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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-25
SOMERSET.
FAIRFIELD CENTER.

Henry Williams has returned from the
woods, where he has been employed by
the Holiingsworth &; Whitney Co.
Charles l.. Tobey is having his hay and
straw pressed.
Lou and Edna Williams are both suf-
fering from an attack of the mumps.
l.. ]. Tobey has recently had a tele-
phone put into his house.
The youngest child of Charles Dusty,
who has been very i'll with pneumonia,
is thought to be improving.
MERCER.
Mrs. G. s. Moore received the sad news
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-25
Special Advertisements.

SMALL ADVERTISEMENTS not ex
ceeding twenty-five words coming under
the head of WANTED, FOR SALE. nc
LET, LOST, &C., will be inserted once
for 10 cents and cents for each subse,
quent insertion. ADVANCE PAYMENT
In sending. by mail remittance of postage
stamps should be made with order as
count for.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-25
WOOD; ALL KINDS AT ALL PRIcEs

Are now ready to i'll orders at retain
Furnace wood, about half dried, sawed
and split coarse, at 800: green hard wood
(every stick spliD, $3.50; green hard wood
90 per cent. round. 2lh inches in circum-
ference). $500; green hard wood limbs
mixed mixes with bone dry he fem , at Aso:
My wood is rock and grey maple, yellow
birch and beech. no better wood sold In
Wood cut in September, 1909 (hard and
soft, $3.50. Drop a postal order and state
your wants, or call me up by Tel. No. 259-4
before A. M. and after 6. p. NJ. WOOD
TO BURN" H. H. Lee. jan23dtf
ONE PORTABLE GASOLINE EN-
CINE, l0-horse power. Engine can be seen
Block, Augusta mchadtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-25
z, Bangor & Aroostook
XIII RAILROAD.
IT, Arrangement Of Trains
In Effact Ilee IL 1Q1g

~ Ia Effect Dec. is, 1902
Pullman Buffet Parlor Cars, between
Caribou and Bangor on trains leaving
Caribou at 6.15 A. NJ. and Bangor at III
LEAVE Portland. 1915 p. NJ: Augusta.
1859 A. M; Watervilie. lao A. M: BAN
gor. 6;45 A. NJ; Arrive Lagrange, SEQ 4.
IRON H WorRs $40 4 e M No1cros kas s
M: Millinocket, g52 A. M; Sherman,
1o45 A :, N ~; Patten; lilo 4 Nm, NJ; Island
F. M; Portage, 2.I0 F: M: Fort Kent, AZ
P. M; Eoulton. 1910 p. M; Bridgewster.
LOS P; NJ: Pressure Isle. LIS T; NJ: Car
Van Buren,, 4o9 P. NJ; Limestone. S.9o r:
Foxcrott, 800 A. NJ. Guilford. 034 A n
Monsoon. 1913 A. M: Greenville. 1850 A,
LEAVE Portland, 1925 A. NJ; Augusts,
1896 P. NJ; Waterville. 10 p. M; Bangor.
S.15 P. M; Arrive BrOwnville, 4.47 p. N. |:
NJ sssrm s4s s E N Psssa ~
M; Island Falls, 7.09 p. M: Houlton, sos
2. M; Pressure Isle, sE F: NJ: Caribou,
io15 F; NJ; Fort Fairfield; 1905 p; M.
2.3o P, M; Wateryille. sos P. M; Ban
gor, $50 2. M Brownville. 6.45 p. NJ:
Dover. 657 F; NJ; Guilford. 119 p. M
GreenvilIe;0 $50 s. p. NJ; Quebec, lSo r. M;
. L i Montreal. ;:@ P. NJ: Quebec.
2.49 P. M; Greenville. $50 A. M: Monson,
Junction, 6.25 A. III. !, Gui1ford. $40 A. N.
vile, 10 A. M; Lagrange. 500 A. NJ.
ARRIVE Bangor, $40 A. M: leave Ban
gor, 1.35 p. M; arrive Augusta. $50 p. M;
LEAVE Fort Fairfield. SO A. NJ; Car
lbou 6.15 "A. M. Presque Isle, 6.42 A. M;
HouIton, $50 A. M; island Falls. 9l7 A.
NJ; Patten, 800 A M; Sherman: 80 a;
4. M; Katahdin Iron Works. 1910 A. NJ:
Brownville, 1872 A. M: Arrive Bangor,
LOS p. M; Waterville, 315 p. M; Au-
gusta, $50 r. M: Portland. 5s5 p M.
LEAVE Caribou, 11.45 A M; Van Bu-
rem, 1000 A. M; New Sweden, u.02 A NJ;
Limestone, $50 A. NJ: Pressure Isle, L. Is
P. M; Fort Fairfield, Ills A. M; Bridge
water Los. p. M; Houlton. zoo r N:
Island Falls. 300 p. M: Patten. 255 r.
NJ: Sherman, 3.25 p. M; Milhnocket, 41e
p. M; Norcro5s, 430 2. M: Brownville,
$50 T. NJ; Lagrange,6.07 p. M. I: Greenville,
3.35 p. M; Monson. $40 p. M; Quilford,
Al p. M: Dover and Foxcroft, sos p. NJ.
Arrive Bangor, 720 p. M; Watervills. as
P. M; Augusta, 1928 p. M; Portland, l0
A. N.
GEORGE M. HoUGHToN,
frame Manager.
superintendent sfl 9nnH
Bangor. Dec. is. lS01 e = neif
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-25
RAILROADS q sTEAMsoATa

In Effect, Oct. 10, 1902.
Passenger trains leave Augusta a. fsl.
TRAINa

| ~>~oSe. tAesaAs A~1So Au8uSt6 - kOR
THROUGH TRAINS.
GOING WEST-s:4o A M. for Lewiston,
lF FAR Phillips. Rockland, Port:
Quebec. 1000 A. M. for Brunswick, Lew
iston. Farmirgton, Phillips, rrabassea
Rangeley, Rockland. Portland. Bostos
ham n. IT,. Berlin Fails, s Grovet0n
N. stratford, Island Pond, CoiebrooS
and Beeche r Falls; 80 P. NJ, local e
p9 iot s5o F. Nh {e1pres for Bruns
for Bath, Portland, Lewiston. Cornish,
Bridgton, No. Conway and Bartlett. 71
z. NJ for So. Gardiner: 1888 p M. (nigh9
Portland and Boston; 2.s5 a. M, daily exs
cept Monday. for Portland and Boston
GOING EAST-,1259 A. N. might ex-
Dor, St Stephen, (Calais), st. John, Hall,
fax and Aroostook county and to WASH
ington Co. r. r.; Monday morning. going
east does not connect for skownegan NOR
on Sunday morning for Belfast, Foxcroft
or beyond Bangor, except at ELLSWORTH
& Wash. Co. R. r.; 6s7 A NJ. for Water
vile. FoXcroft and Bangor: $40 A. NJ. for
and Bucksport; 1885 P. NJ, WaterviIie,
Bangor. Old Town. Patten. HouIton and
CARIBOU s via. b & !. P. p, vanceboro,
stock, st. John and Halifax and to Lew
iston, via. Oakland and winthrop; $50 =.
NJ, express for Waterville. Bangor. Bar
Greenville and Katahdin iron Works: S.T
?. M. for Waterville, Oakland, North
Arson, Bingham, Skowhegan. Belfast.
t'oXcroft Greenville. Bangor. Old Town
and Mattawamkeag; 7.26 p. M. for Wa
SUNDAYs-Going west: 2s5 A. NJ, for
Portland, Boston; 10. % A. NJ, 10.5S p M,
for Brunswick, Bath, Portland and Bos.
ton; Going east. 1853 A. M, Bangor, Sli
A. M. and 2.S0 p. NJ, for Waterville ana
Bangor.
The Night Pullman Train leaving at
l259 A. M. Monday morning going east
does not connect at Skowhegan, nor on
east of Bangor except to Ellsworth a-d
Wash. Co. R r.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-25
urcHFIELD CORNER.

Frank Smith has gone to Boston, where
he expects to remain for few mohths.
Frank Purinton, the mail driver mas
gone to Augusta to work.
Mrs ,Addie Baker, has returned lroI1
Portland. where she has been for medlcal
treatment
Mics Edith Earle went to Lewiston,
Mnndsv She is to learn the milliner' S
business with Mrs. knight.
Miss Emma Gilbert is at nome ,1or a
few weeks. u-.
The roads are in bad condition. Many
Of the students did not go home TO speno
Sunday on account of the bad traVehng
perley Perry and Charles Paris have
gone to Massachusetts, as attendants IN
an institution for the insane.
CHELSEA
IN account of the frost and rains thu
roads in town are in the worst conoltioH
thew have been for years and the traveiins
is simply horrible.
Mel HAYES is painting and, otherwis,
repairing his building. 1t VIII look iliis
Miss Tina Dorr of Gardiner, spent Sun
day with her parents.
Mrs. A. l.. Hayes was called to wal
tAham, last week. on account OF the SICK
ness of her sister. Mrs Mansel..
Henry Swift is painting and repalrlns
the buildings on the aahAeison pio@'
otto Dorr is out after 10 days contine
ment with the grip. His mother, MIS-
Dorr, who has been SICK quite whiie
is better.
| Mrs Alice Libby is confined to the hous'
| With the grip and, in fact, number ar,
confined with the grip. including MIS-. r
c. Meader.
"a q Lawrence, who has been. sick TO
the last month with the measles ant
other diseases. is slowly improving.
| The superintendent and school &c com hn,,,,
! tee were to hold a meeting az me nom,
Of p. Hayes, but on account OF the gotth,
they decided to meet next Saturday IN
t2Sth e..
| Ellie Greenlief of Gardiner. spent fev
! DAYS with his cousin, James thompson
4 last week.
i Fred Page of South Gardiner. spent Sun
day in town with his parents.
Ralph King 6 e. u George Morreil.
Dan I.athrop came home from Sidney
! sick with the grip. last Week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-25
MISCELLANEOUS.

MONEY TO LOAN ON REAL ES-
tate. Amounts from $50 to $1,000. Write
us II you cannot call and we will send
application blanks. Gardiner Loan and
investment CO, Rooms Ii and Il p. o.
Building. z. o. Box GA
mch20d1mC
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-25
AN OLD ESTABLISHED GRAIN

business-grist mill, elevator and bolter--
will sell separately or together. Fine To-
cation, at the junction of Togus and Wa
terville electric road. Fairbanks scales
connected that pay half the rent of store.
Present owner has too much outside bust
ness to attend to it. For particulars in
quire of G. D. Haskell, Augusta, Me:
mch17dtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-25
EVERYWHERE IN MAINE, FARMS,

ers get our Free Illustrated Catalogue
Owners send us details of your property.
E. A. Strout, 120 Exchange St, Portland.
Local Agent, VIM. T. Jones, 1876 Water St..
Augusta. sept4dtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-25
LOST.

A PAIR OF SILVER BOWED
glasses between the Children's Home on
SeWall St, and 101 Grove St. The finder
VIII confer favor by leaving at the
Journal Office.
RAT TERRIER, WHITE WITH
large brown spots. Name on collar eli
do. also owners name. License No 201O
Liberal reward Tills BiledeauX. IS
Franklin ST., Augusta. Me. mch23d1w*
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-25
Augusta Trust Co.

Opera House Block, Augusta, Me.
Trustees-J. MANC 'FsESTE;R HAYNES,
Presi0Ant
Edwin c. Burleigh, John y. Hi,
Geo T. Macomber, w. n. Gannett,
II NJ Heath, T.. 8. Lyman,
r w Kinsman, Fred G. Kinsman,
p O Vfc,<ery, G. T. Stevens,
Arthur w. whitney, Chas. II. White,
Geo N. Lawrence, Byron BOYD,
T. / Croker w. Scott Hill,
Orrin Williamson. Nathan Weston,
H. Z. Bowditch, Ira H. Randall.
Thos. j. Lynch, ,
Deposits Received Subject to Check and
INTEREST PAID ON THE DAILY BALANCES.
In Savings Department, interest paid
QUARTERLY at the rate Of per cent.
per annum on dep osits remaining
THREE MONTHS, or more, interest
computed from the LIST to the 18th OF each
month.
All Deposits Subject to Check and
Strictly Confidential.
High Grade Bonds and Investment Be-
curties Bought and Sold. San
Burglar and Firsproof Safe Deposit
Boxes to, Let.
f. e. SMITH. Treasurer.
Hiram y. Pishon. Assistant Treas
Banking hours Q to 4 daily except 5As'
urday. Saturdays. to Ian.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-25
SINGLE COMB r. !. RED, ROSE

Comb r. T. Reed, White Wyandotte and
Puff Cochin Bafitum eggs for setting from
the best strains. Good layers Is eggs at
house for 50 cents. Well packed for ship
ping, 81. 14 Grove St., E. F. Farnhari1.
" 8 h8fT mch15dtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-25
AZ a YOUNG MAN, a SITUATION

as bookkeeper. Would ACCEPT positlon as
clerk and have no objection to Job IN small
town. References given. Address s..
care Box ZOE, Bangor, Me. mchlsd2w'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-25

A DESIRABLE HOUSE, WITH GOOD
stable attached, water and furnace in the
house: buildings in good, repair and well
located Apply to Iohn w. Chase. at
Granite National Bank, or w. G. Booth
by, kennebec Savings Bank. july1dtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-25

THE REMAININGaE LUMBER GUN :
sisting of flooring, sheathing and clap
boards from the burned stable at s Maple
St, East side For particulars inquire of
Geo. D. Haskell. mch11dtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-25

Mrs. G. s. Moore received the sad news,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-25

THE NEW ATHENA CORSET,
straight front, up-to-date shoulder braces
for ladies'. best kind for sale by Lizzie
Royes, 145 Northern Avenue Call in
evenings. dec29dtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-25

A 2-STORY HOUSE WITH STABLE
As Bangor st. Enquire on premises.
mar1Od1mos
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-04-14

Charlotte Observer: That is a
colossal contract the Government has
undertaken in the effort to compile
a roster of all the troops of both the
Union and Confederate armies. Sec
rotary of War Root sends a letter,
in which he asks the Governors of
each State to aid the War Depart
ment in this work. The difficulty will
be with the Southern, States, whose
var records we're SO largely Destroy
ed. Mr.. Root will doubtless be sur
prised to find that North Carolina
has taken such good care of her war
history, and will probably ascertain
that in Judge Clark's history of the
North Carolina Civil War regiments
he has more complete material at
hand than anv other Southern State
can furnish. We are not sure, how
ever, that there is a complete roster
of the North Carolina troops. This
State had $4,000 men in the field,
while there are only $1,000 names
in Judge ClarRs regimental histories.
But the work is a c~ommendable one
and Uncle Sam is always in his ele-
ment when he undertakes big things
He is a modern Hercules at his
tasks.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-04-14
Some Gratifying Educational News.

Superintendent J. Y. Joyner has
given out the following items regard
ing recent educational progress in
this State:
A letter from Superintendent
Bodie, of Franklin County, states
that at the meeting of the County
Board of Education Monday, without
a dissenting voice in the communi-
ties, six white schools in one town
ship we're consolidated into one. One
of the large districts is to have an
$500 building and the other a $500
building, half of the money in each
case having already been donated by
citizens. Four other communities
applied for consolidation with an Of
fer of $3.50 each to consolidate about
ten schools. This consolidation will
probably be accomplished in the near
future, as the campaign for it is now
going on. In Dunn's Township three
public school houses have been built
this year at an average cost of 5000
each. The whole township, the Sup
e~rintendent writes, is almost ready to
vote a special tax for schools. Pilot
school, of which Miss Una Davis is
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-04-14

the teacher, with a total school popu-
Iation of 78 children, has an enroll
ment of u and an average daily at
tendance for the entire term of 1914.
The Superintendent writes further,
"I have never seen such an educa-
tional movement as is evident in this
county now"
Cheering news comes also from
Randolph County. Six districts were
consolidated into three and a local
tax election was granted upon petit
ton in one rural district at the meet
ing of the County Board of Educa-
ton in that county Monday. The
County Superintendent writes that
he feels more encouraged about the
work than at any time heretofore,
that there will be more consultations
at the July meeting, and that they
will apply for some of the loan fund
for building school houses.
News comes from Wilkes County,
that two districts we're consolidated,
one with a total school population of
"a and the other of SO, were consol-
idated into one; $55 raised by pri-
vate subscription for building and
the committee appointed to see every
citizen in the district and raise as
large a sum as possible by Monday
next. That on next Monday two
more districts will be consolidated by
the Board and four others will prob
ably be consolidated this spring.
Wilkes will also apply for a loan from
the building fund. News has just
come alsothat the local tax election
in Wilkesboro was carried by a large
majority.
Let the good work go on. The
leaven of education is work as never
before in North Carolina. The peo-
pie of North Carolina have about
made up their minds that their chill
dren shall be educated, the chill
dren Of the rural districts as the
children of the towns and cities. The
record of North C~arolinians is that
they generally do what they make up
their minds to do. -
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-04-14
Road Building at the A. 8 M. College.

Road Building at the A. q NJ. College.
One of the most important eco
nomic problems before the people of
North Carolina to-day is the i'm
provement of their public roads. The
people are at last aroused to the nee
essity of this work, and within the
next few years, there will undoubt-
eddy be a demand for a large number
of men who have scientific and prac-
tical knowledge of road-construction.
In order to meet this demand, the
North Carolina College Of Agricul-
ture and Mechanic Arts at Raleigh
offers a Summer Course in Road
building for the benefit of those who,
from lack of time or for other rea-
sons, are unable to take advantage Of
the regular college courses in engi-
neering and bodybuilding. The
Course will be such as to prepare
those who wish to take up this work
in the future, and will also be of
great benefit to those who are al
ready engaged in it.
instruction will be given in loca-
ton, grading, construction of road
bed, drainage, and the use of the va
rious materials for the road-cover-
ing. Matchmaking machinery will be
discussed, and the advantages and
disadvantages of each machine ex-
planned as applying to the different
localities of our State. Practical in
suction will be given in such use of
the level instrument as is necessary
to the road builder, and also such
draughting as is essential to his
work. Visits will be made to places
where roads are being built around
Raleigh.
The course will be in charge of
Prof. W. @. Riddick, @. E., who will
be assisted by Mr.. G. L. Mann, B.
G. E.
The course will be from July LIST
to July 31st. Expenses for the
whole course: board and room $40,
tuition and registration Sc. Re
duced rates on railroads. For addi-
tional information address W. c..
Riddick, Professor of Civil Engineer
ing, A. & NJ. College, Raleigh, n. G..
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-04-14

When a man loves a girl he can't
be nice to any one else; when a girl
loves a man she's nice to every one
else<
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-04-14
STATE NEWS
aow cURRITUCK TO CHEROKEE.
If Interest Cleaned From Our Cor
RESPONDENTS and Exchanges.

IlOu'
cnost of honor at a reunion OF one
e +bo fraternities of the University
81 Chapel Hill on June End.
Senator Overman has appointed
Mr. R. s. Young, Jr., a son of DR..
p & Young, of Cabarrus County, a
midsbipman in the United States
naval academy.
The Chatham Record says there
are now 1872 convicts in the peniten-
tiarv. All told there are $50 State
convicts. of whom 200 are on the
State farm, known as the Caledonia
farm. The brick-making plant at the
rpnitentiary will be in operation by
the end of April.
Sanford Express: The Raleigh and
Cape Fear Railway has filed a mort
gage to c $4,000 of 5 per
cent bonds to provide for the extern
sion of the road to Fayetteville,
which is about twenty-five miles be-
yond Ellington, to which place the
road is now being extended.
Wilson dispatch, 9Th: After one
Of the hardest fought battles in the
history of the town of Wilson the dis
pensary won the fight here to-day by
majority of twenty-one. The cleo
ton passed off very quietly, there
being no show of ill-will on either
side. The town is very quiet to-
night.
Raleigh Cor. Charlotte Observer:
Commissioner of Agriculture S. L.
Patterson received a letter to-day
from F. Bryant, of C~aroleen, enclos-
INC an advertisement of the Daisy
Seed Farm Company, of Daisy, For
Syth County, asking the Commission
ers opinion of the company. The
Daisy Company claims to have a
wonderful variety of corn, which
came from Genoa, Italy, and is will
ing to sell seed at fancy prices. The
advertisement states that this corn
will WELD from $50 to 300 bushels to
the acre. That statement is regarded
as preposterous and Mr.. Bright will
not be advised to purchase.
Mr., B. D. Heath, of Charlotte,
through his pastor, Rev. T. F.
War; has given to Trinity College
&'00O' to be known as the B. D.
Heath Scholarship Fund. MI. Heath
Is one Of the most prominent bust
ness men in the South, and is inter
.S'eu IN every progressive movement
'nS section of the country. Like
large number of business men, he
y generous in the use of his means,
Gnu IN this gift shows his interest
The education of that class of
earnest and worthy young men who
tons. llliii'"
greensboro dispatch, 9th: At a
II Flung OF the committee tonight,
Doinas 5. Rollins was unanimously
nr ySSe' Chairman of the State Re-
Publican Executive Committee to
Ssg' ex-senator Pritchard, re-
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-04-14

OU"CO committee TO succeed Rollins,
The committee, after long delibera-
ton, recommended ex-Judge Robin
son, of Goldsboro, as member from
North Carolina of the National Com
mittee.
Raleigh Cor. Messenger: The Su-
preme Court afirms the sentence of
Edward L. Utley, and he must now
begin his twenty years in the peni-
tertiary for killing Hotel Clerk Hol-
lingsworth, at Fayetteville. The
opinion of the Court was written by
Justice Montgomery, and is unani-
nous. The prisoners principal ex-
ception was based upon the alleged
error of the trial judges charge re-
lating to manslaughter. The Court
holds that in no view of the evidence
was Utley guilty of a less offense
than murder in the second degree,
therefore any erroneous charge .relat-
ing to manslaughter was a harmless
error.
Lumberton Argus: DR.. Geo. w.
Graham, of Charlotte, recently point
ed out the fact that over half of the
counties in the State receive more
money from the State Treasury than
they payinto it, thus not only fail
ing to bear their proportion of the
cost of the State government, but
even receiving a premium on local
expenditures. Cumberland was nam
ed as one of the favored counties.
We want to see the whole list. We
hope Robson isn't one. DR.. Graham
says this is a ridiculous situation
and adds: owe fought Revolution
airy war on account of taxation with
out representation, but North Caro-
lima has reversed that condition and
allows half her counties representa-
ton without taxation. Where is
there another government that does
the same?"
The Marshville Home, commenting
on III recent clipping from the Tar
boro Southerner, says: The South
erner does not know much about the
Union County system. A telephone
here is so common in every neighbor-
hood that we have quit talking about
telephones. 1t is as much as we can
do to keep up with the exchanges. In
this county there are nine townships
and we have ten telephone exchanges
an average of over n exchange
to each township. And when we note
the fact that there are from 10 to
$50 telephones connected with each
of these exchanges the Edgecombe
contemporary will understand why
we don't stop to talk about a tele-
phone. In some of the rural dis
tricts phones are in every farmers
residence for miles along the public
roads, making a net work of wires
equal to that in the cities a few years
ago. We have not obtained statis-
tics in several months, but there are
between 600 and 1000 phones in the
county, more than half of which are
in the rural districts. If Edgecombe