteran oil
the Civil War.

Albert FIVE died Monday at nine
O'Clock in the morning at his home
on 1t Pleasant avenue. He had
been sick since last October but has
been able to be about until within a
few weeks. He was seventy-three
Years old Funeral services were held
Wednesday at two o'clock p. m, with
Rev Frank l. Hayward OF the Meth
odist church officiating. The funeral
services were in charge of the Rus
sell Post, G. A R, Of which Mr. Flye
Was a member. Interment was at the
South Side cemetery. Besides a wife.
one sister, Mrs. Mercy Fenno of Ban
gor, survives
Mr.. FIVE was born in Lexington.
October 6, 1891 being the son of JET
ferson and Eunice Burns Five
When he VAS four years old his father
died and he and his mother moved 70
Augusta. He was educated in the
j public schools of Augusta and Halo
veil. In 1660 he was married TO Miss
] Hattie Snow and in November 1861
he enlisted in the Civil war in the
Eleventh Maine Regiment, Company
b. as a private. He was in active
service the greater part of his time in
the war. He was engaged in some
of the decisive battles of the war such
as Fredericksburg, Antietam, and the
War of the Wilderness. He was made
Corporal of his company In 1863 he
was transferred to Company G where
during the service he was made Ser
geant. He served in the army three
| years.
After the war he returned to Hal
lowell and learned the machinists
trade at which he worked for some
time in Augusta, when he moved tC
Lewiston. There he lived and work
ed at his trade for seventeen years
when he and Mrs. Flye moved to Vas.
salboro where they bought a farm
living there five years. Coming from
there to Skowhegan, he worked al
the carpenters trade until a shori
time before his death. He was q
charter member of the X. p lodge oil
this town. He was a member of the
Masons and a Son of Veterans and
he had been member of the Russell
/ P0
Der of the Methodist church.
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IN THE MUNICIPAL COURT.
Two Respondents Before Judge f. F,
Lawrence.

Vede Gilbert of Moose River was
before Judge F. F. Lawrence Tuesday
afternoon on charge of single sale.
He was found guilty and given a SEN
tence of fifty dollars and costs and
30 days in jail, and 80 days additional
in default of payment. The respon-
dent was represented by E. n. Mer-
rill and the State by Hon. S. j. Wal
ton. The case was appealed to the
Supreme Court. Gilbert was found
guilty last March on search and
seizure charge, also a single sale
charge. Through his attorney at the
time he appealed the search and seiz-
ure case.
Silas Willer of Moose River was
given a hearing Tuesday afternoon
before Judge Lawrence on three
charges of single sale. Merrill and
Walton were the attorneys. Willer was
found guilty on two of the charges
and on one charge he was given $40
and costs and on the other 80 days in
Jail and 80 days additional in default
of payment An appeal was taken in
these cases. The two respondents
were arrested Monday by Deputies
Perley Foss of Bingham, ]. H. Foss
of Scion, and Harry Lessor of Madison
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INTERESTING STORY
OF EvENTFUL LIFE
Teaching, Mining, Lum-
bering and Farming
b. b. DinSm0re to Observe His S5th
Birthday Saturday.

On Saturday of this week, Bradbury
Dinsmore, now of Hinckley, but nearly
all his life resident of Skowhegan,
will observe his S5th birthday.
In appearance Mr.. Dinsmore sug-
gests a much younger man. Though
having a full beard his face shows a
ulumpness and there s a brightness in
his eye that marks a man of sturdy
constitution. He steps quickly and
shows vigor in his movements.
friend calling on this worthy
man a few days ago asked for a
sketch of his life. Mr.. Dinsmore be-
gan his lfes story by saying that he
was born in New Sharon, being the
son of the noted Baptist minister
Samuel Dinsmore, who died in Fayette
when this son was two years old
Mr.. Dinsmore told a very interesting
story of his life but showed most
unselfish spirit in bringing different
people he had known into the sketch
praising them and their work. He
had a good word for everybody that
he mentioned.
After his father died and his mother
settled up the estate, they moved to
Skowhegan, Mr. Dinsmore going into
the family of Asa Steward then living
in Bloomfield. He stayed there for q
number of years. He received the
most of his education in Bloomfield
Academy with the late Stephen Co
burn as preceptor. In speaking Of
MIR Coburn he had only words Of
greatest praise.
At the age of sixteen Mr. Dinsmore
hired out with numbering crew as
cook. Returning home after one win
ter he taught school at what was
known as the old Powers school house
in Norridgewock, having seventeen
students. These were from twenty
four years down and some of the
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-06-09
REPUBLICANS ELECT
THEIR DELEGATES
/. E Jacobs Withdraws
From Candidacy
A Ballot Taken In the Matter of COun-
ty Treasurer.

The Republican Caucus to choose
delegates to the Conventions was held
in Weston Hall Saturday at 2.30 p. M
The Caucus was opened by j. Wallace
Punt. the call being read by Herbert
Wentworth j. w. Blunt was chosen
chairman of the Caucus and Herbert
wentworth secretary. The following
ten delegates were chosen for the
County Convention which is to be held
~ the Opera House June %: j. w
Blunt. Lawrence Coburn, J. T Thibo
deau. Arthur Jewett, D. H. Perkins
Jchn Provencal, Judson Packard
Thomas Deane, W. L. Walker and
George H. Plummer.
After the delegates had been chos-
on a motion was made by Hon. S. J
Walton that in the matter of County
Treasurer and Sheriff the Caucus
should show a preference by ballot
Mr. Walton said: I'm view of the fact
that there is a candidate in Skowhe-
gan for every county office within the
gift of the people of the County al
the County election l move that the
question of the candidates to be sup
pt rted from Skowhegan be left with
the delegates uninstructed except In
the matter of nomination for Sheriff
and County Treasurer, for which
since there are two candidates for
each office the Caucus is to designate
which candidate may be supported
Rupert Jackson and Frank w
buchanan were the candidates fol-
County Treasurer. Derne Greene and
Leslie Jacobs were the candidates fol
Sheriff But through Hon. Forrest
Goodwin Mr.. Jacobs announced before
a ballot was cast that he was not
candidate before the Caucus for the
Office of Sheriff, vote was cast by
the secretary by voice of the Caucus
expressing a preference for Dernt
Green as Sheriff. A ballot was theI
cast for the preference for County
Treasurer, resulting in favor of Ru
pert Jackson.
The following were chosen dele
gates to the District Convention which
is to be held at Augusta June %: W
II Wildes, Charles Ross, w. P. Ord
way, Herbert N. Pratt, R. L. Mars
ton, Forrest Goodwin. For the State
Convention which will be held at Au
gusta June 20, the following were
chosen: S. j. Walton, Albert E. Jew
EFT, George w. Cover, F. F. Law
renee, Charles Gardner, Sewell w
Smith and Harley Wyman.
The following make up the towr
committee as chosen at the Caucus
Charles Young, ]. w. Blunt, Allie
Lewia, Edward F. Merrill, Herber
Wentworth, Henry Crowell and AL
bert E. Jewett.
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DEMOCRATS MAKE
THEIR CHOICE
Delegates Chosen For
Various Conventions
Thompson Nominated Without Any
Opposition.

The Democratic Caucus to nomi-
nate a representative to the Legisla-
ture and choose delegates to the diff
ferent Democratic conventions was
held in Weston hall Saturday at p.
N. S. w. Gould opened the Caucus.
He was chosen chairman and John
p. Clark secretary Frank Thomp-
son was nominated as Representative
by one vote cast for the Caucus by
the secretary.
Mr.. Thompson was a representative
from this town to the Legislature two
years ago. He served the town most
satisfactorily and nothing but praise
was heard for him by all who saw the
excellent work that he did as legis-
lator.
Following are the delegates chosen
for the Convention. AS delegates to
the State convention. June Is: II. G.
Taggart, r. F. Parker. Carl Holt
Frank Thompson, John p. Clark. f. F
Fairbrother F. A. Benner, Robert
futile, CYRUS w. Newton, S W
Gould. Fred Dunlap, Charles Green
Daniel W Lewis, Byron Perkins, Au-
gustus Gilblair, George Weston, AL
ternates. Charles futile Charles Val.
lier, Leon Witham, P. J. Shanahan
George Burns, Alfred Cote, Wallace
Lashon. Harry Hubbard, Rufus Town
send, Elba Danforth, NJ St. Ledger
James Nutting. Robert Simpson.
AS delegates to district convention
June IA: Leon Wtham. Charles Tut
tie, p. ]. Shanahan, George Burns, Al
fred Cote. Wallace Lashon. Harry
Hubbard, Rufus Townsend Elba Dan
forth. NJ st Ledger, James Nuttine
Robert Simpson Alternates; Fred
Dunlap, S. " Gould, F. A Benner
Charles Green. John p Clark James
Mathews, Augustus Gilblair, r. F
Parker cyrus W. Newton, Frank
Thompson, p. J, Shanahan, George
Weston, Carl Holt, Robert futile.
County Convention, June 49, w. r.
G. Estes. Adam Simpson. Smith Nut
ting, Fred Avery. Howard Steward, Z.
+. Fairbrother, Warren futile, Charles
Green. Nat McQuillan. A. X. Perkins.
s W. Gould, p. j. Shanahan, J, II.
Woods, George Savage, J. F. Pooler,
l. Hayden, John Provencal. L. J. Ad-
diton. Alternates: George Burns.
Abel Thompson, s Marion Nutting.
Delbert Mathews. Wesley Clark, Sam
F. Emerson, Henry Sheridan, Charles
Steward.
The following were chosen for the
Democratic town committee: F. {.
Dunlap, J. H, Mathews, A. Simpson, p.
j. Shanahan, Alfred Cote, s. p. Clark.
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LOCAL ITEMS.

Fred Hurley is in Lawrence, Mass.
visiting friends for several days.
Mrs. H. H. Gilman was a passengel
on the morning train Thursday fol
Wakefield, Mass, where she will visi
relatives for several days.
The subject of the sermon by the
pastor at the Bethany Baptist Church
Sunday will be "Up-to-date Facts Con
corning the Kingdom of God"
Carleton P Merrill was in Castint
during the first part of the week in at
tendance at the Commencement Exer'
oises of the State Normal School, Of
which he is a trustee.
Raymond Smith, son of |. J. Smith
who is taking a course in forestry In
the University of Michigan. has Sc
cured a government position in fores-
try in Montana and will assume the
position in few weeks.
Miss Ida Merriam of Sharon, Mass.
who has been visiting her uncle, Rev
George Merriam, for several days, re-
turned home Thursday. Miss Merriam
is the daughter of E. F. Merriam, D. D.
editor of the Waterman.
The monthly business meeting OF
the Happy Harvesters was held at the
home of Miss Gladys Pennell, last Fri
day night. After the business was
concluded an entertaining program
was given, and refreshments were
served.
w. r. Richardson and wife, of Lew
iston, have been in town several days
the guest of Mrs Richardson's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Pishon
Mr.. Richardson is taking his annual
vacation from his duty as conductor
on the train that leaves here in the
morning for Portland.
George Merriam. Boys Secretary of
the T. M. c. A, Portland was in town
over Wednesday night, the guest of his
parents, Rev. and Mrs. George Mer-
ram. Mr. Merriam had been to Orono
10 attend the Commencement Exer-
cises at the University of Maine, his
orother, Frank, being one of the grad
yates.
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Charles c. Cleveland, who was 4
delegate from the Bethany Baptist
church to the Christian Endeavor Con-
vention in Lewiston, last week, re-
turned home Monday after visiting for
few days with his friend and former
classmate, Russell Taylor, who is
principal of the Freeport High school
Mr. Taylor will be fire warden at
Tumble Down Mountain in Somerset
County during the summer months.
He has been reelected to teach in the
Freeport High school next year.
Lieutenant Coburn S. Marston who
Ia on the torpedo boat destroyer
"Whipple" which is in the Pacific
feet, is home visiting his mother, Mrs
Sarah Marston. Mr. Marston's wife
arrived here Saturday night.
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Miss Margery Morrison of New York
arrived here Tuesday night to spend
her summer vacation with her father
L. L. Morrison. Miss Morrison spent
Sunday in Hallowell, the guest of
friends. Miss Morrison is considered
to be one of the few high class music
teachers in New York. She does n
great deal of concert work and accom-
panies noted singers Donald Nor
rison will arrive home June 20 for
tie remainder of the summer. Miss
Zaidee Morrison will not come home
until the latter part of the summer
She is an artist in New York, having
a studio there.
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husky muscular boys were made to
know their proper places in the school
by the ruler and the tact of their
teacher. Mr. Dinsmore said that he
carried ruler in his hand every day
at school.
In 1851 after Mr. Dinsmore had
chosen farming as his vocation he got
the California fever and went West
and began mining. He struck good
claim and in SO returned home hay
rg been financially successful in the
mining business. He took up farming
until after about a year he went
again to California, but on account of
his health he came home. 1t was
feared at the time that he would die
in a little while of consumption. At
ter regaining his strength and curing
himself from what he says was con-
sumption he bought a farm in the
southern part of Skowhegan. There
lie lived for fifty years and not a
farmer within a radius of ten miles
but knows that the B. B. Dinsmore
farm was, at the time he left it about
two years ago, one of the most pro-
ductive farms in the county. Mr.
Dinsmore declared that farm is
much better If ashes are used on 1t
instead of prepared fertilizers.
Mr.. Dinsmore is a most interesting
talker. He has watched this part of
the State grow with great deal of
interest. He is a much respected citi-
zen, whom everybody likes to meet.
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Following is the story read by Mr.
Bartlett:
Something less than a century ago
baby was born up among the hills
and valleys of the good old town of
Cornville. He was born of godly and
goodly parents who had led frugal
and honest life that was an inspira-
ton and a blessing to their neigh
bors. He was small and puny boy
but his parents thought it best to
try and raise him. He was fed with
milk and mush as most children were
in those early days. Time passed
and this baby grew to be boy. He
helped to grow the corn, to raise the
calves, break the colts and secretly
suck the hens eggs, while his dear
old mother wonderingly wondered
why the biddies were not more fruit
full. The youth proved to be rather
frolicsome boy, fond of a good time,
always ready to tell a good story and
participate in any thing that would
bring cheer and Joy to the old folks
and afford pleasure and diversion for
himself. He grew to young manhood
and here he excelled in all the ways
and wiles pertaining to that age. He
was not averse to shaking the light
fantastic toe" to putting in an even
ing at the husking and the apple bee
doing his whole duty at tearing the
husks from the ears of corn and
Continued on Pfge Four)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE ONE.

PAGE ONE.
Solon and Emblem to have bridge.
Democratic Caucus In SkoWheEan.
Weeks Headlines.
Fire on South side-Old Oil cloth
Shop.
Eighty-ffth birthday of Bradbury
Dinsmore.
\ Golden Wedding.
The Republican Caucus in Skowhe-
gan.
PAGE TWO.
News from Somerset County Towns
PAGE THREE.
Commencement at North Arson
PAGE FOUR.
Acknowledgement Notes.
PAGE FIVE.
Skowhegan Local News.
PAGE SIX.
SkoWhegan Local News.
PAGE SEVEN.
orange News.-State News.
PAGE EIGHT.
Farm, Orchard and Garden News
PAGE NINE.
Pointers from out Pulpits.-Pomona
Grange News.-Somerset Guides Meet
ing.
PAGE TEN.
News from the Somerset County
Towns.
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CARD.

I wish to thank all those that help
ed me on the night of the fire to take
care of my stock.
S. RUSSAKOFF.
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The WEEKS HEADLINES
THURSDAY, JUNE >.

Taft appoints Charles d. Norton
secretary to the President-Heayy
Southwest gale makes havoc on coast;
six vessels wrecked and eight lives
lost at various points.-lyy Week at
Bowdoin college.
FRIDAY, JUNE 3.
Harmony at meeting of Shiloh
leaders; assembly on Yacht Coronet
plans operations upon all seas: pro-
visions and money are forthcoming
Subway panic in New York; 500 fight
their way through dense smoke
Round trip across the English chan
mel without stopping. made in an air
ship Thursday by Capt. c. S. Rolls.
English ayiator.-Hinds in lead; four
out OF five caucuses favor him.-Col-
lege course does not detract from
woman's power in home says Presi-
dent Taft at Bryn Mawr Commence
ment.
SATURDAY. JUNE I.
Secretary Hayes talks TO the farm
ers; told them of their short comings.
Judge Powers confident that he Will
win out.
SUNDAY. June ..
Heavy slump in prices of stocks:
more than l.a00,0o0 shares are dump
ed in New York.-Packing firm fined
500 in Hartford, Conn. on violation of
neutrality-suspicious. law %. Henry. lSvd-
ney Porter. one of the greatest short
story writer's in the country. dead
Woman shoots her fiance and then
kills herself in crowded dance hall in
Quincy. Mass.
MONDAY, JUNE 6.
Sturgis men are to be called of very
Fellows spoke to students Sunday at
L of NJ. and they did nor protest as
they said they Would-llinds still in
the lead.
TUESDAY, JUNE =
Rev ] " Frost chosen arbiter to
settle strike at Watervllle-Mrs Flor
enee Whitaker and four children Ia
ken from yacht Kingdom; held
against their will by Frank Sandford.
it is alleged.-Husband decides 10
stay.-Sensation among sardine can
ners in PASSPORT.
WEDNESDAY. JUNE s.
Resignation of President Fellows p
the University of Maine.-SoutE -
Italy suffers heavily from earthqui -
shock destroys half of the It, =
town of Calitri; 80 people repo ]
l-iI1aI