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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-12-20
NORTH FAIRFIELD

Owing to the storm of last Friday
the Oneida Club meeting, Saturday
evening was poorly attended, so no
election was held, this being postpon-
ed until later.
Miss Pearl Chapman has returned
from a short visit to her sister Mrs.
Leland Covell of Gardiner.
Mrs. ]. E. Hoxie gave most de
lightful shower party, Monday after
noon in honor of her niece, Edith
Rachel Head, whose marriage to
Harold Hoxie occurs early in the new
year. About twenty ladies were pres
ent and a very pleasant afternoon
was spent. Miss Head was present
ed a small Xmas tree laden with gifts
OF fine china, linen, cut glass, solid
silver and rare woods A beautiful
inlaid mahogany tray was the gift of
the prospective groom's mother Re
freshments of ice cream and cake
we're served; also a brides cake made
by Mrs Georgie n01ie. hiss Heard
sang several solos and at the close
of the day all joined in wishing her
much happiness and prosperity in the
new home to which she Is going soon
Mrs. Annie Oulton visited Mrs l.. p.
Clifford several days last week.
There is to be Xmas tree at the
Union church, Dec. 25. Al hildren
are invited to take RI rro-
gram vhic' TO be entirely by the
Oh. &
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-12-20
IARnNR

The worst storm for drifts strucA
us on Friday morning last and this
stage did not start and the r. F. d
from Oakland did not get thru, but in
the afternoon the X. ID. from Norridge-
wock came thru, altho the carrier re-
ported the roads almost impossible.
John Pufrer goes into the up river
woods for the winter where man Rnt
team gets wages right around $4,000
per month and found.
Ice business has begun on the creek
with ice about fourteen inches thick.
Samuel Bartlett Ia on business
trip to his former home in New York
Albert Woodsum is still critically
Ill
Miss Mile Bartlett is home for the
Christmas vacation from her school
at Good VIII
Clarence Emmons is so far recover
ed from his recent illness as to be out
on the street
John Wilder from Wilder Hill was
a Sunday visitor at The Cedars.
Horace Frost and Alfred Everett are
hauling logs from the Stevens lot to
Norridgewock for Mr.. Percival, who
recently purchased the standing tim
Der.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-12-20
SOMERSET

Because of the bad roads, only the
nearest residing relatives and neigh
bors were able to get to the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Churchill, Dec. 4,
the day set for the funeral of little
Evan Churchill AS it was impossible
for a minister to be present, prayer
was offered by neighbor, after
which the remains were taken to the
cemetery on Lexington Flat for burial
The school at the Mill schoolhouse
closed for the winter, Saturday. We
understand the teacher, Mrs Mae
Wood, goes to North Arson to teach
in a school there.
John Abbott has gone to the Dead
River regions. where he will work for
time for Walter Boynton.
The Sewing Club met at Mrs. Aura
Sargents Wednesday, to complete the
little garments began at Mrs. Rena
Green's the week previous, for the
children of Warren Gould of Highland.
Mrs. Josie Allbee of Lexington. who
has been assisting her sister-in-law
Mrs. Bertha Churchill for the past
two weeks, has returned to her home.
Thevor Howes took DR. Pratt of
North New Portland to Bigelow House,
Dead River, Friday. to attend a man
who had badly injured a hand, while
putting a shoe on horse, at the
Horace Spear camp The horse threw
the man beneath him in some way,
then stepped on the hand, breaking
one finger and cutting two others. At
ter making him as comfortable as pos
sible, he was brought to Clark Luce's
for the night, on his way home in
Canaan.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-12-20
NORTH NEW PORTLAND

The services at the Congregational
Church for next Sunday will be as
follows: Sunday School at 1915;
preaching service at II a. m.
Mrs. Edna Hutchins and children
are staying with Mrs A. T. Young for
a few weeks.
Florence Nimmo is home from Far
mington for a short time.
Frank Sargent has returned to
Stratton after visit of several weeks
with his parents Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Sargent.
Mrs. Flora Harris has moved her
goods into the lower rent of J. l.
CUNTS house and will make her home
there when she has no outside employ
ment.
Raymond Trip is back from Con
cord for few days.
Mrs. S. s. Norton is boarding tht
high school teacher.
Mrs Mary Fletcher is helping Mrs
c. II. Bartlett
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-12-20
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ham. Rightr0usly Indignant

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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-12-20

as the train vas about two hours and
five minutes late from Oakland
Mrs. Vie Young is keeping house
alone this winter.
Miss Lillian Farley spent the week
end with her friend Miss Marion Mer-
rill at The Forks.
Bert Durgin sent teams TO Caratunk
Thursday and on account Of bad roads
and the big snow storm, they we're
obliged to stop over night at Ed Nor
ris.
Andrew Farley spent Saturday
night and Sunday at home.
Lonzo Durgin has arrived home
from guiding.
Miss Alice Bean has completed her
duties at Mrs. Vim. Adams and has
returned home.
There will be Christmas exercises
at the chapel The exercises will be
given by the three schools.
Miss Lois Comber has returned 10
| W. S. Stinchfeld's at Skowhehan to
attend school.
Mr.. and Mrs Hugh Comber are TO
close their house soon to go into the
woods to work Mrs. Comber will
cook for her brother Bert Durgin and
Mr. Comber will assist in and about
the cook room. Their children Alice
and Master Joe will stay with their
aunt, Mrs. Bert Durgin.
The thermometer registered 33 de-
grees below Thursday morning at the
log hauler camps, and 26 below near
the little village.
Mr.. Holway is quite sick and had
doctor from Bingham Saturday.
Dan Burns is expected home soon
and also Orrin Mckay from Spencer
The roads are almost impossible by
our recent storms.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-12-20
DEADWATFR

Death visited our community Sat
,s-;a.2;4ssr ans! teeL away the four mouths
old baby boy of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Bighouse of Waterville, who were
here visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Higgins
The remains we're taken to Bingham
Monday for interment.
School opened again this week after
vacation of three weeks.
Zone, little daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
Edd Higgins, who has undergone ar
operation for appendicitis at Water
Vile hospital is expected home in {
few days.
Mrs. John Spear and son Edward
went to Scion, Tuesday to visi
friends and relatives, returning Satur
day, leaving Edward.
w. NJ ST. Clair visited his family II
Wellington over the week end.
Abbie Berry returned Monday te
teach the winter term OF school.
Allie lothian is in North Arson
where he is employed by the NORTH
Arson Lumber Co. for the winter
Wallace Johnson made a business
trip to Madison and Oakland, Monda,
and Tuesday to purchase pair o
horses which arrived the first of thu
week.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-12-20
HIGHLAND

Mrs Charles Nuttng, who has been
caring for her daughter. Mrs. II. II.
Gould, returned home Monday
r. V. Stafford has had a New Eng
land telephone installed in his house
Dwight Viles went to Portland
Thursday.
Herbert Blackwell is at work for
J II. Goddard
Mrs Eliza Howard visited her
daughter Mrs A. j. Dunphy recently
A E. Wright is at work at the
Ledge House.
DR.. T. f. Pratt was called to the
Height of Land to see Mrs. Hermon
Smith, who is ill at this writing.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-12-20
ITEMS OF INTEREST
BAkFRS SIDING
From our Correspondents

Sophie Gilman was in Desdwater
Monday
Mrs Ernest Heaaer Vas In Dead
water the last Of the week
Cleve Williams Nent 10 Bald Noun
tain the Rrst Of the wee
Mrs s NJ Adams and grandson,
Everett Rogers. wsrv In Bald Noun
tam the last OF The week
william ? Hilton has gone away for
a rev days
John Hutchins crew have been put
ting in a switch At this place
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-12-20
NONRESIDENT
STATE OF MAINE

the County
o
Of Smithhed aforesaid for The 1917 committee to me Tor
the first
owner Property Am O. al
an
Hami F.
Wood he E
on of E. H. Burgess {l422
sw6i Collect OF "a o Smithned
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-12-20
NEW PORTLAND

1t has been possible to arrange the
church services in the other parts of
the town in order to have an after
noon service in this village; hence,
the service at the Union Church will
be held at p. m. This will no doubt
be more convenient for all concerned.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-12-20
STATE OF MAINE

At a Probate Court held at Show
hogan in and for the County of Som
erset. on the eleventh day of Decem :
Der A. ID. 1917, the following appoint
nents were made:
christopher c. Stewart of Bingham
administrator of estate OF Winfield S.
POWELL late OF The Forks deceased.
Royden V. Brown of Bingham, adj
ministrator of estate OF Cyrus A.
Young, late OF Moscow, deceased.
Attest:
PHILO STEWARD,
sw61 Register.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-12-20
WEST FORKS

Miss Mary Mckay has arrived home
from Pennington Normal School for a
holiday vacation. All are glad to wei
come her back, and very glad she
liked so we'll at Pennington.
Friday the mail stages didn't get out
to The Forks until about five o'clock
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-12-20

Bound volumes of the Independent
Reporter and its predecessors, for
nearly 80 years past. are carefully
preserved. You ar9 welcome to con-
suit them ut any time.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-12-20
Sample Copies Of the Fort Fairfield
Review

We shall be pleased to furnish, en-
tirely without charge, the Fort Fair
field Review. for one month. to any OF
our subscribers. Drop us a postal
II you want It,
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-12-20

Bound volumes OF the Indepe ndebt-
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nearly 50 years past, are carefully
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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-12-20

Parsons. Justice OF the Peace The
couple will take up their residence
at the foot OF New Portland Hill in
what was formerly known as the
John Dunlap place.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-12-20
Norway Advertiser, Free

We are authorized to offer the Nor
way Advertiser, Oxford county's lead.
ing newspaper, to our subscribers who
will express their desire for the same
for one month free of charge
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-12-20
EAST NEW PORTLAND

The service at the Baptist Church
for next Sunday will be held at l p m.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-12-20
Appreciative and Enduring Gifts

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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-11-06
T00MBS UTTERS ONE ERROR
Noted for Accuracy, Famous Publicist
Makes Mistake in Georgia Con-
stitutionaI Convention.

II the Georgia constitutional con-
vention of 1877 so usually accurate a
publicist as General Robert ToOmbs u
tered a singular error. He was con
tending in a speech for enough courts
in Georgia to assure speedy justice
and at one point in the debate he said:
81 only desire to say one word. SIX
hundred and fifty years ago our rude
ancestors met upon a plain at Runni-
mede and established a great system
Of judiciary in one line of bad Latin.
They made King John say, We will
sell to none, we will deny to none, we
will delay to none, right and justice
and we must make as many courts as
are necessary to carry out those grand
utterances."
Actually there is no 'plain" at Run
nimede, as those who have visited the
historic locality know. Anciently there
was q running-mede, or meadow, on
the Middlesex shore of the Thames,
where races were pulled off. Possibly
the doughty barons held some mass
meeting in the meadow, but history
holds fast that the Magma Charta was
signed on an island off shore, nearer
the Surrey bank, and which has ever
since been known as Charter island.
In London in 1909 there was sale OF
the island and the wonder was voiced
in the public press why the govern
,,an+ did not nurchaSe IL and erect
upon It some suitable memorial.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-11-06
WRITTEN 5EF0RE THE WAR
Impressive Fact In Nature Is Stiffness
and Quiet on Earth, Says Observa-
tory Director e. L. Larkin.

One of the most impressive facts in
nature is the stiffness and quiet here
On earth, writes Edgar Lucien Larkin,
director of Mount Lowe observatory.
Ancient roaringS, thunderingS of pent-
up potential of electricity, the terrific
energy of heat, the exploding surfaces
OF millions of suns so many times
larger and energetic than our sun,
itself 100000 times larger than the
earth, had to be hushed down into a
stiffness, quietude and silence to make
ready for that amazing event, the Gre
alton of life on worlds, revolving
around genial suns, giving out life-sus-
tanning light and tempered heat.
None can imagine this perfect bal
ance of titanic forces, for, with slight
increase or decrease of the suns radi-
ant energy, all life on earth would van
ish. How accurate the adjustment of
mighty powers, that living things,
where imminent death always turks,
could even appear and then survive.
The mere item of the careful adjust
ment of the heat energy output of
the sun for reception and use of the
most delicate organisms on land and
in the sea, this even balance is beyond
imagination, and one Of the marvels
of the careers of the earth and man.
With the creation of life on earth,
Mind Supreme appears, so far as man
is able to see, rested and retired.
There is no trace of the action of the
Original Mind now on earth. The 603
laws of nature, their force, Is all that
can be detected in action now.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-11-06
Typical American EIouuence.

Following is the peroration of a
speech delivered in an intercollegiate
Oratorical contest in central Kentucky,
1895:
standing upon the last decade of
the grandest century ever measured by
the flight of worlds, 4 dipt into the
future as far as human eye could see ;
saw the vision of the world and the
wonder that would be- saw the Amer
lean continent formed; saw it the
great sun of the solar system of ma
tons around which all revolved, giving
life and liberty to each and prosperity
and happiness to all; saw it's ports
filled with the argosies of commerce !;
its brow blooming with the wreath of
science; the breath of heaven blessing
its flag; yet, in the vigOr and buoy
ancy of youth, scOrning pessimism and
decay, marching ever onward to the
accomplishment Of its grand and glO-
riOus destiny.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-11-06
The governor of the Federal Re

The governor of the Federal Re-
serve bank of Chicago, has sent out
the following: "The Federal Reserve
bank of Chicago, fiscal agent for the
United States government in the sale
of Liberty Loan bonds, desires pub
licly to express grateful acknowledge
ment to the press, to the Liberty Loan
committees, to the banks, bond hous-
es, and other organizations, and to
the vast number of men, women and
children who, with enthusiastic devo-
ton, were responsible for the success
attained in floating the second Liber-
ty Loan in the seventh federal re-
serve district. That such a multitude
of people should volunteer is a strik-
ing illustration of the spirit of pa
triotism inherent in the American peo-
pie. Appreciation in equal measure
also is expressed to the many hun
dreds of thousands of individuals and
institutions that have so Loyalty placed
their funds at the disposal of the gov
eminent by subscribing for the Liber-
ty Loan"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-11-06
ELKS' HOME OPENED
Hon. w. J. Conway of Grand Rapids
Wis., Delivers the Opening
Address.

The building on the corner of SCOTT
and Fifth streets, which has recently
been remodeled into the new Fills,
quarters. was the scene of consider
able ACTIVITY Tor the past week.
On Thursday evening the club was
opened with an informal dancing par
ty, reception being held from to
$50, after which dancing was in or
der. The decorations were of Mains
ferns and cut flowers, and about 70
members and their ladies enioved tbe
evenings entertainment.
On Sunday afternoon the club was
formally opened with an impressive
meeting, consisting of initiatorv WORK
and several talks. Hon. w. J. Conway
OF Grand Rapids, Past Grand District
Deputy and at present a member of
the judiciary committee of the Grand
Lodge, delivered the opening address.
His subject was "Elkdom and It's
Tribute to the American Cause" This
intensely interesting talk was appre-
ciated by about 100 Elks and visiting
members. O.. Roenius of Grand Ran
ids, Past State President, responded
with talk on the Foundation and
Principles of Elkdom."
w. H. Carey, the present Exalted
Ruler of the Grand Rapids lodge,
spoke of the harmony existing between
various Elk organizations and extend
ed an invitation to visit the Grand
Rapids club at an early date. He
strongly commended the work of the
officers within the local lodge and
congratulated the local order on its
present new quarters.
During the course of the meeting
a large number of candidates were in
itiated into the order, after which ad-
journment was taken to the main re-
ception hall where musical program
was rendered consisting of several vo-
cal selections and instrumental music.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-11-06

Who will succeed the late Paul o.
Husting as United States senator is
still the talk of the state. Governor
Philip wants the power given him
to appoint a successor until the cleo
ton in 1918. LaFollette says he will
not submit to this, if he can help it.
1t looks as if the governor should get
permission to appoint a successor, as
this will save the state a vast amount
of money. In the event of an appoint
ment it looks as if Justice John B.
Winslow of the supreme court of Wis
consin or President Van Hise of the
state university, would be selected.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-11-06
FATAL. DESERT OF KARA-KUM
Heat Reaching 1863 Degrees Is Hurled
Into Ones Face Like Sheet
of Fire.

When the caravans in olden days
went ND from Samarcand and Bokhara
to Merry for silks and carpets, or car
ried spices for Europe to the Caspian
ports, some of them occasionally wan
dered off into the desert of Kara-kum,
and few of those ever returned. This
desert. which is smaller but more ter
rible than Sahara, came TO be known
as "the tomb of caravans"
If you were to venture into the
desert of Kars-Kum you would travel
by camel. At first you would pass
through land of scrubby bushes and
rest at noon near a well surrounded
by a tiny native village at the bottom
of dimple in the desert. And here
you would feel your first touch of the
desert heat-a heat that reaches l63
degrees in the sun and is hurled into
your face by the wind like veritable
sheet of flame.
In the comparative cool of evening
you would push on into the desert
proper. Presently from the top of
slight elevation you would see it reach
inc before you-a petrified storm at
sea, an ocean of sand. There Is
nothing but sand, and it Is tossed by
a ceaseless wind into pillows miles
long that creep forward perhaps
foot a year, burying everything in
their path. The wind tears banners
OF flying sand from their crests as you
look, releasing cascades that go rum
bling into the burning hollOws.
The path across this desert Is
marked only by bits of bone and stick,
occasionally by human skull. 1t is
easily lost in the dark, and it is the
thread which connects one shallow.
muddy well with another. Many have
lost 1t and they are still in the desert
of Kara-Kum.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-11-06
MANY Great Men Die Young.

The question is often asked, what is
meant by "the prime of life" 1t Is
difficult to say; people differ so much.
Most great men have died comparative
" young. Alexander the Great died at
,ihirty-two, having conquered practical
" the whole world of his day; Julius
Caesar was dead at f1fty-fiye. NapOle-
cn died at ffty-twO, Oliver Cromweli
ut fifty-nine, Shakespeare at fifty-two'
Charles Dickens at fifty-eight. Nearly
ell the men who made the French Rev
nlution were dead before they were
fifty; many of them before they were
forty. Robespierre was only thirty-Slx
when he died, Desmoulins thirty-four'
Danton thirty-fiye, and Mirabeau for
Sy-twO
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-11-06
SHORT ITEMS

The Sunday school increase cam
paign of st. Paul's Evangelical church
came to close last Sunday and was
decided success. The school now
has an enrolment of 500 scholars.
Squads Nos. l and were called
to the home of Alex. MARCEL at POI
Bridge street, at 9:09 last night. on
account of some live Goals and ashes
being dumped in a barrel and setting
fire to woodshed. Damage slight.
There has been reorganization of
the Scandinavia "Kreds" of the Nor
wegian Lutheran church of America.
The new district for this section COM
prises Stevens Point, Wausau, Merrill.
Wittenberg, New Hope, Amherst, lola,
Scandinavia, Hitterdal, Wautoma, Mt.
Morris, Winchester and Oconto Falls.
Halloween evening was a perfect
ly delightful one so far as the wealth
er was cOncerned-not dark and
spooky at all. Nevertheless it was
Just the kind of a night for young
people to get out and they were out
IN force, ringing door bells and SOAP
ing windows. This was innocent
amusement, but there was another
element out carrying away from
homes, every movable article that
they could get their hands on, and
they Were distributed in every con-
ce1vable place. However, not much
damage was done.
STRAfED-Five heifers and a steer.
Each one has a hole punched in the
left ear. Been away five weeks. ANY
information will be rewarded o3Ow4
JOHN B. SPATZ, Mosinee, Wis. RE-
Reports coming to the post office
from various environments in the
United States intimate that parcels
are continually received containing
perishable matter which has not kept
in good condition the necessary length
OF time required for transportation.
Patrons should bear in mind the fact
that there is occasional delay in han
ding the mail at company headquar-
ters and proper allowance should be
made and nothing perishable trans
mitted that will spoil prior TO receipt
by the addressee.
The John Kiefer Furniture Com
pany repairs cane and upholstered
furniture. Phone 1909. adv. tt.