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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-04-03

Helen Taylor of Blanch.
town visiting friends ro b
Hilda Sylvester is homo
vacation from Normal ~ u al
Pennington. School
Neal Norton has thrown =.
cane and is fast recoYerina away
cold. IRON
Mr.. Sterling is back a0.,.
Bingham. eaia M
Lester Sylvester and nono,,
are at Rowell Mountain bo," a fea
Blackwell tapping trees. pug
Ray Lisherness and O p nj,
were business callers in , n'aneA1
week. VoWh
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde vaughs
gone. into the Kibley. o"a
Hugh Sylvester and Anton n,
are cutting logs for J. p sn ,nq1
Sumner Sprague is wors; 3ne'1
Henry Sylvester. mug
c. M. Jacobs has gone to c,,,.l
set again on business. "'aa
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SAION
(Receiyed too late for publication last
week.

fReceiYed too late for publication last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Omar Boudreau of An
son were in town over Sunday the
guests of their aunt Mrs. Roscow SAT-
ford and cousin Mrs. Dana Waugh.
Miss Amy Merrill. teacher in the
Madison schools is having one weeks
vacation at her home here.
Mrs. John Mahoney of Pennington
was in town a few days looking after
their stand here, returning Monday.
Miss Evelyn Butts, student at Farm
ington Normal, is spending ten days
recess with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
T. e. Butts.
Mrs. Arthur aBtcher is quite i'll at
her home. Mrs. Head, Mrs Batchers
daughter from Massachusetts came
home Saturday to help care for her.
A number of the W. c. T. Z. ladies'
attended a joint meeting. of the w. c..
T. U. institute at Madison reporting a
very interesting meeting and dell
cious dinner served at noon.
The ladies of the D., A. r. Chapter
realized $l005 from their food sale
WHICH VIII Dt blFCh W INC NHiiN
health fund.
Miss Chispa Rowell is home from
Pennington for few days stay.
Mrs. z. l.. McIntire who has been
spending the winter in Boston with
her husband came home last week.
Bert Goodrich who has been in the
woods at Long Pond all winter came
home Tuesday.
EAST SOLoN
Franklin school began March "a
with the same teacher, Mildred Boy
ingten.
Mrs. Henry Redmond of Scion has
been visiting her mother, Mrs. Noyes.
Mrs. Nora Tozier of Scion has been
spending a few days with her mother,
Mrs Hattie Robinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard King are NOV
ing onto Elmer French's farm.
Miss Bertha Hunnewell who has
been working in Skowhegan is now
In the hospital sick with the measles.
We are all very sorry for little John
Corson who has been in Portland re-
Gently to have his eye removed.
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HARTLAND

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Goodwin
have been with their daughter,
Carrie Burton for several weeks.
turned to their home in St. Al
Saturday.
Mrs. E. NJ. Traitor and dauy
Lois went to Fort Fairfield FIJI
where they will make it their \
with Mrs. Traftons daughter a
for a while.
j. C. Young was in Bangor
day.
The Pythian Sisters at their re
ar meeting Thursday evening will
degree work.
Lillian Fuller was in Bangor
the day Wednesday.
Mildred Latty has completed
duties as telephone operator. Be
Parker has been employed as
operator.
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positions and been leading political
writer on the Washington Post. He
has also written extensively for many
other newspapers all the way from
Birmingham. England to Honolulu,
Hawaii. He IL an ex-president OF
the Gridiron Club of Washington Cor
respondents. said to be the most Ia
nous dining club in the world. In
recent years Mr.. Walker has turned
his attention to business and has been
identified with several large entor-
prises, especially eight story, modern
apartment houses. Mr.. Walker has
always been greatly Interested in the
Academy and has shown his loyalty In
many different ways. In recognition
of this interest and loyalty TO the
old Academy he was recently made
member of the board of trustees. Mr.
Walker was born in Embden and his
father still lives in that town. Dur
ing his student days he was under
the instruction of that great teacher,
Mr.. G. A. Stuart, and largely due to
Mr.. Stuarts advice and encourage
ment who recognizing the latent
ability and promise of the young stu
dent persuaded him to study for
college. He entered Colby at the
age of II, later going to Harvard,
graduating in 1892.
SOUTH ANSON
Mr.. and Mrs. John Locke spent
few days visit with relatives in Nor
ridgewock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Fletcher are
working for Eldridge Rand at In
dustry.
Clayton Gilbert of Pennington is
keeping his horses on the Barron
Farm for a few weeks He expects
to 60 on the drive very soon.
Wesley Chase is still confined to
the house with the measles.
Mrs. Havannah Spencer spent
Tuesday night and Wednesday with
Mrs. Joel Fletcher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Pease were
guests recently of their son Victor
pease and wife in Starks.
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week service at home of Mrs. Nellie

week service at home OF mrs. Neiiie
The evangeiistic services conducted
by Evangelist Walter M. Colby OF Car
diner. closed Sunday, March 30. MT;
Colby presents the gospel with great
power in sermon and song. He has
greatly strengthened the spiritual life
of the church and has stirred the
whole community. There were many
decisions for Christ. At the Sunday
morning service the pastor baptized
eleven adults and four children and
received eleven persons into the the
preparatory relationship to the church
together with several by certificate of
transfer.
SOUTH SOLoN
WASHINGTON SCHOOL
The spring term opened March 25th.
A Red and Blue contest has been
started for excellence in attendance.
conduct, care of teeth, penmanship,
arithmetic, spelling and wild Hover
list a little later. A student VINO
has perfect attendance for a week, or
has 100 in spelling or arithmetic or A
in penmanship or conduct gains one
point for his side Also on Saturday
afternoon each side presents some en-
tertainment feature. song, recitation
or exercise and the side which has the
best prepared feature wins . points.
Rose Sidell is the captain Of the Red
side and Ralph Jones of the Blues.
The score now stands Reds 13, Blues
IL.
The following have perfect attend
ance this week: Minnie Rowell, Rose
Sidell, Reginald Rowell, Galen Row
ell, Roy Jones, Lynwood Jones. Ralph
Jones, Leba Jones, Theron Gardiner,
Valfred Bickford, WViter Kennison,
George Kennison, Flora Hunnewell,
Hazel Hunnewell, Rosie Hunnewell,
jamie Hunnewell, Shepherd Hume
well and Margaret Clark.
100 in arithmetic all this week:
Ralph Jones, Hazel Hunnewell, Flora
Hunnewell, Dora Gardiner and Frank
Rowell.
100 In spelling all this week: Flea
nor Williams, Lyle Williams, Leba
Jones, Margaret Clark, Flora Hume
we'll and Rose Sidell.
SOUTH SOL0N
Mud, mud, everywhere, the snow
nearly gone and frost coming out,
but perfectly lovely weather over
head all the week.
Washington school commenced
Tuesday, March 25th, after three
weeks vacation.
There was a farewell party at Les
lie Kehnisons the 25th with good
crowd and all report a fine time.
Leslie Kennison has sold his farm
to Walter Clark and is going to South
Windham in the near future.
Misses Vera and Blanche Jones and
Viola Gardiner returned last week to
Somerset Academy, Athens, after a
two weeks vacation.
Fred Weeks and Bernard Gardiner
are attending farmers week at Orono
this week.
Miss Leba Jones has returned from
Cornyille where she has been visit
ing with her cousin, Mrs. c. L. Beck
with.
Mrs. Oliver French of Athens, who
has been visiting with her son Walter
French. returned home Sunday.
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EMBDEN CENTER
(Received too late for publicat

Received too late for publication
week.
Miss Pearl Mullin who is tear
the Longfellow school went HON.
the week end. She boards with
and Mrs. Melvin Berry.
Mrs. w. L. Hodgdon and son
North Arson were the guests of
Wallace Hodgdon Saturday.
Verdell Lacasee was a week
guest at Wallace Hodgdon's.
Charles Dreamer and sons
saving wood in this vicinity
week.
J. L. Hodgdon of Scion was a c
in town Sunday.
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SOL0N

At the last meeting OF Nortnern
Light Rebekdh Lodge four candidates
were shown the mysteries of the ofder
and at the next meeting on THURSDAY
evening April II there will be degree
work, followed by refreshments
Mr.. and Mrs. william York who have
been spending the winter in Arson
came home the last of the week.
The revival meetings which have
been held the past two weeks by the
Pastor Rev John Sherburn assisted
by Walter Colby, singing evangelist,
have aroused much interest and were
we'll attended throughout. Eleven
persons were given the rites of bap-
tism at the Sunday morning service.
United States tires are good tires,
30x3ts USCO cords, $40; 3Ox3h2 Royai
cords, $12.50; 30x3h tubes. $1.65. For
sale at Whitney's, Bingham.
Geo. Bennett received word Tues
day morning that their buildings on
their farm in Athens had been des-
troyed by fire during the night. Farm
ing tools and two seasons OF pressed
hay, about so ton were stored there.
Loss partially covered by insurance.
The d. A. r. Chapter will meet this
week Friday with Mrs. j. II. Gray ana
Mrs. f. L. McIntire. Roll call-The
most helpful quotation. Topic--"lre-
land. The Isle of Beauty
Harry Treat has hired with the
Foundation Company who has been
in Madison for sometime and expects
TO go as far south as Maryland right
away.
AT Carratunk Theatre, Saturday
evening April 5 Universal presents
Gladys Walton in "The Near Lady
The friends of Kendall Cross our
popular Garage man who with mrs.
Cross has spent the winter in Fforlda
started last week on their return trip
home.
A showing of Spring Millinery at
Edna r. Haskells.
Lawrence Davis has rented the up
stairs rent in Mrs. Francis Williams
house and will occupy 1t sometime
this month.
Malon Robbins is at work in the
saw mill at Bingham.
Little Miss Doris Clark who lives
with her grandmother at Bingham Is
spending a weeks vacation with her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Clark.
There was a good attendance at the
Farm Bureau Friday. good amount
of work of cutting patterns was ac-
complished. A specially appetHlng
dinner was served at noon.
Mrs. John Rowland went to Ma
chanic Falls, Thursday, the guest OF
her sister Mrs. Greenleaf and spent
the week end in Auburn with her sis
ter, Mrs. Sawyer and her daughter
Miss Mavourite Rowland
There was a large attendance at the
Ladies' Home Circle last Thursday
with Mrs. E. c. Tuscan and Mrs. Zu-
lena Boynton and during the after
noon the Circle was presented with a
beautiful quilt top all made by hand
by Mrs. Lucy Cooley The next
meeting with the president, Mrs. Fall
lon, Thursday, April 10.
The Ladies' Aid Society will hold a
food sale at the Public Library, Sat
urday p. M, April the 5th.
PLEASANT STREET NJ. E. CHURCH
Services for Sunday, April 9Th,
1890 a. M, morning worship. SER
mon by the pastor 1.-THE Human Need
and the Divine Supply" 11.45 a. M,
Sunday School; 100 p. m. eyangelistic
service with brief address by the pas
tor "A Great Question Special
music at morning and evening SER
vices. Song service In the evening.
Wednesday, April 9th, 700 p. m, md
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Card OF Thanks

I wish to take this opportualI
thank my friends for the many nov
cards and letters and other exp
sions of sympathy received durins
recent illness.
Mrs. c. A. Monlto'
Hartland, April 8, 1924
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Gard OF Thanks

We wish to express our THANK
all our dear neighbors and FRIENDS
their loving care and help during
sickness and death Of our loved
also for the many cards and lei
sent to him, which he so much ap
ciated, and for those received by
since, and for the many beau
flowers.
Mrs. Owen E. Savage
Bert E. Savage and vii
Cinda Savage
North Arson, April 3, 1924
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Another pair of horses he' !
death in the Kennebec River az ~.
mouth of Sandy River THURSDAY ny =,
ing when Victor Pease OF Starks y
his team on the ice, MI fea'. 4,
unable to get the animals o us.s N
and before help was brought O0'n
persisted from the cold. /
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dence at Washington, d. c. has given
him far reaching acquaintance. For
a great many years he was a newspa-
per correspondent and probably has
written more Washington copy for
Maine newspapers than any other liv-
ing person. He has held editorial
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Pictures OF Coburn Park Wants

We are anxious to find some ;,
lures of Coburn Park ana "or
Any one having them or KIM.
where they may be obtained win !.
fer a favor by communicating
this office. %, urp
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
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News Of Somerset's Busy Towns

devotional period In the business
session II was voted 10 pay one dol
lar towards the church's apportion-
ment for the bishop Bishop Hughes
picture was admired and talk about
him and his work was greatly en-
ioyed. He Is to preside over The
annual conference which c0nyenes in
Portland, April Sth. He is remem-
bered as the bishop who dedicated
our local church. The juniors spent
part of the afternoon making fancy
blotters for the children Of Allen
Home, Asheyille, North Carolina.
The Ladies Aid had a most enjoy
able meeting at the home of Mrs.
Elwood Andrews Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Andrews is recovering well
from her recent Illness.
Mrs. J. F. Hoxie from Fairfield ac-
companied by her daughter Greta,
who is Il junior at Oak Grove Semin-
airy. were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Rob
ert w. Smith over the week end.
The motion picture Skin Deep
which was presented in Kennebec
Hall, March 9th, under the auspices
of the American Legion, was witness
ed by large and very appM eiative
audience.
A new line of patent leather sandals
for girls, misses and children, has
Just arrived at Taylor Bros. & Hill.
1w14
Moccasins with leather or uskide
soles can now be had for any mem
Der of the family ut Taylor Bros &
Hill. lWl4
Friends Of Vernard ~ Pierce will
be interested to know that he has be-
come sole owner of the Cut Price
Clothing store The name OF the en-
terprise will be changed to Vernard
7. Pierce. Mr.. Pierce has been
manager and third owner OF the
business for about four years. The
purchase was made of Poulin q Laney
of Skowhegan.
Fifty dollars was reported paid to-
wards the church debt with more
still coming in for that purpose. De
licious refreshments were served by
the hostess.
The weekly prayer meeting was
held with Mr.. and Mrs. Melzor Hart
ford Tuesday evening.
The choir rehearsal will be held
at the same place this evening, Mr..
Hartford's, Main street.
Our Cradle Roll now numbers
nineteen. Birthday offerings of these
little ones elicits much interest in
the Sunday school.
Next Sunday is the last Sunday OF
the present conference year. The
church has made a good record dur
ing the year It's motto, seemingly
Is Not for self, but for others
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
The pastor will preach on the sub
ject, "The Shadow of a Crown at the
morning service.
The topic for prayer meeting
Thursday evening will be "The
Worlds Work." Matt 6:24-34
The Mems Club will hold its reg
ular meeting at the close of next Sun
day evening service. The question
for general discussion will be, "1ow
do the social and moral conditions
of the small community compare with
those of twenty-five years ago.
At the parish meeting called at the
close of last Sunday evenings ser
vice, the report of the building com
mittee for the proposed parish house
was accepted. 81 votes were cast;
65 in favor of the parish house;
opposed. A soliciting committee and
finance committee were appointed.
Mr.. Forrest Colby served as moder-
ator.
The choir met Monday evening for
rehearsal.
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EAST SK0WHEGAN

Mrs. Ella f. Raymond went toll
iston Saturday morning for a.
with her daughter, Mrs. Evie Ad
She will also visit with RELATIVE
Auburn and will return to SkO
gan this week.
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CARATTNK

Timothy r. Clark of Madison
purchased land and cottage at PA
ant Pond formerly owned by
Alice NJ. White and Mrs, Al
Gallagher.
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BECOME A MEMBER OF ne
BURN PARK ASSOCIATIVE j, !,
HELP ESTABLISH A PLAYGfo''
FOR THE CHILDREN.
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L. C. Smith typewriters, n !"
or for sale. independent
Company.
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Bingham
Formerly the Cut Price Clothing TO-.


parents. My. and Mrs. Herbert Mitch
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-06-05

Man Attacked by Leopard
Saves Life BY Quick Wit.

Something had frightened the cattle
In the kraal. Jan Pienaar, owner of
the ranch In Rhodesia, crept forth In
the moonlight, rife In hand. Suddenly
without warning sharp claws sank into
bis shoulders and he found himself
staring into the gaping mouth of a
leopard
The shock was SC sudden and un-
nerving, says Mr.. j. 81. Main in the
Wide World Magazine, that Pienaar
dropped his rifle. Then In an instant
he recovered his presence Of mind and
gripped the animal by the throat with
both hands to keep it from biting his
face. There they stood locked In
death grip; the leopard, upright on It's
hind legs, rested all It's weight upon
him, and he with all his muscles braced
clenched his fingers upon the beasts
throat Although the leopard's formid-
able claws were tearing his shoulders
and arms cruelty, Pienaar dared not
shout or move, lest the animal should
tear itself away. leap upon him again
and kill him.
How long Pienaar and the leopard
stood there he cannot say, but il
seemed an eternity. The leopard stood
so close, glazing into his eyes, that he
could feel its hot breath on his face.
When the rife dropped from his
hands 1t had fallen against a tree and
now was lying with the muzzle point
Ing towards him about three feet from
his right knee. How to get 1t was the
question. That the beast remained so
quiet was, he believed, owing to his
keeping quiet himself. So ever so
gently he loosened the grasp of his
right hand on the brute's throat and
at the same time frightened the grip Of
his left. He slowly crouched lower
and lower and then cautiously
stretched his right hand towards the
rifle. All the time he stared steadily
into the leopard's blazing eyes.
Presently he found that he could
just touch the weapon with his fingers.
With infinite care he edged over until
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he was able to grasp 1t firmly. Now
came the crucial moment. Should the
rife as he pulled 1t toward him catch
even momentarily In the underground.
the noise would startle the fierce brute
into a raging fury. He frightened his
grip ON the beasts throat and began to
pull the rifle toward him. AS luck
would have 1t. the weapon came away
freely from the bushes. and inch by
inch he managed to draw 1t to him
until its butt rested on the ground
against the inside Of his right foot.
From there he slowly raised 1t with his
fingers until the muzzle pointed
straight at the leopard's under jaw;
then he lifted it little more and got
his finger on the trigger. Quickly re-
leasing his grip on the beasts throat,
he pulled the trigger and leaped back
wards.
The animal. as he discovered later,
was killed Instantly; the bullet broke
its neck. But Pienaar will carry to
his grave the scars of the wounds that
his adversary made In that horrible
night encounter.
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Lord JetFrey's Greeting
Was Very AFeciionoi.

Among the recently discovered un
published letters of Jane Welsh Car
lyle, which Leonard Huxley has edited
and which are appearing in the Cen
fury Magazine, is this description Of
Jeffrey's amorous salutation:
"While we were sitting very peace.
ably together Lord Jeffrey and Mr..
Empson were announced sprang up
delighted, of course, to see jeffrey.
who had not warned me of his coming
to town. He having strong natural
tendency for cuddling people without
the slightest earthly harm in it) and
taking advantage Of his being now
near 20 years of age to indulge this
innocent taste to the fullest extent,
took me all in his arms as usual-re-
CARELESS of the presence Of Plattnauer.
EEpson and Helen Gas indeed he
would have done the same before
twenty starched dowagers) and gave
me one kiss after another, not on the
brow or any of those delicate spots,
but plump on my lips calling me
my darling Jeaniel-my sweet child
my dear Lowell
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Origin of Bathtub

The first bathtub In the United
States was installed by Adam Thomp-
son, wealthy grain and cotton
dealer of Cincinnati, in 1912. He had
lately returned from London. where
he had heard that the prime minister
had such device. On December 20
1912, he had party Of gentlemen to
dinner, all Of whom tried out the new
invention. The following day the
story was in the papers and Thomp-
son was attacked both by doctors and
politicians. We do not find that
Thompson was required to pay a fine,
but the discussion In connection with
the bathtub resulted In various meas
ures for the restriction Of their use.
The common council of Philadelphia
considered an ordinance to prevent
any such bathing between the months
Of November and March. Virginia
laid tax Of $50 per year on all bath
tubs and extra heavy water rates. In
Boston there was an ordinance for
bidding their use except on medical
advice.
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NOW all this was nothing at all for
Empson or myself, or any one that
knows Jeffrey's ways and that knows
his age-and that knows the sort of
paternal affection he has entertained
tor me upwards of fifteen years. But
If you win just look at II with Platt-
nauer's eyes He reeled across the
floor and babe me morning with look
significant of mucnr have heard
since that he went from here to Eliza
beth to compliment her on the extraor-
binary character of Scotch saluta-
lions as illustrated in the meeting he
had just witnessed betwixt Lord JEFF
frey and Mrs. Carlyle.
''Elizabeth begged him for Gods
sake not TO take the practices of Lord
jeffrey and Mrs. Carlyle as specimen
of the national manner'-but. said she,
I tried to comfort him by the as
surance that Lord jeffrey was seventy.
which he would not, however, believe.
for he was quite struck with his hand
someness'i Certainly If he had got
that view Of the subject the procedure
was perfectly awful I"