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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-10-28
LOCAL ITEMS

Sheathing paper. so lbs. lots, 75c;
100 lb. lots, s1.o0 Independent-Re-
porter Co.
Mrs. Lizzie B. Jones of Norridge-
wock has, been recent guest in the
home of Mrs A F. Dyer
Miss M. G. Swain of the NJ. C.
Swain Co.. has been passing several
days in Boston and vicinity.
The Ladies' Circle of the M E.
Church will meet with Mrs. Edwin
Packard, Water St, Monday after
noon at 2 o'clock
Harry Day. a student at Hebron
Academy, is substituting for a few
weeks as one of the assistants In the
bank of the Skowhegan Trust Co.
Miss Louise H. Coburn has been
spending few days in Concord
Mass, where her sister Mrs. C. H.
Pepper and her cousin, Miss Julia
Coburn reside
Mr.. and Mrs. Ivory A. Homsted ar
rived on the forenoon train Tuesday
from visit in Lewiston. They were
accompanied on the trip by Masteg
Edmund Lawrence
DR.. L. A. Dascombe has been in
Springfield, Vermont, for several
! days, summoned there by the illness
of his grandchild, the son of Mr. and
Mrs Albert c. Bowman.
The Forty Hours Devotions at St
Marys Church closed Tuesday Sey-
eral neighboring priests were in
Skowhegan to be present during the
services.
Mrs. V. w Nelson and Miss Ruth
Nelson left this morning for Water
Vile to attend the funeral of w f.
Choate, who was killed in an auto
mobile accident in Massachusetts,.
| Miss Harriet L. Marble will speak
next Monday evening on the subject
of Current Opera" at her weekly
talk in her studio There will be
three more lectures after this In her
course. which Is being followed win
much interest
| Work Is progressing satisfactorly
on the house which Philo Steward =
remodeling and he and his family
Will probably be domiciled there bv
Thanksgiving. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
f. Smith have leased the appartmea,
which they are TO vacate.
| Al the last meeting OF the Carp
ters and Joiners Union nineteen row
members were added to the organIi-
tion. Another large initiation -
looked for at the next session Which
10 to occur on Monday night me-
The charter will be closed at thu
time
Capt. and Mrs Roy l. Marston ara
expected home next Monday fron.
their wedding trip Earle saith
the Captains chauffeur. sent to Dos
ton some days asa to meet the coup
and the trip from there TO skowhe.
gaR all be made through the Nous
talns.
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Specifications

Body-Five-p passenger touring car,
two-passenger roadster.
Notwithstanding, six-cy-
Under.
Frame-Pressed steel.
Front Axle-I-beam drop forged.
Rear Axle-Full-foati one bear
ing.
Springs-Front, Semi-elliptic; Rear.
Three-quarters elliptic, underslung
Cooling-Circulatin centrifugal
pump and fan.
Oiling-Circulating splash system,
sight feed on dash.
Carburetor-Marvel.
Clutch-Cone type, ball bearing re-
lease shoe.
Misunderstanding gear, selec-
tive type.
Starting, Lighting and Ignition
Remy.
Storage Battery-Willard.
Drive-Hotchkiss.
Brakes-Service, external contract
ing; emergency, internal expanding.
Steering Gear-Irreversible type, II
inch steering wheel.
Control-Center, ball type, left
hand drive.
Wheels-Artillery type, demountabe
rim.
Tires-32x3h, non-skid on rear.
Wheelbase-110 inches.
Gasoline System-Oakland-S Stewart
Vacuum System, gasoline tank in
rear.
Tank apacity-Gasoline, II gal
Ions; Oil, l gallon.
Trimming-Genuine machine buffed
leather.
Equipment-One-man top, Stewart
speedometer, gasoline gauge, robe
rail, foot rail. extra demoutnable, RIM
clear vision divided windshield, cleo
trio headlights with DINNERS, tail
light and instrument board light, IL
cense tag brackets, electric horn, rub
Der floor mat In driving compartment,
tools, etc.
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BLACKWELL

One of our young men hunters,
Gordon Martin met with quite a
streak of luck the first Of the week,
when he killed at first shot a two
hundred pound doe near his home on
Blackwell Hill
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bird spent
Saturday night and Sunday with rela-
tives in Skowhegan.
Gardner Mason and daughter Flora
visited in North New Portland Sun
day.
Walter Martin of Boston is visiting
at the home of his uncle Levi Mar
tin
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WEST EMBDEN

Miss Vivian McKenney is at work
for her aunt Mrs. Grover Greenleaf
at North Arson.
Miss Bertha Jackson, who has been
working for her sister Mrs. Perley
Paine for several weeks, returned
home Saturday.
Austin Berry and daughter Gladys
went to Skowhegan Monday to see
Mrs Clara Weeks, who is in the Som
erset Hospital there.
Miss Sadie Warren was the guest
OF her father VIII Warren and fam
lily Sunday.
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SOI0N

P. E. Priest and Marcellus Irvine
left Tuesday noon for Lake Moxie
and vicinity on hunting trip.
The Ladies' Aid of the NJ e.
Church will hold their annual fair
Friday afternoon and evening. Dec
3rd.
Several parties from here intend to
see Bob OFT Musical Comedy Co at
Skowhegan next Mon. Tues and Wed
Rev, II. C. Glidden attended the
Sunday School Convention which was
held at Bath last week Mr.. Gid
den who was sent as a delegate from
the NJ. Il. Sunday School. gave very
interesting report Sunday morning
The A. c. w Chapter OF the ID. A.
r. will meet with Mrs. Mile Wilson
on North Main St. Friday afternoon.
Nov. 5th. The program for the af-
ternoon will be roll call. Thanksgiy-
ing quotations.; report OF the state
Council meeting; readings and music.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Randlett were
In Bingham Sunday and took dinner
with Mr.. and Mrs Charles Fentiman.
beginning November LIST. all stores
and the postofiice viii close Tuesday
and Friday nights at six O'Clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis Miller. Mira.
Minnie Pishon and Mrs A. q. Blunt
of Skow hogan were the guests OF
Mrs. Enc Drew one day last week
Carroll Jones' who Ia working In
Chicago. h spending the week with
his parents. Mr. and Mrs Ansl Jones,
Turner Davis was AT North Corn
Vile last sunday.
Malon Patterson. who underwent
an operation an hls feet In Portland
las, week. 10 getting aions as well ~
can be- expected Mira Patterson
! vent 10 Portland with her husband
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Observation-Disclosures

Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Cross OF Sandy
River were business callers In this
place last week.
Frank Moore and family took an
auto trip to Augusta recently
A. A. Cheviot and wife accompani-
cd by Mr. and Mrs. Clinton smith OF
skowhegan went to Belfast sunday
In their auto. Mr.. and Mira Smith
remained To Wait Mrs smiths moth
er Ia fslehoro.
Mrs Startling spent lasi Wednesday
with Mrs l.. Pepper IN Madison.
Jack Green returned to noston
sunday
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Fred Pullen and their niece, Mrs
Nellie Dick.
Several parties from here intend to
see Bob OFT Musical Comedy Co at
Skowhegan next Mon. Tues. and Wed.
Monday F. w Bunker shipped an
other car load of fat oxen up river.
Mrs Sadie Berry and Mrs. Susie
Reed went to Madison Tuesday to at
tend the inspection of Marcellus Per-
kins Circle.
was visiting at Stephen Morin's Mon
day and started Wednesday for his
home in the West.
Ward Jones was down from Lex
ington the first of the week visiting
his daughters, Mrs. Harriet Scott and
Miss Emmie Jones.
Mrs. Ada Wing of Waterville was
calling on friends here Tuesday.
Three prominent orchardists, Mes
srs Robinson, Jones and Hutchins,
who own large farms on New Port
land Hill, have shipped car load of
200 barrels of choice apples to Bos-
ton for cold storage, hoping to get a
good price in the spring.
Mrs. ]. l.. Taylor, who has been
visiting at A. M. Perry's. returned to
her home in Melrose Mass, Monday.
The labelling of the sweet corn at
the factory will be completed this
week
Mrs. H. S. Bisbee and Mrs. r. E. G..
Bailey are attending the State FEEDER
alton of Womens Clubs.
A large congregation attended the
services in the Methodist Church on
rally Sunday and the decorations
were tastefully arranged and formed
picture lesson of the fruitful har-
vest time. The concert hour at noon
was greatly enjoyed by the children
and older ones.
Mrs. Maude Campbell and Miss Mil
dred Perry have been at the home of
their parents. Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ
Perry for the past week and have re-
turned to Mayfeld and Brighton,
where they are teaching.
Mrs. Augusta Bunker from Arson
was visiting friends in this village
the first of the week.
Miss Edna Robinson went to North
New Portland Tuesday and Wednes-
day with millinery.
Mrs. V. D. Hilton received word
of the death Of her sisters
husband, William N. Prince of Port
land, who had been sick over year.
Mrs. Prince will be remembered as
Miss Helen Allbee formerly of this
village.
Charles Fentiman, Arson Academy
10. is confined to the house by Ill
ness.
Mrs. j. H. Mckinney spent the
week end visiting her parents at Au-
burn.
Interclass basket ball games among
the students at the Academy were
held Friday evening. The Fresh
man and Junior boys defeated the
Sophomore and Senior team. IA to Il.
The Freshman and Junior girls de-
feated the Sophomore and Senior
girls, II to 8.
J. H. Mckinney. Alden Bailey and
Charles Smith went to Waterville,
to see the BowdoinColby
football game. In the evening they
attended the reproduction of The
Birth of a Nation. The trip was
made in Mr.. Bailey's auto.
There will be q Halloween party,
Saturday evening at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Lowell e. Bailey, to which
all are invited for merry evening
with ghosts and COLLINS. There will
be games and refreshments.
Earl Wing has returned from a
successful hunting trip in the vicini-
ty of Flagstaff, bringing home one
deer.
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SOMERSET CENTRAL AGRICUL.
TURAL SOCIETY
Continued from First Page)

Continued from First Page
Hayden, committee; committee on
stock. H. c. Warren, Hiram Smith.
Daniel Snow committee on crops. e.
II. Neil, Eben Snow, A. C. Tobey;
committee on manufactures, Hiram
Burrill, r. E. Lyon. s. D. Arnold:
delegate to North Franklin Co. Agri
Society, Alex Crawford AS far as
has been determined but one of the
gentlemen just referred to are now
living. J. Fred Pollard. the treasur-
er OF those times is still in active bus
mess In Skowhegan while the widow
OF A. c. Tobey Ia resident of the
community and the cheese from her
dairy are now exhibited annually at
the Society's fairs.
SQUIRE BIGELOw
One OF the probable early residents
Was Amasa Bigelow. who died about
1871 a, the age of n years. Squire"
Bigelow. as he was called. was one OF
the influential men OF the town and
lived In the Digelow Hill neighbor-
hood upon the farm now owned BY
J. W. and l. ". Packard He had
two soma. one of whom Amasa Jr
VAS entering upon hls second year
at Colby College. shea he enlisted
and went into the ciyil war lie
contracted diphsheria and died. nd.
body being brought back TO ssowAe-
Gan. The other son. Aloase. seauir.
I'd his education In Se~ YoFk state
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FAIRFIELD CENTER

Several parties from here intend to
see Bob OFT Musical Comedy Co at
Skowhegan next Mon. Tues. and Wed.
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through his efforts that the present
grand stand was built.
CHANGE IN BUILDINGS

The society up to the present time
has never suffered loss by fire. Its
exhibition hall is as far as is known
the same building, which was first
built by the association n the early
days of its existence. 1t has how
ever, a different location from that
which it formerly occupied, having
for a time been situated near the
race track where the grand stand
now sets. In comparatively recent
years it was moved to its present To-
cation and in 1905 a new grand stand
was erected to take the place of an
arrangement which had been former
ly used by the spectators of the
races, and which was built on one
side of the exhibition building.
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Colby. held meeting here Sunday
We understand Mr.. Fletcher will Of
f1ciaee In two weeks.
J. L. Spaulding accompanied by
L. T. Corson went up river on a hunt
ing trip last week returning Saturday.
Joe Wiley, who has been critical
ly i'll, is much improved at this writ
ing.
A new farmer has arrived in town.
His name Is not announced but he Is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Freeman
Corson and he reached Athens some
time last week. Both Mrs. Corson
and the new arrival are doing nice
ly.
Erwin Huff and Clifton Taylor have
gone in the woods for awhile.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. HUFF spent the
week end in Dexter. Miss Fannie
Butler assisted with the household
duties during their absence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orrin Packard oil
Skowhegan were calling on relatives
In this vicinity Sunday also c. W
Dysart and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Flagg
and family.
Nettie HUFF of Cornville visited al
Peter Willey's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merton Taylor are
visiting in the home Of Ray Jones.
OAK HILL-NORRIDGEW0CK
Mr.. and Mrs. Oren Taylor received
week end visit from Mr.. Taylor's
daughters. Mrs. Bert Marsen and hus-
band of Augusta.
Mrs. VIM. Knox and children oil
Augusta are visiting neighbors and
friends in this vicinity.
Charles Luce and friends of Skow.
| hogan were callers at Lee Owens
| Sunday.
Miss Aimee Fairfield and Francis
Friend, students of S. H. s., were
callers of Miss Fairfield's mother
Mrs I. C. Holt Sunday.
Russell Owens of Concord IL
spending a few days with his uncle
A. G. Owens.
Miss Grace Bickford is assisting
Mrs. William Wallace with her
Homework
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Brown of NAL
bon's Mills spent Sunday with rela-
tives in this vicinity.
Mrs Edward Bates and Mrs.
CLANCY Holt were guests Tuesday of
Mr.. and Mrs Ira B. Taylor in Mer-
GER.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Rogers and
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Tompkins
spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs.
Charles futile of Cornville, making
the trip in Mr.. Rogers auto.
Mrs. Howard Bickford and son Wal
lace of Belgrade were here recently
calling on neighbors and old friends.
N. M. Cleveland of Skowhegan
spent the week end at his cousins
w. C. Fletcher.
l. c. Holt was in Skowhegan on
business Wednesday.
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and will remain until he is able to
return home.
Miss Holt of Bingham was the
week end guest of Rev. and Mrs. H.
c. Glidden.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Il. T. Clark, who have
been spending the past few weeks at
Indian Pond, have been home for a
few days. They will return to their
camp Thursday. Mr.. and Mrs. r. L.
French are In camp with them.
The Home Circle of the Congrega-
tional Church held their annual fair
and supper at the Grange Hall last
Friday afternoon and evening. The
attractiveness of the booths showed
that much time and labor had been
spent in their construction. Vege-
tables, ice cream, punch, cooked food,
home made candy. aprons and fancy
articles were on sale. A fine supper
was served in the banquet hall. The
latter part of the evening was spent
games.
ATHENS
Mr. and Mrs. George Aver were In
Skowhegan Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Flanders have
returned from Somerville, Mass
where they visited with Mrs. Fland-
ers' parents.
Several parties from here intend to
see Bob OFT Musical Comedy Co at
Skowhegan next Mon. Tues. and Wed
Sheriff Thompson was up from
Skowhegan yesterday to investigate
regarding Monday mornings break.
A Harvest Service will be held at
the Kinsman School, Methodist Mis-
sion, Cornville on Sunday, November
7, at 1890 when choir from Athens
Is expected to lead the singing.
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Rev. ]. E. Gibberd will give his
second lecture in the l. o. G. T. Hall
on Tuesday, Nov. 2, on Barbarism
and Civilization. p. m. to 8 p. m.
9 p. m. to 10 p. m. ice cream and
games.
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The Rev Mr.. RAndkin. a SUDDEN, In
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Somerset County people will be in
terested in the following wedding
clipped from the Somerville (Mass)
Journal
Arizona republican., 1915-01-31
|ODD SUNDAY SCHOOL MEMBERSHIP CONTEST

The Sunday school of the First
 Christian church of Phoenix is taking
 the lead in the contest with the school
 of the Christian church at Tempe. The
 contest began two weeks ago Sunday | and the score now stands, Phoenix 924 points, Tempe 766 points. A great deal of interest is being talk cn in the contest and the attendance Of the schools has already been increased materially.
 In the contest each pupil can make four points each Sunday. One point is allowed for each of the following: At tendance at Sunday school, bringing a Bible, attendance at morning church and attendance at evening church ser vice.
 l.. E. Templin is contest superinten dent of the Phoenix school and has ap- pointed a captain for each of the four quarters of the city to assist in bocIt- | ing the contest Clearance Ice is cap- | tain for the southeast part of the city, l C. F.. Harrison captain for the north 1 east, Mrs w. l.. Conger captain for the
 northwest, and Geo. Pheby captain for l the southwest
 | An orchestra is being organized and efforts are being made to increase the
 efficiency as well as the attendance of | the school.
Arizona republican., 1915-01-31
T0STUOY WORK
 0F PRISONERS
Road Work in All Sections of the Country to Be In- vestigated by National Committee on Prisons and Labor
Special to The Republican,

toptCIdl io lie INtpuDllCdHD
 NEW YORK. Jan. 30.-Road w6y'k for misdemeanant prisoners is the sub- ject of an investigation which is being conducted under the joint direction of the national committee on prisons and prison labor and the graduate highway department of Columbia University. James Leland Stamford, B. s. C. F. who is in charge of the investigation has had considerable experience in the road camps of Georgia, where the majority of able bodied male prisoners are worked on the roads.
 The study will consider in detail such matters as the most economic size of 2 road gang, the cost of guarding. su- pervising, and maintenance, and the approximate value of a days work. It will also show the possibility of in creasing efficiency by means of the payment of wages, recreation after work hours, and the shortening of sen tence for good conduct. Conditions in the different sections of the country are to be dealt with, especially as to tn effect of weather conditions and the cost of stock.
 likeness prevails in many county in- stitutons, while in others the work is not of value either to the prisoners or to the county. In Kalamazoo county, Mich and other counties where road work has been tried, even under exper- imental conditions, it has been found eminently successful. In fact the knowledge that a jail sentence will mean hard work on the roads has a tendency to decrease the number of commitments, vagrants keeping away
Arizona republican., 1915-01-31

from counties where they will be sub jected to work of this character.
 Already much valuable material has been gathered, and by the time the stu dy is completed information will be at the disposal of all counties undertaking convict road work, which will enable them to conduct it in a scientific man ner The national committee on pris- ons and prison labor hopes in this way to lessen the evils of the county jail and to benefit both the prisoners and the counties through the impetus which will be given to the building of good roads.
Arizona republican., 1915-01-31
RISING RIVER DRIVE
(Continued From Page One)

The water rose and they were ma
 rooned for three hours on a little is
 land. covered with cottonwood sap
 lings. Not knowing the nature of the
 quicksand, they were afraid to venture
 from dry territory. Thomas Bain and Jesus Osoria rescued them with ropes
 flung from the north bank.
 They lost everything they had, in cluding a pack burro and their camping
 outfit
 The occasion has had it's parallels in
 recent history. As follows:
 About eight years ago, Dr. J. A. Ket-
 chersiCe. superintendent of the state
 asylum installed a boat on the pond.
 It was a nice boat. and was named
 after the doctors little daughter Very
 soon it was built, an emergency arose
 along with certain waters-then unre-
 strained and unmitigated by the pres
 ence of the Roosevelt dam. On the
 warning being given. Sheriff Carl Hay
 den. Deputy Sheriff Jeff Adams and
 President Jim Shott of the fire depart =
 ment, chartered q sea going Lightning Delivery truck. loaded the boat thereon,
 and rode hastily to the foot of Seventh
 street to effect some rescues in the river bottom.
 Just a year ago, when severe floods menaced the lives of ranchers in the homestead district along the river. the boat was again put in commission. Yes terday, it was necessary to calk the seams that resulted from months of drouth before the good vessel could be used.
 Between 75 and so persons were drawn from the maw of the raging Salt yesterday. The first rescue of the day took place at house directly across the Central avenue bridge. There were absolutely no heroics attached to this piece of work. The water did not coIhe within ten inches of the bottom of the house, which is raised on concrete piles The women who occupy the place merely phoned to the authorities asking for assistance in getting dry shod to the bridge approach. Sheriff Adams tried to ride his horse into the stream, but was compelled tC abandon the beast. Both swan back to the bank in safety.
 Most of those who were driven from their homes by the rising waters were 1 homesteaders, who live on the sandy | tracts more or less temporarily re- l trieved from the river bed by planted , crops or by little jetties.
 A number of children brought from | the danger zone, were housed for g | time at the police station.
Arizona republican., 1915-01-31
To Buy Ships Caroo

LONDON. Jan. 30.-The commis- sion for the relief of Belgium an nounced tonight it had made an offer for the cargo of the American steamer Wilhelmina which sailed from New York for Hamburg, January 22, with food supplies for Germany. The com mission has an agreement with va rious governments enabling it to take charge of any ship at any stage of its voyage. and give it safe conduct to Rotterdam. The commission hopes the offer will be accepted. as the cargo would tide over what promises to be a serious shortage of the com missions ordinary influx of supplies The Wilhelmina carries 2000 tons of grain, flour and general food prod ucts, valued by the owners at s200, O00
Arizona republican., 1915-01-31
TWO BRITISH VESSELS
(Continued from Page One)
reached.
Shipping Circles Surprised

LONDON, Jan. 30.-The appearance of the German submarine 21 which sank the little steamer Ben Cruachen off Fleetwood on the west coast of England not far north of Liverpool, created a profound sensation in ship ping circles following the sinking of steamers off the French and Belgian coasts by similar craft. These raids on commerce are regarded as demon strating that Germany is attempting to carry out the reported threat of --dmiral Won TirpitZ to prey on all shipping entering British ports by the use of submarines. The twenty one, according to latest naval lists, is one of the largest German submarines but it was not thought their cruising ra- dius was sufficient to enable them to reach a point so far from their base