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became doctor and practiced in New
Portland. He lived in the village
where Mr.. and Mrs Eben Carsley
now make their home. Augustus
married Flora Burke of Scion. They
were the parents of one child who died
when young.
Lydia A. Butts was united in mar
rage to Owen Savage of North An
son. They lived formerly in both
New Portland and the neighboring
town of kingfeld, but now make their
home in North Arson. They had
one son. Bert Savage who married
Thirza Rogers, and lives at North New
Portland.
oscar +. in whom, as the chief
subject of our history, we have es-
peeial interest. married Mary j. WI
than of Starks. Six children were
horn of this union. or this family,
Kettle became the wife of Orlando
Durrell of Kingfield. She is now de-
ceased. They had three children, on
~ two of whom, Ada and Harry, are
stiu living Ada married Pearl Nj
ehols. Both Ada and Harry live in
Kingfield. Another daughter, Abbie,
became the wife of William Sylvester
of New Portland. Three children
were born to them, Thelma, who mar
ried George Timer, and Neil and Earl
Sylvester. Earl is unmarried and
lives in New Hampshire Nell Is
married and lives in Pennington. Still
another daughter, Lillian. was united
in marriage to Charles French of
Kingfeld. They have three children,
/ Edith, Arthur and Muriel. Edith is
the wife of Ed Savage of kingtied
where they make their home. Leon
/ II. married first, Goodridge Week,
and Mrs. Welsh for his second wife.
They live in New Portland. They
were no children from this union.
John \. married Nora Sylvester and
i lives irr Sidney. One child was born
tn them. Alvin. a we'll known resi-
dent of New Portland, was married
two years ago TO the local poslmis-
tress. Mrs. Ruth Mitchell, who for
several Years has done most efficient
work in her official capacity.
One OF Oscar Butts brothers, Fred
served for year in the Civil War.
He was not wounded. Oscar Butts has
lived all his life in New Portland
where he has a large circle of friends.
Mrs. Butts is deceased.
Mr.. Butts attended school in what
is known as District No. The
schoolhouse is now vacant Il Is
very interesting to talk with Mr.. Butts
of earlier days and the difference be
tween those times and the present.
lie says when his father first came
to New Portland about one hundred
and six years ago, there Was only Il
spotted line of trees between this
village and North Arson to denote
the road Altho the village is still
small one. radical changes have,
of course taken place since then with
many of which Mr.. Butts has been Ia
miliar. OF the large family whose
history we have been dealing, MT.
I Butts and one sister are the only sur
yivors Mr.. Butts is quite active Tor
one who has passed quite a little be
vond the three score years and ten
mark and still shows much interest
in the affairs of the day. His many
sriends wish that his declining years
! may be both peaceful and happy.
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Next week the Lakewood Stock Co.
will present the delightful comedy
drama "Peg O'My Heart" For three
years we have been trying to get
this play as we believe 1t will be the
most successful play ever produced
at Lakewood Theatre Finally through
obtained the play at the highest ro-
yalty cost ever paid at Lakewood.
Mr.. Harold Hendee will join the
Lakewood Stock Company next week
and will replace Mr.. George Simpson
who has been called to his next sea-
sons engagement. Mr.. Hendee was
a member of the Lakewood Stock Co.
in 1915 and 1918 and is one of the
most popular members of all the
Lakewood Companies.
The Madison Boys Band who
achieved such great success at the re-
cent Portland Centennial will play
next Sunday evening at Lakewood
Pier at 7.30 p. NJ. Standard Time
There will he no Band Concert in the
afternoon.
Next Sunday. July 18th, Spiritual
Meetings at 1o.30 A. NJ. ana ILL I. vi.
Standard Time with Rev. Frederick
Nicholson of Boston as Speaker and
Psychic.
Excellent dinners = are served at
Lakewood Inn every night and on
Sunday all day for $3.50, or if prefer
red meals are served on the Euro
pear Plan at any time. The Cahill
dinners are hardly to be eXcelled at
any Inn in Maine.
Lakewood Theatre will be opened
for dancing every afternoon and small
dancing parties may enjoy dancing
without charge except for the opera
ton of the nickel-in-the-slot new
Electrical Piano.
Dance c3a.% - lay AID Friday
Music by Welch's Orchestra.
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begin. for down stairs and upstairs
brings you to rooms on dinerent
level than the floor of the main house
Strange passage ways ana queer
rooms make the interior OF the Ola
dwelling a puzzle. Bat more inter-
esting are the pieces of furniture
which still remain in the old rooms
as ghostlike reminders Of former days
The old spinning wheel, old bedsteads'
chairs, etc, are scattered ABOUT the
house and although in an untldy lit
ter. the place inside and out Is repIete
with suggestions Of history and re-
gend.
In the main part of this old house
in the room directly over the so-called
stone cellar, which by the way is on
level with the lower floor on the
north wing, was once conducted the
preaching services where people oil
that remote region fiocked to worship
together in the Sabbath Day hash or
in the twilight quiet. In hB same
room the public school of the section
was also conducted for this old place
was once the community center oil that
part of old Norridgewock. In 1863
the place was owned by Gilman Tay-
lor. He sold 1t to George Sawyer
who moved there and lived for a few
years. He sold the property To Guy
Dunlap who lived and died there. THIS
was probably about twenty years ago
and the place afterwards passed to
his son Fred who lived there for a
time. Eventually the place passed
into the hands of a western woman
by the name of Latimer who has never
seen the property. In fairly recent
years a family by the name of Rey
nolds lived on the estate but unles,
repairs are shortly forthcoming it il
probable that never again will the ole
house be tenanted. The farm mex
adjoining toward Smithfeld village is
now the home OF Lueius Wilder. THE
Mr.. Wilder coming to the place IL
/ 1883 from Williamstown, Vt.
1t is the old Nathaniel Taylor place
now so utterly abandoned which
seems the most replete with tradition
! and romance. What it's rooms may
have held or what the whispering ole
/ trees have guarded is mystery. Blu
! from the old stone cellar to the weirt
old garnet there are crooks and cor
ners enough to suggest all sorts OF
strange incidents both OF sorrow ant
delight. In all Historic Norridge'
wock there is no place more interest
ing or more suggestive OF history ant
romance than this old appropriated
homestead on the Smithdeld road.
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used Tor Christmas cheer and several
were remembered With cards. book
lets aud NUT The Branch sent "a
hos te The fowu Farm 10 help spread
sunshine i large box consisting of
iraIt and candy given by Mr.. j. Z.
Lancaster WAS distributed 10 the
needy ones On March lst We serx-
ed the Town meeting dinner clear
Ing $1,000. Since then we have had
no income Yet we have given to needy
families. money amounting 70 $500
also donated $1,000 10 the Children
Home in Augusta On Sunday Mar
2Sth Rainbow Branch attended in "a
body services at the Methodist Epis-
copal church. The pastor Rev.
William Wood, delivered a splendid
sermon on Sunshine Death has en-
tered our ranks but new names are
constantly coming in. 30 have Joined
the past year. our penny collection
for the past year amounted to ST. 100.
Cash on hand $7212 Our aim is
now as it has been in the past to
help every needy case that is brought
to our notice ami no such one will
be turned away. Our motto is to
scatter sunshine
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ATHENS

The NJ. 4. B. Society met July Sth
with Mrs Goodwin al her pleasant
home on Main street Meeting open
ed with singing What a Friend We
Have in Jesus and after repeating
the 23rd Psalm prayer was offered
by the president. Mrs. Holman. Mrs
Goodwin sang a solo. The receipts
from the church play were So. The
next meeting of the Society will be
July 18th, with Mrs Jane Green. one
of our oldest members. We hope for
large attendance Please come
prepared to give a current event.
quotations and readings; something 70
interest everyone
Gasoline S3c Holt & Hight skowhe-
gan Me. tf27
Mr. and Mrs Harold Judkins Mrs.
Martin Judkiu> of Orono and Miss
Eva Johnson Of PHtsfeld have re
turned To their homes alter being in
town. tie guests e Mr.. and Mrs +.
V BarAer
Or and Mrs Thompson of Connect
icm have heer recent guests of Mrs..
TAompsou'- mother. Mrs Jane Green.
AIR AM Mrs Leland Bosworth have
been in town. Haviny sold their home
to Alyah Fos> OF Scion.
Mr.. clifton TAYLOR Of Bingham has
been visiting har sister Mrs Edgar
Fox -
Athens GRANGE will meet Saturday
evening July i. instead OF in the AZ
ternoou. II is expected that The first
and second degrees VII be conferred.
Topic for discussion Economic Value
Of Small FrlM on tie Farm
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Madison Rainbow Branch l. :. :
has held % regular meetings. Accord
ing to annual report The excellent
work committee always have me "ofh
ready and a great amount 81 se"'nf
has been done, such as patrh~orh
and sewing for family that W.
burned out also for an infant ~host
parents were destitute.
Nov. 7th occurred the annual Salt
and supper from which were cleared
over 5000. Have sent about 100 boA
es of fruit to the sick, besides eli
flowers and plants a great MANI
post cards have been sent and a mum
Der of post card showers have beer
given. At Christmas time $40. was
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Inquiries from friends al! over tie
state have poBred in to Good VIII
Home as to the cause of the tire which
on Monday, June 2S. destroyed the
Prescott Memorial building with ID 10 $
of S65 900. In answer TO these Mis-
Faith J Hinckley has given out tile
following statement
The destruction Of the largest
building was a great blow at this time
but father retains his optimism of all
the years and trusts to an even great
er future, The fire was caused by a
local shower of the previous Fridty
which due to the splendid steel con.
-tructon did pot show itself Until $50
Monday morning. The Office equip
ment part of the electrical dental
equipment, groceries valued at S2.ooo
as well as all works of art. including
The portraits of the donor OF the
building, his father. mother, portrait
of Judge Nathaniel Hobbs, at time of
death the oldest probate judge in the
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SPOTTED TREE ROUTE WAS TRAVERSED'
BETWEEN NO. AMSON ANDN \. PORTLAND
John Butts Followed this Path LOG Years Ago
Oscar f. Butts and other y Children

Oscar F. Butts was born Jan. 20,
1S45. He was the son of John and
Abigail nee Hutchins Butts, and was
one of twenty-five children, his ia.
theirs first family consisting of ten
children, and his second, of twelve.
Oscar was a member of the second
family. His father was born Dee.
27. 1886. His first wife was Celia
Crafoe (born August II, 17Sl. OF
their ten children, all are now deceas-
ed. Oscar Butts being so many years
younger than his step-brothers and
sister was not familiar with the his
tories of all of them. The eldest OF
his step-brothers was Joshua BUTTS
who married Lucinda Soule and lived
in New Portland. They had large
family of children among them being
John F., Isaac, Abraham, Philander
Celia and LaTnia.
Peleg, who was horn in July 1S0S
was married. Amanda died unmar-
ried. Mary became the wife of ia
cob SWEET the wife of Jacob SWEET and
lived in New Portland a good part
of her life. Celia died when young
came the wife of George Butts. the
adopted son of Abraham Butts. They
made their homo in Massachusetts
and were the parents of large IA
mily Ruth married Isaac Knowl-
ton and lived in New Vineyard. They
had no children.
John Butts married for his second
wife Abigail Hutchins, already men
toned as the mother of the subject
of this sketch. OF the twelve child
rem resulting from this union, Abra-
ham, the eldest, was unmarried. He
was lost at sea in his youth while OF
whaling expedition Lusannah was
united in marriage to William Carve
of New Portland where they made
their home. Two children were borr
to them. Amanda and Alton. Mrs
! Carvel lived to an advanced age. lack
ing but nine days of being ninety-tWC
when ner death occurred two years
ago. Samuel H.. was married. En-
cry H., both farmer aud minister, mar
ried for his first Wife, Delphna Trip
They had three children. Ella, AddiC
and Grace. Addie is the only onc
NOW llNlilS, I4lldt btllititl l''is W. 81
missionary to India for The Free Will
Baptist church. and died there recent
ly. Emery preached quite a little
tho not an ordained minister
Caroline \. became the vile Of Jos
eph Caryel brother to William caryel
They became the parents OF thirteen
children. Augustus w died when
small boy. Sarah H. married Vii
liam Parsons and for years they
made their home at East New Port
land. or The Falls, commonly called
Five children were born to them, ont
of whom, Henry, a minister, makes
his home at East New Portland. fhe
family consisted OF four others. Emi-
". now deceased Flora, Cheney and
William.
Abigail r. became the wife of lIben
Moody and they made their home III
New Portland on IA farm. They had
no children. Holder later often
known as Fred, was named for his
uncle. He married Louisa Taylor
of Hampden. Two children result
ed from this union only one of whom
is now living.
Augustus w. the second was named
fer the little brother who died. He
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even the movies have To take thrJ
place. Whatever other papers | get
l look over first and save the Report
er for pie. During my recent illness
/ have sometimes tried to catch a it
lie inspiration from IT, And "a
enjoy so much the communications
from Others, perhaps someone will be
interested in my little effort.
a DAY by OLD KENNEBEC"
one morn ! stood by Kennebec, "A lit
tie child was |,
The day was all before me as | watch
ed the flood pass by.
The mist rolled swiftly up before the
first bright golden beam
As thru the pine tops on the bank ii
shot across the stream.
wondered would the stream go dry
if all day it should flow
| wondered whence the waters came
and where at last they go;
| asked an old man, by the shore, to
tell me if he knew,
And what the old man told me there
I'm telling now to you.
Child. there's a fountain up above
that never fails" said he
Whose waters each and every day flow
onward to the sea-
4 river grand and beautiful is pass
ing by today
just flowing with a mighty power nc
human hand can stay
All morning by old Kennebec | play
ed in childhood glee,
| tossed in pebbles from the shore,
waded to the knee,
And with my friends who came that
way passed happy hourse with
and gay.
But like the water, Shildhoods hour
CONES not again this way.
lis coming now l sit and watch the
shadow longer grow
And tho the old man is not there still
on the waters flow
\ day of sunshine passing now has
had some clouds and rain,
Some squalls arose some winds have
blown, but pleasant in the rain.
Roll on Oh Kennebec, roll on youl
journey to the sea,
Fen as the days and years roll OF
thru all eternity,
Roll on o river of my life thru cares
and Joys and signs,
mt
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Philathea Picnic Held nj Bethany
Chapel

Because OF the rain the out-of-door
athea Glass was held Monday at Be
thany Chapel. instead of at Coburn
Park. The hostesses who served ae-
Park. The hostesses who serve ac-
cording to their birthdays, were Mrs.
Della Sandford Mrs. Lizzie Newton.
Miss Dora Brown, Mrs. Viola Burnor,
Mrs. Dora Savage, Miss II. F. Mer-
riam, Mrs. Bertha Stafford, Mrs. Genie
Weller, Mrs. Ora w VALERIE, Mrs.
Leila w. Healy and Mrs. Margaret
Cram. A picnic was served with ice
cream furnished by the hostesses.
Later a pleasing program was pres
ented which included an opening
hymn and prayer followed by piano
luet by Mrs Dora T. Nye and her
daughter, Dorothy NJ. Nye. Miss Do
rothy responded to an encore with a
piano solo of her own composition.
Florence Clark recited Daisies in the
Rain" Evelyn Savage recited BED in
Summertime" and Glennis n. Haines
recited An Awful Dream and Which
Loved Best. Virginia Ames played
a violin solo accompanied by her mo-
Their. Mrs. Ethel Whittier Ames and
Mrs. Dora T. Nye closed the program
with a piano solo. During the bust
ness session inwas voted to invite the
members of Mrs. c. d. Millers Sun
dav School class to become honorary
members of the Philathea and plans
we're formulated to go to the State
Reformatory for the purpose of pres
enting one of Jessie Wilcox Smiths
"Madonna's" to the institution.
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poln,,.ro rn,. ~ coIdiors, AIon,-
e" NV
ment Association aho us members ana
townspeopIe VIII h"Ia iair mere
sep ne ao P-"gee1s ".' pI autle u
70 'iie sum &C., an r., 49, t",Iou.i
loI Tue ii'on"',lel''. aU''o l',e
ii,eli.psrs u ''V ~ 49, caa5~ioh
electeu o",'' y. -. ..oa,n ror- :, w I.
% :, dina,+,,-.
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Saves Reporter For pie"

Dear Observation-Disclosures
For thirty-seven year | lived in
Skowhegan by the old keunebec, and
though | have been living away from
there for years, no other place is so
much like home. | have had the Re-
porter to read for nearly forty years
or since | was old enough To read
newspapers. l still have many good
friends in and around Skowhegan and
next to getting nice long letter from
them, enjoy the home paper. Yes,
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u ANIEL LEWIS.
Referee in Bankruptcy.
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

s. hecoas, Eugene a. Moody. Of Starks
= the tounty of Somerset and State of
Naine, by his mortgage deed dated the
seventeenth day of April A d. 1919,
accorded in Somerset Registry of Deeds
Book 3l7, Page 1866, conveyed to me.
the undersigned, certain real estate
situated in the County of Somerset and
bounded and described as follows. to
Wit:
\ certain lot or pracel of land sit
uated al Starks, bounded on the north
by land Of Charles Oliver and the
Town line between the towns of Arson
and Starks on the east by land of Will
Lam Watson; on the south by land Of
cyrus Hutchinson and on the west by
land Of Llewellyn Churchill. Con-
tanning twenty-five acres. be the same
more or less.
And whereas, the condition of said
mortgage has been broken: Now there
fore. by reason of the breaeh of the
conditions, thereof, | claim fore
closure of said mortgage.
July ., 1920.
FRED WITHEE,
By Edward f Merrill,
aWZ9 His Attorney duly authorized.
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Gard of Thanks

We wish to thank all those who
were kind to us during our recent be
reavement and especially to Mr. and
Mrs. Michael Cavanaugh and the oil
ficers and employees of the Farmers
Telephone Company We greatly ap-
preciate their thoughtfulness and the
beautiful flowers.
John Wyndham
James Fleming
Skowhegan, Maine, July IS, 1927
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The Boston Post, New England's
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ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON
pI.trict of Maine, Northern Division,
ON this 3rd day of July \. D.
ieg0. on reading the foregoing petition.
ordered by the Court, That a hear.
Ine be had upon the same on the 18th
~ Of August \. d. 1920, before
sad Court at Bangor. In said District
S.rthr~n Division, at ten o'clock in
n, f ~enoon; and that notice thereof
H. p#bHshcd In the independents Re-
~ rte6 a newspaper printed In said
District Northern Div tslOn.. AMI thai
~ kHU&n creditors. and other persons
III Interest. may appear at the said
tIa., and place, and show cause, II
afy obey have, why the praSaBaAf saiQ
reitIeuar should not be granted.
And it IL further Ordered by the
Ceurt, That the Clerk shall
srhd ay mali to all known creditors
..ales - said petition and mis- order
a.. ires~ra 10 them at thelr places o.
residence as stated.
Tlr4esz the Honorable Clarence
L lie. , tdge Of the said taurt. anc
te sd thereof at BaueVl in thu
= trthrrn Division Of said T. strict, OF
tae 3rd d1y of July \. -. LEO.
ISABEL SHEEHAN,
l1vI,uf. 4slerk.
= 49, &py of petition and orde.
Il re
ISABEL. SHEEHAN,
Deputy Clerk.
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R,nkrupt's Petition for Discharge

In the matter of inertia A Hamilton,
Bankrupt. In Bankruptcy;
% thr Hon. Clarence Hale, Judgs 81
80 district Court of the United ~ Atss
Tor The District Of Maine.
Nsrta A. Hamilton of Fairfield in
~ County of Somerset, and state Of
Maine. in said District, respectfully
Tenresents that on the 10th day of
MY last past, she was duly ad-
t,ts.ed bankrupt SAAsr the Acts Of
Congress relating to bankruptcy, !b.'
She has duly surrendered all her prop
srty and rights of property, and hAs
sniiv compiled with all the require
nents OF said Acts and of the orders
Of court touching her bankruptcy.
WHEREFORE SHE PRAYS, That she
may be decreed by the Court to have
a Inn discharge from all debts prov.
sbie against her estate under said
bankruptcy Acts except such debts as
are excepted by law from such dis
6a1ed this Goth day of June A. D.
INERTIA A. HAMILTON,
Bankrupt,
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LAKEWOOD NOTES

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. co
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-12

New York: When Miss Dorothy Dali
ton, the beautiful Ince star, who was
selected for the leading role in that
mammoth New York production, "Aphro-
dite," was questioned as to the secret
of her phenomenal success, she unhest-
tatingly said, MY complexion" When
asked further details she explained
Every one of my friends always raved
about the texture and coloring of my
skin, and ] have no doubt but that my
first engagement was made possible
through the reputation had acquired for
beautiful complexion. Managers are
like ordinary mortals. they admire a
In selecting their casts they naturally
tractive. l think the best asset any girl
or woman can have Is a beautiful skin
and complexion. 1t is easy to have this
If one will spend only a little time in
taking care of the skin. A girl may have
irregular features, but If she possesses
a beautiful complexion she viii attract
attention anywhere. / am always glad
to tell any girl or woman just how she
may possess a skin like mine. Here is
the recipe: Night and morning cleanse
the skin first with warm water then ap-
ply a good cold cream (Liska cold cream
/ have found to be the best) after
massaging it into the skin take off the
superfuous cream with a soft cloth.
Then before going out during the day
or evening apply Derwillo, simple toll
let preparation which can be purchased at
the toilet counter of any up to- date drug
or department store. The first applicR~
uon az this wonderful Deswillo viii as