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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-04-07

DR.. Cora M. johnson, superinten.
dent Of the State Reformatory, went tc
Augusta Tuesday afternoon to attend
to business matters.
At the meeting of the Federated
mems club of the Federated church
last Sunday, DR.. John J.. Martin of the
Theological seminary at Bangor gave
an address.
A meeting of the Missionary Read
ing Circle will be held next Satur-
day afternoon at the Congregational
parsonage on Leavitt street, with Mrs,
G. L. Thurlow as hostess.
A wedding reception was given TO
Mr.. and Mrs. Adrian F. Turcotte at
the home of his parents Monday even
ing, in honor of their recent marriage.
They received many beautiful gifts.
John NJ. Little has returned to Show
hogan after a visit in several Florida
cities as far south as Miami, stopping
on his return in New York and Boston.
He will be here for several weeks,
poss bly, all summer.
Constable Alpheus Mason of Canaan
was at the court house Tuesday. Mr..
Mason was formerly deputy sheriff in
Canaan under Frank Thompson and
presided at the sheriff desk during the
supreme court session at tina time.
Mrs. Lillian Smith will entertain the
Pioneer Past Noble Grands Association
next Monday evening. The ladies are
expected at 6 o'clock and Mrs. Smith
will serve a dinner at $50 to the men,
bers of the association. The regular
meeting follows the dinner.
Miss Ruby Dumont who has been
employed in Portland for some tine
as returned and resumed her former
position at the Curtis hat shop. Miss
Pearl Dumont who has been employed
there has been added to the force of
clerks at the Emery-Brown store.
Grand Master Leslie E. Jacobs of
the Grande Lodge of Maine, left here
Tuesday for an official trip to Wash
ington county. He has been in at
tendance since at a meeting of the
and this Thursday evening will at
tend a district convention in Calais.
Martin ]. Donahue and Mont Bean
of the Forks were among the out of
town people to have business at the
court house, Tuesday. Mr.. Bean who
was accompanied by Mrs. Bean ap-
peared n county commissioners court
having been road agent at the Forks
last year. Mr.. Donahue was here to
finish his naturalization proceedings.
DIR. 1. b. Mower of Waterville, Father
]. E. Kelley of Lewiston, R. c. Ham
ilton Of Hartland and Mrs. Sadie Bates
of Sandy Point, members of the board
of trustees of the state reformatory for
women, held their regular business
meeting at the institution last Monday.
Dinner was served them while there.
Mrs. E. M. Lawrence of R~ockland, the
other trustee who has been at Cocoa
nut grove, Florida, during the winter
has started North and at the present
time is in Georgia. She and Mr.. Law
renee are travel ny by automobile.
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OBITUARY

Mrs. Syb Bnrril1. Il aged resident
of East S%kowhegan, aged 50 years, and
widow of the late John Burrrill
passed away Monday at the home OF
her daughter. Mrs. Jennie Wardwell
of Hinekley: following a shock which
occurred the Saturday before. She has
been in her usual health all winter
and the end came as an unexpected
summons. She leaves of a family OF
twelve children, three girls and two
boys. Mrs. Arthur Wardwell of Hinck-
ley. Mrs. Albert Webster of Skowhe-
gan and NJ IS Grace of Boston; Chester
of Biddeford and Charles of Fairfield,
who have done all in their power TO
keep her last few years free from
care and trouble. She will be great
ly missed by her many friends, n
was a of pleasing personality
and high ideals, always studying
ones interest before her own: to know
her was to love her. but Il loss is
Heavens gain. The services were
held Wednesday at II O'Clock at the
Hinckley church. by Rev. G.. W. Hinck-
ley. Burial in East Skowhegan GENE
farN
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OBITUARY

In the passing of Lorenzo l.. Church
i'll which occurred March 80, Starks
loses n of it's most esteemed citi-
zens. His entire life was spent in
Starks. He was born June 8, 1852,
the second son Of the late Hollis and
Nancy Leeman Churchill. In 1881 he
married Mary Withee of Augusta. who
passed away December 16, 1918, this
being a great shock to Mr.. Churchill
and to a certain extent fastened his
death. He has been a prosperous far
mel for more thar forty years. After
the death of his wife he sold his farm
and moved to Starks village. Last
November his health still failing he
closed his home for the winter and
went to live with his nephew, living
on a farm in Starks, who to h m was
as a son, he having no children of his
own and caring for his nephew from
a small boy, his parents dying when
he was young. Mr.. Churchill was con-
fined to his bed for many months. He
bore his trouble patiently and at the
last was a great sufferer. He leaves
hes des the nephew already mentioned
a niece, Mrs. Harry Cumming, Bing-
ildlh' anu d most u lTleHus. Inc luh-
eral was held April 1 from the home
Of Everett Churchill at II o'clock. The
service was largely attended there be-
ing a large delegation of Masons from
the Franklin lodge which he had been
a member for over forty-seven years.
He also was a member of the Starks
grange and Pomona. The Rev. Gard
ner Wills of New Sharon oflic ated.
w. Raymond Davis, the undertaken
rendered two solos. The bearers were
Arthur Morse, Leland Gray, Bert
Moore, Eddie Nelson. The interment
was in the Athern cemetery.
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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

whereas, Joseph Lacoss of Jackman
Plantation. In the County of Somerset
and State of Maine. by his mortgage
deed dated the third day of June A. ID,
1920, and recorded In Somerset County
Registry of Deeds in Book 1862, page
1863. conveyed to Clarence 10. Barley
of said Jackman Plantation, a certain
lot or parcel of land situate in said
Jackman Plantation, and being known
as lot Numbe five CD according TO
plan of house lots in said Jackman
Plantation. said plan being recorded
in the Somerset Registry of Deeds In
Plan Book 3, at page 16. together with
all buildings thereon, and meaning the
same premises which the said Lacoose
bought from Eddie BARLEY. which
mortgage is subject to one other mort
gage given to Eddie BARLEY afore-
said dated March 81. 1918, and
Whereas, the said Clarence hartley
afterwards, to wit on the twenty-hrst
day of March A. d. 1921, for value
received, sold, assigned, transferred, set
over and conveyed the said mortgage
deed and the note, deb and lain,
thereby secured, and all his right, title
and interest, by virtue of said mort
gage, in and to the real estate therein
described to Thomas w. BARLEY OF
said Jackman Plantation as more fully
appears by said Assignment, recorded
in said Registry of Deeds In BOOK 3b3'
page 1913; and
Whereas, the condition of said mort
gage has been broken:
Now, therefore. by reason OF the
breach of the condition thereof | claim
a foreclosure of said mortgage.
Dated March 80, A. d. 1921.
THOMAS w. hartley,
George w. Cover.
3w13 His attorney duly authorized
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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

whereas, Joseph Lacoose of Jackman
Plantation. in the County of Somerset
and State of Maine, by his mortgage
deed dated the t~wenty-frst day of
March, A. y. 1918. and recorded in
Somerset Co. Registry of Deeds in BOOK
347, page 402. conveyed to Eddie Bart
lett of said Jackman Plantation, a Ger
tain lot or parcel OF land situate IN
said Jackman Plantation, together with
all buildings thereon, and known as lot
Number Five CNo. 81 according to plan
of house lots in said Jackman Planta-
ton, said Plan being recorded in the
Somerset Registry of Deeds In Plan
Book No. 3 at Page 1G. Said prem
ises being the same purchased by the
said Laeosse from the said BARLEY on
the same day; and
Whereas. the said Eddie BARLEY af-
forwards. on the sixth day of Decem-
Der \. d. la20, for value received, sold,
assigned. transferred, and conveyed
said mortgage. the notes, debt, n
claim thereby secured, and all his
right. title and interest by virtues of
said mortgage in and to the real estate
therein described to Thomas w. BARLEY
Of said Jackman Plantation, as more
fully appears by said Assignment
which is recorded in the aforesaid Reg
istry of Deeds in Book 1868, page 100;
and
Whereas the conditions of said mort
gage has been broken:
Now, therefore,. by reason of the
breach of the condition thereof claim
"A foreclosure of said mortgage.
March thirtieth A. d. 1921
THOMAS w. hartley,
by
George w. Cover,
3w13 His attorney duly authorized
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chorus by the rest of the
was well rendered and enthusiastically
received. DR.. D~erbyshire vas In fine
voice in his rendering of the difficult
The Americans Come The number
represents an aged and blind French
peasant sitting in his house in deyazfz
ated France with his small grand son.
The American column with aaPs a Ifs
head and troop music thru tn
village. and the song represents :
dialogue between the Old man and tHe
boy. II was originally written s9f he
first Armistice celebration Of the An
er.can Legion.
The last number before the grand
finale was Skowhegan's irresistible
and only Jack jenkins in a real South
ern darby song and dance and most
everything else. Listen to That Dix
ie Band is still drumming in our ear.
The crowd wouldn't let him stop. and
it looked one time a though the show
would last all night. lie borrowed
practically every instrument If the or
chestra during his eneores. and finally
wound mp playing With Arthur Plum
mer, Home Sweet Home with vari-
atoms.
The tableau Of the grand finale Was
inspir ue . soldier q each Of our
wars marched on fhe STAGE ~ the OPP
ular SOM Of the daF. Tie Revolution
arg soldier 10 Yankee Doodle. the
Civil War soldier - Marching
Through Georgia Ire Spanish Var
veteran 10 Hot TIM n the Old Town
I9-N gtf. and thu . older Of the
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Sorosis Has ChiIdren's Night

Sorosis observed the annual child
ren's night, Monday evening with an
attendance of many little people. The
committee of arrangements was COM
posed of Mrs. Adelaide l.. Whiting,
Mrs. Blanche Phillips, Mrs. Mary M.
Hurley, Mrs. Ethel NJ. Christensen,
Miss Elizabeth Macomber and Mrs.
Ellen Lowe, Mrs. Lowe and Mrs. Phil
lips serving as hostesses. The pro-
gram of the evening included a song
by Florence Hurley and Geanette Jew
ell: recitation. John Phillips; piano
duet, Phyllis Whiting and Dorothy
Nye; song, Alice Hobart and Bertha
Norton; recitation. James Phillips;
piano solo, Phyllis Whiting. After the
program, ice cream. cake and fancy
crackers were served. The annual
meeting will be held Monday evening,
April Is. Supper will be served.
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The Late Mrs. 4. ]. Millay.

Mrs. Abbie ]. Millay. who was born
May IA. 1872. at Hudson, Mass, passed
away at the home of her nephew, W.
G. Hapgood n Madison. Nearly all
her life she had resided in Hudson,
coming to Madison Il years ago. The
deceased led a very industrial life and
mp to her. final sickness had always
been in excellent health. She left a
request that Rev. George Merriam on
duet the services at her funeral and
that he read Writers ETERNAL Good
ness the ninety-irst psalm and The
fourteenth chapter of John. These
ceremonies we're carried ont in accord
ance with the desires of the deceased,
and the remains were buried Yesterday
in the Forest Hill cemetery at Hud-
SON.. Mrs. Millay va the last surviv-
ing cousin of Charles II. Taylor of the
Boston Globe.
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SIMON PETERS POST MINSTREL
SHOW


CONTINUED from First Page
rich and gloriously fresh mezzo-sopra-
no of great power and exquisite sweet
ness. and many II -Sk0whcgan's com
petent musical judges prophesicd
great things for her in the future. Her
Grst selection wa "Khaki Lad q
beautiful ballad Of the war. but not
50 well suited 10 her voice az the beau
tiful love . that she offered as an
encore.
Arthur Planners song and dance
was a good old fashioned minstrel
number that reminded one Of the old
days of Ed Ford and Nay Varney in
shows of twenty years ago. Harold
Pooler made one Of the big hits Of
the evening in his very clever render
ing of "Emh-Hum." and was forced 10
respond 10 several 0
To genuine music lovers. however.
Keith Ryan was a bright star Of the
crowd. His voice is a robust tenor Of
glorious timber. and his singing shows
thorough training and the fine sensi-
hilitles Of the true artist. II lis doubt
fnl if SLOW hogan has ever heard a
more finished and delightful number
than his aria from Mimi II f. good
10 feel fhaf in The midst Of music and
aear-nusic Of all kinds. and horse
p}aE. 90 classic selection as Mimi"
should have received the appreciation
thaf il did His first encore was a
typical John Mccormick love ballad of
litine sweetness. and his final number
was d lively and lovely song in French
f1.# sy.T.TY1. 1 -.rHfIrHrrI D.. fI.r., fr
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Resolutions of Respect

Whereas our hearts are saddened
for the divine master has once more
sem his message of death into our
midst and called from Wessernunsett
Grange a faithful sister, Della Bige-
low Mcclure.
Resolved that while We as a Grange
have lost a faithful sister and the
community a respected citizen, We as
an organization would extend our
deepest sympathy to those who were
bound to our sister by ties closer than
those &C fraternity.
At tines we are s~trikingly reminded
that close beside the borders of life,
set Wit all its blooms, flows the river
of death. When it zones to one who
is wearv with sickness its fingers are
soft and even welcome.
Resolved. That as a mark of re-
spect oar charter be draped in mourn
ing for 80 days and that these resolu-
tions be inscribed upon Il records.
A copy sent to the bereaved family
also to the Observation-Disclosures for
publication.
MARTHA A. COLLINS
CARRIE l.. FRENCH
L. l.. SMITH
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LOCAL NEWS

Word has been received here Of tbe
death in Quebec, Canada, of Ben Lam.
bert.
L. walton went to Portland Tues.
day afternoon to attend to business
matters.
Alex Thomson returned to Bruins.
wick Tuesday to resume his studies AT
Bowdoin college.
Deputy Sheriff w. L. Hill of Fair.
field was in Skowhegan at the omen.
ing of court Tuesday.
= Mrs. Peter Quincy and Edward blair
of Waterville were in town Tuesday
visiting their brother, Albert 7 blair
Mrs. W. H. Paine of Portland is
spending a few days in town at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Eta T. La
casse.
Mrs. NJ. E. Lord and son Edwin were
in Wateryille Tuesday to visit her
mother. Mrs. Frank Moor, who has
been critically i'll for the past sew.
eral weeks and whose condition is
not much improved.
A recital by Mrs. Eta SWEET Brad
ley under the auspices of the first
Philathea class of the Federated
church will occur Wednesday even
ing. April 27th at eight o'clock in the
Federated church auditorium. Admis-
sion 50 cents.
Charles PIERCE of Benton, formerly
a resident of this place has been Wis
iting this week at the home of his
sister. Mrs. Ivory Homsted. The HON.
steds are getting settled in their new
home on Water street, having lately
moved here from Malbons mills.
Miss Margery Heberling OF Des
Moines. Iowa, who has been staging
Katcha Koo leaves tomorrow for Or
ange. Mass, where she will stage the
same operetta. Miss Heberling men
tons the local people who have parti-
cipated in the performance as being
most agreeable and. states that she has
enjoyed herself in S%kowhegan i'm
mensely.
Winfield Halle of Dennison, Conn,
is visiting in town with f. y. POulin
and family and Mrs. Camille Marceau.
Next Monday Mr.. Halle and Mrs. Mar
cean, who is his cousin. will leave for
Pont Levee, Province of Quebec to be
present when their cousin, Father Jo-
seph Halle will be made bishop. On
this occasion a reunion of the Halle
family will be held at Pont Levee.
The annual meeting of the Town I'm
proyement Society will be held tomor-
row (Fridayl afternoon in library
parlors. officers will be elected for
the ensuing year and the treasurer,
Mrs. Elva G. Green, will have charge
of the arrangements. Lunch will be
served, hot rolls and coffee to be fur
nished by the club. Members are
asked to bring either salad or pastry
and the necessary dishes for individual
use. This is the last meeting of the
year.
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Pennington Normal School Notes

The school opened Wednesday. Mar.
80. with a good number Of Somerset
County students registered. OF the
number Florence Gushing. North An
son. Quinn Hall. Scion and Violet
Stillwell. Jackman. are doing their
work in the training school.
The Household Arts Club is 10
have an entertainment and candy sale
in Merrill Hall on the evening of Fri
day. April s.
Mrs. Ingals the teacher of music is
directing the rehearsals for the oper-
eta to be given in June as a part of
the graduating exercises.
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Defeated Candidate Made Good Show.
ing

Roland Perkins Of Chestnut street.
who was one Of the candidates for
street commissioner has been employ
ed on the road for the last eight years.
He has lived in Skowhegan fifteen
years. hay ne come here from Farm
ington. He ia married and has six
children. At the annual meeting Mr..
Perkins received 252 votes against 3o5
for George II. Webb. Mr.. Webb later
declining to serve.
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placed in the Southside tomb and
|Ster will be taken to Well ngton for

interment by the side of his first wife.
Mr.. Locke was born in Wellington.
70 years & last August. lie mar
ried Miss Cora Pease of that town and
they became the parents of three chill
dren. Mrs. !. {. CaverlY Of West Som
e%rville, Mass. ChanceY +. Locke and
Chester a. Locke. both Of coruv lie.
The family moved 10 Cornyille q years
ago and lived on the farm nov owned
by c. f. Locke. His wife died there
Is years & and he subsequently mar
ried Mrs. Sarah Evans, the couple es-
tablishing their home on the farm at
Palmer Corner, where Sir. Locke died.
Mrs. Caverly was With her father for
two weeks prior TO is demise.
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Death of samuel o. Locke

Samuel o. Locke. a we'll known resi-
dent of Cornville, died during Sunday
night. Memorial services were acid
from his home yesterday forenoon at
10 o'clock with Rev. George Merriam
of the Bethany Baptist church at
Skowhegan officiating. The remains
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-05-19
April Automobile Sales

The following item is copied from
recent Issue of the Boston News bn-
reau:
New York Dealers Expect Sales OF
Standard Make Cars to he Close TO
Normal for Year.
N. Y.-Sales of automobiles in New
York City during April continued at
satisfactory level, showing normal
seasonal increase over March. Local
agents of standard makes take optim-
istic view and feel confident the year
will be close 10 normal.
Buick sold 1859 cars in April, against
$50 in March, and May sales continue
at the same rate Stndebaker sales
were next to Buick. with between 500
and 700. Both cars have sold con
siderably better than during the same
monthseiast year.
Hudson agency reports April sales
exceeded March by rs cars and were
only Is under April, 1920.
Dodge sold 251 cars in April, against
241 in March. a substantial increase
over year ago. 1t Is expected May
sales will run over 300. Business is
exceptionally good in Bronx district
where local dealers have exceeded al
lotment by 20 cars this year.
Cadillac sales the past month were
excellent. showing normal improve
ment over March. Suburban and
sedan bodies are entirely sold out.
Chevrolet sales showed improve
ment of $50 per cent over March sales,
which were unsatisfactory, due to
competition of Ford. II Is thought
the price cut just announced will
bring the low-priced model to point
where it can meet this competition
successfully.
Franklin sold 81 cars in April,
against 68 in March.
Cars of same general type as Mar
mon and Jordan have been adverse
ly affected by price cuts, which in
Dictated these cars were selling con-
siderably out of line, and buyers are
inclined to wait for reductions in
other makes. Higher priced cars
and cheap cars have not been affect
ed, however.
Buick and Cadillac have not been
affected, since 1t is felt that owing to
larger scale of production they are
selling on better basis. and no price
cuts are expected until fall.
Sales OF medium-p priced cars of new
or less prominent makes have not
been good, since they have been un-
able to compete with values Of
fered by better known makes, and
have a lower resale value.
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DELIGHTFUL CONCERT
At BETHANY CHURCH
Mrs. Dora II. NyP Directs Program as
II Benefit for the Ella r. Mitchell
Philathea Class

Last evening at the Bethany Baptist
Church a delightful progam of music
was carried out by several of the
leeading musicians of Skowhegan, as
sisted by Miss Gladys Briggs. reader
from Colby College and Miss Ethel
WOOdman, cOntralto soloist from
Bangor, and pupil of Mrs. Marion
Drake Flanders. The several local
people who sang solo parts were
greatly apprec ated and Miss Briggs
talents as public reader made her
favorite with her audience. Miss
Woodman also won much favor among
the music lovers of the town who were
present. A large chorus of male voices
added greatly to the spirit of the oc-
casion. while Charles Turner. +. G.
Nye, Mrs. Burrill and John Oddly. all
local musicians, added fresh laurels to
previous successes, The aecompanist
for the evening were Mrs. Dora r.
Nye and Mrs. Ethel Whittier Ames,
these two favor.te performers playing
difficult piano and organ duet for
the opening number The excellence
of the program was due not entirely
to the cultivated manner in which the
performers appeared but also because
of the high grade selections which
they rendered so creditably. The af-
fair was a benefit given under the
direction OF Mrs. Dora T. Nye for the
Ella +. Mitchell Philathea Glass. The
program was:
Part I.
Pastorale, piano and organ duet,
Alexandra Guilmant. Mrs. Dora T.
Nye. Mrs. Ethel Ames vocal solo,
For You Alone" Geehl, Mrs. Rose
Burrill "The King of the Winds" F.
David, Mr.. Floyd G. Nye;- Reading
selected. Miss Gladys Briggs; vocal
solo--selected, Miss Ethel Woodman !;
MEDLEY From the South" Harry Pike,
Mems Chorus.
Part II.
Piano solo, Autumn" Chaminade, Mr..
John Oddly; THE Yoemen's Wedding
Song" Prince Poniatowski Mr.. Chas,
Turner; Reading-selected. Miss
Briggs; Vocal Solo-selected, Miss
Woodman; when Good Fellows Get
Together, Fred Bullant, Mems Chorus
with solo by Mr.. Turner.
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REMAINS ARRIVE FROM
Body of Lester W0rmlight VIII be
Buried at COrnyille Center Cemetery
To-day

The remains of Lester Wormlight
arrived here yesterday on the noon
train from France having been ac-
companied from New York by Private
Gradick, of Hoboken. N. j., a United
States soldier stationed at Camp Dix.
The remains of the former soldier are
to be buried at Cornvlle Center. The
deceased was Il first class Private
and member of Company l. 18th In
fantry. He was killed at Chateau
Thierry on July Is, 1918. He has a
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The following item is copied from
recent Issue of the Boston News bn-