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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-12-04

H-Then, sir. your complexion
matches the delicacy Of your behavior.
am deeply touched.
B.-Not yet, but soon, 1 hope If l
may venture upon such an overworked
Jest.
H.-Your humor is perfectly in tone.
Might inquire again. fear my men,
ory is very remiss-where we met be-
fore? I seem to recollect your voice.
b. would rather that you did not
press the point. am more DESTROYS of
oblivion than anything else. But come
now, sir. see that your eyes begin to
tire. Might / suggest that you close
them?
H.-Not at all. I have rarely felt
so wide awake. Why need you go?
Your company is more than refreshing.
B.-To tell you the truth, my dear
sir. am a slave to that tyrant of ty-
rants-duty. In half an hour II is my
duty to be a mile from here.
H-My automobile is at your ser
vice Shall press this bell and give
instructions to the chauffeur and the
footman?
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-12-04

-B.-No trouble at all. assure you.
Perhaps II were to tap you gently on
the left temple you might sleep better.
It was excessively inconsiderate Of me
not to do so before.
HIT is rather difficult to do so.
think without Understanding the
strength OF the blow. and should hate
to have anything done to me which
would render you unhappy afterward.
B.-Quite so. Your thoughtfulness
overwhelms me. Perhaps the sheet
and the cord of your dressing-gown7
Allow me. Thank you'll And now this
handkerchief In your mouth. Perfectly
comfortable. hopper
H-Dmmm-mmm-mm -ch-ch-ch--mn
-
B.-Don't mention IT, Goodnight
I shall be careful as l think you are
saying, to close the window after me.
These night airs are so dangerous
Many thanks for your souvenirs. SO
glad to have met you'll Goodnight
again. and happy dreamsl
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-12-04

dark" quoth Mr.. Pipldn to himself.
"she must have been dreaming. Ny
dear" he said aloud. with attempted
playfulness, here are the smelling
salts, but If were you. don't think
should agitate myself much over
what might have been. In fact, speak
ing from knowledge lately ACQUIRED.
my sympathies would be largely with
the burglar"
"Listenl" was Mrs. Pipkin's only re-
Spouse.
There was a silent noise, pBrsis-
tent scratching, in the dark Of the rear
hall.
TITS that mouse" she Quaveped
he's gnawing again. l shall certainly
go madl"
Two days later. among its thousands
upon thousands Of missives. letters o.
love, of gossip. of business and Of blur
the p. o. handled this one, brief bu8
sufficient:
Dearest Daughter
/ received your letter this ewes
ming and write at once. You pooa'
child. youl Such an experience. "a
you like. you and Appleton maY|
have the second door front and thaI
hall room off. and may move ia.
as soon as you ever want to. n
will seem like old times to have ycss
home again. But really, you ought
to see DR.. Bismuth about yort
nerves. You will, won't your Peas
haps. after all, It is best for you Cd
live alone until you are stronger
Lovingly,
MOTHER
Precisely" said Mr. Pipkin. whew
the letter was read to him. 1T WIN
be time enough when your are stronNa
err"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-12-04
Householder
and Burglar
By w. r. Sheldon.
9ue

The Correct Manual Of Light CONVEX
satlon.
TOUsEHOLDER.-Ahl Good eve
| ming
BuRGLAR.-Good morning, sir, if
Vou will pardon my correcting you.
H-Thank you, sir Good morning
To what am indebted for this matut-
nal visit?
BIO be frank with you, I am a
burglar.
HI appreciate your frankness,
while at the same time in manner
resent your intrusion.
B.-Ah, pardon mel It must appear
An intrusion. / confess 1t had not
struck me In that light, but be so
Kind az to look upon 1t in a friendly
attitude
HI must repay your courtesy in
a corresponding degree. My only re-
Eret is that we have not been intro
duced. Might l dare ask your name :
B.--Any audacity might be pardoned
on such an occasion as this, but am
mdescribably panied to have to refuse
-FOUR request. Still, If you desire it
HI do with all my heart.
B.-Then call me Bill-a name long
ago associated with my profession.
H.-Kindly be seated, Bill. You
must have travelled a considerable dis
lance to come to see me. Might ring
this bell and order some refreshments
tor you?
B.-Sir, there is nothing l so much
nesire as to accept a highball at your
hands, but fear the ringing would De
attended with some degree of intru-
sion upon our present charming pri-
vacy.
H.-So be it. I have every wish to
make you feel at home, especially as
/ see you have brought novel form
Of automatic pistol, the examination OF
which would undoubtedly give me
great pleasure.
b am gratified by your interest,
but as | realize that you are at the
moment somewhat fatigued, l cannot
allow myself to impose upon your kind
hearted endeavor to set.me entirely at
ease.
Knight l hope that you will not
feel it incumbent upon you to dis
charge it in the neighborhood Of my
head?
B-I perceive that the pillow is
edged with lace. / promise you that
shall not dishgure the pillow in any
way by establishing connection be-
tween my pistol and your Uranium.
H.-Then, Bill, may sit up and re-
gard YOU. Your figure is distinctly in
teresting. I notice you affect a mask
B.-The night air, assure YOU sir
necessitates some such protection for
q delicate complexion.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-12-04

prising trombone player. En- route to
the shopping district, she could hear
with perfect composure the motor
mans gong-tatoo, when a complacent
coal-truck held the track ahead; and as
for monographs, she liked them best
with big brass horns that have to be
held in place by a stout chain and a
tripod. This should fully prove,
think. that the lady's inward antipathy
for noise covered none of the fortis-
simo sort. Those which tortured her,
which destroyed her peace, which "set
her all on edge" we're the subdued
sounds, the mysterious cracklings and
ratings, the unexplained crealkings
easily converted into footsteps; in
short, If the paradox be pardoned, all
the silent noises Of the night-of night
in fat.
Let 1t not be judged from this. her
failing, that Mrs. Piphn was frail.
She belonged. on the contrary, to that
class of estimable women whose
weight is an ever present and growing
vexation to them. Despite the most
desperate of dieting, despite long
walks to somewhere and back, despite
a course of exercises faithfully per-
formed at prescribed intervals, Mrs.
Pipkin, when she tipped the penny
scale, threw the mechanism in the
most violent panic imaginable. and the
pointer on the dial. when it could pull
itself together and once more attend
to business, invariably registered a
pound or a fraction more than upon the
last distressing occasion. Thus 1t hap
pened, one momentous day, that Mrs
Pipkin's weight was 205.
Splendid, my dear, splendidl" Mr..
Pipldn piped playfully when informed
Of the gain. "At this rate of increase,
instead of being in mortal dread Of the
Genus Burglar, the pestilence that
walketh in the darkness and breaketh
into flats, you will have only to lure
him on and fall upon him vigorously
to crush out his wicked and lawless
life"
Appleton, don'tl" said Mrs. Piplin
sternly. Don't, If you have the least
bit of regard for my feelings and
weaknesses, make light of such sub
ject."
II couldn't II i wanted to, my love. u
Mr.. Pipkin simpered. Two hundred
and five pounds is scarcely a."
Appleton stopl"
So sharply across the dinner dishes
did Mrs. Pipkin speak that her hus
/ ,v~f,f 10 q
not large man, was J. Appleton Pip
kin. When year previous he had
married Miss Prudence Peck. his ag
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-12-04
THE NEW ARITHMETIC.

My income is thirty-three hundred. IS
And this is the way 1t is spent:
Twelve hundred for eating and drinl.
ing and treating. h
And nearly nine hundred for rent: 4
For dressing twelve hundred sufnces.
Although that's little bit small 3
While servants high portions and dozz
tors extortions A
Make up. say. thousand in all. IA
We must 90 away IN the summer. Il
And that costs eight hundred. Iced
say:
Five hundred will measure the mohas
for pleasure,
Including the opera and play. 4
And then there's-but just stop a naes
ment
Before l allow for my bets:
I've cited quite clearly six thousand'
or nearly
Well, most Of it's paid form dehtss
William Wallace Whitelock
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-12-04

Precisely" said Mr.. Pipkin, whe@
the letter was read to him. 1T WIN
be time enough when your are strous&
err"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-12-31
Former SkOwhegan Man Died in Lew
iStOn

Charles Gage passed away Satur-
day morning at the home of his daugh-
ter Mrs. w. r. Bartlett in Lewiston,
where since the death of his wife, II
years ago, he had resided. His age
was Il years. The body accompani-
ed by his daughter arrived in Show
hogan Monday morning following
brief services held in Lewiston Sun
day, and was taken to the undertake
ing parlors of Lord & Caswell where
final obsequies were conducted. Rev.
Theodore Halbert Wilson of the Island
Avenue Congregational Church oficia-
ting. The remains were placed in
the South Side tomb.
Mr.. Gage was born in Scion where
he passed the earlier years of his life.
He subsequently moved to Skowhegan
and later went to Stoneham, Mass. He
was by trade a harness maker, but for
some time had been employed as a
salesman in the w. r. Bartlett Furni-
ture store. Mr.. Gage had paid fire.
quent visits to Skowhegan and hav-
ing professed a belief in S%piritualism
was accustomed to attend the Madi-
son Campmeetings at Lakewood. Last
fall he was in attendance at the SEES
sions and spent some months in this
vicinity with friends and relatives. His
wife, to whom reference has already
been made was before her marriage
Miss Mary A. French of Madison.
Aside from Mrs. Bartlett there are no
other children.
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stevens Groves

Ernest NJ. stevens and Daisy E.
Groves, both Of Smithfeld, were mar
ried, Dec. oath, at the home of the
brides parents, Rev. John Trites of
Norridgewock performed the cere-
mony in the presence of the immedi-
ate families. the single ring service
being used. The bride was beauti-
fully gowned in white messaline. Mrs,
Stevens is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel Groves, was born and al
ways lived in Smithfcld and is very
popular. The bridegroom is the son
of Mr., and Mrs. Fred Stevens. He is
a well known and highly respected
young man in town. Mr.. and Mrs.
Stevens will at present reside with his
parents. Their many friends wish
them a long, happy married life.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-12-31
HARMONY

Dec. %, the Harmony High School
gave an entertainment for the bene-
fit of the school. The farce of "At the
Junction was part of the program,
the actors were Orwood Whitehouse.
Vergil Campbell, Minor Cooley,
Thelma Cooley and Ethel Lewis, II
was a very fine farce.
Prin. A. w. Tracy spent Christmas
at his home with his parents in st.
Adams.
The Christmas trees at the church
on Dec. "a were a great success and
the children spoke their parts well.
Norman Willis was at home oVer
Christmas.
Beginning January End the Skowhe-
gan banks will be open for business
from 9 A. M. to 3 P. NJ. Saturdays
from 9 to 1870.
Viola Flagg, Inez Flagg and their
mother were the guests of Mrs. Eliza
Tibbetts recently.
Albra Foss left for Pennington Nor
NAL School, Monday.
The play called the Country Minis
ter" was presented in Cambridge Mon
day night.
Bert Tracy of st. Adams was IN
town Saturday on business.
Little Louise the daughter oil MI
and Mrs. j. L. Johnson has been quite
sick.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-12-31
THE NEWS OF Sss
OUR CATERERS ~
BRIGHTON

Raymond Haskell left Saturday for
Lincoln where he will spend the win
ter.
Friends of Mrs. A. Libby are glad
to see her in town again after spend
ing the fall months in Lewiston.
B. S. Matthews of Pittsfeld has
opened the late l.. d. Matthews store.
Mrs. Frank Farrin has returned
home after a three weeks visit with
her daughter Mrs. E. A. Decker in
Skowhegan.
Lillian Forbus, who teaches in
Greenville, spent Christmas with her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Forbus.
A. c. Laid has opened a flour and
grain store in town.
Harry Farrin of Guilford a a re-
cent visitor in town.
Mrs. Charles Sanford and daughter
Annie. returned home Saturday after
a two months stay in Richmond.
Timothy Brown of Mayheld is visit
ing his father G. c. Brown.
Beginning January Dad the Skowhe-
gan banks will be open for business
from 9 A. NJ. to 3 p. N. Saturdays
from 9 to 1880.
A fine Christmas concert was held
at the Union church, Thursday even
ing. under the direction of Miss Lucie
Farrin. The children deserve much
credit for the we'll rendered exercises
Christmas Wreaths and bells made the
church attractive as we'll as the two
beautiful trees alight with candles and
covered with presents which were dis
tributed by Old st. Nick himself. The
following program was carried out:
Song, Jingle Bells, school; exercise,
The Night Before Christmas, school;
Christmas on the Polly. Florice Nick
erson; A Christmas Dillema, Dorothy
Tobin; song. Santa Claus. George
Nombleau; Christmas, Frances Regain;
If Santa Claus Was Pa. Murray Deck
err; A Schemer, Grace Jones; The
Shinniest Dime. Fern Nickerson; duet,
Santa's Reindeer, George and Charles
Nombleau: Grandma's Mistake. Jessie
Tobin; The Stockings Christmas, Ray
Nickerson; Kris Kringle, Dorothy
Regain; The Star of Bethlehem, George
Nombleau; reading, Christmas In
Other Lands, Florice Nickerson; The
Christmas Manger Hymn, Alice Nom
bleau; The Pastors Christmas, Henry
Jones; The Night After Christmas,
Charles Nombleau; song, Now the Day
is Over, school. A solo by Mrs. Elba
Walker and a duet by Mrs. Walker
and Mrs. Nombleau were much appre-
ciated.
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Mrs. Loantha =. Hutehins


The death of Mrs. Loantha p.
Hutchins las removed another Of the
old residents of the community. The
end came Thursday at the home Of
her daughter. Mrs. Louise II. Sturte-
on Prospect ST, where she had
resided for quite a period of years,
and was due probably to her advanc-
ed age. combined with a fall which
She recently sustained and by means
of which one hip was fractured. She
was s. years old, her birthday having
occurred last month.
Mrs. Hutchins has spent the greater
part of her life in S~kowhegan and vi
entity, her home having been upon Il
farm in Madison prior to her removal
to this village. She was the widow of
Rufus Hutchins, and was the daughter
of Wilder Squire. There were four
other children, three of whom lived to
grow up: Frank, who died in Madi-
son; Mrs. Cynthia Coleman. who died
in the west and Leander l.. Squire
formerly of Skowhegan, who is also
deceased. Mr.. Hutchins' death oC-
CURED in West Minot many years ago.
where the family were located for a
time, and his widow is now survived
by two daughters, Mrs. SturteYant
with whom she lived and Mrs. Hattie
Demiek of West Minot.
Mrs. Hutchins was a member of the
High Street Christian Church previous
to that organization becoming extinct
and in later years has worshipped al
the Island Avenue Congregational
Church.
Private funeral services were hello
Sunday afternoon from the Sturtevant
home, Rev. Theodore Halbert Wilson
officiating. The remains were bourne
to the North Side Cemetery, wher,
they were Inferred in the family burial
plot.
There's a minor in the carol,
And a shadow in the light,
And a spray of cypress twining.
With the holly wreath tonight"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-12-31
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

Whereas Melvin H. S%tanhope, of
Hartland in the county of Somerset
and State of Maine. by his mortgage
deed dated the fifteenth day of May,
A. D.. 1914, and recorded In the Somer-
set Registry of Deeds, book 315, page
543, conveyed to me, the Undersigned
a certain parcel of real estate situate
in the town of Hartland, in the county
of Somerset and State of Maine, and
bounded as follows to wit: Beginning
at a point on the west side of the high
way leading from Hartland Village In
said Hartland to Pittsfield where the
south line of land owned by William
Moore intersects the east line of the
Maine Central Railroad. formerly the
Sebasticook and Moosehead Railroad.
thence easterly along the south line OF
said Moore's land and land of Ensign
Hubbard to the centre of the Sebastl-
cook River; thence southerly along
aid river fourteen o d to land OF
Thomas Randlett; thence westerly
along said Randlett's. north line one
hundred DDS to and of Charles s.
Springer; thence n|ortherly along said
Springer's east line to land of William
Moore: thence easterly to the point OF
beginning. excepting the right of way
conveyed by b. Frank Davis to the
Hartland and st. Adams Telephone
Company; and whereas the condition
of said mortgage has been broken:
Now, therefore, by reason of the
breach of the condition thereof claim
a foreclosure Of said mortgage.
Dated at Hartland in said county OF
Somerset this twenty-1rst day of De-
cember A. d. 1914.
3w52 EDMUND e. DAVIS.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-12-31
Coming Events
ee

Covering a period Of three months.
Dates selected beyond that period are
OF file at this Office. and may b. eon-
suited at any time.
Dec. Blk. of p. Concert and Ball
in Grange Hall.
Jan. Meeting Of Woman's Relief
Corps.
Jan. Joint Installation of officers
Of Russell Post and Relief Corps. Sup
per at 6.30.
Jan 4 Somerset Farmers Cooper
atiye Tel. Co. holds annual meeting in
afternoon in Grange Hall at Norridge-
wock. In the forenoon the company
will hold a special meeting at the
same place.
Jan. Musical at Congregational
Church, Prof. Homer Humphrey or
ganist, Mrs. Flanders, soloist.
Jan. 4-Western Somerset Munich
pal Court in Skowhegan.
Jan. Injecting of the Coburn Aid
Society in Library Parlors.
Jan. civilian Hodge at Opera
House in The Road to Happiness
Jan. G-Legislature conyenes at Au-
gusta.
Jan. -Mid-vinter meeting ef Ed
Grafton Of Womau's clubs al Augusta.
Jan Sunshine Society meets in
City Building.
Jan. S-Town Improvement Society
meets in Library Parlors.
Jan. Injecting of Parent-Teacher
Assn. in High School Building.
Jan. 9-Woman's Club meets in Lii
brary Parlors.
Jan. 10-Probate Court.
Jan. l0-11-Pomona Grange meets
with Skowhegan Grange.
Jan. r. Sorosis meets in Library
Parlors.
Jan. 12-Meeting of W. c. T. l.
Jan. 18-Eunice Farnsworth Chapter
D. A. r. reception to State Regent.
Jan. 26-Supreme Judicial Court
%convenes in Skowhegan.
Jan. 31-New Mexico.
Feb. 1.-THE Life of Lincoln.
Feb. 2S-From Scrooby to New Eng
land.
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Exercises at the Bethany Baptist
Church

The Christmas exercises at the
Bethany Baptist Church on Christmas
eve were admirably planned with de-
lightful results. The following pro-
gram was presented: Song, choir,
prayer; responsive service; recita-
tions, Ruth Jones and Margaret Long
ley, Kenneth Keene. Gladys Mantor,
Guy and Raymond Chase; song, Pri-
mary department; recitation. Maurice
Varriere and Althea Hoaly; recita-
ton The Wheels of Time six small
boys; exercise Peace. Good Will To-
ward Men, twenty-five Primary chill
dren; recitation, Frances Bean; Our
Smallest Gifts" Charlotte Gates, Fern
Sylvester and Thelma Gates; recita-
ton, Virginia Ames; song, Junior
choir followed by an exercise by six
children, entitled The Shepherd and
the Angels. The choir then sang a
selection and after remarks by the
pastor Santa Claus appeared and the
distribution of gifts followed. The
exercises were held in the Church au-
ditorium and the Christmas trees in
the chapel. The affair was directed
by the Bethany Guild with Mrs. c. b.
Hight as chairman of the committee.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-12-31
DIES NEXT DAY AFTER
ARRIVAL IN TOWN
William Fleming Passes Away and
Local People Did Not Know Rela-
lives Address

William Fleming died Christmas
Day at the home Of Edward Steward
on Cemetery ST, where he had arriv-
ed the day previous and where he had
once been a boarder. He complained
day. Members of the Steward house
hold knew that h. had relatives in
Lawrence, Mass, but did not know
their address, consequently it was
some time before the authorities could
inform his people Of his demise. After
investigation a brother and sister John
and Christine Fleming were located
and the remains were shipped to that
place Monday morning.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-12-31
FAIRFIELD CENTER

Grant Pierce of Providence, r. l.
spent Christmas with his mother Mrs.
Sara Pierce.
George Taylor is very poorly He
is stopping with Fred Taylor for a
while.
Harold Howe was home for a few
hours Christmas eve.
MI. and Mrs. Clair Tilton are the
parents of a daughter born Thursday
the 18th.
Miss Agnes Adams of New Jersey
is at home for the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. j.. w. Young spent
Xmas with their daughter Mrs. B.
Frost of Winslow.
l.. l.. Allen and wife spent Xmas
day with Mrs. Aliens sister Mrs. Geo.
w. Steward.
Beginning January End the Skowhe-
gan banks will be open for business
from 9 A. NJ. to 3 P. M. Saturdays
from 9 to 1870
Miss Margrett Adams is home from
Patten to spend Christmas with her
parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Morrow spent
Xmas with their daughter Mrs. Selden
Howe.
Our Sunday School had a Christmas
tree Thursday. the oath. After the
entertainment. which was furnished
by two classes, Miss Zella Horne and
Miss Lillian Wood, Santa Claus came
in to the delight of the children. The
gifts were distributed by Mr.. Horne
and Mr.. Brown. Many of them were
useful and all were enjoyed by the
school and friends. A bag Of candy
and pop corr was given to each one.
All seemed to have a good time.
S. l.. Allen of Clinton was in town
last week the guest of his aunt, Mrs.
Nae f. Steward Christmas day.