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New Britain herald., 1915-09-06
COMMUNICATED.
Editor of the Herald:

I desire to call attention to a loath- some practice of the frequenters of the public library. l refer to the dis gusting habit of wett1ng the fingers in order to turn the pages of a book. This not only has the immediate ef- feet of soiling the book. but also the ultimate effect of spreading all forms of disease, This may seem a trifling matter, but I believe many cases of sickness might be traced to this source. Notices prohibiting the prac- tice should be posted as conspicuous ly as those prohibiting splitting. in all libraries.
 PRO BONO PUBLfCO
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Too Much For Her.
(Philadelphia Public Leda

(Philadelphia Public Ledger)
 Unobserved and unannounced, the president of a church society entered the composing room of a newspaper just in time to hear these words issue from the mouth of the boss printer:
 Billy, go to the devil and tell him to finish that murder he began this morning. Then 'kilP William J. Bryan's Youngest GrandchiId, and dump the Sweet Angel of Mercy into the hell-box. Then make up that Naughty Parisian Actress and lock up The Lady in Her Boudoir.' "
 Mortified, the good woman fled, and now her children wonder why they are not allowed to play with the printers youngsters.
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dome favored in Brookline. But the general effect of both is the same. One conveys the pleasing suggestions of Colonial times as well as the other. The New England meeting house has stood the test of years, and it is in no danger of being superseded by the .bewildering creations of mod ern architecture in the esteem of peo- pie who appreciate dignity and sim pllc1ty in their houses of worship.
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LABOR DAY.

he day of glorifcation for
 g man,-the builder, the
 ne guardian of the uni
 day set aside for tine
 W and homage of those
 fith their hands that
 ations may profit; of
 Feepe the machinery spin
 reaps from the earth the
 plenty. It is the Thanks
 of the toiler,-the Inde- Day of Labor.
 Labor Day of 1915 will go istory as the beginning of
 For it makes the thres- (which the laboring man a out of an old condition nd of promise. While the
 
 labor are streaming from faffs, while the bands are march of progression, it
 that every industrial pppad flor a moment and the blessings which are Ehe benefits that will come the morrow. nd indiyidualstate are with F man. His interests are
 Tor the we'll being of tho oils, means the prosperity ttry And today the labor Rn truly say: T am well & in the history of the
 there been such an ap- |economize independence as < America are enjoying at tnom ent. In the lands of baronial estates offered the byment, when the guild "a the hoary handed sons |abject slavery, there was |f for which to be thankful E a by gone day, and the hrch of labor has steadily widened the gap between and independence. The |an of 1915 is his own mas better times and things are pr him, n,-the time when be no very grave differ Eeen employer and en- len the captain of indus bands the longings of the |e ranks, when the worker her sympathy for his su- Ter.
 the dawn of peace, of good len men, of better under kll the minor bigotries and hst be washed away in the |rs of broth erly love. Just we are witnessing the When the terrible h Europe is over, and the h fever have passed, there D reaction. Men were. not Ito murder and mutilate. given a bigger and better l Il the fields, to oharrass the Eonquer the air. Theirs is
 to undo, And that is why querors. Because it IS ructing, never destroying.
 Labor Day, 1915, then, i've thanks for all the bless e past, and, turn our eyes mising future knowing that \ so shall We reap.
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After forbidding young people to dance even when well chaperoned in frightened halls, some people will let them go driving freely on the darkest of nights.-Meriden Journal.
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FACTS AND FANCIES,

Russia is training a big squad fer the cross country race at the next Olympic games.-Ne>v Haven Union,
New Britain herald., 1915-09-06

Germany toe appears te have ean= tankereus T, R. com bination-Tirpitz and Reventlew.-Philadel Record
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That Russian retreat might be de- scribed as "the longest run of the sea- son." to use a theatrical expression- Cincinnati Tifes-Star.
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The IA mosquito may believe that the world owes him living, but he pro. ceeds to take it out of humanity Norwich Bulletis.
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Roosevelt is losing prestige, Tine morning newspapers carried only about 106 words on him today Hartford Post,
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PLAIN LINEN HANDKERCHIEFs 1Oc, 12 1-2c, 25c 37 1-2c and soc each.
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Now that it is all over Galveston is wondering where it would have been if it wasn't for that sea wall. Henceforth Preparedness" will be it's watchword.-Bridgeport Post.
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casualties at the military camp at lattsburg.-Holyoke Telegram.

l attsburg.-Holyoke Telegram.
 Now that it is all over Galveston l is wondering where it would have been II 1t wasn't for that sea wall Henceforth "Preparedness'' will be it's WatchWord.-Bridgep Post.
 Ihose who do not agree with MT. 1 Bryan's views are jingoes and those who do not agree with Mr. Roosevelt's i views are mollycoddles. Take your choice; there is no escape.-Norwlch 1 Record
 i Welcome, September. You are reck- oned fall month, but we seem yet to have some summer due us, so you have your opportunity to see what ] you can do in that line.-NeW Haven 1 Register
 A fine lot of specially imported rea- soning to justify the sinking or the Lusitania and the Arabic is left on the hands of certain publicists by the ex- change in policy at Berlin.-Water- bury Republican
 Even the German imperial govern ment recognizes the limits of it's pow CT It advises German women to stick to narrow skirts despite the new fashions, because, it argues, the stock of textiles will thereby be economized. Note that it does not command, sim ply advises Republican.
 If as stated, the officials of the Na- tional Security league are assured that the president will back a regular army of 300,OOO, they do not need to campaign any longer with the White House as an object and will bend all their energies on the happy go-lucky peace men in gress.-Waterbu-y American.
 The fanlu A Forty Thieves had noth- ing on the Cheers and some of the di- rectors of the Rock Island Railroad. They seem to have grabbed a bunch of loot at every locomotive 'toot" on all the lines. Inefficient public ownership in days to be will be unable to beat this kind of private ownership in the days that were. St. Louis Mirror. . There will be other training camps of a similar sort where really patriotic men will put themselves in the way
 
 may have been mere matters of the ory heretofore. Both morally and physically the training will be bene- ficial and if widely followed will re- suit in more good than many games of golf or loafing on a hotel piazza or on the deck of a racing yacllt- Bridgeport Standard
 Count Zeppelin must froth at the mouth when he is officially informed that all his Zeppelins have as yet failed to kill a single British soldier or sailor The German bag to date in- cludes seventy-one non-combatants and eighteen children The wound ed number 1S9 non-combatants and thirty-one children. Taken all in all the, average person has come to the conclusion that the Zeppelin is an overgrown, numbering failure, con- sidering what it costs and what it was expected to do to the British en- pire.-Arsonia Sentinel
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If the Annapoi naval students are permitted to fight With their fists, spe- cial honors will of course be award ed to any one of them who can lick a professoT.-M eriden Journal.
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wOMEN's LINEN INITIALS

6 in a box for 75c box. Three styles of initial to the box
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CHILDREN'S HDKFS.

CHIDREN'S HDKFS.
 Dc values, special 3 for 10c, 10c rolled edge handkerchiefs with white or colored corners. Special 5c each Hand embroidered linen handker- chiefs at 12 1-2c and 19c and 25c.
 In all white or colors.
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Those who do not agree with Mr. Bryan's views are jingoes and those who do not agree with Mr. Roosevelt s views are mollycoddles Take your choice; there is no escape.-Norwlch Record.
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MEMS LINEN INITIALS

Full size handkerchiefs, 12 1-2c ca.
 in a box for 75c.
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Warriors have to learn feats of war by painful experiences. Poison ivy and faulty shoes are the chief sources of
New Britain herald., 1915-09-06

Welcome, September. You are reck- oned fall month, but we seem yet to have some summer due us, so you have your opportunity to see what you can do in that line.-NeW Haven Register.
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HANDKERCHIEFS.

Specially priced. now is the time to supply your school needs.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-06

A fine lot of specially imported rea- soning to justify the sinking of the Lusitania and the Arabic is left on the hands of certain publicists by the ex- change in policy at Berlin.-Water- bury Republican.
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Even the German imperial govern ment recognizes the limits of it's pow CT. It advises German women to stick to narrow skirts despite the new fashions, because, it argues, the stock of textiles will thereby be economized. Note that it does not command, sim ply advises.-Waterbur Republican.
New Britain herald., 1915-09-06

If as stated, the officials of the Na- tional Security league are assured that the president will back regular army of 300,000, they do not need to campaign any longer with the White House as an object and will bend all their energies on the happy -go-lucl1y peace men in congr gress.-Waterbu-y American.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-05-06
LOCAL NEWS

Mrs. Ansel Newton arrived home
last night after two weeks visit
in Portland.
The Pennington High School team
won from the Skowhegan High
Schools boys in a game played yester-
day by score of q to l.
Many delegates are, expected to at
tend the Spiritualist Convention here
May Is and Is. Will anyone who is
willing to lodge one or more over
night notify Mrs. E. H. Morrill, Court
Street
The auction, postponed from Tues
day, was held at Eaton Mountain
yesterday. Seven or eight hundred
dollars worth of grade cows, horses
and farm machinery were sold Ow-
ing to the postponement SO few were
present who were interested in pure
bred stock that the HoIsteins were not
put on sale.
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ATHENS

The Athens correspondent has been
away for the past two weeks. conse-
auently the report of some OF the local
happenings has been necessarily de-
layed or altogether omitted.
Read the ads In Everybody's Column
Sunday, May 2, was observed as
Memorial Sunday by Wesserunsett
Lodge |. o. 0. F. and Winona Lodge
d. OF R. The rain ceased for the
day and a good sized audience was
in attendance to listen to a very in
teresting sermon by H. w. Wood.
Claude Barker arrived several days
ago from Bermuda, where he has Deen
filling a musical engagement for the
winter.
Mrs. Annie l.. Decker Will be at
Mrs. Robert Haydens next Tuesday
from a. m. to p. m. TO meet pa
TENTS.
Independent Reporter for sale at
l.. C. Williams.
Athens friends of Mrs Ellingwood
will be pleased to learn that she is
succeeding quite well I'm her new ven
ture OF farming and caring for her
aged uncle and aunt tn Skownegan
near Malbon's Mills. She has been
very busy managing the getting out
of lumber to repair the barns and
now is attending, not only to her hens,
painting blinds and screens. but to
the putting in of the crops. Has
her garden plowed, potatoes, peas.
beets ard lettuce planted and is plan
ming to plant 21a acres OF potatoes
and will seed down tx acres. Quite
we'll for an invalid even with the help
of her mother and a hired man.
DR.. Ellingwood, who has been his
own housekeeper for sometime now
has Mrs. Lizzie Curtis to assist him.
The Baptist Auxiliary met April 28
with Mrs. Asa Emery with a good at
tendance and an interesting program
The next meeting will be with Lottie
Lord. May H. and the program Will
be on Emerson.
Somerset Academy Reunion will be
Wednesday. June 80. and 1t Is hoped
that all students who can make 1t pos
sibIe will be In attendance.
Miss Vera Deering. who fell break
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NORTHEAST CORNvILLE

Harry Testall who is working in
Harmony was home for short call
May 2.
Guy Bartlett with his wife and baby
Lewis passed Sunday. April 25, at his
home here. He is employed for the
season with w. G. Bailey, Jr, Har-
money Mrs Bartlett and the baby be-
ing with him His farm home here
is occupied by his mother Mrs. Ada
Kept ARD -huga -" Mrs. Bartlett
p1anxe1 70 lease Harmony May 3 for
a few weeks visit with her people
in East Boston. baby Lewis accom-
panying her.
VIM. Kent finished saving shingles
at his mill several days ago. He
put his boat in the pond and gave
Mrs. Kent a boat ride April l. though
the Ice did not leave the pond till
about two weeks later.
Mrs. Dana Cooley returned May l
from Canaan, where she has been for
two weeks past caring for her daugh-
ter Mrs. Harry Wheeler and baby
Harold.
Mrs. R. S. Braley has been attend
ing to the work at Mrs. Cooleys nome
during her absence.
Mrs. A. S. Barker. who has been
suffering from lumbago the past TWO
weeks is somewhat improved.
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afterwards moved to Scion and died

afterwards moved to Scion and died
In 1882.
The agricultural productions in
1887 were-3.975 bushels of corn,
6,841 bushels of wheat. S42 Of rye,
29,014 of oats. 412 of beans, 296 Of
peas, 652 of barley. $500 of pota-
toes, 2,05S of turnips, 7.035 of apples,
1882 lbs. of wool. 132,410 of pork,
26.623 of beef. 2.905 tons of English
hay, 324 horses, 81 colts, 264 oxen,
sci cows, 61S other cattle, 1889 sheep,
$50 swine, 291 bbls of cider, 31,545
lbs. of butter, 12,347 of cheese.
There were Al chaises, / coach, 1856
horse wagons, grist mill, l saw
mill, saving 10000 feet of boards, l
fulling mill, dressing 5000 yards of
cloth, l oil-mill> 2 tanneries. with AZ
yats, $500 feet of stone quarried, and
700 feet dressed, $500 stock in trade,
s22,761 loaned, $4,000 bank stock !;
real estate in 1841 was valued by
Legislature at s279,O69; valuation in
1S45, $305,776; taxable estates in
1897, $336,S91 According to our town
report of the present year, 1914, our
total inventory of personal and real
estate is valued at $4,000.
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he always had a good stock on hand
He also had a shop, where he made
the Whorff axe, which was all done
by hand and was called the best that
son Barnet located in Skowhegan
about fifty years and manufactured
axes quite extensively, these articles
of merchandise being shipped all
over the world. don't know of only
one by the name of Whorff that Is left
now, and that is Albert, living in
Skowhegan. grandson of John.
Besides the descendant mentioned
by Mr.. Ward in his narrative, we
learn that Jane Whorff, daughter OF
John, the hotel keeper, became the
second wife of Joseph p. Boswell. one
son Joseph Boswell resulting from
the union Joseph Boswell last re-
ferred to was half brother of Judge
Turner Boswell of Scion and married
Jennie Drew of Scion. They be-
came the parents of four sons and
one daughter. The daughter is no
longer living. but the four sons
Charlie, Ernest, Vern and Roland all
reside in Norridgewock. a great
granddaughter of John Whorff is
Mrs. John Mahoney who lives in
Scion. Albert Whorr's father was
James WhorfI.
(EDIToR).
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NORR|OGEW0CK ACQU|R-
Ed ITS SHADE TREES
Through the Admirable Taste OF
Ithamar Spaulding In Early Days.
Historical News

Two valuable volumes of the his
tory of Norridgewock are in the pos
session of Miss Carrie Cleveland, one
| published in 1848 and the other vol
ume in 1849. One very interesting
thing found In the 1849 edition was
the story of how our town came to
have such beautiful elm trees OF
which we are all justly proud and
which add so much to the natural
beauty of the old town. In 1882 a
man by the name of John Ware came
here from Massachusetts and COM
menced his trade as a cooper. 1t
was his custom to do a large amount
Of credit work and to trust out his
work for a year, and then, for every
bushel of grain that was owed him,
to take a note for five pecks. From
such humble beginnings he continu-
ed until he became the wealthiest
person in Somerset County. 1t is
said that he had genuine Yankees
skill in dealing with both the Indians
and white men and although at times
he was criticised, he seemed to be
quite popular One of his chief ar
ticles In stock according to the GUS
tom of those times, was strong drinks.
At this same time another prominent
and respected citizen OF this town
was Ithamar SpauIding Esq, and to
quote the words of the history III the
Persians acted with propriety, when
they pronounced the life OF every man
useless who died without planting
tree, while they regarded the lives OF
those who planted trees as beneficial
to the race, then the name of Ithamar
Spaulding should be held In grateful
remembrance. 1t was through his
admirable taste and commendable
zeal, that the village of Norridgewock
acquired its beautiful appearance. 1t
was in those days when all the wheels
of enterprise were oiled with good
90 liquor, that Mr.. Spauldfng pro-
posed to Mr.. ware, that If the latter
would furnish liquor for the men, he
would furnish the trees, and oversee
the labor of transplanting them. The
offer was accepted and the village
was rendered beautiful. Mr.. Ware
insisted on poplars and willows, but
wherever Mr.. Spaulding had his way,
he set out elms, which have the
strength of the OAK and the pendant
grace of the willow, and which are
the most beautiful OF all shade trees.
Posterity ought to cherish his MEM
DRY as often as it looks upon the
magnificent and enduring monuments
of his taste and skill, which render
Norrdgewock one of the most de-
lightful of all New England villages.
He was also assisted in this work by
DR.. John Harlow. Mr.. Spaulding
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SOMERSET, IS
Taken this 3eth day ~ April. l9is,
ON execution dated April - 1918. Is
sued on a judgment rendered By the
Of somerset AT term thereof begun
and held an the First Tuesday Of April
1878 To- wit, on the i6th day OF April,
1919 la favor OF y D. Harksr of Nor
ridgswock IN the County Of somerset
and state OF Maine against Hallle
Holmes alt Of smithheid IN sata com
~ ef Somerset for one hundF~d swen.
~ four dollars and Hinsty- niue c~nts
,tI.tsSb debt or damage aud nf,s~n
dollars and eighty -ains cents IT'S 80
costa 40 sati aud sih b. sold Al pubic
said NerF,dxeweeA. tp tbs h,shsst
bidder On the SIN asv II June 1915
a. two o'clock tH the afternoon. IN.
to3fsN iR9 dsssrihed real estate aud al
ths tight rite ani lH'efvst whieh The
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
state Highway Construction

Sealed proposals addressed to the
State Highway Commission. Augusta:
Maine. for building 2z.07 miles of
state highway in the towns Of Scar
Manchester 2.6S miles; Fairfield Egg
miles, Searsport asa miles; Prospect
0.32 miles; Edmunds 1.95 miles; Po-
land 365' miles; Oxford BIT miles; and
miles and Bath 0.ss miles will be re-
ceived by the Commission at its Of
flee In the State House, Augusta, Maine
until eleven o'clock A. M of May 18th
1915 and at that time and place public
consist of building gravel surfaced
roads, except as follows: Scarboro
btuminous macadam; South Portland
concrete or bituminous macadam:
Manchester water-bound macadam and
oxford sand clay.
All proposals must be made upon the
blank form provided by the Commits
sion, for copy of which a deposit Of
one dollar Will be required. Each
certified check for 10 per cent of the
amount bid, payable to the State
Treasurer of Maine. The deposit and
the certified check will be returned
to the unsuccessful bidder unless for
feited under the conditions STIPULATED
A surety company bond satisfactory
to the Commission, of not less than
one-fourth nor more than one-half Of
the amount of the contract Will be re-
CURED Plans may be seen and forms
OF specifications and contract may be
obtained at the office of the Commits
sion, Augusta, Maine.
The right is reserved to reject any
or ALL proposals.
PHILIP J. DEERIN0,
WILLIAM NJ. AVER.
State Highway Commissiou
Dated at Augusta. Me. May 3rd. iel5.
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The News of Somerset's Busy Towns

The subject for discussion at the
next regular meeting of North Som
erset Grange will be The Significance
of Arbor Day and Why we should OBJ
serve IT,
Moses Townsend is building els
tern under the store occupied by Azel
Jones. that will hold thirty-five hun
dred gallons of water. Mr.. Town
send is also making extensive repairs
on his buildings on Ferry st.
Mr.. and Mrs AL Rogan of Hamilton,
Bermuda, were guests Tuesday night
of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Magoon. Mr..
and Mrs. Rogan are on their way to
their camps at Pleasant Pond.
Owing to the condition of the roads
and the sickness of several members
of the degree team of Indian satsas
Lodge |. o. o. F., the first degree was
not conferred by this team Tuesday
night. On Saturday night. May Sth
the third degree team of Scion Lodge
No. 12S |. O. o. F. will visit Wesse-
runsett Lodge of Athens.
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EAST MADISON

With reference to the town meeting
we understand that slight errors were
made in last weeks report or the
same. 1t seems that there was not
a large attendance Of East Madison
voters present at the special meeting
and that the sum of 5000 only was
raised for sidewalks. The $1,000
raised for the building OF a sewer was
for the lower village and $400 was
raised to fix the abuttments OF the
bridge leading to the lower village.
$50 was also raised for the repair OF
the bridge leading out of East Madi-
son village.
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Mrs. Dora Hooper. wife Of Stanley
Hooper of Embden, and an aged
mother and three brothers and two
sisters and other relatives. The
funeral services were held from the
home Monday afternoon. May 3rd. at
2 O'Clock, Rev. It. B. HIATT Of Bingham
officiating. The esteem in which the
deceased was held was evidenced by
the large number which attended the
funeral services. Interment was
made in Concord, in Cemetery on Riy-
err Road