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stood for many years and was then
torn down and rebuilt into houses in
the village.
At this time the site of the present
village was densely covered with
pine woods and settlers clearing the
ground for their new homes skidded
the logs to saw mill ON the banks
of the river, near where the Office
of the American Wooden Company
now is. Soon after Mr.. Fuller To-
Gated at the Corner, other settlers
came, among them was Ambrose Fin
son, who cleared the ground where
John Goodwin now lives, Here the
town meetings were held. and in the
war of 1912 musters were held there
drilled by Squire Finson. William
Moore came across Moose Pond ON a
. sled and built a saw mill on the river.
Mr.. Withee built grist mill at North
Hartland at the SO called Withee's
Mill. Mr.. Perkins built on Hum Hill
where the town farm used to be. Mr..
+ Thompson built not far from the Cor
ner, and some of his relatives live
there now. Mf. Stafford built his
home near Stafford Pond and it was
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given his name. Mr.. Starbird built
near Starbird Pond and named it.
James Stafford built the. 'Hartland
House" In 1895 and the road ran be-
tween it and the river. Others who
came about the same time were the
Hams, Butteriield Elliotts and Others
In 1911 the town had grown so 1t
became plantation. and it was in
corporated as the 235th town in 1920
under the name of Hartland. Up to
this time it had been known as War
ren's Township No. for Old Squire
John Warren of Boston who owned all
the neighboring towns. At, the time
1t WAS Incorporated the boundary line
ran near the present postoffice build
ing, but in 1S46 it was enlarged to
it's present limits, Slightly beyond
the Academy, and IL piece on the west
side of st. Adams given to her in ex-
change.
Hartland is a town of varied occu-
pations. Some work in the wooden
mill; some on farms, others In can
ming factory which runs two months
in the fall, canning corn, beans and
occasionally apples. and employs
about 100 hands. This is owned by
Baxter Bros, brothers to our present
Governor. There is a Grating mill;
sash and blind Factory. wood
working shop who make up orders
small print shop. Ernest Thompson
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Linn, Fred Fuller, Justin Cooley, and
many others about fifty In all. Our
Civil War veterans are very few now
only John Good win. Leroy Harding,
and Mr.. McCauslin being left.
Around. Moose Pond are many cot
tages. Most Of them belong to To-
cal families, among them being Mr..
Ed. Latty and Mr.. G. NJ. Lancey
Some belong to outside people. DR..
e. j. Strong of New York has one
They have beautiful cottages and &c
there 10 fish swim and go boating on
the pond.
Our town officers are selectmen, l.
b. Wheeler, j. A. Goodrich, Ord Full
Ter; town clerk, Carl Randlett; treas
urer, X. f.. Nutting; collector. Forest
Baker; Supt. OF schools, II. b. Cliff.
ford; school committee, II. II. Whit.
my, r. o. Williams, j. c. Young;
school physician, DR.. e. A. Moulton
road commissioner, E. Lee Fuller
constable, Forest Baker; deputy sher
if, l.. b. Wheeler. Professional men
Lawyer Haley and Dentist Norcross
We have many smart men and women
in our town so we can name only
few of the Oldest John Goodwin
is the oldest man and holds the Pos
Cane; Mrs. Mary Lincoln is the old
est woman. She is SO or over. She
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Ad,ertising-Ihe Kind That Pays
Bardley Foster Atkinson

In a recent Issue of the Reporter
Mr. Patterns article on advertising
impressed me very much TO such
an extent, in fact, that | have decided
to go bit further into the subject.
The first question asked by a man
about to advertise is Does advertising
pay?' You know that you perhaps
have asked that question yourself. A
person cannot really answer that
properly. Whether or not advertising
pays depends on the thing advertised
and how the advertising is done.
If a person has horse to sell and
says in an advertisement. 81 have a
horse | don't want and don't think
anybody else does, either" he surely
can rest assured he will not find
customer. But if he were to say.
have two horses and one is all
need in my business, Will sell the
other he will find his statement more
effective and that it will create a
deeper interest. That is a very sim
pic example, but it goes to show that
results in advertising depend on how
it is done.
Nation wide advertisers of house
hold necessities agree on one thing
when new article is put on the mar
kct. First they advertise to create
desire for this article. When this
is accomplished. they advertise merely
to place a reminder before the public.
| don't remember when Grape-Nuts
was put on the market so cannot say
how that article was first advertised,
but now you will notice very fro
quently advertisements containing
hardly thing but "Grape-Nuts
there's reason" That is the re-
hinder Again, as an example, take
the Eycrsharp pencil. When that
first came out. advertisements clever
~ worded and illustrated went TO
prove to the public why the Eversharp
was a superior pencil, its salient fea-
lures and why every person should
possesses one. Now, when the Ever
sharp is advertised, you will see a
page in the magazines with an Ever
sharp illustrated at the top where II
has drawn a line across the sheet and
such slogan as Keep it handy
Just another reminder to the public.
Business houses in the cities have
advertising men who know their bus
mess and do nothing but plan their
advertising Often times they have
their own printing departments where
they can set the advertisements in the
way they want them and then have
plates made. That explains why you
will see in several Sunday papers the
ads of one business place that are all
alike and set in the same kind of type.
1t is all done in the department of
their advertising man. Large bus
mess men go to this extent because
they know the Importance of adver-
Using. That goes to show it pays to
ADVERTISED it is done right.
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Carl Randlett Is and Ell Drew had one
where the drug store Row Is. Today
there are many stores in town, the
principal ones being grocery stores,
run by Harris. Currier. Barden, Davis
and Weber. Randlett, Wheeler, Da-
mon and Wheaton. Hardware, Burton
and Son. Mems furnishings, Dyer;
ladies furnishings, Mrs. Berthe Ham
son; department. Storms; jewelry, w.
D. Wheeler; drug. r. c. Hamilton;
school supplies, Miss Linn and others.
Pittsfeld is connected with Hart
land by a railroad. which was built
in by private parties in 1886. When
it was done, free rides were given to
celebrate and one of our neighbors.
Lynn wellington said he was one Of
the numhar vi, Sade to Pittsheld and
bacf d.
bou,1 *
from the station. About 1902 the
line was built to Harmony and about
three years later to Harmony. Dell
Pennell has been the ticket agent here
for many years.
The telephone is owned by DR.. C.
A. Moulton d Company. with lines
running to Palmyra, St. Adams and
Mainstream and connecting with the
New England lines. The electric
light and power company was also or
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CANADIAN WOODSMEN
1000 To Be Hired 10 Work In The
Woods OF Maine

decision has just been given by
the Secretary Of Labor, through the
Commissioner General of Education,
which will permit lumber companies
in Maine to employ 1000 woodsmen in
Canada and the Maritime Provinces
for work in the woods. This de-
cisipn WAS the result OF several visits
TO Kashington by Pres. James @. Gull
nae of the State Chamber of Com
merce.
Owing to the spruce bud worm, it
is said more than 50 per cent of
spruce timber in Maine has been af-
lected and that unless it Is cut i'm
medately it will prove total loss.
The Great Northern Paper Company
and other concerns in the State real
i1e the situation and plan to cut $780,
900 cords or more of spruce timber
this winter. If this timber can be
cut and placed in the water, it can be
saved and although this large amount
of wood is not needed for immedi-
ate use, the saving of it will mean
millions of dollars to the State.
There is a great scarcity of skilled
labor in the woods this winter and
unless woodsmen can be obtained the
loss of spruce will be heavy.
The immigration official in Mon
trcal. who has charge of the Canadi-
an district. has given consent to nav
ing agents of the Maine lumber COM
panics canvass his territory for work
men, and under the rule they Will De
permitted to advance the travelling
expenses to these men so their ser
vices will be Immediately available
The Great Northern Paper Company
will operate extensively on the west
branch of the Penobscot and around
Chesuncook Lake particularly on one
township in the State. Ninety per-
cent of the trees in this township are
affected by the spruce bud worm ana
unless they are cut this winter VIII
be total loss.
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used to live on Huff Hill but now lives
in ST. Adams with her grandson;
Mr.. and Mrs. John Page; Ira Page,
Mrs. Hannah Wheeler, Mrs. ri Wood
bury, and Dr. Jennie Fuller should
be mentioned.
We do not feel that this history of
Hartland would be complete without
a sketch OF our beloved physician, Dr.
e. A. Moulton. He came to us
from New Portland over forty years
ago, settling first in ST. Adams and
few years later coming to Hartland
to the home on Elm street, where he
now lives with his wife and daughter
Ina, and son Arthur who is studying
to be physician.
Because OF his honesty and true no.
bility of character the doctor has won
the love and respect of his townspeo-
pie. The school children love tC
see him come and as one little boy
said when he examines our eyes he
makes us laugh" That seems tC
be the keynote of his life, making 9th,
ers laugh.
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baby who died of acute milk infec-
ton. and examination OF the entire
milk supply Of Skowhegan immediate
ly after showed that this baby was
being fed milk from a dealer whose
supply had a higher bacteria count
than that of any other dealer. 1t was
impossible TO determine just who was
to blame for the death OF this in
FAINT but the fact remains that the
milk fed was 10 some extent account
able for the loss. II Is very probable
that the milk was not properly cared
for after being received by the GUS
toner but It is also evident that
careful inspection of the supply would
have done much toward preventing
this death.
The town Of SkOwhegan is 70 be
congratulated upon e1tention OF its
milk inspection work which has re-
Gently been granted by the Board of
selectmen.
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Tubcrculin Free Herds In Skowhegan

The recent test for tuberculosis of
several herds in SkOwhegan comment
ed upon in our issue of December IA
points OF fairly oOnclusiyeE that
the Town of Skowhegan is to be COM
mended for its practically tuberculin
free herds.
This is an exceptionally good start
toward an excellent supply of milk
which Skowhegan should be obtain
ing. However, there are other sour
ces of danger from milk supply
| than tuberculosis. A recent examin
alton of the milk in Skowhegan shows
that there is considerable unneces-
sary sediment in the milk from sew
eral herds This does not agree with
the inspection of last August when
nearly all the milk was found to be
clean II does indicate that there is
need Of regular inspection of the
milk supply. A producer may sell
clean milk for time and then owing
to conditions ON his farm. such as
change of help lack of time, lack of
interest or carelessness, the milk may
he produced and handled such that it
Is practically unfit for consumption
The public cannot be insured against
dirty milk or other wise unsatisfac-
tory without regular inspection,
The town of Skowhegan has until
recently paid less than one cent per
capita per year trusting that this
would insure them that their milk
supply would be free from disease or
dirt or otherwise unsatisfactory. AS
Stunning that the average citizen of
Skowhegan consumes as much milk
as the average person in New Eng
land this means that the public saw
fit to pay less. than one cent upon
every twenty dollars worth of milk
which it bought with the belief that
this fraction of a cent year would
guarantee that the twenty dollars was
safely invested. This is an impos-
sibility on account of the suscepti-
bility of milk. our most important, to
disease and dirt.
Recently, the case was brought to
the attention Of this department of a
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-02-01
Concerning Red Pine Seed
Observation-Disclosures Co,
Skowhegan, Maine.

Skowhegan. Maine.
Gentlemen
The Forest Service does not have
any publication dealing specifically
with the collection of Norway pine
seed. Forest Service Circular Num-
Der 20S. copy OF which | am enclos-
ing, discusses methods to be follow
ed In extracting and cleaning forest
tree seed. These methods can be iOl-
lowed in the case of Norway pine.
The principal difficulty, of course,
in getting Norway pine seed is in
the collection of cones. This tree
ordinarily bears good crop of cones
only at intervals of several years.
They should be collected usually in
the latter part of August or the first
part of September, particularly If they
are to be taken from the trees them
selves Collecting operations can be
extended a little longer into the fall
II the cones are taken from squirrel
boards. When stored by the SPUR
rels Tho cones are usually put in some
rather damp place where they do not
open up and thus release the seed.
Gathering from squirrel boards is, ac-
cordingly, the best method to follow
in collecting such cones. The For
est Service itself has collected great
deal of this kind of seed In Minnesota
and 1t has been our practice to make
use of the Indians, who collect the
cones and turn them over to the For
| est Service ranger. He in turn sacks
them and ships them to our seed eK-
tracing plant.
1t is of course too late now to at
tempt any seed collecting operations.
Next year if there Is good crop of
cones feel that it would be a pay
ing venture for any one who lives in
| the vicinity of good stands of Nor
way pine to collect these cones and
extract the seeds. The seed has
come into considerable value in the
last few years because the Norway
pine is being grown in many nurseries
today in preference to white pine be-
cause of the danger to white pine from
the blister rust. The Norway pine
is not affected by this disease. Seed
dealers have been quoting the seed
at prices ranging from 81 to SIS per
pound and | rather question if good
many of them could supply the seed
even at the prices quoted.
do not know that there is any
thing more that | can tell you but |
shall be glld to answer any parti-
cular questions that you care to raise
il II Is possible for me to do SO.
Very truly yours,
c. II. TILLOTSON,
Acting Chief.
Branch of Forest Management,
Eastern Division.
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Our Big Woods Call for Help

have been told by learned pro-
sossor that you and l are living in
,ha oldest region in existence, not
only the Oldest but the most beauti-
IN, which of course can by no means
no denied by any one living in this
locality. The most beautiful part of
nur country are her extensive forests
~ nine. fir, spruce, beeches and other
L,nd of growth far too numerous to
mention. and yet her forests are not
ali Let us consider her mountains
and lakes and rushing streams, all
of these composing the vast plains,
highlands, etc, that you and l occu-
Firstly let us consider what all
those Weld to man. Her forests
give lumber in its different elements
and uses. Paper on which the uni
worse must write its numerous let
tors. documents, etc. The forests
| furnish a home for the game and wild
animals The forests are not only
nseful but are beautiful, many homes
with their big lawns have several diff
forent trees in front and around them,
| therefore our homes and country need
her forest to beautify as well as to
make money with. What would our
lakes look like, yes, and what would
they be like, without, and trees to
fringe her borders. to furnish shell
fer for the fish; home for the birds
to build their nest and hatch their
Young? What would our high noun
tans look like without any trees on
them What would happen to this
country without her trees. If may
ask any way.
Nature bestows upon man all that
man to protect nature and we can
protect our forests by being careful
of our fires and wasteful wood cut
tiers. After our wood and trees are
gone. what have we left? ABSOLU-
TELY NOTHING. The flower of our
state is the Pine Tree, but it will not
be for long If some of us are not more
careful God put Adam in the Gar
den of Eden to care for its flowers
and trees, etc, and the same obliga-
tons lie upon we sons of Adam as
strongly now as then. Therefore l
consider it a duty of each citizen to
put forth every effort that lies within
him to stop this slashing of forests.
We have our forests to hunt in, to
live in and to resort to for recrea-
ton and when we neglect the call
Of our Big Woods in her time of need.
There is time coming when we will
have no big woods when we want her
most and when the state of Maine
loses her forests she has lost her all
In ALL
b. M. SYLVESTER.
Eustis, Maine.
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Suggestions .as 10 the Present tame
Law

At present in the open season, a
hunter may shoot two deer provided
only one of them is a doe and for
this purpose a young buck (usuaiiy
referred to as lamb or a spiked
horned deer, yearling) is counted as
doe.
Edwin Il. Vittum of Bingham, whose
work has called him into the WOODS
for almost his entire time since be-
coming old enough to travel, is OF the
opinion that this law leads to q GOOD
deal of waste. 1t Is not often huht-
er, unless professional guide' can
tell anything more about MS game
than that it is deer-he cannot tho"
when he shoots which one of theFpoVe
mentioned animals 1t is. He Wal hre
anyway and investigate afteITarus.
This leads him to shoot perhafg ilrst
spiked horn, then doe or WI ana
perhaps finally buck. He pun
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1t contains twelve square miles. In
the ponds and rivers are found perch,
land locked salmon, bass, and pick
erel. Trout is found in the brooks.
About 1900 man by name OF James
Fuller came from Exeter, N. H.. to
a place about four miles south of the
present village. 1t was all woods
and he had to clear the ground so
he could build his log cabin. He
was so far from neighbors that he
had 0 go ten miles to get his axe
ground. He cleared the ground for
his cabin and FOR his garden; burn
ing over the gfound for his potatoes.
Hiss store and chimney were made of
Wide fiat rocks held together with
CLAY. Often he luilt bonfres to keep
away the wild beasts he heard prowl-
ing in the woods close to bis door.
There were many people travelling
fir ON Norridgewock to Bangor, and
They needed place to stay, so in a
few years he built tavern near the
odd cabin. In good weather the
Huller's Corner School children loved
o play around the old cellar. Here
I ourists would stay over night and go
tSn their way in the morning. These
people would go to the nig town with
IAN OK load of potatoes and hay, twice
a year, and bring back loads OF pro-
visions to last till they could go
again. The trip from here to Ban
gor and return took four days each
way, so they usually went only In the
fall and spring A stage coach also
ran by the door. Later after other
settlers came, dances were held in the
old tavern, and it was the social CEN
ter for the gathering settlers. It
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! proprietor, besides many stores gar
ages, and the like. There Is not
much numbering carried on at pres
emit, but individuals ship peeled pulp
ties, post, and hemlock bark for tan
ming. They used to cut granite at
North Hartland but they do not now e.
On the farms the people raise corn,
beans, potatoes, apples, grain and
small garden stuff Dairying is also
carried on to some extent.
In the year 1902 William Moore
came across Moose Pond on the ice,
hauling his wife, child, and saw on a
sled. He built a log cabin near
the river and a saw mill near where
the Office OF the American Wooden
! Company now is. The mill was "all
wood but the saw" and that was an
old "up and down kind. The mill
ran nights, too, TO keep away the
wild animals. 1t sawed lumber for
the men to make their new homes OF.
Later 1t became a sash and blind fac
tory and part of ii was the old skirt
shop, at one time it was also tan
merry. In 1862 Archibald Linn start
ed wooden mill and made blue uni
forms for the soldiers. In those
times wool was worth $3.50 pound
Additions we're built and In May 1916,
the American Wooden Company bot
1t; after leasing 1t for a year they
made khaki blankets during the war,
but now they make suitings and steam
er rugs. They employ about 800
hands. Tom Thomas Is the boss of
the mill in town.
Peleg Haskell had the first general
store in town where Harry Harris now
Is. MI. Prescott had one where
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WELFARE THEATRE, MADISON
Thursday. February, 1

The NJ. II. S. Dramatic Club presents
PATTY MAKES THINGS HUN"
A comedy drama
Friday, February
Thos. II. lnces great drama OF Lille
and Love
LYING LIPS"
With House Peters and Florence Vidor
NEWS AND SCENIC
Saturday, February
James KirkWood in
THE GREAT IMPERSONATIok"
The story of a double representation
that will enthrall. mystify, surprise
and startle you.
Episode No. 4, Breaking Thru
Monday, February
This will be First National Week at
this theatre and We will give you
the BEST program of the season
commencing with Mack Sennetts
five reel button busting comedy
LOVE, HONOR AND BEHAVE
Featuring Chas Murray, Ford Ster-
ling, Phyllis Hayer and Marie Pre-
vost.
Also News and Comedy
Tuesday, February 4
Lewis S. Stone and Ruby DeRosmer III
PILGRIMS OF THE NIGHT"
A lavishly produced mystery drama.
STREAK OF YELLOW"
two reel western
Wednesday, February
Constance Talmadge in
MAMMALS AFFAIR
showing a new way to win a husband
Hy Myers and Popular classics
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SkOWHEGAN OPERA HOUSE
February 9Th to- 18th
Monday
GLORIA SWANSON
IN
HER HUSBANDS TRADEMARK
Prices ON this day, Adults 35c; child
rem 10 cents.
Tuesday
JUNE ELVIDGE
IN
"FURSAkfNG ALL OTHERS"
Wednesday
NORMA TALAIADGE
THE WONDERFUL THING"
Thursday
DOROTHY GISH
THE COUNTRY FLAPPER'
Friday
CHAS. eBUCK1 JONES
PARDON Ny NERVE"
Saturday
BETTY COMPSoN
IN
OVER THE BORDER"
a few specials We have coming
when Knighthood was in Flower
Blood & Sand" with Rudolph Valen-
tino. The Young Rajah, ITO Have
and to Hold and "Manslaughter."
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-EXpLANATORY. MOVIE

This history of Hartland has been
written as a project work in local his
tory and in English by the pupils OF
the fourth fifth, seventh and eighth
grades of the Fullers Corner school.
Hartland, Maine. 1t is not consider
ed absolutely reliable, although we
have done our best to make it SO.
THE AUTHORS.
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Suitable coIors for RUGS.

AS q general rule neutral tints are
as desirable in rugs as in walls and
ceilings, as all these make up the
background of the room. But If you
have rugs or carpets striking in color
or design or both, the best effect Is
produced by keeping the hangings,
walls and furniture covering in unob-
trusive neutral tints. A room with a
too brilliant blue rug Boosting a gray,
red and black border became in the
hands of an artist q most satisfactory
picture. The walls of this rOom were
papered in a unfinished gray, the
woodwork was painted a gray in a
little lighter tone and then was hand
rubbed in wax. which gave 1t a dull
glow, the d%raperies were Of a dull blue
s%hantung silk, and the cushions and
furniture covering Of gray corduroy.