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Sargentville.

Mrs. Seth Blodgett of West
Brooksville has been visiting her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. ]. Hooper.
Miss Elsie Chatto has gone to
West Brooksville to teach.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Wesson re-
turned Saturday from Massachusetts,
where they spent the winter.
j. Whitney Grindell has been Wis
iting his son in Rockland.
Miss Lima Gray spent part of last
week with her sister.
Mrs. Wynes Haskell and young
son have been visiting at North Sedg-
wick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace B. Eaton
spent the weekend with Mrs.
Eatons parents at Cape Rozier.
v Miss Catherine Sargent and Philip
Sargent have returned to the U. of
M, Orono.
April 10. Sim"
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North Sullivan.
OBITUA AIRY.

The whole community was sad
dened Saturday, March 25, when the
news came that Mrs. Angela Gordon
Moon of this village had passed
away that morning at the home of
her daughter, Nettie, in Lynn, Mass,
after an illness of a few days of
pneumonia.
Mrs. Moon was born in Franklin,
but had lived here nearly all of her
life. She was strictly home maker,
although she was ever ready to help
in all good work, always seeking to
do some good for the benefit of her
many friends and the community in
which she lived
The funeral was held at her home
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cock spent the weekend at Bradbury
SrhithSs.
Miss Beth Havey, who has spent a
week in Bangor, arrived home Satur-
day.
Miss Lucy Lewis and a friend from
South GOuldSborO were recent
guests of Miss Della Woodwork.
Congratulations are extended to-
Mr.. and Mrs. David Foster on the
birth of daughter elizabeth
Caroline), on April g.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Milne spent
Friday in Trenton.
Mrs. Ashmore of Lamoine is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs Colin Cham
berlain.
George Lipsky is in Bangor for
two weeks.
April 10. "Une Annie"
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Pretty Marsh.

Mrs. Dean Grindle, who has been
here during the winter, returned
Thursday to her home in Penobscot.
Mrs. Benjamin Carter has gone to
ment at the Sea Side Inn.
Miss Velma Gray has returned to
Otis to teach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lincoln H. Dodge
have moved to Seal Harbor for the
summeE
April 10. G..
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The ladies' aid society had a
pleasant day last week at the home
of Mrs. Carl Pettigrove, with a
bOuntiful dinner.
w. B. Watson was home from
Bangor over Sunday.
At the afternoon service at the
church Sunday, Rev. Oscar Olsen
spoke most impressively, and Mrs.
Mabel Hanscom rendered 'The
Palms" in beautiful way. There
will be special Easter music next
Sunday.
Howard Anderson has moved his
family to Camden
Isaac Murphy is quite ill at the
home of lis daughter, Mrs. E. B.
Reed.
Mrs. Beatrice Black and little
daughter Lurlene were guests of
Mrs. Frank Seavey part of last week.
April 10. will O. Wisp."
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Practical Aid for Farmers.

If recently d Hoped farm ma
chine fulfills exp. cations, a large
part of the loss to farmers from weeds
and insect pests can be eliminated,
says Popular Mechanics Magazine. The
processes used are not new. In them
selves. but their practical combination
has been described as one Of the most
important developments in the history
Of agriculture The entire mechanism
Is operated ny a small gasoline engine
mounted on the frame
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Lester Halves went to Providence
last week, to join the steamer Lex
ington.
Willard Weber has moved into
Charles Whites house
Jessie Slower visited her grand
parents, w. H. Slower and wife, Sun
day.
e. S. Snow is employed at Ken
duskeag as cook in Durgain board
ing house.
Emery Snow. has his barber shop
completed and ready for business
Jarvis Gray of Chicago is visiting
his mother, Mrs. Ellen Gray.
Schools open to-day with the
same teachers, Chrissie Perkins,
grammar, and Hattie Hopkins,
primary
April 10. C.
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Indian Point.

Arthur Higgins and family of Bar
Harbor visited his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. l.. Higgins, Sunday.
Mr.. Jackson of Ellsworth is visit
ing in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Berry have
gone to Northeast Harbor, where Mr..
Berry has employment.
Mrs. Prudence Haynes is quite i'll
of grip.
April 10. Bubbles"
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West Sullivan.

Harold Hooper of Hartford, Conn,
is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Alvin Hooper.
Mrs. l.. A. Frye of Bangor spent
the weekend with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. r. H.. Springer.
Miss Sadie Mullal of North Han
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LOST WAGES

FARM Aug. 10 Ed itor.
The West Vi,ginian -)-Whle
transact1ng some business about
Fairmont. last week. l got rather
tired out hearing nothing discuss
ed only strike and bad blood news
SO far the situa ton has never
worried me one bit because it IS
none Of my affairs. but since read
ing up on the situation. believe
that If 1 had work to do for any
party VINO was in q shape to pay.
i would do it, This fool headed,
thing of labor trying to dictate
when an operator shall start to
work and how he must conduct tn
work and who he shall hire and
who he shall not hire is entirely
too Russiapastic for any real gen--
ulne American to swallow, let
alone digest. We are in a VERSE
shape right now than most Of the
foreign countries who we rip snort
and tear our hair about.
If | am not mistaken, we have a
perfect right to strike, and also a
perfect right to work without ask
ing the foolish consent of some 50
called strike Official WHO could
not live at all were it not for the
continuous pay day d3natlon rs
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toe TOO much of that Sort acording the
American Associa tion, with head
quarters az Charleston and has hired press
agent correct the false impression which pre-
walls concerning our Com monwealth. .
Obviously it pays well, = tbs press agent be-
gins. to keep the directors Of large industrial
concerns believing that West Virginia has con-
tinuous labor trouble, that the Government OF the
State has broken down and that We have hot
bed OF lawlessness. It follows obviously too that
the other States OF the Union have banded together
to give West Virginia black eye and defzaud
her of rightfu1 share Of business Some nefari-
propagand dist the other side doubtless cook
ed up these rumors OF autocracy5 il Logan County.
battles in the Streets of armed marches, of de-
gtectives potng. miners and miners potting detec-
@tives. Of do-nothing State Government waiing
periodically for Federal troops
The Constitutional Association does admit that
there mine guards in West Virginia. It points
out, however, as complete extenuaon, that there
are mine guards elsewher also. This is true West
Virginia need not be credited with the invention
Of the system. But it was tactical error on the
part of the association to admit even the presence
Of mine guards, however few and miId-mannered
Having denied so much, it would have save excuses
and made better by denying everything.
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beat Uncle Isaac should be estab-
lished permanently in the Hall Of

beat Uncle Isaac should be estab-
lished permanently in the Hall Of
Fame ~
The interviewer gave the Maid
a suspicious glance =
Say, who are yoH trying TO
kidT' he asked. I'm not the guy
who pulled that boner about Mrs {
Widely and you know it. car
prove by at least eleven careful
witnesses that the guy WHO wrote
that has gone on a three-weeKs
vacation
We'll, that's what I should have
done if I had written it, comfort
ed the Maid It'd have spent the
nexe ten years in Albasca or Tom
tomski or some other impossiDi-
place. I'd be afraid that Mrs.
Whaley might turn into a Carrie
Nation and chop me up or down or
something.
u see you're going to be frivo-
lous," snorted the interviewer ang-
rily. II guess there's only one
thing you can talk about sensibIy
and that's men. Thank good
| ness, you're SO old you're not
foolish about them any more.
There were tears in the Maids
eyes as she answered meekly:
oh, why did you need to say
that brutal thing-I can't help be-
ing this old, can I2''
All right. Miss Rock OF Ages. =
said the interviewer, now see
If you can pick out the twelve
greatest men in America without
trying to say something funny"
Buried under this avalanche Of
scorn and superiority. the Maid
answered more carefully
Some folks might say Tomm.o
Edison or Woodie Wilson," she
conflded, ebut I think the cholcu
for. first place lies between Kip
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Fleming and Jim Gronniger. Kip
is three feet wide and he can get
into a two foot traffic booth
through door csly one foot wide.
That is a remarkable record for he
does it every day and never loses
an ounce Indeed, think he's get
ting fat on it.
Jim Gronniger made tne
knights OF Pythias famous at Camp
Reed. He hadn't been there more
than twenty four hours until he
was made the official K. P. for
Company D. Ha Is one of the few
men who can wear B. O. with all
the grace Of o. D."
'.B- c. p" questioned the Inter
viewer.
blue oreralls.'' said the Maid,
reproving the Interviewer for his
Ignorance <by a sharp glance. II
guess he wears them when he's
x. p. to match the color Of the
Blue Sky Department, government
which lie is chief
Next "a. n
Next 1 would. put either Ned
Smith or Vox Populf or may be
both Of them, II they ca nbe count
ed as one-half each. Then. Of
course, The prea cher-cop, Prichard.
comes next. He has won fame as
a mathema tician- Tom Council
must be given fifth place as the
worlds greatest statesmaA Be
sides that he used to work for the
b. & o. and has capacity Of
two pints,
..It's Too bad Billy Sunday aud
Billy Bryan aren't from Fairmont
so that lscould give sixth place
apiece. AS 1T is, I'll have to select
the unknown man who turned tho
dogs loose at the crema tory
" ouTe be getting Ia bIack-hanG
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SssT.HE WORLD SAYS.

=
@SXSIESTVIRGINIA'Sa attempts to tell the rest of
#ihes United States the truth about conditions
sfare are meeting with sneers from the big news
perssWh have derived much good { p vel
material from the fight between capital and
aborn the southern end Of the state that
dfsk see their fun spoiled. It is good
Observation-Disclosures to know. what these news
sspapsrs areassaying about their state editorally,
columns. Too many of our peo-
their reading solely to their own local
Papers. This is because West Virginias news
sspapers are Satisfying in their makeup and carry
SATISFACTORILY all news in which their readers
interested.S this instance however, of the
nease1esssu favorable exploiting of West Virginia,
s tbs States soWn people would have reused much
more gqulcklyS had they known what was being
New York World, newspaper that other
new spapers concede carries the best written edi-
EnriaI o1umn America, had this to about
WegtsNifginiasin recent issue. under the caption
sssWest88Virg iniasss says it isn't True
gWestVirg gin has tired of all this criticism of
EGoYernment her mine-guard system and
outbreakesS Of lawlessness There has been
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rec X {, L | IS; ::
4 ov IS The Time to Get Rid Of
s'$ S. These Ugly Spots x

I'll ere-s no longer the slightess
an,a.l,d Of feeling ashamed OF Four5
%fracL,es as Othine In d GU bfa
sirens this guaranteed 70 remove s
1 II Sc homely spots:
simply get an ounce Of Othine
double siren g h----fr ON any drug
:gist and apply a little OF II nigh
and morning and you should soon;
sac that cen the worst freckle:!
Rave begunsto disappear, while the
iiiphter ones have vanished entire
Nv, It is seld that more than
an ounce is needed to completely
clear the skin and gain q beauti.
full clear complexion.
Be sure to ask for the. don CUB bic ! !,
strength Othine as this IS SOLO SOLO
under guarantee Of money pace ~
III fails to rem owe freckl es.
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HE AID ON
'2'lT':l q COURTHOUSE.

So you want me to name the
Twelve greatest living American
women asked the Maid.
ssYes and why, said the Inter
viewer ssS9s
4seems to me you must be read
ing the Literary Digest or some
commented the Maid.
way behind the times /"
sssssssr rs, don,t get sarcastic" sooth-
8sedsS Interviewer, but Just go
5pnSnaunfngsy our set Eof we've.
omitted the Maid,
destIy,SffIJm unjust be given frs
uAcsson the list.
80 h,sssyas, Ri said $the Interviewer.
ssNirsf but gsnots foremost to- say
thes1east,&is Ut no n
s.flowSWho's sarcas site z" the Maid
sssgarfsds to know 81
Up, 'aIssg said the Inter
ssWfawer hirty or lis this
sssdaace oh never mind. go on with
syoGrEI fst .sss ~:
N afraid you don't treat me
With proper resp ect, said the
Mafd ssStill, Issee @nothin e against
s'SS4alling yons selections. The
ond on tn list is Margaret Fow'
ssssfsrs Issname-hers1 because she IL
ti1ssf ia because she isn't
afatd to scussM ana x 81 because ]
donsf sknoWshow CHE gets thar uny
mean
iEheS third in. my list is Mrs.
a1eys the sEWoruanSs WHOM the
Astonishsrsh had defea t* Uncle
1saacs forE ounty superintendent
SCHOOLS Any oman who can
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~ ssbarate myself from them a andis
not continue sto play sneak y ana q
work Is draw whatsI5 did not earn
Miners who have 8 lost ~ pw va !ils
~ fonr "a ponths nowSswil L fneye get
q penny for the time lost even ".
wages are the same. Look at&t me
sum lost and with a decl1n e. OF
wages whichsis just and honora PIE.
at this time the loss VII pc sui
eaters who bunc hed their cards
sanS1 called for a strike SO as to
make the workingmanb believe they
earned same. 4 u say to peridition
Viii, this class OF bolsheyists- The
sooner they learn that their trade
in stock is useless and worse than
q Ma pne the sooner we will hit tho
road to good times again. 4
= t5I lindsey ARMSTRONG. Y;
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letter from Export if you do" eau
toned the interviewer.
..Let them write and be blank
ed said the Maid. who never
swears because substitutes are
just as good 81 will not be Intimi-
dated and$I will do my duty as l
ee it, regardless of consequences <
Gust like that?" grinned the
interviewer.
"Yessir."' said. the Maid vigor-
.ously. For seventh place, name
TOO late said the Interviewer.
You have Just eight lines Of
space left and I'm going to use
those myself. Good-by".
The woman scorned, glared ang-
rily after the Interviewers depart.
ing form.
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5 gTHE .YNoMEN,s CHANCE.

5 49, 4 Y
county conventions held Tuesday numbers
s$Is On women have been elected delegates to at
fhe state. convention. The honor is no neon
sSsideTable oneSS and the responsibility no light re-
%sponsibilf State platform to be decided
sSipons and Easn nominee for judge of the Supreme
ssGoirt8 Ut Appeal Is West Virginia selected The
sbusinesssis @confded to the delegates who attend
;sTEe consentions, and the decisions made by
bearing upon the political outcome
next s
sasasThsaSTomen have, in the state conventions a
ssaHaIes line UP their parties Throughout the
afWestvirgini for$certain issues in which
should be, especially interested
aSEartain Child welfare legislation is sought and
there#WHlH be other important things presented by
women estate officers that are desirable to
saaco IN fish,. who Willingly attend district
aud MEETINGS of club and church organiza-
Just Wiling to attend the poll
b conventons and Just as eager to ac-
necessary and vital things for West Viz
observation-disclosures through these conventions. as
sthrough their clubs their churches
conventions the do not have
1pon altogether for they
powerFs Of the ballot back OF them, and
9Th to ask for the things
their parties to recommend and support
mighty short sighted political
fail to recognize their requests
Sassnd sacced 81 toS themy4
&gSThe Republican party of Marion County should
shave@ at@leasts fifty present at Huntington,
aEugustS ISL. Other counties will be sending their
eegations, lit will DO fine opportunity for
sepnfe renceaands discussion with other women who
ARE Rquicksto the needs and the demands
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lie Frs TO
THE EDITOR.
Another Charles Ice

FAIRAfONT. August 1o.-(Editor-
The West Virgin1an) In justice to
Charles Ice, member of the firnl'of
ice and Hardisty doing business
at los Main street. it should be
said that he is in no wise connect
ed with the ownership of the plot
oil ground that has been recently
rented for the camping site OF
Camp Read, where the National
Guards OF West Virginia are bivou-
acked, and that he has no connect
ion with it whatever. There are
four Charley Ices residents Of Ma
rion County.
CHARLES ICE
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4 tapt ait 81 rs each man and
i, andad over Wit fear ana tremb7
ling to- these wore han 81.
and highway OTHERS tW'no !, ol l'. .a.e
Nv no. when and how ana 81 ~, 49,
rot right here in the un1tso 500 LasSI.
4 am what is termed "a. ser. !,
a1, : IN a such am IN no shirins help
onlv WI en- occasion de1na Nd IDS { :
yhnt listen now broths r::sg 't ssr e e. -
hiring large bodies offs me t.,ss $.
mining II would HRS Ath:s n 4 a-1l IIssll
they. were made kno&n5snsy5 terms 'esr.t,t :
and. wages to be paid These men
would get every projection k FIl1 s,.
Is humanity and the Sjvery 1l 81.
Marty or gang OF diFtatcrs VINO y
would step on my property i as
try and dictate to me Sa.l:f my. lntl's91
wf1a, is what, right then and there pss.
would i show my hand end demon len aol1l-
strate 10 fl!iee5l what a ffee country
stands tor and my mesaGd OF. up
holding ssFle. Under the Copstlelu
ton and laws. II would be IN my my
rights aud you maysb. No,r ~ ~!
i for one would break this tn luc =
Charm. s.,zs5 4.
Actually It is nations disgrace
to LET a cham Ter full OF 'Io1sh rs =.
or tney will run the AEoHet! ,ri'lsi..
and an that is in it. The thing 70
do is to kill it and notslet the us us
ease get in to all fair mlndcu mel mel
who have 10 toll was SHOWN
clipping cut from one otSthe Fa :. !,
mont papers some time ago. any any
signed committee. It came to al
fair minded people asSan insult II
this wonderful committee is not
satisfied with its employers, why
in the name Of common sense IS I.
sucking at it continually for ltS
bread. It shows that they are g
Be despised and strictly let along
because any body Of things callin9
themselves men are lying Were
working for some large company
ard felt disposed to haroor ~ wa
towards same on account OF its
actions. etc, l surely would qu1:l !esl'''
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RUFF STUFF

Boobed hair is seemingly going
out. Tony Fetheral has announced
he's going to have his cut off.
They call them fall hats because
the women fall for them, but Os-
good won't admit it.
When ears are back in style in.
Fairmont, they'll be surprised at
what they hear
Down at the traction station.
the other day ..- we saw...a GIRL.
wearing a petticoat.
Insurance Man Missing"--head-.
ling. Bet it wasn't Ignatz Brennan.
He never is. 8 AZ
II George Hill swallows his pi-
vot tooth, he'll probably have bit
ing pains.
IT'S funny how SO many Farm ont
houses are in need of paint, while
the daughters Of the house are so
well supplied with it.
Huge Fox is 50 backward he.
doesn't want his picture in the
paper. Feature that?
See where the prosecuting at.
torney at Webb Webb, w. Va.
conducts an investigation Of his
death We presume that he, like
Mark Twain, will find the report
greatly exaggerated. .ss
Honest, we hated to pull that
one, but there never has been a
kolyumists passed up the oppor-!
tunity yet. We could have re-
sisted it, but, lad we done SO, we
would have shattered the entire
fabri cot journalistic tradition. IL
was not to be.
IA bout the next thing East Side.
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citizens will want is to have the
city hall moved across the river
They had everything else but that
this year. Now East Park avenue
wants paved. We're offering 5 to
I it will be paved and that muy
pronto-
We suggest apo1l to determine
how many members ofAthe Board
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The Nation comes out with the Information to
the republic that it is time to revolt. The
public of recognizes that there is consider
able disturbance abroad but still there few
millions living in the United States who are
tented and comfortable, unbelievable it may
be to the Nation and its train of followers, that
they may even be stupid enough to inquire, Re
volt against what ?,,. :. .s5
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Berton Braleys Poem
FUN

Il I "5s73
The ordinary boy believes Nj
That lifeNis chiefly lived for
play, ..ss ;.s 5sss
He most reluctantly receives
Advice that points points the other 11'e:r
His lessons pain him to the heart,
His tasks annoy h lir,5 one one ana 'Ilti.
all, Il
He wants to let 'em go, and start
A game Of ball. Z
He reads his books because he
must
He does his chores with til.. ran cor
grim,
they fill him with dull disgust,
< Because he wants to go and
In duty he will take no pride.
His labors give him quite a
He'd rather toss them all aside
And Join dr. s"th gang sang.
But We Of older growth contrive
e To teach him nobler, higher
aims.
We fit shin properly to strive
For something Bigger than his
Yet. spitegof all that we advice.
IN play alone he takes delight.
1And our hearts we realize
The kid is right!)
Copyright, 1929
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This time August fur sale does not sound
absolutely unendurabe it usually does Folks
who have been sleeping under blankets every night
nee August made its bow, will probably think
pretty favorably Of furs. Septem beris coming on,
and be expected in & couple of weeks, or
sss
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The editorial published yesterday about the dan
ger in the careless disposal Of cigarette stubs found
imme diate point fire from this kind OF source
in the city early Wednesday morning q cigarette
stub laid upon couch caused fire that got out
the fire department. No serious amount of dam
age done it happened, but if the woman Of
the household had not been light sleeper, her
home would doubtless have burned, and the smoker
of the cigarette persisted with it. There should be
stiff punishment for the person who fails to ex-
Ftnguish ascigarette stub before laying it down,
throwing it away. "a
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One more conference Blu bile evapora ties. Each
reflects fora brief moment its rainbow of promise
and then vanishes. FThe Cleveland bubble is OF
Trailer consistency apparently than any yet
launched 55s M