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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-11-21
SOI.ON

Mrs. p. K. Priest and daughter:
were In Skowhegan, Wednesday to at
tend the entertainment given by loca
talent.
A. C. Head, local leader of the boys
club In town and Mrs. Fred Magoor
the girls club leader, went to Skow.
hogan, Friday, with good number OF
boys and girls to attend the county
meeting. All came home with prizes
and very happy from the pleasures
they had enjoyed. Boys and girls not
entering these clubs miss many good
times.
Clarence Holway was called to
Madison, Sunday, by the death of his
brother Lester Holway, who had been
Ill with double pneumonia.
Miss Eunice Moody began teaching
In Embden, Monday, finishing out a
school where Mrs. Jane Adams resign
ed on account of illness.
Thursday evening OF this week at a
regular meeting of Keystone Chapter
o. E. S. the work will be exemplified
and district deputy grand matron
Miss Gledhill of Skowhegan will be
present Refreshments will be serv-
ed during the evening
Virgil Tozier, son of Warren Tozier,
was operated on one day last week,
and large quantity OF pus taken from
his lungs which had gathered follow
ing an attack of influenza and pneu-
monia DR.. S. F. Greene performed
the operation and the patient is very
comfortable at present.
Mrs Alice Foss has been quite Ill
the past week.
The Ladies' Aid Fair and supper
will occur tomorrow (Friday).
Fred Adams has finished work al
Chase Stream and came home Satur-
day
George Cross was the week enc
guest of his family but will return
to his work.
Miss Hester Pullen, assistant in thu
High School, Is confined at home thi!
week by illness.
Many friends will be interested
to learn of the marriage of two o
Solon's popular young people, Mis-
Marie Baker, only child of Mr.. ant
Mrs. Daniel Baker to Tilden Davis
Saturday evening in Skowhegan. Tit
young couple will make SkowhegaI
their home,
At the annual meeting of keystone
Lodge F. and A. M. the following of
ficers were elected: w. M, Ira K
Andrews; 8. W., F. A. Ray; j. w, W
H. Hunnewell; treasurer, Malon Pat
terson; secretary, Turner Boswell
s. D., Clayton E. Eames; j. D.. LeoI
Wyman; chaplain. Charles H. Severy
finance committee, l.. c. Jewett; L
F. Boardman, l. l.. Wardj marshal
Omar c. Ward: S. s., David Tozier
j. s.. Merle Stevens; tyler. ID s. York
Omar C. Ward has recently beef
appointed clerk of the Modern Wood
men Of America
The Congregational Sunday Schoo
plan to dedicate their service flag Sun
day during the Sunday School hour
combined with Thanksgiving ser
vice. unless there are so many case
of grippe in town that 1t seems ad
visable to postpone 1t.
Milton D. Wiley OF the u. 8. ~ |
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HARMONY

E. c. Hunter, foreman for Beale e.
Walker Lumber Co, while blasting
rocks last Friday out of Wesserunsett
Stream, preparatory to the spring
drive, was hit on the head by a piece
of falling stone and hurt quite severe
1y He was taken to his home in
Pittsfield Saturday morning where he
is now reported to be getting along
NICELY.
Carl T. Rhoades has been transfer
red from Camp Devens to the Instruc-
tion School, Chemical Warfare Ser
vice Proving Grounds, Lakehurst, n. ].
and Virgil |. Campbell has been trans
ferred from Fort Williams to Fort
Preble.
This town went over it's allotment
of $4,000 for the United War Work
fund last week by a goodly margin
as it has In every call for War Work
except the War Savings Stamps which
has Jagged somewhat, but 1t is hop
ed to exceed the quota before long.
This is a most valuable investment,
natures In little over four years
more and is easy to invest in, so every
one should try and buy some of these
Baby Bonds.
The Grange, next Saturday night,
will hold a patriotic session. followed
by an oyster stew supper. to celebrate
the victory of the Allies. A good
program is to be presented and the
third and fourth degrees will be con-
ferred
Mrs. G. II. Pratt of Newport spent
Sunday with her brother H. A. Bart
lett.
Mrs. Gala Reed has moved back
into the Gertrude Willis rent.
Mrs. Edna Quimby Is on the sick
list at this writing
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NORTH CORNyILLE

Robert McCollor, who enlisted In
the automobile department last spring
has returned to the Franklin 1nsti-
tute, Franklin, Mass, after fifteen
day furlough at his home in this town
He has been training at that institu-
ton about four months.
Brice Libby, aged 70, died Sunday
morning of acute Bright's Disease
after an illness of three weeks. Flu
neral services were held at the Libby
home Wednesday at 10 o'clock a. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Paul Of Scion
and George Fogg and his father went
to Readfleld Sunday to attend the flu
neral of their cousin. Charles Moody
carried them there in his auto.
Earl McCollor Is recovering from
the influenza after being Ill for two
weeks and his brother Roy Is getting
nicely over the operation which he
underwent some time ago for appen
dicitis
Friends of Mrs. Carrie Patterson Of
Scion will be pleased to learn of hel
marriage to George p. Wellman OF
Lewiston.
Mrs. E. o. Fall is visiting with rela-
tives In Norridgewock
Norris Whittier Is able to be out
again after severe Illness with pneu.
! monia.
Mrs. Pearl Vincent and three chill
dren have returned to their home
after visiting two weeks with her pa
rents
Elmer Worthen with his hay press
and crew have been at work in tht
neighborhood
Mrs Rose Hight left here Saturda,
for Portsmouth. n H., where she will
stay through the winter months.
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Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance Co.

spending a short furlough with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Wiley,
after an absence of a year, quite
part of the time being spent across
the water on the coast OF England
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Observation-Disclosures

Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Soule were in
Norridgewock last week to- see his
uncle Sumner Soule and family.
Little Isey Soule Is in Mercer visit
Ing her grandma, Mrs. D. H. Taylor
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BosroN-KENrUcKY OIL COMPANY

months well
OIL COMPANY organized the laws of Delaware
all fupaid
holdings outright OWNED BY
LEASES NO NO ROYALTIES.
oil
and is of the highest grade seeking subscriptions
lands LANDS HAVE BEEN BOUGHT
FOR We DRILL WELLS
all begin drilling AT
the BOSTONhESTUCkY OIL COMPANY makes its limited
SHARE
offering will be FIFTEEN CENTS and
advantage the
BOSTON.
COMPANY act BOSTON KENTUCKY
produce oil
capitalization unusually
YOUR SHARES NOW BEFORE DRILLING BEGINS THE PRICE
DOWN.
entered in the received,
E.P. GAGE COMPANY
Bankers
Bradsree Hanover Trust Company,
Tremon Trus International
a Agent Hanover Trust Company
Judi 0
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YOUR TIME HAS ARRIVED

end OF the
stocks shipping
have
THE GREATEST OPPORTUNITY OF ALL
fields
rushing SETTLING FX
TEN MILLION DOLLARS
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OAK HnL-NORRIDGEWOCK

Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton Taylor and her
mother Mrs. Sawyer all of Madison
visited Sunday at the home OF Rev.
and Mrs. J. F. Taylor
Mrs Lillian c. Miller after a short
visit with her mother at the home Of
her aunt Mrs. ]. F. Taylor, departed
Sunday for Norridgewock, where she
will assist in the home of Mrs. VIII
Knowlton
Miss Alice Rogers Of Lewiston Is a
guest in the home Of her brother
Clarence Rogers.
Clarence Anderson, Weldon Owens
and Henry Brown returned home last
Friday from Mercer, where they have
been hunting for the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Anderson. and
son Roland were in Skowhegan last
Saturday.
A young peoples party was much
enjoyed one evening last week at the
home of Henry Brown.
Archie Kicker of Portland visited
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NORTH MAITLAND

Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Mason from Ca
naan were guests of their aunt Mrs
H. L. Burrill. Wednesday.
Darius Hamm an aged citizen
passed away at his home Saturday
forenoon, November is. Mr.. Hamm
had been a great sufferer for several
years from cancer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben HUFF from
Cambridge were guests of Mrs. Huffs
mother, Mrs. Ida Whitney, Friday last
Little Miss Leona Written Is passing
a few weeks with her aunt Mrs. Mabel
Stafford.
Elmer Burrill has been quite sick
for a few days with very strong symp-
toms of influenza. He Is a little bet
ter at this writing.
Many new cases of influenza are
reported here. Schools. churches
and all public places are closed.
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MERCER

Mrs. E. J. Walton received a visit
from her mother Mrs. Samuel Will
hanson, last week.
Clarence Brown and Burton Walton
are pressing hay
Earl Ladd and family spent Sunday
at the home Of Mrs. Ladd's father,
Everett Cummings In Belgrade
Mrs. George Godfrey Of Winthrop,
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CARD OF THANKS

To the many neighbors and friends
who stood ready to assist in every
way possible, and by the beautiful
flowers sent, expressed their sympa-
thy; to the North Arson Mfg. Co. for
roses representing Mrs. Aliens age;
to the members of Emerald Rebekah
Lodge and Dinsmore Past Noble
Grands' Association; also Priscilla
Rebekah Lodge and Pioneer Past
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and the present year will still larger returns
ant .cipated these conditions and the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-09
AN ATTRACTIVE OFFER.

Would it be an accommodation to
you to buy a range land such a range
as the Glenwood) you need now, and
pay for it in small weekly payments
that is provided you would not have
to pay an increased price for the ac-
commodation? If such a proposition
would interest you, you should surely
read Nothnagle's advertisement on
last page. The unfailing quality of
GAenwood coal and gas ranges estab-
lished reputation for superiority
years ago. None but itself can be its
parallel. 1t is truly splendid invest
ment. Visit this department at Moth
nagle's and let a salesman demon
strate the Glenwood merits that will
convince you of your need for one.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-09
NOTICE.
Assessment for the construction OF
| Whitney Avenue Sewer.

Assessment Tor the COISt1uCtAOM VI
Whitney Avenue Sewer.
In accordance with the votes taken
h,, the Common Council at a meeting
held April 1, 1918, the following re-
port of the Board of Appraisal OF
Benefits and Damages, was adopted
and the assessments confirmed, reia-
tive to the construction OF a sewer
in Whitney avenue (Purchase) Ex-
tending for a distance of 51.4 #, cost
ing $148.2S of which the amount as
sessed against the property owners is
s1.OS per foot; this being less than
three-fourths the cost of the sewer.
We assess to the following persons
the several sums set opposite their re-
spective nafes, as the amount OF
benefits by them received respectively,
from the construction of said sewer,
the aggregate amount of said assess
ments being three-fourths of the cost
of said sewer, to wit
Frederick and Annie Schneider,
51.4 #. SIS 81
John F, Neary 25.4 #. ~ AZ
Samuel Weinstein and Benjamin
Weinstein, 26 #. 20 oS
We therefore recommend the adop-
ton of the following resolution:
Resolved, That Howard F. Smith be,
and hereby is duly appointed Collec-
tor of benefits assessed for the con-
struction of said sewer.
Adopted, April 1, 1918.
Approved, April 8, 1918.
Attest:
]. ALEX. H. ROBINSON,
CITY. Clerk
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-09
TWO PROMINENT
men TO ADDRESS
BIC WAR RALLY

What promises to be the biggest
war rally ever staged in this city will
be held in the armory Wednesday
evening when Attorney General
Thomas Watts Gregory and Governor
Samuel Mccall of Massachusetts will
deliver addresses on patriotic subjects.
huge Liberty Chorus of 200 voices
will render many patriotic numbers.
The chorus will be made up of men,
eties Of the city.
Members of the Home Guard will
act In the capacity of an honor guard
and ushers at the meeting.
Attorney General Gregory succeed
ed Attorney General McReynolds Aug
ust 70, 1914 when the latter was nam
ed by the President for the United
States Supreme Court. Mr.. Gregory
was born in Mississippi November 6,
1861. He was graduated from the
South Western Presbyterian College
and was a special student in the Uni
versity of Virginia. He was admit
ted to the Texas bar in 1885 and be-
gan the practice of law in Austin, Tex
as, where he soon rose to a command
ing position at the bar.
In his speech at the armory on to-
morrow night the Attorney General
will tell at first hand what the govern
ment has done and is doing to carry
on the war, and he may tell some
things OF the German conspiracies by
which the German power has sought
to undermine our industry and power
| Governor Mccall who is also to ad-
dress the gathering has made an ideal
and energetic war governor for Mas
sachusetts. He is most effective and
popular campaign speaker, a reputa-
ton which he established by a speak
ing tour of the West in 1895 for Nc
K1nley. He was born in East Provi-
dence, Pa, February %, 1851, he
spent his early life in the middle west
and did not see New England until he
was sixteen years old. He was gradu-
ated from Dartmouth and began prac.
tice Of law in Boston in 1875.
His talk will be big feature of the
meeting tomorrow evening.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-09
TWO DARKIES IN
HOSPITAL, TRIED
TO Be AIR PUMPS
They Succumb to Exhaus-
ton Trying to Initiate Push
Ball in Southern Camp.
PHYSICAL DIRECTOR
SAVES THEIR LIVES
Push Ball Taken to Garage
Inflated in Is Minutes
Pulmotor Used.

The next time friends of the divi-
sion at Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ga,
send a push ball to camp 1t will be
taken to the nearest garage and at
tached to a tire pump. This statement
has the unanimous and unqualified
approval of Sambo Brown and Lincoln
Lee Jones, two Georgia darkies who
attempted to blow up that pushball
and landed in the post hospital badly
blown. Only the prompt arrival OF
George r. Fleming, Y. M. c. A. ply
steal director, prevented casualties as
Sambo and Link were persistent and
were thoroughly serious in their in
tention to finish what they had start
ed
Sam and Link are volunteer work.
ers at camp and when bundle con-
tanning pushball arrived from VIII
Transport, Pa, they opened it in the
absence of Fleming. Upon discovery
of the tube through which it is blown
up, they conceived the idea Of attach
ing their own human bellows and
completing the Job before the return
of Fleming
In relays they worked and their
early success inspired them to greater
efforts as they saw the formless thing
take definite shape. For two hours
their lungs were way stations for the
draughts of free ozone which they
imprisoned in the push ball. Lunch
time came and went and still Sam
and Link inhaled and blew into the
tube until 1t seemed that their enor-
nous chest expansion must burst from
their efforts. Great drops of sweat
fell from their brows like rain. They
became extremely light of head, but
still they stuck to their self-imposed
task.
At two o'clock they had reached
a state of collapse, and the ball stood
five feet high but was too flabby to
push. Another foot and the ball would
have been a perfect sphere, but Sam
and Link were spent. They were
breathing so fast that they would
draw back into their lungs the air
they had blown into the ball before
they could remove their lips from the
tube.
They became actually groggy, and
would have been blowing yet If the
human machine had not refused long
er to function. Apparently both pass
ed out together, for when Fleming re-
turned at four o'clock he found two
darkies lying flat on their backs or
the ground while near them a barely
noticeable whistling sound was coming
from the tube of a push ball from
Williamsport, Pa. Fleming had Sam
and Link taken to the hospital, anC
sent the ball to a garage near the
camp, whence 1t came back in fifteer
minutes as tight as drum.
Late tonight Sam and Link revived
under the stimulating influence of
pulmotor. A nurse, passing their cots
heard Sam say to Link in the loudes
whisper he could muster:
What a pair O. fools we were
Link, tub think we could blow up tina
balloon"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-09

The keeping of potatoes is affected
BY disease. Potato scab also cuts
town the yield. 1t is a very simple
matter to treat seed potatoes for scab.
they should be soaked in a mixture of
one pint of formaldehyde to 40 gal
Ions Of water for two hours. The scab
once destroyed on the seed will not re-
appear in the planting. While every
farmer knows this, a very small per.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-09

On some parts of the front, for ex-
ample, in the great reserve camps
back Of the st. Mihiel sector, life
much resembles that in the great log
ging camps of the northwest. There
are other places where it is more like
the desert as it is in Utah and Nevada,
Arizona and New Mexico. This is
characteristic of many parts Of the
Belgian front.
One seeks on the desert any shell
ter that may be found from the fierce
rays of the monday sun. 1t may be
the shadow of a rock, standing alone
on the sandy plain. 1t may be the
small protection of a puny scrub pine,
Whatever there is is welcome.
In Belgium shelter is not sought
from the suns rays, but from the
keen vision of the enemy, which also
means bullets and shells. But there
also, are wide, treeless plains, flat
and forbidding to the soldier, and the
shelter is found more often than not
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-09

will do service for roof over their
heads and something on which they
can lie down without being in the
mud.
The roof is often a Red Cross
stretcher that has done service on the
battlefield and will do service again.
Sometimes it may be pieced out with
section of the corrugated iron used
for roofing over dugouts or buildings
the huts in munitions depots. While
the beds are likely to be sections of
I the duck boards laid in the trenches
to help the men keep their feet as
dry as possible and save them from
trench feet
Such small comforts lack the luxury
of the city dweller, with his roomy
house or apartment, steam heat and
spring mattresses, but they are very
welcome to the soldier, who not in
frequently finds them so much to his
liking that he is anxious to hurry
back from his leave in the city to his
beloved trenches.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-09
NOTICE.
Assessment for the establishment OF
an Eight-foot Building line on
Harbor Avenue.

Assessment for the establishment of
an Eght-foot Building line on
Harbor Avenue.
In ccoFdance with the votes taken
by the Common Council at meeting
fheld April /, 1913, the following re-
port Of the Board of Appraisal of Ben
efitS and Damages was adopted and
the assessments confirmed, relative to
8 It. building line on Harbor avenue
from Hope street to point about 12O
IT, s. of Ferris street as ordered by
the Common Council on the 9Th day
of August, 1917.
We estimate and appraise to the
following persons the several sums set
opposite their respective names, as
the amount Of damages by them re-
ceived and sustained respectively. by
said persons over and above the spe-
cial benefits by them respectively re-
ceived therefrom to wit:
No persons.
| And estimate and appraise to the
| following persons the several sums
set opposite their respective names, as
the amount of benefits by them re-
ceived respectively by said persons
over and above any damages by them
respectively sustained therefrom, to
wit:
No persons. -....-.
| And we also estimate, ascertain and
determine that the following persons
| will receive an equal amount of dam
ages and benefits in the premises,
namely:
6araj e. Smith, care Jos. Smith Agt.
| Rebecca Brittin.
Anton Pakston
1 Alvin H. Hancock
Ossian Nelson
JOS Smith
/ Chas. A. Bjorklund
/ Edwin Burroughs
| David Burroughs
II VIM H. Burroughs
i Sarah B. Brittin
Clement A. Walker
q. Robert j., Nichols
Lewis. M. Walker
II Chas. Keep
Geo. N. Walker
Francis D. Nichols
f., Frank Miller
Michael ]. Jordan
John Wiesbauer
VIM. n, Beers
II Ella r. Peck
Mary H. Knowlton Est.
Philip Glasner
Samuel .Glasner
Jos. French
Mary r. Barber
Adopted, April 1, 1918.
Approved, April 3, 1918.
Attest:
J. ALEX. H. ROBINSON,
4 City Clerk
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-09

in the ancient crater left by some Ger
man she'll. The ground is pitted with
these craters and they are the most
secure places that can be found, when
shells are flying. -
The soldiers take possession of them
in an advance to make their new front
line. Machine guns are mounted on
their lips" and the men lie protected
behind their walls while the line of
craters is connected by trenches and
the craters, themselves, form sections
of the trench. Often, where the front
is very active, the shell holes are not
linked up into trenches, but the line
consists of isolated positions in the
craters, where each group is separ-
ate unit, acting largely on it's own in
! itiative.
Behind the fighting line the craters
are turned into shelters for the sup
port and reserve troops. There is not
a great deal of comfort for them, but
they managed to get something that
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-09

Many farmers object to barley for
two reasons: The first is that the
boards make handling unpleasant, and
the other Is that the hard kernels hurt
the mouths Of the animals.
The by-products of barley, includ-
ing malt sprouts and dried grains, have
been used extensively by feeders and
also as one Of the most important in
gradients Of mixed feeds. The me-
chanical condition of these. by-prod-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-09
few DROPS and
CORN LIFTS OUT
Says there is no excuse for
cutting corns and invit-
ing lockjaw.

Sore corns, hard corns, soft corns or
any kind of corn can harmlessly Is
lifted right out with the fingers II yo1
Will apply directly upon the corn a
few drops of freezone, says a Cincin-
natl authority.
1t Is claimed that at small cost one
can get quarter of an ounce of freez-
one at any drug store, which is sufi-
Gent to rid ones feet of every corn or
callus without pain or soreness or the
danger of infection.
This simple drug, while sticky, dries
the moment 1t is applied and does not
infiame or even irritate the surround
ing tissue.
This announcement will interest
many women here. for it is said that
The present high-heel footwear is
putting corns on practically every
Woman's feet.-Adv. e
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-09
NOTICE.

Assessment for the Construction Of
Beechnont Ayenue EeWeP F.
In accordance with the votes taken
by the Common Council at. q meeting
held April l, 1918. the following re-
port of the Board Of Appraisal Of Ben
efits and Damages, was adopted and
the assessments confirmed relative to
the construction of a sewer in Beech
mont avenue from Main street to Har-
mony street, extending for distance
of 623.s9 It. and costing $1,o17.81
of which amount assessed against the
property owners. Isl a.61 pert. =,
We assess TO the following persons
the several sums SGT opposite their
respective names. as : the, amount of
benefits by them received respective
~, from the construction Of said sew
er, the aggregate amount of said as
sessments being three-fourths of the
cost Of said sewer, to wit: y &
Gertrude s.. Terry, 137.S It. 7<,7a
Frederick D. Keller, sass It. 80 %
Patrick MCGEE. 248 # 14s Is
Sophy L. Mouit6n, 1865 It. 100 IS
Elisha H. walker, s7.47 IT. 50 4s
Lena 3. Hinderer. 53.6oz #. 12.sk
Mary Niedermeir. 1855 II. IS 30
John Flynn. SO IT. 80 50
Adopted, April I, 191st.5
Approved April.S, 1913. : |
Attest:
]. ALEX. H ROBINSON.
City Clerk. >
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-09

centage Of them are putting 1t into
practice. Therefore, farm bureaus, I'M.
der the direction Of the county agents
and the state councils of defense
should arrange systematic program
for the treating Of all potatoes as well
as the small grains before they are put
in the ground. The process is cheap
and easy and efficient, and no farmer
is doing his best unless he treats his
potatoes for scab. H.