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Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-12-25

Saturday morning was a time OF
Joyful anticipation throughout Names
great granite Capitol building-both
for the holiday recess and for the op-
portunity Of opening and enjoying
those hundreds of mysterious pack
ages that had within the past "a hours
been 30 freely exchanged. Most Of the
out-of.towu members Of the State
House staff Of officials went home.
others Joined friends at their homes
and the local residents were just as
pleased as the others at the Christmas
feeling that was abroad.
A very, very Merry Christmas to ye
ALI
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-12-25

bearing the msssass From the Chn-,
dren. with best wIshes"-a handsome
ebony f,ve-piece shaving set, In e
leather case, from the ONCE force, ana
said:
"Ive been too busy catching up with
the Office routine. since my Illness. to
think much ABOUT Christmas. but !
shouldn't wondef If New Years would
arrive on time as usual and be q pref
ty good time to remember my good
friends"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-12-25
New Corporations

The following corporations, organized
under the laws of Maine, have had their
certificates Of incorporation approved by
the office Of the attorney general of the
state:
Neil E. Newman Company. organized
Dec. 21 at Bangor. to manufacture. own.
deal in, operate. etc, automobiles and all
other vehicles, motor boats, etc, capital
stock, $4,000: all common; par value,
81; nothing paid in; shares subscribed,
8; president and treasurer, Neil e. New
man, Bangor; clerk, Helen NJ. Curran.
Bangor; directors. Neil E. Newman.
Grace T. Newman and Helen M. Curran,
all of Bangor. Approved Dec. %.
United Express Company. organized
Dec. %. at Portland to carry on a gen.
eral express business. Capital stock.
100000. Of which $4,000 is common
and $4,000 is preferred; par value. $100;
nothing paid in; shares subscribed, q;
president, Albert f. Jones, Portland; ;
treasurer. T. L. Croteau. Portland clerk.
James E. Manter South Portland: di-
rectors. Albert F. Jones. T. L. Croteau,
proved Dec. 23.
Inc Joseph Levy company, organized
Dec. % at Portland. to carry on a gen
eral wholesale and retail mercantile,
real estate and other businesses. Capt.
tai stock, $1,000.OOO. all common; par
value. $40; nothing paid in; shares sub
scribed, 8; president, clerk and treasur-
er. Eben Winthrop Freeman: directors,
Eben Winthrop Freeman, Charles NJ.
Drummond, Wadleigh B. Drummond all
of Portland. Two vacancies exist. APP
proved Dec o.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-12-25
Collectors Advertisement of Sale OF
Lands of Nom Resident Owners.
STATE OF MAINE.

~ r.
Unpaid taxes on lands situated in the
Town of Readtield. in the County OF
kennebec, for the year 1916.
The following list of taxes on real es-
tate OF nonresident owners in the Town
OF Readfield aforesaid, for the year 1915
committed to me for collection for said
Town on the twenty y-ninth day of April
1916 remain unpaid; and notice is hereby
given that if said taxes with iterest ana
charges are not previously paid, so mucn
of the real estate taxed as is sufficient TO
pay the amount due therefor, including
interest and charges, will be sold without
further notice at public auction at the
town house in said Town, on the first
Monday in February, 1917, at nine O'Clock
A. NJ.
Name of Descrip- Amount of
Owner ton Of Tax Due In
property Guiding In
terest and
Charges
F. L. Russell: 30 acres land, with
buildings thereon, bounded as
follows: On north by land of
L. F. Gile and c. E. Williams:
east by land of II. s. Brown
A. c. Russell and L. p Maxim:
south by highway; west by
land Of T. T. Taylor. c. j.
Cole. and Maine Wesleyan
Seminary. Ss4 4s
w. T. MACE.
Collector of Taxes of the Town of Re,d
Readheld, Me-, Dec. 90. 1916,
decS-30-jans
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-12-25
MRS. CLAY1ON'S LETTER
To Run. Down Nervous Women.

Louisville, Ky.-"I was nervous
wreck. and in weak. rundown ccondi-
/ did so, and as a result I have gained in
health and strength. I think Vinol is the
best medicine in the world for a nervous
people."-Mrs. W. c. Clayton. Louisville
KY.
peptones, iron and manganese peptonates,
and glycerophosphates. is guaranteed to
overcome ali rundown, weak, devitalized
conditions and for chronic coughs. colds
and bronchitis.
Rowditch-Webster Co., Druggists. Au-
gusta. vinol is sold in Wateryiiie. by W.
q. Hawker, and in Hallowell by Guy X.
white. Also at the leading drug store In
lalI Maine toYps.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-12-25
Corporations Dissolved

The corporation bureau. Maine de-
partment of state, has been notified of
the dissolution of the following corpo-
rations, organized under the laws Of
Maine:
Plummer Fertilizer Co. on complaint
of Charles ]. Faulkner. on Dec. %, at
Portland. by Justice George C. Bird. No
assets and no liabilities appearing, no
trustee or receiver was necessary.
Benjamin & Wing Co., on complaint Of
w. w. Benjamin, on Dec. %, at Angus
ia, by Justice Leslie G. Cornish.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-12-25
"New Years Be Comina"

Secretary of State John E. Bunker,
who has practically recovered his good
health, after a strenuous conflict with
penumonia, which at one time was
rather threatening as to it's results,
left Saturday to pass the Holiday re-
cess at his home in Bar Harbor. The
secretary had a twinkle in his eye as
he looked at a Christmas reminder
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-12-25
Delinquent State Taxpayers

State Treasurer Elmer E. Newbert,
is sending out reminders to the mu-
inequalities that have not as yet paid
their State taxes. About 100 are in
cluded in this list of delinquents and
they are being strongly urged to set
tie their accounts
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-12-25
Five More Pardon Hear
ings for Governors Council

Hearings on five petitions for pardon
one each where the prisoner is serving
time in the States prison at Thomaston
for assault with intent to kill, man
slaughter. robbery. attempt to commit
larceny from the person and assault with
intent to steal will be held before the
overnor and council at it's regular ses-
sion next Friday. This batch of pardon
petitions will be the last to be considered
by the present governor and council.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-12-25


Investigation Thomaon
Approyed-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-12-25
A Foreiqn CORPORATION

A so-called foreign" corporation on
Saturday was registered with the Cor
poration Bureau of the Maine depart
ment of state, the Fort Hill Chemical
Company, organized under the laws of
Massachusetts. Power of attorney was
filed with the secretary of state, Austin
T. Hyde of Rumford being named as
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-12-25

Advance IN price is an assurance to the
smoker that thu uniform high standard
of this famous l0c Cigar will be main
tained. FactorI. Manchester. ~ H.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-12-25
Public Utilities

s;o ne Maine Public Utilities Commits
SION has rendered a decision in tha
later ra..er OF the petition of the Philltns
Electric Light and Power Co. for aps
,,r plo'al OF the contract with the PHI,
sano ps 'inase Corporation, approving the
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-05-04
Notice of Election.

A petition, signed by the required
number of qualified electors and free
holders. residents of school district No
80, in Williamsburg county and State
of South Carolina, and praying the
County Board of Education for said
county to grant an election in said dis
trict for the purpose of voting an extra
tax of four (4) mills to be. used for
school purposes in said district, having
been filed and said petition having been
granted and election ordered,
Notice is hereby given that an cleo
tion for above named purpose will be
held at the Aimwell school building in
said district Saturday, May IL, 1916.
Poll will open at 800 a. m. and close at
400 pm. The undersigned, by virtue of
their Office, will act as managers of this
election and will canvass the vote.
A w GRAHAM,
RD BLAKELEY,
R G. FLOWERS,
5-4-2t Trustees School Dist No 80.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-05-04
Notice to Creditors.

In the District Court of the United
States, Eastern District of South
Carolina.
In the Matter of W E Jenkinson, Bank
rupt, kingstree, S c.
To the creditors of the above named
bankrupt:
Take notice that on the 18th day of
April, 1916, the above named bankrupt
filed his petition in said court praying
the confirmation of the composition
heretofore offered and accepted, and
that a hearing was thereupon ordered
and will be had upon said petition Fri
day. the 9Th day of May, A D 1916,
before said court at Charleston, in the
said district, at eleven o'clock in the
forenoon, at which time and place all
known creditors and other persons in
interest may appear and show cause, if
any they have. why the prayer of said
petition should not be granted.
[sEALl RICHARD " HUTsoN,
4-2O-2t Clerk.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-05-04
Notice of Election.

A petition, signed by the required
number of qualified electors and free
holders, residents of Marion Branch
school districs No As. in Williamsburg
county and State of South Carolina, and
praying the County Board of Education
for said county to grant an election in
said district for the purpose of voting
an extra tax of two (2) mills to be used
for school purposes in said district,
having been filed and said petition hav-
ing been granted and election ordered,
Notice is hereby given that an cleo
ton for above named purpose will be
held at w A Marshall;s store in said
district Saturday, May 13, 1916. Poll
will open at 500 a. m. and close at 400
D. m. The undersigned. by virtue of
their office, will act as managers of this
election and will convass the vote.
w A MARSHALL,
R. FERDON,
R C KELLAHAN,
5-4-2t Trustees.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-05-04
Registration Notice

The Office of tie Supervisor al Etr-
istration will be open on the Isl Nca-
day in each month for he purn"s" -
registering any pers"' WHO l. @uaii.
fed a. follows:
who shall hava hr"" :: rra''"'''
the State for twu year,. ana ~ 60
county one year, and % tie polling l.r".
circt in which the electOr offers T."
vote four months before she day o.
election, and shall have paid, ~
months before. any poll lax then d.
and payable. and who can both res
and write any section Of the conStiVn"
tion of 1895 submitted to him by TIT
Supervisors of Registration, or Wiz
can show that he OWLS, and has paic
ali taxes collectible on during the
present year. property in this State
assessed at three hundred dollars OF
more. B E GARRISON,
Clerk of Board.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-05-04
HE Sarcasm Was Lost.

In his early days at the bar the
late Lord Bowen prosecuted pris-
oner who had been caught in a
house at night crawling downstairs
with his boots off and carrying port
able property. The evidence was 30
overwhelming that Bowen ventured
to indulge IN little irony and re-
marked on the thoughtfulness of
the prisoner in removing his shoes,
thus disturbing nobody, and in Sc
lecting only solid silver articles
from the plate basket, SO that the
family had enough forks and spoons
left for breakfast. The jury were
so impressed with these extenuating
circumstances that they acquitted
the prisoner. Bowen never employ
ed irony again when addressing a
jury.-London Spectator.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-05-04
PUPPET PLAYS.
An Ancient Form Of Amusement
Known All Over the World.

Today, throughout Turkey and
southeastern Europe, puppets are
still a. popular form of entertain
ment in the coffee houses and the
theaters. Punchinello and his COM
rades still disport themselves in the
restaurants of Italy. 1t also has its
200 permanent puppet theaters and
twice as many travelling puppet
shows, the favorite plays of which
are based on such old tales as the
deeds of Charlemagne and his war
riors, one cycle of plays lasting two
months. Paris still has its puppet
theaters in the side street. Clunn
Lewis delighted modern England
with his puppets, and German chill
dren have always known them.
In Chicago's Greek colony one
finds the little puppets entertaining
guests in the coffee houses with
Turkish shadow flags. From for
eigners San Francisco acquired a
naive puppet theater, and New
York city has had puppet theaters
in it's Italian quarters. Gordon
Craig has a puppet theater along
with his other theater in Florence,
Italy. Students from his school say
that no play they have ever seen
has touched them to such depths OF
sadness as one Of his tragic puppet
plays, with each puppet to do one
or two simple gestures of woe.
They have always been delight
to the worlds artists. Goethe often
gave them for his friends. Indeed,
i was from such an entertainment
that he got his idea for "Faust."
The list of English and European
dramatists who have also written
puppet plays is long one. Ben
Jonson has given us an entertaining
account of puppet play at Bar
tholomew fair. Haydn composed
some of his best music for the court
puppet theater, where he was musi-
cal director.
For Voltaire, too, they had their
appeal. And George Sand was wont
to give these plays for the children
of her household. Gautier and
Stevenson loved them, and Maeter-
linck has written a volume of
''Drames pour marionettes." Of one
audience the puppet theater is for
ever assured, children and artists,
for both can sit on kitchen stool
and enter the happy world of make
belieye.-Inis Weed in Century.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-05-04
Notice of Trustees S Sale

Notice is hereby given that under and
bv virtue of an order of the Hon Robt
J Kirk. referee in bankruptcy. to me
directed, will sell at public auction for
cash, at the store formerly occupied by
the Johnsonville Mercantile Company,
at Johnsonville, C. on the 9Th day of
May, A - 1916. at y o'clock on said
day, the following property, to-wit:
All and singular the stock of merchan-
disc, consisting of dry goods, shoes,
clothing, notions, and heavy, fancy and
staple groceries, formerly Of the said
Johnsonville Mercantile Company, and
also:-all and singular the accounts,
bills and notes receivable of the said
Johnsonville Mercantile Company.
Terms of sale-cash.
For further information, communi-
cate with the undersigned.
JNO M Ross,
Trustee in Bankruptcy for Johnson
vile Mercantile Company. 4-2o-3t
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-05-04
Butter In Slices.

From time immemorial in Cam
bridge, England, the dairymen roll
the butter so as to form long stick
weighing a pound, which they sell
in slices, as if it were sausage. In
the market the butter merchants do
not care to use either weights or
scales. A simple glance is suffi-
cient for these people accustomed
to the time honored practice. A
very neat cut with the knife divides
the yard into halves, quarters or
eighths very exactly, and it appears
that the customer is never given
short measure.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-05-04
HISTORIC PENS.
Those Used In Signing Peace Treaties
Are the Most Sought.

The collecting of historic pens
has been quite a fad for some years
past, especially in Europe. The
pens with which peace treaties are
signed bring the highest prices if
they happen to find their way into
the market, and there are many col
lectors who would be willing to give
thousands of dollars for the pen
which shall declare an end to the
present war of wars. Usually, how
ever, such pens remain the property
of the states concerned.
When it became known that
peace had been declared between
Japan and Russia pen manufactur-
ers all over the world sent supplies
of their pens to the commissioners
who were engaged in arranging the
terms, hoping that the document
would be completed through the
agency of their wares. To avoid
any unfair discrimination between
the pen manufacturers it was de-
cided to use a quill in signing the
treaty.
1t was also a quill pen that was
used in signing the treaty of peace
between the United States and
Spain after the war of 1898. This
particular pen was afterward sold
for $125.
The pen used by the commission
ers in signing the memorable treaty
of Paris fell into the hands of the
former Empress Eugene. Aside
from its historic interest, it is also
Of great value, for it is mounted in
solid gold and incrusted in dia-
monds.
Aside from the collectors there
are many who consider it lucky to
possess a pen that has been used
in signing the reprieve of person
condemned to death. Applications
for pens that have performed such
service are often made to the gov
ernors of states. Queen Victoria
always retained possession of such
pens. One of these she presented
to Nine. Albani, the sing,
Pens which have been used by
famous authors often fetch high
prices at auction. Dickens used the
same quill pen to write "Hard
Times" Little Dorrit" and 'Bleak
House," which was sold some time
ago for sly.
A valuable pen is the one which
Lincoln presented to a friend just
before his death. It was made from
a portion of a box which belonged
to George Washington, while the
box itself had been made from the
lid of the desk belonging to the
captain Of the Mayaower. - New
York Sun.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-05-04
How Timber 10 Selected.

Timber was formerly selected ac-
cording to its external appearance.
The diameter and length of the
piece, the straightness of grain,
sometimes the weight, suficed to
determine both its commercial
value and its destination. The di-
versifed industries of the "'"Sent
day require a correspondin. -'ersi-
ty in the wood employed. For one
purpose the important quality is
hardness; for another, elasticity;
for third, ease of working or re-
sistance to attack by external
agencies. The compound micro
scope is now used for the minute
and careful examination of longi-
tudinal and transverse sections Of
a specimen of timber.-London Tel
egraph.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-05-04
Lucullus Dimes With LueuIius.

On one occasion, either by chance
or mischance, Lucullus happened to
have no guest for dinner. His serv-
itor then gave him a dinner that
was worth only $500, whereupon
Lucullus took him severely to task.
'But, sir, you were alone" he said
in his apologies.
cit is precisely when l happen to
be Alone" replied Lucullus, "that
you require to pay especial atten-
tion to the dinner. At such times
you must remember that Lucullus
dimes with Lucullus."
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-05-04
Getting on In Business.

In the Woman's Home Compan-
ion is an article by a successful
business man on the reasons why
men and boys don't get ahead in
business. In it he says:
"Any man or boy who enters
business and stays for two years
just where he started ought to take
himself to pieces and find out what
the trouble is.
Salaries aren't fixed by favorit-
ism in business, or if they are they
don't stay fixed very long.
"No power on earth can push your
boy ahead except his own ability"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-05-04
An Optical Phenomenon.

The specter of Brocken is a strik-
ing optical phenomenon seen under
peculiar atmospheric conditions at
sunrise or sunset from the summit
of the Broken of Blocksberg, the
highest of the Harz mountains, in
Saxony. 1t consists Of gigantic
figure of the observer, projected on
the mists that rise out of the valley
on the side of the mountain oppo-
site to the sun. This phenomenon
is seen about eight or nine times
every year and was formerly the
cause of many popular supersti-
tions.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-05-04
Summons for Relief.
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF WILLIAMSBURG.
In Court of Common Pleas.
Leroy F Ward, Plaintiff,


VS.
Hamburg Fillmore and J j M Graham,
Defendants.
To the Defendants above named, Ham
burg Fillmore and J } NJ Graham:
You are hereby summoned and re-
uuired to answer the complaint in this
action of which copy is herewith serv
ed upon you, and to serve copy of YOU
answer to the said complaint on the sub
scriber hereto, at his office in Lake City.
South Carolina, within twenty days af-
ter the service hereof, exclusive of the
day of such service; aid if you fail to
answer the complaint within the time
aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action
will apply to the Court for the relief
demanded in the complaint.
w H WHITEHEAD, JR,
Plaintiffs Attorney
To the absent defendant. Hamburg Full
more, whose address is unknown:
TAKE NOTICE. that the original sum-
mons in this action, of which the fore
going is copy. together with the veri-
fed complaint herein, were filed in
the office of the Clerk of Court of Com
mon Pleas for Williamsburg county on
the 18th day of April, 1916.
w H WHITEHEAD, JR,
4-20-3t Plaintiffs Attorney.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-05-04
Experienced.

Sand do you doubt my lover" he
asked passionately.
''No, Samuel" she answered, with
admirable tact, ''but when you say
that the day you call me yours will
usher IN an era of lifelong devotion
and tender solicitude you-pardon
me, dear-you put it on a trife too
thick. You seem to forget, Samuel,
that I am a widow" "-London Tele-
graph.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-05-04
MOTHER SUPERIOR
Saws Vinol Creates Strength

Rosary Hill Home, Hawthorne, NY.
81 have. used Vinol for many run
down, weak or emaciated patients with
benefit. One young woman was so weak
and ill she could hardly creep to my door
for aid. l supplied Vinol to her literally
and in month l hardly recognized her:
She was strong, her color charming and
her cheeks rounded out. "-MoTHER M.
ALPHoNsA LATHRoP, o. S. D.,
We guaranteeVinol to sharpen the ap-
petite, aid digestion, enrich the blood
and create strength.
Scott Drug Co, Kingstree: S c.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-05-04
Pat's Retort.

Two Englishmen were driving an
old, lean, wasted COW along a road
in England, when they met an
Irishman coming toward them.
"You ought to buy that animal,
Pat" said one of the owners.
Glow much do you want for
her." asked Pat.
Fourteen pounds"
"Be jabers," cried Pat, walking
away, 81 didn't ask her weight;
asked her price"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-05-04
Well Answered.

"What would you say" said the
mournful prophet of woe, 'if l were
to tell you that in short space of
time all the rivers in this country
would dry up"
'G would say" said the patient
man. eco thou and do likewise"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1916-05-04
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications. as they cannot reach
tn, diseased portion OF the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness. and that Is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness Is
caused by an infamed condition OF the mu-
cous lining OF the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube is iniamed you have rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing and when II Is
C-'ireIy closed. Deafness is the result, and
l. - he inflammation can be taken out
~. his tube restored 10 its normal condi-
tion, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out OF ten are caused by Catarrh'
which Is nothing bu: an infiamed condition
OF the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Doll'rs for any
case {! Deafness tcaaSed by catarrh) that
.arnoc Dc cured by EIalIg Catarrh Cure.
send for circulars. free.
:. j. CHENEY & CO. Toledo. Ohio
Sold >" DruCg!sts. &c.
INia 'icl!G Eam!ly Pills for conatipati1n.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-07-18

periods without water, the goat must
have water frequently and their range
has to be planned with this in mind.
The herding, it is said, has been con-
sidered lazy mans job. In the past
the animals have been given little at
tention and some owners still follow
the old plan.
Under new methods which are be-
ing tried, the herders must take more
care of their fiocks. The goats are not
allowed to spend more than one night
in succession at one camp, and are
handled in such a way that all the
range is used, but not over grazed.
Officials who are watching the expe-
riments say that the approved meth
DDS will doubtless enable the owners
to derive greater profits from their
herds and make it possible to better
the condition of the range.