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From Overseas
Jan. 16, 1919.

Jan. 10, 1913. Mir. E. s. Turner:
 Dear Father:-I got your let ter today which is the first I've had for some time. 1 Guess we will start home soon, but do not think l will get back in time to make a crop. Wish l could since the war is over. We are not do- ing much now but parade and hike, but that is enough now, l guess.
 No, 1 shall not be called a stacker. It IS going to be hard for some to get by and still be American. Some seem to think that their boys are too good, too timid, too we'll raised or some thing to stand the roughs of a soldiers life. They are afraid he will learn how to smoke or play cards. If all the rest of the boys were like him what wou Id have become of our flag? They seem to say, Let the rough necks fight. my boy is not used to beans and stew" l am glad to be classed with the rough necks who fought for the Red. White and Blue. ''Oh! my girl can't stand for me to go to war. ' Don't you think she would have thought more of you if you had enlisted. If it had have been her doom, as it was with lots of hem when they felt the hot breath of the Huns on their breasts. Think of the Belgians: of the cruelties they had to bear. Do you want the same thing to hap pen to your girls? You can't think but that the stars of "Old Glory" are blued with that kind of stains. There are millions of rough necks. as some call us. who have red blood in our veins, who have drilled in bad weather as we'll as good weather and came in with a smile on our faces while your darling boy sat in the parlor and let some other boy do your fighting. If we do smoke and gamble it is only to pass off the weary hours while we are in camp. When we were called we went to arms and fought like our forefathers did-for freedom and the right. Go on now. you who kept your boy at home, and warm the milk for his bottle. .m Mama, got the Xmas bag Ii sure was nice.
 Hope to see you all soon.
 Private Leroy E. Turner. Co. D. 148 M. G. Bn. Al Div. A. P. o. 727 A. E. F.
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 Mrs. Temple Pitts, wife of the late Henry Pitts of this county, died at her sons in Oklahoma, near Tulsa. Monday night. The body was brought here Wednes- and the funeral and burial took place a Mountain View. She is survived by three sons. Rich. Mark and Finis, and two daugh- ters. Her maiden name was WigIey. and was reared at Pleas ant Hill. near Mulberry. She was 75 years of age.
The spectator., 1919-02-07
The Proposed
 Good Roads Bill

There has been "a bill intro duced in the General Assembly the provision of whi oh are sub- stantially as follows:
 Making the County Judge ex- officio County Road and Bridge Commissioner: empowering him to appoint a County Highway Engineer; creating a Contract Board consisting of the county judge, the county highway en- gineer and the county clerk; abolishing all road overseers and all free labor on county roads; laying a per capita tax of four dollars on all male male citizens from 21 If 45 years of age, in- elusive, payable and collectible as are other county taxes.
 Under the proposed law the county judge as exofficio road and bridge commissioner must familiarize himself with the roads and bridges of the county and sit as a member of the con- tract b ard. For this he will be paid $500 per annum out of the general road fund.
 The county highway engineer prepares plans and specifications for all jobs of work. costing more than $25. which are to be done; sits as a member of the contract board and prepares written re- ports on all work done by con- tract. For his services he is paid $500 per annum out of the gen eral road fund.
 The county clerk Is secretary of the contract board. is ues per capita tax receipts and receives there for , cents for each receipt.
 The county assessor receives $200 per annum for the addition al work entailed in assessing the per capita tax.
 The county judge may,in emer- gencies, order construction or re- pairs costing not more than S25.
 All jobs costing more than $25 must be let by contract, after having been advertised once in a county newspaper.
 Contract work cannot be or dered paid by the contract board until the county highway engin- eer has filed a written report GOV ering the work and showing that 1t has been done in accordance with the plans and specifications.
 All tools now belong ging to the different road districts will be- come the property of the county.
 This is a matter of such su- preme importance that every cit l izen of the county should at once write to our senator and repre- sentstives expressing his approv- al or disapproval of the measure. There is no time to lose if this bill is to be considered at this session of the General Assembly.
 L. M. Guthrie.
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His majesty, the ground hog, If he was an early riser on the End, and put forth from hiber- nation, he did not see his shad- ow. But f he came out Tn the afternoon, which is really the time of his coming out. he saw his shadow.
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Lloyd England, The Adjutant General.

Here is an opportunity to build a memorial for Franklin county soldiers which will be useful to the survivors and to the younger boys of the county.
 A large lot can be secured, if some action is taken at once, on which a Sl0, 900 or $15, GOO build- ing can be built by popular sub- scription.
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FOR SALE OR TRADE

One Overland Roadster, 1917 model. in Al condition. New set casess all around. A Bargain. See 1t at the Variety Store.
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Should Build Co. K
 An Armory

i oIRdUlZdLIOIS are que to return from overseas Tn the near future, 1 desire to bring to your attention the advisability of proviving a permanent Armory for the fol- lowing organization of the National Guard stationed in your city
 This is not only due to the men who offered to make supre me sacrifice for their country by those of us who remained at home fromia patriotic standpoint. butts also business proposition. Under the National Defense Act officers of the National Guard received from $500 co 10 S250. % per. annum and men one fourth of the pay of the regular army soldier. In addition both officers and men receive full pay of their respectives grades dur Ing encampmentS each year. This means an income to your city of from S10, co to S15, l 000.0O per annum, according to strength of the organization. for each unit. Armories could be built on time and the rent of from S25. % to $50 % fer month. l for each organization allowed by the State could be applied on the cost of same.
 Armories should be built so as to afford ample facilities for clean and wholesome recreation of our young men. Every Armory should be provided, if possible, with a Gymnasium and Apparatus. Shower Baths, Library, Dining Haii and kitch- en, Storeroom and Drill Hall, the latter to be so constructed as to l be available as a Lecture Hall with stage aud ample seating capacity Armories should be built with the idea ln view of providing a clean and wholesome place of amusement for your men where facilities are availa- ole for improving them mentally, morally physically
 The State provides caretaker for every Armory, in order not only that they are properly taken care of but that they may be available to men at all times i and all times and keep them off the streets and other Questionble resorts.
 It should also be borne in mind that we have within our State seventy thousand veterans of World War, who will organize societies and will hold county and state reunions and meetings, The Armories would be an excel lent meeting place, not only for veterans of the European War but also for veterans of former wars. It could also be used as a City Auditorium and other similar purposes
 Let us put our shoulders to the wheel and show the boys that we are not only a grateful nation but a grateful state.
 Let not their training be in vain, but let our returning heroes assist us in making clean, healthy, vigorous, red blooded Americans our young manhood.
 This office will be glad to furn- ish plans for armories upon re- quest.
 Our boys went over the top Over there". why can't we dc 
 likewise in this undertaking for teem.
 Lloyd England,
 The Adjutant General.
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Lost yellow Scotch collie shepherd. answers'to Jim. Phone information to J. W. Johnson, Ozark.
The spectator., 1919-02-07
Phone No. 200 for Feed.
 B. s. Williams & Bro.

See Edgin's for Northern Bliss potatoes and northern grown Onion Sets.
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All kinds of Seed Oats Edgin
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Both returned at once to the hotel.
Here they met Sheriff Gipson Of Brig
ham who had been summoned 10 town
on other business and they immell-
ately notified HIM also DR.. Bonthoy
OF what. they Had discovered. They
then returned to the scene of the
tragedy and took the body from its
hiding place. Tho depression under
the treas was partially nlled with
water. and the body WHOM taken cat
vas completely covered with the dan
earth. It was conveyed at once 20
he undertaking rooms already Re
erred to,
sheriff Mooers was soon notified
hitch lead TO my being called 10 come
With him to Jaclsman as already 70
lated
Wishing to leave no clue und'seef-
red il was deemed best 20 take In
tater cut Of the cavern to permit a.
interior to be carefully search j.
While this was being done it was
noted that blood mixed with water
was coming in at the other side. THIS
cad them to search between tie
trunks of the half-fallen trees already
referred to where they found pool
Of blood indicating that Barley must
have been left there Tor some til6e
after he was murdered.
This was not my first experience
With a tragedy of this kind Before
came to Skowhegan had two
autopsys where the subjects had coE@
to death by vic ence Bob c. die"
made of course a deep impress or -.
my mind. | recall the second aS L.
ing especially tragic. The man had
been attacked in hotel and the fatal
shot was fired at him despite the pres
sence OF twelve other men. In that
case of course there WAS no question
as to the guilty party and or autopsy
was made for medical reasons rather
than legal | think it is an unyary
ing custom in Canada to hold an an-
topsy where 1t is supposed that the
subject has been murdered.
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for news of the tragedy.

for news of the tragedy. We were
fatgued by our ride and activities
townspeople who had drifted in eager
and compelled to hastily eat the even
ing meal before going out to work.
The officers were busy every moment
and besides those already mentioned
before, about every deputy in Somer-
set county was present Information
OF every sort came to light under
their questioning, and perhaps the
most difficult duty they had was TO
sift out the real clues from those
which had no value.
Our saddest duty was Immediately
upon us 1t seemed advisable for u
To 80 at once to view the body which
@as at the Moore undertaking rooms
about a mile up the road from thu
hotel. Our work at this time woule
Ge called preliminary examination
Dr. Sawyer and myself was joined by
medical examiner, I. r. Boothby OF
Jackman. For a time there was somt
doubt as to whether an autopsy would
be necessary The wound in the
head at first indicated but one shot
it being possible TO pass the probe
the entire track of the bullet. Later
on during the autopsy we were al
quite surprised to find that there
were two distinct wounds, one in the
forehead and the other in the back OF
the head.
The autopsy was not made thai
night, but the preliminary eXamina-
ton and conference which FOLLOWED
kept us up until two o'clock. Al
eight, Sunday morning, Sheriff Mooers
and medical examiner Sawyer, E. A
Piper of Jackman and myself pro
ceeded to the spot where the body
was found. This was out at a point
just two miles from the Moose River
house northerly on the Canadian
highway. This route took us along
the main street of Jackman, across
the iron bridge over Moose River
along the fiat and up a long Hill &c
the westerly Dennistown line. We
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UNITED STATES RAILROAD A0MlElST RA1iGs
WALKER D. HINES, Director General Of Railroads
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD

Corrected to September %, 1919
Trains Leave SkOw hogan Week Days
500 a. m. for Watervllle, Belfast,
Bangor, Oakland. Klneo, Pennington
Lewiston, Augusta, Brunswick, Bath.
Portland, White Mountain points and
Boston.
ll45 a. m. for Waterville, Bangor
Bar Harbor. Calais. Vanceboro, st
John, Halifax, Except Saturdays).
Oakland, Pennington, Lewiston. Au-
gusta, Brunswick. Bath, Rockland
Portland and Boston.
23b D. M for Waterville, Belfast.
Harmony, Dover and Foxcroft. Ban
Bor. Mattawamkeag. Bucksport (Satur-
days only Augusta, Brunswick, Bath
Rockiand. Portland. Boston, New YORK
Train. Leave skowhegnn sundays
s45 a. m. for Watervllle, Augusta
Brunswick, Portland, Boston.
Trains Arrive skowhegan Week Days
40 a. IN. from Waterville
Ills a. m. from Waterville, Belfast,
Pittsneid Harmony Dover and FOX
croft Bangor. Bucksport (Mondays
only Lew iston. Augusta, BrunSwlch'
bath Portland Boston, New York
COS .. m. from Waterville. Bangor,
Bar HarLor, Eanceboro. Calais, st.
John. Halifax, Oakland. Augusta. Lew
lston. Brunswick. Portland, Boston.
Trains Arrive skowhegan sundays
ll25 a m. from Waterville. Pitts
field, Newport, Bangor. Augusta. Bath,
Brunswick. Lewiston. Portland, New
d. c. DOUGLASS. Federal Manager.
N. l. HARRIS, Gen". Pass Agent.
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were lead down the path on the wes-
terly side of the road about forty
feet to the point where two good sized
fir trees had been tilted over by the
wind resting on their branches at an
angle of about As degrees. The
roots had carried up with them the
land surface somewhat circular. This
cit a cavern, below, rooted with earth
and rocks partially filled with water
1t was within this cavern that the
body of BARLEY had been thrust,
doubtedly by the man or men who
killed him and here he had been
found early Saturday morning by his
brother, Henry BARLEY of Greenville.
At that time Henry BARLEY was ac-
by f. A. Piper already
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THE hartley MURDER CASE
Continued from Page one)

NCOAAaiidSQ llOli dBC oHCt
A few days later a lawyer appear
ed in Jackman claiming that he rep
resented the woman and that he had
come to protect her. rights. He re-
mained for several days, but it is un.
derstood was refused the policies
which he sought the same being re-
tanned by the administrator of the
estate Some interest is occasioned
because the two life insurance policies
II is claimed, were made over about
six weeks prior to Bartley's death.
Another story is told bearing upon
the fact that there may be still an
other woman in the case. The fol
lowing story has been going the
rounds since the murder. man
Tho knew BARLEY we'll says, About
four weeks ago, was coming up on
the train from GreenTlle Junction,
and Nelson got on down the line. He
went directly to the rear of the car
and sat down with a woman who
seemed to be expecting him to board
the train at that point. He rode with
her until the train slowed down for
Jackman when he got up, went to the
rear of the car and dropped off the
train on the side opposite the station
This story sounds rather vague as
The man did not know who the woman
was or what Bartley's business was
~ith her. Neither can he youch for
he fact that she was not the Port
woman whose appearance in
Iackman created such a sensation.
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SOME RSET


held Halloween social at the school
! house. Saturday evening The us
/ 0al Halloween games were enjoyed
as were also the pies furnished by
The parents, and purchased by auc-
ton.
Rev Dexter and other pupils at
tending No. Arson Academy visited
their homes in town LeXinEton) dur
ng the past week as the teachers
aere attending the convention at
Portland
Clark Abbott accompanied his faith
or on his mail trip 10 Dead River.
Is far as the Ledge House, where he
visited his aunt Flora Crosby.
Wilhers hay pressing crew work
I'd for Clark Luce recently pressing
he hay and straw Mrs Luce has
sold l. E. Howes.
Perley Lane aud wife have gone to
Eusts. whre he has employment for
the winter.
Fred Pease was called to New
Portland recently as his mother Mrs
Eta Chase Wa qaife i'll for few
days.
Elmer Rean and family, who have
lived in West Lexington for num-
Yer OF wears, ha>e mo.ed to iGa farm
Nj. Rean recently purchased ot C.
Clark Luce. Mr.. Luce and wife
moving into the building purchased
of Frank Churchhll and moved on
to land near the home OF their daugh-
ter. Mrs Mabel Abbott
Mrs. Rena Green and daughters
IIilda and Ruth visited Mrs Green's
mother and sisters of Kingfeld this
week,
Lester Bean and family have moved
into the so-called John Green Camp
for the winter. Mr.. Bean will work
for his brother, Elmer Bean making
shovel blocks.
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called at every telephone Office that l
had ever heard of and some more. Mr..
Mooers between offices would be busy
thinking what he could say when he
got to the next telephone. He had a
complete network formed around the
Moose River Valley long before we
passed Owls Head. AT Lake Parlin,
we overlook Deputy Sheriffs, Robert
r. Cole of Skowhegan and E. S.
Adams of Madison,
Everything was tense excitement in
and about Jackman. The Moose River
House. the hostelry of the murdered
man. was crowded to its capacity,
both by those who had come to stop
during the investigation and the
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We left the scene of the murder at
about one o'clock, Mr. Mooers was too
busy to eat, but the others of the par
ty went at once to the Moose River
house to dinner.
County Attorney, Edward F. Mer-
rill had been on an automobile tour
in Canada. Desperate efforts had
been made to reach him by telephone
and telegraph, but unavailing. 1t so
happened that he was on his return
trip and knew nothing of the tragedy
until he reached the outskirts of
Moose River Sunday afternoon. Quick
ly advised of the situation he ordered
an autopsy at once and the work was
commenced at two o'clock Realiz-
ing the responsibility of such a case
we worked very carefully, DR.. Booth
by and myself doing the work and DR..
Sawyer making the records We fin
ished at seven in the evening.
Our journey home was uneventful.
1t was great relief to get away from
the scene of the tragedy and once
we were out on the road it was really
rest. We had with us a package of
rather gruesome contents in personal
charge of DR.. " G Sawyer who ac-
companied me, but 80 were not in a
state of mind to be disturbed very
much on that account Or. Sawyer
left me at Madison aud personally
conveyed the package just referred to
to Brunswick where he turned it over
to Professor Whittier whom he found
in his office at Bowdotn College.
The above narrative was told us
by DR.. o. J. GAIA Of this place after
much urging Dr.. GAIA is busy
man and it was hard to find time for
the interview and besides this the
doctor was very reluctant to be
quoted in the matter. lie was OF
course present at important confer
ences which were held both day and
night during his stay at Jackman
UnaYoidably lie became possessed Of
much information which he does not
feel at liberty to impart We are
very much pleased, however to give
our readers the benefit of his nara
ton and decidedly grateful to the
doctor for acceeding to our request.
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mentioned. They had search for sew
eral hours in the morning on both
sides of the road. but 1t was in the
mind of neither man as they stood
by those partially uprooted trees to
look under them. Solely by accident
Henry Bartley's eye caught a glimpse
of something white, not by the open
ing through which the body had been
thrust, but by a smaller one a little
to one side. To his horror he be-
came aware that 1t was a human
hand, the hand of his own brother for
whom he had been in search. The
two men were prepared by their long
quest for something tragic, but at
this moment we're almost overcome.
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QUINNEBASSET
DEFERRED

Mrs. Elise Walkur Noble of Dex-
ter was called to Town Saturday by
the children of her father, II. G. Wal
ker. She will return to Deyter this
Thursday afternoon. Mr.. and Mrs
A. b. Allin Of Rockland have been
guests at J. F. Woodsum recently.
c. B. Colby has a pair of mules
which he recently TRADED for
Mrs. II. l.. Head is slowley reco-
vering from her recent seyerei Illness
Mrs. Laid of Smithfield is caring for
her.
Mr. and Mrs. P E. Withee left town
Tuesday morning for Bethel. going
in their new Ford car.
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Card of Thanks

We are as grateful as words car
express for the kindness and sympa
hey "hich hare beon shown us dur
ing our recent great bereavement.
Mrs. d. H. Taylor
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Taylor
Miss Susie Taylor
Mrs. Grace Padham
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Smith
Mr.. and Mrs. Alney Taylor
Ernest A. Varney
Mercer, Maine, Nov. IS. 1919"
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DIR. CAzA'S STORY

On Saturday, October 18th, at just
before noon I answered telephone
call which summoned me to a rather
unusual duty. The message was
from Sheriff John A Mooers at Nor
ridgewock. He had just been mott
fled that Nelson w. BARLEY was dead
u-der circumstances which lead his
informant to believe that he had been
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NEWS OF S0MERSET'S BUSY
TOWNS
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 81.
GREENLEAF DISTRICT-STARK


Sidney Taylor has been i'll with
prevailing cold but is much better at
this writing
The Progressive club game a Hal
lowe'en entertainment at the Town
hall Monday evening. The hall was
tastefully decorated with Jack-o'
lanterns, and black cats. The re-
freshment booth was prettily trimmed
with orange creps paper. Ghosts
aud old characters enlivened the
scene. The entertainment program
me consisted of the following music
by Mrs. Sidney Fogg and Mr.. Moore;
recitation by Tive Taylor; song by
Mrs. Mae Wood; recitation by Aunt
Samantha" Wis. Mrs. e ], Nelson;
son by Neil children Refreshments
followed the programme. After
which fortune telling and games
were the features of the evening.
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murdered. Mr.. Mooers was laying
his plans for action very rapidly. He
knew that an autopsy would prob
ably occur and he was providing to
have at least one physician present
with the medical examiner. was
told to be ready In thirty minutes
and l came as near to it as l could,
making one or two calls in the mean
time. Taking my car, l met Mr..
Mooers at his home and we started
on our seventy-five mile ride to Jack
man. OF course l got the best speed
possible out of my machine, but the
roads were rough and with the stops
we made we were five hours making
the trip. We picked up medical ex-
aminer, DR.. Sawyer at Madison, and
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LICENSED AUCTlONEER

Twenty years experience with ali
kinas OF property Can go anywhere
In Somerset County. References by
permission F.. T. Goodrich, r. T. Pat
ten and Harry e. Smith.
Edward w. white.
Heselton Street. Skowhegan, Farm
ars Tel l0-b
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