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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-02-05
A GREAT PLAY.

Bought and Paid For" was the at
traction at the Opera House last Fri
day evening and the large audience
present were almost a unit in pro
nouncing il the best dramatic produc-
ton ever seen in the local house Ev-
cry member of the cast was an artist
and received the hearty applause
which they deserved. "Bunty Pulls
the Strings" another big Brady pro-
duction will be the next attraction al
this house, February 17th. This was
one of the big New York hits last sea
son.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-02-05

The Skowhegan High School and
Wateryille High School are arranging
for a preliminary debate conforming
with the rules governing the Goodwin
Interscholastic Debating League both
institutions being connected with that
organization. The debate is to be
held in Skowhegan about five weeks
from the present time and the ques-
ton for discussion is to be: Resolved
THAT members of Trades-Unio are
justified in refusing to work with nom
union men" Skowhegan High is to
support the negative side. Principal
Leighton has already invited twelve
Young men from the local school to
compete for thS team and at a pre-
liminary debate to be held in about
will represent the school in argument
with the Wateryille High students.
The coach is to be Carroll Ben Elan
ders. S. H. s.. '13, who is now a STU
dent at Colby College. the entire
league being conducted under the aus
pieces of the Colby College Debating
Society.
The Goodwin Interscholastic De-
batting League is made up of the fol-
lowing eight preparatory schools, di-
vided into two groups: Group A
Coburn Classical Institute, Maine Cen
tral Institute, Oak Grove Seminary
Hebron Academy Group B-Skowhe-
gan High, Good Will High, Madison
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-02-05
LIGHTED LANTERN IN
BARN CAUSED FIRE
Barn and Part of Contents Destroyed
in An Early Morning Fire Yester.
day.

Especial from our Correspondent
The barn belonging to w. G. Beckin
situated on the Starks road, from Nor
ridgewock, burned early Wednesday
morning. Mr.. Beckin was using a
lantern in the barn which caused the
fire The hay and a pig were burned
while the cattle, hens and horse
were saved. There was a small in
surance. A crew of firemen with the
chemical engine from Norridgewock
rendered what assistance they could
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-02-05
BIoo1nfieI0
1914 1914

century has and the day Bloomfield stepped
older privileges
she
pioneer
did much the the
paata omeead We rightly boast
and activities those the old
the beginning thus buded
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-02-05

assembled throng During the even
ing Harlequin ices. waters. mints
nuts and punch were served, by young
ladies in pink and white, Lambert ca
tering in a manner both dainty and
painstaking After the collation. some
time was spent socially and with mu-
sic before the function Was closed.
The occasion will long be remembered
Numerous out of town people We're
present.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-02-05
FIRE IN FREIGHT SHED
At JACKMAN STATION
Discovered Before 1t Had Gained
Much Headway.

A little excitement took place at
Jackman station Thursday caused by
a fire in the freight shed. The fire
originated from a match which was
dropped where oil had been split. The
damage was not great as it was dis
covered in time by the operator.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-02-05
THE SK0WHEGAN AND WATERv|LLE HIGH
SCHOOLS TO DEBATE IN SKOWHEGAN
Both Schools Included in Goodwin Interscholas-
tic Debating League

High and Wateryile High. Seven de-
bates are to be held between the eight
preparatory schools as follows Group
A-Maine Central Institute VS. Co
burn Classical Institute; Oak Grove
Seminary VS.. Hebron Academy and a
debate between the winners in this
group. In Group B, Madison High is
to debate against Good Will High;
Skowhegan High vs.. Waterville High
and then debate between the two vic
torious teams of this group. A final
battle will follow between the win
ming teams of the two groups.
The prizes. aggregating one hun
dred dollars. are the gift of Mrs. For
rest Goodwin, of Skowhegan. in mem
ory of her late husband. Congressman
Goodwin, Colby College 81 and are to
be distributed as follows: The sum
of seyenty-fiye dollars TO the winning
team in the final debate and the sum
of twenty-five dollars to the losing
team. the sums to be divided among
the speakers taking part i'll the de-
bate.
The speakers will be judged on the
basis of fifty points of which value of
argument shall count twenty-five
clearness of presentation fifteen and
general appearance, including voice
ten. Each debater is to be allowed
two speeches, one of ten minutes du-
ration. the other (rebuttaD of five
minutes duration.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-02-05
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT WILL PROBA-
BLY, NOT ADJOURN UNTIL NEXT WEEK
Attention of Judge and Jurors Being Occupied
With Civil and Criminal Cases

The next cases taken up were those
of Esther VI Olson Of Anson. against
Reuel Norton and Fred Wjthee Of
Madison. Action vas brought ID The
hfst case by Mrs olson 10 recover thf
SIN oi h3oe9 iof alleged injuries
.Hish she claimed 10 nave received III
tas Yard connected with the liYerF
slahI' u 6he TWO defendants IT seems
ACCORDING To the plalnuh side that
ste aia III husband had purchased
d h9fs' 81 the before mentioned gen
iiemeh WITH fhe agreement That ne
same sheaid bs returned providing Il
a'a Hei prov sahsiaf. > H.
hofse afnafeH5i} DID Hoi fte9e sals-
factory aha - fesa.' ~ 9asons DE-
dded 10 return ths Sam al s3{e fhsif
money ana heie returned - then
@he1 fhe1 lad 9Yea u - nenl for
IL ANNA Il Was further under
stood ihal 3iiie dbost fne buildings
o. fae def'adaHfs. soms trouble en-
sued md a. q iesiit Haie the horse
~as beins haeksd j @as claimed b
one q. fhe plaintiffs the wagon fe
whied II Vas attached vas rnn against
Mrs olson from which SIC sustained
injuries.
Two physicians testified Is 10 he
@emans condition. she being al tbe
=. sent tine patient q somerset
Hospital The witnesses o. tie w
sides differed Wy materially II some
subjects and III case With thaf of hef
husbands occupied the greater nari
Of TUESDAY session. Ihs seeond
case vas one of action bsoasa5 By Nj
Olson 70 recover money fer eNpshses
incidental 10 Hef illness and for loss
Of service
In the cas- ot MIS- Olson. the 5afs
returned verdict IA her favor il the
sum of z7ee "hile Mf. Olson re
cairsd IN his cas- a verdict of Sea-
The attorneys "ere tor Tie pialntii
>.au.s 49,
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-02-05

The Lewis Coal 20. was mad - - q
partnership composed OF fae lafe
Lewis Anderson and David y Lesls
ard was placed in the hands Of Ed
ward + Danforth as receiver before
Mr Anderson's death Tn before
mentioned company had on rs boob $
certain charges against \ L JeWeff
for coil furnished him Mr JeWett
on tn other hand had charges
on his books against David " Lows
and also against Le"Is Anderson a.
individuals Mr. Jsaetf claimed that
by mutual dgreeras II between himself
and Mr. Anderson and Mr Lewis his
claim against Mr Lewis and his elaJn
against Mr. Anderson Bore both 10 b
received by Lewis Goal 20 as pay
ment on the bill of Lows Goa %.
against Mr. Jewett. Mr. Jewett ad-
mitted that he owed the company
$190.55, after receiving credit fer tha
bill against Mr.. Lewis for fhe year
1910. Mr.. Anderson lad already cred-
tied Mr. JeHett on tha books Of tie
Lewis Coal Co. which Mr.. Jewett had
against him. Mr Anderson This case
went to tbe i,,,. nd n. ,.rdf., u..s
returned for TN .,.a,,, ,h.,t Mr.
Jewett admitted that h. owed That
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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-02-05
PLANS FOR RE-OEDICA-
TON EXERCISES
II the Bethan, Baptist Church. Fen.
turcS Will Begin at the nornin.
Service February II.

Plans ar underway for The re-dsa
icatou eNree4ses ef the rebuilt Beth-
any Bapusf church cdihee The pas
tor. Rce George Merriam, announced
Tuesday that while all arrangements
had not theu been completed. the 1rsf
exercises connected with the event
would occur on Sunday, February -
at the morning service. At this So
vice the pastor will preach a sermon
appropriate To the occasion and there
will be special music Tuesday even
ing of that week there will be young
peoples session and Wednesday even
ing a meeting in the interest of the
Sunday school is being planned for
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-02-05

Mrs Rose Smith of Bingham and
Mrs Isaac Holway of Solon. were the
guests OF Mrs. Harry Pierpont several
DAYS last week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-18
Country Correspondence
ELDERBERRY GAP

Ad Cutler visited Hardscrabble last
wk & returned home slightly under the
wether. We persoom Ad found some
person in his travels who had some
hard cider on hands.
Miss Rebecca Spriggins was notised
to have a busted seam in her short
waist at church last Sunday. Rebecca
is considerable stouter than she used to
he and her clothes is all too small for
uer
Seth Dobbins has been economising
TINS past winter by shaving hisself. and
every time he done so he put 10 cts.
(the price which he would of had to
of paid if he had of got shaved by the
barber) into china apple savings bank
Last wk Seth broke the bank to see
how mulch he had saved and found Is
cts According to this Seth must of
shaved hisself two times & half
Snide Emmons had = flare-up with
Miss Milly Hobbs to the dance tother
night becus Milly went & danced with
Hank Skinner. Roomer says all Is
over betwixt EN- 4 that the engagement
! has been broke off.
Andy White, while making some hot
ginger tea for his cold poured some
bling worter on his bare feet instid
| of IN the TIN cup, and as result Is quite
lame and can't wear his boots until
further moths.
This viii Be an from the Gap At this
writing. but more a non.
SICK SElPER URANUS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-18
HaIrcut for Hez

Hez Underwood dropped into Harve
Hines tonsorial barber shop & shaving
emporium tother day and told Harve
that he guessed he'd have shave, so
Hez fixed hisself comfortable in the
barber chair and first thing Harve
lnowd Hez was sound asleep.
Well, Harve went night ahead and
shaved Hez, and after he had did that
he ca1kilated Hez ort to have haircut,
so he cut his hair of short and still
Hez slept on, so Harve TUX it for grant
ed that Hez wanted shampoo, 50 he
Rive him that, and being as Hez was
still asleep Harye personnel Hez would
also want Ease massidge, so he done
that also, and being as Harve couldn't
think of ennythink else to do to Hez
he wicked him up.
Hex handed Harve ! dime and start
ed ont when Harve says. He. you owe
me dolIer & 10 cts" A doller and
10 cts for shaver hollers Hex Then
Harye explained that he had not only
Rive Hez = shave, but haircut, sham
poo and Ease massidge, which with
hair oil. perfoom, ct cette1y, tot11led
mn to = doller & 10 cts.
Hex give = gasp and hooked in the
glass. When he seen that all his h1if
was gone and his Ease red from being
rubbed he got Madden . vet hen and
swore not only he wouldn't pay Harve
= ct moren ID cts, but he'd bring suit
arm him for cutting his hair, from
which he would like ss not ketch hi1
deth Of cold and assault = battery r.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-18
Lokal Breafs

Little Jno. Jim Williams, son of Cal
Williams, has the hopping COTS. Cal
says little Jno. Jim hoops It up like
everything when he gets started.
Doc Livermore says there is consid-
cradle more sickness in our midst At
present than there was there a spell
back, and as result Doc is very cheer
full & optimistick. For q while Doc
had sleercely no pashients = tall and
was = good cal discurridged, but now
he goes from house to house with q
thankful heart. Doc says it Il allus
darkest jest before the dawn and he
hopes that sickness win continue in
definite.
Andy Skinner got = seed catalog
through the mail last wlx which Is full
of colerd picl<shures of fruits 4 vege-
tables that Andy says jest makes him
drool to look at they're 50 delishus.
Andy says it's very pecooliar that they
never grow like that in nachure.
Izrale Hemmingways cow presented
him with fine red calf last wk and
Il has been trying to teach the calf to
drink outen 4 pail but without much
sucksess. L says that calf don't pear
to have = thimblefull of brains in its
head
Samantha Deevers stifl continues on
the sick list, which list she has been
on now for II yrs or more, but then
Samantha don't mind It bit. On the
contrary she ruther enjoys poor health,
being as she gets waited on and mise
things cooked up for her. Under them
circumstances we persoom its quite 4
lucl<shury to be on the sick list.
Gabe Skinner, while out bi1dins fence
tother day, went and TUX his sweater
often hisself because it was too warm.
and now he is all stuffed up with .
cold. Cabe was blamed fool to go
aid do a thing like that, and he says
50 hisself. That's the first time Cabe
| has TUX off his sweater sinst last No
vember, when he put it on for the win
ter, and he says if he ever gifts over
that cold he'll keep his sweater on un-
til the 4th of July or know the reason
why.
These IS an the 'Ioleal Breefs" we
can think of at the present writing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-18
ON-rHE-BOOSr EDDYrOR-
IUL

Now that glad Spring has came
and the weather is mild suffishent
enuff to permit Bingville folks to
come otten their holes, so to speak,
where they have been denned up
trying to keep from freezing to-
deth for the past several months
being as this has been one of the
hardest winters through which we
have passed through ever sinst we
have been owner, Editor & Prop
& Everythinle else of the Bingville
Bugle, whereas Dad Henderson
who is our oldest inhabitant says
Bingvil1e amt never had colder
or more disagreeabler winter than
what the past has been according
to his recolleckshion and Kindly
wait minnit until we 90 back and
ascertain if possibil what it was we
started in to write a eddytoriu1
about Oh. yes, now we remem-
berD
In other words sinst Spring
opend Bingvil1e has took on 4 new
lease of life and is now going
through the throes of a big boost,
as we might say. Jest take note,
if you don't believe that Bingville
is on the boom, of the follering
construckshion & bi1ding which
has either been started or planned
to be started in our midst alreddy
this spring:
Eph Higgins, P. NJ, has added
five new P. o. boxes to the P. o.
Gid Smalley has started in to
bid several rod of stone fence.
Hen Weathersby, prop. of our
general store has put in a couple
of shells to make room for new
goods.
Cy Hosl<ins has repaired his
front gate.
Wilder Skinner has pulled a
old Bingham skirt outen a broke
pane of glass in her winder
(which has been eyesore to this
community all winter) and has
had a new pain of glass put in.
| Anne Hillyer, our loryer, legal
lite & ]. of the P, a nounces that
he is going to bid him new
hen house whilst Lem Brown, oul
expert carpenter says he thinks
hell paint his barn which he has
now put off doing for s yrs, but
icant put off no longer.
| There is menny other indica-
shions that Bingville is on the
boom if we could only think Of
lem. Suffise to say however thai
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-18
BIG
Il nI1LxaR
Spring
Clearance

..l>e r. .-:.. .,,.... 49,. -:
80. I,sely Spite aoou. ,Ins tl.ne
.,..-.... ..i. .e I .-l:."I
80 ea. aIe 81 - n :
~ - 80 csI ..A ~. ~ -
e. - =. 'neDy MOI =
hn nL .,a. .h..n MAJ s,e,r moi mons y
selling goods cheer for cssh than
I ID = selling less goods dav ~
day and charging en- up to folks
who like as not never pays for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-18
Pertinent Personals

The weather is quite mild & bammy
like as we go to press. AS Deacon But
terworth says, 1T smells like spring."
There was = "Pertynent Personal
told to US by somebuddy we met ON the
street tother day, but we can't reco1-
leci<t what it was or in faclet who ii
was that give It to Us, and n q result
we've forgot it altogether. That's what
comes of not making note of thing:
at the time. If this should meet the
eye of whoever give US that item We
will take it very kindly If they will
come to the Bugle offs and remind rs
what it was.
Deacon Andrews made a trip to the
co. seat last wl, and when he got back
to Bingville the Deacon was acktine
quite hilarious for him. We persoom
the Deacon da1lied with the flowing
bowl while at the CO. seat & praps got
4 leetle mite too much. The Deacon
IS very dignifde when he's sober.
Ham Williams wife says that Ham
ct six fried eggs for his breakfast
tother morning. Ham is great hand
for eggs, speshially this time Of yr.
when they're cheep, but in winter when
they're high he'd rdther sell en-. II
Ham keeps on eatin six eggs at = meel
he'll be CROWN like = blame old rooster
before long.
Miss Emily Dewberry sung a solo al
church last Sunday, and when she come
to the highest note in the peece Emily's
voice failed her & the result sounded
like screech of agony. Most of them
present thort Emily was suffering pain
but she wassent.
Mrs. Hester McCracIken of Calamity
Corners has been the gest of Mrs. Lem
Brown for a wk past. Mrs. Lem say.
she wishes to goodness Hester would
git her visit over and go along home
50 as she could get at her spring clean
ing.
A stranger whose name We did moi
learn passed through Bingville one da,
last wk and attracted good cal of at.
tenshion. It amt often > complete
stranger passes through our midst
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-18
TRAPT!
PIutarch Watkins nad to Roost il
Ills Windmill al Day { all Mite
50 Fl. Fren the Ground!
fhI Exeaps Frsn Deth { Star
v1shion! Thrilling PartickIers
feIters This!
49, A.

P1utarch Watkins, more familiar
1ehowd to folks hereAbouta as "Plute,"
had = turrible awful expefients last
Thursday which he says will furnish
like green bay tree in his memry,
even if he lives to be 1000 yrs. old,
which amt likely.
As everybody knows Plute lives
about a mile below BinRville on the
turnpike road. Wei, last Threesday
morning Pluto elm up in his windmill
to oil the blame thing, being as it has
been squeakin more er less all winter
whenever the wind blowd and keep him
awake nights. When Pluto elm up
with his oil can it was calm as emmy
thing & not broth of wind stirring,
but he haddent emmy moren reached the
top of the windmill until the wind come
up and the fans begin to turn, and there
was Pluto ketched like a rat in q trap,
being as he couldn't descend while the
windmill was going unless he desired
to git hisself all scrapped up like meat
in sawsidge cutter, so he jest hung
on to the top of the windmill and wait
ed for the wind to stop blowing.
After he had hung on until nearly
noon and the wind blowing hardern
ever if ennythink, Pluto begin to boiler,
thinking his wife might hear him, which
she did, and come outen the house. She
askt Pluto what he was 4 doing up
there like ole rooster roostin on a
perch, and nearly busted herself latin
at him until Pluto explained to Mirandy
that he couldn't git down so long as
the wind blowd 4 to goodness salees go
somewheres for help.
Mirandy dropped her work and run
all the way to Bingvi1ie, where she ar
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-18

nearly rubbing his Ease nav IKE that
while he was asleep.
Hez went away in fury, an oiled
up and performed. Hezze's wife SAYS
Hez smells awful Mise, but that he's
crossern bear to live with sinst Harye
cut his hair unbelnownst to him.
Harve says sometimes he gifts 50 dis
gusted with barbefing bizness in Bine-
VILE that he wishes to goodness he Was
in some other line,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-18

as we. go to press it looks as if
Bingvi1le was standing on the
threshold of a glorious new area
in industrial development.
LET US DO ALL WE CAN
TO BOOST THINGS ALONGl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-18
HotIse TO Deadboots

Unless you desire ~ to place your
back subscriptions to the Buele into
the hands of co1leckshion agency who
viii dun you to deth, kindly call & pay
shion. Small fayors thankfully re.
ceived. EDITOR BUCLE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-18

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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-12-25
HUMAN FIEND' ALLOWED TO co
TO CHURCH after 80 YEARS
IN SOLITARY Confinement

NEW YORK, NJ. ", Dec. 26.
After 20 years OF solitary
confinement In a cell. Jesse
pomeroy. the human flend,"
has been permitted 10 worship
God In the company Of hls fel.
low eonvlets for the first time.
During whole generation OF
time this extraordinary criminal,
who has grown TO manhood and
into middle age In cell No. 20 OF
the Charlestown prison. was re.
garded by the authorities OF Masaa.
chusetts 60 be too bad 10 30 to
church "
At IL. Jesse nomeroy. a newaboy.
was sentenced TO be hanged for
the murder OF a little girl and sew.
eral boys
Hears Flrst Sermon
Because OF his extreme youth.
the sentence was committed 10 soil
tary confinement for life.
Never permitted to look upon the
faces OF his fellow.prisoners never
allowed TO exercise ut tho same
hour Jesse Pomeroy received the
ftfst mitigation or hts sentence
when he was permitted. on the
i7th anniversary OF his birth, 10
enter the prison chapel and listen
20 sermon by the prison chaplain.
A special keeper sat beside him
during the services
Pomeroys interest In the pro
ceedings was breathless lie
studied every face In the chapel.
Knows Library by Heart
In every other recorded In.
stance OF lonely and protracted i'm.
prisonmeut n twilight Of the mind
has followed
But Pomeroy has not gone crazy.
On the contrary. he has developed
from an Ignorant newsboy into an
omniverous reader OF books.
The prison library numbers 5000
Volumes.
The man who was too bad 10 40