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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-02-12
HONOR OLDEST X. OF P. IN STATE
OF MAINE.

The members of the X. OF p. lodge
ately took a vote to have the picture
of Charles Barker hung on the walls
of the hall in Norridgewock in honor
OF his being, as they believe, the old
est member OF the K. of p. in the
State in the point of years. He is ~
years old and attends the meetings
each week and all the banquets. He
is still in rugged health and makes no
pretense of being an old man.
Mr.. Barker is an old seaman. He
was born in Pennington but came to
Norridgewock when he was three
years old He became deep sea fish
erman when Is years old His first
trip was in a fishing schooner from
New Bedford around Cape Horn and
he passed three years whaling in the
Pacific, where over 5000 barrels of
whale oil were taken. He helped cap
ture one wahel that had 149 barrels
with As barrels of oil in its head alone.
After passing time at home he again
took to the sea and went to the West
Indies.
In 1852 he became a gold miner in
California, where he passed two years.
His wife died about Ave years ago
after a married life of about 62 years
Five children were born to them
George of the war department at Flor
ida William of st. Paul; Herbert OF
Bangor: Mrs. Elizabeth Allen, Nor
ridgewock, and Mrs. Adelaide Butler
of Portland, Ore. Mr. Barker is the
last of family of II children. His
father served in the war of 1912.
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towns. but few can exceed with sum-
mer attractions, beautiful scenery, in
teresting drives those of Norridge-
wock
In 1887 ladies' academy was es-
tablished in what is now the DR.. w. F.
Brown house and was one of the first
the distinguished American author,
Lydia Maria Child, being one OF its
lecturers. Another school of re-
nowned fame which was established
in town was the Eaton School which
had the distinction of having had as
its pupils more than 20 young Cubans
who there obtained their ideas of
what American liberty and education
meant and were among the leaders
in the revolt against Spain who also
furnished pupils for this school.
From this noted school have gone
successful business men and women
to all parts of the country and on
the first Wednesday in August of each
year occurs the annual reunion of
the old Eaton and the Norridgewock
High School which Is always a gala
day for Norridgewock as she is always
glad to welcome back her sons and
daughters. The Eaton High School
is still ranked among the
first and a certificate from the au-
thorities admits to any college in the
State.
Norridgewock is also hustling
business town and boasts of being
first in the county for its production
of potatoes and second in the State
for it's production of sweet corn which
are the two principal market prod
ucts. The farms are all well kept
and one would have to ride some dis
lance to find an abandoned farm
within it's borders. During the past
year many thousand dollars have
been spent in building and improving
the business section of the town
while in the residential sections each
individual seems to have special
pride of keeping their buildings in
repairs and their grounds well kept.
From this sketch which has men
toned a few of the leading facts re
lating to Norridgewock it will be
seen that il is one of the many in
Maine, spoken of by DR.. Oliver Wen
dali Holmes in one of his essays as
THAT magnificent old town with a
history
FLORENCE s. JEWETT.
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his long cherished ideas as to pure
bred holstein.
He bought a heifer calf from the
University herd at Orono, where he
attended for time after graduating
from the Skowhegan High School.
This was a pure bred holstein and she
freshened last February. For the ten
months ending December 10, she gave
a little over So pounds of milk with a
butter fat test of three and six tenths.
This shows a butter production for
that period of 1872 pounds. Mr.. Mark
ham has another pure bred holstein
which dropped a hundred pound calf
last March. Her production for the
nine months ending December 10 has
been 200 pounds of butter.
Mr.. Markham is growing up heifer
from a dam which gave 1900 pounds
of milk in the month of March 1918,
yielding SO pounds of butter.
The Maine Department of Agricul-
ture employed Mr.. Markham for a
time as tester for the Oxford county
Cow Test Association. He has also
been herdsman in charge of the stock
at the Massachusetts Insane Asylum.
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NOTICE TO TEACHERS.

A written examination Of candidates
for the regular elementary grade GER
tificate will be held on Saturday, Feb
ruary 2Sth, 1914. This examination
will be given at the several county
seats and at other places full notice
of which will be duly given.
Opportunity will be given on the
same date February 2S) for those
who may desire to quallfy
by written examination for any of the
following grades of certificate:
A. Professional Elementary.
b. Secondary.
C. Professional Secondary.
D. Special applying to special
branches).
Any candidate desiring to qualify
for any OF these grades of certificate,
except the regular elementary, must
file an application not later than Sat
urday, February 10th. Such will be
forthwith notified of the place where
they will report for examination. Only
those persons who already hold the
elementary or the secondary certifi-
cate are eligible respectively for writ
ten examinations for the professional
elementary certificate or the profess
sional secondary certificate. Forms
for making preliminary applications
for State certificates of all grades will
be sent on application to the State
Superintendent of Public Schools,
Augusta, Maine.
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A POSITIVE FACT
II DR.. b. j. Kendall's Quick Relief
would not cure we Could not AT.
ford to Recommend 1t.

1t is easy enough to claim remedy
will cure neuralgia, toothache, or any
paign in the bowels or stomach, but
when we tell you that we have been
selling DIR. b. j. kendalrs Quick Re-
lief for long time now and that moth
ing we know of gives such universal
satisfaction in the treatment Of collie,
toothache. cramps, or any pain in the
bowels or stomach, you can readily
understand why We continue to sell 1t
over our guarantee. And ii may In
terest you to know that we make sales
almost every day to people who have
been sent here for DR.. Il. j. kendalPs
Quick Relief by those who themselves
have been greatly benefited. Have
confidence for II after using one bottle
OF DIR. II. j. kendalfs Quick Relief you
are not perfectly satisfied G. r. Fogg
will pay back your money.
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Help the Kidneys
skor hegen Readers Are Learning The
nAY.

Us .ae HIs Kidney Ills
Iae iams weak or aching back
The 8sneacea urinary disorders
That nav lead 70 dropsy aud Brights
disease
When The klaneys are weak.
Hap them eIth Doans Kidney pills
a remedy especially IN weak Kid
news
Dean Haye been used IN kidney
troubles fa6 - Years
Endorsed by - 300 people endorsed
A. home
r55nf 4 skoWhcgan eii1en's
statement
sc59ea auta. Railroad Avenue.
Slow BcKan. Ne says ! have been
f. friend u Doans Kidney Pills for
a ionE tine had disordered kid
ueys The kidney secretions were en-
urelY too frequent in passage and my
back vas sore and lame. tried a
great many remedies, but with little
benefit until began taking Doan's
Kidney Pills They greatly relieved
me
For sale by ali dealers Price so
cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo,
New YORK sole agents for the United
States
Remember the name Doan $ and
take no other
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PROBATE NOTICES
TO All Persons Interested In Either of
the Estates Hereinafter Named

Al Probate Court held at Skowhe-
gan. In and for the County of Somerset.
on the second Tuesday of January In
the year OF our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and fourteen. The following
matter having been presented for the
action thereupon hereinafter indicated
Is hereby ORDERED:
That notice thereof be given to all
persons interested, by causing copy
OF this order to be published three
weeks successfully In the Independent
Reporter, a newspaper published at
Skowhegan, n said County, that they
may appear at a Probate Court TO be
held at said Skowhegan on the second
Tuesday of February. A. D. 1914, at
nine OF the clock in the forenoon, auc
be heard thereon II they see cause.
Frank l.. Powers, late of Madison
deceased Will and petition for pro-
bate Thereof. presented by Kittredge C.
Gray, the executor named therein.
CHARLES o. SMALL,
Judge OF said Court,
true Copy:
Attest: PHILO STEWARD.
swS Register.
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Throat in Trouble---Then Get
Billiards. Golden Oh

Asthma. Group Hoarseness Sore Throat, Pneumonia R.
chts are quickly relieved and made we'll. Guaranteed
dealers in medicine 25 and soc bottles. No opiates
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IN The SKOWHEGAn
MARKETS
z0c ner lh.

Wool-Unwashed, zoe per Id.
Hides and skins-Iiides, 10c to
lie per lb; calf skins, 15c to zoe per
lb.; lamb skins, soc to Toe.
Beans-Hand picked, yellow eyes,
$3.50 to $500; pea beans, $2.75 to
$500.
Beef-Ox beef, &C to 12c.
Poultry-Fowls, lac to Ice per Id,
chicken, 16c to zoe.
Round Hog-10hc per lib.
Tallow-Rough. &c. per Id,
Eggs-30c per dozen, fresh.
Potatoes-50c per bushel
Butter-28c to 30c per Id.
Cheese-16c. to 18c per Id.
Retail Market.
Flour-Spring Wheat Patent, $500;
winter wheat patent, $3.50.
Oats-55c
Gluten-$170 per bag.
Corn-$1.60 per bag.
Meal-$1.50 per bag.
MiddlingsE$1.65 per bag.
Cottonseed meal-$1.80 per bag.
Spring Bran-$1.50 per bag.
Winter bran-$165 per bag.
Mixed feed-$1.55 per bag.
Salt Pork-15c by the bbl., 200 lbs,
$24.
Cheese-20c to FAC per ID.
Butter-30c to sc per pound.
feasible. to 60c. per Id.
Coffee-20c to CSC per pound
Lard-Demestic, Ice, compound lie
Molasses-Pure Ponce, 40c to soc.
Sugar-gran. sugar, best quality, Is
lbs. for $1.00; brown 10.
Potatoes-70c per bushel.
Onions-5c per Id.
Poultry-Fowls, lac to zoe per ID. !;
chicken, 16c to 22c per lb.
Eggs-36c per dozen, fresh.
NOTE-Late changes reported after
this column is closed, will be found on
page 10.
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Some Good HOlsteins In SorridgewOck

+. A. Markham. who made the &C
quaintance OF many Skowhegan peo-
Pile while attending the high school.
is now settled on a farm with his
father and brother in Norridyewock,
owning some land of his own and with
an opportunity to carry out some OF
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-02-12

Feel languid. weak, run down?
Headache? stomach Off" A good REM
edy is Burdock Blood Bitters. Ask
your druggist. Price 800
For any itchiness of the skin, for skin
rashes, chap. pimples, etc, try Doan's
Ointment. soc at all drug ST ores.
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To the Independent Reporter
| hope you will give me a small
space in your valuable paper for l
believe | have something to tell that
many OF your readers do not know.
Some weeks ago. l was present at
A meeting of the Skowhegan Board of
Trade when a gentleman from Seattle
(Chas b. Dodge spoke, very interest
ingly. Among other things he said
the most important thing was to stop
people from going out Of town to
trade. He said they had had the
same problem in his city and had
been quite successful in educating
people to trade with their home mer-
chants. No doubt this gentleman's re-
marks did us some good but one Incl
dent has come up since that meeting
which is so directly concerned with
what he told us that want to tell you
about it.
ht nave Ilibh bNiAOOi MY -
pupils have lately been getting their
class rings, pins, etc. | am told that,
for at least one class, stranger came
to town. walked right into the build
ing and booked the order at the very
first interview. | am told that those
who have compared the goods with
what local dealers are willing to sell
them for say that the price paid was
10 per cent to IS per cent higher than
IL should have been. Even If this
is incorrect and the local man would
have asked them all that was paid the
out-of-towner it would seem that he
should have had the preference.
The local dealer is paying taxes 10
support the schools The more bust
ness he does, the larger stock he can
carry and the more taxes he can pay.
| am a local retail merchant and L
know Just how discouraging it is to
find my own friends and neighbors
going out of town for goods that L
handle.
A Water Street Business Man.
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Safe For Babies, Effective For Grown

That Foleys Honey and Tar Com
pound. 1t has the confidence of your
druggist, who knows it will give you
satisfaction. w w Nessmith States
boro. Ga. says: II have used Foley's
lily and have sold it in my store and
II never fails to cure" Refuse a sub
stitute. Sampson & Avore.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-06-24
WHITE TOWN NEWS.
Heavy Rain Has Fallen. Cotton
Crop Fine. Sad Death of
Mrs. George S. Cart
ledge.

Dear Mr.. Editor: As / have not
seen letter from our town in such
long while l will Try to give you
Il few dots.
After such long drought, on
the 10th of this month we had the
heaviest rainfall we have ever had
and we were certainly glad to see
it. Since the rain grass is coming in
hurry. I guess the farmers will
have to hurry to keep it away from
their crops.
The farmers are very busy plant
ing corn this week. In this section
they have fine cotton crops. AS l
was looking across the farm to-day
] saw several cotton blooms.
Well, Mr.. Editor, White Town
has been well blessed with the
measles this spring. Some of our
good friends went in their dens to
keep from having it. l will tell
them they can come out again to
get sunshine and enjoy the refresh
ing showers of rain we are getting
now.
Many hearts were saddened when
the news reached them on Monday
last Mrs. &. S. Cartledge was dead.
She had been in the hospital for
several months. Our hearts go out
in deepest sympathy for the entire
family.
Wishing The Advertiser a good
year. A Friend.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-06-24
Reasons for siios.

The change that will inevitably
take place in our system OF farming
with the coming of the boil weevll
demands that we give attention to
the best manner of not alone grow
ing forage for stock, but, how to
save it. Below we give nine rea-
sons why they should:
]. By means Of the silo more of
the food value Of forage can be
saved than any other method OF pre-
survation now in use.
2. The silo affords the means OF
keeping, in small compass, a large
quantity of forage isafe from the
weather and in convenient form TO
feed.
3. Forage placed in the sio keeps
at a uniform quality; whereas field
cured forage constantly deteriorates.
4. Considering the food value
saved, the silo affords the cheapest
means for forage preservation.
5. Because of the palatabllity and
succulence, silage possesses higher
feeding value than does the SAME
forage dry cured. Conservative
feeders estimate that the silo doubles
the value of the forage crop,
&. Not only corn, but Katfir corn,
Milo maize, and sorghum are
adapted for use in the silo. All
these crops have been successfully
slloed.
I. Silage can be used in summer
and fall as substitute for and 10
supplement pasture.
8. 1t has been conclusively proven
that the silo effects considerable
saving in the cost of production of
beef and milk.
The silo enables the farmer to
keep more live stock, which prom
ises the rotation Of crops and the
preservation of the soil fertility
Wiregrass Farmer, Ast u.n. Ga.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-06-24
Press NOTICES.

Carolina De Fabritiis has a voice
Of fine quality and great fexibility.
The most striking characteristics of
her singing are her method and her
Interpretation. Acadia Recorder.
Halifax.
Carolina De Fabritiis' voice is
pure. sweet, and flexible, and she
embodies all the qualities of an
artist. "-Coraopolis Chronicle, Pa.
THE beauty of Signora De
Fabritiis' voice was displayed in
gro .ps Of songs including German,
Italian, French and English which
were given with the ease and tonal
purity which invariably marks her
work. "-Register Gazette, Rock
ford, Ill.
''The Recital of Carolina De
Fabritiis was a great revelation of
the gifts of this young artist. Her
program, varied and unusual, awoke
Increasing admiration from the au-
dience of critics present" (Trans-
lation. n.-Lo Stafile, Florence, Italy.
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your body. Don't you grocery mer-
chants think that it would be a
great help TO business and custom
ers to dump some of your stock in
the trash pile and sell some at re-
dnced rates without a guarantee:
This is what you put in the stom-
ach 1t is serious business, for the
sake of saving a few pennies, to
sell some of the stuff that goes out
of some stores into some of the
stomachs of people. Some stores
have candies, can goods, and other
articles old enough almost to vote
in the coming election. To sell this
stuff to an ignoramus is not hon
est, it is not fair, it is not genteel,
it is not treating yonr fellow man
according TO the golden rule. 1t is
crusher to your business. 1t matters
not how fair. you might be, if you
let pass over your counter a can OF
impure or defective goods, II not
only criprles your business for fife,
but sometimes results in poison and
the innocent victim is the subject
of careless merchant. People do
not forgive such things readily. The
same holds good with respect to
drugs, confectionery, etc. If salt can
lose its SAVIOR certainly drugs can do
the same UNDER certain conditions.
Upon thousands Of merchants
tombs might bssinscribed. He died
to save penny''} 1t means death
TO business ands death to people.
We mean nothing personal by this
timely suggestion. but we do mean
business. Remember that the Col
den Rule will Fl; any sphere OF
life. And the substance Of the gol-
den rule is. treat other people as
you would like them to treat you.
There is such a thing as criminal
carelessness, which in some coun.
tries is punished by death. All of
us need good scrubbing at tlmes,s
And the scrubber is the best friends
we have. SO let US make a clean
sweep.
, The Merchant. Friend.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-06-24
TRENTON NEWS.
Mrs. Morrall Entertained. Mrs.
Wallace Wise Gave
Tea. MIR. Day Con-
valescing.

/ Mrs. S. A. Morrall entertained
fthe Bridge Club on Tuesday after
moon of last week. Besides the reg,
|sllar number there were present a
trio of charming Edgefeld girls;
Misses Ruth Zimmerman, Madge
and Maysie Mays. The afternoon
was most delightfully."- spent and at
the conclusion of the game Mrs.
Morrall served a delicious salad
course.
M Trenton's social calendar is filled
for this week; beginning with Mon
day evening Mrs. Wallace Wise
will give tea in compliment to
iMrs.J. w. White of Louisville,
I'd, On Tuesday from four till six,
Mes, @. A. and Mrs. c. R. Swear.
ingen will give miscellaneous
shower to a North Aug usta bride
elect, Miss Cooper who is visiting
here. On Wednesday afternoon
Miss Marjorie Ryan will be hostess
for the young girls' card club of
isShici she is president. On Thurs
day Miss Maude Alma Bettis will
,cDtertain her card club. On Friday
AIRS. Frank Miller aud Mrs. Bettis
sGantelou will be joint hcstesses for
the D. A. r., and on Saturday af-
tsrnoon Mrs. l.. D. Crouch will
etve.a an Anecdot4 party for Mrs.
White. Who can have any misgiv-
iIigs about the gay and festive time
the, Trentonites are enjoying?
Mrs. Sallie Brooks Mosely and
Mrs. P. B. Mayson were guests of
Mrs: Walter Wise on Wednesday
.o last week.
lHr. and Mrs. Hammond Roper
d gd their lovely young daughter
from Lancaster are visiting relatives
ss Miller and little
g!s6rothy spent Monday with Mrs.
Nliper's mother in Batesburg.
Mrs. J. D. Mathis and Mrs. Wal
rrr Wise spent Wednesday of this
week with Mrs. Sallie Brooks Nose
~ Of Edgetield.
1t will be a source of pleasure
t. the friends of A. J. Day to know
That he is convalescent.
Trenton, S. G.
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To-Day.
To be alive in such an age!

To be alive in such an age!
To live to it!
To give to it!
Rise, soul, from thy despairing knees.
What if thy lips have drunk the lees!
The passion of larger claim
Will;p thy puny grief to shame. .
Fling forth thy sorrow to the wind
And link thy hope with humankind;
Breathe the world-thought, do the
world-deed,
Think hugely of thy brothers. need;
And what thy woe, and what thy
veal;
Look to the work the times reveal!
Give thanks with ali thy flaming
heart
Crave but to have in it apart
Give thanks and clasp thy heritage
To be alive in such an age!.
Selected.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-06-24

/ ing under consideration with my
.hology. The officers for the next
yoar were elected and were as fol-
i,,ws: President. Mrs. w. f. Scott:
vice president Mrs. James Strothcr;
Recording secretary, Mrs. IL. ID.
Grant; corresponding secretary,
Miss Zena Payne; treasurer, Mrs.
f. r. Mobley; critic, Miss Clara
Stwyer, librarian; Mrs. P. B. Wa,
trrs, il. A shakespeare quo oation
contest" was held, and Mrs. James
S;rother remembering the greatest
number, was given leather bound
hook of quotations. Ices and cake
in the club colors. green and white
We're served, and fruit nectar was
srrved in the hallway by Mrs.
J ,mes Cullum and Miss Virginia
Harrison.
Mrs. John Mobley who was
operated on in the city hospital,
columbia, is much improved.
Prof. Eric Hardy has been elect
ell president of the Lexington col
l"ge, Mo-, and he and his family
left during the past week, go that he
might be in close touch with. and
look after the interests of the COL
lege during the summer months.
Mrs. TAYLOR Goodwin and Mrs.
Leroy Wertz were visitors at the
home of Mr.. O. S. WeTtz the latter
part of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Coleman
have returned from Hot Springs,
Ark where they have been for the
past six weeks for the benefit of the
latter. Their many friends are de.
lighted to see their faces again and
to know that Mrs. Coleman is I'M
proved.
The dry and hot weather has
made no decrease in the chnrc. at
tendance Of the town. The Sunday
school of the Baptist church is at
a very progressive period, there
being 222 present on Sunday morn
ins. The collections are splendid
and every one enjoys the hour OF
singing and Bible study. The or
chestra adds greatly to the music