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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-10-05

ed and coached many of the great
stars and he has made the statement
that Mrs. Morsbach is the best eN-
ponent of the Italian Bel Canto he has
ever produced.
The college is to be congratulated
on securing Mrs. Morsbach for the de-
partment of voice, and her return to
the institution will attract a large
number Of students who wish voice iH-
struction and want to secure the very
best training possible.
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Mrs. Florence Hedstrum Morsbach,
who was teacher of voice at the COL
lege from 1918 to 1920 and was re-
markably successful in her work
there, returns to the institution for
the coming year after two years Of
training, most of which was received
in Naples, Italy.
Mrs. Morsbach has been studying
under Maestro Sebastiani, who is ac-
knowledged to be one of the greatest
voice teachers on the continent of Eu-
rope. This eminent teacher has train
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-10-05

Deputy Sheriff James Milligan, of
Fargo, spent the night here last night
attending to official business.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-10-05

Melvin Norgaard, Of Cooperstown,
arrived in the city last night to attend
the winter term at the State Teachers
College. .~. -..
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A. A. Bardu, of Dazey, is business
visitor in the city today.
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tor and fire ward, Viola Jones; Road
Commissioners, Nal Spaaiding, omer
Firth, John B. Pooler, School COM
mittee, Frank J. Whitney; Constable,
A. ]. Goff; Surveyors of wood and
lumber and bark, +. A, Baker, p. c.
Foss. Money raised for schools,
$4,000; highways, s2050 Support of
poor and other purposes, $4,000; Fire
ward, SO.
There was no supervisor OF Schools
elected Charles E. Ball fills that
Office, elected by union of Moscow,
Concord and up river plantations.
VIM. p. Baker who was reported elect
ed supervisor Of schools Is not a
or ballot clerks elected. Those
Offices are filled by appointment.
HARMONY.
Officers elected: Selectmen or as
SCISSORS, L. C. Bailey. H. l.. Chadbourn,
W. S. Bemis; Clerk. Mrs. Helen Nc
Laughlin; Treasurer, f. b. Reed;
School Committee, c. e. Deering, w.
G. Bailey. Jr., j. l.. Johnson; Road
commissioner ~ L. Lombard.
Money appropriated or raised:
Schools. including repairs on school
buildings, books, etc. $4,000; For high
ways, Including bridges and culverts,
$4,000; Support of poor, town charges,
$500: Special or unusual appropria-
tions: State Road $3.50; Patrolled
road, $3.50; Repairs on school build
ings. $4,000; Other purposes $3.50.
MOOSE RIVER.
Officers Elected Selectmen or As
SCISSORS, T. H. Kennedy; Clerk, M. e.
Holden Treasurer. NJ. f. Holden
School Committee, Nina Hughes; Road
Commissioner, l.. f. Holden.
Money appropriated or raised:
Schools, including repairs on school
buildings. books, etc, $3.50; For high
ways, including bridges and culverts
$l3lS; Support of Poor. $50; Officers
Salaries, $3.50; Other purposes, $685..
ST. ALBANS.
Officers Elected: Selectmen or AS
SCISSORS, Freeman Mills; A. p. Bige-
low; r. W. Hanson; Clerk, G. A
Libby. Treasurer, G. A. Libby: School
Committee, h. NJ. Thorne. Mrs. Erma
Morrow. Road Commissioner, Geo. W.
/ Emery
Money appropriated or raised :
Schools. including repairs on school
buildings, books, etc. s88S6.40; For
highways. including bridges and cul-
verts 100000; Support Of Poor and
town charges $500: Special or un-
usual appropriations: School physi-
clan $50; Imp. State Highway, 1898;
Memorial services, $50: Street Lights
$3.50: To Paint Town Hall, $3.50;
School Imp. Fund, 500; To pay over
drafts, $34S.60; To enlarge Croker
Cemetery, $500; TO repair Grover barn
for tools, $500.
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New Owners Of TroHtdale Camps

The widely known sporting camp
property ut .Troutdaie on the Somer-
set Branch Of the Maine Central Rail
way has been recently purchased by
WINNER Il Lee OF bath. This CO.
partnership consists Of Hugo WINNER
and Edwin c. Lee. Those gentlemen
have both been for ave years connect
cd with the. Texas Steamship Company
and In addition have been managing
social club compoqed OF employees
Of that Corporation.
Mcssrs. WINNER & Lee will devote
their entire time from now until the
close OF the sporting camp season to
their Trcutdalc, enterprise.
The public have been familiar with
this location in past years under the
name Of the Guild Camps. During the
season OF 1921 they were under the
ownership of Royden v. Brown OF
Bingham with John Baker as mana
ger.f.. -
The camps and buildings constitute
a. log village. Among them may be
noted the main camp comprising a
large dining room. kitchen. store
rooms, etc. There ia an administra-
ton camp and a colony OF we'll con
stitgtctl log and frame, camps. The
MOST, Of there buildings are supplied
with, running water;
1t 10 Interesting to note that there
is M spxillisry camp at Bakers Pond
four miles from the main colony. also
one at iDimmick Pond, about Ave miles
distant These make II possible for
parties to so for overnight fishing
trips 10 the pointa mentioned.
The establishment includes garden
plot where vegetables are raised in
season.
Notwithstanding the fact that these
camps are In the heart of the Maine
wilderness, they are readily accessl-
BILE, being directly across the lake
from the Troutdale station OF the
Mainse Central Railroad.
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GENERAL MOTORS
First Quarter Production $1,000 Cars
big Gain In Shipment

Boston-The January gain In ship
ments OF General Motors OF over l5O
percent compared with the opening
month Of 1921 is being well maintain
cd. February volume was about 80
Ia per cent ahead OF January.
The total output Of all divisions in
actual figures for January was appro-
ximately 10.40O vehicles gaainst 5000
In january, 1921. February. pushed
up to $1,000 or some $500 more cars
than In January. In February, l92l'
output was but 5000 cars.
Moreover. March production is thus
far running at rate OF 90 per cent
ahead OF February and with the pro-
mise Of between $4,000 and $4,000 cars
for the full month.
Thus, for the first quarter of the
year. General Motors bids fair to turn
ont 5000 ears, trucks and tractors
or more than twice the $4,000 aggre-
gate OF the first quarter of 1921. In
fact. the first quarter should come
within 5000 units Of the best quarter
of 1921. which was from ApriN to
June with $500 vehicles.
Buick Is leading all divisions and
Is turning out more automobiles than
any factory In the country barring
Ford. rit
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and Lexington. For the P1
years they have been in hlngnt]
their son or granddaughter h1
the time. She wa married
Gould sixty years. For the p1
ty years Mrs. Gould has been \
health. The ncaA surviving u
are two sons. Albert Could u
field and Rufus Gould oil Lew
several grandchildren, Chas. "'
Lexington, Raymond Could ap'I
Lucy Churchill and Mrt ibesss ",
ley Of Rumford, one brolller !
Weymouth Of Alberta, sisters
Augusta Sedgeley of tfeeil''I
Flora Walker Of SomefFlit
nieces and nephews; Mrs Nap,
of Massachusetts. Mrs. tllas. y
Mrs. l.. F. Bracklcy l'efi ~
and Tom Pinkham and ! ". %
of Freeman and Arthur sedsu
Massachusetts, Funeral :,
were held from her late hoille :, :.
afternoon. March T. Rev r. y
pastor of the Baptist churth
ing. All members OF the n y
family were prefcnt' =.
ms was the funeral director,
Hutchins. Mrs. Currier ana WI
ton sung several selections /,
ment was in the family lot al /
ton the following day
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kINl,EIELn

|. l.. Eldridge will attend the auto
show at Boston. While there he will
visit his son Warren. who is student
at Harvard Medical school.
The preliminary speaking contest
will be held at French Hail. Friday
evening. March 7.
Mrs. Lillian Stevens went to Farm
ington Saturday to attend the funeral
OF Mrs. Rogers.
Mrs. Bertha Bracket and daughter
Lavinia went to Phillips Saturday to
visit for week or more with Mrs.
w. }. Kempton.
Rev. A. NJ, Soule returned Monday
from Harrisville. Rhode Island, where
he has been for several days.
The third in the series of entertain
mcnts by the Colt Alder Lyceum Blu
rcau will be given at French Hall by
Beilharz Entertainer, the first of the
month.
Emily Gurley, who has been stop
ping in Bangor. has come to live with
her mother. Mrs. w. J. Gurlcy.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. X. Bridley Of Liv-
ermore Falls, are expected in April
to care on the Ralph Simmon farm.
The Needlecraft Club held their
first meeting Monday. March ID, at
Mrs. l.. d. Cooley's
The Womcn's division of the Farm
Bureau will hold millinery meeting
at the ,Uniyersalist ve,ttry, Thursday
and Friday, March l6 and II with din.
ner at noon. Baked beans and brown
bread will he furnished by the com
mittee and others are requested to
bring cakes, doughnuts, cookies o,
pies. Miss Amy Whitford, the
Franklin County leader. will be pres
emit.
Mrs. Louisa Gould. widow of the
late Chauncey Gould, died at the home
of her son. Albert Gould. Sunday
morning. March 5. of Cerebral hemor-
rhage. three weeks after the death
of her husband. She was rs years
old and was born in Freeman. May %
1S43. the daughter of Rufus and Han.
nah Pease Weymouth and has spent
practically all Of her life IN Freeman
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derful renderings. Julia Flood was
soprano soloist, whom it is under
stood is engaged for another year
in grand opera. In her varied pro-
gram no number was more heautily
received than Mr.. Chapman's Down
in Maine" while her rendering Of
Comm Thru the Rye. one OF her
encore numbers pleased the audience
greatly. Everett Bishop, base bari
tone soloist. sang number OF songs
and exhibited a voice OF unusual
quality. heavy ON the low notes and
with marvellous range. The duets by
Miss Floyd and Mr.. Bishop were ex-
tremely we'll given and from start to
finish the program of music was ideal.
Prior to the closing number Mr.. Chap
man addressed the audience In his
usual witty manner and assured those
present that thru the courtesy OF w.
H. Cummings of Skowhegan another
concert was insured for next year.
1t is needless to say that as the &C
Of the evening, Mr.. Chap
man added greatly to the classical
program.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-03-16
Athens Basket Ball

Somerset Academy defeated Har-
mony high school last week In n fast
but rather one-alded game with q
score of 40 to II. This IS the fourth
game that the two teams have played
this year. and more real basketball
was uncovered in this game than in
any Of the others. Some very clever
passing was done by, both teams.
Features of the game we're the shoot
ing Of ID. Dysart from the floor and
Of Taylor from the foul line, the for
mer caging the ball eight times, and
the latter dropping the ball in six
times out of seven free tries. john
son scored eight OF the eleven points
for the visitors. Both teams nave
now won two games.
SOMERSET ACADEMY II. II. s.
Taylor. ri "a Johnson, II j ~
D. Dysart, If Clough, RI (2l
I. Dysart, Tracy, C ~
Hut, rg Ciliey' rg
GAYLORD. re- Bunker, lg
Goaln from floor: Taylor 4, ID.
pysart s, J. Dysart 4. Gaylord l, john
son g. Goals from fouls Taylor
q. johnson 2. Clough I. Tracy 2. Sub
situations; Tracy for Glough. Clough
for. Tracy. Referee: Chapman; UNI
pire. Bowie: timers and scorers Mer-
riman and Jenkins. Time. 2 2o-min-
ute periods.
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The Late Mrs. Darius Barnes

At the home of he late Mrs. Emma
G. Barnes. wife o Darius barnes OF
Summer street, memorial services
were conducted Monday afternoon
with Rev. George Merriam. pastor of
the bethany Baptist Church ofiiciat-
ing. The remains were placed in
the Southsids receiving vault to await
burial in the spring. There were
number of friends besides host of
relatives in attendance at the obse-
uuies. The floral tributes were many
and beautiful which showed the high
esteem in which Mrs. Barnes was held
in the community.
The deceased passed away Friday
evening following serious surgical
operation. She had been in Ill health
for several weeks but the end was not
expccted so soon. Her age was about
GO wears. She was born in Skowhe-
gan and had passed practically all
her life here with the exception of
about three years in Waterville. She
resided in the North avenue vicinity
for a number of years. Her parents
were Henry and Martha Galway. The
father was OF English descent while
the mother was OF Scotch descent.
Mrs. Galway passed away about 30
years ago while her husband died In
1904. Mrs. Barnes leaves to mourn
her loss a devoted husband. already
mentioned, a sister, Mrs. Lille Cal
way of 1872 Second street, Halloween
and brother, James Galway OF SHOW
hogan. besides a large circle of rela-
tives and friends.
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Funeral OF Mrs. John l.. Nnlliere

Funeral services for Mrs. Annette
Head VALERIE wife of John l.. Val
lere were conducted Saturday after
noon at two O'Clock in the chapel of
the Bethany Baptist Church. Rev
George Merriam, the minister at Beth
any. OBLIGATED ut the sad services, Mrs
Valliere died during Wednesday night
after short illness of pneumonia. The
deceased was a native of Scion and
WAS nearly 50 years of age. She was
married to Mr. Nalliere in 1878 and
lived for a few years in Waterville
The family home was later established
In Skowhegan but subsequently, the
couple moved to Strong, where Mr..
Valliere was engaged in mill opera
tions. While there, owing to a boiler
explosion. MIR. Valliere lost sight of
both eyes and after this tragic occur
ence the family home was again made
In Skowhegan. For years Mr.. and
Mrs. Nalliere had conducted small
store on North avenue.
Much sympathy IL felt for the hus-
band. to whom his wife has been a
most devoted companion, and more es-
pecially since their only son, Walter
Valliere, formerly with the American
Express Company, died two years
ago. His widow, Mrs. Ora W. Val
liere and his three children, Miss
Ruth, student at Gorham Normal
School, Lloyd and Maurice VALERIE
survive.
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Real Estate Transfers

The following were among the
transfers of real estate recorded at
the Somerset Registery OF Deeds once
at the courthouse during the past
week.
Binghsm--Forrest II. Colby to Car
RE B. Colby, land formerly owned by
Earl n. Taylor.
Fairfield--EIba Hobbs to Hotham l..
Hobbs, land with barn thereon on the
east side of the county road from
Skowhegan to Waterville; Arthur F..
Reynolds TO William s. Flood, land
with buildings; Hattie Hunter to Ar
thur Reynolds, land with buildings; ;
]. l.. Merrick of Waterville to Frank
l.. Merrick, land with buildings.
Detroit-Emma s. Drake TO Burton
e. Fogg. land with buildings; Burton
L. Fogg to Frank l.. Hopkins, land
with buildings.
New Portland-Herbert W. Kenni-
son TO Edward f. Kennison, land,
Pittsfield-Auburn NJ. Cox OF Brad
ford TO Ralph w. Emerson, land being
the south half lot in Block D.; Vera
c. Libby OF Portsmouth. n. H.. to
Ethel b. Brown. land with buildings;
Iva l.. Hersey to Laforest J. Hum
phrey. land with buildings; Vera G.
Libby to Helen M, Libby, land with
buildings on Main street.
Hsrmony-Mertie +. Bennett OF So
Ion to Duncan G. McMann of Athens,
land With buildings.
NorridgAwock - Charles Folsom
Jones OF Skowhegan to Myra f. With
ee, land; Charles Folsom-Jones to
Wesley. l., Watson land.
Palrnyra--Grace p. Boston to Will
liam A. Clewiey. land with buildings
Madison -Amanda Godin OF Nor
ridgewcck to Edward s. Noonan. land
with buildings; Kittredge c. Gray to
Harry Merrill. land.
Skowhegan-Leo Briggs to Stlllman
n. Holmes. land with buildings; Ciar-
india r. Woods to Georgia Murray,
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To vote straight party ticket ace m the
the candidates
x in the above th and place
each the
tvs candidates in the party
To vote other tran straight ticket omit the OK I
in
for the the candidate q
the office of the columns the
OK in tho the right
of the candidate print
another party column.
As optional method Of voting than the straight
place (x the tree of the s
tho candidate
and wish to for the csnd Gate of another for that
place W in the the right Of his
o err column II wish to vote for candidate whose
the ballot strike the nd
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write in the the blank underneath
will
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l.. l.. Walton Addresses Club Women

\ regular meeting of the Town I'm
provdmcnt Society was held last Fri
day afternoon in the parlors OF the
Public Library. The program was d.
rooted by Mrs. Martha Morrill, and the
hostesacs were Mrs. Lizzie II. Nye and
Mrs Louise Furbush. In the absence
of the president, Mrs. Irene Turner
who was i'll, Mrs, Susie w. Jacobs.
one of the vice presidents. presided,
There waa a good attendance. Two
very instructive papers were present
ed Later Years OF Revolution by
Mrs Della l.. bartlett and Mexico
CITY Of Palaces" by Mrs. Frances
Hall Smith in continuation of the
study on Mexico. After an intermis-
sion, two songs were sung by Natha-
lie Bouicr, accompanied by Miss
Louise Laney, and Attorney Lyman l.
Walton presented an able address up
on Points of Law of Interest to Wom-
en- At the conclusion of his talk
opportunity was given the ladies to
ask questions and a number of the
members awaited them telves of this
opportunity to acquire knowledge up
on legal questions. Blue hyacinths
were used on the presidents table.
The next meeting will be held on
March "a at which time Mrs. Viola
Smith will conduct the program. This
viii be the last meeting devoted to the
study of Mexico.
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Colby College Notes

In the Colby Echo for March s, Som
crset county persons were well teatur-
ed. On the first page there was
long and interesting report OF an ad-
dress given to the journalism class by
Roland T. Patten of Skowhegan: this
talk was valuable to the students not
only from an international angie but
also from that of enjoyment Again
there was mention of the Misses Mar
garet Totman and Rachel Conant be-
ing present at the Chi Omega banquet
on March 4.
President A. j. Roberts entertained
the members of the society OF the
Sons of Colby at their annual ban
quet at his home on Monday evening
March 9th. The society is made up
Of only those men now enrolled as
Colby students, whose father or moth
or was a Colby graduate.
Among those present were DR.. IL.
G. Libby of the faculty, and Messrs.
Charles Gale, Leonard Mayo, Russell
Cow, John Tilton, Basil Ames, Joseph
Smith. and John Barnes.
In the mems gymnasium last Satur-
day evening the women Of the Senior
and Sophomore classes conducted. FOR
the benefit of the Y. w. c. A. a din
ncr and dance. Miss Julia Hoyt had
charge of the dinner; Miss Beatrice
Baker had charge of the sale OF can
dy which followed throughout the
evening and Miss Ruby Dyer had
charge of the advertising campaign
which was carried on for the proceed
ing week About 800 was cleared.
Basil Il. Ames was one Of tho Colby
dobaters who faced New Hampshire
State at Watervlle last Monday even
ing
And one thing more which contain
ed Somerset county names appeared
in the same issue of "The Echo;' the
Honor Roll to be on which the stud
cnt must attain rank Of not less than
90 per cent at least nine hourse each
week Among the names on the
Honor Roll are the following: Wendell
Harrington, Charles Paddock, Freder-
icll Fassett, Jr., Ralph McLeary, JOS
cph Smith, Beatrice Baker. Dorothy
Crawford, Ruby Dyer, Julia Hoyt, We
IA Collins, Marion Brown. Xathrina
Hedman, Donnie Getchell, and Marion
Johnson.
Miss Mary Carl spent the week end
IN Portland, on business trip.
Mrs. Rucl Reed OF Harmony has
been visiting her daughter Ethel, al
Foss hall.
Joseph Coburn Smith is recuperat-
ing in Skowhegan from a sprained
ankle. During some weeks past MIR
Smith has been very busy taking pic
lures, snapshots, for The Colby Ora
Gle which will be released In June
Among the pictures he has taken
those OF each member of the faculty
are most noteworthy.
Miss Eleanor Halves returned TO
Foss Hall Monday after brief visit
at her home in Skowhegan.
Leonard Mayo has been chosen for
the debating team which will leave
next Saturday for trip to the Middle
West, debating with colleges all along
the route. Besides his prowess along
forensic lines, Mr.. Mayo has done not
able work in track. DR. Herbert c
Libby will make the trip with the de
batting team.
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self in another's place and laugh at
your own misfortune
BORN IN THE BRITISH BAHAMAS
Williams was born in New Provi-
dence, Nassau, in the British Bahamas.
His grandfather, who was white, was
Danish and Spanish consul to the
bahamas, and married a quadroon.
When he was two years old Frederick
Williams. father of the comedian was
brought to New York. Here he learn
ed the trade of papiermache making,
which brought him into contact with
theatrical people. 1t was through
made his first acquaintance among
New York stage folk.
From New York Frederick Williams
moved to Riverside, Calf, where Bert
was educated and was graduated from
the Riverside high school. His aim
had been to become civil engineer.
His interest in the theater always had
been keen, however, and unable to
resist the urge he started as a mem
Der of little company of minstrels.
From that moment he progressed
steadily. winning the good will of his
public and the respect of his asfOcia-
ties.
In 1903. when the Williams and
Walker company played at the Shat
tesbury Theatre in London, Williams
was invited to attend a lawn party at
buckingham Palace to entertain
guests at the birthday celebration of
the Prince Of Wales. His demeanor
so delighted royalty that he remained
until his death a fayorite with Lon
doners.
After the illness of Walker his part
ner, became permanent a few years
ago. Williams carried on alone. He
took care OF the man who had been
his teammate until the latter's death.
Booker T. Washington once wrote of
Williams:
Bert Williams Is tremendous as
set OF the negro race. The fact of
his success aids the negro many
times more than he could have help
ed the race by merely contenting him
self to whine about racial difficulties.
The fact Is the American people are
ready to honor any man who does
something worthwhile. irrespective Of
his color"
HAD A BREAKDOWN IN DETROIT
At the time proceeding his death
Williams was appearing in Under
the Bamboo Tree" He suffered a
breakdown in Detroit and was brought
to his home in New York i'll of pneu-
monia, where he died.
Some of the most successful pro-
auctions IN which Williams and Walk
er appeared as team were Two
Real Coons" 1.-THE Gold Bug" Sene-
gambian Carnival Sons of Ham. and
"In Dahomey" 1t was with the last
named production that they appeared
so successfully in London. George
Walker died in 1907 and Williams was
featured alone in MIR. Lode Of Coal .
In 1911 he made a Ziegfeld contract
and just prior to opening in Under
he Bamboo Tree" he starred in
broadway Brevltiea"
II seems impossible to believe we
have seen the world famous Williams
Walk and the humorous poker game
pantomine for the last time; that the
voice which made such songs as NO
'ods "0'iihoh ppdit ldN itt
Everybody Wants the Key to Ny Gel
lar" and When the Moon Shines on
he Moonihine" classics the world
over Is still.
Fortunately. the genius Of Bert Will
liams has not died For a number
II years. the songs and stories of the
great colored comedian have been re-
produced exclusively by Columbia
,raphophone Company. And so
while Bert Williams is dead, his work
IT'LL lives.