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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-10-02
NEW PORTLAND

Mrs. Ethel Standish OF Gardiner
visited friends in town the last OF
the week.
Miss Edna Mitchell and friend OF
WateryiIle spent Sunday with her
father VIM Mitchell.
Vaughan Davis is driving the Ford
truck for the mill which was former
~ driven by Harold Luce
Mr. and Mrs. Merton McVoy have
gone to Augusta where Mr.. McNoy
has employment on an electric car.
Mrs. Leslie Moody and daughter re-
turned to their home in Portland
Sunday.
There will be parish meeting of
the Cniversalist Church at Mrs. Chas.
Hoyt's. Friday evening. All members
and those interested are requested to
be present.
Roger Ingersoll is boarding with
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Luce.
Clinton Metcalf visited his mother,
Mrs. John Metcalf, Sunday.
Mrs. Della Gould has returned home
from Rumford Falls
DR. H. S Spear was in town Mon
day afternoon exhibiting new Buck
coupe.
Next Sunday will be observed as
Rally Sunday in the niversallst
church All rally, come to church,
bring a friend or two.
On Wednesday, October L. the stages
will change time and will meet the
noon trains instead of the morning
trains
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CONCORD

Tilden Jackson went To North New
Portland Friday to spend the week
end with his aunt Mr.. Maurice
Tozier.
Mrs. Agnes Beane and daughter Is
at work for Mrs. Walter Carl "hil'
she is at Skowhegan.
Earl Higgins started Tor tire WOOD
last week to drive IRWIN steward 5
team.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Atwood Went
to New Portland. Saturday 10 attend
the fair. They went by Embden and
took Mr.. and Mrs. Alton Lane
George Higgins spent few days
at his farm picking apples recently.
Miss Cinda Savage is spending few
DAYS al p. d. Robinson's.
Mrs. Ernest Jackson has been quite
sick from getting a cold after having
some teeth out.
Lester Atwood and Miss Goodrich
attended the Fair at New Portland.
While Chester Robinson and anoth-
or party were looking over his timber
lots they saw two bears and heard
another
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ST. ALBANS

John l.. Baxter of Brunswick, who
has been in town for few weeks
experimenting the corn packing bust
ness here and in lIartland, with Mrs.
Baxter left for their home Sunday.
Mrs. Bertha Longley of Pittslield
was a week end guest of Mrs. Eta
Hanson.
Mr.. and Mrs Hugh Goodwin Of
Pittsfield were in town Sunday call
ing on friends
Several important real estate deals
have been made in town within few
weeks among the latest c. \. Batch
elder has purchased of a. p. Bieelow
his home place and his place known
as the Melvin Bigelow stand near the
postofce which he will use for rents
for his employees.
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CORN VILE

Delmer Blasdell OF Augusta is Wis
itue his grandparents Mr.. and Mrs
S Blaisdell.
Fred Mcclure, Arthur York, Ernest
TUFTS and Howard fIerrin returned
Sunday from a trip to Boston.
Bert Bowman is attending court at
SkoWhegan us Juror.
Dance at the Grange Hall. October
Sth
Ben Judkins and wife and Nett
Moody attended the fair at Mercer
Monday.
Mrs. Lottie Norton of Illinois is
visiting her cousin Mrs Della Herrin
Charles futile and wife of Skowhe-
gan called Sunday to see Mrs. Tuttles
sister. Agnes r. Moody.
Mrs. Addie Messer and daughters
Maud and Bernice were callers at c,
T. Moody's Sunday
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Business is good at this depot APP
pies. pressed hay and lumber are
coming in large quantities.

Business is good at this depot. APP
pies. pressed hay and lumber are
coming in large quantities.
The Kennebecside Club held It's
second meeting of the club year Fri
day afternoon at Ryerson hall with
Mrs. Edith Pratt. hostess. After the
rool call which was answered by cur
rent events. articles were read on dill
ferent subjects which have been
brought to the attention OF the mem
bers This fall Mrs. &. W. Hinckley
read an interesting article on educa-
lion followed by Mrs Edith Pratt on
the same subject. Mrs. Melvin Pal
mer read something about the potato
wart scare Refreshments were
served and all passed an enjoyable al
ternoon.
Several meetings OF the Hinekley
Branch OF the Red Gross has been
held this fall and sewing done.
The Sunday School picnic, Satur-
day. Sept y. held at The Rapids was
much enjoyed one little girl in her
eagerness 10 jump upon the rocks
lost her balance and was preeipitated
into the stream. Her mother, re-
Numbering her own childhood rushed
her to the house. put on dry clothing
aud rushed her back again in time
for the picnic dinner
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CONCORD BRIDGE

Friends OF Mrs. Simeon Howes will
be glad to know she has had both
cataracts removed from her eyes as
she has been blind for some time
Hazel Smith and Mildred O'Donald
Went to Pennington Fair one day last
week
Mr.. and Mrs Maxield were guests
OF Curren Smith, Sunday
Henry ParIin was calling on friends
i'll town last week.
Friends Of Mrs. Walter Hughes
will be glad to know that she has so
much improved that she soon leaves
the sanitorium at Fairfield where she
has been for some little time.
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BURNS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

John Weston returned home from
Dead River last week.
Mrs Mae Wood returned to her
school in Starks, Monday.
Charles Lewis and family from
Madison were callers at A. W. Par
sons Sunday.
Edward Weston and wife visited at
Walter Westons Sunday.
The Tarbell Hill school is temper
arily closed as the teacher Miss Elsie
Foster has returned to her home in
Danforth.
All the farmers in this vicinity have
hauled in their sweet corn.
Work is progressing on the school
house which is being moved to the
Madison side of this district.
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NORTH FAIRFIELD

Lester Young and Mr. Warren are
threshing for S. b. Atwood and Lydia
Hoxie
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Doe who re-
Gently sold their home here, are NOV
ing this week to Winthrop where they
have bought another farm.
Mrs Frank Oulton and daughter
Mary have been visiting her mother
Mrs. w. b. Clifford.
Miss Leona Clifford eXepcts to enter
St Barnabas Hospital October 8,
where she will take the three years
training course.
Mrs. Merle Huff of Belfast is visit
ing at her old home here.
Mrs. George Huff visited her neph-
ew Joseph Cannon the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Madison Clifford
are receiving congratulations on the
birth of daughter Sept %.
The young people of the community
are to enjoy a ghost party at the
Union church Saturday evening.
There are twenty-five pupils in the
North Fairfield school with Miss
Maud Chapman as teacher. Miss
Margaret Savage is at the Covell
school this year, also with % pupils.
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Ansel Stevens finished his work on
the river last Saturday.
A large crowd from town attended
the fair at Pennington last week.
Mrs. Susie Webster Clark and two
children are visiting Mrs. Clark S
uncle. HarlOn Boyington.
Christie D. Moulton spent Tuesday
night at North Arson, the guest of
her grandmother. Mary Thompson.
Mr. and Mrs Sterile Hooper at
tended the Cattle Show and Fair at
New Portland, Saturday. Sept 81.
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GREENLEAF DISTRICT-STARKs

Many people from this neighborhood
attended Pennington Fair last week.
They report a large attendance and
many fine exhibits. The weather
proved very favorable for the event.
Walter Hughes and Edward Glenn
ent of Fairfield were callers at Ever
EFT Churchills, Sunday.
We are glad to say we shall soon
have sugar again.
Lorenzo Churchill was a business
caller in Madison this week
Mr. and Mrs. E. ]. Nelson were in
Madison on business this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. E. Nelson moved
to Winthrop this week.
Farmers in this vicinity have fin
ished hauling sweet corn. The corn
test this year was better than for
several years past.
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HINCkIEY

Mr.. and Mrs. w c. Broadway of
New York with a party of friends
have been at the Broadway cottage in
the Good viii Pines. Mrs. Elizabeth
Crawford has been working for them
while here. They returned Monday
Frank NJ. Currier Of Bowdoin has
been a guest in town arriving Satur-
day. Monday he went to Corn4ille
for short visit and will take in the
Skowhegan fair
Vice president Ed. c. Frost of the
Strout Farm Agency and Mrs Frost
were callers at the home of Melvin
Palmer, Thursday. They were on
their return trip to New York after
passing a few days at Parlin Pond
and other places.
Several from this place attended
Athens fair, Sept 25th and reported
a good time. Such a crowd of peo-
pie is not often seen in small town
Everybody having the time of his life
seemingly, and Athens did itself proud
The display in the hall was fine and
the exhibit of stock received many
compliments.
An effort is being made this fall to
form Cornville Cemetery association
for the purpose of caring for the yard
near the brick schoolhouse in district
No. 1, in Cornville. A day will be
set soon to work there and people
who have lots are requested to come
and help. If friends living out of
town who can not be present, wish to
send money to pay for a days work
it will be gladly received and care
fully used. 1t is earnestly desired
that money may be raised and put at
interest for the purpose of keeping
this yard in good condition in years
to come.
Mrs. E. A. Covell is visiting rea-
tives in down river towns.
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The News of Somersets Busy Towns
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]he Woman N9i6lItt l'eaE"e ..
thr Conversational Church met AZ
thrif qe=try la "Wednesday aud laCh
ID t3o quilt and DID Other @eIe#
Nh. Josie Whiting ha- been 4ia's
III b8t i improving
Nf= Lila Mitchell ha- been "A /" =
sick list
Mis- Flora Lander returned iidas
from q short yizit with her brother ia
Augusta
Mrs. Ann Wells e. passing " -"
days with her sister Mrs. 1haiIes At
Enson.
Mrs, Aelntlre OF Scion mas ofea
the guest OF Mrs. sam Albee during
Inc past week.
Mr. Alma Lowe mas been on the
sick list
Ernest WadS mas gone 10 canaan
where he mas secure" d PoS''io" ioi
several months.
Fred Gibbs Wa nome from 9ho"he-
gan over Monday hleIl.
Miss Ailce oh.9oa ie' e'''F
her brothers III Manson .,,.
Frank Ronco ana fanny Vi mn
noekei were IN town ,Hoiluay ei9'.,.'5
his sister Mrs. MafshaI A'eue anu
other relatives. nj,
The many lrlehds oI ioii'"9 'e"
bald were glad To "eIcoi''e h'Hi MN
last Friday from TWO years scr N,Ie
overseas. Mr.. iheopala mas leoeh,'S
been discharged from o''S "ne' ~
WAS guarding Nefllah p'ISonei
Ralph Moody OF thihiofd was III
town few days recently Vls'1ihE MS
family aud while mere purehdseo liie
Charles LoveJoy house on Mercer ~.
and intends in the near future ~
make this their permanent holi't
Alton Edwards ana lanilly oi IAN
vile Junction were SUNDAY eue9.s W
Mr.. Edwards sister Mrs. Lewis i,op-
inson.
Mr. and Mrs. A. \. PefclVal are Ell
tertaining relative from bangor
Mrs. Sadie Pattee has returned 10
her home in Medheld, Mass.
Charles french mas peeh very ~
The members oil SolnefSet hepehd" i
Lodge and their 1alnliies ehJoyeo oi'
OF their famous picnic Supper9 az
their hall last FRIDAY evening
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BRIGHTON

+. a. Pattee of Harmony was in
town Friday.
Jack Murray of Waterville who has
been stopping at f. T. Farrins for a
few days. has returned home
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Foss have been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. l., ]. Haskell
for the past two weeks. They re-
turned to their home in Etna. Sunday
\ gOodly number of people from
this town attended the Fair at
Athens, Thursday of last week
Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Jewett and
other relatives visited Mr.. and Mrs.
II. y. Farrin, Sunday.
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DOCTORS PATIENT
GAINS II POUNDS
DOCTORS PATIENT GAINS Il LBS
Prominent Physician Continues To
I've Tanlac In Practice With
Surprising Results.

One Of the strongest and most con-
yiucina evidences of the remarkable
results being accomplished by Tanlac
throughout the country is the large
nnrber OF letters that are now being
received daily from scores of we'll
known men and women who have
been benefited by its use.
Among the large number that have
been received recently none are more
interesting than the following letter
from Dir. J. T. Edwards, of Fayette
vile. Ga. Dr.. Edwards. it will be
remembered recently gave Tanlae
his unqualified Endorsement in a pub
lie statement and the testimonial
published below was recently given
him by one of his patients. His
letter follows just as it was written.
Fayetteville, Ga.
Mr.. G. F. Willis, Atlanta. Ga.
Dear Sir:
I am enclosing you herewith state
ment | have just received from Mr..
T NJ. McGough. He has sold out
here. and is moving to Turin, Ga.
He was here this morning. and came
in to tell me what Tanlac had done
for him. He says too much cannot
be said about Tanlac. 1t certainly
has cured him.
Respectfully,
j. r. EDWARDS, NJ. D.
Mr. MeGoughs statement followg:
Il suffered from indigestion and
could not eat anything but what
would hurt me. Constipation gave
me a great deal of trouble also. My
symptoms were indigestion. heartburn
and gas on the stomach after eating.
NY appetite was irregular and my
food failed to nourish me. This
trouble caused me to get very poor
in fact | got so thin and weak was
hardly able to go about
81 bought three bottles of Tanlac on
/ DR.. Edwards recommendation, and |
am now feeling all right again, and
am able TO attend to business.
gained seventeen pounds in weight
and am doing fine. Tanlac did the
work.
Il now recommend Tanlac to
everyone who is sick like | was and
wishes to take something that will
help them
Tanlac is sold in Skowhegan by
Sampson & Ayore; in Fairfield by
f. H. Neal in Jackman Station by
W. S. Barney Co. and in Madison by
+. W Wright; in Canaan by p. II
Williams. -Advt
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NORRIDl.EMOCk


Percy Qulmby va gwen genuine
surprise party by ms iahalF on 9uh-
day me 1"ei.iy-elehlH III a"''9i u MS
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49, sfst.r NJ. pr. nj p1essarf
ridge Afler The dinner had been
served Mrs. Leona Moore added 10
the endowment Df the afternoon By
piving n numbeI. of piano solos Those
nresent were Mr. and Mrs ] Z.
oninbv and sons Frank and Arthur
and Ms Neil OF stark. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ross { Rnrry and Mr.. Sidncs Bcrrv
of Pheasant RIDGE James Burton
ouimhv of thts town. Mr. Ethel
onimbv Palmer and TWO children Nor
man and Eryiua of Skowhegan. Mr..
oninbv received number al gifts
from hie family and friends and the
event vas very happy one for the
entire family.
,,,z. ~. Diat.taf1 md 1fi.a t.n7nr-
ei't.,.tg5,.,. ,=,re a. Miss
99.' J'',., H., ~, Frids, n{gbt
i'l'l'' atta.5,a, 10 p.b.l,b neefirg
anu e''''''01 ...
Mr.. anu MI. '>'7oi5 -. -
tanned large party oil 'el"'lf'a "''
friends SATURDAY an" 9ul4""f
The friends of Mr. aud Mr.. MI
liam Bracket have received WORD
froN them thai they have purchasea
a home near that OF thef daughter
Mrs. Paul Dempsey
Mrs. Henrietta Wood returned Fri
day from visit with relatives at
Squirrel Island
A committee was appointed at the
last Village Improvement Society
meeting to arrange for Community
Chorus TO be organized in the near
future Everyone in the entire com
munity will be welcome to join and it
Is honed that everyone will take Il
personal interest in the matter and
talk IT I'D among their friends 1t is
most probable that the music used at
first at least will be songs that are
familiar to everyone and it is hoped
that many delightful evenings this
winter NAV be passed in this enjoy
able manner. The committee will
announce soon where the first gather
ing is to be held and they earnestly
wish everyone to come and have a
good time
Mr.. and Mrs George HnsseY and
daughter Miss Nellie are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Chester Hnssey in Skowhe
gan for few days and then will
visit Mrs. Addie SpauIdne in Water
Vile.
The members of Marshall p Hale
Circle G. a. Il. enioYed meeting with
the Marcelus Perkins Circle at Madi-
son last Tuesday afternoon and re
port a delightful visit.
During the past week or more all
roads have been leading to the Fairs
Monday the graded schools in town
were closed that the teachers might
attend the Somerset Teachers AssO-
citation meetings at Madison. and
much to the delight of the pupils the
Mercer Fair was on that day which
was we'll attended by the young peo-
pie.
Miss Virginia Hussev has gone to
Boston where she has become a pupil
of Lasell Seminary.
Mrs. Ada Drake has been confined
to the house on account of a sprained
ankle.
Rev. and Mrs. Frank G. Davis who
have been passing the summer with
their daughter Mrs. Bernard Carr, left
last week for Marshall, Texas, where
they will teach during the winter
months at Bishop College.
Miss Louise Jewell entertained ten
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kENNEBEC AVENUE EMBDEN

Eugene Lane is driving a new Fore
ear.
Gladys E. Moulton returned Satur
day to Dexter where she has beer
employed by the Wassookeag Wooler
Co for the past three years as book
keeper. "a
Perley Witham o}Skowhegan spent
Friday and SATURDAY OF last week in
town. "a
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RIVER ROAD

Mrs Minnie Pishon OF Stonham,
Mass was a guest of George and
Lnnie Weston on Friday and Satur-
day last
Mrs Marcia Bickford of Oakland
visited her sister Mrs. Warren Foss
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Gard of Thanks

We wish to express our appreciation
for the kindness and sympathy OF our
neighbors and the society of ST John
the Baptist during our recent bereave-
ment
Arthur Goodness and family
Ephraim GARNER
Zelia GARNER
Skowhegan. Me, Oct. 2, 1919
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EAST NEM PORTLAND

Tilden Jackson of Concord visited
his aunt Mrs. Maurice Tozier over
Sunday.
A large number from this place at
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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-28
Germans Pledge to
Follow Ludendorff
When the!Time Comes

BERLIN, Tuesday, Nov. 25.-(By
the Associated Press. 1.-THE presence
Of General Ludendorff, former first
quarterma ster general in the impe-
rial pew Of the Potsdam garrison
church. yesterday during = memorial
service for Germans who fell in bat
tie was the occasion for a striking
demonstration. General Ludendorff
spoke OF military training as an in
MIGRATING and moral education.
One Of the congregation, dressed in
a field gray uniform, rose and ex-
claimed, when the hour comes we
will all follow you, General" where
upon the whole congregation stood
and sang Deutschland Uber Allies"
In the course Of his sermon the
preacher said:
when the time comes we shall
die bravely for our brothers and our
honor and not disgrace ourselves"
At the close of the sermon the
preacher, standing on the tor of
Frederick the Great, summoned the
congregation to unite in creating. a
monarchy which would be supported
by the will of the people.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-28

that he felt sure the church would
go to 100000. w. Y. Austin, promi-
nent business man of LAGRANGE and
the pastor, DIR. Spencer Tunnel,
were greatly pleased with the re-
Spouse Of the church at LAGRANGE.
Mr.. Austin was organizer
Ccilla, another church without a
pastor and in the boil weevil section,
had a quota of $4,000 and a tele-
gram of last night stated that they
were beyond $4,000, and headed for
the 100000 mark. R. V. Paul, prom
inent business man was organizer
there.
Gainesville with a quota OF $780,
900 was above $4,000 early in the
day and T. H. Robertson, the OF
ganizer. stated that they would
go to 100000. By the way, another
church without a pastor.
Toccoa. in the same section Of the
state, with quota Of $4,000 was
several thousand dollars In excess
Of this amount and the pastor, Rev.
J. S. Hartsfield and E. E. Mitchell,
organizer, are delighted with the
showing Of this church of northeast
Georgia.
Ashburn. another boil weevil ter
ritory. has gone $500 beyond her
quota of $4,000 and Mr.. Haley, the
organizer, states that they will
double the quota.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-28
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