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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-17

He had been sick for several days
with heart trouble, but was thought
to be gaining up until a few hours
before his death. Since 1897 he has
been familiar figure on Skowhegan
streets and has been known to all as
Captain Wing Captain Wing was
born in Thorndike, Me-, July 26, 1S43.
His education was received in the
public schools of that place. At an
early age he learned the harness MAX
ing trade and was actively engaged in
it for about forty-five years, having
built up a large trade in Skowhegan
in the last fourteen years. He served
in the Civil war four years, entering
the service November Is, 1861 in the
B, as private. He was sergeant of
Company F. First Regiment, United
States Artillery, and received his final
discharge Nov. 10, 1865. During the
war Mr.. Wing took part in various
notable battles, among them being the
siege of Port Hudson. He became a
member of the G. A. R., December G,
1888 He was a member of K. T.
lodge of Skowhegan and of the Ma
sons. He leaves his wife, Mary E.
(Smith); one daughter Maud A, wife
of George Carr, postmaster of Nor
ridgewock; and one son, Fred H.
The funeral services of Mr.. Wing
were held Wednesday afternoon with
Rev. George Merriam officiating. The
services were at the Congregational
church. The escorts to the cemetery
were by Blue Lodge, members of the
knight Templars. orders of which he
was a member Mr.. Wing had been
Past Commander of X. T. Lodge,
High Priest Of the Chapter, Past Mas
ter of Blue Lodge and thrice Illus
trious Master of Mount Moriah coun-
Gil. He was also a member of the
| Red Men.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-17

The principal event in Somerset
county Wednesday was the annual
Field day of Somerset Pomona at
Lakewood. About a thousand people
from various parts of the county as
we'll as from other places, gathered
there for a good time. They enjoyed
picnic dinners and in the afternoon
some of the best addresses that have
been heard here for some time were
delivered. The subjects chosen were
timely and of special Importance to
Changers and farmers as whole.
The meeting was presided over by W.
B Whittier, Master of the Pomona
and Lakewood band furnished music
for several selections. The speakers
we're: Kingsbury B. Piper of Water
Vile, who spoke Interestingly on "Di-
rect Primaries" G. S. Stetson, Mas
ter of the State Grange, gave an able
address ON Good Roads" B. Walker
McKeen, Secretary of the State
III duSC, lCSCifCu 6iCdI dppldu6S Oil
his excellent address on the subject of
Parcels Post One of the most pop
ular addresses was delivered by An
drew Elliott of Gault, Ontario. He
spoke on Prohibition" The address
es were delivered in the theatre
which was crowded with people and
many were unable to hear the speak
ing. At the close of the program
many enjoyed the matinee. In the
evening after the theatre there was
a dance, the music being furnished by
Townes orchestra.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-17
A GOOD CROWD At SOMERSET POMONA
FIELD DAY At LAKEWOOD
Able Addresses Delivered by Master Stetson, B
W. McKeen, Andrew Elliott and X. Piper

Be not deceived by friends. You
cannot license and allow such mon
strous evil, an evil that has not one
, redeeming feature, without suffering
the consequences of accompanying
degradation and misery.
have seen 5000 men come out of
the woods of Ontario In May with
their winter earnings in their pocket,
earnings that should clothe wife and
children, earnings that were needed
to buy food for the little ones, earn
ings that were needed to help clear
the farm and furnish the little home,
earnings that represent weeks of toll
and months of separation from wife
and family. Money earned by honest,
we'll meaning fellows, whose only
fault was that they, while loyal to
wife to children and home, were NOR
ally weak and could not say no to
the smiling devil beckoning them
over the portals of the bar-room.
| have again seen those men within
less than twenty-four hours after
having been enticed into the. saloon
licensed saloon"-drugged poisoned,
relieved of their all and thrown out
by hundreds into neighboring stables
to slowly awaken to misery
Again l have followed the poor fell
low and seen his shamefaced entry
into that home and seen the tender
care with which he was nursed back
to manhood.
Again | have known the wife of one
of those men go to the saloon pro-
prietor who had grown rich by just
such methods, to ask loan to pay for
the COW that was bought on the
strength of the winters work. Open
handedly and generously he loaned
her the money-she paying the loan
by furnishing butter and eggs that
ought to have been used by her little
children. -
bQ yOu tHS pSopiC vi A>dhC"Od Wioh
to introduce such conditions in Maine?
II you do, vote the saloon In on Sep
tember II.
But we are told local option Is
the right thing. 1t is strange indeed
that in Ontario where we are fighting
.or local option, men who are in the
down on local option but in favor of
Provincial prohibition. Local option
is prohibition in spots and there is no
people struggling for local option
whose ultimate goal Is not state or
Provincial wide prohibition. Local
option is only means to an end, is
itself very unsatisfactory.
Continued on Page Three.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-17
A LIE SAYS SHERIFF
MOOERS
VIII Give Man s59 ii He Can Prove
That Liquor Is Being Sold at Lam
cey House, Plttsfeld.

An article appeared in the Boston
Post Sunday purporting to come from
John A. Nichols. who has been tour
ing Maine in the interests OF Prohibi-
ton, that liquor could be bought in
Pittsfeld The paragraph in regard
10 it was In Pittsfeld ! inquired Of
the landlord Of the hotel where we
were stopping If | could obtain
cocktail before supper. He looked
me over with a wink and said, Xix on
cocktail; however, follow me ! did
SO and was taken to a little room of
the lobby. In this room fitted into
the wall was sort of cabinet some
thing resembling a medicine chest.
was informed that for a qaurter I
could 90 as far as liked. declined.
explaining that / could NOT drink
plain whiskey 70 fancy drinks here
replied the landlord"
Mo- DAY morning a representative
of the Observation-Disclosures called
Sheriff John A Mooers attention 70
the article. Mr Mooers emphatical-
" denied these conditions to exist in
Pitsfeid and sid the article was r
rank lia. lie wished it stated fur
faer that he would give $50 to any
man who under oath could prove that
liquor was being sold at the Lancey
house in Pittsfield which is the only
hotel there.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-17

listening to the reports of committees.
1t was voted have an Automobile
or parade and to make 1t one of the
chief features of the fair. It was
thought by the committee on baseball
that sufficient number of games
could be arranged for the three days.
Ihere was considerable enthusiasm
shown In regard to having a flying
machine.
The committee will look into
the matter during the next few
days and report at the next meeting
1t was voted to choose c. D. Miller TO
appoint the judges in the different de-
partments. The committee on races
is to report at the next meeting as to
the number of classes purses, etc. 1t
was voted that the committee be in
structed not to exceed $1,000 in the
purses. There were suggestions as
to having a good exhibit of working
horses. 1t was voted to leave the
matter of repairing the sheds to C. d.
Miller. Clyde H. Smith appointed on
the automobile committee with him.
self, w E. Haekett and Morris Gled-
hill The mkt meeting of the society
will be held in the Municipal building
Wednesday evening at 7.45 o'clock.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-17
MEETINGS OF AGR|.
CULTURAL SOCIETY
May Have Flying Ma
chine AT Fair
There VIII Be Good Horse Races and
an Automobile Race With Other
Sports.

The Agricultural society is plan
ming to make the horse trot a good
feature and sandwiched in will be
baseball games, automobile races and
other sports at the fair this year.
There will be three days, September
81, %, 49, At a meeting of the Agri-
cultural society Friday night commit
tees we're chosen and many plans for
the fair were made. In the absence
of the president, Clyde II. Smith, Err
nest c. Butler was chosen chairman.
The treasurer's report showed that
the society made fair profit last
year on the fair. Following is list
of the committees chosen for the fair:
Automobile race, Clyde H. Smith;
baseball w. H. Hawes, Herbert l..
SWEET; general sports and music,
Walter Hight and w. H. Hawes; ad-
vertising, Morris Gledhill, Herbert l..
SWEET, Carl Holt, c. NJ. Gallup,
Charles Day. E. T. Goodrich, Bert
Coombs. r. F. Parker and Peter Mer-
ry; premiums, C. Davis Miller Major
]. W Fogler; tickets, Carl Holt, Her
bert Wentworth. Walter Hight, A. P.
Merrill, w. II. Wildes, W. H. Hawes;
hall, j. w Fogler and John E. Tay-
| lor; grounds. e. T. Goodrich; poul-
try. Harry lies and Charles c. Cleve-
land; sheep, Bert Hilton and George
Weeks; horses. W. II. Wildes; cat
tie, William Bradbury. c. ]. Dean and
C. NJ. Gallup: draft horses and cat
tie, j. D. Packard and Charles Gard
ner
There was another meeting OF the
Somerset Central Agricultural Soci'
ETY. Wednesday evening in the NUM-
cipal building with Pres. c. H. Smith
presiding. The meeting consisted OF
making further plans for the fair and
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-17
CONCRESSMEN HOME
FOR WEEK END
Mr. Gould Expects Special Session TO
Close Now Within Very Few
Days.

CONGRESSMAN Gould left for Wash
ington early Monday morning AL
though he expects TO be back in
Skowhegan again in a week or fen
days. When asked how he enioved
his work al the national capita1 he
said that it never could be ANYTHING
but a pleasure to serve the Third
District of Maine There wasn't much
room for uncertainty az to his ron
stituents, wisbes for ubap anr of
them wanted ANYTHING the came
rigbt forward To ask for II A. 1aast
he is all but delnged with mail from
home for which he feels dnIv CRATE
fnl
+ Speaking nj Raefnrocitv wifb Can
/ ada Alr. Gould said thar no real
! Democrat could eensistentIv refuse
to improve the epuortuDitv which
President TAFT had made n oeen
breach in the high tariff VII He
conceded thai taken bv itsaF rha nact
was unfair n the farmers haf ,b.,
Congress- had done all II could N
square the deal bv nassine the snaciaI
Free List Whom reminded thar rho
President was liabla ~ veto the free
list bill. Mr. Could smiled = satisfied
smile. but said nothing
In reply to questions regarding the
work of the regular session next De-
cember, Mr.. Gould said that the Main
mandate from the naonIa Of ~, toe+
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-17
North AnsOn Teachers.

Supt j. W Foster has announced
the following teachers elected for the
schools of Arson: No. Anson village,
Mark Emery, grammar. Mrs Susie
Burbank; intermediate, Emily N. Saw
yer; primary, Flora Berry. Anson viii
lage, Garfield grammar, Claude Side
linger; intermediate, Clarissa Flint;
third and fourth grades. Annie Rob
erts; first and second grades, Myrtle
Dascombe of Livermore Falls; sub
primary, Bertha NJ. Paine Rural
schools. Shakespeare, Truman Carl.
Emerson, Helen Holman; Franklin.
Mrs Addie Oliver; Lowell, Lucy
Crocker; Longfellow. Lizzie Clifford ;
] Hawthorne, Mrs. l.. v Cooper Al
of the schools will begin August ?S
with the exception of the Shakespeare
and Emerson which will begin Au-
/ gust 81.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-17
SKOWHEGAN SOROSIS.
Annual Field Day at Lakewood Last
Friday.

Skowhegan Sorosis held its annual
field day at Lakewood Friday August
Il. The threatening weather in the
early part of the day doubtless pre-
vented some from attending. Those
who did attend spent a pleasant So
cial hour, after which the party en-
joyed one of Lakewood's shore din
ners at the Inn. The remainder of
the evening was spent at the theatre.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-17
French Voters Rally.

A Vote No rally for French yot-
ers was held in the Opera house last
Tuesday evening with music by the
French band There was an address
by John B. Pilletier who Is one of the
most successful of the speakers tour
ing the State at the present time In
the interests of prohibition. He was
forceful and vigorous and dealt
squarely with the issues of the cam
paign. After his address in French
he spoke briefly in English.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-17

1t is estimated that The
Girl IN the Taxi has caus-
ed more people to laugh than
any ten plays combined 1t has been
acclaimed as the superior of Char
leys Aunt which until The Girl in
the Taxi was produced. held first po-
sition as the greatest laugh-produeer
this country has ever known. OF
tears there are none, but If one wish
es to experience two and one-half
hours of merriment and pleasure
then a trip to The Girl in the Taxi
is highly recommended. "The Cir
in the Taxi comes to the Opera
House for an engagement of one
night, Thursday, August 81.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-17

on Prohibition, said:
Some 26 years ago the people of
the State of Maine by their votes de-
creed that the manufacture and
sale of intoxicating liquor be
'constitutionally declared unlawful
and now the voters are asked to re-
verse that decision and remove such
barrior from the State constitution.
The vote taken at that time was no
catch vote, but was the crystalized
verdict of a people who had had 33
years of varied experience in Prohibi-
ton, many of them also having lived
years under some form of free liquor
control. They had seen and come in
to close contact with the traffic in all
its phases and by an overwhelming
majority constitutionally banished the
traffic from the State.
1t falls upon those who are asking
that after 26 years of trial this amend
ment be nullified and the State again
return to free liquor to show cause
why this should be done.
Few there are, il any, who come
out openly and advocate the claims
of the liquor traffic as a factor in ad-
vancing the prosperity of the State or
of the individual. Many are willing
to admit that it is an unadulterated
evil bringing only poverty and degra-
dation in its train. Nearly everyone
who today are agitating for the repeal
of this amendment profess that this
license or local option that they ad-
vocate will more truly restrict or pre-
vent the use of Intoxicating liquor. We
are told that this law cannot be en-
forced. Legalize the liquor traffic and
then the law will be enforced. There
is only one way by which the average
saloon keeper will obey the law,
namely, by removing all and every re-
striction from his business. Restrict
his hours of selling, forbid him from
selling to certain people and you
will find it just as hard to keep him
honest as when the law does not per-
NIT him to sell at all | have lived
large part of my life under license.
have travelled for months in Maine
under prohibition and l am prepared
to maintain that the prohibition law
In Maine is better enforced than Ii
oense law in Ontario.
Let me here ask those men who
are displaying the fact that the law
cannot be enforced, ever honestly en-
deavored to enforce It. Have they
Joined hands with prohibitionists in
an honest endeavor to enforce the
law and failed. or do they belong to
those who have always opposed pro-
hibition? Are officers and ex-officers
OF the State who were thoroughly in
earnest in endeavoring to enforce
that law now leading in this repeal
movement or is 1t those who refused
to vigorously enforce the law or were
hand in glove with law breakers? /
do not know-what do you think? 1t
will make the business respectable we
are told and do away with the low
groggery in back alleys. Does It?
Certainly not. when it has been tried.
1t is not the liquor resort in the slums
and back alleys that are the most
dangerous although they are at times
the resort of thieves of yeggman and
OF the outcasts of society Your boy
graduates into those after he is turn
ed out of the gilded saloon on a
fashionable corner into which he was
enticed in his innocence to be later
turned out when money and character
are gone.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-17
Sunday Excursion to KineO.

There will be Sunday excursion to
kineo next Sunday, August 20, and
connection with the train on the SOM
erset Ry. will be made an electric car
leaving Skowhegan at s a. m. Re-
turning from kineo there will be a
special car at Madison connecting
with the midnight train. Round trip
fare from Madison to Kineo is only
$1.5O.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-17
DIR. JOHN KENDALL DIED
MONDAY
Had Been Resident of SkOwhegan
AZ Years.-A Much Respected Cid-
zen.

AT the ripe age of eighty-one years,
DR.. John Lawrence Kendall quietly
breathed his last on the morning of
Monday, August IA. He was born In
Athens, Me-, October 16, 1929. His
parents were Thomas and Lydia Cab
botD Kendall. His ancestors were
the Kendalls of Andover, Mass. He
was the last of six children. For
nearly half a century Mr.. Kendall
had been a highly respected citizen
of Skowhegan. He has been a farmer
and a practical and skillful veerinary
surgeon. Being a man of quiet hab-
it's and of a reserved disposition he
led a retired life and was the embodi-
ment of modesty, manly qualities
were regnant in him-honesty, up
rightness, sincerity and domestic
virtues. He was a great reader and
his wide and excellent reading had
made him a man of attractive CONVEX
sational powers. He was unusually
fond of music. But in his home life
were displayed those characteristics
which made him a kind and thought
full husband and an affeetionate faith
er. Fifty-nine years ago he married
Miss Emily C. Dow of Athens She
died in October 1909. Two sons are
living, Perley T. of Spokane, Wash,
and J. Abbott of Skowhegan, who Is
we'll known violinist. Mr. Kendalls
health has been failing for several
months Calmly quietly and with
confidence he came to the close of his
long life.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-17
Sk0mhegan Rural Schools.

The rural schools in Skowhegan will
open August 28, with the following
teachers: Miss Mildred Crafts, Nal
bons Mills; Mrs. Della Sanford, Dud-
ley's Corner; Miss Gertrude Emery.
Parker; Mrs. Daisy Richardson, Rich
ardson; Miss Helen Smith, Bigelow: !:
Miss Lillian Bolt, Pitts; Miss Alta
Ellis, Snow; Mrs. Eta S. Merrill,
Blunt.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-17
THRILLING ADDRESS
NEXT TUESDAY
A "Whirlwind Orator"
Mary Armor
The Newspapers Claim Her the Best
Orator of the South.-Meeting ut
7.45 In Opera House.

There will be vote No mas,
meeting under the auspices of the "
c. T. L. in the Opera house mex
Tuesday evening at 7.45, with an ad
dress by Mrs. Mary Harris Armor
the "whirlwind orator of Georgia" as
was announced last week. There will
be music by the Military band begin
ming at 7.15. All are invited and it i.
hoped large number will avail them
selves of the opportunity of hearing
this unusual speaker
FINEST IN THE SOUTH.
Mrs. Armor is known as the finest
temperance speaker in the South to-
day. Her remarkable eloquence and
striking logic have been responsible
for great crowds when she lectured
Her position gives her thorough
knowledge of the entire question.
great as 1t is. In many ways she
will be the finest speaker to be
heard in Atlanta this year.-Atlanta
Georgian, July 1907.
Mrs. Armor is not in any sense
poser, not a sentimentalist, not a
clap trap speaker striving for climatic
effects, but apparently sincere wo-
man, sure of her cause and herself.
and with great natural endowment.
mentally and linguistically. Her one
difficulty is an overplus of ideas and
words.
GATLING GUN ELOQUENCE.
The appearance of Mrs. Mary Har-
ris Armor was the signal for protract-
ed applause that was an ovation to
this distinguished southern woman of
Georgia, who has spoken over many
states, both north and west Any at
tempt to reproduce the irresistible
eloquence, cutting logic, and telling
facts, presented like volleys from
gatling gun, would be useless.-Bul-
lock County Breeze, Union Springs,
Ala, Nov. T. 1909.
IMPETUOUS AND IRRESISTIBLE
ELOQUENCE.
Mrs. Armor is a woman of intense
earnestness, with a bright mind that
words like lightning, a command of
language that is as remarkable as it
is unusual, and an impetuous elo-
quence that seems to come from the
very depths of her soul. She is a
woman of rare convictions and of
rare mentality, and with the faculty
of forcible expression developed to 7
wonderful eXtent.-The Columbus
(Ga.) Enquirer-Sun, Nov. 10, 1908.
1t is expected that the Boy Scouts
will escort Mrs. Armor to the Opera
House Tuesday evening, and that af-
ter music by the band Mrs. Armor
will review the Boy Scouts and speak
for few minutes out of doors.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-17

Deputy Sheriff B. C. Foss of Bing-
ham made a, hurried trip to Moose
head lake Wednesday and he and
Deputy Chute brought an Italian
from there on the charge of single
sale.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-17

The Canaan Grange fair will be
held September 27. There will be
many features and among them
horse show in the street and baby
show in the hall.
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CARD OF THANKS.

] wish to thank all my neighbors
and friends for their kindness and
sympathy during the illness and at
the time of the death of my father;
also those who sent the beautiful
floral offerings.
7 APPOTT KENDALL
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-17

Mr.. Damn Is dead at his home in
New Jersey. We hereby extend our
respectful sympathy to the whole
family.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-08-17

Col and Mrs. A G. Blunt went to
Bridgton today to spend several days.
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]. ABBOTT KENDALL.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-08-03
More Sick
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am certainly glad to give these Chi
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MAN-EATING BEAR
ATTACKS HERDERS
Herman TegIer Awakened by Bruin
and Is Seriously Injured

Larbo, Idaho.-There is terror
among the sheepherders in the noun
tain camps and many Of them are
leaving. About a month ago a herder
was torn to pieces by a bear near
Rock flat and recently another was
a victim. Herman Tegler, herding for
the Shorts company, was badly bitten
and torn on a Fish creek camp, 20
miles from here. He was awakened
by disturbance among the sheep and
upon rising up in bed was struck on
the head by bear and rendered un-
conscious. When found he was bad
ly mangled, bitten IN the breast, arms
.nd abdomen McGi.al aid has been
summoned to the camp.
A reward will be offered by the
sheep owners for the killing of the
manhunter.