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BRITISH AVIATOR. LANDS
IN. EAST AFRICAN JUNGLE
Takes Him Four Days to Make His
Way to Place of
Safety.
SINGS TO SCARE OFF LEOPARDs
Swims Eight Rivers and, In One,
Passes Within Seven Yards of
Crocodile's Moutli-Natives Look
on at Curious Specimen.

LONDON, August 25.-Horrible er-
periences of British aviator who came
down In an East African jungle are
described by him in letter just re-
ceivcd by relative here.
The aviator, Lieutenant C. Garrood,
on the Ruhji River. but. through en-
CINE Trouble. had to descend in the
bush, the machine landing with broken
propeller In bog. 1t took him four
days to make his way to q place Of
safety.
He tells how in the dusk he was
confronted by an ugly black animal
about four feet high with vicious tusks
He climbed tree and prepared to
put in the night there. Later he opened
his eyes and saw something like two
green electric bulbs about thirty feet
from the tree. They moved round in
circle. This continued for forty-fve
minutes. He says:
THE tension was unbearable. I
wanted to scream, shout and yell all
in one, but. instead, burst out with
The Admirars Broom and with
full-throated bass 1 roared out the
three verses. No applause. but a re-
ward-the leopard skunk away Why
had not thought of 1t before?
went through my repertoire.
laughed as I finished Two Eyes OF
Gray 1t seemed so ridiculous. Then
1 got on to hymns, remembered four
verses Of o God. our help in ages past
and sang tho Amen too. The whole
thing had It's ludicrous side"
PASSES SEVEN YARDS
FROM CROCODILE,S MOUTH
Next morning while swimming a
river he passed seven yards from
crocodile's mouth, but just reached the
bank in time. Without food or arms
his only weapon OF defense his nail
scissors-his progress through the aw-
full bush was about 100 yards an hour.
His clothing was in ribbons and his
flesh exposed to the thorns, sword
grass and flies.
He swan seven more rivers that day
and sank down exhausted against a
tree. Flo could hear lion roaring
about 500 yards away, and somewhat
nearer. the grunting of hippopotamus
He continues:
Being exhausted, more or less lost
consciousness for perhaps half an hour
or so. Nothing short of hippo
charging could have made me climb a
tree. Am afraid life had little to offer
about that time
1t was while lying here that the
lieutenant had the annoying expert
ence OF surveying two large balloons,
the Size OF n small man. quarrelIIng
over his trousers, now In threads, and
among tho tops of forty-foot trees.
1t was not until he had passed an
other horrible day and equally terrible
night in tho bush that he at lest was
picked up by some natives
Their eyes seldom left me-" he adds.
Undoubtedly l was n strange sight
my legs bare and bleeding. my short
vest sodden. dirty and torn, no trousers.
of course, just dirty sun helmet. q
short stick in my right hand and with
four days growth Of beard on my
dirty face"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-26
NOT TO ADDRESS CONGRESS-
White House EmphatieaIly IDenis1
That President Is to Make
Peace Speech. i.4{&,F-

WASHINGTON. August 25.-Taik -fn
Congress that President Wilson nlKht
possibly address the NATIONAL body on
the subject of peace when no makes
reply to Pope Benedicts proposals was
effectually silenced to-day whom the
White House let It be known IN e,a~
phatio terms that the President hassno
such Intention. 4 &, ~ rs:
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-03-22
Norridgew Grange Hall Dedicated
MORTGAGE Is Burned

The dedication of Grange hall,
Somerset Grange No. Is. at Norridge-
wock took place last evening The
program was arranged by the worthy
lecturer. Lizzie Watson. The deco
rations. also in charge of Mrs Wat
son. We're especially pretty being
carried out in the Grange coors and
American flags
The following program was given:
Music by the orchestra. prayer Rev.
r. L. Sheaff; dedication exercises
conducted by the Worthy State Mas
ter. ". J. Thompson assisted by the
officers of Somerset Grange; song by
the choir; monologue by Francis
Jones; song by Neva Jones: piano
solo by Laura Carpenter; History of
Somerset Grange by Ellis Tobey;
piano solo by Florence Jewett; song
by Fay Barker: monologue by Esther
Fuller; song by Hazel Barker; adj
dress by Worthy State Master. W J.
Thompson: song by the choir piano
solo by Elsie Savage; Burning the
Mortgage exercises conducted by
Fred Jewett; piano and violin solos
by Clarence Carpenter and Irene
Rogers: cornet solo by George
Lyons; music by the orchestra.
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DIR. ORIN FITZGERALD

man demonstrated claiming the inva-
lid would be dead unless the doctor
could attend him at once. The doc
tor, however. was obdurate and made
his way to his ROOM Soon all was
quiet in the house. An hour or
more passed, then the doctor who had
gone to bed, was heard moving about
his room by the other inmates of the
house., Then they heard the outside
door open and close, later a noise in
the Stable, and then the rattle of a
carriage passing out of the stable in
to the street.
Several hours afterward the car
riage returned and the doctor enter
ed the house and again retired. When
morning came. his carriage was
found covered with mud and the har-
ness was a combination of two har-
ness strengthened wherever ii could
be by the use of rope Irvine. The
doctor had driven black horse
which was considered unsafe for
anyone to drive but it had taken him
to Dover in less than an hours time.
The patient was thought to be dying
when the doctor arrived but medicine
was prescribed and the person was
saved. The doctor is said TO have
known but little about what happened
on his return trip.
Stories of this character are told
without number and the doctors fees
in many cases were SO enormous that
had he possessed the disposition to
save, he would have been a multi
millionaire. Many a youngster, it is
said used to hold the doctors horse
for a few moments for which he re-
ceived one dollar or more and some
times as much as five.
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1t is said he was once called to
treat Miss Irene Stanley. then house,
keeper for Gov Abner Coburn. The
Governors physician was DR.. c. A.
WILDER and it may be imagined that
he consented to have DR.. Fitzgerald
called with some reluctance. The
doctor arrived in his usual somewhat
pompous style, wearing a magnif1-
cent sealskin coat, the gift of Pay
son Tucker, then general manager of
the Maine Central Railroad. The
Governor was of the substantial sort.
He always dressed plainly and had
little approval for others who put on
Tugs in the matter of apparel or any
thing else. He is said to have gazed
upon Dr.. Fitzgerald with i'll concealed
disgust taking in at glance the coat
above referred to, a pair of highly
colored silk stockings and patent lea
ther shoes and to have made subtle
but rather caustic comment upon the
bill, the doctor replied that he need
ed $500 and that is what the Govern
or is said to have paid him altho it
seemed an outrageous figure for one
brief professional visit. The fol
lowing week, DR. Fitzgerald leased
the Elmwood Hotel at Waterville, re-
fitted it with furniture and installed
colored servants and helpers thru
out. 1t was supposed at the time
for this furniture. The Office safe at
the Elmwood still bears the name
DIR. O. Fitzgerald"
Among the other we'll known peo-
pie who were patrons of DR.. Fitz-
gerald were Mr.. and Mrs. Green
Hill. Mr. and Mrs. J, o. Haines, f. o.
Head, A. X. Perkins. Joseph Hilton,
s. d. Arnold, Warren Holbrook, W.
f. Bunker and Chester Calden.
One of the last incidents in which
Dr. Fitzgerald participated in the
county was court trial in which one
Dobson was the defendant 1t seems
the Dobson dog had bitten a little
girl, living in the eastern part of the
county. and the parents were suing
for damages. A good deal of inter-
est was added to the case by the doc
tors appearance on the witness
stand.
The most incredible tales survive
as to DR.. Fitzgeralds skill in medi-
cine and surgery. He was called
one evening while in Canaan. to at
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tend a man whose toe had been COM
pletely severed from the foot. The
doctor demanded the missing mem
Der which had been off so long that
considerable search was necessary
before it was found. He called for
needle and thread and ordered all
the lights to be eXtinguished They
were lit again. perhaps three minutes
later, when the toe was discovered
neatly sewed in place; and the doctor
was putting on his overcoat ready TO
depart This miraculous story is
properly completed by saying that
the patient made a perfect recovery.
Another story, along similar lines.
relates TO a surgical operation. per
formed at the Maine Central station
in Skowhegan. The doctor was
about TO depart when team drove
up frantically conveying lady who
had not time to consult him during his
stay in town. 1t was case of tn
NOR on the eyelid or the eye itself.
tradition in this instance not being
fully explicit. The doctor asked for
the train to be held two minutes, got
out knife, SHUT HIS EYES, and
proceeded TO operate. The growth
was removed and the patient after
wards stated she felt little pain dur
ing the operation. From the stories
which comes down To us. ii would
seem the doctor preferred to performs
the more delicate cases in the dark.
blindfolded or with closed eyes.
Dr.. Fitzgerald's headquarters we're
at the Heselton House for years hu'
on his last visit here in about 1897.
that house having been burned he
stopped at the Coburn He was tax
en- seriously i'll and Or l.. A. Das-
connie was called to attend him. \
few days later he was driven across
to Pennington by DR.. F. : Bi-eloW.
The illness indicated bt,dh down IN
health ard Dr. Fitzgerald never asaiu
practiced in this county
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Bankrupt's Petition for Discharge

In the matter of the partnership of
Chamberlain & Beaudry, the individ-
ual co-partners In which are Joseph
d. Chamberlain and Napoleon Beau
dry and they individually, Bankrupts.
In Bankruptcy.
To the Hon. Clarence Hale. Judge
of the District Court of the United
States for the District of Maine.
Joseph d. Chamberlain of Jackman
and Napoleon Beaudry of said Jack
man in the County of Somerset, and
State of Maine. in said District, re-
specially represents. that on the four
teenth day OF August. last past, they
We're duly adjudged bankrupts indiv-
idually and as former copartners
aforesaid under the Acts of Congress
relating to bankruptcy; that they have
duly surrendered all their property
and rights of property, and have fully
complied with all the requirements of
said Acts and of the orders of Court
touching their bankruptcy.
WHEREFORE THEY PRAY. That
they may be decreed by the Court to
have "a fun discharge from all debts
provable against their estates indvid-
ually and as former copartners afore-
said under said bankruptcy Acts. ex-
cept such debts as are excepted by
law from such discharge.
Dated this seventeenth day of Janu-
airy a. d. 1917.
JOSEPH d. CHAMBERLAND
NAPOLEON BEAUDRY
Bankrupts
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Bankrupt's Petition for Discharge

In the matter OF warren g. DInSmOre
Bank rupt, In bankruptcy.
To the Honorable Clarence Hale, Judge OF
the district Court of the United States for
the District of II alne.
Warren f. Dis SIN ore Of Plttsfield In the
County OF Som erset and State OF NJ aine In said
District, respectfully represents that on the
18th day of July, last past. he was duly
adjudg ed bankrupt under the Acts OF Con.
grees relating to bankruptcy: that he has
duly surrendered all his property and right
OF property, and has fully com piled with all
the requirements OF said Acts and OF the
orders OF Court touching his bankruptcy
Wherefore he prays that he may be de-
creed by the Court TO have a full discharge
from all debts provable against his estate
under said bankruptcy acts, except such
debts as are excepted by law from such dis
charge.
Dated this 9Th dav of March, A. u. 1917
WARREN \. DINSMORE,
Bankrupt
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ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON

OfIDGh of' NO1l1E 1I1EIEON
District of Maine, SIS.
On this 18th day of March A. D..
1917 on reading the foregoing petit
ton, 1t is
ORDERED BY THE COURT, That a
hearing be had upon the same on the
27th day of April A p. 1917 be-
fore said Court at Portland. in said
District, at ten o'clock in the fore
noon; and that notice thereof be pub
lished in The Independent Reporter, a
newspaper printed in said District,
and that all known creditors and
other persons In interest may appear
at the said time and place, and show
cause, If any they have. why the
prayer of said petitioners should not
be granted.
AND IT Is FURTHER ORDERED
BY THE COURT. That the Clerk shall
send nv mail 70 oil Lnnur crea!.crs
copies Of said petition and this order.
addressed to them at their places of
residence as stated.
Witness the Honorable Clarence
Hale Judge of the said Court. and the
seal thereof at Portland, in said Dis
trict, on the 18th day of March a.
D. 1917.
FRANK FELLOWS, Clerk.
true copy of petition and order
thereon.
Attest:
FRANK FELLOWS, Clerk
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ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON.
niatrIct pf Nnipa SO


On this 18th day of March A. ID 1917, on
reading the foregoing petition, ii Is
Ordered by the Court. that hearing be had
upon the same on the 9th day OF March
A. d. 1917. before said Court at Portland in
said District. at ten O'Clock In the forenoon;
and that notice thereof be published in The
Independent Reporter newspaper printed
in said District and that all known creditors,
and other persons In Interest, may appear
AT the said time and place and show cause
II any they have, why the prayer of said pc
titioner should not be granted.
And 1t Is further ordered by the Court,
That the CLERK shall send by mail to all
known creditors copies of said petition
and this order, addressed to them at their
places OF residence az stated.
Witness the Honorable Clarence Hale,
Judge of the said Court. and the seal thereof
at Portland, In said District, on the 18th day
OF March, A, ID. 1917.
IL. s. FRANK FELLOWS, Clerk
A true copy of petition and order thereon.
Attest: FRANK FELLOWS, Clerk.
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Petition for Discharge

In the matter OF Allen A. Horne
bankrupt, In Bankruptcy.
To the Hon. Clarence Hale, Judge of the Dis
trlct CouI ofthe United States for the Dis
triet of Maine.
Allen A Horne OF Fairfield,
In the County OF Somerset and State
OF Maine, In said District. respectfully
represents that on the eth day OF July, last
past, he WAS duly adJudgeo bankrupt
under the Acts OF Congress relating to bank
ruptcy; that he has duly surrendered all his
fnllv compiled with all tie requirements of
said Acts and OF the orders OF Court
touching his bankruptcy.
wherefore he prays, That he may be de
creed by the Court to have full discharge
rom all debts provable against his estate
under said bankruptcy Acts, except such
debts as are excepted by law from such dis
charge.
Dated this 2lst day OF February. A. ID. 1917
ALLEN A. HORNE,
BaukruDt.
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"REMINISCENCES OF DIR. ORR|N F|TzGER-|
AID FORMERLY WELL KNOWN HERE
Many Seemingly Impossible Stories Told of His
Various Wonderful Cures

edy of cows milk to be taken every
hour and nothing else to be eaten or
drunk for a time Brown recovered
One day in the early fall he was
sent for to go to Dover to attend a
serious case. Rain had descended in
torrents all day and all night, max
ing the roads extremely muddy. The
doctor told the messenger that he
could not go until morning but the
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Notice of First Meeting of Creditors

Infhe District Court of the United States for
the District OF Maine. In Bankruptcy
In the matter OF
Grover G.. Knight In Bankruptcy.
Bankrupt,
To the creditors of Grover c. Knight
OF Athens, in the County of Somerset and
District aforesaid; a bankrupt.
Notice Is hereby given that on the 10th
day OF June, A. d. 1916, said Grover c.
knight was duly adJudicated bankrupt
will be held at Daniel Lewis ONCE, in Skow-
hogan, Maine, on the 9th day OF April,
A. ID 1917, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon. at
which time the said creditors may attend,
prove their claims, appoint q trustee, ex-
anime the bankrupt, and transact such
other business as may properly come before
said meeting.
March Is, A. ID. 1917.
DANIEL LEWIS,
Referee in Bankruptcy
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The older residents of this section
will recall Dr.. Orrin Fitzgerald, a
medical practitioner of the spectacu
lar sort who hailed from Dexter and
used to visit most of the towns in
Central Maine from time to time pre-
vious to 1890. II seems that his
name was really Gerald and that he
was a cousin of the late Amos f.
Gerald of Fairfield. The "Fitz' seems
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to have been added with the idea that
the longer the name, the more i'm
pressive it would be in the semi-pro-
fessional career he was following.
However that may have been, the
doctor employed many and various
devices in order to get himself talked
about. He used to arrive in town in
light, single sleigh, drawn by four
handsome white horses plotted by a
negro driver. He certainly cut a
dash with this and other eccentric
rigs. He was a good advertiser
and must have believed heart and
soul in the saying "it pays to adyer-
tise." If success can be measured
solely by the amount of patronage
enjoyed, he would surely be called a
very successful doctor.
DR. Fitzgerald was born in Canaan,
March 90. 1912. His mother died
when he was but nine weeks old and
she who became his Step-mother was
his aunt. His parents went to Dex-
ter when he was about two years old.
His first practice was done in Gar
land when he was only seventeen
years of age and the excitement caus-
ed by his cures at that time was most
intense. his name being on everyone's
line | of in 1ifn q oGtohlich0d
his practice in Allston, Massachusetts
where he died in 1899 Cyrus Will
liams of North avenue. Skowhegan,
went with the Doctor to Massachu-
sets where he was employed as his
advance press agent for one year. DR.
Fitzgerald's father died in 1900, his
mother, in 1901 and his sister Mrs
Lucretia Fitzgerald Sanborn in 1910.
Mrs. Frank l.. Bearcc of 50 Spring
street, Dexter, is the only member
of the family still living.
On lower Main street. Tyngsboro
Massachusetts stands magnificent
structure which Dr., Fitzgerald built
for home. II cost more money by
thousands than any residence pre-
yiously built in that town. Expense
was spared in no particular 1t is
said that when its erection was com
menced, he had insufficient money on
hand to even pay for the foundation
but from his earnings. managed to
keep the building work going on. The
house completed, the doctor next
turned his attention to the beautify
ing of the grounds and from this too,
large sums were expended When
completed, Colonial hall. as it was
known, was one of the most magniti-
cent places in Eastern Massachusetts.
The Tyngsboro property is said to
have cost him 100000
The wonderful powers that he pos
sessed were first made known to his
parents when he was a boy. They
believed that he was a medium and a
one. The control
which he claimed acted as his men
tor whenever he prescribed was an
Indian who gave his name as William
Lybush.
1t is said that in all of the Doctors
practice, he never failed to correctly
diagnose a case. 1t is told of him
that soon after he began his prac-
tice. a man named John Brown had
blood poisoning and consulted doc
tor in Dexter who gave him medicine.
Brown failed to recover and was told
to get his business affairs into shape
as he could not live but a few days.
1t was then that DR.. Fitzgerald was
called and prescribed the simple rem
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wrapped your toes in bandages to
look like bundles. who have used
salves that turned your toes raw and
sore. and used plaste that would
shift from their place and never get
the corn and who have dug and pick
ed at your corns with knives and
scissors and perhaps made them bleed
Just quit these old and painful ways
and try "Gets-It" just once. You put
2 or 8 drops on, and 1t dries at once.
There's nothing to stick. You can
put your shoe and stocking right on
again. The pain is all gone. Then
the corn dies a painless. shriveling
death, 1t loosens from your toe. and
off IT comes. "Gets-It" is the big
gest selling corn remedy in the world
today. There's none other as good.
"Gets-It" is sold by druggists every
where. 25c a bottle. or sent on receipt
of price by f. Lawrence & Co. Chica-
go. Ill.
Sold In Skowhegan and recommend
ed as the worlds best corn remedy
by Sampson & Avore, G. r. Fogg.
Frank w. Buchanan.
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ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON.

On this nth day OF March A. ID. 1917,
on reading the foregoing petition, II is-
ordered by the Court, That a hearing be had
upon the same on the 9th dav OF March
A. ID 1877. before said Court at Portland, In
said District, At ten o'clock In the forenoon:
ana that notice thereof be published In the
ihdependent-Reporter a newspaper printed
10 sale District, and that all known creditors.
ana other persona in interest may appear at
tne said time and place. and show cause, II
any they have, why the prayer OF said pc
titioner should not be granted.
=, And II IL further ordered by the Court that
me Clerk shall send by mail to all known
creditors copies Of said petition and this
order, addressed to them at their places OF
residence as stated.
Witness the Honorable Clarence Hale
Judge OF the said Court. and the seal thereof
az Portland in said District on the 18th day
OF March A. ID. 1917.
L.. FRANK FELLOWS, Clerk
true copy Of petition and order thereon.
Attest: FRANK FELLOWS, Clerk
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The Independent-Repor wants
letters for publication from every
former Somerset County resident,
now living outside of Maine. You
enjoy hearing from others In this
way. They will enjoy hearing from
you. Let's have letter, long or
short.
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The Independent Reporter runs
more CLASSIFIED advertising every
bodys Column) than any other Man
weekly.
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You don't have 10 he ID professional
advertiser to advertise IN Every
body's Column. Just say. briefly.
what you want 10 sell or buy. what
you want 10 know or what you walt
somebody else to know. Anybody
can do it, but We Nil ro-write your
ad for you if you wish.
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STATE OF MAINE
County of Somerset. ss:-
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.
BLIH W. PAGE, Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
18th day of March, 1917.
H. 81 GEORGE w. COVER
Notary Public.
Correct-Attest:
WALTER p. ORDwAY,I
CHAs. f.. YOUNG, Directors.
CHARLES r.. COOK.