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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-13
HISTORY or farmers UNION

The plan upon which the Farmers
Union is based was conceived long before
il was put into effect IN Maine. The de-
Law was caused apparently from the fact
that no state government had the cour-
age to take the progressive step. rhe
propostion was placed before nine state
departments of agriculture and while the
commissioners endorsed the plan eight OF
them refused to try it out, claiming that
they did not have the right under the law
to send out a business man 10 educate
along business lines. The seemed not TO
think that every year they We're seh"il's
out college professors and others 70 euu-
cate along scientific lines ana that t"eS
had the same right to SEND OUT man
to educate along business lines. fh'aily
word came from the commissioner u
agriculture of the State OF NAME 'he
Hon. J. F. Buckley Of Stroudwater. MI
Buckley is a thorough believer in coop
Grafton and he Immediately secured the
services of C. E. Embree, VINO was tne'
the sales manager of the Long island
Potato Exchange, Riverhead, y. !.
The educational work was started
through the medium of Farmers IN
stitute meetings, the first meetihs pe-
ing held at Perry, Washington couh-
ty These meetings were co''.iilueu
from Dec. 5, 1911, to the spring OF l9lz'
First Local Union
The first local union was organized
at Brunswick and was called the eeo-
trail Maine Potato Exchange OF bruns-
wick" Other unions quickly followed
and up to June 1, included the Aroos-
took Potato Growers Association, the
New Sweden Grange Produce Co.. ana
the Central Maine Cooperative AS
ISOLATION of Dover. On June % repre-
sentatives Of these unions met at Ban
gor and organized the state Cehtrai
body now known as the Farmers IN
ion of Maine. The Farmers ohioh ol
Maine is made up of the local unions.
These unions send one representative
who in turn is elected as one OF the
directors and therefore the union Is
perfectly representative in its govern
ment
The relations Of this central body to
the locals are in the nature OF Suld-
ing and directing influences rather
than controlling factors. The WORK OF
organizing was continued by Mr.
Buckley up to September. 1912, at
which time, because Of lack OF funds
it was impossible to carry on this
work further. The board Of manage
ment then decided to enter the ous-
mess of shipping potatoes. Headquar-
tiers were opened at Bangor and MI
Embree was put III charge. Inc Union
had no funds and therefore MIR. EN-
bree was Obliged to finance himself
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-13

put the box of dynamite. about half
seat in the boat. up in the bow" that
it was "primed." and was exposed"
and that the fuses were about six or
even inches long and that he also
saw another man put a bag of dyna-
mite into the boat, front Of the for
ward seat"
Held:
the boat containing the exposed dyna-
mite ready for use in breaking the jam
a fact which he knew, the plaintiff
must he held TO have assumed the risks
of danger to himself incident thereto
including the negligence of his fellow
servants in the boat.
:. That the actual handling and us
ing Of dynamite in log driving opera
tionS is not such duty owing from,
the master to his servant as the law
i"rhids the master to delegate to- an
other so as to relieve himself from the
consequences of the negligence of tn ,se
handling and using it.
8. mat the foreman was the plain
TN felloW-serVant at the time of the
accident, and that for his NEGLIGENCE
whereby the plaintiff was injured .he
ocfehiant Is not liable III this action.
i, Ihe uncontrovertcd facts disclosed
IN The case do not sustain the plaintiff
action.
Judgment for defendant.
Received Dec. ., 1915.
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CL!N TON

The death Of Mrs. Irving p. Written
q Clinton occurred Dec. 8 following d
pflet illness. Mrs. Written was born
IN P1ttsf'eld. Sept. %, 1873, the oldest
OF seven children, and her death causes
the first break in the Immediate fam
ny. She was graduated from the Maine
Nent&! Institute, Pittsfield. in 1896
ana Farmington Normal school in
l9o2 She taught school in Clinton. New
gloucester and Pennington. On Sent.
10, 1904 her marriage to Irvine, p
Written took place. Floral pieces sent
by the Eastern Star, Rebekahs
grange, her class at NJ. c. T. ana
neighborhood Happy Hour Club all
bore testimony to their feelings Of loss
and sympathy.
Two children, Helen. aged s. and
Howard. aged 6, the husband. Irvine. p
"hltten, his son Norman. husbands
nlo'her' Mrs. Noah Written, the ia
ther and mother, George w. Higgins
ana Mrs. Lenora Richardson Higgins,
SIX brothers and sisters survive m
Everett c. Higgins Of Phillins Mrs
Carl Stinson of Clinton; DR.. George I
Higgins of Plymouth; Earl s H,o-
gins, Miss Bessie E. Higgins and Har-
ola "A. Higgins Of Clinton.
The funeral services were hold 81
the home on Monday afternoon The
hterment was in Evergreen Cemetery
at Clinton.
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VASSALRORO

NokTH-The Holly Club at wednes
Gays meeting elected the following Of
hcers: President, Sadie McOuillan
Vice-president, Mrs. James McDougall:
secretary. Miss Ellen Phillips. The las,
meeting for this year will be held nex,
wednesday evening. Dec. Is, at the
nome OF the retiring president, Miss
Ina Averili
Inc Pine Tree Club will have a Bene-
tit Whist party Monday evening Dec
IL in Golden Cross hall.
Mrs. Geo. 7. Morrison visited her
son, G. Edmund Morrison in Auburn
last Thursday to Saturday.
"A Christian Endeavor Rally for the
societies Of the China and yassaloro
Dlstrlct will be held at 100 Tuesday
evening Dec. IA. in the North Vassai.
ooro baptist Church Henry Upton OF
ooiy college will address the meeting
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-13
GOOD Wills EIGHTH
ANNUAL FAIR AND MID.
WAY, DEC. IS, Is AND

Hinckley, Me, Dec. 12.-tSpecial)-
The Good Will boys will have tha
eighth annual fair and Midway d
Dec. -, IS and II. This promises
be the best in the history Of Til
SCHOOL. The first two night will d
given over to the Midway from 645p
7.45 and lectures at Z. NJ. The NV
way will consist Of various shows III
Guiding acrobatic stunts, monologas
dialogues, palm reading, phrenolOE%
and magic. The lecture on the eW
ming of Dec. Is will be by DR.. Ar'a'
S. Phelps of Waterville on "WonN
Spots of America" illustrated witn'a
stereopticon. December l6 the lec'H1
will be by Rev. Oscar Peterson :"
Norway on Travels in Europe, i
lustarting his lecture with the stefe0f'
ticon.
The third evening there Will DC
concert by the Good Will Band I"
chestra and chorus. Immediately w
lowing will be an auction of cakes DIV
other articles.
Refreshments will be on sale. 49,
Japanese Tea Room with its me ia''
will be a pleasing as well as an alua.
tive feature The sales room VIII e'-
tain many fancy articles when ".
make fine Christmas gifts. the
hibition room with its cakes ua
ings. water colors and WoodN"'
should claim the attention OF every
one.
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Answers to Contestants
RESCRIPT FROM
THE LAW court

A rescript from the law court has
been received by Charles w. Jones of
Augusta. clerk of courts for Kennebec
county, in the case of Joseph Gallant
VS.. The Great Northern Paper Co.,
judgment being rendered for the de-
PENDANT. The text follows:
ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY
Joseph Gallant VS.. The Great North
ern Paper Co. Rescrpt. King, J,
I. The words engaged in cutting
hauling or driving logs as used in
Sec. 8, Oh. 25S, Public Laws of 1909
commonly spoken of as the Employers
Liability Act, includes any actual log
driving labor, regardless Of whether
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BOXING NOTES :

Jimmy Johnston, the manager of Ted
Lewis, intends to keep Lewis busy. Re-
SIDES having Lewis tied to meet Sol
die- Bartfield at the Armory A. A. nex,
Iuesoay night. Lewis will box K. o.
Brennan at Bualo Dec. II and Willie
Richie in New York Dec. %.
Bill Fleming and Joe Eagan will box
AT Bangor. Dec. IA. Three days later
Fleming will box Patsy De Lucca at
Rumford Falls, Me.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-13
A unique
CHRISTMAS
. PRESENT
Whether 1t Be For Old
or Young of Either
Sex an Outfit for the
Picture Puzzle Pas
time Will Prove Ac-
ceptable to All

A complete outfit to enter the
Journals Picture Puzzle Pastime
costs only G0c. II in doubt what
to give for Christmas this is
sure to prove a satisfactory pres
ent, as it adapted to old and
young alike and the pleasure de-
rived from it will last long after
Christmas and it also may prove
the means of winning q big cash
prize.
Answers to Contestants
Noodforcis. Dec. 3, 1915.
Sir: VIII you please tell ne Il | can
use the same name for more than one
picture?
Yes.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-13

IL was very dif1cult matter to get all
the locals to report their business with
sumcient promptness to include them in
the annual report and in fact about eight
OF them never rendered report. !.
Treasurer's Report
The treasurers report is long and
covers all items and it would take
up too much room in this article. How
ever. after all expenses had been paid
there was cash balance of s6622. 90.
Besides this there were some bills out
standing that brought the then present
worth Of the organization to s735s. 1862.
In giving a brief history Of the
Farmers Union OF Maine it would be
difficult indeed to convey to the read
er an absolutely correct understanding
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-13

The Quinine That Does Not Affeet' Nv
Because of its tonic and laXatiVe, h
Laxative Bromo Quinine can oe ta nss nj
anyone without causing nerVousnsiT os
ringing In the head. There IS on! sie
"Bromo Quinine. e. NJ. GRO'SS
nature Is on box. 3c.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-13

C Grooks FARMERS Union .......S 81, 19O 90
cnange. Naterville ............. 5o,2500O
Di. turner's Union .......... SO, sos 90
C ou,ifst rarhefS mon ......... s. 609 90
SGuiilosriai,u ana oxford Eek. ..... q, 800
1rsM Sweoen orange Co. Assn. 26,52i 90
I1slilaoec NalleE Farmers Ex... 1905S 90
ago Louhty Farmers Union. &c, 500 90
ri, ~. re5iopsGol froduce Ex....... 10000
~ oliruihe rarners Union 100000
" Ia :, aiIacook FARMERS Union..... 100000
I I;aei MAINE Produce Ex....... 13,0650 90
S S1insuslI Farmers Union: ......... 19,449 90
SSNoywmegan Farmers Union...... $4,000 90
~ A-iieoih hranch ................ 10.456 90
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-13

These figures were far in excess of
what was expected for what was prac-
ticaily the first years experience. There
We're three or four unions which did not
send in their reports, which would have
brought the total transaction to over
100000. With this showing in such a
short time the members retired to their
homes with the resolve that the next
years business would be increased 100
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-13

One primary objects OF our picture contest IS
to secure new for the Journal On receipt OF the
regular of years subscription to
the Journal the complete outfit consisting OF Ready
Reference Record and Solution Blank Book Will pc sent
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-04-14

Willard
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-04-14

air duels
midar reported Europe
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-04-14
THE HIP POCKET HABIT

in awaiting
pocket
promptly given years pennary
the
gun
something
that these
Generally, thingscrmna intent
Cuousy
visit find
folks habit
they excepted
just
gerous"
Chronicle differs with the
S dangerous. a
pocket
enemG himself those whom he
The Times Dispatsch
gunman-the fellow who,
all
running
recu applaud
enough put peaceful
Burglar" the who himself
gentleman" the caught with deadly
person punished regularly severely
sypunished pocket banishe handy gun
attributable nearly all the homicdes
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-04-14
NEW REALMS FOR KING COTTON

Tracy retiring president of the American Cotton Man
the convention
the with their campaign of
education on new Hickman
ton man and knows WELT possibilities CLOTH
An address
81 would respectfully suggest education be
tnued could this than to
adopt suggestion railroad Official the eff
should with exhibits of their
the Westthis be
accompanied and
capable exhibitors the cotton goods
hibit could moving free charge
place stationed and make
hbt
firmly believe that
people would adopt the of cotton mate
rails know lit
South East The railroads
probably associations
samewhch estimate would be
mont
will well follow his
and continue
cotton cloth He believes that
newspaper advertising exhibitions practical demonstrations
should be employed to that end
well the
the other materials used by
wearing apparel IN will only benefit
the agricultural
and manufacturing interests o.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-04-14
STATE OF GEORGIA,
COUNTY OF SUMTER.
IN THE NATTER
of the

Petition of PUBLIC UTILITIES COM
PANY, a corporation, for voluntary
dissolution under the Provision OF
the Laws of the State of Georgia.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-04-14
ORDER
GEORGIA-Sumter County.

GEORGIA-Sumter County.
Upon considering the foregoing Pc
tition, verified the oath day of March
1915, it is ordered that the hearing OF
said Petition be had before me at the
court house in said County on the Stn
day of May, 1915; that said Petition be
filed in the Office of the Clerk of this
Court; and a copy thereof, and this
order be published once week for
four weeks in the Americas Times
Recorder, wherein the Sheriff's sales
in and for said County are published,
and that any stakeholder of said Pub
lie Utilities Company, or any person
having a claim or demand of any char
acter against it, show cause before me
at said hearing why said corporation
should not surrender its charter and
franchise to the State and be dissolved
as a corporation, as prayed for.
This the Sth day of April, 1915.
(Signed) 2. A. LITTLEJOHN,
j. S. C. S. w. G.
Filed in Office April Sth, 1915.
S. r. HEYS,
Dept. Clerk Sumter Superior Court.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-04-14
EXHIBIT A
GAAlDAl "A
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMPANY.

Consent of Stockholders to Dissolu-
ton and to the Surrender of the Char
ter and Franchise of Public Utilities
Company.
March, 1915, at meeting of the tsock-
holders of the Public Utilities Com
pany, duly called for the purpose, a
resolution was odopted by the affirma-
tive vote of the owners of two-thirds of
the capital stock of such corporation
and more, none opposing, in the words
and to the effect following:
'RESOLVED that in the judgment
of the stockholders it is advisable for
the benefit of Public Utilities Company
and its stockholders that the same
should be forthwith dissolved, and it is
further
RESOLVED that said Public Utilities
Company shall surrender its charter
and franchises and be dissolved as a
corporation and to that end it is ord
cred that the President and Secretary
of said Public Utilities Company be
and they hereby are authorized and
directed to petition the Superior Court
of the State of Georgia, Sumter County,
for an order granting leave to said
Public Utilities Company to surrender
it's charter and franchise to the said
Superior Court, Sumter County there
of, of the State of Georgia, and dis
solving such Company as such corpor-
alton.
NOW, THEREFORE, we, the sub
scribers, being more than two-thirds in
interest of all the stockholders, as
sembled in pursuance of said resolu-
tion and waiver of notice, viz: the
holders representing all of the capital
stock of said Public Utilities Company,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-04-14

amount of the bonds of said Americas
Public Service Company, and for 1925
shares of the par value of one dollar
each of the capital stock of said Amer
icus Pupblic Service Company; that
said Public Utilities Company has no
property except such bonds and stock,
small amount in cash, bills receiv-
able and current assets; that the said
Public Utilities Company is not con-
Quoting any business; and that it is de-
sired to dissolve said corporation and
to distribute the property among the
stockholders of said Public Utilities
Company pro rata and to wind up the
affairs Of said corporation uponu such
distribution.
WHEREFORE your petitioner, Pub
lie Utilities Company, respectfully
prays that an order be made and a de-
cree entered herein by this Honorable
Court, granting your petitioner leave
" ol1 ITO CIlol ICl anu IL e1lClll0C-
as a corporation and accepting the
surrender of the said charter and fran
chise Of your petitioner, and that
your petitioner be dissolved as such
corporation, and for such other and
further relief as may be proper.
Dated, New York, March Gath, 1915.
Respectfully submitted,
corporate SeaD
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMPANY,
By (Signed) Louis F. Doyle,
President.
Attest:
(Signed) Allen E'2rdell,
Secretary.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-04-14
Attest:
STATE OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF NFW WORK.

STATE OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF NEW YORK. IS.
On the oath day of March, in the
year 1915, before me personally came
Loui F. Doyle to me known, who, be-
ing by me duly sworn. did depose and
say that he resided in the City of New
York at AZ West 59th St, that he is
President of Public Utilities Company,
the corporation described in and which
executed the above instrument; that
he knew the seal of said corporation;
that the seal affixed to said instrument
was such corporate seal; that it was
so affixed by order of the Board of Di-
rectors of said corporation, and that he
signed his name thereto by Ike order,
and that the facts set forth in the fore
going petition are true.
(Signed) LOUIS F. DOYLE.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this Oath day of March, 1915.
CHARLES R. CARROLL, Notary Pub
lie, Rockland County, Cert. filed,
No. As, New York County.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-04-14

to-wit: 5000 shares of the par value Of
$500 each, have consented and do here
by consent that the said Company be
forthwith dissolved and that the said
Company surrender its charter and
franchise to the Superior Court OF
Sumter County of the State of Georgia
and that the said Company by it's Pres
ident and Secretary execute petition
in the form hereunto annexed and pre-
sent the same to the said Superior
Court of the State of Georgia as pro-
posed in said resolution.
WITNESS our hands this oath day
of March 1915.
Shares of stock:
1 William c. Potter q. s.
1 John Lindley N.S.)
Louis F. Doyle q. S.
1897 shares of stock:
William C. Potter IL. s.
John Lindley Il. s.
Voting Trustees made agreement be-
tween voting trustees and others, dat
ed Marchc II, 1918.
5000 Shares of stock
being all of the capital stock o!
Public Utilities Company.
Attest:
(Signed( ALLEN WARDELL,
Secretary Public Utilities Company.
STATE OF NEW YORK,
COUNTY OF NEW YORK IS.
ALLEN WARDELL, being duly
sworn, on his oath says: That he is
Secretary of Public Utilities Company
tina the saw Louis F. Doyle, William
c. Potter, John Lindley, individually
and as Voting Trustees under agree
ment between Voting Trustees of the
Public Utilities Company and others,
dated March II, 1918, being all of the
stockholders of said Company at a
meeting called for that purpose, sign
the foregoing certificate of consent as
their voluntary act and deed, and your
desponent at the same time subscribed
his name as attestiag witness, and de-
ponent further says that the said res
olution of the Board of Directors and
stockholders were duly adopted at
the Directors and stockholders meet
ing duly and lawfully held as in said
petition recited That the signers OF
said petition are all the stockholders
of said Public Utilities Company.
(Signed) Allen Wardwell.
Subscribed and swort to before me
this 18th day of March, 1915,
VIM. H BRUDER,
Notary Public, Bronx County, No. 81,
Certificate filed in New York
County, No 1856, New York Coun-
ty Registers No. 5404.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-04-14

Chicagos mayoraly other
republican elected That's what
nearly every me-sylvania
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-04-14

England hurry
possessions furnished
than country
lie the a
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-04-14

that he is republican optmst 1t much easier for
optmist
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-04-14

hold that draw poker gambling
seeking
indoo sport-Nacon Evening
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-04-14

per of the peach is killed but the remaining ha
seems to be safe Journal
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-25
IOWA CORN YIELD TO BE ENoR.
NOUS DESPITE DRAWBACKS
OF SEASON.
DIES MONIES BANKER
MAKES AUTO SURVEY
Covers Seventeen Counties and 10 Sur
prised at Progress Made in Past Two
Weeks - Total Crop For State to
Equal Ten.Year Averase-Hay and
Other Crops Abundant.
ipecial to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Aug. 25.-The weekly
weather and crop bulletin. says:
Another week of fairly favorable
weather has aided the progress of farm
work and the growth of corn. The
temperature was. however. consider
ably below the normal, and several
nights were very cool. A trace of frost
was observed on the morning of the
Goth in Audubon and Crawford coun-
ties. This is the fourteenth consecu-
tive week that has given an average
temperature near or below the normal.
For the state, as whole, the week
was comparatively dry. but copious to
heavy local showers occurred in many
localities, which interfered with farm
work for a day or two. Stacking is
nearing completion, and shock thresh-
ing is progressing as rapidly as the
weather will permit. Threshing re-
ports continue to show good yields Of
small grain generally, but the quality
is mostly poor. and the yield of tim
othy seed is below the normal. Con-
sidering the cool weather corn is doing
as we'll ss could be expected. and some
ing ear stage, shut much of the late
planted is not yet in tassel. The third
crop Of alfalfa and the second crop Of
clover is ready to be cut, and both are
heavy, Potatoes garden truck, fruit
and pastures continue in good condi-
ton. The soil is in good condition, but
count of other work being more ur-