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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-01-17
COLES CORNER

Leslie Mason of Athens village Is
helping Oscar Mason draw ice.
Frank Allen lost valuable heifer
this week. The veterinary was I'M
able to tell what was the matter
Mrs. Ernest Linkletter found an egg
that she believes is the largest hens
egg laid this year. Around the egg,
the long way it measured eight and
one-half inches and around the other
way 1t measured six inches, can any
one beat it?
Walter Marston of Brooks. fore
man of the electric lnemen. who are
putting in the wires at the mills, fell
from a pole one OF the very cold
days, and was quite badly hurt.
Mrs. Annie Ward is visiting her sis
ter in Athens this week.
George Tibbetts and wife are cook
ing for Thompson & Fox.
School in the Franklin schoolhouse
has closed for the winter.
Messrs. Ward and Woodman sold
some of their valuable Jerseys to the
Hon. H. NJ Hart. last week.
The Rev Mr.. Bradeen and Mr.. Holt
the evangelist. expect to hold service
in the Franklin schoolhouse next Sun
dav evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Ward entertain
ed friends last Tuesday evening.
The money stolen from the post
office at Harmony, was traced to boy
named Luce, living with his parents
at Benefits camp. The boy. only
fourteen years of age, has been taken
to Skowhegan. 1t is hopeful that he
will be sent to the home for feeble
minded, as association with the in
mates at the reform school, will be a
detriment to one with so little intel
lect.
They expect to have both saw mills
running this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Linkletter en-
tertained friends from Mayfeld, Har-
mony and Athens. Sunday afternoon
The service held in the Franklin
schoolhouse Sunday evening was a
great success, there being only stand
ing room. Many men from both lum-
Der camps, being there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Nelson and
daughter Doris visited Mr.: and MRS,
Pars NeiBon,, Sunday.
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MILLAY HILL-NEW PORTLAND

We hope II any one down river is
in want of snow they will call at
once for some here on the Hill We
have plenty to spare. Wish we could
make it into coal and help out the
poor people who are in 40 much want
Of it.
All the parents who have children
in the Stanley High at kingfield. have
taken them home.
Will Stowell took a bride New
Years and they are boarding with
Chester Atwood while VIII Is haul
ing birch for Mr. Atwood from Vose
Mountain.
Rev Arthur Hamilton and wife
were guests of her parents, Wednes-
day
Blaine Atwood snowshoed down
from Kingfield Sunday to see his pa
rents Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Atwood
Verne Lishness was caller on the
Hill, Monday.
Lots of sickness. Almost every
family are sick.
Gilbert Boyce and son Jim have got
work in the birch mill at Kingfeld.
Ethel Boyce left town for Portland,
her future home, Monday.
After the big blow and storm, it
has taken the last three days to open
the roads here on the Hill
Hubert Bracket is gaining so as to
be out.
Airline, little daughter Of Mr. and
Mrs. Herbert Lovejoy. was taken very
sick Tuesday, but at this writing she
is better; also MIR. Hogan and child
rem are better,
Thomas Hogan and Hubert Love
JOY are getting their ice from the
Pennell Pond
Mrs Albion Walker is verk sick.
Mrs. Nell Mckinney is caring for her.
Smell Williamson and family are
all having this distemper
Thru the cold spell cellars froze
and apples and canned goods chilled.
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Bankrup.'s Petition for Dischar, e

In the matter of James G. Harlow,
Bankrupt. In Bankruptcy
To tho Hon. Clarence Hale Judge of
the District Court of the United States
for the District of Maine.
James G. Harlow, of Dead River. in
the County of Somerset, and state Of
Maine in said District. respectfully
represents that on the End day of
February. last past, he was duly ad-
judged bankrupt under the Acts OF
Congress relatings to bankruptcy; that
he has duly surrendered all his prop
erty and rights of property. and has
fully complied with all the require
ments of said Acts and of the orders
of Court touching his bankruptcy.
WHEREFORE HE PRAYS. That he
may be decreed by the Court to have
full discharge from all debts prov
able against his estate under said
bankruptcy Acts except such debts az
are excepted by law from such dis
Dated this 9Th day of January, a
ID. 1918.
JAMES G. HARLOW.
ORDER OF NOTICE TH Gsnk[1R''
District of Maine, Northern Division,
on this 18th day of January. A. d.
1918, on reading the foregoing petit
Ordered by the Court. That hear
ing be had upon the same on the 22nd
said Court at Bangor. in said District,
Northern Division, at ten O'Clock in
the forenoon; and that notice thereof
be published In the Independents Re-
porter newspaper printed In said
Distric Mort hern Division. and that
all known creditors, and other persons
in interest. may appear at the said
time and place. and show cause. II
any they have, why the prayer of said
petitioner should not be granted.
And 1t In further Ordered by the
Court, That the Deputy Clerk shall
send by mail to all known creditors
copies of said petition and this order.
addressed to them at their places of
residence as stated
Witness the Honorable Clarence
Hale. Judge Of the said Court, and
the seal thereof at Bangor. In the
Northern Division OF said Dist riot. on
the 18th day of January. A. D. 1918.
WILLIAM NJ WARREN,
Deputy Clerk.
IL 81
A true copy OF petition and order
thereon.
Attest:
WILLIAM M WARREN.
Deputy Clerk.
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WELLINGTON

The many friends of Mrs. Archie
Ward will be glad to know that she
has returned home from Bangor,
where she underwent successful OPP
Grafton.
Miss Cora Norton went to East Cor
NTH, one day last week to attend
school
LYLE Hutchlns has gone TO Dead
water to work.
CLYDE Foss has sold his farm and
stock to Ernest Whitehouse.
Arthur Baird was in Harmony one
day last week on business.
Robert Gourley went TO Kingsbury
last Saturday.
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WHEREAS Willard F. Damren of
Belgrade in the County of Kennebec
and State of Maine. by his mortgage
deed dated December 10. 1914. and re-
corded in Somerset County Registry of
Deeds. book 326. page 216, conveyed to
me, the undersigned: certain lot
or parcel of land with the buildings
County of Somerset and State of
Maine, on the road leading from La
rome to North Fairfield Village. and
known as the Erastus b. Delano farm,
excepting therefrom a certain lot con-
tanning twenty (20) acres more or less.
decided by Erastus b. Delano to Aaron
Hoxie. Also another parcel of land in
said Fairfield bounded by beginning at
the Northeast corner of the above
Charles Heald's South line to a stone
wall at the edge of the woods; thence
Southerly by said wall to land of
James Badger thence Westerly by
named lot; thence Northerly by said
lot to the bound begun at. Contain
ing ten C0) acres more or less. All
of said above named lots are bounded
on the North by land of Charles Head:
on the East by land of Ed Green: on
the South by land of Amasa Mason:
and on the West by Martin Stream, SO
called. Also certain lot or parcel
bounded and described as follows
To wit. that part Of lot number six
on the fifteen mile lot f. which is
bounded East by the East line of said
lot; North by land formerly owned by
Il. B. Delano; West by Martin Stream
and South by said stream, containing
eighty-three (s3) acres more or less:
and whereas the condition of said
mortgage has been broken:
NOW THEREFORE,, by reason of
claim a foreclosure of said mortgage.
Dated, January 7. 1918.
EUGENE A. COVELL,
BY Butler & Butler, his at
torneys hereunto duly authorised.
3w2
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ice crop this season and finds the pub
lie quite ready to believe it.

ice crop this season and finds the pub
lie quite ready to believe 1t.
N. E. o. P. held their annual in
stallation Friday evening. Jan. 18th
at K. of P Hall, after which a short
entertainment was given with speech
es by Mr. Lewis and Hon. L. L. Wal
ton of Skowhegan followed by re-
freshments of ice cream and cookies
after which dancing was enjoyed by
the lodge members and their friends
and very pleasant evening was en-
joyed by all.
Fred Lane. of the American Wooden
Co., has been away on a short bust
ness trip.
A branch of the Red Cross has beer
formed in town. beginning with a
membership of about six hundred
Fred Lane is acting as chairman and
the workers hope to enroll every per
son in this most worthy cause
Mrs Cinderella Savage is confined
to the house with a bad cold
William Duley and Eugene Fred.
erick were business callers in town
Tuesday.
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NORTH MADISON

Mrs Katie Clark made a business
trip to North Arson one day last week
while there in town was the guest of
Clifford Clark and family.
Mrs. Abbie Salley has been suffer
ing from an attack of sciatica rheu-
matism but was some better at this
writing.
Leo Dean who has been quite sick
with the grippe is on the gain altho
confined to his room as yet.
What came near being bad fire at
the home Of Albra Adams & Son one
night last week, az he sat a bag of
feed near the chimney and shortly
after retiring Mr.. Adams woke smell
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-01-17

ing smoke, gave the alarm finding the
bag had caught fire. A little later,
however. things would have been in
flames, which would have been seri-
Gus thing as they we're a very nice
set of farm buildings and Mr.. Adams
in rather poor health.
Mrs Edith Robbins who has been
sick with bronchitis, is better; also
Mrs. Rebecca Robbins. who has been
sick with the same trouble, which was
very hard for her as she being in poor
health most of the time,
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tin. Mrs. Hannah Reed and Mrs. Ell
wyn Mathews, one brother. Wallace
Osborn, one granddaughter, Miss
Gladys Bigelow and several nieces
and nephews. She was held in the
highest esteem by many friends in the
community and her memory will be
very dear to all who knew her. The
funeral services will be held from her
late home Wednesday at 10 a. m, Rev.
Mr.. Wright of Pittsfield officiating.
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ST. ALBANS

The death of Mrs. Henrietta, wife Of
Daniel L. Frost, occurred Sunday
morning, January 10, after an illness
of several weeks at the age OF IL
years. She leaves besides her hus-
band one daughter Mrs. Mabel Bige-
low, three sisters, Mrs. Rebecca Mar
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Bound volumes OF the Independent
Reporter and its predecessors. for
nearly 80 years past. are carefully
preserved. You are welcome to cen
suit them It any time.
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RESOURCES


Loans and Discounts. 1877 1927
Dverdrafts, secured and unsecured 6,3328
u S. Bonds to secure Circu-
laton lOO 0o0.0o
Liberty Loan Bonds t6,6OO.OO
Securities other than Z. s. Bonds l57 $780, co
Stocks other than Federal Reserve
hank stock l,lI8.oo
stock OF Federal Reserve Bank 100000
fixtures 35,OoO.OO
House l2,bOOOo
Law ful reserve with Federal
Reserve Bank 62,i65.es
Cash IN vault and net am )unts due
from national banks 1871 $50 81
Due from Banks Bankers l,oy3.76
checks on banks In the game city
or town as reporting bank 973.2l
Checks on banks outside OF city or
town OF reporting bank 3.l58.49
Due from u. S. Treasurer 10000
. her assets 6S9 %
Total sl,5St6,3.lS
LIABILITIES
capital stock paid IN 100000
surplus fund 50,000O0
Undivided profits, less ex penses and
faxes PAID 1872, 669 O0
CircuiatIngiN Totes l49,990 %
hue to Banks and Bankers llS, BY
check 644,227.o2
Certified Checks $3.50
Dividends unpaid 44360
Postal savings Deposits ll,tRs.6
other Time Deposits 237,ll2.0t
Total sl.63i623.ia
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CAUTION NOTICE

This is to caution all people from
trusting my wife, Mrs. Mildred Law
renee. as shall pay no bills contract
ed by her after this date.
Skowhegan, Me. Jan. 10. 1918.
1w3s ROY LAWRENCE
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STATE OF MAINE
County of Somerset. So
Bin w. Page, Cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief
BLIN W. PAGE, Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
llth day OF JanuaLy, 1918
IL. al GRoRGR w. COVER
Notary Public.
Correct--Attest:
CHARLES r. Cook,
JOHN W. FoGLER, Directors.
CHAS. T.. YOUNG,
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FORD CARS-Will be at a premium
In the spring. Place your order now
through Holt & Hight, Skowhegan.
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Charter No. 239 Reserve District No.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK

OF SKOWHEGAN
AtSkowhegan, in the State OF Maine. at the
close of business, Dec. st, 1917
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-07
FATE OF DR.. chamberlain
SOON WILL BE WITH JURY

Continued from First Page
dtsarticuaied as il was except by one
familiar with the human anatomy
No evidence helpful 10 the accused
doctor has been submitted other than
lis own marvelously strong story. Ills
d"meanor during the trial his remark
able rcSourcefulneSs on the stand his
absolute refusal to plead other than
wholly sui!tless OF his brothers kill
ing, his explanation OF the circum-
stances which seem to point so unins-
takably 10 his guilt. all Of these things.
have favorably impressed spectators
and. il is believed. have had some
weight with the jury
II the jury returns "a verdict OF guilty
the defense will appea! for another
trial. Attorneys James Z. Page and
Conway II. Sands. counsel for the doc
tor. have noted many exceptions during
the trial.
One notable exception taken by the
defense involves tho amended statute
regulating first degree murder vcr-
licts. Under the amended law Jury
may return verdict requiring the
death penalty or life imprisonment In
selecting jurors. those opposed To capt.
tai punishment were not permitted TO
serve. Nh Page contends that We
nireman should DC asked if he is or
posed TO life imprisonment and not If
lie IS opposed to capital punishment
II Is understood that the bar of the
state Is much interested in the out
cnEc of this exception.
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Press Views on
Pren1ier's Speech
One Terms 1t Courageous Call
for Unity in the
Nation.

LONDON, January 5.-prcmicr LLOYD
Georges speech 10 the delegates o:
the trades unions on Saturday is char
actcrized b. the weekly newspapers as
marking historical epoch i'm the war.
The Weekly Dispatch asserts that i,
Is courageous cal! for unity in the
nation III the face OF the trials and
dangers tina; lie ahead and is the hes;
answer TO the claimant, IL unimportant
minority. VINO have been endcavorin.
TO drive wedge between tho govern
ment and tho l.abo; party on the false
plea that there are unbridgeablc in
tesral difficulties in the respective con-
captions Of the way aims for which we
arc lighting"
The News OF the World declares the
speech outlined the British war aims
with degree of precision which
leaves 10 !ooHho.e for misunderstood l.
ing and adds:
These are the aims for which We
entered the war. For them we have
bied unfinchinsly more than three
years and for them. the Premier
well said. VIC arc prepared TO face even
heavier sacrifices than any we yet ha ve
endured.
satisfactory phrases OF the speech and
;hc most disconfortine for the Prus-
sian war lords arc those which reveal
u as mo; an utterancc OF either mere
statesmen o. a political party. but az
the considered utterance OF the British
people"
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SAILORS THREATEN POLICE
M"b In Norfolk Dispersed b! Free Use
of NightstickS and Shots in

NORFOLK, VA, January s.-Feclins
that one OF their shpmates had been
mistrcatcd at the hands of the police
i25 United States sailors descended
upon the First Precinct Police Station
this morning at 2:30 o'clock and threat :
cncd violence unless the prisoner was
released. Reserves were called in from
the Second Precinct and street men
were hurried TO the station-housc The
officers demonstrated with the blue
Jackets and urged pcaccablc de-
parture. Failing in this. a dozen or
more police charged the mob, and by
free use Of nishtstfcks scattered it, a
couple Of shots were fired into the ali.
by the police and the enlisted men
scattered
y delegation later waited on Chief
of Police 1<izcr at II local hotel. hut
got no satisfaction these. The trouble
started in n Main street Chinese res
taurant. when sailor is alleged to
have beaten a negro woman employed
there.
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RESOLUTIONS UNNECESSARY.
SAY ACTOR LOU TELLEGEN
Accept each Day With the Joy of :,
Child Is His Friendly
Advice.

NEW YORK. January G.--I.ou Telle-
gen. the actor. made 10 New Years
resolutions.
Resolutions" he repeated the word
slowly apparently 4 little puzzled a.,
the question. why. ! never made
such a thing! Why should L" Tha {
marvellous woman with whom il IL
nay pleasure TO live"--hc was speak
ing Of Geraldine l'arrar. his wife
docs not DO SO. My splendid friends
do not. Eut she. especially. accepts
each day with the joy OF "a child. She
accepts IL as rich III possibilities for
expression, ana lives il to tho utmost,
neither looking back ward rcgretfully
nor strainnE anNiouSly toward thu
future. She is young. She will al
ways be young. And this living glad
~ in tho things the day is bringing
her is the secret Of her youth.
And 50. YOU sec he smiled within
sically. Il cannot resolve this New
Year. even for the sake of being
agreeable
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-07
DRINKS EVIDENCE
HishwaymHn Holds Up PassenEcrs on
Western Train and EmptieS
Their GriDs

KANSAS CITY, MO. January 6.-"rm
government omccr-show your booze
VI you've got any" said H. q. Good
win, of the Kansas side. on Il Santa Fe
passenger train near Manhattan. Kan.
number Of tho passengers accom- :
modated the supposed revenue officer
by opening their grips, and he secured
several quarts. Later he was found
OH the rear platform drinking tho "cvi-
dcnce."
Goodwin was taken off the train at
Manhattan and turned over to the Fed :
cral officials for having booze anG for
impersonatins an officer.
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Fridge. and will be at home after Jan
uarE 10 1T Northampton
~ AND OUT OF TOWN.

Misses Betty Wright and Gladys
asnins have returned from a ten
days visit 10 Tappanha and Eg-
sex.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Keith. OF Fair.
fax have been the recent guests Of
relatives here.
James o. Winston. Of New York and
Richmond. has been the recent guest
of his sister, Mrs. +. W. Sims. in
Louisa.
Mrs. +. NJ Spencer and her small
daughter have returned 10 Gordons-
vile. after "a visit to Richmond
Miss Marie $. Williams. OF Fourth
Avenue. Highland Park. who is visit
irs friends IL Washington for the holi-
days. VIII remain several weeks long
e. 10 attend number Of dances and
thcatcr parties TO be given in he.
honor by tho younger set,
Mrs. Ounce j.. Crittcndeu has re-
turned to her home in Washington,
after spending tho holidays with Mrs
W. = R.eSon. 2tot Floyd Avenue
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-07

MACON, GA, January 6-ApproSf-
matcly 800 men afflicted with tuberc,I-
losis have been withdrawn from the
ranks of the Thirty-iirst Guard hi
vision at Camp Wheeler, IL was
learned Tonight. after Il report or n
findings of the army tuberculosis board,
was made public at divisional head
quarters. Sin deaths occurred at Camp
Wheeler during the last twenty four
hours. according to records at the baso
hospital, and eleven new cases of pneu-
monia developed. Three of the deaths
were from pneumonia
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NEW YORK, January G.--How to
hold their domestic and foreign mar
kcts against the onslaught of German
commercial shock battalions" after
the war will he discussed at meet
ing Of American dye manufacturers in
THIS city, January ~ and 81. it was
announced tonight. Formation Of II
national trade association to stabilize
and standardizc the dye industry. the
present investment OF which. ii was
stated, Is 100000. will be considered.
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MARRY SECOND TIME
Indian Chief aud wife Ask Civil ser.
vice DC Performed After
Tribal Way.

III. RENO. OKLA, January 6-I:ird
Chief Sn Indian, applied for q mar
riase license. and when asked the
brides name, said:
she has several names; I'll have
TO 90 and ask her which name she
wants to use
l;ird Chief explained that lie and
his wife had been married many years
with ceremony performed tho ancient
tribal way They decided it WAS time
now to be married the white mans
way.
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Henry ). CI,ubb Dead

JACkSONNlLLE. FLA, January C.
Henry $. Chubb, national committees
man OF the Republican party from
Florida and chairman of the Republic
can State Central Committee, died at
his home at Princeton, Fla, to-day,
aged sixty years. Pneumonia was given
as the cause Of Mr.. chubb's death.
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millionaire riremen on job.

TASTING, ~ y, January 6.-The
home of Preston l.. Ford was destroy
ed by fire to-day. Millionaire members
OF the volunteer fire department I'm
the neighborhooG fought In vain to
save tho property.
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baroness OF Austria Dead.

PITTSBURGH, january 6.--Word was
received here to-day OF the death OF
baroness dc Ridcnau, OF Austria. who
was formerly Miss Margaret Louise
Magee. OF Pittsburgh. The baroness
died at Montrcux, Switzerland, De-
cember IS.
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w aShablc.)

TIME mere mention of
these dainty Wash
Satin Garments will.
prompt many a woman
who delights in luxu-.
rious Underwear to in
slant action. Such prices
for such qualities will
result in a quick outgo.
Serviceable and Dain-
~ Calnisoles, with three
rows Of Val. lace; rib
bon run and ribbon,
shoulder straps; in
flesh, $1.0O.
Satin Canlisoles, with.
hemstitching and rib
bon shoulder straps:
flesh or white, S1.25.
Also, Corset Covers
with imitation filet,.
Si.25.
Heavy Satin Can't
soles, with Val. lace and
Georgette combination
trim, with lace shoulder
straps, in flesh and
white, S1.S5.
Also, h c nj S t tched
styles with ribbon
straps; flesh, $1.S5.
T-I-7.1R
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-07

\ circle d, women TO make Red
Cross surgical dressings will shortly be
orEanizcd in 6inter Park. Any woman
IN 6inter Park or that vicinity desiring
I" aid III this work viii please conmu-
nicate with Mrs. Webster :. Ehoads. GlS
Sobi. Abenue. - soon as possible.