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Real Estate Transfers

The following real estate transfers
have lately been recorded at the Of
fee of the Somerset Register o.
deeds:
SkOWheean Sarah h. stevens tt
Diyen Melntire; Mae +. Jewell &c
Arthur T. LoneIey
flttshe id-MaT! J. NlcheIy To JOSIE
NJ. N''N''S'
IA '''''.s '-''.'''''''' W - n.y.
D.ta,.,.a vio,.orson to Albion
c,...,
n,.. 0I'. u,,a soooa.a =,
49,, y sl,,,o,
ril,'S' ~. o' i -, ,,s =.
or. ...fu,. 1,ranI. - 1,,,.,.. 70
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ASK ANYBODY WHO HAS USED
ballard'S Golden Oil
if it il not THE BEST remedy for the
Throat and Lungs
SOLD BY ALL DEALERS FOR IS and so CENTS
if it is not THE BEST remedy for the

Republic is in the Youth" In the
outer circle also in Roman capitals
are the words Somerset Academy
Inc. June %, 1876
At a meeting of the trustees Nov.
1877 the building committee reported
the amount of subscription to be
S1445, the expenditures including the
bell towards which $2G had been sub
scribed, $2043 and the trustees were
authorized to hire 5000 on the credit
of the corporation to pay the debt.
The outside of the building remains
the same today as when built, i'm
proyements have been made however
in the interior, the old seats having
been changed to those of modern
make a furnace warns the building
instead of the old stoves, chemical
labratory and nice library also have
been added. The road was extended
from the Academy to the cemetery in
1915
The grounds we're enlarged in 1905
by purchasing from NJ. j. Hight the
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-07-02
An Athens Wedding

The home of MIR. and Mrs. Amos
Chapman of Athens was the scene of
a pretty wedding Tuesday at high
noon, when their niece, Miss Lephe
f. Henderson was united in marriage
to Charles l.. Beckwith of Pressure
Isle. The decorations were of ferns,
daisies and evergreen, the bride and
groom standing under an arch from
which was suspended wedding bell
of daisies.
The couple entered the parlor to
the strains of Lohengrin's wedding
march played by Miss Mabel E. Jud-
kins. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. b. II. Johnson of Wayne, Me,
the single ring service being employ
ed. Only few intimate friends were
present and shortly after the plighting
of the solemn troths a wedding break
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fast was served under the direction
of Mrs Byron NJ Chapman of Skow
hogan and her assistants.
The reception was held TUESDAY
evening to which many guests had
been hidden and Wednesday the cou-
pie departed on their wedding triJ
for parts unknown They will maxi
their future home in Presque ISL.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-07-02
Lakewood Notes

The play at Lakewood Theatre this
week is the mystery melo-drama "Oue
! Hour of Life
For the third week OF the summer
season the farce comedy BABY Mn
has been selected. This farce is full
of novel situations and amusing lines
and incidents. 1t was one of THE
most brilliant New York successes IF
recent years, and played one entire
year on Broadway This play is sur
to bring forth capacity audiences aud
Will keep them in a state of continual
laughter. Miss King and Nh Haydtn
viii play the young husband and wife
while Miss Armstrong and Mr. Sleigh
Will be seen as their trouble making
friends. A new member of the COM
pany. Miss Clara Sidney, will be seen
in this bill as an Italian mother, while
Mr.. Harrington will be seen as the
irate Irish father of pair of bouncing
twins The complications that are
developed with these characters and
the babies as written by Margaret
Mayo will make an evening spent at
the Lakewood Theatre one of solid
enjoyment
The management OF Lakewood
Theatre take pleasure in announcing
the engagement of William Lyons who
will be remembered as leading man
of the 1912 Lakewood Stock Co. and
who was one of the best leading men
ever engaged at Lakewood. Mr.
Lyons will report for rehearsals next
Monday and will complete as splendid
company as has ever been assembl-
ed at that resort. Mr.. Lyons was
leading man with Mary Mannerine
for several seasons.
There will be 4th of July celebra-
ton at Lakewood with motor boat
races. band concert, matinee at the
Theatre and dance on both Friday and
Saturday evenings.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-07-02
THE HISTORY

The following history of the Acade-
my in part was written and read by
Mrs Ellen =. Jones as follows:
In the first part of the year 1876
sixty-fve public spirited friends OF
education in Athens and vicinity be
ing convinced of the benefit to their
families and to the entire community
i in establishing permanent Seminary
of learning. raised by voluntary sub
scription the sum of $1336, the amount
subscribed by each individual vary
ing from two to two hundred dollars,
the latter amount having been
given by John Ware ESD; the sub
scription to be binding on condition
that at least $1,000 be raised, that it
be located in Athens village, and that
it be called Somerset Academy.
Many children ard grandchildren
of those subscribers laid the founda
ton for useful life in Somerset
Academy and are filling places Of
honor and many are here today.
They then met in the Office of Chas
Greene Esq. and drew up a petition
to be presented to Legislature for an
act of incorporation.
The document was signed by John
Ware, Eben Hutchinson, David Pal
mer, John Tufts Jr., Geo. Bixby, JOS
eph Potter and James S. Tobey.
The incorporation papers were duly
signed by Secretary of State John G..
Sawyer June %, 1916, 6S years and
three days ago today, and the cor
poration was formed July Sth, with
the following officers: President
Charles Greene; vice president
Cleopas Boyd; secretary, Eben Hut
crimson; treasurer, Major Ware.
A committee having been appointed
to procure a plan of and location for
the building reported that they had
visited several sites and had selected
the IA acre of land given by Mr..
Ware east of the dwelling house of
John Fellows, with two rod passage
way from the County road leading
from the village to Brighton, also
that they had examined Bloomfield
Academy building and were of the
opinion that such a building would
be suitable and convenient The re
port was accepted and it was voted
to have the building erected by con-
tract, and that it should be completed
by the first day of October next.
At a corporation meeting the next
year Eben Hutchinson from the com
mittoe to adopt a suitable seal and
devise, reported and asked that the
seal be engraved upon a circular piece
of brass of the size of a silver dollar
with the following device ana IN
scription: A circle within a circle
in the center of the inner circle is
an open Bible, below the Bible Is the
word Athens in Roman capitals, and
above it a Latin inscription which
translated means "The Hope of the
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POPULARITY CONTEST

there is only one Car and only one
can win it. We HOPE YOU will be
the fortunate one but if you are not do
not blame the Reporter for it. You
have had the same opportunity as
the others and if you win you Ger
tainly deserve it. Remember also
that the Auto isn't the only prize.
The others are worth having.
AS special favor, you are re-
questcd to come in Monday during
the day if possible so that the vote
counting won't be delayed in the even
ing. The office will be open until
six o'clock Monday night and at
seven in the evening.
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Somerset Traction Co
Summer Arrangement of Cars
Effective Sunday, June p, 1914
FEoM SkoMnEGAN

FROM SkoNHEGAN
Icax. SkoyyhcEau--545. 645. 90 Q.20.
IL 90. los. loo. % 500. 100. 500
90. 30. 90. - "a. = O0. 600
Leave Lakewood Is. 400
1ouo II 20 1910 80. go &2a TO-
$40 6 20 90. so. $500 $50. 80 co.
Arrive i'm Nladisan-6 -. $50
1oea - 0a 0o. 40 g 40. 4.oo. 500
+ 90 90 30. y 90 SEQ. 10 90
rE1N MADISON
T.ra,e Nadfsnn--G45 500 $50. 1880
- o. ] aa % 90 ? 90 an 10 90 90
"a mn ao
Law I.ak,wood-715. 80. 10 40
II ca 12aa 80. 80 e.d $50. 10
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SOMERSET ACADEMY
Continued from First Page

Continued from First rage
my; history, Mrs. Ellen p. Jones;
solo, Far Away, Miss Mabel Jud-
kins; piano solo, Miss Grace Fox;
recitation, Mrs. Minnie Hight; song,
Mrs. Emma H. Dunton, Skowhegan;
! piano duet, Mrs. Ida Barker, Mrs.
Helen Mclaughlin and ode to Som
erset Academy, Miss Doris Eaton,
Skowhegan. Short addresses follow
ed which were given by Judge John
+. Holman, former principal
and Superintendent of Schools,
j. Howard Haley, Esq. of Hartland
member of the alumni and Guy f.
Williams who next fall assumes the
duties of the principalship of the
Academy. Willard C. Eaton of SHOW
hogan recited Just Twenty Years
Ago and music by the chorus closed
most entertaining program. Dur
ing the afternoon greetings were read
which had been sent from former
students who were unable to be pres
ent and at business session MIR.
Trafton was reelected president and
Mrs. Eaton secretary for another
year.
In the forenoon a game of ball was
played between the members of the
Alumni and the Academy. In the
sixth inning when the game was clos
ed the alumni were ahead. Former
students playing on the winning team
were Donald Hight, Nell Hight,
Harold hatcher, Nell Green, Sumner
Williams, Harold Dunton, Guy f. Will
liams, Wallace Jones and c. B. Hight
of Skowhegan.
The day was indeed one of enjoy
ment throughout and the committee
were most successful in their efforts
to make the event one long to be re-
membered. Through the generosity
and thoughtfulness of L. c. Williams
former principal souvenir postcards
of the Academy were distributed free
ly to all.
Those present from away so far as
learned were: Charles Forbes
Brighton Frank Curtis, Wellington +;
Dr. S. f. Greene, w. 0. Paul and wife
Scion; Clara Hight Doe, Harold Doe
and wife and DR. Fred Williams and
wife, Bingham; May Jewell Walker
Anson L. G. Trafton and wife Ernest
! Decker and wife and two children, +.
T. Goodrich, wife and son Julian; c.
/ B. Hight and wife. d IL Bartlett and
wife, W c. Eaton. wife aud two chill
dren, Mrs. Ella Tobey Mooers and son
4 Tobey. Chandler Dow, Mrs. Maria Dore
Folsom, Mrs. Ella Goodrich French
Mrs Annie Foss Fish, Mrs Mary
Emery Leighton. Mrs. Emma Holbrook
Dunton Herbert Judkins, L. E. Jacobs
wife and four children of Skowhegan ;
Mrs Rose BuZzell Littlefeld and
daughter, Howard Haley Esq and
/ wife, Mrs. Haley's mother, Mrs. Eliza
Wade and sister Mrs. Addie Phillips
Mrs Ida Robinson Brasier and Mrs
Carrie Knight Williams, Hartland ;
/ Mrs Mildred Barker Brown. Harmony
Mrs. Hannah Corson Kemp, Otistield
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complete their canvas so that the
winners can be announced Tuesday.
In any event, it won't be later than
Thursday, when a full detailed an
nouncemont of the winners will be
made, showing their vote standing,
etc. Also. just as soon as the win
ners are determined, letters will be
sent to them notifying them of their
success
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-07-02
Don't Know They Have Appendicitis

Many Skowhegan people have chro-
mic appendicitis (Which is not very
PAINFUL and think it is just bowel or
stomach trouble Some have doctored
for years for gas on the stomach, sour
stomach or constipation and G. r..
Fogg states if they will try simple
buckthorn bark, glycering, etc, as
compounded in Adler-i-ka, the German
appendicitis remedy. they will be sur
prised at the QUICK benefit 4
SINGLE DOSE stops these troubles
INSTANTLY.
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HUMPHREYS

These remedies are scientifically and
carefully prepared prescriptions; used for
many years by DR.. Humphreys in his private
practice, and for nearly sixty years by the
people with satisfaction.
Medical Book mailed free.
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THE LAST WORD

1t is natural that the contestants
who have worked hard for the auto
and who do not win it should feel dis
Remember, though that
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District No. l

DlStrlct NO. l
Eugene c. Tarbox Observation-Disclosures.
\. Lester Shepley .................
Miss &averine Bison ..............
Lyle S. Moore ...................
Miss Marion +. Adams .............
Clifford Young ...................
District No. ,
Mrs. Mary NJ. DinsmOre, Madison -.
Mrs. Lewis Thompson, East Madison
Linwood G. Frederick. Norridgewock
Howard p. Fairfield, Norridgewock =.
Carl Noble, Madison Center .......
Miss Bertha Dudley, Smithfield 80.
Linwood L. Berry, North Arson -.
Leroy l.. Stevens. Mercer ...........
District No. 3
Fred Rolfe. Canaan ................
Harry +. Wheeler. Hartland ........
Miss Ethel Butler, Athens .........
George Libby. ST. Adams ..........
District No. 1
Harvey +. Harlow, Dead River 49,.
Miss Katherine Holt, Bingham go.
Miss Stella d. Hill, Bingham .....
Miss Ruth Manson, Scion ........
Mrs. Lena NJ. Newton, Bingham go.
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That dollar that you spend with
your local merchant, you may see
again. the one that goes TO Chicago
never.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-06-20
How's This F?

We oner One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's
F. ]. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known r. ].
Cheney for the last 10 years. and believe him
perfectly honorable In all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obligations
NAT. BANK OF COMMERCE.
Toledo, Ohio.
Halls CatarrIi Cure Is taken internally acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of
the system. Testimonials sent free Price Is
cents per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills fOr constipation.
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THIRD CITY
In Germany Cologne is to Be
by the Annexation of
Suburbs.

COLOGNE, Germany. June 20
Cologne is about to add $1,000 to its
population and thereby become the
third city in size in Germany, only
Berlin and Hamburg ranking above
1t. Through the incorporation OF
Muehlheim and Mehrheim, both lying
on the right bank of the Rhine, the
city's population will rise to 635, 600.
It's total area will be more than forty
five square miles, or three times as
much as Berlin. Cologne's city lin
its will reach far out into the coun-
try and embrace some two dozen
towns and villages.
In connection with the incorpora-
tion, the Cologne newspapers are re-
calling the history of the relations
between the city and Muelheim, from
which it appeared that the sharpest
trade and political rivalry between
the two cities existed some hundreds
of years ago-a rivalry that took on
the forms never imagined in the
sharpest conflicts between boom
towns in the United States. Plum
derings, murders and burnings were
the regular thing in the fight between
Cologne and Muelheim in the Middle
Ages.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-06-20

Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker.
Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker. OF
Austin. Tex, is president of the Cen
eral Federation of Women's Clubs.
which is now holding biennial con-
ference in Chicago. She seeks re-
election.
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SYLLABUSES
Of Some Appeal Cases Recent
ly Decided by the State
y Supreme Court.

Recent state supreme court sylla-
buses are as follows:
Hill vs.. Morton ct al, Ohio county,
judgment affirmed. Judge Lynch.
4. An erroneous ruling upon a
demurrer to each of two counts in
declaration, one OF which is insuf-
ficient, is not alone ground for re-
yersal, If plaintiffs evidence was
admissible under the good count and
was sufficient to sustain the cause of
action averred therein.
2. Permission by the munich
pality to construct and maintain a
coal vault under and an opening
thereto in city pavement will be
presumed from acquiescence and use
continued for several years.
3. A lot owner who maintains q
coal hole In city pavement as an
appurtenance, whether constructed
by him or not, must exercise reason
able care in keeping it in a reason
ably safe condition for use by the
public as part of the sidewalk.
Whatever the public safety reason
ably requires is the measure of dill
gence to be exercised by him.
4. II he knows, or by the exercise
of reasonable diligence would have
known, the grating over a coal hole
In the sidewalk in front of his prop
erty was defective, and failed to re-
pair it, he is liable for an injury re-
Sulting therefrom to a pedestrian
lawfully using the sidewalk.
S. He remains liable for injuries
TO pedestrian resulting from a de-
tective coal hole grating in pave
ment, when appurtenant to the prem
lses, whether occupied in whole or
In part by tenants, If the defect
therein existed at the date OF the de-
mise.
s. A grant of lot abuttlng on
city street vests title to coal vault
under and an opening in a pavement,
though the terms not expressly in
Guiding either of them. Such title is,
however, subject to the easement of
The public for street purposes.
z. A pedestrian is not guilty OF
contributory negligence solely be-
cause he steps on a coal grating in
public sidewalk.
s. At the expiration of tenancy,
whether with or without actual
shange Of possession, landlord may
awfully enter and make necessary
epairs; and his neglect so to do rem
iers his liability for injuries result
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-06-20
TWO CRUISERS
From Japan Will Participate in
the. Formal Opening Of the
Panama Canal.
,pv Assee,Arrp pRrsS

TOXIC. June 2O-The Baltic
cruiser 1buk and the scout cruiser
Chikuma, which have been selected
to participate in the opening of the
Panama canal, will leave for the
IS. Both the Ibuki and Chikuma
were built in Japanese yards and
will suffice to show the progress of
Japanese industry in the line of ship
building, though the Ibuki is of a
somewhat old type, having been built
in 1907.
The Chikuma is fine fine ship
She is said to be second to no other
vessel of foreign navies as an ideal
scout ship. Her displacement is only
4,450 tons. The Ibuki is larger and
will serve for the receptions which
will be held on board.
Captain Kanji Kato, who has been
made the commanding officer of the
Japanese navy was more than once
designated as probable candi-
date for the post of vice-minister OF
marine.
Captain Sakamoto OF the Shikuma
for a long time occupied the post o,
director of military affairs at the
navy headquarters and is we'll ac-
cuainted with the formalities of for
eign manners and etiquette.
The warships will proceed directly
to Hampton Roads and joining there
with the American fleet and warships
Of the other powers, will pass
through the Panama canal to San
Francisco.
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The most wonderful thing In tho world
is love expressed in the helpless infant,
And among those aids and comforts for
eSpectnnt mothers is thee well known
Mothers Friend"
This Is an external application 70
enable the abdominal muscles to become
more plant, to expand naturally without
undue pain from tho strain upon cords
and ligaments.
In almost every settled community are
women who have enjoyed the blessing Of
this famous rcmediaisand helpful e!lbro-
cation. Their daughters. have grown up
to learn OF its splendid assistance.
Applied as directed upon those muscles
involved 1t soothes the fine network Of
nerves with which Ill tho muscles arc
supplied. THIS great share OF the pains
so much dreaded may DO avoided and the
period Of expectancy pissed through in
easeaand comfort.
Anything that adds 80 much comfort
must be counted as a blessing indeed.
In little book sent by mail much use
full information is given to inexperienccd
mothers. 1t tells how to use Mothers
Frtend,S and how to avoid caking breasts
Get bottle to-day and write for book 10
BradnelC Regulator Co., 400 Lamar Bldg
Atlanta; Ga. BE sure you get 'Mother's
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does not. ipso facto, Gust the state
court of Jurisdiction to render iudg-
ment.
9. Being the cashier OF a bank
does not disqualify notary public
from taking an AFFIDAVIT to be used
in an attachment suit brought to COL
.lect debt due his bank.
Dodge vs.. Brown and Hill. Ran
dolph county, judgment reversed
in part, affirmed in part. and case re-
manded. Miller, president.
l. The rule that an account rem
dered and retained an unreasonable
time without objection. becomes an
account stated, applicable as between
merchant and merchant, and princi-
pal and agent, is inapplicabIe to
monthly accounts rendered by one of
the parties for money and goods ad-
vanced to the other pending the ex-
ecution by the order of a logging
contract. And at the completion OF
such contract the party to whom
such accounts are so rendered is not
estopped to dispute the correctness
OF items therein not previously OBJ
jected to.
2. Where pending the execution
Of such logging contract one OF the
parties thereto executes to the other
a deed of trust as security for
money and goods advanced, the par
ty holding such trust deed is not
chargeable in settlement with the
value of the property taken and sold
by the trustee, to pay balance due
him because of the claim of the trust
debtor for unliquidated damages
sustained by breaches OF the logging
contract by the trust creditor, such
logging contract not providing there
for
3. In such cases the rule at law
and in equity that unliquidated
damages can not be set off against a
liquidated claim is applicable by an
alogy.
A. A judgment in favor of the
contractor in an action by the owner
to recover money advanced and not
expended on the work by the con-
tractor does not estop the owner
from suing to recover the expenae of
completing the work. after abandon
ment by the contractor, the causes OF
action being wholly different.
z. Rulings OF the trial court, re-
jecting offered evidence, not men
toned in any way as grounds of the
motion for a new trial, nor made
subjects of formal bills OF exception,
will not be considered in the appel
late court as grounds for a new trial:
but, if the verdict is set aside upon
other grounds. such rulings will be
reviewed for the purposes OF new
trial.
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made on the 18th day OF May, the year
1914, and as early q date as practicai
for the 18th day of June in the wear
1914 OF which time this notice wili be
publiBhed for thirty days.
The matter viii be brought hefors
the said council for the granting Of said
franchlse. =.
Signed CONSOLIDATED TELEPHoSE
COMPANY OF WEST VIRGINIA.
BY J. " ALTER bARNEs.
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municipal corporation. In the county
of Harrison. and State Of West virginia
for application for the granting by the
council OF the said town to the said
Consolidated Telephone Company az
West Virginia, a franchise for the con-
struction. maintaining and operating OF
Its cables wires and poles N ali 81
the streets and alleys of the said town
Tor period OF thirty years
The trst publication VI this notice u
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severe Attaclz 81 colo Cnred.

E. E. Cross, who travels in Virginia and
other Southern States, was taken suddenly
and severely i'll with collie. At the first store
he came 70 the merchant recommended
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoen
Remedy. Two doses Of it cured him. No
one should leave home on journey without
d bottle Of this preparation. For gale nv ali
dealers. Advertisement.
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First National Bank of Broadway,
Virginia VS.. Cootes ct al. Hardy
county. Reversed and remanded.
Williams, Judge.
1. This court will not dismiss an
appeal. as presenting only moot
question, because defendant was
discharged in bankruptcy pending the
appeal
2. To avail as defense to a
pending suit in state court, sub
sequent discharge in bankruptcy