Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-07

Gently shown picture Of Camp WASH
burne 10th Maine Regiment, COL Geo.
L. Beal at Patterson Park, Baltimore.
Md. This picture is an old-fashioned
Autograph and is owned by Mark
Cannon who says he was one of 'em
that was there. He also showed an
other picture taken at Long Island 80
years later and he says, I'm In that.
too, but Gen. Beal and hundreds Of
others have responded to the last
hugle call and have crossed over"
A pioneer lumbernan Of the Pacific
coast. H. r Hatch, died at Everett.
Wash, recently. He was born in
Maine in 1887 and came to Port CAM
| BILE by way Of the Isthmus in 1858. be-
ing member Of party of fifty-eight,
CT which only two survive. Mr.. Hatch
is survived by four children, B. H.
Hatch. Of Everett: Mrs. Grace Brown.
Of Seattle; Mrs. Lena Cowgirl and P.
H. Hatch, both Of Spokane.
Bobbie Fisher. known as the Stau-
ben fat boy" because he is only Is
years old and weighs 1876 pounds. has
been used as an ice tester all winter
by hic playmates because, If the ice
would hold Bobbie, it would hold any
OF the rest. But his parents have put
stop to 1T since his narrow escape
from drowning and pneumonia. While
skating ON the river, Tuesday, with
Clarence BuzZell, Bobbie was going
ahead as usual and suddenly the ice
| went under him and he fell in, very
fortunately near the shore so that he
was up to his shoulders. Clarence
made desperate effort 10 pull out
his playmate, but Robbie was so heavy
that he was unable to do So He then
ran for help, creating great excitement
and number of people swarmed to
the shore to the rescue. Meanwhile
lobbie managed TO break the ice un-
til he could walk ashore and met his
reScuerS.
A correspondent Of the Biddeford
Times in 1874, evidently a Judge In
such matters, says of the Maine girls:
Portland takes the lead for culture;
Bath for dress; Brunswick for old
maids; Augusta for fiirts; Bangor for
robust forms and red cheeks, while
beauty is about equally distributed. the
preponderance being in favor of Bath
and the valley of the Penobscot."
New divorce proceedings have been
instituted by DR.. Hubert H. Purinton
of kennebunk against his wife, Helen
Purinton. which are scheduled to come
up for hearing at the January term
| of the SInrenn or
uty Sheriff Rex A. Norwood served
the papers in the latest proceedings.
The kennebunk physician tried for
divorce at the May term in 1918, but
lost his case. A motion for a new trial
was overruled by the law court, for
want of prosecution. The divorce pro-
ceedings brought by the physician
against his wife in 1913 created a good
deal Of interest, as both are well
known in Kennebunk county and
other parts of York county. The
doctor alleged cruel and abusive treat
ment. 1t was known among intimate
friends of the kennebunk physician
and wife that there was misunder-
standing between them dating back a
| year. The defense was general issue
with counter allegations Of cruel and
libe!ant.
Mrs. Annie Joyce Crediford Of Ken
nebunk is one Of Names busy wom-
en-. She owns and manages fully
equipped newspaper plant, a wood
| yard putting out 500 cords year and
/ q summer paper at the beaches. Mrs.
| Crediford was born in Brunswick, the
daughter Of Capt. Daniel A. Joyce and
Mrs. Emma Moore Joyce. When she
was seven years old the family moved
to San Francisco, thence to Japan, and
in later years back to Brunswick,
where Mrs. Crediford learned the
Printers trade She has one son,
Richard Vaughan, now 10 years old A
| few years ago she wanted to go to
California, and raised $500 in one sea :.
son with summer paper, which she
edited, set up and sold alone.
The danger Of living in Mexico was
called to mind Tuesday, when the fun
eral of the late Edmund Hayes was
held in Pennington. Hayes was time
keeper for the Madero Lumber Co. at
Madero. Chihuahua, Mexico, and was
shot and killed on August IS, 1913,
1t is claimed, by Feoerals under Co.
rova, when they took the place from
Villa. He was born October IA, 1880,
in Pennington. and was educated in
the High School and Bowdoin Col
lege. He had been in Mexico about
two years and refused to leave when
the other Americans did. The mother.
a sister, Mrs. Archie S. Pratt. and a
brother, Benjamin Hayes. in the CO.
bait mining region Of Canada, sur
| vive.
Washington's birthday this year will
occur on Monday (Feb. 22); Patriots
day on Monday (April 19); Memorial
day on Sunday (May 500: Independ-
ence day on Sunday July a.; Labor
day on Monday (Sept. g.; Columbus
day on Tuesday (Oct. 49,; Christmas
day on Saturday (Dec. 25). Thanks
giving day will of course be as usual
on Thursday, the date to be appoint
| ed by the Governor.