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The Brunswick news., 1922-07-21
RIVER CRAFT SOON
TO RUN REGULARLY
Coming of Steamer lynhurst
Here Several Days Ago Be-
ginning of important Matters
to Brunswick.

The coming of the Ocmulgee Navi
CATION Company's steamer here on
July II, was the beginning of what
promises to be an important future
factor in Brunswicks commerce as
it is understood that the owners of
this as we'll as other craft of a like
kind, are considering the putting on
of a regular line and now that the
Ocmulgee is in good condition, being
reasonably well up, the proprietors of
the line. the Ocmulgee Navigation
Company, is arranging to send a rep
resentative here who will also visit
all of the landing places between this
port and Lumber City, starting place
of the steamers.
The Board of Trade is taking a live
ly interest in the new enterprise and
will assist it in every possible man
ner. Freight could be shipped to and
received from New York as the river
line could make an arrangement with
the Clyde line steamers and thereby
make a direct all water route from the
interior of Georgia to the great north
ern port.
The Brunswick news., 1922-07-21
LEGISLATION FOR
STATE HIGHWAYS
Continued from page u

improvement or in the payment OF
road bonds.
Constitutional Bill No. provides
for the reimbursing of the counties as
above stated beginning in 1927, for all
moneys paid out by them on state aid
roads under the supervision of the
state highway department prior to
1927, up to a maximum of $4,000 per
mile.
Constitutional Bill No. provides
that public roads shall be added to
the purposes for which public reve-
nues can be raised.
Bill number 4, Enabling Act. This
bill provides that machinery for car
rying out the constitutional provis-
ions of the main constitutional bill,
provides for Bond Commission com
posed of the governor, state treasur-
er and secretary of state, to handle
the issuance and the payment of the
principal and interest of the bonds un-
der the direction of the General As
sembly. The former bills on this sub
ject have always provided for 30-year
bonds, payable in full at the end of the
30-year period and tre provision for
the accumulation of the sinking fund
to paw the bonds at maturity.
The Brunswick representatives
The Brunswick news., 1922-07-21

strongly urged the issuing of serial
bonds payable in equal annual install
ments during the 30-year preiod, thus
doing away with the risk of sinking
fund and the possibility of any loss
in that connection. This plan was
readily approved by all members of
the committees. Mr. Mann has de-
voted himself night and day to the
matter of legislation for the road
bonds, realizing that this is vital not
only to South Georgia but the whole
state and that unless something def
mite is done by this legislature, then
we would lose millions of dollars of
Federal Aid money. A great major
itv of the members of the General AS
semblv favor some sort of legislation
looking to the improvement OF roads
but the task of trying to get majorl-
tv to agree on some definite plan is
very difficult one, but there is mani
tested spirit of cooperation and it is
now believed that the bills which are
to be introduced by Representative
Mann and others will soon be whipped
in such shape that they will receive
the support of an Overwhelming ma
iority of the members of the Legisla-
ture.
Representative Perryman, who, to-
The Brunswick news., 1922-07-21

gether with Representative Mann, has
been charged with the framing OF this
legislation had to be away this week
at the press association. Senator
Jones, of LAGRANGE, another good
roads advocate, was also absent.
Representative Mann was to confer
with them Immediately upon their re-
turn with a view of trying to at once
agree on the amendments, if any, to
be made to the bills.
sssaszv ,,sSaaMaw M6AaG1 MzAr.s &s.rAvA4-zA@ -
Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-23

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The labor world., 1922-07-22

card to display in the hall: and other
places where they would do the most
good, these together with other dis
play advertising sent by national and
international unions no doubt has
been helpful, but I recommend r., that
the executive council, during the
coming year, as far as finances will
permit, give as much attention; as
possible in preparing and disseminat-
ing literature which will tend to In
terest the members and friends of
our movemen in the spending OF their
earnings in the purchasing. and en-
ployinE of members Of our movement
which will stimulate and encourage
employers who recognize the rights
Of the workers to organize and bar
gain collectively. "
Legislative Work.
Legislative work devolving upon;
tho federation during the coming:
session will have to. have the fullest.
corporation of not only the mem
bership throughout the state but, the!
local unions. A number of requests.
were made at our last convention
from various organizations asking,
for, legislation. Much legislation that
the federation has been favoring for
many years is still unacted upon by
our state legislature and efforts will
have to be made again in behalf of
these measures and no doubt requests
will be made upon this convention
for our cooperation in behalf Of So
+ cial and remedial legislation, but the
most important work in our opinion
that is based upon our experiences at
almost every session of our legisla-
ture ls the vicious legislation or the
bad legislation which il enacted is
sure to reflect upon the Mbfkfhg
men and women. ,. 20.
t I. . I'VE hear great deal these days,
and have for some time past. 'of GER
tain activities in not only our, own
state but many Of the other states,
Of repeating Of labor laws-sand In
the enacting Of laws, a. before stat-
ed, which will tend to prevent the
4 m ore ! thorough organisation Of the
workers; and this ID .noticsably true
s@cf recent events coming from the
3 highest tribunal in the lanl whore
~
The labor world., 1922-07-22

they denied the rights Of congress
to legfs.ate out Of existence child Ia
Dor and in the placing in the hands
Of the courts the rights to sue. labor
individually as we'll as collectively.
This, it seems to nae, should stimn-
late at least some interest among.
not only the membership Of our
movement but among the ,,unorgan-
lied as well, that AZ something is
not. done to. bring the great masses
Of working people, together all will
be set back while privilege will be
permitted to go along.
The State Police. e..
The. one great issue in our state
today by, those; in control Of .our. state
government seems to- be military
police. Coming, as 1t does, before most
every legislature. in the nation where
it is not already established, the
same reflects back into the centuries
when the strong and powerful con-
troll the masses of their peoples by
organizations Of, this kind, and we
of today ought to profit, at least to
some extent, by the experiences" Of
Ireland, Spain. Mexico, Russia. west
ern Canada and the Scandinavian
countries, most of which have long
ago relegated that kind of legfsla-
tion to the rear, and yet we of Amer
lea find even with those experiences
those associatingi the re- establishing
of constabulary or military police
organizations: IN: our various states.
Some effort must be made ito
bring to the attention of. the voters
of our state. just what this means,
while it has been. said by some that
conditions in this country; can never
become as autocratic as under. he
constabulary of Ireland, or :aof:: the
ckars Of Russia, or: of the Spanish
regime in Cuba. Yet If the newspa-
pers. who are presumed to bring to
tho home, the office ana work place
tho news Of onr. country they could
bring: the conditions as imposed on
The labor world., 1922-07-22
'NlUllk ! | kEB HEADS ! / !
cen RAJ Ab0R'.
Succeeds John {. Jensen as.
President Of Trades Assembly.

Filing Munkeby, business agent OF:
the Painters union, was elected pres
lidents of. the Federated Trades as
sembly to succeed John f.. j Jensen Of
the same union a the semi-annual
election Of officers held last Friday
evening at Owls hall. His oppenant
was Thomas Chalmers of the City
and County employees union. Mr..
Chalmers was not present at4Ethe
meeting. II ;sss&
Mr.. Jensen had been president for
three years and declined to again be
come a candidate Of the office. He
was given rising vote of thanks for
the splendid service he had rendered
to the assembly and the cause of
labor. ,Gs2. 49, %:: Y :
John Cyrol Of the Brewery Work :.
;ers' union was elected vice president,
succeeding Nels Espelund ;, of the
Carpenters union. John A. Barron
and A. G.. C9tlin We're reelected sec
retary. and treasurer respectively.
Sam Russell was. elected sergeant
alarms and Thomas Chalmers was
reelected clerk. 49, :
:, The new officers We're installed by
Henry Pereault, organizer for the
American Federation of Labor. Mr..
Pereault will not be a delegate after
the, next meeting. He was defeated
| for reelection by his local union, the
Cigarmakers, after % years of faith
The labor world., 1922-07-22

sful service during which time az
gave conside derable #of his time freely
to organization nd com nit tee work,
Such, seems 4 o be he reward for sun-1
selfish service in the abor moye-
ment. I'D .s,3 .$ z#
John E. Jensen and Charles OIL
son were elected fraternal delegates
to the superior Trades and Dor as
sembly. .iS ..sss: B 4. 81
The delegates went on record in
opposition to bill in congress pro-
.viding for the registration of aliens.
DR.. Bentley, superintendent of
schools; spoke on the$500,000 bond
issue. The city council was petitioned
to make an examinat ton Of the books
Of the Duluth Street Railway COM
pany to ascertain whether or not
money has been spent here as Sin
Minneapol Ills lin a questionable man
ner. sss. .:. 8. q s5= s.;
The assembly. u pom motion Of
Delegate Pereault. endorsed the
shipments s strike and Piled lee! the men
its financial and moral support. s:
The labor world., 1922-07-22

Virginia ? and. Pennsylvania, you
would. find hut: very little difference
between that existing On the island
of Cuba before the spanish:-Ameri-
can war;, -. .,..s =.
Industrial; courts, incorporation Of
unions, compulsory laws Of almost
every description may be looked for
at the Forthcoming session Of our
state legislature; and between. now.
and election we should use every ef-
fort possible in, finding out from our
candidates for both the house Of
representatives. as we'll as that of the
senate as, to their "friendliness and
unfriendliness to not only organized
men and women, but to all workers
Of our state s..~>s =
Included in: the resolutions adopt
ed by the convention were the fol-
lowing: ss...l...... = II
Amnesty, for political prisoners and
opposition tto,,sthe manufacture of
war materials, j, W -. -
The labor world., 1922-07-22
co. 81. Is BAKERY.

rhe Southampton cooperative so-.
.clety Of England has opened Its new
Cos ratiYe bakery. costing f32, 300.
for. 's building and ma chinery. The. au-.
tomato weighing and sloaf f-making
mac hinery can turn out ., !, 400 loaves
an hour. 81 Il: n
The labor world., 1922-07-22
GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS.

The pera ting revenue :of the Chs
snese government railways for De-
cember, 1921, is officially given as
ss8,935,551, an increase of $8O1,932
over the same period for 1920. <
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-02-23
DAUGHTERS HAVE SILVER
TEA

The Daughters of the American Re-
yolutiOn held their annual silver tea
in the parlors of the public Library
last Monday afternoon with a gOOdly
attendance OF members and guests.
The hostesses were Mrs. Maude ii.
Avore. Mrs. Emma H. Dunton, Mrs,
Martha l.. Griffin, Mrs. Ora VALERIE
in place of her mother, Mrs Clara Wy
man and Mrs. Della l.. Bartlett. The
usual business was transacted with
the regent, Mrs. Lizzie A. Marble.
presiding. The following delegates
We're appointed to attend the State ID.
a. II. Council which is to be held in
the Elks Home at Lewiston, March Is
and IS: Mrs. Lizzie Marble, Mrs.
Eva r. Greenwood, Mrs. Martha l..
Griffin, Mrs. Maude n. Avore, Mrs.
Margaret X Goodrich, Mrs. Laura X.
Dinsmore. Miss Louise II. Coburn and
Miss Gertrude S Weston; alternateS
Miss Mabel J. Pooler. Mrs Mabel Phil
lips Judkins. Mrs. Nellie Chase. Mrs.
Florence Waugh Danforth. Mrs. Del
la l.. Bartlett, Mrs. Edith S. Phil
brick, Mrs. Emma II. Dunton and Mrs.
Mary NJ Greenway.
Miss Violet Allan of Athens was the
soloist of the afternoon and was ac-
eompanied by Mrs Mary +. Marston
She sang My I.addie" and "Old Time
Gardens with 81 know a Little Girl"
as encore during the first group and
later sang, "AIy Ain Countrie,' and
The Hills of Sky" Rev. George
Loring ThurIow Of the Federated
Church spoke upon Men who were
Born in February" combining his clev-
err address to George Washington and
Abraham Lincoln At the conclusion
of the program social hour was en-
ioyed during which the hostess ser
we'd ice cream, cakes, waters, nuts and
tea.
The next meeting will be held at
the home of Mrs. Mary Nay Page with
Mrs. Page and DR.. Julia Nay Kin
caid as hostesses. The subject will
be odd Merchant Marines accord
ing to the calendar. Mrs. Laura
II. Dnsmore is to finish the year as
secretary taking the place of Mrs.
Edith S. Leighton, resigned.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-02-23
THE LATE BENJAMIN F.
EATON
Memorial Services Tor Highly Respect
ed Skowhegan Citizen Held Last
Saturday Afternoon

Memorial services for the late Ben
iamin f. Eaton who died February Is
were held Saturday afternoon from
his late residence. us Water street.
The obsequies were largely attended.
the funeral arrangements being in
charge of Thomas &. Lord. Rev. {.
II. mckinney of Madison. a former
pastor of the congregational church
of this town, was the officiating min
lister. The palA bearers were Sc
lected from railroad men with whom
the deceased had been associated or
acquainted during his lifetime.
They were Frank l.. Flynt. Herbert
Ames. Joseph Bacon, Skowhegan, j.
+. Atkins of Fairfield, Timothy Cowan
of Waterville and John H. Lancaster
formerly connected with the Maine
central Depot in Skowhegan. Out
OF town people present at the funeral
were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Eaton Of
Waterville Willis Totman of Hinck-
ley, Arthur Totman of Fairfield and
Miss Jessie Hodges of Portland.
Mr.. Eaton had been confined to his
home quite closely during the winter
because of lameness. an affliction
which had been gradually increasing
for several years. His final illness,
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PROBATE COURT MAT
TIERS FOR FEBRUARY
Administrations Granted In Various
Estates and Other R0ntlne Business
Given Attention

AT the February 1922 Term of Pro-
bate Court administration WAS grant
ed in the estates of Leila 4. Dodge.
late of Pittsfield to Henry +. Libby of
Pittsfield. Leo c. Caswell. late of An
son to Linwood Clifford of Anson: II.
Ophelia Gilman, late of Norfidgewock
to Ernest ". Gilman of Norridgewock,
Albert c. Woodsum, late of Fairfield
to Theron A. Woodsum of Fairfield:
Wyatt l.. Bunker. late of HARMONY to
Blanche Stafford of Harmony: Eben
c. Smith. late of Fairfield to Fred c..
Smith of Fairfield; Emma ". ellis.
late of Fairfield TO Frank ]. Savage
of Fairfield. William H. kennison.
late of Madison to Emma G. kennis on
of Madison. Wills allowed and exc
eutors appointed in estates of I.ucn-
da Farnham. late OF Canaan. Edith
NJ. Tibbetts of Canaan. executrix;
Samuel NJ. Adams, late of Madison,
Clara P. Adams. of Madison. execu-
triX; Annette W. Perkins, late of Mad
ison, Arab NJ, Davis and Stella M.
Merrill of Madison executrices Aug
usta l.. Pushor. late OF Pittsfeld, Hiram
Pushor, of PittsGeld executor;
Charles +. Seekins, late of pittsfleld,
Daisy Seekins of Pittsield. execut-
riX Lizzie Gramp. late of Plttsneld,
Andrew T. ]. Wyse of Pittsdeld, exc
cutor; jefferson Spearln. late OF An
son, Emma E. Spearin of Arson, exc
cutriX; Adelard Beaulieu, late of
Skowhegan. Laura Beauieu of Show
hogan, eXecutriX:, Alvin Head, late
of Scion, Lucretia X. Head, execu-
triX; Mary {. Brainard. late of Skow-
hogan, Gertrude S. Weston of Show
hogan and The Old Colony Trust Co.
of Boston, executors; William II. Gift
ford, late of Norridgewock, II. Alma
Lowe of Norridgewock, executrix
Paulina y Stevens, late of Skowhe-
gan, Ezra Stevens of Skowhegan exc
cutriX; Edward Crotto, and Mary
Crotto, late of Moxie Gore. Ghas and
and Stephen Crotto of Lake Moxie,
executors.
Accounts were allowed in estate of
Nesta H. Chase late of pittsneld, final {;
Wngate +. Bunker. late of Cambridge
first; Clementine O. Randall. late of
Arson final; Howard Lee Estes, late
of Pittsfeld. final: Flora +. Sturte-
want, late of Pittsfeld final; Abner
4. Whipple, late of Scion. final; Eta
w. Barron, late of Vallepo, Calf, final
Jasper O. jennings, late of Skowhe-
gan, final; Susan d. Williams, late
of Madison, final.
Other matters of business will be
found in the regular Probate Court
notices published elsewhere in this
issue.
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however, covered but few days The
deceased was horn in Clinton. March
1st 1896. the son of stephen p and
Caroline (Nyel Eaton. His mother
was connected with the Nyes of Fair
field, of whom Bill Nye, the famous
humorous, was perhaps the most
widely known Mr. Eaton attended
the public schools of his native town
and later was a student at the Maine
Wesleyan Seminary at Readheld He
entered the railway service when n
very young man, serving first as sta
ton agent. at Pishon's Ferry in 1862
January |. S66 he was transferred to
Fairfield, then Kendalls Mills and
March l. 1867 he came to Skowhegan
When succeeded by f. l.. Flynt, Octo-
Der !, 1903, he had completed AZ years
of continuous service. Skowhegan
was his home after coming here in
1867 and all except the first three
years had been spent in the house
where his death occurred. Mr. Eaton
was married in 1859 to Miis Sarah
Louise Totman, the daughter of
we'll known Fairfield family and to
them were born two children. Mrs.
Kathleen Eaton Oak. wife OF Joseph p.
Oak of this town and DR.. Fred NJ.
Eaton of Pa1o Alto. California The
widow, son and daughter survive as
do two grandchildren. Paul II. Eaton
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Of Palo Alto Cal, and Miss Pauline
Eaton Oak. who is a dramatic coach
in community service work mt the
present time temporarily Located in
Georgia There is also an adopted
daughter. Miss Annie Russell of Wash
ington, D. c.
In Mr.. Eaton's long railway eX
perience he Witnessed the COnsOlid3
ton OF the Maine roads. When he
was appointed AT Fairfield. the pres
ent Maine Central had not come into
existence. The road from Portland
to Augusta was called the Portland
and Kennebec and from that city
northward it was known as the Ken
nebec and Somerset At that time
also there were two widths Of r9il-
way. one known as standard and the
other as broad gauge, the latter
having the rails feet 6 inches apart
This WAS the gauge OF the Atlantic
and st. Lawrence (now the Grand
Trunk and when the road was bull
from Danville Jet. to Watervillc. as
it was connection of the Atlantic
and st. Lawrence. the broad gauge
was used. The broad gauge was al
so continued to Bangor and from
that city. over the line of the Euro
pean North American, to New Brun-
swick; also from Bangor northward
to Piscataquis county under the
name of the Bangor and Piscataquis
The road from Portland to Augusta
and up the river to Waterville was
the narrow or standard gauge. Con-
sequently freight loaded at Skowhe-
gan had to be transferred to other
cars at Waterville If destined for
points east and for points west un-
less going by way of Augusta. This
was all changed in November, 1870
Mr.. Eaton also remembered very
plainly the little old wood burning
locomotives and during his railroad
experience, watched them develop
into the enormous machines of the
present day. His early years saw
the rather diminntive passenger
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-02-23
George Gr0ndin

After a brief illness of three weeks
George Grondin died Feb. 18th. 1922
of Brights disease at his home on
South street
The funeral took place Saturday
morning with a solemn high mass al
the church of Our Lady of LOurdes,
of which he was deYout member.
The body was accompanied to the
church by a delegation of the Cath
Ole Order of Foresters with the Rev.
Father Renaud leading the process
sion
The deceased was born in ST. Fran
els. Canada. April IL, 1860, coming to
this town about 1864. While a young
man he worked in the meat market
for Frank Cairns. and was also in the
meat business with the late Chandler
Dore. Later worked for Lyman jew
ett He entered the shoe factory at
the time it was opened in this place
and remained there until the business
was discontinued here. He then went
to Gardiner and worked in r. p Haz-
Yards factory. In 1916 he entered
employ of the American Wooden Co
and for past few years has been fore
man of sewing department.
He is survived by widow. Lovina
McKenny Grondin; Frank E., of At
lantic, MATS. William. of Randolph
Me. Gertrude L.. of The Forks and
Agnes NJ. of Sl'owhegan. nov ;cach-
ing mt The Forks.
The body was placed in tho tomb
until spring. when the burial will
take place in Calvary cemetery.
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LOCAL. NEWS

Many Patrons Of fIusbandrg and
their friends enjoyed dancing party
in Grange Hall Tuesday evening. Old
fashioned dances were executed with
frequency. Music was furnished by
Varney's Orchestra. About as couples
attended.
Another story is to be added to the
Stevens cottage. the largest building
IN the State Reformatory property
and work will be begun on the same
in the spring A meeting Of the tfus-
tees was held at the institution Tues
day, the following members OF the
board being present. Or. |. y. Mower.
Waterville Father J. + Kelley, Of
Lewiston; Mrs. Sadie Bates of Sandy
Point. and g. +. Avore, Of Skowhe-
gan.
Ephriam Corvette. road commits
sioner, yesterday stated that there
would be something of balance OF
tho appropriation made for highways
and snow bills left al the end Of the
fiscal year When he assumed the
Office about the tir't of May. there
was left to be expended from the
$4,000 highway appropriation SSS00.
and from that amount he paid bills al.
ready due. This left Mr.. Corvette
$1,000.
The Larkin Club wa delightfully."-
entertained last Saturday evening. at
the home of Mrs. Herbert Green The
chief amusement of the evening was
the playing of 81. Refreshments OF
peanuts and pop corn were served,
and at II O'Clock ~ sat down to an
oyster supper. Those present were
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Whitney, Mr..
and Mrs Luther Elliott, Mr.. and
Mrs. Guy Kimball and Miss Shirley,
Eva and Master Merton, Master Lin
wood Whitney. Mr.. and Mrs Ernest
Moody and Miss Ethel and Master
Harold and Dan Mclaughlin Mrs
Moody is secretary of the club.
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Gard OF Thanks

We wish to thank all of our rela.
tiyes, neighbors and friends for theil
kind acts during the illness ant
death of our husband and father; also
for the beautiful floral tributes ant
especially FIR Renaud for his com
forting words.
Mrs. Leodie c. Turcottes
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Lessard
Mr.. and Mrs. Adrian Turcotte
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Turcotte, Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Turcotte.
and the Misses Alfredo. Lee
ona and Alvena Turcotte.
Mr.. Lawrence Turcotte.
Skowhegan. Maine. Feb %. 1922"
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Card of Thanks

We wish to thank our friends wht
have been so kind to us during oul
recent bereavement and for the beau
tiful flowers.
Mrs. George Morrison
Mr.. and Mrc. Fred A. Morrison
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Burrill
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur T. Hobart
Miss Zaidee l.. Morrison
Miss Margery Morrison
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Morrison
Skowhegan, Maine, Feb. 20, 1922"
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Mrs NJ. J. Henderson of East Mad
ison, who is passing the winter with
her son. George l.. Cleveland OF West
Front street, became seriously sick
Feb ~ She was cared for by Mr. =.
Cleveland and his sister Mrs. Arm
strong, day and night until Mr.. Cleve-
land became Ill. They now have II
trained nurse and are more comfort
able although not greatly improved.