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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-08-29
ATHENS

At the meeting of the Athens
Grange held August II, the regular
business was taken up and the ques
ton of the delegates for the Water
vile Fair were selected, those being
Howard Chapman and Lyle Taylor
who will probably attend. The next
meeting will be held next Saturday
August 81 for comforting the first and
second degrees and discussing mat
tiers concerning the Wesserunsett
Valley Fair
Among the summer visitors we no.
tice returning Lou Austin, Mrs. Eva
Austin, Lillian Austin, Mrs. Goodwin
Pauline Alexandra. to Brooklyn, n. Y. ;
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Drake and Floyd
Drake to West Somerville Mass; Mr.
and Mrs. c. f. Emery to Washington
d. c.; Mr. and Mrs Ned Bower, Helen
Bower, Marion Bower to Detroit
Mich, and Mrs. B. f. Johnson to ELS
worth; Marguerite Fox and Caroline
Barker are to return soon 10 their
schools in Massachusetts.
Somerset Academy Will open Sept
3 and the village schools Sept. 9th, on
account of making repairs on the
buildings We understand all the
other schools will open Sept 3rd
Epworth League picnic will be held
at Barker Pond at the Bartlett land
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NORTH MADISON

Joseph Gallant, who is employed
at Bald Mountain and has been spend
ing the past week with his family
here, has now returned to his work,
All regret very much to have him go
away again.
Roy Ryder, who is working at
Scion. spent Saturday and Sunday at
home with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Nelson Ryder.
Mrs Emma Dean started last Sat
urday for Camden to spend a few
weeks with her cousin Her aunt
Mrs. Emma Thompson of East Madi-
son, accompanied her.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Clark and their
granddaughter little Thelma Dean
made business trip to Madison last
Saturday. They returned home by
way of North Arson calling on their
daughter. Mrs Harold Reed
j. L. Spaulding, who is employed at
lockwood, has been in town for the
past few days. the guest of Miss
Louise Corson
Fred Harting lost a valuable heifer
one day last week. He found it dead
in the pasture
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MAINSTREAM

Mrs Roy NJ Burdick and her sister
Miss Hildred Conroy returned Monday
night from Foxcroft. where they have
been attending campmeeting.
W G. Bunker and Virgil Campbell
attended the horse trot at Hartland
last Saturday
Mrs B. ]. Folsom is suffering with
an abscess in her throat.
Miss Vera Chadbourn of Dexter was
a week end guest of her aunt Mrs. L.
G. Chadbourne.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Huff and lit
tie Milo visited for the week end with
relatives in Dexter.
The annual reunion of the Chad
bourne family will be held at the
home of H. V. Chadbourne in Cam
bridge, Saturday, Aug. oath.
Calvin Rhoades has moved his fam
lily from the Fuller cottage into the
rent recently vacated by b. F. San
born
Clyde Stevens and daughter of Wa
terville visited his father Henry Ste
vens here several days last week.
Miss Vivian Chase, who has been
visiting her mother Mrs. William
Seekins for the past two months, has
decided to spend the winter here in
stead of going to California, as she
had first planned.
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NORTH NEW PORTLAND

Mr. and Mrs. belmont Norton were
at Stratton the first of the week TO
visit their daughter Mrs. Addison
Williams.
Mr.. ard Mrs Charles Clark are
the guests of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs NJ W. Clark.
The young ladies of this place gave
a lawn social recently for the bene-
fit of the Willing Workers
Henry Wendell young son of Mrs
Jane Wendell. is recovering from an
operation for appendicitis.
Louise Pratt is visiting friends at
Topsham
Mrs. Desilva is expected home soon
from the Central Maine General Hos
pital.
The reunion of the family of the
late James Knapp was held last Sat
urday at the home of Mr.. and MIS-.
Harry Chapman. At noon sixteen sat
down to a bountiful dinner of baked
beans, Indian pudding, etc. One OF
the sons. Isaac Knapp and family OF
Massachusetts were absent and miss
ed by all.
Mrs. Flora Trip is at the Skowhe-
gan Hospital and at the last report
was doing we'll
Bin Jackson and family of Pitts
field are at the home Of his parents
for a two weeks stay.
Rev. Mr. Madsen and ten of the
Sunday School boys and girls attend
ed the camp meeting at North Arson,
Sunday
Hazel Knowles of Stratton is the
guest of her sisters. Mrs. Clyde Cole
and Mrs Rufus Hartman.
r. B. Tague started his teams re
Gently for Oquossoc, where he Is en-
gagged in numbering.
Although the churches were closed
last Sunday by reason of the open air
service at North Arson, the regular
hours will be resumed next Sunday.
OBITUARY
Mrs. May Plummer Spear, widow of
the late Isaac Spear passed away last
Monday at the home of her daughter
Mrs. Sumner Norton with whom she
has lived for some years. She is
also survived by one brother Hiram
Plummer Of this place and one sister
Mrs. Laura Clark of Florida. Mrs.
Spear will be sadly missed by host
of friends She was a friend to
everyone and beloved by all.
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EAST NEW PORTLAND

Mr. and Mrs. Peterson of Mexico
were callers at c. II. Nye.s, Sunday
They own a large ranch in MaNico
and made the trip north in their auto
mobile stopping three weeks in In
diana to visit Mrs. Peterson's moth
cr.
Frank Houghton, who has be, n
staying at Harold Adams, has gone TO
North Arson. where he has employ
ment in the mill of the North Arson
Manufacturing Company.
Rev. and Mrs. Melvin Hutchins and
daughters Laura Belle and Melvina
have been visiting at the home OF
Mark Hutchins.
There were no services at the
church last Sunday. This was in
order to give all an opportunity to
attend the meeting at North Arson
camp grounds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Watson and son
Norman and Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Goodwin of SkoWhegan were callers
in town Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. II. Adams and Mrs.
Bertha Emery went To Pennington
Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Holbrook attended the
Burbank reunion at Pennington last
week.
Those who attended campmeeting at
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DODLIN Observation-Disclosures

Mrs. Mary Merrill was the guest of
her sister Miss Emma Hall in Show
hogan, Saturday, Ed Stevens TAX
ing her in his auto.
Mrs. c. E. Boynton and Mrs Mary
Mosher were guests at Mrs. Helen
Stevens Thursday afternoon and
evening.
Quite a few of the neighbors met
at Dell Stevens Saturday evening
and enjoyed the evening by singing
and listening to music on the violin
by Mr.. Bulmer
Mrs. Flavilla William and daughter
Lenora, Mrs. Abbie Robinson, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. l.. Mccain and daughter Eu-
genia of Portland Mrs. Sara Frederic
and Mrs. Mary Allen of Norridgewock
were guests of Mrs. c. E. Boynton,
Wednesday afternoon of last week
Mrs. Mile Tyler and daughter of
Mercer are visiting her aunt, Mrs.
Annette Tobey for a few days.
Mr. and Mrs c. f. Boynton and
family are moving to Waterville this
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EAST ST, ALBANS

All schools except the Magoon
school began August 10, Every teach
or attended the Teachers meeting
held at the Grammar School last Sat
rrday afternoon Instructions were
given and plans made TO study all
nhases of the years work St. AL
hans schools are to have a part in
rhe Statewide campaign for school
attendance opening this fall. Each
school will strive to have an attend
ance of 90 per cent and a record OF
not more than per cent hardness.
The records of the various schools
will be announced at mid term in
the paper.
Will Colley of Co. at Fort Leavitt
was home on a few days furlough, but
returned to Portland, Monday.
Mrs Ann Ramsdell of Clinton is
visiting her daughter Mrs. Carrie
Fisher.
Mr. and Mrs. II. L. Cole attended
the horse trot at Pittsfeld. August "a.
a family reunion was held at w. w.
Nutters at Lyford's, last Sunday
Sixteen were present including Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Nutter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis Nutter of Pittsfeld, Mr.. and
Mrs. B. w. Taylor of Attleboro, Mass.
and Mrs. A. J. Cook and daughter
Dorothy of Corinna.
Granville Mower is at present very
poorly.
Mr. and Mrs Walter Mum of Corn
Vile and Mrs. Linnie Nichols Of Dex-
ter we're visitors at j. L, Nichols last
Sunday.
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ing, Thursday, Aug. 30. Everyone is
invited to come and bring picnic din
ner.
Miss Lillian Hurd is visiting with
friends in Hallowell
Great plans are being made for the
Fair in September. Don't miss the
date which is found elsewhere in this
paper.
The trustees of Somerset Academy
are planning for this year to be the
greatest in the history of the school.
Anyone wishing to secure rooms or
board, address, Room and Board Com
mittee. Box B, Athens
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LEXINGTON

Mr. and Mrs Maurice Lane and
children of West New Portland We're
the guests of his mother. Mrs. Mae
Lane Saturday and Sunday.
Warren Ford and sons Frank and
Seward of Dixmont were the guests OF
his son. John Ford and family We'd
nesday. They made the trip by auto
Mrs. David Pinkham and Master
Cecil were the guests of Mrs. Elmer
Morton Saturday.
Miss Alice Cottle and Miss Florence
Butler OF Pennington are spending a
few days with Miss Cottle's grand
mother, Mrs Mae Lane.
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BAKERS SIDING

Mrs Al3nzn Brown and two sons
Bernard and Raymond Of Pittsfield,
are spending a few weeks with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs George Holt
Miss Jean Rogers Of Troy is teach
ing the fall term at Bakers
Sophia Gilman has gone away for a
few days
Or. sawyer and wife and Mr.. and
Mrs. Small Of Madison have been
spending a few days in their cottage.
Steve Holt and little son have been
spending a few days With Mr., George
Holt
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NEW PORTLAND

Lewis Clifford sold his saw mill at
the Great Works recently to a Mr..
Gilbert.
John Mitchell took a party of young
people to the dance at New Vine
yard on Friday night.
Mr.. Barker, who has moved onto the
Peter Gareelon place, has taken Cal
vim Hoyt's hay to cut
Mr.. and Mrs NJ f. Strickland went
to Hallowell on Monday to visit rela-
tives for a short time.
1.-The Scarlet Car" another Blue
bird photoplay from the novel by
Richard Harding Davis. at North New
Portland. next Saturday evening
Salem campmeeting opened on Fri
day, August "a 1t is understood that
several very interesting speakers are
on the program to take part in the
various eampmeeting sessions,
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,rTTrRS FROM OUR COUNTRY
CORRESPONDENTS
WELLINGTON

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Baird and
.hj1dren were in Waterville last Sat
Henry Nadeau of Scion was in town
recently
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Hutchins return
a home one day last week from a
,rip 10 Quebec.
surprise party was given Irving
nr4W last Saturday night when about
n If his friends and neighbors gath
orea at his home TO bid him good bye
~ he vas to start for the training
camp the 18th.
The little son of Mr. and Mrs Ivory
ctrout. who has been very sick with
oneumonia, is gaining.
Mrs. Arthur Baird and little daugh-
Ter Harriet we're in Dexter one day
last week.
ROY Stanhope who is working at
ryrs Siding, was home with his fam
jly over Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Norton were in
Doyer. Friday. where Mr.. Norton took
the physical examination and passed.
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EMBDEN CENTER

Hartwell Churchill of Michigan was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin
Berry, Monday and Tuesday of last
week Mr. Churchill's boyhood home
was on Ayers Hill in Emblem. Fifty
two years ago he taught the school in
the old CLARK" schoolhouse at the
corner Mr.. and Mrs. Berry were
both pupils of his at that time. Mr..
Churchill is remarkably smart for a
man of his years, and as he called on
those Of his pupils OF 80 years ago,
who are still living in Embden, he
was able to remember them by a list
of names which he has kept all these
years.
Those from the Longfellow school
who took the State examination for
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BARRON,S CORNER-MADISON

Charles E. Reed. former resident
of this place, was here from Damaris-
Gotta after some of his young stock
which he had sold his son William
Reed.
Mrs. Lillian Moody, who has been
keeping house for William Lovejoy
for the past year and half, has
finished her duties there and will
spend a week at Lakewood with her
son. Leon and family from Pittsfield
who are enjoying a vacation at that
resort.
Mrs. Nellie Nelson of Canaan has
been engaged to keep house for Will
liam Lovejoy.
CONCORD
Marie Robinson went to Camp Dew
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entering high school were Miss Angie
Berry and Orrison HodgdOn.

entering hfgn school were MISS angie
Berry and orrison hodgdon-
Those from thls Viclhity VINO al
tended the theatre at Lakewood sat
urday evening were Earl Hodgdon,
Mr.. and Mrs. ;. +. Dunbar and family,
Miss Myrtle berry and Arthur Berry.
Mt and Mrs. Fred Bailey, Master
Verne and little Miss Wilma Of North
Arson were guests Of Mrs Baileys
brother and wife. Mr.. and Mrs. w H..
Hodgdon, Saturday night
Mrs. Festa Williams IS visiting rela-
tives at North Arson this week
Mrs. Lette Irask OF North Anson
was recent guest OF her sister MIS-
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ems, Friday of last week to visit her
husband.
Stanley and Kenneth Robinson were
on the sick list Thursday and Fri
day of last week, but are better at
this writing
James Cahill has finished haying in
Moscow.
Clifton Higgins has returned to his
work in Madison.
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North Arson. Sunday, were. Mr. and
Mrs Carl Walker Florence and MIR
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The Hutchins reunion which was
held at c. II. Nye's, East Ne" PORT
land on August Il, was very en-
joyable event. The day was an lhal
could be asked for and guests pegan
TO arrive early in the morning ana
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HIGH. Nd

Percy Parsons and Florian Samp-
son took an auto ride to Skowhegan
last week
A. J. Dunphy made a business trip
to Madison, Saturday.
Eugene Burbank and son Harold of
Flagstaff made a business trip to
SkoWhegan, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Luce, who
have been at work for p NJ Taylor
at Mt Bigelow, are spending a few
days visiting relatives in town.
Mr. Walker and family of Oakland
were callers at the Pinkham camp,
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra Luce and Mrs.
Luce's father, Mr. Rogers of New
Vineyard, passed thru town on their
way to Dead River, recently.
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week, where Mr. Boynton has per-
manent position.
Mrs. May Mosher is visiting Mrs.
Abbie Mitchell this week.
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ANNON

The Dinsmore reunion will he held
at the home of the Misses Fannie and
Rinnie Tinkham on Sept 6. if not
pleasant on that date il will be held
Sept :
f. A. Manter and son John took an
auto trip to Mt BigeloW last Sunday
with friends
Mrs sherman Houghton Of Rumford
is visiting with relatives and friends
for a few days
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Smithdeld was once a part of Dear
born. Ii WAS incorporated in 1870
and included East Pond Plantation
and small part of the town OF Mer-
GER
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WITHEE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

The following letter is from AL
bert w Prisons, son of Mr. and Mrs.
A. w Parsons of Skowhegan, who
enlisted in the Naval Radio Corps, and
is now at the training station at Hing
ham, Mass.
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BigeloW Plantation Was organized
lNq4
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Dear mother and all at home


Dear mother and all at home:-
Well, here ! am real Jackie al
last and believe me | have been busy
getting into line, but | am pretty we'll
settled now. | left Waterville Tor
Boston Wednesday night and arrived
about five o'clock Thursday morning.
There were 1872 of us at the South
Station in Boston that morning wait
ing to come to bingham. We got
started from Boston about IL a. m
Had a half hour ride from Boston 10
bingham, then we marched mile and
a half to the training station. we
were all lined up for mess about l
p. m and believe me we ate. We
have white bread here too like
fine here. The feed is good and l
have been feeling fine ever since ]
have been here | know | shall fat
up while am here.
Say. but this is rather a funny life
! We have been here only since Thurs
day, but really we have completely
forgotten how civilians act and live
We never mention War here. We are
pretty we'll taken up with things about
the camp. There are numerous bar
racks here. The barracks are rather
! low buildings about 30 or 40 feet long
and about 90 wide We sleep in ham
mOcks which are strung up Just as
/ fight as we can draw them and believe
me they tip over pretty easily. Sew
eral fellows have fallen out but !
haven't done that little stunt yet
| There are about a thousand men here
Men are coming and going all the
! time Men are brought in here
| every Tuesday and Thursday. Our
clothes were given out to us the same
! dav we landed here We got prac-
tically every article of clothing that
we will ever need while in the Navy.
! I tell YOU how | am dressed down. |
am wearing a suit of dress blues, leg
gins and white hat, some sailor don't
Won think? There are two fellows
ont here with me 1--WE are out on a
knoll under a tree whom ! used 10
know in Portland so | feel pretty
much at home here We are not IN
the same barracks but are right near
together so when we are of duty we
are together most of the time. They
are both nice fellows and we enjoy
life together Here are our hours:
Get up at $50; breakfast 100; quar-
ters Craising the fag) and go to
work at ., if there is any work to do
We work till 1130 a m. have mess at
70 back to work at l and work till
4.30 p. m have mess at $50; quarters
at 7; put up hammoneks at 100 and
taps at $50. You see we really have
quite lot of time to do things for
ourselves, but our time is broken up
so that 1t is hard To find time to write
a whole letter without stopping.
Well mother don't worry for | am
all right and having dandy time
I'll write as often as | can.
Love to all,
ALBERT.
Address Naval Training Station,
bingham, Mass, Barracks Is.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-09
JOBS FOR WOMEN

WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON. December s.-Ncw
OPPORTUNITIES i"l women To serve the.
goVcrninvnt are offered through Ci,.l
.c,er|'cS Examinations 10 We held M
fore january !, 1919 tines. includ.
geologic aid. assistant peologist. scien-
;'ic assistant il. the economies Of mar
cii'@, assistant in market busincs 9
practise junior architectural drafts
men. architectural tracer. clerk quail
hcd ~ modern languages and ordnance
copyist craftsman.
The examination for geologic aid and
assistant Ecolosist, which will take
place December lire. viii be in two
parts: Those who pass both parts Will
nc chgiblc 10 appointments as assistant
Eeologist, salaries ranging from Sl2GO
TO $500 year, Geologic aid receive
from S'' mouth, when actually en-
ploycG. TO Sl,%5O a year .
Applicants for junior architectural
craftsman must have been graduated
IRON college or university and hav.
h"! at least one years experience in
making working drawings or in lieu Of
such graduation experience. ut lea :
pAc additional year for each year lack
f!a ~ c"ilcG" course. The salary is
rom $1,000 10 Sl,S00 Il year
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-09
WOULD FORCE PRISONERS
TO REPAIR DAMAGES
American Commission Suggests United
states Engineers Rebuild Dew
astatcd Section OF France.

BEHIND TIE AMERICAN LINES,
December 3.--Recomme ndation that the
American military authorities in France
should after the war take charge of
re-cstabiishnG the devastated regions
81 France and that German prisoners
Should he made to repair the damages
the, did in France will be made by.
the American agricultural commisso on
Row here.
eve are going to report to the Sec
rotary OF War and the Secretary OF
Agriculture" said w. .. Thompson,
president of Ohio State University, ana
chairman Of the commission, that the
work of rehabilitating the devastated
territory is an army problem and that
the military authorities should deal
with it.
The problem of tilling the land
which has been the scene OF the ba; :
ties is very serious one. for il is
tees have been completely cradicateu
hy ruthless fa'iing. You ear charg
indemni,ics, but YOU canno; get land
The 20 Gc pro s M,nTuI r ita
as part of the price 10 be paid for
their wanton devastations. From the
ccono mic point OF view i; we allow
German prisoners to return home u
re-enforce Germany without this
French rehabilitation, Germany has
again the lead on France. France is
gets a long start. Even after suffer
ing military defeat she wins an eco
nome victory.
This devastation was admittedly in
tended to ruin France, SO that she
could not recover for years. while Ger
many untouched, is ready to profit
by her breaches of international law.
Yet, AS this CommiSsio sees it. as soon
as the country is ready for agriculture
restoration. the agricultural popuia =
ton will he on the spot waiting to
rebuild their shattered farms and farm
equipment.
"They are pitifulIy attached ia then
homesteads. though in thousands Of
cases there is only the cellar remain
Ing. Though not their war alone
France and Belgium have furnished til,
battle field. We are here TO iisa;
with France for our common defense
the battle field being furnished by cir
cuniStances. The restoration of th.S.
battle field farm lands is an internally
nroblem
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-09
HELPS REDUCE PRICES
Valuable Data ia Provided by United
stntr Department of Agrj-
culture.

WASHINGTON December S.-Chem-
ical advice has been given by the
United. state Department OF Agricul-
ture TO the food administration. and
much valuable data have been supplied
10 II relative TO manufacturers engaged
in making certain types of insecti-
cideS and the Importance or nonim-
noftance OF VeriouS inSccticidal ma
terials. y representative OF the In
scctcide and Funyicidc Board has at
tended several conferences between the
food administration and manufacturers
and has been able 10 supply data OF
value. As Il result OF the activities
Of the food administration. assisted by
Inc department, the price OF arsenic
asked by the producer has been re-
duced from twelve 10 sixteen cents to
MN" cents for carload lots and nine
and one-hai: cents for shipments less
man a carload This presumably will
lead 10 n reduction in the price of
taris green. lead arScnatc, and other
arSenical insecticides 10 the consumer.