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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-05-06
THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1915
New Light on the Prevalence
of Cancer

The Director of the Census has re-
Gently announced plans which prom
Use an important extension OF our
knowledge of cancer. At the sugges-
ton of the American Society for the
Control OF Cancer he has ordered the
publication of the mortality statistics
of this disease in much fuller detail
than hitherto AS soon as the 1914
returns are received from the states
and cities which make up the United
States Registration Area, they will be
made the subject of special cancer
monograph. When the figures are
subsequently published in the annual
report of the Division of Vital Statis-
tics, the deaths from cancer will be
grouped under some thirty headings,
instead of only seven, as heretofore.
This means that the returns of deaths
from malignant disease will be CLASH
fled by parts and organs of the body
affected, as in the standard reports
of the Registrar General of England
and Wales. While this change may
not at first appear to be of conse-
uuence to the public. it has practical
bearings that may prove of consider
able Importance. This detailed analy-
sis of cancer mortality in the United
States should bring out new and use
full information as to the prevalence
of the disease, and thereby contribute
to the better understanding of it's con-
trollable features. Such study as
should also throw clearer light on the
question of whether or not cancer is
really increasing. The foremost au-
thorites have repeatedly urged that
this question can be scientifically an
swered only by studying separately
the facts in regard to each of the
many forms and sites of malignant
disease. The last report of the I'M
perial Cancer Research Fund again
warns the public to disregard state
ments of the increase or decrease of
cancer as a whole, but to seek light
rather from comparing the figures for
cancer of the stomach, cancer of the
tongue, cancer of the breast, ETC., for
successive years. By the progressive
action of the Director of the Census
the detailed information as to the
such studies can be made, will now
be made public for the first time in
the official statistics of the United
States.
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of over $1,000 besides making other re-
pairs on the church and parsonage.
Fred A. Emery who has been spend
ing the winter in Sanford, Florida.
arrived home Thursday night. Mr..
Emery spent several days in Washing
ton on his return trip.
Z. w. Greene, who has conducted a
grocery business in Madison for a
number of years has recently taken
his two sons into partnership and the
firm in the future will be known as
the c. w. Greene Grocery Co. A de-
livery in which goods are to be car
ried to customers by both team and
auto truck has been added. A new
| refrigerator is to be installed and
several new lines added to the stock.
Roy Haywood has accepted a position
as clerk with the new firm and the
store is to be closed each Thursday
afternoon for the summer.
meeting of the North Arson
Campmeeting Association was held
Monday afternoon in the NJ E. Vestry
to make plans for the next meeting
which is to be held in August
Mrs. r. A. Rich was given a pleas
ant surprise Monday evening at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. George Donna
on Bean street by company of 35
friends including members of the
Madison w. C. T. U. and the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society of the
Methodist church, both of which or
CARNATIONS she was the president
The evening was spent in an infor-
NAL manner. Rev. E. W. Weber in
a happy speech expressing the good
will and esteem of the company, pre-
sented Mrs. Rich with an old ivory
ware chocolate set. Mrs. Rich re-
spOnded expressing her appreciation
of the gift. Mrs. Rich has been an
active church worker and will leave
town this week with her husband for
their new pastorate at Mechanic Falls.
Rev. F. H. Means is attending the
State Congregational Conference in
Augusta this week.
Mrs. Harold Weston who underwent
surgical operation for appendicitis
at the c. M. G. Hospital in Lewiston
several weeks ago, returned home
Monday night.
forty hours devotional service
closing Tuesday was held at st. Sc
bastian Catholic Church. FIR M. E.
Curran was assisted by several visit
ing priests.
Skowhegan and Madison Lodges of
Knights Pythias held a District
meeting in the hall of Keystone Lodge
in Madison Tuesday evening The
second degree was conferred by Key
stone Lodge. After the degree work
supper was served by the Pythian
Sisters in the banquet hall 1t was
expected that large delegation would
also be present from Norridgewock,
but they were unable to come owing
to the bad roads
Mr.. and Mrs. X. C. Gray and E. C.
Weston went to Augusta Wednesday
morning to attend the State Congre-
gational Conference.
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SEyESTY.NIyTH BIRTHDAY
OF Mrs. Elizabeth Barnard Observed
Tuesday. Many Friends Attend

Mrs. Elizabeth Barnard. who re-
sides with her daughter, Mrs. w. M.
Stinchfield at II East Leavitt Street,
observed her seyenty-ninth birthday,
Tuesday by entertaining the members
of the Uniyersalist Sewing Circle, the
Tuesday Whist Club and the N. S.
Club of which she is member.
About forty ladies were present and
the afternoon was spent at the card
tables, finch being enjoyed as well as
whist Mrs Barnard received many
gifts of linen, flowers and potted
plants, also a shower of post cards
and letters from friends among these
being one from her only son, Charles
M. Barnard of Rochester, N. Y, a
travelling salesman for the United
Shoe Machinery Co. During the af-
ternoon several musical numbers were
enjoyed, Virginia B. Stinchfeld,
granddaughter of Mrs. Barnard play
ing a piano solo, the Misses Day and
Miss Virginia, playing piano trio and
a duet played by the Misses Day At
about five o'clock buffet luncheon
was served from the dining room,
salads, sandwiches, olives, cake cof-
fee and cocoa being included on the
menu.
Mrs. Barnard is in excellent health
and looks very many years younger
than the records of her birth indicate.
She is particularly active and exceed
ingly fond of the social life, being a
member of the Town Improvement
Society. the Womans Relief Corps,
The Eastern Star and the Grange,
aside from the organizations already
referred to. Many friends will wish
for this lady, who has long been a
resident of Skowhegan, many years
of health and happy return of the
day SO pleasantly passed on Tuesday
last.
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Warrants were posted Saturday for
a special meeting of the Madison Vii
lage Corporation to be held Satur-
day afternoon, May 8. All of the ar
ticles relate to the water question
and are in substance as follows: To
see what action the Corporation will
take in regard to the letter received
from the Public Utilities Commission
in regard to the recent hearing; to see
what action the Corporation will take
in regard to necessary pressure Tor
hydrant system; to see if the Corpora
ton is in favor of filtration system
to purify the present supply; TO see II
the Corporation is in favor OF buying
the present plant of the Madison Wa
ter Company; to see if the Corpora
ton will take any action to secure a
pure water supply to appoint the nee
essary committees and raise any
money for the same. The general
sentiment as expressed by many of
the leading business men and citizens
of the village is that the Corporation
voters will be satisfied with nothing
less than a pure water supply taken
from some other source than the Ken
nebec River and unfiltered.
A May breakfast was served Sat
urday morning under the auspices of
the Ladies Aid of the Methodist
church in the I. o. o. F. banquet hall.
About SIS was netted for the benefit
of the society.
A district meeting of the Odd Eel
low Lodges in Skowhegan, Madison.
Norridgewock and Athens will be held
in Madison on May q. The Initia-
tory degree will be conferred by a
team from Indian Spring Lodge.
Miss Agnes Vose of the Maine Con-
ference Deaconess Home in Portland
arrived in Madison Friday to visit her
mother Mrs Stella Vose. Miss Vose
was accompanied by her brother Nor
ton Vose, who is student in Boston
University Medical school.
Rev. Royal A. Rich preached his
farewell sermon as pastor of the Mad
ison Methodist church Sunday morn
ing to a large congregation. Inter-
esting statistics as shown by the an
nual report of Mr.. Rich are as fol-
lows: The average attendance at the
Sunday morning services has been in
creased from 1913 to $50 and the Sun
day evening service from SO to 125. In
the midweek services the attendance
on Tuesday evening has been increas-
ed from "a to 43, and Thursday even
ing from II to 40. SO persons have
been received on probation; % into
full membership Work among the
young people has been organized and
delegates sent to the Boys and Girls
conventions Mr. Rich has also con-
Quoted services at the Blackwell
schoolhouse each Sunday afternoon
during the past year besides acting
as secretary for the Maine Metho-
dist Conference in addition to his
various other duties. During the
two years of his passionate an addi-
ton has been built on to the church,
and a pipe organ installed at cost
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it has also had home in the Will
liams block. corner store, now vacant,
In the block owned by w. P. Ordway
on Madison Ave, which is now occu-
pied by Boyd, the jeweler and the
Direct Importing Co.; In the store in
which the Curtis Hat Shop Is now To-
Gated and Ill the store where the Pro-
vencal Cigar Co. Is now doing bust
ness. From this location 1t was
moved to the Wentworth Block. This
change was made when C. Davis Mil
Ter was the postmaster and when
Skowhegan was much more of a stage
center than now. Then daily stage
was run to The Forks, Scion, Mercer,
North Arson, Athens and Canaan.
Now there are but the two routes last
mentioned. In addition to the daily
stages there was during Mr.. Miller's
regime a tri-weekly stage to Green
Vile.
Among the postmasters who served
after Mr.. Kidder up to Mr.. Miller's
time were Lyman Perry, Elbridge
Pierce, Joseph Philbrick and Stephen
Coburn and since Mr.. Miller, Col. W.
X. G. Estes, Hon. Forrest Goodwin,
Hon. s. W Gould. Col Isaac Dyer, G..
+. Durrell and Clarence Mantor, the
present incumbent
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over churches in Maine. On the
evening preceding the Conference the
elder of these appeared without pre-
vious notification of his coming; and
so he apoligized, saying that circum-
stances had seemed to make ii inn
possible for him to attend the SEES
sions, and so he had not written me.
But" he added. put me in any
where. and / shall be satisfied.
replied. Perhaps Governor Coburn
can entertain you tonight; but | shall
have to move you tomorrow, az Pres
ident Hovey OF Newton Theological
Institution Is coming tomorrow. and
he is to be the Governors guest dur
ing the days of the Conference He
was much pleased with this sugges-
tion. adding, Il used to know the
Governor In my youth. when | lived
In Canaan. and II would please me
much 10 meet him and talk over old
matters"
will note just here that Canaan In
those olden days did not bear a ga
worry reputation. being called "A land
flowing with rum and molasses
will also note that this father OF the
Holmans had been a physician. and
was often called Doctor
! frst took MIR. ~ to my study. and.
leaving him there. ran In To see Miss
Coburn. a woman OF rare grace and
wit, who presided over her bachelor
brothers home. and asked her u they
could conveniently entertain Mr. IL
until the morrow Receiving a favor
able reply. departed and coon re.
appeared with Mr. 81. and introdue-
ed him to her as Doctor Holman.
perhaps with q twinkle In my eye.
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pastorate, and occurred in the au-
tumn of 1868. >a#s
At that time the Baptist pastors in
each of the New England States were
/ holding Pastoral Conferences; to
which all the pastors were invited to
assemble at a central location to hear
papers read by prominent ministers
and professors of Theological Semi
naries, and to discuss the subjects
they presented. Such Conference
was invited to meet with the First
Baptist Church in Skowhegan, and |
had requested each pastor who decid-
ed to come to inform me, that L
might arrange for his entertainment.
At the time there was family OF
prominent ministers named Holman,
a father and three sons, all settled
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Lawson" a dog owned by Elmer E.
is passed by the cars of the Somerset
Traction Company. serves a very use
full purpose In going out to meet the
FIVE o'clock car for the mail every af-
ternoon. The conductor brings along
the paper from Madison and throws
II of opposite the Towne homestead
and the dog Is always on the lookout
and takes IL into the house In the
winter. or even In unpleasant weather
real value. Other errands like small
packages OF groceries and even meat
left by the car are promptly brought
In unlnjured. lawson seems TO
know when one in the family plans
10 take car and II they are little
late. he runs tranticaily on the track
ahead until the motorman stops Only
recently the men Of tho house being
Ia a distant neld Mrs. Towne having
occasion to send for them. wrote .
note which vas promptly delivered
by the faithful animal. Ordinarily.
months and years Of patiea, teaching
are required 10 educate svea thu usoss
ta,sliissas sanias. bat Ia shia lnssanss
u seems 10 ~ az intuisivs faculty w
ore has ever sxpsaded any tlms ea
IAwsoa be has hssams pEeaeseas
without aRY A,tsa,sea 10 ala ssises-
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-05-06
Former Somerset County Man Dies In
California

The following is from The Paso
Robes (Cal) Record of April II;
"Our city was shocked Saturday
morning. when IL learned of the sud
den death OF Vaughn Gahap. De
ceased was Ill but short time. hay-
Ing been stricken few days before
his death MIR. Gahan was a native
OF North Arson. Me. being born July
II. lS45. He was one of our most
respected and honored citizens and
host of friends mourn his demise
He is survived by his wife. one
son and a brother. W, ID. Gahan of
Mercer The funeral was held Sun.
day from the Christian Church and
intermcnt was made In the Odd Eel
lows cemetery"
Mr. Gahan VAS the son of Jeremiah
and Annah Y tSavagcI Gahan OF
North Anson. and he married Anna
MAY. daughter of Warren Gahan. Mr.
Gahan went Ia California about 1855.
and later resided Ia Wisconsin q mum.
Der of years lie lived In this tow n
a, the tame Of hts marriage bu, hts
late years have been passed n Calf
fnrnia His brother warren 10 the
las, OF a iarxs family Of children,
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pastor of the First Baptist Church in
Skowhegan. The sketch Of the First
Baptist Church history which Mr..
Wheeler read as published in the In
dependent-Reporter occasioned the
sending of the message and helped
doubtless to recall the amusing Incl
dent which We publish herewith:
Mr. Editor.
| have been much interested in the
historical sketches of the First Bap-
fist Church which you have publish
ed They have awakened many me-
mories that were lying dormant in
my mind. some of them sad and
others merry. Here is one OF the
latter sort 1t Is connected with my
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CHEMICAL EXPECTED TODAY
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weighs more than four tons II cannot
be stopped under that speed or a
lance and if driven at the speed of
horses that the public may occupy the
streets during times of fires at their
leisure as heretofore, the improve
ment in the efficiency of the Fire De
partment that this apparatus is in
tended will not be realized.
The following routes have been
established which in most cases
would be taken, yet the location of
fires may require some variations.
Mum bers and Locations of Fire Alarm
Boxes and Routes to Districts OF
the same.
10 Electric Light Station, Route
Island Ave. to fire.
SOUTH SIDE
% East Front Street Corner Main
st. Route-IslandAve. and Main St
to fire.
"a Main Street Corner Bailey ST
Route-Island Ave and Main st. to
fire.
25 West Front st. Corner Pine St
Route-Island Ave, Main ST. and
West Front st. to fire.
q East Front st. Opposite South
St. Route-Island Ave, Main St
and East Front st. to fire.
20 Mt Pleasant Ave. Route Is
/ land Ave, Main St, East Front St to
Cedar st. and Mt. Pleasant Ave. to fire
NORTH SIDE
80 Madison Ave Corner Elm St
Route-Island Ave, Water St, anC
Madison Ave. to fire.
33 Pleasant st. Opposite Summer
St Route-Island Ave, Water st.
Madison Ave. and Pleasant ST to fire
"a Water st. at Entrance of Post
| Office. Route-Island Ave. and Wa
ter St. to fire.
35 North Ave Corner High St
Route-Isand Ave, Water St and
North Ave to fire.
SO Water st Opposite School St
Route-Island Ave and Water St to
fire.
81 Madison Ave. Opposite Leavtt
ST Route-Island Ave, Water st
and Madison Ave. to fire.
80 North Ave. Corner East Maple
ST Route-Island Ave, Water st
and North Ave. to fire
AZ Madison Ave. Opposite Silver
st. Route-Island Ave, Water st
and Madison Ave. to fire.
If you want the Fire Department
telephone Sill.
In addition to this new apparatus
there will be new Gamewell Fire
Alarm Horn installed on or near the
Car Barn of the Somerset Traction
CO., Madison Ave. which will operate
in unison with the Fire Alarm Whistle
and greatly improve the alarm ser
vice.
During the test of the new Kno'
Apparatus for the next two weeks
there will be several runs made will
the same on the streets without f1r'
alarm call and we ask the public II
keep a good lookout for the same ant
cooperate in making the use of thu
appara tus all that has been antici
pated.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-05-06

The Legislature just closed appro-
priated for this county for various In.
situations and objects about $50. 900
These appropriations included Maine
Central Institute. Pittsheld $1,000
Arson Academy. sl5oo. bridge across
Higgins brook Harmony, $500: road
In Caraiunk and Moscow $500: Pleas
ant Ridge road, $1,000. Somerset Hos
pital Skow hrgan tlooo. Moose River
bridge. slne1. Somerset Academy
Athens, $500 Jaekmah ROCK " cod
road 90 0oo
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d. D. or n. D.

The following letter has been late
~ received from Rev. Nelson ].
Wheeler, now located at No 60 Forest
St. Providence, R. l., but formerly
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-05-06

IDENTIFY queried what or how much the
title Or" might signify; and so she
Immediately sent a messenger to me
with this question: Shall | call
for prayers or pills." pills" l
replied
n. J. WHEELER.
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Your kFaadfsthsr wAa a god sisixsu
The chances are he Iaok this paper
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WANTED-A good horse on farm
for springs work or will keep all
summer for his keeping, would con-
slider reasonable terms. All work TO
be done ,on old land. Address Chas
MJnbleau, Brighton. Me. 3wl5'
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A ,'~s.s7 ss.s:s. ~ s.,,.,i.. 's'.S
MaFys senator punsaes ssmplss
Hawaii wscssss3 si~s passtss Asiss.
tesHsfs plsnss sse 10 tkstr ssAsae
willie a hailss. Mel falEyls~ Ave-
skswksssa tmlfs
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visit In MASSACHUSETTS and ready 10
pay highest market price for live
poultry Drop me a line or call at
the Linwood Hotel, opposite Ander-
son Mills I also buy all kinds of
junk. Harry Cohen. TIA
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sTORAGE-For furniture, household
goods or merchandise of all descrip-
tions. Separate rooms, under lock
and key, If desired. Telephone, write,
or call to see me at Bragg e. Varney's
Chas "A. Burnor. TIL
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-06-11
WORKED DENTISTS
Young Man Tells Plausible Story
and Gets Honey

About two weeks ago a well dressed
and genteel looking young man called
upon DR.. z. T. Roberts and introduced
himself as the son of DIR. Kennerly,
dean of the Washington Dental college
in st. Louis. The two talked for a
while in a friendly way, when finally the
stranger put up bold front and claim
ing to be broke, asked DIR. Roberts for
some money. The stranger stated
that he had been on the coast and would
meet his parents in La Junta when he
would be able to get sufficient money
to repay the Rocky Ford dentist for
his trouble. DIR. Roberts, believing the
man to be genuine, as he seemed to be
familiar with dental terms, and the
leading dentists of the country, gave
him a check for S..
A couple of days later the young man
was in La Junta, where he singled out
DR.. Marquard as his victim. He put up
the same stall as he worked in Rocky
Ford finally winding up with asking
the doctor for S.. DIR. Marquardt told
the stranger he was not accustomed to
loaning money without security where
upon the stranger left the office stating
he would go and get his baggage and
put it up, but he never returned, con-
sequently never got the money.
The next heard of the fellow was in
Las Animas and to DR.. Freese of that
city he put up the same story, with
the deviation that he claimed to be DR..
Jackson, son of some noted dentist
in the east DR.. Freese was touched by
his oily tongue and wrote out a check,
Before the smooth young CRATER
could cash this latest check and make
his getaway from Las Animas the dem
tist received telephone message from
DR.. Roberts to look out for the man
and have him arrerested, as he had lust
received letter from DIR. Kennerly
that he didnot have son and that this
was not the first time the same impos-
ture had beeni worked. DIR. Freese at
once looked the fellow up aud turned
him over to the police.
hhS chAe'SSAs hHosS lCdl Is not
known, the warrant for his arrest hav-
ing been made in the name Of John Doe,
was brot to La Junta and was given a
hearing in Justice Teter's court. On
the charged of Misrepresentation he
was bound over to the district court, his
bond being fixed at $500. This he was
unable to furnish and will be compelled
to lie in Jail and wait until the next
term of this court convenes.
After the hearing in the case of mis-
representation had been disposed of he
was tried on the charge of obtaining
money under false pretenses, the charge
against him having been brought by DR..
Roberts. The trial was before a Jury.
was out only short time when thev
returned with verdict fining the man
500 and gave sentence Of 80 days in
the county Jail.