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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-14

We wonder if ever again any of our
politicians will have the brass to argue
for more battleships on the ground that
preparedness for war is the best assur-
ance of peace. What sober minded,
clear thinking men have contended all
along, that preparedness for war is the
greatest temptation to get into war, is
exemplified now. If the nations of Eu-
rope had been obliged to wait to build
navies and to raise and equip vast armies
no navies would have been built and no
armies, if the prospective combatants
were forced to wait year to think it tower
and count the cost.
When this terrible struggle is over
and the losses to the world have been
recounted, when the participants, such as
are left of them, become sane again, it
will be found that the movement for in
ternational disarmament has received
the greatest impetus yet recorded.
Whether it will be sufficient to attain
that noble end at once is sadly doubtful.
1t takes scandalous lot of severe les
sons to get the brutality out of human
nature Ohio State Journal.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-14
ANOTHER SCHOOLMAS-
TER NEEDED

Those world-renowned diplomats of
Europe who have been making sport of
our Mexican policy may now reflect up
on the stupidity that led to the Austrian
Servian clash. A few 'schoolmasters'
distributed through the chancellries of
Europe would work a decided improve
ment in international relations. The
Public
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-14
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT.

Estate OF Emma WInkler, deceased.
Henry A. Winkler has been appointed
and qualified as executor OF the estate of
Emma Winkler, late of Mercer County,
Ohio, deceased. Dated this 80th day OF July,
AID, 1914. ORNELLE RAUDABAUGH
Probate JudRe OF snid County.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-14

This time he paid no attention to
what was going on in the house, but
would sit deep in meditation or stare
out of the window. Mrs. Stebbins'
first fear was that he was losing his
mind.
She said she would feel perfectly
terrible if anything like that hap
pened to the dear old man while he
was under her care. She said she
never would be able to forgive her
self, never!
"Mebbe it's rheumatism" Stebbins
suggested, hopefully. THAT is liable
to make a man do almost anything!"
Don't you want some more blank
cts on your bed, Uncle Horace?" his
niece asked him after this suggestion.
Are you perfectly comfortable?"
THANK you, Tilda, Pm perfectly
comfortable" Uncle Horace had re-
sponded. II guess I'll go after the
NALL"
This was really double blow, for
Uncle Horace normally was not po-
lite, and he always wanted anything
that was offered him, no matter what
1t was, and also 1t was long walk to
the post office.
Mrs. Stebbins had begged him to let
little Johnny go and save his own
strength, but Uncle Horace had per-
sisted. He said he felt that he ought
to do something instead of sitting
around and letting the family wear
themselves out waiting on him, and
that he was glad to be of service.
mot in this rain, Uncle Horace!"
Surely not when the wind is blowing
so, Uncle Horace!" or Don't worry
me by going out in this snowstorm,
Uncle Horace!" had not the remotest
effect upon him when he started to
climb into his galoshes and wrappings
to go after the mail.
Mrs. Stebbins said to her husband,
that she feared It was the
beginning Of the end.
The week that Uncle Horace took
to starting at a sound and to flush
at word or an unexpected look, filled
Mrs. Stebbins with alarm. That
awful was the matter with
Uncle Horace she was convinced and
she besought him to see a doctor. She
made him jelly and fed him beef tea
despite his protests and tried in vain
to get some Ineligible conversation
out Of him.
Then one day he went after the
nail and did not come back.
Mrs. Stebbins had the whole town
out searching for him. She wept as
,he looked on closet shelves and up
.rees and in other impossible places
and said that nobody could know
low her heart bled at the idea that
larling old Uncle Horace might be in
errible danger that very moment.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-14

Get your half soles sewed on the Good
year machine and save your shoes. See
w. F. Schnnck.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-14

The Goodyear machine can do the work
Sews them on just like new. See w. +.
Schunck.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-09
Paul D. Sargent

Paul D. Sargent chief engineer of
the State Highway Commission, ad-
dressed the convention as follows:
am sure we have all been highly
interested and instructed by the SPLEEN
did papers which have been presented
at this meeting. If 1 were going to
state as briefly as possible the good
results which I believe will accrue
from this meeting, I would say to
each one of you, bear in mind careful
ly the salient features of each adj
dress which you have heard and carry
home with You and put into use in
your every day work those points
which have the most direct bearing
and are most applicable to your par
ticulqr work. Only in this way will
the best results be realized.
We have been talking about improv-
ed roads here in Maine for a good
many years; for the last dozen years
we have been making some attempt at
building improved roads; for the last
SIX years our efforts have been more
or less crystaliZed and concentrated
through the work of the State High
way Department. Records in the Office
of tine State Highway Commission
show that upwards of one thousand
miles of road located in the various
towns have received Improvement by
state aid Indeed, since 1908 we can
show the records of seven hundred
and twenty miles of road which have
been so improved. Notwithstanding
the amount of work which has already
been done, it is easy to find critics in
ali parts OF the State who will assert
thai not much of anything has been
accomplished. This is not the fact.
Such criticism proceeds from lack of
information and from false promises.
The fact of the case is just this: Peo-
pie are travelling much more today
than they ever did before. Where
formerly q man would take his family
for an afternoon drive of twelve or
fifteen miles, he now takes a ride of
fifty or sixty miles, and sometimes one
hundred or even one hundred and fifty
miles in a day. His opportunity for
observation is constantly increasing;
so is his love. if not his license, for
criticism. The critics of road condt-
TONS however. do not compare the
roads as they find them today with
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-09
I)EE:xT H: Err R

Orrin B. Shepley, well-known res
ident of Dexter, died very suddenly
Tuesday morning at his home on Ma
pie street. Although he had not been
in the hest OF health for several
months, his condition was not consid-
cred dangerous and his death came as
a great shock to his family and
friends. Mr.. Shepley was for many
years engaged in business in Boston
and on retiring from active business.
came to Dexter and purchased the
Cushman property on Maple street. A
widow and daughter, Mrs. Durham,
who resides in Maiden, Mass, sur
vive.
The death of Mrs. Fannie NJ. Frost.
wife of the late Loren Z. Frost of
Pittsfeld occurred Tuesday evening
at the home Of Lewis T. Dahne on
lions hill. Mrs. Frost had made her
home with her daughter, Mrs. Dahne,
for the past 10 years. She was IS years
of age. Besides Mrs. Dahne, two 9TH
er daughters, Mrs. G. A. Graves of
Ogden, Utah, and Mrs. F. W. Dodge
of Fitchbure. Mass, survive. AS the
Dahne family are under quarantine
for scarlet fever, a private funeral
in Pittsfield.
a dairy meeting will be held at 10
A NJ, Friday in Grange hall with
addresses on vital subjects to dairy
men by experts from the University
of Maine.
a banquet to the business men will
be served at P. NJ, Friday at the
Universalist vestry, under the aus
pices of the Boy Scouts and other
young mems societies. The object is
to get together and discuss plans
for boys conference to be held here
III the near future. The banquet will
be followed by a short entertainment,
followed by an address by either JEFF
ferson C. Smith of Waterville or Ar
thur A. Head of WaterVille.
One new case of scarlet fever deVel-
oped Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-09
To Watch c. A. War Game

Capt. Vernon w Hall of the I'd Co.
and Lieut.. Harvey p. Winslow of the
staff and acting commanding officer
of the 1st Co, will pass a week in
special study of the Coast Artillery
war game at Fortress Monroe. Va,
having been detailed by Col w. o.
Peterson, commanding the Coast Ar
tillery Reserve of Maine, in accord
ance with instructions which the lat
ter received from the war department.
They will report for duty Monday,
April 81, and will make special study
of the Coast Artillery war game,
which has been invented by Major
Chamberlain, an exact reproduction OF
which has been made by Capt. Hall
and Lieut.. Winslow for the armory in
Portland,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-09
MADISON.
Weston House, Damaged by
Fire, Is Being Rebuilt
Arrangements Being Made for
Special Easter Music
Personal Items and Notes of Interest
Found About the Town

The insurance inspectors having in
spected the building, carpenters began
Tuesday repairing the roof of the
Weston house, recently damaged by
fire.
Arrangements are being perfected
for special Easter music Sunday at
the Congregational church. The theme
of the morning sermon will be How
Belief Overmasters Doubt" and the
evening theme, The Christians
Hope The evening service will have
music by a chorus of young people
and a special feature of the morning
service will be a solo by Mrs. Bertha
Herd. The new plan of having two
leaders has been adopted by the Y. p.
= {. +. and was put into effect Tues
day evening.
Mr and Mrs. Asa NJ. Gilman left
Tuesday for Portland where they will
remain for few days. They were ac-
companied by Mrs. Lysander Berry.
who goes to the Maine Eye and Ear
Infirmary for treatment.
Mrs. Reuben Young has been very
i'll fer the past three days at her home
or Maple street.
William Morrow. who has been oe-
CupSlDS the EeSiuelce Oh AllldSd
Gregory on Main street for the past
few months, has moved his family to
Skowhegan.
Mr.. and Mrs Howard Lewis and
family left Wednesday for North
Adams, Mass. where they will make
their home in the future. Mrs Lewis
has been for the past two years de-
signer and assistant superintendent in
the Indian Sprin wooden mill.
Leon Felker was the guest for sev-
eral days of Everett A. Garland in
Augusta.
A. NJ Holden and Willis Frederic
are at North pond in Smthfield re-
pairing the cottage Of J. p. Lancaster.
Rehearsals are being held for an
Easter concert to be given Sunday at
tho Methodist church by the young
women of the Sunday school, A spe-
cial sermon will be given by r. \.
Rich
Z. A. Maxim is building a new pi-
azza on the south side of j. r.
Withee's residence on Bean street.
The old piazza has been taken off and
is To be made wider and extended TO
the second story of the ell
The regular meeting of the Woman's
AsSaciat ton of the Congregational
church was held Wednesday after
noon in the Vestry. The missionary
te9ic fer the Afternoon was Chapters
ON Rural Progress" and an interest
ing paper was given by Mrs. X. c.
GRAY
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-09
Nine Indictments Reported
By The Grand Jury
First Baptist Parish Meeting
Real Estate Transfers
Pomona Grange April Ia, Norridge.
wock--Aarvsy |. Sawyer, Smlthfield

The grand jury of the supreme
court brought in nine indictments
when it arose Wednesday noon, after
being in session since Tuesday noon
Those made public are as follows:
State VS.. Walter |. Tracy of Palmyra,
assault and battery; State VS.. Howard
Temple of Detroit, assault and bat
terry; State Us. Joseph Roderick, Fair
field, indecent exposure; State vs..
Willard DelIe Arson, burglary; State
vs.. Joseph Sheridan, Madison, assault
and battery There were four liquor
indictments. This was the shortest
session of the grand jury in the his
tory of the court with the exception
of last term The criminal docket viii
be taken up next week.
The civil eases assigned for the first
day have largely been settled. there be-
ing only one brought to trial, Dean VS.
Gushing, which was a bill for press
ing hay. The plaintiff won, getting a
verdict of ST..
The appealed case from the probate
court, Mark w. Savage ct al, at plain
t,ffs, was settled out of court. The
appeal was dismissed by agreement
and judgment OF the lower court af-
firmed. The ease arose over the Will
of Webster Savage. brother of the
plaintiffs,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-09
Hon. S. Percy Hooker

Hon S. Percy Hooker of Concord.
state superintendent of New Hamp-
shire highways delivered an address
on Highway Construction and Main
tenance in New Hampshire. He said
in part:
New Hampshire has about 1900
miles of highways including city and
village streets. It's total assessed val
uation is less than 400 millions of dol
lars. With a total valuation of only
$23 900 per mile, it's problem is very
different from that of the more popu-
lous and richer New England states.
1t seemed imperative that the state
assist in building a considerable mile
age through the mountain country
without assistance from the towns in
which the highways were to be built,
as there was a steady demand for
highways leading to the resorts in the
mountains This led to the first APP
preparations of the states money for
highways, and up to the time of the
passage of the first state aid act in
1905 there We're built about 100 miles
of roads such as they were, entirely
by the State. In many instances they
were simply improvements of logging
roads, narrow and poorly graded, but
they were passable to the vehicles
then in use.
The State aid plan was adopted in
1905 and varied with the assessed
value of the town running from 90
cents on the dollar to towns having
an assessed valuation of three millions
up on SO for each dollar raised by
town having an assessed valuation of
not over 100000. All roads built I'M
der this system were graded, widened
and drained, and there came to be a
considerable number of miles of State
aid roads in the different towns.
The town was at first allowed to Sc
lect the location of the road if upon
a main road, and the result was that
at the end of four years there seemed
to be no more chance of a connected
system Of highways than there had
been before State aid was given.
The direct interest of the towns in
their roads proved to be not for q con-
tinuous highway but for improvement
of pieces which led from their farms
to the village, etc. The State, there
fore. in 1908 adopted variation from
the State aid system by adopting a
lance Of the towns in building, the
State paying one-half the cost of the
trunk line roads and sometimes as
high as five-sixths of the entire cost.
Our three trunk lines are approach
ing completion and the average cost
of them per mile will not exceed $4,000
and in most cases they are perfectly
satisfactory. There are cases OF
course where we have erred in endeav-
oring to carry the traffic over an in
ferior type of road. Where the gravel
construction has been used, however,
1t is much easier to remedy a mistake
than is so in the case of the more cost
ly types of road, and | believe that
there are more errors made by using
too good a type of road than there are
made in using too poor type.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-09
Good Roads Meeting Closes at Bangor Wednesday

lift of Cumberland county he abolished
the stripes and they have never been
worn since. The county commission
ers shall also furnish tools, and may
hire other labor and purchase what
ever is necessary no matter what it
may be, whether material or machin-
cry to properly do the work.
The State Highway Commissioners
and the municipal officers of any town
may enter into an arrangement with
the county commissioners for the Ia
Dor of the prisoners in building roads.
The act further provides that if the
county commissioners refuse to en-
ploy the prisoners they shall be COM
PEELED to when three per cent of the
voters of the county, as determined
by the last gubernatorial vote in the
county petition them so to do. 1t also
provides that the county shall have
the right TO cancel any contracts when
it desires to work the prisoners on the
roads, excepting of course, those made
prior to the passage of the act.
Why not put the prisoners to work
on our Maine roads? 1t Will be better
for the prisoners and surely cannot
damage the roads. l believe in the
honor system and know it can be
worked out successfully by the county
commissioners and the State Highway
Department. Make a start, gentlemen.
Last Sunday there were S5S male
prisoners in the York, Cumberland,
Androscoggin, kennebec and Penob-
scot jails, every one of them able to
work, according to the prison authori-
ties. Why not put them ont into the
open where their combined labor
would be worth s537 a day instead of
the paltry $3.50 as under the present
svS+emp
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-09
Better Milk for Androscoqain

The Androscoggin County Medical
Association took steps for a higher
standard of milk at its monthly meet
ing held Tuesday evening in Lewiston.
A committee was appointed to inves-
tgate ways and means. The address
of the evening was omitted and a gen.
eral discussion of the milk standard
question was taken up. The general
sentiment seemed to favor improved
sanitary conditions at the source of
supply as the best remedy for impurse,
low standard milk. Drs. w. l.. Has
kell, William Ness and H. e. E. Stew
ems were made a committee to formu
late plan of action through the prop
er channels.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-09
Somerset Real Estate Transfers

Following are the recent real estate
transfers as recorded al the Somerset
registry o. deeds:
Solon-iIahlon Patterson to George
w HENDERSON, land and buildings;
James Calill to Mark E. Padham.
Binghan-Willam Russell to Wood
bury w Russell.
Anson-James M. Morton to Joseph
Landry, lind on Highland Park.
Palmyn-Albert c. Bradbury to
Walter C Trip, land and buildings.
Margaret Henderson to
Henry A Young.
Hartlald-Rodney L. Baker to Carl
Randlett land and buildings.
Fairfied-E1mer E. Dunn to Samuel
Bartlett, land on Norridgewock road;
George T. Tibbetts to Evander G..
Mitchell land on hinckley road.
Smithield-John E. Downs to Car
roll S. Holmes, land on Belgrade
road; Carroll S. Holmes to Luther
Hartford.
Madison-George w Rowell to
Charles E. Chase, farm with buildings
on Lakewood road
New Portland-May Bushey to Har-
old Aams, land on East New Port
land rad.
Skovhegan-W. II. Paine and Effie
Paine to Lottie L. Sanborn. land and
buildings on Bloomfield street; AL
bert A Jewett to Nellie R. Little1eld;
Nellie Littlefield to A. E Jewett, land
On Bloomfield street.
The annual parish meeting of the
First BAPTIST church was held Tues
day evening. The treasurers report
showed that the church was in good
financial cordition in regard to current
expenses The following officers were
elected for he ensuing year: Asses
sors, Thomas Thomson, E. Chabot and
Philo steward; Treas, Lewis Dow;
clerk, Charles Allen.
The annual meeting of The Town
Improvement Society will be held Fri
day afternoon in Library parlors. The
general subject of the meeting will be
What Can We Do to Make Our Town
Better" Andher topic will be Chill
dren's Fairgrounds" Refreshments
will be served
Frank futile of Smithfield was Wis
ting Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Tracy on
Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-09

The April meeting of Somerset Po-
mona will be held with Somerset
Grange at Norridge woclt at 1850 a. NJ,
April IA. with the following program
Opening exercises; comforting the
fifth degree in form. Noon recess.
Afternoon session: Address of welcome
by Harry l. Head, master of Somer-
set Grange; response by Worthy
Chaplain of Somerset Pomona; talk
by Ellis TDbey on Some New Meth
DDS of Farming I Shall Adopt the
Coming Season. followed BY others
on the same subject music: ques-
ton is It Not More Profitable for
the Average Farmers Wife TO Buy
Day-Old Chicks Than to Hatch Them
at Home in the Old Way Under
Hens2" opened by Sister Mabel Ma
COON. followed by Sister Lizzie Hol-
way and others. The host Grange
will furnish music. readings and reci-
tations as usual when the time per-
mitS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-09

For signalling between aeroplanes
there has been invented apparatus
.or blowing ne black dust from a res
srvoir by the exhaust from the mo-
.ors in such a way as to form dots
Ind dasheS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-09

Aonzoi Merrill was operated upon
Tuesday for appendicitis.
The marriage intentions of Henry
Nj. LeClar and Emertine Boutin were
recorded Wednesday at the town
clerks Office.
Miss Pile Noddin of Stoneham,
Mass. has been offered the position of
assistant in the Skowhegan High
school caused by the resignation of
Clair s. BENSON. sub-master. Miss
Noddin will have physics, chemistry,
French an2 German. He was educat-
ed at Kent s Hill receiving the A. b.
degree and has taught in Limerick
Academy md Brewer High school.
Mrs Bort Nichols has an orange
tree that is attracting considerable
attention because of its size. 1t is
one that she has raised and at pres
ent il has 6S blossoms.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-09
Harvey l., Sawyer

Harvey L. Sawyer. quite prominent
" known throughout the county, died
Tuesday iight at his home in smith
field. He had been sick fer several
weeks, having suffered pneumonia the
first of the winter. from which he die
not fully recover He was about -
years old His parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Otis Sawyer. died this winter Of pneu-
monia on the same day. Mr.. Sawyer
had been a merchant in Smithtield for
many years. 4 widow survives.
Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1914-03-12
MAY GET PENSIONS
CONGRESSMAN JOHNSON URGES
THEIR CLAIMS.

WASHINGTON. ID. c., Mar. TO-
Congressman Johnson met with the
house committee Saturday night in
the interest Of the pension iegisla-
tion for Indian war veterans. Sew
cntecn bills considered final agree
mont TO incorporate all in one gen
eral bill which will carry united sup
por, OF the West The consensus
OF opinion Is that veterans who
served 30 or more days. since in
most cases fhey furnished their own
supplies. guns. ammunition. should
receive a pension OF $40 month.
There are about 1000 veterans In
Utah. The last Legislature appro-
OF the assemble crowd. Men we're
appreciation OF their service
Rebrcsentative johnson has writ
ton Governor spry for their names.
conditions OF service, &C. lie con-
slders n highly probable that the
proposed bill will become law this
session. Most Of the veterans are
poor and feeble. Twenty dollars a
month means a livelihood.