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STOMACH UPSET?
Get at The Rcal Cas- 1a..e DR..
Edwards Olive Tables

That's what thousands Of stomach
sufferers are doing now. lnz'eaf +
taking tones, or trying to pa'eh up a
poor digestion, they ere at.4e.ang the
real cause Of the ailment - clogscd liver
and disordered bowels.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets arous" the
liver in a soothing, healing Wa. NAea
the liver and bowels are perforE. ~ taeIr
natural functions, away goes indigestion
and stomach troubles.
If you have a bad taste in your
mouth, tongue coated, appetite poor
lazy, don't-care feeling. no ambition CT
energy, troubled with undiges,ed food5,
you Should tahe C..,e Tablet, the sub.
stitute for calomel.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are a
purely vegetable compound mixed with
olive oil. You will know them BY their
olive color. They do the work without
gripping, cramps or pain.
Take one or two at bedtime for quick
relief, so you can eat what you like.
AT 10c and 25c per box. All druggists
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SMITIIFIEID

+ A Piper of Jackman was in town
last Friday calling on friends. Mr..
Piper was former resident of this
town.
Mrs. Frank Titus and daughter
Nina of Madison are visiting her
brother. George Harlow.
Mrs Ellen Sherburn and brother,
Henry Young have closed their home
in town and gone to Skowhegan for
the winter.
John T. Robinson of Hyde Park
Mass and Herbert +. Groves. left
town Saturday on a hunting trip to
The Forks.
There is much sickness in town.
Among those sick are George Hart
ford. Perley Clark, Ernest and Tia
Stevens. also the family of George
Bickford, their infant son being very
i'll with pneumonia; also Mural, lit
tie daughter of Luther Hartford. is on
the sick list The family of Mont
Hartford are recovering from illness
Mr. and Mrs Harold Tracy visited
last Sunday.
his sister Mrs. Fred Otis in Madison
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STATE OF MAINE

County Of Somerset. IS.
Whereas Clarence J Hayden aud
Cassie A. Hayden. also known as
Cassie G. Hayden both of Skowhegan
in said county by their mortgage deed
dated February |, 1917. and recorded
in Somerset Registry of Deeds. Book
800 Page 1872. conveyed to Skowhegan
Water Company. undersigned a Ger
tain parcel of real estate together with
the buildings thereon. situated on the
southerly side Of East Front street.
so-called in said Skowhegan; bounded
on the north by said street; on the
east by land of Edmund Pooler; on
the south by land formerly Of Edith
Shepherd and on the west by a pas
sage-waY twelve feet wide. establish
ed by four stone monuments, existing
October /. 1909, said passage way be
ing common to said lot and the adj
Joining lot now or formerly owned by
benjamin S Flagg; and including the
fee Of the land to the middle or the
passage way: said lot being about
fortY-one feet wide on the front and
about fifty feet wide on the back, ana
about one hundred sixty feet deep.
And whereas the condition or Sald
mortgage has been and still is broken
Now, therefore. by reason OF the
breach Of condition thereof said
Skowhegan Water Company claims
foreclosure of said mortgage.
SKOWHEGAN WATER COMPANY
BY VIM. Folsom Merrill
3w43 Its Attorney
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EAST ST. ALBANS

George Crocker and Dcllie Weleh
are AT present hauling pressed hay TO
Hartland
Mr. and Mrs Chester Libby and
children went To Waterville October
%. for the day They were accom-
panied home by Mrs =, " Libby,
Who has been in Watervilie caring
for her daughter Mrs. Gladys WILCOX
who has been i'll. but is now better
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Parker and little
daughter. who have been the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Libby, re
turned Sunday to their home IN Va
teryille
Mrs. Nellie Martin and Mrs Carrie
Emery were Sunday visitors at Mrs
Flora Parkman's.
hunting party composed OF Mel
vim Martin Frank Ninng, Myroh
Martin, Erwin Martin OF ST Adams
carl Hayden and VIM Frost of DeX-
ter and Chalma Cooley of Exeter have
recently returned from hunting trip
to kingsbury
Among the boys who will report
for service this week from ST AlbanS
are Nelson Atwood. Perley Bragg and
Verne Merrill
Mrs Doris Fellows and little daugh
ter Frances. who have been visiting
Mr. and Mrs s. J Fellows in Dexter
have returned home
Herman Nichols cut his finger very
badly last week requiring the ser
vices of a physician
Mr.. and Mrs. 4 b Nickerson were
in Cornyille. SUNDAY. visiting al w al
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WOMEN TORTURED!
Suffer terribly with corns because of
high heels, but why
care nOwi

Women wear high heels which
buckle up their toes and they suffer
terribly from corns Women then pro-
coed to trim these pests seeking relief.
but they hardly realize ,he terrible
danger from Infection. >4ss a Gincin-
natl authority
Corns can easily be lifted out with
the fingers if You Will get from any
drug store quarter ~ an ounce OF
drug called freezone This is sufficient
to remove every hard or soft corn or
callus from ones feet You simply ap-
ply a few drops directly upon the ten
der. aching corn or callus. The sore
ness Is relieved at once and soon the
entire corn or callus. root and all, lifts
out without one particle Of pain.
This freezone is sticky substance
which dries in moment 1t just
shriyels up the corn without iudaminG
or even irritating the surrounding it's
sue or skin Tell your wife about
this
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Mrs. Ina Emery Of Waterville was
a recent guest at the home of her pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs Eleazer Kelley.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. J. Bigelow of Lo-
we'll, Mass. were callers at Springside,
Tuesday of last week.
All people interested are requested
to save peach stones, apricot, prune,
plum and olive pits. date seeds, but
ternut. walnut and hickory nut shells.
If they are left at the home Of Mrs.
Melvin Palmer within the next few
DAYS they will be cared for and de
livered to the proper authorities. This
will be one way of helping our sol
der boys as these shells are much
needed in making the gas masks.
Mr.. and Mrs Frances Spofford have
returned to their home after a visit
with Mrs Spoffords parents, Mr. and
Mrs S d. Knight of Oakland.
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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURES

December 4. 1868. Fred G. Greene by
deed of that date recorded in Somer-
set Registry of Deeds book l22 page
AS. mortgaged to Sarah 5. Greene one
undivided quarter Of land in Athens
in Somerset County, described In SAID
mortgage as follows. one parcel lying
on the north side of the road Leading
from Athens Village to Cass's corner
and bounded on the southerly side by
said road on the westerly side by land
of Charles Bean, on the easterly slae
by land OF G. a Kimball. and on the
northerly side by the road Leading
from said village to Eaton's Corner.
Another parcel lying on the north side
of said last named road and bounded
IN the south by said road and land
of s. T. williams. on the west by sara
WIliams's land and by land or ). >
Loring, on the north by Loring's land,
and on the east by the Wesserunsei
stream and by Lyman Scribner's iahd
and land OF f. s. York. The othet
parcel being the north quarter OF 10y
No. 'lO4 June 20, 1887, said Sarah
s Greene assigned said mortgage 10
Selden r Greene by deed of that date
recorded in said registry book 5f6 paee
.09 The conditions Of said morteaGe
ave been broken and give TINS
office to foreclose 1t. ,,,,,>.r,
Wal SELDEN r. hI'r'i'''N
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VI MADISON

William Scott. superintendent OF
the Madison Wooden Mill and Robert
b. Scott. superintendent of the CAS-
cade Wooden Mill of Oakland, have re
turned from a business trip to New
York and Boston.
Ralph Soule was in town Tuesday
from Starks.
Earl Duley of Starks is employed at
the Mon Cooperative store as meat
cutter.
Mrs. Nora Waugh WAS in town
Thursday of last week.
{. Nj. Hilton of West Mills was in
town Saturday
Mrs. Sidney Brown of China was
the week end guest of relatives
Mr. and Mrs Earl Green of Nor
ridgewock were in town Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Booker went to
Skowhegan. Sunday, where they Will
work in the future
Mrs. Fred Bracket is Ill at her
home on Maple street.
Everett Sawyer of North Arson vas
in town Monday
Mrs. Aubrey Drawn of Starks was
business caller in town Saturday.
Leon COOkSOn returned rum ipoo
ton Saturday. where he has been EN-
ployed.
william Gallagher leaves for Bos-
ton Tuesday morning
chimney fire caught in the Annie
DUNLAP house last Friday evening at
10 30 o'clock
Miss Cinda Savage spent the week
end at her cottage at Pleasant Pond
Sunday forenoon another alarm
rang in. the fire being at Carlo DE
Sands store on Main street. caused
by chimney fire. which WIS quickly
mt ont
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WHEREAS Emore l. Tracy by his
mortgage. deed dated the second day Of
February \ -. 1912 and recorded in
the Somerset Registry Of Deeds Book
3o5. Page 81. conveyed to me, the un-
dersiened "A certain parcel of real es-
tate situate in 81. Adams in the County
of Somerset and state OF Maine
bounded as follows: Beginning ON
the northeast corner of Lot No. "A.
Range E. in said town of st Adams.
thence west on the north line thereof
6ftx-tVn rods to stake and stones,
thence south parallel with the east
line Of said lot about two hundred
and fifty rods to land of Hiram Halves.
thence east on said Hawes's to said
cast line thence north to the place of
beginning. containing eighty acres
more or less.
Also another parcel of real estate in
said town of ST. Adams and being the
north half Of the Edwin Cook Lot, so
called. as divided by the line run by
8 Lothrop. Also another parcel of
real estate in said St Adams and
bounded on the east by the first men
toned parcel of real estate above de-
srribrd on the south by land of T. !.
Emery being twenty-five rods north
and south, by sixty rods east and
west: and whereas the condition of
said mortgage has been broken.
Now. therefore. by reason of the
breach Of the condition thereof /
claim a foreclosure of said mortgage.
october Il A. D. 1918.
3w42 ORlN A PARKMAN.
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Bankrupt's Petition for Discharge

In the matter of Silas r Longley
Bankrupt. In Bankruptcy,
To the Hon. Clarence Hale. Judge of
the District Court of the United States
for the District of Maine.
Sias 7. LoneleY of SkowheEan in
the County of Somerset. and State of
Maine, in said district, respectfully
represents, that OH the 9Th day of No
vember, last past. he was duly ad-
judged bankrupt under the Acts of Con-
gress relating to bankruptcy; that he
has duly surrendered all his property
and rights of property. and has fully
complied with all the requirements of
said Acts and % the orders of Court
touching his bankruptcy.
WHEREFORE HE PRAYS. That he
may be decreed by the Court to have
a full discharge from all debts PROV
able against his estate under said
bankruptcy Acts except such debts as
are excepted by law from such dis
charge
Dated this eth day of October \. d.
1918.
SILAS 7. LONGLEN.
Bankrupt.
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THE FORKS AND WEST FORKS

Although deer are not very plenty
this season. Fred Marshall shot fine
6-noint buck last week.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Neddo and u.
G. Grenier of Jackman were guests
over SUNDAY OF last week at Mrs.
James Durgin's. who is a sister TO
Mrs Neddo
James Murtha and wife of lackman
PASSED through this place last Satur-
day
Mrs Alice Spaulding seems to be
the champion hunter this season, az
she recently returned from lockwood
with two fine deer and five partridges
Mr.. and Mrs. h. d. Durgin, Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Pierce and Mr.. Buckley
went to Quebec by auto last Thursday
where they will remain for few days
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THE FORKS

Roxie Georgia Bean, the elder
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Mont Bean
OF The Forks, died at the hospital in
Greenvile where she underwent an
operation for appendicitis. Every
effort was made for her recovery but
the Angel of Death called her home.
She was born at The Forks, Janu-
arv -. 1898 and died Sept Is, 1918.
Her childhood days were spent at The
Forks where she attended all the
grades and graduated from Burleigh
High School In 1915. She then en-
tered the employ of the Guiles fam
ily at Troutdale, acting as governess
to their little daughter Margaret, go
ing with them TO their winter home
i'm Boston. Upon returning home she
assisted her father, who was doing
extensive numbering on Moxie. For
the past year she had been at Rock
wood where she rendered very eff
ficient service as an operator for the
M0osehead Telephone Company While
in their employ she was taken i'll.
Funeral services were held at the
home Tuesday afternoon, conducted
by her pastor, the Rev Thomas
h. HIATT OF Bingham, who spoke words
of comfort to the bereaved family
Three beautiful solos Some Time
Well Understand, God VIII Take
Care of You" and Safe In the Arms
of Jesus" were very sweetly sung by
Miss Miller assisted by Miss Baker
OF Bingham The floral tributes were
many and beautiful. Words can not
express the token of love they show
ed. The numerous bouquets and set
pieces together with a lettered floral
blanket from lockwood friends, show
ed how the young lady had endeared
herself to friends outside her home
circle The community at large
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leaves three sons Carrot OF FoXcrott
Howard and Hugh OF Harmony "h9
cared for him faithfully during NJ.
lingering Hines Of over one and one=
half years and during that time NJ
W. very patient sufferer
George Kicker Jr. passed away last
Thursday as result Of influenza i9i=
lowing run down condition lie
was about sixteen years Of age; al
Ways ambitious and willing - hep
any one he could. full of fun bnt
rather modest, and liked by all With
whom he came in contact A. his
father. mother. brothers and sisters
were all sick at the same time lthrre
being ten of them all in one house,
this was a particularly hard case IL
has one brother in thu service of
Uncle sam. Lionel II Kicker Of the
I ) 5. Texas.
Or Bushman of Ohio a specialist
in influenza and pneumonia, has been
lent here by the Government TO aid
us in stamping out this epidemic His
services are free but his medicine and
auto travel must be paid by the pub
lice and any one can have his ser
vices for the asking il is hoped
that this maladv has reached is
height as there are but few new cases
being reported and most OF th6,e Who
have had it are on the road To re
coverv. We certainly hope i, Won't
strike this country again or any other
disease as bad
Howard Lombard has gone 10 IL
dian Pond trapping and hunting
\ Young lady boarder has come To
rladden the home of Mr. and Mrs
Daniel HAYDEN.
SIDNEY VI Brown came back home
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HARMONY

There was born to the Wife Of Ralph
" Sinclair son Merle Elwood on
Oct y, 1918
W y Rowell. highly respected
citizen OF this town, passed TO the
higher life on Tuesday. oct Is, at his
home in the south part OF the town
where he has lived for many years
He has served on the Board of Select
men and on the Board OF Health and
was well liked by all who knew him
He was born in Cambridge. about 6S
years ago. his parents moving TO this
town soon after. where most OF his
life has been spent except for time
when he worked in the West He
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and in their absence Mr. Bridget
Durgin is visiting a. The home Of Mr.
Walter Durgin
Milton, Morn Amas Harrison and
Steve Grotto have been accepted for
military training Milton will take
next week for hunting and then ex-
poets 70 continue work at HolWay.5
store until he Is called
Mr. and Mrs jane Durein took a
trip 10 Jackman last Saturday night
in their ear returning Sunday
Lieut. Carl Sandberg a young man
from this place. now IN service some
whore in France, sem a German gas
mask from over thor TO Scott Dur
gin The straps have been cut and
It looks as though II might have been
taken from some German soldier
y. G. Pierce is much better and able
10 go out a little, but has not resum-
ed his stage duties yet Robert
Harvie is driving the stage for Mr.
Pierce
Charles York, one of our oldest men
of this place, and who is So years old
shot two partridges one day last week
Miss Jane Kennedy went 10 Bling
Dd1l last SATURDAY TtluilIllB PuIbdf
Frank Brown. Milton Morris, Ralph
Bean and Donald OBrine have been
visiting at Jackman. making the trip
in the O'Brine car.
" W Durgin and daughter Miss
Louise of Bingham were in town last
week
William Wilson of this town took a
trip to Jackman last Saturday return
ing Sunday
YIN. Sands of Portland arrived in
town a few days ago and is visiting
at the home of his niece. Mrs Joseph
Durgin
w J Langan who was very sick
with pneumonia at his cottage at Lake
Parlin, is very much better Miss
Jennie Durgin. registered nurse has
been caring for him during his ill
ness.
John Pierce and wife and child OF
Scion are spending a few DAYS at "
J. Holway's
Ncd Martin. who has had influenza
Is better at this writing.
Frank Haines of Portland is in
town for a few days and stopping al
Hugh Combers Inn.
Mrs. Stanley Treffery has closed
her house for The winter and gone 10
the mouth of Salmon Stream, where
her husband is employed in one of
B. d. Dnrgin's camps.
Word was received today that Com
pany f has gone over the top again
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POWERS SCHOOLHOUSE
NORRIDGEWOCK

Charles Bates has a new telephone
New England His ring is Pa.
Bernard Hutchinson's mother from
Aroostook is visiting him, called here
by Mr.. Hutchinson's severe illness.
Row Badgers children are improv-
ing
Ralph Berry's family are all sick
with grippe.
Mrs. Arthur Rogers has received a
telegram saying that her son had
passed away in Nevada with pneu-
monia.
Bernard Hutchinson and little
daughter are much improved.
Mrs. John Knox from Litchtield was
calling on old friends last week
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NORTH NEW PORTLAND


The village schools re-opened Mon
day. Attendance at the grammar
school is small Nearly all the
scholars in the high school are back.
f. l. Williamson took his son and
daughter to Pittsfield, Saturday and
was told when he got there that they
had decided to defer opening the NJ.
c. |. another week Several other
students from this place had like
experience.
The funeral of Mrs. George Newell
was held at her late home last Sun
day, Rev. T. b. Madsen officiating.
Mrs Newell leaves husband one
little girl and her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs Willard WILDER.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Davis of King
field were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
Hutchins Saturday and Sunday.
Della, wife of Charles Collins, died
Sunday morning of pneumonia. She
is survived by her husband and two
children, her father Sumner Taylor
a brother. Asa Taylor and sister,
Mrs Iorrill Briggs.
Audrey Fenlason is recovering
from scarlet fever which she con-
tracted while attending school at An
son Academy.
Charles Webb passed away Monday
morning. As none of his family has
fully recovered from influenza and
pneumonia. the only services will be
held at the cemetery.
AS it has done three times before
this town went over the top on the
Fourth Liberty Loan. The quota
was $4,000 and the women's COM
mittee sold $4,000
FRED G. KNAPP
The following was clipped from a
Westfeld, Mass. paper:
Fred G. Knapp. aged y years,
delivervman of the American Railway
Express. died in Noble Hospital yes
terday, following a short illness or
pneumonia. He was born in North
Easton and lived in Springfield for
some time before coming here. lie
leaves his parents Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac
b. Knapp. two sisters and brother
The funeral will take place in the
home of his sister, Mrs. Thomas TEN
pleton of CorteZ street, tomorrow al
fernoon at o'clock. Rev, w. 5 AyreS
of the Baptist church will ollclale'
Burial will be in Pine Hill Cemetery
Fred Knapp had been living al
North New Portland before going 10
Westfeld and had passed the greater
part of his life at that place and
Lexington. where he has many rela-
lives and friends His grandmother
Mrs Mary Fletcher has received let
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IARONE

despatch from Elizabeth. ~ J.
brought the sad news to Mr. and
Mrs. John Puffer that their eldest boy
Geness had died in the hospital there
of the prevailing distemper The lad
leaves wifi and young child His
wife is the daughter of Joseph Berry
of NorridgeWock. and she was just
out of the hospital, where she had
been treated for the same malady.
Mrs Austin Brown. who had been
teaching in Portland, is stopping with
Mrs. Forrest Farley during the shut
down Of her school on account of the
epidemic
Merton Chase Of Clinton purchased
some of the farmers hay in this sec
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On Active Service with the
American EXpeiitionary Forces
Somewhere in France
August Is. 1918
August Is 1918

Dear Folks
II Is dreadful ho, and they say it
continues until the last OF next
month We have not had any rain
10 speak Of since We came and | hope
We won't have much for We are cook
ing out of doors over field ranges and
if il rains It will be disagreeable.
We have about 13o men to cook
for fhree cooksl but We cook two
days and have one days rest so there
are two cooks working and one rest
ing every day L keeps Us busy the
two days we are on. but We can work
hard a. long as we get a day off TO
rest We are in a nice place stop
ping cor sleeping in houses L IS
all farming country and whore We
are the people seem To be nice 1t
is niee weather here for having How
Is the hay crop there The crops
over here seem good.
Henry and are separated again
| have not seen him since | came here
he went somewhere else They tell
about diseases here. but do not worry
there are medical men that look after
that and see that every thing is puri-
fed You do net want 10 believe
1.bat Won hear over there about dis
eases and the war
What are VOW doing With The lambs
fhi- ve3ro Is tn sale for them As
good A. ever hope il Is.
". nave not got any mail ye', hut
cxpoet some soon Have you heard
,rom Willie Duran lately have
utor3eI - drop h.m a Line. hut have
not nd much rime. and when did
4
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HIGHLAND

Leon Parker of North AnFon Is
spending a few days in town
The town was saddened Wednesday
last by the death of Florian Sampson
Mr.. Sampson was young man OF ex-
cellent character and had hosts OF
friends. He leaves to mourn his loss
a father. one sister, and two brothers
Blaine Viles OF Augusta was call
err at the Ledge House last week
S. S. Norton of North New Port
land was a caller in town recently
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RARRON'S CORNER

Miss Ethel Luce of Starks has been
visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs
D. b. Viles.
John Goggins of Skowhegan was
visiting in this vicinity Sunday
Mrs. Lillian Moody is working for
Mrs. Clara Adams.
Mrs Mabelle Viles and son Philip
were in Solon Friday visiting her
sister, Mrs. Fannie Thompson
Mrs Mae Allen of Skowhegan Is
visiting MIR. and Mrs. b. F. Burns.
Mrs Rosann Duby of Redington has
heen a business caller here.