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ard and Mrs. Laura Stanley. Mrs.
Gertrude Mouftoa OF Lawrence,
Mass, was elected to the order. Mrs.
Laura Stanley presented the plan
from the American Legion and Aux
Hilary OF preserving for use of the
town and fixing In some attractive
manner, the lot which Mr.. Norton
purchased for the Legion House and
asked II the ID. A. r. would contrib
ute the fund which was to have been
used for the American Legion Com:
munity House. This matter will
come TO a vote in the Chapter at
some future meeting. 1t was pro-
posed that the American Legion. Aux
Hilary and D. A. II. would join togeth-
er in the work. The entertainment
committee for December chosen are
Miss Leila Hunnewel, Mrs. Fife
Hutchins and Mrs. Inez Wing. A
program given at the November meet
ing was reading THE Origin of
Thanksgiving" by Mrs. Mary Lander.
Roll calls were Thanksgiving quota
tons and lunch recipes. Refresh
ments of Tokay grapes, apples and
assorted home made candies were
served
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WEST MOSCOW

The following were visitors at Mrs
Weymouth Collins last week, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fl. C. Whitman, Mr.. and Mrs
Brakeman, New York.
Mrs. Buffers and family left us last
Friday to make their home In Hart
! land.
Weymouth Collins has returned
home after being away with campers
and sportsmeh all summer and fall.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hunnewell OF
Kingield were callers on Mrs. Rose
Baker last week.
1t Is reported that Mrs. VIM. P
Baker, who is at the Kennebec Val
ley Hospital. is doing nicely and will
return home in few days now.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Wing of King
field were in town last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elby Hilton have re-
turned home from visit to Boston.
Floyd Rollins has returned to Mos
COW with his family.
The Good Will Grub held lively
meeting with Mrs. Margaret Dunton,
Nov. Is, with the usual large attend
ance of members and visitors and was
one of the best meetings of the year.
1t was voted to have the annual
christmas tree, as has been the GUS
tom for several years past. Mrs
Dunton, assisted by her two little
daughters, Janet and Madalyn, served
assorted fudge and filled dates. Many
interesting articles were read on va
nous subjects. Mrs. A. e. Buffers
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close their hc3e here. bMf. and Mrs.
Sh6Gl !wilk I'VE IN the old Cleaves
house and Vim. have as boarders Mr..
Lawrence and SOB.
!. Services at the Evangelical Church
Sunday will be as follows: Children's
meeting at 1890; Gospel preaching at
HOO a. m, subject Sharing Religion
with others.'sS Song and praise ser
vice at TOO D. m. followed by the
evening Evangelistic sermon Good
News from Far Country" All are
welcome to these services.
E. L. c. F. Society met at the home
of Mrs. Fred Blanchard, Wednesday
evening. After the meeting refresh
ments were served.
The November meeting of Colonel
Asa Whitcomb Chapter d. A. n. was
held Friday evening the 18th at the
home of Mrs. Happie Simmons, hos
tesses being Mrs. Simmons. Mrs.
Mary Lander and Mrs. Laura Stan
ley. There was good attendance.
An invitation from Colonial Daught-
ers Chapter D. A. r. of Pennington
to attend a reception on Nov. 9th
at c. w. Steele's given in honor Of
the State Regent Mrs. B. G. w. Cush-
man of Auburn was, accepted. 1t
was voted to send one dollar for
the Philippine Scholarship fund, vot-
ed to make up and send a box to the
Ellis Island immigration Department
and this matter left in the hands of
the Patriotic Education and Ameri-
canization Committee, Mrs. Eunfce
Tufts being chairman. 1t was de-
.cided to send post card shower to
Mrs. Phila Butts, who Is Ill In Con-
cord. New Hampshire. Committee
appointed on resolutions ON the death
.of Mrs. Elizabeth wilkins are Mrs.
Happie Simmons, Mrs. Daisy Wood
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Mrs. Stella Sweat has been spend
ing few days with her niece Mrs.
Claude Jordan OF Pennington.
Don't forget the Ladies' Aid Fair.
Saturday afternoon at 2.30 O'Clock.
Supper will be served from $50 TO 7.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Taylor have
moved to Phillips.
Ruby Knapp has been confined to
the house several days with chicken
pox.
Mr. and Mrs Eben Carsley are max
ing plans to spend the winter In Pal
mer. Mass, with DIR. Sydney carsley.
Mrs. John Metcalf. Miss Helen Met
calf. Arthur Daggett and Mrs. Ross
Knapp attended the Willing Workers
Fair at n. New Portland Wednesday,
afternoon.
Mrs. John Dunlap has gone to New
York TO visit relatives there.
Miss Martha Spear was at home
over the week end
American Education Week will be
observed in New Portland the week Of
Nov 18th. Sunday. Nov. 18th, Prin-
cipal Steward will speak at the East
New Portland church at the afternoon
service on the subject THE Changing
Order" Thursday evening. Nov. %
at 7.30 there will be community
meeting at the high school building
to which everyone interested In the
school system and education in our
community is invited. II Is hoped
that a speaker from the State Depart
ment of Education will be present. At
this meeting 1t is planned to take ac-
ton in regard to the formation of a
Parent-Teachers' Association; in the
town of New Portland which includes
not only parents, but all interested in
our school system. Let everyone
make a special effort to visit the
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guests of their children in Guilford
Sunday
The many friends of Mrs. Stanwood
Page of Page Hill, Ripleys were pain
ed to learn of her death which oc-
Cured last week after a long period
of illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Thurston NOV
ed to Charleston Wednesday on to a
farm purchased of DR.. Redman of
Dexter. Their many friends wish
them success in their new home.
Schools in town close this week for
one weeks vacation.
K. A. Pattee was in town profess
sionally, Thursday.
Mrs. J. E. Townsend is guest of
her daughter Mrs. Fred .Eldridge.
1t is rumored that the place recent
ly purchased of Charles Thurston by
DR.. Redmap is to be remodeled for a
summer home.
Coburn Raymond, an esteemed resi-
dent of this village passed away Fri
day, Nov. 8, after a long illness. Flu
neral services were held from his late
home Sunday conducted by Rev. |. b
Mower assisted by Rev. c. +. Roddy
He leaves to mourn his loss widow
who was formerly Miss Lila Ham also
a son Ronello Raymond of st. Adams
and a daughter living in Waldoboro
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CAMBRIDGE

Mr. and Mrs. MacCapsland and Mrs.
Lillian Raymond were In Guilford on
business, Friday.
Mrs, Albert Morrill, visited her
daughter Mrs. Lee Watson in Skowhe-
gan several days last week.
Mrs. Sumner Ham who has been
quite i'll the past two weeks Is improv
ing. y
Little Carl Watson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Watson is seriously i'll with
pneumonia.
MIR. and Mrs. f. e. Stilson were
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IT HAPPENED IN SKOWnEGAn
And 10 Happening TO skowheean
People Every Week.

Feopic Every Week.
The case told below Is not an I'm.
common thing. The same occurs FIRE.
Quently and will continue to happen
a. long as folks have kidneys and
overtax the kidneys.
]. A. Savage, prop. of fruit tree
business, 40 Pleasant st, Skowhegan,
says: II have taken Doan's Kidney
Pills on two or three occasions when
my kidneys were out of order and
they did me world of good. The
main symptom was with my Kidneys;
my bladder swelled and was painful
when passing the kidney secretions
and at times my back ached Just
over my kidneys. | went to Samp-
sons Drug Store and got a box of
Doan's Kidney Pills. l used them
for a few days and the ailments be-
came corrected"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Savage had Foster.Milburn Co.,
Mfrs, Buffalo, N. Y.
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NEARLY II 900 Maine people have invested
Yin the preferred stock of Central Maine
Power Company.
Back of their investment in this Company
is not only the electric light bulb which is about
all the average man sees of the Central Maine
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PAGE ELEVEN
schools at some time during this week
NORTH NEW PORTLAND i

NORTH NEW PORTLAND {
j. l.. Quint spent a few days Wilt
his family the past week. Z
G. n. Bartlett has new Buick seq
dan. I
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Doliff lef0
Thursday for their new home In Wins.
low. t#
The Quszweeliket Club was enter1
tanned by Mabel Abbott Nov. 1. First
prize was won by Carrie Viles and
BOBBY by Lettie Hutchins. Refreshs
ments of apples, sandwiches. prunei
pie with whipped cream and cocoa
we're served. Nov. IL Julia Smith en-
tettained the Club. Blanche Clark
won first prize and Merle Romeo boo
by. Sandwiches. cake, olives and COZ
Goa were serted
The willing Workers Fair which
was held Nov. 10, was very well atx
tended and over $50 was realized.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hodgdon OF
Solou were week end callers at Mia
lard Williams.
Lynn Lisherness OF New York vista
ed mis- father Verne Lisherness and
family a few days last week. His
father returned with him Monday for
a few weeks visit. !
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kINGFIELD

Education week 1924 is being OBJ
served throughout schools of the
town and special effort made to
have parents and citizens visit the
schools To this end the pupils are
printing invitations containing some
motto and requesting everybody to
visit school,. The regular daily pro-
gram will be conducted each day in
order that parents and citizens may
see exactly what pupils are doing.
r. l.. Kimball is making good pro-
gress on his new house which he is
building on Curve ST. 1t is a two
story semi-bungalow style of the
Bennett design Of. architecture, a
square house with a pitch roof COW
cred with slate covered shingles. The
dimensions are 24x26 feet with file
large porch Sx20 partly closed in with
wide finish at the top. He intends
to screen this in later. There is a
basement under the whole house.
When finished the house will contain
six rooms, living and dining room
fronting on the street. opening to-
gether In front the living room has
a large foot square window Be-
sides these rooms on the first floor
is a large front hail. kitchen and pan
try which opens into the wood shed.
Upstairs, they will have three sleep
ing rooms and a bath, also ward
robe opening out of each room and
from the upper hall. The attic will
remain unfinished. Mr.. Kimball ex-
poets to get the lower floor finished
in nv
Thanksgiving. The front part of the
house commands fine view of Mt.
Abram and hills to the south and
west.
The annual meeting of Donald w
Norton Post American Legion was
held Thursday evening and the follow
ing officers were elected; Command
err w. T. Savage; vice commander
J. r. Williamson: finance officer, H.
II. Boynton; adjutant, NJ. j. Wing;
chaplain, Earle Hutchins.
Education the Doorway to Service"
(Service for God and Country, etc)
will be the sermon subject at the
forenoon service in the Baptist
Church, Sunday the 18th The sub
ject for the evening service is "Es-
sentials to Success in Soul Winning"
Pastor Evangelist Rev. S. A. Evans
plans to be in Kingield Sunday the
25th to begin Evangelistic services in
the Baptist Church. On account of
Chautauqua there Will be no service
Monday evening the 10th.
+. B. Hutchins has his garage all
up, boarded, roof on and clapboard-
ed In the northwest corner a room
will be partitioned off and heated for
automobile painting the rest to be
used for auto storage.
CASTOR Collesolle went to Water
Vile, Monday, to spend the winter as
he has done for the past two or three
years. Mrs. Collesolle will follow in
a week. Mr.. Collesolle will have
French classes in Waterville and Au-
gusta
w. S. Stafford has hired out with the
Lawrence Plywood Co. at Carrabas-
sett to do carpentering on their new
mill this winter and likely will re-
main to build a number of cottages
next summer. Mrs. Stafford will go
up the first of December and they will
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NEW PORTLAND

Oscar Butts is reported to be In
poor health. Mrs. Carl Hanscom is
caring for him.
The Wecanbeatem Whist Club met
with Mrs. Clara Nutting Thursday
afternoon. A fine time was reported
by all, Miss Helen Metcalf won the
first prize a bon bon dish and Mrs.
Ema Luce the BOBBY prize rubber
doll. Refreshments of sandwiches,
coffee and cake were served by the
hostess.
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The Interesting News Of
somerset's Busy Towns
CARATUNK

CARATUNk
,,.s Annie Savage spent the pas
~ In Waterville with her sisters
We. Will Lanigan and Mrs. Maurice
bl wslen sterling of Augusta is spend
tow weeks with her sister, Bes.
"a Fitzsimmons.
81, u H Clark is quite comfortable al
this writing.
'p campfire girls gave their guardian
.rs Eunice Spaulding a, surprise par
= saturday evening. the occasion be-
y Mrs. Spaulding's birthday.
ne pxrs Crosby Spaulding had the mis-
,..sune to scald her ankle quite badly
recently ,,, a..
orans of Bingham spent the week end
nth Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Clark.
Will Whorff and Albert Clark are
allowing new furnaces. Steve Clark
~ bingham did the work.
Mrs Drury and Mrs. Whipple of
o.,on were callers in town last Sun
day. ,, ,,,
,,rned to their home In Guilford last
seek after several weeks stay with
relatives in town.
l. Hunnewell, Eva Webster and
,ana Bean took a trip to Wateryille,
sunday.
80. amending the week end with Mr..
.sre perIev RpaOp
I'd Powell is used up with fallen
The hook committee of the Public
,lbrary are requested to meet Friday
The 23rd with the president, Mrs
Adsh' spaulding to select new books
Photographs taken day pr night at
,he milford Baker Studio,f Bingham,
Me- Make your appointments now
tor Xmas gifts. N. E. Telephone
IA 5w47
Next week is educational week in
he schools which will be observed
BY the scholars and teachers. q
Miss Dianna Spaulding who has
heen working in Skowhegan Is TAX
ingAsyacatioD.
sTh9tNoman's Club are planning for
fair. December 10. There will be
aprons and useful articles for sale
livery handsome puff is in the store
IN which tickets are ten cents. There
will also be a. food sale.
Nettie Mitchell Is having her house
papered and painted. Harvey Civ
ems is doing the work.
The Woman's Club met Nov. Ii
With a good attendance. Subject
Calvin Coolidge; meeting was called
to order by reading; club collect
singing America; Bible quotations
Proverbs; roll call, sayings from
President COOLIDGE; readings about
Coolidge; Discussion, My impression
d Calvin Coolidge; question and con
undrums; business. A dainty luncf
ptepared BY the hostesses< OF frui'
Whip, fancy cakes, grapes and cocoa
vas beautifully served. Hosesses
n Alice and Enola Spaulding. y I
Il American education week will bt
|isbserved in the Caratunk schools OF
Wednesday and Thursday of.this weeK
fhe purpose of this works will be fc1
better training of citizenship IN oul
schools. Parents have been asked tt
make a special effort to visit schoo
during this week. Mrs. Ehnic'
spaulding of the school board is II
speak on better citizenship. Othel
members Of the school board will ad
dress the school The Woman's Clul
has been asked to furnish two speak
ers. Every effort will be made t.
bring the school work nearer to thu
home,
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BRIGHTON

Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Hunnewell Of
Bingham have moved into one of the
s. ID. Warren Co. houses here. Mr..
Hunnewell Is scaler of pulp wood fog
that Co.
Lawrence Pooler OF Mayfleld moved
his family here last week to stay foe
the winter
Harry Williams shot nice deer ond
day last week. 4
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removal 70 Hartlahd to reside lie much
regretted by all, as she was one of the
most faithful workers of the club and
will be greatly missed In future. On
account of the usual meeting coming
on Thanksgiving Day it was postpon-
ed until Thursday, December 6, when
Mrs. Lucy Crombie' entertains and 1t
Is hoped all members may be able to
be present. as there ia much to be
talked over.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-05-03

TT SEEMS likely that the crisis in
4 the contest between France and
Germany will come sooner than had
been expected, but the nature of the
settlement, If one Is reached, is as I'M
certain as It ever has been. In other
words, the two contestants show no
sign Of approaching an agreement, and
from NO other source has there ap-
peared a plan that seems likely to be
adopted. 1t may be the whole thing
will be put up to Uncle Sam, and that
the solution will depend on his willing
ness to sacrifice large part of the
war debt owed him by Europe in re-
turn for German bonds of so little
probable value that they might be
considered mere scraps of paper.
Premier Poincare, speaking at the
unwilling Of war memorial In Dun
kirk. unequivocally pledged the
French government to compel Ger
many to pay the reparntions and swore
that the occupation of the Ruhr and
Rhinelapd should continue until the
u.
gave warning that unless the mu-
nitions manufacturing centers in the
Ruhr were held, Germany would be
ready In 1925 to refuse all payments
and to defy the allies.
Berlin reacted strongly to this
speech, which the German government
denounced as sermon of violence"
Foreign Minister Won Rosenberg made
q long address to the reichstag In
which he repeated the oft-heard as
sertion that the French policy contem-
plated absolute paralysis of Germany's
economic life. He rejected the de-
mand Of the German Socialists that a
definite financial offer be made to
France, but he then became rather
more conciliatory and seemed actually
to be extending hand of peace. "The
peoples Of Germany and France" said
he, have only one choice-either to
live together or go down to ruin to-
gether. II France would make ND her
mind to recognize Germany's right to
life and liberty and respect Germany's
territories and rights of sovereignty,
and that her German neighbor does
not dream Of wounding Frances sensl-
bilities or sense of honor, then the ice
would be broken. Then might be full
0lled the dream of a new era of pros
perity and happiness for Europe from
cooperation Of the German and French
peoples"
Baron Won Rosenberg called on the
civilized world to support and on
Frunce to accept the plan suggested
BY Secretary Of State Hughes, that
IN international court of fnanclers
be established to determine what Ger
many has paid In the way of repara-
lions. what she can and shall pay fur
ther. and how the payments can be
accomplished. II this plan were
adopted. he said, Germany would ask
an international loan and force her In
dustry to give security for 1t, and thus
obtain immediate cash for the allies.
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reverence--ls doubtless In way a
Mothers Day to every woman. Sings
Iris In "From pillar to POST"
His advent seems a thing apart.
Yet Love each day Is bringing
Glad news. Each mother. In her heart
''Magnifcat'' Ia singing.
Your little son upon your breast
Is Gods dear child as truly
As Jesus was. when angels blessed
The baby Savior newly.
The well-known human heart Is a
curious thing. as has been said times
too numerous to mention. Now. here's
up. d. Cog" In "A Line o. Type or
Two"-from the signature It's fair TO
assume that he's little. old. dried-up,
highbrow professor:
Their old ia shioned sweetness.
Their simple perfect beauty.
Somehow reminded me Of Mother.
/ buried my face In their exquisite fra
GRANGE
And tenderly caressed their soft petals
With my checks and mo lips.
And then the pent up longing of my
Believed the liiacs with tear-pearls
Which giistened In the morning sun
Mother! Oh. Mother
Now. suppose the lilacs that up. d.
Cog" remembered so fondly bordered
the pnth to a certain kitchen door
II so. It's a fair guess that the next
moment he was smiling through his
tears as he remembered himself, n
husky. low-browed youngster, crying
out: "Oh, goody! Nav. kin | have a
drumstlckT'
One of the things that II worrying
the sociologist these Gays Is the dis
appearance In the cities " the old
fashioned home. This Is an age Of
their meals anywhere except at home.
In such scheme OF existence near.
by delicntessen shop Is. OF course an
advantage. But. incidentally and con-
fldentlally, one wishes much for vo-
cabulary thnt could do justice to the
emotions aroused by delicatessen
shop In the man who has memories
Of an old-fashioned kitchen and of
pies like mother used to make"
The Chicago Daily News recently
reprinted from Eugene Fields famous
Column" of September IL, 1888, the
story called Col. Gates. Director" II
purports to be told by a passenger
In 1867 In the one sleeper OF train
on the ''Han'bu nd st. Jo'." The por-
ter notified the passengers to be care
full not to snore. as Col. Elijah Gates,
director. was aboard. Then n wom-
nm with baby got on. There was
no bunk for her, but the porter al
lowed her to sit back by the stove.
Then the baby began to cry. Col.
LILY Gates heaved himself out Of
his bunk and pompously informed the
young woman thnt she must keep the
child quiet. But the child kept on
crying. and second time the colonel
went marching down the aisle and
admonlsbed the young woman. But
the baby still cried. and then the
colonel charged down upon the young
woman for the third time. Here's the
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market price for his corn and enjoyed
a small profit, which in some measure
should retrieve his losses of two or
more years ago.
The steers made unusually good
gains In weight because of the favor
able feeding weather In the corn belt
during the fall and winter. The aver
age gain IN pasture. stalk fields and
feed lot was 2.13 pounds day, which
cost 1871 cents pound. The average
weight of the LOGO steers sold was
l,2S8 pounds; thus each animI showed
q profit Of SS.62."
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rest Of the story as Eugene Field
told Il:
"Look-a-here. my good woman" seq
he TO the young woman with the baby.
AS ] wuz tellin' you afore you must
do sumpin' TO keep that child quiet.
It'll never do to keep all these folks
awake like this. They've paid for a
good nights sleep nd It's my duty as
director NV the HANDFUL nd st. Jo'
TO pertest agin' this disturbance. I've
raised II family OF 'leyen children, nd
| know as well ms I know anythlnk
that that child In hungry. No child
ever cries like that when II isn't hum
cry, so ! Insist on your nursin' II and
glvin' us peace and quiet
Then the young woman began to
snifiie.
Law me, SIR" SEE the young wom-
an. II amt the baby's mother-T'm
only Jest tendln' It,
The colonel got pretty mad then:
his face got red nd his voice kind Nv
trembled
"where Is Its motherf" ser the
colonel. why isn't she here. takin'
care NV this hungry nd cryln' child
like she ought to ber
"She's In the front car. SIR" ser the
young woman, chokin' up. "She's In
the front car--in q box. dead; we're
takin' the body nd the baby back
home"
The colonel didn't walt for no Sec
ond thought he Jest reached out his
big bony hand nd he seq: young
woman, 81 me that baby" sez II so
quiet nd 80 gentle like that Il wux
the baby's mother that wuz speakin'.
The colonel took the baby and
now maybe you won't believe me
the Colonel held that baby nd rocked II
In his arms nd talked to II like II had
been his own child. And the baby
seemed TO know that 1t lay agln'
lovin' heart. for when II heerd the OIL
mans kind voice an saw his smllin'
face nd felt the soothin' rockln' of
his arms the baby stopped Its grievin'
and cryin' nd cuddled up close TO the
colonel's breast nd begun to COO and
Ian.
The colonel called the Niger. "Jim."
sez he. "you go ahead md tell the con-
ductor to stop the train ut the first
farm house. We've got to have some
milk for this child-some warm milk
with sugar into II; I hain't raised a
family Of 'leven children for nothin'."
The baby didn't cry no more that
night; leastwIse we didn't hear It II II
did cry. And what II we had heard
II? Blessed II ! don't think that every
last one NV MS would have got up to
help tend that lonesome little thing.