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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-12-21
c. c. CLEVELAND RE-
ELECTED MASTER
Memorial Services For Deceased
Members II Annual Meeting
of SHOW hogan Grange

At the annual meeting of Skowhe-
gan Grange held Dec. L. Charles [.
Cleveland WIS reelected Master
Other officers elected were. l.. q.
Stevens. overseer. Mrs. Rachel Chase,
lecturer Royce Tuscan. steward: p
&. White. assistant steward; Mrs
Ina W Creation. chaplain; Z. b
Rowell. treasurer, s. f. Emerson
secretary. Harry Hoyey gatekeeper
Mrs. Z. {. Cleveland. Ceres, Mrs
Charles Beckwith Flora, Mrs Alice
Stevens. Pomona (resignedl, Mrs
p. c. White lady assistant steward
Charles Beckwith was elected mem
Der of the executive committee.
In the absence of the Master. {.
{. Cleveland and the secretary. S. f
Emerson at the State Grnge, f. f.
Tuscan. past master and Mrs. Emma
u. Folsom filled these respective
offices.
A very noteworthy memorial ser
vice was introduced during the even
ing by the officers for deceased mem
bers with W. b. Whittier acting as
master. The officers marched thru
the inside gate and formed circle
about the alter headed by Mrs. p. c.
White, lady assistant steward who
carried a bouquet of white carnations
Prayer was offered by the Grange
chaplain. Mrs. Creation and the lect-
nrer. Mrs. Belle Emerson read Il
paper in keeping with the service.
Readings were given by Mrs. Emma
W. Goodrich as Ceres, Mrs l.. &.
Stevens as Pomona, Mrs. Charles
Beckwith as Flora and Mrs White as
lady assistant steward. Scriptures
were read by L. &. Stevens as over
seer. "The Beautiful Isle of Some
where" was sung by Mrs. Tina Nor
gan and Mrs Emma B. Folsom read
the names of the deceased members
rs the lecturer, Mrs Emerson laid
pinks on the alter. The members
sang Nearer My God To The and as
the officers retired Mrs. Fred Tuscan
played abide With Me- The mem
bers for whom the memorial service
was conducted We're Mrs. Sarah Good
win. Mrs. Mary Bolgier Mrs. Eva
Currier Mrs. Lizzie Spear, Charles T.
Reed and James Brooks.
The next meeting OF the Grange will
be held Wednesday evening Dec 81,
and will be observed as gentlemens
night, the following having been
appointed to fill the chairs Master
w. B. Whittier; overseer C. d. Miller;
lecturer, II. r. Patten; steward, C. w.
Goodrich; assistant steward, w. w
Creation; chaplain. J. w. Fogler;
treasurer, Edwin Morse, secretary
John l.. Fish; Ceres. X. A. Withee;
Pomona e. b. Rowell; Flora, b. A.
Sawyer; lady assistant steward, G. l..
Parker, pianist, H. A. Dinsmore.
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FORMER Somerset County Man Farmer
in Alberta

f. s. Locke. who has been spending
Il few weeks in this section, was horn
in Athens in 1855. When fifteen
years of age he left that place and
went to Boston where he was en-
ployed in the milk business for Two
years. He then cam back to Skow=
hogan and worked for one year in the
meat market of Isaac Jewett. lie
bought the livery stable then run b.
John H. Lee on Water Street near the
railroad crossing After two years a
sale was made to 4Iilliken q Written.
who We're then in the shoe business
on Water st. Other liyeries in town
at that time We're. the Heselton and
Goburn Hotel stables and those CON
Quoted by Charles Fairbrother and
John Haines. Mr. Locke after sell
ing out went back TO Massachusetts,
and engaged in the milk business
where he worked for several years.
| After this he kept livery in Boston
for fourteen years, selling out then
and going to Wainwright. Alberta,
Canada, taking up agriculture. His
farm contains four hundred and
eighty acres. mostly wheat and oats.
At present he has ten head of cattle
and twelve horses. With the aid of
modern machinery, Mr. Locke and his
son carry on their agricultural ac-
tvities alone. He came to Skowhe-
gan with the remains of his brother
in-law from Medford. Mass. and he
plans to spend the winter here and in
Boston. His farm is six miles from
the town of Wainwright which has
a population of 1900. The Standard
Oil Co. is drilling one mile from his
farm and If oil is found they claim
that it Will be the best producing land
in North America. Mr.. Locke says
there are very few of his old friends
here IN Skowhegan now and that
during the forty years he has been
away there have been many changes
but more changes in the people than.
in the place itself.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-12-21
Tan Use a Few More Beechnuts

My stock of beechnuts is now where
think can usv fewmore Write
or telephone how many quarts you
have.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-12-21
kennebec Valley Grange

kennebec Valley Grange. Madison
gave the first and second degrees tC
candidates at their regular meeting oil
Dec. 10th. The third and fourth will
be given on the evening of Dec. 80
\ Christmas program was carried out
with reading Santa Claus by
George Wellington; stories by ]. f
Chandler and Marcellus Eiles; read
ing "A Gift for BIZ Carrie Adams
report Of the State Grange at Bangor
by the worthy master, Fred Dinsmore
Plans are being made for special
rates ON the electric cars at the time
OF the yearly Pomona meeting at
SkoWhegan, Jan. 9th and 10Th. also
for late car from SkoWhegan after
the Tuesday evening session.
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Athens Grange

Athens Grange met as usual Satur-
day, Dee. l6. An interesting meeting
WIS held and many things were dis
eussed The building which the
Grange has purchased will be moved
onto the Grange lot in the near fu-
ture. The Grange plans on having
a Christmas tree Saturday evening,
December %. Each one please bring
Il half dozen or so bags of popcorn
so each one will receive 4 bag. Do
not put any name on it, The pro-
gram will begin by 10 After the
meeting last Saturday evening a so
cial hour wds enjoyed by all, both
old and young. Refreshments OF
pastry and coffee We're
served
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Somerset County Agricultural News

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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-12-21

r. T. PATTEN
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-12-21
Thirtleth Annual Pomona Election

Thirtietll annual Pomona meeting
in 1909 and officers elected
Master-W. c. Hobart, East Madi-
son Grange.
OverseerlF Il. Davis, Kennebec
Valley Grange.
Lecturer-Eu Eugene Danforih, Arson
Grange.
Steward-R. W. French, East Mad
ison Grange.
Assistant Steward-C. r. Oliver,
Athens Grange.
Chaplain Mrs. S. f. Marble, Har-
mony Grange.
Treasurer-G. T. Tiibbetts, Victor
Grange.
Secretary-S. L. Emerson, Show
hogan Grange.
Gate keeper-B. +. Walker, kenne-
bee Valley Grange.
Pomona Mrs. Nellie Hobart, East
Madison Grange.
Ceres-Mrs f. L. Davis, Kennebec
Valley Grange.
Flora-AIrs. X. w French, East
Madison Grange.
Lady Assistant Mrs. c. X. Oliver,
Athens Grange.
Executive Committee-Ans Hol-
way, o. a, Salley, L. II. Tobey.
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A H0rnleSS Jersey Herd

Safety first is a logan often heard
and it should apply 10 our herds as
well as to us humans. Seldom :
year but some man is gored TO death
or seriously injured h. Il vicious bull
heretofore supposed to be perfectly
safe and often two or three OF these
accidents occur within the year. Then
there are similar Incidents within the
herd, the natural way Of the strong
with the weak or to a certain inherent
Yiciousness in either ease resulting in
financial loss To the owner Of the
cattle. This applies to farmers herds
which must be at pasture in summer
and is a great disadvantage on the
Western ranges and in shipping car
loads of cattle 10 the big market. Many
years ago the practice of dishorning
or dehorning was begun.
A pair of clippers does the work
thoroughly and quickly but the prac-
| tice Is more or less Il barbarism in
spite Of all that can be said in its
| favor and is one which does not appeal
to the average stockman. After the
mature members Of the herd are treat
/ ed in this way the young calves are
rendered hornless by an application
VI Gdusllc usea Just as the buttons
litlie horhs are stdrilhP lhlS Is not
serious TASK Dul Occasionally an
animal will grow one horn either
from the lack of thoroughnuess in
the application Of the caustic or else
by a preparation of loo little strength.
There have always been cattle with
out horns, the Aberdeen Angus and
the Galloways and selection and
breeding have had their effect with
| other varieties of stock. so that now
we have polled Hereford and Polled
Durhams and even polled Jerseys OF
pure breeding and registered in their
herd book.
The Jersey bull when anywhere from
one To three years old is "chain light
ming" when il comes to auiekness Of
movement and many bulls which
would have done a world of good in
the propagation of their kind. have
been sent to the butcher on account
of viciousness. As they get older they
are seldom less tractable. The polled
Jerseys are but little known in New
England and are known as Double
Standard Jerseys from the fact thai
they are eligible 10 registration with
the American Jersey cattle as well
as in the herd book devoted to polled
or hornless Jerseys. The first polled
Jerseys in Somerset County were those
of Hilton Stock farm, Arson, Bert Hill
ton Il Son, proprietors. Some three
or four years ago the son, Everett
Hilton went out TO Ohio and bought
a polled bull that had plenty of good
producers back of him and mated him
with cows that were good in the pro-
duction OF butter fat some of them
notably SO and they have a nice col
lection of polled heifers some of them
now IN milk TO snow as results anu
they are proving sooa at the pan anu
III putlef lat ptoauelloh. between
MY anu seVenly-iYe per cent, u
calves WITHOUT hofn5 are the result Vi
the nrst cross anu the second cross
VIII brlng a greater per cent. OF norm,
less STOCK A second buii was Dol lisl
year and frequent sales nave oeeh
made oil young puils.
There is one thing which is notice
able on these cattle and that is an ap-
nparaupp of greater constitution and
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-12-21

The Rest Rooms in the Dodge Block
for women and children must be ap-
preciated by the Christmas shoppers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-07
Look Ahead
q Year
BY Beatrice Fairfax.
Who Occupies a Unique Position in
the Writing World as an Author.
ity on the Problems Of Love.


WONDER what 1922 is going to
bring us. I wonder what we're
going to make 1t bring.
There, the cats out Of the bag!
I've expressed my philosophy right
at the beginning of our talk, and
now I'll have to go back and tell
you why I feel that the happiness
of this new year Is ours TO make
or mar.
Wasn't Christmas a pretty happy
day for you? 1t doesn't matter
whether you found your stocking
trimming with an order for a new
automobile Of expensive make or
whether 1t contained nothing more
than a stick of peppermint candy.
Good will was in the air. You
radiated love and kindness and
cheer, and they came back to you
from everywhere. You said Merry
Christmas" to the conductor on the
street car and he gave back a smil-
ing greeting. You Merry Christ
mased the postman and the COOK
and the children and those near
and dear and those far and I'M
known. And all Merry Christmased
you in turn.
Everyone felt friendly. Every
one felt happy.
we limit the Christmas spirit to
% hn
in all the world why we shouldn't
be friendly and smiling and ex-
pectant of good gifts all through
the year. No reason why we
shouldn't be good sports IL we're
disappointed.
Did 1t spoil your day IL some one
from whom you expected a pair Of
silk stockings sent you only a
Christmas card?
Why should 1t spoil any day of
all the year to come IL its gifts are
not what you expected? And, any
way, why expect gifts? Why not
believe that your earning capacity
is such that you can go out and
get anything you want?
I'm not sure that anyone ever
got anything from life unless it
was either earned or charged. And
life's charge account Is in the
hands of an memorable collector.
For all we get we pay-sooner or
later. The sooner we realize that
the better. For then we'd do
better job in the line Of bookkeep-
ing and we wouldn't clutter up our
existence with ugly debts Of back
pay.
Most Of us have an idea that life
has favorites, that 1t gives lavish
gifts to its pets. But IL the end of
the story of one Of fortunes
favorites Is reached, 1t generally
turns out to be one Of two conclu-
sions. Either that petted darling
settled down to earn her way and
to pay for her gifts or the debt
settled down and submerged her In
the end.
Nature has an. inexorable rule.
You cannot plant thistles and get
figs. You cannot waste your days
and come to richness and power.
So let's start out the New Year
with a big heart. II we earn. we
get. IL we smile. smiles come
come back. II we work, we achieve.
And with that as our motto why
shouldn't each OF us have n very
happy and prosperous 1927
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THE WINE OF LIFE

prehend the perverse and phan
tasmal consolation which she wa
hugging to her breast.
Would you be willing to go VI
to Canada?"
I'D go anywhere. anywhere
with you" was her answer. And
then she added, as though in after.
thought: But why to Canada"
He told her of the old Amaza
Kirkner fruit farm which had be
come his at the time OF Augusta
Kirkner's death. He described it
as best he could. from the time.
distorted memories of childhood.
1t was not until he suddenly an
nounced that he would have to
have a talk with Charlotte Kirk
ner about the matter that any
cloud crept into Tories new-found
horizon of contentment
What has she got to do with
it," was his wife's quick question
barbed with suspicion.
Everything. unfortunately" an.
swered Storrow, remembering his
arrant neglect Of material things
during the past few months.
Three hours, in fact, after a talk
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HE BRIDES PLAY %5 sR% %%a F %sa; &S%"
Read the Serial Here and Watch for the
Motion Picture Soon to Be Shown
at Leading Theaters.

little girl in Newry-Miss Barrettf
Well, she's engaged-to Sir Fergus
Cassidy-glad OF that-nice giYf.
fine fellow" and he read:
IA marriage has been arranged
and will take place on Juno be-
tween Sir Fergus Cassidy. Of Ken
Mare Castle. and Miss Aileen Bar
rett. Of Newry. Directly after the
ceremony the ancient and quaint
custom Of the Brides Play will b
enacted"
80 she's going to marry Sir
Fergus. Ell? Well, good luck to
her."
You rather lost out there. I take
it." said Fennell.
Nonsense"
You must have-I remember how
you hurried to get away-so little
Aileen gave you the mitt, my boy
here's to her, I say"
Nothing Of the sort" answered
the piqued poet. las a matter Of
fact. there was nothing between
US but little Irritation"
An Indignant Pact.
Oh. yes"
"Oh, yes; I mean ia harmless
little flirtation-didn't amount to
anything
You know I'm not underestimate
ing your powers. Bulmer-I know
what a killer you are among the
fair sex-but you don't begrudge
me the satisfaction Of feeling proud
Of my friend Aileen for throwing
you down."
mo girl ever threw me down."
said Meade.
"oh, no; he's getting angry
.Piffle."
II suppose you could run right in
and win her away from Fergus, eh?"
IF I wanted to I could"
Go Be Continued Monday
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-07
DIAMOND DYES
CELEBRATES

q oMEBoDY out Of touch with
truth. once said there is no
sentiment in business. An
other greater in wisdom, declared:
They profit most who serve best"
All this year concern that
helped put Burlington, Vermont, on
the map Of national business, is
celebrating fifty years OF successful
service of the womanhood Of the
world. Diamond Dyes" Is half a
century old and they are having a
series Of happy episodes to make
the anniversary a noteworthy one.
Diamond Dyes" is a heroic
example Of the power Of advertising
for the plant Of small beginnings
now covers a city block. The bust
ness was built on making good"
the advertising that has made
Diamond Dyes" household.
Possibly the greatest asset of this
proved aid to economy, IS the good.
will Of families that run through
generations. Young women tell that
their mothers and grandmother
before them, We're Diamond DIV,
enthusiasts. They like the Diamond
service plan" which makes II cleaI
that for a few cents IL Is easy to
dye old things new"
The Wells & Richardson people
are going to make the golden
jubilee OF Diamond Dyes nation.
wide
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-07
The Woman
Observer
She Had Her Nerve

THE young woman who placed the
item in the Woman Observer in
regard to the action Of Conductor
414, Chevy Chase line, in attempt
ing to close the car window neglect
ed to state that 1t was at 7 o'clock
on a morning when the thermome-
ter lowered around 20 degrees. when
she insisted on having the window
open, and that there were only three
or four passengers. Consequently,
1t could not have been a very stuffy
car. MALE OBSERVER.
THE WOMAN suspects the MALE
OBSERVER of not being a good
count. There were at lesat ten pas
sengers aboard Immediately after
leaving the Circle. 1t is true, 1t was
o'clock, but the thermometer was
lowering considerably upwards OF
20 degrees. Passengers are always
standing in the aisle at Fourteenth
and u streets, and so they were on
this particular morning. THE
WOMAN takes this car frequently
and knows just how crowded and
stuffy the car is all along the line.
sShes going to keep II, too.
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yer the long-distance wire had
sured him that Charlotte was
II at Swansea, he was stepping
ito the wine-colored roadster with
!hich she met him at the trim
,lotted little Long Island station.
The said little on the way home,
nut she made no effort to conceal
he fact that she was glad to see
him. She glanced at him search
ngly when he explained that he
rad come to talk about the Amaza
Kirkner farm.
Ills Own Property.
You mean the Owen Storrow
farm" she quietly corrected. Or
haven't you Weakened up to the
fact yet that 1t belongs as COM
pletely to you as-well. as this car
does to me?"
Nor did 1t surprise him, when
she reached home, to hear her de-
clare that II was a crime to waste
even an hour OF such a perfect
June day indoors.
Let's tramp those hills again.
Owen" she suggested, land we can
talk things over as we CO."
So they started out across the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-07
ON SCARLET
FEVER
BY Brice Belden, M. D.

~ CARLET FEVER is generally
regarded as an extremely
~ serious disease, but the Stats
tics show that it actually causes
only about one-third as many deaths
as are caused by measles. This Is
not because il Is not a very dan
gerous infection, but because o.
recent years early diagnosis and i'm
mediate isolation have brought the
disease well under control.
The danger of infection In the
household where there Is a scarlet
fever patient is very great, and the
case should be strictly isolated. IL
the case cannot be treated in such
n way that no one but the doctor and
nurse in attendance enters the
room Of the patient, the case should
be removed to a hospital for conta-
gious diseases. Other children in
the household should be carefully
protected from infection. The dan
ger of complications is lessened by
removal to a hospital where the at.
tendants are specially trained to
deal with contagious diseases.
A child Is likely to become Ill
very suddenly when he has con.
tracted scarlet fever, and the symp
toms are high fever, vomiting, sore
throat and redeemed tongue. A
red rash appears early on the face
and body.
Scarlet fever is one Of the most
contagious of diseases. and the pa
tent may pass on the infection so
long as there Is any discharge from
the nose or throat. 1t is customary
for the public health authorities to
exercise surveillance over a case at
least as long as any shedding oil
skin persists, such shedding being
characteristic phenomenon in
scarlet fever.
Care must be taken not to catcl.
cold during the period Of GONZALES.
cence,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-07
When O. Girl Murries


This would be a fine place for
our picnic" agreed. land IL we
do a bit of walking first we'll prob
ably bring better appetites TO the
feast"
Aimlessly we strolled around for
a while investigating the little ha wen
Of green. Suddenly and with an
air Of purpose, Envy flung herself
down on a slope and as / dropped
beside her. caught my hand in
ters. She looked like a sad little
child as she gazed up at me with
pleading eyes.
Il want to ask a favor" she said.
"A big favor. And II you don't grant
1t, Anne, it will hurt cruelty. Please
be kind to me-"
"I'll do anything I can, " I said
with all the assurance I could put
into the simple declaration.
You must do MORE" cried Envy.
More than you think l have "a
reasonable right to ask Of you.
You must not let pride, or--any-
thing else interfere. Promise, prom
Use, Anne"
You know what a mess I've made
of my life," she went on suddenly
in a tone which she steadied down TO
a breathless curtness. I thought of
the husky sweetness of her coquct-
ish tones In the long ago and her
dry little voice made me pity Envy
fully as much as her wasted body
and her seeking eyes on fire with
longing. I've made n mess of my
own life. I tried to wreck Jim's. I
came near smashing Neal-and
Phoebe. And Shelton died for me.
Now something's come up-some-
thing-I want to get away from
here-away from my memories. I
don't want any Of my people trotting
along with me. I've something I
want to do-to see through-anh
alone. It will help me forget, and
start over, with a clean slate. MY
people are queer and conservative.
They won't let me go unless I en-
list Tom on my side. And that's
where you come in. I'm afraid of
Tom-afraid he'll stop me. But Torn
likes you. He wouldn't refuse any.
thing you asked.
"oh, Anne, don't you see-how you
can help mel"
Go Be Continued Tuesday,
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Which shall 1t be. inland or the
sea?"
by all means the seattle sea
always has something new to say"
So they rode by the sea-and after
a while, resting their horses, stood
watching the big waves break on
the rocks.
The name Of Bulmer Meade was
not mentioned either on that day or
thereafter and in the companion
ship of her old neighbor the image
Of the poet faded into mists which
the mind can summon to enshroud
unpleasant memories.
The color came back to Aileen's
cheeks and the lightness to her man.
ner. and she was once again the
girl the country side had adored and
talked about.
And daily about the man heart
love frightened the strings that
Aileen had set vibrating when he
had held up the cup for her at the
Wishing Well. He was afraid to
speak again fearing to forfeit the
friendship that had now become so
precious. Yet the girl seemed nearer
to him than before.
1t was only natural in all their
explorings of the country that they
should again stop at the Wishing
Well. 1t surprised Sir Fergus that
Aileen climbed the Witches Stair
way so brightly; there was no sad
ness in her eyes this time as she
looked into the depths of the well
while he dipped the battered jug
into it's limpid depths.
For she had seen there what she
felt she would see; 1t was not the
face Of Bulmer Meade this time that
stood forth like a living thing on
the surface Of the water, tut the
face of the man who knelt.