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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-11-28
NO MORE UNO BEER ON
THE SABBATH
Sheriff Goodrich Notifies Skowhegan
Dealers

Under instruction from Sheriff H. L
Goodrich, those places of business
which handle Uno Beer will sell nc
more of that beverage on Sundays
This so-called soft drink which grows
in popularity with the Strengthening
and enforcing of the prohibitory law
may be legally sold in Maine, but
from the fact that the law does not
allow ordinary merchandising on Sun
day, Sheriff Goodrich has full author
ity to order its sale discontinued on
that day. There is no question but
what every dealer will comply with
this requirement. Should he fail to
do so, his place OF business would be
closed, not only for Uno but for any
other kind of business. 1t will be
recalled that by agreement with the
Skowhegan police officials, fruit
stores, news stands, lunch counters,
etc have been restricted to four hours
open time on Sundays. There was
nothing in this to be construed as a
permit to sell Uno Beer, and Sheriff
Goodrich's action in the matter should
meet the hearty approval of all Skow-
hegan citizens Uno Beer is perhaps
the worst stumbling block in the en-
forccment program at the present
tin,n That hevpraga itself is of low
alcoholic strength, cannot exceed 3
per cent and probably alone causes
very little intoxication, but its users
are very ingenious, and by combining
1t with Jamaica Ginger. lemon and
other essences, zeps' Hair tonic. etc,
they are able to get a booze of the
very worst sort. Sheriff Goodrich
announces that if this beverage and
its combinations cause as much trou-
bic in the immediate future as it has
made in the past 80 days, it will be
seized on arrival and the matter tried
out in the court.
1t is a pity that such a nuisance
fraught beverage has any legal stand
ing whatever The problem is COM
mended to the coming legislature and,
If our statesmen are equal to their
reputation a law should be enacted
which will lessen or entirely abate
the l'no Beer evil
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MaTcOu " hite

Forrest +. White and Miss Adlena
Maroon both of this place. were unit
ed in marriage last Saturday evening
The ceremony was performed by DR.
O. II. Tracy The bride is the daugh-
ter OF Oscar and Amelia (Berneyl
Maroon of Skowhegan, their home be
ing on Pleasant street Mrs White
was born here and has been a resi-
dent all her life Prior To her mar
riage, she was employed by the Maine
Spinning Company The groom is
the son of Melvin and Bertha CDag
getu White OF this place. Mr. White
was born in Exeter. but has been
residing here for some time The
bridesmaid was Miss Mary Barney of
North avenue and the best man was
Edwin Gilman of Norridgewock. \
reception was held At the home of the
brides parents last Saturday night
and she received many beautiful pres
ents Mr. and Mrs White will make
their future home with MIR and Mrs.
Maroon
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Reception rendered Mr.. and Mrs.
Davis

Fifty-two people. in spite Of very
bad even perilous travelling, gather
ed at the home of Horace ) Withee in
the Withee district in NorridgeWock.
last Saturday evening. n participate
in reception given in honor of Mr.
and Mrs 7 F. Davis The affair was
planned by Mr.. Withee. who WAS Mr.
Davis predecessor on r r d L This
route goes out OF SkoWhegan by the
way Of Norridgewock avenue passes
through the Withee neighborhood 10
Norridgewock village. crosses 10 the
South side and returns to Skowhegan
a distance Of % miles In the com
pany of - families were represented
from every part of this route. L
was not only a reception to Mr. and
Mrs. Davis. with an opportunity for
Mr.. Davis to present his bride to the
patrons OF his road, but Was a pleas
AM occasion for Mr. and Mrs. Withee
both of whom have the acquaintance
and friendship Of all these people,
whose mail was delivered To them
during the past Is years by Mr..
Withec. Postmaster aud Mrs Clar-
ence Mantor and their daughter L'iS
we're among the guests.
During the evening. the guests in
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OUTCOME OF AFTER
CARR" CONFERENCE
Held IN Boston Under Auspices of
American Red Cross

On Tuesday last W. p. Ordway and
Mrs. Dora e. McNeelie represented
Somerset Red Cross at the great con-
ference held in Boston presided over
by the experts of the country having
o do with the after care of the re-
turned soldier, II is the intention
that every boy on his return shall be
greeted by the After Care commit
ZEE and at the proper time his affairs
will be talked over if he so desires
and every possible assistance given
uim 1t is the work Oh this commit
tee to assist him to such positions as
he mav be ftted for and desires. and
in the case of wounded men full in
formation will be provided as to the
governments aid in giving instruc-
tion In fact, everything that can be
done for the returned soldier will be
seen to- The following will make up
this committee. which will act in con-
junction with the Home Service Com
mittee OF the Red Cross A a. POr-
ter, Rev. J l.. \. Renaud. " II Cum
mings. DR. l.. A Dascombe " p
Ordway, r T Patten.
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Result Of Military Service Exemina-
tlons Held at Jarkman Last Tuesday

The following shows the result Of
the examinations held at Jackman last
Tuesday. for military service. before
Drs George +. Young and W & Saw
yer OF the Somerset Exemption Board
The men examined were employed IL
various wood camps in the Jackman
section This was the final e1amin-
alton Of men for military service.
Accepted Leon NJ. Wilson. Ernest
J. Roy Bnee Carrier William J
Paradis. Nelson Doyon. Carlton S Le-
page, Joseph p Fortier. Ellie J La
pointe. Joseph p Couture, Wallace L.
Barney, Charles J. Briggs, Emile Be
LANCER Odilon King, Lawrence A Gil
bert. Odilon T Gilbert. Benjamin
Leighton, Harry y Gum, Thomas
Giroux. Ernest A. Murtha Ralph J
Gagon. Arthur A Glroux and Paul
Marquis
Rejected Wilbur 3. Pierce Lar
don a. Giguere, Arthur Gagon. Harry
C. Charron. Aaron J. Miller. Oliver
Marquis Philios Fortin. Anthony \.
Quay Edmond Roy Ernest II Po1lin.
Ellsworth a. Piper, Thomas c. Pease.
Frank Giroux, Joseph Jacques. Cliff
ford Il Markham and Godias Bolduc.
Special service: Alcide ]. Lapage
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Mrs. AlphonSene BOuchard

Mrs. Alphonsene Bouchard. wife Of
Beloni Bouchard, who resides on the
MolunRus road. passed away at her
home last Thursday. after an illness
OF several weeks She was the
daughter oi AleXdre and Locadie La-
plantel Therriault, both natives OF
Canada Mrs Bouehard previously
resided in Aroostook county. coming
here several years ago The funeral
services were held last Saturday at
st Mary's church with Fr. Renand
conducting the requiem mass for the
repose OF her soul The burial vas
N the Catholic cemetery on North
avenue A week prior TO Mrs Boueh-
ards death. her daughter. Mrs Annie
Sinclair passed away
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after shaking hands with him they
left for their homes.
Corp. Merrow was junior in the
s II. S. when the call for volunteers
came and he with five boys from the
school enlisted. After training in
the camps, they went across. In the
great drive of June 10th, while assist
ing a wounded comrade, he was hit by
a shell and very severely wounded.
He wears the gold stripes on his
sleeve. He was taken to base hos
pital. and soon after was sent back
to hospital in America, at Lakewood,
n. j., where he has been since. He
is granted a thirty days leave and
will spend the time here and in Hart
land visiting his sisters. Corp. Mer-
row is nineteen years of age and has
seen thrills enough to last a life time.
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CONCRATULAT|ONSFR FROM
GOV. M|LL|KEN
Tooth Anniversary suItabl, Celebrated

Mrs Hannah Page was born Noy
20. ISIS. and her Tooth birthday was
suitably celebrated at her home in
NorridgewOck She was a native OF
Winthrop which al the time OF her
birth VA a part Of Massachusetts
Her parents were Sewall and Mary
fWhite1 Page When y years OF
age in la379 she vas married to
Horatio y Page, and her home has
been TOR = years on Tarbell Hill in
the town Of Norridgewock. where Mr.
Page died some time since Four
children WERE born to them George
y and Edw p. who became promi-
nent bankers and citizens Of Skowhe-
gan, and are now deceased Elizabeth
who died in 1905 and Henry L. who
died il l3S5 Three grandchildren
are living Bin ". Page and Miss
Hannah r. Page of this place, and
Mrs. Edna Bunker, wife Of Hon. F. W.
Bunker Of North Anson There are
five decentralization son and
daughters of Bin W Page: Eliza
heth Mary, Henrietta. Edward Pay
son, Margaret and a baby born about
six weeks ago. which has not yet been
named
Mrs. Page has lived very useful
life. having been helpful 10 everyone
in need. d disposition which she has
retained up 10 her Tooth birthday
Her mind IS still clear and active,
and she continues her helpfulness to
others by knitting. much OF her work
being done for the Good Will Home.
in which she has always taken deep
interest and since the |. 5 entered
the var now happily ended, she knit
a great deal for the soldiers, still con-
tinuing TO knit for the Good Will boys.
however. as she feared among so
many other calls they might be for
gotten.
As long as her health would permit
she vas regular attendant at the
Congregational Church. of which she
has been member during her entire
residence in Norridgewock and she
has always been deeply interested in
all that pertains to church work
Mrs. Page is much attached to her
home and has a very cheerful dispo-
siton, being able to see the bright
side OF every situation She has
been very temperate in her habits
which no doubt has contributed much
TO her long life
On her Tooth anniversary she re
ceived letters and kilograms from DIFF
ferent parts of Maine and from other
states. among them being message
of congratulation from Governor Mil
liken and another from Madame NJ F
Bunker of Berkeley. Calf. This lady
formerly a resident of Somerset coun-
". herself reached the advanced age
of 81 year, on October 26th last
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deny the validity of court decis
ions although, of course. such de-
cisions. if carried up, might be
reversed
The whole question of the
ability of any municipality to pass
building ordinances containing re-
strictions of police regula-
tion nature must rest on the State
law under which such police reg
ulations on the part of munich
palities Is authorized, and we pre-
sumo that State laws may vary in
this respect
II the courts of Maine are not
going to support the 80 per cent
building ordinance provision to
which you refer, then, of course
the provision becomes useless.
ard improvement in fire limits of
municipalities will be very much
handicapped, and naturally. rates
of insurance must be founded not
on the wording of any building
ordinance but upon the ability and
efforts to have same enforced.
We cannot, Of course, undertake
to criticise the decision of the
Maine court, because we are not
familiar with the State law under
which building ordinances are
drafted, but we do know that in
other up-to-date States, regula-
tions OF the nature referred to In
your letter are allowed and fully
enforced, and this Is the first time
that we have ever run across a
court decision to the effect that 1t
was unreasonable to require GER
tain construction in specified
high value limit to the end that
the danger of sweeping conflagra-
ton and destruction OF property
to which such sections are espec-
tally subjected, may be avoided.
In other words, we find the laws
of most States are of such a ma
ture that they support every en-
deavor on the part of municipali
ties to take steps which shall con-
serve created property and mini
mize the unnecessary destruction
of such property by fire.
Very truly yours.
c. M. GODDARD, Secretary
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Letting OF the First Philathea Class

The First Philathea Glass of the
'irst Baptist Church held its regular
business meeting in the vestry We'd
nesday evening of last week with
Mrs. Jennie Horne and Mrs. Alice
Dow as hostesses. The president
Mrs Thomas Thomson made the fol-
lowing appointments: Teacher, Mrs
Philo Steward: assistant secretary
Ethel Dean; social committee, Mrs.
Eta Bradley. Mrs. Margaret Jones,
Miss Christina Hall; volunteer com
mittee. Mrs. Alice Dow, Mrs. Jennie
Horne, Mrs. Shulze; missionary com
mittee, Miss Caddle Brown and Mrs
Winnie Goodwin
The Philathea Fair will be held
Wednesday. Dec. 1S The sewing cir
Gle of the Philathea class will sew
every Tuesday afternoon with Mrs
Philo Steward for the Fair A sup
Elementary Bible study will be con
Quoted at the home of Mrs. Philo
Steward, Monday night, Dec. 2.
The next regular meeting will be
held with Mrs. Lou Eames at 20 Lea
witt street, Wednesday. Dec. 4.
This Philathea has invested $25 in
War Savings certificates, the result
of penny collections taken at its meet
ings.
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Mrs. Mary +. SWEET

Mr.. Mary = SWEET, vile of \ NJ,
SWEET passed away Monday She
had been in i'll health for some time,
and WAS taken seriously i'll about two
weeks ago Mrs SWEET was born in
Boston. nearly torty-fve years ago,
the daughter OF Patrick and Ellen
Crowley She vas considered an ef-
ficienl bookkeeper and has been in
the employ of some OF the largest bust
ness firms in Boston, and also held
similar positions in various offices OF
Skowhegan In 1912 she was mar
ried to A n SWEET of Boston, the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. W s Swett. He
follows the occupation of upholsterer
Funeral services we're observed
from her former home at 36 Madison
avenue. ut O'Clock, Tuesday The
remains were taken to Maiden Mass
for interment
Besides her husband and mother
she leaves to mourn her death. tive
sisters Mrs. Nell Wasson of Connecti-
cut Mrs Carrie Crowley of Bostor
and three brothers. Eugene. Joseph
and William Crowley. all of Boston
She will be greatly missed AZ she had
a large circle of friends and relatives
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Mrs. ThereSina DinorSicin

Nr, Theresina pinorsie.o. wife Of
Camille Dinorsicio Of Madison, passed
4Vay Al the Somerset Hospital last
Friday night sster IN illness of about
enc week wita pneumonia She had
been resident Of Madison for sever
Al years coming thera from Italy.
where she va horr. Her parents
were Gaetona and Florence (Frab-
hizioN Roszi. aoth natives Of that
country She was forty years Of age
The remains were taken to the ST.
Sebastian Cemetery Al Madison for
burial last Saturday
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HOMECOMING SOLDIER
VERY POPULAR
Hit BY Shell Aiding Wounded C0mrade

Corporal Ralph Merrow arrived
home last Friday noon. 1t was nois-
ed around that he would arrive on the
early train, SO friends, Principal
Leighton. and members of the High
School were at the station, but he
did not arrive until Ills. Friends
were there to welcome him home, and
after giving three cheers for Corp.
Merrow. he was escorted to an auto
that was to take him to his brother
William Merrow's home on Spring ST.
At about 1140 the entire High School
with Prin. Leighton and Miss Dorothy
Elliot, marched to his home, cheered
him, and gave school cheers, etc.
Corp. Merrow responded, and then
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NOT FOR DOLLARS BUT
FOR MEMBERS
To Make america 100 Per Cent Red
Cross

Every man and woman in the eoun-
try is to be approached during the
week of December 1923 and urged to
become members of the great Ameri-
can Red Cross. Details OF this cam
paign will be given in later issue,
but it is not too early now for every
body to put aside the price of a mem
bership fee 500
A thorough canvass will be made in
Skowhegan and of all Somerset Goun-
I, towns. Z T. Patten has been ap-
pointed local chairman
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Extracts from a Letter From Wash
ingtOn. d. {.

The big thing in Washington this
week is Peace After school last
Monday went down to see the Parade
for the War Work Fund. This came
down 10th street, sc.o3s i. u Con
necticut avenue and down between
the White House and the State var
and Navy Building. Up in the air
was a fleet of airplanes cruising
around in formation Lower there
was some daredevil having a good
time in a little scout plane. He
would come up at about lao miles per
hour. zoom up. flop over on his back,
get into a nose-diye straighten out and
there he was, going lickityblam in the
renyersement) then he would climb
up high and come tumbling down out
Of the sky in brille, next he would
do something else real exciting. This
idea of having airplanes is a good
scheme as it gives the crowd some
thing to look at until the parade
comes along The parade was very
good; my classmate Kwang marched
along beside the Float Of the Allies
carrying the flag of China.
In the evening there was something
doing too 1t was a wild mob surg
ing up and down Pennsylvania avenue
Everywhere was noise, noise, noise.
Austos had horns fixed SO they would
keep going-horns of all sizes and
tones. from a little squeak to a regu-
lar fog horn. Cow bells, dinner
bells. ash-can covers used as Gym
balls. trailing strings of tin cans,
piercing whistles. clackers, frying
pans banged with monkey
yells, songs, shouts laughter squeals
and cheers all combined to make one
grand pandemonium. din, racket and
noise. noise, noise. Just one happy,
riotous screaming throng.
Then from the white lights OF the
avenue. | made my way over to the
Ellipse. Here ! found myself in an
another crowd. rather quiet but none
the less happy Out in the middle
was the Marine Band and a movie
machine in its auto-truck busily
grinding out pictures of French and
British war films. | tried to realize
that those big tanks, guns, soldiers
and all we're through. All around
the edge of the Ellipse were little red
campfres and above with its tip
bathed in light was the Washington
Monument found the campfire
for Maine. New Hampshire and Yer
mont and warmed up while listened
to the folks talking of their home
towns. 1t was very fine. All this
time an airplane was floating around
dropping red and green lights while
the big searchlights kept their beams
on the plane This was low enough
so that the blue stars on its wing
tins could be seen could not help
thinking that those stars up there so
far signifed our high purpose and
ideals and it gave me thrill OF
pride that at least we have achieved
them. Yes. that Monday night was
all a very wonderful and interesting
experience
JOSEPH COBCRN SMITH
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QU1NNEBASSETT

Albert Moulton, who was so terribly
injured by the train recently, has re
covered sufficiently to be moved to
Nassalboro. going to Wateryille by
auto and thence by train.
The Womans Working League of
the Congregational Church are max
ing plans to hold their annual fair
December l7th
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Card of Thanks

We wish TO thank. very sincerely.
al those who we're SO friendly and
helpful to our daughter Annie in her
lifetime. and to her and 20 US during
her illness and AT her death We
particularly wish to mention he kind
ness Of Mr.. and Mrs Charles Holden
and to thank all those who sent the
beautiful flowers.
Mrs. II J. Dillingham; and family
Skowhegan. Ne, Nov y 1915
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Somerset County people will recall
Wheeler. the turkey dinner man. who
has served meals at the fairs in this
section for several years. 1t seems
he is managing the Railroad Y. NJ. {.
\. dining room at Waterville Doubt
less he would be pleased to see his
Somerset County acquaintanees when
the. re IN ta4I olt.
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such that he meets quite frequently
Captain II. C. Bell and Lieut.. YanCleye
These gentlemen we're formerly pro-
fessors at Bowdoin, from which in
tit.te Lieut.. Philbrick graduated in
911.
Lent Philbrick's military stAdies
:, an at Plattsburg during the sum
NOR of 1916 In the spring of 1917
A. left college to go to Plattsburg
lin. returning to receive his diplo-
-. He sailed for France in Noyem-
r. 1917
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MADISON

Mrs. Guy Staplefoot has been visit
ing her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Tozier of Oakland for a few days be-
fore she enters the Central Maine
Hos pital at Lewiston for surgical
treatment
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Taxes not paid ny December l, 1918.
Will he subject to interest computed
from October 1918 Do not neglect
tl.s important matter.
G~41 ADAM SIMPSON Collector
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STATIONED At GENERAL
HEADQUARTERS

Skowhegan Boy Assigned New Duties
Lieut.. Donald W. Philbrick, son of
Mr. and Mrs s. w. Philbrick of this
place, Is now stationed at General
Headquarters, on confidential work
for the Commander In Chief, General
Pershing. His present location is
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TWELVE CORNERS

A daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Green, Tuesday morning.
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The Independent Reporter, cents
Imperial Valley press., 1918-08-29

increased freight rates on crude OIL
and other materials to Imperial val
lev, and the high cost of labor, ma
terials and supplies, all Of which ap-
plicant must bear, and also the re-
duction of number of consumers ana
in turn a reduction in gas sales during
the before mentioned summer MONTHS
the commission has considered thus
case to be a special one, in so far as
the operating conditions differ from
conditions of other companies OF SIM
liar size operating within the state
II therefore has seemed advisable to
the commission to deviate from the
customary minimum monthly charge
of S1.OO and in this instance to al
low a minimum monthly charge OF
s1.5O. except, as state dabove, In the
months of July and August.
Although normally an increase such
as is granted in the following order
would not result in material net
revenue because of the consequent
drop in sales, it is evident that con-
ditions in this particular territory are
of such nature that the gas sales
may not be affected greatly.
Applicant asks that some form OF
discount rate be allowed to encourage
nrompt payment of bills and the re-
sultant decrease in collection expense.
Order.
Imperial Valley Gas Company hav-
ing applied to the Railroad Commls-
sion of the State of California for a
revision of it's gas rates, and pub
lie hearing having been held and the
matter having been submitted and be-
ing now ready for decision, the Rail-
road Commission hereby finds as a
fact that the rates charged by I'M
perial Valley Gas Company for gas
are unjust and unreasonable in so far
as they differ from the rates and
charges herein established are just
and reasonable under the existing con-
ditions.
Basing its order on the foregoing
findings of fact, and on each state
ment of fact contained in the opinion
preceding this order,
1t Is Hereby Ordered, That Imper-
ial Valley Gas Company be and it
is hereby authorized to charge and
collect the following rates for artifi-
cial gas, provided said rates shall have
been filed with the Railroad Commits
sion on or before September 6, 1918.