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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-12-05

liked best. There are many others, in
Guiding those that have acquired
names given them by the >fUrriers, and
the fine thing about them is that they
are within the reach of nearly all
people. For little girls of three and
over there are miniature round muffs
and fat scarfs that are delightfully."-
coy. So far as styles are concerned
there is little variation in children's
furs-they are much alike until the
miss is well advanced in the f1apper
stage The set illustrated is a familiar
and reliable type for little folks. 1t
is long, crinkly white fur that looks
best on the youngest wearers, where
it usually finds itself In the company
of bright-hued broadcloth coats and
velvet hats or bonnets more or less
fluffy with friiIS.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-12-05
Care in Small THINGS

It may be stretching it bit to say
that the woman is hopeless who wears
an expensive frock and carries cheap
or a shabby pocketbOOk. But it never
theleSs is true, says a correspondent,
that the success of an outfit does
greatly depend on just so small thing
as a pOcketbook or handbag, If you
prefer. These little things are, after
all, the telltale signs OF the woman
who studies harmony not only In her
dressing but in her life as we'll For
carelessness in one way leads to care
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-12-05
Make Over Old clothea

To be up-to-date these days your
community should have an old-cIothes
clinic, the department of agriculture
suggests Not the amount you spend
on clothes but the amount you save is
the criterion by which you are judged
in this year Of war. The home demon
stration agents usually hold the elm
les, and old garments are brought,
ripped and made over by the women
under their direction.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-12-05
WnmanIs Work

Well, I've got more respect for my
wife than 1 ever had before in all my
life. How in the world a woman will
live a lifetime with a man and wash
dishes three times a day without rebel
ling don't know. never knew what
a slaves task washing dishes was until
I got to France and had to wash my
own mess kit.-Soldier writing to the
Stars and Stripes.
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catarrt Cannot Be cured

By LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as they
cannot reach the seat OF the disease.
CataTrh is a local disease, greatly tnfiu-
enced by constitutional conditions HALLS
CATARRH MEDICINE viii cure catarrh-
It Is taken internally and acts through
the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces Of the
System HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
is composed OF some OF the best tones
known. combined with some OF the best
blood purifiers The perfect combination
OF the ingredients in HALLS CATARRR
MEDICINE is what produces such won
derful results IN catarrhal conditions
Druggists &c Testimonials free
y. J. Cheney & Co, Props, Toledo, o.
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Not After That

''War has evidently no terrors for
your husband, Mrs. Grim"
mo; we have two girls in the next
fat taking singing lessons. a woman
pianist on the floor above practices
scales five hours a day. a man below
plays the trombone every night and
there are nine monographs in the
building. He said he wanted TO 60
somewhere where he could have q lit
tie rest and quiet"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-12-05

lessness or thoughtlessness in other
directions. There is a marked tend
ency toward smaller handbags. This
may be due TO the fact that the ma
terials from which the new bags are
in most cases very expensive and
elaborate. Were these bags made
large, they would have the appearance
of OVERRIDING it, and that would NOT
at present, do at all.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-12-05
Jolly War Victim.

Pat had lost an eye in battle. When
he got out of the hospital and went
back TO the front he got into an argu-
ment with an English soldier. I'll
bet" he said, "that 1 can see more
with my one eye than you can with
your two"
prove it."
''Well, can see two eyes in your
face and you can only see one In
mine."-Boston Evening Transcript.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-12-05

Just as soon as you eat tablet or
two of Pape's Diapepsin all the dys-
pepsia, indigestion and stomach dis
tress ends. These pleasant, harmless
tablets of Pape's Diapepsin never fail
to make upset stomachs feel fine at
once, and they cost very little at drug
stores. Adv.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-12-05
Leisure Moments.

Mrs. GaddabOut-I am told that Mrs.
Giddigad earns all the money she
spends for her clothes.
Mrs. GabalOt = Then that evening
dress she had on the other night must
have been a regular vacation for her.
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Its Object,

About The Watch on the Rhine
now
cit is principally for air raids these
days"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-12-05
EAT A TABLET!
DYSPEPSIA GONE
RELIEVES SOUR, Classy OR
ACID STOMACHS.

When meals hit back and your stom-
ach is sour, acid, gassy, Or you feel full
and bloated. When you have heavy
Jumps of pain or headache from indi-
gestion. Here is instant reliefI
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Cautious.

was your wife's peach and apple
preserving successful?"
81 may state with truth that It was
fruitful in results
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-12-05

Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt Of New
York, is the official sgodmotherF Of the
Italian Alpine soldiers
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-12-05

Roller skates are used to save time
by women messengers in the arsenal at
Rock Island.
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Hun Tactics

General, should we call this another
strategic retreatE'
"Just keep running. Don't stop to
explain"
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To keep clothes from freezing fast
to the clOthesline put a little salt In
the blueing water.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-12-05

Wise merchants put their show win
dOws in the newspapers.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-12-05

Turkey red is made from the Indian
madden plant
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-12-05

There are women who wouldn't en-
Joy a mansion in heaven if they
couldn't clean house every six week.
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cemfortina Messaae.

All the gold coin in circulation would
weigh about 900 tons.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-12-26
NnRTH FAIRFIELD

The pupils OF Covell school held
very enjoyable Christmas tree and
entertainment at the schoolhouse to
which the parents and a few friends
were invited An excellent program
was rendered under the direction OF
the teacher. Miss Berdena Steward
who received many compliments on
the excellence of the children's train
ing This is Miss Stewards first
term of school but she has already
endeared herself to pupils and pa
rents alike.
Mrs. Merle HUFF OF Belfast arrived
Saturday evening to spend Christmas
with her mother and brothers family
in the old home. Mrs. HUFF was Miss
Nora Goodwin.
Mrs. Charles Conforth. who has had
charge of the Christmas roll call Is
very pleased to announce "a new
memberships in addition to several
renewals for the local auxiliary A. X.
c. There are few more renewals
and possibly few new members to
come in later
Clifford Skillin has received his
honorable discharge from military
service and returned home from Fort
Andrews.
Miss Doris Wentworth is at home
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MERCER

Mrs. Lillace Caswell of Portland
will spend the Christmas holidays at
the home of her parents Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Caswell.
Miss Doris Diggles of Lewiston and
friend Mr.. Burgess are visiting at the
home of Mrs. NJ. o. Diggles.
II. NJ Ellis is in very poor health
Allan Koran and family will spend
Christmas in Fairfield.
Mrs. Hanson Clement and two chill
dren have been visiting at the home
OF George Williamson for two weeks
1t is reported that Frank Snow who
moved his family to Massachusetts
is very ill with pneumonia in hos
ptal there.
Ed Kelley and family OF Vienna
were callers at the home of his uncle
Frank Kelley. Saturday, making the
trip by automobile.
Stewart Webb and family Of nor
ridgewock were at the home Of II NJ
Ellis Saturday and Sunday
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follows: Day visits from a. m. to
Z p. M. $3.50; night visits, from p.
m. to a. m. $500; mileage one way
soc; consultation fee $3.50; office fee,
loo; obstetrical fee. $500; fractures
and dislocations $500 to $4,000; am
putations. $500 to 800; urinalysis
800; certificates s100 to $500; quar-
antine cases. double fee; ether at
dentists $3.50. E F.. Pratt, NJ. D.
Mrs. F. f. Trip was home from
Concord a few days the first OF the
week.
Mr.. and Mrs Raymond Trip have
been visiting his aunt Mrs. Martell
Gray at Strong
Duncan Hall is at home from the
training camp.
Will Plummer of New York is stay
ing for a time with his father, II.
A Plummer.
Several teams from here are haul
ing squares from Chase & Hewett' 3
mill at Lexington to the Novelty mill
Almon Jackson passed through this
place recently with some cattle pur-
chased from the Clarence Pinkham
estate
Audrey and Muriel Fenlason are at
home from Arson Academy for the
Christmas vacation.
Perey A. Luce is very sick with
pneumonia
Earle Kennison is spending Christ
mas with his parents. Mr. and Mrs.
II. w. Kennison. He has just re-
turned from overseas.
Mr.. and Mrs Ivan Prince have re
turned from New York After
spending Christmas at this place they
will return to their home at Orr's Is
land.
Kenton Qulnt injured his leg quite
seriously while sliding down the Mill
hill. Several others on the sled got
slight bruises.
Ina Rolfe is spending this week
at her home in Embden.
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NORTH ANSON

The remains of Mrs. Hattie Cole,
who died in Embden Friday night OF
bronchial pneumonia, were taken to
Skowhegan. Sunday
The Mark Emery schools closed
Friday for the Christmas vacation.
Mrs. Maurice Foss who was i'll with
influenza last week is now quite i'll
with pneumonia.
Rev. Frank Baker of Vermont viii
begin his pastorate with the Congre-
gational church here on January l.
Mrs. Henry Fields is assisting in
]. p. Murray's store during the holi-
days.
Mr.. and Mrs Earle Mitchell Of
Portsmouth. \ II are spending
Christmas here with his parents Mr..
and Mrs Herbert Mitchell.
Favorable reports are received here
by relatives of the condition Of Miss
Gertrude Smith who has been so i'll
with pneumonia.
Mrs Edna Kelley Boynton OF New
Portland is the guest Of Mrs Alice
p Simmons.
A telegram received by Mrs /. II.
Clifford Monday morning stated that
her son Linwood had arrived safely
from overseas and was in hospital
in Virginia and that he was feeling
fine
Miss Addie Fenlason is taking an
enforced vacation from her duties at
f. C.. Clark's store at Madison on ac-
count of Illness.
There are quite a number OF cases
of influenza about town. Some Of
them are proving serious and pneu-
monia has developed in the cases Of
Mrs. Maurice Foss, Mrs. Della Mullen
and Mrs Orie Gordon
Joseph Shaw who took his daughter
to the hospital in Lewiston last week
was taken with the influenza on the
return trip and is now quite i'll
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Sheldon have
returned home after short visit with
friends in Oakland.
Miss Flora Grover Is guest of her
mother Mrs. Eta Grover Peetrie of
Fairfield
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IARTLAND

The church services at the First
Baptist church Will be as usual nexi
Sunday. The pastor Rev. A. w
Swift who has been Ill with the in
nuenza Is much better and will occu
by the pulpit Dec. 29th.
Mrs. E. NJ Swift was called to Hart
land this week on account OF the Ill
ness of her son Rev. A w. Swift.
Supt. H. 3. Clifford who has been Ill
with influenza at his home on Acade-
my street, is slowly improving
Chester Chase underwent an opera
ton at his home on Commercial street
last week.
Winfield Carr who has been serious.
ly iii with pneumonia. is comfortable
at the present writing. He under
went an operation last week. His
mother is now ill with pneumonia.
Vera Haseltine who has been con
fined to her home with tonsilitis, is
now getting out around again.
Mrs. Clyde Harvey has returned to
her home after brief visit with rela-
tiyes in Wellington.
The Ladies' Aid of the NJ. +. Church
held its annual fair last Friday night.
The tables contained many pretty
things for sale and a good sum of
money was realized.
The Sisterhood held fair in the
Opera House, Thursday evening A
good program was enjoyed.
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S()IllN

About l35 have reported for mem
bership in the Red Cross drive The
reports are not all in.
Miss Laura Davis of Hartland is in
town the guest of her father during
the Christmas holidays.
The next regular meeting of North
Somerset Grange on Saturday January
Will be an all day meeting. dinner
and installation
Laurence Davis is home for the
holidays.
Mrs. Marion Young left here Sat
urday for Millinocket to visit her son
Thomas.
Mrs. John Savage who has been
spending a few days in Bingham came
home Monday.
Mrs. Fannie Piper who has been
sick for some time Is improving Sc
that Mrs Hilton who has been caring
for her returned home Friday
Mr. and Mrs. p. e. Priest were in
Skowhegan, Thursday
At the next regular meeting of Key
stone Chapter o. E. S. will be the
installation of officers. Keystone
Lodge. f. and A NJ. and families of
the Chapter members have been in
yited
Mrs. John Martin passed away at
her home Friday morning after lin
gering illness from tuberculosis The
funeral services were held at 2 o'clock
Sunday with the interment in Ever
green cemetery beside her husband
Mrs Martin leaves besides two sons
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HIGHLAND

Mrs. Eliza Howard purchased OF
Frank S Boynton a fine pair OF young
colts recently.
Mrs. Ella Beale returned to Som
erset after spending few days with
her sister Miss Gertrude Smith who
has been sick with pneumonia at
Flagstaff.
G. w. Gould purchased pair OF
heavy work horses last week
Raymond and Harold Kicker OF Big
Glow Plantation are sick with the in
huenZa.
Miss Bertha Savage who is attend
ing the st. Joseph Academy at Port
land is spending a few days with her
mother. Mrs. Grace Savage at the
Ledge House.
Mrs. John Welch who has been
spending a few days with her daugh-
ter, Mrs Leon Wing at Flagstaff, re-
turned to her home at Dead River
Thursday.
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on after care. Charles b Walker
Thurston Hutchins, John Butts VIII
lard Written and Fl. 2. Jones. The
treasurer's report for the year was
az follows: Amount raised TO Dec
LIST. S62537; amount paid out to Dec
LIST. $424S2, balance in treasury
Dec. LIST. s20055 The branch has
shipped the following articles during
the year: Six afghans. A comfort
kits, 50 sweaters, l41 pairs or SOCKS
33 comfort pillows, 3 eye bandages
Is property bags, 8 pair of wristlets
> bed shirts, . ear protectors, muf-
flers. II surgical shirts. - cornwall
escent robes, Is wash cloths, ! hel-
met II pajamas. 10 boys shirts. 1t
girl chemises
Mr. and Mrs. Thur5ton Hutehins
spent Christmas in Brunwick witt
her parents. Mrs. Hutchins will re
main for a two weeks visit but Mr.
Hutchins will return home this week
The Christmas exercises and tree
were held at the church Tuesday
evening Dec oath.
Mr. and Mrs Grover Green arrived
in town last week They are tt
spend the winter with Mrs. Green
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Asa Adams
They spent the week end in Skowhe
gan.
E. w. Green of New Brunswick wa
a guest at e H. Nye's Monday ant
Tuesday
Mrs. Alice Houghton and son Jos
eph spent Christmas in NorridgewosE
with relatives.
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EAST NEW PORTLAND

The annual business meeting of the
East New Portland Branch of Ameri-
can Red Cross was held in the school
house. Friday evening Dec. goth The
following officers were elected for the
coming year: Chairman, Mrs. Ber-
nice Berry; vice chairman, Mrs. Min
ME Walker, secretary, Mrs. Susie
Adams; treasurer, Mrs. Beulah Walk
err; knitting committee, Mrs. May Nye,
Miss Bertha Emery, Mrs. Georgia
williamson. Mrs. Belle Metcalf; sew
ing committee. Mrs. Fred Young. Mrs
Thurston Hutchins, Mrs. Blanche
Hoyt, Mrs. Lillian Young: shipping
committee, Mrs. Fred Young; home
service committee, Mrs. o. b. Hol-
brook, Miss Helen Metcalf; committee
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The
{. {. Andrews Store
Scion

We have just received our second
order OF Horse Blankets, both Street
and Stable, ranging from $500 to $3.50
DINNER PALS 1925 to $50 each
OIL STOVES HEATERS. 5000 to $500
SNOW SHOYELS, IRON $.l.1O
WOODEN SNOW SH0NELS DE, zoe
ROOFING, l Il . ply, ~, s2.25 per roll
SHEATHING PAPER Si.25 per roll
RUMF0RD AXES (Hnnd Made) $i.75
THREE DIAMOND AXES $3.50, Sl.75
WASH RINGERS 1915
Wash Boilers, Wash Tubs, Pals. both
Tn, and Galvanized, Horse Cards,
Brushes
LISTEN! WATCH! IT PAYS
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SOUTHWEST CANAAN

Mr. and Mrs Harold Foster are thu
proud parents of a son fBernard Gar
fieldl born Dec. 10
A little daughter cords Maxine
came to make her home with Mr.. an,
Mrs. Edward Rumery. Dec % Mo.he
and child are both doing we'll
Fred Head and Sprague Taylor o
Fairfield visited at Willie Rolls on,
day recently.
Frank Hayden and son Linwood o
3ath were calling on friends in tow
last week.
The Misses Verna and Edna Dayi
are at home from Wateryyille for tn
Christmas vacation.
Abbott Wing of Portland is VISITING
his sister Mrs Harry Holt He wa
the guest Friday of Mr.. and Mrs Al
mon Smith.
Mrs. Eulah Peavey arrived hom
from Benton Falls. Thursday, bring
ing Miss Celia Peavey, who has beef
very sick there for several weeks, blu
is much better now.
Mrs Arthur Elwood visited friend
in Waterville several days the pas
week
Howard Johnson of Cornish was tn
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Holt
Thursday
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IIINCKLEY

School has closed for the Christmas
vacation
Miss Marion Dunbar of Newcastle
was the guest of her sister Mrs. W, E.
Palmer, Friday night and Saturday,
going to the home of her father r. NJ.
Dunbar of Skowhegan on the Saturday
evening train.
Mrs George NJ. Gaylord has been at
the home of her son Benjamin Cay
ford the past week.
The body of Irwin Varney arrived
at this station Saturday night. He
was drowned while skating at Range
ley Lake. His father Walter Varney
is in town.
Evelyn Joy was home Saturday af-
ternoon but returned to Skowhegan on
the $50 train to be present at the
Federated Church service Sunday,
where she was to sing in the choir.
Miss Lucy Dinsmore has gone TO
the home of the late Leslie Daggett,
about two miles out on the Clinton
side of the river to care for Mrs.
Daggett and daughter, Miss Crom-
NETT. who are Ill with influenza and
could get no one to render them the
necessary assistance after the death
of Mr.. Daggett Mr. Daggett. who
had been caring for his family died
very suddenly with heart failure.
| Thursday.
Miss Martha Palmer of Northeast
Harbor has been the guest Of Mrs.
Sanford Strickland, the past week.
]. r. Barrett passed Christmas at
a. 90 n a n
Spauldng of Fairfield
The closing exercises of the Hinck-
ley school were well attended Friday
evening, an enjoyable program being
carried out The little people all had
their pieces thoroly learned and spoke
them in a creditable manner Those
taking part were Lewis Strickland,
Ada Bessey. Bernard Lntz, Norman
Palmer. Albert Palmer Delma Bessey.
Lonese Kicker and Mary Palmer. The
teacher Miss Margaret Savage has
been very painstaking in preparing
the entertainment The Christmas
tree was a pleasing feature.
Mrs. Lena Wardwell Common passed
away Saturday night after a short
Illness. The direct cause of her death
was a weak heart She had been a
great sufferer with a rheumatic affiic-
ton for eight years and had been
nearly helpless for the last four years.
She had been able to sit in wheel
chair but had not walked for several
years. The funeral services were
held Tuesday afternoon. Rev Ernest
Holman of Fairfield officiating The
ore ence Of relatives and friends and
the beautiful floral offerings silently
proclaimed the love in which she was
held Much sympathy goes out to the
bereaved family. The husband is es-
pecially to be pited as his health is
greatly impaired. The older son, S.
r Common, cared for his mother dur
ing these last few months the young
CT one Harold W, having been at
Fort Andrews for military training.
The immediate relatives present were:
Mr.. and Mrs James Gerald and Mrs.
John Bacon OF Benton; Miss Florence
Gerald OF Augusta; Mr.. and Mrs. AL
bert Wardwell Of Lisbon Falls and
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Wardwell OF
Hinckley. Mrs. Connor had exhibited
great patience during these years Of
poor health and had filled the home
with love and a sympathetic presence.
Her age was So years One daughter
Bertha NJ, died several years ago.
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FLAGSTAFF

The community of Flagstaff was
saddened Dec. 4. by the death of one
Of Its highly respected citizens, Harry
James Lincoln. He was born at Dead
River. August 10, 1885, the son OF
Loren and Sarah Clark Lincoln. He
spent his life at Flagstaff, attending
public school there He was a mem
Der of the Mt Bigelow Lodge of Mos
cow. He leaves to mourn his loss
two brothers, Charles l.. of Flagstaff
and George l.. OF Oakdale, Conn, and
a sister Mrs. Bucilla Rogers Of Massa-
chusetts. besides hosts of friends.
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nAk HILL N0RRIDGEWOCk

Tuesday of last week Mrs O. G. Tay-
l0r was called to Norridgewock where
5he is nursing in the home of David
Rnshton.
Wednesday OF last week the Oak
Will Red Cross club met with Mrs. A.
II. Anderson After the sewing was
completed for the afternoon, dainty
refreshments OF cake and coffee We're
served by the hostess.
Last Friday Mrs Fanny Cleveland
left on the noon train for Washing
ton. d. c. where she will make her
home with her daughter. During the
past three years Mrs. Cleveland has
made her home in Maine where she
has acquired many friends who regret
her departure
George Grant OF Portland arrived
Saturday to pass Christmas with rela-
tives here
Mrs A. H. Anderson and son Roland
passed Thursday and Friday OF last
week with Mrs. Anderson's sister, Mrs.
Pearl Ware in Waterville
Mrs. Lillian Pattee returned to her
home last Saturday evening after an
absence of three weeks
Mrs. f. H. Bates has been confined
to her home by a severe attack Of
rheumatism.
r. G. Abbott assisted Amos Holt last
week cutting wood.
Oak Hill school closed last Friday
for Christmas vacation,
Miss Gladys Packard, who has been
teaching in Jonesport. arrived last
Saturday evening at the home of her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. O. x. Packard.
where she will pass the holidays. Her
coming was wholly unexpected and a
very pleasing surprise
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Cammick
have taken two little boys one eight
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POWERS SCH0OLHOUSE
NORRIDGEWOCK

Charles Bates is gaining. He now
sits up part OF the time.
Mrs. Ida Sheaff received a letter
from her son Leon from overseas, say
ing that he was wounded and in the
hospital but was getting along fine.
Joe Berry met with bad accident
Monday. While saving wood with a
power saw, the wood slipped in some
way and split the thumb on the right
hand and also cut the foreiinger. DR..
Smith dressed the wounds
Mrs. Maria Chapman received let
ter from her grandson Chester, over
seas, saying that he was in a rest
camp somewhere in Paris.