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CHAPTER XIII.

H~HANK you MI HOLSTER"
w said BallIn's uncle, again.
II know you got into this
~ innocently-I wish I could
show you how-how precarlous II
would be for you i've eonfided
IN YOU for your own sood--and
other peoples. It's been a dihichlt
-crrand. But itll be 20 your adyan-
tage some day / hope you don't
think
"HcIh!" said lI2.i!-ssr III do
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matter what tho Job Is. I'm through
.-LIA ~
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Christmas Gifts
For a Quarter

INSTEAD OF giving presents this
veal I am giving my Christmas
i money, Just as thousands y.
other women are doing. 10 the ""'
Rslief. ] feel this is my patr'o''o
duty; but I would like to SEND Just
a little token Of remembrance 10
zach OF my friends. Can you sus'
x.st anything for about a quarter
49, A. +.
y. B.-of course, I will remember
the Riddles as usual ~ aoesh !
use.m right that these l'ttle aea'S
Nsnould feel the bitterness OF a
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Ansuers to Queries

F.shlcu Editor. TIL. E,.uiax world
I have an old 4
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EXERCISES FOR THE AGED AND
~EAK-MRS. IL. T. X: breathing
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(Continuedl
- OLLISTER felt himself rather
"a out Of tho picture, Which az
planned IN a way why be was
~ less surprised than he ordlhar-
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Lectures at Good VIII

Lectures and addresses of unusual
interest will be delivered at Good Will
Farm Saturday evening and Sunday.
DR.. c. D. Usher of Van, Turkey, will
lecture in Prescott Memorial Hall,
Saturday evening at 7.30 o'clock. The
speaker has a thrilling story to tell,
based on his experiences in Turkey,
in the great conflict now in progress.
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock DR..
Usher will speak from the pulpit of
the Moody Memorial chapel and again
Sunday evening at 7 o'clock. 1t Is
considered matter of congratulation
that this part of the county can have
the privilege of listening to DR.. Usher,
who has been Obliged to aecline invi-
tations to speak in much larger COM
munities in order to visit Good Will.
There is no admission fee and the
public is cordially invited.
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Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance 90.
Writes Desirable Business of All Glasses
SAVES ABOUT Is PER CENT
Represented by John C. Griffin, Skowhegan
RIG PUn,no rvR ANSON CATTLE
SHOW
Forty.one Horses Entered and an TX
ceIlent Race Program Is Assured

At the Dist Annual Cattle Show and
Fair of the Somerset Agricultural So
ciety, held in Arson Friday and Sat
urday, Oct 18th and 18th, racing fans
will have a chance to see some real
turf sport Four classes have been
entered and as most of them are from
Madison, Arson and vicinity, there
promises to be some keen rivalry and
shouting for the favorites. The fol-
lowing classes have been arranged
LOCAL RACE-PURSE $4,000
Horses owned in Madison and An
son: Don Prescott, E. K. Moore, Madi-
son; Old Point Boy, John Stobie, Mad
ison; Spider Ellis, o. w Savage, An
son; Nancy s., w G. Head, Madison;
Gypsy L., Charles Lakeman, Arson;
Niger Irving Williams, Arson
300 CLASS-PURSE $4,000
Oliver Wilkes, C. E. Wing, Flag
staff; Midget, E. E. Russell, Farming
ton; Little Billie, ]. B. Nutting SHOW
hogan; Don Prescott, E. K. Moore,
Madison; Spider Ellis, o. W. Savage,
Arson; Mary O., Alton Goodrich, Ca
naan; John Lake, W. G. Reynolds,
Waterville; Ray G., j. P. Geroux, Wa
teryille; Lady Bunker, F. G. Coburn,
Pennington; Norage, F. G. Coburn,
Pennington.
2.32 CLASS-PURSE SIPS
Bird, H. NJ Cole, Pittsfield; Peggy
F., Carl Fernald Troy; Don Prescott,
f. X. Moore, Madison; Old Point Boy,
John Stobie, Madison; Oliver Wilkes,
c. f. Wing, Flagstaff Midget, e. E.
Russell, Pennington; Little Billie, J.
b. Nutting, Skowhegan; Spider Ellis,
o. w. Savage, North Arson; Mary Q
Alton Goodrich, Canaan; John Lake,
w. G. Reynolds, WaterviIle; Ray G.,
J. p. Geroux, Watervilie; Lady Bun
ker, F. G. Coburn, Pennington; Nor
age, F. G. Coburn, Pennington; Peter
Bell, Fl. Pinkham, Lincoln; Teddy R.,
A. E Roderick, Skowhegan
224 CLASS-PURSE $3.50
Fannie Wreath, E. E. Russell, Far
mington; Malcolm, w r. Tuscan,
SoIon; Christie B., G. w. Gerow, FIT.
Baldo, G. W. Gerow, Fort
Donald C.. II. M. Cole,
tsfield, Arrow Bell, A. H. Bragg,
Nancy Forbes, w. G. Rey-
nolds, Waterville; Todds Echo, F. e.
Pennington; yeribest, H.
Lincoln
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Mrs. F. A Coolidge returned Satur-
day evening from a two weeks stay
in New York and Rhode Island.
Mrs. John Mahoney was the week
end guest of her daughter in Farm
ington.
A movement is on foot to introduce
the study of music into the High
School
Forrest Pinkerton of Bowdoin, who
has been the guest of Conan Priest,
has returned to his studies at Bates
College.
Miss Claire Marie McIntire, who
returned to her school, The Posse
Normal School of Physical Culture of
Boston, the first of October, has we
hear, been elected president of the
Senior class.
Mr.. Clinord of Waterville was in
town Monday in the interests of the
DeLayal Separator Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilder Pettingill OF
Livermore are the guests OF their
daughter Mrs Asher Davis.
North Somerset Grange will be en-
tertained by Bingham Grange Satur-
day, Oct. 13.
Conan Priest left Tuesday for Orono
where he will enter the L. of M.
Wednesday Is the Masonic annual
meeting and election of officers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aston Rowell, Mrs.
Hilton and Mrs. Dudley Healey were
In North Arson. Sunday.
The Northern Maine Packing Co.
are labelling their corn.
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WHEREAS, Edgar f. Fairbrother of
Skowhegan in the County of Somerset
and State of Maine, by his mortgage
deed dated the twenty-fifth day OF
July, 1915. and recorded in the Som
erset Registry of Deeds, book 300.
page Asst, conveyed to Skowhegan Say
ings Bank, the undersigned. a certain
parcel of real estate situate in Skow-
hogan, in the County of Somerset and
bounded as follows: A certain piece
or parcel of land in said Skowhegan
on the north side of Cross Street, SO
called. namely, the street leading from
Court Street to North Street. bounded
and described as follows, towit, on the
north by land formerly of l.. l.. Nor
rison and the Judkins lot, so called,
on the east by land formerly of james
Harmon. on the south by said Cross
of oliver Walker, being the same
premises formerly owned by Nancy ".
Haines, and also being the same CON
veyed to said Edgar f. Fairbrother
by Robert w. Haines by his deed dated
May 81. a. D. 1895. and recorded in
Somerset Registry of Deeds, Book $50,
Page 12S; excepting and reserving,
however. the same heretofore conveyed
to w. $. Stinchheld by deed on record:
and whereas the condition of said
mortgage has been broken:
NOW, THEREFORE,, by reason of
the breach of the condition thereof
said Skowhegan Savings Bank claims
foreclosure of said mortgage.
SkoWhegah Maine. October 9. 1871.
SKO WHEGAN SAVINGS BANK
BY Carleton p. Merrill
3wi1 Its Treasurer.
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HARTLAND

The death of l.. S. Spaulding oc-
Cured at his home on Commercial
St, Friday, October 5th. after a long
illness, at the age of SO years and Z
months. Mr.. Spaulding is survived
by wife and two daughters, Mrs.
Bert Cook of st. Adams and Miss
Hope, who resides at home. The next
morning, October 9Th, death came
again at the Spaulding home and took
Mrs. Spaulding's aged mother, Mrs
Hulda Works, at the age Of 81 years
and months. A double funeral
was held at the home Monday at 10
o'clock, conducted by Rev. w. J. Pat
terson, pastor of the M. K. Church
The remains of Mr.. Spaulding were
taken to st. Adams for burial and
Mrs. Works was taken to Biddeford,
Tuesday morning for burial beside
her husband
Miss lola Chapman met with a pain
full accident Monday afternoon, while
driving her automobile When near
ing the trotting park, 1t is supposed
she lost control of the machine and
1t was overturned and Miss Chipman's
right arm was broken and her face
and head badly cut.
Leon Gilpatrick was week end
guest of friends in town.
The Hartland Sunshine Club will
meet Friday afternoon, October 18th,
with Mrs. Fred Martin.
Married in Hartland, Oct. 9Th, by
Justice of the Peace L. E. Graves,
Miles F. O'Rilley and Gertrude Walk
er, both of Hartland. The single
ring service was used.
NJ H. Stanhope has moved his fam
lily to the camp he has recently built
a short distance above the village.
A crew will begin canning apples
at the corn shop Wednesday.
Norman Donahue of Belfast was a
week end guest OF friends in town
Thomas O'Rifley is moving his fam
| lily to the VIII Cook house on Com
mercial street.
Mr.. and Mrs Amos Winters of Wa
terville are guests of Mr. and Mrs. A.
p. Howes.
A good crew of men and teams are
at work on the State Aid road, AGA
deny street
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Desired Information Received

In our issue of last week appeared
an item asking for information re-
garding the whereabouts of Alfred IL.
Preble, formerly resident OF this
county. The following communica-
ton has been received and seems to
give full detail OF all that was asked.
To the independents Reporter:
Seeing in your last paper that in
formation was wanted of one Alfred
Fl. Preble, | will say I had an uncle
Alfred Hayden Preble, who was born
in Bowdoinham. Me-, March 18th, 1924.
He married a lady by the name OF
Cook and she either belonged in East
Madison or they lived there after their
marriage or both for time Later he
went to Stafford Conn. He had a
brother Erwin Wilson Preble about Is
years younger and when he was q he
went to Connecticut, where he joined
his brother in business. Uncle A. Fl.
died around "a years ago; uncle Erwin
died 10 or 10 years ago. They both
have widows there now. Uncle AL
fred's widow, aged 80, still lives in
Stafford They had two other broth
ers who always lived in this town af-
ter the family came from Bowdoin-
ham, 70 years ago. My father Will
liam, died three years ago and Uncle
Charles II. now lives on the road be-
tween Skowhegan and Lakewood, the
second farm south of the White
schoOlhouse.
If you think this is the Preble you
wish to hear from, | think Uncle
Chas. could give you better informa-
ton concerning his earlier life than
| can. If you would like to hear
from me again on the subject, will be
only too glad to answer,
In haste,
MRS. J. j. MCINTYRE,
Box 166.
There is little doubt but what the
Alfred Preble mentioned in the above
communication is the same per 'on
about whom inquiry was made last
week.
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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

Whereas, Victor j. Peterson of Har-
mony in the County of Somerset and
State of Maine, by his mortgage deed
dated the thirtieth day of April \. u.
1913, and recorded in the Somerset
Registry of Deeds. Book 3l5, Page 251,
conveyed to me, the undersigned,
certain parcel of real estate situate
erset and bounded as follows. viz:
Beginning where the Range line
between ranges seven and eight inter
sect the highway; thence westerly
along said Range line to the John
Dickinson Lot; thence northerly along
said lot line: thence westerly along
said north line to the lot line between
lots one and two. thence northerly
along said lot line twenty-five rods,
thence easterly one hundred ten rods;
thence northerly twenty rods; theme
easterly to a post; thence northeriy
two rods; thence easterly In straight
line with the north line of land for
merly owned by Sherburn leighton
crossing the highway to land of Sher-
burn Leighton; thence south on said
Leighton's line to land formerly own
terly on said Cromwelfs line to
birch tree; thence northerly to an elm
tree; thence westerly to the highway;
thence northerly along said highway
till line intersects the north line cross
ing said highway; thence southerly on
the west line of said highway to the
point of beginning and whereas the
condition of said mortgage has been
broken:
Now. therefore, by reason OF the
breach of the condition thereof l claim
a foreclosure Of said mortgage.
ARTHUR w. GIGGEY.
October 4. A. d. 1917. 3wil
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CLIP THIS AND PIN ON WIFE'S
DRESSER
Cincinnati Man Tells How to Shrivel
up COrns or Calluses so They Lift
on With Fingers

Ouch ! ?! ?! This kind OF
rough talk will be heard less here
in town if people troubled with corns
will follow the simple advice Of this
Cincinnati authority, who claims that
few drops of a drug called freezone
when applied to tender, aching corn
or hardened callus stops soreness at
once, and soon the corn OF calus
dries up and lifts right off without
pain.
He says freezone dries immediate
ly and never inflames or even irri-
tates the surrounding skin. A small
bottle of freezone will cost very lit
tie at any drug store, but will posi-
lively remove every hard or soft corn
or callus from ones feet. Millions
OF American women will welcome
this announcement since the inaugu-
ration of the high heels. II your
druggist doesn't have freezone tell
him to order small bottle for you.
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EAST MADISON

Luke and Peter Poulin returned
home Saturday from a weeks visit
with their brother in Boston. While
away they attended Brockton Fair.
Ralph Messer, who came home from
Huntington, Mass. last Saturday to be
examined by the Board OF Examiners
for the drafted soldiers returned to
Huntington, Tuesday.
Mrs. Harry Bosworth and daugh-
ter Dorothy visited for the week end
with her parents in Arson.
A. E. Dyer was up river on hunt
ing trip last week but failed to Sc
cure a deer. Mrs. Dyer accompani-
ed him as far as New Portland.
]. l.. Wilson who has been in very
poor health for some time, remains
about the same.
Frank Davis and wife have gone to
Kingsbury on a hunting trip.
Florence Burrill and Alta Young at
tended the Teachers meeting at Madi-
son Saturday.
Mrs. Bernice Tltcomb of Skowhe-
gan was in town last Saturday call
ing on friends.
Mrs. Robert Arno of Bingham who
has been visiting her aunt Mrs. M. K.
Harvell returned home Sunday.
Horace Prescott Of Boston is in
town visiting his sister Addie Pres
colt.
Somerset Worsted Mills are putting
In a new concrete dam in place OF
the old wooden one which was badly
damaged by the high water early in
the summer
The Somerset Traction Co. are
building new steamer house to
house the Margaret B.
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BAKERS SIDING

John Otis shot very large sized
deer Tuesday.
Miss Velma Holt attended the Four
County fair at Pittsfeld Friday, re-
turning home Saturday.
Harry Gordon and father were
spending a few days hunting here,
returning to their home Monday. with
a deer
George Holt spent Saturday and
Sunday at Kingman On his return
home he stopped off at Pittsfield and
Madison.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Holt and little
son Steve spent Sunday with Mrs. q.
A. Holt.
Mr.. and Mrs John Otis of Trout
dale are spending few days with
Mrs. Ernest Meader
Frank Reynolds spent Sunday at
Bald Mountain.
Fred Williams spent Sunday at Ba-
ker's, returning to Bald Mountain
Sunday night.
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~ .--- don. Justice of the Supreme
judicial Court next to be held at
Skoyyhegan, In the County of somer-
set and state of Maine.
Major Z. Laney of Skowhegan in
the County of Somerset and State Of
Maine, respectfully represents that on
the twenty ninth day of February l9eS
at Skowhegan, in said County and State
he was lawfully married to Marie
Laney, then of said Skowhegan, that
the said lbelant and libelee -cohabited
in this State after their said marriage:
that the said libelant resided in this
State when the cause of divorce ac-
crued as hereinafter set forth. and
had resided here in good faith one
year prior to the date hereof; that the
iioeiant has ever been faithful TO his
marriage obligations. but that the said
libelee has been unmindful of the
same; that on the eighteenth day of
January, 1913, she utterly deserted the
libelant without reasonable cause and
has continued said desertion for three
consecutive years next prior to the
fling of this libel.
That no children have been born to
them during their said marriage, now
living.
Wherefore he prays that a divorce
from the bonds of matrimony between
himself and said libelee. may be de-
creed.
And the libelant further alleges thai
the present residence of said libelee
by reasonable diligence.
MAJOR p. LANEY, Libelant
Somerset, S., August 18th, 1917. The
said libelant made oath that the above
allegation as to the residence of the
libelee is true.
Before me.
(SEAL) HAROLD J. PHILLIPS,
Notary Public
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Schedule, Pas
sengek Trains
lSEla7l
.filISlI.y.A
In Effect September 80. 1917

In Effect September 80. 1917
Trains Leave Skowhegan Week Day
500 a m. for Waterville. Belfast,
Harmony, Dover and Foxcroft, Bangor
Oakland. Lewiston, Augusta. Bruins
wick. Bath Rockland, Portland. Whit
Mountain points and Boston.
Bangor Oakland, Kineo. Pennington
Strong. Phillips, Rangeley, Lewiston
White Mountain points and Boston.
11.40 a. m. for Waterville, Bangor,
Bar H tart.9' Calais, vaneeboro. 81
Lewiston, Augusta, Brunswick. Bath,
Rockland Portland and Boston.
2.25 p. m. for Waterville, Belfast
Harmony, Dover and Foxcroft. Ban
gor. Mattawamkeag, Augusta Bruins
ton. New York
Trains Leave skowhesan Sundays
Pittsfield. Bangor. Augusta, Bruins
wick, Lewiston, Bath. Portland and
2.IO p. M for Waterville. Burnham.
Pittsfield, Bangor. Augusta. Bruins
wick, Portland, Boston and New York.
Trains Arrive skowhegan Week Day,
7.55 a. m. from Waterville, Augusta,
Gardiner and South Gardiner.
1855 a. m. from Waterville. Belfast,
Pitttsfield, Harmony. Dover and Fox.
en o sfns0g
Lew vision, Augusta, brunswick. Bath,
Portland, Boston, and New York.
o.OO y. M from WaIefVllle, Bel1aSt,
Bangor. Bucksport. Bar Harbor. Vance
boro, Calais St John. Halifax. Oakland
Augusta. Lewiston. Brunswick, Port.
land, Boston.
$50 p. m. from Waterville. Dover
and Foxcroft, Oakland, Lewiston. An.
gusta, Brunswick, Bath, RocklanA
Portland, Boston.
Trains Arrive SkOwhegan Sundays
1888 a. m. from Waterville, Pitts
field. Newport. Bangor, Augusta. Bath
Brunswick. Lewiston, Portland ant
New York.
ABS AB, m. from Waterville, Pittsfield
Newport Bangor, Augusta. Bath,
Brunswick. Lewiston, Portland and
Boston.
DC. DOUGLASS, General Manager
NJ. L. HARRIS. Gen1 Pass Agent.
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Briggs-TaylOr

Mr.. Morrill, NJ. Briggs of New Port
land and Miss Annie May Taylor
were united in marriage at the par
sonage of the Bethany Baptist
church, Sept Gath, the single ring
service was used. Mr.. Briggs for
merly lived in Skowhegan and Is the
son of Mrs. Martha Briggs of this
town. Mr. Briggs is now employed
in New Portland. Mrs. Briggs is the
daughter of Mr.. Sumner P. Taylor of
North New Portland. Mr.. and Mrs.
Briggs visited here for several days
and returned to New Portland where
they will make their home.
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Eli and Emeline (Barstow) Dinsmore.
His father built the Benjamin Bailey
house on Elm street In 1855. Henry
Dinsmore, with his father went to
Hudson, Wis, where they located. His
visit here was particularly enjoyable
to himself and friends as 1t had been
thirtv-fye years since he last visited
his native town.
The D. A. K. meeting is postponed
on account of the Play Festival being
Oct. 18th. and the meeting will be held
next week
c. O. Hooper has bought the house
on Willow street, known as the old
DR. Stickney house.
The Freshman class of the Acade-
my have elected the following Off
GERS: President, Alfred Bulger; vice
president, Thelma Knox; secretary,
Doris Clark; treasurer, Alice Nc
Lean: executive committee, Leona
Boynton. Hazel Crymble, Ethel Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. X. Williams OF
Scion were in town Saturday looking
for place to purchase or rent, hav-
ing sold their home in Scion.
Arson Grange will hold its fair on
Nov. /.
|. H. Clifford was called to the can
torment at Aver, Mass, Friday, on &C
count of his son Linwood, being quite
i'll in the hospital there caused by
vaccination. He remainedl until
Monday morning when he left his son
greatly improved Linwood was Civ
en- charge of lightweight men, TAX
ing them from northern Aroostook to
Aver. and has been promoted to the
rank Of corporal.
The digging machine finished work
on Pleasant street where 1t went as
far as Alfred Berry's, and Monday be-
gan digging from Madison street,
running north along the whole length
of Summer street. Tuesday 1t was
working on Center street and thence
1t will be taken to other short streets
of the village. The water has been
run into the pipes as far north as
the corner at the junction of Pleas
ant street and Hilton avenue.
An organization known as The In
vestors Associates is being organized
in this village for the purpose OF
stimulating and encouraging saving
and investing money in conservative
securities The association is volun-
tary and any one acceptable to its
trustees may be member. The de-
tails of the organization, and the
names of its officers will be announc-
ed later
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Arson Grange

Arson Grange met In regular ses-
sion Saturday evening, Oct 6 with
all officers present except two and
with a very large attendance, The
in their hall on Thursday, Nov. /, with
a chicken pie dinner. 1t was also
voted to re-plank the stable floor and
many other questions pertaining to
Grange work was taken up and thoro-
ly discussed by the several members
present The following program was
taken up by Albert Reed. lecturer,
pro TEN, after which lunch was
served consisting of pop corn and
candies: Song, choir; reading, Susie
Reed; music, Joseph Norton and
wife; encore, a song; question-How
can the farmers of this section best
do their part toward feeding the
world? by raising crops to sell or
by growing livestock and marketing
the products of their farms. as wool
meats, milk, butter and eggs. CUES
ton was opened by II. b. Ellis and
ably discussed by all the members. 1t
seemed to be the general opinion that
the farmers should grow hay and live
stock for profit instead of so many
crops to sell. The next regular meet
ing will be Saturday afternoon,> Oct
20. and the program will be in charge
of Lottie Ellis.