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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-06
EXCeSS
expenditure
tai excess expenditures over

0I8l SNCeSS SH lbtlIt4lA AEfs' iNti
ppHpTria ton OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, II - II
Hoti win sec from this that Z large
ulber Of important accounts were
firawn last year
3 pt her accounts. showing a cred
2Rnce, amount in Total TO $3.50. -
a net overdraft. ST. ,546.69.
bnsiderine appropriations for the
Hn wear. ] feel that the committee
the city government Should make
Recommendations as will be suffi-
- to cover the actual needs Of the
aiRerent departments, and that we
gfiptfid see TO il that The heads Of these
[deuartments do not exceed these ap-
rqpria tons.
Eve shall not have to make an ap-
ropriation this year for the fire arm
gstem and the grading Of the high
rhool lot, the total Of which appropri-
Htions amounted to $500. We arr. how
xever, confronted with an appropriation
Of $4,000 for fire truck, and q probable
increase in the State and county taxes
of approximately $500 In addition, the
apprcpriation for street lights, owing
70 the increase III the number of lights,
voted by the last city government, and
"A accordance with the contract, Will
dpu bticss have to be Increased from
1850 to $4,000 over that Of last year.
The appropriation that will he ne
cessary for each department will he 8
natrc~ for the committee 10 consider
carefully with the heads of the vari-
jus departments, in making up these
ppropria lions; and for our city gov
fnmant to decide whether, in view Of
tllese outstanding additional expendi-
tures-1f the fire truck and the III
crease in the State and county taxes
the needs Of our city in its various de-
YartYncnts can be met without some
increase IN the tax rate. The needs Of
may OF our streets are imperative,
and l feel that We should use every
nffort to nut them in as good condition
NJ possible
The extension of the Hayden Brook
sever is q matter which must also be
considered. and If these expenditures
arenng be made, believe they should
he E%ade in the way of regular appro-
priations.
Last year no appropriation was made
for the Hannaford school building, al
4houch SIS. 567 II was expended; nor
ras any appropriation made for the
Haydeu brook sewer, although $685.. OF
was expended on this account, and these
,~xneuses accordingly went into an in
,rrease of the city debt. The auditor,
rho has been at work on our city
shnoks. will doubtless present his re-
nort 10 us by the June meeting. With
spur present city Indebtedness SO near,
~ NOT exceeding, the debt limit. we
would not be justified in making any
s.,rtber increase that would exceed the
init allowed by law
am calling these matters TO your
- +,.n+ion for your most careful con-
tion. While ] should regret to
- NV increase in our rate of taxa
ann. at the same tune we "os' con-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-06
MADISON
District Meeting of the Knights
Of Pythias - Forty Hours
Devotional Service Closes
Vital Statistics
RELIGIOUS STATISTICS
FOLLOWING REVIVAL

a district meeting Of the knights of
Pythias Lodges in Madison and Skowhe-
gan was held Tuesday evening with
Keystone Lodge in their hall in the !
o. o. F. block. It was expected that a
delegation from Norridgewock would also
be present, but owing to the bad roads
they were not able to attend. a special
electric was run and about ~
Knights We're present from Silowhegan
The Second degree was conferred by the
Madison Lodge. Supper was served IL
the banquet hall by the Pythian Sisters.
Madison Vital Statistics.
Interesting vital statistics as shown
by the books of the Madison town clerk
for the month OF April are:
Marriages-Apri II, Garland ". Moore
and Miss Iva Thompson April 16, LIE
Baron Nelson and Bertha M. Smith
april a. Winfield Davis and Miss Nora
MahafTy, both Of Madison.
Births-April g. TO the wife of Conisco
DeCenzo, son: April s. to the wife o.
Robert Z. Irvine, twins, q son and
daughter; April Il, TO the wife Of s Ethel
Shaw, q daughter April - TO the wife
OF Napoleon Gilbert, son; April ., to
the wife of William Landray, ! daugh-
ter; April &c, 10 the wife of Mike Kama
slysa, d daughter; April y, 10 the wife
OF George Pelorian, q SON.
Deaths-April :, Ada West, aged 81
years; April Il. Mrs. Margaret Thebarse,
age Is Years, L months, p days
A feature Of the services the Con-
gregational church Sunday morning was
the reception of eight new members on
confession OF faith
Interesting statistics as ;4sed by the
Protestant clergymen OF Madison show
that since the first Of January and is :
result largely Of the evangelistic ser
vices held under the leadership Of Rev.
Raymond Browning 100 new members
have been received by the churches ana
distributed as follows, Arson Baptist
church, nine by baptism and one by
letter; Madison Free Baptist, nine by hap
tism; Congregational church, u 10y con-
fession of faith and five by letter Metho-
dist Episcopal church, % il full member
ship and 80 on probation.
"A Forty Hours devotional service in ST
N'S'|--'N-$~--
day. Rev. NJ. Z. Curr.4n was assisted by
several visiting clergymen.
The name OF the {. W. Greene grocery
store has been changed TO the c. W.
Greene Grocery Co, Mr.. Greene having
taken his sons into partnership. A de-
livery service has been started and sew
eral other features added.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. c. Gray and Ernest
c. Weston went to Augusta Wednesday
TO attend the State Congrega tional con-
ference.
NJ. c. Adams went Wednesday TO his
camp at Lake MoXie for q few days'
fishing.
Arrangements have been completed for
an entertainment TO be given In the
Arson Town hall Thursday evening by
young people for the benefit of the Arson
Baptist church.
Asa M. Gilman returned Wednesday
from Portland, where ne went the first
of the week on d business trip
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-06
Chicago Produce Market

Chicago. May 8.
HOGS-Receipts "a 00G; weak bulk 740@
@755; rough 6s5@715; pigs 525@S95.
CATTLE-Receipts 1000; strong; native
beef steers 650G9l0; western steers 575@
76o: cows and heifers 30OQS60; calves $50
@925
SHEEP-Receipts $780, weak; sheep 74O
@S40; lambs S00G1050
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-06
Chicago Cattle Market

Chicago, May 8.
Bearish crop estimates today pulled
down the price of wheat. Although
steady at the close, the market was ] to
Ii cents under last nights level. Other
leading staples, too. all showed a SIT
back-corn to S@1c net, oats I to e@3,
and provisions q to 10.
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slider whether the needs of our city are
pressing enough TO warrant the same,
and if such increase be made. il
would not be necessary after this year,
ana II would not be considered at this
time, were ii not for these extra mat
tiers OF which we are obliged to take
care.
MARTIN L. BARTLETT, Mayor.
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son, land on Main street; Henry
Washburn to Evander W. Andrews,
lot.
Fairfield-S A. Plummer to Althea
E. Plummer. land; F. ]. Robinson to
Arthur H. Totman. land on Six Rod
Road; May York to Jennie M.
Matthew. land on High street.
Madison-Nettie E. Morrill, to For
rest Ellis, land on County road;
Joseph F. Belanger, land on Depot
street.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS R. Lawrence
to Eugene S. Brown, land and build
ings.
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Public Carriage Ordinances

Be II Ordained by the City Council
OF the City of Waterville that Chap
Ter Twenty eight Of the Ordinances
OF the City Of Waterville, relating p
the license Of public carriages, be
Hereby repealed and the following 81
proved and accepted,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-06
New York Sugar Market

New York, May s.
SUGAR-Raw steady; centrifugal 470@
At; molasses 393@40O; refined steady.
Sugar futures firmer on scattered COM
mission house buying and covering Of
shorts with prices closing steady one to
five points net higher. Sales Zoo tons.
May $50, July 39l. Sept. 4o5, Dec. 3S5.
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A new Farmers Union has been
formed here and is TO be known as
the Hinckley Farmers Union. The
object Of it is to comparatively buy
and sell farm produce, the capital
stock is $4,000 and the following Of
ficers have been elected: Pres,
George 3. Wing; Treas. Harry Ellis:
directors, George T. Tibbetts, E. F.
Parker, L. p. Clifford, W. II. Boyn-
ton, Pay E. Allen. A. S. Hilton. Earl
Ham, Harley Wyman, C. L. Bowden.
Leslie Grundy has received wor
from the English war front that his
cousin, Walter Perkins. was killed on
the firing line. Another cousin is in
the army and fear is felt for his
safety. There is considerable anxiety
in regard TO the safety OF James
Brooks. who went from here few
months ago and enlisted In the Cana
dian artillery. The regiment was
sent to England in January and when
last heard from, Mr.. Brooks was leav-
ing England for the front in France.
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Somerset Real Estate Transfers.

Following are the recent real estate
transfers as recorded al the Somerset
registry Of deeds:
Binghan-Caddie Fl. Andrews to
Fred II. Preble, land on Main street:
Fred e. Baker to Caddie Il Ander-
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John @. Lander Of Dover.

John Q. Lander, one Of Dover's old
est business men, died Sunday after
noon at his home on Main stree,
Dover, after long illness. The de-
ceased has been in the stove and tin
ware business in Dover for many
years and was a man who was highly
respected. His integrity was of the
highest and had been a characteristic
OF his long life in business there Out
side OF his business Mr. Lander's
chief hobby was fine horses. He raised
many good ones during his lifetime
and al the time Of his death was the
owner of some animals for which he
refused gilt edged prices. One daugh :
ter, Mrs Matte Lander Woodbury..
survives.
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John Miller Myste-iousIy Assaulted.

John Miller. aged SO. who says he is
homeless, is at the Maine General
hospital with several fractured ribs
and a serious injury at the base Of his
skull. He was found at the waiting
room Of the Electric Line near
Princes Point He admits that he
fell through hole in the platform.
but insists ne lost nearly S45 in some
unexplained manner. The police
think he may have been dubbed and
robbed
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Thursday Evenings Attractions


Bible class Of the Baptist church will
be heid Thursday evening at the home
OF MI and Mrs. Silas Plummer, West
street, the hostess being Mrs. John
Glew. Sloan Lodge, No. 81, F. and
A NJ, Will meet on THURSDAY evening,
with WORK IL the Master Mason de-
gee The Thursday Afternoon Club
VIII meet in the afternoon at the home
Of Mrs. Wallace a. Hill Newhall
street. The Priscilla Embroidery Club
will go 10 W2teryille in the afternoon.
where they will be guests of Mrs. Irv-
ing Staples, who has recently Joined
The club. The ". c. T. L. will meet
al Q clock at the home Of Mrs. Flora
Files, High street. The next meeting
ot the Christmas Club will be held al
The home Of Mrs. Leslie Lawrence.
upper Main street.
Mrs. Arthur Ellis Of the Ridge Road
WAS Calling on friends in town
Wednesday.
Mrs. George Chamberlain Of Robin
son street was at home Wednes-
day evening to the Social Club and
the evening was passed IN playing
cards. the hostess serving refresh
nents.
Mrs. George Stafford, who has been
i'll for several days at her home at
benton Station, is very much inlprov-
ed
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Doe have re-
turned to Palermo, after few days
visit IN town, guests of Mrs Does
mother, Mrs. Annie Harvey.
MI and Mrs. Willis Ireland have
moved from Waterville to Benton,
where they will make their home.
They have had a telephone installed.
15.1-1G.
Supt. ". 0. Hersey Of the Fairfield
schools was al Richmond Wednesday
to attend the funeral of the late Mrs.
John A Partridge, who passed away
Sunday.
Miss Ruth Richardson is i'll at her
home On lower Main street.
fine baby boy was born Tuesday
morning to Mr. and Mrs Frank De-
sire Baker. Both mother and child are
reported as doing well.
The Lawrence High school will be-
$50 -ASAieaS uIOIIililS AFTER e two
weeks vacation, caused by the illness
and passing away Of the wife Of the
principal, Mrs. John A. Partridge.
FRED Howe. Arthur Howe, Maurice
Nyman and Benz. Bradbury, all mem
bers Of SLOAN Lodge NO. 90. F. and
a. III, have been in Portland attend
ing the Masonic Grand Lodge.
NoRTH-George Murrel Of Fairfield
was In this place recently on business in
connection with the wood lot which he
has bought of MIR Eigue
Rev @. G. Williams of the Friends
church conducted the Sunday afternoon
services at the Union church
James Snow and James Badger were in
aterVllle Monday on business.
A. L. Hodges is confined to the house
with the grip.
The young people of the Union church
will meet Friday evening with Miss Lucy
Bigelow.
Mr. and Mrs. S. B Atwood were in
SkoWhegan Tuesday on business
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70 inspect State Rifle Ranges.

Eugene ". Grover, State rifle range
officer, will leave today on an inspec
ton of the is ranges in Maine and
win be gone about a week. Accord
ing to Grover, there are several
ranges in the State in a pretty bad
condition and repairs will be i'm
mediately necessary in order to have
them in q safe condition for the vari-
GUS militia companies to use this
sumner.-Portland Press May 5.
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Boston Stock Market.

INpUsTRIALs BOSTON.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-11-05
War Bulletins

Berlin reported that Rumania will
throw in her lot with the Allies and
will permit Russia to send 500 900
troops through her territory to attack
Bulgaria from the North.
The three days battle Of the
trenches with bombs and petards rag
ed in the Aisne region and in the
vicinity Of P~uisaleine and Quenni-
vieres between the French and Ger
mans. Artillery bombardments con-
tinued in Champagne at Tahure,
Maisons Champagne and the Courtine.
Paris reported the defeat Of strong
German scouting forces by the Allies
south of Loos and the repulse of all
German attacks in Champagne.
Berlin officially reported that Aus
~tro-German and Bulgarian forces had
effected a junction on the Danube,
thus opening up a clear road to Con-
stantinople.
The British force landed at Salonica
number only $4,000 troops-all that
could be collected at the time Serbia
called for aid. The landing was sug-
gested by former Premier Venizelos,
Rs enabling Greece to fulfill her treaty
obligations to Serbia.
Constantinople and the race for the
road thereto reached an exciting stage.
The Bulgarians are within a few miles
Of forming a junction with the Aus
tro -Germans, while the French, in
small force, already have Joined the
Serbians.
Russia, by her stubborn defence OF
Riga and Dvinsk and her continued
offensive in Galicia kept her oppo-
nents busy along the whole eastern
front.
Great Britain withdrew its offer of
the Island of Cyprus to Greece if the
latter would enter the war on the
side of the Allies.
The French forces recently landed
at Salonica, Greece. routed 10000 of
King Ferdinand's troops in a great
battle and are pursuing them toward
Strumitsa, Bulgaria.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-11-05
Washington

The National Militia Board and the
National Association of Adjutants-
General of Militia met at Washing
ton.
Controller of the Currency Williams
sent a warning to all national banks
against charging usurious interest
rates.
1t is rumored in Washington that
the wedding of President Wilson to
Mrs. Gait will take place in the White
House.
The text of Austria's second note to
the United States on munitions ex-
ports to the Allies was received at
the State Department.
President Wilson received 100 dele
gates to the Presbyterian Synod at the
White House.
Americas long-considered protest
against British interference with COM
merce between the United States and
Europe has been dispatched to Lon
don by special messenger.
Miss Edith Benham, daughter Of
Rear Admiral Benham, retired, was
appointed social secretary at the
White House. She succeeds Miss Isa-
bel Hagner, who has resigned to mar
ry.
Secretary Daniels declared that in
termed Germans at Norfolk have no
chance to secure any naval secrets
there.
The State Department has been noti-
fed that the American Consulate at
Nish. Serbia, has been moved to To-
hatchak, with the Serbian Govern
ment and all other foreign Consuls.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-11-05
General

Fire destroyed the St. Joseph's Ro-
mar Catholic Church at Camden, N.
]. The loss is SIS, 900.
Col. John C. Moore, newspaper edi.
tor and first mayor of Denver, Col,
died at Excelsior Springs, Mo. He
was "a years old.
About 500 m%achinists, employed at
the Niles Tool Works at Hamilton,
Ohio. went on strike when their de-
mand for an eight-hour day with no
reduction in pay vas refused.
Count Won Bernstorff, German Am
bassador, declared that he never had
heard of Robert Fay or I'M of the
men connected with the alleged bomb
plot.
A resolution asking President Will
son to support a bill appropriating at
least $50, 900, 900 for the Mississippi
levee system in the next Congress
was adopted at a meeting in Memphis
of the Mississippi River Levee As
ISOLATION.
Joseph Prick, convicted in Brook
lvn. of killing his 19-year-old son, com
mitted suicide in the Raymond Street
fail by hanging.
The Argentine government has ac-
cepted an invitation to send repre-
~sentatives to the Pan-American sci
entiic congress in Washington Dec.
81.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-11-05
Foreign

Charles Boone, an American cattle
man of Ell Paso, Tex, was taken from
a Mexico Northwestern train by Villa
troops and shot to death.
King George was severely bruised
when thrown from his horse while re-
viewing British troops in France. His
condition is not serious.
Many prominent persons attended
the memorial service to Miss Edith
Cavell, the British nurse executed
in Brussels, in st. Paul's Cathedral.
London.
Professor Agaoghlo Achmed Bey, Of
Constantinople University, was ap-
pointed Turkish Minister of Education.
The Panama National Assembly vas
convened in extraordinary session to
consider authorization of a $1,250,0O0
six yea loan at 6 per cent.
About $500, 900 worth of ore is held
at the Chihuahua, Mexico, plant of the
American Smelling & Refining Co.,
~coniscated by Gen. Villa.
At least ITO persons were killed
and 800 injured in the typhoon in
southern Luzon. The property loss
is estimated at 81, 200, 600.
Ambassador Gerard to Germany re-
fused to comment on his talk with
the Kaiser and Foreign Minister Won
Jagow
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-11-05
SALANDRA, WAR PREMIER

Politics took a peculiar turn in
eIevating Antonio Salandra to world
wide prominence as the war party
premier Of Italy. A less bellicose man
and one more conservative by nature
would be difficult to find among con-
temporary Italian statesmen.
Salandra is almost as fair an Illus
tration of the scholar in politics as
President Wilson. His interests are
primarily those of the student. His
past activities have been as much
academic as political. He is simple,
modest and domestic in his personal
tastes. Nevertheless it is this profess
sor of public law in the University of
Rome who is today the idol of the Ital-
ian populace, to whom the idea of var
with Austria is so dear.
Salandra was born at Troia in
Foggia on August 81, 1853. Naturally
a student he qualified for the degree
of bachelor of laws at the University
of Naples when he was twenty-five. He
WAS fndefafipahlA in eOIliDping him.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-11-05
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PROF. MILTON WHITNEY

In the opinion of many, one result
of the war will be an increased and
stupendous demand on America for
foodstuffs, and advocates of the back
to the soil" movement are wondering
if that will not bring about the return
of many thousands of men from the
city to the farm.
Commonly two aus are assigned
for the abandoned farm. One is the
loneliness of farm life and the lack Of
opportunity for wholesome recreation.
The other is that the soil, through gen.
erations Of cropping, has become worn
out.
Both theories are wrong, accord
ing to Prof. Milton Whitney, chief Of
the bureau of soils Of the department
of agriculture, a nan who has spent
his whole life in the study of these
problems.
Hope and spirit of adventure are
the chief factors in the movement from
the eastern farm" is the succinct way
in which Professor Whitney declares
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-11-05
SWILES
AD9E5580
UNTRIED.

What want in my son-inIaw." said
the girls father, lis stability Of char
acter."
Well. sir" replied the sutton, Il
don't smoke. drink, swear, gamble or
run around at night"
Have you eve done any Of these
things?"
Never, sir"
Have o yer wanted to do any Of
these things?"
oh, no, sir"
I'm! What I'm after is not charae
ter that is merely negative, but the
sort that will stand the acid test"
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-11-05
MONTANA'S ACTIVE GOVERNOR

Samuel V. Stewart, governor of
Montana, is one of the group of west
ern chief executives, like Spry of Utah,
who aggressively oppose the encroach-
ment of federal upon state rights in
the matter of conservation. The con-
stitution of Montana explicitly seeks
to aid in the development of the
natural resources of the state by en-
couraging capital to make use of the
forests and streams and by safeguard
ing interests thus created.
Governor Stewart is a nan of in
itiative and action, as was abundantly
proved in the labor riots at Butte,
when the I. w. w. were dynamiting
shops and halls in their contests with
employers. While the congressional
delegation in Washington a fran
tically trying to induce the president
to send federal troops to quell the
riots-a body of soldiers was sent as
far as ACKNOWLEDGMENT Stewart
calmly announced that he had no use
for federal troops, that the state could
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-11-05
Sporting

Frank L. Stephenson of Trinity
Club, equalled the worlds indoor rec
ord in winning the sixty-yard dash
special, the feature of the Salem Cres-
cent A. C. meet at New York. His
time was 6 2-5 seconds.
The faculty of Knox College, Gales
burg, ILL.,, decided to discontinue foot
ball at least for the remainder of the
season, because of the death in st.
Louis of Bryan Scott, a student in
jured in a game.
Johnny Dundee clearly outpointed
Willie Richie in the opinion of the
experts who witnessed the ten-round
fight at New York.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-11-05
LONDON'S DEFENDER

When Sir Percy Scott was appoint
ed to the command of the gun de-
lenses of London everyone acknowl-
edged that he was up against a hard
proposition-the guarding of the me-
tropolis against the raids Of the i'm
mense German Zeppelins. But nearly
everyone over there had such conf
dence in Sir Percy that the success
of the October raid of the kaiser's
airships was really a great surprise.
The citizens of London held irdigna-
ton meetings, and the press asked
loudly what he intended to do and
why he didn't do it. Sir Percy's sup
porters insisted that all was well and
that he had something up his sleeve.
Admiral Scott-he has had that
rank for some time-is a scientist and
a man of action. He invented a num-
her of devices for insuring accuracy
of fire by naval guns, and helped plan
the first dreadnaught AS commander
of the Terrible during the Boer war he
mounted his 4.7-inch guns on carriages
that we're conceived and built within
7 .--skl ~ 49, =
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-11-05
Her Word of Honor.

Her Word of Honor.
Don't you love me?"
Yes, but I'm already engaged"
Then break your engagement"
"Oh, Jack! That wouldn't be hon.
orable. An engagement is a sacred
thing, not lightly to be entered into
or broken off. Besides"
"Well?"
well, I'm engaged to two men, and
that makes it even worse"
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Garden Society.

why is the lily SO naughty" in
Iuired the mushroom. She barely
mods to the rest of US"
She is very proud. explained the
IVY. She regards you as an upstart
and me as a climber"