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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-07-25
MHLAY HLL-NEW PORTLAND

Very wet weather for haying. No
hay to speak of has been cut as yet
A COW belonging to v II. Farnham
was very badly kicked by horse last
week.
Mrs. James Howe visited her daugh-
ter Kathleen. who IS stopping with
Mrs Alfred Williamson, Saturday al
ternoon
Albert Gould, who bought the Ste
phen Pullen farm last fall, has sold
it to H S. Wing of kingfeld. Mr..
Wing will cut the lumber on the
place this summer. \ large traction
engine is to be used TO haul the birch
cord wood and lumber to Kingfeld.
Mr. Gould, it is rumored has pur-
chased a farm in Salem and will soon
leave for that place.
George Williamson Of the HilD
who left for Camp Deyens a few
weeks ago departed for France July
7th.
Miss Mildred Williamson went to
Lewiston last week to take the eX
animation for typewriting, for work
under the Government at Washington.
From there she went TO Bristol to
visit her sister, Mrs Conrad Agreon.
Miss Mildred Atwood is visiting a
few days in Kingfeld
Hartley Green, better known as
Bud, passed away peacefully Friday
night. He did not arise in the morn
ing and on going to call him his fam
lily were shocked to find he had pass
ed away sometime in the night. He
leaves a son and grandchildren.
Miss Christie Moulton of Embden
is visiting in this vicinity for a few
weeks
Friends of w. B. Clark are glad that
his health is improving
Blaine Atwood, wife and baby
Thurley were guests OF his parents,
Mr. and Mrs NJ G. Atwood, Sunday.
Nellie Williamson visited Kathleen
Lander, Wednesday.
Two bright lights were seen in the
sky one night last week coming from
the direction of Phillips and going
toward Canada. They we're watched
with interest for some time 1t could
not be determined what they were
but were thought to be airplanes.
Mildred Trippe of the North village
is working 70 rMrs. Tom Hogan.
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TREE ROAD CROSSING

Folks round here bean pref busy
bout gettin on som hay lately when
she stop long huff between rain
drops. First ting we have som nice
rain storms, than som good showar'
than sun com up long huff for got
those beeg fieeld all cut up by som
sewing machine Mebbe she good
day all day till you gon crank up som
horse rake and scoup her up for night
than she gon start som tunder litning
and rain Xix tam till she got those
hay all soak up. Bout the mos only
way som folks gon got hay this year
is to brung her onto those kitchen
and dry him in the stove.
Julie Lagrande who get som queer
notshun off her arnt what liv on Wa
tervil, have save half her money for
long tam. She gon buy one those
Chinese cabnits for put on the ktch-
en- for put dishes under insted OF that
cupbord where Old Mis- Lagrande have
them kept these twent year Julie
have mos one dollar twent-tree cent.
Doe Poisson have return hisself
from those fish trip he went off on
and told som those beeg story bout
those fish he caught. He brung home
som horntrout not very beeg, too-tree
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SOUTHWEST CANAAN

Mr.. and Mrs. Louis C. Cavanaugh
and little niece of Skowhegan visited
at Reuben Reeds Sunday
Minnie Williams returned to her
work in Waterville, Monday, after
passing a two weeks vacation with
her parents Mr. and Mrs. George VIII
liams.
Mrs. John Goodridge is very Ill
DR.. Richardson of Skowhegan attends
her
Leland and Norman Thurlough Of
Pittsfeld are passing their vacation
with their uncle and aunt Mr.. and
Mrs Willie Rolf and helping with The
haying.
Mrs. Viola Richardson of st. Johns
bury. Vt. has been visiting her broth
ers, Almon and Albert Smith, the pas
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Parkman and
daughter of Portland and Mr.. ant
Mrs Elmer Parkman of Augusta were
guests of Albert Smith one day re
Gently.
Alfred Merchant of Fairfield il
boarding at Hartwell Peavey's.
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small basses, and one beeg peecklerall
Max weak l gon try have him wrote
bout his trip or told it at me so
can wrote him.
Hen Crapeau who bust hisself on
his leg while Doc was off is got along
as well as he hope he would and IS
much better of it.
Miss Dusson got som letir from
John las weak.
Somwhare las toosdy
Dear Nam
hav wrote you for told about
haw I bean got from WHARF l was
and now hav got WHARF I come to.
don lik these place yer we'll. l liv
on SOM beeg bean hole with logs and
dirt for som roof She hav som
Fort Julie celebrate all the tam mite
and day and she don even stop when
she com Sundy. Those germs hav
bean yer fennsiv lately but those boys
hay smash him som and gon drove
him clean home fore they tru with
him.
Yours truly,
John
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HARTLAND

Mrs Margaret S. Rogers from the
Harvard Law School has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. e E. Davis on her
her annual vacation. She came
July 9th and remained until the goth.
She is enjoying her work at Harvard
and has won the highest rank in
her class, which is her second years
work there.
An auto party consisting of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Tibbetts and son New
ell, together with Miss Goldie Lander
and Rev. A. w. Swift attended the
ordaining council held in the Baptist
Church at Norridgewock, last We'd
nesday afternoon, July II for the pur-
pose of ordaining Erold Farrar, the
pastor of the church there, to the
work of the gospel ministry.
Next Sunday morning the pastor Of
the First Baptist church will preach
on the subject THE Great Interest
In the evening a Union service will
be held at the Baptist church, the To-
cal NJ f. Church being present and
Rev +. j. Webber of the NJ. E. church
preaching the sermon.
HARTLAND RED CROSS
The annual meeting of the Hartland
Branch, Somerset Chapter, American
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The News of Somersets Busy Towns


Fanny Edwards in Madison over sun
day
Postmaster Staples desires that all
who have subscribed for War Saw
ings Stamps during the recent drive
will please call for them as soon as
possible as the amount to be sold in
this town is quite large and they wish
TO make the sales while the extra
work can be attended to at the post
office
a large number of people OF the
town became members of the Red
Cross last September and the commit
tee in charge suggests that the annual
dues be paid bfore September first 10
either the local secretary, Mrs II. W
Smith or the assistant secretary, Mrs.
Louis Whiting
Have your buildings protected with
the Dodd System OF Lightning Pro-
lection. The burning of a barn at
this season Is a great loss to the far
mer Besides, the Insurance Cos.
are granting liberal reduction in
rates for buildings equipped with this
system Buildings measured and
prices quoted upon application. S. j.
Somerset County
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Staples OF Wor-
cester Mass have been visiting their
brother Russell and family at Old
town and are now with their parents
Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Staples for
few days.
BY mistake the name of the chair
man of the last Village Improvement
Society meeting, Mrs. Lila Tobey,
was omitted This meeting was the
annual Field Day of the society and
much OF the success Of the event was
due the chairman who gave so much
of her time and effort to make the
guests enjoy the day as they certainly
did
Mr.. and Mrs Ed Weber of Liv-
ermore Falls were week end guests Of
Mr. and Mrs. William Wheeler. Mrs.
Weber was formerly Miss Ella
Wheeler of Pennington and well
known here
Another star was added to the Con-
gregational Service Flag last Sunday
by Mrs. Charles Pike in honor of End
Lieut.. Harry Wheeler, now stationed
al Cambridge Lieut. Wheeler is the
oldest son of w. l.. Wheeler of this
town and was a regular attendant of
the Congregational Church and Sun
day School during his younger days
and until he went to work in Massa-
chusetts and Mrs. Pike who added the
star was for years his. Sunday School
teacher II
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HARMONY

Mr. and Mrs. Alonzd Raleigh and
children of Portland are visiting at
the home OF Mrs. Raleighs parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry E. Starbird. Mr.
Raleigh has been studying in the navi-
cation school in Portland and recent
ly passed his examination, gaining IA
commission In the Merchant Marine
Corps with rank of Lieutenant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Derzee are visit
ing her father, Sumner Mitchell, dur
ing their vacation.
Sumner Smith of Bangor was in
town Saturday on business and call
ing on w. E. Marble
The improvement Club gave their
play at Hartland Friday night to a
good audience and netted over $40
Next Friday night they will give 1t at
Guilford followed by dance.
Herman and Frederic Link were
home Sunday from Bath, where they
are employed in the ship yard for
Uncle Sam. They like the work
there very much
Charles Bailey and wife of Oldtown
visited at the home of relatives here
last week.
PATRIOTIC MEETING
Last Saturday night patriotic
meeting was held at the Grange Hall
in honor of the Boys Over There" and
the glorious victory OF the Allies. A
Service Flag was flung to the breeze,
which displayed fifteen stars and two
more will be added this week Fol
lowing this the fife and drum corps
gave several selections. Then came
extemporaneous speeches, ringing
with patriotism by Miss Webster of
the Methodist church and Mr. Worden
of the First Baptist church. followed
by ]. B. LaBree Of Cambridge, W. S.
Bemis, C. T. Rhoades, H. G. Inger-
soil, r. e. Gould, E. c. Trafton, ]. l..
Johnson, Arthur Woodman of Athens
and Mrs. r. E. Gould. The reading
of the names, rank and addresses of
the boys in the service from Har-
mony by C. c. Mclaughlin followed
interspersed with patriotic vocal solos
by John Mccarthy and Isabel Traf-
ton, selections by the chorus and by
the fife and drum corps. The audi
ence, which was so large that a great
many were unable to get into the
building. then gave three lustry
cheers for the Boys in Khaki hop
ing the Kaiser might feel the vim OF
those back home. If he could not hear
their voices. Then an immense bon
fire was kindled in the station yard
while martial music filled the air.
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NEW PORTLAND

Cephas Walker and Ercell Atwood
who went to Skowhegan on Monday
July Is. to be examined were both
rejected
John Mitchell is working for NJ. E
Strickland in haying.
We understand that James Howe
who went to Boston lately looking for
work, has secured employment as
fireman on a locomotive.
Dean Davis is expected home soon
from Bath, where he is working for
the Swift Co 1t is rumored that he
intends to enlist.
Miss Mary Strickland recently at
tended the wedding of Miss Marjorie
Hall of Foxcroft to Bryant Hopkins
of North Haven. The couple will
reside in Washington, where the
groom is engaged in government work
Harold Beedy Of Kingfeld expects
to leave soon for Camp Devens
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Yours truly,
Holm

A bear recently made raid on
Colombus Rollins flock Of sheep,
killing and partly eating six of them.
Bruin evidently had not heard so
much about meatless day and conserv-
ing food as the rest of us.
Mr. and Mrs Earle Beane and chill
dran of Caratunk are guests this week
at VIM Martins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Berry, Mr.. and
Mrs r. G. Berry and son Philip were
calling on friends in Moscow Sunday
afternoon.
Miss Edith Brainard of Brooklyn,
y. Y and friend Miss Maysie Griffith
are guests at Mrs. Emma Healeys for
this month.
Mr.. and Mrs Asa Taylor and chill
dren with Mr. Taylor's parents, all of
New Portland were Sunday guests Of
Mr. and Mrs. Harley Robinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Steward and lit
tie son of Bingham are spending a
few weeks at Eli Stewards helping
get the hay.
Albert Lane of Oakland was a
week end guest at Albert Barron's.
Mrs Hannah Hunnewell is the
guest OF her daughter Mary hume
well in Bingham.
The Webster school opened Monday
with Miss Agnes Mahoney OF Scion,
teacher, and Miss Emma Robinson
teaches the Washington school
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Hunnewell and
Miss Muriel Richardson were callers
Sunday at f. f. Hills in Moscow
Mrs. Susie Berry is visiting her
niece Mrs. Manley Hunnewell in
Bingham.
It is reported that Alfonso Ashcroft
has purchased a Maxwell car.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eben Miller and chill
dren Of Norridgewock were callers at
Mrs. Healy's, Sunday
Rollins Bros, recently sold several
fine mich cows and steers to VIM
McDonough in Scion.
Philander Baker of Caratunk was
a recent guest at Vim. Martins.
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HIGHLAND

Mrs. Eliza Howard finished haying
last week.
Roscoe Peterson, who has been in
Massachusetts visited his daughter
Mrs. Leroy Parsons, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs O. S, Allen were al
their home farm recently making ar
rangements with A. j. Dunphy to cut
the hay.
Herbert Blackwell and Percy Par
sons made a trip down river in Mr.
Parsons new car.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Witham and son
Richard passed thru town recently,
A. j. Dunphy sold a work horse to
Clarence Pinkham.
Carlton Dyer of Lexington is at
work for J. p, Stafford.
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BUNKER HILL-ATHESS

f. II. Morrill, and wife and Mrs
Nellie Drawn of Skowhegan were
callers at F. L. Bunker's Sunday.
Mont Sinclair was in Wellington
Wednesday.
Mrs. Gertia Ham and children Flor
3nce and Charles Of Brockton, Mass
returned home Friday after a two
weeks visit with her mother, Mrs. f
r. Bunker
Harold Sinclair was in Brighton
Wednesday. -. .,.-,
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a very pleasant day was enjoyed AT
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Luce
Sunday. 1t being Mrs Luce's birth
day. she entertained her daughters,
Mrs. Mabelle Abbott and family. Mrs.
Flora Crosby and husband; her sis
ter Mrs. Maud Walton and husband.
Mr. Waltons mother, Mrs Samuel
Walton and Ben Judkins of Cornville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Wendell and daugh-
ter of North New Portland
Miss Eva Lane OF Norridgewock is
passing her summer vacation with
her father. Vim. Lane
Mrs. Rena Green and children were
guests OF relatives at kingfeld one
day last week.
A B. Plummer OF Skowhegan pass
ed through town recently.
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MADISON CENTER

Charles Hayden of Dexter with his
daughter Mrs. Clara H Grassland
with a party of friends we're calling
at the home of Fred and Olive Hayden
last Sunday coming by auto.
Mrs. Lizzie Spear Is TO entertain the
D. A. RS. OF Madison next Thursday
The Clark family of Caratunk, who
have been at the Lake for the past
week. returned home last Saturday
Ellsworth Hayden of Portland was
a guest at the Hayden home last
Tuesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Knight are II
Portland visiting relatives
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SOMERSET

A box social and dance was held
Friday evening at the old Ffllebrown
Hall in Lexington for the benefit OF
the Red Cross. Bert Williams OF
Arson played for the dance. The
proceeds for the evening were about
$500.
An auto party consisting OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Ira Pease, Sophia Durrell and
Lauriston Howes attended the dance
given at the Bigelow House, Saturday
evening. They report a fine time.
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A starts ont to buy horse. Hunts a
week Maybe finds one; maybe
doesn't advertises in Everybodys
Column, and a dozen horses come
driving into his door yard. first two
days ..-
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WOMEN WORKERS
MAKE GOOD REPORT
HOuse-tO-House Canvass for
Third Liberty Loan Brings
Good Results

The reports of the woman's commit
tee for the third Liberty Loan drive
for Birmingham for yesterday amount
ed to SIG, 400, bringing the grand 70
tai up to SLIPS. 500
The women making the house~to-
house canvass Of the various sections
of The city are meeting with much
success and they are most encour-
aged over the result of their work
during the past week.
The county chairmen of the wo9l-
ans Liberty Loan committee continue
to send in splendid reports of their
work to local headquarters in the JEFF
ferson County Bank building and a
chart has been prepared showing ex-
actly what the women of Alabama are
doing in the way of selling bonds. AS
the reports come in from each county
the amount resulting from the sale OF
bonds is placed to the credit of the
county. Many counties have reported
very large sales; others have failed
to report at all. and Mrs. Scion Jacobs,
state chairman, requests that all coun
ty chairmen report to headquarters SO
She may be able to make prompt TO-
port to Washington.
The following counties are making
splendid daily reports: Dallas. Mrs. j.
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Lin Tuesday evening at o'clock at
the Elks' Home under the auspices oe
the Ladies' Aid society of the Ensley
Christian church. Aside from the play
an attractive programme of readings
will be given by Mrs. Bertha Ham
mond. Miss Johnnie Lee Poole, Miss
Evelyn Gale, Miss Rose MendeIsohn.
Master Neal Collins and Ed Hood. The
personnel of the cast for the play is
Mrs. Hammond, Miss Stacy Roberts.
Miss Myrtle Simpson. Miss Lillian
Frye. Miss Thelma Hillhouse and Miss
Ellen Sleeves.
There will be a meeting of the Del
phian club Tuesday afternoon with
Mrs. T. L. Swami as hostess at her
hume. 1917 Pike avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Hawkins and
children will leave Tuesday for a M
tor trip to Gordonvifle, where they
will be the guests of Mrs. Hawkins
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Shanks
A. P. Bates. who spent the week.
end here as the guest of his family.
having just completed a course of
training at Blue Ridge, N. c., left Mon
day morning for Camp Gordon, where
he will take up the army Y. M C. y.
work.
Miss Frieslaben, member Of the
faculty OF the Fairfield school, is i'll
at st. vincent's hospital, following an
operation for appendicitis.
J. III. Seals and son, Louis, of Shelby
are visiting Mrs. Ed Keifer at Fair
view.
DR.. W. M Carmichael is i'll at the
Birmingham infirmary. where he had
an operation for appendicitis Sunday
night.
Howard Rush is confined to mis-
nome on Ray street as the result of
several broken bones in his foot, re-
ceived while at work Monday morning
At Ensley. Mr.. Rush was removed to
st. Vincent's hospital. where his in
juries received attention and thetee to
his home.
An all-day session of the Red Cross
unit of St Anthonys Catholic church
will be held Tuesday, beginning at 10
o'clock. at the home of Mrs. Lawrence
WATSON, 621 Forty-seventh street,
Fairfield.
A meeting of Red Cross unit No. 3
will be held Tuesday at 10 o'clock at
the Ensley Baptist church.
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TEXAS LEAGUE

At Dallas: Dallas 3, Shreveport T.
At Fort Worth: Fort Worth 2, Faco 5.
At Houston: Houston /, San Antonio s.
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But You Must Drive 1t Out of
Your Blood to Get Rid of
1t Permanently

You have probably been in the habit
of applying external treatment, trying
to cure your Catarrh. You have used
sprays, washes and lotions and posi-
bly, been temporarily relieved. But aft
or a short time you had another attack
and wondered why You must realize
that catarrh is an Infection of the blood
and to get permanent relief the ca
tarrh infection must be driven out of
the blood The quicker you come to
understand this, the quicker you will
get it out of your system. S. S. S.. which
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BETTER MARKETING
FACILITIES FOR CORN

T. P. Hay, Jr., secretary of the food
preparedness and marketing bureau,
and L. C. Jennings, special agent of
the Southern Bell Telephone company.
in company with a parry of corn
growers from Kansas, have returned
from Florence. Decatur. Albany,
Huntsville and Guntersville, whore
they have been in the interest Of es-
tablishing better marketing facilities
for corn.
w. L. Brandon, a member of the
party, told the agricultural commit
tee of the Florence Board of Trade
that corn elevator would be built
there in time to handle the corn crop
Of 1918.
The merchants and business men of
Albany and Guntersville are planning
to build elevators in those towns, it
is stated.
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to when they might be called into ma
tonal service.
Recently white people and black
people in almost every section of the
south have had meetings and have DIS
| cussed frankly the causes of migra-
ton and the remedies for lettering
conditions.
SOUTH'S NEW ATTITUDE
THE new attitude which the south
| has assumed toward labor is that la
bIr is to receive better pay, be ac-
corded more Just treatment. afforded
better protection under the law, and
DO pr divided with better educational
| facilities
"The greatest cause for dissatisfac-
! ton which negro labor now has IN
the south is not wages. but the treat
ment which the ordinary negro re-
coives from representatives of the law
Policemen, constables, deputy sher-
| ifs and petty officers--men who are
too free with their pistols.
THE natural desire of the negro Is
| 70 remain in the south. All he asks
Is that while other negroes are in
France battling that the world may lie
made safe for democracy the south
may be made safe for the most humble
negro who tolls for his daily bread"
Bishop Bratton Of Mississippi,
| George f. Haynes Of Nashville, Mrs. r.
Nelson Andrews of Birmingham. Mrs.
G. H. Mathis. DR.. II. W. Barnett, DR.
w D. Weatherford. Bishops Conner
| and Hurd, DR.. c. " Roman, Mrs. John
D. Hammond of Dalton, Ga. and others
took part in the deliberations OF the
| conference aN
J The morning session of the congress
| was devoted to discussion of health
measures. DIR. c. w. Stiles delivered a
splendid address on "a Community
Programme for Public Health During
the War" Excepting the Army Fit to
Fight" was the subject of an able a6-
dress by Maj Bascom Johnson Of the
commission on training camp activ-
| tiles.
Dr. Max J. Exner of the interna-
tional r. NJ. c. "A. committee deliv-
cred splendid address on Moral Con-
servation in the Army"
| At the night session Col. C. u
hercle of the French army medical
corps. appointed by the French am
tassador, read an excellent paper.
which was "a Health Message from
France" J. A. whitmore secretary If
the international Y. M. G. A. commit
tee made splendid address also.
DIR. ExNER'S ADDRESS
| DR.. Exner declared that the officials
at washington. after careful study of
the army on the Mexican border, were
not loath to act in mapping out new
policy and programme for handling the
problem OF immortality among the sol
diers and sailors. He said:
| The new policy, contrary to the policy
OF other nations. assumed that immoral
ity for the soldier is not necessary. 1t
undertook not merely to minimize the
consequences of vice but to eliminate
\ vice.
THE conservation programme Of the
| department of war consists OF five parts:
mating open prostitution within radius
| " 1hvc miles OF military camps and by
providing proper education and discipline !:
| ~ programme Of activities, Including
the best a athle1fcs. recreation gameA