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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-07-20
Bankrupt's Petition for Discharge

In the matter of j. Fred Skilllngs Bank
rupt in Bankruptcy.
To the Hon. Clarence Hale, Judge of the Dis.
trict Court off the United States for the b $.
trict of Maine.
j. Fred Skillngs of Embden, in the
County of Somerset, and state OF Maine. in
said District, respectfully represents that on
the Ord day OF June last past, he was duly
adjudged bankrupt under the A cts of on greSs
relating to bankruptcy; that he has duly
surrendered all his property and rights Of
property, and has fully complied with all the
requirements Of said Acts and OF the orders
of the Court touching his bankruptcy.
Wherefore he prays, That he may be de-
creed by the Court to have a full discharge
from all debts proveable against his estate
ur der said bankruptcy Acts, except such
<lebts as are excepted by law frolu such dis
charge.
Dated this 9Th day OF July A. D. 1911
j. Fred Skillings
Bankrupt
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vacation with her mother, Mrs, Rose
Newton. Mrs. Newton's sister, MRS.
Alfred Grover of Pennington, Is also
visiting In town.
C. H. Mills is occupying rent OF
Thomas Bartly's.
Mrs oliver Adams of The Forks,
ACCOMPANIED by her two daughters,
are visiting at her sons, c. S. Ad-
ans.
Mrs. Edmund Henderson and son,
Leon, are on trip at r. r. john
son S, Brownville Junction.
During a trip made by Chester Nc
Daniels at the camps which he owns,
who with his family was spending the
Fourth of July, Mrs. MeDaniels made
the biggest catch that ever has been
made at Sply Pond. She succeeded
in landing a fine salmon weighing ~
pounds.
The forest fires are being held un-
der control by a large body of men,
but still the smoke from them seems
at times quite near town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frost H. Williams
and daughter, Erma, are spending
their vacation at Mrs. Williams par
ents in Embden.
D. Hancox Is making an extensive
addition to his store, also adding
more large windows.
Mrs. Fred Pierce has returned from
a visit from Boston, accompanied by
her niece, Miss Mary Murphy.
There Is to be an outdoor band
concert given on Saturday evening
at s p. M, alternately, being one
week at T. A. Dions and the next
week on the veranda of the Moose
River house.
| AS the berry season draws near
all are interested in what they can
procure and reports brought in by
| j. S. Williams, whose family has
tried their luck in canning wild sugar
pears and those who have tested them
pronounce them as being very nice,
rich preserve.
! Episcopal services conducted by A.
| H. Sweet are being held at the Moose
River school house at p. m. All
are cordially invited to attend.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson are visit
| ing at Richard Holden's.
The wedding of Miss Alma Bessie
! Wilson, daughter of James Wilson,
! Sr., took place in Emmanuel church.
Dennistown, on Wednesday morning
the 18th of July, the Rev. A. E.
! ScOtt, d. u, OllCldliu6. DOuc tiihe
before half-past nine, the hour fixee
for the ceremony, the invited guests
began to arrive. and when the bridal
party entered the church every seat
was occupied. Miss Beatrice Wilson
played the we'll known wedding
march from Lohengrin as the bride
accompanied by her father and pre-
ceded by the three bridesmaids, Miss
! Mildred Newton, Miss Della McKen
ney and Miss Sylvia Wilson, went III
| the aisle to the choir steps where sht
was met by the groom and the bes
man, Napoleon Daymond. After the
service all present went to the we'd
| ding reception at the home of The
brides parents where they passed
very pleasant time until Mr.. and Mrs
| Daymond in a shower of confetti
started off in an automobile for the
Jackman station to begin their four
weeks honeymoon.
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CANAAN.

Harrison Cover has returned from
a short stay in Bangor with MS
daughter, Mrs. George Weymouth.
Mrs. Ernest Holman of Fairfield,
returned home Wednesday after
stay of a week with her mother, Mrs.
Virginia Nye.
MIR. and Mrs. Carl Nelson were In
Clinton Wednesday to attend the FUN
oral of his aunt, Mrs. Frank BLOCK,
who passed away at the home OF her
granddaughter, Mrs. Irma Steward.
Mrs. Brock was for many years
resident of this town. Burial was In
this village cemetery by the side oil
her husband. who passed away sew
eral years ago.
MIR. and Mrs. George Farnnam
have gone to Monmouth for an in
definite stay.
Rev. |. B. Mower. d. D., of Water
Vile, secretary of the Maine Baptist
Convention, will preach at the vii
lage church Sunday, July %, at IL
a. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Nelson passed
Sunday with her father and sister in
Fairfield.
Several from this village enjoyed a
picnic dinner at ldhe ololos ouhNoy
While Roscoe Hart was running MS
auto Sunday, one Of the valves re-
fused to do its part, thus hinder g
Mr.. Hart from shutting of steam. lie
was unable to make the desired turn
and the machine headed against the
corner post of the iron bridge rail
| ing, damaging it quite little and
also the auto. Had it not been for
a strong header the result would have
been serious The occupants es-
capped with little injury but the ma
chine is yet undergoing repairs.
MIR. and Mrs. l.. C. Webb were
doing business in Skowhegan Mon
day.
Annie Rand left Tuesday for He
bron for the improvement of he
health.
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PALMYRA,

The Woman's Wednesday club met
July IL at the home of Mrs. M. C.
Davis. Mrs. H. B. Towle was elect
ed vice president; Miss Elise TowIe
pianist, and Miss Maize Cole, choris-
ter. Mrs. s. B. Millett presented the
following program: Music; roll call:
music; reading, Miss Alton Smith /;
song. Elise Towle; reading, Wyna
Seekins; song, Josephine Miller:
reading, Mrs. w. A. Blaisdell; song.
Maize Cole; reading, Joseph Seekins;
song, chorus. Ice cream and cake
were served by Mrs. Davis.
Wilson Homestead, who has been
working in drug store at Revere.
Mass, returned Saturday to the home
Of his parents.
Rena Emerson of st. Adams. is In
town for a week.
Mrs. Carrie Weeks took an automo-
bile ride Sunday to Newport where
she visited relatives.
B. H. Moulton, construction agent
and collector for the Hartland-St
Adams Telephone Co., was in town
Monday, July II.
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Women frequently get bad burns
or scalds while about their kitchen
work. II they would keep a jar oil
Mentholatum handy and apply 1t al
once they would suffer very little
either in pain or annoyance because
it is cooling, soothing, takes out the
fire" and heals quickly. usually
without blisters or scars. It's range
of uses In the home is very wide and
it is used in millions of homes. You
can buy 1t in any drug store or get
free sample by writing the Mem
tholatum Co.. Buffalo, N. Y. 20-23-25
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ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON.
DISTRICT OF u AINE, IS
On this 18th day of July A. ID, 1871


On this 18th day of July A. ID, 1911 on
reading the foregoing petition 1t is
Ordered by the Court, That hearing be had
upon the same ON the Is tn day OF August
A. d. 1911, before said Court at Portland, in
said District, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon;
and that notice thereof be published in the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS newspaper printed
In said District, and that all known creditors,
and other persons In interest may appear at
the said time and place, and show cause, II
any they have, why the prayer OF said pc
titoner should not be granted.
And 1t Is further ordered by the Court that
the Clerk shall send by mall to all known
creditors copies of said petition and this
order, addressed tc them at their places OF
residence as stated.
Witness the Honorable Clarence Hale,
Judge of the said Court, and the seal thereof
at Portland In said District, on the 18th day
OF July, A. ID. 1911.
isl JAMES E. HEWEY, Clerk.
A true copy of petition and order thereon.
Attest JAMES +. HEWEY, Clerk.
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Bankrupt's Petition for Discharge
In the matter OF Napoleon Baiduc

III lnB HIdCI6T INapOIUOH
Bankrupt In Bankruptcy.
To the Hon. Clarence Hale, Judge OF the
District Court OF the United States for the
District of Maine
Napoleon Balduc OF Fairfield in the
County OF Somerset and State OF Name,
in said District, res pectfully represents that
on the 9th day October last past, he was
duly adJudged bankrupt under the Acts OF
Congress relating to bankruptcy; that he
rights OF property, and has fully complied
with all the requirements Of said Acts and OF
the orders of Court touching his bank
ruptcy.
Wherefore he prays, that he may be de-
creed by the Court to have full discharge
from all debts provable against his eStG''S
under said bankruptcy Acts. ca Geps s,.oA
debts as are excepted by law from such DIS
charge.
Dated this 9Th day OF July A. d. 1871.
Napoleon Balduc
Bankrupt.
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ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON.
DISTRICT OF MAINE. IS,

DISTRICT OF MAINE, IS.
On this 18th day of July. A. ID. 1911, on
reading the foregoing petition, 1t Is
Ordered by the Court, That hearing be had
upon the same on the 18th day of August
A. d. 1911, before said Court at Portland, In
said District, at ten O'Clock In the forenoon
and that notice thereof be published In the
observation-disclosures newspaper printed
In said District, and that all known creditors,
and other persons in interest may appear at
the said time and place, and show cause II
any they have, why the prayer OF said pc
titloner should not be granted.
And 1t is further ordered by the Court, that
the Clerk shall send by mail to all known
creditors copies of said petition and this
order, addressed to them at their places Of
residence as stated.
Witness the Honorable Clarence Hale,
Judge of the said Court, and the seal thereof
at Portland, in said District on the 18th day
of July, A ID. 1911.
IL. ST.. JAMES E. HEWEY, Clerk
A true copy of petition and order thereon
Attest: JAMES f.. HEWEY, Clerk.
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BRIGHTON.

Liant Haskell of Wateryille, visited
over Sunday with his family in town.
Mrs. Frances Brown recently re-
turned from a six months visit with
relatives in Wateryille, Litehfield and
Guilford.
Miss Bertha Cole of Dover, called
on friends in town the last of the
week
Lucie Farrin is in Wateryille visit
ing her sister. Mrs. John Murray.
c. T. Jewett and wife was at H..
n. Farrin's over Sunday.
Mrs. Laut Haskell returned Satur-
| day from Waltham. Mass where she
accompanied her niece, Mrs. Theo
Coffin.
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Farms and Village Property for Sale

If you have any property to sell call and us, and if
you want to buy we have some of the best farm property that
has ever been put on the market to sell in the State of Maine
ranging in price as follows
Farm $50 cleared stock and tools 60 $500
Farm
$9500
stock lot of timber
TOOLS all
Farm No 80Oo135 acres location s450O
Farm No cleared stock and tools for $500
cleared stock $4,000
Farm No 7OS125 cleared tools or stock $500
rar farm
ofors $500 down
200 cleared; great STOCK ana
dtoogo for $80O0 $4,000 down
tools, $500 down 49,, e.. .oooo. 49,.
rarn little home for $3.50
cleared; 500 TOOLS
trade, only $4,000 $500 down
Farm No so222OO potato farm for s47oO $1,000
The above farms just few of what we have to sell
write us for description list and state just what you want We
meet you at station and show you property free OF cost
A. M Gdden Farm Agency Main o''ss . e s'ss' A'''
Street. Near Main Central Station skowheaan Me-
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SOL0N.

Mrs. C. A. Merrill is quite sick at
this writing.
Friday, July Ia, to Mr.. and Mrs
John Waugh, daughter.
Thursday, July 10, to Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph Merrill, a daughter.
Miss Ethel French Is spending the
week in Madison
The o. E. S. Chapter will hold no
more meetings until the first of Sep
TENDER.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Rowell and
children of Winthrop are in town,
called here by the illness and death
of Mr.. Rowell's father; also Mrs.
Hattie Wilson of Boston.
P. S. Longley was in Skowhegan
Monday to audit the books of the
Farmers Telephone Co.
Mrs. F. A. Coolidge went to
Skowhegan Tuesday afternoon to Wis
it Mrs. Alice Mitchell for a few
days
The many friends of Mrs. V. o,
White of East Dixfield will be pleased
to hear that Mrs. White, who has
been very i'll under the care of a
trained nurse, is gaining.
Mrs Grace Ripley and daughter,
Marion, of Bucksport, is the guest of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Tus-
can.
Master Robert French, who has
been quite sick the past week, is so
as be out again.
The Ladies' Aid will meet with
Mrs. Daniel York Tuesday, July %.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gallon Kincaid and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harlow Rowell of
East Madison were in town Sunday.
Miss Gladice Starbird was at home
few days recently.
Mrs. Willie Nottage and little son,
of Oakland, is in town, the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Nottage.
SOLON SCHOOL NOTES.
The summer training school for
teachers will open July 81, and con-
tinue for two weeks Miss Simmons
of Stockton Springs has been engaged
for special work during the term.
Speakers already secured are: Supt.
j. G. Morrill,, Burnham district;
Supt. C. E. Ball, Bingham district;
and Supt. H. H. Randall of Auburn.
Other speakers may be secured. This
school is open to all teachers and
teachers who wish to at
tend. Board can be secured at reas-
enable rates and small tuition will
be charged at any of the sessions The |
school will be under the care of Supt. |
G. G. Hight and will be held at the |
High school building in Scion vii |
age.
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EAST RIDGE-CORNyILLE.

There will be a Union Gospel meet
ing at the East Ridge Meeting house,
Cornylle, on Sunday, July %, at p.
m. Elder Bowie of Hartland is ex-
pected and others. The people are
cordially invited to attend.
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MADISON CENTER

VIII Hayden and two friends of Au-
gusta, were guests of Lawrence Hay
oen at his cottage last Monday night.
returning home Tuesday.
Lawrence Hayden is building a cot
ttage at the lake for Mrs. Lizzie Lom-
bard.
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Never leave home on a Journey
without a bottle of Chamberlain
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem
edy 1t is almost certain to be need
ed and cannot be obtained when on
board the cars or steamships. For
sale by G. R. Fogg.
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Mrs. P. P. Dearborn and Mrs. II.
B. Towle, we're In ST. Adams Sunday
for q call.
Wallace Robinson of Newport visit
ed over Sunday at the home OF his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. +. W..
Thompson.
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KIDNEY DISEASES ARE CURAHLr
under. certain conditions. The right
medicine must be taken before the
disease has progressed too far Mr.
Perry A. Pitman, Dale, Tex, says: II
was down In bed for four months with
kidney and bladder trouble and gall
stones. One bottle of Foley's Kidney
Remedy cured me vol and sound .
Ask for 1t. For sale by all druggists.
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VILE.

The reunion of the Alumni Of
Cornville High school will be held
August %
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EMBDEN.

j. w. NORM and wife are at Mrs.
C. A. Pauls in Scion, for short
time.
Paul Conroy is helping S. H. Dur
rell.
Alton Lane is working for j. w.
Norm & Son.
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No centralized creamery can profit
ably compete with a good cooperative
creamery.
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Do not be in a hurry to turn the
COWS out on spring pasture.
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JACKMAN.

Mrs. H. F. SIade, who has a posi-
ton in one of Portland's large mil
linery stores, is spending her summer
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KIDNEY DISEASES ARE CIaAnr

The first month of dairy calls life
is full of trouble.
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SIAIE OF OffIO, CITY OF TOLEDO.
LUCAS COUNTY. SIS.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he
Is senior partner of the firm Of F. 7,
Cheney. & Co.. doing business in the
City of Toledo. County and State
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
Tor each and every case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by the use of
Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY,
Sworn to before me and subscribed
Der. A. D.. 1886.
A. w. GLEASON,
(Seal) Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
naily, and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
SEND Tor Testimonials free.
F: ]. CHENEY q CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
stipation.
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THOSE WHO TAKE FOLEY KIDNEY
PILLS

FOR their kidney and bladder ailments.
ana ana for annoying urinary irreguiari-
TIES are always grateful both for the
4uIck ana permanent relief they af-
FORD, and for their tonic and strength
ening erect as we'll. Try Foley Kid
hey Pills. For sale by all druggists.
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:x,>zsHzilt'
Heeazfh

Restores color to Gray
or Faded hair-Removes
Dandruff and invigorates
the Scalp-P no m o tes a
iuxuriant, healthy h air
growth-Stops its falling
out. Keeps hair soft and
glossy. Is not a dye
S1.00 and 500 at Drus Stores or direct upon
receipt of price and dealers name. Send l0c Tor
sample botte.-Philo Hay Specialties 20"
Newark. N. j.. u. s. A.
REFUSE ALL SUBSTITUTES
9. n. FOGG AND SAMPSON & AY0RE
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STATE OF OHIO. CITY OF TOLEDO.
LUCAS COUNTY ss

creamery.
Arizona republican., 1911-04-12

The action of the board on the ques- tion of the recount cannot be antici- pated, as the postoffice census taken in the early part of March by Post master J. H. McClintock, which show cd a total of 14.443 residents 'in the city. may be considered a sufficiently accurate report of the city's popula- tiOn to date The difference of three thousand between the total of the postoffice census and the total of the last government census might be con sidered as sufficient to include not only those who were not included in the government census, but those who have since been added to the popula- tiOn of the city.
Arizona republican., 1911-04-12
MAKING OVER THE BODY.
Efforts of Undersized Men to Meet
 Navy's Procrustean Regulations.

Press dispatches report every few months the efforts of some under sized stripling tO meet the Procrust- can regulations of the navy by gear ing his joints and muscles for long hours daily to the action of a stretch ing machine that shall make him tall CT. Three-fourths of an inch gained before a certain date will qualify him for the services of the navy. Other dispatches are likewise frequent con- corning freaks of growth of individ- uals, which betray the symptoms of the disease of EigantiSm. The giants exhibited in circuses and museums are victims of this morbid metabolic process. IL remains for Prof Arthur Keith, of the Royal College of Sur geons of London to suggest that this process. which has it's origin in the secretions of the pituitary gland at the base of the skull. may be re-
 strained and regulated in the interest
Arizona republican., 1911-04-12
THE TIME DIVIDED
 BUT NOT THE CHILD
Decision of Judge Kent in the Moore
 Case.

Judge Kent did not divide the child in dispute as Solomon on a similar occasion proposed to do. but he di- vided the time between the disputants for the possession of the child. This case came about in the case of Mrs. Arthur Smith against her former husband. W. Q. Moore for the custody of their little daughter, Florence Easter, which had been heard the day before
 It was decided that the father should have possession of the child for five months in the year, that is that it should be kept here for five months in the year in charge of the Child's grandmother. The other seven months the mother may have the lit tie girl at her home in Los Angeles.
 In passing upon the case, Judge
Arizona republican., 1911-04-12
Jf human growth.

of human growth
 Prof. Keith couceivcs that not only may bodily stature be increased and restrained by suitable treatment of this gland, but the growth of the various organs of the body. which are known to be irregularly developed, es- pCcially during the adoleScent stage. may be controlled. pr. Ellie MetChni- koff, the Pasteur professor at Paris, has defined in his books these dishar- monies of growth. showing the hand leaps under which the less mature organs are placed when the boy shoots up to manhood The heart. especially, is taxed and the rapid elongatiou and thickening of the bones stretches the muscles in growing pains." The liver is not matured until thirty-five. when the bodily stature has long been attained. For these irregular ities the secretions of the pituitary gland are in some mysterious way responsible. Can they be controlled2 The militant spirit of scientific re- search will straightway assume that they can be. and experimentation up- on men and animals will be procured in d fresh direction.-New York Times
Arizona republican., 1911-04-12
THE BIBLE IN VERNACULAR.

The Rev. Professor Nilligan, D. D., featuring before the Glasgow branch of the Egyptian Research Students asso- citation, referred to the papyrus frag- ments recently recovered from the ruins of houses and temples, and ,espe- cially from the rubbish heaps on the outskirts of old towns and villages in Egypt Thanks to the dry climate, these had remained UninjUred. and the result was that We had now a very
 large number of original documents or papers extending from several hund- Ted years before Christ far down into Byzantine times. It was proved con clusively, the lecturer said, that the Greek in which our New Testament was originally written was the com
Arizona republican., 1911-04-12

Kent said that in the original order awarding the custody of the child to the mother it was not contemplated that it should be taken out of the jurisdiction of the court and that in doing so the mother had technically been guilty of Kidnapping the offense with which she charged her husband when a few days ago he secured pos session of the child in Los Angeles and brought it to Phoenix.
 The little girl will be allowed to remain here another month when it will be taken by it's mother to Los Angeles.
Arizona republican., 1911-04-12
PARENTAL TACTICS.

A worried parent is sometimes oD- ligcd to do something like this:
 Pa. what is a transccndentalist?'
 Have you chained up the dog as l told you?"
 Not yet, pa"
 Well, do that, and when you come back I will tell you what trans ccndcntalist is"
 While Bobby was gone his astute parent dug the needed information out of d dictionary.
Arizona republican., 1911-04-12
Giues Aid to Strikers.

Sometimes liver, kidneys and bowels seem to go on a strike and refuse to work right Then you need those pleas ant little strike -breakers-Dr. Kings New Life Pills-to give them natural aid and gently compel proper action. Excellent health soon follows. Try them. 25c at all druggists.
Arizona republican., 1911-04-12

Twenty sacks Early Rose seed po- tatOes, $50 per sack. Crump Hay x Grain Co. D
Arizona republican., 1911-04-12

All milk and cream Pasteurized Farmers Cooperative Creamery com pany. If
Arizona republican., 1911-04-12

mon language or vernacular of the day.-LondOn Globe.
Arizona republican., 1911-04-12
Hoods SarSaparilla

The Spring Medicine par excellence as shown by unequaled, radical and permanent cures.
 Get it today in usual liquid form or chocolated tablets known as Sarsatabs.