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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-11

p. Hall. Jr., of Lisbon Falls. From
dell Kinds Berry of Yarmouth: Will
liam Congreve. Jr.. of Antrim, N. H.;
Emerson H. Higgins of South Port
land; Thomas H. Lannin of Stoneham.
Mass: Leland Harper Moses of North
Gorham; Award Leroy Richan of Rock
land; Mitchell Hull Smith of Gorham;
John Joseph Whitney of Ellsworth
Falls.
Beta Theta Pi-From 1917: Ernest
Fuller Of Union; from 1919, George H.
Casey of Portland: from 1920, Jere Alb
bolt of Dexter; Gordon Hewes Allen of
Reading. Mass; Isle Leroy Burns of
Waterville; Michael J. Delhanty. Jr..
of Boston; Edward H. Films of Ripley:
Burleigh S. p. Jones of Augusta;
Thomas Baker Rowell of Dexter.
Beta Chi-From 1920. Albert Edwin
Hurrell of South Portland; Alfred
Wade Marshall of Fort Fairfield; Sta
cey Maxfield of Pittsfield: Leslie Ever
EFT Norwood of South Portland: Ed
win Clarence Palmer of Fort Fairfield;
Charles Leo Thebeau Of Bath; Paul c.
Young of Dallas, Texas.
Phi Theta psilon-From 1919, Or
son Leland Berry of Topsham; Philip
Emery Foss of Norway. From 1920,
Irving Granderson Chaplain of Port
land; Archie Oliver Dostie of Farming
ton; Lloyd Eden Small of Kingfield;
Harold Stanley Prosser of Lisbon
Falls; Maynard Cole Walsh of War
rem; David Walter White of Topsham.
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At hearing in the grand jury room
at the court house Monday afternoon
before Judge ]. H. Lancaster, Joseph
Casey Of North Arson was given a fine
Of IS and costs of court, amounting
to 1912 and put under 500 bonds 10
keep the peace for one year. Frank l..
Conner became his bondsman 1t
seems that Casey went to North An
son m the fall to work in the corn
shop but has recently been working in
the mill there. Sunday morning he be-
came somewhat intoxicated and made
a disturbance on the Embden road.
Deputy Sheriff Frank Donley was no.
tilted and with George Copp and AL
bert Copp went to arrest him. When
Casey saw them coming he went into
his house. leaving the door slightly
ajar The deputy knocked at the door
and then pushed it open. Before saying
anything, Casey struck him a hard
blow on the left eye which stunned
the deputy for the moment The Cops
assisted in arresting Casey and he
was brought to the North Arson lock-
up where he remained over night, with
an extra guard outside as it was fear
ed his friends might try to get him out.
Monday he was brought to Skowhe-
gan and at the hearing pleaded guilty
to the charge Of disturbing the peace
ing OF what happened, being under the
influence of the liquor
Letters uncalled for: Anne Muir
dock. Jonne McReau, Mrs. N F.
Haines. Line Pooler and Annie Markes
Mrs. Myra Marston of Albany, N.
Y. and Mrs George A. Shields Of Mel
rose, Mass. came Monday night to Wis
1t at the home of their brother, f. l..
Savage Of Maple street. Mrs. Myra
guest OF the Savages.
Mrs. G. r. Avore left Monday after
noon for Portland to attend the Mu-
sic Festival
John Emery has gone to Bangor.
where he has position at the Ayredale
dairy farm.
The regular meeting Of the Philathea
class has been postponed from Wednes-
dav Oct. II, to two weeks from that
date
The diphtheris epidemic seems to be
NJ standstill at present There are
still the IL cases. no new ones having
developed Tuesday.
The meeting in the interest Of form
ing a Wnman's Association to take
ever the rest rooms was postponed
from Monday to next Monday to give
the committee a longer time to make
their membership canvass.
The Pioneer Past Noble Grands AS
ISOLATION WIS very pleasantly enter
tained Monday afternoon by Mrs. Jen-
ME Hesel+on At her home on Mamie
street. Following the business meeting
and social time. the hostess served q
verv DAINTY lunch. The next meeting
will he held il is expected with Mrs.
Hugh Hurley.
At the probate court here Tuesday
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MADISON
Mems Classes of Three Churches
| Hold Joint Meeting and
Elect Officers
MADISON SCHOOL BUILD
INGS FUMIGATED

As the result of a movement started
early in the summer a joint meeting Of
the mems classes in the Methodist.
Free Baptist and congregational
churches was held Monday evening in
the Methodist church vestry. An or
ganization to he known as The Citizen
Lea que for Madison and Vicinity" vas
perfected with the following officers:
President A. NJ. Holden: vice presi-
dent DR.. Raymond A. Derbyshire; sec
rotary. Bryce X. Edwards; treasurer.
Edgar G. Burns, advisory commit ;ee.
Frank DinSmore, Charles Wescott and
Erwin l.. Nichols. The object Of the
club is to bring about needed civic re-
forms as far as possible through the
regularly appointed officers of the law.
The Madison Sorosis club held the
fist meeting for the season Of 1915 and
1917 at the home of Mrs. r. G. Stan
wood on Maple street Monday after
noon with a good attendance of mem
bers. The program was: Roll call
summer experiences; reading; report Of
biennial reading: report of the State
Federation meeting; following the pro-
gram came directors tea and an in
formal social hour.
In order to protect the Madison viii
lage schools as far as possible against
any possible chance of the diphtheria
epidemic now in Skowhegan reaching
this town, all Of the school buildings
were fumigated Saturday by the To-
cal board of health
Mrs. w. F. Scott and daughter Evelyn
went Monday afternoon to Portland.
where they will attend the Maine Mu-
sic festival.
H. A. Morse returned Monday night
from Bangor. where lie was called Sun
day by the critical and sudden illness
Of his son Maryland
Mrs. D. L. Churchill and son Merville
and Mrs. Charles G. Haynes, who have
been passing a week with friends in
Portland, returned home Monday after
noon.
Rev. Martin D. Kneeland Of Boston.
secretary OF the New England Sabbath
Protective League. will give an illus
trated lecture in the Methodist church
on October is in the interests Of the
work
Next Sunday will be observed as Har-
vest Sunday at the Methodist church.
There will be special sermon and the
donations of farm products will be sent
to the Maine Conference Deaconess
Home in Portland.
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This Simple Laxative
A Household Necessity
DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin
Should Have a Place in
Every Home.

CONSTIPATION, or inaction Of the bow
els, a condition that nearly everyone
experiences with more or less fire.
quency, is the direct cause of much
disease When the bowels become
clogged with refuse from the stomach,
foul gases and poisons are generated.
and unless the congestion is quickly
relieved the system becomes weakened
and most susceptible to attack.
Various remedies to relieve constipa-
ton are prescribed, but many of these
contain cathartic or purgative agents
that are harsh and violent in their
action and shock the system. The
most effective remedy is the combin-
alton of simple laxative herbs with
pepsin that is sold in drug stores I'M
der the name Of DIR. Caldwell's Syrup
Pepsin.
The Hon. John D. Keister of Brandy
wine, w. Va, who has represented his
district in the State Legislature for six
years. writes that he uses DR.. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin and finds it a
splendid laxative. easy to take and
mild, yet positive, in its action. and
that it should be in every household
for use when needed.
DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is sold
by druggists in all parts Of the United
States and costs only fifty cents a bot
tie. 1t contains no opiate or narcotic
drug, does not grippe, and is recon-
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REMEDY FOR kEuRAsTEEN|l

Neurasthenia Is condition OF exhars.
ton OF the nervous system. The causes
are varied. Continuous work, mental
or physical, without proper vacation
periods, without proper attention to
diet and exercise, also worry over tho
struggle for success, are the most com.
mon causes. Excesses Of almost any
Kind may produce it. Some diseased,
IKE the grip, will cause neurasthenia.
SO also will 9 severe shock, intense
anxiety or grief.
lie symptoms are overseneitiveness,
ir:ltability, . disposition to worry over
TRIES, headache, possibly nausea.
The treatment Is one Of nutrition Of
the nerve cells, requiring . non-alco-
holic tonic. Az the nerves get their
nourishment from the blood the tneat-
ment must be directed towards build.
ing up the blood. DR.. Williams Pink
Pills act directly on tho blood and have
proved Of tho greatest benefit in many
cases OF neurasthenia. A tendency to
anemia, or bloodlessness, shown by
most neurasthenic patients, IL also cor.
rected by these tonic pills.
Two useful books Diseases of tho
Nervous System" and "What to Eat
and How to Eat'' will DO sent free BY
the DR.. Williams Medicine Co., Schen-
ectady, NY. Your own druggist sells
DR.. Williams' Pink Pills.
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SAGE TEA DANDY
TO DARkEN HAIR
It's GRANDMOTHER Re-
clpe to Bring Back
Color and Lustre
to Hair.

You can turn gray. faded hair beau :
tifully dark and lustrous almost over
night il you'll get 5o-cent bottle of
"Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com
pound" at any drug store. Millions of
bottles OF this old famous Sage Tea
Recipe, improved by the addition OF
other ingredients, are sold annually
says a wellknown druggist here, be-
cause it darkens the hair so naturally
and evenly that no one can tell it has
been applied.
Those whose hair Is turning gray or
becoming faded have a surprise await
ing them. because after one or two ap-
plcations the gray hair vanishes and
your locks become luxuriantly dark
and beautiful.
This is the age Of youth Gray
haired urattractive folks aren't want
ed around. so get busy with Wyeth's
Sage and Sulphur Compound tonight
and you'll he delighted with your dark
handsome hair and your youthful ap-
pearance within few days.
This preparation is a toilet requisite
and is not intended for the cure. miti-
cation or prevention Of disease
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The International
News Service I Has.
Been Declared from
British Press Bureau

surance that such an incident should
not happen again. On the second occa-
sion he made like promise. stating that
orders had been given that extraneous
statements should not be inserted In
cable dispatches.
ION the third Of September cable
grams were published in the United
States purporting to have come from
London by International News Service
giving various false statements about
the air raid Of tho previous night. None
Of the statements in question was in
fact contained in any cablegram dis
patched by the London correspondent
of the International News Service.
I'm view Of this continued garbling
Of messages and breach of faith on the
part OF the International News Service,
the secretary of state has directed that
no representative Of the International
News Service shall be permitted to use
the official press bureau and that the
agency shall be debarred from the use
of all other facilities for the transmits
son of news until further notice.
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PITTSFIELD

Mrs Stanley Burrill of Fort Kent is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George f. kimball
Mr.. and Mrs. Ferdinand Moulton and
child Of Fairfield are guests of Mr.
Moulton's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. II
Moulton.
Mrs. c. c. Hayes of Clinton. assist
ant superintendent of the fine arts de-
p3rtinent at the Four County fair, is
the guest of Miss Mira Jenkins for the
remainder of the week.
Mrs. William Wayness is passing a
few days in Hartland with Mrs. T.
Thomas and family.
Mrs. S. r. Ha.nes of Brookline
Mass. who has been visiting in Old
Town with Mrs. G. E. Landry, arrived
in town Monday for weeks visit with
her sister, Mrs. W. B. McGilvery.
An automobile party consisting of
Mrs. S. r.. Haines. Mrs. T. f. Getchell,
Mrs. w. B. McGilvery, Mrs. l.. Fl.
Blanchard and Mrs. w. l.. Pushor were
in Bangor Tuesday.
,, A regular meeting of Ira Berry
Chapter. r. A. NJ. will be held Wed :
nesday evening, Oct. II.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Fisk of Somer-
vile, Mass, are visiting their uncle.
Charles Holway, in Palmyra.
Mrs. Annie Sparks is visiting friends
in Rhode Island.
Remember the Four County fair Oct.
12-13-14.
Four County fair begins tomorrow.
The first day is Veterans day, and all
members of the G. A. r. will be ad-
mitted free to the grounds and grand
stand
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WIsCASSET

Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Rines. Mrs
Louise Glidden, Ruth Rines and cou.
sins, Charlotte, Frank and Vera of Bath
came over in their motor boat Sunda
to visit relatives.
Algie Dodge is home from Portland
for few days.
Dr. and Mrs. Leathers are in Port
land where Mrs. feathers is having her
eyes treated
Albert Rines of Richmond called on
friends on his way home from Bath
Mr.. and Mrs. Hammond of Spring
vale, Mass have moved into the Rogers
farm on the Dresden road
> The dance at Red Mems hall, Tinker's
orchestra. was we'll attended
Th1rty-fve cases of measles are re-
ported at the present time
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maine J0T7INCS

Mrs. Charles Gilbert of Lewiston
jumped from an electric car on Court
street. Auburn, Monday morning. mis-
takenly thinking that the car she was
on was about to crash into another.
She sustained a fracture of her right
hip.
Osborne l.. Reynolds, whose dsap-
pearance from home at Auburn on
Sept. II was reported last week was
located Monday at Freeport. He is at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Bartoll at
Freport. Mrs. Bartoll being a relative
by marriage.
H. e. +. Walker. a prominent farmer
of Webster. was before the Lisbon
Falls municipal court Monday on COM
plant of Scott w. Fisher, truant Of
ficer of Webster, who claimed that
Walker had failed to send his children
to school. Mr.. Fisher and Guy Will
liams, a selectman of Webster. We're
the witnesses for the State. Mr..
Walker. who conducted his own de-
fense claimed the school committee
had failed to furnish transportation for
his children, as required by law.
Walker was found guilty and fined 81
and costs. He appealed and furnished
bonds for his appearance at the Janu-
airy term of court. ;
A trip from coast to coast. covering
$1,000 miles for party of 100 and to
last 80 days Is being planned by the
Chamber Of Commerce for May and
June, 1917. 1t is a business enterprise
which IS designated to place the ad-
vantages of Portland. commercially,
before other trade organizations. ship
pers and tourists in all parts of the
country. The trip is to be made in a
special train and will have the cooper
alton on the part of the State Board of
Trade and trade organiza tons of other
cities as it Is intended to advertise the
whole State and not Portland exclus-
lively.
After a terrific battle with a large
shark off Long Beach early Friday
morning the Weber brothers, two
well-known fishermen of York Beach,
succeeded in killing the monster and
towed him to Lobster Cove where he
was viewed by many people. The fish
ermen were in a small dory at the time
when the shark appeared in the trawl
which it ripped to pieces before the
fishermen could get at the fish. 1t took
them nearly an hour before the man
eater was dispatched and landed on
the shore. The shark measured six
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-11

London, Oct l0.-The British official
press bureau tonight issued the follow
ing:
The following statement is placed
at the disposal of the press for pub
LEGATION: In the House of Commons on
June % last, the secretary of state for
the home department stated that at
tentfon had been drawn to an alleged
telegram relating to the Jutland battle
which appeared in certain American
newspapers as having been sent from
London by the correspondent of the In
ternational News Service: No such
message was included in any telegram
sent from this country.
The home secretary referred on the
same occasion to previous cases in
which messages which purported to be
from the London correspondent Of the
International News Service bore no like
ness to the cablegrams actually dis
patched
''On the first occasion referred to the
manager Of the International News Ser
vice in New York gave categorical as
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JEFFERSON

SOtTH-Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Erskine
and Eugene Young of Woods Hole
Mass, are visiting at 0. P. Hilton's.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Atkinson of
Newton. Mass. are visiting his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. George Atkinson
Mrs. Francilla T. Newell is visiting
her son. Hugh Newell, at North New
Castle.
Chester Newell returned to Damaris-
Gotta Saturday.
There will be social at the par
sonage Tuesday evening. All cordially
invited
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Hilton and son
Sumner of Woods Hole, Mass. are Wis.
iting their relatives in this vicinity.
Marion Brown and Lewis Harte of
Belfast We're business callers in the
place last Thursday.
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CRIEHAVEN HAS
SEVEN CASES OF
CHILD PLAGUE

Rockland. Me, Oct. 10-The island plan
taton of Criehaven, with a population of
46, has seven cases of infantile paralysis
and four cases under suspicion, accord
ing to DR.. W. II. Armstrong of this city,
who was summoned there by wireless.
Two Of the cases are of pronounced
type, but the others are not regarded as
especially serious.
A new case was reported here Monday.
the patient being a child Of at 2l2 PARK
street. This is the first new case in this
city for six days. Union reports the
death of Earl SIMMONS, Is. from infantile
paralysis.
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Every Sunday

in thousands OF households, people
overeat, and their stomachs and livers
suffer for it the next day, and even
the day following. Ordinarily good,
big dinner hurts no one when some
work is done after it. But Sunday
is rest-day, and the stomach doesn't
get the help OF the usual exercise,
and sometimes it is given too much
to do. In such cases, Il. F." At
woods Medicine helps the dige stion,
acts on the bowels and carries off the
bile before any harm is done. 1t is
an old family remedy perfectly safe
for even the children. and good
medicine to keep in the house for sud-
den attacks Of Indigestion, biliousness
and sick headache.
FREE.--"Yc Olde Songs" words and music
OF sixty popular songs sert free receipt of
one outside yellow wrapper from the bottle,
together with your opinion of our Medicine.
IL. F." Medicine Co., Portland. Me.
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The gangaroo supposedly a fleet beast,
covers but ten feet to fourteen feet a Sec
ond. while the giraffe dashes along over
fifty feet in the same time, and an OK at
tached to wagon goes two feet a sec
ond. Some species of hare run sixty feet
a second, others not more than half as
fast
Voting for the town saloon keeper will
be the novel election to be called at
Freeman, S. D., If voters have their way.
The town recently voted wet" and is
entitled to one saloon. Now voters are
circulating petitions asking that spe-
cial election be called to decide who shall
get the saloon license.
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First Lieut.. William H. Hunter,
United States Coast Guard Service,
has been ordered to take command of
the cutter Ossipee previous to her
start for winter cruising off the Maine
coast. Lieut.. Leroy Reinburg has
been in command of the Ossipee since
Capt. Ridgley was transferred to the
Onondaga at Norfolk several months
ago. Lieut.. Hunter is now in COM
mand of the Comanche of the Texas
coast and is expected to reach Portland
in December.
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BANGOR FESTIVAL
RECEIPTS FALL
BELOW LAST YEAR

Bangor. Me, Oct. l0.-President F. o.
Beal of the Bangor Festiyaf Association
states that The receipts of the 1916 fest.
val were approximately $1,000. which is
just about what the gross receipts will be-
Another festival will be held next year.
of course The festival association asks
for the continued support OF the people of
Bangor. without which the festival cannot
keep going. The receipts this year were
not quite as much as they were last year.
At the Saturday afternoon rehearsal
Mrs. William r. Chapman was presented
handsome tea set, six china cups and
an equal number of silver trays, by the
chorus members.
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Archie kioier OF the f. E. Nc
Leary Co. has just completed a hunt
ing car that is unique. Starting
with a Ford chassis he has built
runabout that is light and suited for
use on seldom travelled roads. The
tenders are constructed from the
boards of an old wooden crate. the
mud being kept away from the single
seat by canvas webbing. AT the rear
is platform of sufficient size to carry
a load of deer or other game. \ single
headlight, electric and of high power
is installed on the center of the dash.
the legal lights being two oil burners
on either side Of-the radiator. The tail
light also burns oil. At last accounts
the expense outside of the chassis had
been SO cents, which brings the price
of such car within the reach OF al
most everybody, provided they are
supplied with the required ingenuiNl
and mechanical aptitude.-Farmingtor
Journal
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POTATO NOTES

The following Is the price of pota-
toes the first week In October for 20
years. as cleaned from the files of the
Aroostook Republican:
1896, 40c: 1897. $3.50; 1898, soc; 1899,
90c; 1900. s1.0O; 1901, $1.45; 1902, $1.10:
1908, $1.05; 1904. s1.oO: 1905. 1925:
1906, s5c; 1907. $1.45: 1908, s1.40; 1909,
s5c; 1910, $1.OO; 1911, $3.50; 1912, sl.1O;
1913. s1.25: 1914, $1.O5; 1915. $l.75;
1916, $2.75.
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a petition was presented by Miss Myr-
tie A. Hodgdon Of Shawmut, as cxecu-
trix named therein, for the probate OF
the will of John H. Fuller of Shawmut,
who died about two weeks ago. leaving
an estate whose estimated value Is
| $4,000. BY the terms of the will the
life interest in the real and personal
estate goes to Miss Hodgdon. second
cousin of the deceased, who has re-
sided with him since the death of his
mother some IL years ago. The will al
so states that IF the said Mrytie A.
Hodgdon should marry and have a
child give and bequeath to her $10,-
600 to her and her heirs, forever" The
will provides that she have special
charge of the family lot in Maplewood
cemetery. Fairfield. and that at her
death the town of Fairfield have 800
for a perpetual fund for its care. At
the death Of Myrtle A. Hodgdon, all
the property. real and personal. the in
come of which said Myrtle A. Hodgdon
Is entitled to under the provisions of
the will is to be distributed to the heirs
. of James f. Fuller, first cousin of the
deceased. John H. Fuller. of Ashland
Oregon, in accordance with their degree
of relationship to James E. Fuller
Other beneficiaries mentioned in the
will are: Mary. daughter of Albin
Emery Of Elmhurst, ILL.,, 5000; Margar-
ct. daughter of DR.. F. Fl. Bates, Elm
hurst. ILL.,. 5000; Edwin Blackwell,
Winslow. Me-, a cousin, 5000: Russell
Blackwell, Augusta. a cousin, 5000;
Rev. A. o. Burrill, South Vancouver, b.
c.. son of the late Benjamin Burrill,
$780, The will was made in August,
1916
| The will of Celestia NORM, late of
Scion, was also presented for probate
by the executrix mentioned therein,
Nellie |. Nj. Paul of Scion. The estate
is estimated at $1,000, of which $500
is in real estate. To her sons, Martin
NORM of Rice Lake. Wis. Stephen Mo-
rim of North Arson and Harry F. Mo-
rim of Bath she leaves $50 each; to her
grandsons, Harry l.. and Edward G.
Form $25 each; to her granddaugh-
tiers. Ferne A. Spaulding, Martha L..
Paul. Mary V. Paul and Ella c. Paul,
s25 each. To her daughter. Mrs. Abbie
b. NORM of Scion she leaves in trust
one-half of all the rest: and to her
daughter, Nellie l.. NJ. Paul of Scion,
| the residue of the estate.