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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-04

pooplar meeting Of the Knights OF
,n.s7as this Monday evening. A
,,rre attendance is desired.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-04

Mary Kelton Drummer Chapter, D.
A. r., held it's November meeting
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-04

Il wonder what a voice from the
tombs Is like?'
Il suppose it 10 something like q skel-
eten's articulation"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-04

popuIar meeting and installation of
aSars at Lebanon Royal Arch Chap
g., Wednesday evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-04
AUGUSTALOCA

Augusta friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Towne, Litchfield. will be
sorry to learn of the death Of their
son, Walter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-04

Rev. A: T. Craig of Fairfield is
visiting his niece, Mrs. Arthur
Church of this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-04

Miss Laura Pearl Hodgens passed
the weekend with friends in Ban
gor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-04

c. E. Packard of Guilford is pass
ing few days in HalloweN
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-04
Too Late for Classification
wanted-Milk. cream and eggs.

MILK, CREAM AND EGGS. HIGH.
est market prices paid Kenncbec
Creamery. Gardiner. Tel. zn, nov4dlw
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-04

Everett Page of Bath was a week
end visitor in this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-04
GARDINER LOCAL ITEMS
OFFICE DEPOT SQUARE TEL EpHoNra7w

rrrord Mansir left Sunday for
~ where he is to be employed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-04

George Varney was Home from
Bath over the week end.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-04
LOCAL NOTICE
New Colonial Theatre Tonight

Paramount Aircraft presents Will
liam S. Hart in his latest and most
famous feature picture entitled
Selfish Yates" The United States
Official War Review is also on to-
nights program. The management
recommends the above pictures to
the Winthrop public as the best
program that it has been able to
procure for some time. nov3d1t
CENTER-Milton Bangs of Au-
gusta came out Saturday to the
Y. NJ c. A. farm with a party Of
boys from Augusta, Hallowell and
Gardiner and helped with the har-
vest of field Of poptatoes.
Mr.. Morse of Monmouth had
crew of men last week packing the
Russell apples prown by Clement
TaylOr
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-04
Boy Scouts of Winthrop Win

An interesting game of basketball
was held at the Town hall Friday
evening, Nov. /, which was witnessed
by good-sized audience. The play
ers were the Boy Scout teams of the
homo town and teams from Augusta.
The lineup for the first game was
as follows:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-04

Lee Longfellow was home from
Bath over the. week end.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-04
FROM HALLOWELL
Death of Mrs. Orea Beane Wife of Judge Fred Emery
Of the Kennebec Superior Cout-D A. r. Chapter Holds
November distinguishing Preliminary Forming of
First-Aid Class to Be Held This Evenng-Local Items

J. Archie Snare of Bath passed tn
week end with his family. here.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-04
37.W

George L. Rogers Of Litchfield was
visitor Sunday in Gardiner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-04
WINTHROP

Score: 6 to in favor of Augusta
Referee, Pettengill. Time. hour. The
return games will be played at the
Y. M. {. A. at Augusta Thursday
evening, Nov. Z, at 8 o'clock.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-04

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has fh yh hvep d heyow
an h PARTICLES Hpa to uHY " HmanECO fYfrHeI
bsa dhe edMd modrto daeUr
d % vi n HHry ddor
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buying "Trip in WI pdd yn has large
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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-12-12
First Break In Family

Private Arthur D. Berry, who died
at Camp Deyens. September q, was
born in Embden April IS, 1897 He
was the son of Lyman A. and Sophro-
MIA p. tBurns) Berry. When he was
four years of age, he began to go to
school at what is known as the Long
fellow school in Embden and continu-
ed until the age of II. He then com
menced to work on the home farm and
continued until September /, 1918 On
June last he registered with the
other boys August IA, he passed his
physical examinations for military
service. September ;, he joined the
army That night he stayed at Skow-
hegan That was the first night he
ever stayed away from the home
farm He was in training Camps
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-12-12
Somerset Boys Win Prizes

Kenneth Henderson Of Nor,h %e@
Portland VA awarded nc FIR, p-.ze
FOR the best one-fourth acre ~ aiuf
corn grown ia he Northern sIare
zone at the recent agricultural con
ference in Portland The second
prize in tho same zone went TO Robie
Albce Of Norridgewock Young
Henderson thus become he owner Of
purebred dairy cali prize Of con
siderable value Tho second prize l.
purebred pig. also aell worth the
effort Of these young farmers Thee
prizes are offered By the Maine Live
Stock Breeders Association For the
purpose Of this competition. the state
is divided into four zones called
Southern, West Central East Central
and Northern The anne prizes are
again offered for 1913
Anyone interested IN the matter
should communicate with X Il Still
County Agricultural Agent. Har,Isrd
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-12-12
LOCAL ITEMS

Mrs Frank Boston was in Fairfield
one day last week calling on friends
Mrs Robert Wentworth is visiting
her sister Mrs. Ralph Jewell OF Fair
field for few days
Mrs Calsie Greenleaf of Pine street
was called to Wateryille last Sunday
owing to the illness of her mother
Miss Agnes NJ Roberts who has
been the guest of her sister Mrs Eu-
gene a Currier, returned to her home
in Topsham. Wednesday
The Misses Constance and Ruth An
derson will leave for Boston, Satur-
day, where they will make a short stay
before returning to their home in
Newport. n H.
There will be a committee meeting
at the First Baptist Church parson-
age this Thursday afternoon at
O'Clock To make arrangements for the
parish supper, which is to occur De
cember 81
Mrs Sheridan Green Is expected
home very soon from Block Island
David Lyon her brother Will spend
the Christians holidays at home. He
Is attending Bryant & Stratton's Busi-
ness College in Boston.
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Death of Mrs. zou oGilblair>l Garne

Mrs Ioa Gagne passed dwat A. her
home on North avenue llst Tuesday
evening after an illness of oH.y d few
days She had not been in good
health tor some time Mr. Gagne
vas born in St Joseph. Canada. -
year, aEo Her parent did when
she vas very young and -he vas
brought up by one OF her brothers
She came to Skowhegan 81 years ago
and has lived here ever since. For
time she and her husband. David
Gagne. lived on Main street Later
they were tenants in the house owned
by the Catholic parish on Water
street They were the parents of
eleven children, of whom nine are liv-
ing. In 1909. Mr. Gagne passed
away and Mrs Gagne continued to
reside on Water street She lived
there for twenty years. when she
moved to a tenement on North avenue
owned by Harold Smith This has
oeen her home for the past six months
Her daughter, Miss Lydia and her son
Joseph Gagne, Jr., have always lived
With her
The funeral services will be held at
ST Mary's Catholic church tomorrow
FRIDAY morning with Fr J. L. a.
Reuaud officiating Interment Nil
be in the Catholic cemetery on North
avenue The deceased was devout
Catholic The surviving children are
Mrs E f Pomlow. Mrs Joseph
Provencial, Joseph Gagne OF Skowhe-
gan Mrs f. s Booth OF Waterville;
John Gagne of Maynard Mass; Mrs
r. II Lozo of Burlington, Vt: Lydia
Gagne and Joseph Gague. Jr., also of
Skowhegan, and Thomas Gagne Of
Canada Mrs Gagne MAS a twin
sister of Mrs. Agnes Bisson. who pass
ed away fifteen years ago
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-12-12
Course Not at Present Decided

Some weeks since it was announced
that a member of the Maine Legisla-
ture could not at the same time be
member OF the board Of selectmen.
This announcement was made here
with reference to the incumbency OF
Clyde II. Smith, present chairman of
the SkoWhegan board, who is to be a
member of the Legislature which will
convene early in January. 1t now
seems that this was incorrect. there
have been countless instances where
a selectman, being elected to the legis-
lature. has continued to hold 1oth eli
fees. Mr. Smith himself a select
man of the town of Hartland was
elected to the legislature from That
community 20 years ago and con
tinued to act in both capacities. There
have been numerous other incidents OF
the same kind throughout Maine, and
the law. carefully looked into, seems
to justify them Our first selectman
is thereby called upon to exercise his
own choice in the matter He has
been at times, on the point of an
nouncing his resignation, to take place
before the opening of the legislative
session, but is at present undecided
in the matter. No one will doubt he
would willingly lay aside the cares
and perplexities of the town office, in
view OF the fact that he must assume
other cares and labors in his work at
Augusta He hesitates TO make The
decision, however, chiefly by reason of
the difficulty the new man would find
in pickinp I'm the work 90 rear the
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-12-12
EVERYTHING SAVED
BUT THE PILLS
Very Rough Handling
For Fragile Goods
Mr.. Tobe, win Have Another Incl
dent to Add TO His Stock Of Good
Stories

The horse owned by George W.
Tobey of Bridge street, ran away last
Tuesday, from a dooryard in Norridge-
wock village Mr. Tobey is sales
man for the Watkins remedies, es-
sences and the like, and the horse
was attached to supply wagon
carrying a good stock OF these articles
Early Tuesday morning Mr. Tobey
was making one of his trips and left
the horse with hitch weight in the
dooryard above mentioned \ cat
shot around the corner of the house,
and tho horse Immediately started
off for a career of his own He was
caught shortly after, but the wagon
had been overturned and the whipple-
tree and two wheels were broken
Rather miraculously. the glassware
escaped uniniured, and the total loss
from the contents of the wagon was
two boxes of pills.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-12-12
Distinguished Newspaper Man Visits
SkOWhegan

u. W. Hoegg, ,Jr, prominent citizen
of Portland, accompanied by Lieut..
Allan L. d. Jensen recently returned
from Europe arrived in town yester-
day. Mr.. Hoegg has occupied sew
eral responsible positions with the
| Portland Evening Express and is at
present the business manager for that
paper He has devoted a good deal
of the time to War Work activities
during the past year He was pub
licity chairman for Maine for the
United War Work Campaign and oc-
cupies the same position with respect
to the present War Saving certificates
drive. He is in town with reference
to the last mentioned effort and Lieut..
Jensen accompanies him on a speak
ing tour. Lieut.. Jensen addressed
the pupils at the High School build
ing at 3.45 yesterday afternoon. He
also spoke at the Masonic banquet at
$50 yesterday evening and again at
the moving pictures at the Opera
House Lieut.. Jensen who is a Port
land boy has the following remarkable
service record.
Served in the French the Italian
and the American armies, as we'll as
the U. s. Navy on one of its training
cruises for civilians. Decorated by
the Italian government for bravery
and meritorious services as an ambu-
lance driver. Took part In the ia
nous Italian retreat before the Aus
trians in the Fall of 1917 as we'll as
the advance, or offensive of the Ital-
ians last Spring Drove an ammu-
milton wagon in the French Army in
the great battles which ragged along
the French Front in 1911 Was one
of the first Harvard graduates to vol
unteer for foreign service. Resigned
from the Italian service to return
home to enlist under his own flag,
the Stars and Stripes but because of
poor eyesight was unable to enter any
branch of the service for several
months Finally accepted and sent
to Camp Devens and from there pro
NOTED to Artillery officers Training
school Louisville. Kentucky, where
he has since been
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-12-12
Metropolitan Cafe News

The Christmas Dinner List for the
Metropolitan Cafe is now being made
up Dinner served from to and
from 6 to 1870 p m 81 per plate.
Please register early.
can recommend the Vienna bread
am now carrying as the most diges-
tible cooked wheat product and at the
same time among the most palatable;
price is Il cents loaf
Trade is constantly increasing on
Panama biscuit; 10 cente dozen
package
Cakes in large variety including
Berwick, Pound; you will like them
Special sale of popular sheet mu-
sic cents. for % cts classical
20 ct- . fer 80 cts
GEORGE L. THOMPSON.
Proprietor
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Special Subscription Prices to Sub.
>criberS OF the Reporter

The Post claims to have the largest
newspaper plant in the world Few,
If any papers equal it in actual news
service. With the Post and the Re
porter nothing more is needed in the
news line. The Thrice-A-Week World
comes every other week day and is
about as good as daily The cost
is surprisingly small for the amount
of service rendered Kimballs Dairy
Farmer is published at Waterloo
Iowa. 1t claims to have the largest
circulation of any dairy paper in the
world If you are i'll the dairy or
agricultural business and are not al
ready supplied with a good journal
We can recommend this one to you
Ask us for quotations on any other
periodical.
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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-12-12

close OF the fiscal year Should Mr..
Smith resign and successor be
elected, the new man would find him
self practically in the midst of the
closing of accounts and compiling of
the town reports incident to the close
OF the year This would be an un-
desirable situation. both for the new
ly elected Office holder and for the
town. and Mr.. Smith has been repeat
edly urged to find a way to remain
and carry the work through until the
books are closed The necessity of
adopting one course or the other will
compel a decision within the next few
days. but as this edition of the Repor-
ter goes to press the matter is still
under consideration
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-12-12
THE VERY BEST SUG-
EST|ON Of YEAR
An Invitation to Confer
On Our School Matters


- ~ Hlga school Principals Of
SsHer-e. County
Sine ,ne lndependeut-ReDorter =
the local oaan,y paper WIN which all
principals and scholars are familiar.
j. seems - ne 20 Dc an excellent
Ratio where heads of schools might
talk shop Views mlght be e1chaug-
ed topics discussed and those gentle
men from tho otaer -Ide u tae hal.
the school board might interchange
opinions "i.h the teachers tha, mould
WORK for mutual benefit
Political meetings. town elections
and local fairs picnics, card parties
and womens gatherings never fail to
occupy prominent columns II would
seem that school matters ought to be
IS important ought 70 be as freely
discussed
conceding these points will you
u..
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Elmer Z. King

Elmer z King dled a-, Wednesday
- his home in Gardner. gf,er an Ill
ness OF eight days haYn- snccambed
70 the fatal influenza and pneumonia.
The deceased is the oldest son of Mr
and Mrs. Edward lRoyl King OF Win
ter street and was Nell known in
Skowhegan having lived here until
nine years ago when he Went to Gar
diner To continue hi> trade Of shoe
maker and had since been in the en-
ploy Of the X 2 Hazard Co. Seven
years since ne married Miss Kathleen
Murphy Of Gardiner, who survives him
aS does also a twenty months old
daughter Philhs Mr King was a
fourth degree Knight Of Columbus
and a member o. ;he LOYAL Order o.
Moose
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-12-12
(iuy Perkins Passes Away at S0mer
set Hospital

Guy Perkins, who was operated on
AT the Somerset Hospital last Monday
passed away Tuesday evening, about
nine O'Clock. He made his home on
Shirley street. and has been resi-
dent OF this place for the past four
teen years. coming here from New
Sharon He was born in Manchester
twcnty-one years ago, the son Of Al
ton and Ida CPaten) Perkins. His
father was native of Belgrade and
dicI in this town about eight years
20 His mother was formerly of
81 nchard.
The funeral services will be held
mis- afternoon Thursday at O'Clock
18th Rev George Merriam Of the
Bethany Baptist Church officiating,
TIE remains will be placed in the
tamb and a family lot will be taken
10 in the spring The deceased is
irvved by his mother already men
t.oned. four sisters, Mrs. William Wy
IAN and Mrs. George Fish, both Of
Madison avenue Jennie and Mildred
'erkins who reside on Shirley street,
md three brothers, Roland Perkins Of
Chestnut street: Chester Perkins who
lives near the Eddy and Clyde Per
kins of Shirley street
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-12-12

about a month September %, his
parents received telegram saying
that he was seriously i'll with pneu-
monia His mother, sister and broth
er started Immediately. September
81, they got another telegram telling
the sad news of his death Besides
the parents mentioned he leaves to
mourn his loss three brothers and
two sisters William E., the elder,
who lives on his farm in Embden; /;
Charles T. who began to work in the
paper mill at Solon when fifteen
years of age and continued there
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-12-12
Who knows MyrOn Gerry :

We are in search of information
concerning Myron Gerry son of Mrs.
Arthur Pike. both of whom are thot
to be residents OF Skowhegan. Should
either of these parties chance to read
this item. We would appreciate it II
they would call at our Office Or, We
would appreciate the information
from others as to whether or not they
have been or are now residents Of
Skowhegan
INDEPENDENT REPORTER co.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-12-12
SKOWHEGAN PEOPLE
VERY INDIGNANT
Straightforward Letter
Sent to Washington

Train and mail service were the
things discussed at the Board OF Trade
meeting, last Friday evening. The
session was called with the idea OF
sending a communication to Manager
Douglas of the Maine Central Rail
road As il worked out a message
resulted. addressed to the Maine Pub
tic Utilities Commission and to the
Federal Railroad Administration at
Washington. No one present was
able to say which of these bodies had
Jurisdiction in the matter, but there
was a warm feeling of indignation on
account OF the condition of our train
service and disposition to find some
body, somewhere, who could do some
thing about it.
II develops that a SkOwhegan busi-
ness man has ON the average two
hours and ten minutes between the
arrival of his morning mail and the
departure OF the last mail for the day
ny MulCu IL may bC dis OASN' NNSAA
preposterous condition probably
does not exist elsewhere in America.
Skowhegan people have evinced a de-
termination that it shall not longer
exist here. If the people living with
in two miles of the postofiice were
alone to be considered the case would
not be so vividly unjust, but, count
ing the homes served from the Show
hegan office, by r. F. d. and stage
routes it becomes apparent that this
inadequate service affects about 5000
people The Importance of the busi-
ness here would justify us in asking
for another train; but If this addition
al service cannot be furnished, we
certainly could have the trains which
are now punched in the middle OF the
day more sensibly distributed as to
their arrival and departure. The
suggestion Is to cut out one Of the
two trains leaving about noon and
let it depart at six or seven o'clock
y m. This would give business day,
so far as mail is concerned five or
six hours longer than at present, and
for the rural population served thru
the Skowhegan Office would put them
one day nearer Boston, so far as mail
facilities are concerned, The added
expense as to railway operation might
be a few hours overtime for one crew.
It will be interesting to see If the
officials will have the hardihood to
urge that this should stand in the
way of the desired change.
The one definite vote passed at the
meeting was substantially as follows:
That the Secretary be instruct
ed to write to the public Utilities
Commission and to the Federal
authorities at Washington, stat
ing to them that the railway and
mail service at this point IS seri-
onslv inadequate and asking an
opportunity to be heard regarding
the matter
\ meeting is to be held tomorrow
Friday evening at the Municipal
court room Al 30. to listen to such
reply n results from the above com
munications and to take such furth-
er action as is deemed advisable. In
the meantime, patrons who receive
their mail through the Skowhegan
postoffce should thoroughly post
themselves to the end that We may
make a united and intelligent effort
to secure proper mail and railroad
service.
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about fifteen years then took up
farming in Embden; Addie l. who be
came the wife of Sidney Dunbar, who
also lives in Embden Myrtle a.. and
Maurice A. both of whom live on the
home farm.
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Herbert J Brown.

Herber
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earnestly
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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-12-12

Mrs Fred Locke of Skowhegan un-
derwent a surgical operation at the
Somerset Hospital last Tuesday morn
ing 1t was performed by Drs Young
and Stinchfied
Everett Goodwin of Canaan was
brought to the hospital last Tuesday
to receive medical treatment
Bnv Thrift Stamps every dav
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A Message from the Secretary of the Treasury

Eyrye o Somerset Counys m h l message ron ne f
Treasury Herbert who's o h hnn STAN
eye esonewh
Stamps anwa e
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Buy Thrift Stamps every day
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Washington. u c Dec ,. 1919
The Washington times., 1918-11-17

tireIy on half a dozen battle fronts.
the organization must now spread
over the world to rebuild what four
years of war has destroyed.
First comes the rebuilding of the
health and morale OF the battle
SCARED people of the countries over
which the waves of war have ebbed
and flowed.
There are still thousands of SOL
diers in hospitals overseas and here
who will need the service of the Red
Cross nurse in their cure and finai
rehabilitation, 1t is stated. ts %.
In China Korea, and in the Arctic
lands the Red Cross is planning to
The Washington times., 1918-11-17

nothing. in the opinion Of welI-inform-
ed members OF the upper house.
After permitting the charges against
the Wisconsin Senator to drag along
for many months. the Senate Privii-
.eges and Elections Committee. head.
ed by Senator Pomerene. has decided
to dispose OF them next Thursday.
There is a peculiar situation in the
Senate which is much in favor OF the
wisconsin Senator. With the Senate
to be divided 40 to AZ after March 4.
and the Republicans barely in the ma
Jority. most OF the Republicans are
not anxious to ALLEVIATE La Toilette by