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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-11-16
WEST MOSCOW

Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Larochelle Of
New Auburn and their sister, Miss
Elizabeth Lablanc of Chisholm. spent
last Saturday and Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Hugh Kelley.
Miss Sophia Glgman has finished
her work of sewing for Fred Gates
sisters children and Mrs. Berdina
Wacomb is filling her place at the
present time.
Miss Julia Buffers made a short
visit at her home recently, attending
the meeting of the Good viii Club,
and returning to Skowhegan where
she is training for nurse at the Ken
nebec Valley hospital
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Collins of Bling
ham were visitors at his mothers,
Mrs. Mary Ann Collins last Tuesday.
William p. Butter has returned
home again from bingham hotel.
Weymouth Collins had the follow
ing visitors at his home last Thurs
day: Mrs. Pugh and son Frank, Miss
Mamie Ambrose of North Cornville;
Miss William Wcscott of Skowhegan.
and Mrs. Albert Clark from Caratunk.
A party of ladies' composed of Mrs.
Lucy Crombe, Mrs. Stella Hill,
Mrs. Mabel Hilton and Mrs,
Artie Collins went to Skowhegan last
Tuesday with Mrs. a. +. Buffers,
making the trip in the Buffers car
and returning the same day,
Willis Dean and friend from Mass
achusetts have been spending a few
days with Mr.. and Mrs Daniel Hilton.
Austin Ham and friend Ernest Tay-
Tor from Concord, N. H., have return
ed home after two weeks stay in
town.
Mr. and Mrs, James Brown of
Skowhcgan spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Weymouth Collins.
Fred Collins has recently sold one
of his COWS to l.. Barrett
John Kelley has sold his flock of
sheep the past week.
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News of Somerset's Busy Towns

Friends were shocked to learn of the
sudden death of Charles Tilton of
West Pittsfeld which occurred at his
home Friday, of heart trouble. Ser
vices were held Sunday afternoon.
NORTH HARTLAND
Henry Crowell from Skowhegan
and Irwin Harrington from Canaan
were in this section recently.
Lorenzo Woodbury. from East Show
hogan was calling ON old friends and
neighbors Friday. Mr.. Woodbury.
was a former resident of North Hart
land
We are glad to note F. S. Burrill
is improving.
Mrs Spaulding from town spent the
week end with Mrs. F. S. Burrill.
Mr.. and Mrs John Prescott and mo-
Their Nrs. Anna Prescott also Mr.. Will
lard from Skowhegan were callers at
F. S Burrill's Sunday. Alpheus Ma
son from Canaan was a Sunday caller
at the Burrill home They were more
than pleased to find Mr.. Burrill i'm
proving.
Jerome Williams is a little under
the weather with a bad cold.
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HARMONY

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mason and
Clarence Campbell of Corinna were
callers at l. \. Campbell's last week,
Maybclle Beane has returned from
Guilford and Sangeryille where she
visited her sister and other friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Campbell Of
Lewiston were at home for the week
end
Miss Marguerite Reed from Bates
College was at home for the week end.
Alfred Tracey has returned to his
work at Reed & Co. after a week S
illness at the home of his mother,
Mrs. \. Jenkins.
Miss Eva Furbush has returned
home after visit in the West with
her sister and at Arlington Heights,
Mass. with Mrs f. o. Turner
Mrs. Harold Bowie is in Lisbon
Falls for visit
Or. G. II. Hutchins of Waterylle,
public health officer, was in town Mon
day last.
{. w. Mills and Donald Maxim of
st. Adams were in town at j. A. Camp
bells recently
S. w. Herrick was in Pittsfeld on
business Monday.
John Lashon is sick with pleurisy.
{. G. Mclaughlin has sold out his
interest in the store of Cobb, Bros.
a. Mclaughlin and is moving a build
ing to be used as new postoifice
to be located on Depot Square.
Rev. and Mrs. Turner and family
are out after being shut in by quar-
antine as their twin daughters have
had scarlet fever
A. f. Pattee, district superintendent
of schools, was in Athens, Cornyille
and SkOwhegan Monday on business
Mrs. Walter Herrick is in Yelling
ton helping her sister. Mrs. John Ell
kerson paper her house.
Myron Bemis. George Perkins, Nor
man Willis and Albert Leighton are
on a hunting trip up river.
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MAINSTREAM

Mrs. Emma Blackwell left on the
go train Monday the 9th for Bangor
where she will enter the hospital for
treatment
Mrs. Lila Richards of Palmyra Wis
tied her son. w. H. Seekins last week.
Andrew Merrill, Earl Chase and Roy
Burdick were In Dexter, Monday
c. W. Stevens and Willis Merrill of
Watervlle were in town Sunday where
Stevens visited his father. Henry Stew
ems and aunt Hattie Bachelder, Henry
Stevens returned to Waterville with
them.
c. II. Rocks lost one of his best
horses last week.
d. Cookson and son Henry were in
Hartland, Saturday.
Miss Mabel Bane who was called to
Sangerville two weeks ago by the ILL
ness of relative returned home Sat
urday the 4th.
Sunday night party of young peo-
pie started out on a joy ride. While
out the car broke down and Monday
morning the car brought in three of
the party and it is understood the sher-
if brought in the other three.
There was a surprise party last
Sunday at Hattie Bachelders when
John Brown and family and mother.
Esther Brown, Charles Brown and
wife. Frank Brown and wife and son
Raneil, ID. S. ToZier, wife and daugh-
ter Marguerite all of Pittsfeld spent
the day there.
F. w. Fuller of Pittsfield was in
10. Isr1u cd
Andrew Merrill. Harry Chase and
Charlie Deering left Friday the 10th
on a hunting trip to kingsbury.
Frank Bachelor from the village
and son. Archie Bachelor and wife,
and Mervin Beane of Bingham. were
visitors at Hattie Bachelder's Satur-
day. the 18th.
The Ladies' Aid of the M. r. Church
held their regular meeting Thursday
afternoon with Mrs. Annie Libby.
Plans are being made for a sale and
supper to be held December 9th. The
committee will be announced next
week.
Earl Chase goes to Bangor the 18th
on business.
w. II. Seekins will go to Pittsheld
the 18th where he will meet his bro
Their Robert who is coming on visit
from North Carolina.
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil who have been
visiting at d. |. Campbell's returned to
their home In Lewiston. Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Osgood were
visitors at Grover Huff's Sunday,
Mrs. Phebe Burdick is stopping with
Mrs. Harry Chase for few days.
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MOOSE RIVER

The recent death of Mrs. Eliza
Graffte removed from our midst a
very estimable Christian woman. Her
kind heart and generous disposition
won her many friends during her long
and useful life in this vicinity. She
had many glad and also many sad
days. She was a loving mother, true
friend and kind neighbor. She was
untiringly cared for thru her last Ill
ness of seven weeks by her daughter
and daughter-in-law, Mrs Morrill, and
Mrs. S. L. Holden and also her sister,
Mrs. Jane Moore, who stayed with
her thru her illness She leaves
to mourn, her sons. Lyman Holden,
Sylvanus Holden and wife, and step
daughter, Mrs. viii Morrill, of Bos-
ton. Mass; three grand children and
two great grand children. three bro
theirs and four sisters and many more
relatives and friends. She was a
member of the Congregational church,
Ladies Aid and Ladies Auxiliary; also
a member of Rachel Farnsworth HOl-
den Chapter, D. A, II. The flowers
bore tokens of respect from the fam
lily and each order and spoke in silent
token of the love and respect for one
who has gone to meet her loved ones
on the silent shore for it is only a
few weeks since her beloved compani-
on had gone on before and will be
remembered by all with love and res
pect.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Pinckney have
sold their home here and gone to
Colebrook, n II. to live.
Mandal Sawyer has purchased the
Pickney home and moved in.
Alfred Pray has moved from the Nc
Mahon rent to his new home which he
bought Of Mrs. I. Thibodeau.
Mr. and Mrs. James Crawford are
receiving congratulations on the birth
of a son.
Mrs. Eta Colby and Mrs. Hannah
Shelley who got up the supper Ar
mistice Day wish to thank all those
who helped and donated 80 generous
ly as 1t was great success both So
cially and financially. The proceeds
will be used to defray the debt on
the town hall at Jackman.
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to good old age. lie was about
eighty years old.
Earl Wing who has been sick with
scarlet fever is getting along fine and
gaining
Mr.. aud Mrs. George Williamson,
are going to Salem Saturday and
spend the night with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Collins.
W. H. Farnham of West New Port
land was on the Hill Thursday and
traded COWS with Thomas Hogan.
Harry Atwood OF Concord is visiting
his relatives in New Portland and
Kingfeld for week.
Abbie Thompson OF Kingfeld spent
Thursday night with her classmate,
Nancy Williamson.
Forest Jackson returned home from
Embden and North Arson where he
has been visiting few days, Tues
day.
A new iron fence has been built
around the cemetery on the Bovejoy
farm, by the Loycioy and Millay fam
lilies.
Alfredo Norlette is very poorly and
unable to attend school Dr.. Hut
cflins is attending her.
Thimble Club met with Mrs. John
Mclaughlin. Thursday.
Enie Merrill is stopping with Mrs.
Harry Jackson and attending school.
Fay Lane was one Of the lucky ones
Wednesday and Thursday, getting two
good deer. He was hunting up around
the bluff and secured his game.
Chester Atwood is doing some re-
pair work on his house putting on
Beaver board and plastering.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Carney was at
Skowhegan Thursday
Lathe Harris is In Waterville this
week having work done on her teeth
and eyes which are bad.
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EAST NEW PORTLAND

Mr. and Mrs c. II. Nye are at their
home while their hay is being pressed
by Gordon Bros.
Mrs Arthur Hamilton and daugh-
ter, Martelle of Salem visited her
mother, Mrs Maria Williamson at ID.
w. Emery's several days last week.
X. A. Nye and Clyde Walker made
business trip to Skowhegan last
Monday.
Mrs Frank Farrand is boarding at
John Halls.
H. p. Jones is one of the lucky hunt
ers Of this vicinity having secured
fine deer Wednesday of last week.
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EAST SKOWHEGAN

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pooler and lit
lie daughter Constance were in SkOw-
hogan Sunday the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. f. G. Nye.
Bernice and Doris Richardson were
callers at the home of their uncle, X.
|. Davis in Canaan.
The pie social at the Richardson
school was a grand success. Everyone
seemed to be looking for pie and the
bidding was lively as long as the pies
lasted The sum of 1880 was re-
ceived which will be used for the
school
H. II. Richardson is building an ad-
dillon of forty feet 10 his hen house
when finished he will have a house
17x76.
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kINGEIEI.D

The town committee of the Public
Health Association of Kingheld is:
Mrs C.. Il. Chamberlain, chairman;
Mrs. G. d. Vose, vice chairman; Miss
Leila Hunnewell. secretary; l.. l.. Nit
chell. treasurer; Mrs F. b. Hutehins,
Mrs. Elmer Davis, Mrs. Frank Dur
reii. DR.. J. f. Garland, II. S. Wing
II. G. Winter
The meetings of the Women's Re
publican Club have been suspended
for time.
The fourth Armistice Ball given by
Donald Norton Post. American Legion
will be held at French Hall. Friday
night. November TO- with music by
Tweed Hyde orchestra of Livermore
Falls.
Mrs Nina Myers Landers of this
town, former resident of Eustis, who
was born and grew to womanhood
near the Cathedral Pines, gave two
sets of andirons for the double fire
place recently erected at the famous
Cold Springs or Arnold Spring.
Mr. and Mrs +. A. Frost and daugh-
ter Marjorie, motored to Bethel Sun
day. visiting Mrs. Frost's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. L. NJ. klmDall.
o. c. Dolbier is in Augusta this
week attending the state assessors
convention, going by auto with Guy
Sedgley of Stratton.
| Carrabassett Rebekah Lodge oleerv-
ed Children's Night at |. o. o. F. Hall
Saturday, November 4, from 4 p. m.
to s. One hundred and seventeen
children and adults sat down to a
bounteous spread consisting of beans,
! brown bread assorted salads, cakes.
innumerable and all kinds of home
made candies and various other good
things. The supper committee were
Mrs. Ella Witham. Mrs. Nina Landers,
Mrs Sarah Davidson. Miss Carrie Gil
bert. and Mrs Hattie Thompson. The
entertainment committee were Mrs.
Kitty Batchelder Mrs. Pearle WILDER
and Mrs. Lila Murray A fine enter
tainment was given in which the
children did stunts in hunting peanuts,
swift drawings. catching large rub
| Der hall and various other things to
win prizes,
The third annual fair of Pilgrim
Temple No. 81 Pythian Sisters. held
at X. of p. Hall. Monday afternoon
and evening. November 6. was very
decided success. financially as well
as socially. There was no expense
involved. as all of the articles were
contributed. and the receipts were in
the neighborhood of one hundred and
fifty dollars. This money is to be used
by the sisters for the Improvement
of the interior of the lodge hall, the
walls and ceiling. The decorations
were quite elaborate and were for
the most part typical of the Hallowe-
en- season. Various booths were ar
ranged around the hall occupying the
most of the wall space,
Marshall u. p, Thompson died at
his home in Kingfeld village, Thurs
day morning. November 9, following
an illness of a number of weeks. Mr..
Thompson had been a life long resi-
dent of Kingfield. He was born on
Minister Hill near Tufts Pond. Feb
ruary 2, 1S4S, one of family of nine
children of Zaccheus and Cynthia
Phillips Thompson and with one ex
'ception. brother Solomon Thompson
of Limesten e,rAroostook County, the
last of the, firmly. swhen a young
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-11-16
MALBON'S MILLS

NJ. l.. Chase of HinckIey was q
business caller in this vicinity last
Friday
hurry Earle, the ten year old son
of Mr. and Mrs. William Earle sus-
tanned broken leg while playing
football at school on Monday, Drs.
Dascomb and GAIA were called and set
the broken limb,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wentworth and
children spent Sunday with their
daughter, Mrs. Edward Whitney and
family.
DR.. White was called on Sunday
morning to attend cow very sick
with indigestion, at Sunrise Farm,
Bales Spaulding. manager, Monday
the COW was reported some better.
The many friends of Mrs. Nelson
Ryder who recently passed away at
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SOUTH SMITHFIELD

Mr.. and Mrs. f. w. Lawrence, Mr..
and Mrs. A w Cunliff and Simon
Stevens motored to Auburn Friday
They returned the same day except
Mr.. Stevens who will pass the winter
with his daughter.
Friends in town of Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Stevens of Lewiston will be sorry
to learn that their little son Roy. Jr.,
is i'll with scarlet fever, although the
attack is light.
Miss Georgia Richardson spent the
week end with her friend Esther Tut
tie in Norridgewock.
V l.. Hartford and family of Angus
Ia were callers at l.. |. Hartford's
Sunday.
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JACKM AN

Mrs. Eliza Craft. widow of the late
Edward Craft passed away last
Thursday morning.
John Jackson. the game warden. has
moved his family from Monsoon into
the parsonage for the winter.
DIR. e. d. Humphreys and w. l..
Barney have put in a wireless outfit
1t is working fine. Allen Tewksbury
did the work
The stockholders of the town hall
had Il supper and old fashioned dance
November II. Had fine supper and
n good time. Proceeds some over
one hundred dollars. The stockhold-
ers wish to thank all of those who
helped to make it a success in every
way.
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CONCORD

Mr.. Jeffer who bought Mrs Olive
Chase's mill has moved the machine
to Arson and put up a mill,
Miss Hazel Huggln was at home
from Lewiston on three days yaca-
ton.
=. A. Williams was in town to hire
men to work for him this winter.
Earl Huggin was home over Sunday
from his work at Moosehead Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aston Robinson have
moved to Bingham.
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HIGHLAND

J W. Ford of Lexington was cal
Ter In town Saturday.
A. J. Allbee and crew have finished
work on the state road
Joshua Howard and VIM Finney are
spending few days at Mrs. Howard S
old home. Atwood Hill, hunting.
Mr.. and Mrs. F.. w Scott of North
Arson were visitors at Mrs. Eliza
Howard's Sunday.
r. c. Dillin who has been at Dead
River spent the week end with his
family
Mr.. and Mrs. T. F. Howes were
business callers In Augusta Saturday
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Henry Hampton Returns Sale

Henry Hampton who was reported
last week as having disappeared from
the home of Eugene Gould in Corn
Vile where he was a boarder, return
ed home. having gone away for an
overnight stay. Not telling the poo
pc where be was going his absence
caused considerable alarm and a
search Was instituted during the night
lie was away.
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MlLLAY HlLL-NEw PORTLAND

NJ B. p Thompson of Kingfeld
passed away Thursday morning with
hemorrahage of the bowels. being sick
long time with bowel trouble. He
leaves wife in very poor health,
one son who lives in Massachusetts;
three daughters, Mrs. Willis Jordon
of Pennington; Mrs. Will Bradbury.
Mrs. Dane Vose. both of Kingfeld;
several grandchildren. Mr.. Thompson
is the last of large family all living
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Better Body Construction
Braces in the body frames of Buick
open models are bolted through the
wooden frame work instead of being
merely screwed into it. Boiling these
braces prevents the jointsfromloosening
under driving strains. Note how the
bracketfor the windshield POSTS boltedin
seven places, making it absolutely rigid.
In mounting the bodies on the chassis
more bolts are used to secure the body,
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-01-12
TWENTIETH CENTURY
CLUB HOLDS MEETING

The Twentieth Century club met
Thursday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. r. r. Grosinskie. E'e>st'
The meeting was called to order by
the president. Eighteen members re-
sponded to roll call
War by Will Irwin was reviewed by
Mrs. w. III, Hatch. ,@G s-;t.yyLy@;5
The writer shows how warfare has
changed in hundred years and the
terrible increase in killing power dur
ing the last war. During the battle of
Waterloo Hougoumont Chateau twas
bombarded all day by Napoleon's
cannon. Result was small building
wrecked, a corner at the peak Of the
chapel knocked off and some small
holes in the front walls and roof r
During 1915 the Germans dropped
into the town of Nancy some of',their
$50 millimeter shells, and the build
'ings which were struck literally melt.
ed. >sG>.& bio
Poison gas he claims will be the
killing weapon Of the future. One
plane carrying two tons of. the liquid
Ga certain gas generating compound)
could cover an area of 100 feet wide
and Z miles long, and could deposit
enough material to kill every mandy
action on the skin. The tanks also
have been improved and will be a
great factor in the next war.,v1a4
Mrs. O. B. Gloyd gave an interest.
ing report of the armament confer
ence. The next meeting will be Jan.
10Th at the home Of Mrs. KunzeIman.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-01-12

The marriage of Miss Florence
Muetz of Portage to Howard Dam
beck of this city took place on Wed
nesday evening at the home of the
brides mother, Mrs. Emma Muetz
West Cook street, Portage. The Rev.
r. B. Hindeman officiated and the
couple was attended by Miss Elsie
Kleist, a friend of the bride and
Lee Osbourne Of this city s<fee Il
The. home was prettily decorated
with flowers, a pink and white color
scheme being carried out. Only q
few relatives and friends were pres
ent. A wedding supper followed the
ceremony. ...... @
Mr.. and Mrs. Dambeck are residing
in Baraboo, the groom being employ
ed by the Scheibles and Dyrud furnit
ture store. They have the hearty
fluctuations of many friends: ss
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-01-12
CONCERNING DEATH
OF BARABOO CHILD

Concerning the dearn or Harley
George Bayer, the family submits the
following: s.!t
Harley George Bayer, little son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Bayer, died on
Sunday morning about eight o'clock
from complications that set in after
being burned on his legs when he sat
in a pan of hot water the day before
Christmas.
The parents reside on Moore street
corner on the West Sank road just,
beyond the Excelsior creamery. A
The mothers little sister was com
ing and the baby ran to the door to:
meet her and while the door was be
ing opened he became excited land
backed into the water that was being
used ito scrubb the floor.
It was thought that he would recov-
er, but he lived just two weeks.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-01-12
Tgih',}. SAT- CITV

Henry Fisher spent the first part
Of the week with relatives at Harris
burg..'s'>>a@' s'
Fred Wells and family of Rockford,
i Ill.,' are visiting friends in the city
: George Gankel and family Of
Madison New Years day with rela-
tives here.
Miss Lilah Meyer and brother, Lo-
we'll, are visiting with relatives in
Milwaukee. I
Miss Elizabeth. Tarnutzer returned
Saturday from the Madison hospital
where She underwent an operation ~
days ago. She is getting along nicely.
Otto Rischmueller was Mazoman-
lie visitor Monday
misses Lilah and Lucille Litecher
of Witwen spent the first part Of the
week at the Ben Fuches home in the
icitygsE~f - r 80
! A. A. Buerki and Miss Jules Lamp
ertus are in Milwaukee on business.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1922-01-12
RUSSIAN CAUGHT
D D. [ j

The booze special is an expensive
car but amany insist on riding on it.
It's chief drawback, from the riders
point of view, lies in the many flag
stations or court houses in it's tortu-
Gus course, where bits of information
are thrown out in legal phase to dis
turb the even tenor of the boozer's'
way of thinking r4
So August Russian of Caledonia
concluded when he was rounded ur in
Judge Kellogg's court. Evidence was
obtained against the defendant on a,
search warrant. t
when the officials boarded Bus.
slams special in Caledonia they found
in the baggage trap a ten-gallon still
and 40 gallons of mash, all of which
are contrabraEd of traffic. When the
shock of discovery was over, Bus
sian pleaded guilty to ownership and
accepted the assessment $of $500 and
costs which Judge Kellogg thought
about right for driving without a Vol
stead license. IA.