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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-10-15
r..A co..eev.tlea SIM Necesssey

Pod coaseevatioa sim Necessary.
OnoHo, MAnE, OcrosE1. 7
Ina recent speech on AmericA's spirit
In the war. Dr.. Ray Lyman wilbur
quotes France and England q saying 70
Germany: "-The Nation that has sent
the type Of men that America has sent
10 France will never 60 back on them OF
70 back on the soldiers and people fight
Ing with those men, upon which Dr..
Wilbur comments - follows:
"That ID the spirit We have put Into
this war. That 10 the spirit OF these
noble men who have gone to France, the
men OF the Army and the Navy. Faith
In these mon has given the people ovel
there faith in us, 20 that they are Will
aBut they cannot 60 on without food.
This year America sent II, 630, 900 tons
Of foodstuns across the Atlantic. Next
year she 10 pledged to furnish 1850, 00C
tons. In normal pre.war times the
figure Was 1856, 900 tons.
ITO be ready to meet this increased
need, food conservation must DO intensi.
fied. Every individual must keep With
IN bis sugar ration, must eat only
Victory bread, must follow each sue
ceeding regulation Of the Food Admins
tration faithfully and periodically, and
must eat not . morsel Of food that be
does not need, In order that America may
continue to show to the Allies the spiri'
that wins"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-10-15

Aftsr wandering about lost = 49,. ~
81 49, q, to nights and until The ef!et-
49, vvsr ~ another day while ssescess !
n n were looking for hins ise.c
PIT ,,". ,E'vssr.oId. son Of B. A. Keley,
Carbon, has been found 10 49, IA
nesriy eight miles from home. H. .. ~
vsnt hurting With party ana Deo. y :
Loaf. he finally found bic way on. -
farmhouse farm where DO dropped useoI :.
.c;ous from hunger and exhaustion. !;
~.s some time before he reuseo
an lc,sntlv 10 tell who he va.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-10-15
North Waterford.

North Wsterford's quota In the drive
for clothing for the Belgian refugees Is
$50 pounds. The people have respond
ed nobly and over $50 pounds Of good
warm, servicesble garments, boots and
shoes are on the way to cloth the naked
Mrs. Alphonso Charles, chairman OF the
North Waterford branch, 10 confident We
can send another boz "a there ore
many more who wish to help In the
much needed cause.
Winfield Brown, who bought out the
store IT Stonebam OF Melvin Bartlett q
few weeks ago, seems to be doing q
good business. He has fixed his auto
over into . truck and does his owl
trucking from Norway.
Robert Manning who has beeh very
sick with influenza and pneumonis
passed away Tuesday evening ut the
home of his sister, Mrs. Walter Brown
| Walter Brown 10 very sick and bis family
have all been sick, but are now on the
gain. His father, Milford Brown, came
Tuesday. Will Allen and Mrs. Chss
Saunders are helping out there and
Tuesday night had trained nurse come
The remains of Harold Matherson
Who died In Portland, we're brought tC
bis home here Wednesday.
j. W. Holmes 10 visiting at Henry
Durgio's.
Beatrice Mckenzie of Flint, Mich, II
sick at the home of her aunt, Mrs
Catherine Grover.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-10-15
About the State.

In Ill health and probably somewha
deranged, Wallace Gerald Of Lee, abou
"a years OF age, committed suicide Mon
day. He leaves four children.
On account of the epidemic, the fal
meeting of the Federation OF Women'l
Clubs, scheduled for Dot. 81 and ~ al
Augusta, has been postponed, date no
yes set. s
Final figures in the Auburn tax %
SCISSORS Office show 81. 300, 900 increased
valuation in that city, the great bulk o.
this increase coming on the large In.
dustries.
Capt. Fri Barton OF Columbia Falls
II, retired master mariner, committed
suicide Wednesday with . shot. gun
which he placed In bis mouth and dis
charged. he vas believed to be recover
ing from severe attack of influenza.
A man entered Bath store, asked TO,
glass of water, took bottle from bis
pocket and emptied the contents In the
water and drank the mixture. BE
threw the carton on the floor and left.
The people In the store, seeing the oar
ton and naturally being curious as to
what kind of medicine the man found
necessary to take In such . manner, ex.
amined Il and found he had been taking
q social, lone drink of cologne. Next!
The record price for labor appears to
have been reached at Caribou when .
fourteen ear-old boy 10 paid % day
and board for picking potatoes on one Of
the largo farms there with moro than
100 hands ct work. The total payroll on
that farm 10 about $500 day, some Of
the professional pickers, who work BY
the barrel and put in long hours making
3l6 day. One woman has been max
Ing from % to o day since tho season
began. sfira
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-10-15

Willis hcAllistsr and Lee Andrews oil
North Lowell are st work for 81. B. No
Keen repairing the oil Of his houss.
W. W. Dargin b sick and confined to
his bed.
Lisxie Dill Of Portland and Eva Adams
Of Albany visited at John Adams' Tuss-
dAy. I.
kr. and Mrs. Kastmsn from Andovsr.
nass., have been visiting her mother,
Mrs. Rovsne Andrews. and brother, ].
A. Andrews. Ct CliAwood Camp.
B. Z. Brown and family are ~ HE
hunting camps on the Carpenter place.
They have some boarders. Mr.. Brown
had the good luck 10 Hill bear.
Wipuifred Bickford from Norway b
Visiting her parents. nr. and Mrs.. b. b.
NcKssa. e
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-10-15
Mason.

]. A. McKepzie's folks are sick with
the prevailing distemper. Allan Nc
Kenzie has pneumonia, and bis brother
Will 10 threatened with 1t.
q. z. Fernsld has returned to bis
home In Springfield, Mass.
Eli A. Grover Is cutting wood for D.
W. Gushing.
A. j. Hutchinson and Leland e. Mills
are camping In the woods, where they
are at work for D. w. Cushing.
Everett Luxton 10 at work helping
Myron Morrill, dig potatoes.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-10-15
Sumner.

Mrs. Lois Cobb 10 III ut the homo OF
her son, james Cobb.
School on Summer Hun 10 closed. No
serious cases Of influenza are notsd In
our immediate vicinity.
Everett Coolidge, Who has besa I'll, h
again out.
The high school 1t Buckneld ID csose cd,
o wing 70 the epidemic. Several scholars
from the Hill zero attending.
Mrs.. Addie Burdin Vt Turner recently
visited her mother, Mrs. L0is Cobb. who
10 III.
Owing to the recent heavy rains the
farmers are having di6lculty In getting
their potatoes, - the fields are covered
with water.
Mrs. Frssmsu Fsrrar hss been visiting
her daughtsrs, Nrs. Alton Falss and
Mrs. Del Davenport.
Sherburne Davenport has been In poor
health for several weeks past.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-10-15
Maine News Notes.

Mrs. Hattie Dean. 20 years of age, in
poor health and Respondent, committed
suicide by hanging at her homo at Ma.
sons Mills Tuesday night.
For the duration OF tho war there will
be no more meetings of the Bowdoin
Club of Portland. This course was de-
cided upon ut . meeting Of the club
Thursday noon ut the Falmouth hotel ~
90 many Of the young men have entered
the service that there IL only handful
Of the members left.
Two young women, ''of prepossessing
appearance, we'll dressed and apparently
educated and feflued," were held up BY
the police ct Bath the other day for
having taken photographs of the Bath
Iron Works. They claimed to be, one
from the Middle West and one from
Brooklips, Mass., and both visiting rela.
tives In Yarmouth. Going to Bath for .
pleasure and shopping trip, they took
along camera. And with oil the quail.
aoations mentioned, they knew not Of
the lswi
Car loads Of ship timber and big
spars are passing through this city
almost every day now, marked for the
chipping board and emergency feet
corporatiou, says the Portland Press.
This ought TO silence the Oft repeated
rumors that no more work 10 to be done
on government contracts after the ves-
sels now on the ways are built and
launched. On the contrary the best
qualified people say they know no req
Son Why the work should not continue
10 Maine - long 10 Il does anywhere
for Malns built ships always havs . high
reputation. 1e z9Gs
Capt. n. d. Means, who will b o.
years old this month, took 90 esto-
mobile ride to Bangor Monday calling on
hIs bsother-ip-law, J. s. Young. Who b
81 years. old, reports the xllswosth
American. Tho boys had . great time
together, recalling old days n Sprry.
Last w6Sk Capt. Means took = suto
trip around re. Desert Island. Hs re-
calls that the hrst time that be ever
visited Bar Harbor back II the early
forties the whole settlement oonsistsd Of
"two yellow houses and few 6shlng
huts." Hs said hs had money II bis
pocket at the time 10 buy the whole
town.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-10-15
How's This7

Wa Offer One Hundred Coiist -.
ward for any case Of Cataffa thct en-
~ hs cured BY Halls Catarrh Cure.
risii.s Catarrh Cure has been tsAo as
hv catarrh sufferers. Tor tnS
tSirty.nvs years. and nas o g.,
knoVn a. the most reliable tsms. 49,
Cafarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure 49, ~.
10 Blood on the Mucous suls. ,~S srd
ks.iine the diseased portions.
HTter Won have taken Halls CatsE |.
90 n: 4 short time you wiz Sc :
Srest Improvement In your en .rrh
Sesith. Start taking HaIs 1919
CTrs At once and get rid OF cassssn
Sand for testimonials. free: 49,.
r. !. CHENEY q Co. Toledo. onse'
Goid BIZ all Druggists. 7ec'
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-10-15
Albany.
CLARK DISTRICT.

CLA6h OlbThlCT.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Msrston we're II
Norway shopping Friday.
Roy Lord has been worse, but 10 now
out again. There are i've others of thu
family sick with colds.
Charles Morey attended the funeral
Of Willie CLARK, who died ut Camp
Devens.
Gordon Allen visited bis uncle, Mel
Allen, for week.
Herman Lewis is at home from Nor.
way entertaining cold.
Lnells Lord Mills and husband are
stopping at her fathers at present.
Charles Marston 10 working for Henry
Durgin for few days.
Mrs. Catherine Grover and Mrs. jim
Mckenzie and daughter Beatrice from
Michigan were making calls In the
neighborhood Tuesday.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-10-15


Buck6eld has already over subsorib1d
i:s sppoftionment on the fourth Liberty
loan By shout three thousand dollars.
NIss Josie Shaw ID away from the
post once on her vacation Of two weeks.
The second. entertainment IN the
course, which was 10 DO given Friday
night, was postponed to . lister date.
The other numbers viii probably Be
given on tho regular dates.
About City Gases Of influenSs hsvs
been reported here with only . few
seriously III.
The body Of Viola Reid vss brought
here Tuesday from Brockton for burial.
Mrs. Reid wss 81 years Of age, and VA
Q daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.. Charles
Cannon.
Abbie Keeue Was 1t East Sumnez
Friday 20 attend the funeral Of Miss
Jennie Rowe.
Mrs. Jersey Warren, Mics Nollie Cole
and Chas. Lewis have been the most
seriously III from influenza.
Mrs. A. L. Newton and the ladies %.
ISOLATED with her are entitled to great
deal OF credit for the way 10 which they
put the Fourth Liberty Loan through.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-10-15

Does Il striks you - joke that the
Kaiser, Who hes brought upon the world
tho most dlshonorsble war In history,
should now b bowling for IN "honor-
sbls'' peace. II it wass't tragic u would
b comic; bat no more Inconsistent than
that the burglar and ASSASSIN Of nations
should AK to make peace and b ffieods
while eth In the house Of his vjotins,
and still In possession Of the sp0ils.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-10-15
ATWOOD. & FORBES.
Edtsops sd Proprsaovs.
GEORGE II. ATWOOD. A. Z. foRBEs.

TERMS ell 50 year II paid strictly In advance
Otherwise t2-oo year. Single copies = conn.,
ApyERrIsxNKNrs: An legal adverssements
are given three consecutive insersons nor el-U
per Inch In length Of column. Spocaal con
tracts made With local. transient and yearly
advertisers.
jon PRINTING New type. rass presses. electric
power, experienced workmen and low prices
eombiae 20 make this department Of our bust
ness csmL iese and popular. ..
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-10-15

Some one tried to interest Peter Tum.
blsdown 10 gate With single hinge.
~ got there drst," said Peter. "None
Of my gates have more than one hinge
and while they drag pretty hard on TIE
toe, Il makes them harder for the cattle
to open. Besidss, my ons-hIpge gate ID
not patented; anybody 10 ct liberty to
|uss II. It's easy TO make. too; just
break one hinge and you bavs Il. VI
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-10-15
SINGLE COPIES.

single copies of TIE DEMOCRAT are four cents
zach. They win be mailed on receipt OF price oy
the publisher or for the convenience Of patrons
single copies a each issue have been placed on
sale az the following places In the County:
south Paris, Towards Drug Store
Shurtlen's Drug Store
Norway, Noyes Drug Store
Stones Drug Store
Ruckheld, A. L. Newton. Postmaster
Psrts Hill, Helen E. Cole, Post Once
West Paris, Samuel T. White
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-10-15

Herman Fuller, who has been very II
with ppeumonia, b gaining slowly.
Grafton Gordon. who was operated on
for appendicitis ut the Central Maine
General Hospital, Lewiston 10 recovering
slowly. Mrs. Gordon 10 With him.
Many In the place have the prevailing
epidemic. Among thsm are Mrs. Oscar
Putnam, Mr.. and Mrs. Linas Libby,
Frank Braley and daughter Minnie, and
Mra. hiram Wsshburn.
James Sanders and son Tom have gone
to Dixfield 70 work In the woods.
Friends Of Ormsnd Chase arc sorry "a
hear be u not improving.
Bernard Putnam and Manlsy Farrsl
are helping Elpridgs Child repair ths
breakwater on Spear stream.
1tts Bowler has returned from . visit
10 her con In Weld.
Hlossie r. Ohase, has returned to bel
work In the hospital In Melross. Mass.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-10-15

The. Guilford Board OF Trade has
starte ed the movement for . community
hospital for which $4,000 to $4,000 10
to be raised. Stock subscriptions OF
$1,000 we're made ct the meeting where
the project was launched.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-10-15
North Buckfleld.

p. B. Dunn has purchased pair Of
oxen Of Wallace Andrews.
Herbert Sampson Of Hartford hal
been visiting at 8. ] Spaulding's.
Mrs. Florence Heald has been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. L. A. Ricker, the
past week.
Mrs. K. A. Mason, w. Heald and son
Mrs. L. A. Kicker, Josephine and Lucy
[S,urtevsnt Waited Mrs. n. A. Sturtevan
at the hospital In Woodfords one da!
last week. She 10 about the same,
Mrs. G. 81. Warren and Mrs. n. A
Warren spent Wednesday with Mrs. h
2. Atwood.
Roy Briggs has purchased Ford tour
ing car.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-10-15

The Garden and Canning Clubs held
their exhibition Saturday afternoon In
the library. First prise Was awarded b
Inez Fsrris. second to Philip Dunn and
third 10 Alice Tsgue.
Hslso Morris has returned from
Kltsesy whsss abe bas been tsaehins
school
Lsslis Pike has received BIZ call ia
jola he Naval Reserves and VIII leave
for Boston immediately. as
Word has beea received here that James
Kay, IT,, Who b ssrvlng In France, he's
been severely wounded
? Kemp Bros. hass begun work on .
boom OF logs that were brought up the
lake from the Lsstse Jordan plaoe.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-10-15

The Boston Globe bits the nail square
" on the he'd when u says: sYos u .
not the kind Of pace ve make With
Germany that msttsss 20 much - The
kind Of Germany with vhIch We make
the psaos.r
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-10-15
Maine Casualties.

The official casualty lets from the
front have the following names not pre-
viously reported:
KILLED IN ACTION. .4.
Lieut.. r. ID. Hazetine. Belfast
Corp. Albert W. MERCER. Princeton.
Pvt. Forest J. Pare, Watervtlie.
Pvt. Bert w. Dean. Milo.
Pvt. James g. Somers. Bangor.
DIED OF WOUNDS.
Lieut.. Arthur Il. Mcdonald, Thomaston.
Corp. Harry n. Nightingale. Rumford.
Pvt. Clyde Q. Perry, Albion.
DIED OF DISEASE
Pvt Frank L. Allen, Lewiston.
Pvt Willis 8. Phillips, North Leeds.
Pvt. Harry Perkins, Limerick.
Pvt. Roland W. seavey. West scarboro.
DIED FROM ACCIDENT AND OTHER cAusEs.
Pvt. Elmsr d. Anderson. Oxford.
sEvxRELY WOUNDED.
Lieut.. Edwin c. Call. Dexter.
ssrss. Edvsrd 4. burns. East Hanpden.
c Corr S sS:sSs v w n:s. G saHssss''
Corp Stephen J. Cronin. HalloweiL
Corp. Esmo.d :. Richardson. Dover.
Pvt Omar Michaud. Caswell.
Pvt. L0uis p. Champion, Brunswick.
Musicfan Louis FerrAnd, Waserville.
Pvt. Ovils Binotte. Lisbon.
Pvt. Harry G. southard, Augusta.
Pvt. Adelard Labbie, Soldier Pond.
Pvt. Henry Carter, oakland
Pvt. Paul Akers True, Yarmouth.
Pvt Alexander n. Ward. Southwest Harb0r.
Pvt John C. Cash, Norway.
Pvt. Thomas =. CanWell Lewiston.
Pvt. Elmor g. 6erow, Derby.
James L. Kay. Oxford.
MISSING IN ACTION.
Pvt. Clifton L. Reynolds. Meddybemps.
From the Canadian list:
KILLED IN ACTION.
4. Duplisea. Livermore Falls.
DIED or WOUNDS.
A. McMii,sn. saeo.
WOUNDED.
Can't e. IT. Sladef, BroWnvillc Junction.
WA. Spinal. LimeE3ck.
W. Whifely, Limerick.
G. Il. Wooetons Acton.
b. Clou11er, Br1nsU1ek.
W. Taylor. Bddsford. t.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-10-15

r,.-vhod,,. fr,end-Dr. Thomas' Ec!ecoc
az AZ SrsSt boasehold remedy for toosn1er ns3
sarsche. sore throat. cuts. bruises soasos'
n aII drur stores. 800 and 90.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-10-15
KINBALL HILL.
lloyd Thompson has gone to No

Lloyd Thompson hes gone to North
Rumford to work for Lee Tburston.
Mrs. C. 81. Swan and children were
guests Of Mrs. G. L. Haines and family
Thursday.
Lee Thurston and two children Of
North Rnmford were Ut w. w. Brinck's
Tuesday.
Mrs. Guy Bartlett. Miss Ethel Webbel
and Miss Harriet Saunders were In this
place last Tuesday.
+. B. Howe and little granddaughter
Agnes were on the bill Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Huston, In com
pany With Mr.. Bickford, motored from
Portland and were recent guests Of W,
w. Brinck and family.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-10-15

Z. l.. Merchant
Brown, Buck q Co.
Chas. II. Howard Co.
Paris Trust Co.
y. Dayton Bolster Co.
l.. r. Schon.
The Norway National Bank.
Fourd.
influenza
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-10-15

Amer hearty meal, take Dosns heS pr
~ ~ 4 mid Hxstive. 90 e al scores.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-10-15
Bethel.

A little SON was born to tho wife OF
Ernest Buck the third OF October.
Mother and SON are doing we'll.
William g. Cspen died last week and
was buried OCT. 8, Rev. W. G. Curtis
officiating, a. Mr.. TrueGan, their pastor,
was away. Mr.. Capen has made bic
home with his nephew, Charles Cspen,
for long time. he will be missed BY
his friends and relatives. Burial ct the
family lot at Capen Hill. He was .
man we'll over seventy, and had never
married.
No new cases of the epidemic have
arisen, and We hope the ban will be lift
cd BY next week from the churches,
schools, and places of Amusement.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-10-15

Itching, torturing skin erupsions 3. rrsised
~! IL 30 vork. ooc IS ali drug stores
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-10-15
TRAP CORNER.

Mr.. and Mrs. Irving French Of Newry
are at the homo of her father, A. r
Tuell. Both Mrs. Tuell and George
Tuell of Livermore, who have been III
with pneumonia at his fathers, are
somewhat improved at this writing.
Mrs.. A. n. Cash 10 at Pearl Earring
toms caring for the sick.
Mrs. Wallace Hszelton and Miss Elvs
Hsxelton Of Sumner were guests ct the
home Of Mrs. Aaxelton's parents ono day
last week.
Mrs.. Lewis Rowe, who has been quite
sick, 10 better.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-10-15

The official casualty lets from the
front have the following names not pre-
viously reported:
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-09-12
JOLL|F|CAT|ON MEETING
At LAKEWOOD
Skowhcgan Republican Club Organic

A complimentary banquet was ten
dered to the Republican Town Com
mittee and active workers at Lake
wood Tuesday evening by F ",
Briggs and w. H. Cummings. About
As we're present including some Of
the gentlemen recently elected on the
Republican ticket A special ear
took part of the guests and Others
reached Lakewood by automobile.
f. " Briggs presided and speeches
were made by Mr. Briggs, ". II cum
mings, epresentative-elect Clyde II.
Smith, Robert Cole, Peter WEIGH and
others. One of the features WIS
recitation by Fred Fountain and an
other enjoyable number was song
by John Ettna.
A Republican Club was organized
with r. B. Cole, president; Michael
Roulette vice president; ". II Cum
mings, treasurer and w. II Halves,
secretary. An executive committee
was chosen consisting of Joseph
Dulac, A. j Libby, Peter WEIGH, Cliff
ton Paradis, Edward Hes. John Ettna
and Frank Lessor.
The meeting gave occasion for mu
tual congratulations over the success
of the recent campaign from the Re
publican standpoint,
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-09-12
Special Exhibits at the Fair

The University of Maine, under the
direction of the Agricultural agent
Mr. Stiles. is to have a booth at the
Somerset Central Fair This will be
used to demonstrate the extension
work carried on in Somerset and
other counties by the University
The adjoining booth will be occu-
pied by the representative of the
Home Economics department Of the
University
The young Women's association of
Maine is to have a booth at the fair
and will demonstrate its war work
activities.
At 100 on the afternoon of Friday,
the second day of the fair, county
agent, r. NJ Stiles will give a demon
stration of making Bordeau Mixture.
f. w Morton, Extension Dairyman,
will demonstrate the use of the Bah
cock Test. He will test samples of
milk or cream for any one who will
present them at that time.
G. B. Ramsey, Extension Patholo-
gist, will give a practical talk on
plants diseases one day during the
Fair.
Alton Bushey, who is now under
contract with the United Booking Co.
for a season of vaudeville on the we'll
known Keith circuit, will give an ex-
hibition of fancy bag punching, which
is said to be a very entertaining act.
There will be one other vaudeville
act engaged for this years Big Fair
which will present as fine vaude-
vile performance as can be seen at
Keith's Theater in Boston and a much
more complete program than has ever
been offered at Fairview Park.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-09-12
Vesper Service at N. T.. Church al
1870 =. VI. Sunday

The first in the Vesper Series To be
given this fall will be Sunday, Sep
TENDER 18th at 40 p. m. George
Anna Fales cOntrdlto; Freda Harris,
cellist; Abbott Kendall. violinist; W.
Carl Malley, organist and director
Miss Fales has just returned from
most successful concert tour with
Hans Gronold, the well known 'cellist
Her voice is a smooth, deep contralto
of superb quality, which she uses
with intelligence Miss Fales will
render Ave Maria" by Maseheroni vi
of played by Prof Kendall. song
long to be remembered. The trio
numbers Of violin, cello and organ
are to he Angelo La Cavatina, Raft;
the choir will render "Jerusalem the
Golden" by Spark after which Mr.
Malley will play the same theme ar
ranged by Truette. with variations
and Finale. Finlandia, a tone poem
by Sibelions; Gavotte from Mignon
Thomas
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-09-12

The ladies OF the Methodist church
will serve light lunches at Fairview
Park during all three days of the Fair
next week,
Bryant F. Gleason Of Canaan was in
town yesterday Mr.. Gleason has
been employed at Ray, Me, by a lum-
her concern for the past 16 months,
but has returned to Canaan, former
home, for the present.
Twin daughters were born TO Mr.
and Mrs. Bertrand Melvin, Tuesday
afternoon, at the home of Van Mel
son on Mechanic street Mrs. Mel
vim will be recalled as Miss Ruth Nell
son, before her marriage.
Mrs. Vcsta G. Miller of Providence,
r. |. with her daughter, Mrs. Belle
Everett, arrived in Skowhegan, Mon
day evening" and are visiting at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. c. A. Jones
Mrs Miller's home was formerly in
North Cornvile, and she left Maine
about As years ago.