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, 1924-09-10
AGRICULTURAL CLASSES
SHOULD INTEREST BOYS
Smith-Hughes Work Carried on by
o. p. Roberts Giving Valuable
Training to Farm Lads

The agriculture course consisting
of crops including soils, animal hus-
bandry and shop work (second year,
opens Monday. Students in the
county who plan on taking this
course, may ave one day during
this busy season and enroll by mail
if they will notify Supt. R. b. Har-
din or o. P. Roberts, agricultural
instructor, of their intentions.
This course is open to anyone, re-
CARELESS of whether they lave fin
ished the eighth grade, if IA years
of age, and show that they can do
the work, and to all high school
students.
Popularity of the course was
shown last year by a total registra-
ton of SO, and most of those who
took one class last year will enroll
in another this year
The work in crops will be done
chiefly with use of seeds, grains and
grasses themselves, as this depart
ment is now as well supplied as any
department in the state. A Big
Horn Basin crop judging contest is
pcihS pidhicu Ill COnutCtlOH Will
the Worland corn show and these
grain judging students will be elig-
ible for the team and trip to con-
test.
The animal husbandry class will
make a thorough study of all farm
animals, their care, history, feeding
and %fattening and also learn to
judge the same. AS more time will
be given this year to this work,
Cody intends to make a stronger
showing in the stock judging con-
test at Laramie or Bozeman. This
team was composed of A. Ingraham,
S. Martin and Coy Gail last year.
Particular emphasis will be given
to study of the class of livestock most
important in this community.
Farm Shop
Shop work nay be taken only by
those students enrolled in agricul-
ture. The second ear will be given
this "a 1t will be built around
wood work, taking in addition,
soldering, tin work, leather work
and cement work. This is a valu-
able course for any boy living on
the farm. Students in agriculture
are not compelled to enroll in shop
work, altho is is advisable.
, 1924-09-10
MARRIED WEDNESDAY All
PRESBYTERIAN MANSE

A quiet but pretty wedding WIS
solemnized at the Presbyterian
manse on Wednesday of last week
when the Rev. C. v. Brown Joined
in wedlock Mr.. Edward Larson and
Miss Katie Smith, both young people
OF the Greybull section. The bride
groom is a nephew of Henry Sayles
and the bride the seventeen-year-oln
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Smith
who have resided in the Meeteetse
country for many years.
, 1924-09-10
SOUTHPORT ROAD WORK .
TO STOP FOR A WHILE

The forest service road crew
which has been working on the
Southfork road all summer, pulled
camp last Tuesday on account of
the dry condition of the SOIL. The
new construction work will be gone
over later in the season when mois-
ture conditions are better. Jay
Blood will continue his work as
maintenance man.
, 1924-09-10

Josh Deane was over from the
Meeteetse country the last of the
week getting his teeth taken care
of. He declared himself well plesa-
ed with the Labor Day celebration.
Mr.. Deane has lived in Wyoming
for more than fifty years and is a
very interesting parsonage to talk
with regarding early Wyoming his
tory.
, 1924-09-10
METHODIST CONFERENCE
AT SHERIDAN THIS WEEK

h Methodist Episcopal minis
tiers of the state are in conference
in Sheridan this week in a session
which began there Tuesday. Bishop
G. l.. Mead of Denver will preside
and take part in the meetings pro-
gram. Rev. L. G. Dryden left Mon
day to attend the session.
, 1924-09-10

Nelson ]. McKenna. the gentle
man who was arrested and charged
with fraudulent soliciting for the
near east relief, was adjudged in
sane by a jury on Monday and will
be placed in the state institution at
Evanston.
, 1924-09-10

Game Warden r. r. Rousseau
left this morning for the upper YeI-
lowstone country where he will look
after the details of his office for u
few weeks. He was accompanied
by his brother, Jas. Rousseau. wha
will enjoy an early season hunt
, 1924-09-10
LANES

The Grey Bull pool shipped about
5000 lambs from the Cody yards
last week to the Omaha markets.
This stock was contracted last spring
and brings the grower a very good
price.
, 1924-09-10
CANYON ROAD TO
BE CLOSED SOON

Engineer G. e. Hayden an
nOunces that the road in Sho-
shone canyon will be closed
within the next few weeks and
il may be necessary to keep it
closed for the greater part of
the winter. During that per-
iod the road to the south of
Cedar mountain and around
Shoshone reservoir will be
available for travel up the
Northfork.
Those contemplating any
considerable hauling should do
it at once before this thoro-
fare is closed.
, 1924-09-10
ANNUAL AUTO ROAD RACE
TO Be SCHEDULED SOON

Fred Schaub states that in the
near future the dated will be fixed
for the annual road race which was
inaugaurated last veal and which is
to be an annual event of the Big
Horn basin. The route used this
year will be the same as last year,
from Cody to Greybull, from there
along the state highway to Lowell,
Cowley, Beaver, Garland, Powell
and return to Cody.
With road conditions much better
than they were last e it is thot
that some, good time will be made.
, 1924-09-10

Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Buchanan
motored to Mammoth in Yellow
stone Sunday on business.
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ATHENS

Miss Hilda Dore, who is taking a
course in the Mason Institute in
Springvale. is spending the holiday
vacation with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Mont Dore.
Kenneth Chapman is home from
Orono to spend the holiday vacation
with his parents, Amos Chapman and
wife.
The Athens basketball team played
Hartland at Hartland Tuesday night,
December 18th. Eight men on the
team, accompanied by Principal Wood
and Howard Chapman went over.
Hartland won. which goes to show
they are one of the fastest teams in
the whole state. Last Friday night.
December 18th, the Athens team had
a work out in |. o. o. +. hall under
the coaching of Principal Wood and
Chapman refereeing the game Davis,
Mason, French and Perkins were I'M
able to play on account of sickness.
Next Friday evening. December 26th,
there will be another work out with
theftown team, Harmony team plays
Athens in |. o. o. F. hall the 9th of
January, 1925.
The Academy closed Friday last for
their holiday vacation, which lasts
two weeks. Principal Wood left
Saturday forenoon for his home in
Houlton.
Thomas Fox of Skowhegan is spend
ing his vacation with his grandmoth-
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err, Mrs. Nellie Fox.

er, Mrs Nellie Fox.
The ~ e. b. ladies met Thursday
December 18th with Florence Elliot
Fred Hight has had phone put
in his house.
Mrs. Stevens, Mrs. NJ. ]. Nights
sister, who was In Athens 10 attend
the funeral of Arthur Hight return
ed Thursday last to- her home in john
son, VT, Mrs. Hight accompanying her
as far ias Skowhegah.
The Washington school teacher
was In Skowhegan last Saturday do
ing some Christmas shopping
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Cook are be-
Ing congratulated on the birth of a
son born at kennebec Hospital De-
cember 18th.
Mr. Drawn and wife have gone to
Hampden where Mr. Drawn is super
intending bridge job, He took
with him Manly Mason and son My
lon to work on the job, Mylon to
drive truck.N Leslie Mason is time
keeper on the Athens bridge job.
|. Miss Eleanor williams, a senior In
Wheaton College. is home for the
Christmas holidays.
ETHbSt odUutTS Vi bOSlOn, III Othti
of Waldo Sanders. is in town visit
ing his brothers family and his little
daughter Annette Mr.. Sanders will
spend several weeks In town
In last weeks "Skowhegan News"
mention was made of Miss Harriet
Patterson of Woilaston. Mass, being
awarded a complimentary member
ship in the Wollaston Woman's Club.
People might be interested 10 know
that she is a granddaughter Of Mrs.
Flora (Patterson) Judkins of Athens,
also of Perley Fogg of Cornville.
MIR. Austin has been confined to the
house the past week with bronchial
cold. DR.. Ellingwood attended him
Frank Gardner has finished draw
ing Gates F. Austin's cord wood and
is now hauling pulp wood for Clifford
Deering and piling 1t on the Charles
Gardner place along the Wesserun
sett River. Fred Weeks of South So
Ion Is also hauling his pulp wood, pill
ing it on the river bank on the
Grange lot
While cleaning the stables one day
last week John Beckwith was kicked
! by one of the heifers, hitting him just
over the eye breaking his glasses
but fortunately doing no great harm
only a swollen eye for o few days.
Miss Marion Allen spent the week
end with her mother. Mrs. Vira Rob-
inson.
/ The teacher and pupils of Washing
ton school are getting ready for a
Christmas tree and exercises on Wed.
nesday afternoon. All friends Of the
school are invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Chapman are
going to entertain for dinner Christ
mas, their son Kenneth. niece and
family Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Beck
with Of Cornville. Mrs. Chapman.
sister, Mrs. York and family, brother
Charles and wife Of Stickney Hi
and brother Frank Of The Forks.
Walter Andrews of the village IL
doing chores for Mr., Austin while
he 10 sick.
r. c. Fox starts his saw mill or
the Amos Rines place Monday, De
connber 32nd.
Fox & Tibbetts have started cut
ting lumber on the Charles Chap
] man place.
| Lester Brown IL doing team worl
to HARMONY hauling grain back TO
". ~. 6antere. 4Ir. Brown has !
nice young horss purehaSed Of Lei
! Foss short time ago.
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in Pennington the first of the week.
Mrs Lena Knapp is suffering from
a bad cold
Merle Thompson Is helping Har-
old Gray cut wood.
Harold Taylor of the Starks road
went TO Pennington the first of last
week where he has employment.
Mrs B. A, Bean who has been quite
i'll with the grip and tonsilties for
Two weeks Is much improved.
H. c. Paflin who recently fell and
injured his back and side is able to
be about again.
Arthur Brown a student of Bates
College, is home with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Everett Brown for the
Christmas vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hooper are re-
ceiyirtg congratulations on the birth
OF daughter December goth. All
are reported to be doing fine
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LARONE

1. Walter Stevens and family are
quite comfortably settled in the shop
across the road from where the house
was burned and the stock is housed
in the hen house which was moved
last fall to its present location. They
have not fully decided To build in the
SPRING but possibly may do SO.
THE big chill reached US December
10th and on the morning of the 21st
the mercury stood at JIG below zero
and on the following morning at &c
below which reminds us that we still
live in Maine and must live up to our
reputation.
Master Lloyd Buzzell had birth
day party December 10Th, evening.
when many friends gathered to 1elp
him celebrate and left him many fine
presents. Oysters and pastry were
served for a lunch.
Mrs. O. l.. Mitchell has been on the
sick list and Mrs. Edith Holt of Nor
ridgewock has been assisting with
the homework.
Ashley Wing has been cutting wood
for ]. G. Durham and Mr.. Durham
has returned TO his work in the shoe
shop at Norridgewock.
We seldom have good travelling for
both automobiles and sleighs at the
same time but such was the fact last
week.
Mrs. Alice Durham is on the sick
list and Miss Hilda Luce Is stopping
with her while Mr. Durham is away.
Chester Sawyer Of Norridgewock
assisted J. G. Morrow recently in
getting out wood.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Waldo Sanders will

Mr.. and Mrs. Waldo Sanders will
have for their guests Christmas, their
daughter, and husband. Mr.. and Mrs.
Lester Walker, their little niece, An
nette Sanders, her father, Ernest
Sanders OF Boston and l.. c. Williams
and daughter Eleanor.
Joseph Hayden and son Francis
have taken a job OF numbering for
Tom Fox
Cecil Chapman has a radio installed
In his home, which he as we'll as
neighbors and xriends, are enjoying.
WEST ATHENS
The teacher and pupils at the
school are planning on a Christmas
tree Wednesday afternoon and look
ing forward to Santa Claus.
Mrs. Grace NJ. Huff was in town
from Skowhegan Thursday, returning
Friday.
Miss Florence and Harry Jones
were in Skowhegan Wednesday.
Mrs Ina Davis and Mrs. Martin
Corson were in Skowhegan this week
doing Christmas shopping.
Horace Whitman is staying at home
now, having been away for a long
time.
DR.. Ellingwood has been busy NJ
this way attending to children with
the mumps.
Amos and Harry Corson are cut
ting hard wood on Chester Wentworth
lot for Ida Butler
Cot .Kineaid is working for John
.Foss doing carpenter work on the
barn.
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NEW PORTLAND

Mrs Arthur Clark Entertained the
ladies Whist Club Wednesday of last
week. Mrs. Susie Adams acted az
substitute fA' Mrs. Maud Morton. Re-
freshments were served by the host
ess. Mrs T3lanch Hoyt received
first prize and Mrs Susie Adams con-
Miss Martha Spear is at her home
here over the Christmas holiday from
her school nSAnson.
Norman Jdrdan'o Pennington is
visiting his.fstunt, Mrs. Charles Hoyt.
Grin Ha1lnsgas recent visitor in
town. III
Bales HoAgbton is driving the
North ArisM stage.
Henry Tal1ns went to Fairfield by
autos Saturday.
SchooIsi closed here Wednesday for
the remainder of the week
The manyifriends of Lewis Morton
will be glaH to learn he is able to
be about the house again
The Central high school closed Fri
day night for a weeks vacation.
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The marriage intentions of 4
A. Stewart, of this place and
George Ndllett OF Jackman d
at the clerks office.
Lewis Kennedy is home
Moosehead where he has been ed
ed for the past month.
Mrs. Hugh Mcdonald receH
letter Saturday from her son
whom she had not heard from I'd
eral months. He was in Bro
n. Y. when he wrote having ju
rived from across the water.
made several trips and visited
places of interest during his
years absence from home, hi
arrival being on the s. s. Ala.
Europe. He will be twenty ye
age on January 3, and is enjoylI
best of health beside the pleas
his travels. They are lookia
ward to a visit from him In the
which will be a great pleas
them for there are many Al
thoughts for the absent ones,
Mrs. Blanche Sawyer enter
| the Ladies' Auxiliary Friday
week. Mrs. Jane Moore and
Jonas Holden were dinner guei
Miss Make Kennedy is hon
the Christmas holidays. She
teacher at Rumford.
Mrs. Annie Reed has gone Il
Bedford, Mass. to visit her da
and family who are residents
city. She will also visit on D
turn with her daughter at SAINT
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MOOSE RIVER

Mr.. and Mrs Virdal Mccormick re-
turned from Sherbrooke recently.
They had taken their little daughter
there for treatment in the hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hall are re-
ceiving congratulations on the birth
of Il son. The little stranger arrived
in town Dec. II.
Miss airline Hall who has been
teaching at Skinner came home Fri
day for two weeks vacation.
WILDER Pierce has been out of the
woods with a severe cold for several
days He expects to return to his
work Tuesday.
Miss Mildred Wallace arrived ON
the afternoon train Saturday and
went to camp to visit with her sister,
Mrs. Arthur Holden on Church Hill.
Miss Violet Murtha was at Skinner
Friday and Saturday visiting her
aunt Mrs. Lawryson.
Mr.. and AIRS. Andrew Holden have
taken their little son Clayton TO Sher-
brooke for treatment. He was taken
seriously Iii and as they were some
what puzzled as to the cause they
/ Immediately went to the hospital. AT
this writing they have not returned
and friends are anxious to hear and
hope he ID better.
The cold wave of Saturday and
sunday has passed and dne weather
aud good roads ID awakening the
Christmas spirit 10 everyone
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Harmony

The cold wave found us as fore
casted.
Mr.. and Mrs. Malcolm Willis OF
Btyant's Pond are passing the Christ
mas vacation here.
Dr X. +. Sager is making his trips
With a new snowmobiie.
Clafehce' Day of Providence, Il. |.
Is a guest at the home of II. II. Reed.
William Tracy who enlisted in the
navy "a few months ago is visiting his
mother, Mrs. jenkins.
Sherburne Whittier is cohvaleseing.
Carl r. Rhoades of Weston, Mass,
is visiting his parents for Il few days.
Mrs. Ora Willie. Miss Anna and
son Marshall returned Saturday night
from Groveton, n II. after a few days
visit there.
Mrs. Jennie Noble from Pittsiield
visited her uncle, Edward Chad
bourne and family last week:
The basketball boys from the high
school played in CorDna Tuesday
night where they suffered a defeat
Victor Reed will be the assistant in
the high school as Miss Dunning will
not return. ~
Miss Marguerite Reed. Lynn Her
rick and Alfred Tracy are home from
Bates College for the Christmas re-
cess
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xV1VW1N1818V Treatment, both
local and internal, and has been success.
full In the treatment of Catarrh for over
forty years Sold by all druggists.
FL. CHENEY s. CO., Toledo, Ohio
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BEANS C0RNER-PITTSFIEl

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles SalsbuT!
a party last Saturday evening.
were about thirty present. Tine
joyed the evening dancing.
party broke up at late hour
had a fine time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Crocke
turned Thursday from Lee,
they have been visiting the past
Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent Ale
staying at Elmer Dow's for
while Mr.. Allen is working his
hauling Grating.
Mrs. Elmer Dow and Mrs Be
Larry went to PittsAeld one dal
week shopping.
We are having some very
weather, it being - below al
Lary's residence Sunday nc
and % below Monday morning
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WEST fORyyHL,E

Mr.. and Mrs. Hugo HORT who are
located near Portland, are spending
the Christmas recess with MIR. fijorts
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Hort.
Byron Chapman has recently pur-
chased a new radio.
Mrs. James Pugh and Mrs. Vivian
Stafford were in Skowhegan shop
ping Saturday.
Roy MoColIor who is attending Cor
ham Normal school will spend the
Christmas recess at home.
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HARTLAND

The fifth and sixth grades of the
Hartland grammar school wish to re-
port the following school notes over
period of fourteen weeks
Enrolment by grades: Fifth, 30
pupils; sixth. Is pupils.
Those not absent or tardy during
the term were: Fifth grade, Jennie
Bennett Percy Goodwin, Frances
Costoif, Robert Brown. Barbara Linn,
Esther Griffith, Christine Sweet
GhaTlette , Walslrons Earl Bukers Don
aid Randlett and Darrell Currie. Sixth
grade~f Ethel Kimhall Frances kim
BALL, Elizabeth Buffers, Clarence
Perry, Frances O'Reilly, Roger Baker,
Elmer Stanhope and Emma Withee.
Pupils obtaining highest rank are
as follows: Fifth grade, Leona
Written, Edison Goodrich, Darrell Cur
RE and Lyle Reynolds. Sixth grade,
Albert Bailey, Roger Baker and
Ethel Kimball.
We are comfortably settled in our
new school building. TO say we are
enjoying ii is stating 1t mildly There
is everything to work with and many
things to play with. Special men
/ ton should be made of our period in
= the gymnasium. Fifteen minutes
every afternoon and Friday after
/ school.
Five basketball teams have been
/ formed and are being coached by
I some of the high school boys.
We held social and candy sale
! in the gymnasium Thursday evening
December II. A good time was en-
joyed and the sum of S13.75 realized
We extend cordial invitation to
Z all parents and friends to visit us
! and observe our work.
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NEW SHARON

Miss Mary Furher, a student of
Pennington Normal School is home
for tho Christmas vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs, Lester Oliver of the
hStarks road were guests of relatives
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MERCER

Mr.. and Mrs Kenneth Bunker and
Mrs. Hill Farrand were in Skowhe-
gan Tuesday shopping.
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Ross of La
grange are visiting with Miss Mamie
Lawlor
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Clayton spent
"a S{isy Tat3sdaN, with Mr.. and Mrs.
'Rert Hsatchins of EAST Mercer.
EafltjTracy. Wallace Caswell.
R}fgdfbey Bunwer and Harris Farrand
haveIgone into the woods bordering
Smithfeld Pond dtoscut cord wood for
Ira Taylor. who has contracted to cut
about 300 cords.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Clayton are
enjoying a visit from Mr.. Clayton's
father, Edwin Clayton from Wood
stock. Vt.
Friends will be interested to know
that Miss Fern Tyler has employ
ment in Dorchester. Mass.
A number of children have the
whooping cough. 1t doesn't seem
right that the schools should keep
while. the disease is raging in the
village
The travelling for the past two
weeks has been real good for teams
and autos.
Valentine McKecknie has gone mp
river to find work.
Subject for The public lecture next
Sunday evening is What is Now Co
ing On in Heaven" All welcome.
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SOUTH SOLON

, Adams Bros, are pressing hay on
Brays island, Bingham.
Al Adams has been in better health
the past week.
Ed Tuscan has leased the Jonah
vSpaulding farm for three years
&. Edgar Davis has finished work for
Hagen Jewett
Chester Bunker has moved his
family and stock and farm tools to his
,aunt's, Mrs Olevia Jewett and is re-
pairing the barn and other buildings
Layson Chase is at work, for Mr.
Bunker
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-15
EARLY SATURDAY
 CLOSING STARTS
Saks Announces Doors To Shut At 6 O'Clock Last Week
 Day Hereafter

The question of a o'clock closing hour for the downtown department stores has been brought to a head by the announcement of the Saks' company that their store will close at 6 o'clock Saturday evenings, starting with this week. Reason for the move is given as desire to provide better working conditions for employees.
 This is the first store having mems large trade to take this action, and must comment has been aroused by the announcement. It is generally expect cd t<at other large stores will fall in line with the Saks' firm and make similar announcements in the near flu ture.
 The matter of early closing on Sat urday nights has been widely discussed from all angles during the past few months. Although much has been said in favor of early closing, no store deal ing largely in mems wear, as do Saks' had come forward With definite an nouncement until the present time it is said.
 This custom, it is announced, will bt carried out during the entire year, with the exception of the Saturday preced- ing Easter and the Christmas holidays.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-15
CITY BOND RALLY
 SET FOR TUESDAY
Probe Committees Will Report
 To General Mass Meeting

Representatives of civic clubs, labor organizations, chairmen of all citizen committees and everyone interested in Birminsham's proposed bond election were invited Friday to join in a mass meeting Tuesday night in Chamber of Commerce auditorium by J. C. DeI1oll, general chairman.
 At the representative mass meeting, school and other Ands will be dis cussed and the reports of all the various investigating committees heard.
 Ths meeting will draw up q report to be submitted to the city commission instructing it to call special bond election. The finance committee has already reported that the city's bond limit is $4,100000 with the passage of additional millage tax; but it has never been definitely decided whether library bonds and other bonds should be in cluded in the election for school bonds. This question is to be decided at the mass meeting in Chamber of Commerce auditorium on Tuesday night.