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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-01-06

The Skowhegan Historical Society
was recognized Friday evening at
the home of Miss Louise H. Coburn,
the descendants of the original fam
lilies of the town being largely those
in attendance. Judge e. F. Danforth
was elected president; Miss L. II. Co
burn. vice president and Miss Ger
trude s. Weston, secretary and treas
urer. Major John w. Fogler, Miss
Lizzie r. Hussey and Roland T. Patten
were elected to serve with the three
officers as the executive committee.
During the evening Miss Coburn read
a copy of the original deed granting
the land containing three lots, three
miles down the river on the south side
to Joseph Weston, who was the great
grandfather of three of the ladies'
present, Miss Coburn, Miss Weston
and Miss Varney. from the English
crowd. Copies of other old records
were read. The next meeting will be
held at the call of the president after
which a regular time for meetings
will be decided upon. Refreshments
were served by the hostess and the
following ladies and gentlemen were
in attendance: Judge and Mrs. +.
F. Danforth, Major and Mrs. John w.
Fogler, Mr.. and Mrs. +. r. Phil
brick Mrs. Fanny j. Cabot, Miss
Lizzie T. Hussey, Mr. and Mrs NJ. P.
Merrill, Miss Margaret Smith, Mrs II.
c. Woodbury., Miss G.. S. Weston. Miss
C. B. Varney and Miss Hannah r,
Page.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-01-06
Has Anyone Seen richardson

Has anyone seen Carroll Richard
son, the Hartland young man. who
disappeared as utterly and without
trace in early November, as if the
Argentine earthquake had opened the
earth and swallowed him? He had
been working in the mill of the Amer
lean Wooden Co., during the season
and when it shut down went on Nov.
8, to the woods to gut firewood. He
left his home about II O'Clock in the
forenoon and no one has been found
who has seen him since that time.
When he failed to return a big search
ing party sought him and not only has
the neighboring woods been searched
but the vacant houses for miles
around have been inspected and the
river was dragged, without trace Of
him. Mrs Richardson and her two
little boys are waiting anXiously for
some tidings of his whereabouts and
if anyone can give it, she will receive
the news thankfully. When Mr.. Rich
ardson left his home he had on his
working clothes, and, so far as known,
not dollar in his pockets. He was
"a years old, about six feet tall and
weighed 100 pounds. He has light
blue eyes and auburn hair.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-01-06
Letter From ]. G.. Harlow

Once more I will write few lines
for our ever welcome old Somerset
county newspaper, which we 80 Gag
erly look for every week, which al
ways has some news from our old
friends. We have had one Of the
finest falls. Mild and no frost In the
ground as yet and no Snow until
few days ago Autos still in use eve
rywhere. Grows and robbins near
ly as plenty as in summer. Eeyery
one predicts an open winter.
The hunting season just closed and
believe me 1t was some season for this
section. 1t made one think OF old
times away up in the big north woods
The soft damp snow made the last
week the finest kind of hunting and
deer were brought in by our neigh
bors from every quarter all around
us and many Of them were record
size bucks. Nine being got Thanks
giving day Among those getting
fine bucks: Frank Reed Ralph Trask,
Guy Head, Burord and Del Spronl.
also Bud Bragg, an old time guide
at Henry Lanes, Carry Pond Camps,
got an extra big buck Sam Colby
Guy March also shot big wild cat
over seven feet long. weighing 38
pounds for which he was paid $40
bounty. 1t took shots to stop him.
Another lucky hunter was Mr., Hum
mson getting 1000 pound moose with
antlers z and one half feet long. He
was offered 100 for the head alone.
Mr. Hummson also got a big buck
deer the same day. George Pushard
also got q moose and buck deer.
Lewis Pushard also got an 500 pound
moose. 1t seems these regions are
game of all kind except bears.
Another one of our neighbor, Mr..
Greeley. whom many up river people
will know of, as his wife was the
daughter of the most famous Kenne-
bee river guide, Rance Ham.
Mrs Ethel Bemis of Plymouth, n.
II. was recently in town visiting her
brother and family J. G. Harlow,
driving through from New Hampshire
in her auto. She also visited her
mother. Mrs. NJ. NJ. Harlow and broth
err, Herman Harlow Of Augusta, for
merly of the Ledge House and ca
bins of Dead River.
Mrs Bemis and her mother. Mrs.
Harlow came over twice from Angus
ia visiting at Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Har-
lows, one day taking us all 10
South Gardiner on visit to Mr.. and
Mrs Harvey Harlow and family.
Sunday Dec. 5th. it rained hard all
day and we had a very heavy thund
er storm a regular old time summer
time. Vivid lightning, heavy crashes
of thunder for an hour or more and
the fields are again nearly bare.
j. G.. Harlow.
Windsor Maine.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-01-06
HONORING MISS ALICE E. DAN.
FORTH
Newly Elected District Deputy Presi-
dent Given Reception by Local Re-
bekahs

A largely attended reception was
held In the Odd Fellows banquet Hall
last Thursday evening, honoring Miss
Alice E. Danforth, the recently elect
ed district deputy president. The
guests assembled in Carrabassett
lodge rooms and marched to the ban
quet hall where they greeted those
standing in the receiving line. Piano
music was played by Mrs. Mathew
Green as the guests were being receiv-
ed. Standing in line were Miss Dan
forth. Grand Master l.. E. Jacobs of
the Grand Lodge of Maine and Mrs.
Jacobs. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bickford,
Mrs Alice S. Baker, Mr. and Mrs. G.
r. Fogg, the three ladies last mention
ed having all served as district deputy
presidents, Mrs. j. N Smith, who is
just completing her years duties as
noble grand of Priscilla Lodge and
Mrs. II. c. Sheridan, who is assum-
ing these duties. Mr.. Smith and Mr.
Sheridan were also in the line. The
| affair was a surprise to Miss Dan
forth and Grand Master Jacobs In his
address of welcome made known the
reason for this delightful gathering.
At intervals during the evening a sex
tette sang composed of Milton Wash
burn, Eugene Tarbox, Frank Oddly,
Charley Turner, j. N. Smith and Lyle
S. Moore with Mrs. Mabel Washburn
at the piano. A letter written by
Mrs. w. A. Bailey and received by
Mrs. J. ~ Smith was read by Mrs.
Charley Turner. Miss Dorothy Emigh
gave song and recitation and a piano
duet was played by John Oddly and
| Lois Hubbard. The reception room
was decorated with pink and green,
! the Rebekah colors, evergreen trees
Tightening the mid-winter effects.
Punch and waters were served under
i the direction of Mr.. and Mrs. Cleber
Harville, Miss Blanche Jewett, Mrs.
] Rose c. Burrill, Miss Chispa Rowell.
/ The entertainment was directed by
Mrs. &. r. Fogg and Mrs. Charles
I Turner and Mrs. j. n. Smith and Mrs.
J r. c. Tarbox were ably assisted in
the decorations by Mr.. Tarbox and
! David Withee.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-01-06
Judge Lawrence'S Opinion

Deputy Attorney General Fred F.
Lawrence of Skowhegan has forward
ed to Adiutant General George Mel.
Presson the following opinion in re-
lation to certain phases of the Soldiers
Bonus Law, his communication and
opinion being self explanatory.
I'VE beg to acknowledge receipt of
your letter of Dec. %, asking the opin-
ion OF this office upon the application
of the Soldiers Bonus law to two typi-
cal cases stated by you as follows:
Henry Brown of California enlist
ed in the regular army before April
g. 1917, and was stationed at the Port
land coast defense. Before that date
he married and maintained a house
outside the government reservation in
Portland, Maine.
els he entitled to the Soldiers Bon
us provided for by Chapter 264, Pub
lie Laws, 1917?
els he entitled to the Soldiers
Bonus provided for by Chapter 264 of
the Public Laws of 1919?
The first case stated represents a
class including men who enlisted
prior to the outbreak of the war, and
were not residents of the State at the
time of their enlistments, but acquired
residence between the date of en-
listment ard the date when the war
broke out. We, of course, assume
that a residence in Maine was in fact
acquired before April 6, 1917, that be-
ing a question to be determined by
you upon the circumstances of each
case. 1t would not necessarily fol-
low from the mere fact of marriage
and the maintenance of home outside
the military reservation
1T may be that the Legislature in
tended that all men who served in the
war with Germany and were residents
of the State when the war broke out.
should receive the gratuity provided
by the act but unfortunately Section
2 of the act goes further and requires
that the applicant must have been a
resident of the State at the time he
was commissioned, enlisted, indicted,
appointed or mustered into the mill
tary or naval service of the United
States.
'Under the explicit language we
feel that you have no discretion and
can only grant a bonus to soldiers
who were residents of this State at
the time of their entry into the SER
vice. We feel however, that the act
may very properly be amended in this
respect and If You regard this class of
soldiers as entitled to the benefit of
the act, II might be we'll for your
board to recommend an amendment
of this character to the Legislature
which is shortly to convene.
THE second case stated by you is
clearly outside the act The enlisted
men referred to was not resident of
this State at the time he enlisted or
on the day when the war broke out.
The benefits of the act are not eX-
tended to soldiers in the regular army
who happened to have been stationed
at some point within the State.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-01-06

Since Canaan was settled soon after
the Revolutionary war il was natural
that many of the settlers of the town
should have been engaged in that con-
flict. Among the names which have
been mentioned in this connection are
Daniel Nelson, ]. E. Hall, stephen
Holman, Jonathan Holt and Elisha Ma
son. The town furnished several SOL
diers for the 1912 war also, among
those being Charles Hodsdon, three
members of the Holt family, and 9th
ers. OF the Holt family, Alvah. Asa
and Jonathan served in the war of
1912, the latter being a corporal. He
took part In the battle Of Sackett's
Harbor. Isaac held the position OF
captain in = company mustered for
the Aroostook war.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-01-06

The first settlement of Athens dates
back to about the year 1900 and the
first settler to make a permanent
home in the town was Samuel Hall.
the son of Daniel Hall of Wakefield
n H. His wife's maiden name was
Hannah Leighton and to them was
born a large family of children. His
grandson, Gilman born in 1901 is said
to have been the first male child
born in Athens. Mr.. Hall owned the
first mill in the village which was
located a short distance above the
bridge.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-01-06

In the year 1851 Abel Ware built
a tannery on the stream a short dis
lance north of Athens village. In
1866 it was enlarged by John Ware
who also built the dwelling house near
it for boarding house. The tan
merry was burned in 1877.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-01-06

The first mention made of the Wes-
serunsett stream is in Indian history
and it is there called the "Wesserun-
sickle" and on it was built by JOS
hua Brown the first mills in town,
Phillip Leavitt built the first mill in
West Athens. He sold out to Ziba
Hall, who in turn sold to Isaac Eel
lows. Later on Fred futile and Dav-
id Corson have owned the mills there.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-01-06

Isaiah Dore built and ran the first
hotel in Athens in about the central
of what is now Athens village. In
1885 a Baptist church was built on
Lords Hill, which was then one of
the most flourishing sections OF the
town.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-30
ON SECOND THOUGHT
BY JAY E. HOUSE
(From Philadelphia Public Ledger.)

As we have hitherto, indicated the
most difficult thing, even to those who
read with a discerning eye, is to dis
tinguish between the truth and no.
KUN. We suspect the story that
President Harding declined to cat Off
the Ritz-Carlton's gold plate is no.
KUN designed to advertise the Ritz
Carlton, and, incidentally. the fact
that it has gold plate. Since we are
not certain about it the incident goes
fare to disclose the dilemma in which
we common people find ourselves
when we wish to know what is true
and what is purely imaginative.
One reason we suspect the story
is that as a member of the great de-
mocracy from which Mr. Harding
sprang, and which he represents, we
should have not the slightest Gesita-
ton in eating off gold plate We'd as
soon eat off gold plate as china. And
Likely we'd mention it to the neigh
bors. And we're as democratic as Mr..
Harding any day. If anything we're
more democratic. We have only one
waistcoat designed to wear with a
tuxedo; Mr.. Harding has twelve.
There was time when gold plate
cast a stigma. Twenty years ago
eating off it would have cost a lublic
official 100000 votes in that territory
the Rocky Mountains. 1t could be
done now at a cost of not to exceed
500 votes. This is a changed world.
1t seems to US there is a disposition
to overrate the performance of the
ku KluX Khan, which enlisted $780,
900 suckers in five years. We claim
that. considering the total number of
easy marks in the country, promoters
of the Khan made only a moderately
good showing.
/ The rule in this country is that if it
is a secret order the average man will
join it.
The peculiar thing about the case
of the boy brakeman who killed two
motor car statesmen in Chicago is that,
thus far, the crime has been attributed
neither to rum nor cigarettes. As we
have noted. this is a changing world.
That couldn't have happened in the
old days.
NJ. Clemenceau says his only ambi-
ton is to be left alone. Since NJ. Gle
nrsnceau is past eighty years of age
his is q perfectly natural feeling. It's
about all any man over fifty asks or
wants
That and peace.
AAe news Ui9PatSlleS Hote tldt GreSl-
dent Harding was almost Immediately
recognized by the crowds in Atlantic
City. We should hope so. II he hadn't
been the rotogravure section would be
failure.
After a man fails at everything else
he tackles the hardest game in the
world-that of selling life insurance
The New York papers note that "the
people cheered CuEran." 1t was Mr.
Bryan, we believe, who first dis
| covered that people seldom vote as
| they cheer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-30
GOVERNORS JOB APPEAL.

Kansas civic bodies should heed the
appeal by Governor Allen and clean
up, paint up and fix up their cities
this fall that all unemployed men
might be cared for.
For four or five years Kansans
have Jagged in the ordinary lines CT
repairs. Real estate has been selling
rapidly and investments have been in
tbs form of quick transfers for ready
profits. As a result there has been
little disposition to keep property in
the best condition.
The home problem has quieted
down the wild plunging in real estate
and, with winter nearing, there is Il
source of satisfaction in the feeling
that a person has a roof and four
walls.
Now for the repairs.
Repairs should be extended to all
properties. Thousands of dollars could
be spent in practical and necessary
work in Topeka today. To rally to
the support of the Governor Allen APP
peal will mean a decided improve
ment in the city's appearances and
will provide employment for id'e
men.
The Topeka Chamber of Commerce
should get behind the movement i'm
mod.ately.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-30
Dorothy Dix 7aZks
By DOROTHY DIX
WORLDS Highest Paid Woman Writer,
Passing the BucIo-2.

It takes q lot of strength and
nerve to Wrestle with headstrong,
high-strung children, and to teach
them self-control, and obedience, and
respect for the rights of others, and
the great majority of women are too
weak, and trifling. and self-indulgent
themselves to do this. They leave the
disa greeable task to somebody else,
and in so doing they commit the I'M
pardonable sin, for nothing can alter
a mothers responsibility to her chill
dren. They are in her hands in their
plastic youth when she can mold
them into any shape she desires, and
whether they go right or wrong in
life she determines.
e In an enormous number of cases
fathers also pass the buck as regards
the rearing of the children. Then
they put it up to the school teachers,
and expect strangers to do for their
children what they have been too
careless, and too Indifferent to do.
Any school teacher VIII tell you that
it would amuse you to know how
many children come out of respect
able homes who have not been taught
even the common usages of decent
society. They have the manners OF
ruffians. They do not even know
how to hold their knives and forks
at the table. They have no consider
alton for others, no conception OF even
p1dNlHB Id1ily anu
They are selfish, self-opinionated,
spoiled, ill-mannered and ill-tem-
pered, and yet the parents expect the
teachers to make worth while men
and women out of this poor material.
Sometimes the miracle can be accom-
plished. Generally the attempt is a
failure. because the teachers get the
children too late, after they are
ruined. Fathers and mothers who
are too weak to discipline their
children themselves, and who pass on
their duty to others should be fore
handed about it, and turn the baby in
the cradle over to someone who Will
perform the duty they eVade.
And what IS all this talk about
nerves. and ill-health, and sensitive
ness except passing the buck? Did
you ever know a woman who was a
shrew, and a nagger, and who made
her home a place of terror from
which everyone fled who could, who
ever admitted that she had a vile
temper or attempted to control it?
You never did. Such a one always
speaks of her poor nerves, and feels
that it gives her a perfect right to be
a virago. Don't you know dozens of
women who are too delicate to work,
and who sponge on every relative
who will stand for it, yet who are
strong enough to dance all night and
play golf all day? Don't you know
girls who are so sensitive they can
not work in an office, but who arc
brazen enough to chase men down in
society? They are those who pass
the buck.
And the buck passer is a contempt
ible coward, a poor spIneless weak
ling. for we only rise to mans and
Woman's estate when we stand on our
own feet. and bravely face our re-
sponsibilities, and square our Shout
ders to bear the burden life lays upon
them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-30

Way; then, patiently and lovingly. by
repeated visit and letter. he made
clear how they should walk therein.
This is the practical significance of
that third great journey-in some
ways the greatest of all-about which
to come. We are not to grow weary
in well-doing.
In Rotten Old Corinth.
Watching the sun rise one morning
from the deck of a British transport
over the ruins of the old city of Cor
NTH, and the hills behind it, my
thought was less of the almost COM
plete extinction of this famous Greek
city, than of the magnitude of the
heroic figure whose name is forever
asso ciated with it. Every traveller to
Greece. thru the Corinthian canal, will
be interested in the ruins of Corinth:
nine out of ten will think of the Apos-
tie Paul and his association with the
place In his time, the city had given
Its name 'Corinthianize'' to the utter
most forms of immortality; Paul gave
the city u new name, for it was to the
Christians at Corinth that he wrote
some of his sublimest words-as the
famous passage on love.
In distress of mind and body, the
great missionary labored in Corinth
for a year and a half. So difficult
was his task there that he may even
nave mad to face the possibility of the
existence of a people for whom Chris
tianity had no message. There seem
such even today. A young man told
me yesterday concerning an admir-
able family that he knew, Religion
doesn't seem to mean anything to
them at all. All churches, in their
opinion. are alike, except as one may
be more aestheticalIy attra ctive than
another. But the Bible and Christ
and spiritual realities apparently have
no significance for them" Yet as Paul
found in Corinth, after being reas-
sured by a vision, there were those
with ears for the Word; SO in every
modern community and family there
are bound to come times when peo-
pie answer to the call of Christ. Re-
ports indicate such a spiritual turning
in our own day. If the ways of heather
Corinth have seemed to have a vogue
in the modern world, there is coming
a new day and a new mood, when the
Pauline MESA ge is to be needed, in all
it's transforming power.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-30

measures, particularly in relation to
immigration. is being asked by con-
stituents of members of congress.
Carrying out the spirit of the sug-
gestion made by General Pershing
that America should be ruled by
Americans, the closing days of the
special session and the regular ses-
sion of congress PROMISE to witness
such a demand for the adoption of
laws looking to the promotion of the
real American spirit and patriotic
action in peace as well as in war as
has not been known except during the
World war, according to veteran OBJ
servers of affairs al Washington.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-30
Questions-AnSWerS

0. What state has the most Ford cars7
ing registered there; Iowa is second Win
1896, and Pennsylvania third with 49,
q. Can the name of a farm be trade
A. The patent office says that trade
mark may be obtained for the name OF a
farm. II a farmer uses his farm name rs
a part of his selling operation In mar
ing his products, the trademark proteeF
him In its In interstate commerce
Q. When was the first dredge Doa'
used? Il. f. II.
boat was that employed by Boulton and
England in 1876 .,-,-
a day. when kept I'm a cool place: l. n
A. The cause Of milk turning to claober
so quickly is probably that the utensils
This encourages the growth OF bncteria;
Besides sterilizing utensils, the uddes o.
and the hands Of the mixer washed and
Q. Is it known how London got Its
A. The derivation OF the name eLondon"
is obscure. Some authorities believe it TO
| "Iyn" meaning lake" and din" meaning
| town" possibly because until recent times
| the southern side of the River Thames was
@. What is the best thing TO do to con-
troll the weeds on farms: G. 7. A.
! the most feasible and effective means OF
| controlling weeds. Weeds which thrive
under conditions favorable to one crop,
1 may not with another, and crop rotation
| keeps the land from becoming foul with 4
| certain class of weeds.
| O. Did Corot receive high prices for
his pictures. or did he die poor man :
T. NJ
A Coro.. the French landscape painter.
! exhibited his first picture in the salon IN
| 1872, but it was not till nearly 20 years
later that his genius as n painter was
| generally recognized. He was then about
80 years OF age. The last % years Of his
| life was spent in different circumstance
| as his professional income was very large
| and he inherited a fortune from his
father
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| Journal Information Bureau. Frederic J
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