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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-17
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-18

ney of Nortbport took place at O'clock
Tuesday afternoon, at his late home, Rev.
d. Is. Phelan of the Methodist church Of
ficiating. Mr.. Mahoney was AZ years old.
His mother and several brothers and
sisters survive He was i'll but four days
with pneumonia.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bradbury return
ed, Sunday afternoon, from visit of
several days in Augusta, making the trip
in their touring car. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Perley Stanley and son
Sherwin of Cranberry Isle have arrived
for a Christmas visit with Mrs. Stanley's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Leavitt, in
East Belfast.
Miss Lena Ledge of Cranberry Isle,
who has been the guest of Miss Lucy
Leavitt in East Belfast, has returned
home.
Mrs Electa Stone, the aged mother of
Mrs. Charles Walden, with whom she
lives on Court street, had the misfortune
to stumble over a rung in the kitchen
morning, and fall to the hard
wood floor, sustaining a broken hip and
arm. Although "a years of age
Mrs. Stone has been unusually we'll and
active for one of those years, and her
is deeply regretted by all
who have the pleasure of her acquaint-
ance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-18
FAIRFIELD.

The Murray Club of the Universalist
church will hold a meeting at the home
of Mrs. r. C. Clark on Western avenue
Wednesday afternoon. 1t win be bust
ness meeting.
Maurice Files, who is employed on the
NJ c. r. r., was in town, Sunday, visit
ing his mother.
The Embroidery Club will meet with
Mrs. Charles Speak on Western avenue,
Wednesday evening.
Miss Florence Martin returned to her
home, Tuesday, after having visited for
few days with her cousin, Miss Maud
McFadden.
A number of people from Fairfield en-
joyed the Chapman concert at Waterville,
Monday evening.
Charles Spencer, who returned from In
dian pond suffering with lame foot, will
return as soon as he is able to resume
his work.
George Litchfield, who is employed at
Hayes market, is at the Augusta hospi-
tai receiving treatment.
c. II. McClintock, who has recently re-
turned from the Augusta hospital, haV-
ing successfully undergone an operation,
Is HOW AZURE u Dt Oii iiit SilGSls again
1t is understood that the proposed trip
to Washington that was to be taken by
the Senior class of L. H. S. is about given
up on account of the heavy expense. y
short trip to Boston in June is being
thought of.
The Younger Set will not meet, this
week, but Christmas tree is to be held
next week. -.,...-
Mrs. Eli Gregory, who was nearly over
come by gas, is able to be about and no
more effects from the affair are expected.
The interment of the remains of George
A. Meader Of Gardiner, the son of Charles
Meader, was at Oak Grove cemetery.
Death was due to tuberculosis.
The show windows of the local mer-
chants are beginning to look like Christ
mas once more. Beautiful designs OF
lifferent colors and materials show the
rivalry for classy ideas.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-18

assumed the responsibility of six aV-
erage farmers. He has 600-acre farm,
or one about one mile square, that he
is devotina considerable time to on a
large scale. He has now 80 head of cat
lie. The farm cut $50 tons of hay, 100
tons of ensilage, 10000 bushels of po-
tatots from six acres, 900 bushels OF
oats. is acres of Hungarian. He is
running a Holstein farm and sells his
cream at the Skcwhegan Jersey
creamery. He believes that Hungarian
is better to produce milk from cows
than hay and that ensilage is superior
TO grain. He has a Holstein COW that
the manager, Arthur Painter, has
named Queen of the Dairy, that is
now giving about so pounds of Mir
per day. She is four years old and her
made AGO pounds of butter
in year. He has another Holstein
COW that freshened 10 weeks ago, that
is now giving about 81 pounds of milk
in a day. she is five years old and has
had three calves. Mr.. Merrill has SOW
ed the bull problem to his satisfaction
and makes his two Durham bulls earn
their living. He yokes them together,
bitches them to cart a s he would a
paif of oxen and they do excellent
work. He is now milking q cows, and
besides his herd of Holsteins he has
He believes that with the
method of feeding Hungarian which
is better forB his cows he will have
about 100 tons of hay to sell.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-18
HOLD UP ACTION.
Vote About to Be Taken When Rep.
Mann Declares Bill Not Engrossed.

Washington Dec. Undetermined op-
position by minority composed OF
both Republicans and Democrats
steered by Republican Leader Mann,
tonight held up action in the House
on the illteracy test immigration bill.
after second day had been devoted
TO impassioned oratory and heated de-
bate over the measure. Apparently eV-
cry method of obstruction known to
experts on parliamentary TECHNICAL
ties had been exhausted and a final
vote was about TO be taken when Rep.
Mann demanded the reading of the
"Engrossed bill" The bill had not
been engrossed so the House adjourned.
The measure cannot be reached
again, until Thursday, the date set for
adjournment for the Christmas holi-
days It probably will be passed then,
GROWING out the Indian appropriation
bill .a 5t..
The Burnett amendment to the Dill
lingham bill, passed by the Senate. was
adopted by the House, 202 to s.. at the
close of the debate, today. AS the
amendment struck out all of the orig
inal measure except the enacting
clause, this practically was vote on
the bill as reported by the committee,
however the final vote on the bill as
amended remains to be taken.
Amendment after amendment was
offered on the floor and voted down,
today. Rep. Moore of Pennsylvania
sought to have Peaceful, industrious
and aw-abiding immigrants, whose
character shall be established by cred
tied authority in the countries from
which they came" exempted from the
illiteraey test.
Rep. Raker of California offered all
amendment to require Oriental imm.-
grants to read some European lam
guage.
Opponents of the bill denounced it as
un-American and declared that the
ancestors of most of the members ad-
vocating the proposal to require immi-
grants to be able to read would have
been excluded from the country under
such a law. Rep. Burnett of Alabama,
chairman of the immigration and nat
uralization committee. who led the
fight for the bill, with the assistance
Of Rep. Gardner of Massachusetts,, said
that some of the opponents knew MOTH
ing about America and saw nothing
Of Americans except when they were
in their seats in the House.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-18

dian Commissioners to succeed his
brother. Albert Is. Smiley, deceased.
Mr.. Smiley for a long time has been
interested IN Indian questions.
President Taft, today, sent to the
Senate the nominations of the nine
members of the Industrial Commits
sion created by Congress to investi-
gate the relations between labor and
capital. The men named were:
Representing the people-Senatoi'
George Sutherland of Utah; George
b. Chandler, a member of the Con-
necticut Legislature; Charles S. Bar
rett Of Georgia, president of the
Farmers Union; representing capital
Frederick A. Delano of Chicago,
president of the Wabash Railroad;
Adolph Lewisohn. New York, merchant
and phlanthropist; f. c. Schwedtman
of Missouri, an electrical engineer;
representing labor-Austin B. Garrett
son of Iowa. president of the Order
of Railway Conductors; John b. Len
ney, treasurer of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, and James O'Con-
nell of the District of Columbia. vice
president Of the same organization.
The commission will choose its own
chairman.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-18
SUFFRAGETTES FINISH
IN DAY OF MARCH.

ossining, N. Y. Dec. 17.-Lowering
c,ouGs with Il h,rt of snow in the air
did not daunt the spirit of the Pilgrims
of Suifs. &c, when they completed here,
lac It's afternoon, the second day
G. ti4eir two-WeekS journey to Albany
To carry a message to Gov. Sulzer on
his inauguration day. And thence
they marched ten parasangs," laugh
ingly quoted Mrs. sRosalie G. Jones,
commander of the expedition when she
halted in the public square here with
her little band of Suffragettes, now
reduced to six, after a leisurely tramp
from Irvington. This is the Suffrag-
cite Anabasis. We are going to do at
least 10 miles a day and we will not
be daunted by the little snow storm. y
Anna Ross Weeks of New York then
made an address.
You men will be ashamed of your
selves If you don't vote for woman suf-
frage,'' declared Mrs. Weeks. I'VE
hear a lot of talk about the fair sex,
but shouldn't you men be called the
unfair sex?'
How about women going to wal? ~
Interrupted male listener.
when battleships can fire projec-
tiles three miles, being soldier is not
50 brave thing as it used to be- re-
torted Mrs. Weeks, land I would be
more afraid of woman, who dropped
a bomb from an aeroplane than L
would of a man.
School children cheered and men and
women waived from windows all along
the route of the days march. The Pill
grims rested, tonight, at the home OF
a local sympathizer. Tomorrow, they
will tramp on to Peekskill
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-18
P|TTSFIELD.

The NJ. C. l. Girls Bible class of
the Free Baptist Sunday school has
elected the following officers: Pres
ident, Miss Mae Wakefield; vice pres
ident, Miss Christina Delano; treas
urer, Miss Leila Rollins; secretary,
Miss Florence Prilay.
The town schools will close, Fri
day, for the Christmas recess, resum-
ing work, Dec. &c. Maine Central In
stitute will close, Friday afternoon.
for Christmas vacation.
Charles T. Moses of Corinna, who
has been here, several days, in the in
terest of the. local factory of the
Northern Maine Packing Co, return
ed home, Tuesday
Mrs. W.. H.. Burton was in Water
Vile, Tuesday. So
Eugene Scribner, the young son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay H. Scribner, met
with an accident. Tuesday, by falling
on the curbing. cutting a cash in his
head.
Miss Edith Rice of Lamoine is a
guest of Miss Emma Coolidge.
Mrs. T. f. Conner was in Vassal-
boro, Tuesday, the guest of her father
j. +. PhllllpS.
County Attorney J. Howard Haley
of Hartland was business caller in
Bangor, Tuesday.
Mrs. William L. woodward of this
town and her mother, Mrs. Bickmore
OF Troy, were in Bangor, Tuesday.
Mrs. j. d. NJ. Foster and Mrs. Geo.
Rogers passed Tuesday in Augusta,
the guests of Mrs. H. E. .Ordway.
Mrs. ]. w. Manson was in Water
vile, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Norton we're
business callers in Newport, Tuesday.
$. r. Haines is in Boston on bust
ness.
Mrs. J. H. Seribner entertained the
members of the McJalm Club at her
home, Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Augustus Baker went to Show
hogan, Tuesday, for a brief visit.
Frank w. Briggs was in Skowhe-
gan, Tuesday evening, to attend the
Swett-Sawyer wedding.
The members of Pittsfield Band en-
tertained a number of their gentle
men friends at a clam supper, Tues
day evening, in the band rooms, in
Union Hall block.
DIR. II. E. Marston was confined to
his room. Tuesday, by illness.
Augustus Kimball returned, Tues.
day. from hunting trip to Holeb.
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.


Fragments of ydro-aeroplane
and clothing, which were washed
ashore and identified at, Los Angeles.
proved, Tuesday, that Aviator Horane
Kearny and his reporter companion,
Chester Lawrence, met disaster soon
after they started, last Saturday, on
their proposed fight over the ocean to
San Francisco. The exact circum-
stances surrounding their death prob
ably always will remain unknown.
The federal department of justice
has taken hand in the naval COM
missary scandal in the Atlantic fleet,
involving charges of grating" be-
tween the commissary stewards and
naval contractors. United States At
torney Groner is attending the naval
court of inquiry sitting on the bat
tleship Vermont at Norfolk, Va.
Grand jury proceedings are in con-
temptation if the evidence develops
participation of civilians, who could
not be reached by a naval court.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-18

Dominick Susi has a crew of men at
work repairing the saw mill, getting it
ready for use this winter.
o. b.. Mckechnie returned, SATURDAY,
from brief business trip to Dover.
Among those from Waldo Lodge, X. of
p, who went to Bangor to attend the
Pythian Jubilee, and also went to
Brooks, Thursday evening. TO attend a
district meeting of the Knights of Py-
thias, were Wilton Hunt, Harry Kinney,
Oscar Harrington, Arthur Hunt and
Charles Sherman.
Those who went from this town Mon
day to Portland to attend the Maine
State Grange were Mr.. and Mrs. o. Il.
MeKeehnie, as delegates from Durham
Grange; Leon Reynolds, as delegate
from Sebasticook Grange, and also Mr..
and Mrs +. f. Davis.
Mrs. Ira Cunningham, who has been
quite i'll, is improving.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-18
TO REDUCE PRICE OF EGGS.
Housewives of New York Don't Want
To Pay Over 25c. Dozen.

New York, Dec. IA movement to
reduce the price of eggs in every city
in the country to 25 cents or less
dozen was started, today, by the Ma
tional executive committee of the
Housewives League of America. An
appeal was addressed to every state
chairman and local city president of
the league. urging them to join in the
movement in an effort to make the
campaign general.
The leaders all over the country were
urged to begin their crusades by APP
pealing to the dealers in their imme-
date localities. This plan follows the
method adopted in Greater New York
as a result of which the league an
nounced, today, that three of the larg-
est grocery stores, controlling places
in every part of the city, had acceded
to the demands of the housewives for
cheaper eggs and had cut the price
to 25 cents a dozen. Other dealers are
expected by the women to follow the
lead of the big houses, tomorrow.
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have been SO successful that it's de-
tenders will be able to resist only a
few hours longer, according to semi
official account of the fighting around
Janina.
The batteries of Bizani We're silenc-
ed after bombardment which lasted
all of today. One shell destroyed the
artillery magazine, while others put
out of operation in succession the
guns of the enemys batteries.
The right wing of the Greek forces
is advancing towards Fort Drom, at
the summit of the mountain opposite
Bizani. Great confusion prevails
among the defenders of the fort. The
guns are being removed and the
Turks are leaving.
Gen. Sapountzakis. who is in personal
command, has aroused the enthusiasm
of the Greek troops by his courage.
The fall of Bizani will free the road
to Janina.
The government has warmly con-
graduated the commander in chief
and officers of the fleet on yesterday
naval success.
London, Dec. 1&-The Chronicle cor
respondent. who has just returned
from Turkey, says that the military
party is gaining ascendency in Con-
stantinople and the overthrow of the
Kiamil ministry is not unlikely. In
such cases it is probable, that Nazim
Pasha, commander n-chief of the
Turkish army, would become military
dictator.
The Turkish people, the correspond
ent adds have forgotten their de-
feats and are now convinced that the
Turkish army would be able success
fully to resume the offensive. For
this reason Nazim Pasha is very pop
| ular and his accession to power would
mean the breaking up of the peace
negotiations.
The suggestion that Great Britain
occupy DuraZZo and Alessio, which in
cludo also Santi Qua ranta, San Clio
| yanni Di Medua and Aylona, all on thu
| Albanian coast and now occupied eth
| en- BY Seryia or Geek is impossible. Va
rious reports from Belgrade intimate
that Servia intends to ask for British
| occupation of these places pending {
| settlement of the Austro- Seryian dis
pute. But it is pointed out that neither
Austria nor Italy would allow an.
power to occupy even temporarily an!
| port on the Adriatic
The Turkish cruiser Messudieh was bad
ly damaged in the naval engagement
with the Greek fleet. according to a Con
staptinople dispatch to the Daily Tele
graph.
The Vienna correspondent of the Dali
Telegraph hears that the Hungarian gov
eminent is negotiating with the America
syndicate which arranged the Austria
loan for the immediate issue of loa
of $50, 600. 40
| Berne, Switzerland. Dec, 1.-THE Swis
government in view of the possibilitie
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BELFAST.

A large and enthusiastic number of
the medical men of the vicinity at
tended the annual meeting of the
Waldo County Medical Association,
held, Monday night, in the municipal
court room in City building. The
following officers were elected. Pres
ident, DR.. Elmer Small; vice presi-
dent, DR.. n. r. Cook of Brooks;< sec
rotary. DR.. Adelbert Millett; treas
urer, DIR, O. S. Vickery. DIR. C. Whit
ney of Unitey was elected delegate
to the annual meeting of the Maine
Medical Society. DR.. r. H. Marsh OF
Guilford, president of the Maine Med
ical Society, was present and ad-
dressed the assembly on general top
les of interest. He spoke at length
and was most interesting. Several
questions were discussed and the
meeting one of much value to the
society. An interesting talk was also
given by DR.. w. L. West of Belfast
on Meat Inspection.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of Camp A
e. Clark, Sons of Veterans, held its
annual meeting, last night, in G. A.
r. hall and elected the following Of
| flcers: President. Mrs. Flora LARA
bee; vice president, Mrs. Minnie j
Gay; treasurer, Mrs. Nancy Stevens ;
chaplain, Mrs. Evie Wright; guide,
Mrs, Eva Gordon; outside guard, Mrs.
Robinson; trustees, Mrs, EVE Wright,
Mrs. Minnie j. Gay and Mrs. Nina
Cook. Mrs. Cook was elected dele
gate to the Division encampment,
with Mrs. EVE Wright. alternate "A
banquet followed the meeting. The Of
ficers will be installed on the first
Monday in January, when the officers
of Camp A. w. Clark, Sons of Vet
Grams, will also be installed
The children at the Girls Home
on Christmas day. are to have real
party with a real Santa Claus and
Christmas tree. They are learning all
sorts of cute little recitations, songs
and drills and plan to make it the best
Christmas yet The ladies of the ALI
ance of the First Parish have charge OF
getting the tree and decorating it and
many friends from out -of-t town as
well as in the city win send gifts and
do all possible to make the day one
of enjoyment for the little ones, who
know no other home. Mrs. Mcneil
the kindhearted and genial matron. 4.
drilling the children in their part OIL
the entertainment. The children are
looking forward with the most joyous
anticipation to the day.
Miss Frances Sanborn, who is conva
lescing at her home on Union stree!
after serious surgical operation fey
weeks ago, is gaining daily and has bee
able to step out of doors for a shoI
time on pleasant days
The funeral of the late Mrs. MARCEL
Newcombe took place at 8 o'clock. Tues
day morning, at her late home. Rev. A
A. Blair Of the Universalist church off
ciated, and the remains We're taken I
Monroe, her birthplace, for burial. On
son. Hiram Curtis, survives.
) Ralph Hayford was called to Boston
Monday, by the death of his cousin, Osca
Lowney, formerly of this city.
The funeral of Edwin Eugene Nah,
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BY the untiring efforts of Mrs. u. %.
Marden and Mrs. E. w. Pope telephone
line on the avenue seems assured as
crew of men are rushing the work our
ing the mild weather. The line VIII ex-
tend from the town house to the TEST
dence of B. w. Weber. e
Mrs. Sara Marden was, Tuesday, the
guest of. her daughter, Mrs. Olive Pope
A brisk fire was discovered, Friday
night. in the cellar of the house occu-
pied by Frank Blair. and but for early
discovery might have caused serious loss.
Help was summoned from, the house
across the way, and by heroic efforts the
fire was gotten under control. H..
NORTH-The drama "The Colonefs
Maid" will be presented at citizens
hall, by the members and friends Of
the NJ. e. church. on Thursday eve
ming, Dec. 10. ~ y
The drama plain People, given by
the young people of the Baptist So
|ciety in the Town hall on Friday eve
ming. was well attended and the pro-
ceeds amounted to $95. The parts
We're very finely taken.
DR.. r.. c.. Cook of York was visiting.
over Sunday. at his old home here.
The many friends of Oscar A. Abb
bolt are panied to learn of his severe
illness at his home on Abbott Hill He
was stricken Friday night, with par
lalysis and at this writing his condi-
|tion is critical. .
Charles Axiom, who has been employ
ed in the, dye house of the wooden mill
mill for many years, met with a very
painful accident, last week, Suppos-
ing the dye to have been drawn off
from the vat he jumped in as was his
custom to clean it out. and landed into
a foot or more of boiling dye, scaiding
his feet and ankles terribly. He is re-
ported as doing as we'll as possible.
Ambrose Withee has bought the res
idence of Seth II. Whitney.
ALBION.
Mrs. Agnes futile is seriously i'll.
Miss Hilda Wentworth, who has
been teaching on ,Matinicus Island,
has returned home.
Miss Gladys Wiggin. who has been
attending the Eastern State Normal
school at Castine. has returned home
MT. VERNON.
Mrs. w. E. Carson is i'll.
c. A. Hall shipped carload of cat
tie to Brighton, Monday, for Hall &
Lowell of Pennington.
Forrest Luce is reported to be criti-
cally i'll with ptomaine poisoning.
In the absence of the pastor. Rev.
H. C. Glidden, the prayer meeting.
Sunday evening, at - the Methods.
Episcopal church, was led by H. W.
Weber.
WINDSOR.
WEST-Married in Windsor, Dec T.
1912, by Rev. E. b, Turner, pastor of
the Baptist church, Arthur Piper OF
Windsor and Christobel A. Norton Of
Palermo. Hugh p. Mosher of China.
Me-, and Arolyn NJ. Hewett of Wind.
| sor, Me, We're united in marriage o.
Rev. f. b. Turner, pastor of the Bap-
| list church. on Dec. II, 1912. Mr. AMI
| Mrs. Mosher have the best wishes OF
many friends for a happy welded life.
Giula Turner, the pastors daughter,
/ is recovering from her recent Illness.
| Yola is also much better.