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NORTH ANSON

The d. A. r. will meet with Mrs.
DR.. Spear Friday, February s.
II. B. Merry lately sent Mrs. Merry
at Pennington box of delicious In
dian River, Jacksonville, Florida or
anges and grape fruit This is Mr..
Merry's second enjoyable winter in
the land of sunshine, fruit and flow
ers.
Williams Bros. Motor Co., Author
lied Ford Sales and Service, Cars,
Trucks and Tractors, North Arson,
Maine. tf37
The regular meeting OF the Wo-
mans Auxiliary of the American LIE
gion will be held at the home of Mrs.
Wilbert Walker, Thursday afternoon.
February 14th.
Don't forget the talented and very
interesting entertainer and reader,
Miss Florence Ellsworth The third
of the Coit-Alber Lyceum course will
appear Wednesday, February goth.
r. S. Ward, The Watkins Dealer,
reports a good business. His head
quarters are here and he works the
surrounding country for many miles.
MIR and Mrs. Alfred Berry, Mrs. Ira
w. Durgin and son Donald spent Fri
day at Scion with Mrs. Berrys sis
ter, Mrs. James L. Hodgdon.
Mrs. Emery Sulloway of Waterville
was a caller on friends in town We'd
nesday, January 30.
George Stevens of Pennington was
a business caller in our village Mon
day.
Miss Ethel Stetson who is teaching
In Fairfield spent the week end with
her mother, Mrs. Della Stetson.
Edmund Danforth of East Madison,
who has been trapping at Lake Moxie
this season has been at home for a
few days. He also was shopping in
town Monday.
Flobert Berry went to Lake Moxie
Monday to work for Everett Fenla-
son.
Mrs. Josie Sawyer attended the
Eastern Star installation at Skowhe-
gan last Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Eames and little
son of Scion spent the week end with
Mrs. Eames sister, Mrs. Louis Isbell.
There will be a Poverty Social at
Grange Hall Saturday evening. Feb
ruary 8, Everybody invited.
Judge r. w. Sawyer was in Skowhe-
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The two most vital institutions in
any community are the church and
the school. Take either out of the
community and no one would care to
live there long Take either out of
our national life and who can visua-
lie the calamity. We wish to make
no comparison between the two. Each
is complimentary TO the other. How
ever, for a few weeks, it is the desire
of the endowment committee of An
son Academy 100000 fund to stress
the value and influence of education
in general to the building of char
acter and particularly the influence
Arson Academy has been to the com
munity by the lives it has helped to
mould into loyal, upright citizens. We
feel that this can best be accomplish
ed by short sketches on the lives of
different persons who have had some
thing to do with the Academy, either
as trustee, teacher, student or friend.
1t will be impossible to give a sketch
of everyone as much as we should
like to do so but only a few of those
whom we happen to have information
concerning their activities in life. 1t
is fitting that the first of these sketch
es should begin with the present prin-
cipal, Guy F.. Williams. Education
is a life process. Philosophers tell
us it continues on throughout all
eternity. We know that there are
two great forces always at work. the
uplifting and the pulling down,
science speaks of these as positive
and negative. Religion as good and
evil. The great function Of educa-
ton is TO rightly, judge and make the
proper distinctions between these two
forces. Civilization comes from
ideals what we have won and striving
to gain more. We must therefore
look to our educational institutions
as the source of ideals which sustain
and cherish the great whoth-w while
things in life. Arson Academy is
and has ever been one of these in
situations. Throughout its one hum
dred years OF service. it has been a
citadel of truth. This has been
largely due TO the character of those
who have been privileged to be its
teachers. During its honorable his
tory. Arson Academy has had great
teachers, teachers that have been
moulders of high ideals and generous
purposes. In the present occupancy
of the principalship. the Academy is
extremely Fortunate in having one of
these teachers. Someone asked the
late ExPresident Garfield his con-
ception of college and he replied,
Sitting on the end OF log with
Mark Hopkins on the other" The
character and ideals of the teacher
determine In large degree the ser
vice the institution renders society.
Prof. Williams is one of those teach
ers that-was meant by Garfields COM
ment. IT. would be impossible to
enumerate in the space of this sketch,
the value of his services. We know
this, that the Academy has prospered
greatly during his principalship and
we believe that thru his work. his Wis.,
sion, his optimism and his faith, the
awakening OF the Academy to still
larger usefulness and service to the
community and society is largely due.
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Senior Class at Bingham High se
TO Present Annual Play, Fen. y

The Senior Class of Bingham
school will present their am
play 1.-THE Hurdy Gurdy Girl W"
by Gladys Ruth BRIGHAM, at h''I
bee Hall, on Thursday, Februa'
1924. Following is the cas-
characters: Simon Luggate, NV
Baker; Theodore Luggate, MS
Elwood Folsom; Marion Luggae
daughter, Sylvia Reynolds; Cla1
Luggate, his sister, Rosamond i0
Carlotta Columbus, his niece
Forsyth; Susie, the maid, E'hei
newell; Antonio Columbus. the n
gurdy man, Miles Goodell,
Stearnes, Keith Hunnewe1l; Aisa
Clancy, Erwin Miller; Jack Wv
Guy HunnewelI; Billy Mason,
Hunnewell; Tom Murray %,
Andrews; Aristotle Luton
Sterling; Mary Dayton. flO'
Sterling; Helen Dayton, Lena q
Inns; Dolly Stearnes, Dorothea
ard; Josie Hopkins, Phyllis ~
son; Maisie Deane. EVELYN hoO't
Scenes Act 1-Garden--Simoh
gates home. Lawn party
Bachelor Girls. Act "a ioo
Luggate's home, evening OF tns
day. Act Same as Act l. Az
later.
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The members of the Academy Ar
gumentation Glass will serve baked
bean supper to the public in the Com
munity Rooms this Saturday evening
at $50. Prices for adults, soc and
for students, zoe. This supper is
to provide funds for financing the
work in augmentation.
Among the interesting things taxi
en- up In the Academy Assemblies
lately have been talk by the prin-
cipal on the life of Mrs. Carrie Bond.
the author of "A Perfect Day" and
on another day talk by the princi-
pal on "The Autobiography Of an.
Undesirable Word; and on Thursday
of this week memorial exercise for
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BINGHAM CENTER

Doris, the youngest child of Mr..
and Mrs. Earl Carl was operated on
for the removal of adenoids and ton
sils one day last week by Drs. Mars
ton and Piper. She is recovering
finely at this writing.
Miss Agnes Mahoney who is en-
ployed at Bingham village spent the
week end with her mother, Mary Ma
honey and sister, Mrs. Wilmont
Doyle and family.
John Cassidy and sons are hauling
hard wood pulp from the S. d. War
rem lot to Russell's Siding, where it
will be loaded onto ears.
SOUTH BINGHAM AND VICINITY
Cleon Whipple. In company with
Sidney Wilson, Blinn and Wayne Nc
Color, plans to start for Detroit,
Michigan on Thursday of this week.
They are to attend an automobile
school,
The Hamlin school with Mrs. Lizzie
McQuilkin, teacher, closed Friday
after a nine week winter term. In
VIE afternoon the children enjoyed a
treat of popcorn and homemade
candies, furnished by the teacher.
Orr Model Store" outfit is steadily
increasing in size and now>we have
It neatly arranged in cupboard
made for us by one of the parents.
Supt. Fitzpatrick visited the Hamlin
and Roosevelt schools on Wednesday
of last week.
Miss Susie McQuilkin returned
home from Bingham Saturday.
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HARTLAND
LER'S CORNER SCHOOL NO

FULLER'S CORNER SCHOOL N01
The following pupils were pred
every day during the week: a
Cool, Robert Stedman, Doris
Jennie Pelkie, Marguerite Pei,
Marvin MCGOWAN. Marguerite VIII
more, Doris Pelkie. Melvin McGoJ
Ruby Cool, Elmer Ford, Nellie q,
George Markham, Howard Smith,
Wan Cool, Aubrey Whittemore, \
nard Walker, Jane Hillman, Eliza1
Cool and Erwin Whittemore.
The Beechnut Packing Comp
has sent us a new exhibit on the q,
ing of peanut butter, which is
interesting. Besides the sampled
products, there is an interesting en-
on the growing of peanuts. q
Myrtle Cox, Doris Perkins, D1
Pelkie, Ethel Cool, George MarknI
and Marguerite Whittemore had
feet arithmetic papers every day
week. There were several olh|
who only missed one example.
This week we have been sell
chocolate bars. By selling these
the people in the community we
netted a neat little sum for our
que. This will be used toward
victrola fund.
We were very much surprised
pleased when Mrs. Perkins SEM
some Of her records to use iofI
while. We enjoyed them very
as thew were new to most OF
Ethel Cool, Doris Perkins,
Cool, Doris Pelkie, George MarAa
Jane Hillman. Robert Stedman,
vim MCGOWAN, Marguerite WI
more. Howard Smith, Myrtle cox
lie Cool, Erwin. Whittemore'
Cool and Evertt Ladd received
in smelling every day
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LEXINGTON AND VICINITY
(Receiyed too late for publication
IL

(Received too late for publication
last week.
Herbert Gould and son Willis were
home over Sunday from Sandy Stream
where they are at work,
Ralph Dunphy is in town for a
short time.
Justin Howard Is doing quite bust
ness trapping beaver and other game.
Sam Nutting is still on the sick list.
DR.. Pratt is attending him.
Charles Patterson starts in hauling
brick for Ward Jones this week.
John Stafford is hauling ash for A.
J. Allbee.
Miss Roselle Foster was visiting
Mrs. O. s. Alien Saturday.
Alvin Nottage is working for Harry
Lane at Dead River.
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KINGFIELD

The kingtOWn club met Monday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. A. G.
Winter with a good attendance. One
new member Mrs. Fl. G. Winter was
voted into the club. Very interest
ing papers on cloves, cinnamon and
nutmeg were read by Jennie Potter,
Hannah Lander and Mary Simmons
respectively. The next meeting will
be at the home Of Mrs. j. e. Cart
land.
Relatives and friends in town have
received word Of the sudden death of
double pneumonia Of Frank Mendall
of Augusta, cashier of Augusta Bank
Mrs. Mendall was Annie Fuller,
well known in Kingfield and New
Portland where she passed her early
life.
w. s. Stafford and wife moved We'd
nesday from Carrabassett where he
has been employed for two or three
months.
= Mrs. Hilda Barnes returned to
Washington, d. c., Thursday. Mrs.
Evie Huse decided to remain with her
son p. s. Huse.
Harold G. Furlong of Portland who
visited his cousin w. p Watson last
summer spending some time at Tufts
Pond has just been appointed general
manager of the Twitchell-Champli
Company, wholesalers and importers,
manufacturers of Ratchet Brand
canned foods. Mr.. Furlong has been
in their employ for thirty years.
Glen Adams who has been at Maine
General Hospital at Portland for five
months remains unchanged and re-
Gently some friends and physicians
connected with the hospital thought
he needed special care and so started
fund In Portland which at last ac-
counts amounted to $5S6.05 as pub
lished in Portland Press Herald of
January 2Sth. George r. Durre1l Of
this town has been circulating paper
to help out this fund and in or 8
days secured about SIS in Kingfeld.
The organizing meeting of the Y. p.
C. u. of Grace Universalist Church
was held at the home OF Mrs. Kitty
Batchelder, Sunday afternoon and the
following officers elected: President,
Rev. M. l.. Hadley; assistant presid-
ent, Gladys Eldridge: first vice presi-
dent, Elgie Nichols; second vice pres
ident, Winona Morris; secretary, Kit
ty Batchelder; treasurer. Hifda Mich
OILS. There were twenty-four pres
ent and twenty-three joined the or
ganization II was voted to hold the
meetings every Sunday afternoon at
5.45 at the vestry of the church I'M
less invited elsewhere by the men,
bers. The first meeting of the Uni
on. will be held next Sunday at The
Herbert by invitation of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. s. Wing.
One of the Wing mill horses ran
away on Main street early Tuesday
morning and in turning the Bridge
Corner, ran into Jerome Simmons who
was driving his horse hitched to a
drag knocking Mr. Simmons down
and under his horses feet. He suf-
fered quite severe shock but the ex-
tent of his injuries is not known. Mr..
Simmons who has remarkably intel
ligent horse, was saved from further
injury by his horse remaining still
after the accident.
Two chimneys burned out Saturday,
the one in the store of Strickland &,
William and A. G. Winters house, the
latter during the evening. Although
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falling upon the wires came in con-
tact with a high tension wire causing
all the lights upon the streets to burn
out. c. NJ. p. Co. men were on
hand early the next day to repair the
damages. however.
The funeral of Joseph Leighton
whose death occur. Nj on Thursday
afternoon of last week was held at
his late home in this village on Sun
day u. M, Feb. 3, attended by Rev. b.
Fl, Johnson. Several former friends
and neighbors from Harmony were
present. among whom were Elmer
Trafton and George Perkins who with
Fl. f. Skidmore and Ernest Decker
were pail bearers. The body was
placed in the receiving vault at Mt.
Rest Cemetery to await burial. The
sympathy of many friends Is extended
to the widow in her bereavement and
to the only son, Leon Leighton Of
Portland, who with his family was
present at the funeral.
IN extension community planning
meeting will be held at the Grange
Hall, February g. There will be a
baked bean dinner at noon. Those
not solicited from are asked to bring
pastry. Everyone invited.
WEST ATHENS
Irving York, son OF Eugene York,
cut his foot quite badly Thursday
while cutting cordwood for Ossie
York. Ten stitches were taken to
close the wound DR.. Ellingwood at
tended him.
Congratulations are being extended
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Corson upon the
birth of a daughter born Saturday,
January 26.
Mrs. o. c. Huff and son Gordon
went to St Adams, Saturday to spend
the week end with Mrs. Huff's parents
Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ. Foss. Master
Gordon will remain for a longer visit
with his grandparents.
Mrs Ray Jones and Mrs. John Gray
were in Skowhegan shopping, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wyman Jr.
have moved into the rent formerly
known as the Harry Dysart place in
North Cornville
Friends of Clarice Huff are glad to
know she has so far recovered from
her recent fall as to be able to resume
her school work at the Academy.
COLES CORNER
Henry Stickney who came home
from Boston last week is working for
Bert Fish. So
Mrs. Earle Ward is visiting her
mother Mrs. Mckinney for few days
Franklin school is closed for the
winter after a very successful term
taught by Miss Small.
Mrs. Ora Braley is. stopping with
her sister Mrs. Roy Leighton in Har-
mony where a new baby boy arrived
Saturday.
Harold Mason is having a new
chimney built.
.~ George Scribner visited in Concord
last week.
Frost Bunker visited a few days
last week with his daughter Mrs.
Earle Ward.
Miss Louise Dunton spent the week
with Adelaide Trim.
irwin Hanson is working In Well
ington.
Glenn Buzzell OF Harmony is work.
ing for Harold Mason.
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News Of Somerset's Busy Towns
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

A summary of the six weeks period
ended January 25th shows that the
following pupils received A grade in
all subjects: Keith Hunnewell,
Evelyn Robinson, Helen Golf, Jessie
Redmond, Sadie Dillon, Ruby Arno
Beatrice Sawyer, Clifford Cooley. Pu-
pills receiving AS in all but one sub
ject were: Elwood Folsom, Ethel
Hunnewell Rosamond Young, Mary
Pierce, Marcia Crombie, Helen Fenti-
man, Albert Howes, Alice Owens. Pu-
pills neither late nor absent for the
six weeks ended January 18th were:
Milton Baker, Elwood Folsom, Alice
Forsythe, Miles Goodell, Ethel Hun
newell, Keith Hunnewell. Dorothea
Woodland, Phyllis Henderson, Gala
Hunnewell, Louise Miller. Mary Red
mond, Edith Andrews, Sadie Dillon
Erwin Miller, Iva Bean. Evelyn Hun,
Harold Hunnewell, Kendall Hume
well, Mildred Atwood, Clifford Cooley,
Ralph Hight, Dorothy Laweryson,
Walter Sterling.
Principal Lothrop was confined to
his home few days last week on
account of illness.
Fred W. Preble's Magazine Specials
for February. Pictorial Review, 2
years. $2.75; Modern Priscilla, 8
months 81. I've
STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Augusta, Maine
January %, 1924.
Bingham Water District,
Bingham, Maine.
Dear Sirs:
The completed examination Of the
%, in bottle No So, alleged to have
been taken from your public supply,
show that this water comes in under
our standards for the purity of drink
ing water, and therefore, may be con-
sidered safe for all usual purposes.
as long as it maintains its present
condition.
The odor which you noticed is ap-
parently vegetable odor and is due
to the mixing of the water in the
pond which always comes in the late
fall or early winter, due to changing
temperature of the water and refer
red to technically as the fall turn
over. This will probably clear
up after while and cause no trouble
Very truly yours
ELMER w. CAMPBELL.
(Signed): ELMER w. CAMPBELL
Elmer w Campbell, d. p. II.
Director, Division oil Sanitary
Engineering.
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Ex-President Wilson arranged by Mr..
Storer and Miss Hodgdon.
The Academy basketball teams play
at Scion this Friday night.
The Boys and Girls Agricultural
Clubs held a joint meeting and social
in Academy Hall on Monday even
ing, all the teachers were invited and
every one reported fine time.
Miss Gladys Merrill spent the last
week end in Gardiner.
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Blunt Hardware Co.
Skowhegan

there was a high wind no damage was
done.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Keith Dexter Saturday, January 26
A son arrived at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Bernard Taylor Sunday
forenoon.
A meeting of the W. g. T. u. was
held~at the home of Mrs. Lydia Dur
relI Thursday afternoon, January 31st
with ten members present. After
the devotional exercises correspond
ence was considered and Celia Hut
chins was elected as Superintendent
of the Department of Christian Ctti-
zenship. A committee to furnish
music for the Frances Willard Mem
orial meeting to be held February II
was appointed: Mrs. Florence Saw
yer and Mrs. Effie Hutchins; commit
tee for speaking, Mrs. Leila Hume
we'll, Mrs. Josephine Jenkins and Mrs.
Harriet Norton. The next meeting
will be held with Mrs. Frank Frost.
Mrs. Lydia B. Voter and Mrs. Mary
Simmons go to Pennington this week
to serve as traverse jurors at the
session of the s. J. Court opening
Tuesday, February S. Deputy Sheriff
L. p. Kinds was also in attendance at
the court.
RIVERSIDE
Mrs. Hattie Winter who suffered a
shock several days ago, is in a very
serious condition.
Jerome Simmons was hurt quite
badly the first of the week by being
Knocked down by a runaway horse.
Three ribs were broken besides sew
eral other bruises.
Willie Howe Is seriously i'll with
pneumonia Pleurisy has set in and
he is a great sufferer.
Raymond Ellis, little son of Glen
Ellis had tooth out and in some way
the needle which was being used to
inject cocaine was broken off it Is
reported in the gum. The child was
taken to Pennington Thursday to
have an X-ray taken to locate where
the needle is.
Miss Alice Atwood has been visit
ing on Millay Hill few days with
Raymond Gould's family.
Forrest Jackson was out from
camp Wednesday. The crew will
finish the middle of the coming week.
Chester Atwood has begun to haul
birch for G. Lander He makes one
trip to Indian Pond and one to Lam
der's each day.
Earl Davidson is hauling long lum-
her at Carrabasset
Mrs. Manley Atwood visited at
Frank Hutchins Wednesday. While
there she went thru the new hen
house that Mr.. Hutchins has built the
past summer. 1t Is fine one. They
have 224 hens on the Plymouth Rock
breed. These hens are laying quite
we'll. They ship the eggs away
twice a week.
Mrs. Earl Wing was caller at
Chester Atwood's, Wednesday.
Mrs. Harry Berry with Mrs. Fay
Lane went to Pennington Wednesday
to have an x-ray taken of Mrs. Ber-
RVS wrist to see II 1t was broken.
She had it injured Saturday evening
while roller skating.
Evening star., 1924-12-21
WORLD COURT COST
TO:U. S. ESTIMATED
viii Not Exceed $685. 900 if
Nation Enters Tribunal
During 1925.
By the Associated Press.

BOSTON, December 20.--If t.n~
United States enters the Permanent
Court of International Justice in 1925,
It's share OF the expense will amount
TO not more than $35, 900 according to
figures prepared by the World Peace
Foundation from copies Of the budget
just received here.
While the courts budget is dxed
by the court itself, 1t is voted and
paid in through the financial admin
istration of the League of Nations
The total budget by the financial ad-
ministration Is 22.s5s.13s gold francs.
or $4,37l,s53. and the court budget
amounts to 1.9oB,2 ,2o9 gold francs, or
s36s,195, which Is something more
than per cent of the total The
total budget OF the league expenses
for 1925 is divided into S35 units OF
$4,675.90 each, the proportionate court
share of each unit being S3s1.75.
Assuming that the United States
would pay a share equal to that Of
Great Britain, or SO units, its quota
for 1926 would amount to $34,475.7o
AS the entrance OF the United States
in the court would not add to the ex-
penses Of that body, 1t is believed
that the court budget would be re-
allocated on the basis OF 1,o23 units
of 1860 each. Eighty-eight such units
the probable share OF the United
States, would amount to S3l,eso.
Evening star., 1924-12-21
ALL GOOD FRENCH CARS
USE 4-WHEEL BRAKES
Nation Proud of Keeping Abreast
of World in Auto
Advances

Press.
PARIS, November 21.-France laws
claim to giving the automobile to the
world and guards jealousy that
honor, whether others concede her
claim or not. Yet the tremendous
number of cars in the United States
obiiges the French to recognize
America as the automobile country
of the world.
France feels. however. that she
originates the new ideas for the gas
wagon. The war interrupted indus
trial development here and the
American maker developed his car
in the interval. But in the last three
years the French car has been i'm
proved strikingly; French engineers
apparently have made marvellous
progress.
The four wheel brake has been
genera lied in France and the
'servofrein." the mechanism designed
10 apply the brake pressure in direc;
used on all the higher-priced cars
both of them to greater extent
than in the United States.
french engineers, on the other
eand. long have admitted American
superiority in springs. body comfort
accessibility and Standardization. Al.
though there is no discussion of the
subject, the American maker also Is
ahead in motor silence and electrical
equipment. After the war, starting
and lighting systems, general ir
American cars. were pooh-poohed BY
the French public and the manufac.
turers as unreliable and expensive
luxuries. but in two years they were
on all French cars. Spiral gears ant
silent cha ms as we'll as an occa siona
fiber gear in the distribution, fol
silence. likewise are being adopted
here, following the American prac
tice.