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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-12-21
NORTH CORNVILLE.

About seven inches of SHOW fell
during Friday, Saturday and Sunday
making very good shedding. The
roads have been very rought for the
past week.
Rosa Collins was home for about
a week.
Walter Robinson of Guilford visited
at Dan Collins over the Sabbath.
Harry Fall has crew of ten men
numbering on the Kinsman lot.
Mr.. Towle and wife of Skowhegan
visited her sister, Mary Davis Tues
day.
What came near a smashup Mon
day morning, as Miss Dudley's team
was standing in Mr. Leighton's yard
turned out luckily. The horse took
fright and dashed into the road
headed toward Athens. Mrs. Rosa
Hight being near the road managed to
stop the frightened animal without
any damage to sleigh or horse.
Fred Tufts is gaining slowly, but is
so as to be about.
! Horace Flanders was packing
apples the first of the week in Scion.
JOS Hayden has been laid 'up with
carbunkles on his neck the past
week
Just received, Christmas and New
Years Cards at G.. w. Bates.
Mrs. Nancy Robins has birth
day Friday, when she reaches the age
of 3D. She is enjoying good health
and is apparently about so years old.
Her many friends will be pleased to
hear Aunt Nancy is enjoying good
health.
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profit. If you don't know what your
cows are doing you are very likely
to do that same thing. There are a
few COWS in the United States who
have made 1000 pounds butter in a
year but in two of them the broader
didn't find it out until after they were
sold and sold for a figure far below
their yearly income.
There are other helps perhaps more
important than testing the cows. The
care and feed questions are taken up.
To illustrate how much that might
help will tell this experience. Some
years ago a neighbor who was going
away for a while wanted US to take
his two COWS while he was gone. We
commenced weighing at once and in
less than a month they both had
doubled the amount of milk per day
without any extra cost for feed.
Such help as this come to the mem
bers of a cow testing association. At
the meetings also subjects of interest
could be taken up and out side help
brought in. l think 1t is safe to say
that there are more than 1000 COWS
near enough to join COW test asso-
citation. Enough to keep three testers
busy if all the owners should join.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-12-21

urday to spend their Xmas at home.
Mr. McCurdy of Waterville was in
town this week with his usual line
of extracts.
The officers elected for the ensuing
year in North Somerset grange are
Fred Magoon. master; Ivan Brown,
overseer; Mae Andrews. lecturer; G.
W. Badger, steward; Lettie Alahoney,
Sec; Lizzie Stevens, chaplain; j. c.
! McCollor, Treas; Mabel Magoon,
| Ceres Hattie Merrill, Pomona; Mary
Badger, Flora; Chester Grant, Assist.
steward; Grant Witham, G. X; Susie
will be an all day session with in
stalation in the afternoon. Dinner
and afternoon session open to Grange
| families. The annual fair and sale
will be held on Friday Jan. II, 1912,
If fair, and if not will be held Satur-
day. A chicken pie supper will be
served on that date from to 7.
Mrs. Chas Priest of Norridgewock
was the guest OF her son Perlie Priest
and family Monday and Tuesday this
week.
There was no church service last
Sunday on account of the illness of
the pastor, Mr.. Rogers. Services next
Sunday as usual.
Miss Francis Adams was in Athens
last week.
Miss Marion Whipple and Miss
Ruth Manson came home from Water
Vile Tuesday evening for the Christ
mas recess.
The Seniors of Scion High school
will give minstrel show, followed by
the farce, Mrs. Blacks Pink Tea
The music is under the direction of
Mrs. L. H. McIntire The farce is
directed by Prof. f.. C. Vining and the
speakers are trained by Mrs. Mildred
Manson. Music by McIntire's orches-
ira. The affair is to come off Dec.
80 and if nothing prevents, they expect
to have a high" old time.
The churches are busy preparing for
Christmas concerts and visits from
Santa Claus in the near future.
A tree, entertainment and Santa's
first visit is advertised for next Fri
day evening at o'clock in the Metho-
dist church yestry. While on the fol-
lowing evening the Congregational
Sunday school will have it's enter
tainment and tree at o'clock.
Christmas Sunday morning Miss
Adams will preach Christmas SER
mon from the text Unto you is born
Saviour" Luke 2:11.
A union Sunday school concert will
be given in the auditorium of the
Methodist church in the evening at 7.
Afternoon service will be held in the
school house, Merrill District, weather
permitting, next Sunday at go.
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SOLON.

Scion High scohol will give a min
strel entertainment followed by a
farce in Carratunk Hall Friday even
ing, Dec. 20.
Mrs. Imogene Merrill of Carratunk
was the guest of DR.. and Mrs. Piper
over Sunday.
George Chase went to Deadwater
this week where he has a contract
numbering.
Miss Elizabeth Moore, trained nurse
from Lewiston is caring for the little
child of Mr.. and Mrs. Harlan Boying-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. S. Longley spent
few days in Lewiston last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Fentiman are
the happy parents of fine baby girl
born on Monday, Dec. II.
Fred Magoon and wife are attend
ing the State Grange session at Lewis
ton this week.
Walter Curtis is at Fred Magoon's
while he is away.
Mrs. l.. w. McIntire and daughter
Claire, were in Waterville shopping
Tuesday.
Mr.. Herbert Chase is moving his
family into the rent recently vacated
by Mr.. Fred Powers.
The village schools closed last week
for a two weeks vacation. The three
teachers of the lower grades left Sat
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Collectors Notice of Sale

Unpaid taxes on lands situated in the
Town of Harmony, In the County of
The following list of taxes on real
estate of resident owners in the
Town of Harmony, for the year 1911,
committed to be for collection for said
town, on the Seventh day of July 1911
remains unpaid; and
NOTICE is hereby given that If said
taxes. interest and charges are not
previously paid, so much of the real
estate taxed as is sufficient to pay the
amount due therefor. including inter
est and charges. will be sold at public
action at odd Fellows Hall In said
town, tthe same being the place where
the last preceding annual town meet
ing of said town was held) on the first
Monday of February, 1912. at nine
o'clock A NJ.
p. II. Cromwell-W est Part of Lot No. 3,
Range &, and Lot No. 2 Range 6, 200 acres.
Value 5000, Taxes SIS 60.
Charles Spaulding-North part of Lot No
L. Range IL, 80 acres, Value 800, Taxes $500
Decem Der 10, 1911
s. w HERRICK,
Collector OF Taxes for the Town of
Harmony for the year 1911.
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\ THE INTERESTS OF THE COW
TESTING ASSOCIATION.
The Opinion of Prominent Dairy
Man on this Subject Which Show
hegan Farmers are Interested In.

The following is an expression on
the benefits of the Cow Testing Asso-
citation which is being agitated among
the dairymen in this vicinity at pres
ent, and comes from c. H. Fuller pro-
prietor of the Fernside Dairy, Nor
ridgewock. Mr.. Fuller who has a
very promising herd of cattle is one
of the county's prominent dairymen
and says in part:
Don't let this COW testing asso-
citation pass by for want of cows. You
have the cows. Who gets the benefit?
You don't unless you join. Naturally
you ask, What good would it do me
to pay out ~ cents per COW per month
to get my milk weighed and tested?
My COWS are doing pretty well, as
WELL | guess, as the average One
man on being invited to join admitted
that he didn't know what his COWS
were doing individually and didn't
want to know. The only help for
such men is for their neighbors to get
far ahead of them; and that won't
help much for they won't believe what
they can see.
This isn't for the man that don't
want to know whether his cows are
all paying him good money or
whether some are carrying others
that don't pay a profit. The average
COW of the United States does not pay
profit as a dairy an NAL and makes
about $50 pounds of butter per year.
With us a cow that makes 200 pounds
just about comes out even at the
end of the year, and we had two cows
in the year 1910 that made over 500
pounds butter and the cost wasn't
great deal more than the 200 pound
one. Which kind have you, 100, 200,
300 or 400 pound COWS? Wouldn't you
like to know? We had an offer of $50
for COW with yearly record of SAT
pounds. If we hadn't known what
that COW was doing we might have
sold her for less than one years
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-12-21
RINGH NJ.

The Post office will be open on Sun
day, Dec. "a, from ! to p. NJ. foI
the receiving of mail.
Anon Baker is making preparations
to resume the manufacture of calks
in his shop with Lewis Baker as fore
man.
Thelma Foss is spending three
weeks with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Chas. Foss.
Mrs. Webster Carney is clerking in
the 10 cent store during the past two
weeks,
Never before have we had such a
sale at Donigan's on staple goods at
Christmas time. The reason is be-
cause our prices are low, goods fine,
stock large, satisfaction guaranteed
in all our departments.
Marie Gates who was operated up
on in the Sisters hospital last Satur-
day is reported as doing finely.
The employees of the American
Shoe Finding company made pleas
ant surprise party on Tuesday even
George E. Dorr and presented him
with a fine oak rocker. 1t was Mr.
DORIS birthday and the gathering
was wholly unexpected but none the
less pleasant on that account.
We now have on exhibition the
largest line of dolls, toys and general
holiday goods ever shown in Bingham.
Call and see. A. s. Burke. WAC
Mr.. and Mrs Ned Moore who started
for Merrill, Wisconsin, on the 18th
inst have safely reached their desti-
nation where Mr. Moore is employed
by his father-in-law, Mr.. Vanderpool.
A Christmas concert will be given
in the Congregationalist church next
Sunday evening. A cordial invitation
is extended to all to attend.
Nice Christmas presents at the
Bingham, 5, 10 & 25c Store.
Special meetings which have been
held the past two weeks under the
leadership of Rev. VIM. Mann were
closed last Sunday. A good interest
was manifest throughout the session
Bingham Chapter, o. E. s., will
have a Past Matrons meeting at their
next regular session Dec. 81. A full
attendance is desired.
l have clean and up to date stock
of jewelry My Xmas stock is ready
for sale Give me call. Prompt at
tention given to mail orders. A. 2.
Frost, jeweler and epgraver, Bingham,
Me. 2w50
Bingham Chapter No. n, o. E. S.
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year at their regular meet
ing, Dec. IS, 1911. Mrs. Nellie Robin
son, worthy matron; Samuel Smith,
worthy patron; Mrs. Junia Witham,
Asso. Matron; Mrs. Edith Andrews,
secretary; Mrs. Augusta Goss, treas
urer; Mrs. Lille Dunton. con-
ductress; Mrs. Bina Preble, Asso.
conductress.
Only few more days now to make
your friend a nice present at small
expense. This can be done by going
to Donigan's.
At tin regular meeting Of the
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-12-21
ATHENS.

The great annual social event OF
the season will be the Odd Fellows
anniversary commemorative the 18th
anniversary of Wesserrunsett Lodge,
No. 113, |. o. o. F. and the 18th ami
versary of Winona Rebekah Lodge,
No. II, which will occur here Friday
evening, Jan. 9TH. The Arson Academy
Dramatic club will produce the very
popular drama The Deacons Second
Wife" with the following cast: Nal
VIVA Fitz, Zelma Taylor; Deacon
Barachias Fitz, Bernard Whitney;
Milton George Washington Fitz, Lee
Caswell; Nancy Melissa Fitz, Florence
Danforth; Mrs. Brown, Clara Hug
gins; Kate Rollins, Ella Robinson;
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-12-21
NORTH 4NSON

Friends of Mr.. and Mrs Ellery Fen
Jason and their daughter, Miss Addie
will be pleased to learn that they are
intending 10 return to this village 10
reside.
Walter Shaw has bought the Ma
COON place on Union street of Mrs. b
S. Collins. Mrs. Collins is selling of
her property in this village and is
planning to go to California to reside
The play given by the seniors OF
Arson Academy drew a big crowd
Friday evening, and forty dollars was
cleared after all bills were paid. They
went 10 Kingfield, Monday evening
and realized twenty-five dollars from
the play. Wednesday night they play
in Scion, and intend to give the play
in Athens in about two weeks.
This is vacation time at the .Acade-
my.
Miss Clarissa Flint has been elected
assistant principal of the Erskine Ac-
ademy, China. Miss Flint has resign
ed her position in the Garfield school
and Miss Perkins is teaching in her
place.
The sale of the several pieces Of the
Carrabassett property took place at
the Somerset Hotel, Friday, and all
the pieces were bought by the Mes
salonskee National Bank of Oakland.
The many friends of Fred Pease are
pleased to learn that the operation,
which he recently underwent in the
Boston hospital, proved successful and
that he is improving in health.
Mrs. Emma Andrews has returned
from a visit of several weeks in Bos-
ton.
Miss Mildred Perry has gone to New
Vineyard to teach.
Earl Mitchell went to Portland
Tuesday, where he has position in
a garage.
Charles Bradbury of Freeman was
in town last week.
Many are shipping their poultry
alive from this station instead OF
dressing it as formerly.
w. c. Emery has shipped quite a
number of fine specimens of Angora
kittens to Christmas customers.
Many ladies went on the train Tues
day, to do Christmas shopping at Mad
ison and Skowhegan. The stores of
our village are filled with tempting
wares, and many go to other towns
and come back to buy their Christmas
gifts of the home dealers.
The Congregational Sunday School
will have Christmas tree in the YES
try of the church, Saturday evening
The Methodist Sunday School will
have a concert and Christmas tree in
the Methodist church, Monday even
ing.
Mrs w. s. Jones is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. d. NJ. Marshall of Oak
land for a few days.
A. w. Roberts went to Bangor Mon
day afternoon.
Arson Grange realized $3.50 from
their dinner, Saturday. The members
of this order are planning to hold
fair in February.
The village and rural schools will
be only three weeks longer. On ac-
count of the lack of money the school
year is cut short.
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X The News of Somerset's Busy Towns x

John d. Bullock, Joseph Smith; Mrs
Bullock, Alice Cahill Dorothy Bull
lock, Fannie Hume; Hartley Bullock
Joseph Rogers; Ernest Remb, Charles
Spencer; Phillip Gambage, Sherman
Oliver At the conclusion of the
drama there will be a grand ball with
music by Kendall's Orchestra of five
pieces. There will be supper and
the floor director will be c. A. Smith
with the following aids; B. A. Hight
Fred McCollor, II. S. Elliott and A
+. Locke.
F. Y. Barker Is paying 40c per d0z
for clean, fresh eggs not over week
old.
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State Of Maine
Office of Secretary of State.

Augusta, Dec. IA, 1911.
Notice is hereby given that a Peti-
ton for the Pardon of Eugene c. Hurd
a convict in the Maine State Prison
under sentence for the crime of murder
is now pending before the Governor
and Council, and a hearing thereon will
be granted in the Council Chamber at
Augusta, on Thursday the eighteenth
day of January next, at 10 o'clock
A. M.
]. f. ALEXANDER.
1w51 Deputy Secretary of State.
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So facets. A rose diamond Is faceted
only on the top; it has fat bottom.
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The British museums library boasts
80 miles of shelves.
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From the Aztec tchotcolatl comes
our word chocolate.
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Don't go through another winter with unsatisfac
tory illumination when the very best light in the
world can be provided.so easily.
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Telephone write to and our representative
will call to quote you prices or answer any questions
about proposition.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-21
When Children Saved Hamburo.

In one Of It's numerous sieges some
400 years ago Hamburg was reduced
TO the last extremity, when it was sug-
gested that ali the children should be
sent out unprotected into the camp Of
the besiegers as the mute appeal for
mercy Of the helpless and the innocent.
This was done The rough soldiery OF
the investing army saw, with amaze
ment and then with pity, a long pro-
cession> OF little ones, clad In white,
come out OF the city and march boldly
into their camp. The sight melted
their hearts They threw down their
arms, and, plucking branches OF fruit
from the neighboring orchards, they
gave them to the children to take back
to the city as a token Of peace. This
was q great victory, which has ever
since been commemorated yearly at
Hamburg by procession Of boys and
girls dressed in white and carrying
cherry tree branches In their hands.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-21

southern Mexico's armistice approveo'
Madero denies right to treat for peace.
Peace Farley Ends.
Nav 5-Peace negotiations inter
ruptea: resignation of Diaz is the
cause; commissioners spend the day IN
their hotels while no answer comes;
no peace pact is signed by Figueroa.
Nav e-Second Extra.-Insurrecto
move in direction of Juarez; armistice
Is declared off by rebel leader; Col.
Tamborel, commanding. says the rebels
are afraid: Let them come; Madero
SAYS he will not renew the armistice;.
federals believe wires being down pre-
vented them from he5ring from Diaz
and wanted further time; looked for a
time as though another armlsaee
would be granted; rebels tax cattle
exported to O S.
Battle of Juarez Begins.
May S-First Extra.-Firing at 1880
m. Monday between rebel and fed
eral armies at Juarez; shots are ex-
changed near Ell Paso union depot; one
bullet falls in union depot yards IN
front of Wells Fargo building, but hits
nobody: mounted insurrectos coming
do1y~n from hills: formal note delivered
shortly AFTER 5 o'clock; Madero says
the war will now go on 70 finish;
arms ready.
Efforts TO stop Fighting.
May Second Extra--Skirnish IL
called off: fighters are called off by
the leaders; bullets from federal rifles
fall into Ell Paso; Madero accepts word
Of Diaz as to resigning; doesn't know
what firing means but goes to find
out: Diaz refuses to quit until he gets
ready; manifesto merely states purpose
TO retire when expedient; replying TO
Madero's demand for an explicit prom
ise. Diaz says it would precipitate a
state Of anarchy if he stepped out now
and he points out his purpose to bring
about reforms; Madero goes to the
front to call off the fighting; Navarro
besought by Braniff to stop.
FL Paso Under Fire.
May S-Third Extra.-Several shot on
American side; white flag bearer shors
rebels have captured bridge ends; Ma
dero insists that men are attacking
without orders or officers.
May S-Fourth Extra--General Az
tack puts end to truce; Ell Paso under
fire; rebels enter Juarez; bullets fly
thick in EI Paso with deadly effect;
school dismissed, bullets fall in yards
and in heart Of the city; Madero refuses
TO countenance attack.
.MaderO Orders Attack.
May S-Fifth Extra.-AIadero at p.
m orders advance on Juarez, not In
tending il to be immediate; insurgents
move to the attack; at APO Madero un-
successfully seeks to stop the fighting
and defer attack.
May s-Sixth Extra.-The rebels
reach Juarez unopposed; IN city; no
surrender yet; Madero refuses to sane
ton attack and insists there Is no au-
fhorized movement and no officers
with the attacking force.
May Seventh Extra--Heavy firing
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-21

CONTINUED From Previous Page.)
Progressing very satisfactorily. and the
insurrectos and federals are getting
together on many points; armistice is
to be extended once more.
April 27-Peace armistice is extend
ed: for another five days. peace; Ma
dero warns men against deseTtion;
rebels settle down as if to stay; rebels
lose fight in Sinaloa; country in cna-
otic condition, however; many insur-
rectos killed in battle.
April 2s-Some gloom in the rebel
camp: Reyes locked on as real danger''
much fighting is reported in sonora;
sederals are near Sierra Blanca; federal
command is slaughtered in train; com
handing officer refused to SURRENDER
and command dies fighting insurrectos'
C41ernavaca is to be assaulted ana then
Mexico City will be attacked, threat OF
the rebel leader
Madero As Leader.
knril ze-Madero acting for all reb-
els: saws they'll abide by treaty: mas
assurance that II peace pact Is signed
all will lay down arms; insurrec1o
activity undated; railroad petWeen
cuaxmas and MaZatlan is now out OF
oneration: waterworks of city shut
off; revolution spreads over the re-
public.
Nav Mexican commissioners must
have full power to act; no American
money IN revolt, DR.. Gomez declares
preparations in Madero's camp for the
peace conference to open; hot fighting
IN Sonora: Lerdo held by rebel soldlerS'
Forreon is prepared for vigorous de-
fence Of the city against rebels
May Peace commissioners delayed
IN reaching conference point; uneasi-
-,os- fel+ az de1av. good order enforced
by rebels: famine threatens them at
san Pedro: first class train is burned;
federals in charge at Mazatlan; rebels
threaten the national capital Of Mexico
with their operations: driven off at Ma
zatlan by ship
ssDfaz Must Co..
May 3=Diazs retirement insisted
upon; will play a part in the confer
ence: peace commissioners meet Gen.
Navarro and arrange for the business;
Carbajal has power to act; clothed with
full authority from Diaz to treat for
the government; arranging another
truce in Mexico; rebels driven away
from Lerdo; federals then give up the
town; rebels cause defeat by wishing
to loot; 25 federals killed; attack band
of rebels in Sonora; fighting near La
Colorado, Son; activity on Mexico
coast
May 4-Tnsist that Diaz must retire;
insurrectos make this request; Is basis
Of one OF their contentious before peace
commissioners; the insurrecto army
NAV be put in the federal service; plan
TO keep peace in republic; would pre-
vent disbanding idle men and would
help recruit the army; rebel troops
near Mexico capital: 5000 reported close
to the city; battles fought near by;
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-21

June 2-Madero embraces Navarro as
he bids farewell: rebel leader leaves
Juarez for Mexico City; in triumphal
tour he goes TO capital OF the republic;
many at train when he leaves; Diaz on
way to Spain with his family; Linan-
tour and others OF the old regime go 10
Canada or Europe; Corral abroad; Col
CueIlar given military command Of
national capital; army generally de.
clares loyalty TO new government