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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-10-30
GOLDEN WEDDING ami.
VERSA RY At H|NCkLEY
Mr.. and Mrs. John ". Walker Re-
ceive Their FRIENDS. A SHrprise
AFFAIR

About 100 neighbors and friends
gathered at the kall. Saturday even
ing, October %, To tender a reception
to Mr.. and Mrs. John W Walker. this
being their golden wedding anniyer-
sary The affair was a complete sur
prise to Mr. and Mrs Walker, who
had been persuaded to attend a lee
ture" after much coaxing on the part
of their daughter. To one of Mrs
Walkers friends who greeted her at
the hall by saying I'm glad to see
you here this evening" she replied.
They made me come to this lecture
but | can't find out whether its on
Temperance or what the subject is to
be-" They were not kept III doubt
very long. however, the chairman of
the committee in charge, Mrs. p. A.
Kicker, soon calling order, and taking
by the arm the bridegroom of so years
ago, he was conducted to the seat of
honor beside his bride The pro
gram opened with the singing Of
America" by the audience. Mrs. Ma
bel Decker at the piano and prayer
was offered by Rev G. II. McElhirey.
Miss Sarah +. Richardson of Clinton,
cousin of the bride had been asked
TO read the genealogy of the Richard
son family. Mrs. Walker having been
Emma +. Richardson before her mar
riage. This WAS interesting, as they
came OF Puritan stock, the history GO
ing back to the time OF the Norman
Conquest. The Walker family rec
ords had not been obtained. but il is
known that the bridegroom's grand
father served in the Revolutionary
War The program continued with
vocal solo by Mr. Mckinney, who
played his own accompaniment fol
lowed by the reading of an appropri-
ate poem by Mrs. Asa Pratt. The
song, Darling | Am Growing Old
was rendered Mrs Emerson {. Hall
singing each verse and the choir as
sisting with the chorus Mrs. =. A.
Kicker, who has vivid imagination,
put into poetry what she thought the
bridegroom WAS saying TO his BRIDE
on this anniversary II was both
numerous and pathetic as she touched
upon the joys and sorrows of this long
welded life. The choir gave the Sc
lection Put On Your Old Gray Bon
net" after which Mr. Mckinney. in be-
half of the community and relatives,
presented them with token of love
and good fellowship in the form of
gift of $130.25 to which Mr.. Walker
responded in few we'll chosen words.
Congratulations were then in order,
and refres hmerts of sandwiches, cake
and coffee were served. Four chill
dren were born Of this union, two
boys who died in infancy. Mrs. Ida
Upper of Warren, Mass. and Miss
Floy l.. Walker, who resides with her
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Ambrose Curry, who has lived in
the large Churchill house for the sum
mer has moved into the small Church
i'll house.
Charles Peterson has taken 300
cords of hardwood to cut and haul for
the North Arson Mfg. Co. at the Clark
place.
Mr. and Mrs Guy Sheaff and infant
daughter, Isabelle Marie, of Walpole,
Mass, have been visiting relatives in
town for the past week.
Ora Williams of Boston arrived in
town Friday night, the guest of his
father 2. J, Williams
b. c. and ID. ID. Pinkham have TAX
en- a logging job of +. +. TUFTS OF
kingfeld on the so called Hutchins
place.
Mrs. Alton Churchill OF Kingfield
was in town Thursday to get her
grandfather. Chancey Gould, who will
make his home for the winter with
his son a. f. Gould.
c. o. Dyer was called to New Port
land Wednesday to attend the funera
OF his sister-in-law. Mrs. VIII Dyer.
A. j Allbee has been appointed
guardian for the late Mr.. and Mrs
G. NJ Pinkham's children.
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EAST ADISON

Herbert Boswofih has been quite
i'll with an abscess in his throat.
Wellington Gordon. we understand,
has bought Bert larville's place and
will move there shortly.
Mrs. Woodman, who has been very
i'll is a little better.
Mrs. Annie Washburn, who has been
visiting her father, Charles Hewett
returned to her home in Holyoke
Mass last Saturday
The Misses Edith and Minnie Glib
bons, who have been spending their
vacation in town. have returned TO
Boston. where they are employed.
The Grange program for last Sat
urday was as follows: Reading
Sadie Harville reading, Margaret S
Kincaid; piano solo, Alta Young.
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Madison Patriotic and Social Club

The members of the Club held
Masquerade Party at their hall. Sat
urday evening which was attended
by large number and thoroughly en-
ioyed. Many were in costume, some
OF them very pretty and some on the
order of the grotesque. Prizes were
offered the best costumes. the first
being won by Miss Leona Moulton
representing Martha Washington,
second by George Morrissette dressed
as a Red Cross nurse; third by Hill
dred Hilton. who represented an In
dian girl and fourth, Miss Mary
Gregel as an old maid. The men fol-
lowed first prize given Joe Zinko-
witch, who represented an Admiral;
second to John Gallagher as George
Washington; third Wilfred Quirion as
a cowboy; and fourth to John Hends-
bee as a clown The evening was
spent in dancing and general good
time
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EESNEBEC AyENUE-EMBDEN

Silas Durrell has sold his horses to
Fred Parsons of North Arson. Mr..
Durrell expects to go into the woods
this winter.
School committee, Grant Witham,
has crew making extensive repairs
on the purington schoolhouse.
Althea, little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. w. Moulton, has been suffer
ing with hives for the past few days.
Mrs. James Murphy, who has been
sick with the grippe for the past two
weeks, is able to sit up a very little
at this writing.
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Funeral of Nelson BARLEY

Jackman, Oct. 29-The funeral ser
vices of the late Nelson w BARLEY
were held from the Congregational
Church on Tuesday, Oct 2lst, at 2.30
D. m. The Masons and Odd Fellows
attended in a body, the Rev. Mr.. Jones
Officiating The interment was in the
Whipple cemetery beside his aunt.
He leaves to mourn his loss, his wife
four brothers. two sisters, besides
three half brothers, who have the
sympathy of all in their trouble. The
floral offerings were many and beau
tiful
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1907 Sacto Ave, Sacramento, Cal.
''I had Stomach Trouble for 10
years, which became so bad that got
Stomach Cramps tao or three times
a wcck.
After years of terrible torture, l
read about 'Fruit-a-tives' or Fruit
Liver Tablets, and sent for trial box
and wrote that ii was the last remedy
Iwould use-if Fruit A-tiyes' did not
help me, l would die.
After taking the trial box, felt
better, so kept on taking 'Fruit-a-
tivcs' for nearly year, and am thank.
full TO say tFruit-a-liscs' Saaed myIye.
j also saved friend from ala
operation for Stomach Trouble, after
he had given up all hope of getting
wclla. Mrs. +. S. STOLZ.
ooe. 4 box, 6 for s o, trial size pc.
!, 49,. IS or : ut ON receipt OF
price. by FRUIT-3-TIVEs Limited,
OGpENSBUKG, \. y.
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HINCkLEY

Fessengton Lutz, who is in the hos
pital at Waterville, is doing well after
the surgical operation.
Little Mary Palmer was a dinner
guest at Springside, Tuesday, in honor
Of her eighth birthday anniversary.
The Kennebecside Club held an in
teresting meeting at Winthrop Cottage
Oct oath, Miss Elizabeth Wells being
hostess.
Mrs. May Pratt Peakes of Athol,
Mass is a guest of her parents at
Pratt farm.
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Card OF Thanks

To the Masonic orders, Carrabas-
sctt OF Canaan. Corinthian OF liari
land. the Sunrise Chapter o. +. 5.
Canaan. the Anoka Temple of Pythian
Sisters, Hartland. the American Wool
en- Company OF Ilartland and to all
the friends and ueighbors we extend
our heartfelt thanks and appreciation
for the floral contributions and kind
nesses during our recent bereavement
Mrs. O. f. Nntting and family.
Hartland, Me, Oct 30, 1919.
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AN - - "a y y NANAGA%4 "a
THE MOST

No Organs Of 'hA human boo, are So
tmportsr' - heath and lcnr ~ = o.
Kidneys When they slow ur aaa eef.-
nence 10 lag their duties, looA or .
Find ont WHIT the trouble is--wl.h at
dolay Whenever you feel 0erFe E.
or have ra.as ia the b.ck-,uatt -
at once Your Kidneys need help. THIS
are SKINS to w5rD you that your I'D
nsys ale not performing th.Ir fusr.
lions properly They are ortv Al.'
doing !h,lr work an! are ALLOW r.
purIties to accumulate and be CON ..f -
ed INTO uric acid and other F#==a-
which are CAUSING You distress al -
destroy ynu unless they arc driven
from your system.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-10-30
WEST RIVER ROAD

Fred and Henry Boynton, Harry
few days hunting trip in the vicinity
of North New Portland.
Mrs. Agnes Dunbar has accepted a
position as sales girl at Ordway' S
store
Mrs John Clayton was in Water
vile on Friday of last week
This, the West River Road. is being
surveyed for the State Road, which
Is to be built next year This road
is to extend from Good Will to Show
hogan
Andrew McInnis. an aged citizen. is
very i'll with bronchial pneumonia
His daughter, Mrs. A. J. McDougall of
Caribou, arrived on Sunday to care
for him.
A family corn husking was given
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. II.
Boynton, on Saturday evening. A de-
lightful chicken supper was served at
seven O'Clock, after which 200 bushels
OF fine corn were husked. Those
present were William Boynton and
family of Mercer; Henry and family
of Hinckley Frank and family of
Athens; Anna of Camden Fred and
Arthur. who live at home: Ray and
Will Henderson and families of Fair
field; Mr.. Myers and Miss Shumate of
Cornville.
Mr. and Mrs. Isaiah Crowell will go
TO their new home the last of the
week Best wishes of their many
friends follow them.
Miss Anna Boynton is visiting her
brother William Boynton and family
of Mercer
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Gard of Thanks

We wish to thank the Thimble Club
and all others who brought food for
the dinner on our anniversary day
Oct oath.
Mr. and Mrs. Joshua l.. Jackson
Kingfield, Me. Oct 80. 1919
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Demonstration
Unusual public interest has been een-
tered in this latest model
NEW TYPE OF SPRINGS
Three-point suspension design is in
trOduced for first time
Big Car Comfort is Claimed
Willys-OYerland asserts springs are
greatest Improvement in motor
ears since pneumatic tires
Big Car Comfort is Claimed

Overland 4 the new car OF light
weight construction for which the
public has been waiting since its in
PRODUCTION was first rumored at the
automobile shows about Two years
ago. was placed on exhibition in
Skowhgan recently at the Overland
salesrooms of Pooler d Emery.
The men and women who inspect
ed the Overland were representative
of the visitors to Overland salesrooms
in a thousand cities, towns. and ham
let's of the United States The com
pany's dealers. from Maine to Cali
fornia, and from Washington to
Florida, now have on display one or
more of the new models described as
embodying the greatest improvement
in riding comfort since the introduce
ton of pneumatic tires.
New Type OF Springs
/. This improvement is the use of three
point suspension springs. Unusually
graceful in body design, Overland 4
makes a splendid impression on the
visitors. 1t was this new spring sns-
pension. however, which absorbed
motorist attention AT the salesrooms
, 1t Is a combination of two principles
that have been used to greatest ad-
vantage in automobile construction.
First. that of cantilever springs; sec
ond the flexible three-point construc-
ton.
The luxurious riding comfort these
springs furnish the car was immedi-
ately understood and appreciated. 1t
is this feature which gives to the new
| Overland car, designed for light
weight, that degree of riding comfort
/ and security hitherto possible only in
! high priced. heavier cars.
! But this is only one of many feat
ures in Overland which back the
i WHY'S Overland Company's claim to
success in giving the public "a new
standard of riding comfort.
The actual creation of Overland 4
began more than two years ago. The
last two years have been devoted to
testing and perfecting each part OF
the car Back of its development
stand ten years of successful manu-
featuring and engineering experience
in giving the public good motor cars
For the immediate development and
production of Overland 4. John \
WHY'S has concentrated the vast re-
sources of the Willys-Overland Com
pany. Production will be on a scale
which Will assure the greatest econo.
mics in manufacturing.
Ideals Guide Design
Guiding the development OF this re-
markable new car was Mr.. WHY'S
ideal of a motor car which would COM
| hine with the economy of light weight
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Unusually Complete Equipment

Toar'h Ronntiful AID comple. e
equipment In every detail from de-
mountable rims to Auto-Lite starter.
lights and horn, the equipment OF
Overland 4 appears to have heen plan
ned with single view OF comfort.
convenience, and long service All
seat cushio 9. which &c let chablc
like those in pullman. arr anhol-
stored with the luxurious Marshall
Divan springs The windshield is
slanting rain vision The one-man
top. curtains and cushions are Dura-
tex. The horn button is in the cen
ter of the steering wheel The con
trolls are all mounted on a keyboard
on the cow in instant and ready
reach.
/ All in all Overland impresses It's
visitors as being motor car value
of very distinctive comfort, economy
quality and convenience. 1t will be
marketed in four body styles 4
Sedan at $l.375; coupe at 1895; tour
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-10-30
LEXINGTON

Miss Gladys Chapman was the guest
of Mrs Vivian Howe Thursday.
Clement Getchell and family of
Highland have moved into the So
called Churchill house.
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THE NEWS or SOMER-
SETS BUSY TOWNS
ATHENS


The |. Q. O. F. anniversary was well
patronized and the success was due to
those who were kind enough to help
in the drama, Donald c. Hight. Mar
tina Tucker Violet Alien. Grace Fox,
beiga hutchinson, Guy Barker, Harry
Flanders. Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Jones
Pupils that have not been absent or
taldy for four weeks under Alice
Flanders, teacher are: Primary,
Ethel Smith, Ethel Hilton. Jasper
Hilton, Walter Andrews, Earl Perk-
ms; Grammar under Belva Hutchin-
son. teacher Leona Bush. Forrest
French, Vernon Perkins. Roland Per-
kins. Alfred Pratt
Don't forget the play odd Peabody
Pew will he given in the Church,
Nov. 9th. in the evening. Doors open
az 100. Play will begin at s o'clock
sharp. Come early and secure your
seat.
Reception for Rev. s. II Johnson
and family in Grange Hal. Thursday
evening. oct 3oth.
A taby boy has come To brighten
the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. w.
SOMERSET ACADEMY NOTES
Somerset Academy will add its name
to the list of schools publishing a
school paper this year. Those in
charge OF it's publication are as fol-
lows. Editor-in-chief, Margery Viii
liams, business manager. Arthur
Hight assistant business manager,
Clarence Tufts; literary editors. Flor
ence Sanders and Florence Dunton .
Alumni editors, Grace Fox, Madaline
Emery and Eleanor Williams; Athletic
editor, Victor Dysart; class editors,
Florence Sanders. 20; Eleanor Will
liams p; Ruth Jones %; Mildred
Jones. %.
The Senior Class is planning to
present a drama The Elopement OF
Ellen on the Friday night before
the Christmas vacation.
Marion Drake Flanders, soprano;
William Dixon. reader and Ella
Flanders, pianist assisted by the
Academy Orchestra will give a con-
cert in Harmony, November 81.
There will be social at the AGA
deny building on Halloween night
given by the Junior class. There
will be refreshments on sale and a
good time is anticipated by all
Mr.. Russakoff of Skowhegan, with
an agent from the Bastian Brothers
called last week and received a large
order from the Juniors and Seniors
for their rings and pins.
Miss Olive Chase. language teacher
at the Academy, recently enjoyed a
visit from her mother, Mrs Chase oil
Bluehill, Me.
Miss Martha E Tucker, teacher OF
Household Arts at the Academy, made
a trip to Portland, Oct TO- in order
to act as bridesmaid to one of her
classmates at Mason.
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Overland After Two Years of Actual
Demonstration is Officially Announced

all the comfortable riding qualities
and the stamina OF the heavy and ex-
pensiye automobiles. He proposed a
car of built-in quality which would
free the owner from all possible up
keep expenses. This was not posi-
bile, the company claims, until the
WHY'S Overland Company devised this
interesting three point spring suspen-
sion. a spring seating radically DIFF
ferent from the conventional design
of four springs paralleling the chassis
frame New as this spring suspen-
sion is, il is interesting to note that
the design has been approved by the
Society of Automotive Engineer
Before the final adoption Of the new
springs. special breaking and humping
machines were rugged up at the fac
tory. and the cars. after that suppos-
eddy destructive test, were sent out on
trial trips which carried them into
every section Of the country in all
sorts Of weather conditions. The ears
were driven over the Rocky Mountains
through the desert roads and bould-
er stretches of the southwest. over
the sagebrush and sand of Texas and
through the mud and clay OF the Mis-
souri, Valley. A two years test, coy
ering $50, 900 miles of travel The
car satisfied the company's engineers
and it was right The war period
which held up production was deyot-
ed 10 IL exhaustive perfection of car
details, refining the quality and econ
omy features.
Without emphasizing such features
as an unusually attractive appear
ance, the all-steel body with an oven
baked enamel finish and other inter
esting details. it may be said that
motoring interest centers in four new
and distinctive features of Overland 4.
/ These features, each worth the mo
torist's study, are;
SpringbaSe, Not WheelbaNe
First of course. the three point
Cantilever spring suspension. The
springs on Overland extend fifteen
inches from a point on the chassis
/ beyond the aXles at front and rear
giving a wide diagonal shape to the
springs The ear has thus an actual
springbase of 1870 inches although the
ear wheelbase itself is 100 inches
Each spring heXbly responds to its
task of keeping the body and pas
sengers riding on a constantly even
keel Bobbing. sideway, and lurchine
are materially lessened. The result
is roomy. easy-riding car on a new
type of springs SO designed as to alb
sorb road shocks from the worst o.
paVements or roads. The WHY'S
Overland engineers make the unusua
claim of having produced a car tha
rides well on any road.
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NOTICE

Beginning November first, the Is
land Mills. Somerset Grain Co.. and
Farmers Union will close at s p. m.
until March hrSt,
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"Gets-It' Peels Your
Corns Right Off
Two Drops VIII Do 1t Without Fuss
or Trouble. Never Fails

There's only one way to get rid of
corn and that is to peel it off as you
wnuld a banana skin. There is only
.ne corn remover in all the world that
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Third Quality Specifications in
dictate that the Overland 4 has. been
built in each part Of the finest quail
ity steels and steel-alloys The car $
parts have been machihed within the
closest possible limits. permitting q
quality OF construction equal to that
of handmade product. Inspection
starts at the steel mills where the
company has stationed expert metal
lurgists to test every heat Of steel.
and the inspection ends only with the
owners driving the car away. The
stock reaching the factory is thus all
first grade through many inspections.
This itself is a new feature in auto
mobile construction. The body Is all
steel with an oyen-baked enamel fn-
ish The construction is simple ard
the balance Of part to part is uuns-
uallY fine. I he ear has been desia
ed light weight
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Ideals Guide Design

Guiding the development OF this re-
markable new car was Mr. WHY'S
ideal of a motor car which would COM
bine with the economy of light weight
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-11-13

for the agricultural workers of that
disreputable, disloyal, un-Amerlcan
and criminal organization. Today the
dispatches tell us that headquarters
of the l. w. w. are to be removed to
Spokane at once"
That is a stigma upon the otherwise
fair name of Spokane that one would
expect the good citizens of that splen-
did town to want wiped out. But it
is there and until Spokane takes
steps to drive the brutes from the
city the stigma will remain.
When the |. w. w. called a strike
that was planned to stop lumber pro
duction in the Inland Empire, the
"Wobblies" all headed direct for Spo-
kane, which is their "home." They
remained in Spokane, unmolested and
sent out propaganda from there. They
stood on the streets in the neighbor-
hood of employment offices and by
threats and lies induced many good
man to refrain from going into the
lumber camps. They went to the
trains and to the railroad stations
and interfered with one of the Inland
Empires most important industries,
that of numbering, by stopping men
from going to the camps to work.
These un-American actions were re-
ported in the Spokane papers and
there can be no doubt the police and
city officials knew it. Yet these acts
were permitted day after day and the
"Wobblies" knew they were lat
home" and perfectly safe in Spokane
We wonder how long the splendid
metropolis of the Inland Empire will
permit these vermin to make that
fair city their headquarters. Surely
Spokane is as capable of Kidding her
self of these pests as were Moscow
and Latah county. None of the |. w.
w. come within the borders of this
county or city, except in disguise. A
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-11-13
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
Z CHICKENS COMING HOME

"Chickens will come home to roost"
is an old and true saying and we see
it illustrated again and again. The
/. w. w. outlaws, when driven from
any point in the northwest head for
Spokane, which is and has been for
years, the hotbed of /. w. W.ism and
where the "Wobblies" feel perfectly
at home and they know they are safe.
Associated Press dispatches tell us
that Spokane is national headquarters
for the timber workers. association of
the I. w. w. and district headquarters
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-11-13
PUT CREAM IN NOSE
AND STOP CATARRH
Tells How To Open Clogged Nos
trils and End Head Colds.

You feel fine in a few moments.
Your cold in head or catarrh will be
gone. Your clogged nostrils will open.
The air passages of your head will
clear and you can breathe freely. No
more dullness, headache; no hawking,
snuffling, mucous discharges or dry
ness; no struggling for breath at
night.
Tell your druggist you. want a
small bottle Of Ely's Cream Balm.
Apply little of this fragrant, anti
septic cream in your nostrils, let it
penetrate through every air passage
of the head; soothe and heal the swol-
len, inflamed mucous membrane, and
relief comes instantly.
1t is just what every cold and
catarrh sufferer needs. Don't stay
stuffed-up and miserable.