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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-07-04
BINGHAM

Or Wing the dentist, has had both
phones installed
Willis Holbrook from Wateryille
spent Sunday in town.
Mrs. Leon Robinson is clerking in
the postoifice.
The O. f. S. held their last regular
meeting for the season last Wednes-
day evening. One candidate was in
stalled and refreshments were served
Miss Maude Hilton and Miss Alma
Bloom closed successful terms of
school in Moscow last Friday.
Mrs Rand from Madison has a class
of music pupils in town
Mr.. and Mrs. II. B. Whipple, Mrs
Charles Colby and Mrs j. F. Owens
attended the county Sunshine Conven-
ton held at Lakewood last Friday.
10 to 20 per cent discount on tires,
July 4th, 5th and 9Th. Island Garage,
Skowhegan.
Mrs. Alice S. Baker from Skowhe-
gan is at the home of her sister-in-
law, Mrs Alice Dinsmore.
Tom Owens went to Pittsfield last
Monday with trotter owned by c. w.
Dutton, which will enter the race and
be driven by Tom Reynolds.
Mr. and Mrs. E. w. Moore, Mrs.
Belle Williams, Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ.
Savage and daughter took dinner at
COmber's last Sunday.
Stop cranking your Ford car, install
Gray & Davis starter Sold by
Holt & Hight, Skowhegan.
Hon. G. w. Dutton was the speaker
at the picture show last Friday even
ing and he announced that Bingham
had exceeded her quota on w. S. S
The allotment was $15,600. Amount
pledged was over $4,000.
Mrs e. H. White from Lewiston was
Sunday guest at the Whipple farm
Miss Ruth Mahoney is assisting
Mrs. Horace Craig with her house
work
Miss Christine Spaulding recently
accepted a position in the express Of
fee at Bangor.
Mrs Nancy Whipple was reelected
president of the County Sunshine As
sOciation last week. Mrs. Whipple
has already served three years
Mrs. Lottie Sterling has resumed
her duties as chambermaid at Bing-
ham hotel. Mrs. Ernest Fentiman
has been filing the place during the
past month.
The Sunshine Society will meet at
the home of Mrs Lucinda Moore,
Thursday afternoon, June IL.
The Rebekah degree team initiated
two candidates at the regular meeting
last Tuesday evening.
Mrs Clara Bray and her grand
daughter, Miss Sylvia Reynolds are
spending the week with relatives in
Portland.
William Hughes is night operator
at the Farmers telephone office.
4 The store keepers of the town wish
to announce to their patrons that the
stores will be closed each evening OF
the week except Saturday, during the
summer season, beginning next Mon
day. July 8th.
Weymouth Collins recently visited
his uncle Ed Collins at the Augusta
Hospital and found him in failing
health.
Chester Rollins and Frank Rowe
are, making extensive additions and
repairs on their homes
Arthur ]. Upper began clefking
for Savage & Co last Monday morn
ing.
Hon. H. F. Colby recently foated
service flag from his office, contain
ing II stars
A large number of young people
attended the ball at Scion last Thurs
day evening
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-07-04
Card Of Thanks

We wish to express our heartfelt
thanks to our friends and neighbors
who were so kind to us during the
sickness and death OF our loved moth
err; also for the lovely flowers
Mr. and Mrs Cecil Chapman
Athens, June 25, 1912
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-07-04
Card Of Thanks

We wish to 'Aank our neighbors
and friends for their kindness during
the sickness and death of our wifi
mother and sister. and also the
Grange, Dodlin Social Club and Others
for the many beautiful floral tributes
Mr. F. A Marston
Mr.. and Mrs II. p, White
Mr. and Mrs W F. Marston
and family
Smithfield, Me, July 4, 1919
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-07-04
NORTH pOND-sMITHFIELD

Rev Charles Meeker and wife and
little daughter Dorothy are spending
week at the Spaulding cottage. Mr..
Meeker is in poor health.
John Allen Of Massachusetts Is
spending the summer with his daugh-
ter and husband Mr.. and Mrs. William
Tufts. Mr.. Tufts is In very poor
health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Witham of
Norridgewock and two children are at
North Pond for a week.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-07-04
NORTH FAIRFIELD

Miss Fay Keene was the week end
guest OF Miss Berdena Steward.
Mr.. Wheeler of Togus and Canaan
is visiting his granddaughter,
Misses Minnie and Berdena Steward
Mr. and Mrs Haggerty OF Els
worth were automobile visitors in
town Sunday to see their son Chand-
Ter Haggerty Junior Volunteer in
the employ of c. H. Hoxie. They
also called on Edwin Royal at Ward
Chapman's and Lester Saban's at
Bigelow Farm, other Ellsworth boys
in the Volunteer movement.
Ward Chapman was so severely in
jured by one of his horses that he
now has to go on crutches.
The June meeting Of the Oneida
Club was held Saturday evening,
June 30, at the Union Church. The
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-07-04
SOLON

A. C. Heald's family and maid are
spending the summer months at their
cottage at Lakewood. Mr.. Head go
ing back and forth to his business.
Clarence Soper of Auburn was the
guest OF friends In town a few days
the last OF the week.
Miss Emma Dutton of Putnam,
Conn. was a caller in town Sunday
morning on her way to Bingham to
visit her brother, Clarence Dutton.
Mrs Bertha Libby is suffering with
assesses in the throat.
Miss Hazel Wiley is at work for
Mrs. J. o. Piper.
Miss Laura Pierce and friend of
Waltham, Mass. are the guests at Miss
Pierce's mother and sisters in town.
10 to 20 per cent discount on tires
July 4th, 5th and 9Th. Island Garage
Skowhegan.
Mrs. Ralph Larrabee and little
daughter are spending the week with
friends In Portland.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-07-04

10 to 30 per cent discount ON tire
July 18th. 5th and 9Th Island Garage
6kowhegan.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-07-04
FAST MADISON

The new community flag 1910 feet
was raised with simple ceremony IN
the public square here last evening
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20

sometimes the whole of the index finger
and sometimes the thumb In left hand
ed men this condition in the two hands
is reversed.
The fingers affected are numb and
clumsy while the vascular spasm per
sists. A it passes over, there may be
decided discomfort and even pain, but
the hands soon become normal in APP
pearance and as usual thing the men
do not complain of discomfort between
the attacks. There are no serious sec
ondary effects following these attacks.
The condition is undoubtedly caused
by the use of the air hammer; it is most
marked in those branches Of the stone
work where the air hammer is most con.
tinuously used, and ii is absent only in
the one branch where the air hammer is
used little OF not at all. Stonecutters
who do not use the hammer do not have
this condition of the fingers.
Apparently once the spastic anemia
has been set up, it is very slow in dis
appearing. S0Ien who have given up the
use of the air hammer for many years
still may have their fingers turn white
and numb in cold weather According
to the opinion of the majority of stone.
cutters, the condition does not impair the
skill in the fingers for ordinary, interior
stonecutting and carving, but it may
make it impossible for man to do out.
side cutting in. cold weather or to take
up a skilled trade which exposes the
hands to cold
The trouble seems to be caused by
thraa faetpra---lbn a. enu tiu,ed muscular
contraction Of the fingers in holding the
tool, the vibrations of the tool, and cold
1t is increased by too continuous use of
the air hammer, by grasping the tool too
tightly, by using worn, loose air ham
mer, and by cold in the working places.
If these features can be eliminated, the
trouble can probably be decidedly les
sened"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20

apprentices who are required to use it,
1t cutting limestone, the air hammer can
be used both for shaping the block Of
stone, a process known as 'roughing out,
and for cleaning up or making smooth
surface Many men say that the rough
ing out should really be done with the
mallet, but in practice the air hammer is
used. Limestone cutters use all sizes of
tools; the carvers use the smaller ones
chiefly or entirely. Marble cutters come
next in their use Of the air hammer.
They work more with the mallet than
do the limestone men, but the greater
part Of their work is with the pneumatic
tool, and usually the smaller sizes.
Granite cutters cannot use this ma
chine for shaping the block. That must
be done by hand, because the stone is 80
hard For dressing the surface they use
two big machines, large, heavy surfae-
er with big handle, which is grasped
in both hands and held upright, the tool
pressing on the surface of the stone; and
smaller 'bull-set,' or ur-point,' which
also has fairly large handle and short
tool, and which is also held perpendicu-
larly in both hands and pressed against
the surface Of the stone The tool in
both these machines is held in place by
the hammer and stone, never grasped or
guided by the left hand. For lettering
and carving, however, the granite worker
uses the same sort of air hammer as is
found in marble and limestone mills, and
there are granite workers who use the
tool all day long. As rule the men /
questioned In the granite sheds use it only
four, five or six hours day. In sand
stone the air hammer seems to be used
but little. A mill visited near Amherst,
O., had five air hammers for 80 men, and
that number was quite sufficient
Among men who use the air hammer
for cutting stone, there appears very
commonly a disturbance in the circula-
ton of the hands, which consists of spas
modic contraction of the blood vessels of
certain fingers, making them blanched,
shrunken and numb These attacks
come on under the influence of cold, and
are most marked, not while the man is
at work with the hammer, but usually
early in the morning or after work. The
fingers affected are, in right handed men,
the little, ring, middle and more rarely,
the index of the left hand, and the tips
of the fingers of the right hand, with
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20
TALK OF THE TOWN

Subscribers to the war chest fund are
reminded that they can pay their pledges
from to II a. m. and to p. M. every
week day and Mondays, Wednesdays and
Saturdays from to p. m, at Red
Cross headquarters in the school building
facing the common.
Victor Fontana of Webster avenue is
taking an enforced vacation from his du-
ties as a nipper at the johnson & Gustsf-
son granite plant in the south end of the
city, as the result Of severe injuries to
his left hand, which he suffered Wednes-
day afternoon while engaged in turning
down large grindstone in that plant In
some manner the lead pipe, with which
he was turning down the stone, slipped
and caused his left hand to come in con
tact with the grindstone, tearing the
flesh off three fingers Of that member.
Young Fontana pluckily made his way
to a physicians Office, where the wounds
were dressed. II is expected that he
will not be able to resume his employ
ment for several months.
Agitation for a municipal woodward
is being revived as the result of de.
cision on the part of the granite manu-
facturers and quarry owners TO accumu-
late large reserve stores of wood in an
ticipation of soft coal shortage. Sen.
timent with respect to a municipal wood
yard seems to run counter to the stand
taken by the city council last spring,
when petitioners were informed, after
council investigation, that the city char
ter does not authorize the city to go into
the wood business. There are many who
believe that Barre could successfully
emulate other Vermont communities by
ignoring the absence of statutory author
itv and in this connection a recent circu-
lar from the fuel administration, wherein
municipalities were asked to attend to
the cutting of weod, is cited by those
who favor the plan. II is also argued
that if the quarters and manufacturers
can accumulate large stores of wood, ii
is equally possible for the city to buy a
woodlot and create reserve supply of
fuel.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20
AIR TOOL EFFECTS
ON CUTTERS HANDS
Ae Considered By Government Agent
Who Visited Barre Some Time Ago
DR. Alice Hamilton Sub
mits Remedies.

Granite workers in the Barre district
will be interested in the report OF a spe-
cial investigator for the United States
department of labor, who visited Barre
late last winter and spent some time in
the manufacturing plants and at the
quarries. The investigator was DIR. Alice
Hamilton of Washington, d. c., and her
conclusions are to be found in report
recently made to the department of la
Dor. Here her investigations were con-
fined almost wholly TO the use Of the
pneumatic tool, especially in cold wealth
er. Barre was only one of several stone
centers visited by DIR. Hamilton before
she was ready to submit her conclusions
to the department of labor. The report
reads as follows:
During the spring of 1917, the bu-
reau of labor statistics began the study
of a curious condition in the hands Of
stonecutters, which seemed to follow the
use of the air hammer in cutting and
carving stone. The information came
from the limestone workers of Indiana,
but inquiry showed that the same affec-
tion was to be found among workers in
other branches of the stone trade, The
bureau then authorized q visit to the
limestone belt of Indiana, the granite
cutting centers in Quincy, Mass, and
Barre, Vt, the marble shops of Long
Island City, and the sandstone mills Of
northern Ohio.
'The air hammer is used in cutting all
four kinds of stone, but not to the same
extent in all Limestone cutters use it
almost all the time When one enters a
mill in the limestone region, the stone.
cutters, with very few exceptions, are
all seen to be using the air hammer. 1t
is rare to see more than two or three
men welding the mallet unless they are
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES NNAaAAANAANAAH41ANe
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20
Ladies' White Wash Skirts

The Wooex and -Beidermann line Of Wash Skirts
different than other lines They tailored different
and all of the cloths preshrunk This that they
will wash and not shrink The bands shrunk when
you buy these Skirts you buy the size you want and
as you wear it you enjoy it you would wool
This is line of Skirts that will surely please See these
in the fine Satin Gabardne Corduroys and Bedford Cords
At one-haf price are few odd Skirts in plain White and
Plaids
At SO cents are few Linen Skirts that extra good
values
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20
Things You Will Want

This weather will surely make you think of thin dresses,
and these have in variety of the seasons best cloths
We are showing good assortment of fine Figured and
Plaid Voes These at the price will surely interest any who
want such garment. See these Dresses at $6.75
We have good Plaid Bingham Dresses in good style
and quality These at only S398 will surely please you
The demand for Misses and Miss Junior Dresses has
been very good these have good assortment of
the best quality goods from $39S $3.50 See these
Dress values.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20
Exceptional Value in Wash
Goods

We putting sale this week lot of the seasons best
values in Coored Voes at prices that will be of than
ordinary interest to any who want Thin Wash Goods
1t will pay you to buy now for next summers
This sale includes what have left in the best Reception
Voes both in light and dark coors These the Burton
Brothers best cloths that have sold all the at &c., 45
and 75c yard These all in lot to close at only
29c per yard
Voes have been the most popular cloth this and
they bound to be just good next You should not miss
this opportunity to get such good values these at this time
in the season.
You will see these values displayed on our center tables
Do not fail to look them over you bound to find
patterns that will be just what you want.
You will find in this display large assortment of colors
and patterns but many of them short lengths of from
to two dress patterns.
The you make your selection the better assortment
you will get Remember these seasons stock that
sold from 39c to 75c per yard Now choice at 29c
per yard.
See them in north show window.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20
Heard in a Restaurant.

First Msn--Guess I'll have some Of
that beef stew. l see the proprietor eat
ing it, so it must be good.
Second Man,--Leave it alone. He's a
tightwad and eats only what he can't
sell-Bnston TRANSCRIPT.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20
Granite Cutters international Associa.
ton of America.

A regular meeting of the Barre branch
of the G. G. /. A. of A. will be held in
Clan Gordon hall,
Una ruinione regolare dell unione degl
scalpellini branch di Barrel avra' lougo
neIa sala di Clan Gordon,
On Monday evening, July %, at
o'clock j d. win. Secretary.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20
Card of Thanks.

! wish to express my hearty thanks
to the friends and especially the nurses
of the Barre hospital, who were SO kind
to me during my illness.
Mrs Arthur Miller.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20
A. P. ABBOTT co.
A. P. ABBOTT co.
A. P. ABBOTT co.
A. P. ABBOTT co.
Confidence, the Bone and Sinew of Bushes

More confidence the seller
business Whether
confidence all
establishing
satisfaction will her purchase
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-01-03
Lime Water.

Lime water does not look unlike the
ordinary fluid which comes from the
faucet. 1t is mildly bitter in its
taste and its properties are antiacid
md astringent. It is because of this
nntiacid or alkaline property that 1t
Is given in milk or plain water when
there is tendency to sour stomach.
nausea or vomiting. The sour or acid
condition is corrected and a slightly
tonic and soothing effect exerted.
Unless one has an opportunity to get
pure, clean lime, it is better to buy
lime water than to try to make It.
as 1T is very inexpensive. If, however
you wish to prepare 1t at home, take
two teaspoonfuls of slaked lime and
add to one pint of boiled or distilled
water Lime used for this purposa
should be that prepared from marble
or chalk rather than the common bnild-
ing lime.-Exchange.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-01-03
What Did She M.ana

Congressman Elect Bill Smith
wants me to get him job-savs tbas
he voted for me.
!, W y "a a., how can such bone
head erpect'to hold down. a jcb?
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-01-03
Ridiculous.

Luella saw the circus for the first
time and sat through the performance
as primly as If at church.
"What was the matterf" her uncle
asked the little lady later.
"Why, the Clowns" she explained.
Il could hardly keep from laughing at
Neutrality-suspicious..
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-01-03

.,r,, aHi pOS lines.
- THESE fhs m times sss making 'eing it warm
Yes; they are ,e,thep getting !,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-01-03
Between Girls.

Between Girls.
Connie shail not marry man
, BBsglless he is mi exact opposite.
sic fou will never find 50 per-
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-01-03

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-25

times the peace value was a fair price
must have tepts and blankets
ana cots for $50 men by s o'clock -
Was the telephone message that came
to one buyer At noon one day
There isn't a tent nor Il blanket
nor q cot In town, said the buyer
Usually that would have ended the
conversation Rut the man at the
other end of the telephone Was in
earnest
Then ESQ men viii sleep in the
snow tonight and cover themselves
with a ditch said ne. Don't tell me
YOU cant get that. stuT You've got
10 get H.
He got the stuff. of-coursa That
was General pcrShing's standing or
der in those days ~ did not at
tempt q save dollars at the cost Of
liv"s and worry DAYS If ne had tried
to save money that way, he would not
have heor ut for his fob Little by
little, order came out OF original
chaos The things that wcre needed
before tho army could set IN shop
in France before II could even open
the shop door were bought AT the
beet prices possible Then began the
work OF organizing the business The
army began to plan ahead and cut
out waste
The purchasing hoard was created.
u is composed Of the purchasing Of
ecrs af the various army departments,
while the purchasing officers Of the
VI e. A. and Rcd Cross have n
sort OF collateral rel; tionship to the
board for both orFa izattons are Of
ten in the market far the things the
army needs At each meeting the
purchasing officers pool their discov-
cries and their needs
Scouts have ranAaca 81 Yrance and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-25
MARKr7TTNG FOR OVR MIN
IN FRANCE.

washing+or. n c.. April 24--That
ithausauds of tone of supplies are be-
ing purchase ir France and Great
Britain for The American troops al
read on the frinE line as he state
snent OF Herbert COREY. war CORES
poncent. in cor nuuiCarion 10 n"
National Geographic society A Tor-
stton OF which the society issues as The
fOl,cwing war geoEra ply bulletin
.Four hundred shipioads of things
The American army needs in Frame
have been purchased IN Europe
1.-The American army rs 3 600 miles
AWAY from IT'S home base in A Cour
sfrv which is increasingly feeling the
Sfratn OF more Than threR years q
srar. The mum rer O. 4 americans Is
sadaed each week With the growth
~ fhe army The daily re~dS for cloth
sfnr and food has grown N Fropor-
sttor.
Il .sr.yervthirr wse reeded al once
Nx1cth for uniforms was bought in
Tngiand along with SHOES and hats
Saf,d blankets France furnished can
non and tents and pots ard pans and
#4cc6 The rookv army waA hiileted
III peaasnts' cottages until material for
hufx could be found and the hGts
ssbufis
~Paris was drained dry ~ all sorts
sAx mice material doubt II there
Sle good desk or Ming cabinet or
HPegolving chair to ne found there to-
@&nx. The American army reached
&Yfnnce AZ bare ar a FISH and II had
2 ~ he provided for Naturally enough
|22Ffree blew out Of the chimney in
80 fArcsd draft OF demand, Three
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-25

IN store for the German military will
10 more than surprise II win he
military aspirations and herald the
anproach Of a military. decision that
VIII bring a lasting neacc TO the world
What the Americans viii he able 10
do tins summer. with the shining that
will be available by that Tins win
all be in advance ~ tho realization of
tho 1binbufldinr program Nrhen Tho
ncu- ehips begin to slide off tho vvavs
10 he made reaH, for trarsnort Scr-
vice. tho real force Of The eptr, of this
country into thu var against tho
rnilitarisno Of Germany viii bcrip 70
make itself known in the conflict
More men in France moro shins IN
lseor, ther, 'suunlied md sin ,,oro
~htrs coming 10 TRANSPORT oven more
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-04-25
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