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The Washington times., 1912-06-06
RESERVATIONS Of
COUNTY TEACHERS
PROVE NUMEROUS
Prof. Wood, At Rockville,
Announces List of Those
Retiring.

ROCKVILLE, Md, June 6.-Prof.
Earle b. Wood, county superIntend-
ent of schools, has announced the
resignation of the following teachers:
ira G. Whitacre. as principal of the
Woodside Grammar School; Frank w.
watkins, school at Dwyer; r. Lauk
Benson, school at Grifton; Charles
Gardner, school at Oakmont; Miss Anna
Hurley, school at Dawsonville; Miss
Margaret Waters, school at Seneca;
Nicey o. Day, school at Kings Valley;
Miss Ellen Jackson, school at Silver
spring; Miss Hannah NJ Jones.
Gaithersburg High School; Miss Vivian
l.. Richardson. school at CropIey; Miss
Ella v. Ball. school at GAINESVILLE; Miss
Lillian V. Baker. school at Clagetts-
Vile.
The school commissioners have ap-
pointed Mrs. Wharton Moore, Henry T.
Newcomb and William A Bolinter
trustees OF the school at Bethesda, and
Mrs. Joshua Burns, Charles Trout and
william jackson trustees of the school
at Etchison.
Miss Mary Hilleary Shreve, Of Dicker-
son, this county. and Joseph Henry
Waters. of Washington. were married
at o'clock yesterday afternoon in the
Episcopal Church at GAINESVILLE, a
large gathering attending. The pastor
OF the church. the Rev. J. H. Bushby,
officiated. Preceding the ceremony, a
wedding breakfast was served to the
members Of the bridal party and a few
others at the home of the BRIDE
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel T. Shreve
Immediately after the ceremony Mr.
and Mrs. Waters started on an ex-
tended trip.
meeting in the interest of the
Country Life Movement will be held at
Gaithersburg tomorrow, with morning
and afternoon sessions. Those on the
program for addresses are Hon. Willet
M. Hays, Assistant Secretary of Agri-
culture; George w. Knorr, an under
secretary at the Agriculture Depart
ment;' s. d. Gray, of the Sandy Spring
Agricultural School; B. F. Crocheron,
OF Baltimore county. and others. The
| meeting will be held under the aus
pices OF the Montgomery County Coun-
try Life Federation.
William II. Anderson, superintendent
Of the Anti-Saloon League, and Mrs.
Margaret Dye Ellis, legislative superin-
tendent of the National w C. +. u,
addressed a meeting at Forest Glen
yesterday under the auspices OF the
Montgomery County Anti-Saloon
League. The Rev. J. Harry Smith, of
Gaithersburg, and Albert Z. Shoemaker.
of Friendship Heights, were the presid-
Ing officers.
The Washington times., 1912-06-06
Would Leave Reviewing Stand at
Station As Shelter For Horses in
Summer.

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
Nearly two weeks ago. at night. I
chanced to pass Union Station, and
from the trolley car could see (though
not very plainly a graceful structure
with roof and slender arches, to the
The Washington times., 1912-06-06
ARMY.

ARMY.
The following transfers of veterinari-
ans are ordered to take effect this
date:
WILLIAM P: HILL, from the First
Field Artillery to the Sixth Field
Artillery.
ANDREW f. DONOVAN, from the
Sixth Field Artillery to the First
Field Artillery.
The Washington times., 1912-06-06
Concert Today
By the Fifteenth Cavalry Band. at
Garfield Park, 1890 p. m.
GEORGE BITTRICH.
Assistant Leader.

NEOTNNIE bII 7 NINIt1
Assistant Leader.
Coronation March," from the
opera, The Folkunger,"
Kretchmer
Overture, Festival" ............L .Lassen
Waltz. cold and Silver" "....... .Lehar
Selection, "Prima Donna" ~. Herbert
Morceau Caracteristique. "Whis-
pering Flowers ...............Blon
Fantasia, "Lohengrin" ....... Wagner
Gavotte, The Flattcrer" Eilcuberg
Potpourri, "Musikalische l'ans.
chunGcE" .Schrcnier
March, "Austriaa Army. .Euenbers
The Washington times., 1912-06-06
SOON ANSWERED.

What do you consider the best diet for manp'
'"The best he can afford"
The Washington times., 1912-06-06
THE EXPENSIVE KIND.

Mrs. Benham-A bird in the hand
Benham-Isn't worth half S the one on your
hat-New York PresS
The Washington times., 1912-06-06

Fire originating from a gasolene stove
in the frame house occupied by ]. F.
The Winslow mail., 1912-07-13
WROTE HIS "AD" IN FROST
Chicago Merchant OVercame Handi.
cap of Ice Glazed Show
Windows.

There is one merchant in Chicago
who possesses the faculty Of turning
defeat into victory. His opportunity
came during the most recent zero
SPELL when frost coated most of the
store windows so thickly that It was
impossible for persons on the side
walk to see the display of goods or
to make out the lettering on the win
dows. For while it seemed to this
merchant that the only thing to do
was to buttonhole the psssers-by and
lead them into his shop. It was too
cold to consider such q step, however,
so he set himself to thinking and at
last worked out plan that gave him
a distinct advantage over his neigh
bors.
8 His idea was to let Jack Frost work
for him instead Of against him. His
eonciliatory attitude soon won that
careless artist over. In the first place
The merchant let the frost gather in
3 thick crust on the panes. Then
taking brush dipped in hot water
he applied It to his temporary canvas
and dashed off some clever Copy
that was easily visible from without.
This required slight retouching from
time to time, but there was plenty of
'rost for the background and plenty of
hot water.
To a person walking along the street
The other windows presented solid
opaque front by no means alluring,
When, however, his eye fell upon the
flashing frost written window "ad" an
bouncing reduction of $3.50 shirts
10 $1.9S and an overwhelming chop
ping off in the price of ear caps and
muff1ers, he was moved to go in and
invest.
The Winslow mail., 1912-07-13
How to Advertise,

Advertise to beat the band and get
rich. How long do you s'pose Steers
Hawbuck or Mongumery Wart would
do business il they didn't send out
catalogs every month and the oceans
of big fellows they send out must cost
them at least 81 piece in large guam
titles. The same with Mother Multi
gan's Honkedory Soothing Syrup, Dr..
Beatem's Pale Pills for Pink People
and Brown River Toasted Corn Cobs.
Why, if advertising did not make peo.
pie call for these varieties they might
go home with something Just as
good" and ruin their digestion with
Hi Blinkums Baled Hay or Skinnem
Foozle's Sawdust Jimiammer. The
man that doesn't advertise, as Bryan
once said, is like the fellow that
throws kisses at his sweetheart in
the dark. He may know what he is
doing, but she doesn't and that is
where the rub comes.-Ex.
The Winslow mail., 1912-07-13
ADVERTISING FOOD PRODUCTS
Goods More Apt to Get Business
Than Generalitiea.

Merchants handling provisions
should understand better than any
one else the value Of advertising. Food
is the most vital need of all No 9th
er advertising gets such interested
reading as a well written notice de-
scribing food offerings.
Manufacturers of food products on
national scale learned this some
time ago. Money Is poured out like
water to advertise food products in
the magazines. It must pay, or IT
would not be spent
Yet, in the local newspapers, the
grocers, butchers, and other provision
men do not advertise with the free
dom shown in the dry goods, furnish
ings, furniture and other trades.
Probably the reason for this is that
many merchants of this type never
studied advertising enough to realize
its possibilities. Here Is sample ad,
clipped from an article in the Pub
fishers Guide: :
Brandon's Corner Grocery. Remems
ber when in the city to make this
your trading place. Highest market
prices paid for country produce, and
always a square deal. We always
carry full line of staple and fancy
groceries. Canned goods a speciality
Brandon's Corner Grocery. Phone
261.
This is an excellent illustration of
how not to do it, says the Moline IIl)
Dispatch. There Is no selling power
in that ad. 1t tells the public that
Brandon is alive and wants their
trade, which has value as far as 1t
goes. But it might go great deal
further.
The provision man who will men
tion prices of some Of his best lines,
describe them bit so as to stir the
appetite Of the reader, will find his
store crowded. Here are a few items
from we'll written ad. showing how
the trick is turned: Il
Celery. Presley's white plume. crisp
and tender, extra good flavor, large
plant for 10 cents.
Sweet cider, made from the choic-
est apples. per gallon. Is cents.
Oysters. Our oysters come in san
itary sealed packages. The ice. never
touches. Remember our price. Solid
meats, quart, 40 cents.
Does 1t not make you hungry to read
an ad. like this?
The Winslow mail., 1912-07-13
EXPERIENCE GREAT TEACHER
But There Is No Compulsory Educs.
tlon Laws for Advertisers, Says
Printers Ink.

Experience is a great teacher"
says Printers Ink, "but there isn't
any law compelling attendance at her
school,"
The other day a, circular letter came
10 hand-the seventh or eighth Of a
series from New England city. The
etter began: Before you throw this
etter into the waste-basket won't you
admit that | am rather persistent"
What else was in the circular the re
cipient knoweth not, because at this
point, the writer having made it quite
clear that he expected his missive to
90 to the waste-basket. into the waste
basket it went.
There is no law, to paraphrase
Printers Ink, compelling the circular
zer to attend the school OF exper
ence. If six or seven letters fail to
produce results he sends seventh or
Eighth. And doubtless there will be
tenth, and mayhap a twentieth. All
of which ts good for the printer, If not
30 osprof1table for the advertiser.
If quarters of the money that
Is now spent for futile circularizatioh
should be spent for newspaper adver
Using in strong, influential mediums
The campaign orators this fall would
al be busy telling the voters Just
how their respective parties were en-
titled to the credit for an unprece
1ented wave of prosperity.
The Winslow mail., 1912-07-13
Religion Advertised.

A new sign, one of the biggest
around Broadway, appeared on the
roof of a building in Twenty third
street, in New York City the other
day. 1t is 1874 feet in height and 81
feet in length. Six big electric arcs
light it at night. The sign advertises
religion. 1t bears in large letters these
words: welcome for Everybody in
the Churches of New York" At both
ends are large crosses and on one end
the words Religion for Men" and on
the other end Men for Religion" and
at the bottom Is Men and Religion
Forward Movement" This sign is
the drst of an advertising campaign
The Winslow mail., 1912-07-13
Garbage Can Advertising.

A representative Of an advertising
company has offered to present the
city of Montgomery. Ala, with large
number of sanitary garbage cans If
the city commission will agree to per,
nit certain amount of advertising
on the cans. The manufacturers Of
a successful toilet preparation scaled
a. bold peak at historic Harper's
Ferry and made signboard of an
ancient promotory which would seem
accessible only by airship. But It's a
far cry from the blue-cowled noun.
tains of West Virginia to the garbage
cans of Alabama and 1t Is probable
that they will not become purveyors
of pubrcity-not for the delicatessen
shops anyway.
The Winslow mail., 1912-07-13
esnsrosIty in Advertisements.

In England religious bodies, and es
pecially charities that are supported
by Christian people, use display ad
vertising space in daily and weekly
newspapers to far greater extent than
DO the same organizations in thfS
country. A large proportion of cha
table funds are raised through paid
advertisements in the periodicals. The
men and religion committee Of 81
the national Organization, is spending
$4,000 in connection with its con
serYation congress in this newer form
Of religious propaganda. The men
and religion committee mentions IN
It's advertisements Protestant, Cath
o1ic and Jew, and urges men to attend
their places of public religious wor-
ship.
The Winslow mail., 1912-07-13
EhAok a Cold.

AT the very first symptoms of cold
r. Is we'll to commence treatment, for
by doing so serious developments may
be prevented Let camphor be in
hailed, give the feet hot bath in mus
tard and water, after which the pa.
tient should get into warm bed with
a hot-water bottle to the feet, and
drink a large tumblerful of hot lem
onade made thus: The juice of a
lemon. a large teaspoonful Of gIycer
Inc. little sugar; fill I'D with boiling
water
The Winslow mail., 1912-07-13
somsthIno New In ADVERTISING.

A newspaper in Pennsylvania con
tains an advertisement of a church
pew for sale. Among the indorse-
ments which are mentioned in connec.
ton with the pew, 1t Is stated that It
occupies position which commands
beautiful view Of the entire congrega-
ton. Presumably, the pulpit also is
visible
The Winslow mail., 1912-07-13
Mot Conahatihle-

Printers Ink says: You can't ex-
pect honest advertising If at the same
time you foster dishonest methods of
producing advertising. The two things
are as far apart as the poles.
The Winslow mail., 1912-07-13
Her Opportunity.

Edith-Isn't Alice the lucky girl?
Just as she had decided TO throw Jack
over he broke the engagement,
Tom-Well?
Edith-Well, now she's going to sue
him for breach Of promise.
The Winslow mail., 1912-07-13
New ExceIienciea.

Her Excellency-John, take his
excellency's coffee into the library and
bring my excellency's tea into the
music room"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-12-05
FARWELL PARTY
For Miss Nellie McArthur Who Resign
ned Her Position on the SkOwhegan
School Teaching Force.

A farewell party was given Miss
Wednesday afternoon of last week by
the pupils of grades Y, VI and VII, as
sisted by the teachers, Mrs Kate Hol-
brook, Miss L. P. Higgins and Mrs.
Alice Mitchell. The affair was arrang-
ed because of Miss McArthur's resig-
nation from her duties as teacher in
the Park school, she having accepted
a position as teacher in the schools
of Brockton, Mass A Thanksgiving
program was presented consisting of
appropriate numbers. one especially
interesting being the representation of
a Puritan Thanksgiving. The program
was principally furnished by the fifth
grade pupils, and the rooms, every
green decorations were arranged taste
fully. During the afternoon, Miss Nc
Arthur was presented with a necklace.
An amusing feature of Miss Near
thurs going which is exceedingly re-
GREETED by the pupils, the school board
and the citizens of the town, was the
fact that she was given a tin shower
by the members of the S. II. E. Club
announcement being made that she
was to leave for the purpose of being
married instead of resuming in new
fields, the duties dropped here.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-12-05
ASSAULT WITH IN
TENT To KILL
Is the Charge Against
Two Athens Men
Couple Riding Along the Country
Highway Alleged That Bullets
WhiZZed Past Them.

In continuance of case hid over
from Wednesday in order to have una
terial witnesses present, Roscoe Tut
Tie and Nelson Whitman we're before
Trial Justice o. A. Priest on the
charge Of assault with loaded pis-
tol with intent to kill and murder
The complainants were John S.
Smart, Jr., and his sister, Emmeline
Smart, both of Athens.
According to the testimony of the
latter IT seems that Smart and his
sister, who are the children of John
Sylvester Smart, we're riding along
the highway in Athens and saw who
they claim We're Tuttle and Whitman in
the road ahead of them. The two
men looked and apparently recog
nized them and then stepped into a
clump of cedars which grew by the
roadside When the occupants of the
carriage got slightly past the bushes
they heard the crack of a revolver
followed shortly afterwards by an
other shot which sounded exactly like
the first one They felt the bullets
whiz by their heads and the horses
becoming frightened, Smart and his
sister went over the road for several
rods pretty rapidly, but upon looking
back the two men were seen to
emerge from the bushes back into tine
road.
1t seems that there had been bad
blood between the families The
cause of the trouble is assigned prin-
cipally to a grudge Tuttle and Whit
man bore against MIR. Smart, Sr for
not allowing them to set traps on his
land. Smart claiming that the de-
PENDANTS had caught some of his
sheep in their traps, The complain
ants also claim that both Tuttle and
Whitman had threatened young Smart
In defense, Tuttle testified that he
was in Mayfield during the entire day
of the shooting, and while whitman
admits that he was in the vicinity of
the spot where the shots were fired,
says he was not there at the time
designated by the Smarts as the
time of the assault He claimed that
he with another companion had been
out hunting and did fire at a hedge
hog three times where it is alleged
the attempted murder was made.
There were several witnesses in
troduced and the attorneys were f. F.
Merrill for the state and W. II. Hawes
for the respondents. Trial Justice
Priest found probable cause and or
dered both parties to recognize in
the sum of 500 for their appearance
at the December term OF the supreme
court
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-12-05
LOCAL NEWS.

Forty couples attended the Thanks
giving ball given in Heselton hall, last
Thursday night. Music by the R. P.
l.. orchestra.
Mrs. Eva Walker, teacher in the
Malbon's Mills district, who recently
resigned her position to take effect
at the ending of this tenn, has been
obliged to give up her duties before
that time, being confined to her room,
at present
Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Smith went
to Hartland yesterday afternoon, be
ing called there owing to the death
of their brother-in-law, B. Frank Da-
Wis. Mr. Davis was the foster father
of Edmund e. Davis formerly clerk in
c. A Ross store in this town.
Oscar w. Bigelow of St Alhans, 9
travelling salesman arrived in town
the first of the week and suffered
severe attack of appendicitis during
his stay here. His condition was
deemed so serious that yesterday
morning he was operated upon by Dr.
Stinchfeld and DR. Wadsworth at
Somerset hospital.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-12-05
CHARGED WITH LARCENY.
Found Bag of Potatoes In Road and
Carried Them Home.

The attention OF Jlal Justice q. A
Priest was directed yesterday after
noon to larceny case, in which Bert
Stein OF CoWett street this town, had
been arrested ON complaint OF l.. A.
Stinchfield. well known Cornyille
farmer
1t seems that Mr.. Stnchfeld and a
man in his employee we're hauling po-
tatoes to the Skowhegan markets
They noticed one of the bags was
missing and traced it to the home of
Stein. When the bag which was
found setting in the kitchen of the
Stein home. was asked for, the con
plainant claimed that Stein refused
to give it mp unless he would pay him
30 cents. Mr.. Stein claimed that he
did not set any price on what he would
give them up for, but did refuse to
give up the tubers without some com
pensation for carrying them home.
hence the charge of larceny.
The complainant was represented
by f. f. Merrill, and the respondent
by w H. Hawes Trial Justice Priest
returned verdict OF not guilty.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-12-05
FARM BUILDINGS
BURNED
Caught From Gasoline
Engine in Barn
Serious Loss TO BelOnie Bouchard the
Owner. Was known ~ the 1. h.
Perkins Place.

One OF the finest set Of farm build
ings in this vicinity was burned % the
ground. last Thursday 1t vas the
property Of Belonie Bouchard and was
situated about ] and - miles from
this village, being known a. fAe A.
X. Perkins place The fire originated
about o'clock in the afternoon fr
a gasoline engine which was bein
used in the barn for threshing grain.
The flames Immediately spread into
the dry straw and the barn vas soon
ablaze. The buildings We're connected
and the Shed and the house were
shortly afterWard hopelessly or hre
BY hard work practically all thu
household furniture was saved. as
Was 36 head of cattle and four of the
five horses. The remaining horse was
gotten out but went back into the
flames and was burned as were TWO
fat hogs, 275 tons of hay and between
six and seven hundred bushels Of
gram, together with the straw WhlcQ
had been threshed. In the cellar OF
the house. there were 1000 bushels OF
potatoes but of the latter there will
probably be a small portion saved.
The total loss is estimated by some as
being between $4,000 and $4,000
while the insurance was $2,7o0.
Mr. Bouchard moved onto the place
some four or five years ago and had
farmed quite extensively At the time
of the fire Mrs Bouchard was sick
in bed but suffered no serious results
from the effects of the confederation
Upon her recovery they will establish
their home in the a Bernard house on
North street
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-12-05
PROMOTION FOR FRANK
H. CARPENTER
becomes General Manufacturing Agent
OF the American Wooden Company

The many fri uds in Skowhegan ann
vicinity of Nr aud Mrs Frank H.
Carpenter will be interested to learn
Of Mr. Carpenters recent promotion
To the office OF general manufacturing
agent. of the American Woolen Co
This is d new office created owing to
the increased business of the company
and to relieve the president William
N. Wood of the dirsc1 supervision Of
the manufacturing. and otherwise en-
able him to devote more time % the
important and manifold duties Of the
presidents Office Mr. Carp nter has
been for a time up until Dec. 1st when
be WAS to assume his new duties,
agent of the WOODEN division of the
company
Mr.. Carpenter is nov in his 42nd
year and has had - vars of praci-
cal experience in woolen manufactur-
ing He began a. boy of is in the
Livingston mills OF East Greenwich.
r. /. under the personal supervision
OF his father who Was oyerseer Of
finishing. After period of thorough,
practical instruction here, which in
cluded not only finishing but Office
work, designing etc. Mr.. Carpenter
went to the Wood River mill with the
privilege of working and observing in
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-12-05
THANKSGIVING DAY IN
SKOWHEGAN
The Various Denominations Gathered
For Union Worship in The First
Baptist Church.

Thanksgiving WAS observed IN much
the usual custom by the residents Of
Skowhegan. The day was character
lied by numerous family parties when
friends and relatives from near and
far gathered round the festive board
Many of the needy in town and yicin-
ity were generously remembered by
donations of substantials and dain-
ties for a genuine holiday dinner A
committee from the Bethany Baptist
society sent out alone about 80 pack
ages of these provisions.
The day meant something for the
prisoners at the County jail, when
their diet was considerably va
ried with THANKSGIVING dainties in
cluding chicken and pie, the latter be-
ing the gift of Sheriff Mooers on his
own account.
In the evening a union service com
memorating the day was held in the
First Baptist church, Rev. J. &. Os-
borne. its pastor acting as chairman.
There was singing by the audience,
and the scripture was read and pray
er offered by Rev. George Merriam OF
the Bethany church The sermon was
preached by Rev Theodore Halbert
Wilson of the Congregational church.
his subject being The Family Mr..
Wilson's text was taken from Mark
1919 and was What therefore God has
joined together let no man put assund-
err The plea of the whole discourse
was that the ideal of the family should
be retained and that the Christian men
and women should not only do what
they could to raise and preserve the
ideal but they should also aim in their
clubs and fratarnal organizations in
the schools and churches to make that
their purpose He likencd the family
in society to the heart in the body Mr.
Wilson's closing sentences were in rc-
sponse to a question as 70 what Hoa-
ven is and which he said was The
Christian Home built upon love is the
nearest earthly counterpart Of llta.
ven"