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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-05-27
NORRIDGEW0CK

Mrs. Harriet Blaisdell and Miss
Mildred Moore were in Pittsheld last
week attending the Sunday School
Convention as delegates from the
Baptist Sunday School.
Mrs. Gladys Crosby has been Oh
the sick list.
Last week Tuesday evening several
of the friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Ches-
ley Moore enjoyed a very pleasant
evening with them at their home on
the Frye farm. Music and games
were enjoyed during the evening and
delicious refreshments served by the
hostess
Mrs. Anna Harris is at present
staying with Rev. and Mrs. Trites.
The graduating class of the Gram
mar School have decided to take a
trip to Togus on June 4th. instead OF
holding the usual graduating exer-
cises.
Charles Dempsey of Dorchester,
Mass. was in town last week the
guest of William Bracket. Later
the two gentlemen accompanied by
Harry Burgess and Eben Miller went
to Rowe Pond and Mosquito on their
annual fishing trip.
Last Thursday afternoon Mrs.
Mabel Miller and Mrs. Lizzie Sawyer
were hostesses at the V. l. s. and pre-
scented the following interesting pro-
gram their subject being The Monies
sori Method The business was
transacted at the opening of the
meeting followed by the roll call ans
wered by childrens sayings; piano
solo, Mrs. Earle Seavey; paper, Life
Saving Stations, Mrs. Elizabeth Rus
sell; song. Mrs. Lillian Hilton; Mon
tessori School Systems, Mrs. Mabel
Miller; remarks, Mrs. Alice Folsom;
piano solo. Inez Miller; story, Mrs.
Grace Smith; vocal duet Misses Fay
Barker and Gladys Spaulding; Am
erica.
Mr. and Mrs Harold Bigelow of
WaterviHe were in town Sunday Wis
iting their father Joshua Bigelow.
Mrs. Leona Webb underwent a
very serious surgical operation last
Thursday and Is reported as being as
comfortable as can be expected.
Mrs Louise Witham is visiting rel
atives in Augusta and Portland.
W. r. Whitney has been visiting
relatives in Yarmouth for few days
Mr.. and Mrs. Milford Tibbetts were
in Madison Sunday calling on Mr..
Tibbetts mother, who Is very Ill.
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Observation-Disclosures

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Startling and
little daughter Hilda spent the week
end with friends on Sandy River.
Helen Smith accompanied by her
younger sister and brother spent
the week end at Lee Ketchum's.
Jack Green. who worked in this
neighborhood last fall spent few
days here again last week.
Walter Burwood of Madison visit
ed his grandparents here last week.
Harold Stockford of Mercer was at
John Lloyd's Saturday night and Sun
day.
Mrs. A A. Cheviot and two daugh-
ters spent Sunday in this place.
Among the people who were in
this vicinity Sunday to see how the
new road was. were Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Whiting.
Mrs Trefery and little daughter
Lillian were callers at the X. l.. ID.
camp Sunday.
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flags, ported plants and ferns. The
committee for decorations were Miss
Helen Grant. Miss Elsie Savage, Eu-
gene Huff and .Gurven Grant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Pierce and
Mrs Salmon of Bradford, Mass. ar
rived Monday for a two weeks visit
with relatives in town.
A large delegation of Rebekahs at
tended the meeting at Skowhegan
last week Tuesday evening and re
port a very enjoyable occasion and
are loud in their praises of the whole
evenings entertainment.
Mrs. Rosa Whitcomb returned to
her home at Pennington Falls Sat
urday night after spending a few
DAYS in town the guest of her mother
Mrs. Roxie Carr.
Ben Smith and William Soule have
been on a short fishing trip up river.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Salley of Fair
field were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Caswell Sunday and made an
automobile trip to New Portland dur
ing the day.
The play going people of the town
have had a chance to enjoy them
selves during the past week, as there
have been four attractions at the
Grange Hall some of which were not
very well patronized.
A few of the lady friends of Mrs.
Rose A. Taylor gave her a surprise
party in honor of her birthday last
week Wednesday afternoon. She
also received number of pretty gifts
and postals from her neighbors and
friends. At six o'clock very nice
picnic supper was served after which
the hostess cut large birthday cake
which was also one of her gifts. Her
daughter Mrs. J. p. Lancaster OF
Madison was one'of the guests.
Mrs. Lizzie Chandler visited rela-
tives in New Sharon last week.
Miss Fay Barker has been on the
sick list with tonsilitis.
Mrs. F. w. Spaulding spent from
Friday until Monday afternoon with
her friend Mrs. Minnie Emery at
Good Will.
Mrs. Ester Carr is attending the
Grand Chapter of the Eastern Star
at Portland this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Carr are receiy-
ing visit from Albert Nickerson of
Portland.
James Giles and family are occupy
ing the Adams house on WEIGH St
where they attended the dedication OF
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SOUTH MADISON

Mr. and Mrs. A H. Ward took a
carriage drive to Sidney last Satur-
day where they were the guests
over Sunday of Mrs. Wards father
Daniel Perkins
John Wescott and party of friends
of Madison were calling on relatives
in this place Sunday afternoon.
Melvin Dutton and sister Eunice
Seavey visited several days last
week at d. F. Wescott's.
Mrs. Olive Ellis called on Mrs.
Lucy Ward one afternoon last week
A. E. Jepson attended the ball
game at Madison last Saturday
Mesdames Sarah and Dollie Nc
kenney were in Skowhegan on bust
ness last Friday
Blackwell and Walker have their
new boiler installed at their saw
mill and are now ready for bust
ness.
The farmers in this vicinity are
pretty well along with their springs
work. Oats are up in good shape
corn is nearly all planted and few
pieces of potatoes have been planted
although the greater part of the po-
tato acreage will not be put in until
about the first of June.
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BROWNS CORNER-CANAAN

Ollie and Fred Lewis each have pur-
chased a motorcycle
Mrs Jane Hall and Mrs. Luther
Rolfe passed Sunday with Mrs.
Fred Rolfe.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Leahey Of
Cornville were at c. B. Chase's Mon
day.
Lindon Lancaster has sold his
heavy work horses and leased his
farm for two years to Eugene Burns
of Madison Mr.. Lancaster has been
offered a position in Auburn, and we
understand that he is expected to
accept.
Lemuel Lancaster and S. B. Wy
man have gone to Unity, where they
will be engaged in digging ship
knees.
Herbert Jones has gone to Show
hogan where he has employment in
the wooden mill.
Carroll Byron Chase passed Sun
day with Harold and Alton Cover.
Frank Hubbard and family visited
at Mary Tuttle's in Cornville Sunday.
Wesley Bailey and wife attended
meeting at Moore's Mills Sunday con-
Quoted by Rev. F. J. Jackson.
Miss Olive Elizabeth Horne is
passing week with relatives in
Pittsfield.
The farmers are busy sowing and
planting. About the same acreage will
be planted to potatoes In this vici-
nifty as last season.
We understand Mrs Butterfield
with her two children of Cornville
has come to keep house for William
Jewell
Monday night Mrs. Richard Chase
accidently stepped on nail which
entered her foot making a painful
wound but it is hoped nothing seri-
Gus will happen.
The German Jew and family that
recently moved from Boston to the
late Frank Dunlap farm, has leased
the Ensign Hubbard farm and is
soon to take possession.
The meetings ON the shore of Nor
rill Lake will open Sunday. June 6
at 1890 a. m. and 100 p. m. The
opening sermon will be delivered by
Rev. G. w. Bowie.
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the Portland Adyentists Church.
While away they also visited their
son Leon at North Jay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Taylor have
returned from their trip to Portland
Mrs. Julia Holt is visiting her
mother Mrs. Lucy Joyce at Scion,
who will accompany her daughter
back home.
Ray Kilburn and family of South
Lancaster, Mass. have moved into
Mrs. Violet Downes' house on the
Smithfeld road.
Mrs. Violet Downes and daughter
Dorothea and Miss Lucy Rogers have
returned from Portland and Dixfield
Mrs. Mary Moore celebrated her
birthday on May 18th by giving a
party to eight of her friends. The
afternoon was pleasantly passed and
refreshments of punch. waters, and
assorted candy were served. The
ladies presented Mrs Moore with a
purse Of money with which to pur-
chase herself some gift as souvenir
of a happy afternoon.
The ladies of the Marshall P. Hale
Circle and those interested in the G.
a. r. are to meet at the X. of 2. Hall
on Friday afternoon at one O'Clock
and make the customary wreathcs
and bouquets for Memorial Day. Any
one who has any flowers or can OBJ
tain any will please bring them.
Memorial Day will be observed in
town on Saturday and an address
given in the Grange Hall by Rev. r.
L. Sheaff at the usual time All of
the orders in town have been invited
to march and the school children. the
procession to be formed at one
o'clock at the l. o. o. F. Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Stevens will OBJ
serve their fiftieth wedding anniver-
sary on May Both. A full account of
which will be given next week
The Fair given under the auspices
of Somerset Grange last Thursday af
ternoon was well attended and netted
the order about fifty dollars. Dur
ing the afternoon the ladies did a
fiourishing business selling their
homemade wares and at six o'clock
baked bean supper was served to a
large number of people. An old
fashioned dance was well patronized
in the evening with music by Rowes
orchestra of Smithfeld of three
pieces. An oyster stew supper was
served at intermission.
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song. chorus; vocal solo 1grs. Carrie
Burton; vocal solo. Francis Martin;
reading Grace Hilton; vocal solo,
Tina Batchelder; piano solo, Lita
Merrick; vocal solo, Doris Martin;
vocal solo. Mrs. Carrie Burton; read
ing, Laura Lucas.
John S. Parker who spent the win
ter in st. Cloud. Florida, returned
home last week accompanied by his
daughter Mrs. John R. Nye of Chica-
go. H.. who will visit with relatives
for a time.
A reception was held Thursday
evening at the home of U. S. Parker
for his daughter Ida and husband
Merle Grant, who were recently IN
tied in marriage. A general invita-
ton had been extended and refresh
ments of ice cream and cake were
served.
Hugh Goodwin and family were in
Canaan Saturday on his initial trip
with a new auto
p of H. ia visited Twilight Grange
in Corinna Monday evening last and
furnished the program.
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have YOU Weak LUNGS?

Do colds settle on your chest or in your
bronchial tubes1 Do coughs hang on, or
are you subject to throat troublesf
Such troubles should have immediate
treatment with the strengthening powers
of Scott's Emulsion to guard against
consumption which SO easily follows.
Scott's Emulsion contains pure cod liver
oil which peculiarly strengthens the res
piratory tract and improves the quality of
the blood; the glycerine in it soothes and
heals the tender membranes of the throat.
Scott's is prescribed by the best special
lists. You can get 1t at any drug store.
Scott & Bovine. Bloomfield. NJ.
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PATTERSON BRIDGE

Mr.. and Mrs. Hosea Whipple of
Bingham and Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Whipple of Scion were visitors at
Springvale Farm last Sunday.
Mrs. Lewis Whipple of Waterville
and Miss Clara Hunnewell of Madi-
son passed through this section Sun
day.
Mrs. Eta Benjamin of North An
son spent Friday last at H. F. Dan
forth's.
There was social dance at John
Dionne's last Friday night.
Mrs. f. NJ. Greene of Skowhegan
and her daughter Mrs. j. Lynn Viles
of Madison were calling on friends
in this vicinity last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morrill, Luce of Arson
and Miss Dorace Tibbetts of Bel
grade spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Archie Danforth.
A small acreage of spring wheat
is being sown in this vicinity.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Holway of
Scion spent Sunday last at j. c.
Holway's.
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ST, ALBANS

The G. A. r. will hold Memorial
services. Monday. May 3ist Rev.
Henry Arnold OF Corinna will deliy-
er the address
Miss Sarah Allen OF North Berwick
10 visiting her niece Bertha Goodwin.
Miss Esther Copeland NJ. c. !.
vas the CUES, OF Mary Hanson over
sunday.
Ruth Finson. Charles Mower and
0lsn HAnson were In pittsneid
Thursday.
Mira George Harvey and son Wal
ter Of She's hogan visited her dauxh.
ter Mrs Aaale LIBBY saturday and
SUNDAY,
scott Lord OF cznaaa was a euai-
ns.s caller In iowa Saturday
TIE Helpful workers gave an en-
tsrtalnm~ns and q Parcel rost sale
Ia the Opera House. Friday sv.nins.
May .ist. the RSo~ssds hstas Gle ~
rhs program ef the sntsrsaismsat ~
fellows rsxae sale. Mary Haasea .
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guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Will
liams Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Farnham of
Monmouth arrived by auto Saturday
evening and passed Sunday as guests
of Mrs. Lucinda Farnham.
Some fine salmon gre being taken
from Lake George. Clifford Barrett
caught one recently that tipped the
scales at nine lbs, 10 ounces; Scott
Lord also caught one weighing six
lbs.
Clifton Holt left last week for
Lynn, Mass, where he has employ
ment.
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C0RNVILLE

Alice York, who is teaching in
Scion was at home for the week end.
Master Norman Herrn, who has
been stopping with his aunt Mrs.
Ralph York for the past few months
left Saturday accompanied by his
mother for a few days visit with
relatives and friends in Lewiston.
Mrs. Andrew johnson, who has
been in Massachusetts, and New York
for the past winter returned Friday
bringing her nieces two children with
her to spend the summer at the john
son farm.
The Church on the East Ridge
Road will be opened for services next
Sunday at 1870 a. m. Rev. Or
lando Williams and Rev. j. w. Pack
ard will be in attendance and all are
especially invited to attend the SER
vices. The Sunday School will be
organized after the morning service.
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FAIRFIELD CENTER

Mrs. May Bickford has returned to
her home in Belgrade after visiting
her sister Cora Cannon for a week.
1t seems nice to hear the new bell
ring which was just put on the school
house last week.
The prayer meetings have been
changed from Thursday evenings. to
Wednesday evenings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Farr and chill
dren of Oakland spent Sunday with
Mrs. Ellen George.
Miss Ethel Murray of Shiloh is
calling on old neighbors and friends.
Milton NOVEL; and wife of Wins
low and Mrs. Nowell's mother Mrs.
Ada Penney of Shawmut visited Mrs.
Penney's sister, Mrs. Susan Nye re-
Gently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Robert and
little son of Dexter are visiting Mrs.
Roberts grandmother Mrs. Lydia
Otis
Mrs. Lizzie Holt is visiting her
mother and brothers at Presque Isle.
Mrs. j. w. Young was called to
VIM few days ago. Her mother
is very sick
Edd Green has been very sick. He
is some better at this writing
Mrs. Mae E. Steward has sold her
cottage at North Pond to Herbert A.
Morse of Arson.
Mrs. Alta Fuller is working for
Mrs. Fred Head.
Freeman Jones returned home
Monday from a visit at Skowhegan.
Mrs. Elizabeth Horne of Fairfield
is visiting her daughter Mrs. George
Cannon.
Geo. Cannon is so he walks out OF
doors. He is still very weak.
j. f. Allen is expected this week
to visit at George Stewards.
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NORTH CORNyILLE

Mrs. Annie Hodges has arrived at
the Red Horse Inn to be with her
son Frank for the summer.
The buzz and roar of the blk six
cylinder announced the arrival of
Carl Ladd of Boston to make call
on Mayor and Mrs. Leighton.
The members of the NJ. F. B. So
ciety are all requested to be at the
next meeting, June at Mrs. John
SCOTS. Important business at hand.
10 plan for the coming sale and fair.
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MERCER

Bert Tracy and Mrs. Will Will
hanson visited Mrs. Bert Tracy Mon
day, who is at present in DR.. Ames
hospital in Oakland for treatment.
Mrs. Melvin Tracy Is in very poor
health at this writing.
Harry Kimball has recently pur-
chased a Ford automobile.
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REMARKABLE
CASE Of Mrs. HAM
Declares Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Saved Her Life
and Sanity.
Shamrock, Mo- feel it my duty
to tell the public the condition of my

health before using
your medicine. | had
falling, infamma-
ton and congestion,
f e m a lie weakness,
pains in both sides,
backaches and bear
ing down pains, was
short of memory,
nervous, impatient,
passed sic e pl e S 8
nj G h is, an d h a d
neither strength nor
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Card OF Thanks

We wish to express our thanks and
appreciation for assistance and kind
ness of the people outside of our
Chapter that helped us to make the
Fair a success
Sunrise Chapter o. E. S.
Canaan. May "a, 1915
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CANAAN

Eugene Moore Of skowhegan was
In town Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Bean. daughter
Rosie. Mr.. brown and John Croker
of SHOW hogan were guests OF Mr.,
and Mrs. George Croker. son Ellie
and wife Sunday.
Oeorge Weymouth OF Bangor 10
vssftlns relatives in town,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Blackwell OF
rairsl~ld we're guests Of their pa
r.nss Mr.. and Mrs. y. q. fenney san-
day,
Nra uasksli of ska~hssaa visited
a the home ~ her soa fvsd teeks
FRIDAY, Mira teeks and ehiidr~a
rsvstais and Roger rwtusnsd 10 skew-
hsaxn wish esF fos Q visit II several
vesha
W, Aaa Nrs Everett NsYytasia
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SOITII SOION

c. T. Jewett was visiting at his
fathers Saturday and Sunday
Died in Comfrey. MINI. May 90.
Mrs. John Bean. formerly of South
Scion. A dispatch Saturday 10 her
brother VIII Roberts conveyed the
above intelligence and the funeral
will be held at Mr. Roberts some
time the last OF the week She will
be buried In the family lot in South
Scion cemetery
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NEST ENRDEN

Mr. and Mrs. George Pierce of N. "
Portland, Mrs. Austin Berry and
Mrs. Clara Weeks were guests of
Frank Pierce and family Thursday
y. m.
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A solicitor is wanted to take sub
scriptions for the Observation-Disclosures
ter. In this town and vicinity Lib
eral terms. Write the publishers.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-01-14
STATE HOUSE INVESTIGATIONS.

With the grand jury and two inde-
pendent legislative committees delvlng
into the state house records in order
to discover the guilty and free the in
noeent from suspicion, there should be
no question that when the work is done
Ii will be well done Certainly the
people of the state are not in mood
to accept report that does not show
in every line absolute sincerity and
a determination to do absolute justice
to all concerned. With the state treas
urer and his assistant now within
prison walls, with other state officials
under indictment and with still others
being investigated, there is a stencil
rising from the state capital that pro-
ready a stigma upon the good name of
the state. There is no politics, so far
as the people of the state are concern
ed in this investigation, If a repub-
lican official has been faithful to his
trust he has nothing to conceal and
should welcome the most searching in
vestigation. His attitude should be one
of assistance rather than obstruction
If he has been unfaithful the people
are determined to know 1t and Will in
sist that he be punished The house
cleaning must be thorough, not only to
locate the guilty, but to free the inno-
cent from blame.
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In another column of this issue is
reproduced an article from the Min
/ Ing Press of San Francisco describing
and highly commencing the industrial
Y. M. C. A. at Kellogg, the building
for which was erected by the Bunker
Hill & Sullivan company and which
company contributes largely to the
support of the institution. There has
long been a pressing need for such an
institution in this city, and it was with
a view to filling to a limited extent
this 'long felt want" that the Wallace
school board, in planning the new
high school building, decided to open
the gymnasium, plunge and bowling
alleys to the public. In fact, 1t was
for the benefit of the public that the
bowling alleys were added and the re-
quirements of the public were kept in
view in equipping the baths and gym
nasium.
In including the public in their plans
for the athletic department of the high
school, the board introduced new
idea and it's successful operation will
probably mean its adoption by many
other high schools of the country.
There is growing demand to make
the public school buildings more of
civic center for the community, and
the action of the Wallace school board
was long step in that direction. In
addition to the athletic features, the
new high school building includes
large and handsome auditorium suit
able for school entertainments and is
available for other meetings in. which
any considerable number of the resi-
dents of the district are interested
That the features of the high school
building here referred to are serving
most useful purpose and are bringing
pleasure and benefit to large number
of men and women, both old and
young, is evidenced by the ever-in-
creasing number who avail themselves
of its advantages In a moro linnited
way it is serving the same purpose as
the Kellogg Y. M. C. A.
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LEFT WITHOUT PROTECTION.
Boise Salesman.

BOISE statesman.
1t was penny wise and pound
foolish thing for the governor to dis
pense with the services of the man in
charge of Hepburn park without i'm
lnedlately naming his successor. To
delay filling the place until next sum-
mer as the governor states he intends
to do, leaves the park without protec-
ton
We are informed that there is sew
eral thousand dollars worth of prop
erty there now open to depreciation.
Without keeper, the six hundred
dollars that would be saved to the
taxpayers" by the governors proposed
action will represent but a drop in the
bucket of loss.
1t should be borne in mind, though,
that the salary of the keeper of Hey =
burn park is not paid by direct taxa
tion but out Of the fund created by
the sale of game licenses. In other
words, the sportsmen themselves pay
the bill,
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of youth and gentle spring is just in
the offing. Why, it is only a matter
of few weeks until we will be pluck
ing bluebells in the canyon and hold
ing hands just like we did last sum-
mer Be of good heart. We never in
the world could have such springs and
summers if we did not wade through
winter to get to them. And these
winters have joy all their own. Why
if it were not for winter we would
not have any fireplaces, and had we
no fireplaces what good would be
books and pipes and tales of long ago?
How are you going to sit in the silence
and gaze in the fire to your hearts
content unless there Is snow on the
ground and chill in the air? These
are happy days. Make the most of
them.