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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25
sKOWHEGAN LOCAL MARKET
Corrected Every TueSdsy
WHOLESALE
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WHOLESALE
Dairy Products
Butter-4Oc to 45c a ID.
Eggs-60c dozen =
Green Fruit
Apples-sSOO a Dbl.
Green Vegetables
Beets-3c 10.
Cabbage-2c a Id.
Carrots-3c a ID.
Squash--3c a ID.
Turnips-2c lib.
Provisions
Pork (salt)-15c lib.
Beans-(Yellow Eyed $40 a bushsi
Potatoes-6Oc a bushel
Fresh Meats
Beef-Sc to 15c a ID.
Lamb-22c Id.
Veal-15c to 1sc a 10.
Round Hog-13e lb.
RETAIL
Butter-45c to SIC a ID.
Cheese-35c to 45c Id.
Eggs-75e dozen
Green Fruit
Applicable to 40c peck.
Green Vegetables
Beets--6c a lb.
Cabbage-new &c ID.
Carrots-5c a ID.
Onions-5c a pound
Peppers-20c a ID.
SQuash-6c lb.
Turnips--4c a ID.
Provisions
Smoked hams-25c to 34c y.
Pork (saltJ-20c Id.
Domestic Lard-24c Id.
Lard-20c Id.
Beans-22c quart.
Potatoes-25c peck :.
Sugar-10c Id; 100 lbs, $500.
Dry Citron--60c lb.
Lemons-40c to 80c dozen.
Oranges-35c to Toe dozen.
Olives-bulk 60c.
Prunes-10c to 1Sc ID.
Grapefruit-10c.
Moolasses-60c to 90c per gallon.
Cod--15c per ib.
Haddock-1Sc fb.
Mackerel-22c a lb.
Halibut Steak-40c Id.
Salmon-35c lb.
Oysters-95c per quart
Clams-50c quart
Finnan Haddie-20c lb.
Flour and Grain
Bread Flour-s1.15 a bag.
Pastry Flour-$100 bag.
Corn Meal-$225 a bag.
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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25
TEL. NJ EET|NG
JANUARY 5
Special Meeting VIII be Held In the
Forenoon and the Annual Meet
ing In the Afternoon

The annual meeting of the Somer-
set Farmers Cooperative Telephone
Company will be held at Norridge-
wock on January 9Th in Grange Hall
The special meeting will he held dur
ing the forenoon and deals largely
with reports. contracts for connec-
lions with other lines and salaries of
officers. Dinner will be served by
the members of Somerset Grange, the
proceeds to assist this order At the
annual meeting in the afternoon will
occur the election of officers and d-
rectors. The following is the finan-
cial statement of the company on
December 18th.
RESOURCES
Balance due on ledger $2560. 10
Materials and stock on hand
! estimated. 100000
Cash on hand 1116.14
$4G76S4
LIABILITIES
Due manufacturers to Dec. Is, $6S.42
Due operators. manager, line
man, directors. treasurer
clerk and for rents to
Dec. 18th $500
$4222.42
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LIABILITIES
Come and Get Your Check

Treasurer John w. Fogler of the
Somerset Central Agricultural Socie-
ty has twenty-seven checks for yari-
GUS individuals. presumably residents
of this county, which he has been un-
able to deliver. These are, for the
most part. for premiums at the fair
of 1924, but some of them are of pre-
vious years. Mr.. Fogler's custom is
to mail checks to the best addresses
he can find These have thus been
mailed and have come back to him
for better address. Any one whose
name appears below will find check
waiting for them if they will call on
John II. Lancaster at his store on
Water street. Nancy Leadbetter,
Mrs. George r. Huff, Mrs Walter Will
mont. Carroll Brooks, Ada Curtis. G.
l.. Lowell Louise Pike. l.. A. Kelley,
Arthur Kenney. Martil Spaulding, An
ma Savage. Walter Coburn, w S.
Gardner, Mrs. Charles SWEET. w. l..
Written, Mrs. Greenwood. Mrs. Mary
Gordon. F. H. Farnham, Mrs. Mary
Thomas, Staples Bros, Allen Haines,
Nichols Dairy, Perley c. Luce. Mrs.
Ida Laney, Mrs. c. n, Kicker, Mrs S.
Paul f. l.. Gilman.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25
The Late CasslnS Merrill of Athens

The death of Cassius Merrill which
occurred Dec. 10. and was briefly
mentioned in last weeks Reporter,
is the last of a family of six brothers
and one sister and one half-sister,
only three nephews remain. About
the middle OF August he had the
misfortune TO break his leg. He re-
covered from that and was able to
walk but gangrene set in on that
foot, caused by previous trouble.
About two years ago a creature
stepped on his foot causing the loss
of his toe nail and from improper
care it was never well after that and
eventually caused his death He
was born in Harmony in 1862 and
lived with his father on the old Jesse
Merrill place now occupied by W s.
Marble. When a young man he
bought the farm he has always lived
on situated on the shore of Moose
Pond. In the town of Athens. A
very picturesque spot with large fer
tile acres. Mr. Merrill was a sue
cessful farmer and livestock raiser.
He took great pride in all his ami
mails and at one time had some very
nice horses that he raised and sold
for high prices. Practically all his
life he has kept Hereford cattle. Sew
eral years ago he exhibited a pair of
trained steers at the State Fairs to-
gether with other fine cattle. At the
time of his death he had thirty head
of purebred Herefords and flock of
purebred Oxford Down sheep.
He was not married until quite
late in life. his wife being Miss
Francina Grant of Cornville. She
only lived few years. There were
no children Mr.. Merrill was an
honest Woodworking man, kind-heart-
ed and good nelghbor. A man
who will be greatly missed from the
community in which he lived.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25
WILD Cow COMES BACK
AND DISAPPEARS
james York Has Queer Experience
With Livestock

The COW belonging to James York
of Bingham whirh strayed away from
his pasture three weeks ago and of
which no trace could be found. APP
peared near the home of Warren
Moody, Sunday afternoon followed by
her calf. When the men tried to get
around them to drive them to the
barn the calf ran to the woods and
the COW followed Mr.. York, who
was at his home in Cornville, was
Immediately notified and efforts are
being made to locate and capture the
missing animals
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25
Grange Mt Harmony

Harmony Grange, No. 1874, complet-
ed the election of officers Thursday
evening. Amelia Hurd resigned the
office of chaplain and Hosea Hurd
was elected to take her place. Merle
Herrick resigned as steward and Clif-
ton Brown was elected. Mrs. Anne
liza Hurd was elected as Ceres, Mrs
Ethel, ,Snowdon, Pomona and Miss
Florence Hurd. Flora. Three cam
didates were instructed in the third
and fourth degree after which an
oyster stew was served.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25
Skowhegan Grange Has Special Meet.
Ing

AT special meeting of Skowhegan
Grange, held Wednesday evening, the
third and fourth degrees were con-
ferred on class of candidates. Mr.
and Mrs. l.. G. Stevens. the respec.
tive Master and Lecturer Of the
Grange, brought down plentiful
supply OF apples from their farm on
Hilton Hill. Renovations are, Ia or
der at Grange Hall which include a
steel ceiling for the bahqdet room
and alterations in the DRESSING rooms
on the second floor. the toilets being
moved to the first floor.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25
Mount Philip Grange Mt Rome

Mount Philip Grange held its regu-
lar meeting at the hall Saturday even
ing, Dec. 90 The third and fourth
degrees were conferred on two candi-
dates.
James Forbes, the secretary, who
was a delegate at the State Grange
in-Portland. made his report.
A baked bean supper was served to
about fifty-five.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25

The other morning Calvin Braley
of St Adams found one OF his work
horses dead in the stall. Monday he
had been hauling pulp for Frank
Lanell at Mainstream at 1890 Monday
night the horse was all right. The
stall showed no signs of struggle,
the small strap that held him was
unbroken. pulling out the post when
he fell
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-25

The total membership in Hartland
for 1924 was Ia men and 30 women.
Hartland has been well represented
on the executive committee by H. H.
Fuller the 1924 president and Mrs e..
Lee Fuller as foods project leader.
These two have been in regular at
meetings. This year Mrs. Belle
Morse is acting as poultry project
leader and Mrs F.. Lee Fuller was
elected to the Office OF foods project
leader.
One boys and girls, club was or
ganized in the town of Hartland
proper with 80 enrolled, four of which
finished the years work. The Pond
school club which has always been
considered as Hartland and St AL
bans club may also be included under
the Hartland community work This
club was led by Miss A. Irene Libby,
county club leader. Twenty-Five en-
rolled and seventeen finished. This
club won its second seal of achieve
ment, the .ca!y club to receive this
honor during the year. One of the
former club girls OF Miss Libby was
appointed as the HloSt outStdhuihb
club girl for the state and attended
the Springfield Training School dur
ing the Springfield Exposition. Boys
and girls finishing in club work this
year have made a profit of $4,000
plus nearly 5000 won in prizes or a
total of $1,000 won or saved by club
members.
One potato seed plot was conducted
by Elmer Baird who had planted
three acres of improved seed. Two
members treated their potato seed
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Members OF East Madison Grange

Your lecturer wishes to request
that each member be prepared to re-
spond to a roll call at the next reg
ular meeting with selections appro-
PIRATE for a Christmas program.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-22
SHIPPING BOARD SETS ROlyfINGS
 FOR GULF TRADE
Monthly Sailings To Eu-
 Yopean Ports Are Announced
Washington Bureau)

WASHINGTON, Sept 21.-As re- suit of shipping consultations effected, the U. s. Shipping Board makes the following announcement of importance to gulf ports today:
 The services maintained from Mo- bile'' Pensacola and Gulfport to United Kingdom and ports in the Bordeaux Hamburg range will hereafter be ope- rated solely by the Waterman Steam ship corporation under the name of the Mobile Aceanic Line." Service to Bremen, Hamburg, and Rotterdam. Monthly sailings. Service to Havre and Antwerp. Monthly sailings. Serv- ice to Liverpool and Manchester. Sail ings every 20 days. Service to Lon don and Hull. Monthly sailings.
 The service maintained from gulf ports to Portuguese, Spanish, and North African ports west of Bizera will hereafter be operated by the Tampa Interocean Steamship company under the name of the Gulf West Med iterranean Line" Service to Portu- guese Spanish Atlantic ports. Monthly sailings. Service to Spanish Mediterra- mean ports. Sailings every 20 days.
 Cargo for North African ports will be taken if offered In sufficient quanti- ties.
 The services maintained from east and west gulf ports to Mediterranean ports will hereafter be operated solely by the United Gulf Steamship con- pany, Inc.), consolidation of Tros- dal, plant and Lafonta and S. Sgiteo- vich and company under the name of the American Premier Line." Service from gulf ports to Genoa and Naples. Two sailings monthly. Service from gulf ports :o Adriatic ports including Alexandria and Piraeus. Monthly sail ings. Cargo for Black sea and Levant ports will be booked for transhipment if offered in sufficient quantities.
 The services maintained from the North Atlantic and gulf ports to the fareast and Dutch East Indies will hereafter be operated solely by the Atlantic Gulf and Oriental Steamship company under the name of the Amer ican Pioneer Line". There will be one steamer per month from gulf ports to the fareast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-22
MILK LAW MEETING
 SCHEDULED MONDAY
Verbal Fireworks Expected At
 Conference On Changes

Verbal fireworks are expected to be displayed for the delectation of the city commission when the arguments to secure change in the Birmingham milk code start at 10 o'clock Monday morning.
 The proposed amendments will be brought before the commission by At torneys Hugh Locke and Roderjck Bed dow, who represent F raw milk deal CTS. They will seek to introduce sev- eral changes in the present ordinance, which allows inspectors to drop in" and inspect a dairy at any time with out notice. The amendment in this in- stance would require the inspector to serve the dairyman with written notice that his sanitary conditions need rem edying.
 The proposed changes, it is under stood, will be opposed by the Birming- ham health department. Members of the board of health met Saturday night with Dr. J. D. Bowling, health officer, and l.. c. Bulmer, chief of the food and dairy division, and after an exhaustive study of the proposed amend ments, announced that an official opin- ion would be given Monday morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-22
WALES DEPARTS FOR HIS RANCH Flare Explosion Causes Furry At Syosset
 Station

SYOSSET, Long Island, Sept. 21.-- Standing on the rear platform of his special train as it pulled out of the station here Sunday night, his face il. luminated by photographers flares, the Prince of Wales waved farewell to America true movie" style. His long. anticipated journey to his Canadian ranch at last had begun.
 A minor accident featured his depart ture, but fortunately there were no serious results. As he approached the station to board the train, several flares which movie camera men were preparing to set off exploded, slightly burning two youths who bad been em. ployed to hold them
 Several women standing nearby screamed when the flares went off. The prince, along with others, instinc- lively threw up his hands. A moment later the cause of the explosion was found and his party continued to the train. Scotland Yard men, however. forbade the use of any more flares.
 Climbing on board his private car. the Balmoral, Wales immediately walked through to the rear platform, where he posed for flashlight photo graphs. A moment later, promptly at 10 o'clock, the train started.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-22
BOY CONFESSES
 !. SHAVING AUNT IN AK ATTACK
Admission Of South Caro- lima Youth Ends Hunt
 For Negro

COLUMBIA, s. C.. Sept, 21.-As- bury Wessinger, 14-year-old boy, con fessed to, officers today that he fatally wounded his aunt, Mrs. Lima Wessin- ger, and seriously injured her three small children with an axe late yes terday..
 The boy's confession. made to sev- -eral officers, put an end to search by hundreds of armed men for negro who was at first reported to have made the attack. Asbury gave the alarm himself and told story of having been frightened away from his aunt's home by tall, black negro
 Dies In Hospital
 Mrs. Wessinger died last night at a local hospital. The three children were found in the house, each showing axe wounds. {, Newman, six years old, and Rufus, four, are in a critical condition today, but it is believed that Aislee, one year old, will recover.
 Following young Wessinger's confess sion, warrant charging him with mur- der was issued and the youth placed in the Columbia city jail to be held for Lexington county authorities.
 In his confession to officers, the boy admitted that the story that he told of the "tall, black negro" chasing him from the house and then attacking his aunt and her children was for the pur- pose of diverting suspicion from him self.
 Lost His Temper
 The only feason given by the boy for the attack was difficulty he had with his aunt over knife which he said he had lost while visiting the Wessinger home and failed to find when he returned for it. He declared that he "got mad" and Host my tenn per" during the argument.
 Owing to the absence from the coun- ty of the solicitor. the inquest over the body of Mrs. Wessinger has been postponed until his return from court in another county, it was stated. Three negroes who were being held in connec- ton with the attack were released to- day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-22
La Toilette Linked By Means
 In Daugherty ''Frame-Up"
Wheeler Forced To Make Good By Agreement
 With Wisconsin Senator, Says Statement

less one of your recognized ability, would under any circumstances toier. ate for one moment the character of the testimony with which the (V'heeler) committee burdened its rec ords.
 One of these witnesses (Remus) shortly after your Seagirt speech ln which you made reference to his testi- mony, published full retraction and repudiated his testimony before the committee now s.e
 ''The whole contemptible conspiracy of fraud and deceit will be laid hare in due season. When that time % lles, you and the country will be astounded by the revelations. even though two members of the Senate commi tee now are seeking high political pia $ in the nation"
 The former department of justice agent, in his statement, says he testi- fled as he did before the Wheeler committee for only one reason. That was, his statement said, because on the day before he was to take the stand, friends of the then Attorney General told him that MT. Daugherty said I could go to hell"
 In his statement, Means declared he has in his possession documentary evidence which he said, by quick review of the testimony knew that he was framing Mir. Daugherty and the republican administration and to some extent this involves the oil scandal"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-22
M THE AIR TODAY
PROGRAM FOR SEPTEMBER as

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-22
1CONSIJIS WARNED |BY MANCHURIA
 |OF BOMB ATTACK
American And British En voys Urged To Clear S
 Cities
tBy Associated Press,

MUKDEN, Manchuria, Sept. 21- Chang Tso-Lin, the military dictator of Manchuria, today requested the American and British consuls to warn their countrymen at Chinwangtao, "a gulf port on the Manchurian- Chihli bor- der, and Shanhaikwan, an adjoining town, of his intention to bomb these places. The consuls were asked to ad- wise the foreigners to leave.
 General Chang also suggested that foreign ships stand clear of gunboats of the Peking government lying off Chinwangtao, since his planes intended to lombard them.
 He invited the consuls and leading foreign residents te his headquarters and expressed appreciation of-tie good relations existing He assured them of his efforts to afford protection, but inserted he was engaged in a life and death struggle and could not stop at half measures 4s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-22
COOLIDGE URGES
 LAW OBEDIENCE
fContinued From Page D


 that ever before attained anywhere else on earth. It is acknowledged and pro- claimed that he has sovereign powers It is declared that he is endowed with inalienable rights which no majority, however great, and no power of the government, however broad, can ever be justified in violating. The principle of equality is recognized It follows inevitably from belief in the brother hood of man through the fatherhOod of God. When once the right of the individual to liberty and equality is admitted, there is no escape from the conclusion that he alone is entitled to the rewards of his own industry. Any other conclusion would necessarily imply either privilege or servitude. Here again the right of individual prop erty is for the protection of society.
 When service is performed the in- dividual performing it is entitled to copensation for it. It is his creation, becomes a part of himself. It is his property. To attempt to deal with per sons or with property in a communist or socialistic way is to deny what seems to me to be the plain fact. Liberty and equality require that equal com pensation shall be paid for equal serv- ice ot the individual who performs it. Socialism and communism cannot be reconciled with the principles which our constitution represents. They are entirely foreign, entirely un-American. We stand wholly committed to the policy that what the individual produces belongs entirely to him to be used by him for the benefit for himselg, to pro- vide for his own family and to enable him to serve his feliowmen.
 ! Conceptions Broad
 Our conceptions of liberty under the law are not narrow and cramped, but broad and tolerant. Our constitu- tion guarantees civil, political and political and religious liberty; fully, completely and adequately; and pro- vides that no religious test shall ever be required as qualification to any office or public trust under the United States. This is the essence of freedom and federation Solemnly declared in the fundamental law of the land.
 These are some of our American standards These principles, in the pro vince to which relate, bestow upon the people all there is to bestow. They recognize in the people all that there is to recognize. They are the ultimates. There is no beyond They are solely for the benefit and advantages of all the people. If any change is made in these principles it will not be by giving more to the people, but by taking from them something of that which they now have. It cannot be progressed. It must be reaction. l do not say that we, as citizens, have, always held uor- selves to proper observance of these standards towards each 0ther, but we have nevertheless established them and declared our duty to be obedient to them. This is the American ideal of ordered liberty under the law. It calls for rigid discipline