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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-03
Chapman Concert, Friday Eve,
January 18th

The Chapman Concert which \,
soon to take place January 18th
truly be a New Years treat to
music lovers. Every music lover
be anxious to take advantage of N
ing this fine concert. Indicati
point to capacity house, as the
lie have long learned to realize
Mr.. Chapman never presents an al
who is not worth while. Miss
worney is a singer of except,
ability, and has a magnificent v
Hsr program numbers will incl
the great arias from Carmen, II 4
vatore, LIE Prophetic and Samso|
Delilah, real Grand Opera progj
besides a group of Russian and d
fish songs, really a whole concert|
her part alone. Now as to the \
ard of the violin, Benno Rabinowlu
One has got to hear for themsen
to appreciate the marvellous talent
this young man. Such teehniq
such speed, such wonderful tone,
something one can hardly believe,
when one realizes that there is
much talent in the world today, !
to have him selected as the mn
talented of any, by the great mast
Leopold Auer, the public can real
what they are to hear. He will pl
one of the most exacting and brillll
programs ever attempted by a i
linist in the world. Mr.. Chapmal
work at the piano is a great feat
at these concerts. Tickets are
popular prices and On sale at usl
musical headquarters, and also
members of the Committees,
members of the Festival Choru}
Be sure and secure your seats es
and avoid the rush ON the night
the concert. Don't forget the q
Friday evening January 18Th, 1924
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-03
Mrs. Ylra Packard Heads bloomfield
Temple, Pythian Sisters

At the regular semi-monthly meet
ing of Bloomfield Temple, Pythian
Sisters, held Friday in Castle Hall,
the following officers were elected:
Most excellent chief, Mrs. Vira
Packard; senior vice, Mrs. Annie Will
son; junior vice, Mrs. Martha Mitch
ell; manager, Mrs. Emma Thompson;
keeper of records and seals, Mrs.
Lottie Griffin; mistress of finance,
Mrs. Eliza Petty; protector, Mrs.
Lena Freeve; outside guard, Miss
Fern Packard; representative to the
meetings of the grand lodge, Mrs.
Nellie P. Durrell; alternate. Mrs:
Eliza Petty; trustee, Mrs Flora Nc
Pheters.
Following the business, two inter-
esting and entertaining readings were
given by Mrs. Eliza Petty and Mrs.
Emma Thompson. After the pro-
gram q social hour was enjoyed dur
ing which Christmas candies and
nuts were served by committee COM
posed of Mrs. Lottie Griffin, Mrs.
Emma Thompson and Mrs. Jennie l..
Ford
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-03

where she Will pass the winter with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Philip
Gardreau.
Messrs. Steward Smith and Walter
Mum of Coruville were at G. B.
Chase's on business recently.
Mrs. Oren Cover who submitted to
a surgical operation several weeks
ago, is slowly improving. Mrs. Sadie
Reynolds OF Cornville is helping with
the homework in the Cover home.
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Williams passed
Christmas with the Raymond Holt
family in Clinton.
Mrs. Lizzie Fitzgerald who has been
very i'll Ia conyaiescing. Mrs. r. e.
Williams was nurse.
Friday while Ralph Mullen was
employed swapping a wood road for
Lemuel Lancaster he accidentally cut
bis leg badly near the knee joint. He
will be confined to the house for a
home by illness.
Samuel Padham is confined to- his
home by Illness. He certainly Ia in
feeble health.
We regret to hear of the serious ILL
ness of X. A. Withee at his home in
Skowhegan.
1t was with deep regret that we
learned of the death of Mrs. Olive Au-
gusta Burrill, widow of the late F. s.
Burrill of Hartland. We mourn the
loss of our loved and ask why God
should have it so.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-03
fold Facts Abont lee for Somerset
Dairy Farmers

Somerset County dairymen will dc
we'll to heed to the advice of the dairy
division of the State Department oil
Agriculture in regard to a proper Ice
harvest which will insure fresh milk
to the public during the summer
months and serve as a safeguard
against sour milk losses.
/ Thousands of dollars are lost an
nually because of failure to have a
sufficient supply of ice on hand dur
ing the warmer months. The losses
occur because the milk or cream is
returned to the farmers or is manu-
featured into poorer grade of manu-
featured products, which mean lower
prices.
In the past twenty years sickness
has decreased rapidly in the adult
but not so fast in the infant or child.
To the latter, milk is the most essen
tial food. When it is realized that
these individuals are very suscep-
tible to digestive troubles from any
but fresh milk and that these tr0ub-
les often result in health, Is it any
wonder that the public will be more
under which this essential food Is
produced and handled.
Cooling milk and cream on the farm
promptly and properly would prevent,
to large extent, the enormous waste
which occurs every year. 1t is diff
cult to accomplish this without the
use of plenty of ice. Milk directly
from the COWS contains but few bac-
tesia, but others enter the milk as it
is handled. These bacteria multiply
in warm milk thereby causing sour
ing and undesirable fermentation. A
temperature of go degrees or higher
assists in the souring process, conse-
quently 1t is necessary that the milk
be kept below that temperature, and
preferably below so degrees.
A popular method of cooling milk
Is by the use of a spring or of a
tank of water in which ice is kept
Spring water is seldom as cold as it
is thought to be, and springs that are
said to be "As cold as Ice" frequently
have a temperature as high as 65 de-
grees Fahrenheit. An accurate Their
mometer is essential, therefore, to
determine the temperature OF water
for cooling milk Considerable bac-
teria however, develops before milk
becomes thoroughly cooled, by this
method. An improvement over this
Is by the use of cooler in which ice
is kept and over which milk flows.
The fact that preceding with sur
face cooler is not practiced and that
ice Is not put into cooling tank I'M
til after the milk Is put there, is the
cause that much milk, reaching the
shipping station or the consumer in
summer, soon sours.
To cool milk by use OF the pre-cool-
er and the tank will require about
four tons of ice per COW, allowing
for shrinkage. In storing ice the
most essential features are good
drainage and plenty of ventilation
above the ice. Allow as cubic feet
per ton for ice storage, for example;
a building 20x15x10 feet will store
so tons of Ice and will allow for the
required amount of sawdust around
the sides.
BY taking these precautions, the
milk supply will be insured against
loss during the coming season. Why
work hard to produce milk and then
lose all the profit by not having q
sufficient amohnt of ice?
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-03
The World Court

The Pathfinder, widely circulated
paper published at the National Capt.
toll, was asked the question: What
is the relation between the World
Court and the League of Nations?"
The following Is the answer
Article Ia OF the League of Nations
covenant says the council shall form
ulate and submit to the members of
the League for adoption plans for
the establishment of permanent
court of international justice. In ac-
cordance with this article the council
of the league appointed an advisory
committee composed OF nine iminent
jurists to draft plan for the court
Elihu Root was on the committee and
was largely responsible for the final
draft. The committee submitted its
plan to the council which examined
1t and then submitted it to the as
sembly of the league. After few
amendments the assembly adopted
the plan. The World Court opened
June Is, 1920 and since then has been
holding regular sessions. 1t is COM
posed of nine judges and four deputy
judges. All of whom are elected by
the assembly of the League of Ma
tons The World Court bears the
same relation to the members of the
League of Nations as our Supreme
Court does to our states"
In view of the fact that the ques-
ton of entering the World Court will
soon come before the Senate of the
United States for consideration, it is
essential that the people at large
should know for themselves the rela-
ton the court bears to the League OF
Nations. For the purpose of defeat
ing our entrance into the World
Court some of the Senators will claim
and correctly too, that by entering the
Court we will in a measure enter the
league. On the contrary others will
claim that the court had nothing to
do with the league; that We can safe
ly be represented in the court and be
entirely outside the league, and sc
the controversy will go on.
1t seems to me that there would be
as much sense in business firm al
Augusta engaging a man to represent
the firm here in Skowhegan and in.
structing him to come here and re-
side in our town but be sure and keeI
out of Somerset County, as for one
to claim that our government can be
represented in the World Court anC
be entirely disconnected with the
| League of Nations.
8, F. EMERSON
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-03
Obituary

The late Raymond ]. Chick who
passed away December 9Th, 1923, was
horn in Embden, Al years ago. He
was the youngest of three children
born to Philander and Florintine
Chick. His mother passed away
when he was a small boy. He al
ways made his home with his father
up until the latter's death, thep he
sold the home place and built a
house on the North Arson and Madi-
son road. He was employed by the
North Arson Manufacturing Co.. when
he suffered a paralytic shock year
ago last August from which he prac-
tically never rallied. His speech
was almost entirely gone and his
right side paralized. He had one
sister Eva to whom he was greatly
devoted. She passed away a mum
her of years ago. The deceased had
no near relatives only brother Cor
rilT Chick, who lives in Portland.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-03
A Quarter Century Service
(By Roland It. Patten)


Twenty-Five years is not long when
you are speaking of worlds, and sums
and solar systems, but it is good
while when you are linking 1t up with
the life of man. What does 1t mean
to feel that you must go to Grange
meeting every wednesday on or be-
fore the full of the moon" Few OF
us know.
s. f. Emerson was elected secre-
tary of Skowhegan Grange in 1898.
Since then in summer and winter,
pleasant weather or storm, unless ac-
tually out of town or positively pre-
vented by illness he's been on hand
to open that tin box, drag out the
books, keep the minutes, receive the
dues, take part in discussions and
then close the box up and go nome.
It's O record of usefulness rarely
equalled. Undoubtedly no one Will
ever be secretary of Skowhegan
Grange for a quarter of century
again Mr.. Emerson has earned the
right of retiring and should take with
him the gratitude and appreciation OF
his brother and sister grangers.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-03
Walker Witham Nuptials

A quiet wedding was solemnized at
the Congregational parsonage, Madi-
son, Monday, December Gath when
Miss Phyllis Agnes Witham, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Witham of
Embden, became the bride of Roy
Clifton Walker, son of Mrs. Flora Wal
ker of Embden. Rev. Charles H.
Mckinney performed the ceremony
using the impressive double ring SER
vice. The couple were attended by
the brother of the bride and his wife,
Mr.. and Mrs. Zina Witham. The
bride Is a graduate OF Scion high
school class of 1918 and is very sue
cessful teacher of the fourth grade
in the Garfield building at Arson.
The groom Is graduate Of Scion
high and Shaw's Business College.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-03
State Master Abbott to Install Officers
Of Canaan Grange, Monday

Canaan Grange held its regular
meeting, Thursday, Dec. goth. There
was a large attendance, and the third
and fourth degrees were conferred
upon a class of nine candidates. a
harvest sapper and social hour were
anjoyed. Plans were made for the
public Christmas tree held at Grange
Hall, Dec. Gath
On Monday evening, January TIN,
there will be public installation and
Worthy State Master, John E. Appott
will be the installing officer AN
oyster stew and pastry supper VIII
be served, all supper tickets 30 cents
each.
Next regular meeting will be
Thursday evening, January 3.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-03
Charles Il. Townsend Dies Mt Phoenix
New York

Charles E. Townsend, rs, died at his
home in Phoenix, N. Y, Wednesday
last, death being due to heart trou-
BILE. Mr.. Townsend was born in the
town of Torrey, N. Y. and lived for
some years in Skowhegan, being the
husband of the late Eda S. Blunt who
passed away twelve years ago. After
his wife's death he moved to Phoenix.
A daughter Leila, died there two years
ago.
He is survived by his wife, Georgia
Kline Townsend, a sister, Mrs. c. c.
Reznor of Canandaguia, one brother,
A. G. Townsend of Troy, one daugh-
ter Mrs. Verdi Burtch of Brenchport
and a son, Fred w. of Rochester, N. Y.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-03
PUGH CORNER

The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
D. H. Corson of Danforth, formerly of
this neighborhood. will be sorry to
learn of the death of their infant
daughter, Natlie. which was born on
Dec. 22nd and died Thursday of last
week
Fred Mullen has recently moved
into the Parker rent and is working
for Walter Rowell.
Fred Starrett and Hans Hanson
have recently moved into the Hoyt
rent and are doing chores for Fl. G.
Hoyt.
Two OF Walter Rowell's children
are ill with scarlet fever.
The Pugh Corner school has been
closed for the month of January.
Peter and Frank Savage and Del
bert Bagley who are working for
Carroll Head at Carry Ponds, spent
Christmas at home. with their parents.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-03
Apple Market Letter
(Kingman & Hearty,


Boston.-There Is nothing new to
offer on the apple market. Receipts
have been light and trade has been
the same. 1t looks as though we
would have a continued light trade
for a time anyway, as none of the
trade have any courage to pay higher
prices at present.
Baldwins No. /, barrels, $2.75 to
$3.50; Baldwins, unclassifed, barrels
s2.25 to $2.75; Baldwins, boxes. soc
to $1.25; Kings, barrels, 81 to $3.50;
Macintosh hand picked, barrels, $3.50
to Sc; Macintosh hand picked, boxes,
s1,25 to $3.50; Greetings, Fall Pip
pins, ETC., barrels, 50 to So; Sweet
Apples, barrels, $3.50 to $3.50; Spies
barrels, $3.50 to $3.50; Starks, barrels
$3.50 to $3.50; Ben Davis and Russetts
barrels, $3.50 to So; odd varieties, bar
rels, 50 to $3.50; odd varieties, boxes
SOC to 75c.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-03
SOUTH SOLON

Miss Viola Gardiner and the Misses
Vera and Blanche Jones returned to
their duties at Somerset Academy this
week.
Mrs. VIM. Kenney who has been
quite sick is somewhat better at this
writing.
Elmer Jackson is cutting wood for
S. G. Lawrence.
Miss Ruth Jones Is visiting In
Rangeley this week.
Washington school opens this week
after two weeks vacation.
Perley Fogg Of Cornville was call
ing at Bert Paul's Sunday.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-03
Hartland Women TO Be Congratulated

1t is understood that the Women's
Farm Bureau of Hartland has a 100
per cent renewal membership. Con-
gratulations, women of Hartland.
Surely, your excellent showing will
set good example to other districts
in the county.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-03
BROWNS CORNER-CANAAN

Mrs. Eta Goodrich is staying in
the home of her sister Mrs. C. B.
Chase.
Mrs. Ethel Groves, who has employ
ment in our village, has visited in the
home of her sister Mrs. S. C. Burrill.
Harold Cover is confined to the
home from the effects of a hard cold.
Miss Bertha Gardreau who has been
employed in Bedford, Mass. since ear
ly fall, returned home Christmas,
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-03
Athens Grange

Athens Grange met in regular SEES
sion last Saturday evening, December
20. On account of bad roads there
was u very small attendance. They
voted to have the installation OF OIL
ficers on January IL. with an all day
meeting, with baked bean dinner at
noon. All members come and those
who are not asked to bake beans bring
pastry. Business meeting opens at
$40 a. m. sharp, installation in after
noon
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-03
COOkereI Weighs Eleven Pounds

Levi Bean killed Barred Plymouth
Rock cockerel last week, the live
weight of which was eleven pounds
and dressed weighed Ia. This
bird was from flock of chicks hatch
ed last May. From the same flock,
another bird was selected for Char
lie Crocker of Detroit, with a live
weight of Ia pounds. Still another
one, weighing nine pounds, was sent
to the family of John Crocker on
Beech street. Two more for Mr..
Beams own family weigh 7 ga
pounds each. These we're line bred
birds of the second generation.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-03
Wish to Invest In Hotel Property

F. S. Humiston & Son of Bath have
been making inquiries in this Sec
ton with regard to an investment in
hotel property. They are proprietors
of Hotel Riverside at Popham Beach
They have already written Tuttle
Bros, proprietors OF the Skowhegan
House and quite possibly to others in
Somerset County.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-03
SkOwhegan Farmers Union Meeting
Saturday

The quarterly meeting of the Show
hogan Farmers Union will be held
Saturday afternoon, January 9Th, at
100 p. m. The report OF the man
ager and other officers of the Union
will be given at that time and other
business that can properly come be-
fore this meeting will be taken up.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-03
WEST ST, ALBANs

Frank Heath. and family i,
Christmas at Albert Deerins,.l
Hartland.
Frank Braley and family
Christmas guests at his brot,
David. .Braley's in Hartland.
O'Neil Plummer of Berlin, n
is visiting at George Emery's al
the holidays.
Christmas days are always b,
ing something pretty nice, this
1t is brand new boy at Mr.. and
Earl Robertson's, Dec. 81. All
at this writing.
Mrs. Fred Brown spent Chris
with her daughter Mrs. WI
Weeks in Palmyra.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-03
Pomona Grange Dinner

Pomona Grange meets next Tues
day and Wednesday and the commit
tee requests that all those not having
been solicited for beans and brown
bread to kindly bring pastry for the
Wednesday dinner.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-03
Card of Thanks

We wish to express our apprecia-
ton and thanks to our relatives,
neighbors and friends for their kind
ness and expressions of sympathy in
our recent sorrow; also for the many
beautiful floral tributes.
Mrs, Harriette b. Lord
Mr.. and Mrs. George c. Lord
Guy w. Lord
Canaan, January 8, 1924.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-03
Skowhegan Jersey Creamery Annual
Meeting

Secretary Elmer e. Harris has Is
sued notices to the stockholders of
the Skowhegan Jersey Creamery to
meet at the creamery Office In Show
hogan, on Saturday, January IL at
o'clock p. m. to transact business
customary at their annual meetings.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-03
Farm Bureau at NOrridgew0ek To.
Morrow

A good attendance is expected at
the meeting for men and women of
the Farm Bureau to be held in the
Grange Hall at Norridgewock tomor-
row. 80
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-03

Out of town shoppers should
tronize the Rest Rooms in the Dol
Block. The are warm and eve
thing for your convenience with
hospital matron in charge.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-01-03

Mrs. Byron Chapman call,
Scott Jones Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-29
l5LIVES LOST
 IN EXPLOSION
Escaping Gas Floods Cottage And Wrecks Building At
 Pawtuckett, R. l.

PAWTUCKET, R. l.. Jan. 2S.-Fif- teen persons were killed when escaping gas flooded a two-family cottage at Cumberland Hill. Manville, early today and an explosion and fire which fol lowed wrecked the building. The vie tins were Michael Conway. who lived in one side of the house Adelar Hamel, his wife; six sons and five daughters, and Miss Apolline Dancour, a boarder with the llamel family
 Medical Examiner Marshall attribu- ted most of the deaths to asphyxiation. Conway was found wedged in the debris after the explosion. His two sons trie,l to rescue them. but he ordered them to get their mother and sisters out of the house first, and while they were doing so, he fell into the cellar. which was d mass of flames. Conway was formerly Cumberland police officer.
 So far as the authorities could learn the Conway boys, after smelling escap- ing gas. opened the cellar door and q light in the hallway ignited the gas The explosion which followed is be- | lieved to have detonated some dynamite which Hamel, who was a wood chop per, had stored in the cellar Hundreds of windows within radius of half a
 mile were shattered by the combined gas and dynamite explosion and the de-
 donation was heard 20 miles away.
 Miss Dancour had come to the Hamel | home as q boarder only last night. The Hamel children ranged in age from to 21 years
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-29
FULL HOUSE GETS
 THE LAST WARNING
Better Than The Bat Is Com
 ment On Mystery Play

A mystery play that is even better than The Bat" came to the Jefferson theatre Monday night for Il three-dal engagement.
 It is "ThP Last Warning" by the Mingold Productions. based on the novel by Wadsworth Camp. IL keeps you glued to your seat. too terrorized 10 budge
 A group of Birmingham policemen were used in Ssme of the scenes. which added to the terror.
 Without doubt "Thc Last Warning is the best of the various mystery plays. The cast is uniformly excellent and il- cludes number. of artists who are ia vorably known to the theatre%oers of New York. Among them arc Ruby Blackburn. Thomas Betzer w. MesScu ger Bellis and Gwenllyn Burroughs.
 The Bat" well remembered in Bi:- ningham, was filled with terrifying thrills. but "'Thp Last Warning" ha.. more. and. therefore. is better It is cxcellently staged by Clifford Brooke.
 Many who saw the three acts of the drama left the theatre wondering how they'd eyer get to sleep when they got home. But just the same. they enjoyed pevery line of the play. even if it did scare them half to death.
 ''The Last Warning will be sounded here for two more night. and Wed nesday matinee. If you want to see an amazing, exciting. fast-moving drama. don't miss it. ]. M. C.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-29
MINISTER'S VICTORS
 IN FIGHT ON COURTS

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, Jan. 2S.-Kan- sas City ministers apparently had won their fight Monday to prevent the courts from what they charged was a brazen attempt to ''muzzle the pulpit.
 Circuit Judge Thad Landon, who started the argument by rebuking the Rev. Baxter Waters for his condemna- tion of alleged packed juries' and tricky lawyers which he said were making the courts powerless, had no comment to make on the scathing de- nunciation of his actoin by the minis ters in their sermons Sunday.
 In his terse statement. II have noth- ing to say however. Judge Landon left the impression that he was satis- fled to let the controversy end as it has.
 The central labor union Monday was on record favoring Judge Landons ac- tion and denouncing pulpit politicians.