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Arizona republican., 1916-12-24

HE ONLY got one POSTCARD, and he DON'T KNOW who is RESPONSIBLE, for THEY DIDN'T sign it. WHILE l almost FRCk1 IN. amongst TIFF SELECT with a PAIR OF SON. and NEcKTlE, a shirt or so. AND TWO postcards, FOR WHICH I thank NJ FRIENDS most EARNESTLY; but the FACT STILL remains THAT I FEEL. blue AND WONDER what THE FOLKS at home ARE DOING round THE XMAS tree. and ALI. THE gang is COMING HOME, to eat TURKEY, GO to dances, TO GET NICE presents WIrHorT A thought of US WHO WANDER and
 # HIT THE BALL, so we
  CAN EAT AND claim
  THE PRIVILEGE of
Arizona republican., 1916-12-24

beef cattle $700mll.75: western steers $7o0@10.00; stockers s50OGS1G; cows and heifers $4.00m10.0O.
 Sheep receipts 4,000; steady "-eth- CTS $9.0OM 1000 lambs s1I.25M13.O5.
 At Denver
 DENVER, Dec. 23.-Cattle receipts loo, steady beef steers $6.50M 300: COWS and heifers $550m zoo: stockers and feeders $6.40@S.25: calves S9.00M 10.50.
 Hogs receipts 300; market weak; 10
Arizona republican., 1916-12-24

quiet, middling uplands $lG75: no sales
 Cotton futures closed firm. Jan. $l6.62; March $l6.96; May $l723: July $1130: Oct Sl5.6S.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-24
ITS MERRY XMAS FOR
 SOME-BUT NOT ALL

9IR SANTA CLAUS. Esq. NORTH POLE, the earth. OR SOMEWHERE or other DEAR SANTA:
 WILL YOU please tell US WHY IT is that EVERYONE WE know is RRAGGTNG all about THE GIFTS they got FOR XMAS, and how NICE IT IS to he ONE OF THE chosen FEW WHO GET money, AUTOS. BOOKS. and A RAISE IN salary? NOW, SANTA dear, we HAVE BEEN good for TIE PAST year, anG WE HAVE helped the DnnD A NrT. ..aa,,,a1 TIE WANDERING; but THE CHOSEN ones FLAUNT THEIR sins AT US. and say WE'RE BAD as bad CAN BE. Andy says TT SEEMS darned FUNNY HE can swear
  IF HE WANTS 10. as
Arizona republican., 1916-12-24

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 23.-Butter, creamery 40l5c; firsts 3Jc. seconds 37c; packing 28c
 Eggs firsts 36c.
 Poultry, hens 16lAc; roosters 12lac; turkeys 24c.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-24

NEW YORK COTTON NEW YORK, Dec 23.-Spot cotton
Arizona republican., 1916-12-24
KANSAS CITY PRODUCE

cents lower. Top $1005. Bulk $9.S0m 1905.
Arizona republican., 1916-12-24

The above is picture of the Metro politan grand quartet, which appears as the fifth number of the Hi Y course. This number is one of the highest paid musical numbers on the course and one of the best on the lyceum platform. The company is headed by Thomas
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-06
kENNEbEC union
OF CLUB WOMEN
HELD AT HINck[EY
Rare Program Artistically Rem
dered and Immensely APP
preciated by Gathering

Hinckley, Me-, May 5.-One Of the
most interesting and enjoyable gath
erings Of club women in Maine for
some months was the annual meeting
Of the Kennebec Union, held at Hinck-
ley Friday by invitation Of the Kenne-
beside Club Of that place.
The president, Mrs. Henry L. Hun
ton Of Oakland, who has so efficiently
and successfully served the Union. was
in the chair and her address was one
Of the fine features Of the program,
full Of practical. helpful suggestions.
Rev. George w. Hinckley. supervisor
of Good Will Farm, was present and
delivered a discourse on Boys" His
subject was divided into three parts
as follows: LIST. "A Boy Must Learn to
Do Things for Himself Instead Of
Having Others to Do 1t for Him."
2nd. "A Boys Life Is Valuable as a
Boys Life On Account of His In
f1uence on Other Boys" and that we
should not train him mainly for what
he may be as a man; Srd, THAT Boys
Respect Religious Training"
Owing to the length Of the program
the report of the officers and club re-
ports were passed over. The entire
board of officers was reelected, with
Mrs. H. L. Hunton as president; Mrs.
Annie F. Fish, vice president Mrs.
Edwin NJ. Foster, secretary; Mrs. F.
G. Macarthur, treasurer; Mrs. L. NJ.
Andrews, auditor.
Dinner was served by the kennebec-
side Club, following the program.
The Skowhegan women present
We're: Mrs. L. Marble. Mrs. Lowell
Patten. Mrs. Sarah Eaton. Mrs. Flor
ence w. Danforth. Mrs. Ada r. Bas-
combe. Mrs. Daisy Merrill. Mrs. W. B.
Stuart, Mrs. Elizabeth G. Merrill. Mrs.
Eta G. Bradley, Miss Annie Gowell.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-06
OLD COLLEGE LANDMARK IS
BADLY DAMAGED BY FIRE.
LEGAL QUESTION MAY ARISE
Fresh College Bows Receive Ducking when patience Ceases
Be Virtue"

the entire building from being 4.
stroyed as it had big start and look.,
at first as though the old house W.,
doomed. The fire could be plainly So,
from all parts of the city and in sn,,
of the late hour quite a crowd gathers,
The boys of the college lined ii.
bleachers and started in to make fp,
of the fircr!en and to give them Ia,
of talk, the tiremen stood il for a lin.
but finally patience ceased to he a VI.
tue and the hose was turned on them
the whole bunch beating a hasty "a
treat and stopping their talk in hurry
The most of the bunch then maaa
run for the hydrant and ii looked IA,
a moment as though there might h
trouble there but again the frems,
We're too smart for them and the b,.
drant was we'll guarded when they %,
there.
The work inside the house with II,
smoke and flames all about them va,
exceedingly hard for the firemen hm
they stuck to their task in a way tha
has caused the Waterville Fire Deua-
ment to be noted as one Of the bes
and slowly beat back the flames putin,
the fire out with the least possible dam
age.
Just what will be done with the ola
house now is somewhat of problem
as it is understood that the Colles
authorities do not care to fix it I'D
and that it cannot he torn down unds
the deed of gift to the College.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-06
UNITED SPANISH
WAR VETERANS IN
SPECIAL SESSION
Friday Afternoon in Golden
Cross Hall for Purpose of
M a k ing Arrangements for
Annual Encampment June "a,
at Observation-Disclosures Is
Large and Session Is a Busy
One

United Spanish War Veterans of the
Department of Maine held a special en-
campment Friday afternoon at Golden
Cross hall to make arrangements for the
annual encampment which will be held
Saturday, June "a, at Portland, and at
tend to other business matters. About 100
members were present representing the
following six camps in the State: Ken
dali Camp of Biddeford, Cumberland
Camp of Portland, Hamblen- Hegarty
Camp of Lewiston, Tiffany Camp of To-
gus, Heating Camp of Bath and Kenne-
bee Camp of Watervilie
The encampment. which was called by
the national department, was presided
over by Department Commander B. NJ.
Dyer of Bath. Senior Vice Commander
inChief Neil F. Mcdonald of Charles
town, Mass, was present and was &C.
companied by National Aid Jeremiah Sui
, livan of Brockton, Mass. Others pres
ent were: Junior Vice Commander c.
f, Omer Porter of Westbrook. Past Depart
ment Commander General Charles Collins
of Portland, Capt. l. II. Baker of Port
land. past commander of the Cumberland
Camp; Chief of Staff, E. E. Philbrook of
Portland; Commander Holland, delegate
iio''i ANSiiuoi SdiiP at DiOucLOIu, I-dSt
Department Commander Ed Plummer of
Bath.
There was discussion at the meeting
as to whether the members would hold
the election of officers at that time or
wait until the annual encampment, and
1t was decided to hold the election at the
June meeting. The matter of the annual
encampment was talked over. The reg
ular committees will make the prelimi-
nary arrangements for the encampment
Another matter of business which was
attended to at the session was the report
Of the committee on credentials. This
committee consists Of w. l. Sterling OF
Waterville. Edward S. Baribault of Lew
| iston and Charles E. Mathews of Togus
The meeting was adjourned late in the
| afternoon to Saturday, June "a. at Port
| land.
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WEST SOMERSET
TEACHERS ANIL
CONVENTION At
N0RR|DCEWOCK

Norridgewock Me-, May 5.-(Spe-
ciaD.-The annual meeting Of the
Western Somerset Educational Asso-
citation was held in Norridgewock
Grange hall Friday with President
Charles Ball of Bingham presiding. r.
H. Tobey, principal of Good Will gram
mar school was elected president and
Miss Carrie Greenlaw of Good Will,
treasurer and secretary. There was but
one set speech at the day session, that
by Ralph P. Mitchell, State leader of
Boy Scouts and boys and girls ag-
ricultural clubs. The remainder of the
time was given up to the discussion of
questions previously submitted by
teachers throughout the district and
practical every day needs in the line of
studies or methods for discipline. Din
ner and supper were served in the First
Baptist church. State Supt Payson
Smith was the chief speaker at the
evening session.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-06
FIRE ON WOODLOT
Calls Firemen Almost to .assalborc
Line Friday Afternoon

81 The chief engineers call was sound :
"ed at about i.lS Friday afternoon on
the fire whistle on account Of tele-
-phone message having been received
>eto the effect that threatening brush
lire was in progress on a Woodlot own
.,ed by the r. NJ. Cross estate and To-
tcated between Riverside Drive and the
sChurch Hill road, about five miles
north of the kennebec bridge and on
the east side Of the river.
- Chief Hunt secured the service of
Two automobiles and taking 10 men and
some chemical extinguishers made a
quick run to the scene of the trouble.
THE fire proved to be in part of the
afot where numbering operations had
cbeer carried on during the past win
sfer and the tops of trees had been left
awhere they fell. and the blaze. famed
by brisk southeast wind. was going
ssome. The boys fought the fire by the
snse Of shovels and for about an hour
and a half had one Of the hottest times
that has come to them for long
while. but they stopped the fire after
III had burned over about Is or 20 acres
vThe cause Of the fire Is unknown.
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COBURN READY
FOR BANGOR H. S.

The Coburn baseball team was given
its last practice Friday afternoon be-
fore it's game with Bangor High school
which will be played at go on the
Libbey Athletic field. The Coburn
boys are putting up a good article of
baseball in practice and should be able
to give a good account Of themselves
in this their first fitting school game
of the season. Pagan is in good shape
and it will take some clever work on
the part of the Bangor batters to get
a great many hits off his delivery. He
has an inf1eld that will class up we'll
with a college infield to back him and
good outfield, while behind the bat
his slants are well handled by Foster,
who has proved to be a catching find.
The lineup Of the Coburn team will
probably be: Foster, c; Pagan. p Kew
er, 1b; Pagancci, 2b; Alberts. sus; Nc
Elwee, 3b: Frazer. IT, Cederstrand. CT:
Coembs. RI: LaFleur. the old Colby
player will hold the indicator A good
crowd will doubtless be in attendance
as this is the only game in the city
Saturday and the Coburn team is put
ting up very high article Of baseball
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-06

The local fire department was called
by an alarm from Box All al ABOUT II
o'clock Friday morning for blaze III
the old house which is situated on ths
Colby Athletic Field The fire had
good start and was breaking through
the roof when the department arrived
but they were able to hold it to the roof
and the top story where it started. Inc
damage will not be very heavy as the
fire was discovered by a. II. Wright,
the ward master who telephoned to
Albert Dow, tower man, to pull in the
alarm He had just reached the boN
when one of the engine crews on the
shutters discovered it and the shrlll
whistle of the engine awoke the North
End. this was promptly followed by
the blowing of the alarm whistle as
the box was pulled. The Central sta
ton companies and hose 4 were quickly
on the scene and two lines Of hose were
laid. one by each company. The first
line was taken around TO the Grand
stand as the first thought of the f1remen
was to see that the fire did not reach
that. The other line was sent up inside
the house so that it could get at the
bsse of the fire The danger to the
grand stand was quickly quelled and
then the second line was taken inside
the building and the boys were able to
get at the source Of the fire and handle
it in quick time. 1t was good work on
the part of the firemen that prevented
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-06
BELGRADE

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Knowles are
receiving congratulations upon the
birth of ten-pound girl Thursday,
May T.
Charles Webster has gone to Bos-
ton, Mass, where he will visit relatives
for a few days.
Mr. Blanchard of Pennington is in
this vicinity buying stock. 1t is re-
ported that Austin kenney sold him
seven cows.
Rev. l.. L. Dunn is supplying the pull
pit at South jefferson at this writing.
NORTH The Lakeshore Sewing
Society met with Mrs. Carrie Alex
ander for their regular meeting on
Wednesday last. B. G. Bickford, w
H. Ellis, Miss Marion Thompson and
Leland Stevens were present as WISH
tos. The society plans to have Cen
tlemen's night on June Z. Next meet
ing May II with Mrs. DAPHNE Cook
G. j. Anderson will soon start his
moving picture machine, as soon as
the roads are in good condition.
Alvah Watson is on the sick list
with a bad stomach trouble
Arson Quimby and Thomas Leavitt
are staying at Mrs. Minnie Cooks this
week.
Prince Sawtelle is saving wood with
his saving machine at Jacob Fur
bush's and Asa Stevens.
Miss Ora Bickford Of Winslow has
been visiting Miss Emma Stevens for
few days.
1t is rumored that we have a newly
welded couple in town. or will have as
soon as the parties return from New
Hampshire. Miss Hazel Rollins hav-
ing changed her name to Mrs. William
Wade. Mr.. and Mrs. Wade will be en-
ployed this summer at Pine Beach
camps.
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oiby-Worcester Meet

The Colby track team is all ready for
it's meet with the Worcester Polytech-
mic Institute on Saturday afternoon.
Very little is known about what the
Massachusetts, team has in the way of
men and SO no line can be obtained on
what the result will be. The games
will start on the Alumni Field at els
and the following will be the list of
officials: Referee. Albion w. Blake:
judges at finish, c. w. Atchley, DR.. F.
B. Ashcraft. r. Kolseth, D. Putnam;
timers, DR.. G. F. Parmenter, DR.. G. B.
Obear, DIR. F. w. Grover; starter. Har-
ry Bourne: clerk Of course, Andrew c.
Little; assistant clerks. Gerald Leeds.
Raymond Rogers, Marshal, Irving Per
ry; assistant marshals. Richard KIM
ball. Carroll Flanders: field judges, DR..
II. P. Little, Scott Staples, James Camp
bell. Charles PEBBLES; measurers. John
Everett. Ray Young. Lyman Thayer,
Benjamin Greer, Robert IngersoII. Will
lam Erbb; announcer. Claude A. La
Belle Inspectors 3urleigh Marston,
Arthur Gregory, Beverly Crossman,
Winthrop Webb.
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INTERESTING WORK
At UNITED STATES
HATCHERY, BooTHBAY
(Boothbay Register, April 2S).

NSSe-ONN'
The work or stripping the seed lob
sters, which has been going on at the
U. S. Hatchery here for several weeks
is nearly completed. all the fish taken
from the pound at Pemaquid having
been stripped and then distributed
back into the waters. The steamer
Cannot took the last trip westward,
putting overheard $500 female Holsters
between Seguin and Wood Island. The
state steamer Sheldrake has also fin
ished it's work in the distribution put
ting overheard about 1000 the past
week.
| About the same number Of seed lob
sters were stripped of eggs this year as
were last but the product has been
much smaller. Capt. Hahn, the super
intendent, says this was due to the
open, warm winter. The impounded
Holsters were restless all the egg-lay-
ing time, and moved about the big
pound quite freely. The eggs were
| brushed off or destroyed. If the pound
had frozen over early and remained
that way long and kept very cold all
the time, the Holsters would have re-
NAMED in more quiescent state and
the greater number of eggs would have
been found.
The local hatchery is now engaged in
carrying out the Matching process,
which will take a month or more.
There will be some more stripping from
| Holsters caught by the fishermen and
brought in. After the eggs hatch out
and the proper time is given to the
f1ngerlings ethy will he taken aboard
the Gannet and Sheldrake in quantities,
carried out to the proper waters and
put over 1t is hoped this will be the
last year that this will be necessary as
the department expects the govern
ment will appropriate and expend
about $4,000 for a rearing station which
will be located here. Then the small
fish can be looked out for and protect
ed from other fish.
| Though the lobster hatch will be
smaller than last year our hatchery
expects to have considerably increas-
ed product this year. The cod already
Matched and the fiat fish and other
species has been much larger than US
ual. They are again bringing In guam
titles Of fiat fish for Matching pur-
poses and the Gannet will stay in
| this work for quite while.
A. T. Doggett. inspector Of stations
for the U. S. Bureau of Fisheries, De-
partment of Commerce, who has been
the past month looking over the fish
ing situation, will remain on the Gan
net a while longer. Mr.. Doggett has
headquarters at Washington and is the
personal inspector for the commission
err and chief Of the division OF fish cul-
ture. He is much pleased with the
work as carried on at the local hatch
cry and speaks highly of the admins
tration of Capt. Hahn and others sta
toned there, he having made a thor
ough investigation of the different pro-
cesses of fish culture handled there. 60
ing out with the fishermen on numer-
GUS occasions. He has taken full notes
of the conditions and also numerous
photoeraphs which he will turn over to
the Fisheries Bureau on his return to
Washington.
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The "Y" Minstrels in
AnnualAppearance
Score a Big Success
Fills Its Capacity and Proves One of the Big
Hits of the Are Tunefu Singing Is Good and
Jokes Are Snappy

, Page, Bernard Crowel, Theodore
Whitehouse, Otto VOL. Frank Sprague.
Able Ellinwood, John Howes and wal
ter Burke
The members of the chorus were:
Marsters Edwards, J. F. Bilodeau, Ralph
Ingraham, r. H. Haskell. c. F. Bilodeau,
r. H. Brown, Linn Wood, Ralph Brann,
l.. r. Goodman, John Lathe, Herbert
Goodwin, Kenneth Lee, Myron Haskell.
c. P Chase, Elliott Boardman, c. Bryce
Little. The nationalities were: Theodore
Whitehouse, Otto VOL, Arnold Page,
Lawrence Moulton, Charles Norton,
George Pepin, Give Sylvester and Dana
Boothby.
The four numbers of the Clio program
were especially good this part of the
show introducing an abundance of local
talent of a high order. The olio was
opened with one of the biggest and best
hits of the wonderful Hip, Hip, Hur-
ray" now running in the New York Hip
podrome. Perley Lawrence, who had
been advertised "Super-Six Lawrence"
was the star performer in the act and
was certainly scream. In the costume
of messenger boy he kept the audience
convulsed by reading kilograms for diff
ferent persons in the audience.
The second number consisted of stat
uary poses by a number of Augustus
finest athletes, this act being under the
personal direction of Physical Director
c. B. Henna. 1t was indeed a novelty
rarely given by amateurs and was the
result of much training well as superb
control of the muscles Those participant
ing in this act were Mr.. Henna, Frank
Sprague, Elmer Bragg, Able Ellinwood
and Bernard Crowell. Among the ex-
cellent poses were the wrestlers, the Dy-
ing Gaul, the Discus Thrower and the
Slave Group.
w. G. Bunker and his talking pictures
the hit of last years show, were intro
duced again to the delight of all in the
audience and Mr. Bunker won no small
amount of applause.
The final act of the olio was the "Apol-
10 Quartet" in a singing number This
quartet, the members of which have been
singing together for over two years, is
made up of four trained singers whose
voices blend beautifully Marsters Ed
wards, Clyde Long. Samuel Titcomb and
Herbert Goodwin are the four. The Sc
lectons rendered were: "Cornfield Har-
monies,' us There Still Room for Me
Meath the Old Apple Tree?" and Il Love
, the Name of Dixie
No little credit for the success of the
minstrels is due the director, Clyde Long,
and the pianist, Willard Purinton.
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Replete with new and attractive fea-
lures the "Y" Minstrels made their
second annual appearance Friday eve
ming at the Augusta Opera house and
delighted an audience that filled the
theatre. From the opening chorus to
the end Of the olio thu show was snap
py and filled with interest and no part
dragged or was found to be in the least
bit irksome. The MINISTRIES were sue
cess in every way, each part being
we'll presented and of high stand
ard,
In the opening chorus by the entire
company. c. =. kinsman, w. G. Bum
ker, Harry Jones ana E. B. Hinckley
were introduced as end men, Miss Mar
ion Mower was introduced as Mont
cry. and Misses Marion Elinwood, Ber
nice Leighton, Mabelle Dennis and
Edith Wilson as Irish Coleens. c. r..
Bilodeau won much applause with his
rendition of the song. Don't Bite the
Hand That's Feeding YOU" and pref
>ty spectacle was presented in which
Miss Villa Griffith represented Amer
lea.
The remainder of the first part OF
the program was devoted to rendering
the latest vocal hits, all of which were
very pleasing, while interspersed be-
tween the songs the end men and the
interlocutor, Samuel Titcomb. were
busy cracking jokes about prominent
citizens Of Augusta. Charles p. Kins-
man performed a trick Of magic just
to show that he was smart and W..
G. Bunker gave a satisfactory explana-
ton Of how he won two large badges
that he wore. The following song hits
were rendered: End song. Are You
from Dixie?" c. p. Kinsman; end
song, Some Little Bug Will Get You
Some Day." wv. G. Bunker: bass solo,
The Smuggler," c. Bryce Little; end
song, Never Let the Same Bee Sting
You Twice" E. B. Hinckley: tenor
solo. Dreams of Long Ago. Marsters
Edwards; end song, Where Did Rob-
inson Crusoe Go With Friday on Sat
urday Night?" Harry Jones.
: AS the finale Clyde p. Long rendered
Wake Up America" The main idea of
the entire show, Preparedness" was
given in the military drill given by the
soldiers and sailors as a part of the
finale. The soldiers were Lawrence
Moulton, George Pepin, Give Sylves-
ter Charles Norton, Saunders Patter-
son, Carroll Hutchirs, Dana Boothby,
Otto Turner, Kenneth Wilson. The
sailors were Conrad Bragg, Arnold
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WEST GARDINER

POND ROAD-Mr Kendrick of Itch
field, the newly-elected superintendent OF
schools. was a visitor at the Franklin
school last Thursday
Mrs. F. A. Goodwin visited her niece,
Mrs. f. H. Andrews Of Gardiner, last
Saturday.
Nathan Luce is making extensive re-
pairs and improvements on his buildings
j.. w. Lunt was business visitor in
Hallowell last Saturday.
Mrs c. L. Norton, Miss Lillian Norton
and Mrs. A. T. Lunt attended the May
basket sale held by Gardiner Grange on
Monday.
Ralph Mitchell was a recent business
visitor in Augusta.
Miss Ethel Jones returned Tuesday
from a visit to friends and relatives in
Massachusetts,.
Road Commissioner Littlefield and a
crew of men were at work here Wednes-
day and Thursday filing up the ruts and
holes and making an immense and much
needed improvement in the road.
Rabbi Epstein Of Randolph was . bust
ness visitor In town Wednesday.