The independent-reporter., 1919-09-04

Alarming SAHlplOlllN. ~ SAHN'''''
failed. and fingered until the morning
Of July I'd. when he passed away In
his sickness he was patient ana ms
characteristic cheerfulness hardly
failed him for a moment lie spoke
with childlike trust in God Of the ap-
preaching change and his happiness
in view of the rest that remains Tor
the people of God" increased to the
last. The respect in which he was held
was manifest by the large gathering
of citizens at his funeral. Sabbath al
ternoon. Not only his family and
church. but the entire community has
met with loss He leaves a widow and
TWO children His son. Mr.. Ed. Far
we'll of st Joseph. Mo. was able to
be with his father in his last sick
ness. as was also his daughter, Mrs
Milton Record of Chicago.
July IA, 1SS0-Local News. Miss +
\. Clark of this village is the tele-
graph operator at the Old Orchard
House Sheriff Chase is in town
He was called from Boston to attend
the funeral of his sister who died in
/ Lexington.-We are glad to be aDle 10
announce that Skowhegan is agar to
| have a band The old organization NIL
be revived Friday evening. 1t IS eX-
pected that Gov. Davis, Congressman
Frye and Lindsey and gentleman out
of the state will address the mass
meeting TO be held here the day OF
the Republican convention.-An enter
prsing concern in town has been sell
ling pictures of Gen. Burnside for
photographs of their favorite candi-
date, Cen Hancock One man cant
be expected to know everything
County Commissioner Gree ! G
dropped in upon US last week and in
a few moments he inadvertently made
some splendid hard money arguments.
We are glad to hear of Mr.. Green
leafs conversion He left with us fine
specimens of new potatoes, turnips,
onions and beets, which he raised on
his farm in Starks. OF course, If the
poor laboring men of this county can
produce such vegetables as these In
July the arguments used by Mr..
Greenleaf and his Greenback friends
is knocked in the head. Mr. Greenleaf
is a man OF sense and by the time
he harvests the remainder of his onion
crop he will see the folly of the whole
Greenback doctrine and return TO the
fold which sheltered him for so many
years-Dr Haynes has secured let
ter patent on an improvement on MS
original invention of carriage lifters.
The principle applies to all wheeled
vehicles of all lengths heights and
sizes The weight of the operator takes
ND all the wheels at once The whole
livery trade is enthusiastic over IL,
as we'll as painters and blacksmlths.
Gentlemen who do their own carriage
washing and oiling are getting very
much interested in this useful lnVen-
tion. Those interested will please con
suit f. b. Heselton. Chas. Fairbrother,
John Lu. Green Hill, Fred Dore in
the livery business. Jas. Shattuck,
John Delano blacksmith and a great
many private individuals whose names
will be furnished on application Dr.
Haynes Will supply the home trade at
low figure at his stable on Court
street The South Side Is really look
ing up and the old residents who re-
member when all the business was
done on that side rejoice at the signs
of improvement. The building stand
ing on the site of the new factory will
be moved this week to the old brick
/ yard lot on the NOrridgewock road.
When this building is out OF the way,
work on the foundation of the fac
tory will be pushed forward rapidly
The new building will be a great i'm
provement to that side of the village.
The old store which has so long
been used by the Coburn Land Com
pany is being turned into a grocery
store which will be run by Mr. George
Mitchell-Lewis Anderson, Esq, is
making great improvements on his
residence on Front street. When COM
pleted it will be one of the finest
/ and most convenient residences in
the vllage-Further up Front street
Mr. Avery Allen is to erect house
Hon Isaac Palmer, NJ. D., on whose
death the Somerset County Medical
Association, at their late meeting took
the following action, graduated at
BoWdoin College in the class OF '33
and took his degree of VI. ID. in 1887.
He opened an office in Augusta the
next year In 1889 he commenced
successful practice of his profession
for the long term of Al years, at North
Anson. He stood among the first in
the profession in the state. Resolved,
That in the death Of Isaac Palmer,
NJ D.. so long known and generally
esteemed, the profession has lost an
honest and wise counsellor, the sick
skillful practitioner and the public
distinguished and valuable citizen,
and that we are encouraged by the
glad memories of his success in his
profession and the hopes which at
tended his faithful and Christian life
to initiate those qualities of character
which made his mission on earth a
success. Resolved, That we extend to
his afflicted family our hearty sym
pathy in their bereavement. Resolved,
That these resolutions be published
in the county papers and a copy trans
mitted to the family and that they be
entered upon the records of the so
ciety.
W. II, STEAVES,
J. c. MANSON,
l. S. CUSHING.