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Evening journal., 1914-10-29
NETHODISTS FIX
DAY OF PRAYER
VIII Meet in McCabe Church
on November lS to
Appeal for World
BISHOP BERRY
TO BE SPEAKER

Methodists of this district will OBJ
serve November Is as a day of prayer,
according to official announcement
today of the Rev. E. l.. Hofecker,
superintendent of the Wilmington
District NJ. +. Conference. Services
will be held at McCahe Church.
Bishop J. r. Berry and other repre-
sentative churchmen will be present
District Superintndent Honecker
has issued the following statement
10 regard to the plan:
These be troubleous times. The
nations are at war with each other.
God is having a controversy with men
who have forgotten His law Though
millions may be slain in the conflict,
and though uncounted wealth may be
sunk in the strife, still we must say
His judgments are true and righteous
altogether. We have been praying
that the wrath Of God may be appeased
and the awful calamity Of war may
come to an end.
1--WE have appointed the 18th day OF
November for a day Of prayer for oul
people We win meet in McCabC
Church, in Wilmington, at 10 a. m. We
desire that all the pastors of the dis
trict shall be present, and that eacl
church shall be presented by as many
official and private members as can pos
sibly come. Men ought always TO pray
and day from business and spent ii
prayer will have its compensations IL
many ways. We need to pray from th'
conversion Of our fellow men at home
in this city and district, and that Goo
may incline their hearts unto faith anC
righteousness. Many are living with
out the fear of God in them. The
church needs to be deeply moved in be-
half Of the salvation Of all the people
for all of them need the salvation which
Il brings 20 the believer.
I'VE, therefore,, urge all our church
people 10 come TO the appointed
church on November Is and spend
the day in prayer for ourselves and
the world We have need to confess
our sins and seek the mercy OF heav-
en-. One or more OF the bishops OF
the church will be present, and other
representatives of the church will
take part in the services of the day
1--WE cordially invite the people and
pastors of other churches to meet
with us on this day of prayer. We
are sure heaven will hear the sup
plications of sincere souls"
Evening journal., 1914-10-29
TMO MN DISMISSAL.

Charles Moore, a laborer, of No.
1917 Market street. was dismissed in
City Court this morning, the Court
finding that evidence in support of
the breach of the peace charge
against him was insufficient The
case was tried several days ago.
Acting Deputy City Solicitor Philip
l.. Garrett moved nolle PROSE-
in the case of "Maior" Mastins, ar
rested on a like charge.
Evening journal., 1914-10-29
MRS. IL ALFP man

Mrs. Harriet A. Lee, wife of Herbert
L. Lee. and daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Seyborn Burroughs. died today in her
twenty-fourth year. Funeral services
will be held from the home of her par
ents, No 106 Ashton street. Sunday
afternoon. Interment. which will be
private, will be in Riverview cemetery.
Evening journal., 1914-10-29
RUPTURE
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W. B. sEELEY the noted expert, is re-
turning 70 Wilm ngton and viii be at the
Hotel DUPONT Wednesday and Thursday Ne.
vember 4ih and 5th. thoroughly equipped and
prepared 70 deal with she most dihcult cases.
His spermatic Shield Truss, as used and
approved by the Z. $. Government and the
Gar Of Russia. will retain any rupture per
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WONDERFUL RESULTS WITHOUT SUR.
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Examination and advice Free Patients
treated on former visits invited 20 call for
attention without charge. Home Office. 1927
Walnut st.. Philadelphia. Pa. Cut and keep
for reference.
Evening journal., 1914-10-29

At the North Sea end Of the battle
line the allies and Germans battled
fiercely near the User, Dixmude and
Ypres a.. Between Armentieres CD
and La Bassee 90 the fighting was
exceptionally severe. About Arras
(D the battle was as violent as ever.
Farther south about Roye (5) the
situation quieted down.
Evening journal., 1914-10-29

beverages and toilet accessories, fooc
and otherwise. why they are so.
Wright, II. B. Eyes of the world
Evening journal., 1914-10-29

LONDON. Oct. 29-Another rebel
lion has started in South Africa. Cen
eral Christian De Wet and General
Christian Frederick Boyers have
taken the lead OF rebels in the Orange
Free State and the western Transvaal.
Having suppressed the rebellion in
the northwest province of Cape Col
ony, led by Lieutenant Colonel
Maritz. the government Of the Union
Evening journal., 1914-10-29
SINES AND WEIGH
FLORISTS

No. 2iS w. Sth 81.
Cut Flowers and Funeral Designs
speciality.
ID. & A. 5672. DelmarVis l7SS.
Evening journal., 1914-10-29

IN RfEMoRIAM
Ia sad and loving remembrance Of our
denr girl Carrie May Smith, who departed
this iifo October 90, 1oia in the nineteenth
year Of her age;
One year has passed and hearts shn sore,
Day by day, We miss her more;
Her tender heart, her smiling face,
40 one can ever take her place
Father. Mother and Sisters.f
Evening journal., 1914-10-29

Walker & Egan. Salt oysters. Best
to be had. Phones SO and S7.-Adv.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-10-22

One of the deepest Embraced Golfer
dams, if not the deepest. of large di-
mansions that have ever been con-
structed is now being built of steel
sheet piling in the Hudson River at
West Forty-sixth street, New York
City, to provide for rock excavation
and substructure work for a 1050-ft.
steamship pier and deep slips ada
cent The construction was adopted
to secure, without bracing, independ-
ent stability against an unbalanced
maximum-pressure head of 6S feet.
The 150x1050 IT. steamship pier will
be bounded on both sides by wide
slips excavated to depth of "A feet
below mean low tide, thus exceeding
by four feet the depth of the deepest
slip of Manhattan Island, In order to
avoid a possibility Of deep steamer
striking the rock bottom during an
abnormally low tide. At the outer
end of the pier the river bottom con-
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-10-22

June IL His age was sixty one years
and he had been preaching for forty
years. The remains were taken to
Sandy Point, Me, for interment. MI
Merrill was born in Cumberland and
was educated at Bangor Theological
Seminary and at Oberlin. He was
married in 1876 to Miss NJ Agnes
Showers of Sandy Point She survived
her husband and is at the present
time residing in Norridgewock. They
had three sons. Clifton of Brewer. AL
bion of Norridgewock, and Arthur,
who has not yet completed his stud
les at Bowdoin College. Mr.. Merrill
did much for the betterment of the
people of Skowhegan, not only be-
levers of his faith, but for men, wom-
en- and children in all walks of life.
In the work of the church he did much
to build 1t up along both spiritual and
material lines. 1t was while he was
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Brings Fame to Old Somerset
Contributed.

An announcement in a nearby col
umn gives a brief description of the
volume recently published, the poems
of Mrs Elizabeth Powers Merrill The
publishing house from which il APP
pears entered into correspondence
with the author after having noted
some of her verses in the New Eng
land papers At their request other
manuscripts were submitted and soon
thereafter came an attractive offer TO
assemble them all in book form the
result of which is the beautiful volume
now ready for sale.
Somerset County in previous genera
tons has furnished creditable num-
Der of judges, statesmen. authors
preachers. journalists and men and
women of note in other lines. From
the present generation has sprung into
prominence at least one composer, a
sculptor and others who have won
fame ard credit for the section which
gave them birth The friends of Mrs.
Merrill here and elsewhere will share
with her the pleasure in the recog-
milton which is now accorded her
writings, and in the added distinction
which this gives to the town and
county which is honored by being her
home
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CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH HIS.
TORY
CONTINUED from First Page

Continued from First Page
forty-eight persons Joined at one COM
munion the largest number to come in
at one time in the annals of the church
history. His pastorate here was
marked by other notable events which
included the payment of five hundred
dollar debt and the adding of several
thousand dollars to the invested fund.
Mr.. kimball was married while en-
gagged in ministerial work in Skowhe-
gan, the wedding occurring in Octo-
Der 1898. His bride was Miss Beulah
Whitehouse, of Portland, Me. They
became the parents of three children
From Skowhegan Mr.. kimball went
to a church in South Weymouth, Mass.
but in 1910 he resigned from the min
istry to become the field Secretary of
the Massachusetts Savings Insurance
League Mr. Kimball is still in the
insurance business with an office in
Boston, while his home address is 80
Erie Avenue, Newton Highlands,
Mass.
The year 1908 marked the arrival of
another new pastor to the Island
Avenue church, Rev. B. B. Merrill
coming here from Brewer to act in
that capacity. Skowhegan was the
third charge Mr.. Merrill ever occupied
as a minister of the Gospel, the first
having been in Searsport and the sec
ond in Brewer. The people of his
parish soon became convinced that
they had a man not only of scholarly
attachments, but a brilliant sermon
iZer and speaker as well. He re-
NAMED with the church until his
death, although for some months pre-
yious to this sad occurrence he had
been in failing health and had ten
dered his resignation to occur July l,
1912. About month previous to this
time he succumbed to critical ill
ness from the effects of which he did
not recover and his death occurred
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A Tactical Blunder

Germany has secured Antwerp. If
it was possible for England to protect
this city when the German army APP
preached, it was surely a tactical
blunder not to have done it. Antwerp
means more to the Germans than
Paris. Paris has a sentimental
value. Antwerp is a city of COM
manding strategical Importance With
unexpected ease Germany has secured
what she has desired for one hundred
years, for with Antwerp in her hands
she has seaport privileges on the Eng
fish Channel. Had Belgium allowed
the free passage of German armies to
France this would not have taken
place. Has not England committed
strategical mistake in not strongly
sustaining the Belgians?
The aspect of the war has now
changed. 1t is most emphatically a
struggle between England and Ger
many for sea supremacy. 1t is a
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Resolutions of Respect

Fairview Grange, Smithfeld. has
adopted the following Resolutions:
Whereas, our Heavenly Father in
the fulfllment of his word has called
our beloved sister Julia Hammond
home. Be it
Resolved that Fairview Grange has
sustained a great loss in one of its
charter members, one who always
had the welfare and best interests of
the order at heart. And was ever
ready to take firm stand for its pro-
motion. and that we shall sadly miss
her pleasant face from our meetings.
Resolved that we deeply regret the
loss of Sister Hammond, and that we
will always remember her with love
and think of her still as the same
and say
She is not dead
She is just away.
Resolved that we extend our I'M
limited sympathy to the bereaved
family, that our charter be draped in
mourning for thirty days. that copy
of these resolutions be sent to the be-
reaved family, one spread upon our
records and a copy sent to the 1nde-
pendent Reporter for publication.
Lizzie Watson
Frank Witham
Esther Hartford
Committee on Resolutions.
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and has brought many new ideas to
the minds of his people not only
through his sermons, but along other
lines of religious work as well. Since
his coming to Skowhegan nine per-
sons have joined the church making
the present membership two hundred
and forty one. A new organ has been
installed at the cost of about $4,000
and minor improvements have been
made upon the church edifice.
Since the union of the churches the
following men have served as deacons
of the society: Seth Wyman, Peter
Kimball, Samuel Wyman. James Bell
w. F. Bacon, F. B. Foss. c. A. Wood
bury, John Wyman Joseph Wyman
E. S. Dutton, r. D. Baker. and Charles
w. Sheaff, while those now serving
are Willis A. Bailey, Harold L. Larry
Thomas G. Lord. Richard w. Morrill,
Elmer E. Harris and J. H. Lacasce
Deacon Seth Wyman, who died in 1896
was the last deacon to hold Office for
life. He was chosen in 1854 in place
of his father, Deacon Joseph Wyman
who was deacon in the Bloomfield
church for a number of years before
his death. Two other sons of Deacon
Joseph Wyman have held that office
viz, Joseph and John Wyman and a
great grandson, Elmer E. Harris, Is
now serving In the same capacity for
the Congregational society as did his
ancestors
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There are numerous auxilfariea
connected with the church. foremost
among which is tlourishing Sunday
school. Thomas G. Lord is its Super
intendent and it has a membership
of LAT at the present time. Preced-
ing superinten to Mr.. Lord have
been, since 1861. Joseph Wyman, A.
r. Bixby. L. L. Walton, R. D. Baker,
F. S. Morrill, Willis A. Bailey and Ell
mer E. Harris. The Young Peoples
Society of Christian Endeavor has
total membership of II persons. OF
these Al are active, IL are associate
and Is are honorary members.
Working League is one of the Wom-
ans organizations of the society, its
meetings in the form of sewing cir
cles being held once in two weeks
during the winter. 1t was formed ID
1892 and now has a membership of 90.
The president is Mrs. George Paddock.
The Woman's Missionary Society is
another auxiliary of which Miss Ger
trude S. Weston is the president,
while a club formed among the ladies
of the parish for philanthropic work
is known as the Good Will Club. The
men of the society also formed a club
in 1912 and while they are not hold
ing regular meetings at the present
time. it still exists under the name of
the Congregational Mems Club. The
music at the church is great source
of pleasure to the Pensioners and is
directed by Prof R. w. Leighton. The
efficient organist is Miss Edith w.
Lewis.
The Congregational Society, which
we have attempted to follow through
it's days of sunlight and shadow has
been in existence for nearly a CEN
fury and half At the present time
it stands happy and united church,
and as we look ahead into coming
centuries. let rs prophesy for it con-
tinuance of prosperity and of the same
religious influence which it has ex-
erted since the days of long ago.
The two issues containing this his
tory will be mailed postpaid, to any
address, on receipt of six cents, stamps
or coin.
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER -, 1911
A Commander of the Armies
of Peace

The sun which rises over Eu-
rope tomorrow will see the forces oil
that land engaged in the work OF de-
struction. The same day will wit
ness the millions of America intent
on tasks chat provide the comforts.
luxuries and pleasures of mankind.
OF this peaceful American army, one
enormous unit, 10000 strong, its ef-
forts rendered supremacy efficient by
the genious of one man. will gather in
Al textile mills scattered among the
towns and cities of New England. The
man who brought these various plants
under one management, decreasing the
cost of production and making them
stabilizing influence in the textile in
dustry, in fact for the entire com
meree of America, was William NJ.
Wood, the gentleman who last week
accented the invitation of Skowhegan
citizens to become the guest of the
town. With Mr. Wood and equally
the guests of the community were F..
H. Carpenter, General Agent of the
American Wooden Company, and Henry
p. Binney of the firm of Brown Broth
ers & Company, prominent bankers OF
Boston, New York and London. under
stood to be fiscal agents for the same
corporation.
The brief sojourn of these gentlemen
would have left a most pleasing recol-
lection, even were they humble citi-
zens of some Massachusetts town
rather than the men of national and
international reputation which they
are, for they came among us with
genuine cordially of the quality that
creates friendships even from an hour S
acquaintance These men are cast
for strenuous parts in the Making oil
America Not all such preserve as
they do, through the competitions,
conflicts and trials of our somewhat
troubled times, the open hearted
friendly spirit with which they greet
ed the people of Skowhegan.
'Tis said of Mr.. Wood that he can
make a friend of every man he meets
and that no man, once his friend, ever
ceases from enthusiastic loyalty.
Skowheganites have learned from his
visit to realize the possibilities of this
assertion. There had been a half
outlined impression that he was aus
tere, naughty and inaccessible. On
the contrary he proved to be easy of
approach, gracious and courteous to
the last degree. We were all some
what in awe of this famed Commander
of the Armies of Peace. This feeling
has disappeared and in its place has
come increased esteem. We know we
speak for the people of Skowhegan
when we express the hope that Mr..
Wood will soon repeat his visit and
that, as on the occasion just past,
Messrs, Carpenter and Binney may be
his comrades for the journey.
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A GOOD COMPLEXION
IS A JOY FOREVER

Everybody that wants fine, glow
ing, youthful skin should take old re-
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Pimples, boils, hives, eczema surely
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Languor, loss of appetite, tired
feeling, weakness are symptoms of
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Hoods Sarsaparilla builds up the
whole system by purifying the blood.
1t is the safest and most successful
tonic known.
Get a bottle from any druggist.
Start treatment today. Improvement
begins with first dose.
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WHERE BUGLES CALL
AND OTHER VERSES
By Elizabeth Powers Merrill

An announcement by the publishers.
Sherman, French & Co, Boston.
Sincerity banishes artifice and gives
natural expression, and deep feeling
obtains relief by rhythmic utterance
in music or in speech. The common
emotions, the touch of which makes
the whole world kim" is the fountain
of these spontaneous songs, which en-
ter with exceptional insight into the
feelings and experiences of others
through personal knowledge. an I'M
usual keenness of vision. and thor
oughly individual Interpretation of life
Beautiful things are loved for them
selves, wherever they appear, but a
deeper and more satisfying delight lies
in them as interpreters of spiritual
beauty.
The meter is varied, smooth flowing
and musical; the words are we'll
chosen. Verses that conjure up ex-
quisite pictures abound. The story
poems are worthy of particular at
tention, especially one entitled Free
Forever" which gives one more
glimpse into the heart of Lincoln.
Last, Dut ny no HledHS ledSl, oHouiu
be mentioned the poems in which the
author pays tribute to Maine, her
native state.-"The Pines of Maine, ;
Lead on. Maine" "Skowhegan," by
the Kennebec. y ION the March to Que
bee" and others. They are vivid and
stirring, full of love and loyalty in
spired by that grand and beautiful
country its traditions and ideals.
The book is a beautiful shade Of
blue, with the Merrill coat of arms as
the cover design. On sale in Show
hogan at Bucknam's. 81 net or $1.10
by mail
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fight for commercial life. Germany
can ION we'll afford to withdraw from
France and be content to hold what
she has on the English Channel. There
is only one obstacle in the way OF
Germauys free access TO the seas.
The seheldt river ON which Antwerp
IS located passes through Holland
Rut some way will be found 10 over
come that if Germany has 10 build a
canal from Antwerp to the English
Channel which is no longer private
waterway.
Contributed.
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at it's head that the parlor of the
church was added to the west end OF
the chapel building.
Succeeding Mr. Merrill the same
year of his death, Rev. Theodore Hal
bert Wilson of Cambridge. Mass, was
given a call to serve the church and
society as it's pastor. He assumed his
duties October /, 1912, and still con-
tinues to fulfill them. Mr. Wilson was
born in Middletown, Conn, in the
year 1885, but removed from there
when a child. He was a student at
the Cambridge Latin School and later
continued his studies at Harvard Col
lege and Harvard Divinity School, at
each of which he received a degree.
His theological course was completed
at the Union Theological Seminary in
New York City The Island Avenue
church is the second charge in which
Mr.. Wilson has labored since leaving
seminary work, the first having been
at Montclair, N. j.. where he was as
sociate pastor in the First Congrega-
tional church of that city. Since en-
tering upon his duties in Skowhegan,
Mr.. Wilson has endeared himself to
many friends. His work among the
boys and young men of the town IL
especially praiseworthy Of his ef-
forts in behalf of the Boy Scout move
ment have been most potent for all
good. In the different departments OF
church work he is jealous laborer
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to exceed five lines inserted once for
% cents, four times for so cents Each
additional line five cents. In comput-
ing lines reckon on an average of 7
words. Stamps taken.
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sists of soft mud to a depth of more
than $50 feet, and the required depth
can easily be Observation-Disclosures
Record.
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A WOMAN FORTY TO sIxTY YEARS

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MILK WAGON. also full outfit and
painters and paper hangers tools for
sale. Also household goods Mrs.
John Mcpherson, Water St, next to
Coburn Park. Twas"