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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-06-27
Prominent Farmer Passed Away

F. B. league died at his home on
the Middle Road, last Sunday morn
ing He had been failing since last
October. He was able to be up and
about until two weeks since, at which
time he made his last trip to town,
returning home to take to his bed and
not to get out Of doors again.
Frank Benjamin league was named
for his father and was born on the
Horace Eaton farm at Eaton Ridge,
June 81, 1857. His mother was Lo
vina S. Lambert of Smithfeld. When
Frank was about four years old his
parents moved to Canaan and lived
for ten years on the first farm on
the left beyond Lake George They
then went to Smithfeld which had
been their former home.
Frank stayed in Smithfeld with his
parents for about six years. They
lived on Green Mountain. His faith
er was a farmer and Frank helped
him on the farm. When they moved
back to Skowhegan. they made their
home in a small house right back of
the former Adam Simpson meat mar
ket next to the old Gage house. After
twelve years they moved to the toll
house, now the Steward & Smiley
storehouse. Still later they moved
into the Patten house on Patten
Court, where they remained until the
mother died about 1883 After her
death Franks father lived with him
until Mr.. league senior died in 1909
at which time Frank was living on the
Gould farm, Middle road
Frank was for about fifteen years,
1882 to 1897 superintendent at the
Riverside Pulp mill He was mar
ried November ., 1878, at Waterville,
to Miss Fidelia A. Clifford whom he
had met in Skowhegan while she was
doing housework at the home of l.. L.
Morrison. His wife is still living.
Two children were born to them:
Harry F was drowned 12 years ago;
Nellie NJ, now the wife of Lester B.
Clark of Skowhegan, survives. Mr..
leagues brothers and sisters were
f. y league who now lives in Derry,
n. H., W. S. league of Kenduskeag
and Mrs. Mariah Crosby of Gardiner
His oldest sister, Isabel, died when
only four years of age His young
est brother f. C., also resides in
Derry, \. H
Mr. league could recall among his
older acquantances, the names of
Charles CroWell and his brother Gus,
who lived at Haskell's Corner, Elias
French. George Green. Sam Steward,
Emma French who married George
Golding of Oakland, and Clara and
Ellen French
The funeral occurred yesterday at
one o'clock. Rev Mr. Mckinney con
ducting the services. The burial was
at the SOuthside cemetery. Among
the relatives who came some distance
to be present, were Mr.. and Mrs. W S.
league Of Kenduskeag, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Davis and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Sturtevant of Waterville. Mr.. league
above mentioned. is the brother of
the deceased and Mrs. Sturteyant and
Mrs Davis are sisters Of the widow.
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< Yerxa in Boston Beaeuse OF i'll
health he vas forced u return TO
Skowhegan. ami after rest of sew
eral months he entered employment at
the Skowhegan Jersey Creamery.
where he remained until the time Of
his enlistment
Letters received from time to time
contained no mention OF his promo
ton Tuesday morning last, how
ever. one Of the five letters received
together spoke of his having been
made a First Sergeant As it is the
duty OF officers OF this grade TO lead
their detachment when ordered % 60
over the Top" it is thought the
young man realized he would now be
to great danger and wished
10 fore-warn his family of the very
thing which has now happened
Besides the father and mother. an
older brother. Charles Fulton. recent
ly graduated from Shaw's Business
College at Bangor, survives. There
is also an elder sister, Mabel and a
younger brother and sister Reginald
and Kathryn
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Obituary

The earthly sojourn of Mrs. William
Dyer came to a conclusion about a
week ago, when she passed away
quietly at her home in North New
Portland Mrs. Dyer met with an ac
cidcnt a few years ago and for five
years was confined much of the time
To her home This was serious
handicap. and she had the sympathy
of all.
She was born at New Portland, Oct
:. lS40, the daughter of Nathan and
Mary Dolbier She was married.
Dec. S. 1886. to William Dyer, then OF
Kingheld. The first fifteen years Of
their married life was spent at King
field and Dead River The family
then moved to Quebec. where they re-
mained - years Mr. Dyer was there
occupied mostly in farming, but op-
Grated also a grist mill and a lumber
mill Upon their return from Cana
da the family located at Lexington and
later moved to North New Portland.
Besides her husband Mrs. Dyer is
also survived by five children, Willie
a. Rufus O., Herbert and Claude
Dyer and Mrs Leila Wilbur
The funeral took place from the
CONGREGATIONAL church.
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Bullet Goes Through Leg

Kenneth Smiley, youngest son of
Mr. and Mrs Delbert Smiley, received
a bullet wound in the right leg from
80 calibre rife Tuesday afternoon.
He and Warrent Holden, a school
mate were taking an outing in the
pasture of the Charles Holden place
near the Wesserunsett stream The
boys were seated side by side when
the rifle, laid across the knees OF
young Holden, was accidently dis
charged. DR. W S Stinchfeld was
called and dressed the wound by pass
ing an antiseptic probe entirely thru
it, The young man is doing we'll It
is not expected that any permanent
injury will result 1t will be recalled
that Mr. Smiley was awarded one of
the Shepherd prizes as a Freshman at
last weeks commencement exercises.
His companion was a member of this
years Junior class OF the S II. s.
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Damage by FrOSts

On Pleasant street you could see
ghosts in one garden as early as one
o'clock. Thursday morning, covering
up the plants while another garden
showed where they had been at work
earlier in the evening. III a strong
wind had come up we would have
seen papers full of news flying in all
directions. And it is reported down
river that the frost of Wednesday and
Thursday night did lot of damage
In Auburn and Lewiston 1t was the
worst Thursday night, killing many of
the war gardens as well as the crops
planted by the farmers. In New
Hampshire and Vermont it was worse
Wednesday night, 1t is said that the
temperature dropped as low as "a de-
grees in some places
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:. II. y. Grad yates

or the twenty young men and wo-
men recently graduated from the
Skowhegan High school. eleven have
completed the General course The
Commercial course Vas next in popu-
larity. four having chosen It early in
their high school career. Three were
graduates Of the Scientific course, and
two only Of the Classical course The
four courses with those graduating in
each are as follows.
Classical Course Ruby Frances
Dyer. Nelma Mae Fogg
Scientific Course Joel Elwin Ho-
bart Montford Page Meader. John
Emile Wadsworth.
Commercial Course-Eva Mable
Blair, Lucille Marie Boduc, Gala
Louise Gordon, Nellie Elizabeth Ham
ilton.
General Course-Florence Beale,
Lois Frances Comber, Lillian Horne.
Christine Naomi Pooler, Lyle Clough
Stinchheld, Doris Anna Wentworth,
Doreth Pearl Whitehouse. Helen
Whiteside. Frank Merlon Dyer, Philip
Eugene Lessard, Edward James Roy.
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Some Close Contests

We publish elsewhere the detailed
vote of Somerset County in the prim-
ary election of June 18th. covering the
Offices of state senator, county at
torney, sheriff and county commits
sioner The Republican vote only is
given. and the offices reported are only
those in which there we're contests.
Two senators were to be nominated,
and there were six candidates for the
office The vote for Folsom was
fairly decisive For the second posi-
ton. Walker led Jacobs by plurality
of 56 votes only, while it will be
noted that Bemis was very good
fourth.
The contest for county attorney was
also very close; the first returns
seeming to indicate the nomination of
Thorne. The small towns and plan
tations. later, however. were nearly
all the other way and the final figures
give Merrill lead of II votes.
There we're eight scattered votes
cast for sheriff; two of these were in
Canaan, one in Madison, four in Nor
ridgewock, and one in Pittsield.
Serve abroad or serve at home.
Buy War Savings Stamps.
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Somerset County Students Win Col
lege HOnOrs

AT the commencement exercises OF
Bowdoin College, Arthur H McQuil-
Ian. H. Tobey Mooers, Maurice S
Philbrick and Joseph r. Sandford
were among those awarded certificates
of honor. With reference to this
President Stills said:
| grant to those seniors who by
reason Of being In the national
service have not completed their
course, Certificates of Honor. And
| direct that If the degree is not
later conferred upon them, their
names shall nevertheless be for
ever among the alumni of the col
lege, entitled to all their privi-
leges, honors and dignities.
Mr.. Mooers also won second in the
Brown Composition Prize and first In
the Hawthorne Prize, this being the
second time that the last mentioned
has come to him.
The Brown Composition Prizes are
divided, $50 to the first and 500 to
the second. 1t was established in
1901 by Mr.. Philip G. Brown, of the
class of 1877, in memory of Philip
Henry BrOWn, Esq, OF Portland, Oh Ine
class of 1851, and offered to the Sen
ior class for excellence in Extempor-
aneous English Composition. The
Hawthorne Prize, a prize of $40, given
in 1903 by Mrs. George c. Riggs Lit.
D., (Kate Douglas WigginD, of New
York, is awarded each year to the
author of the best short story. This
competition is open to members of
the Sophomore, Junior and Senior
classes.
Among those receiving the Bachelor
of Arts degree was Paul L. Wood
worth of Fairfield.
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Eunlce Farnsworth Chapter d. A. II.

On the afternoon of June %. Eunice
Farms worth Chapter was entertained
at the home of Mrs. Ella Pooler. the
Misses Pooler assisting as hostesses.
The rooms were prettily decorated
with cut flowers After an hour
spent socially. the Regent, Mrs. Flor
ence w. Danforth. called the meeting
to order. The usual opening exer-
cises were followed by a most inter
esting paper written and read by Miss
Gertrude S. Weston, subject "Eunice
Farnsworth and the Weston Family
Mrs Elizabeth Merrill read the poem
"Grandmothers Grandmother writ
ten by Miss Louise II. Coburn. Miss
Coburn gave a report of the Contin-
entail Congress which was held in
Washington in April
During the social hour which fol
lowed the program. refreshments were
served by the hostesses with Mrs.
Dora G. McNeelie and Mrs Edith 5.
Philbrick assisting
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Thrice. A-Neek World Gaining


We have taken more subscriptions
for the Boston Posi- and Thriee-A-
Week World. in 'he past three months,
than in any year preceding. This
is plainly owing 10 the intense in
terest felt in the great European con-
flict and the desire for newspapers
that tell the story accurately and
completely.
From the persistency with which
we place these papers before our
readers. it would naturally he sup
posed that we made a commission
thereon. SUCH is NOT THE CASE.
We make arrangements with the pub
fishers, at the very lowest wholesale
rates. and they turn them over To our
patrons AT COST This is not phil
anthropy on our part. We cannot
furnish the war and world news. We
know You are bound TO have it and
ought to have IL II we find you a
good daily or tri-weekly, al reasonable
cost, we know you will be more con-
tent and interested in the Reporter
Now the Post and the World seem
to us a little the best bargain we have
to offer but. bless you. you are not
confined 10 them Outside OF a few
publications here in Maine, we can
get you substantial reductions on any
paper or magazine published If you
take the Reporter. you are invited 10
make the fullest use of this privilege
and let us give you the Post for S2.90
per year (S1.50 for six months), the
Thrice-A- Week World for 65 cents
year. or tell us what you want TO read
and let Us quote you the lowest whole
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ENT-REPORTER co
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Explanatory

At the commencement exercises
last Friday evening. a second Shep-
herd prize for the Senior class was
awarded to Miss Eva Mable Blair 1t
will be noted by our news account
that Miss Helen Whiteside was the
recipient OF this same prize In ex-
PLANTATION II should be said that Miss
Blair's rank entitled her TO this as
first awarded She had however.
won Shepherd prize in her Sopho-
more year, and by the terms OF the
will of the donor. the late General r
B. Shepherd, no pupil was to receive
a second award during the high school
course Prin. r. W. Leighton had
failed to take these facts into account
until after that first award had been
made The matter was subsequently
adjusted in accordance with the rules
governing the Shepherd prizes and TO
the entire satisfaction of all con-
cerned
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-06-27
Mrs. Nancy Oak

The funeral of Mrs. Nancy Oak,
who had been passing a few weeks
with her son Charles Oak on West
Front street, was held from the lat
ters home last Monday at . o'clock
p. m. The deceased was born in St.
Albans, November 81, 1852. the daugh-
ter of Joseph and Lovina (BuzzelD
York, but had been resident of Skow-
hegan for over fifty years. L. L..
Foss. Frank Pennell, Elmore Withee
and Frank Thompson served as pail
bearers. DR.. Tracy WAS the otticiat-
ing clergyman Besides the son al
ready referred to, Mrs. Oak is sur
vived by three other sons and one
daughter.
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Alumni Reunion

Eighty-fve people, graduates, hus-
bands and wives and the members of
the class of 1918, including the mem
bers of the faculty of the high school.
attended the Alumni reunion last
Friday afternoon and evening at the
Masonic block At brief business ses-
sion Gerald Marble was elected presi-
dent; Roy Symons, vice president; ;
Vivian Woodbury., secretary; and
Hannah r. Page, treasurer. Mrs.
Lois W Patten, Mrs Edith d. Stew
ard and Fred w. Turner were chosen
to serve on the executive committee:
Marshall Viles, Mrs. Mabelle p. Jud-
kins, Mrs. Mary f. Marston, Charles
Walker and Miss Mabelle E. Ross to
serve on advisory committee; and
Miss Leila Fairbrother, Miss Verna
Abbey, Guy Conant, Mrs. Mildred C..
Lewis. Miss Marie Fletcher and Maur-
ice p. Merrill to serve on the nomina-
ting committee.
The Oldest class represented was
1877, Philo Steward being the sole
member present. The class OF 1878
was also represented in the person
of Mrs. Mary Howard Bailey. Other
classes were represented as follows,
the addresses being Skowhegan un-
less otherwise stated. 1t should be
noted that some of the addresses Civ
en- refer to places where the party is
to be employed during the coming
summer or following winter:
Philo Steward, II; Mary Howard
Bailey, rs; R. T. Patten, 'S4; Anne F.
Kendall, SO, st. Petersburg, Fla;
Angie B. Steward, SO; G. r. Fogg,
'S9; Annie A. Loomis, 49, Lula B.
Friend, SO; Lizzie Hussey, SO; Maude
L. Jewett, 80; Gertrude Webb, 80;
Hannah r. Page. 80; w. S. Stinch-
field, 80; Vivian Graves Woodbury.,
90; Jennie Roy, 81; w. B. Webb, 'O1,
Wabasha, Mimi; Mary L. Webb '01,
Wabasha, Mimi; Blin w. Page, oil;
Lena Tobey Robinson, '01, Auburn;
Margaret Smith, '01 Edith D. Stew
ard, OIL Ethel Clough Pillsbury, O2,
Rumford; Mary Page, '04; Leila f.
Fairbrother, '04; c. r. Viles. '06
Margery Smith. '09. Cambridge. Mass. :;
Myra French, 10; Sarah T. Snow, II;
Alice E. Whtten, II; Marie G. Fletch-
er. II; Lucy B. Taylor, II, Whitman
tic. Conn., Roy H. Pratt, ~, Water
Vile; Charles j. Sheridan. 49, Devens,
Mass. Gerald Marble. 13; E. Fedora
Lewia. IA; Harold c. B. Dumont, IS;
G. A. Wentworth, '16; Verna l.. Abbey,
Il; Pearl Harville, II; Lauriston
Jacobs, II; Emerald A Young, II;
Doris T. Cover, II; Beatrice p.
Smiley, It; Prudence w Wadsworth,
II; Alta G. Young. II; Merle A.
Roullard, II; Libby Pulsifer. II,
Bethel; Elizabeth ". Marsh, II,
Providence, r. l.. Margaret r..
Churchill, II; Alexander Thomson,
IT; j. Edwin Hobart. is; Frank NJ
Dyer, IS; Edward J. Roy, rs; Lucille
NJ. Bolduc. '18; Eva NJ. Blair, IS; Lois
Comber, Is, The Forks; Helen White
side, 49, Florence Beale, is; Ruby
f Dyer, Is; Velma NJ. Fogg, Is; Lyle
c. Stinchfeld rs; Doris A Went
worth rs; Lillian Horne, Is, Worces-
ter, Mass; Philip Lessard, rs.
The teachers present were Mrs. S
NJ. Cover Miss Esther Hedman, Miss
Ruth, Morgan, Professor Leighton, ac-
companied by his wife. Miss Dorothy
NJ. Elliot with Miss Effie Noddin. a
former member of the Skowhegan
High School faculty.
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Failed TO Return

Thursday evening of last week,
young man. a stranger giving his
name as Harry Smith, hired a team at
the George A. Tilton livery stable to
go to Cornville He was TO return
the next day but has not since been
seen Fearing the loss of his team,
Mr. Tilton has sent out automobile
parties, but thus far has failed 10
find his horse or his customer
1t was learned, late Tuesday, that
the horse. striped faced sorrel with
three white feet, was seen in Brighton
and May6eld There was a somewhat
less reliable rumor that the team
had been in Dexter Mrs. Tilton left
by automobile for the latter town
yesterday morning to continue the
search.
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First Baptist Vesper Services

The vesper service at the First Bap-
tist church was held in the vestry last
Sunday evening instead of on Bloom
field Common, as the grounds were too
damp from the heavy rain of Saturday
to permit outdoor meetings. The
vestry was filled and much interest
was shown in the services A mum
ber of hymns were sung by the chorus
and audience; a recitation Mother
land, my Motherland" by Rachel
Tobey; special music by ladies' quar-
tette, Misses Annie Scott. Mary Lyon,
Grace Thomson and Carrie Thomson. :.
and addresses by Dr. o. H Tracy and
Olin Tracy.
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Washington. D z G4s p. "
Jgae =, 1915.
Mr. G II McElhiney,
SkoWhegan. Maine
Deeply regret 10 inform you that
Sergeant Harold Mckinney. infantry.
is officially reported as killed in ac-
tion June sixteenth
MCCAIN The Adjutant General.
The above received here Tuesday
evening gives rhe only particulars
thus far known Of This sAd event
Sergent Mckinney was one Of fifteen
10 volunteer at the first meeting leld
at the SkoWhegan Opera House. April
l9. 1917. He was born in Calais,
December, 1885. the son OF Rev c H.
Mckinney His parents afterwards
lived in Searsport and he was gradu-
ated from the high school in that
town in 1913. He came 10 Skowhe-
gan with the family two years later
He was employed for something more
than a year as a clerk by Cobb Bates,
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Many Young Soldiers Lett Yesterday

Sixty-eight men. completing Somer-
sets quota under the present call.
left here yesterday morning for Camp
Devens. Company f Band gave a
concert in their honor, Tuesday even
ing and marched with them to the
train Yesterday morning. A h. But
Ter, Esq, made a brief speech TO the
draftees at the station. a company
of young ladies dressed in the custo-
mary uniform. marched with the re-
cruits from the Red Cross headQuar-
ters to the depot
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Patriotic Meeting Tomorrow Night

Cards were mailed yesterday call
ing a meeting at the Opera House, to
morrow evening at 745, in observance
of War Savings Day. Professor
Drew T Hathorne of Waterville is to
be the principal speaker There will
be three moving pictures.
The day is appointed by President
Wilson. and we are virtually summon
ed by him to attend this meeting.
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OFFICE WILL
Be CLOSED JULY 4
Correspondents and Advertisers
Please Take This Into Account

Thursday of next week falls on
July 4th, legal holiday and the In
dependent Reporter will be published
on Wednesday instead of its regular
day of issue. This will require our
spondents to mail their letters
one day earlier than usual, and copy
for advertising should be in "a hours
ahead of the usual time.
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HARMONY. June "a. 191

Harmony, June "A, 1918.
| wish to thank the voters of Som
erset County who supported me at the
Primary election and assure them
that the same is much appreciated,
Nothing unforeseen preventing it is
my purpose to again be a candidate
in 1920
WALTER S. BEMIS.
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Weekly Papers at Bucknam's

F. w. Bucknam sells The Aroostook
Republican, Dexter Gazette, Madison
Bulletin, Franklin Journal, and In
Reporter.
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Miss Lucille Bolduc, member of the
graduating class of Skowhegan High
School, has accepted a position as
bookkeeper at the Farmers Union.
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SUPREME SACRIFICE
FREELY MADE
Sad News in Telegram
Received Tuesday
Was Among the First to Volunteer
For Military Service

Washington. D z G.4s p. ".
Jaae =. 1915.
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virgin prairie than to make them
productive.
"The result has been in accord
ance with estimates made that 30O,-
900 acres have been added to the
productive lands of North Dakota.
Flax this year has been prescribed
to be seeded for the reason that the
order was issued too late for wheat
seeding and since the usual course
of good farming requires that land
first broken be seeded to flax.
Furthermore, this same session
of the Legislature, controlled by a
Non Partisan administration, enacted
a moratorium act for the benefit of
our soldier boys who are in the serv-
ice, prohibiting the foreclosure of
liens or mortgages upon soldiers
property during the period of the
war except under necessary circum-
stances and also an act giving to
our men in the service the right to
vote wherever they may be sta
toned"
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then voluntarily gives it up is not
to be compared with one who takes
trench and holds it against the
enemy. An American who buys a
Liberty Bond and then sells it is
not so good an American as one
who buys bond and holds it,
This does not apply, however, to one
who sells his bond because of real
necessity; there is legitimate trad
ing in Liberty Bonds which the
Treasury recognizes.
1t was a wise and patriotic old
colored American who refused to
sell his 500 Liberty Bond for SOC,
because he would not give up the
United States promise This bond)
to pay him 500 with interest for
the United States promise (cur-
rency) to pay him 500, and who re-
fused to sell the same bond for $102,
because, he said, that the $102 must
be counterfeit or else the would-be
purchaser would not be willing to
give it for only 500. 1t is safe to
say that there are no gold bricks
or wildcat securities among that
Americans assets.
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HOLD FAST YOUR
LIBERTY BONDS

The effort to separate Liberty
Bond holders not familiar with stock
and bond values from their Liberty
Bonds has taken new turn. The
manipulators instead of offering to
buy the bonds at inadequate prices
offer in exchange for them the stocks
and bonds of various wildcat cor
porations, whose face value is large
but whose actual value is little or
nothing.
The safest investment in the world
is Liberty Bond. For a patriotic
American, Liberty Bonds are the
best investment in the world. 1t
is not only wise thing to hold
them it is patriotic thing to do.
The soldier that takes trench and