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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-24
SMITHFIELD

A successful operation was perform
ed on George, the little daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Hadley Richardson, for
adenoids and diseased tonsils.
Farmers are getting on slowly with
their haying on account Of the wet
condition Of the land.
Frank Lawrence is in poor health.
Mrs. Sidney Knowlton Of Water
vile is caring for her mother here.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-24
BELGRADE

Mrs. James Berry OF Los Angeles
Cal, has been passing a few dayi
with her sister, Mrs. Gerald.
Jasper c. Haggerty Of Houlton pass.
ed several days this week in town with
friends, before going to his home.
Mrs. Clifton Day and children Of
Melrose, accompanied by Percy Har.
ling Of Arlington Heights, Mass, are
guests Of Mrs. Days sister, Mrs
George Buchanan.
Mr.. and Mrs T. W. McQuaide were
callers at the Stuart Thursday,
Master Sewall Pettingill Of Provi.
dence, r. l., is guest Of his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar H
Groves.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-24

Work is progressing rapidly upon
the parsonage of the Penney Memorial
Baptist church. which is being built
on East Crescent street. and it is ex-
pected that the house will be complet-
ed in about three months. The walls
are up and boarded, the partitions have
been set, and everything is in readi-
ness for putting on the roof Charles
A. Brooks has the contract for the
work
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-24

That some people cannot appreciate
good things is demonstrated by the
manner in which certain ones have
abused the fine woodwork in the
Maine Central station in the city. One
man recently carved his initials on the
long bench in the smoking room and
on several occasions people have been
seen walking along these benches in
the main waiting ROOM
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-24

Miss Avis Moore of IL 1-2 Swan
street was given a surprise party on
Tuesday night by a number of her
friends on the occasion of her goth
birthday. Miss Hazel Bean gave a
number of piano selections. as a part
of the musical program. The hostess
received many presents. Refreshments
were served during the evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-24

Harry Poole, who with Chester B.
uenna. is on a long canoe trip through
The BELGRADE lakes, telephoned a
|friend in the city Friday. The canoeists
are a, Great pond, two days behind on
their schedule. They have found the
sun and rain excellent aids
|tc sunburn and the delay in the sched-
|ule is caused by a decision to remain
lat Great pond for IS hours to allow
their sunburn TO cool off little.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-24

Mrs. c. B. Burleigh and son Donald
"a Mrs G. w. Quimby and son Maui
rice returned to their homes in the
ci,v Friday afternoon from a 10-days
automobile trip in New Hampshire.
Thev we're accompanied on the return
,-n by Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Quinn :
Inv of Meredith, n. H., who will visit
with relatives in the city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-24

The apartments over the Western
ECnion Telegraph office in the building
Ion Water street opposite the Journal
(ofice are receiving extensive altera-
|tions and improvements, being placed
bin frst-class condition. When COM
(pleted they will be occupied by Mrs.
Cora Lewis of Boston, who will conduct
Ian up-to-date Beauty Parlor, with all
|the modern equipment and the latest
methods of the art
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-24

WIZ RUSSELL & Weston Co. is re-
,.a,art n lower the price on perfectly
W. sui,s and coats. 1t seems 'equiva-
~ cutting the quality. But they
Nns+ move and under the spur OF the
E-sce knife they will make hasty ex-
Ia Just whisper OF new fall sooos IN
Fthe ad today.-Ady.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-24

The funeral of the late Mary Giiber.
1"I bsld at St. Augustine's church at
wa ,,inck Friday morning and was at
$4,000 BY a large number OF relatives
snd friends. The interment was IN
a.. au family lot at St. Augustine's Gem
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-24
A regular meeting Of Capital Grange
will be held tonight saturday..

Miss Helen McKearney OF Yarmouth
returned to her home Friday after
noon, after a visit in the city as the
guest Of her aunt, Mrs. H. n. Whit
man,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-24

County Attorney William H. Fisher
and family returned Friday from a
weeks automobile trip in Aroostook
county, having gone as far as Fort
Kent.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-24

Fire Thursday morning badly dam
aged the wooden block at the North
End, Rockland. owned by A. D. Bird
and occupied by his market. The loss
on building and contents was about
$4,000 partly insured
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-24
CHURCH NOTICES

ST. BARNABAS church, Bangor street,
Rev. Thomas Burgess. residence a Ban
gor street 18th Sunday after Trinity:
1o15 A. NJ, holy eucharist and sermon
100 P. NJ, prayer and sermon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-24

Me- Haselmayer and the
MT. anu pqedicka and Marie of New
MISSES we're visitors Friday IN the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-24

u !, Partridge Of Freeport is
ME :, the city as the guest OF
vls'-' Mrs. +. H. Leighton, -
,.otson street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-24

-aro OF kent'S Hlll
Charles H. r,.;d.v upon friends in
vas caller FRIDAY
the city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-24

k,siss ,A sSH enI5sEpaaassrMENr. Super
!. g. July i, lsi5-s e5iiss' Washington;
kust p - 1o, N this Office a, soposals VIII
e,e g. Snc cyls for the eonstsur ?; .' An
Gshting fx ,tulqs Mechanical Equipment.
ene-story snS and approaches1 of a
ereproof co i'sy SQUARE feet ground area.
For sr the United sts,ssn composition roof.
Sers Ne. Draw .a.es postoffice at Gardi-
at t. Obtained from the speSinSations
Pc discr s.aner Me. or at this o'sca OF
erchitect, jan OF the Acting Supervisina
efNsing Arch;.A: Wetmore, Acting S.,.
ily15eod6t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-24

1.awry has returned
Mrs. W.; I;njngton. where she had
from Nofen visit with relatives.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-24
belfast
Fire Causes About $50 Damage
Steamer Anabel to Be Put
On Belfast BrOOklin Line
After an Overhauling
$500 REALIZED ON THE
TWO DAYS BAZAAR

An alarm of fire was given Friday
morning at about us from the house
on the corner of John and High
streets. owned by James Clark and
occupied by Wallace Bickford and
Herbert Bucklin and families. Mrs.
Bickford left an oil stove burning on
the porch while she went into the
house for a few minutes and upon her
return found it in blaze with the
fire creeping under the clapboards.
Hose No. l and Ladder No. / respond
ed and soon had the fire underway.
The damage is thought to be about
$50.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-24

". H LINER pye, Friday in the city
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-24
LOCAL BRIEFS

..,.s N. pottle Of Topsham was a
Cha. char'f in II, the city Friday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-24

company known as the Belfast
and Brooklin Steamboat Co. closed a
deal Thursday for the purchase of the
steamer Anabel, owned by Capt. Benz.
Arey. The steamer has been hauled off
and will be thoroughly overhauled, re-
paired and renovated. after which she
will be placed on the Belfast Brook
lin route, making daily trips between
the two places, calling at all wayside
landings, including Hewes' Point and
Ryder's Cove, Islesboro. The steam
err viii! leave Brooklin in the morning
returning in the afternoon, giving all
the time possible in Belfast for shop
ping and other purposes. The move
ment was started by the Belfast
Board of Trade, a committee from the
board putting the deal through. The
feeling of good fellowship which was
established between the residents OF
the towns on the route, year or more
ago, and the merchants of Belfast was
very pleasing to both and everything
will be done by the Board Of Trade
to insure good values and courteous
treatment of the visitors. The steam.
err will be under the command Of
James Staples. During the time the
Annabel is undergoing repairs, a
launch is covering the route.
Something over 5000 gross receipts
were realized from the two-days
bazaar for the benefit of the Waldo
County hospital held yesterday and
Wednesday in Memorial hall. The ba-
zaar closed last night with a hop
which was largely attended.
The Yacht Acushla. formerly owned
by Gov. Oakley c. Curtis is anchored
today off the Allyn shore. having on
beard H. r. Dougherty and G. F. A.
Riley, professors of the New York
Military Academy. and two students.
C. s. Pounty and 3. G. Stevens. The
Young men sailed some time ago from
New York and are cruising along the
New England coast. They will leave
Saturday if the wind is fair for Bar
Harbor, taking the trip leisurely.
stopping in any port which pleases
them. Prof. Riley taught in the East
ern Maine Conference Seminary in
Bucksport, in 1910. and made side
trip to that town today, Mr.. Dougher-
ty going to Bangor for the day. The
young men are delighted with their
cruise this far and with the beautiful
scenery of the Maine coast in partic-
ular. The yacht is a beauty with many
conveniences and comforts and was
formerly used by Gov. Curtis and his
family for cruising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21

given clothes and money to poor un- fortunates in the Knickerbocker bread line. The press agent for the Knicker- booker afterward told me that he pro cured Mr. Caruso's consent to use the story. Which means that the tenor did not make the donation to the bread line men, but merely proved himself generous enough to let the press agent say he did.
 But it is to such as Caruso that Broadway kneels and is obsequious, for he possesses that irresistible com hination-wealth and fame
 He who possesses this combination may do with Broadway as he will and Broadway will mildly say T thank vou. sir" For each wealthy celeb rity has his or her following and where he or she goes, there also go the people who are fascinated by money and name--and their name IS legion.
 And it is upon the more meagre purses of these followers that broad : way lives and thrives. From them It takes to give to those who nave toe much already. We, the hosts or the unknown. know this, yet we offer nc objection' for is it not done voluntar- flyf The followers bask Tn the re- flected glory of those whom they ioi- lew. and deep in their hearts lies a hone that they, too, may one day Win scme of the wealth and fame they SC admire. by keeping in touch with those who now possess them. e
 For thousands. too, there IS grea' charm in just walking along thor oughfare where, at any time. they ma, be rubbing elbows with tame or TOT
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21

are with us for the winter, the lists Of daily visitors are longer. and as for entertainment-well l am reasonably certain there is not one dark theatre in all the white light district.
 defy any visitor to whom New York is not thoroughly familiar to stroll up Broadway from Herald square to Co., lumbus circle and not feel the thrill and charm of it all. He may be old or young, he may love domesticity and have an extreme fondness for the cows and chickens, but Broadway will make itselft felt in spite of these thingss for this is the time when the grand old street is arrayed after it's most charm ing fashion, filled with it's most nota- ble notables and making its strongest appeal.
 The first glimpse may chill you. as it does many who have sort of stand ing in their own home towns. which simply means that their ego is being salved and swelled there. But those of you who have something real in your make-ups will come to like 1t in one way or another in spite of-perhaps on account of--the fact that 1t makes you realize your true value in the real world, pinimizes the valuation you had placed upon yourself in the dear little old home town, and brings you to an understanding of the fact that you are but very diminutive potato in this hill.
 wholesome, and low lot of people for whom, were I physician, I would prescribe it. In the" Road to Happiness the scene is laid in small village. A man from the big world comes there
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21

mended by himself. He fed him with good dinners and high prised brands of intemperense and uther luxures and incidentally told my frend that he had maid all his mummy in gold mine out in the far off, hazzy west and confdensia1ly he going to eventually cleen up close to milyun frum sed mine -a1d this was not far reng, eetherif he succeeds in locating menny suckers like my frend proved to be- This mine, which he called the Big Terrant- uler" or sum such title-enny way my frend was stung-he sed had alreddy paid hugh dividends and was now close to anuther big strike of pay ore. He mensioned too, casuelly that just little moor eap
 tai was necessery to connew the shaft and that it was a golden opportunity for enny with little mummy to get into perminnt thing. My frend ad- mits that it is perminint-he seys, in fact, that 1t seems to him that it is too dam perminint. Enny way for six munths frend bored his mummy all he had in the bank and all he could get into the Big Terrantuler" gilt edge stock, which was butiful to look upon. The gentulmany strangur who was let ting him in the ground floor" kept assuring him all the time that the milyun doller strike was only few feet away. My frend went around for days with his he'd away up in the clouds, dreeming of brown stone frunts limmoseens and uther fansy stuff He confided in and uther associates that he was now in three feet of milyun bones while as mattur of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21
What Makes Firelight Dance

From the Kansas City Star.
 Have you ever watched the blaze in the fireplace dance and f1ickerf Of course you have A little flame jumps from one piece of coal to another and changes color. Sometimes it seems to go out and then it comes back to life in another place.
 If the coal were one pure substance and the air was supplied in steady draught, the firelight would not jump and dance that way. But in the coal there are gases imprisoned that cam not get out until the coal begins to break up in the fire As these gases escape they burn. making beautiful flames of different colors that flicker about over the surface of the coal.
 Fire must have air to burn and In the fireplace the supply of air Is moved by the wind at the top of the chimney So sometimes the blowing Of the wind will make the fire flicker.
 Coke, coal from which the gas has been removed, is pure carbon. It makes a hot fire but has little or no flame. Of the fire In fireplace large part of the gases and of the carbon goes up the chimney unburnt. You see tha3 is a great waste, but it is part os what we have to pay for our pretty fires.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21

fact he wurSing all the time most industriusly getting sevverel miyun feet away rum three bones As time passed-time will pass you know, it neerly always has-as time passed, he began to get susps- sious That is the disagreeabu part about reel sucker-as time passes they get suspissious He be- gan to embarrass the gentulmanly promotur by ask ing all kinds of questions about the Big Terrantuler The gentulmanly promotur grew less and less en- thewsiastic about relating to my frend the wunder fu possibilities of the Big Terrantuer in propor- sion to the size of sed trends rapidly decreasing bank roll Finely my frend borrowed the car fare and took a trip out to see the Big Terrantuler. lie came back in dark brown studdy and the day coach with a peevish disposision and automattick six shooting deeth distributor looking for the gentuman- ly promotur who In the meen time concluded that the Washington climate not the best for him, and upon the advise of his fissisian had sought change of sceen.
 My frend sed that the Big Terrantuer was To- cated in the SW Sec 9999, T. GOA, R. 6, east of the princpul merdien of the United States which he sed biased it in the middle of Indien resservason He sed that theere a perfectly good hole in the ground theere full of what appeered to be perfectly damp watur He sed that theere had been lots Of quarts located in that nayborhood but so far as he could lern no gold quarts He sed he had no further
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21
UP AND DOWN BROADWAY-By Allen Griffin Johnson

judging from newspaper reports or East Side tragedies
 Since December. 1914. 30t people have been killed by automobiles in this city, and 145 of that number were children. Of course, this does not include those who were merely injured, broken all up or deprived of arms or legs. Isn't 1t a great life? And, after all. the leppe- 1ins and Taubes haven't so much on the Gotham motor vehicles, have they?
 Town Topics" which has been hay ing fine run at the Century theatre, is going to quit November 27 on account ot a regular loss of s300O a week. The house has been filled at each performance and vet they have lost money. One great reason is said to be low prices This
 $ tried at the Century, one of New Yorks finest theatres. and 1t has proved a failure There's no use; we shall have to continue paying the same old scale or stay at home.
 New York neutrality seems to be fad- ing fast away War "moves' bring forth storms of applause and hisses every day, on the streets arguments are getting noiser and more frequent and the man who says he is neutral these days leaves himself open to severe attack and has to answer some hard questions. Tho press Is now divided and the hyphen is is working overtime. In the event of war it would be just about as healthy in hades as it would be upon Manhattan island.
 Since certain styles have gone into ef- feet here, it is absolutely impossible unless one Is an excellent judge of faces Ito tell the difference between femininity at IS and 50. But it makes it interesting guessing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21

tune. Along Broadway this happens all the time The little insignificant-look- ing fellow, almost unkempt in appear ance, may be great king of soap or submarine industry; the big prize fighter appearing chap may be the wealthiest brewer in all New York. or he may even be minister at one of the leading churches-one can never tell unless he knows these men personally. On the other hand, the man. who is dressed perfectly, who looks the part and acts the role of the man of fame and wealth, may be head waiter in a ladies' are permitted to smoke here res taurant.
 In other words, there is the unmis- takable charm of uncertainty. And yet. there is no other place where personal ity counts for so much. What possibili- ties such thing as an attractive and strong personality opens in New York, New York itself does not fully realize. Men and women have procured good positions on nothing else, and certain ly pretty face opens up a world of pos abilities for woman. but she must have more than just that in order to use these possibilities to the best ad- vantage.
 And now is the season--since the ar rival of cold weather and Caruso-Nwhen Broadway offers it's best, is at it's best and gets the best of its followers and nabitues. The lights were never bright er the throngs were never greater and the charm never worked more subtly than 1t is working now.
 Those who leave us for the summer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21

who resort to the bunko game or uther methods cumming under the gennerel he'd of bunkto seperate the public fruIn it's cash.
 Far be 1t frum to designate enny perticuler calling or occupasion bizness being under this he'd; but kasmuch theere air so menny of them 1t behooves the average persun to look before he ieeps unless he is utterly careless to the spot on which he is to land The average should not too pre- spitately take the wurd of total strangur when it bares intimately upon his savings This outburst Of warning frum being inspired by the ripe and gloomy experience of trusting frend of mine. who now has had his trusting and confding nature shaken to it's foundason, and has convurted an easy-going man with a lovely disposison to peevish and sus picious cuss who would require an affidavit frum neer relasion the time of day before accepting it fact
 This frend of mine, so he relates, had by menny yeers of hard wurk and econnomy, laid away in a bank quite mise little nest egg for rainey day. And now while it is raining to beet Sam Hill through the persuasive conversation of man whose peddl- gree he failed to look up in Duns or Bradsreets his savings have gone wheere the woodvine twineh and the whangdoode weepith copiously and he is out in
 it with not so much as a parrisol This man came to him in his hour of gratest prosperity highly recum-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21

Quit yo foolin' Mandy Jane, neber
 min de hug, Go an fetch yo daddy up de lil brown
 jug. &8a7
 Smokehouse full CT bacin.
 Hog meat hangin', high;
 Mandy stop yo' quakin'.
 Lak as if yo'd cry Don't yo' worry honey chile, corn still Chicke ems in de 'henhouse, an yo' daddy's
 on de job.
 Golly, but she's blowin;
 Gittin' colder fas'
 Reckin hit be snowin'
 F'o' de month done pas-- Light de fire Mandy Jane, put de kit
 tie on, Winter time a-comin', honey. sho's yO'
 bon.
 Phew! 1t has been SO long since we have heard the soft seductivenes ot such dialect that the strain is quite perceptible. Did you ever hear na- tive, russet brown New Yorker talk! No, we'll we're neutral. you know A pretty East Side school teacher was forcibly kissed by two of her boy pupils this week, and raised strenuous objec- tions thereto. No doubt the boys were quite young, and teacher was trying to teach them patience and perseverance. However, some of the East Side boys are hard looking objects and maybe teacher had fairly good taste. As a matter of fact, it does seem that East Side teachers teach the young idea how to shoot" rather than how to osculate,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21

and disagrees with native on some subject ''What.' thunders the native, you dare to come here and say I am wrong? I, who have lived in this village all my life?'
 Yes" answers the outsider from the larger world, that is just what is the matter with you"
 And that is What is the matter with many another native of the small town Broadway. taken in small doses, would be good for all of them. There is just one trouble--they may become addicted to the habit but there again would weakness show, and one way or another, it would bring out the best or the worst. and either should be brought out somehow.
 WINTER TIME A-COMIN' Winter time a-comin'
 Heah de lil' breeze
 Whistlin' an a-hummin2
 SoInepn gwine 'er freeze; Light de fire Mandy Jane, put de kit
 tie on, Winter time a-comin', honey. sho's yo'
 bon.
 Birds is gone an lef' us,
 Trees is gititn bare,
 Flowers all a-grievin'
 Fur de summer air Don't yo' heah dat mo'nful tune. sound-
 in lak CT knell? Oats ol MT. Autumn sayin' Fare yo'
 well'
 Whar de matches Mandy?
 Light de fire chile.
 Make yo' self be handy,
 Don't stand dere an smile