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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-10-06
BROWNS C0RNER-CANAAN

Rev. o. NJ. Chase will conduct a
meeting in the Browns Corner School
house Sunday, Oct. 9, at 100 =. nj j.
All are invited to attend.
Louis Hamilton, teacher in the
Browns Corner district, attended
meeting at Beans Corner Pittsheld,
Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. c. e. Leighton of Hart
land passed Sunday as guests OF Mr.
and Mrs. G. b. Chase.
Mrs. Ralph Cover, who recently
returned from the Kennebec Hospital
is improving rapidly.
Mrs. Nettie Herrin of Skowhegan,
who has been visiting in the home OF
her cousin, II. l.. burlington, for two
weeks, has returned to her home
Miss Gladys Porter and friend OF
Dixmont visited her sister, Miss Anna
Porter, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. J. Lancaster at
tended the funeral of his neiee, Mrs.
Glenna Annis, in Skowhegan, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hayhurst, OF
Waterville, passed the weekend with
Ivory Burrill and family.
l.. Green and family of Hartland
were in the place Sunday on Dusi-
ness.
Our mail carrier Mr.. Elliott, is en-
toying an IL days vacation from MS
duties. Leroy Harding is taking ms
place as carrier.
Last Thursday John Lowering and
wife of South Paris, Me-. in company
with Mrs. Mary Thompson and son,
Herbert Jones. of Canaan, went to
East Holden, Me, for a visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. William Craig. While
returning home, near Etna, the steer
Ing gear OF their car broke. The ear
tinned over. but fortunately the occu-
pants escaped with minor injuries.
Rev. o. M. Chase and Mrs. Chase
and Mr.. and Mrs. r. P. Chase at
tended the convention in Pittsfield
saturday and Sunday.
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ST. ALRANG

Pond School. taught by Irene Libby.
reports the following for the week
ending Sept 80. The pupils having
perfect spelling are, William Braiey.
s: Dorothy Libby 8. Howard Gray,
6; Myron Wood, 6: Margaret Buker,
); Clarence Morrow, 5, Ernest Wood,
4 Althea Morrow, 3; John Braley, 8:
Hilda Buker. 3, and the three in the
first grade who started in last spring
are spelling orally this term, had per-
feet lessons this week They are:
Grace Wood, Evelyn Morrow and
Clyde Hunt. School was in session
Saturday for a visiting day, that the
teachers of Supt Clifford's district
might attend. Those attending were
the Mrs. Carver. McCrillis and Col
bath from Hartland; Mrs. Howes and
Mrs. Lenfest from Palmyra; Miss Da-
Wis and Miss Elliot. st. Adams, also
Miss Burlock, who leaves soon for
Limestone. and Miss Pratt and Miss
Harvie of the high school faculty of
Hartland and Frank Withee from No.
Hartland. Drill work in the various
studies was exemplifed, a dictionary
study was given and lastly, Pershing
League met in regular session. that
the visiting teachers might see a
School Improvement League conduct
its routine of business. A short pro-
gram was given consisting of poems.
quotations. compositions and songs,
also Vietrola music. Pond School and
its teacher feel much honored to en-
terrain such a goodly number of teach
ers from our district and hope some
benefit was derived from the day.
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BINGHAM CENTER

Forrest Gilman and family who
have spent the greater part OF the
summer with his parents have re-
turned to their home in Bingham vii
lage. he beginning work for c. W.
Dutton on Monday last.
The farmers in this vicinity are
busy harvesting their apples and po-
tatoes.
Mrs. Earl Carl Is employed at the
Scion Canning factory.
George Gilman and wife spent the
week lend with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. s. NJ. Adams, OF Madison. being
called there on account of Mr.. Adams
critical illness.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Miller are the
proud parents of baby boy. Flora
Curtis is caring for the mother and
baby.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-10-06

Mrs, Reuben Reed Saturday. Her
callers on Sunday were Mr.. and Mrs
Roy Sanford and Mrs. Della Often OF
Skowhegap. and Mr.. and Mrs. George
Kidder, Of Waterville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Fitzgerald and
Mr.. and Mrs. Elvin Richardson took
an auto trip to Eustis Sunday.
Charles Coleman has gone to Balti-
more, Md, where he is Principal in
| q school. His wife will remain at
their farm and is teaching the Brock
School.
Fred Coleman has returned to his
work in the ammunition factory at
Philadelphia, Penn.
Billie MADAM has moved his family
to Brockton, Mass, where they will
make their home In the future.
George Keene came home from the
hospital Tuesday and is gaining rap
idly.
Miss Effie Nye of Skowhegan was
a guest of Edna Davis recently.
b. F. Neewcomb OF Berkeley, Cal,
was a guest of his cousin, Mrs. Rufus
Williams and son, George Williams,
the past week.
The Misses Roxy Stevens, Eta Eli
lis and Mildred Cook, of Waterville,
were weekend guests of Miss Minnie
Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Titon of Hart
land were guests of Mrs. Julia Church
| i'll Sunday.
Mrs. Mae Dane and daughter Dor
othy, of Skowhegan. We're at Forrest
| Moores Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nellie Rolf and Mil
dred and Donald Decker took an auto
| trip to Deadriver Sunday.
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EAST SKOWHEGAN

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Kicker OF Port
land arrived Saturday, for a visit at
the home of his brother, Raymond
Kicker.
Henry Boynton is assisting Alien
Varney with his potato and apple
picking =
Albert Varney of Pittsfield, form
err resident here. was injured Satur-
day evening, while crossing the street
in Pittsfieid by being hit by an auto
mobile. He was knocked down, two
ribs were broken. with several other
cuts and bruises. 1t is hoped his
condition Is not serious.
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OI'INNEBASSETT

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Watson OF
Munroe and w. b. Tryon OF Frank
fort were in town Saturday and sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alton Ward and infant
daughter, of Newburg. arrived in town
Friday and Saturday.
p. f. Withee, M. G.. Soule and Mr.
Ward started on hunting trip, re-
turning Monday p NJ. with two deers.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. Weodsum> and
two children, Harriet and James,
went to Rockland. Sunday. where they
were guests of Mrs. A. B. Allen.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. s. Withee return
ed Sunday from an automobile trip
to Canada.
Sprague Taylor of Fairfield, and Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Thompson OF the VII
lage were calling on relatives here,
Sunday.
Warren c. waldron, of yassalboro,
while visiting his aunt. Mrs. Frank
Lancaster. shot a fine deer. the first
one to be got in this vicinity. The
deer weighed l40 lbs, dressed weight
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EAST NEW PORTLAND

Mr. and Mrs. George FarQuahar OF
Lowell, Mass, motored here Friday
to spend the week end at Edwin
Clarks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Jones and son.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Emery and two
boys. spent a few days at Carl Walk
er's farm hunting. They secured one
deer and several partridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Fl. Adams and two
children were callers at Obed Aliens
in Highland Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. .Chas Nye will spend
the winter with Mrs. Carrie Davis and
children.
The High School box supper last
Thursday evening was pleasant So
ciai affair. proceeds about "a.
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LEXINGTON

The many friends of Miss Shasta
Allbee are glad to see her able to be
out again after an Illness OF pneu-
monia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howell Atwood spent
the week with his brother, Harold
Atwood ana family. of East New Port
land.
Dorm Peterson has purchased a
Ford car of Holt & Hight Of Skowhe-
gan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dora Pease, who have
been visiting relatives here for cou-
pie of weeks. left for their home IN
Walpole. Mass, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Parker OF
New Portland, were visitors OF MT
and Mrs. o. A. Williams Sunday.
Justin Howard has moved his ram
lily into the Horace Parker place, So
called, so his children may attend the
Centre School.
Mrs. Erma Peterson and children
were guests Sunday OF Mrs. uosie
Allbee.
Fred Clark Of New Sharon, agent
for apple trees, was In town Saturday
tkaing orders.
Parker Williams will start for Flor
ida next week with Charles Norton
OF Flagstaff by auto.
Mrs. Mahlon Hewett and nephew
Oris Hewett. were the guests OF her
aunt. Mrs. Fred Ford. Wednesday .
Appleton Webb and Mr.. DOOM Oh
Pennington came Friday and returned
Sunday to enjoy the day Saturday
hunting.
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The Interesting News If
Somrset,s Busy Towns
CONCORD

Llewellyn Church shot big wild
cat the first of last week and he also
got another big bear.
Mrs. Walter Garland spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. 8. g. Chase.
George Higgins of Madison was at
his farm here picking apples. His son
Raymond was helping him.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank Atwood and
Mrs. Wilbur were at Bingham Monday
to call on Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman At
wood and Mr. and Mrs. b. F. Atwood
and family.
Quite thunder shower passed over
this place Friday evening.
Sylvester Healy has been quite sick
for the past week but is up around
again.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-10-06
JACKMAN

Mr.. and Mrs Henry Chamberlain
of Jackman Station have been to Yer
mont to visit their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. ID. Chamebrland.
The Rebekah Aid held fancy goods
sale at Jackman Library on Saturday,
Oct. list. The fancy articles were very
pretty and all useful. The affair was
a success both socially and financial
ly. 1t showed patient and steady
work on the part of the ladies'
The Rev and Mrs. Timperley have
ben spending few days at Lake Par
lin.
Mr.. and Mrs Omer Ellis of Range
ley are the guests of Mrs Ellis par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred HENDERSON
at Head Pond.
Mr.. c. s. Cook and party who have
been spending the summer at his
farm the Lotus Ranch" returned to
Boston on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Toffey and
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Mackay, who
have spent five months at Big Wood
Lake Camps. returned to their home
at Jersey City on Wednesday, Oct. 3,
1921.
J. A. Bulmer met with an accident
on Thursday of last week. while rid
ing a motorcycle up the Holden hill.
The cycle struck small rock in the
road and threw Mr. Bulmer off and on
to the side of the road. He cut his
head in two places.
DR.. and Mrs. j. M. Boothby are
away on their annual vacation.
Mr. and Mrs Bernard Nichols are
moving into e A. Henderson's house
on Cook st.
Several of the men took advantage
of the good weather on Saturday and
went hunting.
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RIDGE R0AD-FAIRFIELD

Mrs. Chester Emery is visiting rel
atives in Bath.
Mrs. Ed Mitchell was Sunday guest
of her mother. Mrs. Abbie Brown.
A. n. and D. W. Ellis were among
the exhibitors att the Skowhegan fair.
Miss Pearl Richardson is rapidly re-
covering from her recent illness.
George Howe has resumed his stu
dies at Clark University, Worcester,
Mass. after spending the summer with
his aunt. Mrs. F. E. NOVEL;.
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SOUTH SOLON

mir. and Mrs. Howard Steward were
calling on relatives in town Sunday.
c. r. Durham has sold his farm to
Vim. Evans Cayler of New York who
has moved on to the farm.
1t is reported that the DR.. White
farm has been sold lately.
Elmer Davis has lost one of his
work horses,
Willis Blanchard has been cutting
silage In town.
Frank Adams went to Skowhegan
Monday.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-10-06

Butler. spent the weekend in BAN
gor
Mr. and Mrs Swanson from Mass.
have been visiting relatives in town.
They returned to their home some
time last week
Miss Doris HUFF visited friends here
over the Sabbath.
Mae Butler of Boston is the guest
of her brother. F. +. Butler.
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Gard OF Thanks

We wish to express our sincere
gratitude to all those who assisted us
in any way at the time of the death
of our loved one. Also for the beat
tiful flowers.
Mr.. and Mrs. W II. Sawyer
Starks, Me-. Oct s, 1921
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WEST ATHENS

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hall. also Mr.
and Mrs GLAND Waller. of Skowhegsn.
we're guests of Mrs. 8. s. HUFF. who
has been spending the past three
weeks with her mother. Ida II But
Ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Timms, OF
Skowhegan, were in town Wednesday
to attend the fair.
Mrs. o. c. Hun and Miss Ethel r.
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Card OF Thanks

wish to thank all my friends for
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sent me while at the kennebec Valley
Hospital.
Mildred Tracy,
Cornville, Me-, Oct. 6, 1921.
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Mrs. Alice Douglas and Mrs. eva
Nash of Skowhegan were Calling On
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NORTH MADISON

Mrs. Clara Clark picked large
cluster of ripe raspberries on sept.
80. The cluster contained both ripe
and green berries and abundance OF
blossoms.
Mrs. Rebecca Robbins who has been
in rather poor health is some better
at this writing.
Mrs Emma Dean of Skowhegan
spent the week end with her parents
Mr. and Mrs Edgar Clark.
Samuel Adams of Madison is in very
poor health being confined TO the bed
nearly all of the time. lie formerly
lived at North Madison,
Roy Ryder Of Skowhegan was in
town last Monday the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Ansel Salley
MADISON CENTER
Several from this place are plan
ing to go to the fair at Athens We'd
nesday.
Miss George Hayden returned to
Portland last Friday after being at
home five weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. +. Spear arc plan
ing a trip to Boston this week in
their car.
SOUTH MADISON
Several from this vicinity are haul
ing their apples to Jewett's ut &or-
ridgewock
]. W. Blackwell is filling his silo
this week.
Ralph Blackwell, Mrs. James Wills
and two children took an auto ride to
Carrabasset Station Sunday alter
noon.
Most everyone in this vicinity is
hauling water.
Mrs. Alton Furbush who has been
the guest of Mrs. Daniel Wescott Tor
the past 9 months expects TO return
to her home in Lynn. Mass, this week
Miss Bertha Young spent the week
end with friends in Mercer.
Little Newell Mckinney who had
the misfortune to break his arm re
Gently is gaining slowly.
Arizona republican., 1921-08-13

big colored man that was also a prize fighter and he done something that was vs. the law and the judge said he must go to jail and serve a turn, but instead of going to jail he run away out of the country and went to France where he stayed till the big war started and then he moved to Spain so as not to distract Frances attentions off of the war.
 He was the champion prize fighter of the world but was starveing to death because he couldn't get no job that they wasn't some work con- nected with it. So he was tickled to death when they finely offered him a big purse to go to Cuba and fight a man named Willard.
 He was beat by Willard. but after wards the papers said he come out and said that 1t was a fake and he could of win if he wanted to. After vile he got homesick and come back to the U. S. and give himself up and they put him in jail where he served a VT. When he got out he come to New York and 10000 ad- mires met him at the station and carried him off on their shoulders and give him banquet.
 Yes says my friend, you are
 
 after all a man should ought to be perfectly satisfied to of lived in it. But If I was you I would not tell my grandchildren them storys because they will say, what about you grand pa? Was you one of the thousands that took part in them remarkable incidence?"
 T will tell them the truth" I says. I was amongst those present at the fight but 1 got in on an Annie Oakley. But the day Jack Johnson got to town and was give a banquet we was going to have Co. for dinner and I had to freeze the ice cream And as for the day when the boys. and gals marched up main st. and got wet, why It was in the juniper berry sea- son and l stayed home and put up 8 qts."
 RING w. LARDNER.
 Great Neck, Aug. 12.
Arizona republican., 1921-08-13
LARDNER WEEKLY LETTER
WE LIVE IN THE AGE OF WONDERS
By RING w. LARDNER

a dairy of some of the wonders that has came off around. here in recent months so that some rainy F. M. 20 yrs. whence, when my grandchildren gets tired knawing my beard and asks grandpa to tell them a story. will have some to tell them which will make their hair stand ,n l end.
 Well" says my friend. 'ieave us pretend like this is 20 yrs. from now and you are my grandfather and am some of your grandchildren and I have asked you to tell me a story
 "AIl right" I says. sI will tell you a story but it won't be no fairy story but it will be a couple incidence that come of 20 yrs ago and you may not believe them but they are true-'
 So l started in.
 About 20 yrs ago I was liveing near a place called New York and 1t was a couple yrs after the US congress had past law vs. liquor and they was some people that did not like the law. So they wondered what they would do about it and man told them that if they would get ups a parade and walk up the main st. of New York carrying ban- ners with Give us our Beer and etc. on them, why congress would hear about it and maybe call the law off.
 So l5,000 people dressed up in comicai costumes and had signs painted and walked up the main st. of New York. But they had not went far when it begin to rain. And they all got wet outside.
 That is one story and here is an- other. Along about the same time, they was prize fighter named Jack Dempsey that was the best prize fighter in the world and had knocked out pretty near everybody in the world and weighed 200 lbs. And they was another prize fighter named Geo. Carpenter that weighed 16s lbs. and had knocked out Joe Beckett and Croisilles and Dick Smith and Blink McCloskey and a man named Grundhoven. The names of his victims wasas well known in the pugilistic world as mine is ir the realms of polo.
 So the match makers made a match between the fighters Dempsey and Carpenter and charged $50 for the | best seats to same and 100000 paid to see the fight. The 200 ID. cham
 pion knocked the little fellow out in
 rds. and a great many of those who ! had paid to get in acted surprised. Wonders Never Cease A few years before this, they was
Arizona republican., 1921-08-13
SCHOF|ELD-GOLD
 ACTION APPEALED

The case of George Schofield. plaintiff and appellant, against Mar tin Gold, Dolores Gold, Rosa Gold and Helen Gold Killeen. defendants and appellees, reached the supreme court yesterday. This was an action brought by the plaintiff to secure his on<- fourth share of the estate Of Dolores Gold de Schofield. his moth- CT and the wife of Martin Gold.
 Property to the amount of sS0O,0oO is involved. It was the theory of the plaintiff that this was community property. but the defendants alleged that it was the property of Martin Gold. acquired by him during his bachelorhood. There figured in the affair a deed by the mother of the plaintiff to Gold shortly before her death, but is alleged by the plaintiff that in the execution of it she was under the Domination of Gold. The other parties to the defense are half sisters of Schofield.
Arizona republican., 1921-08-13
SMOKE CASE GOES
 ID TRIAL MONDAY

The Smoke" case will come on for trial at Prescott next Monday. This is an action brought by several farmers along the Verde for the abatement of the fumes from the smelter of the United Verde Exten- sion company. 1t being alleged that they were destructive of vegetation in the valley.
 The same kind of a controversy has arisen wherever there have been agricultural lands in close proximity to smelters. For several yelrs the farmers of the Upper Gila valley were in litigation with the Arizona Copper company to compel some other disposition of the tailings of the company than the emptying of them into the San Francisco river, whence they were conducted into the irrigat- ing ditches of the lands below to the destruction of crops and soil
Arizona republican., 1921-08-13
DR. RAY FERGUSON
 NEW HOSPITAL HEAD

After a conference yesterday nor ming with Dr. Ray Ferguson of No- gales, the governors offtce an- nounced his appointment as super intendent of the state hospital for the insane. Dr. Ferguson stated that he would enter upon his duties on August 15.
 It will not be a new post for Dr. Ferguson, as he held that position under Governor Kibbey. the next to the last of the territorial governors. At the close of the governors ad- ministration he returned to Nosales' where he had resided for many years, to resume the practice of medicine, in which he has since been engaged there.
 Since the resignation of pr. R. O.. Lieuallen some weeks ago the lnstl- tuition has been under the charge or pr. C. E. Swanson
Arizona republican., 1921-08-13
1The Same Old World"

A peculiarity of Dr. Frank Crane is the accurac -ith which he strikes at the heart of things An e never made surer stroke than in his article he Republican yesterday morning. "The Same Ol World" Lest some of readers have overlooke . we shall reproduce part of it:
 The Great War, after all, was only an inci- dent.
 To the eye of the historian, from the afti- tude of fifty years from now, it will appear but piece of wreckase showing which way the current running.
 For the same eosmic forces are at work now that were at work before the great explosion.
 The statement made with literary flourish, that the world would never be the same, that old things would have passed away and all thinqs become new, has not been substanti- ated by facts.
 of men and women in it. There are stili, among those present. honest folk and thieves, fair minded people and grand raseals hot heads and pussyfoots
 EnaIish writers during the war used to say that when the lords and the sroeers get back from the horror and filth of the trenches the old snobbery and caste would be swept away. They have net The duchess is as sniffy as ever and her sycophants as fawnins
 The boys who went overseas for the Stars and Stripes return to find it just as hard to get job
 .or years and half we viewed the W om the side lines. We were confused by its uprC d overwhelmed by it's bulk. We could neitl