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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-27
PACKAGE SOLD FOR
S4.75 CONTAINED
LIBERTY BOND

WhcTl .Au'tion""r W. T. Wlckham. act
nE for IN" American Railway express
yesterday sold 2.G"h unclaimed express
packages at III" Nhe' ling n LAX" Fri"
freight nous" yesterday. ono woman hid
and paid IN" sum Of So fnr nm un-
Ella mod suit ease. I'pun opening tho
cas-" Sh" found "A quantity Of old cloth.
INK. but hidden among The clothing was
Il paper witch attracted attention. TAX
ING II out. tn" purchaser found it To hn
II Liberty bond. fourth ISSUE. Of tho so
denomination.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-27
GAS MEN MEET
HERE JULY 18TH TO nth

Wheeling will welcome the fourth an
nual convention of tn" West Virginia
Natural Gas association July Is ind II.
Prominent oil and gas promoters ana
workers from all over the. state VIII at
tend. The entertainment features or
the annual gathering include n picnic at
Wheeling park the afternoon OF tho 10th.
when all Of the amusement and rec"ra-
ton facilities Of the park will be placed
at the disposal Of the natural gas mon.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-27
E:XIIEL)
shddo Sentence By Judge
Ritz.

In police court yesterday. Judge RITZ
imposed fine OF IS and costs on Frank
J. Boston. the young man who created
a sensation Wednesday morning by
taking a stick-up and robbery on him
SELF in the East End. sentence was
suspended, however. on condition that
Boston leave the community at once.
The police judge scored Boston So
verely for his act. emphasizing the fact
that his description Of men he claimed
had robbed him came near casting sus-
picion on men who were entirely inno-
cent Of the affair.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-27
GOES TO PALESTINE
Rabbi Silver VIII visit Poland and
The Holy Land.

Rabbi Abba 1Iillol silver. Of Cleveland
formerly Of Wheeling. leaves in a few
days for trip I" Poland and I'alos, inc.
Rabh:Sllvor while in Poland. y ~ study
reconstruction work. In IalcS'in" H."
will investigate for n. own i:.r"rua-
tinn IN" IinniStic movement there.
This is Rabbi Silvor's S"""nd trip across
the Atlantic within n year Nrrv r.
Gently hc returned from Franco. where
as government representative he
studied the European situation.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-27
Heal Skin Diseases

1t is unnecessary for you to suffer
with eczema, blotches. ringworm,ra shes
and similar skin troubles. Zemo, OBJ.
tanned at any drug store for 35c, or
Si00 for extra large bottle, and prompt
iy applied will usually give instant relief
from itching torture. 1t clcanscs ami
soothes the skin and heals quickly and
effectively most skin diseases.
Zcmo is a wonderful, penetrating,
disappearing liquid and is soothing to
the most delicate skin. 1t S not greasy.
is easily applied and cos:s little Get
it today and save all Iurther distress.
The E w. Rose Co; Cleveland. ..
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-27
CHESTER G. WHITMAN

Chester G. Whitman. of Richland dis
trict. yesterday qualified rs member OF
the Ohio county board of equalization
and review. The county commissioners
will pass upon Mr.. Whitham's bond this
morning. The notice OF the appoint
ment was received from the state board
OF control Wednesday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-27
, No. 1920 Market street,

The pictures are attracting much at
tcntion and also speak well Tor the
local photographer, who has gone OUT
of his way TO give the best IN Lhf
photo line art. They can be seen at
the above named location the balance
Of the week.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-27
The CITY OFFICIALS
Splendid Display OF our New Officials
shown In Parsons Display
Case.

Have you seen the pictures OF our
new city officials which are on display
IN the Parsons photo shop show case,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-27

Tho building formerly used AS the
sheet department. Of the old Nail fac
tory. IN the North End. is he nG raz"d.
To make room for additional improve
mcnts at the Top Mil. The removal
of the buildings removes ono Of tn"
City's landmarks. The old nut nails. OF
tho '70S and sos. mad" there. mad"
Wheeling famous IN. world over as th1
Nail cry.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-27

Charles Wcg"l who has returned
from Camp Lee. where h" was MUSTER
cd out of tn" army. has signed up again
for serve" ~ tn" recruiting depart
mrnt. II" expects To- he SCrt I" IN"
Huntington station. Young NciEcl.
who served overseas. wears a number
of medals and trophies earned IN DoX-
ing matches IN tn" \. l.. J..
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-27
COUNTY COURT

CHrl S"hInk and VT" to Harry lEut-
|. /. house md lut in Elm Grove. $40.
Arthur H. Graf. It al 4" ID In Pearl
E.sE'y. - interest in property nj Alley
II and Alley &: EI.:""
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-27

Burlry Thompson. WhCcIlrG's nov
fire chief. VIII take charg" Of tn" de-
partmcnt Monday succeeding chef Ia
ward +, Rose. Tn" retiring rhi"f has
completed Il thorough inspection ~
the City's fire rght.uE apparatus. IRE.
paratory To turning the department
over Ia his successor.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-27

Chief Thompson Will be unable to at
tend tho national convention Of FIR =
mon At Kansas City next week. hut on.
poets to attend III" stat" convention
at Clark burg tn" latter part Of July.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-27

my WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-27

Pay your water bills now and save
1oH,. City Treasurer Office.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-27

The MoundsviiIc Board Of Trade has
taken w project TO locate n tranSIcn-
tInCntal aerial station on the property
Of Or. VI. +. Compton at Mounds; illc
Should tn" project hC carried out tho
tnmrtnn farm VIII u" converted into Il
fuel and repair station. Wh"r" pleasure
commercial and mail carrying planes car
Land for fuel and repairs.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-27

Property owners Of bethlehem yes
tcrday pctitIoncd III" county COM
mISSioncrs for repairs on tho Left Hand
run road leading to Bethlehem from
Wheeling. The commissioners assured
the petitioners that the repairs sought
arc being considered and that relief ut
some sort Will bc AFFORDED soon.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-27
HERE AND THERE
Items Of Interest tn Local People
About Wheeling Folks. Societies
and Organizations.

P. NJ. Neigh, traffic commissioner or
the Wheeling Commercial Association.
yesterday received notice that the IN
tcrStatc commerce commission has DC
med III" petition Of IN" railroads for
rchcarS.nE IN their bill Of ladinG case
The new forms of bills Of ladIrG, 10
which tho railroads Object. Will be used
after August 5.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-03-27
Final Entertainment of High School
Courses. Next Week

The 1919 entertainment course OF
the Skowhegan High School will come
to close on Thursday evening of
next week The entertainers at that
time are "The Orpheus Quartet Of
this, Mr.. Bridges, of the Alkahest Ly-
ceum OF Atlanta, Georgia, well
known critic. says:
II wish to call your attention TO the
splendid work of the Orpheus Quar-
tet. have just heard them, and dur
ing all of my experience in Lyceum
and Chautauqua work, | have never
heard quartet that anything like
equals them in their beautiful har-
mony, both off and on the platform
They have made a tremendous i'm
preston In the summer schools and
practically every place where they
were booked the committee took
them for a second engagement for a
return date just as soon as they could
get them.
Seats go on sale at Sampson &
Azores next Wednesday morning,
Adults Csc, students 25.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-03-27
Annual Mite Box Opening Last Mon.
day Afternoon

The annual mite box opening, of the
the parsonage last Monday afternoon.
A fine program was prepared which
consisted of the following: reading of
a paper, Olive Hill School. Mrs. Laura
Dinsmore; reading Lavinia Wallace
Young Mission, Mrs Henry C. Tur-
ner; reading, Methodist Women in
War Work, Mrs. Susie Jacobs; vocal
solo. Ruth Greenwood, accompanied
by Miss Ella Flanders piano solo,
Miss Flanders; vocal solo, Richard
Turner
covered dish supper was served
at six o'clock, to which forty people
were present. The young ladies who
participated in serving were Misses
Ruth viles, Alta and Verna Porter,
and Louise Turner.
The amount of the Offering was a
little over $500 Certain amounts
will be given to the Olive Hill School
Kentucky. Lavinia Wallace Young
Mission at Nome. Alaska, and to the
Methodist Women in War Work
This affair was under the direction
of Mrs l. j. Smith, Mrs. Laura Dins-
more and Mrs. Josephine Lancaster.
At this time a mahogany clock was
presented to Mr.. and Mrs. William II
Emery. commemorating their SIND
wedding anniversary. The presenta-
ton speech was given by Rev II. G.
Turner. A committee of five were ap-
pointed to go with Mr.. Turner to pre-
sent this gift They were Mr. and
Mrs. |. J. Smith. Mrs. Turner. and
Fred + Lawrence
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-03-27
Meeting of Somerset County Medical
Association

The Somerset Medical Association
held meeting In the offices over the
Skowhegan Trust Company last
Thursday morning. The following
officers were present: DR.. w. G. Saw
yer of Madison. president; DR.. H. W.
Smith of Norridgewock, vice preai-
dent; DR.. c.. f. Richardson of Show
hegan, secretary and treasurer The
delegate elected to attend the State
Convention was Dr. II. e. Marston of
North Anson. 1t was voted at this
session to hold a special meeting and
outing on August Z ,at Smithfeld. A
motion was made which will come up
before the society at that time to
hold the annual meetings on the first
Thursday of August of each year, in
stead of December as is the custom at
present. DR.. r. c. Brown Of Bingham
and DR.. George E. Young Of Skowhe-
gan were also present.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-03-27
Was a Native of Wellington

Edwin Smith Ward passed into the
beautiful beyond Thursday, March
20, and the funeral services were held
at his home in Athens village, Rev.
George Merriam officiating
Mr.. Ward had in the past year suf-
fered from partial paralysis, but had
regained his health so that this win
ter he had been about his work cou-
nected with the home On Wednes
day he was taken very suddenly with
a paralytic shock. passing away
Thursday. He leaves to mourn his
loss a devoted wife, Alberta Ward,
and three sisters: Melvina, wife of
George bennett of Cambridge, Mass;
Belle, wife of Hollis Trafton OF Wei
lington and Nellie, wife of VIM Bemis
OF Corinna; also a brother, Albert
Ward of Hartland. His father and
mother are both deceased.
Edwin Ward was the son of Rufus
and Mary (Smith) Ward and was
born in Wellington, Nov 16, 1849 He
was in Cheboygan. Mich. from 1871 to
1877. On March IL. 1878 he married
Alberta Toss and settled on a farm
in Athens April II of that year. He
moved to Athens village, November
27, 1918.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-03-27
"They Owned The Place

We are in receipt Of a communica-
ton from a respected citizen of Mad
ison who complains that couple of
Reformatory inmates broke into her
home and did a good deal OF damage.
We do not understand this lady to
question the usefulness of the Wom-
ems Reformatory, which we believe
is conceded by every one but she
seems TO think that where inmates es
cape. as they occasionally must. that
the damage which they do rs in the
present instance, should be reimbur-
sed The Reformatory, in aiming to
be true to its name, allows the in
mates somewhat more liberty than in
the jails and prisons They are Of
ten paroled on their honor not to eS-
cape. and the adoption OF thai poll
cy in the long run is justified by IA
vorable result The good which this
institution does is incalculable and
its methods are undoubtedly the hest
which could be employed That or-
casionally an inmate or inmates vio-
late their parole, or otherwise take
advantage of an opportunity to es-
cape, does not prove that the methods
employed are incorrect. We Civ.
however the letter from this Madisan
lady very much in her own words
1.-TWO inmates of the Reformator>
broke into our farm last September
while my husband and | were in
Rhode Island and seemed to think
they owned the place. They u-e5
groceries which we had left there and
searched through every bureau. b.
trunk, bag or even the clock. Nothing
stopped them except combination
lock on one box. They threw cloth
inE, old hats, etc. recklessly about
They were thorough enough in their
work to find some Lincoln pennies in
an old handbag and take them. We
went TO lawyer in Skowhegan about
the matter, but he seemed to think
we could do nothing in regard TO the
damages, so we let 1t drop"
The State makes no provision to re-
imburse citizens for loss by the de
predations of escaped prisoners from
any of its public institutions. There
seems TO be an element OF Injustice
in this but the precedent has been
established many years.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-03-27
Obituary

Mrs Almeda Beane died in Gardi-
ner Monday morning. March gath of
pneumonia, after an illness OF few
days. She was born in Moscow, Mar.
8. 1876, daughter of Isaac and Huldah
(HunnewelD Temple. In 1865 she
married James J. Beane OF MOSCOW
and lived with him upon farm un-
til his decease. Soon afterward, she
moved with her family to Bingham,
and lived there several years. In
1890, she moved to Gardiner, and that
city had since been her home. Mrs.
Beane was an active member OF the
Methodist church, and for many years
had been a teacher in the Sunday
school. Her exemplary Christian life
and her faithfulness in all duties,
made her tower o strength In
church, social and in her home life.
She leaves to mourn her loss two sons
Arthur L. Beane, and Chester H.
Beane, leading business man OF
Gardiner; also grandson, Elwood
Beane, and a sister, Mrs. Mary A.
Whitney of Owatonna. MINI. The
funeral was from her late home,
West street, Wednesday afternoon at
3 o'clock. The services were con-
Quoted by her pastor. Rev. II. s. Dow
Interment will be IL the family lot in
Bingham.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-03-27
A BUDGET SYSTEM FOR
SKOWHEGAN
Its Use Would Probably Result In
Wise Economy

Most of US read, in connection with
discussions in the early part OF the
Maine Legislative session, a good deal
about the Budget" Perhaps we had
also seen the same word in the for
eign news dispatches appearing In ac-
counts of parliamentary procedure in
England and other countries. SO far
as our own National Legislation is
concerned the Budget Is conspicuous
by its absence. Appropriations at
Washington, as far as they may be
said to be planned at ALL take place
under the time honored Log Rolling"
system. Our own town appropria
tions are voted without a we'll def
mite plan although, quite fortunate
ly, very little of the Log-Rolling
spirit creeps in. 1t cannot be doubt
ed, however, that a well considered
plan as to appropriations like the one
referred to above as the Budget sys
TEN, would be great Improvement.
We give here the headings of what
may be called Budget Sheet. The
right hand column is purposely left
blank The plan is for the commit
tee of twenty to have before them cop
les of this Budget Sheet, and thus be-
ing informed as to the assessments
additional income and expenditures of
each item in each department for 1918
they can more intelligently recon-
mend as to the amount which should
town meeting to which this Budget
Sheet would be reported by the COM
could increase or diminish any appro-
priation as recommended. Recon-
mended. under such circumstances,
would carry a good deal OF weight,
and ii Is not likely that the recon-
mendation Of the committee thus sub
mitted would be greatly changed. At
any rate the voters would have the
towns business before them In the
best possible form. and such changes
as were made would be the result of
quite careful deliberation.
Through the courtesy of Auditor A.
b. Lamb. we have been supplied with
Budget Sheet entire, ready for the
committee of twenty, an dthe same Is
printed in full on page eleven OF this
issue.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-03-27
MR. CHAPMAN GROWING
YOUNGER EVERY YEAR
Skowhegan Has Him to Thank ior "A
Delightful Musical Event

" K. Chapman has been before ne
public IN Maine and elsewhere tDr
many years ard has accomplished alch
prodigies as a musical director. that
one gets the idea he necessarily must
have an appalling accumulation of
years TO his credit but il isn't that
way in MI Chapman's case Last
Tuesday evening the audience at the
Opera House, most OF whom were
proud to be called lifelong friends,
beheld him as vigorous and enthusi-
astic as a boy. outlining plans for the
festivals this fall as ambitious to
say the least, as any in his already
wonderful record Mccormack, Com
ing to Maine We may have the op-
portunity to hear him at either Port
land or Bangor, privilege, obvious
ly impossible, except through Mr.
Chapman's prestige, courage and en-
thusiasm Eight thousand dollars Tor
this one artist and that isn't a high
price either. according TO contracts
which he has made in city after city,
during the past few years. And Ban
gor and Portland were ready 10 buy
up the whole house. in which event
Somerset County's enjoyment in the
festival, would have had TO come
through reading newspaper accounts.
But MIR. Chapman did not forget US.
He insisted that those who had stood
by him in the towns and hamlets
throughout Maine should share in the
opportunity to secure these festival
tickets. This and much more of his
plans were outlined with eloquence
by Mr.. Chapman. last Tuesday even
ing
And there was a concert. one of the
best, perhaps the very best We have
ever had, and We almost forgot it.
Splendid artists, every one Of them.
regular Chapman quality. People
that few years hence We shall hear
talked about even more and be proud
to say, Yes, heard those people at
Chapman Concert in Skowhegan in
the spring of 1918"
We shall have more TO say about
the Somerset County festival chorus
and the festivals themselves as plans
are more completely developed.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-03-27
SOLD ALMOST $4,000
WORTH FUEL IN 1919
Almost 900 Cords Of Wood on Hand

In all Maine municipalities where a
fsel yard has been In operation it al
vays holds the platform so far as dis
eussion Is concerned. In other towns
and cities, dynasties rise and fall ac-
cordng to the success or otherwise
of the fuel department. Skowhegan
has had fuel yard for four or five
years. During the past year this de-
partment has sold almost $44,000.0O
worth of coal and wood. 1t winds up
the year with 1876 cords of wood on
hand In making up its assets, 1t
values the stove wood at the stone
crusher shed at $3.50 per cord; the
green wood at the wood lot is valued
at S4.75 per cord and the dry cord
wood at the fuel yard at $3.50 per
cord. The business of the fuel depart
ment is very carefully covered by an
itemized account on pages 26 to 30
inclusive, in the Annual Report of
the Municipal Officers, which will be
issued Saturday. These reports and
also copies of the Skowhegan School
Reports, may be had at the Munich
pal Building.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-03-27
Entertains the Soldier Boys In France

Word has been received that Miss
Margery Morrison has arrived safely
in France. where she will work for
the soldiers in the entertainment de-
partment Of the Y. NJ. c A She will
give piano solos and also accompany
two singers-the Smith Sisters -
who are her companions in travel.
Miss Morrison is a musician Of great
artistic ability and has won highest
honors in her profession in New York
and also san Francisco. where she
has spent the last two years
Her father. l. l. Morrison conduct
ed an orchestra here many years ago
and her mother is still remembered
as one of the sweetest singers, Skow-
hegan ever possessed Don Morrison
a member of the musical faculty Of
Oberlin University is we'll known TO
us as a composer and giolinist Miss
Zaidee Morrison Of New York city,
an artist by profession. is also must-
cal, at one time playing a pipe organ
in one of the New York churches.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-03-27
Butter Fat Produced for the Month
of February

The following is a list OF dairymen
who have produced one hundred and
fifty pounds or over of butter fat for
the month of February The total
amount of fat received was 22,287 lbs,
and the price paid per pound was six
ty-eight cents:
Dennis Chase, 1854; Geo. N. Weston,
1913; E. F. Parker 1852; T. d. Salley
& Son, 274; Albert E. Hodges, 622;
Lucy Bigelow, 17S; DR.. E. H. Stevens,
1853; H. Savage, 236; r. E. Mosher,
1892; H p. Clement, $40; E, William
son, 239; W. r. Tibbitts, 153 II. f.
Hall, 2O4; F. l.. & G. l.. Parker, 1877;
Perley Withee, 261; Mrs. Effie Row
ell 181; Geo. f. Foster, 1885, Malbon
Bros. 172; A. G. Woodsum, 10; H. L.
Watson, 1886; C. H. Fuller 235 Ed
gar Hunter, 1874; Ray Moody @3f
Barker Bros, 176
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-03-27
SUMNER HAYDEN HELD
FOR LARCENY
Hearing Held Before Trial Justice
Thomas G.. Lord

Sumner Hayden of East Skowhegan
on arriving here from Boston last
Thursday night. was apprehended by
Sheriff John A. Mooers. Last Friday
morning he was brought before Trial
Justice Thomas G. Lord, answering
to charge of larceny. 1t was alleg-
ed that Mr.. Hayden had stolen $26
sometime the first OF last January
from Mrs. Alice Ransom, who lives on
the farm formerly owned by Solomon
Lawrence in the Bigelow Hill district.
1t seems that Mr.. Hayden was hired
by Henry Corey. Mrs. Ransom's bro
ther, to Work for him on her farm,
The incident of the stolen money oc-
CURED on a Sunday morning. Mrs.
Ransom claimed that she and her lit
tie daughter Miss Dorothy were alone
In the house when Mr.. Hayden came
In and went up stairs and began to
search through the rooms. The little
girl, on hearing a peculiar noise, call
ed her mother and they went up stairs
and found this young man in one OF
the bedrooms. He was about to open
a trunk which contained the $26, al
ready referred to. Mrs. Ransom i'm
mediately got possession of 1t and af-
ter doing so, Mr.. Hayden grabbed it
from her and ran out of doors. She
followed him for some distance and
he finally gave back $19 and retained
81. The following day warrant was
issued, but the officers were unable
to find him as he had escaped. Since
that time 1t had been held, pending
his return to this town.
Il was learned at the hearing that
Mr.. Hayden at the time he was accus-
cd of stealing this money, went to
Madison and worked in pulp mill.
Shortly after, he went to Boston and
became employed on the Boston &
Maine Railroad. Last February he
was arrested in that city for larceny
It seems that the authorities in
Boston notified Mr.. Mooers that they
were OBTAINING Hayden, and on Mr.,
Mooers' instructions he was releas-
ed. This resulted just as Somerset
County's sheriff supposed it would.
Hayden being at liberty and not
that warrant was awaiting
him here, came to Skowhegan with
the above result.
The respondent was found guilty
and sentenced to six months in jail
and to pay costs, taxed at $2256. Will
liam f. Hawes appeared for Mr.. Hay
den and Sheriff j. A Mooers acted as
County Attorney.