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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-31
PLEASANT RIDGE

VIM Mcdonald and party of Scion
were among the guests at Carry Pond
camps for the week end.
Little Elizabeth Andrews who has
been spending a few days with her
father, returned to her grandparents
in Scion Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winfield Steward and
Mrs, Eliza Temple of Bingham were
calling on friends here Sunday.
Miss Edna Kelley spent the week
end at her home in North Arson.
Mr. and Mrs. r. C. Berry and son
Philip took an auto trip to Norridge-
wock and Starks Friday returning
home Sunday evening.
Mrs. Perley Hooper returned to No
Arson Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Kelley are al
work at Rowe Pond camps this sum-
mer
Mr. and Mrs. Perley Bickford and
children spent Sunday at Dan Beam
Dana Felker and Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Murphy and children of Concord were
Sunday callers at Sidney Berry's.
Charlie Chase went to Augusta
Wednesday,
Mrs. Carrie Rollins and children Of
Concord spent Saturday at Columbus
Rollins.
There are a number of guests a
Rowe Pond camps at present who are
catching some good fish.
Mrs. Silas Hunnewell is spending
several days with her daughter il
Bingham.
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ITOny the Convict to Visit Caratunk

TONY, the Convict" is to make his
appearance in Caratunk June Sth. He
will be at Clark's Hall at eight o'clock
and there will undoubtedly be large
crowd there to see him.
TONY the Convict" is the name of
Charles Townsends up-to-date com
edy drama in five acts which is to be
presented by the Lincoln Athletic As
sociation of Caratunk. There will be
specialties between the acts including
comic singing act by Lester j.
Norris, recitation by Alma e. York, a
Darby monologue by Iarl Bean; a
reading, Mark Twain and the Inter
viewer by Don II. Simpson; a Pa
trotic Specially, Lincoln's Gettysburg
Address by Harold w. Martin and Sc
lections by a quartet comprised of the
Messrs. Powell. Whorff, Martin and
Morris. There will be dancing after
the play.
The cast of characters-Tony War
rem, a many-sded character, Lester J
Morris; Weary Wayside, his bench
man, Don H. Simpson; James Bar
clay hard hearted and vindictive
Ernest l.. Powell; Philip Warburton
social leader, Harold w. Martin
Judge Van Cruger of the Supreme
Court, Eldrede Spaulding; Warren
Burrows of Sing Sing Prison, George
Martin; Jackson, a Negro footman
Iarl Bean; Lena. the reputed daugh-
ter of Judge Van Cruger, Artella M
POWELL Mrs. Van Cruger, Eunice E
Penley; Miss Sedley, who takes pleas
ure in being disagreeable, Mary E
Mills; Sally, with soul above hash
Alta j. Whorff.
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Mrs. Amy Emery Williamson

Mrs. Amy Emery Williamson, wife
3 BENJAMIN L. Williamson, died at her
Una riverside street, Kingfeld, ear
:. wednesday morning, May %. Be-
sides her husband, the near surviving
,olatiyes are one son, John William
an who lives with his parents, one
tor Mrs. Milton Young and two
,rothers. Daniel w. Emery and VIII
,...,.rv all of New Portland also two
...,bews. Earl and William Emery,
..l q number of more distant rela-
ttes.
vbe funeral services were held at
,h. house Friday morning, May 25, at
,6 o'clock. Rev A. G.. Murray, pastor
e ,hs r B Church, Kingfield, officiat-
,1g The music consisted of three
o. rendered by F. B. Hutchins and
Miss Bernice Williamson of the Bap-
fst church choir. F. b. Hutchins
MAS funeral director. The pail bear
er- were W. II. Farnhani, Stanley "A.
Perkins. J. Sullivan Williamson of
Now Portland and S. J. Williamson OF
kingheld. ln1erment Was III Tic Lain
nv lot in the East New Portland cehQe-
terry
Mrs. Williamson was an estimable
,,oman, kind hearted and helpful. AL
tho an invalid for sixteen years or
more she evinced an interest in all
the affairs of life and even during her
last sickness of several weeks dura-
lion and great suffering, she was
hopeful and cheerful.
She was born in New Portland, De-
cember 2. 1862, of a family OF four
children, the Oldest daughter of Otis
and Martha (Walker) Emery, the EN-
ery homestead and her birthplace be-
ing on the road from North New Port
land to Kingfield, the farm now owned
by E. K. Tuftsi Her early days were
passed with her grandparents Daniel
and Anne Walker of North Arson
twenty-five years ago she was mar
ried to Benjamin L. Williamson OF
New Portland and she has always liv-
ed in this town until seven years age
when Mr. and Mrs. Williamson moved
to Kingfield village. Previous to her
marriage Mrs. Williamson was q
school teacher having taught over
thirty terms in the towns Of New
Portland and Lexington
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dent, James ID. White; first vice
president. Robert Mahan; second vice
nreeident 3 " w1eon. third vice
,..ai.,1.. = O. w.. -.
u '"iieA' y, q " epp' ie'oiu'"e SIT
retary' L. , Belmorei treasurer I.
X. Turner The farmers of Cornulle
and their wives daughters, sisters.
aInts and cousins had perfect au-
tumnaL, day for their far. TUESDAY
Of this Week. There was good a.
tendance and the show @as q good
one The September meeting a. tn
SkOWheean TRACK drew out large
number Of hofsemcu from all part
Of the state. while the attendance
from this vicinity Vas unusually
large making the aggregate attend
ance very satisfactory for The man
agement On The fFsr day there
were three races, The first was BE-
tween lno ard Knox Boy for purse
of $loo. The latter Vol lu three
straight heats in 233. The races Of
the second day were fully "a interest
ing as those Of the day before. The
first WAS for 80 class for purse Of
$50. The first heat was Won easily
| by Frank b. but al the close cOllided
with lone and in the smashing that
followed mol only injured his driver
somewhat but disabled himself and
smashed the sulky. Owing TO the
accident he was obliged 10 withdraw
from the race.
October s, 1S79-Milton T. Emery
and Marshal G. Wright have been adj
mitted to the Somerset Bar-A. g.
Emery Esq, Register of Probate, is
quite unwel so that he could not at
tend to his duties at Probate Court
yesterday Somerset Battalion
will hold two days muster at Hart
land, Wednesday and Thursday, the
fourteenth and fifteenth.-About sew
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MOSCOW

Mrs Edward Berry returned last
week from a trip down river and is
now staying with her daughter Mrs.
Fred Collins
Martha Huff, Mabel Moore and Gre
CORY Baker are all home from High
school with measles Milford Baker,
senior who was teaching at West
Forks, was obliged to come home sick
with the prevailing disease.
Reuben Crombie went to Portland
Monday with Everett Bean who has
been In poor health for some months
and will later enter the Children's
Hospital for treatment.
E. o. Taylor was in town last week
making farewell calls before leaving
for hts new field of labor.
The Friday night prayer meeting
was well attended.
The Good Will Club met with Mrs
Stella Ellis May "a Officers were
elected for the year as follows. Presi-
dent, Mrs. Edith Hunnewell; vice
president, Mrs. Laura Collins; treas
urer, Mrs. Kate Hunnewell secretary,
Mrs. Artie Collins; chaplain, Mrs
Arabel Lister; visiting committee,
Lucy Crombie and Stella Ellis; pro-
gram committee, Arte Collins. Amelia
Gates and Lucy Crombie. Two pa
pers on Alaska were read. The club
will be entertained by Miss Lila Rowe
at the school house Saturday. June 2.
All members will bring good econom-
ical recipes and household hints to
exchange.
Trout in this vicinity are biting
we'll so the fishermen report
Mrs. Mary Ann Collins who has
been i'll is gaining slowly. ..
Mr.. and Mrs. Washburn of Bath
have moved into one of the houses
on the river road owned by the Rob
inson Land Company.
Some of the farmers in this vicinity
are finding it hard to find fertilizer
for planting.
H. B. Wing was in town buying
stock last week.
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WEST PITTSFIELD

Ted Cameron and George Nutter
of the Navy who have been passing
a ten days furlough with their parents
left last week for New York. The
boys were looking well and their
many friends join in wishing them
God speed and safe return.
The remains of Mrs. Patten who
passed away at the home of her
daughter Mrs. z. d. Lancaster at the
village last winter, were brought to
this place last week and laid at rest
beside her husband the late Col JOS
eph Patten.
Mrs. Leslie Allen visited one day
last week with her sister Mrs. Preston
Lewis.
Mr. and Mrs w. o. Chase of Show
hogan were at this place Sunday and
visited with Mr.. Chase's sister Mrs,
Hebron Tilton. They also called on
their niece. Mrs. Fred Allen.
Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Gray and lit
tie son Ralph visited Monday evening
with Mr.. and Mrs Fred Allen.
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One of Solon's Elderly Ladies Is the
Mother of Ten Children

A letter, recently received from
Scion regarding one of the towns ell
derby ladies, reads as follows
Scion, Me, May Is, 1917.
The independents Reporter;
Dear Sirs Having seen where differ
ent towns have spoken of the eldest
ladies, | wish to say Scion claims
Mrs. Isabel McClintick for one OF
their smart elderly ladies, her age be-
ing rs years She has recently been
cutting potatoes. | will send you
a picture taken last summer of Mrs
McClintick, her son George McClin-
tick, her granddaughter Mrs. Grover
Greenleaf, and her great grandson
Gason Geo Greenleaf Mrs. McClin-
tick is the mother of ten children
eight living, 81 grandchildren and
five great grandchildren.
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Skowhegan Defeats Hallowell to 4

Last Saturday S. H. S. won the base
ball game at Skowhegan by defeating
the Hallowell High school nine 7 to4.
In the Skowhegan lineup were Tay-
lor. Thomson, Cariveau, Pulsifer,
French, Roullard, Lacasce, Jacobs and
Lessor. Francis Friend was umpire
Mylon Jacobs, who was playing his
first baseball game by substituting as
second baseman, showed great pluck
and courage by remaining in the game
after his injury to his leg. Jacobs
did excellent work and assisted great
" in the resulting defeat of Halo
we'll
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-31

Albert Rowell who has been very
sick is now convalescing.
flames B. futile of Dorchester,
Mass. arrived Saturday night. ME-
Tuttle will assist Miss Corson in
her farm work.
Alta Hoyt while out riding horse
back had the misfortune to fall from
the horse. She was not seriously
hurt and will be able to go back to
Skowhegan the last of the week to at
tend to her school duties.
Services were held last Sunday at
the Twelve Corner sehoolhouse at
O'Clock. There will be services there
next Sunday at the usual hour by Rev.
Glidden of Scion. A Sunday School
will also be held at o'clock. All
the children are invited to come.
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BUNKER HILL-ATHENS

Mr. and Mrs. David Thompson and
daughter Violet were in Wellington
Friday.
Mont Sinclair and son Harold were
in kingsbury Saturday.
Mrs. E. S. Bunker visited her broth
er Sam Foss at the village Thursday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Corson of
Brighton were in town Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Corson and son
Clifton of Brighton visited in town
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. l. Bunker visited
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Bunker in Brighton
Sunday.
Lila Small and daughter Lurline
visited in Skowhegan Saturday
Sewell Hayden of Brighton was, in
town Sunday.
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Notice of First Meeting of Creditors

In the District Court of the United States for
the Northern Division of the District OF
Maine. In Bankruptcy.
In the matter OF
John B Tarbell In Bankruptcy
Bankrupt,
To the creditors of John b. Tarbell of
Fairfield, In the County of Somerset and
Division aforesaid: a bankrupt.
Notice Is hereby given that on the 18th
day OF November, A. ID. 1916. said John B, Tar
bell, was duly adjudlcated bankrupt
and that the first meeting of his creditors
VIII be held at Daniel Lewis office, in Skow-
hegan, Maine, on the 18th day of June
u 1917, at ten o'clock In the forenoon. at
which time the said creditors may attend,
prove their claims. appoint q trustee. ex-
anime the bankrupt, and transact such
other business as may properly come before
said meeting.
May y, A. d. 1917.
DANIEL LEWIS.
Referee in Bankruptcy.
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rye ling up like a little white sponge
dheh II loosens from your toe@and
s.'ry hallelujah! the cbrn comes OFF
ffs lh,oough you'd take glove off your
ies "Gets-It" is the corn discovery
~ the age. More "Gets-It" is sold
~ many times than any other corn
i,'utdy in existence. Try 1t and
~ know the season why. II
aries at once That's ali. Don't ex-
prTiinent-follow the experience OF
Hi Lions and use "Gets-It'
Gets-1t'' is sold everywhere, Csc a
L. Lawrence & Co. Chicago, Ill.
SOFA In SkowheEan and recommend
h., as the worlds best corn remedy
~ sampson & Avore, G. r. Fogg,
frank w. Buchanan
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] ITEMS OF INTEREST
From our Correspondents
LEXINGTON AND VICINITY

Mrs. Blanch Packard and Miss Liz
zie Jones of Norridgewock were visit
ors at Mrs. Packards mother Mrs.
Eliza Towards.
Messrs. G. W. Gould and Guy Dun
ply were business callers at North
Arson last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Peterson were
callers at o. S. Aliens Sunday.
Miss May Belle Howard was at n
Arson Thursday.
o. S. Allen was at Eustis Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas, Getchell were
the guests of ]. w. Harvard and fam
lily Friday.
Howard Dunphy spent Sunday with
his grandmother Mrs. Eliza Howard
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Dancing Party at The Forks

Invitations are out for the reception
dance at The Forks which is to be
given Monday evening" June fourth, by
j. d. Durgin. Dexter Paige will be
floor manager and is to have as aids
Ralph Pierce and Milton Morris. The
order of sixteen dances includes both
new and old fashioned steps with
plenty of square dances for those who
care for them.
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Leave SkO@DeRdD-b W w 5-VVl
800. 100 a. m. 90. 200. go. 800,
100 p. m.
FROM MADISON
Leave Madison-7 90. 500 90,
1890 a m; 1G.0s. 200. 20. 90. 800.
Extra Local Cars leave for Cold
Brook at 1000 a. m, 1905. s.o5. 800
p. IN.
Close connections with train leav-
Ing Skowhegan at sos and ll55 a. m,
and 225 p. m.
Also with trains arriving a. Snow
hogan at $50, 1915 a. m. and 80 p.
m
Close connections with trains cav
Ing Madison fgoing NORTH al = % q.
m for kineo and AIS ?. N. for B!ng~
ham.
Close connections witt trains cav
Ing Madison segoiug SOUTH al As a
m. from Bingham and al l203 noon
from kineo.
SUNDAYS
Cars leave skowhegan for Madison
a. $50, go II 30 a. m; loo. zoo,
Leave Madison for skowhegan at
go, 1890 a m. 1890, %. 80 500,
800. 90 p m.
Special cars furnished at any time.
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Junior Volunteers

Thru the Executive Secretary of the
Maine Public Safety committee. we
learn of six Somerset county young
men who have sent in their names for
membership in the Junior Volunteers.
They are Omer w. Friend of Arson !;
Harold l.. Clifford of Detroit Arthur
L. Moulton, Steward Baird, Hollis F.
Buker of Hartland; and Elmer r.
Burlock of st. Adams.
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Notice of First Meeting of Creditors

In the District Court OF the United States for
the Northern Division of the District OF
Malne In Bankruptcy.
In the matter OF
Rudolf I.oOerg In Bankruptcy
BANKRUPT
To the creditors of Rudolf Loberg oil
Athens, in the County OF Somerset and
Division aforesaid, q bankrupt.
Notice Is hereby given that on the 18th day
Of May A. d. 1917 the said Rudolf Loberg
was duly adjudicated bankrupt, and
that the first meeting OF his creditors
will be held Ct Daniel Lewis Office
day OF June A. ID. 1917, at ten
o'clock In the forenoon, at which
time the said creditors may attend. prove
their claims appoint trustee, examiD Q the
bankrupt and transact such other business as
may properly come before said meeting.
May Is, A. ID. 1917.
DANIEL LEWIS,
Referee In Bankruptcy
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Resolutions of Respect

Whereas, The Great Master of the
Universe, has called upon us for one
more member, and this time it is Bro.
Truman Bigelow, and
ereas,-Bro. Bigelow was a man
of sterling honesty and with brotherly
love and kindness toward all, be it
Resolved That his example Of life
may well be copied by the members of
our order to the good of all mankind.
Resolved THAT with deep sympa-
thy with the bereaved relatives of the
deceased, we express our hope that
even so great loss to us all may be
oyerruled for good by Him who doeth
all things we'll.
Resolved, That a copy of these
resolutions be spread upon our rec
ords, copy sent the Independent
Reporter and a copy sent to the be
reaved family.
Mrs. ". G. Wade
Mrs. j. II. Smith
Mrs. c. NJ Farrand
Committee on resolutions.
Sandy River Grange No 50, Mercer.
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"Kie-Yie-Yie! Get
Me 'Gets-It' Quick I"

Drops Make Corn "Fall" on!
I've joined the Never.Again Club.
Never again will l use anything for
corus but 'Gets-It.' Put drops Of
'Gets-It on, and from that second the
corn begins to Shrivel, instead Of
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-05-31

We take oraers for stencils q all
kinds and Size These are very
useful for marking apple barrels and
similar purposes. Write u What
you want and We will quote pfiee
Observation-Disclosures co.
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PUGH CORNER

Mrs. Arthur Healey who was called
here last week owing to the illness of
her father. returned to her home in
Pittsfleld last Sunday.
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The Independeni-Repor Is fead
in more Somerset County home man
all other newspapers, daily and
weekly. combined
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Somerset Traction Co.
Winter Arrangement of Cars
Effective Sunday, October I, 1916
Fro. sKOMHEGAN

Leave Skowhegan-s 90 100. 500,
800. 100 a m. / 90. zoo. go. 90,
100 p. m.
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Mrs. ". G Wade
Mrs. j. II. Smith

COMMITTEE on TeSOIUIlOHS
Sandy River Grange No. 80, Mercer.
Taiban Valley news., 1917-06-15

Washington.-President Wilson, in
a communication to the new govern
ment of Russia, has made plain the
war aims of the United States and its
position on mo annexations; no in.
IDENTITIES" The Presidents commu-
nication was delivered to the Rus
sian government by Ambassador
Francis at Petrograd. In full, it is as
follows:
In view of the approaching visit of
the American delegation to Russia to
express the deep friendship of the
American people for the people of
Russia and to discuss the best and
most practical means of cooperation
between the two peoples in carrying
the present struggle for freedom of all
peoples to successful consummation,
1t seems opportune and appropriate
that | should state again, in the light
OF this new partnership, the objects
the United States has in mind in en-
tering the war. These objects have
been very much beclouded during the
past few weeks by mistaken and mis-
leading statements, and the issues at
stake are too momentous, too tremen-
dous, too significant for the whole hui
man race, to permit any msinterpreta-
ton or Misunderstanding however
slight, to remain uncorrected for a
moment.
Oppressed Groups kaiser's Dupes.
The war has begun to go against
Germany; and in their desperate de-
sire to escape the ultimate defeat,
those who are in authority in Ger
many are using every possible instru-
mentality, are making use even of the
influence of groups and parties among
their own subjects to whom they have
never been just or fair or,even toll
Grant, to promote a propaganda on
both sides of the sea which will pre-
serve for them their influence at
home and their power abroad, to the
undoing of the very men they are u.s.
ing.
THE position of America in this war
is so clearly avowed that no man can |
be excused for mistaking it. She seeks |
no material profit or ACKNOWLEDGEMENT |
OF any kind. She is fighting for no ad-
vantage or selfish object of her own
but for the liberation of peoples ev-
erywhere from the aggressions of au-
tocratic force.
Ihe ruling classes in Germany
Taiban Valley news., 1917-06-15
GET EXPLOSIVE FROM FLOWER
British Scientists Discover That Bios
som of Mahua Tree in India is
Rich in Acetone.

The munitiOn output of India has In
two years been increased thousand.
fold, mainly through the discovery thai
one of lndia's cOmmonest blossoms. the
flower of the mahua or mh0wra tree
contains acetOne in quantity. This tree
is widely known to all travellers in
Britain's Asiatic empire, but its use as
base for explosives is at least one
thing new under the sun, says the
Scientific American.
When the war broke out. acetone
which forms the chief ingredient of
cordite, was extracted mainly from
wood. maize, and starch; and the Brit.
ish admiralty erected a great factory
for the process of acctone recovery
from starch. But fortunately two Eng.
lish scientists in Hyderabad discovered
that the mahua flowers contained ace.
tone in larger proportions than it is
found in any other vegetable substance
that this inoffensive bloom was ten
time richer in the material in ques
tiOn than any known wood In fact,
the director general of ordnance for
India reports that the mahua is by
all odds the best source for acetone
known.
Manufacture on Il large scale is now
1nder way and it is whispered that the
Of munitions with which
he British for,,s in Mesopotamia ap-
)ear to be blessed is to be attributed
o the new discovery.
Taiban Valley news., 1917-06-15
ITALIANS CAPTURE JANINA.
Surprise Attack by French on the Mo
seIIe lnfIicts Heavy Losses
Taufopc

Paris, June 1.-THE French made a
surprise attack on the left bank OF
the Moselle, near the eastern end OF
the front. The war office announces
that serious losses were inflicted on
the Germans Violent artillery fight
ing occurred near Craonne and Chev.
reuX.
Germans penetrated a part of the
French line on the Chemin des Danes
but were driven back almost immedi
ately.
British entered German positions
on two-mile front south of Lens tc
depth of half a mile. Germans have
not attempted to counter-attack the
British, but south of Ypres heavily
bombarded British positions.
Italians have occupied Janina, city
of $4,000, in Greece, and the Greek
Cabinet files a protest.
Congress of peasants delegates in
Russia urge republic.
The situation in Spain, through the
resignation of the Cabinet, is still in
tense.