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SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-11-19
VELKA LACE MAJETKU
v CORLETT, MT. PLEA
SAINT A " OKOLl
BROADWAY.

Vlastnime velky vyber jEdno
a dvou rodinnych domI ktera
ndzeme prodati "a cenu velmi
nirnou pri male castce hotove,
a zbytek ma mirne mesicni spla
ky, tax jake byste platili ma
jem.
Uvedeme pouze nskolik ma
sich laci:
Dvourodinne domy v Corlett
o 5. pokojich s koupelnou, diva
f'ernesy, elektrika, plyn, krasne
dekorovane "a pouhych $500,
hotove $500 a ostatni ma male
splatky.
Move jednorodinne domy v
okoli Warner Rd. o 6 pokojich,
koupelna, krb, krasne dekoro-
vane, fernes, skopky ma pradlo,
oena $4,000, hotove $500 O.
statni ma splatlzy.
Dvourodinny dunn ma 131 ul.
" Mt. Pleasant, 5 pokojd, kou-
pelna, diva kombinovane ferne-
sy, diva kirby, krasne dekorova
ny, velky lot, dlazdena ulice a
zaplacena, cena $4,000, hotovs
$1,000 a ostatni ma splatky.
Bli3a Miles ave. a 131 ul. pc
tipokojovy, koupelnou, novy
bungalow, fernes, elektrika,
rlyn, krasne dekorovany, pek-
ny lot, cena $500.
Dobre stavebni ioty, Bondy
Svobody aneb morgice vezme-
re ma splatku. Bliz5i vysvetleni
oda The Municipal Savings &
4oan Co., 123O1 Miles ave. Tel.
Union 500 w. aneb J. j. Held
er, 3348 E. 40 ul. Tel. Union
BAR.
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PRIJME Sc divka do uradovny
a k obchodu. Haste sc Green
bergru, 400 Clark ave.
11-21
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DrObne
Oznannky

CESkY DELNfK ztratil v kare
cd mestske trznice po Broad.
way penezenku, obnosem Pc
nez. Poctivy nalezce necht u
da svoji adresu v adm. t. listu.
11-19
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Roman re zivota pafizskeho.
z anglickeho volne upravil J. c.

ma schodech, bursy, ba casio iv
blizkych ulicich. Padesat tisic
franku neni tax prilis ohromna
suma."
"A chcete mi namluviti, ze
M. Vidal nosil U sebe onu smen
ku, re vam il mohl hned vyda-
ti?"
"Ano - mel il u sebe ma
miste mne il vydal."
"To mi ponekud podivne."
"Dovolte, abych vas sezna-
mil jistou okolnosti, ktera tu-
to zdanlivou zahadu brave wy
svetli. M. Vidal ucinil mi W.
hruzku, nevyrovnam-li Sc v
den, kdy smenka ona byla splat
nou, re vyda mne hned v moe Il
radum. Rekl jsem jiz, ze lhlta
mole vyprsela den pred tim a
jelikoz jsem medal o sobe slyse
tt, mel smenku u sebe, ably mo-
nj svoji hrozbu provesti."
M. Gourbeta toto objasneni
neuspokojovalo - ocekaval,
re obzalovany nejakymi smy-
slenymi vytackami sam poml-
re tkati sit, v niz by ma konec
uvazl zatim vse, co tu udaval,
bylo tax zcela prirozene, tax
pravdepodobne, re v rozpacich
v jakych videti ocekaval Sava-
RHO, ocit'oval Sc sam.
"Tato- pohadka," ujal Sc o.
pet slova, "jest velmi dumysl-
ne sestavena, jest pravda; ale
nezda Sc byti dplnou. M. Vidal
vyslovil Sc nejednou u pritom-
nosti svedkd, re neocekava, re
byste byl to sunni tn kdy spla
titi. Kdybyste mu byl opravdu
zaplatil, jak pravite, zajiste by
Sc byl takovou neocekavanou
udalosti sveril svym prateldm.'
"Pochybuji, re by je byl pra-
We k will tomu vyhledaval, a
patrne zadneho z Mich naho-
dou nepotkal."
"Mylite se," ujal Sc slova
soudce rychle, maize "a to, ze
Savariho privede konecne ma
kluzkou pudu, kde mu snadno
nohy podrazi, WINE, re jed
MIN re svych pratel vecerel
dine 10. rijna."
"Pripoustim, Monsieur" od-
vetil Savari obvyklym svym
klidem, "pak ale zajiste byl
duch jeho zamestnan zcela j.
nymi zalezitostmi = anebo, coz
sc take dosti caste stava, mel
sve priciny, pro ktere nikomu
nesveril Sc s tou zvlastni udalo
sti, re Savari splatil svGj duh.
Nenl vzdy radno pred prately
neb znamymi chlubiti Sc. Obdr
Eel jsem prave znacnou sunni
penez, kterou jsem vGbec neo-
cekaval, kterou jsem pokladal
jiz "a stracenou. Velmi casio
Sc stava, re ten pfitel neb zna-
my pouzije toho, ably Sc prihla-
sill o pujcku = tn je tezko ne
vyhoveti, byt' nam to bylo Sc
be neprijemnejsi."
"Jedna vec jest jista, Mon
sieur," prohodil soudce dsme-
vem, "ze vas neprivede mic do
rozpaku. Zda Sc, jako byste
mel nevycerpatelnou zasobu cd
povedi a ruznych vysvetleni -
dobrych i spatnych - a jest
vam treba jenom do teto zaso-
by sahnouti, abyste aspon pro
pritomnou chvili z rozpakI 81
pomohl. Co ale odpovite mi ma
tuto otazku: Kde jste tax pole
dnou ziskal onech padesat tisic
franka, jimiz jste duh svij u
Vidala vyrovnal?"
Obzalovany, ktery az posud
mel vzdy odpoved' pohotove,
: chapal Sc vzdy slova, sotva re
/ posledni slovo z ust soudce W.
Znelo = pojednou zustal itchy.
"Neslysel jste?" ujal Sc slova
! un6t vvSetTIi iici SOudce 'Ci no.
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Dill prDy.
ROMAN.

Aull oNC ~ dCC. L OLOI lIC VI oil
peclive chystali policka pod Sc
thu, zasivali jecmeny, ovsy a
len, sazeli brambory, turin a
zeli, s nadsenim a laskou V oku
pozorovali klicici obili, zele-
najici Sc jetele luka, mluvili
pocasi, o teplu a vlaze, lekali
Sc, kdyz boure rozburacela Sc
mad lesem, nevysype-li kroupy,
nestrha-li prival vod chuda po-
licka ma prikrych stranich a ne
podkali-li Sc sena bahnem v u
doll. >.
Pouze oba Porazilove chill
vyjimku. Nemysleli ma praci,
kterou konali, ma urodu, ma kite
rou Sc tesili - ma soud myslili.
Ten stal Sc podstatou, cilem je-
jich zivota, stredem jejich my
slenek, reci, ba skutku. :.
"Vyhrat muslin, dij Sc co dij,"
uminoval 81 "a pluhem, lese,
ma poll i ma louce Martin stej-
ne jako Hadam. To uz sudan
ka zcela ustoupila do pozadi,
voda stala Sc vedlejsi vGci, ted
jednalO sc Obema bratrim o
"cest" = nepoddat Sc, nepovo
lit, "nehustupovat hani vo coul
dyby to hlavu stalo," psohla-
vost vlastni celemu kmenu pro-
budila Sc v mich.
Dodle narodil Sc ma podzim
chlapecek - Jiricek mu rikali
- ale ami to nerozrusilo Hada-
ma tolik, jako komise, ktera z
mesta kOnecne m6la prijeti,
shlednout ma miste spornou stu
dnu a vynest konecne rozsudek
Ma trech kocarech jako svatba
prijeli pani. Pan soudce pisa
rem, pan okresni izEenyr, diva
advokati.
Pima pole byla lidi. Kopou Sc
prav6 brambory. Il mesta ze-
braci houfem vychazeji praz-
dnymi pytli pres rameno do yes
mic, ale nejdou do statku. Ty
jsou vsechny zavren6 a pouze
pes pobiha po prazdnem dvofe.
Primo ma pole jdou, ma zele-
nou mez pred fadu kopacu Sc
postavi, pytel do ruky vezmou,
"Otce mas" Sc mOdli. Nez Sc do
modli, uz Z rady zveda Sc sell
ka, koSik brambory bere a
Stedre, ma poll almuznu dava,
Stedreji mnohem nez doma
kdy vynaset musi brambory re
sklepa a kde kazdym daren
zimni zasoba Sc tenGi. Babi lie.
to jako stribrne niti poletuje ci.
stym vzduchem, leskne Sc V "a
ii slunecni, ohRe Sc zapaluji
modravy dym stoupa k modre
umu nebi, wine pecenych bram
Dor a suchGho byli siri Sc kra
jem.
Po bile silnici cd HOry kl
Klenci uhaneji til cerne ko
cary.
Lide po polich zvedaji hla|y
opiraji Sc dlouhe nasady kri
ci, pot 81 utirajl a tazou Sc. "Ct
pa to k nam jede?"
"To jede Porazilom komisi
mesta," vypravuJl hospodal
zjednanym kopacum, a zlostn'
hledi "a koCary.
"To sou diva blaZni ne DIV;
bratri," hubuji hospodyne, "v
kradaji sebe i deti, vetne We
kuv huz ia sturanka "a to ne
stoji."
Kocary mizeji Klenti, lid
ku praci Sc znova schyluJi, da
ohne hori a dal zebraci po me
zich hlasite Sc modli. =. "Od
pust nam nase why, jakoz M
odpoustime nasim vinnlkum.
q Porazilu znDvu, uz po ko
likate domlouva pan soudc
bratrim, k smiru Jim radi. ''Po
volte pfece, vzdyt to ami "a re
nestoji, skoda casu penez, k
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JohO ouu pIdCIlu.
IS vodou sc hejbat nesmi,
tam budeme chodit, kan sme
dycky chodivali," boufi pru-
dee.
"Nedovolim kopat ha trouby
klact ma svym dvofe, dvur je
mdj, sturanka je ma, secko je
N.Y." vybuchuje Hadam.
| "Sturanka je tva jako ma,
vase jako nase," krici Martin a
t.oci mu zle swift.
"Studanka je Adama Pora-
zila," kroti Martina ted sam
pan soudce, "a nesmirite-li Sc,
tax prohrajete, jezto dosud tri-
Get roku vody neberete."
"Podam lekur - pozenu to
vejs, vodvolam se," vyhrozuje
Martin a rukama mad hlavou
sermuje.
''Z Plzne krajsky komisi sem
musi."
81 s Panem Bohem," ukon-
cuje pan soudce komisi, ale ci-
ii, re rozsudkem svym, al no
vynese a pisemne stranaan "a
sic, neukonci sporu. Naopak,
posili no. Pozar zuri V srdcich
tech dvou zavilych muzu, sifi
Sc, zachvacuje jejich zeny, de-
ii, pribuzenstvo, ba j sousedy
! dive strany v Klenci Sc tvofi,
Martinova a Hadamova, die to
no, kdo S kym drzi. lima nasta
va, ma hejtach sc mluvi o SOU
, du, usudky Sc pronaseji, pro i
proti Sc hospodari vyslovuji, Ma
diva tabory Sc rozestupuji a rec
mi svymi jako vetrem do ohni-
,veho sporu duji, "a svedky Sc
nabizeji, nekteri bratrlm, co
Sc mluvilo, donaseji a sporum,
hadkam a soudum neni konce.
Jako povazka v jetelisti neb ma
louce tax zasti rozrusta Sc v
srdcich krevnich pratel, hubi
pouta pribuzenstvi, dust blize-
neckou lasku, nici pokoj a mir,
otravuje povahy obou bratri ja-
kO rzi rozezrany jsou az ma sa-
my koren skodolibosti a mstou.
Z milych, vazenych muzu sta
vaji Sc lide pomstychtivl, zlo-
myslni. TAX isOu zkazeni, re
prestavaji my5lit ma pole a lou
ky, ma dobytek a hospodarstvi,
iznechucuje Sc jim, co Je az do
sud tesilo a blazilo a jake by Sc
octli v zacarovanem kruhu,
mluvi jen o trestnim ZakOnu, o
rekursech, zalobach paragra-
fech. Vedi, jaka pokuta je ma
nebezpecne vyhrozovani, jaky
trest hrozi pro urazku ma cti,
jak zakon stiha ruSeni drzby
anebo zlocin pomluvy, lip uz
to vedi, nez je-li obili zrale,
louka povodnena, les vysaz.en.
Jako donna jsou uz V meste, v
kancelarich advokatu u SOU
) du. Celou fadu novych Znamo-
Bti navazali, znaji sc a meste
v pokoutnich hospudkach du-
Verne Sc stykaji S pisari, ufed-
nimi sluhy, eXekutory a posly
Co drive byvalo pro ne stestlm
Ia pozehnanim, bllzke jejich
soused3tvi, We kterem 81 mohll
V potrebe vzajemne pomoci ra-
d-u skutkam - to prave zvr-
hlo Sc V Opak stale sc nejvet-
Sim nestestim, zdrojem, re KITE
reno tryskal soud "a soudem
Svuj dvur, stodolu, vsecko mel
vedle sebe, vSude sousedili. Ci-
: tit Sc nemohli navzajem - tax
: 81 byli protivni a prece Cd rama
do noci V tax tesnem sousedstvi
Ispolu museEi zit pracovat, tri1
: Sc primo o sebe. A jako trenln
Z vyviji Sc elektiina, tax i oVzdu'
81 jejich ustavicne bylo prosyce
no takovym elektrickym maple
a tim, coz rosie al dOstOupi Vr
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Pardon, Monsieur - prvni
mole spekulace stala mne dva-
Get tisic frankG; ia vsak, abych
81 ztratu onu ponekud vynahra-
Gil, ucinil jsem diva move poku-
sy - a vysledek toho byl, re
ztraty mole vystoupily ma pade-
sat tisic frankI." 5
" M. Vidal vam nezabranoval
kdyz videl, re veskere ty ztraty
nusil on sam hradit?"
I'M. Vidal nemel nejmensi
priciny mne' neddverovati, ne
bot vsechny predchazejfci ztra
ty jsem vzdy v urcitou dobu ma
lezite vyrovnal."
"A jaky byl nasledek techto
poslednich vasich ztrat?"
"Kdyz bylo pa mne naleha-
10, abych Sc vyrovnal, byl jsem
nucen zadati poshoveni."
"Jak prijal M. Vidal vasi "a
dost?"
"Musim priznati, re nebyl We
lice potesen a take Sc tim ami
dost malo netajil."
"a pri tom sc mezi vami a
MIN odehrala na burse pone-
kud nemila scena, neni-liz pray
| da?"
"Ano, Monsieur"
Monsieur Cordier," pravil
soudce, obrativ Sc k pisari, -
"pfectete obzalovanemu ra-
port policejniho jednatele, ty-
kajici Sc onoho vystupu ma bur-
Sc, ktery odehral Sc mezi M. vi
dalem a M. Savarim."
Maly, suchy muzik precetl
hlasite zpravu policejniho jed
natele, kterou jsme byli u w
tahu ctenare seznamili.
Kdyz byl pisar Sc ctenim no.
tov, otazal sc soudce Savariho,
je-li vse vyliceno spravne, jak
Sc vse sbehlo, nacez tazany cd
povedel:
"Ano = jest to do vsech po-
drobnosti spravne vyliceni."
"Doznavate tedy,' 'pokraco-
val soudce S rostouci horlivostl,
nebot' zdalo Sc mu, jako by ma
lezl novou klicku, v niz obzalo
vaneho chtel lapiti, "ze po sve
hadce M. Vidalem dial jste
jemu upis ma padesat tislc fran
ku?!
80 zajiste - priznavam to-
"Co Sc stale S tim upiSem 2"
pokracoval soudce S napadnym
chvatem.
"Musil byti nalezen v mem
byte, kdyz byl prohledavan."
"Ano, byl nalezen - a ma
vas jest, abyste vysvetlil, jak
Sc tam dostalw
ooh, to jest velmi jednodu-
che; ia svuj duh zaplatil u
pis mne byl vracen."
"Kdo vam iej vratil?"
IN. Maurice Vidal"
Ten den pred svoji smrti -
hyl to hned druhy den po lhute
kdy smenka ona byla splatnou.'
"To jest nemozne; jest doka
zano, re jste sci do bytu M. vi
dala, v Rue de la Paix, nena-
lezl jste jej."
"Ano, to jest pravda, bylo
mi tam feceno, re pan Vidal me
ska mimo dum a re vratl Sc
az vecer. ia vsak dyl dychtiv
vyrovnati svuj duh CO nejdrl-
We - vedel jsem, jak nemile
to nesl, ze jsem nebyl to Wy
lovnati Sc hned, jak jsem byl
jjndy cinival, a obavaje Sc, a.
by pohorslivy ten vystup Sc ne
cpakoval, umilil jsem 81 jeste
V ten den M. Vidala vyhledati a
take jsem tax ucinil."
'Kde?"
" Rue Vivienne, kudy kaz-
deho dine Sc prochazel, kdyz Sc
vracel z bursy. Mohlo byti asi
pul ctvrte."
"a onu sumu jste mu odevzdal
Ha verejne ulici? Tot nezda Sc
! bVti praVd6pOdObnVm
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PRONAJME Sc byt v prizemi
o 2 svetnicich a dvou lozniclch,
vSe zaflzenO. Adresa sc sdeli v
adm. t. listu.
11-21
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PRIME Sc reznicky delnik,
ktery je spolehlivy a zna tez po
slovensku. Stale misto a dobry
plat. Haste sc v {. 5000 St.
Clair ave., aneb vecer v {. 1897
CrOtOn. 11-21
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PRODA Sc LEVINE dobre zariZe-
ny damsly krejcovsky obchod,
nasledkem nemoci. Haste Sc V
e. 1O406 Cedar ave. Tel. Gar
field 83f. 11-23
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PRIME Sc spolehlivy hoch k
uceni v tiskarne Sveta. Musi Sc
vykazati ze skoly propoustscim
certifikatem. :?
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PRIJME Sc: spolehlivy delnik
ma rozvazku do obchodu. Hla-
ste Sc v {. 4842 Broadway.
11-2O
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-01-31
Somerset Academy Notes

All The friends and the public n
general Interested In Somerset Aead
envy Will be glad 70 learn that the
Senior and Junior classes under the
direction Of Mrs. Marion Drake-F Elan
ders are getting ready to give a most
interesting, PLEASING and educational
musical entertainment Those who
are already acquainted with the high
class productions Of this sort usually
given at the Academy know that they
are worth attending The program
will consist Of orchestra selections.
readings, solos duets. quartets. vio-
lin and cornet solos. tableaux, violin
trios and chorus numbers.
This program will be presented be
fore the public on Thursday evening
at 100 O'Clock. Odd Fellows Hall,
Athens. As this is one OF the ways
which the class have OF raising money
for graduation expenses. the patron
age Of everyone IL cordially solicited
The admission Will be fifteen and 25c
a social will be held after the enter
tainment where games will be played
refreshments Of various kinds will be
on sale and selections by the victoria
TO follow.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-01-31
A Girl Who Can Knit

A great deal has been said and writ
ten about the prodigides Of the knit
ting needle hut it is doubtful if any
other town in the State can boast of
as young and enthusiastic knitter as
Miss Charline Cole, five year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Cole
of Mechanic street, this village. This
little girl has recently completed her
first sweater and it is a masterpiece
of workmanship, made from heavy
yarn and will prove a blessing to the
soldier or sailor who is lucky enough
to get it.
Mr. Cole also has two boz who are
not far behind in the achievements Of
their sister Both William and Ken
meth are right handy with the needles
and have already knit several face
cloths and wash cloths It's all
knitting over my way, said Mr. Cole
when asked about the work being
done by his little girl
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-01-31
DAYS OF DIZZINESS
Come to Hundreds of SkoWhegan PEG.
pie

There are days of dizziness
Spells of headache. languor back
ache;
Sometimes rheumatic pains
Often urinary disorders
Doan's Kidney Pills are especially
for kidney ills
Endorsed in Skowhegan by grateful
friends and neighbors.
Mrs Ella Priest, "A Leayitt St,
SkoWhegan, says: "A severe sickness
left my kidneys disordered | suf-
tered everything from my back and
couldn't enjoy moments comfort. l
had terrible headaches and dizzy
spells and often little spots seemed
to appear before my eyes and my sight
blurred finally used Doan's Kid
ney Pills which | got at Fogg's Drug
Store. My back soon felt better and
my kidneys We're strengthened.
use Doans Kidney Pills occasionally
now to keep my kidneys in good con-
dition.'
Price soc at all dealers Don
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney pills the same that
Mrs. Priest had Foster-Mlburn Co
Mfgrs, Buffalo, y. Y.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-01-31
Geo. T. Dennis of Augusta


George + Dennis. native OF New
Portland died IN Augusta. January Il
aged Sc years He was the son OF Rev
John Dennis. which family was
prominent in this town for many
Years Mr. Dennis lived on the Orren
Holbrook place. which house he built
He had a fine tenor voice and was a
music teacher Of exceptional ability
He organized and conducted winter
singing schools throughout this sec
ton Of the country and will be pleas
antly remembered by many of the
people of this and adjoining towns
Mr. Dennis wife who passed away
twenty years ago was Emma William
son, daughter of Elder Williamson of
Starks, and a sister of Judge Henry
Williamson
The remains of Mr.. Dennis will be
brought to East New Portland for
interment in the Dennis family lot
beside his wife and father His son.
Frank A Dennis of Augusta with
whom he has been living for the past
few years is a music dealer, director
and manager of Dennis orchestra and
the Augusta Cadet Band, teacher Of
violin and cornet
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-01-31
Charles =. Moody

Monday afternoon marked the pass
ing away of one Of Skowhegans we'll
known residents, Charles s. Moody
and with death came an ending to a
long period of suffering during which
time the deceased was tenderly cared
for by members of his family. He
has been seriously i'll since last July
and at no time has hope been held out
for his recovery.
Charles 8. Moody was born in Bling
ham, Dec. 10, 1855. one OF four child
rem of Obadiah and Eliza Moody He
received his early education In the
schools of that town and when 81
years of age went West where he re-
manned four years in Illinois and
Kansas. Upon his return to his ma
tive State he settled on a farm in
Athens, after which he went to Scion
and worked at the carpenters trade.
He came to Skowhegan twenty-six
years ago ana mas DeeH tnBdBed III iCe
cutting and as superintendent Of Co
burn Park during that time.
In 1894 he married Miss Mertie F.
Moody. daughter of Henry Moody of
Scion. The widow survives as do the
following children Mrs. Ralph
Priest, Mabel, Eva, Vera. Linwood,
Ralph, Howard and Lyman. A daugh-
ter. Thelma, died of diphtheria last
February. Two sisters, Mrs. Lyman
Whittier of Cornville and Mrs. Bert
Potter of Wellington survive as does
one brother, Obadiah of Scion.
Funeral services are to be held this
morning at 1890 from the home on
Turner avenue.
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Joshua Il. Blackwell

Joshua b. Blackwell, one OF the
countys many residents who has
passed the allotment of life died Sat
urdav afternoon at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Carrie Mcpherson, at
the age of IA. He had not been in
good health since afflicted with seri-
Gus illness more than year ago.
Mr.. Blackwell was a native of the
Blackwell district of Madison. His
grandfather, Bryant Blackwell was
one of the early settlers of this sec
ton and John l.. Blackwell his SON
became the father of the man recently
deceased In early manhood he mar
ried Annette Thompson and the cou-
pie moved to Lacrosse, Wis. where Mr.
Blackwells sister was then living. He
remained there for many years, re-
turning to his boyhood home because
of the illness of his father. He pur-
chased a farm adjoining that of his
parent and for many years was en-
gagged in that industry. His home
was in Madison until SO years ago
when he moved to Norridgewock
where he remained for y years and
then came to Skowhegan. Besides
the daughter already mentioned two
other children survive, Mrs. Gertrude
Matson of Brighton, Mass, and War
rem Delbert Blackwell of Skowhegan
Funeral services were conducted II
30 on Tuesday from the Mcpherson
home witt Rev Henry Clay Turner OF
the Me aodi@t church officiating, The
remain wore conveyed to the toni
at the South side cemetery to await
inferno It in the spring,
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without. | usually take a French
dictionary along whenever l go shop
ping and then have hard time to
get what | want, but can do better
now than at first.
l am sending you and Lucy a little
present from France. Hope you will
receive them before spring. l must
close now as 1t is time for the lights
to go out
With lots and lots of love,
Pvt. KLEBER C. TAYLOR.
Co. A. 18th Engineers,
Typographical Division,
Intelligence Section, A. K. f.
Via New York
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CLEbA TAYLOR SPEAKS
HIGHLY OF Y. N. c. A.
Son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Taylor
Likes Military Life In France

The following letter was recently
received by Mrs. Charles Taylor of
Madison avenue, this village, and was
written by her son, Private Kleber
Taylor. Co. A, goth Engineers, In
telligence Section, A. E. F. Mr.. Tay-
lor is a graduate of the local high
school and of the University of Maine,
where he studied agriculture and was
for some time employed on the dairy
farm of Cyrus Newton He was also
employed in Portland for a short time
The letter follows:
France, Dec 20, 1917.
My Dear Ma
Just received your letter and
was never more pleased to receive
anything in my life. 1t took just a
month from the day you wrote, for
them to reach me. l thought the
same as you, did not have the least
idea l would be in France so soon.
| don't think many OF the boys had
any idea where they were going until
they were on board the boat.
| am feeling fine, Ma, and guess we
are as comfortably located as any of
the soldiers. Anyway | am very
thankful that everything Is as nice
as 1t Is, | would like to tell you all
about everything, but we are not al
lowed to tell where we are, or what
we are doing Not anything at all
concerning military affairs. I can
tell you that | am very busy every
day, and like my work fine. I don't
want you to worry about me as | am
alright, and that is the only way to
think.
The Y. NJ. c. A. is the incest thing
in the world for the soldiers. They
have just opened a room in our bar
racks where we can go to read and
write. There is a large stove here
and it is real comfortable this even
ing.
Well, Ma. l have been in France a
little more than a month now and
have seen some of the country 1t is
quite a pretty country and in places
the scenery is fine and it must be real
pleasant in the summer time. But
give me old U. S. A. and | will be one
of the happiest boys in the world,
when | land back there again. And
know the most of the boys feel the
same.
We had our first snow the 18th and
there is just enough to cover the
ground There are some heavy fogs
here and the air is very penetrating
The days are just as short as they
are at home at this time of year. 1t
does not get light before 7.30 and is
nearly dark at o'clock.
The French people are very polite
and show great courtesy to the
American soldiers. We can not buy
any pastry like we have at home.
have eaten but one piece of pie since
| left home, and we had that for
Thanksgiving dinner. The cakes that
we buy here taste as tho they were
made of shorts or something similar.
| hear now, that on account of the
scarcity of sugar and -four that the
French people are not allowed to
make any more pastry to sell at all
and no one can buy sugar or bread
on Tuesdays and Wednesdays of each
week l tried to buy some bread of a
lady one night She seemed to want
to let me have it, but as near as |
could understand. her husband was at
the front and the family was issued
just so much each week, and If they
should run short, would have to go