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Food Administration

Because many OF the rules and regu-
lations az 10 food matters have b"ca
Withdrawn, some people have the ide
that all activities have ceased TIL
Is not the case. The profit margins
and the curbing Of proiteering and
speculating still remain as 10 licensed
food products A to these matters
merchants have no right % charge
price, as they please and THEREBY Oh
tain unrea sonable profits
FOOD CONSERVATION
We pledge to our country our best
efforts 10 prevent waste and selfish
nse of food reserves We pledge our
loyal cooperation in CARRYING out the
conservation measures suggested b.
the government And if economy
sometimes grows irksome, or if this
service works unweleomc change in
our manner of living. We will think
OF those who have given their lives
Cor their country and Of those whose
homes have been devastated We
will be gid to hear that We too.
can serve in satisfying Their hunger.
in renewing their courage. ard in re-
establishing their homes
About l5n WOmen's organizations
affiliated with the Maine Federation
Of Women's Clubs, as well a. the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union
various chapters of the d \ K and
other patriotic organizations express
ed their full sympathy with the above
pledge They thus show that they
are to remain in the ranks OF the Food
Conservation Army. for World Relief
/
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Noses 7. Brown

This well-knoWn citizen of Athens
passed away Dee. 23rd At Togus. He
was born at The Forks 50 years ago
During the Civil War h. Was MEM
Der of Company f. 2ith Maine lnfan-
try. For number Of years he had
lived at Toeus. Mr. Brown had
spent the most OF his life in Athens,
where for nearly quarter OF cen
fury he was engaged in blacksmith
ing. He WAS a member OF the Ma
sonic order at Scion. He was an in
dustrlous man, kind father and a
faithful soldier. Owing To his ad-
vanced years he had not been able
for some time to attend to any bust
ness. Two brothers and sister are
living. Charles B. Brown OF Belgrade;
Frank B. Brown of Oregon and Mr..
George Durgin of The Forks. He Is
also survived by son. w Scott
Brown OF South Dakota, and daugh-
ter Mrs. y. y Cook Of Athens, at
whose home the funeral services were
held. at ten clock Friday, Dec. 9th,
Rev. George Merriam of Skowhegan
officiating. The members OF the G. A.
II. conducted their service also. The
floral offerings were very beautiful.
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BENJAMIN Frank Nelson. He was one
OF four children His brother, Amos
p. Nel3on, is In the implement and
seed business in Portland There is
a sister living Mrs. Hilda Goodrich
of Canaan, and one deceased, Susie
Harris Nelson.
Abbott Wilder Nelson's home life
was spent very much like that of other
farmer boys in this section. He at
tended schools as opportunity offer
ed and sought recreation during the
intervals between farm labor. On
Nov. 26th, 1908, married Maude May
Scott OF Mattawamkeag, and they have
two children, Hildred Pauline and
Evelyn Scott Nelson In 1919. Mr.
Nelson went to work in the G r.
Fogg Drug Store in Skowhegan and
later became employed by Sampson &
Avore This employment terminated
March %, 1910 On this date Mr..
Nelson and Z II Holman, formerly
of Athens, bought out the George +.
Wilson Drug store in Fairfield Later.
Mr. Holman retired and Mr. Nelson
has since been the entire owner Of
what is popularity known as Wilson $
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Pharmacy Mr. Nelson is "A member
of Somerset Lodge +. and A. NJ, som
erset Lodge +. and A NJ, Somerset
Chapter and De Molay Gommandery
of SkoWhegan; also of Lebanon Coun-
ell at Oakland and Kora Temple of
the Mystic Shrine at Lewiston. He
is an Odd Fellow and is affiliated with
the Patrons of Husbandry through
membership in the Benton Grange.
He is member of the Universalist
church. Mr. Nelson enjoys music
and good reading and is very fond of
outdoor sports, particularly fishing
and hunting For this latter purpose,
he and friends maintain camps on the
land of the Great Northern Paper Co.
in the vicinity of Pittston Farm His
vacations passed in the big woods
have allowed him to take a great in
terest in the protection of fish and
game
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GO To TIL RfStlf
Don't Wait 'tii H. Too Int Fal.
low the Example OF II ShoNhcGan
Citizen

Rescue the aching back
Il 1t keeps on aching ;raahl, may
come.
often il indicates kidney Weakness
Il YOU neglect the kidneys warn
ine
l.aok oat for urinary disorder
This Skowhegan citizen Will hos"
vi how to go to the rescue
o. Eaton. 1875 Main st. says 1
am exposed to bad weather and drive
over Ill kinds of roads No doubt.
thu i.>ordered my kidneys and ca0S-
Cd l hack to ache had been
bothered quite awhile and no medicine
gave me permanent relief until got
Doans Kidney Pills at Sampson 4
Azores Drug Store. was well
please with the results they
bfaqrNt statement given March
:. 1861
ON Juse %, 1916 Mr. Eaton said
i use Doan's Kidney Pills occasion
ally when | feel in need of some
thing for my kidneys and they bring
the same. GOOD results as ever"
Co. Al all dealers Foster Milburr
Co MferS. Buffalo y Y
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A MEMBER OF THE MAINE HOUSE
Readers of the Reporter ought not
to forget that Detroit and Palmyra
are a part of Somerset county. There
may be danger of this, because geo
graphy, rail transportation, etc. are
such that we do not see the citizens
of those thriving hamlets as often as
we would like to. IT, as rarely hap
pens, they have difficulties which do
not get settled at home, they are wont
to come over here to court with them,
and of course We occasionally meet a
Detroit or Palmyra man who comes
over to sit on the jury. Pittsfield is
little more neighborly, and these
three towns, when they become class
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Former SkoWhegan Man In New Stu.
alton

The following. clipped from a trade
journel. refers TO Mr. Bowden. former
l. editor and manager of the Somer-
set Argus. published here about 20
years ago,
{. IL BOWDEN JOINS DU PONT
ORGANIZATION
After January /, 1919. Charles II.
Bowden will become a member of the
Development Department of the du
Pont Company, which is the depart
ment through which all investigations
and surveys touching on new lines of
endeavOr are made
In Philadelphia, Mr. Bowden has
been associated with the private print
ing plants of y W Aver Co. and the
Curtis Publishing Company, with Dill
e Collins. papermakers. and with the
Franklin Printing GO During the
past year he was Executive Score
tary for the W s s
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his school days were from the Pelton.
Jones. Polls. Paine, Niles. Wellington.
Burns, Dearborn, Withee and Moore
families ~ recalls among his teach
ers Emma and Fannie Weston. bins
more Cleveland. Tilson Salley Lizzie
Norton, Mr. Pinkham and Emma
Sawyer. December 10. 1855, Mr..
Burns Was married to Miss Ella Eos
ter He has followed agriculture all
his life, but has varied this by work
ing at other occupations. including in
the woods and on the river and at
numbering on his own account, and
does some contract work, including
the construction of highways At
one time he was in company with the
late Hiram Moore, the business being
done in the name of Moore & Burns.
He is a member of the Methodist
church at Madison. Of the Odd Eel
iONo, iACDthoI9t .htlNNhDtNo biih eiiN
Grange He has been for several
years road commissioner for the town
of Madison, and has served on the
Madison board OF selectmen
Mr. Burns owns several farms, the
one where he makes his home being
the best known TO the public This
is a magnificent stretch OF gently
rolling and partially interyale land
near Barron's Corner. about 500 acres
in extent Here he has a splendid
stand of neatly kept buildings. Here
he cuts yearly about 300 tons OF hay
and has an average of 40 to so acres
in crops. This year he is winterng
nine horses, four oxen, 13 cows, %
heifers and IA steers. His
election to the Legislature will be
gratifying, even to those who are not
affiliated with the party who put Mr.
Burns in nomination, as it is gener-
ally regarded that a substantial far
mer makes the very best Legislative
material
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ENGLAND stock His father, Thomas
Millett. was born in the first year OF
TIN last century, and coming To Pal
mYr5 when that section of Maine was
yere rural. in 1880 settled on land
purchased Of DR. John Warren. who
Was the original owner of Palmyra
township. This early pioneer raised
a laree family -Four of his sons
served in the civil Var One OF
them. COL Henry Mllett, became a
citizen of Gorham Ohed WIS Eilled
1t cold Harbor. Jonathan died in the
West. Sheldon and Sewell are resi-
4 nts Of Palmyra. Thomas Millett
married. as his second wife, in 1857,
Miss Fannie Gordon, and Sewell. the
subject of this sketch. was the third
child of this union. He WAS born
February 81, 1868, in Palmyra and
practically his entire life has been
passed in that town What educa
ton he has was acquired in the Pal
myra district schools His father
having died when he was about ten
years old leaving large family. such
advantages as SeWell had for school
ing or otherwise were few and highly
priced His childhood and hoyhood
were spent on the old farm Two of
his brothers are now in Montana, A
X. Millett of Swan Lake and G. w.
Millett of Libby. The latter is a
well-known woodsman of the North
west. The past year he served on
the district exemption board of Lin
coin county in that state.
Sewell b, the present legislator,
was married in 1887 to Miss Edith
Furbush of Palmyra The occupa-
ton of his youth. farming, he has con
tinued through life. He Is tniyer-
sallst as to religious preference. He
was road commissioner of Palmyra
for eight consecutive years and later
was reelected for two years more.
He has also served on the school
board and az a tax collector They
are the parents of an interesting fam
lily of eight children. and three of their
sons have been in the military service.
Both are deeply patriotic and Mrs.
Millett is a leading Red Cross worker
in her town
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Somerset Pomona Meeting

The annual meeting of Somcr-'
Pomona with Skowhegan Graus-
TUESDAY and Wednesday. Jan. Il. D.
This Is the great Grange festival a.
the veqr for Somerset county Mem
bers of SkowheEan Grange are expect
ed to do all possible in giving III.
visiting patrons a most fraternal vel
come and generous hospitality
Three meals are to be furnished q
the hall which will call for a inl
supply from each member.
Those members who wish to taxi
the fifth Tor Pomona degreel on Tues
day evening, will please send theil
names to s f. Emerson, secretary q
the Pomona. previous to Tuesday
noon
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cd with Cornyille are drawn still
closer to US. forming legislative
class This district will be represent
ed, the coming session, at Augusta, by
Sewell Is. Millett of Palmyra.
Mr.. Millett comes OF good old New
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-01-02

Skowhegan, and q brother Robert II.
Burns. who died in HOLSTER, Calf.
Mr. Burns younger days were passed
in Scion and Madison, the family NOV
ing TO the latter town when he was
seven years of age. The friends of
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-01-02

There was no Democratic candidate in
his class. composed of Cambridge, Ca
uaaa. Harmony. iIartland and st. Al
bans. and he received all the Yot $
cast. 932 This is his second term in
the legislature
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FAIRFIELD SENDS A DEMOCRAT
Somerset county has sent. in years
past, many distinguished citizens of
the Democratic faith to represent her
at Augusta, but, in the coming season
the only legislator of that party from
this county will be Abbott w. Mel
son of Fairfield
in the town of Canaan. January 25.
1883, the son of Maria (Harris) and
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-01-02
I Gent
Dose
An extremely low price for o
remedy of such great medicinal

remedy of such great medicinal
value But in these times when It is me-
e.saly to economic so closely we arc
sire You y IL be glad 10 know that such
u reliable household specific as the True
III Atwood Mee:e;nc can be bought
oyer! wAef,; thai i. maJ b, depended up
on to relieve many of The everyday IL
nessce that are bound to occur in all fam
ii.ee Il i very highly commended for
Indigestion. dsordered liver, cloggcd IN
testincs, constipation, colds, headache and
impure blood. - Buy today, the genuine
IL. +. =" made by the L. +, Medicine Co.,
Portland. Maine.
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Mrs. Iris VI. Buzzell

Mr. Iris NJ. Bugzell passed away
Monday of last week at her home in
Waterville, after an illness of only 4
few days of pneumonia She was
born in Canaan 26 years ago. and was
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Hubbard She Is survived by her pa
rents and husband, Earl Buzzell. The
remains were brought to Canaan for
burial
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Any subscriber to the Reporter,
whose subscription is paid or more
months in advance. may subscribe,
thru us, for the Thrice-a Week World
Tor 70 cents
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Clarence w. Button represents Is
Somerset county communities in this
respect being responsible to more
towns and plantations than any other
of his Kennebec Valley contemporar-
les These places are Bingham, Mos
COW. New Portland, Brighton, Cara
funk, Dead River, Flagstaff, Highland,
Jackman. Lexington. Mayfeld Moose
River, Pleasant Ridge. The Forks and
West Forks. His home is and has
been for many years at Bingham,
where he is very prominent in com
mercial and social affairs. He is
business manager of the Prudential
Insurance Company. Within the
past year. he also became the mana
ger OF the Bingham Hotel. Mr. Dut-
ton is a native of Starks. This Is
his second term in the Legislature
from his district
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A REAL FARMER IN THE LEGIS-
LATERE

Among the representatives from
Somerset county who will take their
seat in the legislature at Augusta
next Wednesday, is B. Frank Burns
of Madison This gentleman was
born in Scion, November 7, 1859, the
son of Benjamin and Hannah f.
tHolmes1 Burns. He has three Sis
Madison, Mrs. Ora Bacon of Cook
Calf and Mrs. Flora NJ. Seyenman of
Hollister. Calf There was another
sister, now deceased, Mrs, Lizzie Pal
mer, wife of James G. Palmer of
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-01-02

Elmer A. Pattee Of Harmony enjoys
the distinction of having been elected
to the legislature without opposition
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Boston Post $500 a year.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-01-03
COUNCIL OF
NATIONAL
.DEFEN Sc

The loss of llye stock being
killed by trains is greater than
one might suspect. During the
month of October 1918 there was
killed in Rockcastle County eight
head of cattle, seven head OF
hogs and two other animals, a
total value of $5I3.so. This
was not an exceptionally bad
month but more stock Is killed
in some of the summer months.
Everybody should be intesested
in stopping this loss of stock, as
at the above rate more than $4,000
worth of stock is annually killed.
AS rule the parties losing stock
are not we'll paid for same. The
loss Of this much STOCK from the
county is a great waste and is
not of value to any one.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-01-03
THE BEST COUGH
MEDICINE.

When q druggist finds that
his customers oil speak well of a
certain preparation. he forms a
good opinion of it and when in
need OF such a medicine is al
most certain to use it himself and
in his family. This is why SO
many druggists use and recon-
mend Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy. ]. B. Jones, a we'll known
druggists of curbun, KY. says.
81 have used Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy in my family for
the past seven years, and have
found it to be the best cough
medicine I have ever known.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-01-03
l.. E. Proctor Is numbered with

A. E. Proctor Is numbered with
the sick.
S. B. Mckenzie was up from
Stanford Wednesday.
Miss Julia Fish has accepted a
position in Louisville.
Mrs. T. F. Warren has been
very sick for the past week.
w, Fl. Fish has been ia Cincin.
natl during the week on business.
Prof. Lyons was here for a
few hours last week on business.
John D. Henderson came down
from Louisville to spend Christ
mas with his mother.
Prof. ]. S. Irwin was here last
week looking after his farm and
other business interests.
Mrs. Fanny Adams and Miss
Tevis Bethurum will leave tomor.
row for Paris, to visit DR.. and
Mrs. j. NJ. Williams. On Tues.
day Miss Bethurum will return to
school at Danvllle.
Logan Bryant who has been in
the service of Uncle Sam since
April and stationed In England,
has been discharged and is now
at home. Loga2 can handle an
air plane about as well az he can
a Ford, he made several trips
across the channel in a plane and
on one occasion was up six hours,
during which time he reached an
elevation of over sixteen thousand
feet But with all that. Logan
says he Is better and much
prefers a Ford over :Rockcastle's
mud roads to one of Uncle Sans
best planes.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-01-03
ELECTION. NOTICE.

: On Saturday Jan. II. 1 p. m,
there will be meeting and cleo
ton of officers for the Rockcas-
tie Stock Pens for the tensuing
year. Now that the war is over
and nothing to prevent building,
there is no reason why these
pens can't be built. and get to
business right away. We want
every stakeholder present at this
meeting. This is the biggest and
best enterprise ever started in
our county. 1t must be finished.
Don't forget the date.
. ~ Gus Staverson, Pres.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-01-03

NorIcR:-To all who are owing
me either accounts or notes.
You will please come In and set
tie same as l am needing the
money to pay for the goods that
you :have been using. I hope
this will be warning enough with
out any further notice.
Respectfully,
JONAS MCKENZIE.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-01-03


The Germans have done every
thing they could to Set the world
against them. But this matter
of Kidding submarines away Is
another offense. It Is in con-
tradiction of the terms of the
armistice; and the British In
|spectors are 10 be congratulated
upon their thoughtfulness In
ferreting out all German war
ships. And this business should
put every Allied element on the
qui vive to see that the Huns
derive no advantage from their
duplicity in any direction what.
ever.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-01-03
FAIR MEETING.

There will be held a meeting
of the stockholders of the Mt.
Vernon Fair Association follow
ing the meeting of the stockhold.
ers of the stock pens On Satur.
day Jan. II. about 2 o'clock for
the purpose of electing officers
and getting things started for
the 1e19 fair. The boys will be
back home by that time and they
will be looking forward to that
event. Come and help get things
started fo- the holding of the
best fair ever held in Rockcas.
tie.
w. A. McKerzie. Pres
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-01-03
NO GREAT ACT OF HEROISM
REQUIRED.

II some act Of heroism was
necessary to protect q child
from Group, no mother would
hesitate to protect her offspring,
but when it is only necessary to
keep at hand q bottle lof Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy aud
give it as soon as the first in-
dication of Group appears. there
are many who neglect it. Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy IS with
in the reach of all and IS prompt
and effectual.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-01-03

Best gift to son or daughter is
a scholarship at the Lexington,
KY, Business University. 1t
will qualify them for a fine posi-
ton, for independence and great.
er success. For particulars ad.
dress its president Wilbur R.
Smith, Lexington, KY.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-01-03

Mrs. Malley VanWinkle. late
of Rock House farm, has located
in Cincinnati. and is connected
with the oldest and most artistic
Photographic studio in the city
doing expe-t Photographic work
She keeps the home fire burning,
however, at Mt Vernon.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-01-03

Young men and womeu-edu.
cate for greatest success at the
Lexington, KY, Business Uni.
versity. 1t it an American in.
stitution of high ideals. 1t has
educated thousands for success.
For particulars address it's Presi.
dent. Wilbur r. Smith, Lexing.
ton, XIV.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-01-03
DON'T YOU FORGET IT.

Bear in mind that Chamber
lain 8 Tablets not only move the
bowels but improve the appetite
and strengthen the digestion
They contain no pepstn or other
digestive ferment but strengthen
the stomach and enable it to per-
form its functions naturally.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-01-03

Mr.. c. G. Johnson, father of
Mrs. Sam Cox, died at Richmond
the week before Xmas. His re-
mains we're taken to East Bern
stadt, the old home, for burial.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-01-03

SMITH-CHILDRESS Miss Mag.
gle Smith, the attractive daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Smith,
of near Brodhead, and Sergt.
Robert E. Childress. of Camp
Meade, Md, were quietly mar
ried at the home of the bride on
Christmas Eve Day. Sergt.
Childress, who is a brother of
Mesdames Minnie Anderson and
J. 5 Langford, of this place, was
at home on a fu-lough, and has
now returned to camp, but he
expects to get a discharge from
service within a short time. This
is a splendid young couple and
their many friends join in wish
ing them the greatest happiness
that long welded lite can bring.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-01-03

County Court. Clerk Bowman
has issued the following marriage
license since our last issue:
Willie Smith to Miss Mary
Clark; L M. VanhoOk. of Pulaski,
to Mrs. Mary Hansel; Davy Cot
tongim to Miss Lula Bustle; Log.
an D. Taylor to Mrs. Lula Farm
er; Milt Mize to Mrs. Carrie Lang
ford, widow of the late Eliza Lang
ford; Jack worth to Della
Proctor; John Baker to Miss Leila
Leger; Robert Chapel to Miss
Mirley Saylor; Robert :Childress
to Miss Maggie Smith.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-01-03

DR.. Walker Owens will leave to-
day for Chicago, ILL.,. where he ex-
poets to take special course in
clinical diagnosis, also preventative
medicines,in the way of vaccines
and antitoxines. He expects to
return by the first of February.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-01-03

il. VanWiukle. whose farm is
out on Chestnut Ridge Way, has
forsaken the road work which he
has done for the past ten years
and has gone back into the insur.
ance business, his first love. which
he followed for many years.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-01-03

What pays the big merchant
in the big town is equally good
for the little merchant In the
little town.