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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-03-15

Mr.. Schwind went to Boston and his
family went to Gardiner, which was
Mrs. Schwnds former home
Ira Durgin went to The Forks Mon
day to visit his parents for few
days.
The independents Reporter is for
sale at Holley's Drug Store.
Mrs. Frank Bailey and Miss Cert
rude Bowman arrived from Oakland
Wednesday for visit with David
Bailey and family
Mrs. Roxie Mitchell is at Winthrop
taking care of Mrs. Merle Mitchell
and her young son.
Mrs. Everett Clark spent Sunday in
Bingham with her mother who is i'll,
and returned home Monday.
Danville l.. Campbell. one of our
highly respected citizens, observed
his saith birthday Sunday
Mrs. Clara Murphy and little
daughter of Scion visited at l.. C.
Robinson's over Sunday.
The Academy is to be in session
one week longer after which there
will be a vacation of one week.
Fred Pullen has been appointed
road commissioner for the north part
of the town.
The following are the delegates and
alternates to Continental Congress
from Ruth Head Cragin chapter: Re
gent delegate, Elizabeth Holley; al
ternate, Elizabeth Emery; delegate
Evie H. Robinson; alternate Fannie
Chase.
New electric lights have Just been
installed in the Methodist church
The chandelier of six lights was Civ
en- by friend in the name and to the
memory of Rev. Fl. S. Ryder, a for
mer pastor. The desk lamp was Civ
en- by Miss Edna RobnsonS class.
Next Sunday evening at the Metho-
dist church the Junior League will
have charge of the service. All will
be interested to see what the League
has accomplished during the past
year.
There will be Farmers Institute
in Grange Hall, Tuesday. March 20
The speakers will be George p. COT
fin who will speak on Egg Produc-
ton Summer and Winter, and Poul-
try Diseases. and Herbert Tucker
who will speak on Growing the
Chicks. The Institute is free to all
and large number should avail
themselves of this opportunity.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Witham took
dinner Sunday at A. p. Fishers al
Scion.
Mrs. Rilla Dyer >of Wilton was Wis
iting her aunt Mrs. Joseph Atkinson
several days last Week.
The Woman's Club will meet next
Friday afternoon at the Congrega-
har &c
quested to bring some kind Of work.
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1.-THE News of Somerset's Busy Towns

next meeting will be on the after
noon of March 81 at the home of Mrs.
Sarah Milliken-
Nobody is hard to fit in Hart
Schaffner x Marx clothes; we have
models to fit every figure; tall. stout,
stub and regulars. Satisfaction
guaranteed Mark Savage & Co.
Mrs David Gipson returned TO her
bone in Boston last week Mr..
Gipson will remain longer on account
of i'll health. Mr.. and Mrs. GIBSON
have spent the entire winter with
their brother and wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank GIBSON at Bingham Hotel They
have entered heartily into church SER
vices and social affairs. The many
friends which they have made during
their short stay wish that they might
remain in town longer.
ST. PATRICK'S DAY CASH SALE
At FRED w. PREBLE' Salmon is
high and going higher, shrimps are
low. buy shrimps, cans 25c or sl.40
doz.; 2 ID. can White House Coffee
G5c lbs. Autocrat 55c: 2 lbs Every
Day 55c; Special 2 lbs Walnuts 35c,
DTS roasted peanuts CSC; Il oranges
pc.
Mrs. Lille Haskell returned TO
her home in Portland last Saturday
having been in town during the ill
ness OF her grandmother. Mrs Car
ney. Mrs. Maria Carney is now in
the home of Mrs. Elizabeth An
drews and her mother Mrs. Carney
Take look at the latest in Kirsch-
baum suits at Donigan's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Padham and
TWO children who have spent the
past winter in a camp on Rabbits
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BINGHA AM

Ice cream and fountain drinks at
Caswells.
Business locals. if copy arrives
Wednesday or earlier. will be printed
with the news of this town for 10c
per line. If copy arrives Thursday
morning, the price will be 15c per
line
Nearly 100 new 9x12 art squares
opened up this week at Donigan's.
The course of entertainments I'M
der the auspices of the d. A. r. will
close Tuesday evening March Goth
with THE Potters'. This entertain
ment comes to us highly recommend
ed and we trust will be well patroniz-
ed
Our spring stock of window shades
and curtain rods just received. II
would pay you to look them over be
fore buying. Special orders will
have prompt attention and can be
delivered in four days at S. J. Whit
neys.
J p. Hardy has returned from
Jackman after having spent several
weeks in that place working at his
trade.
Keep appearances up and expenses
down by using Muresco TO make. the
ceilings bright. One 25c size OF
LIQUID veneer zoe one soc size Of
LIQUID Veneer 40c for sale by the
j. j. Lander Co
The C. C. c. met last Wednesday
with the president. Mrs. Robert Hill
ton. A very pleasant afternoon was
spent The members gave readings
or quotations in response to the rol.
call Ice cream and fancy cakes
were served by the hostesses. The
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-03-15

Mrs. W. S. Jones went to Oakland
Tuesday morning where she will be
the guest of her daughter Mrs. ID. NJ.
Marshall for one week.
Carl Andrews of Scion was in town
a few hours Sunday the guest of rela-
tives.
Dr. and Mrs. T. c. Andrews went
TO South Paris Monday noon, being
called there by the death OF the doc
tors mother.
Mrs. William Benjamin of Portland
is visiting her father Stephen Davis
and her sister Miss Davis
Mrs. Rachel Marshall Sterling who
has been visiting here for a short
time. has returned to her home in
Boston.
The Womans Association have a
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StDLtDN

Mrs. Leslie Ward of Waterville was
in town last week calling on old
friends.
Mrs. J. j. Rowland and daughter
Mavourette spent Monday forenoon in
Madison.
Miss Beatrice Hall who has been
staying in Newmarket, n. II. since
last fall returned home last week.
Miss Gladys Boynton is employed
as table girl at the New Caratunk
House.
Leslie McIntire of Waterford will
speak on sweet corn growing and
other subjects OF interest to the
farmers at the Grange Hall, Satur-
day afternoon at 80 O'Clock. The
public are cordially invited to be
present.
w. X. Tuscan was a business visit
or in Skowhegan last Saturday.
Mrs. Carrie Patterson and daugh-
ter Harriet of Lewiston were in town
last week visiting her uncle Malon
Patterson She went to Athens Sat
urday and was to return home by the
way of Skowhegan.
J. II. Gray was in Wateryille on a
business trip Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ethan Robinson were
guests Of Omer c. Ward Sunday. Miss
Marian Ward of Bingham was also
the guest of her brother Sunday.
Mrs. l.. p. Gates has gone to Well
esley, Mass. to visit her daughter and
family. Mrs Charles Taylor.
Louis Adams. little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Adams, underwent an OPP
GRAFTON on his nose last Sunday
caused by falling down stairs. Dr..
Greene performed the operation as
sisted by the little boys aunt Miss
Carrie Pierce.
Mrs. Livonia Hughes. who has been
spending the winter in Lewiston with
her daughter Mrs. Oren Dean, re-
turned home last week. She was ac-
companied by her daughter.
NJ p. Pollard has purchased the
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social in the vestry of the Congrega-
tional church Thursday evening,
March %.
Herbert Marston is spending few
weeks in Michigan.
The Mark Emery schools closed
Friday for vacation of three weeks.
Mr., Schwind and family went from
here Saturday to be gone for a week.
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SKOWHEGAN LOCAL MARKETS

Poultry-Fowls Ice to 1Sc per H.;
chicken. 90 to 25c.
Round Hog l5c per lb
Eggs-30c per dozen.
RETAIL MARKET
Oats S212c per bushel.
Cracked Corn-$2.45 per bag.
Meal-$2.45 per bag
Corn-$265 per bag
Salt Pork pc by the bbl., 200 lbs,
$50.
Lard-Domestic 24c; compound 1Sc
Eggs-35c per dozen fresh.
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house on North Main street, former
ly owned and occupied by the late
Edmond Coolidge and later by the
late l.. L. Patterson. Mr.. Pollard
intends moving into the house this
spring.
Mrs. Wilder Pettengill of Livermore
Falls came Tuesday and is the guest
of her daughter Mrs. Asher Davis.
Mrs. Oliver Irvine went to South
Portland, Monday, to visit her sister
Mrs. Nellie Bates.
Miss Emma Mahoney will return to
her school at West Athens next Mon
day.
The whistle at the Scion Lumber
Company's mill sounded an alarm Of
fire at 1910 p. m. Tuesday which
proved to be on the roof of George E.
Chase's residence a short distance
across the road w. A. R. Heald was
just going by when he noticed the
blaze and gave the alarm. Help was
soon on the ground and by prompt
work the fire was soon eXtinguished
after burning small hole thru the
roof. A line of hose was strung
from the hydrant in front of the resi-
dence of A. w. Starbird but it was not
pump The fire is supposed to have
started from spark from the chin
ney
David NJ. Wiley is home from
Bates College for short vacation
which he is spending with his pa
rnts Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Wiley.
While employed in the machine
shop of the mill of the International
Paper Company. F r. Washburn
caught the index finger of his right
hand in the lathe on which he was
working in such way as to tear the
flesh from the inside Of the finger eX-
posing the bone. Dr.. J. o. Piper
dressed the wounded member and it
has not been decided at this time
whether o rnot it will have to be
amputateu.
Among those who attended Pomona
Grange at North Arson Tuesday were
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Magoon, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Nottage, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Savage. Mrs. Lizzie Witham
Mrs. Bertha Goodrich. Mrs. EYie Bak-
er and Frank Savage.
DR.. Greene and DR.. Piper wish to
state. to the people of Scion and vicin-
ity that until recently, they have been
governed in their charges for pro-
fessional services. by a schedule of
fees adopted in 1899 and that other
classes of people have increased the
prices charged for their services, ma
terially. since then; and that the
necessaries of life are much higher
than they were at that time. There
fore. to be in accord with the times
in these respects, and believing high
or prices for their sevices justifiable
and necessary. they will in the future
be governed by the following sched-
ule of fees which will be the minimum
charges for their services Village
calls and way Calls. $3.50; office calls,
SlG0; night calls (between p. IN.
and a. n.y. regular price plus 80
per cent; fifty cents will be charged
for prescribing for members of the
same family other than the regular
patient and $100 for other people;
obstetrics, $500: mileage one way,
soc: setting fractures and dislocations
of large bones S25 $50: proportion
ate increase in prices for unusual
services.
s. f. GREENE. NJ. d.
j. o. PIPER, NJ. d.
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CORNVILLE

Mrs. l.. L. Smith and daughter
Emallne went to Palmyra Friday of
last week to visit with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Noah Goodrich.
Loren Strickland took part in the
recital Wednesday of last week at
Skowhegan.
Fred Mcclure attended the auto
show in Boston last week, returning
home Friday
Horace Flanders has returned home
from the woods where he has been
employed for the winter.
Chester Wood and George Kicker
are saving wood in the east part of
the town.
Thomas Blackwell has received the
Post cane. He was born in Nor
ridgewock. Dec. ~. 1890 and came to
Cornville when nine year of age. He
went to Aroostook county when Il
years old and worked in the woods
five years going from there to Wis
consln. When in Wisconsin he work
ed for a time with the late Chandler
Dow for Ruel Weston. He was mar
rled to Betsy Flanders January II,
1860 and move to the place where he
now lives in 1866. 1t is known as
the follard place. His wife died
March Is. 1914, and he is tenderly
cared for in his declining years by
his only child. Herbert C. Blackwell
Ernest Moody and family have NOV
ed from Skowhegan to the A. E. Cur
rier place on the East Ridge.
Mrs. Arthur Williams and Lester
attended the speaking contest at
Skowhegan last Friday
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis have rented
the Lindley Parsons place.
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LEXINGTON

Mrs. Elmer Morton is work ing for
Mrs. Mahlon Newell.
Miss Stacy Pinkham who has been
attending school at Kingheld return
ed home Friday.
Mrs. George Pinkham and d. p.
Pinkham went TO Stratton Sunday
Roy Parsons of Dead River spent
the Sabbath with his family who is
staying with Mrs. Parsons people.
the r. L. Petersons while their oldest
girl Muriel is under DR.. Pratt's care.
Mrs. Lettuce Bradbury Bert DeN-
ter, Roy Norton and Dave Pinkham
attended the school meeting at North
New Portland Saturday
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Ridge have returned to their home in
this village during the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest Bean and
daughter are in town.
The Sunshiners and their families
greatly enjoyed the second picnic
supper of the season last Thursday
night. During the afternoon meeting
the president appointed the commit
tees for the annual Sunshine Fail
which will be held some time in May
The next meeting will be on the sec
ond Thursday of April in the Frater-
nifty Hall and a comforter will be
tackled.
Leo Hill who owned a home on
Baker street and James Reynolds
who owned farm in Moscow have
recently exchanged places and the
families have moved.
Four fishermen. namely Henry
Lane. Albert Donigan, Fred Temple
and Roy Brown recently returned
from Ellis Pond, each with a good
string of trout
The Century Club will meet tomor-
row afternoon in the Fraternity Hall.
The entertainment for the afternoon
VIII GOHS1Sl Vi t1t ItdulHB Vi la tt
by Mrs. Myrtle Cummings and Mrs.
Nellie Robinson.
With Victrola in your home you
can at will have an evening OF grand
opera. favorte songs, choice instru-
mental selections. or a Sunday even
ing praise service. Let us show you
the machines. E. w. Moore, Bling
ham
1.-The District Attorney" presented
in Kennebec Hall last Friday even
ing by pupils of the Bingham High
School, was among the best ever pre-
scented by local talent. Every part
was well taken. Much credit is due
Charles Phelps. who so ably and
willingly coached the participants.
Everything in fine furniture now
being opened at Donigan's. Get
prices before buying.
Urban Bean and family are occupy
ing a rent in Eugene Lander's house.
The village schools will close next
week for a two weeks vacation.
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VERMONT MUTUAL FIRE INSUR-
ANCE co. Gives Best Insurance.
Saves You About Is per cent
Farm and Village Property Specially
&c. Griffin Agcy., Skowhegan
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ASSETS DEC. 81, 1916
Stocks and Bonds, ........ $2,I69,03 42S
Cash In Once and Bank, 10000
Agents Balances, ......... 1915.
Bills Receivable .... $50 &C
All other Assets. ........ 35,4566S
Gross Assets, ......,,..$3 ,lS2,O4S.95
Deduct items not admit ed. Sl2lO.31
Admitted Assets, .,..... s3,l ,S3S.6f
LIABILITIES DEC. 81, 1916
Net Unpaid Losses. ....... $316.39600
Uuearned Premiums. 49,, S2713932
All other Liabilities. ...,.. 39,50000
Contingent Fund. .......,. n1S0332
Cash Capital, ..........,.. 100000
Surplus over all Liabilities, 100000
Total Liabilities and Sur
plus, .................s $4,000. SSS64
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Niagara Fire Insurance Company

New York
ASSETS DEC. 81, 1916
Mortgage Loans, .....,.. 409,00O.OO
St oeks and Bonds, ...... 6,526 l22.O0
Cash In Office and Bank. 59S963.49
Agents Balances. ........ S1S394,S1
Interest and Rents, ..,,... 63Ol0.S3
All other Assets. ........ 34921.3S
Gross Assets, ..,,.....$ IS, $50 412.51
Deduct items mot admitted, 74999'54
Admitted Assets, $S,315 4l2'9I
LIABILITIES DEC. 81, 1916
Net Unpaid LOSSES, .,..... s4202So.sl
Unearned Premiums, -. 3.734S5S.17
All other Liabilities. #...... 1SS,5i5.5S
Cash Capital, ~ .-....s,... l,oVo VVV.VV
Surplus over all Liabilities, 3.oS1, 1881
Total Liabilities and Sur
plus. .,...... ...''''' $500 alS'''
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Phoenix Insurance Company /

OF Hartford, Conn.
ASSETS DEC. 81. 1916
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Alliance Insurance Company
Pm.

ASSETS DEC. 81. 1916
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JOHN C.. O. RIFFIN
German American Insurance Co.

ASSETS DEC. 81. 1916
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foe sale. Weight about 200 lbs
good trade s. l.. Flanders PSI
Madison avenue. Skowhegan Farmers
telephone, 14-12-l0 tf9
s-Passenger Cadillac, 1915 model,
$1,000. Newly painted. excellent con
dition. At this price. terms must be
cash, bankable note or it's equivalent.
n 7. ratten. Skowhegan. tito
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NORTH ANSON

s. f GREENE. NJ. p.
j. o. PIPER, NJ. d.
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PUT since manufacturing canvas
shoes and are putting in new ma
chimes In our stitching room. We
have a good opportunity for anyone
who has had experience and would
like to talk with anyone willing to-
learn 4 chance for women wishing
to earn money. Somerset Shoe Co.
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prints finished and enIarged your Old
tin tyres and photos copied, made
larger. smaller or same size. Sepia,
Pastel and Crayon eniargemehts.
order at X. L. Campbells, Maytield.
TIL
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FATK and driNe autos In our garage.
Write for particulars MAINE AUTO
co. 80 Exchange St, Portland, Me.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-12
.HILG YACHT CLUB CHRISTENSEN
BARGE, GETS READY FOR RACING

other craft OF the club and while one
was called the "Neneaukai." meaning
speedy boat, the other hooker was
called the "Hiklno," which means al,
right, that's so. O. K, etc.
There was also q race between a
couple of the crews over a short
course and the spectators got fore
taste Of what the regatta on July 4th
Is going to be like.
The members Of the club all ad-
journed to the yacht clubhouse after
the morning events were over and
then a fine chowder was enjoyed. The
big room Of the clubhouse was dec
Grated with ferns and flowers and the
place looked very well. Outside the
house, on the grass under the shady
trees, were spread large mats and
many people enjoyed their lunch in
the open air.
The greater number Of the MEMBER
and their friends remained at the
clubhouse all the afternoon and swim
ming was INDUCED in By most OF the
men, women and children. The whole
affair was q most epjoyaole one and
the members and visitors declared
that they had spent a splendid day at
Reed Bay.
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Especial Star. Bulletin Cores, ondsneel

Especial Star Bulletin oorresI ondeneel
HILO, June 11.-There were great
doings at the Hno Yacht club boat
house and at the real home OF the
Yacht club on Sunday last when sew
eral hundred members and their
friends turned out to see tie new
barge launched and christened and
also the naming OF the older boats
that belong to the club. Then there
was a chowder at the clubhouse and
a good time altogether
The new boat was christened in due
form and the name 'Ehukai,' which
n cans sea spray, was bestowed upon
the tidy craft. The twin daughters
Of Captain NJ A. Nicol broke the bot
ties Of champagne with which the
boats were christened- The ceremony
was performed amid the cheers OF the
big crowd.
The barge is a beauty and she rode
the water in a fashion that shows that
her name is we'll chosen. The crew
that went out in the barge declared
that she is a fine type OF the boat
builders art
In addition to christening the new
barge names were given the two
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-12
WAIKIKI SURF RIDING
FILMED FOR "M0VIES"

What will undoubtedly prove the
most spectacular and thrilling
movies Of surf riding at Waikiki
ever caught by the motion picture
camera, have been filmed by Ira ].
Ingraham and Louis F. Brown of the
Burton Holmes Travelog Corporation.
BY removing the tripod and mount
ing It on fbox in the bow Of a big
outriggeT canoe, Cameraman Tngra-
ham was able to follow the same wave
which carried the surfing Hawaiians,
including Duke Kahanamoku, Tough
Biip' and several others. At the same
time r. K. Bonine filmed the riders
and canoe from q fixed stand near the
outrigger diving platform. 49,.
This week the movie men are film.
ing Haleakala,. and from there they
will go. to the Big Island to shoot"
scenes 'of interest. Last week they
took Waimea and Okolele canyons
and the Spouting Horn Of Koloa, on
Kauai. ~ s.. -
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PRESENT BOARD
TO alter RULES
TO CHECK MAYOR
Supervisors Farewell Act viii
Be to Vest AppointiVe
Power in Board

To make it smoother sailing for the
Republican members of the new
board of supervisors, the present
board, before ii ends its existence,
plans to change the rules and regula.
tions governing its procedure in order
that the appointing Of standing COM
mtttees will be taken out of the hands
Of the mayor and vested in the board
itself, according to plans unfolded by
the members. They also are planning
to add clause which will definitely
state that il the mayor, as chairman
Of the board OF any OnJ appointed in
the mayors absence, refuses to put
motion 1t may be put by a member
Of the board.
By making these changes now 1t Is
believed Llat less friction will result.
and the board as a whole can get
down to business much quicker as It
will simply amount to a motion being
put that the old rules be adopted as
the permanent rules Of the new board.
With the Republican members in the
majority present members say the
new rules should pass without an un-
due amount Of discussion and the Re-
publican members take the commit
teeships they want,
The newly elected board of super
visors will hold its first meeting at
II O'Clock Monday, July 2. The county
clerks office is now working hard to
get everything in readiness for the oc-,
casion. Everyone connected with thu
office worked Sunday morning and
inIF falI NHytS ~
the work which mas run behind be-
cause of the recent elections.
A work of special importance which
David Kalauokalani, county clerk, is
preparing is data for the benefit of
the new members in order that they
may take their offices with q clearer
understanding of their duties. This
includes the names of all city and
county employees with the salary each
receives and general resume Of the
work which the old board is bequeath-
ing their successors.
Kalauokalani is also preparing a
schedule of procedure for the first
meeting, which viii consist of the
meeting being called together by
Mayor Fern followed by the report Of
the credentials committee. The roll
call will then be taken, the chaplain
will offer up q prayer and the board
will be ready for regular business.
The first business of importance to
be taken up, is the adoption Of rules
and regulations to govern the proceG-
ure Of the board for the next two
years. Action will then be taken on
the budget tor the next six months.