Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-29

->o tlSdu lctIIilS Is lIlulcdleu IN the
fact that the German figures vere
omitted from the features of the Charity
ball Monday evening at Bath, the pro-
ceeds of which is donated to the Com
munity League in aid of the district
nurse expense. The receiving line includ-
ed Nine. Emma Eames de Gorgoza, Mrs
Harold NJ. Sewall, Mrs. John S. Hyde
Mrs. VIM. D. Sewall and Mrs. Fredk II.
kimball. An elaborate luncheon was
served at 1880.
A correspondent writes: Mr. and Mrs
Porter Kimball of Burnham have twin
daughters of which they and all their
friends are very proud. The lassies to-
gether at birth weighed ~ pounds and
now Iva Rose tips the scales at II and
Eva Mae at 1S14 pounds. 1t is almost i'm
possible to tell them apart and they are
remarkably pretty babies
The First Baptist church at Sanford
regrets to hear from Rev. Leon J. Brace
of the First Baptist church of Greenfield,
Mass, that he has decided to decline the
unanimous cal. to the pastorate of their
church. One of the principal reasons is
that the Greenfield church is to have
next February a big evangelical mission
and he feels that if he should leave his
church now it might be without pas
tor when one vas most needed.
A strange and unreasonable story was
told by the 13-year-old Norway lad
Kenneth l.. Gleason, who was found
Monday night by the East Cambridge,
Mass, police around the railroad yards
and taken to the station for safe keep
ing. He claimed that an engineer had
asked him to have a ride and he
brought up in Boston, where the engi-
neer kicked him out. In the first
place. boys are not invited to ride on
engines or trains, and engineers do not
run through from Norway, Me-, to Bos-
ton.
knox county is pleased at the fact that
the report of the county commissioners.
just issued, shows the county debt to be
but $3.50. a reduction of $2OS9 from last
years figures. The total of the bills al
lowed for the year was S1l5o5. The cost
of the three terms of the supreme court
was S5616. County Treasurer T.. ID. Garlic
ton reports a cash balance of $57o5 on
hand. the receipts having been ISL ,975 and
the expenditures s45,27o
The Machias Republican recently went
through all the joys and comforts of a
fire in the building in which it has it's
office and in it's last issue says:
I'VE hops our readers will pardon any
undue delay in the appearance of the
Republican. When it rains we are out
in it and "a hours after it stops raining
we are just beginning to notice the dit
ference. We are thinking of putting on
chicken roof next week"
The Republican will surely have the
sympathy of all who have been through
such an experience as well as best
wishes for the chicken roof at an early
date or an open winter.
Billy" the red squirrel which for sew
eral years has lived in little house in a
tree on Lincoln park, Portland, opposite
the police headquarters, and is known to
anu AiiSAi Will IiuuuISuS Oh CnllQfen as
well as older people, had a narrow es
caps in the big storm. The wind was
blowing its hardest and numerous per
sons were concerned for "Billy's" safety
and doubly SO when they saw the branch
on which his home is fastened twisted
off above his house by the terrific force
of the gale. Billy" however, weathered
the storm and Monday was seen as usual
about his home. though showing effects
of his trying experience
The annual Charity ball for the benefit
of the Maine Home for Friendless Boys
was well attended Monday evening at
the Falmouth, Portland. Mrs. Oakley C.
Curtis, wife of Governor Curtis, and Mrs
Henry P. Cox, president of the Home,
were in the receiving line.
The decided tones of those Dexter
manufacturers who told some of the al
legged rumsellers in their town that un-
less the latter stopped selling to the for
mers employees they would prosecute the
dealers to the laws limit, undoubtedly
was the cause of the notices Just found
on the doors of several places announc-
ing that This place is closed" The
manufacturers say that some of their
employees have been patronizing the local
saloons to such an extent that they were
at times unfit for work-so the manufac-
turers decided to take a hand themselves
in the game. 1t is predicted by some that
Dexter will have a protracted DRY"
spell.
Dover's postmastership tangle has been
Strengthened out by Senator Johnson's
selection of Bion B. Anderson for the
position. Mr.. Anderson refused to go
into primary election in which
Moses L. Ames received the largest num-
Der of votes. claiming that he had on his
petition majority of the Democrats of
Dover, az we'll as the town and county
Democratic committees. AS signing a pc |
tition and voting in a primary is about |
on par with signing the petitions Of two |
or more men for the same position. Mr.. |
Anderson's claims evidently carried |
weight with 1.-The powers that be-" |