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BROWNS CORNER-CANAAN

BIT. Dyer of Cornville was in Pitts
field Monday on business.
Andrew WEIGH and wife went to
Madison Tuesday where he will be
employed in wooden mill.
George Ogden is working for Onel
Salisbury baling hay
Mrs. S. l.. Metcalf of Medford, Mass.
who was called to town on account of
the death and burial of Fred Barnes,
is visiting her cousin Mrs. Ellen
Barnes for a few weeks.
George Weeks Is in attendance at
the Bangor fair. where he is exhibiting
his Oxford Down lambs.
Mrs. Luther Rolfe who has been
visiting in the home of Mrs. Jane Hall,
has returned to her home in Oakland.
Mrs. ]. o. German of Hartford
Conn and Mrs. J A. Heath OF Stone
ham, Mass. arrived Monday night for
a few weeks visit in the home of
their sister Mrs. II. l.. Purington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lancaster en-
tertained Sunday all of their children
and grandchildren to the number of
25 A bountiful noon lunch was serv-
ed and all went merry. At a late
hour the guests departed for their
homes, declaring that it had been a
day Of much enjoyment and one long
to be remembered.
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COlley-MOOre

A very pretty home wedding was
Mrs. w A. Moore in Norridgewock on
August 2Sth, at five O'Clock, in the af-
ternoon, the contracting parties being
their daughter Eta Maude and Albert
A. Colley of Pembroke, Mass. To the
strains of Lohengrin's Wedding March
played by Miss Irene Rogers. the
bridal party entered the parlor which
was prettily decorated in yellow and
green The bride was attended by
Miss Kathleen Buckingham as maid Of
honor and Leland Moore a brother of
the bride was best man. The double
ring service was used, Rev. John
Trites of Washburn officiating. The
bride was very becomingly gowned in
white silk net trimmed with bands of
white satin ribbon and carried a
shower bouquet of brides roses, the
veil being caught up with the same
The maid of honor looked very charm
ing in yellow crepe de chene. Fol-
lowing the ceremony wedding lunch
was served in the dining room. The
bride is registered nurse. gradual
ing from the Maine General Hospit-
al in Portland. The groom was grad
uated from the U, of NJ. in the class
of 1907. Mr. and Mrs. Colley were
the recipients Of many beautiful gifts.
The grooms gift to the bride was a
beautiful pendant of real pearls and
sapphires. The happy couple left
soon after the lunch amid a shower of
confetti and good wishes and after a
trip thru the Middle West, they will
reside in Pembroke. Mass
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Noted Suffrage Leader to Speak

Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait is to
speak in the Opera House, Monday
evening, September 10 at 7.45 In the
interest of Equal Suffrage. Mrs
Cats visit to Skowhegan is of more
than usual importance as the Equal
Suffrage movement is world wide and
she is, at the present time, the most
distinguished woman allied with that
cause. She was born in Iowa, a
farmers daughter. Her people were
of moderate means but thru their eff
forts and her own, she had excellent
school advantages and, when sixteen
years old, entered Iowa College at
Grinnell. She was married to Leo
Chapman, newspaper publisher, and
took an active part in this business.
She early allied herself with suffrage
cause and became state organizer of
the Iowa Suffrage Association. She
has aided in the suffrage campaigns of
Idaho, New Hampshire, Montana,
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Minnie Bowman Judkins, Cornville; A.
S. Woodman and Nora Palmer Dennis,
Athens; W. D. Bradbury, s. H. Brad
bury, Della Bigelow Mcclure, Hannah
f. Wentworth, Emma Smith futile
and Jennie Palmer Hobart, Skowhe-
gan; Melvin Palmer and Ivanella
Smith Palmer, Hinckley; Gussie Bige-
low Burrell, Hartland; Minnie Green
Sprague, Sadie Parsons Harvell and
Ellie Collins Davis. East Madison c.
E. Davis and Lena Savage Davis, Mad
ison; Minnie VI. Davis. North Arson;
Geo J. Judkins. Mead State OF Wash. /;
Eula Bean Morrow, Oakland; Emma
Carr Morrill,. Brunswick: Lena Robin
son Yarney. Bangor; Addie Warren
Holmes, Roslindale, Mass; Anna E.
Judkins, IS Ninth ST. +. Providence,
r. l., May Parsons Tooker Westfield,
y. j. Il members of their families
and 81 visitors. making in all III. 1t
was pronounced joyous time and the
links in the chain of friendship were
welded a bit stronger The face of
one who was present last years was
missed DR.. Frederick Kincaid was
known and loved by all and express
.t;f>:,., q =. acre expressed for
the sorrowing family. Program clos
ed by singing God Be With You TIL
We Meet Again" and D. B. Hobart led
in giving three rousing cheers for the
Cornyille High school reunions.
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South Dakota, Kansas, Iowa. Califor-
mia, and Michigan. So great was the
power of her oratory and so high her
executive ability that she rose quickly
in the suffrage ranks to important
positions and succeeded Susan B.
Anthony in 1900 as president of the
National American Woman Suffrage
Association, and in 1902 founded the
International Woman Suffrage ALI
ance, of which she has been the presi-
dent continuously, of 26 countries to
work for suffrage In the work of
this society she has travelled around
1.-THE world speaking to great gatherings
Of people in various countries.
In addition to the leadership of the
International and American Suffrage
Campaign, Mrs. Gait Is the custodian
of the two million dollar fund left
by Mrs. Frank Leslie, for the further
ance of the suffrage cause This vast
sum was placed in Mrs. Cats hands,
without restriction, to be expended by
her, as she should deem best in Sc
curing votes for women.
Those who are opposed to Woman
Suffrage and even those who take no
interest in the matter will want to
hear Mrs Gait. She Is as much a
national figure, at the present time, as
Bryan, Roosevelt, or Taft. No one
will wish to miss the opportunity Of
seeing and hearing her.
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During the nearly thirty-four years
of her married life she was in an es-
pecial way the companion of her hus-
band accompanying him on many of
his numerous business trips, twice
across the continent, also twice to
Europe. They also spent two winters
in Cuba and made one trip to Italy,
Greece Palestine and Egypt. But
she loved her home best and there her
virtues shone the brightest, always
cheerful and optomistic. splendid
housekeeper, and an indulgent moth
er. In the community she was al
ways helpful generous, and kind, ever
ready to respond to calls for her must
cal talents when she felt the call was
necessary.
In December of 1915 they moved to
Maiden. Mass, where Mr. Lander had
engaged in manufacturing enter
prise and where they have since re-
Slubu. IA lev nttho as my tbiiAN ~
their cottage at Pleasant Pond, place
Mrs Lander especially loved, where
she hoped to enjoy period of recrea-
ton and rest. In the midst of this
she began to suffer from severe at
tack of acute indigestion and her
daughter, Mrs, Maurice p Merrill of
Skowhegan was summoned and re-
to be recovering. Later the disease
took a violent turn and soon her spirit
ceased Her earthly form was brought
to the home of her son, Eugene, on
lower Main street, where she long re-
sided and the funeral was held Tues
day afternoon, Rev j. c. Gregory of
Pressure Isle, officiating.
Besides her husband, she leaves
three sons and five daughters: Allen
of Morrisyille, Vt; Eugene P, of
Bingham; William d. of Quincy,
Mass; Mrs Mabel Bride of Lawrence,
Mass; Mrs. jeanette Merrill and Mrs.
Ruth Merrill of Skowhegan and Miss
Alice of Maiden. Mass, who was with
her mother during her Illness. She
also leaves one sister. Mrs. Alice Dins-
more of Bingham and three brothers:
Albro, of Minneapolis; Mellen of East
Madison; and Elmer A of Moscow
She will be sadly missed not only by
her family but all her acquaintance,
for all who knew her were her friends
Bingham, Maine, Aug. 81, 1917.
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Memorial

Mrs Florence Lander who was call
ed to her heavenly home Sunday even
ing. August 20. WAS born in Moscow
Februarg =. 1856. daughter of the late
Ephraim r aud Nehitable Baker. She
was educated in the public schools of
Moscow and Bingham giving especial
attention - music In January, 1884,
she married John j. Lander. then a
young hardware merchant of Bling
ham. and began housekeeping in a
tenement oyer their store on upper
Main street in early life she united
with the Congregational Church
BnehaI and Bingham Grange and for
many years @as the organist OF both
and retained "a worthy membership
In each until her death.
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NOTICE To CONTRACTORS

Sealed proposals for building tho
wooden superstructure for bridge
over Carrabassett Stream between th9
towns of Skowhegan and Canaan VIII
be received by the Seiectmen Of tho
two towns at the office of the Select
men of Skowhegan until T. NJ, FIJI
day. Sept. Z. 1917.
Each proposal must be accompanied
by a certified check for ten per cent or
the amount of the bid. as a guarantee
that the bidder II awarded the contract
will furnish the required bond and exc
cute the contract within ten days OF
the time of the award.
Plan and specifications may be seen
at the Office of the Selectmen in eacE
of the above mentioned towns.
The right is reserved to reject any
or all proposals. lw3S
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 80. 1917
Votes For Women

We shall have the opportunity, on
September 10th, to invite the women
of Maine to share the duties and re-
sponsibilities of government. ms
question has been worn threadbare by
continuous discussion. Nothing, aslde
from the prohibitory law, has been
so much before the people or late
years, it has been generally conceed-
ed that the result was inevitable
Women are sure to acquire the ballot.
The tendency seems largely in that di-
rection. We welcome the opportuni-
ty to vote on the question and believe
much good will result from extending
full citizenship to women.
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Gard OF Thanks

wish to thank the many friends
and neighbors who rendered assist
ance during the illness and at the
death of my beloved son, Fred Barnes.
To Rev. Mr. Merriam for his comfort
ing words; to the bearers and the
undertaken. The many beautiful
flowers were received as additional
proof of sympathy and as tokens of
respect for the deceased Your kind
ness shall never be forgotten.
Mrs. Ellen Barnes.
Canaan, Me, August 80, 1917.
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August 31-Woman's Club Field Day
Sept. 3-6-State Fair, Lewiston.
Sept 13-15-Hartland Fair.
Sept. 11-14-Central Maine Far
Waterville
Sept 20-22-Somerse Central Fair
Skowhegan.
Sept 25-27-Franklin County Fair
Pennington.
Sept. 2S-Grange Play and Fair
Oct. 4-G-Four County Fair, Pitts
Oct 12-13-County Contest for Boys
and Girls Agricultural Clubs.
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3w35"

WHEREAS. Daisy p. Cushing of An
son in the county of Somerset ana
state of Maine. by her mortgage deed
dated the twenty seventh day of June
A. II. 1916, and recorded in the Som
erset Registry of Deeds, Book 800
Page 49,, conveyed to the undersigned
lot or parcel of land with buildings
thereon, situate on the northerly side
of Union Street, so called, on the south
side of the Carrabassett River in North
Arson Village in said Arson, bounded
and described as follows; toWit Bound
ed on the north by land now or former
~ of the Newcastle Lumber Company;
on the east by land owned or occupied
by Huldah Lane; on the south by the
said Union Street, which is also the
county road leading westerly from
North Arson Village to New Portland;
and on the west by the right of way or
land of the Maine Central Railroad
Company, formerly of the Somerset
Railroad Company; and containing
or less being a part of the same land
conveyed to my (meanng the said
Daisy T. Cushing) mother Eveline B.
Gray by sam samuel els s AND ana R 2i
d. 1886, and recorded IN Somerset
County Registry of Deeds. Book 1888.
page 24S. my tmeaning the said Daisy
T. Cushng) title in and to the above
described premises was acquired by in
heritance as the only child and heir at
law of the said Evelne b. Gray. my
tmeaning the said Daisy F. Cushing)
said Daisy P. Cushing) father, Niran
Gray, died prior to the decease of my
Cmeaning the said Daisy +. Cushing
mother and both died intestate; and
WHEREAS, the condition of said
mortgage has been broken
NOW, THEREFORE,, by reason of
the breach of the condition thereof the
said SkoWhegan Savings Bank claims
a foreclosure of said mortgage.
SkOWHEGAN SAVINGS BANK
BY Carleton p, Merrill
Its Treasurer.
AupuSt 1917 Q,r25
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MADISON CENTER

Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Clark came
down from Caratunk last Monday to
stop until after Campmeetng
Mrs. lmogene Merrill arrived at
Lakewood last Tuesday. coming from
Temple Heights where she has been
attending the Spiritualist Campmeet-
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Hunnewell are
receiving congratulations on the ar
rival OF baby boy at their home one
day last week.
Golden Glow |. S. S. met with
Mrs. Emma Lincoln, East Madison,
Thursday, Sept. 9Th.
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! ITEMS OF INTEREST
MERCER
From our Correspondents

Eli Wells and Rev. Herbert Mank
of Lawrence, Mass. took a trip to The
Forks one day last week in Mr.. Mank s
auto.
Paul Chamberlain of Jackman has
been visiting relatives in town for sew
eral days.
Mrs. Robert Koran of Rumford Is
spending q few days at the home OF
her brother Earl Nye.
Ed. Snow Is buying apples for Han
paford Bros. of Portland.
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NOTICE

| hereby give notice to all persons
that l have given to my son Wilbur
c. Staples his freedom during the re-
mainder of his minority and l shall
claim none of his earnings nor pay any
of his debts.
Dated this twenty seventh day of
August A. y. 1917.
ELMER T. STAPLES.
3w35" Athens Maine.
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IGI3 Schedule, Pas
l@s@9 senger Trains
In Eject june Is, 1917
,ins Leave SkOwhegan Week

In Eject June =, 1917
Trains Leave skowh Nh .,,, Week pay
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
Augusta, Brunswick. Bath, Portland
White Mountain points and Boston.
Bar Harbor, Calais, Vanceboro. st
John, Halifax, Except Saturdaysl
Oakland, Pennington. Rangeley, Lew
iston, Augusta, Brunswick, Bath. Rock.
land, Portland and Boston.
2.25 p. m. for Waterville. Belfast
Harmony Dover and Foxcroft, Ban
gor, Mattawamkea Gag. Bucksport. Au.
gusta, Brunswick, Bath, Rockland
Portland, Boston. New York and Wash
Trains Leave Skowhegan Sundays
4.lO p. m. for Waterville, Burnham
Pittsheld, Bangor. Augusta, Bruins.
wick, Portland, Boston, New York and
Trains Arrive skowhegnn Week Day
7.52 a. m. from Waterville. Augusta
Gardiner and South Gardiner.
1917 a. m: from Waterville, Belfast
croft. Bangor, Bucksport Mondays
only, Oakland. Bingham, Pennington
Strong, Phillips, Lewiston. Augusta,
Brunswick, Bath, Portland, Boston,
New York and Washington.
ass p. m. from Waterville, Belfast
Bangor, Bucksport. Bar Harbor. Vance
boro Calais st. John, Halifax. Oakland
Augusta. Lewiston, Brunswick, Port
land, Boston.
S.35 p. m. from Waterville. Dover
and Foxcroft. Oakland, Lewiston. AN.
gusta, Brunswick, Bath, Rockland
Portland, Boston.
Trains Arrive SkOwhegan sundays
HOO "A. m. from Waterville, Pitts
field, Newport, Bangor, Augusta, Bath
Brunswick. Lewiston, Portland ana
New York.
DC. DOUGLASS. General Manager
NJ L. HARRIS. Genl Pass. Agent.
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ELECTRICAL sTPPLIEs FOR SALE

ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES FOR SALE
One two and three light electroliers;
switches insulating tubes, insulating
about 80 compartments of varying
knobs, fuse blocks. rosettes, sockets,
etc. No reasonable offer refused.
r. T. Patten. tf32
TWO FURNISHED ROOMS TO LET.
each suitable for one or two persons.
Newly finished thruout. Electric lights
and use of bath room. Furnace heat,
Mrs. E. E, Richardson, 81 East Leavitt
street, Skowhegan. tf32
EXTRA FINE YOUNG DRAFT
Mare for sale. Weight about 400:
also her colt black gelding, 2 years
old. John L. Wilson, East Madison.
4w32'
wANTED-A FEW GOOD BREED
ING sheep, ram and eve lambs. State
price and description Bert Dresser
r. F. D. No. 2. Lewiston. 4w32s
MEDIUM SIZE SAFE FOR SALE
in good condition. Inquire OF Lord &
Caswell, Skowhegan. tf32
TYPE CASES FOR SALE--DRAw-
ERS about by l 1-2 feet, divided into
sizes. Just the thing for storing
screws, washers, small bolts, nails, etc.
Price csc for each drawer; four for
800. Independent Reporter Co. tf32
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NOTICE;

West Athens. Maine. Aug. %. 1917
This is to certify that | have this
day given to my son, Cleba Corson
the remainder Of his time till he is
twenty-one. From this date / shall
claim none of his wages or pay none
Of his bills.
3w35' MARTIN CORSON
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

state of Maine,
Somerset M.
Probate Court.
Estate of Alkaline Hill. late of Skow-
hogan deceased. Eugenia Parkman
of Skowhegan appointed administrators
August II, 1917.
PHILO STEWARD,
3w35 Register.
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We furnish engraved cards.
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as being that most agreeable episode
in his career He goes on to say "My
experiences at Cornville are craven
deeply in my memory and | often take
pleasure in describing them. 1t was
no easy task In certain sense
carried SO classes, or periods of work,
sometimes conducting three classes at
one time, one at the blackboard, one
at desk and one orally Sometimes
the older pupils were good enough to
help me and all were helpful in in
terest and cooperation. 1t was a
school OF the finest spirit and the
Esprit de corps was wonderful
should dearly love to see the place
again and meet old pupils, and If 1t is
reasonably possible another year,
may" Prof Warner taught two
years in Augusta and superintended
the schools, five years in Pennington,
Maine; ten years in Cambridge as
principal of Technical High and eigh-
teen years in Springfield, Mass, where
he has organized a Technical High
School and a School of Trade. The
last two are unique and important
schools, his real life work. The lar
gest number of people were present
that has ever attended one of these
gatherings, 80 of the former pupils;
L. L. Smith, Sanford Strickland. c. s..
Moody, c. H. Blackwell, G. N.
Smith, Martha Corson Collins, Ernest
Tufts, Della McDaniels Herrin, S. H.
Beal, J. o. Amazeen, G. X. French,
G. P. Fogg, Carrie Smith French and
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-10-23
ARTISTIC WALLS
AND CEILINGS

The trend of interior decorations in
modern homes is simplicity and har~
mony of color effects, restful and artis-
tic combinations to blend perfectly
with the entire furnishings of a room.
Gaudy wall-papering and other ma.
terials have been superseded by Flat
Oil Paints, such as Pee-Gee Flatkoatt.
This is now extensively used in the
finest residences, public and private in
stitutions and fills The ever increasing
demand for durable. SAN AIRY, artistic
finish for walls and ceilings.
With PEE GEE FLATKOATT you
can carry out most any color scheme
you bear in mind. 1t is made in "a
deep, rich, velvety, permanent colors.
Another advantage of PEE-GEE
FLATKOATT is that it is abso-
Iutely sanitary. 1t becomes part
of the wall and can be east
~ cleaned with water. and soap.
For this reason it is extremely
economical, because it does away with
the inconvenience and expense of fire.
quent redecorating.
Write for beautiful 4S-page book,
"The Modern Method of Decorating
Walls" Peaslee-Gaulbert Co. (1ncor-
porated), Louisville, KY, Established
1867 Q For color card. estimates and
full information call on
DAWSON HARDWARE COMPANY
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papers, attended the county fairs and
farmers institutes, and through the
influence of all these became inter-
ested in the dairy business. Later
she visited the old country in the Isle
of Jersey, Holland, France and else
where to see how people cared
for their diaries over there. After
returning home she employed a girl
who had been milkmaid in Holland to
help take care of her cows with
the view of learning more about how
to care for the cows to get the best
results.
She had but one Jersey heifer to
start with, but from this one and
with the use of good pure bred sires
she has developed the best dairy herd
IN Wisconsin and the United States.
From that one heifer she has raised
III cows. Her stock is found in
many parts of the United States and
some have gone to foreign countries.
One of her cows, Gypsy Queen, she
sold to Japan for 81 900. This cows
mother, Della Martin, made on one
test Is pounds and II ounces of but
ter in seven days.
1t has been through study, hard
work and many years of experience
and good management that Mrs.
HOWE has raised this fine herd of
cows, and no one can afford to miss
the unusual opportunity of hearing
this great woman
Women Should Hear Her.
Every woman and man should hear
Mrs. Howie's talk on home building.
A house may be building with four
walls and a roof, said Mrs. HOWE,
but it is not always a home. There
is vast difference between the two.
She will tell of simple, inexpensive
conveniences that are within the
reach of all which will not only be
time savers but labor savers. You
will be greatly benefited by hearing
this lecture.
These lectures will be free, and
everybody, including the women, is
cordially invited to be present. Ne
gro farmers are also invited to come.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-10-23
A NEWsHOG DISEASE
Is FOUND IN THE WEST
The Affection Is Necrobacillosis and
Is Giving Much Trouble. Govern
ment Is Fighting the Malady.

ment Is Fighting the Malady.
A new disease has been discovered
in the hog herds of Iowa, the great
est hog growing state in the Union,
and considerable losses are being re-
ported.
The hog hog affection is necroba-
cillosis. While it only recently has
made it's appearance in hog herds it
gave much trouble several years ago
to sheep owners in the western states.
One of the difficulties which farm
ers have encountered in detecting the
disease lies in the similarity of the
symptoms with cholera indications.
Often hogs afflicted with cholera have
contracted necrobacillosis and farm
ers treated the victims for cholera
alone In many of the cases the
farmers were led to believe that the
serum was faulty.
When a hog contracts necrobacil-
losis he eats little and is not par
ticular what he eats. Sometiems the
sick hogs will eat pieces of wood,
cobs, coal and even stones. A big
decrease in weight soon becomes APP
parent and the victims gradually
waste away. While i'll the hogs will
run about the pens continuously.