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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-31
The World War a Year Ago
T0day-MaV 81,

Germany officially acknowledge
ed that the American steamer
Gulfight was sunk ION May u by
a German submarine whose COM
mander did not see the American
flag until the order to IRE had
been given.
The British admiralty reported
that 100 British merchant ships
had been sunk since the begin
ming Of the war-fifty-six by enc
my cruisers, twelve by mines and
sixty-two by submarines.
During the month Of May TWEEN
ty-hve British, French and Rus
sian vessels and five neutral YES
sells were sunk in war zone, with
a loss of 1926 lives. Among the
vessels lost were the British Lusi-
tania, 1850 lives (107 Americans,
May Z, and the American Gulf
light, three lives, May 1. The
Guldight, from Port Arthur, Tex.
for Liverpool, was torpedoed OF
Scilly islands.
Germany called to tho colors Ill
first class members of landsturm.
or final reserve forces, not Pre-
viously summoned. Those reeid-
ing in Germany must report be-
tween June 8 and 10. those out
side Germany as soon as posi-
bic. The first class IL composed
Of men who have been In tho
army.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-31

NORTH CLINTON

Mrs. Treat of winterport is visiting
Mrs. H. A. Dixon OF the Muttonlahe
road.
Mrs Henry VIM was in Watervlife
shopping Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Simpson OF water
Vile and Raymond Simpson OF Vassai-
boro are visiting their sister, Mrs.
Charles Kicker.
Charles Kicker and Raymond Simp-
son were in Pittsfield Thursday.
Lee Stewart of the Hill road called
at w. Governs Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Dixon Of Water
Vile were in town Saturday
Chas. Hoxie of Pittsfield was at j.
o. Hoxie's one day recently.
Nathan Hoxie, who has been very
i'll, is much better.
Mrs. Johnnie Mckinney and son
Maurice returned Saturday night from
a three-weeks visit to her son, Henry
Mckinney, and family of Boston, and
also was there to welcome another
granddaughter that was born to Mrs.
Henry McKenney during her visit. F.
William Goodridge has had another
slight shock.
George Hodgdon has a nice new wag-
on and has also sold fine pair of oxen
to Harry Mckinney.
F. d. Marston, who is employed at
Riverside, passed the weekend at his
home here
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CHEERFUL WOMEN

Dependency is a thing of evil origin
and evil results. Worry produces moth
ing but wrinkles and wretchedness.
Let the reader put up little note on
her bureau, on her desk, and at the
head of her bed, just two words, DON
WORRY. Worry is the greatest toe to
the happiness of any household. An
anxious, respondent face, a tretfuL
complaining voice, will make every one
uncomfortable.
A woman's nerves are more truly the
cause of worry than outside troubles.
The nerves are of woman's body the
telegraph system, which surely warns
her of any trouble in the feminine
makeup. a.,
Dr.. Pierce, during a long period
of practice, found that prescription
made with glycerine, entirely of roots
and herbs, without the use of alcohol,
cured over ninety per cent. OF such
cases. After using this remedy for
many years in his private practice ne
nut. it up in a form that would make
it easily procurable.
Women are earnestly advised to take
it for irregular or painful periods,
backache, headache, displacement, ca
tarrhal condition, hot flashes, sallow
complexion and nervousness. =.
For girls about to enter womanhood:
women about to become mothers, and
for the changing days of middle age
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
SHOULD always be on hand. In liquid
or tablets.
Write DR.. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y, for
free, 1856 page book on wonan's dis
eases. Every woman should have one.
DR.. Pierce's Medical Adviser cloth
bound. sent free to you on RECEIPT of 8
dimes Cor stamps) to pay the expense of
mailing only. DR.. Pierce, 1nvalids'
Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y.
If you are troubled with indigestion.
Constipation, Biliousness, Bilious Head
aches, and hundred and one ills which
depend upon an inactive liver. use DR..
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets.-Adv.
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LIBERTY

Mrs. William H. Hunt and daugntH
fast since last October at the home o.
Henry Marden, Elm street, returneu
home last week. hey were accomp@
MED by Miss Nellie Hunt, who mas
been travelling with the Walker ram
lily in California the past winter
Mrs. Samuel Davey, who has passeu
the winter in Boston with her dauen.
ter, Miss Mary Kent Davey, returheu
home last week.
Thomas P. Mathews passed INV
weekend in Belfast with his unce'
Thomas Pitcher.
c. NJ. Hurd was in Belfast one na'
last week on matters of business
Miss. Phyllis owen of Camden Is y
town and will pass the summer WI"
her sister, Mrs. Marion Kno"itoh'
Donald Mathieson closed very SUI
cessful years work as principal "
Liberty high schol, May T. HIS SCI
vices for another year have been *
cured with an increase in salary ~
left for his home in Rangeley May =.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hatch OF NOT.
Belfast were in town for the DAY ''''
week, guests of Mrs. Abbie Wnite
Marlton Knowlton made a. trip
Camden one day last week. j.
DR.. Pratt and friend, Mr.. Mooie
Winstead, Ct, are taking re" aa''
rest at his cottage on Georges iah''
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EASTERN STEAMSHIP LINES
ALL E-WAY-BT-W WATER
kENNEBEC LINE.
G & Citv of RockIand.


Leave Gardiner Tues, Thurs. and Sat.
at $40 T. M, Dresden 4.30 +. NJ, Rich
mond 4.4o L. Nj. tUoe permlttlng). batn
$50 +. NJ, due Boston b.So A. NJ. the toll
keturn-Leave Boston Mon, Wed. and
Fri. at .. Z. NJ, leave Bath Tues. Thurs.
ana Sat. at go A. NJ, Richmond $50 A.
Nj. (tide permittlng), Dresden b.oO A. M,
que Gardiner A. NJ.
BATH AND BOoTHBAY LINE.
Steamers Nahanada and Wiwurna.
Leave Bath week days at S.35 A. NJ. and
245 +. M. TOR Bootnbay ttarbor and Inter
mediate Landings.
Return-Leave Boothbay Harbor week
days at A. NJ. and l +. NJ. for Bath and
intermediate Landings.
BOSTON & PORTLAND LINE.
Steamships Governor Dinsley ana Bay
State
Leave Franklin Wharf, Portland. week
days at 7.ao Z. NJ; for Boston.
Return-Leave Central Wharf, Boston,
week days at 100 z. NJ.
Day trips leave Portland Tuesdays.
Thursdays and Saturdays at 800 A. NJ,
due Boston 200 2. NJ.
MAINE STEAMSHIP LINE.
Direct Between Portland and New
York.
Steamship NORTH LAND leaves
Franklin Wharf, Portland, at 6 p NJ.
May Is, 80 and June 3.
Freight steamer every Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday at same hour.
A week day trip in each direction leaves
Portland and New York Mondays at 10. 80
A. NJ, June 10Th to Sept. 18th.
METROPOLITAN LINE
Direct Service Between Boston and
New York
Steamships Massachusetts, and Bunker
Hill
From Boston leave North Side of India
Wharf week days and Sundays at p
NJ.
Same service returning from Pier 1s,
North River, Foot of Murray St, New
York City.
NJ. A. HARADEN, Supt, Bath, Me.
II. a. CLAY, Supt., Portland. Me.
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SMITHFIELD

The Soap Club met with Mrs. Alice
clark Friday evening and was highly
entertained with dancing and games.
Refreshments of cake and coffee were
served.
Neal Harlow has a new Sears motor
cycle. 1916 model.
Ross Bickford started THURSDAY
morning for his home in Iowa, after
passing several weeks with relatives
and friends in town and vicinity.
Mr. Bessey Of Madison and Mrs. An
ME Johnson were guests Of Mrs. A. =.
Holmes on Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Alden are at their
home once more after passing the win
ter away.
Mrs. Fred Clark is in waterville.
called there by the illness of their son
Ray.
The Misses Mildred and Grace Bick-
ford are at home on a vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Thompson AMI
Carroll Holmes and son Paul made an
automobile trip to Winslow Sunday.
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lib and would get so weak at times that
I fell over. / began to take Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and
ten days later could eat and it did not
hurt my stomach. I have taken the
medicine ever since and I feel like a
new woman. now weigh 1877 pounds
so you can see what it has done for me
already. My husband says he knows
your medicine has saved my life. y
Mrs. J. S. BARLOW, 1924 South 4th St.,
Columbus, Ohio.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound contains just the virtues of roots
and herbs needed to restore health and
strength to the weakened organs of the
body. That is why Mrs. Barlow, q
chronic invalid, recovered so completely.
It pays for women suffering from any
female ailments to insist upon having
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound
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Steamer Islander

Leaves Augusta every day at 7.05 A. NJ. :;
Hallowell (on signaD 713; Gardiner 7iO;
South Gardiner Con signaD $50; Cedar
Grove sos; Richmond $40; Bath $40. Ar
rives Boothbay Harbor about $780,
Return. leaves Boothbay Harbor every
day at 40 P. NJ, Bath 315 Stops at
Richmond, Cedar Grove and South Gardi-
ner on signal; Gardiner; Hallowell on sig
nal. Arrives at Augusta about s o'clock
P. M. Walter NJ. Sanborn, Augusta;
Llewellyn Burbank. Hallowell. W. l..
Tozier, Gardiner. Agents.
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LITCHFIELD

CORNER-The baccalaureate services
of Litchfield Academy were held at the
church Sunday afternoon. A very in
structive and interesting sermon was
delivered by Rev. Harry Rowe. presi-
dent of the Y. NJ. c. A. of Lewiston
The graduating exercises will be held
at the church Thursday evening, June
l.
Mrs. Meacham and Mrs Henry Tay-
lor went to Albion Friday as delegates
to the County Sunday School conven-
ton.
Miss Angie Starbird of Lewiston, vac
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Mt. Vernon Granua

Mt. Vernon Grange held a regular
meeting Saturday evening. May q.
Worthy Master Charles E. Weber was
In the chair. There was a good attend
ance and the evening passed away
pleasantly with credit to all who par
ticipated in the exercises. The First
and Second degrees were conferred on
one candidate. The literary program
as presented consisted Of solo with en-
core by Mrs. T. w. McQuaide with
Mrs. c. E. Weber at piano; readings
by Miss Leah Cole, Mrs. Emma Carr,
Mrs. Sophia Rundlette, Mrs. May Ar
chibald and remarks by Dr. Lovejoy,
visitor; also a piano selection by
Miss Edna Hall. An entertainment
with refreshments served will be held
Thursday evening. June1. An orches-
ira from Pennington will furnish mu-
sic. A strawberry festival to be held
in June is under consideration.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-31

Stomach poisons breed millions of
germs that eat into your vitals, causing
Gas Pressure, Indigestion, Constipation,
Torpid Liver, Auto-Intoxication, Yellow
Jaundice. Gall Stones. Appendicitis,
Cancer and Ulcers of the Stomach and
1ntestines, etc, etc. Thousands of suf-
ferers have been restored by Mayrs
Wonderful Remedy. among them Justice
Of the Supreme Court. Congressman,
Doctors, Lawyers, Bankers, Ministers,
Nurses, Farmers. Neutrality-suspicious. of
every class-probably, your own neigh
bors. Stomach troubles are due mostly
to catarrhal poison. Mayr's Wonderful
Remedy removes that poison, thorough
ly cleanses the system, drives out the
ton and ends suffering. Unlike any
other remedy. No alcohol-nothing to
injure you. One dose convinces. FREE
book on Stomach Ailments. Write Geo.
H. Mayr. Mfg. Chemist, Chicago, or OBJ
tain a bottle Of Mayr's Wonderful Rene
dy from Bowditch & Webster or any re-
liable druggist. who will return your
money II 1t fails
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-31
Maine GOSSIP
Love SONG.

I love my life. but not too we'll
To give it to thee like flower,
So 1t may pleasure thee to dwell
Deep in its perfume but an hour.
] love my life, but not too well.
I love my life. but too we'll
To sing it note by note away,
So to thy soul the song may tell
The beauty Of the desolate day.
love my life, but not too well.
love my life, but not too well
To cast 1t like a cloak on thine.
Against the storms that sound and swell
Between thy lonely heart and mine.
love my life, but not too well.
Harriet Monroe.
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female troubles and
nervousness. l had
a pain in my right
side and could not
eat anything with
out h ur tin G m y
stomach. l could
not drink cold water
at all nor eat any
kind of raw fruit,
nor fresh meat nor
chicken. From 17S
mounds 7 went to
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Wednesday, May 81. 1916.

Courage isn't brilliant dash.
daring deed in moments flash;
it isn't an instantaneous thing,
born of despair with a sudden
spring'-Guest, in the Detroit Free
Press.
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Actual Condition Of U. s. Treasury

NctuaI VohutIoH OF o. o. 1TVasy'
Outstanding obligations of the Treas
ury Department, together with un-
available assets, were over $17.500.000
greater than the SO. called met bal
ance" reported by Secretary McAdoo
on April 90, 1916, after checking up the
monthly financial statement for April,
appearing May 18th:
Net balance reported
April 90. 1916..... .$12s,e2s.243.16
April receipts srbse-
ouentlv reported. 1s3,Y96.71
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made in the rural delivery service has
been such az to bring protests from
farmers unions, from state oranges.
and from local patrons Of the rural
nail service.
There were other minor promises in
the Democratic platform, which cut no
figure in the last campaign. The fore
going enumeration Of important prom
ises that have been ruthlessly broken
are sufficient to make it manifest that
the platform Of 1916 will contain no
assurance that "our promises are made
to be kept when in office as we'll as to
be relied upon during the campaign"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-31

The taste for frog-eating is increas-
ing in America. Last year 5000, 900 frogs
were placed on the markets of St. Paul
and Minneapolis
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-31

ueC, S.o3 "A. NJ, Bruins
WICK. Lewiston, Pennington, Portland,
boston; l2.ls +. M, t1allowell, Gardner
and 50. Gardner; $40 +. NJ. local; 4.O7
+. NJ. (express), Brunswick, Rockland,
Portland, Boston and New York: 5.l5 r
al, Hal!owell, Gardner and So. Card
ner; t.2 T. NJ. mot beyond Portlandl,
lu.4v =. NJ, Lewiston, Bath. Portland.
Boston. sundays 5.U5 and lu.lo A. M. 3.3s
tNew iors) and lu.4O +. NJ. Portland anu
boston.
GOING EAST-lu A. NJ. Bangor,
Calais, Bar Harbor, st. John, Halifax,
Aroostook Co. sunday morning does not
connect beyond bangor, except to Bar
riaroor t.o5 a. Nj, local to Moose
mead Lake (via Oakland). Belfast,
toAcroft and Bangor; 9.l1 A. M, To-
cal TO Belfast, bangor and SkoWnegan;
L.uo z. NJ, " atervlIle, bangor. b. 4 A.
+. r., Calais, ct. John and Halifax; Pa
+. M, express to WatervIiie thence local
to Bangor and Mattawamkeag; $50 r. NJ.
Wa;ervllle and okowhegan, 1.Us P NJ,
Waterville, Skowhegan and Bangor.
Sundays 2.o3 +. NJ, tor Bangor; LII, $50
"a Nj. ana Zo1 +. NJ, Tor Skownesan.
Trains leave Augusta TOR Hallowell,
Gardner and South Gardiner at 6.3S, 9.S3
A Nj, 12.4S, BIO, 4.ol. Gardiner only a.lo.
az, lV.4u +. NJ.
Ii. u. WALDRON, Genl Passenger -Agt.
u. Z. DOUGLASS, Genl Mgr. Port
land. Me.
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his profession in this city that year. con-
tinuing until he was appointed by Presi-
dent Cleveland in 1892 Judge of the circuit
court. court system since succeeded by
the United States district court. He pre-
sided As a justice of the circuit court until
1912, when he was appointed to the United
States circuit court of appeals.
1t is a charming article on birds that a
Rockland lady contributes to this issue.
says the Rockland Courier-Gazette, but
there is one bird that she doesn't mention
the bird that roosts outside our chamber
window and sets up at four o'clock in the
morning a monotonous cry. Walk
waug, wauk-wauk!" he cries over and
over, until the maddening iteration gets
us completely awake-whereupon he and
all the other birds that have been help
ing him, satisfied that they have eff
fectually ruined our morning nap. lapse
into profound quiet.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-31

Prepare yourselves to knock at the
doors Of the lawyers and merchants on
certain days and at certain hours and find
them closed-as the summer closing hours
are about to be adopted with the coming
Of June.
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Odd Fellows Hall

ASYLUM LODGE. NO. 20, ReelJ,.,
meeting Frlday evenings at S. Frids,
L. c. HUGHES, n. G. 0es'ss
r. F. WESTON, Rec. Sec,
GUY c. LONGFELLOW, Fin g..
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JEPHThA ENCAMPMENT, NO. 4
Meetings at 500 O'Clock every second sus
fourth Tuesday. CIV
l. B. PACKARD, C.p
c. Z. STEWART. Sc1h.
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SHNOc cHApTEe -
TRINITY coMMANnEnx ~
AUGUSTA LODGE -
ROSE OF SHARON cHAprep -.

20 0''NT TEX mo-
Is, 0. E. s.. Stated meeting on Wsa,..
Day, June It'll, to be observed and nII Pss
nland bass and Past Patrons night Al Al
vited to attend. NY are IN
ALICE X. HEWINS, W. NJ
ELIZABETH A. THOMPSON. s.,
aug27, newt fri If '' sec.
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The days will lengthen but is minutes
moro this year.
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after SIX Years
OF SUFFERING
Woman Made Well byLydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Columbus, Ohio.-'I had almost given
up. I had been sick for six wears with
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$147,3s7,462.72

Total deficiency. .. .$17 ,575, 1865
The sixty-third Congress, controlled
by Democrats. appropriated in it's two
sessions, a total of 1921 o55.15o. This
does net cover the entire bill, for thus
far during the present session four ur
gent deficiency bills. providing $685.,
1929, have been voted to make up
deficiencies for 1916 Democratic es-
Inmates submitted this session, ask for
S1,2S7,S57,s0S for the next fiscal year
alone. To this must be added the de-
ficienay appropriations Of this session,
which will go into the report Of the
next Congress, making something il
the neighborhood of $1,311, 5sS,0OO ap-
propriated by the Democrats for the
fiscal year 1917 alone.
And these figures do not include ap-
preparations to pay the wage bill for
the thosands of Democrats scheduled
for jobs under the Rural Credits Act,
end other legislation. The Democrats
came into control under solemn
promise of economy, coupled with de-
nunciation of Republican extravaganza.
To be sure. the country is growing, and
with its growth greater demands are
being made upon the Treasury. Not
withstanding this, the record shows
that the Wilson Democracy has been
the most costly experiment the coun-
try has ever undertaken.
And this sort Of an administration ia
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-31

CANTON AUGUSTA. NO. 9. Pm
Regular meeting every third Tuesday n
S O'Clock. I"
LEVI NJ. POOR, Capt
dtf RAY NJ. BURNS. Ci.rt
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New moon at :.5s this afternoon.
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Revised balance for
April, 1916. :. .$12s
On that date there
were outstanding obli-
cations and unsvail-
able assets as follows:
% Balance to credit of
disburslng officers rep
resenting outstanding
valid claims against
the Government.
-. 80. ..s62,240.113.1
20 National banknotes
redemption fund tpay-
able from the general
cash). -. 52,349.7o0.50
(3) Limited tender CT I'M
available assets (sub-
sidiary silver coin,
fractional cur r ency.
minor coin. silver bull
lion).. -. 26,627,2o4.92
"a Deposits in Philip
pine Treasury. .....
-. =. 3,4s0,e5s.99
90 Treasury war; Il n t S
outstanding, matured
coupons and interest
checks, (reported in
financial statement is
sued May 16). go.
..... 2,6S9,714.60
Total amount Of deduc-
tionS... -. .$141
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Railroads and Steamboats,
MAINE CENTRAL R, R,
lr effect Sent. 26. 1915.

We AUGUSTA AS FOL-
LOWS:
GOING WEST-2.0S A. NJ.
except Monday, Portland
and Boston, 6.3S A, NJ.
lewiston Pennington,
kockiand, Portland, Bos-
ton, Montreal and Que
bee. S31 a Al
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The North Atlantic fleet having a
few business engagements in the line
OF regular cruising duties at about the
time Portland is planning on having
her 200th anniversary celebration.
June 10. it is rather doubtful if a bat
tleship or any other warship can be
secured for that date. The only avail
able dates for the summer will be from
July l to s, when the fleet will be
cruising along the Maine coast.
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One Of the biggest CONSTRUCTION UNI
dertakings going on in Maine is that
of the power development and i'm
provement project of the Rumford
Falls Power Co. The H. P. Cummings
Construction co. Of Ware. Mass, has
the contract and has begun clearing Off
the rubbish and trees. preparatory to
the arrival Of the working outfit and
the start on the main work. 1t will
probably require two years for COM
pletion and will be an expensive job
owing to the high cost of material and
labor.
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1t may be something of a task for
people in central and western Maine
to believe the following, written by the
South Hodgdon, Me-, correspondent of
the Aroostook Pioneer:
1T is over three months since we
have had good rain in this section.
A good shower would be as welcome
as the flowers that bloom in the
spring"
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ty Veterans and Ladies' Auxiliary will
meet in Athens on Wednesday. June I.
Morning session will open at 10 o'clock
for the usual business. Hon. L. c. Will
liams Of Athens will deliver the address
Of welcome. Dinner will be served at
noon by the Grange. There will be an
after-dinner dress parade, under the
direction of Adjutant S. F. Emerson
Afternoon session will be called at lis,
with an entertainment, consisting of
solos, war songs. readings, speaking by
comrades, clergy and citizens