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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-06-15
MADISON.

Prof. II. Leslie Sawyer, son of Dr.
and Mrs. w. G.. Sawyer of Madison,
has recently received an appointment
as assistant professor OF chemistry at
Princeton Professor. Sawyer attended
the Madison High school and gradual
ed from Bates college three years
ago. He was employed as SUD
principal in the Eastport High school'
and for the past two years has been
professor of chemistry in the Port
land High school. Prof. Sawyer was
one of the two men, both from Maine,
chosen from a list of q applicants to
fill the positions.
Misses Elizabeth and Elinor Lewis,
students at Swarthmore College IN
Swarthmore. Pa, arrived home Mon
day night to spend the summer vaca-
ton with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Lewis.
Work has been commenced on the
foundations for the new schoolhouse
to be erected at Blackwell Hill sta
ition. The building will be a mod
ern, two-room wooden structure, cost
ing about $2500 and will take the
place of several smaller rural school
houses.
Fred NJ. Messer left Tuesday to
visit relatives in Lowell. Boston,
Amesbury and Tewksbury, Mass.
Those who attended the Congrega-
tional county convention in Norridge-
wock Tuesday were: Mrs. X. C.
Gray. Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Powers,
Mrs. H. A. Johnson, Rev. F. H..
Means. and Miss Evie Weston.
nf
Wabasha, Mimi, arrived Monday
night to visit Mr.. SAVERS brothers
II. L. Sawyer and DR.. W. G.. Saw
YER This is the first time Mr.. Saw
yer has visited his native town for Is
years.
DR.. w. H. Kennison went Monday
to Portland to attend the annual SEES
sion of the Maine State Homeopathic
Medical association.
The following officers have been
elected by the Junior league of the
NJ. e. cuhrch for the ensuing six
months Supt, Mrs C. A. Brooks !;
Pres, Ralph Kennison; first vice,
Pres, Edna Nichols; second vice,
Mamie Harvey; third vice, Ferylin
Briggs; fourth vice, Thelma Adams ;
Sec, Naomi Fales; Treas, Phyllis
Savage; organist Myrtle Graham.
crew of men is at work laying
rails and ballasting the grade made
for the short cut on the Somerset
railroad opposite the Hollingsworth
& Whitney plant which WIS graded
last fall. 1t is expected that trains
will be running over it in few
weeks.
Mrs Frank Howard. who has been
visiting relatives in Wateryille for a
few days, returned Tuesday to An
son.
Charles letters went to Augusta
Tuesday to attend the meeting of the
State G. A. R.
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carries on his jewelry business in
one end of it, Mr.. Steward is still
active in his business and repairs
watches, doing his work without
glasses. His store is a curiosity
shop, containing many relics of the
past some of them being old flint
lock guns that were used in the Re-
Volutionary war; also guns that
were captured during the Civil war.
He has revolvers that date back
nearly a century and watches over
100 years old. He has one that was
made in England nearly a century
ago and now keeps good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steward have been
married 81 years, and Mrs. Steward
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looks ahead to celebrating her dia-
mond wedding. Mrs. Stewards
maiden name was Orilla E. Bunker,
the daughter of Ichabod Bunker, late
of North Arson. Two sons were
born to them and both live in North
Arson: Robert and Frank r. Mr..
Steward is the second oldest citizen
in North Arson. He was never in
the Court house but once and that
was less than year ago when he
was witness in a case that involved
$500 the smallest amount of mon
ey ever sued, for in Somerset SUI
preme court. Mr.. Steward has new
er been sick. He is member of the
North Star Masonic lodge of North
Arson, being the oldest Mason In the
county,
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NORTH ANSON.

The graduating exercises of the
Mark Emery schools will take place
as follows: Washington primary at
40 o'clock, Friday afternoon. Lin
coin intermediate at 2.30 o'clock,
Whittier grammar at o'clock Friday
evening in the Uniyersalist church.
The primary and intermediate exer-
e'ses will be at the Mark Emery
building.
The officers and committees of the
Walker reunion held meeting Tues
day afternoon at Mrs. Fred Paine's
In Arson. to make arrangements for
the fourth annual Walker reunion
which will be held Thursday, August
"a. at Lakewood
B. J. Murphy went to Portland
Tuesday to remain one week.
A double wedding which took place
Saturday evening at Stratton. is o.
interest to the people of this village
as the brides formerly resided here
Miss Marta Bemis was united If
r,erriage to Edwin McCutcheon. anG
Miss Avis Bemis to Charles Serb.
ner.
The remains of Mrs. Frank Halves
were brought here from Lexington,
1nuISu"y flteTHOOD LOT burial.
The Ladies of the G. A r. held
their State meeting at Augusta this
week. and North Arson ladies figur-
ed prominently in it. Among those
who went from this town were Mrs.
] perett Wilson, Department Presi-
dent; Mrs. NJ. L. French Patriotic
Instructor. and Mrs. Fred Young,
president of Capt. Hutchins' Circle,
end Mrs. Wallace Barron, secretary.
IRIS. French, In behalf of the Circles
of the State. presented a silk flag to
the Sunday school of the Penny Men, |
orr | church, where the meeting was
I'D.
Special services will be held at the
congregational church Sunday before
Arson Grange. The members will |
meet at their hall at ten O'Clock in |
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OLDEST JEWELER
IN MAINE
7. M. Steward Has Been
in Business 63 Years
He and Mrs. Steward Have Been Mar
ried 81 Years and Live In House 100
Years Old, In No. Arson.

Continuously for 60 years T. Nj
Steward has bee in the jewelry
business in North Arson. In point oil
service he has been in this business
longer than any other man in the
State and probably in New England
He has not only been in business in
that town during that time but he
was born there. Eighty-four years
ago he was born and with the ex-
ception of one year has always lived
there all his life. Mr.. Steward now
lives in the house that he was born
in which is over 100 years old. He
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MADISON CENTER.

The opening at Lakewood is not
until the 10th of June. but everything
is lively. Cottages nearly all occu-
pied. Store open, also hotel where
forty partook of fine dinner Sunday.
Mrs Mcdonnell and family arrived
at their cottage last Tuesday morn
ing from Boston. They will spend
the summer at the lake.
The Spiritualist Ladies Aid society
held a very successful meeting at the
lake last Sunday with Rev. F. A.
Wiggin as speaker.
Quite number of the theatre peo-
pie have arrived at the lake.
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SOLON.

Dana Lawrence of Skowhegan Mar
hla Works was in town Tuesday ana
Wednesday. -, ~.
The Womans club met with Mrs.
Ruhv Cross Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. Loyejoy of Chesterville, Is the
guest of his daughter, Mrs, Glihord
Abbey.
DR. and Mrs. Simonds and son
Robert of Gardiner. Mrs. Lizzie Hun
newell and Mr.. Smith OF Madison
were in town a little while Frida!
evening.
Quite number from this place at
tended the circus in WaterVlllt
THURSDAY
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Emery OF
No. Arson were in town Friday even
G. w. smith and Fred Magoon at
tended the meeting at Lakewood sun
day.
The Ladies' Home Circle will meet
with Mrs. Helen Pollard Thursday
afternoon. All members and friends
are cordially invited.
Mrs. Jennie Goodwin returned
from a two weeks visit in Orono Sat
urday evening.
Earl Merrill of Orono is in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland French went
10 The Forks Saturday, returning
Monday.
The lecture given in the Congrega-
tional church Friday evening on PRO
hibition," by Miss Seberry, was I'M
usually interesting.
Miss Ethel French spent Saturday
night and Sunday at her home IN
Madison.
Mrs. John Rowland was in Madl-
son Saturday afternoon.
Mrs Dexter Foss passed away Sun
day night after an illness of num-
Der of weeks following an attack OF
pneumonia. The service was held
Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Foss
leaves beside her husband. daugh-
ter. Mrs Samuel Libby and one son,
]. Lynwood Foss and two grand
daughters. beside many other
friends Mrs. Foss WAS SO years old.
The schools in the village close
this week. The grammar school grad
uation will be in the Congregational
church Thursday evening. The bac-
calaureate sermon in the Congrega-
tional church Sunday afternoon, June
Is. The High school graduation in
Caratunk hall Monday afternoon,
June 10, at 2 o'clock. followed by a
reception given to the graduating
class and their friends by the under
graduates.
Joseph Greene. former superin-
tendent of the pulp mill, is in town
with friends for few days. Mr.
Greene has just resigned his position
in New Foundland and will go to
their home in SDokane Wash soon
A crew OF men are at work repair
ing the pulp mill.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hughes and
son, Elwood of Madison, are spend
ing the week in town.
Mrs L. l.. Patterson entertained
friends at an afternoon tea Tuesday.
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Farm For Sale.
Big Producer, Stock and Tools.

70 acres. / 1-2 miles to r. r. center
and market; cuts 20 tons hay pasture
for 10 cows watered with spriuE-fed
trout brook; ample wood and 10000 IT.
timber to sell; thrifty orchard 200 ap-
pie trees; attractive 7-room painted
house, 54-ft. basement barn. running
water from never. failing spring: II
taken at once, colts, 6 cows and heif-
ers. hog, poultry and equipment are
included for only $500; easy terms;
for all details and travelling instruc.
tons to see this and a lake farm Of
So acres for only $1,000, see page ~
Srtouts Mammoth Farm Catalogue
No. a." copy free. e. A. Strout,
KentS HILL Me-
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Bldg, Kansas city Mo. says: Il lad
a severe attack of a cold which settled
in my back and kidneys and l was in
Recommended Foley Kidney pills and
| used two bottles of them and they
have done me a world of good" For
sale by all druggists.
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the morning, and march to the church
Mrs Henry Merry will leave here
for York Beach to visit her sister
Mrs. b. o. McIntire of Carlisle
penn. who has hired cottage there
/ Mrs. Merry will be accompanied from
/ Pennington by her sisters, Mrs. II
/ P. Keyes and Miss Eva Park.
Miss Velma Taylor has been assist
ing in the telephone office during the
past week.
philander Moore of Holyoke, Mass.
and Miss Louise Bowman arrived
here Tuesday afternoon, the guests Of
Judge and Mrs. A. Simmons.
Mr.. and Mrs. William NORM were
at Skowhegan Tuesday.
The postponed meeting of Rutl
Head Cragin chapter will be hell
this week on Friday afternoon at tn
/ home of Mrs. Ada Scott.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ~ Robinson anC
/ Miss Addie went to New Meadows
Wednesday TO attend the Field day o
the d. A. r.
Childrens day was observed at The
Congregational and Methodist church
es on Sunday, when the pastors ad-
dressed the children and the children
assisted at the services with singing
and Rotations. At the Congrega-
tional church there was a very pretty
ceremony, when the two children OF
Mr.. and Mrs. f. p. Barnaby were
christened.
Flag day was generally observed in
the schools in town.
Miss Ellen Bailey arrived home a
few days ago. and had been here but
short time when she received a
! telegram telling of the death of her
Miss Bailey left here Monday for Ken
nebunkport. Mrs. Bailey was wei
known in this village, and had beer
lame for several years from rheuma
tism. and during the past year hel
health had been failing.
/ The long drouth broke Friday ant
up to Wednesday was cold, cloudy
rainy weather
DANIEL B. DINSMORE.
Daniel b. Dinsmore, son Of the late
Benjamin and Lucy r. Dinsmore, dice
of pneumonia in Portland on Mem.
orial day. He left a widow and one
child, and two sisters, Mrs. Frank
H. Holley of this village, and Mrs
Will Small of California. The fun
eral services were held on June /, al
his old home in this village, in the
house where he was born. thirty-three
years ago. Rev. Mr.. Means of Mad
ison and Rev. Mr.. Rogers of North
Arson, conducted the exercises
Northern Star lodge of Free Masons
performed their burial rites at the
cemetery. Dan Dinsmore was a fine
young man, and his genial and for
giving disposition made his life a
cheerful one for himself and others.
His part was short on the stage of
life, but it is we'll for the world that
he lived in it.
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CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to thank our friends and
neighbors and the Sunday school
class, also the r. F. D. carriers, who
showed us great kindness in our re
cent bereavement and for the beau
tiful floral gifts.
Norris Cleveland and Family,
Miss Josie Montry.
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CARD OF THANKS.

I wish to thank the Canaan Grange
aad III H. r:icnd5 Wio we're So Il. I
to remember me with post cards let
ters and flowers during my recent
illness.
Christie Furbcr.
Canaan
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ATHENS.

The first quarterly conference of
the Methodist church will be held on
Saturday afternoon, June II, at 2.30
p. m The district superintendent
will preside. Public welcome.
Rev. ID. b. Phelan of Rockland.
will preach in Union church Sunday
morning and evening and in the af-
ternoon at go will preach in the
North Cornville school house.
In connection with the Rockland
District Association meeting to be
held in Athens during the coming
week, dinners and suppers will be
served to all delegates and others as
sisting, free of charge. A small sum
will be charged those coming from a
distance. The Grange banquet hall
has been secured for this purpose.
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Middle Aged and Elderly People,
Use Foley Kidney Pills for quick and
permanent results In all cases of kid
ney and bladder troubles, and for
painful and annoying Irregularities.
For sale by all druggists.
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Foley Kidney Pills contain just the
ingredients necessary to regulate and
strengthen the action of the kidneys
and bladder. Try them yourself. For
sale by all druggists.
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MALRON'S MILLS.

A delegation from the Skowhegan
Y. NJ. c. A, will conduct a meeting
in the school house Sunday after
noon at three o'clock. All are cor
daily invited.
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Canaan
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-26
ON RIGHTS
AS s'LADY .GLYlN"

lie is an equerry and an old friend OF
/ Inc Duke OF Connaught persona
Gra,issima at court. and has achieved
the turf. his yacht Satanita having IN
Its day been one OF the most famous
raeing boats ailoat. Married 10 q
Niennese-Jewish banker II. l. Bischon-
she!m, one time owner Or the London
Daily News. he divides his time be-
/ tween auckland, his place in Berk-
100 acres. and comprising Ii ina gnifi-
. Gently timAerei deer park. bordcred by
we Thames for couple of miles. and
! once the home of the poet Chaucer. The
remainder OF the year lie is at his
irish country seat on the island OF
Naienfia, which he is fond Of deScri5-
| ms as thn nenrest parish TO America =.
Captain the Hon Montagu Parker.
formerly Of the Grenalier Guards,
whose archaeological explorations in
Inovai OF the treasures from beneath
the Mosque OF Omar. built on the ruins
oi i, KING Solomon's Temple. have Great
lied ana .uncivilizcd world preeipitat-
ing ministerial crisis al, Consianii-
m9Spie. IS we'll known in this country
especially since his uncle Earl Grey,
has been Governor General of Canada
lie IS TIE heir preslmptive to the peer
ageS Of MS brother. the fourth Earl
Morley. who spent a consid erab bic line
over here prior, 10 the death OF his
iIather under the name OF viscount
Lord Morley and his brothers be-
Ions to the fine old Devonshirc house
81 IDarker; among the most distin
nous msm5frs Sir Of Hv Thigh was me
destroyed the Dutch feet al the Dog
ger Sank in 1851, and afterwards.
RIu io 6o, Aboard his ilassi,ip Cato from
isheu with his ship and all his crew.
rom human ken. as completely as the
missing Arohduke John Of Austria, be-
ing never heard of again.
The principal country scat of tbe
PARKER family is Sultram. near Piymps
ION which is said 10 be the largest.
~ u, not t the finest mansion in the county
REYNOLDS. It is within easy reach o" Of
Ky rhiSm Mouth. seaport for which both
much; amongst other things construct
ing great dry dock, in Catwater Bay.
ior u the repairing OF merchantmen a''4
captain 'Montagu Parker, who Is re-
ported 70 be suitor for the hand Of Mrs
John Jacob Aston. went through ttc
Bocr war, where he was badly wound
u u' aha q IN , one way or another has had
lure IN his life as his brother the
present earl, who amongst other things.
MAS Vas shiPwrecked In the Pacific. Re-
Australia. the ship, called the Avalon
caught fire. and her Commander de.
cided to run to Hope Island, which was
a ..l, hundred miles distant. When
within couple Of miles OF the shore.
az on board were compelled to tako
70 the boats, and before the latter had
got away more than 500 yards. there
was terrific explosion, the ship i'm
media ely disappearing beneath & the
waves, in column of fame and smoke.
Ihey were obliged to remain on the
Island, until rescued some months lat
Copyright. 1911, by the Brentwood
.i@ Company ilii 7'Tf',s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-26
Voice Of the People

Admircs Bryan; Doesn't Like Martin.
To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Sir,-Why is it that there are certain
so-called Democrats" who foam With
rage and frotb at the mouth when
ever Mr.. Bryan uses in the least de-
gree the influence he possesses?
Such senseless attacks upon Mr.
Bryan as made through these columns
several days ago do not in the least
AFFECT the esteem and admiration or
thousands and thousands Of loyal
Democrats for him in the State of
Virginia, Neither, will MIR. Martins
friends do him amy good by attacking
Mr.. Bryan. Everybody knows that
William Jennings Bryan is a pure
man. free from corporation faint. and
unpurchasable regardless OF what
Everybody also knows Martins record.
j. Is an open book. and it Is being
read far end near by the people OF
Virginia who want II statesman at
Washington and not corporation
tool. When the polls close at the
Democratic pr!mary.-and the vote Is
counted. the new minority leader"
in the Senate will get one Of the
hardest jolts ever administered to
public servant.
i Is disgrneeful insinualion 70
every Virginian--man, woman and
child-which is being urged through
the machine press 8s an argument for
Martins return to the Senate They
tell US that with Martin in the Sen
ate. Virginia Will have practical con-
troll of the Democratic party In that
body, So regardless OF the merits of
the case, we ylrsinians are to send
Martin back, We will not be de-
ceivcd. neither will we be Knocked.
iVirginians would rather be doorkeep-.
ers in the house OF genuine Demo-
cracy than to dwell in tho tents Of
unrighteousness Bryan was right.
Martin had no business being chosen
leader of the Senate minority. and, If
after all the good work our Demo-
cratic House is doing, nothing is; ac-
complishcd, It VIII be due to the
italian hand work of tho minority
leader.
then. neither will the Hon. Staples
Martin go back TO the United States
sSenate. JOHN WALTER Sa.ITlI. s
Wayneaboro. Va. May "a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-26
LOOKS LIKE la TOILETTE.

Great Is La Toilette and +. n. is his
prophet What a wonderful State is
Wisconsin. That Is where La Toilette
lives II regulates big corporations
without going into Wild extravagances
There the student and the politician
meet together, ana 10! Wisconsin be-
comes "a pioneer blazing the way
along which we Americans must make
our civic and Industrial advance dur
ing the next few decades" We've got
TO make start, and what better time
than next year and under the banner
OF La Toilette? That is what the Con
tributing Editor evidently means by
MS dash this week into the political
arena. 1t Is Just like him. o, for |.
lorty rarson power TO chant Thy praise.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-26
ABOUT ESTATES.

Virgil NJ, Harris, an eminent me h. :
OF the ST Louis bar. has lately.
pnoiished al volume of ancient,
curious and famous Wills. He
says that only S. per cent. Of
the population leave any wills a,
all That is. only about one man il
every three accumulates enough money
IN ms lifetime to more than meet cur
rent expenses and take care ~ him
self in his old age
Less than one person in ten. he says.
leaves an estate worth at least $4,000.
These figures show how dependent the
country Is upon annual crops and reg
niar activity in industry. The rich
man can draw on his reserve money.
II an evil year strike him, but the
ordinary men must suffer.
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STONE on THE SENATE

senator Stone. OF Missouri, Demo
cratic member of the Finance Com
mittee OF the Senate. exposes the
hypocrisy in The camp OF the Rcpub-
hcan Senators in their dealing with
inc Canadian reciprocity bill. rhe
hearings that have been held upon this
subject, as Senator Stone pointed ont.
have been OF the most farcical char
acter The subject is fully under
stood, II has been discussed nov for
anout SIN months in all It's various
phases. and the present delay in deal
ing with the question is Influenced by
unworthy motives Senator La Fol
lette protested that the Finance Com
mittee was not wasting time in tile
discussion of this question, that 1t
had not been fully understood by the
country, and that what was done in
the last Congress had nothing what
ever to do with the present Congress.
The insurgent Senators are almost to
a man opposed to the Canadian agree
ment. They have simply paltered with
the question. What Senator stone
should do now is to build a little fire
on the backs of the Democratic soma
tors who are not doing their full duty
1t is shame and reproach that so
simple a question as this which has
been so thoroughly discussed in both
Houses of Congress. ana which is so
wei understood by the people of the
whole country, should he INSTRUCTED
by the cheapest and most hypocriticai
proceedings. Tom Reeds hon mot that
the Senate is the place where Repre-
sentatives 50 when they die appears
to ~ the present body The Senate
is now doing nothing 10 Justify its
existence Instead of electing Sena-
tors by direct vote. Judged by the acts
of the present members OF that body
who are in ravor OF this change in
our method of government, II would
be better to do away with The Senate
altogether Tn popular House of
Congress has twice voted ovcrwhelm-i
ingly in favor of the reciprocity agree
ment. The people want IL. They have
demanded il in the most unmistakablc
way, and the Senate persists in us
stupid opposition 10 the best lcgisTa
tive proposition that has ever been
made BY a Republican administration,
More power TO the strong right arm
of the Senator from Missouri