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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-10-20
panama-Paclfic E1positions, San Francisco
and San Diego, California.

INV Vuu Ot06Vg OQIIlVIul0s
Very low round trip fares.
Dates of sale March 1st to Nov.
ember 8Oth, 1915. Final return
limit three mouths from date of
sale, except that those tickets
will not be good to return later
than December 81st, 1915.
Low round trip fares from
principal points a. follows:
Charlotte $84 Is. Salisbury $84. Is,
High Point $84, Is. Greensboro
$84 Is, Mount Airy $3.50 %, Gas
tonia $88 Is. North WiIksboro
$87, IS, Statesville $84. 10 Hickory
s83. 25, Morganton $82. 20, Wins.
ston.Salem $84. Is. Shelby $500
Fares from other points on same
basis. Fares to Seattle or Wis
Portland and Seattle at higher
rate. These tickets will permit
of diverse routing and will allow
stop-over on both going and re-
turn trip within limit of ticket.
Southern Railway offers choice
of several routes of historic inter.
est from which to select; going
one way and returning another
Through connection and good
servics via Memphis. St Louis,
Chicago or Now Orleans
Through cars daily via New
Orleans and Sunset Route. Spe-
clal car parties now being arrang-
ed. affording opportunity to make
trip without change with select
company on outgoirg trip; re-
turning at leisure via and route
you may choose, stopping off at
your own pleasure. thereby avoid.
ing all the discomforts of going
and returning with large tour par.
ties, being compelled to follow the
crowd. In going individually or
with special Pullman car parties
you spend your own money, stop
where you please and 90 and come
to suis your own convenience and
money paid tourist agents
for escorting you around.
For further information apply
10 Southern Railway agents, or
r. II. DEBurrs,
division passenger sgent,
Charlotte, N. G. "a
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-10-20
RICHFIELD R. F.. D. NO.. /.

Oct. 18.-The farmers of thil
section are busy sowing oats and
wheat.
While out muscadine hunting
the other week, P. H. Wagner
found a snake skin on Long Oreel
measuring sevsn feet in length.
Who can beat that?
Boyden Almond was married tt
Miss Flora Lowder of Plyler re.
csntly. We extend to them q
long and prosperous life.
Asbury Wagner of Salisbury,
visited home folks from Friday
untll Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Oulp we're
visitors at James Dry's Sunday
evening.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. O. A.
Barringer a daughter.
Miss Mary Lou Wagner, who
Is attending school at New Lon
don, visited home folks Saturday
night and Sunday.
Corn shuoklngs are in full blast
In this Vicinity at this writing.
Charlie Williams and family
were visitors at J. o. Culp's Sum
day.
M. D. Dry, has started on his
cream route.
Mrs. Christina Culp, who has
been almost helpless for nearly
three years. is still lingering in a
weak condition.
Miss Maud Wagner visited
Miss Eltha Culp Sunday evening.
Floy Oulp is wearing a broad
smile because it is a girl.
MISS Vertie Ritchie has return
cd home from Automatic where
she has been standing an exsmjna.
ton.
There will be preaching at Yves.
Icy Chapel nexs Sunday at II
O'Clock.
George Misenheimer visited his
best GIL recently.
A A. Wagner also gave his
girl a call Sunday night.
Charlie Culp visited at Alex
Wagoner's Sunday.
A protraoted meeting began at
Mlsenheimer Sunday night. We
hope 1t will be a success.
With best wishes to The
WATcHMAN and its many readers.
sally ANN,
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-10-20
SCARCELY
WALK ABOUT

believe ! would have died If I hadn't
taken it.
After began taking Cardui, l was
greatly helped. and all three bottles re-
lieved me entirely.
! fattened up, and grew so much
stronger II three months, l felt like an
other person altogether"
Cardui Is purely vegetable and GENTLE
acting. Its ingredients have a mild, tonic
effect. on the womanly constitution.
Cardui makes for increased strength.
improves the appetite, tones up the ner-
vous system, and helps to make pale.
sallow cheeks, fresh and rosy.
Cardui has helped more than a million
weak women, during the past so years.
1t will surely do for you. what it has
done for them. Try Cardui today.
Write to: Chattanooga Medicine Co., Ladies' Ad.
visory Dept. Chattanooga, Tenn, for Special IN.
structaons on your case and 64-page book, Home
Treatment for Women" sent in plain wrapper. jos
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And For Three Summers Mrs. Vim
cent Was Unable to Attend to,
Any Of Her Homework.

Pleasant Hill, N. CO suffered for
three summers" writes Mrs. Walter
Vincent, of this town, land the third and
last time, was my worst.
had dreadful nervous headaches and
prostration, and was scarcely able to
walk about. Could not do any of my
homework.
also had dreadful! pains in my back
and sides and when one of those weak,
sinking spells would come on me, /
would have to give up and lie down,
until it wore off.
was certainly in a dreadful state of
health, when l finally decided to try
Cardui. the woman's tonic, and l firmly
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-10-20
NOTICE.

Notice il hereby given that Ger.
ti6cate No. 1928 for 8 shares of the
capital stock of the Patterson Mtg,
Co., of China Grove, N. G stand.
ing in the name of the undersipn.
ed, has been lost and application
has been made to the said Patter.
son Mfg. 90. for issuance If q new
certificate. f. N. PATTERSON,
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-10-20

inVlgorat4a% TO the Pale and sickJv
I Ihs % Standard general Strengthening toni.
M MAMIE iiAsI F. E;ssS shin IoN1c, drives out
A trls Tonic. For adults and e Ji she system en-
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-10-20
RUB-MY-TISM

Will cure rheumatism, Neu.
raleia. Headaches, Cramps, Collie
Sprains. Bruises, Cuts, Burns, Old
Sores letter. Ring Worm &c.
zema. etc. Antiseptic Anodyne,
used internally or externally. Csc
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-28
|ARENTS FORCE Way into
THE HEARING OF BOARD OF
EDUCATION OF WA1ERv|LLE

The board, in session before the
students were admitted, at first said
that only the members Of the class, or
their legal representative. or both
should be admitted. Harvey D. Eaton
said thta he was there as parent,
not representing anyone, but that he
would like to attend the session. After
debating the proposition, the board adj
mitted students and parents, also re-
porters.
Later the parents were excluded and
the board began to question each Senior
separately. Several of the young ladies
came out crying.
The parents headed by Harvey D. Ea-
ton pushed open the door and forced
their way into the room. Mr.. Eaton said:
Il will not leave as long as daughter
of mine is here
You mean to insinuate We are giving
the third degree" asked Judge Matthew,
a member of the board.
II insinuate nothing; but I am going to
stay here as long as a child Of mine Is
here he replied.
so are We, cried all the parents in
unison.
The questioning was still being contin-
ued at II O'Clock.
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GERMANY ASSAILS y
BRITISH VERACITY
CONTINUED From Page y

battle in the North SEES, returned nome,
Monday and during Monday night, It,
was announced here today. The Lion.
the flagship Of Sir David Beatty. was
the last Of the battle cruisers to ar
rive. She returned Tuesday morningi
when the Arethusa and the, Laurel j
among the light cruisers, some Of thei
destroyers and the battle cruisers Tiger, 4
Princess Royal, Indomitable anh New
Zealand were already at their mooeingu.
The Lion arrived at II. o'clock and Nvasl
greeted with vociferous cheers by the,
crews Of the anchored warships. It was
a spontaneous tribute Of affection to-
Vice Admiral Beatty and his nagship .
Captain Erdmann Of the German ra-
mored cruiser Bluecher. which was sunk
in the recent battle in the North Sea-
has been placed among the wounded =,
according to the Edinburgh correspond
ent of the Times. He is suffering from
shock.
The Lion and the Tiger were the only
British battle cruisers THAT sustained
material damage In the fight, the corr
respondent adds. The Lion had hsr|
speed reduced but that soon can be slm-
edied The Princess Royal, another Of
the British battle cruisers which had
almost as big part in the action. the
correspondent states, Is practically un-
scathed.
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PRATT'S MOTHER =.
KNOWS NOTHING
0F'THE MURDER

South Paris. Me-, Jan. N.-T don't
know one thing about 1t. It's terrible
and it's just as much a mystery to me
as It is to anyone. am telling you the
truth"
Mrs. Lucy Pratt reiterated these state
ments over and over Wednesday morn,
ing as she discussed the finding Of a!
body Of man under the stable OF her
home in South Paris. =
Pratt, who Is under arrest on the charge
of murder in connection with the case.i
She is employed in the home Of Mr. and
Mrs. Fred P. Taylor, Davis avenue. Au-
burn, where she has been four weeks
II can't remember just exactly the
date I left home." she said. II ate
Thanksgiving dinner there. Prescott had
little money. Hiram had little. Clara
had little and I had little and we
put it together and got our Thanksgiving
dinner and ate it together. 4
"a few days after that came to Lew
iston. First worked for Mr.. Torsey,
who keeps the stable. and then work.
ed for Mrs. Rowe on Park street, and r
been so good to me. A daughter couldn't
have been kinder than she has been
since that story came out"
Mrs. Pratt talked freely Of herself and
family save In regard to the finding Cd
the body. II know nothing whatever
about it," she insisted again and again.
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FAIRFIELD
Club Meetings and Social Gath
erings Wednesday Afternoon
And Evening We're All
Well Attended
GRADE TX SOCIAL TONIGHT
personal NOTES

A son arrived Tuesday noon at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Desirie Longuay,
Water street. Both mother and son
are doing well.
Miss Bertha Smell, after several days
illness resumed her duties Tuesday as
teacher in the North Grammar School.
The nine months old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Phillip Cloutier of Shawmut,
who was seriously burned last week is
reported improving slowly. The acct
dent was of very serious nature. The
little child's mother left the room for
a moment and one of the smaller chill
dren playing about the babys Grade,
set it afire.
J, H. Fletcher is able to be out af-
ter few days illness at his home on
Osborne street.
Miss Lois Spencer has resumed her
studies as a Senior at the Lawrence
High school after a several months
absence because of illness.
Miss Winnifred McGrath Of Water
vile was the guest Tuesday Of Miss
Marion Bates, Western avenue.
Fred H. Neal went to Lewiston
Tuesday to attend the Rexall con-
vention.
Lester Glazier has entered the en-
ploy of William W. Nye in the groc-
cry store.
Miss Alice Hunter is enjoying a
vacation from her duties as clerk at
r. o. Files.
John Pierce of Elm street assumed
his duties this week as Superintendent
of traffic of the Watervile & Fair
field Electric Road. His advance
ment comes through faithful and con.
scientious work for the company dur
ing the past several years.
Edmond La Pointe and Charles
Cakes left Tuesday for a short trip
to Deadwater and vicinity.
Mrs. Percy Brown is at the homo Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy A. Smith. West
ern avenue, for several weeks.
A. D. Romunus Of Boston is pass
ing a few days in town the guest Of
William NJ. Crawford. Kelley street.
Mrs. Samuel Wing entertained at
Thimble Tea Monday afternoon at her
home in honor Of her sister. A large
number of ladies were present and
the afternoon was passed in sewing
and sociability.
The members Of the North Grammar
school Grade TX will hold a social Thurs
day evening, at = the Lawrence High
= -A--.~ =.
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TRUST FUND PROVIDES FOR ~.
HOSPITAL; WITH WASHINGTON
UNIVERSITY AT ST. LOUIS, MO,

st. Louis. Mo-, Jan. 27.-A trust fund
for the establishment Of hospital in
connection with Washington Univer-
sity. st. Louis, is created by the will
Of Mrs. Eliza Mcmillan. which was
filed in the probate court here today.
The will disposes of an estate valued
at 100000 to $4,Ooo!O00. The will dis
poses absolutely of the personal es-
tate Of Mrs. Mcmillan and by contin-
gent requests of her share Of the es-
tate of her husband. president of the
American Car and Foundry Co., who
died in 1901.
Rev. w. ]. Mckittrick, who re-
signed the pastorate Of the First Pres
byterian church here after his leg was
amputated as the result Of an acct
dent in Cincinnati, will receive $3.50 a
month as long as he lives, and his
widow will receive the same amount
The son is given 100000 and the st.
Louis home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-28

A summer home in Magnolia, Mass,
Is willed to Mrs. Lucie Mcmillan.
wife Of the son.
The hospital Is to be known as the
Mcmillan Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
1nf1rmary.
The university however. is to re-
ceive the bequest II the son Of Mrs
Mcmillan dies without issue. 1t is
estimated that if the contingent be-
quest becomes operative, it will be
more than one million dollars
Also contingent upon her son, now
45 years old. leaving no child, the uni
versity. was given 100000 to assist
young girls in getting an education
and thereby becoming self-supporting
Mrs McMillan's son, William North
rop Mcmillan, has been married many
years and has no children. He owns
two homes in England and was host
to Theodore Roosevelt during his
hunting trip in East Africa.
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FIRST REPORT OF RESERVE BOARD
DEVOTED TO PROOF OF AID TO
THE NATL FINANCIAL. SITUATION

Washington, Jan. 27-The first re-
port Of the Federal Reserve Board
covering the developments which pre- :
coded the opening Of the twelve re-
gional reserve banks last November
and the two months in which they
have been in actual operation, was sent
to Congress today. It announces that
noteworthy results already have been
accomplished and that the system now
cannot be regarded as experimental
in the sense that there is my uncer-
tainty as to the outcome" No legis-
lation is asked for, the board devoting
its report chiefly to an outline Of how
the new system has strengthened the
Nations financial situation.
Less Than Five Months
Less than five months have
elapsed."' says the report, since the
introduction into our financial system
of the most far-reaching change that
has been made in the field Of American
banking since the passage Of the Ma
tional Banking Act. Less than two
months have gone by since the Fed
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,hev we're refused third foot
ronv last fail because two had
~. heen held; that the use Of the
Gymnasium was refused to stu
~ While permitted to a club COM
i, nar-ly Of non-students; that
- the school committee, as treas
uitbhcld money for football
E' that the sub-master used slang
Y locked class in recitation
thar now and oppressive rules
heen made. that the principal de-
,a 10 he present at all class meet
ord that the courses in French
rnclish are not up to the college
..orrsnte were the principal
.nos of long list that was pre-
"a 70 the Board Of Education
.snesdav night by the Seniors of
4 eryj!Ie High school
g. cIas. with one voice. affirmed in
nav 70 p question by a member OF
'"oa rd that the refusal Of the board
,ornit the proposed trip to WASH
20 ,ras not the reason why they
"a att Tuesday morning. Super
Paao,+ Of schools Charles X. Per-
md PRINCIPAL Arnold NJ. Sanborn
f. ,rDsent and made informal an
49, th.. charges. The written
80 ,reTr presented by Class
[esident BERNARD Ol)onneit'
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READFIELD

Mr.. Booker and Mr.. Raymond will
saw ice this week.
Mrs. Mary Jane Jacobs Of Mt Vernon
died very suddenly Thursday morning.
She was a lady nearly 81 years Of age
and had been suffering from heart and
bronchial disease for some time but was
much better for some days and felt the
best the morning Of her death that she
had for weeks, being able to dress her
self for several days
Born to the wife. OF Geo. r. Booker.
Readfeld, Jan. q, son.
Mrs. Mary Carson returned to her
home in Canton Saturday last.
Erwin Morrill,, who was very sick last
week, is able to be out again.
DEPOT-Mr. and Mrs. George Pike Of
Winthrop were Sunday guests OF their
daughter, Mrs. Nelson s. Gordon. and
Miss Sara Pike, Mrs. Gordons sister. is
now her guest
Miss Edna Moulton passed Saturday in
Winthrop visiting her relatives.
J. e. Mccormick of Augusta passed
Friday at his Readf1eld home.
Mrs. May Walton Of Winthrop is as
sisting Mrs F. w. Brown, as her four
children are nearly all i'll with measles.
Mrs. Lotta Collins visited Sisters hos
pital Friday. finding Mrs. H. B. Poole
very comfortable.
The stork passed the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Adell Monday morning, leav-
ing a sweet little girl to brighten the
future.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Wright and Mrs.
Oscar Chesley and daughter. Miss WV
ian, attended the funeral Of Miss Mar
tina Kendall at Mt. Vernon Sunday morn
ing. @
Roy Curtis, who has had long con-
finement from a broken leg. is now
walking on clutches.
Roy MiIlett Is i'll with the measles.
Arthur Lovejoy is i'll with pneumonia
and his little daughter has measles. Mrs.
Lovejoy's sister. Mrs. Handy Of Mt. Yer
non. IL caring for them.
The friends Of 4drs. Kate Dudley, who
IL at the Central Maine hospital with a
broken hip bone. extend their heartfelt
sympathy, hoping for her recovery.
Relatives have learned Of the serious
illness of William H Dudley, formerly
Of Mt Vernon.
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EpFAKINC WEDNESDAY EVENING
| At FIRE DEPARTMENT. BANQUET

atus of years ago when he was a fire.
man and when the department volun-
teers took long rope and pulled their
vehicles to the fires, and the present
when the men reach their:destination
in fast speedy, efficient autos.
DR.. J.. G. Towne, always entertain
ing and humorous, quite lived up to-
his reputation and expressed his graf
itude as a citizen for the good work
of the department
Mayor Louis E. Hilliard spoke rath-
er briefly along general lines and paid
his respects to the members. He told
of the purchase of the new truck, the
one drawn by horses, which proved
too heavy a team and how 1t had
been sold for the purchase price which
was put toward the new auto truck.
A former chief, Calvin c. Dow. said
that for the number of men in the de-
partment, it is the best in all New
England He spoke of the xecellent
work of it's members at Bangor and
how it's reputation has spread to New
York. A rather interesting fact was
brought out that $4,000 men lost their
lives in fires in one year.
Chief Allen of the WinSloW depart
ment summarized the work of his men,
and has he is handicapped by lack OF
apparatus and he hoped to be able to
boast of an auto truck within a short
time.
Chief Smith of the Fairfield de-
partment also spoke along the lines
of Mr. Allen. Chief Berry summar-
lied the work of the department say
ing that it responded to 131 alarms
and that the last has been smaller
than in the five preceding years He
said that they have been handicapped
by lack of motive power. which SEEM
ed to follow the department through
out the fall and winter.
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s.r,o,f,- If story on Another Page
n. tbo tafli.cf of the Waterville fire
,o.reut Wednesday evening Chief
e.. extended II very hearty welcome
q ,bcn introduced Hon. Frank RedinS-
1. % Tia. first speaker. Mr.. Redinston
Lnressed his pleasure at being able to
s,srd and aoped to he present at many
E,re He sid that when fire was in
s,.ed lt,ti,. ,lla the man think what he
e. stirring up, for he made possible
l. event Of the evening. The latest and
Iost n.odern acquisitions of the depart
IT, v,r,. commented upon. The former
..vor said he, believed in the progress
k.ness and acgressiVenesS of the de-
.rment aud it's efficiency, The prosper
Of the little city, he said, lis in no
oil degree. due, to the efficiency of the
snartm,nt, which is ranked .aS one or
n host m the State The wilfui build
T. nj brush and scrub fires was earn
ry condemned by Mr.. Redington, who
sneyes d day should be set aside each
kar for a. hremen's celebration III which
\ nhfl, md Boy Scouts could partic-
sre H., also believes in Il reserve force
1 q trained young men to deal with
kuatious such as confronted Bangor,
HEM or Chelsea. y very hearty trib-
"a was paid to chief Berry for his en-
XIV, tenlcity in making the department
bat it is.
Bred ". Clair, who was a representa-
h Of the insurance interests, was call
upon for an extemporaneous speech
Ia he responded nobly to his toast. He
bcke IN d light entertaining vein along
Y lines If the department.
Rev. 6 +. Nicholson, pastor of st.
Iarks. spoke along light, humorous
hes and c0uulimented the chief, the de-
Irment and its members for their work
il always being ION the job.
EDr J. f. Hin responded to a toast,
hd compared the fire fighting appar-
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IDENTITY THE BODY OF man +
FOUND UNDER SOUTH PARIS!
/ BAAN..PRATT IS ARRAIGNED

season. He drove q taxicab. here al
summer, meeting the trains and the
boats daily 80
mo complaint was ever made TO ua
and we were never asked to look him up.
He had right to leave town II hs4want-
ed to. His family didn't live here, 1t
was natural that he should john them
after the auto season was over. He
kept his machine in a Forest avenue gar
age"
Chief Dresser says that Mr.. Davis had
lived in Portland only about two years
and he understood THAT he came from
Island Pond, VI. His two. daughters.
Mrs. Pearl Smith and Mrs. James Nc
Fadden, both live there. Mr.. Davis;
wife, Mrs. Addie Davis. Is understood to
be now at Lakeport, N. H. Davis also
has two sons, but, neither Of them liveMn
Portland and Chief Dresser does not
know their names orsaddreseea. !
"Mr. Davis was in the habit. of. caxyyA
ing considerable money In his pockeS'a
said Chief Dresser. "Eor a rough guess
I should say he carried about $20OS-w1th
him all the time" ,
Davis Is well spoken Of in Portland.
His friends evidently had felt no CON-
Germ about his disappearance, Chief
Dresser thinks Davis was about s. years
old.
Later 1t was learned Mr.. Davis has q
sister, Mrs. Addie Meehan. who lives at
pa Park avenue Portland.
According to Mrs. Meehan, George Da-
Wis has not been heard from fop several
months His brother. Edward e. Davis.
is now on his way to South Paris from
Island Pond to identify the body II pos
sible.
| For a number of years George w. Da-
Wis was conductor on the Grand Trunk
Railroad.
Howard w. Worth. foreman of the tax
icab service corporation, said Wednes-
day that Mr.. Davis had worked for that
company as chauffeur TOR some time
until last May. During his stay in Port
land Davis made his home at u Free
street. When he severed his connection
with the taxicab company he bought q
small automobile which he operated as
a public conveyance at the corner of
Congress and High streets
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WATERvILLE

by Scouts Enjoy Views Of America
|fhe Boy Scouts of this city had an I'M
Dual program of great interest at their
be meeting and had secured stere-
pticon lantern which was run by Chan
" Brown. The views were of places
4 interest here in America. Mr.. Stevens
foyed himself a worthy leader among
Egs, as the boys showed great interest
J the pictures shown. Scout Master
Ieeks feels proud to know that he has
1fh boys ia his troop. Everybody went
Pine declaring it was one of the best
lograms for long time. There was a
re attendance.