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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-02-20
HANS SCHMIDT TO
DIE NEXT MONTH
Will Be Electrocuted During the
Week of March e.
LAST WORDS" A VERSE.
Takes Sentence Without siga O;
Emotion-HoIds Out Hands For
Steel Cuffs-Wore Fur
Overcost

New York.-Hans Schmidt. con.
victed Of numbering Anna Aumueller
domestic at st. Boniface's parsoD.
age, was sentenced to die in the cleo
tric chair at Sing Sing some tine our
ing the week beginning March 90.
Justice Vernon ". Davis, in the
criminal branch Of the Supreme Court
pronounced sentence after Schmidt
through his counsel, T. J. McEalus.
announced he had nothing to say.
Just before Schmidt was called into
court the newspapermen sent him
messaCe asking him if Re wished to
make statement He sent back
carefully penned note. as follows
Beyond this vale OF tears there is
life above,
Unmeasured by the flight Of years.
And all that life is love.
Ne Sign Of Emotion.
Schmidt took his sentence with ab.
solutely no show OF emotion. He stood
erect before Justice Davis and looked
straight at him, taking no notice what
ever of anyone else around him. When
Justice Davis put the question: Have
you anything to say before sentence is
passed upon you?" he merely leaned
slightly forward. There was z pause
and Attorney McManus moved for
new trial and stay of sentence. Both
motions were denied.
Immediately after sentence was pro
nounced Deputy Sheriff Bowers step
ped to the mans side with a pair Of
handouts. Schmidt turned to Bowers
and coolly held out his hands.
The prisoner wore a fur overcoat.
with a clean white muffler about his
neck. His beard, grown since he was
arrested. was tucked into the collar Of
the overcoat His whole appearance
was vastly improved since he was last
in court.
Schmidt was taken to Sing Sing iin-
mediately.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-02-20

DR.. Clarence l. Benson, Of Port De-
post, and Miss Margerty Krauss, a
manual training instructor at Tome
Institute, were married last Wednes-
day evening at the home of the brides
parents in Philadelphia. DR.. and Mrs.
Benson will make their future home
at Port Deposit.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-02-20

Playing with lighted candles used
on birthday cake, the 2-year-old
daughter of Albert s. Dyer, Of Freder-
lex, was so seriously burned that she
is not expected to live. The child
was alone in the house with her s.
year-old brother when the accident
occurred
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-02-20

Rev. Cosby Il. Robertson. Of Bu-
chanan, W. Va, has accepted call 10
the pastorate Of the First Baptist
Church at Cambridge and viii remove
with his family 10 Cambridge On
March !
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-02-20

The will Of William r. Clark, former
judge of the Orphans Court for Cecil
county, who died last week at his
home at North East, was filed for pro-
bate Thursday in the registers Office
at Elkton. His estate, valued at &c.,
900, is left to his widow during her
lifetime and at her death to be divided
among his children.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-02-20

". D. Kirk has been appointed chief
engineer for the Davis Coal and Coke
Company, with headquarters, Cumber-
land. This is a newly created Office.
Mr. Kirk comes from Glover, Pa,
where he was chief engineer for the
Ebensburg Coal Company.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-02-20

Washington county commissioners
broke the deadlock existing for seF-
eral weeks over the appointment OF
county attorney, when they elected
former Justice Elias 3. Hartle, pro
gress.ve Democrat, TO that Office.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-02-20

Heart balm in the sum of $4,000
is asked by Miss Mae r. Moser from
Lloyd G. Bartgis, formerly Of Myers
vile, in breach of promise suit fled
by Miss Moser's attorneys, Stoner
& Weinberg. simultaneously Miss
Moser's father, George w. Moser, filed
a suit against Bartgis for $4,000 for
the loss Of his daughters services,
brought about by Bartgis' relations
with Miss Moser. Bartgis left Mary
land about three years ago and mar
ried another woman.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-02-20

The Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal, after being closed for the past
six weeks undergoing repairs, was
opened for traffic. The first vessels 10
90 through were the Ericsson steam
ers plying between Philadelphia and
Baltimore.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-02-20

At meeting Of the women Of Ches-
tertOyn q hospital committe was
formed, with Mrs. J. II. Thompson,
chairman. Funds will be raised this
spring TO purchase the Westcott man
sion to be used az local hospital.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-02-20

The mangled body Of Edward Perry
Middleton was found On the Balti-
more and Ohio tracks near North
Branch. It IS supposed Middleton was
returning from Cumberland when
struck by train.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-02-20

Topping from the top Of loaded
spring wagon, Roy Hugh Specht, the
10-year-old son Of ID. NJ. Speeht,
Doubs, was partly scalped when the
wagon wheel passed over the back
part Of his head. It required nearly a
dozen stitches to close the wound.
About three stitches were required to
close the wound over the eye. He also
has a slight conclusion of the brain,
His condition is serious.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-11-26
HINCkLEY

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward b. Hinckley
of Fairfield have been guests at the
home of Rev. G. w. Hinckley for sew
eral days.
Mrs. Flora Goss Willis was called
to Montpelier, Vt. Monday by the
serious illness of her mother.
Mrs. Floyd Blackwell of Fairfield
was in town Tuesday calling on
friends.
Mrs. W. p Hinckley ard Mrs. Carl
F. Pierce gave a reception Friday af-
ternoon to some of their friends and
a most enjoyable time was passed.
The kennebecside Club held its
regular meeting at THE Winthrop
with Miss Elizabeth Wells as hostess.
The program was as follows: Roll
call. name of favorte color and
where properly used in household
decoration; paper Household Decora-
ton and Household Furnishing by
Miss Georgia F. Morrow: magazine ar
ticle THE Luxurious Life at Gold
Mine" Mrs. Ivanella Palmer. Dainty
refreshments were served
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-11-26
EAST NEW PORTLAND

Mrs. Orrin Holbrook spent several
days last week at Dead River the
guest Of her parents Mr.. and Mrs
Welch and her sister Mrs VIM. Par
sons
Friends of Mrs. Harry Jones are
glad to know that she has recovered
from her recent illness and is able to
be about the house.
number of fine deer have been
shot about here recently, among the
lucky hunters are Harry Jones, Chas
Gordon, Edward Gould and Geo. SAT-
ford.
Mrs Daniel Emery who has been
i'll for several months is improving in
health.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Stafford made
business trip to North Arson last
Wednesday.
Miss Florence Emery is home from
Madison High School until after
Thanksgiving.
Little Alice Knowles, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Knowles. is quite
ill.,
Mrs David Adams, who has been
i'll at the home of Wilson Burns. has
been moved to the home of Marshall
Burns at West New Portland.
Many of the farmers have sold
their apples to buyer from Farm
ington.
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EAST Sk0WHEGAN

Mr.. Whiteside whose buildings were
burned this past summer, has moved
into the Milton Goodrich house. We
are glad to hear this as we want their
scholars in our school
VIII futile has moved his family
into the home of his father, who is in
very poor health.
We are sorry to hear that Mrs. Guy
Kimball is quite i'll DR.. Earle is in
attendance.
f. B. Richardson and wife were in
Skowhegan last Friday. He has been
selling quite a lot of wood at the
village recently.
Hunting deer,seems to be the order
of the day quite number have been
seen in this place Guy Lewis of
Canaan shot one that weighed two
hundred pounds near Sidney L. Pool
ers home Saturday. We hear of
others near here being shot.
Alfred Holt is dressing poultry in
this vicinity.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-11-26
.JACKMAN STATION

A large crowd attended the concert
given Sunday evening in the Congre-
gational church. The proceeds OF
the collection are to pay for the cleo
trio lights in said church.
The stork has left a baby girl at
the home of DR. E. D. Humphreys.
H. Stilwell has installed a new sim
pick picture machine and will from
now on show the best of pictures.
A quiet little wedding took place
Tuesday last at st. Anthony's Catho-
lie Church. The contracting parties
were Henry Quirion and Rose Pease
Their many friends wish them great
prosperity.
j. E. Blair went to Skinner last
week on business.
Martin Monster has rented Abram
Morin's residence on Main st.
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The News of Somerset's Busy Towns

Fridays of every month at 2.30 o'clock
MIR. and Mrs. Walter Hobbs of Madi
son were calling on their old neigh.
bors Friday.
The next meeting of Capt. Hutch
ms Circle will be held Saturday af-
ternoon, and full attendance is re-
quested as there is important bust
ness To come before the meeting
Automobiling took a sudden turn
Friday, but one vas seen on the high
way. Monday. but it had much diff
feulty in passing along the snowy
road
Members of the Farmers Union and
others have made up a list for grain
which was ordered Saturday II
comes from the distributing house in
Waterylle The order called for
seventeen tons.
Joshua Andrews, whose S0th birth
day comes in December, drives to
town about every day, no matter how
cold the weather may be.
Earl Fenlason returned from a
hunting trip up river Monday, bring
ing a moose.
Mrs. Augusta Bailey, one of the
teachers in the city schools of Water
vile. is spending this week with hei
son r. f. G. Bailey.
/ Miss Abbott. bookkeeper for Porter
& Marston and her brother have begun
housekeeping in the south rent OF
the new double tenement of DR.. An
drews.
". c. Robinson attended the Pomo
| logical Show in Bangor last week
Mrs. Libby of Bangor. Distric
Deputy Grand Matron, O. E. S, in.
spected Mount Bigelow Chapter al
their last meeting.
Judge A. Simmons and Mrs. SIM
mons attended the annual meeting OF
the Society of Mayfiower Descendants
which was held at Riverton, last Sat
urday. Mr. Simmons is Governor OF
the Society and is eighth in descent
from John and Priscilla Alden.
News of the death of Mrs gda
SWEET of Providence, II. L., has been
received here Mrs. SWEET was born
in this town, Nov /. 1912, the daugh-
ter of Hon. Poulinus NJ. and Lydia R
(Hutchins) Foster. She was married
to William SWEET of Richmond April
). 1865. and three children were born
10 them, Charles e., Arthur H., and
Alice E. Mrs. SWEET is survived by
two sisters. Mrs Flora Gould of Port
land Mrs Olive Howard of Proyi-
dence, r. /. and three brothers. Arthur
w Foster of El Paso, Texas, and
Charles and Ben Foster. the artists OF
New York City
We are publishing in this issue a
letter from Mrs. George G. (Sayage)
Chase, now of California.
Arson Grange pet in regular SEES
sion Saturday afternoon. Nov. 21st
with the Worthy Master in the chair
The Worthy Lecturer was present
and furnished a good program. The
next regular meeting will be Saturday
evening, Dec 5th. New officers will
be elected for the coming year and
refreshments will be served. 1t is
hoped there will be a large attend
ance on this occasion.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-11-26
LOCAL ITEMS

Miss Mabel French a student at
Bliss Business College, Lewiston, is
to visit at her home here during the
week.
Miss Myrtle Green, teacher in the
Rumford schools is in Skowhegan to
visit her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Chas
Green.
E. H. Morrill, has recently bought
of Albert Holt Vassar mare
weighing 100 lbs. She is a roam
half sister to three famous racers
Northern Spy (2.12A), Lucky Bald
win (2.19A) and Paul Revere with a
trial record of 2.25. Good judges
think she is the best prospect for the
1915 racing season in central Maine
Mr.. Morrill, is also the owner OF
Hiram B. said to be capable of going
mile better than thirty.
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MAINSTREAM

Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Stafford returned
to Deadwater Monday. after spending
several days with relatives and friends
here.
Miss Mabel Baine returned home
Saturday night from a two weeks
visit with relatives in Guilford and
Sangerville.
Miss Imogene Conroy was called
to Dexter Saturday by the illness of
her sister Mrs. Henry Smith.
Miss Ethel Brown has finished her
duties for Mrs. c. D. Ellis at Harmony
village and returned to her home here.
Elmer Brown had an i'll turn Mon
day morning. Dr. Wilson Of Cam
bridge was called.
Miss Nellie Leayitt of Dexter is
spending a few days at her home here
Mrs. Bertha McIntire of Dexter is
visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs Will
liam Folsom.
Mr. and Mrs. William G. Bailey of
Harmony were guests Sunday of Mrs
Bailey's sister. Mrs NJ. J. Merrill and
family.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-11-26

last week the guest of her daughter
Mrs. Asher Davis.
A. p Bigeow of st. Adams was in
town Monday on a business trip.
G. F. Williams, principal of Athens
Academy is spending his ThanksgiY-
ing vacation with his parents Mr. and
Mrs d. X. Williams.
Bert Goodrich. one of our success
full hunters, returned from kinsgbury
Thursday with two fine deer.
y b Woodsum of Oakland was in
town Thursday looking after lumber
for the toothpiek and elothespin fac
tory of that place.
John Tuscan returned Monday from
The deep woods with a deer which he
was fortunate enough to shoot after
being absent about a week.
The schools in the village have
closed for two weeks vacation
which the scholars are enjoying very
much.
The drama Diamonds and Hearts
which was given by local talent as
sisted by C. +. Marble of Portland
Friday night was very we'll patroniz-
ed The parts were well taken and
showed that considerable time had
been spent in drilling for it. A good
sum was realized for the Develop
Maine Movement fund.
j. d. NJ Foster of pittsfield, claim
agent for the Maine Central Railroad
was in town Friday.
Fred G. Saultes certainly deserves
the medal for being the most success
full hunter of the season. Mr.. Saultes
returned from Maore's Siding, where
he has been for the last five or six
days and brought home with him a
large white rabbit
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-11-26
ATHENS

N. w. Lindsay of Colby who ex-
changed pulpits Nov % with Mr.
Rockwell gave an excellent sermon
in the morning from Rev. 2:2-4. The
subject Sunday evening was THE
Name of Jesus. There was large
attendance at the Sunday school SEES
sion. Mr. Brayton. delegate to the
Community Efficiency Convention al
Augusta. Nov. 14-15, gave an interest
ing and helpful report and Prof. Guy
Williams followed with a very enthu-
sastc talk to the boys and girls
bringing as the keynote from the Con-
vention the necessity of first getting
right with God in order to do the
most efficient work in the community
Lester Brown was home from Scion
Nov Is and left Nov. II for Jackman
where he has employment He was
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CORNYILLE

Forrest Herrin and wife went 10
Portland Wednesday to spend Thanks
giving with relatives.
Chas. futile and wife and Roy
Lewis of Skowhegan were in town
Saturday evening and attended the
Grange meeting.
Mrs. Della Mcclure and Mrs. Henry
Dillingham; of Skowhegan were in
town Saturday and attended the
Grange meeting in the evening.
Representative-elect Sheldon Beal
and wife attended the meeting of the
Grange Saturday evening
Roy Walton is moving his mill to
the Weston farm in Skowhegan on
the Russell road for the winter
Word has been received from Mrs
Stillman Blaisdell who is visiting her
daughter in Augusta, that she is sick
with the grippe.
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SOUTH BINGHAM AND VICINITY

Edgar Kelley is at work for Morris
Cahill in Bingham.
Miss Maize MURPHY returned to
her home in Embden Friday after
closing a successful fourteen weeks
term in the Whittier School. Those
not absent were Laura Rosie and
Earl Corson, Mahlon Corson was not
tardy during the term. The school
regrets the loss of Earl Bean, who has
been stopping at A. N. Clark's.
Rattle York has returned from Madi-
son.
L. P. Albee has been away thresh-
ing.
Forrest Gilman. Alcaeus Cooley and
Minnie Grant are home from Bling
hame High School for the Thanksgiv-
ing recess.
Herbert Taylor has returned to
George Gilmans after three months
visit with his sister in New York. On
his way home he visited in Broekton
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-11-26
NORTH ANSON

The Mark Emery schools were in
session Saturday in order to give the
pupils the benefit of a Thanksgiving
vacation of the remainder Of the week.
The annual fair of Emerald Rebe-
kah Lodge netted the society sixty
six dollars. The booths were very
tastefully arranged and everything
found ready sale The dinner and
supper were those enjoyable affairs
for which the Odd ladies are famous
and was we'll patronized.
Wallace Emery is gradually improv-
ing and has left the hospital in Bos-
ton, and expects to return home In
about two weeks.
Arthur Tbbetts of Freeman bought
six head of cattle of Cyrus Walker
last week. Mr. Walker is one of the
extensive farmers of this town and
now has ninety head of cattle.
Eli Hoyt went to Pennington on a
business trip Tuesday.
Mrs Evie Holmes Robinson has re-
ceived news of the death of her god
mother, Mrs Evie Holmes Pratt. who
passed away on the morning of the
goth in a hospital at Madison, Wis
{
years of age and leaves one daughter.
Her last visit here was about eigh-
teen years ago, but in her younger
days she lived here with her parents,
and the older generation of the towns
people will remember her.
The Sunshine Fair with dinner and
supper will occur Friday, Dec. 4th.
i There was no school at the Acad-
envy after Wednesday. the remainder
/ of the week being a holiday.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Savage and
daughter Leona were the guests OF
! Rev. T. b. HIATT of Bingham over
Thanksgiving.
The regular D. A. Il. meeting will
be held Friday. Dec 18th. The place.
of the meeting will be announced
later.
Ira Durgin went to The Forks, Mon
day on a hunting trip of a week.
A fall of heavy snow, nine and one
half inches, came the night of the 18th
and was measured by Charles Crym-
Bile, the village octogenarian, who has
recorded the snow falls of many
years. The storm made good sled
ding and enough for business in the
country. The snow is much earlier
than last year as wagons were run
until the oath of December.
Mrs. T. B. Hatt's very interesting
report of the doings of the Sunday
School Convention, which was given
in the NJ. E. Church, Sunday, drew
large audience as the Congregational
lists came from their church to hear
the address. Mrs. HIATT has a large
circle of friends here as this was their
home during Mr. HATS pastorate with
the Dinsmore Memorial church.
Rev Gardner Wills gave his people
fine Thanksgiving sermon Sunday
morning.
Mrs. Cyrus Walker was visiting in
Watervlle Friday.
Fred Flanders and Ernest Noddin
returned home Saturday from a ten
days hunting trip at Moore's Siding.
They each brought home deer
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Rand of South
port are the guests of their son and
wife Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Rand of Ken
nebec Avenue.
Monday morning the Thermometer
registered at four above zero. This
has been the coolest November for
forty years.
The meetings of the Woman's Club
are to be held the first and third
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-11-26
The BOOM TOWN OF
SOMERSET COUNTY
Is Jackman Which the Legislature will
be Asked to Transform from Plan
tatiOn to an incorporated Town

JACKMAN, Nov. 17-Our little viii
lage seems to be the coming town of
Somerset County, a fact which is par
TALLY due to the advent of the new
saw mill that is being built by the
Jackman Lumber Co. The location
of this plant is on Head Stream be-
low the falls on the farm belonging to
Mrs. Eliza Craft, the company hav-
ing purchased all the land on the east
side of the stream. The mill itself
is 210 feet by 20 feet and is to be
equipped with the most modern mach
merry from Clark's Bros. & Co, of Or
leans, n. Y. Mr.. Hauserman of New
Orleans, La, the installing engineer,
is pushing the work as fast as possible.
The equipment consists of two band
saws and resaw track on the long side
to be SO feet. Short side so feet, two
gang edges of five saws each and an
up to date trimmer. The engines are
of Corliss type having 500 horsepower
developments. The main line shaft
begins with diameter of 7-16 being
enlarged to 1916 for the main drive
and is tapered to 2 1916 and being
175 feet long The boiler house is of
brick 4S feet square with steel roof
and housing four boilers giving about
2400 horsepower. The whole plant
will cost about 100000 making for
will be a growing one. Already its
effects is felt as the company have
several crews in the woods now The
arrangements of the numbering are
under Abram Newton of this place
The logs are handled by their own
railroad and brought from the woods
to the mill direct, doing away with the
uncertain drives of the spring freshet
A dOurishing community is Jack
man lying close to the Canadian Dor
der and when the Legislature meets
in January. it will be asked to trans
form this plantation into an incor-
porated town. Jackman, it will be
recalled, was only a short time ago
little more than wilderness with it's
railroad station and few shacks
Now with its 2000 inhabitants, its saw
and pulp mills and with its vast
quantities OF lumber, splendid water
power and easy railroad facilities, a
city is prophesized and surely re-
petition of the Rumford or Millinocket
two famous boom towns of the Pine
Tree State.
The place at present boasts fifteen
manufacturing plants, a score of
houses, an electric light system, which
it is said is not surpassed in Maine,
big steel bridge across Moose River
good churches, schools, etc.
Save Moose River, Jackman is the
plantation or settlement farthest north
in the county. 1t is about twelve miles
from the Canadian border and is
seventy-six miles northwest of Show
hogan.
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BLACKWELL

Mrs. Elvira Veasey and daughter
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Moore also Mrs. F. f.
Davis were in Skowhegan Friday to
attend the meeting of the d. A. r.
held with Mrs. |. J. Smith at her home
on Madison Avenue
Miss Evangeline Washburn, teach
er of Games School spent Saturday
and Sunday as a guest of her parents
in Madison.
| Mrs. NJ. p. Wech is at work at
( James Spauldings.
/ Mr. and Mrs. Walon Mantor were
visitors at the home of Mrs. Mantor's
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Elmore Carl,
recently.
! F. f. Welch and N NJ Moore loaded
"A carload of apples at Blackwell Sta
| ton the first of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Adams of Madi-
SON will spend Thanksgiving with Mr..
and Mrs. Walter L. Bird of this place.
Rev. {. o. Perry delivered most
interesting sermon at Blackwell
schoolhouse last sunday to a large
and appreciative audience.
Mr. and Mrs A. +. Adams were in
! Skowhegan Sunday last, called there
| by the serious illness of Mrs. Harri-
son Salley.
Mrs. Absalom Graham spent Satur-
| day and Sunday as guests of her
daughter in Madison.
Miss Beatrice Graham spent the
first of last week with friends in
Dover.
Miss Pearl Danforth will be home
from Portland to spend Thanksgiving
with her parents Mr. and Mrs. f. 0.
Danforth.
Miss Nettie F. Moore will pass
Thanksgiving at the home of her pa
rents Mr. and Mrs NJ. NJ. Moore. She
will return to Portland Friday.
| Wesley Richards and wife were in
! SOlOn recently.