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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-23
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Christian association. This meeting
will be held in the auditorium and the
capacity of the place viii be tested.
shop Meeting. Growing.
From the thirty or more shop meet
ings being held at various points In the
city the reports arc OF character
" hich shows that the wor&ingmen are
taking a profound interest In the cam
psign. The meetings are well-attend-
ed and the speakers are accorded every
attention and courtesy. Foremen
owners. clerks workers In the shops
and others attend these meetings.
which are scheduled for half an hour.
These meetings will ne held every AT
ternoon during the coming week.
While reports are still incomplete
from revival services now under wa
in nearly all OF the city churches, last
night many Of the ministers announced
that the meetings were producing re-
suits In most gratifying way and tina:
interest is becoming more and more
ssnersl This II attested by the In
creasinw crowds. In very many of The
churches special choirs have been or
Kenixed and they are nightly adding
to the attractiveness OF the services
where the REV. william Black. the
evanselis, Of the North Carolina Synod,
Is doing the preaching. there Is a choir
known as the Juvenile choir corr o.
posed OF the younger members. and the
tousic Ia said % b. exceptionally eoot
rev. Daniel r Merritt. of Ashland,
is assisting the pastor Of the Barton
Heights Methodist church. where large
o-o~ds are hes ginning to attend Rev
NJ F sanford % Chatham, Va, has.
come 20 the city and VIII conduct
the services Ct Oak Grove Bapt}s'
church nightly till further notice.
Al Broadus Memorial Baptist church,
N the East End. the services arc OF
a most interesting character. The Rev
w H. sledge, OF Baltimore. is conduct
ing the nightly services. which arc
growing in power each day.
special Childr~n'& service.
Two meetings for hoye, twelve to
eighteen years, espec tally for those who
are not connected with any sunday
school or church, have been arranged
by the boys and girls committee iden-
tined with the campaign. The frs:
will be sunday afternoon in the Blue
bird theater. and win begin at $50
o'clock. There viii he moving pic
ture OF Daniel in tho Lions Den"
with songs in tire dark. and short
address by well-known speaker. All
boys under the age OF eighteen Will b
welcomed The same picture. with a
service along the same line, viii be
given at the Hippodrome. North Sec
ord street AZ O'Clock. Tor the ben"-
RI OF the colorsd bows between twelve
and eighteen.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-23
DIR CNLTSCH ON THE III u
RUSSIAN REVOLCTTON

This evening in Temple Beth
Ahabah, Dr Edward y Calisch will
oliver sermon on The Farther-S
teaching Effects of the Russtans
7 evolution" His Sunday morning
sermon will he on The New Moon.ss
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-23
Mr.. Winston ImprDytI.Q.

AIR Harvey Winston, of Meherriu,
Va. who recently underwent "a seri-
ors operation at stuart Circle hos
! ital il now improving
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-23
Local Temperature Y~sterdA '

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r ". te'apcra ute .,......,...... As
Maxim ana temperature TO r NJ ~
Minimum temperefur. to \ y. NJ. 90
Mean temperature ,......-......,+.... A.
Normal temperature .........-,... ~
Deficiency y tempera ture Eester-
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-23

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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-10-04
Decentralization 8 Smith to Lynn

Detroit-W William s. Smith to Lynn
P. Knights, parcel of land with build
ings thereon situated on Raynes road.
Smithfield- Mercer-G Gorge M.
Smith to George A. Smith, land near
North Pond, also lot of land near
Mercer village.
Bingham-Frank B. Rowe to Perley
Bickford ct al undivided half of land
with buildings thereon, situated on
South side of River street; Henry
Cooley to Earl r. Taylor ct al, land
situated near that of James York, also
lot of land ON East side of North
road
dgewock-Thomas S. Totman
to Earl A. Thissell about 20 acres of
land situated near Lindsey property.
ittsfield-Maurice E. Grover to
Susan J. Hatch, land with buildings
on Spring road.
Solon-Joseph E. Lawrence to
Thomas II. Tuscan. same premises de-
scribed in a deed from heirs of Chas
Tuscan to Danvers c. Baker
Hartland-Mae F. McCausland to
w. E. Marble ct al, west half of Smith
lot on road to West Hartland.
Harmony-Edgar W. King ct al to
W. K. Marble ct al, part of Fred
Hatch farm.
Madison-Winnie M Sylvester to
John c. Randall, land on the Norther-
ly side of the County road which leads
easterly from Preble's Corner In Mad
ison village; John c. Randall to Fred
L. Otis; Marilla E. Clark to Lawrence
Hayden ct al; Lawrence Hayden and
Olive Hayden to w. Frank Smith, par
eel Of land situated on Hayden street:
Lawrence Hayden ct al to Myrtle A.
Smith, land on south side of Hayden
brook at Lakewood
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-10-04
PAUL MURRAY RECEIVES
VALUABLE MEDAL
skowhegan Boy also Appointed
Coach OF Union College Football

paul Murray, son Of Mr.. and Mrs
! II Murray of this town; gradn-
ate of Skowhegan high school and
University Of Maine, has recently
received a medal for winning the
greatest number of points at a re
cent regatta, held on the Mohawk
River in New York State.
Murray, who is member of the
Edison Club in Schenectady, is mum
bered among the prominent athletes
in the State and at the regatta cap
tnred two first places, winning alone
total Of 3S points. He won In
both the cruising and racing classes.
To show just how prominent this
Skowhegan boy has become in ath-
leties the following clipping should
be enlightening. 1t was culled from
the pages Of New York paper and
is given below.
Paul E. Murray was chosen as
coach of the Union College football
team at meeting of the committee
appointed by the athletic board The
committee which made the selection
consisted of Howard Opdyke, VII
liam w. Cronkhite, W. G. Yates,
Charles N. Waldron and Van Ness
Phillips.
Murray was assistant to Fred 7.
Dawson during the last season and
his work with the line helped mater
tally in making the Union team of
last year one of the best ever turned
out Murray is a graduate OF the
University of Maine and played foot
ball on that team during mis- college
course. He had accepted position
as coach of the team for this year,
tics during the war.
After definite selection for coach
was made word was sent to the vet
Grams of last years team to report
early for some preseason practice.
Captain Frank Moynihan will be
back in college this year and it Is ex-
pected that several other of last
years men will return. Moynihan
Is the only man left of the star back
field combination OF last year. Wit
tner, who played quarter, is in the
navy. Rosekrans and Roof are now
lieutenants in the army and several
others of the team have been called
into the service through the draft.
Coach Murray is especially DESTROYS
of having men who have punting alb
ility report for early practice.
The Union College football sched-
ule for the year, with the exception
of the Vermont game, Is intact. The
authorities in charge of athletics
have decided that they will go thru
with the season regardless of
whether they are able to assemble
team to compare with the star
teams of the past few years.
Graduates of the local high school,
who knew Paul Murray are not sur
prised at his success. While stu
dent here he was always at the fore
in athletics and at the University
of Maine he distinguished himself at
football, making the all Maine team
and following his graduation acted
as coach for the college eleven. He
was to return to his Alma Mater
this Fall but athletics have been
given up at the University.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-10-04

! patiently waited for Mr.. Hobart
to pay me and instead of receiving
my pay, l find myself sued.
AS / claim to be honest, moi
! knowing enough of law to be other
wise, it seemed best to put the mat
/ ter before the county newspaper for
its information, considering that the
company originated and grew up IN
my hands.
Respectfully
Frank L. Ames
! P. S. I Just want your paper 10
be informed how the suit mas oeeh
put up as a campaign hammer 10
be dwelt upon from now to January
/ first, next.
The article referred to In the
above letter Is given below and is an
exact replica of the statement made
| by Mr.. Ames.
have been sued by the Somerset
Farmers Cooperative Telephone
| Company. The facts in the case
are few and in view OF by relation
ship to this company, l submit
them.
On the expiration OF my term as
manager, or on January /, 1917, the
company owed me for the use of my
team, a balance of $11943. | had
been paid for use OF my team to
June /. 1916, but not for what the
Company used 1t from June l, 1916
to January !, 1917.
Within a few days after the aS
unal meeting. Mr.. Hobart called to
see me at Norridgewock and we sat
down and adjusted accounts be-
tween us. The cash balance In my
hands was something over $50. and
when Mr.. Hobart left me, | had every
reason to suppose that he would set
lie the balance of some over $40, be-
ing the amount due me, over and
above what cash was In my hands.
| have tried to get Mr.. Hobart to
pay me what balance Is due me, and
also a postage and expense bill OF
$257, which | paid out for the COM
pany, but he says l must pay over
the 500, same being in my hands as
an officer OF the company. talked
with Rev. Mr.. Packard, President
and with Mr.. Foster of Canaan and
with Mr. Whipple of Bingham and
all take the view that | have em5eZ-
zled the company's money
III OtUeT WOTuS, tuC SOliipdhy '"Co
me s119.43 plus $2.57 and cries en-
bezzlement, because l apply the $50.
In part payment of what is due me.
The difference between the money
which the company owed me and the
money which | owed the company, Is
the difference between tweedle-dee
and tweedle-dum. For several years
| freely contributed Of my time and eff
forts and cash, to insure the success
of this company. / do not feel able,
unless the company is clearly In need
OF 1t. to make further contribution
of about $125.
There can be absolutely no ques-
ton about the bill for the team or
about the reasonableness of 1t. OF
course 1t can be seen that this suit
against me will be in order for trial
at the January term of court, just
AFTER the next annual stockhold-
er's meeting of the telephone comp
any.
FRANK L. AMES
NOrridgeWock, September 5, 1917.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-10-04
WR0NGFULLY ACCUSED
SAYS FRANK AMES
Former Manager OF Farmers Tel. co.,
Can't See the Justice of 1t

Frank L. Ames of Norridgewock
former manager OF the Farmers
Cooperative Telephone Company is
the object of a suit, returnable at
the January term of 8. J. Court
brought by Willis Hobart, of the
Company.
In answer to the suit, Mr.. Ames
makes reply thru the columns of
this paper. reply in which he
states that he is wrongfully accused
of Withholding funds belonging to
the Company. He also intimates
that a peculiar phase Of the case Is
the fact that the suit was entered
on the evening of September 4th,
the last day for suit to be entered
for trial In September, thereby not
giving him the opportunity OF en-
tering a counter suit. Butler &
Butler are attorneys for Mr. Ho-
bart.
In two letters, which are given
below, Mr.. Ames explains the situa-
ton, discussing fully the basis upon
which the suit against him has been
brought, according to his way of
thinking The letters follow:
Dear Sirs:-
Enclosed Is a statement OF
facts relating to a suit brought u
gainst me by MIR Hobart, thru But
Ter & Butler, attorneys The writ
was served on me just at night, yes
terday, the last day for a suit at the
September court, so | did not have
time to consider the question of a
counter suit.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-10-04
COrrespOndents Wanted

The independent Reporter wants a
CORES pondent at Bakers Siding. AL
so at East New Portland, Fairfield
Center, Highland, Sandy River, West
Moscow, Moose River and Yelling
ton. We send our paper free and
supply the necessary postage and
stationery. We should be pleased to
hear from parties in these localities
who would like to send US the news.
There may be other localities In
the county where we have no cores
pendent II so we should be pleas
ed to receive suggestions regarding
them.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-10-04
Realty Transfers

The following realty transfers
have recently been recorded at the
Office of Somerset County register
of deeds.
Northumberland F. Merrill to
Della A, Lancey; Mary f. Libby TO
/ Leon l.. Libby. land situated on
West side OF Main street In town of
Hartland; Grover B. Reed to Pat
rick Coady; Hendrick II. Fuller to
Ord X Fuller. undivided halt por-
ton of land located on the south
side of Academy street; Chester W.
Chase to Charles E, Norcross, land
with buildings thereon, situated on
road leading from E. A. Weber
home to home of Fred Hart.
st. Albans-Clifford H. Wilkins to
Eden F. wilkins, half interest in
Nutter homestead, so called; Oscar
w Bigelow to Henry c. Buker,
land situated on road leading by
meeting house.
New Frank L. Jones to
Leon II. Bolts, about 90 acres of
land situated near Carrabassett
river
Palmyra-Charles o. Burns to
William Henry Mosher, parcel of
land situated on west side OF high
way leading from Palmyra meeting
house to Pittsfield.
Skowhegan-Daniel F. Quibley to
Dennis f. Sweeney. premises form
erly owned by Samuel Kimball;
Fred II Neal to Sadie H. SHIRLEY,
land situated on Maple street, form
erly owned by E. C. Butler; ]. Har-
Yey White to Ira A. Norton, interest
in Leavitt street acqueduct; Show
hogan cemetery association to Alice
L. Wadsworth, cemetery deed;
Mathew G. Kennedy at al, to Char
les O. Crosby Palmer place situat-
ed on west side of Madison Avenue.
dgewock-Frank L. Ames to
Mary w Huntoon. land situated on
Easterly side of Mechanic street,
near Burgess Corner. Considera-
ton, $40.
Madison-Charles T. Miller to J.
Russell Emery, land at Lakewood;
] Russell Emery to Moses J, Haines
land at Lakewood.
Moscow-Peter Farley to Clara
E. Chapman, twelve acres Of land
situated near Austin stream; Peter
Farley to Fred E Hurley land and
buildings ON road leading from
Bingham village to Chamberlain
Hill.
Parlin Pond-Elizabeth 8. Haynes
to Henry p Mckinney. deed given
to correct error In previous deed OF
property situated on west shore of
Parlin Pond.
Embden Augustine Simmons to
Charles H. Skillings, parcel of land
situated on road leading from Emb
den Pond road past the homestead
of Joseph Gordon.
Mercer May e. Day to Lydia A.
Rowe, parcel of land situated in
Mercer
Harmony-John w Berry of Bath
to Fred s. Hill ct al. of Farming
ton parcel of land situated in Har-
mony.
Starks-Orren A. Nickerson to
Edwin r. Berry, Nickerson home
stead farm.
Skowhegan-Randal H. Nye to
Fred C. Nye, one third of parcel of
land situated on road leading to NAL
bons Mills; Randall II. Nye to Fred
c. Nye and Charles N. Bragg. land
with partially burned buildings there
on situated on lower Water street;
Mary w. Emery to Lucie e. Crowell,
10 acres OF land with buildings
thereon.
Moscow-Frank w. Hilton to Caro-
line G. Savage. two lots of land stu
ated in the town of Moscow near the
Nal and James Spaulding property.
Fairfield Earl +. Nye to Geness s.
Puffer, lot of woodland situated on
Bear Hill, so called.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-11-14
Wonders of the Eye.

Viewed as an optical instrument the
human eye may well be called perfect,
for it is an apparatus contained in a
globe less than an inch in diameter, In
which is produced an image practically
perfect in form and color and which
stantly for every distance from five
inches to infinity, which is movable in
every direction, has an area small
enough for the detection of the most
minute details and at the same time
large enough for the appreciation of
large objects, and which enables us to
see all shades Of color and to estimate
distance, solidity and, to some extent,
the consistency OF objects.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-11-14

The increasing activity Of her rail-
way system is similarly demonstrable.
In 1869, there were in France 1O.743
miles of railroad track; in 1912, there
were 31,546 miles.
Between 1869 and 1912, inland navi-
cation increased 1900; while the traffic
Of her mercantile marine had amazing
ly expanded, The tonnage entering
French ports in 1869 is set down as
100000 tons. In 1912, this had been
increased to 100000 tons.
Leaders in American finance ascribe
the solidarity of the French republic to
three influences: first, thoroughly
sound banking system, centralized in
one of the greatest banking institutions
of the world, the Bank of France; sec
ond. the ingrained thrift and frugality
of the French people as a whole, to-
gether with a national economic vigor
DOT elsewhere surpassed; third, wise su-
perViSiOn, and patriotic cooperation by
the government with banking and bust
ness interests.
The government does it's part to war
rant and retail. the confidence Of the
holders of its securities. One of it's
wise policies is to impose new taxes to
defray the interest charges on new Sc
cUriry issues. 1t began this practice
after the Franco-Prussian War and is
today following the same rule in regard
to securities issued to finance the pres
ent conflict This continuity of pur-
pose. doubtless, viii prove reassuring
to all holders of French government
securities.
The t'ranco-Prussian war of 1870
1871 taught the French people the
meaning of thrift and economy. SO
we'll did they learn this lesson, that
the whole sum of the indemnity de-
manded by Germany, $1,O0OO0O,OOO,
was raised within the republics con-
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-11-14
SOUTH ALBANY

Miss Lizzie Wylie has returned
from a three months visit to her
brother, David Wylie, in Amesbury,
Mass, who has been sick. She has
also visited her sister, Mrs. Margaret
Clark, of Melrose, Mass.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-11-14
EACH HAS ONE REGULARITY
That of Mrs. BiIItops, Remarks Her
Spouse, Is Belief That She Can Go
Out in Rain and Not Get Wet.

''It is my observation" said Mr.. Bill
tops, ''that we all of us have, con-
sciously or unconsciOusly, some one
popularity in which our friends must
indulge US.
"Now take Mrs. Billtops; the gen.
tlest, the most forbearing, the most
Serenely patient person on the face
of the earth. You wouldn't think that
Mrs. Billtops had any strange notion
in which she must be humored. But
she has just one, the same being that
it is possible to carry an umbrella over
her in such a manner as to shelter
her completely. In this notion I
humor her as far as I can, but know
that whenever we go anywhere in the
rain I am in for trouble.
Il hold the umbrella way over on
her side, always protecting her hat as
far as possible, and calmly letting the
shoulder, but no matter how I carry
it I simply cannot carry it to suit her.
I always carry it wrong in some way,
not far enough over or too high or
too low.
"'Can't you see that it's crushing
my feather? Mrs. Billtops says to me
in tone low but of great concentra-
ton, at which I raise the umbrella a
little, and then a moment later:
"Don't you see that the rain is
blowing in on my hat? she says, and
then I hold it little lower again, and
I keep right on all the time doing the
best know how, though the simple
fact is that no man living could
shelter any woman completely under
an umbrella unless he had one as big
as the dome of the capitol at Wash
ington.
ut is time Of trial when I go out
with Mrs. Billtops with an umbrella,
it's elimination coming after we get
home, when she shakes her coat and
her skirts and says: I am just soak
ing! But it is soon over after that.
"YOu might think that these occa-
sions would be dread to me, but the
fact is quite to the contrary for it is
by these little human lapses on Mrs.
Billtop's part that I am made to
realize more fully and gratefully the
blessing of her all but perennial Sc
renity."
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-11-14
Stevenson's Remonstrance,

Publishers will wish that all authors
with grievances would copy the man
ner Of their complaint from Stevenson,
who when Messrs Black failed to bring
out ''Travels With a Donkey" as quick
ly as they had promised wrote to them.
saying: What has become of me and
my donkey? She was never a fast
traveller, but she has taken longer to
come through Hanover street than to
cross the Gevaudan. There must be
carrots in your Office. Please see to it
and let me hear"-London Globe.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-11-14

bowed under a calamitOus invasion.
The bank, however, gives figures indi-
eating that France is not only meeting
r. military and civilian problems with
stout heart and never failing cour-
age, but is re-establishing her export
business with this country.
In 1914, the year of the outbreak of
the War, imports from France to this
country totaIed $141,4 46252. This to-
tai was reduced to S77.15S.74O in 1918,
but last year the value of French i'm
ports to the United States rose to $fO2.-
OF ,OG0.
"A nation that can achieve such a
commercial recovery while her terri
tory is being raVished by the INVADER
says the Trust company's statement.
possesses rcCuperative powers viii, h
Justify the belief that she VIII emerge
from the present conflict prepared to
meet and solve triumphantIy the prob
lens which confront her"
The commercial and industrial record
of France. following past wars, indi-
Gates that she should recover quickly
from the actual physical destruction
inflicted in the present conflict. The
reconstruction of railroads, the erection
Of factories to replace those destroyed,
and the replacement Of the mechanism
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-11-14

| fines by it's own inhabitants and paid
off more than one year before the time
stipulated by the Germans.
The habit thus acquired has never
been forgotten by the French, and to-
day the aggregate number Of investors
purchasing the French war loans has
reached the amazing total of 100000
individual subscribers. Perhaps no 9th
er country, III proportion to its pOpula-
ton, can make SO good a showing
France is particularly fortunate in
that her small investors prefer safe"
investments rather than offerings which
promise high returns. Government
Rentes, in France are perpetual. and
this characteristic seems to obtain for
these government bonds increasing ia
vor in the eyes of the French peo-
pie.
The points of sympathy between
France and America are too many to
enumerate, but the spirit of liberty and
its resultant democracy are, today as
always, the major ideals of both ma
lions. Seeking no victories but those
Of peace, no territory except their own,
no sovereignty except sovereignty over
themselves - the Independence and
equal rights of the weakest member of
the family Of nations are to the people
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-11-14

Cecil Billiard has been spending a
few days with his brother, Irving
Billiard.
Mrs. Louise Aver, who has been
spending few days at James Bat
tens returned to her home in Troy
Friday.
Miss Hazel Pope has finished her
school at Morrisville and returned
home. She is clerking in the store
for her father.
r. J. Shurtleff moved his family to
Hardwick the last of the week. The
many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Shurt-
left are sorry to have them leave
town.
GREENSBORO-North Neighborhood
Miss Mary Spaulding is staying at
F. A. Goodrich's.
Fern Philbrook and family were
recent visitors at Carl Philbrooks'.
Miss Marjorie Hall was home from
school last week on account of Illness
R. A. Richie is repairing the build
ings recently purchased from Mr..
Mathews.
Miss Mildred Fairbanks visited her
sister, Mrs. Fred Root, in North
Craftsbury the last of the week.
School in district No. 7 opened this
week with Miss Leonard Of Fair Ha-
ven as teacher. She is boarding with
Mrs. LaMonda.