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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-11-18
EAST NEW PORTLAND

Mrs Fred Green had a very narrow
escape recently. While putting some
wood into the stove her clothing
caught fire and she would have been
seriously burned but for the prompt
attention give her by Clyde Trip who
wrapped a blanket around her which
smothered the flames. Her waist and
undertaking were badly burned and
her back was somewhat bustered
Joseph Houghton has gone to y.
New Portland to live with Mr. and
Mrs E. w Green. Mrs Green is his
mother .
route =, had vacation last week
and Truman Carl substituted for him.
George Stafford shot fine deer last
Monday morning Mr.. Stafford stood
in his shed door and shot the animal
at a distance Of about IS rods. II
was four point buck.
II. p Jones, Mark Hutchins and
Will Rand have had their houses
wired for electric lights A. X P.
Edwards will have his house wired
also
Little Misses Lucille and Marjorie
Carl visited at Charles Holbrook s
two days last week.
Mrs. Clara Getchell who is work
ing at D. w. Emery's has been in
North Arson for a weeks visit
Mrs. Frank Hutchins and daughter
Mrs. Davis Of Kingfeld were at Z. II.
Nye's, Sunday.
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MANCHESTER MAN
NOW FEELS FINE
Payant Feared He Would Have to
Quit Work Altogether Before He
Got Tanlac

my first bottle of Tanlac helped
me so much that l just kept on tax
ing it until I'm now a well man." said
Jean Payant, of Is Marion St, Man
chester, n. II.
Before | got Tanlac,' he said, i
suffered for two years from a bad
case of stomach trouble, and kent
getting worse all the time until final
" could scarcely eat even the light
est kind of food Everything | ate
caused a depressed feeling in the pit
of my stomach. and I suffered terri
bly, from gas which crowded up into
my chest almost cutting off my breath
| had such severe attacks of dizziness
that | could see nothing in front OF
me. and at times became so weak
couldn't stand up. My nerves were
so upset | would jump at the least
little noise, and my sleep was very
restless. Nothing helped me. and my
condition became so bad l began to
worry for fear I would have to give
ND my work altogether.
after reading where some of my
friends had been helped by Tanlac /
made up my mind to try it, and I
got so much relief from the very frsl
bottle that | lost no time in getting
another [ have taken four bottles
now and it has done me so much good
that | just can't say enough for it,.
Ny appetite is so splendid that eat
three big hearty meals each day and
thoroughly enjoy every bite. Every
thing agrees with me perfectly too.
for I'm never bothered with that de
pressed feelnd bloating, shortness
of breath or any other form of indi-
gestion. My nerves are quiet. my
sleep is refreshing and | enjoy my
work more than ever now and never
feel tired out. Why. Tanlac has
helped me until feel better in every
way than | ever have in my life. |
hope other suffering people will be
nefit by my experience"
Tanlac is sold in SkowhegaA BY
SIMPSONS Drug Store, l.. C. Williams
Athens, and by the leading druggists
In every town.
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HARTLAND

Leon Haines and Joseph Buker at
tended the football game at Orono
Saturday.
Eugene Merrill, wife and daughter
spent the week end with friends in
Dexter.
Maurice Hanson Is in Rockland for
short time with his uncle Walter
Davis.
The Pythian Sisters Sewing Club
met with Mrs. H. H. Harris, Wednes-
day of last week One comforter was
nearly finished and quite a lot OF
work done on the silk quilt. Refresh
ments were served at the close OF the
meeting consisting Of coffee, sand
wiches and assorted cakes to which
everyone did full justice. On Friday
afternoon they met with Mrs. Raleigh
Wheeler with a good attendance and
as usual a good lot Of work done and
delicious refreshments served to wind
up the afternoon.
Frank Mccormack who has been
quite i'll is reported as gaining. His
sister from Boston is visiting him at
present.
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NORRIDGf NOCk

The %orridgewock Village Improve
ment Society members were the guests
Of the SkoWhegan Woman club last
Wednesday afternoon About fifteen
ladies attended the meeting AMI re-
mort a very delightful afternoon
The Womans Working League OF
the CONGREGATIONAL Church held an all
day meeting last week Tuesday after
noon. \ picnic dinner vas enjoyed
at noon Four p0ffs were tackled
an dpans made for the Fair on Dec.
18th.
r A. Whitney has been having ex-
tensive repairs and additions made on
his house and this week IS having II
painted
Mrs May Brown visited friends in
Skowhesan last week.
The supper given By the ladies' OF
The Baptisi Parish WAS we'll patron
lied and nettcd the treasury good
sum of money The supper con
sisted of baked beans. salads cakes.
pies doughnuts, etc and Vas very
nice
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Tuttle of Lynn
Mass we're the guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Wallace Withan last week. Mr..
Tuttle was formerly a NOrridgeWock
boy and his many friends will be IN
terested to know that he is associated
in vcrv successful business in Lynn
with Wilbur Flanders also formerly OF
this town.
At the town hall on THANKSGIVING
night Jones & Pray will present one
of the latest Fox productions the
White Moll" This is one Of the first
times this has been played in this
State. Prices will be Children 15c
and adults 35c.
Mrs George Hussey was the guest
of her son Chester and wife Of Skow-
hogan one day last week. Miss Mel
lie Hussey also went TO Skowhegan
Monday to remain for short time
with Mrs Chester Hussey, who is re
covering from a serious surgical OPP
Grafton.
Scott Rogers was home from New
Portland Saturday. Mr.. Rogers ana
family are living on the Scott farm
on the Smithfield road.
Mrs. Mary Whiting was the guest
for few days last week OF Mr.. and
Mrs. f. P. Whiting in Skowhegan.
Va
Skowhegan Grange last week Wednes-
day evening and delighted the men,
bers with several of her numerous
readings.
The members OF the o. f. c. Club
enjoyed a meeting Tuesday afternoon
with Mrs. Florence Jewell.
A real family reunion" of thu
Morning Glories was enjoyed at thu
home Of Mrs Lizzie Jones last weel
Tuesday evening The party wa
given especially at this time In homo
of Mrs William Bracket who was on
of the original members OF the club
A delicious picnic supper was served
and a social evening passed by all
All who had ever belonged to thu
club were present with the exception
of Mrs. Porter who Is now living IL
the Aroostook County
Mrs. d. f. Taylor returned Tues
day from a short visit with her sOr
and family in Mechanic Falls.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pray returned
last week from a few days visit with
relatives and old friends In Auburn
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ANSON CENTER

Shakespear Club was delightfully."-
entertained on Nov. 10 at the home OF
Mrs. Harry Reynolds, the hostesses
being Mrs. Reynolds and Mrs. Cyrus
Walker There was a good attend
ance and it was voted to omit the
meeting of Nov "a, as the following
day Is Thanksgiving. Next meeting
is to be held on December LIST at Mrs.
Louise Carron's. This is to be an
all day meeting with baked bean din
ner also the annual fair and sale OF
the club.
Mrs. Harry Reynolds and daughter
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Booker and Miss
Eva, Mr. and Mrs. Omar Gates and
son Floyd attended the card party
given by Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Ham
ilton at their home in North Arson
Saturday evening. The game OF
sixty-three together with dainty re-
freshments served by the hostess and
her son whiled away the hours until
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will be received until Jan. II. 1921.
The present contract term expires
jun 30, 1921.
Cole Bennett and Freeman Abbott
of Norridgewock are cutting hard
wood timber for Boynton and Burns
on the Chase lot. The wood will be
delivered on the car at Norridgewock.
Roy Marcia one Of our overseas boys
has been farming this summer and
with much other work has raised 72O
bushels OF potatoes on less than 212
acres OF ground.
Jack Percival and crew Of Norrldge-
wock are cutting hard wood timber on
the lot recently purchased by MI
Purciyal of o. II. Stevens. {. T..
Campbell has been cutting wood and
timber for o. L. Mitchell.
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HIECKLEY

Mrs. G. w. Hinckley and Mrs Mel
win Palmer attended the lecture on
Community Spirit" given at the
Skowhegan Woman's Club in Skowhe-
gan. Wednesday, by Mrs Robert Treat
Whitehouse of Portland which they
enjoyed
The Good Templars held a meeting
at the hall Saturday evening.
DR.. o. Fl. Tracy preached at the
church Sunday afternoon.
The next meeting Of Hinckley Grange
will be held Tuesday evening. Nov.
90. The first and second degree will
be given.
Mrs. Melvin Palmer was the guest
OF her cousin. Mrs. Matte Goodwin In
Skowhegan Thursday
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank l.. Barnes OF
Auburn are in town for few weeks.
Mr.. Barnes, who is a machinist en-
ployed by the American Machine Co,
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OTINNERASSET

Miss Beulah Robinson has gone to
Houlton where she will spend the win
ter
Mrs. Sadie Young of Randolph,
Mass who has been caring for her
sister. Mrs William Barron and her
infant daughter. returned to her home
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. c Tibbetts of No.
Jay were in town on business Mon
day
Mahlon Rogers is working for Geo.
Bird
Mrs. Z. e. Clark will entertain the
G. c. Club this week Wednesday.
Eugene Mouton is working for r.
]. Shaw.
Mr.. and Mrs. \. !. Robinson ard
Mr.. and Mrs r. ]. Shaw visited re
latives in North Nassalboro Sunday.
ID. y. Campbell, representing the
firm of Bracket Shaw & Lunt of Ban
gor is at c. B. Celbys.
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NORTH HARTIAND

Mr. and Mrs Jerome Williams have
closed their house and gone to Au-
burn to pass the winter with friends
there
Mrs. IreEe Bickford has gone TO
Palmyra at present she is boarding
with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Goodrich.
Mrs Addie 3. Gee from Lewiston
WAS a recent guest OF her brother +.
S Burrill.
Mrs. Elsie Elliott has closed her
house and gone to the village to keep
house for her nephew. Harry Elliott.
NJ. Elliott is our h. +. d. mail car
rilr
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SOUTHWEST CANAAN

Albert Burby of Limestone was In
town last week and looked at several
farms for future purchase. While
here he was the guest of his cousin
Peter Michaud.
Mrs. Edward Rumery has returned
from Shawmut where she passed sew
eral days with her sister Mrs. Otis
Quincy.
Mrs. Arthur Ellwood went to Au-
gusta Friday where she will be the
guest of her husband for a few days
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KENNEBEC AVENUE-EMBDRH

c. w. Moulton took a trip to Millay
Hill, New Portland last Wednesday
returning Friday afternoon.
Silas Durrell has gone into the
woods to work for the same concern
that he did last year.
Mrs. Ansel Stevens has returned
home from a three weeks visit in
Massachusetts and Brunswick, Free
port and Lewiston.
Walter Thompson has been suffer
ing with a carbuncle on his hand.
Mrs. Julia Moulton spent the day
Tuesday In Skowhegan.
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had the misfortune to pinch his arm
while repairing one of the machines
at the shoe factory.
An enjoyable meeting of the Ken
nebecside Club was held Saturday af-
ternoon at Good Will Farm, Mrs. Win
ogene Brown and Mrs. J. w. futile
being hostesses. The subject for
the afternoon was Hawaii" Next
meeting will be held Dec. 3rd, with
Mrs. Rines and Mrs. Wallace hostess
Sos
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BRIGHTON

Mr.. and Mrs Jack Murray OF Water
Vile who have been visiting Mrs.
Murrays mother Mrs. l.. M. Farrin
have returned home.
Mrs Lydia Hilton, who has been
very i'll for the past two weeks. is
better She is being cared for by her
niece Mrs. Elva Gilman of Parkman
and her son Hiram Kelley of Guilford
Charles Huntington and son Guy OF
Guilford were in town last week.
Mrs. Addie Norton and family are
moving into Clyde Brasier's house
here in the village.
Mrs. Sadie Tobin who works in
Harmony was home over Sunday.
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Miss Minnie Williams of Waterville
was at home Sunday.
Mrs. Julia Churchill passed a day
with friends in Skowhegan recently
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Allen of Ban
gor we're week end guests of Mr.. and
Mrs Forest Moore.
Mr. and Mrs. George Williams were
in Skowhegan Monday on business.
Arland Williams has moved into the
house formerly owned by Lucinda
Farnham.
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WELLINGTON

The village school closed Wednes-
day after a very successful term. The
teacher Miss F. Mabel Pratt has gone
to her home in Dover for the vacation
Ned Coleman who has been to Bos-
ton on business has returned to his
work here.
NJ. Weinberg OF Guilford is in town
this week. He has a large stock OF
goods in the Grange Hall and in his
store here which he is selling at a
big mark down.
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The News of SOmersefS Busy Towns

I The Ladies Missionary Society Of
the Baptist Church to the number OF
/ twenty-five enjoyed a very pleasant
and profitable meeting with Mrs. Alice
Hussey last week Wednesday after
noon.
+ y Spear and wife OF Rockland
have returned to their home after
passing two weeks in town as the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Far
rand.
The Seventh Day Adyentists church
is being shingled this week.
Charles Russell formerly of this
town but now of West Paris visited
friends in town a few days last week.
Mrs. Maria Staples has closed her
home on Wateryille Hill for the Win
Ter and is living with her sister Mrs.
Ira Hilton.
Mrs. william Fairfield returned last
week from few weeks stay in Port
land.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bracket re
turned o their home in Massachusetts
Tuesday after visiting in town dur
ing the pest Two weeks. TheY We're
ACCOMPANIED home by Mr.. and Mrs.
cony Russell and Mrs. Henrietta
Wood. who will be their guests for a
few weeks.
,,r4. Henry Whiting delightfully."- en-
tcrtained guests at Whist on last Sat
urAav and Monday afternoons.
Mrs. Mahala McIntire returned last
Veak Wednesday from an extended
visit with her daughters in Ma5Sachu-
sets
Mrs. Chester Jones was given gen
nine surprise party IN honor ol her
bjrthday last week Tuesday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis McIntire OF
Auburn we're the over Sunday guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Milford Tibbetts and
Mrs. McIntire. TheV made the trip
! in their new car and later plan To 20
south in their car for the winter.
f. S. Miller and Steve Mills are
enjoying their annual trip up river
Henry Hilton and o. c. Woodman
have taken the rooms vacated by
! Charles Woodcock and are the nlght
operators for the New Sharon and
Norridgewock Telephone Co
Gage and Collins Of South China
have purchased the large timber lot
owned by Parsons and Emery OF
North Arson and situated near the
farm of s. r. Grove. Already they
have moved camps to the place and
It Is understood numbering operations
on large scale are to be done there
this winter.
Elder Hersum of Richmond was In
town Saturday and conducted meet
ings at the Seventh Day Adventists
Church
T. F.. Christopher and family have
been visiting Mrs Christopher's faith
or In Turner during the past week
Mrs. Edmund Taylor visited her
, daughter and family in Mercer last
week
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Everett have
closed their home on Waterville Hill
for the winter and Monday left town
for Portland where they will visit Tor
short time and later continue their
tourney to New Jersey where they
will remain during the winter months
LAR0NE
Advertisement of mail service from
Jarona tn WatprVille states that the
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professional visit to town one day re-
Gently.
Ernest Simpson. Leon Farrand
Harold Nichols of this town ana mar
ris Farrand of Mercer went TO Lex
ington the first of the week to "orh
in the woods.
Lester Moore Is at Pennington
driving team for Leon Mclaughlin.
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BURNS Observation-Disclosures

Arthur Herson and family have
moved from their farm on the road
to Portland.
Paul Blanchette has moved his ia
mily to the farm recently vacated by
Arthur Herson.
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S0ITH S0InN

Tom and Harry Farrin of Brighton
were in town last week buying beef
cattle. They are supplying several
logging camps with beef taking three
or four beefs a week.
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DoDuN NORRIDGEW0CK

Mrs. Georgia McIntire and daughter
Helen visited relatives and friends in
Waterville a few days last week
Barbara Witham of Skowhegan Is
visiting her grandparents Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Witham.
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SHARKS

Leon Mclaughlin and family and
Georgia Creation of Pennington were
in town last Sunday.
r. P. Whipple was on the sick list
last week.
DR.. Floyd of New Sharon made a
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-11-18
LIKE MOVIE

Moxe school will hold pie and
cake social at the schoohouse, Thurs
day evening, November Is. There
viii be a short Thanksgiving program
beginning at 40 o'clock.
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TIE FORKS

Moxie school will hold pie and
cake social at the schoolhouse, Thurs
day evening. November Is. There
will ba a short Thanksgiving program
beginning at 7:30 o'clock.
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The Boston Post, New England's
best daily, to subscribers OF the Re
porter s2.10 for six months; $500
yea.
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nearly midnight when the guests de
parted with warm thanks for . most
pleasant evening.
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IAR0NE

Advertisement of mail service from
Larone to Waterville states that the
contract is up for bidding and bids
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-05
VALUE 81 MARX oHANGE,s,

Coblenl. Dec. ls.-eMar)-Fluctu-
ations in the value Of the mark re-
Gently have been SO violent that Ger
man business men report: that It Is
virtually impossible for them.to carry
OF transactions with the outside
world. Merchants contend, that it is
no longer a matter Of. business but
simply one Of gambling on the exS
change. Various suggestions have
been made by sf1nancierss and others III
Germany to remedy the situation. but
as yet nothing Of practical import has
been; formulated.
One suggestion being considered by
bankers is that goods, be bought and
sold bysbarter. thereby eliminating the
exchange luctuation. The present low
value of the mark. has placed avery
effective embargo ~son%capital attempt
ing to escape taxation BY fleeing the
country: 1t has also automatically
cut off imports except Of articles abso-
lute1y Indispensable: Foreign buyers
taking. advantage of the favorable rate
of exchange. have recently placed
large orders with many German: fac
toryhowners. S =; *
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M I
!. PRICE LIST IS
FAR \ R. TOO)LOW|'
Chicago Retailers Doing Big
business IS; in Cheaper
Clothing.

III tEl- ,sr. 80 $500 ~, .l.s -. FAyR4 yfsNA .Ht..1
Chicago. Jan. 5.-investigation Of
the fair price list for clothing, is
sued by the illinois fair price com
niittee, and which out of town mer-
chants declare is lower than the
wholesale price. has revealed a. bust.
ness dealing whereby leading Chicago
department stores have done rush.
ing business in cheaper grades Of
clothing. iss
The clothing fair price committee,
composed of FIVE officials of the big
downtown department stores and one
Representative sof the suburban deal
''ers. frankly admits that clothing can
mot be bought in the wholesale mar
.kets today at the fair price" set for
ssretaiiers. -98#
! The committee fixed the fair price
Efor mems suits and ~overcoats at
|t24.5o. women's suits at $25;Smen's
and women's hose at Is cents q pair,
and other articles on a corresponding
scale. ..
The big downtown stores have com
their subway sections at the price.
fixed, and have been doing a"trushins
business.
when merchants from many sec
=tions complained that the fair price,
list was unfair, that it made them ap.
pear to be profiteers. and that they
could not buy clothing at wholesale
for the committees retail price, tbs
Chicago dealers explained.
The clothing on. sale here was al
purchased many months ago. none
being bought within the last 81,
fmonths. The mems suits, for exam
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TRAVELLING OUT OF NORTH.

Seattle, Jan. 5.-on his way out OF
the Arctic. Harold .Noice, American
explorer. is, making his way. on foot,
with a. dog team overland fromhVic-
toria Land, which >lies in the Arctic
ocean, southeast to Port Nelson. in
the Hudson's Bay country Of Canada,
according to letters received here by
his mother from him. Noice is follow
ing, for a. considerable distance, the
route Of the northwest passage. J.
Maps and charts Of portions of Vic
toria, Land were made this summer
by Noice. he said.f He did not state
whether or not he ventured into the
interior of Victoria Land. which. ac.
cording to other explorers who have
come south. has never been visited
by men from the outside world.
Notice has been in the Arctic since
1915 He Joined the expedition head
ed by Vilhialmur Stefansson but when
Stefansson turned south Noice re-
manned in the north. He expects to
arrive here some time next summer
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-05

Norman Hapgood, United States
minister to Denmark, is on his way
to this. country on leave of absence, it
is announced. by the state department.
This ~contradicts statements by Co..
George Harvey in the current issue OF
Harvey's Weekly. Colonel Harvey
writes in part:
Mr.. Norman Hapgood is coming
home. but n primarily. as 1t has
been stated, to report on the Russian
situation He is coming to explain.
II he can do So, his own activities as
a p!enipotentiary of Mcssrs. Lenine
and Trotzky and to tell to what ex-
tent and by what authority he has
misused. the American legation at
Copenhagen as q trading post for the
soviet government. Mr.. Hapgood may
not know this, but the president
knows it and Secretary Lansing knows
it."
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rea,, at = meeting Of 200 missionaries
arid other foreigners held In the I'M
perial hotel, the other day.
The missionaries, also promised 70
furntshs criticism whenever 1t WIS be-
DR.. Berry explained. is.to be friendly,
constructive. optimistic and intended
to help. Baron Sakatahi. who pre-
sided, said sthe3anew awntchword in
Korea todaysS&iissss' Justice and sympa+
lin whicf. he said, the missions
aries coulds.render hid. @4l@,
esTDr. Mizunp. told the missionaries
what. he hoped to accomplish in Ko-
rea In, providing equal Instrumentation
Koreans and Japanese and in educa-
tional and prison reforms. He an
nounced that the punishment Of Ko-
reans by fiogging would be abolished.
He said 1t was an old, Korean custom
but that Japan recognized 1t was al
variance with modern ideas.