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the guest of Mrs. G. Walter Wilt.
Miss Kate O'NeilI, of Gettysburg.
is the guest of her sister Mrs. Mary
o. Crapster
Miss Elizabeth Mitten, of Wash
ington, d. c., is the guest of her
aunt, Mrs. Roy B. Garner.
gambler.
Christian Endeayor at Providence
Methodist Protestant church Sunday
evening, August 1, beginning at I. sc
D. m. Topic, Self Improvement .
Leader, Miss Evelyn Barnes. All vel
come
The annual Sunday school picnic of
Providence Methodist Protestant
church which was net held July "a on
I Twill be held August Il, in the grove
account of. the inclement weather
adjoining the church
Those who spent Saturday with Mr..
and Mrs. Clinton Shipley were Rev.
Joseph H. Lynch, wife and daughters,
! Elizabeth and Elsie, Of Glenburniel
Miss Bessie Herman, of Pittsviile;
Misses Dorothy and Myrtle Miller and
Mrs. Delilah Gibson.
Those who, spent Saturday evening
with Mr.. and Mrs. Jabez N. Barnes
were Mr. and Mrs. Elmer G. Hunt, son,
| Gilroy, and Mr.. and Mrs. McCalully-
all of Baltimore.
Mrs. Emma Scharp and family are
spending week with friends of this
place.
Mrs. William Barnes and family
spent few days with Mr. and Mrs.
VIM Bush.
Mrs. Florence Barnes and grand
daughter, Vida, are spending some
time with Mr.. and Mrs. Horace L.
Shipley
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Piffer, of Bal
timore, spent some time with Mr. and
] G1rs. Clinton Shipley
Those who spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Warehime were MI
and Mrs. Llther Zepp, Mr.. and Mrs
1 Thomas Pool and son, Walter, Mr.
Harvey Peterey and family, Mr.. Chas
Warehiine e, Mrs Frank Deyilbiss and
daughters, Hilda and sSelya, and MIR
and Mrs. William Warehime
Miss linear Piffer spent the weeks
end with Mrs Edward Bonner
Mrs. Thomas Wales spent the
weeks and with Mr.. and Mrs. j. N.
Barnes.
Mr.. and Mrs Gilbert Stimax and
son spent a few days with Mr.. and
/ Mrs. Frank Stimax
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Shipley and
family spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Carroll Shipley.
Those who spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs T. ]. Miller were Walter
Abel, Decatah and Vernon Miller,
Otto Lee, Albert Pential, all of Bal
timore; Mr. and Mrs Viale Miller,
/ Mrs George Miller and Mr.. and Mrs.
Clinton Shipley. W sd
/ Melvin Caltrider while, riding his
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Trinity Lutheran church Sunday
morning, taking for his subject, ~The
Worlds Condition. and It's Needs
based on observations made by him
on a recent trip through Europe,
which was very much enjoyed.
The stork visited the home of Ellis
Ohler on Saturday leaving a fine boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Yohe and daughter,
Helen, Of Baltimore, spent the weeks
end with her parents, T. NJ. BufRng
ton and wife.
Carroll Dern is clerking in S. c.
Otis, store in place of Kenneth Koutz,
resigned.
George Hoff and family, of West
minister, spent Sunday With her sis
ter, Mrs. II. L. Baumgardner and FAM
ily Mrs James H. Reindollar and sis
ter, Miss Margie Baumgardher, of
Dayton, Ohio, we're also guests at the
same place.
Walter Brendle and family, of Lit
tlestoWn. spent the weeks end with
his brother, Harry G. Brendle and
family Miss Katherine Brendle ac-
companied them home.
Miss Mildred Brendle returned from
a six weeks visit to Hanover and
Littlestown
Miss Margaret Waybright, Of near
Harvey, is the guest of her sister,
Mrs. John HockensmitF
Mrs Annie Renner and son, John,
of Littiestown, and lady friend, Miss
Irish, of Hanover, spent Sunday With
Mrs. Sarah Null and Samuel Renner
Mrs. Oscar D. Sell and Mrs. Guss
Crabs represented Grace Reformed
Church at the Sunday School Conven-
ton held at Krider's church on Tues
day
Quite number of our folks attend
ed the Sunday School Convention OF
Krfder's Reformed Church on Tues.
day. Quite an interesting program
was rendered
Misses Virginia and Harry Eller
Eyster, of Emmitsburg, are The
guests of S. G. OFT and family.
George A. Shoemaker, Jr., (EIiner0
and family spent the week end will
friends in Hagerstown
Miss Mary George, of Baltimore, is
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BLACKS CORNER.


Mr. and Mrs. Joan IL Wolfe, Of
Markers Mill. and Mr. and Mrs. Mer-
vim j. Harnef spent Sunday afternoon
visiting at the home of Mr.. James J..
Harner and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Kline and
daughter, Of Hanover, and Mrs.
Brook Wildasin, of near LittleStown,
spent Sunday afternoon visiting at the
home Of Mr.. George Bachman and
wife.
Mr. and Mrs Elmer J. H Mayors
and daughter Miriam, and Miss Ma
hala Baehman spent Sunday evening
o. S. lHarner. of Ulrichtown.
Mr.. and Mrs. NerYin J. Harner spent
last Saturday visiting at the home of
Mr.. BiTnie Rinaman3 and family, Of
near Walnut Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Mayers,a of
Hanover; Mr.. and Mrs James Crabbs
and son, Iswin, Of Georgetown, and
Willie Degroft were Sunday visitors
at the home Of Mr.. George Mayors and
family.
The summer house of Mr.. John
Stair with all its contents was burn
ed to the ground last Saturday, while
he was in Littlestown. The neigh
bors gathered together and formed
bucket brigade and by hard work
saved the large dwelling house which
caught FIRE several times. The sum
ner house was only few steps from
the big house The cause of its origin
unknown.
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Silk Gloves

They come in short and long gloves. prices from
SOC for the short gloves up to $500 for 164byttOn
lengths. oolors black, white and tan.
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Miss Beulah Forney, OF Philadel-
phia, is spending her annual vacation
with her uncle, Charles E. Fl. Shriner,
and aunt Mrs Ida Lands.
Levi Myers, OF Baltimore, is the
guest OF Mrs. Jessie Myers
Mrs. Jessie Myers, Of Taneytown,
and Levi Myers, Of Baltimore, left on
Tuesday to visit friends In Littles-
town and Hanover.
Mrs Joseph E. Roelkey and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Chauncey Berg, Of Califor-
MIA, spent from Wednesday until the
end OF the week With friends here.
Their many friends here were glad
to see them looking so well. This is
their first visit since leaving six years
ago
Mrs. Frances NJ Diffendal and q. NJ.
Dutterer entertained at dinner on last
Thursday Mrs. Jos. E. Roelkey, of
California.
+ While D. J. Hesson was ON his way
to Baltimore on last Thursday morn
ing, accompanied by Misses Amelia
and Elizabeth Amman, Mary Brining
and Ethel Sauerhammer, Mr.. Jack
son, of Einksburgs cclIided with
Mr.. Hesson, completely demon
ishing the Jackson car, and
damaging the HessOn car consider
ably. Mr. Hesson saw the other car
coming and tried to avoid it by turn
ing aside but Jackson was running in
a zig gag manner and it was impos-
sible to avoid the crash, which oc-
CURED near Finksburg. The occu-
pants of the Hesson car were all
slightly injured Mr.. Hesson and the
Misses Amman returned horne, Misses
Brining and Sauerhammer proceeded
to Baltimore where Miss Mary Brining
received aid from her Sister, Miss
Pauline, who is nurse at Johns
Hopkins Hospital All are on a fair
road to recovery, and their escape
from death was nothing short of a
miracle
Chas Elliot, Jr., of Spring Grove,
and Robert Elliot, Of Stevenson
spent the weeks end with their broth
er, Joseph and family.
Miss Rose Smith returned from a
weeks delightful vacation at Charles
town w. Va
Charles Hahn and wife spent the
week end with her sister, Mrs. Dan
lei Heller bride, Of York.
Charles H. Basehoar and wife ane
Reg j, Gould Mickey and wife. OF
IittlestQWn, spent the weeks end with
2. w Garner and wife. Rev. Wickey
very aece9tably filed the pulpit il
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Laces and
Embroideries

Laces that shave been in our stock before the
war are sold at same prices. These cannot be dup
Heated at any price Real Linen Laces, handsome
wide Insertions Torchons all on middle table for
your inspection Make selection while assortment
is large.
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Summertime
-. s. N ecessities

~ Here YOU will fndthe little necessities for your
summer comfort six Hose, Crepe dc Chine Hand
kerchiefs, Summer corsets, Union Suits, voiles,
Talcum Powders, Soap. Cologne, Waists, Hats, Slip
pers, Arch Supports Straw Hats, Writing Paper.
Camisoles. silk Gloves, sox.
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4 CARLOAD OF VERY FINE STOCK
BULLS.
All stock will be. delivered by Truck.
R H. A. SMITH.
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Silk Hose

We have the largest assortment Of Ladies' Silk
Hose prices from SOC the pair in white silk boot
hose up to $500. In the black silk hose We have
them from roc up to $500, values not to be found
elsewhere These are greatly appreciated for grad
uation presents. sss.f:s sq s
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BABYLON q I1IPPY Co


we have just put on sale about 100 Ladies'
Crepe de Chine, Georgette crepe, long:fahd short
sleeves an popular colprs. neatly embroidered.
The special price for $500 to s75O waists we say
S4.9S your choice. These values are town talk, i
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It's encouraging for it leaves less or
ders for US to take care of from this
time on. 1t may be late, but we be-
ieve that everybody viii have hard
coal enough before cold weather.
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motorcycle sfr1cI0 the hub OF a buggy
wheel and fractured his leg Monday
night. He was taken tosthe Maryland
University Hospital Tuesday morning
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TaIcurn Powders

coIgates well known and popular odora. Love
Joy Talcum Powder in the convenient shape cans.
The large pound cans.
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Ladies Summer
Vests

: 3 Special values in Ladies Summer Vests 25c;
Union Suits from ST. 90 up.
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Millinery.

Greatly reduced prices in Millinery. Special lot
of Ladies' Ready Wear Hats $1.9S now on sale.
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Handsome calnisoles in white, pink, flesh, at
reasonable prices.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-03-18

ed or raised Schools, including re-
pairs on school buildings, books, etc,
$500; other purposes, $3.50.
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...............,....es.s4. 4.s..a.4..l.a.s..s.
n,,s NEWS OF soMERsET's BUsI-
EST TOWNS
FAST ST. ALBANS

Da.sie A. Nichols who has been
0bi.q school at North Dexter Is
po, at home on a two weeks vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. John Foster have
-,area 10 Hartland for short time.
w. and Mrs. Roy Nichols have hir-
, - work for Frank Worthen o.
Dexter.
chas Ellis went to Canaan Thurs
dow March Il with load OF calves
u~d bags which will be shipped to the
brighton market
vr and Mrs. Everett Austin have
- visiting at Chester Libbys dur
to- The past week and while there
A., We Ansrin was very seriously i'll but
is now better
rriands in town Of Mrs. Nancy Win
lou. widow of the late William +.
H,tnslow will regret to hear that she
w. recently suffered a paralytie
lSook at the home of her daughter,
Mrs Rosa Harding at Liyermore Falls.
blanche (Cookson) Goodale wife OF
conree Goodale and who formerly
lived in East St Adams, passed away
a. the Stale's Hospital Augusta, Mon
do,. March s. The remains were
Wrought to IIartland Tuesday night
march and were accompanied by
bor husband. George W Goodale and
con Leonard. The funeral services
were held at the Grace Linn church
Of Hartland, Thursday, March II at
n M, Rev Mr. Weber officiating.
Mrs Goodale was the only daughter
~ the late John Cookson and Maria
Toekl Cookson of Hartland and
leaves besides her mother and hus-
hand . sons and a daughter Fred
hubbard of Hartland, son by a for
mer marriage Alton Goodale of Cor
lima and Leonard Goodale OF Exeter,
Nh. besides a brother, George Cook
/ son of Portland all Of whom were
nresent at the last rites. The in
'arnent was in the lIarfland Gene
tqrv. Mrs Goodale VAS nearly Al
years old.
Amount of money raised for school
nurposes at annual Town meeting.
s475o Roads and highways, etc,
s7133. bridges. $3.50; town charges,
s9o0o. Memorial services $40; Elec-
trc lights, $50; other purposes.
N67640. total amount $1597940.
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STARkS

Militia Taylor. teacher at Strong
is spending her vacation at the home
Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. David
Taylor
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Moore recently
visited relatives in Arson.
Word has been received here of the
death of Mr. William Swap, who liy-
ed on the J A Simpson place. and
who moved to Massachusetts, about
year ago. His family have the
sympathy of their many friends here
in town.
Leon Edgerly met with quite a loss
the other day when he had to kill
one of his valuable work horses. Il
got kicked by another horse the
first of the month and there was no
help for 1t.
Mr. and Mrs Leon Farrand were
recent guests at his home in Mercer.
Mr.. Crawford of Van Buren,. who
purchased the John Sterry farm a few
weeks ago moved last week.
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Real Estate Transfers

~, = ,,. - a.a.a 4,,o,.eo.,
ne ioiio"'is ,ea' e9,a'e e. aliSlei .
nave oeeil 'T,oi'e', ne 'l s 3 3p 80
INeE,SiiA u i'eeo9 UNIV ioi '"e P"9s
"eeN'
Anson. Elhldge }. Rand OF lndus-
try To Seo' Rana Oh industry lanu
MI,n '' 6a 3'' ne 60, V"I5,s ioau
t'o' '''5e a. ,,'':u ~ 9s 90 l'',ilu' 9,'s
'.''u " I,a IS 1na,, t,g ~, t,.a
w t''' p,;a,,,t, II , - 1n G ~.
~ SCOTT Pand being one undivided
bo1r of farm honpht of heirs OF the
/ 1,to David Patterson. George II
philhrielz or Madison to Earl c. Wing
or Anson land with buildings.
u;,,aba,, pi.dona y Ianointo of
r,,..,.., e., na,.io,. niol. ford OF al of
i',1l,, ',',,d ia, huildipes on nortb
= ,Y,,,.,..,,. stroat. caoroo T "a
i.o,' - pi,'aho,, IN Harold 4 Carl et
~ of pinoho,,, Ind Win buildings on
a., VI ,..a't 7..ido Of Min etrent
" c,-,..l, c,.
ro,,,,, 80 tIi,orio carnontier of Skow-
I,ooa,, Iand eitnatnd on the south side
~ ,},1 I-a,,,'obo,. ,ivo,.. Flora 4 Sa-
,.aoa 81 ~ Of elowboqan To Samuel
W philbricll of Skowhegan. land sit
uatpd near the Gread Eddy; Levi
Jackson 81 al of Skowhegan to Joseph
A. Jackson of Skowhegan, land with
/ buildings bounded on the north by
1 land OF Guy Giles.
township. and 8. Range 16 W e
II. s. lanes w. Fleming ct al of Troy.
\. Y. ct al to George f Underwood
of Fort Edward \. Y. land.
Madison Ernest c Bntler bv attor-
oo,, Of SEowhooan to TreffIe NJ Clon
Hor af C1lovboqan Land situated On
tho eoutberlv side of HAYDEN Lake;
George w. Phibrick of Madison to
Samuel ]. Jakins ct al of Madison,
land with buildings on the southerly
side of Preble street or road; Edwin
Morse of Madison to Roy H. Billlngs
of Madison, land on the road leading
from the Russell school house, social
Tea 10 MaulSon oiIaEe anu .o,Io oan.
ing one huhureu anu twenty NV
Pittsfeld Nelson &. Rowe OF PITTS
field to Winirred NJ Hollis OF Pitts
field. land with buildings bounded on
the west by Hafllahu ave.
Scion John NJ Julian of Scion to
Philip Quirion of Jackman, land be-
ginning at the junction of the Show
hogan and Mccarthy roads.
paImvra William l., Merrill eft al
or Nownort of al to John I Cameron
ot al of PALMYRA land bounded on the
oaei Inv Town line between Newport
and PALMYRA: Thena n. Lenfest of
PALMYRA ia bertrand d. I.enfest, one
half If a certain lot of land with build
inps and on the road running from
IN" Gale school house over Warren
I'm
,,o,.eo,a otonhon Vino If D.ir-
re an l'5 n,'nho vino land hound
''e'u " , 13',I,'U n,,oat nn 10 Waet
I" ~ 'i''7" '''
Cambr'dge-Carroll + ialley .,
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Luke REILLY Say,, "The Rat Died Be-
fore Reaching the River

os;nce moving near the river two
wears ago. we've always used RAT
SNAP Watched a vicious water rat
nibbIinr ~ GAT-SNAP outside the
houso About i minutes later he
darted oft for the water, to cool his
hurnine stomach. but he died before
roaching IT," Three sizes, 25c, soc,
500 sold and guaranteed by Bow
man Hardware Company, w. G. Lord,
+ p pooler. Lashon e Butler, John
Currier. s teward & Smiley Grist Mil,
farmers Union, fash & Groder, s.
W. Gould.
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ST. ALBANS

officers elected. Selectmen or As
SCISSORS, Freeman Mills, Albert Ward,
D. S. Emerson; clerk, G. A Libby.
treasurer G. A. Libby; school com
mittee, S. J. Parker, Y. A. Merrill,
Maria w. Tracy; road commissioner
George Emery. Money appropriate
ed or raised: Schools. including re
pairs on school buildings. books, etc
$47S6.40; for highways. including
bridges and culverts, $6533.00; miscel-
laneous. $363572.
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Town Meetings
PITTSFIELD

officers elected; Selectmen or As
SCISSORS, o. II. Drake, H II. Sttham.
J. d. Wentworth; clerk r +. Geteh-
ell; treasurer, H. F. Libby; school
committee. w NJ Bigelow. Mrs. f.
e. Mayo. Edwin Childs, road commits
sioner. l.. II. Willis Money appro-
priated or raised: Schools, includ-
ing repairs on school buildings. books
etc, $16S50; for highways. including
bridges and culyerts, $15S64; support
of poor, $4,000.
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THE FORKS

Officers elected: Selectmen or As
SCISSORS, f. e. Williams, ]. II. Durgin.
J. H. Bean; clerk, F. E. Williams;
treasurer, w. J. Holway; school COM
mittee, e. r. Young, F. e. Williams.
e. l.. Marshall Money appropriate
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HIGHLAND

Officers elected Selectmen or As
sessors. a J Dumphy, T. E. Howes.
II. II. Gould; clerk, A. J. Dumphy;
treasurer. l.. E. Howes: school com
mittee. Justin Howard. T. E.
Howes. Money appropriated or
raised: Schools. including repairs
on school buildings, books, etc, $215;
tor highways, including bridges and
culyerts, $50 $50 for snow roads,;
special or unusual appropriations,
Plantation bill $1,000.
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Custom StenOgraphy

We are so situated now that we can
take a limited amount OF custom stem
ographic work and typewriting
INDEPENDENTS co.
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spending a few days with his brother
Charles
Several teams furnished work for
l.. (. Howes and returned to their
homes.
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HIGHLAND

Doris Peterson. who has been spend
,nq few weeks at Dead River is
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W. {. 7. L. Meeting Tuesday

The regular meeting of the Clemen-
tine Weston w. C. T. L. was held
Tuesday afternoon in Library Parlors
with good attendance. Mrs. Eliza
beth Marble presided and during the
afternoon the following slate of Of
ticers reported at the last meeting
was elected: President, Mrs. Marble; /;
vice president Mrs. Laura H. Dins-
more; secretary, Mrs. Bernice Castle;
treasurer. Miss Gertrude S. Weston;
chaplain, Mrs. Annie Nichols The
Crusade Psalm was read by Mrs.
Blanch Friend and the program in
cluded a catechism of the Worlds w.
c. T. IT, the president asking the
questions and the members replying
The annual report of the treasurer
was read and accepted and a commit
tee composed of Mrs. Celeste Roullard,
Mrs. Bernice Castle. Miss E. M. Hall
and Mrs Nellie r. Copp was appoint
ed to collect funds to purchase clothes
for little boy in Belgium whom the
Union is assisting. Mrs. Blanche
Friend spoke on the recent vote for
women and urged those present to
vote for true and honest officers for
the county and state. Mrs. Alfredo
Cool was the hostess Of the afternoon
Mrs. Elizabeth Nelson, the other hos
tess named being out Of town.
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POMONA GRANGE At
SM|THF|ELD
Many Patrons Attend
Profitable Session
Thirteen Receive Fifth Degree-Ideal
Autumn Day-NeXt Meeting In Scion
November 8

An ideal autumn day and travel
ing the best possible. called out large
delegations to the Pomona meeting
at Smitbfeld. Tuesday. All the Of
ficers were present except the stew
ard and assistant steward. w NJ
Ellis and w D. Bradbury supplying
the vacant chairs. The morning ses-
sion was occupied in the opening cere-
monies and comforting the Pomona de-
gree on class of 10. The hungry
patrons did justice to a bountful Po-
mona dinner served under the aus
pices of the members of Miryiew
Grange.
At the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion the program. under the direction
of the lecturer Mrs. Lizzie Watson,
was taken up and w NJ Ellis, in be
half of Fairyiew Grange gave glad
welcome 90 the Pomona. s IL Brad
bury. Pomona treasurer. responded to
the welcome. Then followed selec-
tions IN reading by Dora CunliH and
Frances Bic'-ford; monologue by Lii
lion \. Iardeen; solo by Bessle "A.
Hard. song by Eugene Danforth,
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Death of Clarence Tibbetts

The death of Clarence Tibbetts oc-
CURED at the home of his sister Mrs
Frank Brown on Cross street, Mon
day night. He had been a resident
of this place about two years having
come here from Madison He was
born in NorridgeWock. the son of
Nathan and Mary (Groves) Tibbetts
His mother survives and has been
here from Anson owing to his illness
and death. Mr. Tibbetts had been
at the Brown home about year and a
half and for about two years had been
in poor health. While attending the
various fairs during the present fall
he contracted a heavy cold. which
with his weakened condition proved
too serious to be overcome. Besides
his mother, Mr. Tibbetts is survived
by the sister, Mrs. Brown with whom
he spent his declining days, another
sister Mrs. Frank Rowe Of Smithtield
and two brothers. Frank Rowe oi
Skowhegan and Milford Rowe of Nor.
ridgewock. His wife, who was for
merly Miss Nellie Stevens of Bel
grade. died several years ago.
Funeral services were held yester-
day afternoon at 2 o'clock with Rev
George Merriam of the Bethany Bap-
tist church officiating and the remains
were taken to Madison for interment
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OPEN FORUM PLANS
FOR 192O.2l
Edwin p. Whiting Elected President
with Miss Fedora Lewia Secretary.
Committee Meets Next Monday

A meeting of the contributors to
the Open Forum fund of 1919 and 1920
was held at the Municipal Court
room last Monday night. The com
mittee on nominations consisting of
Rev. j. L. A. Renaud, L. l.. Walton
and r. E. Atwood reported the fol-
lowing list of officers who were elect
ed: President, r. P. Whiting
secretary, Miss Fedora Lewia; treasu-
rer, George A. Moore; directors, Geo.
W. Cover, w. H. Cummings, r. II.
Patten, Albert Blair, Sebastian Bis
son. Henry Bourgoine, Eldon Boyd,
Mrs F. w. Bucknam, Louise II. Co
burn. Arthur Cheney, Mrs. e. F.
Fountaine, Mrs. Thos. Greenway,
Cecilia Fortier, Mrs. Annie P. Hack
EFT, Fred Horne, Mrs Ethel M,
Hight. Mrs l. E. Jacobs, Mrs. J. A
jenkins. A. R. Jewett, Mrs. Mabel
Judkins. Mrs. Helen knight, Mrs.
James Lewia, Mrs Wallace j. Lash
on, Henry Lewia, DR.. NJ. f. Lord
c. P Merrill, Harold J. Phillips, DR.
Arthur +. Rodden, Mrs. Samuel Rod
erick' Mrs. Elmer Rowell, Mrs. Pau
Roullard, Geo. l.. II. Smith, l.. l..
Sandford W. P. Ordway. Miss Ger.
trude Weston, George Dow. J. A
Chabot.
A meeting of the general committee
will be held at 80 next Monday even
ing to discuss the policy of the Open
Forum and to outline plans for thC
coming winter