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New Britain herald., 1919-09-11
Cis:y Advertisement

Sealed proposals, addressed to the Chairman of the Building Committee of the Common Council of the City of New Britain, will be received at the office of the Town Clerk, City Hall, until D. m. Tuesday, September 16, and there publicly opened, for the construction of a municipal garage.
 Plans, specifications and form of contract may be obtained at the of flee of the City Engineer.
 Certified cheque in the sum of $1,500.00, payable to the Treasurer of the City of New Britain, must accom- pany each proposal.
 The committee reserves the right to reject any or all bids
 (Sgned) COMMITTEE.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-11
DIR COOMBS,

DIR COOMBS, the Natureopath and 'Chiropractor, Tel. 765, 252 Main St. My treatments cure all diseases. I can state that l have never failed on any case of Rheumatism, Stomach Trouble or Chest and Lung Diseases that 1 have treated 1 wish to an nOunce that I have employed Dr. Louise Hurlbutt as my office assistant She will treat women who prefer Lady Physician. I have arranged a private office for that purpose. Her charges will be $1.60 per treatment Electric Light Baths, Ultra Violet Rays. The Alpine Sun rays and Fly dropathic treatments will be given patients when indicated without ad- ditional cost. Office hours, 10 a. m. to D. m.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-11

WANTED-Head bushelman. A high class foreman to mark alterations and take charge of busheling shop
 for high grade ready made clothing business. Apply, with full particulars, Stack pole Moore Tryon Co.,, Hartford, ct. 9-10-3d
New Britain herald., 1919-09-11

Don't waste valuable time searching for help. People seeking work read the Herald Want Column daily. Tell them your story and the va cancies in your force will be filled.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-11

WANTED-W and girls to operate grinding machines. We have vacancies in two depart ments ono position pays $18.72 for 5 hours with no piece work and the other position carries a guarantee of $16.46 for 55 hours with piece work. Girls in this department now earn from 45 cents to 84 cents per hour. ockWeIl-Drake Co.,, Plainville-
New Britain herald., 1919-09-11

The little Want advt. IS a great business getter. It costs next to nothing. Your story briefly told Will bring you results. Use the Classified Col umn. Twill pay you.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-11

WANTED-Ten carpenters, 75c per hour; steady work. Bring your tools with you to Park Reserve. B. Stein.
 & Co. 9-8-6dx
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FOR SALE-MISCELLANEOUs .

FOR SALE-Pool table, cues, balls, racks, bridges. Al condition. Ad- dress Box XIB, Herald. 9-11-1d
New Britain herald., 1919-09-11

FOR SALE-HousehoId furniture.
 Apply 63 Cottage place. 9-11-2Gx
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SITUATION WANTED

wANTED-By refined lady. Position as housekeeper in a widoweres home; best reference furnished. Herald Box 19CC. 9-10-3dx
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HELP WANTED-rEMALE.

WANTED-Competent maid for gen eral houseWOrk. No washing. Apply 185 Lincoln St. 9-11-d3x
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WANTED.

WANTED-By young couple, one
 large room for light housekeeping
 or room with kitChenette. Address Box 2G. Herald. 9-11-d2X
New Britain herald., 1919-09-11

WANTED-Young woman for clerical work in factory office of local con- cern; good opportunity for right party. Address Box 14B, Herald
 Office. 9-1O-3d
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WANTED-Ford in good condition; state price and particulars by letter
 J. M. C., 315 Pearl St., Room 443, Hartford. 9-11 1dx
New Britain herald., 1919-09-11

WANTED-Girl for binding work
 Adkins Printing Co.,, 66 Church street. 9-10-3d
New Britain herald., 1919-09-11

WANTED-By young couple and baby. Three or five rooms fur nished or unfurniShed, with modern mprovements. Box 10, Herald.
 9-10-2d
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WANTED-Room, or board and room, by young man; with private family preferred. Apply Box SA,
 Herald 9-1O~2dx
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10 RENT

TO RENT-Flat of rooms, steam heat. Box 9A, Herald. 11-9-d3
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MALE HELP

rooms or one large
 room for light housekeeping for family of three. Address Herald
 Box 1SA 9-11-2dX
New Britain herald., 1919-09-11
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IOST-On Monday afternoon rolls
 of films exposed. Kindly return to Herald Office. 9-11-1dX
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-06-05
BurIelgll-HOlway

A marriage of much interest to PEG
pie in many parts OF the state, oc-
Cured on Wednesday, May 28th, when
Miss Elisha Barton Holway of Scion
became the wife of Thomas Garland
Burleigh OF Vassalboro. The wedding
was at the brides home and was very
quiet, Rev. T. b. HIATT Of the Bingham
Congregational Church officiated.
The bride is the only child of Mr..
and Mrs. Isaac Holway and is a well
known and highly respected young
lady She was educated at Oak Grove
Seminary at Vassalboro and the Wes-
tern State Normal School at Gorham
and for the past twelve years has
been a most successful teacher in the
public schools of Maine and New
Hampshire, her last position being
principal of one of the Grammar
schools of South Portland from which
she resigned last July. She has
been spending the past year with her
parents She Is a member of North
ern Light Rebekah Lodge, Abigail
Chamberlain Whipple Chapter d. A.
r. and the Grange.
Hon. Hall c. Burleigh who in part
nership with the late Gov. Bodwell,
introduced Hereford cattle into New
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within the range of the bulls-eye.
The old queens arm was carefully
pointed, but, before this, let us say,
Isaac was allowed to turn the horse
around to facilitate retreat in case
the enraged animal should charge on
the hunters. Out spoke the old
queens arm, echoing through the
woods. which then bordered both sides
of the road at that point. Isaac put
the whip to his horse, and they sour
ried down the road, until they felt
safe from pursuit. No outcry was
heard. and no fierce footsteps seemed
to be following. After consultation,
1t was decided to return cautiously.
They did so, and finally discovered
what appeared to be the form OF a
bear lying stretched across the road.
Waiting long enough to make sure
that Bruin was dead, the parties ap-
preached, and, on close investigation,
found that their we'll aimed weapon
had filled full of buckshot noles
cowhide which had been dropped on
from a load passing that way that
evening. Tradition does not say
whether the huntsmen possessed
themselves Of the hide and thereby
realized a portion at least OF the an
ticipated priflt.
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been seen at various points along the
Lakewood road With these reports
in mind, Hiram Blanchard, driving
up Squire Hill, one dark night,
thought he saw Bruin ahead of him
influenced, somewhat, possibly, by a
little fear Of the animal, and perhaps
more by the desire to profit by the
state bounty and by the sale of a good
big bear skin, Mr.. Blanchard came
back to the Stilson place where Isaac
Young was then boarding Frank
Stilson, the proprietor of the farm,
and Uncle Isaac were easily interested
In the venture. The party, armed
with an old queens arm and a bulls
eye lantern, returned cautiously to the
spot where Blanchard reported see
ing the bear. Stilson was depended
upon to do the shooting, Blanchard
carried the bulls-eye lantern. while
Isaac was entrusted with the care
of the team. Mr.. Young was of eau
tious disposition, and as they ap-
preached the critical point in their
Journey was somewhat reluctant to
proceed. Said he to Stilson, "Take
deadly aim, fur II yer don't kill him,
he may eat up the hull of u.s." The
form Of the bear was finally brought
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England. making several trips to Eng
land for the purpose. Mr.. Burleigh
continues the work of his father and
is well known as one of the great cat
tlemen of the state.
Mrs Bureligh's wedding gown was
toupe taffeta with trimmings OF
georgette and fine old lace that has
long been in the family. She carried
lavender sweet peas. Her travelling
suit was of toupe broadcloth with
trimmings OF silk braid with hat oil
toupe georgette faced withe blue
straw
MIR. and Mrs. Burleigh were the re-
cipients of many wedding gifts in cui
glass, silver and linen besides severaI
gifts of money After a wedding triI
to several Canadian cities they will
reside at the groom's farm home IN
Vassalboro.
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although neither party had succeed
ed in reaching the finish mark The
whole affair was mirthful in the ex-
IRENE, and perhaps the two guileless
participants got fair amount OF en-
joyment out OF 1t.
1t Is interesting to recall some OF
the players in the Madison Center
Band OF those days. Among them
we're: Cyrus Holbrook, Frank Saw
yer, Marion Nutting, Smith Nutting,
Fred Moore, Arthur Moore, Horace
E. Spear, Grin Blackwell, Frank
Adams, Eden Adams, Frank Davis,
William Holway, Walter Holway, Per-
ry Turner, Frank Dennis and Manson
Dennis Many OF these afterward be-
came efficient players In their musical
organization. Among them should be
mentioned Frank Dennis. leader OF an
orchestra at Augusta. Many are dead,
but those now living will recall plain
ly the incidents herein related.
Lawrence l.. Hayden, when a young
man, saw a good deal of Mr.. Young.
and recalls several good stories about
him. Among them was "bear hunt"
of which Isaac was the hero. 1t was
in the month Of April. about 1875.
There were reports that q bear had
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-06-05
THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1919
THIS IL YOUR PAPER

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II YOU are subscriber or even
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without assuming any of its risks The
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serve the public Within its province,
which covers anything which affects
exclusively Somerset County, it is
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you wish. The truth we aim to ex-
press in these lines is the most abso-
lutte OF anything we have attempted,
and yet it is seemingly about the
hardest thing to make understood. We
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TO do so. We cannot publish news
and material not exclusively local and
still serve you as local county
weekly. The fact is we shall rarely
publish any contribution which does
not deal with live local Somerset
County topics. We are at liberty to
discuss questions of policy affecting
county and town governments so far
as Somerset County is concerned, and
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Somerset county resident. Is there
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Don't sit around and Chew the rag
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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

Whereas. Mary K. Burton OF Corn
Vile in the County of Somerset and
dated August 81. 1915, and recorded
in Somerset County Regustry of Deeds
in Somerset County Registry of Deed
Book 1872, Page Sc. conveyed to me the
undersigned, under the name of Sarah
NJ, knight, certain parcel of real es-
tate situated in Cornville in the County
of Somerset and State of Maine ana
bounded as follows: Bounded on the
North by the Jennings Farm, so called
now owned by me: on the East by the
Wesserunsett Stream; on the South by
Warren Ramsdell formerly owned by
Albert Holt; on the West by the town
line between said Town of CornVllle
and the town of Madison, being my ~.
terest in the real estate decided TO my
DEAD father Charles Wesley Knight ~
samuel Weston by deed dated Novem-
per ~ 1871 and recorded Book l"o'
Page 1897; and
Whereas, the condition of sal9
mortgage has been broken NON
THEREFORE, by reason of the breach
OF the condition thereof / claim fore
closure OF said mortgage. ,uo
Sadie M. Knight, otherwlse
known as Sarah M. knight.
By BUTLER & BUTLER
Her attorneys. hereunto ouiS
authorized
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A Quaint Character of BygOne Days

Hundreds of people still living will
remember a one-time citizen of this
section, who has characteristics, to
say the least, quaint and unusual We
refer to Isaac Young. We cannot
give his residence, because that was
somewhat in dispute. but ne passed
more than half his time In the town
OF Madison, and good deal of 1t In
the locality which is now known as
Lakewood We do not happen to know
where he was born or who his par
ents were Perhaps some reader of
this piece will supply these missing
details for future edition Isaac
! ecame prominent In the memory of
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those from whom this story Is CLEAN
ed, about the year 1880 He was then
in his prime, and his career of inter-
est was in full swing. He was living
with the family of VIM d. Hayden and
doing enough work to pay, in part,
for his board and clothes. He may
perhaps be said to have fully made
up for any deficit in this respect by
the entertainment which he furnished,
by his quaint manner and unusual
proclivities. and in these, OF course,
the whole neighborhood shared. Mr..
Young was possessed of the notion
that he could play the violin, and in
this idea he received constant encour-
agement from the neighbors, young
and old. With one possible excep-
ton, no one could have told what
tune he was playing, but he fiddled
away with evident satisfaction to him
self, and always to the rare entertain
ment of his audience. His confident
manner, smile full Of assurance, and
his most extraordinary method OF
keeping time in accompaniment to
the music. with fiddle, foot, and nod
OF head, would charm anybody who
could stand some discord for the sake
of quaint humor The possible ex-
ception as to identity Of pieces played
was Pop Goes the Weasel" for there
was one bar Of this famous old tune
which Isaac had someway mastered.
and this would recur when he was
attempting this particular melody and
was Just as likely to be made promi-
nent In "Home, Sweet Home" or
"Swanee River" for he enjoyed bring
Ing It In, In the most impossible ways
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-06-05
SKOWHEGAN' WELCOME
To SOLDIERS
Given In Address by Carleton z
Merrill

American Soldiers and Sailors, Mr.
Chairman and American Citizens: -
for this is an All-American Day. AT
ter the elaborate and eloquent address
to which we have listened and the
splendid response thereto. little or
nothing more need be said and ] know
that the most you desire OF me Is
brevity and whole lot of it. This
you shall sure have. No service that
have attempted in this great strug
gle entities me to such honor as this,
and | speak only as a most humble
citizen and as mouthpiece OF the
great American Red Cross. represent
ing practically every home in this
county, the good ladies of which have
done and are still doing, such won
derful work for the great cause.
In these hours of jollification we do
not forget and from the bottom OF
our hearts we sympathize with, the
IdlUeTS anu HlOlHeTS, tHt DiotHCiH an"
sisters of those of your comrades who
have gone West" and our sympathy
goes to those boys of you who have
yet to recover from wounds and the
effects of the awful hell of fire tC
which many OF you have been sub
jected.
The entire people of this grea
country appreciate, so far as apprec
iation Is possible. the service you
have rendered to bring about tina
which you sought to accomplish
wherein right should still continue tt
prevail against might, and now thu
good people Of Skowhegan, joining
hands with our sister towns, unite
IN extending the most cordial vel
come we know how, trusting that every
minute of the day will be one OF
pleasure and with the hopes that there
Is in store for you a long. happy and
prosperous future-a future useful tc
yourselves and to this grand country
of countries with which the Almighty
has blessed us and whose government
and flag you have so nobly defended
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STENOGRAPHER

wishes position anywhere in Maine.
Age 20, single. graduate of business
college. Three years experience as
stenographer and bookkeeper in bank
ing establishments. One year in in
surance office. Can furnish references.
Address, Miss Wellman, Care of indie
pendent Reporter.
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ed in by people from all over Central
Somerset. These were days Of glory
for Isaac. The band would assemble
at the Hayden Farm and would usual
ly march from there to the lake, Isaac
In the lead. He would be so interest
ed that the band might halt, and he
would keep on for half mile be-
fore he discovered that he was not
followed.
On certain 4th OF July, stimulated
by proper coaching, a good deal of
rivalry had been gotten up between
Isaac and Frank Eames, (another cit
izen of somewhat unusual character
istics) as to their ability as boatmen
A small purse was offered, and race
arranged for. In preparation, during
the previous night, these mschievous
youngsters already referred to, had
nailed, crosswise of the keel on the
bottom Of each boat, board about
three feet by six inches, They we're
careful to see to 1t that the boards
were of the same size so as to give
neither oarsman any advantage over
the other. Isaac and Frank took their
places in the boats at the appointed
hour, and were aided to reach the
starting point. At the signal, they
both started in to row with frantic
energy. OF course, the boards were
not exactly conferred, and the tenden-
cy was to turn the boats OF their
course in manner which could hard
ly be overcome, even by the most
strenuous exertion. After some 20
minutes of paving the water with the
oars, the prize was awarded to one or
the other of the contestants-at is
not, after this lapse of time, remem-
bered which-and the contest ceased,
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Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-19
Won DER C0LTz
TO Be OUSTED
BY Gen. MANC|N
French General on Way to
Baltic and American
officer Will Fol-
low Shortly.

Paris, Oct. l8.-General Mangin,
the French member of the inter-
allied commission to superintend
the evacuation of the Baltic states
bv the troops of General Won der
Goltz, will leave Paris Immediately
for the Baltic, it was decided today
by the supreme council. Brig. Gen.
Sherwood A. Cheney, U. S. A., and
representatives of the other great
powers will follow in few days.
The peace conference has received
messages to the effect that General
Yudenitch was expected to take Pc
trograd within two days. 1t has no
advices, however, regarding the re.
ports that his army has actually en-
tered Petrograd.
- Investigators who have recently
been III the Baltic provinces have re-
ported to the peace conference that
General Won der Goltz undoubtedly
las plans prepared for an eastward
movement, if opportunity should
offer, and probably is ready to give
central Russia a new government
Of German making. For this reason
members of the peace conference
are anxious that the rehabilitation
Of the forces of General Won der
Goltz be effected Immediately lest
his troops move into soviet Russia
and greatly complicate affairs
should the Lenine government be
overturned.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-19
PLAN TO FLOOD
AMERICA WITH
JAP EMICRANTS
Japanese Newspapers In San
Francisco Give Proof Of
Policy to Send Surplus
Hordes West.
BY Universal Service.

San Francisco, Oct. 18-The local
Japanese press continues to supply
proof that it is the set purpose of
Japan to food all the countries Of
North and South America with the
surplus hordes of Japanese emf
grants, first, for the economic relief
of Japan, and, second, as helping to
make Japan dominant power
throughout the world.
he following editorial from the
New World, Japanse newspaper.
of San Francisco, throws a clear
light on the Japanese aims:
"Our Japan must adopt a policy
of wide-reaching and aggressive
overseas emigration for the reason
that vast numbers of European emf
grants are about to pour forth and
occupy the most desirable lands.
Send Them to Mexico.
1T is fact, not only that the
United States Of North America dis
likes our emigrants, but because OF
a tacit pact, the gentlemen's agree
ment, we cannot arbitrarily send
emigrants there without breach of
international morality.
But to places like Mexico, Gem
trail America and South America,
where our emigrants are heartily
welcome, we must send them with.
out the slightest regard for any,
thing else.
when Japanese first came to
California land was worth only 50
cents an acre on the plains and Is
cents in the foothills. Homesteads
could be had for nothing But no.
body cared for them. Today we
are robbed of the right to own land
and agitation is going on to rob us
of the right of lease.
Brazil, Favored Land.
"The situation in Brazil for securt-
ing farm land is even more favor
able than it was in California those
days. Even if one buys land a very
small amount of money suffices.
And it is exceedingly easy to make
plans for the future. II we do not
now send large numbers of emf
grants and lay our plans for various
enterprises, we shall ultimately find
second staging Of what has oc-
Cured in the United States Of North
America.
Although on the American con-
tinents Canada and the United
States of North America refuse to
admit Our Japanese, Mexico well
COMES them, Guatemala welcomes
them, and Brazil and Chilli greatly
welcome them. Should not the jap
| anese government and people great
| ly exert themselves in those vast
and fertile fields?"