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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-21
Impressed With Ease of
Operation and Thorough
Control Driver Has Over

impressed W ltn Ease OI
Operation and Thorough
Control Driver Has Over
the Car.
"Mrs. D. and | took
a ride in your new trolli-
bus, and l write to let you
know our impression.
Needless to say they were
favorable. At first it
struck us as rather cum
bersome, but after riding
in it a while and seeing the
ease with which it was
guided and manipulated,
we decided to let that
phase Of it pass. We
thought it very comforta-
BILE. The motorman
was very courteous, and
showed us how he manipu-
lated the gears, and he
seemed to have very thor
ough control over it, and
it stops very easily and
quickly in case Of break
erS ahead" I think it
ought to do wonders in de-
veloping our outlying SUI
burban districts, as the
Hermitage region, Ginter
Park, Westhampton, For
est Hill, etc. | wish you
much success in your ven
tllre.-A. II. D., July 30,
1921.
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81 tried it myself, and think ii one OF the
greatest cOnveniences that the city of Rich
mond could have. / believe they would be
good things not only for Grace Street, hut
other thOroughfares."-J. II. Stokes, Tailor.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-21
Folks on Floyd Avenue
Agree That TrOllibus
Will Satisfactorily Fill

the Bill.
Congratulations on your
trackless trolley. am
pleased to state that every
body to whom | have
talked along Floyd Avenue
agrees that it will satisfac-
torily fill the bill. Hope
you will be successful in
using it in many sections
Of the city. In fact, hope
it will be possible for you
to replace the heavy, noisy
Westhampton cars with
this conveyance sooner or
later. &C. L. L., July II,
1921.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-21
Unanimous Decision in
Favor OF TrackleSS
Trolley.

Il took my little boy to
ride in the trollibus, and
were his vote TO decide the
adoption Of the innovation,
then you would have a
unanimous decision in
favor Of the trollibus.
81 found it more COM
Portable and more easily
operated than | thought it
possibly could be with a
single exception. l am
very long in the knees
when sitting. and it
seemed that the back Of
the seat in front of me was
rather too close. That
made a difference from
the One-man car, which
has seats wide apart, and
so are more comfortable
for unusual folks. With
that slight objection, l am
heartily in favor OF the
trollibus, and hope that
you will see it to your adj
vantage to adopt them. -
p. S. NJ. July Is, 1921.
(NOTE. = This slight
objection has been COR
rected in the cars now
being made.)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-06-21
The TrOlIibus Has Solved
the Problem for Giving
Excellent Service.

II feel that I should
write you a few lines as to
what I think Of the trolli-
bus which Is being demon
strated on Floyd Avenue.
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PERSONAL
LETTERS

The letters quoted
below are taken from
the company's files,
and are only n few OF
the hundreds that
were received.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-04-06
Electr0cuted While at Work
PittSield-M arch
TO be contfnued)

Pittsheld, March 80.
Earl \. Tarbell. 20, d well known
young man of Pittstield, was electro
cuted Thursday morning while at
work for the Central Maine Power
Co, in Harmony. Mr.. Tarbell left
Pittsfleld early Thursday morning and
went to Harmony to adjust an auto
matte street light appliance that the
Power company has in Harmony by
which the lights of the village are
regulated He climbed a pole and
was seen by "A little girl falling back
against the wires. She notified her
mother who Immediately called the
power station branch at Harmony but
before anything could be done the
man was dead, death apparently hav-
ing been almost instantaneous. DR..
II. C. Brown of Pittsfield and John
foremcn, went to the scene of the ac-
cident Immediately upon receiving
word of the sad occurrence
Mr.. Tarbell was one of the best
known young men in the vicinity of
Pittsfeld and has been in the employ
about five years. He is a World war
of the Central Maine Company for
veteran having enlisted in the Nelson
Dingley Battery of the First Maine
Eeavy Field Artillery which later be
came the seth Pioneer Infantry. He
Joined this organization in July 1917.
later went overseas and after service
in other organizations was commits
stoned u first lieutenant. He is a
graduate of the Maine Central lnsti-
tute at Pittsheld and has been promi-
nent in athletics in this part of the
state. playing recently on the Pitts
field A. A. bat ketball team.
The deceased was prominent in fra
formal circles, the organizations Of
which he was member including:
Meridian Lodge of Masons, Ira Berry
Chapter of the Royal Arch Masons, the
Commandery at Wateryille and the
Ea' tern Star Lodge of the Knights of
Pythias.
Mr. Tarbell is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. }. \. Tarbell of Pittslield, and
others surviving him are. Rev. Ar
thur Tarbell of Thompsonville, Conn.
and Sterling Tarbell, brother and a
sister, Mrs. Vernon Shorey, of Pitts
field.
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mo. you must listen. Ramsey, and

mo, you must listen, Ramsey, and
let me speak now. What l meant was
that we shouldn't be quite so much
distressed by your being seen with
girl who dressed In better taste and
seemed to have some notion of refine
ment, though of course it's only nat
ural she wouldn't. with father who
is just a sort of ward politician, | I'M
derstand, and a mother we don't know,
and of course shouldn't care to. But,
oh, Ramsey If you had to make your
sell so conspicuous why couldn't you
be little bit more fastidiOus? Your
father wouldn't have minded nearly so
much II it had been self-respectlng
intellectual girl. We both say that If
you must be so ridiculous at your age
rs to persist in seeing more Of one girl
than another, why, oh. why, don't YOU
20 and see some really nice girl like
Dora Yocum?"
Ramsey was already dangerously
distended. as an effect of the earlier
part OF her discourse. and the word
'fnstldious" almost exploded him. but
nnon this climax, "Dora Yocum." he
blew up with shattering report and.
leaving fragments Of incoherence rico.
chctting behind him, fed shuddering
from the house.
For the rest of the school term he
walked home with Milla every after
noon and on Sundays appeared 10 have
become a resoute Baptist. 1t was
supposed (by the interested members
of The hish-school class that Ramsey
and Milla were Engaged Ramsey
sometimes rather supposed they were
himself, and the dim idea gave him a
sensation partly pleasant. but mostly
apprehensive he was afraid
He was afraid that the day was COM
Ing when he ought to kiss her.
TO be continued)
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CURIOUS LETTER
Russakofrs Relieving Distressed Re.
latlyes

Probably the most curious letter
ever to arrive in Skowhegan reached
its destination Monday March 27 when
it was delivered to S. Russakon. The
stamps-flying from the envelope and
measuring in total sheet 34X7 in
ches-are by all means the first to
catch the eye. there are 120 of them,
each worth $50 rubles. Translating
these numbers into American valna-
ton by means of pre-war exchange
table, the cost reaches an exact total
of $15,600; before the war Mr. Rus
sakoff received letters from Russ ia
bearing a single stamp of ten cents
American valuation. The letter in
question was sent from Staodoube in
Central Russia on Feb 3rd; it repres-
ents the fir.t communication Mr.. Rus
sakoff has received from his relatives
there for eight years; Starodoube is
the city in which he formerly lived.
The Bolsheviki system prevailing now
renders the conditions there very ha-
zardoua; food is expensive and hard
to obtain, yet with difficulty they can
get that necessary for existence; SUI
gar can be bought at no price and
medicals are almost as elusive Among
the things Mr.. Russakoff is sending
thee relatives are castor oil. plast-
ers. iodine, bandages. headache pills,
spirits of turpentine boraX. under
wear and footwear; thru the Joint
Distribution Committee of New York
which is under the Hoover admins
tration, he is sending food. 1t is
interesting to note the method of this
committee; the money is paid here,
25 per cent of it is given to the nee ~
orphans of Russia, and food which
the remaining amount will buy is sent
TO the party designated, the delivery
being immediate and certain.
Apropos to this letter received by
MIR. Russakoff. it is singular that in
the fame Week Mrs. Russakoff re-
ceived letter from her brother who
lives in Ekatdrinoslav, a city of about
100000 in the Ukrine district of Rus
STA this letter coincidentally being
the first she has received from her
people since the pre-war days. Con
ditiOns there are also quite fombre
and the Russakolfs have sent food to
tIkrine also.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-04-06
Serious Blaze nj Piltsiield

Pittsdeld, March 80.
PittsHleI was the scene Of IA severe
FIRE in It's busine;3 section. Thursday
morning, the loss being several thou
sands of dollars. which was well coy
cred by insurance. The blaze started
at about 4l5 "A. M. in the bakery of
Perley A. Wright and according to re-
port was started from boiling fat es-
Gaping the eontainer. Although the
alarm wae Immediately sounded and
the firemen were quickly ON the spot
the flames spread with great rapidity
and created dense black smoke in
which the tiremen fought for nearly
three hours.
The building is owned by the Pitts
field National bank and adjons the
bank building The end of the burned
building nearest the bank was badly
burned and the roof also Mr.. Wright
lost most of hia Stock. The next tive
stores in the building are occupied by
B. S. Mathews. boots and shoes and
Harry Elias, cloaks and suits. The
stock in both of these torres are badly
damaged by water and there was sim
liar damage to the goods in the stores
in the adjoining bank building as thu
has ements of these stores occupied by
l.. II. Goodwin with a clothing store
and Allie Atwell, meat market, were
flooded with water. 1t is understood
that most Of the damage is covered by
insurance
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Death OF George \. Pratt

The death of George \. Pratt form
erly of North Arson occurred Friday
afternoon in Bingham. The funeral
services were held Sunday March 20
at his late residence. Mr., Pratt S
death came as great surprise to his
many friends in this and the surround
ing vicinity He has been sick about
two weeks and was not considered
dangerous but the end came very sud
denly. He was a great sufferer.
Mr.. Pratt was born in Prince Ed
ward Island As years ago the 18th
of March. He came to North Arson
when quite young and worked for
enc man twenty years. He was a
hard working man and one to be de-
pended upon. He was married July 81,
1900 to Annie T. Burns daughter Of
Seth and Rusana Burns. The deceased
is survived by widow and son Daniel
A. Pratt, and daughter Mary A. Pratt
of Bingham. The remains were TAX
en- to North Arson for internment in
Sunset cemetery. The bearers were
George Hovey, Earl Wing Walter
Waite and Willis Emery.
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Resolutions OF Respect

Whereas. Our Heavenly Master, ha'
seen fit TO call from Wesscrunset
Lodge No. 113. l. O o, f. our beloYcC
brother, Fred v Dyer, he it
Resolved That our lodge and eY-
cry member of the community fee
a personal los i nthe death of ont
so unusually respected.
Resolved: That while We realize the
words are of small value in this time
of sadness, we desire to express our
sympathy to his family, in this theu
great sorrow.
Resolved: That in respect to the
memory of our departed brother our
charter be draped for thirty days and
be it further
Res olved: THAT IA copy Of these re-
solutions be sent to the bereaved fam
lily. copy be spread upon our rec
ords and copy furnished the lnac-
pendentReporter for publication.
l.. c. Williams
w. r. Tibbetts
George +, Foster
Committee on Resolutions
Athens, Maine. April 6, 1922.
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Resolutions OF Respect

Whereas our Heavenly Father IN
His Divine Wisdom haa seen fit tt
remove from our midst beloved sis
ter, Rosette Mcclure. a respected mem
Der of Athens Grange
Resolved: That while we bow in
submission to the will of the Master
Of the great Grange above. we can
not but feel the loss TO Athens
Grange and to the community
Resolved: That we extend to the
family, especially the son, our heart
felt sympathy in their deep agliction
and commend them TO our Heavenly
Father whose love and mercy neYcl
fails.
Resolved That as a token of res
rect for our si3ter, our Charter bC
draped in mourning for thirty DAYS
That these resolutions be entered up
on our records; a copy sent to tn
bereaved family; also one to the Indie
pcndent-Reporter for publication.
Almon n. Whittier
Sarah NJ. Whittier
Eleanor Holman
Committee on Resolutions
Athens, Me. April 6. 1922.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-04-06
ST. Adams School Notes

The Magoon school, taught by En-
ma Fletcher has had poor attendance
this week. Several have been absent
ON account of colds The Sunshine
class has six points more than the
Rainbow clasr; but when those that
have been absent make up Their
spelling lessons, it will be almost a
tie between the two classes. Those
who have not missed this week are
Chastie Hall eighth grade, Jennie
Seekins. Kenneth Bishop, fourth
grade. The Liberty Belle League
held its first meeting Friday after
noon the following officers were
elected: President Emma Fletcher
vice president, Don Seekins; trea9ur-
or. Susie Miller. recretary, Harold
Seekins: executive committee. Mary
Hall. elastic Hall, Kenneth Bishop
We voted to have a pie social and
sale of ice cream some time in the
future.
FOND SCHOOL
Pond school taught BY Irene Libby
reports the follow ing for the wcch
ending March 81 Those having per
feet spelling were Dorothy Libby s.
William Braley S. Clayton Bralcy s.
Howard Gray 6, Margaret Buker .,
John Bradley 3. Althea Morrow >.
Hilda Bukcr >, Evelyn Morrow ,. Some
Of the children that do have perfect
spelling were alb. ent 50 our list is
not as long as usual.
Bessie buker, a former pupil visit
ed school this week
Pershing League met as usual Fri
day afternoon and all members pres
ent.
The Reds and Blues were quite
evenly matched i'll thrr programs, the
Reds are a few points ahead This
week.
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Continued from last week.
SYNOPSIS

ku,prFR with his grandfather,
- :, - AuIhollaud is watching the
X" - -. D4F Parade in the home
- old gentleman, i veteran OF
'.s.lI ,..,r eadeaEurs 10 impress the
- with the significance OIL tle
,afiH.rt. ard many years aIterWaru
f. - fo remember his words with
hum sNldnesS
L,rpYrK LIN the schoolroom, a
~ 'i.fs aftrrNartL Ramsey was not
.....sz.ad for remarkable ability,
49, tNo Pronounced disllkes were
- and -Recitations& In sharp
- "a RAMSEY 5 baekwardness Is
,5s#s-It. ot little Dora locum, a
- 5aaf Wuom III his bitterness he de-
Eu.1.,tes teachers Pet
IHApTEE ll1.-ln high school, where
INA Dafa are classmates, Ramsey
E.ruts t. iced fhat the grl delights to
|,fssf her superiority, and the Nlndic-
r. he generates becomes alarming,
En3t4s IA TIE resolution that some
1 lie would show her.
ItI,rTER IN.-At a class picnic Ram
IN III. intense surprise. appears 10
Fat the favorable attention OF MISS
H, Rust. Il voting Lady Of about his
n as4# and tHe acknowledged belle oil
\ ciass Mia has the mlsIorttne to
inla ercrk while talkins with Ram
and taat Youth promptly p.unSeS To
p. si4le- The water is oniY some three
\ deep. but Milla's gratitude for his
e., AL is rnI8drra. sing. tie IS IN Tact
Ken l4ftIte by the far one, to his great
hsleft.dB4uu.
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Fay from it the better. And when
a do, you let my raz0rs alone, young
cr."
Fle>, sir" CIR. Milholland's razors
r. slfe. Ramsey had already
lievel one of his own, but he prac-
r. The art in secret)
EHbat is it you really want, Ram
/ guess don't want anything"
/ Money"
FNo, s.r. You gay me some Fri
PR Mtlholland turned from his mir.
\ and looked over the edge of a
r. AT his son. In the boys eyes
|fre Wis such dumb agony Of inter
patton that the father was little
kulea.
|Nhg what is it, Ramsey? Have
~ H. paused, frowning and Won
0ns. You haven't been getting in
MHn mess sou want to tell me
Pour, have yoa"
ENo. 81"
s''> '9hr was meek, but n mute dis
r. IHIael within II. bringing to the
o'f 5 aind disturbing suspicious,
i9fesiadowings Of indignation and
PI'f. See here, Ramsey" he said,
"efe'S ANYTHING you 'want to ask
r or 10 '"Il me. you'd better out with
anq at II over. Now, what is it?o
/ Welt isn't anything"
1 Are yon sure?"
l'RSr} S eyes fell before the severe
/ piercing gaze Of his father. Eyes.
'E Ai'holIand shook his head doubt.
lten, as his son walked slowly
~ 1HH room he turned to complete
'Hat g. somewhat uneasy frame
'4li'L Ramsey had undoubtedly
i','o Ia say something to him and
| uo5 expression had shown that
halier In question WAS serious
'esSiiS' and, it might be. critical.
laei It was-to Ramsey. Having
u' Nl'h'h only the last few hours
.esafa haherdashery as of vital i'm.
"'i'f' ana believing his father to
p'>>e>>ed Of the experience and an.
WV 'a'hing In himself, Ramsey had
1io, u -'' him to settle question
%l W., had been upsettlng him badly.
~ own room, since breakfast What
N"'''ed to know was: Whether II
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Washington School Notes Moscow

Florence Beanc and Doris Hin have
received 100 per cent in spelling dur
ing the pat six weeks
The following pupils have not been
tardy nor absent during the six weeks
Bin Collins. Clarence Perry. Flor
ence and Thornton Beane Elizabeth
Dorothy, Lucreta, Robert and Warren
Cutters, Louise Ashcroft, Marcia
Crombie and Arthur Berry.
Most of the pupils are enjoying Tho
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On Thursday afternoon occurred
the funeral services of Mrs, Jacob Fe-
TO of Madison road, Norridgewock
conducted by Rev. +. &. Davis. pas
tor of the Congregational church.
Mrs. Zero was born Martha Ellen Ruff
in Florida, n. Y, Jan. 81, 1S45 She
received her education in that town,
and became school teacher herself.
In 1856 she became the wife of Jacob
Fero and they lived in New York
State until 1908, when they removed
to Cornvile. After five years they
came to Norridgewock and have since
resided there. She is survived by her
hui band and two daughters, Mrs Jas.
Sheffield and Miss Lima Zero. She
has endured with great patience and
uncomplainingly much physical suf-
fering fbr several months. During
which SHE was tenderly cared for by
her daughter. She was of "A kind of
pleasant nature and will be missed
not only in the home. but by her
neighbord and friends.
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The Late Louis Il. Car0n

Tie remains Of Louis b. Caron, who
was sufferer Tor five years with dia-
betes and whose home was at North
Arson, were taken To Barton, Vt, for
burial in the Catholic Cemetery. Nj.
Garon Was a former resident Of
bloomington, Vt, and was mill
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wright and filler by trade for thirty
years. He spent five years in Klon-
dixie at the time of the gold rush and
mementoes OF that experience which
he leaves his wife and son. are a box
containing nuggets and beautiful
chain of nuggets which lie dug him
self.
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Card OF Thanks

We wish to thank the neighbors and
friends for their kindness to us dur
ing the illness and death of our de7r
husband and father also 10 the en-
ployers of the American Shoe Find
ing Company.
Mrs. George Pratt
Mr.. Daniel Pratt "
Miss Margory Pratt
Bingham, Maine April 6, 1929.
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Gard OF ] hanks

We are very grateful fer the YIN
rathY and assistance we have rcceiy
ed during our recent bereavement.
Herbert I. JeWett
stephen c. Durrell
Mrs. Rose Sawyer
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Gilman
Skowhegan, Me, April 6, 1872.
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Religious Services at Canaan, April .

There will be religious services held
at the Town Hall in Canaan at 80
o'clock Sunday, April 9Th, by Richard
=. Chase of Canaan All are cor
daily invited.
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big Woods" page, which begins in
our next issue. News of the sporting
camps and other articles Of interest.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-26
n. Led by Arthur cowham. subject.

m. Led by Arthur Cowham. Subject:
The Sources of Happiness"
Evening service 1880 p. m. sub
ject: Conditions Of Forgiveness" The
orchestra WIN assist with the music
Sunday evening.
Wednesday evening prayer service
will be very special meeting and Il
Is hoped that every member of the
church viii be present. Tho attendance
at the Wednesday evening services
has been very encouraging but we are
expecting those who have not been in
the habit of attending to come next
Wednesday. Feb. %, 1922.
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LOANS ON REAL ESTATE.
We lend money on Real Estate in the
city on short notice. Please state in
application IL You have an Abstract OF
Ti.le to the property.
Cali and Sea Us.
THE WATSON AGENCY, Inc,
South Palsfox ST.
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First Methodist Church.

Rev. ]. W. Frazer Minister.
order Of worship, Sunday, Feb. 60
Sunday school, o.: 80 a. m; j. ". An
drews. superintendent. One hundred
and forty-four present IN Barnca class
last Sunday. Come along and help
make It 200 today. the last day OF the
contest
MORNING WORSHIP, IL A. NJ.
Organ voluntary.
Silent prayer, chanted by the choir,
the congregation kneeling.
Hymn 5: From All that Dwell Be-
low the Skies Qsaac Watts and John
Wesley.
The Apostles Greed.
Prayer, concluding with the Lords
Prayer"
Anthems The Land Beyond"
Frederick Vina1).
Responsive reading, Psalm Is, part /.
The Gloria Patri.
The New Testament lesson.
Offertory
Presentation Of aims. chanted by the
choir.
Hymn 44s: "Ir on a Quiet Sea" (Au-
gustus Toplady).
Sermon: The Highest Rating"
Prayer.
Hymn $50: Lord. Believe a Rest
Remains" (Charles Wesley.
Doxology.
Benediction.
EVENING WORSHIP, 1880 O'CLOCK.
Organ voluntary.
Hymn 81: eat Even Fer the Sun
Was Set" CHenry TwelIs).
Prayer.
Anthem: THE Day Is Past ana
Gone" &C. A HaYens).
Scripture lesson.
Ohertory.
Hymn Pei: There is q Fountain
Filled with Blood" civilian Cowper).
Sermon: "a Visit Home"
Prayer.
Hymn 427: "out Of the Depths to
Thee Cry elizabeth Marcy.
Benediction.
The Cholr--BIiss Anna Prestwood.
director, soprano; Miss Virginia Walk
er, contralto; Mr.. ]. G. Clarke, bass;
Mr. Michael DiLustro, tenor.