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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-10-30
F 3ST VICTIM OF HUNT.
ING SEASON REPORTED
Harry Yining OF Embden Shot Last
Week

The first shooting accident that has
been reported in this county during
The hunting season was that of Harry
Ninging whose home is near Embden
Pond The story which was told
by Mrs Creamer. wife of Everett
Creamer who fired the shot. that Vim
ing and Herbert Creamer were hunt
ing on the so-called Wentworth place
near Embden Pond Everett Cream
er was also out with his gun hunting
for game, on Friday the day Of the
accident He mistook the knapsack
on MIR. Winnings back for a deer and
fired at it, There was a heavy fog
on this morning which made it i'm
possible To distinguish an object
clearly. Bullet wounds were inAict-
ed in the right side OF Mr. Winnings
body following the hips around and
passed out OF his left side into the
muscles of his left arm. The man
does not seem at present to be in a
very dangerous condition. He was
taken to the home of Herbert Cream
er following the accident
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SIMON PETERS POST TO
PRESENT THEATRICAL
Various Matters of Importance Were
Transacted at the Meeting Msnday
Night

An important meeting OF Simon
was held Monday evening with Capt,
John W. Healy, presiding. At this
meeting the members decided TO pres
ent a play the musical comedy Col
lege Chums' This will be held
Thursday night, November 18th. and
Herbert Light, member of last sea-
sons Stock Company at Lakewood,
will play the leading role. The cast
will require about 35 men and women
and while not many members Of the
Post will appear in the various roles.
ii will be home talent AFFAIR WITH the
exception OF Mr. Light This pay
will be directed by William Mallette.
a member oil the American Legion and
an eX-seryiee man in France. The
committee Of arrangements is com
posed OF DR.. N. NJ. Fowler. L. S.
Moore, Harry Dysart, William Gof
and Daniel Steward Arrangements
are also being perfected for public
dance to be given Armistice night.
Nov 11th, with the following commit
tee in charge Capt. John W. Healy,
II. {. Woodbury., Philip Burrill and
DR. A. e. Rodden.
The Post will soon endeavor to get
established in permanent headquar-
ters for future meeting places and r.
b Pooler, William Gouiette and Mel
son Washburn were appointed as
committee to make Investigations and
report. \ smoke talk is also being
planned fer the near future Two
officers were elected before adjourn
ment Harry Dysart War Risk In
suranee Officer. and Roy B roo.er,
Post Employment officer
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SEVENTH DAY AD-
VENT|ST
Hold Institute at Nor :
ridgewock
Clcrgymen Meet With Advent People
Tor Interesting and Helpful Issues

Norridgewock. Oct 2S-A Colpor-
teurs Institute has been in session at
the Seventh Day Adventists Church
during the past ten days, +. +. Govey,
field missionary secretary OF the
Maine Conference of Seventh Day Ad-
yentists, was in charge of the Conven-
ton which brought about thirty Cos
pei Colporteurs together from all
parts of the State FOR a ten days CON
yention work. Associated with him
in the instruction and direction OF the
institute work were Elder +. T. Os-
borne of Westiield. f. E. Franklin of
South Lancaster, Mass, c. W. Farley
of Concord, y H., and J. u. Snider
of New York City.
The objective sought in the work
of the convention Was to promote the
distribution of Bibles and Christian
literature In recent years this work
has grown to proportions unknown
in all other Protestant denominations.
With membership of but 1872 ,667 the
Adventsts are operating 1ortN-one
publishing houses and branches and
issue literature in "a languages. The
total sale of this literature for 1918
amounted to more than three and one
half million dollars Other interest
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Law Offices
MERRILL 4 MERRILL
Merrill Block

Skowhegan. Ne, Oct. 2, 1918
Trustees of Skowhegan Water District
Skowhegan. Maine.
Gentlemen
Your letter of September twenty
seventh addressed to Skowhegan
Water Company, requesting 1t to
place price upon It's property and
franchises, duly received.
The Skowhegan Water Company has
never sought In any way to sell its
property and franchises, or business.
If we make you p price. you not only
have the right to refuse the price
bit, unlike ordinary purchasers. you
have the further right to take our
properties and franchises against our
will. II ydu intend to exercise that
power and take eur property anyway
we would prefer TO sell by negotia-
tion rather than go to the expense of
eminent domain proceedings, but, un-
til your board irrevocably determine
that you are going to have our pro-
perty, we have no price TO place upon
it,
If you take our property by emin-
ent domain proceedings, you simply
have to pay what it is reasonably
worth, that price to be determined in
the manner provided by your charter
If you are unwilling to determine that
you want our property at what it is
worth, we certainly do not feel under
any obligation to make any price
whatever upon the same. IT, as your
chairman has stated to our president
your board is unwilling to take the re-
sponsiblity of purchasing or condem-
ming our property, you are at perfect
liberty to go to your voters and get
instructions, but until you have de
termined that our property is to be
taken in any event. either by pur-
chase or by eminent domain proceed
ings. as before stated, we have no
price to put upon the same.
Yours very truly.
SkOWH EGAN WATER CO,
BY Edward F. Merrill, Pres.
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Good News From the Highway De-
partment

Our Municipal officers We're advised
last week by the State of Maine High
way commission of their determina-
tion to build the state highway from
its present point of completion at
Hinckley to our village limits. This
will undoubtedly come to meet the
we shall have from Cedar street, south
an unbroken stretch of State road,
throughout Maine and New England,
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SKONEGAN WATER CO. REFUSES $4,000 FOR PROPERTY AND
FRANCHISES OFFERED BY WATER DISTRICT
Correspondence of the Trustees and the Company Published Regard
to the Sale of the Present Water System

That the voters of the Skowhegan
Water District may know our doings
as trustees, we cause our correspond
epce with the Skowhegan Water Com
pany to be printed that all water TAX
ers may know the attitude taken by
said company in regard to the sale
Of their water system. Their pro-
position is to name the price on their
property, II we as trustees will bind
ourselves to purchase This we do
not deem advisable.
SkowheRan, Maine. Sept ~, 1913.
Skowhegan Water Company.
Town
Gentlemen:
Under the provision of the Act
creating the Skowhegan Water Dis,
trict, which became a law by virtue OF
he recent action of the voters OF the
district In accepting the charter, we
are authorized to acquire, by negotia-
tion If possible, otherwise by eminent
domain proceedings, the property and
franchises of the Skowhegan Water
Company. With the extent and
character of this authority you are
no doubt familiar.
In order to ascertain whether or
not it will be possible to reach an
agreement by negotiation, and obviate
the necessity of eminent domain pro-
ceedings, we ask you to submit to us
formal offer in writing, stating a
price which you would be willing to
accept for the franchises and property
of the company as described in the
act creating the district
AS the property II acquired would
have to be paid for by money raised
under an issue of bonds, we would
like to have you fix the price on the
basis of the property as 1t now exists.
but payable not earlier than June 1
next, if agreeable to you.
A reasonably prompt reply would
be appreciated, as our right to negot-
late for the purchase expires Novem-
Der /
Very truly yours,
CHAS. GREEN
A. II. LANG
A. ADELBERT PORTER
Trustees OF Skowhegan Water District
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DA YL|GHT SAVING
BILL
Board of Trade Will
Consider Subject
Public Meeting Will be Held This
Thursday Evening at Municipal
Building

President Jenkins announces a pub
lie meeting under the direction of the
building this evening at 730. The
principal topic of discussion will be
that OF the daylight saving bill about
to be introduced into the legislature
Action, favorable or otherwise, will
be taken relative to the support of this
measure, and inasmuch as it is a mat
Ter cffecting everybody large at
tendance is urged, and all are invited
to be prepared to express their views
on this most important subject
There will also be opportunity for
the Introduction of other subjects ef-
fecting public interests.
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ALONzO HERR|N BURIED
WEDNESDAY
An East SkOwhegan Man Passed
Away Monday Last

Alonzo Herrin died at his home in
East Skowhegan, Monday afternoon.
His birthplace was in West Garland
and the date of his birth, July 23,
1886. He was the son of Asa and
Betsey (Pooler) Herrin who moved
to Skowhegan when Alonzo was but
boy of thirteen. The father died be-
fore they left West Garland and the
others settled in East Skowhegan on
the old Joseph Pooler farm where
Alonzo and his mother lived for
about one year, moving from there to
Elbridge Herrin place. He attended
school at Dudley's Corner with Hora-
ito Dillingham;, Isaac Dorothy Ruel
Coleman, Josiah Adams, two Dilling-
ham sisters and two Crawford girls,
one of whom married Albert Smiley.
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Greenleaf District, Starks, Oct 70
farewell reception was given Mr.
and Mrs. Raymond Grant at the Town
Hall, last Monday evening. by the
Maccabes lodge, friends and neigh
bors, A musical program was ex-
cellently rendered by local talent and
a reading by Sidney Taylor was en-
joyed by all, as evinced by the num-
Der of encors. The 1accabee
brothers presented the departing
couple with genuine leather travel
ling bag. They also received hand
some berry spoon from the people OF
their neighborhood. Refreshments
OF cake and ice cream were then sery-
ed followed by music and dancing un-
til late hour.
Mr.. and Mrs Grant left for Detroit,
Mich, the following day.
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CAR LOAD OF MEAT
FOR SKOWREGAN
Local Market Men to
Assist In Movement
Municipal Officers Expect Another
Carload of Supplies by Middle of
November

At the suggestion of F. H. Robinson
who was in town last week In the in
terest of Army Food, the Municipal
Officers called meeting Of the meat
dealers for the purpose of co-operat-
ing with the town to give the people
the benefit Of Government prices. Two
of our merchants refused to join in
the undertaking, while Frank Thomp-
son, A r. Jewett and Joseph Pooler
sheerfully volunteered to cooperate
and thereby assist their customers
and the people in general to take ad-
Santage of the Governments offer. 1t
Is expected that there will be con-
signed to Skowhegan a car of 10000
pounds OF pork, beef and bacon about
December 18th every pound of which
will be guaranteed to be of excellent
quality and at price very interesting
to the consumer. The Municipal Of
ficers have also made arrangements
for another carload of supplies which
is expected to arrive the middle of
November, consisting of baked and
dry beans, canned tomatoes, bacon,
roast and corned beef, soap, cotton
and wool blankets.
1t is needless to state that the
Municipal Officers are pleased with
the position the majority of our mer-
chants take regarding the disposition
of Skowhegan's allotment of Govern
ment Food, and without a doubt the
people are still more appreciative. All
attempts at belittling the quality or
the government method of disposing
of this food will only in the end re-
act to the disadvantage of those so ap-
parently dissatisfied. The people have
bought and paid for these supplies
and if there is to be any benefit de-
rived therefrom 1t belong to those
who have made the sacrifice, and re-
gardless of friend or foe your NUM-
cipal Officers propose that the people
obtain this advantage.
The town is also receiving a fair
supply of hard coal and a large con-
signment is expected to arrive in the
near future.
CLYDE II. SMITH
w. A. LEW1A
L. G. TRAFTON
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GEORGE LAKE NJ UST
LEAVE COUNTY
Thomas Perkins Alleges That Lake
Threatened to Shoot Him. Feared
for His Life

George Lake of Scion was hailed
before Judge II. II. Brazzell In Mum
cipal Court here Tuesday afternoon
following his arrest by Deputy Sheriff
X. b. Cole OF this place in Solon. Lake
waived the reading of the warrant and
pleaded not guilty to the charge OF
threatening to shoot. Thomas Per-
kins, a brother-in-law of Lake, was
the complainant alleging that Lake
had threatened to shoot him. On
October 18th he testified that Lake
had told him that he would lay him
away and that last Thursday night
about l O'Clock he had come to the
Perkins place with his gun. Eva
Lake, sister of Perkins. and the
wife of Lake, was there at the time.
Mr.. Perkins admitted that he and
Lake had had one little chew" last
summer when Lake had been drink
ing. Mrs. Lake testified that she had
heard her husband threaten her broth
err she also testified that he had
threatened to kill her and their infant
child. Alma Brown, brother-in-law
of Lake and Perkins had heard him
make threats he alleged Mrs.
Edith Brown, a sister of Mr.. Perkins
and Mrs. Lake corroborated her hus-
bands testimony. Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Frazier also testified upon somewhat
minor points connected with the mat
ter. Mr. Lake testified in his behalf
and conducted his case without the
assistance of an attorney. lie ad-
mitted that he had intended to get al
ter them meaning his wife and her
brother because conditions were not
proper in the Perkins home. He
maintained that it was all a frame-up
against him. Lake admitted serving
time in Jail and one or more arrests.
He is a soldier OF the Spanish Amer
lean war. Judge Bra22ell maintain
ed that since he could have a home
at Togus. if necessary. because of his
war service, the hest way to handle
the situation was to ask Lake to leave
the county and stay outside his limits,
his return to be the signal for his ar
rest Lake agreed to do this and the
last train having left before this judg
ment was rendered Lake was Civ
en- the right to stay at a local hotel
until morning.
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In those days (about 1850 the river
road to Pishon's Ferry used to lead
over Oak Mountain, about four miles
from town. A new piece, about half
a mile in length, has since been con-
structed, avoiding the mountain and a
little farther back from the river, thus
leaving the Elbridge Herrin farm on
top of the mountain, on that portion
OF the old road which has since been
discontinued. The road has never
been discontinued as far as the AL
onzo Herrin place.
Alonzo and his mother lived on the
Elbridge Herrin farm for ten years
after which she moved to what is now
the Fred Loomis farm, making up
part of the household of an uncle,
Benjamin Herrin Alonzo, at about
this time, enlisted in the army In Co.
B, 18th Maine. He went first to
Louisiana where mis- company served
as part of the garrison at Fort Phillip.
He then went to New Orleans under
Butler. thence to the Red River CAM
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Resolutions of Sunset Chapter No. ~
Order of the Eastern Star

Whereas, In view of the loss we
have sustained in the death of our sis
ter. Edith {, Nutting, and the still
heavier loss sustained by those who
were nearest and dearest to her,
therefore be it
Resolved, That to her loved ones
we tender sincere and fraternal
sympathy in their bereavement,
That, as further evidence of respect
to the memory OF our desceased sis
ter, our Charter shall be draped for
thirty days
That these resolutions be printed
in the Observation-Disclosures, that a
copy be sent to the family, and EN-
bodied in the records of our Chapter
Committee on Resolutions.
NETTIE b. DYER
MINNIE c. PISHON
WILLARD B. STEWARD
Skowhegan, Me, October 30 1919
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paign under Banks. This was 300
mile march and was so hard a one
that half of the men were exhausted
Mr.. Herrin re-enlisted after three
years and was transferred to Company
Fl of the 18th Maine. In the mean
time he had a furlough of 35 days
which he srent at his home here. He
was mustered out August 20, 1865 at
Portland.
After receiving his discharge, he
went to Pennsylvania where he re-
mained for two years working in
saw mill numbering in the woods and
driving river. He then came back
home and stayed a year after which
he returned to Pennsylvania for four
wears where he pursued the same oc-
cupation as before.
Funeral services were observed
from his late home yesterday after
noon at 9 O'Clock. Rev. c. II. Neil
hiney of the Island Avenue Congre-
gational church officiating.
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u. 4. r. CHAPTER MEETS
Mrs. Philhrick and Mrs. Curricr the
H0>te>Se> at the Philbrick Home

\ very pleasant meeting OF Euiioe
Farnsworth Chapter. Daughters %, HE
American Revolution was he'd Alon-
day afternoon at the home Of the re
gent, Mrs. Edith :. Philbr5ch About
thirty ladies attended Tie session
was opened by repeating ,he Lord $
Prayer followed by salute of the
flag. The secretarys report WAS
read and the regent announced The
appointments Of Miss Mabel Poe,er.
as member of the patriotic cdaea-
tion committee on the State hoard
from the Eunice FarnsWorth Chapter
and of Miss Gertrude : Weston "a d
member of the conservation and pres
eryation of historic places from the
chapter. \ report of the meeting Of
the State advisory board he'd al Wat-
eryille Sept. Goth va given 10y the
regent and gleaninEs of OR Flag wa~
read by Mrs. Fanny } Cabot An
article on Flag Leg alatiaa Hefo and
Abroad was read by Or laIIa Nay
kincaid. The Religious Side of Navy
Life WAS considered in an article read
by Mrs Elizabeth Powers Merrill N
the close OF the meeting, Refreshments
@efe served from the diata- raem
The hostess being assisted in ri, eH-
tera.macut of the chapter - NJ
Florence Gurrier. y u3mber oi
tnest- we've present inc'pdae MIS-
Molly James of Hanover. y II as1
|.H~ Lima N. Nekenney of Madison
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hISSIeEARY SOCIETY ELECTS
0FFICERS
Mrs. n. l.. Nichols AgalR the Prssi-
deHt Of this Methodist Auxiliary

we'll attended meeting OF thu wo-
mans Home Missionary Society OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church was he
Monday afternoon at the Methodist
parsonage with MIS-. II l. Nichols as
hostess. The following officers were
elected: President, Mrs. II. L.
Nichols; vice president, Mrs. I. J.
Smith. secretary, Miss Emma NJ. Hall.
treasurer Mrs John Nutting. Mr..
Nichols read very intelhgenty from
the study book Christian American
ization" and gave a report Of the
Home Missionary Convention which
she attended in Portland The next
meeting will be held November "a
at the parsonage
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EX.MAYOR OF STILL,
WATER DIES IN CANAAN
Asa Pattee Passed Away After Long
Illness at Advanced Age of IS Years
Buried at Smithfield

Asa Pattee, aged S5, passed away
after a long Illness at the home OF
his sister, Mrs. Edwards in Canaan
last Saturday. He had been living
in Canaan for the past four years,
coming to that town from Portland,
Oregon. He had also lived in Still
water. Mimi, and while in that city
acted as its mayor He operated n
boot and shoe store while there. AZ
ter the funeral services, which were
conducted by Rev George Merriam of
Skowhegan. the body was taken to
the family lot at smthdeld for burial
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Grange Meeting

The next regular meeting of the
Skowhegan Grange will be held at
their hall on Pleasant street. Noyem-
Der 5. Section G will serve sup
per after the meeting. An entertain
ing program is being arranged
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Selectman clyde II. Smith annouuc-
ed Yesterday afternoon the appoint
ment Of James Mills of Hinckley. as
superintendent OF the Skowheean
Town Farm His salary will be the
same as paid the former superintend-
ent Olin Br dge+, which was $500 per
year ile MAS formerly superintend-
ent of the Caribou Town Farm. Mr.
Mills is married AID his wife will act
as matron OF lie institution.
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Nheriil Mooer> and County Attorney
in Jackman

Shcua lohn \. Mooers and County
ATTORNEY T.. r Merrill left yesterda>
forenoon for Jackman to continue In
vesugatioU in the BARLEY murder
case. What the developments viii
he can only be surmised but news Of
an important nature will probably
soon be received from there
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Card Of Thanks

We wish to thank all our friends
and neighbors for Their kindness and
sympathy In our recent bereavement.
w. A. Dyer and family.
No. New Portland, Me, Oct. 30, 1919"
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Rev. II. l.. Nichols will conduct his
final service for the season at the
East Ridge Church in Cornville next
Sunday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock.
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Nelghbors We're Good to Her

Margaret S. Kincaid is sending the
poem printed below as her card of
thanks, in appreciation to the people,
far and near, who were so good to
her in her illness sometime since.
Stub is all right now, and says she
is more rugged than a Boiled Owl. "
She loves the people for what they
did for her
SICKNESS
II we were never stretched in bed
with sickness of some standard brand,
with influenza in the head and boils
and buniOns in each hand. fear we'd
never realize how good and kind the
people are, for to the house where
lick man sighs, the village trots, with
jug and jar. I've been an invalid
this fall all known diseases climbed
my frame. and others climbed the
garden wall and waited to get in the
game. And people came from here
and there. To see if they could help
me out. to try 10 tighten my despair,
and place large plasteTs on my gout.
They sawed the wood, they MIXED the
COW, they fed the hens and wound the
clock, they packed in water for the
frau, and SHE'D OF any thankful talk.
They sat all night beside my bed, until
the morning hours were struck, and
held me down when. seeing red, only
onged to run amuck They brought
me chicken soup and pie, and all the
things the sick require, and kindness
beamed in every eye-the kindness
that no wealth can hire When re-
covered from the gout, the mumps,
hay fever and catarrh, | said ut
beateth all get out, what thorough
breds the neighbors are,9
Walt Mason.