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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-30
SAGADAHOC
RICHMOND.

ElWyn Seekins of Pittsield was the
guest of MIR and Mrs. j. H. Wade this
week.
Mrs. Henry Page of Mt. Pleasant is
visiting friends in Bangor.
Prof. II. j kiDD and family of Nash
vile, Tenn, are guests at the home of
Charles Cobb.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Stuart spent a
few days at Capitol Island this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abind Randlette of Au-
susta are passing a few days in town.
Mrs III. l.. Heney, who has been
spending the summer at the home OF
Mrs. stacey, has returned to her home
in RoXbury, Mass.
George A. Reed of Gloucester, Mass.
was visitor in town Saturday. He
attended the meeting of his regiment,
the oath Maine. at Auburn.
Miss Nellie Donovan of Lewiston Is
enjoying q two-Weeks vacation at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. p.
II. Donovan.
Emeth ROYAL Arch Chapter, No g..
VIII be constituted next Thursday at
tcrnoon at O'Clock. Many prominent
Masons throughout the State will be
present.
Rev. l. A. Bean, pastor of the Meth
odist church, entertained his Sunday
school class at his home on Pleasant
street.
The EDWorth League of the Metho-
dist church will run an excursion to
RoOthbay and the Islands Thursday,
Sept. ., on the steamer Islander.
Progressive Grange held it's regular
meeting Friday evening with a good
attendance. The following program
was carried out: Music by choir;
reading, Sister Lou Skillins: solo. Sis
ter Vera Hartford; question, What
Crop Gives the Greatest Money Profit
in Manc?" reading. Sister Agnes
DinsloW; music by choir The First
and Second degrees were conferred up
on one candidate.
At the Methodist church next Sun
day evening at : o'clock. w. w. Main
will speak on the following subject:
"rhe Other Fellow" Mr. Main is the
secretary of the Massachusetts Baptist
Sunday School Association. He is a
fine speaker and his address is of spe-
cial interest to men. Let him have a
good house. Invite your friends to come.
Mr.. and Mrs. George LaFavor and
Mr.. and Mrs. James Purinton visited
Togus Friday.
Miss Arabel Allen is visiting friends
in Brunswick for few days.
The Pine Tree Girls gave a concert
at Curtis hail Thursday evening,
which was very largely attended The
club consists eff the following members:
Miss Virginia Pert. soloist; Miss Celia
Brown, violist:t Miss Mabel Tarr, read
er, and Mrs Frank Woodrow, pianist.
Mrs. s. A Odiorne of Boston is
guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A.
G. Thomas.
Miss Grace Waite, who has been Wis
iting her aunt, Mrs. Reed Jack. return
ed to her home in Mattawamkeag
Thursday.
Miss Norma Young of Gardiner is
visiting her aunt. Mrs. Everett STRAIT
ton, for few days,
Capt. and Mrs. John Darrah and son
John and Miss Pearl Costello arrived
Friday from Boston, after two
months trip to Florida.
Albert W. Kidder of Norridgewock
| is passing a few days at the home of
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. H. A Kidder
Miss Frances Kidder of Hallowell is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
A. Kidder
Warren Townsend of Boston was a
business visitor in town Friday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-30
COUNTY NEWS.
KENNEBEC
READFIELD.

Mrs. Vonie RankinS, Archie Staine,
Harry and Chauncy Fifield were guests
Wednesday of Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ Dud-
ley of Manchester.
Mrs. H. S Dudley went to Augusta
Wednesday as the guest of her niece,
Mrs. Lillian Heffernan, returning Sat-
urday
E. A. Robinson of Mt Vernon was in
town Thursday looking after stock for
the Brighton market.
More than 100 persons, old and
young, gathered at the S. S. picnic on
Monks hill Thursday and a very pleas
ant time was in progress with games.
contests, swings and hammocks. when
the downpour of rain started all for
home but not before a bountiful dinner
was partaken of by all.
SIDNEY.
WEST-Mrs. Ella Higgins of Haver-
hill, Mass, has been the guest of her
niece, Mrs. Clarence Richardson. Mrs.
Higgins daughter Miss Madeline, has
been stopping with Mrs. Richardson
one week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hall Bowman of Au-
gusta recently visited Mrs. Bowman's
p''itieo, WI. anu wi .. l.. II. WyIIldH.
+. E. Taylor and sister, Lena. spent
the day last Tuesday in Oakland with
their cousin, Mrs. Edward Wing.
Misses Maud and Oracle Blaisden,
who have been at Mr.. and Mrs H. +.
Corson's for two weeks left Friday at
ternoon for Waterville, where thew will
visit their aunt, Mrs. Copp, returning
to their home in Augusta Saturday
Mrs. Flora Swift Taylor of Cam
pello, Mass. is visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. N. r. Swift.
Mrs. f. H. Gaslin of Enid, Oklahoma
made short visit to Mr.. and Mrs
Clarence Richardson last week.
The birthday party given by Mr. AMI
Mrs. VIM. Blaisdell in honor of the
ninth birthday of their daughter.
Oracle, was attended by 10 of her little
friends. Swinging and various games
was the entertainment of the after
noon and were much enjoyed by tho
little party. The presents were pretty
and there was a goodly number, friends
remembering Miss Oracle who were
not of the party. There was a large
birthday cake, ices. and fruit for re-
freshments. That many returns of the
udy may come TO this young lady is
the wish of her many friends.
MONMOUTH.
EAST-Miss Julia Cushman of Port
land is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. NJ Cushman
Mr.. Charles Crosby and daughter,
Vera, of Newport, Me, are passing a
few weeks with Mr.. Crosby's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ Crosby.
The grounds around the new vestrv
have recently been graded and sown
to grass seed and new cutters have
been out on the building.
Mrs. Lizzie Richardson of Turner is
the guest of Mrs. Sarah Willard for a
few days.
Gordon Mellen and his sister, Eve
Ign, are camping on the shore of An
nahcssacook lake for two weeks.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-30
COMING Events,

Spiritualist State Campmeeting, Etna.
Aug. 81, Sept. !. 2, s-Central Maine Fair
Sept. Reunion Of 22d Maine Regi-
ment, Corinth. ,,a -
Sept 6. I, s. s-Maine State Fair. Lewis
Sept 7, g. 9-Waldo County, Belfast
Sept. Z, s, 9-Hancock County, Bluehi1I.
Sept. Z, 8, s-Northern Maine Eair.
Sept. s-Reunion of s1st Maine kegi-
Sept. 1o-somerset County Veterans and
Ladies Auxiliary. Fairfield. IN 7
Sept. lS-15-Maine Federation Of Wo-
Sept IA, Is, 1s-Cumberland County Fair.
Gorham.
Sept. a, Is. 1s-Kennebec County Fam.
Sept. H. 15. 1s-oxford County Fair.
South Paris. .d,ers
:, Sept. IA, is. 1e-somerset Central Fair.
Sept: 4, Is. 1s-west Washington Fair.
Sept. 15-Reunion Of Fourth Maine Re-
giment, Second Maine Battery, Berdan's
sharpshooters and Naval Veterans AS
Sept 15-16-Reunion of 18th Maine Regi-
mental Association, Kineo. Moosehead
Lake.
Sept 15-16-Eden Fair Eden. res
Sept. 15-16-North Ellsworth Farmers
Club, North Ellsworth an
Sept; q. %. 2s-Androscoggin Valley
Sept q. %, 2s-North Knox Fair. Union
Sept, q. %, 2a-Waldo and Penobscot
Sept 22-23-Cnmberland Farmers Club.
West Cumberland.
Sept 2s, 20. 3O-Franklin County Fair.
Pennington. =,
Sept. Is, %, so-south Kennebec Fair.
South Windsor
Sept. %, %, 3O-Bristol Fair. Bristol.
Sept. Is, 29 30-West Oxford Fair. Frye
burg.
Sept 2s %. aO-west Penobscot Fair.
Exeter. -.r .,.t
Sept 2s-29-New Gloucester and Dan
vile Agricultural Society.
Sept 29-30- National Encampment Of
Union Veterans Union. Auburn.
Oct S. 6. 7-Lincoln County Fair. Dam
arscotta.
Oct 6-7-Freeport Fair. Freeport. .gu
Oct. IL. 10. H-Sagadahoc County Fair.
Topsham. 90 q
Oct. ls-15--state Sunday School Con-
vention, Calais.
Oct. 2s-3O-Maine Teachers Association.
Lewiston.
Nov 9. 10. 11-Maine State Pathological.
Norway. .Iu,+
Dec. 21-23-State Grange. Bangor
Dec-Maine State Poultry and Pet
Stock Association. Portland. ......,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-30

From February to April 1908,
writes Dr. Sven Hedin, describing his
adventures in Thibet, L disguised my
self as a Ladakhi and blackened my
face every night and morning. At
critical moments-when Thibetans APP
preached our caravan-I used to run
after our droves of % sheep and goats.
whistling and shouting to keep them
together and playing the part of sheep
driver to the best of my ability. AT
Simla last September. this part OF
my adventures caused much amuse-
ment and Sven Hedin, the Thibetan
sheep driver came in for good deal
of good -natured chaff.'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-30
State Grange Field Meetings.

State Master c. s. Stetson has an
nounced the following dates for the
grange field day meetings which are to
be held throughout the State during ,Au-
gust:
Aug. 27-Cumberland County. Gorham.
Aug. 2S-Oxford County, SO. Paris. e,
Aug. 30-Cumberland and oxford Coun-
ties. Fair Grounds Fryeburg. .thta
Aug. 31-Kennebec County. Island Park.
Whitehead of New Jersey. Past Nation
al Grange Lecturer; Leon 8. Merrill.
State Dairy Instructor; Rev. J. Fl. Little,
Chaplain of Maine State Grange. and
State Master Stetson.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-30

The Mennonites grew out Of four
scots OF Dutch, Flemish and German
Baptists. They derive their name from
Memo Simons. a Catholic priest. who
became a leader of the Anabaptists in
about 1897 Simons was born in 1892 and
died in 1897. His True Christian Be-
lief was published three years before
his death. Following the death of the
leading spirit the sect underwent divi-
sions and changes of creed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-30

Every employe of the Bank Of Eng
land is required to sign his name ina
book on his. arrival in the morning,
and. if late, must give the reason
therefor. The chief cause of hardness.
is usually fog, and the first man to ar
rive writes detained by fog" opposite
his name, and those who followe write
ditto" The other day, howevero the
first late man gave as the reason, "ar-
rival Of twins and 20 other late men
mechanically signed ditto" uffder-
meath. laa91g VA noltsl
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-30

Loud walls of protest over the man
ner in which the new customs rules at
this port are being enforced are heard
with the arrival of practically every
steamer from abroad. Curiously
enough the officers of the great ocean
liners seem to have felt the burden
most heavily and the recent expert
ences of some of them have stirred up
all sorts of criticism. Many of the ex-
perlenceS under the new rules are re-
markable, such for instance as that of
Captain Turner of one of the largest
transatlantic craft. On the last arrival
of his vessel here, the captain was ac-
companied by his fourteen year old
niece, who as she went ashore with the
captain was nibbling O. cake of choco-
late which she carried in her hand On
reaching the gate at the end of the
dock the pair were stopped by a Gus
tom Waterman and informed that the
chocolate could not be taken ashore
unless duty was paid. The half-eaten
cake was confiscated and the captain
returned to his ship vowing vengence.
Just what became of the chocolate APP
pears to be uncertain. In another in
stance as the home corners were Ieay-
ing their vessel a custom officer saw
what he thought to be new white silk
handkerchief sticking out of passen-
gers coat pocket, and it was not until
the owner had returned to the custom
deck and paid duty on the article In
question that he was allowed to bring
it ashore. On the same day the Sec
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-30


ond officer of steamer which had just
locked started for short stroll. ASHORE
with tight -overcoat thrown over his
arm. Hestoo was stopped and StOld
that he would have to pay duty dkahe
coat Or leave it behind. The matter
would have ended in blows had not
friend informed the officer thatnM he
put the overcoat on the customs peo-
pie could not interfere with him. Such
proved to be the case and SO the coat
went ashore. The lot of the returning
ocean passenger has never been hap
Ply one but the new customs regula-
tions in such cases as these would seem
to indicate that it is now to befeven
more productive of trouble. ara,
The real cos: of dental work, as re-
vealed at hearing before the State
Board of Charities, is calculated to
make people think that their legs as
well as their teeth are pulled wren
they sit in the chair. The Manhattan
Chronological Society was asking for
authority TO start dispensary which
should charge an average of only
twenty cents a treatment. including
filings, crown and bridge work. DR..
Rabele, representative of the society,
told the board that there was a profit
in doing the work at that price, IAN
amalgam filling costs two cents said
he, ''and a cement one about the same,
while gold costs sivty-five cents; I can
get whole set of teeth for dollar"
DR. Rabelle also declared that twenty
cents was too much TO pay for extract
I,,fr cx,..
sent many New Workers to looking
over their old dentists bills and Won
dering how many city lots they might
buy with the money they would have
saved if their dental work had been
done on twenty-cent basis.
There is only one man in all the
United States of America who has, q
job for life, and he is William ". B.
Bennett of Gravesend whom the city
of New York must employ till he dies
at $40 per day for every day he works.
Mr.. Bennett has just put in a claim
for $500, representing what is due him
for so days toll as a member of the
Gravesend Land Fund Commission;
and on looking into the matter.
Comptroller Metz discovered that, he
was created commissioner by the
city charter-a fact which renders 1t
impossible for him to lose his position
until he loses his life. The other
members of the commission are the
Mayor and comptroller himself but
they are such only eX-officio, and
consequently drop out at the end of
their terms, while Bennett will draw
his salary as long as he draws his
breath.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-30

According to the Medical Press and
Circular of London. a red nose is by no
means a sign of drunkenness, and is as
common among teetotalers as tipplers.
Indigestion is responsible almost more
than anything else for red noses.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-30

The state bureau of industrial and
labor statistics is now engaged in the
work of gathering statistics in regard
to the people from outside of the State
who have bought farms or summer
cottages in Maine during the past five
years, the result of which will be en-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-30

Not less than 200,00O0OO tons, or 4OO,-
100000 900 pounds Of rain and snow
drop on this city every year. accord
ing to the calculations of engineers,
and the new record set during the re-
cent storm when 100000 tons of water
fell on Manhattan in twenty-four
hours. has accentuated the seriousness
of the problem of what is held to be
the most difficult question of storm
water disposal in the world. AS COM
pared to this question, that of provid-
ing for an underground and under riv-
er entrance to this city for a trunk
line railroad is comparatively simple
and the disposal of rainfall amounting
in year to a quantity equal to a
good-sized lake is an engineering prob
lem which is giving all sorts of diff
Guilty. The existing sewer systems of
all the five boroughS, which constitu-
tute Greater New York, are at present
greatly ovcrtaxed. The plans from
which they were built were based on
formulas in vogue forty or fifty years
ago. These early formulas make pro-
of an inch an hour. 1t frequently hap
p'hS quay tildl three lHcIeS vi fdlI
Will fall in an hour, and as a result the
city engineers are faced with the nee
essity of providing storm sewer ac-
cancellations capable of caring for a
flow as large as that of many naviga-
bic streams. ParadoXical as it may
sound the city today is spending hun
dredS of millions of dollars to get wa
ter by it's new aqueduct supply system
and is faced with the necessity Of
spending an almost equally large
amount to get water out of the city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-30
BIG FIRE LOSS.
Records Show That This Sum Has
Gone Up in Smoke in New York
Since 1888.

New York, Aug. 29.-The astonishing
fact that all New York is consumed by
flre once in every twelve years has
just been brought to light here by the
compilation of figures covering the
losses by confiagration during the last
twcnty-siX years-that is since 1883.
While it is not true that the entire city
is simultaneously consumed by fire
during each twelve year period, it is
true that the fire losses in twelve years
equals the total value of all the city's
new buildings. Even on this basis,
however, the burning of Rome was
mere trifie compared to that which
goes on here every year. Since 1888 the
value Of the property destroyed by
fire has exceeded $125,OO00O0. AS 1885,
49t fires go to make up this total, the
average annual loss is almost $1,000, 00O
which does not include the expense to
the city of 100000 false alarms. The
hgures show that a fire alarm is re-
celVed every twenty-three minutes and
that an actual fire occurs on an aver
age of less than every two hours, or at
the rate of thirteen a day, or 4746 each
year. The annual loss has shown var
iations to an extent which would seem
conclusively to prove that there is no
law of fire averages. Thus, though the
city grew rapidly in the fourteen years
from 1888 to 1897, the loss by fire in
the latter year was less than in 1888
and smaller than in any previous year
except 1856. The fire loss in 1891
was $6,900,0OO and in 1886 it was
only $4,000, 000-a difference of $S,-
100000. That this city should sacrl-
flee annually one-twelfth of the val
lie OF its new buildings is record cal
culated not only to make Nero, who is
popularity supposed to have enjoyed the
burning of Rome, turn in his grave,
but one which is causing Father
knickerbocker a considerable amount
of worry.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-06-23
Followed Instructions.

Cricket is a fairly well known pas.
time, but there are still a few benight
ed individuals who do not understand
the intricacies Of the game, and the
Muggleton eleven discovered one OF
these recently while they were playing
Puddleton. They were a man short
and, as the wickets had been falling al
fast and furious rate, they looked
for substitute. Hodge, the COW keep.
er, was approached.
"Garnr' he said. II can't play crick.
et." But on being assured that all he
need do was to hit the ball as hard as
he could he took his place at the wick
ct. He caught the first ball mighty
whack and sent it spinning away to
ward the boundary.
run, Hodge; run as fast as you
CAM he heard every one shout, and
seeing the other batsman, the local
blacksmith, coming toward him, swing
ing his bat, Hodge did run, and he
didn't stop till he was safe over the
farther gate.
''What did do to i'm, I wonder p
he muttered. anyhow he never caught
me. That's blessingv
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-06-23
His Full Share.

In a western Kentucky town Ben
Watson had saved the life Of Myra
Underhill, says Harper's Weekly. Miss
Underhill had been overturned in a
creek with a swift current, and the
act of young Watson was very he
roic one He had saved the life of the
girl after she was sinking for the
third time and had barely strength to
pull himself and the young woman to
shallow water.
The news soon spread, and Ben Wat.
son was hailed as the real live hero of
the village.
Aunt Tabby Wilson, the oldest WON
an in the village, the mother Of the
little colony, was loud in praise Of the
heroism Of the young man and at once
declared that Ben and Myra must get
married. ben saved Myry's life" she
said, land now they must marry and
be happy ever afterward, just as they
do it in the story books"
But Ben demurred. The arrangement
did not suit him.
"Why not marry Myry, Ben" said
the old lady. "She is yours, and we
must have wedding"
"She is n nice girl, all right" re.
piled Ben, ''but don't think we ought
er marry. Seems to me-" he went on
81 have done enough for Myry."
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-06-23

DREADFUL WOMAN WITH GRAY HAIR.
that they all feared him. ~I'l fix him
SO he won't know hisself, an if any Of
you kids bother with me-
Suddenly he ceased, he trembled, he
collapsed. The hand of one approach
ing from behind had laid hold upon his
ear, and it was the hand of one whom
he knew.
The other lads heard a loud, iron
filing voice say, Caught We at it again,
We brat, YEP They saw a dreadful wo-
man with gray hair, with sharp, red
nose, with bare arms, with spectacles
of such magnifying quality that her
eyes shone through them like two
fierce white moons. She was Johnnie
Hedges mother. Still holding johnnie
by the ear, she swung out swiftly and
dexterously and succeeded in boxing
the ears of two boys before the crowd
regained its presence of mind and
stampeded. Yes, the war for suprem-
acy was over, and the question was
never again disputed. The supreme
power was Mrs. Hedge.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-06-23
WHO HURT HIM Z" BE SAID FERoCIoUsLY.

WHO HURT HIM Z" he SAID FEROCIOUSLY.
Why, I could lick him when was
asleep" Willie Dalzel was magnif-
cent
A gate clicked, and Johnnie Hedge
was seen to be strolling toward them.
you said," he remarked coldly, 'syou
licked me, didn't your
Willie Dalzel stood his ground.
"Yes." he said stoutly.
well, you're liar" said the Hedge
boy.
You're another" retorted Willie.
mo, | amt either, but you're liar"
You're another" retorted Willie.
Don't you dare tell me I'm a liar
or I'll smack your mouth for you,'
said the Hedge boy.
well, did, didn't I?'' barked VIII
lie. IAN whatche goin' to do about
itr'
I'm goin' to lam you," said the
Hedge boy.
He approached to attack warily, and
the other boys held their breaths. WI
lie Dalzel WINGED back q pace. "Hol'
on minute" he cried, raising his
palm. TIN not
But the comic windmill was again IN
m0don. and between gasps from his
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-06-23

- T came to pass that certain half
dime blood and thunder PAM
phlet once had a great vogue in
a tribe of boys at Whilomville.
This story relates the experiences of
lad who began his career as a cabin
boy on pirate ship. Throughout the
first fifteen chapters he was ropes
ended from one end of the ship to the
other end, and very often he was fell
ed to the deck by heavy fist. He
lived through enough hardships to
have killed a battalion Of Turkish SOL
diers, but in the end he rose upon
them. Yes, he rose upon them. Hordes
of pirates fell before his intrepid arm,
and in the last chapters of the book he
Is seen jauntily careering on his own
hook as one Of the most gallous pirate
captains that ever sailed the seas.
Naturally when this tale was thor
oughly understood by the tribe they
had to dramatic it, although 1t was
a dramat1Zat1On that would gain no
royalties for the author. Now, it was
plain that the urchin who was cast
for the cabin boys part would lead a
life throughout the first fifteen chap
tiers which would attract few actors.
Willie Dalzel the chief, developed a
scheme by which some small lad
would play cabin boy during this pc
Rod of misfortune and abuse. and then
when the cabin boy came to the part
where he slew all his enemies and
reached his zenith he, Willie Dalzel,
should take the part
This fugitive and disconnected rem
dering of a great play opened in jim