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STAFFORD STRINGS.


 Orouttville got the jump early and breczed in the winner in it's game with the Spartans of Rockville Mon- day afternoon on Hyde park. The score was 9 to 6. Score by innings; Orcuttville, O 4 o O. 1 O2 1 1-9 Spartans, CA 0 % o 0 l 1-6 Batteries -Huden and Ashe; Fl. Moorhousa and s. Moorhouse.
 Ray" Ournan was the pitching choice for Stafford in the game against the All Rockvilles. played Saturday afternoon on Hyde park diamond. For eigLt verses. in which his team mates garnerel their five tallies, he held the visitors scoreless. In the ninth Hnnniford led 9 of with a single, Miller sacrificed, Colum singled SCOT ing Hunniford, and Brown walloped the pill for two sacks, scoring Colum The next to men went out on strikes. Stafford batted second in the first inning and therefore did not trap last. The score was 5 to 2. Wise starred in center garden for Stafford accepting five chauaes of the non n-cinoh variety. Soora.
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WELLINGTON

Despite the extreme heat of Sunday there were 69 at Bible school. Pastor Parker gave very fine patriotic ser mon that all listened to with appreoi. ation.
 Among the sufferers from the pre- vailing laryngitis have been Mrs. Charles H. Hobby, Mrs. Diantha Essex, Mrs. Clarence Essex, Mrs. G. V. Smith, Mrs. Preston and others.
 Mrs. Smith of Pennsylvania, who has been visiting her son, George V, Smith and Mrs. Smith at Greenorest, was led to shorten her visit by the fact of her son in. law, MT. Alcorn, being called to the border with his regiment and her going to be witt her daughter in New Haven during his absence.
 On Friday evening at 7 o'clock there will be a social at Baptist church, and, as straw berries, cream and cake are among the attractions, cake is solicited by this notice. After social hour the business postponed from the annual roll-oall meeting will be taken up and considered. Al all who are interested in the church, Sunday school and community life and it's development are concerned ir the enlargement and improvement oi the conference room and kitchen, anG as that is the matter in hand there should be a general attendance. A pleasant evening and large at tendance is hoped for.
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to the unalloyed satisfaction of local followers of the team and to the dis may of the big Monson roofing con. |tingent, Stafford established it's superiority by the lobsided decision of l to l. Three pitchers did Monson send to the mound to stem the hitting festivities in which the locals indulged to the extent of polling out 19. and the servings of each looked pretty much alike to batting eyes Huden, the Stafford shortstop, followed up his good work of the morning in the field, one of his contributions being a spectacular spear of fly after a run back. Green, Bolieau, Wise, Capt
 Gilman and Ournan did the scoring. Green, Bolieau, Wise and Curnan were there too in the hitting particular.
 especially Curnan who rapped the ball for an average of 1000. McMahan and Borgerson were the best stickers for Monson. The MOnson pitchers were not accorded good back ing. Score:
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Guyo and Angelo Fontanella of Old Mystic visited here for the Fourth.

GuyO and Angelo Fontanella or Old Mystic visited here for the Fourth.
 Regular meeting of Baker Chapter. Eastern Star next Wednesday evening. There will be work and refresh. ments.
 MT. and Mrs. George Rhoades of Melrose Highlands, Mass ,were recent guests of MT. and Mrs. James Shep- pard, Jr.
 Race horse'' Jack Murray has taken the position of second trainer at the Clay Cotton stables. Daniel D.. Devine recently left the place to work at Sage Park, Windsor.
 The Glynville Stars took the second of two games this season from the Orouttville nine Sunday afternoon on the fair grounds, winning by the decisive return of 20 to 1.
 Wm. Foster and family of Hartford, MT. and Mrs Lewis Barber of Meriden and Miss Elizabeth Thompson of Worcester have been guests of MT. and Mrs. J. A. Foster of Stafford Street.
 The following copy of an old commis- sion was sent us by Joel N. Enc:
 Commission to Isaac Pinney of Stafford by George III.
 "George the Sd, by the Grace of God of Great Britain, France and Ireland, KING, Defender of the Faith, &c.
 To all to whom these Presents shall come, GREETING: Know Ye, That we have assigned, constituted, and appoint. ed, and by these Presents do assign, con. stitute, and appoint Our trusty and well. beloved subject, Isaac Pinney, Esq, to be Judge of Our Court of Probate, to be holden within the District of Stafford, ir our Colony of Connecticut, in New Eng land, with the Assistance of a Clerk, te hold our said Court of Probate of Wills Granting of Administration, appoint ments and allowing of Guardians, with full Power to act in all Matters proper for prerogative Court.
 In Testimony whereof, We have caused the Seal of Our said Colony to be here with affixed
 Witness, Jonathan TrumbuIl, Esq., Governor of our said Colony of Connect icut, and with the Consent of the Genera Assembly of the same in Hartford, this first Day of June in the 18th Year of Oul Reign, Annoque Domini, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Three.
 By his Honor's Command Jona Trumbull, Governor. Geo. Wyllys, Sec'y."
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UNION.

John Buckley of Hartford was home Sunday.
 Mrs. W. c. Howard of West Wood- stock called on friends in town the first of the week.
 MT. and Mrs. Harry Palmer of Hartford spent the week lend at the Marcy homestead.
 On account of the spread of the measles the social announced last week for this week Friday evening will be postponed until further notice.
 Rock Meadow.
 John Castlos of New York was with his family for the Fourth.
 Herbert and Della Heck of Worcester were with their parents over Sunday.
 The Helpful Circle will meet with Mrs. Adelbert Agard next week Thurs day and hold business meeting for the electing of officers. It is requested that all members be present.
 MT. and Mrs. Morris Towne o1 Southbridge recently visited his mother, Mrs. Anna Towne, who re. turned with their son to their home for visit until after the Fourth.
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HOME NEWS.
LOCAL NOTICES.

LOCAL NOTICES. Matter under this head 10 cents per line.
 We make Suits guaranteed to fit from S10 up. Modern Clothing Co.
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Stafford, o % 3 9 o poo 1-5
 Monson, o 2 o ? o % o O CA
 Runs, Green 3, Madsen l, Gilman 1, Giffin l, Downey 2, Welsh l two- base hits, Green 3. Madsen 3, Gil. man, Giffin, MoMahon; stolen bases. Green 3, Gilman 2, Wise l, Gifin 1. Crowley Rees I, Welsh 3; first base on balls. off Downey ?, of Wise 8; struck out, by Downey 12, by Wise 6; left on bases, Stafford 4, Monson IA; wild pitches, Wise l. Downey 9; hit by pitcher, Barsleau by Downey double plays. Huden to Burrell; time, 2 hrs. umpire, Faulkner.
 Curnan was given the task of slab work for Stafford against Monson in the second game Independence day be- tween the two mines. The game was staged on Hyde park diamond well along in the afternoon in connection with the community celebration and
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C. p. HOD G s o N
Stafford Fair Announcement.

Connecticut Association recently
 
 
  William H. Hall Stafford The following adopted persons
  a ons-ha potatoes following
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Stafford, To 2O2 % o #-5 All -Rockvilles, 100000 2-2
 Two base hits, Andrews, Burrell, Miller, Brown; stolen bases, Green, Bolieau, Burrell. Huden B, Ertle, R, Monahan. Andrews; hit by pitcher. Felber, by Curnan; left on bases, Stafford 2. All-Rookvilles g: struck out, by Curnan 9, by Miller wild pitches, Curnan T.; passed balls, Baokofen 2, umpire, Miller; time 3 hrs. l; sacrifice hits, Gilman, Hnniford, Miller. Brown. %Batted for Felber in ninth.
 Stafford was able to pull out ahead of it's old rival, Monson, in the up. state town in the first game of the Independence day double-header after ten innings, the score standing to 4. Wise kept the Monson hits we'll separated in all innings but the last, when sweet double play with Huden as main spring choked trouble. While our ball tossers didn't put up the classiest kind of fielding game they certainly came through timely with the willow, especially Danny Green, who olouted the sphere for three two base hits, and Madsen who swatted out brace of doubles Monson was the first to score, chalk ing up two runs in the second inning. Huden running for Madsen in the fourth who had hit for two bases was the first to score for Stafford, coming in on two-saok smash by Gilman who later scored on Ed. Dupre's single Monson got it's other two runs in the fourth. In the fifth Huden and Green crossed the plate. The last run to be scored came in the tenth, Green scoring from second on two successive wild pitches by Downey, the Spring field high school twirler, doing Mon. c0n rnound xuork Scs,ro.
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- Monson, oooo GOO 10 O. 1
 Runs, Giffin, Green g.. Bolieau 3, Wise 3, Gilman ?. Curnan 3; hits, of, O'Connell 8 in 5, innings, off Downey in 1 inning. of. Borgeson 6 in 3 innings; sacrifice hit, Sullivan i; stolen bases, Green 2, Wise, Gilman ?, Burrell 9. Curnan; -two-base hits, Wise, MoMahon; first base on balls, of Curnan ?, off O'Connell 1, of DowDey l, off Borgeson 8; left on bases, Monson 5, Stafford 8; struck out. by Curnan 9, by O'Connell 5, by Downey l, by Borgeson 3; hit by pitcher, by Curnan (Crowley); double play. J. Dupre (unassisted); wild pitches, O'Connell 4, Borgeson l {; time, 1.55; umpire, Miller.
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Excursion to Watch Hill.

There will be an excursion to Watch Hill and Block Island Tuesday. July II, via. the Central Vermont railway and steamer Block Island. Only $l.25 for the round trip. Tickets good to stop over until July 20, i'm elusive. 50 cents additional. Train leaves Orcutts 7.54 a. m., Stafford 500 a. m., arrive New London 9. 50 a. m. |. leave New London via. steamer 10 25 8. ;m., arrive Watch Hill II. 30 a. m., Block Island 1 O5 p. m Train will connect with electric car leaving Rock vile at 7.15 a. m. Returning leave Block Island g. p. m. Train leaves New London 5.3O D. m. for Stafford and Oroutts. Train will connect with eleotrio car leaving Stafford at 8. co p. m. for Rockville. See flyers for particulars Adv.
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Everybody Working At the Highest Wages Ever

Don't be foolish spende but Invest Lberay right here home for things really worth whe Brace up clean up repair budmake Stafford Homes models of sanitation health comfort good look and don't skimp the price, Play the auto game investment, in your Home.
 Big Bargains in Enamel Ware Buy
 That Kerosene Oil Cooker good thing. Investigate
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  Secretary H. Healey State Capitol Hartford
   for at the desire sincerely L H. HEALEY, sec'y, Conn., tate FsirA Association
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For baby's croup. Willie's daily cuts and bruises, mammals sore throat, Grand mas lamenees.-Dr. Thomas Eclectic Oil-the household remedy. 25c and 6Oc.
The Press., 1916-07-06

Method makes men win. Thus Is success reduced to the science of cor rect calculation.
The Press., 1916-07-06

A daughter was born to MT. and Mrs. Charles Theberge July 4.
 Miss Eva Brouillette of Indian Orchard is spending the week with Mrs. Fred Levesque.
 MT. and Mrs. John Wilder of Pal mer have been visiting their daugh- ter, Mrs. Norman Gold.
 MT. and Mrs. Thomas Mooney of Monson were guests of their son, Ed. ward Mooney, over the Fourth.
 MT. and Mrs. Fred Wildey and MT. and Mrs o H. Meyers spent the week end in Boston and vicinity.
 A number of young people of the place enjoyed an invitation dance Monday evening at the s. Y. M. 0.
 Among those who are to receive honor certificates in the public schools of Stafford is Pauline Stephens of the Lull district -.
 MT. and Mrs. Fred Bartlett of New Haven were guests over the Fourth of MT. and Mrs. Jacob Wagner, par. ents of Mrs. Bartlett.
 MT. and Mrs. George Fisk and family and Miss Bertha Stebbins, all of Springfield, were at the F. M. Barrett home Sunday.
 Walter Pease of North Brook field, Miss Maude Rees of Monson and Earnest Rees of Springfield were guests at the s. F. Pease home over the Fourth.
 Wallace Day, recently employed in the Johnson mill, is now in charge of the commissary department of the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad at Albany.
 On Wednesday, June 14th, at San- turce, Porto Rico, Joseph H. Jubb was married to Miss Pearl Harn. MT. Jubb is the son of MT. and Mrs. J. A. Jubb of this town and is in the en- Tploy of the Insular government in Porto Rico.
 s MT. and, Mrs. Clarence Wood and daughter, Olarisa of Springfield, were guests of his parents, MT. and Mrs. Wm. Wood, Saturday and Sunday and of Mrs. Wood s parents, MT. and Mre. Frank Mercy of Westford from Sum- day to Tuesday.
 The following boys and girls books have been added to the library: The Cruise of the Oormorant, A. H. Yer Till; In Morgan's Wake, sequel to the Cruise of Cormorant; Gold Seek : CTS of '49, E. l.. Sabin; Danny the Freshman, W. Camp; Boy Scouts of Black Eagle Patrol, L. W. Quirk ; Boy Scouts in a Trapper's Camp, T. W. Burgess; Camp Castaway, O. O. Mum; The Boy with the U S. Life Savers, F.. Rolt- Wheeler; Ned Brew ster's Caribou Hunt, 0. J. Hawkes. ; Tommy and the Wishing Stone, T. w.. Burgess; A Little Maid of Narragan. sett Bay, A. T. Curtis; Two in g Bungalow, M. P. W. Smith; Jean Cabot at Ashton, G. F. Scott; The Wyndham Girls, M A. Taggart; Jane Stuart at Rivercroft, G. M Remick Helen Over-the-Wall, B. B. Gilohrist Helen and the Fifth Cousins, B. B. Gilchrist: Girls of the Morning Glory Camp Fire, I. Hornibrook; John Bun yan's Dream Story-Pilgrims Prog ress retold for children, J. Baldwin The Story Teller, M Lindsay.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-10-07
WEEKS CROP REPORT.
Coos Weather Has Checked Growth
Of Cotton--Rains Help Truck.

Columbia. Oct. 4.--Early and In
termediate cotton continues to open
rapioiy' and picking we'll advanced;
the weather has been entirely too cold
Tor the late crop. materially checking
further development. No damage re-
suited from light frosts in the north
western counties on the 2sth. Corn
Is being gathered; the late crop IL
poor. Generous rains drring the lat
ter part OF the week improved gar
dens. truck. pastures and the soil for
seeding of late fall and winter truck
and grain. but more moisture Is need.
cd I'm many localities. Pea-vinc and
hay harvests have continued, with
results.
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GREAT DRIVE PLANNED.

Determined Effort to Be Made to
Join SalOnika Forces With Rou-
manians.
London, Oct. 5.-The allies are
planning great drive through Bull
garia to link the Russo Roumanian
forces with the allied army in Mace
donia. Petrograd reports say that
Grand Duke Nicholas Is on the way
to take command in Dobrudja, where
severe fighting is in progress all along
.he line.
There was a hot artillery duel on
he Somme front last night. London
territorials made a successful raid in
Vimy area. A German attempt to
raid British trenches I'm West Flan-
ders was repulsed.
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FACES CAR SHORTAGE.

Wilmington, n. c., Oct. 4.-Presi-
dent j. Il. Kenly Of the Atlantic Coast
Line railroad announced tonight that
ms line had shortage of about 5000
cars and faces n serious situation
lie explained that the company has
only 10000 cars for use on foreign
lines and all efforts to secure the re-
turn of more than half this number
have been unavailing.
The car situation has not shown
any Improvement within the last few
weeks Mr.. Kcnly said, "and is be-
coming more acute all the time" He
added that the great demand for cars
reflects in some measure the improved
business conditions and foreshadows
even better conditions in the future.
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Big FIRE IN Hy;A|LLE.
FLAMES BREAK IN RAIL.
Way : ,.
Long Staple Cot = Worth S2f 900
and Other Pr % Worthy Nearly
as Much De- = I'd.

Hartsville, e "A destructive
fire, the los mounting to approx
mately $4O,UO,. occurred here a few
minutes past o'clock this morning.
One of the cotton sheds of the At
lantic Coast Line Railroad company
and l54 bales of long staple cotton
were destroy as was a nearby ware
house with about $4,000 worth Of
furniture belonging to the Modern
Furniture company. Six box cars, the
property Of the railroad, three of
which were loaded with cotton seed
belonging to the Hartsville oil mill.
were damaged and considerable dam
age was done to a cotton seed house
filled with seed. In one of the box
cars which was almost completely de-
stroyed was a Jersey COW consigned
to Mrs. Cox, the value being given as
$50. The animal was burned. House.
hold furniture belonging to DR.. F. w.
Ham was destroyed.
Computing at $3.50 a bale the cot
ton-141 bales belonging to McKin-
non & McNair, merchants here; eight
bales belonging to c. r. Rouse, repre-
senting Ferguson g. Co., two bales the
property of Hasel & Clark, local buy
ers, andI12 bales belonging to McCabe
& Co., the total, 1853 bales-the cot
ton loss aggregates $4,000. The seed
loss was heavy but not complete.
Most Of the loss, it is understood, is
covered by insurance, especially as
relates to the cotton.
The Modern Furniture company had
only small insurance. This is the
most disastrous fire Hartsville has
had in several years.
The fire company was promptly on
the scene and did good work. A stiff
wind was blowing but the rain and
the efficient work of the firemen pre-
vented much heavier loss.
Il
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quently results i'm the match being
hind when the visitor departs. If it is
closet, the door is shut and soon
there is a bright little fire burning
there.
If the proportion is one careful per-
son to ninety-nine careless persons,
what right have the ninety-nine to
expect the other persons to help them
pay their fire protection? Should not
the careless person be made to pay
for putting out the fire in his home!
If the fire spreads from his home to
his neighbor's should he not pay his
neighbor for the loss, where the fire
was due to his own carelessness.
The idea of personal responsibility
is spreading fast. Pennsylvania has
passed laws on the subject. The prin-
ciple has been adopted in New York
city, where the city has collected
damages in several cases from own
ers of buildings that have caught
fire. Owners have been compelled to
pay the cost Of eXtinguishing the fire.
for the water. the mems salaries and
the rental for the apparatus.
One of these days we will wake up
to the fact that fire is a needless
waste. The people OF Europe have
long ago discovered il,
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Cheraw, Oct. 4.--Yesterday, shortly
after o'clock, Began Ingram met
with a fatal accident. He was one of
r. B. Laney's overseers on his plan
tation about five miles north Of Che
raw, and was running a large self
feeding gin at the time. Some waste
had gathered in some of the teeth.
and he lifted the gin to pull it out,
but unfortunately did not lift it high
enough to put it in safety. He trip
ped and fell. getting his hand caught
and his hand and arm were pulled in
and cut into shreds up to the
shoulder. He was immediately put in
an automobile and rushed to Cheraw
for surgical attention. Though hav-
ing nearly bled to death by the time
he got here, he pleaded so earnestly
to be taken to hospital, that, to give
his mind rest, after the necessary
treatment had been given to his arm
he was taken towards florence, but
he died on the way. Mr.. Ingram had
lost his other arm when a very small
boy through the accidental discharge
Of a gun in his own hands. He was
about 80 years old and unmarried.
He leaves his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Ingram, who live near Che
raw, and number Of brothers and
sisters, and large and prominent
family connection. The funeral SER
vice was held in the Cheraw, Metho-
dist church at o'clock this after
noon.
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ssI SUMTER. s. G, SATURDAY OCTOBER = 1916

We are this week mailings1
subscriptions are not paid IYi'
sary. or should not be neceS$6
paper Is a semi-weekly remii3|
scription has been paid, but q
ments as a direct and personal
count, as shown by the state
We have been extremely len
who are in arrears ard have4
our books since the fall of I'll
time having been such that cj
had very many requests for 81
continue sending the paper to
2 and those who do not resposa u
will be dropped from the q
We will do this with rag-6l
the publishing business that H
except on a cash basis. I WIN
cost of publishing q newspapcl
week, until the rock bottom
fully seventy-five per cent. g
half ago. On the single it4
day Is more than 125 per Cen
half ago and other materiafi
vanced almost as much. q
{ The, loss on papers sent to
great to be borne. and the on
publication of the paper undS
a strictly cash basis and Elm
ed on non-paying subscribe
Those who appreciate the q
Its regular visits to their ho 8
help us to meet our bills PRO
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London. Oct. 4.--Sinco the begin
ming of the somme battle the British
have taken $4,000 prisoners. engaged
ss German divisions. and forced 2!
divisions to withdraw exhausted O,
shattered. Sir Douglas Haig announc.
Cd today.
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TO SPEAK IN CHICAGO,
President Wilson VIII Address Nat-
urllizcd Citizens.

Chicago, Oct. 4.-President Wilson
viii speak to ten thousand newly nat =
uraized citizens and their wives un-
Ter the auspices OF the Naturalized
TCtizens' League on October 10.
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5%ho are in it only for the salary, if
10. ] do not know them. The ones I
pave met are capable and honestly
ntriving to do good.
Iii is said by lnen and women who
pre- in position to know that there
more Of this work being done in
south Carolina than in any other
state in proportion to size. This is a
Rdbpte to- the Farmers Union of this
tate which has not hesitated to
peak out for what it believed to be
pr the good of the farmers and the
Hrrners' homes to officials Of every
nl,k, from the president Of the Unit
States all along down the line 10
9Ql, trustees. These efforts have
GyeS fruits not only in this State,
al&s Qf na1ionswids Importance,
8 q l }!
.ol markets which originated in con-
ference OF the president of the South
Carolina State Farmers Union and
the chairman of the committee of
agriculture, himself South Carolin-
ian and of this congressional district.
Last week in Columbia under the
auspices of the South Carolina Farm
ers' Union the beginning Of cotton
no ling movement was formally
launched, and concise comparison
that every one ought to be able to
understand was issued, showing how
Inadequate the present seeming high
prices of cotton and cotton seed are
In the light of the enormous world
expasion of money and credits, to say
nothing of the shortness of the cotton
crop and the unprecedented demand
for cotton goods and seed products.
While many people were patting the
farmers on the back and telling them
what fine price Is cents and 5000
a ton are for cotton and cotton seed,
this meeting of farmers dug down to
the root of the matter and showed
concluSlVely that present prices would
be barely normal with a fifteen or
sixteen million bale crop and that
they are absurdly low for the present
crop. 1t also warns the farmers that
when this world war ends there will
be a contraction of the currency with
steadily falling prices until times are
normal again. Every farmer should
know these things and the wise ones
will not only seek to get his just
share of this vast volume of money
that is being put in circulation, but
will be laying aside some of it for the
era of falling prices that is sure to
follow. L want the Farmers Union
to get the credit for forcing this mat
ter to the attention of the people.
E. w. DabbS.
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Salem, Black River, Oct. 4.---1ks}
days ago I had the good fortune Is
tend the first community fairs 4 4
held IN this part Of the ,sstats ,at
rant school house III Clak ~ don,s s<6