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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-06-22
F. T.. BOOTHBY RESIGNS.
Long Time Head of the Passenger
Traffic Department.

The resignation of Frederic +
Boothby as general passenger agent
of the Maine Central railroad Was an
nounced Saturday. Col. Boothby has
been at the head OF the passenger de
partment of the Maine Central for 81
years. He will be succeeded by Hol-
man D. Waldron of Portland. who
has been his assistant for the past
four years and formerly was auditor
OF passenger accounts. The change
will tPke effect on July l. The rea-
son given for the change is that Mr..
Boothby is now &C years old and de-
sires a rest from official labors.
Col Boothby began his active rail
road career in 1864 after having been
mail carrier three years on the Som-
erset d kennebec railroad when he
entered the employ of the Maine
Central railroad as master of trans
portation at WaterYille His promo
tons led 10 his appointment in 1914
10 be general passenger and ticket
agent of the Maine Central system,
position which he since has filled and
which hes caused him to be known
especially among transportation of
fcials, in all parts Of this country
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-06-22
Briggs-LathrOp.

(From the Manchester Herald, Man
chester, Conn, Friday, June 16)
A pretty wedding took place at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles La
throp of Buckland, Wednesday, June
IA, at $50 o'clock when Susie, their
daughter, was married to John Will
liams Briggs of Bingham, Maine. The
cermony was performed on the lawn,
under an arch of ferns and flowers by
Rev. John Hurlbut of Wopping, the
ring service being used. Mrs. Jennie
Aborn, cousin of the bride played the
wedding march. The bride wore
white marquisette over silk and car
ried d bouquet of roses. Anna G. La
throp, sister of the bride. was attired
in white with yellow trimmings. Kel-
sey Lathrop, brother, was best man.
The bridesmaids, Miss May Tuttle,
Miss Finis Grant. Miss Ruth Man
ming and Miss Dorothea Clark were
gowned in white and carried baskets
of flowers. Messrs. Levi Dewey and
Frederick Manning were ushers. I'm
mediately after the wedding a recep-
ton was held and refreshments were
served. Many beautiful presents were
received by the young couple. Amid
a host of good wishes and showers of
confetti the bridal couple departed on
the $50 train for a wedding trip.
They will reside in Bingham, Me.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-06-22
RESULTS IN HAYNES VS..
NJ. c. R. R. CASE
Plaintiff Is to Receive $500 for In
iuries Sustained in 190S.-He Is n
Native of NorrIdgeWOck.

A rescript has been filed in the
clerk Of courts Office here handed
down by the Law court this week in
the Chester II Haynes pro ami VS..
Maine Central Railroad case, in which
the plaintif is to receive $500. In
1903 Chester Haynes, young man.
resident of Norridgewock, was fire
man on a train running from Bangor
to Wateryille. which collided with an
other train and the plaintiff received
injuries. his nose being cut off and
his face badly disfgured. The case
was tried in the Supreme court here
and a verdict of about $4,000 was re-
turned for the plaintiff. The sum
named in the writ was $4,000. Mer-
rill & Merrill appeared for the plain
tiff and Forrest Goodwin for the de
fendant company. Justice Bird says
in the rescript. The damages found
by the court are excessive and a new
trial is ordered, unless the plaintiff
remit all in excess of $500 The
exceptions are not considered
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-06-22
SOMERSET POMONA.
To Meet at Mercer Tuesday, June
%.

A special meeting of the Somerset
Pomona Grange will be held with
Sandy River Grange at Mercer, Tues
day, June 27. The address Gfs vel
come will be given by Ernest j. Kim
ball, Master of Sandy River Grange,
and the response by W B. Whittier.
Master of the Pomona Grange. The
topic for discussion will be rs the
time spent in the Grange a good in
vestment, and how can the investment
be improyed?' opened by E. II. To-
bey, followed by John Frizzell and
w. G. Wade.
Afternoon session: Conferring 9Th
degree. Question. Resolved: THAT
the teaching of agriculture in our
public schools would tend to increase
the interest in agriculture among rur-
al communities, opened by George
Barnes, followed by Levi Horne. D. NJ
Bunker and Norris True. Sandy Riv-
er Grange will furnish the rest of the
program.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-06-22
WENTW R TIL
ELECTROCUTED
Was at Work on Pole ON Pleasant
street When He Game in Contact
With Live Wire.

Elmer Wentworth. a liHeman em-
ployed By the Central Maine Power
Co.. was killed almost instantly on
Pleasant street about O'Clock Monday
afternoon. He had been mekine SOM
repairs near the top of a telephone
pole when a Loot volt current passed
through his body throwing hm heaF-
lily TO the ground. Dr. " 81. Pulsi-
fer Was Immediately summoned bur
the man was dead before h. arrived.
With Forrest IlarilIe fellow en-
ployee, Wentworth had gone TO Ie=
pair leak where oae of rhe power
wires rubbed against telephone
pole. Wentworth had been working
for the company about e.ght 2ears.
nd before climbing the Qole express
ed fear bee; use everything Nas W.
from previous shower. He nailed
on new cross arm to ho44 tae pow
er wire away from the poll. AID after
securing il temporarily toid iiaryet
that he guessed that WoGld DO Ter to
day. He next threw his hammer IT,
the ground and started 10 descend.
Harvey WAS then startled BY the un-
mist kable sound OF an electric arc
and looking up saw Wentworth staud-
iue with both feet Oh tde telephone
cable. and his shoulder smoking from
the contact with the bare power Wire.
A moment later Wentworth tell back
wards to the ground. striking heavily
upon the back of his head and neck.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-06-22
SKOWHEGAN INTERESTED
IN HIS SUCCESS
Bruce White of Nelson, b. C., Has
Bought a Valuable Mine There.

Bruce White. son-in-law of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Fellows, is making great
progress in the mining business. He
is located at Nelson, B. c. He has
recently purchased some gold prop
erty. The Nelson Daily News has the
following article about it:
Bruce White and associates have
purchased from p. H. Murphy, Neil
0Donnell James Grant, William
DG1Y and William Bennett the Win
SLOW group on Silver Cup mountain,
near Ferguson in the Trout lake dis
tIi,t of the Lardeau country and
about two and half miles from the
well known Silver Cup mine. This
lnIormation was given out by Mr.
White at the Strathcona last night.
Mr.. White, who is one of the best
Known mining men in the district,
having been associated with the Slo-
can star and Molly Gibson properties
ana many other mines in the Koote-
hafs. has been working the Winslow
with a strong force of men for some
weeks. though the deal has only just
been finally concluded.
The group consists of three claims,
the Glad Hand, the Winslow and the
Ninslow No. 2, The ore is free mill
ing and concentrating gold. During
the boom days in the Lardeau coun
Try the Wfnslow group was bonded
'or very large sum to a syndicate
oI Tacoma capitalists who carried out
some 1000 feet of work on the prop
eftE and sacked a good deal of ore
though none was shipped.
Wo tunnels have been driven in on
the vein which runs in width from IL
20 70 feet with values ranging from
81 10 $40 per ton. 1t is this big vein
mat is the feature of the property.
Mr. White is at present driving tun-
hel, below the two existing ones,
winch is expected to tap the vein at
depth of 200 feet.
Mr.. White leaves this morning for
spokane where he will confer with
MS associates.
STRIKE ON SILVER CUP.
r Z. Merry, manager of the Silver
Sup mine, near Ferguson, came in
win Mr.. White yesterday Some 20
meh are at work on this we'll known
property, he stated, and the mine is
'Ooklng better than it has done for
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-06-22
THE BOY SCOUTS To
SKOWHEGAN
Bangor Troop Started
For Here Monday
They viii Be Gone Two Weeks, Sleep
in Tents by the Roadside and Cook
Their Own Food.

With a scorching June sun beating
down upon their khaki covered shoul-
ders Bangors detachment of Boy
Scouts were toiling over the road to
Skowhegan Monday on the first lap
of the II mile hike TO here and back
which they are to make during the
next two weeks Despite the heat
however, the day was far from intoler-
able. The rain of the past week has
eliminated dust from the roads in this
part of Maine and a cooling. although
ttful breeze. sprang up during the
forenoon and continued until night
fall. Mondays march was but ten
miles and the distance was negotiated
with ease
The party, which is in charge of
Assistant Secretary J. G. Withee of
the Y. NJ. G. A, left the building at
Hammond and Court streets at 1890
o'clock. In the party were Edwin
Costello, Linwood Bemis, Harold Ban
ton. Robert Ever, Oliver G.. Hall
Alec Wescott. Lee Siperell, Guy Farm
ham and Edgar Bowler. Accompany
ing them was a baggage wagon fitted
up with canvas top to resemble a
prairie schooner. On the sides of the
canvas the words, Boy Scouts, Ban
gor, Me- were painted in big red let
ters. The outfit was drawn by a mild
tempered white horse the only mem
ber of the party who didn't appear en-
thusiastic over the prospect for the
next fortnight.
The camp Monday night was made
at Hermon pond, ten miles from the
city Each boy carries the half of
shelter tent and mess kit and the
scouts will do their own cooking while
away. Fires were lighted and supper
eaten long before dark and by
o'clock Tuesday morning the scouts
were up and ready for the 20 mile
march Tuesday, which brought them
to their camping ground on the
shores of Sebasticook lake at Newport
Tuesday night.
Wednesdays hike WAS from New
port to Lake George at Canaan.
distance of II miles. On Thursday
they will cover the miles from
Lake George to SkoWhegan arriving
lH6lt Z Sllpl liS D'iOlN ilOOll+ IL ouEll
the kindness Of +. c. Butler of Skow-
hogan, the Bangor boys will camp at
Fairview park. After remaining in
camp here for four or five days, the
party will start on the return march
to Bangor, arriving home a week from
next Saturday night Parents who
wish to know how the Youngsters ar"
getting along may obtain tull details
each day by telephoning the y. NJ. CA
building as Sec. Withee will make a
report there by long distance phone
from each camping place
During the time the boys are in
camp at SkoWhegan they will rise
each morning at G30 and a regular
camp routine will be observed. Base
ball and other games and swimming
in the kenuCbec river will be daily
features. While on the march, how
ever, the Youngsters will tumble out
each morning at o'clock. After
breakfast has been cooked and eaten
the line of march will be taken UP
until 10 or II O'Clock. During the
heat of the day they will rest, to push
on again by . or 1 in the afternoon.
when the heat of the sun has gone.
On moonlight nights the march Will
be continued in the evening.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-06-22
OTHER TEAMS SHY OF
SKOWHECAN
Record of "Speed Boys" Gives County
Ball TOsserS Cold Feet.

Playing fast ball for a team out
side some organized league certain
ly has its drawbacks. Here it is with
the baseball season hardly more than
started, and the Speed Boys" hav-
ing all kinds of trouble inducing out
siders to visit Fairview park. The
papers report games in Bingham, So
Ion. Madison. Oakland Wateryille
and Dexter, but the managers seem
to have all sorts of excuses for re-
fusing to come to Skowhegan to play.
OF course the speed Boys are will
ing to go anywhere that they can get
a return game, but it looks now as if
they would have to go without the
reciprocal guarantee. The real truth
of the matter seems to be that the
outside managers haven't forgotten
last seasons record. Taken with the
results of the three games up to date,
it is enough to give any ordinary team
cold feet But AZ runs to opponents
Is doesn't quite tell the story 1t
takes the full batting and fielding
averages to show what a really good
article of ball most of the boys are
putting up. When the tail-enders
quit trying to take the cover off the
ball Skowhegan will have one of the
cleverest local teams in the field. The
individual records for the three games
are as follows:
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-06-22
DISTRICT MEETING OF
METHOD|STS


The June meeting OF tbe Re- eAd
district of the Methodist .s-oa. t4a
opened at Athens in the Union church
Tuesday and closed Wednesdays Tas
association Was Weu represented but
there was a gloom over the meeting
because OF the news received here al
the opening of the meeting that dis
trict superintendent. EeN. Daniel e
Phelan, had been stricken Monday by
paralytic shock and would hot he
at the meeting. The chairman of the
meeting chosen was Rev. y. r. Pear
son OF Piusfeld. The session opened
i'm the morning at $50 with deYo-
tional service by Rey. j. F. Thurston
harmony. followed by papers and dis
cussiou topic. Our Discipline, Use
and Abuse of the Ritual. and Should
our Discipline be Changed Relative
TO Appointing Power?' The subject
was discussed by Rev. J o. Rutter
of Hartland An address on PSYCHE
Therapeutics was delivered by Rev.
H. A. Reed, Boothbay, followed by
discussion on the subject by Rev A.
/. Oliver. Thomaston. Rev Harry
Hill Of Waldoboro. \ paper Was de
livered by Miss Adelaide n. Brown OF
China on Best Methods of Meeting
Current Expenses An address, Why
Retain Prohibition? o. was delivered in
the evening by Rev. Wilbur F. Berry
of Wateryille. Other papers were
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-06-22
END or SCHEDULE WAS
A VICTORY
With "A WhirIWind Finish Sk0N hcgan
Downs Lawrence High, , to /.

The High school baseball team
wound up the season at Faiview park
last Saturday in veritable blaze Of
glory. Lawrence High, the strongest
team they met throughout the season.
went down to defeat in an exciting
game, by the very close score of
to ,. In the last half of the ninth
with the score l to /. the bases full
and two out, Pierce drove a liner to
right center that was too hot for King
to handle, and Badger romped home
scoring the winning run.
Neither side scored until the fifth.
Merriam, the first man up for Skow-
hegan famed, and Badger knocked a
pop fly to Lawry. but Burrill started
something with two-bagger to deep
center Dunlap followed suit. but
failed to touch first and had 10 go
back. Burrill however scored.
Pierce and Symons both hit safely
filling the bases and the crowd simply
held their breath Weston drove
hot liner to right that looked good
for double, but Clark pulled it down
after wild leap into the air.
Lawrence tied the score i'm the sev-
enth when Alexander got a base ON
balls, stole second and came home on
passed ball. Badger Was a bit slow
in getting after the sphere and Alex
ander made good use of the opportu-
nifty.
Taylor opened the last of the ninth
with a single. Merriam sacrificed and
Badger walked, hit by pitcher. Bur
ril hit a Rrounder 10 short and on
helder's choice Taylor went out at the
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-06-22
RACCALAUREATE SERMON WAS DELIVERED
SUNDAY BY REV. GEO. MERRIAM
Text:--Open The Window Eastward, Kings 1917
Full of Practical Ideas and Good Suggestions

For this occasion, which marks the
beginning of the graduating exercises
of the senior class of our High school,
| have sought for scripture lesson
which would be religiously appropri-
ate and spiritually helpful. For what
would be most fitting on some other
occasion would not be as relevant to
a religious service.
The young king, Joash, learns of
the serious illness of the prophet
Elisha. So he goes to the prophets
home. He calls on him. The young
king, keenly realizing the high value
and worth to the nation of the life
and influence OF Elisha, exclaimed,
The chariot of Israel and the horse
man thereof" He regarded Elisha
as of much Importance to Israel, in
its military defense, as the horsemen
and chariots.
LOOK OUT UPON YOUR LIFES
WORK.
To the east lay the realm of the
Syrians who had been the long time
enemies and inyincible foes of Israel.
Joash opened the window eastward.
He looked out upon his life's work.
The young kings highest ambition
must have been to overthrow these
ancient enemies of Israel and thus to
deliver his people from the hands of
this long standing oppressor. The
prophet ordered the young king to
take his bow and arrows, to open the
window eastward-toward Syria-and
shoot He did it. Elisha said, THE
arrow of the Lords deliverance, and
the arrow of deliverance from Syria,
for thou shalt smite the Syrians." He
did it once, twice, thrice, and stayed
his hand. The man of God was an
gered. His quiyer was full. He
should have fired all his arrows,
which symbolized the complete de-
struction of Syria.
The opening of the window east
ward spelled hope, opportunity, vic
tory, for this young king. Eastward
is toward the land of his life's work,
for this young king. Eastward is to-
ward the land of opportunity for
him. Yonder eastward lay the vic
tories of his life
Young people look not toward the
setting sun. In the east is youth and
hope and opportunity. and work, and
victory. In the west life's end, old
age and the evening experiences of
life, weakness, feebleness, the end
From the east came Abraham, the
one whom God used to establish re-
ligion on the earth. From the east
came the wise men of old on the first
Xmas eve. From the east came the
worlds earliest philosophers and edu-
Gators. 1t was in the far off kingdom
of Babylon that Daniel and his com
panions were educated for positions
requiring high qualities of statesman
ship. Look eastward 1t may be add
ed that from the far east has come
much of the worlds wealth in its pre-
cious stones, its rubies and diamonds
Open the windows of your soul
eastward where arose of old the day
star from on high. When this mag
nificent man and prophet Elisha said
this he bid the young king look to-
ward his life's work Joash had Just
been seated upon the throne of Israel.
You, young people, are about to be
seated upon the throne of life's OPP
portuniites Indeed, you are there
now. 1t was no easy task for Joash
Continued on Page Nine.)
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Mrs. j. l.. Macklin.

Mrs. ] L. Macklin, who has been a
resident of Anson for the past Is
years, had a paralytic shock Monday
forenoon, from the effects of which
she died at a. m. Tuesday. Mrs.
Macklin was apparently in her usual
health during the forenoon and was
engaged in washing out some clothes
at the sink when stricken. She was 90
years old Two daughters, Mrs. Milo
Daggett of Hudson Falls, n. Y, and
Mrs. Jennie Tower of Providence, R.
L., and six sons, Harry, Will Macklin
of Appleton. Wis. Sherwood and
Ralph Macklin of Worcester, Mass. !;
Ora of Lowell, Mass; Paul of Fair
haven, Mass; Judson of Madison, and
Wallace Macklin, with whom she
made her home, survive.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-06-22

The formal announcement of the
merger of the Maine Central railroad
and its leased lines was made Satur
day to take effect July |. According
to the circular issued from the pas
senger department, the road will he
divided into the Portland, Eastern and
Mountain divisions. The Washington
County railroad becomes a part Of
the Eastern division and the Somer-
set and Sebasticook & Moosehead
railroads will become a part of the
Portland division. The Maine Cen
trail railroad terminal division will
cease to exist on the date named and
in its place will be instituted the
Portland Terminal Co., which will in
clude the interests of the Boston &
Maine. Maine Central and Union Sta
tion Co.'S, In Portland. South Portland
and Westbrook. A uniform rate of 2
cents mile will prevail for passen-
ger mileage on all the merged lines.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-06-22

Bingham Grange met in regular
session June 10 The first and second
degrees were worked TO a class of
five At the next regular meeting the
third and fourth degrees will be Civ
en- with a feast Members please
bring cakes and lemon and or
ange. II has been decided to devote
every other month to degree work
and thus leave the alternating months
for suggestions tor the good of the
order.
About forty members went to Solon
Saturday, June L. by invitation. We
had a right good time as we always
do when We go there. Bingham
Grange worked the third and fourth
degrees
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-06-22

The Worumbo Manufacturing Co.
Lisbon Falls, are' eXcavating for the
foundations of a large addition To
their mills. to be erected AT once. II
will be of brick. S0N64 feet, four stor-
les and basement, with large tower at
lower end, and when completed and
fitted with machinery will make the
Worumbo one of the best equipped
wooden mills in the country 1t is
understood that the boilerhouse is al
so to be enlarged.
The saw mill of the Old Town
Canoe Company on the river two
miles up the river from Old Town,
formerly known as the Tibbetts Mill,
was burned recently with a consider
able amount OF lumber. resulting a
loss of about $4,000, partially insured.
An adjoining batteau and canoe shop
was saved. The saw mill crew of
about 15 hands were not thrown out
of work, as they commenced the next
morning to clear away for the new
mill
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-06-22

Notwithstanding the sudden shower
lust before time for the service Sun
day evening, large audience assem-
bled in the Bethany church to hear
the baccalaureate sermon given be-
fore the graduating class of the High
school The decorations were appro-
pirate to the occasion, consisting of
the class colors, red and white, draped
overhead with ferns and peonies. The
sermon was preached in Mr.. Merri
ans best manner and was both in
teresting and inspiring. The pleas
ATTEST surprise of the evening was the
excellent choir assembled for the oc-
casion 1t was under the leadership
of Mrs Philo Steward and sang beau
tfully. Especially delightful were
the anthem, 20 Come Let Us Sing"
by the choir and Thou Shalt Love
the Lord" a selection from the ora
otrio Eli by ladies' voices.
Mr.. Merriam delivered the follow
ing sermon:
Kings, 13:17-"Open the window
eastward This was the word of a
prophet to young king. The pro-
phet was about to close a life of brill
liant usefulness in the kingdom of
Israel. The king was just looking
out upon his royal life. That prophet
was Elisha. That king was Joash of
Israel This was the prophets word
to this young king who was entering
upon a reign of unusual brilliancy
and uplift for the kingdom of Israel
! beg leave to use this incident in the
life of the young king Joash on this
occasion so fraught with interest and
hope and prophetic anticipation to
scores of Skowhegan people, The
hope of Israel centered in this young
king as leader The hope of my
home. your home, of SkoWhegan, of
the old Pine Tree State and of these
United States centers in its boys and
girls. They are the most valuable
asset of any community. What Israel
would be score of years hence de-
pended under God, upon this young
king Joash What our community
what our state will be a quarter of a
century hence, half a century hence,
rests with the youth of today.
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the past six months. Recently a new
ore shoot has been struck which
looked most promising. The new
strike is on the No. level. Mr.. White
stated that he had been over the
property during the past few days
and also spoke most favorably of the
new ore shoot and the generally good
prospects of the mine.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-06-22

Make the whole family participants
in the profits from the farm, as well
as sharers in its work and worries.
Sunshine in the house pays as big
returns as sunshine in the fields, with
the advantage that in the former it is
always ones for the making.
The barking dog carries no bone.