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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-12-22
|IRRIED. N SaIHE-
| GAN YESTERDlK
L,-sr NJ. Blaisdell Local X. II. ID. Car.
ricr Welded to Miss Gladys c.
JepsOn

near holiday wedding was SOL
k.i,ed Yesterday afternoon in Skow-
Irau when Elmer M. Blaisdell, for-
.rly of Norridgewock and Miss
LAYS c. Jepson, daughter Of Mr.. and
q Albert r. Jepson, Of Norridge-
Esk were married. The ceremony
q soemnized at the future home Of
4. couple, at 240 East Front ST, Rev
81. Emerson. grandfather ,of the
nom officiating. Mr.. Blaisdell is the
a Of Mr.. and Mrs. Greenleaf Blais-
a Of Norridgewock, and is a mail
Erier on Route Z from the Skowhe-
post Office. The bride has been q
Cher for four years, the flrst yeas
Mercer and the last three In Skowl
nn. Friday night bbA /, retired
"a this profession with me closins
Eher school at Malbons Mills. ! She
Va graduate of Norridgewock High
khool, in the class of 1918.
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fOnly those actively engaged In the
work of ths organization fully realize
the total Of the business carried on
by the Somerset Central Agricultural
Society during the year. : From the
rec6rds Of John w. r0gler. treasurer
Just closed for 1921, II appears that
the society has disbursed during thii
year under consideration, $l2.91S. OF
course, the most important value ol
the society consists In the stimulus
which It gives to Somerset Count,
Agriculture. The figures above noted
also give 1t an important standing
among the industrial enterprises ol
this locality =
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-12-22
DEAD RIVER NAN AGAIN
APPREHENDED

Ed Rameysof Dead River Plantation
was before Judge Sawyer on Friday
last charged with operating still for
the manufacture OF alcohol and also
with illegal possession Of intoxicat-
ing liquor with intent to sell the same
Ramey was discharged from the Son.
erset County jail ON October 20, after
having served two months and pay
ing $253 In fine and costs, and hia
second apprehension in SO short a
time indicated to Judge Sawyer de-
termination onpthis mans part to con.
tinue the liquor business. As a re-
suit he gave him q sentence OF two
months in each case with statutor,
fine and costs amounting to $265 and
six months additional In each case in
default of payment OF fine and costs
Sheriff Mooers represented the State.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-12-22
STATE ROAD NEXT. YEAR
TO NORR|0GEW GEWOCk

The State Highway Commission pro-
poses to build mile and half
stretch OF road between Good VIII
and the point now under construction
from the Skowhegan town line anoth-
er season. This will make the entire
highway State road from Skowhegan
to Waterville. Rebuilding the road
between Skowhegan village and Nor
ridgewock village is also on the pro-
posed hist. This will cover the entire
distance between the two villages Oh
the south side of the river.
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lidiional Equhpment ut the Somerset
Machine Company

/ Al the works OF the Somerset Ma
Mime Company on Hathaway street
as been installed within the past
keek large engine lathe. This will
nable them to handle long heavy
hats and large pulleys with the ease
bnd effectiveness that this heavy work
Ipuld be done in the larger machine
Ihops in the country, This is es-
k~ally important in this section
khere pulp mills and large lumber
hills are constantly in need of re-
hairs of this nature.
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Monday Closing

Local places of business including
the banks ard Independent-R Reporter
will be closed Monday. December rs.
The stores will be closed, aside from
part of the grocery stores and mar
kets which will be open during the
forenoon. At the Farmers Telephone
office the usual Sunday hours will be
observed in all the exchanges thru
out the county.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-12-22
NEW YORK FILMING At.
WEST FORKS

West Forks, Dec Ala pSrty OF
actors from the APPEL Production Co.
of New York City. under the direction
OF Oscar G. APPEL, have been here
iilming exteriors for a new photopiay
called The VOLTS Fapg. Miss Deav-
er and Wilfred Lytell' are taking the
leading parts. -.
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Houlton TImes on Sale Here

The Ames Novelty News Company
announces that they will nave LOT safe
each week copies of the Houlton
Times. They also call attention to
the fact that they have also added the
Madison Bulletin to the list OF period
tcals FOR sale by them.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-12-22
Federated Church serSices at 1880

Owing to the Commandery obser-
vance. Christmas Day the Federated
Church services Will begin promptly
at 1870 a. m. and close at ll.4o. -
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We want to buy one or two copies
u David Barkerss Poems. Any one
having same sh0uld6 bring or send
'nem to this ONCE. Independent-Ke-
porter Co. skawhesan. tfSl
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sumner Pressey Dead mt Mercer
Mercer, Dec. 2I--Sumner Pressey,
an aged resident of this town, passed
away at his home. late Monday night,
alter brief illness. A more extend
ed notice will be given next week.
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Pulp Wood Wanted -,
wanted spruce and FIR puipwood
:, !, X. Sawyer, North Anson. N. =
fhone 75-11, Madison Exchange.
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stenographer wanted. Short hani
desirable but not required. Must De
proficient with the typewriter. In
enordert-Reporter rorurapv.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-09-14
LANFORD NEWS

lIanford, Sept. l2.--The school here
started Monday morning under very
favorable conditions. Quite large
crowd of interested patrons and brigh,
promising looking children assem-
blcd in the auditorium for the school
l.. Waldrep and j. VI. Fleming. the
trustees. made very able speeches,
showing their Carncstness and inter-
est in the school. The faculty con
sists of Miss Nina Lewis, Of Conway
as principal; Miss Jennie Burgess.
Of Manning. intermediate teacher:
and Miss Anna Footman, Of Column
bia primary and music teacher. We
all know we will be pleased with the
years work as Misses Lewis and Bur-
CESS were with lis last year and did
efficient and good work. We are cX-
pccting a very successful year and
are more than glad to welcome these
young ladies in our midst.
Rev. J. NJ. Robertson preached TO a
very attentive audience Sunday after
noon.
Rev. J. W. Watts will administer the
ordinance of baptism next Sunday at
the Baptist church.
Rev j. 7. Littleiohn, Jr.. and his
bride. Of Scranton, were guests of their
grandparents. Capt. and Mrs. j. w.
l-anford, last week. They were on
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-09-14

rens Knighton, his brother, was also
shot and Mr.. Alverson sustained in
injuries. 1t was a very deplorable
affair.
Mr.. John Melmoth Fleming left last
week to resume his studiesc at Spar
tan academy.
Miss Belle Patterson is visiting rel
atives at Pacolet and Union.
Mr.. Yates Waldrep, member Of
the faculty of the Woodruff high
school, spent the weekend with his
parents.
Mr.. Charles Waldrep, Of Spartan
burg, spent Sunday with his parents.
Mrs. j. w. Johnson entertained her
Sunday School class Tuesday after
noon with a picnic on the island in
Enorcc river. Those attending report
a delightful occasion.
Mr.. j. ID. johnson spent the week
end in Arcadia with his son, Mr.. b.
w. Johnson and family
Mr.. II R. DeShields, Of Henderson,
Vile, \. c., is spending some time
with relatives here.
Mrs. Centillia Sitgreaves, Of Lau-
rens. was a recent guest Of Mrs. Ethel
Lanford and Mr.. j. NJ. Fleming.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-09-14
WOMEN GIVE OFT

Housework is hard enough when
healthy. Every Laurens woman who
is having backache, blue and nervous
spells, dizzy headaches and kidney or
bladder troubles, should be glau 70
heed this Laurens woman's experiences:
Mrs. f. l.. Riddle, l25 Holmes ST.,
says: Kidney trouble got the upper
hand OF me several years ago and
felt miserable. Ny back and should
crs felt as If there We're heavy weight
on them and aggravating pains took
the life and ambition out Of me- | had
binding dizzy spells and everything
would turn black before my eyes
Mornings | was so lame and sore
could hardly dress. When | bent over
had to hold on to something and
headaches would often come on and
thought my head would Spit. Ny kid,
neys didn't act as thoy should, either
got Doan's Kidney Pills at the Powc
Drug Co. and they soon put my kid
neys in good condition., | used Doan's
and they entirely cured me of the
trouble"
COO at all dealers. Fostcr-NIilburn
Co. Mfrs, Buffalo, y. Y.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-09-14

reserve bank Of New York. The Sec
ond was $40 note on the Richmond,
Va, federal reserve bank and was
said to be plainly the work OF an
amateur. The third was a $40 on the
federal bank Of Boston and was said
to be SO poor it could easily be de-
tected by the ordinary careful handler
of money.
The Richmond counterfeit bears a
portrait Of Cleveland and the sigma
lures of ID. T.. Houston and John
Burke. 1t is printed on two pieces of
paper between which silk threads have
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-09-14

haps you would be Interested to know
how the people Of New York are TAX
ing hold Of this new industry. Well
for trees to be delivered next fall. i
hope that what 1 have written will
interest some one, who will start silk
in South Carolina. Anyone who is in
terested and desires to know more
about this wonderful industry, please
write me.
Yours truly,
Il. NASH PHILPOT,
Laurcns, S. G..
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-09-14
NEW COUNTERFEITS
Federal Reserve Notes OF Spurious
Origin Now Ont

= NNNTNT INSVI FV -NVNVN vi tNUWIIVUS =
Origin Now Out.
Washington, Sept. 6-IDetection of
three additional counterfeit federal re-
serve notes was announced by the
Treasury Department today and the
public was warned to be on guard
The first described was that Of 4
$50 note of the federal reserve bank
identical with one recently detected
except the latter was on the federal
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-09-14
Statement OF the Condition OF the
PALMETTO BANK
Located at LaurcnS. :. G.. ut the close
OF business Sept. 6. 1921.
RIsSOC re ES

lNsSOl ROE
Loans ana discounts S2'6,2o9 70
CNerdr"llS l,i@'.9i |
ho''oS ana Stocks owned
nH IN" l'ahk -,'nNo.oo
rulni.ure ana fiA'ures %.i9oVo
pan rai'N!hs rouse 4'"'o'oo
''ue 'fo'" 'a''hS ana l'ahN
erS IN lo." ,
ourrencv i,ol4,oO
zoo Eola i21;oo
S,Nr. ana o,Arr ,olh HU,S
NhecAS ana CaSh items lc'24S
i"'"' ,,,,,;.,,;, S"'o'SS' '"@
c,,;,,, o,,'. 'i:e';i ;,';, ~ =, rs -oooa On
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-09-14
HabituaI Constipation Cured
In Ia 70 II DAYS

"LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN" Is q specially
prepared Syrup pTonic-Laxat;vc for Habitual
Constipation. 1t relieves promptly but
should be taken regularly for ii to 21 days
to induce regular action. 1t Stimulates and
Regulates @ Very Pleasant to Take. G0c
per bottle.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-09-14

been distributed. In the portrait Of
Cleveland the face is so indistinct as
to readily attract attention.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-09-14
SILK INDUSTRY FOR SOUTH
CAROLINA
BY Nash Philpot
COnesus Lake,
Livonia. n. Y,
August 20, 1921

llEdltOr The Advertiser:
| am q Laurcns boy and OF course
| am always interested in Laurcns
and in South Carolina. Now, have
run up on a brand new industry iii
| this country. and have wondered
why South Carolina cannot do what
the state of New York is doing. In
the month Of March past, number Of
wide-Twakc business men organized
a company and Incorporated. This
! company was organized under the
parent silk company of New Orleans
for ,hc promotion and spread of the
silk industry in New York state OF
course there will be some people who
will be ready to cry fake, fake; but
have seen this New York company
and what they arc doing, and can
see no possible chance for failure
From earliest colonial times different
parties in different parts Of this coun-
try have cndeavored to raise silk.
However, on account OF the slow
growth Of the mulberry tree and the
small size OF the leaf, together with
the high price OF labor tas compared
with the cheap labor of Japan the
attempts 20 produce silk in this coun-
try so far have failed. want to tell
Won ,hout .notbor offnrt !, wh;c, 80,
tho old ru,horrv troo ana ~, ala en-,
worm are used. but one in which a
new tree and a super-worm is being
used Throo veors ogo .c;or,;e, J.,
New Orleans nroducod troo
cross between tbo mu,horr,. ond tho
Usage characterization surnosces t,o
old mulbcrrv ,roo IN ovcr,. u,v Two
new treo grows mucb r,stor ;ts ,ooro.
arc much l,roor ana rro,, ,,or, ,tho
Icaves) tho elk worms nroduco m,cr
moro and hotter siI, Nav moro IN.
also been nroducod ernor-uorn,
which snins a sunor-cocoon which !.
twice or ,hrco ,imos ,ho sizo nf no
ordinary cocoons Tho old cocoo,s
contain n,lv about sovo, hn,d.o, MA
fftv Yards of r,v. eill; wb;,o ~
ono contains anywhere from . tbo,s-
ana 10 eighteen hnnsrcd Yards re row.
sill, Thrno vo,r, 400 F., nornr, si,,
comparv was oreonized ~ Nov a.
loans IN toEo ms NOW ,roo ANA
whole count,y .hro,ub st,to cn,n,r
ice and !, i. or ,bo How L,orl, cor,,,,,,
that dnsiro to ,o,1 vor h,vn xisi,
cd the Now yorl; .i,l, f,rn, r,btcn is
last Two weeks and wos surn,.;sod
nj tho wonderful .nropresa az mo nav.
industry and Of the simplc culture or
silk as ontlincd 10 mo thcrn Nov |
first eggs wore furnished 1hc Mex
York comnony bv the narcn, ,om,onv
ana these eggs win keen indefinitely
below 60 degrees They have sill;
worm house containing racks and the
heat OF this house is kept about 40
degrees. The eggs are placed in n
Dastcboard hoy cover and in from !
to I days the eggs hatch. Now Diecc
of fly netting is placed over the worms
and chopped leaves are laid on the
netting. The worms crawl uy through
and begin to eat They cat for about
three days, sleep and shed their skins
and so on until the end Of 50 days.
At the end OF the 30 days the worms
are some or 4 inches long and black
spots appear on their bodies, which in
dicate that they are ready to spin,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-09-14

j. G. Burns & Co. sells very near
everything you may need.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-09-14

lttSol ItNl,o
Loans ana Discounts .$l7S.35T. 13
CNerdraftS 9.S54.9l |
Bonds and Stocks Owned by
the Bank :. :. . .. l7,573.0O
Furniture and Fixtures l,704. .63
Banking House . 10000
Other Real Estate owned. 100000
Due from Banks and Bank
ers S.S29.9S
Currency . :. :. $50. 90
Silver and Other Coin ;. ). l2l.97
Checks and Cash Items :. ll3ll
Total . ;. ..$2l9.S44.3$
lINBlIlrlES
Capital Stock Paid In =. IS 25,O0O.OO
Surplus Fund !. 100000
Undivided Profits. less Cur
rent Expenses and Taxes
Paid l6.l95.42
Dividends Unpaid =. 1000
Individual Deposits subject
TO Check :. !. $66.l53.ll
Savings Deposits 22.5S
Time Certificates Of DE
post -. i1.370.23
Cashiers Checks 62.H9 ll3.60S.9l
Blls Payable. including Ger
titicates for Money Bor-
rowed ,. . =. &c. .00O0
Total ), =. j. .$2l9.S44.33
State Of South Carolina,
County Of l.aurens.
Before me came c. ID. Gray, Cash
icr OF the above named hank. who. be-
ing duly sworn, says that the above
and foregoing statement is true con
zion of said bank, as shown by the
books of said bank.
&. ID. GRAY
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 10th day OF September. 1921.
w. H. MCCAIN
Notary Public
Correct Attest: II. l.. Gray, S. II. Gray,
G. F. Dorroh Directors.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-09-14
Statement oi the Condition OF the
BANK or M0UNTVILLE
Located III li0untNilic, :. e., at the
close OF business sept. q. 1921.
RESOURCES 5

hf.SCj ENltSo
Loans ard Discounts :. .$t03, ,O3G.il
Ovcrdratts =. 9i0.9l
Furniture and Fixtures 4. 2.l20.0o
Banking House 100000
Due from Banks and Bank
crs 7,997.oS
Currency . j63 90
Silver and Other Coin 5S252
ChccEs and Cash Items i30.S3
Total . $ll7,G7O.75
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock Paid In =. rs 20.25000
Surplus Fund . . 100000
Undivided Profits less Cur
rent Expenses and Taxes
Paid lG9l.7S
Due to Banks and Bankers l,022.79
individual Deposits Subject
to check ,$3@,32 $50
Time Certificates Of Dc
Cashiers Cheeks 2eoO ,l,7oG.iS
Bills Payable. including Ger
tiicat"s for Money Bor
r0wcd 100000
Total .$ll7G7o.75
state OF SoUth Carolina
COUNTY Of I.aurcns.
tHefore mo came G. Nj. Miller. Cash
Ter Of the above named bank. who, be-
ing duly sworn, says that the above
and foregoing statement is true con
dition Of said bank as shown by the
books OF said bank.
c. NJ FULLER.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 10th day OF Sept. 1921.
w. e. CRISP,
Notary Public.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-09-14
Hup1rlobile |
The Car Everlasting
Ellis Motor Co.
DISTRIBUTORS
Clinton, S. G.
Statement OF the Condition OF the
SANK OF GRAY COURT
DIS / NIbU IONS
Clinton, S. c.

Located at Gray Court, 5. G., at the
close OF business September 8. 1921.
RESOURCES
Taiban Valley news., 1921-04-01
HORSE FOLLOWS THE HOUNDS
Old Timer Will Leave All Peaceful
Work Behind When Fox
Hunt Is On.

West Chester, Pa.-Caleb NJ. Har-
vey of Locust Grove is the owner of
farm horse which enjoys a vacation
each year while the fox hunting season
is on. Just now it is consuming good
oats and getting into condition for the
spring plowing.
One day last autumn the animal was
pulling horse rake, according to a
witness, when pack of hounds pursu-
ing a fox came along. 1t Immediately
resigned its work and started after the
pack. Fences, hedges and bitches
formed no obstacle to its passing, and
soon 1t was with the pack and portions
of the rake were scattered about the
township.
1t remained until the fox had been
driven to earth and then proceeded
homeward. 1t went to its stall and is
still there. In his younger days the
animal had been one of the best fox
horses in this section, but Harvey was
not aware Of the fact until he had ex-
pended some good money to discover
Taiban Valley news., 1921-04-01
RESULTS REMARKABLE
SAYS NEW YORK MAN
Prominent Rochester Citi-
zen Tried Ten Years To
Get Relief, But Tanlac Is
Only Thing That Helped
Him.

One of the latest to testify regard
Ing the powers Of Tanlac, the cele-
brated medicine which has. been ac-
complishing such remarkable results,
is James J. Beasley, 102 Elmdorf
Avenue, Rochester, New York. MIR.
Beasley has been chief record keeper
for the Department of Water Works,
city of Rochester, for thirty years
and is a we'll known and highly re-
Spected citizen. In referring to the
remarkable recovery of his health by
the use of Tanlac, Mr.. Beasley said
Il have. been trying for ten years
to find relief from a case of dys-
pepsia. Nothing ever helped me. to
amount to anything until l got Tan
lac. This is saying a; great deal, for
l did everything it seems that man
could do to find relief. OF course, ]
was hardly ever sick enough to go to
bed and was most always able to
keep going, but ! just never felt
right. At times during those ten
years, my stomach would become
sour like vinegar l would have an
uncomfortable bloated up feeling at
ter eating that would last for hours
l suffered a great deal from nausea
At times my heart would flutter and
palpitate and l would become alarmed
over my condition. My nerves were
on edge all the time, and l became
irritable, nervous and restless. ha6
no strength or energy to do anything
In fact l wasn't like myself at all
Even week or two ago 1t was al
effort for me to get out of my chail
and l felt as stiff and clumsy as ar
Taiban Valley news., 1921-04-01
MAN SPENDS IL
YEARS IN BED
"lnvaIid' Who Adopts Mode OF
Living by Choice, Has Brit
tie Bones.

London.-After II years of lying In
bed in a London hotel, man, other
wise normal, resents being annoyed
with questions regarding his strange
case, and says there is no reason why
he should explain his lying in bed any
more than anyone else should explain
why they get up every morning and
rush about all day.
In comfortable financial circumstan-
ces, the man adopted his strange mode
of living, and now he never leaves his
bed except to go to his bath every
morning while the bed is being made
up and aired. He takes two meals
day, which are served in bed, and he
has grown nearly two inches during
his IL years of rest.
Twelve years ago, when he was
about forty years old, the stranger, ap
parently in the best of health. rented
q room at the hotel, took to his bed
and has been there ever since. Occs
Taiban Valley news., 1921-04-01
Important to all Women
Readers Of this Paper

Thousands upon thousands of women
have kidney or bladder trouble and never
suspect it.
Women's complaints often prove to be
nothing else but kidney trouble, or the
result of kidney or bladder disease.
If the kidneys are not in healthy con-
dition, they may cause the other organs
to become diseased.
You may suffer pain in the back, head
ache and loss of ambition.
Poor health makes you nervous, irrita-
BILE and may be respondent; it makes any
one so.
But hundreds of women claim that DIR.
Kilmer's Swamp Root, by restoring
health to the kidneys, proved to be just
the remedy needed to overcome such
conditions.
Many send for a sample bottle to see
what Swamp-Root, the great kidney,
livero and bladder medicine, will do for
them. By enclosing ten cents to DIR.
Kilmer q Co., Binghamton, N. Y, you
may receive sample size bottle by Parcel
Post. You can purchase medium and
large size bottles at all drug stores.-Adv.
Taiban Valley news., 1921-04-01

honally his puzzled relatives visit him
and he receives much correspondence.
He has the newspapers sent up to him
daily and orders all new books as they
appear. Once month a barber goes
to the hotel and cuts his hair and
trims his beard.
Naturally the long rest has had its
effect on his body. The doctors say
the bones have become so brittle
through inactivity that it would be
necessary for him to move carefully If
he changed his mode of living. His
skin seems normal when the hand is
passed down his arm, but a reverse
motion reveals rough, scaly surface
which is a recent development and
which the doctors cannot explain