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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-12-21
1T OSBORNE'S IDEA Of PRISON REFORM WILL
Be CARRIED OUT IN MAINE
The Reomaoy Now Has Three nmaeNew Building is to Be Ready
By Early Spring---Work Going Steadily On

Is the Thomas Mott Osborne idea
of prison reform going to succeed in
Maine? 1t has long been a matter
of experiment in two other States
where 1t has proved highly success
full and now at last it is about to be
tried in the Pine Tree State.
Away back in 1882, the agitation
for womans reformatory was first
begun under the leadership of Mrs.
l.. NJ. N Stevens of Portland Since
then, it has been a topic much dis
cussed and questioned. Year after
year it has been brought into the
limelight by the various women's
clubs and organizations thruout the
State who have petitioned each sue
cessiye Legislature until they were
successful in 1915 when $4,000 was
appropriated for the purpose of pur-
chasing not less than POO acres of
land, and to build the first of a group
of several buildings A board OF
five trustees WIS al that time created
Clyde H. Smith of Skowhegan being
appointed chairman for a five year
Continued on Page Four)
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received his carry ednca'4oh IN hef
schools. aid his business NE which
mas been successful mas been passed
mere
he has already served t"o terms
IN the Senate. AID his election for
the third consecutive term Is al
honor never conferred before on
man III tbs county This indicates
'he commence ei the people Vho
nave Always known him IN ms aoi-iiF
20 max good PREVIOUS 10 hls
elec'oa 10 ihe senate ne was
member oi lAt house TWO terms.
MS career III lhe LEGISLATURE mas
oeeA ho.ao!e one. ne mas iea
many hRh1s 70 sN'cesstui hulsh.
ms committee appo'n' 'nen's nave
oeen important Always member
OF lhe I eotnfn1'ee on Edueatloh'
HouSe CHAIRMAN during ms last
term IN 'he house senate chairman
S."'e ne ea'eiea .he senate. Il was
,n'oueh MS Ieaa,'SnIp Hia' hot d
o'''oea report ol 'aiS .onlnillee vas
liaoe III 9he mn ana '''h Leeisia-
'uIe9' 1aa1 'ae reports We're accept
e1 ana 'ae subject matter was pass
'u o' 'ie i1esi9 d u'e ana approved
'Y 'ae Governor. ne was also
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-12-21
SUDDEN DEATH OF WELL
KNOWN CITIZEN

Clarence NJ Allen. aged So years,
died very suddenly Tuesday after
noon at ten minutes after four
stricken with heart trouble while sit
ting in mis- chair in the Maine Central
freight office He had been suffer
ing from heart trouble for some time,
and about a month ago was very ILL.,
Mr.. Allen was born in Wateryille
the son of Mr.. and Mrs Avery Allen,
and in that town he was educated,
the family moving early to Skowhe-
gan, where he completed his educa-
ton His father was a conductor on
the old Maine Central and was also
in partnership with the late John
Dane of the firm of Dane & Allen,
sash and blind manufacturers.
Clarence Allen married Miss Mae
Dearborn of Madison and in 1894
they spent one year in California.
Nearly all of his life has been spent
working for the Maine Central rail
road He is survived by his wife
and one son, Raymond D., student
at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology in Boston. He was a
member of the Skowhegan Grange.
The funeral services will be held
from his late residence at 1870 Sun
day afternoon, Rev. C. H. Mckinney
officiating. The pail bearers Will be
the Messrs. Harvey White, f. l..
Flynt, c. W. Sheaff and Clarence
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-12-21
Funeral of Fred Cover

The funeral of Fred Cover, an
aged veteran of the Civil War, took
place at 1890 Monday forenoon, from
his late residence on the Malbon's s
Mills road. Rev. George Merriam
officiated The body was placed in
the receiving tomb until spring.
Mr. Cover died last Thursday. He
was born seventy years ago in Hart
land, the son of Elbridge and Eliza
Kimball Cover. He has lived In
Skowhegan for fifty years. He
leaves a widow, daughter, Mrs. NIL
lard Thing, three sons, Everett, JOS
eph and Omal Cover, and one sister,
Mrs. Amanda Tilton
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-12-21
DEATH OF CHANDLER ].
DOW
Was Successful rs Lumberman in
Maine and the West

Chandler Joseph Dow. aged s.
years. died Monday afternoon at the
home OF his niece. Mrs. T. T. Good
rich, with whom he had made his
home for over year. His death
was the result of a paralytic shock
last Thursday.
Chandler Joseph Dow was born on
a farm two miles west of Athens
village on the Solon road, eghty-two
years ago, the son of Mr. and Mrs
Joseph Dow. His education was re-
ceiyed in the public schools of his
native town and at Somerset Acade-
my. When only nineteen years of
age, Mr. Dow began teaching at the
Center school in Cornyille and after
term of twelve weeks. he taught at
Greenyllc in Piscataquis County.
In 1885 he gave up teaching and
went West En- route he made the
acquaintance of Frank Brown. who
was going to the Black River district
in Wisconsin with crew of men.
Postponing his previous plan of
teaching school in the West Mr. Dow
hired out to drive an oX-team in the
woods during the winter months
Taking the young man by surprise
one day a little later, his uncle,
Samuel Weston. of Lacrosse. Wiscon-
sin, walked into the camp and made
arrangements for Mr.. Dow to fill a
position in his Office
Excepting for two brief visits to
his home in Maine. Mr.. Dow remain
ed in the West until 1869 when he re-
turned TO Skowhegan and purchased
the Weston farm on Neil hill, his
mothers birthplace. For three years
he lived there after which he again
went West. this time to Fort Madi-
son, Iowa, where he built and operat-
ed lumber mill At the close of
his contract he came home, sold the
Neil hill farm. and purchased the
house on Madison avenue which has
been his home for thirtyfive years.
In 1883 he became merchant, doing
business on Water street, his last
business venture having been in the
clothing trade with E. B. Carter. He
was member OF the a. o. U. W.
The funeral services were held at
1.30 yesterday afternoon from the
Goodrich residence, Rev. George
Merriam, officiating
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-12-21
rIans CompIeted lor MumnI Wight

ShermaH s'amVay has been asked
TO present fls football! letter 10 the
members # The Skowhesan football
team a. tas Alumni. dance next We'd
nesday evening al Grange Hail. Mr.
ShumwaH las not as yer been heard
from II VII be remembered that
he has recently been chosen captain
of the Al Maine Intercollegiate
football team
Townes orchestra of ten pieces
Will furnish music for The dancing
and during intermission viii play
program Of selections from operas.
There vii be two booths At which
ice cream and cake will be on sale.
The hall and the booths viii be pret-
tily decorated with Christmas eolors.
Two hundred invitations haye been
sent to members of the alumni.
The chaperones are to be Mrs. F
W. Briggs, Mrs < T. Patten. Mrs.
j. W, Blunt, Mrs. Mollie NJ. Stewart.
Mrs. Herbert SWEET, Mrs. E. f. Nc
Necle and Mss Lena Wyman.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-12-21
First Blizzard of Season

Trains were all late Saturday Ow-
ing to the heavy snowstorm, Train
number q, due to arrive at SkoW-
hogan at 75O, arrived at 8,27; train
number 5, due at 1850, arrived at
1248; train number 13 due at 4.50,
arrived at Gal; train number IS, due
at $50, arrived at 1857. The early
morning train from Skowhegan, due
TO leave at eight o'clock left thirty
minutes later, the others departing on
schedule time.
The trains brought the mail althO
in many cases it was greatly delay
ed owing to the lateness of trains on
the trunk lines. Sunday, the trains
were all on time.
The rural mail carriers were un-
able to make any trips Saturday and
did not make their regular routes
until Monday morning. The roads
were quite impossible all day Sat
urday but were well cleared by Mon
day. The Christmas shopping Sat
urday was light, none OF the stores
doing a great amount of business on
account of the storm.
1t is estimated that between one
and two feet fell during the storm.
No cars were run except locals,
Saturday on the Somerset Traction
line. Sunday they were running as
per schedule.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-12-21
NorridgeNock Man Wins Some Good
Prizes

{. II. Fuller of Norridgewock won
the first prize at the meeting OF the
Maine Dairy and Seed Improvement
Association at Augusta. the week of
December 4th. for the best single
ear of yellow corn, for the northern
Maine zone, also the sweepstakes
prize on the same ear in competition
with the entire state He also won
the second northern zone prize for a
ten ear exhibit. The seed was the
kind known as "Haskells Prize
Taker." Nh Fuller has raised a
good deal of sweet corn and corn for
ensilaee but this is the first time for
IS years that he has ever raised any
mature yellow corn Mr.. Fuller had
an exhibit of butter for which he
took second prize. The second prize
ON sulphur beans was awarded to
him also and the third prize on the
variety Of beans known as Low 5
Champion. In addition to these he
will participate in a prize Of $2o.oo
offered for white kidney beans
Mr. Fullers principal business is
dairying but he is universally sue
cessful in all his farming operations.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-12-21
Preparations For Cantata

The audience will join with the inn
mense chorus in singing four popular
hymns at the Cantata, Sunday after
noon, Dec. 31st. There will be or
chestral numbers and the pastors of
the various Skowhegan Churches
will participate in brief religious ex-
ercises. No admission will be
charged but a collection is to be
taken to defray expenses. Any sur
plus thus resulting will be turned
over to some worthy charity. Last
year. the local Sunshine Society was
the recipient
The next rehearsal will be at the
Opera House at 73O, Thursday even
ing of next week. 1t is highly i'm
portant that every member of the
chorus reserve this evening and be
in attendance.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-12-21
HEARING TOMORROW ON
TRUANCY CASE
Reynolds Case Perplexing One
Sentence Withheld

At the Municipal Building Friday
afternoon of this week at four o'clock
the hearing adjourned from last
week Friday will take place, Judge
John II. Lancaster, presiding.
Last week Mrs. c. A Reynolds of
East Maple Street, attended the
hearing and said that her daughter,
Margaret, aged eleven years, pupil
at the Garfield school, was sick and
unable to be present. 1t seems that
the little girl has been absent from
school, without proper excuses, four
weeks out of the ten that school has
kept. Notices, signed by William
H. Hawes, chairman of the school
board, have been sent to Mrs. Rey-
nolds who it is thought, has been
disposed to scoff at them, thinking
that the school board could do moth
ing further about the case. She
the excuse that her child has lacked
suitable clothing with which to ap-
pear out of doors, and that she was
unable to provide these articles, hav-
ing been obliged to give up her work
on account of i'll health.
When Mrs Reynolds appeared at
the hearing, without the child, Dr.
W. S. Stinchfied and Dr. L. p. Geof-
frion were called as witnesses. They
both testified that the childs pulse
and temperature were normal when
last examined that very day, and
that they saw no reason why the
child should not appear that after
nooon at the hearing. When asked,
the mother replied that Margaret
had suitable clothing at the present
time with which to appear at the
Court room.
DR.. Stinchfeld and Chief of Police
Pennell, together with Mrs. Rey-
nolds, visited the Reynolds home and
brought the little girl to the court
room the hearing then proceeding.
Miss Belle Dennison, teacher at
the Garfield School, testified that the
child had been away from school for
four weeks, intermittently, during
the fall term. Don't you like to go
to school, Margaret?' asked Judge
Lancaster. Yes, was the answer.
Have you enough clothes to go to
school with? Yes sir, was the
ready answer. Have you been
pretty sick this last week and haven't
you been out doors at all?' Eyes, l
have been sick No. | haven't been
out all the week.
Further inquiry revealed the fact
that the child was at the movies one
evening the week before Mrs Rey-
nolds stated that she borrowed her
cousins rubbers to go to the pic
lures that evening. do you think
you can keep her in school now, Mrs.
Reynolds asked Judge Lancaster.
And has she sufficient clothing to
permit of her attending school regu-
larly?" "Yes she has now, I will
let her go to school if she isn't sick"
replied the mother.
There was no decree of court, the
sentence being withheld until Friday
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-12-21
CHRISTMAS PLANS FOR
TOWN OF SKOWHEGAN
Municipal Tree Has Arrived and
Other Preparations Made

Tie Christmas holiday season has
arrived and real old-fashioned one
II viii be Always busy time. this
year Il is proving exceptionally 50
and everywhere there is the CHEEKY,
happy atmosphere so suggestive of
the day The young people are ar
irving from schools and colleges. and
the usual holiday activities are now
being planned.
The Municipal Christmas tree has
arrived and is beautiful symmetri-
cal tree Il was erected yesterday
and Saturday afternoon there Viii be
the usual exercises Santa Claus
will visit Sbowhegan and viii be
present at the brilliantly Illuminated
tree from four until SIX distributing
appies and oranges to The young
folks From half after dVe until
six Sunday afternoon, Christmas
carols will be sung at the tree the
cho.rs of the four Protestant church
es, Congregational. Methodist. Beth
any and First Baptist, combining in
singing the carols and hymns. Il is
due chiefly to the efforts of the mem
bers of the Home Relief committee
that the Municipal tree is 10 be a
feature of the Christmas festivities
this year. but the funds are being
raised entirely apart from that or
ganization. Generous contributions
CONTINUED on Page TEN
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-12-21
Meeting Local Branch |. s. S.

Golden Rod Branch L S S. will
bold a regular meeting with Mrs. A.
NJ. SWEET, Madison Avenue on Thurs
day p. m, Dec. 2S
On Dec, IA, the members were
pleasantly entertained at the home of
Mrs James Stinchfield Five dollars
was sent to aid the expenses OF a
crippled child in the Childrens Hos
pital, Portland; ten dollars worth of
shoes and underclothing were bought
for needy children in town.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-12-21
Annual Meeting OF Medical society

The annual meeting of the Somor-
set Medical Society viii be held at
the Hotel Coburn. Skowhegan. to-
day at 1890 Omcers will be elect
ed for the ensuing year and a paper
will be read by W + Weber of
Lewiston. Physicians Will report on
some especially interesting case,
bringing the patient if possible.
The present officers are: Presi-
dent. r. c. Brown of Bingham; vice
president. J. A. Thibodeau of Madi-
son; secretary and treasurer, H. w.
Smith of Norridgewock. The cen
sors are c. a. Moulton of Hartland,
F. ]. Robinson OF Fairfield and W. S.
Stinchfeld Of Skowhegan.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-12-21
Will BE Neither Murray or Libby

A card elsewhere announces the
withdrawal of Mr. Murray as candi-
date for deputy sheriff 1t has been
announced on undoubted authority
that neither Mr. Murray or MI. Libby
will be appointed for this position.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-12-21
Mr.. Murray Wlthdraws

JOS H Murray. who entered the
race for deputy sheriff at the urgent
request of many prominent citizens,
has withdrawn his name. He does
this in order that the situation may
be relieved of any embarrassment for
Mr.. Goodrich and others who wish
the best interest of the town and the
best results as to the important Of
fee under consideration.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-12-21
UN|VERSAL.|SM ONCE
IN SKOWHEGAN
Rev. Hanson One of the
Preachers Historian
Shsrt History of Its Past Activities

From time to time the Independ-
ent-Reporter has published historical
accounts of the Congregational, First
Baptist, Bethany Baptist. Catholic,
Methodist and Christian Churches
and for quite a period the story of
the Universalist Society has been in
preparation. This has been COM
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-12-21

The Independent-Repor runs
more classified advertising Every
bodys Column) than any other Maine
weekly.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-12-21

This paper has. the largest circu-
lation OF any American Country
Weekly.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-12-21

John Dunton of the University Of
Maine is passing the holidays with
his sister. Mrs. A B. Pmmmer.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-12-21

pleted and has been carefully com
piled with much care in order that
it may be relied upon as authentic.
Many years ago prominent families
endorsed this charitable and happy
belief, but deaths and removals have
made sad inroads on the society," un-
til now, but a handful of professed
Uniyersalists are residents of the
community The attractive little
church still stands at the corner of
Leayitt St and North Ave, a memo
rial to those who less than half a
century ago, with sacrifice and pray
er labored increasingly to build for
themselves a home.
ESSENTIAL PRINCIPLES or THE
UNIVERSALIST FAITH
l. The Universal Fatherhood of
God.
O. The Spiritual authority and
leadership of His Son, Jesus Christ.
3, The trustworthiness of the
Bible as containing a revelation from
God
4. The certainty of just retribu-
tion for sin.
s. The final harmony of all souls
with God
Continued on Page Four)
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-10-12

vanishes, another debt is paid, when
misrule is blotted out, the bands Of
corruption are broken asunder from
the loins Of our toiling masses, when
crime is stabbed to the very heart
and the works Of raging hell is
throttled and torn 10 pieces, and
from every hilltop there comes the
voice Of God-fearing. law abiding
people, when the bare-footed ridge
runner is given the chance TO mount
up the ladder of wisdom TO the
highest round Of success, il is then
and not until then. as Berea's tower
ing buildings looked abroad upon
the great work carried on by hands
they once so nobly sheltered and
from each beaming window there
will appear banner Of this device.
I'VE are preparing dwelling places
for the fairest, the purest, the no.
blest, and the best Of earth's human
ity."
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-10-12
America.
LOYALTY TO THE INSTITUTION
Nv Clyde Evans

Representative of the Academy at
the Opening of Kentucky Hall.
The Academy of Berea College is
very glad to have part in this died.
ication service. AS the representa-
tive of the Academy-its student
body and its faculty. wish to say
that we rejoice with all the other
friends of Berea College at the good
fortune OF that institution in hav-
ing so splendid building to dedi-
cate. I can pay Kentucky Hall no
higher compliment than TO say that
that we of the Academy would like
TO have, and hope some day to have,
a building just like ii in which the
young women Of our department
may live. But we realize that good
things come slowly, and so am
sure that the Academy girls will
second me when say that we are
as happy as any one here that the
girls of the Vocational Schools have
this splendid new dormitory home.
The satisfaction which the Acad-
envy takes in Kentucky Hall is
neither forced nor artificial. On
the other hand. il springs sponta-
neously and naturally out Of the
deep sense of loyalty that We OF
the Academy feel toward the entire
institution Of which we are part.
| am glad that il has fallen TO my
lot TO speak TO you upon the sub
ject Of loyalty, for 10 my mind
loyalty is one of the most impor-
tant and most essential factors in
the life of an institution like ours.
II is, OF course, impossible to select
any one element in the life of a
college and say that il is the all
important element. Nevertheless,
venture TO say that without 10y
atty, without a prevailing sense OF
the proper subordinati0n OF the
part 10 the whole. Berea College
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-10-12

would be an impossibility. Withou:
that vision of the larger things
ahead, about which Doctor Crafts
spoke to us the other day, Berea
College would never have come in
to existence. II was the loyalty OF
its founders TO a noble principle
that made Berea possible at the
outset. And il is that same loyalty
within the College to-day, of eacn
department, to all the rest, that
makes possible the continuation OF
the work with the smallest degree
of friction and unrest.
Some of you will recall the dis
dinctiOn that DR.. Roberts made on
Sunday morning between an organ
ization and an organism. Berea
College, il is true, is an organize
ton, not an organism. Yet like all
other organizations it partakes Of
certain characteristics of an or
ganism. In other words, il does
have certain principles or motives
guiding its life and making possible
larger, a more spiritual work than
il would be able 10 realize without
such directing forces. And one Of
the most potent of these forces is
institutional loyalty. Just as it is,
in very real sense Of the word,
the loyalty of one organ of the body
10 the others which causes il 10
function properly, so il is the 10y
atty of one department to all the
rest that brings about harmony and
good will instead Of jarring and dis
cord.
Therefore, we Of the Academy
suggest that at this time we should
not be content with merely dedi-
eating Kentucky Hall TO the service
of the College, but that we should
rededicate ourselves, with a deep
sense Of loyalty, TO the best inter
ests of the school. And that rededi-
cation should be not only OF indivi-
duals, but of departments. The
Continued on page EisnJ
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-10-12

Of Kentucky for sixty years. When
ever a young man has stood in the
College chapel as have, and in one
week seen as many as two hundred
Kentucky mountaineers march up
these isles through the influence OF
Berea College, and give their hearts
to Jesus Christ, that young man
cannot say how much Kentucky
owes Berea. There are no terms
large enough TO express il.
The mountains Of Kentucky have
been brought from a condition bare
ly above barbarism TO a state at
least approaching civilization. large
ly through the fundamentally Of
Berea College. Then what would
you say Kentucky owes Berea9
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-04-15
CANDIDATE FOR TRUSTEE

At the solicitation of numerous pa
irons of the school, / have decided
to announce my candidacy for re-
election as trustee at the coming
school election to be held April 18th,
1916.
l fully realize that there are many
persons In the District who could adj
minister the affairs of the school
fully as we'll, if not better, than my
self, with much less tax on their
time, and had intended to insist
on retiring at the expiration of my
present term of office, but so many
have urged the excellent progress of
the school against the making of any
change at the present time that l
have consented to accept another
term If it shall be the will of the
people expressed by their votes at
the coming election.
B. P. THOMPSON.