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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1912-07-03
The CAROLlNAWATCRMAN
SHORT

drill the company preparatory
for the annual encampment,
Charles j. Shaver was elected
to succeed Capt Hatcher.
Profs. R. G.. Kizer and AT.
Allen have just completed a
school census of the city.
Their report shows there are
l,431 white and 622 colored
children of school age in the
city. This is an increase of
1874 white and 4 colored, total
16S, over last year.
Miss Julia Freeland, daugh~
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. q J.
Freeland, Of Spencer, won a
handsome piano in a contest
just closed by the Rowan
Drug Co. of Spencer. She re-
ceived IL, $685. 1O votes.
Saturday, W. H. Leonard,
the jeweler, moved into one
of the store rooms of the new
Grub building, facing North
Main street.
w. L. Palmer, who has been
with the Brown Clothing Go.
for several years, has accept
ed a position with the Ed.
Mellon Clothing Go. in Chars
lotte.
The State Association of
County Commissioners, will
meet at Wrightsville on We'd
nesday, August IA. P. B..
Beard is vice president Of the
association and chairman Of
the Rowan Board of Commis>
sioners, and as such has ap-
pointed the proposed new
board of commissioners as
delegates. They are H. c..
Trot, O. O. Harrison, J. W.
Peeler, R. B. Bailey and P.
A. Hartman. We do not sup
pose these gentlemen will be
in a hurry to follow Mr..
Boards lead.
The Grubb sky~scraper is
rapidly receiving the fnish~
ing touches. Several of the
rooms are now occupied and a
number of others will be soon.
There will be a quarterly
meeting of the Salisbury and
Spencer Baraca Philathea
Union in the First Methodist
Church, Salisbury, Sunday,
July Z. An interesting pro>
gram has been arranged for
the occasion.
j. G. Ramsay has recently
returned from a boosted cons
munity in South Dakota and
was glad to get back. People
are learning that hot air and
boosting are very much alike.
W. II. Deaton, state dairy
man, and r. w. Grabber, his
assistant, are spending seve-
raj days about here to discuss
dairy matters. They are To-
Gated at the Empire Hotel
and will be glad 10 confer
with anyone interested in the
subject.
The postofise force, includ~
ing the rural carriers, will
enjoy a days rest, tomorrow,
July 4th. .
J. R. Thomas, a prominent
citizen Of Spencer, has decid-
ed to move with his family to
Winston-Salem. Thirty OF
forty lady friends of Mrs.
Thomas called in a body Sat-
urday afternoon to express
their regrets because Of her
intention to leave Spencer.
The members of the Spen'
Ger Methodist Sunday School
are preparing to have a picnic
on Saturday, July Is. They
propose to 20 to Greensboro
for the day.
Thursday, July II, is The
day set for the examination o:
public school teachers who de
sire to secure the three an(
five year certificates. Thos'
wishing to stand the exami
nation should see the count!
Superintendent of education
at once.
Elk Judge Webster, o
Cherokee county and later 0
Gaffney, S. c.. has decided
to make Salisbury his home
He has built a residence OF
West I1orah street and viii
practice law here.
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A wOmAr,s WHSapaDNg.

The worried mother wakes III to hear her baby heavy breathins-a little
the Group or whoopng cough. She does not wan to send for the
doctor when perhaps thct trouble DOES no amount to much. Finally she thinks of
tatm medical book her ather gave her, The Common Sense Medca! ADVISER, by
R. V. Pierce, M. d. She says just the thing to find nj what is the matter with
be had for only Sic. in stamps 900 pages in splendid cloth binding. A good
family adviser in IN emergency. Ii is for e#pY sea. This is what many women
write DR.. Pierce-n respect to his " Favorte Prescription" a remedy which has
made thousands of melancholy and miserable women cheerful and happy, by curing
the painful womanIy diseases which undermine a womans heatha nd strength.
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BROWNS CORNER, CANAAN.

Charles Hoxie who recently mas
been a great sufferer from an abscess
in his side, but is now very comfort
able since having it lanced by Dr..
earle of this town.
Er Earle was called S4nda5 to At
tend Charles II. Wheeler WHO is a
great sufferer from a X lrtg trouble.
We are glad to report that he is more
comfortable.
Enoch c. Purinton passed away at
his home in this place Saturday, Jan.
6, at 430. p. NJ. aged 81 years. MIR.
Purinton has been in feeble health for
many months, yet the end came sud
denly. Funeral services occurred at
his late home Tuesday at l O'Clock
p. NJ
Fred Nichols has been confined to
the house several days from the effects
of a bad throat trouble.
0. b. Mays machinery for saving
shingles has arrived and in few
weeks he will be all ready Tor bust
ness.
Mrs. Oren &. May recently fell, in
iicting a bad strain to her ankle.
Her many friends are glad to know
that she is now on her feet again.
Sherman Horn who is working for
Eugene Burns is home getting up his
years supply of wood.
Allie Whittemore who has been
cooking for the crew at Eugene
Burns camp has left and Ralph Foss
is supplying for a short time.
Mrs Jennie Bean passed last week
visiting in the home OF l.. NJ. Barnes.
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LONG POND.

Joe Fournier is very sick at this
writing.
Lewis Moore spend a few days in
Skowhegan on business, returned
home Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. BLOWN returned home
last week.
Arthur Lagaser returned home last
Saturday from a business trip to
Beacher Falls, N. H.
Doran Redmond is confined to his
bed with a very severe cold
Noah Redmond who was working
for the X. L. Co returned home Satur-
day.
Emeia and Wilfred Paradis re-
turned to Jackman Monday where
they will continue their studies at the
Sacred-Heart convent Eva Paradis
accompanied them to Jackman.
Joe Paradis went to Jackman on
business Monday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. XaXier Fleury came
home Friday after spending two weeks
among friends and relatives in Spauld-
ing, p. O., Canada
Mrs. Peter Paradis was confined to
her bed for a few weeks with bone
cancer, he is now gaining.
Mrs Tommie Roderick was taken
very sick in the night of Wednesday
to Thursday, but she is now improy-
ing.
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KENNEBEC VALLEY GRANGE.

The third and fourth degrees were
conferred on candidates of KennebeC
Valley and Starks Oranges on the
evening of Jan ,. by the officers of
Kennebec Valley Grange assisted by
the auxiliary degree team. One hun
dred members were present and a
harvest feast was served.
The lecturers program consisted OF
reading by Victor Pease, followed
by a song by Mrs. Creation; piano
solo, Lucretia Worster. Remarks for
the good of the order by Wilbur Grea-
ton, master offs tarks' Grange, also Mrs
Creation, Otis Fletcher and Alice
Waugh, lecturer of Starks Grange.
Installation of officers will be Jan
II with e. c. Patten, overseer of Maine
State Grange as installing officer.
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CORNVILLE,

Miss Gladys Walton went to Boston
Tuesday to visit with relatives and
friends.
Carlton Luce a student at Tufts
dental college returned to Boston
Tuesday.
Erwin Smith is hauling logs for Ray
Walton from the Robinson lot to the
mill.
A. E. Bosworth was in town Thurs
day night and installed the otncers
of Wesserrunsett Grange.
Mrs Lee Boardman of Scion assist
ed in the installation of the officers
of Wesserrunsett Grange on Thursday
evening.
Miss Della McDaniels has closed her
house and is stopping for the present
with Mrs. Emma Lock.
J. w. Amazeen and crew of men are
pressing hay at East Madison.
Stillman Blaisdell came very near
meeting with a serious accident while
hauling wood. He was thrown from
the load striking his head on the cant
dog and injuring his side quite badly
by the horse dragging him quite a
distance. A physician was called but
found no bones broken.
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JACkMAN.

DR.. ]. NJ. Boothby and John Bulmer
made business trip to Augusta Tues
day.
H. L. Colby went to Skowhegan the
first of the past week.
Willie Pierce is working for A. A
Graffte at his camps on Wood stream
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Newton have
returned from their visit down river
Miss Make Kennedy student at Fox
croft academy, returned to her school
Monday.
Miss Marjorie Graffte, Miss Jessie
Henderson and Miss Evie Newton re-
turned to their schools Tuesday
Miss Graffte attends the Maine Wes-
leyan seminary at Kent's Hill and Miss
Henderson the Normal school at Cor
ham, while Miss Newton attends the
Normal school at Pennington.
Murtha and Sands who are operat-
ing on Wood stream for Bin Page
of Skowhegan finished yarding the
past week. A. A. Graffte who is oper-
ating near the same place for Mr.
Page, will probably finish cutting the
present week
Leon Robertson, who has been seal
ing for the Kellogg Lumber Co., was
married Dec. eth to Miss Ethel Baker
of Bingham.
Miss Cassie Moore of Bangor has
been visiting relatives in town. Miss
Moore is student in Bangor High
school.
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EAST MADISON.
deferred from Last Week.

deferred from Last Week.
BY the death of Elisha c. Moore
which occurred very suddenly at his
home, Dec. 10th, East Madison, loses
one of it's oldest citizens. Mr.. Moore
was born in Moose River, Me-, but
has been a resident of this village for
many years. He leaves a wife, Hen
rietta (Sylvester) Moore and four
daughters to mourn his loss. A de-
voted husband and father, kind neigh
Dor and friend, he will be greatly
missed by all.
Mrs. Will Cooley and Mrs. Frank
Harrington of Gardiner, Me-, were in
town last week, called home by the
death of their father, Elisha c. Moore.
Messrs. Cooley and Harrington came
to the funeral services, returning to
Gardiner the same day.
Mrs. Ellie Dyer Butler has been the
guest of her grandmother, Mrs. Lewis
5. Savage, for the past week.
Miss Madeline Bean returned Sun
day from a two weeks visit with her
aunt at North Vassalboro, Me.
Miss Hazel Russell spent part of
the Christmas vacation In Skowhegan,
where she was the guest OF Mr.. and
Mrs Leon Witham.
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Cora McIntire IS in Skowhegan this
week visiting her aunt, Mrs. Nene
Goodrich.
The weather has been fine so far
not below zero yet.
Lots of teams on the road Tuesday
with lumber, hay and potatoes.
Miss Eva Dudley left Friday night
for Main Stream and Livermore Falls
for weeks vacation in which time
she changes her name to Bachelor
and commences the new year as
married lady.
At last the new seats have arrived
and are being set up by Fred Nc
Collar, in the Kinsman School house.
Walter Hilton, manager of The
Eaton Far mleft Monday for Orono
to take a special course in modern
farming.
Charles Gardner of Athens, is help
ing Austin Collins cut wood this
week
Jos. Hayden has gained so as to be
able to work the past week.
Lots of people are attending court
this week at Skowhegan.
Nice Baked Beans l5c in Id. cans
at G.. w. Bates.
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Grange News
sseee eeee sesseses
WESSERRUNSETT.

The Wesserrunsett Grange finds
from its financial and numerical re-
ports that the motto of old Upward
and Onward" is still appropriate and
although the growth in numbers is
not large the Grange never was so
strongly bound together in fraternal
ties, or in such fine working order
both mentally and physically. The
were installed Jan. 4. \. E. Bosworth
acting as installing master and Mrs
l.. F. Boardman, assistant. The work
was carried out in a very graceful as
we'll as impressive manner. Leland
l.. Smith was installed as master
A. Erwin Smith, overseer; Carrie l..
French, lecturer; Ernest NJ. Tufts,
steward; Chester A. Herrin, Asst.
steward; Gala NJ. Perkins, chaplain;
Linley l.. Parsons, treasurer; Fred l..
Mcclure, secretary; G. Ralph French,
gate keeper; Maud G.. Smith, Ceres
Emma d. Smith, Pomona; Angie l.
Dodge, Flora; George A. Herrin, L. A.
Steward; Frank c. Folsom, chorister
Della McDaniels, pianist; Gilbert n
Smith, janitor.
After the work of the evening was
concluded the following entertainment
was given: Song, The Swanee
Shore choir; violin solo, Frank c
Folsom; play, How the Story Grew,
cast of characters: Mrs. Brown
Angie L. Dodge; Mrs. Jones' Maud G.
Smith; Mrs. Rice, Maybel Rowell; Mrs
Frost, Mildred Rowell; Mrs. Snow
Mary Perkins; Mrs. Doolittle, Gala
Perkins, Mrs. Taylor. Della MCGUIRE
Mrs. White. Carrie French solo
Back to the Farm" Frank C. Folsom
recitation, Dot Watermelyan," Hope
Perkins; song choir, Star of the
Twilight"
Now came a vibrating call to the
dining hall where a bountiful supper
of oysters, cake and coffee was served
Then followed a social hour and the
young people played games for which
Frank c. Folsom and Della McDaniel'
so kindly furnished music May the
new year, begun so pleasantly, enc
as happily as the last.
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HINCkLEY.

o. A. Bowman was in Skowhegan
Tuesday.
Mrs. Kate Burrill Sprage of Port
land is the guest of Mrs. J. w. Craw-
ford.
S. E. Conner has been on the sick
list but is much better at this writing.
Rev. Arthur Craig of Waterville
has preached at the church the past
four Sundays. The people are much
pleased with his sermons.
Miss Nellie E. Holway and Mrs.
Merle E. Jillson and children of Madi-
son visited relatives in town Tuesday,
Jan. End.
Miss Beulah Lutz is working for
Mrs Anna Boyden.
Miss Gladys McPhee has been very
i'll, but is now improving.
Geo. T. Tibbetts, Mr.. and Mrs. Mel
vim Palmer, MIR and Mrs. w. p.
Hinckley, Mr.. and Mrs. E. b. Hinckley
Mr.. and Mrs A. II, Jackson and w. A.
Hall attended the public installation
of officers at the Masonic lodge in
Fairfield Thursday evening.
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MADISON CENTER.

Miss Emma Dutton of Rhode Island
was the guest of Mrs. w. e. French
several days last week,
George Fairgrieves of Skowhegan is
having his hay pressed. The men
doing the work board with Mrs. Min
ME Nelson.
Win Jewett of North Madison was
the guest of his parents short time
last Monday.
All Sunshiners attended meeting
last Thursday at the home of Mrs.
Elvira Veasey and all report fine
time. Two new members were ad-
mitted Next meeting with Mrs
Charles Reed
Mrs. Norris Clough is gaining fast
which is welcome news to her many
friends.
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HARTLAND.

Chas. Folsom Jones of Skowhegan
was in town on business Tuesday.
Schools have been closed for week
on account of several cases of measles
among the. scholars.
Mrs. William Cookson was in Fox
croft Wednesday
William Anderson, Esq, was IN
Waterville Friday on business.
r. c. Hamilton has been in Spring
vale this week called there by the
illness of his mother.
A union meeting was held at the
NJ. f. church Thursday evening.
VIM. Anderson and daughter, Jean
were in Pittstield Friday.
The W c. T. L. met with Mrs. {. F.
Pratt Tuesday afternoon.
At the quarterly meeting held Satur-
day afternoon, Rev. II. L. Caulkins
read his resignation as pastor of the
charge at Littleton, Mass, where he
will go in a few weeks. The mem
bers of the church and his many
friends in town will miss true
friend and helper. A public reception
will be held at the church Monday
evening, Jan. 49, to bid him farewell.
Everyone will be welcome
Postmaster E. G. Narney has been
instructed by the postoftice depart
ment to open postal savings bank
at the Hartland office on Jan. 18th.
Doubtless the public will find this
very convenient as the town has no
other bank. The postal savings sys-
TEN is established for the purpose
of providing facilities for depositing
savings at interest with the security
of the United States government for
repayment.
Mrs. Mary Pratt gave missionary
tea to a few OF her friends Tuesday
evening. A very pleasant time was
enjoyed by all.
Daniel, Isabel and Alice Packard,
Emma Varney and Harold Neyins are
among the young people who are en-
PERTAINING the measles.
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facturer of the roller calk The con-
tract, or lease having expired mem
bers of the old firms, have CONSOLE
dated, and will commence work at
the shop, formerly owned and run by
the late A. NJ Thompson. The new
firm consists of l.. l.. Witham and H.
E. Thompson of Skowhegan, and {. A.
Messer of this village, who will have
charge of the work.
Mr. James Hussey was successfully
operated upon for appendicitis at the
Somerset Hospital Thursday, Jan. 4th.
According to different reports, there
are three new houses to be built here
in the spring, also a blacksmith shop.
This would be quite a building boom.
Let us hope that in this case rumor
proves true.
An alarm of fire this morning
brought out a regular bucket brigade,
luckily it proved to be a chimney
fire in the house of Mrs. Julia Rus
sell No damage was done, and every
body is thankful enough that there
was no need to fight fire, with the
mercury way below freezing
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Mrs. Mckinney of Jackman Has Good
Memory.

Mrs. Patrick Mckinney of Jackman
the home of a neighbor recently, and
after reaching there she reeited the
poem The Orphans Prayer" from
memory, which she had learned when
10 years of age Mrs. Mckinney was
the mother of 13 children, IL of
whom are living The poem will
the older readers of our paper and is
reproduced as follows:
THE ORPHANS PRAYER.
| knew widow very poor,
Who four small children had,
The eldest was but six years old,
A gentle modest lad.
And very hard this widow toiled,
To feed her children four;
And honest pride this woman felt,
Though she was very poor.
To labor she would leave her home,
For children must be fed;
And glad was she when she could get,
smiling worth OF DredQ.
One day, when snow was falling fast,
And piercing was the air,
| thought that | would go and see,
How these poor children were
Ere long I reached the cherries home
Searching by every breeze,
When going in, the eldest child
| found upon his knees.
| stopped and listened to the boy,
He never raised his head,
But still went on and said,
Give us this day our daily bread.
| waited till the child was done,
Still listening as he prayed,
When he arose | asked him why,
The Lords Prayer he had said
Why sir, said he, this morning,
When my mother went away,
She wept because she said,
She had no bread for us today.
She said we children now must starve,
Our father being dead,
And then | told her not to cry,
For | could get some bread.
Our Father, sir, the prayer began,
What made me think, that he,
AS we have got no father here,
Would our kind father be.
And then you heard the prayer, sir,
To ask God for bread each day.
In the corner, sir, | wept.
And that's what made me pray.
quickly left the wretched room,
And went with fleeing feet;
And very soon was back gain,
With food enough to eat.
| thought God heard me, said the boy
answered with a nod,
| could not speak, but much | thought
OF that child's faith in God.
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The Eastern Maine hospital for the
insane has announced that books and
magazines are now very welcome. A
library has been started at the hos
pital, and at the present time con-
tains about 400 volumes, which is the
nucleus of what the officials hope to
make a more complete and attractive
collection of books. There is a large
room which will be used for the Ii
brary just as soon as the number of
volumes warrants their being chang
ed from the rather small quarters
that they occupy at present. The Ii
brary is in charge of one of the pa
tents and is open each day, and
books are distributed among the pa
tents in much the same manner as
any library is conducted.
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Clarence Curtis OF washington.
Me-, killed his sister Grace by smash
ing her skull with a stone when she
tried to prevent him from abusing a
dog, according to an indictment re-
turned against him by the grand jury.
Curtis is 80 years old His sister, who
was 80, died four days after the
alleged assault.
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SNITHFIEID,

L. j. Wyman has leased his shinglt
and grist mill to Raymond Danforth
Mr.. Wyman has left town.
Mrs. Laura Simonds and daughter
Isabel, are visiting in Wateryille.
Farmers are harvesting their ice
Fred Stevens has bought the lum-
Der on Charles Morrow farm and will
saw into lumber this winter.
Howard Perkins is i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Crowell are
the parents of a fine boy born last
week.
w. D. Relish received the news oil
the critical illness of his son in the
west this week
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-01-11

There is more Cartarrh in this sec
ton of the country than all other
diseases put together, and until the
last few years was supposed to be in
durable. For a great many years doc
tcrs pronounced ii a local disease end
prescribed local remedies, and by con
st9ntly falling to cure with local
treatment pronounced 1t incurable
Science has proven catarrh to be a
constitu ional disease and therefore re-
quires constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. j
Cheney & Co, Toledo. Ohio, Is the only
constitutional cure on the market. 1t
Is taken internally in doses from 10
drops to teasponful. 1t acts direct
ly on the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system They offer one hun
bred dollars for any case Ii feils to
cure. Send for circulars and testi-
monials. Address:
FL CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists. Use.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
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MADISON

Mrs. Jennie L. Heselton, district
deputy president of district No. 13
of the Rebekahs of Maine with Mrs
Violet V. Fogg, deputy grand marshall
was at Madison Wednesday evening
January 8, and assisted by past
grands Hattie Williams as grand
Warden, Cora Holt as grand treasurer
Jean Pepper as grand secretary
Sadie Churchill as grand chaplain
and Blanche Hilton as inside guard
ian, installed the following officers OF
Sterling Rebekah Lodge No. So of this
place: Lena Ward, noble grand; May
Hilton, vice grand; Eva Rogers, Sec
rotary; Lizzie Hunnewell, treasurer
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EAST MADISON.

Jantie, the little son of Mr.. and Mrs
Perley Withee, who was operated on
for appendicitis at the Somerset hos
pital, Dec. %, is reported to be i'm
proving rapidly
East Madison has a new industry, or
rather, revival of an old one, viz
The manufacture of lumberman' s
calks. These were made here quite
extensively in former years, but the
business was sold out to the manu-
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-01-11

The annual meeting of the Maine
institution for the Blind has been
held at Portland, Directors were
chosen and the board organized with
the choice of the following officers
President, Morrill, N. Drew, Portland !;
vice presidents, Charles H. Randall,
and Frederic e. Boothby: clerk, j.
Calvin Knapp; treasurer. Harry But
Ter. All are from Portland.
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Stops earache in two minutes; tooth
ache or pain or burn or scald in Ave
minutes; hoarseness, one hour; mus
cleache, two hours; sore throat, twelve
hours-Dr. Thomas Eclectic OIL, mon
arch over pain.
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1t was Queen Elizabeth who said a
lie is an intellectual method of meet
ing a difficulty.