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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-08-29
MERCER

Rev. Frank Welch and wife from
Conway, n. H., who were on their
way to East Livermere campmeeting
called on Charles Varney and family
and other friends in the village last
Wednesday evening.
! Charles Decker. who is in the 44th
Co 18th battalion, 151st. Depot Bri-
gade, at Camp Devens, has recently
been home on a 36-hour furlough.
Mrs Butts and family from Scion
have been visiting her sister Mrs. j..
n. Frizzell
Richard Yeaton wife and two
daughters from Somerville, Mass.
have been visiting friends in town.
Miss Cora Wood, who has been the
guest of her brother George for sew
eral weeks, will return to Boston
Labor Day
Frank Chapman, who has been home
for a few days visit, with friends, re-
turned to Camp Devens, Tuesday.
Mrs. Abbie Adele and grandson Of
Skowhegan are guests Of Mrs. l.. F..
Ladd
Merit Wade is at work in Oakland
MIS- VI. " DlsBles mas Deen IN NOT
rldgewock for a weeks visit with
Mrs. Bolan.
MIR. ana Mrs. Albert Yeaton and
son went on an automobile trip with
friends Sunday through Pennington,
Strong, kingfield and Rangeley.
Miss Doris Diggles, who has been
visiting at the home of her grand
mother, will return to her home in
Lewiston, Sept. 18th.
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MADISON

Mrs. r. G. Stanwood has returned
home after visit with relatives ana
friends in Baltimore, Washington, ID.
C. and New York.
Miss Nellie Moore expects to teach
in Bridgton this fall and Will enter
upon her new duties soon.
w. II. Dudley of Starks was a bust
ness caller in town one day last
week.
Miss Lucy Pease of Arson left town
Thursday morning for Minot, Mass.
where she will make an extended
visit
Word has been received that John
Carney has arrived safely in France
Joseph Bushey left town Wednes-
day for Boston to join the U. 5. Naval
Reserve. Mr. Bushey enlisted on
July 6, but has just been called.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Beale left
town Friday morning for Rockport
for a weeks visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. William II. Harris
horn. who were called to Rumford the
first Of the week to attend the fu-
neral of Lucien Blanchard, returned
to their home in this place, Wednes-
day night.
James Perkins while at his work
Wednesday night, in the card room
caught two fingers In the gears and
Thursday had them amputated at
first joint Drs. Milliken and Saw
yer performed the operation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Leach and
family went Wednesday to Baker
Siding. where they will remain for a
/ few weeks outing
/ The farmers are about done haying
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France by the Huns, music, and a
lecture on a trip to Devens.
Herbert Mitchell arrived home from
Bald Mountain, Tuesday night.
The beautiful weather of Sunday
brought a large number of people to-
gether on the Methodist campground
near this village. 1t was estimated
that three hundred attended in the
forenoon and four hundred were pres
ent at the afternoon session. The
love feast at $50 in the morning led
by District Superintendent d. B. Holt
was the opening service Of the day. At
1890 O'Clock a strong sermon was
given by Rev. w. s. Bovard of Chica-
go, who took for his discourse The
Victory of Life. A picnic lunch at
the noon hour under the leafy canopy
was greatly enjoyed. The first ser
vice of the afternoon was the chill
dren's meeting led by Miss Agnes
Vose. a Deaconess from Portland, At
2.20 o'clock Bishop Edwin H. Hughes
of Boston gave an excellent address,
taking for his text, John IA, is, Il
will come for you. A special fea-
ture of the musical program was the
vocal SOLOS Dy rev. Alien buTpee' Inc
annual business meeting of the camp
meeting association was called at l
o'clock The project OF selling the
grounds and disseminating the meet
ings, which was proposed at the semi
annual meeting, brought out an I'M
usually large number of the members
of the association. A report OF the
Board OF Directors was given as TO
the valuation OF the property There
was a vigorous discussion participated
in by the members present and Bis
hop Hughes and DR.. Holt. 1t was
voted almost unanimously not to sell
the grounds, also to continue the
meeting. Plans were discussed for
improvements and to put new life into
the meetings which have now been
carried on for nearly half century
Miss Ella Robinson, who has been
visiting Mrs. Ella II. Russell OF
Athens, has returned home.
Harry Hutchins of Kingfeld was
visiting the first of the week at
Owen Savage's.
Miss Elizabeth Clifford has returned
home from Athens where she had
been visiting several days.
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C0RNYILLE

J. L. Holmes, wife, son and daugh-
ter, returned to their home in South
Braintree, Mass, Saturday of last
week.
SAM Bigelow and wife of Pelham
N H. were visiting friends and rela-
tives in town last week.
Charles V. Warren, wife and son
George Of Somerville, Mass. and Mrs
]. l.. Holmes, son and daughter. vino
are visiting at George Warren's went
to Greenville Friday for the day
Stillman Blaisdell of Augusta was
a week end guest of his parents Mr.
and Mrs. s. Blaisdeu and his son Del
mar.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Chapman ana
children of Augusta are visiting Mrs,
Chapman's parents Mr.. and Mrs. ,.
Blaisdell. Mr. Chapman returned TO
Augusta Sunday. Mrs Chapman ana
children will remain for longer visit
Alice Smith Hall of South Bran
tree Mass. and Mrs. Lizzie ScrlbheI
and Carrie Richards OF Augusta are
guests of Mrs. Guy Moody and other
relatives in town.
Eugene Smith of South Braintree'
Mass. Is guest OF his brothers, Ear
and Erwin Smith and sister Abpie
Moody
Walter Bowman has been very SICK
with the prevailing epidemic, but Is
gaining.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Later ana
daughter Eva attended the funeral o.
a relatives in Skowhegan, Sunday
Mrs Emma Morrill, OF BrunsWicA
arrived Friday of last week TO 10
present at the high school reunion
August 9th.
C. T. and C. S. Moody, Stanley Nay
and John Brown of Skowhegan attehu-
ed the races at Pittsfield, SATURDAY
of last week.
After a vacation of several weeks
the Grange will meet next SATURDAY
evening, August 31st.
The schools in town will pesn
September 3rd.
Word has been received from HOW
ard Herrin who is with the 303 +. a,
"over there" that he is we'll and glao
he is there.
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WEST PITTSFIELD

Road commissioner A. T. Randlett
has a crew of mon and horses at work
this week on the new piece of State
road. east of the residence OF F. L
Allen.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Chase and
daughter Katherine accompanied by
Miss Ethel King and Miss Mildred
Case all of Skowhegan were visitors
Sunday with Mr.. Chase's sister Mrs
Hebron Tilton.
Mrs, John Groves accompanied by
her niece Miss Florence Burrill OF
Canaan and Mrs. Florence Whiting of
Norridgewock spent Friday of last
week with Mrs Groves brother and
wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Allen.
Mrs. Fidelia Brown left Tuesday for
Skowhegan, where she will pass two
weeks with Mrs Palmer Merrill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Lewis and
little daughter Phyllis accompanied
by Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Allen ana lit
tie daughter Opal from the village,
motored to Northport, Sunday, where
they spent the day at the coast
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed SWEET who have
been at home for the past two months
returned to their work at Moose Pond
Sunday. Mrs. Sweets little brother
Ralph Gray went with them where
he will visit until Thursday.
Mrs. Frances Hall, rs years of age,
who had been housekeeper for Joshua
Patten for a number of years, passed
away Thursday about midnight after
an illness of several months. The re-
mains were taken to Hartland, Satur-
day for burial and prayer service was
held at the grave,
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BLACKWELL

Mr. and Mrs. Mahlon p. WEIGH of
Palermo have returned home after
visiting here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter L. Bird and
children are spending the week in
Boston and vicinity, the guests of rel
atives
Milton Rogers of South Arson was a
business caller Tuesday in this vicin-
ity.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Chapman visited
their daughter, Mis- Hazel, In Port
land, last week
Miss Leona Beaulier who has been
confined to the house by illness is
now convalescing.
Several In this place were in at
tendance at North Arson campmeet-
ing. last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Emile Cyr are receiv-
ing congratulations on the birth of a
daughter, born, August 25th
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SNIllN

Mr. and Mrs Bert Paul have re-
turned home from a trip to Old Or
ehard. Massachusetts and Rhode Is
land
Mr. and Mrs Carlton White of
Lynn. Mass. are guests of Mrs. White
parents. Mr. and Mrs Holmberg
Perley Rowell and family returned
last week from an outing at South
port.
Miss Helen Williams who returned
home last week from Skowhegan, will
teach in Mercer this fall
The Epworth League gave re-
eeption to Thomas Robinson Thurs
day evening at the church. Mr..
Robinson goes into training the last
OF the week.
Fred Murphy and family returned
home, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aston Rowell spent
the week end with relatives in Lee
want and Etna.
The Theta Beta girls gave their
play Breezy Point at Athens Friday
evening
The rural schools in town began
last Monday with Miss Bertha Paul,
Washington school; Miss Loantha
Pike, Longfellow school, Miss ARA
Libby, Maple Grove; Miss Martha
Louise Paul, Franklin. The high
schools and grades in town Will open
September Bird.
Frank Vittum has sold his stand on
North Main street to Linwood Eames
and has purchased of Ed Tuscan his
place on Ferry street.
The Ladies Home Circle will meet
Thursday, Sept 5, with Mrs Flora
Adams.
Miss Emma Mahoney is clerking
this week at F. C. Clark's store.
Mrs. Nellie M Hunnewell OF Pitts
field was in town Wednesday, August
81. She is county chairman OF the
National Woman's Liberty Loan Com
She appointed Mrs. Elizabeth Cool
idge, chairman of the town commit
tee with instruction to appoint addi-
tional members sufficiently to give the
town thorough canvass In co-opera-
ton with the Mems committee The
following named women have been
chosen and will serve, Mrs. Julia Wit
tum, Mrs. Mabel Magoon. Mrs. Hester
Brown, Mrs. Elizabeth Boardman and
Mrs. Emma French, publicity COM
mittee. The campaign begins Sept.
2S
Mrs. Elizabeth Coolidge will attend
the Chautauqua lecture course IN
Skowhegan this week
Mrs. Everett Butts and daughter
Evelyn are spending a few days with
relatives in Mercer.
C. H. Severy came home from
Southport last Tuesday, his daughter
Mrs. Lena Fallon will come soon,
Miss Eunice Moody is at work at
Gray's Tavern.
Miss Hazel Wiley, who Is teaching
in Embden on the New Portland road
was home over Sunday.
Carl Johnson of Madison was in
town making calls Sunday evening.
Dwight Mcfarland is spending a
few days in Auburn with friends.
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SANDY RIVER

Alfred BARLEY who has been at
work in the power house has return
ed to Madison.
Borden Parker, a junior volunteer
left for Bangor. Tuesday morning on
weeks furlough.
Misses Shirley and Florence Baker
Miner. Leona. Lora and Vera Yeaton
returned home Sunday evening after
shree days outing at Smithfield pond
LEAVING FOR DEVENS
A large party OF friends and neigh
bors gathered at the home OF Byron
Lambert on Tuesday evening, Aug
9th. in honor of Guy Dunlap, who
left Wednesday for Camp Devens. Mr..
Dunlap is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Dunlap of Norridgewock and
has worked for Mr.. Lambert three
seasons in succession. Music was
furnished by the Carpenter boys,
Miles and Clarence. Dancing in the
barn was much enjoyed by all At
midnight Mr.. Dunlap was presented
with a fine wrist watch and refresh
ments of fruit, candy and peanuts
were served.
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CONCORD

G. F. Palmer of Embden while taxi
ing his daughter Louise to her board
ing place, Sunday evening in his auto
found upon reaching Chase Mills
brook hill that his car was not run
ming just as it ought, and he could
not make the hill.- The brake would
not work and the car backed down
over a steep bank about ten feet but
did not tip over. The two oldest
girls jumped out when they saw the
danger OF an overturn but Mr.. and
Mrs. Palmer and the other three chill
dren did not have time to jump. Fort
unately no one was hurt. Chester
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The News of Somersefs Busy Towns

Robinson and Perley Packard, with a
team and big block got the car out.
This was not damaged enough to pre-
vent its taking the travellers part way
home. The next morning it was put
in condition for future use.
P. A. Williams accompanied Ches-
ter Robinson to Scion Sunday to have
a grass seed removed which had been
In his eye nearly a week.
Miss Abbie Berry is teaching the
Bluff school and boarding at Mrs
Wallace HoWes.
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Ernest Kimball was in town the

Ernest Kimball was in town the
first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. C.. Chamberlain
have purchased a home in the village
of Canton and will move there this
week A wide circle of friends re-
greet their departure. They have liy-
ed In Mercer rs years, and have al
ways been prominent in business, re-
hgious and social activities and will
be great missed.
Mrs Frank Darling returned to her
home Saturday after an absence Of
several months.
Fred Wiley still remains very i'll.
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From school teacher in q small
school In the mountain districts In
Washington to the foremost reader
and entertainer on the platform Is the
long trip made by Katharine Ridge
way. The story of her advance reads
like a story from a book. 1t calls into
play all of the qualities that have made
her splendid success that she Is. With
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out years of struggle there would have
been no superartist. Her return 10
the New York and New England Chau-
tauquas after an absence of three
years is one of the most welcome an
nouncements made In a long time. II
will be wonderful program to close
splendid Chautauqua week. The
last evening of the Redpath Chautau'
qua.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-08-29

THE Central Maine Power Company
has had two plain duties in this war.
1. To aid in saving coal.
2. To supply the companies doing
war work with all the power they
could use.
The first task was easy. Power de-
veoped SO largely from water auto
matically saves coal.
To supply the wartime demands of
shipping and other industries was
task worthy of the best efforts of a
big company. Some of the war in
dustries in our territory are:
(a) Shipping at Bath, on Penobscot
Bay, in Richmond, Rockland, Belfast
and Wiscasset.
(b) Foundries and machine shops at
Dexter.
(c) Wooden mills at Guilford, Sanger
vile, Corinna, Dexter, Pittsfeld, Wa
terville and Winthrop, making army
blankets and clothing.
I'D Shoe shops at Augusta, Gardiner,
Hallowell and Richmond. making
army shoes.
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Invest in Central Maine Stock
and You Invest in an Industry Essential
to War Work and Coal Conservation

In order to supply these war indus
tries with the power they needed and
to generate it from water power
(rather than from coaD we had to
develop additional water power. To
develop it quickly and economically we
turned naturally to one of our unde-
veloped sources of power at Rice Rips
on the Messalonskee Stream in the
town of Oakland
To provide funds for this necessary
development and to make other addi-
tons to its property essential to the
proper handling of the war business,
the Central Maine Power Company
has issued 100000 par value of 10
preferred stock. The price of this
stock is S107.50 per share and accrued
dividend.
This stock offers you, the Company
believes, a sound and profitable invest
ment in corporation that is playing
a big part in coal conservation and
war work-in a company assured OF
an adequate demand for its products
in peace time as well as in war time.
Why not write us or call on us for full
information about this stock-an
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Be loyal; send us the, news.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-06
THREE BILLIONS
FOR LIGHT GUNS
Gen. March Estimates Cost of
One Section of Ord
nance Program.
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international News Service:
WASHINGTON, May 6.-Next
years army ordnance program will
require an expenditure of S3,37S,-
3O2.SO1 for light ordnance alone
according to estimates submitted TO
the house military affairs commit
tee this afternoon by Gen. Peyton
c. March, acting chief Of staff of the
army. Heavy ordnance for equip
ping of the American forces abroad,
representing an expenditure twice as
great is provided for in the fo-tii-
cation bill soon TO be reported by
the house appropriation committee.
Gen March's estimate for the
quartermasters corps Of the army is
S5,78O.335, 1888. This sum would buy
equipment and pay maintenance eX-
.penses of the troops here and
abroad and finance additions OF can
tonments here.
The aircraft program which viii
take more than S1.000.0OO.000 10
execute. will be considered tomor-
row.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-06
TRY TO FASTEN
RIDER ON BILL.

WASHINGTo\, May o. An ats
tempt to fasten ursNer-al military
service legislation as q rider on tho
S15.OO0.00O 1000 army appropriation
bill will be made when the measure
comes up for action in the house
next week. it was made known this
afternoon. The resolution provides
that every American boy shall spend
a total of l. months i'm "a military
camp. receiving physical and tacti-
cal training before ne reaches his
majority Three months OF training
would be given nm the nineteenth
and three in the twentieth year.
with six mouths' training in the 21st
year
Under this form Of compulsory
service. advocates OF the plan said
today the United States would have
100000 men trained and ready 10
be called into active service in any
emergency at the end OF 10 years.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-06
SE AMEN ON LAKES
THREATEN STRIKE
Government Intervention May
be Necessary to Prevent
Compete Tie-up.

international News Service
CLEVELAND, o.. May 6.-Om-
ciaIs here of the Lake Seamen's
union said today they were expect
ing word from Washington that
would call a strike Of $1,000 mem
bers of the organization on the
Great Lakes. such a strike. it is
said. would tie up practically every
big freighter on the lakes.
Omcials said the situation was ser
ious and that it appeared 20 oe a
question either Of a strike or gov
eminent operation OF the boats. r.
A Olander head OF the union, is
now in Washington.
The chief grievance OF which the
men complain is said 20 be the con-
tinued use Of the discharge book. p
instead Of the use Of an individual
card.
Omcials OF the Lake Carriers as
sociation say they have no dealings
with the union and that they operate
on an open shop basis.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-06

Gen. Byng invented short, sharp
bursts of gun fire from massed ar
tillery.
Copy Byng's Idea.
The boches are always eager to
seize worthy ideas and they faithful
ly copied the shorter but more in
tense artillery preparation which
Gen Byng first used so successfully
at Cambria last October. The new
style artillery preparation does not
give ample warning nor time for the
defensive side to concentrate men
and guns to repel the attack they
know is forthcoming.
The logical spot for Hindenburg
10 select as the theater of his next
operations would be against Arras
and Givenchy-ex a "pincers
movement" with the lower jaw
swapping northward from Hebu-
terne and the upper crushing south
ward from LOGON. just outside OF
Bethune.
Even such operations will not de-
viate Gen. Foch from his plans. as
the allied strategy is the simplest
imaginable-let the enemy bleed
himself groggy while struggling for
geographical points but maintain
the reserve army intact against such
time that the enemy is so weaken
ed he cannot meet counter drive or
retaHate.
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isn't ft-well, it reminds one Of
the respect that was once shown
for "Gyp the Blood" among his
associates.
Climate and environment ele-
vate and debase standards The
kaiser is somewhat respected by
the junkers of Potsdam, and
highly esteemed in spots, even
here in America.
Villa has his followers in Mex
leo but South Bend wouldn't
trust him to command the home
guard.
A ND right there is the crux,
~ John! The worst that Mott
ever did in Porto Rico doesn't
hold a candle for a minute to
what he has done right here in
South Bend. because our. civiliza-
ton. our ethical standords. our
Christian ideals, and principles of
Jurisprudence range higher. and
his haven't ascended any since
his arrival.
Bring your wandering glance
back from across the gulf, and
sense for an instant what's under
your nose.
Do YOU want Judge on the
bench Of the superior court, the
tool of political machine. who
will use his judicial position to
satisfy its grudges?
Do you value your life. your
liberty, or your property, or have
you so little respect for the life,
the liberty, the property. and the
rights of others, that you
WOULD JEOPARDIZE THEM
BEFORE A JUDGE ON THE
BENCH, WHO WILL AVOID
HIS CONSCIENCE AND RELY
UPON A RECORD WHICH HE
KNOWS TO BE FALSIFIED,
IN ORDER TO LAY A BASIS
FOR OR MAINTAIN A CASE.
BECAUSE HIS POLITICAL MA
CRIME DEMANDS IT. OR TO
SATISFY HIS OWN VEN
GEANCE!
Tom Mott did that very sort OF
thing. He knows he did It. He
dare not deny it. We have
placed our evidence before him,
part of it.-and also before
you. if you can read.
As lawyer, sir, you Mr.. Hib-
berd. should be interesting your
self in having Tom Mott dismiss
ed from the bar association in
South Bend, or impeached for
his judicial perfdy.-if you are
really conscientious about his
real status as a man and a law
year, instead of worrying over
his record down in Porto Rico.
That record is bad enough but
don't let it "camoufage" you
into forgetting his esta blished
unfitness. right here at home,
where you can investigate it for
yourself.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-06
M0UTHPlECE OF KAISER
Is ON WAY TO FOUR
YEARS AT HARD LABOR

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AN ATLANTIC PORT. May g.
Characterized as the most vicious
German propagandist' that the au-
thorites have yet caught Gen. Lei
bisch 45 years old. arrived al this
port today on a ship from Porto
Rico i'm the custody of United States
Marshal W r. Bennett Leibisch is
en- route 20 the federal peuitenuary
at Atlanta where he viii serve four
years at hard labor for his seditious
utterances
The evidence offered at Leibisch's
trial showed that he advised Porto
Rico men subject 90 the draft -
obey the orders but 90 desert as
soon as they got 20 France and 60
10 the German lines. Each deserter.
he promised would be paid $4,000
bv the German government and
would have his pick OF attractive
German girls for wives
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-06
DANGER OF STRIKE IN
CHICAGO SHIPYAR0S
PAST, MEN RETURN

International News Service.
CHICAGO, May 6-The fear that
work ON government ships under
construction here would be halted
hv "a strike of iron workers passed
away today when the men returned
10 work al the Chicago Shipbuilding
plant after having walked out Sat
urday noon and stated that they
would not return again unless Sat
urday hali holidays were granted.
The walkout il appears. was due
To "a MISUNDERSTANDING
When the United States took over
the plant il was agreed that Satur-
day half holidays were 20 begin IN
Dune The iron workers today said
they had been told the holidays were
20 begin In May.
Five or six agitators are TO be
questioned by federal agents it was
stated.