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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-11-07
TOWN IN DARKNESS FOR
FIFTY MINUTES
Burning Wires Make Brilliant Spec
tacle

short circuit and succession of
burned wires necessitated the shut
ting down of the current from the
Central Maine Power house Oh the
Island for about 80 minutes last Mon
day afternoon. During this period
the town was without lights and pow
er. The trouble originated at the
Shoddy Mill near the south end of
the railroad bridge. The big truck
of the American Woolen Co. backed
into an electric light pole and hit
it hard enough to set the wires vi
brating excessively Some of them
swung together, short circuited and
burned off These dropped down and
short circuited other wires and the re
suit was a series of brilliant flares
across the Island to the power house.
In all there were nineteen different
points at which the wires were thus
disconnected The electric flashes
and burning metal were accompanied
by a buzzing and rumbling noise.
the whole being savage enough to try
the strongest nerves.
At the High School the disturbance
seemed to indicate to the pupils that
the building was about 10 vanish from
the face of the earth. There was
general rush to the corridors and out
of doors The excitement was Of the
nervous and high tension variety
still nobody screamed and all got out
of the building without injury The
boys in some instances on the lower
floor, escaped by the windows. The
accident resulted in physical injury
to no one and it was afterward ap-
parent that there was no danger
whatever within the High School
building
Superintendent c. j Abbey was at
work strengthening ont matters within
very few minutes His line crew
were at NorrldgeWock but, summon
ed by telephone, made a record trip to
the scene of the accident Harvey
Mcclure from the Water street office
and electrician George Lunt and his
assistant also came to the rescue.
After so minutes the current supply
ing the North and part of the South
side was turned on and at $50 the
balance of the South side except Mt
Pleasant avenue.
This brief interruption constitutes
the most serious break in the service
since the Skowhegan plant became a
part of the Central Maine Power sys-
tenn
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-11-07
PRIVATE ROY B. LEWIS
DIES IN FRANCE
Recent Letters Spoke of Early Return
Home

Benjamin Lewis of Canaan received
telegram, Thursday of last week, ad-
vising him of the death of his son,
Private Roy B. Lewis, of Battery B,
303rd Field Artillery, from acute
neur;s. at base hospital somewhere
in France He was born in Canaan
81 years ago His mother died some
years since, and his brother Omar, Is
years ago Several half-brothers and
half-sisters survive. From the time
he was Is years old until his enlist
ment, he had been employed at Tuttle
Bros. Farm, just beyond Malbon's
Mills, and had come to be regarded
By Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Tuttle more
as a son than an employe. Mr.. Lewis
left here for Aver, Mass, April 20,
and sailed for France on the 18th of
last July. On May 2Sth last, he was
united in marriage at Aver to Miss
Stella Sanborn of this place. The
bride and groom had known each
other since their early years, and the
more intimate acquaintance which led
to the marriage just mentioned had
extended over two years previous to
their marriage. Mrs. Lewis remain
ed In Massachusetts for about a
month, so as to be near her husband,
bat was obliged to return home on
account of the illness OF her father,
Parker Sanborn, which resulted in
his death. Just before the receipt of
the telegram above mentioned, Mrs.
Lewis received letter from her hus-
band written by a Red Cross nurse,
dated Sept 10Th, in which he spoke
of his illness, but also stated that he
hoped to write to her himself within
a few days.
Much sympathy is expressed for the
relatives and friends of this young
man. and especially for his widow,
whose sorrow is made more pathetic
by the recent death OF her father.
The following letter was written by
Private Lewis to his wife shortly be-
fore his fatal Illness:
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-11-07
S33.O64.OO S49.596. 90

Wherever you live, get in touch
with your town organization DON'T
WAIT TO BE ASKED FOR YOUR
INDIVIDUAL SUBSCRIPTION. II
you are really in doubt as to what
you ought to give, confer with your
town chairman Remember, in this
last year of the war, everybody is
burdened and weared to the limit OF
endurance Don't ask your commit
tee to come to see you. It is your
duty to see them.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-11-07
Freight Shipments From SkOwhegan
Station

A few days ago I took barrel OF
apples to the freight house OF the
Maine Central Railroad at Skowhe-
gan. addressed to a party in Provi-
dence. r I This vas on Monday
morning. and Vas told that | could
leave the barrel Z l wanted 70 but
that it would not go until the follow
ing Saturday. Conversation develop
ed the fact that the various cities and
sections were scheduled and that one
had to know what day to offer freight
for Providence, or Philadelphia, or
Bangor etc, in order to get the best
service. then recalled that station
agent Flynt had told me this same
thing some time ago, and that the
schedule as it then existed had been
published in the ndependent-Report-
er. This I had forgotten, and had
my lesson to learn all over again OF
course could not leave the barrel OF
apples at the freight house for a
week. al this season. because OF the
possibility OF cold wave, so, inquir-
ing what points were open on Monday
morning. | found I could ship to
Portland. Salem, Lynn. Hayerhill.
Lawrence. or Boston. and | chose the
latter point For convenience l ask
ed to be told right then and there the
different days for the different cities.
and got the following Information,
which l am going to ask the Repor-
ter to publish again. namely:
For all Maine Central and North
crn Maine points this side OF Port
land. freight leaves on Tuesday
Thursday and Saturday This in
cludes such points as Augusta. Va
terville. Bangor, Lewiston, Jaokman.
Aroostooa county. Rockland. etc
For Portland Boston, Salem. Lynn,
Hayerhill and Lawrence, freight
leaves on Monday Wednesday and
Friday
For Providence. r L. freight IS
shipped on Saturday only
For New York City. freight ieaves
on Tuesday only
For Philadelphia, freigh; leaves On
Monday Wednesday and Friday
For Worcester freight letye, IN
Thursday only
\oN The above i- al Si,uple enough
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-11-07

Liberty Enlightening the World,
Mary C. Stinchfeld
Our Army. Adolph Gilblair
Our Navy. Raymond Lacasee
Goddess of Aircraft.
Margaret Churchill
Goddess Of Ships,
Elizabeth Macomber
Goddess of Ammunition,
Loyina Murray
Goddess of the Harvest,
Mabel Mckinney
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-11-07
SkOwhegan Pupils Are Very Thrifty

Reports to superintendent l. w.
Gerrish, November 1st, indicate that
the pupils of the Skowhegan village
schools have invested S67S991 in Var
Savings Certificates and Thrift
Stamps This does not include those
who are absent and from whom,
therefore. reports were not received.
The High School building as would
naturally be expected, leads with an
aggregate investment of s455464
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-11-07

Social dance. Town Hall Norridge-
wock, every Saturday night, com
mencing Nov. 9th, 1918 at $50 sharp.
Music by Jones Orchestra. Refresh
ments on sale. Everybody come and
have a good time
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-11-07

There were fifty deaths recorded at
the town clerks office between Sep
ternber first and November first
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-11-07

4 Halloween party was given by
Allan Stinchfcld al his home on
Court street last evening
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-11-07
Back Numbers of The Independent
Reporter Wanted

Our files are completely exhausted
on our issue of June 9Th, and are
practically so on our issue of Octo-
Der 18th. Those having these issues
to spare will confer a favor by mail
ing them or otherwise sending them
to this office.
INDEPENDENT REPORTER co
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-11-07

Ten per cent discount sale on at
Stewards
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-11-07

Fred A. Wood spent Sunday in Port
land with his son. returning Monday
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-11-07

Bay Thrift Stamps every day
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-11-07

Song "Madelon'
Eliza Lashon. Soloist
Assisted by
Charles Mckinney. Stanley Cover
Ralph Leighton, Joseph Fluette, Full
ton Mckinney Adolph Gilblair, Ray
mond Lacasce, Harold Pooler, Charles
Turner
Folk Dances of Our Allies
THE Morris Dance (England)
Dancer5-Lyle Stinchfeld, Eleanor
Halves, Ruth Hes, Kenneth Smiley.
Karl Ronllard, Percy Nutting
2-The Highland Fling (Scotland)
Dancers Evelyn st. Ledger, Kathryn
Huckins, Thomas Coburn
3-The French Reel (France)
Dancers-Clara Libby, Chantal Bis
son, Carolyn Cover, Margaret Pat
ten. Mylon Jacobs, Benjamin Lewia,
Clayton Smith, Langdon Jewett
LA Sicilano Utalyl
Dancers-Grace Paradis. Fedora les
sard
Tableau-"America's Gifts to Her
Allies"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-11-07

The following letter was written by
Private Lewis to his wife shortly be-
fore his fatal Illness:
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-11-07
Seats Went on Sale Yesterday Morn
Ing

FIVE SCINTILLATING ACTS
Musical Programme
Poet and Peasant Overture, Suppe
Silyery Colorado. Cutler-DeWitt
Trio, Elise Fellows White
Big Ben, Allen
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-28
MAKES MILE JUMP.
Army Aviator Does Stunt With Aid of
Parachute

WASHINGTON. Oct. est was an
nounced Yesterday by the war depart
mcnt that Chauffeur r. w. Bottrell of
the l45th air squadron had performed
the feat of jumping successfully with
a parachute from an airplane at Kelly
Field, San Antonio, Tex The airplane
was at an altitude of $500 feet, almost
a mile high, when the jump was made.
There was a strong wind blowing, but
Bottriell judged his distances nicely
and landed safely.
The pilot of the airplane stalled the
motor slightly just before the jump
was made, banking to the right so as TO
get the tail out of the way of the para
chute when Bottriell jumped over the
side. A large American flag attached
to the parachute during the drop was
living during the descent.
+ As q result of this test American air
planes probably will be equipped. with
parachutes ASA possible means of saw
/ ing the aviator in ease of an accident
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-28
WHITINGHAM.

Neal Faulkner has returned to Mt.
Hermon school, after being home two
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. III. SAWYER took their
daughter, Nesta, back to. Smith college
Thursday.
Mrs. Proctor Busby Mrs. Ida Dix,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fortyce Hager are among
the sick ones this week
Saturday c. S. Barnard of Wilmington
drove large flock of sheep which he
bought in Wilmington from c. S. Good
now's, where he kept them over night,
to Charlemont, Mass, to be loaded on
the cars
DR.. Stafford was called to see Clarence
Plumb Wednesday, Mr.. Plumb and his
wife. sister and child, the entire family.
have been i'll. Mrs. Lyman futile and
Mrs. Carrie Wheeler have been helping
to care for them
Bertha Faulkner, who was nursing
Mrs. George Shippee through an at
tack of influenza, was taken i'll with
the disease and her sister Mrs. Charles
Cutting, came and cared for both Mrs
Shippee and her sister Both are con
valescing.
Delbert Stone has been very i'll with
i pneumonia at Frank Cuttings. DR..
Walsh of Readsboro attended him and
DIR. Stafford of North Adams came over
two nights Mr.. Stone. wife and two
children have been very i'll, but are con
Ivaleseing.
David A. Dix, %, died Wednesday at
the home of his daughter. Mrs John
Rice Of Charlemont Mass He was a
native and lifelong resident of Whit
ingham. Vt He leaves his daughter
Mrs. John Rice. and three sons, John
| A., George H.. and Herbert b.. all of
| Charlemont. The funeral was held at
the grave in Greens cemetery in Whit
| ingham, Saturday afternoon at | O'Clock
Rev Mr.. Bartlett of Nottingham off
ciating.
| Christine Wheeler returned home from
Halifax Tuesday, where she had been
two weeks nursing Mrs Carrie Dalrym
pie who had pneumonia following al
attack of influenza. Mrs. Dalrymple is
now able to be about Miss Wheeler was
called Immediately to care for Mrs Muss
Dalrymple. she and her husband an(
father being ILL., Their friend, Mr. Shon
tag of Shelburne Falls. came there las
week and was taken i'll with influenza
and pneumonia developed, from which
he died Monday. His body was takel
to Shelburne Falls Tuesday. The Dial
lrymple's have another trained nurse Il
care for Mr.. Dalrymple and Mr.. Fair
banks
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-28

George Greenslit of Warren was ar
rested Friday by Deputy Sheriff H. c.
Lawson OF Montpelier on charge of
shooting Oscar Heath of Warren Thurs
day evening. Greenslt was brought be
fore Judge Harvey of Montpelier and
furnished bail for his appearance at a
hearing. 1t is stated that Greenslit heard
someone around his house Thursday
evening and taking his calibre revol-
Yer shot to brighten the intruder One
bullet hit Heath in the wrist and a sec
ond in the stomach. He died in the
hospital yesterday. Greensit claims
that Heath, who is a man of middle age
was stealing wood.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-28
SOUTH VERNON.

Fred Stone, who has been very III
with pneumonia following influenza. is
around the house.
Rev. and Mrs. F. H. Leavitt went to
Worcester Tuesday for few days visit
with relatives and friends.
Mrs W n. Dunklee has been enter
tanning her father and mother. Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Bardwell of Florence, Mass.
Mrs. Henry Waller of Greenfield,
Mass, is assisting her daughter, Mrs.
Merton Fairman, who has been i'll with
influenza. -
Samuel Fairman, who has been i'll
long time, was carried to Brattleboro
to the Melrose hospital, by DR.. Lynch
in his automobile Monday for an opera
ton.
J. A. Beers has a very sick horse.
One of his black team horses stepped on
a nail several weeks ago causing a very
painful injury. He is attended by DIR.
Rathbone of Brattleboro. There seems
to be a slight improvement.
Henry Fairman of Vernon has been
gathering the cream in Vernon and
South Vernon for the Mortified cream
cry two weeks in place of the regular
cream gatherer, William NJ Stone, who
has been i'll with influenza.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-28
STOMACH UPSET?
Get at the Real Cause-Take DR..
Edwards Olive Tablets

That's what thousands of stomach
sufferers are doing now. Instead of
taking tonics, or trying to patch up a
poor digestion, they are attacking the
real cause of the ailment - clogged liver
and disordered bowels.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets arouse the
liver in a soothing, healing way. When
the liver and bowels are performing their
natural functions, away goes indigestion
and stomach troubles.
If you have a bad taste in your
mouth, tongue coated, appetite poor,
lazy, don't-care feeling, no ambition or
energy, troubled with undigested foods,
you should take Olive Tablets, the SUBJ
stitute for calomel.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are
purely vegetable compound mixed with
olive oil. 3 You will know them by their
| olive color. They do the work without
gripping, cramps or pain.
Take one or two at bedtime for quick
relief, so you can eat what you like.
At 10c and 25c per box. All druggists.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-28
kipiinu's Choice.

Alexander Smith, rain-bound In
Skye bothy, found on shelf two vol.
umes of the Monthly Review. The ad.
vertisements were to him more anus.
ing reading than the critical articles.
Depend upon it," wrote Smith over
90 years ago, Ito the reader of the
next century the advertising sheet (of
magazine) will be more interesting
than the poetry, or the essays. or the
stories" Mr.. Kipling, it is said, when
he was unhappy in the United States
would buy magazines, tear out the
pages of advertisements and throw the
rest away.-Boston Herald.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-28
NEWFANE.

Mrs II. A. Carpenter went Thursday
morning to Bellows Falls to visit her
daughter. Mrs. d. 4. Rider, and family
John II, Ware has been appointed adj
ministrator of the Abbott Edwards es-
tate and ]. G. Martin and w. p. Eames
are commissioners
At the funeral of Abbott Edwards
Tuesday Harry Edwards, Will Nido
Bert Wright and Mr. Barrett, all near
relatives, acted as bearers
Mrs Lillian Crowther received a tel
egram Thursday saying her husband
Richard Crowther, was seriously i'll and
in the hospital in Norwich. Conn She
left on the afternoon train for Norwich
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-28

Since the establishment of the state
department of probation. there has been
an average of 600 on probation or parole
all of the time. OF these. more than 90
per cent have furnished no trouble or eX-
pense To the state other than the mere
cost of administration. Had these pro-
bationcrs and parolers been confined at
either the state prison at Windsor or
house of correction at Rutland. the ex-
pense to the state for the year would
have been $50 400. This is a clear finan-
cial value of the probation system to the
state. about which there can be no ques-
ton
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-28

ELLINGTON, Oct. Is Lieut.. Fred
erick ". Hanna. an aviation pilot. the
youngest son of Mr.. and Mrs. T. b. A.
Hanna, was killed in an airplane ac-
eident in France Oct ,, according to a
telegram received by his parents Lieut..
Hanna was born in Texas 81 years ago.
tie entered the service in July, 1917.
training at the aviation section of Prince
ton university He sailed for England
a year ago and had been in France prac-
tically all the time since
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-28
VERMONT NEWS.

Twelve short of 1000 bushels of po-
tatoes is the gratifying record made by
the army of school gardeners this season
in Burlington under the supervision of
Miss Georgia p. Devine Twelve tons of
Hubbard squash have also been harvest
ed
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-28

The 22d annual meeting of the Yer
mont State Horticultural society will be
held in st. Johnsbury Nov. 20. Infor-
nation may be obtained from +. II. Hal
lett, st. johnsbury Center. who has a
supply of printed matter. including the
premium list and program
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-28
Willie Was Honest.

How old is the little boy?' asked the
street ear conductor, to ascertain wheth-
er or not Willic's fare should be collect :
ed
Five" said his mother. And when
the conductor was passing on, William
called after him:
And mama is thrty!'-The People,
Home Journal
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-28

The board of control at its meeting
with the building committee of the de-
partment of education at Randolph Cen
ter Thursday afternoon decided upon the
completion of the dormitory in the State
Agricultural school by authorizing the
expenditure of money from the educa
tional departments funds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-28

Two Vermont names are in the
list today, Private Harry II. Leno of
Stratton having died of disease and
Private Ray p. Pratt of Rutland be-
ing reported wounded in action, de-
gree undetermined.
In the Sunday list there were $50
names, including 22S classed as
wounded slightly. Three Vermont
names were in the Sunday list, as
follows: Died from accident and
other causes, Private Arthur F. JEFF
fers of West Topsham; missing in
action, Private Robert NJ. Burns of
Cambridge: wounded slightly in ac-
ton, Private Dwight L. NJ. Phelps
of Milton.
Following is summary of all cas-
ualties previous to today's list:
Killed in action, including 293
at sea 1854
Died of wounds .... 3,787
Died of disease ...... 1920
Died of accident and other
causes Observation-Disclosures. 1850
Wounded IN action ....... b, 105
Missing in action, including
prisoners NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 6,040
Total Observation-Disclosures. 56,876
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-28
Department Of Agriculture.


-l022 total.
Department Of Agriculture.
Agriculture: Cattle Judging dem
onstrations were given at four fairs.
Eigh. farmers meetings were held.
Marketing: Arrangements were
made with the United States Bureau
OF Markets, Boston, to wire potato
market reports three days week.
These reports are sent to daily papers
by mail or by wire Marke. agent
gave addresses at four farmers meet
ings in regard to better marketing
methods. Also investigated condi
lions in Boston and other New Eng
land markets.
Dairy Manufacturing: Investiga-
tions were made TO determine he
amount OF contamination OF milk re-
sulting from unclean cans furnished
farmers by purchasers Of milk. A
number of cans ready for distribution
10 dairymen were rinsed with sterile
water and a bacterial count made OF
the rinsings. The result showed
from 3500,0 900 to 100000 bacteria
per cubic centimeter This would
indicate that unclesn cans now being
/ furnished by milk dealers Is one of
the great sources of high bacterial
count in milk shipped from Vermont
Cow testing association: A demon
stration OF COW testing associa Ion
work was given at the Rutland county
fair. Nine testers were visited and
two new testers engaged and started
in work
Creamery Inspection: 80 cream.
cries and shipping stations and AS
farms were inspected. 70s samples
OF milk tested for sediment and 89s
samples OF cream tested for acidit,
and butterfat.
Forestry: Six timber tracts wer,
examined and recommendation mad,
for their proper trea .ment Tn,
timber inventory of the State. piec,
OF war work requested by the gov
eminent. has been carried FORWARD
since May and is nearing completion
II has entailed the handling OF sew
eral thousand letters.
The study OF he value OF the hisl
mountain peaks for fire lookout pur
poses has been continued and vii
eventually net results which vii
effect a saving in FIRE protective ad
ministration, as well as increasin
the services rendered by the lookou
] men. No forest fires were reporte
in he month OF September.
Work OF seed potato inspection 70
certihcatfon was completed early /
the month.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-28

George Washington Reynolds, who
has been stationed at the recruit camp
at Syracuse, n. Y. was taken into Gus
tody Friday in ST. Adams for being
absent from camp without leave. The
man will be held there until military
authorities come to get him.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-28

NJ curse ever struck out an eye un-
less fist went with it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-28

SO pus examinations for gonorrhea.
/ sputum examinations for pneu
monia type.
46 sanitary water examinations.
l03 milk examinations.
SO food examinations b..
liquor examinations.
] medico-legal autopsy. a.
! autopsy 20 complete death re-
turns
miscellaneous examinations for
the courts.
lis miscellaneous examinations.