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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-03-02
Town Improvement SOciet,

The Town Improvement Society
completed the seasons study of
China at IA meeting held in Library
Parlors Friday afternoon. Owing to
the storm there was not a large at
tendance, but the program was one of
unusual excellence. In the absence
of the president, the presiding officer
was Mrs. Elizabeth Powers Merrill
one of the vice presidents, the after
noon being under her direction. The
two papers were The Opium Traffic.
very COMPREHENSIVE presented by
Mrs. Florence Higgins and The Fut-
ure Outlook for China. an able ar
ticle by Mrs. Emma c. Witham A
poem of Alfred Noyes. The Highway
man, was read by Mrs. Della l..
Bartlett and a very lovely short
story, In the Desert of Waiting was
read by Mrs. Laura H. Dinsmore.
There were two charming songs.
Winter Lullaby Song by Mrs Nellie
Clark and The Heart O'You by Mrs.
Mamie Watson and exquisite piano
solos were played by Miss Ella NJ.
Flanders The remainder of the year
will be devoted to various topics rela-
tive to the home and the next meet
ing which is to occur on March 10
will be directed by Miss Gertrude S.
Weston
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Correction.

In news item, some months since,
we spoke of Frank E. Emery, B. s.,
and M. s., of the University of Maine,
as having been connected with the
University of North Carolina. We
should have said the college of Ag-
riculture and Mechanic Arts" ia
miliarly known as the A. and M. of
North Carolina. Mr.. Emery served at
the latter institution for seven years
as assistant professor of agriculture
and for the two succeeding years as
full professor of agriculture, live
stock and dairying. During the whole
nine years he was the active agricul-
turist of the North Carolina expert
ment station, connected with the
same institution.
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Don't Take aChdnCe
>kow hogan People should Act in
Time

II YOU suffer from ha,etehs
II you have headache tH<ty spells
If The kidney ~ecreuops are -reea-
lar,
Don't delay likely tou saacys
8rr sick
SkoWhcFau people recommend uaan
kidney pills
Inns q Skow heean man e>a.r
rurr
Joseph Radcrlck. IL summer $.
SkoW heEau SAYS I rot puau :
ktdnes pills AZ SAMPSON AAof, $
Drug Star. several years AKA ars
ihss cured n, &c a sever harka,b. /
know ~ uHnh,t uf other pgaute b
fhis town vt1 800. uasd lsasus * i
net tails afa En- Every ease -, ~
suits have bc.n ea'islSctorS
Price sac al al dealers taeu
simply ask for A.dasy remedy 81
p,ans Kidney re.ls 'he sAmr maj
cured Ne Radsrses iasfsf NUtara
40 rrups upsalo y
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A Good Herd of Ayrshires

At Skowhegan recently, the writer
took a run out to Bloomfield Farm,
the summer home of DR.. Stevens of
Cambridge, Mass This farm is Of
particular interest to the readers OF
these columns as being the home of
one of the best herds of Ayrshires,
about 80 in number, to be found in
central Maine. This herd was start
ed by the doctor eight or nine years
ago, when he purchased and sent to
the farm bunch of heifer calves
selected from New Hampshire herd.
AT about the same time, he pur-
chased a young bull from the Good
Will Farm herd at Fairfield. All
were evidently good producing stock
although some of the heifers were
not quite up in all points with the
modern type of high-class Ayrshires.
Later finely bred young bull,
Duchess Dairy King 1882, bred by
L. A. Reymonn, Wheeling, w. Va,
was purchased to head the herd. He
was sired by Howie's Dairy King
1855, the sire of the worlds cham
pion two-year-old heifer. The pres
ent head of the herd is the two-year
old bull, Lenetta's Brawlad, bred by
DR.. j. A. Ness. He is a very large,
rugged-looking animal. measuring
feet, 10 inches, in his present form,
His dam, Lenetta, holds the record
as the highest officially tested Ayr
shire in Maine.
All the females now in the herd.
with one exception, are comparative
ly young and were bred on the farm,
only one of the original heifers being
retained.
Eight heifets from one to three
years old, the get of Duchess Dairy
King, standing side by side. are a
very handsome and uniform lot, such
as only come from a strong bred sire.
Those that have freshened, promise
to be excellent producers. There
are some younger animals of both
sexes, the get of Lenetta's Brawlad,
that are credit to the herd
Some of the cows and hefers that
have completed a years test, with
their A. r. records, are:
Duchess Lulabell 31849. two-year-
old class, milk 1903 pounds. butter
425 pounds; Florabel 21S44, mature
class. milk 1850 pounds. butter 524
pounds; Angie Crescent 21S42, ma
ture class, milk 9344 pounds. butter
451 pounds; Duchess of Bloomfield
1850, two-year-old class. milk 1872
pounds. butter 1895 pounds; Lulabel.
four-year-old class, milk 1858
pounds. butter $50 pounds.
Lulabe's record gave her the sixth
position in her class for the entire
country. Bloomfield Lulabel 36071,
who completed her test in the two
year-old class. Jan. 10, had more than
900 pounds of milk to her credit at
the time of our call.
The herd and farm are under the
very efficient management of A. S.
Chubbuck formerly farm superin-
tendent at Good Will Home.-Maine
Farmer.
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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.
March Maven Concert
March 3-W. r. c. meeting.
March Grand Army meets
March 6-Carpenters and Joiners
Union.
March probate Court.
March 7-Sorosis.
March S-Philathea meeting.
March 8-Beginning of Lent.
March 10-Town Improvement So
ciety
March 13-Town meeting.
March 14-W. c. T. L.
March 14-Pomona Grange at Nor
ridgewock.
March 15-Skowhegan Grange.
March 15-Woman's Club.
March 16-Municipal Court
March 17-Board of Trade (An-
nuaD.
March 20-D. A r.
March 22-Philathea meeting.
March 24-Chapman Concert
April 5-Philathea meeting.
April 13-Democrats have Jeffer-
son banquet.
April 19-Philathea meeting.
April 21-Goodwill Interscholastic
debate.
April 23-Easter.
Sept. 7, 8, 9-Somerset Central
Fair
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-03-02
IN BOSTON MARKETS

Quotations given here are strictly
wholesale and retailers must expect
to pay more for small lots:
Butter-Northern creamery extras
33@33hc; western tirsts, 291a q
30hc.
Cheese-York state, fancy. 1712 q
1Sc; fair to good, 1914 @17c; Young
America, l9@19kc.
Eggs-Choice hennery and nearby
28029c, eastern and western extras
26627c; western prime tirsts. 25u
25Rc: western frsts, 24M24Re. stor-
age iirsts. lSMl
Apples -lialdwins. 81 50n3 80 hbI.
greetings, $2n3. Northern Spy,
50 50@3 SO.
Potatoes Maine. 50 45d2 60 per
2-bu By, sweet potatoes. 75d9Oc
bskt.
Poultry-Northern fowl, lSm22c
western fowl. l7n2lc; native broil-
ers, 2SM32c. native roasters. 19u
27e. turkeys. Western. lSn SIC,
ducks. lisa lSc. geese. l4al6 ma
tive SQUAD. IS SOFAS so doz. native
pigeons. $2@2 20 doz
Live pouitry-Fo0l. l7M1Sc. chick
ems, l6m l7c: ROSTERS, Haze.
Truck Beets. 7ecaSl ON. beet
greens 75cm$l bu cabbage drum 3
head. SlGtl rs bu; new cabbage.
81 50a2 - crt. carrots. 7ar1r$1 hu.
celery. native. s. t1H2 dol Cah
fornia. Sittl -. eaultlower. sd
= % crt cucumber. s2a9 bN dan
delions s. s5fil bu egg plant.
So 5On3 EFT lettuce. native. 4er
15c bN onions. Connecticut valley
50 7503 - per loo M hr. California
$685. Spanish Slni 40 large
trt. hail ert. s. apu2. parsnips. 30
n7ac bN parsley. seffs 81 bN. pen.
pers 81 35Ne CIT radishes. S5sr
Toe doz spinach 81 25Hl.jo bn.
squash -. n c n thuhutb. 7Ggc
N s,rtus beans a. 5naf3 ct. to
ma,ocs dollhouse sosfiac r. tur
hips. ratabasa 81 t1rt.7 hW ahitc
ekr Sic'fsi lo ~ purple tops. snc
nsl hu
Fruit Crauhetfie. t@u. CT
ssns 50 hbi stra sherrtes :oDsoc
bx
HAv ant straw Tia. M rraee.
sss s14s, ao NJ. . -fads So s0H
Is No srade 'laWts so stoss
hay. tls ise straw EiSUls so. "a,
SrAw. Slo8ll.
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shows that I stand it real we'll I took
the Compound when my ten year old
daughter came and it helped me lot
have also had my oldest girl take it
and it did her lots of good. / keep it in
the house all the time and recommend
it."-Mrs. DEWITT SINCEBAUGH, West
Dandy, N. Y.
Sleeplessness, nervousness, irritabil-
ity, backache, headaches, dragging SEN
sations, all point to female derange-
ments which may be overcome by Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
This famous remedy, the medicinal
ingredients of which are derived from
native roots and herbs, has for forty
years proved to be most valuable tonic
and invigorator of the female organism.
Women everywhere bear willing testi-
mony to the wonderful virtue of Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
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Died After Brief Illness.

Embden Lake. Feb. Saturday
this town was saddened by the death
OF Mrs. Iva Jackson Paine. Mrs.
Paine was sick but a few days with
pneumonia and the end came as a
great shock to all. The deceased was
q years Of age and a member of the
Methodist church and highly es-
teemed by all She leaves To mourn
her loss a husband and two little
SONS father and mother. two sisters
and one brother. besides a host OF
friends The funeral was held Mon
day
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-03-02
Our High School Orchestra

Probably no High School in The
state can boast finer musical organ
ization than the Skowhegan High
School Orchestra It was founded in
1913 by David Lyons and Francis
Croteau, the first reharsals having
been held in the band room. without
piano. Later in the years the stu
dents were granted the orchestra pit
for rehearsals together with the use
of the piano In 1914 Mahlon Ger
IRISH, now a student at Bates College.
became the leader and during that
season the organization appeared very
frequently After his departure.
Francis Croteau was elected leader
and Miss Lois Mantor the librarian
The students had no coaching until
last September when Rev. Charles II.
Mckinney, pastor of the Island Ave.
Congregational Church began to drill
them, holding one rehearsal a week
his services being entirely gratuitous
The orchestra is now playing the
standard music, which is recognized
by the best musicians. The personnel
is as follows Lois Mantor Elsie
Raynor, End yiolins; Elmer White,
Bernard Bailey, Dalon Dumont. Bruce
White, LIST violins Myra Akeley. plan
list; Francis Croteau, Clyde Badger,
LIST comets; Fred Chase. Arthur
Springer End comets; Leo Porter.
traps
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-03-02
COntemplates Visit to Athens

A letter from L. O. Young now of
Texas reads as follows:
Februar 21st, 1916.
Dear Reporter:
You will observe / have changed
locations since my subscription ex-
pired. Now that l am permanently
located l wish to renew SO enclose to
you one years subscription to be sent
to address as given. l am contem-
plating a trip to my New England
home this spring and possibly may
call on you after visiting my old
home at Athens. Me. So with kind
regards, am yours,
Fraternally
L. o. Young.
r. D. No. 2. Box 3.
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Death of Mrs. Serena Harlow o
Smithfield

Mrs. Serena Harlow, widow of the
late Sanford Harlow, passed away
Monday afternoon at her home in
Smithfield village with the grippe,
aged about 76 years Mrs. Harlow
was born and has always lived in
Smithfield. the daughter of the late
Wentworth and Ann Stevens. She is
survived by three children, Charles,
who lived with his mother, Mrs.
Frank Titus of Madison and Clarence
of CharlestoWn, Mass, and five grand
children, two brothers, Clarence
Stevens of Smithfeld and Harris of
Mercer. Funeral services will be
held at the home and burial will be
at East Mercer.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-03-02

Lydia E. Pinkham 8
V eg e ia bic Com
pound for nerves
and for female trou-
bles and it straight
ened me out in good
shape. l work nearly
all the time, as we
live on a farm and l
have four girls. l do
all my sewing and
other work with
their help, so it
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-03-02

gratulations of friends till late in
the evening
She Is deeply loyal 10 the State Of
M1inc and was heard 10 say playfully
that the best thing at the great ex-
position was the sound of the Allan
tic waves heard through the long
distance telephone. The frequent
visits of New England friends have
been a great JOY to her. Still young
at So she proves the beauty Of old
age and the power Of an alert mind
and a loving spirit to defy the years
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-03-02
4 PATHETIC SITUATION
Mrs. EraStuS Thompson Leaves Ten
Children

Embden Center Feb. 29.--The en-
tire community is saddened by the
death of Mrs. Erastus Thompson
which occurred February 23rd. Mrs.
Thompson was ill only a few days
with typhoid pneumonia and she left
a three days old infant besides nine
other children, husband, father and
mother and other relatives to mourn
the loss of their loved one. Funeral
services were held Friday afternoon
at the Longfellow school house and
the interment was in the Emblem
Center cemetery. An unusually sad
feature was the fact that three of the
children were i'll with pneumonia and
attended by a trained nurse on the
day of the funeral The family have
the sympathy of many friends in
their bereavement
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-03-02
Moore La1ld.

Maurice Alboe Moore OF Norridge-
~ock and Sadie Marguerite l.add OF
Readneld were united In marriage
Feb Is by Rev John y. Thurston
The groom Is stone cutter aud the
couple will make their home In Nor
ridgcwock
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M. A Harlow of Mercer has been
more or less known as a breeder of
Shorthorn cattle for nearly 20 years,
and has from time to time purchased
sires in Canada, Vermont and the
west, for which he has paid out lots
of good money. He has also been ex-
ceedingly fortunate in his selections,
and many excellent animals of the
breed have sprung from his herd.
Mr.. Harlow, however, owing to the
pressure of other business. has failed
to give his breeding operations the
time and attention necessary to at
tain the highest success and reap the
full benefit of the money expended in
foundation stock and herd headers
He is still keeping a small herd and
thinks his last seasons calves were
as promising lot for their number
as any he has ever had They were
sired By a young bull of his own
breeding. a grandson of the great
AVondale. He is at present breeding
for whites and light roans.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-03-02
NYAL'S
CORN REMOVER

that's all there is to it Just apply
it and don't fuss with bandages.
It relieves all pain. banishes dis
comforts and removes the corn
when you've forgotten you ever
had one, There is absolutely no
danger of infection-it is thor
oughly antiseptic-forms coat
ing over the corn. softens and re-
ieves the pain following pressure
of shoe
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NOTICE


q = DISTRICT Gniftsr
MAINE ptSTIfTf
Portland Fehr4Aff i. 1918
Pursuant 10 tic rules IF The District
suurt IT the United states Tor the TITS
Ftet OF Aa'nH nutl.e u hereby EtN~n-
nat William I. AHdersnH - 1ATkmAn
stattan in saih ptsftIFt has applied
FOR siutisRiou an attorney AnA
-oanssttef ~ safd District count
lNa JAMES D. HkWET. CLERK
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Good Bye,
Painful Corns !!

When your feet are not right
paining you-corns continually on
edge makes You hate TO put your
feet down solid. it makes life just
about unbearable you're wrong
all over, day in and day out.
One of the simplest Yet most eff
fective methods OF removing corns
is to apply
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-03-02
AnseI HolYay Sustains a Fall

Larone, Feb. 2S.-Ansel Holway,
aged SO, while attempting to thaw out
frozen water pipe at f. H. Tobey's
got a bad fall, because of the chair
in which he was standing taking an
unexpected slide. He struck his head
on a tank cutting a bad cash in his
forehead and injuring his knee. For
tunately no bones were broken and
Mr.. Holway is reported as improving.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-03-02

Eighty per cent of the teachers In
the public schools In the United
States are Nouleu
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Price IS Cents
6. R. FOGG'S, Water Street
HUMPHREYS

Free Medical Dool; ia cele-
bration Of SKY years we have
published a revised edition Of
DR.. Humphreys Manual Of al
diseases, qlvtngin minute detail
the care and treatment cc
the sick with Humphreys
Remedies.
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WOMAN HAD
NERVOUS TROUBLE
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound Helped Her.

West Dandy, N. Y.-"I have had
nervous trouble all my life until | took
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-03-02
THE GREATEST HEALTH
INSURANCE IN THE WORLD
r. p. Taylor, Prominent Louisville
Druggist, Makes interesting
Statement

'erhe greatest health insurance In the
world is the simplest" he said. ~ new.
er could quite understand why people
are so negligent In the use of the sim.
plest of all preventives of Illness. It's
all matter of keeping the bowels
open. The man who carries little box
Of Rexall Orderlies has got a good
health policy in his pocket l believe
they are the best laxative ever pre-
pared, and their pleasant taste appeals
to men. women and children alike"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-03-02

mack numbers OF this paper. &c
mailed 10 any address Wa have
practically every issue for the paAl
ave ysara
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You can sell anything: Advertise
in Everybody's Column.
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The Washington times., 1916-09-03
SETTLEMENT EFFECJ
WIDELY DISCUSSED

The elimination Of the possibility a n
railroad strike. and the Affect wh3c6
that threatened. catastrophe has exGDs
oised during the past week, II the prins
cipal topic dwelt upon in the comment
ness made by the press OF the country
today.
While the prospect Of a strike Seemed
imminent for several days. tho leading
Of ss saa the ssys rush not 81
ders which has been pouring In fog
months continue to Hood the textile and
In the stock markets. however. thf
effect Of the agitation for q strike ana
the proposed methods Of preventing y
have been more 'pronouncedly reflected.
Commenting on general business, the
Ne wy ork Ties says:
THE restlcssness Of the labor ele-
ment. which Is always market during
a period Of prosperity ana rising mar
ket prices, has been one of the ele.
ments Of the business problem durfn6
the last week. OF course, the threat.
ened strike Of the railroad men was
ties. under minor labor troubles In Q
number OF industries were In way
even more vexatious. The latter were
really operative. and were hampertns
merely a possibility which most 6usi-
ness men thought would be averted.
Still there was some urvscttlsment
which was shown mostly In efforts 10
"Oniy in a few instances were there
shutdowns because Of the fear that
transportation facilities would be block
ed. Demands are too urgent for boen
domestic and export trade to warrenI
stoppase of production unless absolute. r.
metals and textiles trades Is in full
swing, with orders piling UP In most or
them beyond the capacity OF the plants.
The gathering OF the crops is also n
up to the record ones OF the last I've
years, the prevailing prices assure 5000
profits to the frowers. Every tnins
points to continuance OF the eooa
the consequent demand for all kinds
Of things to wear. The advancine
prices OF many commodities are not act
ing as a deterrent to buying.
The Sun New York;. despite the ~.
tiement OF the strike. does not look for
an enthusiastic response in the stock
market. Its comment on the future
follows. A.
some extent the perplexity most peGp,e
Prices were irregular. but were IN no
sense highly significant, since the trad
| ing was almost wholly In the HANDS OF
| professionals. But there we're CONNECT
Ing opinions as to what would happen
when the Street resumes business on
| Tuesday. Some look for a resumption
of the bull movement, assuming that
/ the trading was hesitant this week only
because OF the uncertainties In Wash
Others look more searchingly into the
future and see an inevitable struggle to
curb the overggrown power OF the lsooi
element. in a country like this when
ever a power becomes too great. or tht
people think 1t is too great. the people
rise up and smash IT, said one broker
| This In the minds OF many is sufnc1en'
| to deter the timid public from vers
active participation in the market IN thu
Immediate future
The Washington times., 1916-09-03
TODAY'S BEST FILMS.

Hippodrone, sS X street-Times-
beatrice Fairfax serial.
Loew's Columbia, Twelfth and
streets-Dustin Farnum, In Tho
Parson OF Panamint" (Pallis).
Garden. 423 Ninth street-Bessie Bar
riscale. in THE Payment" (Tn-
angle).
Strand. Ninth nd d streets-Lionsi
barrymore, in The Upheavaf'
(Metro).
Leader, 50T Ninth street-Mary PICK.
ford, In "Hulda from Holland"
Famous Players).
Penn Garden. Twenty-frst and Penn
sylvania avenue-William s. Hart,
in The Apostle OF Vengeance" Tri-
angle).
Circle. 2lO5 Pennsylvania avenue-
Gladys Hulette, in "Other Pcople's
Money" (Vitagraph).
Crandall's. Ninth and II streets
June Caprice and Harry Hillary.
in Little Miss Happiness" (Win-
lam FoX).
Savoy, Fourteenth street and Colum-
bia road-Mae Marsh and Robert
Harron. in wild Girl Of the
Sierras."
Apollo, 624 II street northeast-Cieo
Ridgiey and Wallace Reid, in The
Selfish Woman" Jesse L. Lasky).
Avenue Grand, 545 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. southeast-Ethel Clayton and
Carlyle Blackwell. in "A Woman's
Way" (world).
Masonic Auditorium. Thirteenth
street and New York avenue
Irene Fenwick, In THE Child OF
Destiny" (Metro).
The Washington times., 1916-09-03
Avenue Grand.

"A Woman's Way" a World Film
drama which deals with tho means
used by wife to revive the waning
affections of her husband, is today's
attraction at Crandalrs Avenue
Grand.
Ethel Clayton and Carlyle Black
well portray the principal characters.
THE Habit of Happiness" a comedy
drama, featuring Douglas Fairbanks,
a Triangle-Fine Arts subject. will be
shown tomorrow, supplemented by
the Keystone comedy. "a Bath House
Blunder" in which Charles Murray
heads the funmakers.
The Heart of Nora Flynn" an ap-
pealing drama, featuring Marie Doro,
Is Wednesdays attraction. Mabel Tai
iaferro will be seen Thursday in the
leading role OF Gods Half Acre"
Daredevil Kate" drama of life In
mushroom" munitions town, feat
uring Virginia Pearson and Jane and
Katherine Lee will be shown Thurs
day. Douglas Fairbanks will be seen
for the second time in the week on
Friday in the Triangle feature, THE
Good Bad-Man."
As an auxiliary attraction. Charles
Murray will be seen In Her Marble
Heart" Keystone product The