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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-12-06
WELLINGTON

Mr.. and Mrs Edison Hunt and fam
lily, who spent Thanksgiving with his
parents in Worcester Mass, returned
home last Saturday.
Charles Potter got a fine deer one
day last week.
Miss Helen Drew, who is working In
Skowhegan, spent Thanksgiving with
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Drew.
Miss Inez Lawrence who is working
in the corn factory at Harmony, was
home over Thanksgiving.
Levi Adams of Madison was In town
visiting friends and relatives few
days last week.
J. d. Robinson of Ripley is at work
for Uriah Whitehouse.
George Curtis of this town and
Robert Gourley of Kingsbury have
taken a logging job of Joseph st.
Clair. Mr. Gourley has moved his
family to the village into the house
formerly occupied by Walter Libby.
Walter Russell of Dover passed
thru town Saturday.
About twenty inches of damp snow
fell here Saturday afternoon and even
ing which enabled the lumbermen to
begin work In earnest.
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ASSOCIATE MEMBERS APPOINTED
Somerset Legal Advisory Board Held
First Meeting Tuesday Morning

The legal advisory board for Son.
erset County consisting of George "
Cover, A. K. Butler and Clerk of
Courts, William T. Seekins, held their
first meeting Tuesday morning and at
that time appointed associate mem
bers from the various towns in the
county. The appointments were as
follows:
Skowhegan-Hon. S. w Gould. I
L. Walton, Judge F. F. Lawrence, Hon
E. N. Merrill. E. F Merrill, VIM. F
Merrill, Maurice P Merrill, E. c. But
Ter, Harold j. Phillips, William II
Halves, Daniel Lewis and John Lewis
Norridgewock-L. r. Folsom, F I.
Arnes
Madison--Judge C. o. Small, Ber-
nard Gibbs, j. H. Thorne, W. B.
Brown.
Solon-Judge Turner Boswell
Thomas ]. Young.
Jackman-Chester H Mills, W L.
Anderson.
Pittsfield-O. H Drake, j. W. Man
son, Harry r. Coolidge.
Fairfield-George NJ. Chapman, F. A.
Smith, Judge H. H. Brazzell, Harold
E. Weeks.
Hartland-J. H. Haley
North Anson-E. w. Sawyer.
Athens. F. Holman.
Bingham-Royden V. Brown.
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SANDY RIVER

Mr.. Simons, who has been employ
ed at the power house of the Madison
Electric Light Co. left Saturday for
Boston, Mass. Benedict Yeaton will
fill the place made vacant by Mr.
Simons
Mr.. and Mrs. b. F. Baker gave a
dinner Thanksgiving day to large
number of relatives.
No crossing at the lower ferry. The
boat is frozen in and ice not yet strong
enough for teams,
Bessie Dow passed pleasant
Thanksgiving with her grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. James e. Webb, return
ing to the village Monday morning.
Charles Buzzell of Smithfield, one
of the cream collectors for the Show
hogan Jersey Creamery, made %
mile trip Monday, breaking much of
the road delivering his usual load of
cream at the factory and arriving on
the Sandy River at 7.30, where he puts
up Monday and Thursday nights.
There. was no delivery of mail on
the river, Monday.
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SOuTH CANAAN

Leslie Buzzell had the misfortune
to lose a nice COW last week
Mrs. Katherine Mason was the guest
of Mrs. Margaret Goodrich Friday last
Mrs. Pearl (Nason) Salisbury and
little daughter, Juneta, accompanied
by Mrs. Harold Salisbury, spent
Thanksgiving with her mother, Mrs
A. NJ. Mason.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Swain entertain
ed on Thanksgiving Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
Hill from Skowhegan and Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Written, South Canaan.
S. d. Phelps from Burnham spent
the week end with friends in South
Canaan.
John Nelson is having quite serf-
GUS time with bad sores on his hands
caused by coming in contact with
brown tail moths, while gathering ap-
pies.
C. S. McAllister from Burnham is
working for John Nelson driving his
team
We have heard that Mr.. and Mrs
Clair Wiley are soon to move away
We are sorry to lose good neighbors
Mrs. Earle Bracket spent Friday in
Clinton.
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The News of Somerset's Busy Towns

hunters arrived at farm house in the
back part of the town having been out
all night and unable to return sooner
on account Of the storm.
The ladies OF Bingham are to have
the privilege Of attending the Home
Economic Extension School in Foods
Preparation and Serving, at Grange
Hall, Bingham, on Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday, Dec. 10, II and II,
1917 The instructors are to be Miss
Kathryn Gordon, Extension Instructor
In Home Economics; Mrs. Marion
Estabrook Hunt. Emergency Home
/ Demonstration Agent; Miss Ruby
| Barker, Home Demonstration. The
school will open at $50 a m. and a
/ basket dinner at the noon hour. The
/ committee on local arrangements,
Mrs. y. H Whipple. Mrs. Belle Will
! liams.
Everyone who has a Victrola will
want some of our new Christmas mu-
sic. If you haven't a Victrola you
will want one to make the Holiday
season complete Let us show you
some +. W Moore. Bingham.
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favored by the calmness of the night
and snow on the roofs, 1t was kept
from spreading further.
The Womans Club will meet with
Mrs. Malon Patterson, Tuesday even
ing, Dec. II. Subject THE Ravages
of War in the Balkans"
Wedding bells on Thanksgiving
evening when Mrs. Carrie Brofee and
Jonah Spaulding were united in mar
riage by Rev H. c. Glidden
Henry C. Allen of Waterville. ad-
juster for the Home Insurance Co.
was in town Monday looking after the
recent fire losses.
At the last regular meeting of North
Somerset Grange. P. of H. the Of
ficers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows: Grant Witham,
w. M: ]. c. McCollor, oyerseer; Liz
zie Withem, lecturer; D. S. Witham,
steward; Chester Grant, assistant
steward; Lizzie Stevens, chaplain;
Fred Magoon, treasurer; Mabel Ma
: COON. secretary; Lila Clark, gate
keeper: Annie Witham Ceres; Clara
McCollor, Pomona; Flora Pollard
Flora; Bertha Goodrich, lady assistant
steward
Mrs. Pearl Swain of Portland spent
Thanksgiving with her parents and
son Robert.
A fire alarm at noon on Thursday
i Nov. "a, was found to be the place re-
Gently purchased of Harry Hilton by
/ Kingsley Foss. The house was en-
tirely destroyed.
/ Fred Magoon is in Harmony this
week inspecting diaries.
| Ralph Larrabee and family were
present at family party in Oakland
J Thanksgiving.
1.-The Christian, in s parts, Cara
funk Hall. next Saturday night.
Fred Adams and Harlan Boyingtor
! are spending a week in the deep wood
j looking for game.
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Dangers of a Cold
Skowhegan People VIII Do Well to
Heed Them

Many bad cases of kidney trouble
result from cold or chill. Congest-
ed kidneys fall behind In altering the
poisonladen blood and backache
headache. dizziness and disordered
kidney action follow. Don't neglect
a cold Use Doan's Kidney Pills at
the first sign of kidney trouble. Fol
low this Skowhegan residents ex-
ample:
e. M. Greene, "a Turner Ave, says:
"A cold settled in ;fsy kidneys and my
back panied so badly at times l was
unable to attend to my work The
disordered condition of the kidney Sc
cretions showed my kidneys were af-
fected and l got Doan's Kidney Pills
at Sampson & Azores Drug Store.
One box made me we'll again
Statement given June 20, 1909
LATER TESTIMONY
On June rs, 1916, Mr.. Greene said
Il gladly confirm my former endorse
ment. Doans Kidney Pills never fail
to help me whenever l take them"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doans Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Greene had Foster ilburn Co,
Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

The severe storm of Saturday dam
aged telephone poles and wires here
to quite an extent.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. II. Taylor of Mer-
GER were guests of their daughter here
last Friday.
Charles Lewis went to Bridgewater
last week to visit relatives for time.
Ralph Lewis and sister Mrs Helen
Cheney of Madison were in Norridge-
wock, Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. l.. Keith were din
ner guests Thanksgiving day at the
home of George e. Chase, 81 North St,
Skowhegan.
Percy Rideout and Master Bryon
Lloyd spent Thanksgiving with
friends in Mercer.
Jack Green, who has been with Lee
Ketchum the past two months, return
ed to Boston, Wednesday,
Mr.. White also Nellie and James
Smith of Skowhegan were Thanksgiv-
ing guests at the home of l.. A. Ketch-
UNI. Friends are glad to hear that
Mrs. White who is patient at M. G.
H., Lewiston, is gaining.
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NORTH ANSON

Mr. and Mrs b. M Steward of Ban
gor were the week end guests of rela-
tiyes here.
Mr.. and Mrs Elmer f. Sawyer spent
Thanksgiving at Holyoke Mass; the
Moore.
Mrs. Carrie Hutchins came up from
Waterville, Saturday night, and has
been the guest of the Misses Simmons
for few days.
Fred Flanders, who is working al
Bald Mountain, came home for a
I Thanksgiving visit.
Mr.. and Mrs Wallace Emery are
spending a few days in Boston.
Alfred Berry, who Is substituting for
s. B. NORM on the rural delivery
route, had a long hard day, Monday
when he made the trip, and did not
get home until nearly nine o'clock
Stephen NORM Is recovering finely
from his recent illness of diphtheria
and Is able to be out every day now
F. II. Holley is finishing off an
apartment for light housekeeping up
stairs in the front part of Carrabas-
sett block, which Mr.. and Mrs. Holley
will occupy this winter and close their
house on Madison street
Mrs. l.. A. Bradbury and son Alvin
went to Lexington the first of the
week and intend to return Thursday.
The schools will open Dec. 10th, there
being no new cases of diphtheria, and
ed
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Sawyer were
at Skowhegan, Sunday, to attend a
family gathering at the home of Mr.
and Mrs Arthur Plummer, who is a
sister of Mrs. Sawyer. The gather
Ing was occasioned by the visit Of
their brother, John Dunton, a member
of the Red Cross Ambulance Corps
now stationed at Allentown, Pa.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Newton and chill
dren spent Thanksgiving day with
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Fisher, 1t being
the tenth wedding anniversary of Mr..
and Mrs. Fisher
Mrs. Ellen c. (Stickney) Metcalf,
whose death occurred at Chicago, ILL.,,
November 25, was born in North An
son, the daughter Of DR.. George w.
and Cynthia c. (French) Stickney.
She was educated at Arson Academy
and grew to womanhood in this vii
lage. On Jan. 90, 1860, she was unit
ed in marriage to lothian c. Metcalf,
and two children were born to them,
Fred of Chicago and Lizzie who mar
ried George Abbott of North Arson.
About twelve years ago. Mr.. and Mrs.
Abbott and their daughter went to
Chicago to care for Mrs. Metcalf and
her two sisters, Miss Lucy Stickney
and Miss Emma Stickney, three high
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MOSCOW

Austin Ham, one of the soldiers
from this town, who is in the train
ing camp at Aver, was home last
week on short furlough.
Ellenford Messer was saving wood
with his gasoline engine in this part
of the town last week.
Miss Lou Carville, student at Col
by College, spent Thanksgiving with
her aunt, Mrs. Floyd Hunnewell of
Pleasant Ridge. She also visited at
the home Of her grandfather, Edmund
Hill.
Sunday School in the Temple dis
trict has been discontinued until
warmer weather.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edible Hilton are the
happy parents OF a baby girl.
Clyde Dunton is In the woods driv-
ing team for w. T. Haines.
Winnie Vittum and family, John
Briggs and family and e. E. Hill ate
Thanksgiving dinner at Leo Hills.
The Washington school began Mon
day, Dec. 3, after a weeks vacation
with Miss Hazel Carl of Bingham,
teacher
Mrs Rose Baker returned Thursday
from visit with her sister in King
field.
Mrs. Edward Berry, who has been
with her daughter IN Norridgewock
for some time. has arrived home. Her
daughter, Mrs. Alice King of Show
hogan, came with her.
Obed Pierce has been driving VIII
Robinson's four horse team and work
ing on his farm.
Thomas Courtney and John Kelley,
Jr. are cutting timber for F. s. Hun
newell on Charles Hills back lot.
Miss Margaret Washburn from
Pennington Normal School spent
Thanksgiving with her parents.
The weather has been unusually
cold for the season for the past ten
days, but last Friday snow began to
fall and at present there is about two
feet or more of heavy snow and the
roads are blocked so they have to be
broken out and it still continues snow
ing
There is quite an amount of box
board timber being cut here this win
ter.
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TROTTDALE

Arthur Curtis has returned to his
home in Athens.
Forrest Mills has come up here to
spend a few days hunting.
Mrs. George Holt and two daugh-
ters. Velma and Ruth and Miss Tufts
were in Bingham and Madison the
last of the week.
Scott Frost OF Winthrop Is spend
ing a few days hunting.
George Quint has gone to Bald Mt.
to work.
Mrs. George Gilman of Bingham
spent Thanksgiving with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. s. NJ. Adams.
Eugene Merchant and party are
spending a few days hunting. They
are stopping at the Adams cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Quint spent
Thanksgiving with their son George
Quint.
Everyone who came to the box so
cable last Tuesday evening, reported
that they had a very nice time. All
of the boxes sold for good price.
Willford Cilley attended the box So
cable at Bakers Tuesday evening.
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NORTH ST. ALBANS

Harry Hilton returned Thursday
from a two weeks hunting trip at
lockwood. bringing home fine deer
Misses Bertha and Marjorie Parker
are in Dexter visiting their sister Mrs
Henry Clukey.
Mrs. Vesta Hilton has gone to Bos-
ton. She will visit her aunt Mrs
Emma Brown and also will go to Aver
where her brother Eden wilkins Is in
training.
Mrs. Mile Parker and daughter
Dorothy spent the week end with her
daughter Mrs. Ida Grant.
Mrs. Sam Parker passed Thanksgiv-
ing with her daughter, Ina Parker
Clukey.
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NORTH MADISON

Miss Hazel Dean spent the day last
Thursday visiting her parents. Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Greene.
Mrs Edith Robbins, who has been
stopping with her mother thru the
sickness and death of her father, f.
NJ. Dean, has returned to her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Parsons were
in Skowhegan a few hours last We'd
neSday.
Charlie jennings has bought the
heater piece of land so called of Ed
gar Clark at North Madison, near the
Twelve Corners to erect a small cot
tage house for his own use.
Earl Greene is up river on hunt
ing trip.
Mr.. and Mrs L. II. Bicknell left
Tuesday for Massachusetts. They
expect to be employed at the State
Hospital in Mattapan.
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SOLON

North Somerset Grange will give a
five cent social in their hall Friday
evening, Dec. 7. The public are cor
daily invited to come. Whist, sixty
three, finch and other games will be
played during the evening
The Red Cross will meet with Mrs,
F. A. Coolidge.
Misses Esther Manson, Della Pierce
and Emma Mahoney returned to their
work in Pennington Normal school
after spending the Thanksgiving re-
cess with their parents in town.
Miss Juna Merrill Is working in the
telephone office during the absence Of
the regular operator.
1t is with much regret that we learn
that the Principal Of our High School,
Joseph Blaisdell, has enlisted and
will close his duties here this week.
The town was awakened at IL
o'clock Friday night by the fire call.
A fire which originated by the chin
ney of George Tozier house. complete
ly destroyed the whole set of build
ings, but by hard fighting and being
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BRIGHTON

Breaking roads are the order Of the
day just now as there was nearly two
feet of snow fell in the storm of Sat
urday and Sunday,
H. n. Farrin and Arthur Kinney
went to Pittsfield and Burnham Fri
day and purchased some work horses
Ralph Foss returned from Foxcroft
Saturday, where he has been hauling
lumber
| wish to correct the error l made
last week in stating that Allie Foss
of Athens had moved his family here
to this village. 1t should have been
Ralph Foss and family.
II. n. Farrin and family spent
Thanksgiving with Mrs. Farrin's pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Jewett oil
Solon Tom Farrin has gone tC
Roach River to work.
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Mrs. Williams and granddaughter of

Mrs. Williams and granddaughter of
Front street, Skowhegan, was at
Leonard Leighton's one day last week
calling on her sister Mrs. HUFF.
Carol Butler recently shot deer.
Corporal Lester f. Walker OF the
Expeditionary Force, writes here that
he is enjoying good health and Is now
in the drilling camps Somewhere in
France"
Before the storm covered the ice at
Lang bridge the skating was very
good Friday and Saturday evenings
of last week quite number extra
ones gathered to join the skating
party.
Mrs. Eber Walker is visiting her
three sisters in Skowhegan for few
days.
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NORTH FAIRFIELD

News were received here Saturday
of the death Friday night OF Allen
C. Goodwin at his home in Oakland.
He was born in this neighborhood,
the son of Edward and Amy Bowman
Goodwin and except for a short time
spent in California and the years he
served his country in the Civil war,
he had always resided here, until
failing eyesight and other infirmities
due to old age made 1t wiser that ne
should be near his son at Oakland.
Mr.. Goodwin married., Sept. IL, 1889,
Miss Ellen l.. Sturtevant and brought
her as a bride to the home In North
Fairfield where they celebrated their
golden wedding in 1909, surrounded
by forty relatives. He leaves be-
sides the widow, the son, Walter A.
Goodwin, a daughter, Miss Annie l.,
Goodwin Of Fairfield Center and a
grandson, Lieut.. Earl c. Goodwin of
Oakland. His age was 81 years.
The Tuesday Club met with Mrs.
Eleanor Eager, Dec. 4. with 13 mem
bers present and two new members
were admitted Several dresses were
finished and plans made for Xmas
boxes, etc. They meet in two weeks
with the president, Mrs. Helen Choats.
Miss Varnum read a letter from
Thomas Murray of Co. II, Somewhere
in France"
Mr. and Mrs Ward Chapman attend
ed the funeral of Allen c. Goodwin
at Oakland, Monday.
Mrs. Henry Atwood and mother
Mrs. Melinda Badger were In Water
Vile Wednesday
The storm OF Saturday and Sunday
has demoralized our telephone ser
vice.
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NORTH CORNvLLE

The M. e. B. Society will hold their
annual Xmas sale at the Kinsman
schoolhouse, next Saturday (Dec. 81
.. m. and evening. A nicely arrang.
ed program will be furnished in the
evening including violin music by
Miss Violet Allen of Athens. After
the program there will be q hulled-
corn supper. Everybody is cordial
ly invited.
Harry Dysart who has employment
in North Arson. spent Thanksgiving
with his family.
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Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
Writes Desirable Business of All Glasses
SAVES ABOUT rs PER CENT
Represented BY John c. Griffin. Skowhegan
ATHENS

At the church service Sunday, Rev
w L. Bradeen will deliver an address
on the subject Cleaning Away the
Rubbish. The services will begin at
1920 with Sunday School at 11.45. A
short preaching and social service
will be held at p. m. Everybody
welcome.
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Observation-Disclosures

A wedding ceremony, performed
many days ago has just become gen
orally known thru returns recently
filed with the town clerk, Indicating
that Rev o. H. Tracy Phi D. officiat-
ed at the marriage of Charles L..
Tewksbury, wooden mill operative
of this town and Mrs. Ella Bachelor,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs Alfred Dore
of Skowhegan. Mrs Tewksbury is
very well known in Skowhegan. The
groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. c.
T Tewksbury of Corinna and former
ly resided in that town.
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HARDSCRABBLE

Our most successful hunter Wilbur
Flanders shot an 8-point buck, Nov
90
Gason Greenleaf of Arson spent
Thanksgiving with his son Grover
Greenleaf and family
Miss Livona Hunnewell who has
been spending the past week with her
sister Mrs Guy Cooley, has returned
to her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Flanders enter
tanned Thanksgiving their children
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Curtis and chill
dren of Bingham, Mr., and Mrs. Ches-
ter Flanders and daughter of Embden,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Flanders and lit
tie son, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Flanders
and Fred Flanders. This Is the first
time for twelve years that the whole
of the children have been at home on
Thanksgiving.
School began Monday at the Blaine
school after a weeks vacation.
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RESOURCES

close OF business NOV. ZOth, 1917
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts. s8S,72235
Oyerdrafts, secured and unsecured, I,i632O
Iation 100000
Liberty Loan Bonds 68,550t0
Securities her than u. $. Bonds l66,695.0O
tank stock 1,ltS00
Stock OF Federal Reserve Bank 100000
Banking house furniture and
hxtures 35,OOOUO
Real Estate other than Banking
House l2rJOO w
Law nll reserve with Federal
Reserve Bank 0l,S22.b}
Cash III vault and net am cunts due
from national banks "a 3l0 ~
Due from Banks and Bankers l,690i0
Checks ON banks In the same city
or town reporting bank %
town Of reporting bank 4.s4345
Due from L. 5. Treasurer 751op0
Total, sl,l3s,442O5
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in sl50,o0000
surplus fund 50,0o0OO
Undivided profits, less expenses and
Taxes paid l6l, 2o529
Circulating Notes li9,995 %
Due to Banks and Bankers iJ,s5U.6S
Individual DEF osts subject to -.
check 62'1S'6 81
Certified Checks l579
Dividends unpaid l,l33.OO
Postal Savings Deposits ll,2l3.H
Other Time deposits 25' IS
Total 81 ABS, 2.05
f
STATE OF MAINE
County of Somerset. S.
I Bin w. Page, Cashier OF the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best OF my
knowledge and belief
BLIN W. PAGE Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
LIST day of Dect IN Der, 1917
IL 81 GEORGE w. COVER
Notary Public.
Correct-Attest:
CHARLES X. Cook,
CHAS r. YOUNG, Directors.
l.. A. DAsCoMBE,
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We shall be pleased to furnish, en-
tirely without charge, the Fort Fair
field Review, for one month, to any
of our subscribers. Drop us a postal
IL you want It,
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TWELVE CORNERS

Prosper Gallant, who is at Aver,
Mass. training, was at home for
Thanksgiving
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Green have
moved to Scion and will spend the
winter with their daughter, Mrs. Chas.
Holway-
Mrs. James Steele has received word
that a daughter has arrived at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Blood.
Mrs. Blood was formerly Miss Leora
Steele
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THE UNIVERSAL CAR

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month in the year-in any kind of weather.
over city streets or country roads. Permanent
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GUS low cost for operton and maintenance. 1t is
a delight to women who drive and the ideal car
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Charter No. 239 Reserve District No.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK

OF SKOWHEGAN
At Skowhegan, in the State of Maine at the
close of business Nov. 10th, 1917