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The independent-reporter., 1922-11-09
Blackwell School
DEFERRED

All grades enjoyed the two days
vacation while Miss White and Mrs.
Groves were at teachers convention.
Tests are over, sighs of relief. rank
cards delivered and most satisfactory
results in nearly all cases.
Miss Mills. our Red Cross nurse, ar
rived, weighed and measured all pu-
pills present in both rooms on Thurs
day. a marked improvement was
found. We are more than sorry to
hear Miss Mills is to leave US soon to
go to South Portland.
Carl Mantor, Earl Adams. Wilbur
Richards, Paul Curtis Helen Ketch-
um, Merle Pray, Clyde Harding Vital
Cyr. Donald Pray and Leo Cyr have
not been absent nor tardy in these
eight weeks.
Little Miss Julia Brown is quite i'll
with tonsilitis and we miss her smil-
ing face every day.
Little Miss Rena Thibodeau was i'll
two days this week with the headache.
Just twenty-five subscriptions were
obtained for "Thc Farmers Wife in
the two rooms and we are sending this
week for our pictures for our rooms
We extend thanks to the school
board for enclosing our front porch.
1t is much warmer and more pleas
ant
The independent-reporter., 1922-11-09
SkOWHEGAN LOCALS

Mrs Amos Fortier is shortly to join
Mr. FOrtier in Waterville where they
have taken a furnished apartment.
George Oulton of the East Madison
road left Tuesday morning for a visit
in Newburyport, Mass, and Boston.
Miss Virginia Ames, a student at
Bates College returned to that insti-
tuition Monday after a short visit at
her home.
Dwight w. Dow of Albany, Vt, has
come to Skowhegan to become employ
ed in the harness shop of his uncle,
George B. Dow.
Rev. George Merriam spoke at the
Federated Church in IIinckley Sunday
young people. About thirty young
people attended.
There is to be a mceing of the Red
Cross executive committee and the
members of the Red Cross Drive teams
at the Municipal building this tThurs-
day) afternoon at four p. m. Carle-
ton p. Merrill will present tho plans
Tor the present membership campaign
Mrs Freda Altoonin and children
Paul, Marion and Carlton, who have
been guests of her mother. Mrs. Ella
returned to their homo in
Vt. Tuesday. Miss Mar
cia Haycock accompanied them as far
as Portland. Mrs. Haycock and Mrs.
Rosa Butler visited friends in Wat
erville, Tuesday.
Miss Mande IL. Belongia arrived in
own Monday night accompanying the
'emans of her mother, Mrs. Nellie Be
ongia here for burial. She visited
With Miss Maude Roullard while in
own. Miss Kathleen Burns fo
a granddaughter of Mrs
3elongia, also came to Skowhegan to-
lttend the funeral
The independent-reporter., 1922-11-09

treasurer, Josiah Parlin; selectmen,
Samuel Weston, Benjamin Eaton and
Joseph Merrill. In 1896 the name
of the town was changed to Skowhe-
gan, the Indian name for the falls
Before long people began to plan for
schools. and from 1890 to 1913 one
hundred pounds was raised for the
support OF the schools. A school
house was located between Joseph and
Samuel Westons. Mrs. White, wife
of Deacon John White opened the
first school in town in 1777. She was
a very successful teacher. The next
year her place was taken by
Robert Hood followed by Polly
Emerson and william Whitaker
An institution has been called Canaan
Academy wah incorporated by the
General Court of Massachusetts on
February l.. 1907 The name was
to Bloomfield Academy in
1917. Skowhegan High school dates
back to 1865. the first instructors be-
ing Marthy \. Hathaway and John
f. Moody. The first sessions of the
school were held in the old Academy
The independent-reporter., 1922-11-09
NOTICE or FonEcLosl'

WHEREAS. Belonie Bo9c3
Skowhegan In the County u
and state of Maine. by ms I,
deed dated the 18th day OF
1908. and recorded III 'n' n
County Registry of DEEDS
Page 5ss. conveyed to JaInsS J,,,,
then In full life and reslo.s
hegan I'm said County oi oa"
now deceased. of whose eS's
dersigned is EXeCutrlN
or parcel of land win y"
thereon situated In sdi'
bounded on the North by lapuJ
Bigelow: l.. l.. Morrison I'D
Richard w. Brown, on tne p ps
now or formerly owned oy
Brown and the Wesserrusn',,lh M
on the South by land OF "
and land OF Gardner BenS9u ,.,S1
West by the old roan rrs,
Skowhegan to CorhNl,le S,syI
Hill and land of Charles a IN
tanning one hundred slA''
or less. m
land situated in sa'u Sc
bounded on the North tm9ud
Ivory Homsted; East py ,aud
liam Toleman; South ,ost ny rs
Homsted and on the VIZ, sns
Maurice Gaylord. cohtaih'"
more or less; and ,,,on
WHEREAS the cohdlr,Js,s
mortgage has been ~ Ii
THEREFORE,, by reason Vi cl,ia
of the condition Thereon
closure Of said mortgagesp
SUSIE l.. PORTER
Executrix of the Esta'e
BY Butler & Butte. uarsurl|
her a''o' authOII
3w45
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Hartland School Notes

The Hartland Primary school re
ports the following for the week end
ing November 3.
Those perfect in spelling: ALFRED
Bell. Norman Southard Eva Kimball
Woodrow Luce, Nilda Wheeler, Mil
dred Salisbury. Jennie Southards, Ell
win Austin, Gladys Carter, Maurice
Chapman, Doris Manson, Roland Aus.
tin. Iva Kimball and Eva Wheeler.
Those perfect in first grade arith.
metic: Dorothy Varnum, Virginia
Bell, Florice Sleeves, John Ginty
Harry White and Mae Littlefield.
Nilda Wheeler in grade two.
Miss Celia Tibbetts from Exeter
visited the school October %. Mrs
George Williams visited October "a.
Mrs. Doris Goliath attended the
Maine State Teachers Convention at
Bangor, Thursday and Friday, October
rs and 27.
Mrs. Roy Varnum visited the school
October 81. Supt. Clifford visited for
few minutes Thursday with Supt.
Small of Newport. Mrs Charles AL
len visited Nov. 3.
The children have earned $345 this
week thru the sale of Tonraine Cho-
colate bars.
On Monday, October %. Mrs. Henry
Leathers and aunt. Mrs. Vesta Brown
also Alton Cook visited the third and
fourth grades. Supt. Clifford visited
on Wednesday, Oct 25.
Mrs. McCrillis attended the Maine
Cfafo roachorc' Convention at panpor
Thursday and Friday, Oct. 26 and 27.
Mrs. c. |. Currie visited us on
Wednesday of the past week and on
Thursday. Mrs. II. H. Coston made us
a morning call and later Supt Cliff
ford with Supt. Small of Newport Wis
tied for a short time. We hope pa
rents won't hesitate to visit school in
the morning. We like to have COM
pany early in the day as well as lat
er.
Each child has received tube of
Colgates dental cream and a cake of
Palmoive soap this week.
Esther Gr1fflth has passed in per-
feet arithmetic papers all the week.
Mrs. O. o. Brown and Mrs. Lee Full
er were visitors Friday
Those having o. KS. in spelling are
Helen Manson. Earl Buker, Bernice
Harding. Esther Griffith, Christine
Sweet, Darrell Currie. Leona Written,
Cora Webber, Robert Brown, Edison
Goodrich, Doris Buzzell, Charlotte
Waldron, Francis Thomas. Howard
Jameson, Sadie Frazier, Arden Hayey
Angilee Fuller.
The independent-reporter., 1922-11-09

and then grouped about this big white
house are the many barns, all large,
well constructed barns, kept imma-
culately clean and white. The house
and colony sets back quite a distance
from the public road, and looks from
a distance like a great estate. The
country side Is beautiful and rich
crops are growing on the part of the
land in cultivation, while cattle, hogs,
sheep and goats are grazing on the
pasture lands. DR.. Small is special
izing at this time in fine cattle and
fine goats, and he is developing some
fine stock The barns are all mo-
dern, we'll built. There are inditi-
dual stalls and separate barns for tne
cattle, hogs and goats. All of the
buildings have concrete floors. and
these floors are kept washed clean.
The entire place shows the best of
care and Is really show place. After
the farm had been inspected a real
barbecue dinner was served on a long
table under one of the big elms an(
here the guests gathered to enjoy thu
dinner
lhe bti diu man completes Ills StofA
with complimentary reference to thu
dinner and states that he. was es
pecially Interested in the big enter
prise the doctor has on his farm. |
would ne educational if the farmers o
the County could make an inspection
visit to this ideal farm. If Ander
son County had more of such enter
prises our development would b'
much more rapid
The independent-reporter., 1922-11-09
Termcr Somerset Woman Now Living
in Texas

Tho Independent Reporter is always
pleased 10 bring to its present read
ers items Of interest of our former
Soacrsct County residents Mrs. FL
Ia .; Small formerly of Cornville and
latee of Pittsfeld with her son DR..
Q . Small, physician and surgeon
Is now living in Palistinn. Texas.
br Small has as a branch enterprise
farm four miles north of Pa 'estine.
Mrs, Small is cousin of the late Il.
\ Merrill of Skowhegan and Is also
related to Mr.. and Mrs. f. b. Folsom
of Pleasant street. In a recent let
ter to tho Folsom family, Mrs. Small
writes that her son has purchased a
ToEcnburE Goat which are bred in
California and that the uncle of the
one recently purchased was sold for
S2500 and this is the perfect image
OF him. He viii breed about fifty
and in a year hence they will bring
all the way from 500 to $500 each for
milking purposes. especially for Tu-
bercular people and for the rearing of
children who are puny. Other actvi-
ties on the farm have been the build
ing Of new barns on the place, They
also have some thorough bred Spotted
China hogs and thoroughbred Jersey
The independent-reporter., 1922-11-09

bull. The doctors son, Guy was ready
to be promoted to the fourth grade
at the age of eight years at the time
the letter was written.
The Palestine Daily Herald speaks
of an annual barbecue held at DR..
Small's farm and gives a fine descrip-
tion of the property. The Herald
says in part, LAS the guests arrived
they went first to inspect the plant
of this farm and the fine stock. There
is first splendid ranch house where
the superintendent of the farm lives
The independent-reporter., 1922-11-09
STATE OF MAINE
County of Somerset. m.

County of Somerset. ~.
November 3 "A
Taken this third day Of Nogs
u. 1922 on execution dated 0tl
A. II. 1922. issued on a judgmi
dered by the Supreme Judlci
for the County of Somerset al
thereof. begun and held on
Tuesday of September A. D,
wit. on the seventh day of ID
y. 1922. in favor of Central Mai
er Company. a corporation dglf
lied and existing by law and
it's Office at Waterville In oaf
of Kennebec and State of Maine
Howard Weston of Skowhegal
County of Somerset and State
for One Hundred Sixty-tgo
Ninety-one Cents, debt or dam
Ten Dollars Seventy-Five eehl
of suit, and will be sold at li
ton at the offices of Merrill
in said Skowhegan to the hlga
der on the Ninth day OF Det
u. 1922 at ten o'clock in the
the following described real es
all the right. title and in'er
the said Howard Weston has
to the same on the Seventh
April 1929 at twelve o'clock
minutes IN the afternoon. the
the same was attached on hs
writ In the same suit. to vic
lot or parcel of land situated
hegan aforesaid on the NoTp
the road leading from Skowh
lage to Norridgewock NilhIe
south side of Kennebec tn
bounded and included within
lowing lines. to wit. Beginon
Southeast corner of land forma
ed by Charles Belmore; thence
" on the east line of said lane
meriy owned by said BeimoI
rods to II stake; thence hasls
line parallel with said ROAD
of Ten rods to stake thehe
cry on a line parallel with vi
ly line of land so formery y
said Belmore a distance Oh e.
TO said road: thence by the
of said road to the point aoe 81 %
3ki5 l'ep"'
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STATE OF MAINE
County of Somerset, rs.

County of Somerset, IS.
Taken this third day t nt
A. d. 1922. on execution Ss,.s a, ~
14th A. ID. 1922, issued on NV n
rendered by the Suprem.a
Court. for the County Of 8.
the term thereof begun ana an
the third Tuesday of Sen,sna
1922, to wit. on the se,an@
October A. ID. 1922. In favor r
det and A. l.. Gaudet. bon
wood, an unorganized plac.
County of Somerset. copar,r...
ness at said lockwood. unds'
name and style of S. Gana.
against Horace s. Thomas -.
NJ. Kelley, both of said Rocl.
partners in business at sad h.
under the name of Kelley A.
the residence of both of whs,
unknown, and who are M, !.
be Inhabitants of the Stata y
for seven hundred sixty.,w
and forty-two cents, debt n,
and fifteen dollars and siy,v,,
costs of suit. and will he sold
auction at the offices of Merrpn
rill i'm Skowhegan in said r.
Somerset to the highest bids.,
ninth day of December A. M
ten o'clock in the forenoon, all
which the said Horace S. Thal
Horace M. Kelley have and h1
third day of March A. d. l9si
hours and forty-two minus
afternoon, the time when the d
attached on the writ in the ),
to a conveyance of the real er,
matter described. by ceraI2
given by Coburn Heirs, Inc, n
ton organized and existing n
laws of the State of Maine AMI
at Skowhegan in the Count !
erset and State of Maine, to m
Kelley and Horace S. Thor
bond being dated October n
1921 and recorded in Somerstl
try of Deeds Book 367. Page
real estate hereinbefore referel
ing a certain piece or parcel
situated in the easterly portioI
strip known AS RockWoOd. d
Taunton & Raynham Township
County of Somerset and State b
being lot numbered one huud
forty-seven U4O on plan Of
the land made by j. c. Hut
surveyor. dated May 1913, rect
Somerset Registry of Deeds
Book 4 Page "a, said real esta
located In an unorganized plac
County of Somerset and State
and not within any town
j. r. THlB0DE
3w45 Deputy
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Died In talIfer,,,

Mrs. Lizzie E. Thomuso, !,
died in Los Angeles. Cal ~.
was born May 4, lS4s, ., ~ N
wOck. daughter of Joshus y
Lydia Eaton Taylor. Shs q
ter of the late George HOE 70
of Chicago. Two nephes, ''1
George H. Taylor Jr 40
Scott Taylor of Chicago e
mains were taken to Stillw.,.
where tnterment was made 'e1
The independent-reporter., 1922-11-09

building on Baptist Hill. Since that
date the institution was under joint
control of the school committee of
Skowhegan and the Trustees of
Bloomfield Academy. In 1871 the
present school building on the island
was completed and the school was
moved into its present quarters.
In the fall of 1773, mill was be-
gun on Skowhegan Island by Joel
Crosby below the falls on the south
channel of the river. but freshet
destroyed the little mill that was done
therefore the attempt was abandoned
s. Lemon Steward. Sr., then built a
mill or Curfier Brook which answer
ed the wants o. Ihe settlers. Peter
Haywood, Sr.. built ON SkoWhcgan Is
land about 1890 and sold it in 1893.
Solomon Steward, .lr., built a grist
mill in 1911. but this mill was re-
moved. The Christian Church was
the first church organized in
Miburn about 1878 Through the
work Of Rev. Joseph Merrill Mr..
Merrill started preaching about seven
years before this date. The first
Methodist Society was organized in
1927 by Rev. Ezekiel Robinson and
consisted of four male members. The
first pastor was Rev. benjamin Jones.
Universali5t Church was organized
in 1895 but 1t had no regular minister
until 1912 The Congregat 'onal
Church was started in 1777 and Rev.
Ezekiel Emerson was the first preach
e.. Many people were not satisfied
with the Congregational preaching so
the askea Asa Wilbur of Sidney TO
preach the Baptist doctrine. The
church was then organized as the
First Baptist church of Canaan. The
Bethany Baptist church was organized
with seventy members on May IL, 1887.
among the people horn in Skowhegan
who have risen 10 distinction is Abner
Col,rn. He Is the son of Eieaaar and
Folly Weston GobGrn. born on March
%, 1903. As a boy he studied i'm
! Bloomfield Academy for several terms
Mr.. Cohurn WIS the first president of
/ the Board of Trustees OF the iniversi-
/ ty of Ma no in 1867 dr. Cobura
took a deep Interest I'm politics. In
/ 1862 he was Republican candidate for
governor ANA WAS elected There are
! few men IN Maine or outside OF Maine
NnO"e lfFfS are i iltfe none llluotra-
! tion Of what a man can do, than that
of Mr.. Gohurn.
SkoHbegan can also boast of many
other vii educated and noted per
SONS wao did live or perhaps still live
within her boundaries.
"But tac beauty of the valleys,
or the grandeur of the hills,
or The toling on the farm lands
or lhc labor III the mills
/ + net all it needs 10 make it
Just lhc dearest spot on earth.
70 wb.ch we e'cr point with ple&ure
A. The land that gave us birth"
PHYLLIS WHITING
The independent-reporter., 1922-11-09
Henry Hampton proA.,,

According to latest r.,,.
Hampton quoted on pa,.
from Cornville, is believe.
as a man answering hIs NJ
stopped over night at M,
Athens, Tuesday night. ~
reported as having been
east part of Cornville ye,,.' !
The independent-reporter., 1922-11-09
NOTICE

I forbid all persons ,hhsripl hs
trusting my wife. 'n gsrl
LQomis or her child ~ hiils on 4
is as / shall pay no pi
count after this date. da.p NJ ID
-. WALTER ERosS 30
Harmony, Me-, Oct. So i'
The independent-reporter., 1922-11-09

: mall camp hack of the American
Npolen Mills was burned to the
gsagHi Monday. 1t was of small
value
The independent-reporter., 1922-11-09

Try an ad IN Everybody's Column
for anything you have to sell or wish
to buy. --.-....-.
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Is not all it needs 10 make it
Just lhc dearest spot on earth.
To wh'ch we e'er point with ple&sure
A. The land that gave us birth
The independent-reporter., 1922-11-09

PHYLLIS WHITING.
The independent-reporter., 1922-11-09

"But tho beauty of the valleys,
or The grandeur of the hills,
or the toiling on the farm lands
OR lho labor III the mills.
The Democrat-herald., 1922-10-20
Dr.. Nicholson
Of stoniington
For Coroner

If You were to leave it to the
children of Stoning ton and sur
Rounding territory who should
be the next co-oh ur. OF. the next
ANYTHING else he wanted to be,
they would rise up to the boy
and girl and say" I'VE want DR..
Nicholson, cause he's our Chris
Crine'e and Sarta Claus and
Foster father and everything"
/" And to say what the hoys and
girls of Stonington would do in
the case is just another way of
telling what the parents and
everybody else down there will
do-the esteem DR.. Nicholson
is held in by them and all others
who know him. d. a.- !.
3A 7iJ 7p.Haf u.rts q
Without finding any fault
with Dr.. Verify, we believe the
people'of Baca county are resdy
for a change in the Office of cor,
onor. and would consequently
commend to their consideration
one of the conc ceded best doc
tors in the county-Dr. Nichol-
son of stonington.
The Democrat-herald., 1922-10-20
att


up the proposition of consolidat
ins the acreage here and for M
ing an association for the pur-
pose of developing the oil that is
supp Losed to lie beneath the sur.
face. The people have decided
that the best way to get a thin &
done is to do it. Aourseif.
The pie supper at Long Ridge
schopl on Wednesday night net
ted $4,000 for the organ fund.
The Democrat-herald., 1922-10-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Williams
lost an infant baby girl born
Sunduy night. Interment at
Mt. Carmel cemetary.
Mr.. and Mrs. .Parcher traded
at Lamport Thursday evening.
|r Ernest Coulter butchered a
young shoat Thursday evening.
Everyone busy picking maize
these days.
Mr.. ann Mrs. D. H. Collins of
Lamport visited at Tom Herr
ons at Villas. Colo, over Satur-
day ard sund,y.
Mr.. D. H. Collins was in
Springfield Saturday on busi-
ness.
Chas. Fowler had the misfor-
tune TO get his hand shot by a22
rifle. Nj. SiIvey took him to
the Doctor at Eikhart. They
took an ex ray of the wound and
removed the bullet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Burele-
son have sod out and are NOV
Ing to Hutchinson. Kans. ap
Not a very large crowd at
Sunday school. but everyone in
terested that came.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Coulter
called at Floyd Bure!eson's Sun
day afternoon.
The Democrat-herald., 1922-10-20

I: Yes. Miss as far .as the wolves
areiconcerned, wa'tf BE 'saf5 lsei {
as IPng as We keep the door shut
and don't stick our noses out
- ihg.-i ~ n t.''is-li-s' .--r.s. -
side" o. '.'.1' M -. .,i-a f, +. =
The Democrat-herald., 1922-10-20
Lakeside Breezes.

Mountain View school has been
progressing now for one month
with an enrolment of twelve.
Rex Smith and Ada johnson
ihave . perfect attendance rec
ord. The school boasts of new
seats and new teachers desk and
chair. The chiIdren .sllke school
60 we'll now the steacher car
hardly get them out at recesses
and moons.
Did Homeb@iy say that our
Surf fsyI Eho4l wpuIdn,t hold out
this wTheSrs Tie majofity of us
said it would last Sunday by at
tending. Fifty we're present.
How's that for a run down Sum-
day school?
Several from our vicinity at
tended the Jordan brothers. ssle
last hohasSt Jotda1s Are going
ITO the oil fields for the winter.
l.They will be greatly missed by
the many-friends which they
fhave made during their stay
here. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
al
Roy Skinner has jast had a
new yell PM down. Wonder
what b&, xsld, .anows. TO pass
away the time.
||tsJ. ID E: Rya1 Us almost COM
Ipleted anew windmill tower in
preparation for the we'll drill
that is coming to their place
next. ss.tiJ@';'i Ve''''
Mrs Art seacat's brother and
family of Kansas are out for "a
visit. Mrs. Sescat will probably
return with them for a visit with
her folks. 81; : w y
~ ',,i &:
Some Of Mr.. O.befn's relatives
from Kansas arc out visiting and
looking ats:ssthe country. They
allsspent sunday at Fred McMii-
lens. @
r1-t IL
r., Mr.. and Mrs. Will Smith and
children took Sunday dinner at
Henry Gentzler's.
.sMr. and:Mrs. Phil Dawson and
daug ghters visited and ate dinner
at Glen Birds list sppaey., q, 4,
,,,., |m,., 20 9 ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Gentzler
visited sunday with the latter
parents Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
,Shiflet who have moved up from
stonineton:and are living in Mr..
:Jay's house,, Mr.. shifIet is
teaching the Fair View school.
Mr.. add Mrs. ]. A, Campbell
called on Mr. Shiflets III the aft.
ernoon. ss5fs 5z I
r-'i, 7ll:iIl5siall.9laas..si,s,iss .,Iii.g
as Mr.. Reeves of the HornvilIe
Atore who has been suffering /,
with typhoid and complications
is some better at this writing.
War rem. the baby son OF Mr..
ssd Mrr. Beb Aearql ierepsrteda
s!ck. y. I II u \
; ChariiesMichley has beeHhsul-
ing wood forA weeAf Winter isl
surely on its way. i
The Democrat-herald., 1922-10-20

Cbok and heating stoves-Sec-
Odd HrndEstore. 4 E.-a y
Fur Sale One tive-room cot
tage home. with basement in
Lamar, 2 blocks school. Will
trade for clttle Write or
phone Albert N-a'. Springfield,
Colo. dS-l
Ford truck for sale. Will take
parttrade. End Hand store +
The Democrat-herald., 1922-10-20
Notice to Tax Payers

Those vi.h7.ii;sss to ,p.y their
taxes before the publication of
the delinquent tax list should do
so by the 21st of Oct. 1922.
- Alice Jack Young
County Trea surer
The Democrat-herald., 1922-10-20
PiloFPofnt iIis

D lI tsHf. rIf4I. Z
Pretty cold and dry, but looks
rainy at this wri ting. I 9 f
Mr.. Movris and Mr.. Lomad
went to the cedars this week.
John Wiilingh ham made a trip
to Lamar with hogs and broom
corn th'e week. On
School at Pilos Point and Big
N 20 ~ tMSiEi f0 Sio
The Sunday school and prayer
meeting. at Pilot Point il well
attended All invited.