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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-03-06
THE TOWN IMPROVEMENT
SOCIETY
Held a Most Entertaining Meeting Fri
day, Pursuant Upon the Study of
Maine

The localities in Maine that have
been noted in the history not only of
the State but of New England; the
noted families that have lived and
worked for its welfare making also
for themselves places of influence in
the nations history, and the beautl-
full Colonial homes that in the past
have been the pride and adornment
of so many towns and in many in
stances may be visited at the present
time, We're subjects selected by calen-
dar program to be presented to the
members of Town Improvement on
Friday. Feb. 2S, when the regular
meeting of the Society was held in the
Library Parlors.
Following opening remarks by the
president. Mrs Elizabeth p Merrill.
the program under the direction of the
first president Miss Gertrude S.
Weston was given as follows: Song,
Miss Marion Carpenter with piano ac-
compartment by Mrs. Carrie Steward.
paper, Historic Places. Mrs. Viola
f. Smith; A poem "Norembegas writ
ten by Mrs Frances I.aughton Mace
was read, with a slight historical ac-
count of the mystical city of that
name located by many early voyagers
upon the banks of the Penobscot at
Bangor. Mrs. Mace, native of Ban
gor. taking this legend as the theme
of the poem. Noted Families OF
Maine Mrs. Emma w. Goodrich !;
Colonial Homes of Maine, Miss Ger
trude S. Weston. Poems by David
Barker, The Empty Sleeve" THE
Angel, THE Covered Bridge" read by
Mrs. Della L. Bartlett.
Mrs. Nettie w Paddock and Mrs.
Nellie E. Chase served as hoSsesses for
the afternoon.
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TOWN MEETING DAY
NEXT MONDAY
Annual Reports Issued
For Distribution
Henry Demo Publicly Announces Him.
self Candidate for the Ofiice OF
Second Selectman.

With town meeting day almost here,
much interest is being shown by the
citizens in the proceedings which are
To be carried out at that time. Mon
dav night the committee of twenty met
IN 20 over the articles of the warrant.
The session lasted until nearly mid
night. z. F. Merrill was appointed
chairman and L. L. Sandford, .secre-
tary. Several citizens interested in
the different articles presented were
in attendance and many of the articles
were tabled for the next committee
meeting which is to be held tonight
In another column Henry Demo has
publicly announced himself candi-
date for second selectman.
The annual school and town reports
are in circulation. The town war
rant posted Saturday and printed else
where in this paper contains seventy
articles.
Some of the expenditures for the
$4,000 on the South Channel bridge
loan and $1,000 on the engine house
loan. There has also been paid
$500 on the loan for the macadamiz-
ing of Court street near the railroad
station; $10S0 on the damages to
Building Loan which debt was incur
red owing to blowing up of buildings
at the time of the Gould block fire,
and $3.50 for former loan on the lot
about City Hall. These expenditures
however leave about the usual amount
in the treasury, the treasurer's report
showing the balance on hand to be
$l6,042.92. One article that will
doubtless receive considerable atten-
ton is that regarding the purchasing
of horses, harness, etc, for the fire de-
partment. This expenditure on the
part of the town would perhaps mean
the saving of thousands of dollars
worth of property, owing to the
promptness that would be bound to
result in time of fires should the town
vote to procure the horses.
The total valuation of the town Is
s3,944,930, of which $2,947,945 is real
estate and s996,9S5 is personal estate.
Total amount raised $85,41607. There
is in the school report an unexpended
balance of $21492. The number of
pupils in town April 1 1912 was 676.
Number of pupils registered since that
time ,063.
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WOODROW WILSON MAUGURATED PRESIDENT Of The UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA, TUESDAY
Vice President Marshall Took Oath Senate Chamber Democracy
Now Reigns Members of New Cabinet Announced

Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey was
inaugurated Tuesday. as President of
the United States and Thomas r. Mar
shall of Indiana its Vice President.
Under the dome of the nations Cap
itol, in the presence OF countless,
cheering concourse of his fellow citi-
zens, the new President raised hand
toward a prophetic sun that burst
through dissolving clouds and pro-
nounced the occasion a day of dedica-
ton, not of triumph.
1t was an intensely human, prece-
ent-breaking Inauguration. With
members of his chosen cabinet sur
rounding him, the justices of the su-
preme court before him, his wife and
daughters actually dancing for joy on
the platform below, and William How
ard Taft, ex-President of the nation at
his side, the new President shouted a
summons to all honest, patriotic, For
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Frank Young

The death of Frank Young occurred
Friday after an illness with pneu-
monia. His health had not been good
for years. Mr. Young divided his
time between Smithfield and Skow-
hegan, ordinarily living here in the
winter and in that town during the
summer months. He is survived by
sister, Mrs. Sherburne, who lived
with him and one brother, Henry
Young, who, like his brother, lived a
part of the time here and part of
the time in Smithfield.
The funeral ceremonies were con
Quoted from the late home of the de
ceased Sunday at O'Clock. The min
lister in attendance was Rev. George
Merriam of the Bethany Baptist
church and the remains were placed
in the tomb.
Mr.. Young was never married.
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SOMERSET VETERANS ASSUCIA.
TION AND LADIES' AUXILIARY
The Program for this March Session
to be Held Here-PrOmises Much
of Interest

Friday, March 14th will be great
day for the veterans in Skowhegan.
The meeting will be held in Municipal
Court room. The Ladies' Auxiliary
will hold a short business meeting at
9 o'clock to make arrangements for
their annual field day at Lakewood.
The veterans will be called to order
at 10 o'clock. The usual business will
take up the forenoon and Charles
Folsom-Jones. will deliver the address
of welcome Dinner will be served at
noon by the Womans Relief Corps in
G. A r. Hall at the usual price and
the afternoon session will be called at
lis. There will be an entertainment
in the afternoon. consisting of speak
ing, war songs, solos, readings etc. 1t
is expected that comrades John f.
Lamb and Past Commander OF the
Maine G. A R. Edwin Riley will be
present The public is invited.
The usual rates over the Maine Cen
tral from Bingham and way stations to
Madison and from Wateryille and way
stations to Skowhegan will be ip ord
err There will also be special rates
on the trolley line from Madison and
return.
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Suburban Life

1t seems as if nearly the entire issue
of Suburban Life-The Countryside
Magazine-for March is devoted to
gardens and gardening. II is, in
fact. a whacking bog garden manual,
with an eight-page section entitled
The Countryside Handy Tables con-
sisting of planting, spraying, pruning
and other rules for every gardening
operation. as leading feature. The
titles of some of the leading articles
indicate their tenor; A Prize-Winning
Fashioned Flower Garden. An
Amateurs Garden and How II Grew,
Starting a Hardy Garden Roses
for the Northern States, Tree and
Bush Fruits for the Little Place. A
Whole State Goes A-Gardening,' \
Little Dutch Bulb Garden What We
Did with a Tiny Garden My Back
yard Garden" About the Column
bines." THAT Bunch of Pot Herbs,
My Neighbors Garden and Mine, -
Caring for the Hotbed." and The
Suburban Garden of a Popular Novel
list" Other articles of general inter
est are: Waking Time The Am
erican High School Boy" "A Model
Electric Kitchen" Teaching City
Planning in Schools" and How and
What to Feed Your Chicks. The
Story of an American Farm, by John
Williams Streeter. strong serial
story, is continued.
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The cabinet list is definitely accept
ed to be as follows:
Secretary of State-Wlliam J. Bry-
an of Nebraska.
Secretary of Treasury William 6.
McAdoo of New York
Secretary of War-Lindley NJ Garri-
son of New Jersey.
Attorney General-James Reynolds
of Tennessee.
Postmaster General Representative
Albert Burleson of Texas
Secretary of the NaYy-Josephus
Daniels of North Carolina.
Secretary of the nterior-Franklin
X Lane of California
Secretary of Agriculture-Davi F
Houston of Missouri.
Secretary of Commerce-Represent-
ative William c. Redfield of New York
Secretary of Labor-Representative
| William b. Wilson of Pennsylvania.
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ANNUAL BOARD Of
TRADE MEETING
Lecture and Banquet on
Evening of March l3
The Aiiair viii he Held In Granee
Hall. All are Invited to Attend tn
Lecture. Walter II. Sawyer ol
Lewiston to Speak

SkoWheean Board of Trade vii give
a banquet at Go P. N Thursday, Nay
- al Grange Hall, it being the ar
nual meeting. The necessary Oas.
ness viii be transacted immedIatal
after the banquet and at ; O'Clock
there will be d lecture on Water Pow
or De'eiopement in Maine by Waite
II. sawyer Of the firm OF Sawyer d
Moulton. consulting and designing eH-
gineers OF Lewiston, Maine This ad-
dress will be illustrated by ste-eopti-
can views OF his latest work on 'he
Androscoggin river. Tickets viii be
furnished free 10 all Board of Trade
members who are in good STANDING
for 1913 for the banquet the same u
be procured from John X. Lancaster.
secretary.
4 cordial invitation is extended 10
all who are not Board of Trade mem
bers TO attend the lecture which NIll
begin at S O'Clock in the auditorium
of Grange Hall. The committee o
arrangements are A r. Jewett T. \
Ross and a. X. Butler.
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HIGH SCHOOLS DEBATE
N SKOWHECAN
Local Team was Decided Upon Monday
Evening at Preliminary Speaking
Before Judges

The preliminary speaking by six of
the young men, students Of Skowhe-
gan High School, from which a debat-
ing team was selected for the High
School debate, was held Monday even
ing in Municipal Court room. The
judges were l.. L. Walton, Esq, Rev
Theodore Halbert Wilson and w. H.
Hawes, Esq. The addresses were on
the affirmative side of the question
Resolved that Maine should allow the
transmission of its water power be-
yond it's State limits
All the contestants made brilliant
remarks and suggestions favoring
their side of the debate and the judges
finally assigned Carroll Flanders
Sherman Shumway and Charles Sheri-
dan to the debating team membership
with Donald w. Philbrick as alter
nate.
The local High School team will
debate with team from the Madison
High School in Skowhegan Friday
evening, March IA, on the before
mentioned question. The exercises
will be held in the Opera House.
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WITH THE SKOWHEChN
BOWLERS
Several Matches and Numerous Teams
Organized at the Water ST. Pool
Room.

Several matches are in progress az
the Star pool room now under the
management of Smith & Sanborn. The
teams thus far organized have taken
the names of the Star Bowling Ciub,
and the Star Pool Team. the Com
monwealth Bowlers and the Central
Maine Bowling Club. The first mattel
of the series occurred last evening be
tween the Star Bowling Club and tht
Commonwealths. the former winning
by a score of 1877 TO 1863.
As previously arranged for by the
acceptance of a challenge from the
Madison Bowling Team, the winner OF
last nights game is TO go to that town
TO play the first of series of three
bowling matches. next Thursday eve
ming. With them will go the Star Pool
Team of this place to commence &
similar series with the Madison poo
team. The Central Maine team bowls
Friday night against the Stars. The
Commonwealth challenges the winners
in this game, Monday night. The fol-
lowing is the summary of last even
ing's game:
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BOY SCOUTS ARE ROYAL
ENTERTAINERS
A Large Number In Attendance at
Their Supper. Concert Followed
OF Much Interest. Mrs. Marion
Drake-Flanders, SOlOist

The cold meat and salad supper
Scouts in the Congregational vestry
last Friday evening was a very deli
cious repast. The walters were men,
bers of the troop and they were most
thoughtful for the welfare of their
guests. There was large number in
attendance
Following the supper musical
was held in the auditorium of the
church, the assemblage being called
calls. Owing to lack of electrical
power the organ numbers to have been
played by Miss Edith Lewis had to be
omitted. The Teachers Mandolin
club played several selections and
there were solos by Prof r. w. Leigh
ton and Lyle Moore. These two solo
lists are we'll known in the musical
life of Skowhegan and their numbers
are always received with much ap-
piduSt. HCy ntiC dStoiiPdhiCu W
Miss Lewis Mrs. Marion Drake
Flanders of Athens was the principal
performer of the evening, and with her
wonderful talent entertained the de-
lighted audience with many songs.
Mrs. Flanders Is most gracious on the
platform and her rare voice combined
with pleasing personality has al
ready won for her hosts of friends and
admirers in Skowhegan. On this oc-
casion of her appearance her full,
rich tones suited so well for concert
work were at their best and the vi
vacity with which she sang her solo
numbers charmed every listener. Her
accompanist was Miss Mary Emery.
During the evening Elliot Spear, a
former Skowhegan boy, now Scout
master of troop No. 2, Auburn. who
was here for visit gave an interest
ing talk on the Boy Scout work. He
was formerly patrol leader here un-
der Scout Master Plummer.
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SKOWHEGAN' WOMAN'S
CLUB
Held II Musical Afternoon. Large
Number Attended and Delightful
Program MAS Presented

Yesterday marked one Of the pleas
ATTEST literary afternoons passed in
the Womans Club this year. 1t was
Musical afternoon and the program
was directed by Mrs. Kathleen Oak
The hostesses were Mrs. Jennie S
Philbrick and Mrs. Lola NJ. Blunt and
they wore old-fashioned gowns, as dla
Mrs. Oak The decorations We're
very original, the walls of the library
parlors where the meeting was neld
being adorned with old-fashioned pie
lures, and worsted wreath There
were old-fashioned vases used in the
rooms and the centerpieces We're OF
waxed fruit and flowers.
The following program was present
ed Song, Miss Evelyn Scott of
Madison; paper, Compositions OF
Beethoven, Mrs. Oak; piano solo,
Sonata Appassionata. including Moon
light Sonata. Mrs Dora T. Nye. After
intermission came old songs and
others as follows: Il cannot sing the
old songs" Mrs. Agnes Steward in cos
tune; piano solo. Mrs Alice L. Mitch
ell, Madison; song, Miss Evelyn Scott;
song, Maid of Athens Mrs. Steward:
violin solo. Maurice Philbrck; song,
Miss Evelyn Scott; song, The Mock
ing Bird, Mrs Steward; duet, Prof.
Leighton, DIR. Cover; Aud Lang
Syne". members and guests. The ac-
companists were Mrs. Alice l. Mich
ell Madison. Miss Edith Lewis, Miss
Mary Emery and Mrs Oak
A nominating committee composed
of Mrs Gertrude Bucknam. Mrs. Ma
bel Philbrick and Mrs. Rose Merrill
was appointed and members are eX-
pected to prepare ballots for officers
for the next year and hand the same
to this committee before or at the
next meeting. This meeting will be
observed at Children's Day and will be
held March - instead of March l9.
Each member is privileged to invite
one guest preferably child and the
program will be furnished by children.
The hostesses will be the Misses Ruth
Greenwood, Helen Merriam and Lyle
Stinchfield, the daughters of Club
members.
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ward-looking men, to aid him, extend
ing the promise that he would not fail
them in the guidance OF their govern
ment.
While the Presidents concluding in
augural words were tossing in tuMul-
tuous waves of applause the retiring
President clasped his hands and en-
listed as a patriotic servant in the
ranks of private citizenship.
Ceremonies in the Senate chamber
which marked the dying of the 62nd
and the vitalizing of the new 63rd Con
gress embracing the inauguration of
Vice President Marshall and the
swearing in of the senators-elect, were
never more impressive. Though delay
ed somewhat by the course of legisla-
ton, necessitating turning back half
an hour the hands of the clock, the
interest was tense.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-03-06
SEIZED OVERI.0NE!HUN.
DREO P|NTS LIQUOR
Deputy Sheriff Brophy Made Biz
Haul at Fairfield. Was Intended
for kennebec County Parties

One of the biggest liquor hauis
since the administration of Sheriff
Thompson in Somerset county was
made at Fairfield the other day by
Deputy Brophy. The seizure includ-
ed 100 pints of hard stuff and was
made just as the goods were leaving
the station, after being loaded upon
team. One arrest was made and q
fine of s100 was paid
The story of the case seemed to be
that the liquor was not intended for
Fairfield parties, but was simply
shipped there. fearing it would be de
tected at the Wateryille station. the
plans being to transport the same to
the buyer by team.
Offenders of the liquor law vii
without doubt in the future or should
at least bear in mind that Somerse
county officials are quite as watchf'
rs the officers Of her neighbori
county.
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TUBERCULOSIS IN SKOW.
HECAN AND VICINITY
DIR. 4. 4. DOwnes of Fairfield. Execu.
tive Secretary of the Maine Anti
Tuberculosis Association TO Lecture
Here

DR.. A. A. Downs of Fairfield exc
cutive secretary of the Maine Anti
tuberculosis Association is TO give a
stereoptican lecture in the Municipal
Court room here next Wednesday
night. DR.. Downs comes here under
the auspices of the SkoWhegan Wo-
mans Club and there will be no ad-
mission fee. He will talk on methods
of caring for patients and how 10
overcome the disease. Statistics show
us thai in the last five years there
have been thirty-two cases OF con-
sumption in Skowhegan
DR.. Downs says:
What is the condition in Skowhe-
gan and Somerset County? Except in
one town in the county, there Is no
one whose duty it is to instl Gct a
consumptive how to live and prevent
the infection of some healthy person.
1t is usually estimated that there are
ten times as many active cases in the
community as there are deaths zach
year Boston with organized work
has reduced her death rate 50 per
cent. Every town of five thousand
inhabitants should have a free dis
pensary and a visiting tuberculosis
nurse.
II has been said that town Of this
size could not raise the moLcy and
carry on the work, and again, three
was no need of work OF this kind. The
writer was in Old Town last week on
the afternoon of their free clinic, and
there were twenty-five patients in
their dispensary. and with only two
months work, the nurse had nearly
forty patients under her supervision.
This in a town of only $50 inhabi-
tants. Within six weeks of the time
the organization was completed. $1S0o
had been raised and a nurse was on
the district
The only way that has ever been
found to reduce the death rate in
town or city has been TO provide
for the care of the dangerous case,
and while in Maine no provision has
been made by the State for this care.
it becomes a necessity for the town 10
make some provision. and this can
best be done by the employment of a
district nurse and the opening of a
free tuberculosis dispensary.
Skowhegan has had more than its
share of tuberculosis within the last
few years, and with the present me-
thod of control there is no reason to
expect any abatement in the number
of cases. Are we sure there are no
cases of tuberculosis in our schools
spreading infection? DO we know
there are no careless consumptiyes
on our streets? Are your houses
thoroughly disinfected when vacated
by tuberculosis patient? Have we
common drinking cups in the schools
or on the streets? Are our citizens
educated to the dangers of this dis
ease, and above all, are we making
any provisions for the control of con-
sumption in our vicinity? If not. why
not? We are every one of us re-
sponsibe for the spread of this in
lection, and we must every one of us
become responsible for its control.
Then, let us individually and as a
community awaken to our duty and
adopt those measures which have
been shown by experience will reduce
the death rate and prevent the in
fection in communities of our size
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Death of Charles X. Drake.

Following an illness OF pneumonia
of several days duration Charles r.
Drake, a resident OF Athens. died at
Somerset hospital. Tuesday night. His
age was 81 years. Mr. Drake was EN-
ployed at a wood working plant in
town. The deaceased is survived by a
widow, two daughters. Thurza w, and
Eva 6. Drake, and an aged father.
Aaron w. Drake of Athens.
The remains have been taken to Ath-
ems and the funeral will be held in
that town, tomorrow afternoon.
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GENE RAJ ISAAC DYER
DIED LAST NIGHT
This Aged Veteran Passed Away nj
ter Several Months of Failing
Health. He Was 81 Years Old.

General Isaac Dyer, one of the best
known and a much respected citizen
of Skowhegan, passed away last night
at his late home on Madison Ave. The
aged veteran breathed his last shortly
before 6 o'clock. His age was 81
years.
Private services will be held at the
house, Sunday and public memorial
services will be held in the Centenary
NJ f. church, Sunday afternoon al
2.30. A more extended account of his
life will be published next week.
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FOR SECOND SELECTMAN

At the suggestion OF large number
of Skowhegan voters, have decided to
become a candidate for second select
man, at the coming town meeting.
shall be pleased to have those vote
for me who judge me capable to fill
ing the position.
WILLIS A. BAILEY.
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THE FORKS PLANTATION

Officers elected: Moderator, James
f. Powell; Selectmen, Forest E. Will
liams, John B. Comber. Mont Bean
Town Clerk. Forrest +. Williams
Treasurer, Wilson J. Holway; Collect
or, Edwin Y. Morris; Road Commits
sioner. Appointed by Co. Commission
ers; School Committee, Mont Bean !;
Board of Health, tnot yet appointed. !
Money raised for: Schools, $500:
All other purposes $3.50: Total amount
raised, $1,170; Total amount raised
last year, $500.
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PALMYRA

The town of Palymra held it's annual
meeting, Monday, Mar. 3, with the fol
lowing results: Moderator, II. l.. Good
rich; Town Clerk, Randolph A. Stacy
Selectmen, F. p Foster, c. E. Cole
w. ]. Hubbard; Town Treasurer, l.
w. Frost; Road commissioners. NJ. p
White, S. b. Millett, E. A. Parkman;
Members School Board, T. F. French
w. H. Smith The school board was
elected as truant officers; Trustees OF
Public Library, j. l.. Morton, Mrs. w
A Blaisdell, l.. w. Frost. Mrs. S, B
Millett, Mrs. A. f. Smith; l.. w. Frost
Sealer of Weights and Measures: w
L. Estes, F. c. Pooler, J. r. Emery
II. B. Towle and ". A. Smith were
elected sections; l.. w Frost, Collect
or; J. A. Getchell, Constable.
Amount of money raised. To defraS
town charges, $1200; for support OF
shoots. 500; for school supplies. $25;
for repairs on school houses, $3.50; for
school text books, 500; for tuition out
of town. $100; for support of Public
library, $50 for State road, $400; for
repairs on roads and bridges. $4,000;
for repairs on Wyman Hill, $3.50; for
repairs on Lang Hill. $3.50; for Memoir
ial Day, $15.