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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-20
NEWBURY

Miss Potter gave very interesting
talk on food values before the New
bury high school and friends last
Thursday afternoon.
George Barnett, former citizen but
now a resident of Lowell, Mass, has
been in town for few days the past
week
The teachers attended a meeting OF
the South Caledonia Teachers associa-
ton held at South Ryegate last Fri.
day.
The missionary meeting was held at
the home of Mrs. Warren Bailey, ir.,
Wednesday, Mrs. Wilmar D. Perkins,
leader.
Mrs. David Burns of Whitefield, n.
H., spent the week end with Mrs. n.
Z. R1tchins.
Little Miss Rhuemia Wclch has dis
covered that it is not safe thing TO
do to open her mouth, shut her eyes
and be made wise, especially in the
mud worm season, and her brother,
0zro, has discovered that it is not q
healthy business to make her wise that
way. This item is put in to warn lit
tie girls to keep their mouths shut,
and perhaps girls of larger growth
can see the moral
1t is quite evident the West New
bury correspondent reads the Newbury
items, and for his benefit we viii state
that the widow he was so solicitous
about has no entangling alliances, and
that the coast is clear Yes! Newbury
has the attractions.
John Goodwin reports q great sale
of liniment and that The judges others
by himselfl all the old buffers are do
ing up their legs in cotton batting
soaked with liniment in order to be
limbered up in time for the community
ball which comes off in Chadwick hall
May 3.
Misses Josephine and Marguerite
Chase have been spending a few days
at the home of their parents, Mr.. and
and Mrs. Peter Chasse.
The stone watering trough facing
the common, which was bought and
paid for by subscription, has been
moved by the town and placed up near
the Col. Tenny place.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-20
WATTS RIVER

Mrs Ladd and Mrs. Edwin Chase of
Meredith, n. H., spent few days re-
Gently with Mrs. L. V. Batten and
Mrs. Clarence Ladd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Hood, with j.
G. Poole OF West Topsham, were in
Barre Thursday.
The fishing season is at hand and
there are 100 fishermen TO one poor
little fish.
Hannah Wiley of East Corinth
spent the week end with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Page.
Mr.. and Mrs. George MeDuffee Wis
tied Mae Bradbury at O. S. Clements
in Corinth last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Tillotson and
son spent Sunday with his parents at
West Topsham. &
Mr.. and Mrs. John C'ark of Orange
and Mr.. and Mrs. r. b Hood were IN
WoodsyilIe, N. H., Saturday, where Mr..
Clark bought nice pair of horses.
Mr.. and Mrs. i. S. Locke and son,
Raymond, with Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar
Sanborn of East Orange, were in st.
Johnsbury Friday.
Mrs. Mary Martin visited few days
at C. r. Dickey's in East Corinth re-
Gently.
Mrs. Clarence Ladd, who has been
sick, is improving.
Sunday, April "a, will be the last
Sunday Rev. George Morris will
preach. Services in the evening at 7:30.
Sunday school in the morning.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-20
SOUTH ROY4LTON

Mr.. and Mrs. Ammi White Of Green
field. Mass. came last Friday and have
taken possession of the J. $. Tower
farm in Tunbridge, purchased by them
last fall
John Alexander is driving new
Ford car.
W. o. Belknap and family arrived
here Friday afternoon from Orlando,
Fla, where they spent the winter
II. C. Sargents car came by freight
Saturday morning Mr.. and Mrs. Sar-
gent, who has been spending the win
ter in Florida, are expected home soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Peterson
have sold their farm, stock and tools
TO Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Holman of
Brookfield. Mr.. Holman takes posses
sion May /. The sale was made
through the White Farm agency OF
South Royalton.
Vercil Tower of Tunbridge has
bought a used Ford car of j. A. Alex
ander.
Mrs. George Ladd Of Sharon was the
guest of her daughter, Miss Constance
Iadd, at H. Z. Palmer's, Saturday and
Sunday.
Gordon Hubbard Of Windsor is visit
ing his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Hubbard.
Miss Edna Barrett of the teaching
force of the S. r. H. S. returned Satur-
day afternoon, having so far recovered
from her illness as to be able TO re-
sumo her work as teacher of English
and domestic science.
Miss Ruth Bingham arrived home
Saturday from her school in Spring
field, Mass.
Mrs. Ferguson returned TO Starks-
boro Saturday morning, after spending
six weeks with her daughter, Mrs
Myron Fowler.
c. p. Tarbell has purchased a new
Nash four touring car through Aliens
garage at Randolph.
Mrs. w c, Christie occupied the NJ.
f. pulpit Sunday morning, as Rev.
Joseph Hamilton of White River juno
tion was unable to come to preach, as
had been planned previously.
The sophomore class of the $. r. II.
s. will give the play, Aunt Jerusha's
Quilting Party" next Friday evening.
DIR. L. P. Folsom is reported quite
i'll.
Mrs Smalley Of Randolph visited
her brother, George II. Raymond, sun
day
Miss Gladys Burnham spent the
week end with friends in Rochester.
Mrs Neill, who has been spending
some time with her daughter, Mrs.
Cliff Joslyn, returned to her home in
Randolph, Sunday.
Misses Edwina and Hortense Flint
from Randolph were oyer-Sunday
guests of their parents.
Rev. kneeland Of Boston, president
OF Sabbath Observance League of Mas
sachusetts, will speak from the NJ. T..
pulpit next Sunday morning and will
also speak at a union service in the
Congregational church in the evening
Mrs. Julia Ward, who has been sub
shutting in the S. r. H. s., has re-
turned 20 her home in Waterbury.
Mr. Arnold Of Fitchburg, Mass, rep
resenting the Fitchburg Mutual Fire
Insurance Co. was a business visitor in
town Monday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-20
NORTH CALAIS

Miss Lucy Fair visited friends in
Cabot Friday.
A. Scribner was in Montpelier Fri
day.
Mrs. Adeliue Douglas was recent
visitor in Montpelier.
Mrs. w. Beck and son. Robert, re-
turned to their home in Barre Friday,
after visiting her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Hill, several days
f. w. Rollins and Mrs. Aurilla La
Point were in Montpelier and Barre re
Gently.
Charles Scribner visited friends in
Montpelier Friday.
Mrs. Sylvia Daley was a business
visitor in Montpelier one day last
week.
Roy Lille of Pekin visited his cous-
in. Raymond Parker, over the week
end.
Mrs. Jennie Fair Of Worcester was
in town Saturday to attend the W. r.
G.. meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l. Ricord Of Ada
mant were in the place Saturday.
Mrs. Lucy Hawkins has returned TO
her home in Morrisville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Earle of East
Hardwick visited here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Bill were in
East Calais recently.
Mrs. Sadie Parker was in Montpelier
on business Thursday.
Mrs. Simon Chase died al the home
of her daughter. Mrs. Luna Scribner,
Sunday. April H.
George Drown Of Woodbury. IS work
ing for Colonel II. 5. Foster.
Mrs. Mary Sively has returned from
her visit in Marshfield.
School began in the Brown district
Monday, with Miss Ruby Tibbetts az
teacher.
Miss Leila Fair Of Cabot visited her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John Fair, over
the week end.
Mrs. Julia Gsllison Of Montpelier
visited her son. leo Paine. Wednesday.
Mrs Clyde Dugar Of Woodbury. was
in town Friday.
Mrs Sadie Parker was a recent Wis
itor in Woodbury..
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-20
GAS MASKS FOR
A WHOLE SHIP
Proposed By Professor w.
Lee Lewis, Inventor of
Deadly "Lewisite" Gas
NAVAL WARFARE TO
BE REVOLUTIONIZED
New Engines and Agencies
of Destruction Likely
to Be Used

West Point, N. Y, April 20.-A plan
for the protection of battleships at sea
against an enemy's poisonous fumes by
the installation of gas mask" for
whole ship, was outlined in an adj
dress to officers and students of the
military academy here to-day by Pro-
fessor w. Lee Lewis, head of the chem
istrv department of Northwestern uni
versity and inventor of the deadly gas
'Iewisite" perfected just as the World
war closed
1--WE face the possibility in the naval
warfare of the future of armor pierre
ing, toxic and tear shells, smoke
screens, toxic smoke clouds and invis-
ible toxic fumes" he said. 1--WE also
NAV consider in this connection parallel
defense measures such as gas mask
for whole battleship.
"Gas weapons are capable OF much
finer adoption to purpose than expio-
sive weapons and the future viii see
worked out great degree of scientific
refinement in the development of gas
weapons for all types of military op-
erations.
Future battles will not be to the
strong but to the superior in intelli-
rence. Warfare will become less mat
ter Of brute strength and relative man
power. and more and more a matter
Of scientific acumen. Battles viii be
shorter and more decisive and hence in
nocent populations will suffer less
Professor Lewis declared that the
prevailing impression OF the unrivalled
and inhuman character of toxic gases
as military weapon was not well sub
stantiated.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-20
rhankfnl be was no. . woman.

The late Lawson TAFT Of England,
the great womans doctor. said he new
er went to bed al night without thank
ing heaven he was not born a woman
No doctor ever knew better than he
what women have TO suffer al some
times Of their lives. Il was an Ameri-
can woman. long since passed 10 her
reward who introduced = combination
OF roots and herbs called Lydia p
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. that
has proved wonderfully successful in
mitigating suffering and relieving dis
eases Of women. l. has brought relief
10 thousands of women Who suffered
from female ills.-Ady.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-20
PANAMA IS
BELLIGERENT'
Continues to Make War
Like Preparations on
Costa Rica Border
LATTER GOVERNMENT
READY TO CONFER
For Purpose of Reaching
Solution of Boundary
Dispute

San Jose, Costa Rica, April 2O.-Pan-
anna continues to make war-like prep
arations along the Costa Rican from
tier, it is reported here. The Costa
Rican government, it is asserted, is
ready to enter into negotiations with
Panama for the purpose of reaching a
satisfactory solution of the boundary
dispute between the two countries.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-20
Complete May List
NOW ON SALE
Records
ke.s|ss ass
u.s., 80
Song Hits

.- MY Nanny Columbia Stellar Quartet
AS I'm Mfssin' Malnmy's Kssin' And Know She's
aooe Missin' Mine) The HdrIeonizers, Male Quartet
A.33y5 Ding a. Ring Ring AL Jolon
sSc Home Again Blues Frank Crumit
A. 3374 lover the Hill Sam Ash
sse II Found Rose in the Devils Garden Sam Ash
ASSOC fSpringtfne Grant Stephens
s5c With the Coming of Tomorrow Grant Stephens
-. Alice Blue Gown, from Irene Margaret Romdine
Do You Hear Me Calling? from Little Old Ne,o York
*i'oo Margaret Romdine
Ezekiel Saw de Wheel
A. 737o Fisk University Jubilee Singers
ssa You're Going to Reap Just What You Sow
Fisk Unipersiv Jubilee Singers
A.3371 Il Amt Got Nobody Marion Harris
s5c Where In NV Daddy Now Blues Marion Harris
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-02-03
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT GENEROUS
IN LEGISLATION FOR SERVICE MEN
Investigation Results in Appointment of DR.. E.
E. Richardson as Examiner

The United States Public Health
Service and the Bureau of War Risk
Insurance have announced the ap-
pointment of DR.. c. Earl Richardson
of Skowhegan as official medical ex-
aminer for Somerset County. Hereto
fore service men with claims against
the Bureau for treatment, compensa-
ton or vocational training have been
obliged to go to Waterville, Augusta
or Portland for examination. This
has been the cause of great deal
of complaint and of real hardship, not
to mention loss OF time and expense.
Moreover 1t was impossible for the
service men and the Red Cross to fol-
low up the claims because frequently
the examiners did not report the ex-
aminations promptly and the War Risk
Bureau would justify the delay in
making awards on the ground that
no medical examination had been had
The administration of the govern
ment agencies for soldier relief a.
it has applied to Somerset County and
to Skowhegan in particular has been
an open scandal. Many OF the ap-
five times to Waterville or Augusta
for medical examination, and then
been obliged, to wait for a decision
for months One man was nine months
waiting for reply to his application.
Then Simon Peters Post appealed to
Congressman Peters for help, and with
his usual energy when his constitu-
ents are concerned he went directly
to the Director of the Bureau and in
sisted on immediate action. The re-
suit was most satisfactory TO the ser
vice men and their friends. Four
men whose cases had been hanging fo1
months were Immediately ordered by
telegraph to sanitoriums and hospitals
for treatment Awards for compen-
sation and vocational training that
had been hanging fire from four to
thirteen months were made. But best
of all an inspector from the Public
Health Service in Boston was sent to
investigate the complaints of the Som
erset Chapter of the Red Cross The
result of this investigation was the
appointment of Dr. Richardson as ex-
aminer and the designation of Som
erset Hospital in Skowhegan as an ap-
proved hospital for treatment of all
L. S. Public Health cases in this dis
trict The inspector was very much
surprised and pleased that a town of
Skowhegan's size boasted two such in
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-02-03
DELEGATES BEFORE
. HIGHWAY COMMISSION
cornyil!e Citizens Attend In Goo
Numbers-but Skowhegan and Attn
ems Lightly Represented

Cornville was largely represented at
a special meeting held at the Town
House last Saturday to consider plans
for building a State road from Show
hegan to Athens. Citizens of all
three towns were asked to be present
on this occasion, but only a small
nnmber responded from Skowhegan or
Athens. Willis c. Hobart presided,
and Representative Clyde H. Smith,
explained the proposition which is
relative to a bill being INTRODUCED into
he State Legislature asking for an ap-
preparation to carry out the plan of
highway rebuilding. Delegates will
be appointed from the three towns to
go before the State Highway Commits
sion and George Foster was selected
from Cornville.
An informal vote was taken which
proved to be nearly equal two more
favoring the rebuilding of the old road
by way of Malbon's Mills than the so
called new road route. The. matter
will be placed before the State High
way commission and probably taken
up later at the town meeting.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-02-03
Buteau

This Thursday morning at $50 a
marriage mass will be solemnized at
the Church OF Our Lady of Lourdes
(Roman Catholic by Father J. l.. A.
Renhud, when Miss Maud Buteau.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Allie Buteau
will become the wife of John Bowling
Of Randolph. The bride was former
ly employed as a saleslady in the w.
p. Ordway store here and later accept
ed position in Filene's Department
store in Boston. Mr. Bowling is a
travelling salesman. Among the 500
cial events given in the honor of the
approaching wedding was that of one
evening last week when the future
bride was given a shower party. She
received many beautiful gifts which
were presented by little Miss Lillian
Buteau who was dressed in wedding
outfit. Refreshments were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bowling are to make
their future home in Lowell, Mass.
They leave here this afternoon at
235 for Gardiner where they are to
be served wedding dinner and then
continue on to Portland.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-02-03
ARE TWENTY.
FIVE YEARS OLD
Largely Attended Social Event In Car
rabaSsett Lodge Rooms Last Tues
day Evening. Interesting Program

The 25th anniversary observance OF
oriscilla Rebekah Lodge held Tuesday
evening in the Carrabassett Lodge
rooms was probably attended by more
people belonging to the order than at
any other time for years. The regu-
lar business meeting was first held
with the noble grand, Mrs. Ava v.
Sheridan, presiding. Charter mem
bers served as aids to the noble grand,
who directed the affair, these assist
ants being Mrs. Alice S. Baker, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank S. Morrill,, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugh Hurley, Edward Spear. At
ter the business of the evening, very
pleasant program was presented dur
inc which Mrs. Alice S. Baker present.
ed a carefully compiled history or
Priscilla Rebekah Lodge which was
listened to with much interest. Other
program numbers included a cornet
solo by Kenneth Copp who responded
to an encore, Mrs. Mabel Washburn,
accom- panist reading, Mrs. Emma l..
Bickford; reading, Mrs. Lizzie HoNe
Nye; story. s. NJ Sawyer; farce en-
titled "Uncle Hiram's Cold was given
by the following: Uncle Hiram,
Matthew Green; Aunt Martha, Mrs.
Flora McPheters; Miss Putney, MISS
Myra French; Miss Henson, Mrs. Nina
l.. Clough; Elder Mason, Arthur
Cheney; Mrs Mason Mrs. Cheney;
Zeb White, Robert Green. AT the
conclusion of the delightful program
a social time was enjoyed and refresh
ments of pie, doughnuts and coffee
were served.
Priscilla Lodge was organized on
January %, 1895 with 153 charter
members. The first noble grand was
Mrs. C. V. Richards, now deceased.
The present membership Is nearly
four hundred But four past noble
grands have passed away Mrs. Rich
ards Mrs. Emma G. French, Mrs. lsa-
dore N. Spear and Mrs. Jennie Hesel-
ton, being the deceased officers. A
feature of this delightful evening was
the generosity Of those present who,
during a silver collection. contributed
s23.50 toward the Odd Fellows and
Orphans Home Fund.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-02-03
SKOWHEGAN TO HAVE
W0MEN'S AUXILIARY
Plans will be Made for the Second
Annual Legion Show

petition has been in circulation
the past week among the mothers,
wives and sisters of service men for
a charter for the organization of a
Women's Auxiliary to Simon Peters
Post, American Legion. This post
has been behind most of the other
posts in Maine in organizing its aux
iliary. No attempt has been made
to secure more than the required ten
names on the petition, but the post ad-
jutant is making canvass of the
members to secure complete list
of the ladies who are eligible for
membership in the auxiliary. Every
mother, wife or widow, sister and
daughter of men and women who were
in the military or naval service OF
the United States between April 9th
1917 and Nov. Il, 1918 are eligible,
When organized the Skowhegan Aux
iliary will be affiliated with the Ma
tional Women's Auxiliary of the Amer
lean Legion, which is governed In
the same manner as the Legion IT.
self. 1t is hoped that every lady in
Skowhegan who is eligible will become
member of the Skowhegan unit.
The regular monthly meeting OF
Simon Peters Post will be held in
American Legion Rooms at eight
o'clock, Monday evening, Feb. 7th
At the last meeting the resignation OF
Daniel A. Stewart as Post Comman-
der was reluctantly accepted, owing to
his leaving Skowhegan and his con-
sequent inability to attend meetings
Roy L. Marston was elected Post Com
mander in his stead. The meeting
next Monday night will be very i'm
portant one. Plans will be made for
the Second Annual Legion Show which
will be held probably soon after Lent
The splendid success of last year
show sets a high mark for this years
but the great amount of talent among
the legion member and their friends
promises much Probably no town
of it's size in Maine boats a larger
Skowhegan, and very year sees an am
ateur performance which compares
favorably with professional theatrl-
Gals.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-02-03
HERBERT l.. NICHOLS
GEORGE l.. THTRLOW
GEORGE MERRIAM
Pastors of Skowhegan Churche

Mrs. r. f. Newton has returned
to Portland after visiting at the home
of Cyrus Newton.
Clarence Evelyn. Doris and baby
Bernard Currier. children OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene A. Currier are i'll with
the whooping cough.
A bronze casting Weighing 700 lbs.
was shipped by freight from the
Skowhegan station Tuesday to the
Bates Mills at Lewiston. This is the
largest eating in bronze produced in
Somerset County. 1t was run last
Sunday at the Skowhegan Brass and
Iron Foundry on Mcclellan street.
The run was too large for the brass
equipment and was put through In
the iron smelling department This
necessitated the work being done on
Sunday when that appliance could
be cleared for the purpose.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-02-03

Simon ]. Whitney, Bingham. Each
committeeman was given district in
his charge from which to recon-
mend service men for scholarships to
the county committee. The COM
glon Posts throughout the county
were urged to bring the matter be-
fore their members, and urge them
to apply for the scholarships. The
committee also received generous pub
licity in the newspapers, 80 that pro-
badly every service man knew of-the
opportunity which had been afforded.
The committee has been working over
a year on the job, and has allotted all
the money that was given them to
distribute. The distribution closed
Feb. 1st.
The Somerset committee reports
scholarships awarded to the following
service men in the county
Lester e. Walker, Skowhegan, sales
manship; Thomas N. Laney, Skowhe-
gan, penmanship, elementary En-
glish, Arithmetic; Walter G. Lessard,
Skowhegan, bookkeeping, am. Govt
english composition; Harry ]. Dysart,
Skowhegan, complete commercial; !;
Karl E. Sexton, Taratine, plane sur
veying; Albion e. Briggs, Portland,
bookkeeping, business course; Edward
H. Seamans, Skowhegan, penmanship,
elementary, english, arithmetic; Lyle
S. Moore, Skowhegan, accounting;
Linwood Jewett, Skowhegan, complete
commercial; Irwin Chapman, Pittsfield
automobile repairing; r. Tilman Jen-
kins, Skowhegan, banking; Jos. Belan-
ger, Madison, bookkeeping; w. j.
Bouford, Hartland, business arithe-
tic; penmanship; Frank ]. Foster,
Skowhegan, business arithmetic, busi-
ness english; geography; Lionel e.
Pitts, Denvers, Mass, automobile re-
pair; Robert Smith Pittsfield. sales
manship; Russell A. Craig, Pittsfeld,
public speaking; Frank A. Hazeltine,
Pittsfield, steel metal work, designing
advertising.
w. A. Ladd, Fairfield, advertising
C. o. Nicholson, Fairfield, mathama-
tics and reading arc, blueprints; e.
Reginald Craig, Cambridge, Mass,
business administration, Harvard Uni
versity; Roy Fitzmorris, Skowhegan,
Bowdoin College,; Brooks Savage,
Skowhegan, Bowdoin College; CAST
mir Bisson, Skowhegan, Bowdoin Col
lege John A. Dunton, Skowhegan,
University of Maine; Leighton G.
Tracey, Skowhegan, Dartmouth Col
lege; Donald Knowlton, Fairfield
Tufts College; F. E. Nolin, New York
City, accounting; Alden H. Bailey,
Somerville, Mass, Burdett College.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-02-03
Pomona Grange Meets Mt Norridge
wOck

Somerset Pomona Grange will meet
with Somerset Grange Norridgewock
Tuesday Feb. 8. The address of well
come will be given by the Worthy
Mastor of Somerset Grange, Walter
Head; the response will be given by
the Worthy Overseer of the Pomona,
A. d. Brann. Somerset Grange choir
will furnish music, also solos and
readings. by the host Grange. Read
ing, Alice Dow; harmonica solo, Grant
Witham; vocal solo, Lewis Dow: pa
per w. M. Ellis; address, Albert
Burke. One of the topics for dis
cussion. Shall we educate the con-
sumers to be opened by Fred Jewett,
Mark Gray, s. H. Bradbury. The
Worthy Master of the Pomona re-
quests the officers to be present by
nine O'Clock as important business
Is to come before them. Meeting to
open at 1890 a. m. A large class is
expected to take the degree. Mrs.
Lizzie Watson, Lecturer, Somerset
Pomona Grange.