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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-12-31
CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES

Wednesday evening was extremely
cold but the East Athens schoolhouse
was quite well filled to welcome Santa
Claus and wife with their gifts for all
and listen to a pleasing program OF
music and reeitations.
Thursday evening, Dec. "a, some
Athens people were interested in the
entertainment at the East Ridge I'm
ion Church and the North Cornville
exercises, a report of which will be
given by other correspondents.
Friday evening. Dec. 25, was observ-
ed in the usual manner by the Athens
Union Sunday School. N~otwithstand-
ing the cold weather hat kept some
at home the church was quite well
filled. There was the usual program
of recitations and musical selections
with remarks by Rev. c. l.. Kinney.
DR.. Menges assisted in the program
with violin and his sister Mrs. Han
son with cornet.
In addition to these public enter
tainments there were many family
Christmas trees, one of which was at
the Cleveland home Saturday evening
on the arrival of f. II. Cleveland from
Boston. Presents were received not
only from Athens but from Scion,
Wilton, Conn. Boston, New York and
Salt Lake City.
DR.. Ellingwood's family are moving
TO Skowhegan this week to the home
of her Uncle, Steven Parsons, near
Malbon Mills. The Doctor is left
"alone in his glory" to attend to his
practice here.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-12-31
CORNYILLE

Mrs. George Flanders of Mayfeld
was at her old home here Xmas week,
Mr.. Flanders coming Friday to return
with her.
There was a family Xmas tree at E,
r. Berry's Thursday evening, Dec. "a.
Selden Braley, who has been obliged
to stop cutting cord wood for a time
on account of a bad stomach trouble,
is somewhat better, though not yet
able to resume work. Guy Bartlett
who has also been having a stomach
trouble for several weeks was obliged
to give up work and call a doctor,
Monday, Dec. %. Mrs. Bartlett and
baby Lewis are getting on fine. Mrs.
j. S. Allen is still assisting with the
work.
Beginning January End the Skowhe-
gan banks will be open for business
from 8 A. M. to 3 p. NJ. Saturdays
from 9 to 1890.
Mrs. Ada Kent was a week end guest
with her son Guy Bartlett and family,
returning Sunday evening to her work
at Francis and Newly Hayden's.
Harry Tellstall who returned ever
al days ago from Cambridge, where he
was luJuIeu ny d ldllluS tree, 10 uOW
nearly recovered and hopes to be able
to return soon to his work there.
Rosa Cooley left here Dec. 10 for
West Pownal where she has employ
ment in the Home for Feeble Minded.
Tuesday evening Guy Bartlett was
found to have appendicitis and was
taken to the Somerset Hospital at
once. This morning he is reported
as doing nicely.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-12-31
NIGHT
Members of the Working League En-
terrain After Annual Business Meet
ing

About eighty persons were present
last evening in Congregational par
lors when the Working League OBJ
served gentlemen's night. A deli
cious supper was served between 6
and 7 o'clock, after which Mrs. c. w.
Goodrich gave a report of the years
work. Mrs. r. F. Wilson, treasurer.
also gave her report, which showed
that the organization had earned
$246.27 during the year and the sum
of $391.80 was now in the treasury.
After a social the following program
was given, Mrs. George Paddock, pre-
siding: Piano solos, Miss Christine
Pooler; reading, Mrs. r. F. Wilson;
songs, Miss Helen Lord; piano solos,
Miss Doris Cover; song, Mrs. Emma
H. Dunton. The accompanies of the
evening were Miss Marion Lord and
Miss Faith Harris.
Preceding the supper the League
elected officers for the ensuing year
as follows: President, Mrs. George
Paddock; LIST vice president, Mrs. John
Avore; End vice president, Mrs. Emma
Williams; treasurer, Mrs. r. F. Will
son; secretary, Mrs. Mary H. Bailey.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-12-31
r NEW PORTLAND

Gertrude Smith, who is working in
Portland is visiting at T. B. Tague's
for a few days.
Earl Kennison has gone to Orr's Is
land to work for the winter.
Leonard Knowlton, who has been
i'll for the past few weeks is reported
better at this writing.
Louise Pratt who is i'll with ton
silitis is gaining rapidly.
Beginning January End the Skowhe-
gan banks will be open for business
from 8 A. NJ. to 3 P. M. Saturdays
from 8 to 1890.
Dorothea CarvilIe of Pennington
visited at M. w. Clark's a few days
last week.
Eva Croswell of Pennington has
been visiting Grace Trip for a few
days.
The Sunday School services will be
held at the High School building fol
a short time. The Church services
will be discontinued for a short time
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MAITLAND

Mrs. Chas. Waldron passed away
very suddenly Christmas morning dur
ing a violent coughing spell. Her
many friends were shocked to hear OF
her sudden death. Funeral services
will be held at the home Monday at
10 o'clock. She leaves two sisters.
Mrs. Caro- Guimond and Miss Ethel
Murray of Pittsfeld and brother in
Philadelphia and husband Chas. Wal
dron of this town 10 mourn her death.
She was a member of Waverly Rebe-
kah Lodge of Pittsield.
Lawrence L. Waldron and Miss
Ethel Boynton of St. Adams were
united in marriage Saturday evening.
William Battye of Lowell, Mass.
passed Christmas with his family in
town.
Beginning January End the Skowhe-
gan banks will be open for business
from 8 A. NJ. to 3 p. NJ. Saturdays
from 9 to 1890.
Mrs. William Little has moved to
Skowhegan, where her husband has
employment.
Everett Huff of Dexter passed
Christmas with his family in town.
Miss Emma Varney of Bangor has
been at home for a few days.
Miss Iva Newcomb and William Carr
were united in marriage December "a.
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SOROSIS MET TUESDAY EVENING
Miss Pauline Oak Favored the Ladies
With Readings. A Christmas Tree

A large number attended the Christ
mas meeting of Sorosis held Tuesday
evening in Library p%arlors. The
meeting was directed by Mrs. May
Butler and the rooms were handsome
ly adorned with holiday trimmings,
A Christmas tree from which gifts
were distributed to all vas one of the
happy features, Mrs. Butler being as
sisted in these details by Mrs. Laura
Twadelle.
Miss Pauline Oak, who was at home
from the Leland Powers School OF
Oratory, gave readings for the pleas
ure of those in attendance with inim-
table grace and humor and after
each selection responded to the rounds
of applause with charming encore
numbers. The monologue Buying a
Theater Ticket, Zone Word Play
and a scene from Romeo and Juliet
were among the recitations given. The
music consisted of piano duets skill
fully rendered by Misses Mabelle E.
Ross and Mildred r. Weston and the
hostesses Mrs. Mary C. Stinchfield
and Mrs. Adelaide Ordway added much
to the affair by their kindly greetings
The next meeting will be directed
by Mrs. Efie C. Furber. There will
be a musical program and the hos.
tesses will be Mrs. Grace Cover and
Mrs. Georgia Wilson.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-12-31
NORTH ANSON

NJ. A. Eames, master driver on the
Patterson Bridge section, vent to
Shawmut Thursday to build piers for
the Kennebec Log Driving Company.
Christmas night brought the coolest
weather of the winter, the thermo-
meter registering 80 degrees below
zero at this village. Saturday in
some places it was 40 below zero and
while Sunday was a little warmer
mercury stood very neal the zero
point all day.
Judge Simmons was or a profess
sional trip to Portland the latter part
of the week.
Alvah Beale, our local ice man,
finished putting up his supply of ice
Wednesday. The pack consists OF
500 tons.
The meeting of Ruth Head Cragin
Chapter will be held Friday afternoon
Jan. s, at the home of Mrs. c. V.
Bailey.
At the Sunday evening services at
the Methodist church, a very pleasing
feature of the music was Alden Bailey
with the violin and Leo Caswell with
the cornet.
Beginning January Znd the okoWne-
gan banks will be open for business
from 9 A. NJ. to 3 P. NJ. Saturdays
from 8 to 1890.
The Academy and Mark Emery
schools will reopen Monday, Jan. A
The young ladies employed in the
Newcastle office spent their Christmas
vacation at their homes as follows,
Miss Nan Knights. Richmond, Mis-:
Florence Morey, Damariscotta; Miss
Sadie Sanford. Palmyra and Miss
Whitehouse, Norway,
Miss Fannie Crymble spent Christ
mas in Newcastle with friends.
Carroll Caswell sent his big horses
- the woods Friday to work for Sar-
gent G. Wyman.
In answer to a call for help from
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The News Of Somerset's Busy Towns

Geraldine Baker. Gladys Reynolds.
Mildred Miller. Pearl Dunton, Lester
Hun, Colby Robinson. Allan Robinson
Earl Hamilton, pupils.
During the vacation the Century
Club have put moresco on the walls
and ceiling of the intermediate ROOF
and have painted the wainseoating t.
match. giving the Dom a very attrac-
tive appearance.
A partition and doorway have been
put in the High School building, shut
ting off from view the unsightly stairs
and making the building much warm
or. When finished this work will be
the gift of the class of 1914. A
change in the arrangement of the
heating system also adds to the COM
fort of the High School pupils, so
that now there is no difficulty in keep
ing the room arm
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Christmas at Dudley Corner School

The annual Christmas tree obser-
vance occurred at the Dudley Corner
Schoolhouse last Thursday evening, a
large audience being present. There
were Rotations by the children OF
the school of which Mrs. A. L. San
ford is teacher. A choir composed
of Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Sanford, A. F.
Sanford, Winnifred Gardner and Mrs.
Nettie Herrin rendered several very
pleasing selections.
At an appropriate time Santa Claus
made his entrance through a window
at the back of the schoolhouse greatly
to the delight of the little people, and
distributed the presents from the well
ladened tree.
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EAST NEW

Miss Florence Emery has returned
to Madison High School after severa'
weeks at home on account of illness
Miss Ida Gowell entertained at hel
home on Christmas day Mr.. and Mrs
Dennis Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Jones and Miss Gertrude Jones.
Jennie Adams left Monday for Far.
mington to begin the winter term o.
the Normal School.
Beginning January End the Skowher
gan banks will be open for business
from 8 A. M. to 3 P. M. Saturday.
from 9 to 1890.
Mr.. and Mrs. Granville Lishernes.
spent Christmas with their daughter
Mrs. Frank Jones.
Frank Ellingwood of Rumford is {
guest at Hiram Emery's.
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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

WHEREAS, Helen NJ. Barnes of
~Skowhegan In the County of Somerset
and State of Maine, by her mortgage
deed dated November "a, 1911 and re-
corded In Somerset County Registry of
Deeds. Book 305. Page $50 conveyed to
solomon f.. Reynolds of said owh
gan, a certain lot or parcel of land SIT
uated in said Skowhegan and bounded
and described as follows, VIZ: On the
North by land of Rose Eta Estes; on
the East by North Street; on the South
by and of Greenville Getchell and land
of Mary Chucotte and on the West by
land Of said Chucotte. being the same
premises this day conveyed to me by
SAID Reynolds and this mortgage is
civen to secure a portion OF the pur-
chase price, which said mortgage was
duiy assigned by said Solomon r.. Rey-
nolds to the undersigned by assignment
dated December Ia, 1914 and recorded
in said Registry Book 1927. Page ia;
and -.
WHEREAS, the condition OF said
mortgage has been broken, NOW
THEREFORE,. by reason of the breach
of the condition thereof. we claim a
foreclosure of said mortgage.
Dated at Skowhegan, Maine. this 2Sth
day of December A. d. 1914.
THOMAS G. LORD,
LEWIS A. CASWELL
by Butler & Butter
SWISS their Attorneys duly authorized
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-12-31
Fire on Madison Avenue

An alarm was sounded this morn
ing about 10 o'clock for a fire in the
Chinese Laundry on Madison venue.
1t is supposed to have caught from a
gasoline tank in the laundry basement,
The entire building, including the Of
fee of the Stinchfeld Coal Co., was
filled with smoke and the contents
more or less damaged thereby. The
building Is owned by E. N. Merrill
The flames were exting uished by
chemical fire extinguishers.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-12-31
THE NEW TREATMENT
FOR SOUR STOMACH

Cuts out soda mints and chalk so
extensively used in the old-time
dyspepsia tablets" They are too
harsh for even strong stomachs, and
often do harm if continuously taken.
Dys-pep-lets are made by experts
who understand these things and
have combined. the best stomach
remedies known to physicians-pep-
sin, bismuth. mint, rhubarb and other
delicious tablets that not only look
good but taste good and do good.
They quickly relieve sour stomach,
nausea, indigestion. heartburn.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-12-31
S0l0N

Frank Fish of %Jonesport. who has
been in town during the holidays, re-
turned to his home Tuesday noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. George S. Smith oil
Monmouth were the guests Christmas
of Timothy Smith and family. They
spent the week end as guest of Mrs
Smiths mother, Mrs. Clara Jewett
at South Scion.
Miss Mile Young, Who is employed
as a teacher i'm the public schools oil
Falmouth Mass. and has been spend
ms the holidays with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. r. J.. Young, returned to
her work Monday morning.
Word was received here Monday
night by relatives of Mrs. Florence
Irvine Sawyer. that their home in
Auburn was destroyed by fire Sunday.
The Senior class of the Scion High
School will present the drama, The
County Squire, at Caratunk Hall,
Friday evening, Jan 8th. The class
have been very fortunate in securing
the services of Chas. +. Marble OF
Portland, who is a talented person in
dramatic circles. and who will assist
in coaching the members in their
various parts. Mr.. Marble will also
present some pleasing specialties of
his W between the acts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Malon p. Whipple OF
Hudson, Mass, spent the week end
in town the guest of the families OF
4. W. Starbird and Ernest Whipple.
Mrs. Pearl c. Swain, who is en-
ployed as a teacher in the public
schools of Portland. spent several
DAYS in town last week the guest of
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. L. F. Nc
Intire.
Roy Walker of Portland. who is
employed in the freight office of the
Maine Central r. r. Co. spent Christ
mas day at the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. f. Walker in Emblem.
Miss Laura Davis of Hartland spent
the Christmas holidays with her father
Misses Rena McCollor and Gertrude
Brofee, students at Pennington Nor
NAL School, returned to their studies
Monday.
Beginning January End the Skowhe-
gan banks will be open for business
from 8 A. NJ. to 8 P. NJ, Saturdays
from 9 to 1890.
Mrs. Lottie A. Moore of Roxbury,
Mass. and daughter Oh
Lewiston, arrived in town Tuesday
noon called here by Sunday nights
fire. Mrs. Moore's home with all the
contents was one of the buildings
that was burned.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. X. Williams enter
tanned as their guest over the Christ
mas holidays Miss Wallace of Lewis
ton.
Chas. A. Fairbrother of Portland,
and a former resident of Skowhegan,
is stopping at the New Caratunk and
is looking after the interests of the
Am. Agricultural Chemical Co. among
the farmers.
Harold Brofee of Madison was in
town Monday looking after the lines
of the Maine Telephone Co. that were
put out of commission by the burn
ing of the central Office. The central
office for the present will be located
in the New Caratunk Hotel. The
daily papers will also be handled
until further notice.
Grand New Years Ball at Caratunk
Hall, Friday, Jan. l. Music by
Williams orchestra. five pieces. Prize
given for best Waiting.
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FORMER Skowhegan Teacher Married

Word has been received here of the
marriage in Detroit on Tuesday OF
Miss Grace Bradley to Alfred W
Morse. The bride whose home has
been in Madison, graduated from the
Skowhegan High School in the class
of 1895 and subsequently became
teacher in the public schools of the
town. For the past two years she
has been a teacher in Medford, Mass
Mr.. Morse it is understood is engaged
in agricultural pursuits in Detroit.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-12-31
OPENING BALL
At Canaan Hotel on January 8

Carl w. Nelson. proprietor of Ca
naan Hotel, that there will
be an opening ball at that hostelry on
Friday evening, January 8. There
will be music by Towne's orchestra
and a supper will be served. The
floor managers will be Scott Lord,
George Maxfeld and Harry Harris.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-12-31

Thomas A. Min of Brighton, Mass,
departed Monday following a visit with
Mrs. Min. who is passing several
months with her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawrence Cockburn on Baptist Hill.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-12-31
MOORE'S MILLS-CANAAN

Christmas has come and gone in the
usual quiet way In this place. Among
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illness which lasted over seven
months was a very patient and cheer
full sufferer.
SOUTH BINGHAM AND VICINITY
Perley Carl spent Christmas with
his wife at Henry Cooley's.
Cards have been received announc-
ing the birth of a daughter Dorothy
Spooner, TO Mr.. and Mrs. belmont
Tozier of Jersey City. n. j. Mr. Toz-
Ter will be remembered as a former
Bingham boy.
Beginning January End the Skowhe-
gan banks will be open for business
from 8 A. NJ. to 3 Z. NJ. Saturdays
from 8 to 1880.
Miss Maize Murphy of Embden visit
ed at George Gilman's several days
last week.
There was a Christmas tree with
appropriate exercises at the Coburn
school Wednesday evening.
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Whitaker, the daughter Of DR.. Whit
aker also of Hermon. For the pre-
sent the couple will reside at the
brides home. The groom is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Nathaniel Dodson,
who for a number of years lived in
Athens.
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SCHOOL NOTES

The village schools ~re-opened last
Monday for another term OF IL weeks.
On Monday evening a teachers meet
ing was held in the office of the Supt'
of Schools. One of the subjects as
oussed at this meeting was "SnoWDai-
ling" This is a sport which the
boys especially enjoy 80 much that
It seems a pity to deprive them wholly
from it and yet the teachers reallze
thai pupils may be seriously injured
unless great %precaution Is taken. Ihey
have made strict rules in regard 10
this sport and intend that they snail
be enforced while under their super
vision.
The schools will have a half holi-
,iay on Friday, thus enabling the
teachers to attend the lecture IN FRA
ternity Hall reception room by Merton
T. Goodrich, Supt. of Schools, on TINS
subject "The Child, the School and
the State. 1t is hoped that many
of the parents will also accept the
invitation.
The entertainment "Ye Old Time
Skewl" reported last week as given
BY the Senior class of the High School
was given by pupils from all classes
of the High and Grammar schools.
The proceeds $11.62 will be used for
school athletics. Those who took
part were: George Weber, school
master; Margaret Mitchell, Christine
Baker, Althea Robinson Donald Golf
Walter Phelps, Clifford Reynolds
visitors; Laura Baker, Beatrice Baker
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-06-06
AN OPINION GIVEN ON HOMESTEAD LAW
Homestead Exemption Law Applies to
Solvent as Well as lnsol-
vent Estates.

Austin, TeX-In an opinion written
by Associate Justice w. Z. Hawkins
of the State supreme court Friday the
court held that the homestead exemp-
ton law applies to solvent as well as
to insolvent estates. The case styled
Mary Hoefling ct al VS.. Dorothea
Hoefling ct al, from BeXar County,
brought before the court new phase
of the applicability of the homestead
law.
From 1S4S up to the present time
there have been many decisions hold
ing that in insolvent estates the widow
and the minor children take the home
stead exemption from liabilities OF
claims of general creditors against
the deceased husband, but in not a
single one OF the decided cases was
the application of the rule to solvent
estates brought up for judicial inter
probation.
The opinion of the supreme court is
the first of its kind rendered and the
members of the bench had in the ma
ture of a coincidence, a particularly
good opportunity to consider the case
from both sides at the last session of
the court in the case of the American
Bonding Company of Baltimore VS..
Logan, from Dallas County, the court
handed down an opinion written by
Judge Hawkins affecting insolvent es-
tates and at the same time heard argu-
ments on the Hoefling case involving
the application to solvent estates.
The opinion rendered states: "In
view of the general and comprehensive
design of. homestead protection thus
outlined in our constitution and work
ed out in detail in our statutes which
were themselves exacted in the light
of earlier statutes under former con
situations and decisions constituting
them, we regard it as clear. upon prin
ciple, and accordingly hold that oul
laws concerning exemption of home
steads relate to solvent and insolvent
estates alike"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-06-06
WORSHIP A SPURIOUS RELIC
Tooth" Of Buddha, Venerated by Mil
lions, Not the Sacred Object
II Is Believed to BE.

At Handy. in Ceylon, is kept
of the unbounded reverence of more
than four hundred million people.
When this holy molar was brought
to Ceylon in the sixteenth century.
Handy was only a mountain village
Now thousands of pilgrims go every
year to the gorgeous temple where
the tooth reposes, bringing gifts OF
every kind, gold and silver ornaments.
coins, jewels and even fruit and flow
ers. The kings of Burma and Siam
send annual contributions toward the
support of this temple that holds the
sacred relic, which has rather
strange history.
1t is said to have been the left eye
tooth of Buddha and to have been
taken from his ashes $500 years ago.
For centuries 1t was the marriage
dover going with certain favored
princes.
In the fourth century after Christ
it was taken from India, then the
Malabars secured it. II was after
ward captured by the Portuguese. who
took it to Goa, where it was burned
in 1900 by the archbishop in the pres
ence of the viceroy of India.
/ But a spurious tooth had to be pro-
vided to effect an international mar
rage, and the molar of wild boar
! or ape was used. Its dimensions show
| that it could not be mans. for it is
two inches long and an inch in diam
eter
On important occasions It is dis
played, but only at a distance. II is
sometimes carried in professions on
the back of an elephant.