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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-12-30
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1915
Candidate for State Auditor

Elsewhere in this issue will be
found the announcement of Frederic
II. f. Bragg, formerly of Fairfield,
candidate for nomination by the Re
publjcan party to the Office of State
Auditor. This department OF our
State government is not the one OF
which the most notice is taken. 1t
is nevertheless one of the most i'm
portant Offices Having to do with
finances and the economical collection
and disbursements of funds, it is per
haps the Office largely responsible for
our prosperity or otherwise in state
affairs People of Somerset county
will be ready to believe Mr.. Bragg
thoroughly qualified for this position.
He was born in Winslow but moved
TO Fairfield "a years ago. In his
earlier school days his skill in mathe-
matics attracted attention and fol
lowing this trend he took business
college course in accounting which
occupation ne Has SlDCe ioiloWtu' no
earlier work connected him with
large manufacturing concerns, and
during the administration of Cover
nor Haines he accepted a position as
bookkeeper in the State Treasurer's
Office. Something like three years
since he was transferred to the high
way department where he has since
been In charge of the accounting divi-
sion and Office work.
Previous to his more widely known
activities just mentioned he held sew
eral town Offices in Fairfield, He
is highly regarded in that community
where OF course he is best known and
by prominent men Of Somerset coun-
ty who have met him in a social and
official way. Mr.. Bragg's family con-
sists of wife, formerly Miss Alice
lockwood of Augusta. and two sons
the latter at present attending Cony
High School at the Capital City.
Somerset County would be very
much pleased to furnish State Audi
tor and we are confident that in Mr.
Bragg we have a worthy aspirant for
that Office.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-12-30
Register Of Probate Steward and
Family Are At Home

Register of Probate Philo Steward
with Mrs. Steward and her sister Mrs.
Florence Huntington are domiciled
in their lovely home in the Baptist
Hill section of Main Street, having
moved this week. This charming
dwelling Is over 100 years old and
was built by DR.. Boyen, one of the
early physicians of the community. 1t
burn mansion until this fall when it
was moved to the slightly lot which
1t now occupies. A splendid cellar
has been dug, underpinnings with cob
BILE stone finish have been set and the
home remodeled to the ideal. Win
dows have been put across the front
roof which do not spoil the bungalow
effect. but add many comforts to the
chambers. A bath room, a guest
room and porch, to be used in sum
mer as screened in dining room,
have been built entirely new. A wide
verandah slipping from the roof ex-
tends along the front of the house,
while over the entrance is an ancient
green fan, a style popular a century
ago. Inside the old Colonial finish
Ia left intact. the wainscoting in the
various rooms, the ST in windows
and the old wood mantels presenting
delightful contrast to modern in
terror fashions The rooms below
are all papered in one tone of brown
in exact harmony with the steel CELL
ings and the hardwood floors which
have been laid in practically all the
rooms except the kitchen. The wood
work has been enameled both up
way now divides the dining room
from the music room. In the latter
room fireplace occupies niche.
where once in the olden days the
flames had danced up wide old
chimney. now replaced by a smaller
one The stairway is thoroughly
colonial and has beautiful balus-
trade. while the parlor. kitchen
chambers etc. are each n delight In
themselves splendidly equipped with
plenty of closets. lighting effects and
steam radiation From top to bot
tom the old dwelling has been made
homelike and coy. and has become
as well a decided acquisition to other
lovely homes IN its neighborhood
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-12-30
CANDIDATE FOR STATE AUDITOR
Continued from First Page }

Continued from First Page
dates fitness for this very responsible
position should be. carefully consider
ed from many other standpoints than
the political side The law speeiti-
cally states that no person shall be
eligible for the office of auditor IN
less he is a competent accountant.
The auditors office is the place
where all claims. accounts and de
mands against the State receive their
final examination and audit before be
ing certified for payment. Such sys-
TENS and procedure should be inaugu-
rated as will promote accuracy, econ
omy and prompt payment III handling
the large volume of business transact
ed by our State departments and in
stitutons, employing every reason
able means to safeguard the expendi-
ture Of the State funds al all times
Accounts should be SO arranged
that when payments are received
from the State it will be possible to
recognize to what account or invoice
they apply and those receiving remit
tances be able to adjust their &C
counts without having to resort to
correspo ndence. On account OF the
immense volume of detail incident TO
the Office that should have the person
al supervision of the auditor II would
seem absolutely necessary that he
should have no other business to at
tend to and that he should reside in
the capital city and devote his entire
time during business day and bust
ness hours to the affairs of State
At the close of each fiscal year re
ports and accounts should be care
fully compiled in a standard and com
prehensive manner so as TO facilitate
comparison and show true and ac-
curate exposition of the financial al
fairs to the taxpayers and citizens OF
/ the State,
]
perience in business and office prac-
tice coupled with thorough business
/ education, together with three years
service as accountant and office man
! in the State House, which has given
me positive knowledge concerning
/ the laws and the workings of the diff
ferent departments, l fully believe
/ that | can offer to the people of the
State practical, intelligent and elf
cient service
] With assurances that if chosen for
the office of State Auditor | Shall
make every effort to administer the
affairs of the office honestly and i'm
partially toward all interests. beg to
remain,
Very truly yours,
FREDERIC II. E. BRAGG,
Augusta, Maine
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-12-30
Observation-Disclosures

MIR aud Mrs, Charles Paine and lit
he son of North Arson were guests
from Xmas until Monday IN the home
OF Mrs Paines sister. Mrs. Fogg
Albert Startling VAS home from the
woods over Christmas. being called nj
that time owing To the Illness OF Mrs
starting. who Is now gaining lie
returned to his duties Monday
Nathan Trefery. John Lloyd and
David Mckinnon started Tuesday
morning for the lumber woods np
river With their teams
Allie Pierce OF Benton VAS a guest
of lee ketchum Monday aud Tuesday
\ \ cheyiot has bad his telephone
taken out
Mrs. Fred stevens returned home
from walcrville last "Wednesday.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-12-30
The Arson Water District, SO-called

| Inasmuch as the agitation of bring
ing water from Hancock Pond to
North Arson, Arson and Madison, has
been carried as far as it has,-the
most reasonable idea. If the scheme
| is ever perfected would be to let Mad
ison build the system and let those
who want water in North Arson and
Arson to buy of Madison, the town
paying a stipulated sum for hydrants
in both villages, for fire protection.
Madison is a large, growing village
and will continue to grow. She is
able to build the system alone, She
has a great water power and large,
thriving industries. On the other
hand, Arson is comparatively small,
and sparcely settled. with no perma-
nent industries and small. undevel-
oped water power. 1t is carrying a
heavy debt and has been carrying it
since 1871. Its tax rate is growing
larger every year and the taxpayers
are growing tired and discouraged
under the burden. If the thing is to
go through, it would be far better for
the town to be divided as it was from
go with Madison, which virtually is a
part of Madison now. 1t goes to
Madison to do it's business Madison
is its market and the lower part of
Arson does all its trading in Madison.
The fact is, and it goes without say
ing that North Arson and Arson vii
lagos, or in other words the north half
and the south half of the town have
nothing in common,-and would not a
division be better for not only the
north half of the town but the south
half as we'll If divided the north
part of the town could install fire
protecting system for the sum of ff-
teen thousand dollars, more or less,
and as for water for domestic use.
North Arson Is very we'll supplied
now. With a few hundred dollars.
at the most, good spring water from
nearby springs could be brought to
this village and supply all who do
not have it so that there would be an
abundance of good water for all and
to spare Let the voters think seri-
ously before they act and think what
bonded debt of one hundred and
forty thousand dollars, or half that
sum or even a quarter of IL means
II means an unbearable burden on the
living and a legacy that will stagger
unborn generations.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-12-30
Gard OF Thanks

We wish To express our heartfelt
bors and Independent Order OF For
csters for their beautiful floral of
fcrings also their expressions OF sym
patty at the loss OF orr dear husband
aud father
Mrs Nellie Young
Elsie Young
SkoN hogan. Me. Dee. 20. 1871
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-12-30
Married Tuesday

Miss Amy Alice Malbon OF SkoW
hogan and VIM Harris Hinckley of
Alton were married In Bangor. Tues
day. the 18th The couple are t1s
reside IN Alton Cards were received
this forenoon
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-12-30
Car,l VI Thank

We wish 10 thank our Kind friends
and neighbors for the Christmas Gift
We appreciate their Kindness,
Mrs. ktta Dickford and Family
North Fairfield Me, Dee ~, 1875
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-12-30

Rev III. q MeGlautiin is In Portland
this week attending a meeting Of the
Forward Movement for Methodist
men
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-12-30
EAST MADISON

beginning at New Years AIss
poyen OF H. Madison will sell at re-
dueed prices any goods In her store
except a few recently purchased
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-12-30

Read the ads in Every body's Column
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-07-27
For the Dinner Table.

rim. With snapdragon--a flower that
ionable spring and early summer wed
dings and dinner parties-with roses
with iris or with any other brilliant
flowers these black vases and bowls
are in excellent taste. A new idea
is to have the flowers, as we'll as their
stems, inside the vase; and for this
purpose wide-mouthed glass vases are
used. In the sketch lilies of the val
ley are shown in this arrangement.
There is another novel method of ar
ranging fiowers-roses and smilax are
trained over little lattice thrust into
dish of moss. Little porcelain birds,
especially bluebirds, are much used
with flowers. They perch charmingly
on the edge of wide bowls or on the
rims of tall vases or even cling to the
sides. They can be bought without
trouble, but there is a knack of MAX
ing them "stay put'-a knack that
can be gained if one has on hand g.
little plastic clay. With this the por-
celain birds are stuck in the position
desired. The clay does not show.
Very elaborate flower holders, show
ing bronze mermaids or fauns rising
gracefully from wide bronze basins,
give an air of GOODNESS and charm to
any room. They are especially pref
ty with pond lilies, or some other wa
ter flowers, held, if long-stemmed, in
the backs of bronze turtles and frogs.
Anne Rittenhouse in the Boston
Herald.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-07-27
WOMAN WHO WAITS.

I sit and wait for you, dear, my dear,
Now the sun is low;
From the far-off town the path runs clear
And the way you know
The old. old way that brought you here
In the long ago.
It is all very well to talk of not
being in hurry to wed; that a young
woman should summer and winter a
year, or many more, the eager lover
who lays siege to her heart. Yet, there
are justly many sides to be considered
for those who intend to step to the al
tar some day.
Single people, especially young wom-
en-, are not sufficiently self-willed to
disregard the opinion Of well-meaning
friends who instill their own expert
ences into their unknowing minds
But when there is a long period of
waiting in prospect, and beaux come
a-knocking at her door, her girlish
ardor should not be checked by jolly
ing her into the belief that better
ones will come along, more to her
advantage, if she bides her time and
waits.
Opportunity, it has been said,
knocks at the door but once in life
time for some. Others scarcely know
what it is not to be noticed. They
keep a constant list of bright, enter
tanning young men who are only too
glad to pass a lively evening at their
firesides in winter and lounge content
eddy in a cozy nook on the cool porch
in summers twilight.
If we are [, take the words of one
of the oldest poets for evidence as 10
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-07-27
USE VARIETY IN TRIMMING
Combinations of Materials Are a Fea.
ture of Millinery Decoration
Striped Silk Hats.

Panama, Bangkok, split braid, MI
Ian, leghorn, felt, silk, gabardine, kid
and linen are all used for sport hats.
There is a tendency this season to
combine materials. Brims of straw
hats are faced with silk or linen,
which may be of pastel shade. The
upper portion of the crown and edge
of the brim may be of silk or crepe
and the upper part of the brim and
lower portion of the crown of braid.
Almost any combination that is in
good taste is in style. Striped siid
hats in awning effects are seen in
black and white. The trimmings and
underbrims of these hats are usually
of white Ribbons are used in various
forms on sport hats. Rosettes, bows
and bands are used in contrasting
colors and in black and white. Kid
trimmings are used to a great extent,
as we'll as an owls head and occasion.
ally a flower. Quilts are arranged in
odd ways on outing hats.
The summer hat of straw or lace
sT1mm6u Will uOWGIS ID pI OmluCuI.
They are usually of medium size. The
flowers either surround the crown or
the brim in wreath style Nosegays
or single flowers may be used instead.
AS a rule, all trimmings are arranged
low, although they are also seen ar
ranged in an outstanding position In
the front or at the side. The all-white
hat of straw or satin, and many times
in a combination of the two materials,
is much in evidence. The trimmings
consist Of wings. quilts, ribbon and
flowers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-07-27
FEATURES OF NEW DRESSES
Many New Effects From Which Won,
an Who Knows VIII Choose
Those That Best Become Her.

Taffeta dresses are made in combi-
nation effect, the skirt being of blue
and white striped taffeta, for instance.
and the bodice of the plain blue, or
black and white striped skirts are
worn with black bodices. A skirt of
brown Powered taffeta may be worn
with a bolero of plain brown taffeta.
Entire dresses of taffeta or foulard in
stripes, polka dots or chicks are worn.
Dress bodices are usually very sim
pie, being finished with soft lingerie
collars and cuffs. Full length sleeves
are most often seen, although there
are some of elbow length. While all
skirts are full, the more moderate
style, with slight flare, are best
liked. Many double and triple skirts
are finished with a band or cording
around the bottom to give a distended
appearance. Flounces are much used
on soft materials, some skirts being
fiounced from waist to hem. All
skirts are short, some reaching iusr
to the high shoe top, others to just
above the ankle.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-07-27
Hard w alter.

Do you realize how hard water is
when a boat sails through it at full
speed? Water passing at fifty miles
an hour is not the limpid liquid we are
accustomed to battle In. If you put
your arm overheard from a hydro
plane, running fifty miles an hour, and
strike a wave crest, the probability is
that you will break your arm or wrist,
because at that speed the water has
not time to give, or even to change
shape, and striking 1t Is like striking
so much metal. If swordsman
should enter one Of the great hydrau-
lie Quarries, where stream of water,
under enormous head, Is used to wash
down hillsides, and attempt to cut
into one of those streams, his sword
would fly in pieces without being able
to penetrate the water. The stream
is like a bar Of iron.-Youth's Com
panion.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-07-27

why there are many who are kept
waiting and from marrying, we should
learn, Whom first we love we seldom
we'd" There is, indeed, more truth
than poetry in this plant. The first
young man who presents himself
might well be considered a very inter
esting study to the unsophisticated
maiden. She has an idea that she is
in duty bound to fall fervently in love
with her first constant admirer. Her
world of companions had been small
She has not been brought in contact
with other young men Because of
not being out of her teens, she has
not come in contact and conversed
with any of them.
She has not the least knowledge of
the kind of man she would fancy most
and love afterward. She has no one
to contrast him with. 1t Is therefore
more difficult to discern If they are
suited for each other or not; what
faults there are, or good qualities.
There comes parting of their ways.
Another sutton puts in an appearance
the following year.
She has grown wiser in the ways Of
men who make for happiness. There
is no mistaking her own heart when,
after year or SOS courtship the ques-
ton is popped. She believes In certain
indications which seems to warn her
of defects and f1cklenes=; and straight
way, keeping to her resolve not to
waste another year, she discourages
his advances and is heart free and
fancy whole.
So the years glide by of her youth
time. Instead of being the wife of a
congenial, thrifty, loving mate, she
fears she is for all time to come to
live and wait with regret alone. Only
is a discontinued life barely avoided
when some one of her early lovers
unfortunately loses his helpmate and
makes lasting appeal for her to wed
and brighten the lonely home Happy
Is she who, while not jumping at the
first sutton, wisely makes her choice
by not waiting too long.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-07-27

A severe coughing paroxysm can be
relieved by taking a teaspoonful OF
glycerin in a swallow of hot milk
IL you want to keep from sneezing,
press the finger on the upper part OF
the nose, or, rub the forehead just
above the nose.
The average woman should wear
her hair softly around her face, the
tightly. drawn back effects being very
trying.
1t is bad enough for her physical
health when a grown woman chooses
to squeeze her figure in a space too
narrow for it, but girls should not be
allowed to do SO.
Eating bread and butter which has
been thickly sprinkled with cayenne
pepper is recommended by many ply
sicians as an effective means of pre-
venting seasickness.
Tight lacing prevents the free cir
eulation Of the blood, which is so i'm
portant for young girls. Good circu-
lation is necessary for sound health.
and when it is stopped by tight STAYS
anemia is the result.
A salt bath is very beneficial and
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-07-27
DISTINCT CHANGE IN FASHION
Now 1t Is Smart to Look Demure, and
the Wise Woman viii Adapt
Herself to the Mode.

You may not agree to accept either
the material or the Victorian idea In
dress as whole, but if you are even
a wee bit fashionable, it is not posi-
bic to avoid them in part. You would
have to invent a new line of acces-
series, to begin with, to say nothing
of changing the silhouette in serious
manner; in other words, you would
have to be an insurgent.
In these rushing days no one has
time to give over to insurgency, which
means acute individuality with study.
1t is far easier to drift along with the
tide, only adjusting ones self to do
this, and outside help does not always
count for as much as one thinks when
it comes to a practical decision of the
exact thing to accept or refuse. This
is condition where one must learn
reliance on ones own conviction of
intuition. So, as to this wave of new
fashions which is swooping down upon
us as striking expression of a seri-
Gus moral change, real or alleged
which is taking place in the minds of
women, the wisest thing to do is to
make it meet personal requirements.
There is so much acknowledged liber-
ty of choice in fashions this year that
no woman can have reason to mourn
the passing Of all things that are suit.
able to her special figure. face or way
Of dressing.
Hobble skirts, kimono sleeves and
long coats are the few garments that
are taboo, so Ear. but there Is all the
rest of the world of ideas to choose
from
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-07-27
DICTATES OF FASHION

Soft corded silk is used for chic,
dressy suits.
Quite new are very broad collars
and cuffs.
There are charming frocks of
checked taffeta.
The wide belt of white leather is
again in fashion.
The smartest clothes. this season are
as usual the simplest.
Armholes are usually large, SO that
coats slip on easily.
Bright ties float at the collars of
some of the prettiest coats.
The shortened WHIST line is not be-
coming to the average figure.
The cutaway coat is back again
with one, two and three buttons.
Metal and black laces appear on
the more formal evening dresses.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-07-27
SILK BIouses Are Cool.

Wash blouses of silk in stripes Of
color are always cool and practical
and very good looking, too. They are
better for travelling wear than the lin
gerie blouse because they do not muss
so readily and do not call for launder-
ing so frequently. This season they
come in prettier colorings and stripes
than ever before, and every woman
should include few of these sils
blouses in her summer outfit.