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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-11
MYSTERIOUS WELL INP|TTSTON
ME,..YE 0LDEN TYMES REMINDER

Mr.. Rollins tells Of traces Of an old
cemetery found on his land near Ken
nebec shore north Of site Of Cuts
wharf"
The road north Of the American Ice
Cos. houses here was The Ferry
Road leading to Smiths Ferry Landing
between Cults wharf and Smiths
shipyard.
One of the descendants of Major
Henry Smith (born in Rotterdam. Hol-
land. and settling in Pittston 1850
mentions a surveyors land mark Of
which very few are aware. South of
the Smith shipyard was another yard
that of Follansbee. 1t marks the north
boundary of the Follansbee lot; an
iron rod set in a rock and over it is
now sill of Smith town ice house
No. I.
MIR. Lapham and aged people who
have passed away have told the writer
OF the trail of an old road that led
over the hill instead of at its base as
at present.
In those times streams emplying into
the Kennebec were named for settlers
beside their banks. That emptying
into the river south of Smith town
wharf was named Follansbee Creek.
little south of the bridge over this
creek is The point of divergence be-
tween the two roads, the old and the
new River road. The two lines meet
at the Four Corners southwark.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-11
ROME

Maurice Charles has completed his
duties at the Belgrade Hotel and re-
turned home. Mr.. Charles leaves
Saturday for Boston where he has en-
ployn ent in a hotel
Rome Fair was held Friday with a
large crowd attending from Water
Vile. Oakland, Belgrade and Mercer.
Nj report a fine time.
Miss Provn and four children of DR..
Knight. who have been stopping at
Lakeview Farm the past two weeks
returned to New York Saturday
Miss Bessie Charles whe is teachin.
in Skowhecan is at home for a few
days on account Of diphtheria in the
schools.
Lester Brown and family made a trim
to Livcrmore Falls Sunday in their
auto
Mrs Susan Crowell and family at
tended church at Smithfield. Sunday
George Mosher and sons Derward
and Rertram who have been on a hunt
ing trip returned home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cyra Charles and little
son from Augusta. visited Mrs. Charles
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Foster last week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-11

When Wilbur Troop Of Beechhill on
Sept 26. 1916 was driving his pair OF
horses on the River road in Pittston.
nearly two miles south of the Kenne
bee bridge, one Of his horses went down
into the road. This was on a smooth
much travelled section of the highway
at a point between the dwelling house
Of John c. Rollins on the west.
and his barn on the east. 1t
was found that the horse had step
ped into a dry well that was a good
piece Of stone-mason work; smoothly
laid walls "as round as a marble" re-
manned intact. The top opening was
reported three feet in diameter. The
depth of the we'll was six feet. 1t
has since been filled with field stones
and passersby who had not heard the
story looked upon this round of bare
stones as an ordinary bit of road
mending yet left without covering.
Since then State road workers have
overlaid it with gravel. No one
knows when, by whom or for whose
use this we'll was made. 1t remains a
we'll of mystery.
The house occupied by Mr.. Rollins
was built by Capt William Cults for
his own dwelling. He did not occupy
it until q few years later than his mar
discussion of old roads has brought
forth "reminiscences, traditions and rec
ords.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-11
DRESDEN

MILLS-Mr. and Mrs. II. y. Milliken Of
Parsonheld are guests of Mr.. Milliken' s
sister, Mrs. Emily Lord
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. johnson OF Au-
burn were in town Sunday.
A party of Boy Scouts from Bath has
been camping in town and hunting along
the river.
Mrs Lillian Albee Nash of Damaris-
Gotta was a recent caller in the village.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray 3. Cate were ests
Friday of Mr.. Gates parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. F. Cate.
Miss Helen Glover of Boston Is visiting
her sister, Mrs. II. \. Moores.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Mcdaniel of
Gardiner were weekend visitors at Mr..
McDaniels' parents. Mr. and Mrs. Fran
els McDaniels
Herbert H. Blinn and Edward Goud,
with their teams have gone to Woolwicn
where they have employment hauling
lumber from a portable mill.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. +. Cate enjoyed an
auto ride Sunday with Prof and Mrs
Norris S. Lord.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-11

Well attended.
Miss Alice Marston Of Readfeld Is
the guest of relatives in town for 4
few DAYS q,
Victor Hartford has moved his fam
lily from Augusta and Is living in l.
j. Wymans house.
The friends of Walter Hartford viii
be pleased to know that he has SO ia,
recovered from his recent severe i'll
ness as to he able TO set up short time
each day.
Farmers are busy digging potatoes
they report small crop and quite a
lot of rot.
Wilmer Stevens, the teacher at the
Could school, is sick with typhoid fev.
er. Glen Robinson is acting as substi-
tute
PLAlNS--J. n. Bowie. Miss Edith
Small and Miss Angie Roberts are elect.
ed delegates to represent the Plai
church al the last .ess sion of Rowdoin
Conference, to be held d West Bowdoln
October Is and ~
MRS. Elnora Adams and Mrs Cora
cram were callers at pea. Roberts the
first Of the week.
Fred Hutchins Of ShiIoa is a CUES
at Horace wilkins.
MISS Edith Small Is visiting reIa-
tives at Bowdoin. F..
Mrs. Jennie Hodges Of Augusta. who
mas oeen visiting his sister, Mrs D.
n Fogg, returned Friday.
Mr.. and Ms. II. W Maxwell are visit
ing relatives at Brighton.
Mrs. Sylvester and son Vaughn have
gone to Massachusetts, for the winter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-11
LAKESHORE

T. w. Longley has recently pur-
chased OF Arthur 4. Gleason of Oak
land a fine registered Oxford down,
ram.
A good many from here attended the
regular meeting of Rural Lodge F. 6,
A. NJ. No. 53 at Ctr. Sidney Saturday
! evening Business of importance was
transacted and light refreshments
served.
! Several from Sidney attended Cas-
cade Grange Saturday evening. it be-
! ing Mems night. The chairs were flied
! by the men and a fine literary enter
tainment furnished, with oyster stew
at the close. All report good time.
| The many friends of Gilbert l.. Rey
| nolds will be panied to. learn that he
| is very i'll at his home on the Bartlett
road. He IS attended by Dr. e. p.
Williams
I Charles S Lewis of California will
give another stereoptican exhibition OF
mis- "Trip around the world Friday ev-
ering. Oct. l3, at the NJ. +. Chapel o.,
Tiffany Hill. All are invited.
The Demonstra ton meeting held a
the home of T. W. Longley on the Pond
road Wednesday,, Oct, 4, was u success
in every way. A good crowd was pres
ent 20 witness the killing and picking
of poultry and the canning of fruits
and vegetables.
Some from Lakeshore attended the
Good Roads Meeting" at the Augusta
House last week and report Very en-
thusia site meeting. Men We're present
from all parts of the State, and good
speaking was in order. It goes without
saving that meetings of this sort will
result in good to the old State of
Maine.
Owing to the recent warm weather
potatoes are rotting to some extent in
this section.
L. l.. Swift and family went to
Hinckley, Sunday last in their auto,
which Mr. Swift recently purchased in
Boston.
Arson Tillson and wife Of Hotel Wal
cot. New York City are visiting rela-
tives and friends here for a few days
His brother Fred c. Tillson is filling his
Lace at the hotel during his stay here.
c. B. Bacon has completed shingling
the Rae house.
Rev Francis Bate of Wayne will
again supply the pulpit at the Free
Baptist church, Oakland or Sunday
Oct. Is.
The W. r. c. held their regular meet
ing at Sidney Center or Saturday last
with good attendance. Severa, visitors
from Oakland We're present.
Clyde Tillson and family Of Belgrade
Lakes We're callers Sunday at Lake
shore.
Mr.. c. A. Head of Scion was in
town Saturday last. He was offering
80 cents per bushel for potatoes deliv
cred at Oakland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-11
LIBERTY
Mrs. S. A. White.
the village

Mrs. Sarah Abbie White died at her
nome, Sept. u, after an illness of
nearly two years at the age of IS years.
Mrs White was born in MontviIle, the
daughter of Daniel and Elmyra Nc
Curdy She was married when a
Young lady to z. II. Bradstreet. who
died in Libby Prison during the Civil
war. OF this union one son was born
Bert Bradstreet Of Brockton, Mass,
who survives her. Later in life Mrs.
White married Charles Rrier Of Bel
fast. retired sea captain with whom
she lived about II years. After his
death she married George L. White Of
North Belfast. Soon after they went
to Brockton. Mass. to live, where Mr..
White had real estate interests. Mr..
White died few years ago. Since
then she made her home in liberty
with her sister, Mrs. Hattie Cloush, who
died very suddenly last March. Mrs.
White was much loved and respected
here and in other localities where she
had lived and will be greatly missed.
She was a loyal member Of Arbutus
Chapter, o. f. s.. of which she was
vices were held at her home Sept %,
Rev. E. S. Dinslow of South Montville
conducting the service. There were
beautiful flowers from her many
friends here. Interment was at North
Belfast, beside her husband, George L.
White, with remarks by L. c. Morse
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Lyle of Brad
ford. Ont, who passed a week in town
recently have returned to their home.
Mr.. Lyle was born in Liberty. the
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs Frederick
knowlton. and has many friends here
who enjoyed the short stay she made
with them.
]. J. Walker and family returned
last week from ten days auto trip in
Canada and Quebec. They were ac-
companied by their son Donald Walker
of New York City and Miss Nellie
Hunt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-11

Mrs Bessie Lovett OF Winterport is
passing a few days in town, guest Of
her aunt, Mrs. Alice knowlton.
c. NJ. Hurd was a business visitor in
Belfast Saturday. Mrs. Walter Young
and Miss Mary Kent Davey spent the
day in Belfast last week.
Postmaster Maurice Gray passed
few days in Portland and Augusta last
week
Ralph I. Morse passed Sunday i'll
town with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Addison Pend!eton Of
Belfast are passing two weeks ut Y
Need Attest cottage on Green Island.
Mi and Mrs. Charles Hammond and
Two children Of Belfast are at First
View cottage for a two weeks stay.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-11
MILLIKEN'S ELECTION
MEANS ENFORCEMENT

Enforcement will protect the grow
Ing youths and keep them from be-
coming addicted to the use of liquor.
But enforced prohibition will not
protect nor help the poor mortals al
ready enslaved to liquor. There is
but one relief for them and that is
through proper medical treatment
such as can be obtained at the NEAL
INSTITUTE. 100 Ocean Ave. Port.
land, Maine.
octu-1A-lS-T-2S
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-11

discussion Of the same. The election
of officers resulted in the re election of
those OF 1915 excepting the treasurer:
President, Mrs. Annie Lewis; vice
president, Mrs. Mabel Sparrow; secre-
tary, Mrs. Lille Grant; treasurer. Mrs.
Ellen Green. Dainty viands were served
by the hostess and assistants. Next
meeting with Mrs. Ellen Green, Thurs
daV Oct 10
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-11

Sidney Grange held 3 very interest
ing meeting Thursday evening. Sever
al applications for membership We're
presented and a good literary program
was carried out by the Lecturer, Mrs.
.. II. Davenport
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-11

Bold Sulphur
Cas.arets
Castoria
OeIatonc
Halls Catarrh Cure
Comfort Powder
Cutieura
Danderine
D. D. D.
SiImerine
Eeknan's Alternative
Doan's Kidney Pills
Haic's Horey
G.. !. Hood Co. Products
Or. James Headache Powders
Oriental Cream
Othino
Par1;nt
Hyomei
lavcna
Mayors Stomach Remedy
Minard's Liniment
Mona
Olive Tablet Co.
Pape's Diapepsin
n. S. Pet.rson's MereoIixed
Wax and saxolite)
Partisan Sage
Dr.. caIdwelIs Syrup PePsin
Pinex
Lydia P;nkham's
Vegetable Compound
Rexall Remedies
Resinol
Sargol
sehiffman's Asthma Cure
SCOTS Emulsion
Sioan's Liniment
Soivax
Solvite
Swamproot
St. Jacobs Oil
Syrup Of Figs
Tiz
Vinol
Williams Pink Pills
Williams Pinklets
p;eree's Golden Discovery
c.rter's Liver Pills
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-11
LITCHFIELD

The fair az smithheld last week wa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-02

the buggy business. The first thing
he knows some live buggy dealer will
open up, take a good-sized space in
the local newspapers, and reap a rich
harvest from his neglected opportun-
tiles.
The Vehicle Monthly believes that
more and better local advertising is
precisely the stimulus a great many
buggy builders and dealers need to
produce a large increase in their sales.
Buggies need more local, small town
newspaper advertising.
Do not fear to advertise your horse
drawn vehicles. They are as staple
merchandise as flour or sugar, but
you must let the public know where
you are, what you have in stock, and
how well you can serve your custom
ers. Inaugurate a buggy advertising
campaign in your best county paper
and watch for the good sales that u.s.
ually follow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-02
JAYMAWMER JOTS

AS the jamestown, Kansas Optimist
says: A small boy is never at loss
to discover some means of disturbing
the peace of a community.
Much excitement over blackmail
gangs, notes the Harrington Sun, but,
Zens had behaved themselves there
would have been no blackmail pos
sible.
Applying a power of analysis and
deduction second only to that which
was possessed by the late Sherlock
Holmes, the Eureka Herald observes:
The man who blows the whistle at
the light plant must carry a Water
bury watch. He is ahead of time as
often as he is behind time.
You can never tell what a man is
thinking about, says Editor Kelley in
his Toronto Republican. Asked q man
the other day what he was thinking
about, and he replied: Il was thinkin
if / had the chance to name myself
over Id call myself Henry Skinner"
What would you call yourself? asks
Mr.. Kelley.
Bill Payton, who is now on the staff
of the lola Register, tells this story
for a true one: A suffering man was
once arraigned before a magistrate.
What is your name?' asked the mag
istrate. "S-s-s-s-s-sis-s-s-s-s Kissed
interrupted the policeman, who had
made the arrest. He suffers" 80
it seems. What is he charged with %
L don't know, your honor said the
policeman. 1T seems to be soda wa
ter
Musings of the Village Deacon in
the Osborne County Farmer: The gas
oline that makes the automobile go
isn't always bought by the driver. :.
Preparedness should be the watch
word in every home. Therefore let all
husbands learn to cook. If it
were not for the spendthrifts the rest
of us would soon run out of money.
The husband who can't remem-
Der to empty the drip pan under the
refrigerator in the summer should not
be trusted with the running of the
hard coal burner in the winter. Z.
An Enthusiastic audience" doesn't
mean that the members thereof are
going to vote the way the orator tells
them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-02

told me so much of her that my
friendliness stretches out until I feel
that she must feel it. L do so hope
for her friendship"
ST feel as she does, Mary 1 cannot
wait. Let us turn back. We are too
late for lunch with the crowd. | will
get you something to eat later on.
Meantime We are going to stop in
Rockville"
why Rockville? ?" she questioned.
1T is the Gretna Green of Mary
land, and l am going to run away
with you he answered lightly.
Very we'll" she said soberly AZ
have had a week of misery. 1 am
now ready for a taste of happiness.
But, oh. my dear, L am hungry and
the lunch they are eating at Brad
dock Heights is a good one"
He laughed heartily as he turned
the car. How material you are
Nary To think of food at such a
momentn '-( Copyright, 1915, by the
Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-02

One of the dye experts of the fed
eraI bureau of foreign and domestic
commerce is authority for the state
ment that American manufacturers
are now producing a full three-quar-
ters of the $4,000 tons of dyestuffs
which were consumed annually in this
country before the European war be-
gan and most of which was imported
from abroad, and chiefly from Ger
many. This same authority states
that before another year has passed
the dye-makers on this side of the
Atlantic Will be able to increase their
output to sufficient proportions to
meet all of the demands of the entire
country for dyestuffs. But this Amer
lean made dye must be of a decidedly
inferior quality TO the European prod
Let, or else the clothing and dress
goods manufacturers in this country
are spoofing the retail stores in these
lines, and. in turn, the public, with
their insistence that the dye situation
here is such that they cannot guar
antee the colors in this fabric and that
one, with the exception, of course, of
the most expensive cloths that have
been prepared as usual with the i'm
ported dyes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-02
BUGGY DEALERS SHOULD USE
LOCAL PAPERS.

w. c. & J. A. Moores Co, Fayette-
Vile. Tenn, say they have built and
sold more buggies this year than in
any former year in their history. ac-
cordiEg to The Vehicle Monthly. They
further state that at no time, as far
back as horse-drawn vehicles have
been sold in Fayetteville. has there
been such a demand for buggfes as
during the present year. A member of
this firm attributes the Increase in
sales very largely to his consistent and
regular use of the advertising columns
Of his local town and county news
papers.
: This firm has never had any fears
for the buggy business on account of
the automobile, for it has been their
observation that where the retail bus
mess has fallen off it was caused by
Che retail buggy dealer going into the
automobile business and neglecting
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-02

Geography classes in the Oklaho ma
city schools are going to be tol rably
busy If they keep up with the chang
ing boundary lines of the European
countries that the great war is occa-
sioning The superintendent of the
Oklahoma City schools thinks this is
the way that geography should be
studied these days, and thru the med
ium of the daily newspapers and their
grist of European war news. The
theory of this method of teaching geog-
raphy may be all right and assuredly
up-to date. But a geography lesson
that might be prepared by the mem
bers of class at their homes on an
evening and for the next day would
like as not have to be forgotten be-
fore it could be recited on the morrow
because of a sudden shift of the armies
on the European checkerboard during
the interim. Then, too, the new bound
airy lines that are being established in
Europe almost daily now are no more
than temporary ones. The map of
Europe will not be officially changed
until the peace terms on which the
war will come to an end have been
written and signed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-02
High-F1ying Birds.

On September so, 1894 an astron-
omer at Shere, England, was studying
the sun thru a telescope. Every few
seconds during the ten minutes he
watched, says st. Nicholas, a bird was
seen to pass slowly thru his field,
flying in a southerly direction. but
with naked eye not bird could be
seen.
Our ears really tell us more than
our unaided eyes about the day filters.
which are travelling far up in the sky.
With nothing to turn them from their
course. sound waves carry surprising
distances either up from the earth or
down to it.
BaIIoenists tell us how clearly they
can hear voices of people who are
scarcely visible to them. So we may
hear the noise of passing birds which
are travelling at too great height to
be seen.
The mellow whistles of certain snipe
and plover tell us that they are pass
ing along the birds airline when ii is
impossible for us to see them. But,
il we answer, we may in time see a
black speck in the sky which responds
to our call and finally circles over
head.
On one occasion. in Central Park
New York City, | heard the flute-like
call of yellow leg snipe, which was
migrating high over the city. Perhaps
he was calling some companion in the
sky. Certainly there was nothing on
the earth to attrac him.
BY putting my fingers to my lips. 1
whistled loud imitation of his notes
Quickly he answered. l whistled again.
and soon could see black dot circling
high above me. Larger and larger it
grew, louder and more frequent be-
came his cry. and within a minute.
much to the surprise of passersby. the
bird was flying anXiously back and
forth over my head.
But unable to find the bird which
had called him. he soon mounted high
in the air and continued his journey.
Kansas City Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-02
GLOBE SIGHTS

From the Atchison Globe.
One knows great deal he can't
remember.
Many men never seem to have any-
thing but steady employment.
Your mistakes can't be corrected
by blaming them on someone else.
After a man has been accused, peo-
pie are apt to think he has a guilty
look.
One trouble with the non-partisan
candidate is that he has no chance of
election.
The man who never expects to be
bossed by a poor, weak woman, is d
single man.
If the returns promised are too
any returns.
What has become of the old-fash-
toned man who was afraid to ride in
an automobile?
There is also he sort of man who
uses the little authority he has for
making enemies.
1t may be said for the rought neck
that he doesn't blame his devilment
on his artistic temperament.
There is a difference between ac-
cusation and conviction which the
courts recognize and a lot of people
overlook.
So many girls are trained with d
view to catching a man, rather than
holding him. which is sometimes a
more difficult performance
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-02
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

IFrom the Chicago News.
Nothing is more unsatisfactory than
compulsory love.
And the less man knows, the less
he seems to know it.
Faint heart ne'er won fair lady
when it preferred a brunette.
Men sometimes worship women be-
cause they are unable to understand
them
Even by any other name the aver
age back yard would not inspire a
landscape painter.
When a young man is Intoxicated
with love he has his own ideas as to
what makes the world go round.
1t is not necessary to keep the milk
of human kindness in a refrigerator.
1t isn't heat that sours it.
An old bachelor observes that mar
ried men are often as anxious to get
out of matrimony as single fools are
to get in.
One seldom sees a woman on the
street without a shopping bag This
should be sufficient warning to old
bachelors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-02


house in the whole history of the
family
"All the ages of race history and
every level of civilization can be found
in any county or community" as Pro-
fessor Branson adds, "even in our
crowded centers of wealth and culture
We need not hunt for eighteenth CEN
fury survivals in mountain coves
alone"
And - the only remedy for such
conditions is the education of these
people.
How long is 1t to be denied them,
and their children? And when it is
laid at. or is already near their doors.
they must be forced to accept it, at
least for their children, if they are
reluctant at first to do so volunta rily.