Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-29
Concerning Women.


Mrs. Alice b. Clark of Garfield coun-
ty. California, has received the indorse-
ment Of the Normal institute for the
office of state superintendent of public
instruction. She is now serving her
second term as superintendent OF
schools for Garfield county. Her in
dorsement by the Normal institute was
given on the nonpartisan basis. r.
Two noted English authors have mar
red New York women. Anthony Hope
married Elizabeth Sheldon in 1903. Sir
Gilbert Parker is another author VINO
came to the United States for his wife,
marrying Amy Van Tine, daughter of
Ashley Van Tine Ruryard kilpling
married Miss Balcstier of Vermont.
Mrs Bertha AyrtOn has succeeded in
ascertaining the cause OF the refractory
behavior OF the searchlight in certain
respects and is devising a remedy. the
British admiralty called in Prof. Ayr
ton to investigate the trouble some
time ago After making many inves-
LEGATIONS he turned the problem to his
wife. who is the only woman member
Of the institute of Electrical Engineer
AMI who received the only medal ever
awarded to woman by the Royal So
city of London for original, unaided
work.
Women doctors seem to be coming
to the front as never before. DR.. Kate
Levy has just been chosen one of the
directors of the Chicago Hebrew insti-
tute Dr. Mary ISham of Cincinnati
has been appointed house physician to
the Ohio State hospital for the insane
at Columbus, O. DR.. Martha "A. Rich
ardson has been elected secretary of
the Canton Ull) Physicians club. DR.
Caroline \. LOomis has been made as
sistant physician to the State lunatic
asylum, Austin, Tex DR.. Laura II.
Bransen, Iowa City. has been made
chairman Of the section Of obstetrics and
gynecology of the Iowa Union Medical
society.
Mrs. A. B. Enright of East Concord,
VT, is county supervisor Of schools ana
said to be one Of the busiest women in
the State. Besides her school work she
performs ali the duties that fall to the
lot of the wife OF Methodist pastor OF
two large parishes.
Mrs. e. Meyer is responsible for the
monument that has just been erected
memory of the horses that died during
the Boer war. 1t cost upward Of $4,000,
and is in the shape of stone water
ing trough on the top of which is the
hSure of a bronze cavalryman giving Il
drink to his horse
1t would seem that the school board
of Bloomfield, \. j., has invented 4 new
occupation for women. The pupils; of
the public schools are furnished with
free textbooks. Each summer two
women 50 through the eight .school
buildings of Bloomfield and put every
book in order At the end Of the SchoUI
term the books are sorted by the teach
c1s, grade by grade, and all needing re
pair are left in great piles on the office
floor. The two repaircrs take their
paste pot, awl and needle and make
them all as good as new again before
the summer is over
Mrs. George A. Hurst of Arkansas is
said to have been the direct cause of
bringing about the election of her hus-
band To the legislature. During the
canvass Of his district Mrs. Hurst was
his constant companion. She followed
wherever lie was called and, besides
shaking hands and smiling on voters
she helped to prepare her husbands
speeches ard acted as his secretary. at
tending to his large correspondence and
answering all kilograms making en-
gagements for debates When ne was
found to have led the entire ticket and
his neighhrrs came to serenade him.
Mrs. Hurst was forced to appear and
receive her share Of congratulations.