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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-09-14
OAK HILI-NORRIDGEWOCK

A very pleasant meeting of friends
and relatives occurred last Sunday at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. |. c. Holt,
when Mrs Emma Fairfield and her
daughter Mrs. Cora Peacock from
Augusta. Mr.. and Mrs. William Fair
field and son and daughter Howard
and Flora, Mr.. and Mrs. Bonnie
Witham and little daughter Barbara
of Norridgewock, Mr.. and Mrs Geo.
Fairfield of New Sharon and Mrs.
Swan and two small daughters also
of New Sharon all met for the day.
Mrs. Sarah Shattuck has returned
to her home in Washington. after a
short visit with her aged mother Mrs.
Batchelder and sister Mrs. /. c. Holt.
Mrs. Batchelder is SLOWLY recovering
from her recent illness.
Charles L. Holbrook is able 10 be
out again after his severe illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ J. Haines of Madi-
son spent Sunday with Mrs. Haines'
parents Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Hol-
brook.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Owens were
callers at Mr.. Owens brothers Lee
Owens. last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Bullock of
Calais will occupy the Sullivan Otis
place for the winter, owned now by
Emery Soule of Lowell. Mass. Mr..
Bullock has gone to Calais for his
household goods and is expected back
in a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Owens, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Wallace. NJ. and Mrs.
Tom Smith and many others from
this vicinity attended the Fair at
Skowhegan.
Mrs. ". c. Fletcher and niece Mrs.
Hone Coffin of Turner. spent the
week end at the home of Mrs. Fletch-
er's sister Mrs. y NJ. Cleveland in
Skowhegan and attended the Fair
which certainly was we'll attended
and a great success. They returned
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland
by auto. Master Elton Holbrook ac-
companied them.
Bernard Coffin of Turner arrived
Sunday a. m. at the home OF w. c.
Fletcher by motorcycle to accompany
home his wife Mrs Hope Coffin. They
returned to their home in Turner
Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Jas. F. Taylor has been very
i'll the past week with an abscess in
her throat.
Miss Abbie Giggey left Monday a
m. for Bristol where she is to be a
teacher in the High School,
S. S. Nickerson sold two COWS tC
Arthur Frederick this week.
A. n. Whitehouse is working on the
High School building in Norridge-
wock.
Clarence Anderson met with very
painful accident last Sunday evening
While riding up Winding Hill in Mer.
Ger. his horse became frightened by
three or four autos one after the
other coming suddenly in view. The
road there is considered a very dan
gerous one, bushes growing thickl!
on either side and being very narrow
1t seems a miracle that Mr. Ander
son was not killed when thrown from
his wagon, instead of being bu
slightly cut and bruised. His hors,
escaped unframed. One of the au
tos was quite badly damaged in thu
accident.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-09-14
MEST EMRDEN

Mr. and Mrs Russell Stafford and
daughter Elsie of Dead River were
callers at Sylvester Jackson's Sunday
afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs. Truman Berry of
Whittier, California. and Mr.. and
Mrs Frank Carl of North Arson were
guests Of Linwood Berry and family
Saturday
Miss Eta Barron returned home
from Dead River Sunday, whore she
has been teaching school.
Miss Myrtle Berry spent last week
with her grandparents Air. and Mrs.
Sylvester Jackson.
Austin Berry and daughter attend
ed the Fair at Skowhegan Friday of
last week.
Mrs. Fred Mckinney who is at
work for Albert Parsons, West New
Portland, was called home Monday OF
last week on account of the illness of
her son Henry. She returned to
her work Saturday and Master Henry
is better at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Getchell
celebrated the anniversary of their
marriage Saturday evening by giving
a party to A. of their friends and rel
atiyes. Games were played by the
young people A treat of ice cream
and cake was served. The guests
departed for their homes at late
hour after having spent a very en-
joyable evening.
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MADISON CENTER

Mrs. Ellen Hayden Emery OF
Athens, who has been the guest OF
her cousin Miss Olive Hayden during
Campmeeting, departed Monday
morning to visit relatives in Portland
for a time.
Mrs. Clinton Noble left Saturday
for Scion for short visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hymer who are stop
ping in the Frank Briggs cottage,
have decided to stay few weeks
longer and all are pleased to learn
that Mrs. Solomon is to be their
guest. She has been here several
weeks and has made many friends
during her stay.
". II. Clark and family who were
at their cottage thru Campmeeting,
left for their home at Caratunk Mon
day morning.
Mrs. Walter Clarl, chaperoned a
party to the Fair in Skowhegan Sat
urday.
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SOUTH CANAAN

Mrs. Eva Shean of Fort Fairfield
has been visiting friends in South
Canaan the past week and spent the
week with Mrs. II. A Mason.
Mrs. Eta Salisbury has finished her
duties as nurse at Guy Nasons and
in few days will 90 to the home OF
stay of several weeks.
Miss Susie Holt, who spent her
vacation with her parents Mr. and
Mrs. Edin Holt. returned to Bridgton
Saturday and will resume her duties
as teacher this week
Some of the farmers in this see
tion are picking their sweet corn for
the factory and they report the corn
as being of superior quality.
A little stranger came to the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Adams a
few days ago, to whom they gave a
hearty welcome. Mrs. Anna Luce is
the nurse.
Mr.. and Mrs Lafayette Jacobs
made a business "trip to Pttsfeld
Friday last
Howard Turnbul and Mrs. Mar
garet Goodridge were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Blaine Richardson Hinckley
Sunday Other members of the par
ty were Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Rich
ardson and two sons. A grand good
time is reported. The most pleas
ing feature being the bountiful
chicken dinner with all the
goodies" belonging to it,
This Monday is no doubt an eXcit-
ing day all over the State. Every
voter hustling, or being hustled to
he polls to cast their ballot for those
whom they deem the right party One
nan in particular had quite a fast
'ide. He stepped into an auto. rode
wo miles, went to the polls. cast his
,allot and returned home in just
eighteen minutes.
Chester Nelson a graduate of C. II.
). '16 has entered NJ. c. l.. Pittsfield
The Written school opened Sep
ember 5 with Miss Edith Mitchell of
Troy, teacher.
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NORTH CORNVILIE

Mrs. Marcia d. Hopkins of Middle
boro, Mass, formerly of North Corn
vile, met with quite a serious acct
dent few weeks ago, falling off a
doorstep, broke shoulder bone and
has been confined to her bed ever
since
Miss Marguerite Willard is at
home on a visit with her aunt.
The electric light power is being
installed at the new saw mill that
has recently been moved to Eaton
Corner
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert f. Haskell
and son Louis of Auburn and Miss
Sarah Brown of Woodstock. n b.
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs Har-
ry Dysart over Sunday. They came
in their touring car.
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SMITHFIELD

Mrs. George Morrow was taken
suddenly i'll last week She was I'M
conscious and a shock was feared
but she is gaining.
Mrs. Frank Titus and daughters
Mrs. Frank Hight and Miss Nina OF
Madison, visited her brother Charles
Harlow last Sunday.
Frank Champin and S. II. Clapp
made a business trip to Palermo
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin c. Tracy of
Skowhegan were week end visitors
with II. E. Groves and family. They
were accompanied home Sunday by
their son Harold +. Tracy and his
bride. who have been spending the
week in a cottage at North Pond.
Hazel Groves has completed her
work at North Pond camps and re-
turned home.
What might have been a serious
accident was barely aVerted on sun
day when two autos met near the
top of Rocky Hill this side of Smith
field village, when one car got too
near the edge and went over the
the bank. 1t struck tree and be
ing a light car lodged there. A
large horse was soon secured and
had it in the road again. The glass
in the lights were broken and some
slight damage done. The two occu-
pants were not seriously injured.
Alta futile returned to her work
at North Pond Camps Thursday af-
ter being at her home on account of
sickness.
There are about so guests at North
Pond and 80 at Hillside.
Rev. John Trites was taken i'll
while holding the service Sunday.
Rev. Mr.. Flaxton of North Pond
Camps, finished the service. Mr..
Trites was feeling better on his re-
turn home.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-09-14
STARkS

c. H. Thompson is preparing to
build new barn in place of the ore
recently destroyed by lightning.
Kenneth the little son of Rev. W.
II. Narney of Lisbon Falls, has been
spending few days in town.
Corn in this section is looking very
good.
Miss Blanche Spinney who has
been spending two weeks vacation
with her parents, has returned to
her work in Massachusetts,.
Daniel Collins, for many years a
resident of this town, passed away
Sunday morning at the home of Mrs.
Rena Learned in Madison. Mr.. Col
Inns had been in feeble health for
several years. few weeks ago he
and his wife moved to Madison to
pass the winter, altho his death was
not unexpected. He leaves many
friends and will be greatly missed.
Everett f. Creation was united in
marriage Tuesday, Sept. 5th to Miss
Rachel Evelyn Whittemore of Fay
cite. His many friends wish them
happiness.
Mrs. Annie Greenleaf has gone to
Portland and Boston for a few days.
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MERCER

Mrs. Stewart Webb attended the
Fair at Skowhegan last week.
This paper is for sale at A. B.
Dunton's and A. E. Works.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fuller of
Norridgewock were callers at ]. w.
Bacon's Sunday.
Bailey Smith and wife, Charles
Corson. Mrs. Earl True and Dorothy
Chandler were at Lakewood Sunday
making the trip in Mr.. Smiths au-
tomobile.
Charles Skillings of North Arson
was week end visitor in town.
Richard Yeaton has recently sold
his herd of cows to ]. B. Smith. Mr.
Yeaton is soon to leave town ant
take up his residence in Massachu.
sets.
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The News of Somerset's Busy Towns


/ ternoon OF last Week with Mrs. Ellen
VI. Pierce and Mrs. Helen Pierce as
hostesses and their subject was John
Burroughs the Naturalist The fol-
lowing program was given: Read
ing of records; reading. John Bur
roughs the Naturalist by Mrs. Helen
Pierce; reading. John Burroughs
Birthday Greeting by Mrs. Ellen
Pierce: piano solo, Ruth Blaisdell;
poems by John Burroughs, Mrs Alice
Folsom: Bird Day in honor of John
Burroughs. Mrs. Fannie Hussey;
piano sole, Virginia Hussey; John
Burroughs and his Haunts. Mrs.
Frances Boan; reading, Mrs. Jennie
Whiting. reading. Mrs. Helen Tobey;
Birthday Greetings to John Bur
rouehs on April 3, 1887, Mrs. Lizzie
Watson; America.
The Spiritualist meetings al Lake
wood have been well attended by
Norrldgewoek people.
Mrs. ". II. Varney and son Ken
meth of Lisbon Falls were visitors at
Mrs Sara Frederic's recently. Mrs.
Narney has been visiting her sister
Mrs George Morse at Mercer
Miss Doris Diggles of Lewiston Wis
tied her aunt Mrs. Frances Bolan
Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs. Harry Gregson of ESSEX, Ill.
and Charles Kimbal of Lewiston
We're guests Of Mrs. RoXie Carr at
different times last week
Miss Frances Jones has eommenc-
ed her school at Smithfeld.
Henry Sawyer has been in poor
health during the last few weeks SUI
fering with rheumatism.
Herbert Haynes of Providence, X.
l. is in town the guest of his mother
Mrs Abbie Haynes. who is packing
her furniture and plans to make her
home with her son in the future.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Tufts have
returned from Smithfeld where they
have been spending the summer at
their cottage.
John Allen left Tuesday morning
for Holbrook. n. H.. where he will
spend the winter with his daughter
Mrs. Charles Smith.
There will be meeting of the
Norridgewock Farmers Union at the
Grange Hall on Saturday evening,
Sept. &c. with speakers from the
Maine Union. Public invited
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HARTLASD

The people of Hartland were
shocked Saturday afternoon TO hear
of the death of one of the new doc
tors who had just settled in town.
DR.. Turner dropped dead while re-
pairing his automobile in front OF ms
office. DR.. Turner came here about
two weeks ago and located in the
building formerly occupied by MISS
Coffin. The wife and two small
children have the sympathy of all
The remains will be taken to Port
land for interment.
Moving pictures in Opera House
Wednesday and Saturday night.
Miss Newman of Weston is in town
To visit her brother Rev. Herbert
Newman, pastor of the Baptist
church.
Mrs. Alice Seekins went to Har-
monv Monday for several weeks visit
with her children and families.
Miss Ella Seekins went to Guilford
last week where she is to teach the
Primary school in that town.
Mr.. and Mrs. McDougal Of RoX-
bury. Mass. Clyde Griffith and family
of Portland, Mrs. Thyra Dudley OF
South Paris and Mr.. and Mrs. j. L.
Little of Pittsfield are occupying Ro-
bert Inns cottage at Great Moose
Lake for a week
wills Field of Pittsfield was a
week end guest at Mr.. and Mrs. r, II.
Farnums.
Miss Isabel Packard went to Farm
fngton Monday morning to attend
Normal School there.
Work has begun on the foundation
for the new skirt shop TO be built by
Hamilton & Young.
Miss Annie Fuller went TUESDAY
morning to Gorham to begin her sec
ond year at Normal School
Miss Iva Furber is teaching IN Cor
lima.
Carl Randlett has recently pur-
chased new Ford car
Mrs. Geo. Whitehouse and daugh-
ter Dorothy, have returned from
Grand Falls, n. B.
Leslie Waldron is at home dong
some repairing on his buildings. Fiji
day he will go to Boston where he
will do carpenter work.
Mrs. Ephraim Nevens returned TO !
Bangor Friday morning after spend |
ing two months with relatives IN
town.
DR.. and Mrs. Norcross attended the
Skowhegan Fair. Friday.
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struck B. 5. kincaids barn, going out
thru some hay No fire and but ut
tie damage WAS done.
The sunday School will be held
next Sunday at the Twelve Corners
schoolhouse at the usual hour. Rev
Glidden of Scion will speak.
Mrs. Harry Richardson returned
last week from Rumford Falls where
she has been visiting her brother
Marshall Eames.
Clarence Keene who was operated
upon for appendicitis last week is on
the gain.
A. c. b. Keene has been doing car
penter work for Jacob Litchenfels
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REVERE-WILSON

Chas. Beckwith and family arrived
home Monday night from a week $
visit in PresQue Isle.
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Wilson and
little Francis have been visiting in
Machas for the past week with Mrs.
Wilson's sister Mrs. Harvey Hay
ward. Mr.. and Mrs. Hayward brot
them home in their auto Saturday.
Harold Rowell left here in his auto
Tuesday morning for Collinsville,
Conn, where he teaches. Mrs. Row
ell and little Gordon will not 20 until
later on account of the infantile pa
ralysis in that place
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CONCORD AND VICINITY

Lena Whitney is a visitor at Mar
shall Berry's.
Because of the sickness of Miss
Laid the Martha Washington school
did not keep Thursday of last week.
Clyde Cole who is at work for
Frank Tripp. has moved into the San
ford Robinson house.
NJ. II. Berry has been loading
shovel blocks at Scion for Wallace
Emery.
Josh Berry took a trip to North
Arson Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. A. Williams spent
Sunday at Lakewood
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Steward spent
the week end with her mother Mrs.
Elfn Berry.
Amy Packard commenced school at
Bingham High, Monday.
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TRANSFERABLE

Wilbur Flanders and lady friend
were callers at a. c. McChntiek
Sunday
Albert Gehrke and Fred Brown
called on Grover Greenleaf Sunday of
last week.
Arthur Oliver and son Chester of
Oakland with party of friends and
relatives passed thru this neighbor-
hood Sunday in their auto.
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CORNYILLE

Dr. Carlton Luce, wife and daugh-
ter Dorothy of Greenville were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Walton
and attended the Fair Friday and
Saturday at Skowhegan.
Mr.. and Mrs. David BlaisdelI Of
Stetson were week end guests OF
their parents Mr.. and Mrs. Stillman
Blaisdell
Mrs. Jennie Chapman and three
children of Augusta arrived Friday OF
last week to visit with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Blaisdell.
Clark luce and wife of New Port
land were week end guests OF Roy
Walton and family.
Sanford Strickland, wife and sons
Loren and Lewis attended the Spirit
ualist campmeeting at Lakewood
Sunday.
Thomas Blackwell, one of our old
est voters, was able to cast his vote
for Carl Mflliken, Monday. for fifty
years he has voted in this town. He
enjoyed his auto ride, he looked for
ward with great pleasure to Monday,
Sept. IL. 1t was the first time ne
had been away from his home for two
years. the election in Sept. 1914.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-09-14
4Woman'5
problem
How to Feel Well During Middle
Life Told by Three Women Who
Learned from Experience.

The Change of Life is most critical period of a
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LEXINGTON

Charles Peterson lost one of his
work horses last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Pinkham went
to Kingfeld Sunday to carry their
daughter Miss Stacy back to her
school which began Tuesday. On
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~ and il was voted TO meet Mr.. and
Mrs. George stafford in Fairfield next
wear. 1t was a very social time and
the guests departed for their homes,
thinking it a day long to be remem-
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PrGH CORNER

Miss Cora Eames who has been
working at North Belgrade Lakes, is
now keeping house for Louise Cor
son.
Galen kincaid who has been very
sick, remains about the same.
A heavy shower passed over this
vicinity last Friday afternoon 1t
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the trip in Francis Williams car.
Miss Florence Memo returned to
her work at Pennington last week.
Mrs. Lettuce Bradbury went 10
Freeman Sunday.
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bered.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-06-23
Makes MUSIC In Early sprlno.

Many take 1t for granted that the
early frog songs Of spring are sung by
the handsome big green fellows
which are common throughout the
summer. There scarcely could be a
graver mistake. The common leopard
frog does sing in the early spring. but
it's note is dull and throaty rumble.
The real chorister of the newly thawed
ponds is hyla pickeringii, notified
brown mite scarcely an inch in length.
The marvel is that so tiny singer
can make SO much noise. chickering's
hyla is the most timid of frogs, and
only the very persistent searchers can
get glimpse of it. On the remote APP
proach of a human observer the tiny
singer becomes silent and slips to the
invisible depths of it's chosen pool. It
is extremely canny and wary. 1t
really is not worth seeing, anyway.
But it is well worth hearing.
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Road 70 success.

What we need is depth. Depth can
be impaired through the teaching OF
anything. 1t can be impaired through
Latin grammar, through handwriting,
through carpenter work, through arith-
metic, or history. The one element
required is time. Depth cannot be i'm
parted quickly, or in many subjects at
once. Leisure is necessary-a slowing
down, a taking of things, not easily.
but slowly, determinedly, patiently
as If there were plenty of time and
nothing else counted. This is the road
to rapid and brilliant work, AM iNere
Is no other. The smallest c
should be set on this road, and guided
and governed and helped and shaved
over by the best of your masters. One
subject understood means the world
mastered.-John ]. Chapman, in At
lantic.
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Door Bumpers.

An efficient bumper to prevent doors
from marring woodwork can be made
from large spool. First get screw
with head about the size of the bore
OF the spool. This should be screwed
into the Dashboard to within half an
inch OF the head The spool can then
be pushed over the screwhead, and II
necessary wedged to hold it securely.
Into the open end of the spool can be
screwed one of the rubber tips USED
on crutches and chair legs. A co9A
venient door stop may be made by US.
ing seven empty tin milk cans OK
small size, filling them with crushed
rock, then covering them with blue
serge. Fasten them together and put
cover OF fancy design on top. TINS
is serviceable and welcome chanse
from the ordinary covered brick.