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The Washington herald., 1922-08-25

18th ST. vacant. choice location, IS rms;
b.: ami: lot to alley; $40. ono. TH0A
J. FISHER. 7Ss 18th Of. Main $3.50.
VERMONT AVE. NORTH OF THoMAs
Circle stories: brick: 8 rms. and bath
$1,000. TH0s. J. FISHER CO.. INC.
73S 18th st NV. Main ESQ.
The independent-reporter., 1922-03-23
NORTH NEW PORTLAND

Mrs. Paulina Young of Augusta is
stopping a few days with her daugh-
ter at Tagues Tavern.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Wescott have
gone to Massachusetts where Mr..
Wescott has work for the summer.
DR.. Marston of North Anson and DR..
Garland of Kingfeld were profession
al callers in town the first of the week
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Jackson and Mrs.
Marilla Strickland attended Pomona
Grange at North Arson Tuesday.
Halyah Williamson is home FROM
Lewiston and Pittsfield, where lie yi5-
tied a couple of weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clark are re-
ceiying congratulations on the birth
of a daughter born March 13. A
trained nurse is caring for Mrs. Clark.
Mrs. Ann Young has returned from
Lexington, where she has been for
the past two months.
Henry Lake and family have NOV
ed into the Clarke Luce house on Main
street.
Joseph Clark of Caratunk was a
business caller in town Monday and
Tuesday.
Mrs. Ada Taylor of Pennington is
visiting her sister, Mrs Fred Knowles.
Mrs. Roy Hinckley has returned to
her home after being at Lewiston in
the hospital for the past two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Clark Of New
Sharon visited relatives in town a few
days.
Mrs. Patience Norton returned home
Tuesday. She has been visiting her
sister, Mrs. Arthur Greeley of Lowell
Mass. for the past three months.
Mr. and Mrs. John Abbott and son,
Clinton are sick with scarlet fever.
The independent-reporter., 1922-03-23
The Interesting News Of
Somerset's Busy Towns
IIiRTLAND

The following pupils at Hartland
Academy have received 'honors in at
tendance for the fourth six-Week per-
iod, having been neither absent nor
tardy during that time: Freshmen,
H. Ames, F. Baine, b. Buker, d. Con
nelly, J. Dundas. |. Field, II. Finson
V. Haseltine, e. Heath, J. Hubbard
c. kimball, E. Maxwell. d. Newell
W. Norcross, c. Springer. f. Stern
\. Wheeler, NJ. Young; sophomores
{. Deering. N. Drew, L. Ward, d
Weseott, NJ. Wyman; juniors, NJ
Brown, c. Fisher. NJ. Gray, M. Hasel-
tine l. Chapman; seniors, &. Brawn
+. ingalls,.
The Hartland Grade teachers have
received a certificate from the Ma
tional Education Association in recog-
milton of their 100 per cent enroll
ment as members.
Supt. H. T. Clifford and Prin. Hal
Crandlemire were in Augusta Thurs
day and Friday attending the state
conference Of high school principals.
Tie Hartland grade schools and the
Academy closed March 18th for two
week vacation. Fuller's Corner be-
gan its spring term the 18th.
The independent-reporter., 1922-03-23
SANDY RIVER VALLEY

Mrs. Fred Tupper is caring for Mr..
and Mrs. Archie Taylor who have both
been i'll with pneumonia.
ison shopping Friday.
John Quimby and sons are saving
wood this week.
W. Z. Ladd and J. p. Quimby have
been hauling land lime from Madison
the past week.
Frank Greenleaf and II. H. Waugh
hauled logs to Gray's Mill at Starks
several days last week.
The family of Grant Jones have the
prevailing colds.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Quimby are
receiving CONGRATULATIONS on the birth
Of a son, March 18th, who has been
given the name, Jonathan Percival
Mrs. Ross Berry of Pleasant Ridge
is caring for mother and child.
DIR. Floyd of New Sharon was cal
led to Warren Ladd's Sunday to see
Herbert Borden. who is quite i'll with
bronchitis. other members of the fam
lily have very severe colds.
Mancilla Simpson is working for
Bert Wood.
Several members of the X. o. T. M.
lodge attended the meeting of the
Sandy River Tent No lO3, Saturday
evening, March 18th.
But little snow is left except where
the drifts were
Mrs. Warren Ladd received let
ter Saturday from her daughter, Mrs.
Ernest Drummond. reporting the i'll
ness of Master George Drummond,
with pneumonia at their home in Bev
erly. Mass. where the family moved
last October. Mr.. Drummond has
employment at the c. /. Hood dairy
Farms.
The independent-reporter., 1922-03-23

ing, Charlotte Waldron, Earl Baker.
Robert Brown, Edison Goodrich Cora
Webber, Ina Kimball, Christine Sweet
Those perfect in grade one arthme-
tic for the past week are. Woodrow
Luce, Gladys Carter. Doris Manson,
Alfred Belle, and Doris BuZZell.
Mr.. Clifford visited the school March
Is. Mrs Lenfest Of Palmyra was
also a visitor on that day
In the fourth grade arithmetic test
given Tuesday, covering addition.
substraction. multiplication ana short
division, the following pupils recci-
we'd 100. Ralph Young, Edgar Bra
ley. Gladys Stafford. Gwendolyn Web
ber, Theodore Griffith. Hazel Chin
man, Irene Robertson. Those recei-
wing 80 we're: Marion Gray, Pauline
Baker, Edna Withee, Nernard stan
hope, Arlene Buker, Grace Chpman.
Aubrey Burbank. Varland Greene.
Mrs. Lenfest of Palmyra visited the
school March 10. Angilee Fuller Of
grade three had perfect arithmetic
papers all this week.
The following are notes of the fifth
and sixth grades for term of eleven
weeks ending March II. 1922. Pupils
not having missed one-half day are
as follows Millard Page, Albert FL
bridge, Louis Curtis, Annie Duplissey
and Edgar Woodman. Fourteen tar
dy mark and six dismissals have been
placed on register.
Twenty pupils were enrolled
and the average attendance has been
25.46.
Dorothy Thomas has had loo per
cent in spelling every day this year
The average in spelling for both
grades for the past three weeks has
been 95 per cent.
The Washington school Improve
ment League presented an interesting
program Friday afternoon.
Fullers Corner School opened Mon
day. March 13 with 25 pupils register
ed.
Mrs. Moses Ames furnished a big
pot of beans for dinner Wednesday
which was enjoyed by all, and for
which we We're very grateful.
Our Educational Exhibit of Shredd-
ed Wheat has arrived making our
fifth.
Clarence Kimball visited school Fri
day.
We are very proud of our boys who
are in high school. Clarence Kim
ball got such good rank he was ex-
cused from the examinations in four
studies and Howard Ames was excused
from two.
The independent-reporter., 1922-03-23
OAK HILL-NORRIDGEWOCK

Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Anderson and
son Roland went to Augusta last Fri
day morning and returned to their
home here last Monday. after a few
days visit with relatives.
Mrs Ernest Warren is slowly i'm
proving after undergoing an opera
ton recently at the home of Mr.. f.
II. Bates, where he is being cared for.
The Oak Hill Club spent Wednes-
day afternoon of last week very plea
gantly at the home of Mrs. T. G. Alb
bott A dainty lunch was served by
the hostess, and the afternoon passed
in a social way.
Mrs. Lee Owens and little son, Ed
nor went to Centerville, N. B. last
week, where they will visit with re-
latives for few weeks.
Emery Soule, Jr., aftw few days
visit at the home of his sister, Mrs.
Leslie Wills in Mercer, returned home
last Friday afternoon.
Edwin Haines finished work on the
Cony Russell farm last Saturday and
The independent-reporter., 1922-03-23
Nymphns Blackwell School
tDEFERREDl

Those in the grammar department
who have 100 per cent in spelling for
the last fifteen lessons are Velma ket-
chum, Alberta Mantor, Pearl Curtis,
Helen Ketchum, Beulah Perkins, Ar
thur Dunlap and Arnold Dahlberg. We
have had two spelling matches during
this term and Julia Brown, aged 10
years. has spelled us down both times.
Mrs. Hannah ketchum visited our
room on Monday afternoon.
The pupils of the primary depart
ment extend thanks to Mrs. Fred Day-
is, Mrs. George Brown and Miss llda
Moore for the good things to eat for
the hot lunch
Pupils of grade two having loo in
oral spelling are: Eerna Luce, Edna
Richards, Lowe Thibodeau, Francis
Perkins, Fred Thibodeau and Edward
Burton. Also Frances Burton in
grade three, written spelling.
Everybody come to the st. Patrick s
box social Friday evening. Don't
forget your boxes.
The independent-reporter., 1922-03-23
LEXINGTON HEIGTHS

The annual town meeting of High
land was held March 18th The lad
les all attended
Miss Elizabeth Howard was a week
end visitor at her brothers, Justin Ho-
ward.
Mrs. John Stafford went to North
New Portland on business this week.
The people were glad to hear the
whistle of the birch mill. 1t started
work March Is.
The 18th of March was very cold
blistery day.
Quite a number in this vicinity are
tNnping trees.
The independent-reporter., 1922-03-23
HARTLAND

Inc annual town meeting of Hart
land was held in the Opera House,
March IL. James c. Young was cho-
sen moderator: Carl Randlett, clerk !;
seleotmen, l.. b. Wheeler, 1st; j. A.
Goodrich, End; o. X Fuller, 3rd; din
ner was served by the ladies of the
Methodist Aid. A good round sum
was realized.
J. NJ. Higgins has sold his store and
stock Of groceries to c. A. Currier of
Drew.
Ensign Hubbard died Monday morn
ing at his residence on Pittstield ave-
nue. after long sickness. Mr..
Hubbard had conducted a general
store FOR more than 25 years. He
mas been sick nearly two years. He
leaves a son, Walter Hubbard and a
daughter, Mrs. Cord Estes.
Davis d Weber have secured the
services OF an expert baker. They
are lifting up the rooms under their
store. b. w Johnston formerly of
Calais, who is a practical and exper-
ienced man will have charge of the
business.
HARTLAND SCHOOL NOTES
Ihe Hartland Primary school closed
March Il, for two weeks vacation.
The following pupils have had per-
fect attendance for the term. Elwin
Austin, Roland Austin, Bernice Hard
ing, and Donald Randlett. Esther
Griffith was absent only one half day
for the term.
Those having perfect spelling les
sons throughout the term are: Esther
Griffith, Leona Whitten, Francis Tho
mas, Halver Whitney, Bernice Hard
The independent-reporter., 1922-03-23
EAST SKOWHEGAN
IDEFERRED)

Many in this vicinity who have been
i'll with prevailing colds are improv-
ing.
Frank b. Pooler has commenced op-
erations at his sap camp, having al
the present time over 300 trees tapped
Mrs. Ellen Richardson who has been
at Somerset Hospital for surgical
treatment, arrived home Saturday
She is doing as well as could be ex-
pected.
The independent-reporter., 1922-03-23

VIII De employed by Earl Tracy in
mercer the coming season.
;, irving Morrill, is hauling pulp for
Ernest Warren.
Nr' and Mrs o. C. Taylor and lit
tie daughter passed Sunday with re-
latives in Mercer.
The independent-reporter., 1922-03-23

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porter. If you have former Somer-
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time memories.
The herald., 1922-11-02
CHARTER.

amount of votes cast shall elect the
person or persons for whom they have
been cast.
ARTICLE VII. This act of cor.
poration may be changed. modified OF
amended. the capital stock increased or
| decreased, or the corporation may be
dissolved at a general meeting of the
| stockholders convened for that purpose
with the assent of three-fourths of tho
entire capital stock, whether present
or represented at such meeting A
meeting for that purpose shall be con-
vened by the President on the written
request of stockholders representing
stock.
Ten days prior notice of such meet
ing snail be given by written notice
stockholders of record. In case of
dissolution or termination of this cor
poration, either by Limitation of it's
charter or from any cause, the liouida-
ton of its affairs shall be conducted
by three commi Ssioners elected by the
stockholders of record on the books of
the company, by a majority vote at a
meeting called for that purpose as
above set forth in this article.
Said commissioners shah remain in
oftlce until the affairs of said corpor-
alton shall have been fully liquidated
In case of death Of one or more of
survivors shall have power to fill the
said vacancy or vacancies by appoint
ment from the stockholders, and Shall
continue to act.
ARTICLE VIII. No stakeholder of
this corporation shall ever be held
liable or responsible for the contracts
or faults thereof in any further sum
than the unpaid balance due the COM
pany on the shares of stock subscribed
for or owned by him, nor shall any in
formallty In organization have the eff
rect or rendering this charter null OF
OF exposing a stakeholder to any liza
bility beyond that set out above
Thus done and passed at my notarial
office in the city of New Orleans,
parish of Orleans, state of Louisiana,
on the day, month and year first above
written, in the presence of Messrs L.
Schoen and y. q. Carbajal, competent
witnesses and residents of this city,
who hereunto sign their names, together
with said parties and me. Notary, after
due reading of the whole.
Original signed: John c. Finney, 73O
Royal street, New Orleans, La, 40
shares; NJ. A. Finney, $50 Royal street
New Orleans, La, 100 shares: NJ c.
klnney, $50 Royal street, New Orleans
La, 40 shares.
Witnesses: l.. Schoen. n. c. Carbajal
F. w. GAUDIN.
Notary Public.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans:
1, the undersigned Notary. do hereby
certify that the foregoing is a true and
correct copy of the charter of the B. r.
on September 81, 1922. and that same
has been duly recorded in the Mortgage
OFFICE of the parish of Orleans, in Book
1879, Folio
New Orleans, La. Sept. %. 1922
F. w. GAUDIN,
Notary Public.
The herald., 1922-11-02
CHARTER.

installed, the Board of Directors shall
be composed of Ellis L. Boggs, Jack
O,Bierne and Edward c. Brodtmann
of which the said Ellis Z. Boggs shell
be the President and Treasurer, the
| said Edward G. Brodtmann the Vice.
| President. and the said Jack O'Bierne
the Secretary and General Manager.
ARTICLE VII-The capital stock
may be increased to the sum of two
| hundred thousand (S200. 100000 dollars,
or diminished upon complying with
| tormal1tles imposed by law.
| ARTICLE VIII.-No stakeholder of
| this corporation shall sell or dispose
| or his stock without first offering the
| same for sale in writing to the other
| stockholders through its Board of Di-
| rectors; any number of which stock
| holders who desire to purchase said
| stock shall have the privilege of buy
| ing II in proportion to the shares
| owned by them at the price bona fide
| offered therefor; and if no price is
! offered, then they may be purchased
| at the book value of said stock by an
! outsider.
If no stakeholder offers to purchase
| SAID stock within thirty days from the
] date OF such offer. the stakeholder
/ offering said stock may dispose of the
same to any person whatsoever.
ARTICLE IN.-Whenever this cor
poratlon shall be dissolved, either by
limitation or from any other cause lis
affairs shall be liquidated by a com
mittee of two stockholders appointed
at general meeting of the stOckhold-
erS convened for that purpose. and said
committee shall have fun mower 10
perform all acts necessary for the pur-
pose of HquidationS.
ARTICLE Mo stakeholder of this
corporation shall ever be liable or re-
SponSlble for the contracts or faults
OF TINS corporation, in any further sum
IMAM the unpaid balance due by him
II any, on the stock subscribed for bv
MN; nor shall any mere informally
IN the organization have the effect of
rendering this charter null, or of ex-
posing any stakeholder to any liability
beyond the unpaid balance if any due
by MN, for stock subscribed for by
Thus done and passed in my office,
IN the City of New Orleans aforesaid,
the DAY, month and year first above
Mrltten' IN the presence of Frank S
Norman and Jean Davidson, both com
petent witnesses, of lawful age and re-
slGing In this city. who sign hereto.
u"seIner with said appearers and me,
notary, after due reading of the whole
GORlGINAL SIGNED):
Ellis r. Boggs, 80 shares: lack
0Beirne' . shares; E. c. Brodtmann.
Witnesses: Frank s. Norman, J.
Davidson.
NAT W. BOND.
Notary Public
J., the Undersigned Recorder of Mort
cages. in and for the Parish Of ~
leans: state of Louisiana. do hereby
certfy the the above and forepoin.,
Act of Incorporation of The Tire
o. inc was this day duly recorded
IN my office, in Book 1879 folio ~
New Orleans. Aug. 29th, 1922.
ROBT. SCOTT,
oor,ts;., by. Rec.
.,o NAT. W. BOND.
'-iioN-o Notary Public.
The herald., 1922-11-02
AMENDMENT OF CHARTER.
OF BLOOMS SON, INC.

United Statse OF America, State of
Louisiana. Parish of Orleans. Be II
known, That on this 14th day of the
month of October. in the year of our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and
twenty-five, before me, Watts X. Lev
erich. a notary public, duly commits
stoned and qualified in and for The
City of New Orleans and the Parish OF
Orleans, State o. Louisiana. therein re-
siding, and in the presence of the wiz
nesses hereinafter named and under
signed. personally came and appeared
JAG Bloom and Mary Heron. herein
after appearing as the duly authorized
Chairman and Secretary of a meeting
held on the 18th day of October 1922,
of the stockholders of Blooms Son.
Inc. Ga corporation organized by act
before the undersigned notary. on Sep
TENDER GOTH 1922. recorded in the
1879. folio 90), who declared that at
said meeting. at which the entire body
of stockholders was present, and which
was held upon proper call of the Board
appear by reference to the duly certi-
fled copies of the minutes of said
meeting, hereunto annexed and made
part hereof, il was voted by the unan-
imous vote of all the stockholders of
said Company to amend Article w Of
the charter so as to make il heTCeforth
read and be as follows, to-wit:
ARTICLE IV.-The presently au-
thorized capital stock of this corpora
ton is hereby fixed at the sum of six
ty thousand dollars $50. OO0.09). di-
vided into and represented by six hun
dred 5000 shares of the par valne of
one hundred dollars (s10000D per
share. The amount of said stock may
be Increased to five hundred thou
sand dollars $500. .00)."
Said appearers further declared that
they appeared before me, the under
signed notary, in accordance with the
authority vested in them by the annexed
resolutions in order that the said amend
ment may be properly established by
notarial act and recorded and made
effective in accordance with law.
Thus done and passed in my office at
New Orleans, La, on the day. month
and year herein first above written. in
the presence of Nellie Dillon and Walter
j. Suthon. Jr., competent witnesses who
hereunto sign their names with the said
appearers, and me, notary, after due
reading of the whole.
(ORIGINAL SIGNED):
JAG. Bloom, NJ. Heron.
Witnesses: n. Dillon, Walter ]. Su-
thon, Jr.
WATTS X. LEVERICH,
Notary Public.
a true copy.
(SeaD WATTS X. LEvERICH,
octl9-noV23 Notary Public.
The herald., 1922-11-02
CHARTER.

| authority as may by law be permitted,
| fix the terms and conditions upon
| which they shall serve and their com
| pensatiOn, and provide that in case OF
| death OF disability of any one of said
! liquidators the remaining liquidators
! may fill the vacancy or continue to
act on behalf of the CORPORATION.
ARTICLE Vino stakeholder shall
he liable or responsible for any costs,
contracts, debts or faults of the cor
poratIun, or any of its officers nor
shall any mere informality in OrGani-
cation have the effect of rendering TINS
charter null and void or of exposing
any stakeholder to any liability beyond
the unpaid balance due on the stock
held by him.
ARTICLE NIII-This charter may
toe modified. changed or altered. or said
corporation may be dissolved with the
assent Of stockholders owning two
thirds OF the entire capital stock at
general meeting of the stockholders
convened for that purpose after fiji
teen days written notice shall have
been given to each stakeholder. mailed
To him at his last known address.
ARTICLE IN-No stakeholder shall
sell his share in this company without
having first offered the same to the
Board of Directors. And said board
shall have the right to purchase the
same for the benefit of the other stock
holders within ten days thereafter at
the book value as shown by the last
annual statement.
There shall he written or printed
across each certificate of stock These
shares shall not be transferred except
IN the manner required by the charter
and bylaws Of this Company"
ARTICLE N--The names and post
ONCE address of the subscribers of
these articles of Incorporation and a
statement ct the number of shares of
stock which each agrees to take in the
corporation. are. Isaac Weiuer. 30
shares, l39 DvlaTonde street New or
leans, La. benjamin Benin. IS shares.
SOt belarondc street New Orleans. La:
Elias Neiner. 3 shares. 4O3 Olivier
street. New Orleans. La.
Thus done and passed in my office.
IN the city of New Orleans. on the day
ana IN the month and year first above
written. in the presence of Richard J.
Stenhouse and Norris J. Nolan Compe-
tent witnesses. who hercuntu sign their
names with the said appearers. and
me notary, after due reading of the
whole.
ORIGINAL SIGNED:
/. Weiner, 1879 DelarOnde street, New
Orleans, La. 80 shares. Il. Bienn. 2O7
peIaronde street New Orleans. La, 80
t55) shares. Elias Weincr. iO3 Olivier
street New Orleans, La, five (5)
shares
Witness: r. J. stenhouse. n. ].
Nolan.
WM. J. HENNESSEY.
Notary Public.
/. the undersigned Recorder of Mort
cages, in and for the Parish of Or
leans, State of Louisiana, do hereby
certify that the above and foregoing
Act of Incorporation of the Isaac
WeIner Furniture Company, Inc. was
this day duly recorded in my office. in
Book No. 1879, folio ~ New Or
leans, October 14th, 1922.
(Sgd) ROBT. SCOTT.
by. Rec.
y true copy.
(SeaD WM. J. HENNESSEY,
Notary Public.
The herald., 1922-11-02
CHARTER or THE DORA BoDEN
GER DRY GOODS AND NOTIONS
COMPANY, INC.

OCTOBER lO, l922.
United States of America, State Of
Louisiana. Parish of Orleans, City of
New Orleans. Be il known. that on
this tenth 10th) day of month of DC
tober, in the year of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and TWENTY-FIVE
and of the Independence of the United
States of America the one hundred and
forty-seventh, before me. William John
Hennessey, notary public, duly COM
miSsioned and qualified. in and for the
Parish of Orleans State of Louisiana
therein residing, and in the presence of
the witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned. personally came and ap-
peared the several persons whose names
are hereto subscribed all above the full
age of majority, who severally declared
that, availing themselves of the consti-
tuition and the laws of the Stace of
Louisiana, particularly Act 267 of 1914,
relative to the organization of corpora
tons. they do by these presents agree
and bind themselves, as we'll as such
other persons as may hereafter become
associated with them, to form and con-
stltute corporation for the objects and
purposes and under the articles and
stipulations following, to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and style of
this corporation shall be THE DORA
BODENGER DRY GOODS AND NO
TlONS COMPANY, INC, and under that
name 1t shall have and enjoy all the
lghts, advantages and privileges granted
by law to corporations. and shall exist
for the full term and period of ninety
nine years from this date 1t shall
nave power to contract, sue and be
sued; to make and use a corporate
seal, and the same to break and alter
at pleasure; to hold, receive, lease
purchase, sell and convey, as well as
mortgage. hypothecate and pledge
property. real, personal and mixed
corporal and Incorporate: to name and
appoint such managers directors
offlSers. agents and other employees
as its interests and convenience may
require. and to make and establish. as
well as alter and amend. from time to
time. such bylaws, rules and r-guIa-
tons as may be necessary and expe-
olent Tor the proper management and
government of the affairs of said
corporation.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this
corporation is hereby fixed in the City
The herald., 1922-11-02

(SeaD WATTS X. LEVERICH.
Oct19-nov23 Notary Public.