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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-11-21
MnLAY HILI.-N. y. PORTLAND

". II. Sargent. road commissioner,
was on the Hill Wednesday looking
for help to break the roads this com
ing winter
Mrs. Cora Hutchins, who has been
very sick with Bright's disease, is
gaining and will be able to sit up
soon, 1t is reported
Kenneth and Charles Written who
have both been quite sick with grippe,
are better.
Thomas Hogan and S. J. William
son have bought a hay press and
have moved the same to this place.
Herman Lishness and son Hillman
have moved their family to Kingfeld
for the winter.
Earl Wing IS moving onto his farm
that he purchased OF Albert Gould
the Pullen farm, so called
W. II Farnham and wife were
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. VI. e. Atwood
Wednesday afternoon.
Frank Parln Is working for Sherry
Loyejoy.
There are three cases of diphtheria
at Kingfield. all the parties are doing
fine. The influenza cases are on the
decline.
c. G. Atwood and family were at
his parents. Wednesday afternoon. He
is gaining slowly from his recent Ill
ness.
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STARkS

Barlow Nichols had the misfortune
to saw off the little finger Of the right
hand while working in Taylors saw
mill. He also sawed into the finger
next to the little one, but the Doctor
thinks he will not lose it,
Charles Thompson is building a new
barn.
Mrs. Emma Gordon and Mrs. Ethel
Payson and son Gilmore have closed
their home here and gone to Auburn
for the winter.
Mrs. E. f. Frederic has returned
home from Waterville where she I'M
derwent an operation on her eye. Her
many friends are glad to know she Is
getting along well. She was accom-
panied by her daughter Mildred.
Frank Whittier of Livermore spent
several days at William Locke's last
week.
Walter Waugh has gone to Massa-
chusetts for visit with relatives.
Among those who attended the Sec
ond Agricultural Convention at Skow-
hogan were Floyd Bartlett, Leslie
Hutchinson, Lester Moore, Bryce
Greenleaf, Irving Greenleaf, Harold
Taylor Gladys Sawyer and Helen Mel
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POWERS SCH00LH0USE
NORRIDGEWOCK

Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Hutchinson
and children were callers at Ida
Sheaffs, Sunday.
Josie Abbott and son Verd are
spending a few days with her sister
Jennie Berry.
Ralph Berry has gone back to his
work at Whitneys potato house.
Kenneth Berry was unloading logs a
few days last week at Fishers mill.
Charles Sheaff has gone back to his
work at the shoe shop after an attack
of grippe.
Charles Bates, an aged citizen met
with a bad accident Monday morning.
While trying to get heavy Darrell
into his cellar, the DARRELL slipped and
broke Mr. Bates leg. Two bones
between the knee and ankle were
broken and required the aid of Dr.
Smith of Norridgewock and DR.. Das-
combe of Skowhegan to reduce the
fracture.
Earl Berry made a business trip to
Waterville, Wednesday.
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are as follows: 1890 a. m. the Top
Notch Church; 3 p. m, Gods Wise
Men; p. m. From the Ditch to the
Pulpit Mr.. Powell comes to. Madison
from Friendship,
d. N. Sawyer moved his family
Thursday from Park street to the up
per tenement of the house owned by
John Harmon on Weston avenue.
Hildred Nichols Fred Oliver, Miss
Hilda Barttle and Miss Angie Oliver
of Starks are working in Arson for
the. Starks Canning Factory, labelling
cans.
William p. Austin went Friday
morning to Portland where he will re-
main for a few days treatment at the
Eye and Ear Infrmary.
The regular meeting of the Madison
branch of the Red Cross was omitted
this week. A consignment of rs
sweaters has been recently finished
and was shipped to the county head
quarters at Skowhegan this week. d.
DR. Il. n Randall of Lewiston ar
rived in town Thursday night for
brief visit with relatives and friends
W. II. Duley Vi olaThS was III W"
the last of the week
II. H. Haines left on business triI
to Boston last week.
Mrs. w. H. Kennison left last week
for a visit with her husband, who Is
stationed at Fort Slocum, New York.
Mrs. Annie Johnson, who has beer
visiting Mrs. A. p. Holmes of Smith
field has returned home
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ANS0N

Mr. and Mrs Clarence Tarr and
children Of North Arson visited John
Tarr and family one day last week.
Miss Florence Walker was a caller
in North Arson. Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Parlin, Mrs.
Carroll Parlin and son were calling
on relatives in North Arson the last
of the week
Charles Smith of Skowhegan made
short visit with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. s. Smith last week.
Mrs. Victor Rubernor visited friends
living on the river road Sunday.
William Boynton jammed his finger
badly one day last week at work.
Mr. and Mrs. James Marcellus spent
a few days last week in Industry Wis
iting Mrs. Marcellus' father, William
Gilmore.
John Tarr is at work for George
Lovejoy in West Mills
Word is received of the birth Of a
girl to Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Luce OF
North New Portland. Mrs. Luce is
the oldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Mckinney. formerly of this town
Daniel Adams recently purchased
Ford which is much enjoyed.
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RIVER ROAD

Ray Boynton, student at the Uni
versity of Maine. spent the week enc
at his home here
Prof Weston, who had made short
visit to his home in Madison, was q
dinner guest at the Boynton home or
Sunday, and both were taken to Fair
field by Mr. and Mrs Boynton in time
for the train to Orono.
Elbridge Ford of Pressure Isle, &
nephew of Mrs. W. II. Boynton, was
also a week end guest at the home
of his aunt.
Mr. and Mrs. John Clayton visited
relatives in East Cornville, Saturday
night and Sunday.
Mrs. Fred Gotta had an attack Of
acute Indigestion on Monday and a
physician was called.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Gotta accom-
panied by a friend from Camden, Wis
tied their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Gotta recently.
Mrs. Lillian Melanson, who has en-
ployment at the oxford Hotel, is
spending a week with her mother Mrs
Jonathan Laurison.
Miss Delta Laurison and sister Mrs
Bert Murray are spending few days
in Bangor this week.
Mrs Effie Merrill of Canaan is
spending the week with her sister
Mrs. Harold Chase.
Mrs. L. E. Croswell has had recen
news of her brother l.. W. Chase IL
Texas, who was operated on for ap
pendicitis at Midland on November /
Mr.. Chase Is a native Of Canaan ant
has many friends there who will be
interested to learn that although Il
years of age. he stood the operation
very we'll and is recovering slowl,
and as well as could be expected His
home for many years was in Cleburne
Texas, but within the past year he has
moved to Shafter Lake and was there
engaged in farming. BY going 81
miles to Midland, he had the attend
ance and care of an eminent physician
and surgeon. His wife, also native
of Canaan and son Arthur L. Chase
of Clarendon. Texas, have helped care
for him and the latest news ION Mon
day night was that he was doinl
well
Mrs. w. o. Chase is visiting her sis
ter in Pittsfeld this week.
Mrs. Frank Gagne recently went tt
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CARAT Nh

Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. McDaniels Of
Jackman were in town Sunday.
Mrs. Hannah Foss and Mrs. Lydia
Whitney and son of Moscow were
callers at George Spaulding's Satur-
day
Miss Theo Spaulding recently pick
ed a perfect dandelon blossom and
some strawberry blossoms at the same
time.
Mrs. Charles Pierce OF Bingham is
visiting her daughter Mrs. Ed Powell
Alice Beane and Miss Lorna Sands
went To Bingham for a short stay last
week
Miss Theo Spaulding was obliged TO
leave school on account of Ill health.
Monday was gala day in Cara
funk when the peace news came.
Everybody began to do things, bells
and horns and flags waving proclaim
ed the great event 4 parade was
formed in the evening led by A. B,
Clark dressed as "tncle Sam and
Mrs Fred Clark as Columbia. As it
was a torch parade it was something
the children Will long remember A
large bonfire on Baker Hill was kind
led where the Kaiser was burned. A
bountiful supper was furnished in the
hall, after which dance ended the
day Everyone had share in cele-
brating the glad happy day. During
the evening every house was illumin-
ated.
Fred Clark. town chairman of the
l.. w. W Campaign announces that
we ave reached our quota plus fifty
Der cent that was asked OF US in the
recent drive. The people responded
in their usual patriotic way, working
together with the committee for the
success Of the drive Every family
did their bit in one way or another.
ether members of the committee were
Oscar Clark. Claude Witham, John
Comber Albert Clark, Mrs. Oscar
Clark Mrs. Charles Mitchell, Mrs.
Celey Carbino and Mrs Albert Clark.
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TOBEY Observation-Disclosures

viii Stewart is seriously i'll at his
home and has the care Of trained
nurse.
Mrs Nellie Stevens of Rumford
Falls visited her mother Mrs. Went
worth and sister Reta Hall last week
Mrs. Susie. Puffer and daughter
were visitors at Arthur HoOper's Fri
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Devoll were
business callers at Skowhegan, We'd
nesday.
E. p. Holway has had crew of
men at work piping his dairy farm
for running water
Frank Peavey will soon leave for
Pennington, where he has secured
employment for the winter
Mary Atwood, who is passing the
winter with her brother Frank Par
sons visited her sister Clara Wing at
the village, last week.
Uncle Ansel Holway Is in rather
poor health.
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MADISON

Charlie Pray of Madison and Miss
Mabel Spearin we're married last week
Both young people are we'll known in
Madison village. Mr. and Mrs. Pray
will make their home for the present
in the Carpenter block.
Barlow Nichols of Starks cut off
one finger and badly cut another while
saving shingles at the saw mill in
Starks. recently
Mildred Nichols and his father Bar
low Nichols of Starks were in town
last Saturday.
Mrs. Ellen Shaw of Starks was in
town last Saturday shopping.
Fred Williams of Skowhegan was in
town last Saturday on business.
The subjects as announced for last
Sunday at the Methodist Episcopal
church by Evangelist Felix Powell
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HAS NOT HAD AN
HOURS SICKNESS
Since He Commenced To
Take "Frult-a-tives"
70 LEES AVE, OTTAWA.

"Three years ago, began to feel
rundown and tired, and suffered
very much from Liver and Kidney
Trouble. Having heard of "Fruit-a-
tives", l thought 1 would try them.
The result was surprising.
I haze not had an hours sickness
since l commenced using "Fruit-a-
tives" or Fruit kiacr Tablets, and 1
know now what l haven't known for
good many years-the blessing of a
healthy body and clear thinking
brain" WALTER J. MARRIOTT.
zoe box, 6 for 81 so, trial size 25c.
At dealers or from FRUfT-A-TIVES
Limited, OGDENSBURG. N. Y.
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Lewiston to accompany her nephew,
Thomas Carpenter. who is in poor
health, to her home to conyalesce.
They arrived Monday evening. Mrs
Della kimball of North Arson cared
for Mrs. Gagne's home while she was
away.
There was no session at the Blunt
school on Friday last. the teacher,
Mrs. Maggie Lord attended the funer-
al of a friend
Mrs. Fred Gotta, who was seriously
i'll on Monday evening, was much bet
ter on Tuesday.
d. W. Sawyer and wife, who live on
the Dunbar place went in company
with Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Hayden and
Albert Prince of Waterville, to Russell
Stream, hunting last week, in the vi
cinity of Moosehead Lake. Mr.. Saw
yer was successful in securing two
fine buck deer, weighing about 200
pounds each. One had nine points
and the other ten.
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MADISON CENTER

Mrs NJ. B. Mcdonnell LETT last Sit
urday for her home in New York She
will visit en- route with friends in
Boston
Mr.. and Mr. William Langley and
daughter left their cottage last Satnr-
day for Exeter y IL where they are
to spend The winter with Mr.. Lang
leys mother
Mrs. Ella Johnson. who has passed
the summer at H. f. Spears, is to go
to Skowhegan next Tuesday for the
winter.
There have been several Peace
celebrations in this place by the chill
dren and joined in by the older ones
and still more are planned
Miss Olive Hayden spent the day
last Saturday with Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Preble. Mrs. Preble is an
aunt and it was the anniversary of
Miss Hayden's mothers birthday
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Fremont, o. q
the critical period

surely proved to be. feel better and
stronger in every way since taking it.,
and the annoying symptoms have disap-
peared. . Mrs. Nj. Golden, 925 Ma
poleon ST., Fremont, Ohio.
Such annoying symptoms as heat
flashes, nervousness, backache, head
ache, irritability and 1.-THE blues, may
be speedily overcome and the system
restored to normal conditions by this
famous root and herb remedy Lydia f.
Tinkham's Vegetable Compound.
If any complications present thor
selves write the Pinkham Medicine Co.
Lynn, Mass, for suggestions how tc
overcome them. The result of FORT
years experience is at your service AID
your letter held in strict confidence.
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TREE ROAD CROSSING

Mebbe you tink we aint gon have
som beeg tam when we celebrate som
licked hun las weak, hey? don
tink we gon be slow on these place
when we gon have chanel for raise
tam blow som bell and rung the
whissel on Hen Crapeau steme mill
we so glad war get hisself all play
out and have got get som rest. We
make mos all kind noise she gon be
tink of, and have som beeg born fire
on front Alex Lagroine with som las
year drinkin slider what make evry-
body feel yer happy 1t gon be long
tam fore we gon remember all about
those clebrecation.
We expect we gon see Louie Chap
ellie. John Dusson, Bill Beanier, John
Turcotte and rest those fellar what
have gon to war com home on us las
weak, but she not show up. What
they gon want hung round for after
she all gon by? Why don she com
home Xix he ought to?
Julie Lagrande have took to wear
In her hair all curl up down her neck.
She tink she look yer much lik Mary
Pickax on moyey picture. She only
one what tink so.
Several folks com round this place
last weak and take up money for
those 7. W. w. campain for soldiers.
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SMITHFIELD

Leslie Bickford and Albert Dudley
have gone up river to work In the
woods.
A little daughter arrived at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Clark, Nov
10. She has been named Eleanor
Arlene.
Mrs. Mary Thompson who has been
seriously i'll with pneumonia, is re-
ported better.
Miss Lucy Decker has returned tc
her home in Chicago after passing
several months with her sister Mrs
Charles Tracy.
Raymond Groves left town Monday
for Bristol, n. H., where he expects tc
find employment for the winter.
Sanford Witham has sold his herd
of sixteen cows.
Martin Perkins went to Oakland
Wednesday to have another operation
on his foot. taking off another small
portion of his toe as bloodpoisonine
was feared.
Mrs. Lizzie Nye has closed her cot
tage and left to pass the winter In
Skowhegan in the home OF Mrs
Steward.
Mrs. Laura Simonds and daughter
Mrs. Isabel Winegardiner have closed
their home in Smithfield village and
will pass the winter in Waterville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Hartford and
children visited Mrs. Hartford's pa
rents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Swift in
Wayne last Sunday.
Z. c. Tracy recently visited his
sister Mrs. Ada Phining In Wilton
who is very i'll.
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BARRON's CORNER MADISON

Mr.. and Mrs Mahlon WEIGH, whd
have been employed on large milk
farm at Palermo. for two years, have
returned to the home of his parents
Mr. and Mrs. F. f. WEIGH.
Xavier Thibodeau has finished hay-
ing his house and barn wired for
electric lights and also large water
system installed to be operated by
electricity.
David b. Viles is driving a pair of
horses on a hay press for Frank
Smith.
Dana Robbins Of North Madison
drove the sheep home last Friday, that
he purchased of b. f. Burns, early In
the fall.
A. Christopher Of Madison has re
Gently purchased cow of d. B. Viles.
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BIGELOW HILL

Howard BuzZell was called home
from Bath last week to be examined
for military service.
A. D. Bailey sold three head of
rome, recently
young cattle to Forrest Farley of La
Henry Corey and Haze Barrows fin
ished threshing in this vicinity last
week
Mrs. f. c. Austin is on the sick list.
Mrs Lester Packard and little son
Blinn visited Friday of last week at
w. p. Winslow's in Larone.
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Gard of Thanks

We wish to thank our relatives,
friends and neighbors, for their kind
ness during our recent bereavement;
and also for the beautiful floral trib-
utes.
Frank Lessor
Mr.. and Mrs. William Lessor
Major Lessor
Edward lessor
Blanche Lessor
Laura Lessor
Skowhegan, Nov. q, 1872
IIaun Won read E.VarYhndYS' Column
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The News of Somersets Busy Towns
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a former resident of Hartland, has
been spending a few days at the home
of her people in St Adams, Mr.. and
Mrs. LaNell.
Elmer Burton is confined to his
home with influenza His mother Is
also quite sick with it
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HARTLANIp

Last Friday the Board of Health
again for the second time shut down
all public gatherings for an indefinite
time. Moving pictures, schools and
churches and others are affected.
George Randell Of South Limington
has Been visiting Rev A. w. Swift.
During the Fourth Liberty Loan
Drive the Boy Scouts of America in
the Hartland Troop No i, raised
$11 $4,000 The towns quota was
$20,00000 but they doubled their quo
ia. Much credit Is due Harry Hen
derson and Howard d. Jameson who
assisted the boys in the work. The
government will give every boy a
medal who sells at least rs bonds. The
following boys earned the medal !:
Ray Randlette, sold q bonds amount
ing to $4,000; John Getchell Jr., sold
26 bonds amounting to $2600.O0; Har-
low Young sold 26 bonds amounting
to 100000; Harold Young sold 26
bonds amounting to $1750.00 Sixty
FIVE per cent of the troop participated
in the drive and the following boys
sold the amount recorded after their
name below: Paul Jones sold 8
bonds amounting to $4,000; Daniel
Packard sold 8 bonds amounting to
$4,000; George Storms sold 6 bonds
amounting to $4,000; Newton Smith
sold bonds amounting to 100000;
Linwood Burbank sold 6 bonds
amounting to $4,000; George Thomp-
son sold bonds amounting to $35O00;
Mahlon Gray sold bonds amounting
to $4,000; Fred Libby sold bonds
amounting to 100000; Bryant Ander
son sold bonds amounting to $780,
90: Ralph Parkman sold 2 bonds
amounting to 10000; Harry Dore
sold bond amounting to $4,000.
Darius Ham passed away at his
home in North Hartland at the age Of
81 years. He for years had been a
stone cutter in this vicinity. He
leaves a wife and other relatives.
Mrs. Winnie Whitney and children
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that CHANGE IN
WOMAN'S LIFE
Mrs. Golden Tells How |.
May be Passed in Safety
and Comfort.

-
had all the symp-
toms incidentto that
change heat flash
es, nervousness, and
was in a general run
down condition, so
it was hard for me
to do my work.
Lydia E. Pinkham 8
V eye table Com
pound was recon-
mended to me as the
best remedy for my
tro,,hlea which il
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MAYFIELD

Harry Brown of Brighton is work
ing for Herbert Walker in Mayfeld
and boards at Perley Bryant's.
The hunters who have been staying
at Perley Browns and also those at
John Wedges have returned to their
homes, each party carrying a nice
deer with them
Perley Bryant went to Brighton
Sunday
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Have you read Everybodys' Column?
New-York tribune., 1918-11-06
French Take Guise
And Threaten Foes
Main Retreat Line

WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE, Nov. (By The Associated
Pressl. After yesterdays defeat in the
region of the Disc with the loss. OF
1000 men made prisoner and sixty
cannon captured, the Germans began u
general retreat over the entire front
of the First Army this morning. Cen
eral Debeney's men entered Guisc at
$3.50 O'Clock and pushed on SIX miles
further east in close pursuit OF the
German rear guards.
The progress Of Marshal Foch's w'de
movement of development OF the
pocket which the Germans are suii
holding on French territory has opened
up a prospect of most important conse-
ouences. The German positions IN tine
department of the Ardennes. the integ-
rity Of which is essential to an order
lv retirement from the regions to the
west, have been seriously compromised
in spite of desperate resistance
The French troops continue to press
the enemy so rapidly in the steady
downpour of rain that he has been
unable to destroy all the bridges be-
hind him. At one point the flight OF
the Germans was so preclp'tate tnat
they left wagon trains of several reg
;,nents behind
New-York tribune., 1918-11-06
Three Hun 'Planes
Do.uned by Yank
In Bitter Fight

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
OF VERDUN, Nov. 5
(bv The Associated sPress) In a series
of aerial combats with Fokkers Monday
Lieutenant Harmon Rorson. of Will
mington, n c., brought down three
enemy planes. Lieutenant Rorson's
machine was struck by forty seven
bullets, but the American managed to
land within his own lines.
Lieutenant Rorison accompanied an
American bombing expedition south of
Montmedy. but was unable to reach
his objective because Of an attack by
German planes. In the combat one
bullet pierced a bomb which Rorison
carried, but the bomb failed to explode.
After the first engagement Rorlson
was separated from his formation and
was attacked by two Fokkers. But he
sent one to the ground and then the
other His emergency gasolene tank
was pierced, but he fought the other
enemy machines, despite the gasolene
spray, and succeeded in disposing of
the third
Headed for its own lines, the Amer
lean plane began to weaken, and as
Rorison neared the ground he became
a target for enemy infantrymen. But
he evaded their bullets and just man
aged to get within the home lines.