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A Lady of Distinction

Is recognized by the delicate, fascinat-
ing influence of the perfume she uses
A bath with Cuticura Soap and hot
water to thoroughly cleanse the pores
followed by a busting with Cuticura
Talcum powder usually means a clear,
sweet, healthy skin.-Adyertisement.
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The S~eotchman,s LIP.

Scotchman Ito porter who has Deen
about 20 minutes looking after his
luggage)-"Man, ! conseeder we've
been vera %oblecgin'. Wull We t,.k' a
pinch o. snuff ?"-BostOn Transcript.
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The Answer.

what are our young people COM
ing tor asked the lecturer. "Old age,
just like the rest of u.s. replied a wise
philosopher In the audience, and the
argument closed.
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Association of IDEAS.

Lady Ito friend. as elephants come
on stage)-"Oh, by the way, did you
know Hattie was ~reducingT"
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WOMEN! DYE FADED
THINGS NEW AGAIN
Dye or Tint Any Worn, Shabby Gar
ment or Drapery.

Each 15-cent package Of Diamond
Dyes" contains directions so simple
old, worn, faded thing new, even IL
she has never dyed before. Choose
any color at drug store.-Advertise-
mpnt-
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When a man smiles In the face Of
adversely. adversely often seems TO be
Indifferent.
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time In trying to improve her com
plexion than her intellect.
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crete. Earth floors are hard TO keer
clean; boards shelter vermin; the con
crete floor seems the ideal one.
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DOCTORS WANTED
TO OPERATE
Mrs. QuilIOn Tells How Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Saved Her from an Operation

Muskegon, Michigan.-"After doctor.
ing for eight or nine yearswith different
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-07-05
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

WHEREAS Annie NORM and PHI
dime NORM sometimes spelled
Morian), both of Fairfield in the Coun-
ty of Somerset and State of Maine. by
their mortgage deed dated the TWEEN
ty-eighth day of January. 1914. and
recorded in the Somerset Registry of
Deeds, Book 321, Page IA, conveyed
to the Waterville Savings Bank, n
corporation duly created and existing
by law and having place of business
and deposit In Waterville in the Coun-
ty of Kennebec and State aforesaid,
certain parcels of real estate situated
in the town of Fairfield aforesaid and
bounded as follows:
LIST. Parcel. Northerly by the six
rod road SO called--westerly by the
Edward Bates place so called. southcr-
~ by lands of James Brownville and
Geo. Cool-easterly by land of James
Rice Tozier.
I'd. Parcel. Easterly by the road
leading from Oakland to Norridgewock
--southerly by the John Tallouse place
westerly by the Bog. and land of Geo.
Cool and northerly by land of John
Julia, being the same real estate de-
scrbed In a deed from Adtlie Lessor
to said Annie NORM dated March 10,
1905 and recorded In Somerset County
Registry of Deeds. Blk. 272. Pig. 579-
the same NOW occupied by said Annie
NORM and her husband, Phidime
Susan Campbell and Melinda Tibbetts
--easterly by lands of said Campbell
and Tibbetts and land of Laforest Nye
--southerly by the road leading from
Fairfield Ctr. to mithfeld--westerly
by land of J, Il. Langlier and land of
Geo. Maheu-1being the same land
decided to said Phidlme NORM by Lu-
clnda A. Fairbrother by deed dated
Nov. /, 1907, recorded In Som Co. Reg.
Deeds. Blk. 2Ss. Page 176:
And whereas the conditions of said
mortgage have been broken:
NOW, THEREFORE,, by reason of
the breach of the conditions thereof
the said Waterville Savings Bank
claims a foreclosure of said mortgage.
Dated at Watcrvillc, Maine. this first
day OF June, 1928.
WATERVILIIE SAVINGS BANK.
3w27 by +. X. Shaw, It's attorney.
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Former Residents to Visit In Corn
vile Home

Mrs. Wilder Varney and son, Har-
old, aged fifteen, of Maiden, Mass ar
rived Saturday and went to Cornville
where they will pass the summer with
Mrs. Varney's mother and brother,
Mrs. b. J. Robinson and Frank Rob-
inson. Mr.. Robinson has purchased
a REQ speed wagon in Auburn and
he left Friday morning for that city.
From there he continued his trip to
Maiden In the vehicle just purchased,
his sister and her son accompanying
him back.
Mrs. Varney's husband Is employed
in Boston by the experimentation
Paint Co. For some years follow
ing 1900 he was in the undertaking
business in Skowhegan under the firm
name of Folsom e Varney, the senior
member being the late Frank Folsom.
After this he moved to Bangor where
he carried on the same businss under
the name of Clayton &c Varney. Mr..
Varney's father, Elbridge G. Varney
was a long time resident of Show
hegan, the family home for years be-
ing on Mechanic street. He is now
living with his daughter, Mrs. Hiram
Gage In North Chelmsford, Mass. Mrs.
Varney has been frequent visitor
in Somerset County, while Mr.. Var
neys last visit was about FIVE years
since He undoubtedly will join his
family in Cornville during the sum-
mer.
Another visitor expected at the
Robinson home is Miss Blanche Lane
Of Massachusetts, who will probably
arrive early in July.
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Almost Reached the Century Marx

A life of ninety-five years must. IL
for no other reason than its DURATION
be OF especial interest. me peo-
ple of Somerset County in the pres
ent generation have heard compara-
tiyely little of Mrs. Elyira Veasey,
whose death occurred on June ~, her
active years having been passed be-
fore the most of us of the present DAY
had the opportunity to know her. Mrs
Veasey's birthplace was In Embden,
two miles from the Scion bridge. she
was the eighth child of christopher
and Anna Gray Thompson and one OF
twelve children, two of whom only
survive. Her girlhood was passed
after the manner of those times In
learning to spin and-rweave. caring
for younger children and attending
school. In later years she would en-
terrain her friends with memories oil
those early days when there was no
cook stove in the home, the open lire
and the brick oven being the only re-
sources for the cooking art. Matches,
too, were not known in her day. Fire
was preserved by burying the Goals
in the ashes. If these entirely Died
out someone had to go to neighbor-
ing house to bring back other Goals.
At evening the open fireplace lighted
the room, the only other light being
pine knots, tallow dip or a burn
ing rag in a dish of grease.
Mrs. Veasey would tell of spinning
linen, flax and wool for the weaving
at home of clothing, blankets, bed
ding, table linen, towels, etc. She
could also recall the days when shoe
maker came to the house each fall
to stay for weeks, making boots and
shoes for the whole family.
From Mrs. Veasey's earliest mem
DRY she could recall that her father
subscribed for Skowhegan paper,
probably the Peoples Press, or the
Democratic Clarion, and from that
day she had always read those pa
pers or the ones which succeeded
them to- and including the Independ-
ent-Reporter. Taking a newspaper
in those early days was sufficient to
mark a family for unusual distinc-
ton. To the Thompson home, es-
pecially on Sunday evenings, would
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-07-05
VACATION BIBLE
SCHOOL OPENS
Splendid Registration
from the Churches
Efficient Corps Of Teachers are Giving
Instructions In Worth
While Things

The Daily Vacation Bible School
opened Monday with a,fine registration
of boys and girls from the different
churches and an efficient corps OF
teachers at the Federated Church edi-
flee There were eight-four registra-
tions, which is splendid number for
the opening especially since this is
the first time such school has been
undertaken here. The youngsters
are certainly an interested lot and
the most worth while things are
taught To begin with there are at
tractiye decorations to interest the
little folks. The beginners room Is
trimmed with flowers and butterflies,
while the primary room is gay with
birds and the junior room has guam
tity of patriotic furnishings. The
lor, the vestry and the main audit
orium, while manual training is taught
in the manual training room of the
high school building and in the sery-
ing room and small vestry of the
church. For the first two weeks the
following teachers are In charge:
Kindergarten, Miss Verna Porter;
superintendent, Miss Dorothy Dane;
pianist, Elsie Oak and Opal Currier;
assistants, primary room, Miss Jeanne
Thomson, superintendent; Muriel
Cover, pianist; Phyllis Whiting and
Edna Petty, assistants; junior room
Miss Gertrude Carter, superintendent;
Miss Agnes Cockburn, pianist. The
music of the school is In charge of
Miss Marion f. Lord and Miss Doris
Tobey Is in charge OF the Fairgrounds
and manual training for the boys Of
seven and eight years. The manual
training for the entire course Is In
charge of J. Edwin Hobart assisted
by Karl r. Philbrick, Hamlin Tobey,
John Carter and others. These ses-
sions are from 0 until IL and the
people of Skowhegan are urged to
VISIT the school, or others from sur
rounding towns, as this is dem-
onstration of what can be accom-
blished for the little folks during the
summer vacations. The school Is
non-sectarian, hence is open to all
children in tho community. There
is no expense attached.
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Sknlulrfga1, Gnral Nr1ua

Mrs. Lyle s. Moore has returned
bridge, Mass, and in Portland.
Miss Lucy Goulette of Gardiner is
spending a two weeks vacation with
her mother, Mrs. George Goulette.
Mrs. Herbert w. Griffin of Spring
field, Mass, arrived Tuesday evening
to visit with Mr.. Grifiins relatives
in town.
Thomas D. Rollins of Lewiston with
his daughter, Miss Christie, arrived
Tuesday for a several days stay with
friends and relatives.
Nathalie and Eugene Burrill of
Beachmont, Mass. are spending the
summer at the home of their cousin,
Evelyn Burrill on Main street.
William Mitchell, superintendent of
the Maine Spinning Company leaves
this noon on weeks business trip
to New York and Tunkhannock, Penn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Merriam, three
children and maid of Franklin, N. II.
will arrive Saturday, where they will
pass the summer at Lake Wesserun-
sett.
Miss Katherine and Miss Nellie
White, teachers in the public schools
of New York arrived home Tuesday
night for their annual summer yaca-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. v. Lander and
family of West Newton, Mass. came
Sunday to Wesserunsett Lake, East
side, where they will spend the sum-
mer at their camp.
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(Submitted by Alonzo smith)

Submitted by Alonzo Smith,
An observing citizen suggests that
a partial remedy for the adverse con-
ditions that now exist in this State
would be an amendment to the Con-
stitution, requiring the government to
be elected for four years and the Leg
islature have one session during the
same period.
The last session of the Legislature
cost the State 100000 and the benefit
derived Is not clearly evident to the
common citizens who works with his
hands and bears the burden of high
tax rate.
The members of the Legislature
were so callous, inhuman and indif-
ferent to pain inflicted by heartless
butchers on innocent creatures, they
failed to pass a law to prevent cruel
ty to animals In transportation and
in slaughter In all places. And the
honorable members failed also to pass
a law, which Justice demands, to tax
wealthy veterans of the Civil War.
The love of justice was not strong
enough to over-rule the fear of les
sening the party vote.
Our citizen is inclined to say, with
due Difference, that Governor Baxter
made a mistake when he ordered the
flag lowered in respect or in honor to
a dead canine, dead dog. The act
seems childish 1t is an unusual pro-
ceeding, and seems to disregard the
rules of propriety.
The officials of the G. A. r. made
a mistake too, when they took notice
Of the government order and made
unfavorable comments and then later
after some consideration decided they
had misjudged the Governor and felt
obliged to publish an abject apology.
How childish and unstable some peo-
pie are. Upon what meat do these
poor mortals feed, whereby they have
become so wonderous wise.
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come 4 considerable company to hear
the weekly paper read aloud and to
discuss the news. In 1S49a Col. Thomp-
son moved with his family to Moose
River where he served as custom
house officer. Thus for five years
Mrs. Veasey's life was passed In that
vicinity. She was married to Albert
A. Veasey of Madison, July 2, 1854,
at which time she came to live on
the farm which was to be her home
for the sixty-nine years to intervene
before her death.
The deceased is a lineal descendant
of the pioneer settlers Of Embden and
their sterling qualities were well >ex-
emplified by her life. Until her last
illness she had but once required the
attendance of physician, that being
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declining Years amoa e 70 spsas
S veases var, surroundings '' ~
Her later years sSl hs eall, s. apos
h tne home me to which sb usea
pride; where all that I lne,e cane
s sacrifice Ri could do was 'e GIVING 8,
en- to- make her comf o ,e.neerfull
p Ply. Something 'ilnilRo s BE y
s sa% 1.-THE the good health with ~ g.
p Orr W = and the family nya ,.t
W was s.. suffering from ' myoa, his
al at her advanced years e svsLditix
one outcome and of ' t%,N hass
patient soon became awa r,,ls fact
entirely resigned to the sit si,n,, sAs]
ing that she had ha o situation
abundance of years. C,,, sfantsd
sing the matter with tay dij|
her' s she gave minute d ihyss =
the disposition of her N ne,sa.
longings and spoke with personal
satisfaction !. of the fact that Y sha {,
not leave an enemy anva as sne
worio. AS to the futura :. y
friends and relatives havius 80 70
ed her, she believed that ing 3, pre-
meet a larger COMPANY , sue
she left behind. She oo .aaa
the last to take keen " nun
the family life and was esn ,n,s,e1
fictitious for some young r cbiO.l
the care of which she shared I. y
as she was able. Her two ~ !, a
l.. G. Thompson, a retir %u 1 y
man, and a civil war veteran o ~
bridge, Mass, Sc years Of fn %. o.
Abial G. Thompson of Lev ass
years, were expected and Mr.. 10y, y
pau .ne pressure OF living untl
arrival and of speaking with aaa 4
The funeral was conducted y
Rev. G. H. McElhiney at n,
on June 23rd. Burial vs a' |.
family lot at Blackwell Hin
AS the end of this long N.
Just at sunset it is particula,ls
that a verse from Tennyson's !,
ing the Bar should close The y
here written:
Sunset and evening star,
And one clear call for ma
And may there be no moaDin,
bar
When l put out to sea.
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July 7th at Madison and July 10th
at Waterville there hobs into the life
of these two towns for single days
stay, the Sparks Circus. Both at
ternoons at 2 o'clock there will be-
gin the first of the two performances
Ia which the announcer will call forth
the acts that range all the way from
the famous Flying Walters group Of
dexterous aerialists, to pretty Maid
Miller, claimed to be the worlds
greatest exponent Of high wire evol-
utions whose act is so wonderful that
she rivals the Flying Walters as an
attraction. There1l be plenty of
clowns, and the Sparks dancing and
high jumping horses, two herds Of
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New Books mt the Public Library
During June
FICTION


stella Dallas" Prouty; 1.-THE Sher-
If of Dyke Hole" Cullum; THE Wa
gon Wheel" White; "Gladiola Muir
ply" Sawyer; "The Fascinating
Stranger" Harrington; Betty Zane.
Grey; 1.-THE Great Grandmother" Bir-
mingham; Thine is Whispering" Ro-
bins; Faint Perfume" Gade; 1.-THE
Hidden Road" Singmaster.
NON-FICTION
Memorial Day." Schaufller; "Ar-
Dor Day. Schaufller; Independence
Day." Schaufller; "Wisdom of the
Wilderness" Roberts; "Ambling Thru
Acadia" Towne; Ulysses S. Grant,
Coolidge: "The Unveiled Ladies OF
Stambone," vaka-Brown: Everyday
Adventures" Scoville; STORY Lives OF
Master Musicians" Brewer; "Old In
dian Trails" McClintock; "The New
International Year Book for 1922;
History of the United States" Elson /;
"a Life of Preparation" Rice; ANA
lysis of the Interchurch World Move
ment Report on the Steel Strike,
Olds.
JUVENILE
THE Mouse Story Told by an old
Schoolmaster, With Boy Scouts of the
Wildcat PATROL" Eaton; TON Swift
and his Giant Cannon" Appleton ;
"The Rulers of the Lakes" Altsheler;
"The Mystery at Number Six" Sea-
mans; Ruth Fielding on the st. Law
renee" Emerson; 1.-THE Old Mary Met
calf Place." Gray: "The Way OF the
Wild Hawkes." Little Heroes of
France" Burke; "The Burgess Flow
er Book for Children" "Lockspur, y
Abbott; "The Trail Book" Austin
"Blacky the Crow" Burgess; For the
Freedom of. the Seas" Barbour.
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elephants, acrobatic seals, pigs who
shoot the chutes, trained lions, tigers,
leopards, polar and grizzly bears,
trained ostriches and all that sort
of thing. And besides there'll be a
genuine English Fox-hunt with real
fox hounds and what is claimed to
be the champion long distance and
high jumping horses of the world
and--and-the parade at 1890 a. m.
More than that the parade will be of
wondrous length and all wild animal
cages open for public inspection. The
management states that due to the
tremendous tax put on large shows
of this kind the Sparks Circus will
be the only large circus to visit Maine
this year. 1w27
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Russell Hamlin of Watervlle came
Tuesday night to join Mrs. Hamlin
who has been visiting with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. K. Thomson
on the Lakewood Road.
L. II. Whitney of Dexter, formerly
of Skowhegan, now travelling Tor
Portland firm, was in town Monday
and Tuesday attending to business
and visiting with friends.
Phillip Young of Hartford Conn.,,
George Baher, Miss Elnora and Miss
Cecile Dulac, all of Bristol, Conn, are
visiting at the home of Mrs. Sarah
vigue, who is an aunt of the two
young ladies.
Robert Lord of Portsmouth, N. II.
arrived Tuesday evening to join Mhs.
Lord and daughters, who have been
spending some time at the home of
her mother, Mrs. Emma 7. Burrill
on Elm street.
Charles Groder and family of st.
George returned home Monday after
visiting with his mother Mrs. Frank
Lessor. They also visited with his
sister Mrs. Lewis Trial and other
friends and relatives in Lewiston.
Lewis Mooers of Washington. ID. c.
has been here this week for a short
visit with his brother, Sheriff John A.
Mooers and Mrs. Mooers. Today the
two gentleman will go to Vassalboro
where they resided in their boyhood.
There was a good attendance at the
quarterly meetingAof the Wornan's AS
sociation held Monday afternoon in
the Rest Rooms In the Dodge Block.
Miss Hannah Il. Page presided and
routine business was carried out
They voted to install case for the
paper drinking cups which will be
much appreciated.
Alexis Dionne, fireman on the
Bangor & Aroostook Railroad, whose
residence Is in Mllinocket, accom-
panied by William Albert OF st.
Agathe, arrived in town Monday night
to visit atthe home of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dionne of the East
Madison road. They left Tuesday
for Lewiston to visit relatives and
friends. Mr.. Dionne will return to
his duties in about four weks.N
Many Skowhegan citizens will be
Interested learn that p. II. Whiting
of the securities department OF the
Central Maine Power Co. will leave
Augusta and become employed on
July 9th by Henry L. Doherty & Co
Of go Wall street, New York City. 1t
was through Mr.. Whiting that suflici-
emit securities were disposed of for
the Central Maine concern that en-
abled the power development In
Skowhegan and elsewhere in Maine.
James Seamans of Madison was
operated upon last Saturday at Kenne-
bee Valley Hospital and Charles NC
Golf OF North Arson was operated
upon July 2. Among the medical
patients at this institution are: Fran
els Vigue, son of Mr.. and Mrs. David
vigue; AIphonso Heselton of this
place and Joseph Pollard of Skowhe-
gan who was injured at Oakland
while employed for the Central Maine
Power Co. Patients recently dis
charged are: J. Elwyn Hobart, Bunny
Crawford Mrs. j. II. Jenkins, Mrs.
Austin Sprague and daughter, Pris-
ella Ada, Mrs. Coburn Hohs and
daughter Hazel Lillian Of Skowhe-
gan and Miss Florence Baker OF Nor
ridgeWock.
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an attack Of pneumonia about ten
years ago. She went to the poles
in September of last year, casting
Democratic ticket. She was men,
Der of Margaret Golf Moore Chapter
and Golden Glow Branch, I. S. s.
Many aged people are obliged to
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-07-05

When men speak i'll of you, so live
that nobody can believe them.
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Courtesy opens many doors and lack
of courtesy leaves them open.
Evening star., 1923-11-09
DR.. RANDOLPH LEAVES
FOUNDRY PASTORATE
Methodist Minister Accepts Call to
Calvary Church, Philadelphia,
in December.

Rev DR.. Herbert F. Randolph. pastor
of the Foundry Methodist Episcopal
Church, 18th and Church streets, for
the past five years. has accepted u
call to the pastorate of the Calvary
Methodist Episcopal Church, 4Sth
street and Baltimore avenue, Phila-
delphia. He is to go to the Phila-
delphia church early in December
The Quaker City church is the lead
ing one of the denomination in that
city. 1t has a membership of 1900.
The 500 Methodist students of the
University of Pennsylvania are at
filiated with the church, under the
pastoral care of the student pastor.
It has a famous choir. A few years
ago beautiful church edifice was
erected.
During his pastorate at Foundry
Church DR.. Randolph has been in
strumental in raising more than
SIS, 900 for the centenary fund. The
membership of the church has ad-
vanced each year, now being l,34S.
Total receipts for last year were
S55,800 while the present value of
the property is $2o6.500.
Evening star., 1923-11-09
u. S. MARKS TIME WITH
PARIS ON PREPARATIONS
Situation Unchanged Since Ambas-
sador Jusserand Called at
State Department.

While Ambassador Jusserand was
understood to be awaiting further ad-
vices from his government apparently
needed to give Washington officials a
more definite understanding of the
limitations 1t would place on the pro-
posed expert inquiry into the reparations
question the situation here today
continued TO mark time. 1t was said
authoritatively to have undergone no
change since the French ambassador
left the State Department Wednesday
after his second call on Secretary
Hughes.
Both government and diplomatic Of
fcialS continue to treat the situation
with guarded silence. 1t was under
stood. however, that the exchanges
between Mr.. Hughes and the French
amba ssador had not yet given the
Washington government a sufficient
" definite understanding of what re-
striCtions Paris would impose by linn
iting the inquiry to the present ca
pacity" of Germany to pay repara-
tions to guide IL in reaching final
decision as to American participa-
ton
So far as the American understand
ing now goes, il was said in some
quarters to leave the French and
American viewpoints still far from
reconciled. It was learned. however,
that officials expect some decisive de-
velcpmcnt in the situation at almost
anY moment.