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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-31

Mrs. Crosby Fowler, of Unity, visit
ed her sister. Mrs. Elmira Nose, at C..
L. Towards the first of last wee.,.
Mrs. Alice Lowell was a guest Of
! Mrs w. D. Tasker last Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. w. P. Jones visited
her mother, Mrs. S. A. Thompson, the
first of this week.
c. P. Hutchins of Freedom was at
w. b. Jaquith's Saturday.
TROY.
Frederick r. Weymouth of Bates
College arrived in town Friday for
vacation of one week.
Mr.. and Mrs Elmer Hill Of Rock
land were called here Saturday by the
serious illness Of MI. Hills mother,
Mrs H. G. Hill
Mrs Amanda Bryant has sold her
place to George Meservie.
Mr.. and Mrs +. r. Carter of Bangor
were the guests OF Mrs. Carriers
parents, Mir. and Mrs. l.. b. Harding.
over Sunday, returning to Bangor on
Monday.
Enoch NJ. Barker. one of Troy's Old
est and most esteemed citizens. died
quite suddenly Monday, March ~. d.
though he had been in failing health
for some time a widow and one
daughter survive. who have the
sympathy of many friends.
Mrs. Charles GRAHAM has gone to
Benton to visit her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Laban Fernald.
Nell Ferguson has gone to Lawrence
to visit his brother and will go from
there to Franklin to visit his mother,
who is in feeble health.
Fred w. Wingate has bought the
place formerly owned by the late Addi-
son Prentiss.
Past Master Harry w. Bryant in
stalled the officers of Seven Star
Grange on Tuesday evening, March 70
after which d fine oyster supper was
served.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Rollins went
Monday to Plymouth to attend me
funeral of the late Mrs. James Bennett
The infant child of Mr.. and MS
Guy Luce is very sick with bronchitis'
Clyde and Herbert Bagley are 10
run the sap orchard on the Keen
place and expect to tap about 100 trees
Lewis Stone was the guest OF MS
brother Israel Stone, one day last
week.
Stella Harding visited her sister
Mrs. Frank Cunningham of Thorndlke
last week.
CENTER-E. p. Hopkins OF Piym-
outh was at the Center, Thursday
Miss Estelle Harding visited her SIS
tors in Tnorndike and Unity last weeK-
Mrs. Martha Maloon of Burnhah
was a recent guest of Mr. and MIS-
Milton Carleton.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Carter of Bangor
passed Sunday at the home of MIS-
Carriers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. D.
Harding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Taylor OF Pnts-
field were at the home of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. John Smith. THURSDAY
Mrs. Smith is still one of the sick ones
Miss Lombard, who has been pas.
ing several weeks at Milton Carietohs .
returned to Wilton Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Halves and their
brother, 1. ]. Wright, have all pce'
quite ill the past week. Miss Maoo'
Walbridge is with them.
The death of Mrs. I. c. Libby, Whi i
occurred at her home in Water'lho
last week. has left many aching near
III Troy, her native town. She Was
most faithful friend. ever Loyal any
true to old associations and frehu.
ships, and her loss is deeply felt py
large circle of acquaintances mere.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-31

A group of cheerful individuals in
the metropolis, most of them writer's,
have formed ain Optimists' Club with
the ivowcd purpose of changing April
Fool day to Optimist day. They will
make an heroic effort TO give the move
mcnt a good start by banqueting i'll
the Waldorf-Astoria tonight, and
promptly at midnight. after singing
patriotic songs, they will turn to each
other with the salutation Smile
Certainly that is a better way than
shouting april FOOL" but we suspect
that the world at large will be in no
hurry to adopt the innovation. Among
those who will speak at tonights ban
quot are Hamilton Wright. Mable,
Senator Taylor of Tennessee, known to
fame as Tiddling Bob, and John Ken
drick Bangs Of Maine. There is no
danger of the country having too many
optimists or too many Optimists' Clubs,
or too many Optimist days for that
matter and April 1 which has so long
been dedicated to fools and folly, Is
n good day on which to emphasize, the
spirit Of optimism.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-31

Pennsylvania is used to having sur
prising things happen at Harrisburg
the state capital, but perhaps the most
surprising thing for a long time
happened this week when the COVER
nor announced that the revenues of the
state for the next two years are likely
to be $4,000, 900 in excess of the csti-
mate made at the beginning of the
Legislative session. an estimate upon
which the appropriations of the
Legislature have been based. PennSyl-
vania is big state and they do things
on an extensive scale in its Legislative
halls as elsewhere. but it is hard to
see how Il matter of $1O.o00.000 was
overlooked. Certainly it is pleasant
for Pcnnsylvanians that the income is
likely to be $1O.00O.0O0 more rather
than 100000 less than the earlier
estimate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-31
sAGADAHoc.
RICHMOND D.

Mr.. and Mrs. z. NJ Dwinal returned
Saturday from their two-weeks trip to
Washington.
James A. Proctor and DR.. X. W.
Small attended the meeting of the Cap
ltol Island Association at Gardiner
Sunday.
]. w Newell and Roy G.. Harlow
came up from Brunswick Saturday to
pass the Easter vacation in town.
L. c.. Merrill of Leominister, Mass,
passed Sunday at the Johnson Seed
Potato Farms in town.
Dr. James NJ. Somes passed Sunday
with his mother at Portland.
Mrs. II. c. Oliver has been spending
the winter with her daughter Mrs. II
L. Jarr will return to her home in
Georgetown Wednesday.
Drummond Rogers of Orono is pass
ing a short vacation at his home in
town.
Gilbert Maxwell. who has been visit
ing relatives in town returned Friday
to his home in North Adams. Mass.
Schools in town began the spring
term Monlay. March 90.
W. F. Seekns, who has been in Pitts
ton the past two weeks, returned home
Saturday.
Worl. at the Deering ice houses was
closed for the season Saturday.
The selectmen have sent several
crews of men through the town in
search of brown tail moths.
Mrs. c. A. Wakefield and daughter
Florence returned Saturday from Wis
it with relatives in Clinton.
Mrs. F. F. Freeman and Miss Ma
belle Tarr. who Were called home b.
the death of their father. the late S.
E. Tarr. will remain for few weeks
with their mother in this place.
Mrs. ]. M. Odiorne. who has been ill
fer several weeks, is now able to be
out.
Mrs w. f. Wilson is confined to her
home by illness.
Mrs. George King. who was called
to Brunswick last week by the death
of her sister. Mrs. Martelle, has return
ed to her home.
Miss Media Percival of Waterville
passed a few days last week with
friends in town.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-31

II won't marry that man." said pref
ty Marian Rustigiar, an Armenian girl
20 years of age. as she stepped off the
gang plank at Portland the other day
and was confronted by Charles Vartan-
ian the man whom she had Travelled
thousands of miles to marry because
her parents had wished that she be-
come his wife. She had come all the
way from Turkey, but at the first
glimpse of the prospective groom she
exercised the feminine prcrogative Of
changing her mind. And he was
young man of good appearance at that.
But she rcbelled and that was all there
was tc it-exeept the plans for her re-
turn to Turkey. She told the immigra-
ton inspector that if he had been the
waiting groom she would have had no
kick coming. but the blushing inspec-
tor explained that he was already in
possession of one wife and that such
things were managed by law different
~ in this country than in Turkey.
Speaking of the towns industries a
Bowdoinham correspondent says: 1.-The
business al the Kendall fertilizing plant
has been larger this spring than ever
before and regular mountain of fer
tilizer has been shipped from here. 1t
| is understood that the company has
had the largest number of men on its
pay roll at anytime in it's history.
| There does not seem to be much of
anything new along the line of the al
| urninum plant which this town expects
to have The frame for the building
has been sawed and this week it was
| hauled to the site of the plant where it
will be erected as soon as the frost is
out OF the ground. Mr. Davis the resi-
dent manager Of the plant has been ill
with the grip this week but is improv-
! ing. 1t is reported that the Bowdoin-
ham kindlinS wood plant is to be re-
built 1t was destroyed by fire few
weeks ago and for a time there were
many who thought that it would never
be rebuilt but now it is reported that
reconstruction will soon begin which
is good news to all people of the town."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-31

Here is the way the opportunity to
abolish the Rines hill crossing appeals
to the people of sister city. In dis
GUESSING the proposition the Bath
Times. which speaks of the crossing
as the worst death trap in Maine,
says: 1T is rather surprising that
Augustans should need urging. The
alternative is terrible catastrophe
sooner or later. Because Providence
has STAYED off a collision between train
and trolley for Is years is no guaranty
that the people who ride up and down
over Rines hill will continue to enjoy
the same immunity. The capital city
should set an example to other Maine
communities by promptly taking adj
vantage of the opportunity"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-31

A return of the number of women
voters in England and Wales who are
qualified to vote for county councils
and for councillors in municipal bor-
oushs show that the women's fran
chise for county councils extends to
563.s61 for England and 1895 for Wales
making a total of 605.906. For county
borough councils in England and Wales
the number is 265,S62. and for noncoun-
&, borough councils. there are 131. Al
voters for England; 5.903 for Wales,
making a total of 137, 324-W-cstminis-
ter Gazette.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-31
The Jute Industry of India.

William II. Michael, the American
consul general at Calcutta sends home
an interesting report regarding the
jute industry of India. This is pub
lshed in the Consular Bulletin issued
by the state department at Washing
ton, and it contains many things OF
special interest to our people: first. as
showing the starvation wages and the
primitive mode of living among the
jute mill workers. and second as show
ing that the many millions which this
country sends annually to India for
bags and cloth might as we'll be kept
at home. Practically all the jute eX-
ported from India passes through the
port of Calcutta, and during the year
1906. which is the latest for which
official figures are available, gunny-
bags. gunny- cloth and raw jute to a
total value of over s30.OOO,OOO were ex-
ported from Calcutta to the United
States. Consul General Michael in
sists that all this money which we
send to India annually for bags and
cloth might be kept at home. He
says: I'VE are receiving articles that
are made by the cheapest paid labor on
earth, and which could be made by
mill labor in the United States. We
are buying $S,7S7,4S5 worth of raw jute
annually and manufacturing it into
cloth. Why not buy as much raw jute
as we need and manufacture it into
ditiOnaI employment to our own people
and keep the profits at home. 1t
would be still better to encourage the
growth of ramie on the lands going to
waste in the Philippines where that
fiber can be successfully cultivated.
Thus we would be absolutely indepen-
dent in respect to bags for use in
handling our flour, wheat, corn, oats,
and other commodities. Since the
process of cheaply degumming ramie
has been discovered there seems to be
no longer any excuse for holding back
in the cultivation of ramie on an ex-
tensive scale"
AS to the picture penned by Consul
General Michael regarding the condi-
tions in the jute mills of India, it is
enough to state that the wages range
from SO per month for the best paid
workman down to 81 per month Tor
the boys and girls. They subsist upon
soup made OF vegetables, and all
chew betel nut constantly as a stimu-
liant. They wear a single garment and
not much of a garment at that They
live in huts matched with long
grasses. with floors of clay and abso-
lutely void of furniture. The mills
whose operatives live in this primitive
and ptiful fashion on pay less per
month than American mill operatives
receive per day are owned by English
men and operated by them, and there
are $4,000 such operatives employed
in the jute mills of Bengal. For that
matter, however, they are no doubt
far better off than the masses of
India's population taken as a whole.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-31
Catarrh,

Called an American disease, Is cure.
by an American medicine, originate.
and prepared in the most catarrhal o.
American countries. 80.
That medicine is Hoods Sarsaparn, s.
1t cures radically and permanent,
in that it removes the cause. cleahslns
the blood of scrofulous and all o.i's.
Impurities. 1t overcomes all the enev.
of catarrh, too, and builds up NV
whole system.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-31

ESTABLISHED 1925

No notice whatever will Be taken Of
unsigned communications.
Tho Journal cannot be held RESPONSE
Bile for the preservation or return of
rejected communications.
Address all communications relating
to subscriptions and advertisements
to BURLEIGH G. FLYNT, Publish
ers, Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-31

The 40 or more members of Congress
who bear the name of William have
dent as an honorary member. Just
now none of them are quite rs promi-
nent in the public eye as the Payne
bill
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-31

Crazy Snake is not having a
monopoly of the Indian uprising busi-
ness. There is Congressman Adam
Byrd of Mississippi, a statesman with
good share of Indian blood in his
veins, who came near running amuck
during his tariff speach
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-31

Missouri is keeping in the limelght
these days Having taken its stand in
the Republican column and furnished
a cabinet officer and foreign minister
or two, it now sends to Washington
the youngest member of the new Con-
gress. His name is Polite Elvins and
his 31St birthday
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-31
SOMERSET.
ST, AL BANS.


Fay Lucas. Charles Magoon. John
Peakes. Walter Mathews and Harold
Robertson. students at Bates College,
are at home for a vacation.
Mabel Nutter was in Pittsfield last
week visiting friends.
Floyd Mathews has returned to
Pittsfield.
Mrs Bertha Hilton has a Morning
Glory among her house plants that has
opened a blossom each morning for
several mornings.
Leta Prescott, a student at Morgan $
Business College, was at home over
Sunday.
Mrs. Jesse Stone is at Albert Hurd's
helping to care for his mother, who
has been sick for several weeks.
w. A. Bigelow has been entertaining
several of Jobs comforters.
Local maple sugar is now on the
market.
Several car loads of shovel handle
blocks have just been unloaded at the
shovel handle factory. Also car load
of corn at the Hilton Bros grist mill.
A large lot of farm machinery at Wat
sons store makes one suspect that
spring is close at hand.
The country roads are so bad that
the r. F. D. carrier could make only
part Of his trip Friday.
Harlow Merrill OF Madison is in
town calling on friends and relatives.
Fred Lucas came home Saturday for
vacation.
RIPLEY.
Annie Stafford is at work in Dexter.
Annette Sevey, who has been ill., is
much improved.
Florence Boyle has returned home
from Yarmouth.
Jennie Skillings will go to Boston
soon to stop with Mrs. Joseph Eaton.
Mrs Harry BuZzcll has gone to
Dexter to work
Chas Bryant is improving.
Mr. Hunt. who has been staying 1T
Chas. Wakefeld's, returned Friday to
Clinton.
Nell Randall is loading potatoes in
Dexter.
VIM. Matthews OF Dexter has moved
into Sherman Laughton's house.
CAMBRIDGE.
Louise Horne was in town last week
visiting relatives.
Gladys Stearns returned Saturday 20
Dexter.
MI and Mrs. Ardel Folsom are in
Dexter for few days. They expect
next month to go to Seattle.
d. B. Whitney was recently in
Lewiston.
Mrs Alice Shorey is in Harmony.
large number attended the recen-
ton. given by Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Stafford at the hall in Harmony. MIR.
and Mrs Stafford were the recipients
of many beautiful gifts. Refreshments
were served and general good time
was enjoyed.
Mrs. Florence Folsom has been in
Ripley the past week visiting her
father, Chas. Downing.
.... JAcKMAN.
The entertainment given by the La
dies Aid Society Saturday was well
attended. pleasant evening was en-
joyed by ALL
Clifford Kennedy, student at Kent's
Hill, is spending the Easter vacation
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 7. H.
Kennedy.
N. c. Back. who has been clerking
for the Kellogg Lumber Co, returned
to his home in Utica, N. y, Friday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-31

All those who are wearing peach
basket hats this spring are not
peaches. No, not by long shot.
Neither are all Of the wearers Of
wastebasket hats to be regarded as
waste material
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-31
WALDO.
CENTER MoNTvILLE.

The experimenting school commit
tee met Tuesday, March 90. r. F.
Foster resigned from his position on
the school board and J. J. Clement
was elected to fill the vacancy. B. F.
Foster was elected superintendent Of
schools.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-31

1t is not worth making fuss over,
but it is poor taste, to say the least,
the battleship bearing the name OF
their state a silver service bearing a
portrait of Jefferson Davis upon one
of the pieces
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-31

There are villages in the Alps and
Pyrenees where electric power is SO
cheap that it does not pay to turn off
the lights on leaving a room.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-31

Silver medals have been presented by
the British Royal Humane Society tr
H. Freeman and T. Bouttell, seamen on
H. NJ. S. Glory. for gallantry in say
ing life from the burning Sardinia at
Malta
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-31

Russia has bought an aeroplane
which has not yet flown. The inventor
is one of the founders of the Aeroplane
Club, Captain Windham. kings mes
senger. with whom is Joined Captain
Gammin.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-31
Wednesday, March 81, 1909.

There is one peaceful oasis in the
great modern war desert. Switzerland
is not building any Dreadnaughts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-31

The editor of the Biddeford Journal
the opinion that the open season for
Welch rabbits should not be extended
bCyOnl midnight
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-31

Last year the Eennebec river from
Augusta to the sea was clear of ice
March %.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-31
MODERN
Shoe Repairing

In response to constant demand for
shoe repairing "while you wait" or at
short notice, am prepared to accom-
moderate and satisfy the public in this
respect.
The !, s g; $: y! YORK sh': .,; Store,
m1,eod tt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-31

The first potato special ever sent
out of Washington county left the
Calais station last Wednesday morn
ing Washington county is becoming
quite a potato growing county, and
the quality is said to be excellent.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-11
5. P. OFFICIAL IS
STRANGELY
9va
MISSING
(By United Press Leased Wire. }

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. IL
The continued absence of William
F. Herrin, chief counsel of the
Southern Pacific, has given rise to
a rumor that his health is i'm
paired and that he is undergoing
treatment somewhere in Europe.
Early in May Herrin left San
Francisco for a visit to the con-
tinent. 1t was reported that he
sailed to America ON the Kron
Princess Cecilie in September, but
on the arrival of the steamship
the attorney was not on board.
The latest reports are to the eff
feet that he left Liverpool on the
White Star liner Megantic, which
reached Montreal Thursday night.
AS far as can be ascertained, how
ever, no information regarding his
arrival on American or Canadian
soil has been given out.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-11
He HOLDS COURT
I ON BANKS OF
CREEK
(By United Press Leased Wire.)

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
SPOKANE, Oct. 1.-THE last
chapter in an unusual criminal
case was written Saturday before
Justice L. A. Womack, at Ritzville
when Attorney Otto w. Nolf en-
tered a plea of guilty for w. L.
Hagen and Arno Melvill, charged
with hunting without a license,
while defendants were many miles
away. The'fine of $40 was paid.
J. H. Tate, Adams county game
warden, was recently on Cow
creek and saw the defendants
shoot duck. He sent his dog into
the water for it and handed the
bird to the hunters, whereup he
asked them If they had a license.
They had none. Although it was
Sunday, the game protector could
not free them, and after delibera-
tion proceeded to hold court on the
lovely banks of Cow creek, with no
formalities save to ask them If
they were guilty or not guilty.
The only answer under the cir
was Guilty"
The pleas was entered and they
were told to remit to Prosecuting
Attorney John Truax of Adams
county, which was done.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-10-11
Put Up His Blankets
To Get Job Then
There Was No Job

With a voice trembling Carl
Hansen came into the police sta
ton this morning to complain
against an alleged deception prae-
ticed upon him by the Anderson
Wright Employment agency, Pa.
cific avenue and South Fourteenth
street. Last Saturday he applied
for a job there, he says, and was
sent to McNeeley's mill. He put
up all the extra clothes he had Ill
the world. together with his blan-
kets, to pay for the job. But
there was no job waiting for him
at McNeeley's.
When he demanded the return
of his blankets and clothes, he
claims the Anderson-Wright pen
pie laughed at him and told him
they would get him job by and
by. Detective Brady was sent
out to look up the case and the
employment agents quickly gave
up Hansen's belongings today.
This isn't the first time there
has been a complaint against these
employment men," said Chief
Duley this morning. Last week
a family man. having two chill
dren, paid 50 to get a job, was
sent to the Anderson-Nelson mill,
but there was no job there for
him. The employment agents re-
fused to return the money, and we
couldn't do anything for him.
There seems to be no ordinance
covering this sort of deception
and the only remedy is by civil
action. But very few of the la
borers who are duped this way
have the money to bring a civil
suit"
instances of men spending their
last dollar in the hopes of secur-
ing a job have frequently been
reported to the police. Some OF
these men would be sent 40 and
SO miles out of town to some
numbering camp to find them
selves stranded without any
money and no work. One case
known to the police left a man az
far out as Aberdeen with not a
cent in his pocket.
Assistant City Attorney Baker
this morning stated that a reso-
tuition is being prepared to cover
this gross abuse of gullible WORK
ingmen. at has been practical
ly impossible to get the employ
ment agents under the state
charge of obtaining money under
false pretenses, because in nearly