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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-05-29
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
SATURDAY NEXT
Important Articles to be Considered
by Citizens

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Lakewood Notes

The opening dance ~ Lakewood
will he held on Memorial Day even
ing, Friday. May Goth and Welch-
Novelty Orchestra has been engaged
for music. This orchestra com
bines Lyons Orchestra OF Skowhegau
and Welch's Orchestra OF Wateryille
and they have engaged as the famous
pianist Mr.. Leo Doucette. formerly
with Tinker's Orchestra. There viii
be half hour care service from Madi
son to Skowhegan and "ound trip car
tickets for 25c will be on sale.
A telegram received from Mr. Jane.
Durkin states that he is very mUcl
gratitied with the stock company
which has been engaged for the sea
son and that satisfactory arrange
ments have been made for an especi
ally fine selection for plays for tn,
season. The company will open OF
Monday June 23rd in The Brat
which play was great success il
New York n recent years.
Two new bath houses have beer
completed AT Lakewood for il wa.
found last year with the increasin.
business that the one bath house wa.
not nearly sufficient TO accomodat,
the bathers on big days
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-05-29
Clerk Carrier Examination at Local
POst0ffice

The L. S. Civil Service Commission
will hold a competitive examination
at Skowhegan. Maine on June Ia, 1919
for the positions of clerk and carrier
n the postofIice at Skowhegan, Maine.
Applicants must have reached
their 18th birthday, but not their 45th
birthday, on the date Of examination,
and must be citizens OF the United
States. Male applicants must meas
ure not less than . feet inches in
height in bare feet No male appll-
cant who passes the examination Will
be eligible for appointment either as
clerk or carrier who does not weigh
at least 12l pounds without overcoat
or hat 1t will be inadyisable for
male applicants whose normal weight
is less than 125 pounds to enter the
examination. Female applicants are
not required to be OF any specific
weight or height
Each applicant will be required to
submit TO the examiner on the day of
examination a photograph of himself
taken within two years.
The entrance salary is $1,000 per
annum with promotion of 500 every
year until maximum of $500 is
reached.
For pamphlet of information and
the required application blank, ad-
dress the Local Secretary at the
Skowhegan, Maine, postofrlce, or Dis
trict Secretary at Boston, Mass. with
whom applications must be filed in
time for him to arrange for the ex-
animation.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-05-29
Somerset County ". {. T.. |. ConYen-
tion

The Conventon on OF the somerset
County W. {. T. [. will be held in
skowhegan at the CONGREGATIONAL
church. next Tuesday June 3rd. The
principal address of the evening ser
vice will be made by Miss Elizabeth
Gordon Miss Gordon is the sister
of Miss Annie Gordon the National
W. c. r. l. president
Delegates from Clementne Weston
Union are Mss Louise II. Coburn.
Mrs. Chas. II Mckinney, Miss Cert
rude Weston Mrs. Annie Elwell, Mrs.
Jeanie Weller, Mrs. George Merriam,
Mrs. Florence Danforth. Mrs Emma
Pooler and Mrs. George Paddock
The public is cordially invited to
attend all of the meetings OF the con-
vention
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-05-29
DROWNING ACCIDENT At
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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-05-29

This paper is desirous of aiding
those who take an interest in and
wish to compile the history of their
ancestors. 1t is believed that the
publication of the Family History,
even if somewhat incomplete. will be
OF great interest and pleasure to all
Connected with the family in question.
Ii the History lacks detail of any Of
the branches, it is probable that the
publication, with the call for further
information. will be likely to bring
The missing data to light The Blan-
chard family, whose history follows,
have been prominent for several gen
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-05-29

Automobilists, who come to SkoN-
hogan next Thursday, Welcome Home
Day. should bear in mind that cars
will not be admitted to FairvieW PARK
at the Madison avenue entrance. They
should go by way of Beech street
Upon entering the grounds, each auto
ist will be met by the park guide and
ass gned a position for parking his
car
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-05-29
INTERESTING HISTORY OF THE BLANCHARD FAMILY

erations in this county and We are
quite sure our readers will be inter
ested in the following story concern
ing them
The following data OF the Blanchard
family has been compiled by Mabel
Blanchard. r f. d f. SknNhegan.
Any corrections or additions viii be
gladly received
THE BLANCHARDS DF SOMERSET
COUNTY AND SOuE Or THEIR
ANCESTORS
The name Blanchard diaouoteo-
CONTINUED on 80 etN1
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-05-29
N'andlng OF Northern Somerset Ball
League

Games postponed last week on ac-
count Of rain to be played this week,
North Anson at Bingham and Solon at
Athsns. Games today Thursday
Nortn Aason at Solon ard Athens at
alnglaa. This will complete the
schedule unless there is a tie for first
place. IL which case the deciding
game RIll be played on neutral
ground
The fr,f column indicates the games
played, second games won; third
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-05-29
PROGRAM FOR SOMERSET COUNTYS WELCOME HOME CELE.
BRAT|ON At SK0WHECAN, THURSDAY, JUNE 5
Every Town the County be Representations Being Made
Secure Government Aeroplane

Memorial Banner. supported by
eight lu1antrymen.
Red Cross Nurses. Y NJ. {. 4. Sc
eretaries and Canteen Workers, Sal
vation Army Lassies, and members of
all other organizations connected with
var work.
G. A. Il. members in decorated au-
tomobiles.
Spanish War Veterans
Sons of Veterans.
Red Cross Float.
y. A. r. Float
SECOND DIVISION
|. 0. o. F.. Band of Albion
Canton Somerset No. 26
Carrabasset Lodge No. "a
Clan Campbell Pipers and Drum
mers.
All other Somerset County l. O. O.
F. Lodges and Floats.
Pittsfeld Band
Catholic Order of Foresters.
Order of st John the Baptist
Order of Ladies OF ST John the
Baptist
St Mary's Parish.
The Artisans.
Knights of Columbus Float
other Catholic Organizations and
Floats.
Watcrville Military Band
Aerie No. 1457, Fraternal Order OF
Eagles
Float.
Madison Boys Band
Skowhegan Grange 40. 2es.
Togus Band.
OTHER Oranges of Somerset County
and Floats.
Drews Band Of Waterville.
Skowhegan Lodge X. of T. Aa. -
other Somerset County X Of p.
Organizations and Floats.
old Town Indian Band
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-05-29
stalls and Sheds Reserved at Somcr.
set Park

Those who come from other towns
with horse drawn floats on Welcome
Home Day. Thursday, June 9th. are
assured OF accommodation for their
teams at Fairview Park The horse
sheds and cattle stalls, 50 far as nee
essary, will be reserved far their use.
The general public should take note
OF the ahnxe.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-05-29
VOLUNTEER HELPERS TO.
AID COMMITTEES
Imusrfant Announcements as 10 Wei
come Home Day, June 9TH

tt meeting of the executive com
.-,..a held yesterday afternoon at
-t K. t was voted to reaftirm the
r of the general committee. TAX
IN Aoout two weeks since, whereby
I'D shops, stores, Offices markets.
t4r .tacturing establishments. etc.
U,r, requested to close for the entire
dal Welcome Home Day, Thursday Of
ueA, week.
4 lrge amount OF preparation is
necessary to suitably receive and
.lre ar the very great number of
u.9pl4 Aho will visit Skowhegan next
Thursday We have probably never
hll /. Ike responsibility. Volunteers
are wanted for about every depart
men- viii those who are willing
to 20 to the Park on Tuesday and
Wednesday to assist in arranging the
tables. and especially on Wednesday
afternoon and evening to make sand
Niches and prepare the 1900 lunch
boxes please leave their names with
Mr.. Mary B. Stinchfield at the coal
oihce on Madison avenue at once, ~
+ Telephone 1858, or with Mrs
Robert Simpson, n f. Tel. 1911
Michael Boulette, who is to cook
those beans in the ground, says that
the kettles should be from IA to 16
quart capacity. Special covers will
have to be made so that no covers
need 70 be brought with the kettles
Leave them at the Stinchfield coal Of
dce IN Madison avenue as soon as
possible. in any event not later than
Monday noon.
All previous announcements have
been intended as an invitation for
every returned soldier or sailor who
enlisted from Somerset County or
8ho has since become Il resident
thereof This invitation IS now re
psa-od BE sure to come. join in |
me parade and be the guest of the |
town Tor the noon and evening meal /
1t Fdryiew Park and for the other
events Of the day.
The previous announcement As to /
automobiles entering FairyieW Park |
by way OF Beech street is again re-
peattd For the safety and convent |
ence OF all concerned, it will not be
poss BILE to admit them at the Madi-
son avenue gate.
Those who have already arranged |
for ground space at Fairyiew Park |
for Welcome Home Day should con
fer with E. T Goodrich who has
aeen assigned the care of all ground
bindings Others who wish for
pace should also consult him at once.
His ~ e. Tel No. is 1873.
Tne advice to the general public
as To lunches should be borne in
mind Skowhegan hotels restaur-
ants and catereres are making all
preparations possible and the com
ttllil'f ttl ( lllethtllE CNNl NiOi " ia W
occomodations for lunches at Fair
view Park at reasonable rates. 1t
will be impossible, however, to pro-
vide adequate facilities for feeding so
many people. Everyone who can
should bring lunches with them. Hot
coffee will be served free. Bring
cup fsr same wherever possible.
The dancing on the afternoon and
eyonng of June 5, arranged for at the
Exhibition Hall, at Fairview Park, is
primarily for the returned service
mon. OF course they can't dance
without partners and so far as that
goe, they will enjoy it better to have
rhe publice participate with them as
far as possible. 1t is expected. how
ever. that the boys will have the first
chance TO the floor.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-05-29

As nearly as i is possible to de
term ne at this time. the program for
the biggest day that Somerset Coun-
ty ever saw will be carried out in the
order given below. 1t must be borne
in mind that an event OF this magni-
tude involves an immense amount of
work and some details are bound To
be overlooked which will necessitate
changes at the last moment. How
ever, there is sure To be plenty of en-
tertainment from early morning un
til late at night. An earnest effort
IS being made to secure an army
aeropane and the prospects are
bright If this additional feature Is
secured the machine will follow the
line OF march and perform all OF the
fancy stunts of the famous flying cir
Gus. Come early and bring all the
family. Dent forget to cheer the
flag those splendid boys in khaki, the
music, in fact the whole parade.
The following is the program.
ORGANIZATION OF PARADE
Detachment of Police
Marshal Capt Fred c Dunlap CRe-
tiredl.
FIRST DIVISION
l0th Regiment Mand. Military De
partment of Maccabees.
Lt. Col Roy L. Marston and Staff.
(Staf consisting of all commissioned
officers of Somerset County regard
less Of ranlil
Company +, 1o5rd Infantry Capt.
John W. Iealy, commanding tAll
members of the 10Th Division are re
qaeSfed to join Company El
All other returned members Of the
Army and Navy oThe overseas
cap II be worn when possible other
wise the regulation campaign hat.
Helmets and gas masks not 10 be
wornl
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1919-05-29

Dance at Town Hall, Norridgewock,
every Thursday evening, all summer.
Gilpin observer., 1919-04-03
Arizona.

After a wait of more than four
months, Superintendent G. G. Arata is
practically ready to resume operations
at the Pittsburg- Jerome. A high-pres
sure compressor cylinder to replace
the one that was broken on the 26th
of October has been delivered in Jer.
ONE.
The executive board Of the AssOcia.
ton of Arizona Mining Men sent Il tel.
egram to Secretary of the Treasury
Glass at Washington indorsing the
movement reported as having been
launched in New York to urge on the
government the removal of restrictions
on the shipping and price of exported
silver. This announcement was made
by President G. p. Relniger of the as
ISOLATION.
Gilpin observer., 1919-04-03
New Mexico.

Three new oil companies have re-
Gently been Incorporated in New Mex.
leo. Articles of Incorporation have
been filed with the state corporation
commission by the Bethlehem Oil Com
pany of Roswell, capitalized at $780,.
600 The tornado Oil Company of So.
cOrro has been Incorporated by w. B
Bunton as statutory agent, william
McDougall and George Keith of Car
thage, n. NJ The company is Capital
lied ut 100000. The third company
is the Quay WICHITA Oil and Gas Com
pany of Tucumcari. capitalized at S4O,'
900, by A. d. Goldenburg, Joseph Is
rael, Il. A. Prentice, j. A. Street and
NJ. ii. Koch, all of Tucumcari.
Gilpin observer., 1919-04-03
TO TUNNEL CHANNEL

London-Five years would be re-
quired to complete the proposed tun-
mel under the English channel from
England TO France. according to an
authoritative estimate. 1t Is said that
in ordinary times the cost of the
work would be about $S0,OO000O. but
I'm view Of the increased cost of labor
and materials. the expense involved
would, under present conditions. be
nearly $1OO.OOOOOO.
The Daily Mail claims to have def
mite information that the British and
French governments have agreed to
the construction Of the tunnel, and
that the details now are being dis
cussed by special commission In
Paris, which also is considering the
building of tunnels under the Bos-
phorus and the Strait Of Gibraltar.
The engineering plans for the chan
mel, according to the Daily Mail,
are so far advanced that work could
be begun Immediately.
"It is proposed" says the Daily
Gilpin observer., 1919-04-03
Colorado.

There has been "A sense of suppress.
ed excitement in and about Lake City
because of mineral discoveries and an.
nouncements that have been made dur.
ing that time of mining projects that
are to be undertaken in the districts
with the opening Of spring.
Reports are In circulation that a
strike of rich ore has recently been
made in the Bryan tunnel, at Black
Hawk, of n grade Of silver ore much
above the average. The operators are
so confident OF the future Of the prop
erty that they intend to extend lhe
tunnel 500 feet further into the noun
tain and are getting pipe and equip
ment ready to commence on that de-
velOpment Mt once.
Another strata Of oll-bearing sand
was encountered slightly below the q
SO0-foot level by drlllers AT the well
OF the Loveland Petroleum, Gas and
Refining Company. Manager w. II.
Jones of the company declared this to
be a highly encouraging indication
and said II the strata proved to be OF
adequate thickness, the well would be
shot, as he believed production would
be brought In.
Gilpin observer., 1919-04-03
WAR GAS DUMPED
FAR OUT AT SEA

for gas shell: Mustard gas. Is tons; /;
chlorpicrin. 706 tons; phosgene. 4S
tons. Further shipment in bulk over
seas was stopped pursuant to cable
gram from France dated July 21. 1918.
the reason for this being that France
had NO more extra gas shells to be
filled with American gas.
There not being gas shell available
with suitable boosters and adapters,
the gas plants were not operated to
capacity. However. sales Of some ex-
cess gas we're made both In England
and to FrsSncs. England was sold 800
tons Of chlorpicrin and S88 tons Of
phosgene. France was sold 800 tons
of chlorpicrin~ and laos tons Of chlo-
rine, equivalent to 1928 tons Of phos-
gene. Phosgene is 80 per cent chlO-
rine. and France furnished phosgene
shell in exchange for this chlorine. In
addition to the above 200 tons Of mus
tard gas were shipped to England for
loading shell originally made for Rus
sia. These shells were never loaded,
and the gas, at least a large part of
1t. was utilized by the English In load
ing shell.
''There were, therefore, shipped to
Europe 3.682 tons Of gas, or its equiv
alent. which gas was largely loaded
Gilpin observer., 1919-04-03

Mail. ITO start the tunnel some dis.
tance inside both countries instead Of
near the coast ms was originally In
tended, so as to avoid the risks OF
fall OF the cliffs. such as already has
occurred on the British side near the
point where the work would have been
begun.
I'm addition to tracks, the tunnel
VIII carry telephone and telegraph
wires, superseding the present sea-bed
cables, and also pneumatic tubes for
carrying letters and parcels. The
French and British railroads con-
cerned are willing to finance the
scheme, but the two governments wish
to exercise control of some sort of
joint state finance.
Gilpin observer., 1919-04-03
Conditions Are Bad, But Every
body Wears Flush Of
Triumph.
PEOPLE RANT THEIR TROUBLES
City Left In shoekinoIy Dirty condi-
tion by the suIsars-Few Young
Men In Place-Tubereulos
Sweeps Land.

Belgrade-In Belgrade. capital Of
the new Kingdom of the Serbs, CrOats
and Slovenes, everybody is flushed
with triumph, confident Of the future.
and regards present troubles only as
temporary Inconvenience.
But Belgrade was left In a shocking
ly dirty condition by the Bulgars. The
courtyards of the houses are filled
with refuse. There Is no collection
OF garbage because there are no con-
veyances In which to collect 1t. The
shortage Of water emphasizes the dan
ger. All the doctors. sanitary authori-
ties and officials are holding their
breath, fearing an epidemic of some
sort.
If the Danube freezes (and 1t nearly
always does freeze) the communica-
Gilpin observer., 1919-04-03
BELGRADE AGAIN
IN HAPPY MOOD

ton of Belgrade with the outside
world will be still further enormously
decreased. The possibility Of bring
ing food and wood up the river will
be removed, and the present very mod
crate resources further enormously de-
pleted.
Run One Train Daily.
There will remain practically only
the one line Of railway, that to Fiume.
through what was Austria but is now
a part of the new kingdom Of the
Serbs, Cronts and Slovenes. On ac-
count Of lack of fuel one train day
Is operating on this line.
Belgrade is practically cut off from
the interior of Serbia because Of de-
struction Of the railways and the
shocking condition of the roads. There
are practically no young men In the
city. Those who were within two or
three years of the military age left
with the army in the winter Of 1916
16.
They set out to make the retreat
down through Serbia and, as 1t proved.
over the mountains into Albania and
thence to Corfu. Something like one
in seven survived the trip.
There are practically no children
nnder three in Belgrade OF elsewhere
in Serbia, for that matter. Midwives
have been in the unemployed class
for the last three years and will be
for year to come, for the Serbian
army what remains Of II, Is now in
the occupied part Of what was Aus
tria-Hungary.
tuberculosis Sweeps Land.
For no obvious reason, tuberculosis
is the king of terrOrs in Belgrade.
A tuberculosis death rate of 25O per
100000 is very exceptionally high in
America. Before the war the tuber
culosis death rate in Belgrade reached
T12. and during the Austrian occupa-
tIOn It reached the unheard-of figure of
1,453.
Before the war. Belgrade ap
pronched hundred thousand in popu.
lntion. When the Austrians took It.
there were 10000. Another 10000
soon came back. At the present time
perhaps its population may be 8O,OOC
or $4,000. Some of the shops are open
but nobody seems to be buying any.
thing except where food is sold.
The only autos going about the
streets are those of the military and
few Of the high government officials
These are used very sparingly. for
gasoline is almost un0btainable. The
water supply comes from wells and
has to be distributed by pumping
station.
Gilpin observer., 1919-04-03
Some Large Drums and 200, 900
Loaded Shells Rest in I 800
Feet Of Water.
were FOR USE THIS SPRING
Poisonous Fluid Of No Commercial
Value and Unsafe to Have Around
America Sent Gas for $4,000
Shells to Front.

Washington.-The first lot of poison
gas which the American army devel-
oped and manufactured for use In kill
ing Germans in the great spring drive,
scheduled for 1919. but halted by the
signing of the armistice, has been dis
posed of by dumping 1t at sea. 1t con-
sisted of 100000 pOison-gas shells and
some large drums or containers of pol
son gas. which have just been taken
to sea from Baltimore and dropped
into Davy Jones' locker. The gas dis
posed of consisted Of mustard gas and
chlorpicrin gas, both Of which are very
dangerous and could not be used COM
mercially.
The 100000 gas shells were brought
back from France on a transport
about two weeks ago. After other
cargo of the transport had been un-
loaded the poison gas shells were
taken in the same transport from Bal
timore out to sea distance Of be-
tween sixty and one hundred miles
and dumped deep enough not to have
any effect on navigation and far
enough at sea not to have any effect
on the coast.
Dangerous to Have Around.
The containers taken to sea and
dumped showed signs that they were
soon about to begin to leak, as re-
suit of chemical effect of the gas. and
in the interest of safety these were
taken to sea and disposed of under d.
rections given by Major General ST.
bert, head of the chemical warfare
service.
Ultimately. all of the poison gas in
drums will be disposed Of in this fash
ion, but until after the treaty Of peace
is signed the army will be in no hurry
to get rid of a very valuable asset, and
II is not the plan to take all this gas
to sea for dumping until after the
signing of the peace treaty, except in
those cases where, through containers
showing signs Of leaking or for other
good reasons, 1t is considered In the
interest of safety to dispose of the
gas sooner.
General Sibert submitted to General
March, the chief of staff, memOran
DUN in reply to the statement that
no American gas shells were fired nj
the enemy.
I'm June, 1915" the memorandum
asserts, "the following shipment OF
gases in bulk was made to the Ameri
can forces in France to be exchanged