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IARONE

In six hours Walter Bigelow with
his power rig and the help Of Howard
Buzzell and Leo WinslOw sawed fiji
teen cords of wood for MIR Buzzell,
moving the rig twice and the wood
being cord wood and all large and
hard wood and making two cuts for
every stick.
The automobiles lave started out
hut thus far have met with rather
hard luck, which in this case is Just
plain mud. and horses have been in
demand to extricate them from the
mire.
Cony Loring and Charles Barney
from Martin Stream. were business
callers in town last week.
Mrs Flora Vittaly has returned
from her visit in New York.
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WEST ST. AI.BANS

( leroy Harding accompanied his
d&tikhtcr. Mrs. Kicker to her homo in
Natervflle, Monday, for u few days
visit, 10 .4 fa.nf
7; Wallace Gray has purchased Ford
Of Sherman Gray
Frank IiUliister has returned from
hit| visiting trip in Massachusetts.
n Mt. anu Mrs. George Wiley, who
hate been boarding at Earle Robert
soma, have gore to Hartland.
Fred Finson was in Skowhegsn last
week, serving his term as Grand Jury
man.
4 GEORGE Emery was i'll bangor
Thursday of last week.
,Aifred Hilton's family are all on
The sick list.
THE family of jim Corson are all
somewhat better.
Miss villa Perkins, teacher OF
Tracy School, has returned from hel
home in Penobscot and resumed heI
work Monday.
Carl Tozier, of Monroe, came to Mr.
H. e Woods Saturday night to work
for Mr.. Wood.
George Emery has a new hired man
Mr.. Stanley. from Winterport
Sebastcook Teachers Club met at
HartIand Academy. Saturday April g.
for an all day session with all tn
teachers of Mr.. Clilford's union pres
ef1t except three Those present from
this town were: Pres, Irene i5by
Pond; Villa Perkins, Tracy: Emm'
Fletcher, Magcon; Alice Elliott Pri-
mary; Elsie Emery, Grammar; Miss
Gray, Brick. and Fertine Ellis, Hop
kins. A very in erosting and beneh
cial meeting was held, and Miss Eliza
beth Collins, Urinary superintendent
Of Augusta, gave two very helpful
talks on reading "A discussion of Il
chapter In one of the Clubs profess
sIoral books was also e part Of the
program. The third professional
book has been ordered and we feel
that Il, Is important to own such books,
There we're several visitors at the
meeting. among them was Mrs. May
King, OF ST. Adams. That the pub
tic might appreciate their corps of
teachers more and their efforts to-
wafdtadvancement, we wish that they
would visit our club meetings and
sac for themselves the good of them.
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MILLAY HlLL-NEW PORTLAND

Ralph Mclaughlin was quite sick
the. first of the week, also Arthu!
Webb was sick, and out of school
Thomas Hogan was taken very sick
Thursday, threatened with pneumo
nh, DR.. Cortland was called and
left him more comfortable, his tim.
porature being normal Friday. he
Will have to remain in bed few day
more.
Warren Loveioy was on the Hi
Thursday night on business.
Frank Parln is splitting &, G. At
woods wood pile
Mrs, Lloyd Williamson is gaining
icing able to leave her room.
Blaine Atwood and family are a
sick in bed with grippe
Mrs Ed Savage is up after siege
If grippe.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Jackson spent
the evening Monday with their par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Atwood.
Snow is fast disappearing.
Manly Atwood lost good GOV
Thursday night. Ralph Nichols alsr
lost one few days ago. ID. w. En-
cry lost a horse recently of collie.
II. w. Loveioy, Of the lower road
was on the Hill the middle Of the week
cutting scions
MisN Gwendolyn Atwood has beer
quite sick the past few days with ar
lhscess in her throat.
Forest Jackson returned from Skow
1cgan Monday.
Chester Atwood and family spon
lie day Sunday with his parents, Mr.
md Mrs VI. G. Atwood.
Albert Could. who has been con
incl in the house all winter, is able
. take short walks. He has to use
wo crutches to get around with.
Fay Lane and family, who spent the
winter in Rumford are back home OF
riverside street
Ralph Nicholas is carrying the
scholars in the Parsons District.
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NEW PORTLAND

Several from this place attended the
fire at North New Portland, Sunday
afternoon.
John Boynton has return from Skow-
hogan, where he has been receiving
surgical treatment.
Charles Spencer, Lawrence Spencer
and Maurice Walker were in Skow
hogan Wednesday and Thursday at
tending court as witness Ses on one o.
the cases.
Arthur Stowell, of Dt&neli, vas q
recent business caller in town.
Nelson Gilbert is a greft Of rela-
tiYcs and friends in this vicinity
Marguerite Bangs was IA week end
guest of friends on New Portland Hill
Mr. and Mrs. Cephas Walker and
children visited her parents, Sunday.
Clarence Bangs has gone to West
Byron, where he will have employ
mcnt with the y. S. StOweil Mfg Co.,
at that place.
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RIVER ROAD

Ford &. Smiley have il'e'' u
nearly finished. y
Ed Tessie has moved NV
at Roy Warren 5.
The Blunt school ofen'' -.
Mrs. Annie Clayton is D.,
the care of Mrs. George "' i
Lem Lancaster has sold .l n,' /
Canaan and intends 10 iO''
road now. II
The Country club VII ..n M NJ
day meeting April ~ VII"
ME Clayton. "A
Lester Young of Maloon .,,.I
calling on friends IN 'hi'
day.
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EMBIIEN

Mrs. Tiortense Murphy has hen IN
poor health for the past wees.
Orville Jeffrey of Waterv,li' WIS
guest at Harry Hilton's sun lay.
Mrs. Marcia Casey who has bon TO
hospital in Lewiston returned TO
her home Saturday noon.
Walter Thompson went to linsham
Monday with a load of potatoes for
Mrs. Jennie Robinson,
Grant Witham went to Angus; last
Thursday to attend a Democratic Con-
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with Mrs. MacAusland at Valley Inn.
Fred Luce was summoned to Sko~-
hogan as witness on Il case to be
tried Monday and Tuesday.
Deputy Sheriff S. r. Wheeler of
Hartland was in town Thursday night
on business
The family Of Mrs. Erie Davis are
nearly all sick with the prevailing
distemper.
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ATHENS

Hilton lueSudy.
ATHENS
The program committee for Com
mGnty Day recommends that the date
be changed from April 10, because of
the bad travelling and so many in
stances of illness. July is the date
which the committee would recon-
mend.
Josiah Tucker, who has been a
member Of Leonard Leighton's family
for the past two years, has gone to
board with Mr. and Mrs. Carroll An
drews.
Waldo Sanders, Bert Fish and Frank
Boynton were summonsed as Witness
cs before Judge Morrill, last week in
the case of Frank Whittier versus
Town OF Athens. The case has been
re erred to the Law Court.
sepG your Shoe repairing by parcel
pest To Gusf Pooler & Son, Skowhe-
gar Prompt service guaranteed.
1w15
Dan Flanders of "Hardscrabblr,'
bingham, was in town last week visit
IN the family of his brother, George
D.
SIX idmore.
Mrs Lizzie Robinson. who has been
living with her daughter in Hartland
through the winter. has returned to
her home in this village
Miss Annie Tobey is spending sew
eral weeks with her sister,. Mrs Sa-
lie StodGer. The vacation week at the
Academy, Miss Tobey spent with Mrs.
Winnie Locke.
Frank Street of Skowhegan, S. A
- was in town over the weekend.
Nj. Street is representative for the
Maine Commerce Correspondence
Courses.
Il. S. Elliott received a telegram
last Thursday telling of the sudden
death of his sister, Mrs. Hattie DelanO.
which occurred at the home of her
only daughter at Boothbay. Only a
eW days previous Mr. Elliott received
letter from his sister saying she
was expecting to return soon to her
home at Abbott. Mrs. Delano is sur
yiYed by the daughter Clara, and one
3on. Horace Delano. of Abbott, with
whom she lived, and the brother al
ready mentioned.
The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Chester Bunker is very i'll with an alb
cess on her neck
Mrs. William Foss u, reported to be
II serious condition. A physician
ron Skowhegan was called to see
Ter early in the week.
harmony Is AGAIN DEFEATED
In the sixth game to be played be-
Wen teams from Harmony and .Ath
Is btFEot ball games each side re-
daIns even. Much interest in these
,anos Is manifested, S. !. won two
,amo- from Harmony High on Their
y n floor but we're unable to carry on
he honar5 of the two games played
II IIqrmony. Then the Harmony Town
1oys defeated tie Athens Boys on the
NhcDs POOR last week with a score of
~. Thursday night Athens Boys
oarnCyed to Harmony for the return
game and in a hard fought game Car
ried off the honors with a score OF
iG-5. making the two towns still even
TrafLons All Stars of Guilford put up
1 challenge to the winning team to
pl3Y the winner at Harmony on next
Thursday evening and so the Athens
3ovs have accepted The game WAS a
aatila from beginning to end. neither
team being able to hold possession o
the bail for more than second or
Wo at time. Especially good work
WIS shown by guards on both sides
t being practically impossible for n
forward to get within shooting dis
lance with the ball Ted Tufts
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Frank L. Foster was tie first per
son to pay d polI tax in Eustls for
1922.
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New-York tribune., 1922-05-21
BY Royal Cortissoz

II is good news that the Are at the
Macbeth gallery involved but sltsht
,o.. Business II continuing there a.
u.u.l. and. in Fact, We have just re-
s.;ced word that = new group Of
..,,esed paintings by American artists
!. going on the walls. This will be on
,;ev next Monday and will remain
-,sreash the summer. It ia character.
;s,,c by the way, Of The current move.
r,ea; among the dealers. They wind up
ma season, as many Of them began It,
With works by Americans. And several
IL them will keep the pictures on dur.
;uc tie warm weather. The Knoedlers
always do this. The Kraushaar gallery
sill do 1t this year. So will the Mac
hc,h gallery, as wc have noted, and
while certain other shows will ulti.
ra,ely close they will at least last
nn.il well into June. This will be tho
case With the exhibition now open ut
the Mcntross gallery and with the one
which fhs Mich gallery is to open
ssrs week. 1t is good policy. After
.jl New York is not emptied during
:ss summer Of people interested in
works Of art. Whatever gaps there are
are easily filled by visitors from other
s,rts of the country.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-21

dweller in Assos could we'll enough do
without those sophistications. He has
sound standard Of his own.
Tais comes out impressively in Mr..
bacon's drawing Of the agora restored.
The tent of the market women in the
center, the casual horsemen and pede.-
trians, ;he booths crowded against the
walls Of the temple, all suggest the
prose of everyday life. But there is a
fairly poetic nobility in the marching
pillars of the stoa on the further side.
Even in its wreckage the masonry Of
Assos shows that it was built in the
grand style. Its surviving walls are
heroic affairs. Fragments Of mosaic
also reveal the instinct for splendor
underlying the wise restraint of the
builders. The theater, noted as one of
the best preserved in Asia Minor, is
still another evidence of the liberal.
enlightened taste Of Assos. Mr.. Bacon
says:
The sites of the theaters in towns
Oh ASIA Minor were always most pic
IureSqueIy CHOSEN and must have
been laid out by men of great artis-
tic perception and feeling. The thea
ter at Assos was a beautiful place of
asssemblage. 1t is placed directly be-
low the open part Of the agora, so
that persons leaning over the balus-
trade of the market place above
could look directly down into the au-
dience and on the stage The view
from the seats is superb, with the
sea below and the mountains of
Mitylene directly opposite. One has
even to-day peculiar feeling Of en-
Joyment in sitting in one Of these
ruined audtoriums, such as at
Ephesus, Assos or Priene. There is
a perfect unobstructed view of or
chestra and stage, and speaker be-
low can be heard with ease"
The note is typical. Archaeology is
not, for Mr.. Bacon, dry pursuit, but
the exciting disclosure Of the old ways
and environment Of beings like our
selves. Though this portfolio is ad-
dressed essentially to specialists it will
fascinate any reader at all interested
New-York tribune., 1922-05-21

in the glamour Of antiquity. 1t has
taken long time to round it out, but
one good result of the pains taken is
singular fullness and vividness about
the portrait of a place that is here
drawn. Nothing is omitted. The major
edi6ces, the theater, the gymnasium,
every incident in the architectural en-
semble, are carefully commem grated.
There are details as we'll as plans.
There are, besides, numerous photo
graphs, both Of general views and of
sculptures and the like. Comparative
ly little was found In the sarcophagi in
the street of tombs. A few fgurines
and vessels are illustrated, and there
are, of course, some coins. Divers
hands have aided in the Identification
of these and in the deciphering of in
scriptions. It would be difficult, indeed,
to name ali Of those, beginning with
the late Professor Norton, who in one
way or another have contributed to
the perfection of the work. But, despite
his own indisposition to attach special
Importance to his labors, it must be
stated that the portfolio simply
couldn't hsve existed without Mr..
Bacon's drawings.
They are beautiful drawings, so pure
in line, so original and distinguished
in style, that merely for their work
manship one delights in them. Their
greatest virtue, however, is their
truth. There 10 no mistaking the char
New-York tribune., 1922-05-21

som ething solemn and monum entail
about composition by Matthew Maris.
He had high seriousness" if ever an
artist had it. There is another brief
passage by Mr.. Fridlander which we
lge tempted to quote, one about the
famous "Outskirts of Town" In
this, he says there seems to breathe
through trees and over walls and
water, in its manifold, mysterious and
gray silent depths, suggestion of the
medieval and a sense of Old World
weariness and tragedy. Does not one
realize in contemplation of it how it's
maker not merely felt and painted his
pictures in the ordinary sense, but,
literally and actually dwelling in Them,
informed them with the fine essence
of his soul?"
That is the secret of Matthew Maris.
He painted out of his soul. That is what
lends such haunting, magical beauty
to his figure pieces. Perhaps it is to
be expected, when he draws a maiden
and a youth of the Renaissance and
calls the picture "Primavera" that it
should exhale romance. But he could
work the same spell painting country
girl feeding her chickens. Israels, Neu-
huys and the other Dutchmen have
painted men, women and children with
q CERTAIN pathos, certain tenderness.
Matthew Ma,is has poetized them, and
this without the sacrifice Of grain
Of truth. The vitality Of life itself
New-York tribune., 1922-05-21

the city he tells them that If they
wish to see something really fine
they must come to Pergamon and
see the altar. In Pergamon, you
know, we use Ionic or Corinthian;
your plain Doric, such as you have
here, isn't fit for this civilized age
"a locust whirs in your face and
you start up to see the sun nearing
the hills, the red tiled roofs vanish,
and you have been asleep"
The vision has the realism Of one Of
the idyls of Theocritus, and it is set,
likewise, against \ background of great
beauty. The temple Of Athena, erected
on tho acropolis sons 800 feet
above the level Of the sea, commanded
magnificent view in which the city
shared. Assos was proud center,
rich, for its provincial status, in pub
lie buildings. This portfolio shows us,
besides the temple, stoa, houleterion
and bazaar, providing the main archi-
tectural group, a considerable theater,
residences and an imposing street of
tombs. Some Of the last mentioned
disclose in the restorations the pomp
Of which even little Assos was capable.
But the great charm Of the place for
the student Of classical remains il the
Doric simplicity, the spare grace, run
ming through all the monuments. The
obvious characteristics Of the agora
were those Of quiet dignity, good pro-
portions and limited ornamentation
One smiles over that allusion to the
ionic and Corinthian orders imagined
by Mr.. Bacon AZ falling from the lips
Of his visitor from Pergamon. The
New-York tribune., 1922-05-21
Film Love Contagious

LONDON. April IS (By MaiD.-
Screen love making may be contagious,
as complain lodged in Prague Law
court proves, remarks the Vienna cor
respondent Of 1.-THE Daily Express"
An impressionable young man and a
pretty girl, strangers to each other, sat
side by side in a cinema theater watch
ing honeymoon film. The girl stated.
that she felt slight tickling of her
cheek on the side toward the young
man, but the scene on the screen was
so enhancing that she took no notice
Of 1t.
Later, however, sch distinctly felt a
kiss on her ear, and was reasonably
certain that the young man was re-
sponsible for it.
The young man confessed that he was
the culprit, but pleaded extenuating
circumstances. The love making on the
screen was, he declared, irresistibly In
New-York tribune., 1922-05-21
- - An Arch ological ExDloit
The First American
Adventure at Assos

Atty Of their city. a typical provincial,
olsanisfn. the houses Of the inhabitant,
pressing close upon the wall. % ths
public buildings At the heart a, ths
place, with the temple Of Ath.n. ,ool
Ing down upon them all.
centuries before the Chr,.t,.n .,s
sne small Greek town was nrec,s.,v
'ne sort OF unit with whose history and
pnysiosnomy We are more familiar in
the Middle Ages and the Renaissance
Men huddled together around th.t in
which they recognized protective
powers. Their life had an intense
solidarity. 1t is best realized to-dav ;f
you look frst for it's intimate human
aspects A few years after his work
AZ Assos Mr.. Bacon wrote| for "The
century" some "reminiscences. from,
which we take this passae. RECALLING
MS musings on the acropolis:
From the cliff south Of tho t.r.,a
you can look down into the agora ~
ancient market place. and there i
snaoy shelf Of rock where one ma
slt ana trace out the lines Of the
ancient streets. Now that the paye.
ineI ,neht ~ the east end Of the stoa is
.a .aio pare one gets better idea Of
.ne ola market place, formerly all
no doubt now and then snrinLIed
with water from the reservoir. The
oay is ,cloudless. The pavement
blink. "'' Aour eyes
murmur comes up from the
marke1 place, and you look over the
RED tiled roof Of the stoa into the
little square.
"A herald orders the old market
women to clear away their cabbage
leaves and melon rinds, and then
aarts after Two small boys who have
peer; oeen racing up and down the long
corridor of the stoa, to the great dis
turbance of a knot of politicians
gathered about the columns Of the
eastern entrance. Some countrymen
are lettering through the cool por-
tlco, gazing at the battle scenes
painted on the wall In the alcoves
OF the second story are the scribes
and money lenders at their little ia
bles. A water vender with his donkey
comes through the archway near the
heraldS office with water from the
.'eA eN1iieo IN TWO large, dripping
Jars, their mouths stopped with green
leaves from the bushes that grow bv
the Sathiocis.
"Yonder dusty artisan is a master
mason, coming with tablets and rule
TO take the measure for the new
roof tiles Of the baths. There is a
stone standard for such tiles set up
II, IN the agora by the city fathers.
Ihere, out of the bouleterion, comes
the Roman governor; the politicians
stop talking and one or two of the
demagogues stink back into the
shadow Of the columns, as he mounts
his horse and rattles out through
the square.
"ln the Heroon at the west end Of
the baths sleep the three heroes
kallisthenes, Aristias and Kallis-
themes, with their names and the
thanks OF the city cut on the marble
Intel Of their tiny temple.
"A sleek citizen comes out of the
baths, clad in fresh robes, and, stop
ping moment to read the theater
placard posted up at the entrance.
mounts his mule and trots off to his
country house down on the noint
Then a swell from Pergamon, visiting
his Assos relatives, comes sauntering
along with couple of his provincial
cousins, gazes about with blase air.
and when they point out the lions Of
New-York tribune., 1922-05-21
Married People, To Be
Released at an Early Date

Having already offered a substantial
prize for the story he Is now engaged
in filming for Hodkinson, Hugo Bailin
began to fear he would have to resort
to similar methods to find suitable
title for it. But in the third week Of
its production Married People" sug-
gcsted itself to the producer as most
fitting name for the picture, and as
such it will be released to the public.
Percy Marmont supports Mabel Bal
lin in the leading role. The cast OF
Married People" includes Ernest HiI-
lard, Dick Lee, Charlie Fang, Bertha
Kent, J. Webb Dillon and little Bobby
Clarke.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-21
New Motion Picture Feature

The incessant efforts by film produc-
ers to evolve new subjects for patrons
OF cinema theaters has resulted in an
entirely new feature called "Starland
Revue" This revue" purposes in
formal camera interviews with stars
Of theatrical, vaudeville, operatic and
musical repute-picturizing their play
time, their stage success and often a
phase of their home life. 1t is the
first Of its kind in. this country and
compares with Round the Town." as
produced in London. The author of
the "revue" is Jack Cohn, of the c. B.
C. Film Corporation, and it is released
through the Robertson-C exchanges.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-21
Matthew Maris
Some Welcome CIimpscs of a
RecIuse Artist


In modern Dutch art the three Maris
brothers, Jakob, Matthew and Willem,
Fave been not exactly Isolated, but
they have had salience of their own.
Willem alone might be said to have
had a fairly close alliance with the
national school. His landscapes. his
studies of cattle and ducks, illustrate
no great departure from the broad
methods of his countrymen. Jakob has
been more original, whether painting
landscape or the figure. Matthew
has been even more individualized, and
by some curious paradox, just because
the world has been most attracted
by him, he has remained, personally,
in the deepest obscurity The avail
able biographical details concerning
him have been Of the slenderest char
acter. A full record still remains to
be written, but in the mean time we
have the next best thing to it. book
about him which really helps us to
know the man.
1t is a beautiful little book, "Mat-
thew Maris," written by Mr.. Ernest d.
Fridlander and published in artistic
form by the Medici Society. There
are half dozen illustrations, but,
charming as these are, the worth of
the volume lies emphatically in the
text. The author loves his subject and
accordingly understands it. Abiding
to one of the masters pictures, the
-Four Mills" he speaks of it's Solemn,
almost monumental composition" That
is happy phrase. There is always