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Sharp County record., 1904-11-11
COMPETITION.

1t is said Competition is the life OF trade "ne'l q
this be so or not can't say, but now have cnaD
to demonstrate the matter in the milling business a
Some OF my competitors have come out in print Pv i
posing to grind wheat for lower rate OF proht 'nan
one else giving the following amounts of Hour, etc.
Up to So h. wheat 81 lbs hrst patent and IS loS Nv
ond 81 So and 50 ID. wheat 32 lbs hrst patent anu
lbs second 90 and 81 h. wheat, - lbs. hrst pa1en
IS lbs second; Glib wheat and up, 50 lbs MS. Ias
and sc lbs second together with Il lbs bran anu SH'
Now these men can't afford to do this and neltne ~" %
any one else Every man who knows anything aUS vn
this system of milling will tell you so, but before .S
stand and be choked off from my friends who nave NV.
by me from first to last, will see them and 60 'nen
better, as they say in playing some game.
will give you straight 33 lbs first patent 50 t' -
ond and AZ lbs of the third patent, together WIFI
lbs. bran and shorts for every bushel of wheat
AS have sad l can't afford to do this, but oele''
am in position to stand it as long as they can ts
AS to sackng your -four while part OF the llme - o
past was not able to do So but now can put prA
any way you want it. While Ihave never cleane0 a.
wheat for seed, yet am ready and willing 10 not.
when am not crowded with grinding and VIII "
than glad to do so. g.. and
AS to buying wheat expect to be in the man eu.
ready to buy all the wheat | get paying e'ey.
can get out of it, and should you have any loi
would like to haye chance at it. .ha.N
In conclusion, wish to extend to one and all my ,a
for the patronage you have given me since sla la
years ago, and hope my of conducting
business has been pleasant with you as your .ure
has been with me- Hoping may have the pleas
seeing you at mill soon,sI am,
RESPECTFULLY YOURS,
J. r. NJ F TIC A J. t:
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THE RECORD
BY CLAUDE l.. COGER.
Sharp County Pair Wed at Black Rock

At the Brown hotel Tuesday,
the End, Squire Massey officiated
at the wedding Of G. w. Morris
and Miss E. E. Baker, both of
Sharp county. The bride is
eighteen, the groom Twenty-Five
years of age. Mr.. Morris is en-
ployed in Walnut Ridge, and
met Miss Baker here, she coming
in from her home near Hardy on
the afternoon train. They said
that everybody concerned was
"willin. BLACK Rock Tele-
phone.
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CONSTIPATION.

Health is absolutely impossible If
onstipation be present. Many ser.
,us cases of liver and kidney com.
laint have sprung from neglected
constipation. Such a deplorable
Ioudition is unnecessary, There ls
cure for it. HerblHe will speedily
. .smedy matters. G. A. Lindsay,
!. M, Bronson, Fla, writes, Feb,
q, 1902: "Having used Herblne, l
md it fine medicine for constipa.
son." so cents q bottle. Sold by
". A. Edwards.
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II A RDY NE W 5.
Esq. GREGORY killed By Accident-Little
Child Severely Scalded--0lher
News Notes.

G. r. Scarborough is visiting
the fair this week.
C. D. Foster has bought the
Hardy Milling Company's cotton.
E. j. Peabody is working at
West Plains, Mo-, for a few
days.
Ex-senator D. l.. King lost his
saddle. horse by death several
days ago.
Rev. E. P. Minton filled his
regular appointment here last
Saturday and Sunday.
A. P. John and w. A. Bratcher
made a trip to Thayer and Nam
moth Spring this week.
On Tuesday last Joel Turner
left to attend the marriage of his
son, Herbert, to Miss Effie Mar
tin at Springfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. E. Halbert
went to Williford Sunday, where
Mr.. Halbert joined a party for a
deer drive Monday.
Mrs. Joel Turner of this place
left last Sunday for Springfield,
Mo-, to attend the wedding of
her son, Herbert, which occurred
Tuesday, the 9th.
L. E. Halbert and wife have
returned from a months trip to
the fair and Kansas, and Mr..
Halbert has resumed his duties
here. Their friends welcome
them back to Hardy.
In the wagon trade, as in
everything else he undertakes,
S. P. Turner is a success. He
received a carload of wagons one
day last week and before break
fast time the following morning
they were all sold.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs
A. R. Vanzant of this place was
severely scalded at their resi-
denee on the End inst. Mrs
Vanzant had boiled potatoes in a
kettle and after taking the po.
tatoes up, set the kettle on the
floor. The little fellow stumbled
over the kettle and fell, scalding
one side and one arm severely.
On Saturday night of the 9th
inst. Esq. H. j. Gregory fell
from the door of the second story
of the court house here, which
resulted in severe injuries and
his death. His head struck a
rock and was deeply cut. Both
lower limbs were totally par
alyzed, having lest both feeling
and motion. Some time in the
night he regained consciousness,
but had no recollection of how
the accident occurred or any,
thing about it. Esq. Gregory
had gone up to the Masonic hall
in the third story, where the
members Of the lodge were COL
lecting in regular meeting, and
was coming down for some pur-
pose. When he had reached the
door at the foot of the stairway
on the second floor, and, as it is
supposed, thinking that he had
reached the door on the ground
floor, he stepped out and fell to
the ground. Drs. W. l.. Nc
Gavic and William Johnston were
called and dressed his wounds,
but the injured man died Monday
morning.. He was buried by the
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CONFESSIONS OF A PRIEST.

Rev. Jno, 5. Cox Of Wake, Ark,
writes, "for 70 years l suffered with
Yellow Jaundlce. | consulted
number of dhysicians and tried al!
sorts Of medicines, but got no relief.
Then | begun the use of Electric
Bitters and feel that | am how
cured of DISEASE that had me in Its
grasp for twelve years" If yon
want q reliable medicine for Liver
and Kidney trouble. stomach dlsor-
der or general debility, get Electric
,Bltters. It's guaranteed by w c.
,SEow. Only soc.
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CAVE CITY.
The weather continues dry.

The weather continues dry.
Health is better than it has
been.
George Harris and Alvin Puck
EFT of Grange were in town Mon
day evening.
Dal Rogers was in town few
days ago, hunting an excuse to
move back to town.
There is the best interest man.
ifested in the school that has
ever been at this place.
Some have sowed their wheat
in the dust and are now waiting
for a rain to bring it up.
w. w. Stewart has moved
back to town from Lynn, Law
renee county, and his children
are now in school.
The farmers are almost done
gathering their crops. Cotton
and corn have both yielded bet
ter than had been hoped for.
Work on the new school build
ing is being pushed as rapidly as
possible, and we think it will be
ready for occupancy by the new
year.
Arthur Bonham has moved to
town and occupies the George
Watkins property on Mort h
street, Mr.. Watkins having
moved to his farm on Big Creek.
A band entertainment and box
supper was given at the school
building Saturday night. The
receipts amounted to about $40,
which 60 to defray the expense
of the band.
A goodly number from this
place attended the funeral of
Mrs. Chas. D. Tibbles at Fair
view Sunday. Mrs. Tibbles was
the wife of DR.. Chas. D. Tibbles
and daughter of W. N. Barnett
of Reeds Creek. She had many
friends here who extend condo
lence to the bereaved ones.
John Bilbry, a prosperous
farmer of Lynn, moved to town
last week so that his children
could take advantage of the
school. He is we'll pleased with
the school and town, so much so
that he closed a deal Saturday
for the McGee property on West
street, and will be a permanent
resident. We gladly welcome
such men as Mr.. Bilbry.
Those who entered school from
a distance Monday were, Miss
Effie Carter, Sandtown, Misses
Katie Mathews, Doris Doss,
Bengay, Grover and Wesley
Taylor, Shelbyville, T. j. Carter,
Hazel Grove, Edgar Wilkerson,
Grange, j. D. Cox, Polk, Dean
Tompklns, Poughkeepsie. There
are now about sixty boarding
students, with everything run.
Sharp County record., 1904-11-11
The Election.

President Roosevelt has swept
the country. The victory of the
republican party very much re-
sembles a Jeff Davis victory in
Arkansas in size.
Sharp County record., 1904-11-11
Useless Expense.

The Melbourne Times says the
,haacery court is not needed in
lizard county. The chancery
,ourt may be needed in some
counties of the state, but more
han likely they can be put down
with one figure.
Sharp County record., 1904-11-11

The residence of j. H. Davis,
near Des Arc, was burned Sat-
,,rday night, destroying every.
hing in it, which included 81, ,250
n money.
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Roousr.sr. GA. Jan. 80, 1907.

RooHBLSE, GA, Jan. 80, 1907.
BlAck-Drsught Stock and Poultry
Medicine 10 the best lever tried. Our
stock wss looking bad when you sent
me the medicine and now they srs
getting 90 lns. They ere looking 70
per cent better.
Q. p. BRocKINaToN.
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The Best BY Actual Test

The fact that this store goes on growing j..
doing business with the same people # Iu L
sold for twenty-five years is the best pront De j.
oives satisfaction. The old customers :. u
and new ones keep coming, so there must hs
good reason for it.
If anv storekeeper tells ycu Maxfeld is,,.
cheap on some goods and too high on otbs,,
don't believe it.
We can't price everything in our house IN ON.
advertisements. You have to buy on v0a.
own Judgment wherever you 60 and our nrOn
osition is the fairest possible.
We say look as much as you please prc.
everything we have if you want to, and if Wa
are high on anything don't spend cent with
us.
Remember the arguments Of the other fellow
are made in his own interests, not yours.
Remember that what is cost to this house is
not cost to every store.
Our BUYERS 60 all over the country ready 10
hand out prompt cash when the right prices
are offered them on the right goods
The quantities we Hdnule DIRE UlS lever
buying right because we can goto the fact.
ories and secure prices that would be impos.
sible if our output for goods was limited
A good Single Barrel Breech Loading Shot Gun $3.50
" - Double " "....7@
First Class Alarm Clock that sells
Elsewhere at 81, our price.
A Genuine Texas Saddle, Steel Fork
9 IA inch Stirrup Leathers. ................"..2
First Patent Flour lin sacks) per bb ........".5M
Granulated Sugar ~ lbs ''...'.MW
Finest Y. C. Sugar % lbs. $780,
Arm G Hammer Soda, pound packages. .........."5e
Keg Soda, best quality 10 pounds... ............@
Arbuckles Coffee, pound, ....,..........HlM lM
Bucks Stove and Vessels. 1000
Peters solid leather Concord Shoes
anywhere else S125 our price. ..........''.'..SlM
N A X F | [ | D )
BETESMILLG, ARK
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hive A CENTURY
| aIood Wine Will Enable
You to Prolong Life.

Y Won want to live to be go or 100
wears Old, Blood Wine will help you do
( Purify your blood, drive out all
no,ous and diseases, and you regain
youthful strength. If you are already
ID you can prolong your life by taking
Blood Wine.
Most old people need vitality - re-
|nyenating. The cause of old age is the
,hguation Of TIE vital forces of the
Rdy. The blood grows thin and the
,art then becomes feeble, disease and
hfrmities then come on. They are
aen nervous and irritable. They see
he end of life at hand, and many OF
hem are not sorry, because life has
sased to attract them.
Blood Wine makes life look bright
lad pleasant to old people, the same as
o.he Young. Blood Wine puts elastic
ity into their limbs, drives out rheu-
ratc pains, guickens the circulation
Id warns the blood. 1t actually adds
kng and pleasant years to life for the
eed.
City MarsharUdlin Of Lewiston, Me-,
rites in this connection:
"Some months ago noticed your
Blood Wine upon the market, and as il
tas advertised as being particularly
Iood for elderly people, tookshome Z
Uttle to my wife's father, w. q Walton
fho was suffering from the general in
ENTITIES Of old age. He declatsd he had
lever seen its equal. 1t buM him VI
rd invigorated him rapidly. she claims
e feels ten years younger than he did
ear ago, and now he would not be with
but it, for in case of a sudden attack o
hdigestion or biliousness It is inval
sable.
For Constipation ask for our Liver Pills. 10
tt q cents. u
F'r sale by Bowditch, Webster E. Co
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Maine neW$ in Brief
Paragraphs Of Interest Maine PeoplNot Of Maine Industries
People Churha md
IN THE SCHOOL.ROOM.
What is Being Done in Maine for the
Advancement Of Education.

There are AZ Maine students enrolled
at Dartmouth College, Hanover. n. H.
The Bath school board is discussing
the question of whether or not to abol-
lsh the ninth grammar grade.
Arrangements have been made by
which the pupil teachers of the Lewis
Ton Normal Training school may pay
regular visits of inspection in the
classes of the Lewiston grammar
grades.
The Bangor school board has elected
Hiss olive G. Hartwell of Boston as
supervisor of drawing for the remain
Ger or the school year to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation of
Miss Jessie T. Ames who left at the
close of the fall term to take a position
IN the New York schools. Miss Hart
well has been engaged i'm teaching for
the past ten years and comes to Ban
cor highly recommended.
w. II. Bryant of Boston is the donor
Of $50 to be used as a prize for the hest
essay written by any member of the
l'htes senior class on the subject of
Arpltration as Substitute for War"
Ny. Bryant is friend of the college
ana is greatly Interested in the subject
lcked out for debate. The $50 given
this year is but the interest on ST. 900
donated by Mr.. Bryant He proposed
10 give other institutions similar
amounts in order to increase public in
terest in peaceful methods The es-
says at Bates will be called for early
in February.
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MAINE FRATERNITIES.

A chapter of the Order of Eastern
Star has been organized in Bethel
A new Rebekah lodge has been in
stituted at Corinna to be known
as Cleora, No. Ill. Mrs. Celia
dent of the Rebekah Assembly, W. B.
Littlefield of North Berwick. grand
master, and Russell G. Dyer of Port
land, grand secretary of the Grand
lodge of Maine, I. o. o. F., We're
present and conducted the ceremonies
of institution. A special train brought
a large delegation of the members of
Martina Washington lodge. No. IS of
Dexter, and the degree was worked by
the degree staff of that lodge. Cleora
lodge starts with a membership of So
and with every prospect of highly
successful career.
w. j. Rogers Roost of Owls, No. 80,
was organized recently at Portland
with 80 charter members. The follow
ing officers We're elected: William J.
Rogers. Gray Owl; Harry p. Lord,
Stuffed Owl; Frank II. Harmon.
Scratch Owl: Ernest l.. Mountfort,
Hoot Owl; George Fl. Hargraves,
Screech Owl: Charles r. Reddy,
Horned Owl; J. r. Hubbard, Two
Horned Owl. w. J. Rogers Roost is
the first order of Owls to be organized
in the New England states. There
being thirty-one Toosts in the West and
there are to be several roOsts soon Or
ganized in Boston. The order is really
q side order to the Brotherhood of Rail-
way Trainmen and is a social or
SanlzatiOn. The RooSt was first
started at the last biennial convention
of the brotherhood which was held in
Denver, Colorado, in May, 1903.
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a saw mill the parties have decided to
build one of their own. In addition to
saving their own lumber they will do
custom work for those who require it
to be done The mill will be fitted
with new and up-to-date appliances of
all sorts known to millmen. and when
finished will be one of the finest mills
of its kind in that part of the State
The outlook for the building of many
new buildings and dwelling houses at
Dexter during the coming spring and
summer is very good. One of the
largest buildings to be erected will be
the potato house which is to be built
by Frank J. Carsley and this building
will be a fine one throughout. 1t will
have a fine large cellar with concrete
bottom Another important structure
in the building line will be the 6O-foot
addition which f. II. Hayes will make
to his cannery in the lower part of the
village. This will be two stories in
height and will make Il noticeable ad-
dition to his already large plant. Mr..
Hayes will commence operations about
the first of April. 1t is understood
that there will also be many new
houses built by different parties during
the year which will be used mainly as
tenements and will, in part, supply the
demand for rents.
II. w. Coffin of Addison. built during
the year 1903, % boats. Fourteen were
sold in the town of Jonesport; the other
fifteen We're sold on the coast line be-
tween Addison and Boston, Mass. Mr..
Coffin now has orders booked for this
season for 10 boats. He will ship
in few days one boat % feet and one
boat II it., to Bath, for a schooner
building there for John S. Emery &
Co, Boston. Since 1880 Mr. Coffin has
built upwards of 800 boats. mostly
ships boats. During the past two
years the demand for pods has steadily
increased; so much so that he cannot
hill the orders. 1t is considered by
fshermen that the pod has come to
stay, as they exceed any other boa
used for lobster fishing on the coast of
Maine. They are light, durable, and
VIII Withstand rOugher weather than
any other boat built of their class.
Having been in the business rs years.
Mr.. Coffin is widely known in the shin
ping industry, as his boats can be
found in all the principal shipping
ports on the Atlantic coast. Years ago
the famous Mckenzie boat was all the
go. Since they have gone out of BUSH
ness, the Coffin boat has taken their
place. Many do not know the differ
ence. as Mr.. Coffin learned the trade
at the Mckenzie shop in Har-
rington, several years ago.
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FLORIDA Lave; s:;::.

Via Savannah Line. Special Florida
Excursion, leaving Boston, February 18th.
Tickets include expenses. For rates.
booklets and full information apply to
J. M. Keely. Trav. Pass Agent. 29S WASH
ington st., Boston. Jan2Sdeod3wkss
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daughter of Mrs. Mary 3. Cleaves.
former resident of Bridgton has, to-
gether with her friend and fellow
teacher, Miss Jean Hall. recently pub
lished a history of Chicago which has
been accepted by the city for use in the
public schools.
DR.. John c. Parker o son of DIR. ]. s.
Parker Of Lebanon, has recently been
appointed physician for the Gorham
Silver works at Providence. r. l., at a
salary of $4,000 a year. About six years
ago DR.. Parker vert from Pennington,
y. H., to Provide ice, where he has
since built up San extensive city
practice. with witch his engagement
at the Silver works will not interfere in
the least.
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NEWS OF THE RAILROADS.

The Boston &; Maine r. r. is now
building at South WATERFORD. a new,
passenger station.
The Boston and Maine has lust
issued book containing list of Off
Gals, nearly 200 in number. The
names of the stations, station and
freight agents Oh the entire system are
given.
The Car Department of the Boston 6
Maine is now building in Fitchbure
shops - new 3G-foot box cars. The
cars are uniform with other cars of
this class that have been built during
the past year at both Fitchburg and
Concord, n. H., shops.
Carmel has a new station agent,
Theodore A. Melone, +, who has been
night operator at Newport and Burn
ham for the past year, but more re-
ceatly employed as assistant agent at
Etna for several months past. F. s.
Wood, who has been agent at Carmel
for the past two years, has been trans
ferred to Belgrade, where he will have
charge of the station.
The motive power of the Boston g.
Maine Railroad is to be supplemented
by the addition of ten new wheel
passenger locomotives, 20 by 2G-inch
cylinders, now building at Schenectady
works of American Locomotive Com
pany. and by ten eight-wheel passenger
locomotives. Is by 24-inch cylinders.
now building at the Manchester Works
of American Locomotive Company.
New cedar ties have been dropped
alongside the Bangor & Aroostook r.
r. tracks in Dover and vicinity. All
the ties needed Tor next summers track
repairs will be dropped off within the
next few weeks. The work is done by
the local freight crew, the railroad
management thinking that it is easier
to pay them for Il few hours overtime
than to send out special trains to do the
job.
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MAINE INDUSTRIES.

The homeless herring factory at
CastpOrt which closed down during the
,ast week on account of the scarcity of
herring on hand, has resumed opera
ions again and will continue without
interruption, probably until the latter
part of March; the company having
material enough purchased to keep
them busy until that time.
Between 1000 and $500 Of pulp
wood is being hauled from above
Bingham and loaded on the cars at
Madison, for transportation. The lum-
Der is being hauled by a Lombard
steam log hauler, 80 h. p, capable of
hauling 80 cords of pulp wood or $4,000
feet Of logs. The log hauler is made by
Lombard Bros, of Waterville. Mr.
Lombard started for O'Clare. Wis,
with one of the log haulers, Monday
morning.
Although r seemed to be a generally
accepted fact that the supply of fish
asst season was way below the average.
it would seem to be contradicted by the
large amount of fish products carried
every trip by the Eastern S. S. Co.
The ST. Croix on her last trip carried
from Lubec alone $4,000 boxes Of
smoked herring. 1000 cases of sardines
and some hundreds of barrels of pick
led fish. the warehouse still containing
large quantities of sardines and
smoked fish awaiting shipment Since
the first of January, Lubec shippers
have sent to western markets about
100000 boxes of smoked herring.
The town of Plymouth is to have a
new industry, as steam saw mill is
soon to be erected by Bert Bennett Of
that town. Mr.. Bennett who is in
company with another gentleman has
been doing a large business in lumber
ing the present winter and owing to the
fact that his operations are taking
Mace at a considerable distance from
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F. e. B.

We heard a man say the other
morning that the abbreviation for
February-Feb.-mea Freeze every
body, and that man looked frozen in his
ulster. twas apparent that he needed
the kind of warmth that stays, the
warmth that reaches from head to foot.
all over the body. We could have told
him from personal knowledge that
Hoods Sarsaparilla gives permanent
warmth. it invigorates the blood and
speeds it along through artery and
vein. and really fits men and women.
boys and girls, to enjoy cold weather
and resist the attacks of disease. 1t
gives the right kind of warmth. stimu-
lates and strengthens at the same time
and all its benefits are lasting. There
may be a suggestion in this for you.
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MAINE PEOPLE.

Rev. ]. H. Little has been engaged
to deliver the Memorial address at
South Paris this year.
A Norway boy, Winnie L. Larry, has
Just been promoted for the fifth time
since he commenced work for the New
York & New Haven Railroad some five
Years ago. He began as fireman and
now at the age of % holds the position
OF road master of the shore line
division.
Miss Irene Cleaves, of Chicago,