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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-12-30
NEW HOME FOR THE VETERANS
Vhe state Of South Carolina is Provid.
'us suitable Structure for Thls
Pnipose In Columbia,

The home for the Confederate vet
erans IS how nearing completion and
1t IL expected mat it will be ready for
occupancy by the first of March.
When completed the building will be
furnished suitably and appropriately
and will be quite cosy home for the
old soldiers.
The new structure Is located near
the Hyatt Park road, within easy
reach OF two car lines, the Hyatt Park
line and the Colonial Heights line, be-
ing about Ia miles from the centre
OF the city. It will require about all
OF the $4,000 appropriated by the
legislature to complete the building.
which will be very imposing struc-
ture.
The commission in charge Is COM
posed OF Col. D. Cardwell OF Colum.
bia, Capt. ]. H. Brooks. Ninety-six:
Col. ]. w. Reid. Chester; Maj. N. B.
Cantey. Camden. and Gen. M. L. Bon
ham, Anderson. The last named was
recently appointed by Gov. Ansel TO
fill the vacancy created by the death
of the lamented ]. @. Marshall of this
city.
There has been some misunder-
standing on the part OF the veterans
and the general public as well. "a to
the exact function Of the institution.
Many have been of the opinion thar
veterans will have to leave their fami-
| lies. give up their pensions and sur.
render a considerable portion of their
personal liberty to secure admittancc
AS mater OF fact. the number OF
inmates will be limited for some time
to "a, the act providing for the ad-
mission of but two veterans from each
Of the AZ counties for tn. present.
The place will be in ,he nature OF
ar infirmary and "home boarding.
house." where the veterans will fin /
their every ltd loJked after care
fully. They will be treated handsome.
ly ind allowed cverv proper liberty
just as IL they were at home. Ore 81
the sttractiye features will be COSY
we'll lighted library and reading room
The home Is primarily for veterans
who are without relatives willing and
able to care for them properly and
who lack private means wherewith tc
provide for themselves.-The State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-12-30

On last Monday a Syrian and Char
lie Smith were up before Council on
the charge Of selling liquor. The par
ties were adjudged guilty. The Syrian
was given sentence Of $50 fine or
81 days on the chaingang. Charlie
Smith was given 25 days on the gang
or $40 fine. Blind tigers will get all
that Is coming to them in this town,
II they are caught. and the police are
without doubt quite active In trying
TO catch DEMONSTRATING Times
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12-15-3t.
MASTERS SALE.

BY virtue OF a Decree Of III, ou,s
or Common Pleas for Sumter intv.
In the State Of South Carolina. the
case OF Andrew H. Dlhhle ainst
John e. Harmon, Gertrude = sich-
ardson and H. T. Edens, I will ii ~
public aution, to the highest oder
at the Court House "A the Ctv OF
Sumter, in the County and Stat fore
said. on Sale Day in January. 1909.
being the 4th day Of said month, DUR
ing the usual hours Of sale, the fol-
lowing described real estate, to wit:
All that lot or parcel of land situ-
ate, lying and being near the western
limits Of the City Of Sumter, in the
County and State aforesaid, containing
one acre, more or less, and bounded
OH the North and East by land form
erly of N. G. Osteen, now said to be Of
Burns, on the South by Hampton Ave-
nue.. and on the West by land or A.
White, Trustee, for Mrs. Gertrude z.
Richardson, being the lot of land con-
veyed to me by Mrs. Gertrude z.
Richardson.
Terms Of sale: one third cash, the
balance in equal installments Of one
and two years, the said cash payment
to be applied to the debt of Mrs. Ger
trude E. Richardson and of Plaintiff
herein, and a mortgage be executed
by the purchaser for the balance unto
the Master for Sumter County, at the
rate Of eight per centum per annum,
payable annually, with privilege to
purchaser of paying all in cash.
H. FRANK WILSON,
Master.
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SHOT HIS SISTER TO DEATH.
ucolu Woman Killed by Her BrOthe
on q Clarendon Plantation.

Manning. December 2s.-A white
IN named Frank Driggers to-day
Ssot his sister. Mrs. Mamie Boseman,
nth a gun. infiicting a wound from
which she died In about an hour.
Ars. Boseman lived at Alcolu. but
sad been on visit to her brother.
IN Major w. T. Lessne's place. Full
particulars are not obtainable. but
fs is said there had been some misun-
derstanding between the parties on
account Of horse that Driggers had
which belonged to his sister. Mrs.
Boseman had said goodbye and start
ed for home when Driggers shot her
In the back Of the head. No investi-
cation by the coroner has yet been
had.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-12-30

We all want to attract investors to
The south, and particularly to South
caroi,uA because We want to see the
money moving freely. and we know
that there are rich opportunities here
for the capitalists ts, realize a good.
legitimate pront on their investments.
When we have such examples as the
Seminole has recently furnished us
q hixh nnancssrinis for personal
beneat thcrs II little chance OF our
getting anything except the worse kind
OF criticism. specially when we take
II Ia connection with the recent Wha-
ley mill feai and the story Of the big
1ndspe i'nt on company nearer
home. Unless we can give assurance
that the Interests OF the investors here
can be protected against the ''kitsr,"
we had better withdraw our bids for
outside capital. The south's strong
eat asset used TO be the unimpeach-
able morality Of the Southern busi-
meas msn. and whom We have lost that
W. arc indeed, beref.. Such q COM
fsny a. the semiuoie 10 needed In
this state and would have done a
good business and gotten rich iegiti-
mateiy u u had not been for the
graspsng Of some who saw an oppor-
tnnity to make deal on the side and
Set rich all at once. Many men put
their money In that concern because
they saw the need Of such an institu-
tion and would have contributed the
amount of their stoca Gladiy to have
made ma success for the good that II
wosid have done the State. There
are 20 many Of these ''sells" in the
investment world. so many schemins
scamps who want to get hold Of othe,
peoples money. that one cant wonder
when men with hard earned dollars
refuse TO entrust II. even In a really
good enterprise. II is largely for
that. too. we call on the people of the
State TO make Investigations thorough,
and to probe anything that looks sus-
picious anil TO punish evil doing and,
as far as possible. restore confidence
In the intsrgrity OF the South Caro-
lima business man.-Fiorence Times.
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more for dutiable articles than they
are worth, for the duty will always
De added to the price. But it is
very much better to have low duties
which Will enable the Government
70 get the principal benefit of the
immoral tarifr than to leave duties
SO high that foreign competition is
shut out and the trusts hog the
whole thing.-The Jeffersonian.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-12-30
CAPT MINUS RETIRED.
COmmandant of Cadets at Clemson \,
Poor Health.

washington, Dec. 25.--Capt. j. C..
Minus. commandant of cadets at Glenn
son College, has been retired from
active service in the army because of
poor health. 1t will be necessary,
therefore. for the war department to
name his successor at an early date.
1t Is not yet known who the new man
will be.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-12-30

N + .lt t ---
Hartsville. Dec. l7.--It seems tha,
ne negro brute Who committed the
outrage At this placs on Monday night
on1t hsa been spp'ehsndsd and u
eow within the pspitsnsiary wallis. II
ess been q terribus week of waiting
ead dissappointmsns 70 every good
e1sissn Of Hsrtsviiis - the days pass
81 anc the many clues gave No re-
salts and the many suspects failed TO
- identified By the lady. Cnragsd
and determined that the crime should
noe 90 unavsnesd ~ any human
~9ency could accomplish the detec-
don and arrest OF the criminal. every
aAan has felt more and more hopeless
- hmsd ~ sach succeeding day
wns fruttissa Every instrument of
os NV and every means that could
- embloysd with any hope OF sue
oeS h0ve been usS~ to sss 70 the
o<<>on Of the Outrage and quietly.
nve censeaAtly. the town and county
ss>Hor,tiss have worksd day and night
! Weey hour. Ard added to the efforts
e tAe sushoritiss has been the volun-
ney w,,rk< OF many persons In their
private capacity.
Tnrough this latter course came the
nrst clue. which has finally Ned to the
ovres< Of . brute asainst whom the
evidence 70 very positive. A negro
named Johnson was arrested at Ef-
nRsham Saturday morning by sherin
Eurch OF Floxence. acting with Police
man ssegArs Of this place and Mr.. Ed.
Perm. Z brother OF the victims hus-
oand- The negro was taken to Flor
sacs and thence 10 Darlington. where
he was turned over Saturday night to
shsrtR Blaekwsn st . O'Clock. II was
pr,possd 10 bring him here for idsnti-
ncss>on. but the authorities hero fear
- trouble and advised sheriR Black
well 60 <eep him At Darlington. lat
90 on. acting On further advices from
hers that . threatening crowd was
waiting to set sight OF the negro.
ehsriG lslackwell drove to Florence ut
sfo'eIock In the morning and there
te<'k the = o'clock for Columbia.
a crowd met the train coming IN
here ut o'clock saturday night and
a b pretty certain would have rusde
short work Of the ne9re at once. In
de<d. msny OF them believed that the
negro had bsen taken on the train on
<no ouuskirts OF the town and was
semewhcrs around. and al nisht and
All day sunday erowds OF men have
BEEN coissrseatsd around towl await
Ing devtiopmsns ana Shxious to To-
cate the brute. There has never been
any intention on the part OF the town
aethoritiss to allow the man to be
brooshs here. iife rrs \
This is the hrst crime Of It's kind
-sommist''d at this place and. indeed.
cne of tAs few in the county. II fairly
seasSsrsti people by the snormity. bu,
left no doubt ~ to the short work that
would have been made Of the criminal
hsd Il been possible to lay hands on
him.
The citisens Of the town look 10,
the governor to order an early trial
of the negro.
u 7 -.
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SHOT AT MARK. KILLED BOY.
Young Man OF Lancaster Shoots Ne.
gm Lnd-Anothcr Negro Slain.

Lancaster. December 2e.-A negro
boy about eight years old, a son OF
Nettie Evans. was accidentally shot
and killed In the suburbs Of town to-
DAY by Anon Lindsay. a young white
man. Mr.. Lindsay was shooting at a
mark. and did not see the child.
John Wilson was killed by Bob
craig. both colored. at Van wyck to-
Day No particulars OF the homicide
are known here.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-12-30
EXCURSION RATES
Via
ATLANTIC COAST LINE
Account
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.

Tickets on sale December 18th.
18th, 23rd, oath. 25th. 30th and S1st,
1908 and January 1st, 1909. limited to
return not later than January 6tn.
1909.
For further information, reserva-
tions. ETC.. call on nearest Ticket
Agent or write w. j. Craig, Passen niger
Traffic Manager; T. c. White, General
Passenger Agent, Wilmington, n. c.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-12-30

Deputy Collector J. p. scrusgs and
State Constable Goldsmith and Cos
nell captured big stiil In oreenviils
County Saturday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-12-30

warehouse on the Carolina wharf
In Charleston was destroyed by fire
Sunday. Loss $3.600.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-12-30

Fire destroyed Long and Culbersons
sinnery and T. e. Harris store at
Waterloo. Loss about $4,000.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-12-30

The Driving Association OF Ben
nettsville will hold a race meet COM
m encing December 80.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-12-30
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT Prizes
AWARDS IN RURAL SCHOOL CON
TEST ANNOUNCED.
F1ve Prizes, Worth 800 Each, and
Thirty Worth $50 Each, Were Of
fered--DecisiOns Made at Meeting
Held at Columbia Friday.

Columbia, Dec. 19.--Under thu
terms OF the contest conducted by the
School Improvement ssociation 70,
1908. the following schools have beer
awarded prizes of 500 each:
Scranton, Williamsburg County.
Richburg. Chester County.
Providence. Saluda County.
Sardis. Sumter County.
Pinewood. Clarendon County.
Second Prizes.
The following schools were awarded
prisss Of $50 each:
Pergamos. Williamsburg County.
Prospect, Williamsburg County.
SARDINIA, Clarendon County.
Lees Aca. Bamberg.
Ridgeville, Dorchester.
Synder. Colleton County.
Oakville. Lexington. fs
Roberts. Anderson.
Hercules, Barnwell.
MARLBORO, Marlboro County.
Indian Field. Dorchester County.
Wedgefield, Sumter County.
Simpsonville, Greenville County.
Pauley, Horny.
Graves Station. Georgetown County
Edgemoor, Chester County.
Olar. Bamberg County.
Cope. Orangeburg County.
Mauldin. Greenville County.
Poplar Spring, Oconee County.
Garnett, Hampton County.
Fairview. Lexington County.
Bethel, Richland County.
ST. Charles. Sumter County.
Elm Eloranna Coun&xr
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-26
AVOID THE KNIFE.
surgery Won't Cure Piles Perma
nentIy.

iou may cut the leaves off a weed
very week, and it will grow new tops
tif doomsday.
10 Kill the weed you must kill the
root
Just so with piles. The cause is not
WI the surface. 1t is within, beyond
'ne reach of surgical instruments, oint-
'nehts and suppositories The only
ieai cure is with internal treatment,
ana me only guaranteed internal rem
Guy is DR.. Leonhardt's Hem Roid 1t
i'au cured 9S per cent of all kinds of
piies before DR.. Leonhardt would con-
seht TO its public sale, and now, at his
iequest, 1t is sold under positive guar
antee
Hem-Roid restores circulation of
pure blood in the lower bowel, and
cures piles to stay cured
III for "a days treatment at Bow
oitch, Webster & Co.'S, Augusta, Me.
or mailed by DIR. Leonhardt Co, Sta
uoh r. Buffalo, N. Y, prop. If it does
not help you your money is returned
write for booklet.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-26
Thanksuivinq at the Home.

ThanksGivin" will be observed at the
Home today in the usual manner and all
unnecessary work Will he postponed
At noon n fine dinner will be served con
eiSting of roast turkey. cranberN sauce,
mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, boiled
onions. bread and butter cheese, cottage
pudding, apples. oranges and ro1ltt- rh'
Home Pand will play two pieces at "arl
dinner. the first being, march-"l1 1"lr
sammy" Holman. and medley waltz
My Old New Hampshire llone, |"t
Tilzer, and at the second dinner. cake
walk and tWo-step-"A Warm li"t"p-
ton Anthony and medley waliZ-"NheH
the Harvest Days Are Over Won TIiZet'
The entertainment i'll til" Home Opera
house in the evening will b" a concert hy
the orchestra and sreciaitieS by the JuNe-
nile entertainers.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-26
MRS. SUSAN ANDREWS BALLARD
AGED Club Woman Dies Wednesday at
Fryeburg at Age of SO.

Fryeburg, Me, Nov. 25.-Mrs. Susan
Andrews Ballard who a few years ago
was said to be the oldest club woman
in the United States. is dead at the age
of 80 years. She was the oldest resi-
dent of Fryeburg and one of the first
members of the Congregational church.
Four sons survive, Melville Ballard Of
Washington. d. c., John Ballard Of
Gallesburgh, ILL.,. Eckley and Dean Bal
lard of this town.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-26

the par value OF 500 each. to $500. 600
lVlded into 5000 shares of the par value
+ 500 each
Another notice certifies that at the
.hltual meeting of the stockholders of
simmons. Hammond & Mckenzie, held
It Portland on Tuesday, Nov. II, it
vas voted to increase the capital stock
If the corporation by the addition of
90 shares of the par value of $1O0 each.
making the capital stock of the corpor-
ltion $4,000. consisting of 500 shares of
he par value of 500 each.
Adjutant General Augustus B. Farm
lam. who had been visiting his
laughter in Concord Mass, has re-
armed toAuguSta AMI was at his desk
n the department yesterday morning
Inc following corporations have filed
heir certificates of organization at the
Office of the secretary of State:
Emrick Bottle Wrapper Co. organized
I Augusta. for the purpose of manu-
actuliag and dealing in machines for
the manufacture from pulp wrappers
for bottles. incandescent lamps. etc
with S1.oH.000 capital stock, of which
and Treasurer, j. Berry of Augusta
Certificate filed Nov 25, 1908.
Diamond Joe Gold and Conner Min
ing Go. organized at I<ittery, for the
purpose OF conducting mining busi-
ness. with Sl,000,000. capital stock, Of
which nothing is paid in Officers:
President, Horace Mitchell of Kittery;
Treasurer, S. J. Morrison of Ports
mouth. y. Fl. Certificate filed Nov. "a,
1905
MlltipleX Manufacturing Co. organ
lZed at kittery, for the purpose of
dealing i'll trade marks, letters patent,
etc, and for various other purposes,
with $lch,oo0 capital stock, of which
nothing is paid in. Officers: President.
Albert II. Peavey Of Kittery; Treasur-
er George L. Burnham Of Kittery.
Certificate filed Nov. %, 1905
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-26
Aurora Man Kills Cow
And Calf Moose,
Governor and Council Will Hold
Session Friday Morning.
Greenwood Men Fined For Killing
nagg Deer on Sunday.2
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
.... mee.ino of Governor and Council!
Friday Nov. 27, at 10 A. M.

r,.o;rnan carleton of the Commits
- ,t inland Fisheries and Game
H.. ,.cDiyed from Game Warden Her
h4rt r Silsby Of Aurora, who Is alsc
l,,r,.cnfative-elec from Hancock
limit, 10 the next Legislature, the
.a,,i,nlars in regard to the killing OF
,,n cn,y moose whose carcass was re-
lni,,cd in this city Monday night anC
v9s shipped to Boston Tuesday alter
r.on The name of the one VINO
,.;,n1 tho COW was not given, but it Is
understood that the shooting was u"iit
-, one Of the reputable citizens OF the
to,cn In his message to Commission
ra,lo,on which was given over the
+,l.1,hone Warden Silsby stated tha
a.. ,,ntlnr}an in question "as out
....uoti,g ana catching ShmpSl
+t,.,.,,..r TN, bushes OF IN animal which
,,,.,.,~od tn he q deer, took Il shot
!, tu, ON making his way into the
,ncb,., tu ascertain if he had kliic.
hi, came found that instead 81 killing
E, G,..r the animal slain Was COW
,-.,.on And hr further found that in
aflitiou IT, hillin@ tn" cow his bullet
b.3 ,n..sed completely through hci
toIv ara l;illcd Il calf which had
r,o,l hv her side The calf was eat
,.o and sold at Aurora but the carcass
=. H., cow was sent To Augusta. but
ae there is not much of demand foi
uaoy. meat in this city just as pres
emf thc carcass was sent To Boston IS
above stated.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-26

James Conlan of Hudson, Mass. late
Co. G., 18th Mass. Inf. and Co. II, 2d
Mass II. A, Orlando Andrews of
Neazie, Me, late Co. 3. 1st Maine
Cavalry, Horace b. Gardner of Salem.
late CO. NJ, 1st Mass. II. A.. RoSc""
V. ~ Knowles of Fort Fairfield. Me,
late Co /. 9th Maine inf. and Thomas
Hccnev Of Salem. Mass, late Co. *.
Cd Mass cav. were admitted to In"
Home Yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-26

Tonight the Juvenile entertainers
viii he the attraction in the HON"
Opera house. The program consists
of humorous sketches. character songs.
musical monologues. lmpers"natiohS,
special dances in fine costumes. Helen
and Leah McBradv the child artists al
ways win the audience wherever they
appear and will no doubt be sue
cess here.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-26

The following will be taken upon the
rolls today: William S. Partridge OF
Midway, Mass, late Co. K, 1st r. !.
Infantry, Peter Gilbert alias Peter AL
barre of Leominster. Mass, late Co
*, 171th Ohio Infantry and Henry a.
Fernald of Boston, late Lieut.: Co. =
32d Mass. Infantry and U. S. Marine
Corps.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-26
Concert Program.

March-'tien. Joseph S. smith, Thieme
overt urc-" America" Tobani
pnll,a-..t, t,olurnbian' I,OlliuSon
Cornet solo by II. a. Schuelcr,
Grand selection from "Cavaleria Rusii-
cana. Mass :t-ii'
american Patrol, Me acn;!nl
Grand American ntasia-"ronc Pic
lures of the North and South. 7. BehdiN
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-26

General orders No. y, has been pub
lished. dropping from the rolls George
=. Smith, late l.. 5. navy, and Andrew
Walden alias Nayo, 2d Battery Yer
mont l.. A.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-26

George Butterfly. late Co. r. % Yer
mont Infantry, has been granted an
honorable discharge from the Home.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-26
NATIONAL HOME.

William Schneider reported for duty
yesterday from a furloush passed in
Fam" uth, Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-26

The following We're among the guests
at the Home Hotel yesterday: w. l..
Gordon, Dexter; c. +. Triplett, Salem.
Mass, and Howard P. Gardner, Mar
bleI cad Mass
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-26

benjamin $. Pierce has been granted
leave OF absence which he will pass
with friends in Bath
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-26

Charles f.. Harris is again at the
Home after spending a leave of alb
sence with friends in Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-26

James o. Reed, who has been on a
furlnush to New York City, returned
- the Home yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-26

There are nearly SS,O0O,OO0 sheep in
Australia and New Zealand. 1O.oO0,00o
cattle, and 1,s71,000 horses. IAL n. u
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-26

Officer of the day Thursday. Capt.
Gcore" w. Helcher. and for Friday
Capt. Merrill Moore.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-26

Harold l.. Crane, stcnographcr in tn"
quarter masters department is passing
a few days leave. at his home in Ban
oOr.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-26

The Governors Council viii meet at
10 o'rlock this morning in the C"unrll
chamber. IN accord1ncc with the law.
and an ad diournmcnt viii be mad" to
,hc sane. hour Friday morning. NOV. ~,
when the vote fOf the November cleo
tion will be canVasSed, and several
matters of routine business taken uf
for transaction.
At the regular meeting of the Gov
ernor and Council. which was held
Thursday. NOV. -, a hearing on the
PETITION for a pardon for George f.
West Of Milbridge was continued until
the next meeting of the Council, hut 1t
is not known that this matter will be
taken up Friday morning. West, 1t
win be remembered, is serving a sen
tcnre Of five years in the State prison
at Thomaston for the crime of man
slaughter and the counsel in the case
is Hon w. X. Pattangall of Water
Vile
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-26

Chairman Carleton has received no.
tice from Deputy Sheriff Harry d
Cole of Eryan't Pond, oxford county
telling of the prosecution by hlm OF
Roscoe A. Swan and Charles u Farm
ham Of Greenwood for the Illegal Kill
ing Of a deer last sunday. the Sabbatt
being close time. Both men were con-
victed and paid q fine of $40.
In connection with the above it may
be- said that sunday is a close time or
all kinds Of game or birds. the law
satirg that Sunday is a close time
on which it is not lawful to hunt. xii
or destroy game or birds of any kind
under the penalties imposed therefor
during other close time"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-26

S. G. Thompson, assistant in the da-
trying department at Washington, ID
e.. aud formerly the state dairy in
structor connected with the Maine de-
partment of agriculture. is in the state
for a week and will pass Thanksgiving
with his father in Winterport. after
winch he viii go directly to Chicago to
attend tn" National Dairy Show,
which will be held in that city Dec. 2
10.
notice which has been filed at the
ollf" of the secretary of State certfles
mat at = special meeting of the stock
holders Of the William Carter Co.. held
at Portland on Tuesday, Nov. "a. it
was voted that whereas the capital
stock "f the corporation is insufficient
l"r the purposes for which the corrnr-
atl"n WAS organized. it be increased
from y3ot.ooo divided into 5000 shares