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she thought and when questioned he
told her of his fall She stayed in the
house all the time he was there, when
was contrary to earlier reports given.
but together with her sister. Mrs.
Myrtle Hart had gone to the home of
Prescott burlington after he left az
they both feared II appeared from
testimony offered by Mrs Hart later
that something was wrong from
terde's appearance. Chas. Gleason.
one OF the finders OF the body gave
similar testimony to that already men
toned while Claude Thoronton la
borer and friend OF Ireland corrobrated
testimony before offered. lie said he
had been at the Ireland home earlier
saturday evening but had failed to
raise anybody and after noting tina,
th"rc we're no tracks about the dwell
luE and that tbs door was unfastrne d
decided not Ia venture Inside but 70.
$3.50 N''A w Wv 'ttfAAf NAa AitFA hbAAtf
ips friends ot the deserted appearance
81 the farmhouse returned With them
tp the homestead In Mrs Harris test-
imnny abe quoted Verde as saying
after Washing at her sisters home (
am better than half doxea dead msa
upw Rama fu,tis and ileulah IIoii
ssch gave a brief testimony. this at.
ter stating that shs heard Verde say
The man that save nae saai ~AsA al
large an I asa Later she claimed ~
seld her ~ the sasaiRs aseldsa,. eat
thia varied fvsm ,sssiaa.Hs previously
ssssa Ia that he elaimsa - her that
~ haa tAliss IA saeksa sstsss Instead
~ sA@ Fesks tss 4 Priest sFaaa.
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THURSDAY, JANUARY Is, 1915
A Good Play

In passing judgment on the play
presented at the Opera House Tues
day evening, Skowhegan people had
a new problem. 1t was not enter
tanning, as most performances arc
judged, but it was of absorbing in
terest and decidedly worth while
Most of our dramas (perhaps this
should be called tragedy make nc
pretense except to entertain and
amuse for the moment Damaged
Goods disregards this element almost
completely. 1t must make its friends
through a quality of a very different
sort 1t is certainly in order to
speak of 1t as a great play and one
calculated to have a salutary influence.
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"THE YELLOW TICKET
At SkOwhegan 0pera-HOuse on
Tuesday, February ,

What promises to be one of the
most important dramatic offerings OF
the season in Skowhegan is the forth
coming presentation here of "Tht
yellow Ticket the new play by
Michael Morton.
The scenes of THE yellow Ticket
are laid in St Petersburg. Russia
Act First, occurs in the Hotel dEu-
rope Act Second in the home of an
official of the "Okrana' (Russian
Secret Police, while the action OF
Act Third takes place in the Bureau
of the "Okrana." The drama is an
up-to-the- minute picture of life in
Russia today, while the conditions
which prevail in the dominion of the
Car are shown under the white light
of unbiased dramatic realism
Seats now on sale at Bucknams
Drug Store. Special cars to Madison
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LOCAL ITEMS

There will be degree work in The
Rebekah lodge l. o. o. F. next Tues
day evening Feb. 2 Notwithstanding
the notice in this issue to the contrary
trary. The degree team will have re-
hearsal Friday evening the 10Th.
Deputy Sheriff Fred S. Burrill of
Hartland who has been in attendance at
court here during the week, was sum-
moned home yesterday, because of a
reported burglary in that town. Ad-
wees received here tonight were that
Horace Lord, who lives a few miles
outside the town had lost quite sum
of money
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COOPERATION PLAN TO
BUILD FLOUR MILL
Athens Citizen Makes Proposition TO
Somerset County Farmers
My dear Editor

MY uedT fJullOI -.
| saw in your last paper what
Frank MCGEE of Madison says about
roller -four mills in Aroostook Coun
ty. am from Aroostook County
and when | moved to Athens | in
tended some time to install a roller
mill here. | am laying plans nov
to put in a cement dam next summer
so | shall have an abundance of pow
err. Now first-class roller mill will
cost for the machinery about 100000,
which will make as good flour as any
western mill, which would be the
kind to put in. Farmers from Athens
Hartland, Harmony, Ripley, st. AL
bans and Cornville have asked me this
winter If | would put in roller mill
next summer. At Flour Falls N. b.,
and at Woodstock, N. B., they grind for
10c per bushel, but at the mills IN
Aroostook County they charge 12c. l
have below coupon If the farmers
wish to have a -four mill installed.
would ask them to sign and send to
me, not later than April lst and at
that time | will answer through the
Observation-Disclosures froE time to
time. have written to four of the
mills in Aroostook for the price Of
seed wheat and how much can be had.
l thank you.
H. +. TRUEWORTHY
Athens, Me.
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Card OF Appreciation

With deep gratitude we wish to
thank the neighbors and friends who
have been most sympathetic and kind
ly during the Hines and death of our
mother. The lovely flowers were
equally appreciated
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Smith.
Mr.. an Mrs. Herbert F. Cook.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nahum Cook
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Cook.
Athens, Me-, January 81, 1915.
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(Signed by
THE SCENE OF THE MURDER

THE SCENE OF THE MURDER
AS the reproduction indicates, the
home of Bert Ireland was a humble
one The fence shown in the picture
has been removed, otherwise the struc
ture remains about the same. There
is half acre of land goes with the
place and it's location is near the
neighbors. The interior was char
acteriZed by q general neatness and
when visited by the Independent-Re-
porter's representative Mrs Frank
Lewis, cousin of the dead man was
in charge of the household. Entrance
at the rear was made through the
summer kitchen or shed, to the kitch-
en- proper, and across tiny hall in
a room hardly large enough to hold
corpse of the murdered man. The
blood-spattered walls, the bloody
tracks in that room and the kitchen
as well bore evidence of the horrible
end, while the large pictures on the
walls were much awry and indicated
that the victim had fought for his life.
1t was in the bed room that the muir
der is supposed to have been com
mitted In the kitchen there were
! F,,r Ia nh; T.,
walls were decorated with the pictures
of the home reproduced in this issue
and likenesses of the dead man s
friends and relatives. On the mantel
in this room was the kerosene lamp,
which was found burning by the dis
coverers of the crime, with smoked
chimney. These two rooms and an
other bed room occupied the first
floor of the structure.
PARENTS DEAD
Bert Ireland was born and always
! lived in the town of Canaan. He was
thirty-seven years old and was the son
of Reuben and Clara (Green) Ireland,
the latter having died about three
years ago, and the former about one
year ago. Mrs. Ireland was a native
of Fairfield and her mother, Mrs.
Clarinda Green, grandmother of the
murdered man, still lives in that town.
] having attained ripe old age. The
son was a devoted one to the parents
and on all sides among those who
know him are words OF commendation
and praise for him. lie owned the
/ little home. formerly occupied by his
/ parents and attended strictly to his
own affairs. The shocking incident
/ has caused much grief among the citi-
zens OF the town. Mr.. ireland has
one sister, Mrs. Mabel Copp, who has
been living in Brooks and who arrived
/ Ia Skowhegan Monday on her sad
/ journey homeward. The other nearer
relatives living are an uncle stephen
ireland and a cousin Mrs Frank Lewis
of Canaan.
PARENTS or NELSON LIVE IN
CANAAN
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis H. Nelson are
residents OF Canaan. their home bein Z
near the business section OF the toS n.
Mr. Nelson wili b. 20 years old next
August and his wife. Who vas former
D, Miss Frsaees Fairbanks 10 g. Mr.
Nelson but seldom leaves the com
manity where he has always dsel,
for the last twesty YEARS Of thA, time
In tho village. The couple are Ia
vorasly kaewh in that to~n. IA
shsls unpleasant TumoFa have some
,imss Seated absss EsxaFdinG the sac
aaa eldest soa Verde, so~ accused ol
mssasF, tbs remainder II the famtly
seen 10 esaF sooa Fspatatlass Tas
eeapie have SEVEN ehilasea az felleSs
tAaa.esa ~ faFmias,aa. vsrse. The
accused liaFVy 81 sso~Asaas, aay 81
Canaan Ma Hersha Resell 1T Az.
sarn, Ma ttsssaes cAFaiaal u
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Spauldng OF Hartland.
MOTHER HASN'T SLEPT OR EATEN
SINCE MURDER
Mrs. Nelson, the mother of the ac-
cused man, is much respected and
Monday afternoon, a member of the
family said she had not been able to
eat or sleep since the tragedy. She
was unable to appear at the inquest
that day
THE WIFE OF NELSON
Mrs. Geneva Nelson. the wife OF
Verde Nelson. over whom the trouble
it appears had its origin. is a brunette,
and young woman of perhaps 80
years. Before her marriage her name
was Bangs Her mother is the daugh-
ter of Alfred Priest, with whom she
makes her home as her husband, the
living. Mrs. Nelson is credited as
being a willing worker, a compliment
which was not paid to her husband, in
the testimony offered by the witnesses
at the inquest
THE FUNERAL OF THE VICTIM
A large concourse of people gather
ed in Union Church at Canaan on
Tuesday afternoon to pay their last
respects TO Bert ireland, their
citizen who had been SO brutally re-
moved from their midst Rev. Fred
Jackson offieiated at the sad service
and five teams of mourning relatives
and acquaintance followed the body
to the village tomb, where it now
awaits interment in the spring time
The floral offerings about the casker,
voiced silently the kindly feelings
cherished for the deceased.
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cry to be installed In the feed mill of
III. E, Trueworthy at Athens. the said
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$500 is to be an advanced payment
for grinding my wheat into flour at the
rate OF 10c per bushel The regular
price for grinding being lie and |
agree that this money shall be paid
to the said II f. Trueworthy between
June ist and August list, 1915.
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Yearling Colt Hooked to Death

YearIlng COIt HOOked 10 Death
SHARKS, ME-, Jan. 26-John Quinn
by lost a yearling colt last week in
peculiar manner. One of his cattle
got loose and hooked it so badly that
he had to kill it.
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father of Verde's wife told of a threat
he had heard him make against Ire
land while F. P. Furber heard Nelson
say relative to someone whom he
thought might be Ireland him I'll fix
him" Medical examiner Stinchfield
told of the bruises and described the
murdered man as being fully dressed
and with one rubber on, lying on the
bed with feet off from the floor. He
described the bruises as being a large
welt on the left side of the face, cut
at outer angle of left eye. also over
left eye and behind left ear. There
were a series of cuts extending up
over left eye behind left ear. There
unre ? 4s~~iae AZ cuts extending up
over the eye auross forehead to bor
der of hair, a small cut under angle
of right eye. two cuts on top of head
one on the back of head, skin torn from
one arm and three or four cuts on the
back of right hand. The bones of the
head were horribly crushed and rope
apparently cut from the old fashioned
bedstead upon which the body lay
was drawn tightly around the neck.
The medical examiner, gave the cause
of death as strangulation and blows
before the rope was placed around the
mans neck although at first it was
thought that the rope might have been
adjusted after death had occurred.
The evidence which was brought out
was purely circumstantial against Mel
son and about two hours was consum-
hours conference the jurors brought in
a verdict.
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THE VERDICT


The verdict was in substance:
That THE said Bert Ireland o
C2n22s2 ~ tie Gs@2sy al Somerset oi
at his home by blows from an instru
ment in the hands of some person be
tween $50 p. m. and go p. m. on tn
above date"
(Signed by)
Richard II. Harris,
Scott Lord,
George w. Smith,
Alton A. Goodrich,
Glenn H. Holt,
Arthur G. Burrill.
Evening journal., 1915-02-09
THE EVENING JOURNAL TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 9. 1915

statement was not present in Mr.
Gibbons Office ON all Of the several
occasions" referred TO by her, but I
was present on one occasion when
Miss Connolly was also present, on
which occasion the words "domineer-
ing and insolent' exactly describe
Mr.. Gibbons attitude towards Miss
Bissell, while her attitude towards
him was quiet and courteous.
Mr. Gibbons conversation finally
reached a point where ! started to in
terfere, and yet he asked me after
wards why / had said he had been
discourteous. Apparently it never oc-
CURED to him that interrupting a
lady, refusing TO allow her TO make a
statement to him. contradicting her
and finally telling her that she told
an untruth. all in a loud clustering
tone of voice. was discourtcuus.
I object TO personalities being in
jccted into the discussion over the
Child Labor law and commission. But
If any more such statements appear,
I shall feel bound 10 answer them. so
far as my knowledge extends
Yours respectfully.
Charles W. Bush.
Wilmington, Del, Feb. 8. 1918.
Evening journal., 1915-02-09
For Catarrhal Deafness
and Head Noises

Here in America there is much
suffering from catarrh and head
noises. American people would do
well TO consider the method employed
by the English TO combat this insidi-
GUS disease. Everyone knows how
damp the English climate is and how
dampness affects those suffering from
catarrh. I'm England they treat ca
tarrhal deafness and head noises as
constitutional disease and use an in
ternal remedy for Il that is really
very ciicacious
Sufferers who could scarcely hear
a watch tick tell how they had their
hearing restored by this English
treatment to such an extent that the
tick of a watch was plainly audible
seven and eight inches away from
either car.
Therefore, if you know someone
who is troubled with catarrh, ca
tarrhal deafness or head noises. cut
out this formula and hand it to them
and you will have been the means of
saving some poor sufferer perhaps
from total deafness. Tho proscrip-
| tion can be easily prepared at home
Z for about 75c and is made as follows:
From your druggist obtain OF. Of
/ Parmint double Strength, about 75c
worth. Take this home. and add TO il
: 4 pint of hot water and ounces Of
/ granulated sugar; stir until dissolved.
Take a tablespoonful four times day.
Parmint is used in this way not only
/ TO reduce by tonic action the inham-
nation and swelling in the Eustach-
: ian fTuhog and fhug tO o0ua1iZo tho air
any excess of secretions in tho mid
die ear. and the results IL gives are
usually remarkably quick and effcc-
( tive.
Every person who has Catarrh in
any form should give this recipe a
trial and free themselves from this
/ destructive disease.
Evening journal., 1915-02-09
BARBERS' SHOPS AND SANITATION

To the Editor of THE EVENING
! JOURNAL
Sri would like to quote a few
facts TO the public on sanitary condi-
ton in barber shops In 1901 the boss
barber Of our city had a sanitary bill
drawn up and passed by the General
Assembly and signed by the governor.
II went into effect in March, 1901
For three years the law was carried
along. Then it dropped out of eAis-
tence About year and half ago the
present Board of Examiners had the
governor appoint three more on the
board. Now they claim that they have
attended TO their duties. r. Winthrup
claims that there is no need of a State
superintendent TO be appointed. under
the new bill that has been introduced
in the Legislature.
think there should be a superin-
/ tendent appointed-a practical man
] to make il a business only to look af-
ter the sanitary condition of the bar
/ Der shops in the city and State | have
} the proof that there were two harbers
working with contagious disease
/ The board claimed it would be embar-
assing to have them stop work. I say
/ it was its duty to stop them as il had
! the law i'm its own hands. also heard
ono of our patrons say that We still
have shop that cings TO the kettle
on the stove. dipping dirty towels in
il and "clcansing the customers face.
DO you call that sanitary and does the
public think that the board is living
up to the law? Tho board hasn't in
spected a shop in the city for the last
eight or nine months. Mr.. Winthrup
thinks a superintendent is an expense
TO tho State but he doesn't know the
reading of the bill. as il favors the
boss BARRIERS as well as the journey
men. protecting the public from con-
tagious disease and applies to the
whole State II is one Of the clean
est and most sanitary bills ever intro
duced. ! would like to know the opin-
ion of the public and the doctors ol
the State as 10 strict sanitary condi-
tions. I thing the public ought to be
interested i'm a sanitary law that is
for its own welfare.
Yours truly.
WILLIAM c. McCLEARY.
No. 905 ShallcrOss avenue.
, Wilmington, Del. Feb. s, 1915.
Evening journal., 1915-02-09
Wonderful Bed Values!

WOnuCrIul BCu values!
White Enamel Beds; all Sizes
brass knobs; $3.50 value, CT TX
at ..... ............. ~ 1s ~
White Enamel Beds; two-inch, con-
tinuous posts, extra; Cd TX
SlO.5O value ........... eDts IO
Many odd Beds (samples), at a song
Brass Beds, continuous posts;
ssia. ssS li"'A .n i'll''s' ..'.''', $3.50 SS.95
Brass Beds, acid proof lacquer one
and one-half-inch posts, five filters;
faIu. .sIl size ...''. only $3.50 $3.50 S5.95
9xl2 Administer Rugs. Former
ss,,."e Sar '..'.''. price saao0 '''''... S15.95
Evening journal., 1915-02-09

Chairs $3.50 value, 81 10
AT ...-..... ............. " Il ~
Fabrikoid leather-seat Diningroom
Chairs; $500 value, CT %
at ......... ........... Dl.OO
CHARTERED Oak China Closets, mir
sSs sSsirss: s"'E s4S o"a value glass . S16.75
6-foot Extension Tables. quartered
9als, 9as plank ..'...., top. ...'. saa.'0 S9.95
Extension Tables; claw CT OK
feet; $3.50 value. ... % sCO
Genuine quartered CO OK
Oak Bullets; $3.50 vaIuecD lOsCO
Quartered Oak China C10 Ok
Closets; $3.50 value. y lOsOO
American Quartered Oak co TX
Bullets; $3.50 value. . sDOs -
Evening journal., 1915-02-09
THE PROPOSED CITY
MANAGER CHARTER

TO the Editor of THE EVENING
JOURNAL
Sir-Permit me TO reply as follows
to your editorial on "The City Charter
and Public Sentiment" in last Fri
days issue.
As to your statement that whining
toms leading trade board leans more
toward the amendment of the present
charter than TO the enactment of a
new one" I would cite the fact that
that board voted unanimously in favor
of charter on the lines Of the ones
now before the people, and unani-
mously asked for a committee to be
appointed TO cooperate in amending