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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-07-20
BANK OFFICIALS SCOUT
YOUNG SYKES STORY
Don't Credit Statement That He Was Short In
His Accounts For Months

HSTldfneQ 10 look the OLD
home town folks in the face,
and to avoid the gaping, curl
GUS crowds at the depot in
Elizabeth City, John ID. Sykes,
Jr, released in Raleigh Mcn-
day under a bond Of $4,000,
didn't come straight home by
rail. He got off the train at
Hertford, l8 miles from Eliz-
abcth City and drove thru the
country to his old home.
Young Sykes will make no state
mcnt to newspaper men and is stay
ing close TO the Sykes farm house
on Body Road outside the city limits.
He hasn't been in town TO pay visit
to the First L. Citizens National Bank
to express his regrets for having
unccremoniously departed nearly
year ago with $2j,S25 of the banks
money, tho he was reported in town
yesterday in conference with his
lawyer, +. +. Aydlctt.
Bond for young Sykes WIS furnish
ed by a number of Elizabeth City
people, most of them members Of the
First Baptist Church where his par.
ents hold membership and are held
in high esteem. The bond was fixed
at $1,000 because that will just
about represent tie difference be-
tween the sum that Sykes stole and
the amount recovered from him when
he was captured in Montana Il few
weeks ago. When captured he turned
over to the officers about $l0,0O0
in bonds and currency and other prop
erty worth $1,000 or $4,000.
The fact that so much WAS saIyagrd
means that the FIRST * Citizens Ma
tional Bank will not lose a dollar by
the defalcation. Sykes was bonded
for $2j,000, leaving the bank with 4
loss of $S2J. The bank will recover
this $S2j from the salvagcd moneys.
Young Sykes has given only one
interview TO the press since he Was
captured in the wilds of Montana and
brought back to North Carolina. IN
this statement he is said to have
charged his down fall 10 dirc, saying
that he had played and lost until he
faced a shortage of $4,000 at the
bank. That this shortage had stared
him in the face for months and. fin
ally, seeing no way to make good, he
made away with Sl9,0OO more and
ran away. lie said he had hoped TO
make good and repay the shortage.
Officers Of the First d Citizens
National do not credit Sykcs'S story
They say it would have been impoS-
sible for him to have covered Il
shortage of more than few hun
dred dollars for Il longer period than
two weeks and that practically the
entire sum of $2j.S2J was stolen with
in Il period of fourteen days. The
whole thing was ingcniousIy planned
and timed so that he would have two
days with the bank closed in which
to make his getaway. lie left town
on Sunday Morning. Sept. =, 1922,
the day before Labor Day. Th" bank
was closed Sunday and Labor Day.
Soon after the opening of the banl;
on Tuesday the shortage was discover
ed.
John ID. Sykes, Sr.. father Of The
boy, says his son will make rcStitu-
tion. "My boy is pure gold," says the
loyal father.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-07-20
MR.. SAUNDERS INVITED TO
10TH RECREATION CONGRESS

w. .. Saunders. cdiIo: and pub
fisher of TIE INDEPENDENT has
a"cn invited To attend the Tenth
R"crcati"nal Congress at Spring
field. ILL.,. Oct. s TO T.. as II delegate
at large from North Carolina. Lead
cr> of the Congress became interest
ed in the Elizabeth City newspaper
rlan thru his articles on small town
life in The American Magazine.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-07-20
SCHOOL BOARD
TO Get A JOLT

The Board OF Trustees OF the
Elizabeth City Public Schools
is due Tor a rude awakening in
4 few days when it finally sinks
into their heads that they've
got to provide high school cdu-
cation for 100 or more Negro
students who have passed out
Of the seven grades only that
arc provided ior coiprcd STU
dents in this city.
There are actually III colorrd stu
dents ready for High School this
year. OF this number Il are going
to he admitted to the Sat, Normal
School. The other 1On will have to
be provided for by the city.
y lot of felix's dent know that Eliz-
abcth City has never bothered Itself
much about Negro education. Part
of the Negro school funds h;., been
freely used for educating whi'c ;n'i-
drcn and where room wasn't provided
for Negroes in the public schools, the
Negroes were showed over into the
State Normal School over on South
eru Ave. extended.
Prof. :. l.. Sheep, prn, ;pal of the
City schools was also. for long
time. chairman of the Board of
Trustees of the state Normal and
permitted the practice of letting the
state AXE care of the cduca'ion Of
large proportion "a the city Negro
children. Hut the State Normal
School was not put there for that
purpose. 1t was established b. TIA"
State to provid" Il teacher training
school for the Negroes of Northeast
"rn North taroljna. jus; ~ rh" East
Carolina Teachers COLES" It. Green
willie provides teacher training for
The whites.
Tn" question whether the State
\or,.,i ,,,.,J ,.L, n,rn e roI,r,J
hirh ...hou .,,,io,r. in .h. .hscr,c
of city high school FOR tn" colorcd.
w,s hrruobt mn several wrcLs o.o gud
m. rrrs,c.x of H.. S,,,c \orm,I ,.or.
scented to relieve Ihc city of tho c.m-
eaton of its roIorcd high school stu
dents anu'hcr year if the .i,y would
pay thr salaries Of three teachers in
the Stat" Normal School. The city
school board refused to tax" any ac-
ton on the proposition md 50 the
Board of Trustees Of tn" safe Nor
NAL have directed that Il minimum
nf Il hi.h school students from the
city shall be received in the State
Normal next September.
The ciry i rnur,ircd bv law to fur
pisb hirb srhooI cducotion for col,rcd
,S VOL ~ whit, students Having ,o
= colorcd high school will
mean TIM rcn,oI or bpildinr of = High
S.bou and rho confinement Of not
los. ,b,p five Iyiob SrInol tcocbcrs
.rhat'> hard ou folks who have been
.raftinr ON IN. State so long that
,b.v think :. il ,hnir nrorious nriyi-
I.rc 10 keen right nn grafting
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-07-20
A CORRECTION

The name of Mrs. Annie Hughes
as a surviving sister in this news
papers account of the death Of Mr..
C.. f. Kramer who died iu this city
last week was in error. 1t should
have been Mrs. Annie Banks.
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'23 FAIR ORGANIZATION
IS THE STRONGEST YET
Personnel Of Officers and Directors of This
Years Fair Assurance of a Big Show

spite OBJ lH' '"' ~ '' -
.:o., rafcr way with this years
r,.l,lr,h City District Fair. a
,,.rlr~i,,, organization has
,n,n perfected and things arc
.,.,.r. in fine shape. The
r,,~ Manager. W. ID. Glover
t,, behind him 4 group OF OF
:.,~, and directors who Will
,,,,y,y cooperate i'll making
rr :or lost time
y ll,uart Smith. Manager If the
r.-.r.a lr.a'p Exchange Is again
.-.,.G,nr ,f tu" Fair Association: J.
" r,rym,u. President of the Fore
.., >.,rs Farms is First Eicc-rrc>i-
tu.. !. T. Nrrabr. SECOND Vice
r-.-s..r.: Tom Nelson, proprietor
.. ..r Sra.arrU llrJ"l i treasurer;
AMI ". Eru Goodwin. Corporation
Secretary.
r., i.r.r'or> iurlui" the foregoing
n!@wr> :. II. J"hrn>ou. -. +.
,;as-.. t.. -. R,biuSon. Taylor
G-s.f. ". i. W""llcy. &. H. Brock.
= ". Morgan. Buxton White. W.
= p..f .ui 4. W. Stevens. Il il 4
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-07-20

The Peoples Bargain Store an
nonnccs it's Mid Summer Sale on an
other page.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-07-20

Federal agents announce that the
Washington County cattle owners VII
be forced to dip.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-07-20

Albrmarle District Fair Dates
Oct. .. 10. IL and II, 1873.
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For your eyes sake see DR.. J. d.
Hathaway, Optometrist, Bradford
- 49,. - - -
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-07-20

Good eyesight is inexpensive. See
Dr.. ]. D. Hathaway, C"tc@:tr.st
Tr;--r -.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-07-20

institution that
much fisherman the Isolated villages of Dare
County, The mad people
facilities their before 1907 when this bank was
banking how to the services OF one
because they touch with each other The new building
said TO be the hansOes structure the county 1t cfup
deposit The officers are r. C.
Evans President VccPrcsidcn and r. Bruce Eedg
Cashier Victor Meekihs
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Hathaway. He knows.

Deg. -e,!cc: -2c: e.Sc.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-08-09
NEW PORTLAND

Miss Edna Mitchell of Waterville
is spending'a couple Of weeks at her
home here.
Several cases of whooping cough
are reported in town.
Mrs Frank Dunlap and Miss Doris
Dunlap went to Milton, Mass, Sat-
urday.
The N. S. Stowell mill closed Sat-
urday for week.
Mrs Arthur Daggett and son Ed
ward returned from Beverly Mass.
Friday night.
C. o. Bangs has moved his family
to Weld
VIM. Foster is boarding at Bert
Jordans.
George Tinker Joined his wife in
Brockton, Mass. Saturday.
Ralph Jordan has finished work at
the Franklin Light and Power station
and is working in Jordan's Garage at
Pennington.
Miss Esther Luce and Harold Dun
lap plan to go to Portland by auto
Wednesday, where they will spend sew
eral days with Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie
Moody.
Miss Mildred Luce is in Portland
for couple of weeks.
The Ladies' Aid will meet with Mrs
Arthur Taylor for the next meeting
Arthur Fuller is working in Madi-
son at present.
Mrs. Harry Mitchell and son are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Morton
J. p. Butts has sold his store to
F. o. Dunlap. Mr.. Butts has been
in trade here for several years and
his many friends will miss him, but
all join in wishing Mr.. Dunlap good
luck in his new business.
Mrs. Frank Dunlap is visiting In
Massachusetts.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Williamson were
Sunday guests of relatives in King.
field.
L. C. Worthley. Strong, was recently
in town on business.
Among the children here who have
the wbooping cough are: Virgins
Luce and brother Richard, Barbara
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Luce, Bernice and Robert Clark, Max

Luce, Bernice and Robert Clark, Max
ime ToZier.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hoyt enter
tained as dinner guests, Sunday, Mrs.
Lizzie Sullivan of Portland, Arthur
Woodland of Kingield, Mrs. Stella
Sweat of New Portland, brother and
sisters of Mrs. Hoyt; also Charles
Sweat, Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Butts Of
New Portland, Mrs. Woodland and Will
mer Woodland of Kingfeld and Mr..
and Mrs. Crosby of Norridgewock.
Altho living in the same state 1t had
been eighteen years since Mrs. Sulli-
van had seen Mr.. Crosby, who is a
cousin to the family. Dinner was
enjoyed on the lawn at the Hoyt home
and a very pleasant day was passed.
NORTH NEW PORTLAND
Lucy Soucier of Lewiston is visit
ing at John Abbotts for few days.
J. l.. Quint went to Oquossoc Mon
day where he will work for T. B..
Tague.
Earl Fenalson was a business caller
Mt Portland Wednesday and Thurs
day.
Mrs. C. w. Jenneys of Belfast is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. c. B. Clark
also Mrs. Clark's brother and friend
of Watervlle.
Mrs. Scott Knowles and daughter
Alice, Bernice and Edith returned to
New York Friday after spending two
months on their farm.
Mrs. Ann Young has returned from
Scion where she has been visiting rel
atives.
ORION Hall of Laconia, N. H., is
visiting his sister, Mrs. Louise Trip.
DR.. and Mrs. E. F. Pratt have re-
turned from a weeks trip to Bruins
wick and Boston, Mass.
Sylvanus Romeo and son Warren of
Pittsfeld called on relatives in town
Friday. They plan to start for Cali
fornia Monday.
Oman Pease is home after spending
few days at Tim Pond visiting his
friend Julian Viles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Scudder and son
of Boston, Mass. are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Knowles.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Williams of
Portland have returned to their home
after spending two weeks with Mrs.
Williams parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Del
mont Norton.
Mrs. Vesta jones of Belgrade Is
visiting her brother c. II. Bartlett.
There has been fine line of pic
lures shown at Taylor's Theatre.
Thursday and Saturday evenings, in
Guiding a number of Zane Gray's pro-
auctions. Tuesday night, 1.-THE
White Oak" will be shown the pro-
ceeds to go to the Boys and Girls
Club.
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brush fire a short distance from the
buildings.
Herbert Luce of Riverside is spend
ing week with his boy friends in
Lexington.
Miss Alice Thompson left Monday
morning for Bald Mountain to be table
girl at Blackwell's Camp.
Frank Hutchins is having good sue
cess in selling his Aladdin Lamps.
Little Virginia Fuller has returned
to Mrs. Frank Hutchins.
C. G. Atwood will leave for Bige-
low the first of the week to begin
operations on the state road of which
he has charge.
Blinn, little son of Mr., and Mrs.
Earl Davidson, School street, has
been quite sick with Bronchitis.
Cecil Thompson of Phillips made
his regular trip to town Friday with
his beef car.
The Madison Furniture truck was
in town Thursday and brought new
cook stove for c. G. Atwood.
Ella Atwood spent few days with
her friend, Miss Ora Durrell on Win
ter Hill.
ID. d. Pinkham and family of Lex
ington were calling on relatives in
town Friday.
Fri Moulton is making some I'M
provements on his house.
Kenneth Sawyer is thru work for
Ray Knapp.
Mrs. Walter Stafford has been
spending few days with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Jackson OF
New Portland.
Ed Ellis has purchased a new Ford
car which he is riding out in.
Charles Chamberlain and family,
Arden Sylvester and family are
spending a while at their farm on
Millay Hill.
Edd Records of New Portland was
in town Friday on business.
Aston Berry of West Forks with
Floyd Moulton of Embden made
call at M. G.. Atwood's Sunday after
noon, while on their return to
Rangeley where they have employ
ment.
Mrs. T. Hogan received word Sat
urday that her mother who is in Mas
sachusetts was very sick. We I'M
derstand she will start at once to see
her.
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The Interesting News of
Somerset's Busy Towns
FAST NEW PORTLAND

The Annual Walker Reunion OF the
descendants of Solomon Walker Will
be held at C. b. Walkers, August 10.
Beans. salad and coffee will be fur
nished. Please bring pastry.
The annual Field Day of Carrabas-
set Creamery will be held at the
Creamery on September list. The
Creamery will be in full operation
during the forenoon. Dinner al
noon. Speaking in afternoon.
Miss Martha NJ. Emery of Skowhe-
gan was calling here Sunday.
Miss Nora E.. Holbrook is working
for Mrs. r. A. Nye.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Hoyt
August 4th. daughter Is "a lbs.)
The Annual Hutchins Reunion will
be held at the home of Eugene Wes-
colt, North New Portland, on August
18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hall, son Emery
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Emery, daughter
Eta, and Freda G. Holbrook went tc
Lakewood last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Chapman and
children, Maxwell. Paul and Leland
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Mercurio. son
Perry, Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Hutchins and
children Priscilla. Joyce and Berkeley
Jr., and Mr.. and Mrs. II. 2. Jones
enjoyed picnic dinner last Sunday
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs Jones
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Viles and fam
ily of North Vassalboro were calling
on her sister. Mrs. Fred Mckenney
and family Sunday.
Clarence Jordan and son, Fred oil
Hollywood Cal. visited his uncle and
aunt. Mr.. and Mrs. S. II. Jordan from
Saturday until Tuesday of Hast week
Irving Holbrook and Lauriston
Brown visited Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Skillings of North Auburn last Sun
day.
Edward Walton of Westboro, Mass.
is visiting at the home of his cousin
Fred Walton.
Will Copp and mother Mrs. Henry
Copp of Clinton and Mr.. and Mrs
Ben Frost of Arson called at Charles
Holbrook's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Emery and son
Dana and Keith spent the week end
at Walter Pease's, Lexington.
Mrs. Dwight Boynton and some
Robert and Lewis who have been WIS.,
iting friends in Pleasant Ridge and
Bingham arrived the first of the week
to visit Mr.. Boynton's mother, Mrs.
Flora Boynton.
Rev. and Mrs. Frank Doliff and
daughters Ardis and Mabel have re-
turned home after a vacation OF two
weeks.
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very m but is improving at this writ

very III but is improving at this WITH
ing. -,
Archie Kicker of Portland has been
guest for few days at the hohe VI
Mrs. Bertha Worthen and son.
The Misses Hilda, Stella anu
GLADYS Packard are enjoying a Few
weeks vacation at home with theii
narents Mr.. and Mrs. o. K. Packard
Mies Hilda Packard purchased Ford
touring car in the spring and she and
other members of the family are en-
loving some nice trips this summer.
Rev. J. F. Taylor, Rev. Newail
Boyington of Belgrade Lakes and
Rev. William Dudley of Smithfield
held a meeting last sunday afternoon
at the Oak Hill school house at the
close of sunday school.
Allen Holt and George Adams took
a trip to Vienna last Sunday but did
not find but few blueberries.
Mrs. Austin Brown and daughter
of Waterville are guests OF Mrs
Browns sister, Mrs. e. II. Bates and
will visit other relatives in this vici-
nifty during their stay here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert C. Fletcher, then
daughter Evelyn and sister, Mrs
Kate C. Holbrook of Skowhegan pas
sed Sunday afternoon with their bro
Their w. C. Fletcher and family.
We wish to announce that Willard
Overlook, Sunday School Missionary
of West Washington, will speak al
the Oak Hill school next Sunday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. Mr.. Overlook
is very interesting speaker and "a
most cordial invitation is extended to
all to come and hear him.
1t is desired that we also announce
that Sunday evening services are be-
ing held at the East Mercer school
house every Sunday evening at 7.S0
George Adams will lead the meeting
next Sunday evening. All are well
come to attend.
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MERCER

Mrs Fred Lombard of Waterville
was at her sisters Mrs. Harry Cor
son Friday She was accompanied
back to East Pond by her nieees
Louise and Ethelyn Corson to stay
over Sunday.
Mrs. Florence Malon who has been
seriously i'll is a little better at this
writing.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Varney are
enjoying a new radio at their home
on Church Hill.
Mrs. Y. A. Farrand is taking care
of the infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ed Lawton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claire Williamson of
Dorchester, Mass, are the guests of
Mrs Williamson's mother, Mrs. Mile
Diggles.
The remains of Mrs. Minnie Emery
formerly of Oak Hill were brought
here and buried at East Mercer Gem
etery, Wednesday.
Grey Rogers spent the week end at
his home in Norridgewock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Lawton were In
Skowhegan Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Works and
Mrs. william are enjoying a two
weeks vacation at North Pond at
the Caswell cottage.
William B. Getchell spent the week
end at his home in Augusta.
Charles Varney was in Canton
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Arson and son
James spent Sunday at East Pond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harris Farrand and
son Carlton, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Gill
man and children, were guests at II
A. Farrand's Sunday.
Mrs. James Jennie Leeman and in
FAINT son Roland Eugene, who have
been at Mrs. John Williamsons the
past two weeks, will return home
Tuesday.
Miss Addie Ladd has been staying
at H. A. Farrands the past ten days
Mrs Jane Crosswell of Pennington
is In town the guest of Mrs. Stella
Bigelow and other friends.
The steam roller for tho road ar
rived Thursday.
Mrs. Kenneth Bunker spent the day
Wednesday with her sister, Mrs. Har-
ris Farrand.
Mr., and Mrs. John Leeman OF
Stafks were In town calling on rel
atives, Sunday.
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MALBON'S MILLS

Edward Seamans who has employ
ment with the Central Maine Power
Co. in Lewiston last week, moved
his family and household goods to
that city where they will make their
home for time.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Sargent and
children from town were callers at
the futile Farm on the notch road
on Sunday.
Mrs. Vesta Chase of Belgrade who
has been visiting friends in Canaan
has been spending few days with
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaiah Crowell and will
also visit with other friends in town
and In Fairfield, before returning
home. Mrs. Chase formerly lived in
Canaan and still has many friends
there who We're glad to see her again
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Whittemore
and children Ruth and Warren had
very pleasant trip on Saturday to
Pennington visiting relatives there
and in Lewiston, returning home on
Monday.
Charles futile expects to go on
Thursday to Old Orchard for a short
vacation with Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Smith and daughters, relatives who
are summering there.
John G. Wyman of VIM, former
resident of Canaan and sons Dalton
and Ellery who were called to Cana
an by the serious illness OF Mr.. Wy
mans daughter, Mrs. sHarland True
were calling Sunday afternoon on Mr.
and Mrs. Isaiah Crowell, former neigh.
bors In Canaan.
Mrs Charles Walker has been en-
PERTAINING her sister Mrs. Laura Heald
and daughter Gladys of Portland the
past week
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DODLIN Observation-Disclosures

Eugenia and Ruth Mitchell OF
Skowhegan visited Helen Mclntire a
few days this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Boyington OF
Waterville were Weekend guests at
Wallace McIntire's.
Fannie Mitchell is working In
Jewetts bean shop.
Mrs. Oliver Stevens continues to be
in poor health.
Mrs. John Pierce is very Ill at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Ona
Harrington
Walter Beane has finished hauling
hay at the village.
Mrs. Mildred Knowlton has retur-
ned to her work at Carrie Tobey s
after spending week at her home
Mrs. Georgia McIntire and daughter
Helen were calling on Mrs Wallace
Morrow Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Carrie Tobey had Doctor
from Skowhegan last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Triffle Cloutier and son
Emile and Mrs. Abbie Mitchell were
callers on Georgia McIntire Saturday
afternoon.
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NORTH MADISON

David Hood, our trader here at the
Corner. leaves for Canada the first of
the week. His son and wife who
have been stopping with him for a
short time, left last Saturday for the
same place.
Mrs. Emma Dean who has been al
home for the past four weeks, return
ed to her work in the Farmers Tele-
phone Office at Skowhegan.
Mrs Earl Green left the last ol
the week for Lincoln on visit to
her sisters. Her daughter Gladys
accompanied her.
Alden Adams was visiting his son
Lawrence, who is boarding with his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Albea
Adams.
Many of the farmers are not dons
haying, owing to the. bad weather
There is large crop harvested.
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MAYFIELD

L. G. Pooler was in Pittsfield on
business Monday.
Mrs. w. H. Brack was at her daugh-
tiers Mrs. l.. G. Pooler helping care
for their infant son who has been
quite Ill but is very much better at
this writing.
DR.. Harris of Brighton was at
Lawrence Poolers Sunday to see their
baby who is i'll.
Those who have been guests at
Perly Browns the past week are Mr..
and Mrs. Willis Stevens and two
children of Guilford.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ervell and two
children and Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
williams of Hyde Park. Mass. and
Mrs. Nathaniel Gerald OF Abbott and
Mr.. and Mrs. Manley Lambert from
Canaan. Mrs. Henry Crowell, Mrs.
Joseph Kyer, and Mrs. Linden Lam
caster from Skowhegan were at the
Coburn Heirs farm Friday.
]. ID. Morrison and family spent
the week end in Mayfield, blueberring
Mrs. Mahalia Brown spent Wednes-
day and Thursday at her sons p. T
Browns.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank CroNell, Jr
and Frank Crowell and Mrs. Paul
Lessor and baby from Pittsfeld were
week end guests at their sisters. Mrs
L. A. Pooler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Messer from
East Madison spent the week end al
their cottage in Mayfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph LaPonte from
Brighton were in Mayfeld Saturday
blueberring
w. H. Brack and Miss Nellie Fitz-
simons from Pittsfeld were at l.. e
Poolers over Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. L. G. Poolev and children wen1
to Pittsfeld Sunday to visit hel
mother. Mrs. w. Fl, Brack.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Baker, Mrs
John Lister an ddaughter from Mos
COW were callers at L. G. Poolers
Sunday.