Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-07
i MADISON.
W.T.. Crafts and il. Cunein
Give Public Address
On The Question Of The Day,
The Prohibition Subject.
II
Funeral Of Miss Dorothy Dyer-.an
Acc!deni.-N0tes.

WILDER +. Crafts OF Washington, T..
/ c., and his Prohibition automobile ar
rived in Madison from Oakland at 3
p. NJ. Tuesday. and was greeted by
crowd of over 200 people near the cor
ner of Maine and Maple streets. The
/ first speaker was j. l.. Cunein of Chi
cago. Mr. Cunein had been speaking
about 10 minutes, when an alarm of
| fire was sounded, and the rally was
postponed until 4.S0 O'Clock. Mr. Cunein
with true Irish wit captured the au-
. clience with his funny stories ana their
practical application. He mace nit
with many voters who hdd not as yet
been reached. and was frequently IN
terrupted with applause. Mr. traits
based his argument on the statement
i"Tbat Prohibition does not prohibit
and said in opening that those who
made this statement did not mean it
but what they did mean was that
prohibition did not annihilatc. tie
then gave most effective comparison
of the enforcement of the Prohihitory
law in Maine and the license laws iii
the license states. aud backed up his
statements with statistics furnished
by the enemies of prohibition.
Miss Alice Weston. who has been
spending the summer with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. II. Weston. left Tues
day Tor Gardner. Mass, where she Is
employed as teacher in the public
schools.
The funeral of the late Miss Dorothy
Dyer who died Saturday, Was con-
Quoted TUESDAY forenoon at her home
on Weston avenue. by Rev. e. ". Web
Der. assisted by Rev c. a. Brooks. The
burial was at the old cemetery.
Jessie Hutchinson, who is employed
in the card room at the Indian Spring
WOODEN mill, had the end of one finger
taken off Tuesday afternoon by its
being caught in gear.
Miss Nina Barker and Mrs. Flora |
Games are spending the week with |
relatives and friends in Pressure Isle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank p. Ladd who |
nave been spending few days with |
-elatives in Madison and vicinity, re-
.urned Wednesday to Dracut, Mass.
The campaign in Madison will close
sunday with a series of addresses by |
:. A. Corbett of Providence. X. J. Mr.. |
sorbett will speak at the III. +. church |
1t the morning service. In the after
loon there will be an open air meeting |
with special music If the weather is |
In the evening there will be |
l. Union Gospel temperance meeting |
If all the churches.
Miss May Madden. who has been |
listing her brother in Hampton, \. H., |
or the past three weeks, returned to |
Madison Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Jean Evans of South |
Cortland are the guests this week OF |
dr. and Mrs II. l.. Sawyer at their |
esidence on Middle street.
Lester Blake of Oakland was IN
dadison Tuesday to attend the funeral
# his niece. Dorothy Dyer.
Mrs. H. c. Dunbar, who has been |
pending the SUMMER with her parents, |
dr. and Mrs. H. r. league returned
tuesday to Dorchester, Mass.
Miss Ada Miller of Manchester is
pending the week with her brother,
Charles Miller.
Charles r. Littlefield and family ieft
Tuesday for Westbrook, where MI
..ittlefield has secured work!
Thomas F. Manter of Pressure Isle
arrived in town Monday TO visit his |
brother, f. A. Manter, at his home IN |
Arson. Mr. Manter is we'll known py
many of the older residents, as he
formerly had jewelry store here tor
a number of years.
Mrs Lizzie Hunnewell, who has
been visiting relatives III Watervilie |
for the past 10 days. has returned to
her home in Madison.