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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-04-19
SOT.ON

Mrs. Edith Dorr of Chicago arrived
in town Monday evening called here
by the critical illness of her father
d. s. Witham
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Thompson were
In Madison Saturday Verdeil Nc
Farland took Mrs 'phompsons place
on the grocery team. -
Oldsmobile rear springs are "a
long and IN" wide. That's why
Oldsmobile cars ride so comfortably
The Woman's Club will hold their
last meeting for the year with Mrs.
Mile Paul. Mrs. Lottie Head as
sisting In entertaining. Roll call.
Number times present during the
year. Subject, birds,
L. w. McIntire invites you to come
in and see his new line OF wall paper.
Why not use Devoe paint, the best
made. 3Wlo
Mrs. Gladys Witham was in town
the last of the week.
The Ladies' Home Circle will meet
with Mrs. Flora Adams, Thursday,
April 26.
Fred Severy of New York is the
guest of his father G. II. Severy VINO
Is recovering from an attack OF bron-
chits.
| The Ladies' Aid will have Maybas-
kets on sale at the Library, Saturday
this week. April 81.
Ask your druggist for 2525 liver
Mills. .tfl2
! Tuesday evening, April "a. at Cara
1 funk Hall, the fourth and last OF the
series of Coit-Alber entertainments,
given under the auspices OF the ID.
| A. r. chapter, the DeMarco-Aistrup
Duo Artists. Miss Elena DeMarco is
harpist of, unusual ability playing
not only with brilliancy but with feel
ing as well. While Mr.. Lowell Ais
trup violinist comes highly recon-
| mended.
| Attorney C. E. Eames was in Bos-
ton few days last week.
| Edwin .Starbird and Aston Rowell
are making maple syrup out on Mr..
Starbird's farm
AS it Is not possible fer Miss Hare
to be in town Friday, the Farm Blu
reau meeting will be. postponed i'm
til Tuesday, April "a. Of next week
with the same program as planned
before.
At the social given at the school
| Dull0lns laSt rTiudy cNcuHhB w sie
defeated side In the Magazine contest
nearly all members of the high school
were present. A short entertainment
was given and cake and ice cream
was served followed by games, as
Saturday was the birthday Of Prihci-
pal Philbrook and the agricultural in
structor, d. n. Weeks, the pupils pre-
scented each with a birthday cake with
candles numbered by their years.
Mrs. C. E. Games and little son re-
turned Monday after spending ten
days with her parents in No. Arson
There came near being serious
fire Sunday when the roof of Josiah
French's sap house caught fire and
was we'll underway when discovered.
This house is. connected with a tool
/ house and hen house SO 1t would
have endangered all the buildings If
1t had not been quickly extinguished.
Mrs. Miilie Wilson and son Sidney
who have been spending the winter
in Florida arrived home Friday.
Mrs. walter Knowles entertained
her husband by giving him surprise
party Saturday evening, the occasion
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with pneumonia but IL m
! Charles Andrews han w ,Ss
and twenty-five small -
from Ohio last Friday a.. ~
Of the number were dsss
and a number have dlss a :. 9
Mr.. and Mrs. virsil CIV a
stopping with Mr.. Clem..s..
Mr., and Mrs. Harry clem u%
present.
Miles and Clarence r..
been in. town for a tima y
IN town were guests !,
Decker. "
Delbert Dunning is bat.k,.s|
OF eggs but is having ysr. ,a l:
with his chickens.
Frank Champlin who
Smithfield summers and !, n.
winters is thought to ha !, Z
nov on his. way to smitbss,. h
has sent cards to several in M
no letter has been reca,v.a
he was on his way to Smi,hs
it is not known with nh
Champlin will hoard this vas.|
comes. lag
Delbert Dunning has sv,,.l
mule with Whit Harrington
horse. A
Dorothy Stevens is boa,a,,.
grandparents Mr.. and NJ
Stevens, so she can attend M
school. ~
EAST POND
Mr.. and Mrs. Lindsey Stew
visitors Sunday of Mr.. Stess3
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred b. ~
Frank Caswell of Mefcs.
Sunday guest at Frank Row.
Mrs. Loyal Perkins was y
guest of her sister Mrs. Joe r
Sewell Morrill, picked un \
of sweet russets underneatb
last Thursday. They m
fresh as when on the tree.
Stephen Hoyt of West Gardl1
a visitor at E. H. Rowe's las|
School in district No. 2 bes,
day morning with Miss Hal
teacher.
Dorothy Stevens is attend
village school and boarding
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. M
ems.
w. E. Marston was a BUSH
er in Oakland Saturday.
Edwin Stevens who has ID
ing the Writer in Watervilh
turned to his home In OakI
was a caller at n. G.. Rowes :
E. Fl. Rowe was businexI
in Skowhegan Monday.
Henry Gilman who has BID
ping at Nelson Rowe's this I
has finished his work and d
his brother, Ernest Gilman
ridgewock.
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being Mr.. Knowles birthday.

being Mr.. Knowles birthday.
Mrs. Susie Knowles and Mrs. Julia
Mouiton spent the afternoon Tuesday
with Mrs. Charles Joice.
Miss Christine Adams and brother
Lewis were In Madison Saturday af-
ternoOn.
VIM. Dixton of Madison was in
town over Monday night.
Phe Senior class Of Scion high
school have a play underway "Thir-
teen Plus" which they plan to put on
Friday evening, April q If possible.
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SOUTHWEST CANAAN


Mrs. Anna Luce died Sunday. April
Is, after an illness of only one week.
She was taken Sunday, April 3. with
acute indigestion and Tuesday morn
ing had a shock from which she never
rallied and failed steadily until her
death. Mrs. Luce was born in Gin
ton, the daughter of Orlando and Phi
lander Gerald Her age was 81 years
and 10 months. She was married
twice, her first husband being Lowell
WEIGH of Clinton and her second Will
liam Luce OF Canaan, who died few
years ago and since that time she has
made her home with her daughter
Mrs. Alfred Mari. She is survived
by two daughters Mrs. Alfred Mari
of Clinton and Mrs. Willis Keene of
Fairfield and two grandchildren, Ray
Goodwin OF Portland and Miss Fay
Keene OF Fairfield. Funeral services
were held at the home of Alfred MARI,
Tuesday at 2 p. m, Rev. Sidney
Wakely OF Clinton officiating. IN
terment will be in the Joy cemetery,
Clinton.
William Clark, who is working in
MaulSOl, passed lut Weeh Gnu dt no
home at Moore's Mills.
Gate Moody who is building a craft
ing mill at Moore Mills has the frame
up and boarded.
Harold Foster of Fairfield was at
home for the day Sunday.
Mrs. Alton Wilson and children OF
Pittsfield are passing few days with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Winfield
Goodrich.
Mrs. Will Keene of Fairfield. who
has been helping to care for her
mother, Mrs Anna Luce, returned to
her home Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Shores have
moved into their new home at Moore's
Mills which they have been remodel
ing and furnishing for several months
Jesse Holt who is working in Shaw
nut, passed Sunday with his family.
BROWNS CORNER-CA CANAAN
Miss Agnes Merchant. teacher in
the slab City" district passed Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Lemuel Lam
caster.
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sMpTHFIRLD


Mont Hartford is painting his house
and stable.
Mrs. Julia Charles and daughter
Daphne and Wallace Blisdell of
Norridgewoek were. at Mrs. Charles
home in Smithfleld over the week end.
Mrs. Charles has been caring for
Mrs. Grace Smith OF Norridgewock
all winter but expects to complete
her duties there next Saturday after
which she will return to her home in
Smithfie1d.
Mrs. Naomi Groves. an old lady of
ninety years of Smithfield. while in
her bedroom tripped on a wrinkle in
a braided rug. falling and hurting
herself badly about q week ago.
Luckily for Mrs. Groves no bones
were broken but she is in bed and
is unable to turn herself, but can sit
in a rocking chair for a short time by
being placed there. Mrs. Mary Hart
ford with whom Mrs. Groves resides
is caring for her. assisted by Mrs.
Groves son, Alonzo Groves.
Alonzo Groves has his new cottage
at North Pond near enough completed
so he has had his goods moved in
and has a stove set up and took his
first dinner there last Monday.
The village school. district No. A.
commenced Monday last with Vesta
Clements as teacher.
Saturday evening card party was
held at the Grange hall. There
were about forty in VII present. Re-
freshments of sandwiches, cake and
coffee were served.
Richard Winegardner, little son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Winegardner, has
been quite ill with a. bad throat and
relapse of the grippe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lindsay Stevens of
East Pond were guests at Fred Stew
ems last Sunday.
Doris, little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Stevens has been sick
with a cold but is better.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs Had
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Harry Brown and George sBerton
spent sunday with P. r. Brown.
owen Damon and P. T. Brown went
to Brighton, Tuesday on business.
L. G. Pooler went to Harmony on
business Tuesday.
Lester Hilton and Carlton Palmer
were callers on friends in town Sum
day.
f. J. Russell went to Bingham one
day last week on business.
l.. G. Pooler went to Brighton Sat-
urday on business. $500.
Those in the third grade receiving
700 in arithmetic for the week: Net
tie B. Brown and Margaret F. Hamlin.
Nettie B. Brown won in the spelling
match given Friday afternoon.
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BROWNS ER-CANAAN
Miss Agnes Merchant, teacher in
the slab City" district passed Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Lemuel Lam
caster.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-23
Of Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Dupree Sun
ENGLISHVIILE

Levi Holloway and Jodie Hollo-
way were among those from here TO
attend the quarterly meeting at Mt.
Springs last Thursday.
Miss CIeone Rouse spent Tuesday
night as guest Of her grandmother,
Mrs. Lucy Rouse, in Andersonville.
Mrs. Cattle Sanders was the guest
of Mrs. L. B. Holloway Thursday.
Mesdames Henderson and Roy
Justice were visitors in the home of
Mrs. Childers near EIlaville Thurs
day.
Levi and Lucius Holloway were
business visitors to Ellaville Friday.
Miss Evelyn Rouse attended the
Observation-Disclosures basketball
game Friday at Smithville.
Mesdames H. Justice and A. N.
English were visitors to Mrs. Zeke
Atwater's Friday.
Rufus and Maurice Holloway and
Harold Justice were in Smithville
and Americas Friday.
Among those shopping in Ander-
sonville Saturday were Mr.. and Mrs.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-23
667 POUNDS LINT
COT TON ON ONE ACRE
New Production Record Made
In North Georgia By Berry
School

Recent announcement by the GeOr-
gia state department of entomology
and the Berry schools experiment
farm that new cotton record had
been set at Berry schools, the grow
ing of 667 pounds of lint cotton to
the acre has brought number of
requests for the methods used by
Berry schools. The following state
ment has been made by D w. Dens-
more, industrial manager, and S. B.
Adairs, farm manager;
We are always glad to answer any
questions for those who are interest
ed in boil weevil control as We have
passed through our third year of
weevil infestation. Our soil is a
well-drained field that was 4 little
above the average in fertility. Early
in spring, we plowed the lard and
permitted it to lie for a week; chen
we laid it off with a middle burster
pillow. We put small application of
stable manure in these furrows-just
enough to make the burrows look
black from one end of the row to
the other. We then bedded on this
manure and let it stand for three
weeks. At this time we made appli-
cation of commercial fertilizer in the
following amounts per acre: 100
pounds of acid phosphate; 80 pounds
of tankage, and fifty pounds of
muriate of potash. After the cotton
was cultivated for the first time we
made application of 100 pounds of
acid phosphate; so pounds of nitrate
Of soda per acre. The seed was
planted about a week after the first
application of fertilizer. Before the
cotton was chopped we could find
weevils in the bud of the plants. AS
soon as we cultivated the cotton for
the first time we gave it very thor
oHgh application of calcium arsenate.
We did not wait for ten or fifteen
percentage of infestation, as we are
sometimes advised to do, and we did
not see any more weevils until about
the latter part of August. We con-
tinued our busting every ten days or
two weeks until the last of August.
We used so pounds of calcium arse
nate per acre and made six applica-
tion during the season. We use the
over the Top variety Of seed and
plan to carry out system Of breed
ing until our seeds are pedigreed.
Our cotton runs lint about one and
one-cighth inches long. Figures on
costs, etc, show that in spite of the
intensive care and cultivation our
cotton yielded quite profit.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-23

L. B. Holloway, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
Rouse, S. B. and J. A. Duke and
Tom Athon.
Miss Julia Duke spent Sunday with
Miss Sara Make Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Holloway,
of Americas, spent Sunday with Mr..
Levi Holloway.
Misses Montez Justice and Ham
Duke attended services at Red hil
Sunday and were dinner guests OF
Miss Tressie Athon.
Miss Sarah Nelson spent the week
end with her father, Prof. J. P. Mel
son, in Oglethorpe.
Quite a number Of young peopl,
enjoyed the singing at Mr.. Waite.
Aliens Sunday night.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-23
CONCORD

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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-23
PLEASANT GROVE HIGH
BEATS NEW ERA 3O-17

Pleasant Grove played New Era
a game of basketball Wednesday aft
ernoon, January II, the score being
II to 30 in favor Of Pleasant Grove.
The girls basketball team is pro-
crossing rapidly. They will have a
match game with New Era February
2. The girls team is as follows
Gladys Murphy, Ruby Methvin, vii,
lie Ruth Nethyin, Annie Google,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-23
SAW MILL. OPERATOR
a DIES FROM INJURIES

CORDELE, Jan. 23.-In a sand bank
just out of Seville where a car skid
ded when an effort was made to go
around wagon, w. R. Gammage,
saw mill and single operator, was
so badly injured last Saturday morn
ing that he died at night from his
injuries, and the funeral and inter
ment followed yesterday in Vienna.
He was SO years of age and is sur
viyed by two daughters. His injury
had every appearance of a broken
neck.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-23

Petitions in bankruptcy were filed
at Macon by Charlie Irvine, a farmer
of Bib county; J, M. Middlebrooks,
a railroad clerk, of Macon, and Rich
ard Pennyman "a farmer of Epson
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-23

county. Irvine claimed liabilities Of
$3,227 with no assets; Middlebrooks
claimed $4OO liabilities with no as
sets, and Pennyman claimed 1922
liabilities with 1926 assets.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-23

A warrant was issued for VI, L.
Ball, former collector Of internal
revenue, sworn out at the federal
building in Atlanta charging him
with misrepresentation of government
funds. Ball now lives in Dawson,
Ga. He left the internal revenue
service on June 80, 1922, but not
until lately did an investigation re-
veal a shortage in his accounts, ac-
cording to the warrant.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-23
State News Cleaned
For Busy Readers

Mason Hart, convicted of forgery,
was sentenced in Superior court at
Rome to from five to seven years
in the state penitentiary, The evil
dence revealed that Hart had forged
the name of a man who is ALREADY in
the penitentiary. He also used a
spurious Masonic membership card
in getting the checks cashed
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-23
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-23

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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-23

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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-23
CARDD OF THANKS.

To the many friends we wish to
express our sincere thanks during the
illness and death of our beloved nus
band and father.
MRS. R. n. BROOKS,
MRS. w. L. HOWELL,
L. A. BROOKS,
H. NJ. BROOKS,
CECIL BROOKS.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-23

The Montezuma section is threat
ened with an epidemic Of smallpox
and the board Of education announc-
ed that all children attending the
public schools must be vaccinated.
Up to date only one case has deveI-
oped among the white people but
many cases are reported among the
negroes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-23

The steamer Hilda reached Dublin
Saturday, bringing a government
snag boat for the purpose of clear
ing the channel in the Oconee river
of Instructions.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-01-23

DR.. Robert Berrien Ridley, so,
pioneer in the medical profession in
Atlanta, and well known throughout
the South as a physician, died at
sanitarium in Atlanta after an illness
of a few days Of pneumonia.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26
ROYAL.

Priscilla Dean is scoring a tremen-
dous hit at the Royal Sunday and
Monday in "The Flame of Life"
After viewing some of the @guff-
and forced dramas starring some ac-
tresses whose chief claim to fame is q
pretty face it is a pleasurable relief
to see this powerful emotional actress
in n real play. Miss Dean wins out
through sheer merit and we have no
hesitancy in saying that she is one Of
the few players really entitled to the
designation of "actress."
In "The Flame of Life she gives
vivid portrayal of an English girl
slate picl:er during the DAYS when the
entire laboring class was looked upon
bv their so-called betters as "the scum
of the earth"
Robert Ellis is magnificent in the
chief male lead while Wallace Berry
does his villainous stuff in his usual
excellent manner. Others in the cast
include Kathryn Mcclure. Fred Koh-
Ter. Beatrice Burnham. Emmett King.
frankie Lee. Grace Degarro. r. q.
Pencil. Dorothy Hagen and Evelyn
Mccoy.
The tPeater will be dark after Mon
day nieht while arrangements nr@
made for the opening Of the Edna
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26
PRINCESS.

A double bill is being offered at the
Princess this week with Bret Harte's
"Salomy Jane" and Rex Maupin's
Singing Orchestra as the attractions.
Rex Maupin's monarchs Of jazz are
making their farewell theatrical ap-
pearance in this city, prior to return
ing to the north for the winter. They
ly of popular selections.
The George Melford production,
"Saiomy Jane" is tale of the roman
tic days of 40 when the law was
crudely melted out by the Vigilantes.
an organization of settlers formed to
keep the peace.
"The Man." stranger in Red Dog,
falls victim to this primitive justice
He is accused of robbing stage
coach and when about to be led away
to be hanged is kissed goodbye by
Salomy Jane, an impulsive daughter
of a pioneer. The stranger escapes
but Red Pete, also charged with the
hold-up, is hanged. Returning to
thank Salomy for her kiss. the man
meets an old enemy, Baldwin, and in
the struggle Baldwin is shot by an
other man in ambush.
Fearing that he may be blamed for
Baldwin's death, he attempts to es-
cape by wearing the clothes of Madi-
son Clay, Salomy's father. Larabee.
rough pioneer and an enemy of
Clay's, shoots at the man by mistake.
In the ensuing fight Larabee is wound
ed. Dying. he confesses that Bald
win was the stage coach robber. The
love romance of the stranger and
Salomy ends happily.
Jacqueline Logan plays the role of
"Salomy Jane" while George Faw-
cett takes the part of "Yuba Bill" a
stage-coach driver. and Maurice Flynn
portrays "The Man." They are sup
ported by strong cast of some Of the
most talented players of the screen.
There will be comedy and Pathe
News and Aesops Fables on the same
program.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-26
EMPIRE.

A poignant story Of love is MERRY
Go-Round," the dramatic sensation
which is clothing the Empire screer
this week.
1t makes no difference what IT.
length may be, or how big the cast
or how thrilling the spectacle scenes
it is a love story, sweet and compel
ing, with its tragic. bitter elements
realities of an unpleasant world-bu'
with the whole drama softened as by
the magic touch of some divine under
standing OF human love.
1t tells of Vienna, the great pre-
war days and the dark. dismal ones
which came with the conclusion OF
peace. The lovers are Agnes. little
girl who is one of the slaves of the
Prater. Vienna's Coney Island, AMI
Count Franz. The latter naturally Il
quite unattainable for peasant girl
at least, respectfully.
Mary Philbin. prophesied as one
of the biggest feminine possibilities OF
the film future. is the girl Norman
Kerry is the man. and the balance OF
the cast includes George Hackathorne.
Cesare Gravina. Edith Yorke. Lillian
Sylvester. Anton Vaverka. Al Edmund
son, Dorothy Wallace. SpottiswOOd
Aitken, Sidney Bracy. George Seig-
mann. Dale Fuller and other most
canable artists.
1t took the war 90 bring the world
to its senses and the girl and the
count are "the world" in ~Merry-Go-