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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-03
international BRIDGE
AN ENGINEERING FEAT
President Todd of the Bangor & Aroostook
Talks of the Far-reaching Benefits to Come
From This Structure
Bangor Commercially


Maine, Massachusetts and New York
bankers, the state and national officials.
railroad officers and others who were the
guests of President Percy r. Todd and
the Van Buren, bridge for the celebration
attending the formal opening of the new
international bridge between Van Buren,
and St. Leonard's returned from North
ern Aroostook county on their special
train Saturday evening. Connection was
made with the westbound train leaving
Bangor at s o'clock at Northern Maine
Junction and two of the special Pullman
cars used for the trip were put on the
Maine Central train and sent through to
Boston, no change Of cars being. neces-
sary.
The bankers who were President Todds
guests. all expressed the most favorable
impression of the new bridge and the
Bangor & Aroostook railroad.
On the return trip to Bangor the repre-
sentative Of the Commercial had a gen.
eral discussion with Mr.. Todd Of the far
reaching results of the opening Of new
artery of commerce brought about by the
construction of this bridge and the re-
suits that would naturally follow, and in
cidentally some of the statements made
by the various speakers at the luncheon
at the Hammond Hotel were alluded to-.
and Mr. Todd expressed regret that the
time had been so extremely limited, as
there were certain matters as to which
he would like to have spoken at length,
and which he had been unable to men,
ton at all. in spite Of the deep sense Of
gratitude that he felt regarding them.
He mentioned particularly the WON
derful engineering skill which could
commence the very initial part Of the
work OF such a structure and complete
1t in seven and half months. bearing in
mind that 1t was done in the winter
season. and also that the piers were built
in the bed Of one of the most treacherous
rivers in the country. the engineers In
the sinking of each pier finding a difficult
kind of bottom for each one. The credit
for this is due w. ]. Wilgus. Of New
York, the consulting engineer for the
bridge company. which simply confirms
the great reputation that he acquired
as the engineering vice president Of the
New York Central railroad, the entire
Identification Of that company's lines in
and about New York city having been
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-03
(Bangor News

EH1Hfhing having been heard from OF
Eut him Of late, Uncle Greenleaf Da-
wis, the hermit of Shin pond, has been
Xgiven up as dead by several news
paper writer's, who knew that the Ia
Smous bear hunter and philosopher was
long past ninety. and supposed that ne
1 had succumbed to the rigors OF north
ern Maine winters.
u But the hermit Of Shin pond is TAR
from dead. He is spending his ninety
eighth year, as he did his nlnety-SeF-
enth, at Ted Crommetts camps. and
as apparently as well as ever-able TO
Eplay The Arkansaw Traveller and other
Emoving melodies on his treasured fid-
idle, which he himself made, and stlll
handy with his famous rifle, which
Eweapon he christened in its youth Ma
Epoleon Bonaparte.
q In all Maine there is no grander old
imam Of the woods than Greenleaf Da-
Ais. On the death of his father, sixty
E*years or more ago, he inherited a log
Ehouse, a primitive saw mill driven by
ewater power and a township of tim
Eberland containing about $4,000 acres
[sof spruce and pine. Now, toward the
Eend of a long life, he has little or
tnothing left save camp on the shores
of Shin pond and a few acres sur
grounding it; for the hermit never was
"a business man, his tastes running
Erather to poetry and the study of ma
Cure. For many years he has spent
Emost Of his time al Shin pond, which
k3s near the town Of Patten in the
Enorthern tip of PenObscOt county,
Ewhere he has kept bachelor hall and
Followed his natural bent of seeking
Ecompanionship with birds and animals
Eand fishes, rather than with men. In
Emid- winter it has been his habit to
kseek greater comfort in the little vii
Gage of Patten, but far the greater part
Kof the last sixty years of his life has
kbeen spent apart from mankind.
Henry d. Thoreau. the philosopher of
concord, visited Mount Katahdin in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-03

purity and furnished with ammuni-
ton for positive, constructive effort
toward better, purer food supply
and a wiser, shrewder buying
knowledge.
Doctors and other public counsel
ors have been awakened to the
need of sound advice on food Ques-
lions and have found in The West
field Standard simple means OF
giving it.
Food Shows and Cooking Schools
have been operated in many cities
throughout the country and have
become of real value to housewives
by instructing them as to the prop
err preparation Of foods and their
purity as we'll.
The Campaign Of which this is
the last chapter was made posi-
BILE by the generous cooperation of
the following public spirited bust
ness firms, who, with The Mcclure
Publications, have undertaken its
burdens and expense:
The American Sugar Refining Co..
New York.
r. H. Bennett Biscuit Co., New York.
Berlin Mills Company, Portland, Me.
Corn Products Refining Co.,
New York.
Diamond Crystal Salt Co., st. Clair,
Mich.
The Hills Brothers Co., New York.
John r. Jelke Company, Chicago. Ill.
Kibbe Brothers Co., Springfield. Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-03
The Westfield Pure Food PAGE
Reecns each Thursday the Food Standards Pure
What the Westfield Pure Food
Campaign Has Accomplished.
appeared this


THIS chapter marks the climax
of the greatest single effort
yet put forth in the fight for
pure foods and honest advertising.
1t is quite without parallel in the
history of publishing.
For twenty-six consecutive weeks
the bulletins of this series have
earnestly endeavored to overcome
public ignorance and awaken pub
lie interest by giving sound advice
on food questions.
Grocers have been persuaded to
lend their influence and to help
their customers to protect them
selves.
Local health authorities the coun-
try over have been interested in the
simple, definite standards of food
purity adopted by Westtield, Mass,
The Pure Food Town.
Women's Clubs, Church Societies,
Schools and other institutions have
been interested in the cause of food
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-03
; GROCER <

pert, Professor Lewis B. Allyn, not
the position Of any single manufac.
turer or group. This Movement is
selfish only that it seeks to make
honest business better by encourage
ing the makers and sellers Of all
good foods and beverages.
The men who are doing the work
and paying the bills profit as all
men Of their type profit-in the
growth of public ability to distin-
guish between good foods and bad.
The story Of what Westfield has
done and how it was done has been
told from week to week on this
page, and progressive grocers every
where have linked their stores with
this Movement for better foods and
more of them.
IF this Campaign has been help.
full to you as reader Of this news.
paper write the editor and tell him
SO. If you would like to sec it con.
tinue in these pages, beginning with
tho fall months, express this wish
in your letter. Wherever you find
a grocer wise enough and honest
enough to line up with this new
order Of things, It is to your own
selfish interest to trade with him.
There are many such sroeers In
your city.
Look for the stores in your town
that display the Westfield Pure
Food Sign. Insist on foods that
conform to the WestfieId Standards.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-03

ono watches the perpetually renewed
throngs face to face with the long triple
row Of German guns. There are few in
these throngs to whom one of the deadly
pac' has not dealt blow: there are
personal losses. decorating memories,
bound up with the sight of all those evil
engines. But personal sorrow is the SEN
timent least visible in the look of Paris.
1t is not fanciful to say that the Paris
ian face, after six months of trial, has
acquired a new character. The change
seems to have affected the very stuff it
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-03
WANTED-FEMALE HELP.

OFFICE GIRL WITH KNOWLEDGE
Of booking and typewriting Capital Fish
Market may26d3t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-03

is nodded of, as though the long ordeal
had hardened the poor human clay into
some dense commemorative substance.
I often pass in the street women whose
faces look like memorial medals-ideal-
ICED images of what they were in the
flesh. And the masks of some of the
men-those queer, tormented Gallo
masks, crushed in and squat and a little
satyrlike-look like the bronzes Of the
Naples museum. burnt and twisted from
their baptism Of fire. But nonefof these
faces reveals q personal preoccupation:
they are looking, one and all, at France
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-03
Paris in Wartime.

It IL good Sign to see the crowds
pouring into the shops again, even
though the sight is less interesting than
that Of the other crowds streaming daily
and on Sundays in immensely aug
nented numbers-across the Point Alex
ander III to the great court Of the In
valides where the German trophies are
displayed. Here the heart Of France
beats with Richer blood. and something
Of its glow passes into foreign veins as
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-03
streets-no sign, that is, except the pres.
ence Of the wounded.
A Little Mixed.

The same young lady who was
overheard to say that she did not be-
lieve in domestic science-if she was
sick she would have the doctor!-was
again overheard the other day:
"Oh, these Catholics who hate the
Protestants. and these Protestanss
who hate the Catholics! I call II
bigamy," she said. I
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-03

Chas. B. Knox Co., Johnstown, N. Y.
Thomas ]. Upton, New York.
Walter M. Lowney Co., Boston, Mass.
Minute Tapioca Co., Orange, Mass.
The Moxie Company. Boston, Mass.
c. F. Mueller Co.. Jersey City, N. J.
Pacific Coast Condensed Milk Co.,
Seattle, Wash.
Peek Brothers & Winch, Brooklyn.
Pompeian Company. Baltimore, Md.
Postum Cereal Company, Ltd,
Battle Creek, Mich.
Royal Baking Powder Co.. New York.
The Alden Speare's Sons Company,
Cambridge Mass.
Tokstad-Burger Company, New York.
The WEIGH Grape Juice Company,
Westfield. N. Y.
VIM. Wrigley. Jr., Co., Chicago.
, These public spirited manufacture
ers have set an example Of unself-
ish business and have proved that
the big job of feeding this nation is
in the hands of many food makers
Of standing and character.
This Campaign reflects the stand
ards of the Pure Food Town Of
Westfield, Mass, and its Food Ex-
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erect on her borders. Even the women
who are comparing different widths Of
Valenciennes at the lace counter all have
something of that visian in their eyes-or
else one does not see the ones who
haven't.
1t is still true of Paris that's he has
not the air of capital In arms. There
are as few troops to be seen as ever. and
but for for the coming and going fthe
ortleriies attached to the war Office and
military government, and the sprinkling
Of uniforms about the doors of barracks.
there would be no sign Of war in the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-12-02

and culture for true and efficient service.
The teachers received many helpful
suggestions,
Rev. Arthur Appleton gave an ex-
ceIlent address on applied literature.
In the field OF literature Rev. Appleton
surely is a master. 1t was inspiring to
hear him use the kings english so
eloquently. His address was full of
citations from our best literature. He
is friend of good books and his ad-
dress was an evidence that his reading
is of wide range. Besides. giving US
many instructive lessons from literature,
he intensifies our desires to read good
books and to give the good things
obtained from them to our pupils.
Supt. F. E. Rathbun closed the in
stitution by calling the attention of the
teachers to the reading circle book How
to teach History. He expended some
of the topics which the book contains.
Our Superintendent is always at par
and 1t is therefore useless to say that
his remarks were most inspiring.
In the words of our distinguished
ex-president, Theodore Roosevelt, we
all had "Dee-lightful Time"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-12-02
OAKLAND STONE AND
LIME COMPANY
A Home Institution Which Is Gaining
A Large Trade.

The Oakland Stone & Lime Company
is forging its way to the front as a lime
producing concern. Mr.. C. F. Ham
mona, its manager, is proving his faith
in the great undertaking to supply
Garrett county with a good quality of
lime. There are two plants now in ope-
ration. One at Thayerville, the other
near Aurora. The first named plant
will burn this year between 80, 900 and
10000 bushels of lime, and has in the
storehouse about $1,000 bushels of lime
ready for the farmers of that vicinity.
The Aurora plant will burn about 49,
900 bushels of lime and has $1,000
bushels IN stock, ready for good sled
ding.
The papers for the sidetrack at
Stricken have been signed. At this
point the company will erect a plant
with capacity of 100000 bushels of
lime year. Warehouses for the stor-
age of lime are contemplated for Swan
ton, Deer Park, Mountain Lake Park
and Oakland, and a market for its pro-
ducts sought along the B. & O. r. R.,
in other states.
The value of these plants, to the
farmers of Garrett county. are beyond
the imagination of the human mind
Already, where the lime has been used,
have the earnings of the land been in
creased 100 per cent. The successful
establishment of these plants has saved
the farmers large sums of money IN
freight charges, as many cars of lime
were brought here from Frederick
county. The storage Of large quantities
Of lime in warehouses is also of great
value. Whenever there is good shedding
or the roads are good the farmer can
drive to the warehouse, and without de-
lay, secure his load and return home.
The Republican congratulates Mr.. Ham
mond and the farmer community in the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-12-02
TWO KILLED IN SMASHUP
ON GRELLIN RAILROAD
Michael Shafer. Father. and lanes
ShaffeT. His Son. Victims Of Accident.

As the result Of a collision between a
handcar and a locomotive on the lumber
road operated by the Kendall Lumber
Company at Crellin. three miles south
of Oakland, Tuesday evening at 6:l5
o'clock, Michael Shaffer. aged 81 years,
and his son James. aged 80 years, were
instantly killed, and Richard Nicholson
and Frank Strawser, were slightly in
jured.
The men were employees on the mill
at Crellin and were returning to their
homes about two miles up the railroad
from Crellin on a handcar when the
collision occurred on a sharp curve IN
the road. The men on the car as well
as the train crew on the locomotive
were prevented from seeing ahead ow-
ing to a snowstorm which was prevail
ing at the time.
When the collision took place James
Shaffer was thrown forward and his
leg was caught in an automotic coupler
of the forward car of the train and his
body was carried in this position into
Crellin, the engineer claiming that he
was unaware of an accident having &C.
Cured. The body of the elder Shatfer
was thrown clear of the track, while
Messrs. Nicholson and Strawser es-
capped with slight bruises. the former
being the more painfully hurt, his in
juries consisting of a laceration of the
scalp and minor cuts. Strawser was
able to walk to his home without aid.
The bodies of the dead men were re-
moved to Crellin where the remains
were prepared for burial by Mr.. D. E.
Bolden. The funeral will take place
this afternoon with interment at Car
mel, w. Va, near Aurora.
The elder Mr.. Shaffer is survived by
his widow and number of grown child
rem, while his son leaves a widow and
four small children.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-12-02
Deer Park School Honor.

Pupils of the Deer Park school who
have been neither tardy nor absent dur
ing the month of November:
First Grade-Harrison Mosser.
Third Grade-Flora Chadderton, Alma
Walter, Alice George.
Fourth Grade-Eunice George. Vir-
ginia Hess, Thelma Savedge, John
Laughlin.
Fifth Grade-Herman Clarv, Frede-
rick Refs. Clarence Chadderton, Thelma
Harvey, Luella Savedge.
Sixth Grade-W Walter Thrasher, Paul
inc Chadderton, Nellie George, Melva
Refs, Hilda Thrasher.
Seventh Grade-Laster McNemar,
Kenneth George.
BERTHA MILLER,
ELIZABETH B. LEARY
Teachers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-12-02
BLOOMINGTON LODGE NO. 1862
!. 0. 0. F. Organized With a nember-
ship of Seventy eight nOnday
Evening.

Through the efforts of Rev. A. +.
Snedegar, Grand Chaplain of the Grand
Lodge of Maryland I. o. o. F., there
has been instituted at Bloomington a
lodge of Odd Fellows. On Monday
evening the degree teams from Chosen
Friends, No. 80, Cumberland, under
charge of Capt H. B. Simpson, and
Oak Lodge, No s, Mt. Lake Park,
directed by Capt. A. T. White, con-
ferred the degree on seventy-eight can
didates at Bloomington.
The work of both teams was very
good and many compliments were pass
ed upon the creditable manner in which
the work of Odd Fellowship was ex-
emplified.
The lodge was duly instituted and the
following officers were installed into
their respective Offices by Grand Master
VIM. H. Hoffstetter, Jr., assisted by
Grand Secretary VIM. A. Jones; Grand
Treasurer j. F. Plunner; Grand Mar
shall Geo. Horisberg, of Baltimore; and
Past Grand Master John W. Young, of
Cumberland, Md. !: Past Grand, DR.. H.
M. Kemp; Noble Grand, Chas. BREMEN;
Vice GRAD, James Spence; Recording
Secretary, John A. Elliott; Financial
Secretary; Garland Howard; Treasurer
Harry NJ. Coffman; Warden, Thos.
Swan; Conductor, Thos. Mcdonnell;
Chaplain, Adam Pritts; K. S. n. g.,
B. Harshbarger; L. S. U. g., Geo.
Miller; r. S. Y. G., James Reynolds;
L. 5. V. G., Amos Davis; K. 5 S.
Chas. Wolfe; L. S. S., Clarence Miller /;
Inside Guardian, James Rown; Outside
Guardian, Geo. Brandlen.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-12-02
Opening of The Free Public Library
and Reading Room.

On Saturday afternoon, December
Attn, between two and five O'Clock, the
free public library and reading rooms
located in the Ravenscroft Building,
will be opened for the first time to the
public.
We desire that every person in Gar.
rett county visiting Oakland Saturday
will attend this opening.
These rooms are for you. They have
been prepared for your good and for
the development of the children Of Car
rett county.
The various committees are anxious
to see how the public will take up this
great work, for the opening Saturday
will be something of a forecast Of your
future interest and we beg your most
loyal support.
The need of a free library and reading
room is so great. and the results obtain
ed through reading so necessary to the
development of our children that we
must not let this movement fail.
/ There is one great, outstanding, I'M
deniable fact, observable to all who
have had the opportunity to observe,
and that is, that the children of Oak
land and Garrett county are IN mental
culture far behind those communities
which have free public library.
This opening is in charge of the young
ladies of Oakland and they will not dis
appoint you. The civic club of Oakland
started this movement and is pushing
/ hard.
Three things are requested
Flrst-Show your interest by com
ing
Second-Bring any books that you
are willing to give or loan to this good
work. please have your name in all
| books)
Third-Please do not bring books that
have tendency to stir up religious con-
troversives. This movement is for the
whole public.
For further in Information see Mrs. E.
z. Tower, Mrs. B. H. Sincell or Miss
Margaret Howell.
O. A. DREAMER, Pres.
Mr.. Weavel, of Cumberland, spent
Sunday in Deer Park.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-12-02
Oakland collegians Defea. Yledm IN,

The Oakland Collegians basketball
team has been organized for the season
and is DESTROYS of hearing from strong
amateur teams in Maryland and neigh
boring states. The opening game was
PLAYED here Thursday night with the
strong team from Piedmont as oppon-
ents. The final score was 34-17 in favor
of the locals, Manager Mike Boyle
featured the game by his all around
good floor work and goal shooting
The lineup:
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-12-02
OAKLAND DISTRICT INSTITUTE
Wei! Attended Sessions Held Here
Last Friday.

LhSt EEAGcF
The local teachers district institute,
held at the Oakland Grammar School
building last Friday was interesting and
instructive from start to finish. Prof.
H. A. Loraditch presided. SiXty-seven
teachers as we'll as a goodly number of
visitors were present.
the entertaining feature in the open
ing CT the forenoon and afternoon ses-
sions was new diversion which was
well received and much appreciated.
Both the Boys and Girls Glee Clubs
Of the Oakland High School sang sew
eral appropriate selections with good
effect.
Messrs. Littman and Isenberg and
Mrs. Bender played piano duets and
solos with much skill, causing the audi
ence to be transported to the land of
ecstacv by the sweet strains OF music.
Miss Anna Gender sang a solo in her
usual pleasing manner. Master Robert
Porter made his listeners overflow with
laughter by reciting several spicy
Thanksgiving recitations.
Rev. J. II. Howard conducted the
devotional exercises. paying a high
tribute to the profession of teaching,
both in his comments and in his prayer
Miss Katherine O'Donnel set forth
in a short address the Importance OF
applied hygiene in our public schools.
She explained how she was teaching
the subject. She uses illustrated charts
in teaching the care of the teeth. Her
pupils write short compositions on
various phases of hygiene, which also
serves as q language lesson.
Prof Herman A Zeil gave an ad-
mirable address on school discipline,
distinguishing carefully between school
government and school discipline. Child
rem to the age of about twelve years
should be taught to obey commands
thus forming proper habits. The
school period of about six to twelve
years is the critical period of habit for
nation and during this period proper
discipline is very necessary. AS the
children grow older government takes
the place of discipline, more or less.
The teacher cannot be too careful in
the management of her school. Prof
Ziel gave many helpful suggestions
which the teachers can put into prac-
tice in their own schools.
Miss Myrtle BreYfogle gave a very
practical talk on household economics.
Her talk was replete with examples
and illustrations of what the wide
awake teacher may and can do IN this
important phase of education.
Prof. c. H. Collision spoke on athlet-
les in schools, setting forth very clear
ly its Importance to the physical WELL
being of the pupils. 1t was made plain
that in order to have strong and we'll
trained body, the Importance of sys-
tematic play in our rural schools can
not be overestimated. Prof. Collision
enumerated several games which il
properly played under the direction OF
the teacher would be conductive tc
good health and physical strength.
Rev. j. c. Ely discoursed on the sub.
ject of proper preparation for advance.
ment. He emphasized the principle OF
character building for service as the
chief aim of education, setting forth
very clearly the essentials of character
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-12-02

The Southern Settlement and Devel-
opment Organization want any display
matter as to farm products grown in
Garrett county together with samples
Of top soil, and in fact anything that
would be interesting 70 people who call
at its office for information concerning
Maryland. So writes the Secretary to
Mr.. Rudisill, Secro tary of the Garrett
County Board of Trade. Address w.
7. Berg, General Agent, 500 Empire
Building, Pittsburgh. Pa Messrs. G.
s. HamIlI, John T. Mitchell and farm
ers Bray and Gortner have been put in
to communication with Mr.. Berg.