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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-12-06
PREMIUMS A LITTLE
OVER $1,000
Annual Meeting of Agri-
cultural Society
Held Saturday at Which Awards Were
Reported. {. ". Day Reelected
President

The annual meeting of the Somerset
Central Agricultural Society was held
at the Municipal Building last Satur-
day afternoon. The principal bust :
ness was election of officers which
resulted as follows.
President, Charles W. Day; vice
presidents, C. Davis Miller. f. T.
Goodrich; treasurer, j. W. Fogler
trustees, J. w. Fogler, f. c. Butler,
c. II. Gardner. H. L. Swett. W. p Ord
way, R. 7. Patten: secretary, Sheldon
H. Bradbury.
The secretary reported the awards
of the recent fair as tabluated and
readytto be certified to the treasurer
for payment The total is slightly
over one thousand dollars. the largest
amount ever disbursed by the society
in any one year for this purpose II
should be understood that this is for
premiums in the vegetable. livestock
poultry and hall departments and does
not include trotting purses.
1t was voted TO hold a race meeting
on July 4th, 1914 and the annual three
days fair on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, the week following the Cen
tral Maine Fair at Waterville.
In another column of this issue will
be found the report of A. B. Lamb,
auditor, covering the ticket sales of
the 1913 fair.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-12-06
ANOTHER GIRL LOST
Terrible Mental and Physical Suffering

Terrible Mental and Physical Suffering
A young lady of fine personal ap-
pearance entered the oxford Depart
ment Store saying to one of the clerks
that she would like to look around
Nothing more was thought of her for
several days until Lena Caraveau, one
of the clerk S heard strange noises be-
hind a large pile of Silk Floss Mat
tresses at $500 each. After digging
through several hundred all wool
Scotch Caps at csc, which were piled
on several bales Of 9Sc Comforters,
she succeeded in reaching the lost girl.
OF course lost girls Will lie some. but
it seems from her story that she was
accidentally caught in the Lace Cur
tain department in some Irish Point
Draperies at $500 a pair, which were
so strong that she was not able to tear
away. but in trying to do so she knock
ed over a $3.50 brass costumer onto
a $500 brass bed, which held up sey-
eral gross of baskets for the Christ
mas trade at from cents TO $5.1o
each. After struggling for long
time she succeeded in getting into
deep Dog Basket where she was COM
Portable until overcome by hunger.
Finally she succeeded in working her
way under mass of Couch Covers
rangeing in price from Sl.00 to $1,000
until she reached the grocery depart
mer Nnere she found under large
mass of Mocha-Jaya Coffee at
25 cts. a pound one of s. 5. Pierce
& Cos. old cheese. On this alone she
gained 25 pounds in four days, aided
by a quantity of boiled cider at 25
cents a bottle, sold only for Mince-
Meat We shall be glad to show any
one who will call where she was found
and tell them the story more fully
You will find everything for Christ
mas gifts at our place.
The oxford Department Store
Skowhegan, Me
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-12-06
BINGHAM CENTURY CLUB TO
RAISE $50
Details of the Plan

The Century Club at Bingham re-
quires $50 for its treasury and a com
mittee consisting of Mrs. Marta II
Savage, Mrs. Roy L. Savage and Mrs
Forrest Colby, has been appointed to
accomplish this result. Arrangements
have been made so that for all new
subscribers to the Independent-Repo
er, received by this committee or und-
er their direction, one-half will be re-
tanned for the benefit of this fund.
Sample copies of the paper are be-
ing mailed this week to all the families
of Bingham and vicinity who are not
already subcribers, and copies of the
next two issues will be sent to the
same addresses.
The members of the club would be
very pleased to have those who can dc
so, subscribe at this time and through
them, thus assist in raising the re-
quired amount
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the building would have to burn. The
attached store house was full of smoke
and no one could enter However the
water from the hose deadened the
heat in various directions and no
doubt saved the nearby mills, the great
lumber piles and the Kennebec Log
Driving Cos. building.
The clock of the night-watchman
shows that he made his rounds as u.s.
ual at nine o'clock. He saw no in
dications of fire. 1t is not known
how the fire started but it seemed to
have its origin on the second floor
near the machine shop. Nothing
could have made a fiercer fire or
spread much faster than mill full
of shanks. white birch ribbons, chips
and shanks in sacks ready for mar
ket. This with the oil from the ma
chinery made a wonderfully spectac-
ular fire. The billowly smoke, light
ed to the brightest glowing, golden
shades, by the fierce flames, mounted
high in the air The darkness of night
and Fletcher Mountain made a back
ground, which showed it off in all its
awful splendor Fortunately there
was no wind and there was little
snow upon the ground. BY eleven
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-12-06

Brewster House and the hotel which
preceded it, the old Turner House aud
several other buildings Of ancient date
W. are trying to get together an ar
;icle on the history Of journalism in
this county. In this connection we
already have alieness of Moses Little
field and one other newspaper man of
about his period. We should very much
first published a newspaper in Skow
hegan. also pictures of Messers. Eads
G. Copeland, II. p Pratt, w d. Gould
Who can furnish us picture of DR..
A. A. Mann?
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-12-06
The OLD RAILROAD
BRIDGE
Which Carried the Trains in and ont
of SkON hegan from 1856 to 1SSS

The cut herewith shows the wood
en- railroad bridge which carried the
trains in and out of Skowhegan from
December1, 1856 to 1888. At that
time an iron bridge took its place.
Twenty-one years later the increased
weight of the engines and cars re-
quired a heavier strusture and the
bridge now standing was built
The picture is of interest as showing
the structure removed 25 years ago
and especially the style of the engine
in use in those days This was prob
ably a wood burning locomotive. The
antiquated headlight and smoke-stack
are prominent features. 1t is likely
that this picture was take even more
than 25 years since as engines of that
style were used very little on passen-
ger trains as late as 1883.
We have some more extremely inter-
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-12-06
APPOINTMENT AS AID DE CAMP
Col. f. +. Gould of AnsOn Is Thus
HOnOred

Col. f. E. Gould of Arson has re-
Gently received an appointment as
Aid de Camp from the State of Maine
to the General-i Chief of the Ma
tional G. A. r., The appointment
came as a complete surprise to Mr..
Gould, but brings much satisfaction to
his many friends in this section. He
is at the present time president of the
Somerset County Veterans Associa-
ton, and for years has been an active
worker in G. A r. Circles.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-12-06
~The Streets of Toxic"

A Japanese Bazaar will be held in
the Methodist Vestries, December 10th
and 18th. There will be on sale ar
ticles and enbroideries for Christ
mas gifts, candy, food and aprons, also
and sale of beautiful Japan
eese hand paintings. Bazaar opens
at p. M Wednesday.
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WILL REBUILD IN THE SPRING.
W w. Stoddard arrived in Bingham
yesterday from Portland, where he had
been to confer with the owners of the
recently destroyed plant. At that
meeting a decision was reached to
rebuild the plant in the spring. In
the meantime, an effort will be made to
pany's mill, now closed the stock
which the American Shoe Finding Co
has on hand. That the plant is to be
rebuilt is excellent news for all resi-
dents of Bingham and vicinity.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-12-06
Card of Thanks

We wish to express our heartfelt
thanks to the neighbors, friends. Star
Rebekah Lodge of Harmony and Wa
verify Rebekah Lodge of Pittsfield for
their kindly assistance, floral tributes
and sympathy to us in our recent be-
reavement.
Mr. and Mrs. George Morecroft
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Morecroft
Martha C. Morecroft.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-12-06
FOOT WAS NEARLY CUT
IN TWO
taron Mardcn. Ir., of StarkS Was the
Victim oi This ScriouS Accident

Aaron Marden. Jra of Starks met
ai'l a serious accident lately at No
a. WHOM lie VAS severely cut. one of
lis feet being nearly cut in two pr
Perkins OF Wilton was summoned and
dressed the wound, removing the pa
tent lately to Wilton 1t will be sel-
eral weeks before Mr.. Marden will be
abb 10 step upon his foot and a much
longer time before he will be able 10
work
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-12-06
INJURED BY FALL SUN
DAY, DIED TUESDAY
John Burton Passed Away at His Par
ents Home In Moscow

Especial from our Correspondent
Sunday last by a fall died on Tuesday
afternoon It the home of his parents
in Moscow He was unmarried and
about 40 years old
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-12-06

Bingham sustained a great loss by
Shoe Finding Company's mill, com
monty known as the Shank factory
was totally destroyed
The alarm whistle was blown at $40
p. M, and at that time flames were
streaming high into the air from the
roof The fire company was quickly
on the spot, with many streams OF
water, but it was evident from the first
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-12-06
HIGH SCHOOL PR|N-
CIPAL DROWNED
Clarence Fish the Vic
tim at Flagstaff
He Was Member Of the Senior Class
at Bates college and His Home Vas
in Appleton

Word was received here Sunday Of
the death by drowning at Flagstaff
Of Clarence Z. Fish, principal Of the
High school IL ttat town and d Senior
al Bates college H.s age vas y
years and his home Was IL Appleton
He had been connected with the Flag
STAFF school since last september
The accident occurred while Fish
was skating and he is the first thus
far reported as being q victim Of thin
ice. Walter Eamcs, d companion was
rescued
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-12-06
TOWN I'M P ROVEMENT
SOCIETY ENTERTA|NS
Members of W0man'S Club and Soro>i>
Musical Program and Refreshments

The regular meeting of the Town
Improvement Society was held Friday
Nov. Is in the parors of the Congre-
gatonal Church with Mrs. Adelaide
Ordway Mrs. Maude Avore. Mrs Edna
Page Smith and Mrs Arazina Miller
serving as hostesses The members
of the Woman's Club and Sorosis were
present as invited guests. The af-
ternoon was in charge of Mrs Annie
F. Fish and the subject as announced
by the calendar was Music.
The following program which was
presented under the efficient direction
of Mrs. Philo Steward showed that
much painstaking worl, had been used
in its preparation.
PART
kindergarten Exercises
Teachers Misses Ethlyn Steward.
Mabelle Ross
Piano Solo. (a) Schubert Impromptu
(b)Forest Elves Schytte
Miss Geneva Smith
Vocal Duet Selected
Myrtle Moody, Winona Paddock
Vocal Solo, (a) Cradle Song +. Schu-
bert 90 Dust Man Brhams
Miss Gladys Pennell
Piano Duet. "Caprieante"
Misses Doris Cover. Polly Emery
There's a Wee Bit Land"
Miss Annie Scott
The Part Music Plays in One 5 Life
Mrs Elizabeth F. Merrill
Tenor Solo. Shepherd Divine. | Come
MI Ray kilgore
Piano Solo Qeft hand)
"Nenetian Serenade" Il Hoffman
Miss Doris Cover
PART II
soprano Solo, (a) The Message of the
Violet. From the Prince of Pilsen
(b) An Arcadian Lullaby,
c. W krogmann
Miss Ethel Mitchell
Vocal Duet Springtime of the Soul,
Hart
Miss Mabel Ross, Mr.. Ray kilgore
Piano Solo. Polacca Brilliant {. BOhm
Miss Helen White
Song. The Beautiful Land of Nod
G. Greene
Miss Marion Carpenter
Poems (a) The Volunteer Organist
(b)The Trumpets, Sam Walter Foss
Mrs. Elizabeth p Merrill
Trio Praise Ye Verdi
Miss Mitchell, Messrs kilgore White
Piano Solo. Scarf Dance Chamlnado
Miss Polly Emery
Bass Solo, Who Knows
DR.. s NJ Cover
Piano Solo. Voices OF Spring Sindlug
Miss Mildred Weston
Misses Edith Lewis. Mil
dred Weston, Faith Harris, Annie
Caswell Mrs Philo Steward
This delightful program Was listen
ed to by the large number present With
the keenest enjoyment and apprecia-
ton Hearty applause followed each
selection and much praise is due every
one who took part in It's presentation.
At its close delicious refreshments
consisting Of ice cream aud assorted
cakes were served The committee
nm charge were Mrs Carrie MePhtr-
son. Mrs Nellie savage and Mrs jon
ME Hcseltou. Th,s, ladies We're as
sisted by an able corps of assistants.
The next meeuu1 viii occur Dec
12th in the Library Tarlors.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-12-06
TIL H0WN UNDER WAGON
Lar0ne Man Dragged for Some Dis.
tanse by Inruly Horse

John Puffer got a bad shaking up
the other day when he met an auto
mobile. He desired to stop to speak
to the occupants of the car, but the
horse which he was driving objected
and passed on throwing Mr. Puffer
over the whiffietree and under the
wagon. He was dragged for some
distance but luckily escaped with nc
serious injury
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-12-06

the building was unoccupied until it
was bought by the American Shoe Find
ing Co The machinery for making
shoe shanks from white birch
was moved here from North Anson
Since that time many improvements
have been made and the machinery for
making peg ribbon and last blocks
has been added, while large addition
was to have been built very shortly
The value of the building, machin-
cry. stock of shanks, etc. is estimat-
ed at nearly 100000. Possibly the
insurance may cover forty per cent
of the loss.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-12-06

national Committee Y. NJ. c. a. and
Walter Greig OF the American Sales
Book Co. recommend Dr. Barker
Dr. Barker spent one week in Port
land speaking 10 the different organ
izatious of men groups of business
men. in the shops and in the schools.
EyeryW here that he has gone he has
met with great success and secured
arse audiences.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-12-06
MILL Of AMERICAN SHOE FINDING Co.
BURNED At BINGHAM MONDAY NIGHT
With an Estimated Loss of 100000 Some
Insurance Thrown out of Work

ed with the United Shoe Machinery Co.
o'clock the whole mill and large store
house were partially burned down,
but the firemen were busy some hours
longer. About seyenty-five men and
women are thrown out of employment
many of them with families to support
The factory itself was built in 1898
by the Mckay Shoe Machinery Co. for
the manufacture Of peg ribbons, and
as this company so0Q became connect
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-12-06

esting views of old Skowhegn to bring
out in the early future Among them
is one which shows the sign of the
Somerset Reporter on the second
story of the block now occupied by
other is view. taken on Skowhegan S
famous Potato Day, probably in the
COS, We also have views of the
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-12-06

Mr.. and Mrs. l.. l.. Walton were in
Pennington, Monday. to attend the
burial services of Mr.. Walton's mother
Mrs. Martha Walton, an aged resident
of that town. Friends of the family
in Skowhegan sympathize with them
in their bereavement.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-12-06

Earle Risteen of Rockland has de-
parted following a visit with his bro
ther George Risteen, who is engaged
as baggage master at the Maine Cen
tral station.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-12-06

F. Elmer Noin went to Bath Sat
urday where he had matters Of bust
ness to attend to.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-12-06

Hig bunch old oapcrs, SC at this oflae
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-08-28
AGRICULTURAL DAY At
LAKEWOOD
In Connection with Somerset Cow
Test Association Meeting on Satur.
day, September

The monthly meeting of the som
erset Dairy Testing Association viii
occur at Lakewood. Saturday, Sept. g
Harvey d. Eaton of Waterville will
speak upon Farmers Reading Matter
Mr. Eaton was born on Cornyilo
farm. and is now the owner of a large
farm in that town. He is constant
student of agricultural subjects, and is
sure to offer something of interest and
profit Other speakers Will be from the
University of Maine, and their names
will appear in our next issue.
Lakewood is easily reached by the
line of the Somerset Traction Co. and
is a very pleasant place for such 4
gathering Anyone interested in aeri-
culture is urged to attend II is pur-
posed to make this agricultural day
an annual event Meeting viii open
at $50 p. m There viii be half
hour car service from Skowhcgan and
Madison with a round trip rate of ne
from either town.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-08-28
AN EXTRA NIGHT WATCH
FOR SKOWHEGAN
Everett Adams Has Been Appointed to
Serve in that Capacity by the Sc
lectmen

The announcement made Monday
by X. Francis Parker, first selectman
that SkoWhegan is to have an extra
night watch was received as welcome
news by the residents of this city. The
matter has been under consideration
for some time, especially since tic
serious fires which have resulted here
during the summer. Everett Adams
has been appointed to act in the ca
pacity previously mentioned and his
duties will doubtless lay mostly on the
South side of the river and upon the
Island. He will assist during Che
dry season and at other times when
his help is felt the need of. Mr..
Adams has also been re-appointed a
member of the police force.
The regular watchman Charles
Steward has had a large territory to
cover and Skowhegan people have
felt that had there been two watch
men the serious fire which destroyed
and gutted several buildings on Madi-
son Avenue might have been ayerted,
at least and possibly several others.
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HON. EDWARD IN. MERRILL
Chairman of Progressive County Committee of
Somerset Comes out for John A. Peters

privilege as citizen and gave Mr..
Roosevelt my support at the polls be-
cause | believed. together with forty
eight thousand others in the State of
Maine, that the Republican Party
would be benefited by a lesson admin
istered by its own members
AS a Republican, believing in pro-
gressive policies, my aim has been to
construct not to destroy. This dis
trict is Republican by three thousand
majority, for it is not Democratic by
that much. Unfortunately there are
two Republican candidates. Both are
honorable men, and l could willing
ly vote for either. | am firmly con-
vinced, from personal observations
made here and elsewhere in the Dis
trict that Mr.. Lawrences vote will be
so small as to be practically neglig-
ible.
When the campaign opened after
the Primaries L felt the defeat of Mr.
Pattangall was demanded above all
else l thoroughly believe he is not
representative man of the Third
District, and | heartily disapprove of
the methods he uses, the people he
trains with and the principles he
stands for At first l did not believe
it possible for the Republican Party
i to gather its forces in time 10 COM
pass his defeat, and hence | intended
to vote for Mr.. Lawrence. But
now believe the Republican Party has
recovered its strength, for the Pro-
gressve element of it is returning
every day. Nor are we that voted for
Mr. Roosevelt last November incon-
sistent in voting for Mr. Peters, who,
judged by his legislative record,
stands for every safe and sane pro-
gressive policy. He is gaining
strength by leaps and bounds. | be-
lieve the Republican Party, because
j of the rebuke of last November and
through the power of the direct pri-
mary has become and must remain
responsive to the will of the people.
Let us not destroy the party we have
rebuked.
Mr.. Peters stands for the sane pro-
gress which is all that we who voted
i for Mr.. Roosevelt demanded of the
party. United we stand, divided We
fall. | am now convinced that a
vote for Mr.. Lawrence is half vote
4 for Mr.. Pattangall. | cannot give
that aid to Democracy,
(Signed)
] EDWARD N. MERRILL
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SkOWHEGAN ROADS
Commissioner Ford is Making Many
improvements. Working Now on
the State Road

Road Commissioner E. l.. Ford is
doing some excellent work on the
highways of Skowhe gan, while a no
ticeable and a very pleasing feature
locally is the laying of the cement
sidewalk on Water st. Another hig
Improvement is being made on Water
St. from the Railroad crossing 10
North Avenue and Will probably be
completed about the middle of next
week. The thorough foundation
upon which workmen have been en-
gagged for several days is to receive
a covering Of water bound macadam.
Mr. Ford now has crew of clever
men and ten horses working upon the
piece of new State road which is to
be loo feet in length and is to eN-
tend from the foot of Eddy Hill on
the Canaan road 10 the point whore
work was left off there last season.
Beside being a great Improvement 10
the section where it is being built, il
will also result as Il great improve
ment to Hcselton ST. as about $500
yards of the dirt which is used for fill
ing for the new road is to be taken
from the top of the Eddy Hill on Hes
elton st. This last mentioned jot
will probably occupy about one
months time before its completion.
Next Monday Mr. Ford purposes t.
start crew of men on the work OF
laying the several sewerage systems
which the town has voted to have in
stalled locally this season. These
sewers arc to be located as follows:
On North St, from the point where
the work was completed last year up
past the Catholic cemetery; on Jewett
St. extending its whole length and or
Main street from Bloomfield street
to the residence OF Herbert Jewett
There are at the present time thirty
men and fifteen horses being employ
ed on the highways of the town.
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MUSIC AND DANCING
At Chas. A. BurnOr's Ware House on
East Maple Street

Tuesday evening, August 26, the
members of Court Wesserrunsett No.
1920 and invited guests to the number
of two hundred spent a social even
ing at the warehouse of Charles a.
Burnor on East Maple street.
The following program was render
ed followed by dancing: Piano duct,
Mrs. L. P Geoffrion, Miss Lena
Goulette; piano solo, Earl Tantish !;
piano duet, Miss Maude Bilodeau,
Miss Airline f. Burnor; piano solo
George H. HerouX; reading by Miss
Airline F. Burnor; piano duet. Miss
Ethel Pooler, George II. HerouX
piano solo, Mrs. l.. p. Geoffrion. Re
freshments of ice cream were served
at intermission and Somerset orches
ira furnished the music for the occa-
sion. All present reported a most
enjoyable evening.
The building which is later to be
leased as a storage house by Mr.
Burnor will be divided into rooms al
lowing each person an individual
room or rooms for storage purposes
The building is 20 feet wide and as
feet long. The large room on the
first floor will be partitioned off into
eight compartments when needed.