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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-09-21
HARTLAND.


Mr.. and Mrs. George Stott and son
of Sangeryille were in town to attend
the fair.
A. B. Thompson of Gardiner was
in town Tuesday.
Mrs. H. l.. Smith and daughter,
Jean, have gone to Franklin, y. IL,
to Join Mr.. Smith, who has bought
out grocery business in that city
where they will make their home.
Mrs. Alice Seekins has returned
from an extended trip in Massa -hu-
sets.
Mrs. Alice Mitchell of Madison, has
been the guest OF Mrs. Mary Fuller
for q few days.
MIR. and Mrs. Hamilton of Spring
vale are the guests of their son, r..
C. Hamilton.
Mr.. and Mrs c. +. Pratt left Sat
urday morning to spend month il
Boston.
Attorney j. H. Haley and Attor-
ney William l.. Anderson are at
tending court at kOwhegen.
Among the out OF town visitors "a
the fair this week were. Mr.. and Mrs.
Myron Smith and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. F. Smith, MIR. an Mrs
Kleber Smith of Skowhegan. Merle
Bartlett of Boston, Adrian Ward. Mrs
Samuel Turner and Miss Iva Thomp.
son of Portland. Mrs. VIM. Trip
and two daughters of Harmony. Har-
old Shaw of Newport. Mrs. Mar.
Brooks of Waterville. Attorney l..
Anderson and son of Pittsfeld.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Smith, Mr..
and Mrs. M. E. Smith and daughter,
Vonna of Skowhegan, were in town
Friday and Saturday of last week TO
attend the East Somerset Agricultur-
al Society fair.
Adrian L. Ward of Portland, is
visiting with friends in town.
Mrs. Mary Brooks of Augusta, is
visiting at the home OF Mrs. VIVA
Webb.
Mrs. Nellie Sampson and mother,
Mrs. Claire Lancey of Woonsocket,
North Dakota, former residents here.
are visiting with relatives and friends
in town.
Mrs. Alice Lamb Mitchell of Mad
ison, was a recent guest OF Mrs. Mary
!. Fuller.
Miss Grace Rogers of Pittsaeld
was calling on friends in town We'd
nesday
Mrs S. E. Turner of Portland,
spent the week end at the home Oh
Mrs. jeanette Blake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vera Flint of Old
Town were guests of relatives Satur-
day and Sunday.
Miss Ruth Young of Greenville
came Friday for a short visit with
Miss Bertha Linn.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Morrow OF
Skowhegan visited for few days last
week at the home of Harry E. Mer-
row.
Don't miss the great Fair at
SkOwhegan, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, September 81, 22, %,
with Aeroplane flights the last
two days.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. D. Woodbridge
made an auto trip from Boston last
Friday, returning Saturday accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Pratt
who will visit with relatives in that
vicinity for an indefinite period.
p. K. Taylor of Boston, was Wis
itor In town Friday and Saturday.
A. B. Cook of Attleboro, Mass,
was calling on friends in town Mon
day.
Mrs. H. L. Smith and daughter,
Miss Smith, who have been visiting In
town since August, returned Tuesday
to their home in Dorchester, Mass.
Mrs. Hattie Blake and Mrs. Jean
cite Blake, went Tuesday to Portland
They were accompanied by their Wis
itors, Mrs. Lottie Callaghan ant
Mrs. s. e. Turner.
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CANAAN.

Miss Edith Mason is the guest OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Alpheus Mason, arriv-
ing Tuesday night from Norfolk, Va
for her annual vacation.
Harold Nutting is attending col
lege in Waterville.
Eta Bragg left the first of the
week for Waterville to begin studies
in Coburn institute.
Elva Nye went to Fairfield Monday
where she will attend the High
school,
The people in and about this yicin-
ity realized a frost to quite an eX-
tent Wednesday night.
Mrs. Ann Butts entertained Mrs.
Julia Lewis last week.
Amasa Burrill of Bangor was in
town a few days last week.
A correction Is needed in refer
ence to an item which appeared in
last weeks issue in regard to an
auto party going to Jackman Tues
day and returning Wednesday. Thf
elements were not in their favor a.
that time but the trip was made
Thursday and Friday. All report
most enjoyable time and their chauf-
| feur was Mr.. Parkman instead oil
Mr.. Palmer.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Jenkins ar
rived Saturday from Richmond for
an indefinite stay with their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Frank Bragg.
On account of the inclemency or
the weather not as many were out to
the dance Friday night but who were
there report an unusually enjoyable
time. There will be another in the
same place town halD Friday night,
/ September %.
Don't miss the great Fair mt
SkOwhegan, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, September 81, 22, 90,
with Aeroplane flights the last
two days.
1t is hoped that everybody will
remember and plan to attend the
worlds great fair to be held In Ca
naan Wednesday, September 81.
There will be premiums given for
many of the exhibits, especially the
baby show, in which each baby will
receive its share. A harvest dinner
will be served and a dance and sup
per follow in the evening. A big
drawing card will be beans baked in
the ground instead of the flight of
an airship. Hunters orchestra Of
Pittsfield will furnish music.
Mrs Gladys Spaulding of Hart
land passed Sunday with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs Lewis Nelson.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Smith made
q trip to Augusta Sunday with their
new auto Their daughter and hus-
band, Mr.. and Mrs. Max Foster re-
turned home with them.
Mrs. Cora Furber has arrived
home from a visit with relatives in
Portland.
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EAST MADISON.

On Friday, Sept. l, occurred the
death of Barnard Hilton al his home
in East Madison, after 4 long and
painful illness of IA years. There
is left to mourn his loss L wife and
one son, Charles of East Madison
five brothers and one sister, Albert
of Skowhegan, Calvin OF Harmony,
Robert and Frank of Bingham, Dan
lei of Moscow. sister, Mrs. Ada
Dean of Someryille, Mass. Mr.. Hill
ton was respected by all who knew
him, by his manner of life and his
fraternal spirit. He had made for
himself large circle of friends, who
mourn his loss. The casket was
beautifully decorated with flowers
which were sent by relatives and
friends and neighbors. The wife and
son have the deepest sympathy of
their friends in their sad bereave-
ment. What Is their loss Is heavens
gain. The funeral services were held
at his late home on Sunday at 2 D. m,
Rev. T. B. HIATT of Bingham, offlciat-
ing
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STATE NEWS.

For the first time in more than Is
years, Biddefords streets were patrol
ed, Tuesday night, September 5, by Il
police force created under the Demo-
cratic administration.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-09-21

The Bath City hospital fund lacks
now but a few hundred dollars of the
amount estimated necessary to finish
the new building.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-09-21

Mrs. G. A. Groves September IA.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Her
bert E. Groves met in Grange hall
September Is where they quilted and
presented them with seven quilts to
replace their loss by fire. dinner
was served.
The remains of William j. Haynes
were brought from Norridgewock and
inferred in the Gould cemetery. They
were attended by the Masons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albion Mace and
son Cecil Of Oakland, were callers in
town last week.
w. d. Reich has returned home
from the West to finish his harvest
ng after which he expects to return
with his family.
Miss Margie Stevens is very low.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lafayette Clark OF
Lewiston are visiting their son, Fred.
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There is one man in Maine who
does not believe in letting the grass
grow under his feet He much pre-
fers the travelled road and the city
saloon. AS soon as the earliest re-
turns from the Monday election were
received, and without waiting to learn
whether they were authentic, or any
further particulars, he wrote to a
clerk of courts, asking how long a
man had to reside in Maine before he
could obtain a liquor license. Evil
IDENTIFY he has confused naturaliza-
ton and citizenship in the Pine Tree
State. We agree with our exchange
in saying that Josh Trayer, the man
referred to, will be with us a long
time before he gets that license.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-09-21

MONEY-MAKING FARMS through.
out Is states; improved. one to 1000
acres, $40 to 500 an acre. Stock and
estates quickly. Mammoth Illustrated
catalogue No "a" free. E. A. Strout,
Station 212. AZ West 34th ST., N. Y.
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MAYFIELD.

Clifton Flanders and sister, Leah,
attended Hartland fair Friday and
Saturday of last week.
Thomas White has moved his fam
lily to kingsbury on the farm which
he recently bought.
Clark Allen of Greenyille, with
wife and daughter, were calling on
friends here last week. Mrs. Allen
had not visited her birthplace for
several years. They were accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. Ryder OF
Greenyille.
Elder Libby is moving into the Ezra
Cook house in Brighton.
Annie Campbell, who has been very
sick, is now slowly gaining.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Bryant have re-
turned home from visit to their
daughter Mrs. Eva Farnham of Shir-
lev
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-09-21

The tug Irvington possesses mas
cot, New York State goat with an
Unsuitable appetite for coal, of which
it is said he purloined. from the gal
ley coal-hod, en- route to Maine sub
sequent to his purchase, "a half ton.
To be sure. there can be but little nu-
triment in coal, even to goat, but,
judging from the amount taken, it is
safe to say he stored it somewhere
for winter use without attempting to
swallow it. The poor goat has but
one friend on the Irvington, the mate,
says the Bath Times, and we suppose
it was hard to fill the coal-hod so
often as the poor goat made this
necessary. But If he returned it to
the coal bin, he might be forgiven, in
the interests of economy of fuel if
not of labor.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-09-21

A Maine man is now engaged in a
large and important engineering OPP
Grafton in China. For the purpose of
relieving that country from famine
caused by flood, he will endeavor to
harness the waters of the Yellow riv-
er, the Hwai, and the Yangste, which,
overfiowing their low banks, some
times inundate 5000 to 10000 square
miles of country. Charles Jameson,
formerly Of Bangor, was chosen by
the Red Cross Society of America to
accomplish this immense task, and
will make preliminary surveys for
the construction of great retaining
walls to hold back these waters from
the large tracts of rain-prodrcing
country through which the rivers
flow. The relief this will afford to
China cannot be estimated in dollars
but in lives.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-09-21

Restores color to Gray
or Faded hair-Removes
Dandruf and invigorates
the Scalp-P r o m OF es a
luxuriant, healthy h air
growth-Stops its falling
out. Keeps hair soft and
glossy. Is not a dye
$l00 and SOC at DRUG Stores or direct upoa
receipt of price and dealers name. Send l0c for
sample bo.tle.-PhiIo Hay Specialties Co.
Newark. N. j.. u. s. A.
REFUSE ALL SUBSTITUTES
G. r. FOGG AND SAMPSON & AV0RB
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HINCKLEY.

Miss Grace Burrill has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Arthur Ward
well.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-24

that some Washington boy or girl may
accidentally stumble upon a great secret
for the determination OF the ay.. and, II
this is done. 1t will mean that the whole
nation will owe Washington and It's
youthful disooverer a debt OF gratitude.
DR.. Murray Is considering making a re-
port on the success OF the campaign and
some OF The fy-destroying methods de-
veloped. The bulk Of these methods Will
be contributed by the capitals Juvenile
population, as a result OF the close study
the -.chilaren are giving the fly problem
Endorsed by Grown-Ups.
With the stardngrof the big two-week
campaign today thes boys and girls Of the
capital started out to- surpass the record
Of Worcester, Mass, and of other cities
which have waged systematic war on the
ny. While the actual fighting of tie
pest is to be carried on by children I'M
der sixteen years Of age, practically
every Washfnstonian, to whom the fly
question Is vital one. is assisting in the
undertaking. Support of every kind,
from individuals and from organizations
has been given the children In unlimited
amount. Enthusiasm has not been lack
ing nor has any feature which could have
added to- the effectiveness of the cam
paign been withheld
Washington IS aboutsto become a fyless
cfty-a city for the emulation of the
whole world
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-24
STRINGENT MEASURES
BELIEVED EFFECTIVE
Action Taken in New York by
Health Officers to Prevent
Epidemic of Cholera.

NEW YORK, July 4.-Thes stringent
measures taken to prevent an epidemic
Of cholera here undoubtedly will prove
effective, according to the health Off
GERS, who today noted that no new~cases
had developed since Saturday, when
Manuel Bermudes, a fireman, was found
to be suffering from the disease at Belle
vue Hospital.
Reports from Hoffman Island this morn
ing stated that there were no further sus-
picious cases of sickness among the de-
tanned passengers of the steamship
Moltke, and that more of these passengers
probably will be released soon from quar-
antine No further deaths We're report ed
from Swinburne Island, where Bermuda s
is said to be in the same condition as
when he arrived there from Bellevue.
The steamers Perugia and Principe. d
Piemonte are still at anchor off tn,
quarantine station.
The health officers are still trying tc
run down the sailors who were occupants
of the sailors boarding house where
Bermudes was taken i'll with cholera be-
fore he went to Bellevue, where the
nature of the illness was discovered.
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LIFE LOST FIGHTING FIRE.
Salvation Army Barracks at St.
Louis Burned.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-. July 24-one man
lost his life and forty others narrowly
escaped injury or death in fire which
last night destroyed the Salvation
Army paper warehouse and lodging
house. known to all as the Salvation
Army barracks A general alarm was
turned in for the fire, which was stub
bornly fought for an hour being fan
ned by a heavy wind, and nothing re-
the walls
The building was one which was re-
modelled, following a fire ten years
ago, in which seven firemen lost their
lives.
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CAUCUS ON WOOL TARIFF.
Democratic Senators Divided Over
House and La Toilette Bills.

The democratic senators have decided to
hold a caucus tomorrow or Wednesday to
consider wool tariff revision. House demo-
cratic leaders are pressing them to con-
tent themselves with voting upon the
House wool bill, and to refrain from pass
ing the La Toilette bill, though demo-
cratic senatorial advocates of the La Fol-
lette bill are in the majority. Many con-
ferences have been held among demo-
Gratis and insurgents today, and the
question bids fair to monopolize the at
tention Of senators this week
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Gives Out Tips on
How to Catch Them

mere was no buster person in Wash
lngton yesterday than DR.. Murray.
operating traps and other devices
which he constructed Saturday. the
health department expert spent the
day watching the results obtained. In
cidentally. he killed several hundred
flies
Dr. Murray made several discoveries
that will be of interest to the con-
testants. The principal one is that
bread saturated with sweetened water
attracted the insects more than bread
and milk. Officials Of the Department
OF Agriculture have recommended
bread and milk as being effective bait.
Another thing that attracted DR..
Murray's notice was that flies will
congregate more quickly in a shady
place near the sun than In either an
entirely shady or sunny spot.
Files seem to have q particular taste
for food that human beings eat" said
DR.. Murray, land desire to be near OBJ
For instance. water in bowl in which a
person has washed his hands will attract
the insects quicker than If the water had
not been disturbed
DR.. Murray tried out the trap which he
invented Saturday, and 1t met with graft
flying results.
This device, which is made Of screen. Is
built in the form Of a pyramid. having q
base two feet square. 1t is two and a
half feet high. A small cone-shaped trap
fits over the top Of 1t. The method Of
operating the device is to suspend it sew
eraI inches above a pan of bait When
the flies have congregated the trap is
dropped over the pan. The flies imme-
diately crawl upward until they become
imprisoned in the small trap at the top.
Travel Toward the Light.
Proceeding on the theory that flies will
travel toward the light, DR.. Murray sus-
pended the trap from a gas Jet in a room
in which there were a number Of the in
sects. After making the room dark he
turned on the gas. The pests flying up
ward In the direction of the light went
unsuspectingly into the trap. Exactly
forty OF them were caught in less than
five minutes.
DR.. Murray's trap is simple enough
and any boy with a fair knowledge of
the use Of carpenters tools can build
one like it. BY using 1t In dark room,
as DR.. Murray did, he may be able to
catch the insects by the thousands and
thus materially increase his score
Yesterday many Washington boys and
girls who had prepared to enter The
Stars contest. spent the day giving
their devices for slaughtering the fly
final inspection. Many new inventions
were tried out. for flies are to be found
in their haunts Sunday as well as week
DAYS. and the devices made for eXtermi
mating them work silently and do not
disturb the peace Of the Sabbath.
Such interest is being manifested by the
Juvenile population In the hght TO make
Washington a fiyless city that health de-
partment officials have become enthused
over the prospective successful results
as never before in any health crusade.
They believe that the battle OF the chill
dreri to rid the capital of the disease-in-
fected insects may meet with infinite sue
cess. and they do not hesitate to say SO.
Chance for Young Inventors.
In fact, it is the belief Of DR.. Murray
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-24
TOO PROUD TO ASK HELP.
Middle-Aged Couple Driven to Sui.
eide by Poverty.

M1DDLETOWN, N. Y, July 24.-Ed-
ward D. Grams and wife, a middle-aged
couple, were found dead In their home
yesterday afternoon. They had carried
,out suicide pact by drinking carbolic
acid. after making all arrangements for
a funeral Mrs. Grams was dressed in her
bridal clothes, which she had saved for
more than a score of years.
Man and wife were locked in each
others embrace. 1t is the coroners opin-
ion that the suicide was carried out at
least five days ago. A letter was left
complaining that poverty had driven them
to self-destruction.
Neighbors say that they had no idea the
couple was in needy circumstances, and it
seemed that the Grams pride was too
great for them to let their real condition
be known.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-24
AUOTMOBILES IN RIVER.
One Man Fatally Injured and Eight
Others Are Hurt.

TARIFFVILLE, Conn.,, July "a. Fred
Smith, chauffeur, was fatally injured
and the eight other occupants Of two
automobiles were less seriously hurt last
night when the machines slid down a
hundred-foot embankment into the Farm
ington river and turned over.
The accident happened at a point where
the road is being repaired and where
there was a temporary turn out of soft
dirt. The first machine struck the turn
out and slipped down the bank and was
followed a moment later by the other
car. Smith, the chauffeur of the second
machine, was caught underneath and his
side was pierced by a gear lever
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-24

with their boxes and in eagerness for
the sight Of the first luckless fly
rendered hors de combat by sure
enough swat gave them the needed re-
assurance, so up the steps they trooped
to get the much desired boxes.
The supply of boxes was quickly ex-
hausted and a requisition made for more
Throughout the morning there were
many questions asked. and the principal
ones were as to rules. One boy asked:
"Is 1t fair to catch flies in the corner
grocery He had an idea that he had
to limit his fly catching abilities to the
family residence. and went away in a
hurry. which told in plain words. Some
where near the charaties office, 1t is said,
he probably had specially selected spot
where the pestiferous fly abounded in
goodly numbers and was ready for the
swat stick.
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TROLLEY CAR HITS PICNICKERs
Two Of Them May Die as Result of
Injuries.

ELIZABETH, N. j., July 2.-Thirty
picnickers returning from days out
ing were hurled in all directions, eight
were seriously injured. and several sus-
tanned mortal wounds when a trolley car,
going at high speed, crashed into their
wagon last night near the city limits.
Six of the victims were taken uncon-
scious to the general hospital, where it
was said that at least two would die.
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Rushing Business Is Done
at the Georgetown Branch

At the Georgetown Office OF the Asso-
ciated Charities, 3215 street, a rushing
business was done in fly boxes from the
moment the establishment opened until
noon. at which time the doors were
closed because there were no more boxes
on hand. 1t was promised. however. that
a new and larger supply of boxes will
be ready tomorrow for the second day OF
the anti-f1y campaign.
Boys and girls of all the ages eligible
In the fyless city battle were in q crowd
around the entrance to the office when
Miss Frances owers. the agent IN
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Killed by Lightning Bolt.

PEABODY, Kan, July 2A-Arthur
Williams thirty-two years old. of Sea-
side, Kan, was instantly killed by light
ming yesterday and twelve Of his fellow
employees were stunned by bolt which
struck a brick chimney on the house in
which they were sleeping. The electri-
cal storm was the most violent ever ex-
perienced in this section.
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N. w. James Of Baltimore Dead.

BALTIMORE, July 24.-Nathaniel w
James, president of the N. w. James
Lumber Company, and first vice presi-
dent of the Merchants and Miners
Transportation Company, died sudden
ly late last night at his home in Ca
louisville. Death was due to paralysis
of the heart Mr. James was sixty
nine years old and a native OF Balti-
more
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Guardsman to Learn Aviation.

GARDEN CITY, N. Y. July 24-The
First National Guard officer in the United
States to be detailed to learn aviation
will shortly report from Michigan to the
aerodrome here for instruction. He is
Capt George w. Mackay of the Michigan
Signal Corps. He has been selected by
Adjt. Gen Cox for this detail at the re-
quest of Gov. Chase Osborn.
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POPE HAS SORE THROAT.
Physicians Believe a Few Days Rest
Will Restore His Health.

ROME, July 24.-Pope Plus has TAX
en- cold and is suffering from a sore
throat as we'll as experiencing the in
convenience of hoarseness.
DR.. Ettore Marchiafava, consulting
physician to his holiness, visited the
latter today in company with DIR.
Giuseppe Petacci. the pontiff's private
physician. They found that the pa
tient had q slight temperature and or
dered that his audiences for the present
be abandoned. 1t is believed that the
Pope will be restored after few days
rest.
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FUNERAL OF MRS. SURGUY.
Services Held at Her Late Home This
Morning,

Funeral services were held this morn
ing for Mrs. Alberta Dabney Storrs Sur
guy, wife Of Henry Surguy and daughter
Of the late Admiral Dabney. whose life
came to an end Saturday morning at
Georgetown University Hospital, due to
heart disease. The services We're held at
her late home, 141O NJ street northwest,
at 10 O'Clock, Father Yingling of the
Church of Our Lady Victory officiating.
Interment was in Mount Olivet cemetery.
Mrs. Surguy was twenty-five years old.