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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-31
WINDSOR

WEST-The Ladies' Union will meet
Wednesday, Oct. IS. with Miss 5. E.
Barton, Lone Iaple farm.
A general social under the auspices
of the North Windsor Sabbath School
was held Friday evening at the pleas
ant home of Supt. F.. d. Randall Anout
so were present, with State Convention
Worker Miss A J. Gwynne. Miss Mil
bred Pierce. Miss Martha Ward at the
piano, Fred Gardner. violinist. and
Ernest Hallowell as cornetist. Plenty
of music was given and with the play
ing of games the evening was delight
fully passed. Ice cream and cake
were served Mr. and Mrs. Randall
We're fine entertainers
Mrs. Emma Haskell, who has been
visiting relatives at North Windsor,
was the guest Monday and Tuesday of
Mrs. Betsey Casey and Mrs. Edith
Stewart, returning Wednesday to her
home in Augusta.
Mrs. VIM. Stewart passed Wednes-
day in Waterville.
Mrs. W. S. Barton and daughter
Madeline were Sunday guests of Mrs.
Bartons brother. Alfred Griffin.
Miss Anna Bell Caswell was re-
lcent- visitor of her sister, Mrs. Dodge,
and other relatives in Augusta.
Mrs. George Wallace and sister, Mrs.
w. p. hanson, left on the trolley
Wednesday morning for Augusta.
where they passed the day and night
with relatives. Mrs. Wallace re-
turned TO her home in Biddeford
Thursday and Mrs. Lamson Thursday
night to her home in this place.
MI. and Mrs. Dennis Trask were en-
tertained Sunday at the home of MIR.
and Mrs. Orrin Cunningham.
Alton Porter assisted first of the
week Omar Davis harvest his pota-
toes.
Mrs. S. P. Barton recently enjoyed
weeks visit with her brothers family
at DIR. Gorham's in Wiscasset and
Mrs. Trouant in Damariscotta.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Robinson of
Vassalboro and children We're visitors
Saturday of Mrs Robinsons father,
Oscar Fernald, and sister Fife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benz. Plummer of Au-
gusta were Sunday afternoon callers at
the home of Oscar Fernald Mr..
Fernald still remains very feeble from
the effects of The fall he sustained
sometime ago.
Telephone poles have been set from
Bolton Hill to Westbrook farm and
from there to the cottage of Fred
Albee, about mill distant near Togus
lake.
Ernest Haliowell passed Sunday
with relatives in Augusta.
Misses Martha, Ruby and Doroths
Ward, Marjorie Harvey and Gladys
Dove, all Of Augusta, were visitors of
the Misses Wards grandparents, MT.
and Mrs. Elbridge Caswell Friday, and
attended the s. S. social Friday eve
ming at F.. D. Randalls.
Miss lola Casey returned Sunday
night TO her employment In Augusta
A. w. Brooks has a fine well of
water after many days work with the
drilling machine.
One guest Mrs. Dana Merrill. was
present at the Ladies' Union held Sat-
urday at Mrs. Pierce's.
Arthur Casey and son Harold have
been hauling potatoes to the potato
house at Weeks Mills the past week
at 30 cents barrel.
F. D.. Randall has recently built
potato house adjoining his stable.
J. w hanson harvested 1f0n busba1s
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-31
MONMOUTH

Walter J. Rolfe and Miss Olive M
Baker. both Of Monmouth. were mar
rfed Thursday evening Oct %. at the
Methodist parsonage The ceremony
was performed by Rev. c. L. Bang
hart. the single ring service being
used. Mr.. and Mrs. Rolfe will reside
At the Davis place for the rSesent.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-31
WINDSOR

NORTH-Miss A. J. Gwynne and
Miss S. e. Barton were business
visitors Saturday in Augusta.
The S. S. social held at Mr.. Ran
dalps Friday evening was grand
success. Ninety guests were enter
tanned and the young people all had a
jolly good time. Ice cream and cake
were served.
The Ladies' Union will meet with
Miss Stella Barton Wednesday,, Oct.
%, if pleasant; If stormy the ladies
are asked to come on the following
Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-31
WINDSORVILLE

Mrs. Arthur Marson has been very
i'll for a week with rheumatic fever
Mrs. ]. B. Stilphen has returned
from a trip to Jefferson.
Mrs. Abide Halloween of Weeks Mills
and her mother, Mrs. Allard, of Somer-
vile were Sunday guests of Mr.. and
Mrs Bernard Hallowell
Mrs. r. NJ. Charlton has returned to
her home in Boston.
Charles Allard of Jefferson was
Sunday visitor in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer e. Bradbury
of Augusta accompanied by friends
enjoyed an auto ride to town Sunday
and were calling on friends and rela-
tives.
j. H. Parlin of Jefferson was in
town Monday on business.
Miss Annie Lyon was at home over
the Sabbath from her school at West
Windsor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-31
HARMONY

Harmony High school gave an enter
tainment and held a social Friday in the
Grange hail. A very pleasing program
of songs, readings and debates was sue
cessfully rendered and a rousing social
was held. The school netted about SIS.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. ]. Mcintyre of Water
ford were in town over the weekend,
guests of-Mr. and Mrs. Fred Haines.
Orlando Kimball of Waterville is in
town experimenting the installation of
pipes into the new creamery which is
now practically ready for occupation.
The new Methodist Episcopal church is
now well under way. The frame is up
and the roof is now being boarded in.
J. C. oliver is proving an aggressive con-
structor.
Rev. Frank Hingdon was in Hartland
last week attending the Rockland Dis
trict Association. where he was elected
secretary.
Rev. Carl n Garland will occupy the
church next Sunday. In the morning the
Sacrament of Holy Communion will be
administered and in the evening he will
preach in the gown and bands of John
Wesleys time. This is everybody's op-
portunity.
The ever welcome stork Sunday morn
ing deposited bouncing 9-pound in the
chimney corner of c. D. Ellis.
Miss Minnie Littlefeld was the week
end guest of Hon. w G. Bailey. She
intends to go to California at very early
date.
Loren Chadbourne is. very sick with
blood trouble.
The Mainstream Ladies Aid will hold
its annual fair Saturday, Oct. 81, Every
body come, this is Mainstream's big day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-31

JOURNAL WANT ADS
BRING RESULTS
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JOURNAL WANT ADS
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-27
RISKED LIFE FOR GRANDCHILD
Aged Man Fatally Hurt ns Auto
nj. Tvain-ChiId Uniniurcd.

Ignatz Greenfield. 20. OF 49, Bay Twen-
tieth street. Bath Beach. tried 10 save
his three year-old grandson. Sidney Green
field, from a runaway automobile whlca
was heading toward a loaded West End
train yesterday afternoon and was %
badly hurt that physicians in the Coney
Island Hospital said last night ne hadn't
"A chance to live
Sldneys father. George Greenfield. a
Manhattan clothing manufa cturer. who
lievs at 3 Bay Twentysixth street, Bath
Beach. took the boy to see his grandfather
yesterday. As they were leaving Sidney
was put in the tonneau while his father
cranked up. The clutch was In and the
machine shot forward. knocking Green
field down and running over him. The
grandfather. who had been waving good
by from the porch. ran and jumped on
the running board of the automobile.
There ne was so exhausted that he could
not get the door to the tonneau open
or lift the frightened child out The
machine crashed into tho third car OF the
train and overturned. Sidney escaped
without injury. but his grandfather's
skull was fractured and he was hurt in
teruallN
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-27
WOMAN PUNCHES POLICEMAN.
He Had Objected TO Her Husbands
Bathing Suit.

clyde Il. BLACK, lawyer OF 1890 Broad
way, who lives at 1910 Eastern Parkway,
Brooklyn, motored 10 Arverne yesterday
with his wife and shortly after noon ap-
peared on the beach off Remington avenue
I'm long white sweater Patrolman Boyer
asked him II he had a bathing suit on
under the sweater and Black said he had.
life guard lifted up the sweater and
disclosed "A one piece suit
Boyer ordered Black off the beach and
wlI>c they were discussing the matter
Mrs Black punched the policeman in the
ear 4 crowd gathered quickly. While
Boyer hung on TO his assailant her hus-
band got away. Capt Coleman and re-
serves from the Rocfaway Beach station
came and dispersed the crowd and Capt.
Coleman ordered Mrs, Blacks arrest. Dur
ing the hour dnd a quarter 1t took her 10
dress her husband was found and arrested.
He was charged with disorderly conduct
and his wife with assault
Because there ls no matron at the Rock
away Beach station Mrs, Black was taken
to Far Rocksway and spent considerable
time in the station before she was re-
leased. Magistrate Herbert, who spends
his summers Mt Bayswater came to the
station and released Mrs. Black in 81 loco
bail
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-27
BREEZE TEMPERS HEAT
AND BRINGS COMFORT
Low Humidity Also Helps Make
Manhattan Summer
Resort.

The fervor NJ an unclouded summer sun
was modified yesterday by brisk north
westerly breeze and an atmosphere un-
usually dry FOR the month The town
could not have had less humidity II II
had been transported to Adirondack all
titudes over night.
1t was hot enough in the sun 10 he un-
comfortable but IN shady places where
the breeZes were stirring folks loa fed In
nmy comfort. Anybody with window
facing the ph'lanthropic wind did not feel
the need Of going down to the seashore or
up TO the mountains. Manhattan To- those
who had westerly or noTthsrly windows
was n pretty GOOD sort OF summer resort
The temperature - the sun. even on the
breezy tower OF the Government satrs n
Battery place. was SIS at 2 o'clock In the
afternoon and several degrees higher than
that in the street. but with the percentage
of humidity only 80. and perspratlon pro-
portionately low. only those who cxrrted
themselves felt really uncomfortable
The perfect sky and the invgoratng air
tempted Automobiles out in unexampled
cavalcades. open cars bound TO country
and seaside were jammed and tho steam
boats did big business on Sound and
rivers and sea.
day had been about as line as any Matched
in late July. The humidity at midnight
was away below normal and breeze was
rotlicking from the northwest The ma
tonal forecasters promise a continual on
of fair skies to-day, with light westerly
winds The temperature may he about
the came as yesterday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-27
"DROWNED BOY" SWIMS IN.
Turrs River Tragedy to Comedy
Wells for Clothes.

While the police and his parents
thought him drowned Paul Resnck, II
years OH. ~ 46S Eleventh avenue. was
swimming from the foot of West Thirty
sixth street to Weehawken and back yes
terday afternoon.
when tho boy. firing Of swimming about
me Thirty-sXth street pier struck out
FOR the jersey shore yesterday firemen on
he ireboat James Duane at Thlrty-ffth
street, watched him with field glasses az
he lodged the heavy Sunday traffic on
the river They thought they saw him
sink and told Patroman Fitzgerald. The
officer took the boys clothes and reported
10 Lieut.. Gilhooley. at Che West Thirty
seventh street station.
The lieutenant notified headquarters and
the police boat Patrol and detectives We're
crdercd TO Investigate Then Paurs father,
a thoroughly frightened man. appeared
and Identified the clothes.
The hoy meanwhile was dangling his
legs over the edge OF Pier AZ Wee
hswken where no had finally landed. He
started back after taking n rest and ar
rived at lis starting point TO And his
clshes were gone. He wore bathing
suit, but that didn't seem the right garb
q which 20 walk home on a Sunday, so
he raised his voice for his missing gar
rnpnTs
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-27
DRUGS SOLD TO CHILDREN.
Complaints Of Upper Fast Side Pa
rents Cause an Arrest.

The spread Of tile drug habit among
children on The upper East side has
caused the police Of the Fast Fifty-hrst
street station TO be unusually vigilant in
their lookout for dealers Of the contra
band. Policeman Horncr OF this precinct
had a prisoner In the Yorkville police
court yesterday whose arrest Magistrate
Deuel. said was OF the first Importance. as
direct evidence was obtained az to the
original source OF supply.
on the prisoner were found TWO bottles
OF morphine with the seals unbroken The
labels bore the name of the manufacturing
chemists. This is the first time the po-
lice say. that any OF the confiscated stun
carried the label OF the dispensing chemist
or druggist
The prisoner said he was John Dee. 20
years old, of 400 East Ffty-hfth street
Policeman Horncr arrested him late sat
urday night at Forty-seventh street and
First avenue and in addition to the NOR
phine found on him package Of white
powder which IS thought 10 I've cocaine.
Parents along Second and First avenues
had told the policeman that their young
boys were "dopy" at times and a boy
confided to the policeman that "A man was
selling coke to the boys at 10 cents a
Snin.
This dealer had the drug divided into
small portions done up in cigarette paper
The prisoner was held in $1,000 bail for
examination.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-27
]. EADS HOW IS BACK.
"MiiIioDairc Hobo" Resumes Meet
ing. and Free Luucn Rcigns.

J. Eads How. the "mlpionaire hobo"
time ago put stop to the Sunday meet
ings of the hoboes al the brotherhood
Welfare Association, which How founded.
At the Manhattan fycucm. 80 East
Fourth street, and incidentally to the free
| lunches after each meeting appeared
suddenly In the city again Satur-
day. lie called at the Manhattan Lyceum
at , o'clock yesterday afternoon and ar
ranged for meeting If the hoboes could
be found again.
He didn't have TO wait long. Within
a few minutes the hoboes, by some instinct
peculiar to the fraternity. sensed that
a free lunch would be theirs II they came
for II and soon the hall was filled with
the OILS timers,
George H.-sch. proprietor Of the han,
who several weeks ago chased Joseph
Cohen. the l. W W. spellbinder. from
the place for gathering crowd in front
OF IL and threatened tn arrest him II he
came to the hall. gasped when Cohen
appeared with the rest. As Mr. How
made no protest, however, Cohen was al
I lowed to enter.
| II was not long before Cohen mouop-
olzed the experimenting. BEFORE he took
the floor Mr.. How, Miss Cora Harvey,
secretary OF the body. and Alexander Law
! told the hoboes what was being planned
! for them Miss Harvey said she was
trying to get the laws changed so that
hoboes who wanted work could not be
/ arrested for Vagrancy, She said she had
tried to see President Wilson. Secretary
Bryan and several Congressman on the
matter and would try again and Mr.. How
detailed plans ut1der way for legislation
| to give work to everybody.
| Then Cohen got up and talked about
himself for half an hour I'm spite of Mr..
! Hows protests until the free lunch of
rolls and lemonade deprived the speech
maker OF lstcncL
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-27
EQUITABLE NOW IS YEARS OLD.
Life Assurance Socirty WIZ Have
birthday Celebration To-day.

The Equitable Life Assurance society
win celebrate its iif,y-ffth anniversary
to-day.
During it's career, according to n birth
day announcement made by President
Day. the Equitable has paid to policy
holders or holds for their benefit some
500 000 900 more than it has received in
premiums. II has pad to date 81 ,0OO. O0O,-
900. fully one-half of which has gone to
living policy holders in the form of endow-
mcnts and dividends. The Equitable now
has on hand some $500, O000 900 IN reserves
belonging to polcyholders covering out
standing contracts OF $1,000, 900. 0O0.
1T Is an Improving thought for those
Of us engaged in serving the publ e
through legal reserve lite insurance In
stitutlons' said President Day, ITO recog-
nize that our whole business Is not much
moro than half century old. II reminds
us to push on to larger service than stop
10 wonder al present ach .evements. Life
insurance companies are public servants,
are public service corporations ard not
profit making concerns, tsages of insur-
ancc are CONSTANTS exp ndng ana the
service Of life insurance broadening.
From it's inception the Equitable has
been the leader In lettering the policy
and putting II 10 new usagos-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-27

MAKES 20 OF D. MILES

After swimming more than twenty
mile down the Hudson River from Hast
.n4s-on-the Hudson Miss Nora Leahy, ~.
- Bath B.ach. tainted from exhaustion
when almost within sight OF her coveted
-oal--,hc Battery. Miss Leahy was
fled into a motor boat She protested
Auntl she lost consciousness against leav-
lag the water.
Miss Icahy. accompanied by SIX young
knm,n friends. Misses Florence Scherblin.
Iuth Wood. Grace Karkgate. Ruth Nialor.
Nina simmons and Margaret wagner, all
u Manhattan plunged into the Hudson
from the iloAt OF the Towerdge Yacht
club at Hastings at ~ 80 o'clock yester-
day afternoon.
when Miss I.cahy was lifted into the
motor boat az : .3S o'clock she had been in
he water more thdu seven hours.
Commodore +. e. Mills, Lieut. II. Block,
y. G. Fishmau and Lawrence Mdhon OF
tho United states Life Saving Corps ac-
comrau.cd the swimmers in several motor
boats
TIN, start OF the - mile swim was
made against the current and for more
Tran IA hour 70 was a battle against
uatur, forces with nature getting de-
..dcd,y Oh" better Of the argument. but
with fEe "bb Of the tide the swimmers
started down stream briskly. with Miss
i.eahy setting the pace with her strong
stroke which had overcome He'll Gate.
By 'uc time the swimmers reached
Nonkcrs five miles from where the start
was made. all Of them left the water with
'ho exception OF little Miss Leahy who
was cleaving the water alternately with
q crawl and trudgcn stroke.
Al Spuyten Duyv,l the girl stIucl; a
series OF cross currents and was Obliged
r.f I,v-
get beyond them. Her attendants urged
her 20 abandon the attempt. but she
uluckll" shook her head and continued
the fight Before she had reached the
root Of West Forty second street the tide
again turned and she found herself
battling the current with several miles
10 go
Twilight Was fast descending Again
the attendants urged her to give up. She
-cfused and stuck to her task though It
Was quite appdren, that her strength was
not sufficient 20 carry her the remaining
dls,tnc, A. she llbored through the
water her strok. grow slower and less
vigorous until a.; Fourteenth street Com
modOre Mills sent the mo'orboat along
side tho girl and shc was pulled aboard.
Mss Laahy stul protested against quit.
t'ug until safe in the boat. VIXEN she
lapsed into Inconsistencies. Stimulan;s
wore forced between her lps and the
motor boat sped to the foot Of BLOOMFIELD
street where the girl was taken into
E0girc s6's house. There she was re-
vived sufficiently 20 leave for her home.
Ms Lelhy distinguished herself on July
= when she swan from the foot OF
Eighty fourth street to Clason Point. :,
distance Of seven and a half miles. in Just
TWO hours. breaking the womens record
FOR the swim through Hell Gate. estab-
iishod by Mis- Adeluc Trap in 1909.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-27
SWIMS HE'LL GATE TIED.
HI'onsky Then Does 10 Miles with
200 Pound Man on Ills Back.

Harry (Buster) Elionsky Of New Lon
don swan through Hell Gate yesterday
rorning with his hand and feet firmly
shaclled. He made IT IN % minutes
Elionsky weighs about ESQ pounds and is
4 man OF unusually large chest develop
nent
Not satisfied with that feat. Elionsky
then went down 90 the Battery and
started out for Fort Wadsworth with
Teddy Anderson. 200 pounds strapped on
mis- back. II IL ten miles 10 Fort Wads-
worth from the Battery. Elionsky SWAN
The entire distance with rs 200 pound
load IN hours and minutes. He was
IN fine condition when the swim was over.
hut Anderson, who had been taking no ex-
erc'sc, was thoroughly chilled.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-27
PROFANE BIRD ARRIVES
IN A CARGO OF SPICES
Parrot Cusscs Better Than see
Oud Mate and Was Traded
for O>sificd Canary.

Odors ~ spices from far away Stands
and turbanod ana pigtailcd sailor mon
arrived Yesterday by the sea rover
Pathau In from the Philippines and other
places In the Far East also u green and
yellow parrot belonging to- Mate Gown
with n sInattoring ~ many languages ana
dialects and a knowledge Of 1eaflv every
thing except the Scriptures. The mate
toli how he ACQUIRED the parrot in the
Algerian poIt Of Orau, whore the tramp
steamship Matoppo. which is much like
the pathan. was berthed for a while
alongside her.
Gown and Mate Jones Of tho Matoppo.
who are fond of birds. swapped oruItho-
logical sentiments and yarns Gown said
ne had n canary with japanese strain
that could heat any prima donna that
over warbed in Covent Garden. and
Jones said he bet his parrot WAS better
talker than the canary was singer.
Then they talked OF swapping birds.
Gown appeared 10 be reluctant This
made Jones eager Half sn hour before
the Pathan SAIL from Oran, Gown re-
luctantly consented to swap his canary
for jones', parrot.
When the Pathan was several hours
ont Gown sent a wireless message 10
Jones asking him how his canary was,
and Jones came hack swiftly with this :
Your blasted bird Is Ossihed lie can't
tell note from n ,marlinspikc How is
the parrot" Gown responded that tho
parrot could cuss better than the second
mate and was a real acquisition TO the
shin, being able to act as interpreter for
nearly all the polyglOt crew.
BEFORE the two ships got out OF wireless
range Jones remarked that before he
ever traded birds Or anything else with
Gown he would require afiidalits, and
he hoped that the place Gown would land
In finally would he as warm at Tjllatjap,
Java, dreaded by sailormen.
The Matoppo arrived at Boston vester-
day and Is coming to New York In a
few DAYS, 80 Jones may be able to eN-
press himself personally to Gown about
bird trading.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-27
DIVER IN METAL SUIT SETS
A NEW DEEP SEA RECORD
Descends PIP Feet TO Bottom of
Long Island Sound in Test
for Inventor.

Arthur Gentsch. a former Government
diver established a new worlds record
Tor deep sea diving in Long Island Sound
u" stamford Conn. yesterday afternoon
Encased from head to foot in an alumni
mum and steel diving suit. Gentsch reached
the bottom OF the Sound. 81. feet below
surface. This is said to exceed previous
records. in the standard rubber uniform
by more than 100 feet.
The demonstration was under the drec.
ton of the Submarine Diving and Recov
erlhs company. and took place In what
Is known as deep hole" about midway
between Eaton's Point, L. l.. and Wilson
Point, South Norwalk Island. Conn.
The diving suit used for the experimen,
Is the invention Of Chester T.. Macdufret
OF New York. 1t is designed to eliminate
all air pressure on the body of the diver
by enclosing him in a metal case and
pumping down just enough air to breathe
The suit weighs 500 pounds. 1t is equipped
with telephone connection and electric
searchlght in the end OF one of the meta
arms In tae other arm IL an iron hook
operated by the hand from within, to he
used In recovering articles from the bot
tom.
No attempt liz made to make the uniform
alright, so that all the water which con
sequently works In through the joints /.
kept out by an automatic pump. The air
~ introduced through n pipe in the rear
of the helmet. through which the tele.
phone wire also runs. The company as
serts that a man can work at low depths
for long stretches of time with compare
tive little effort or exhaustion.
Moving picture men and other photos.
raphers snapped the diver in action a,
the initial trial OF the apparatus yester-
day, while 200 persons crowded the deck
of the wreckins schooner used for the oc.
casiun.
Emanuel Johnson. another diver. fol-