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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-04-26
The News of Somerset's Busy Towns

Mrs Ethel t1ewetD Caswell. wife
of Carroll 4 GasWell OF this village,
died Monday night. at the age of forty
i've years For the last few years
she has been in poor health having
heart trouble. but always so bright
ana cheerful that one did not realize
that her condition was serious. Last
WEDNESDAYS she VAS taken with chill
and from thai grew worse until her
death occurred from uremc poisoning
3fr4 CaaWell Was born in Scion and
lrayrs besde= her husband and son.
ID mother. tNa listers and one brother
Shr was devoted member of the
Methodist church and was also a
member af Emerald Rebekah lodge
and Arson Grange The funeral was
held at her late home this forenoon
Thursday Al 1870 O'Clock, the Re
hckahs and Changers being present
m large numbers. Rev Gardner
wills officlated aud the burial was in
Sunset cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs Reed who have been
living in the Hoyt house on lower
Madison street. have moved into Mrs.
Alrueda Eames' east rent.
Mr. and Mrs W S. Jones have
tlIlNtu INTO tn iidUSbOu HOuSt VII
Madison street
Bernard Whitney who went to
SkoN hogan To enlist, on being given
the final examination was found to be
over weight. so has returned home.
Miss Carrie lnman has returned
from visit To relatives in Bangor.
Twenty-Five dollars was cleared
from the Community supper for the
a. ID I'll ng l.
Mrs Eva Crymble spent Sunday in
Skowhegan with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs Andrew Fisher of
Scion we're visiting at Leon Newton's
Tuesday. Mr. Fisher was looking for
farm, having sold his in Scion
Monday F. S. Parsons teams car
red eighteen men up river for the
Dead River Log Driving Company.
H. r. Skldmore was down from
Bingham, Wednesday, looking after
his farming business.
Mrs. Anna Knapp has finished work
at the Newcastle boarding house and
returned home.
Emerald Rebekahs have sent the
first case of surgical dressings from
this village to Peter Bent Brigham
Hospital for criticism
Misses Abbie and Norma Berry who
are attending Arson Academy have
taken rooms at Mrs. Walter Shaw's.
The Methodist church was filed to
its utmost Sunday morning when Rev
Gardner Wills preached the anniver-
sary sermon before the Odd Fellows
and Rebekahs of whom there we're 65
members present. Mr.. Wills preach
ed an excellent sermon, taking for his
text Friendship, Love and Truth.
Miss Emma Niles of Norwood,
Mass, arrived here Saturday night to
visit her cousin Mrs. r. II. Holley
Monday forenoon the up passenger
train was derailed at Embden Station
and $50 sleepers were torn up.
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MADISON

W. B. Gilman, a former resident
of this town, returned to his present
home in Dexter Friday after a few
days visit with relatives and friends
in this place. Mr.. and Mrs. Gilman
plan to leave Dexter the first of May
to spend the summer with their
daughter Mrs. Joseph Ham of South
Glens Falls, N. Y.
The "We-laff -a-lot" Club was enter
tanned at the home of Mrs. Raymond
Norton Thursday afternoon in honor
of Mrs Norton's birthday. The af-
ternoon was pleasantly passed with
sewing and cards and delicious re-
freshments were served by the hos
tess.
Thursday Miss Marion Johnson
gave a miscellaneous shower for Miss
Bessie Berry in honor of her ap-
preaching marriage to Herman Per-
kins.
Merle Cookson of Nashua, y. II. was
the week end guests of his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Cookson.
Miss Cinda Savage who has been
visiting relatives and friends up river
for the past two months, has returned
to her home on Maple street.
Miss Grace Gavin entertained about
forty little friends Tuesday the oc-
casion being her twelfth birthday.
Games were played and refreshments
of ice cream and cake were served.
Mrs. w G. Sawyer has returned
home after a two weeks visit at the
home of her son Leslie in Leminston,
" II.
There was a special meeting of the
Sorosis Tuesday at the home of Mrs.
F. L. Powers to see about laying out
the work for the coming year.
Prof Brown of Colby College occu-
pied the pulpit of the Congregational
Church Sunday morning and in the
evening gave an illustrated lecture on
The Six Most Famous Pictures at
union service.
Miss May Manning of Nashua, n.
II. was the week end guest at the
home of her sister Mrs Howard
Smiley.
Kitchen Day of the ID. A. RS. was
held this Thursday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Waldo Houghton, Upper
Main street.
Rev. Father Curran has returned
from Bangor where Friday he at
tended the funeral of his housekeeper
Mrs Maher
ant street school have formed them
selves into Willing Workers Auxil-
larry to the local army relief organi-
cation and are busy collecting and
getting soft cloth to fill the comfort
pillows.
Lester Adams and Roland Fletcher
of Harvard Dental College have re-
turned to their studies after spend
ing weeks vacation in town the
guests of their parents.
Mrs. c. o. Small is spending a few
weeks in Portland where she is re-
ceiving medical treatment.
Warren Caldwell of Skowhegan
was in town Sunday calling on rela-
tiyes and friends.
Gordon Scott has been spending his
vacation at the home of his parents
Mr.. and Mrs w. F. Scott.
A call was rung in from box IS
Sunday little before noon for a
grass fire in the field back of the
creamery. The firemen quickly re-
'sponded and in a short time the all
out signal was sounded.
Miss Clara Hunnewell was a caller
at the home of her brother Carl Hun
newell at Madison Center Sunday af-
ternoon.
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RINGHAM

On Tuesday May LIST. two episodes
of The Purple Mask" will be shown
at Kennebec Hall. Remember that
there are pictures every Tuesday, Fri
day and Saturday evenings.
A few pair of Chippewa Falls
"Hunkidori" driving shoes left at
Donigans.
Cash prices for Friday and Satur-
day at Fred w Preble's. Now Is the
time to buy the following articles and
save money; 3 pkgs. Corn Flakes 25c +;
pkgs. Shredded Wheat 35c; pkgs
Rolled Oats 45c 3 pkgs Krumbles,
27c; 3 pkgs. Minute Tapioca &c.
The anniversary sermon for the
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs will be
delivered next Sunday morning at the
Congregational church by Rev. Thos.
b. HIATT Members of both orders
will meet at the Fraternity Hall at 10
o'clock and march to the church in
body. Visiting members are cor
daily invited to participate in the ex-
ercises of the day. The church will
be decorated for the occasion and
special music will be furnished.
Mrs McFee has returned to her
home on Murray street after having
spent the fall and winter as house
keeper for Joseph Foss of Concord.
Mrs. Clara Bray moved the first of
this week into a small rent in the
house owned by Mrs. Eta Holt. Mrs.
Bray has roomed during the past sea-
son In the home of f. o. Taylor on
Preble street. but it is understood that
Mr.. Taylor and family are to leave
town in the near future and the house
which they are to vacate will be oc-
cupied by>fts owner Oman Sawyer and
family from Bald Mt. Mr.. Sawyer
will still be employed at Bald Mt but
his family will reside here.
Miss Helen Palmer of Embden was
a guest of friends in town over Sun
day.
Look at the line of fine furniture,
art squares, congoleum, feltoleum,
linoleum. oil cloth. shades and scrim
curtains at Donigan's.
Guy Martin of Boston was guest
at Bingham Hotel for several days re
Gently
The c. G. c. will hold its annual
meeting at the home of Mrs Forrest
Colby next Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Kelliher spent
Sunday in town.
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Nathaniel Hall

A copy of the Daily Pilot, publish.
ed in San Pedro, California, April T.,
has been received containing the no.
tice of funeral services for Nathaniel
Hall who died at his home in the
Western city April at the age of Sc
years.
Mr.. Hall was a native of Monmouth.
being born there in 1890. He was
for 20 years a resident of Canaan and
went to California six years ago as
the climate proved beneficial for Mr.
Halls ill health.
The deceased was a member OF
Carrabassett Lodge |. o. O. F. at
being born there in 1881. He was
Skowhegan. Besides a widow who
was formerly Miss Ann Burrel of
Canaan. he is survived by one daugh-
ter and a grandson now living in Ca
naan. Interment was in the I O.
o. F. cemetery at Los Angeles
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EAST NEW PORTLAND

Mrs. Tena Smith of Waterville and
Mrs Eva Simmons of Salem were
called here by the serious illness of
Mrs. Abbie Hutchins who is not ex-
pected to live but a short time.
Our school is progressing under
the instruction of Miss Mildred
Thomas of South Portland.
Mrs. Flora Boynton recently spent
few days with relatives at North
Arson.
Mrs Viola Merry has returned to
her home here for the summer.
Miss Ida Gowell is visiting friends
at Belgrade
Neil Sylvester of New Portland
and Miss Wiley of Pennington were
married. Saturday, April 21st
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NORTH NEW PORTLAND

Mrs. May Quint of Flagstaff who
has been visiting at the place, went to
her daughters Mrs. Mont Hammond
at Arson Valley the first of the week
Earle Kennison is spending few
days with his parents Mr.. and Mrs
II. W. kennison. He enlisted from
L. of NJ and has been assigned to the
coast patrol.
Daisy Gould returned from King
field this week where she has been
working for a few months.
George Wood has moved to King
field.
A large crew of river drivers have
gone on the Sandy Stream drive. The
rear of the drive Is few miles above
here in Lexington.
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NORTH ANSoS

Al the last meeting 81 The Woman 3
Club held in the Congregational
church. a very interesting paper Was
given by Mrs Lettuce Bradbury. su-
perintendent az schools II Nas very
much regretted thal aslns - The
weather and sickness he attendance
was small The naat meeting r.
Civic improvement In charge Of Mrs
Alice simmons az which tine lee
ture Is 10 be given The date will
be announced later
Last Friday nineteen river drivers
arrived here from the head Hafer 9i
the North Arson Lambsr gampans +
drive They were arrested 8nd tried
that afternoon iu Garrahasseft HAIL
and we're kept in The hail th8t night
Saturday morning they 0ers taken -
skoNhegan boy Deputy sheriff Wills
Emers. assisted by Deputies Tuscan
Of Scion and Gipsun Il bingham
The men we're hired eight aaYs ago
By a Bangor Empla3p eHf Agency 10
work for the North Arson Lumber
Company ON refusal IN 90 - Aork
Friday the men were arrested. tried
and given Anee from s. - - Zach
or 80 days IN jail All took the Jail
sentence The men claimed that they
should be paid from the time they
landed al North Arson and refused 10
60 Ia work unless they were The
lumber company and employment
agency stated the agreement With
the mon vas that they should he paid
from the time work WIS actually com
menced The men appeared Ia re
gard the a1air "a a huge joke
The Portland Packing Company has
adopted new system in the packing
business here by introducing a small
er can containing one pound that Is
very attractive The cans thai we're
formerly used held two pounds
II A Eames, master driver on the
Patterson bridge section has been
stringing his bOOms this week He
found them in a worse condition than
In any former years The strong ice
broke some of the boom away from its
confinement and it had to be replac-
ed
Mr. and Mrs. II. b. Warren of Wa
terville are in town for few days
the guests Of Mr. and Mrs. George
Clark.
Rev and Mrs. Gardner Wills go to
their new pastorate In New Sharon
and Mercer Friday morning. They
Will reside at New Sharon.
Rev. e. W. Kennison of Conway, n.
H., the new pastor of the Methodist
church, will probably arrive here to-
night Thursday and will occupy
the pulpit next Sunday.
Linwood Games and his bride, who
was Miss Alice Buffen of Worcester,
Mass. arrived here from Worcester.
Saturday night. They were united
In marriage in that city April IS. The
young couple will remain with his
father Roscoe Games until fall.
A wedding took place at the Meth
odist parsonage Saturday evening
when Rev Gardner Wills united in
marriage Leroy NJ. Bulger of Port
hand and Miss Verna e. Peters of
North Arson. They will reside in
Portland.
Mrs. Flora Durgin was assisting in
the postofIice the first OF the week as
Miss Christabel Ellis was Ill.
Mrs. Ella returned to Massachusetts
Tuesday after spending two weeks
with her sons
G. l.. Hovey has bought of Colum-
bus Marshall, the lot on Center street
where the house was burned nearly
thirty years ago Mr.. Hovey intends
to erect house this spring on the lot
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GIRL WORKER TELLS
HOW TANLAC
BROUGHT RELIEF

The indoor worker. either man or
woman, is particularly susceptible To
the so-called Modern Maladies- the
ailments of stomach and liver and
catarrhal affections which are so COM
mon in America
Hundreds of workers will Therefore
be interested in this story told not
long ago by Miss r. E. Belts OF IS
Holland street, Bangor.
Miss Belts Is one of the great army
of women workers. She is employed
in a paper mill.
Il became a sufferer from stomach
trouble and Indigestion" said this
Bangor young woman recently MY
stomach bothered me so much that
had to be very careful what | ate
Even after light meals | would suffer
My food did not seem to digest but
instead it fermented and caused gas
and bloating and heavy, dull feel
ing
a heard and read so much about
Tanlac that | finally tried it. Now
since taking Tanlac | can eat any
thing. | am no longer troubled at all
with indigestion. or course, am
stronger and better generally. l rec
ommend Tanlac because of the way
| it helped me-
1T is good digestion and assimila-
ton that builds strength for the work
err" said the Tanlac Man. you can
build strength on a diet of light food
| for an ailing stomach. Substantial
food we'll digested is needed to build
strength in a natural way through
blood and tissue. Tanlac is designed
to create this condition in a natural
way.
Tanlac now is being specially in
troduced in Skowhegan by Frank v
Buchanan; Norridgewock, Spaulding
Drug Co. and there is a<Tanlac agent
| in every Maine town.
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SOION

Bernard Davis spent Saturday and
Sunday at North New Portland the
guest of friends.
There will be pie sociable in the
Grange Hall Friday evening, April
27thl Each lady is expected to bring
pie, everything else free. There
will be games and dancing.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Rogan, who have
been spending the winter at Nassau,
Bermuda. were the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Magoon Monday night and
left for their cottage at Pleasant Pond
on Tuesday mornings train.
Alton Cooley OF Wilder, Vt, came
last Wednesday night to visit friends
and has decided that he will spend
part of the summer here.
Mr. and Mrs Malon Whipple who
have been visiting relatives in town,
returned to their home in Hudson,
Mass, last week
The Ladies Aid will meet Tuesday
afternoon May LIST with Mrs. Julia
Vittum
H. A. Clark is suffering from a
shock which he received last week at
his home on North Main street He
is confined to his bed and is being
cared for by Mr.. and Mrs. Loyson
Chase and his son Albert Clark of
Lynn, Mass, who came Saturday. Mrs,
Clark was sick at the time her hus-
band was taken sick, and Saturday
afternoon she was operated on at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Aston Rowell,
X. NJ. Stiles. County Farm Demon
strator, will be at the Grange Hall,
Monday evening. April 30th to COM
plete the formation of the Boys and
Girls Club and will be assisted by
Miss Haskell of the L. of NJ,
Scion Lodge |. o. o. F. and North
ern Light Rebekah Lodge will attend
services in a body at the Congrega-
tional Church next Sunday afternoon.
The members of each lodge are re-
quested to meet at their hall at p. m.
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REyERE-CORNVILLE

While saving wood with his gaso-
line engine last week Maurice Cav.
ford caught his hand on the saw in
such a way as to take off a finger on
the left hand
Lula Smith of Skowhegan is assist
ing Mrs. Maurice Gaylord with her
work
Calsie Greenleaf broke the thumb
of his right hand while in a boxing
match at Waterville Friday night
Len Lincoln of North Arson has
been painting and papering for S. II.
Beal.
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ATHENS

The Athens schools have all opened
for the spring term. The first to
open was the Washington school with
Miss Norma Stanley again in charge
of the Grammar and Miss Ruth Man
son of Scion teacher of the Primary.
The rural schools are in charge of
the following teachers: Mrs. Rena
Foss, Longfellow: Mrs. Cara Bos-
worth, Eaton; Mrs. Clyde Scribner,
Stickney Hill; Mrs. Belva Hutchinson,
Lincoln; Miss Emma Mahoney of
Scion, Stetson; Miss Opal Boston,
Mckinley; Miss Alice Leighton, Lords
Hill or Franklin; Mrs. Blanche Ogden,
an experienced teacher of Canaan, at
East Athens Miss Vera Leighton
one of our young teachers returned
this week to Brighton where she
taught last year. Miss Lottie Reed
a teacher of many terms experience,
began teaching the Brighton Village
school, April 3d.
Rev. VIM. Fletcher is expected to
occupy the pulpit May 6.
The new pastor of the NJ. E. church
Rev. w l.. Bradeen is expected to
reach here to occupy the pulpit April
29th.
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IARONE

Miss Heron has again opened her
school in No. 13 after a short vaca-
ton spent at her home in Waterville.
II will now be permissible to ship
fruit of all kinds, even the soft. such
as strawberry and raspberry, by par,
Gel post Il IN proper containers
Clinton Luce has been enjoying a
visit from his sister who resides in
Monticello but has been visiting a
daughter in New York and another in
Boston: also friends in Waterville.
The country roads are in worse
condition than for years and the mails
are hindered and sometimes stopped
altho the Star route carried from La
rome to Waterville has thus far made
his trips, altho late.
Miss Winifred Puffer is at home
from visit with relatives in down
river towns and with her came her
fiance Howard Buzzell who has been
at work in the mill at Rumford.
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Telephone Company to Relocate

The store in the Ordway block Tor
merly occupied by the Greene Grocer
Company on Madison avenue, is beinl
remodelled by Harvey Goodwin con.
tractor, and after its completion will
be occupied by the Maine Telephone
Company who will use the location
for their business Office and public
booth Their traffic department will
be established in the upper part Of
the Philbrick block.
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CANAAN

Mr.. and Mrs. Eulah Peavey were in
Lewiston several days the past week
on business.
Mrs. Arthur Elwood and daughter
Phyllis are stopping with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Almon Smith for few
days while Mr. Elwood is in Buckfield
to attend the funeral of his mother
Miss Nellie Tibbetts visited at V. C..
Hollis several days recently.
Abbott Wing and son Harry of Wa
terville have returned home after
passing several days with Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Holt.
Mrs. Marietta Small is visiting her
daughter Mrs Eulah Peavey.
There vii. be patriotic meeting
and flag raising at Canaan Saturday,
April 2S. at > p. IN. f. F. Merrill of
Skowhegan will speak.
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PIGII CORNER

Mr. and Mrs. Herman Smith and
baby are spending this week with
Mrs. Smiths father Mr. F'lewellyn of
Cornville.
A. w. Hunnewell who has been
working for Myron Jewett has finish
ed work and returned home,
The Pugh Corner school will open
next Monday after vacation of four
weeks.
Miss Murel Richardson will return
Saturday from Skowhegan where she
has been working
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CORN VILE

Selvin Flanders and Elmer Worthen
of Skowhegan were in town Sunday.
Miss Walker, nurse who has been
taking care OF Mrs. James Mason, re-
turned to Skowhegan Tuesday of last
week.
Mrs Ann Flanders who has been
boarding with George Warren and
family, has returned to her home.
George Badger of Skowhegan has
been employed on the town farm.
Archie Fenton and family have
moved to the Horace Flanders farm.
Margery Williams is attending
school at Athens.
Ernest Moody has rented the Au-
gustus Wyman farm
The many friends of Peter Merry
will regret to hear that he has re-
turned to the hospital at Cambridge
for treatment.
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OTINNERASSETT

Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Butler and son
Howard who have been in the woods
at Bald Mountain all winter were
guests of Mrs. Buffers sister Mrs
Josephine Woodsum last week.
G. B. Colby and Fred Tibbetts went
to Wilton last week Friday after cat
tie.
Albert Parsons of Portland and
Miss Hazel Bailey of Waterville were
week end guests at A. w. Parsons.
George Harlow has hired Mrs. EN-
ma Withee's farm.
Mrs. Fannie Rogers will entertain
the G. c. Club this week Wednesday
Mr.. and Mrs. George Paddock OF
Skowhegan were calling at j. F
Woodsums Sunday.
w. T. Tryon. is expected to arrive
here about May 1st to work on
Young's farm.
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HARTL LAND

Mrs. Andy Merrill of Harmony was
in town Thursday of last week for a
visit with her mother Mrs Alice
Seekins.
Ralph Wyman has moved his family
from the John Page rent to Mrs Will
burs rent in the Bowman house.
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Gard of Thanks

| wish to express my heartfelt
thanks to the neighbors and friends
who so kindly assisted me during the
sickness and death of my dear sister,
also to thank the Grange and others
for the profusion of beautiful flowers.
CYRUS P. MOORE
North Anson. April u, 1917.
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SOJTTH CANAAN

Chester Nelson has been home from
NJ c. l. the past week with the
measles.
Harry Holt is building an addition
to his barn.
The Larkin social will meet with
Miss Nellie Chase on Saturday at
ternoon, April %.
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IACKMAN

Patriotic services were held at the
Congregational church last Sunday
morning and evening with special mu-
sic. decorations and sermons
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George Getchell, North Clinton, who
lost his barn by fire about a year
ago. Is building another He had his
barn raising this Monday afternoon.
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WEST PITTSFIEJD

School at Powers schoolhouse
closed Thursday of last week on ac
count of the measles.
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VERMONT MUTUAL FIRE INSUR-
ANCE co. Gives Best Insurance.
Saves You About Is per cent
Farm and Village Property Specially
J.C. Griffin Agcy.. Skowhegan
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WEST EWBDE\

Mr. and Mrs. Allen Cleveland and
family have moved to the place were
Fred Mckenney formerly lived.
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Premiums reed in Maine. 153,400.01
Losses incurred ....... 71,499.07