The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-12-22


ing the death OF May Carleton. lie
resents in his petition that he has
no recollection of committing the
crime, due to exces Ire indulgence In
drink. He reports hal he close con
finement is affee.ng hi health.
Marshal Foch OF France paused
through Brattleboro in his passage
through Vermont and received rohs
ing welcome. A reception committee,
headed by Gov. IIartBess. American
Legion men and others from dll-parts
of the state, who came by speciai
train. and from nearby towns IN NeN
Hampshire. greeted the leader OF the
French armies
A total of 1909 deer were Killed IN
Massachusetts, in the course OF me
seven -day open season. compared
with 1,4ss bagged last year. accord !.
ing to figures made public by IN.
state conservation department The
best single kill was reported By
Charles X. Van West of Chester. who
brought down a 375 pound buck ear.
rying pair of Appoint antlers
Franklin county led in the LIST oil
high kills with a total of 2Sl Othe
leading counties were. Worcester
232; Berkshire, 1o5. Hampton. 1T,
Hampshire 1T; Plymouth, ia, Barn
stable SO.
Salo Ansbach of Boston and New I
ark, N J.. a magician. was before
Commissioner Nelson on The charge
of causing to be nut lated 1o-cen
coins which had been bored ont anf
so milled that one half dollar wonif
slim inside the other and thereby be +
come concealed He argued that / +
was only a trick and that he had NJ
intention of destroying money, nj
claimed. He enterta med the Fedora |
officials with his sleight of hant
tricks while waiting for hearing b, |
Commissioner Nelson The defendan i
was held in s50o and his case in
definitely continued.
Among the deserving Young men
Sho attained honorable mention or
Scre awarded scholarships At The
lose of the fall term at Exeter Acad
amy, were included notable mum
Der from Maine towns. Richard II. j
field, Il Senior. of Phillips and Mark
". Libbey of South berwick, also Il
senior. were elected 10 the honorary
society. the Cum I.aude. Howard H.
Brown. ,lr.. Of Augusta received q
Hobbs prize of S2So. Robert T. Smith
Of Saco, member III The upper middle
class, won Il Phillips prize of 800. The
names of Richard II Field ri Phillips
and Mark w. Libhey of South Rer
wick we're included among those list
ing the honor men III scholarship.
The Navy Department has received
an official communication from Com
mandcr G. A. Bisset, experimenting
Constructor L. 5. N. Lake Torpedo
Boat Company, bridgeport, Conn,
suggesting the establishment of Il
corps of ostcopathic physicians in the
navy This brings to an official status
The question which has been brewing
in both the army and navy ever since
the beg ginning of thc.war. Washington
has been flooded with protests from
every quarter of The country and from
all branches of the service against
the red tape of medical authority,
which has prevented soldiers and sail
ors from having osteopathie treat /
Ia. LIT. 10 lo ~ D,
wedge by which it is possible some /
Thing may be accomplished to unrayel
he red tape Commander liisseta t
communication says that the results
If the establishment of Il corps of Us /
leopaths would be To increase the eff !
,iency Of the navy by keeping those
n the service in better physical ron |
dtion, that is. in better state of
lealtI "A healthy man Is of much !
more use to the service than sick |
nan even il the sickness amounts to
pnly to slight indispostion, writes |
commander Bisset.
John Oinamen, n Fin, tells a woods |
,tor., that reads like Wild West or
gar North yarn He and companion
left a lumber camp, No } ON the up |
per PenObscot. for home, 30-mle |
hike on foot To Grant Farm, being the
irst installment. They had covered
% miles. it was in darkness, when
hey were attacked By wolves. They
succeeded in getting into trees where1
The ferocious animals kept them until !
daylight, hnngry and nearly frozen.
The wolves then skunk away and the
ired men finished their hike 80
Grants where they separtel, Dina
men going to Lewiston and ArYo
Harsman for Bangor.
An interesting youngster arrived in
Clinton Saturday p. IN. Il runaway boy I
about Is years of age. who called ut
the hdmc of w. NJ kcene and asked |
to sec the madam. secretly. Upon T
his request being granted he proceed
eed to unburden himself and tell hs
story. lie stated that his home vas
i'm GAINESVILLE. Ohio. and that he, haV
ing had some unpleasantness with his
mother. decided to run away Having
heard Maine spoken of rs beautiful
and interesting spot, he decided 10
bie maV ltitbp and reached VA