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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-08

and delightful time enjoyed by all
Miss Hazel McCabe is spending a
few weeks with friends in Auburn.
Lincoln Merrick had the misfortune
tn be quite seriously kicked Thursday
evening by a horse.
Mrs. II. b. Allen has been visiting
for few days with relatives in Brigh-
ton.
Several from this vicinity celebrated
the Fourth at Pittsfield.
Percy Campbell accompanied Chas
Stuart to Bar Harbor. helping care
for the ponies which Mr.. Stuart drove
there.
ID. \. Turner and family, Harry Tur-
ner and family. Mr.. and Mrs. A. c.
Parkman. Mrs. Isabel Whiten, Mir and
Mrs. f. a. Parkman, j. c. Millett and
Earl ParkmJn passed Tuesday at the
Parkman cottage. camp Benson. with
Mrs. Belle Parkman and Miss Alice
Parkman and their guests, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thorn. 4 picnic dinner was en-
ioyed and ice cream and cake was
served.
George Phibrick has returned from
Bangor. whore he has been employed.
Mrs. Clara Libby and Mrs. Lovina
Stuart recently passed the day with
Mrs Benz. Grant.
Mrs. Chester Campbell has gone to
Bangor after passing several weeks
with MIR. and Mrs. Fred Campbell.
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SAGADAHOC.
MaA ksfkAH --- q. !
BOWDOIN.

NoRTH-A daughter was born Tues
day, June q, to Mr.. and Mrs Percy
Lane.
Prof. II. q. Kip has arrived from Nash
vile, Tenn, to pass the summer with
his family.
Louis keenan, from Sabattus was in
town Sunday
Elsie Pratt is visiting relatives i'm
Litchfield
Mrs. Robert Hood of Gardiner was
lately the guest of her grandmother.
Mrs. Sarah Allen.
Mrs. Kip is passing the week in Lewis
ton.
Little Dora Mann, who boards at John
Decorin's, is passing two weeks of the
vacation with her mother in Lisbon Falls.
Mrs. A d Chase and her two little
daughters returned Sunday from a few
days visit at the home of Frank Chase
in Wales
Mrs. c. H. Allen has returned from a
weeks visit in Litchfeld
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Green of the east
side were visitors Friday at the home of
Harry Pierce.
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know of any association that offered a prize
for the bringing up of large families, but
Ventured the remark that it would not
be a bad idea to pension a mother who
had reared such a large family of chill
dren. He asked her in the letter, where
she got the impression that she and her
husband would receive a thousand dollars.
A reply was received to Dr.. Young's let
ter Friday, in which the woman said that
her husband was the one who told her,
and he had his information from men with
whom he worked on the drive. She quoted
her husbands informant as saying that a
neighbor of his raised a family of IA chill
dfen and received $1,000.
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A BUSY OFFICE.
State Pension Agent Translates Large
Volume of Business.

The office of State pension agent,
George +. Dodge of Carmel. has been
a busy place during the past few days.
A large volume OF business relating to
the 1910 pensions has been handled
from that office within a short time.
The Governor and Council at their
last meeting drew warrants for the
of 1870 towns for State
pensions in sums varying from $l2 to
500. the total amounting to S1l,S54.
The payroll has gone forward from
the pension agent for the balance of
the towns and for the cities of Old
Town. Brewer and Saco, covering the
same period and amounting in the ag-
gregate to 100000, and it is understood
that warrants for the reimbursement
of these municipalities will be drawn
at the next council meeting, and that
the reimbursing of the remaining cities
will be taken up at later meeting.
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YOUNG MEN AROUSED
State Dairy Instructor Sees Promise of
Great Dairy Progress.

STATE Dairy Instructor Hedley C. Black
of Augusta. at recent meeting of The
Norway and Waterford Dairy Testing As
ISOLATION. heard Young man, who had
been a member of the Association for two
years, give a report upon his herd of eight
Jersey cows and heifers that was very
hopeful for future dairy progress. This
herd during the year 1909 produced 81, 655
pounds of milk, while in the year 1910
they produced 46.706 pounds, gain in
one year of 1871 pounds of milk to the
COW.
The young man told Mr.. Black that he
attributed his success TO his being mem
Der of the Dairy Testing Association, which
gave him a chance To study the Individual
COW. and thereby obtain a great knowledge
OF the art CT feeding, care and manage
ment of his dairy herd. This only goes
10 show what can be done with any herd
in the State of Maine by enthusiastic mem
bers of cow testing associations, by men
who are thoroughly alive TO the POSSIBLE
tia of dairy. advancement" remarked Mr..
Beck in discussing the incident with a re-
porter
A. s Cook, formerly in charge of the
seed work of the department of agrieul-
ture, but now in the dairy division of the
otfted States agricultural department was
visitor Friday at the State department
OF agriculture Mr.. Cook brings very en-,
eouraging reportszo of the dairy testing work
as it is carried ON by associations in other
states.
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ONLY BY A PARASITE
Can the Deadly Saw-Fly Be Driven
from Maine Woods.

Practically the only way in which the
deadly sawily that is destroying thousands
OF dollars worth of timber in the Maine
woods can be destroyed is by a parasite
which feeds upon them and which develops
as the flies increase in numbers" is all
that Assistant State Horticulturist George
A Yaaton of Chelsea can tell the Maine
timber land and pulp wood owners who
are anxiously writing 10 him to find out
what can be done to DESTROY this pest. the
rayages of which have already become
greatly apparent in the northern Maine
woods
Mr. Yeaton says that the only other
hope e their destruction by fungous dis
eases. and that is not a very strong one
Many varieties of these saw-fiies exist.
feeding on spruce. hackmatack and other
trees. and the damage is caused by the
female who wounds the twigs of the tree
in finding places for dcpos4sing her eggs
Hef points oat that after the severe raw
ages Of the hackmatack saw-fy some 30
years ago.~a native parasite deyoured them
when they appeared in great Numbers, and
from hen until now they have hardly been
heard from
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HtMN n
SEVEN BAD FIRES
Rre Raging Within a Distance of 20
Miles of kineo.


Seven bad forest fires are now raging
within radius 4 go miles about Kineo.
according to. information received at the
ofhce of State Forest Commissioner Mace.
Word was received Friday afternoon, from
dreenville Junctioas stating that bad fires
have broken out at LILY Bay. and on Days
Academy Grant Srpall crews of men have
beeh sent out to light. the fires but it was
reported impossible TO get large crews to-
gether at this time No rain fell at Green
vile Thursday. and everything is as dry
as finder in that vicinity.
Fires are now burning on Norcross Brook,
Enchanted. Roach Pond, and Lobster Noun
tain, and another fire, in addition ia one
previously reported. has broken out at
Frenehtown. Word was also received, late
In the afternoon from Chief Warden A. B.
Haynes. at Norcross, that a fire of con-
siderable proportions was in progress at
Coopers Brook. and as big a crew as could
be got together was hustled out there.
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New Corporations.

=, The following corpora tons have filed GER
hfcates of organization at the Office of the
iseeretary of State:
champion Copper Co, organized al Kit
taSy, for the purpose of CARRYING on a gen
eral mining business. with 5000 600 capital
stock, of which nothing is paid in Officers
President, Lucius B. SWEET of Kittery
treasurer, George E. Burnham of Kittery.
Certificate filed July T. 1911.
Kicker Cigar Co., organized at Portland
for the purpose OF manufacture of cigars
tobacco, cigarettes and all other tobacco
products, with 10000 capital stock, OF
which $4,000 is paid in. Officers: Pres.
ident, Fred B. Kicker of Portland treas
urer, George +. Cushman of Portland. Ger
tiheate filed July 7, 1911.
Japstiek Co. organized at Augusta, for
the purpose of manufacture and sale OF
Japstick. burning pastils or other devices
to drive away mosquitoes and insects with
$4,000 capital stock. of which nothing IS
paid in Officers: President. f. NJ. Leayitt
of Winthrop treasurer E. NJ Leavitt OF
Winthrop. Certificate filed July G. 1911.
The Holmes Motor Co., Inc organized al
kittery, for the purpose of manufacture
sale and repair of vehicles requiring OF
using motor power, with $500, 600 capital
stock, of which nothing Is paid in Officers
President, Lucius b. SWEET of Kittery
treasurer, George &c. Burnham of Kittery
Certificate filed July 7. 1911.
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Chance for City to Act in
State Park Matter.
AfoosiOOk Couple Demand $1,000
For Raising 10 Children.
Seven Bad Forest Fires Are Raging
About kineo.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting of Governor and counof|
Tuesday, July 10, at 10 A. M. IL

The act for the Improvement of NE
State land upon the opposite sida. OF
the road from the State House, Cat
ing the same public park, whic2Nas
passed by the last Legislature as hap-
ter - of the Private and Specia "a { Is,
became law on July /. 1T now d3Folves
upon the city of Augusta to False 90
per cent. of the amount appropriated
for the purposes OF tfe%act by the
state, and To recommend commits
sioner under the provisions of the act,
iii order for commission to he APP
pointed and the act to become effec-
tive.
a great many inquiries are being
made BY Visitors to the State House
Is 10 just what action was taken by
the last Legislature in regard to the
creation Of a State park and when
work is to begin in improving these
grounds. Nearly every one who visits
the State House comments upon how
much it will improve the Capitol sur
roupdines to have a reasonable sum
OF money expended upon the grounds
on the opposite side of ths street and
how greatly a public park is needed in
that locality.
Tile act creating the state park is as
follows:
Section /. All that portion d. the
State lands situated in the city AArA u
gusta and lying between Statf,street
on the left and the location Of the
anime Central Railroad Co on the east,
is hereby created a publics3Hrk.
Section .. The supervisisE sSdirection
b..r Inv
vested in commission of three tosee
appointed by the governor A.ySG
Section 8. The commissioners 4re1
vided for in Section of this actfhall
be appointed for a term of four years
and shall serve without compensation.
Section 4 One of the commissioners
provided for in Section of this act
shall be resident of the city of Au-
gusta, recommended to the Governor
for appointment by the city council Of
Augusta.
Section 5, To effectuate the purposes
of this act, there is hereby appropriate
ed the sum of $500 for the year 1911,
and the sum of 5000 for the year 1912,
provided that the city of Augusta for
the corresponding period appropriates
for such purposes an amount equal TO
so per cent. of the sum so appropriat-
ed by the State.
Section D. The commissioners pro-
vided for in Section of this act shall
be, and hereby are authorized to re
ceive moneys, by gift or legacy and
shall hold the same as trustees for the
purposes stated in Section l of this actt
Section Z The expenditure of ~
moneys provided for in this act 81
be under the direction of the comrH$fs
sioners provided for in Sector. of
this act. and an annual repoM - 9he
same in detail shall be mades the
Governor and Council.
Section 3. All acts and parts of acts
inconsistent herewith are hereby re-
pealed.
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VICTIMS OF HOAX.
Aroostook Couple Demand $1,000 for
Raising Ten Children.

DR.. A. G. Young, registrar of vital sta
tlsties has had under his consideration
recently, somewhat peculiar case, in which
worthy Aroostook couple are apparently
the victims of hoax perpetrated upon
them by some OF their acquaintance a
short time ago, a letter directed to the
State House was turned over to the regis
trar of vital statistics, after il had gone
the rounds of several other Offices. The
writer of the letter stated that she was
the mother of ten children, all of whom
were alive and well. She said that her
husband mad heard that they were entitled
to $1,000 for rearing this large family OF
children, and as they were not in good
circumstances would like to have some OF
the money If they could get it, bur did
not know whether they would receive II
from the State or from the United States
DR.. Young replied courteously to the wo-
mans letter, telling her that ne did moi
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A Narrow Escape.

Major Dodge was congratulatng. himself
Friday upon his narrow escape from, her
ing struck by. lightning on the preceding
day All of the windows in the office Were
open, ana he was sitting near hisc desk
with a friend from Lewiston
when suddenly the upper part of the room
became enveloped in a blaze of light and
there was a sudden whizzing sound. :. All
this took hardly moment. When Major
Dodge and his guest arose to their feet
they discovered that the electric lights in
the room had been extingushed. No trace
could be found of damage to wall or cell
ing by the bolt, and the Carmel man be-
lieves the bolt entered one window. and
passed out the other.
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SOMERSET.
PALMYRA.

Edgar Linnell visited with friends In
town. Saturday and Sunday
Mrs. Aurilla Coston, who has been
spending the past six months with her
daughter in Auburn, has returned
home.
Mr. and Mrs j. NJ. Foster of Month
cello visited on Thursday at z. *.
Tracy's.
Mrs. c. II. Webb entertained on
Wednesday the members of the HART
land Guild of the Methodist Episcopal
church. A picnic dinner was served
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ETNA.

Carl o. S. Spaulding, who has been
visiting his grandmother Mrs. Ella Fogg,
returned Saturday to his home in Pitts
field.
Mrs Hattie Shaw is in Bangor at the
Eastern Maine hospital
REV. Mr.. MePeters held preaching ser
vice Sunday at North Etna church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Donaldson passed
Sunday at Newport
Mrs. Nina underhill is the proud moth
er of a baby boy.
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Official Slate Practically Clear.

The long list of appointments which were
made Thursday by Governor Plaisted, prac-
ueaiiy cleans up the official slate until
September, when expires the term of Har-
ry NJ. Connors recorder of the Bar Har-
Dor municipal court and that of Frank H
sHargrayes of West Buxton, member of the
state Board of inspection of prisoners and
lails A new executive register is being
prepared and Will soon be issued by the
department
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KNOW HOW IS USUALLY

called luck and the person who
accomplishes. without much fuss.
or DELAY. or expense. or fretting,
something which costs another
person all of these in plenty is
called lucky" For example
want advertisers are often called
lucky" Yet it's know howl
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has this week moved his family thereto.
Mrs Sarah Rideout is the guest for
two weeks of relatives in Lewiston.
WooLWIcH
Capt. f. o. Day and family of Flush
ing, L. l., open their summer home this
week
Miss Mary p. Wright, one of the Bates
graduates, class II, is at home for g.
while.
Ernest and Leonard Stilphen, Jr, have
bought the Willard Rice house, owned
by Mrs. Isabel Dana, and with their
parents will occupy it.
Pastors and delegates from various
churches in the Conference met in coun-
ell at 1890 a NJ. June 2s, in the Baptist
church to ordain Rev. George McNeyeres
as it's pastor y bountful dinner was
served i'm Parish han. The address at
$50 p NJ. was by DR.. Tilley of Damaris-
Gotta.
John L. burlington of Brunswick was
a visitor in town Friday.
Rev Ernest Small formerly of Bath,
made his friends here a flying call last
week on his way over East.
Mrs Alice Reed has returned from tbs
Maine General hospital, Portland.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Head have re-
turned from a trip to New Castle.
II. +. Maybry of East Boston is pass
ing the summer in town.
Mrs Bertha Prebie, who has left the
Sanitorium at Hebron. is at Isaac How
ards. she viii go to Rutland, Mass,
later for treatment.
Frank Card moved Winship Preble's
household goods from Richmond 10
Woolwich Center last week, where ms
son Weldon is spending his vacation
The Congregational pastor, Rev. MI
McAllister. is much liked by the people
and has a large congregation at Ne
quasset Sunday afternoons at T. M,
when the Methodists unite by attending
the services He breaches at loSo a.
NJ at DAYS Ferry. where he resides, 10
a good sized congregation.
Miss Emma Preble will go to Chelsea
in the near future to stop with her aunt,
Mrs Mabel Foster
Frank Whittams family OF Auburn are
at their home at Day Ferry.
Rev James E. Cochrane, State Baptist
missionary, has been in town few days,
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KENNEBEC.
WAYNE.

NORTH-Mr. and Mrs. James Hall
and son returned to Oakland Thursday,
after passing the Fourth with his
brother, George Hall and family.
The family gathering at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Stevens on the
Fourth was much enjoyed. Among
those present We're: Mr.. and Mrs. II. l..
Foote and Miss Gladys Foote of
North JAY; Miss Jennie Lane of Kents
Hill. and Mr.. and Mrs. f. L. Stevens
and Miss Phyllis Ward. Dinner was
served at noon, with lunch at ;. Some
very pretty fireworks were displayed
in the evening.
Rev and Mrs Fred Welch of New
Sharon were recent guests of their
daughter, Mrs. Eva Hutchins and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs, II. Fl. Lothrop and son
Paul of Holyoke, Mass, are guests of
relatives here and at Winthrop.
E. L. Stevens is carpentering at
Maranacook.
LlTcHFlELD.
Mr. and Mrs. /. B. Harrington of
Newton, Mass, are guests at G. Rob
erts'.
Miss Jennie Berry of Hallowell is
visiting at Anthony Ashfords.
Mr. and Mrs. Annie of Paris were
guests over the Fourth of Mrs. Annis
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Perkins.
Mrs. Mabel Sholtz, who has been
passing few days with Mrs G. M.
Rogers, returned Wednesday to Lis
bon.
Mrs. Abbie Baker and little son Albert
of Somerville Mass, came Thursday to
visit F. f. Baker.
Miss Pearl Frost of Auburn passed the
Fourth with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
w. b. Frost.
w B. Frost is spending the week here
at his home.
Mrs Nj. E. Robinson is spending few
days at Clarence Getchells
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis True and two sons
of Gardiner spent the week end with Mr..
True's aunt, Mrs. A. II. Bartlett
Mr.. Maynard Maxim and family of
Newtonville, Mass, came Vast week for
the summer. They will pass the most
of il at their cottage at the lake.
Mrs Lucy A. Getchell passed her seth
birthday Thursday She received show
er of post cards.
VASSALBORO.
ment Club will meet Saturday evening,
July at j. p. Twitchell's.
Harold Morse passed the 4th with
friends from North Vassalboro at Is
land Park.
Several from this place attended the
picnic at "Pierce's Point" July 4.
Mrs Jessie Henderson and children
of Everett, Mass, have arrived at Vas
salboro, where they are occupying the
Clifford cottage for the season.
Mahlon Brann and mother enter
tanned over the 4th friends from Au
gusta. Ice cream, cake, lemonade, with
all kinds of fruit We're served the com
pany. In the evening the lawn was
brilliantly Illuminated with japanese
lanterns.
EAST-John Bragg and family spent
the Fourth at f. S. Braggs.
Mrs. John Bragg was in Augusta
Wednesday.
Wallace Bragg has been spending a
week with friends in Somerville, Mass,
and Pawtucket, r. l.
Riley Holt and family of Weeks
Mills passed Sunday at j. F. Wash
burns.
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WEN MA.


Miss Elsie Dearborn from Everett.
Mass, has been visiting her aunt. Mrs.
Geo. Lord. Her father, who came q
few days previous, returned with her.
Prof. II. Warren Foss and family of
Cambridge. Mass, who recently came
to their cottage on Russ Point. and
Mrs f. c. Foss of Mt. Vernon, spent
the day, June 80, with Mrs. |. r. Brad
ley who served for dinner green peas
from her garden.
Cakes f. Trask, who is EMPLOYED at
Westbrook is spending a few days va
cation al his home in this place.
Miss ErVena Blake of Augusta, is
visiting relatives in town.
Miss Beatrice Lord went to Farm
ington the Sd to stay with her father
for few months.
Friends of Mrs. Arthur Brown will
be glad to hear of her return from
the Sisters Hospital at Lewiston.
where she has been undergoing a
surgical operation.
Mrs McMann, with her sons wife
and children from Revere, Mass, are
spending the summer in this place.
READFIELD.
EAST-Neariy so friends from Belgrade
Readtield, Manchester and Augusta assem-
hled at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. W. e.
LORD Thursday evening TO celebrate Mrs
Lords birthday anniversary Although This
was surprise to the family the host and
hostess made each guest welcome and All
entered heartily into the pleasures of the
evening. Miss Emma Hunt in behalf of
the donors. NrS
Of silver knives and forks from the Mt
Mansfield Club eff which the latter Is secre-
tary; half dozen silver teaspoons and
the same number of desert spoons from
other friends; beautiful cake plate from
MT ana Mrs NJ. 5 Fifeld and family, and
a sum OF money Several friends contrib
uted floweTa among the more rare species
being blossom. of the night blooming ceres
plant from Mrs. Geo Higgins. An srtis-
ucally decorated birthday cake from Mrs.
b. ID. Gordon was also presented Re
freshments of cake and coffee were served.
Vocal and instrumental music was en-
1oyed as well as photograph selections. card
playing and dancing, until the wee, sma'
hours when the guests departed. having
spent very pleasant evening and wish
ing Mrs. Lord many returns of the day.
Mai carrier s, 9. Norton and daughters
Helen ana Blanche of Augusta. attended
the birthday anniversary party of Mrs W.
e. Lord, Thursday evening
= Miss Rea +. Gordon was called to Oak
land to attend the funeral on Thursday. of
her aunt, Rose Place wife of Geo. Hutch
inson.
Florence Stevens of Mt Vernon has been
Snnndiup f.1y dau
Mr. and Mrs. j. F. Cough
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w A. Adams is in town from Bruins
wick. engaged in harvesting the hay. on
his farm.
The outlook in this vicinity for good
BURBERRY yield is favorable. -
Robert Rideout is doing carpenter work
for Asa Smith in Ltchfied.
George Cummings of Lancaster, n. H.,
who lately bought the Albra Small farm,
has this week moved his family thereto.
Mrs Sarah Rideout is the guest for
two weeks of relatives in Lewiston.