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The independent-reporter., 1909-10-14
sKowHEGAN MARKET.
Prices Paid Producers.

fTICc5
Hides and skins-Hides. &c. to 10 c.
per lb.: calf skins 15c. to 1sc per lb. /:
lamb skins. 40c. to 75c. each.
Beans-Hand picked. yellow eyes.
Beef0ox beef. SC, to &C,
Poultry---Fowls. l2c. to 1sc. per ib.;
chicken, I2c. to zoe.
Tallow-Rough, &c. per ID.
Butter-First quality. stamped .2Sc.
per lb.
Eggs-3oc per dozen. fresh.
Potatoes-70c. per bushel.
Cheese--16c. to 1sc per ID.
Retail Market.
Flour-Spring Wheat Patent. $3.50;
winter wheat pat, $3.50. Winter wheat
choice. s7.25.
cracked corn, $i.55 per bag.
Oats-57 1-2 cents per bu. New oats
G; $; MsalMsl;ss ,I,,; per bag. .r 49,,
gluten. ,1.s5 per cwt.
Mixed Feed-,i.55 per cwt.
Salt Pork-l4c. by the bbl., 200 lbs.
Cheese--1sc. to zoe. per lib.
Butter-30c per lb.
Eggs-32c per doz., fresh.
Ters.Nasc Tesr.~asass; to 20 sSs; &c per per le, lb.
Lard-Domestic, 16c: pure. 1sc; COM
Molasses-rure Ponce, 4oc; to. soc.
sugar-.Granulated sugar, best ansi- M
9,.'Sisd P4s Si:nEcod. Sc &c sef tc lSo. per lD.;
p95lHsa; onion.@sc. &c per le.
en-. 22c per lb.
The independent-reporter., 1909-10-14
4 Maine Boy Selected.

Chandler Hale of Maine. son of Sen
ator Hale. has been elected as third
assistant secretary az State to sue
ceed William Phillips of Boston.
Mr.. Hale is 36 years of age. He
served as assistant secretary to the
American delegation to the interna-
tional bimetallic conference held In
Brussels in 1892; as secretary of the
American embassy at Rome In 1897,
as secretary to the legation at Vienna
in 1901 and 1902; as secretary of en-
bassy at Vienna from 1902 until 1905,
and as secretary of he American dele
CATION to the second peace conference
at The Hague In 1907.
The independent-reporter., 1909-10-14
rylseELlsuC SERVICES
Neslees fer che MeesIsgs on san
dap.

The Evangelistio services under th'
leadership Of Harry Taylor and Al
bsny smith are showing marked
degree OF interest and enthusiasm
Meetings iast Sunday nj the Opera
house. both afternoon and evening
were well attended.
Next Sunday all the churches will
meet In union services at the opers
house as follows: Morning service ai
i0.4s. led by Harry Taylor. This will
be followed at IL O'Clock by a Union
Sunday school. The teachers OF the
various schools represented are urged
to look out for their scholars and try
and be on hand at the appointed hour
At o'clock In the afternoon mass
meeting for men. At 7 o'clock p. m
special Union service for the church.
es.
The independent-reporter., 1909-10-14

Rebels works at the loss of $4,000
men and by 1t nothing was gained l
worked there for six nights building
breast works and the men had to lie
there in the burning June sun in
those works without any protection
and they had to keep down out Of
sight the whole time. "-Kennebec
Journal.
The independent-reporter., 1909-10-14
The people in England offered roany

The people in England offered roany
expressions of sympathy for the
American colonies during the war for
independence. A number of o'hcers
In the army had resigned their COM
missions rather than serve in Amer
ica. Petitions against the war had
been offered to the King AMI Par.
lament from many towns. The city
of London had declared It's abhor-
renee of the measures designed to
"oppress our fellow subjects Il the
Colonies" and had begged the King
to change his government. But nons
OF these expressions had any effect
upon those who had power in Great
Britain, and as the war grew angrier,
English expressions of sympathy for
the Colonies became fewer.
The independent-reporter., 1909-10-14
NEWS NOTES FROM
NAMES CAPITOL
Excelleat Prowram for Maine Teach.
err Association

The executive committee OF the
Maine Teachers association has ar
ranged one OF the strongest programs
ever presented by thai association.
The meeing will be held at Lewiston
Thursday. Friday and Saturday. 0c-
tober 2s. 30 and 30. and II In expected
that the attendance will be larger
than at any previous meeting. Promi-
nent among the speakers who have
been secured for the general sessions
is Or. Frank Dewitt Talmage. who
will deliver the address on Thursday
evening.
The independent-reporter., 1909-10-14
BIRTHS.

Madison-October 9. to the wife of
Oelern Vigue, q daughter
Madison-October 9. to the wife or
Stephen e. Mahaffy, a son.
neutrality-suspicious. 6. to the wife
of Geo. L. Murphy. a daughter.
wife Of Daniel W. Jones, a daughter.
observation-disclosures Z, to the wife
of Arthur r. Jones' a daughter.
Skowhegan-Octobe 10, to the wife
of Albert A. Jewett a son.
Skowhegan--Octobe 3. to the wife
of Harry Whittemore, a daughter.
Mercer-October 3, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Lyman Dennison, a daughter.
Wesley Seekins. q son.
The independent-reporter., 1909-10-14

ATHENS

The Athens Grange invites the pub
lie 10 a Free Donation of Potato
Culture" boy Professor = 4 Stanford
OF the L. OF NJ. at the farm Of {. X.
oliver. Tuesday. October -. at p.
m.
The N Z. u society viii meet Sith
Mrs. Pratt Friday afternoon October
Is.
The Baptist auxiliary will meet
with Mrs blanche Chapman Wednes-
day afternoon. October 20
Somerset Pomona met with Athens
Grange October u The attendance
was not as large as last year owing,
perhaps, TO the division of the Pomo-
ma, the threatening weather OF the
morning or the knowledge OF case
OF diptheria in town. All we're glad
to know that no new cases had de-
veloped and quarantine was raised so
that Brother and Sister Oliver were
In their chairs In Pomona.
The Baptist Auxiliary met Wednes-
day afternoon. October 6. with Mrs.
Lottie Lord at L. p Eliott's where she
is employed, Mr.. Elliott kindly act
ing as host. After the opening
exercises a few, minutes were de-
voted to business which was followed
by the reading of a magazine article,
How the Church Bricks were
Cleaned" by Mrs. b. II. Johnson. The
remainder of the afternoon was spent
socially and sewing patch work, Lot
tie refreshing the sixteen present
with plenty of cream candy. Next
meeting with Mrs. Blanche Chapman.
October 20.
Arthur Smith, the blacksmith, was
the much congratulated man in town
October Il, when he came to his shop.
The occasion was the birth Satur-
day, October 8. Of little son-no,
not very little, for he starts at near
ly twelve pounds and we expect to see
him helping his father in the shop
soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. B. Miles returned
to their home in Portland, October
8, after a few days visit with Mrs.
Miles's cousin, Mrs. G. F. Aver.
The Athens Grange met in regular
session October g. In the absence OF
the lecturer, c. r. Oliver, who was
under quarantine for case of Dip
iberia in the home, there was no pro-
gram but the time was taken up
with the appointing of entertainment
committee for Pomona meeting, Oc-
tober IL, and with the reports OF the
different committees on the Grange
fair held September %. The report OF
the net receipts of s125 was most
gratifying.
At the ball game October 9, after
noon, Brighton vs.. Athens, the score
stood to Z In favor of Athens.
The independent-reporter., 1909-10-14
WARD HILL-MADISON.

E. F. Sprague has bought new
potato digger and Is hard at work
digging his own and his neighbors
potatoes.
o. F. Luce, who Is visiting relatives
in New Portland, is expected home
this week.
Husking bees are In order. One at
P. F. McKenney's Wednesday.
The Ward Hill Sunday school has a
rally day next Sunday The school
has prospered but we are not salts
fed. We want more. We want all
who can to come next Sunday.
The independent-reporter., 1909-10-14
DEATHS.

Cambridge. October 6. Theron James
Folsom aged one month and two
days.
ter OF Mr. and Mrs. j: p. Saford
Wellington-Septe 2S, Clara II,
wife of Selden j. Sewell. aged "a
years.
Mercer-October 10, Elwin A. Lowe,
aged SO years.
Troy-August 1--Sadie e. Knight,
aged "a years, months, is days.
West Athens-October 7, David
Sharp
The independent-reporter., 1909-10-14
Christian Science.

The Christian Science Society, Mad
ison avenue, corner Russell street.
services Sunday morning at 1915 and
Wednesday evenings at 7.30. Subject,
Doctrine of Atonement." The pub
lie Is cordially invited.
The independent-reporter., 1909-10-14
DEATH OF MRS. BANGS.

Mrs. Bangs, widow of Charles
Bangs, died Sunday morning after a
short illness. She was 81 years Of
age and five sons survive her. Fun
eral services were held at the home
of Frank Bangs with whom she lived.
Rev. B. H. johnson preached the fun
eral sermon and the burial was at
Mt. Rest.
The independent-reporter., 1909-10-14
DEATH OF DAVID SHARP.

David Sharp died October 8, at the
home of Mrs. Lois Corson of w. Ath-
ems, where he had been boarding for
some time. He had been in failing
health for long time so his death
was not unexpected. Mr.. Sharp was
born in Solon in 1888, but the most
Of his life was spent in Athens. He
had been engaged in several business
enterprises at different times and was
we'll known and respected. He leaves
two sons, George Sharp of Rutland,
Mass, who was with him at the time
of his death and Fred Sharp of New
port, Me-, who was unable to be
present. Funeral services were held
Sunday at the home of Mrs. Corson,
and the burial was at Mt. Rest.
The independent-reporter., 1909-10-14
Log.driving Season Ended.

The log-driving season on the Ken
nebec Is now completed. The drive
has been a most successful one, all the
logs being received at the booms for
which they they were intended. This
was on account of the spring rains and
high water. The cut last year on the
Kennebec and it's tributaries was
95 .00O, 900 feet. 1t is estimated that
the coming winter will find cut OF
about 100000 more feet than the
previous winter.
The independent-reporter., 1909-10-14

There was woman In Alexandra
named Hypatia, a daughter Of Theon,
the philosopher-so learned that she
surpassed all the savants of that time.
She therefore succeeded to the chair
of philosophy in that branch of the
Platonic school which follows Ploti-
nus, and gave public lectures on all
the doctrines of the same.
The independent-reporter., 1909-10-14
SaYenth Day AdYantists.

Mission on corner OF Madison Ave.
and Russell st. Sabbath School at 2
p. m. Saturday. Speaking Sunday
evening at 7.30. Prayer and praise
services Tuesday and Friday evenings
at 7.30. The public is cordially In
vited.
The independent-reporter., 1909-10-14
Church Notes
BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH
GEORGE MERRIAM. Pastor.
Residence, 80 Madison Avenue.
Telephone. 1888.

All services of next Sunday will be
held in the Opera House. The teach
ers of the Sunday school are urgent
ly requested to secure as far as pos
sible the attendance of the members
of their classes at the Union Sunday
school service at IL o'clock In the
Opera house. 81.
The independent-reporter., 1909-10-14

Advertisements In this column not
10 exceed nve lines inserted once for
rs cents, -four times for SO cents. Each
additional line hve cents. In comput-
Ing lines reckon an average OF
words. Stamps taken.
The independent-reporter., 1909-10-14

He who liyes In the spirit never
grows old. The outward man perish
es. but the inward man has a perpe-
tual youth.
The independent-reporter., 1909-10-14
SKOWHEGAN VETERANS.
Who Should Receive Honorable Men
ton.

One man of the Skowhegan veter-
ans who deserves honorable mention
at this time on account of his brave
service In the army Is Henry j. Varney.
He enlisted in the First Maine Cav
airy from Skowhegan, Oct. 2, 1861,
and served nearly four years. He
went from Augusta in Co. H the next
spring to Washington. He was in
fighting nearly all the time during
his war service. He was in the bat
ties of Middleton, Second Bull Run,
Fredericksburg, Brandy Station and
Aldee. During all these battles he
was not wounded but had many mar
row escapes. Co. II came out with
out a scratch. Mr.. Varney during
one of the fierce battles had his horse
shot through one of the legs while
riding him.
Mr.. Varney was discharged from
the army June 80, 1865, after the sur
render of Lee. He then went to Kan
sas. After 10 years he came to Show
hogan and devoted the most of his
life to farming. The Journal man
asked Mr.. Varney what he considered
the most interesting incident Of his
entire war life. Mr.. Varney replied:
my experience at the Battle of Five
Forks in which / endured a hard
fight and thrilling experience"
Another of the men Of Russell Post,
No. SO, G. A. r. of whom the order
is proud is James D. Emerson,
who served two years and 10 months.
He enlisted in Co. c, 18th Maine Reg
iment, and was in the army Of the
Potomac, End Brigade, End Division
and End Army Corps. The 10th
Maine joined the army at Harper's
Ferry In the fall of 1862 and Mr..
Emerson was In every battle with
one exception that the army had
from that time until the surrender of
Lee. Mr.. Emerson said: "I think the
worst place that / ever was In for
eight days was at Cold Harbor In the
month Of June, 1864, where General
Grant discharged his army onto the
The independent-reporter., 1909-10-14

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The rkiss--Sk o~ hesaa ot~fa Hoose
Fos ~Aie--A. N. uiiAden Farm Afengy
Hart. rehaffnsT A AsfH-thAA v. Ward Co
Tho Quality tt.nse-stsward IIdw. d f9h. 10.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-04-01
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

Rumors regarding the possibility of
early appointments to the Supreme
Court are declared to be decidedly
premature. inasmuch as none Of the
distinguished justices of the tribunal
contemplate retirement.
Aerial flights at Fort Myer, where
the government aeronautical tests
were held last summer, will he re-
sumed in May. The Wright brothers
are expected to arrive in Washington
whit their aeroplane June 1st Orville
Wright, who was seriously injured in
the wreck of his aeroplane at Fort
Myer last September, says In a letter
from France that If sufficiently recov-
cred he will complete the demonstra-
tions himself.
Senator Hughes of Colorado has
been placed on the committees on i'm
migration, Indian affairs. inter-oceanic
Philippines. public expenditures, stand
ard weights and measures and terri
tories. AS a member of the pensions
committee Hughes will have an oppor-
tunity to straighten out the tangle of
pensions of the Third Colorado cav
airy.
Delegate Andrews of New Mexico
called upon Secretary Ballinger of the
Interior Department and requested that
early designation be made OF New
Mexico lands for entry under the en-
larged homestead act. Andrews says
that practically all public lands in New
Mexico come within the description of
lands which are subject to entry, un-
der the new law. and he expects the
greater part of the public land area Of
the territory to be designated.
An appropriation OF one-auarter of a
million dollars for the establishment OF
national tuberculosis sanitarium in
Colorado is provided for in a bill in
troduced by Representative SABBATH.
Postmaster General Hitchcock has
concluded an agreement with the Brit
sh administration whereby commenc.
ing April 1, 1903, the reduced rate of
cents an ounce now in effect on let
ters exchanged between Great Britain
and the United States will be extend
ed to letters between Great Britain
AMI Hawaii.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-04-01
Normal School Bill Contest.

When the Normal School bill was be-
ing considered on second reading in
the Senate it was contested by certain
senators from the Western Slope. The
Greeley Normal asked for a 100000
appropriation for practice school and
an increase in it's mill levy of
1-20 of a mill. amounting to about
s17,5O0 a year. The Western Slope
senators feared tnat if Greeley got the
appropriation it would prevent the es-
tablishment of a new normal school.
Pueblo, Grand Junction and Gunnison
are making a hard fight for normal
and Senators Campbell and Burris
Joined the Western Slope senators.
Senator Tobin insisted that Gunnison
had already appropriated grounds for
a school years ago and should have
recognition. Senator Campbell and
Senator Ehrhart wanted the practice
school fund divided SO that the Gree
ley Normal should receive $4,000 and
the new normal $4,000. Finally Gree
ley got all that was asked for.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-04-01
Second Reading In Senate.

On March 27th miscellaneous appro-
priations were taken up in the SEN
ate and passed on second reading. as
follows:
s. B. 256. Ehrhart-Agricultur COM
mission; cut from $4,000 to $4,000.
s. B. 291, Kennedy-Library commits
sioners; $500.
H. B. 149, Bell-Penitentiary physi-
clan and surgeon; cut from $4,000 to
$2,400.
H.B. 279, Lubers-Trans-Mi Mississippi
Congress; $4,000.
H. B. 80, Weaver-Fish hatchery at
Denver; $500.
s. B. 80. McCue-Fish hatchery,
Denver; $4,000.
s. B. 1872, Napier-Fish hatchery,
Glenwood, $4,000.
s. B. 124, Campbell-For building
and exhibit at Alaska-Yukon Exposi-
tion, $35,000..
S. B. 143. De Long-State warrants,
s20.O79.90.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-04-01
GENERAL NEWS.

The strike of telegraph and postal
employees in Paris has been called off.
Both Japan and Chile will pay subsi-
dies to new steamship line about to
be established between the two coun-
tries.
In his last annual report as presI-
dent of Harvard. President Eliot once
more denounces football. as a demor-
alizing spectacle and unfit for college
sport.
Great Britain has accepted the offer
made by New Zealand to give the en-
pire free of cost a fully equipped
Dreadnaught
Attacks by Arabs on steamers ply
ing the Tigris have been so persistent
that the British line has been CON-
PEELED to suspend services. Their fire
was so hot as to put machine gun out
of action.
Willie Whitla has identified the man
and woman held on suspicion by the
Cleveland police as the persons who
kidnapped him from the school at Sha-
ron, Pa. and held him for $4,000 ran
som, which was paid by his father.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-04-01
bins Passed by senat

The following state institution ap-
preparation bills were read a third
time and finally passed in the Senate
March 27th:
s. B. 6S. McCue-Home for Deepen
dent and Neglected Children; s95,000.
s. B. SO, Lines-State Penitentiary;
1925, 900.
s. b.. Ehrhart-Colorado Reforma-
tory; $4,000.
s. b. 342. Casaday-University of
Colorado; $4,000.
s. B. 4. Carpenter--Normai School,
Greeley; 100000.
S. B. 20, Carringer-Industrial
School at Golden; s154,700.
s. B. 80, Drake-Agricultura Col
Iege; s19.372.ss.
S. B. 81. Burris-Insane Asylum;
$4,000.
s. B. 11S-Carringer-School of
Mines; $4,000.
S. B. 27. Enthusiastic Reforma-
tory; $14.500.
S. B. 261, Carringer-
School for Girls; $4,000.
S. B. 32, Carpenter-To increase the
Normal School levy 1-20 of mill.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-04-01
Governor shafroth'. Message.

In message to the Legislature of
Colorado Governor Shafroth urges the
Democratic members either to redeem
their pledges to the people contained
In the platform on which they were
elected or else to resign their seats.
] The message follows:
March %. 1909
ITO the Members of the Seventeenth
| General Assembly:
"Gentlemen-The Democratic party
for the first time in the history of
Colorado has been placed in power in
all Of the branches of the state gov
| ernment. We as its representatives
have been placed there under certain
pledges contained In our platform. The
principles contained in these pledges
in the party's judgment, as ratified by
| the people. are essential to good gov
ernment. If we fail to perform the du-
ties intrusted to us by the people in
an honest, direct. inevasive manner,
our party may never again attain
such an advantageous position. Today
is truly the day of opportunity.
Il stated in my inaugural message
to you, that the pledges constituted a
| contract with the people and should
be faithfully performed. Seventy-six
| days of this session have been con-
sumed by those who are evading or
trying to defeat the bills containing
these platform pledges. The conflict
is whether party pledges are to be re-
garded as sacred or deceptive devices
Tn Uufr In,
lie official may wilfully evade. or open
ly violate pledge upon which he Sc
cured an election, is to surrender the
vital principle. of representative gov
ernment. l have tried by arguing, coax
ing and begging to induce most of
these recalcitrant members to pass
these measures. For the passage and
presentation for my signature of even
one of them l have waited day after
day, until patience has ceased to be a
virtue
IF any member, since the election,
has changed his mind as to these
measures and has conscientious scru-
pies against voting for the same, he
should resign his seat now. If he will
not resign, then the party in each
county having such a member should
meet in mass assembly and demand
that he vote for these party measures
or resign.
"In the full two weeks remaining of
this session, you still have time to en-
act into law these reforms. l wish to
warn you that If these party pledges,
these contracts OF honor, are not sub
stantially complied with, 1 expect to
call an extra session of the General
Assembly and shall expect the peo-
pie of this state to hold these oppos-
ing and evading members responsible
therefor. Respectfully submitted,
JOHN F. SHAFROTH,
Governor of Colorado"
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-04-01
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS
AT C0L0RADO'S CAPITAL
Bills Passed by House.

The following bills were read q
third time and finally passed in the
House March 26th:
H. B. 548. Ballard-To revise the
laws concerning probate OF wills.
H. B. 603. Garman-Relief of w. H.
Montgomery.
H. B. 1853. Thomson-Right-ofw way
across Insane Asylum graunds.
II. B. 152. Hurd-Registratio OF
Plumbers.
s. B. 157, Tobin-High School dis
tricts.
H. B. 271. Hilts-For a highway
commission
H. B. 70-For commission to re-
wise the revenue laws.
H. B. 423. Lafferty-State board on
diplomas.
H. B. 1856. whitIng-The medical
trust bill.
s.. B. 221. Skinner-To terminate
present officers of cities when a char
ter shall be adopted.
H. B. 442. Lubers-To correct the
state reapportionment of senatorial
and representative districts.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-04-01
house Rejects Amendments.

BY a vote of "a to 29-the majority
being made up entirely of Democratic
MEMBERSHIP House refused Saturday
to concur in the Senate's amendments
to the Scott-Hicks primary election
bill providing for convention nomina-
tions. The Senate refused late In the
day to recede from its position and
asked for conference. Speaker Lu-
bers will name the conferees for the
House and Lieutenant Governor Fitz-
garrald for the Senate.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-04-01
Favored BY. the Senate.

The following bills passed second
reading in the Senate March 25th and
were, recommended for final passage:
Senator Irby's bill, providing for a
home for mental detectives at a cost
of $4,000; Senator Scott's bill provid-
ing that paroled convicts shall receive
a suit of clothes and $40 upon leaving
the penitentiary; Senator Tobin's bill
concerning the appointment Of state.
county or municipal officers by out
going officials under certain condi-
tions, and Representative Metz's bill
providing that district judges may col
lect their expenses when called out
side of their own districts.