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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-25
STATE HOUSE.
Co mror icu| ture Thinks
Farmers Should
Establish Their Own Banks and
Build Trolley Roads.
Demand for Health and Literature of
State Dept. Comes from India.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Regular Meeting of Governor and Coun
Gil, Thursday, Dec. 26, at p. M.

Commissioners of Agriculture John
+. Buckley in am article upon Go
operation by the Farmers of this
State" in The current Bulletin of the
Maine Department of agriculture dis
cusses the Importance of selling farm
products and purchasing farm sup
plies comparatively.
Farmers should establish their own
banks ana build electric railroads to
connect with the steam railroads, for
those that are a long distance from
the steam railroads., says Commits
s.oner Buckley. Il believe it is as i'm
portant for a town To build electric
roads at this age as it WAS to build
highways 90 years ago and that will
assist the farmer to market his crops.
Such roads should be built the same
gauge S the steam railroads to avoid
transshipping, which has been done GU
narrow gauge roads, meaning d high
freight rate for the shipper and les
SEEMING the profit from his product 1t
was stated by a railroad man that in
some parts of this State a farmer could
raise his crop and harvest ii in three
months and it took him the other nine
months Of the year to draw it to the
railroad station"
Conn Buckley says that it can be
safely estimated that $400,0 900 will be
saved by the farmers of Maine in pur-
chasing fertilizer alone this year; and
this is connected with many other saw
ings in the purchase of supplies by CO.
operation through the Farmers EX-
changes that have been formed in this
State.
THE farmers of this State are to
be congratulated, Conn. Buckley con-
tinaes in speaking of cooperation
through Farmers Exchanges, las this
IS the first State in the Union 10 take
up this important work as State, and
this will do more for this agricultural
State of ours than has been done for
some time There is nothing | know
of that will assist our farmers more
than the proper marketing of the farm
products and the purchasing of sup
plies comparatively That will give
the farmer some capital to work with
which he should have; and this is the
greatest problem that is confronting
him today. That will take care of the
problems OF better rural home condi-
lions. educating the children and keep
ing the boys and girls ON the farm.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-25
BABY DIST TOURED
WITH ECZEMA
From Head to Foot. Spread Over
Scalp. EveryBitofH Hair Came Out.
Head and Face Crusty Mass. Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment Cured.

Cranberry Isles, Me. -" My baby's body
was about six weeks old when it started 1t
came on his forehead first, then spread all
over his scalp so that every bit of his hair
came out. The eczemc came in big blotches
on his face and neck. which after few days
all ran int a solid mass. He used to rub
them and sometimes he would make the
blood come. j. was in the scaly form on his
body, but his head and face seemed to be a
crusty mass.
Il tried an ointment for him but it did not
do him any good. / tried this one week and
by that time baby was one mass of eczema
from head to foot. lie used to be quite rest
less nights. and while he had the eczema ne
did not grow a bit He was terribly dis
figured. sent and got some Cuticura ONT
ment and Soap. l used the Cuticura Soap
night and morning in warm bath, ana just
covered him with the Cuticura Ointment
and he was cured in two months He is nine
months old now and has got a nice head of
hair and is free from eczema (signed)
Mrs Lena T. Squirting. Mar 20, 1912
For red. rough chapped and bleeding
hands. itching. burning palms. and painful
finger-ends, a one-night Cuticura treatment
works wonders. Soak hands, on retiring. in
hot water and Cuticura Soap. Dry. anoint
with Cutieura Ointment, and wear old. loose
gloves duringthe night. Cuticura Soap and
Ointment are sold everywhere. Sample OF
each mailed free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Adj
dress postcard "Cuticura, Dept T, Boston"
HB-Tender-faced men shotiiti tise Euticura
Soap Shaving Stick, Csc. Sample free.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-25
THORN Dixie.

Nicholas Walton and family. are mourn
ing the loss of his infant son, who died
the 21st.
A most interesting wedding took place
here the goth, when Miss Gladys knowl-
ton was married to Mr.. Passington of
Bangor. The services We're performed by
Rev. David Bracket. Mr.. and Mrs. Pas
sington will make their home in Bangor.
The extra smile on B. f. Knowles face
is explained by the birth of a daughter,
last week. Benny says he must buy few
extra cars of potatoes to keep up.
Lewis Hogan who has been in Boston
for treatment for the past 10 weeks, re-
turned. home, Monday afternoon, very
much improved. His friends presented
him with a purse of 500 for a little
Christmas present. Everybody is glad to
welcome him and his wife back home.
The school exhibition at the Grange
hail. Friday evening. under the manage
ment of Supt. Rollins was a most sue
cessful affair. There were over 600 ex
hibits and showed excellent work by the
scholars. This is the first time that there
has been any interest manifested In tne
work of the schools Mr.. Rollins seems
to be the right man in the right place.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-25
EUENHAM.

The farm buildings of l. s Perry,
located about cne-half mile from this
village on the Clinton road. were to-
tally destroyed by fire, early Sunday
morning. with most of their contents
only small portion of the household
goods being saved The fire was caus-
ed Is defective chimney and Mr.. and
Mrs. Perry Were awakened bY the
smoke. and fire The stock and most
81 TIE farming tanlcs were saved.
There was an Insurance of a'5out S1200
on tlea- bHtlding..-s -.s .ss.. stsssI Ess.s,.s
Misses F'reda and Daisy Goodwin
returned Saturday afternoon, from
Fairfield, where they have visited. the
past twu weeks. in the home OF their
brother y. L. Goodwin.
talpli Brackctt. who has had charge
Of the railroad section. for several
months. has moved his family To Her
mou where they will reside. and Will
ton Hunt has charge of the section.
Rurnhsfm Grange met IN regular SEES
sion, Thursday evening and confer
red the First and Second degrees on
three e ndidates and held the election
of officers. The following officers were
elected: Master. O b McKeehnie;
James Mckechnie: lecturer. Maude e.
midget; steward, Ollie Perry; treas
urer, Ethel Allen: secretary. Jewell
Mudeett: assistant steward. r. r.
VIM; Ceres, Ardra Berry; Flora. Net
tie sherman; Pomona, VIVA Cole; lady
assistant steward, Lottie Vim.
The Third and Fourth degrees will
be conferred on several candidates
M tht, meeting of aBarnham Grange,
Thursday evening of this week, Dec.
% and Clinton Grange will be present
by invitation to give these degrees.
supper viii be. served.
The Grange win hold a Box sociable
Mt the Town EaTr Tuesday evening,
Dec. 81, and each lady is asked to
bring nj bdx5 lunch TO he sold atgaue7
ton i7 aef
The annual election of officers of
Waldo lodge. X. of P, will be held,
Friday evening of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Smith will pass
Christmas week in Lewiston. guests
at the home of her son, Frank Hoxie
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-25
Cricket of the Hearth.

In England, whether the cricket
brings us good luck or bad he is cer-
tainly not regarded as a fighting ami
NAL, as he is in China. The Chinese
put the domestic cricket into strict
training and set him to fight single
round contests, on which they can bet
with a will The absence of any dis
agreement as to the proper inter
probation of the leg before rule gives
the Chinese cricket match a great
superiority over the English variety.
The cricket superstition is not con-
fined to England. Sir William Jar
dine noted its existence in Scotland
last century. More widespread, how
ever, is the death watch superstition.
confess that the ticking of a death
watch at night gives me an uncanny
feeling. Sir Thomas Browne, in his
Vulgar Errors was probably the
first To give a true account of this
death watch: the noise is
made by IL little sheath winged gray
insect, found often in wainscot-
benches and woodwork in the sum-
mer We have taken many thereof,
and kept them in thin boxes: wherein
have heard and seen them work and
knock with a little proboseiS or trunk
against the side of the box, like II
picus martius, or woodpecker. against
tree" But explanations, however
clear do not dispel superstitions, and
the "sheaf-wing insect still ticks
terror into the hearts of watchers
about a sick bed.--London Chronicle.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-25
BELFAST.
The North Church Guild to
Meet, Monday Night.
Deaths Of Abyrum MerriiheW
And Arthur {. Andrews.
Personal Notes and Locals Gather
ed in and Near the City.

owing to so small an attendance at
the regular meeting of the North
Church Guild held, Monday night, at
the parsonage, a special meeting will
be called for next Monday night, when
it is hoped that there will be a large
attendance, as business of importance
will be transacted. The young women
of the society will have charge of the
parish supper, which will take place,
Jan. 2.
Cards have been sent cut to the
members of the North church an
nouncins the annual meeting of the
church, which will be held in the YES
try. Jan. 2. Supper will be served in
the banquet hall, at 6 o'clock, roll call
of members, reports, business, etc,
at 73G.
Miss Rena Black has arrived from
Boston to pass Christmas with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Black
in East Belfast.
Miss Edith Strout has arrived from
Portland for the Holidays.
Miss Edith Shelton from Brooklin,
and Miss Isabel Towle from Danbury.
CT. are at their East Belfast homes
The meetings of the Junior Endeav-
or and Castle North will be omitted,
this week, owing TO the Holidays.
Rev. and Mrs. ID. H Phelan, with
their son, DR.. George Phelan of Me-
Gill University, went to Islesboro,
Monday, where they will pass Christ
mas with Mr.. and Mrs. Bowdoin N
Pendleton.
Abyrun Merrithew died. Sunday. in
East Belfast. at the age of 80 years
and months, after a long illness. For
many years he made his home on
Commercial street with the Fletchers,
but more recently had lived in East
Belfast. He was the son of the late
Ezekiel Merrithew. formerly of Deer
Isle. The remains will be taken to
Searsport for burial.
Arthur E. Andrews died, Monday, at
| his home in Belmont, after years OF
| i'll health. having been subject to Sc
we're i'll turns all his life. The young
| man was but q years of age, and
much beloved by all who knew him.
He was the son of Charles Andrews,
who survives, and to whom much
sympathy is extended. The funeral
will take place, Wednesday, Rev. Ar
thur A. Blair of the Universalist
| church of Belfast officiating.
| ]. II. Peavey of Bangor is the guest
| for Christmas of Mrs. NJ, F. Peavey
| and family in East Belfast.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-25
LINCOLN.
WHITEFIELD.

SOUTH-Mrs. Hattie Plummer is
enjoying the Christmas season at the
Matthews homestead.
Mrs. Luke Leighton of Coopers
Mills and Mrs. Mabel Allen of Pitts
ton have, the past few days, been as
sisting in the care of their mother,
Mrs. Croker, who is so very i'll.
Horace Palmer of the NJ. c., r. r.
painting crew is home for the winter.
A. G. Houdlette has gone to Man
chester to enjoy the holiday With his
son, Bert.
Mrs. Percy Mcdonald is the guest
of her parents, at North Whitefield
Garlic Ware of Alma, with a party of
lumber dealers, was at the Palmer
farm, Monday.
Henry Palmer of Jefferson is home
for the Christmas recess.
Oscar q. Pray, r. r. D. carrier ON
Route IL, was most happily surprised,
Christmas morning. when Mrs. A. Il.
Mcdonald presented him with purse
of money from the patrons. as token
of esteem for his faithful and most
obliging service.
The Whitefield Fish and Game Club
will hold it's annual election of Of
ficers, Tuesday eeverhng. Dec. 81. A
full attendance is desired.
The school in District No. Will
close, Jan. 10. with an entertainment,
presenting Cabbage Hill school,
with other attractions.
Miss Addie Tobey, who has been
visiting at Clara Palmer's, since July,
will leave. this week, to visit rela
tives in Hallowell and Portland, be-
fore returning to her home in West
Hanover Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-25
WATER STORAGE DEPT.
New Asst Engineer-Standard Rain
Gage for the Capitol Grounds.

George c. Danforth of Gardiner, who
has been instrument man on the ST.
CroiX flowage, on the completion OF
his work there, reported to the Au-
gusta Office of the State Water Storage
Commission, where he will be employ
ed fer a period on the regular work of
the office. Mr.. Danforth takes the
place of Asst. Engineer Presley. who
resigned a short time ago TO accept an
important business position In Bangor.
The United States Weather Bureau
standard rain gage has just been re-
ceived in the office of the State Water
Storage Commission. 1t will be placed
at some convenient place on the Cap
:tol grounds. A continuous record of
the precipitation in the form of snow
fall or rain will be kept and available
for publication in the daily papers
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-25
HEARINGS ORDERED
Upon Petitions for Gates by the
Municipal Officers of Caribou.

The State Board of Railroad Com
missioners, Tuesday. ordered hearings
upon the petitions of the municipal
officers Of Caribou for the ordering of
gates at various railroad crossings in
that town.
Hearing has been ordered for 1890
\. NJ, Friday, Jan. Il. at the Bangor
& Aroostook passenger station upon
the petition for gates with persons to
lsend them at the Water street and
Limestone street crossings. Hearing
has been ordered for IL A M. of the
same day at the passenger station of
the Canadian Pacific Railroad upon
the petition for the location of gates
with suitable persons to tend them at
the crossings on the East Pressure Isle
road and the Aroostook River Bridge
hill crossing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-25
Leading Vienna Man a Suicide.

Mt. Vernon. Me-, Dec 24.-(SpeciaD-
This community was shocked today on
learning of the death. of Ernest Whit
tier. one of the leading business men
of Vienna. He owned and operated
tho barrel shop and grist mill at that
village and was highly respectable as
well as Il prosperous business man. Mr.
Whittier was 40 years of age, single.
and boarded with b. A. Narney in that
village.
Monday night, after work, Mr.. Whit
tier, with his brother. Arthur, started
toward the Varney home but turned
back and did not appear at the evening
me1l. When his prolonged absence had
caused some uneasness his brother
and Warren Kennedy set out to find
him. They We're not successful IN their
search until 1890 when his body was
discovered in his cottage on an island
in Flying pond. Mr.. Whittier had TAX
Ell his life by both hanging and shoot
ing. One bullet had entered his mouth
and come out at the left temple. A
Mt. Vernon physician was called and
declared that it was unnecessary to
call the coroner as ii was a plain case
of suicide.
Mr. Whittier was the oldest son of
Perley Whittier. farmer in the north
west part of the town of Vienna. The
father, mother. three brothers and
three sisters are living. The deceased
was a man of steady and industrious
he hits and respected by all who knew
him. The only cause suggested for his
act is worry over the estate of an uncle
which be was settling.
The funeral will be held at 10 A. NJ,
Thursday, at the home of Perley Whit
tier
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-25
New Corporations.

The following corporations have filed
certificates of organization. under the
general law. at the department of
State
The America Co, organized at Au-
gusta. for the purpose of financing
and operating Industrial. commercial,
trading and manufacturing enterpris-
es, with $4,000 capital stock, of which
nothing is paid in. Officers: President
and treasurer, +. NJ. Leayitt of Win
throp. Certificate filed, Dec. "a 1912.
AntiFriction Shafting Bearing Co.,
organized al Portland, for the purpose
of manufacture and sale of bearings
of any and all kinds and descriptions,
with 100000 capital stock, of which
nothing is paid in. Officers: President,
Charles II. Chapman, Jr,, of Winches-
ter, Mass: treasurer Elmer Perry of
Portland. Certificate filed, Dec. %,
1912.
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dee16dlnno

with dead bird and a dead rabbit.
After she had handled the rabbit, which
was dead, its blood was drawn Off.
Twenty-eight days later the blood had
dried, but a microscopic examination
showed that the eorpuseles had not dis
integrated.
1t is known that some people possess
in a small degree the power of killing
baeili by the toueh-that is, by actually
touching bare tissues impregnated with
the bacilli-but that person could kill
them alike in vegetable and animal mat
ter through thick fur, heavy scales. and
the like is considered a most remarkable
thing. This woman, the doctors say, pre-
serves objects by her power of killing the
baeilli of Observation-Disclosures Post.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-25
Nominations by Governor.

Governor Plaisted, Tuesday, made
the following nominations:
Coroner-Joseph c. Bolduc, Bidde-
ford
Inland fish and game warden-E.
w. Ward, Millinoeket; Moses P.
Kneeland, Princeton.
Licensed detective-Albert p. Bas-
sett Norway
Agent for the Prevention of Cruel
ty to Misunderstanding "A. Blake,
Boothbay Harbor
Agent for the Protection of Chit
dren-Mrs. Wilfred Burden, Houlton
Notary public-Samuel Conv. Man
ley, Augusta.
Justice of the peace-Samuel Conv
Manley. Augusta: Lewis F. Pink
ham, Holden; w. II. Waerhouse
Old Town; VI. S. Stiles. Jackson, Or
F. d. 3. Brooks: Henry H. Richards
Byron.
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FOR COMR. OF AGRICULTURE.
John A. Roberts Of Norway Announces
His Candidacy.

John A. Roberts of Norway will
be candidate for the office of COM
missioner of agriculture Born in
Gardiner in 1852, his mature life has
been spent in Norway. He was ed
ueated at the oxford Normal Insti-
tute at South Paris and Bowdoin Col
lege. class of II He taught in pub
lie schools, and served as superin-
tendent of the same for several years.
and since that time his life has been
devoted to general farming with
dairying as a specially. He has serv-
ed on the State Board of Agriculture.
also as president of the oxford Coun-
ty Agricultural Society.
In the Legislature of Maine, as
representative in 1893, and as senator
in 1897, he served on the committees
of agriculture and education AS a
trustee of the University of Maine
for II years, he served during the
greater part of that time on the farm
committee and Experiment Station
Council He has been active in Grange
work for 90 years. As an Institute
speaker he has been into every coun-
ty in the State.
His personal relationship with the
State Dairymens Association, the
State Pathological Society. the COL
lege of Agriculture and kindred So
cieties, is such that he can closely
cooperate in mutual work.
He believes that he fully appreci-
ates tie great possibilities for useful
ness which this office affords, and
states thai if elected all his time will
be given to the affairs of the depart :
ment. which he would endeavor to
conduct in a business like manner.
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WALDO.


CENTER-Miss Bessie Whitaker has
employment in Lewiston.
The Maine Central Institute students
are at home for the Christmas recess.
f. A. Myrick was in Portland, last
week, to attend the convention of the
State Grange.
DR.. Whitaker has purchased a horse
of NJ. Y. B. Mitchell.
Mrs. Annie Moore is with Mrs. T. w.
Halves, who is ILL.,
Masters George and Frank Moore are
in Jackson with their grandmother, Mrs.
Herbert.
Miss Nellie Danforth has been passing
several days at the home of her brother,
Otis Danforth.
Mr. and Mrs. Alphonso Dyer of Pitts
field are at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Woods for the season
The remains of the late Helen Gould
of Unity. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ros-
coe Gould formerly of this town, We're
brought to Troy, last week for interment
in FairView cemetery.
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Ladies' Aid Society, Southwest Har-
bor

Articles of Incorporation of the
Congregational Ladies Aid Society of
Southwest Harbor have heen filled at
the department of State, under the
provisions of Chapter 81 of the Re
vised Statutes. The purposes of the
corporation are the purchase of a
house for parsonage for the use of
the Congregational minister at South
west Harbor and foi the purpose of
receiving funds in trust to keep said
parsonage in good repair.
The officers of the corporation are:
President. Philena c. Clark; vice pres
ident. Mabel A. Tinker: clerk, Mary
y. Carroll; treasurer. Ahbie May Law
ton; trustees. Emily H. Freeman,
Jennie NJ Mason, Margaret c. Trundy
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-25
White Rock GRANGE.

On Friday evening, Dec. 20, White
Rock Grange No. $50 of Windham.
finished work in eieeting the following
officers Master, James Green; everseer,
/. Il. Gilman; chaplain, Mrs Annie
Welch. lecturer. J. ID. Drinkwater;
stnward Bert Gilman; assistant stew
ard, Lorenzo Rand; gatekeeper. Ed
ward Smith; Ceres. Mrs. James Green;
Pomona, Mrs. J. ID. Drinkwater;
Flora. Mrs. Alice Mills; lady assist
ant steward Miss Alice MayherrS; see
rotary. j. w knight; treasurer, {. +.
Morton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-25

member of the inland fisheries and
game commission, had a survey Of
the property made and a copy of the
survey and plans filed with the county
commissioners as the first step in the
condemnation proceedings. a petition
will at once be brought by the State
to have the damage assessed.
The land in question consists of
about five acres and is owned by the
Collins heirs of Caribou
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DEMAND FROM INDIA
For Leaflets on Hygiene from the
State Board of Health.

From the State of Baroda in far
away India comes a demand for the
literature issued by the State Board of
Health. DR.. A. G. Young. secretary of
the State board, has just received from
Dr. \. II. Cooper, sanitary commits
sioner for Baroda State, a request for
copy of health leaflets ON Care of the
Eyesight," and Enemies of Children, .
as well as other health literature. DIR.
Cooper stated that these leafleats had
been highly commended by the current
number of The Sanitary Record of
London.
DR. Young has sent out a generous
supply Of the literature i'm response to
DIR. Cooper's request.
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CONDEMNATION OF LAND
At Caribou for Use in Connection
with State Fish Hatchery.

One of the matters taken up in con-
nection with the recent visit, of state
Forest Commissioner Mace to Caribou
was the condemnation of land at the
Camden Fish hatchery in behalf of
the state. The land upon which the
hatchery is located has been leased
hitherto by the State but now the
state wishes to purchase and the par
ties owning the land fefuse to sell.
Commissioner Mace, who is also a
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-25
You Needn't.

You needn't keep on feeling dis
tressed after eating. nor belching. nor
experiencing nausea between meals.
In other words You needn't keep on
being dyspeptic. and YOU certainly
shouldn't.
Hoods SarsaparilIa cures dyspepsia
lit strengthens and tones the stonl-
ach, perfeets digestion. creates a nor
mai appetite, and builds up the whole
system.