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DAILY KENNEBEC JOURNAL
Entered at the Augusta Post Office as
second class mall matter.
ESTABLISHED 1825
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also the local news published herein.
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dispatches herein are also reserved.
Monday, March 14, 1921.
RAILROAD SURGERY
There is a human instinct respond
ing favorably to fair play, as well as
reacting unfavorably to foul play.
It may not always respond as
promptly in the first instance, wait
ing to see if the play really be
fair, but it exists ‘ nevertheless, and
if it didn't humanity wouldn’t be
worth saving. It is therefore en
i ouraging to believe that the attitude
of tho Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany in reducing salaries of-nfflcials
:is well as wages of other employes
will bear good Auit. Certainly it ia
a conspicuous example and stands
out strikingly among the methods
proposed for getting back to normal
conditions. In many instances, un
doubtedly, the salaries have not in
creased in proportion to the wages.
Perhaps an equal rate of cut down
would be unjust but that sonic sacri
fice should be required of all is very j
vital to the organization’s capacity |
lor "team work.”
The public will be especially inter- •
i sted because of all the railroads of,
lie country the Pennsylvania’s stock;
is said to be held to a greater extent
by that public. Doubtless much of it j
in in tiie hands of people who are past ;
ibeir earning capacity, whose sav- ,
ices from long years of toil have been j
so placed in the belief that it was a
safe investment. They have seen the
value of their holdings shrink great-;
.) but the lair dividends have been
paid, it is to be hoped they may i
continue to be.
Recaiise oi the comnuons men-j
•'lulled il«for no other reason the;
statement accompanying this act of j
ilic management is of interest, es-j
e< ;all> the following parts of it:
in view of tiio changed economic ;
■ onditions it is it manifest obligation!
;o tlte public generally and especial-!
I; to shippers, passengers, investors
aiftl stockholders that railroad ex
; penst h l;c reduced. The management
of the Pennsylvania Railroad has al- i
'ready made a reduction of over 70,-|
• itO nun in its personnel,* seriously!
'■urtailing maintenance of roadway!
and equipment, consolidated division- j
.1 organisations and has stopped all1
expenditures on new work.
"Kveii with such economies as have
already been enforced it takes almost
ihe whole of the current earnings
merely to pay current operating ex
penses.
"It is evident that the requirements
of the transportation account that
railroads shall he administered in an
efficient and economic manner can
not he satisfied without still further
reductions in expenses.
"In February 70';}, of all Pennsyl
vania system operating earnings were
absorbed by charges for labor against
a normal charge for labor of less
i hail 5ucfc of earnings.
"A foundation for restoration of
normal business cannot be laid until
• there lias been a frank recognition of
the real situation and a readjustment
of wages to meet the altered condi
tions. The more promptly an ad
justment to the inexorable facts Is
made the more promptly can those
who are now able be re-employed
and a basis established.for renewed
prosperity. In making a readjust
ment of salaries and wages it is but
fair and proper that the burden
should be borne by all officers as
■well as employees.
"It is accordingly:
“Resolved that the executive of
ficers of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Ro. are directed to give, as promptly
us possible, proper notice that it is
the intention of this companyuto re
duce salaries and wages of officers
and employees to accord with
economic conditions.”
It has been nearly forty-four years
since this company made a horizontal
reduction, and it naturally caused
some depression in the stock and
speculation respecting future divi
dends.
FARMING AND MONEY MAKING
Among the various enterprises that
IT. S. Department of Agriculture has
been "up to” the past five years is
investigating the affairs of 185 farm
ers in certain areas of Ohio, Indiana
ind "Wisconsin and has discovered
(hat farming doesn’t pay large re
i urns on capital and labor invested.
Here are some of the conclusions:
"That comparatively few farmers
make large profits.
"That a considerable • number of
hem are making but a bare living.
“That most of them make a labor
ncome of less than $500 per year,
over and above the things the farm
"urnishes toward the family living,
which, however, constitutes an im
portant factor.
"That their average return on in
. estment after deducting the value
jf their own labor was about 3 1-2
per cent, prior to 1916 and about 7
oer cent, for the years 1917-18.
! “In considering the business status
>f farming certain characteristics of
ho farm business should, be kept
dearly In mind,” says the bulletin,
dn the first place, farming is an in
iividual business, operated and man
iged largely by individuals who "vary
widely in knowledge, ambition, and
Hestrca, and ia their standards of liv
ng .Moreover, the farmer is not
merely a laborer. He has money In
vested, and should receive interest on
his Investment and also pay for di
recting the business. • • •
"None of the 185 farmers in these
three areas made as much as $1000
labor income every year. Four (2
per cent.) made over $500 labor in
come every year, one each in the
Ohio and Indiana areas, and two in
the Wisconsin area. Thirty-three
farmers (18 per cent.) failed to make
a $500 labor income in any year of
the period—ten each in the Ohio and
Indiana areas and thirteen in the
Wisconsin area.
This data collected at considerable
effort and expense does not result in
any new revelation of facts, rather Is
a collection of statistics for reference
and verification of opinions and
knowledge previously arrived at.
ADDING USEFULNESS
In, following the precedent of ap
pointing to official position in the
army the physician selected for the
very important duty of safeguarding
the health of the country’s executive
President Harding has evidently con
templated using him in a wider scope
of activity. It is announced that l)r.
Charles E. Sawyer, as a brigadier
general in the medical reserve, will
also give heed to “affairs relating to
public welfare, such as public health,
education and social justice” and
have authority “to make a thorough
investigation of the needs • of these
subjects and to present the accumu
lated facts, with such suggestions as
his observations may warrant in
bringing about a concrete plan of co
ordination and most efficient and eco
nomic operation of these affairs.”
Those aware of the inefficiency
arising from lack of cooperation in
the work for our soldiers, when sick
and wounded were left to suffer in
unsuitable conditions because there
was no competent authority capable
of doing what should have been done,
see here an opportunity for Dr. Saw
yer to render valuable and greatly
needed service. Moreover he is said
to be a man broad enough for this
and well equipped for bringing about
the desired cooperation. •
We are told that 58 different lan
guages were spoken in this country
when the white men discovered it.
We don’t know how many arc now
spoken here, but surely a plenty.
A clergyman advises buying news
paper space for advertising the works
of thd devil. Evidently not satisfied
•with the efforts of the movie pro
ducers.
Maine Gossip
A farmer in Ripley owns a Colum
bian Rock hen that recently lairl an
egg measuring seven inchen in cir
cumference one way and eight inches
the other, which has a weight slightly
over a quarter of a pound.
In recognition of service in the
World War President Percy li. Todd
of the Ran go r & Aroostook railroad
has presented a handsome bronze
medal to each of the men, who left the
employ of the road to enter the ser
vice, returning to their former posi
tions at the close of the conflict, and
who are now witli the railroad. Sixty
two men in Bangor and along the line
of the railroad received these medals.
The medal, which is about the size of
a half-dollar, on the one side has the
design of an eagle and shield, with tbe
words Service In the World War. On
the reverse is the inscription. Present
ed to .. -by the
Bangor & Aroostook Railroad in recog
nition of service in the World War.
1917-1919.
The contracting carpenters of Port
land mean to do their part to encour
age building. Following a recent din
ner at the Elks club grill they voted
unanimously to cut in half the profits
they have been charging their custom
ers for the men they employ. This
will go into effect next week, every
contractor having signed an agree
ment to this effect. The contractors
have been*paying the men they employ
$1 an hour and some of the best men
from $1.15 to $1.20, but they charged
their customers $1.30 an hour for the
work the men have done, the over
charge being made to cover overhead
costs and compensation insurance.
Hereafter, the contractors will charge
$1.15 for the men Instead cf $1.30.
Another of Maine's residents has re
cently become victim to ^the dreaded
‘Sleeping sickness.” Forrest Gray,
oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Irvin
Candage, died at his home in Sedg
wick on the morning of February 21,
after three weeks of suffering. Mr.
Candage enlisted in the World War In
June, 1918, as engineer auto mechanic,
went overseas as a member of the
116th engineers, and was amfng the
first of the American soldiers to march
into Berlin in the Army of Occupation.
He returned home in August, 1919.
Two more Maine born people, after
living In a southern state for many
years, have returned to their native
place to live. From Virginia to Fort
Fairfield Is a long way to bring house
hold goods, tout Mr. and Mrs. Bertrand
Peavey with their son Earl have made
the trip and arc now established in
that town. Mrs. Peavey is a daugh
ter of Joseph Witherspoon, and her
husband the son of George W. Peavey.
formerly of Fort Fairfield. The usual
drift of emigration Is to the south dur
ing the winter months, but people who
“CASCARETS” IF
SICK OR BILIOUS
Tonight sure! Let a pleasant,
harmless Cascaret work while you
sleep and have your liver active,
head clear, stomach sweet and
bowels moving regular by morning.
No griping or inconvenience. 10. 25
or 50 cent boxes. Children love this
candy cathartic too.—Adv.
DANDERINE
Stops Hair Coming Out;
Thickens, Beautifies.
A few cents buys ‘•Danderine."
Aftei; a few applications you cannot
find a fallen hair or any dandruff, be
sides every hair shows new life, vig
or, brightness, more color and abund
ance.—Adv.
are bom and bred in Maine arc some
how loyal to their native state.
Itev. Morris Dunbar of Waterman’s
Beach, besides preaching in several
I churches in different parts of the State
! this winter, has cut 10 cords of flre
; wood in the wood* and has it landed
J in his dooryard. If any other preacher
1 in the State has a like record send it in.
I ’
I Light and Airs
Though She Takes a Crack At It!
II cannot sing the old songs,
Those of a bygone day,
! Hut neither can the lady.
Who lives across the way!
— •Cartoons Magazine.
Had Practice in Plerity
j D. Lloyd George, the British Prime
i Minister, who was formerly the
! Chancellor of the Exchequer, and in
this capacity levied all taxes, has a
, happy wit.
j At a gathering of ex-soldiers re
cently in their club at Colwyn Bay,
North Wales, he said that he once
tried to play billiards.
“1 could generally hit one ball, but
, not two," said the Prime Minister.
“I could never get into the pocket,”
; he added, “although' as Chancellor of
‘ the Exchequer for five years I .had
to do nothing but get into pockets.”
1 —Detroit Free Press.
Revealing Trade Secret
Customer—“Why doesn' that spin-'
ster, Miss Brown, deal at your shop
any more?”
j Draper—“One of my assistants in
; suited her.”
j Customer—“How?”
| Draper—“She overheard him tell
j ing some one that she was our oldest
! custcrrkr.”—Pearson’s Weekly.
His Not to Reason Why
The well dressed man was in a
uhrry. There, was no doubt about
j that. As he jammed down his hat,
1 dashed down the hotel steps, and
1 jumped a passing taxi he yelled to
the driver:
I -,
“Drive like the dickens!’
The driver, manipulatting various
levers and clutches, made the car
shoot forward as though alive.
! They went round corners on two
1 wheels, just grazing the lamp-posts,
and among other exciting incidents
knocked down a traffic policeman, a
1 maid with a perambulator, a sand
; wich man and a pushcart min.
After ten minutes of this wild
career the passenger’s head appeared
at the window and he shouted to
the driven:
“Are we nearly there?”
“Dunno!” answered the driver.
“You didn’t tell me where to drive
| to.”-—Rehoboth Sunday Herald.
—
No, Indeed
The waiter at a country inn which
still serves both delicious and lavish
meals was urging a guest to take an
additional dainty.
“I can’t William,” she protested;
“I have eaten too much already.” 'Ir
l “No, ma’am," cried the waiter.
■ “You can’t eat too1 much as long as
you can get it.”—New' York Evening
Post.
ROME
I Paris Mosher who is seriously ill
! at his home, after undergoing two
j operations, is slightly improved.
! Mr. Warren, tW mail man, came
1 with a wagon Thursday.
Mrs. Bert Mosher and children and
1 sister Miss Welthea Richardson,
; passed Thursday at Crowell Brothers.
| John Foster, who has been quite
J ill, is somewhat improved,
i Eben Foss is in poor health.
John Sabine has gone to Portland
j where he will enter the hospital for a
throat operation.
Curtis Corner Funerals
The funeral of Mrs. Gladys Wright,
wife of John L. Wright of Bath was
held at the home of her parents, Mr.
’ and Mrs. Herbert Wing, Tuesday,
j She is survived by her husband and
l infant child, her parents and sisters,
Mrs. Ola Burnham, Mrs. Maud Wing,
Mrs. Addie Burnham and brothers,
Luther and Will A. Burgess. Burial
was at the Union cemetery. The
funeral of Aubrey Edgecomb was
held at the home at Curtis Corner
Wednesday. Mr. Edgecomb has been
ill a long time. He is survived by
his wife, Mrs. Annie Foss Edgecomb.
two daughters, Mrs. Mary .Neal and
Mrs. Willard Kenney and nine grand
children and one brohter, Ell of New
York. Rev. W. R. Pettengill of
ficiated.
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Mother-Teacher Association
Mrs. Alexander Skillin, who has
1 served for four years as president of
j the Mother and Teacher Association
1 of Falmouth and missed only one
| meeting of that organization in that
j time, was unanimously' reelected to
the office at the annual meeting.
[Other officers chosen were: First
j vice president. Mrs. Walter Ayers:
| second vice president, Mrs. W. H.
| Lane; recording secretary, Mrs. Wtl
! liarr\ Dow; corresponding secretary',
Mrs. Gilbert Oakley; treasurer, Mrs.
Iver H. Iverson, 3d. Plans were made
for the annual fathers’ night of the
organization which will be held April
in Iho Underwood schoolhouse. Plans
were also for a luncheon April the
first at the Elks’ club.
Grange Notes j
Vassalboro Grange
Vassalboro Grange will hold an
all-day meeting next Tuesday,
March 15, with Cushnoc Grange of
Riverside as -invited guests. There
will he a mock town meeting also a
question box. All members of Vas
sal boro Grange who have not been
solicited for the dinner are asked to
bring pastry.
E. H. Libby of Auburn, secretary
of the Maine State Grahge was a re
! cent over night guest of Henry Mar
! den, Master of East Kennebec Po
mona.
Limestone Grange
Grange met Saturday, evening,
March 5th, W. B. Ward, Worthy
Master in chair: The meeting occurs
every Saturday evening with an at
tendance of 50 to 150 each evening.
There was 88 last Saturday, one new
member given the first and second
degrees. Degrees are given every
Saturday sometimes as high as 25
in one evening. A supper is given
once a month. They have 100 new
members this winter. Grange owns
its hall with dining room and kitchen
adjoining; the dining room will seat
100 members. Sandwiches, cake and
coffee were served by the brothers re
cently. The're are some fine musi
cians, readers and speakers in the
grange. Following is the program:
Reading, Sister Spear; reading, Sis
ter Heath; solo, Sister Ireland; read- I
ing, worthy master; reading, Brother
Somers; reading, Brother Racklief;
speech, Brother John Somers.
North Newport Grange
North Newport Grange convened
in regular session Tuesday night,
March 1, with the worthy master and
nearly every oflict-r in its respective
place. The business being enacted,
the lecturer, Mrs. Fiances Tasker,
had the following good program:
Singing, choir; clipping, Kathaleen
King; recitation, Willie’s Hearing,
Elsie Crowell; question, What do you
consider the best method of gaining
membership, and to interest them
i after joining, read by Ralph Gray,
'discussed by D. S. Hilliker, H. E.
I Turner and others; story, Henry
! King; reading, My New Umbrella,
; Elizabeth Hilliker; monologue. How
; Reuben Proposed, Carrie Prilay; sto
ry, W. D. Crowell: reading, Mrs. H.
j E. Turner; reading, A. Trouble Mak
ing Word, Mrs. Mfrtic Hilliker; sto
. ry, W. F. Tasker: question, What
‘ will we plant the coming “year?
opened by D. S. Hilliker and others;
i song and encore, (a) 1 Want You,
j (b) Down by the Old Mill, Lona Gray,
i Henry King; story, H. E. Turner;
reading, W. F. Tasker; Three conun
drums, Mrs. Leona Gray; question.
Which counts most, faithful attention
i and wprk or numbers? opened by An
nie Crowell; song, choir. The enter
, tainment closed with a very handsome
tableau, A Mother's Influence, Lyn
don Mullen had drawn for his part
| of the entertainment a tableau, and
! J. H. Mullen, who is exceptionally
! good in. arranging tableaux, had
j charge of this. It was divided into
: two parts. The characters participat
: ing were Mrs. Carrie Prilay, Elizabeth
; Hilliker and Elsie Crowell.
COMING EVENTS
Mar. —Bangor municipal election.
Mar. 14—Bangor, Biddefoid, Belfast
and Bath municipal elections.
Mar. 15—Oxford County Universallst
Comrades, Norway.
Mar. 15-21—W. L. U. Maine day.
Mar. 16—State Council of Maine D. A.
R., Portland.
Mar. 16—Somerset county Veteran
Civil War Association, spring meet
ing, Skowliegan.
Mar. 16-17—D. A. R. State Council,
Portland.
Mar. 17—St. Patrick's day.
Mar. lit—Westbrook Seminary Alumni
banquet. Falmouth hotel, Portland.
Mar. 21—Municipal election. Old Town.
Mar. 25—National Commander F. W.
i Galbraith, Jr., American Region, in
• Augusta.
Mar. 25—Good Friday.
Mar. 27—Easter Sunday.
Mar. 2S-Apr. 2—Farmers' week. Col
lege of Agriculture, U. of M.. Orono.
i Mar. 29—Maine Federation of Agricul
; ■ tural Associations, annual meeting,
,U. of M., Orono.
Mar. 29-—Maine Federation of Farm
Bureaus, annual meeting, U. of M.,
Orono.
Mar. 30—Maine Beekeepers’ meeting,
U. of M.. Orono.
: Mar. 30.—Maine Holstein Breeders’
Association, U. of M.„ Orono.
; Mar. 30-—Maine School Course Alumni
Association, annual meeting, U. of
M., Orono.
j Mar. 30-31—New England Rotarians,
! Boston City Club, Boston.
Mar. 31—Maine State Bornological So
ciety, U. of M., Orono.
'Mar. 31-—Maine Seed Improvement
Association. U. of M.. Orono.
Apr. 4—Municipal election, Calais.
Apr. 4-11—National Prosperity week.
Mar. 5—Oxford County Universalist
Comrades, Norway.
Apr. 8—Bird day.
Apr. 8—Eclipse-of sun.
Apr. 13-18—Maine Methodist confer
ence, Biddeford, Bishop Hughes pre
siding.
Apr. 17—400th anniversary arraign
ment of Martin Luther before the
Diet at Worms.
, Apr. 19—Patriots' day.
' Apr. 20-25—East Maine Methodist con
ference, Guilford, Bishop Hughes
presiding.
Apr. 22—Total eclipse of moon.
1 May 13-14—New England' Osteopaths
annual convention. Portland.
May 30—Memorial day.
! June 27-28—Annual convention Typo
i graphneal Union, Bangor.
1 Aug. 2-13—Maine Christian Endeavor
summer school. Oak Grove Seminary,
I Vassalboro.
| Aug. 11—Fifth Me. Battery Aaa'n.
| south Paris.
| The United Mine Workers of
! America, with a membersip of 600,
000, is now the biggest trade union
in the world.
ASPIRIN
Name “Bayer” on Genuine
Take Aspirin only as told in each
package of genuine Bayer Tablets of
Aspirin. Then you will be following
the directions and dosage* worked out
by physicians during 21 years, and
proved safe by millions. Take no
chances with substitutes. If you see
the Bayer Cross on tablets, you can
take them without fear for Colds,
Headache, Neuralgia, Rheumatism,
Earache, Toothache, Lumbago and
for Pain. Handy tin boxes of twelve
Jablets cost few cents. Druggists also
sell larger packages. Aspirin is the
traiTe mark of Bayer Manufacture of
Monaect;cacidester of Salicylicacid.—
Adv.
w
Proof is positive when founded
upon facts plus experience.
BEECHAM’S PILLS have
been used for 60 years by
people all over the globe.
BEECHAM’S
PILLS
The Largest Sale of
Any Medicine ia
the World.
taUrarrwhn. In boxes, 10c., 25c.
OAKLAND
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bridges were
week-end guests of Mrs. Bridges'
mother, Mrs. Freinan Nelson, and her
brother, H. A. Nelson of Readfleld.
Mrs. Edward Knight of Portland is
a guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Brunei).
Miss Lena Kerr. State secretary of
the Christian Endeavor Union, at
tended the meeting o£ the State
business committee Saturday in Au
burn.
Miss Iva Grover will resume her
dutties this morning in the Cascade
woolen mill .after a month’s vacation
on account of illness.
Mrs. Carolyn Sawtelle has gone to
Portland, where she will be a guest
of her sister, Mrs. Minnie Fisher.
Raymond Sullivan and Ivan Wood
of Good Will were guests Friday
night of Lloyd Fovvles.
The Social Circle of the First
Baptist church will hold its Easter
sale on the .afternoon of March 17,
instead of the 15th as previously
announced, in the church vestry.
Cooked food, fancy and useful arti
cles and home-made candy will be
on sale, and in the evening an enter
tainment will be given, and the fol
lowing committees have been ap
pointed: Fancy w.ork—Marion Davis,
Louise Benson, Zella Bartlett, Mrs.
H. JH. Hatfield, Mrs. Myrtle Pierce,
Mrs. William Simpson, Mrs. Harry
Patten and Mrs. Nellie Turner;
cooked food—Mrs. John Hodsdon,
Mrs. George Benson, Mrs. Davis
Kerr, Mrs. Rebecca Farrar and Mrs.
Flint: aprons—Mrs. Lucy Davis,
Mrs. Edward Wing, Mrs. Guy Mosh
er, Mrs. Rev Brier, Mrs. Perley Rus
sell, Miss Frances Pike and Mrs.
Vesta Jones; candy—Mrs. F. H.
Leech. Mrs. Winthrop Bowman and
Mrs. Reul Mosher, Miss Edna Kerr,
Mrs. Herbert Axtell and Mrs. Fowl
er; entertainment—Mrs. Lejia Kerr,
Miss Edna Kerr and Mrs. Florence
Fernald.
r unerui services lor iurs. vjoru.
Bailey, wife of Frank Bailey, were
held Sunday morning at 10.30 o’clock
at the residence on the Quaker road,
Rev. Weston P. Holman of the Meth
odist church officiating;, and the bear
ers were the three sons, Manley,
David and Glen Bailey, and the son
in-law, Mr. Cowan. Interment was
in the Tillson cemetery at Sidney.
A pop concert will he given by the j
Oakland Community Orchestra on j
the evening of March 22 in Memorial
hall. All tthose who attended the j
concert given by this orchestra sev- j
eral weeks ago are looking forward I
with' much anticipation to the eve- j
ning's entertainment. This is the i
second of a series of four concerts
to be given by the orchestra.
Lucile Simpson, the young daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. William Simpson,
is confined to her home by chicken
pox.
Miss Clarissa B. Wheeler observed
her eleventh birthday anniversary, at
her*home on Summer street, on
Thursday from 3.80 to 5.30 P. M. Re
freshments of ice cream, saltines and
cake were served. A mammoth birth
day cake was served by the young
hostess. Games were played, a mu
sical program with piano solos by
Miss Lena Kerr, Lillian Baker, De
lene Terrio and the hostess. Miss
Wheeler, also singing by all the
guests. Those present were Annette
Bangs, Lillian Baker, Delene and
Rose Terrio, Audrey Spaulding, Mil
dred Faron, Beatrice Rushton, Helen
and Bertha Simmons, Elizabeth
Rines, Doris Bangs and Margaret
Wood. A feature which made the
part,y especially enjoyable was the
presence of the sixth grade teacher, j
Miss Lena Kerr, who assisted in en- j
tertaining. Miss Wheeler received
many gifts and a very pleasant time
was enjoyed by all.
The ladies of Cascade Grange will
serve dinner on'Monday, March 12,
as has been the custom in past years.
All members of the Grange who have
not been solicited are requested to
bring cake, pie or doughnuts.
MONMOUTH
The annual prize speakin gof Mon
mouth Academy was’held Friday eve
ning, March 11, at Cumston opera hall.
The following was the order of speak
ers: Music; prayer, Rev. G. W. M.
Keyes: music; "Jean Valjean and the
Bishop,” Thelma Louise Coolidge; "The
Mother of the Jsfand," Vivian Rose
Wheeler; “Hands the Useless,” Regi
nald Presley Foster; “Death of Gar
field,” Nathaniel John Cram; music;
“The Soldier’s Last Salute," Arthur
Hutchins Kenney; “Toussaint L'Ouver
ture,” George Henry Chick; "Better in
Momin',” Virginia Mae Richardson;
“The New South,” Elmer Clough Stet
son; music; “Pompeii Babylon of
Italy,” Claudia Millett; “The Swan 1
Song,” Marjorie Hilda Perry; “The |
Fireman’s Prize,” Crystal Arminta
Wight; “The Book Canvasser,” Roland !
Melville Leach. Music was furnished
throughout the, evening by Heald’s or
chestra. The prize for girls was award
ed Thelma Louise Coolidge, 1922, and
Roland Melville Leach, ’22. Honorable
mention was made of Marjorie Hilda
Perry. ’23, and George Henry Chick,
'23. The judges were Miss Ada Bonney
and Miss Lillian Punlay of Bates Col
lege and Mrs. W. A. Cobb of Mon- !
mouth.
Mrs. Harriet Rowell returned this
week after passing the winter in Bos
ton and vicinity with her brother,
George Macomber, and her son, Guy
Rowell, and family.
Matjrice Peters returned .Saturday
from Vermont, where he had been em
ployed.
BELGRADE
The Harding Whist Club was enter
tained recently by Mrs. Clyde L. Dunn !
and a pleasant afternoon passed. Hazel
Wadleigh was substitte for Florence
Wadleigh, who could not attend. The
highest score was made by Zana Han
son and the prize she won was a Pa
risian ivory powder box. Mrs. Dunn
served fudge f.nd apples. The last
meeting of the season will be at the
borne of Mrs. Harry Strickland.
MADISON
Death of Mrs. Sarah Ann Per
kins—Score Seek New Posi
tion of Traffic Officer—Per
sonals
Mrs. Sarah Ann Perkins died
Tuesday at the home of her son, G. N.
Ingalls, in Anson, about a mile and a
half above this village. Mrs. Ingalls
was the daughter of Washington and
Ruth Cleveland Walker. She was a
native and lifelong resident of the
town of Anson and was 85 yearfe, b
mouths and 26 days old. Besides her
son she is survived by a daughter, Mrs.
Fanny Luce of Skowhegan; two broth
ers, E. R. Walker and Stephen Walker,
both of Anson; and a s-lster. Mrs. Abbie
French of Madison Center. “The funeral
services were conducted Thursday aft- |
ernoon by Rev. E. B. Tetley and the
interment was in the Athearn cemetery
in Starks. Mrs. Perkins died on the
farm on which she was born.
C. W. Pierpont left town Friday
afternoon to pass the week end with
his son in Portland.
The Ladies' Aid of the Free Baptist
cnurcli arc making preparations for an
Easter sale to be held March 24.
Street Commissioner E. W. Adams
and crew of men and teams were busy
Friday cleaning up the ice and dirt on
Main street.
A team of 22 horses passing through
Madison on their way down river from
a lumber camp attracted considerable
attention Friday afternoon, along Main
str-’et.
'rim position of traffic officer in Mad
-n is evidently deemed very desir
able as it is reported that the select
men have received no less than 20 ,
applications for the position, which
was created at the annua! town meet
ing Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Hilton left town
Saturday morning for a few days'
visit with relatives and friends in Bos
ton and Providence.
George A. Wescott went Saturday to \
Boston to visit his daughter. Mr. j
Wescotit will also visit another daugh- j
ter in Camden uefore returning home. |
WINSLOW
A very enjoyable entertainment un- i
der the auspices of the Baptist school i
was held at the Bast Winslott Baptist |
church Friday evening. About 75 at
tended. The program was as follows:
.Recitation, Alice Brant; song. Arlene
Martin; recitation, Verna Oviatt; song,
Vivian VVitham. A charming Tom
Thumb wedding was given by the lit
tle people of. five and .six years of
ae.g who took their parts remarkably
well. The arch under which the bridal
couple stood was prettily decorated
with evergreen and white pinks. The
bride, Arlene Martin, was attired in
white and carried bridal roses. The
groom, Martin 'VVitham, wore khaki;
the best man, Stephen Beauregarde, !
wore a white sailor suit. The brides- j
maid. Katherine Martin, was dressed in |
white. The flower girl was Killian
Abbott: ririg bearer, Beora McCaus
lin; train bearers, Bertha Littlencld ;
and Lena Abbott. The double ring !
service was performed by ~ Dorothy ;
Curtis, who took the part of minister, j
A wedding march was rendered on the !
graphophone. Thirteen boxes of food J
were auctioned off by Charles \V. Wix
son. Cake, coffee and cocoa were on
sale. About ?16 was cleared, which
will be used to purchase curtains, |
books'and records for the Baptist !
school. Much credit is due the teach- :
er, Miss Marjorie Maxfleld, in training j
the children and lor the beautiful deco- j
lations.
Albert D. McKenney and son Don of j
Benton were guests recently of rela- j
fives in town.
Mrs. James L. Dean was one of the j
judges at the high school debate at
Oakland Friday evening.
Miss Agnes Totman will return
from Gardiner on Monday, where she j
has passed a week with friends.
Dr. Frank I’. Higgins returned from
Boston on Sunday, where he passed a j
week in postgraduate work at the For
sythe Infirmary.
In the annual report of the town
of Winslow the town clerk reports the
total number of resident hunters’ li- j
censes issued for the year to be 241;1
alien dishing licenses, 1C; dog licenses, |
126.
Superintendent G. E. Maine reports
all the schools will close the 25th in
stead of the JSth, fdr a two weeks'
vacation, except the high schoo will
have one week.
Mrs. Elmer Tozier has returned from
Benton, where she was a guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred W. Crosby.
Edward Simpson was a recent busi
ness visitor at Lewiston.
Mrs. Fred Harding, who is a guest
of her daughter, Mrs. \V. J. V'ebber
of Halifax street, passed Friday with ;
her sister, Mrs. George Hollowell of
the Sidney road.
Maine Civil War Veteran
Dies in California
The secretary of the Maine 15th
Regimental Association has tidings
of the death, at Santa Paula, Cal., of
Captain Joseph A. Clark of that regi- j
tnent, one of five company com
manders surviving prior to his
demise. And now there are but
four! Fifty-seven years is a long
period to recall ordinary events, but
the writer very vividly remejnbers
the call coming to him on the morn
ing of April 9th. 1864, on the eve of
battle, to take place as acting adju
tant of Adjutant Clark, who, wound
ed, had been taken to hospital and
left within the .Confederate lines as
i prisoner of war. An excellent rec
ord, all through the war, entering as
Corporal, mustered out finally as!
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Augusta Lodge Directory
AUGUSTA L0DGE7NO. 1417 F. & A.
M. Special communication Tuesday,
March 15, at 7.30 with work in E. A.
degree. All sojourning brethren cor
dially invited.
ROT K. SMALL, W. M.
BERT P. STUART, Sec.
BETHLEHEM LODGE, NO". 35, F. &
A. M. Special communication Monday
evening, March 14, at 7.30. Work in
E. A. degree. All sojourning brethren
cordially invited.
MELVIN K. SAWTELLE, W. M.
PEAULE E. FULLER, Sec._
TRINITY COMMANDERY NO. 7, K.
P. Annual conclave, Friday evening.
March IS, 1031, at 7.30 o'clock. Re
ports of ttcasurcr and recorder. Elec
tion of officers, and regular business.
All Sir Knights requested to attend.
Em. GEO. F. GILDINGS, E. C.
Sir GEO. H. BANGS, Rcc._
ROSE OF SHARON CHAPTER NO.
13, O. E. S. Stated meeting on firsi
Wednesday of each month a: Masonic
Temple. AH members sojourning In
the city are invited to attend.
INEZ G. GETCHELL, W. M.
ELIZABETH A. THOMPSON. Sec.
sepllm, wed&frltf _
Odd Fellows Hail
ASYLUM LODGE, NO. 70, I. O. O. F.
Regular meeting Friday evening at
7.3u. Friday, March IS, work in Third
degree. •
G. S. PEASLEE N. G.
EDWIN F. WESTON. Sec’y.
JEPHTHA ENCAMPMENT, NO. S
Meetings at 7.30 P. 41. every second
and fourth Tuesday.
HOYT H. AUSTIN, C. P.
G. S. PEASLEE. Scribe.
CANTON AUGUSTA, NO. 9, P. M
Regular meeting evcr> third Tuesday
at 8 o'clock.
F. M. SPEARTN, Capt.
A. M.'DRUMMOND, Clerk,
dtf_
R. B. CAPEN REBEKAH LODGE
No. 52. i. O. O. F., meets 2d and 4th
Wednesday evening at 7.30 o'clock.
ELIZABETH JACOBS, N. G.
MINNIE O. NICHOLS, Roc. Sec.
meh26m-w-f,lyr
G. A. R„ THE REGULAR MEETING
of Seth Williams Post No. 13. first
Thursday ,of each month.
GEO. E. GAY. Commander.
WILLIAM McDAVID, Adjutant.
O. O. STETSON, Quartermaster.
KNIGHTS OF THE MACCABEES
Kennebec Tent No. 15. meets in Mac
cabees hall (the former Elks Club quar-l
ters. Water St.), on second and fourth ,
Monday of each month at 7.30.
1 J. B. LEWIS, Com.
WM. E. CROSS. R. K.
mon-wed-sat
CALANTHE LODGE. NO. 52, K. P.
Regular meeting Wednesday evenings.
Meeting commences at 7.30.
PETER BUSH. JR.. C. C.
PERCY E. D. KNOX. K. of R. and S.
mon-tu-\ved,tf
A UG U ST A LOD GEN 0.9647 bTpXLET
Regular meetings in the Elks Home,
Winthrop street, the second and
fuurthe Thursdays of each month at S
o'clock.
O. H. BRANN. E. R.
W. G. THOMAS, Sec.
julylO.m-w-th.tf
LOMBARD“ CAMP, 27517 ROYAL
Neighbors of America. Meetings sec
ond and fourth Friday evenings of
each month at G. A. R. hall.
1VA HASKELL, Oracle.
JULIA E. ROBINSON, Rec.
jnl.mon-wed-fri.lyr ._
AUGUSTA CAMP NO 7400, M. W. A.
Regular meeting second and fourth
>icnday of each mouth at G. A. R. hall.
W. W. TAYLOR, Consul.
BERT L. NICHOLAS. Clerk.
m-w-f.tf__
KENNEBEC LODGE, NO. 1458",
Loyal Order of Moose, #meets in G. A.
R. hall. Water street, first and third
Wednesday evening of each month at
7.30.
CHAS. R. SHAW, Dictator.
W. W. JACKSON, Sec.. IX Pike St.
U.O.G.C. MORRILL COMMANDERY
No. 326, U. O. G. C. Regular meetings
second and fourth Tuesday evenings
at 7.30 o'clock at Golden Cross hall.
ETHEL V. COLBY. N. C.
W. E. CLOUGH, F. K. R.
in-w-f
Captain, serving much upon staff
duty, the latest as assistant adjutant
general on the staff of Gen. Adelbert
Ames, Columbia, S. C. He was well
known in Maine a quarter century
ago in legislative life, and also as U.
S. Pension Agent for six years at
Augusta. A widow and one daughter
survive. The remains will be cre
mated and brought to Caribou for in
terment. He would have been 81 the
coming September.—Maj. H. A.
Shorey in Bridgton News.
Dr. Wilbur A. Bumps, Dexter, Dies
Dexter, Me., March 12—Dr. Wil
bur A. Bumps, one of the best
known physicians and surgeons in
the State, passed away at his homo
in Spring street last night. Suffer
ing a paralytic shock the latter part
of October, he haa since been con
fined to his home and his condition
became such that yesterday he un
derwent a surgical operation. He
rallied from the operation, but later
weakened. The deceased was a na
tive of Bangor and was GO years old. i
He was the son of the late B. P. and
Martha (Rollins) Bumps. He fitted
for college at Bangor High school j
and was graduated from the Univer
sity of Maine in 1875.
William A. Allen of Lewiston
The fqneral of William A. Allen,
who passed away March 5 at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Agnes L. (
Harriman of Lewiston, was held!
Tuesday at the Congregational
church in Hast Stoneham. The serv- i
ices Were in charge of the Kezaf i
T>ake Grange, and burial was in the
family lot at the old homestead at I
East Stoneham. Mr. Allen was born j
in East Stoneham in 18G0. He was a!
charter member and past master of
the Kezar Lake drange, Past Chan- i
cel lor Commander of the Hiawatha!
Lodge, Knights of Pythias of East'
Stoneham and Mohawk Tribe, Im
prover Order of Bed Men, North
Pry elm rg. He is survived by his
daughter. Mrs. Agnes Harriman,
business Cai ua
McLEAN, FOGG & SOUTHARD
Counsellors at Law
Ernest L McLean Sanford l. Fob*
Frank E. Southard
Successors to
Williamson, Burleigh * JlcLean
242 Water Street. Augusta. Mains
Telephone 240
BURLEIGH MARTIN
ATTORNEY AT LAW .
NOTARY PUBLIC
The First National Bank Building
223 Water Street, Augusta. Mu
Telephone 6Ss
Residence 65 Sewall Street
Telephone 842-M.
ROBERT A. CONY
ATTORNEY AND
COUNSELOR AT LA\Y
Notary Public Justice of the l'eaca
General Law Practice
Opera House Block. Augusta, Mains
Telephone <90
ROBERT G. STUBBS
Timber Estimates Surveying
Topographic Maps Planting
133 State SL
novl5d:f
Ralph W. Farris
ATTORNEY AT LAW
317 Water Street, Augusta, Maine
Telephone 1121-M
E. J. Roberts, D. D, 5.
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Railroads and Steamboats
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD
Trains Leave Augusta for
Eastern Standard Time
Bangor, fl.24 a. m.. f 1.50 a. m.. t2.35 a. m..
*9.50 a. m., tl2.40p.rn.. 12.53 p. m-, (3.12 p. m„
t7.40 p. m. ,
B. & A. Pts.,11.24a.m., 12.35 a.m., 112.40 p. m ,
Bar Ilarbor, 12.35a.m.. tl2.40p.m.
Bath, 10.15 a. m . 10.30 a. m., (9.57 a. in.,
f i.05 p. m., *10.48 p. m.
Belfast 19.50a. m., 12.53 p. m.
Boston. t3.10a.m., 10.15a.m.. t9.36a. m„ (9.57
a.m., t2.40p.m., <3.34 p.m., 14.05p.m *10.48p.ir.
Calais, 12.35a. m..ti2.40p. in.
Dover and Foxcrcft. 12.53 p. m.
Gardiner, 13.10a. in., 16.15 a. m., 19.30 a. m..
5-).57 a. m , 12.40 p. in.. (3.34 p. m.. 14.05 p. m ,
15.15 p. m.. 17.35 p. m.. *10.18 p. m.
Hallowed, 16.15 a. m.. 19.36 a. m., (9.57 a. m..
12.40 p. m.. (3.34 p. m., 14.05p.m., 15.15p.m.,
*10.48 p. ra.
Harmony, 12.53 p. m.
Lewiston, 10.15 a. m., 19 30 a. m.. (9.57 a. m.
12.46 p. m„ t4.05 p. m., *10.48 p. m.
New York. 14.05 p. m. (3.34 p. m.
Fortland,t3.10a.m..t6.15a.m., 19.30a.tn. |i>.57
a.m., t2.10p.m., (3.34p.m.,14.05p.m.,17.35 p.m.,
*10.48 p. m.
Rockland. 16.15a. m., 19.30 a. m.. 14.05p.ui.
Skowhegan, *9.50a.m.. 12.53 p.m.
So. Gardiner, 16.15a.m.. 19.36 a.m., (9.57 a m.,
t2.48 p. m., (3.34 p. m.. 15.15 p. m.. *10.48 p. tu.
St. John, 11.24a.m.
Waterville, tl.24 a. m.. (1.50 a. m.. t2.35a.m„
*9.50 a.m,. tl2.40 p. m., 12.53 p. m.. (3.12 p tn„
t7.40 p. m.
* Daily. 1 Daily, except Sunday.
( Sunday only. 1 Daily, except Monday.
D. C. DOUGLASS, M. L. HARRIS.
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Boston and
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Tuesdays, Thursday, .ad Saturdays
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RETURN i—Ztsays
Wharf, Mondays,
Fridays at 6 F. M.
Boston, Csntral
Wodnssdays and
•»t 6600
A. CLAY, Supsrlntsndsnt.
Franklin Wharf.
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three grandchildren, Guy, Edna and
Alice, four brothers, Charlie of VVa
terville, Frank of Westbrook, Fred of
Andover and Edwin of East Stone
ham; and one sister, Mrs. Isabelle
Whitney of Poland.
Whssl'i Progression
The use of the wheel goes back to
the dark ages. The first wheels were
made of solid blocks of wood cut from
the trunks of trees. Many changes
were made before the modern wheel
was evolved.
CASTOR IA
For Infants Children
In Use For Over 30 Years