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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-04-25
HARMONY

Austin Faulkner, who has lived the
past winter in town has bought the
Henry Smith house in Wellington and
moved his family there.
Oliver Davis of Athens has moved
into the Sinclair rent vacated by Mr.
Faulkner.
Mrs. Mary Poland of Athens with
her three grandchildren has moved in
to one of the Booker rents.
Rev. ]. Francis Thurston, who has
been pastor of the Methodist church
for the past year, will remain tor
another year.
The regular meeting of the Boy
Scouts has been changed from We'd
nesday evening to Friday evening to
accommodate the High School students.
Virgil Campbell, freshman in the
High School is critically i'll with pneu-
monia.
James Page, a member of the junior
class in the High School has been con-
fined to the house the past week with
tonsilitiS.
S. II. Whitehouse has sold his resi-
dence on Water street to James Far
rar of Mainstream.
R. H. Reed is building a garage
large enough to accommodate two auto
mobiles, opposite his residence on
Water street.
Miss Winona Whitehouse Of We'll
lingtona-a student in the High School
spent Sunday in Hartland the guest
of Mrs. Laura Harvey.
W. j. Leighton and Roy w. Leigh
ton, who have lived so many years
in this town, have sold a larger part
of their property here and moved with
their families to Pownal, where they
will make their home in the future.
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ANSON

II. A. Merrill, who has been stop
ping in Machias the past winter, has
returned home and is stopping at o.
B. Fletcher's.
The frost is nearly all out OF the
roads and the mud is drying up fast.
A weeks warm weather will make
the roads in the country pretty good
II. A. Merrill has sold his farm to
a Mr.. Lyons from n. B. Canada.
Wednesday evening, May /, Starks
Grange will hold regular meeting
the lady officers will serve hull corn
supper. Let our grange all respond
and have a grand good time. Would
be pleased to have other Oranges Wis
it.
s. s. Fletcher and wife made bust
ness trip to Madison, Saturday.
Aubrey Drawn and wife, visited al
C. c.. Burrill's, Madison, Saturday OF
last week
Manley Churchill is working for O.
b. Fletcher for the season.
Norris Luce bought pair of cattle
of Charles Merry in Madison recently
Everett Hilton bought 20 chickens
of Mrs. w. G. Sawyer the other day
We expect Everett will be looking for
some one to knit stockings for them
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MADISON.

Miss Nellie Holway. a teacher in the
public schools of Brewer, came home
Friday morning to remain until Sun
day, the guest of her father, Horace
Holway, Rowell street.
Prof. Charles Weston of the Univer-
sity of Maine arrived in town Friday
for few days visit at the home of
his mother, Mrs. Sarah J. Weston,
Weston avenue.
Two cars of river drivers went up
over the Somerset railroad Friday
morning
DR. W. G.. Sawyer returned Friday
morning from a trip to Plainville,
Conn.
William Nicholson of North Arson
was in town Friday on business.
Rufus Mckinney, who has been in
Boston for the past three weeks, re-
turned home Friday night.
Mrs Charles Towne returned Friday
night from a visit at the home of rela-
tives in Auburn.
Robert Scott superintendent of the
George w Olney Wooden Co. at Cher
ry Valley. Mass, is in town, the guest
of his brother, w, F. Scott, Weston
avenue.
Indian Spring lodge, |. o. o. F.,
worked the first degree upon one can
didate Friday night.
Mrs. J. A. Belcher and little daugh-
ter arrived In town Friday morning
and were the guests over the Sabbath
of DR.. and Mrs. w. H. Kennison.
The funeral of the little child Of Mr..
and Mrs. Ellery Clement of Wateryille
who was brought here Saturday, was
held in the Free Baptist church, Rev.
Mr.. Southwiek officiating. The inter
ment was in Forest Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Steward, who has been the
guest for the past few weeks of her
brother, Fred Barron, Arson side, re-
turned Saturday morning to her home
in Melrose, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Christopher,
who have been the guests of Mr..
Chr;stopher's brother Almedo Chris
TOPPER, returned Saturday morning to
their home in LyndonYille, Vt.
Frank Jones of Wellesley, Mass,
was in town Saturday on business.
]. A. Mcdonald boss dyer in the
Madison Wooden mill. made a bust
ness trip to Lewiston, Friday.
The musical comedy Captain Bling"
was given in Union hall, Thursday
evening, by local talent, before fair
sized and enthusiastic audience The
affair was under the auspices of the
Episcopal Ladies' Guild, and was I'M
der the direction of Misses Hazel Will
liams of Hartland and Hazel Leavitt
of Skowhegan. All of the parts were
we'll taken, but the efforts of Robert
Smith of Pittsfield Mr.. Tarbox of Wa
terville and H. l.. Sawyer were espe-
cially appreciated by all. The cast:
G. Whiticker Rollins, always in
trouble, Mr.. Smith; General Christie
pher Bonaparte, Carroll d. Games;
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X The News of Somersefs Busy Towns X

ly appearance as several of their
neighbors and friends met there and
with axes and saws made the wood
piles hustle some as about 4 p. m. the
wood piles in both yards were all
sawed and split ready for the stove.
Samuel Powell, who recently sold
his farm, has moved to Oakland so
we have been informed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Dean were in
iorridgewock. recently.
Cony Sanborn was at work on the
road with the log. drag last Friday,
but could not seem to make matters
much better as there are 50 many
places of soft mud
CARD OF THANKS
We take this means to express our
gratitude TO all of those who during
the sickness and death of our husband
and father, strove to aid and comfort
us with their words of sympathy and
deeds of kindness We wish to thank
j. II. Steward and family Mr.. and Mrs.
r. G. Lord, Mr.. and Mrs E. T. Harris
and Mrs. Sarah Harris for the floral
tributes of sympathy; also we thank
Mr.. Lord and Harris for the tribute Of
song which they rendered at the tu-
neral service.
Mrs. Edwin Drawn
Miss Lottie Drawn.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our heartfelt
thanks to those of our friends and
neighbors, who in our time of need
kindly and willingly gave their SER
vice in the way of manufacturing our
wood piles into stove wood. we will
extend gratitude to those who sent
us tokens of memory.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Drawn,
Mrs Edwin Drawn.
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RIPLEY

Roads in town are very near i'm
passable Our night stage from DeX-
ter is obliged to go in the day time
at present
Mrs. C. e. Vining Is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. F, Vining in st. Adams
David Edes moves on to his farm
this week, the old Trip place. Mr..
Littlefeld has bought the Nelson place
In St Adams and will move there
soon.
NJ. A. Randall has purchased an
auto it's a fine touring car large
enough to carry seven.
Earl Buker and wife Of st. Adams
are working for Fred Hanson.
The sudden death of John Lane last
week cast a gloom over the whole
town. Funeral services were held at
his late home Tuesday, Stanley Spear
officiating The interment was in the
old burying yard at Dexter
There is much sickness in town, j
s. I.aughton's family being numbered
with the sick ones; also c. E. Jones
Bad colds and coughs are the general
complaint.
April 16 was a happy day for Mrs
c. F. Haseltine, 1t being her SOth birth
day. She was the recipient of over
100 cards also many letters, pictures
and presents coming from most every
state in the union. A number OF
Skowhegan's prominent families boun-
tifully remembered her. She wishes
to extend thanks to all.
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MERCER

Mrs. Watson Nye was brought to
East Mercer last week for burial.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gray are the
happy parents of 9 1-2 pound boy
born April Is.
Henry Croswell has gone to Chica-
go on a pleasure trip. His wife &C
companied him to Lowell, Mass,
where she will visit relatives.
Miss .Lillace Caswell has accepted
a position in the hotel at New Sharon.
Frank Kelley is painting his house.
Schools in town began April %, with
the following teachers Wiley school,
Miss Hllda Packard; East Mercer
school, Miss Effie Maddocks; village
school, Miss Williams.
Mr.. Libby has recently purchased
the Charles Wade place on Beech
hill and will soon move his family
there.
Mrs. John Bacon has returned from
New Sharon for few days rest,
where she has been caring for her
father, who remains critically Ill. but
Is more comfortable at this writing.
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NORTH MADISON.

DEFERRED FROM LAST WEEK.
Miss Helen Spaulding of Lakewood,
vas In town several days last week,
the guest of Mr.. Green's family.
Webster Williams of Waterville, was
in town last week, called here by the
death OF his sister, Mrs May Norton.
Mrs Edith Robbins, who has been
quite sick is some what better.
Mrs. Rebecca Robbins is in poor
health caused by rheumatism.
Mrs. Dora Davis. who has been
working for Mr.. Zina Norton for the
past several months, has finished work
and returned home.
Frank Burns of Madison was in
town last week looking after the roads.
Cleveland Dean was at Athens last
Saturday and purchased four nice
steers of Amos Rims.
Miss Helen Spaulding of Lakewood
and Mr.. Elmer Green were calling on
Mr.. and Mrs. Ansel Salley last Satur-
day afternoon.
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STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO
LUCAS COUNTY, SIS.

LUCAS COUNTY. So.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he
is senior partner of tn firm OF f. j.
Cheney & Co.. doing business in the
City of Toledo. County and State
aforesaid, and that said Arm Will pay
the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLA RI
for each and every case of CataYrh
that cannot be cured by the use Of
nails Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
In my presence, this 9Th day OF Decem-
A. w GLEASON,
fSeal) Notary PuDllc
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken Inter.
nally. and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system
Send for testimonials free.
r. J. CHENEY g. CO., Toledo, o.
Sold bv all Druggists: 76c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.
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NOTICE

My wife, Sarah r. French, having LEFT my
bed and board I hereby forbid all persons
harboriug or trusting her on my account
shall pay no bills Of her contractions af'e'
this date.
skowhegan. Me-, April rs, 1917
8wi7s HERBERT E. FRENCH.
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The gasoline engine serves very
useful purpose. but do not expect to
run the whole farm.
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Hon James Graydon. lie Barron Dib-
blee; Captain Bing. retired pirate,
Elmer e. Towne; Dick Hammond. Mr..
Tarbox; Hiram Hardup, Yankee inn
keeper, Herbert H. Sawyer; Hope
Graydon, Miss Williams; Senorita
Marie Bonaparte, Miss Doris Carpen-
ter; Mrs. Plenty. Miss Bertha Rush
worth Hortense, Miss Laura Carpen-
ter; tourists and guests at villa Inn,
Misses Mary Pepper, Marion Greene,
Mildred Sawyer, Florence Walker,
Mildred Humphreys. Grace Humph-
reys, Minnie Lister, Marion Will
liams, Walter Rushworth, Carold
Brown, Walter Thompkins, Harold
Moore, Frank Cookson, Victor Rob
bins, William Frazier. Herman Per-
kins The comedy was repeated, Fri
day night.
SMITHFlELD.
The family of John Warren are al
fiicted. April IL a daughter died in
New Sharon leaving five small chill
dren. lust a week from this another
daughter died at his home, leaving
two small children OF pneumonia.
son is seriously i'll with the same dis
ease Mr. Warren is also sick in bed.
All the schools in town began, Apr.
%.
The remains of Charles Whitehouse
were brought from Massachusetts,,
and buried in the South Smithfleld
cemetery last Saturday
H. f. Grant has commenced to
build his house in Smithfield village,
Fred Kimball of Mercer has charge
of the building.
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Additional County Correspondence
will be found on page nine.
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The selectmen are looking right at
ter the Gypsy moths. Good for them
as the town was pretty well swarm
ed.
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SOUTH SKOWHEGAN

Friday, April 10, the door years OF
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Drawn and Mrs.
Edwin Drawn presented quite live
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BRIGHTON,

Leon Wyman has purchased new
five-passenger Overland auto.
Mrs. Lydia Smith has returned
home from Abbot where she has had
employment the past winter.
Sidney Brown of Harmony has pur-
chased the Thurza Jones residence
and recently moved his family there.
Miss Mildred Barker OF Athens is
visiting at Sidney Browns.
f. T. Farrin has received the ap-
pointment of postmaster and has I'm
ished a good Office under his hall.
Mrs. Harry N. Farrin and daughter,
Mollie Lnella, are home from South
Scion.
l.. D. and R. w. Matthews spent a
few days in Hartland last week.
Fairfield Williams of Madison was
in town the past week, selling nur-
sery stock.
The many friends of Sewell Hay
den are glad to see him out again
after being confined to the house
nearly all winter with broken leg
Avery & Farrin Co. have moved
their mill to Harmony, where they
have work through the summer.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-08-08
CHAUFFEUR CANNOT
IDENTIFY SUSPECTS
Shapiro, Who Drove Car From Which
RosenttaI Was Killed, Not Sure
About Two Men.

New York, Aug. district Attor
ney Whitman is bending every effort
today to obtain identifications Of
Whitley Lewis and "Dago Frank
Cirofici as two of those who occupied
the murder car the night that Herman
Rosentha1 was slain. William Shapiro
the chauffeur of the car, after looking
the two suspects over, tremblingly
told the public prosecutor that he
could not identify them.
With the lengthy written confession
of ''Bald Jack" Rose as basis, pri
vate detectives went to work to obtain
corroboration of Roses story in which
he told in detail Of his alleged rela.
tions with Police Lieutenant Becker as
a collector of blackmail. Rose gave the
names Of ten or more gamblers from
whom he said he collected graft. The
detectives believe important cor
roboration can be obtained not only
from these gamblers but from mem.
bers Of Roses household, who, Rose
says. saw him give money to Becker
Rose in his confession said he tele
phoned Becker imm ediately after the
murder. The prosecutor is said to have
obtained the telephone company
records showing that telephone con.
nection was made with Becker's house
from building near the scene OF the
murder few minutes after Rosenthal
was shot.
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have been stirred up because Mr.. Ken,
dali did not attend the notification at
the white house for President Taft a
short time ago.
It was learned last night that Mr.
Kendalrs decision not to run did not
come as a surprise to his colleagues
of the Iowa delegation. He has talked
to some OF them about it recently and
has said he would not make the race
One Of the plans he has In mind for
the future is to go to Des Moines and
enter the law business there.
The fact that Mr.. Kendall has de-
clined to run means the district com
mittee will select some one to make
the race. Tom Bray of Grinnell is one
of those suggested. Mr.. Kendall has,
ever since his election to congress,
been In difficult position. Chosen as
a progressive. he was in district
with powerful standpat element. The
result has been that he has fallen un-
der the necessity Of trying to avoid
giving offense to either the progress
sive or standpat element. This year
the situation is more difficult than
ever He declares he will not join the
new progressive party movement, as
serting that he is out of politics for all
time.
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MOUND CITY CREW
WINS AT PEORIA

Peoria, ILL.,. Aug. THE crack four
OF the Mound City Boat club Of st.
Louis distinguished itself in the second
days regatta Of the Central States
Amateur Rowing association by taking
the senior event in that class and also
the open race for the four-oared shells.
Beshestobill and oGessling OF the Gem
tury Boat club, st. Louis, who for six
years have been unbeaten, easily main
tanned their reputation by taking the
senior paired oar scull event in hollow
style, while the Detroit seniors eight
won a grueling one and quarter mile
straightway by three feet from the
Rowing club Of st. Louis, with the
Western Boat club Of ST. Louis tapping
the winners.
Floerke Of the Central Rowing club
Of st. Louis and Wolff OF the Western
Boat club each defeated Kortlander Of
Grand Rapids in the senior single
SOULS.
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DURBIN NAMED ON
HOOSIER TICKET
Former Governor Of Indiana Heads the
State Ticket on Platform Prals-
ing President Taft.

indianapolis, Aug. Col. Winfield
T. Durbin OF Anderson, former gov.
ernor Of Indiana. was nominated by
the state republican convention to
head the ticket in the coming cam.
paign.
The pl torn praises the admins.
tration and pledges support to Presi.
dent Taft, declares for the re-enact.
ment Of the county option law re.
pealed by the democratic Legislature
Of two years ago, and advocates pri.
mary elections and woman suffrage.
Colonel Durbin was nominated by
acclamation at the close of the first
ballot, on motion of Mayor Lew
Shank Of Indianapolis, who was a
candidate for the nomination for gov.
ernor.
Thomas T. Moore of Green Castle
was named for lieutenant governor.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-08-08
Roosevelt Electors Win in
Kansas; Senatorship is in
Doubt; MiSS0uri'S Primary
Cowherd Nominated as the
Democratic Candidatefor
Governor in Missouri
Mckinley by Republicans.

st. Louis, Mo-, Aug. Incomplete
returns from seventy A<3s,oo, fssh
practically final figurei lsofIns'
largest cities in the state -
that William S. Cowherd Of Kansas
cratic candidate for governor in the
state wide primary yesterday. The
nomination of John c. Mckinley foI
governor by the republicans has been
conceded @
With four precincts missing in st.
Louis Cowherd has lead of 16,700
over Attorney General Major, who ran
1910 votes behind August H. Bolte.
Bolte received 4,s74 votes; Major,
1867; Cowherd, 20, 1854; David A. Ball
1,77s and James A. Houchin 6s1.
With sixteen precincts missing In
Jackson county, which includes Kan,
sas City, Cowherd has lead of 10,461
over Major. Cowherd's managers at
noon claimed he will win by 10000
but the Major adherents disputed the
Cowherd claims, as they expect to
make big gains in the unreported
country districts
Edmund P. Deal led the county in
IllO IdCc 1OT JA6 lOt oIdlS
treasurer on the democratic ticket,
his opponent, John O'Meara carrying
st. Louis. Indications are that Deal
will win.
William r. Painter had safe lead
in the contest for lieutenant governor.
John T. Barker and Frank w. McAllis.
ter were running close race for the
nomination for attorney general. 4
Patrick F.. Gill of st. Louis whose
contest for the congressional seat Of
Theron e, Catlin, a republican, Is In
the hands of the house Of representa-
tives. appears to have been defeated
for the democratic nomination In the
eleventh district by William L. 1goe.
II. G. Dyer, seeking denomination on
the republican ticket in the twelfth
district oatd diStanceds. DR.. w. III. Cotton
and Charles H. Phillips, q negro. who
opposed him.
Speaker Champ Clark had no op-
position for denomination on the demo
cratic ticket in the ninth district and
Richard Bartholdt polled his usual
large majority for the republican re-
nomination in the tenth district
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Curtis and Stubbs Running
Neck and Neck Race /;
Capper is the Republican
Nominee for Governor.

Topeka, Kan, Aug 7.-Incomplete
returns from yesterdays primary elec.
ton received at noon today tended to
increase the plurality Of the Rose
welt electors indicated by earlier re-
turns and placed the outcome of the
contest between Charles Curtis and
Gov. w. r. Stubbs for the U. S. sen.
atorship in doubt. Stubbs and Curtis
appear to be runnig neck and neck
race and the friends Of each are claim
ing the victory.
Hugh Farrelly democratic candidate
for U. S. senator, apparently has de-
feated his opponent, Judge w. H.
Thompson.
Geo. H. Hodges, democratic candi-
date for governor, was victorious over
Mayor J. B. Billiard OF Topeka, &C
cording to the latest returns, although
Billiards. manager at noon insisted
that he had carried the state. All the
votes will not be counted before late
tonight and some OF the contests will
not be decided before that time.
It was conceded that Congressman
D. R. Anthony in the first district and
P. p Campbell in the third district,
had been renomfnated by pluralities
Of 1000 votes each.
r. ]. Hopkins, progressive republican
seems to have been nominated for
congress In the seventh district.
Late returns have increased the lead
Of Arthur Capper over Frank Ryan
for the republican gubernatioral nomi-
nation.
Samuel Griffin progressive republi-
can candidate for attorney general, ap-
pears to have been beaten by John s.
Dawson by a substantial majority.
W. II. Johnston, chief Justice of the
supreme court. and r. A. Burch, asso'
ciate justice, seem to have been re.
nominated for these places, although
the race between Burch and his op-
ponent, Speaker H. Buckman, is close.
It is not known which two Of the
Taft presidential electors were vic
torious as the returns received do not
indicate which two are ahead.
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.DEFAuL7ER ENDS
HIS Nv N LIFE
COLONEL coRNWELL, PROMINENT
PENNSYLVANIA, DIES RATHER
THAN FACE DISGRACE

West Chester, Pa, Aug. Nothing
in the history of this community has
created such widespread feeling OF
sorrow and depression among its resi-
dents as the suicide Of Col. Gibbons
Gray Cornwell, the soldier and lawyer,
who ended his life last night on a
Pennsylvania railroad train while be-
ing brought from New York to answer
a charge Of misappropriation OF funds
of an estate Of which he was trustee.
It is probable, had he had the heart
to face the charges, that friends and
relatives would have come to his
rescue and he would have been helped
In his involved position. A meeting Of
merchants and professional men was
held yesterday at which plans to aid
Colonel Cornwell were discussed. Mrs.
Cornwell is In state Of physical col
lapse and the sympathies OF the COM
munity have gone to her and the four
small children.
Captain r. T. Cornwell, the aged
father Of the suicide, also is in state
of callapse The suicide of Cornwell de-
veloped the fact that he was con-
templating fleeing the country at the
time Of his arrest. Constable William
Mullen, who was bringing the accused
man to West Chester when he ended
his life, said today that in searching
Colonel Cornwell's pockets a number
of steamship sailing lists and other
literature containing information
about foreign trips were found.
Following an inquest in Philadelphia
which was a mere formality, the body
was brought here today.
A complete investigation Of Colonel
CornwelTs entangled affairs will be
begun at once. All sorts Of guesses are
being made as to the amount involved
by his unfortunate financial transac-
tions. Arthur B. Reid, attorney for the
Darlington estate, of which the suicide
was trustee, placed the shortage at
anywhere from $55,000 to $150,000.
Colonel Cornwell had charge Of trust
funds and estates valued at a quarter
of million dollars.
The resignation of Colonel Cornwell
as commander of the sixth regiment
was received at the office of the ad-
1utant general at Harrisburg today. It
simply stated that he desired to tender
his resignation to take effect imme.
diately. The letter was mailed In New
York and was dated yesterday.