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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-11-22
The News of Somersefs Busy Towns
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....- 4.,..5 FIR % tx DAVIS last week.
III I,a. no',,s I5elds and family fin
he'd ,anvina, Monday and left at once
for thair ue@ nome in Washhnrn, Me.
Alvin Hun Nas quite Ill the first
of the weeE
scott Rogers has moved back to his
honse ON tn SE8Hhegan Road
Mrs IizAr Alien, formerly of this
town 64t for the last few years a
resident Ut North Arson, is boarding
with Mr.. Herbert Crosby this month.
Mr. and Mrs George Sawyer are
ae.uo4}n, a les rooms in their new
haage
Nr= Aahala MflHt1re Is III II
health 49,. ,
Mr. and NJ James linton returned
Monday from a business anu PAed9u
trip IN Boston anu Se" o'A -,
+. /. Barker ana fanny anu M
bert Barker look Trip u ii'i ''''i''
Sunday
Mr.. ana Mrs 6ilHoiu "oIt u oaN
land passed last week VII" ~ anu
Mrs W a. Moore OIL.
Mrs. Jack PereiVai visited III oNo"
hogan over sunday
NJ. Canter OF Lewiston was III 'o"h
last week ylsltihR -,
Mrs LEWIS ROBINSON Was ~ maui
son, Saturday.
This town has been called upon
during the past week to contribute to
the Red Cross and the Y. NJ. {. A.
fund and Monday night the committee
for Red Cross reported over run
Hundred Dollars received Win ohly
about Onc-third the territory co'eieu
and the Y. NJ. {. A. over SLOW
Leland Melntire OF belgrade NlSl'eu
relatives in town over SUNDAY.
Mr. and Mrs. William luits enttl-
tanned a Few TRENDS, SATURDAY EVEN
ing.
Mrs Llewellyn Morrow and Mrs
Soarbv were called to Smithield, Sat
urdav. by the death of a relative.
As time goes by the war and its
terrors is being brought nearer to us
and certainly one lady in our town,
Mrs Albert Startling, fully realizes
the anxiety and what it means to have
loved ones at the front as she has
recently received notice that her
brother, Lance-corpl. Horace Back,
Norfolk Regt late of Markham was
killed in action Oct 1896, aged q.
Resides this brother she has three
other brothers in the English service
and the following clipping from an
English Daily paper shows us plainly
how the young men of England are
serving their country.
-, Gallant Markham Lad,
aNtr and Mrs Henry Back. for
perIv of Markham and now of GAY
wood roceived on Monday an official
ipti,nat;on from rho War Office that
their fourth soldier son Lee. -corpl.
/ t5oe7 Horace Rark Norfolk Rcgt
Who bas hoen noeted az missing since
! Dot 1e to1e rust nov he presumed
to have been killed In action on that
dato IIo u,aa singln man of twenty
ono Enlieting an Oct IA 1914 after
he trimming in england no was sent
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-11-22

H}Iil IL ds1 Niiob
VI lin g up
St. lal to 90
", Z"l.S With
my lid On The
steps, then down
at the top to rest.
The doctor said he
thought l should
have an operation,
and my frie n d 8
thought l would not
live to move into
our new house. My
daughter asked me
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-11-22

Fred Gleason was home over the
Sabbath from Camp Deyens, where he
is training in battery b. He says he
likes very well even If they are getting
some il not more training. They ex-
pect to leave this camp soon,
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-11-22
3" Should Wo rry
Now About Corns!"

They Ueel on With "Gets-It'
Two corns are no worse than one,
and one is nothing at all-when YOU
use "Gets-It" the one real corn
shrinker, corn loosner, peel-lt-
right-off corn-remover. That's be-
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-11-22
SUNDAYS

We shall be pleased to furnish, en-
tirely without charge the Fort Fair
field Review, for one month. to any
of our subscribers. Drop US postal
II you want 1t.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-11-22
CLIMBED STAIRS
ON her HANDS
Too III to Walk Upright. Operation
Advised. Saved by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.

This woman now raises chickens and
does manual labor. Read her story
Richmond. Ind. For two years |
was SO sick and weak with troubles
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-11-22
Somerset Traction Co.
Winter Arrangement of Cars
Effective Sunday, September, 80, 1916
FROM sKoWHEGAN

FROM SKOWHEGAN
Leave skowheganm6.oO. 100. 500,
$50, His n. m; 100, 200, $50, BOO
Saturday Nights only-Leave Show
hogan 1900, Lakewood 1890. Arrive
Madison HOO
FROM MADISON
Leave Madison-700. 500, 900.
1890 a. m; 1915, 200, $50. 500, sou
500 p. m
Saturday night only-Leave Madi-
son 100. Lakewood 11.30. Arrive
Skowhegan 1900.
Extra Local Cars leave for Cold
Brook at 1000, 11.30 a. m; 1905, COS.
800 D. m.
Close connections with trains leav-
ing Skowhegan at sos and 11.40 a. IN.
and 2.25 p. m.
Also with trains arriving at Show
hogan at 1856. 1885 a. m. and 500 p. m.
Close connections with trains leav-
ing Madison (gong north) at 1910 "A.
m. for Kineo and 4.46 p. m. for Bing-
ham.
Close connections with trains leav-
ing Madison (going SOUTH at 7.40 a. IA.
from Bingham and at 1908 noon from
kineo.
SUNDAYS
Cars leave Skowhegan for Madison
at $50, $40. 11.3O a. m; 100. 200. $50,
500, 100 p. m.
Leave Madison for Skowhegan at
$50. 1890 a. m; 1890, 200. $50, 500,
800 500 p. m.
Special cars furnished at any time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-01
MANDY AND ATHLETIC CLUB MEET TONI
ATHLETIC CLUB WILU
 MEET WAND YTONIGHT
Locas in Fine Condition for Game-Comodores Have Lost But One Game-Game to Start at 830 o Clock.
 Dance to Follow Game

The Birmingham Athletic club will open it's basketball season tonight when it tackles the strong quintet of Vanderbilt university, the game start ing at S:30 o'clock in the clubs gym nasium. The Vandy five has played four games on the trip and has lost but one game, that to the Atlanta Athletic club on Saturday night.
 To win over the Commodores, the locals must play at top notch speed. The record of the vandy five on the present trip shows the aggregation from Nashville to be one of the strong est sent out by that institution in a number of years. The club quintet has suffered much trouble in getting or ganized, but for the past week the squad has made rapid strides.
 Basketball fans who saw the game at the Y. M. c. A. last Wednesday night will agree that the Commodores have well-balanced aggregation Their passing is excellent and the fate of the locals depends in their ability to prevent a strong defense. Coaches have been at work for the past wek in whipping the team into shape, and fol- lowers believe the club five will he returned the victor.
 There is change in the clubs line- up rumored. It is thought that possi-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-01
LEGAL NOTICES
Regfsfer,s SaIe


 'indham Brothers Construction com pany, complainant, vs. Old Ship A. M D. Zion church ct als., defendant. Chancery court.
 By virtue of decree rendered at the all term, A. D.. 1916, of the chancery purt, at Birmingham, Jefferson coun- 7, Alabama, in said cause, shall pro- bed to sell to the highest and best bid er, for cash, at public auction, at the Purthouse door in the city of Bir- |ingham, within the legal hours of sale, Monday, the 8th day of January, IF, the following described real es- Ite, tO-wit:
 Lot seven, according to Ware, Stew x Waldrop's survey and subdivis- of Woodlawn, a map of which sur- y is recorded in deed book S1, on page in the office of the probate judge Jefferson county, Alabama, and said fronts forty-four and one-half feet the southeast line of Third avenue, Blountsville road, and extends back that uniform width one hundred and ty feet, and is the lot upon which
 church building is located, and ated in what was formerly Wood h, but now the city of Birmingham erson county, Alabama
 HENRY MORSCHHEIMER,
 Register.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-01
Number of Running
 Horses Is Increasing

Chicago, December 23.-More thorough bred running horses were raced in the United States and Canada in 1905 than in any year from 1900, according to figures compiled here. The year 1913 showed the lowest number of thoroughbred racers. Since 1913 there has been 8 gradual in crease, 1915 showing 3700. It is expected that when the 1916 figures are compiled the mark will easily reach 4O00. This is partly due to the resumption of racing in Chicago The number of thoroughbreds which have faced the barrier over Amer ican tracks since and including 1900 is as follows:
 1900, 47s2 horses 1901. 5127 horses; 1902. 5271 horses; 1903, 5525 horses; 1904, 6962 horses; 1905, 6232 horses; 1906, 1862 horses; 1907, 5662 horses; 1908. 54O5 horses; 1909, 4S90 horses; 1910, 41S0 horses; 1911, 403S horses; 1912, 355s horses; 1913, 3541 horses; 1914, S6S2 horses; 1915, S7O0 horses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-01
FOR RENT-ROOMS

RATES-One c%nt n word day; no ad.
 taken for Iesa than 25c for first fnser- ton. CnAh must accomprDy order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-01
TIGERS WILL START TRAINING IN MARCH Jennings Expects B Players Compose Detroit
 Squad

Detroit, Mich. December 31.-Thirty- three players are expected to compose the Detroit American league baseball squad which will start spring train- ing at Waxahachie, Tex, early in March. The roster of the club indicated that Manager Jennings would look over the largest band of recruits he has ever tried out
 Manager Jennings and President Navin have decided upon training trip which will be radically different from any the Detroit club has ever taken. No games will be scheduled with weak minor league clubs, but a series of exhibition contests with the New York Nationals will be played in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-01

Order of Publication

Order of Publication
 ", State of Alabama. Jefferson county,
 court of Birmingham, in chancery
 q A. Hardin, ct. als., complainants, ,s 4eon S. Meyer, et als., defendants. Y, IS cause, it being made to appear to ha Jerk and register of this court, N, fdavit of R. A. Hardin, one of the on, ainants, that the following named ,oea lants are nonresidents of the state ,f abama, and their respective resi- Ianc are as follows, viz: Leon s. Meyer :, <, city of Philadelphia in the state ,f p1 nsylvania; William J. Byron, as ad- ninis rator of the estate of R. H. Byron, ,acao ed, in the city of New York and 't.t New York; Mary l.. B. Ensley, ,s av utrix of the will of k. Ensley de- ,eo sa in the city of Memphis in the ,+a+a Tennessee; Mrs. Susie M. Foust ,nd F. Houghton, each in the city of >raw ork and state of New York; Mrs. s,ls s HerriclS in the city of Nashville, rann s. Storrs in the city of Cincin- oati i,I the state of Ohio, and, further, pbat N, the belief of said affiant, the 1efends 4k aie oser tne age or ~ years t;or Js lmade in The Birmingham Age Ierald la newspaper published in Jeff farson dounty, Alabama. once week fo, fort consecutive weeks, requiring tl,a,o thrsaia Leon $. Meyer, William r Pyron as administrator of the estate of P IT B,ron, deceased; Mary l.. B. EsnsIav as fxecutrix of the will of E. Ensley dace ased; Mrs. Susie M F'oust, A E uouollton, Mrs Ella S. Herrick and r < sforrs to answer, plead or de- mn, to tba h;l of complaint in this cause by the Sd dayxol Heo1ualy, lsll' or arter 90 days theref' on q uecree pro conIesso may be taken "sa'iis' eacn VI them re- spectively. oo.,,
 Granted this Tyn oy.r uay ~ ol Deeeniper, lSlo.
 SAM M. BL4s oAei aiu Hesister.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-01

RATES-One cent c word a days no Ad. taken for less than 25c for first inser- tf0n. Cash must ncc0mnany order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-01
Accidental Shooting

Melvin Johnson. negro, 3512 Tenth alley, north. was shot in the rigbt thigh yesterday morning at 2.30 o'clock at the above address by Twill Jackson, negro. who made his, escape. According to witnesses. the Sshooting of Johnson was accidentaE It Is un- derstood the negroes weer in a dice game and an argumep< between Jack son and another negfo followed. Jack sons thigh.
 Johnson was Carried to the IIillman hospital in thF police emergency car.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-01
VIRGINIA TO PLAY
 YALE AT NEW HAVEN

Lynchburg. Va, December s1.-Games with Yale, Vanderbilt, Georgia, North Carolina and Georgia Tech have been scheduled by the University of Virginia football team for f917. Yale will be played at New Haven October 6, Georgia Tech at Atlanta October 20 Vanderbilt at Charlottesville November Il, Georgia at Athens November 10, and North Caro- lima at Chapel Hill November %.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-01
READY MONEY
TosT-s -sTRAYED-sT0LEN

SFS36M nSar oak Grove. Ala, small.
 re6 bey horso mule: weight about 10{ fp61nds; figure { branded on left { msS SSlddr: tail slightly crooked;
 &S D xeafn Of aEe: 410 reward for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-01

ply Gillian, who played guard Pst year, will be shifted to forward to ptay opposite Capt. Tommy McGowan. EjtiAer' Big Baker or Luther Strange will dc- cupy the pivotal position. Provided l- lam is shifted to forward, Seals, a ve1t- eran, and a substitute or new man VI 33 play the guards. The vandy lineup will be the 3ame( as faced the "Y'' here on WednEsday' night. Cody and zerfoss will play the forwards. Ray at center, and Gleaves and Blair at guards.
 T. C. Young will officiate. On Wednesday night the Vandy az gregation defeated the local "Ys by 9 score of 36 to 30. On the following night the Mobile Y. M. c. A. was de- feated, the score being 4s to 22.. Friday night the Columbus Y. M C. Ns,wasl whipped by the Commodores 95 to T. Their first defeat came from the At lanta Athletic club Saturday night. the score being 43 to 20.
 The usual dance will follow the game tonight. The game promises to be one of the best staged in the city during the season. Early reservations indicate a record crowd.
 
 A German inventors disk talking machine record has a groove that au- tomatically returns the needle to the starting point to make it repeat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-01

a21N 2d ave, rooms from 20 cents up.
 1-1-20t
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-11-02

certainly just as much entitled to the Junior senator's con-
fidence and esteem as when he stated over his own signature III
September 1914, that Gov. Bibo lis and has been for sometime
my personal and political friend" Undoubtedly 1t can DC saio
to the credit of Gov. Bibo that he has shown a marked olspo-
sition to stand by his country when it is having to fight a foreign
foe and there are thousands of mighty good people IN the
United States who do not think our Junior Senator mas done
that well. But the issue before the people OF MISSISSIPPI is
not whether this prominent man or leading politician Is 1or MI
Vardaman or for Mr.. Harrison but whether Mr.. Vardaman
and Mr.. Harrison ARE FOR THEIR COUNTRY. RICH OK
WRONG. They have both been on duty at Washington Cty
when what most of the people of the Nation have thought serl-
our and great questions were being considered; how they acted
on these momentous questions ought to be a pretty good test
of their Americanism. If President Wilson could be asked
to name which one of the two men he would have for an ADVISOR
during this war does anybody doubt that he would not name
Vardaman?
Mr.. Harrison says he has no political deal with Gov. Bllbo
or with anybody else and the facts and circumstances connected
with his candidacy verify this statement. Gov. Bilbo says the
same thing, and it is not to be overlooked that Gov. Bilbo is
himself a candidate for congress and has about all he can at
tend to in Judge Paul Johnson, who is opposing him. 1t has
even been stated that Harrison, Brewer and Bilbo had entered
into a political compact, a statment so absolutely preposterous
as to brand its makers with being panic stricken.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-11-02
Msr. p. H. Sanders Entertains.

Miss Catherine Jennings, was the
honoree of one Of the most unique
social affairs of the season. Mr..
P. H. Sanders, of Starkville, enter
tanned the Starkville Bridge Club,
Saturday afternoon in her home, at
an announcement party.
The home was prettily decorated
in flowers. The guests were as
sembled at four o'clock.
After a short interval they were
invited into the dining room, which
was appropriately decorated in red
hearts. In the center of the table
was an immense blackbird pie. From
the rich brown crust, here and there
a blackbird seemed almost to have
worked his way outward. From
each knife incision in the crust
came a red ribbon which reached to
the edge of the table where it was
held in the bill oof a little black
bird.
Above the table IA flock of black
birds were suspended by red rib
bons from the chandelier. A boz
der of red hearts edged the snowy
cloth. When the guests were
arranged about the table they were
told to pull the ribbon held by the
little bird before them.
From the pie, each pulled the rib
bon which was held to the tiny card
inside the pie. Each guest had a
message on her card. The first
blackbirds had a secret to unfold if
only the visitors would listen.
The whole a was in rhyme,
which told of the engagement of Miss
Catherine Jennings to Mr.. Raphael
Semms, of Grenada.
Following the announcement each
guests probcd the future for some
gift it held for her. Some were to re-
ceive fame, some were to 90 to the
front as nurses, and each held some
exciting message.
Ice Cream and cake were served
and a merry evening closed with a
beautiful song by Mrs. Tom Mont
gomery.-College Reflector.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-11-02
WILL ORGANIZE FOR
RED CROSS WORK
Committee to Visit Gore Springs and
Providence.

Mrs. j. P. Broadstreet, chairman
of the Red Cross organization work
for Grenada county, that
it is the purpose Of her committee
to visit Gore Springs, Monday, Nov,
II. at IL o'clock, a. m. for the pur.
pose of organizing that community
for Red Cross Work. On the same
afternoon, at 2 o'clock, the same com.
mittee will visit Providence church
for the same purpose. Mr.. A.. NJ,
Carothers, chairman of the Chapter
in Grenada county, will be a mem
Der of the party and will make an
address. 1t is hoped that both the
ladies and the gentlemen of these
two communities will come out and
enroll for this great work, a work
now absolutely essential for the
soldier boys who have gone to the
battle lines in answer to their coun-
try's call.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-11-02
IF WE DO o VOLUNTARILY WE MAY BE FORCED.

The Sentinel calls attention to the statement of Mr.. A. M.
Carothers, chairman food conservation committee for Grenada
county, regarding the signing of the food conservation cards.
The federal government is in earnest and is entitled to the CO.
operation of all the people. If cooperation is not had volun-
tarily, then we shall most probably be forced to act. Only one
ready for the bug house will undertake to say that we are not
the greatest nation of food MASTERS in all the world. We ought
to conserve our food for our own sakes but we are now con-
fronted with something besides our own economic welfare; we
are face to face with the welfare of the United States. We are
at war. 1t takes food to prosecute a war. Every other country
in this war has already taken the strongest measures to con-
serve its food. We want to whip this fight before we get to
that point; we should profit by what others already in the
war have learned and have done. If we cooperate now, it may
not be necessary for our food to be measured out to us daily. 1t
will not-be necessary for us to have our bread tickets and our
bread lines as Germany is doing and as several others of the
warning nations are about to do. "Be wise today. IT'S mad
ness to defer"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-11-02
WHY l WANT YOUR LAUNDRY

Because the laundry l represent,
Delta Steam Laundry, does as good
work as can be got anywhere and
guarantees satisfaction, prices inter-
esting. Then / need same and will
appreciate any patronage. l want
to obligate you and promise the best
service of which l am capable.
Laundry gathered at residence of my
son, j. G. Dowdle, on Franklin St.
4S6 r. A. DOWDLE.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-11-02
An Old Mans Stomach.

AS we grow older and less active.
less and less food is required to meet
the demands of our bodies. If too
much is habitually taken, the stom-
ach will rebel. When a man reaches
the advanced age of S5 O r9O, YOU
will find that he is a Eighth eater.
Be a scareful as you will, however.
you will OCCASIONALLY eat more than
you should and will feel the need of
Chamberlain's Tablets to correct the
disorder. These tablets do not on
tain pepsin, but strengthen the stom-
ach and enable it to perform its
functions naturally. They also cause
a gentle movement of the bowels.
Flo rSale by End Glass and Corner
Drug Stores.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-11-02
CHURCH NOTICE.
Oct. 81, 1917.

The Sentine! has been requested
to that Presiding Elder
Felts Wi; III the pulpit at the
Methodist church next Sunday morn
ing and evening and that the fourth
quarterly Conference will be held
Monday evening at the church.
Everybody invited to all the services.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-11-02
THINKING AHEAD
FOR GRENADA BOYS
J. B. Perry Makes Suggestion That
Should Appeal to Community.

The Grenada Public:-Last year
made some effort to get up a place
where young boys could spend their
leisure hours in doing something tc
build up their character, and fit them
for life, rather than in idleness, OF
worse still, in things that are vicious
and degrading.
In talking today to my good friend
Donald Ross. a remark he made
brought all this back to my atten.
zion, and / write this letter in the
hope that our thinking people may
find some plan TO do what | have in
mind.
The Boy Scouts organization and
the work it is doing gives me q work
ing basis; why not encourage these
boys by building for them a reading
and rest room Near the public school
grounds or some place where they
can have open air exercise? Make
this home their very own by equip
ping it with books, magazines and
papers, some easy chairs, a shower
bath, and if they desire, a pool table,
boxing gloves and other athletic
helps.
Suppose in doing this, we are able
to keep just one boy, land he may
not be your boy either) away from
places that are vile and that will
coarsen his moral nature, and by so
doing instill some kind of ambition
into his life. This will be worth
more to the town and community
than anything we could put none
into, if just n boy was saved to a
life of earnest work, rather than have
him learn those habits that destroy
all ambition and self respect.
What more fitting monument
could be erected to the of
some departed person than for some
wealthy relative to build such a place
and name it Gladstone Memorial"
| use this name as we have no fami-
lies of that name in the county.
In order to induce this work to be
done, | would like to join a few
men who have the matter at heart,
to guarantee the operating expen-
SEES, after we get the place for the
boys fixed up.
Let Jus do without "a few auto
mobiles or other Injuries and do
something to help the boys who will
be the future men of the county.
The Grenada Bank is doing things
that will tell in years to come for
the country boys, so why can not we
help the town boys, they don't have
as good a show in life as a country
boy anyhow.
If you can think of some better
way to carry ont my ideas please let
u shave it, because in getting our
ideas all together we may be able
to work out something practical and
exceedingly good for the future of
the community.
Very truly,
j. b. PERRY.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-11-02

It is indeed a pity that any public man should so conduct
himself that he is at cross purposes with a vast majority of
those with whom he laborS, and that he should feel called upon
to charge almost all the newspapers as being p~rejudiced
against him. Conscience makes towards of us ALL"