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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-11-14

Skowhegan. Monday afternoon and
evening. Shortly after the war news
was received the mill closed down for
the day and il was observed as a
general holiday.
The committee on the United War
Work Campaign report that they have
nearly $4,000 pledged in addition to
the amount pledged by the Victory
boys and girls. They think this
amount will be considerably increas-
ed before the 18th.
Mrs J. j McCray of Madison was
in town last week visiting her father
J. L. Wilson.
Poulin & Laney, Skowhegan, sole
agents for Johnson Pants.
MIR and Mrs Hallett. who have been
spending the summer with their
daughter Mrs. w Gordon, have re
turned to New Brunswick
Alden and Joe Bosworth have gone
lp river for a weeks hunting trip.
Mrs. Thompson has gone to East
Scion to visit her sister Mrs VIM
Rowell for a few weeks
Earl Harvell from Camp Deyens
was home on 36-hour furlough last
week returning to camp on Friday.
Bert Harvel is moving his house
hold goods to Skowhegan where he
recently purchased house on Leavitt
street
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Federated Church Services COmmen ce
Next Sabbath

Following the custom OF last win
ter and in accordance with action
taken about one month since, federal
ed church services will commence
next Sunday morning. to be held thru
out the coming six months at the
Methodist church. The sermon al
next Sunday mornings services is to
be preached by DR.. o. H Tracy. The
hour is 1890 and the public is asked
especially to note this as it Is a change
from the usual custom of commencing
the morning religious observance at
1915 The federated Sunday School
will meet at - o'clock with W Fol
som Merrill as superintendent and L.
W. Gerrish as assistant superintend-
ent. There are four other assistants
]. II. Grundy, r G. Lord, R. F. HON
sted and Philo Steward The young
peoples meetings are also federated
and are to meet at $50 with Louis
Dow as president and Mrs Philo
Steward as musical director. Mrs
Steward also has charge of the music
for the federated services which will
occur each Thursday evening at 7.30.
R. w. Leighton Is to be director of
the federated choirs and Rev. C. H.
Mckinney will have charge of the
music for the Sunday School.
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W. {. T. L. Meeting

The November meeting of the " C.
r L. was held with Miss Gertrude
Weston on Tuesday afternoon. the
vice president Mrs. Dinsmore presid-
ing and devotional exercises being
conducted by Mrs. Merriam. Notice
was given of the annual meeting OF
the State W. c. T. L. at Wateryille
Dec. and 5, and Mrs Paddock Mrs
Roullard, Miss Weston, Mrs Philo
Steward and Mrs E. L. Savage were
elected delegates. Five dollars was
contributed to the work of National
Constitutional Prohibition and the
members voted to work on garments
for destitute children "over there at
the December meeting. Attention
was called to the fund for French
orphans which was to be collected
thru the Cycle Teas held last spring
If any who held Teas have not already
sent their money to the treasurer
Miss Weston, they are asked to do So
II otee. and contributions from others
interested viii be gladly received To
fill the vacancies in the board OF Of
ficers. Mrs. Mabel p Ju5kihs was
elected president and Mrs hottie W
Paddock, secretary
The very interesting program FOR
the afternoon was In charge of Mrs
Grace Coburn Smith and was as fol
lows: Women who follow the Flag.
Miss Jackins; Our w C. T. L. Hostess
House, Mrs Mooers; Mothers ana
Fathers of America, Mrs. Bailey; Sal
walton Army pies and prayers. Miss
Weston What victory means to the
world. discussion. In connection
with the account Of the White Rib
bon Home. at Aver, Mass, Mrs. Mooers
stated that she had brought home
bank to be filled to help carry on the
work. and the members present at
once made their contributions to It
praise God From Whom All Bles-
SINCE Flow" was sung at the close Of
the afternoon Mrs. f. l.. Savage in
vited the Union to meet at her home
the second Tuesday in December
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MOOSE RIVER

Mrs. Jane Moore and Mrs. Rosetta
Newton spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Holden.
Margaret Morrison Of Megantic rs
working for Miss Minnie Holden
Mr. and Mrs Charles Pinckney and
son Edwin returned Saturday from
Long Pond where Mr. and Mrs. Pinck-
ney have been employed for the sum-
mer
The Primary, Intermediate and
Grammar schools of this town march
ed Monday afternoon in the process
sion from the schoolhOuse to Jackman
Station.
The committee and aids on the u
w. w Campaign have begun their
work
Wilbur Pierce went Monday to Lake
Moxie to haul the log hauler sleds OF
the Jackman Lumber Co. to MoOres
Siding, preparatory to shipping them
to Jackman.
Mrs. Carrie Moore spent Monday
afternoon and evening with Mrs. M
r. Holden
Mrs. John Mccormack has gone to
Holeb for a few weeks
Mrs Clifford Young is i'll at the
home of her mother Mrs. Samuel viii
son
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North Arson Boy in France

The following letter from Private
Earl Warren Berry of Company d, BIG
Engineer. A. f. F., France, A. p o
IT'S. to his sister, was written from
Somewhere in France. September "a.
1918
My Dear Sister Angie
| received your letter that you
wrote the 10th of July and was glad
To hear from YOU. It was written a
long time ago but was glad to get 1t
just the same | am well and all
right. and hope this VIII find you and
all Of the rest the folks the same.
suppose you folks are picking apples
now, it Is about time to commence to
pick them. How are the other girlsY
l suppose they are going to school.
How Is papa, Is he going to do any
logging this winter? Probably the
help will be kind of hard to get around
home. Earl Hodgdon did not pass,
suppose he is around home.
We have Y. M c. A. man along
with US. We get our writing paper
and a lot of other things from him.
Did mamma get that handkerchief
that | sent her OF France? When |
come back I will try and get some
other things that we will remember
France by.
Tell the girls that l haven't time to
write to all of them, but for them to
write just the same. | got letter
from Queenie and Pearl that was writ
ten to Aver. l will drop them line
later. | will close for this time.
Wish you all good luck.
Your loving brother.
EARL.
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TO BE Examined Friday, Nov. Ii

The following men will be examin-
ed tomorrow friday at the Court
House for military service, before
the Medical Board of Exemption:
Turner H. Emery of st. Adams
Edward L. Elliot and Howard s.
Greenleaf of Hartland; Lawrence H.
Franklin Eaton, George A. Emery,
Maynard A. Benner, Harry w Frazier
Of Madison; Ernest Emerson, Fred V.
Dyer. Adolph Gilblair, Lorenzo W.
Ames, Godfrey Breton of Skowhegan;
Adam Demberfske of Mackamp; Ba-
ron E DeKalb, Baltimore City, Geo.
D. Desrochers, John H. Gordon, Bing-
ham; Chester L. Donahue. Nelson
Brooks, Perry A. George, Lyman Buzz
zell, Athens; Lyman L. Dunlap, Nor
ridgewock; George A Dutil, Ray
mond Brooks Atwell +. Getchell
Stanley Goodwin, Fairfield; Alvin 8,
Butts, New Portland; Horace M. Bux-
ton, Melvin l.. Ames, Pittsfeld; Tru-
man o. Berry, Emblem; Harry Bent
ley. Leon Getchell, North Arson
Merle E Bessey, Hinckley; Sylvester
Beliwchuk. lockwood; Augustus E.
Field, Detroit; Guy V. Fowke Leslie
VI. Foster Arson
Charles E. Gould of North New
Portland; Guy V Goodrich of Canaan
Wallace c. Could of Lewiston; Clar-
ence W. Green of Oakland.
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MADISON

Miss Vesta Carl left town this week
for Washington, D. C.. where she has
a clerical position in one of the war
offices in that city
Although it is getting late in the
season for showers, there was one of
great variety given at the home of
Milton Phillips to Mrs. Everett Salley
on Monday evening Mrs Salley was
invited to the Phillips home to spend
the evening and was much surprised
later in the evening to be greeted by
about twenty of the teachers of Madi-
son, all bearing variety of useful
and beautiful gifts which they pre-
scented to Mrs. SalIey with much good
advice and many good wishes. Dainty
refreshments were served by the hos
tess and a merry time enjoyed by all.
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Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance Co.

Tuesday. 10 the Grand Lodge as dele
gate from Rocky Point Encampment
and Clifford Clark as delegate from
Table Rock Lodge of Odd Fellows.
Mr. and Mrs Willis & Emery are at
tending the Rebekah Assembly in ses-
sion in that city.
Poulin & Laney. Skowhegan, sole
agents for Johnson Pants.
Mrs. Ella Hilton Of Bingham was
in town Tuesday, as her brother,
Nahum @ Hilton is critically i'll.
North Arson has the enviahle repu-
tation of having gone over the top in
a few hours in every instance when
called upon, and when the glad peace
news came, Monday. her citizens made
haste TO do things Bells and Wits
ties proclaimed the great event which
made the day a general holiday. An
impromptu parade formed at two
o'clock at the North Arson Manu-
featuring mills and the large number
of horses and over one hundred em-
ployees started the procession and
came to the top OF Bunker hill where
a great number quickly fell into line
led by the Boys Band of Madison and
SCOTS Band, followed By Masons,
Odd Fellows in regalia and other
orders, a long line of automobiles all
flag decorated, three Weinberg cars
laden with a wealth of furs and skins.
with Jennie Weinberg representing
the dove OF peace. The Red Cross
was largely represented, nearly every
school girl and many older ones wear
ing the Red Cross cap and insignia.
Pony teams decorated with the red.
white and blue, horseback riders,
floats, carriages, followed by a long
line of men, women and children form
ed the largest parade ever seen here.
After passing over the principal
streets. the crowd stopped at the AGA
DENY grounds where exercises were
held. opening with the school sing
ing the Star Spangled Banner Rev.
William Wood Of Madison delivered a
patriotic speech and the school sang
America, after which Rev. e. w. Ken
nison presented the Academy service
flag containing 30 stars. Solo by
Miss Mabel Clark Keep the Home
Fires Burning. In the evening the
bells again rang out the glad news
and an immense bonfire on Cemetery
hill was kindled to burn the Kaiser
The day closed with joyful dance in
Cara bassett hall.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
Women's Association of the COngre-
gatiOnal Church will be held at the
home OF Mrs Bunker. Wednesday af-
ternoOn, November goth This is to
be an important meeting. as final ar
rangements for the fair. to be held
December 4th are to be made at that
time.
Mrs. Ostie Allen died at l o'clock,
morning. after a long i'll
ness. Further particulars will APP
pear in next issue.
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Frederic Wliipple

Minta Frederic, oldest daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. D. Frederic of Starks
and Richard Pearl Whipple of Nor
ridgewock were united in marriage
last Saturday evening at the Metho-
dist parsonage in Madison by Rev
William Wood They were attended
by the grooms sister and her hus-
band, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Lambert
The young couple have the best
wishes of their many friends.
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WEST pITTSfIELD

Mr. and Mrs Frank Worthing who
have been visiting Mr. Workings pa
rents for two weeks have gone to
Greenvile where Mr.. Worthing ex-
poets to have work for the winter.
Mrs. A. S. Cameron is to accompany
her daughter.
Poulin & Laney, Skowhegan, sole
agents for Johnson Pants.
Tillie Ames has gone to Bangor
where she is to enter the hospital for
treatment Her many friends wish
her success thru the trying ordeal
Moses Ames and family are gaining
from their serious illness from intlu-
enza
There was a small celebration at
Beans Corner, Monday night, In hon
or of the closing of the war
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Sunday and no prayer meeting Tues
day evening 1t is hoped he will be
able to conduct the services as usual
next week The services are as fol-
lows: Sunday School at l o'clock;
preaching at . O'clock and prayer
meeting every Tuesday evening at
30. All are cordially invited to at
tend.
Tonight is Royal Neighbor night.
All the Neighbors that can come had
better do so, as there is quite lot OF
business to be settled at this meeting
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The News of Somerset's Busy Towns


unusual care but the corn raised by
Mr. F'rizzell which OF course was CIV
en- all the attention that was neces-
sary, as Mr.. Frizzell always takes
good care Of all his crops was
not raised as prize acre but its re-
suits show what may be accomplished
with good land and the proper care
Mr.. Frizzell also considers the fodder
from this corn valuable feed for his
COWS which adds to the amount re-
ceiyed from the corn though not ir
cash
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NEW FLAG AT STATE FARM
CONTINUED from Page One)


Eight different countries were repre-
scented England, Scotland Ireland,
Spain Italy, Belgium. Canada and
America the remaining twelve girls
represented the Army and Navy and
we're dressed in the conventional red,
white and blue. All carried flags,
emblematic of the country for which
they stood The drill was conducted
in the usual order of marching. sa-
the National songs of the various
countries represented At the close
Columbia stepped forth and they all
sang The Star Spangled Banner
Immediately after the house pro-
gram the girls formed two lines just
out ide the house. leaving space for
the guests to pass through, and one
of the girls recited the following poem
com posed by Mrs Damren:
FLAG DAY
Halo Red and White and Blue,
" II faithful be and true.
Halo Red and Blue and White
| viii daily choose the right.
Halo White and Blue and Red!
Others war work instead
Hail. all hail, Ny flag you are
Eyo.y stripe and every star.
God that spread the sky above you
Bid me honor YOU and love you.
Then Mr. Smith unfurled the flag and
girls and guests all pledged allegiance
to it. Much credit is due Mrs. John
ston for her untiring patiencs in
drilling the girls. but still more
praise Is due the girls themselves
When they began to practice hardly a
girl knew how to march; reverence
for the stars and stripes was a thing
unknown to them. and yet in less than
month, their costumes were made
their parts learned and every girl had
acq uired during that time a feeling
of dignifed responsibility for the sue
cess of the drill.
Every inmate who goes out on pa
role is allowed oneIhalf of her wages
and out of this small amount earned,
the girls wished to show their pa
triotism by buying a flag but as Mrs.
Burnham, probation officer of Port
land had already planned TO present
the Reformatory with flag, the girls
were persuaded to keep their money
for some patriotic demonstration
later.
After seeing what the Reformatory
girls are capable of doing 50 well and
in so short a time, the theory that
such people are not worth while
spending money time and patience
upon is entirely exploded They are
worth while especially the young
girls of seventeen or eighteen whose
whole life is before them. The old
saying IAN ounce of prevention is
worth a pound of cure" works we'll in.
material affairs; would it not apply
just as we'll spiritually in saving the
souls of suffering sinners?
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%ACK MAN

Willie j. Elliott. proprietor OF PEN
obscot Lake Sporting Camps. has
| been notified by Connecticut lawyer
that he had been remembered in the
will of the late Robert Gillett OF
Bridgeport, Conn. Mr.. Gillett had
been coming for the last ten years
into the above mentioned camps, max
ing the first trip when a boy of 10.
AT the outbreak of the war. he entered
the service and In making his first
flight in an aeroplane on September
18th was killed. His age was 90
Mrs. Emma Nadeau of Jackman
passed away Friday at the home of
Mrs. Ansel Salley at Twelve Corners,
after long illness which baffied many
physicians. For the past fifteen
years Mrs Nadeau has been an invalid
the disease affecting her joints prin-
cipally and they seemed to separate
thereby making her helpless. The
immediate cause of her death was a
shock which left her speechless and
blind in one eye. The Nadeau fam
lily moved to this village from Megan-
tic more than 25 years ago. The de-
ceased was the widow of Adolph Ma
deau, who has been dead for about
twenty years. Mrs Nadeaus maid
en- name was Robinson and she came
here from West Charleston, Vt Mrs
Madge Holden OF Jackman, daughter
OF the deceased had been with her
mother since Sunday. Besides the
daughter above mentioned there are
left three others Mrs. Matte Quietly
working at South Paris, Mrs. Ivan
Steward OF Madison and Mrs. Oscar
Elderkin of Dexter; also four grand
children. The remains were brought
to Jackman where the funeral services
we're held from the home of Mr. and
Mrs. G. o. Holden. the Rev Mr. Jones
officiating The interment was in the
Whipple cemetery
The Payson Smith Grammar and
Primary Schools which have an at
tendance of AZ pupils are doing their
bit. The following is the list OF
Bonds and War Savings Stamps In
their possession: Grammar School
Liberty Bonds, $3.50; War Savings
Stamps, s285; Thrift Stamps, $1.25;
total, s536.25. Primary School Lii
berty Bonds $3.50, War Stamps, $40;
Thrift Stamps $685.; total $43625
Canvassers have been around town
during the past week in the interest
of the IT, W. W. Campaign.
RED CROSS NOTES
Holders OF labels from the boys
overseas may obtain cartons for pack
ing Xmas parcels from the following
distributors. Red Cross Rooms; Lii
brary Mrs A. j McIntire Jackmar
station; Mrs. Parker Sands, Moose
River; Mrs. Alma Daymond, Dennis
town; Mrs. Lally, Long Pond; Mrs
James Smith, Holeb. No carton
when packed may weigh more thai
. lbs. Is OF. \ parcel when read,
for shipment may be taken unit
nov. 20th) to the Red Cross Rooms
or to the residence of Mrs. A. ]. Nc
Intire, Jackman Station. on Tuesday
| Wednesday and Saturday afternoon
from o'clock to 430. Authorize
Red Cross inspectors will be in at
tendance at these places.
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CORNyILLE

Private Perley P Brown has been
at the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred B. Brown Of Cornyille on
days leave from Camp Devens,
Mass
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SOLON

There will be d. A. r meeting
with Mrs. M p. Pollard, TOMORROW
fF'riday) afternoon,
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EAST MADISON

A large number of people from this
place attended the celebration at
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Read those little ads, page four.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-05-16

VT is characteristic of
folks after they pass. the allotted
ssthree score years and ten," to look
n back over the days that are gone
and thoughtfully live them over.
I find myself, at seventy-one, frequently
drifting back quarter of century, when
see myself in the little drug store owned
at Bolivar, Mo-, making and selling
vegetable compound to my friends and
customers what was then known only IS
DR.. Lewis Medicine for Stomach, Liver
and Bowel Complaints.
For many years while l was perfecting my.
formula / studied and investigated the
laxatives and cathartics on the market and
became convinced that their main fault
was not that they did not act on the bowels,
but that their action was too violent and
drastic, and upset the system of the user;
which was due to the fact that they were
not thorough enough in their action, some
simply acting on the upper or small intes-
tines, while others would act only on the
lower or large intestines, and that they
almost invariably. produced habit re-
curing augmented doses.
/ believed that preparation TO produce
the best effect must first tone the liver,
then act on the stomach and entire alimen-
tary system. II this was accom- plished, the
medicine would produce mild, but
thorough elimination OF the waste without
the user feel better at once.
After experimenting with hundreds Of
different compounds, / at last perfected the
formula that ia now known A5 natures
lsmsdr. which truly believe goes further
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-05-16
Their Medicine Chest For 20 Years

and does more than any laxative on the
market today. The thousands of letters
from users have convinced me was rightA
and that the user OF NatfTe's Remedy as .
family medicine, even though he may have
used it for twenty five years, never has
to increase the dose.
My knowledge of medicine and the re-
suits of its use in my own family and
among my friends, before ever offered It
for sale, caused me to have great faith In
Natures Eemsdy from the very first.
and now as find myself nearing the age
when I must bow to the inevitable and 60
to. another life, my greatest pleasure i to
sit each day and read the letters that each
mail brings from people as old or. older
than /, who tell OF having used Malus's
Remedy for ten, fifteen and twenty years,
and how they and their children and
grandchildren have been benefited by It.
It is consoling thought, my friends. for
man at my age to feel that aside from
his own success, one has done something
for his fellow man. My greatest satisfac-
ton, my greatest happiness today, il tho
knowledge that tonight more than one
million people will take . 1a1ue'e Qeooy-
(NR Tablet and will be better, healthier,
happier people for 1t. hope you via
be one OF them.
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LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
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Subscribe for The Progressive
Special two-years subscription for
$500 available now.
ISAIAH Polling, of Jerusalem, was in
town this week
Vincent Ream was Philippi visi-
tor Wednesday.
81 W Gamer, of Vinegar Ridge,
was in town Saturday on business.
Hugh A. Thompson, of Philippi,
was home Sunday between trains.
J. A. Viquesney was in Philippf
Wednesday en- business.
Mrs. Jas Parsons, of Elkins was
here today the guest of friends.
Estes Moore, of Fairmont, was a
visitor here Sunday and Monday.
Mrs. Max Shurtleff and little son,
Vincent, went to Elkins Saturday to
visit relatives.
w. w. Brewer. who has been here
for the past week visiting his family,
returned to S. Carolina Tuesday.
Mrs. Herman johnson and daugh-
ter, Miss Bess, of Elkins, spent last
Saturday here the guest of friends.
Herman V. Viquesney left Tuesday
for Little Silver, New Jersey, where
he goes to enlist in the U. S. Signal
Corps.
Mrs. M. L. Weese, of Philippi, is
dangerously i'll with hemorrhages
and will be taken to hospital this
evening.
H. H. Schofeld, of Haywood was
here Sunday and Monday visiting
friends. He returned home Monday
via Thomas
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Forney returned
last Sunday evening from Pitts
burgh. where they have been visiting
for the past two weeks
S. E. Cannon, of Brunswick, Md,
former agent Of Belington, now agent
at Brunswick, was here Monday be-
tween trains. He was accompanied
by his son, George Cannon, of 1922
18th St. Washington, D. c.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-05-16
Cross War Fund goes for War Relief

~ The American Red Cross is the largest and most
efficient organization the relief of suffering
World has
1t is made almost entirely of volunteer workers
the higher executives being without exception
customed to large affairs who in almost all
giving their services without
1t is supported entirely by membership fees and
by voluntary contributors
1t Is today bringing relief to suffering humanity.
both military and civil. in every country
1t plans tomorrow to help in the work restora-
: ton throughout the world