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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-12-16
EAST NEW PORTLAND

\ pie social for the benefit of the
Farm Bureau was held c. h. Walk
er's Saturday evening. The sale of
the pies brought $16.S5 which will be
used To buy dishes. Halle Jones,
Ida Churchill and T. II. Hutchins were
appointed as a committee to purchase
them Contests, games and music
were INDUCED in during the evening
Hot coffee was served with the pies. A
business meeting of the organization
was called at the close of the refresh
ments. One new member Joined and
eight renewed their subscriptions
e. b. Walker was chosen treasurer.
An all day meeting will be held at
the power house on January 5th.
Prof Corbett of Orono will be pres
ent to speak on beef raising. County
Agent Storer will speak ON feeding
The price of lime and fertilizer will
be discussed. The ladies will serve
a dinner at noon.
About forty neighbors and friends
gathered at the home of Harry Hill
ton on the evening of Dee. Sth. to
tender him surprise party. The oc-
casion being his forty-fifth birthday. A
lively Dli lINdJ idhC hao pltoClllVh
to him by Mrs A K. P. Edwards.
Refreshments of ice cream, cake and
popcorn were served. At a late hour
the guests departed wishing Mr.. Hill
ton many happy returns of the day.
II. w. Treamor of Lynfeld. Mass
was week end visitor at The home
of C. B. Walker.
Edward Welch who has been visit
ing o. b. Holbrook, has gone to Dead
River to visit his sister Mrs. Winnie
Wing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Stone of
Pennington are boarding at Charles
Holbrook's. Mr.. Stone is working on
the high school building.
Frank Emery is working in the
woods at West New Portland for
Eben Carsley.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-12-16
KLONDIKE HARMONY

Several inches of snow fell FRIDAY
night,
l.. Whitehouse and wife also b.
Spaulding and wife attended the
Grange at Wellington, Saturday, where
an interesting meeting was held also
the election of officers. A special
program has been prepared for the
next meeting which will be on Christ
mas eve.
MIR. and Mrs. Clifford HUFF of Well
ington were callers at Loran White
houses also at Harold SmalIs Sum
day.
Miss Mildred Small is at Burdin
caring for her grandmother who has
had the misfortune to break her arm.
Miss Gladys Whtehouse of Well
ington is at work at Harold Small's.
l.. Whitehouse and w. Spaulding
are hauling pulp for John Trafton.
Fred Robinson and wife were call
ers at Harold Small's.
School began again Monday.
We haven't heard the whistle at
the new mill yet.
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,JACKMAN

The Seniors. assisted by the other
classes of c. II. S. held supper and
mock commencement at Jackman
Town Hall on Thursday. Dec. 9th. The
supper and entertainment was very
good and much enjoyed by all. The
evening was concludede by dancing.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Gilman have gone
to Brunswick for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. II. jenkins return
ed to Portland, Saturday morning
Mrs. Carl Sanderson has finished
working for w A. Taylor in his gen
eral store.
Plans are being made by the girls
class in Sunday School for a Christ
mas tree at the Town Hall.
r. E. Holden has purchased new
horse from Bingham parties.
Mrs. f. A. Williams has 80 far re-
covered from her late illness so she
has gone into the woods with her hus-
band, who is scaling at Campbell
Pond for the kellogg Lumber Co. on
Sandy Bay township.
Raymond Shelley lost a valuable
horse last week.
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WEST PITTSFIELD

Mrs. Fidelia Brown has gone TO
Boston where she will pass the win
ter.
Among our lucky hunters to get a
deer during the open season were
Norris Wilson. Albert Tilton and o.
w Tilton, each getting a good one.
o. w. Tilton rather beat them all, his
being a large buck with ten points and
weighing PSI pounds. Now they are
all enjoying their venison steak.
Mrs. Alton Wilson and little son
Robert visited recently with Miss
Ruth Fairbanks.
Albert Tilton passed the week end
with friends in Detroit. He made
the trip by auto.
Mr.. and Mrs Alton Wilson and lit
tie Robert passed Sunday with Mrs.
Wilson'S parents in South Canaan.
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STARkS

Mr. and Mrs Hannibal Waugh are
receiving concentrations over the
birth OF a ten pound boy, one day last
week
Lillian MeWiliams is visiting rela-
tiyes in town.
Mrs. Byron Beane of New Sharon
recently spent several days With her
daughter Mrs l.. O. Grey
Mr. and Mrs. Carol Sterry and Mr.
and Mrs Ernest Greenleaf of Arson
were callers in town one evening last
week
The Progressive Club was enter
tanned last Saturday at the home OF
Mrs. Fred Topper All report a very
enjoyable day. The next meeting is
with Mrs. Sidney Fogg.
Mrs. Olive Grant who is employed
at Bingham Hotel. was a recent CUES
of her sister Mrs. John Hutchinson
Mrs. CLYDE Greenleaf was called t(
Pennington last week by the illness
of her mother Rose Mclaughlin.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. p. Whipple made
business trip to Madison recently.
Lester Moore finished work tol
Leon Mclaughlin, Pennington, las
week and returned home.
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STATE OF MAINE
Public Notice

BY virtue of the authority conferred
upon me by the provisions of Chapter
a3. r. s., Section 45, as amended, L.
having received written complaint
from the owners of the land that beay-
TER are doing actual substantial dam
ace to their property, hereby declare
an open season on beaver, from De
cember goth, A. D., 1920. to February
2Sth. inc, A D., 1921, ON the follow
ing territory:
on land of Jenkins and Bogert Manu-
featuring Company. in Picked Chicken
Tract, So called. in Dead River Plan
tttion. in the couny of Somerset,
ON land of Charles Green and Gohurn
Lands Trust. situated in the north half
If township 4. Range 3, commonly
called East hubble Tract, in the coun-
on land Of W. d. Snow. in the east
tvo-thirds part of the east half OF
Towuship . Range 5, b. X. p, W. X.
r. known as Lower Enchanted Town
shin, in the county of Somerset
ON land of Blaine S Niles, in Pleas
ant Ridge Plantation, in the county OIL
somerset
the Moulton Tract. so-called in High
land Plantation. and in Township :,
Range 3. b. X. T., W. *. r., known as
West Carry Town, in said county OF
on land Of said Blaine s. Yfes in
township g. Range 6. known as Upper
Enchanted Township, in said county of
somerset.
During the open season herein pro
vided for on the lands above specified
it shall be lawful for any person who
has secured a $25 beaver trapping Ii
cense to trap beaver thereon, but nc
person shall set a trap within twenty
feet of a beaver house under penalty
of $4,000 and costs for each offense
Witness my hand this 18th day OF
December, A. D.. 1920.
WILLIS f. PARSONS,
Commissioner of Inland Fisheries
1W51 & Game
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TIE NEWS OF SOMERSETS BUSI.
EST TOWNS
MERCER

Florian Yeaton who is i'll with
pneumonia was not as we'll Sunday
night, but at this writing is improy-
ing
\ horse belonging to Guy Boone of
Norridgewoek broke leg Tuesday of
last week While after a load of wood
for Mr.. Huntoon of Norridgewock on
his farm in South Mercer.
Robert, eldest son of Robert Stock
ford ON Beech Hill, was kicked in the
face by a colt Sunday and was quite
seriously injured requiring the ser
vices of physician to close the
wound.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Corson are re-
eeiving congratulations on the birth of
Il son weight 7 lbs) Sunday, Dec.
-. Mrs. John Williamson is caring
for mother and child.
Charles Pressy is i'll with a bad
cold.
E. L. McKechnie is suffering with
rheumatic fever
f. J. Waltons family are on the
sick list.
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EAST SKOWHEGAN

Leigh Richardson of HincklcY with
crew of men, has been pressing hay
the past week for r. f. and +. T.
Parker also for Mr.. Oak.
Walter Corson and son Udel are
working on the Richardson hay press.
1t is reported that Z. F. Parker has
recently purchased car.
Mrs. Will d. Austin is ill.
Miss Edna Ellis is home from her
studies at the Pennington Normal
School for the holiday vacation.
Mrs. \. w. Goodrich of Cornyille
passed last week with her nephew,
T.. j. Mitchell and family. l. L.
Smith and daughter Ermaline of
Coruvile were also visitors Sunday
at the Mitchell home. Mrs Goodrich
returned home with them
The serious illness of Mrs. Beulah
NrelandD Richardson of Hinckley is
reported.
Miss Gladys Kicker, a student in the
Skowhegan high school has been i'll
with the measles the past week. She
is improving.
Orman Richardson. S. II. S. % is
confined to his home with the measles
Miss Edna Davis of Canaan is visit
ing her sister Mrs. Frank Pooler.
Owing to sickness in the neighbor-
hood there will be no social at the
Richardson school, December is.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cakes are
planning to spend the winter in Fair
field.
Miss Ava Perkins spent the week
end at the home of her parents in
, Madison.
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NOTICE OF FoRECLosURE

Whereas, Abbe NJ Thompson of Nor
ridgewock, in the County of Somerset
and State of Maine, by her mortgage
deed dated the tWenty-second day OF
June A. y. 1909, and recorded in the
Somerset County Registry of Deeds,
Book 29O, Page 351, conveyed to the
Skowhegan Savings Bank, the under
signed. certain lot or parcel OF land
situated in said NorridgeWock, bounded
and described as follows: the lot
with buildings thereon. bounded on the
easterly side by the center line of the
highway leading from the toll bridge
by the Caleb Wood farm to Scion,
which said side is ten rods long: on
the southerly side by land formerly OF
William Allen, now of Julia Lessore.
which said southerly side measuring
from the center line of said road Is
sixteen rods long; and the other two
sides which are bounded by the James
Wood farm are of the same length and
parallel with the said easterly and
aoutherly sides Said lot containing
one acre and being the same prem
Uses conveyed to Charles r. Sawyer by
Williamson heirs by their deed dated
October 23rd, A. d. 1893. and recorded
in Somerset Registry of Deeds, Vol
227, Page II, and
whereas the condition of said mort
gage has been broken:
Now, therefore, by reason of the
breach of the condition thereof the
said Skowhegan Savings Bank claims a
foreclosure of said mortgage, and
gives this notice for that purpose.
Dated at Skowhegan this fourteenth
day of December. a. ID. 1920.
THE SKOWHEGAN SAVINGS BANK,
BY Carleton +. Merrill,
3w51 It's Treasurer
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NORTH CORNYILLE

Mrs Walter Wilson. who has been
on the sick list is reported as improy-
ing.
Miss Elizabeth Foster, student at
Pennington Normal, is at home for
a vacation of three weeks.
The anniversary observance of Wes-
serunsett Lodge and Winona Rebekah
|. o. o. f. will occur at Athens, Fri
day evening, Dee. Il. A play en-
titled Deacon Dubbs' by the Hart
land Dramatic Club will be given fol
lowed by a grand ball.
]. l.. Foss of Scion was in town
Sunday
Frank Chase of Bingham visited at
his sons Lester Chase's over Sunday
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SHIRLEY pOND-GANAAN

Harry Austin is moving his family
to Hartland where they will reside for
the winter.
Walter Strickland from Fairfield
was a visitor recently in this vicinity
at his brothers Carl Strickland.
Miss Sadie Nelson passed several
DAYS last week with her aunt Mrs
Omar Daggett at Skowhegan.
f. A. Nelson is building new work
shop in place of the one that was
burned last January.
Mr.. and Mrs. Laforest Bryant from
Pittsfeld We're Sunday guests at her
sisters Mabel Bryants.
Milton Gleason has been confined to
the house the past week with rheu-
matism.
Edward Tessier and family from
Cornyille moved into one of the camps
at Thompson & Pages saw mill last
Wednesday.
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II0XE

The community was saddened Tues
day by the sudden death of Janet
Priest which occurred at the home OF
her daughter Mrs. Edgar Murray in
Waterville Mrs. Priest leaves to
mourn her loss two sons Pearl and
Fred Priest and one daughter Mrs
Edgar Murray The sympathy of the
entire community is extended to the
bereayed family in their time OF sor-
row.
Mr.. and Mrs Earl Wing OF North
Arson were callers here Wednesday,.
Mont Chase of IIinckley was Il call
err in this place recently.
c. S. Loring Was a caller in Wat
erylle Saturday.
Mrs. Hilda Copp has returned to
her home here after passing few
days with relatives in Portland.
w. r. Trask of Skowhegan was a
caller here Sunday.
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T0BEY observation-disclosures

Mr.. and Mrs. Willett Rogers OF
Mitchellville, Maryland, have arrived
and taken possession of their new
home recently purchased of Lizzie
I Parsons.
A. B. Everett is getting out lumber
for a house frame for his brother, b.
Everett who intends to build him a
home in Portland
Elmer Dunn has purchased an auto
mobile.
Bernard Broad of Bangor was a
recent guest at E. Dunn's.
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Thissell are
moving back into their home at the
village. Mrs. Thissell has been stop
ping with her parents while Mr.. This
sell was away He has a position
with Forrest Colby and will be sta
toned at Norridgewock for a time.
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING

To the Stockholders Of the skowhe-
gan Trust Company:
Notice is hereby given that the an
nual meeting of the stockholders of
the Skowhegan Trust Company, will
be held at the Directors Rooms IN
the Trust Company Building in SHOW
hogan, Maine on Wednesday, January
u. 1921, at , o'clock in the afternoon
for the following purposes.
/. TO elect officers
>. To transact any other business
that may lawfully come before said
meeting.
Skowhegan, Maine. Dec .. 1920.
4w50 r. +. ATWOOD. Clerk.
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luke last Sunday coming by auto Dee.
18th.
Robert Calden who is home from
Boston for a short visit. with several
friends from Madison We're at his cot
tage last Sunday
Tracy Forsythe started last Monday
for Florida to spend the winter.
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MAnISON CENTER

The children are all looking for
ward to their Christmas vacation
which commences next Friday.
Bert Harville and George Cayouette
and son Of Skowhegan were at the
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-12-16

We can place advertising for you in
any Of the Maine papers or any publ
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NOTICE

The Scion Lumber Company gives
notice that it will apply to the next
legislature for an extension of its char
ter to drive logs and lumber on Fall
Brook in Scion from the south line of
Bingham to Kennebec River. 3w49
New-York tribune., 1920-09-19
BUILT FOR OWNER BY DAYS
WORK

40 IL oloninl ella picard; muster bed
rooms I maid room, tlIfd bath, built IN
tub extra toilet, large living room. open
.tt,.placc; dining room. beam ceiling: lirG"
porth: ali modern improvements; garage,
plot J0N no.
PRICE. 100000
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-24
Excessive Use of Tobacco Alter AZ
 Is Suicidal, Says Dr. Hirschfeld

Most mon who use tobacco have no idea of the harm tobacco does them because it does it SO slowly that no one days damage is noticeable, In the strength and Vigor of young manhood the injury seems trivial but it accumulatoa day by day and hays the foundation for many ltroublea later in life. Tobacco legscns the powers of resistance to disease and along in the late thirtics some times much earlier it begins to tell, and the awful damage it has done begins to show.
 Dr. Hirschfcld in his book, "The Heart and Blood Vessels,' says ex- ccssive use of tobacco after forty five is suicidal. Authorities agree that excessive use of tobacco causes loss Of appetite, cancer of the stom ach and intestines, indigestion, head. aches, extreme nervousness, sIee pa lcssness, irritability, lack of concen- tration, dimncss of vision, loss of will-power. forgctfulncsa, and many other serious troubles. If also causes hardening of the arteries and high blood pressure and these are the troubles that manifest themselves along in the forties.
 Thousands of men who use tobnce co daily know it is injuring their health and from time to time they decide to cut down the supply and use less. Thousands of them would quit but they lack the will power
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-24
Two Years in Death Row, Gets
 Governors Ear

Frankfort, Ky, March 23.-Like tn, sword of Damocles. q death sentenct has hung two years over tie head oi Charles Douthitt, yonng Scott county giant. but at last his almost daily plea that he be either executed ol freed from death row in Eddy. vile prison, where he has seen eight march to their doom. has been needed by Governor Morrow. e Why Governors Stanley and Black delayed signing the death warrant or committing the sentence could not be learned.
 Formal application for commuta- tlon has been on file at Frankfort, but Governor Morrow's immediate attention was not directed to it until today. Douthitt made plea to news paper men the night of the Lockett execution that eff they're going to Kill me, tell them to go ahead and end my torture"
 "l am not acquainted with the facts" the governor said but as soon as the legislature is over. l am going to examine the records and take definite action.'
 Warden Chiffon declared tonight that Douthitt, who has been a model prisoner, has asked him daily why some action had not been taken.
 MT. Chiffon, when asked if he had called the governors attention to the case, replied in the negative. q felt l would be presumptuous in doing so," he declared. A lawyer had talked with the condemned man. he said.
 Douthitt was sentenced to death
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-24

to stand the awful craving that fol. low giving up the habit There ls nope and relief for all such if they will let Nicotol set them free. Nico- toI has helped thousands to give up the habit or to lessen the supply Of tobacco used lt is not habit-forla- ing. IL simply kills the craving for tobacco and supplies what the ner- yes need temporarily to brace them ur until the nicotine is out of the system.
 You can quit tobacco if you want to and will let Nicotol help you. Your druggist has itoor can get it."
 A grateful user says: q will be glad to help anyone out in case like l once had, and now l am at last freed by your wonderful Nieotol. You are perfectly welcome to use my let ter to save another victim from that dangerous tobacco habit"
 Note: When asked about Nicotol, one of our leading druggists said: "Nicotol ia truly wonderful remedy for the tobacco habit. It is gay ahead of anything we have ever sold before. We are authorized by the manufacturers to refund the money Co every dissatisfied customer and we would not permit the use of our unusual merit" Nicotol is sold in this city under an iron-clad money back guarantee by all up-to date druggists. including w. l.. Dewoody, and Mann Tankersley. adv.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-24
Highway From the Rio Grande
 to Mexico City

Austin, Tex, March 23-Accordinp 1 to G. A. MacNaughton of San Marcos Tex, secretary of the Meridian High way association, President Venustia- no Carran2a of Mexico has pledged the support of that government in the construction of q modern high way between the Rio Grande border at Laredo and the City of Mexico. This proposed road through Mexico is to be a division of the Meridian high way which will start at Winnipeg, Canada. and run south through the United States. McNaughton has been in correspondence with Pres ldent Carranza for some time in regard to the possibilities of the highway being extended to the capi- tai of Mexico. The matter has now reached the point when a selection of a feasible route between Laredo and the City of Mexico is to be made by a commission of engineers appointed for the purpose It is ex- pested that it will pass through Monterey, Saltillo, San Luis Potosi and a number of smaller towns.
 MacNaughton says that since the bridge across the South Canadian river at Minco, south of Fl Reno, in Oklahoma, has been contracted for, and the bridge at Yankton, S D, is being built, it means that the Meridian highway in the United States is already getting out of the mud and will soon be above high water. The Minco bridge is to cost $250,00O. The Yankton bridge will cost $250,000,000 and will carry rail- road and highway thorouehfare.
 The Kansas state commission has not been remiss in looking after the best interests of the highway, allot-.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-24
Turkish Chamber
 Condemns Leaders

tonst"nlinopIe, March 2a. The chamber adjourned today for two months, apparently to avoid dissolu- ton. IL defeated the suggestion that it rcconvene in Asia Minor, far from foreign troops, and adopted ., ro.o. ntion rondemuin& pirlmal Edd,uo chairman of the bar. Hsolclatiou .urd Arlf Hoy. pr" idcnt of the caanll.r of deputies for cowarttr,. They left Constantnonlo hcfor, Chc occu- pAuon to escape arrest
 unly about 20 Turkish uatiouaiias werr finally deported by the British, who transferred them 10 the battle ship Benbow, to he taken to Malta. It is generally believed that, regard less of its public action the chamber
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-24

them were under 21, asked him fo,
 the boys names and he gave them
 to me. told the man with inc +o 1 put them on the poll tax list. as
 was assessing city poll tax. Then he f called to his wife and said he didn't
 Know how old the children were and
 asked nm to give the information
 1t developed the three sons and the
 dau%hterin-law were all under o1
 ana not one of them could read or Write. You c0nld see what class they
 belong to. ''' y
 There were others who would be-
 come indignant and consider it an ! insult to ask them the names and . ages Of members of their family and [ feiuse to give information. would tell the man with me to go to the nearest telephone, ring 125, and tell them to send me a policeman and patfol wagon at once and I've never ha dto send anyone before the city judge yet.
 Our plan has been as far as pos- slble, to get some information at every house about the people next door that we might be able to pre- sent the matter in the most effective manner, and in many cases we ask questions concerning the family we have just left and we found it very helpful as they might have, for in. stance, boarders that the yhad failed to give in, so We have to 20 back and they explain that they just didn't think Then there were others that we would visit that tell us we needn't write them up.' as they are going to move tomorrow. The only answer l would make is. You are here now, and then ask the usual questions.
 We recorded the occupants of every house in alphabetical order in case there was no one but an 8O.- year-old couple about the place. as l believe it is impossible to get d correct scholastic population with out first getting the total population. l am sure it has netted our school funds many additional thousands of dollars during my few years work
 When the canvass is over I send a man over the city checking up the enumerators, taking a house here and there as an indicator. The emu merators are expected to pay the cost of checking if the checkers re- port shows the ward has. to be re- caEvassed. We write up all vacant houses Tn our canvass, and these houses are recanvassed during the last days of the enumerating period. And we compare this canvass with our records.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-24
ChurchgOer Loses Five ParreIs of
 His Best Booze

Baltimore, March While Luke P. Mcclure was at church Friday night three men with q small auto home and hauled away his five bar rels of whisky. Mcclure places the conservative value or S1 ,250 on his lost stock.
 A neighbor sat in the room of his home and watched the entire pro cedure. but as all of the lights in the