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are staying at the new boarding house
while looking for a house to live in
permanently as the doctor has com
menced practice in this town.
John George was the over Sunday
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Henry George
and Sunday visited relatives in New
Sharon.
Headache Powders. Best thing OBJ
tainable 25c postpaid. Simpsons
Drug Store, Skowhegan.
Mrs. Susie Fuller is recovering
from her recent illness and Satur-
day was able to take an automobile
ride to North Arson.
Mrs. Charles Fuller enjoyed a short
visit from relatives from Rhode Is
land last week who came here by au-
tomobile.
Mrs. Linnion French of Boston was
the week end guest OF her parents,
DR.. and Mrs. w. F. Brown.
Mrs. Henrietta Wood has return
ed from a visit of several weeks with
relatives in different parts of the
State.
Clarence Normandy of Massachas-
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CORNXILLE

Miss Bernice Kemp Of Everett, Mass,
who has been visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Walton went to
Gresnville last week to visit her sis
ter, Mrs. Carlton Luce.
George Stot and wife of Oakland
visited with his brother, Will Stott
recently.
Walton and Fall made business
trip to Scion Saturday
Mrs. Noyes and daughter of Athens
have moved on to the Corson place
owned by Walter Mckinney.
Agnes R. Moody who has been in
poor health for the past year was
able to take an auto trip to Skowhe-
gan on Saturday for the first time
since last August.
Wesserunsett Grange held regu-
lar meeting on Saturday evening,
May 90. Six candidates were in
structed in the third and fourth de-
gree. There were visitors from Show
hogan and East Madison Grange. On
account of the lateness Of the hour
there was no program. A baked
bean supper was served.
c. S. Moody and wife and b. F.
Judkins and wife took an auto trip to
kingfield Sunday.
Alros Moody who has been a pa
tient at Somerset Hospital returned
home Friday of last week
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etts was a recent guest of his mother.
A short time ago the neighbors of
Mrs. Mary Moore enjoyed an after
noon at her home.
Clarence and Phyllis Whiting OF
Skowhegan were the over Sunday
guests of their grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. S. Whiting.
Miss Dickey returned to Boston
Wednesday after passing a few days
in town the guest OF Mrs. Cora Smith
After few days in Boston, Miss
Dickey will return to her home in
Reno, Nevada.
Mrs. Althier Campbell was at her
cottage at Smithdell over Memorial
Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Jones of Lee
wiston were the guests Of Mr.. Jones
mother in town Monday.
Edward Reyes has been very i'll
with pneumonia but is recovering.
Mrs. Neva Jones was on the SICK
list last week.
Last week, Tuesday, Mrs. Lila To
hey gave a party to her sisters and
needless to say the day was a very
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The News of Somersets Busy Towns

sieians calls: day visit, $3.50; office
fee, SLIT. and night visit, $50.
Miss Annette Spaulding of Wilton
and Miss Gladys of Waterville were
at their home in town over Memorial
Day.
Nr. and Mrs Chester Hussey of
SkoWhegan were the guests of Mr.
Husseys parents in town over Memo
rial Day.
Frank Jewell has been having So
lid front with windows put into his
house to take the place Of the large
windows which were put in when ii
was used at a store
Mr.. and Mrs. Owen Salley and two
friends from Fairfield were calling
on friends in town one day last week.
Rev. f. Bragdon commenced his
pastorate of the Congregational
Church last Sunday and from this
time on there will be the usual ser
vices in the church each Sunday.
There is much interest being shown
in the Red and Blue contest which
is going on in the Church school
Miss Nellie Dollon is i'll with Sc
we're cold.
Mrs. Frank Jewell has been in very
poor health for several weeks.
Hezekiah Otis was in town over
Memorial Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Sawyer Of Ban
COR were the guests Of Mr.. Sawyer $
parents, Mr. and Mrs. r. b. Sawyer
over Memorial Day.
A large delegation of members of
Lebanon Lodge, F. & a. NJ. enjoyed
last Friday evening as guests OF the
New Sharon Lodge.
Stanley Jones was confined to his
home by illness last week.
The members of Somerset Rebekah
Lodge enjoyed a picnic supper at their
hall last Friday evening.
DR.. Tower and wife of Fryeburg
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NORRIDGEW0Ck

William McFadden is home from
the Hebron Sanitorium for few days.
Mr.. McFadden is very much improy-
ed in health and if he continues TO
improve he expects to be home in six
months.
Mrs. Carl Jones and two little
children are visiting at the home OF
her father in Scion for a few days.
The members of the Marshall p.
Hale Circle and Of Bates Post 6. a.
r. enjoyed u dinner at their regular
meeting on Tuesday. After the
meeting fine program was given.
Mrs. Addie Spauding of Water
vile was the guest OF her sister, Mrs.
George Hussey over Memorial Day.
Phillip Carr has returned form Mas
sachusetts.
The Ball game Monday at the Pow
ers Field resulted in a victory for
the Kingfield team with score OF
7 to ; though our home team put up
a fine game.
The members OF the o. f. c. En-
broidery Club enjoyed a banquet with
Mrs. Laura Lockwood last Wednes-
day.
The annual Spring Sale and Sup
per given at the Congregational
Church last week. Tuesday afternoon
and evening was great success. \
very nice supper was served after
which free entertainment in the
church was given consisting Of num-
Der of readings by Miss Dickey Of the
Boston School of Oratory, and music
al numbers by Mrs. Lillian Hilton
Mrs. Althier Campbell and Mr.. Carr
which as usual were very nice and
much appreciated by the audience.
The sum of about seventy dollars
was cleared from the event.
Drs. Smith and Tower of this place
announce the following prices of ply
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IARONE

The place known as the Marcia
farm which was sold by Mr.. Marcia
to ]. S .Smedburg and recently pur-
chased by M. C. Chase has now been
resold by Mr.. Chase to Mr.. Marcia
J. S. Smedburg has returned from
Massachusetts where he succeeded IN
finding a good location and Will I'M
mediately move his family to their
new home near Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. C. CAMPBELL with
Miss Marie, spent Memorial Sunday
at the camp on North Lake.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bartlett Holmes OF
Watervile was visiting her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. S l.. Bartlett OF twin
William Farm over the holiday
Ralph Foss of Skowhegan has NOV
ed into the NJ. c. Chase house on
Main st. and works for Mr.. Chase
on lumber. ,,
The Tobey Mill is not running null
time owing to low water have been
laid off.
Miss Roscoe Stackpole who has been
visiting in Aroostook has returned
to her daughter, Mrs. Farley.
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COULD HARDLY
DRAG AROUND
On Verge of Breakdown Mrs. nio.
Takes Tanlac and Troubles Are 0 0iOh

II was right on the verge 90
physical breakdown when I star,.S
taking Tanlac," said Mrs. Clara n; Gu
who resides at 1855 Elm street WoI'
chester, n. H, recently. Con,inn;ac
she said: s
For two years l have been sueo.
ing from a severe stomach trorbI.
and my appetite was so poor that :,
hardly seemed possible for grow ~
person to survive on the little I ata
and | finally got SO bad that just tbn
odor of anything cooking would nan
seate me- | lost a great deal .,
weight, and was so weak and rnn
down it was with the greatest effo,t
| could do my housework and at tbo
end of the day l could barely dras
one foot after the other, and at tinoo
| would have such weak spells
would be compelled to catch hold ~
something to keep from falling. FL.
sometime | have also suffered Ter.
ribly from sharp pains in my side and
back. which made ii very difficult for
me to stoop, and kept me in misery
all the time.
L had taken many different medi.
cines. but none of them did me
particle of good. and | had become
very much discouraged. However
after seeing SO many statements in the
newspapers where Tanlac had bene.
fitted others | decided to give it
trial, and my improvement since
began taking it has simply been re.
markable. | had taken but a few
doses when my appetite had improy
ed so | could eat three hearty meals
a day and enjoy them. l Continued
taking Tanlac until now can eat any.
thing l want and everything agrees
with me perfectly, and | have not
had the least sign of those dreadful
pains in my side and back since
began taking it. | have regained
my strength SO that | can do all my
own homework for my house of ee
ven rooms with the greatest ease
do not feel tired and worn out auy
more and am always full of energ
Tanlac has done me so much good
am glad of the opportunity to says
good word for ii.
Tanlac is sold in Skowhegan by
Sampson g. Ayore and by the leading
druggist In every town
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happy one for them all. The young
est of the party was fifty six or the
baby and she was we'll looked after
by her Older sisters. Those present
were. Mrs. Jane Mills and Mrs. Jean
cite Johnson of this town. Mrs.
Christine OrdWay and Mrs Hugh Hur-
ley oil Skowhegan and the hostess,
Mrs. Tobey This is an annual event
with the sisters and always looked
forward to with a great amount of
pleasure.
The humps are very popular in
town just at present and some of the
victims have been very ILL.,
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Cooley of Le-
wiston were the over Sunday guests
of Mr.. Cooley's parents in town. Mr..
and Mrs. G. c. Cooley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Choate of Fair
field were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Merritt Holt Monday.
Sidney and Forrest KnowltOn Of
Waterville were the guests Monday
of Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Emmons.
Charles Sawyer and son, Harold Of
Pennington were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Sawyer Memorial
Day.
Rev. and Mrs. E Bragdon of Win
throp arrived in town last week to
make their home here and were the
guests for a few days of Mr.. and Mrs.
Cony Russell.
Last Thursday evening Somerset
Grange entertained Farview Grange
of Smithfield and a very nice time
was enjoyed by all. After the third
and fourth degrees had been con-
ferred upon class of candidates a
picnic supper was served in the din
ing hall An entertainment of mu-
steal numbers and readings was also
enjoyed.
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family for a month, left Saturday
morning to join her husband in New
Haven. Connecticut in route to New
York City Their little son will re-
main with his grand parents for an
indefinite time.
Merit Wade and family have moved
to Pennington Falls, where he has EN-
ployment
Mr.. and Mrs Carl Houghton, Fred
erick. and Ola Mcmahon all of Au'
burn will visit their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. a. E. Mcmahon of Beech hill this
week.
Mrs. Olive Pressy was in town last
week visiting friends and attending
to some business. She is to make
her home in Oakland for a while.
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EAST POND

Charles Boyington and family OF
Waterville are spending a few DAYS
with Mr.. Boyington's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. y. n. Boyington at East
Pond.
f. w. Clement of East Pond camps
is quite i'll with an abscess in his
throat. He has a trained nurse
caring for him. Mr.. Clement has
twenty guests at his camps at this
writing
Crowell Wade is working for d. NJ
Marshal at Jamaica Point Camps.
Miss Della Brooks is home IRON
Norridgewock for a few days.
There is going to be box Socla.
and entertainment at the Gould
school house Friday, June 4.
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NEW PORTLAND

A L. Stevens has not been as
well lately Mrs. Leon Butts is
helping care for him.
Nathan Burbank has been at his
farm in Freeman lately.
Mrs A. l.. Stevens has been suffer
ing from pleurisy lately.
Howell Atwood was obliged to Sc
cure a substitute on the North Arson
stage route the first of last week on
account of having trouble with his
car
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MERCER

W C Wade has lately purchased
Ford car
Mrs. S. F.. Ladd who was so i'll last
week is very much improved in health
at this writing.
Mrs. Fred Lombard OF Oakland, a
former Mercer girl, visited relatives
in town last week
Mrs Nathaniel Bacon who has been
visiting at the home of w. Bacon and
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Typewriters for rent or for sale,
cash or on the installment plan.
INDEPENDENT EPORTER co.
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Women OF Maine

Have you canned foods, butter, cheese,
eggs. honey. maple sugar, rugs bed
spreads. or other handmade articles
for sale? If So and il you have
not been interviewed by woman in
vour own community, write for par
ticulars before June l to Mrs II. r.
Danforth, Skowhegan. County Chair
man for the State Chamber OF Com
merce and Agricultural League. DO
1T NOW IWz5
New Britain herald., 1920-07-17

FOR SALE 1918 FORD TOURING With Demountable Rims) 1918 OAKLAND TOURING 1918 OAKLAND COUPE
 (Newly PaintedD wILLYS-KNIGHT COUPE (Cord Tires; Newly Painted)
 APPLY S. F. MOTOR SALES
 CORPORATION 155 Elm St.-Telephone 731 7-Io-sd
New Britain herald., 1920-07-17
COX RESUMES DUTIES
Democratic Nominee Returns to Ohio State Offices - to Confer With Roosevelt.

Columbus, O., July 1t.--Governor Cox arrived here from his homo at Dayton today to resume his duties at the executive office. This afternoon he was to confer with Franklin D. Roosevelt, his running mate.
 En route to Columbus the governor rode in a day coach. At the station here he shook hands with a number of railroad men. tE'
 The governor received today four leaf clover from James H. Cox of New London. N. Y. who said it was picked from Samuel J. Tilden's lawn.
New Britain herald., 1920-07-17
Sizes from 16 to 46. SALE BEGINS AT o:l5 A. M.

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New Britain herald., 1920-07-17
THE FOURTH FLOOR BEGINNING TUESDAY The Sale that Women
 Wait For
Semi Annual Sale of Dix-Made Dresses
(Seconds)

This the sale that brings from miles around to share in it's wonderful savngsthe sale that women talk about for through all the time between its tWice-a-year appearance.
New Britain herald., 1920-07-17

e Dresses DMake brand fashioned on the maest be- ully taior oredan trimmed prettly fancy figured lawns and Soes in charming patterns gingham chamoa lmeneS; Included the few nurses uniforms ana @ Dresses housekepes TOT day around Practical enough for sweeping pretty pnks ana
 a brown and similar shades All white pques are ] the good-ooking models which explains the wonderful pse concessions mpefectons which
 
 cloth which custom If marked almost impossible lind stchngthee the bf imperfectons that exist have dark voles geoeee patterns the old Dress surely dress for lat price s 46 s W BEGINS AT e:l5 A M % MH
New-York tribune., 1920-05-06
Seventy.seyenth Celebrates

This will be g great day for veterans
e the 77th Division. 1t is the first an
,iiversary of the great welcome home
parade, when the 77th marched up
Fifth Avenue, led by Major General
through q lane of more
han 100000 cheering Americans.
The 77th Division clubhouse, at 27
West Twenty fifth Street, will be the
scens Of big entertainment and re-
union of the "buddies" Of the old out
it. and the 906th Field Artillery Post
Of the Legion has taken over Palm
Garden, where 1t will give victory
celebration and dance this evening.
John Philip Sousa, composer of the
SO6th Field Artillery March, will at
tend, and many other prominent per-
sons are listed as patrons and patron
esses Of the affair.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-06
The AmericanLe
/ Ne1us: Local, State, National

Wall Street, in the Office of Never
Slack, who is the president. Any Usaacs
who have not yet Joined can get ali in
formation from DR.. Joseph c. Horan.
s6 West Eighty-ffth Street.
Thomas M. Humphrey Post will give
big minstrel show on FRIDAY. Nav
IA, in the Brooklyn Masonic Temple.
Richmond Hill Post. 212, has begun
drive for funds with which to pro-
New-York tribune., 1920-05-06
Luna a Legion Center

Beginning May Is and daily for two
weeks thereafter at Luna Park, Coney
island, Legion posts vii. meet thou
sands of our forelgn-porn population
whose favorite resort and outing place
IS "Coney.' At this reunion the ideals
.to;f Americanism will be explained to
those Of foreign birth.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-06
Negro Veterans Active
Eighty-second Post

Former members Of the SD Division
n this community are going to organ
.ae Legion post of their own. The
? 500 veterans Of the 82d in New York
IRE asked to communicate with E. A.
!. Bennett, of 149 East Sixtieth Street.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-06

Navy Club Post will give special
dance in honor of the visiting fee,
Saturday night, at the 9th Regiment
Armory, Fourteenth Street, near Sixth
Avenue.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-06

cure clubhouse. Saturday evening
barn dance will be held in Columbia
auditorium, Jamaica Avenue and 121st
street, proceeds from which will go to
pe fund. The post holds Il meeting to-
night at Library Square East.
Lieutenant General Robert l.. Bull
lard was the principal guest at last
nights meeting Of George Wash
ington Post, in the Hamilton Club. The
CLUB presented stand of national and
American Legion colors to the post.
Schuyler Post, 762, will hold it's first
dance on May Ia at the Hotel Penn
sylvania. The 11th Engineers have been
invited. The next meeting will be held
thursday evening, MAY 13, at 300 East
15Sth Street,
Naval Auxiliary Post met last night
at the D. K. E. Club, 80 West Forty
New-York tribune., 1920-05-06

y. S. Marine Post, 300, will NEE.
this evening at 10 East Forty seventh
Street. Motion pictures will be shown.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-06

Arthur Viens Post, 7o4, heard Joseph
Y. Mckee at their meeting last Mon
day night. This post has star ball
team and is anxious to meet other
posts on the diamond,
New-York tribune., 1920-05-06
Post Activities

Manhattan Post, 500, will meet TO-
morrow night in Manhattan Camp, 1877
Columbus Avenue. The referendum on
.ne ponus Will be announced and per
nahent headquarters will be selected.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-06

Members Of Sterling Post, Of ster-
nhg' N. D., have, by subscribing s5
eaeh, raised that towns quota in the
ssivatlon Army's second home service
ono OF the most recently organized
posts 1G IN New York is the "Usaac" Post,
'ne present headquarters are at SO
New-York tribune., 1920-05-06

Sunday evening, at tho Republic
Theater. the Rowing Marines will give
an entertainment under the auspices of
the 3. RANKIN Drew Post. Legionnaires
will turn out for this show.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-06
comn,ittees Organized in
j IT'S Cities of Country
to Aid Ex.Service Men
in Solving Problems
god Division Veterans
Will Form Legion Post
and Expect to Enroll a
Membership of $500

c.-m,tt.es organized for the pur-
.f assisting ex-service men and
80, IN the solution of problems with
@ s;.b they have to deal have been
s.-r,sd in IT'S cities throughout the
5..;,.a States and others are in process
:. examination, according to an an
s,rresment by the War Department,
twenty army officers are covering the
,.rv to stimulate interest in the
movement. .,,
.sssntstives Of the American Legion,
he Red Cross, Y. NJ. c. A, Knights of
rnlumbus, Salvation Army. Jewish
,Wsifare Board and other welfare or
s.nixations, together with civic bodies
md army and navy men, nave peen
established in Albany, Amsterdam
Buffalo, Gloversyllle, Newourgh, foch-
,ester, Rome, Schenectady. Syracuse,
TROY and Utica, for New. York state.
svsw Jersey has them in Bayonne,
.sa;c. Paterson and Trenton.
The work has gone far enough, ac-
.,rSinp to Lieutenant Colonel Nathan
= smith. of the general staff, to show
hat the committee idea offers com
alete solution for the clearing up of
Iii matters concerning disabled SOL
i'aisrs and those having any claim
against the government.
Negro Veterans Active
One Of the most earnest posts in the
metropolitan district Is William Lloyd
Garrison Post Is, composed of veterans
of the 369th Hell Fighters" and the
-~BuFaloes" Of the 367th Infantry. This
Organization, under the guidance Of D.
Lincoln Reid, has answered the charge
II some Southern Legion leaders that
.ahe negro veteran is after cash bonus.
e The post has passed resolution de-
.slaring itself unanimously in favor
of the farm and home loan features of
the bonus measure and opposed to a
: '.ash award. The Garrison Post is about
70 launch campaign, not only for new
Legion members, but for recruits for
the 18th Regiment, New York National
t6uard, the negro militia organization.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-06

fourth Street. "Chow" was served af-
ter good entertainment,
New-York tribune., 1920-05-06

Naval Auxiliary Post met last night
at the D. K. E. Club, 80 West Forty
New-York tribune., 1920-06-06
GIRLS culling qUolnuts in a
~ Los Angeles factory under
ideal labor conditions

three hours a week being the aver
age overtime drawn.
The real fight for open shop con-
ditions in Los Angeles began in 1900
when Arthur A. Hay, represents
ing the international Typographical
Union, was sent here to inaugurate
a boycott against merchants who
were advertising in newspaper
which was upholding the principle
of the open shop.
When his purpose became known
the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association met and resolved to re-
main neutral, but declared itself in
favor of the open shop. This re-
suited in a systematic boycott
against one Of the department
stores, pickets being posted both in
side and outside the store, and IS
fines being imposed on union men
New-York tribune., 1920-06-06
people who own their own hon
in Los Angeles.
Paid the Union Scale

"Some strikes that have been pre-
vented, and some that were inau-
gurated only to die within a few
days or weeks, failed because the
employers refused to sign any
agreement with the unions, but ex-
pressed willingness to pay the union
scale to all those who could earn it"
Mr.. Rice declares. 1.-The scale paid
in the open shops Of Los Angeles
compares favorably with that paid
in any other city. But the associ-
alton steadfastly insists that the en-
ployer must have the right to deal
direct with the employee in any con-
troversy and not through the me-
dunn of walking delegates. The
union Is never recognized.
Wage scales in all lines are con-
stantly changing these days, going
upward rather than downward, of
course, so it is difficult to present
schedule which will long run true
to form, but the following figures
furnished by the Builders Exchange
Of Los Angeles give the wage scales
in effect there juno 1,
Based upon a forty-four-hour
weak, brickaysrs, 80 = day, An
New-York tribune., 1920-06-06

1shing carpenters, So; house car
penters, So; cement fnishers, So;
plasterers, $40 a day, SO being the
union scale, and the pay ranging
from SO to SIP a day on different
jobs; plumbers, So; roofers, 81;
stonemasons, $40; hodcarriers, from
SIS to 81.
The going wage, as figured on
some lines by the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association (the
"M. and M.") is as follows:
Ironworkers, 81 an, hour for jour-
neymen, $1.127A for foremen; SO a
day for journeymen electricians, Sc
for helpers; sheet metal workers,
SO day; painters, 81 day; car
penters and lathers, SO a day; ga
rage machinists, 65 cents to rs cents
an hour; garage repair men, not ex-
pert, so cents to 81 cents an hour;
semi-skilled garage helpers, $5 day;
common laborers, in various lines,
from 81 to $3.50 per day. This lat
ter classification pertains to such
New-York tribune., 1920-06-06

4 ROW of typical houses
III for qUorkmen IN Los An
geles. Thousands such as
these are said to be o2Uned
outright By the 2Uage earners