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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-05-21
LOCAL ITEMS

Carrabassett Lodge l. 0. o. F. was
host last evening to the lodges in
Bingham, Norridgewock, Athens.
Madison and Scion. 1t was district
meeting and was attended by about
200 Odd Fellows, probably one-half
the number being visitors. The mi
tiatory degree was conferred by the
local lodge and banquet was served.
Deputy Grand Master Harry Reed of
Augusta was present and during the
evening delivered an address.
Summer is here sure'-is the YER
diet at Lake Wesserrunsctt. The
thermometer has gone up to 80 de-
grees in the shade. The carpenters
are hammering away on E. E. Towne's
bungalow on the Parkman shore and
it will be one of the finest on the west
side when completed. Mr., Reed is
also building a cottage at Lakewood
of modern make Motor boats are
DtluB put III anu II htio ptNh hpNNN
that the "Spud' Arthur Jewetts boat
is at her mooring with a clean coat
of white paint, and looking as though
she could get the pennant again this
summer. The Lady" formerly own
ed by Capt. Ralph Lewis of the Great
Northern, now the property of Chas
Davis is also at her mooring looking
as trim as ever.
Another delightful gathering of lit
tie people was witnessed Tuesday
evening by the members of Priscilla
Rebekah Lodge when they entertain
ed their children. A program was
presented which consisted of various
musical selections and charming re
citations. Mrs. Nellie r. Copp and
Mrs. Minnie r. Wheeler were in
charge of the entertainment while
waters and ice cream was served
under the direction of Mrs. Martha
Davis and aids. The degree staff
of this lodge will eXemplify the de-
gree at the district meeting in Nor
ridgewock, Thursday evening the 2Sth,
and any outside the staff wishing
conveyance to ard from that town
will kindly notify either Edward
Spear, Hiram Boarce or Hugh
Hurley.
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HAVE GOOD HEALTH
Take Hoods sarsapariIa, the Old
Reliable Spring Tonic.

Don't let the idea that you may
feel better in a day or two prevent
you from getting a bottle of Hood s
Sarsaparilla today from any drug
store and starting at once on the
road to health and strength.
When your blood is impure and
impoverished it lacks vitality, your
digestion is poor, and all the func-
tons of your body are impaired.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is the great
est known blood tonic. 1t will build
you up quicker than any other medi-
cine. 1t gives strength to do and
power to endure. 1t is the old
standard tried and true all-the-year-
round blood purifier and enricher,
tonic and appetizer. Nothing else
acts like it, for nothing else has the
same formula or ingredients. Be
sure to ask for Hoods, get it today,
and begin taking it at once.
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been for few days with a line OF
millinery.
DR.. Ray Randall son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel Randall of Arson, who is
recovering from a surgical operation
which was performed at the Trull
hospital at Biddeford is gaining rapi-
dly and hopes to be able in another
week to return to his home in Lewis
ton.
The Misses Doris Carpenter, Mil
dred Sawyer and Minnie Lister gave
Il SNOWFALL party in Union Hall,
Wednesday evening and a most en-
joyable time is reported.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Clark and
Mrs. Bert Savage of North New Port
land were in town shopping Monday
Mrs. Lizzie Luce of West New Pofl-
land was the guest Monday OF her
friend Mrs. John Nose.
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Widow Must Sell 200 - Acre Farm.
Live Stock, Machinery and Crops

Included with Kennebec Co. farm
"A mile to railroad; blooded cows
horse. moving machine, farm tools
wagons. harness. hay and fitted WOOD
thrown in, assuring immediate income
and good living from the start; ~
acres i'm level loamy fields; spring
fed pasture for 10 cows; 1000 eds
wood, quantity timber; close to r X
it's valuable; 7-room house, piazza
water at sink; large stock barn with
borders boz dc large al stream; if taken now
only s210O. easy terms; for full details
and travelling instructions to see this
and money making seashore farm a Oh
SO acres fully equipped for only $170O
see page 4, "Strout's Farm Bargains
send today for your free copy. E. A.
Strout Farm Agency Station IL, 29l
Washington St. Boston, Mass. lWzl
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THE NEWS OF -
OUR CATERERS ~
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
.LACkMAN

Dr Carleton Luce of Greenyille
let has opened a branch office for
fhe practice of dentistry at f. A.
Dion's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abel Kimball accom-.
panied by their son r. Gilman and
Mrs. Rose f. Newton returned home
from Portland on Tuesday of last
week Mr.. Kimball went to Port
land several weeks ago to have his
eyes treated but while there was taken
sick so that he was confined to his
he'd and was obliged to be brought
homo on a cot. At this writing he is
comfortable.
Mrs Tomas Holden is very poorly
NJ This writing She is confined to
her he'd the greater part of the time.
Ruel Holden is painting his build
ings The Kew Bros. are doing the
work.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". a. Taylor and
children are in Waterville where they
are receiving medical treatment for
their little daughter Roxine. Word
was received that the Doctors had
pronounced the case one of appendl-
citis. But at this writing we have
not heard whether she has been oper-
ated on yet.
p. H. Hilton visited his mother at
Abbot last week.
On Tuesday afternoon OF last week
the remains of Mrs. Mary Holden,
widow of David Holden, former resi-
dents of this town, were brought from
Skowhegan for interment In the
family lot in the Whipple cemetery
Friends of the deceased met the tram
and went direct to the cemetery
where A short service was held. The
flowers consisted of pillow from the
family and a bunch of hyacinths by
Jack Little of Skowhegan. the re-
mains were accompanied from SHOW,
hogan by her two sons Charles and
sylvester. also her daughter MIS-
CYRUS Newton and daughter.
Mrs. y. W. BARLEY of Jackman
Station and Mrs. Dan HancoX ano
daughters of the place were week
end visitors at Milo with their sister
Mrs Jim Laws 49,.
Mrs. Cyrus Newton and daughter
Amelia are visiting friends and rela-
tiYes in town.
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Madison News of InterSet

William Ingalls, of the Anson side
has secured position As chauffeur
IN Portland and Went To hegin his
work Tuesday morning.
The Alumni Association of Madison
High School are 10 held meeting al
the office of 5. L. Remick IN the 1.
o o. f. Block next Monday evening,
May %, at 80 O'Clock 10 maxi plans
for the annual reunion.
Ezra Chase went to Boston Monday
morning fer an extended visit with
relatives.
Warren and Harold Caldwell and
Herman Perkins Went 10 Lewiston
Saturday morning 10 attend the In
tercollceiate Athletic meeting
James Rogers of Bingham has been
engaged as clerk AT the Weston
House for the coming summer. Mr..
Rogers has been employed as clerk
al the Bingham hotel fer several
Years
Frank Carlson who has been visit
ing in Pittsburg Pa. for the past two
months. returned to his home in An
son last Saturday.
William J. Hall of Bomazeen Uni
form Rank. Knights of Pythias went
TO Portland Monday to attend the
meeting of the Grand Lodge. Knight:
of Pythias.
The valuation totals and totals O
live stock, automobiles. pianos, etc.
as compiled by the selectmen show al
increase in valuation OF S29o93. Al
increase of - polls, there being "a,
i this year and a decrease OF l mill II
| the rate of taxation. this year the
rate being .022 Following Is lis
of the resident and nonresident yalu-
alton: Resident. land, S336.l90,
buildings. $g64.525; total S1,3oo,515
! Nonresident. land $94.365; buildings
+ S32S. POO total $422.565. Resident
personal. $347,941 nonresident. per
sonal. $56.956; total $4o4,S91 Total
number horses, 400, value Si6,59o,
colts. to 4. }, value $50; colts, , to
;. Is. value SEQ: colts under ,, 81
value $735; COWS, 67S, value S2Q.93l;
oxen, 50, value $2,155; 3-year-olds
175. value 1854; 2-year-olds, 1870,
value $4.e94; yearlings, 359 value
$4.S06: sheep. 70S. value $2,432;
swine. PA. value $1.7S0; automobiles
rs. value $22, 400; pianos, 109, value
$13,975
Mrs f. W Weber went to New
Gloucester Wednesday morning for a
short visit with relatives.
Arthur Dunlap returned Tuesday
from a short trip to Bangor
Roy Merry went to Bath Tuesday
for a short visit with friends,
William DilWorth spent a few days
this week at his old home in Belfast
Mrs George Waugh returned We'd
nesday from a visit with relatives in
Bingham.
Howard Fillebrown was in Oakland
on business Wednesday.
Miss Nora Pugsley of Corinth who
is a teacher in the schools at Nor
ridgewOck spent Sunday in town with
her friend Mrs. w. +. Greene.
Donald Townc's new cottage at
Lakewood which he is having built on
the lot he recently purchased of Hor-
ace Parkman is going up rapidly and
will be very pleasant when finished.
Charles Davis and NJ. J, Haines
had a fine sea wall built across the
+ front of their lots at Lakewood last
fall which withstood the action OF
the ice and high water and having
j been filled With dirt makes hne
! large lawn in front of the bunga-
lows.
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THURSDAY, MAY u. 1911
Skowhegan Can Afford Any
thing She Needs

The proposition to provide horses
Nor our fire department has been re-
newed With it naturally comes the
plan for municipal street sprinkling
as this would provide profitable use
for the horses during the day, within
easy reach of the fire department
building. The whole subject will be
brought before -he next town meet
ing. ard if one is not called for Other
purposes a special meeting Will De
held to act upon these propositions
alone The matter is simplitied At
this time from the fact that no part
of the fire department building will
be required for school purposes after
the reconstruction of the High School.
which will be completed by Septem-
Der first.
1t is probable that an actual saving
could be made if the town owned 4
pair of horses for the joint use oil
the fire and street departments This.
however. is a minor consideration.
No one doubts we could get out to
fires more promptly. There is at
least one fire every year where five
minutes saved would mean many
times the cost of the proposed change.
We could forget our needs as to fires,
possibly, for they are not of every
day occurrence, but at this season
our condition as to street sprinkling
stands at our elbow constantly. 1t
could be worse, but not very much
worse Interested citizens by asses
sing themselves and passing the hat
among their associates, have manag-
ed to get Water and Madison Streets
covered with a dust binding prepare
ton, This promises very well, but il
is already evident that this surface
must be swept TO make the plan
wholly satisfactory. The horses
proposed for the fire apparatus
could run the street sweeper very
nicely, and this work would be in
very close proximity to fire headquar-
ters. A sweeper is not an expensive
machine. 1t appears We must have
one if we are to handle our dust
proposition to advantage Outside
of the area just mentioned, very little
sprinkling has thus far been done.
Arrangements have been made for
oil on Madison Avenue. Other resi-
Dental streets are practically with
out plans for sprinkling this season.
The whole matter is in a chaotic
condition, and we are on a constant
dust diet with no hope of relief. To
carry out these propositions properly,
it will be necessary to buy pair of
horses and provide quarters for them,
sweeper, to pass a vote authorizing
the selectmen to sprinkle the streets
where the majority demand it and to
assess the cost of material and APP
plication on abutters.
We all wish adequate fire protec-
ton. Pretty much everybody wants
the streets kept free from dust The
propositions commented above would
go long ways toward securing both
1t is always well to be cautious as
to public expenditure, but if we need
these things we can afford them.
Skowhegan is big enough and thrifty
enough to have everything it really
requires.
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PALMYRA

Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Woodman of St
Adams were among the callers sun
day at Oscar Merchants.
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Miller OF
st, Adams and Miss Josephine Miller
of this town were in Bangor Wednes-
day to attend the funeral OF their
brother Fred Miller.
Alvin Southland is making arrange
ments to plant a large acreage OF po-
tatoes on the town farm when IS
leased by his father A. H. Southland.
The Woman's Wednesday Club met
May 18th at the home of Mrs. BenJa-
min Miller in st. Adams with 10 mem
hers present. The subject was THE
United States Government. MIS-
S. b. Millett and Mrs. o. B. Cole each
read a paper on the subject; Mrs.
Miller and Mrs. Frank Seekins gave
a vocal duet and Mrs. Miller and Miss
Elise Towle each presented instru-
mental music. Delicious refresh
ments were served by the hostess.
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Mrs. Fitzsimmons who has pee Ell,
s,andinq tbc winter at Caratunk Is
visiting at VIII Fitzsimmons. III,
scott Mclaughlin has a new WORK
team purchased Friday. ousaaa
Mrs, Anna Chase and grandson 91'',
Harry Miller spent saturday at SCION on,
Henry McQuilkin was at Athens
satnrdav bringing home large work
''o N r. and Mrs. Robbie Sands was at
william Smiths sunday
Bert Harville and wife of East
Madison spent Sunday with Mrs
Haryille's mother Mrs. John Whitney
Mrs Will Snow of Skowhegan is
with her mother Mrs. Anna Chase.
Chester Messer of Madison was
calling on his brother James Messer
Sunday.
Eugene Webster finished work al
Deadwater Tuesday and came home.
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West New Portland Man Dead

Elijah Carsley, an aged resident of
this village, passed away at his home
Monday, May 18th. He is survived
by one son, Eben Carseley and lived
with him. Mr.. Carseley has always
lived in this town and he will be
much missed by the citizens.
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PEDDLER HELD
For Assault on Harmony Woman
Tried and Held in 500 Bonds

HARMONY, ME, MAY 20-Paul
Founder. a Jewish peddler, was ar
rested here yesterday it is reported
on the charge of assault by Deputy
Sheriff Willis on a warrant sworn
out by Mrs. Perley Turner. The case
was tried before Trial Juice Nc
Laughlin and Founder it is under
stood, was held in $500 bonds for the
September term of court The only
witnesses called were the complain
ant and the defendant
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ATHENS

Prof Brown of Colby will speak
Sunday morning and evening at Attn
ems instead of DR.. Whitt2more as an
nounced in another part of our paper.
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SOMERSET

Mr. and Mrs. c. H. Bartlett OF N.
New Portland were in town Saturday
Mr.. Bartlett calling at Hewett's mill
on business.
Sunday was an ideal day and the
local automobiles were out with
parties calling and pleasure riding,
Dan Wendell, wife and little daugh-
ter Eleanor of N. New Portland were
in town Sunday.
Miss Flora Luce, Mrs. Mabelle Abb
bolt and children visited Mrs. Grace
Norton of Lexington Sunday.
A party of young people seranaded
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Pease one night
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SPECIAL VOTE BALLOT WINNERS

Harvey Special
Eugene of
scrip andh
Who will win next eek
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MnSGnM

recently. A treat was promptiy PIT
missed them and the music stoppeo'
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CoRDwooD AND CEDAR SHIN
GILES for sale. Cash paid for Gov
hides and lamb pelts. Cash paid ~
empty grain and feed sacks Stanlau
Harlow & Hight. tf4s
SToRAGE-For furniture. household
goods or merchandise of all descrin-
tons Separate rooms. under low
and key. If desired. Telephone, wrife
or call to see me at Bragg & Varneys
Chas. A. Burnor. tfS
WHITE SEWING MACHINE Fon
for cash. VIII trade for farm prel
duce. Or. Frank S. Bigelow, Skowhe
gan. Me. tfS1
FARM FOR sALE-In East Mercer
$50 acres of land; brick house; YOUNG
orchard: near school. on line of DubiiS
auto stage running between Wateryiiis
and Pennington. Fine location, if Won
are looking for farm. Address own
err Mrs NJ o. Diggles. Mercer. Me
Swiss
TANGO SLIPPER, Il 1-2c a pair IN
Gel post on receipt of price by letter ia
Tango slipper, 1893 Washington st.
Boston, Mass. Avis
WORK HORSE FOR sALE-Cbps
1850 pounds. One of my farm team
Price $3.50. r. T. Patten.
GIRL OR WOMAN competent !,
homework, can secure a position. In
dependent Reporter Employment AEen
cy. TITO
FOR SALE-The homestead and nsr,
of the household furniture of the lar.
Nathan Sullivan, 1S5 Main St consist
| ing of house. ell and stable and good
lot. Inquire of E. e. Harris, Skowhe-
gan. Me. tf33
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dition-all sizes-cheap. c. w CHASE
JE, Il Gilman st, Wateryle. Sw19.
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SALE-Safe is modern construction and
as good as new. Size about feet
high and 80 inches. Chandler Dow.
17S Madison Ave. tia
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Portable. Mill and Timber Land

WANTED TO BUY-Green Mountain
Lumber Co, SO State St. Boston. Mass
tee
Evening star., 1914-12-23
SURPRISE TO J. W. BRAWNER
TAKES FORM OF BANQUET
Official OF Local Company Greeted by
His Associates at Il So
cial Function

officers, stockholders, statesmen, eN-
statesmen, would be- sal Smen, artists,
printers, models and deckhands con-
ncctcd with the Parker -RraWner Com
pany Gas II souvenir booklet described
them) and their friends, gathered last
night at the Park Hotel for Il banquet
which was in the nature of surprise
party" to J. W. Brawner, an official Of
the company.
Samuel J. Wagganan WAS the pre-
siding officer. and because Of the no
t;ttion Oh the menu and list of-speecheS
that addresses would be limited to
three hours \. \. Erly and J. Russ
Young We're told Off to serve as as
sistantS.
The occasion was entirely informa |,
notwithstanding the service of the pre-
siding officer and his assistants, the
gathering being for hln-ma king pur-
poses strictly. j. +. Hubbard talked on
Let is Have Food: c. X. King de-
livered "A Treatise on Art: J. w.
Brawner spoke on How 1t Feels to
Unbosom: J. NJ. Waggaman spoke on
Futures; ". J. Parker described
How Calendars Were Invented f;
Leonard Chick sang "A Song of Sor-
row: W. r. Wilson DESCRIBED THE
Mysteries of Lithography": W. j.
Moran told of "Thc Art of Charging
and Leonard Chick "plased the audi
ence out" as he described it, with
"IIomc, Sweet Home.
Evening star., 1914-12-23
Worship of Heaven Prescribed.

YuaI Shi-}(ai submitted Il hill to the
Chinese administrative council in Jam
uary Of this year prescribing the vor-
ship of heaven and of confuciu3 FOR
the President OF China and the measure
WIS passed hy the council This act
MAS regarded aS tantamount to eStab-
fishing Il state religion for China.
During the deliberations of the couu-
ell it was set forth that the president
OF the republic should worship at the
Temple OF ContuciuS and 81 the temple
of heaven annually. as had been The
Gust ON OF the Cnincsc emperor. To-
days function appears to bc :, carrying
ont Of the purposes then set forth
The president was instructed OH these
religious occasions to wear the robes
OF the high dukes designed during the
Chow dynasty in the year 1122 X. {. 1t
was at this time taken for granted
that all the old time rites would hence
forth be re-esta biished. with Confucian-
ism as the state religion, swinging
back the pendulum to where it was
before 1911.
Evening star., 1914-12-23
WORSHIP OF HEAVEN
IS REVIVED IN CHINA
President Yuan Shi-Kai at Sunrise
Observes Custom Neglected Since
the Msnchu Dynasty of 1911.

l'EklN China. December 70
President Yuan ShiEai, at sunrise to-
day. appeared before the altar OF
heaven. i'll the Chimes" city, aud re-
vived the worship OF heaven at the
winter solsticc. an observance neglect
ed since the passing of the Manchu
dynasty. in 1afl.
In this the president Of the republic
took upon himself 4 function and rite
which. iii the past, always has been re-
served to the Emperor of China in his
capacity OF "tientze, or son Of heaven
The president today worshippcd at
the famous circular altar, the most
important OF all Chinese religious
structures. Ii il located in Il sacred
park three miles from the palace oi
the cmpcrors, and is surrounded 10y
sacred buildings
This altar formerly WAS regarded III
China as the center of the universe
Evening star., 1914-12-23
DIED.

i:io pm. AMOS s., beloved husband ct
Sarah Waugh A'ains. in the sixty eighth
Funeral from bis late residence. III: I street
northwest Thursday December ~. at
ierment private. tnansjl,c. Petersburg aud
Richmond, Va, papers please "opH.'
BLOCH.
Members Of the Association oldest Inhabitants
of the District of Colnmbia are respectfully IN
associate. CHARLES BLOCK. AT his late resi-
dence 5:s; Lamont street northwest. Thursday.
'Ne THEODORE W. MOVES. President.
BENZ. W. REISS. Recording Secretary.
BROOKS Entered into his rest. at Seattle.
Wash. December Is. 1914. after protract'at
Illness STEPHEN II.ES. beloved 50? OF
thr"c years s"ycn months ard ten days.
Funeral services Thursday. December ~, at
pm. AT rcsdcnr" oi parents. NJ. % street
northwest Inter.ncnt ut Congressional Gem
c:cry Relatives and friends invited to az
tend.
EuIaEE GA N"fd"T; 1 D"Se,H'IH lsg6s III i'it nd at
HARRY L.. beloved husband of Anna l..
Butler (uec Dickersonl. father of Ruth aud
I.enuel Butler and half brother OF Herman
Franklin.
Funeral from J. T. Stewart's undertaking par,
lors, IS II street northeast on Thursday DC
ccnbeT u. at 2 pm. Friends and relatives
invited TO attend. 1nterment Payne's Gene
terry.
DEAN On Wednesday. neccnbcr 23 1914, at
ca am. ELSIE DOROTHY. beiorei and
Youngest daughter of John X. and Martha l..
Dean WILSON,, aged six years and ron
months.
Funeral frou, her Iareai-' rcssieoc-,' s.a L"nl-
Sstarla!. perrinDrr II. al 1870 AM lnte:-
Ineut in ST. Johns cemetery. Forest til u
Nd. Relatives aud friends invited to attend
-
DIES MARETS On TUESDAY December 2:, 1913,
AT Providence Huspital ERNEST \. DIES
MAREYS. captsin L. 8 " war 1851, ssed
York papers please ropy.l
FLANNERV. ON Tucs.Iay. December -, 1914,
AM nj his hotnc. 6ristow Va,
THOMAS ELANNEHA. II native OF Count!
Mayo. Ireland. husband of the late Mary
Flanucry father OF Joi,p J.. and Edward
i'annery and Mary DcIlln. in The NINETY
seconI year of his age. 'Interment in vii
'oin2ion. Del. tNew York and Wilnilngtoa.
:Del,-papers please copy .....-
FORD. Departed this life Wednesday, December