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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-04-14
MENT
SOCIETY ELECTS
Mrs. Irene n. Turner Succeeds Miss
Gertrude s. Weston rs Pres
ident of Local Club.

The Town Improvement Society. the
first of the three women's clubs TO
elect officers for the ~ensueing year
at its annual session Friday afternoon
elected Mrs. Irene y. Turner, a for
mer teacher in the public schools to
succeed Miss Gertrude S. Weston, as
its president. Other officers are: 1st
vice-president. Mrs. Florence Waugh
Danforth 2nd vice-president. Mrs Su-
sic E.. Jacobs; secretary, Miss Alice +.
Danforth; treasurer, Mrs. Elva G..
Green; directors, Mrs. Viola Smith,
Mrs. Martha Morrill,, Mrs. Ida George,
Mrs. Clara Decker, Mrs. Nellie Wade
Flynt.
There was a good attendance at
this meeting and a pleasing program
was presented under the direction of
Mrs. Elya G. Green. Mrs. Rose c.
Burrill sang two songs, II Hear You
Calling Me- and Beautiful Valley of
Dreams" accompanied by Mrs. Ethel
Whittier Ames. Mrs. Irene N Turner
read extracts from Recreation" writ
ten by Earl Gray Falloden. Miss Shir-
ley Ward of Madison played two piano
solos. 1.-THE Old Oaken Bucket with
variations and a Study by Heller and
a humorous feature of the afternoon
was the reading Naming the Burdso
Baby" by Mrs. Violet V. Fogg. Miss
Alice f. Danforth rendered her annual
report as secretary of the club which
showed that the total membership is
now seventy-five. five members having
been re-instated and five new members
having been added during tho year.
Mrs. Elya G. Green, the treasurer also
rendered her report. Miss Weston the
retiring president and Mrs. Turner,
the new pres dent, both gave brief ad-
dresses.
At the close of the meeting a de-
licious luncheon was enjoyed. Mrs.
Elizabeth Nelson having served as
chairman of the luncheon arrange
ments. The hostesses for the after
noon were Mrs. Lillian Smith, Mrs.
Mabel G. Bragg and Mrs. Vna Har-
Vile.
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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 twenty-tirst day of
March, A. D. 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
said Jackman Plantation, together with
all buildings thereon, and known as lot
Number Five INC. 50 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 16. Said prem
ises being the same purchased by the
said Lacosse from the said BARLEY on
the same day; and
Whereas, the said Eddie BARLEY af-
forwards. on the sixth day OF Decem-
Der A. d. 1920, for value received, sold,
assigned, transferred, and conveyed
said mortgage, the notes, debt, and
claim thereby secured, and all his
right. title and interest by virtue 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 363, page 100;
and
Whereas the conditions of aid 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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81 carr ed the mail, express, etc, and
encountered many hardships. We
had a great deal heavier SHOWS then.
than now. | used to eat dinner at
Parlin Pond and change horses. A.
F. Adams of Parlin Pond owned the
stage route and hotel. | drove there
about two years and never missed
a trip. Then | went onto the route
from Skowhegan to The Forks of the
Kennebec River, a dstance of forty
miles, up n day and down the next
and there We had many h~ardships to
encounter when we had heavy SHOWS
and blows. l know one time l was
coming from the Forks down." ad-
ded Mr.. Benson, there was an opposi-
ton on then and we got down a lit
tie below the Carney Hotel, which
is eight miles from Bingham, had to
turn around, go back to the hotel, get
dinner and | took one horse and a
pung and started for Bingham. 1
got down to what is called Turner
Pond. There the roads were drifted
SO | could not get through and 1t
was very steep down onto the pond
and lots of trees. But | found a clear
place and | put my horse over the
bank and he sat down on his launches
and slid down onto the pond. Then
| went down the pond and through
the field and after a while [ got to
bingham and there I met the other
drivers going up and We had to stay
there Tor one week before they got
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the roads broken, 80 we could go. We
always stopped at Bingham for din
ner and changed horses. 1t was nall
way. There was an opposition for
one time and they carried passengers
from Skowhegan to The Forks for
$1.00 and Moose River for nothing. |
drove until the contract ran out and
they took the stage off from Show
hogan to Bingham. Then l went to
the White Mountains and drove four
seasons. Drove a coach with six
horses from the Glen House to Glen
Station, on the Portland and Odens-
burg line, a distance Is miles, down
n day and back the next. There
were six, six-horse coaches, on the
same road. I drove three or four
times in a season on to Mount Wash
ington, a distance of eight miles. l
made one day, when l was late from
Jackson, into Glens Station, a dis
lance of three and one half miles in
twelve minutes, with eighteen passen-
gers on my COACH"
How is that for %roading?" added
Mr.. Benson.
Mr.. Benson gave up stage driving
about twenty years ago but since then
has always kept a horse and as he
said to the Reporter, q couldn't get
along without a horse" His exper-
fences have been varied and interest
ing. When asked how many passen-
gers he ordinarily carried from Show
hogan to The Forks, Mr.. Benson re-
piled maybe ten or fifteen some days
Tho nossanuarS uaro mostly lumbar-
men. He was never held up, altho
he used to carry several thousand dol
lars at a time, sent TO pay off lum-
bermen of the up river regions. The
other driver of the stage going or al
ternate days with Mr., Benson, was
Irving Young now deceased.
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Real Estate Transfers

The following transfers have been
recorded at the Somerset registry of
deeds office at the court house during
the past few days:
Palmyra-Charles L. Coleman to
Charles A. Bragg, land; Charles w.
Getchell ct al TO f. NJ. Bradford. lane
formerly owned by Jennie l.. Homsted;
Harry l.. Goodrich to Liston l., Coed
rich, land formerly owned by Charles
H. Keene; Charles H. Keene of Bos-
ton to Harry L. Goodrich, land for
merly owned by Flora B. Parkman.
Hartland-C. A. Bragg to Alice Kim
ball, land; c.. A. Bragg to Carl A.
Bird, land leading from FNnson's cor
ner and formerly owned by Ripley
Chase.
Madison-Ernest Emerson of Show
hogan to Chas. Chase of Skowhegan
land formerly owned by Edith d.
Steward; Charles l.. Sterry to Ella
Sterry, land W tn buildings former
ly owned by Charles A. Smell: Carroll
G. Smith and Flora l.. Morey to Emma
B. Smith, land with buildings on the
northerly side of Gray street and for
merly owned by Harry f. Hamilton
in 1906.
Bingham-Robert Davis to William
Shepherd Linnell of Portland, land and
formerly owned by Walter p. Ordway
and ]. C. Viles; James Cah,ll of Con-
cord to Edward s.. Miller ct al. land;
Ray C. Brown to MA M. Miller, land
on the west side of Main street; AL
B. Murray to Francis M. Moore, land;
Pearl Spearing to Royden V. Brown,
land with buildings on Main street.
observation-disclosures A.. Norton of
Fairfield to William S. Linnell, land.
st. ADMINISTRATIVE A. Bonney to
Melvin Martin, land with barn thereon
and formerly owned by E. A. Parker;
Carrie B. tVining to Melvin H. Martin,
land with buildings formerly owned
by Frank N. Vining.
Pittsfeld-Edith G. Burns to Syl-
vanus S. Romeo. land; Eliza j. Weben-
dorfer to Jennie e. Farnham, land on
Union street annd formerly owned by
C. II. Barden; Jennie f. Farnham to
George II. Garland of O%rrington, land
with buildings on Grove street and
formerly owned by Ethel B. Thurston;
Forrest w. Raymond ct al to Archie
d. Bubier, land and formerly owned
by Sylvester NJ. Raymond; e. A.
Branch to Albion NJ. Flower, land in
Raymond Park extension ~so-called
and formerly owned by Charles A.
Dyer; Helen NJ. Rackliffe to Earl b.
Mathews, land; Eugene Fletcher to
Arthur l.. Oliver of Pennington. land
with buildings: William H. Mathews
of Providence, r. l.. to Susie M. Pat
ten, land with buildings.
Skowhegan-John r. Mcclellan to
Lena M. Cleveland, land on the west
side of Madison street; Patrick Coady
of Orono to Charles Gegnon of Water
Vile. land with buildings known as
the Barrett farm and formerly owned
by Walter S. Cover; Elizabeth p. Mer-
I'll to Peter Herbert ct al, land with
buildings on the south side of the Ken
nebec river and formerly owned by
John H. Tobin in 1899; w. Frances
Ames to Fred Ames, land leading from
Charles Horne's to Hinckley and for
merly owned by Horace o, Bean; Hor-
ace o. Bean to Fred Ames ct al, land.
Athens-Mainstream Lumber Com
pany to Seldom Poland, land with
buildings being a part of the so-called
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Agricultural Notes in Somerset County

George Parker recently bought a
Barred Rock cockerel from A. G.
Woodsum & Son of Fairfield.
Donald Ellis of Fairfield went to
W%aterville recently to confer with Sec
rotary Ralph Gilmore of the Central
Maine Fair Association regarding a
premium list for farm bureaus. Mr..
Ellis is county project leader in crops
for the farm bureau.
The North Arson and Skowhegan
Farmers Unions Will handle mammoth
flint silage corn seed this year.
It is reported that several carloads
of dry beans have been shipped to the
sweet corn factory in ~Skowhegan.
G.. A. Barrows. manager of Miles
Farms, Skowhegan. reports that he ex-
poets to have 100 acres under the pillow
this year.
Lester Hilton of Scion is keenly In
terested in seeing the farmers in that
community using improved varieties
of silage and oats.
A. d. Baird of Hartland will COM
mence weighing his milk and keeping
a record of the weight this spring.
There will be home economics meet
ings in four Somerset County towns
during the month OF April. The dates
are as follows:
st. Adams, Tuesday, April 26.
Hartland, Wednesday, April 27.
Cambridge. Thursday, April 2S.
Fairfield Center. Friday, April %.
The ladies on the committees are as
follows:
st. Albans-Mrs. Fred Lucas and
Mrs. II. B. Hilton.
Hartland-Mrs. r. ]. Goodrich.
Cambridge-Miss Marcia Ham.
Fairfield Center-Miss Maud Mare a.
Miss Rosalind Jewett, State Home
Economics Demonstration Agent, will
be present at each meeting. Call
your committee woman up and learn
more about the meeting.
One of the projects in the county
program of work is apple tree prun-
ing demonstrations. To date we ex-
ect to have five pruning demonstra-
tons, two spraying and pruning dem
~onstrations, and one busting lemon
stration. The demonstrations are as
follows:
Athens, April 16, George Flanders,
demonstration.
st. Adams. April 10, H. B. Hilton,
demonstration.
Fairfield Center, April 81.
North Arson. April 25, Earl Wing.
EAST New Portland. April 26, II. p.
Jones, demonstration.
*Skowhegan (Eaton Mountain FARM
April %, L. H. Elliott, demonstration.
*"Skowhegan. April 20, Tom Deane,
demonstrator.
spraying and pruning.
""Dusting probably.
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Tucker place and formerly owned ~
Josiah Tucker.

lucker place ana formerly Ownod DY|
Josiah Tucker.
Anson-Everett Wilson of Portland
to Elizabeth p. Moore of North Arson,
land with buildings formerly owned
by Betsy A. Campbell; Charles Erick-
son to William r. Seamans of Show
hogan, land known as the Houghton
farm containing about 165 acres, also
the buildings thereon.
Standardization l.. Nightingale
to Benjamin H. Bnlmer of Norridge-
wock, land with buildings and former
ly owned by Noise Cloutier.
Moscow-Alfred b. Curtis of Bing-
ham to Fred Larrabee of Bingham.
land with buildings on the easterly
side of the county road; L. w. Chad
bourne to Nathan Campbell, land with
buildings.
Fairfield-Hattie NJ. Flewellyn to
John Grenier of WinsloW, land and
formerly owned by Charles Sirois
Eugene Cote of Waterville to Vilbon
Boisvert ct ais of Waterville. land
Charles d. Tallouse to Della Tallouse,
land; Mary E. Choate to John Lutz,
land with buildings and formerly
owned by Oscar l.. Buzzell.
New Observation-Disclosures l.. Howe of
Kingield to Conrad Agren, land and
formerly owned by Oman II. Lander.
Harmony-Lester G. C~hadbourne to
Grace +. Lane of Wellington. land with
buildings.
Solon-Edgar +. Tusker 10 Edwin
c. Tuscan, land beg ming near Mich
ael stream and formerly owned by
John NJ. Lawrence.
LeXington-Eda NJ. Hewetf TO Ed
ward E. Kennison ct al of NeS Port
land ct al. land with buildings.
Jackman- Ernest II. Poulin to
Phillip Blais. land wth buildings and
formerly owned by James Sands: Ed
die BARLEY to Ernest Poulin. land
with buildings.
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and it's auto truck was also badly gut
ted. H%agopian's loss is estimated at
$4,000 with an insurance of $1,000. 1t
is also reported that Mr.. Hagopian
has $4,000 more insurance with a down
river company.
The loss of the Madison Furniture
Company is estimated at $4,000 and
will be fully covered by insurance.
The water pressure was excellent in
spite of the fact that there were eight
streams used at a time.
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STAGE DRIVER VAS NOT|
HELD Up
Gardner 5. Benson tells of old stage
Days Between Skowhegan and The
Forks.

Gardner S. Benson, now 70 years
old and a native of Scion. is one of
the few veteran stage drivers left
to tell of the days when horses filled
the needs of the people where steam
trains, electric cars and automobiles
now meet the demands of the times.
Mr.. Benson commenced driving stage
from The Forks of the Kennebec Riv-
er to Moose River, now called Jack
man and subsequently drove from
Skowhegan to The Forks. In a recent
interview with the Reporter, Mr.. Ben
son informed us that the distance from
The Forks to Jaekma1 waS 1hirty
miles and hat he drove up one day
and back the mex with four horses.
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GOLD MEDAL
NhMAEM ON
W ":5uK3S

TIL, worlds standard remedy for kidney
liver, bladder and uric acid troubles, the
enemies of life and looks. In use since
1896. All druggists, three sizes.
Look for the name Gold Medal on svery
box ard accept 10 imitation
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Women
Made Young

Bright eyes, a clear skin and a
body full of youth and health may
be yours if you will keep your
system in order by taking
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-07
Two Minutes of Optimism
BY HERMAN J. STITCH
SMALL AMOUNTS AND BIG FIGURES

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when they are downtown. Occasionally some
critics of the race, seeing large number Of them
standing on street corner, believe that they are
loafers and idlers The truth is, they are stand
ing there because they have no comfortable place
in which they may enjoy themselves in reading
books and magazines, or in INDUCING in whole
some recreation.
The full-time secretary who would be en-
ployed would not only manage the central meet
ing place, but would also direct the following
activities: Music, dramatics, literary societies,
arts and crafts health and Clinics domestic sci
ence, home-making, and the care of babies. All
these features are meritorious ones that chal-
lenge our support and help.
The colored people are trying to raise enough
money to finance the undertaking. They believe
that they will be able to do so, as it is the first
opportunity they have had Of showing their zeal
and enterprise in creating for themselves a real
center for social betterment and the enjoyment
of the better things in life. Should they be un-
able to raise the full amount, they will call on
other citizens of Richmond to help raise the
amount still lacking.
A paragraph in the announcement voices
their earnestness and zeal. 1t says:
1.-THE national community service organiza-
tion has sent workers here who have taught us
the real value of community service program.
The labor of these faithful, efficient workers has
cost US nothing. Many of us have become &C
quainted with a part of the program-that of
the benefit and enjoyment of playing, singing
and laughing together-and we realize how much
even this fractional part of program is worth
to the community. We want more of it. Every
colored citizens must do his or her, part to keep
community service in Richmond permanently
Our fellow citizens of the white race have organ
lied, raised their financial budget, and employed
trained secretary. We are going to do like
wise They will assist US literally, if we but let
them see that we are willing to do all we can to
help ourselves. The funds provided for the sup
port of our branch will enter and be paid out OF
the Wayne county community service treasury
Mr. Robert L. Heun is the treasurer"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-07
Alkali In Soap
Bad For the Hair

Soap should be used very carefully,
if you want to keep your hair looking
its best. Most soaps and prepared
shampoos contain too much alkali
This dries the scalp, makes the hair
brittle, and ruins it.
The best thing for steady use is
Mulsified cocoanut oil shampoo, which
is pure and greaseless, and is better
than anything else you can use.
One or two teaspoonsful of mulsi-
fled will cleanse the hair and scalp
thoroughly. Simply moisten the hair
with water and rub it in. 1t makes
an abundance of rich, creamy lather,
which rinses out easily, removing
every particle Of dust, dirt, dandruff
and excessive oil. The hair dries
quickly and evenly, and it leaves the
scalp soft, and the hair fine and silky,
bright, lustrous, fluffy and easy to
manage.
You can get Mulsified cocoanut oil
shampoo at any pharmacy, it's very
cheap, and a few ounces will supply
every member of the family for
months. Be sure your druggist gives
you Observation-Disclosures
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disgrace, and go and join the weeping
gang around the well known wailing
place. The savage letter is a sign that
someone's liver's out of plumb; no
misft madrigal of mine should make
the harsh epistles come. Some fell
lows life my hide by mail, and that's
a safe and pleasant stunt; If face to
face they'd doubtless quail before my
fierce and Mars-like front. Sometimes
i write such screeds myself, hair
lifting letters, bold and stern; but
then 1 place them on the shelf. or put
them in the stove to burn. When I
feel sad and tired and sore, it does me
good to take a pen, and write ten
thousand words or more, denouncing
all my fellow men. rake my foes and
cook them brown, and strive to do
them wordy harm; but when the stuff
is written down l would not mail it
for a farm. When one has mailed a
bitter note, he gasps to see how small
he's grown; he hoped to get another's
goat, and finds that he has lost his
own.
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Girls Statement Will
Help Richmond

Many women will profit by the fol-
lowing statement of one of their sex:
Il was afraid to eat on account of
stomach trouble. Even rice did not
agree. After taking Adler-i-ka I can
eat anything" Adler-i-ka acts on
BOTH upper and lower bowel, remoV-
ing foul matter which poisoned stom.
ach. EXCELLENT for gas on the
stomach or sour stomach. Guards
against appendicitis. 1t brings out
poisonous matter you never thought
was in your system.-Quigley Drug
Stores. -Advertisement.
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Answers to Questions

SUBSCRIBER-What is meant by
the Courtesy of the Senate? I've
assume that you use the expression in
respect of the United States Senate
Senatorial courtesy is a custom in the
senate by which the procedure of that
body is based on personal honor
rather thap on code of rules. In
general it is the special consideration
required by custom to be shown to
the wishes of individual members or
former members of the senate on GER
tain occasions. Specifically it is the
custom of yielding to the wishes Of
the Senators from a particular State
with regard to the confirmation or re-
lection OF appointments to Office with
in that state made by the president.
Under this term may be included the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-07
HELPLESS HINTS FOR
LNIIC EMINES

The Christmas cigars you gave your
husbands may now be dug out from
behind the trunk and put to very good
use-as sulphur candles.
Now is the time to take your parlor
rug up and tell your lesser fraction to
beat il. He'll be glad to do that little
thing. -.l ..-..s.... ..4... .
When vanishing the floor of a
room, it is not absolutely necessary TO
paint yourself into one corner with all
means of escape cut off.
When you leave the city and put the
head OF the house in charge, shoot the
canary before departing. as this will
be more merciful than leaving him to
starve.-Lester Lamb.
Since passenger trains must be run
anyway, the Jewell Republican" won
ders If it wouldn't be wise to make
the fare low enough so people would
ride in them again.
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Community Service for the Colored People

The colored people of Richmond deserve to be
encouraged morally and financially in their eff
fort to establish branch of the community serv-
ice in this city.
The purpose of this organization" says an
announcement by the leaders of the movement,
SIS to help the coored people of Richmond and
vicinity in the promoting of health good citizen
ship, and the development of richer and well
rounded life" .-
The colored population of the community is
about $500, but it has no central meeting place
where it may assemble and wherein, to quote the
announcement, there is no division as to indus
try, religion, fraternities or sex"
The proposal in nutshell is this-the estab-
shment of permanent community center, in
charge of trained worker, to direct the follow
ing enterprises: Committee on activities, COM
mittee on girls and women's recreation, commit
tee on mems and boys recreation, committee on
music, committee on drama and pageants, COM
mittee on church activities.
1t takes no deep study to see the positive adj
vantages that will accrue not only to the colored
citizens but to the city as a whole from the es-
Enlistment of a center, under competent leader
ershp which will direct the recreational actiV-
ties of the colored people.
Forced to congregate on street corners and in
front of stores because they have no common
meeting place. the establishment of headquarters
at convenient location will enable the colored
people to enjoy the facilities of club life, under
the direction of trained secretary.
Their wives and children have no place to &c
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Dinner Stories

They had been engaged an hour.
The shaded lamp shtd a soft, warm
glow. They had been for a long time
silent. Their souls had been com
muning-whatever that is
Suddenly he sighed. 1t was a diff
ferent sort OF sigh from those which
had breathed forth at intervals fol
the last hour She started slightly
Something seemed impending.
Darling" he said in a low voice.