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New Britain herald., 1917-07-06

quired height, one was over weight and the others had slight physical defects which the recruiting officer told them barred them from the serv- i've at least at this time.
 Making Land Appraisal.
 Representatives of the railroad were in town yesterday to secure in- formation regarding the valuation of property contiguous to land occupied by the tracks. They claimed that they were working to check up the appraisal made by the interstate commerce commission which Is seek ing to learn the true value of all railroad properties in the country.
 The appraisers declared their visit had no connection with the railroads theat to bring condemnation pro- ceedings to secure land in the eastern section of the town for the proposed spur tracks to be used in connection with the transfer station.
 Highway Work Slow.
 Although 1t was reported when the contracts were signed that the work Of laying permanent pavement be- tween Bristol and Plainville would be completed by midsummer, the indi- cations at this time are that snow will fly before the improvement is fin ished.
 The foundation has been laid from Bristol center only as far as the For estville Switch and the work appears to be progressing slowly. Bristol bound autoists continue to have to make a detour and there Is no sign of the main road being opened for some time.
 Brief Items.
 Dog Warden Marine has a valua ble dog of St. Bernard stock in the pound. The animal was found roam ing collarless about the street yes- terday.
 Cards have been received from Town Clerk R. c. Usher who Is spend ing a few days with J. H. Trumbull in Laconia, N. H.
 A number of the owners of cot tages at the camp grounds are now here for the summer. They will par ticipate in the annual Chautauqua as- sembly to be held from July 16 to A and the Methodist camp meeting which will be in session from July 26 to August 6.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-06
Maple Hill

Lester Morgan of New York is visiting his grandparents, MT. and Mrs. Samuel Morgan, of Robins ave- nue.
 Dr. Forbes of New York was the guest of MT. and Mrs. Frank Corbin of Robins avenue over the Fourth.
 c. W. Lines has returned to his home on Maple Hill avenue after an operation for appendicitis at the hos pital.
 F. A. Law and family have moved into their new residence on Maple Hill avenue which they purcha sed from Miss Mary Johnson.
 MT. and Mrs. J. c. Moody and daughter, Beatrice. took an automo- bile trip to Maine. They visited Ralph Moody, who is spending the summer there
 Mrs. Nordstrom of Robins avenue A. tion in New Haven.
 Miss Myrtle Nordstrom, Miss Zue- lette Tucker. Albert Nordstrom and Raymond Tucker enjoyed canoe trip up the Pennington river on Fourth of July.
 MT. and Mrs. A. G. Stenberg of Golf street announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Edith Sten- berg, to Harry A. Webster of New ington. Mr. Webster has joined the navy.
 Mrs. Sanford Freeman and family are spending the summer at their cottage on Money Island
New Britain herald., 1917-07-06

home of MT. and Mrs. Patrick Hol- igan in East Berlin yesterday Their nine children were all home for the day
 Miss Bertha Goodrich of Worthing- ton Ridge spent yesterday in Hart ford.
 MT. and Mrs. Harry Church of Westf1eld were visitors in East Ser lin recently.
 Miss Lista Lincoln of New York is visiting her parents MT. and Mrs. J. c. Lincoln, on Pennington Road
 Miss Irene North of East Berlin is spending few days in New York
 An addition is being built to the office of the Berlin Construction com- pany.
 Miss G. North, a former resident of East Berlin, has returned to New York after few days visit at her former home.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-06
OPPOSE EQUAL SUFFRAGE.
ReiChstag Committee Expected to
 Vote Down Reform

Copenhagen, July 6.-In conse- Quence of vigorous representations in the Reichstae main committee the preventive censorship imposed sev- eral days ago on the Frankfurter Zeitung has been raised.
 The Vorwaerts of Berlin says there is no doubt that the vote of the Reichstag committee today will re- suit in rejection of the socialist plan to introduce universal and equal. suf- frage in the federal states by action of the Reichstag.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-06
STEEL BRIDGE TO .bE ERECTED HERE
Plans Of Committee Meet With D General Public Favor
.S8,OOO APPROPRIATED
Special Four Mill Tax to Be Levied to , Cover Cost of Construction-Have , Slackers, Names Been Sent to Dis- {, trict Attorney?

At a special town meeting held last evening in the Town hall to hear the report of the committee appointed to plan for the construction of the new Bridge which is to be built over Harts pond near the American Paper Goods company, to definitely decide the ma terial to be used in the structure and to make an appropriation which would cover the cost incident to the building with special tax to be laid to cover the cost of the same, 1t was voted that $S.0O0 be appropriated. steel bridge IA feet wide be built with a foot bridge at one side four feet wide and that a spcial tax of four mills on the dollar be levied.
 The meeting was called to order at s:l5 by Town Clerk Francis H. Shaw, presiding as clerk and at 9:30 all ,wended their way homeward. About 50 voters from the towns of Berlin Kensington and East Berlin were present to voice their opinions.
 :, After the verbal report which showed that the committee have not been slack in the work of looking after all details, had been submitted and the blue prints, prepared by en- gineers, showing what the committee thought to be the best specifications for the desired improvement, had been carefully scrutinized, it was put up point blank to the voters to find out just what kind of bridge they wanted.
 Some were in favor of concrete bridge while others showed partielity toward a steel one. After some dls- cussion the tide turned in favor of steel structure. The question of size also caused some dissension especially between the residents of Berlin and Kensington. Several of the citizens of the latter place thought that bridge twenty feet wide, to cost in the neigh borhood of s12,0o0. would be appro priate. They also wished to make that a appropriation Berintes were in favor of the type of bridge that was finally decided upon and the others who differed in personal opinion later submitted to these plans.
 The following resolution was drawn up, put to a vote and carried almost unanimously:
 "Resolved That the sum of sS.eoo be and the same is hereby appro- priated for the building. construction and erection of a fourteen foot steel bridge with concrete roadway, floor and four foot sidewalk With wooden. floor, across Hart's pond, near the American Paper Goods company fac- tory in the Town of Berlin and for any and all necessary abutments, and that the board of selectmen of the Town of Berlin are hereby authorized and empowered to enter into any and all contracts for said work and to spend said sum of Ss,00O or 50 much
New Britain herald., 1917-07-06
ASuLEY-BABCOCK GO.

rightful place among the great nations of tho world"
 ' Last night the ambassador gav dinner to Ameucan officials as an prcssion of gratitude for the rec ton accorded the mission in country. Vice President Marsf Speaker Clark, members of the ( inet. and other high officials N invited. M
New Britain herald., 1917-07-06
BOSTON MUSICIANS DISCHARGE

Boston, July 6.-Manasers of vaQ vile and motion-picture tneaters | open in this city have notified uI musicians in their employ that Il services will not be required a] July IA. The union recently pres( ed demands for an increase in wa varying from $4 to $e.o0 a WI Unionists said that efforts would made to renew negotiations with managers.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-03-29
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NIL 1iN2

Mrs. Helen Barker and daughter
Miss Fay were in Waterville Monday
Everett Campbell is in very poor
health and has been obliged TO give
up his position in the shoe factory.
w. W. Huntoon was in Augusta on
business Thursday.
Mrs. James Huntoon is in Boston
with her little son Willis, who is d
patient at the Peter Bent Brigham
Hospital.
Mrs. Charles Farrand ard Miss
Lila Carr were in Augusta Thurs
day.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs
Percy Quimby has been very sick.
George Holt and family went tc
Clinton Monday where they will make
their home in the future as Mr.. Holt
has secured a position in the mill al
that place.
Miss Mollie Tracey OF Mercer who
has been visiting Mrs. Sara Frederic
has gone to Palermo.
The members of the Jolly Glee
Club enjoyed very pleasant evening
with l.. A. Reynolds and family or
Wilder Hill recently. The jevenine
was passed with program followed
by games and refreshments. An en-
joyable part being the popping OF
corn over the huge old fashioned fire.
place.
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S0RRIDGENOCk

Frank Jewell and family have NOV
ed into the house formerly occupied
by Mr.. Twomby.
Mrs. Blanche Mills returned Friday
from a few days visit With friends IN
Oakla
Mrs. X. 4. Whitney and daughter
Miss Hazel, passed the week end with
relatives in Bangor.
Harold Pierce of the |. OF NJ. is
home for the Easter vacation.
Miss Nina Hussey, a teacher IN
Brockton. Mass, is spending a fe"
weeks with her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
G. A Hussey-
Rev. and Mrs. Trites. c. a. Whit
ing Mrs. Grace Bigelow. Mrs. Thel-
ma Gilman and Miss Irene Rogers
attended the Kennebee Valley Bap-
fist meetings at Fairfield last Thurs
The Pastime Theatre viii open
saturday night. Mar. 81, at 80
O'Clock sharp.
James Hilton went to Boston last
week where he was joined THURSDAY
by his wife and her brother Lewis
Whitney and the party proceeded on
its way to Little Rock, Arkansas
where Mr.. Whitney is going for ms
health. They plan to make several
visits to places of interest on their
way and Mr.. and Mrs. Hilton Will
nrobably be away until the middle OF
April.
Mr., and Mrs. C. W. Farrand en-
tertained number of friends last
Saturday evening and deilghtiul
/ Nv y
Fred i4awton mas t-.'e,..'''' :.
visit with relatives i'll Augusta ana
| Portland.
Mrs. Cora Hurley of Skowhegan
was calling on relatives in town FIJI
day. -.
moved into the Ireland house on the
, North side of the river Mr.. Whlte
is employed in Massachusetts.
A social dance was enjoyed at the
Town Hall Thursday evening.
Mrs. d. E. Taylor was called to
Madison Monday by the illness of her
daughter Mrs. Joseph Lancaster
Paul Dempsey of Cambridge, Mass
is visiting friends in town.
Miss Marjorie Bracket and Miss
Iona Pray, students at the Farming
ton State Normal School are home
for a two weeks vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. lothian Woods have
moved into the Chester Jones house
recently vacated by C. +. Pray.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Tobey OF
Orono spent the week end with their
parents in town.
The members of Somerset Rebekah
| r hnir 20
picnic supper at their hall last Fri
day evening. A short musical pro-
gram was given. The committee in
charge for the entertainment at the
next regular meeting or the second
Friday in April are the Misses Hazel
Whitney Marion Kilgore and Fay
Barker
Miss Dorothy Folsom and her
friend Miss Phelps of the U. OF M.
are spending their Easter vacation
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In the Watertown Arsenal, Water
town, Mass, heavy lathe hands quail
fed to operate lathes SO" and up
wards, boring mill hands, all arount
machinists, floor and bench hands
and erecting machinists, are needed
at once. Wages from 1912 to $4.3l
per diem.
In the next three months 40 ship
filters will be needed at the Ports.
mouth Navy Yard, IL of which are
needed Immediately, as are also
anglesmiths or fange turner's. Wages
$4.24 to 1892 per diem.
At the Naval Torpedo Station, New.
port, r. l., 300 machinists. % machine
operators. and 20 ordnancemen are
wanted Immediately. Wages for all
around machinists from 1886 to $4.4s
per diem, ordnancemen. 1884 to 1884,
per diem, and machine operators
$2.72 to 1884 per diem.
Application, Form 1900, may be Sc
cured from the secretary of the board
of examiners at any first or second
class postoffice, from the board OF
examiners at the Watertown Arsenal
the labor boards at the Portsmouth
Navy Yard or the Torpedo Station,
Newport, or from the Secretary of the
First Civil Service District, Post Or
fee Building, Boston. Applications
should be filed with the board of ex-
aminers at the place where employ
ment Is desired.
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The News of Somerset's Busy Towns


with Miss Folsom's parents in town.
Miss Lottie Oliver of West Mills
and friend Miss Hodgkins of Farm
ington have been passing a few days
with relatives in town.
Mrs. Henry Oliver of West Mills
was in town over Sunday with rela-
tives.
The Wheeler restaurant has moved
into new quarters during the past
week as ii is now situated in the Carr
Block formerly used by Everett Saw :
yer.
Jay Pierce has been on the sick
list during the past week.
Miss Cora Baker has returned from
a visit with relatives.
The Dickinson family have moved
from the Taylor house on Main street
to their farm which they recently
purchased of Ogden TraYiss.
Herbert Barker is moving into the
Plummer Butler rent
Three interesting old people Of one
family were at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. f. A. Hilton last week, their
combined ages being two hundred and
forty-six years. Abel Thompson
aged IS the youngest OF the three
children resides in Lewiston and is
connected with the cotton mills in
his home city and is on active duty
every day. while Lyman Thompson
AGED eighty has two meat stalls in
the Blackstone Market in Boston
where he has been actively engaged
for over fifty years and the third of
the family Mrs. Elvira Thompson
Veasey aged lightweight. is still a
busy woman at her home in Madison
= l.! -: has ;;.asi<%lc3 xis the sane
farm for sixty-two years at what is
now called Blackwell The three
were called together by the death of
Mrs Abeil Thompson. whose death
was reported last week.
Mrs. Frank Spaulding returned
Saturday from Portland where she
has been passing a few days with her
daughter Miss Annette.
G. w. Huntoon returned to his
home in Gloucester Mass. last Thurs
day after a short visit with his broth
err W. w. Huntoon.
The sermon topics at the Congre-
gatonal Church next Sunday are as
follows: A. NJ in the Shadows
and at the evening service THE Man
Who said Tomorrow"
| Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Jones have
moved into the William Whiting
house or better known as the Smith
| house
A number of the young ladies of
the High School took walk to the
pleasant home of the Jepsons last
| Thursday and enjoyed dinner and
were later brought back to their
homes with team.
| The stork called at three homes in
town last week bringing on the
twentieth daughter to Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Boone. a son to Mr.. and
Mrs. Philip Williamson and son to
Mr.. and Mrs. George .Worthley.
Lewis McIntire of Lewiston passed
the week end with his mother Mrs.
Mahala McIntire.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perley Rowe of Au-
burn was in town over Sunday.
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MOSCOW

Miss Gladys Reynolds who IS teach
ing in one of the rural schools OF
Bingham this year, opened her
school again Monday, after several
weeks vacation.
Fred Moore. who has been in the
woods at Bakers Siding, has finished
his winters work and returned home
the first of the week. Fred Collins
who has been hauling for him WIN
his horses is also at home.
Mr.. Thompson from Aroostook co.
is boarding with his aunt Mrs. Bert
Lister and working in the mill al
Bingham.
Nearly all the schools in town be-
gan, Monday, March 26
The Friday evening prayer meeting
of March 10th, at the Washington
schoolhouse in Temple district, was
we'll attended and was conducted by
Reuben Crombie in the absence oil
Rev. Mr.. HIATT, who was in Oakland.
We are sorry to hear that Mrs
Harold Doe, one of the teachers OF
Bingham High School, has resigned
She is very much liked and it will be
hard to fill her place.
CLYDE Dunton returned from the
woods a few days ago, where he had
been hauling for Fred Moore, ana mas
now gone to work for the Rollins
brothers with his horses.
Mrs. Andrew Golf and daughter
Helen spent Sunday with her mother
Mrs. Sarah Collins.
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ARN0NY

Mrs Lillian tMuchelD Van Derkfe
and her genial husband are 10 RIM
the Harmony House for time w
are glad 10 have them with us
Mrs Bertha Flagg went TO Bangor
Saturday for a few DAYS
The Grange had a sale Friday AT
ternoon and evening of last week
There was an entertainment and
social in the evening The net pro-
cceds will be over thirty dollars
{ q Mclaughlin has lately in
stalled electric lights Ia his, home
They have also been pat into the
creamery
Mrs Joseph Frost passed away
Monday March 18Th
Mr. and Mrs " L. Bemis went To
Augusta Monday OF this week for a
few days
Mrs Edith Dyer went 10 Wateryille
90 Wednesday
The Ladies' Aid viii begin Satur-
day 10 sell ice cream every Saturday
afternoon during The season
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of Derry, New Hampshire, are visit
ing at the home of the formers pa
rents. Mr.. and Mrs. +. B. Upper. A
surprise party was given Miss Tup-
per Wednesday evening, March 21st
Ice cream and cake were served.
Miss Jennie Jones is spending her
vacation with her aunt Mrs. Carrie
Churchill.
Fred Dudley has been chosen super
intendent of schools.
Berle Fletcher and Minta Frederic
are teaching school in NorridgeWock'
Leon Mclaughlin and daughters
Rachel and Sylvia went to Lewiston
Monday to visit Mrs. Mclaughlin VINO
is in the hospital in that city, -n.,
Sidney Taylor celebrated ms aoth
birthday. March 18th In the even
ing he entertained a large party ol
his friends. He was presenter WIN
a hardwood rocker.
Miss Georgia Creation is spending a
two weeks vacation at home.
Miss Mildred Frederic came from
Augusta Saturday for few days
visit with her parents Mr.. and MRS
E F. Frederic, returning Tuesday
noon Miss Frederic has recently
won the prize in the suggestion con-
fest in the mail department OF Gan
nett's Publishing house, with p1an
for saving time and trouble for the
mail clerks in handling letters OIL
which a 15-9 card is sent.
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TOWN OF SKOwHEGAN
Assessors Notice

The inhabitants OF the town OF
Skowhegan. and others having tax
able property within said town, are
hereby notified and requested to bring
in to the undersigned, on or before
April 10 1917 assessors OF said
town. true and perfect lists Of their
polls and all their estate. real and
personal. including money on hand.
all money loaned on property. hy-
potheeated upon mortgages, bonds.
deeds notes. due bills and memoran-
dums or In any manner so Invested
that interest or other consideration
shall be paid or become due thereon.
debts due more than owing. and all
property held in trust as Guardian.
Executor or otherwise, which they
are possessed OF on the first day OF
April 1917, and to be prepared to sub
stantiate the same by oath.
All persons owning Real Estate
whose property was assessed in the
wrong name or by wrong descrip-
ton in the inventory OF 1916, or who
have purchased or sold Real Estate
within the past year. will call at the
Assessors Office during the time
specified below and have proper cor
rections and transfers made for 1917.
And for the purpose of receiving
said lists and making transfers of
Real Estate. the undersigned will be
In session In the Municipal Building
the second day of April from to IL
A. NJ. and from to 4 p. NJ, and on
Saturday. April 7. 1917 from to IL A.
NJ aid TO p. NJ and any personal
examination or conversations about
the valuation thereof by the Asses
sors will not be considered as waiv-
or for neglect OF any person bringing
In true and perfect lists as required
by law.
Those persons who neglect to COM
ply with this notice will be barred by
law from appealing from the decision
OF the Assessors on their application
for abatement for any errors in prop
erty taxed to them and will be furth-
er liable TO an additional valuation of
IS per cent for neglect or evasion in
a true statement of ownership OF
taxable property.
And the board will also be in ses-
sion the first Saturday of each month
beginning in August for the balance
OF the year.
CLYDE II. SMITH,
w. II. DEMO.
J. W. PACKARD
3w12 Assessors.
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feets of which she died In about two
hours time. She was stopping with
friend in the town of Morrell.
Nina, the little daughter OF Ros-
coe Berry is very sick with rheuma-
tism.
Abbie and Norma Berry are spend
ing a part of their vacation with
their grandparents at North New
Portland
Albert Jewett OF Skowhegan was a
business caller In town last Satur.
day
Harry Hilton Is pressing hay for
T. - Robinson
=. A Williams is saving wood
with his gasoline engine In Scion
and Master Kingman is carrying tho
cream 10 the factory.
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CANAAN

Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Williams and
little daughters Arlene and Caroline
were guests OF Mr.. and Mrs, Wesley
Keene at Clinton Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Leland Kicker and
daughter Louise were guests OF Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Burrill Sunday.
Miss Minnie Goodwin passed Fri
day at Moore's Mills, the guest OF
Mrs. Fred Getchell.
Miss Mildred Keene OF Skowhegan
passed Sunday with her father A. J.
keene.
Mrs. Beulah Holt and little son
Royce were the guests of her aunt,
Mrs Kate Hill at Skowhegan last
week
Claude Thornton was at home from
Fairfield over Sunday.
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MAYEIELD

X. L. Campbell and P. L. Bryant
went to Deadwater recently to meet
Henry Crowell, Charles Green and
Walter Taylor of Skowhegan who
are surveying in town.
Town meeting of Mayheld was
held March 10. officers elected
were: Moderator, B. w. Adams
clerk, K L. Campbell; assessors, e.
J. Russell. J. p. Cook, p. T. Brown;
school committee. j. P. Cook. l.. d.
Brown, Willie Bickford. The town
voted to join with Moscow or some
other adjoining towns in selecting a
superintendent of schools. b. w
Adams was elected constable, colleo-
tor and treasurer.
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CONCORD AND VICINITY

Beautiful spring weather after the
line storm
Walter Packard has gone 10 Cor
ham 10 Join his wife Who went last
week TO stop with her sister for a
time
Willie Littleheld finished his LOS
hauling and returned To skoV ga
with his teams Tuesday
Nellie Littleheld who has been via.
ting old neighbors and friends far o
few days returned 70 SkoNberan
with her husband
People In this vicinity we're shock
cd 70 hear OF the death Of Lena Mar
con which occurred March 81 she
having suffered a sheek from 80 -
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POWERS sCHOOLn0uSE

Ralph Kerry and family are soon
90 move on to the Hess farm in Nor
ridgpWoCk
Aunt Mary Atwood Is visiting rela-
lives at NorridKeW Nira Camp
he'll IA caring for the family while her
grandmother * away
Matte HeaRan has been entertain
INK her sister Mary SpauldinE aud
son from perham Aroostook County.
school began tn the rohey district
Monday With Hazel Perkins az teach
er
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EMRDFN CENTER

p. A. Williams of Concord was
saving wood with gasoline power in
this vicinity last week
Granville Berry and son Ivory re-
turned home from Lake Austin last
week where they have been working
in the woods
Mrs H. G Hodgdon has been Wis
ting her son and daughters az North
Arson for several days the past week
Master William Hodedon vas "A re
cent visitor at the home Of his grand
parents Mr. and Mrs. J l.. Hodgdon
James Wilson OF New Hampshire ia
the guest of Erastus Thompson and
family.