The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1914-04-16
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NORTH ANNVN
Mrs f. " Grussuck al PORTLAND,
Mrs T. &. stewart of Lafrahee anu
Herman Cassens of Belfast were here
to attend tn funeral of Harry NIL
hanson. Mrs Gfosstuck remained
here with her daughter, Mis-. William
son until Monday.
Mr. and Mrs Frank f. Perkins arc
receiving congratulations on the hlfih
of son. William Robinson Perkins.
who arrived Saturday, April l. Mis-,
Perkins is the daughter OF MI and
Mrs ". C. Robinson.
Mrs Lizzie Moore of Madison is Als-
itng her daughter Mrs. W {. Emery
The village schools are all IN Sc
sion again. the Academy having open
ed Monday. The teachers III thc Nam
Emery schools are Miss kaie Eebih-
son. Miss Fanny Crymble, Miss Bertha
Oliver and Miss HinckIcy. Normal
teacher has the eight and nlnth grades.
Two of our citizens have recently
purchased Ford automobiles W
Emery and VIII Felher
Millinery opening Tuesday and Wed
nesdav April 2I-22 at ny parlors
Mrs VIM. Benjamin.
Grating the anniversary of 0ddtelloW-
shin in America. will be given Sunday
morninc April 20 IN the NJ +. thufeh
by Rev. Gardner Wills
Easter was observed in both the,
churches with appropriate services anu
sDeciaI music Al the Methodist
church. three persons received the 'ite
of baptism.
NJ. Weinberg has returned from L
four days business trip to Boston.
His daughter Miss Gertrude, VINO Is
a student at Burdette College Will
spend the summer at home.
The new Newcastle boarding house
on Union Street is nearly finished and
some of the boarders went there this
week.
Alyah f. Beale has purchased the
ice business of Chesley Sawyer.
A petition has been circulated about
town for a Hagman at the railroad
crossing on Elm Street in this village.
1t bore the signatures of many of the
prominent citizens and it is something
that ought to be done. This cross
ing at the north end of the railroad
bridge is a dangerous one and there
TRANS and teams, and many small
children have to pass this crossing on
their way to school, and by all means
a flagman should be there.
AS the season advances the farmers
are making arrangements for their
summers work-the number of acres
for sowed crops and the number OF
acres for tillage Among the tillage
tl,n For
many years, certain piece OF good
land is being reserved for the sweet
corn. For 80 years and more the
farmers of Arson and surrounding
towns have been sweet corn raisers
and many of them have done well in
the business Others who have not
done so well is due perhaps. to not
giving the crop the attention requr-
ed. Sweet corn like all other crops
must be well cared for to get the best
results. 1t is intense cultivation that
does the business with any crop and
the farmers are beginning to realize
this fact as never before. Many
plant it too late in the season. If
possible, it should not be planted later
than the last days of May Late
planted corn Oftentimes yields we'll
but ii is forced by most favorable
season. Good seed. good cultivation
on land well fitted will as a general
rule, bring very satisfactory results
1t is claimed, and it is a reasonable
claim, that there is moisture enough
in the earth to grow any crop if the
land is properly husbanded and the
moisture is kept in the soil. If that
is the case. the failure of any crop,
sweet corn like all otSers. is largely
due to the care and agricultural know
ledge of the planter II the farmer
has failed in getting good yield ow
Ing to the season or any other I'M
avoidable condition over which he has
no control, he should not condemn the
crop because that one year is failure.
There is little hope for the man who
never tries after the first failure, or
the second, or the third for that mat
ter It's the man who turns his fail
ures into success that succeeds. An
son and surrounding towns have good
many good farms and much valuable
sweet corn land. This fact has been
demonstrated by the planters of the
North Arson factory time and again.
The extremely early frost of Septem
Der u. 1872, was most unfortunate
condition and the farmers were heavy
losers. 1t had tendency to dis
courage them in greater or less de-
gree. 1t was condition that comes
In the course of years entirely beyond
human control and one in which no
man or men were responsible When
we realize that frost so severe, com
ing so early in the season, is an un-
most but few times in the longest
human life, one should not be discour-
aged. The coming season may be the
best one in years and if such should
be the case, the farmers of this see