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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-14
NOTICE
The Fuel Situation and
Our Business

Owing 10 the seriousness of the fuel
situation, l wish to announce that in
order 70 do my bit toward relief of
same, shall observe Monday as a holi
day in my plant until further notice.
My teams viii make collections as
usual on Mondays and wish TO ask my
customers TO have both washings and
bundles ready If possible same as be-
fore, as it will greatly help making
prompt deliveries.
Remember You can save on your own
fuel by patronizing the laundry.
Wet wash, SO lbs. or less, 60 cents.
Wet wash with fiat pieces ironed, IS
cents.
Roughdry wash, cents per pound.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-14
Tickled Their Competitors.

Wall Street Journal For the wear
~ the company's morality was the
lowest in its history The victim of
tins typographical error was the New
York Life Insurance company, whose
president, directing the Journals at
tention to the omission of the 1T. -
SAYS with the greatest good humor:
Gadzools! Don t call it an accident
Our competitors will call it genius. >
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-14
DRIVE AWAY HEADACHE
Rub Musterole On Forehead
and Temples

A headache remedy without the dan
gers of headache medicine" Relieves
headache and that miserable feeling from
colds or congestion. And it acts at once
Musterole is clean, white ointment,
made with oil of mustard. Better than q
mustard plaster and does not blister.
Used only externally, and in 10 way can
it affect stomach and heart, as some in.
tc.nal medicines do.
Excellent for sore throat, bronchitis
Group, stiff neck, asthma, neuralgia, con.
gestion, pleurisy, rheumatism, lumbago
all pains and aches of the back or joints
aprains, sore muscles, bruises, chilblains
frosted feet, colds of the chest tit often
prevents pneumonia).
SOC and Coo jars; hospital size $3.50
QG|!E!'lg ljlz!j
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-14
THE BACKBONE OF FAMILY

protection Is Life Insurance. Other
property may be lost or may depreci
ate. Insurance is always good FOR its
face IN cash. Consult us. National
Life ms. Co, of Vt. (MutualO 81
EARLE s. KINsLEY, General Agent
Rutland, VT
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-14
Brattleb0rO Steam Laundry
W. X. SPARKS, Prop.
Phone 70
Bring Your
Prescriptions
Here

If you want them filed with the purest
and freshest drugs, and with the great
est care and accuracy filed precisely
as your physician orders them filed,
TO produce the exact effects he desires.
We are proud Of the record we have
made in our prescription department.
And yet we fill prescriptions at very
reasonable prices, and fll them quickly
too.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-14
Grounds for Quitting.

Mrs. Blunderby The doctor told nv
nephew he doesn I get exercise enough.
he must give up scdimentary work en-
tircly.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-07-04
COLES C0RNER-ATHENS

Mrs. Nettie Bosworth of East Madi-
son is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Bert
Gilman.
What a wonderful convenience the
automobile is to the farmer. Nearly
every family around Coles Corner has
been to Skowhegan on business, al
one time or another, this week.
Ellery Wilkinson spent last Sunday
with his sister Mrs. Ernold Rowe al
Bingham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph O'Hara and son
spent the week end at Mrs. OHara'
fathers Fred Ward. Ralph is very
busy, in his leisure time, knitting, tat
ting, he says the soldiers surely must
have little trimming.
Mr. and Mrs Arthur WOodman and
Mr.. and Mrs. Tyler Austin spent last
Wednesday at Gardiner, where they
visited Mr.. Woodman's parents. Mr.
and Mrs. s. S. Woodman, who were
born and lived many years in Corn
Vile. After the destruction of their
home by lightning, they moved to the
charming little village on the Kenne-
bee, called Pittston. They keep In
touch with their old friends thru the
columns OF the Independent-Repor
having always been subscribers.
Haying Is begun and farmers are
afraid of an unusually short crop.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-07-04
LEXINGTON

Leslie the seven year old son OF
David Pinkham, while at play Tues
day noon at school, had the misfor-
tune to crack the large bone of his
right leg.
Mrs. A. J. Allbee, who has been at
the c. NJ G. hospital at Lewiston, for
the past four weeks, returned home
Friday.
Miss Violet Wilbur of Kingfield
spent the week end with her friend
Miss Helen Allbee.
D. d. Pipkham, A. ]. Allbee and
B. F. Dexter went to New Portland
Saturday evening to attend the school
meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elbridge Williamson
of New Portland were the guests of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Pinkham, Sunday
Misses Olive and Ruth Donahue OF
Flagstaff are visiting relatives in
town.
School closed Friday at the Mill,
after a 12-weeks term, taught by Miss
Helena Murphy of Portland
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Beane, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Newell and Miss Evelyn
with Frances Williams as driver. en-
joyed an auto ride up to Dead River.
coming home by the way of Kingfield,
Sunday.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-07-04
SOUTHWEST CANAAN

Mrs. Sidney Pooler OF Skowhegan
and Mrs. Esther Rich OF Portland viz
tied at Irving Davis one day recently
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Holt and Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Holt passed Sunday
at Lake George
Asa Shores has had a Farmers
Telephone installed. His number IS
70
Mrs Ina Elwood left Saturday for
Portsmouth, y H, where she will
pass a week With her husband, who
is working in a ship yard there
Mr. and Mrs. Hartwell Peavey and
daughter Margaret, GLAND Peavey and
Miss Marion Small went 10 Ripley
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-07-04
BROWNS CORNER-CANAAN

Miss Grace Hubbard, who has been
employed in Lynn, Mass has returned
home and will go to Hartland next
Monday, where she will have employ
ment
Mrs Hattie True, who has been ILL.,
Is convalescing.
Mrs Mary Thompson and son Her
bert have gone TO Vermont to visit
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wheeler, their
son Harold and Mr.. and Mrs. Dana
Cooley of Athens. passed Sunday with
relatives in Bangor The trip was
made in the Wheeler car.
Elders Ora and Richard Chase and
Mrs Chase went to Detroit Sunday,
where they held preaching service.
Linden Lancaster passed Saturday
night and Sunday with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lancaster Mr.
Lancaster was on his return from Rip
ley, where he accompanied his family
for weeks visit with Mr. Lancaster
Mr.. and Mrs. Laforest Goodwin
were in Skowhegan a part of last
week visiting her sister Mrs Ida
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-07-04
TREE ROAD CROSSING

Now she got true froze up mos
evryting and l have had som chance
plant those bean and peeckle-bush
what got himself spilled on count that
cold night, gon wrote you som more
bout what have happen on Tree Road
Crossing
Doc Poisson have not been having
vr much case OF meezles, ammonia
nor suspendersites took on himself
som vocation OF two, tree weak for
gon off and have COON tam fishing
las fridy.
Little Pete Lagrande have had bad
teeth ache satdy and sundy and have
had her som Mondy. Old Mis- La
grande drove him tan mile and have
som dentistry pull her out of Little
Pete. Pete feel som betir with her
gon. Old Mis- feel som bad when
those dentistry Teller soak her tree
dollar for pull one teeth. Old Mis-
say she gon got her som pinchers
and start out on bisness for herself.
Batiste Fantome fall down som
saller stairs and pref nigh bust his
self. He lay still Xix he was dead
and grown and grown and swore. The
old woman run for got Doc Poisson
but she got herself all tuckered out
for nothin She forgot he want home
Batiste was bang up some, but he
gon get round all right.
Alex Lagroine cut hisself pref bad
on som cheese knife last toosdy.
Hen Crapeau fall on som log down
on thse saw mill and bust hisself in
his leg so he have to send to Watervil
for doc to com set on him.
Doc Poisson bettir stay home after
this
Mis- Dusson have just got these let
tir from John
Somewhere las toosdy
Dear Nam:
| hav bean pref we'll lately.
Your son
Holm
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-07-04
,JACkM AN

Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Nichols ar
rived home from Scotland on Friday OF
last week. Mr. Nichols was one Of
our boys who went last June to Scot
land with the lumbermen's unit. The
other two boys, Ralph Rowe and Rus
sell Macarthur stayed over there.
On Friday night union meeting OF
Moose River and Jackman was held
at Jackman Town Hall in interest Of
the National War Savings Campaign.
The speaker of the evening was e. III.
Elliott OF Washington, D. c. During
the evening pledges we're given to the
amount OF $116S0 for both towns.
The Primary and Grammar schools
of Jackman closed on Friday of last
week. Mrs. F. H. Williams during
the vacation will attend the summer
school at Castine.
Mr.. and Mrs Carl Sanderson and
mother, Mrs. Perkins, Mr. and Mrs
Campbell and daughter Zaidee, &C
companied by Miss Minnie Holden of
Moose River, went to Skowhegan on
Saturday, returning home on Sunday
Private Ardell Stevens of Camp
Devon arrived in town on Thursday
returning to camp on Saturday morn
ing.
Harry Newton has accepted The po-
sition as linesman in town for the
Moosehead Tel. & Tel. Co.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Moore are
spending a few weeks as guests OF
Mr. and Mrs. David Jewett at their
cottage at Southport
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-07-04
CANAAN

Mrs. Frank Alexander and son Eu-
gene of Augusta were week end
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Drawn
Miss Christie Lewis, who has been
at home on a weeks vacation, return
ed to Lewiston, Sunday.
Mrs. Mabel Foster and Mrs, Ina
Elwood left Saturday for Waterfowl
Mass. and Portsmouth, n. H. to visit
their husbands, who are employed at
those places.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Gardner and
daughter Winnie of Waterville, Mrs
Nye and daughter Elva, took an auto
mobile trip to Wilton Sunday, where
they were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Ernest Holman.
Scott Lord is visiting relatives in
Boston
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-07-04
NORTHEAST CORNVHLE


Mathew Thompson is hustling to get
his barn ready for the hay crop. He
has recently added to its length and
changed the shape OF the roof.
Linderoth and Ericsson who came to
the Andrew Johnson farm last spring
from Brooklyn, N. Y are building a
new hog-house with a concrete bot
tom
Mrs. Johnson is in Portland where
she has employment She is doing
family dressmaking.
Jennie Lind, the niece OF Mrs John
son, who has lived in the johnson
home since their first coming to Corn
vile, was married June 2 to Mr..
Townsend of Bath. She has a nice
home there
A little daughter has recently ar
rived at Guy Moody's. Mrs. Abbie
Fox of Athens is the nurse.
The r. F. Mcclure place is occu-
pied by Earl Smith and wife of Brain
tree, Mass, who seem to be enjoying
| farm life.
| Fred York was out July /, selling
some nice beef at a reasonable price.
Frank Gardner has recently added
to his stock a registered Durham
yearling bull from the Adams herd at
East Madison.
Mrs. Pauina Flanders at o. H
Cases had, as recent guests, her
daughter, Mrs Lottie Sprague with
her husband and three children of
Waterville. They returned home
June "a
Keep within the law, equip your car
with More-lite LEM, $3.50 per pair.
Sold by Holt & Hight, Skowhegan
Mr.. and Mrs Louis Roth of East
Boston plan to return home July 4,
after two weeks at the Roth farm
here. Mr. Roth came several days
earlier and others OF the family will
come later than that date
Mr.. Kent has been working for sew
eral weeks at Will Hinton's mill.
Cecil Cooley has been home a few
days from Waterville. where he was
employed several weeks on the boom.
George Taylor who has been en-
ployed for several months at Thomp-
son & Fox's camp, Coles Corner, is
at home just now, not being able to
work Oreon Wing has gone TO Har-
mOny to work
f. r. Berry and family took an
auto ride to Pittsfield, June 80.
Special session OF Athens Grange
on June %, was we'll represented. Lit
tie Miss Evelyn Wing and baby broth
er Sherwood took unusual interest in
the degree work
A PLEASANT OUTING
Dana Cooley and wife had a delight
full automobile trip, June 80, their SON
in-law Harry Wheeler OF Canaan, who
recently purchased a Ford car, gave
them the pleasure of ride to Her
mon, returning by way of Canaan vii
lage. Mr.. Cooley had ridden but a
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-07-04
A PLEASANT OUTING

Dana Cooley and wife had a delight
full automobile trip, June 80, their SON
in-law Harry Wheeler OF Canaan, who
recently purchased a Ford car, gave
them the pleasure of a ride to Her
mon, returning by way of Canaan vii
lage. Mr.. Cooley had ridden but a
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-07-04
Mr.. Goodwin ke In feeble

Purtneton. Mr. Goodwin ts In feeble
health from An asfhmatfa trouble
Charles Burrill remains Rbod the
same
H. 8. Mack OF Calais and 6 8. Pen
nell and daughter Bern3ce OF Pitts
field were at c. b. Chase's Thursday
Mrs. George Hubbard is suffering
from sore throat.
Mrs. Bailey. who has been Ill from
the effects OF a lame FOOT, Is much
improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stillman Blaisdell and
grandson OF Cornville visited at W K
Bailey's Sunday.
MI and Mrs Arthur Chadbourn
with friends made trip TO Bangor
Saturday
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-07-04
POWERS SCH0OLHoUsE

Mrs Nira Campbell was a Sunday
visitor al her 'ather's Charles SheaHs
Mrs Susie Plffer and little Minerva
left on the Friday night Pullman for
New Jersey to Join her husband after
spending the sumner al her old home.
Joe Berry Wiz and little daughter,
visited In East Madison. Sunday
Mrs Arthur Roger i. very serious
y H.
Stop cranking your Fard car. install
Gray & Davis starter Sold by
Holt q Hight Sko~hegau
Miss Neva and Lillian Bafes from
Pittsfeld are guests a Charles Bates
Murray Blackman il quite sick at
his sisters in Wateryille
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-07-04

Sunday, where they were guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Rumsry
Frank Boston has gone to Skowhe-
gan, where he has employment for q
time
Mia Mamie williams and Niss
Beryl Foster, who are employed at
Waterville, passed Sunday with their
parents.
Winfield Goodrich OF Brighton ts
visiting his cousin A. A. Goodridge
Nrs Leewood Jones OF Fairfield is
visiting at Reuben Reed's.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Cavanaugh OF
Skowhegan were at Reuben Reed o
Sunday
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-07-04
ITEMS OF INTEREST
EnBDEN LAKE

Among the callers at L. l. Spen-
cer's, Sunday were Henry Luce, Mr..
and Mrs. Morrill, Luce and four chill
dren OF South Arson and Mr. and Mrs.
Allen sprague and three children OF
the Middle road, Enbdep.
Miss Eta Barron is visiting her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Frank Barron.
Bert Barron has bought the grass
on the Wilbert Walker farm and has
hired Frank Wells to help him thru
haying.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-07-04
MAYFIELD

Lewis Smith and family of Brigh-
ton were guests at Will Bickford' 8
Sunday.
Mrs Perley Bryant finished twelve
weeks term OF school in West May
field last Friday
Justin Bickford and Arthur Kinney
of Brighton were callers at John
Wedges, Sunday.
Perley Bryant has exchanged his
Ford car for new Chevrolet touring
car.
VIII Bickford came home Sunday
from Scion, where he has been work
ing for Rob Davis
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-07-04

Mathew Thompson is hustling to get
his barn ready for the hay crop. He
has recently added to its length and
changed the shape Of the roof
Linderoth and Ericsson who came to
the Andrew johnson farm last spring
from Brooklyn, N Y are building a
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-07-04

short dlsthAee before BY auto and
Mr.. Coe3ey only . few miles. MB
Wheeler and Master Harold accom-
panied tksn and ali enjoyed some
plsasasA hours, especially the dinner
hour 1T N. W. Dodsop's, wAo moved
from Athezs TO Hernon, ten years
ago. They also met here " g.
Browning and wife of West Jevant,
former Athens people. Mrs Browning
being formerly Miss Alice NJ Dodson,
q schoolmate OF Mrs. Cooley's at Som
erset Academy, about nfty years ago.
Though the meeting OF the cousins
was a surprise. II was very enjoyable
and wall long be remembered.
SOUTH BINGHAM AND VICINITY
Miss Susie NcQuilkn returned to
Augusta, Thursday.
D. W. Gilman OF Pressure Isle is
visiting relatives in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Corson OF Scion
have baby boy born June q. Mrs.
Hattie Robinson is caring for Mrs.
Corson and the new baby.
Mrs. Frank Chase is with her son
Wesley Chase and family in Arson.
Mr. and Mrs. Cony Grant gave a
dance one night last week in honor
of their daughter Minnie, who has
just returned from Bangor.
Keep within the law equip your car
with More-lite LEM, $50 per pair
Sold by Holt & Hight, Skowhegan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Randall McQuilkin
and little Stanley were at Ralph Cor
sons Sunday. They also called to
see DR. Harriet Lawrence, who has
been spending her vacation with her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. j. f. Lawrence
Miss Lawrence is located in Portland
Oregon, and started on her return trip
Monday morning.
Mrs. Henry McQmlkin and little
daughter Gala of Moscow were at
VIM. NcQuilkin's Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Tozier are
spending the summer at their farm.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-12-26
From Priv. Geo. c.. Beard.

Private George c.. Beard, A. F.. F.,
asks The Herald to print the fol-
lowing open letter to his relatives
and friends:
"Somewhere in France, Nov. 26, is.
Dear Mother and Friends:-Since
times are looking good and the war is
about cleared, I feel like writing a
few lines back home again.
Well, l have spent just about
three months of my time in France
and England together, and now |
am fully ready to return to the States
again, but the trouble | find in that
is the other man isn't ready, and, of
course, I am going to wait until he
gets ready for men to return, at the
same time l shouldn't worry, for l am
in a good place having a pretty fairly
good time; plenty of good eats and
lots of K. P. duty, moving pictures
every night and lots of nice looking
French girls, but all I can do is to
look at them and tell the other boys
how good they look. You see l
haven't learned to handle their Ian
guage very we'll yet and that is not
the worst of it, I don't think I ever
will.
81 have been in the army just seven
months and so far I only find two
disagreeable things in army life. One
is a single little whistle. 1 had rath-
er hear anything else most than that
Internal thing blow for it means fall
in or attention or something of the
kind; the other is getting up in the
mornings. Don't make any differ
ence how cold it is you must come
out; in case you don't get up at once
why there will be some guard around
getting your name, then you are
good to get on K. P. that day or
probably something worse. If J. just
Qluu l nave W SCI up LuCoO CO1o HULL
ings I expect I would stay in the
army for a few years, but after it
turns cold the quickest way out is
too slow for me.
"But, after all that, the army life
is great every young man should
try the army life out for at least
twelve or twenty-four months.
"You talk about the slackers-they
think themselves lucky to stay out
of service but there's lots of them
that are going to be out of luck, and
badly out OF luck, just as soon as the
boys get back, and the quicker the
better.
Here's hoping each and every one
will have a nice Christmas and a
happy new year, 1 will have mine
with the Trenches, I suppose. I
will close with good luck to all.
Sincerely,
"PRT. GEO. C. BEARD"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-12-26
Corp. w. p. Williams Not Wounded.

In the list of casualties published
in the last issue of The Herald, the
name of Corporal Wilbur P. Will
liams, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Will
liams, appeared, he being officially re-
ported severely wounded. This was
an error, as is shown in the letter
below from Corporal Williams. under
later date.
Mrs. Williams received the follow
ing telegram from Adjutant General
Harris: deeply regret to inform
you that it is officially reported that
Corporal Wilbur Pickens Williams,
engineer, was severely wounded in
action October IS. Further Informal
ton when received"
Under date of Nov. q, Mrs. Will
liams received the following. letter
from Corporal Williams:
"My dearest mother:-Hope this
letter will find you all getting along
fine. I am we'll and having a dandy
time. You can bet your sweet life
that the soldiers in France are happy
now, as the war is over. We sure
have been having some celebrations
since the armistice was signed, but
We ought to have had them, for we
paid for them in advance. I sure
saw some hot times before it stopped,
but the good Lord was with me, and
1 went through all right. Now I am
just waiting for my time to come to
start back home and will sure be
proud, for I haven't had a letter
since September. Will close, with
love to you and all the family"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-12-26
From Priv. Perry Brown.
Somewhere in France

Somewhere in France.
Dear Mother:-Will write to you
again, to let you all hear from me.
This leaves me o. K. at present, wish
ing you r the same. Well, moth
er, 1 did not get to eat my birthday
dinner at home this year, which was
about two weeks ago, but, dear moth
er, I think I will be home for next
years work. I got two letters from
you since I came across. I was very
sorry to hear that you all r having
some sickness. You have my address
and I want you to write me real Of
ten and tell all the rest to write, too.
Hoping to meet you all again soon,
as ever, your loving son,
PRIV. PERRY R. BROWN.
Co. F, 351 Inf, A. E. F., A. P.
O. 795.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-12-26
Academy of Music Dec. %.

If there is anything more obvious
than the stove polish on a detectives
shoes it is the dancing ability of
Pinky and Aloysius, the self-styled
Sherlock Holmes and Watson of John
Cort's war bride" musical comedy
offering "Flo-Flo," which the pro-
Queer will bring to the Academy of
Music, Orangeburg, on Saturday,
Dec. %. "Flo-Flo" just finished a
long and successful run at the Cork
Theatre, New York City.
This eccentric dancing team with
it's trick hat and it's theft of the
brides trousseau provides some Of
the brightest moments of the spark
ling Cort production, not overlook
ing, of course, the shows perfect
thirty-six" comedy chorus, its splen-
did cast, effective scenery, catching
lyrics, snappy lines and riotous fun.
Those who assist in making the COM
edy a success are Jack Norton, Cor
della Hanger, Joseph Elvey, Martha
Lawrence, Thomas Gordon, Maude
Nolan, Len Leonard, Betty Booth,
Francis & Ross, Gus Vaughan and the
Perfect Thirty-Six chorus, besides an
augmented orchestra under direction
Of Vernon Bestor.-adv.