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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-10-19
BINGHAM GRANGE

A special meeting OF Bingham
evening. This was Ladies' night and
all the appointed officers were pres
ent, Tho following program was
carried out entirely by the ladies':
Singing several old songe by a large
chorus; readings, Sisters June Whit
ney and Helen Gof; vocal duet,
Mildred Steward and Evelyn Lombard
ologue. Mrs. Snodgrass Reaks the
Monolgue. Mrs. Snograss Reads the
Locals Ethel Savage; reading Sister
conducted by Sister May Baker.
Blanche McQullken. guessing contest.
A recess was called and refresh
NETS of homemade candy and pop
corn was served. Entertainment by
the darkcs when four beautiful
darkicwomen sang "Qld Black joe
and during the singing "Old Black
Joe" properly costnmed entered, was
seated and remained during the sing
Ing.
Readings, Mary Goff and Elya Arno /;
vocal duet, Lombard and Steward;
short farce, because He Joined the
Grange ethel Savage as father and
Emma Parlin as mother, Christie
Halves as the daughter. Closing
song Good Night Brothers," by the
chorus.
There was good attendance in
spite of the heavy rain storm and the
gentlemen acknowledged themselves
as we'll beaten.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-10-19
GENERAL FARMING AC.
INVITES

IRA Poland of Athens, owner of See
more farm has fifty acres OF tillable
land and one hundred and three acres
Of pasture and woods. His principal
activity is dairying and he keeps IL
grade Jersey COWS and a thorough
bred registered Jersey bull. His
stock otherwise includes twenty-one
grade sheep and twenty-four lambs /;
Two draft horses and one hog. His
crops the past. season We're three
fourths of an acre of potatoes. one
acre of yellow corn and beans, one
and three-fourths acres oats. two and
one-half acres of Hungarian and one
half acre OF Millet.
1t Is good news to the citizens of
Pittsiield that the corn factory which
was operated for several years by the
Northern Maine Packing Co, but
which has been idle for the past few
years has been sold 10 the Fordham
Co, of Portland who will operate the
plant for the season OF 1923 and Ex-
Postmaster S. Herbert Frost of Pitts
field is calling on the farmers as fast
az possible to secure the acreage for
the 1923 pack. The new owners plan
To renovate and repair and add new
machinery to the plant provided the
farmers in this vicinity will subscribe
the necessary acreage and there Is no
doubt but what they will as 1t Is a
chance to get one of the town 'sindus
tries in motion again and is a means
OF profit to the farmers and means
more business for everybody
We are in receipt Of samples of wool
received from Charles b. Gilman which
was produced forty years ago. At
that time Mr.. Gilman was a breeder
of Devon Cattle and American Sheep
at his Highland Farm in Bingham.
The price of cattle was quoted at that
time from $50 to Sl00. the price of
rams from SO to $40 and the price
of ewes from IS to $40 each.
The Canaan.girls' club cleared $2445
from sales at booth at Canaan fair
Potatoes in Somerset County look
like an average yield per acre of 100
bushels as estimated by some Of the
best growers.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-10-19
SMITHFIELD HAS FAIR

The sixth annual fair of the Smith
deld grange took place Oct. 4. This
fair was attended by many from all
the surrounding territory and proved
]. f. Clark. Ernest Stevens and
Ernest Mosher Themldway. though
small was the couse of much hap
piness, especially for the Young
people
In the Grange hall on the second
floor, many choice articles Of fancy
work were displayed and there were
also EXHIBITS of vegetables In the
evening a dance was held Music
was furnised by Spofiord's syn
copaters Of Skowhegan. On the first
floor a delightful dinner was served
By te members Of the Grange.
There was also a baby show and
weight pulling contests by draft
horses. The live stock displays were
very satisfactory.
Following are some Of the exhibits:
FANCY ARTICLES
Fancy articles were exhibited by;
Mrs. Hannah Bickford. sofa pillow and
table runner, Mrs Anna Ellis, silk
portlcre8; Paul richardson. sofa pillow
woven in national cOlors; Dell Tracey
and I9ula Boone. embroidered pillows;
Mrs Raymond Groves, boudoir caps;
Leora Stevens. embrured center
Titus and Della Tracey. crocheted
yokes; and Della Tracey embroidered
bootees.
b. f. Richardson had Il display of
Clark's corn and sqnaShes; Mrs. X.
H. Corson of Strong displayed pretty
.ars OF cherries and plums.
Two lambs were shown by Frank
Hartford Of Mercer Mr.. Hartford also
brought twin heifers. +. II. Clark
nd eight grade Jersey COWS.
The greatest attraction of all was
thd babies in the baby show Mrs.
Ernest Mosher'B son Merl was award
ed the prize. for the largest baby
The smallest baby was Doris.
daughter OF Mrs. Ernest Stevens.
Prizes were also awarded to Edith
May, daughter of Mrs. Lottie Sturte-
want and Mrs. Robert Corson's son.
Fred and Mrs. Ruby Clark's son
Charles. Other bibles shown were
Avis Mildred, daughter of Mrs.
Earl Tracey; John, son OF Mrs.
Harry Foster Enid daughter Of Mrs.
Blanche Mills. and Forest son of Mrs.
Roy Cannon
In pulling contest, first second
and third prizes were given. In the
contest for horses weighing under
$500 pounds. Calyin's Cooks pair won
the first prize.M. Martins pair won
the second prize, while Il. Il. Mosher s
pair won the thirdprize. In the con-
test of horses weighing $500 pounds,
George Clements pair won first
prize. H. NJ Stevens landed sec
ond money, while the third prize went
to Gil. Buzzell.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-10-19

A very complete line of tools for
tillage and harvesting have been in
stalled, the various implements hay-
ing been bought from time to time
out of the profits of the business.
The present owner, 7. A. Woodsum
has been experimenting for the past
seven years with the growing of alfal-
ia. The original test plot seeded
seven years ago, has yielded heavily
every year and with two heavy crops
this year. While he is not satisfied
with the results obtained Mr.. Wood
sum has met with sufficient success
to justify him in continuing his ex-
periments. He has altogether about
twelve acres in alfalfa. The grow
ing of this wonder crop deserves an
article by itself.
Four horses and motor truck do
the field and road work The pres
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-10-19

came from very old pioneer Maine
family and after spending over thirty
years in Massachusetts where he was
engaged In the machine business, he
decided to return to his native state.
He was accompanied by his son, L.
A. Woodsum and the farm has been
operated by them together until early
this uear when the elder Mr.. Wood
sum died, since which time, the young
or man and his mother have carried
on the business.
At the time of It's purchase by the
present owners. this farm was in a
somewhat run down condition, as hay
had been pressed for several years
and little or no stock kept. The
new owners decided that cattle were
needed to build up the land and start
cd in with few cows OF various
breed. Ten acres Of corn were rails
cd, chiefly with fertilizer. and seven
ty ton silo erected. The next year
less fertilizer was needed and since
then the farm has increased steadily in
productivity The regular rotation
mas been corn, grain and grass. The
farm consists of about POO acres, 100
of which is one pasture. The til
lage land lies ON top Of Il high ridge
and is made up of slightly rocky
deep loan, particularly adapted for
corn and clover or alfalfa hay. Six
acres are planted to silaGe corn this
year and five seeded down. Some
of the corn planted June II was ON
August 10. six feet tall and this they
say is backward season for corn,
and the second crop of alfalfa was two
feet high.
About eight years ago n registered
Ayrshire bull calf and three hcifers
were purchased from the Oldest Ayr
shire herd in the United States, the
Converse Herd at Woodyille, n. Y.
Although several registered animals
have been sold, the purebrbed herd is
increasing and the grades being drop
ped So that in n short time the Shep-
herd Farm will have a wholly pure
bred Ayrshire herd. While they be-
leye in purebreds, the owners of this
farm have demonstrated that grades
may he big producers provided they
are really grades. that is, sired by
purebred bulls that have big produc-
ton back of them. 1t is a common
thing for grade cows at this farm
to milk forty to fifty pounds of milk
II day with butter production of
we'll over two pounds a day. This
has been done right in the winter with
only ordinary care and twice day
milking. The milk Is weighed at
every milking and occasionally sam
pies taken for the Babcock tester,
which iss part of the regular equip
ment on this farm and every COW
whether purebred or grade must show
cause why she should live, This
system has been followed for several
years so that now almost none 70 the
h6ifers raised turn out to be board
ers. The number of cattle kept has
varied from twenty to forty, the milk
ing cows running from ten to eight
cen. At present ten are being milk
ed and the total herd is "a head, Ar
effort is being made to keep the num-
her of cattle down by raising onl,
purehred heife$s but even this brings
great increase. The product o
the herd is manufactured into butter
and sold to select retail trade in Wa
terville every week Four years agt
/ Himan Milking Machine was in
stalled and has been used with grea
! success.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-10-19

Best Key Ring ever invented. l0c
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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-10-19
Work mt Mercer Corn Factory

Messrs. Waugh and Libby. represent
ing TWitchell-Chaplin Company of
Portland, were in Mercer Thursday
of last week and paid out thirteen
thousand dollars for corn and labor
in connection with the present sea-
sons operations of the Mercer fac
tory. No part of this was for con-
struCtion work.
Tho canning season Is finished and
labelling will probably be completed
next Saturday night
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-10-19
bingham Grange Notice

At the next regular meeting or
Bingham Grange, which is Saturday
afternoon. October 2S. it is expected
that Mrs. Lizzie Watson, lecturer of
Somerset Pomona will he present and
deliver an address. Every member
should make special effort to be pre-
sent ms we are sure of an instructive
and beneficial lecture.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-10-19
Somerset County Agricultural News
The Shepherd Farm

Oldtime residents of Somerset Coun-
ty will perhaps be interested to know
that the large farm in Fairfield on
the Norridgewock road, which was
formerly owned by Col r. B. Shep-
herd oil Skowhegan. is again being
operated as a breeding establishment
for purebred cattle and IL :. is
again known as the She he m.
After passing THROUGH a. rs
hands this farm was pur, hased about
twelve years ago by \. & Woodsum
of Worcester Mass. Mr.. Woodsum
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-11

16 feet for each foot it descends
after taking off from hillside,
provided there are no -up-gusts CT
wind to help move the craft up
ward and forward. The Germans
started their gliding much after
the same manner as Prof. Langley
proposed. They watched and stud
led hawks, gulls and swallows in
flight. Air experts and mathe-
maticians thus figured out the
curves and tricks used by soaring
birds, exactly as Langley did, only
the Germans appear to have been
more adept at figuring.
The chief obstacle to gliding by
man at present is that the pilot is
apt any second to strike a new air
current or hole. Observers have
discovered that birds "instinctive-
ly scent" new air currents with
their heads SO the Germans are
trying to develop a similar "air
sense" They are helped by a Sc
cret chemical skin-coating which
makes their faces sensitive to the
least touch of wind.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-11
THE ON e M AN NAN
BY RUTH A GNES ABELING3a
LIFE Now HOLDS ONLY MEMORIES FOR KATE WARD

There were no tears. There was no
regretting. There was no trying to
drag back his soul--to keep it earth
bound
Goodbye 1t was her one word to
him departing; one gently spoken
word. Then she turned back to the
world with it's trunks to pack, it's
food to buy and its living to make.
Dan Ward was dead.
1t was like Kate Ward to close the
book, silently, tearlessly and go back
to life without any rebellion at the
increase in its complexities.
She might have wished for mo-
ment as she turned away from the
mound of loose sod that for her, life
would hold no more tomorrows.
But the tomorrows were there.
They must be lived.
And, moret han that, she had had
her hour of paradise. Together they
had found it. What if she did have
to grope back alone? One can't ask
too much of life.
Kate Ward busted himself
with her trunk and grips.
There wasn't much to pack. And with
his fitful gallivanting through life
her husband had left no cause for
legal procedure.
The taxi was waiting. Mrs. Ward
settled in the corner of the vehicle.
The station was easily mile dis
tant. Then there was an all-night
ride.
She wondered what the little town
would look like when she reached it..
The little green station-she re-
membered almost every initial cut in
its door frames. And the streets
wide, shady streets, with trees and
! grasses and friendly dogs trotting
| leisurely.
And then, back there, way over at
the edge of town, near the path
which wound out toward the GENE
terry, was the little house! All, such
IA little house! Rainwashed sides to
which vines chung affectionately
Windows, with small, friendly panes,
behind which white curtains flut-
tered. A roof, low and sloping, which
held close communion with fragrant
branches of two giant pines. A lit.
tie fence with q gate, which invited
AS the train rumbled through the
night Kate Ward, awake, staring
into the darkness of the curtainec
area of her berth went back over the
years. She remembered the day sh,
had started out of the gate to school
so glad, so gay and SO little.
And the high school days - thos'
madly happy days. She remembers
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-11
PROHIBITION HERE TO
STAY-HARDING.

None of us will ever see the
18th amendment to the federal
constitution repealed, says Presi-
dent Harding, who advocates CO.
ordination of state and federal eff
forts in the enforcement of prohi-
ton laws. Liquor is a dead issue
SO far as its legal sale in America
is concerned. This nation will
never again sanction anything SO
vile as the liquor traffic.
Liquor law enforcement is an
other problem. During the
Christmas season especially, Off
GERS should give close attention to
the enforcement of prohibition.
There are few things more dan
gerous than an ignorant negro fill
ed with moonshine liquor and arm
ed with a cheap pistol. The same
is true of the white man who
drinks "shine." Any person with
little enough sense to drink the
connections sold in Americas as
liquor nowadays is a dangerous
individual. Some of the so-called
imported Scotch may contain
wood alcohol, and the wise man
will even abstain from a glass of
Christmas egg-nog, for fear of
becoming permanently blind. That
would be a terrible penalty to pay
for celebrating the birth of the
Saviour with riotious indulgence.
Even in the old days when whis-
ky was sold openly and it was not
necessary to sell quick poison UNI
der the guise of liquor, thoughtful
citizens studiously avoided the bar
loom. A drunken man was dis
gushing to the good citizen and
home-b builder. A fathers greatest
fear was that his son would de-
velop aan appetite for liquor,
Brilliant men by the tens of thops-
ands have been ruined and an in
finite number of homes wrecked by
the purest of whisky. No other
evil in the history of the world
has done more harm than liquor.
But fathers nowadays aren't wor-
rying about their young sons. At
least very few fathers are losing
any sleep over their boys develop
ing thirst for presentday liquor.
Those who drink the stuff don't live
long. Homes are happier, with less
ianglings. More people have more
money in the banks than ever dur
ing barroom days.
There is lot of talk, around the
country about infringing on per-
sonal liberty, much futile argument
about bringing back light wines and
GERS. But at heart, the country
is dry. The troof is, that there's
almost no talk of bringing back
the old-time saloon.
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THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY.
(From the Times-Recorder Dec. IL,
1927

(From the Times-Recorder Dec. II,
1929
The bill introduced by Mr.. Staple
ton, of Sumter, to. make it misde-
meanor to sell cigarettes in Georgia,
was the subject of much discussion
in the city yesterday.
Twelve or fourteen years ago Col.
A. S. Cutss turned the office of
mayor of Americas over to Capt.
j. B. Fielder. This month, Captain
Felder,N after being mayor all these
years, will give the office to Col.
Quits. Turn about is fair play, but
It seems little odd that this would
happen, after all the changes which
have been made in that city. 1t was
a town then. Now it is truly cos
mopolitan city, and Mayor Fielder is
the man who has been instrumental
IN having many of the great improve
ments made.-Fort Valley Leader.
The Windsor corridors have been
crowded with distinguished men from
several states during the last few
days All stop, admire and comment
tayorably on this palace hotel. Moth
ing like it in Georgia-saye the De-
Soto in Savannah.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-11

tFrom the 1lmeS-Recofuef Dec II,
1922
Rev. o. B. Chester, who mas been
for three years, pastor of the First
Methodist church here will leave to-
day with his family for Columbus
where he will have the passionate Of
St. Luke's church next year. Rev.
j. A. Thomas, of Cordele, who IS
to succeed Mr.. Chester here is eX-
peeted to arrive tomorrow with his
family and cordial welcome awaits
them. Mr., Thomas is very well
known as is his wife, who was for
merly Miss Nell Morgan of Ameri-
Gus.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Moses will come
from Montgomery Sunday to reside
in Americas, occupying the Ruther-
ford home on Church street. Mrs.
Moses was formerly Miss Nellie
Hirsch of this city.
Mrs Largent, of Albany, is the
guest for several days of Mrs. Henry
Lanier at her home on College
street f-...
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-11
JAPAN'S EXPORTS SHOW
EXCESS OVER IMPORTS

TOXIC, Dec. 11.-Japan's foreign
trade during October amounted to
267, 1887, 900 yen of which exports
were 161 ,481 600 yen and iprots
los, 100000 yen, showing an excess
of exports over imports by $685.
COO yen, according to the finance
office. Compared with the trade of
the corresponding period last year
it shows an increase of 50,324, 600
yen in the exports and a decrease of
24,564,00 yen in the imports. The
excess of export trade over import
amounting to more than fifty-fve
million yen in record since October
1918, q. -,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-11
A THOUGHT

Wherefore, my beloved brethrer,
let every man be swift to hear,
slew to speak, slow to wrath
James 1:19.
There is no duty we so much
underrate as the duty Of being
happy. By being happy, we SOW
anonymous benefits upon the world,
which remain unknown even to
ourselves, or when they are dis
closed, surprise nobody so much
as the Observation-Disclosures Louis
Stevenson.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-11

them all, even the day she came
back and walked up the path carry
ing sorry little satchel, with her
few clothes, remnants of her first
summer in the city. She had come
back then-back home, where there
was air tob reathe and folk to trust.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-11
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY.

TFFOm the T1mes-Kecofder Dec. IT,
1909
At eleven o'clock last night a tele-
phone message from Thomasville an
nounced that Rev. w. F. Smith comes
to the Americas district as presiding
elder, Rev. w. L. Wooten is return
ed to First Methodist church here and
Rev. W. M. OVERLY to St. Paul's East
Americas.
Johnnie Hardy spent Sunday in
Oglethorpe again, his third trip there
recently. And his friends are wait
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OLD DAYS IN AMERICUS
ne expected announcement.

ing the expected announcement.
Miss Sanderson, the guest of Mrs.
D. T. Wilson for two weeks, return
ed to her home in Atlanta yesterday.
Henry S. McCleskey, John Shelf
field and R. E. Lee returned to Amer
-icus yesterday from visit to Capt.
c. c. C4ay's plantation home where
they Joined Capt Clay and two New
York friends in bra nont the day
before. The party had excellent
success, bagging LAG cartridges.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-11
T O NJ SIM S S AY S

What are you going to give your
wife for Christmas? Pick out some
thing she can't throw.
A reader writes in to ask if suede
gloves come from Sweden. No.
Prince of Wales has broken an
other precedent. We thought all
those things were broken long ago.
The man who gets up the shape
and colorss of blankets evidently has
a job designing overcoats now.
Christmas story: Mama, buy
papa some toys so | can play with
mine"
A designer says any girl can be
beautiful if she has the right clothes
and we say any clothes can be
beautiful if they have the right girl.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-11

One of the saddest sights of mod
ern times is seeing a man hugging a
girl because he wants her vote.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-11

China's boy emperor married a
girl he had never seen. A little
more rouge and We will be doing the
same.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-11

1t would be great if we knew who
was sending US Christmas cards.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-11

THERE WASN'T MUCH TO
PACK.
Her mother stood in the door that
noon.
What, you back?" she said.
That was II years ago.
Kate wondered vaguely, half fear
fully, what lay ahead of her now.
Ito be cOntinued.)
Copyright, 1920
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-11
RAILROAD SCHEDULE
Central Time)
rival and Departure of Passeng
T..;n. Arerieuc Ca

Central Time)
Arrival and Departure of Passenger
Trains, Americas, Ga.
The following schedule figures
published as information and not
guaranteed:
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RY.
Arrive Leave
1:55 pm Columbus-Chgo 3:45 am
1895 pm Albany-Montg'y STA am
1921 pm MaconAtanta 6:37 am
1:55 pm Albany-Montg'y 2:14 pm
2:14 pm Macon-Atlanta 1855 pm
10:15 am Columbus 3:15 pm
6:37 am Albany 1921 pm
STA am Macon-Atlanta 1895 pm
3:45 am Albany-J awhile II :55 pm
1858 am Albany-Jaxville 1887 am
1887 am Chgo, St. L. Alta 2 $50 am
2:O6 am Cinti & Atlanta / so am
1:10 pm Coils & Chicago !2:4O am
Y 40 pm. Albany & Jax !1:10 pm
Daily
! All-Pullman Tri-Weekly.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-11

Conference of cotton growers to
be held in Memphis, Tenn, has start
ed some talk among the boil weevils.
Our opinion of the man in Fulton,
Mo-, who has worn pair of pants
Is years is he stands up too much.
In San Franciso, preacher was
robbed just after services. Why do
crooks get so far from Chicago?
1t showed in Albany, Ga, for the
first time in seven years. The wire
does not say how many coal dealers
laughed themselves to death.
A man is a person who had rather
go to his lodge and ride the goat
than stay at home and be the goat.
Clemenceau says hell is brewing. A
neighbor tells US brewing is hell.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-11

Now that Harding has made Irwin
Cobb a major our army is increased
to wartime strength again.