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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-08-28
SpirituaIlSt Campmeetlng Opens Sep-
TENDER 9TH

The Spiritualist Campmeeting As
sociation will hold their annual camp
meeting at Lakewood, September 7 to
"A. Special music will be furnished
by Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Kinder of
Norwich Conn. during the entire ses
sion. The lecturers and message
bearers will be George B. Cutter, Rev
Frederick Nicholson, Mrs. Isabel
Bradley and Rev F. A. Wiggin. pas
tor of Unity Church and all of Boston
The forenoon sessions begin at 10 a.
m, the afternoon sessions at 2 p. IN.
and the evening seances at 730 p. m.
On Thursday evening September 18th.
will occur the annual concert for
which an unusually fine program is
in preparation Artists are expected
from Wateryllle, Vassalboro and 9TH
er towns and cities OF Maine Half
hour car service will be in order both
Sundays. with special return cars aft
err the evening meetings during the
week The new lunch room in the
grove will be open during the camp
sessions.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-08-28
Sunset Camps at SmHhfeId

Mr.. and Mrs Howds and Low Of De-
troit. Mich ara guests at the Car
penter cottage for two weeks
Mr.. and Mrs Butter ~ Norway
we're guests at Carpenter cottage
last week
Robert Groves spent the wsek end
with parties in Oakland
Mrs. Fred Knights OF Lewiston. one
OF the most successful lady fisherman
on North Pond this season. was for
tunate in landing a ak aud one half
pound black bass. Mrs. knights is
considered one of the best lady fisher
men in this section OF the country
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Williams OF
Centerville, n. b.. are guests at {. NJ.
Carpenter.
Daniel Groves. registered guide,
made and served a fish chowder to
party of over four hundred at Sandy
Beach one day last week. Mr..
Groves was highly complimented on
the chOwder.
Mr.. Tinkham OF Madison and party
of friends are stopping at J. Little
fields camp for the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Jordan and
son and Mr.. and Mrs. Stedman of
Boston have been spending several
weeks at the New North Pond House
camp
Mr.. and Mrs. VI. Durgin OF Auburn
were Sunday guests at C. " Carpen-
ter's.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-08-28

enough to live near them ip the OPP
portunity 1t offers for maintaining
health, happiness and strength and,
moreover, 1t is a financial asset In it's
possibilities for increasing summer
tourists and vacation resort business.
The demands OF commerce have al
ready made. and will continue to
make startling inroads upon our
timber growth, restricting from year
to year the haunts through which our
wild game can roam and multiply.
The same influences tend to diminish
the stream flow and to polute the
river waters where mills are estab-
lished. The development just refer
red to We probably could not restrict
and perhaps do not wish to, but the
whole thing should be studied thot-
fully, In the effort to preserve, so far
as possible, the advantages of the
wild lands without too much discour-
aging the development of manufac-
lures.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-08-28
Blue Heron Visits NOrridgeNOck
Avenue

Friday morning last at about seven
O'Clock Earl kilgore, employed at the
residence OF c. Davis Miller. discov-
cred large bird on the bank of the
river near the Miller residence which
other observers pronounced to be a
blue heron. This unusual visitor
was standing on the point OF land
formed by the mouth of Coburn
Brook and the kennebec River AS
others gathered he few further down
and again alighted opposite the resi-
dence of J. W. Fogler From here
lie leisnrely marched around Out of
sight. but little later flew back to
about the point where he was origin
ally discovered Here he stood for
some minutes il a beautiful sunlit
spot--a most wonderful shot for a
photograph but no one had camera.
An onlooker rushed home TO obtain
one, but as is quite frequently the
case. when he returned the bird was
gone.
The heron did not seem frightened
or seriously disturbed because people
gathered 10 look at him When
standing on the ground or in the air
his movements were very leisurely
indeed. His spread of wing WAS per
haps five feet When standing with
head erect he was four or five feet
tall. His flying was with a very slow
wing motion, indicating that the body
weight must be very small in proper
ton to wing power. His long legs
were noticeable out behind, held in a
position which would perhaps indi-
cate that he used them somewhat as
rudder.
The heron in common with all 9TH
or birds is growing less timid as our
game laws. both federal aud state. be
come effective protection. There is
no memory or record, however. of
one having before come so near the
center OF this community as Norridge-
woCk avenue
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-08-28
[RsET CONTRIBUTES
| YALE MUSEUM
x.,den +. p. King Sends
Wa "s Of Poplar Wood Show
Ing Beaver Work

u.r3en E. P. King, has re-
.s,nned a sample of poplar
suing sa,rf beaver work. to Thos.
,'.merly of Augusta, now con-
a,,b the Museum of Natural
W. =, the Yale University, New
| Conn. :, A.
(;s,ory department at the State
,nsnsta. for many years. He
rine OF course met frequent
Iaar going to Yale. Mr.. James
'.,ting that he wished to show
stuffed and mounted, as If
! and asked for Mr.. Kings
- The piece shipped was
| long and nine inches in dia-
|, thp butt. 1t had a big scar
/ ant by beaver, about two feet
= end. and was ideal for the
with it was shipped about
[.bsls of the chips left by the
near their work.
tipg found this particular pop
in Starks and had to carry
an his shoulder about half a
+ was a pretty tough job
very sore shoulder resulted.
| samples of the kind are
be purposes to find them
n transportation facilities.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-08-28
FORMER GUIDE IS ON
MOUNTED PATROL
Clyde William Arrests Gang of GypsieS
and Receivers Stolen Money

A recent edition of the Carroll COun-
ty Independent, printed at Center Os-
sipee, y. H., tells of the arrest of a
band OF gypsies, who had robbed
Edison Nickerson of Chocorua, n. II.
Of $3.50, by Clyde Whitman, formerly
of this place, who has been on the
Mounted Patrol in the region already
referred to during the summer sea-
son. Jumping into a Durant car,
and slipping a Winchester on the driv-
er's seat beside him, he hurried on
the trail OF the fugitiyes and came
upon three cars of the gypsies. With
Am ordered the cars to halt and about
face. After a short parley and a
glance at Witham, the wanderers con-
scented and the money was eventually
recovered The Center Ossipce
newspaper says:
Clyde Witham is a we'll known
Maine guide and forester and has also
been an official at the Shirley and
Rhode Island reformatories. He has
been employed on fire patrols and
forestry service for the past two
months. covering a stretch of some
sixteen miles between the hours of six
o'clock a. m. and eight-thirty p. m.
A woodsman to the back bone, With
am is the friend and advisor of many
camping parties along his route, and
mounted on his pretty western mare,
Molly. is a familiar and popular fig
ure along the shores OF stately Cho-
corua.'
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TWO ARMIES INvAvED
MERCER
Pine Island Boys Have Annual War
Game

Once again the annual war game of
the Pine Island Camp boys in Mer-
GER has passed into history. On
Tuesday, the 18th, the two armies in
vaded the town in larger numbers
than ever before and established
themselves for their four day encamp-
ment here. The officers and cooks
having headquarters at C. Z. Varney' S
while the boys and their councillors
slept in various barns about town.
This has become an annual event
and Mercer people are glad to well
come them back each year, and the
trip and war game are classed by the
boys themselves as a climax to their
two months camping season at Pine
Island. DR.. Eugene Swan, of Brook
Ign, New York, the organizer and
manager was with them as usual, al
ways cordial and extending the glad
hand to all his friends.
1t might be interesting to note
here that DR.. Swans father and
mother met and became acquainted
with each other while attending the
Eaton school in Norridgewock. AS
usual the ladies of the Methodist
Church held their sale of cake and
ice cream at the vestry on Wednes-
day and Thursday. The townspeo-
pie were very generous in the giving
of food and the ladies take this OPP
portunity to thank all those assist
ing in any way. This sale was
largely patroniZed and the vestry
with its two large reading tables
we'll supplied with magazines made
safe harbor for the boys during the
rain OF Wednesday.
The usual annual entertainment
was given by the boys and their
councillors on Thursday evening at
the church, consisting of camp songs
by the boys and a very enjoyable
play, entitled "Three Faces East"
Two very fine violin solos by one of
the members were greatly enjoyed.
Mention must also be made of sew
eral fine vocal selections given by
the colored trio who are the p. |. C.
cooks and helpers which gave great
pleasure.
The entire proceeds of the enter
tainment were very generously given
to the church az an appreciation of
their interest in the boys. This
with the sale Of cake and ice cream
netted nearly $40 which will be used
to repair the M. E. vestry.
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Many 0ut-Of.State Visitors at Grace
Pond

Vaughan Richardson, Phi D.. Balti-
more, Nd. who was to stay till the
last OF the month, had TO retura home
due to the illness of a relative. Guests
during the past week were NJ. G.. l..
Bailey. C. A. Hall and Herbert Locke
OF Augusta; DR. A. l.. Pope. Provi-
dence, r. l.; P. NJ. Rooney. Roy Nc
Gregor OF Springfield. Ohio. Leo
Windsow. Fairfield a. Howard Buzz
zell. Skowhegan Muriel and Thomas
H. Liggett, NJ. D. of Plainefeld. y. J.;
r. r. Tanner. y. Y; ]. Roderique and
son. Joseph Jr OF Boston; f. Rodri-
que and j. Rodrique Sr. OF Skowhe-
gan; Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Dow. Saeo;
Flo Walbam. Portland; w ]. Lam
ngan Jr., New York; w. L. Low. Tux
edo. n. Y; L. NJ Osborne, Fairfield
II. Munnoch and DIR. l.. c. Pratt. Ma
CARA Falls, n. Y; W. ]. Lessard,
Skowhegan, Miss Mary D. Lee left
the 23rd after four weeks stay.
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Recent Guests at Henderson Camps

DR.. II. B. Plummer and companion,
John b. Swinney of New York, drop
ped in on their return Friday to in
form us that there is good trout fish
ing in the small streams at Hender-
sons and larger trout are being
caught at the inlet at Attean Lake.
These city gentlemen were loud in
their praise OF Mr.. Henderson's hos
pitality and service. They're en-
thnsastic about our big woods and
will urge all their friends to vacation
in this section next year Other
guests at Henderson's were Mr. and
Mrs. II. c, Otis and Miss Catherine
Otis of Boston; Mr. and Mrs J. j. Car
lin of Brooklyn; Mr.. and Mrs. A. +.
Bisson, Mrs. McQuade. Miss Corrigan
and S. V. Bison of Skowhegan and
e. A. Henneberry and Major and Mrs,
A. n. Mingo of Maiden, Mass,
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A Plen for the Fish

When removing an understood trout
from your hook. always moisten your
aands before grasping the fish other
wise the dry hand will remove the
slime from the back of the trout. when
it is only a question of time until
fungus sets in and the fish will die.
Always kill your FISH that are large
enough to keep, as soon as taken from
the hook This can he done by Civ
ing il stroke with a stick on the
head back OF the eyes. II Will avoid
all suffering. aud make your fish far
better for table Use
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-08-28
Many Guests nj Lakewood Hotel

The week end guests at the Lake
wood Hotel were DR. and Mrs Frank
Y. Gilbert and Miss Frances Gilbert.
Portland; Major and Mrs ". r.
White. L. s Army; Mr.. and Mrs. c.
&. Coady. Madison; Dr. ~ Maude
Kellet, Ruth \. MckinnOn. yerna NJ.
Soule and Margaret A. Mckinnon. An
burn; Mrs. ". G. Glcndwing, Miss
Glendwing, Mrs S. f. McFarlin and
Mrs. Grace NJ Zuber, Lawrence. Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lane. l. S Wolff
Susan J. O. Rully. Waterbury. Conn. !:
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Bemis, Mr. and
Mrs. f. W. Bemis, Worcester, Mass j:
T. c. Gatecone. Augusta.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-08-28
LABOR DAY CARNIVAL At
LAKEWOOD
Continuous Performance from p
III. Until Midnight

A continuous performance from 2
p. III. until Midnight will feature the
Labor Day celebration at Lakewood
this year and the program in pros
pect is perhaps one OF the most pre-
tentious ever staged there. A COM
petent committee consisting OF John
b. Hymer, . Tom Tempest, Warren
Hymer. Newton WymsA sad Archie
Dostie, are busily at vsrA maxim 3
arrangements for the many events
that promise to fill the day with
amusement and excitement. At 2 p.
nj. promptly, Mr.. Hymer will stage
his Ford car outdoor comedy stunt
in which Mr.. Hymer promises to
make a Ford do everything but talk.
Regardless of that, however. there
will be plenty of fun for everyone.
A series OF athletic events will fol-
low, consisting OF 100 yard dash.
running broad jump, high jump. relay
races. half mile races. Boy Scout re-
lay race, canoe race, quarter mile run
and among the Somerset County ath-
letes who will compete are Archie O.
Dostie, Emile Dionne, Gerald Stinch-
field, Adolph Provost, James Dysart,
Kenneth Cole, William Cole, Regi-
maid McAllister, Warren Hymer and
Newton Wyman. Archie Dostie will
have charge OF this meet. A special
challenged tennis match between
Warren Hymer. who won the Lake
wood cup this year and Edward Tai
bert, champion of the Waterville
high school will take place. in both
double and single matches. A come
dy match between eight persons will
follow. A display of daylight fire
works will be given at $50 p. m. and
this will be followed by mammoth
checker match for which the tennis
courts will be laid out az checker
board. This event Is the feature OF
an annual exposition at Los Angeles,
California, and the match here will
be an exact reproduction of the match
there. Arrangements are being
made to bring the checker cham
pions to Somerset County together at
this match. There will be log roll
ing contest and log ohopping con-
test by experienced river drivers.
There are numerous other comedy
and athletic stunts in preparation by
the committee. In the afternoon five
cent dances will take place at the
theatre and these dances with music
by the Kings OF Harmony will run
continuously throughout the after
noon. In the evening at 7.30 p. m.
the first performance Of the Lake
wood Prize Play, a Lewis & Gordon
production by Hugh Herbert Ten
dollars in gold is offered for the best
title submitted for this play. Fol-
lowing the Performance another Of
those hilarious Country Stores VIII
be staged by John B. Hymer and Tom
Tempest The events OF the day
will be free to all persons who pur-
chase theatre tickets pr who ride on
the electric cars Admission to
the park to those not purchasing
theatre tickets will be- 25 cents, and
the theatre tickets In spite OF the
extra expense involved Will sim re-
main rs cents each. with no advance
in price A Labor Day carnival
dance will follow the theatre. This
will be one of the biggest days Of
the year in Somerset County with
something big doing from p, m. I'M
til midnight, Halt heafSear service
will be maintained. IN
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-08-28
New Toys" at Lakewood
IRobert Sparks J

Robert Sparks)
,udience which assembled at
Isewood Theatre last Monday
see the performance of New
Twas vastly amused and thor
satisfied. For well they
because an Ernest Truck sue
play worth while, and there
h in New Toys" to make 1t
than his previous success six
h Love" The appeal of this
based on the fact that 1t treats
kried life, in particular, just
without any flourish whatso-
And so one can treat the ad-
Of a newly married couple
they really are without con-
IA great deal of comedy and
donal tug at the heart strings.
an end. New Toys" does just
he audience which ASSEMBLE
readily reflected the spirit
,lay and players. 1t Ia a
\ and it 10 played we'll, 30
could be expected?
% newlyweds, Dorothy Stick
Fairfax Burgher, have ar
the very definite conclusion
riage is not a glittering ro-
The unwelcome crying Of
has contributed a great deal
discomfort and it becomes al
Sessary that they look about
b something else to interest
iad in this case it is new
IN The case Of the husband, an
|Htheart, and with the wife,
b on the stage. But we all
hat married people can't do
Ike that without causing a
sl Of trouble, and this trouble
Eventual disposition is the hui
lathos of the play. 1t will
Jon plenty Of laughter and a
|B and that is just the reason
ks go to the theatre, and in
it is just the reason why you
e and enjoy New Toys The
lasiSts of Jean Adair. Dorothy
p Fairfax Burgher, Barry
hS Ruth Garland, Henry
Laura Carpenter, Robert
and Joseph Singer. They
R you an evening well spent.
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Pleasant Words About Abbot

The following letter was pleasant
ly received from F 6. Hayden. prop
rietor of we'll known sporting camps
in Abbott.
Independent-Reportcr Co.
Skowheean. Maine.
Dear Sirs
BY error let my paper stop
temporarily Find enclosed two
dollars tS2.oo for one years sub
Scription Please Sond last weeks
copy When ! am not taking the
Reporter. shall uo' be taking
any other.
Yours very truly,
r g. HAYDEN
Abbott Maine
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NOTICE

In accordance with Chapter 1s9. Pub
lie Laws. 1917. and with tho consent of
the Assessors. / hereby advertise the
sale OF the timber on the Public Lots
in the following Plantations for the
logging season Of 1924 and 1925; Bige-
low, and The Forks .
NEIL J.. V1OLETTE.
3w35 Acting Forest commissioner
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l'e Next to the Tall Timber
iR. T. Patten)

/ man is seeking an oppor-
% hunt he starts for the big
Likewise, when he wishes
Do seafehes out streams that
4ga \ sparsely settled area.
Hea tna noise-shocked city
s8en he dreams OF a vaca-
|ssas Tor trees, lakes and
somerset County answers the
satisfactorily to all these
may be well understood when
lnal we have a population of
10 the square mile. indicat-
Notwithstanding a few of
salhered into towns and viii
VT The most part our area is
Her to forests, mountains,
@eams-nature with all the
VI solitude, in her pristine
aooye thought is emphasized
" 'F compare Somerset's popu-
less than ten people to the
nlle with Rhode Island, the
.a'piy settled Of the New Eng
Fe.ss' having 566 people on
S suafe mile of area. The
s.d'es' as a whole, has about
1, Nv people to the square mile.
IT,. IRON our point of view, is
|'' on in this respect of any
r. n having an average of one
,.. people to each square mile
salol attach too much impor-
|,n,. ms circumstance of wide
-, "'u spaces. 1t constitutes.
III III d burden. necessitating a
ea ,a road mileage per capita.
1 aol expect to connect our
.la pa1ated villages by high
4 aug which there are farm
n. 60, comparatively infrequent
i. WIN cement roads like
H.. uofe urgently demanded
|Ma ,,,eadlly maintained in a
massachusetts,, where one
N "V4eps into another with
io, !. .p.efeeptive break between.
|i.,,tIsss and wild area, however,
10 those of us fortunate
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NOTICE

As have given my son. Fred Nc
Laughln. his time / viii net collect
his wages after this date. Ali per-
sons are hereby warned not TO trust
said Fred Mclaughlin az shall nav no
bills Of his contracting, from this time
on,
DELLA r MCLAUGHLIN
Bingham, Maine, Aug. IS, 1924. 1w35
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BOyington ReuhleA

The sixth annual BoyingtoN re
union will be held at the home of
Nellie Webster Wadlelghe at Belgrade.
September Z, 1924 Any one related
to the Boyington family are cordially
invited.
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Don't forget to bring that animal to
the Somerset Central Fair September
Q, 10. II, and L.
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RED PINE CONES
WANTED =

for seed. Mast 10 picked WhsR Just
ripe, not tee seer or when speRed,
usually sksut September. Variety
desired are act ever ga isckes long.
Send tive or three samples by mall
II In doubt. Tie Independent Re-
porter Go. have specimens. Don't
ship before writing ". 1926 a bushei
for the right Kind.
Franklin Forestry Co.
GrIsWOldVilie (R. Z. d. Mass.
4W33
Seward daily gateway., 1924-01-18
WORK DISMANTL!NG
 KING TUT'S TOMB
 REPORTED DELAYED

LUXOR, Jan. 1S.-After two days of Interruption, work on King Tut enkhamun's tomb was resumed today with Howard Carter continuing his preparation for dismantling the outer shrine.
 A curtain of unforeseen incidents. such as the immense weight of the canopy and the fragile condition of the pail have tended to protect the task and disorganize the program of the work of the excavators. It was originally hoped to reach and open the sarcophagus eff one was found) by the middle of this month, but un- less the saroophagus is discovered inn mediately on opening the second shrine there is little hope that this object will be attained on scheduled time The second shrine is so large that it may we'll contain two or three inner caskets enclosing the sarcopha- gus itself.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-01-18
C0VFL LACRAT|g|v CAUSES DElTX
 FIVE PERSOIyS

OIL CITY, Pa, Jan. 1S.-Nine per sons were killed in a fire that des- trOyed farm house at Tylersburg near Shippenville, Clarion county, the other day.
 The victims were James Mentze1 and his eight grandchildren, seven of them being children of Claude Emmin ger at whose home the fire occurred The other victim was Michael Me- Manigle, II.
 The fire was discovered by Mrs. Emminger who had been ill and was sleeping on the first floor of the house. She was awakened by the tunes of smoke, and groped her way 70 the stairway, summoning her hus- band
 Emninger succeeded in rescuing Mrs Mentzer from the second floor and attempted several times to return for the children and their grandfath. CT, but each time was driven back by the flames and smoke He was badly burned about the face and hands.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-01-18
SCARLET FEVER FAILS
 TO HALT WEDDING OF
 CONNECTICUT COUPLE

MERIDIAN, Conn.,, Jan. 1S.-Arthur W. Arnold and his bride, who was Miss Gladys B Hartman, are quar- antined today at the Arnold home in this city for scarlet fever, which sud- denly attacked thegroom on his we'd ding days December 26. The ceremo- ny was performed at the brides home With the groom in one room and the pride and guests in another and the clergyman standing in a doorway be- tween the rooms. MT. Arnold. with his bride acting as nurse, was brought to his home in Meridian yesterday.