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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-01-13

Missions. | think you have nearly
killed that rotten system in this part
of Georgia. Hope you have. / be-
lleye in and support Home Missions,
but ! have cut the other out. Well,
you have fixed Solomon the Second
from down there at Triton. I don't
think you will hear from him any
more. | know if I was him | would
go way back and sit down He has
found out you are live wire and
dangerous to NEEDLE with. A scalded
dog will bark, won't he, Mr.. Wat
son? Come again, Mr.. Watson Tear
up Jack until you have uncovered
what they have covered up. I tip
my hat to you, Mr.. Watson; go on,
every God-loving, God-fearing Chris
tian is with you. Have no fears, you
and your policies will some bright
day shine as a guiding star, and your
banners will soon unfurl, revealing
to humanity brighter and better
day. Their walls will soon be hush
ed, and then your policies will come
forth as mama from on high, and
may God hasten the day when there
will be no more Elsie Sigel cases, no
more white slave traffic, no more
selling of white women to black,
ugly negroes. God forbid that these
awful things shall exist much longer,
and hasten the day when Golfers
Magazine shall not have a subscriber
south of Mason and Dixon's line
You are right, Mr.. Watson. Plow
deep, and turn up to the Farmers
Union Boodle-hunter, as you style
him, and Lee, and the other Repub-
lican rascals; expose all their mid
night meetings and low-down mean
ness and save the Farmers Union,
the only friend the poor farmer has.
Although I am not member of the
Union, nevertheless, I wish to see
them prosper, and give the Union
God-speed, and I hope success will
soon come their way
Boys, make President Lee answer
Mr.. Watson's questions, or put him
out of business, as they are simple,
square questions. Every Local in the
Union should make an earnest eff
fort to get at the facts, or else your
Union will go the way of the AL
lance Wake up, boys, don't sleep
forever, find out the truth and sit
steady in the boat and don't tumble
out every time some Big Ike makes
a proposition to you. The trouble
with us farmers, we don't investi-
gate these serious problems. We
plunge dead ahead into every old
thing that pops up. and where will
we land after a WHILE; yes, where
will we be?
Guess | had better hush up for
this time. Excuse this long letter,
Mr.. Watson, and if this escapes the
waste basket I will come again. And
I beg again, Mr.. Watson, go on
teaching the people some sense. We
boys are with you. Goodbye.
Yours truly,
MANNING ANDERSON.
Barlow, Ga.
The New York Magazine died a
peaceful, inglorious death three
months after De Fraunce, the traitor,
and Colonel Mann, the rascal, stole
it from me. T. e. w.
, NEVER KNEW BEFORE WHERE
THE LITTLE MITE WENT.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-01-13

WHO Work TOT The JeFerSOnIan, have
lost more or less of their minds on
account of the weird, unexpected and
almost unbelievable name of my
town. r. E. w.
The independent-reporter., 1910-05-26
ROwelI= PhiIbrOOk

Ernest Rowell and Miss Martha
Estelle Philbrook were married, We'd
nesday forenoon, May IS, at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Rowell on
Leavitt street The ceremony was
performed by the Rev. B. B. Merrill
of the Congregational church, the sin
gle ring service being used.
Mrs. Rowell is a popular young lady
and has many friends in Skowhegan.
Mr.. Rowell is the older son of Allen
Rowell of CornYille. He was grad
uated from the Skowhegan High
school in the class of 1902. After
his graduation he taught school for
sometime in the northern part of the
State and then became one of the city
mail carriers here. which position he
held until about two years ago when
he resigned and accerted a POSITION
as bookkeeper. Mr.. and Mrs. Rowell
have the best wishes of their many
friends.
The independent-reporter., 1910-05-26
Death of William II. Pitts.

William H. Pitts died Tuesday
morning at about 4.30 O'Clock after a
comparatively brief illness. He was
about sc years old. Mr.. Pitts had
been suffering for the last few years
with appendicitis, and one day last
week while over street with his wife
he was suddenly taken with a severe
attack of the trouble. He was moved
to the home of Mark Savage and a
physician summoned. Pneumonia de-
veloped a few hours later from which
he died. Funeral services will be
held this afternoon at o'clock at
he home of his father William Pitts
on the Middle Road, with Rev. B. B.
Merrill of the Congregational church
officiating. Interment will be at the
South Side Cemetery.
Mr.. Pitts was born in Skowhegan
and has lived his life here. He has
made his home with his father Will
liam Pitts who is a prosperous farm
er of the town. A wife. and father
and mother survive; also three sis
ters, Mrs. John Symonds, Mrs. Carrie
Hackett of Skowhegan and Mrs,
Grace Quimby of Boston. II was last
July that Mr.. and Mrs. Pitts lost
their only child from an accident by
the explosion of fire cracker.
The independent-reporter., 1910-05-26
INTERESTING DEBATE.
Does Pulpit or Press Exert the
Greater influence!

The regular meeting Of the Broth
erhood Of ST Paul was held Monday
evening in the Methodist church yes
try. There was a good attendance
and pleasant evening was spent.
President II. A. Dinsmore presided
over the meeting. The following
question was discussed. Resolved
That the Pulpit and Platform Exert
greater Influence in Advancing
Civilization than the Press. The
principal speakers We're: Samuel
Emerson for the affirmative and H.
A. Dinsmore for the negative Other
speakers were; Leslie Jacobs, En-
mons Heald, Mr. Plummer, and Rev
f. l. Hayward. Some OF the points
for the affirmative were: That the
personality of the speaker exerted
more influence; because of the great
orators OF the platform. and because
missionaries could get in personal
touch with people where the press
couldn't. Some OF the points for the
negative were: Press multiplies the
effect of the pulpit; the press has
done much through the magazines !;
the press reaches people that the pull
pit cannot Refreshments were
served at the close of the discussion
The independent-reporter., 1910-05-26
Annual Meeting of Bethany Church.

The annual business meeting of the
Bethany Baptist church was held in
the church vestry last Thursday ev-
ening and the following officers were
elected: Clerk, Margaret K. Goodrich; /;
treasurer, Walter V. Mitchell; super
intendent of Sunday school, FIRE.
mont Homestead; standing commit
tee: Officers of the church with Mrs.
Helen Coburn, Mrs. E. T. Goodrich,
Mrs. Alice Mitchell; Baptismal com
mittee, Mrs. Fremont Homestead,
Mrs. G. r. Fogg. Mrs. Charles Baker,
and Mrs. Van Nelson; Flower com
mitee, Mrs. Jessie Fletcher, E. F.
Haines, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Adams,
and Miss Emma Antill; Music COM
mittee, Fred Nye Miss Louise Co
burn. and Miss Mildred Weston
X. L. Mitchell was reelected Dea-
con for a term of five years. Mr..
Mitchell was one of the first deacons
of the church, having held the office
since 1887
The independent-reporter., 1910-05-26
FRANCHISE DAY."
Regular Meeting of W. c. I. L. on
Tuesday.

Tuesday, May "a. was Franchise
Day" at the meeting of the Clemen-
tine Weston w. c. IT. U. Delegates
were chosen for the County Conven-
ton of the w. C. T. L. to be held at
Pittsfield, May 81 and June /.
Miss Gertrude Carter gave a very
interesting paper on Franchise for
Women" Her theme was the justice
Of equal rights for all. Miss Carter
said: The same arguments are used
today against the cultured women as
those against the timid and unedu-
Gated women 100 years ago"
The program for the afternoon
was prepared by Mrs. f. w. Marble
and was as follows; Singing; devo-
tional exercises led by the Chaplain,
Mrs. B. B. Merrill; singing; report
of secretary; vocal solo, Columbia
Mrs. Philo Steward; paper, Fran
chise for Women" Miss Gertrude
Carter; selected poems, read by Mrs.
Belle Small; talk. Franchise for
Women, Up-to-date," Mrs. E. w.
Marble; singing, 'Woman's Cause
Shall Win"
The next meeting, June IA, will be
Flag Day. Mrs. Abby G.. Baker of
Washington, D. C., will give an ad-
dress on THE Stainless Flag"
The independent-reporter., 1910-05-26

ing through Maine, being in nearly
all of the large towns and cities in
the State that he did not see a drunk
EN- man or did he see any signs of Ii
quor selling. But when he went into
one of the adjoining states where
there is license he did not reach his
hotel before he ran into two drunken
men. He said that Maine has reached
high order of morality. But that
the state lacked in church members.
He said that there were only 1875
church members to every 1000 people
in the State-lowest degree of any
State in the Union.
Mr.. Nesbit in answer to a question
said that he believed that it would be
good plan to unite all the Bible
classes in town. There is no book
that is 80 interesting to study as the
Bible he said The people want con-
victions preached to them, not tradi-
tions, a farmer said at the Waterville
Conference. Jesus Christ Is a reality.
Men are more and more beginning to
look at people through God. Religion
was never so strong as today. The
world is growing better.
One of the laymen at the meeting
Wednesday evening suggested that
what Skowhegan needed was some
way to get people to attend church
He said that there were about 1900
Ten in Skowhegan, that one-third
were Catholics and that of the re-
u'aining number Of Protestants there
were about 160 who attended church
Besides the addresses there was a
vocal duet by Messrs. Ralph Leighton
and j. Harvey White; also a solo by
Elmer E. Harris with Miss Faith
Harris at the piano.
The independent-reporter., 1910-05-26
Strawberry Festival and Entertain
ment

The regular meeting of Eureka
Lodge, No. 1913, was held last Tues
day evening with large attendance
Two new candidates were received
and initiated. Grand Warden James
j. Jones of Gardner was present and
gave a short address on the growth
and prosperity of Eureka lodge. AT
the close of the meeting the doors
were thrown open to the public and
the following program was carried
out: Dialogue, Mrs. Mary Steward
and Lyle Moore; recitation, Mrs.
Mary Steward; song, Miss Pearle
Towle; piano solo, Miss Ruth Law
renee; recitation, Mrs. Jennie e. Lew
Is; recitation, Miss Dorothea Clough;
recitation, Miss Pearle Towle.
A strawberry festival was served
after the program from which good
sum of money was realized for the
lodge. Games were INDUCED in until
late hour.
The independent-reporter., 1910-05-26
VALUED CITIZENS DEPART
Ira Page and Son Return to Hartland

Ira Page and Son, Ira Jr., who for
the last three years have carried on a
SASH and blind factory here, have be-
gun to move their machinery to Hart
land, where they will continue the
business. A car load of the machin-
cry was shipped, Saturday, and the
remainder will be shipped in about a
week.
The sash and blind factory at Hart
land will be the largest and one of the
best equipped in the State. The build
ing is $50 feet long by so feet wide and
has a large wing. Mr.. Page moved
here from Hartland having been in
business there twenty five years. Mr.
Page and his son. Ira. have been valu-
able citizens to Skowhegan during
their residence here and have added
much to the industries of the town.
The independent-reporter., 1910-05-26
FOR MEMORIAL DAY.
Relief Corps Asks for Flowers and
Invites Aid.

The members of Russell Relief
Corps will meet in G. A. r. hall Fri
day afternoon and Saturday, May Is
and %, to make the wreaths and
bouquets to decorate the graves oil
our soldier dead. We cordially in
vite the ladies of the town to come
in and help US to show our grateful
appreciation of those who preserved
the integrity of the flag, and made
possible this wondrous undivided
country which claims our allegiance
and our love.
The independent-reporter., 1910-05-26
THE WEEKS HEADLINES
WEEK OF MAY 10 TO 26.
THURSDAY, May 10.


Work in Foreign Missions just be
gun, says Frank Sandford; return of
Colonists to this country is but tenn
porary-Miles of people view King
Edward Wis body.-New and Radi-
cal move in Boston milk war; COM
mittee decides to look at the health
of citizens in the matter-Fearful eX-
plosion-100 dead at Havana.
FRIDAY, MAY 20.
Funeral of the dead King; 10000
troops camp in London park.--Hall.
the Southbridge bank defaulter
pleads guilty; he is sentenced to II
years in the Federal prison.-Strange
light on Suns face is seen.-Comet
and its tail is lost.
SATURDAY, MAY 21.
$4,000 fine for Ex-Governor Rollins,
who pleads guilty to smuggling
charge-Crowd greatest ever known,
at dead Kings funeral-Tornado
wipes out a village in Oklahoma
Worlds Sunday school convention be
gun at Washington, d. c.
SUNDAY, MAY %.
Rooseyelts name stirs sunday
School Convention at Washington;
cheered above rulers.-Congressman
Foss flays Tariff as Buneo Came
Princeton College to receive 10000
000; j. c. Wyman of Salem to leave
fortune TO Alma Mater.-DeLesseps
flies over British channel in airship;
he sent monoplane TO height of 1000
feet.
MONDAY, MAY %.
Middle of July before Congress will
adjourn.-Act of clemency opens the
reign of King George of England;
short sentences remitted.-Time for
action in Industrial and Social Con
ditions of Laborers-need more at
tention than Conservation of Forests
was the topic of Discussion at the
Presbyterian Conference at Atlantic
City-Great credit due Commissioner
Lyons for settlement Of Paper Makers
strike.-Increase of wages for Maine
r. r. employees.
TUESDAY, MAY "a.
Mrs. Hettie Green scolds the jury;
angered at losing a suit.-One arrest
follows Spitzer's testimony; amazing
story of sugar weighing frauds as
told at New York.-Senate votes for
two new battleships.-Co-eds in
trousers at Wellesley.-Race issue
troubling Sunday school workers;
Washington negroes are kept from
serving as regular school delegates.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 25.
The Queen mother receives Roose-
velt-Peary is at Edinburgh: the
University confers Honorary Degree
of Doctor of Laws.-lS lives lost in
Lake Huron when bark sinks steam
er.-Little desire has Canada for re-
ciprocity with the states, says Pre-
mier Hazen at Victoria banquet
Prosecutor Garven to try to bust
meat trust
The independent-reporter., 1910-05-26
ASSAULTED ENEMY
WITH HAMMER
Long Standing Grudge
eliminates in Fight
Revolver Shots and Man Covered
With Blood Startle People on Is
Land.

What is known as Skowhegan Is
land was a scene of considerable ex-
citement Sunday evening about eight
o'clock The residents were sudden
ly aroused by hearing four revolver
shots fired in quick succession and,
jumping from their seats, they saw a
house occupied by several families of
Syrians, and towards the swing
bridge, and then another man came
from the house and it was found that
he was nearly exhausted from the
loss of blood that was running down
his face and head, over his clothes
He ran up Water street to Sheriff
Mooers house and told him that he
had been struck over the head by
Joseph Hijer. The mans wounds
were dressed by DR.. Howard Taggart
and there were found several gashes
on the mans scalp.
Sheriff Mooers fastened to the is
land but Deputy Sheriff Charles Chute
having heard of the commotion had
hurried to the place and the officers
began the search for Hijer but could
not find him in the vicinity of the
home. They gave up the search for
the night and about ten o'clock Sher-
iff Mooers received word that the
fugitive was over in the vicinity of
Keenville and there he found Hijer
hiding in the home of a brother Sy-
rian. He was arrested and placed in
the county jail
1t appears, according to the story
of the man who was injured, who Is
called Nicholas Peter, that there has
been a grudge existing between him
and Hijer for some time and that the
latter had at one other time assault
ed him with hammer. But the ex-
listing grudge seemed to culminate
Sunday and the fight began. Hijer
grabbed a hammer and struck Peter
over the head twice and nearly knock
ed him unconscious After striking
the man, the assailant ran out of the
house and Peter followed him firing
four shots at Hijer but being SO weak
he could not aim straight; none of
the shots took effect
A hearing was called at 10 o'clock
Monday, but it was continued until
8 o'clock Tuesday to give Hijer an
opportunity to get an interpreter from
Waterville. These Syrians work in
the spinning mill here and have been
in this country about three years.
For the most part they are peaceable
and have not before caused public
annoyance.
At the hearing Tuesday morning,
Hijer was found guilty by Judge
Lawrence and was bound over In the
sum of $1,000 to await the action of
the Grand Jury. These proceedings
were stayed, provided that Hijer and
Peter leave the State to which they
agreed. If they should return, the
case could again be taken up against
Hijer.
The independent-reporter., 1910-05-26
All! costly was that flag;
How costly none can tell,
AS they who fought beside it,
When their Comrades fell"

We also invite the children to
gather springs choicest flowers as
their tribute to the fallen. Bring
them to G. A. r. hall Saturday MORN
ing. Ladies will be there to receive
them at $50 o'clock All contribu-
tons of flowers will be kindly re-
ceived. We cannot pay too great
homage to the memory of those who so
willingly gave their lives and left as
our heritage, America"
The independent-reporter., 1910-05-26
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to thank our friends and
neighbors for their kindness and sym.
pathy shown us during the sickness
and death of our mother and wife
Mrs. II. NJ. Lawrence.
Mr.. S. C. Lawrence and Family
Miss Backworth
Mrs. Eta Chapman,
Mrs. Blanche Chapman.
The independent-reporter., 1910-05-26
TABLE OF CONTENTS

PAGE ONE.
Women Figure In Municipal Court
Laymens Meeting.
Program fer Memorial Day.
Assault Case.
Weeks Headlines.
Stewart VIII.
PAGE TWO.
News from County Towns.
PAGE THREE.
Charles +. Ward Cumpauys haif
page advertisement. Miscellaneous
PAGE FOUR.
Editorials.
PAGE FIVE.
Skowhegan Local News.
PAGE SIX.
SkoW hogan Local News.
PAGE SEVEN.
Here and There in Maiue-GaunfY
News.
PAGE EIGHT.
Farm, Orchard aud G1rleu.-'irause
Column.
PAGE NINE.
County News.--Char'cS W Ski1iincs.
Somerset Pomona Two boys SNOW
courage at Lake MpNjr.
PAGE TEN.
News from County Towns
The independent-reporter., 1910-05-26
STARKS.

Frank Sterry is at work for w II.
Duley finishing the work on the in
terror of his house.
The sick ones in town are all on the
gain.
Alice McWilliams was called home
from Skowhegan quite suddenly Mon
day last on account of the illness of
her mother from a severe cold, but
we are glad to learn that she is much
better at this writing.
d. H. Bartlett and family went to
Pennington Falls Friday for a few
days visit.
Don't forget that this is the last
chance at Chas. F. Ward Cos. big sale
The independent-reporter., 1910-05-26

Let us rest while we work. All the
worry and fret which addle our
brains have their origin in unfaith or
forgetfulness of God.
The independent-reporter., 1910-05-26

The boy smokes cigarettes behind
The barn because dad smokes cigars
Ii the open.
The independent-reporter., 1910-05-26

Why not rejoice more? Count up
your golden mereies; count UP your
opportunities 10 do good; count up
Your exceeding great aud precious
PROMISES
The independent-reporter., 1910-05-26

Were he ever so benighted, forget
full of his high ceiling. there is al
ways hope in a man that actually and
earnestly works.
The independent-reporter., 1910-05-26

A good conscience is a great soul
harmony.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1910-06-11
4

Mr.. Smith of S. 18th st. is very
i'll.
r Wires has opened his series
of entertainments at Irwin S
Park.
Miss Lula Collins of Cincinnati
is visiting Mrs S Osby, 18th and
Pine SITS.
Mrs r. S. Donaldson visited
friends and relatives in Quincy
Sunday.
Mrs Thos. Jackson and daugh.
ters Carrie and Lucille were
excurslonists to Quincy last Sun
day.
David Giles, wife and children
and Mrs A L. Stewart and daugh
ter visited IN Quincy last Sun.
day.
Mrs Arminta Ryder of Chica
go who has been visiting her
mother, Mrs Susan Davis, N. 4th
st. left Saturday, June 4 for her
home.
We are glad to see the Union
Grocery Store forging its way
upwards to success. Good man
agement will make this the larg.
est grocery company in the
city.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1910-06-11
CaIk of the Gown

Fire damaged the building in
which the Webster and Grady
barbershop is located last Wed.
nesday evening.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1910-06-11
Meet Me at Irwin's Park
Every Wedne sday Night.

The Terpischorean Dancing
Club has commenced its regular
weekly dances. Trains leave T..
inois Traction Station at 600 p.
m., $50 p, m. and 900 p. NJ, re
turning about Has p. m. Round
trip only 25c. Trains stop and
tickets can also be purchased at
Spring and Allen Streets. The
dances are bigger and better
than ever. Ladies admitted to
dance hall free until further no
tice.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1910-06-11
| Thos. Nix
I j ack Gray
{ Bert Smith
Rennick Wires
WATCH REPAIRING

j. vi, u 2 NO III "
Watch Maker and Jeweer. First
Glass Watch Repairing of all kinds
All Work Guaranteed
SO7 >. 9th St. Across ON FurlOnQs'
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-10-05
RUTLEDGEDALE.

Miss Anna Gregg left on Satur-
day for Susquehanna where she will
attend school.
Miss Nettie Pollock has returned
to her home here after spending sew
eral months in Asbury Park.
On Wednesday last, Sept. %, Wes-
ley Rutledge of this place was united
in marriage to Miss Emma Cole,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John n.
Cole of Lookout. Miss Cole was one
of Wayne's best teachers and Mr..
Rutledge is to be contratulated.
Mrs. Martha Wilmarth has remOv-
ed to Galilee and will occupy the
cottage owned by Mrs. A. D. Rut-
ledge.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Durham of Chi
cago, are visiting the formers Sis
ter, Mrs. S. N. Gregg.
Mrs. Fred Rutledge and Florence
Keesler spent Monday in Honesdale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olsen and son of
Fosterdale, N. Y, spent Sunday at
the home of S. n. Gregg.
Mildred Conklin has so far recov-
cred from an operation for appen-
dicitis as to be able to ride out.
Mrs. Nellie Berry and daughter,
who have been visiting in Scranton,
returned on Fiday last.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-10-05
ARLINGTON.

The family of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Names came home Thursday,
Sept. 29 to attend their fathers 61st
birthday. 1t has been 8 years since
they were all at home together. The
family consist of children, namely,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Manner and two
children from New Windsor, New
York, Mr.. and Mrs. George Manner
and daughter from Scranton, Mr..
Frank Manner and son from Gravity
and Burton Manner from Scranton,
Mr.. and Mrs. Eta Brooks and son
of Gravity, Miss Nina Manner of
Honesdale. A bountiful dinner was
served Everything that one could
wish for was set before the guests.
Those in attendance not members of
the family were: Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Altemier of Arlington and their
son, Cliff, Mrs. George Masters of
Ledgedale and Miss Hazel Afford of
Hawley, and Mr.. Girls Altemier from
Crosses, Pike county. All left at 6
o'clock wishing MIR. Names many
more happy birthdays.