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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-05-03
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS.

All persons indebted to the Es-
tate of Edmund Pugh. deceased are
hereby notified to make payment to
the undersigned, and all persons hav-
ing claims against said estate will
present the same, duly attested,
within the time prescribed by law or
be barred. r. II. SHELTON,
Executor.
Westminster. S. c..
April %, 1911. 1920
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-05-03

Foley Kidney Pills take hold of
your system and help you to rid
yourself of your dragging backachc,
dull headache, nervousness, impair
ed e~yesight, and Of all the. ills re-
sulting from the impaired action of
your kidneys and bladder. Rcmem-
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this
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-05-03
Strnngeled by Tight Collar.

New York, April 26.--Rose Doge-
sofa In the home Of a former en-
ployer last night and was strangleL
to death by a tight collar. Her for
mer mistress found the lifeless body
with the collar drawn into tho skin
of the neck.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-05-03

The balance sheet of the Brussels
Exhibition, which has just been pub
lished. shows a deficit Of 500, 900,
caused by the disastrous fire which
destroyed a portion Of the exhibition.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-05-03

Suffered day and night the tor
ment Of itching piles. Nothing help
ed me until 7 used Doan's Ooint-
ment. 1t cured me permanently."
Hon. John Il. Garrett, Mayor, Gil
rard, Ala.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-05-03
ID" You Have the Right Kind of Help?

wv nave 'hc hiSht h1Dd or Help?
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rlsht Kind Of help to neutralize and
remove he poisOns that cause back
acne, headache, nervousness, and
olher kidney and bladder ailments.
barton $ Pharmacy, Walhalla; w. j..
Lllnney, Seneca,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-05-03
Foley;S
P.|Eil I >.
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They will cure your backache,
strengthen your kidneys, cor.
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that causes rheumatism. Pre-.
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strength. Refuse substitutea,
BARTON'S PHARMACY, Walhalla.
w. j. LUNNEY, Seneca.
WANTED-Second hand bags and
burlaps. Write for prices. RICH
MOND BAG CO., Richmond, Va. II
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-03-16
$3.50 OF CORN PER ACRE
]. d. Packard Tells How at Pomona
in N0rridgeWOck TUESDAY.

J. d. Packard OF Monmouth the
farmer who astonished Maine people
by growing $50 worth OF sweet corn
on one acre last year, was the guest
of Somerset Pomona at the meeting
in Norridgewock Tuesday He gave
an excellent description of the meth
obs that gave such remarkable re-
suits, and laid especial emphasis on
three requisites for good crop OF
sweet corn First. land especially
adapted TO the crop; second. ploNinp
and dressing the land in the tall;
third, high culture from the time the
ground dries out in the spring until
the corn begins- 10 spindle. He said
that on his own farm of - acres, bnt
seven Of the - acres in fields was
really we'll adapted to sweet corn.
After the bountful dinner served
by the local patrons, thirteen candi-
dates We're given the fifth degree The
Pomona then took UP the question
Are conditions, all things consider
ed, as good today for the laboring
classes as they We're half a century
ago?' S F. Emerson opened with an
emphatic negative. and he was fol
lowed in much the same strain by
D. NJ Norton, J. S. Blackwell [.
NJ Gallup. Z A CoyeIl. George II.
Foster aud Charles II Gardner The
consensus OF opinion was tha, some
radical changes in the relations be-
tween the public and the corporations
are inevitable. Other features of the
program were musical and literary
selections by the members of the Nor
ridgewock Grange
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-03-16
kElTH'S PLAYERS.
This Great Company TO Visit Is
March Is.

From the Portland Sunday Tcle-
gram of March u:
Unprecedented in this country in
any city of like size with Portland is
the feat of the Keith company in pro-
ducing plays for 100 weeks continu-
ously, and as Monday starts the Tooth
week of stock at the big playhouse
Manager James Il. Moore will observe
the occasion in fitting manner At
the opening performances of Edmund
Burke on Monday he will present to
all Keith patrons, ladies and gentle
men alike handsome IA page souve-
Mrs containing pictures Of every
member of the company in half-tone
and also the prize story composed
from the loo names OF the plays pro
duced at Keith's since the inaugural
ton Of stock.
The Keith troupe started their l00
weeks of stock most auspiCiously
with beautiful production of Salome
Jane, and from that time until the
present, success has been assured.
They close the first 100 weeks with
an equally popular and attractive play,
Edmund Burke, one of the greatest
successes of the famous Irish actor
and sweet singer, Chaunecy Olcott
Ret tWppn these two they have urOduc-
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-03-16
NEW CENSUS IN SKOW-
HEGAN
This Was Settled at Meeting of Board
of Trade Thursday Night.

Skowhegan is to have another cen
sus. taken in connection with the
school enumeration this spring This
was settled at the meeting OF the
Board of Trade last Thursday night,
where the subject was brought mp by
the Central Maine Power Co. Presi-
dent Harvey d. Eaton wrote the
BOARD that his company would bear
half the expense. and when it was
found that the total cost would be
but S25. the other half was appro-
priated in short order.
A R. Jewett presented a petition
signed by all the manufacturers and
business men in town asking the
Maine Central Railroad Co. to restore
the former freight service of two
trains per day. He stated that the
brief period between the arrival of the
morning freight and the departure in
the afternoon was not sufficient for
loading and unloading the cars, and
that in consequence the business was
badly congested. The Board voted to
take the matter up with the railroad
officials at once.
c. p Merrill, r. l.. Marston A. r.
Jewett, H. l.. SWEET, S. w. Gould and
c. A. Ross were elected delegates to
the spring meeting of the State Board
of Trade in Wateryille Wednesday.
d. H. Perkins gave an interesting
address regarding the school system,
especially with relation to the State.
He explained ahe manner in which the
school funds ARE raised and distributed
under the pfessht law, and the chang
es contemplated by pending bills. The
so-called Grange bill would cut down
Skowhegan's stipend $500, but under
the Milliken bill it would be increas-
ed $500. Distribution on the basis of
child in school worth $14 per year to
the town. which he considered would
be a strong stimulus for better at
tendance. Mr.. Perkins brought out
one very weak point in the local
school policy when he told how the
average wage of our teachers is
$10.13 per week, while graduates from
the 9th grade can go to work In the
spinning mill and make $40 a week
He also took up the High school, the
evening school, free text books and
medical inspection, laying particular
emphasis upon the benefit of the latter
c. p. Merrill followed with an his
torical and descriptive sketch of the
State Normal schools, that received
the closest attention, and vigorous APP
plause at the close.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-03-16
STATE D. A. R. ELECT
SOMERSET WOMEN
Mrs. W. {. Robinson
Chosen Vice-Regent
Mrs. Scott Endorsed Second Term
az President General.

The Maine State Council D. A K
unanimously endorsed Mrs Matthew
T. Scott for her second term as pres
dent general of the National Societt
of the Daughters OF the American Re
Volution at the annual business meet
ing Of the council Wednesday.
The state Council elected the fol
loving officers. Regent, Mrs. John a
Morse Bath; eice regent Mrs. " {
Robinson North Arson. recordI6.
secretary Mrs Edward Hooper. Far
field; treasurer. Mrs Harry {. Prince
Madison, chaplain. MIS-. Alma Board
man Baneor; registrar. Mrs. Free
Magoon Solou, historian Mrs Har-
riet II Keyes. Pennington. auditor
Mrs William Rhodes Portland
The Hezt meeting viii be held III
Lewiston with the Mary Dillingham;
Chapter The field day will be held
in June al Ranger Uhea he Indian
memorial at Old Town island will BE-
dedicated The new bylaw which
provides for a smaller voting list was
accepted.
Mrs. Edward C. Hooper recording
secretary, in her report OF the annual
field day al the meeting of the D. A
r. Tuesday in Portland, gave a most
entertaining description Of its events
and program. and also spoke in detail
of the tWo important branches of the
work OF the year the Indian memori-
al and the Maine room at Washing
ION. In calling the roll of chapters
Immediately after il Was found TO be
IS follows
Farmineton, Colonial Daughters. =
Bath. Col nummer SeWall =; Port
land, Elizabeth Wadsworth. IS
SkoWhegan Eunce Farnsworth, y.
Bengor, Frances Dighton Williams. >
Thomaston, General Knox, .; Bel
fast. John Cochran, / Augusta. Kous-
since >; Rockland, Lady Knox, 3;
Madison. Margaret Goff Moor, 3 :,
Lewiston. Mary Dillingham;. ); Bidde-
ford. Rebecca Emery, S; North An
son, Ruth Heald Cragin, s; Gardiner.
Samuel Grant. 6; Waterville Silence
Howard Hayden, G. Totalling l.
chapters and ia members.
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two years ago on account of i'll
letlth. which he has since recovered.
Henry Demo, who was elected third
selectmon. ie the first Franco Ameri-
con to be chosen to the office In
Skowhegan. He was not elected. en-
urely by lne men ot nls Nationality.
but the American voters saw where
in he would be good officer for the
town. He has always been industri-
Gus. He is a self-made man and a
good representative citizen. People
of Skowhegan have chosen we'll in
electing him and 1t is believed that
he has the qualifications that go to
make an efficient officer
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". {. I. |. Meeting.

On Tuesday afternoon in G. A r.
hall the Clcmeutue Weston W c. 7.
T.. held its semi monthly meeting.
The meeting opened with singing
Jesus Saviour. Pilot Me- Mrs Net
tie Paddock. the resident, presided.
The chaplain. Mrs b. b. Merrill, con
Quoted the devotional exercises. The
scripture read by Nrs Merrill proved
the Keeping PoVDl of God Singing.
Help Me BE True Secretarys reads
ing of the records report of the food
sale and opening remarks by Mrs.
Paddock. singing There VIII Dawn
a Golden Morrow
A most interesting book review of
The Boast by 1a1ge Ben Lindsey,
WAS given BY Mrs Alice E. Mitchell.
The ladies' were leliehtfully enter
tanned By Miss Aenes Mantor. who
played in a very pleasing manner two
piano solos, Bonnie boon" and lie
Ruisseau" singing The Child at the
Door Mrs. Paddock made announce
ment of the mass meeting to be held
in the Congregational church Sunday
evening, to be addressed by Mr. Frost
of Waterville. to which the public is
cordially invited
The next meeting Of the union will
occur on March IS, when a program
on Prohibition, arranged by Mrs, Mel
lie r. Copp, will be given.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-03-16
Hotel Transfer.

The Hotel st Andrew at Seventy
second street and Broadway. New
York, has recently passed into new
hands, having been purchased by
Charles II. Davis. Mr.. Davis is Wei
known in and about Boston. having
lived for sevral years in Someryillc
He was at one time connected with
the management of the Maplcwood
hotel in the White mountains but OF
teI-St. Andrew.-Boston Exchange.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-03-16
Mrs. Elizabeth {. Robinson.

Mrs. Elizabeth Gaylord Robinson.
wife of Or. F. j Robinson of Fair
field. died AT II a. IN. Tuesday at the
Carney hospital at Boston from pneu-
monia, following an operation which
she underwent a few days ago. Mrs
Robinson WAS born in ProSidence, K
L. 81 years ago Until about II
years of age she lived with her uncle.
the late Thomas lIuunewen of Madi-
son. Later she was a resident Of
Skowhegan for a number of years
About Il years ago she was mar
lied to DR. f. J Robinson and cmc
here from North Attleboro to live.
she WIS member o. the inverse
list church of Fairfield and was very
active in the work of the same being
very prominent membe, of the La
dies circle She was prominent
member of the Past and Present
club and also of Good VIII Rebekah
lodge No. so OF Fairfield Besides
the husband two brothers, Asa b
Gaylord OF Oakland and Charles Cay
ford of AlbioQ survive The funeral
was held at 80 Friday from the
house, Rev f. f Barton. pastor oi
the Uniyersalist church officiating
The members of Good VIII Rebekah
lodge attended in body
Among relatives who were preseni
at the funeral were Mrs Thomas
Hunnewell and Mrs Belle Gates ant
Cncil Cnins of Sknuhepnn
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lent bookkeeper. His judgment is
sound and he is a hard worker He
puts himself into everything that he
does with all his might and his in
terest never wanes in the thing that
he is doing. AS has been mentioned
previously he was an employee in
the Offices of the Maine Central Rail
road Co. here and people who worked
with him say that he is one of the
best employees that the company has
ever had and they regretted very much
to lose his services when he resigned
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-03-16
DIRECT PRIMARY LAW
TO PEOPLE
Work Is Being Rushed in Legislature
This Week.

The Davies direct primaries bill,
which Was accompanied by petition
signed by about 10000 voters. was re-
aorted unfayorably Tuesday by the
House committee on judiciary Under
Names initiative and referendum
law il uow viii 90 back to the yot-
ers together viii bill submitted by
Representative Williamson OF the tu-
dietary committee and the people viii
have an opportunity to choose be
tween the two acts
The first report OF the committee on
reapportionmeut came in the Senate
in the form OF a resolve dividing the
state into senatorial districts On
motion OF Senator Allen OF Washing
ton. the resolve was given its two
readings and passed To he eugrossed
under suspension Of the rules The
resolve makes no change in the ap-
portionmeut of seuators from the law
which has been in effect the past 10
wears
The Senate by a vote of Il to l3.
indefinitely postponed the Hastings
bill, vetoed two years ago by Gov
Feruald which Was introduced this
session Is senator Nul.ken of Aroos-
took Hg a yore Of mue 10 f>. thev
turned down IA amendment leaving
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-03-16

Brother Mayo deyotes a column of
the current issue Of the Turf Farm
& Home to bemoGuing the fact that
only one per cent of the farmers
really read the agricultural papers.
If such is the cast it is a serious in
dictment of the agricultural editors
rather than the farmers. Just find
out what the famers are interested
in and give it publicity There won't
be any trouble about getting it read
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-03-16
SCHOOL EXHIBITION
HELD FRIDAY
Parents Commend Work
In All Departments
Much Credit Is Due Those Who Are
Doing Such Excellent Work in
Manual Training and Sewing.

The annual exhibition Of the schools
of SkoWhegan opened in the Munich
pal building Friday morning. The
exhibition included drawings, sewing,
manual training and novelty work.
The drawings we're in charge OF Miss
Edith Pauen. the drawing teacher in
the schools There were exhibits of
the work OF every pupil in the schools
in the village and there We're also
work shown from several of the rural
schools The work was highly com
mended by the parents. One of the
interesting features of this exhibition
was the manual training in charge of
the manua training instructor, E. W
Ochampaugh. This included work
that had been done by the different
pupils in the Grades VIII. and TX
aud the High school and included
COMMENTATORS. pen holders. rulers
ax f4tes and several novelties
The mi ii tscommendable work was
BY Carroll Morrill,. His work
Shows genius The manual training
of the kindergarten deserves special
sented, including church with pews
in il. houses and a blacksmith shop
which We're made by the little tots
from pasteboard They also made
candles, horse shoes, baskets and
bowls, etc. from a clay-like sub
stance. This work has been in charge
of Miss Alice Moore. One of the most
interesting things was the footstool
made by Donald Demo. He made il
from birch wood mOrticed 1t and up
holstered ii in a Workmanlike man
ner. The sewing done in the differ
ent grades Was the interesting feature
Of the exhibition. The sewing in
cluded hand bags, aprons, embroidery
end such work as would be naturally
done in the home for home use This
NOlh tSpttldllA pledStu llc pdlelllS
and they commended it most highly
to the teachers. One of the novelty
exhibits was the raphia work done in
the Park school in charge of Miss
Patten and Mrs Alice Mitchell There
was a picture showing the class at
work on baskets.
President Robert j. Alley of the
University of Maine. and State Super
intendent of Schools Payson Smith.
addressed Il large gathering of citi-
zens in the Opera house Friday night.
upon the general subject of education
They were introduced by ID. II. Per
kins who presided in the unexpected
bsence of Congressman Gould, who
was physically indisposed. President
Alley dwelt especially upon the neccs-
sity for education in our modern spe-
cialized mode of life while Mr.. Smith
emphasized the dcsirability of adapt
ing the educational training to the
par'icular needs Of each individual
ehild. Prior to the meeting the speak
eIs were entertained at dinner by
Nessrs. Perkins Leighton, Parker
nd Could in the Hotel Oxford.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-03-16
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING MONDAY HAIR
+ MON|OUS-- BUSINESS DONE QUICKLY
Parker Reelected First Selectman With Lam
caster Second And Demo Third

r r. Parker was reelected first
selectman Monday by a majority of
IS votes. This is the 21st time that
be has been elected selectman and for
over ten years he has been chairman
of the board The other officers elect
cd were. Second selectman, John H.
Lancaster: Henry Demo, third select
man. c. NJ Lambert, town clerk and
collector. George Sampson, treasur-
er, " H. Hawes. member Of school
4 sboard. l.. L. Ford road commission
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-03-16
SKOWHECAN TOWN
FATHERS
Parker, Lancaster and Demo VIII
Make Good Set of Officers.

In the reelection Of r. f. Parker
Monday as first selectman, the peo-
PIE OF Skcwheg&n said by their votes
that they believed in the best service
that man could give. The vote
SPOKE praise to the citizens and gave
Mr. Parker grei honor, but it is the
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-03-16

Representative Pattangall was
elected mayor of Waterville by a
somewhat smaller majority than May
or Fuller received, but of actual
votes he got 39 more Fences at home
are evidently in good repair.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-03-16
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to express our sincere
thanks to our many friends and
neighbors for the kindness shown in
our recent bereavement; also for the
beautiful flowers.
Mr.. and Mrs VIM Donaldson
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-03-16

ITS a great deal easier to start a
riot taan il IS to stop one President
Taft will doubtless appreciate the
truth of this old adage after he has
had the new Congress on his hands
for few months
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ease and to the great satisfaction Of

ease and to the great satisfaction of
all.
On account of the meeting being
called earlier than had been done pre-
yiOus years a motion was sustained
to lay on the table the articles call
ing for the election of the officers and
Article WAS taken up first which
was for making and repairing high
ways
In taking up the articles the COM
mittee of twenty that had been select
ed of representative citizens was re-
ferred to. This committee prior to the
annual meeting had gone over the 60
articles in the warrant and consider
ed carefully each one, and after do
ing SO they recommendad such artt-
cles as they saw fl tpnd presented to
TSi. 17@ So%' ;'s' s. ss one Of the
greatest beMts Ehas ever been
instituted AZ to1 They gave to
the voters theiMopinion on each arti-
Gle in such a way that 1t could be
voted on intelligently.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-03-16
NOTE - WAsTINNs M

The welcome news comes from Au-
gnsta that corrupt practice act has
anally been introduced into the Leg
stature The abstracts appearing in
he daily papers indicate that it con
tains most if not all of those features
that experience has shown to be nee
4ssary. II the bill becomes a law, il
should rob the re-submission fight Of
It's worst features Left to themselves
tae voters OF Maine can be trusted to
takc good care of the prohibitory law.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-03-16

A student of human nature declares
that most men like to be jollied and
are willing to pay for 1t.
Beware of the man who is ashamed
to admit that he earns his bread by
the sweat of his brow
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-03-16
SKOWHEGA WON EN-
HONORED
Song. "SOng to Maine" Written h!
Miss Louise Cobnrn and Mrs. Bruce
White, Adopted b, state ID. 4. X.

Two Skowhegau women. Miss
Louise H. Coburn and Mrs. Bruce
White. were honored this week by
the State d. A X. in adopting the
song "A Song of Maine the words
by Miss Coburn and the music by
Mrs. White. 1t WAS sung in Portland
1t the d A. X. Conference by Miss
Mary Evans of Fairfield. Ii Won
praise from all who heard il and
without doubt it will be adopted i'll
several of the schools of the State. Ii
has been recommended for the differ
ent clce clubs in the several Maine
colleges The sentiment OF the SONG
is grand, it touches the hearts Of all.
Miss Cobur0 has portrayed Won
dortol picture OF beautiful Maine IL
il she says
y sons to Nyiue Ne siue Who stand
ON the sunrise outpost OF liz land.
For We love our State with love AS
greet
As her forests wide and grand
l,,,ri.s. d. ~, .iof, +. - .a..
Earliest dawns tar H26t ia Naue.
At the gate OF tie Est as mornings
-. priest.
''7'' '''
The .5iues OF Katahdm c4lI To tine sea
And tho U.4ka. n4. Lt- ..H-s1t#4. f#ffH4
'aiIF, a...
gnost
And the healing of urf ana tree
81 ,.;.'i ~, .''' '','' '5..' -
Maine.
And the crystal lakes. and the SuIE,
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-03-16

One never hears of lawyer going
to law on his own account
A wise wife never quarrels with
her husband just before pay day.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-03-16

Aside from roising the regular
sums OF money it wes voted to have
uniformed day police and the town
oted to raise a salary of 5000. 1t
Eas voted to pass over Article IA rel
ative to raising a sum of money to
LCnntinnnd On Pa.Ln Ninn /
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A mans idea of giving the square
deal is to himself
What women feel is more eonyine-
inu ~ tbnp, tbop what man knnu
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honor that comes to a man who for
twenty years has given the best SER
wee of his life to his town and has
nlied the office with satisfaction to all.
Nothing has ever been said in dis
FAVOR of Mr.. Parker's services in the
tWehty years. He has been a model
onicer and scores of people whom he
mas helped praise him. Mr. Parker is
uhassuming in his ways but listens
70 all with consideration as to their
wants and needs. He has been said
TO De Democrat but no one ever
,hought of him because of his politics
put voted for him because of the man
ana the good service he has done