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SHARKS

Mr.. and Mrs, Earl Dudley of Arson
have been spending the past Week at
the home Of his brother w H. Dudley.
Leon Farrand and family visited
his parents in Mercer Sunday.
Dana Bartlett OF Arson spent Sun
day with his daughter Mrs, Dewey
Churchill.
Mrs. Fred Dudley recently visited
her brother at Rangeley
The Progressive Club spent last
Friday at Lakewood
Mrs. Howard Fitch and daughter
were in Norridgewock Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Creation and
Mrs. Ar2illa Smith OF Skowhegan
were Sunday callers at r. P Whip
pies.
Mr. and Mrs. y. Fredric and son
were recent guests of relatives at
North New Portland.
John Taylor, Sidney Fogg and
Floyd Bartlett are at Caratunk work
ing on the road
Erma Oliver has gone to Fairyiew
Mass.
The families of Will and Fred Du-
ley, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Dudley. Sadie
Witham and Harold Nichols went to
Harpswell last Friday fishing. They
returned home Sunday
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beautiful garden OF flowers of which
he mas about fifty varieties of hardy
plants among which are: Cephala-
ria, larkspur. foxglove. sweet vii
liams, crimson and pink, Canterbury
Bell white and blue, pink and purple
rose, varigated single and double;
coreopsys, anchusa, prythrum, galar-
dia and a lot of others. A view of
the whole from the window presents
Il very gorgeous spectacle.
Mr. and Mrs. F.. II. Mitchell and
daughter Ruth of Lawrence, Mass.
and Mrs. II. II. Luce OF Strong called
on relatives and friends in town Mon
day.
A group of prospective Boy Scouts
has been organized with the Rev. r.
N. Pullman as leader. On Monday
evening the group took its first hike
to Stanley Hill. Supper was pre-
pared over the open fire, each boy
frying for himself piece of steak.
After the meal, number of Boy
Scout games were played by the
group. Those registered in the Scout
organization are: Alfred Harnden
Stanley Cross. Roland Kennedy, Man
icy Davidson, Garland Davidson. Carl
Plaisted, Stanley Durrell, Carol
Strickland, Hugh Gilmore, Hubert
Foster, Neil Witham. Kenneth At
wood, Herbert Luce, Jesse Gould and
Kenneth Morris. An auxiliary or
ganizatiOn has been formed for those
boys under the scout age. Among
the members of this group are: IL
rich Hutchins, Lucien Tufts, Elwood
~
older group will meet once a week.
Several hikes and camping trips are
being planned for the summer.
Mrs. o. c. Dolbier who has been
convalescing at her sisters, Mrs. VIII
lis Fredric of Madison for the last
twelve days returned to her home in
kingfieid Saturday. When coming
home about a mile below West New
Portland a handsome deer slowly
crossed the road in front Of the cal
so a good view was got of him
Norris Pooler OF Madison visited
friends in town over the week end
Mr. and Mrs Earle Wnburn aaa
Clarice Wilbur went to Boston Thurs
day, July II. to visit Mr. and Mr.
Lorenzo Wyman and other relatives
Asa Small was in town Sunday
night and Monday coming from An
gusta where he is playing on the ball
team.
The descendants of Elizabeth Dyar
present at the dedication of the Eli
zabeth Nichols-Dyar memorial were
Miss Edna G. Dyar, Phi. D. of Wash
ington, d. c.. Fred Eastman of Port
land, wife. sister, Miss Alice Eastman.
and Mrs. Carrie Richardson Mr.
Eastman was called upon for remarks
and he gave data relative to the
Eastman family and his line of des-
cent from Elizabeth Dyar and pre-
scented to the chapter the memoirs of
the Eastman family written by Col
Il. F. Eastman in his 91st year. Des.
cendants who contributed; Mrs.
Louis II. Dyar, Minneapolis Mimi. =;
Mrs. A. b. Dyar. De Smet. s. Da. :
Edna A. Dyar. Phi. D., Washington,
d. c.; William H. II. Houlton. Hud-
sonf Mass; Mrs. Clara Dyar, Maiden
Mass; Mrs S. H. Jones, Lowell
Mass; II. e. Stockbridge. Boston,
Mass; A. e. Stockbridge, Boston,
Mass; Mrs. Elizabeth Stockbridge
Boston. Mass; Mrs. l.. b. Byard,
Minneapolis, MINI; Mrs. p. T, Hunt.
Maiden, Mass. Frederick X Dyar,
Washington, D. c.; Fred E. Eastman,
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Mrs. Bessie Blakesley of Waterville
was a Sunday guest of MIR. and Mrs.
Albra Adams. She goes to Canada
this week TO visit her parents.
Mrs. Abbie Salley received word
from her cousin, Mrs. Helen Fowls of
Medford that she was in very poor
health. Mrs. Fowls in her girlhood
days lived in this section of the town.
Nell Rich, Massachusetts. is in
town on two weeks vacation visit
ing his uncle and grandmother.
Miss Thelma Dean who has been
spending few days at Southport has
returned home.
Mrs. Emma Dean of Skowhegan af
ter making a trip to Southport with
her daughter Thelma, has returned to
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edgar Clark for the remainder of her
vacation before returning to her work
in the telephone office.
PUGH CORNER
Leslie Keech and friend of Lowell,
Mass, Mr.. and Mrs. Seavey Piper of
Troy and Mrs. Albert Wood Of Belfast
were guests last Saturday of their
sister Mrs. Walter Rowell and family.
Jacob Litchenfels and family OF
New York City came Wednesday of
last week by auto to spend their an
nual vacation at their summer home.
Earl Greene has purchased a Buick
car and Willis Blanchard has bought
a Chevrolet
George Taylor is working for A. p.
Clark
Fred Mullen is working for B. S.
Kincaid in haying.
The hay crop in this section is
about a two-thirds crop.
Word has been received that Phin-
cas- Chase of Scion and Mrs. n. o.
Deane of Faloga are both in very
feeble health.
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(,ANAN

Miss Josephine Rines of Gardiner
rs visiting her aunt Mrs. Harold SAILS
bury.
Mrs Ruth Drawn who has been
passing the winter in Waterville. ar
rived Wednesday to pass the summer
at her home
Mr. and Mrs. Osgood Whitehouse
and little daughter Ruth of Belgrade
Mr.. and Mrs Roy Weeyer of Benton
were week end guests of their aunt
Mrs H. e Croker.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Raynes of Au-
burn and aunt Miss Martha Smith OF
Haycrhill. Mass passed Sunday with
his uncle and wife Mr.. and Mrs. T. II
Smith. Miss Smith will remain for
a few weeks with her brothers Theo-
dorc and George Smith the latter be-
ing in very poor health
Edgar Amos who has been in frai
health for several months is very i'll
Mrs. Ray Ellis and little daughter
Leona of Skowhegan were recent
guests of her aunt Miss Lucie Burrill
Miss Gertrude Brann of Gardiner is
the guest Of her aunt Mrs RosC
Jewell
Miss Doris jewell is passing a few
days in Fairfield with her aunt Mrs
John Shaw.
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NEW PORTLAND

Our fire department was called to
Stratton Saturday night, and were
there in one hour and twenty-five
minutes from the time the call came
distance of % miles. This was
very quick work considering the
mountainous road and the trailer
loaded with hose carried by the en-
CINE.
Esther and Franz Luce are CON
fined to the house with the humps
Miss Mildred Woodber of Portland
is visiting at her uncle's DR.. A. II.
Clark.
Mrs Frank Dunlap entertained the
Wecanbeatem Whist Club Wednes-
day afternoon. A very pleasant af-
ternoon was spent playing whist
after which refreshments of ice cream
and cake were served. First prize
was won by Maud Morton and con
ISOLATION by Eva Luce. The club de
cided not to play again until fall.
Arthur Daggett has purchased n
REQ six touring car.
Mrs. Fred King has been confined
to the house with neuritis.
Mrs. Belle Metcalf and niece Helen
Metcalf have gone to York Beach for
Il week.
John True and daughter Hazel of
Pennington were callers i'm town
Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Luce and
children returned home from Port
land Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. GlenwoOd King and
daughter have moved to Cherryfleld,
where Mr. King has work
Mrs. Aurie Dunlap is reported to
be gaining.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Adams are
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DEAD WATER

Mr.. Palmeter, the new station
agents wife and family have come
here to see him for few days in
Dead Water.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Rollins went
to Madison Saturday to see Mrs. Otis.
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Portland; Miss Alice Eastman. Port,
land; Mrs. Carrie Richardson, Port
land; Charles Eastman, Boston Mass
Louis A. Dyar, Wilbur, Wash; Mrs
Mary Dyar, Winona. Mimi; Ralph
Dyar, Spokane, Wash; May c. Spauld-
ing Studley, Brooklyn, \. Y.
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MADISON CENTER

MADISON tFNlER
Mrs. Roy Bickrords mother from
Bangor with her young grand
son are guests at the Bickford home
for few weeks.
The many friends of Miss Beulah
Perkins will be glad to know she is
fast regaining her health.
The farmers in this vicinity are
nearly all well along with their hay
ing.
Since the late rains crops are look
ing fine
+ BLACKWELL
All the farmers in this viciniey are
haying. Many are nearly through,
while some are just commencing All
farmers are reporting light crop
The pastor Of the Methodist Church
in Madison was visitor OF this local
ity one day last week,
Morris Moore was a visitor of Eu-
gene Fredcrieks in Starks last Sun
day.
/ W /. Mantor is not in good health
al this time
Hilda Moore is stopping with her
sister in Skowhegan, who has been i'll
aud is slowly recovering.
Alvin II. Moore Of Eseanoba, Mich
igan. is on his way east. and will
he in Madison sometime around Au-
gust LIST.
Tie Harding family is gaining rap
idly from the effects of an automobile
accident which occurred several
weeks ago.
Gardner Mason was caller at NJ.
NJ. Moores q few days ago during his
way TO Oakland. Mr.. Mason was
formerly resident in this vicinity.
NORTH MADISON
Mrs Elmore Dean and son Charles
are in III isit to Mrs. Dean S
friends The5 are TO return home
this week.
Raymond Fowls and Guy Dean of
Medford were Sunday callers on Mr..
and Mrs. Ansel Salley. They were
on their way to Starks for a short
stay.
Cleveland Dean is in poor health
caused by hurting his side.
Mr.. and Mrs Lewis Thompson of
East Madison were in town last Sun
day calling on Mr. Thompson's uncle,
Zina Norton.
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year. Appeal stays execution set
for October 81.
RIDGEVILLE.-B of Ridge
vile, w. j. Dukes, cashier, is closed
by state bank examiner, due to in
ability to make collections sufficient
TO meet obligations.
COLUMBTA.-Sep was wet
test month on records Of weather
bureau here, according to r, II. Sui
livan, meterologist Average fall
was 1878 inches.
YORK.-York county farmers re-
port big muscadine crop, which
brings qualification in face of poor
cotton production.
COLUMBIA.-Cott cooperative
receives expressions of qualification
from cotton growers at settlements
made on 1928 cotton.
Reports gathered by
r. B. Hare, United States agricul-
tural statistician here, show that cot
ton crop condition in South Caro-
lima is AZ, and forecast for crop is
GIL 900 bales.
M'CONNELLSVILLE-J. r. Har-
ris, prominent planter, dies at home
here.
ROCK HILL.-Hamilton Carhartt
farm and Catawba River Golf club
are bought by l.. II. We'll & Co., of
Montgomery, Ala, for 100000.
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make such back payments.
agreement in lease sales contract to
HARTFORD.-Re of J. B.
Kinsaul, of this place. killed in auto
mobile accident at DeFuniak. Fla,
are inferred here.
ANNISTON.-Sett by agree.
mant out of court of suit filed some
time ago by Mrs. Mary Virginia
linn, widow of late William II. linn,
to cancel prenuptial agreement and
set aside will of her late husband, is
set forth in paper filed in probate
court here. 1t is set out that Mrs.
linn is to receive $3.50 and house
hold effects, instead of $4,000 and
other considerations provided in pre-
nuptial agreement.
EUFAULA.-John NJ. Edmund&on.
rs, for over so years leading citizen
and cotton broker, is dead.
PIEDMONT-Mrs. +. NJ. Form.
by, one of Piedmont's most promi-
nent women, dies at her home here.
MOBIBE,-Officers find 500-gallon
still painted green and hidden away
in tall grass, on Halls creek.
DECATUR.-R. C. Cortner & Co..
local cotton dealers, ship solid train
load of cotton to New York for eY.
port.
Observation-Disclosures Smith,
IS, prosperous farmer of near here,
dies from effects of poisonous drug,
taken with suicidal intent.
JASPER.-Walker county's cen
tennial celebration will take place on
November IA. Mrs. j. S. Freeman is
named director of program.
DECATUR.-Dr. S. A. Steele, pas
tor of First Methodist church, pub
fishes book of life in south during
Civil war. Title of book is "a Sun
ny Road"
FLORENCE. - First Christian
church is spending $4,000 on i'm.
provemnets and engagements.
BERRY. = Caught on railroad
trestle as speeding passenger train
approaches. Silas Whitson, Z, son Of
Johnson Whitson, of near here,
jumps u feet for his life. He es-
capes with broken leg.
HUNTSVILLE.-Mayor Fraser L..
Adams refuses to approve city coun-
ellis appointment of James M. Gill
as city clerk. Mayor Adams defeat
ed Mr.. Gill for mayor in recent
election.
HUNTSVILLE. - Live alligator
four feet long, is found hiding in
barn here. 1t is taken by Joe Van
Nalkenburg, who will care for it,.
Alligator is supposed to come from
nearby creek.
TALLADEGA.-E Efforts will be
made to have Presbyterian synod
at next meeting convert old Isabel
college here into hospital.
JASPER. - Handsome home
of r. M. Herring, in Marylee com
munity, is entirely destroyed by
fire, together with contents.
sEALE.-A. L. Teal, ST., we'll
known citizen of this place, dies
after short illness.
GADSDEN.-J. NJ. Gilbert loses
$4,000 suit against county, claimed
for personal injuries while employ
ed by county. Judge Steele holds
county can be sued only in cases
specified by law. Personal injury
of employees is not included In law,
judge says.
ANNISTON.-New $4,000 annex
to Calhoun county court house is
completed.
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WILSON.-What is declared rec
ord for such work is established by
O. A. Glover, sheriff of Wilson coun-
ty, who reports collection of $614,-
600 in 1928 taxes, this being 90 "a
per cent of amount cOllectibIe.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of cot
tonseed for planting purposes is de-
clared likely to develop serious prob
lem for this Fart of state, according
to A. w. Mclean, Democratic nom
inee for governor, who explains that
almost all seed has been spoiled in
bolls by recent heavy. continued
rains.
CARBOHYDRATES of Repub-
lican orators are on program for
rally here October Is opening par
tvs campaign in this section. Speak
ers include Mayor Shanks, Of In
dianapolis, Ind: A. A. Whitener, of
Hickory Republican nominee for
United States senate.
NEW BERN.-A. e. Wood, auto
mobile dealer, dies suddenly Of
apoplexy declared by physicians due
to excitement over Woods victory
in automobile race at state fair
Wood suffered stroke Immediately
attire receiving first place money.
I POLLOCKSVILLE.-George Bar
row. elderly white farmer livino
near here, dies suddenly while at
barn attending to stock.
! THOMASVILLE.-Gail Frcddick
son of Ernest Freddick. riding atOT
| load of hay IS knocked TO GROUND
! by contact with limb of tree from
which rattlesnake's pilot is Olsen
/ tangled. Boy is bitten on cheek by
snake
Northumberland down Fayctte
Vile avenue is revived this wear as
! feature Of opening day Of state fair
October II. when 100 Raleigh husi
ness mon act as honorary escort fol
Governor Morrison. Of this state
and Mrs Edith Vanderbilt. Of Ashe
vile. state fair president. This is
! 63rd annual state fair.
MISUNDERSTANDING previous
ruling, state board of elections de-
/ cides to print and distribute to 81
/ Of 100 counties Of state ballots con.
! tanning names of La Follette-Wheer
| er independent electors. Other 70
counties print own ballots. This ac-
ton is taken At urgent appeals OF
Democratic and Republican state
! ORGANIZATIONS
RALEIGH arc made At
first meeting Of commercial motor
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Drunk Crew Carouses
As Rum Ship Scuppers
Run Deep in Whisk,

NEW YORK, Oct. 13.-Under
close, guard, the Norwegian steamer
Sagatind is anchored off Sandy Hook
today, with her captain and crew
Of thirty-two locked below, and her
decks strewn with $4,000 cases of
whisky.
The coast guard cutters Seneca
and Raritan captured the rum ship
forty miles off the coast, Sunday,
after firing three shots across her
bow.
They found whisky sloshing about
on the deck, two sailors snoring
drunkenly in the wheelhouse, the
other thirty members of the crew
in their hunks, and the captain lock.
ed in his cabin.
All aboard were stupefied from
liquor except three men whose jaws
were broken. One man, flushed with
fever, called for water. His leg was
broken three days before in a fight.
The rest of the crew, cursing and
staggering from drink, Were herded
from the fofecastle to the deck. Not
man among them had a whole
garment on his body. Two Of them
had their arms in crude sings. They
had been broken, they explained,
in one Of the nightly battles.
The captain was taken from his
cabin, where he had locked himself
with the ships armament, twelve
rifles and half a dozen pistols. He
told revenue officers his crew of
Norwegians, Swedes and Russians
had caroused and fought every day
since the Sagatlind cleared, Septem-
Der IS, from Antwerp.
His papers showed the ship had
left Antwerp with cargo of 100,-
900 cases of assorted liquors, of
which they had sold $4,000 since
arriving on rum row. The clumsy
iron safe in his cabin held SIS, 900
In American money, the receipts of
the sale of the whisky.
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SOUTH CAROLINA

COLUMBINA-S persons
were killed and%500 injured on high.
ways of state for first nine months
of ~oar, according to statistics com
piled by r. G. Thomas, Of state high.
way department here.
COLUMBIA,-Sup court up
holds contention Of state tax COM
mission that corporation with income
from sources in two or more states
must pay state income tax on in
comes from all such sources. Test
case was brought by Crescent Man
Iufacturing company, Of SpartanburE
and Canton, n. c., and court decided
against company, which alleged it
ought not to have to pay income tax
i'll this state on income from North
Carolina plant
Bridge over Savan-
nah river between South Carolina
March 10 or Is, according to B. p.
McWhorter, division engineer of
state highway department.
Observation-Disclosures clearincs
Increase here approximately five
million for year ending September 81,
over previous twelve months.
EORGETOWN.--J. Paul Beatty,
fof Georgetown, cadet at Citadel, wins
medal at Camp Perry, Ohio, rifle
meet as member of South Carolina
team.
COLUMBIA. - Governor Mcleod
returns from Baden, n. c., where he
delivered address in behalf of cam.
paign of John w. Davis, candidate
for president.
COLUMBIA.-G Y. Langford. SIS,
prominent planter, is struck by car
driven by A. l.. Crawford, of st.
stephen, on highway near Mr.. Lang
! fords home at BlythewOod. He is
seriously hurt.
! FLORENCE.--Al Il. King, attOr-
| ney for Edmund Bigham, convicted
of murder of brother and charged
| also with murder of mother, sister
land sisters two small children, an
nounces extension of time for per.
| fecting appeal will be asked. Big
hams execution considered hardly
! possible now before March OF next
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home here of her son, Mansell Ow
ings, prominent bank president.
CLINTON.-C. M. Guest, of An
derson, is awarded contract for cree
ton of ne wschool here, at cost or
$35, 600.
FORT MILL.-TOwn council sells
$40, 900 Of bonds for WaterwOrlIs sys-
tenn extension, to j. II. HilSman &
Co., of Atlanta. for $l02.S0.
GEORGETOWN.- Claudia A.
Tucker, prominent woman, dies in
hospital in Charleston and body is
brought here for interment.
SPARTANBURG.-Body of Will
liam C. Harper, prominent business
man, who died here, is taken to An
derson, old home, for burial, with
escort from ions club.
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When baby is constipated, has
windcolic, feverish breath, coated
tongue, or diarrhea, a half-teaspoon-
full of genuine California Fig
Syrup promptly moves the poisons,
gases, bile, souring food and waste
right out. Never cramps or over
acts. Babies love it's delicious taste,
Ask your druggist for genuine
California Fig Syrup" which has
full directions for infants in arms,
and children of all ages, plainly
printed on bottle. Mother! You
must say California" or you may
get an imitation fig syrup.
ADVERTISEMENT
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NORTH CAROLINA

HIGH POINT.-Police begin in
vestigation of activities of Isaac
Lester, aged II, who is alleged to
have attempted recently to burn
several buildings.
HIGH POINT.-Major Charles M.
Stedman, only Confederate veteran
in national lower house is on pro-
gram as principal speaker at rally
opening Democratic campaign, prep
arations being made to give notable
reception to veteran congressman.
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REIDSVILLE.-C r. Hoey, Of
Shelby, former congressman, adj
dressing Democratic voters at barbe-
cue, declares Republican party is
''hopelessly engulfed in privilege"
and that La Toilette faction is
threatening to become iconoclastic,
while Democratic party represents
sane battle-ground"
RALEIGH, -Twenty-six cents per
pound is cost of this years cotton
crop, according to estimates of ag-
ricultural commissioners in recent
conference at New Orleans, says w.
A. Graham, North Carolina commits
sioner, upon return. Graham says
conference agreed present prices
are not profitable to farmers.
CHARLOTTE. - Mecklenburg
cOunty's twenty eight rural schools
had enrolment of STOP in Septem-
Der, with attendance average of "a
per cent daily, according to county
superintendent office, which fig.
ures compare with enrolment of
3,42O in twenty-five schools last year.
CHARLOTTE.-Vital statistics for
September include sixty-one deaths
and 147 births.
CHARLOTTE.-Judge r. J. Shaw,
in Mecklenburg county superior
court, after hearing habeas corpus
proceedings, fixes at $4,000 bond for
Martin Bost farmer, of Cabarrus
county, charged with murder of
Jesse Nanderberg, neighbour,
BRYSON CITY.-Alto Brown, Il,
is drowned near here when his car
skids through railing Of bridge, pin
ming him in waters of creek below.
Miss Rachael Bradley, companion, is
thrown clear of machine. She goes
for help at youths request, but.
on return, finds rapidly rising wa.
ters had drowned youth. Mrs. O.
3. Brown, mother. of SmOkemont,
visiting at Athens, Ga, is tele-
graphed Of tragedy.
T.-Indictments pend.
ing in Brunswick county against
Thomas Z. Cooper in connection
with failure of Bank Of Southport,
Of which he was president, are or
Idered removed to New Hanover coun-
" for trial at Wilmington, Cooper s
attorneys presenting to Judge Grady
affijavits stating Cooper faces dan
ger of physical attack if he visits
Southport.
NSlIr\-l.-rn\- C,~oc-4-Io 49,