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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-06-07
WEST ST, ALBANS

Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Frost OF Cam
den, Maine and Mrs. Nellie Frost of
Warren, were Memorial Day visitors
at Warren Frost's on the Pond Road.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stedman of Water
Vile were callers at Leroy Harding's,
Memorial Day.
Frank Baker has Ford car.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Piper left very
early Saturday morning for an over
Sunday visit with Mrs. Pipers par
ents in Cumberland Mills.
Miss Julia Libby Of Watervlle was
a week end guest at Frank Libbys.
ONeil Plummer of Berlin, N. FL.
was a visitor at George Emery's over
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kicker of Waterville
were Sunday guests at Leroy Hard
ings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Libby and two
daughters Irene and Julia of Water
vile were in Dexter, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Brown who have
been visiting in Rhode Island for the
past month, returned home Saturday.
C. J. Worthen, formerly OF this
town, now of Bangor, was in this
neighborhood. Saturday.
POND SCHOOL
Pond school reports the following
for the week ending June 1. as having
perfect spelling: Charles Braley,
Frank HOLSTER, Grace Wood. Hilda,
Ernest Wood, John Braley, Margaret
Buker. Myron Wood, Beatrice Frost
and Clarence Morrow.
Althea Morrow missed her first
word in three years, this week. She
Is in the fourth grade and spells with
the sixth grade.
We are proud to report 1000 at
tendance this week. Mr.. Clifford and
his father and mother Mr.. and Mrs.
E. T. Clifford of Winthrop called on
us Tuesday.
We have another exhibit added to
our fine collection. 1t being Dne from
the Beechnut Peanut Butter Co.
Our flower list numbers 40 and
birds al.
Friday afternoon the boys paid the
girls their entertainment for losing
in the last contest. They passed a
nice treat of candy and sailed pea
nuts.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-06-07
MALBON'S MILLS

Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Knowles and
Mr.. and Mrs. Almon Brown and little
daughter of Pittsfield were calling on
friends In this place on Sunday.
Lester Young has moved his fam
ily to the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Willard Damren at Larone.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles futile and
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Whittemore had
a pleasant trip by auto to Augusta
and return on Sunday. While in the
city several places Of interest were
visited, including the State House.
Miss Elizabeth Walker of Hartland
who has been visiting Mrs. Walter
Mckinney has secured place of en-
ployment in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaiah Crowell and
daughter, Mrs F. o. Furber and F.
P. Furber attended the funeral SER
vices of their old neighbor Herbert l..
Purington In Canaan on Thursday
last, at the home.
Mrs. Maria Loomis is improving
from her recent illness.
Mrs. Lura Adams and sons w. ID.
and 8. II. Bradbury of this place en-
tertained as dinner guests on Satur-
day, Mrs. Adams nephew and wife,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan o. Harlon of North
Adams, Mass, who were on trip to
Maine to visit relatives in Skowhegan,
Oakland and Freeport. Mr.. Harlon
ia native of Maine. a student OF
Colby college and later teacher of
chemistry there. He is now chem
list of considerable note in some manu-
featuring plant in North Adams.
Mrs. Ida Purinton who has spent
several weeks with relatives in Low
ell, Mass, returned home on Monday
evenings train.
. Mrs. Purinton and Vird Cousins will
take an auto trip to WATERFORD on
Tuesday to visit relatives, returning
Wednesday.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-06-07
NEW PORTLAND

Mrs. Belle Metcalf accompanied by
Mrs. Clara Butler, returned home Sun
day.
Edgar Woodland of Portland was
visiting relatives in town recently.
The Ladies' Aid will meet Wednes-
day, June 18th, with Mrs. Blanch
Hoyt.
Leroy Luce is reported to be gain
ing.
Mrs. Annie Fuller and son Arthur
spent the week end with relatives in
Vassalboro.
John True, for many years resid-
ent of this place, Is reported to be
gaining from hts recent illness, and
operation.
John Stafford Is In poor health at the
home of his nephew. VIM. Stafford.
The Edwin Clark farm now occupi-
ed by Mahlon Clark and family. has
been sold to MIR. and Mrs. Granville
Lisherness of North New Portland.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-06-07
KINGSBURY

Mrs. Evelyn Hilton and son are
visiting her mother, Mrs. j. j. Bunker
of Athens.
Mrs. Eva Ames and son Rex were
callers at II. A. Hilton's Thursday.
Mrs. Jane Woodbury. has been visit
ing friends.
Mrs. Thomas Corvette and family,
Mrs. Rosa Stewart and mother were
in Harmony, Wednesday.
John Cook and Frank Stone were
in Athens, Friday on business.
Willis Campbell and Henry Jones
were in Wellington, Friday night.
Mrs. Maud Gerald has been visiting
her daughter Mrs. Maggie Brown OF
Mayfield for q few days.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-06-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Ora Brasier of Hart
land was in town Sunday.
Mrs. J. J. Bunker was In Kings
bury Saturday. :,
Mrs. Manly Campbell Is ON the SICK
list. Her mother, Mrs. Jane WOOD
bury is helping care for her.
Mrs. Cora Hinton and Mrs. Annie
Campbell visited their sister, Mrs
Hattie Campbell Sunday.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-06-07
CONCORD

Mrs. Agnes Bean and daughter, Mrs.
Johnson were callers in town last
week for a few days.
Tom Bigelow has moved his family
onto the Gerald place.
Joel Bean is at work on the W. IL.
Kast place.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-06-07
BUNKER HILI-ATHENS

Mrs. Jennie French is very sick
with the measles. DR.. Piper of So
Ion is the attending physician.
Miss Viva Sinclair was week end
visitor at her home here from her
work in Brighton.
Alva Campbell was in West Ath-
ems Sunday.
Mrs. Gala Adams Of Cornville was
the guest of her cousin, Miss Lur-
line Small, Saturday.
Mrs. Lester Hilton and little son of
Kingsbury. has been visiting her mo-
Their, Mrs. Myra Bunker for the past
week.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-06-07
RIPLEY

Mrs. Olive l.. Hilton, Mr.. and Mrs.
Forrest Doyle and daughter. velmn
Melvin Doyle and son Elwood of
Bingham were the week end guests
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-06-07
CANAAN

Carrabassett Lodge No. 161 F. & A.
NJ. will hold services in observance
of st. Johns Day at the church, Ca
naan on Sunday, June 18th. All So
journing Masons are invited to attend.
Miss Alice Holt passed the week
end with relatives in Waterville.
The Kings of Harmony held their
opening ball at Hotel Hall, Friday
evening, June LIST. There was
large attendance. They will hold
dances every Wednesday evening
during the summer.
The Memorial services held for de-
parted members of Sunrise Chapter
o. E. S. were held Thursday evening,
May 31st, and were beautiful and i'm
pressive. The following program
appropriate to the occasion was CIV
en-: piano solo, Mrs. Lettie Foster;
vocal duet, Whispering Hope, Mrs.
Edna Burrill and Mrs. Winnifred
Cool; reading, Transformation, Mrs.
Mabelle Foster; vocal solo, Mrs.
tory of Sunrise Chapter was read by
Mrs. Mabel Harris; vocal solo, Mrs.
Edna Burrill piano solo, Mrs. Lettie
Foster; singing "God Be With You
Till We Meet Again" by all. At the
next regular meeting Saturday even
ing, June 9TH there will be work and
supper will be served under the direc-
ton of Mrs. Gladys Nelson. Mrs. Rose
Jewell, Mrs. Mildred Totman, George
Keene and Sidney Fowler.
Mrs. Guy Mason passed few days
last week week with her sister Mrs
Ralph Dyer in Palmyra, who is i'll
with the measles.
Miss Lucie Burrill and Miss Gladys
Gleason are expected home Saturday
from Dead River and Stratton where
they have been teaching the past year
Mr.. and Mrs. Linwood Nelson and
son and sister Mrs. Bertha Smith were
recent guests Of their mother, Mrs
Frances Nelson.
Mrs. Emery and granddaughter
Muriel Dyer of Pittsfield were guests
Memorial of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Snowden.
Mrs. T. II. Smith and Mrs. Edith
Tibbetts attended the high school con-
cert at Skowhegan Friday evening.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-06-07
Your Income

VOUR annual earning capacity or in
Il come is measured by the amount of
life's necessities it will buy.
The American Wooden C Company has
through its activities contributed a great
deal to raise the standards of weaving and to
lower the cost of clothing, thus enabling you
to use larger portion of your income for
other things essential to life and happiness
Sixty mills equipped with every textile ma
chine known to increase and improve the
weaving of cloth, more than $4,000 work
ers, skilled in operating and caring for those
machines, large resources and ready access
to the worlds. markets rendering possible
purchase of raw material in immense guam
titles and at favorable prices these are the
advantages of large-scale operations which
lower costs of production so that the uti-
mate user of wooden and worsted fabrics
may benefit.
American 6den Company
EmkVood President
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-06-07
HOXIE

Maurice Campbell is working on
Bunnell Hill for Carol Stevens.
Mrs. II. l.. Damon and daughter
have returned home after passing
week with. her parents in Leeds.
The farmers here are busy plant
ing their crops.
Lloyd Keirstead was the guest of
his cousin Alfred Markham on Otis
Hill Sunday
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-24
More
Style
uTH was blisstully happy.

- UTH was blissfully happy.
She and Charles had slipped
~ off to q little country town
and had been married the da. be-
fore, she was still wondering how
IN the world he had found time
to do It, ana as the two had not
as yet found time to find 2 nome
of their own. tl1esold house where
she had lived all the years Of her
life seemed to be uplifted that
morning. the beautiful morning
after, with q new light. The pic
lures. on the wall peeped forth
with q new luster, the melodies
OF the mahogany music boxes, the
photograph and the. player piano.
seemed more joyful to the ear:
Ruth stopped at the mirror to
gaze at herself. Surely she was
the one for whom the tickle hand
Of destiny had reserved all the
Joy. Then she gazed out the VII
dow. She gave a gasp. It was
Charles, her Charles, coming up
the walk. almost running. He
was carrying . two-pound box u
candy and . bunch Of violets. She
loved violets. fairly adOred the
pretty things. and candy-oh,
yum. yum--but she was wonder
ing how In the wide yet narrow
world. her Charles had given the
snalxy eyes OF humanity the slip
long enough to come and see her
at that time of day. It was only
o little after ten and he had never
been able to set away 30 early
In the morning before. But she
did not care. he was coming. A
he entered the front door which
she opened for him, he placed the
box Of candy ON top OF the piano.
its customary place, and then sx-
tended to her the violets. She
gaxed at him with q set of brown
eyes that had revolutionized In the
last twenty-four hours from one
Of coquetry to one Of reverence.
Who had ever dared to say that
matrinony was 3 failure. or that
husbands were thoughtless? OF
course. Charles was thoughtful.
He~had never forgotten her once
In their long courtship. While
abe val looking into his face with
thabe same brown eyes expecting
1t any moment the kiss which an
affectioiaate husband gives his
wife In the early days Of welded
LIE, Charles spoke:
Ruth, dear, 1t is the first time
I have been able to get away
from the offics for q whole week,
and. Of course. / had to come to
zee you. Kid I. just can't live
without you. and I just can't?
Won't you marry ne7'-Parrakeet.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-24
Dotty DiIl's
Diary
BY Il Monte WaIdroa.

-
MMARcH sWell dear diary
W wen / busted outs the hay
today It's nearly .. Il seam
ed Hevinly from Z 10 . me aIaying
there n luxury. / could Amos
enaagine my maid oneaIslh "a en-
aayin MansWell your bawth is red.
dy. An atterword how she bFot
me male an papefs "A chocolate.
Idol dreerns daryl IDOL dreenlsl
How we doeslsid cutssIks.
But Sunday Ii sure crate heip
in this here sad life. Way I Iooigit
It dairy Ii work amt 20 worse IL Il
didn't cit 80 motonous and Il they
wasn't 90 darn much Of IL. Any.
way dairy have lived the eImpIea
life today. Took cold epunge
In my room an honist felt like IA
ben bathin IN ! fishpOle. Felt tine
after / got over the shivernois.
Cooked & near fresh egg on my
toy gas stove III deep secret. Dis
cover ! had ! run a. my best siIk
one an spends = long vile tryin
to maIke the world beleayA Il amt
there. Takes stock on my ward
robe On Il don't make much o.
hit with ma Preset ana ra6ndld
! few things. How ! envy MIME
the scoperb ain splendieerUus
model with her fine close.
wy ID it sum 81 us IN born %
have . prize man an an goes with
It an others IL pushed into this
alleyway Of teers loolxin like freeis
IN haviu to lay on the paint brush
to appser hansome7 Life is q
nnietery at even the SWEETEST
detektive amt gOt no clue TO. III
ray.
Wen dairy enufe 81 this sad
trip9. Chef swung around safer.
noon. All dclled up like an sctCr
Ne an him went out Cor 4 waiss
Chefs got. surnpin On his mind.
Wat Il II dairy7 Wen watna use
tryin to guess watts IN the domes
Of these here birds who give US
only there idol hours7 o wen
dairy We always have the kumcort
Of the Of haypils whatever comes
20 longs the rent Ii payed. So
crank the Iarnl clolx DOtty an
make reddy for more work to.
morrer. Gee!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-24
Out Of Luck.

oh, pretty. foolish flapper,
To vamp me please don't try:
IT isn't any use, because
ana q married guy.
Your smiles are quite disturbing,
Your gtanees make me sigh;
I'd like to kiss these bright red
Lips,
But I'm o married guy.
I'm afraid to even talk to you,
And here's the reason why:
Ny wife might catch me at it
! am q married guy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-24
: FIapper Fairy Tales.

Ludwig - Which would you
rather have. a pair OF earrings
or q bracelet?
Georgette-Why. Tn not crazy
about either. II You insist on
getting me something, you might
get me some long stockings or y
pair of corsets.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-24
Safety First.

Hale-I understand that you do
al Of: your wife's housework for
Der.
Hardy-Yes, I can't bear to see
her lift her hand.
Hale-Are you afraid that she
might strain herself?
Hardy-No. I'm afraid she
might walIop me with II.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-24
Honest Debts.

Two young men were proceeding
home one night when a highway
man interrupted their progress
with a stern Hands up!'
whereupon the smaller Of the
two breaks out: Pardon. sir, but
I owe my friend $50. May pay
him before the proceedings 60 any
acknowledgements.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-24
A BAD Case

Hal-What makes you think
that Abner Is absent-minded3
Val-When he went to the city
he thought that he had left ms
pocketbook at home. Then ne
took it out of his pocket 70 see
il he had enough cartArs to ride
back and set It u
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-24

Social Item-Clare Sheridan will
not spend the last two weeks in
October ct the country home Of
NJ. Raaysrd Kipling.-deblin.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-24

The bears and bulls in the ZOO
are much more harmless than their
na1nesalkes in the stock market:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-24

Arguments with telephone op-
orators prove that their motto -. :
I'VE win fight it out on this line
If It takes MI aumnaera
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-24

Michigan pronnoters are planning
to build i hotel for hay fever suf-
ferers. Sounds like more ptopa-
sanda for the freedom of the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-24
JUST IN FUN

JUDGING from the cut of the
new evening gowns. asIct o.
girls have been converted 70
the hack 70 naturs'' movement. =
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-24

The apartment dwelIer who
was found on cake Of Ice In the
ocean probably figured that Il he
had to freeze. he might a. wen
do e where he wouldn't have to
pay rent.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-24
A FEW SPARKS

EPoRT from Russia says
that students ere living in
80 cemeteries. Probably they
are studying dead languages.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-24

The revenue agent who captured
eighty washington bootlee fs
withsa violin and harp must have
been taking lessons from the PlSd
Piper Of F1amlin.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-24

Uniucliest man In the world
- the highlander WAose house
was robbed while his mutt was
taking thirteenth prize at the
Dog Show.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-24

The ordinary mans idea Of TAX
Ing his wife to see foreign coun.
tries Is to so to q movie palace
where q travelogue Is on the bin.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-24

It's much easter to make allow.
ances for your wife's faults than
for her spending money. i
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-24

The reason why house-wRrrning
parties aren't popular this Win
ter ID that nobody has any coal.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-24

Perhaps the writer who said that
. college was like . gymnasium
meant that both contained dumb
bells.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-24

The barber who tried to be-
como q financier probably based
his specuiations on tips which he
received from his Customers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-24
The influence Of Literature.

When my girl ends her letter
quite simply with: ''As ever" then
I suspect she has been reading .
romanticist Of the old school.
II she concludes with: Good
bye, dear, and love-" then I sus-
pect she has been reading Peter B.
Kyne.
Should it be: ''You are sweet to
me. lover. so sweet" then I sus-
pect she has been reading F. Scott
Fitzgerald. -
And IL she ends with: oceans
of love and a kiss for every wave"
then suspect she has been reading
the Cosmopolitan.
But II she ends with: ''Weil. ]
guess I'll have to Gloss now-then
I know that she doesn't read at all!
-Juggler.
The janitors say they did not
have to>worlS so hard In the old
fashioned days because the leng
skirts the girls wore helped to
sweep out the halls-Purple Par
rot.
-
Il ~
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-24

kissing a girl is like opening q
bottle Of olives-if you can get
one. the rest come easy.--F1aqne
lingo.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-05-17

contributions to the religious inter
ests of this place, and the last act
was to show his respect for the sol
diery of Morgan county. However,
the crowning feature of all was the
library here which is situated in his
old home, and which stands as
monument to his memory, and has
been of very great worth to our peo-
Pile here in general, but most es-
pecially to the young people in our
schools. Thus in an indirect way he
made valuable contributions to the
educational side of this community
Had death not intervened, there is
no doubt that these things would
have been further extended, together
with other philanthropic acts.
Like the child who spends the day
in the beautiful field, weary when
evening comes, and who longs to
find it's way back home, SO was it
with Mr.. Simpson. After spending
his life among the most beautiful
scenes and the busy places of this
world, it was his desire that when
the end of his day came his body
should go back home, to the quiet
among the hills, where his eyes
first beheld the light Of day.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-05-17
Relieved WhoOping Cough

Relieved Whooping Cough
My little child had whooping
cough writes James Noll, Corners
vile, Indiana, "and Foley's Honey
and Tar save her relief. If my
children contract cough or cold |
give them Foley's Honey and Tar
and always get good results" Re
fuse substitutes.--S Sold Everywhere.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-05-17
BACK HOME

Although he left here when lad
Mr.. Thomas H. Simpson whose death
occurred last week, always had a
warm feeling for his old home town.
While his mother lived here it
would have been no more than one
would suspect, that he had soft
spot for the town of his birth. But
the death of his mother did not
make him think less often of this
place-in fact it would appear that
as his life took on years, and after
travelling about, and all over this
globe, and with his home in one of
our largest and most beautiful
cities, his love for the place of his
nativity seemed to grow the strong
er. or more recent years he demon
strated this fact in number of sub
stantia1 ways-not contributing to
certain things that might suit his
particular hobby, or the hobby of
friend, but things that would be Of
benefit to all our people here. He
loved our young people, remember
ing them for a number of years at
Christmas time. When the Boy
Scout movement was on here, it also
claimed his attention. He made
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-05-17

grandma tried to talk Johny out of
the idea that he was suffering with
stomach ache, and Johny replied
"Well grandma you may think you
nation" So it is with our farmers.
Matson may think he knows, but
they have the real inside informa-
ton, and that information is that
farmers are not now enjoying any
degree of prosperity. If they were
they would not be leaving their
farms.
We appreciate the Herald's cour-
tesy in asking us for advice as to
what we would do, and the question
is very easy to answer. The an
swer is, repeal the present robber
tariff, since the farmer is now buy
ing in a market which the robber
tariff restricts and controls in the
special behalf of big interests, and
he is selling in market which is
governed by the law of supply and
demand operating without artificial
restraint or influence of any kind. In
short, the farmer has to buy from
those who have the advantage of
protection" and yet must sell to
those who have the benefit of COM
petition.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-05-17

near this place.
Benjamin Haines of east of here
cut the ball of one foot quite severe
ly on last Monday morning. A ply
sician used several stitches in treat
ing the member.
VIM. Brotners lost a valuable
horse a few days since by blood
poison.
Some of the denizens thought
street car service had started here
on Wednesday morning of last week,
when a moving van from Columbus
came into the town.
The commencement program CIV
en- at the high school building here
on Tuesday evening of last week
was one of the best that we have
ever been permitted to attend. The
very stormy weather prevented
many from attending, but there was
a good crowd present. The address
by Hon. C. Ellis Moore brought
forth quite a bit of favorable COM
was good and would be well to be
the graduating class. The vocal
sou Oy MISS murray was one OF JD0
best numbers of the program. Dor
othy has a very pleasing musical
voice.
Prof. Walter, one of the teachers
in the high school here during the
past year, has been sick since the
close of the school with something
of the nature of grip, and unable to
go to his home.
The continued rainy weather is
holding back corn planting, there
being quite a bit of corn to plant
here yet