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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-05-19
CHILD DIES FRO NJ
SLEEPING SICKNESS
Little Dorothy WeScott OF New Port
land is Victim OF Dread Disease

New Portland. May l6.-Little Dor
othy Wescott one of the twin daugh-
ters of Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Wescott.
dead from sleeping sickness. The
child was three years old. She had
slept twenty hours out of twenty-four.
Her death occurred Friday night Fun
eral services we're held Sunday with
Mr.. Cunier officiating.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-05-19
Big Musical Hit ut Lake George

What promises to be the biggest hit
of the season at Lake George. Canaan.
will be the Introduction of its own or
chestra Kings of Harmony a group
of talented young men from Boston.
Each member is an artist introduc-
ing their original after -NoteJazz" on
Wednesday evening next. This or
chestra will play every Wednesday and
Saturday evenings for the season at
this resort. Dancing from eight to
twelve. Popular prices Gents 75c a;
ladies 25c.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-05-19

Sixtieth Anniversary

S. F. Emerson has just been noti-
fed that his regiment, the Third Maine
Infantry, is to hold its annual reunion
at Augusta on June 4. This regiment
was mustered in on the same date
1861, exactly 60 years ago. They will
visit and inspect the camp ground
which they then occupied. Aside from
Mr. Emerson the only Somerset Coun-
ty survivors of the Third Maine are
d. F. Fish and Simon Grover.
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Will You Take Summer B0arders

If you are so situated that you can
take summer boarders. especially on a
farm or under rural conditions, write
Immediately to W G. Hunton, Indus
trial Agent Name Central Railroad,
Portland, Maine, giving particulars as
completely as possible. Also send
the same information to us.
ENT-REPORTER co.
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At \ { rs TEACHER
ALLEGES ASSAULT
Al.a C0rson Before the Court and
Given Iniunctions for Good Behavior
In School

Athens. May 16.-Alva Corson, a
pupil at the Setson School. West
Athens. was arrested Friday last and
brought to the village where he was
arraigned before Trial Justice w y.
Sanders, charged with having assault
ed the teacher Miss Vera Deering
when she attempted TO make him
obey. The boy was represented by
William Halves and Judge Holman
appeared for the teacher TIL S having
been the first offense of the kind the
boy was fined by being ordered to pay
the costs. an injunction for good be-
hayior and to attend school regularly
being imposed.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-05-19

The Boys Conference opens in
Skowhegan tomorrow and will end
next Sunday evening. Everything is
practically in readiness for their COM
ing and the community at large ex-
tends a cord al welcome to the future
citizens. Headquarters of the confer
ence will be at the Federated Church
Parlors on Island Ave. where there
will be an official at all times to give
out information and assist delegates.
The housing committee and creden-
tia committee will be in session at
the Federated Parlors from l O'Clock
until o'clock to receive delegates
and guide them to the homes where
they are to stay during the confer
ence Every delegate and member of
the conference must report and pre-
sent credentials Immediately on ar
rival After leaving their baggage at
the homes, they will all return to
headquarters before o'clock when
the parade will be formed for the
march to the banquet at Fairview
Park This banquet will be served by
the lad es of different church auxil-
iaries in town.
The following committees were
named: general committee, chair
man, w H. Cummings committee on
entertainment, e. r. Goodrich, Myron
j. Smith, George II. Plummer, r. w.
Leighton. W. II. Hight, William Fol
som Merrill, II. A. Dinsmore, G. r.
Fogg E. p. Whiting. C. c. Goodwin,
George Tobey. Guides on commit
tee, Clement Downes, J. Harvey
White, L. c. Tarbox. Henry Dysart,
R. T. Jenkins; banquet committee,
A. c. Cheney. J. N. Smith. H. E.
Smith. Dir. S NJ. Cover, Robert Hall;
printing and publicity, r. T. Patten,
R. l.. Marston, John L. Fish; com
mttee on halls and meeting places
/. +. Jacobs, George L. H. Smith, DR.
R. A. Derbyshire; committee on mu-
sic. ]. H. jenkins, Lyle S. Moore, A
B. Pummer. DR.. M. e. Lord; finance
committee. w II. Cummings, l.. w
Gerrish, Carl Holt, l.. H. Goldsmith
R. L. Atwood, C. p. Merrill, c. w.
Day. Ira A. Norton, ]. II. Grundy;
reception committee, c. b. Hight, ].
f. Greenway, John Lewis, John Dugas,
Dr.. c. E. Richardson.
PROGRAM
Friday afternoon
Federated Church ParlOrs)
Z0O Informal Reception
Issuance of Credentials
Delegates find their homes.
90O Business Session
$40 Introduction of Leaders
bOh Announcements
eIO Parade to Banquet Hall at Fair
View Park
Led by Citizens Band
$50 Banquet Fairview Park
Prayer by Rev. Herbert l. Mich
OILS, Skowhegan
Montford Meader. Cheer Leader
Toastmaster Willard H. Cum
mings, Skowhegan
73O Welcome
From the City, Cylde II. Smith,
First Selectman, Skowhegan
From the Boys, Kenneth S.
Smiley
From the Churches. Rev. Geo
Loring Thurlow, Skowhegan
Response:
For the Boys. Dwight r. Merrill,
Madison
For the Leaders. Walter Hinck-
ley. Good Will Farm
Br ef Addresses by Conference
Leaders
Announcements
Saturday Morning
Methodist Episcopal church,
S-do Song service
'fo Devotions lead by Rev. Herbert
L. Nichols, Skowhegan
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DISTRICT |. 0. D. F. MEET,
ING At NORR|DGEWOCK
Oddfell0ws Of Skowhegan, Madison,
Athens and N0rridgewOck Will
Participate

The Oddfellows Lodges of District
No 81 which includes Skowhegan,
Madison, Athens and Norridgewock
will hold the d strict Meeting with
Quinnebasset Lodge No. 100 of Nor
ridgewock on Monday evening, May
23rd.
Brothers kindly take notice.
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blue LODGE MASONS F|TT|NGLY OBSERVE
centennial OF SOMERSET LODGE
Grand Master Wheeler and Grand Chaplain
Wilson Deliver Addresses Banquet

say that the Masonic temple was never
the scene Of more genuine brother
love and good fellowship than on the
evening Of this centennial occasion.
In due time the Reporter will pub
lish in full Past Master Merrills his
tory OF Somerset Lodge
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
Pastlme Theatre, Madison, Maine

viii run Holman Days THE Rider
of King Log" May 80. afternoon and
evening.
This is a feature you all have been
watching and waiting for as 1t was
made at North Anson, Maine. The
Skowhegan Band and most everybody
was in the funeral procession. Come
and see yourself.
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II Is ii ITdHSleTfeu game, not one
of the regular high school series, and
is probably the strongest team that
Skowhegan will tackle for the year.
Admission to park. general public,
25 cents
Delegates free.
Anson Academy will play Winslow
High at Farview in the forenoon of
Saturday. thus enabling the Arson
Academy students an opportunity to
attend the conference
Saturday Evening
(Methodist Episcopal Church,
730 Song Service
745 Devotions
Led by Rev. George Merriam,
Skowhegan
500 Brief Addresses by the most
popular delegate from each
town
Subject-"What does this Con-
ference mean to our delega-
tion?"
$50 Games and Stunts, under the di-
rection of Roy c. Handley, Au-
burn
900 Address
William Knowles Cooper. Cen
eral Secretary Y. M C. A,
Washington, ID. c.
Sunday Morning
1870 Delegates attend Church with
Hosts
1900 Sunday School
Sunday Afternoon
Methodist Episcopal Church,
300 Mass Meeting for Men and Boys
Boys under fourteen years of
age not admitted)
Willard H. Cummings presiding
Song Service and Devotions
Led by JEFF c. Smith, Waterville
$3.50 Address
Will am Knowles Cooper. Cen
eral Secretary. Y. M. c. A.,
Washington, ID. c.
Sunday Evening
methodist Episcopal church,
7.3O Song Service
Devotions
Led by Conference Officers
Report of Committees
8.15 Address
William Knowles Cooper. Cen
eral Secretary Y. NJ c. A,
Wash ngton d. c.
9.05 Farewell Meeting
Led by JEFF {. Smith, WateryIlle
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Cliff Aulis was in Pittsfield, New
port and Oldtown Yesterday on bust
ness.
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$1,000 INSTEAD OF slO-
900 FOR INSURANCE
Referees Decision In the Case OF
Baker 4 Priest V. Insurance 60.

The referees in the case of Baker
d Priest Of Scion y the Miller's
Mutual Insurance company of Har-
r sburg Pa. and the Ohio Miler's
Mutual Insurance company of Can
ton. o.. awarded to the former $1,000
instead of the full Slanoo which the
firm claimed as the result Of fire
at their mil last spring The refer
ees were Carroll y Perkins. c. f. 3
Walker of This city and a. Porter
of SkowheEan.
W. E. Seekius Of Hartland with the
International Correspondence School.
was in town last night.
Miss Helen Davidson. who has heen
the guest of Mrs. Margaret S G.
Briggs. returned Yesterday 10 her
home n Brookiuc. Mass On Tues
day Mrs Briggs and Miss Davidson
with Mrs Matte f. Goodwin and Mrs
Fred Il. Philbrck, spent the day in
Bangor
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Roll of Honor in the
Class of S. H. S. 1922
Time HOnOred Entertainment Occurs
On the Evening of May "a Directed
by Mrs. Oak
The Junior Exhibition of the class
of 1922 s. H. S. VIII be presented,
under the direction of Kathleen e.
Oak, on Friday evening, May 9th
at the Opera House, with the follow
ing program.
THE OVERALDS CLUB
A Farce in One Act
by
Helen Sherman Griffith
Characters
Mildred Drew, president of club.
Beatrice Weston
Dora Greene, secretary,
Virginia Stinchfield
Isabel Daniels. treasurer and ardent
propagandist, Carolyn Hobart
Members
Ethel BrookS DOrOlhN Hobart
Anne Black COrnne Beauford
Myrtle Fenton Louise Pollard
Lucy West Ruth lies
Barbara Whitney. Mildred's rich city
cousin, Ruth Niles
DR.. Frances Ellery, in search of new
medical fields to conquer,
Airline Keene
Susie. the maid, Vera Weeks
A room in Mildreds house.
COATS AND PETTlCOATS
A Comedy in One Act
by
Rachel Baker Gale
Characters
Lawrence Denbigh Roland Russell
Madge, his wife, Gladys Ames
Josephine, his sister, Virginia Ames
Miss Prudence Pringle, his aunt
Olena Viles
Miss Priscilla Pringle, his aunt.
Flora Cowett
Pauline Pemberton Evelyn ST. Leger
Rebecca Randolf Ethel Ham lton
Nora Hazel Dumont
In Old Maids Sketch
Marjorie Anderson Helen Gates
Christine Carroll Evelyn Reed
Winifrede Scott Doris Whittemore
Genevieve Beecher Margaret Lessard
Gertrude 'lbert Kathleen Norton
Beatrice Irving Dorothy Hobart
Madeline Westley Nelma Berry
Juliette Kent Evelyn Vilcs
Scene
Living room at the Denbigh's
Accompanist. Virginia Stinchfeld
A HIGHLY COLORED SKETCH
by
Marjorie Benton Cooke
Scene
Nelindy Jonsings kitchen
Characters
Mr.. Abraham Ebenezer White
Theodore Croker
Miss Melindy Jonsing
Arthur Dunbar
THE LOVING CUP
A Play in One Act
by
Alice Brown
Characters
Doctor Brentwood Kenneth Copp
John c. Timmins Carroll Chase
Hen Batchelder Claude BouChard
Andrew May Carroll Beal
Samuel Peck Carleton Gammage
Hiram Haynes Bernard Kennedy
Mrs. Timmins Catherine Mathers
Miss Nettie Snow Geneva Lew'a
Miss Gill Evelyn Niles
Miss Pride EthelNn Morris
Mrs. Peck Fella Richardson
Mrs. Haynes Ivy Young
Aim ra Jenkins Fern Packard
Rosie Lillian Leo
Jane Blanche Roy
Cynthia May Nelma Berry
Scene
Picnic grounds at Ginseng Pond.
The following is the Honor Roll in
scholarship, class Of 1922, Skowhegan
High School.
High Honors.-
Virgin a Whittier Ames
Kenneth Russell Copp
Doris Emily Whittemore
%*Honors:-
Velma Airline Berry
Helen Clara Gates
Flora Geneva Cowette
Hazel Cecilia Dumont
Carleton Gilman Gamage
Carolyn Elizabeth Hobart
Dorothy May Hobart
Los Whitney Hubbard
Airline Bernice keene
Lillian Marie Leo
Ethelyn May Morris
Blanche Louise Roy
Olena Moore Niles
Ruth Mae Niles
Marcia Mabele Woodbury.
Ivy May Young
*High Honors are attained by stu
dents whose average rank has been
between 80 to 81 per cent.
++Honors are attained by stu
dents whose average rank has been
between 85 to 50 per cent.
The arrangement of the names is all
phabetical and not by order of rank
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SkOWHEGAN READY TO WELCOME THE
BOYS Of SOMERSET COUNTY
Conference Opens Tomorrow, Continues Sunday
Complete Program Addresses -Banquets--Sports

900 Report OF Nominating commit
tee
9.05 Introduction of new officers
$40 Address Our Present Day Chal-
lenge," jeff C. Smith, Watervile
$50 Address, "a Program of County
Possibilities, Roy, c. Handley
1870 Physical Exercise led by Roy c
Handley, Auburn
1915 Oren Parliament
11.05 Address. Leadership" A A
Heald. Waterville
11.45 Announcements
11.50 Conference Photograph
1900 Adjournment
Saturday Afternoon
(Fairv.ew Park
200 Athletic Program
l. Half Mile Run
2 Pole Vault
3 Quarter Mile Run
a. Running High Jump
5. Two Hundred Twenty Yard
Dash
g. Shot Put
7. One Hundred Yard Dash
s. Tug O. War
g. Running Broad Jump
10. One Mile Relay Race
Ball Game,
Skowhegan VS.. Gardiner
IJiUb
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JUNIOR EXHIBITION
PROGRAM
Roll of Honor in the
Class of S. H. S. 1922
Time HOnOred Entertainment Occurs
On the Evening of May 27 Directed
by Mrs. Oak

The Junior Exhibition of the class
of 1922 S. II. S. VIII be presented,
under the direction of Kathleen e.
Oak, on Friday evening, May 27th
at the Opera House, with the follow
ing program.
THE OVERALDS CLUB
A Farce in One Act
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VI gh HOnors are attained by SUI
dents whose average rank has been
between 80 to 81 per cent
+*Honors are attained by stu
dents whose average rank has been
between S5 to 50 per cent
The arrangement of the names is al
phabetical and not by order of rank.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-01-08
Corn at 80 Cents a Bushel.

A. B. Curet, parish demonstration
agent of Pointe Coupee, has sent
out from his headquarters at New
Roads, letters to other parish agents
throughout the state, in which he Of
fers corn in car lots at 80 cents per
bushel. The letter reads as follows: ::
"Realizing that our farming enter
prises have not. been as renVperative
as they might have been, and that
strict economy should be practiced
by both seller and buyer for the fu-
ture benefit of both. wish to offer
the purchasing farmers ear corn in
large quantities carload lots) for
80 cents per bushel (72 lbs.) f. o. b.
car. This corn is guaranteed and
inspected by the writer, all weights
guaranteed within two per cent of
railroad weights. We are also in
position to offer Al Calhoun Red
Cob seed corn for $3 per bushel. This
corn won first place at the Donald
sonville Fair held last October. Only
carefully selected corn will be sold.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-01-08
New Methodist Pastor.

Rev. E. N. Evans has been ap-
pointed to the Methodist church here
and at White Castle, taking the place
of Rev. Giles, who has been transfer
red to. Slidell. Mr.. Evans comes from
New Orleans. He is an elderly man
Of wide experience in church and col
lege work, in the pulpit and on the
lecture platform. He has travelled
from Canada to Cuba and from the
Atlantic to Mexico. He has accepted
an invitation to deliver few pub
lie lectures in the local churches
ON the subject of "Civiliza-
ton" In explaining the plan of his
proposed lectures, Mr.. Evans said :
Each church is to be furnished with
the address of all those expressing a
preference for that church. In other
words, it is to learn who lives here
and what is their religious faith or
church preference. Each church
wants to know it's members and
friends. Every minister should know
two things message and his
people. This survey VIII find no hea-
then but many persons who have a
religious faith based on the bible, and
yet are not vitality connected with
any religious organization expressing
in worship and service their faith"
Mr.. Evans also states that religious
survey Of Donaldsonville and vicinity
is being planned as the joint work of
the Catholic, Methodist, Episcopal
and Jewish churches. "The survey"
he says, "is to be conducted on the
plan of the great international church
without assumming membership or
any expense connected with that
worldwide movement. 1t is purely
local and for the benefit of the COM
munity and without denominational
bias. All the churches jointly extend
a cordial invitation to each family to
attend religious services. 1t is good
for US to know each other. Let's
get acquainted and be friends and
each do their part in their own way
to build up a righteous and Cody
civilization in our community"
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-01-08
POPE ENDORSES SEMINARY.
A1proves Crusade and Conveys Bless
ing in Letter to BsShop.

Pope Benedict XIV has endorsed
tic crusade presently being wased
for funds for the seminary TO be
built in the diocese Of New Orleans,
archbishop John W. Shaw, a te"
days ago, received the following let
ter from Cardinal! Gasparri, papal
secretary, which was sent from the
Vatican December 3:
"The Holy Father learned with
great pleasure of your intention TO
erect major seminary in your arch
diocese and that you intend to raise
funds for this purpose. Since the
object of this campaign could not be
nobler and most praiseworthy, the
Holy Father recommends it most
heartily to the good will of your peo-
pie.
"Knowing the generosity Of your
flock and the affection it entertalns
for your person, His Holiness feels
sure that you will succeed in your
undertaking; therefore he gladly i'm
parts to you and your faithful
flock and all who contribute to this
worthy cause the Apostolic Blessing y
The archbishop read the letter at
a meeting of the Knights of Colum-
bus, at which the captains reported
that $275,O0O had been raised by che
pre-canvass army which pledged to
raise 100000 for the fund.
A solemn iridium for the success
of the campaign was begun in all of
the churches in New Orleans Friday
and will end tomorrow morning, and
tomorrow afternoon there will be d
Dig parade in the Crescent City in
behalf of the crusade.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-01-08
High School Notes.

Yesterday ended the fourth sclo-
lastic month. Regular monthly tests
were not given in all the grades dur
ing the past week, however, because
pupils Of grades five and eleven, in
elusive, will undergo their regular
mid-year examinations during the
week of January II. :Fourth m1aV1
report marks shall be based. on daily
work of pupils during the ast four
weeks. III
Beginning last MondayNall high
school recitation periods were re-
duced to forty minutes, with double
periods twice week for laboratory
exercises. During the first fou1
months Of this session the daily pro
gram consisted of three sixty-minute
periods and three forty-minute Pc
riods. The sixty-minute periods
were of such length as to enable the
teacher to spend about one-third of
the time in teaching the pupils how
to study the particular subject. This
plan had to be abandoned for the Sec
ond term because there were numer-
GUS conflicts in class recitations of
some pupils who are deficient in one
subject, and because there is limin
ted force of high school teachshe.
The members of the high schol facul-
ty are hopeful of being able to 1e-
turn to the supervised-study periods
next year, for it is universally agreed
that such periods are more conducive
to better work than are the shorter
recitation periods.
The high school athletic association
has arranged a schedule of several
basketball games to be played in the
near future. Two games of girls
basketball and two ganf,s Of boys
basketball are scheduled with the
White Castle teams and the boys
games on the local campus. It is
doubtful whether any of these games
shall be played next week.. because of
the impossible road at Mccall.
At meeting Of the Junior class
held last Tuesday, Carolyn Barbara
Winkler resigned as secretary of
the class on account of resigning from
D. H. S. Her resignation was ac
cepted and Mae Dugas was elected
to fill the vacancy.
A meeting of the School Improve
ment League will be held in the
near future. The purpose Of the
meeting will be to consider what dis
position shall be made of the two
hundred dollars now in bank to the
leagues credit. Members are asked
to be present and lend their sugges-
tions. Announcement of the exact
date Of the meeting will be given
in these columns in due times
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-01-08
CAPT. ROBT. H. CAST,
New Real Estate Firm.

tve.tvsi1cn ss1 H Re5kssport tas oskeapsr past
of the Belle Alliance plantation in
Assumption parish, formerly the
property of E. & J. Kock, but for
the past few years owned by the
Evan-Belle Company, has retired
from the position, effective on the
1st inst, and engaged in the real es-
tate, investment and brokerage busi-
ness under the firm name of Geo. H.
DeRussy & Co. The company will
attend to the purchase and sale Of all
kinds of property and to the max
ing of investments Of all kinds, and
will have offices in New Orleans and
Doaldsonville. Mr.. DeRussy being
extensively kown throughout the
state and particularly in south Lou
isiana, it is a foregone conclusion
that the business Of the firm will
prove success from the very begin
ming. The Chief was favored with a
business call from Mr.. DeRussy
Thursday.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-01-08
Road in Bad Condition.

The recent rains made the piece of
road at Mccall, where new levee is
in course Of construction, impass-
able. Recourse was then had to
the roadway through the field which
was provided by the owners of the
plantation for the convenience of the
general public; but as result of
heavy traffic during bad as well as
good weather, this road has al
SO become impossible. The con-
tractor in charge of the building of
the levee has been trying hard to
gravel this piece of road so as to
make it practicable, but owing to the
heavy rainfalls he has been able to
make very little progress and it may
be some time before this road is put
in frst-class condition.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-01-08
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO
TRESPASSERS

THE PUBLIC persist to trespass IN all +ho
property of the Miles Planting and
Manufacturing Company, contrary to
the warning given by sign boards disn,aved
at the entrance of every gate from the
puphc road The absolute disregard of my
notorious. Believing the time has arrived
ior me to take more determined stand and
TO adopt more stringent measures than have
been pursued in the past I now notify all
Wnom 1t may concern that hunting, trap
ping or otnerwise trespassing on Donald
son, Clark, Conway, Orange Grove and Mon.
roe plantations. will be prosecuted under
fuii penalty of the law. In order to assure
relief from all intruders, | ask the co-opera-
ton of the lessses and tenants of the sew
erai plantations in enforcing the law for
w. P. MILES,
President, Miles Planting and Mfg. Co.
burnside, La, Jan. l, 1921.