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EXAMINATIONS OF CLASS ONE WILL Be
COMPLETED TOMORROW
No Orders Yet To Call Men OF Class Two---
Many Men Now Available For Service

Accepted nor special s@vice-Chas.
W Smith.
Rejected March 26-Archie P. Kel-
ley, Bingham; Lynn E. Sterry, Starks ;
Roy H. Pratt, Skowhegan; Grover C.
Rines, Pttsfield; George W. Smith,
Lee Brown, Eben Smith.
Accepted March 27--Joseph Dudley,
Madison; Joseph n. Gurney. Fairfield ;
Henry l.. Collins. Solon; William NJ.
Nickerson, Limerick; Francis NJ. Spot
ford, Hinckley. Charles E. Decker,
Mercer; Walter c. Woodman, Fair
field; William + Harper. Pittsfield, ,
Peter A. Dumphy. Michael, J. M. Nc
Donald. Walter e Brown, Fairfield :;
Mark L. Cassidy. North Anson; Philip
Gould, Fairfield
Rejected Mar. 27-George Schmith,
Greenville Jet; Sebastian V. Bisson,
Skowhegan; Philander c. Knowles, st.
Albans; Jesse A Washburn Athens ;
Frank Dudley, Alphonso G. Pierce,
Moscow; Peter Dore, Skowhegan;
Charles L. Dorian, Fairfield; Fred
erick II. Spaulding, Pambroke, Mass. :;
Richard J. Hayden. Cornville; George
Allen, Anson; Willie r. Tuscan, So
lon; Henry j Fernald, Fairfield.
Transferred Mar. 27-Paul Thomp-
kins, Harvey; Earl r Snow. Peter
boro, n. H.
List of men called for examination
March 90 to appear March 29-Roy c.
Watson, Cambridge John NJ. Stanley
Mercer; Henry c. Rode, Athens ;
Clyde Corson, Bath; Charles Glotz
Pittsfield, Fred Gilbert. Lily Bay; AL
fred Couture, Long Pond; Clarence
f. Spaulding, Caratunk; Asher Davis
Skowhegan; Roy w. Paddock, Skow-
hegan: James E. Whittier, Pittsfield ;
Carl H. Olsen, Harmony; Ralph j
York, Oakland; Joseph A. Jackson
Skowhegan; Fred l.. Hubbard, Hart
land; Leon M. Wyman, Solon; Harold
NJ Taylor, Pittsfeld Orlando II. Hun
newell, Bingham; Timothy Roberts
Skowhegan; Herman A. Scribner
Brighton Peter Curture. Jackman
Frank A. Donahue, Flagstaff; Roland
Newell, Bingham; Harold l.. Durrell
Starks; Dennie Pelletier. lockwood
Edward J. B. Hollard, Skowhegan
William Creamer, North Anson; Otto
Rockefeller Folsom Jones, Edward
Corson, Athens; Arthur G. Lancaster
Hartland; Henry Bishop, Fairfield
William H. Fowler. Canaan; George X
Bu2zell Athens; Aime Isabel. Water
Vile; Elroy o. LaCasce, Skowhegan
CLYDE Corson, SkOwhegan; Carol I
Jones, Solon.
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PROF. HENRY ". BROWN OF COLBY COL
LECE PR|N. SPEAKER OF EVENING
County Agent R. M. Stiles Explained Purposes
And Aims of Agricultural Clubs

At the banquet given III the Met
odist yestry last Friday evening d
large number Of young men and boys
were present, there being in all prob
ably one hundred and fifty The feast
Was given under the direction OF the
four church aid societies, the young
men from the various churches act
ing as walters. Music was furnished
by an orchestra under the direction Of
tae Rev {. II. Mckinney. Leslie Z.
Jacobs, acting as postmaster. ex-
planned the purpose Of the meeting.
and introduced the other speakers Of
the evening.
County Agent r. VI Stiles Wa next
introduced, and he explained the par
pose and aims Of the agricultural
clubs which he Is at present organiz-
ing throughout the county
Then came the address OF the even
ing given by Professor Henry v.
Brown of Colby College. The speak
er is always gladly welcomed by
Skowhegan people This time he
more than met all expectations, hold
ing the closest attention of even the
youngest boys as he poured forth his
words of counsel and inspiration.
Kippling says, II myself could fate
TO myself
As | was a year ago,
Id tell him a lot that would help him
lot.
Of the things he ought to know
Every boy is mystery both to
himself and to others His body. as
a mass of chemicals. is worth only
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past year. and it is thought that this
illness may have affected the brain
He was also struck by lightning last
summer which further impaired his
health.
Mr. Healy was a farmer. and also
the proprietoI of ilealy's Ranch, a
we'll known sporting camp Of the up
river district This was one of the
most popular places for sportsmen,
some of them having been regular Wis
itors in season for the past twenty
years. He was road commissioner in
Pleasant Ridge for more than 30
years, and has been plantation clerk
for most of the time since 1888 For
twenty years he was chairman of the
board of assessors, superintendent Of
schools, and for thirty years he has
been a justice of the peace. Owing
to the nature of his business, he has
made a large circle of friends and
acquaintances from all parts of the
country He Is survived by the wild
ow, also by two sisters. Mrs. Cyrena
Carl of Bingham and Mrs. Julia Dyer;
also by two brothers, Sylvester and
Milford of Concord Earl Andrews
of Skowhegan is nephew Of Mr.
Healy and Edgar Dunton is cousin
to him.
The funeral services were held at l
o'clock Tuesday at the home of Perley
Bickford of Bingham.
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William Murray

William Murray, aged Il. next to
the olGe-f nm in town died at his
home on Notth street early Wednes-
dag morning after an illness Of about
twelve weeks. He was born in St
George, Canada in 1927 In his
younger day he worked in the woods
and on the river. He also was en-
ployed in the tanning business at the
various tanneries when they were GO
ing concerns in this town. Last
summer he was we'll enough 10 be
about and to work in his garden, bui
about Christmas time he was taker
i'll. from which breakdown he never
recovered.
Mr. Murray is survived by widow
a brother John Murray, also Of Nortt
street, and five children, Harry. Wal
ter, Fred, Mitchell all of this town
and Charles of East Madison He VA.
a member of St. Mary's church
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about 80. .as.-a.Hg enough iron 20
make shiagle nj enough pho
phorna to Up 2aa9 matches. and
enough lime - "hite"ash a chicken
coop Bur the beg himself the real
boy. may posses potentially d value
70 the world Of untold millions. a.
inventor, or writer, Or leader. We
know him To be about ten per cent
whistle, twenty per cent mischief and
twenty-five per cent appetite. the res
of him glorious man stun Ever
community has Is Tom sly, Billy
Blue Tommy Talk-a-l9t Ge5rgie
GiYe-it-up. Charlie Courageous, and
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FURTHER CONSERVATION
OF FOOD NECESSARY
FLOUR

FLOUR
A telegram from Washington calls
for further saving of wheat flour.
There must not be over 112 pounds
a week consumed by every person.
The well-to-do are called upon to
make greater sacrifices than the poor.
This is right They can help out
their meals by fruit and the like
BOARDING
In Massachusetts officers are al
ready searching private houses and
seizing boarded supplies of -four and
sugar. With an impending fine Of
$4,000 and two years imprisonment
this is no trifing matter
BAKERS
The suggestion is made by the de-
partment that potatoes be used in
making Victory bread in this manner:
40 lbs. of potatoes, 10 lbs of corn
meal or sope other cereal substitute
and 80 lbs. of wheat flour; potatoes
cooked but cereal not scalded.
MILLERS
1t is now unlawful to grind wheat
or rye for consumption by animals,
hens, &c, even though it was grown
by the person offering it to be ground.
WHAT OF THE FTTURE9
Do not waste either flour or the
substitutes. You may need them be
fore the summer is over. The agent
of a leading wholesale dealer pre-
diets that by June there will be such
a shortage of all food material that
people will be glad to use these sub
stitutes which now. perhaps. they re
gard with disdain. He says his com
pany will be unable, before that time,
to supply the customers who are re
lying upon it and yet it has greater
facilities for supplying their needs
than many of the other wholesalers.
Even today. if you should visit our
local mills you would be dumf0unded
to find how destitute they are of corn,
oats, rye and other supplies needed
for man. beast and fowl. The grip
of war is upon us. 1t is wise for
us to realize what may happen. Those
best informed regard the situation
most seriously.
March %. 1918.
L. l.. WALTON,
Food Administrator for Somerset Co.
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MADISON

A dancing party was given in the
Grange Hall, last evening, in honor of
Ralph A. Viles, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
David b. Viles of Barron's Corner
This young man is among twenty-four
Somerset County boys, who have been
accepted for military service and who
are to report at the Office of the ex-
amining board in Skowhegan, tomor-
row at O'Clock. Seventeen are to
be selected to go at once to Devens,
Mass, or some other military training
camp. Last evenings gathering was
suggested by the possibility that Mr..
Viles would be among those to go at
once to Deyens, and that this might
be friendly send off for him in that
event The party was arranged by
his personal friends in Madison and
vicinity.
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PLEASANT POND

Winfield Powell = through cook
ing al Stoddard's camp.
Ethel II Walters. " p. and her
daughter. Miss Maitland T Walters.
f Powell BIN bm hm hm hm hm
Of Fairfield. are visiting al Mrs W
L Williams and Mrs James f. Pow
ell
Mr. and Mrs Henry Collins Of
Bingham are the first TO open their
summer camp at the Pond this year.
They arrived Thursday night
Winfield Powell IS making a pleas
ure trip to Lewiston and vicinity.
Fred Moore was on the sick list
this Week but is now much better
Mrs. TORY Martin has returned
from visit with her daughters, Mrs
Lizzie and Florence Bean
Mr. and Mrs. c. ". Grover have
ret7rned after spending the winter
in skinner
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Mrs. John Romeo

One of the oldest residents of New
Portland, passed away a few days aeo
by the death Of Mrs. John Romeo. The
health had been comparatively good
all season until a cold set in that ter
minated in pneumonia and death.
Mrs. Romeo reached the admirable
age of SS She was born at Bing
ham, Me. November 80, 1890. The
early years were spent at that place,
and also few years at Solon and
Bingham after marriage. There were
seven children. only one of whom
Is living. Mr. SYl1anus Romeo of this
village Mr. and Mrs. Romeo lived
for few years at MonsOn, Moose
head Lake and North Anson, but the
greater part of the married life was
spent at North New Portland. where
their residence began about 1873. Her
husband, Mr. JGhn Romeo. was an en-
gineer and served as such in the Civil
War He died in the War at New
Orleans, June 2b 1864. Mrs Romeo
had lived in the vicinity a long time
and was we'll known. She was very
cheerful and kind even to the last
She will be missed by her many rela-
tives and friends The funeral was
attended by eoodly number and took
place from the Congregational church
The interment took place at North
AnsOn
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JACKMAN STATION

VIM H. Fournia has his new stage
at the Strand Theatre all completed
and the stage and scenery will be on
evNih't'on ~oYt Saturday nieht, Mar.
30, along with reels Of pictures. He
Will open the Sc son with Grand
Easter Ball, Monday night April lst,
with good music and attention 10 the
patrons, April 4th, he viii have j.
c. Rockwelrs Sunny South COMPANY.
This will be the best attraction that
ever played Jackman. The organiza-
tion is accompanied by a solo concert
band and a fine orchestra and the
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Correspondent From "Tree Road
Crossing" Visits Our Office

Frederick G. Davis of North Ber-
wick was in town Monday to attend
the inspection of Mount Moriah Coun-
ell and while here he called at the
office of the Observation-Disclosures
with more news from Tree Road
Crossing At present he is visiting
in Norridgewock with his wife's pa
rents. Mr.. and Mrs. Greenlief H. Blais-
dell
Mr. Davis is a native of Springvale,
and is at present the principal of the
North Berwick high school. lie is
well known in this section, for in
1913-14 he was the princip7l of the
high school in Canaan. He IS a
graduate OF Colby College in the class
Of 1913. a member of the Heta psi
fraternity. and of the local Masonic
bodies. His father was Frank G.
Davis, at one time minister in Nor
ridgewOck
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MAYFIEID

The stage did net return from BinE-
ham Friday because the roads were
too soft
Ernest Russell was a caller in East
Mayfeld, Sunday.
The teamsters employed by the
Jamaica Lumber Co are staying at
the camp now and Mrs VIII Bickford
is doing the cooking
Last Friday. John Wedge had the
misfortune to lose one Of his horses
1t stood in a hovel with several others
and a kicker got lose and did con
siderable damage. knocking this horse
down In such way As to break its
neck.
Perley Bryant has heen appointed
chairman of the Liberty Loan COM
mittee in Mayfeld
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Madison, Maine. March 96. 70

Madison, Maine. March %, l9lS
Editor Observation-Disclosures
Dear Sir
In your last issue Mr. Whipple has
a letter asking candidates. for differ
ent public Offices. to state publicly
their positions on some of the i'm
portant questions and policies, which
he thinks are now prominently before
the people of this county and state,
and what they intend to do. if nomi-
mated and elected To the Offices which
they seek
! agree with Mr.. Whipple that the
voters have right to know what
every candidate for public office pur-
poses to do regarding the duties of the
office which he seeks.
| think it is well known that | am
a candidate for the nomination to the
office of sheriff of the county. The
duties of that Office as | understand
them, have nothing to do with any OF
the matters named by Mr.. Whipple in
his letter, except that of prohibition
1t viii be my policy. if nominated and
elected to that office, to enforce to
the best of my ability. without FEAR
FAVOR or PARTIALITY. all of the
criminal laws of the state and espec-
tally the So called prohibition law. |
am convinced that a large majority
of the people of this county are in
sympathy with and want it enforced.
But aside from the opinions of the
county in regard to the policy of the
law and its enforcement. | believe
that so long as it is the law of the
state it should be enforced and, if
elected sheriff, it will be my earnest
endayor to see that it is.
Respectfully
FRANK l.. HARDING.
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Athens, Me, Mar. 25, 1911

Athens, Me, Mar 25, 1918
Mr. r. T. Patten.
Skowhegan, Me.
Dear Sir
In your last issue of the Independ-
ent-Reporter was an article relative
to the farm In Cornvlle, Myrton l..
Dennis sold to Elmer E. Towne.
You stated this piece of property
had been in litigation for many years
and the lumber could not be cut for
many generations. l wish to give
you the facts in this case and have
you correct this error in your next
issue. This piece OF property was
bought by Gershum Harville (my
great-grandfather) one of the first
settlers at East Madison. At his
death, this piece of property with
other property was set off to his
daughter, Mrs. Aseneth s. Dennis
She owned this during her lifetime
and gave her son Albert Dennis the
income from this place as long as he
lived then, it was to be the property
of her only grandchild, Myrton l..
Dennis.
So you can readily see this piece of
property was. never In litigation as
you stated.
Please spare space enough In your
paper to correct this error, as this has
been misrepresented.
Yours truly,
MYRTON l.. DENNIS.
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koontown parade, a novelty This
company will give fine show, the
latest songs and dances and refined
vaudeville stunts that will drive away
the blues and send you home happy
Admission, children 25c; general ad-
mission 35c; reserved seats 75c Re
served seats will be on sale at the box
office of The Strand Theatre any time
after the advertising is out Don t
miss this show if you do you Will be
sorry. We have booked for April
9th along with the regular 6-reel
show three reels entitled the King of
the Rails an educational picture de
picting the evolution of transportation
from the primitive days to our present
time Produced by the General Elec-
trie Company Don't forget the date.
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DIR. Phil Wood Returns

DR.. Philip A. Wood, formerly of this
town, but more recently of Bingham,
returned to town last Sunday in COM
pany with Sheriff Harry l.. Goodrich,
from the far west, where he has late
ly been located in business. He dis
appeared from Bingham on July 16
1917. and has not been heard of un-
til recently He returned to face the
charge of non-support of wife and
child
DR.. Wood was making good in his
new location in Salt Lake City where
he had charge of the used car de-
partment of the Randell-Dodd Co, one
of the largest automobile concerns in
the west, and expects to return to
that place after the matter in hand
is settled. The trial will take place
at the April term of Court.
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TWELVE CORNERS

Miss Nellie Green is spending a few
weeks with her sister Mrs Leo Dean.
DR. Greene VAS called to attend
Mrs Rebeeea Robbins last Wednesday
who has been suffering from neural
gia in her head. She IS much better
at this writing
Martin Gallant made a trip to Bald
Mountain, where his father is employ
ed, last week
One OF the strange things in nature
happened In this neighborhood, was a
flock of three lambs from thorohred
Chivolet sheep owned by Fred Steele
the three weighed 20 pounds.
Horace Eames, an inmate of the
Madison Town Farm. has been suffer
ing from an attack of grippe DR.
j. o. Piper was called to attend him
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Sarah Bowman (AlIen) Parker

Mrs. Sarah (Allen) Parker. the
widow of A, S. Parker. passed away
at her home on Main street last Tues
day evening, after an illness Of sew
eral weeks. She was 80 years of
age and was born on a farm between
Smithfeld and Norridgewock For
the past fifty years she has been a
resident of Skowhegan. Her near
est surviving relatives are nieces and
nephews. and only two of these live
in this vicinity They are Mrs. Eta
Crosby Of Norridgewock and Ostie
Allen of North Anson The dec s.
ed was member Of the First Baptist
church.
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Red Cross Notes

The local chapter Of the Red Cross
will pack another box for shipment
to headquarters next Saturday. All
those who have finished articles
please bring them in before Saturday.
Those who are in charge wish to
express their appreciation of the way
people have responded to the BELGIAN
relief appeal If there are others who
have articles for this purpose 1t will
he greatly appreciated II they are
brought in before Saturday
All those who have remnants of old
sock yarn please bring 1t in and ex-
change for the new before starting
any new article.
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Bucknam Sells the Maine Weeklles

The best of the Maine Country
weeklies are for sale at Bucknam S
Among them are the Lisbon (Falls)
Enterprise, Franklin Journal, Farm
ington Chronicle. Bar Harbor Times
(Rockland) Courier Gazette. Oldtown
Enterprise Norway Advertiser, Waldo
County Herald, Fairfield Journal
Brunswick Record Ashland Gazette
Fort Fairfield Review, Boothbay Reg
lister, Madison Bullein and the In
ependent-Reporter
If you are interested in the local
news from any part of Maine not rep
resented by the above list, advise me
and I will see to 1t that the weekly
you want is added to the list.
F. w. BUCKNAM.
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Plans for Rebuilding Hotel Coburn

r. w. Haines stated to a representa-
tive of this paper, yesterday. that
was making plans to rebuild his hotel
at the corner OF Madison avenue and
Elm streets. E. E. Lewis OF Gardiner
is to make plans for this reconstruc-
ton work and submit them to Mr..
Haines In the near future.
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NORTH NEW PORTLAND

Isaac KnaDp went to Westfeld
Mass. last Monday, where he will
have employment on a laroe dairy
farm. His family expect to follow
him in few weefs.
Milford Healv of Concord is visiting
his daughter Mrs Earl Fenlason
Fife Romeo Is home from the NJ. C.
/, Pittsfield and Louise Hall from He
bron Academy for the Easter vacation
r NJ Stiles addressed the farmers
at Music Hall, Saturday evening.
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After tomorrow night the work OF
examining the men of class one will
he practically complete at the SOM
erset Exemption Board. The Board
will then have been through the list
of over three thousand names, which
was the number of men listed in the
first class in this county. This does
not mean that all of these men have
been examined, for many of those
called have, for one reason or another
failed to appear 1t is presumed that
many of these will appear as time
masses, so there will be examinations
from time to time; but the list has
theoretically been covered. The ex-
aminations have been in progress
steadily for the past eight months.
There are now many men in Somer-
set county ready for active service as
soon as they are needed, but the ex-
act number of those available has not
vet been ascertained. No orders have
vet been received in regard to the ex-
animation of the men in class two,
and it is thought probable that the
men of this class will not be examin-
ed in the near future.
The results of the examinations of
the past week are given below:
Accepted March 21-Joseph Dubey
North Anson; Fred r. Rolfe, North
Anson; Edward Martin. Oscar Bean
John ]. Goodwin Jr., Donnel Austin
Horace Murtha.
Rejected March 21-Charles J. Gou-
lette, Skowhegan; Bert Moody, Solon
Herbert Greene, Palmyra Fred Peter
son. Lakeview; George A. Welch
Athens and Theodore Trayiss.
Accepted for special service-Ern-
est M. Jones.
Transferred-Roy S. Noy, Button
willow, Cal.
Received from other Boards and ac-
cepted March 25-Levi ]. Allen, Frank
Bourke, Webster H. Seeley (speciaD !;
Melford Grevey, Joseph Bitters, Cecil
A. Thurston.
Reiected-Louis Bartama, Rock
wood.
Accepted March 26-Thomas Nc
Lain, Lily Bay; Benjamin J. Corson,
Athens; Walter II. Roy, Anson;
Christon P. Lasarides, Fairfield.
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To the Voters of Somerset County

l beg to announce that I shall be a
candidate in the Republican Primaries
for the Office of County Commissioner
and in view of my previous experience
in County business and from the fact
that there Is no surveyor on the
board at the present time, hope to
obtain the favorable consideration of
the Republican voters of this County.
HENRY CROWELL
March 27. 1918.
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Geo Moulton and Chester Flanders
are hauling sawdust from Grants mill
in Bingham
DR. Salley from Skowhegan was
called to Mont Spaulding's last week
to see a sick horse.
Mr. and Mrs viii Livingstone from
Oakland were the guests over Sun
day at Charles Perry's.
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BAKERS SIDING

Everett McCone and Clyde Rogers
spent last Friday in this place.
Mrs. George Holt has returned home
from Madison.
Ed Powell was in Troutdale last
Monday.
Allen York of Madison went To
Pleasant Pond, Monday.
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SUICIDE At PLEASANT I
RIDGE SUNDAY
Rash Act Thought to Have Been
Caused by Poor Health

Albion L. Healy, II prominent man
in the Pleasant Ridge section, COM
mitted suicide along toward night
Sunday afternoon by shooting him
self. The bullet entered the head,
and death must have been almost in
stantanious.
The deceased was 10 years Of age.
and had been in poor health for the