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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-06-15
w. C. T. U.

The meeting of the Clementine
Weston w. C. T. U. was held in G.
A. r. hall Tuesday afternoon. The
meeting was called to order by the
president, Mrs. Nettie Paddock, and
opened by singing The devotional
exercises were conducted by Mrs.
Anna Merrill. The report of the
secretary was then read,
Mrs. E. r. Goodrich was elected
vice president for the Bethany Bap-
tist church to fill the place made va
cant by the death of Mrs. Belle f.
Caswell
1t was voted that the arrangement
for some one to take charge of the
sewing school be left with Mrs. Net
tie Paddock and Mrs. Elizabeth Mer-
rill,
A vote of thanks was given by the
Union to those who helped in differ
ent WAYS of making the convention a
success. A report of the convention
was read by Mrs. Elizabeth Merrill.
She also read the resolutions which
were drawn/up by the committee on
resolutions and accepted by the con-
vention. The meeting closed by sing
ing "Prohibition's Here TO Stay
The next meeting of the union will
be held on the fourth Tuesday In
June, at which time a program on
prison Work will be given by Mrs
Eta Lacasce, who is county superin-
tendent of that department of W. C.
T. U. work.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-06-15
ONLY GREAT .GRANDFATH.
Err IN COUNTY
John H. Whittier Is Resident of
COrnyiIle and is IS Years Old.

John II. Whittier is the only great
great grandfather in Somerset coun-
ty. He is the Oldest resident of the
town of Cornville being now in his
9Sth year He was born in Brighton
in a time when wolves ragged that sec
ton agd each person carried gun
-. \ .4ys. en- cort,-cf q lrey ,enr
his first vote for Andrew Jackson. At
the age of % he married Mrs. Mary
c. Hall and they lived together 66
years until her death a short time
ago All his life he has been a
farmer. He has never ridden on a
train nor has he ever been out of this
county. Mr. Whittier's general health
is good and he vows that he will live
to be 105 In all his life he has never
had an ache or pain nor even en-
ployed physician. His opinion is
that regular habits are the only thing
that will lengthen a mans life.
The next in line of descent in this
five generation family is Mrs. Abbe
Russell, one of Mr.. Whittiers six
children She is the wife of Harlow
Russell of East Madison and is only
siXty-seyen years old. Mr.. Russell
is one of the prosperous farmers of
that section of the country. One of
the remarkable features of this family
is that the grandmother, Mrs. Nellie
kittredge of Walden, VT. is now but
A and was a grandmother at 81
which makes her without doubt the
youngest grandmother in New Eng
land. Her son, John H. Wilson of
Walden, the fourth member of the
family, is but 81 years old and the
youngest member, Gladys Wilson, but
a year and a half The aggregate
age of this family of five generations
is 23312 years.
Descending also from John H..
Whittier through his daughter. Mrs.
Ahhie Russell. is also a four genera
tn FIRMLY, which is very remarkable.
Her daughter Ada and her husband.
Arthur Footer, in their eight years Of
married life have had born to them
Tile family of six children, there being
two pairs of twins. The oldest
twins, Beatrice and Bert, are seven.
The next. Ethelyn and Evelyn, are
FIVE. Then there is a three year old
boy, and a baby boy about a year old.
All of these children are wide awake
and healthy, and make up as fine
looking family as one could wish to
see
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-06-15
EMPHASIZES PROHIBITION.
Somerset Convention OF W {. 7. L.
Draw Up Resolutions for Retention
of Pr0hibitory Law.


The following resolutions were
adonted Al the Somerset County w.
= r. !. convention last Veek.
-. e..u,a,.e.,,.
Ne the women oi iie sum- ,,s,i9,, So
County Shflstlail llii'ti any ee uI'ol''
III tWehtE-slA1a ahiiudi eol' eil,io.. ps
sembied, turn oai '3 laHes u tlie vi I'm
thet Is before US. lulia ie;,i.A'ie 4hic
respohsloiil's 1hal ies's wiz" u' '''''
year. -. o,,.. I'd,
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ehee III naNths .ne sQe,n VI ou' l'''lS IS
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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-06-15
Mrs. Melvin Wyman.

Mrs. Melvin Wyman died last
Thursday night at her home in Solon,
aftera short illness. Death was due to a
paralytic shock Funeral services were
held at 9 a. m. Sunday; Rev. j, d.
Packard, Skowhegan, officiating. In
terment was in the South Side ceme-
terry. Skowhegan. Mrs. Wyman was
born in Skowhegan and educated
here. being Miss Rosabel Bash
daughter Theodore Bush, She
lived here during her girlhood and
until her marriage to Melvin Wyman
when they moved to Solon on to
farm. The husband and one daugh-
ter. Mrs. Frank hatcher of Solon
and two brothers survive. She was
60 years old.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-06-15
BANGOR Y. NJ. c. A. To
SkOWHEGAN
Are to Camp Out Each Night-TO
Make Side Trip to Good VIII Farm,
Hinckley.

The director of Boys work of the
Bangor Y. NJ. c. A, J. B. Withee,
announces that 100 mile hike for
the boy scouts of Bangor will take
place June 19 to July /, under the
quspices of the scout council of
Bangor. The itinerary includes,
starting from Bangor. Hermon Cen
ter. camping the night of Monday,
June 10. at Lake Hermon. Newport
lake. passing through Carmel, Dam
ascus, Etna and East Newport. The
following day the scouts will make
their way to Lake George, Canaan.
through Newport, Detroit, Pittsfield
and West Pittsfeld From Lake George
they go to Skowhegan. where camp
will be made on the shores of the
Kennebec for four days A side trip
TO Good VIII farm will be taken dur
ing the stay
Any boy who is member of the
Boy Scouts of America in good and
regular standing can go on this trip.
An application will have to be filled
out signed by the parents. and pass
ed into the Y. NJ. G. A. before June -.
The fee for the hike. which is Sc 90
will also be passed in before that
time.
AS each scout will carry his own
outfit, it is very important that it be
light; nothing but that which is alb
solutely necessary ought to be taken
The following clothing is to be need
ed
One double blanket, one rubber
blanket, change of underclothes,
three pairs of stockings, several
handkerchiefs, bathing trunks. mos
quito dope, cocoa butter for sunburn.
one towel, soap tooth brush. mess
pan, dipper. scout knife. shelter tent
scout suit mot the coaD baseball
glove and sleeveless jersey hY-
actly estimated until the return Each
scout must deposit with application,
Sc to pay for food and fun. II things
can be managed SO that balance is
left over it will be divided among the
party. Pure, wholesome food will
be provided and each boy will be
taught to cook his own. Each scout
is invited to come prepared to do
his share of the work.
Visits will be made to historical
places along the route and there will
be swimming every day at a pond or
lake, also fishing, baseball. athletics,
camp fires, Bible study. and games of
all kinds. Baseball games will be
arranged with different teams along
the route.
Mr.. Withee, who is director of the
boys work of the Y. NJ. c. A. will
have charge of the trip and his word
is final in matters pertaining to the
rules and regulations. He will be as
sisted by competent corps of lead
ers. who will in turn have charge of
a patrol of scouts.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-06-15
Fourth of July mt Skowhegan.

The Somerset Central Agricultural
Society have voted to hold a 4th of
July celebration at Fairyiew park
and already plans are nearly com
pleted for a program which will in
clude horse racing. ball games. auto
mobile races. band concerts and the
first field day for the Boy Scouts ever
held in Maine.
For the horse racing a good list OF
entries have already been obtained
for a 224 class and for two matinee
races. A ball game has been ar
ranged between the Skowhegan and
Madison teams and as these teams
are playing fast baseball this season
a good contest is assured. The Skow-
heean Military band has been en-
gagged for the day.
A novel feature of the celebration
will be the Boy Scout meet and a
program has been arranged for a
parade and maneuvers followed by an
athletic contest There will be scout
tests of first aid, signalling and many
interesting demonstrations of scout
craft. A special feature will be tbs
introduction of many new games anC
contests never before used in Maine
The Boy Scouts of Skowhegan have
invited teams to attend from many
other Maine cities and towns and {
large attendance at the Field Day has
been assured. Further details OF thu
celebration will be announced later.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-06-15
GEORGE S. WEBB DIED
SUNDAY
He Was One of SkOwhegan's Oldest
Business Men and Much Respect
cd Citizen.

In the death of George S. Webb
which occurred Sunday afternoon,
Skowhegan loses one of its most
prominent business men and a most
valuable citizen. He was always
found at-his post of duty almost to
the day he died. On the Thursday
prior he was at his store and it truly
can be said of him that he died in
the harness. The cause of his
death was heart trouble. He had had
several slight attacks during the
spring and early summer, but recoy-
cred from them sufficiently to attend
to his business. Funeral services
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-06-15

is deeply felt by a great manY people
throughout the county vino have done
business with him for many years.
Mr.. Fellows deserves rest and be
cause of the incessant work he felt
that he needed this change.
Mr.. Fellows is Names oldest cash
ier. He began the banking business
on Madison avenue in the old Somer-
set bank. This was in 1862. In
1862 on January Il. he became cash
ier of the Second National bank, one
year after il WAS organized. He was
then IS years old. Until about ten
years ago he did the work in the
bank almost entirely alone. Then
Rupert Jackson came as his assistant
and has remained there since, now
being assistant cashier Mr. Fellows
has always been found at his post of
duty Vacation times have never in
terfered with his business, for he has
taken only very few vacations dur
ing his long service. He has taken
just one in the last ten years That
was when he spent a week in Wash
ington in March l90S Mr. Fellows
was born in WaterVlle ON October
u. 1897, and. but for short ttme
from 1856 to 1SG2 when he was local
agent of steamboat company, his
life has been spent in the banking
business.
Mr.. Fellows will be succeeded by
r. e. Atwood of Lewiston who has
been for 13 years treasurer Of the
Lewiston Trust and Safe Deposit
Company. Mr.. Atwood comes to SkoW-
hogan with most fattering recon-
mendations as to his ability. efticen-
cy and general fitness. 1t is eN-
peoted that he will enter upon his
duties Monday next, June 10.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-06-15
Troubled With Headaehes7

Try Mentholatum, rub 1t over the
temples and forehead. Gives quick
relief, stops pain, refreshes and in
vigorates the nerve racked brain. AL
ways effective. Absolutely harmless
Millions use 1t. At your druggist, 25c
and soc opal jars, or sample free by
addressing Mentholatum Co., Buffalo,
N. Y. 19-2l-24
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-06-15
Graduation mt Bingham.

Friday evening of this week the
graduation of the Bingham and Mos
COW Intermediate and Primary
schools will be held in the Congrega-
tional church with the following pro-
gram: Limitations of Youth Keith
Edward Hilton; Her Malady" Lorna
Alice Sands Farmer Boys Gymnas-
tics" Lester Isaiah HUFF; The Two
Flies" Laura Corson; "A Laugh, .
Marjorie Arlene Dane; On Planting
the Pear Tree" Emily Alice Nit
chell; Vacation" Thomas Elmer
Noyes; The Queer Scholars" Don
sid Edward HunneWell; What a
Boy Can Do Eugene Ernest Bean;
Listeners Never Hear Any Good o.
Themselves" Jessie Lena Pierce; "a
Double Action Wish Kenneth Roun-
Ninley Foss; Little Bomp,' Eliza
beth Jewell Rollins; "A Little Boy S
Troubles" Alstou Marsden Stuart; "A
Boys Lecture Daniel Edward Cas-
sidy; The Right Way Cynrose May
Goodrich; Little Jack, Blanche L.
Davis; Second Table Best Floyd
Lee Padham; The Geese Dorothy
Stoddard; "A Young Seamstress,' .
Crystal Nellie Grant; ut Keeps Is
Busy Every Day Coburn school;
The Stolen Custard,' Allen Winfield
Hunnewell; The Birds Message" ="
Ruth Mae Smith; Our Hired Girl"
Hilda Alzada Rowe; Nobody Knows
but Mother Ruth Andrews Mahoney;
Baby in Church. Florence Althea
Pooler; Little Girls Lecture" Leona
Philomena Cassidy; "Grandpa's Way,
Violet Lenora Beane; When ! Get
Into Bed Marta Cooley; Boy S
Rights" Harry Michael LaPoint; Lit
tie Dot Myrtle Marion Thompson
when Papa Was a Little Boy Earl
Leonard Hamilton.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-06-15
IMPORTANT NOTICE.

All persons receiving invitations to
the graduation exercises of the class
1911 should exchange the same for
reserve seats by six o'clock Wednes-
day night, June q. The public de-
string reserve seats may secure them
after o'clock Wednesday night,
June 21. No one is to be allowed
more than two seats. All seats re-
served must be occupied by 7.45 Fri
day evening, June %, or the same
will be forfeited and opened to the
public Secure reserve seats at
Sampson & Azores.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-06-15
RESIGNS AFTER %
YEARS AS CASHIER
James Fellows Has Been
in Banking Since 1862
He Has Been Most Efficient Bank Off.
cer.-He VIII Be Succeeded by X
+ Atwood Of Lewiston.

After serving the Second National
Bank, now the Skowhegan Trust Co,
continuously as cashier for nearly
forty-eight years, James Fellows ten
dered his resignation to the Board Of
Directors Tuesday. The institution
loses one of the most efficient bank
ers in the State and his resignation
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-06-15
YOUR NEIGHBOR's EXPERIENCE

How you may profit by i. Take Foley
Kidney Pills. e. e. Gibbs. Water
afflicted with kidney trouble and had
a severe pain across my back. read
an advertisement of Foley Kidney
few days there was great change
for the better in my case: The pain
left my back and the action of my
kidneys is regular and normal and af-
ter taking two bottles of Foley Kid
ney Pills I am again well and
healthy man and | can well praise
Foley Kidney Pills" For sale by all
druggists.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-06-15
\ LEADING CALIroRNIA DRUGGIST
Pasadena. T1l IarCh =. lElI.

pasadena. N1l Narch 2. lSII.
Foley and Co. Gentlemen:-We have
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and Tar Compound for years We
cient expectorants on the market
Containing no opiates or narcotics ii
can be given freely 10 children.
Enough Of the remedy can be taken
to relieve a cold. as 1t has no nau-
seating results. and does not interfere
with digestion. ~Yours very truly. c.
n Ward Drug Co, c. l.. Parsons. Sec'y
and Treas" Get the original Foley $
Honey and Tar Compound In the. vel
low package, For sale by all drug
eists.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-06-15

Mrs. Eliza A. Benner the oldest
woman in Waldoboro, recently cele-
brated her 95th birthday anniversary
at her home on Depot street by hold
ing a reception which was attended
by many friends. They gave her a
postcard shower in addition to many
presents. Mrs. Benner is remark
able woman and even at her ad-
vanced age she takes the sole care OF
a large vegetable garden and during
the most Of her life has been the man
ager of a 100-acre farm
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-06-15

You will never find better dentri-
fic than Nydenta Cream. It's a cleans
er. a preservative, an antiseptic pre-
veins fermentation and yet is delight
full to use. Let us show you. G. R.
Fogg.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-06-15
Courtesies

COurtesles.-
We extend our warmest thanks to
the Clementine Weston Union of
SkoWhegan for their untiring efforts
in our behalf, and for their generous
hospitality.
We extend our thanks to the Con-
gregational parish for the use of its
church.
We deeply appreciate the campaign
songs. as presented to US under the
able leadership of Mrs. Philo Stew
ard
We wish to thank all who have in
any way contributed to the success
of this convention.
MRS. HATTIE PADHAM.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-06-15
Her S4th Birthday.

Editor of the Observation-Disclosures:
Please express for me my heartfelt
thanks for the many card remem-
hrances received on my Saith birth
day, June IA, 1911.
Helen Neil Howard.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-06-15
FoLEY,s KIDNEY REMEDY

Is particularly recommended Tor
chronic cases of kidney and bladder
trouble. 1t tends to regulate and con-
troll the kidney and bladder action and
is healing. strengthening and bracing.
For sale by all druggists.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-06-15
New Telephones added.

The Maine Telephone and Tele-
graph company have added the fol
lowing subscribers 70 the skowhegan
Exchange during tie past few weeks
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-06-15
CHANGES

Clyde II Smith. res from 1871 II 17a
VIM Boiler. res, from 12S-3 t. l63-3
". G. Gagne, Hdw. l57-ls u Isl-l35
John II steward. res. 107-4 to t31-5
g. l. Adams. res. 1884 to 14S-2
T. T. Danforth. res. 1l2-i2 70 lG2-i3
Helen Ncil Howard res. 112-5 to lf2-5
II. T Patten res. 1l2-4 70 1f2-4
Herbert Wcntworth.res. 1l2-5 to lf2-3
f. Curtis. res. l2S-2 10 l4l-4
l.. c. Jacobs. res. from 1903 To l25-2
.. f. Young. res. from 149-11 To 1e7-ll
=. Thompson Co from 1871 to 1o4-3
So side Grocery from 1852 to l04-2
Geo s Webb. from 132-1l to 22-l
+ w Bucknam pruE.from 1924 to 55
A G. IOngley. from 12S-lS tc 13S-12
Ned II Lambert from 2s-2 to 1921
Skowhegan Pulp Co. from S3-S to "a
Mrs +. c. Griffin, from 1l4-2 To lle- =
f T Goodrich from HIP TO lis
Mrs c. +. Anable. res IL to l56-l
Abel E Thompson, res. 4S-I2 to 43-l E.
VIM Mitchell. res, 14l-ll to 16C
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-06-15

Do not let your morning shave
Make of you an abject slave.
Soften the hairs and amputate em.
Then rub the skin with Mentholatum.
All druggists, 25c. u
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-06-15

Burn the orchard rubbish.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-11-11
New Enrolment
Required.
Last Saturday in January and First
Monday In April VIII be Days
to Enroll.

The Michigan primary election law,
as amended in 1911, requires that all
electors must be newly enrolled in or
der to vote at the primary election in
August, on the last Tuesday of that
month. The first enrolment will be
on the last Saturday in January and
the second on the first Monday in April.
The county clerks in the upper penin-
sula are receiving from Secretary of
State Martindale copies of the election
law and the necessary enrolment
books. The important provision of the
law, showing that there must be an en-
tirely new enrolment, is Section 4,
which is as follows:
''No person shall be permitted to vote
at any primary election held in this
state. unless he shall have been en-
rolled in the manner herein provided as
member of political party. The
voters of the various political parties
shall be afforded an opportunity to be-
come enrolled voters of the particular
political party with which they are af-
filiated on the first Monday in April
preceding the August primary election
and on the last Saturday in January of
each year: Provided, however, that
any qualified elector may become en-
rolled and be eligible to vote at any
primary election if he shall deliver to
the city or township clerk or other Of
ficer in charge of the enrolment book
written request for said enrolment,
accompanied by an affidavit setting
forth that he is qualified elector Of
said township, ward or precinct and
that it is bona fide his intention to af-
filiate with the political party in which
he seeks to enroll: Provided, however,
that no notice by enrolment or affida-
Wit shall entitle any elector to vote at
any primary that snail occur within
two months from the date of such en-
rollment. 1t shall he necessary for all
electors to become enrolled under auth
ority of this act and no elector shall be
deemed a qualified enrolled elector who
has been enrolled under any prior act
subsequent to the date this act takes
effect"
.The concluding sentence of the fore
going section expressly provides for an
entire new enrolment, and it is sug-
gested that all voters bear this in mind
and act accordingly. so that there shall
be no confusion at election time.
The general enrolment will be held
in January, and all electors should en-
roll at that time. If they cannot en-
roll in January, they are given another
opportunity at the spring election in
April. The primary enrolment books
are open at all elections.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-11-11
what = Your Family worth7

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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-11-11
Understood the Game.

The teacher of a class in English had
demanded that the pupils all write fol
their daily exercise short account of 9
baseball game. One youngster sal
through the period, seemingly wrapped
in thought, while the others turned ir
their narratives. After school the
teacher, impatient and disgusted at the
laggard, offered him only five minutes
to write the description, with a thrash.
ing as an alternative. The boy con.
centrated all his attention upon the
theme in hand, as the teacher counted
his remaining moments; at the last he
scratched line on his tablet, and with
a sigh of relief handed it to his master
1t read, Rain no game"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-11-11

Miss Hannah Osterlund became the
bride Of Alfred Schults last Saturday
evening, the ceremony being performed
by Rev. 'Eckstrom, Of Hancock. at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Chayles MoberR
At eight o'clock. The rooms were
beautifully decorated for this occasion
and the ceremony was witnessed by .
large number Of friends. John Smith
and Arvid Engman acted a. best men,
the maids Of honor being Annie FREQ
and Ernie Hoger.
The young couple will reside in thu
Dahlberg nat on Superior avenue.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-11-11

Mr.. and Mira. Rush Culver and FAM
lily will leave next week for Monroe,
La, where they will make their future
home. Since residing here, Mr.. and
Mrs. Culver made number Of pleas
ant scquaintances and friends who will
miss them greatly and who wish them
good health and prosperity in their new
home.