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Putnam patriot., 1911-12-01

While next May is the time to make the rose bed. it is a good idea to be getting the material ready for it now Among the best recommended IS mixture consisting of one part of hro,zep blue grass sods and one part If well routed barnyard manure. AS mpcb of this as will be needed should he composted this fall and allowed 10 decay until the time for making the bad in the spring. when to the mix rure should be added and thoroushiy mivad one-half as much rather stin clay soil Routed leaves may be useo fin nart in place of the manure ana uill oive excellent results.
Putnam patriot., 1911-12-01

The way some folks hang on to the o1r,iobtv dollar or almighty penny would lead one to believe that they not o1lv thought shrouds had pockets h,,+ taat easkets and sepulchers were nrovidad with telescopes and gunny- socI,s for the reception of coin earned in life This, however. is a mistake The ,oin that miserly people hoard IS an left for heirs to squabble over. dno ,n some cases no more is wasted on funeral equipment for the deceased tta, tho law allows. Tn view or thls sor,avbat untoward situation it Is nraftv sensible idea to curb tbis miser' V tendency. to loosen ones purse str,nos and not only get some enjoy no,t ont of fife for oneself. but II oossible to make fife brighter ana more worth the living for othe'''
 Sounds Much Better.
 .cosb, Look at that little saWeu o" dame with the pug nose
 ' ..yes That's Miss Van Roxe' who ,s beiress to a million
 Gee, Introduce me. will youf a'. ways did admire that petite relio"Ss type" s different in ,,nanob n adds the Cleveland Piain Dealer.
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EAST MADISON.

David VI. Corson of East Madison,
a well known farmer in that locality
as we'll as in Athens, his former
home, passed away very suddenly
April II, after only four days illness
with pneumonia. Mr.. Corson was
born in Athens May 81, 1898, the
third in family of nine children, the
son of James and Hannah Uord)
Corson. Mr.. Corson. after a few
years in the country school of the
'Forties" and early "Fifties," spent
the most of eighteen years in the lum-
her woods and in helping to float the
lumber down the river.
Some thirty-eight years ago he was
married to Miss Electa Chase, who
died nearly seven years ago. To them
were born five children, three of
whom are left. Herman Corson. who
is at present the principal of the
Stonington High school, Linwood e.
Corson, who holds q lucrative posi-
ton as public accountant in Boston,
and Louise A. Corson, we'll known
teacher in the neighboring towns.
About forty years ago Mr.. Corson
began farming for himself from
which he attained success. Twenty
one years ago he bought a farm in
East Madison where he spent his de-
cllning years, ever planning until the
end how to improve the farm. He
was conservationist. He practiced
conservation years before this mooted
question arose In the minds of the
American people. Mr.. Corosn was a
great reader and consequently one of
the best informed men upon the cur
rent topics of the day. He voiced his
sentiments against Canadian Recipro-
city during his last sickness, remark
ing that it would be an injustice to
the farmers. He was man of keen
Judgment and honesty. He will be
greatly missed by his friends and
relatives
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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE.

Whereas. Charles H. Spaulding of
Harmony in the County of Somerset
by his mortgage deed dated the TWEEN
tieth day of July. A. D. 1908. and re.
Deeds, Book 2S3. Page 491, conveyed to
John S. Hayden (Which mortgage tie
said John s. Hayden assigned to me-
the undersigned, which assignment is
recorded in said Registry, Vol. 1872
Page $500 certain parcels of real es-
tate situate in said County of Somer-
set, bounded and described as follows,
to wit:
"A certain lot or parcel of real es-
tate situated In said town of Harmony,
and being forty acres from the South
part of Lot. No. one % in the twelfth
G2) Range of Lots in said Harmony
and bounded on the north by land of
Walter Trafton and land of Ernest
Whitehouse; on the east by road lead
ing from Wellington to Athens. called
the new road: on the south by land of
Lorin Whitehouse and on the west by
land of Warren Spaulding.
Also another parcel of land in said
Harmony. containing sixty acres more
or less and bounded on the north by
road leading north and south by said
Moulton's house; on the south by road
leading east and west toward said
Harmony village: and on the west by
land of Loren Whitehouse, being the
same land conveyed to me this day by
G. II. Cromwell"
Now. therefore, by reason of the
breach of the condition thereof I, the
said assignee claim foreclosure of
April 22nd. A. p. 1911.
HENRY r. SINCLAIR.
BY his attorneys, Brown & Hasty.
3w-17
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SKOWHEGAN BOY MAKING
GOOD IN PORTO RICO
Robt. Merrill to be Prin-
ciple of School There
He Is Son of Mrs. Eta Merrill and
a Graduate OF SkOwhegan High
SchOol.-Writes of Place.

Word came to the friends of Robert
j X. Merrill this week that he had
been appointed principal of the Web
ster Grade School in Peneulas, Porto
Rico. This school has about 250 stu
dents and Mr. Merrill has four teach
ers under him. During the summer
he will conduct a summer school in
Porto Rico. He left here in January
and began at once teaching in the
government schools. He is making
good progress and his friends and ac-
quaintances are much pleased. He is
the son of Mrs. Eta Merrill and a
graduate of the Skowhegan High
school, In writing to friends in
Skowhegan a few days ago he tells
very interesting incident of his life
there. He writes in part as follows;
On leaving the states in January
and passed through many differences
of climate customs. food and people,
of which perhaps the change in eli
mate is the most wonderful. On ar
irving in Porto Rico on January %,
found it advisable to get out my
summer outfit, which | donned early
on the morning of my arrival, and by
noon of the same day 1 was very glad
| did, for between the hours of 10 a.
IN. and p. m. 1t was fully as warm
as any July day in the State of Maine.
was told by several people when
came here that the hardest thing for
me to get accustomed to would be
the food, but since my arrival l have
eaten my three squares" a day and
the cook where | am staying says /
have nothing at air the trouble with
my appetite. My greatest problem is
how to keep COOL If | could solve
that would be as happy as a kid
with a new Typ. The food we have
is very good, the staff of life" in
Porto Rico, being a heaping plate of
rice and BEANS" instead of the pro
verbal loaf of bread.
AS for the people here; since my
arrival in Porto Rico, | have spent
most of my time in Penuelas, an av-
erage town of Porto Rico, though |
have visited other towns near by and
had the pleasure of spending a few
days in San Juan, the capital and
largest city, and Easter week in
Ponce the second largest city on the
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
STATE OF AINE.

Somerset. So. April "a. A. D. 1911;
Taken this wenty-fourth day a. Of Of
the seventh day of April. A. D. 1911,
issued on a judgment rendered by the
Supreme Judicial court for the County
term thereof begun and held on the
third Tuesday of March, A. d. 1911. to
wit: On the third day OF April, A. % ID;
1911, In favor of the Consolidate
duly organized and existing by law
and having it's place of business In
Boston in the state of MASSACHUSETTS,
wock in the. County OF Somerset and
State OF Maine. for the sum of three
hundred forty dollars and seventy
nine cents. debt or damage. and four
teen dollars and ninety-three cents,
costs of suit. and will be sold at pub
lie auction on the Third day of June,
\. -. 1911, at ten o'clock In the fore
noon at the office of L. r. Folsom in
bidder therefor all the right in equity
which the said Harry l.. Harris had
on the twenty-ninth day of Septem-
Der A. d. 1910, at $50 o'clock in the
afternoon. the time when the same
was attached on the original writ in
the same suit. to redeem the follow
situated in said NorridgeWock to wit,
certain lot or parcel of land situated
in said Norridgewock on the North
side of the Kennebec river and bound
w
Beginning on said river at the South
east corner of land of S. K. e. C.. II.
Fuller, thence northerly, on the line
of said Fullers' land to land of Sarah
J. Clark, thence easterly and north.
erly by land of said Clark: thence
northerly by land formerly of Mrs.
Winthrop Head; thence easterly on
line of land of c. E. Warren to land
formerly of e. p. Page, now of f. Fl:
Burgess; thence southerly on line OF
land of said Burgess and land Of R.
F. Knowlan and land OF Elmer Whit
ing to said River; thence westerly by
said River to the point begun at, ex-
cepting the right of the public high
way through the said premises and al
so excepting one acre of land on the
North side of the highway claimed by
one Rogers, said premises containing
one hundred seventy-fve acres. more
or less. and being the same conveyed
to said Harris by o. L. Jones by deed
dated Feb. 81. ls07,-recorded in the
Somerset Registry of Deeds, Book 2S2,
Page 40. Said real estate Is subject
to mortgage held by said o. L. Jones
recorded In the Somerset Registry OF
Deeds. Book 276. Page 436, on which
there is about sixteen hundred dollars
unpaid and also subject to an attach
ment In favor of the American Agrl-
cultural Chemical Company of New
York City on which judgment has been
issued for about five hundred thirty
dollars.
c. f. BIGELow.
3w-17 Deputy Sheriff.
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island and I must say that in all the
people | have met or had dealings
with In any way, of whom all nave
been native Porto Ricans, have treat
cd me IN way to show that they
have good blood in their veins ana
know how to treat person that isn't
antagonistic to their native land and
their customs. some of which are al
most barbarous and others ludicrous
to degree.
In the small towns of Porto Rico of
which Penuelas is fair example you
will find several classes of people, the
rich plantation men with their large
fruit. cane of coffee farms out in the
hills, the idle rich, the poor people
of the country who make poor liv-
ing by raising poor crops on poor
piece OF property, and live In poor
houses built of the branches of the
palm tree, known as the Royal Palm,
and the merchants in the town who
make a goodly profit by selling gaudy
colored articles of wearing apparel,
other necessaries and unnecessary
Injuries to the poor people. who
spend every cent they earn in clothes,
rum and cigarettes. And to see some
of these natives dressed up Is as good
as hearing Uncle Joshua in New
York" on a photograph. 1t is not at
all unusual to see one of these latter
on a Sunday afternoon, with a Pan
ANA hat that would cost fifteen or
twenty dollars in the states, smoking
a cigar that would sell in the states
for fifteen or twenty-five cents, and
with a fiery red or a baby blue shirt,
i pair of trousers that fail to meet the
ankles half way and completely de-
void of any such conventional arti-
Giles as shoes or stockings, and this is
the kind of a man that will work for
thirty cents a day or If you happen
his way will give you the best he has
in his house which usually consists of
a grass hammock and a plate of the
eternal rice and beans, for which he
will not accept a penny in form of re-
muneration These men are ignorant
as a rule but kind-hearted always.
Another phase of the life in small
town is the fact that you seldom find
more than one or two Ameri-
cans, as in my case, there
being only one besides myself, the
Protestant minister, this so often be-
ing the case it being absolutely neces-
sary to learn the Spanish language
which is very easy and interesting
work.
And the scenery of Porto Rico Is ae
beautiful as one could ask for, most
of the towns being surrounded by
high hills which are covered with cof-
fee, banana and orange trees, while
in the valleys the beautiful Royal
and cocoanut palms are always very
prominent.
The rivers are necessarily short
and small and are only important for
washing purposes, while the Mediter-
ranean is never very far distant On
the whole as a country of rest, sun
shine and beautiful sights, Porto Rico
is and always will be an ideal spot.
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PALMY RA.

Benjamin Weeks of Hyde Park
Mass, is the guest of relatives in this
town and ST. Adams.
Mrs. Charles Wyman of Newport is
visiting at the home of her brother,
B. S. Sanford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cain, who have been
in Aroostook since selling out here
are at present visiting friends in this
town.
F. P Foster had his hand injured
last week while holding a drill for
another to use the hammer.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry McCrillis are
moving to their new home known as
the Sweetland place.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. l.. Carter and
Mr.. and Mrs. C.. r. McCrillis, were
among the members of Palmyra
Grange who attended the meeting of
East Somerset Pomona at Ripley
Wednesday.
Mrs. E. C.. Leavitt presented the
following program at the meeting of
Palmyra Grange Saturday evening,
May 6: Music, chorus; reading. Mrs.
w A. Blaisdell; question, What is
education and does the word educa-
ton mean more than the study OF
books?" opened by H. l.. Goodrich
followed by A. j. Lang, w A. Blais-
dell, Mrs. E. T. McCabe and others
duet, Mrs. E. T. McCabe and Mrs
Mantle Homestead; original poem
Mrs, A. j Lang; song, chorus. At
tendance thirty-five. The question
for next meeting is, Resolved, that
pastures should be abandoned or
made a part of the farm rotation p
to be opened by James Smith. 1t
was announced that a poverty social
will be held at Grange hall Thurs
day evening. Pie will be furnished by
the ladies and sold for the benefit of
the band.
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SMITHFIELD.

Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Hartford have
returned from Medfield, Mass, where
they have been employed In the straw
shop through the winter.
Valonrak Tracy is visiting rela-
tives in Skowhegan.
Mrs. Herbert Groves and son, Lloyd
IRE stopping with her father, Daniel
Rogers. in Norridgewock, Willie Mrs.
Rogers Is in Manchester, N. H., call
ID there by the serious illness of her
son.
Asa Pattee Is building an addition
% his stable.
Mrs. Edward Savage and children
re the guests of her sister, Mrs.
Mont Hartford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Treworgy Of
lewiston are In town visiting rela-
ives.
George Smith is painting his house.
Mrs. Laura Simonds has employed
Roy Burton of Corinna at the North
'ond house for the season.
Wallace Tracy Is building barn.
S. T. Minor and son have moved
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* The News of Somersefs Busy Towns X

spendlng the winter in New Jersey,
arrived home Monday night
Mrs. Susan Duff went to Vassal-
boro Monday to visit friends for
number of weeks, having let her
rooms all furnished TO tamily by
the name of Webb.
Last week Thursday number OF
men repaired the sheds OF the Con-
gregational church. Dinner was
served by Mrs. Hopkins. We are in
formed these sheds were built some
sixty years from the old bridge that
was washed away by a freshet. John
5. Abbot was the carpenter and sold
the sheds for ten dollars each.
Fire was set by the morning train
Monday near the farm Of John Frye
on the north side. One or more
acres of grass was burned over.
Timely assistance of help saved the
building from being burned.
A number of our people who were
in Wateryille Monday and owned
property here were somewhat anxious
when the report came that big fire
was in progress here and that spe-
eial had left Oakland loaded with
firemen 1t proved to be fire on
Otis hill When this was learned
there was lots Of relief to the anxious
ones This fire was on the line OF
the Somerset railway about five miles
from Norridgewock and set from
sparks of the early morning train
from Bingham. Sevral acres of land
were burned over before help was
dispatched from Oakland.
Miss Emma Hall, sister of Mrs.
/ Abel Morrow, who has been caring
for Mrs Merrill, has gone to Boston
and New York. She will be away
several months before returning.
Mrs. Isaiah Rowe, who resides on
the Dodlin road informs us that 70
of her pullets have laid since Janu-
airy l, 1900 eggs.
The sad news of the death of Com
rade Daniel Norton of Arson reached
here Monday morning. Mr.. Norton
was stricken with pneumonia and
was sick only six days. He was IN
Norridgewock April 10 when the La
dies Grand Army circle was organ
lied, enjoying the best of health and
was a valuable member of the asso-
citation and was always present to
/ help along the cause.
Ed Hilton is confined to his home
suffering with various troubles OF
| sickness.
1t is reported w. A Whitney has
customer for the Harrington house
i so called on the North side of the
/ kennebec.
The body of Mrs. Charles Knowl-
ton. who was placed in the tomb the
past winter, was buried Tuesday.
Services were held at the grave, Rev.
Wyle Smith officiating.
THE grass fire last Thursday near
the farm of Fred Stevens on the
Madison road burned over about ten
acres of grass and meadow land. One
time the woods near by were in
danger. By prompt work of the sec
ton hands the woods were saved.
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WHY BE BALD
When Partisan Sage Is Guaranteed to
Stop Falling Hair, or Money Backl

Partisan Sage is the most delight
full hair dressing in the world; it Is
pleasant, invigorating and refreshing.
1t makes the hair soft, beautiful and
luxuriant. Wherever Partisan Sage
is known, it is the ladies' favorite
hair dressing.
If, after using one bottle, you do
not say 1t Is the most delightful hair
dressing you have ever used, you can
have your money back. The price Is
only SO cents large bottle at G. R.
Foggs. 1t is guaranteed to cure
dandruff and falling hair, or money
back. The girl with the Auburn
hair is on every bottle
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
STATE Ole MAINE.

Somerset, ss. April II, 1911.
Taken this seventeenth day of April
A. d. 1911, on execution dated April
Z. 1911, issued on a judgment render
within and for the county of somer-
set at the term thereof begun and
held on the Third Tuesday of March,
1911. to wit on the third day of April
ridgewock in said county against L. F.
Wadleigh of said Norridgewock, for
ninety-three dollars and seventy-five
cents. debt or damage, and eighteen
dollars and fifty mine cents, costs of
suit, and will be sold at public auc-
tion on the premises In said Norridge-
wock, to the highest bidder on the
27th day OF May. 1911, ct two o'clock
in the afternoon. the following de-
scribed real estate and all Of the right
title and interest which the said L.
F. Wadleigh has and had in and to
the same on the. 2lst day OF March
A. ID. 1910 at $50 o'clock In the fore
noon. the time when the same was at
tached on the writ In the same suit, to
wit: A certain lot or parcel of land
with the buildings thereon situated In
Norridgewock In the County of som-
erset and State of Maine on the East
side of the Kennebec river and bound
ed and described as follows: On the
North by land of the Heirs of Ma
thaniel Taylor; on the East by land
of Geo. o. Weston on the South by
the Kennebec river and on the West
by land of said Taylor Heirs, and
known as the lothian Bixby farm, ex-
cepting and reserving therefrom about
one and one half acres with a right
Weston. Being the same premises
conveyed to said Wadleigh by Martha
G; Taylor ct al by deed dated July
10, 1902, recorded in the Somerset Reg
istry of Deeds, Book 259, Page As.
aw-17 L. Deputy Sheriff,
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SOUTH SOLON.

Frank Cairns came to town last
Friday. Mr. Cairns is not a native
of this county but of Massachusetts
and with his two sisters, spent a
number of years here when a boy in
the family of Mr.. Spear and thinks as
much of Mrs. Spear as any boy does
Of his mother
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Farren were In
town last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Boardman
held a reception last Saturday even
ing.
Carleton Bicknell is visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John R. Bick-
nell
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CAMBRIDGE,

Henry Watson was in Portland re-
Gently.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Gordon of
Dexter. were in town last week.
Mrs. Henry Atkins of Guilford was
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Selvin
Leighton, last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Downing are
on the sick list
Mrs. Walter Wilder was in East
Sangerville Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carol Bailey of Dex-
ter, were in town last week calling
on relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ring were in
Harmony last week to attend the
Somerset Dairy Testing association.
The meeting will be the annual
meeting and will be held at Harmony
June 2.
Miss ely Watson returned home
last week from East DiXfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grin Page and fam
lily are in Lagrange visiting their
daughter, Mrs. Bert Page.
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MADISON CENTER.

Mrs. Clara Williamson, who has
been stopping with Mrs. w. +. French
for the past week went to Madison
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Reed of Aroos-
took are guests of d. Il. Blanchard
and sisters.
Mrs. A. w. Day of Maiden returned
home last Saturday Her brothers
wife. Mrs. Lawrence Hayden accom-
panied her for a few weeks stay.
Everything points to busy esason
at the lake. Boats are being palpted
and the grounds are already looking
green and a crew cleaning up.
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NOTICE.

The Second National Bank, located
at Skowhegan, in the State of Maine
is closing up its affairs. All note
holders and others, creditors of said
association, are hereby notified to
present the notes and other claims
against the association for payment.
JAMES FELLOWS, Cashier.
Dated at Skowhegan, Maine, March
14th. 1911. 2mo-11
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Farms and Village Property for Sale

If you have any property to sell call and see and
you want buy have of the best farm property that
has eyefbeen put the market sell in the State of Maine
ranging in price as follows
No stocka
cleared
No stock
$4,000;
$4,000
Farm O4516O 1O5 cleared
Farm No 42S0170 1870 cleared; a
Farm No O05155 ITO cleared
tools for $75OT $500 down.
a
stock tools all for $4,000; $4,000 down.
Farm No SO190 80 cleared nice little home with
TOOLS $l600 $500
No
No S00620 little
Farm
Farm No S02220O
The above farms just few of what we have to sell
write for description list and state just what you want We
meet you station and show you property free of cost
A. M Glidden Farm Agency, Main 0s sst c es ARGOS
Branch Office Water Street. Near