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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-09-18

Sunday Sept. 7, the day was ideal. This
was the first semi-annual gathering
of the kind.
The wagon was somewhat demol-
ished and the horse scratched, but
no serious damage was done.
There were forty-eight in all and a
very happy day was passed. A pic
mic dinner was served ON the lawn
where speeches and recitations were
in order. Those present were: Mr..
and Mrs. N. W. Goodrich, Mr.. and
Mrs. R. J. Goodrich, Mr.. and Mrs. c.
E. Cooley, H. L. Goodrich and family,
A. L. Goodrich and family, Palmyra;
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Goodrich, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Goodrich, Hartland; Mr..
and Mrs. E. C. Taylor, Newton Blais-
dell and family, Norridgewock DR..
and Mrs. M. S. Goodrich and DR.. e.
E. Goodrich, Waterville; L. L. Smith
and family, Cornville; E. E. Sails
bury and family, Canaan; Mrs. Ed
ward Tilton and daughter, Haverhill.
Mass; Mrs. John Rowe and SON.
Dorchester, Mass; Mrs. Walter Ka-
ton and son, Augusta. With hand
clasps and best wishes the guests
finally departed, trusting that many
such gatherings may be held in the
future. The meeting was presided
over by the president, R. J. Goodrich
of West Palmyra, and the next meet
ing will be held at his home, Wednes-
day, of the first week in September
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-09-18
SOMERSET

Mrs. Bertha Churchill is very sick.
DR.. Pratt of No. New Portland is at
tending her
Mrs. Gardiner Savage of North An
son. is working at Frank Churchill's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mason Luce, Herbert
Luce. wife and little son went to
Stratton Wednesday to attend the
Fair and horse-trot They reported a
very pleasant trip and a good time
there.
Several from town went to Water
Vile to the Maine Central Fair this
week
Clark Luces wife and Miss Flora
Luce were at the Maine Central Fair,
Thursday.
Mrs. Belinda Churchill and Mrs.
Grace Hewitt were recent visitors at
Mrs. Bertha Churchill's.
Little Stanley Pease was quite i'll
for few days last week but is much
better at present.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-09-18
MERCER

Mrs. Stewart Webb and little daugh
ter of Norridgewock are in town for
few days visit with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. Ellis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Brown are
receiving congratulations on the birth
of a daughter, which arrived late Sun
day night or early Monday morning
The students from this town who
have been attending New Sharon High
school returned Sunday to take up
their work for another year.
Mrs. Ida Pressey left Thursday
morning for Dexter, where she will
spend two weeks with her sister, Mrs
l.. A. Roberts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Kimball have
as guests for the week end Mrs. Roxie
Carr and daughter Lila of Norridge-
wock.
Fred Kimball was called to Old Or
chard Friday September /, by the
sudden illness of his mother Mrs
S. H. Lucas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stevens of Rome spent
Sunday at Charles Moore's.
S. S. Delano returned to Norridge-
wock Sunday where he will stay with
his sister, Mrs. Herbert Crosby, un-
til Wednesday, when he will return
to his work in Waterville.
1t is reported that Mrs. E. C. Cham
berlain returned from Somerset hos
pital, Sunday, September IA.
Mercer Ladies' Aid met for their
usual afternoon meeting in the vestry
September 10. The meeting was call
ed to. order by first vice-president
Mrs c. S. Presley, ten members were
present. 1t was voted to hold an ali
day meeting, Wednesday, September
"a
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-09-18
HARMONY

Charles c. Whittier has recently
shingled his buildings and Ernest Will
lis house is now being put through
the same process.
The dry goods store which Is beinl
built by Harry Bartlett between tn
blacksmith shop of S. M. Brown ant
Arthur Marbles shed is growing rap
idly and bids fair to be ornamental
as well as useful.
Those from Harmony who ATTENDED
the Pomona Grange meeting at st, AL
bans were Mr. and Mrs. N. II. Herrlck
MI and Mrs. S. w. Herrick, Mrs
Frances Head and Rev. Frank King
don. They made the trip in the au
tomobiles of II. A. Denning and S. w
Herrick and report very pleasant
time.
Mrs +. o. Turner has returned tC
Harmony after spending the summer
at Ocean Park. Her son Clair is
spending few days with her before
he goes to Bates to take up his duties
as Biology professor
A drum has recently been purchased
for the benefit of the public schools
in Harmony village, Frederick Link
drum while the pupils march in
couples into the school building. This
is certainly great improvement over
the old method.
Communication has recently been
received by the superintendent of
schools that the application for A
class approval for Harmony High
school was favorably received at the
State Office and that such approval
has been granted.
The following reference books have
been placed in the library in Har-
mony's new school building by K. E..
Gould: 20 volumes Encyclopedia Bri-
tanica, volumes Messages and Pa
pers from the Presidents, 3 volumes
on Federal Legislation, | volume of
Aldine's Living Topics, and l volume
of the Proceedings in the Trial OF
Andrew Johnson. THESE books are
at the request of Mr.. Gould for the
use OF all the schools and for the
towns people, This is a very gen
erous gift and is fully appreciated
We hope that the usefulness of the
books may be fully enjoyed.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-09-18
SOUTH SOLON-(O

A. c. Heald finished threshlng his
oats last week. On 80 acres he raised
1920 bushels. He has besides 6 acres
Of India wheat.
Those who attended the Central
Maine Fair last week were W. o.
Paul D. w. Jewett. A. c. Head and
wife, and Mr.. and Mrs. Scott McAll-
lister.
Arthur Keene and Arthur Rowell
have been at work for Frank Adams
repairing his house.
Del Parker has been saving lum-
Der to be used in building the barn
on the Julian form, which was burn
ed about a month ago.
Joel McIntire and wife celebrated
their golden wedding last Friday.
Hazen Jewett started for Orono last
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RIPLEY

Little Mary Ramsdell who has been
i'll with diphtheria. is much better.
Chas. Paul Of Peoria. H., has been
in town the past week calling on rel
atives
Mrs. Robinson and Miss Peahe s
after few days visit with their MI
ces, Mrs. Woodcock and Mrs. Jones,
returned Friday to their home in
Brookline. Mass.
John Grant and wife are visiting
friends in ST. Adams
Mrs. S. S. Mitchell has been enter
tanning friends the past week.
Mrs. {. +, Jones entertained an au-
to party Sunday. from Foxcroft, Fred
Palmer, Will Davis. Hattie Davis and
Mrs. Sarah Stewart and two children.
Mrs. Hattie Marble Davis of FJx-
croft, formerly Of Ripley, leaves her
home State for Washington, Wednes-
day. She is in feeble health and her
many friends are very anxious about
her long trip.
James Boynton played the drum
for a dance at La Grange, Thursday
evening; he also took a party in his
auto. James is quite an expert with
the drums.
Fred Hanson is making extensive
repairs on his home. Fred is a hust-
fer, he has a herd of SIS fine cows.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-09-18
EAST SkOMiIEGAN

The first killing frost of the season
in this vicinity visited us Sunday
night.
Mr. and Mrs John l.. Burrill held
a family reunion Sunday. September
IA, the occasion being d reunion of the
family, all OF which have not met
since the death of their son Ulysses,
who died in the west in 1896, Those
present were MIR. and Mrs Arthur
Wardwell and son Everett of Hinck-
ley; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Burrill of
Fairfield; Mr.. and Mrs. Chester c.
Burrill and little son Carlton of Mad
ison and daughter Grace e. Burrill
OF Boston. Refreshments were served
with coffee and ice cream and gen
eral good time was enjoyed by all.
In the afternoon we were very pleas
ed to receive a call from Mr.. and Mrs.
George Steward.
Wallace Jewell and wife and little
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-09-18
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED.

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion OF the ear.
There is only one way to cure deaf
ness, and that Is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an In
famed condition Of the mucous lining
of the Eustachian Tubes. When this
tube Is infiamed you have q rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing. and when
1t is entirely closed, Deafness Is the
result, and unless the Inflammation can
be taken out and this tube restored to
its normal condition.. hearing Will be
ten are caused by Catarrh. which Is
nothing but an infiamed condition of
the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness (caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for ctrcu-
lars, free.
F. J. CHENEY q CO.. Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggists, 76o.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
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BROWNS CORNER-CANAAN

On account of the cold wave there
was no meeting Sunda. on the shore
of Morrell Lake, as was appointed.
If the weather will permit there will
be an all-day meeting on the shore
of the above named lake next Sun
day, Sept. 81.
day on business.
Omer Wheeler with his gasolene
outfit is in this place threshing.
Mrs. Maude Burrill passed a part
of last week at her fathers, Charles
Allen.
Mrs. c. II. Wheeler, who has been
in Parkman visiting for few weeks
has returned home.
Miss Annie Higgins, who has lived
for three years with her aunt, Mrs.
Mary Thompson, has gone to Pitts
burg, Vermont, where she will live
With her grandmother.
Miss Ethel Allen IS under the doc
tors care with brown tail moth poi
,oning
Walter Loomis and mother of Har-
mony and Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Ames
of Dover, Mrs. Walter Smith of Ca
naan and Mrs. Alpheus Gerald of
Clinton were recent guests at c. B.
Chase's.
1t reported that Frank Hubbard
wants to sell his farm situated in
this place.
Mrs. Ellen Barnes is at the village
helping to care for Mrs John Howes,
who has been very sick with pneu-
monia. Mrs. Howes has so far recov-
cred that she, husband and child will
return to their home in Mass, this
week.
Selden Fitzgerald, 4rthur Burrill,
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert burlington, Nh
and Mrs. Schuyler Burrill, Mr. and
Mrs. r. p. Chase and Percy Lancas-
ter were among the number to at
tend the Maine Central Fair, Wednes-
day.
A large touring car containing four
gentlemen from Providence, Quebec,
passed through this place early Sun
day morning.
Our school opened Sept. with Mrs.
Blanche Ogden as teacher
Mr.. and Mrs. John Richards of
Parkman have come to live for d
time with her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
C. H. Wheeler. Mrs. Richards, who
sustained a fractured leg some weeks
since is rapidly improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. P. Chase attended
the Spiritualist camp-meeting at
Lakewood, Sunday, and visited with
Mr.. and Mrs. G. o. Currie in Madison.
G.. W. Weeks, who exhibited his
sheep at Lewiston, received 1913 pre-
MUM and at the Maine Central Fair,
$45. Mr.. Weeks sold at the NJ. C.
Fair three lambs for 500.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-09-18
WEST EMBDEN

The following from this town who
are attending Arson Academy this fall
are the Misses Lula Gordon, Gladys
Berry and Ella Wentworth, Mahlon
Wentworth, Guy Hunnewell and Fred
Mullen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Berry attend
ed the fair at Waterville Thursday
and Friday.
Miss Elsie Getchell, who was oper-
ated on for appendicitis few weeks
ago is getting along nicely.
Mrs. Lena Chick is in Massachu-
sets visiting relatives.
Mrs. Eva Pierce, who has been
working for Mrs. Millard French al
North Arson, has returned home.
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x The News of Sonlerset's Busy Towns x

few days last week with his mother
in town.
Mr.. Chas. Carpenter mother from
Canada is paying him visit.
Mrs. Chas. Warren is very i'll.
Miss Elizabeth Russell is now able
to walk around the house some and
take short rides after her long sick
ness.
One of our leading poultrymen,
Lewis Whiting, exhibited nine fancy
birds at the Waterville Fair and
brought home eight ribbons. seven
blue and one red. besides taking two
special premiums on exhibiting the
best cock bird at the show. Mr.. Whit
ing understands the poultry business
thoroughly and takes great pride in
only raising the best
G. A. Hussey and family have re
turned to town after spending the
summer at Smithfeld.
Bracket and Russell will soon
commence to MAKE extensive improve
ments on their grist mill. 1t is their
plan to enlarge the present mill and
install modern machinery of larger
capacity than the old in order to keep
up with the increasing demands for
their products.
Both corn factories commenced
packing Thursday of last week and
are doing a rushing business.
Mrs Chester Jones and son Stanley
left Monday noon for a visit with rel
atives in Augusta.
Miss Linnion Brown returned Mon
day from Boston and vicinity where
she has been visiting for the past two
weeks.
The l. o. o. F's have commenced
to do their degree work after their
summer vacation and report several
candidates, who are taking their de-
grees They expect to have work next
Monday night.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-09-18
EAST MADISON

Alta Young, Hazel Russell, Lana
Nottage, Eva Withee. and Florence
Burrill are attending High school at
Skowhegan The first three girls are
going from home.
On account of the rain there was
no Grange meeting Saturday. Sept.
81 the program will be in charge of
Ceres.
The Sabbath school will meet With
Mrs. l.. c. Tufts. Sept. 81, with Mrs.
Bernice Titcomb teacher.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Harville were
made happy by the arrival OF baby
boy born the 18th.
Laban Lincoln, much respected
citizen of this place, passed away
Saturday morning.
Mrs. Clara Clark of North Madison
was in town one day last week visit
ing her father, Albion Thompson, who
is quite i'll.
Oliver Cote of this place who is
working in Waterville, came home
Saturday to visit his family.
Berle Reed, who was operated on
for appendicitis, is improving.
Mrs Elvie Hewitt, with her two
children, Daphne and Halsie, has
gone to Massachusetts to visit her
father.
Selden Kincaid, with his auto. car
ried parties to Waterville Fair We'd
nesday and Thursday.
Earl Harvile and Kleber Nottage
expect to attend the fair at Starks
Tuesday, Sept. 16.
John Nottage, Glenn Harville, Sell
den Kincaid Lionel Adams and Lew
is Russell are working for Mrs.
James Fellows, constructing a wall
to protect the shore near her cottage
at Lake Wesserrunsett.
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SMITHFIELD

Mrs Laurinda Holmes is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Roy Cunlif and
attending the campmeeting at Lake
wood.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Emerson Of
Skowhegan passed Monday night with
their daughter. Mrs. Ernest Mosher.
and attended the Pomona at Fairyiew
Grange Hall. A good number of visit
ors were present and a very interest
ing meeting was held. a fine dinner
served, and good program given in
the afternoon
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granddaughter spent Sunday at their

granddaughter spent Sunday at their
camp
Among those who attended the fair
at Waterville from this vicinity were
Herbert Richardson and Elyn Rich
ardson and John Burrill,
Mrs Clara Jones of No. Yakima,
Washington. was calling on friends at
f. SkoW hogan, Tuesday. Mrs. Jones
will be remembered as the mother
of Mrs. Arthur Cain, a former resi-
dent and whose little daughter Chris
tine, accompanies her.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-09-18
THE FORKS

The Rev. Charles Harbard of Port
land, late superintendent of all the
small churches in the State, preached
in our church last Sunday. He went
from here to Caratunk where he
spoke in the evening.
The ice cream social given by the
church last week was success
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-09-18

Anderson at hospital Monday noon
in Portland.
Mrs. Charles Spaulding of Bingham
and Pierce Pond was calling on
friends Monday afternoon.
Miss Hazel A. Durgih leaves Tues
day for Waterville where she enters
Colby college. Miss Durgin is a
graduate of Hebron Academy II.
cartridges are very plenty this year.
Oscar Jones while returning to his
brothers logging camp in Cold Stream
was attacked by bear and all he had
was a small pistol. He came home and
got lantern before going farther
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-09-18
EAST MADISON

The class for Bible study will meet
at the home of Mrs c. F. Tufts next
Sunday. Sept. 20. at the usual hour
IL A. NJ. All are invited.
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Wesserrunset Valley Fair
(Athens Grange
Athens, September 23, 1913
Biggest Show of the Year

We shall have exhibition Guernseys than at Bangor,
Herords than at Lewiston Imported and pure bred
Percherons than Bangor Lewiston and Watere combined
Hay Grain and Water free of charge all stock exhibition,
Also every animal weighed free Fairbanks Standard Scales
Premiums bigger than before, and paid the spot
Chains will snap in the. Pulling Matches.
Numerous purchasers will attend and stock priced right may
be sold.
The Athens Cornet Band Will Discourse Sweet Music
NO CHARGE FOR LISTENING
EVERYBODY WELCOME-EVERYBOD COME
B. P. PARKER President J. E. CHAPMAN, Treasurer
W. R. TIBBETTS, and H. S. ELLIOTT Secretaries
Directors Frank Fox, Geo. Aver E. Foster L. W.
Frank Allen, Wilbur Taylor and C. S. Brayton. 3w36
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CONCORD

Mr. and Mrs. Sumner Ellis and Mr..
and Mrs. Calvin Ellis were in Nor
ridgewock Sunday of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Cool and Mrs.
George Cool were in Wateryille last
week attending the Waterville Fair.
Bert Higgins and Clyde Garland
have begun their fall work hunting
and trapping.
C. L. Smith Is having his house
cellar floor cemented.
Miss Belle M. Spaulding. who is
teaching at the Martha Washington
school, spent Saturday and Sunday
with her parents in Moscow.
Joel Bean, who Is working up river,
was in town Saturday and Sunday.
Master Leland Garland Is sick with
cold.
Lester Morris, a student at the U.
of M, returns to Orono this week.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-09-18

II every young man knew when to
go home there would be world full
of disappointed girls.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-09-18

Trouble is invariably friendly to
those who are on the lookout for it
and gives them much of its attention.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-09-18

of the night but with what success
has not been learned and deer are
seen in the grain fields in the early
morning.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-09-18

Hamilton, Ontario, proposes an cleo
trio sign a mile long and about 100
It. high advertising the city.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-09-18

Music teachers earn a comfortable
competence demonstrating to parents
that their offspring is not musical.
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-08
Candidacy Of Huerta
a Mooted Question,

Washington, Sept. S.-Charge o.
Shaughnessy's public declaration at
tho Mexico City embassy that no as
surances had been given him that
Huerta would not boa candidate at
the coming elections and authorita-
tive declarations here that such as
surances had been given aroused a
disposition Ia some quarters to ques-
tion whether Mr.. O'Shaughnessy and
the state department were working
in accord. but officials denied flatly
that there was any friction. Dipio-
mats regard Mr.. O'shaughnessy's de-
nial as being required by the politics
OF the situation in the Mexican capi-
tai and the administration view IL
that Huerta will not be candidate.
The understanding is that Mexico
City authorities will maintain to the
last that the constitution alone pre-
vents Huerta becoming candidate
to succeed himself and thus avoid ap-
pearances Of having acceded to the
American proposal.
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-08

May Bar Admission
Of Mrs. Paakhursi

Washington. Sept. s.-Before Mrs
Emmeiine Pankhursi. leader Of the
British militant suffta.ettes. can be
admitted to the United States In Oc-
tob.r. the time set In the latest an
Iouncem.nts for her coming. the
Immigration authorities will decide
whether any of the acts foi which
shc has been Imprisoned In England
constitute moral torpitude within
the meaning of the law and make h .
an undesirable alien.
sh. viii 10. detained at whatever
port nh. lands but whether. .yrniu-
ally she may b, permitted to xo. can
not b. fofcioid. To the immiKra-
tion authorities. Mrs. Pankhurst' :
visit presents at this tim. purely =
hypothetical question aud they de-
cline to pass on II In advance. Off
eIals OF the department OF labor now
ar. s.ckin. all obtainab;c Informs
ton concerning the British suffra-
s-itc's militant activities tina, they
may have u legal bearing on her
right to admission to tn. United
states.
The chronicle=news., 1913-09-08
AMERICANS IN GRAVE
DANGER. IN SEICE At
PUERTA PLATA

Washington. Sept. S.-Pucrto
Plata. In the Dominican Republic.
where u revolution Is in progress. Is
being shcllcd hy Dominican gun
bonts. with great danger to American n
lives and property. Jose N. Estcvc.
American consul here. 30 reported to-
day.
The Dcs MoIncs is at Guantanamo
today. coaling for the run to Puerto
Plata. whore she is due tomorrow.
Puerto Plata has been In the hands of
the Dominican rebels ever since the
latest revolution started with the an
nouncement OF the governor that the
state had seeded from all allegiance
TO the central government. The pres
cnt danger to Americans and their
property comes from the attempt OF
the Dominican government to force
the rebel stronghold to capitulate.
The supposed leader OF the upris-
ing is Hector Velasquez. one time
provisional president OF the republic.
Previous meagrc advices gave no in-
Cured.
So far as naval authorities here
are informed. the Dominican navy
consists of two or three converted
yachts. armed with six-pounders and
machine guns. They could cause
enough damage to an unfortified
town like Puerto Plata. and particu-
larly since 1t Is largely of wooden
lconstruction and might easily be set
afire.
American interests In Puerto
Plata are small. 4 number of Porto
Ricans recently have entered the
business community there. Warran,
for intervention by Commander An
drew p. Long of the Des Moines
would be found in any action on eth
tion OF the custocs house unde,
American supervision and control
It is expected that Commander Ions
will insist that hostiities be con.
Quoted outside the limits of the town
The reason for the revolt against
President Bordas is understood hero
to be founded on the objections 0t
Governor Ccspedes, of the province OF
Puerto Plata, against the attempts oi
the general government to wrest con
troll from the provincial officers o
the government railroad from Puerto
Plata.