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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-16
Monmouth Grange

Monmouth Grange held it's regular
meeting Wednesday evening with a
program furnished by the teachers of
Monmouth Academy, as follows:
piano trio. Miss Martha Blake. Miss
Grace Berry, Miss Marjorie Richard :
son; this was followed by a farce
presented by boys from Monmouth
Academy who are members of the
grange. The play was in two acts.
the first scene being in a restaurant;
the second, in a court room. and was
entitled: 1.-THE Man With The Nose"
Specialties were given between the
acts. and included reading by Miss
Martha Blake and singing by the
Academy chorus of boys. in costume.
Miss Helen Chamberlin and Miss
Phyllis Mason of the Academy
faculty directed the entertainment,
and they were assisted by Mrs.
Gertrude Gile Barron, who was ac-
companist for the evening and d.
rected the singing. The entire enter
talnment was pronounced success
and much credit is given to all who
were concerned in it,
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Who In Maine Has
Belonged to the.
Grange the Greatest
Number of Years?

We are trying to locate the two
who joined Eastern Star Grange
Hampden, in October, 1873. In the
meantime, has anyone belonged to
the Grange longer than this?-Ed.
To the Editor:
Saw in your paper Of Jan. 9. you
would like to hear more in regard tc
the older members Of the Patrons Of
Husbandry.
The Cobbosseecontee Grange OF
West Gardiner. No. 100. h&s been
organized fifty-one years in Feb
1926. They now have one member
Warren II. Davis, who was one of
the charter members. He is the only
one now living that was at the little
school house on "The Neck" when
the Grange was organized and has
always been and is now an active
member. Celia Davis, his wife. has
also been an active member for As
years.
M D. WAKEFIELD,
Is Fountain ST,
Gardiner, Me.
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Passing Away of
Prominent Granger

Ansel Holway, the oldest man In
Norridgewock, was born in Larone,
Sept. 25, 1881. He died Jan. IL. 1926,
In his 95th year, at the home OF
Walter Marvel, in Norridgewock,
with whom he had lived during the
past year. He was the son OF Lud-
wick and Thankful Holway: he had
been twice married. his first wife
being Mary z. Winslow. daughter of
Will P. Winslow. and his second,
Elmeda knight. He is survived by
daughter, Mrs. Bert Nichols. and a
son. Ivan Holway, both Of Skowhe-
gan. and by several nephews and
n1eces and grandchildren; among the
nephews are Fred H. and Ellis Tobey
of this town. and Ed. j. Holway OF
Boston. A son, Herbert Lincoln, dled
in 1898.
Mr.. Holway was man Of notable
intelligence and wide experience. AS
a young man Of 81 he went TO
Australia; later he returned to Calf
ornia, and thence by the tedious
overland route to Norridgewock. lie
became interested in the work of the
Patrons of Husbandry and was one
of the Charter members OF Somerset
Grange of Norridgewock. He rose 10
official prominence as National
Deputy and organized many oranges
in the East, the middle West. and the
South. He was made Mason April
27. 1866. Soon after the organiza-
ton of Lebanon Lodge, Samuel
Hopkins being Worshipful Master.
Later having removed to Skowhegan,
he became affiliated with the Lodge
there. He was perhaps, at his death
the oldest Mason in the state. The
funeral services were conducted
Thursday afternoon, by Rev. Frank
G. Davis, and by Lebanon Lodge, A.
f. & A. NJ, and the burial was In
the SouthSide cemetery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-16
My Seasons Work

Last year, I was chosen County
Champion in Room improvement and
after returning home from the State
Contest at Orono, with many new
ideas and plans, was determined to
work han d and do better next year,
continuing in the same project.
The first thing l needed for my
room was some curtains. 1 used
white scrim and IN short time they
We're neatly hemmed.
The furniture needed to be dress
ed up a bit so vanished the bureau,
commode, dressing table and two
chairs. With more varnish than was
needed, did a set of six dining room
chairs and table. A can of white
paint was sufficient to give the
woodwork one coat and brighten its
appearance.
The floor had been previously
covered with a straw mating. l re-
moved this, swept and washed the
floor and refinished it with two coats
of gray paint. After all of this
painting one would hardly know it as
the same room.
The second article made was a
three piece bureau set embroidered
in grape design with a dainty white
crocheted edge. 1 purchased I'M
bleached cotton for splasher. en-
broidering in the center. with a mar
row band of rose crepe on the edge
At one of our club meetings. our
LEGAL leader asked the members to
exhibit their work at Waterville Fair
which was only one week away.
had not completed my last article
which was to be a bedspread. How
| ever. | was determined to have my
, work on exhibition with the others
SO while glancing around for ideas
I saw an attractive pattern of a Cir
and had this stamped on the un-
| bleached cotton cloth. I did this
work in five days besides putting the
edge. When I attended the Fair
Thursday, | saw the blue ribbon on
, my work, the first prize of So.
The cost of the work in my room
this year is 1924. Had the work been
done by hired labor, the expenses
would have been two or three times
greater. This is one way in which
club work is a benefit to us. by
learning to economic. The work is
! very valuable and every club member
finds it a help in some way.
To be a successful club member
One must work and not despair,
With the four HIS as our motto
Help at home and everywhere.
CATHERINE FOSTER,
Augusta.
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Believes Farmers Made
Mistake Turning Down
Grade A Milk Bill

e, A.. Markham, formerly OF Nor
ridgewock, now located at Great Bar
ington, Mass, where he Is tester for
the South Berkshire Association has
written the Reporter the following
letter, stating therein that he feels
the farmers have made a great mis-
take in turning down the Grade A
Milk proposal. Mr.. Markham says:
Thru the columns of your paper,
The Independent Reporter. learned
that the farmers of Somerset County
turned down the grade A milk pro-
posal. guess l ought to quote
little scripture right here, Father,
forgive them, for they know not what
they do" l think the idea was like
the good seed that fell by the way
side or that which fell on poor SOIL.
It may have sprouted but for lack OF
nourishment, soon withered and died.
Some one should have prepared
better seed bed. On whom the blame
falls l don't know.
Seriously tho, they made a great
mistake. Of course they thought it
would put them out of business to fix
UP to meet requirements. Not so!
If they could visit some of the shacks
up here that are called barns they
would take courage. Just tell them
to clear out the rubbish from the tie
ups, brush down the cobwebs, pull
the old sacks and boards out of the
windows, put in some glass and white
wash the woodwork every year. Keep
the manure away proper distance
and loi the trick is done as far as
the stable is concerned. Then keep
the cows reasonably clean by using
plenty of bedding, such as saw-dust,
shavings or better still, straw. which
has been run thru an ensilage cutter.
That white washing job looks big,
but when get back to Maine will
equip to do it for the first one hum
bred to apply at Is dollars per farm
and furnish my own white-wash. II
they have had one coat of white
wash before, 1 will do it for a lot
less.
OF course everybody knows now
that he can't lift himself by his own
bootstraps so he ought to keep his
eyes open to all the chances to get up
by some other means. Take the
better bulr' idea. Why won't some
folks look at the proposition from
both sides? They admit that the
bull is half the herd and If the cows
T are worth $500 or $1,000, then why not
the bull. Now wait. don't tell me
that few farmers have that much to
pay for a bull. l know that, I farm.
Let them do as three men in this
very neighborhood have done, and
not any of these men have dole
but they bought good enough bull so
that one Of his yearling daughters
won the blue in a big class at the
Eastern States from some of the
wealthiest breeders of this country.
Another daughter was in the money
in class of AZ at the same fair.
Next year there will be a splendid lot
OF young stuff at all farms to pick
from. Also I might add Million
aire concern" tried to buy the bull.
Just tell the folks for me to get to-
gether. all hands boost the business,
stop knocking, quit buying oleo and
next fall show the rest of New Eng
land that Maine has got better.
healthier and more profitable live
stock than was ever dreamed of.-In-
dependent Reporter.
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Fairies on the Farm

This paper was written by William
n. Lawrence of Chelsea, who, before
his death, was a member of Chelsea
Grange. The paper has been read
at meetings of that Grange and by
Mrs. Mabel Swift at the meeting Of
East kennebec Pomona held in
September.-Ed.
Where is the man or woman. who,
as a child, has not read with fascina-
ton and great interest his book of
fairy tales containing stories of very
wonderful and mysterious happen
ings which were imaginary, and did
not and could not happen. We need
not, however, turn to the fairy tale
or the Imagination wonderful, mys-
FERROUS things but here in this COM
monplace world we live in, here we
may find wonders upon wonders,
mysteries upon mysteries which our
minds cannot explain and which
rival the fairy tale of our youth!
Did you ever realize what wonder
full fairies are about us continually?
Ever try to understand the why of
things and find yourself baffled?
Here is an invisible fairy holding
you to the earth with such force that
you cannot overcome or get away
from it. She holds you and me,
everybody and everything to the old
earth silently and irresistibly. She
pulled an apple from tree one day
Sir Isaac Newton saw it fall-learn-
ed a great deal about the fairy that
pulled it down, he named 1t, but he
never knew what it was. People
considered Newton very wise and
great. Once when his greatness was
referred to he replied something like
this:
II am only a child playing with
pebbles on the seashore, while the
great ocean of undiscovered mys-
teries lies before me-"
Some dry seeds. rich moist soil,
a few weeks of sunshine and rain
storm, and behold. Do you recognize
the dry kernels in those tall green
stalks, tasselled and silked, shining
In the sunlight? Surely some fairy
has been at work. The fairies of
Life and Growth have silently and
wonderfully brought about the great
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-16
kennebec Pomona

The first day of the Pomona
Grange which was held in Cascade
Grange hall was attended by a rec
ord crowd. The meeting began at
l0.45, after the regular business SEES
sion. the program was placed in the
hands of the lecturer of Pomona, A.
A. Gleason, who introduced Major
Farnf am of Augusta. who gave an
interested talk on the water power
on electric current service of the
State. During the time many ques-
tons were asked by different mem
bers and an extended discussion was
entered upon which proved very in
teresting. This was followed by a
recess for dinner, which was a
tempting and bountiful repast. The
meeting was called TO order at As
when the awarding of the banner
took place. Winthrop came out vic
torious. and happily carried the ban
ner away with them. East Kennebec
Pomona was extended an invitation
to meet In June with North Augusta.
Then a vocal solo with encore was
given byBDean E. Wheeler of Oak
lanu, which was very much enjoyed;
recitation by Harold Taylor. of Sal
mon Lake Grange, with two encores:
reading, Mrs. Martha Mitchell of
oakland Grange; piano solo by Mrs.
Evelyn Wilson of North Augusta
with encore. The lecturer then in
troduced H. NJ. Tucker of the Ami
NAL Industry of the Department of
Agriculture, who gave an interesting
talk on animals and their diseases;
vocal solo by Harold Taylor Of Sal
mon Lake Grange; story by Frank
Taylor of Winthrop,
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20; 1928. 20; 1924. IT; 1925. II: 1926.
Is.
A. L. Chadbourne, George Bowden,
K. w. Chadbourne, p. B. Chadbourne
and Mrs, T. z. Foss secured corrosive
sublimate for treating their potatoes
this year. George Keddy and p. b.
Chadbourne planted potato seed
plots although only the plot OF
George Keddy was roughed. Charles
Forbus borrowed the spray boom
from the Farm Bureau office for use
in controlling Kale.
The Lime Demonstration OF George
Keddy, which is in its second year,
was weighed up and found to be
much better than where 1t was I'M
lined. The yield on an acre basis
was 2.e tons to the acre where lined.
and one ton to the acre where no lime
was used.
A. L. Chadbourne also used lime
for the first time in 1925 while George
Keddy lined again.
Orchard
Two grating demonstrations were
held with seven in attendance.
Dairy
Thirteen herds were tested with
TOTAL Oh lUU CdIIlC' W. ~ 80
accredited with a total OF "a cattle.
One herd reacted with one reactor.
There were over 1000 cattle tested IN
the past year of which 1874 were ac-
credited.
A Dairy Feed Meeting was held In
February at the home OF Mr. kedoy
with FIVE in attendance.
In making plans for the Better Bun
Campaign, IS bulls were registered OF
which one was pure bred without
papers, six were pure bred with
papers, six were scrubs and two
were questionable.
Farm Management
Seven Poultry Account Books were
started in 1925. Five Poultry Ac-
count Books have been started for
1925. There were no farm account
books completed in 1924 although two
were started for 1925. Four COM
pIeted Potato Cost Accounts during
1924 and one was completed for 1928.
Poultry
One selecting breeders demonstra-
ton with seven present was held at
p. B. Chadbourne's. One Poultry
Mana cement Meeting was held IN
March, with six present.
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Farm Bureau Meetings
Hartland

The Hartland membership has
been fairly constant since 1922 when
1t was organized for both men and
women. The membership by years
has been, 1922, 80; 1923, 26; 1924, 46;
1925. 46; 1926, SO. Mrs. E. Lee
Fuller and Miss F. L. Morse are now
serving as members of the Elk. Com.
Clubs. Two clubs We're organized in
the town with Mrs. Marion Fuller as
leader for the Jump Ahead Club and
Miss Bessie Buker, former Club
girl, as leader for the Pond School
Club. 81 boys and girls were en-
rolled and 81. finished the years
work. The Pond School Club won
another seal of achievement which
makes its third seal while the
charter and seal: both the same year.
Crops
Elmer Baird planted improved seed
in the Tuber Unit Plot again this
year and is convinced of the value
of planting by the Tuber Unit Meth
cd, when working to improve potato
seed.
H. II. Fuller is still having his
usual success with Alfalfa. Carl
Draper and Elmer Baird have demon
stration plots to prove the value of
lime. While the second year plot of
r. j. Goodrich was weighed to deter
mine the value of lined over unlimed,
it was found that the yield where
filmed was two tons to the acre, the
unlimed yielded only about one ton
to the acre.
The third year lined area of H. H.
Fuller was found to be yielding con-
siderable more than where unlimed.
One meeting was held on the growing
of peas with Is attending.
Dairy
Twenty herds were tested for
tuberculosis with total of 1873
cattle. Two herds We're accredited
with total Of "A cattle. Two re-
actors were found. Over 1000 cattle
have been tested within the past
year. A Dairy Feed Meeting was
held in February with eight attend
ing.
Farm Management
Elmer Baird and II. H.iFuller are
Keeping Milk Record Sheets.
Eighteen were enrolled in the
Poultry Account Campaign for 1925
and eleven started account books.
Mrs. F. l.. Morse was one of the prize
winners In this = campaign. Four
have enrolled for 1926. c. d. Draper
completed Farm Account Book for
1874 while Fl. H. Coston. r. j. Good
rlcn and c. d. Draper started Ac-
count Books for 1925. D. E. Van
Auken and E. Baird completed Po-
tato Cost Accounts for 1924 and F. z.
Van Auken also completed an &C.
count for 1925.
Poultry
One Poultry Management Meeting
was held with nine present.
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Who Originated the
Motor Bus Business?
(By Carl Parker,

10y Carl Parker)
Iopsy, the mischievous little coll
ored character of Uncle Toms Cab
in" when asked for details CONCERN
ing her birth. made this startIiny re-.
ply, "Nevah was born-just growed. ("
And the same thing NAV be said ~
the bus business.
Many people have asked who origi-
mated the idea of motor bus ira nspor-
tation, and, naturally. the superstition
mas been that some motor bus manu-
iacturer was responsible for II. such
was not the case. however. nor can
any particular individual be credited
10 the exclusion of others. whose
names may be legion. Like Topsy.
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November because I had no building
suitable to winter them in.
The capons l kept till Christmas
when sold them for $3.50 apiece.
This gave me profit Of over a dol
lar per capon against three cents per
bird for broilers. Which win you
raise, capons or broilers?
BY comparing my records for 1924
and 1925 l have concluded that 1t
pays to feed poultry well. Last year
fed my chickens. hit miss, my
expenses were about SIS, and my
profit IS. This year have followed
the feeding directions in Grandin's
feed book except that I have fed the
mash mixed with sour buttermilk in
stead of feeding it dry. This year
my expenses were $40 and my re-
ceipts exclusive of prizes about $32.
BY increasing my expenses three
fifths have multiplied my profits by
NORMAN v. HAMLIN,
Turner
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IN THE GRANGE
Pomona Grange Dates

Please notify US If dates are not
correct.
Jan. 16-Aroostook, Washburn.
Jan. 2-North Franklin.
Jan. 26-East Kennebec.
Jan. 27-Sagadahoc, Topsham.
Jan. 28-EXcelsior, New Sharon.
Feb. 2-Waldo, Equity Grange, Bel
fast.
Feb. 2-Oxford.
Feb. 2--Washington.
Feb. EAST Somerset.
Feb. 3-Androscoggin.
Feb. 4-Piscataquis.
Feb. 5-Washington.
Feb. 6-West Penobscot.
Feb. 9-Lincoln.
Feb 9-Somerset
Feb. s.-Cumberland & Androscoggin
Union. 80
Feb. 10-Kennebec.
Feb. 10-New Century.
Feb. 10-North Waldo.
Feb. 11-EXcelsior.
Feb. 11-York.
Feb. Northumberland.
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Enterprise Grange

At the meeting of Enterprise
Grange, Tuesday evening, the officers
following were installed by Clarence
o. burlington, Past State Lecturer,
assisted by L. H. Lamoreau and
Hazel H. Hawkes.: w. o. Freeman
Wood; lecturer Mary f. Osborne;
chaplain. Frances H. Merserve; Sec
rotary, Claire f. Bolton: steward.
Everett Douglass; assistant steward,
Chester Foster; lady assistant stew
ard, Doris Perry; Ceres, Myrtle Stew
art; Pomona, Ethel Foster; Flora,
Bessie King; gate keeper, James Mer-
serve. An oyster stew supper was
served. Visitors were present from
Progressive Grange at Richmond cor
ner and Merrymeeting Grange Of
Bowdoinham.
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st. Adams

AS the mems branch of the Farm
Bureau was not organized until the
Year OF 1925 was well advanced, not
a great amount Of work was done in
the community. The membership n,
years has been. 1922, So; 1923. 81:
1924, II: 1925. 90; 1926. 90.
1t SENS rather too bad that a town
primarily engaged in agriculture has
been so low in interest for Extension
Work.
Fourteen herds were tested FOR
tuberculosis with total of 144 cat.
tie. One reactor was found and six
herds became accredited.
A preliminary survey for CARRYING
out the Better Bull Campaign made
by Edwin Grant, was that there were
ten Pure Bred Bulls without papers
and thirteen with papers, three scrub
bulls and two questionable.
Clubs
Frances Baine,. former club girl
acted as leader for the Mohawk
Club of st. Adams. Miss Baine at
tended the training school at Spring
Held and is a credit to club work ana
to the town.
Miss A. Irene Libby has acted very
ef1ciently as County Club Leader ann
she Is without doubt one of the best
leaders in the state.
Farm Management
TWO Poultry Account Books were
Kept, or started for 1925. One
Poultry Account Book was sum.
married. in 1923 and one in 1924
None have been started for 1926.
Crops
Ernest Abbott has seeded down
one fourth acre with Alfalfa and re-
ports quite good results thus far.
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the bus business has "irs,
from an uncertain and bur.t,H y
The experience of The ~
Car Company is a case IN neo
one OF the biggest of bus n pv,a
ers' heo was actually in tbs !.
ness for many years befor. y.
1T. The introduction ~
Wagon in 1914 provided ~
practical equipment for bus ~
Prior to that time no c. w
chassis had possessed such s.aa
pneumatic tires, electric s -
electric lights in combinatioai Y.
ruggedness required for 4.
poses. REQ did not begin ~
turing a special bus ehas.s
1924, but by that time there
900 Speed Wagons carryiny =
! les. So it is obvious that h. j
facturers followed, rather tbs,
the initial steps of bus dsrs s
1t isn't necessary to go or.aS
Lansing, Reo's home. to ~
stances Of pioneer bus an
These, by the way, were ins..
the urgent Transportation -
city which, in 1915, had =.
caught its breath after an n
denied expansion brought NJ
the automobile industry NAM
men had made their homes AZ
yond the area of street car tt,sF
Verne Foote, then a REQ s~,
conceived the idea of proyii5
much needed transportatio1
their homes to the factory a.
He used a Speed Wagon
canopy top body and the VENT
decidedly successful, in IN
Foote and in service to his n
Later a number of Req n
m2ved to nearby smaller town.
Mason and Williamston--and \,
Wagon transportation had
been proved entirely adeduats
applied to these new field
equally good results.
Fred Robinson. another p
ployee, whose failing health
ed that he get into .>out-doC,
purchased a REQ bus to ops5
tween Alma, the home of Al
truck manufacturing compsr
st. Louis, Michigan, about thr
away. That his venture wa,
able is shown by the fact thai
80 days he arranged to pur
second bus. After developirt
a hne, Mr.. Robinson sold out
profit.
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VASSAl.BORO

GETCHELL'S CORNER-T
nebec Lodge /. o. o. F., and
boro Rebekah Lodge viii
joint Installation Tuesday.
10. All members who b.
been solicited for food. are i.
to bring doughnuts. or cake
Mrs. Frances Appleton, \
passed the last two years
has been visiting her pan,
and Mrs. A. S. Low for fen
Mrs. Appleton is now in Bos
intends to visit her pares
before returning to Paris
Word has been received bed
death of Prof. Charles I.
of Springfield, Mass. Mr.
has visited here with Mrs
during his summer vacations
Luce homestead. His fris|
miss these visits.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles btl
passing a few l.ccl;s in VI
sets.
Miss Grace Jacobs Is vSl
brother, Robert and family 4
Paris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip Br7
moved to Fairfield. for the 4
Mrs. Margaret Nash. vhal
went an operation for appI
at the Elm City hospital hI
vile, is now convalescins
home of Mr.. and Mrs. II
smith.
Victor Palmeter, who has
night operator at the Mans
r. r. station, has gone to
Falls, where he has a pe
Mr.. and Mrs. George "
Waterville. passed Tues
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. ".
w. ". Nash attended COW
gusta, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley nav
into one of the Tyre REM