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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-07
Death Of John Baron, Aged
Resident Of the Town.
We||-Attended Meeting Of Madl-
son Sorosis Club Monday.
Party at Home Of Miss Plerpont.-
Wedding Dance..0ther Local Items.

John Barron, an aged and we'll
known resident of the town of Madi-
son, died Monday night after an i'll
ness Of a few days at his residence
at Barrons corner Mr.. Barron was
a native of the town of Embden and
was rs years, months and 20 days
old Mr.. Barron is survived by two
daughters Mrs William Tozier of
SkoWhegan and Mrs. William Lovejoy
of this town; also one son, Charles
Barron. Mr.. Barron came to Madison
when young man and has lived on
the farm on which he died for many
years. In his young manhood days he
was known as the strongest man in
the town.
There was a large attendance at
the regular meeting Monday afternoon
of the Madison Sorosis Club at the
home of Mrs. Nellie Houghton on
Main street. The program was in
charge of the president, Mrs. w. F.
Scott and the order of exercises was:
Reading New Years resolutions by
members; roll call responded to by
Current Events. The first half Of the
program was devoted to the story of
Panama and papers on the construc-
ton, use, and history were read by
Mrs. H. r. league, Mrs. ]. P. Lancas-
ter, and Mrs. Milton Phillips. The
subject of the last part of the pro-
gram was American Birds of Beau
ty." Interesting papers were read as
follows; THE Blue JAY" Mrs. w. H.
Spear: THE Cedar Waxwing," Mrs
Annette Morse: THE Oriole,'' Mrs. Fl
Mrs. May Hilton. Refreshments of
waters, tea and sherbet were served
by the hostess The subject of the
next meeting will be, Woman Suf-
frage," and it will be held on Jan.
- at the residence of Mrs. w. B,
Brown.
Miss Ruth Pierpont entertained
company of ten young friends at her
home on Weston avenue Saturday aft
ernoon on the occasion of her fifth
birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Adams of New
Portland, who have been the guests
of MIR. and Mrs. Howard Fillebrown
for a few days, went Monday to Bling
ham.
Miss Florence Emery and Laura Car
penter, who have been spending the
Holidays with their parents in Madi-
son, returned Monday afternoon to
Boston.
A wedding dance was held Monday
evening in Union hall at which Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Bean and Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Dyer entertained a large
company of friends. Music for the
occasion was furnished by Towne's
orchestra.
Thomas Manning is laid up with a
badly sprained ankle as the result of
slip Monday afternoon on an icy
sidewalk on Madison street. MIR. Man
nings home is in St. John, n. b,
and he came here only few days ago
to visit his daughter Mrs. Howard
Smiley.
Cecil Fletcher returned Sunday to
Boston, where he is a student in the
Harvard Dental college.
Mrs. Rebecca Will died early Tues
day morning at the home of her son,
Gardiner Will, after an Illness of sew
eral months.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-07
MON Nj OUTH.

Monmouth Grange will install off,
GERS for the coming year Wednesday.
Jan. I. f. T. Clifford of Winthrop will
be the installing officer. Rev. III. A.
Clifford of Winthrop will deliver an
address in the afternoon. Dinner will
be served at noon.
The fourth Quarterly conference of
the Methodist church will be held in
the chapel Monday evening, Jan. u. A
banquet will be given at P. M. fol-
lowed by a roll call of the church with
speeches and letters from absent mem
bers The Quarterly conference will be
conducted by the district superlntend-
ent, j. NJ. Frost of Auburn.
The annual meeting of Cumston LII
brary Association will be held Tuesday,
Jan. 10. at the library.
The annual meeting of the Lewiston,
Greene & Monmouth Telephone Co. will
be held at Grange hall at Ii A. NJ,
Monday Jan. u.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-07

HAYDEN Brook sewer during the
course of the year, extending 1t from
the Messalonskee stream at Western
avenue to the culvert at North street.
Vitrified segamental blocks were used
and have proved, even in the short
time they have been in use, that they
are superior to the older form of con-
struction. Sewer work has been very
extensive. Western avenue, Cool
street, Colonial street, Redington court,
Greenwood, Central avenue, Water
street, Edgemont avenue, Boutelle
avenue, Temple and Merchants courts
Common, Hillcrest and Prospect nave
been improved by installation OF
sewers.
street Commissioner ODonnell has
found ample field for his labors and
laborers. The section of the state
road, constructed on Elm street from
Center to Western avenue and cost
ing about $4950, required considerable
attention. Ticonic street, Merchants
court, Edgemont avenue, Prospect
street, have all been improved and
graded. The sidewalk improvements
have been numerous. Gold and Gray
streets have been bettered by concrete
pavements.
To relieve the congested conditions
in the schools at the North End, the
city made a liberal appropriation Tor
the erection of a modern four-room
tric,x schoolhouse at College avenue
and walnut street The approprla-
tion was not made until late in the
vear and the building was late in get
ting started. but it is now fairly Wen
under way and will be ready Tor oc-
cupancv when the schools reopen at
the beginning of the spring term.
Other operations in the northern
section of the city include the erection
of a large boiler house by the Maine
Central Here all boilers run in TINS
district may be repaired, where, here
tofore, improper accommodations pre-
vented the carrying on of such work.
Nearby. the kennebec Gas & Fuel co.
is erecting it's plant for the distribu-
ton of gas in Waterville, Fairfield
Oakland, Winslow, Nassalboro ana
SkoWhegan. The generating plant Is
we'll under way and will be complet-
ed early in the year.
The NVaterville lodge of Elks mas
long since outgrown its home on sll-
yer street, and is now having built by
Bangor firm one of the largest ana
most complete club houses in the state
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-07
BOW DoIN.

NORTH-Mrs. w. a. Pratt was re-
Gently called to Litchfield by the i'll
ness of her little granddaughter, Helen
Libby.
Arthur Batchelder, who is Ill with
pneumonia, is said to be gaining.
Raymond, the young son of Mr.. anu
Mrs. Percy Lane. is quite i'll.
A. D. Strout has sold his heavy Hol-
stein oxen and bought a pair of match
ed Holsteins, two years old, of parties
in Monmouth.
Some of the farmers here are films
their ice houses. The ice is of good
quality, y inches thick.
Edmund Tarr had the misfortune
last week to fall and break his shout
der He is now at St Mary's hospita
Miss Christina Ross passed the week
end at Mrs. Elisha Bakers in Litch-
field.
A Sunday school was held Sunday at
the house of Percy Lane and will D
continued next Sunday at p. NJ.
Miss Alice King has returned
Eowdoinham. after weeks visit vi
Miss Jennie Tarr.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-07
Funeral SerViCeSfOr the Late
Mrs. Lamont H. Appleby.
Local Clubs Announce Meetings
To Be Held This Week.
Sons OF Veterans and Auxiliary to
Hold Joint Installation.

Funeral services for the late Mrs.
Lamont H Appleby We're held from
the home Tuesday afternoon. Rev. H.
NJ Ford of the Free Baptist church
officiated. The members of the w. c.
T. u, of which the deceased was a
member, attended in a body. The
bearers were: w. A. Taylor, Asa
Craig, George l.. Rogers and D. P.
Written. The interment was at the
Village cemetery. Among the out-of-
town relatives present were her faith
er, Eben Folsom, with his wife, two
daughters and q son of Dexter, sis
ter, Mrs. Nellie Turner of Isle Au
Haul, Mrs. c. O. Howe and Mr.. and
Mrs. Leslie Somers of Bangor.
A meeting of the New Era Auxil-
iary will be held at the Free Baptist
church Thursday with Miss Ruth
Ford, Mrs Asa Craig and Miss Min
ME Porter hostesses.'
The Democrats of eastern Somerset
will attend a banquet at the Lancey
House Friday, Jan. 16, for the purpose
of discussing the issues that will be
prominent in the coming State cam
paisn and also discuss candidates for
county officers ana candidates in the
representative classes in the next Pri-
mary. Out-of- town speakers will be
present.
The funeral services of the late
George Parks will be held at the
house at O'Clock Wednesday after
noon.
Mrs. William E. Spear and son Gil
M HnliHnVS
here with relatives, left Tuesday for
their home in Hartford. ct.
A meeting of the Ladies' Aid So
ciety of the Universalist church will
be held Thursday afternoon in the
parlors of the church with Mrs w
l.. Percival, Mrs. E. n. Shaw. Mrs
Frank Hunter and Mrs. Lester Corn
forth as hostesses.
The Sons of Veterans and the Aux
iliary will hold a joint installation
Wednesday evening at G. a. r. hall
Mrs. Harry Brown Of Harmony was
the guest Tuesday of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs w. A. Taylor.
Elvin Tarbell of Meddybemps. who
has been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs
N j. Tarbell. returned home Mon
day.
George Dobson, who has been visit
ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. .
Dobson has sreturned to Belfast.
Miss Iona Perkins. who has passed
few days here, returned Tuesday t.
Portland, where she and her mother
are passing the winter.
Company A, n. C. S. NJ, held its
annual business meeting Monday eve
ming at the ArmCry.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-07
Chelsea Grange.

Thirteen members of Chelsea Grange
attended the union meeting at Pitts
ton Saturday, Jan. 3. a pleasing pro-
gram was presented by the scholars
of North Pittston school, Miss Joseph
inc Haley teacher, The question
What Changes Would l Make in My
Farming Operations the Coming
Year." was ably discussed by differ
ent members and some very interest
ing arguments were brought forth. The
day was an enjoyable one, as are all
such days passed with Pittston Grange
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-07

been the means of ultimately making
a better city Good examples OF THIS
are found in two Main street business
blocks that have been erected during
the past year One. the Rrutzky
block. at a cost of $4,000, at Main and
Common street, adjoining the new Gal
lert block. is a worthy ornament to the
prominent corner. It's stores and Of
fees are perhaps the best lighted IN
the city. The Gallert block, another
modern structure, has spacious
double store on it's first floor, now oc-
cubied by Simpson & Lachance. The
second and third floors are used as
Offices by several prominent profess
sional men.
The second neighborhood to suffer by
fire and then to profit by it has been
the upper business section. on the
afterroon of July Fourth, fire that
threatened to wipe out the buildings
in the immediate vicinity, completely
destroyed the home of the WaterVille
steam laundry. Since then hundreds
of hands have been at work erecting
a now enc, and now a fine, modern
brick structure of two stories, and
equipped with the latest machinery.
Is practically finished.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-07
LITCHFfELD.

PLAINS-G. Roberts, who has been
very i'll for the past week. was able
to sit up. 10 minutes Monday.
James Bowie is suffering from a
lame arm, caused by fall.
Mystic Chapter, No. SO. o. f. s, held
a Iublie installation of officers Thurs
day. Mrs. Vondella Masher d. D. G.
NJ, If Bowdoinham, installed the Off
GERS. Mrs. Carrie Frost of Bowdoinhan
was marshal and Mrs. Maria Walker
chaplain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-07
MT. VERNON.

Rev. ]. NJ. Frost, superintendent of
the NJ E. church. will be here Jan
8 in attendance at the Fourth Quar-
terly Conference. Preaching service
at o'clock The preaching service
will be followed by the business meet
ing.
The joint l. o. o. +. and Rebekah
installations will take place Wednes-
day evening, Jan. /.
The Modern Woodmen Saturday
evening, Jan. 3, installed the following
officers: Past Consul, NJ. a. Gordon;
consul, j. l.. Blake; adviser, G. O.
Dill; banker, E. J. Gilman; clerk, w.
c. Comstock; escort, F. L. Hopkins;
Waterman, M. A. Gordon; sentry, w.
E. Carson.
Electric lights are now installed in
all three floors of l. O. O. f. hall.
George Bell of the United Drug Co.,
Boston, is in town.
Miss Lucy Brown has returned from
her home in Windham for the win
ter term in the Grammar school.
SOUTH-Philip II. Walters returned
Monday to Orono to resume his studies
at the L. of Nj.
Mrs. Carrie Raymond and daughter
Ethel of Winthrop, who have beer
passing a few days with Mrs. c. a
Hutchinson, returned home Saturday
Miss Viola Roscoe was unable to re-
sumo her duties in the Dunn school
Monday owing to illness.
Among those who passed Christmas
at home We're: Miss Eleanor Fogg OF
Gorham Normal school and Miss Ruth
f. Fogg of Kent's Hill Seminary.
Miss Mabelle Johnson celebrated her
first birthday Friday, Jan. ?. enter
tanning one little friend Miss Agnes
Copp. in honor of the Cay, who pre-
sented her with Birthday cake pref
tily decorated. Mrs. Sadie Dunn also
sent cake especially designed A
shower of post cards was received
from numerous other friends Games
were enjoyed and a lunch served.
WEST-An interesting sermon was
| given at the Sunday morning service
conducted by Arson Williams. follow
ed by the Sunday school No evening
| services We're held.
Miss Dorothy Smith returned to Bel.
grade Saturday, after visiting in towr
a week
Mrs. John Anderson and son Lafay,
cite We're Weekend guests of her
! daughter Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Chnds
| in Readfield. 79W .
School opened Jan. s. after the Hol
iday vacation, Miss Mildred Clark
teacher.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-07

A stately granite post office, a shoe
tenn, q regenerated Notre Dame church.
of the city, one of the largest and
most substantial concrete dams in the
State, a new ornamental lighting sys-
TEN, an extension of the Hayden
brook sewer, improvements on the
State roads, and several dwelling
houses were 1875 contributions toward
q greater Waterville.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-07
1918


home the Keyes Fiber Co. have been
making additions to their immense
plant. In order to meet the increas-
ing demand for pulp pie plates a great
wing was built on the factory. The
building rests on the boundary line
between Waterville and Fairfield and,
incidentally, on the boundary line be-
tween Kennebec and Somerset coun-
ties. The new additions, however,
can be justly claimed only by Water
willie, for it rests on Kennebec soil
alone.
The last of the building operations
to be put under way is string of
small dwellings in the neighborhood OF
the billiard shoe factory on Edgemont
avenue. The buildings are small and
will be occupied by one family, af-
filiated with the shoe factory.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-07
Twin Buildings Erected.

Somewhat apart from the main thor
oughfare twin buildings great in their
dimensions and solid in their founda-
ton and structure, have been erected
on Silver street by Governor William
T. Haines and The Morrison Motor
Co. The Governors building, which is,
perhaps, a trifie the larger of the two,
has a fronting of 20 feet and depth
of go Three stores take UP the floor
space on the first floor, while the sec
ond has been converted into one room,
and leased to the motor company,
which, likewise, uses its second floor
for a storage for autos, and its first
floor for offices. display room and gar
age The buildings were begun to-
gether in the early spring. and were
completed some few months since.
The Lockwood Dam.
The largest undertaking of its kind
in the State, the construction of the
huge concrete dam by the Lockwood
company, has given to Waterville a
waterfall with 5000 horsepower. The
section of the dam constructed in 1918
is about 500 feet long and extends from
the gate mousse u ftOCh lSld1lu
high water and many other accidents
have handicapped the work, but it has
still progressed steadily, and is fine
specimen of engineering. Work has
been going on constantly both night
and day Two hundred men have been
employed the greater part of the time.
Other Sterling Improvements.
Just as 1913 was waxing into 1914
the new ornamental lighting system
shed its radiant glows on the business
section. The great poles with their
four mellow balls of radiancy illumi-
mated the commercial center from the
post office to the Bay View, and ex-
tended into Common street. 1t was
only at the December meeting of the
city government that the bill was
passed for the erection of the poles,
and with astonishing rapidity every
thing was in readiness to welcome the
new year.
Nearly 600 feet were added to the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-07
Busy Year of Building.

That the year has been a busy one in
building lines no one can reasonably
dispute From the moment the year
was ushered in until nightfall crept
on its last hours of daylight, there
Rave been one or more active build
ing operations. The forms and nature
of improvements have been varied and
diversified. The roads, the lighting
system, the fire protection have all
been modernized and made up-to-date.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-07

MANY improvements, though seeming
~ small at the time, have all con-
tributed toward that greater Water
VILE" the city with a future. The
star of attainment for the Elm City
has not vet reached its zenith. Slow
", surely it is creeping up the horizon
with increasing strength and brilIian-
CIV. II is attracting attention through
out New England, ana the people OF
Maine look upon it as a conservative,
wide-awake, modern community. Inc
chamber of commerce has been Won
derful factor in attracting attention,
hui il has been the duty and responsl-
bility of the people-the citizens-to
hole that attention after it has once
been eentered upon WaterVille with
its 1900 souls and their homes and
enterprises.
The New Post Office.
Nineteen thirteen has perhaps taken
greater strides toward an upbuilding
of the State as a whole, than any OF
the previous years. This influence has
been felt strongly in the little Central
Maine city. Early in the year Uncle
Sam presented it's citizens with one
post office buildings in this section OF
New England. The greater portion or
work on the. building was done in 1872,
but the finishing touches were not
put on until well into March. and the
year Justly claims it for its own. 1t
was erected at a total cost of almost
100000, and faces the north at the
junction of Elm and Main streets and
College avenue.
L. E. billiard Factory.
Having outgrown its quarters on
North street, the l.. K. Hilliard shoe
firm, erected at the extremity of
Judgement avenue. continuation of
North street, a splendid well-heated,
and well-lighted factory. A spur track
from the Maine Central has been run
in along side of the shipping depart
ment and the hundreds of shoes made
daily are quickly disposed of, for there
is great demand, especially in the
mining districts of Pennsylvania for
the Hilliard, Waterville- made shoe.
The building was completed early in
the summer, and now employs about
80 hands.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-07
The Cry for Homes.

Waterville's greatest need, today, is
homes. There seems to be con-
SAINT vail for homes and rents. The
scarcity naturally creates demand,
and rent has scared well up into the
clouds. Those who have sought FOR
double tenements in the residential
section of the city have sought and are
still seeking, for there has been and
still continues to be a great demand
for desirable homes. The steps taken
in this direction have been proper
tionately feeble during the past year.
Waterville continues to grow indus
trially and commercially, but the resi-
Dental section has expanded but lit
tie. A conservative group of business
men, known as THE Ten Associates
comprehended the necessity of having
new homes and erected two modern
tenements on School street. DR.. S. A.
Cobb has had a fine three-story tene-
ment erected adjacent to his own
home at Union street and College
avenue. Within almost a stones
throw of the Cobb building, H. T.
Winters has had one similar in many
respects erected on Main street,
snort distance from tHe ElinWoou.
Alton Richardson and Everett Libby
have been among the home builders.
The former has built large spacious
home at the foot of Pleasant street,
and it is possible that he may add
few other buildings. One of the most
picturesque houses in the northern
end of the city is the quaint little
bungalow that Mr.. Libby has had
built in accordance with his own
tastes. 1t is coy, modern and pleas
ing to the eye.
Not SO very far from Mr.. Libby's
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-07
Fire Alarm System.

After long and trying construc-
ton period the new fire alarm system,
installed at cost of $4,000 has been
completed and is now in operation.
In addition to the old strikers on the
Catholic church, a powerful new Dia-
phone whistle has been placed on the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-07

Human hair gets it's red color from
IN excess of sulphur in its compost
ton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-07

of Maine. It occupies the former
site OF the John Nelson house on APP
pleton street, a few feet east of Main.
The mason work has been done in re-
markable time, and with the exterior
practically completed the interior
finishing will be carried on with the
same degree of rapidity. The Nelson
house was moved intact to the rear OF
the Appleton Inn and affixed as an
annex.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-06-30
TIME 70 GO
Tablecloth a Barometer OF a Guests
Welcome.

Atchison Globe: An Atchison
woman who has visited and ENTER
tanned" a good deal says that when
there is a grease spot on the table
cloth and the hostess Is not put out
about it, that mean the guest is be-
coming an old story. When there are
a lot of grease spots and the hostess
does not even notice them, 1t is time
for the guest to gather her things
together and begin to pack. When
the hostess, who has been elegantly
polite to members of the family, be-
gins to scold the children and wran-
gle with her husband before the com,
pany, it's time to order the baggage
wagon, and should the hostess com
plain before her guest of the expense
of entertaining. that the washerwom-
an is about to leave on account of in
creased wash and declares she will
have no more desserts with such
big family, that settles it; the guests
welcome is worn to shreds.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-06-30
TO REOPEN
Plant at DeSmet To Resume Opera
ton Next Month.

DeSmet, June 30.-After being
closed for a couple of years, the De.
Smet creamery is to be opened. Al
one time this creamery was the
largest in the state, paying out in one
rear more than 100000. 1t has
been the regret of business men ant
farmers that the fine plant should b,
closed, but conditions did not appear
to warrant it's being started up. Blu
now the feeling seems to be that thu
time is ripe to start it up. The plan
has been leased to w. A. Linegar, al
experienced creamery man and but
termaker from Nebraska, who will
begin business as soon as the neces
sary repairs can be made-probabl,
about the middle of July. Mr.. Line
gar has a plan that has a cooperative
feature-the patron sharing in tn
net profits at the end of the year, ii
addition to securing the best pric'
possible for his cream on the day i
is delivered. and more than 100 farm
ers have already contracted to pat
ronize the creamery on those terms
This number will be materially In
creased before the date of opening
and it looks as if the creamery woul,
once more take its place as n of tn
leading creameries of the state.