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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-03-29
Illegal Trapping Case Continued

A charge of illegal trapping of
beaver against Roy Deming of Flag
staff. was heard before Judge Sawyer
of the Municipal Court of North An
son. Friday morning, March %. On
trial of the case Edward p. King.
chief game warden of Somerset Coun-
ty and Arthur Wright, deputy warden
of Flagstaff, Merton Crymble and
Bert Parsons of Flagstaff, the two lat
ter also having traps set in the vicin-
ity and having made complaint to
Wright. testified that the distance be-
tween the traps and the beaver house
was sixteen feet, This point was
sharply contested by the defendants
witnesses. six in number, who had
examined the location, took measure
ments. made plan, and testified that
the distance was twenty-five feet. The
court continued the case and reserv-
ed its decision in order to obtain in
formation on one point. the location
of south half T. 3. II. 4, of Spring
Lake is the place where beaver
house is located Wing & Wing of
Kingfield were attorneys for the de-
Tense who had the following witnesses
Fred l.. Hutchins, Guy Sedgeley Carl
Raymond of Stratton, Carroll Stevens.
Charlie Norton and Allie Deming of
Flagstaff
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My PORTLAND

Glenwood XII vi Chas. Written,
students OF the University of Maine
and Sherman Gould, a teacher. are at
home for the Easter vacation.
Miss Leila Morton of Pennington
is visiting at her uncles Lewis Nor
ton.
Chas. Sweat is able to be out again.
A good sized crowd was in attend
ance at the Grange meeting Saturday
evening. After the regular meeting
whist party was enjoyed and re-
freshments were served.
Miss Maggie Tozier spent the week
end with her brothers Clifton and Joel
Tozier and families.
Master Hubert Foster of Kingfield
is spending the week with his young
friend Edmond Daggett.
The crew at the y. S. Stowell mill
who have been working nights finish
ed Saturday night.
Miss Edna Mitchell returned to Wa
tervile Friday.
Mrs. Ruth Butts and her mother,
Mrs. Stella Sweat are able to be up
around the house again.
VIM. Mitchell is reported to be gain
ing and the nurse has returned to
her home in Portland.
Harold Adams will have roller skat-
ing at the hall Saturday evening
The many friends of Fred Dyer
are glad to see him out again.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-03-29
TWELVE CORNERS

Doris Robbins and Nellie Green
are spending a weeks vacation at
home from Madison high school.
Mrs. Dana Robbins Is suffering from
an attack of neuralgia. Dr. J. o.
Piper was called Sunday to attend
her.
Emma L. Merton of Augusta is ex-
pected to visit in this vicinity around
memorial time. Miss Norton was
the daughter OF Edwin p. Norton, Jr.
D, II. Robbins and l.. w. Dean made
a business trip to Skowhegan Mon
day.
Twelve Corner school closed last
Friday for a vacation of one week,
Miss Muriel Richardson was calling
on her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Richardson, Sunday.
Mrs Edgar Clarke has received
word from Mr.. and Mrs, Robert Dean
of Baker, Mont.
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OAK NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Mrs. w. +. Wallace was called to
Skowhegan last Sunday by the sad
and unexpected death of her cousin
Mrs. Arnold Finley who passed away
Friday about noon, after a short ill
ness with pneumonia.
Little Charlie Blaisdell returned to
his home at Rev. and Mrs j. f. Tay-
lor's last Sunday after spending a
week with his grandparents, Mr.'and
Mrs. G, H. Blaisdell in Norridgewock.
Miss Abbie Giggy is spending her
weeks vacation at home with her sis
ter. Mrs. A. H. Anderson.
frankie Hartford is doing chores for
Irving Morrill, while Mr.. Morrill, is
still employed in Skowhegan.
Colby futile was called to Norridge-
wock last Saturday by the serious ILL
ness of his father. George futile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Barnard are
rejoicing over the birth of a little
daughter, who arrived last Friday
morning.
Edwin Francis and family were
guests last Sunday at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. o. c. Taylor and attend
ed Sunday school at the Oak Hill
school house Sunday afternoon. Next
Sunday there will be Easter services
in the afternoon beginning at 2 o'clock
all being cordially invited to attend
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MERCER

Alton Smith was in Oakland Sat
urday to get repairs for saw mill.
Miss Florice Nickerson is at home
for the spring vacation from Farming
ton Normal School.
Willard Blaisdell was in Oakland
Saturday.
Paul Chamberlain has been confined
to the house by illness for week
Earl Laid and family spent Sum
day with friends in Rome.
Owing to bad roads the mail car
rier have been unable to make their
regular trips.
Edwin Kelly had the misfortune to
lose a valuable heifer the first of the
week.
Mrs. Ellen Brown is in poor health.
frankie Hartford is working for
Erwin Morrill, in Norridgewock. Ruth
Hartford has been visiting her sister,
Mrs. Burton Walton and on Little
Beech Hill for a week.
George Williamson is selling his
stock and is soon to move his family
to Vassalboro. His eldest daughter
was recently married and lives there.
We are very glad to learn that
George Harlow who has been suffer
ing for weeks with sore foot is
again able to get out doors and his
many friends hope he will have no
more trouble with it.
Mrs. Carrie Walton and son Ben
ton were in Skowhegan on business
one day last week.
Miss Ella Woodcock who has been
4 20. In, in
ing Mrs. Alta Bates is caring for
her.
Miss Margaret Stockford is work
ing for Mrs Edwin Gilman in Nor
ridgewock.
Owing to the bad condition of the
roads the regular meeting OF. Sandy
River Grange No. 50 was not held Sat
urday night.
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EAST MADISON

On account of the bad travelling
there was very small attendance al
East Madison Grange Saturday, March
"a. but quite an amount of work was
done.
John Nottage visited a part of last
week with his daughter, Mrs. Eunice
Foss of Bingham.
The many friends of Luke Poulin
who has been i'll will be glad to know
that he is gaining slowly.
Mrs. Kate Reed who has been con-
fined to the house all winter is so
she sets UP a very little.
Mrs. Warren Bosworth, who has
been i'll for some time is gaining.
Mrs. Charles Murray will open a
restaurant this week.
Mrs Gledhill and daughter Edith
are moving into the house they bot
here lately.
Abbott Goodridge of Woodland has
returned home after visiting his mo-
ther, Mrs. Grant Wakefield, who has
been quite i'll but is improving.
Mrs. Charles Thompson and Miss
Berle Reed were in Skowhegan shop
ping Saturday.
Miss Doris Dexter who is attend
ing high school in Yarmouth is spend
ing her Easter vacation at the home
of her parents Mr. and Mrs. William
Dexter.
Mrs. Stilson who lives on the Lake
wood road. and has been so very ILL,
was moved Sunday to the home Of her
daughter, Mrs. Lewis Thompson.
Miss Clara e. Doyen of Madison is
visiting Mrs. c. W. Clement and call
ing on friends
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STARkS

Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Bunker OF
Mercer were week end guests at the
home of her brother. Leon Farrand.
Donnie Horton has gone to Madi-
sin to learn weaving in the mill
T. l.. Lambert of Norridgewock was
a business caller in town one day
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. VI. d. Frederic re-
Gently visited relatives in Mercer.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Upper are Wis
ting their daughter. Mrs. Thomas
Howard OF Derry, \. II.
Mrs. Nora Waugh went to Water
Vile last week as a delegate to the
D. 4. RS
The many friends Of Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Lynds extend congratulations
to them over the birth of their little
son.
Word has been received here Of
the death of Mae Wood of Norridge-
wock. "A former teacher in this town.
Mrs. Amy Oliver passed away last
Sunday morning from the effects of
shock which she suffered the Thurs
day before. Sho will be greatly
missed by all her friends. Her age
was about eighty-seyen
Mrs Martha Woodkirc who has been
quite poorly for sometime is better
at this writing.
Mrs +. W. Buck of West Mills is
with Mrs. A. G. Morse for few weeks.
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Dizzy Spells Due
toUn digested Food

Dizziness and faintness after eating
show that your food is not digested
and is turning into poison and gas.
Simple buckthorn bark, glycerine, etc.
as mixed in Adlerika. eXpels all poi
son and gas from BOTH upper and
lower bowel. Removes foul, decay
ing food matter you never thought was
in your system which poisoned stom-
ach and made YOU dizzy and faint
Ad!erika is EXCELLENT 10 guard
against appendicitis. Frank W Buck
nam. druggist Sold in Jaekman
Station by w. L. Barney Co, drug
gists.
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NORTH NEW PORTLAND

Audrey Fenalson and Bernard
Knowles are home from University OF
Maine on a vacation. Ralph Craig
of PittSneld came with Bernard
The Quazweelikit Whist Club met
Nth Carrie Viles March 19. Re
freshments of sandwiches. olives as
sorted cake and coffee were served.
Lctte Hutchns won first prize and
Marie kennisOn consolation.
Mrs. Fred Knowles has returned
from Portland where she received me
dical treatment. Mrs Thomas Know
les accompanied her.
The high school will give a dance
Wednesday evening. March 2S. Music
by High School orchestra and box
supper
J. L. Quint and Milford Green are
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zrlhg at Department OF Inland
Fisheries and Game

Enc Commissioner of Inland Fish
r. and Game Will hold a public
[FFlhg at the Department of Inland
faerles and Game. State House. on
daesday. April 4th. at .. p. M, to
rS,uer the question of promulgating
Eulauons prohibiting all fishing for
|psr'od not exceeding four years in
FL Pond in Township 5, Range 6,
II fond in Townships 4 and 5,
nse D. Baker Pond, in Township
|, mango 6, Blakesley Pond in Town
~ D. Range 8. and Baker Stream
,VSnship 4, Range 6, or Hobbs
~ So-called. also in Township 5.
~ b. and in Township 4, Range
aau BIG Spencer Stream from the
| white Camps. so-called, down to
mOuth OF Kibby Stream, that part
Dug Spencer being situated in
rDus0lp ;, Range s. and Township
ssnge ., all of which waters are
,s,ed in the county of Somerset,
.acn time and place all persons
sisted may be heard.
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Lake MoXie Happenings

The snowfall here up to this time
has been seven feet six inches which
with four feet of ice in the Lake as
sures plenty of moisture during
the next month and full crop Of ice
cream for the summer harvest.
Perlie f. Durgin, Star Route Mes
senger, lost a valuable horse, Sunday
The animal expired suddenly through
natural causes.
Shirley c. Taylor, stumpage man
for the American Realty Co, has re-
turned to his headquarters here from
a visit to his family in Oakland.
Carlton Briggs. one of the efficient
guides at the Troutdale Camps. has
returned from trip to Augusta.
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Ming the Wild Birds In the Winter
Time

low many of the readers think of
feathered friends. the birds? Dur
the winter months all bugs and
ects crawl into places not easily
(ehed. These insects make up the
kcipal diet of our birds. and dur
the summer months they live al
wholly on same.
% you realize that when you feed
birds that you are not giving. but
fely exchanging food for the pro-
tion of our forests? The life OF
small birds. averages from seven
nine years, during which time they
psume thousands OF insects. | have
de it rule since small boy, to
q them whenever possible As |
fte this, there are over 25 birds
my porch, of different varieties.
for food, most anything will do
faps from the table, suet, crumbs,
(le bread, bacon or pork fat. Nail
box before you forget it; put in
OF the above, and see how quick
above, and W,g ETA0IN \
they will find it. A doughnut
pg on nail outside of your WIN
will afford you many pleasant
Pments, in watching them at close
Pa feeding. Remember, it costs
n .t..N
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RIGELOM HILL

Mr. and Mrs. James Folsom who
were married Feb. - ar Passport.
have returned 10 the home OF the
bridegroom parents Mr. and Mrs.
y NJ. Folsom. where they plan IN
make their future home, Mr.. Folsom
being employed by his father. airs.
Folsom was before her marriage Miss
Kathleen RholdeS of Passport
Every dav in every way the snow is
going faster and faster, but leaving
an awful road behind it in this dis
trict
Mr.. and Mrs Amos Smith of SkoW-
hogan were visitors Sunday al the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Haryie.
The maple syrup season is IN evil
dence by the number olstxees that are
tapped in this section -
Mr.. and Mrs. Leayitf Dionnc vlsitrl
sunday al the home of Mrs Dionuc
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Violettc.
Miss Emily Lambert has returned
to her home in Cornyille after visit
ing a few days at the home of Mr..
and Mrs Coleman Austin
Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Niolctte aud
daughter Norma spent SUNDAY With
Mrs. Niolette's parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Milton Rove In the evening thcy
called on AIR and Mrs. George Rowe
before returning home.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles DeNolI have
returned To their home ON the Nor
ridgewock road, after passing the WIN
ter in SkoWhegan
Mrs Verne Blaisdell al Norridro-
wock visited Monday with her parents
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Burrill
Alice Mclaughlin, who is employed
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs Walter
Haryie is recovering after a few day
illness.
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CtRATINK

We are happy TO say La Grippe is
on the wane, and the sick are all bet
ter Some are able 10 go out for Il
short time.
Students home for Easter vacation
are Gala and Elizabeth Whorff from
Pennington Normal; Clayton Hume
we'll from II. OF NJ; Donald Clark,
from Higgins Institute and Alice
Clark. teacher also from Higgins
Institute
Mrs. Gertrude Emmons of Portland
is spending a few weeks with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs Oscar Clark.
Charles Durgn Of West Forks has
been in town several times recently.
Theo. Spaulding after visit with
her family, returned to Portland
where she is working.
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ID Bears Nil Sheepl

have seen several articles
N asner concerning bears killing
DC p pame of which deny the fact
ep' .a nc kill sheep, therefore | feel
p Sonnd to tell you what l know
D0 sact they "do kill sheep
'as Bros. and Kicker Bros,
i ssyjng fine nocks of sheep turn
.,am ND on Eustis ridge to pas
''' pnring the season they lost
Z, eighty sheep which were due
|s - by bears. One night my
II p. sylvester) went onto
:. .,d,s for sheep to kill for the
and as he stopped his horse at
rank Cox place he could hear
,.,rgp connection up in the pas
hsek of the house Just before
.ud get there he heard the frigh-
4 Heat of a sheep and they all
ad from one place to another and
s,,her could see they were being
Al by something or other and
he got to the place the sheep
al huddled up in one corner of
sspee with one dead on the
a Of the flock and down over
All the barbed wire fence was
..rius and on investigation bear
,ound in the wire
fn,t of the house of Frank Cox
au sheep pasture and Sylvester
tept their sheep there one year
sue morning Mr.. Cox heard a
urhance among the sheep and as
lacked out of the window a huge
was seen chasing the sheep just
hort ways from the pasture gate.
Cox shot into the bear several
ls hut did not get him. All of
sheen we're found with their backs
ken where the bear had struck
\ there. Other sheep were found
ed right out of their skin and Mr..
dcat could never do that. Then
father has fouL,l sheep alive with
r -, 'tsrt4rs all eaten out by
: uoee'' the bear kill the
n is Tn. * around the sheep
/ and forth and at last they hud-
them into corner of the pas
where they cant get away then
rush onto them and kill as many
they want and eat them. Up
he so-called Knapp pasture there
Ia old house where the sheep go
shelter and bear fur has been
ID on the boards where the bears
crawled under and killed sheep
fTerent times.
can give you several different
es of persons who know bears
sheep and have seen them in the
and in this part of the country
s are more destructive to the
p than any disease or other
ues.
BURLEIGH NJ. SYLVESTER.
is. Me-, March %, 1923.
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RIPLEY

Othie Sawyer went to Waterville
Thursday noon with his brother Ed
ward who is in very poor health.
Miss Gertrude Richardson who has
been visiting her sister Evelyn has
returned home.
Clyde Hemenway of Dexter is Wis
iting his grandfather Albert Sawyer.
c. o. Brown of Hartland was seen
in town Thursday looking after lum-
Der
All schools In town will begin April
2 except the Head of Pond school
which begun March 10. taught by Mrs.
Grace Batchelder of Garland. Mrs.
Grace Farrar will teach West Ripley;
Miss Velma Olive will return to the
Jones district. Mrs. Frances Knowl-
ton Mills district
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who were present enjoyed a very
pleasing program by the teacher and
pupils interspersed with music on the
victrola. After which Miss Della
Hilton gave a short demonstration in
penmanship. The program. closing
with a dialogue. The Train to Mauro'
Herbert Green acted as auctioneer and
the sum of $1745 was realized which
will go toward paying for the victro-
la recently purchased by the school.
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'shs OF Spring ON the Wing

-. Vi spring are on the wing at
- sa. Ridge. Willie Martin found
A. ,'euged butterfly. March Gath
n front of his barn. The crows
I. are usually a harbinger Of
N M a. nave been with US all winter.
4 steward saw a large flock Of
Mdfch 18th. Rollins Bros
~ su husky young lambs and r.
vi! eleven to date, March oath.
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ROME

Elsie Tracy, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs George Tracy was taken criti-
cally i'll Wednesday while attending
high school She was taken to the
hospital at Pennington that night and
Immediately operated on for appendi-
citis. The last report Was that she
was resting comfortably and as well
as could be expected
Ermino Blaisdell and Thelma LIE Ba-
ron. students at Pennington Normal
school are enjoying The Easter yaca-
ton at their homes in town.
George Blaisdell is ON the sick list.
Leon Watson has begun tapping his
trees for the spring tapping.
Nina Tracy has been recently called
to Dead River by the illness of her
sister.
George Kelley was "A recent bust
ness caller in Mercer.
Henry Bigelow is visiting at Albion
Hcrson $.
Edwin Kelley has now about forty
spring lambs
Dr. G. G. Downes was a business
caller in town recently.
Mrs. \. :. Foster is visiting with
her son and family in Augusta.
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EAST SkOMHEGAN

Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Holt of Water
Vile passed the week end with rela-
tives on the river road
The pie social at the Parker school
house Saturday evening was not
largely attended on account of the
bad condition of the roads, but those
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EIISTIS

Herbert Ryan has been in Farming
ton this last week.
J. p. Sylvester has been hauling
hay from Marshall Myers of Flagstaff.
The young people of Eustis are de-
voting an hour for Bible study every
Friday evening. They are taking up
the life of Jesus according TO the
gospel of ST. Matthew with b. n.
Sylvester as teacher.
Evan Leayitt was home over the
week end.
Mrs. Harry Sylvester and Mrs. F.
d. Stubs have been away for few
days vacation.
Mrs. Mary Potter of Stratton is
visiting Mrs VIM. Stubs.
Lewis Fotter is cutting wood for
f. ID. Stubs.
Malcolm MeGinis is visiting in town.
Carl White is saving NJ l.. Douglass
wood
Chas. Guild is away on business
for w. II. Sylvester.
{. NJ. Jacobs has been away for
a week
Mr.. aud Mrs Ed Nutting were bust
ness callers in town this week
Dwight Fletcher has returned from
Stratton.
School began Monday, the 2Gth inst.
with Miss Bunker as teacher.
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Crew of Surveyors on Square Town

A crew of surveyors under charge
of C. S. Humphrey of Madison, are
working on Square Town in the in
terests of the Central Maine Power
Co. The latter company has pur-
chased the township OF Bow Town on
the Kennebec and Dead River of
Snow & Gray. -s-.. IL
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The Resi- Rooms in the Dodge Block
are a great convenience to out-ot-
town shoppers
The Glenwood post., 1923-12-06
onrnc'1nitq
y; :; Buildinq'
WALLED GARDENS IN EAST
Park at Edge of Cliff In Brooklyn Is
Refuge for Stenographers
and Others.

Brooklyn has pleasant little nook
for wayfarers that Manhattan well
might envy. Leading from Borough
hall and the financial district is Mon
tague street, which becomes a thor
oughfarc Of discreet old mansions for
a few blocks before 1t jumps over q
cliff into the East river. But at the
edge of the cliff is little cement park
with a dozen or two benches and q
high iron fence through which one
looks down at the declivity and the
fussy river traffic below.
On either side of this oasis are
walled gardens that suggest converts
and Nineteenth century romances and
other subjects far removed from the
time and the place. They furnish just
a glimpse of trees and shrubbery, of
wide spaces Of greensward that to the
city dweller seem vast. Above the
walls two old mansions show proud
and naughty windows.
Ships officers and bronzed seamen
come up from the docks and are swal-
lowed by a tunnel through the cliff.
Longshoremen scurry around on the
docks. Pulling tugs and numbering fer
ries dot the waters of the East river
and the bay down below. Within easy
sight is Governors island, while to the
right Manhattan's skyline looms up, its
towers glistening in the sun, shatter-
ing space with their whiteness.
1t is a diverse collection of people
that drifts to the benches of Montague
street oasis. Here come well dressed
women of the studio apartments with
books or embroidery to while away a
few hours outdoors. Stenographers
and clerks from the office buildings
around Borough hall slip away here to
spend part of their noon hour, and
earnest youths who look like students
gather with books and discuss the
weighty problems of the young. And
here come idle men of the neighbor-
hood-caretakers of some of the man
sions, retired uncles and grandfathers,
who just like to sit around and read.
A block or two of old mansions, some
with drawn shades and others showing
signs of habitation, another block or
two of lesser mansions, some of which
are now frankly apartment buildings
or rooming houses, a block or two of
just comfortable houses, quiet and dis
Greet as is all this part of old Brook
lyn, and you are in the Twentieth cen.
tury again. Office buildings rise on
either side of the street, the incredible
tangle of traffic that liz Brooklyn's
downtown is ahead of you; three sub
ways roar under foot. AS you plunge
into one of them you reflect thai
walled gardens have their advantages
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