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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-06-25
FairgrieYe's Bay

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wood of Port
land are spending the second week of
their honeymoon in the Lewis cot
tage. Mr.. Wood has been bookkeeper
for Cox & Co, wholesale boot and
shoe dealers in Portland for eight
years. He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred A. Wood of Skowhegan.
Miss Elizabeth Gordon of Boston is
in her cottage for the season She
came in May and will stop until it is
TOO cold In the fall. She runs her
own car and thinks there is no lake
like the Wesserrunsett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fairgrieve are at their
cottage.
J. d. Symons and family are to oc-
cupy the old hotel. This will give
them an opportunity to try out their
Evinrude and new boat they had built
for it. 1t is one of the best all round
rigs on the lake.
Carl Ladd of the Longfellow Cafe
Boston. Mrs Watson and daughter
Helen are with us again in the Long
fellow cottage. This is their third
year here Mr.. Ladd drove his car
from Boston
Dr. II. B. Phillips and wife have
their cottage Tor the season. This is
the second year they have been at the
lake. The doctor who is connected
with the department of Mathematics
at the Institute of Technology. Boston
is some fisherman and has some fine
tackle. He got two fine bass last
week.
The Madison people are all here in
their neat bungalows on Parkman
Avenue Among the colony are Mr.
and Mrs. j. r. Emery and daughter
Florence, Mr.. and Mrs Charles Davis,
and Mr.. and Mrs. ] NJ. Haines
Mr. and Mrs Charles Miller have
their tent up aud feel as much at
home as if in a bungalow.
Mr. and Mrs ToWne have moved in
to their new bungalow although the
structure is not finished outside.
Mr. and Mrs George Hillman are
in their tent and seem greatly inter
ested in their flower garden.
Horace Parkman has his beautiful
grounds cleaned up and they look even
more pleasant than usual. We ar
glad to see Mr. Parkman looking bel
ter this season than for long time.
Dr. Kennison of Madison has pitch
ed his tent on Cedar Point, which IS
certainly with its tall timber and lo-
cation, one of the best camp sites on
the shores Of the lake.
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TERMS FOR The
COMPOSING
OF Differences Between
the u. S. and Mexico
Have Been Concluded. Character of
Settlement not Expected to Arouse
Opposition

Niagara Falls, Ont, June 24-Terms
for the composing of all international
differences between the United States
and Mexico have been concluded. The
conditions under which diplomatic re-
lations will be resumed were tonight
embodied in a protocol which was
signed by the ambassador from Brazil,
the ministers of Chile and Argentina
and the American and Huerta dele
gates.
The character of the settlement is
not expected to arouse opposition from
the Constitutionalists who will partici-
pate in, and to large degree mould
the adjustment of all internal disputes
Continued on Page y
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-06-25
SKOWHECAN PEOPLE ARE
ELECTED To OFFICE
Mrs. Ruth Fl. Eaton Made President of
the Department of Maine, National
Relief Corps

Several Skowhegan people were
elected to Office at the annual meet
ing of the Department of Maine, G. r.
R. and the Department of Maine Ma
tional Relief Corps held in Lewiston.
The convention closed Thursday after
noon after a very enthusiastic and
successful session.
Mrs. Ruth H. Eaton of this town re-
ceyed perhaps the highest homage as
she was elected to the office of presi-
dent of the last named organization.
1t is gratifying to local people and es-
pecially to Russell Corps of which she
is a member to note this fact, while 1t
is considered a still greater honor be-
cause Mrs Eaton has been a member
of the Relief Corps for only about four
years. She has served the local
order as its treasurer and the De-
partment of Maine as it's chaplain and
Senior we President. Mrs. Ella II.
Crowell was elected a member of the
Executive Board Mrs. Mary s.
T. Burns who is also member OF the
local corps and its secretary was
appointed department inspector.
Charles Smith of Skowhegan was
made Senior Vice President of the G.
A R. Department. He is a member OF
Russell Post and now holds the same
Office in both the subordinate and de-
partment orders. He is past COM
mander of the local post and has serv-
ed officially otherwise in the organlza-
ton. Mr. Smith was a member of the
First Maine Cavalry.
The entire list of officers follow:
Grand Army: Department com
mander, Ray p Eaton, Brunswick
senior vice commander, Thomas S
Benson, Sidney; junior vice command
er, Charles Smith, Skowhegan; medi-
cal director, Benjamin f. Sturgis, NJ
D., Auburn; chaplain, Rev George X
Palmer, Portland; council of admins
II dtOI, MeIYllle IN Cleeuidh, W ih'hANP
Silas Adams, Waterville; Charles +.
Smith, Saco; Edwin Riley, Liyermore
Falls; Oakman F. Glidden, Togus.
Relief Corps: President, Mrs. Ruth
H. Eaton of Skowhegan; senior wee
president, Elizabeth J. Savage, Ban
gor; junior vice president, Josie Ma
thews of Pittsfield; chaplain Mrs. Lii
lian Hanson of Rumford; secretary
Mary l.. Stinchfield of Clinton; treas
urer Hattie c. Sprague of Bangor; pa
triotic instructor, Maude Merrick. Wa
teryille; inspector, Mary S. I. Burns
of Skowhegan; councillor, Ida G. RoliC
of Clinton; chief of staff, Alice Gil
man of Oakland
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TOWN IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY
FIELD DAY
An Enjoyable Social Occasion Large.
ly Attended by SkoN hegan Women

a gathering of nearly ninety ladies
were present yesterday afternoon at
the annual field day of the Town In
provement Society. The affair was
held at the home of Mrs. Edna Page
Smith, the spacious lawns. roomy
homestead and wide verandas being
at the disposal of the guests. The
location was indeed ideal for such an
event, beautiful Coburn Park oppos-
lie the scene of the festivities adding
not a little to the enjoyment of those
present
The hostess received assisted by
the president. Mrs Annie F. Fish and
the large assemblage was soon gath
cred together all uniting in an eN-
change of wit and pleasantly bettting
the occasion. Piano solos We're play
ed during the afternoon by Miss Edith
". Lewis and Mrs. Smiths victoria
was another source of enjoyment
At about o'clock tables were ar
ranged ON the lawn for the luncheon
which Vas served picnic style, Mrs.
Ella T. Holt. Mrs. Ella T Mooers.
Mrs. Nellie Chase aud Mrs. Emma
Witham assisting in these arrange
mtnts The afternoon was indeed a
pleasurable one for the ladies of the
Town Improvement Society and on
every side were expressions yoicln1
most appreciatiyely tho kindness ana
courtesy which Mrs Smith had shown
them and the entertainment Afforded
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Trout Cantured by Hand

C. A. Weston of Madison. who has a
reputation in the town where he
dwells, as being something of fish
erman, broke his record Friday morn
ing by capturing an 1l-inch trout
with his bare hands. Mr.. Weston was
walking on the bank of the Kennebec
early in the morning and noticed the
fish headed toward shore in pool of
comparatively shallow water made by
some lodges. BY some careful maneu-
vering he captured the fish as stated.
1t has been put in the large tank in
the window of the Emery store
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THE NEXT FEW DAYS

On July 9th, just one week from next
Monday night, the greatest circulation
aud popularity contest Somerset Coun-
ty has ever seen will come to a close
On that night will be awarded prizes
amounting in all to over $1,000.00. The
most sought after prize, the 1914 Model
7 Ford Touring Car, will go to
the one who has the largest number of
votes to his or her credit on that night.
During the eight weeks that the Con-
test has been running hundreds of
thousands of votes have been collect
ed by the various candidates and thou
sands have been promised them for
this the last week. 1t is now or nev-
.er. If you are subscriber and have
promised your renewal to a candidate,
hand it to him NOW. 1t will be too
late in a few days. You may not
think the votes on one subscription
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MYSTERY PROBABLY
SOLVED
In the Skeleton Cases
at Madison
Bones Thought to Have Been Placed
There by Medical Student Years Ago
- - -~~F@ws

MADISON, JUNE 24-The probable
solution of the mystery surrounding
the finding of the skeleton of a human
being In an old farmhouse on the Nor
rideewock road about one and one
half miles below Madison has been
reached by those of the older residents
who have been considering the matter
since the find about two weeks ago.
1t is said that before Harlan Mer-
rill the present owner, bought the
farm. some As years ago, man lived
there by the name of Mason Wood
He had a son who was a medical
student and 1t is thought that this son
probably secured this skeleton in some
manner for a medical college and
placed it in the inconspicuous place
where it was found, under a loose
floor in an open chamber, To await its
shipment to the college and in some
unaccountable manner either left sud
denly or forgot ii, thus ii has lain
undisturbed these many years until
accidentally discovered by Mr.. Mer-
rill While repairing leaks in the roof.
The other skeleton which Was found
the same week on an adjoining farm,
that of Frank Moore, buried in the
sand was probably that of an Indian
as these farms are adjacent TO the ia
nous Indian settlement at Old Point
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Death of Mrs. Rich

Mrs r. amor I Rich died near
midnight TUESDAY ii tn, Aoms of her
SISTER Mrs Adam simpson. She had
be,u IN failing health for many years
and her death Was not unexpected
Tlc deceased had for a long timc been
a resident OF SkoWhegIu and hcr age
MS about = years.
Mrs. Rich was born in Phillips Her
maiden name was Byron and she was
the widow of the late William RieA
She is survived by no children but
leaves one brother Joel Byron of
Phillips, and besides Mrs simpson
TWO other sisters. Mrs Selma Ham
mons OF Minneapolis Nina and Mrs
Julia Bishop OF Leeds.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
(Frday) afternoon al o'clock at the
simpson home on Maple Street
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CORNyILLE COUPLE SURPRISED
Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey LOcke's We'd
ding Anniversary Observed

The home of Mr. and Mrs Chauncey
Locke was the scene of genuine sur
prise party Saturday evening, it being
the tenth anniversary of their we'd
ding. Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest Herrin
telephoncd they were coming to spend
the evening to make sure they would
numbering twenty-three had gathered
at a n2ighbor's and all drove into the
yard at the same time shouting at the
top of their voices. After greetings
were over Mrs. Sheldon Beal in be-
half of those in attendance presented
Mr. and Mrs. Locke with a beautiful
mahogany clock.
The remainder of the evening was
spent at the card tables after which
refreshments of ice cream and cake
were served these delicacies being
also furnished by the friends 1t was
very happy occasion and one long
to be remembered especially by Mr..
and Mrs. Locke
Those present were Mr. and Mrs.
sheldon Beal, Mr.. and Mrs. Peregrin
White, Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest Herrin.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Parkman, Mr..
and Mrs. William Wescott, Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Holt, Mr.. and Mrs Mau-
rice Gaylord, Mrs. Lester Stevens, Lii
Ian White, Orman Rand Loantha
Piae, Fred Parkman, Gladys Parkman,
Will Palmer, George Dickens Carroll
Beal
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time Of cutting and ID too many H.
stances It is oyer-dried TIE scarc.ty
o. desirable help demands that farm
ers ct the advantage Of al the ia
proved machinery possible il harvest
liz their hay crop
The next topic (which is the most
profitable carly or late lambs vas
discussed By Elmer Nichols. [. 6.
Jones v. " Creator. J. II savage. ].
L Chapman j. +. Corson and H. 3
Ellis. Lambs n April OF early il
May are TIE most profitable was the
opinion Of those experienced in keep
ing sheep. There was select reading
by Mrs Y. ". Creator; recitation. c
v. Green: stories. +. a Dinsmore and
L. L. Alien Mrs Lizzie Kicker.
chairman Of the Girls Good VIII Fund
reported that the S5.oop Tad been
raised and the first girl TO receive its
benefits is now at the home
a class Of six was given the fifth
degree and admitted into the Pomona
Next meeting with Canaan Grange.
Tuesday. August i.
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Nine. Nodica's Funeral

Funeral services for Nine Lillian
Nordica the singer. who died recent
ly in Batavia, Java were held last
Tuesday in the church in Grosvenor
Square, London, where Mime. Nor
dica and George w Young of New
York were married five years ago.
After the funeral services the body
was cremated in Goders Green
Cemetery. The body of Nine. Nordi-
ca arrived at London. Tuesday of last
week, accompanied by Mr.. Young, who
met the steamer on which it was con-
yeycd from Java at Marscilles
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-06-25

Yesterday was a red letter day ~.
the members of the 81 John TIM BaH=
list Society and Ladies of The ~
John the Baptist. ii being the occasion
OF their field day at Lakewood. Fol
lowing High Mass in 81 Mary $
Church at 9 o'clock at which the Of
tertory was sung with Dr. O. J. GAIA
as soloist, the members of the two
orders took the car to Lakewood
where an all days outing was enjoyed.
Headquarters were established at DR..
c. r. Nilcs cottage and a picnic din
ner. games and races were features of
the outing
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-06-25
THE LAST BLOCK
FACTORY BURNED
At Bingham Yesterday
Afternoon
Lander and Aver We're the Owners
and the American Shoe Finding Co.
Were the Leases

BINGHAM. ME. JUNE 25-Yester-
day the last block factory owned by
Lander and Aver in Bingham was de-
stroyed by fire The American Shoe
Finding Co had leased the mill and
were making shanks there. The
cause of the fire was unknown the
flames being discovered in the boiler
room about noon time
The factory and the last block ma
ehinery were insured for Slo."oo
Valuable machinery belonging to the
American shoe Co. was destroyed
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-06-25
Former COrnyille Woman Deceased

The remains of Mrs. Caroline Quinan
Giles arrived in Skowhegan Tuesday
and were taken to Cornville for tu-
neral and burial. The deceased died
in Foxborough, Mass, but for many
years was a resident of Cornvllle'
being the wife of George Giles and a
prominent follower of the Advent faith
in that town. She was twice married
and as the result of her first union
she has two sons, Willie and Warren
Ridley, the former living in the west
also had one son by the second mar
riage, the late Henry Giles, a well
known school teacher in this vicinity
The funeral was held yesterday al
1870 in the East Ridge Church, Corn
vile. Mrs. Giles age was 70 years
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-06-25

AT a special meeting of Skowhegan
Grange held Tuesday evening eighteen
candidates were balloted upon and six
applications for membership were re-
ceived. A class of seventeen were
instructed in the first and second de-
grees of the order and next Saturday
evening another class will be given
the same work Wednesday evening
the third and fourth degrees are to be
conferred.
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Annual Meeting Sk0Whegan Farmers
Union

The annual meeting of the Skowhe-
gan Farmers Union will occur at the
Municipal Building next Monday II
will be AN all day session opening at
10 o'clock in the forenoon.
The following day, Tuesday, the
annual meeting of the State Farmers
Union will be held at Bangor. Five
or six members of the local union are
already making plans to attend,
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-06-25

At a meeting of Skowhegan School
Board held Tuesday afternoon plans
were perfected for repairs upon many
of the school buildings in town Those
included are the following structures:
Garfield steel ceiling; Park, steel
ceiling in halls and girls basement,
Lincoln, roof on south and west ends
recovered Jewett Street outside OF
building painted aud inside papered ,
Malbon's Mills, papered, painted and
shingled: Pitts, underpining reset,
steel ceiling and papered; Dudley's,
seats installed. The estimated cost
of these proposed repairs will prob
ably be $500
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Star Theatre

First-cass vaudeville has been Sc.
cured at the Star Theatre for Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday OF mex
week, including The Spcarmint Kids
with The Wiggly Legs" right from the
city, with the latest dances of the day
something extra good. Also remem-
Der Old Glory, Friday, June 26 only
accompanied by Pathe's Weekly Num-
ber 36. This show will be strict!
up-to-date.
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Card oi Thanks

", wish to express our gratitude It
our neighbors and friends Tor then
many kindnesscs at thu time Of oul
bereayement We would make spec.
Ial mention of the courtesy shown 10y
the business men.
Mrs Sumner RoWel and family
Solon Maine. June -. 1911
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MEN FALL FROM BRIDGE
To RIVER
4 Distance of About Twenty Eight
Feet. Accident Happened at West
New Portland

WEST NEW PORTLAND-JUNE %.
While working OF the wire bridge at
the West Village, the staging gave
away letting John Mclaughlin and
Hiram Emery down into the river a
distance of twcnty-eight feet Mr.
Mclaughlin was shaken up quite bad
ly but Mr.. Emery was able to resume
his former duties the next day.
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Honorary Degree to Miss l.. II. Coburn

At the ninety-third commencement
day exercises yesterday at Colby Col
lege, Miss Louise Helen Coburn of
Skowhegan was awarded the honorary
degree of Doctor of Letters. Miss Co
burn graduated from Colby in the
class of 1877 and is a poetess and nov
elist.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-06-25
Stores to Close Friday Afternoons

A committee which has been can
yasing the matter, announces that with
few exceptions all the Skowhegan re
tail stores Will close all day Saturday.
July 4 and every Friday afternoon
thereafter during July and August
The stores will be open Friday even
ing. July 3. 2w26
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Frank Lessor a North street grocer
Is receiving treatment at Somerset
Hospital.
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TO THE CONTESTANTS

No vote standing will be published
next week but the week following the
full standing showing the positions of
the winners VIII be published. Please
do not ask the Contest Manager how
Continued on Page Four
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ALL COUPON VOTES CLIPPED FROM PA
PER MUST Be IN JULY |, TO COUNT
One More Week Of the Reporters Popularity Contest
Much Work Remains To Be Done---Next Week VIII
Decide Who The Winners Are To Be-Sx or
Eight Contestants Are Within Strik.
ing Distance of the Auto

mean much but they do. 1t only takes
FIVE to give $500 votes and EVERY
vote counts.
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JULY 1st.

No coupons clipped from the paper
will be accepted after July 1st, next
Wednesday night. They must be in
by that time in order to count. All
subscription votes and cash on sub
scriptions MUST be in the Office on or
before eight O'Clock, Monday night,
July 9Th The door of the Reporter
Offices will be locked at eight sharp
and no one will be allowed to enter
after that hour ..., - 1.
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Fair at Skowhegan. Sept. 10, II, l..
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-10

the falling off in mercantile opera
tons, the decline in foreign trade and
the smaller trading in shares On the
exchange. -
In January u exports amounted to
2 04,O00,O00 compared with 1927, O0O,-
600 a year ago and $2o2, 900, 900 two
Years ago. Exports Of S206,0 900, 900 in
January. 1908, stood as the previous
high January record. Imports for
January amounted to S154,000,o 900 COM
pared with $163,00O,000 last year and
$4,000, 900 two years ago. The favor
ale balance Of trade for January was
$49,0 00, 900 compared with $64,0 600, o0l
q year ago, $59, 900. 900 two years ago,
$780, DOC. 900 three years ago and the high
record in January. 1908, Of 1921, 0o0,-
000. Tariff reductions caused a fall
ing off in customs receipts for Febru-
airy OF &c. 600, 900 compared with the
same month of the previous year
making a deficit caused by expendi-
lures for the month Of $9,000,00O. Re-
ceipts from the income tax are expect
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easier, and easier money Is largely
due to a slackening in business opera
tons. standard stocks and bonds and
other investments do not look good
to the man with the money because
prospects for earning dividends and
interest are not so good. The sum
Of it is that, If business were more
active, money for investment would be
scarcer and, while business is some
what quiet, people do not care to in
vest becaus of such Quietude.
AS stated III our last report. bust
ness is still below normal, and it Is
hardly probable that it would do bet
ter than remain around normal for
some time. It may remain at a few
points below normal or, temporarily,
a few points above, but on the whole,
normal or average business is all that
can be reasonably expected for this
year. After the adjournment of con-
gress, a slight reaction should take
place and unless something unusually
radical in legislation goes through at
this session, a real Improvement, al
though not q sensational one. may be
expected.
The sum total of this years lmer-
c~handisina operations viii hardly
equal the average Of 1912 and 1913
but the average for those two years
| was far above any previous two years
in spite Of the many things we heard
during that period to the contrary.
Bank clearings outside Of New York
City are fairly Indicative Of business
or commercial conditions and for New
| York City just as fairly indicate the
volume of financial operations OF the
country. Bank c1earings for February
| for the country outside of New York
were SIS, $50 10000 compared with $5,-
S41, 600, 900 a year ago and $5,5Sl,0O0,-
900 two years ago. February clearings
| always look small because Of the
| short month and because two holidays
in February are observed in many
places. leaving only twenty-five bust.
ness days. February clearings for the
country as d whole were $t2,s90. 100000
compared with $13.636, 100000 a year
ago and $l2,894 600 900 two years ago
These figures on bank clearings out
side of New York are due to a lessen
ed business activity compared with q
year ago and in New York to a small
| volume or business and to the fac
that fewer shares were traded on the
New York Stock exchange than dur.
ing ID previous February. Bond sales
OF 500, 900, 900 showed an increase ol
$22, 600, 900 over d year ago and S13,..
100000 over two years ago, although
they were S%20,000,000 lighter than ii
January or this year. The increased
lhond sales were not sufficient It'd offset
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-10
Money Is Easier
But Investments Do
Not Look So Good

a business digest issued monthly
by the First National bank. Fargo, N.
A general condition of business
which would be satisfactory to every
line Of trade and every industry as
well as to the financial interests Of
the country Is probably an impossi-
bile thing. This is a world Of give and
take and a condition which makes