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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-22
A Busy Week
At the Y. M. c. A.

Among the organizations preparing for
a busy Christmas week is the Y. M. G.
A. Every day except Saturday holds its
share of amusements, games, bowling or
sanitary attractions. A meeting of the
captains of the Junior and Senior de-
partments of the Sunday School Athletic
League will be held Monday evening to
make arrangements for the winter sched-
ule and what few members of the d. K.
f. fraternity are waiting over the hoi-
days will bowl the railroad men, Tues
day evening the Freight Clerks will bowl
the Casino team. and the following eve
ming, Wednesday, will see another CITY
League game between Zenith Club and
the Y. NJ. c. A. On Christmas day So
cial will be held for railroad and other
men who are away from home. Music.
games, Relfectroscope talk by Secretary
Northcott will be some of the attrac-
tions. DR. l.. G. Bunker will be the
speaker Friday evening at the regular
weekly meeting of the First Aid Club. He
will speak on Health and Prevention OF
Disease" A special song service at the
Free Baptist church will be held sunday
AMI at $50 ia the building Song SER
vice viii be he'd
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-22
Changes in N. c.
Relief Constitution.

Vice President Horace J. TowIe of
Portland presided at the meeting of
the Maine Central Relief Association
held Sunday forenoon in the Y. M. c.
a. building for the purpose of amend
ing and altering the constitution and
bylaws of the association. About 30
of the local members We're present,
and the vote was practically unani-
nous for the changing of every article
until Clause 6, pertaining to the sick
benefits of former NJ. C. employees,
who still pay their dues, was reached.
This brought forth a great deal Of
discussion from the floor and although
the session extended we'll into the af-
ternoon, no definite decision was
reached.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-22
OAKLAND.
Christmas Program Is Civ
en- by Union School.
Little Ruth Penney Has Her Foot
Cut Badly by Axe.
Local and Personal Items Are Gath.
cred by Our Correspondent.

The following Christmas program
YVES given Friday by the Union school:
Welcome Vonne Boynton; Little
Brothers Idea," Merle Bessey; Love
One Another" Ruby Perkins; exercise
Grades l and II: "Johnnie's Letter to
Santa Claus Delphis Toulouse; Co
ing Shopping" Sadie Bickford: Con-
cert Recitation" Grade III Guess"
Merle Bickford; Secrets" Raymond
French; exercise, Christmas Stars"
Grades II and III; Letter to Santa
Claus" Gratia McIntire; Christmas
Morning." Carrie Presley: Memory
Gems" Graes vi and VIII; THE
American Stocking" Harold Bessey;
THE Christmas Tree" Grade III; ex-
crcise, THE Good Old Way" Gladys
Webb: quite Like a Stocking" Mar
garet Bickford; exercise, Decorating
the Tree school; "A Suggestion for
Santa Claus" vonne Boynton; "Boun-
dairy of Christmas" Rosie Moody. The
Christmas tree was well filled with
presents which were distributed among
the pupils after the exercises. The
room was prettily decorated with
wreaths and bells. Refreshments were
served. Twenty visitors were present
to enjoy the exercises which were a
credit to the school and the teacher,
Miss Clara Manter.
During the term of IA weeks, the
following pupils have not been absent:
Margaret Bickford, Merle Bickford,
Sadie Bickford and Merle Bessey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy w. Gleason return
frir
William Bromley returned Saturday
from Randolph, VT, where he has been
working for several weeks.
Mrs. H. c. Cowing and daughter Hell
en- of Bangor were visiting Sunday
friends.
Earle Goodwin, U. of M, 49, is at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Goodwin, for the Christmas va
cation.
vernelle NJ. Dyer. Colby. 10. has
been appointed delegate from the Col
by Y. NJ c. A. to the Student Volun-
teer Conference which is to be held In
Kansas City, the early part of jan
uary. He left for Boston Friday and
will leave there for the West, Dec. 49,
Mrs. Annie Jacobs and Miss Gala
RowelI, teachers in the public schools
Of, Chelsea, Mass, who have been Wis
ting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. c.
r. Small for few days, left Saturday
FOR East Madison for short visit at
the former home of Miss Rowell.
Miss Hazel Smith, who has been
teaching in Wells, is at home for the
Holidays.
Ruth Penney, who is about years
of age, and William O'Reiley OF about
The game age, were playing Sunday
with o sharp axe. which the boy un-
known to his father, had had sharpen
ed at the machine shop. Accidentally
the little boy cut the left foot of the
girl or the instep very badly, which
required several stitches to close. 1t
is hoped that the accident will not
prove to be serious one,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-22

of the H. & w school, has returned
to her home for the Holidays.
The Winslow school authorities and
teachers are planning on a grand ex-
hibition about Feb. /.
Morris Mccarthy returned Friday
from a business trip to Bangor.
redhot bowling match was held
at the Taconnet alleys Friday evening
between teams known as Bragg's spe-
Gals and McDonald's Stars, resulting
in a victory for the Stars to the tune
of 1874 to 1871. suffer was high man
for single string of 107 and Knauff
for a three-string total of 263.
Charles Robinson, an instructor at
Opportunity farm, New Gloucester, is
passing the Holiday vacation with his
parents.
Miss Hattie Simpson, teacher in
Skowhegan, is passing the Holiday va
cation in town.
Mrs. A. l.. Leonard, formerly Miss
Faylene Trefren of Lyndon, Vt, is Wis
iting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Trefren.
Mrs. Lewis room of the Sand Hill
school had an appropriate Christmas
celebration Thursday evening that was
we'll attended. Friday evening, Grades
|, II, III and " held interesting exer-
cises.
The pupils in the Sand Hill school
Grades V and VI, under the direction
of their teacher, Ida Lewis, gave a
Christmas entertainment Thursday
evening, Dec. IS. The following pro-
gram was given: Christmas acrostic
10 children; song, Christmas is Com
ing" school; recitation, Amos St.
Armand; Hans and Gretchen" 10 chill
dren; recitation, Alfredine LaRochelle;
song, Message of Peace" Lena Rous-
seau; recitation, Cecilia Arceneau; ex-
ercise five children; song, school: reci-
tation, Amanda Chenevert; recitation
Bernadette Hagain; Santa Claus drill,
eight girls: song. Angel and Peace"
girls; reading, Bill Jones Neighbours"
Cecilia Arceneau; play. 1.-The Best Day
of ALL school.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-22

IT couldn't help it; 1t was in my
head" was the only reason that To-
year-old Albert Murray could give for
his breaking and entering and pur-
Joining a small amount of candy and
apples Friday night from the grocery
store of Elmer Craig at Temple ana
Charles street, when he was taken IN
charge Saturday morning by City Mar
shall Baxter and given stiff third de-
gree, under which, after half an hours
questioning, he finally broke down and
admitted his guilt. A small button,
torn from his coat while crawling
through the window by which he en-
tered the store and small tracks in the
soft earth beneath the broken pane
were instrumental in bringing about
the confession. The boy is now held in
the City lookup to await trial Monday
nor ming in the municipal court
The case and the circumstances sur
rounding it are extremely pitiful. The
boys father died some little time ago.
and now his mother is lying in a dying
condition at the Murray home at the
Head of the Falls, with a complication
of pulmonary tuberculosis and yellow
iaundice The family is supported by
two daughters who work in the mill
and by what odd pennies the boy had
been able to earn.
Young Murray had been employed by
Mr.. Craig Friday cutting wood and
making himself generally useful
around the store. Most of his time was
passed near the rear of the store
where the window is located. When
Mr.. Craig opened up for business Sat
urday morning he found that the rear
window near the lock had been brok-
en- by stone and that an entrance
had been forced and q small quantity
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-22
Youthful Burglar Says ''Couldn't
Help IT, His Head Made Him.

of candy and apples and % cents in
pennies taken from the cash drawer
The city marshal was notified and
he went to the store. In looking over
the scene of the break he found a
small black button that had evidently
been torn from the burglars coat
Young Murray returned to his work as
usual Saturday morning. As he had,
according to the police, served short
term in the State School for Boys, and
as the small shoe prints showed the
burglar was not man, suspicion at
first fell on him. When questioned he
stoutly denied any knowledge of the
affair.
The Charles street stables are
oftimes the lodging places of some of
the homeless and neglected, and In
making a detour of these, the police
found that young Murray had slept In
one of the stables Friday night, and
had q large amount, for one of his cir
cumstances of candy. Upon this evil
dence and his past record. Murray was
taken to the City building, still stout
ly denying his guilt. Here for the first
time he was shown the tell-tale but
ton and few artful questions on the
part of Marshal Baxter made the boy
admit that he had committed the rob-
berry. When uuered as to whether he
was helped, or whether he was help
ing anyone, he said: NO, l did it all
alone, and nobody knew I was going
to, either
"Why do you do these things?"
pressed the official
Z couldn't help 1t: it was in my
head, and / just had to do it. Some
thing in my head just made me-
The mother was in such a critical
state that she had not Sunday been
told of the arrest of the boy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-22
Sacred Cantata Presented
At UnivGSaIist Church.
1.-THE Court Of King Christmas"
Given by Baptist Church.
Local People Arrive to Pass the
Christmas Holidays..Personals.

Mrs. Preston Knowles has returned
in town as a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. ID.
l.. Gray, Winchester street.
Arthur Davis. student at wesleyan
Seminary, Middleton, CT, arrived Sat
urday to pass the Christmas vacation
with his mother, Mrs. M. E. Davis,
Gilberth street.
Miss Caroline Rowell passed the
weekend at Portland with friends.
Rev. and Mrs. r. Arthur Rich of
Madison were guests Of friends in town
recently. Rev. Mr.. Rich was formerly
Methodist pastor here.
Miss Daisy Murray, L. H. S., IA,
has gone to Larone to pass the Christ
mas vacation with her parents.
Linwood Pitman, U. Of NJ, 1917. is
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Pitman.
Miss Bertha Bannon of Portland,
who has been visiting relatives at
Watervilie for the past two weeks,
passed the Weekend in town with
friends. Miss Bannon was formerly
of this town. Cards are out announc-
ing the coming wedding of Miss Ban
non to Doctor Merle Weber Of Port
land. DR.. Weber Is a son of the late
DR.. Weber, who practiced In Fair
field for many years.
The sacred cantata Holy Night
was presented Sunday morning at the
Universalist church under the leader
ship of Rev. Lester Lothrop Lewis by
a large chorus choir and soloists. The
program was: Organ prelude by Miss
Mildred Stockbridge, organist of Wat
erville, and Fred Poulin, vlolinist, OF
Oakland; And in That Day." bass
solo Raw Mr. Ioxxrin and nhnruS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-22
WINSL0w.
& Whitney S,
s. Has Christmas Tree.
ReIiefAssoCiaiiOn Makes Spleen
did Showing for The Year.
McDonaIds Star BowIers Trim
Bragg's Specials, 1874 to 1882.

The Hollingsworth & Whitney
school observed Christmas exercises,
which were witnessed by large
crowd. OF course Santa Claus arriv-
ed in time to give presents from a
large Christmas tree. The program:
Part 1.-THE Golden Cobweb."
Fairies-Margaret Salmond. Frances Ro-
berg, Adalene Roberge' Ida Melrosi.
Bates, Berma Simpson
Old Black Cat, Scott Mcdonald
Three Little Kittens,
Ralph Mcdonald, Albert Moore, Lillian
Wing
Yellow Canary, Florence Roderick
Little Brown Mouse, Florence .Bulger
Spiders,
Tommy Henderson, Herman Herd, Ruth
Herd. Eveyly Grindall, Harry Hap
worth
Hansee and Greter.
Hansee, Gordon Hapworth
Greter, Barbara Mcdonald
Witch. Irene Johnson
Stepmother Grace Getchell
Father Alexander Baird
Sand Man, BENJAMIN Levy
Dewman, John Salmonu
Guardian Angels,
Vida B., veda K. Ida NJ, Ruth s..
Thelma H., Beatrice P, Annie c.,
Gieny B., Stella r., Margaret K, Ber-
nice s., Adeline r., Margaret S., Ar
line s.. Frances r., Beatrice Y.
Ushers, Merton cram, Ray Setcheli
Hal Simpson was visitor In
Thorndyke over Sunday.
The annual meeting of the Hollings-
worth & Whitney Relief Association
was held Friday evening at the Ia
comet clubhouse. The association was
never in a more prosperous condition.
During the past year they have paid
out between $4,000 and $1,000 in bene-
fits and returned to the members sew
en- assessments. The following off,
Gals we're elected: Pres, F. N. Grin
dali; Vice Pres, ]. S. Barnes; Sec, II.
S. Grindall; Treas, P. M. Cram Elk.
Com, T. Suite, ]. H. Blewitt, F. B.
Sawtelle, F. M. Rollins and II. H. Brit
ton.
Miss Bertha M. Knowlton. principal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-22
At the City Opera House.

Kenny and Strassell, lady and gentle
man in a comedy singing and talking
speciality, and Evans and Arkin with
laughable comedy playlet entitled AFTER
the battle with special electrical ef-
feets and scenery. will be the vaudeville
features for the first three days OF the
week at the Opera house.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-22

Wateryille Lodge. l. o. G. T.. is con-
templating producing on the evening of
Feb. II a one-act playlet entitled Multi
gan's Restaurant" Members of the So
ciety are to fill the different roles, and
Judging from the talent available in the
ranks OF the Templars the show ought
to be a sterling one.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-22
In Municipal Court.

Premature celebration Of Yuletide got
two Young men into difficulty Friday
evening. and as a result they are each
serving 80 days in the Augusta JAIL pc
ing unable to pay the hne, sentenced
Saturday morning in the municipal court
for intoxication.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-22
Funeral of Miss Lillian Chasse.

Funeral services for the late Miss Lii
liam Chase were held Sunday afternoon
On the Notre Dame church with very
largo attendance of relatives and friends
The services were conducted by father
Cory, and Immediately Thereafter inter-
ment was made in the Catholic ceme-
terry at Pine Grove. The funeral Mass
will be held at 7.90 Monday morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-22

Banns of marriage were published for
the first time Sunday in the church Of
the Notre Dame for Moses Vigue and
aglae Fontain; Alex Saucer and Mary
Belanger; Henry Carey and Rosy No-
chon; and Peter Clair and Eva Lasas-
selr
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-22

Miss Bertha U Terry and Miss Helen
Sopher. both graduates OF the class OF
1914 of Coburn, have returned to pass
the Christmas holidays with their pa
rents, the former from Boston, where she
has been attending an art school, anu
Miss sopher from the University OIL
Maine
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-22

Peter Clair and Eva Larasseur and
Jerornia A. Anari of Springfield, Mass
and AIexrina Terrai have filed their in
tentions of marriage at the office of the
city clerk.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-22

1.-THE Hope of the World" a sacred
cantata in four parts, drew a large
congregation Sunday afternoon to the
Methodist church. The vocal and in
strumental music was exceptionally
f0a
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-22

Judge A A. Matthew of the municipal
court who has been i'll for the past week,
went to the City building for the first
time Saturday since his illness.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-22

Thomas Joyce of New York, a stu
dent at Colby, who had been working
in the Hollingsworth & Whitney mill
during the vacation, had several liga
ments torn in his right foot, Satur
day afternoon, when it was caught
between a large moving paper truck
and the wall.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-22

Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Gleason, Clifford
Gleason and Miss Mildred Gleason of
Maiden, Mass, were over-Sunday Wis
itors in the city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-22

st. Omer Commandery, No. Il. X. r.
will hold "a stated conclave at 7.So p.
Wednesday at the asylum.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-22

Mr.. and Mrs w. H. Cook left. Saturday
for Haverhill, Mass, to spend the holi-
days with Mrs. Cooks parents.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-22

Miss Elsie Perry was able to be out
Sunday after a severe attack of tonsilitis.
Miss Alberta Foss is assisting at the
Fairfield post office during the Christ
mas season.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-22

Originally the Netherlands were rich
in timber, but as enormous amounts of
timber were cut and pothing was done
to replace the trees removed, this
wealth Of the country was gradually
exhausted. During the last twenty
five years, however, the area Of wood
land in the Netherlands has again
commenced to grow, thanks to the in
it;ative of De Nederlandsche Heide
Maatschappy Only 417,611 acres were
wooded in 1888 but in 1910 this area
had increased to 642,965 acres.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-22

A special communication of Waterville
Lodge, No. SO, Z. and a. NJ, will be held
at 790 p. NJ. Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-22

Pictures

Vaudeville Programs Changed, Mon
day and Thursday
All that is new and up-to-date in
the motion picture line including for
eign and American films, changed
Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Matinee daily continuous 2.30. Eve
nings, first show. complete, p. M.
Evening, second show, complete. $50
p. M.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-22

Dr. George Obear, professor of physics
at Colby College, left Saturday for Bos-
ton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-22

The Misses Jessie and Alice Bradlee
left Saturday for a vacation in Boston.
Both are teachers in the public schools.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-22

The Christmas party of the Getehell
Street Free Baptist church will be
held, Wednesday evening, instead of
Thursday, as it was originally plan
ned
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-22

Harry P. Fuller. Colby IA, returned
Sunday to his home in Hallowell for
the Holidays.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-22

Andrew Kangstrom, Swedish grad
uate student at Cornell, will lead an
other assault on Mt. Mckinley next
summer under the auspices of the
Smithsonian institution.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-22

Miss Bertha Fl. Bryant of Freedom
was in the city, Sunday, calling on
friends.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-22

More than one hundred thousand
woman pay taxes in Michigan.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1913-11-21
RELIGIOUS.

The coming of Rev. Drs. Reed
and Lilly. from Nashville, Tenn, to
our city, and who conduct a great
conference here during the coming
Sabbath and Monday, the 23rd and
oath, of this month, will be an epoch
making event in the history OF Chris
tianity in Paris, if the Christian peo-
pie are awake to their interests, and
fully avail themselves of the privil
eyes that will then be offered them.
Sunday night at the Christian Church
they will likely have a large hearing
for the reason that they will then
have spoken twice already that day
many will know what good things are
in store for them. Besides, it is the
usual time for people to go to church.
But what about Sunday afternoon at
3 o'clock at the Presbyterian Church
Two of their greatest addresses are
to be delivered at that time and place
E"Christ Transforming the Nations,
by DIR. Reid, and Missions and Spir-
itual Life" by DR.. Lilly. There will
likely be an offering at these meet
ings, or some of them, to take care OF
the expense incurred in these breth
rem coming, but these conferences are
wholly for the purpose Of creating
| interest in the great and onward
| work of the kingdom, and of impart
| ing inspiration in the doing of the
same, and no collection for missions
will be taken at any one of them
Inspirational and educational is the
idea.
st. Peters Episcopal Church
Rev. G. H. Harris, rector. Sunday
School $50 a. m. Morning prayer
and sermon 10:45 a. m.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1913-11-21

Fosket has been teacher in the
Cleveland schools for twelve years.
In his letter of resignation to the
Board he declared one reason he was
leaving was the unsanitary condition
of his classroom, which he said en-
dangered his health.
Principal Lothman, of the East
High School, said that many valuable
teachers are quitting because of the
higher salaries obtainable elsewhere.
in other lines. Fosket was graduated
from Brown University in 1896, and
taught four years at Lawrence Scien
tific School of Harvard University.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1913-11-21
BOURBON ASSOCIATION TO
MEET IN LITTLE ROCK TODAY

A meeting of the Bourbon County
Teachers Association will be held
today at the graded school building
at Little Rock. Among the speakers
will be Prof. McHenry Rhoads, of
the State University; DR.. A. S Mac
Kenzie, of the same institution, and
Prof. Thomas A Hendricks, superin-
tendent of the Paris public schools.
The exercises will open at $50
a. M, with demonstration work,
which will continue until 10 O'Clock,
at which hour chapel exercises will
be held. Prof. Rhoads will address
the members of the association at II
O'Clock, followed by DR.. Mackenzie
Professor Hendricks will speak in
the afternoon
Miss Mabel Robbins, County Su.
perintendent, and nearly all the coun
ty teachers will be in attendance
and the School Improvement League
will be represented