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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-01-04
High School Notes

A special car will leave Skowhe-
gan for Madison Friday night at sos
TO convey the members of the local
high school basket ball team and the
Skowhegan delegation which will go
up to attend the game. There will
probably be between fifty and seven
ty-five who will make the trip. There
will be special car back to Skowhe-
gan directly after the game. There
are to be special rates for admission
to the game for those from this town
and the round trip ticket to Madison
and return is thirty-five cents.
The concert which is to be given
under the auspices of the high school
by the Bowdoin Musical clubs will
take place Wednesday evening Janu-
airy seventeenth. 1t is probable that
there will be dancing after the pro-
gram and the affair is anticipated
with much pleasure.
There are to be two hockey games
this season The first will be play
ed with Good Will at Skowhegan.
Saturday, January thirteenth The
candidates who are out for the team
are Alvan Buchanan, captain; John
French, manager; Cassimir Bisson,
Elliott Chase. Alexander Thomson,
Bruce H. NJ White Arthur Lewla
and l.. l.. Jacobs. 1t Will be re-
membered that the local team de
feated the Good Will team on their
grounds year ago and the local
team is hoping for the same result
in the coming game.
&c hof
may be sent down from Skowhegan
to represent the local school at the
Bowdoin Interscholastic meet which
will be held at Brunswick, February
twentieth Notice to this effect has
recently been posted in the school
building and is being signed by all
candidates who wish to try for the
team 1t is up to them whether or
not Skowhegan high is represented
this year A relay team has never
been sent from here before and it
depends largely upon the enthusiasm
manifested this year, the interest de-
termining the result. John French
has been elected manager with Libby
Pulsifer as captain. The following
names have been signed by would-be
candidates.. Cassimir Bison. Karl
Tobey, Alexander Thomson, Joe Tay-
lor Joe Haskell and Clyde Badger.
February twenty-second has been
decided upon as the date for the en-
tertainment consisting of readings
and music which is to be given by the
four schools, Skowhegan, Madison,
Fairfield and Good Will Elmer b..
Towne is now busily engaged prepar-
ing for this event which last year
proved so enjoyable. The program
has not as yet been arranged but VIII
soon be announced.
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Hornsby-BOyd

Miss Mary Boyd, daughter of MI.
and Mrs. Robert Boyd of East Front
street and Robert Hornsby of New
York, were united in marriage at T.30
Tuesday morning at the Congrega-
tional church parsonage, Rev. Chas.
H. Mckinney, officiating. The bride
wore a pretty blue costume with hat
to harmonize Mr.. and Mrs. Horns
by left Immediately for wedding
trip to Boston and other Massachu-
sets cities after which they will visit
the brides brother, DR.. Robert Boyd
of Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, re-
turning later to New York City where
they are to make their home in one
of the suburbs.
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~ =. NEWS OF :. r.
SOMERSET'S BUSY TOWNS
REyERE-CORNyILLE

Mrs Lester Stevens was called to
Rockland Monday by the very sudden
death of her sister. Much sympathy
is felt for the Stevens family at this
time as it has been only a few weeks
since their uncle died very suddenly
at their home.
Mr.. and Mrs D. d. Collins en-
tertained the Cooking Club Saturday
night.
Miss Mabel Hall who has been Wis
iting her parents during the holidays
returned to North Arson Saturday
where she is teaching in the Mark
Emery school. While at home she
entertained her friend Mabel Rowell
for a few days.
Del Kelley and family are moving
into their new house. From their
home they have one OF the finest
views in the county.
Lee Kelley who has been carpen-
tering for c. f. Locke has complet-
ed his work on the new barn for the
winter
Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey Locke Wis
tied Sunday in Skowhegan at George
Hobarts and attended the Christmas
concert at the Opera House.
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WEST CORNVILLE

When d. b. Hobart was working in
his saw mill last Thursday, ne came
near having a serious accident When
near the saw his foot slipped in such
way as to throw him against the
saw which began working at that
time making a laceration that requir-
ed several stitches to close and a
deep bruise just below the wound.
Altho doing we'll Mr.. Hobart finds it
necessary to keep quiet. DR.. Wads-
worth is the attending physician.
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ANSON

Buildings on Fogg farm owned by
Mr.. Weese about two and one-half
miles from Arson Village on the
horseback road burned Monday after
noon. Mrs Weese was critically i'll
and was alone in the house with four
small children at time fire was dis
covered Fortunately the arrival of
a neighbor, Frank Smith, enabled her
to escape. Fire caught in the kitch-
en- and the back door blocked by fire.
The front door was broken in and
Mrs. Weese was rescued. Nothing
from the house was saved. Barns
and out buildings did not burn. Mr..
Weese was at the North Arson Man
ufacturing Co.'S mill where he is en-
ployed. Mrs. Weese was taken to
the home OF Silas Pullen in an I'M
conscious condition. The loss is es-
timated about $4,000.
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NORTH NEW PORTLAND

The young people who came home
for the Christmas holidays have re-
turned TO school and college: Helen
Williamson to Maine Central Insti-
tute; Charles Clark, Earl kennison.
Louise Pratt and Grace Trip to the
University Of Maine.
S. S. Norton was at Skowhegan
Monday.
The several church societies gave
a supper Wednesday the proceeds to
be used to pay for wood for the
church.
Frank Emery is hauling hay UP
river
1t is hoped that under Sheriff
Goodrich's regime the punch-b boards
and other gambling devices now in
vogue in this county will be dis
pensed with.
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Who Recalls DIR. Fitzgerald

DR.. Orrin Fitzgerald, who passed
much of his life in Dexter, practiced
in larger towns of Somerset county
for some % years previous to 1890.
We would like to hear from those
who recall him. He was singular
man and there ought to be interest
ing stories and "reminiscences con
corning him
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ATII

The new Grange Library has ar
rived and we hope a large number oil
patrons will be at the all day meet
ing January 6, with good things fol
the dinner. see the new officers in
stalled and take home a book to read
Ice cutting is in order this week.
Somerset Academy opens January
3, after the Christmas recess of two
weeks.
We rent typewriters.
Donald Hight left Saturday to re-
turn to his work in Searsport High
School.
Miss Annie Emery has returned to
Portland to her work in the Butler
Grammar School and Mrs. Kathleen
Doe to her school work in Bingham.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Clark have
returned from their Christmas visit
with friends in their Massachusetts
home and Mr. Clark is at his work
as superintendent of Mackie Brothers
Lumber Camp,
Edgar Fox has been making some
changes in his mill, adding maChin-
cry for grinding grains and changing
from steam power to electricity. He
has sold his boiler engine to out OF
town parties and last week moved it
away.
The Alexander mill operated at
North Hartland last winter is being
moved thru town to Bingham where
it is to be set up.
Merrill Greene returned last week
TO Waterville to continue his work al
Colby after passing few days a.
his home here.
Mrs. Ella Russell is at her home
here for a time after an absence oil
several weeks.
Mrs. Frank York and little son are
passing some weeks with her people
in Bangor.
Mrs. Ann Flanders returned sever
al days ago to COrnville after few
weeks here with her niece Mrs. A.
T. Hilton.
Lois Foss and a friend from Au-
burn passed last week with hen
grandparents Mr.. and Mrs. S. A.
Foss.
Charles Taylor who has been IN
unusually poor health for few
weeks is reported as improving.
Bonnie Webb. who was operated OF
at Somerset Hospital two weeks age
is reported as doing well and is eX-
pected home next week. What
makes this case particularly hard is
that his aged mother has been IL
during his absence.
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NORTHEAST CORNyILLE

Oreon Wing is again working al
Fox & Thompson's mill in Athens.
William Kent and f. r. Berry each
have their mills ready to start when
the lumber is hauled in
Mildred Braley of the freshman
class S. A, is rooming at Robert
Hayden's this term instead of max
ing the two miles from home as SHE
has previously done.
A. II. Welch and son are driving
new span of pretty gray horses
heavier than the span owned fol
some time,
Clifton Flanders has been employ
ed since he finished threshlng ii
Benefits mill, in Athens.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Flanders have
gone to their Mayfeld home TO re-
main for a time while he is employed
at lumber camp near there.
Miss Carolyn Barker who has been
passing the Christmas recess at heI
home here left Saturday morning on
her return to her school work al
Presque Isle.
Miss Elizabeth Clifford of Arson
was a Christmas guest at the Barker
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. f. Wheeler pass
ed December 25 at the home of Mrs
Wheeler's sister, Mrs. A. E. Brown
Harmony, where fifteen took dinner.
Guy Bartlett had a team hauling
hay last week from his place here to
Harmony.
Mrs. Bartlett and little Lewis &C
companied her father William Roth
to East Boston for a Christmas visit
of two weeks. They are expected
home this week when Mr.. Roth will
return to Benefits mill, Athens
where he is employed this winter I'll
ing saws
1iDpR- .Od puida
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leash and want to 60 after the Ger

leash and want to go after the Ger
mans"
He then told OF the good work
which is being done at the American
Ambulance Hospital where the work
is divided into three services and the
units are sent over from American
medical colleges. AT the conclusion
of his talk, the speaker answered the
questions which were asked by mem
| bers of the audience.
At noon luncheon was enjoyed,
coffee being served by the two host
esses Miss Hannah R. Page and
Mrs. Maude Avore. During the af-
ternoon Mrs Mollie Stewart played
selections on her Victrola and Mrs.
Laura Dinsmore read letters written
by Leslie Boswell, Ambulance Num-
Der Ten"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-01-04
Business Change in COrnyiile

Fred r. Mcclure has bought out the
interest of his partner, Brainard T.
Dyer. in the general store which
they have been conducting the past
year. formerly the ]. S. Palmer store,
at Evans Corner, Cornville. MI
Mcclure is to devote his entire time
to the business in the future. Mr..
Dyer expects to remain citizen Of
CornYille for the present.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-01-04
|. O. o. F-JOint Installation

Tuesday evening there was Joint
installation of the officers of Cara
bassett Lodge, l. o. o. f., and the
Rebekah Lodge Supper was served
at half after six followed by the
meeting at which the installation
took place There were about two
hundred in attendance.
Mrs. Carrie Bearce took her seat
as sitting past noble grand while
Mary Hurley was installed as noble
grand; Alice Danforth as vice grand;
Myrtle Lamb as secretary and Alice
Baker as treasurer. The appoint
i've officers installed were as follows:
warden, Mrs. Nellie Savage; conduc-
tor, Annie Kennedy; chaplain, Mrs.
Mabel Bragg; right supporter of the
noble grand, Susie E. Jacobs; left
supporter of the noble grand Isabel
Thomas; inside guardian, Mrs. Ava
V. Sheridan; outside guardian, Mrs.
Lucy Shulze; right supporter to the
vice grand Mrs. Lottie Gates left
supporter to the vice grand, Miss
Eva Wthee.
The installing officers were Mrs.
Violet Fogg. the district deputy pres
ident, assisted by district deputy
grand marshall, Mrs, Mabel Bragg,
district deputy grand warden Mrs.
t,.in grand
secretary Mrs. Alice S. Baker, grand
treasurer Mrs Mary Bailey and
grand chaplain Mrs, Susie E. Jacobs.
A jewell was presented by the
Lodge to Mrs. Carrie Bearce the
presentation being made by Mrs. Vio-
let Fogg who also presented one to
Mrs. Alice S. Baker. A jewell was
presented In behalf of the members
of the Priscilla Rebekah lodge to the
district deputy president, Mrs. VIC
let v Fogg, by Mrs. Mary Bailey.
The Odd Fellows installation fol-
lowed. these officers being installed;
retiring past noble grand, Charles f..
Turner; noble grand. Willis e Ho-
bart; vice grand, n. Lester Shenley;
recording secretary, Willis A. Bailey;
financial secretary, Eben b. Chase;
treasurer, A. b. Lamb The subor-
dinate officers: Warden. Edward
Tague; conductor. Felix Ramm:
chaplain, Lyle s. Moore; right sup
porter to noble grand Edward Spear;
left supporter to noble grand Richard
Weller; right supporter to vice grand
Ralph Weston; left supporter to vice
grand, Ralph Tibbetts; right scene
supporter, Ernest Rowell left scene
supporter, Milton Washburn; inside
guardian, Hiram Bearce; outside
guardian, Elmarian Gerald. The in
stalling officers were Leslie f. ia
cobs. d. d. Grand Master; f. A. Will
liams, d. d, Grand Marshall assisted
by Arthur Il. Jewett as d. d. grand
warden; Hugh Hurley as d. ID. grand
recording secretary; Edward Spear
as D. d. grand treasurer; Chas. N.
Bragg as d. D. grand chaplain; l.. w.
Gerrish as d. d. grand inside guar
dian.
A joint installation of the Encamp-
ment and Canton Somerset will take
place this evening. District Deputy
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FRED COVER HAS PASS
Ed AWAY
Deceased Vas Member OF Russell
Post g. A. X.

Fred r. Cover died at his home on
the Malbons Mills Road, December
II. after a long Illness. He had
never been well since his service in
the Northern army. He was tender
" cared for by his wife formerly
Miss Alice McNally of Jersey City,
y. J. whom he married Sept. IS,
1897. The deceased was born in
Hartland. January &C. 1916 but
has lived in Skowhegan for over
fifty years. His enlistment for ser
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John c. +. Bagley

John c. Fremont Bagley died at
eight o'clock Monday morning, Janu-
airy first, after an illness Of about one
years duration. Mr. Bagley was
born in Troy, September IL, 62 years
ago and was the son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Bagley, both of whom were
born in Troy. The family after
ward lived in Caribou. the deceased
coming to Skowhegan only about
three years ago, since which time he
has been engaged in farming.
The remains were taken to Caribou
Tuesday, where the funeral and
burial took place yesterday.
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Grand Patriarch II. D. b. Aver of
Vassalboro assisted by L. f. Jacobs
as D. d. Grand Warden will install
the officers of the Encampment.
Commanding General, viii c. Miller
of Augusta will install the officers OF
Canton Somerset A supper will be
served.
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Two months ago I was suffering I'M
told agony. Several physicians gave
me up. ! was too weak to move In
bed, too weak for the surgical opera
tion. which the doctors agreed was my
only chance when my family decided
upon Or. Decker coming to see me
Soon as she came we were filled with
new hope, for much to our surprise
she said there was no need of any
operation and In only 10 hours I was
better and now at the end of only 2
months | am around the house and al
most as well as ever. and I do wish
others, rather than submit to an oper-
alton would go to her for she has the
most wonderful gift of healing of any
person / ever knew.
MRS ADDIE NORTON,
wellington. Me.
Annie L. Decker will be at as East
Front St, every Friday and Saturday
all day; Sunday P. M. till 4.
Athens, next Tuesday, from 10 to B.
at Mrs. Robert Haydens.
Wellington (HoteD next Wednes-
day evening and Thursday until
P. NJ.
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Mrs. Jack Mcfarland and Miss
Vida Taylor of Madison were the
guests of Mrs. Albert Noble last
Thursday.
Mrs. Walter Clark spent Christmas
with her husband at North Arson.
Joseph Francis >Hass and Miss
Frances Mcdonnell left Lakewood
last Monday for their home in New
York after a weeks visit with Miss
McDonnells mother.
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NORTH MADISON

Miss Rosa NJ. Bowker of Concord,
Mass. was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward w. Higgins during the
Christmas holidays.
Amos A. Steele of Reading, Mass,
spent Christmas with his mother,
Mrs. Lucretia Steele.
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VI ADIS0N

Rainbow Branch of the | S. S. Of
Madison sent box of fruit to the
inmates of the Madison Town Farm,
Christmas, for which they are very
grateful
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-01-04
MADISON CENTER

The Somerset Traction Company
have finished cutting ice and judging
from the amount harvested in this
place every one will keep cool the
coming summer.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-01-04

Entered as second class matter June
30, 1909, at the postofilce at Skowhea-
gan, Maine, under the Act OF March D.
1879.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-05-19

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TOGO IN BACHELORS HALL

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pdepn N D. please 90 not go there because needless to find me where
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lady considerable young years
only undiness
lnes
retreat home from office with When
all furniture obedient everything
deanged
wanders sofa and fall asleep while shoes will be found under
lastly explodes
when he threw with negigee expression
Hon Heartswee he snugge Il wish be comfortable in
She
While looking
around making humorous smiles resembling ickled hynas
cannot se properly heated without She thinks sucks Togo
show her how We shall run this house instead dyye
Hall gentlemen"
Il agreeable for this reor fasy How should begin
homer"
Fraternity of which was joiner in days OF manhood"
to office looking happy but lonesome
decorations fill dena
Hon Ralph Woodrow Punch
mates and decorate him middle with hoy and college pen
lum containing toycries Pokerchps by each
o'clock
resembling peakng
Varsity
Them hilarious days commute Hon Boss Let Civ rahah
They do while plaster jar loose from spoken
When fetch forth steak and all require What the mat
Nothing dignity This
them still thirsty beer amidst Yamm Yamma congratula
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-05-19
FRENCH AGAIN vlCT0RS
POSITIONS ON 13-MiLE FRONT
CAPTURED, SAYS PARIS.
Six Thousand Prisoners Taken and
Republics Army Now Master OF
important Ridge.

Paris. May S.-Erery gain scored by
the French in the brilliant advance
northeast of scissors was maintained
against numerous heavy counter-at-
tacks. the war office announced.
Consolidation of this ground has
made them masters of most of the
ridge crowned by the lChemin-des-
Danes. along front of more than
Is miles.
"The number of prisoners actually
counted has reached G.1UU. of which
$50 are officers, among them several
battalion commanders.
London. May THE British are
successfully maintaining themselves in
the breach they made in the linden
burg line near Bullecourt. The Ger
mans delivered a determined attack at
this point at night. which entirely
failed, and were baked again in the
morning in II similar effort. the war
office announced the British fire break.
ing up the attempt.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-05-19
U. S. DEVICE TO STOP U-BOATS
Chairman of Naval Board Wins Gen.
sure by Comment on Sub"
Destroyer.

New York, May S.-Amerlcan inven-
tive guns has found the solution OF
the German submarine problem ana
new American inventions will end the
submarine peril.
This statement was made by VIII
liam l.. Saunders as an expression or
personal opinion and not in his Off
cial capacity as chairman of the naval
consulting board. He was careful TO
disclaim official authorization for It,
A reporter received from an inventor
an account of one of the inventions
upon which it seems certain the orig
inal announcement of Mr.. Saunders
was based. No details can be given.
This much, however, can be said !:
The invention is designed for aggres-
sive warfare against submarines. 1t Is
the result of the genius of u man living
in New York. 1t has been accepted by
the Washington government.
1t has been given II fairly extensive
test by the British admiralty.
The inventor says that the British
admiralty test has convinced him of
the practical merit Of his invention.
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PRISONERS TO U. S.
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND GER
MAN cAPTlvEs FOR AMERl.
CAN FARMS, Is PLAN. ''
HELP SOLVE FOOD PROBLEM
interned Teuton Ships viii Be Used
as Transports-First Batch May Ar
rive in 20 Days-Miliion New Acres
to Be Opened.

Washington, May S.-The joint war
ering plan to force Germany to as
sist In solving the food problem Of the
entente allies.
This plan looks to the Transports
ton to the United States of the bulk
of the German war prisoners held In
France and Great Britain for farm la
bOrers In America. This would ut once
relieve the entente of the problem OF
feeding the prisoners In Europe, where
supplies are short. and add immeasur
ably to the production of fOodstuffs in
America.
1t is estimated there are about 50O.-
600 prisoners In France and Britain. Of
whom probably 100000 will be brought
over
In connection with the plan, Secre-
tary of the Interior Lane has In con-
temptation the opening up of 100000
acres of unused government lands in
the Northwest, upon which the war
prisoners could be set 70 work in large
numbers.
A feature of the scheme Is to use
the seized informed German ships for
the shipment of the prisoners, after
sending the ships to France and Brit
ain with food cargoes. 1t has also
been suggested these ships might be
manned in part by their original crews,
who are now in American detention
camps.
This plan would put up to the Ger
mans the hard problem of sending
their own men to the bottom if they
wanted to torpedo the ships, but the
plan is opposed because IL would SAVIOR
too much Of the barbarous practice OF
putting prisoners on the firing line.
The plan of slipping the war pris-
oners here has been so far advanced.
that the first of them may be expected
here within 20 days.
United States Senator Fred Hale Of
Maine, author of resolution propOs-
ing the scheme, had long conference
today with Arthur James Balfour, head
of the British mission.
BY bringing war prisoners here,
whom the United States will have to
feed largely anyway, the problem OF
overcoming the shortage In farm la
Dor will be solved. it is urged II il
believed many thousands of these pris-
oners might elect to remain here and
become American citizens.
With the work of British aud
French missions nearing completion, It
was discovered today that in addition
to an Italian mission. already en- route,
Russia has minated an intention OF
sending Il delegation here
Japan also will in the near future
dispatch to Washington commission
of high dignitaries to strengthen the
ties OF friendship.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-05-19
POOR WHEAT CROP IN U. S.
Brings Three Dollars a BusheI on Chi
cago Board Of Trade After Re-
port OF Crop Decline.

Washington, May 10.-May wheat
sold at SO bushel on the Chicago
board Of trade on Thursday. the high
est price on record. as result of the
governments wheat crop estimates.
The forecast, compiled by the de-
partment of agriculture and based On
conditions Mny I, put this countrys
winter wheat yield ut 366.O00OO0 bush.
els. the smallest in IL years.
Wheat crops In other parts Of the
world are poor.
In n statement accompanying its re-
port the agricultural department de.
Glazed that. although the winter wheat
crop condition Is the poorest on rec
ord. crop conditions otherwise are
favorable.