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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-04-05
Death OF Mrs. james II. Eldridge In
kcnnnee. III.

People in the Bingham and Mos
COW sections will regret to learn of
the death of Mrs. James II. Eldridge,
native of Moscow. Mr.. Eldridge
formerly resided in Bingham.
The following is clipped from the
kewanee, GILL Daily StarCourier.
Mrs. James II. Eldridge, for more
than fifty years a resident of this com
munity. passed away at her home. 5ll
West Central boulevard, at 1.30 o.
clock this morning She had been
IN poor health for about four years,
and in that time she had suffered two
strokes. She seemed to he in her
usual health Sunday, the end coming
after an Illness of but one hour.
Harriet Graves was born In Moscow
Maine. February 30. 1874. and she was
70 years old last month. She came to
Illinois in 1871. making her home In
Neponset and vicinity until four years
ago, when the family came to this
city.
Her marriage to James Hale FL
bridge took place March IL, 1874, and
to the union were born two daughters
both of whom survive. They are. Miss
Lulu G. Edridge. who at present is
in Athens Greece. where she Is con-
Quoting research work for Harvard
University, and Miss Dorcas Eldridge
of this city. In addition to Mr.. Ell
bridge and daughters, Mrs. Eldridge
Is survived by sister, Miss Addie Nj
Graves. East ST. Louis. Ill. A sister
Mrs. w. p Baker. died in Annawan
two years ago, and another sister
Mrs. S. A. Dinsmore, passed away III
Boston, Mass. a few years ago. Two
brothers, Moses and Frank Graves
also preceded her in d:ath.
Mrs Eldridge was a member OF the
Neponset Congregational Church. her
membership dating back many years
In the days of her activity she did
her part in carrying on the WORK
of the church. and during her long
residence in this community she made
many friends who will regret her pass
ing.
The funeral service will be held at
the residence at 230 o'clock Thurs
day afternoon. The Rev. Chas. F. Fish
or. pastor of the First Congregational
church of this city will be in charge
and burial will be in the family lot
in South Pleasant View cemetery.
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At the age of seventeen she eX-
perienced religion in Biddeford and
united with the Free Baptist Church
i'll that city, taking letter, soon
after her marriage to the Congrega-
tional church in Bingham of which
she was a devoted member for forty
six years, until her death. Her en-
trance into the Christian life was
neither by the purely emotional nor
the purely intellectual route. 1t was
distinctly spiritual making the Divine
Presence in her soul an abiding reali-
ty and producing grandly practical
type of Christianity She organized
the Congregational Church Circle;
was its first president. lead in its
raising the funds to pay for the lot
for the new church and started it
on the course that has made it one
of the most efficient church auxilli-
aries in the county. She was for
twenty-five years a devoted member
of the Womans Christian Temper
ance Union.
For years her home was a refuge
for the aged, feeble and homeless and
in aiding in the care of two such
who were nearing their end and who
passed on before her in addition to
caring for Mr.. Goodrich while suffer
ing from la grippe, she 50 exhausted
her strength that when the disease
seized her she could not withstand il.
Pneumonia soon developed aud she
quickly succumbed. AT noon she
crossed the bar into the heavenly
nd at hap lnt tn
saw His welcoming smile and heard
His voice. "1nasmueh as ye have done
ii unto the least of these my brethren
we have done 1t unto me" Enter
thou into the joy of thy Lord"
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Hotel Histories

The present farm house of Mr.. and
was for a time operated as a hotel.
when owned by Benjamin Wyman. 1t
is one of the handsome farm places of
Skowhegan and has been kept in
splendid repair. The old barn was in
the present dining room of the home
stead. This place was settled by
Seth Wyman. the first of the name to
settle in what is now Skowhegan.
He cleared the property from the for
est and Benjamin Wyman was one of
his large family of children. The
present house, formerly the hotel was
not the first house built by Mr..
Wyman. 1t later became the pro-
perty of Deacon James Cleveland.
grandfather of the present owner and
occupant. B%
FIRST TAVERN IN SKOWHEGAN
What is believed to be the first
tavern in Skowhegan was on the river
road to Skowhegan, on the farm now
owned by Roy Warren. IL was run by
Mr.. White. father of Simon White and
was two story house, setting oppo
site the present farm buildings. The
hotel was eventually. torn down and
the buildings of today were built
there. AS nearly as can be deter
mined this hotel was doing business
before there was a settlement where
Skowhegan village Is now located.
ANOTHER HOTEL ON THE RIVER
ROAD
al In date inn II
there was at one time a hotel run by
Potter Fish on the Giles farm about
five miles from Skowhegan village.
Additional information as to these
hotels or any other old hotels is much
desired, particularly information
about the Star and Triangle which
was run in 1S4S by w. and E. Benjam
in the Maine hotel on Madison Ave.
formerly kept by ID. Haywood, later
by II. A. Moore and ]. P. Boise in
1S47. The Manley House which was
on Madison Ave. is the house now
occupied by A. X. Rowel and the
Skowhegan Stage Hotel of which S.
w. Turner and J. w. Hill were pro-
prietors in 1851. The we'll known
Locke Tavern was the southside
boarding house of today and 'informa-
ton is desired about that building and
its history, also of another hotel
which was located near the old Locke
Tavern. Anyone who can add any
thing to the above are earnestly re-
quest TO communicate with John l..
Fish of the Independent as
the hotel history is required for the
town history.
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EIfSTIS

Miss Dorothea Sylvester and her
friend Linnie Norton are at home for
\ few days vacation.
Augustus Wyman was a visitor in
town Sunday.
Dana Potter has gone to work cut
ting birch for Harold Tague.
Lewis Potter visited his brother
Dana Sunday afternoon.
Hilda Sylvester has returned to An
son where she Is teaching.
A party was given in honor of Hit
da Sylvester's going away at Mrs
Ruth Jacobs. Refreshments were
served such as two kinds of cake
and candy. All came away declar-
ing they had most wonderful time
and hoping for another.
Helen Taylor is home from Blanch-
ard.
Miss Madeline Hennigan is visit
ing her sister Ruth Jacobs.
Peter Nedeau has moved home into
the ridge.
Master Ellis Stubs. Lillian Knapp
and Angie White have returned to
school. Ellis and Lillian are beg n
ners.
Myron Bracket has not been home
this week end as he has been having
a bad time with his teeth.
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KENNEBEC AyENUE-EM BDEN

2 Miss Rosa Delling spent the week
end with her brother George.
Mrs. Helen Henderson was operat-
ad upon last Monday by Drs. Young
and Spear.
Floyd Lancaster arrived home from
Madison last Friday and is now at
tending school.
Friends of Merle Stevens are glad
to hear that he is slowly improving
in health
Mrs. Fred Lombard and Mrs. Alton
Robinson have been spending few
days at the home of Walter Thompson
Married March 26. Miss Pearl May
hew and Russie Thompson.
/. Miss Christie Moulton was home
over Sunday from North Arson where
she has employment.
Philip Casey has moved his family
from Concord into the house former
ly occupied by Edmund Gilman near
Enfbden Station.
Mrs. Will Treat spent last Friday
afternoon at Mont Spauldings.
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Walker of Embden. He was 7 months
old and dressed 270 pounds.
Roscoe Berry and Tom Bigelow's
children have. the whooping cough,
also little Jessie Higgins.
Raymond Higgins was a caller in
town Sunday.
Perley Packard has returned from
Portland where he was called by the
illness of his mother
Mr. and Mrs. G. w. Moulton of Emb-
den spent Sunday at Frank Atwood s.
Harry Healy. lost cow last week
Aston Robinson and family have
moved back to town.
Earl Huggin has gone to Madison
to drive team for the Great Northern
Paper Co.
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In Memorianl
(Contributed)


By the death of Mrs. Ann Medora
Goodrich, wife of Dea. Sidney T.. Good
rich. ON Monday. March 10. the forces
of kindness and righteousness in
Bingham sustained a loss that will
be keenly felt during the next few
years. She was born in Brighton
OBJ May s, 1853. the daughter of James
M and Elizabeth (Pike) Jones. Brigh-
ton remained her home until her
marriage January /. 1875. This union
was blessed with two children. Eliza
beth. wife Of ]. Arthur Jordan. who
resides in her fathers home and Ralph
p. of Gorham. Maine
When but eleven years of age. she
responded to the call of neighbor
who needed help where she remained
for five years and from that time
until called up higher she continued
to minister to the wants of the needy
and gave her life for them.
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More About the Adams Family

The following communication has
been received dealing principally with
| the Adams family No doubt Miss
Lake would be glad to receive further
information concerning her ances-
tors. We recommend our readers TO
write her direct at address given.
The Independent eportr,
Skowhegan, Maine.
Gentlemen
AS l promised | would write you
as soon as | found out something in
regard to the Adams history will do
so by telling what little | have learned
My great grandfather was Capt. JOS
eph Crosby Adams, a commissioned
officer in the war of 1872, his brother
Benjamin was in the same war. They
were also in the famous battle OF
Tippecanoe, an Indian war.
He was of pure English stock and
a descendant of the first adams
that came from England and esta-
bished colonies on American soil. He
was born in Gorham, Cumberland
County, Maine The date is not known
as the record was destroyed by fire.
He was the eldest of family of six
children. left dependent on widow
mother at the decease of the father
whose name was John Adams. Great
grandfather Capt Adams was only
fourteen years old when the death of
his father occurred.
Capt. Joseph Crosby Adams moth
er was a Miss Whitney of Massachu-
sets, the emigrant ancestors of the
Whitney family, settled in Massachu
sets in 1885. Miss Whitney was a
widow by name of Brown, when she
was married to the father of Capt.
Jos. Crosby Adams John Adams).
The children born to this union be-
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United States three years ago, hav-
ing been engaged In England by Chas
Frohman for his American produc-
lions of "The Dear Fool and ELIZA
Comes to Stay" where she achieved
distinct personal success as both
these plays won much favor on Broad
way. For two summer seasons she
appeared with the Ben Green Play
ers, playing a wide variety of leads
Concluding her New York engage
ment. Miss Newcombe Joined the
Henry Jewett Players last fall and
has endeared herself to many by her
able work in such parts as Mrs. Che
yeley in Wildes satirical comedy,
IAN Ideal Husband as Rama in
Shaw's Arms and the Man" as Mrs.
Arbuthnot in Wilde's "A Woman OF
no Importance" as Mrs. Sharpe, the
landlady, in Jerome X. Jeromes 1.-THE
Passing of the Third Floor Back,
and as Lady Rosamond Tatton in
1.-The Liars"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-04-05
CAMBRIDGE

Stella Clark is at home for few
weeks
Alice Brown who was called to
Wellington by the sickness and death
of her mother, Mrs. Earl Bryant, re-
turned home Saturday This is a
particularly SAD case as Mrs Bryant
leaves several small children.
Charles Bailey and wife who spent
the winter in California, returned TO
their home in this town last week.
Ed. chadbourne had the misfortune
to lose valuable cow Tuesday.
Shirley Brown who is employed by
A. w. Bailey and Son at their mill
in Harmony is i'll with scarlet fever.
We learn there are several cases in
Harmony.
Mrs. MacCausiand returned from
Boston the past week with her spring
stock of millinery and fancy goods
and will have her opening when the
snow drifts will permit, which we
hope Will be soon.
Fred Greeley who has been visit
ing E. W. MacCausland at Valley Inn
returned home Thursday.
The sick people in town are all on
the gain and we hope no more colds
will visit us this year.
Mr.. Coughlin has made several trips
lately. getting ready for break In
the travelling.
We understand the school which is
to open on the Flat this spring will
commence April 9th.
Alton Mcpherson and bride are
keeping house in the house on the
hill, owned by Mr.. Quimby.
The last time we wrote we were
expecting spring but she changed her
mind and must be visiting in some
other locality.
r. NJ MacCausland and wife will
spend the day in Hartland, Monday.
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WEST ATHENS

Stetson school re-opens Monday
April 9Th, after several weeks va
cation, same teacher as formerly, Miss
Butler spent some time in Skowhe-
gan last winter and while there Wis
tied the grades in the various schools
besides haying been guest at the
Garfield building. Mothers Day.
J. {. kincaid's hired man is hauling
feed full blast from Steward &c Smi-
ley. They are preparing for hard
spring roads and wet weather.
The condition of Mrs. Lydia Walk
er remains about the same with nc
immediate change, but Mrs. Rate
corson has not been quite so well
as usual in the past week.
Eugene York has moved his fam
lily back from Wellington to the home
of his father. Cyrus X. York on the
Brighton road.
Ralph +. Butler has employment in
the new spinning mill at Skowhegan
His wife and young daughter Pauline
are boarding with Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde
Timm's at 10 Alder street.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. HUFF and daugh-
ter Priscilla have been recent guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Oman HUFF of this
place They returned to Skowhe-
gan Wednesday.
Roland Cleveland was out of town
for few days last week.
Mrs. Perley Davis and Evelyn Cor
son are working in the mill at Show
hogan and boarding with Mrs. Davis
mother, Edith Corson.
Geo Cookson and family are plan
ming to move back to Abbot very soon.
They came here last fall from the
place mentioned above.
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Adding machines to rent. We Ia,
several adding machines, new, OF II
very latest model to rent. s1.p 4
day, 1920 week, $3.50 month. Nd
chimes for sale on the installing
plan, ten dollars months and N
Let us show you what these machine
will do for your business. 4
INDEPENDENTS EPORTER co
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CONCORD

Mack and Tom Bigelow have re-
turned home from Bald Mountain
where they have ben hauling pulp.
Frank Atwood killed nice pig last
week. He bought the pig of Roy
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fusals, was engaged for a small part
by John Denton, with whose COM
pany she toured England.
From straight comedy, Miss New
combe went into musical comedy, and
for five years played all over the
United Kingdom and in Ireland. Later
she was engaged by Sir IL. Beerbohm
Tree for a seasons run i'll Captain
Swift and subsequently by Oscar
Ashe for a prominent role in The
Walls of Jericho
Miss Newcombe first came to the
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-04-05

Plans are underway for one of the
biggest Fourth of July celebrations
Somerset County has ever held at
Skowhegan.
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LEXINGTON AND VICINITY

March 29th seemed more like Feb
ruary than 1t did like spring. 10 de-
grees below zero.
John Stafford made business trip
to North New Portland March 2Sth.
He found the roads very bad.
Mrs. Sylvester Chapman visited her
sister, Mrs. A. J.. Allbee one day this
week with her little great grandson,
Waldo.
Ward Jones finished making shovel
blocks this week.
Master Lawrence Howard and his
sister Ella, are home from Farming
ton on their Easter vacation.
Charles Peterson's family are on
the gain.
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p0DLIN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Mrs. Helen Stevens was calling on
friends In this neighborhood last
week.
Daniel Rogers visited at Walter Me-
Iptire's one day recently.
Walter McIntire has sold piece
of woodland to John Percival.
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Evening star., 1923-12-21
Who Is to
Blame for the
Decline in
MarYTdgesg
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Are MdtTf-
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Girls Always Have Been Willing to Risk All tor
Love and Still Are-The Ambitious Young
Men of Today Simply Don't Propose.
Families and Business Success

and
Furthermore willing to marry
men and work up with them as their mothers did
crop of old bachelors For says my correspondent by
able the modern he has generally lost
gentmans
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Evening star., 1923-12-21
Adventures of the Fedwell Family
By WINIFRED STUART GIBBS,
Food Specialist.

Mother Slimkins was enjoying Mother
Fedwell's fragrant tea and busily re-
lating some of her housekeeping prob
LENS,
SOUP" she said, and | have an idea
that they don't need it. Did not you
tell us that there was not much nour-
shment il it, Mrs. Fedwell?'
IF | said just that and no more"
smiled Mother FedweIl. Il was not ac-
curate What l should have said is
that the chief value of meat broths and
soups is their stimulating, refreshing
qualities, rather than their actual food
value.
ION the other hand. cream Of vege-
table soups or pureeS are crammed full
of nourishment.
Suppose we talk little about the
meat soups.
stock or clear broth is the founda-
tiou Of most of these To make stock
get a pound and a half of shin of beef;
cover with cold water (about three
cups) Wipe meat with a damp cloth.
cut in small pieces and brown half or
these in little suet. Place al! the
meat in soup kettle with the water,
add a quarter teaspoon of salt and sim
mer for three hours. During the last
hour Of cooking add small onion, a
bit of bay leaf and sprig of parsley
Strain the stock, cool. skim of all fat
If A clear stock is desired, place the
lli a saucepan nal
an egg white and the half of the egg
she'll Boil three minutes and simmer
for fifteen.
This clear stock is now ready to be
used as the basis for any meat soup de-
sired Serve it plain with salt for the
soup course of an elaborate dinner. lf.
however, IT is for the children's lunch,
add minced cooked carrots, cabbage,
celery or canned peas, the quantity be-
ing suited to the taste"
Mother SimIkins had a timid question
ready when Mother Fedwell stopped
talking.
What do you think of the French
habit of having stock pot always on
hand?" she said
This is an economical habit" said
her friend always provided you are
careful to follow the other French habit
of extreme daintiness in regard to all
materials that go into the pot.
"A few tablespoons of leftover Vege-
| tables, a cup of cold cooked cereal, bits
of toa sted bread, anything savory, pro
yided IL is exquisitely dainty and fresh
.'While we are on the subject of meat
/ soups lust "A word about those made oi
| oysters and clans.
"As you are thinking chiefly of the
| children while your Sam is dieting.
| strongly advise you to make their clan
| chowder according to the New England
or clans This makes better soup To-
| New England chowders, whether or nsf
| or clans This makes A better soup foi
! the Youngsters than the more elaborate
| New York chowder. The chopped clam
| NAV be strained from the milk SOUP ant
Evening star., 1923-12-21
Answers to Food Questions

f. Whenever possible have a bit of
green in the middle of the table. Or
country walks gather flowers. ferns
or berries. according to season.
S. Housewives keeping house in
modest way do not need solid silver.
A moderate supply of good plated
ware is entirely satisfactory, and If
for a lark they can help much toward
the attra ctiveness of the table.
6. In whichever room the table is
set try to have it near window, as
a shaded dining table is very unsatis-
factory.
A simple rule that includes all other
rules is: No matter how simple, let
the table show absolute freshness
and attention to detail. Every one
will be Influenced unconsclously, ana
all will enjoy it,
Can you tell me why | sometimes
have no luck even when l follow
recipe exactly? My mother some
times laughs at me because / have
had a domestic science training and
in spite of this fact my cooking is
not always 50 good as hers; She
prides herself on being an old-fash-
ioned cook who cooks by Judgment
Mrs. H. A. w.
No recipe can be written that will
exactly meet unexpected conditions.
Different grades of -four absorb vary
ing quantities of moisture, cornstarch
varies in thickening properties, eX-
tracts will vary in strength. Select
recipes that have been tested, and IL
in the working out they require some
slight changes learn to do this in
telligently. The very judgment which
your mother makes her chief depend
ence is a help here.