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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28
Children's Vespers, q P. M.

A chorus of p selected voices from
the Congrega tional Bible school will
sing again a number of the beautiful
Christmas songs given at the Christ
mas eve service, together with solos by
Helen Fletcher, Mildred Sandner and
Lucille Kidder, and 4 quintet number
with violin. and piano accomplishments.
Mrs. T. L. Fletcher, director, at the
piano, and Miss Ethel McEwen and
Donald Giroux, violins. The pastor will
preach a sermon to the young people,
and the entire service viii: be devoted
to their interest. in response to many
expressions of desire for such a ser
vice. If attendance and interest justi-
fes the effort, it is proposed to have
such services for children at least once
each month during the sea son. Mem
bers of the chorus: Girls, Edna Cham
berlain, Bertha Cobb, Pearl Elliott, In
"a Flagg, Helen Fletcher, Lucille Jones'
Pauline Pulsifer, Dorothy Sandner,
Mildred Sandner, Christine Stimson,
Ermina Stimson, Emily Nigue, Eliza
beth Whipple; boys, Alden Bessey,
Norman Haskell, Roger Haskell, Ro-
land Jones' Donald Lanigan, Ezra Nc
Even. Berthe Merrill, Willis Merrill,
Joey Pollock, William Pringle, Richard
Stevens, Cyrus Stimson, Reginald
Warren, William Whipple.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28
P|TTSF|ELO.

The death of Mrs. Eronia, widow
of the late Alexander Emery, occur
red, Thursday evening, at her home
in Burnham, where she had lived for
many years. Her age was 81 years,
10 months. Two sons, Alonzo Emery,
who made his home with his mother
and Charles Emery of Burnham and
one daughter Mrs. Moody of Booth
bay, survive.
Cards have been received here an
nouncing the marriage of Miss Mer-
redith Lulie Maxfield, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Maxfield of Pal
myra, and William Alexander Emery,
ia, of Bar Harbor, which took place,
Dec. 25, at the home of the brides
parents. The bride was graduated at
Maine Central Institute. class of 1909.
The death of Doris Gray, the young
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman
Gray, who live at Beams Corner in
the west part of the town, occurred.
Thursday. at the age of years. The
parents and two sisters survive. Fu-
neral services will be held, Saturday.
Hon. Llewellyn Goodwin and daugh-
ter Lola Goodwin of Skowhegan,
have returned home. after visit here
with Mrs. Il. w. Briggs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28
Attempt at Suicide by Mrs.
Annie Upper of Waterville.

An attempt at suicide that may be
fatal was made, at 11.40 A. NJ, Fri
day. by Mrs. Annie Upper. aged 40,
in the Lockwood mill house on Water
street, known as Proctors boarding
house. She shot herself in the left
breast with a 32-caliber revolver, the
bullet passing within half an inch of
the heart, penetrating the pleural sac,
and imbedding itself in her lung. Miss
Lottie Proctor, whose room is Just
below that of Mrs. Upper, heard her
fall, and cry out in pain. She went
upstairs and found the wounded wo
man face down on the floor, her head
pointing toward a mirror on the bu
reau, indicating that she had stood
before the looking glass before COM
hitting the deed.
Mrs. Upper has been employed in
the Lockwood cotton mill. which is
just across the road from her board
ing place. She did not work. Friday
morning, however, owing to illness,
but to the neighbors she did not seem
to be unusually respondent. For
some time, she has not lived with her
husband, Frank Upper and in fact.
has been alone in a third story room
for a year or more. Loneliness, add
ed to sickness and diseouragement.
proved too much for her to bear. She
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28
The Storm Was
A Real Good One.

Most Watcrville people apparently
thought Friday night was a good one
to stay in as very few were on the
streets. which, up TO about 8 o'clock,
were about impossible, owing to the
fact that the sidewalks were not plow-
ed out. In many instances there was d
foot OF snow on the walks and the
drifts were large, owing to the wind
that prevailed. Up to now, the snow
ploW branch of the street department
has had nc opportunity to exercise,
and get INTO training for d big Storm
owing to the fact that not more than
an inch and a half has fallen since cold
weather came. The result was that
temporary paralysis occurred, when
Fridays old fashioned blizzard struck
the town, and citizens had to pillow
their own way through the drifts.
All car service was delayed by the
Snow, much inconvenience being caused
thereby. But on the whole, Waterville
accepted the snow storm with equa-
nimity. for it means normal state
OF sffairs-better business than would
be the case if the old snowless eondi-
tons had kept UP, because farmers
and others will come to town in larger
numbers. Hard wood ought TO be more
plentiful, as there was a famine i'll
that sort of fuel recently, for it WAS
almost impossible to get it to town.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28
Schooner on Fire.
Cutters to Rescue,

Newport X. T., Dec. 2T.-Two revenue
cutters, the Aeushnct ard the Seneca,
were flashing their searchlights over
the gale-lashed waters southeast of
Block Island. late tonight, for some
trace of small boats from II burning
schooner. Wireless communication with
the cutters was poor and little could
be learned of the result of their
search. The vessel, apparently three
or four masted schooner was first
seen by Warren Bell, a resident of
Block Island, and upon a report being
made to Supt. Knowles of the Maria
gan3etts Bay lifesavng district, rev
enue cutters in the vicinity were mott
fed as the high northwest wind and
dangerous seas made it impossible for
lifebOats to put out.
The Seneca was first to reach the
vicinity of the burning vessel and
was joined, about midnight, by the
Acushnet. Both vessels eruised around
southeast of Block Island, using their
searehlights. 1t was believed at the
life saving stations on the island that
the crew of the ship had been driven
to their boats by the fire, but little
hope was felt that small boats could
live in such a sea as was running,
tonight. The wind was blowing at be-
tween 50 and so miles an hour and
the night was cold
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28
Where Do Birds Die?

We have millions of birds in this
country, yet it is very seldom we see
dead bird. At the same time, the
mortality among them must be ex-
ceedingly high, for they do not increase
to any great extent, surely not at all
in comparison with the countless
thousands that are Matched every
year.
1t has been asked, why is it we so
seldom see a dead bird?" Ornitholo-
gists have attempted to explain. but
not with very great success, as they
have no definite proof of their ideas
as to this. Once in while one may
see dead bird In the woods or fields,
and rarely in the cities and towns,
but they are astonishingly few.
Nevertheless, it is obvious that
thousands of birds must die each
month. Where do they die? That is
question that even the naturalist
cannot answer satisfactorily
OF course. many birds are killed Off
by animals. Cats kill many birds,
and birds kill each other, as witness
the fact that an ailing blackbird is
killed off by his fellows, and other
birds adopt similar method. 1t is
quite possible that those killed-o
birds are the ones seen dead in woods
and fields, but there yet remain thou
sands of bird deaths that cannot cas-
lily be accounted for.
The most likely explanation is that
a sick bird crawls away to cover of
some sort and there dies. without
doubt, hundreds of birds so perish
each month. And sometimes a bird
gets into corner from which he can
not escape, then he dies there.
Small animals as we'll as birds
crawl off to some isolated spot and
die unseen, and where they die there
do their bodies wither to decay A
sick dog gets out of sight If he posi-
bly, can, and an ailing cat does the
same thing. They seek to hide, and
1t would almost seem that the bird
and animal kingdoms do not want the
eye of man to rest on their members
when the time of death comes.
In holes in walls, in holes in trunks
of trees, in odd corners all over the
country do birds die. and small ami .
mails as well. Rarely do they die out
III the open, and therefore it is not so
very singular, after all, that you do
not come across the dead body OF a
bird or other animal very often
New York American.
MISC
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28

made no statement after making the
attempt.
DR.. Napoleon Bison, who was call
ed, with City Marshal John Baxter,
made an examination of the wound
at once, and probed for the bullet,
but was unable to find it, Friday af
ternoon. He stated that the wound
is serious one, and taking into con-
sideration the fact that the woman's
physical condition before the injury
was sustained was not good, he states
that it is a matter of conjecture as
to whether she RECEIVERS or not.
Her husband, Frank, is painter
in the employ of the Clarkin Co., and
has a good reputation. SO has Mrs.
Topper as there were none who had
anything but sympathy towards her
She has four children, none of whom
lived with her, Mrs. Blanche CARL of
Fairfield, Miss Cora Upper of Wa
terville, Earl of this city and Philip
of Portland.
Mrs Topper was taken to the Libby
hospital in the afternoon, and the bullet
was removed The bullet was found near
the back between the shoulder blade and
backbone, and was removed through the
back Unless complications, such as
blood poisoning, set in, the physicians
think that the woman has a fair chance
of recovery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28
FAIRFIELD.

Miss Sarah Hunt was in Gardiner. on
Christmas, with her parents.
Miss Ella Parkin of Augusta passed
Christmas here with her parents. Mr. and
Mrs James Parkin, on Main street
The w. c. r. T., Thursday afternoon,
at the home of Mrs l.. d. Rand gave
the regular program. followed by some
selections on the photograph Refresh
ments were served and Christmas card
was presented to each member.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Il. Williams and
daughter Muriel of West Somerville,
Mass, have been visiting in Skowhegan
and are now the guests of Mrs Will
liams aunt, Mrs. Thomas S. Henderson,
Maple street.
Advertised letters at the Fairfield post
office: f. C. Thayer, Mr.. Ernest Rhod-
rick, Mr.. Louie Peter, Mr. +. NJ. Gray,
Edward Garneau, Hobson & Twombley
Co. Mr. Warren Miller. Miss Mamie n.
King, John Harris, Miss Caroline Bolduc.
The Younger Set held q Christmas
tree, Wednesday evening, at the home of
Miss Harriet Brophy. a very pleasant
evening was passed
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Davis passed
Christmas in Oakland with relatives.
Mrs. F. A. Knowlton is ill at her home
on Winchester street.
Mrs. w. Fl. Totman. who has been i'll,
is reported to be gaining.
Rodney Wyman of Vassalboro is the
guest of his sister. Mrs. Carolyn Wyman
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Tot.
man, High street
Arthur McFadden is in Portland on c
brief business trip.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28

to the exclusion of the scientific term,
the modern practice has been to re-
verse this in obedience to what may
be regarded as the chronological ac-
curacy--to transpose a familiar phrase
which in its original form has had an
unenviable notoriety thrust upon it,
of modern education.
Even to-day, however, the old habit
still clings. 1t is only the doctors as
a rule, who speak of child having
chorea, for most people still call the
well known nervous twitching of the
muscles of the eyes and face by its
old name of ST. Vitus's Dance. How
that twitching of the eyes came to be
associated with his name is interest
ingly demonstrated by the following
story: st. Vitus's father was a hea
then, and when he heard of his sons
conversion to the new faith he be-
came exceedingly angry. In his an
ger he called for scourge, and hay-
ing whipped his son very severely.
cast the unfortunate young man into
a dungeon. Suddenly says tradition.
through the walls of the prison an
gelic figures fioated and danced in
dazzling light before the suffering
youth. The light struck his father
blind, and his sight was restored to
him only through the ministrations of
the sanity son.
Ocoasionaily-even to-day
comes across people who talk of St
Anthony's Fire instead of erysipelas.
The name has been traced back. with
considerable accuracy. to the year 1883,
when pestilence of erysipelas de-
e-ft~ 49, IL t.,
France. The physicians were helpless
against its rayages, and the clergy
were ordered to offer public prayers
and to organize professions for the dis
continuance of the scourge. Among
the other. saints whose intercession
was implored was st. Anthem, the
hermit saint, who lived in the fourth
century. A great number of pilgrims
repaired to the church in which his
/ relics were deposited, and when they
reported that many of those who
prayed there were saved the word
went throughout France that he. In
particular, was to be entreated to
make divine intercession for the un-
| fortunate sufferers.
Quinsy-the name given to inflam-
nation of the tonsls, which may lead
| to the formation of an abcess there
used to be known as st. Blaise's Dis
ease, in recognition of the fact that
he healed the only child of a poor wo-
man who was choked by a fishbone
which stuck across it's throat. His
relics became associated with many
miraculous cures, especially of sore
threats, for which reasons Scott. in
his Discovery of Witchcraft," men
tions a charm which will fetch a thorn
out. of any place. of. ones body or a
bone out of ones throat
Hydrophobia used to be called St
Hubert's Disease, in memory of no.
bleman of Aquitaine, who at one time
famous hunter, renowned the world
ana lived as hermit in the Forest of
Ardennes. In memory of his career
he became the patron saint of the
chase and dogs, and his shrine was
noted for many cures, especially of
people who had been bitten by mad
dogs.-casselps Magazine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28
THE WANING CEDAR TREE.
Lead Pencil Wood Fast Disappearing
How 1t Is Prepared.

The wood for all the lead pencils in
the world comes from this country,
and q great part of it is cut in the
Ozark hills of Missouri. One variety
of wood, red cedar, is used for lead
pencils. Many other different kinds of
wood have been tried, but none was
satisfactory. The red cedar of the
Ozark hills possesses all the qualities
needed in a lead pencil. Wood that will
warp IN drying will not do for a lead
pencil, and red cedar never warps.
Wood that has a coarse grain will not
do either, because Il prime requisite
of lead pencil wood is that it be very
fine grained and just hard enough and
just the right degree of brittlennse to
cling close to the lead and to whittle
easily. The heart of the red cedar has
all these requisites and il has - nee
that Ito other wood has, and that is a
pungent, pleasant odor. ~
In Branson, Mo-, on the banks of the
White river, is mill that cuts cedar
logs INTO proper lengths for lead PEN
ellis. The cedar grows on the rocky
hillsides all through the White river
district Of Missouri Tney are sinai,
stuntCd trees. seldom reaching a di-
ameter of more. than one foot at the
butt. The logs are either hauled to
the railroad and sent to the mill or
fioateu III RATS down tie river. AT the
mill the logs are first cut lengthwise
by circular saws into planks. These
are cut into right lengths for lead PEN
ellis, and those chunks go into the
hands of men, who, with circular saws.
rip them up into what are called
Stats"
Only the red heart of the log is used
The white sapwood is thrown away.
The Stats are each of the same thick
ness, a trifie over an eighth of an
inch,N and of the same length, IA
inches, but they vary in width from
seven-eighths of an inch to two and
three inches according to what the
clean, sound wood in the plank will
allow.
These stats are bound in bundles and
sent to New York, where the greater
part are worked up into lead pencils
and the remainder goes to lead pencil
factories in Germany and other Euro
pean countries.
The mill in Branson ships enough
Stats each day to make a quarter of a
million pencils, and there are about
Is other mills in five different states
that are i'll the same business. The
mill in Branson is one of the smallest
of them all, although it employs 40
persons.
In the factories where the pencils are
finished the Stats go through machine
that smooths the side that is to be
glued to another half, that planes the
hexagon or round outside half and
that cuts the groove in which lead is
to lie. Another machine applies the
glue, and then the lead is dropped In
and the two halves of wood are pressed
togo sher until dry.
The refuse wood from the pencil fac
tory in Branson is used by all the peo-
pie there as firewood, and on cool,
still morning when all the town fires
are alight, the odorous smoke from the
red cedar perfumes the air like in
cense from a censer.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28
Drunken Indian atLockport
Threatens to Kill Wife.
Son Starts TO DisaTm Him and
Gun Goes off Hitting Dynamite.
Cabin Blows Up Killing Son and Fa-
tally lnjuring the Indian.

Lockport, n. Y, Dec. 27.-Alexan-
der Williams. the 16year-old son of
John Williams, one of the most in
fiuehtial Indians on the Tuscarora
reservation, was instantly killed and
Williams himself was probably ia
tally injured by an explosion of dy-
Mantle that wrecked their cabin, to-
day. The dynamite was set off by the
accidental discharge of shotgun in
the hands of the elder Williams who,
a moment before, had threatened to
shoot his entire family.
Williams had been drinking heav-
lily for a week. This afternoon, when
he came into their cabin, his wife up
braided him. In a frenzy over the
woman's words, Williams rushed to
a gun rack and took down a shotgun,
declaring that he was going to kill
them all. The boy Alexander, was
sitting at a table with another Indian.
The two ran toward Williams with
the intention of disarming him. Mrs
Williams picked up their 4-year- old
chill dand rushed toward the docr
AS the boys approached Williams
dropped the butt of the gun to the
floor. The jar discharged the weapon
and the charge tore into a cupboard.
where quantity of dynamite had
been stored. There was a terrific ex-
plosion. Young Williams was blown
to pieces and the fathers right arm
and shoulder We're torn away. Mrs.
Williams was hit on the forehead by
a piece of flying debris as she emerg-
ed from the cabin door, but was only
slightly hurt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28
SHADOW OVER CONFERENCE,
Continued From Page one.)

portunity. German policy will be deli
nitely substituted in the Orient for the
Balkan-Slav equilibrium if the Tripe En-
tente makes this last abdication before
the Triple Alliance.
1.-THE Balkans realize that not even a
victorious war can gain for them condi-
tions necessary to their political, moral
and economic development, and find that
their safety lies in a close understanding
with Austria.
This would cause a great transform
alton in the status of the Orient, as
Germany and Austria, freed from the
nightmare of a great Servian state.
would dominate the Balkans unoppos-
ed, having in their hands the markets
and route to India. If the Triple En-
tcnte desires this they had better say
so frankly"
Reports received from Constantine
ole stating that the military officers
had been ordered to the Tchatalja lines
created a ripple of excitement here, to-
day. The explanation given is that
they wire sent back for the reason
that the soldiers had grown mutinous
because the officers were enjoying
themselves in the capital while they
We're enduring hardships in the
trenches.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28
OAKLAND.

Mrs. Fred Robinson died at her home
on Alpine street, Thursday night, at the
age of Al, after long and painful ill
ness. She is survived by a husband, a
mother Mrs. Maria Field, and a broth
er, Frank Field of Mattapan, Mass. all
of whom were at her bedside at her
death The funeral will be held from her
late home, Sunday afternoon at l o'clock.
and will be in charge of the Rebekahs. of
which she was a member DR.. c. A.
Hayden will officiate. The nterment will
be in Oakland Mrs. Robinson was born
in Oakland and she had always lived here,
making many close friends, by whom she
will be especially missed.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. w. Clement of the
East Pond Hotel and camps left, Fri
day, for Boston, New York and Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Gleason celebrated
their 35th wedding anniversary, Dec. 20,
with Christmas dinner for IS of their
friends and relatives from Waterville,
Fairfield. Oakland, South Gardiner and
Boston. A very enjoyable evening was
passed.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Merritt have gone
to Buckfied for a few days visit with
friends.
The Rebekahs are requested to meet
at their hall. Sunday afternoon at 1890
to attend the funeral of Mrs. Fred Rob
inson.
Alanson Skillings returned. Friday, from
a visit with his sister in Bridgeport. CT
Miss Lulu Weare returned, Friday, from
short visit at her home in East Roches-
ter, n. II.
Rev. A. w. Pottle of Waterville will
preach at the High Street mission, Sun
day afternoon at $3.50.
Prof. Philip Hayden returned to his
duties at Tufts College. Friday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28
Young Spectator
Ends His Troubles.

Newton, Mass, Dec. 27.-Bad luck in
stock market speeulations is believed by
the police to have caused 17-year-old
Charles II. Drkes to attempt suicide. to-
night. by shooting through the head with
a revolver. He was taken to "a hospital
where it was said that his chances for
recovery were slight. Dirkes is the son
of a wealthy mining man, who is now in
Alaska. The boy has been boarding in
this city and. according to information
given the police has been supplied with
liberal allowances. Lately Dirkes has
been Respondent and his actions, today,
alarmed the landlady, who notified the
police. A patrolman went to the boys
room and after long talk left the lad
apparently cheerful. Before the officer
reached the bottom of the stairs he heard
shot and rushing back found the boy
on the floor, bleeding from wound in the
temple and with a heavy revolver clasped
in his hand.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28

The regular meeting of Good Will Re-
bekah Lodge, No. so, was held, Friday
evening, the election of officers taking
place at this meeting.
The service at the Congregational
church, Benton Falls, will be held at 7.30
Sunday evening There will be a sermon
by the pastor, Rev. c. T. Stimson, Wa
terville, singing by the choir, and con-
gregational singing of familiar hymns
The pastor will supplement the service
of worship by showing lantern slides of
interest and value, both to children and
grown-ups.