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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-11-28

Harvard professor says poverty is far
safer moral condition than is nordinate wealth.
Maybe that is one of the reasons for the small
salaries paid the average minister and accounts
for the fact that there are so many editors in
heaven and so few in the state penitentiary
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-11-28

The state of Minnesota should have thorough
house cleaning at it's next election. Both Eber-
hart and 1verson should go to the boneyard. Then
Ed Smith ought to be disposed of and somebody
should burn rag.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-11-28

Virginia ought to be represented at the meeting
of the Northern Minnesota Development asso-
citation at Bemidji next week. Grand Rapids is
to make an effort to secure the midsummer meet
ing and it should have the help of good active
delegation from this city,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-06-17
'PHoNE STRIKE THREATENED

ST. Louis, June 17.-What prom
ises to be the first big telephone
strike in the United States had it's
beginning this morning when nine
girls walked out of the Sydney Elk
change of the Bell Telephone Com
pany fifteen minutes ahead of sched-
ule time.
At the telephone girls headquar-
tiers it is stated that all the girls of
the Sydney Exchange will go out.
The Bel. Company has sent a rush
order for its night operators in an
ticipation of a general walk-out.
The South African government
employs a veterinary surgeon to
study the diseases Of ostriches. -eT
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-06-17

To prevent the Bell Telephone
Trust taking such action as it took
in the Boston strikeF of telephone
girls, union organizers today are at
work among the hello girls of Chi
cago.
The telephone girls of st. Louis at
present are on strike for higher
wages and better working conditions.
Their hopes are high because of
the recent investigation of low wages
conducted by the Missouri Senate
Commission modelled on the lines of
the O'Hara Commission Of this state.
The revelations of that commits
sion reused public feeling against
corporations which pay starvation
wages to a high pitch in Missouri.
The telephone girls decided that
the best time for them to assert
themselves was while public feeling
still ran hot.
So they presented their demands
for a living wage and decent work
= ing conditions, and when these were
refused they walked out.
Under all the conditions, their VIC
( tory seemed certain, but the St. Louis
girls remembered what happened in
. Boston.
e The Boston hello girls struck in the
searly part of April. The Bell tele-
phone trust refused absolutely to
ytreat with them.
! Then the Bell people began ex-
sporting young telephone girls to Bos-
ton from all over the country.
+ They lured girls still in their teens
with promises of fine, cross-country
trips, and luxurious living in the
thotels of Boston, with wages as high
cas- four times what they refused to
spay the Boston girls.
Three hundred young girls thus
ewere sent from Chicago to Boston in
cone night, and one hundred were
tready to start the next morning,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-06-17


In Boston, the imported strike
breakers we're put up at the finest
hotels, and allowed the greatest free
dom. They were given the best of
food, and compelled to work only
very short shifts.
Remembering this, THE st. Louis
girls took steps in advance and their
organizers were at work in Chicago
and in every other big city from
which girls were drafted the last time
before the walkout took place.
These organizers are busy among
the telephone girls Of the North Side
exchanges now, preaching the doc
trine Of unionism, and begging the
girls not to help the company.fight
their sisters.
From all reports, the Chicago tele-
phone exchanges are likely to be
closed union shops before the work
is at an end.
The wages Of telephone girls here
are poor inasmuch as they are, in the
average, below the breadline.
Even so, they are much higher
than the wages paid by the majority
of the big department stores.
Chicago telephone girls, however,
are subjected to a great number of
humiliating rules and regulations.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-16
WINTHROP.
New School Projects Are.
Given Negative Vote
Ms. J. A. Foster Entertsils
Friends alta Dutch Whist.


A special town meeting was held,
Monday. relative to raising more
money for the schoolhouse at East
Winthrop and moving the kimball
school. All the measures proposed
received negative vote.
Mrs. Jennie Wilder of Arlington,
Mass, is the guest at the Gilson's
home.
Mary Sargent is working in j. H.
Pinkham's store.
Miss Annie ellison left, Tuesday, for
Orrs Island.
Maude Sorsey of Salem, Mass, is
visiting friends in town
Mrs. Mary SWEET of Providence, r.
l., is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Georgi-
ana Cobb. ,es
Mrs. w A. Whiting is passing the
week at Pine Point. the guest of Mrs.
l.. T. Carleton.
Mrs J. l.. Cobb and son Cheney
are visiting in Westport
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-16

Albert Piper. one of the employees
at the mill of the Augusta Lumber
Co, narrowly escaped death, Tues
day afternoon. by heing carried
around a shaft at the mill He was
engaged in picking up wood from the
floor, near low piece of shafting,
and in reaching over the shaft to
pick up a piece of wood on the other
side, his shirt caught on the shaft In
such way that he was carried
around it twice before he was re-
leased by the tearing of the shirt
He was taken to his home at ths
corner of Franklin and OXFORD
streets, where it was found that al;
| though no bones were broken he wa:
badly shaken up and bruised, ant
will probably be disabled for some
: little time 1t is understood that III
had been warned not to reach Owe
: the shafting on which he was in
. jurcd
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-16

Charles H. Dill, Jr., who has for
the past nine years been employed in
the Augusta Office of the American
Express Co., and for the past four
years has been cashier, has resigned
that position and will, this (Wednes-
day. evening, sever his connection
with the office. Mr.. Dill has accepted
a position as clerk in the office of the
treasurer of State, at the State
House. and will. after short rest,
take up the duties of his new posi-
ton. Mr.. Dill entered the employ
of the express company in the capaci-
ty of driver, afterward acting as a
clerk until the time he was promoted
to the position of cashier, and during
his employment in the various ca
pacities his fidelity has won for him
the confidence of his employers and
the respect and friendship of the pa
irons of the office. The best wishes
Of large circle of friends will be his
in his new field of duty.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-16
EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS
TO Be MADE ON RfNES HILL.
Fiji Will Be Made, Street Car Track Raised
To the Proper Grade, and Roadway
Widened Five Feet--Operations
PfN To Commence at Once.

officials of the Lewiston. Augusta ~
Watervilie street Railway in regard to
the changes of their roadbed and track
which would be neeessitated by the
rebuilding of the hill, and was told
that men would be. sent to Augusta at
once to prepare for the work of rails
ing the track on Rines hill, to conform
to the citys proposed grade.
The work of making the fill near the
foot OF the hill will take large
amount of earth, and the city has been
fortunate in securing the necessary
material in the shape of gravel which
is being taken out on the old Staples
lot at the top of Winthrop hill. where
excavation is in progress for the foun-
daticn of the new Y. M. c. A. build
ing.
In connection with the changes to be
made in the track of the street rail-
way, the irons, in addition to being
raised to correspond to the grade of
the hill, will also be moved five feet
toward the east, giving that amount
Of added width to the roadway. This
change of location of the track will be-
gin at the north end of the railroad
bridge. on the west side of the hill
where tic ill will be made the retain
ing wall on the east side of the side
walk Will be eliminated, and the side
walk will be laid with a curb. as along
Water street, and it is expected that
the change of grade will do away with
the necessity of a railing, as is the
case at present.
Mayor Newbert is DESTROYS of hav-
ing tEp long 6ela we'd improvemeutS IN
the Hill underway. and when the work
is commenced it will be pushed forward
to completion as rapidly as possible.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-16
CONCERT PROGRAM.
Tonisht's Concert at Aususta's Ne,
Park Near Edwards Mill.

The Augusta Cadet Band Will, this
wednesday, evening. inaugurate the
opening of Augustus new park with the
following band concert program. This Is
the second concert in the city by the
band.
March-"Spirit of independence
HoZmann
Overture" Bach
Romance tsolo for trombone), Bennett
G. w. Pike.
Selection-"Broken Idol Van Aistyne
Waltz-..f,ood Rve Everybody" Gilbert
Pap-"Miss Trombone, Fillmore
Excerpts from Prince of Pilsen,
MedIey--"Remick's Hits No. 81 Lampe
iulNes 10. 49, Kern
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-16

1t will be of general interest as well
as satisfaction. to the people of Angus
Ia to learn that the work of rebuild
ing Rines hill. which is one of the most
important questions in the way OF
road building which the city has had to
consider for long time, and which
has been put off ever since the cut was
made through the hill, nearly three
years ago, for the purpose of eliminat-
ing the dangerous grade crossing of
the tracks of the Maine Central Rail-
road at the foot of the hill. will be
commenced at once or just as soon as
the necessary preliminary work can be
done. The job is an extensive one and
its completion will take some time, but
the results obtained will be of a per-
manent nature and source of salts
factiea to everyone, not only to the
people Of Augusta but to the public at
large. for Rines hill is the most used
of any in the city by people passing
through Augusta en- route to other
places.
A decision in the matter was reach
ed Tuesday. as the result of Il con-
ference between Mayor Newbert and
President Mcdonald of the Maine Cen
trail Railroad, in the latter,s office in
Portland. The question of rebuilding
the hill was thoroughly gone over. and
The city's plans regarding the work to
be done were discussed at some length.
The conference was entirely satisfac-
tory, and at its conclusion the decis
ion reached was that the city should
go ahead with the work, rs planned,
aud that the Maine Central Railroad
would bear an equitable part of the
expense.
Mayor Newbert also met some of the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-16
WALDO.
LIBERTY.


| Llewe1lyn Ludwick died at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. John Tillson, il
Thomaston, last week, and was
brought here for interment, Saturday
The service was held at the home oil
ernoon, Rev. H. w. ABBOTT officiating
| MIR. Ludwick was a resident of this
town for a number of years. After
the death of his wife, which occurred
several years ago, he sold his farm to
his son. Walter. and bought home in
lThomaston, near his daughter, Mrs
Tillson, who tenderly cared for him
through his months of suffering. He
was good husband and father and
| a kind neighbor. Mr.. Ludwiek was
a member of Liberty Lodge. No. III,
F. A. NJ. Interment was made beside
his wife in the Village cemetery,
where the Masonic burial service was
said,
Mr. and Mrs. William Hurd of
Pittsfield are in town, for visit with
Mr.. Hurd's mother, Mrs. Mary J.
Hurd.
Miss Katherine Walker has gone to
Owls Head for few weeks stay.
While there she will be the guest of
Mrs. DR.. Young at her summer cot
tage.
The farm. known as the Gilman
farm, having been in that name for
over 20 years, was sold, last week, to
Mrs. Mary Cram
DR. and Mrs. w. L. Cargill motored
to Pittsfield, last week. to pass the
day. Mrs. Perkins and daughter.
Iona, returned with them for
weeks stay.
DIR. and Mrs. Harding and two
daughters of Waterville, were Sun
day visitors at Mrs. Harding's BROTH
ers, B. B. Wentworth. They made
the trip in their new Overland car.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Failes of
Thomaston were in town. Sunday.
called by the death of Mrs. Failes'
father, Llewellyn Ludwick.
re PALERMO. m54
Mrs. Boardman Cunningham and
Mrs. Herbert Cunningham of Liberty,
and Miss Lena Cunningham of Taun-
ton, Mass. We're Sunday guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Nv. S. Jones at Lake
View Farm. After dinner Mr. Jones
| took them for an auto drive, calling
on friends and relatives on Turner
Ridge.
| E. H. Foster has his new barn near,
| ly completed.
Miss Crissie Keene of Boston
Mass. is spending her vacation will
her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. J
f. Finley.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-16
RIPLEY.

Chas. Hanson has a new Ford car.
Mrs. Clarence Hanson has been IN
Gorham, n. H.. for few weeks stay
Alice Eaton Is stopping with her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nell Randall took an
auto trip, Sunday, to Scion by the way
of Hartland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Pingree OF Au-
gusta we're recently in town.
Mrs. Frank Eells with her twin
babies of Stetson, was recently In
town. She was formerly Mrs. Albert
Sevey Of this town.
Mrs. John Bowdoin IL entertaining
her daughter from Kansas city for the
summer.
Mrs. r. J. Harris is entertaining hHI
r,c'her, Mrs. John .Peasg Of S,ati-
bEidaA tI.A6GA ~ u III Tx =
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-16
KNOX.
WASHINGTON.

NORTH-H. f. Evans purchased
horse last week of w. Light of Lake
View Farm.
Most every field has moving ma :
chine rafting in it these days. All
report a short hay crop this year.
Silas Harmon of Palermo is helping
Roy Lenfest cut and harvest the hay
for Mrs NJ. w. Lenfest.
Ernest Harmon has returned from
Montville, and with Jesse Emerson is
cutting and harvesting the hay on the
William Emerson farm in Palermo.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-16

Roy Carleton has returned from
Pine Point
l.. Howard Thompson of Spr ng
field. Mass, and Miss Julia Wolf OF
New York were married. Ju y IL.
Mr.. Thompson was formerly of Win
throp.
Miss Lucy Thurrell of Portland is
the guest of Miss Annie Cover.
A delightful party was given, Mon
day. by Mrs. J. +. Foster. when she
entertained 20 of her friends at q
Dutch whist. Prizes We're won by
Miss Ida Morrill,, Miss Flora La
Croix and Mrs. Z. H. Penniman. Re-
freshments were served in the dining
room, which was decorated in Dutch
design with eenterpiece of yellow and
green The favors were windmiiis
and wooden shoes.
The baseball game between Win
throp and Hallowell. Wednesday
afternoon, is scheduled for go.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-16
Daily kenflsbec Journal
Telephone 1856

Cards Of thanks. obituary notices, res-
olutions Of respect, etc.. will be
charged at the rate Of ten cents per
line. No charge less than rs cents.
All advertising announcements Of en-
tertainments whose object is the
raising Of money will be charged OF
the rate of fifteen cents line.
Advertising notices, news form, will be
excluded from our local columns
except such as refer to advertisers
occupying space In our advertising
columns and will be run under y
separate head on one OF the local
pages.
who fail to receive the
journal promptly will confer favor
by notifying the office imediately.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-16
BUILDING ESTIMATES SOLICITED.

II Hutchins and French. Architects. .
Beacon ST.. Boston, Mass, will receive
estimates Oh or before II O'clock noon,
ON Friday, July 25th, 1913, for the erec-
ytion of Bank and Office Building at
71ewiston, Maine, for the Manufacturers
National Bank. Separate estimates will
Plans and specifications are at the Ar
chitects' office for estimating purposes.
,,The Architects will be at the Manufac-
Atlifers' National Bank, at Lewiston,
Maine, on Friday. July 18Th, 1873, and
,saay be Interviewed by bidders
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-16
A Correction.

In the notice. in Mondays Journal
relative to the Goth birthday ami
versary of Mrs. Rebecca Frost. an
unfortunate error was made through
the names of Mrs. F'rost's two sons
being given incorrectly. The names
were given as Larrabee when they
should have been Thomas Frost of
Saco and James Frost of Augusta.
Her husband. John Frost, did not die
in Hartland, as stated, but in Au-
guSta. fr sa ,.s4 4z.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-16

Work on the remodelling of the Allen
building is now approaching the end.
and 3 short time hence will see the
completion of the job. Tracy a. Metcatf,
who have the contract, state that the
front OF the building will be completed
by the end of the current week, and
what work that remains to be done on
the interior of the big store to be occu-
pied by Woolworth & Co, will require
about another week. 1t is understood
that the firm will have its opening the
last week in July.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-16
LINCOLN.
JEFFERSON.

l.. S. Sylvester has bought an auto
mobile.
VIII Nash and family of Allston.
Mass, are occupying their summer
home for the month of July. They came
in their automobile.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Morse of OAK
land are boarding at Miss Cora
Jones'.
Mrs. r. L. Burgess OF Roxpury'
Mass, is staying with her mother, Mrs
Richard Castle, for few weeks.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-16

The Lawn party, which was to have
taken place, Tuesday evening, at the
Penney Memorial church, was post
poned on account of weather condi-
tons. and will be held. Friday evening,
instead, on the church lawn, or II
stormy, in the church vestry. In spite
of the fact that the weather was any
thing but favorable. Tuesday evening,
q party of about 60 gathered in the
church vestry and had a general good
time, INDUCING in various games. Ex-
cellent music was furnished by Miss
Emily Burbank. piano, and Carl
Hutchinson, violin. Refreshments were
served,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-16

Tuesdays succession of showers
probably did a lot of good, but the
formers in the vicinity of Augusta, who
had hay out, and it is said that they
were many, did not see the matter in
that light.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-16
CAMBRIDGE.

Mrs. Sumner Ham has returned
home from Portland where she has
been for medical treatment
Harold Sawyer has had a boil on his
hand so he was unable to work.
Mrs. Garnet was recently In Dexter
on visit with her mother.
Rev. r. Z. Ham and family are stop
ming at their farm here for few
weeks, from Monsoon.
= p ping and party took an auto
e'' - Nelson.. is stopping at a
cottage at Hermon pond with iriends
for a short time,Mt
Fred Hanson and family have gone
to Pressure Isle on an auto trip,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-16
SOMERSET.
PALMYRA.

Ira Alphonso, aged about Is, son
of Henry feathers of this town, was
struck and instantly killed by lGht-
ming, Sunday afternoon. while seeking
shelter from the shower on the piazza
at Leighton Pennell's on Webb Ridge.
There were several other boys with
him who were more or less injured.
The house was slightly damaged.
Mrs. Harriet Belcher of Boston Is
visiting at Mrs. Loantha Milier's.
Miss Elise Towle returned, Friday,
from a visit of about month in Bog
ton and vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Thompson o.
Newport were in town, Sunday.
w. H. Miles was in st. Adams for
few hours, Sunday.
The Woman's Club met. July 9Th, at
the home of Mrs. A. K. Smith. me
subject was Henry Ward Beecher.
After the election of officers and a
very interesting program, Mrs. Sm'th
served delicious refreshments consist
ing of cake in variety. ice cream, ba-
nanas, etc.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-16

Chairman Frederick J. Macleod OF
the new Public Utilities Commission
of Massachusetts announces that ne
favors program of publicity in the
hearings of that board except when
the public interests are best served by
a private conference. Chairman Mac
leod says that the best interests OF
the public are not always served 10
the tune Of a brass band.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-16

Manager Rob Partridge of the Bank
ers baseball team Announces that IN
asmuch as the Lawyers do not seem TO
be satisfied with the two defeats which
they have met at the hands of the
Bankers, and still think that they can
show the money lenders how to play
the gamma the Bankers have agreed t.
play them the third game, and the date
has been set for Thursday afternoon
July II. The game will be played or
the Reuel Williams field, with the
same lineup on the part of the two
teams as participated in the two prevl
Gus games. and the game will be begun
az soon after o'clock as possible.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-16
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

- Sealed proposals will be received at the
sof1ce of the superintendent, Bangor
state Hospital Bangor, Me, until / p.
M. Aug. 4, 1873 for the construction, ex-
cepting the mechanical equipment. of a
one-story brick and concrete addition
- .-1oout e0xs0. feet TO Building "a, at the
Bangor State Hospital, Bangor Me- in
A\&eordance with the plans and specf-
cations, which may be at the hos
pita In Bangor, at the office of Will
fred f. Mansur. Architect, No. Is Cross
St. Bangor, Me.
Bangor, Me-, July u. 1919. julylid2w
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-16

Mr. and Mrs. Elliot Flint of Provi-
dence. r. l., and Mrs. Rutherford of
New York City were members of an
automobile party, which arrived,
Tuesday, in this city. The party
stopped at the Augusta House.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-16

George Hutchinson, who has been
confined to his home for the pa tsfew
weeks with appendicitis, and whose
condition, following the operation. was
considered serious, has SO far recover
cd that he was able to be down street,
Tuesday, for the first time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-16

Miss L. Hldegarde Shirley of West
Newton, Mass, arrived in the city,
Tuesday afternoon. and will enjoy a
month with her great grandmother,
Mrs. William r. Smith, on Elm street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-16

The members of the Board of County
Commissioners were in session. Tues
day, at their room in the courthouse,
fer their regular meeting. The business
transacted was of a routine nature.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-16

C. +. Bilodeau and W. p. Perry ar
rived home, Tuesday morning, from
Rochester. n. Y, where they had been
in attendance at the national conven-
ten of the E,lks.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-16

Mrs. A. NJ. Goddard of Crosby street.
who is enjoying the summer months
at the Goddard cottage on Barter's Is
land, Sheepscot bay, returned to that
place. Tuesday, after a brief stay in
town.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-16

Mrs. Harry Packard and daughter. of
Baltimore, Md. arrived in the city,
Monday night. on their way 20 Man
chester, for a visit to Mrs. Packard
former home. Before marriage, Mrs.
Packard was Miss Bessie Martin, and
her many friends in this vicinity Will
he pleased to learn of her arrival.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-16

Turner & Price ad. will interest
you for it is story of low prices, also
see the south window. July is the
month to save dollars by buying early.
ADV.