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Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-30
KENNEBEC.
BELGRADE.

NORTH-M -Millard Gleason and Miss
May Blummery are passing the Holl-
days with relatives in Lowell, Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ham OF Au-
gusta have returned to their home, af-
ter Il visit with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. X. Damren.
Christmas exercises were held at
the Grange hall Thursday evening. con-
sisting of singing and rectations by
the children. after which Santa Claus
entered with his pack and distributed
gifts from the we'll laden tree.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenwood Rollins of
l,eadfcld are passing few days with
his father. f. f. Rollins.
Much sympathy is expressed to the
relatives and friends of the late Mrs.
Edwin Richardson of Rome, whose
death occurred early Sunday.
There were several families who en-
tcrtained Christmas parties Friday
and among them We're Mr.. and Mrs. j.
X. Damien, Mr.. and Mrs. Alma Bicit-
ford. Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Spaulding.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. E. Rollins, Mrs. Mar
tia Hutchins. Mr.. and Mrs f. A.
Cook. Mr. and Mrs. G. NJ. Bickford
and Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Alexander.
A fact worthy of mention took place
az the home of the latter. when four
generations on both sides of Mr. and
Mrs. Alexander sat down to dinr' r.
consisting of the great grandlnoth' T.
Mrs. A. NJ Alexander, grandfather,
Herbert Alexander. father, Arthur
Alexander and baby john, while on
the other side was great grandmother,
Eliza Huff. grandmother. Mrs. Nllii
Alexander and the son and baby "'ei'
toned above.
Misses Marion Tebbetts and Dom |
Yeaton. Colby 10 passed the Christ :
mas vacation at their homes in tow"
The many friends of Mr.. an" NJ
Stanley Turner will be interested It
know that the stork paid them a ISL
at their new home in Warren, r. l.
on Dec 20 and left them fine girl
Edith Catherine.
Archie K Taylor of Augusta Is
passing his vacation with his unc!t
and aunt Mr.. and Mrs. c. 7. Pinkhan
f. l.. Yeaton. who suffered an at
tack of plurisy last week, is mucf
improved.
Hazel and Alice Taylor are visitin:
| at Frank Waugh in Monmouth
The entertainment and Christina
! tree given by the members of tn
1 Sunday school at the Lincoln school
house was a success.
Mrs. Nancy Pinkham is passing
| few weeks with Mrs. Eunice Pinkhan
| and family of Winthrop Center.
! Mrs. Angie Taylor of Augusta pass
! ed Christmas with her daughter, littl
| Miss Ellen at c. T. Pinkham's.
| Mrs Annie Mccormick and Mis-
Lizzie O'Brien passed Christmas a
James Perkins,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-30
KNOX,.
WASHINGTON.

This town has really got down to busi-
ness for the proposed electric railroad.
The committee appointed held its first
meeting Wednesday evening, elected Hon.
Charles A. Lynch chairman and Jesse
Overlook secretary. The meeting was
held at Grange hall in order to accom-
modate the large crowd present Nearly
every influential man in town came and
this was the most enthusiastic meeting
of any kind that was ever held in this
town. The committee has carefully look
ed over the situation and finds the short
est and most feasible route will lead near
Razorville past the foot of Medomak
lake This route will do away with the
most Of the grading and bridge building
and open up, also. the part that would
give to the road the most traffic. Sum-
mer visitors have already purchased cot
tage lots by the side of Medomak lake.
This and the three other lakes in town
would make the prettest inland summer
resort in the country. All the lakes are
well stocked with salmon, trout and bass
and in a few years will furnish the very
best fishing grounds in the State. EV-
ery inducement is offered that could pos
sibly be- Three large fairs are located
-
large camp ground. a summer school for
BOYS whose parents and friends IN large
numbers visit them every season These
are wholly out of the State, and another
large school will soon be located here.
The passenger traffic alone on this road
would pay, the freight and express would
tax the road to it's utmost capacity. The
towns of Palermo, Liberty, Montville and
Appleton are as interested that the road
should come here as Washington itself,
as it would give them way gut. NOW
the only way to reach any points in the
Kennebec from all this country round
thev have to take a long carriage drive
to I, Mon, then take the train to War
rem Junction and wait two hours, then
go to Brunswick and are even then fur-
ther away from Augusta than when they
left their home The large force OF com
r.r,cial men have 70 drive across the
! .onuntry and stay in Rockland all nlgh'
necause they can't get their business
,mple,ed between trains. The commit
| I've WIS assured by the citizens of wash
incton and adjoining towns that they
vpu,, meet the claims for land damage
so The railroad would be clear from TINS
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-30
TESTING NEW DEVICE.
Commander Davis Invents Device &c
Mako Torpedos More Deadly.

Washington. Dec. 29.-The ordnance
department is experimenting with the
device invented by Commander Cle-
land Davis, United States navy. for I'M
proving the penetrating power OF tor
pedoes. This device was tested some
time aeo and the test was witnessed
by representatives of the department
The report on these tests mas never
been made public. but it was so id'o' =
able that Admiral Mason ehiel "a
ordnance, ordered an official investisa- :
ton into the merits of the device anu
this is now in progress at Newport
1t is fully expected that these tests
will substantiate all claims mace i"i
the device and that. if done. its iofiii"i
adoption will probably follow IN the
near future.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-30
SOMERSET.
HARMONY.

The Odd Fellows have an installa-
tion of officers on Friday evening this
week. The Rebekahs also have their
installation of officers on the same
evening.
The Grange will have it's installa-
ton a week FROM Saturday with an all
day meeting.
w. S. Bemis, representative to the
Legislature, will go to Augusta next
Monday.
The Harmony and Wellington Tele-
phone Association held their annual
meeting for choice of officers on
Tuesday, Jan. 5.
While man, with four large horses
and loaded sled. was up on Main
stream pond one day last week. the
ice gave way and the horses were
drowned They We're valued at about
$1,000
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-30
Funeral Of Late Bishop
Michaud at Burlington.
Details Carried Out According
To His Expressed Wishes.
Prominent PreIates From Various
States and Canada Attend,

Burlington, VT, Dec. 29.-Prelates o.
the Roman Catholic church from va
rIous parts of New England and from
New York and the Maritime province.
of Canada We're participants today ir
the services and ceremonies surround.
ing the burial of the late Bishop Johr
5. Michaud, of the Burlington diocese
Bishop MichauG passed away in New
York several days ago, after arriving
in that city from France, where he had
gone to seek recovering from lin
gering illness. SO certain was the late
bishop of his approaching death, that
lie made most of the arrangements; fol
his funeral before leaving for abroad
The officers of today's Funeral Mass
and the numerous details of the SER
vices were all in accordance with the
expressed wish of Bishop Michaud
before sailing for Europe.
st. Mary's cathedral, the headquar-
ters of the Burlington diocese, was the
scene of larger part of the funeral
ceremonies, the mass being celebrated
there with Right Rev. Thomas ID
Beaven. bishop of the Springfield
Mass, diocese as the celebrant The
SUAcSS was uClIFCISu Wy IcV. "A.
Barron, Of Bennington. who had been
chosen by Bishop Michaud for this por-
ton of the services. The interment was
in the crypt of the cathedral.
Right Rev. Monsigner j. NJ Cloarec
of the Burlington diocese assisted
Bishop Beaven as the officiating prclate
at the mass. The other offices were fill
ed by priests who held charges under
the late bishop.
Among the prclates who had an
nounced their intention of being pres
ent were Bishop T. D. Matthew Har-
kins of Providence Bishop Henry Ga
Eriels of Ogdensburg, N. Y; Assistant
Bishop p. Il. Racicot of Montreal
Canada; Bishop X. u. Bernard of St
Hyacinthe, p O.; Bishop Louis S
Walsh of Portland, Me; Bishop George
Gurrtin of Manchester n. H.: Bishop
ThomaS Burke of Albauy. n. r.: Bish-
op Paul Larouquc of Sherbrooke, p
o.: Rt. rev. Don Antoine, abbot supc-
rinr of the Trappist monks at >AOka
p. @.
TIE choir, which chanted during the
mass. was composed entirely OF priests
from the Burlington diocese.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-30
WALDO.
PALERMO.

Herbert L. Cunningham ana w. r.
Houston are doing large business III
hoops.
John F. Booker recently lost a me
COW.
James Glidden shaved carloao vi
hoops during November,
Mrs. Maria Cunningham has earheo
$50 with her spinning wheel
TROY.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar HathaWay are re- eF
ceiying congratulations on the blrth Oh
ATr and Mrs. Lester Bagley. of OAK
land passed Christmas with their mo5ner,
Mrs. Clara Bagley, returning 10 oaAlaiu
on Monday. :. .ooobirr Troy
YY;HT Sohool gave his pupils vacat'9h
from Wednesday of last week ,il until mois Ssnt
day. spending Christmas with his parents
III Mrs. Mary West. underwent an & opernn- =
ton for appendicitis on Sunday nec' g
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-30
HEAD MASTERS AT BOSTON.
Closing Sessions of 18th Annual Con
vention Held Tuesday.

Boston, Dec 29.-The head masters
of the United States, who opened their
18th annual convention here yesterday,
held the second and closing days ses-
sions today President Horace d. Taft
of the association, a brother of the
President again presided
1.-THE Bible in the Schools was an
nounced as the topic of discussion at
the forenoon meeting, with Colonel
Charles w. Larned of West Point, n.
Y, as the leader of the discussion.
The sessions OF the convention are
private.
The annual business meeting and
election of officers was on the after
moons program, following the con-
sideration of the topic: THE Atti-
tude Of the Average Boy Toward His
Work"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-30
SHOWING IN ENGLAND.
Railroad Traffic Tied Up In Scotland
EnaIish Roads Blocked With Drifts.

London, Dec 2a.-The snow storm
which visited the British isles sunday
last, continues today and III some
parts, particularly in the north. 1t mas
assumed the proportions of a blizzard
In Scotland the train service has been
entirely tied up for "a hours, and many
factories have been forced to close
down. In several of the English ccun-
ties the roads are blocked with snow
drifts In London a fine snow. accom-
panied by wind, has been falling SINCE
early morning.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-30
Salmon Lake Grange.

At the next meeting of Salmon Lake
Grange, North Belgrade, there will be
work in the First and Second degrees,
and Wednesday evening, Jan 6, there
is to be special meeting to work the
Third sand Fourth degrees. The Off
GERS are to be installed by J. c. Hewitt
q State deputy
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-30

Edward Lambert, driver of the au-
tomobile which struck and fatally in
jured George Williams, a paper mill
worker at Holyoke. Mass. on Sunday
night last, was arraigned in the police
court Tuesday on a charge of man.
slaughter. He pleaded not guilty and
the case was continued until Monday
bail of $1,000 being furnished. Will
liams was struck by the automobile
just as he was alighting from street
car He died Monday night
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-30
p ABOUT $4,000 LOSS.
Fire at Fort Fairfield Tuesday Does
Heavy Damage.

Fort Fairfield, Me-. Dec. 29.-The
large new livery stable of Edward j.
Dorsey, together with 40 tons of hay,
400 bushels of oats and Is hogs. was
burned today The loss was $4,000,
with q small Insurance.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-30
ACCIDENTAL DEATH
John WEIGH, Driver of Log Team, Run
Over and Instantly Killed.

Moscow, Me, Dec. 29.-(SpeciaD.-
John Welch of Brassua was instantly
killed by being run over by load OF
logs which he was hauling from a
yard on Mayfield township to a land
ing in this town Welch was riding
on top of load of II logs and his
team of four horses were moving rap
idly down a slight grade. Welch was
thrown between the pole horses by the
sled striking some kind of an obstruc-
tion probably, and it is apparent the
big load passed over his body. The
body is horribly mangled The acci-
dent was not discovered until the driv-
erless team reached the landing.
Welch was As years old. widow and
five children survive
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-30

She returned from Benton Monday, Dec
a, where she had been caring for her
Frederick r. Weymouth returned on
Monday to Bates College, where he rs
Sophomore. =
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-30

Besides being a first class story
this book contains more genuine infor-
nation about the growth and cutting
OF timber and the picturesque life Of
the loggers than has ever before been
put in readable form.-Detroit News
Tribune.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-30

A good book, and thoroughly inter-
esting (Conn.) Times.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-30
TheICamp' : 'onl q
x, Letter K

The tone is manly throughout, the ST.
fun of the best kind. and the book is
distinctly readable for any age.
Lutheran Observer.
capital story of two active boys in
camp in the Northeastern corner of
Haine.- Brooklyn, N Y, Times.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-30

Mr.. Burleigh has succeeded well in
incorporating into his story some of
the atmosphere of these great wood
lands, in the depths of which hundreds
of hardy men toll every winter.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-30
RAYMOND Bensong
At krampton

An exceeding good story of school
life is worked out for us by the author.
This typical country academy furnishes
us with good and wholesome reading
Episcopal Recorder, Philadelphia, Pa.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-30
A capital story for boy readers.
Brooklyn, IN. " Times.

story especially in the revelation of the
boys character development.-Chica
Tribune.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-30

1t is interesting from start to finish,
and While rousing and full of enthu-
siasm, is wholesome in spirit and
teaches lessons of purity and justice
and manliness in real life.-Herald and
Presbyter, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-30
All Among the
Loggers
A new book Of wholesome and vivid
interest for boys.-New York Post
The story is entertaining ard un-
usual.-New York Sun.

Mr. Burleigh knows the NJ inc of
which he writes: 1t takes onl! few
pages of description Of loggin, camp
life to determine that He IS con-
structed a good out-of-door ST ,ry for
boys. and one that will have he at
traction of novelty for most re roaders.-
Utica, IN. ~ Observer.
The Washington times., 1908-12-25
Little Structure Was Thrown
Across RaVine For His
Convenience.
WALK TO HIS MEALS
is MADE PLEASANT
Boardwalk, Strung With Electric
Lights, Leads From Cottage
TO the Hotel.

AUGUSTA. Ga. Dec. 25.-Another
bridge has become famous, one equaling
in whlteness the Cabin John Bridge,
built by Jefferson Davis, and SURPRISING
in strength these richety structures
which Caesar burned behind him.
1t is the brand-new Bridge Of Size
over which the President-elect walks
SIX, and some times eight. times a day.
It was constructed especially for him
and his family, so that they might have
the shortest walk possible from their
cottage 10 the Ben Air Hotel, where
they take their meals' and it was made
necessary by a ravine that lies between
the cottage and the hotel.
The management Of the hotel decided
that il would be an Unseemly thing to
have Mr. Taft sCramDling through back
lots and up and down a ravine to get
to his meals. Accordingly, a substan-
tiaI boardwalk was laid from the back
door Of the cottage 20 the ravine, and
across the ravine was flung a bridge of
some size that is liable to remain
part Of the scenery for many years.
All along the walk are electric lights.
The bridge itself is twenty-five yards
long, and N some places is twenty-five
feet above the ground. The boardwalk
is 125 yards long. The bridge is painted
white, and has a handraii on each side.
The cottage from which the walk leads
is a regular old-time Southern house.
It was built seventy years ago, and
belonged to a weIl-known family until
the hotel took charge Of it. 1t is fur
nished in the old colonial style, and he
walls Of the rooms are hung with old
oil portraits and paintings.
The Washington times., 1908-12-25

Holmes and GregOry-awaiI sentences Of
death Ten await transportation 10
Peuitentiaries on long terms And one
man, Ned w Barton, former assistant
patent examiner, sentenced 10 two
years, is spending his first holiday in
Jail He was last Christina "a hIgh
Government official. a genius in TIE
electrical world, with a big career b,-
fore him In a few days he VIII De
sent to MOUndsviIle, w Va, 10 serve
his sentence
Uncle Sam Not Santa.
Uncle sam is not a Santa Claus at
the jail Warden Mckee and his depu-
ties have no appropriation for a Christ
mas dinner But they have maraged 70
orange the Friday dinner Of bscon and
beans white bread, coffee. and .. vegc-
table. a little more daintily than usua l.
The friends OF the prisoners are the
good angels OF the jail
At - O'Clock this morning a WAGON
brought roast turkeys, plum pudding
nince pies, celery, and the tfuishirE
touch OF cigars and smoking tobacco
All this came as presents for specific
prisoners, but II was Immediately dss-
triouted, according 20 the spirit Of Ias
day.
The Washington times., 1908-12-25

later Heisterhager darted into the tele-
phone booth.
Hold on thereI" he shouted. That's
a cork leg, and under the rules we cant
call an ambulance"
Crowd in Quandary.
What to do the policeman didn't know
Mahoney's leg was beyond repair. b, I
the city couldn't help him out. The
charities department doesn't furnish
artificial limbs, and the man was not
bruised seriously enough to warrant
taking him to a hospital. Besides. M
honey was dead set cul getting TO the
Christmas party. declaring that no
couldn't "diSappOint the kids" A crowd
collected and offered many suggestions.
but none was practical
About this time a newspaper reuorrer
who was Mastering home to decorate :,
tree tor his own youngsters. happened
along ana, finding out what the trouble
vas, teleDhoned his Office
Buy Santa some crutcheS and see
that he gets TO the party on time said
the editor.
This the reporter did and the Cole
kids were made happy.
The Washington times., 1908-12-25
HUNDRED YOUTHS
GET OYERCOATS
For Twenty-Third Consecu-
tive Christmas Saks & Co.
Present Poor BOYS
With Clothing.

For the tWenty-third consecutive
Christmas, the firm Of Saks & Co. this
morning brought JOY into the hearts OF
more than 10 small boys OF the city's
poor by presenting each Of them with
an OvercOat-
Within an hour from the opening Of
the doors, at 10 O'Clock, The Ig0 boys
had passed through the building, and
emerged again from the entrance on c
street auired in long overcoats which
fit them perfectly In some cases new
shoes AMI hats were in evidence.
Joseph L Saks personally supervised
the distribution Of The coats and with
out an exc eDl.@u. the boys. as they were
their appreciat on. Mr. Saks was as
sisted by SecreI ary Jones. OF the AssO-
ciated Charities, IN addition TO a num-
ber Of the employees Of the store.
The ly9 children, who were the OBJ
jects Of the charity, had been previously
selected from an investigation Of 30
cases Of needy families. conducted by
the Associated Charities. Each child
carried a card. bearing a number. and
this number was compared with q rec
ord at the store, which gave MS name,
age, and size A coat was at once
found which had already been selected
for him, 50 that IL only required q l--yv
seconds In which to dispose Of each ap-
pliCaut.
Many Of the children were accom-
panied by their parents. Two blind
coIOred boys were led TO the counter
by their mother and their faces showed
signs Of unmistakable pleasure as they
ran their h-nds over their new coats.
The name ol one boy practically
paralyZed, who appeared on crutcLes.
was taken by Secretary Jones The
Associated Charities viii see that he Is
given medical attention several other
individual cases We're given especi Al
attention
The Washington times., 1908-12-25
SANTA GETS THERE
MINUS WOODEN LEG

NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-For a time it
certainly seemed as though Santa
Claus would be late in arriving at the
home Of John Cole over in Brooklyn,
but he managed TO reach there on time,
and all the little Coles were hugely de
lighted. albeit they We're shocked and
distressed to see the s-ood old man limp
around on a pair OF crutches.
Santa. who in this instance was VIII
liam Mahouey, a teamster, at Dougan
Hills. 5. L, Taet with an accident en-
route to the Cole home.
Falls IN Front of Car
Santa had stuffed some toys in his
pockets and walked from the Battery
10 the entrance to the Brooklyn Bridge,
when his foot slipped and he barely
rolled out of the way of a northbound
Third avenue car. 1t seemed to Police
men Harry Smith and William Hester
hager that he had been run over. and
they rushed to him. The man was
groaning from a blow On the head, and
one leg was swinging limp from the
knee
Legs most cut offr' said Smith,
who didn't recognize this Santa AT all
Look out that he doesn't bleed to
DEATH and away he hustled TO call up
hudson Street Hospital A moment
The Washington times., 1908-12-25
LONE LITTLE MOUSE
STARTS BIG PANIC
Crowded Store Becomes Lingerie
Exhibition Until Policeman
Kills Intruder.

WILMINGTON, Del, Dec 25--One
lone mouse i'm a and 10-cent store in
this city, today, caused the greatest eN-
element among the Christmas shop
pers.
1t was discovered by Miss Marion
Baldwin, who has charge Of the jewelry
counter, and she at once gave the alarm
The store was filed with women, and
they climbed counters and TO other
points of vantage
Special Officer James Black appeared
at this time, and, being a modest man.
was almost overcome by the display Of
lingerie, but bravely went TO work ard
succeeded in clubbing the mouse 70
death.
None was injured. but numerous hats
were disarranged, ana one woman lost
her uuGeTSkiTr.
The Washington times., 1908-12-25
GOOD WILL FILLS
EVEN JAIL TODAY
Prisoners Who Receive Good Things to Eat Share With
Less Fortunate Associates, and All Have Enough
to Make Celebration of Christmas

Peace on earth. good viii towJ Ord
men"
Nowhere more than in the United
States jail where 5>y persons are i'm
prisoned for the violation Of that seBtI-
ment, does that divine law rule today
Like brothers and sisters OF a single
family the half who we're today remen-
bered by friends with turkeys. chickens.
and even plum pudding, gave freely and
generously 90 the other half and there
was not one OF them all, c0Inred or
white, who did not have -ea' Christ
mas dinner before him at 2:s5 this after
= on, the regular second meal hour.
Bitterness may have spoiled the feast
for many Six indeed, received as theiT
only Christmas gift, place in the jail
Thirteen Are Given Liberty.
But thirteen prisoners were given lib
erty at S o'clock this morning. Most
of them were homeless. Some were al
most reluctant 10 leave the warmth and
the shelter Of the jail where they would
have had as rich a Christmas dinner as
most Of those who are free But the
iron gates closed 10 keep them out to-
day just as yesterday it closed to keep
them in
Two prisoners in murderers' row