The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-07-20

league to conduct the campaign ana
Chas. E. Ball was chosen president;
A. S. Burke and Sumner u. Elils,
vice presidents; Elmer A. Baker, re-
cording secretary and treasurer, ana
Ralph Goodrich, corresponding secre-
tary. A voluntary contribution was
made for the foundation of a cam
paign fund and all present joined the
league. The following is the Consti-
tuition:
Article 1.-The name of this organi-
cation shall be The Constitutional
Prohibition League of Bingham, Con-
cord. Moscow and Pleasant Ridge.
Article 1.-THE object of this
League Is to aid in preventing the re-
peal of Constitutional Prohibition. In
the State of Maine next September.
| Article III-The membership OF this
League shall consist of all legal vot-
ers who will openly pledge them
selves to aid by voice and vote the
/ retention of Constitutional Prohibi-
ton in this State and shall sign this
Constitution.
Article IV-The officers of this
League shall consist of a President,
two Vice Presidents. a Recording
Secretary and Treasurer, and a Cor
responding Secretary, and these Of
ficers shall constitute the Business
and Executive Committee OF this
League.
Article Where shall be neither
assessments nor dues in this League,
and all revenues shall consist OF vol
untary contributions.
Article VI-Other committees may
! be elected and instructed at any
meeting of this League, or the ap-
pointment of such committees may be
delegated to the Business and Execu-
tive Committee.
Article VII-Meetings OF this
League shall be called by the BUSH
ness and Executive Committee or by
their subcommittee.
NOTICE.
The Product of the License Sys
tenn in the Light of the City Sums,
is the theme of an address to be De
livered in Kennebec hall Wednesday
evening, July 26, at 7.30 o'clock Iht
speaker will be Rev. Thomas B. HIATT
who for period Of three years dc
personal work in the Pitts street
Bethany and North End Missions In
the city of Boston. Mr.. HIATT is also
/ familiar Will Tie lOHSSlOiC hich NiS
! trict, tenement and cheap lodging
house system, and will speak from
the point of personal observation. Mr.
| HIATT has the utmost respect for the
honest opinion of every man, as he
would hope for that right and privil-
eye for himself We therefore solicit
! the presence of men, women and
children at this lecture. Don't for
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! Wednesday evening, July 26.
DR.. p. A. Wood will be in North
Arson. Monday, July "a, for the prac-
! tice of dentistry, as usual
NOTICE.
| After July 20. | shall be located in
Russell block, Bingham, Me-, with a
full line of Hardware, Paints, Oils,
Doors. Windows, Sporting Goods, etc.
All orders given me by my old Gus
toners will be promptly attended to.
| S. J. Whitney.
FOREST FIRES.
During the past seventeen days
Somerset county has suffered the
loss of a million dollars by forest
fires. This means not only the loss
of the value of the growing trees put
il has rendered more than forty
thousand acres of growing spruce
land unfit for numbering for hfty
wears and in places it has burned the
soil so deep that nothing of any worth
will grow again.
Seven of the fires have been set by
lightning, and it is reasonably certain
that the great Enchanted fire was
started by lightning. AS the showers
pass over the forests it sometimes