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periodicals is boundless.

periodicals is boundless.
None of this is intended to Indicate
that publishers are in search OF ma
terial in verse form. There Is some
virtue in the saying that poets are
born. not made" ] have no wish 10
discourage the writing OF poetry by
those capable of doing it, but capa-
bilities of this kind are very rare IN
deed. So far as you and are con-
cerned it is far safer to do the best
we can with prose.
find l have omitted to mention
one very important means of improy-
ment. This is the reading of good
literature and Sommitting it to memo
ry. One should always have a piece
of good prose in process of mental
aeauisition.
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Former Citizens

older citizens of Somerset County
may recall three former we'll known
men of Skowhegan whose pictures are
presented herewith. They are Hen
ry Plummer, Stephen B. Brewster and
William B. Morrill,. Henry Plum
mer, many years ago was by trade
cooper but even the older citizens of
today will probably better recall him
as the leading dry goods merchant OF
Skowhegan He was at one time in
business where the Freese Pool Room
is now located on Madison avenue and
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tories In New England. 1t is also
fitted up for canning of beans and ap-
pies. There are eight general stores
and two meat markets in the village.
There are also one blacksmith shop
and two garages; an up-to-date high
school building and dormitory; two
public halls; a telephone Office; two
churches; two potatoes houses and
one feed mill; railroad station and
plenty of business making Harmony
progressive town.
GENEVA REED.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-03-15

Among the next to come to Waugh
anstown were John Merrill, Jonathan
Robinson, Deacon John Moses and
William Leighton Mr.. Leighton
took up land in the west part OF the
town, which is now occupied by his
great grandson, Roy Leighton.s
This plantation became a town in
1903 The name Harmony was Sc
leeted by the wife of Deacon John
Moses, because of the good feeling
that prevailed among the inhabitants.
The first frame house in the village
was built by Capt. Robert Evans
and is now owned and occupied by
r. j. I4ongfellow, station agent.
One Interesting fact about Capt.
Evans was that he was the first post
master of the town.
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ridgewock road. The second ~
of Mr.. Smith, Mrs. Ellen N c Wy
still lives in the old Morr,,, Smia
stead and maintains the prono. nome
an attractive style. Mr. Mav,h
son, William. long since daoalri
went south and lived in Geor rss'
where he was interested in ra;,sst
ing. Mr.. Morrill, will be raca,,i 'oaa
an earnest advocate of Spiritna'l y
These three men were all resirs sa
of Skowhegan at the same time 'ns
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Historical Sketch OF Harmony

The following sketch was prepared
by Miss Geneva Reed of Harmony in
the Historian Contest conducted BY
the independence Reporter. This ar
ticle Was awarded first prize:
In the eastern part of Somerset
County lies the progressive town Of
Harmony. 1t was first known as
Vaughanstown.
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his family came from Wolfboro, y. II.
by the way of Malbon's Mills from
which place he journcyed by spotted
trail over Fox Hill in the present
town of Athens. They brought cat
tie with them and it is related that
Mr.. Hurd climbed a tree on Fox Hill
from which he could see the natural
clearing covered with a luxuriant
growth of swamp grass on the inter
vale where he built his log house and
made his home. Helen NJ. Hurd,
the poetess was his great grand
daughter.
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Stock PIaCardS
Low Prices

IF a placard of any kind is wanted,
even one copy, print shop is obliged
to charge Soc therefor and at that
the work is done without profit. OF
quired, the printer can charge per
haps $3.50 and at that figure rea-
sonable profit results. This has led
to carrying In stock in some print
ing Offices of the placards most usually
wanted, and the MISREPRESENTATION
is gradually accommodating quite
variety in this line These placards
are chiefly 7x22 inches in size, altho
some Of them are what are known as
quarter sheets, 11x14 inches. or
course we print them in considerable
quantities and put them aside to sell
at retail as wanted in any quantity
from / to 100 Ordinarily however,
customer for this sort of thing
wants one placard; sometimes two or
three BY following the above plan
we can sell them for Csc each, two
for 4Oc or three for soc. They can
be sent by mail but they have to
he wrapped with more care and If
go ordered, 25c should be added for
packing and postage. This addi-
tiOna1 charge does not increase with
the number of placards, except for
ten or more. That Is, 1t costs Csc
to wrap and mail one placard, three
or seven, as the case may be.
We are constantly adding to the
list. Those in stock at the present
time are:
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States government. Carroll Bart
lett became noted singer and must
clan d. n. Bartlett and Clyde II :.
Smith OF Skowhegan are descendants
OF the Bartlett family The Bart
lett mill was built about one humid
red years ago by Ozias Bartlett for
making Of rolls. His son Stedman
added the making of cloth, and his
son Herbert, changed the business to
that of the manufacture OF yarn. Since
his death the mill has been owned
and operated by his son, Harry until
last fall when it was burned. A new
mill has been built and is now in
operation.
There were in town. in the early
days, a potash factory, cooper
shop a shovel handle factory, hatter's
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lily, went to Florida and died there.
Mr.. Plummer will be recalled as hav-
ing been prominent advocate of the
Greenback Movement and he was a
devout Methodist. 1t was largely
through his activities that the Cen
tenary Methodist Church was erected.
Stephen B. Brewster was another
citizen widely known in former days.
Mr.. Brewster was at one time the
owner of the old Red Dragop,'
which was located where the present
remnant of Hotel Coburn stands.
While he owned it, it was burned in
about 1854. In about 1868 the struc-
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a tannery, shoe shop and chair fac
tory. One OF the first owners of
the mills and water privileges was
James Leighton. At the present
time The M. G.. r, r. runs into the
center OF the village, a side track runs
to Higgins Stream, where pulp is
taken from the water and loaded on
to the cars. An up-to-date creamery
is located on the banks of the river.
There are two saw mills. two board
ing houses A large corn factory.
1t is one of the most modern fac
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The Rest Rooms in the Dodge p,,
for women and children shoula 0Ss
much appreciated by out.of,. W
shoppers. WV
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The first permanent settler of Har-
mony was Trustum Hurd, who came
to THE 1nteryale Farm" known as
the William G Bailey farm in 1896
and built a log house a few rods west
of Higgins Stream. Mr.. Hurd with
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dants from the ola English family Of
Bartlett which dates back to the time
of William the Conqueror and is re
lated to the royalty OF England. Miss
Jane Bartlett is portrait artist of
repute. having painted portraits for
some of the best known universities
In the country. Russell Bartlett was
an inventor Before leaving Har-
mony he invented lathe, for turn
ing out shovel handles His next
invention was an apparatus for rails
ing sunken vessels. which has since
been used extensively by the United
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House For Sale
BOarders Wanted
bicycle Repairing
Hazard with Roo,,
Wnshjnps Wanted
Tenement 10 Rent
shoes Shjned Here
pu,hp No Rubbish
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-23

The bill by Wallworth, of Camden
imposing the costs of extinguishing
fires occurring through criminal
intent upon the person starting the
fires, was vetoed.
One of the undertaken" bills by
Pierson, of Union, was disapproved
by Governor Silzer, who scored the
methods used to squeeze the bill
under the ropes. The bill would
revoke the license of any undertaken
having an unlicensed assistant.
Governor Silzer disapproved a
resolution by Senator Pierson, of
Union, appropriating 100000 for the
expense of a commission of three
senators, three assemblymen and
three citizens to investigate the uses
to which the MOrrls canal properly
could be put, declared that these
commissions accomplished little be-
yond the spending of money use
lesslt'.
Other senate bills vetoed were:
Senator FODDER, penalties for the
sale and use of pistols and revol-
GERS because the penalties were too
drastic and incongruous; Piersou,
governing the publication of munic-
fpal audits; vetoed because it Gre
ated corporations and a monopoly
of the business BY few persons;
Whitney, allowing student absent
for studies to retain voting privi-
lege at home; Stevens, two bills
amending two recent election acts.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-23
legislature DOIngS

! Among other objections to the
| measure, Mr.. Silzer said that the Dill
made it clearly possible to designate
patented and unpatented types and
when the bids were in to select the
patented type. He referred to that
| section of the measure which de-
clared that bids should be asked for
on the various types as specified and
"the award shall be made to the low
est bidder on the types placed In
competition"
Let me call attention 10 the fact
at once that the section does not say
| that the contract shall be awarded
to the one making the lowest bid
| of all those received" remarked Mr..
! Silzer.
This act, then, has for its pur-
pose the keeping within bounds pub
lie boards that are not honest and to
compel them to provide for open
competition. This bill does not do
that, but on the contrary it will per-
nit the same corrupt practices to
continue where the officials are cor
rupt as we have experienced in the
past.
IF I believed that this bill would
accomplish any good whatever, or
that it would improve upon present
conditions 1 would be glad to sign it..
| am unwilling, however, to perpetu-
ate the present evils by signing this
bill I am satisfied that this bill
would do just that thing, and that
where corrupt boards existed the
corrupt practices could continue"
Seven senate bills for the adding
Of roads to an already over-bl.rdened
state highway system ware vetoed by
the governor. The latter early in his
administration gave it as his inten-
ton to disapprove this sort of bills.
These bills also created considerable
opposition in the senate upon their
passage, Senators Case of Somerset
and Pierson of Union, both Repub-
licans, declaring the addition of
roads to a system which could not
now be completed, was dishonest
legislation"
The bill by Senator Mackay, au-
thorizing companies to construct
vehicular tunnels under the Hudson
and Delaware rivers and to collect
tolls was disapproved by the COVER
nor.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-23
SOUTH AM BOY

Richard Flanagan has accepted a
position with the du Pont plant at
Parlin.
home of friends at Matawan yes
terday.
last night with trends in this city.
William Manion spent yesterday
with friends at New York City.
Margaret Mullen and Claire Null
lane were Newark visitors yes
terday.
The largest gathering of people to
attend a basketball game on the
local high school court this season,
was present at the st. Mary's-South
Amboy High school contest last
night
An unusually large crowd is ex-
pected to attend the card party OF
the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Amer
lean Legion tonight.
Vencina Kennedy of Hazlet spent
last night with friends in this city.
Anabelle Hyer OF Keyport motored
to the home of friends in this city
yesterday.
William Norma of Pine avenue has
accepted a position with the du
Pont plant at Parlin.
Vincent Leonard was an out-of-
town visitor yesterday.
Loretta Buchanan and Anna
Hansen spent yesterday at the nome
of friends on Henry street.
Joseph Kress was Perth Amboy
visitor last night.
John Dormant of New Brunswick
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-23
HOFFMAN TRUST CO. MERGER
BILL VETOED BY LzER

TRENTON, March 23.-Governor
Silzer has vetoed the bill by Assem- :
blyman Long, OF Essex, raising the
salaries of the State Board of Bar
Examiners to $4,000 a year. The
governor called attention to the fact
that formerly the position was
purely honorary one.
The Powell bill putting education
board secretaries in cities between
100000 and 10000 population un-
der tenure of office, the governor
saving that the boards should be
able to fire inefficient secretaries.
A bill by Rowland, of Camden,
giving 5000 salary to county court
criers in counties of the third class
was disapproved, in consonance
with the governors declared dis
approval of most salary increases.
A bill by Negus, of Passaic, ex-
tending the terms of city clerks from
two to five years was vetoed, Gov
ernor Silzer saying that the extern
sion would carry them beyond the
term of the council, and also that
the State League of Municipalities.
Other assembly bills vetoed were:
Hoffman, of Middlesex, permitting
the merger of trust companies in
the same county; Moran of Hudson,
permitting first class county juvenile
court judges to designate an attend
ant as chief officer; Speaker Evans.
of Passaic, validating land sales by
school district.
The governor vetoed two bills add
ing roads to the state highway sys-
tenn, one by Crawford, making the
Bergen turnpike, Hudson county, a
state road, and the other by STRAIT
ton, OF Gloucester, adding to the
state highway system the road from
Westyille to Penns Grove.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-23

TRENTON, March 23.-Action Is
looked for in the legislature today
to put several of the Republican
party measures, which Mr.. SilzeI
vetoed yesterday, over his head
These measures include the open
specifications bill, the resolution tc
investigate the Bridge plans of the
old highway board and the measur
to abolish the Democratic Boxing
Commission and place this authority
in the hands of State Comptroller
Bugbee. Republican.
Probably a record was made by
the governor yesterday when he
dumped a total of fifty-nine mea-
sures back into the lap of the legis-
lature accompanying each one tn
a message telling why he had dis
approved it,
The longest message of disapprov-
al was on the Mathis open speciflca-
tions bill, which the governor picked
|. all apart. 1t was passed by the SEN
hate with the belief of the better type
III Republican senators that it con-
ined real provisions to prevent
ecifications beipg closed to certain
5es of pavement and into its para
apis were incorporated some of
# e best features of the Pierson open
oecifications bill. This legislation
has been before the Republican leg
islative leaders since their first con-
ference last December, but the gov
ernor refused to sign it yesterday
and sent it back in a message which
he said might perpetuate the very
things which the designers of the
measure evidently believed it would
prohibit.
az am unwilling to fool the people
into believing that this bill would do
something for them" said the veto
Of Mr.. SiIzer. 81 am sure that it
would not.
81 say this with great dif1dence,
because know that there are earn
Est men in the legislature who be-
)ieve that this bill will accomplish
something, but who, am sure, have
not given it the study and thought
necessary to analyze its terms and
zee the evils that will flow from it.
Because the bill does nothing more
than to continue present conditions
with dishonest boards l am obliged
to disapprove it."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-23

was a local visitor last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Fenzel of
Olean, N. Y, has taken up resi-
dence in this city.
John Salmon motored to the home
of friends at Red Bank last night.
Raymond Smith motored to the
home of friends at Matawan yes
terday.
Thomas Kennedy spent yesterday
with Michael Kelly at his home in
Keyport.
Viola Huff recently purchased a
new coupe automobile.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-23

P. A. Stults of Second street is
confined to his home with a badly
sprained ankle.
Mrs. John oliver recently installed
a wireless in her home on Second
street.
James Harkins motored to the
home of friends in New Brunswick
yesterday.
Mae Bolton and mother of New
York City spent yesterday with
friends on Pine avenue.
Edward Walli was an out-of-town
visitor last night.
Gunnison news-champion., 1923-03-23
{. ". JOSLYN RECOMMENDS
THE RAISING OF PEAS
Bucna Vista Democrat

Burna Vista Democrat
c. ". Joslyn, representative of the
American Fruit Growers association,
while in the city this week, was asked
for his opinion as TO raising telephone
peas. Mr.. Joslyn says, If properly
handled telephone pea crop is more
profitable to the grower than either
head lettuce or caullour and strongly
recommends the production of this
vegetable. There is always a strong
market in the east for peas, said Mr..
JosIyn, and If properly packed for
shipment 50 the product arrives at the
market in good condition it sells at a
fancy price.
The American Fruit Growers as
ISOLATION is also equipped to handle
the packing and shipping and will
dispose Of all that can be raised. Their
Colorado headquarters are at Paonia.
Gunnison news-champion., 1923-03-23
WHAT DRAINAGE WILL DO
FOR WATER LOGGED LANDS

Agricultural College News Notes.
Many acres of irrigated land haze
become waterlogged. These must be
drained before they can be brought
back into use.
Much irrigated land contains an
excess of alkali salts, and under drain
age is the basis of the process for their
removal.
Water which percolates deep into
the soil following irrigation often
raises the water table TO the height
of the plant roots, where it may re-
main to the detriment of plant growth.
Understandings will remove this use
less water. When the salt content is
sufficiently reduced, water so removed
may be used again in irrigation.
Seepage or storm water from ad-
jacent tracts, or water released in the
soil by spring thaws, may escape eth
er thru surface drains or under-drain-
age.
Under-drainage prevents the heaving
Of soil by frost, and permits its venti-
lation. Ii makes possible a warmer
soil, permits deeper cultivation, and,
by allowing the plants to develop 4
deeper and more complex roofing sys-
tenn, actually increases the available
moisture in the soil, instead of decreas-
ing it; by the same means it increases
the available plant food.
Methods of draining irrigated farms
are described in Farmers Bulletin No.
sos by r A. Hart, Senior Drainage
Engineer of the Bureau Of Pubic
Gunnison news-champion., 1923-03-23
FARM BI REAL Is ORGANIZED
n CHAFFEE cot MY

The organization Of q Farm Bureau
81 SaGda .4st week was an event Of
cUUsidera1l. importance 10 the agTI-
cultural interests Of the Upper Arkan-
saF valley Thirty five farm ana
stoesmru met al the Office Of the
county extension agent. 10 reporting
the meeting the SaGda Mail says.
Il s planned % hold meeting mex,
mouth lu every sChu0. house 10 the
county and organize the farmer 100
per cen, strong,
The Farm Bureau ls spreading
Throughout, the country. II 10 non
political but II yields an influence IN
national and state legislation and sill
become more and more powerful a.
tho '-rwr-a affiliate. The objects Of
Oh. srIatI0u arr 20 secure better
M b. ting facilities and TO bring about
O closer spirit OF cooperation between
the farmer and the cities
Secretary H.lI told the farmers the
Farm bureau does not take the place
nf any other farmers organization.
and that It is not opposed 10 any other
organization. Its plan j. to find out
what the farmers want done and then
to do it. The farmers have substantial.
investments, some Of them having
greater investments than any city
business man. yet they 90 nj Il single
handed while the business man has
his local and state organizations 10
help him with his problems. Mr.. Hill
said the bureau will make the farmers
better acquainted with one another.
The federal government is back Of
these organizations and the State Ag-
ncultural college is with the farmer in
the betterment Of his condition.
Following is a list Of the officers
and executive committee and the pro-
jects they have been selected to lead.
President, Lewis Hollenbeck. Salida;
yice-presideHt, J. A. Burnett, Poncha
Springs; scc-treasurcr, Earle Ehrhart,
Centeryille; legislation, w. 7. Noble,
MISUNDERSTANDING, W. o. Cantonwine,
Nathrop; head lettuce, S. +. Burleson.
Buena Vista; Dairying, p. C. Bond,
Salida: Livestock, J. A Burnett.
Poncha Springs; County Agent work,
J. |. Glenn, Salida, livestock. Nell De
Witt Buena Vista.
Gunnison news-champion., 1923-03-23

". f. Dennis reports that he has
recently sold % tons of mixed timothy
and clover hay for sl2 in the stack
and has heard Of some sales at higher
prices.
Gunnison news-champion., 1923-03-23
POINTS TO BE DISCUSSED As
To COUNTY AGENTS VALUE
Il N. b. Elfndgel

VII the man from the Extension
Department Of the Colorado Agricul-
tural College be able 70 interest Us in
the financial side Of the County Agen,
question VIII he have anything
practical 20 suggest which VIII help Us
20 secure county agent What will
be his attitude on the adyisabilIty Of
boosting 4 county agent for Gunnison.
l. GuHnISon county financially able
20 support = county AGENT Would 4
county agent BE- worth his salt in Gun
nison county, or do We feel that We
would BE- casting reflection on our in
tellegenoe BY his very presence in
the county, Are We too set in our
policy Of -hands-of- mind our-ovn-
business Or can we still take sug-
gestions from men experienced rs We
are IN our particular line OF work
These questions and many. more will
be answered Saturday, at the county
court house BY men interested in n
county agent.
Just as a matter Of interest we have
learned that there are over 100 coun-
ty agents in the northern and western
states, and that 90 out of SO agricul-
tural counties in the state have coun-
~ agents.
County agents saved farmers and
ranchmen OF the nation S5.i3i 900 in
1919 thru cooperative associations
which we're fostered by the county
agent. Thru data compiled by the
United States Department Of Agricul-
turc an average week in the life of n
county agent is as follows:
Twenty-four office calls by farmers
or ranehmen.
Nine farm or ranch visits.
$50 miles travelled by auto.
Two addresses at public meetings.
Three agricultural articles prepared
for rural newspapers
Thirty individual letters written to
farmers or rauchmen.
l2o circular letters mailed.
II is safe to say that the county
agent works longer hours than any
rancher in the county, and be il re-
membercd that he is working for our
interests every hour of the day.
Gunnison news-champion., 1923-03-23
why THAT LAME BACK?

Thas morning lameness-thoss
sharp pains when banding or lifting.
making work . burden and rest i'm
possible. Don't be handicapped By .
Bad baek-look to your hdneya. Yoa
will make NO mistake BY following
this Bseaa Vista residents example.
A. Enderlin. plumber, Main strest,
Boena Vista. Colo, says: "Werking n
damp places and In . STOPPING posi-
tion for long time brought on baeA-
aehA II was hard for me to stoop
or stxaighten. Doan's Kidney Pflla
removed the soreness from my baek
In . very short time. When I feel
tAe dFse sign Of that lameness I eck
. box Of Doan's and taks them until
I I'm well again. Doan's have certain-
" been . hne medicine fer me-
Price Coo. at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills the same that
M. Endsriin had. Poster NnhauD
Co.. Buffalo. N. Y.