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The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-02-04
Luke Mcluks Says;

II might be a good scheme for every
couple TO get married on the 18th Of
the month Then they would have
something to blame u on in Inter years.
When a man goes shopping with his
wife he is either henpecked OF In love
with her.
Every clerk knows that n the boss
made the office force undergo an ELI
cheney examination the clerk would
run first and the manager last
IL we had to intuition our overcoats
and get down into our pants pockets
to extend sympathy we would be rs
stingy with sympathy as We ARE with
some other things.
The big difference between the pa
starts downtown and the parade put
on by a circus when II starts down
town Is that the circus paints the whole
wagon and keeps some OF its mys.
FERROUS attractions under cover
Lots of people who wouldn,t work
for you for 50 per day are perfectly
willing TO attend 10 your business for
nothing.
Father sometimes believes that the
reason why the baby doesn't yell any
longer than II does h because father
isn't home any oftener Than he Is.
What has become Of the old fashion
ed bride. who was ashamed OF her
store hair and hid 1t from her nus,
band:
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-02-04

II requires perfect system OF venti-
latiOn and personal attention to keep
the air in the poultry house as fresh
rs it Is on the outside. II will there
fore often he found advisable To have
quite few windows covered with
muslin to regulate the air in different
kinds of weather Extremes in tenn
p.Tature can be- considerably modified
by careful ventilation II Is imIDr-
tant that the poultry house he kept
cool ia summer and dry and comfort
able in winter. There * no question
hut that diffuSed ventilation through
musin curtains has been found 10
overcome the difficulty Of dampness
resulting from the condensation Of
moisture of breath Of fowls.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-02-04
POULTRY NOTES.

Wood ashes have their place.
but II isn't In the henhousc.
They get wet aud make I've and
sore feet.
Keep cold air drafts. hut not
fresh air. ont of the chicken
coops
Those who have learned the
poultry business through Iona
apprenticeship never breed from
hens understood m from very
late Matched pullcts.
More farmers should get In the
habit NJ keeping u few gees"
There's money In them. taking
into account the value of the
feathers
The very life of chicks and
hens Of all ages depends upon
their having u chance TO scratch
and dig vt something
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-02-04
First Aid to Beauty.

And women who are pampered pets
To grasp this moral should not fail:
Good curves are more than coronets.
And corn fed shapes than Madame Kals
Cincinnati Enquirer
Also those female pampered pets
Should grasp this moral without fail;
Pink cheeks that outshine coronets
Are not supplied by Madame Kale.
Memphis Commercial Appeal
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-02-04

You need not he a surly stlfY.
Nor pose around as such.
But you could say a lot more II
You didn't talk so much.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-02-04
Paw Knows Everything,

willie-Paw. what Is a walking dele.
gatef
Paw-A man who rides around In
taxicabs. my son.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-02-04
Same Here

"what did you swear OF this Year,
asked the old fogy
"Oh, just for change ! swore OF
swearing on" replied the crouch.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-02-04
Giddap!

Some men are rummies." said old Bnks.
They let the liquor get them.
The more they stand and set up drinks
The more the drinks upset them"
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-02-04

Tall Took Small and Small Took Tall.
The wedding Of Miss Polly Small Of
500 Cross street and Nathan Tall took
place last wednesday evening In the
hall at $50 Dickinson street--Philadel-
phia Exponent
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-02-04
This otta Git EN-, BY hseki

tH's iva wv c"' W 'seS'
This is copy OF a notice that Il
posted on a farm fence near Salem,
". j.:
NOTICE.
Trespasers will be persekuted to the
full exten OF mean murgrel dogs witch
amt never been overly soshibl with
strangers and / dubblep bari shotgun
which amt Loaded with no sofy pillars.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-02-04
Things to Worry About.

In Swedish III is pronounced stu
sju-sju."
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-02-04

The sweet singer Of Cincinnati, Luke
McLuke. bursts into song.-New York
Evening Telegram
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-02-04

One of the advantages of the
glass covered scratching shed here
illustrated is that the glass does
not grow frost and drip ice water
on the fowls. thus inducing roup
and other diseases caused by damp
ness. One Of the windows should
be left open for ventilation and
ne fowls get their sun as they dig
grain out of the litter. The glass
part Is IL by IL feet. four fest high
n front and seven in the rear.
The rear building is divided into
.wo parts-one for roosts and nests
and the other for feed
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-02-04
Good.

"Are you n good cook?" said Mrs.
Prim to the applicant for the position.
II am. num-" was the reply. Il go
to church every morning."
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-02-04

Our Daily Special.
Always put "a until tomorrow the
worrying you could do today.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-02-04

Canary.

Green vermillion lives in Keokuk, la
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-02-04
Daily Health Hint.

Never use a lighted match to see II
your gasoline tank Is empty.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-12-23
ROAD TO HEALTH is
THROUGH THE KIDNEYS

No person alive is stronger than
his kidneys The minute the kidneys
become disarranged or clogged with
waste the warning is flashed through
out the entire system. The greater
part of all sickness today can be
avoided by keeping the kidneys work
ing properly.
G. r. Fogg, the popular druggist,
can tell you of many, well-known
people in this city whom Solvax, the
standard kidney remedy, has restored
to health, often after they have tried
many other methods of treatment
with little or no benefit.
This remarkable kidney remedy is
guaranteed to help the worst case Of
lazy, sluggish, or cloggedup kidneys,
or the general headachy, kinkybacked,
played-out condition that affiicts peo-
pie suffering with kidney trouble.
Solvax does not simply relieve. 1t
aims to cure.
No other kidney remedy has made
such a large percentage of cures as
Solvax. 1t is so large that q. X
Fogg is perfectly safe in standing
ready to refund the price to any Gus
toner whom it does not help. 2W5l
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-12-23
Coming Events


Covering a period of three months.
Dates selected beyond that period are
on file at this Office. and may be con-
suited at any time.
Dec. 28-Sorosis.
Dec 28-W. c. T. L.
Dec. 29-Skowhegan Grange (an-
nual meeting.)
Dec. 30-Sunshine Society
Jan. Musical Cantata in Opera
House.
Jan. 3-Municipal Court.
Jan. 3-Carpenters' and Joiners'
Union.
January 5-Woman's Club enter
tains Town Improvement Society and
Sorosis.
Jan. 11-Probate Court
Jan. 11-12-Pomona Grange at
Skowhegan.
Jan. 1.-THE Pierces.
January 14-Town Improvement
Society.
Jan. I'D. A. R. meeting.
Jan. 25-Supreme Judicial Court
convenes.
Feb 21-Lecture by DR.. Mcguire.
Feb 22-Prize Speaking and Musi-
cal.
Sept. T, 8. 9-somerset Central
Fair.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-12-23
RIOT AT MADISON
Shots Arouse the Nelghborhood

A small sized riot started by com
pany of intoxicated men about mid
night Saturday created considerable
excitement in Arson and Madison.
The fracas is said to have started
early in the evening at the Syrian
pool room on Madison street. II was
renewed a little later in the evening
and billiard cues are said to have
been used freely, but no one was seri-
ously injured The party visited the
restaurant of Chester Dunlap on Main
street and started to make rough
house but were quietly told to desist
by Mr.. Dunlap who backed up his
talk by "a display of arms. About
midnight the party went to the Arson
side of the river and visited the es-
Establishment of Lewis Veno on Main ST.
At this place windows were smashed,
stoves overturned and other damage
done. Several shots were fired,
which aroused the whole neighbor-
hood, but no one was injured. The
party then returned to the Madison
side and We're met by Constable c. A.
Lander opposite the Weston House.
The officer was soon put out of COM
mission with badly bruised face At
the present writing no arrests have
bnan madp althOuph il 10 rpnortpd
warrants have been issued
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-12-23
Real Estate Transfers

The following real estate transfers
have lately been recorded at the Office
of the Somerset Registry of Deeds.
Norridgewock- c.. Otis to
Walter E. Jones Gland near Ernest
Tinkham's, consideration $1,000
Madison-Frank E. Boston to Hol-
lingsworth & Whitney Company lad
joining lots of land on east side of
Old Point Ave. also buildings.)
Cornville ct al-Willam Butterfield
to Wesley Battlefield dot of land on
East Ridge Road with buildings
thereon lying partly in Cornville and
partly in Skowhegan, also lot of land
bounded on north by town line be-
tween Cornville and Skowhegan)
Starks-Leopold l.. Lowell to The
Metcalf Auto Co. (all fir hemlock and
pine timber now standing on a part
of Lovells farm.)
Ripley-Sarah r. Boyington to
James M. Boyington; James M Boy
ington ct al to Agnes Beal Ham.
Canaan-Ephraim b. Humphrey to
William Harris (strip of land 80 in
ches wide and IT'S feet long from the
northeast corner of Humphreys LOTT;
Harry B. Harris to VIM. C. Harris
undivided half part of lot with build
ings thereon, owned by w. c. Harris
and H. B. Harris on county road lead
ing from Skowhegan to Palmyra)
Car0Aine Scammon ct ais to w. c.
Harris Gland and buildings near Geo.
Beams shop)
Athens-David ]. Jollota to Eben B.
Bobbidge of Dark Harbor Triangular
piece of land lying between the Well
ington Road and road leading to Har-
mony, also one other piece of land in
Athens); Herbert w. Wood to Russell
d. Cleveland (place formerly owned
by Jennie +. Elliott.
kowhegan-Parmelia York to
Harry l.. Chase (part of York place
near Madison Ave)
Pittsfield- Nellie NJ. Hunnewell to
Mary l.. Cox.
Moscow-Ina p. Maloon of Dover.
N. II. to A. F. Donigan.
Cambridge p. Ring to Frank
c. Ham; Llewellyn Ham to Frank c..
Ham.
Hartland John W. Manson trustee
to James f. Maloney OF Camden
park House property
Fairfield Louisa II. Nelson to
Lewis T.. Hewey
Jackman Pl.-Blin W Page to
Newcastle Lumber Co. Gland begin
ming ut the center of Henderson st.
on shore of Wood pondD
Scion and Madison b. Cald-
en- to Walter s. Hodges.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-12-23
THE GOOD WILL FAIR
Proceeds to Aid School Activities

The Good Will fair at Good Will
schools, Dec. Is. 16 and II was a So
cial and financial success The pro-
ceeds of this fair go toward the sup
port of the band and orchestra, Y. NJ.
c. A, athletics and other school &C
tivities.
Two lectures were given, one by
DR.. Arthur Phelps of Waterville. Me,
the other by Rev. Oscar Peterson of
Norway. The first was given on the
evening of the 18th. Dr. Phelps
subject was Wonder Spots of Ameri-
ca He showed scenes of the large
forest trees of California, the won
ders of Mammoth cave, the magnifi-
cence of Niagara, the large glaciers
of Alaska, the natural beauty of the
Yellowstone and the sunny lands OF
Florida. DR.. Phelps was interesting
and his lecture was enjoyed by many
Mr.. Peterson spoke on Germany
He did not attempt to encourage al
lance with Germany, but spoke in a
way that showed German conditions
and customs.
The third day of the fair was given
over to recitals by the musical or
CARNATIONS of the school. These
were followed by the auction of arti-
Giles which had not been sold.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-12-23
LOCAL NEWS

Mrs c. ] Abbey and Miss Leona
Wentworth have been visiting in va
teryille with relatives
Malcolm + Tilton of Boston will
arrive tomorrow evening to pass the
Christmas vacation with Skowhegan
relatives
Mrs A. p Libby and daughter Miss
Helen Of Fort Fairfield. who were
guests last week at the home Of Mrs.
W. NJ. Pulsifer, left Saturday for a
visit in Boston.
Mrs. Amanda Witham departed
Saturday for Lynn, Mass, where she
has since been visiting with her son
Clyde Witham. who has been located
in that city since last July.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard p Chase of
Canaan were in town Monday. They
have sold their livestock and closed
their farm for the winter They
will pass the winter months at Rich
mond, Va.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-12-23
Maine Made Goods for Maine People

Not a bad idea at that.
From Maine to California etc" the
natural way to refer to our country
MAINE first Let's keep it So
Here's food for thought We re-
Gently saw a card which slightly
transposed would read "If you trade
out of Maine, and trade out of Maine
what will become of the State of
Maine?"
So we urgently suggest, all things
being equal, that your good money
be spent right here in Maine.
Maine produces just as good or bet
ter food products as many Maine
housewives can attest. True, in the
case of tea, coffee and extracts. for
instance, they are not grown here;
but there is a world of detail in
testing sorting, blending, etc. The
experts in that well and most favor
ably known establishment of Thurs
ton and Kingsbury Company at Ban
gor, have put quality, strength, and
flavor into T and K tea, coffee and
extracts that leaves nothing to be
desired by the most particular tastes.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-12-23
SCHOOL TEACHERS

Teaching is wearing work, and only.
those teachers who take good care of
their health can stand the daily strain
of the class room. The dull eyes, pale
checks, weary head and unstrung
nerves of many teachers show the
need of building up the erve-force,
improving the blood and helping the
general condition. Have you heard
of II. F." Atwoods Medicine9 1t is
a very old home remedy, and entirely
reliable. You can take it with the
assurance that only good effects fol-
low its use. 1t is not "cureall," but
a general conditioner which acts on
the stomach, liver and bowels, and by
putting these important organs in
order, improves the appetite, purifless
the blood, strengthens the nerves and
clears the head Try a bottle and
note how soon you feel its beneficial
influence.
Buy 35c bottle at your nearest store,
or write to-day for free sample.
81. F." Medicine Co., Portland, Me.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-12-23
WOMAN'S CLUB MET MONDAY
Miss Pauline f. Oak Read and Pleas.
ing Music Numbers We're Furnished

The Christmas meeting of the
Skowhegan Womans Club was held
last Monday instead of yesterday in
Library Parlors. There was a large
attendance and very entertaining
program was presented under the di-
rection of Mrs. Evelyn w. Pratt, the
president. The hostesses were Mrs.
Edith Philbrick and Mrs. Lola M.
Blunt. Miss Pauline Oak, who is
shortly to leave for Kenturky, per-
fectly rendered the following selec-
tons: First Scene from Play in
Lady Frederick THE Explorer" by
Kipling and Tennyson's "Guinevere"
graciously responding with encores.
The remainder of the program was
given over to music, piano solos being
played by Miss Lucille H. Wentworth;
a piano duet by Miss Ella NJ. Fland-
ers and Miss Helen Day and violin
solos (a) Hunting Song and (b) A
Valse, by Master Chabot. Six young
misses, Helen Hight, Fayline Decker
Reba Vail, Dorothea Clough. Helen
Gates and Virginia Ames sang the
Dolls Lullaby and songs were also
sung by Prof. R. W. Leighton, Miss
Dorothy Potts and Miss Winifred
Gardner. The accompanies were
Mrs. Ethel Whittier Ames, Mrs Car
rie Steward, Miss Mildred R. Weston
and Miss Marion E. Lord. Home
made candies and sailed nuts were
served by the directors.
The next meeting will be held Jan
5, in Congregational Parlors, at which
time the Club will entertain the Town
Improvement Society and Soross
Mrs. Laura E. Richards of Gardiner
will be present and give the address
of the afternoon.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-12-23

$3.50; cost of building. $4,000. Nor
ridgewock Public Library, Edith
Jones librarian; founded in 1904 vol
umes, 1000; annual income, $3.50.
Palmyra Public Library, Lewis w.
Frost, librarian; founded in 1894;
volumes, 1000; added last year. 500;
annual income. $50. Pittsfield Public
Library (Carnegie), Minnie Porter, Ii
brarian; founded in 1904; volumes,
1924, added last year, 29S; annual
income, $1,131; cost of building, $751;
600 Ripley. Croker Free Library,
H. Stanley Raymond, librarian; ;
founded in 1897; volumes. 1873; ad-
ded last year As. Skowhegan Public
Library, Mrs. Fanny Cabot librarian ;
founded in 1889; the oldest in the
county; volumes. 1878; annual in
come, $3.50; cost of building. ST.
500. Scion Public Library, Mrs. For
rest Ray, librarian; founded in 1909;
volumes, 1.341; annual income. 500.
Jackman Plantation Library. Besides
the free public Libraries there are
four other places in the county hav-
ing libraries as follows: Bingham,
Union Library, LOO volumes; Pitts
field, NJ C. l. Library. 1000 volumes !;
St Adams, Grange Library, Town Lii
brary; Caratunk, circulating library.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-12-23

According to the report of the Maine
State Library Association there are
IL free public libraries in this coun-
ty. eleven of these are in the towns
and one in the plantations. The list
is as follows: Arson, Stewart Pub
lie Library, John M. Getchell, libra
rian, founded 1899, number of vol
umes, 2,466; added in 1914, IS; cost
of building. $500. Canaan, Pres
colt Free Library, Nellie M. Tibbetts,
librarian; founded 1907; volumes,
1,O1S; added last year SIS; annual in
come $146. Fairfield, Lawrence Lii
brary, Ethel C. Davis, librarian;
founded 1901; volumes, 1870; added
last year, 209 annual income S1,100;
cost of building, $4,000. Hartland,
Hartland Free Library, Nellie Wade
Haley, librarian; founded in 1908;
volumes. 2643; added last year. IS;
Madison. Madison Public Library
(Carnegie), Mrs. Maytie Pratt libra
rian; founded in 1907; volumes, 4169;
added last year, 461; annual income,
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-12-23
Dead Mt Age Of rlrht,.>c,en

Thomas lfalm,s 81 CornNIle died
December Il. aged \, wears He ),
sars wed bs Nlr, faar daughters
tuh one s7n flueai services Werc
hold az the house oa FRIDAY condn,i
II by Rev " Packard II SHOW
began iutrrment ~as az the temc
tsrs an the fogr uslFhhorhood Mr.
lie1n4es had ~ See lt,s ~ Corntllie
tee last time Tor about nf,een years
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-12-23
Probate Court

The following items of business
were transacted at the December
term of Probate Court holden at
Skowhegan:
Wills presented for probate in the
estate of Ellen E. Davis, late of Fair
field; Llewellyn Parks of Pittsfeld; ;
Martha j. Neal. late of Skowhegan;
Fred Leslie Dinsmore, late of Pitts
field; Lovina F. Charles, late of Mer-
GER.
Wills allowed in the estate of Ell
mer l.. Taylor, late of Lexington;
William Moore Pulsifer, late of Show
hogan; Susan c. Williams, late of
Skowhegan Charles Smith, late of
Skowhegan; Walter Heald late of
Madison; Annie l.. McIntire, late of
Madison; Leonard Hutchins, late of
New Portland.
Petition for administration pre-
scented in the estate of Edgar Volney
Weymouth, late of Pittsfield jeanette
Blake late of Hartland
Petition for administration granted
in the estate of Rebecca w. Doe, late
of Fairfield; Claude r. Bushong. late
of West Forks; Abbie Lashon, late
of Skowhegan; George W. Lake, late
of Madison.
Petition for allowance asked for in
estate of Lewis l.. Newton, late of
Fairfield (widows); estate of B. F.
Farrand, Jr., late of New Portland
(widow's.)
Petition for allowance granted in
estate of James II. Wilson, late of
Dennistown (widow's).
Accounts presented account
in the estate of Edward F. Rowell,
late of Madison; final accounts in the
estate of Marcus l.. Parsons, late OF
Skowhegan; Nathaniel l.. Perkins,
late of Pittsfield; Nancy Grover, late
of Pittsfield; Mary l.. Daggett late of
St Adams; Otis Sawyer late of
Smithfeld; James B. Homsted, late of
Palmyra; Sullivan Newton and Eliza
A. Newton, late of Jackman; Miranda
F. Davis. late of st. Adams, Rosetta
Briggs, late of Skowhegan; guardians
account in estate of Beatrice Brophy
of Madison; Lorenzo Baxter late of
Pittsfield.
Accounts allowed First account in
estate of Philena Mason. late OF Show
hogan; first account of Howard {.
Taggart, administrator of estate of
Frank L. King, late of Madison. final
accounts in estate of Willis 7. Brad
ley, late of Madison, Peter Ploude.
late of Skowhegan, Levi W Weston,
late of Skowhegan, Fred NJ. Perkins,
late of Skowhegan; Augustus JeWett.
ATE of Madison; Anna {. Reed, late
Of Madison; Joseph Dalare late of
Skowhcgan; George A. Tobey late of
Norridgewoek Harriet +. Five. late
Of Skowhegan. Charlotte S Putnam.
late of New Portland; Melvin J. Allen
late of Skowhegan; guardians ac-
count in estate Of Paul r Jones Of
Skowhegan. final guardians accounts
in estate of Meta NJ Briggs Weston
Of Skowhegan. Esther NJ Scayey Of
Ripley; Evelyn Grindell of Attle-
boTo, Mass.
License 10 sell real estate granted
in the estate of Octave Clair. late of
lockwood Bert l. Ireland late OF
Canaan
Guardians appointed Susie War
ren. guardian OF Chester Warren of
Pittsheld, Rose NJ Taylor. guardian
II Robert b. Taylor OF Lexington
Frank r. steward Of Madison. guar
dian NJ Harold J Henry \. and
HarniVr X steward
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-12-23

One of the Watervile milkmen had
rather peculiar experience recently,
lie had driven into town with his
team and had made deliveries In sew
eral sections OF the city He was
down on Main street and as he went
10 replace can of milk he noticed
something on the bottom Of the cart
where the can nd been setting He
reached IN and found dove nearly
dead II nd evidently alighlrd In
the cart when he had the can out
some time before aud had got do~a
in,o the hole between the cans and
when this car had been at down on
II bad been slowly crushed 10 death
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-12-23

If you want daily paper let us
send you the Boston American, with
this paper, both for full year, SO.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-12-23
HUMPHREYS

Free Medical Booll-in cele-
bration Of sixty years we have
published a revised edition OF
DR.. Humphreys Manual OF all
diseases, giving in minute detail
the care and treatment OF
the sick with Humphreys
Ram e6ieS