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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-12
Brass Beds, Mattresses
and SPRINGS

Brass bedsteads in three grades now marked S1450
$15 and $1975 each.
Two gradeg Of clean. hygienic hair mattresses $50
(crib size), Sl2 S1475, SIT and $3.50 each.
Another grade at $3.50 lcrib sizel $780, sl6 Sl760
and $50 each.
Felted cotton mattresses and various standard grades
Of springs also in the sale at special prices.
Eiesz)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-12
PIaymates as Children S Gifts

Very close TO being in the Huckleberry
Finn class is n fair estimate of the char
acter of Mark Tidd, that suffering fat
boy. created by Clarence B. Kelland and
already having ambled delightfully."-
through two Harper & Brothers books.
More to follow. we hope. The titles are
Mark Tidd" and Mark Tidd in the
Backwoods." or course. there are others
in the stories besides Mark, principally
among them being PUNK Smalley, Binney
jerks and Tallow Martin-Tallow, who
tells all about the boys excruciating ad-
ventures with his quaint disregard for
grammar and the nioRties of diction. but
with punch that rings true These
stories, like "Huck Finn" and Tom
Sawyer. will not find their way into the
readlng-by-teacher periods in school, be-
cause they are not told the way Mr..
Kerl or Professor Blaisdell would have
written them; but the language is Just
the kind that many real and lovable boys
use, and we venture to promise that any
boy can read these books-on the sly.
II need be-without running his rhetoric
or imperiling his immortal soul.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-12
Love Lyrics

No more charming gift to one who loves
proety could be found than the new edi-
tion OF Laurence Hopes "India's Love
Lyrics,' issued by the John Lane Com
pany. New York. The illustrations. by
Byam Shaw. are marvellous examples
of the exotic in art. and are beautifully
reproduced in color Laurence Hopes
poems have enjoyed a long and wide
spread popularity and those who have
not read them have at least heard them
sung. The new gift edition is rare
example of artistic bookmaking. and the
artists Interpretation of the poems is
happily imbued with the color and feeling
oG the Orient.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-12
Cubist "Poetr'

Z = good 70 ana that prose-postry ful-
niiins Miitou's dictates simple sensuolis
ana passionate"-ls coming again INTO
t-teE tenaer buttonsr by Aas
O. book which makes rs sigh Tor ne
victorian era when such books were
really appreciated.
toz example saat could Be more simple
tntn the stateme1t a poem in the most
at4etitu sense p the word. than "Din-
t4. west AND Hhat more zeu1uoua
than the poem eailai 'Ailk'-and, by tha
say. iu't e refTesh e aftsf the ahsinlhe
aelaee n ind The poels soins back to
aliiA Iai'y $ p ateIn unaeratands
tn9 so0i = mk ~ ueii CIIfat
~ ht et fta uhaIa asier
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-12
!. IN THE WORLD OF BOOKS

needles, and guess, a whole guess, Is
hanging Hanging. hanRing"
Miss stein Is rare and lovely as a fresh
blown onion flower. "a flower as gepu-
inc as this Is poetry) Her little book
Is the sort OF thing one wants to give
away for Christmes-to ones pet knock
ers. There is only one thing the matter
with II. And that Is something which
the few extracts may have made clear
For, as Macauley might have said, the
same words, otherwise arranged, might
have rnade-good sense.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-12
New "Peau Satins" in the
OueereSt COlOrS

Nevertheless, interestingly pretty that people
buying them straight off for Christmas presents
Peau satins the softest and in respects the
best of all the family of lingerie silks and in this ship
ment the maker put together some coors that nobody ever
thought of combining before.
They are 32 inches wide and $1.5O yard and they
up into the most attractive dresses bouses neggees
and mems shirts. CgIrst Floor, ChesauO
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-11-26
GIRLS CLUB FORMED
Twenty Young Ladies Have Attractive
New Headquarters

Twenty young ladies of the town
have banded themselves together anC
formed a girls club with Miss Xave-
rine c. Bsson as president and Miss
Corinne Salley, secretary. They have
engaged the suite in the e. n Merrill
block on the south side of Water
street, formerly occupied by The Di-
rect Importing Co, and have estab-
lished their headquarters there, hay
ing fitted the rooms up in very at
tractive manner. The location is an
admirable one and with such com
petent membership as the list Of those
affiliated indicates it would seem that
another most desirable club had been
added to Skowhegan's fraternal or
CARNATIONS.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-11-26

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ditiors and the inundation of con-
sid.,.t4. .r,a .iang ~, Vs. 5r N-.sr
L,rona.r. ,bra. hattlas w. hin,
fo,ot. j.. ~. aos, Poland ....g ,bs
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u.oro end.avo-;,e - res haol ,ho
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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-11-26
THE BELGIAN RELIEF
COMMITTEE
Receive Liberal Dona-
tions for Sufferers
Local Club Women Successful in
Their Efforts to Gather Supplies for
People Across the Water

Miss Gertrude S. Weston. treasurer
of the Belgian Central Relief Commit
tee of SkoWhegan reported Tuesday
afternoon that the sum of SS3.0S had
been contributed in cash for the Bel
gian sufferers. while clothing enough
to fill two mill packing cases, two
barrels and nine boxes had been do
mated also six cases of canned foods
and two and one-half cases of con-
ed all sorts of wearing apparel for
men, women and children. blankets,
comforters, toys and candy. Prac-
tically all the money contributed
was spent here, the merchants being
very kind in selling articles either
at or below cost. The school chill
dren of the lower grades and Paro-
chial School. were especially generous
in their contributions of pennies,
ladies having visited them from the
committee to explain the relief work.
A box came from Shawmut and sever
al farmers also added to the dona-
tions. Different members of the com
mittce received the gifts at the vacant
store in the Morrison-McClellan
block which was turned over to their
use free of charge and the articles
were shipped to New York by the
American Express Co. gratutously.
The labors of the Belgian Relief
Committee are not however yet finish
ed and the amount of money now on
hand is to form the nucleus for fur
ther work along the same lines. An
nouncement will soon be made of fu-
ture plans of the organization.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-11-26
Once Lived in SkOwhegan

Another former resident has pass
ed away in the person of Mrs Emily
(Pitts) Bracket formerly of Skowhe-
gan, but for many years a resident
of Massachusetts, Her death occurr-
ed at the home of her son Charles A.
Bracket in Ashmont, Mass. and her
age was about eighty years. The de-
ceased was the daughter of the late
William F. aud Salley Emery Pitts
and will be recalled by many of the
older residents Of the community. Her
one brother William Pitts, is now
the only surviving member of the
family of nine children Mrs Brack-
EFT was the widow of Charles O
Bracket
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-11-26
OPERATIONS NOT GRIP
PIED BY FIRE
The international Paper Go. at Cara.
tunk Falls Have Boiler building
Guttpd

sOLON. Nov. Saturday about
11.30 an alarm of fire was sounded
which proved to be the boiler house
of the International Paper Co at
Caratunk Falls. The crew of the
various departments responded TO the
call and four streams Of water was
soon playing on the structure The
inside of the building vas badly gutted
but the framework and part of the
boarding still remains L was sup
posed that the fire caught around
the boiler and communicated to the
bin where the shavings are stored.
The fire did not in any way cripple
the operation of the mill as the fire
was started under the boilers in thu
afternoon and work was resumed as
usual
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-11-26
WISHES He. WAS BACK
IN CALIFORNIA
Deputy Sheriff Mckenney Brings
Down Man from Madison With
Frozen Feet

Claiming Pasadena, California, as
his home. Fred Ross arrived in Madi-
son Saturday with frozen feet after
tramping up from Oakland. Tuesday
Deputy Sheriff McKenney brought
Ross to Skowhcgan for Judgement in
the County Jail, the selectmen of
Madison, it is understood thinking
that to be the proper place for the
unfortunate man at present Ross
claims to have worked his way east
from California, having left there
about one year ago. Lately it ap-
pears that he has been tramping, but
the temperature of the Maine climate
proved too much for him. He is ap-
parently about forty years old and is
without money or friends, He al
lows that he wishes he was back in
California
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-11-26
Married on Monday

A wedding was quietly solemnized
on Monday forenoon at the parsonage
of the Bethany Baptist Church when
Rev George Merriam performed a
marriage service in which Maurice A.
Malbon and Miss Marion Whittemore
were the contracting parties. The
couple are both quite prominently
connected with the parish of the
Bethany Church, and are teachers in
the Sunday School there. The bride
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas
Whittemore, and is a graduate of the
Skowhegan High School in the class
of 1912, she and her two brothers
holding the highest rank of any three
students in the school at that time
Mr. Malbon, who is employed at the
grist mill of d. A. e. w. f. Porter is
the second son of the late Mr.. and
Mrs Reuel Malbon. At the wedding
the couple were unaccompanied and
the double ring ceremony was used.
Mr.. and Mrs. Malbon have not taken
a wedding trip, but have begun house
keeping in the Heselton house on Hes
elton st. Best wishes for prosperity
are theirs from a host of friends
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-11-26
OLD CEMETERY At LAKE
WESSERUNSETT
Historic Places in Madison Will Prob
ably be Marked Later

On Friday, Noy ~, the members of
Margaret Cor Moore Chapter d. a.
r. OF Madison were guests Of Mrs. /
J. Smith at her home on Madison
Ave. The large attendance d dyspite
the stormy day proved the truth Of
the statement that the ladies' are ca
tirely capable Of making their own
sunshine From twelve 10 one o'clock
a delicious lunch was served. during
which hour delightful selections were
heard on the victrola.
At the regular business session
after lunch a report was heard from
Mrs. Lima Mckenney on behalf Of
the committee, who have had in
charge the clearing and fencing Of
the old cemetery at the foot of Lake
Wesserunsett, on the farm of Viii
liam Rowel. Mrs. McKenney re
ported the work as nearly completed
the yard having been enclosed by an
ornamental wire fence set on peeled
cedar posts to be painted in the
spring. The marker for the grave of
of the soldier whose remains rest
there, has been received from Wash
ington and will be placed in tha
spring.
The question was submitted of in
dicating With a suitable marker the
site of the old Wharf Meeting House
in South Madison and committee
was appointed to make Inquiries and
report the most feasible way in which
to do this Suggestions were also
made that the sites of the old Black
we'll Hill Meeting House. the first
town house, and tho Blackwell Hill
Sehoolhouse, the first built in Madi-
son, should in some way be marked
and the Chapter resolved to act upon
these suggestions at a future date
Readings a Thanksgiving Story
and THE First Thanksgiving Day
were given; also TWO piano solos by
Miss Helen White A rising vote of
thanks was given the hostess for her
delightful hospitality and a social
hour followed Thus has another
enjoyable day been placed upon the
Chapters calendar of happy events.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-11-26
PROGRESS IN FIFTY YEARS ALONG SKOW-
HEGAN'S PRINCIPAL STREET
Marked improvements in Buildings Fronting on
This Thoroug ghfare---A Bit Of History

ond story. The larger brick buildina
is Coburn Hall and the firms then Oc-
cupying it were probably H. X. White
dry goods, James p. Blunt, hardware
BiXby & Phillips, or BiXby d Buck
druggists and w r. G. Estes clothing
II will be noted that the picture was
taken on winter day, and also thai
business appears to have been excel
lent at that year and season, fol
something like twenty teams are
shown.
Another picture shows the Curtis
and Poulin stores as they appeared
just before being rebuilt the past sea,
son. and still another shows the hand
some new front as it now stands.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-11-26

Through the cooperation of the
owner and rather more than usual
good fortune, we are able to present
to our readers this week three views
showing changes in the north side of
Water Street. now occupied by the
Curtis and Poulin stores in the rebuilt
Dodge building.
Long years ago the late Benjamin
F. Dodge bought a lot of land eN-
tending through from Water to Rus
sell Street, which included the lot oc
cupied by the Curtis and Poulin stores
above mentioned. The price paid
was $500 and on this lot fronting on
Russell Street, was a carriage shop
which the new owner at once moved
to the Water Street side of his prem
ises. This building after many
changes is still there and forms a
part of the Pouin store. In this
building, d part of the time on the
second floor. Mr.. Dodge conducted a
harness ard leather store. and a por-
tion of the time the second floor was
occupied by tin knocking firm. Kid
der and some partner whose name has
been forgotten. Down stairs Charles
A. Williams opened a grocery busi-
ness and was later succeeded by vii
liam Doran. who handled stoves and
tinware, and after Doran came Ar
mold & Dodge, grocers. Later on
Fred Dore kept clothing in this same
store and he in turn was succeeded
by John Dealey in the same business
In comparatively recent times Miss {
j. Williams occupied this store with Z
fancy goods stock, and the present
proprietor. Miss Lucy Poulin has sue
ceeded Miss Williams. Chas. a
Dealey has for many years occupied
the second story of this building.
The Curtis store has not had SC
many changes. 1t was built by Mi
Dodge for Joseph Philbrick, a dry
goods merchant, sometime III lHe oo
1t was at one time used as a postofiice
and a little later E. B. Curtis Went
into the millinery business there and
has only recently been succeeded by
his son Carl Curtis.
Benjamin Dodge lived for a few
years in house on Russell Street
and afterwards moved into the loca
ton of the present William Philbrick
place on Elm Street, this place being
known in more ancient days as the
Samuel Philbrick homestead. He later
built the house now occupied by ". E
Hackett and still owned by his sou
Charles b. Dodge.
The older picture printed herewith
shows the north side of Water Street
in the COS, including a store then oc-
cupied by J. F. Pollard. the Pouiir
store and the Curtis store as they ther
looked. The next building to the
east was occupied by j. Nosmus & Sol
with Gray & Foss. tinware in the sec
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-11-26
DAMON Inn BURNS
Woman Proprietor Escapes In Night
ClOthes-BohrderS Lose Belongings
in Pittsfield

PITTSFIELD, Me Nov 21-The
Damon Inn in this town, conducted
by Mrs. Abbott S. Damon, was prac-
tically destroyed by fire Friday morn
ing. The top stories were burned
and the lower floors and contents
were damaged by water and smoke
Mrs. Damon was awakened by smoke,
10 find a brisk fire in The attic. She
escaped in only nightclothes and a
bathrobe Several boarders escaped
but lost their personal belongings The
fire is supposed to have caught from
an oyer-heated chimney. The loss is
partially insured.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-11-26

to whom he was married siXty-one
years ago the sixth day of this month
survives him, her age being - years,
while of the four children born To
the couple there are now living two,
Mrs f. S. Adele of SkoWhegan and
Mrs Dora Ladd of Mercer There
is also one sister, Mrs Margaret
Dudley who resides in Rome The
deceased was Of religious nature be
ing an adhcrent of the Advent faith.
Funeral ceremonies were conducted
in Rome. Saturday Elder Coolbroth
of Wateryille officiating.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-11-26
Mrs. Harrison SaIley Dead

At about one O'Clock Tuesday morn
ing occurred the death Of Mrs. Har-
rison Salley ar her home on Madison
Ave Her age WIS 81 years The
deceased vas twice married her name
at the time of her marriage to Mr.
Salley having been Ella +. Mann.
while her maiden name was Wescott
She was born in Castine and besides
her husband is survived by son.
who arrived here together with his
wife Sunday last Many friends Will
learn with regret of her demise
The funeral viii be held tomorrow
(Friday) at II a. m from the family
residence and interment viii be made
i'm the Southside Cemetery
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-11-26
:. W. GOULD NOT TO SERVE
As Member of the Public Utilities
Commission

The Governor and Council Thursday.
after a long executive session, voted
to confirm the nominations of Benz. F
Cleayes OF Biddcford and William B.
Shelton OF Lewiston as members Of
the Public Utilities Commission, but
failed to confirm the nomination Of
Samuel v. Gould OF Skowhogan as a
member of the board Governor Haines
nominated Charles W Mullen of Bal
gor as the third member of the com
mission and that nomination viii be
In line for confirmation at the next
session of the Governor and Council
which will be held Nov So Messrs
Cleaves and SHELTON are lawyers and
Mr. Mullen is a civil engineer
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-11-26

OUT of town people here to attend
the funeral OF tie late Mrs Octayia
Dumoul we're Raymond A Dumont Of
Portland Edward ! Dumont Miss
Marie T Dumout of Hayerhill and
Charles Il pumont OF Lynn. Mass.
four OF the children of the deceased
also Mr. and Mrs Ferdinand Langlois
of Marlboro, Mass. Mrs Peter Ro-
berge of Lewiston and Nh and Mrs
Henry Fluott of Westbrook
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-11-26
IS FOUND UNCONSCIOUS
WITH BURNS ON FACE
Aud Neck. Stilson Young Apparent
ly Fell on Stove

ATHENS, Nov. 24 -Stilson Young,
who occupies rent over B. p. Lit
tlehcld's store was found in an un-
conscious condition last Friday hav-
ing fallen on the stove and burned
his face and neck severely He has
been moved to DR. Menges, where he
is being cared for by C. W. Deering.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-11-26

George W. Nash. who left last
week for Brookline, Mass, where he
entered the Deaconess Hospital for
an operation, underwent the same
on Friday last. Word was received
here Tuesday that the doctors report
the operation successful and his con-
dition satisfactory. Many friends
will hope for a speedy recovery.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-11-26

Sawyer, the candy man, told us last
week to advertise, as Saturday
Special at his store, Peanut CLUSTER
19c, lb We blundered in the matter
and made the ad read Peanut BUT
TER 19c ID. He offers the Cluster
again next Saturday for 10 cents See
his ad.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-11-26
Insurance Premiums to be Taxed

Among the items of the Emergency
Revenue Tax. becoming due pecombcr
l, is the tax on insurance premiums.
This is to be paid al the rate OF one
half cent on each dollar of premium
paid 1t is not applicable TO life and ac-
cident insurance but will have to be-
paid on all insurance for the protcc-
ton of property It is understood
that the tax is TO be paid by the
policy holder,
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-11-26
DIED At An ADVANCED AGE
James Tuttle Dies at His Home in
Rome. Leaves Widow to Whom
Years

The death of James Tuttle
occurred Nov. 10 at his home in
Rome at the advanced age of 50
years He was born in Smthfcld.
June Is, 1925, that town then having
been known as Lebanon His widow
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-11-26

William Cockburn, who has been
located in Wilton. y. H. arrived We'd
nesday morning to visit his parents,
Mr., and Mrs. Lawrence Cockburn on
Baptist Hill
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-11-26
DECISION FROM THE POLISH BATTLE
FIELD IS HOURLY EXPECTED
Thorough Victory by Either Russia or Germany
Would VitaIly Affect Course of Campaign

London NOV "A lo.59 =. M-De-
cisiou from the Toish battlefield is
expected hourly \ thorough victory
by either Russia or Germany would
yitally affect the course of the winter
campaign both in the East and IA the
West, but there is no assurance that
there has been any definite result al
though petrograd messages dealafe
that the Russians have inflicted Al
least a temporary reverse upon the
Germans il the angle between IT,
Yistula and Marta rivers
In giving briel summary Of the
events which have occurred in the
great war struggle since last Thurs
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-11-26

Mrs. Charles Moody was in Augusta
Wednesday to visit her brother, Roy
p. Nay who is i'll at a hospital in
that city.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-11-26

Mrs c. p Merrill arrived home
Monday night from a visit with her
daughter in Auburndale. Mass
The Wrangell sentinel., 1914-05-07

but almost any kind of horse can draw an artist
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