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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-02-22
X The News of Somersefs Busy Towns X

Tuesday noon from a few days stay
with their son in Orono.
Miss Gnineyere McIntire Is the
guest of friends in Auburn.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Robinson of No.
Arson was in town, Sunday.
The Grange will give an Old Folks
ball in the near future, notice OF
which will be given later.
The D. A. X. chapter will give a
dress social in the hall on Thursday
evening Feb. %.
Truman Carl of North Arson, was
in town on business, Tuesday.
The A. c. w. Chapter of the ID. A.
r. will meet Friday afternoon, March
/, with Mrs. Una Soper.
Mr.. Jonah Longley, one of Scion 5
Oldest citizens. passed away, Sunday
afternoon at the advanced age of ~
years. The services will be held on
Wednesday morning at 10 O'Clock.
The Senior class OF Scion High
school are rehearsing Il drama, which
they give soon.
At the last regular meeting OF North
Somerset Grange. there was good at
tendance and the first and second de
grees were conferred upon four cand-
idates. There were visiting members
from Bingham, Kennebec Valley and
East Madison Oranges. At the next
regular meeting the discussion will be
on the Town warrant.
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TILE FORKS.

Mrs. Sarah Pierce was stricken
with a paralytic shock, Wednesday,
and is still very low.
The many friends of Addie Cameron
are glad to know that she is recover
ing from her long Illness.
Mrs. Grace Bunker, who was oper-
ated on at the Augusta hospital, is
getting along as well as can be eX-
pected.
The Misses Belle and Ida Wilson,
Sadie Durgin and Ro>le Rean, Whhe
coming from Fred Clarke's camp,
Sunday. saw a large deer ahead of
their teams and in order to get by,
one of the girls had to get out and
got within twelve feet of the deer be-
fore he would notice them. He kept
on the road for about two miles, then
he disappeared in the woods.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richards makes their
general routine on snow shoes every
day.
Dr.. Brimigion of Bingham, vas cali
ed to town twice during the week by
the illness of Mrs. Pierce, and she is
now under the care of trained nurse
from Lewiston.
E. ]. Hines has secured a new cook
at The Forks hotel.
Mr.. Loring Durgin, who has been
sick for several months was reported
not as we'll the past week
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PALMYRA.

George A. Herrin has moved to
Lewiston and therefore resigned her
office Forrest Herrin acted as install
ling master, assisted by Carrie French.
Lecturers program: Music; Reading
Jennie McNeal, Martha A. Collins;
Reading, Character building" Forrest
Herrin; Recitation Meg Merrilles,
by Wollen Scot, Carrie l.. French;
Song chior; reading, Little Flo's let
ters" Angie L. Dodge; Story, The
fellow who ram" l.. l.. Smith; Song,
Chester K. Herrin, Erwin A. Smith.
The Woman's Wednesday club met
Wednesday afternoon, Feb IA, at the
home of Mrs. NJ c. Davis. Nearly
every member was present and took a
part on the program which brought
out the character of Abraham Lincoln
as a boy as a student, as lover, as a
husband and father, as statesman, as
a politician, as President of the Uni
ted States and as a martyr, interpersed
with vocal and instrumental music
One visitor, Mrs. George Millett OF
Montana, gave a few well chosen re-
marks. Mrs. Davis received a post
card shower from the members. A de-
lightful lunch was served by the host
ess and all voted it most enjoyable
and profitable meeting.
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CANAAN.

Mrs. c. D. Harris and Miss Hazel
Webb, were guests of Mrs. Nellie
Bean, Saturday afternoon. The la
dies made the trip on snowshoes.
Harold Nutting, who has been pass
ing several days in Canaan, returned
to Waterville, Monday.
James Jenkins, an aged and respect
ed citizen of Canaan, passed away
very suddenly Saturday, of acute in
digestion, at the home of his son-in-
law, Frank Bragg. He was born In
Skowhegan, 50 years ago. The de-
ceased was member of Canaan
Grange. He leaves wife and two
daughters, Mrs Ira Patten of Hinck-
ley and Mrs. Frank Alexander OF
Augusta. Another daughter, Mrs.
Bragg, passed away few weeks ago.
Services were held Tuesday morn
ing. Rev. F. j. Jackson, officiating.
Mrs. Mabel Harris, who has been in
Orono for the past two weeks visiting
her daughter, returned home, Satur-
day.
Miss Bessie Croker, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs Linwood Nut
ting at Skowhegan, returned home,
Tuesday.
The pupils OF Canaan high school
will present the play, AN Engaging
Position" at town hall, Friday eve
ming, Feb. 90. There will be dance
after the p,ey.
Miss Christie Furber is visiting her
brother, Omar and family, at Skowhe-
gan.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. 2. Harris and Mr..
AL hn
day, Thursday at Waterville.
Alice Holt, eight-year-old daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs Edwin Holt, has not
missed a day of school for three
years. She lives one mile from the
school house and has walked most of
the time. Who can beat that?
A reception was given Past Master
George Steward and Mrs. Steward at
Grange hall, Thursday evening, Feb
Is, which was largely attended by
members of the order. 1t oeing the
regular night for Grange meeting
business was quickly disposed of and
Grange closed. Then followed a half
hour of friendly greetings and hearty
congratulations. Order was returned
at the sound of the gavel. Worthy
Master George H. Foster in behalf Of
the members Of Canaan Grange, pre-
scented Mr.. Steward with a Past Mas
ter's badge, handsomely inscribed, to
which Mr.. Steward very fittingly re-
sponded. The worthy lecturer then
presented the following program:
Singing, Grange chorus; song, SILVER
Threads Among the Gold" by Mrs.
Edith Tibbetts and daughter. Nellie;
Reading, by Mrs. Nellie Goodrich;
Song, How the Gates Came Ajar,"
by Mrs. Grace Weeks and brother.
Frank Tibbetts, with harp accompani-
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ECZEMA SUFFERERS.
Find Quick Relief and Permanent
Cure by Using HOkara the Won
derful New uure for Skin
Diseases.

Hokara is recognized by the medical
profession and skin specialists as the
ideal treatment for eczema, ulcers,
pimples, blackheads, acne, salt rheum,
etc, and is sold on guarantee by G. r.
Fogg, the local agents for Hokara.
If you have any form of skin disease
or irritation, do not neglect purchas-
ing a jar of Hokara today
In spite of it's unusual curative
power, the price is trifiing. TO con-
vince you of its merits G. r. Fogg will
sell liberal jar for 25c. Larger sizes
soc and 81. 8-14-2O
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ment; Recitation, by little Miss PLY.
Ills Jewett; Song, I'm the Garden
My Heart" by Mrs. c. d. Harris; bio
graphical sketch of Lincoln, by Mrs.
Lizzie Salisbury; Song, by Miss Fay
Foster; Anecdotes of Lincoln, b:
Mrs. Flossie Smith; Singing by Choir
us, Mrs. Lettie Foster, accompanist'
After the program, all repaired to the
banouet hall to partake of refresh
ments. A social followed 1t was a
most enjoyable meeting and one that
will long be remembered by those
present.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-03-29
UNIQUE Affair At Paint Lick.

Charles Jewell and Fannie Lee Wal
lace will celebrate their 9Th and 9Th
birthdays on March Goth, 1912.
Also Doll Wedding will be held.
We invite you.
At Home, Paint Lick, KY.
Both of these little folks were born
in the month of March, there being
nine days difference in their ages, SC
they are holding joint celebration.
In response to the above invitation
sent out to their little friends in the
community by Charles Jewell and Fan
ME Lee Wallace of Paint Lick KY.
there gathered at the hospitable home
the following children.
Andrew and Nancy Guyn, Lucille
Estridge, Ruth Ross, Odessa Colson.
Misses Geneva Rucker and Ora Es-
fridge were the chaperons and helped
to make it pleasant for the children.
Fannie Wallace had her dolls dressed
handsomely, her father played the
wedding March and said the ceremony
that made Erred" and kitty" man
and wife. Refreshments We're served
at 2:9O P. M. after which Esome romps
and plays by the children, good bye
were said wishing Fannie and Jewell
many more happy birthdays.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-03-29
SIS. Per Pound Is A Big Price FOl
Tobacco But That Is What Some
Of GarTard County Production
Brought.

If anyone has a doubt about Gar
rard county being the prize tobacco
growing county in the state, the fact
that 5 pounds of tobacco produced here
brought SIS. per pound in Lexington
last week should dispelit. The tobacco
bring this unheard of price was a sam
pie taken from crop raised by Mr. Ben
Kelly, and for which he received be-
tween "a and rs cents per pound on the
Lexington loose leafmarket. The follow
ing report sent to the Courier-Journal
by their Lexington correspondent ex-
plains the high price realized for the
sample, and at the same time demons
trates the fact that Garrard county
sends to market the best tobacco pro-
duced in the state:
1.-The highest price ever paid for leaf
tobacco was brought here tonight when
five pounds were sold at auction for
$75. The occasion was a sale of to-
bacco samples at the Heidelberg dinner
given by the Commercial Club tonight.
The money raised from the sale of to.
bacco samples will be used to prepare 6
large sign to be placed near the South
ern railroad depot proclaiming Lexing
ton the largest looseleaf tobacco mark.
ct in the world. The record price
bundle was bought by DIR. Sam H. Hal
ley. 1t was grown by B. F. Kelly, o.
!Garrard county. In all, $1O5 wa
raised by the auction"
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-03-29

The AK has fallen, Gov. McCreary
has voted several of the bills which
were before him for consideration, in
Guiding the tuberculin bill which Great
ed more argument than any other
measure which has met with the ex-
ecutive consideration; the bill sought to
change the present method of examin-
ing the dairy animals of the state for
the presence of tuberculosis, and Gov.
McCreary held that the system now in
vogue was adequate and he could see
no benefit to be derived from the MAX
ing of the proposed change.
He also vetoed the 'anti-tipping bill''
which provided a penalty for tipping
hotel and restaurant walters and other
servants at public places. The Cover
nor held that a person had the right to
dispose of his money as he chose, and
that if he saw proper to tip waiter OF
some other person who had rendered
him service, that was his affair, and
the law should not intervene.
The Frost bill which provides a penal.
ty upon any one who acts as a 90
between in the purchase of liquor in,
or the bringing into or furnishing liqu-
or in dry territory, becomes law by
default, the Governor failing to either
sign or veto it.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-03-29
BOYS Corn Cllb Last Call For Members

Miss Jennie Higgins informs US
that she has enrolled So members in
the Garrard county Boys Corn Club.
Only ten bushels of seed corn has been
allotted to this county; this amount
would supply about eighty members
and Miss Higgins would like to increase
the membership to as near that num-
Der as possible.
Now listen boys, Miss Higgins al
ready has six prizes with which to
supplement the nice offerings made by
the state to the contestants in the club
included in the prizes which Miss Hig-
ging has to offer is $25. in gold, boys
saddle, fine bride and she expects
these prizes to supplemented by several
others by local merchants, full list
of which and the manner in which they
are to be distributed will be published
later.
Send in your name and help swell the
list to the required number. Some boy
in Garrard county will win the big cash
prize, some boy in Garrard equity will
win each of the other prizes, it might
be you, get in and try anyway.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-03-29
Tragedy AT Hanodsburg.

On last Sunday morning at Harrods-
burg Chief of Police K. C. Smith was
shot in the arm, and Work house keep
er j. w. Davenport was shot in the
side by Edward Moore, young white
man, who then turned the weapon on
himself and blew out his own brains.
Chief Smiths wound is not of a seri-
GUS nature, and the bullet which struck
MIR. Davenport entered just over the
heart and ranged around to his back,
but is not considered necessarily dan
gerous. Moore had, it is said, been
full of mean liquor andsdope and was
threatening to annihilate his family,
and the officers were summoned, upon
their arrival Moore agreed to go tc
Jail with them, but selling an oppor,
tune moment, broke for the house ant
locked himself in, the officers being
compelled to force an entrance with
the above result.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-03-29
Honor Roll For March.
ELEVENTH GRADE.

ELEVENTH GRADE.
Kate Holtzclaw, Frank finder, Mat
tie Adams, Lily M. Sutton.
TENTH GRADE.
Beulah Cotton, Mary Holtzclaw,
Elizabeth Collier, Patsy Kinnaird.
Ninth GRADE.
Jennie Cox, Wood Wilmot, Ora
Prayther. Mae Powell, Iona Dunn.
EIGHTH GRADE.
Tom Marsee, ]. Wade Walker, Sara
Wilmot, Nina Rankin, Mary Eta King,
Mamie BrattOn, Kathrine Bourne,
Bert Embry.
SEVENTH GRADE.
Will Rice Anon, Sallie Cox, Georgia
Moss. Henry Brown, Nellie Cox, Mary
Wood, Annie Powell.
SIXTH GRADE.
Mildred Beazley, Val Cook, Ruth
Carrier, Wilma Henry, Ralph Mead
ows, James Siler, Annie Reid, Mary
Owsley, James finder.
FIFTH GRADE.
George Swinebroad, Willie B. West,
Clay Miller, Bernice Champ, Mary
Davis, Bowman Grant, Clayton Nor
row, Carrie 3. Romans.
FOURTH GRADE.
Mary Brown, Mitchell finder.
THIRD GRADE.
William Embry, Martha Ward
Sweeney, Lucille Schooler, Eugenis
Moss, Stella Brown, Christine Brown,
Walker Robinson, LaVerne Dickerson,
Elisha Carrier, Isabella Terrill, Eugene
Cochran, Ida Murphy, Henry Moore,
Joel Cabell Ramsey.
SECOND GRADE.
Frances Grant, Anna Fay King,
Cecil Henry.
FIRST GRADE.
Eugenia Dunlap, Yantis Embry
Henry Cox, Lillian Boyle, Mars Swine
broad, j. r. Haselden, Lucille Beazley
Cassie M. Burnett, Hazel Champ
Margaret Elliott.
| J. l.. RILEY, SUPT.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-03-29

Mrs. Margaret Estes died at the home
of her son Mr.. Shipton H. Estes in this
city at $3.50 o'clock Monday afternoon
and after funeral services by Rev. o.
P. Bush, her remains were placed at
rest in the Lancaster cemetery on Tues
day afternoon at o'clock.
The deceased was 70 years of age
and her demise was due to the infrmi-
ties of old age. She was the widow of
the late John Estes and was numbered
among Garrard's best women. She
had reared large family, and had
lived to see all of them grow to the
estate of man and womanhood and to
become useful and respected citizens in
the respective communities in which
they dwell. Mrs. Estes was born in
Pulaski county but came to Garrard
with her husband forty years ago,
where she has since resided. Among
the children who survive her is Messrs
Shipton H. and Frank Estes and Miss
Matte Estes of this place.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-03-29
Prisoners Go To Penetentiary.

Deputy Sheriffs Curt A. Robinson,
Thomas Ballard and Harry Tomlinson
left last Saturday for Frankfort, con-
veying to the penetentiary Allen Jones
(coD convicted of the killing of Harri-
son Preston, white, and sentenced to
from to 81 years; Chas Humber and
Alvin Thomas convicted of malicious
shooting at and wounding James Jones,
colored, and sentenced to from | to 5
years and Dave Denny, colored. charg-
ed with cutting Mote Kavanaugh, also
colored, and sentenced to from l to S
years. All of the above named were
convicted at the recent term of court.
They also took John Calico convicted
at former term of court of the killing
of Erwin May and sentenced to serve
from 2 to Fl years.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-03-29
New School Building.

The question of whether or not we
shall have new school building with
proper light heat and ventilation is to
be submitted to the people of this dis
trIct on April 9th 1912. The repre-
sentatives of the State Board Of
Health, the county Supt., and the
board of Trustees, after full investiga-
ton have come to the conclusion that
the present buildings are unsuitable
for these purposes and the present
building has been condemned, and the
only solution is to build new building,
in order that the school children can
get the benefits that are due them.
1t is estimated on scientific investiga-
ton that with our present buildings,
that 25 per cent of our school children
will have defective eyesight, and that
a great many will be liable to contract
the common diseases from which hui
mainly suffers and from health stand
point, many will be inflicted with such
diseases and it is calculated that at
least per cent are liable to meet
with diseases, it is therefore impera-
tive that we should have a new build
ing, to protect the health of our child
rem. Under the proposed plan the new
building will cost only one Thousand
dollars per year and the interest on the
bonds, without any material and pos
sibly without any increase in present
rate of taxation.
With such facilities as We have haG
for school purposes, we have seen oul
property almost double in value anc
with the proper facilities we may ex'
pect better results. Heretofore the
school has realized more than S3000
per year from the Leavell fund anC
$500. per year for the first year viii
meet the expense and same will de
crease at the rate of $1,000. per year OF
principal and fifty dollars per year OIL
interest. 1t thus appears that we arr
financially able without increasing
taxation to give our children the bene
fit of new building, and all those in
terested in education and the healtl
of our youth should unhesitatingly vot
in favor of the Bond issue to give us
new and up-to-date school building.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-03-29

'T-R" whipped to fragile is the
news from the primaries held in New
York on Tuesday. State Chairman
William Barnes Jr. claims that Taft
has secured SO out of the 80 delegates
and that Teddy must be satisfied with
a measley seven.
At the convention held in Indianapo-
lis the Taft people elected their four
delegates at large, and the Roosevelt
people cried fraud and bolted, holding
a "Rump convention" in the rear of
the hall, sending four delegates favor
ing Teddy. Indications are that Taft
will have Is out of 80 of the Indiana
delegates instructed for him.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-03-29
First Week of the Contest
Exceeds All Expectations

The Big
that the of the the had which
work, they settled
splendid
upwards
didates from entering the
this persistent
contestants being
of the latest may headt he
All of the contestants
Office
ansvile,
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-03-29
Attacks School PRINCIPAL.

"A severe attack on school principal,
Chas. B. Allen, of Sylvania, Ca, is
thus told by him. "For more than
three years, he writes, Il suffered in
describable torture from rheumatism.
liver and stomach trouble and diseased
kidneys. All remedies failed till l u.s.
ed Electric Bitters, but four bottles OF
this wonderful remedy cured me com.
pletely." Such results are common.
Thousands bless them for curing
stomach trouble, female complaints,
kidney disorders, billioushess, and for
new health and vigor. Try them.
Only Soc at R. E. McRoberts & Son.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-03-29

Ollie James the big Congressman
elect from Kentucky just before his
departure from Louisville for Washing
ton on last Sunday announced his pre-
ference for Champ Clark for the Dem
ocratic nomination for the presidency,
and that he would use his best efforts
to place the Kentucky delegation
among his followers. Ollie yields big
influence in KentucI hid his influence
is going to mean ao0n6le lot to the
candidate whose cause he espouses.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-03-29
Confederate Soldiers To Receive Pen
sions From The State.

Governor McCreary has appended
his signature to an act passed by the
recent legislature which grants to sur
yivers of the Lost cause" under GER
tain conditions, pension of $40. per
month. Widows are also to profit by
the act. Capt. J. A. Doty tells US
that he anticip ates the filling of at
least six claims from this county, three
for soldiers who are living and three
for widows of those who have died.
We give below brief synopsis of
the measure
Granting a pension of $40. per month
to all Confederate Veterans .who have
been residents of the state since Jan.
l, 1907 and who served for one year,
and to their surviving widows, provid-
ed they were married previous to Jan.
l, 1890. Any one prevented from serv-
ing the required length of time be-
cause of sickness or injury sustained in
the service is entitled to the benefits
of the act, and having attained the
age of 65 years places one on the
disabled list and subject to pension.
No person is entitled to pension
who is capable of earning livelihood
by manual labor, or by reason of know
lede or skill in any craft, trade or
profession, who has a net income of
$500. or more per year; who possesses
property to the value of $780,, or who
many manner has his support or main
tenance provided for.
The Governor, SECRETARY of State
and Auditor shall compose the State
Pension Board, and their decision as to
the granting or rejection of claims
shall be final.
Applications shall be filed in the
County Court in the county in which
the claimant resides, evidence of
character & C to be filed and heard in
open court, the Judge thereof sending
said evidence to gether with his rec
ommendation to the Pardon Board.
Payments will be made four times
per year, August, November, February
and May.
The manner of making application,
securing evidence on claim and other
matters pertaining to the conduct of
the affairs of the Pension Board are to
be conducted along lines similar to
those in use by the Federal Govern
ment.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-03-29
Horses clipped. Herndon & Walker.
Rural Teachers Salaries.

State Supt. Barksdale Hamlet and
Rural School Supervisor T. j. Coates
in advising Miss Higgins as to the pro-
visions of the recent school Legislation
said, among many other good things,
that the rural teachers would be paid
according to average attendance an6
merit and not upon the number of pupi
children residing in the district, also
the new compulsory school law apply
ing to children between seven ant
thirteen has heavy penalty, and will
be the means of increasing the attend
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-03-29

The vote on a constitutional amend
ment to allow the manufacture and
sale of liquor in the large cities and in
such small ones as accept the provis-
ions of the proposed amendment, was
lost in the Maine Legislature by a vote
of II to ga, a two thirds majority be-
ing necessary to the carrying of amend
ment.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-03-29
Subject Of Services.

Next Sunday at Methodist church II
a. N. beginning;evening p. N. ending
Every Tuesday night p. m. Unions
Bible study, thirty minutes. Bring
question on S. S. lesson of next Sab
bath, S. S. teachers in all schools in
uitaA
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-03-29
For School Superintendent.

We are authorized to announce Miss
Jennie Higgins as a candidate for
School Superintendent for Garrard
county, subject to the action of the
Democratic party.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-03-29

We are authorized to announce ]. B.
Collier as candidate for the nominal
ton for assessor of Garrard county,
subject to the action of the democratic
Marty
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-03-29

We are authorized to announce Mr.
E. B. Ray as a candidate for the Nomi
nation of Assessor of Garrard County
subject to the action of the democrati,
party.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-03-29

Insurance companies in the state
have filed suit to test the constitu-
tionality of the new Insurance Law
passed at the recent session of the leg
islature,
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-03-29

We are authorized to announce
James A. Beazley as candidate for
County Judge of Garrard county, SUBJ
ject to the action of the Democratic
party.