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Death of Ripley Chase.

Ripley Chase died Wednesday
night, August 16, at the home of his
son, w. o. Chase, on the River road.
He was Sc years old. Funeral ser
vices were held Friday at l p. m.
Rev. George Merriam of the Bethany
church officiating.
Mr. Chase was born in Canaan and
has lived there all of his life until
about eight months ago when he
moved to Skowhegan to live with his
son. He leaves five children: Albert
H. of Canaan; Mrs. Almeda Tilton
of Pittsfeld; Benjamin Chase of
townsville, CAL; w. o. Chase, Show
hogan; and George Chase of Lyons
vile, Cal. He was the last OF twelve
children who all lived to an old
age excepting one brother who was
accidentally killed when he was
about forty-five. The funeral SER
vices were held at the home school
house Browns Corner.
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Central Maine Fair.

The Central Maine fair will be held
at Wateryillle next week, August %
TO September l. inclusive, and from
present indications it will be larger
than ever before. Already entries in
cattle far exceed those Of any pre-
vious years and last year there were
over five hundred head on the
grounds. Other entries are equally as
large.
There will be great racing. with
four races each day. Weather per
hitting, they will have at least two
aeroplane fights daily, George
| Schmidt, a reliable aviator, being
there with his biplane.
A large added attraction is the Hut
ton & Co. racing and hippodrome out
I fit. These people travel in special
car, bringing a large number of men
and horses, and vary their attractions
daily.
1t is expected thar President Taft
viii honor the fair by his presence
on one Of the days.
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G. r. FOGG SUCCESSFUL.
Induced DR.. Howard Co to Make
Special Prices.

After a great deal of effort and cor
respondence G. r. Fogg, the popular
druggist, has succeeded in getting
the Dr. Howard Co. to make a spe-
cial half-price Introductory offer on
the regular fifty cent size of their
celebrated specific for the cure of
constipation and dyspepsia.
This medicine is a recent discovery
for the cure of all diseases OF the
stomach and bowels. 1t not only
gives quick relief but it makes per-
manent cures.
Headaches, coated tongue, dizzi-
ness, gas on stomach, specks before
the eyes, constipation and all forms
of liver and stomach trouble are soon
cured by this scientific medicine.
So great is the demand for this
specific that G. R. Fogg has been
able to secure only a limited supply
and everyone who is troubled with
dyspepsia, constipation or liver trou-
BILE should call upon him at once, or
send Is cents and get sixty de-
the best medicine ever made, on this
special half price offer with his per
| sonal guarantee to refund the money
! II 1t does not cure.
2t24-7
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G. A. r. REUNION.
Twenty-Five Veterans Met at Home of
Shepherd Hunnewell In South So
Ion Last Thursday.-Big Time En-.
jOyed BY All.

There was G. A. R. reunion held
last Thursday at the home of Shep-
herd Hunnewell at South Solon
There were about a hundred people
present about % of them being G. A.
R. members from the surrounding
towns. A delightful dinner was serv-
ed after which the following program
was given: Address of welcome, Mr.
Bosworth of Athens; response, Alon-
20 Smith, Skowhegan; remarks, w.
H. Weston, Skowhegan; recitation,
A. B. Treat; reading, Mrs. Bicknell;
remarks, S. Russell, o. H. Hitching,
X. A. Withee, Sewell W. Smith /;
N. LOngfellow, j. Sterling, George
Morrow. Among the veterans pres
ent were Sewell W. Smith, First
Maine Cavalry, Co. H; John Thomp-
son, 18th Maine. B; w. P. Brown,
oath Me. E; d. H. Whitehouse 9th
Me, A; G. B. Treat, Sth, New York,
Cavalry; X. A. W1thee, 7th Me. b;
T. j. Head, LIST Artillery, B; S. M.
Pratt, goth Me-, c; T. A. Noyes, 9th,
K; A. Bucknam, Sth, Missouri, c;
David Wentworth, Goth Me, F; S. A.
Foss, goth Me, F; o. G. Hutchins,
End Me. Cav, Co. X; S. Russell, oath
Me-, H; Alonzo Smith, oath, ID; w.
H. Weston, 3rd Me-, E; S. K. Rick
er, 14th Me, E; Joseph Foss, 18th
Me-, E; J. r. Bicknell, oath Me, H;
A. E. Bosworth, 14th Me-, G; G. A.
Morrison oath Me, H; S. Hume,
we'll, End Me-, Co. C; Forrest Bun
ker, oath Me, D; James Sterling, oath
Me-, H.
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MAINE UNDER PRO.
H|b|T|0N GROWING.
License Would Mean
Decrease in Progress
Those Who Put Up Argument That 1t
Would Grow More Under License
Either Want to Sell Liquor or They
Cannot Get Enough to Drink.

The saloon advertisements which
claim that all social good would fol
low opening saloons, and urge voters
to repeal prohibition, Then Watch
Maine Grow are somewhat at vari-
ance with news items. The Argus,
for example, records the glowing I'M
portance of Portland and the change
In its favor within the last decade
under prohibition-reports opinions
of merchants all along the Maine
coast that within a decade Portland
has doubled her trade" They report
that the summer tourist business has
greatly increased, that AT least fifty
of the coast hotels between Casco
bay and Penobscot bay have filled to
overfowing many adjacent farm
houses with guests who sleep there
in and dine at the hotels" 1.-THE
building of hotels and cottages will
be a large employing industry, con-
sentative estimates set the aggregate
at $4,000 a great deal on account of
Western and Southern business men,
This sounds quite different from the
special pleas set forth that prohibit
ton has checked Names growth and
that licensed liquor hotels are neces-
sary to the success of coast summer
resorts. AS matter of fact, very
many of the Western ard Southern
men who bring their families here in
summer are Influenced to do so by
the absence of open saloons in Maine.
Even liquor dealers work and vote to
keep other mems saloons away from
their homes; as, for example, the
millionaire brewer OF Milwaukee, who
not long since petitioned the Wiscon-
sin Legislature that saloons might
be forever forbidden in the fine av-
enue on which he lived.
Maine is growing rapidly under
prohibition, and change to license
would indeed favor growth in bust
ness-of the brewers and distillers.
Our own future growth is coming
from improved farming methods and
industrial growth as our water pow
ers are developed, and freer sale of
liquor will not make better farmers
or workmen, nor clearer headed bust
ness men, nor will 1t do more for the
summer resort industry than to at
tract transients who like liquors at
the expense of driving away those
who would become permanent sum-
mer residents with their families.
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thea Quimby of Turner, president of
the Androscoggin w. c. T. u; other
speakers we're Prof Clarence Quimby
of New Hampshire and Rev. E. A.
Corbett of Providence, r. |.
The program as arranged by Mr.
Brooks for the remainder OF the ses-
sion is as follows: Monday addresses
by Rev. b. c. Wentworth. A. Z. u
rich of Portland, and Rev. E. A. Cor
bett. Tuesday was Epworth league day
with addresses by RevAE. Roberts of
North Arson and Rev. A. E. Ulrich.
Wednesday was Missionary Day. Rev.
E. A Corbett delivered an address
on "Pawtucket Missions he having
been engaged in mission work there
for ten years In the afternoon Nj. E.
King of Waverly, Mass, gave an ad
dress on The Macedonian Cry" In
the evening he gave an illustrated
address on Missions of India" Mr..
King is a returned missionary. Thurs
day Rev. B. B. Holt Of Portland, Dis
trict Superintendent, Rev. II. E.
Dunnack of Augusta and Rev. Albert
Eaton Fitch of California gave ad-
dresses. Mr.. Fitch will be one of the
principal speakers throughout the
session and from Thursday until the
close of the meetings he will deliver
an address each day. He is consid-
cred one of the ablest speakers of
the country and has made great
study of the Prohibition question. Fri
day addresses will be delivered by II
D. Knowles, Arthur Tarbell of Lis
bon. Saturday addresses will be Civ
en- by Rev. Oscar Penney OF Gorham
! n H., and Rev ". H. Beady n
Bowdoinham. The closing day, Sun
day, August q, DR.. F. A. Leitch o
Auburn will be one of the priacipa
speakers. Addresses will also be de
livered by Rev. A E. Corbett, Rev
Albert Eaton Fitch. Mr.. Brooks ha
secured the services OF the Vespe
Male quartette of Lewiston for tina
day Master Victor Robbins Of Mad
ison, the prodigy cornetist, will civ
several solos.
The cottages on the camp groun
that are owned and occupied are
Samuel Vose o. T. Briggs, Madison
Willis Emery, Burgess Frederick, Nj
Adams of North Arson; Mrs, Orrine
ton Williams, Mrs. Frank Briggs, TIL
Starks cottage, Charles Williams, Sc
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LARGE CROWDS, MUCH
INTEREST SHOWN
Much Interest Being Shown In Advent
Campmeetings.

The attendance at the meetings be-
ing held in the Seventh Day Adven-
fist Meeting house in Norridgewock
is large. The best of attention is
given the speaker and excellent or
der is notable feature OF the meet
ings. A question and answer SER
vice is held at the close Of the SER
vice several nights each week: A num-
Der of questions were asked-"Why
Seventh Day Adventists Kept Satur-
day for the Sabbath?' So the speak
er gave a rousing sermon last Sun
day on Has the Sabbath been chang
ed; If so, by whom and by what au-
thority?' The text used was from
Matthew Gospel xii:30, HE that 10
not with me is against me; he that
gathereth not with me scattereth
abroad. g" The thought presented was,
that as God said the seventh day was
the Sabbath, it was impossible for an
other day to be; for the Scripture
says He never changes; that 1t was
given in the beginning as q memorial
of the creation of God and as long
as creation stands, the seventh day
Sabbath will act as His reminder to
US of His power as Creator.
Seventh Day Adventists are a
growing denomination, being organic
ed in 1863 with but few thousand ad-
herents, while today they number
more than one hundred thousand
throughout the world.
They are a missionary people, hav-
ing their representatives in 81 for
eign fields, their work being sup
ported by the 1.-THE of their income
and free will offerings. In 1910
more than 100000 was contributed
in this way. This sum represents
about $40 for each man, woman and
child.
They have 81 educational institu-
tons of the advanced grades, with an
enrolment of more than 5000 stu
dents last year.
There are 26 publishing houses
maintained by these people, from
which is issued 1000 books ant
pamphlets and different periodicals
Sixty-one different languages are
represented in all by these publica
tons. Seventy-nine sanatoriums ant
institutions of health are conducted
by these people in which last yea
more than $4,000 people were treated
The headquarters of the denomina
ton are at Washington, D. C. 9TH
Advent Review and Sabbath Herald
their church paper, Is published
there, having circulation of $500
weekly, besides the publications is
sued in the interest of Health ant
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Death of Thomas Sleeves.

Thomas Sleeves died suddenly Sat
urday night at his home on the River
road. He had been working as usual
on the farm all day and near evening
he was sitting talking when he was
stricken with a shock and died with
in a few minutes. His wife, Mrs. Ber-
tina Sleeves, died in a similar way
last January. She had been appar-
entity we'll until few minutes before
her death. Mr.. Sleeves was so years
old. He was a native of New Bruins
wick and came here about four years
ago. He leaves the following chill
dren: H. w. Sleeves, Thomas
Sleeves, George Sleeves and Herbert
Mrs. Eta Qua, Mrs Seymonth
Sleeves, Mrs. Annie Whitney, Mis-;
Dora, Rev. Warren l.. Sleeves OF Lon
don, Ontario Mrs. Bernice King o.
Sanford, Fla Fourteen children hat
been born to Mr.. and Mrs. Sleeves
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MAINE PROSPEROUS
LAST TEN YEARS
Banks Show Greater
Deposits
In June of This Year Deposits
Amounted to s1s,67O,O6s 20

Maine people have been exceeding
ly prosperous during the last 10
years" remarked a banker In Port
land Not only have they managed
to acquire more money than they
have spent but they have put it into
the banks. The habit of depositing
money in banks is not acquired in a
minute by any people. 1t comes as
the result of years of good banking
and the conduct of business SO that
people have confidence In banking in
situations. Some of the increase Is
also due to judicious advertising, just
how much it is impossible to tell, but
| am inclined to believe that good
deal of it is.
Ten years ago there were very
few savings deposits in national
banks. The latest figures show that
the deposits amounted to $1S,670,0
26 on June 7, 1911. Then again ten
years ago we didn't have savings de-
posts in trust and banking compan-
les to any extent. The bank exam
iner's report for that year shows ST.
477979,45 in time deposits which
might be called savings. This year
a similar report shows that the peo-
pie have $22 ,693,O9S.22 on deposit in
the savings departments of these
banks alone
THE accumulated capital of the
loan and buildings associations is
composed of the savings of the peo
pie also They too, have increased
from $3.50 ,65201 to $3.S90,87403.
But If you take the savings de-
posts alone, as found in the national
and savings banks and in the trust
and banking companies this year, you
will find that it amounts to $174.S7
per capita as against $106.06 10 years
ago. Such an increase is remarkable
and is an unanswerable argument
that Maine is a pretty good place for
the average man to live and do bust
ness.
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Temperance and Religious Liber-
ty," which have a circulation Of 49,
600 monthly.
Elder J. F. Piper If Portland,
president of the Maine Conference OF
Seventh Day Adventists, is conduct
ing the meetings in Norridgewock
and has announced that as the inter
est Is such that the meetings will
continue each night until September
l, at which time the Annual Confer
ence and Campmeeting will be held
there. Several hundred delegates
are expected in from different parts
of the State. Prominent ministers
of the denomination will be present.
Returned missionaries will be in at
tendance to give account of their
work in foreign fields, and 1t Is ex
pected to be an important meeting.
Elder Piper is planning to hold a
grand temperance rally Sunday after
noon, September 3, at 2.30 at which
there will be talented speakers and
special music is being arranged for
that time.
The nightly program for the meet
ings is as follows: Tonight, The
Holy Spirit and Its Work." Friday
night, 'Spiritualism,-is it of a good
source? Hypnotism,-what is it,
Saturday morning, 10 o'clock, Sab
bath school;11 a. m preaching
There is no meeting Saturday night
Sunday night, August 81 Gods Seal
and Its Counterfeits. - A large attend
snce is expected this night Monday
night, "The Proof of Conversions;
Tuesday night, '"Church suppers and
socials VS.. Gods plan for the sup
port of gospel work." Wednesday
night, the subject of Baptism, and
Thursday night, August 81, where
are the Dead?"
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THE NORTH ANSON
CAMPMEET|NG
Big Temperance Rally
Held Last Sunday
There Are Many Prominent Speakers
at Meeting for the Week.

The North Arson Methodist Camp
meeting opened Friday with q good
attendance. Meetings will be held
until August 81 Nearly all the cot
tages are occupied with people from
various parts of the State. Rev. C..
A. Brooks of Madison president OF
the Association, has prepared an ex-
cellent program for the entire SEES
sion. The first event Friday was a
reunion, there being about hundred
people present. Mr.. Brooks delivered
an address, presenting the plans Of
the meeting. Music was furnished by
a chorus. The music for the rest Of
the session will be furnished by CHOIR
uses of children with Rev. r. A.
Rich of Fairfield as leader Saturday
morning about hundred and nifty
children from Madison and North An
son as campaigners marched to the
camp ground and for about an hour
they sang Prohibition songs. They
were led by the fife and drum corps
The different girls were dressed in
white and they wore red sashes and
printed in large letters upon then
were the names of states that greeted
Maine in Prohibition. They included
Oklahoma, Mississippi, The World
Kansas, North Dakota, Tennessee, the
United States, Georgia, and NORTH
Carolina. At this service eighteen
kilograms were read from prominent
men in various parts Of the country
relating to Prohibition. Among then
was one from Ex-Governor Glenn o
North Carolina. The Campaigner
were led by Mrs. c. A. Brooks, super
intendent of the Young Campaigners
League of Madison. Addresses wer
delivered by Miss Anna Gordon; Al
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n ADISON

Kennebec Valley Grange Madison
held their regular meeting August
10. It being Young Peoples Night
the following filled the chairs Ar
chic Spencer, NJ; Harold Danforth.
O.; Fannie Merry, l.; John Walker,
s.; Alton Clark, A. s.; Eyie Carl,
c.; Esther Rand, s.; Blaine DECKER
son. G. X; Bessie Berry. c Alice
/ Clark, P. Eda Danforth, F; Louise
Merry. L. A. s; Lucretia Worster,
pianist. Seventy-fve members were
present, including visiting members
from Oquossoe Starks and Industry
Oranges. Lecturers program as fol-
lows: Song. by Young Peoples choir;
reading, Bessie Berry; duet, Louise
and Genevieve Merry; solo, Lucretia
Worster; reading, Alice Clark; duet,
Lucretia Worster and Willie ingalls,;
sole. Clyde Blackwell, Refreshments
were served and a good time enjoyed
by all
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STATE OF MAINE.
Public Notice

In conformity with the provisions
of sections SO to 80 of Chapter 80, of
the Revised Statutes of Maine, and
upon the petition of five or more citi-
zens of the State, and deeming it for
the best interest of the State.
the Commissioners of Inland
Fisheries and Game, after due notice
to all persons interested In the sub
ject matter of said petition, and pub
lie hearing thereon in the locality to
be affected, and deeming 1t necessary
and proper for the protection and
preservation of the inland fish OF the
State, hereby adopt the following
needful Rules and Regulations relat-
ing to the times and places in which
and the circumstances under which
inland fish may be taken In the
waters of Moose river at Long pond
rapids, so-called, from Long pond
dam, so-called, down to Stony brook,
said waters being situated in the
township known as Sandwich Acad-
envy grant, in the county of Somerset.
RULES AND REGULATIONS.
Section /. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person to fish for, take, catch or
Kill any kind of fish at any time ex-
cept in the ordinary way Of angling
with artificial flies or by the. method
of fishing called Fly fishing" in the
waters Of Moose river, at Long pond
rapids, so-called. on said river, from
Long pond dam to Stony brook, said
waters being in the township known
as Sandwich Academy grant. In the
county of Somerset. for. a period of
four years from August 18th, A. d.
1911. 1t shall also be unlawful for
any person to have IN possession any
kind of fish taken in violation of any
provision OF these regulations.
Dated this 31st day of July, A. D.
1911.
J. S. P. H. WILSON,
BLAINE s. VILES,
F. E. MACE,
Commissioners of Inland
Fisheries and Game.
3w-32
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had soreness in each side, could not
stand tight clothing, and was irregular.
l was completely run down. On ad-
vice l took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and Liver Pills and
am enjoying good health. 1t is now
more than two years and / have not
had an ache or pain since. do all my
own work, washing and everything,
and never have the backache any more.
! think your medicine is grand and
praise it to all my neighbors. If you
think my testimony will help Others
you may publish it. Mrs. OLLIE
WooDALL, Morton's Gap, Kentucky.
Backache is a symptom of organic
weakness or arrangement. If you
have backache don't neglect it. To
get permanent relief you must reach
the root of the trouble. Nothing we
know of will do this so surely as Lydia
E. Pinkham's Compound.
Write to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass, for special advice.
Your letter will be absolutely
confidential and the advice free,
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In two and a half years of an hon
est and clean enforcement OF law,
prohlbitory or otherwise, as probably
any community ever enjoyed, the de-
posts of our banks have increased
~ per Cent?. P. Merrill, treasur-
er, Skowhegan Savings bank, Aug
16, 1911.-Lewiston Journal.
I am glad to protest against the
purpose to repeal the prohibitory
clause from the constitution, which
as it now stands is a thousand times
preferable to a license law.-Lewis
Anderson, coal dealer, Skowhegan
Aug IA, 1911.-Lewiston Journal.
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STATE OF MAINE.
Public Notice

In conformity with the provisions
of sections SO to SO of Chapter 80, of
the Revised Statutes of Maine, and
upon the petition of five or more citi-
zens of the State, and deeming 1t for
the best interest of the State,
the Commissioners of Inland
Fisheries ard Game, after due notice
to all persons interested In the sub
iect matter of said petition, and pub
lie hearing thereon in the locality to
be affected, and deeming it necessary
and proper for the protection and
preservation of the inland fish Of the
State, hereby adopt the following
needful Rules and Regulations relat-
ing to the times and places in which
and the circumstances under Whlcn
inland fish may be taken in the
waters of Alder stream, so-called, a
tributary to Moxie pond, in the coun-
ty Of Somerset.
Modification Of
RULES AND REGULATIONS.
OF Commissioners of Inland Fisheries
and Game.
So much of the Rules and Regula,
lions OF the Commissioners of Inland
Fisheries and Game, adopted on May
rs. A. D. 1908, as prohibits fishing in
Alder stream. so-called, tributary tG
MoXie pond, which stream Is SIT uateo
wholly or partly in East Moxie Town
ship. so-called. in Somerset county. IN
accordance with the general law oil
the state, is hereby repealed.
Dated this 31st day of July, A. D
1911.
]. S. P. H. WILSON,
BLAINE s. VILES,
F. E. MACE,
Commissioners OF Inlanc
Fisheries and Game.
2w-22
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lon cottage. Mercer cottage. Mrs.
Francis Burns, David Norton cottage,
Hiram Moore cottage, Mrs. A H.
Ware, Mrs. French of Scion. Joseph
French.
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] my uo8ltu was very
3bad and I had a
continual backache
which was simply
awful. l could not
stand on my feet
long enough to cook
q meals Wet a | 9
without my back
nearly killing me,
and / would have
such dragging SEN
8 a t ons / could
hardly hear IL T
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NOTICE.

Whereas, because OF the fault OF my
Wife Flora NJ. Varney | have been
compelled to leave her, / hereby forbid
all persons trusting her on my &C
count or charge, and | shall pay no
date
skowhegan, Me-, Aug. IT, 1911:
3w33s ERNEST A. VARNEY.
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NOTICE.

Ny wife, Cora o. Lancaster, having left me
and my home l hereby notify all persons
mat shall be responsible for no bills con-
uacted by her after this date.
Norridgewock, Aug. 10, 1911. 3w35
FRANK l.. ANCASTER.
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THAT
AWFUL
BACKACHE
Cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Morton's Gap, Kentucky.-'T suf-
fered two years with female disorders,