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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-05
FAIRFIELD
Early Morning Fire Burns Home
of Fred McMullen on
Elm Street
CHILDREN'S on TIN IN
SOLDIERS PARK TUESDAY

The firemen received an early call Sat
urday morning when an alarm was sound
ed from box 80 for fire in the home of
Fred McMullen on Elm street. Owing to
the fire alarm system being out of o. Ter
the fire had quite start before a general
alarm was rung in from the mill where
the whistle is located after which the
firemen, assisted by the new fire truck,
were on the scene in short order The
building was in flames when the firemen
arrived and as none of the furnishings
could be saved the work of putting out
the fire was pursued and it was only
about an hour before the about whistle
was blown. At the time of the fire Mr.
McMullen and his two sons were in the
house and barely escaped injury by climb
ing out of one of the upstairs windows to
the veranda and from there to the ground
None of their belongings were saved and
the furniture and fixtures were total
loss. The furniture and fixtures were COW
cred by insurance. The house was owned
rhy W. G. circuit and was built only re-
Gently, it being one-story structure
started in the shed from an unknown
cause.
The flag will be dedicated on the new
fagpole recently erected in the Soldiers
park on Monday afternoon at o'clock by
the members Of the Grand Army. All
school children are invited to attend this
service and any Of the people in town
are invited to attend
The Baccalaureate service for the
Senior class Of Lawrence high school
was held at the Jniversahst church
Sunday afternoon. The members Of the
graduating class, escorted by so under
graduates and marshalled by Ralph E
Blackstone, L. H. S. II. marched from
the Lawrence high school to the
church where the ranks We're opened
and the Senior class ushered in first
The sermon was delivered by Rev.
Frank Phalen of Waterville and was
especially applied to the graduates
After the service the line of march
was to the high school building, where
the company was dismissed The final
exercises Of the graduating class will
be held Thursday at the Assembly
hall of Lawrence high school and all
are invited to attend
The children's outing will be held in
the soldiers park Tuesday afternoon
from to o'clock. This is an annual
event given to the Parent Tea cher AS
ISOLATION and all children in the pub
lie schools and their parents are invit-
ed to attend.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-05

The material for the new stacks at the
Colby library has arrived and the en-
trance from Memorial hall to the old IL
brary has been cut, so that the active
work Of changing over can begin as soon
as college closes. Under the new plan
the present library will be used simply
as a stack room and will be used only by
the librarian and his assistants. while
the reading rooms and reference rooms
will be in what is now the Memorial hall.
The extra space is badly needed and Me-
moral hall is a splendid place for the
library with all It's beautiful statuary and
pictures,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-05
OFFICERS find
LOTS OF PLUNDFR
At SK0WHECAN
Sunday Breaks Starts Autho.;
ties to Investigate and r.
suits Bring Startling Disc]os
ure-Youthful Burglars o,.S
ate Series of Bold Roberts,

skowhegan. Ne. June 4.-tspec,,,
There was an Investigation sr,,
caused by break in the c,ear
Fred Avery Of this place, dur,n
night, with the taking Of abou, a.,
worth Of goods which resulted I, =,
discovery Of about s4oo worth Of ..,,
property in towns Of this vtcin,tv T.,
last two years. Sheriff Thomnson ''
beer investigating several recen. h,,.a
and certain signs led him to ordsS
search of the premises OF James Cow
at the Eddy" and Of Eli visus on ",
Pleasant avenue Sunday. The Co,..
house was searched by Sheriff T.,~
son and deputies w. J. Lashon 49,
A. Chute. while the vigue hons. v
being searched by Chief Of Police w..
nell with others of the force VIZ
Quantities Of cartridges. jackkp,v..
etc. were found in trunk and cupho,.,
at Colways' and a chest at visus.
James Hilton, proprietor Of a ss,.,.,
store at Norridgewock, identified a ,,s
as his and other property stolen aho~,
two months ago.
Walter P. Ordway Is to take An ,,r.,
tory Of his stock to ascertain II raw.
of the dry goods taken from his s.o,.
on May % is among the loot.
Mr.. Avery identified his prons-,v
most Of which was recovered. ,bors,
four or five watches taken are MN
lacking
The boys accused Of PARTICIPATING :,
the breaks are Manford and Alphon,,
Galway, 81 and IS years respectiv.lv
employed on the river drive. and Edo.
Vogue. II. The Colway boys were Ar.
rested and are now lodged in the county
Jail to await hearing.
The older boy made a complete can.
fession to Sheriff Thompson. The Vim.
boy is still at large, having made good
his escape from the house while The
search was in progress.
Early this morning Emilio Bebe VII,
keeps fruit store adjoining the cigar
store, reported a window broken in II.
cigar store, by which the bolts in "a.
door had been drawn back and entranc.
made.
Among the things found in the search
was a huge chain containing all kinds
Of keys. probably used in the breaks
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-05
LEAGUE OPENS
THIS EVENING

The first game in the T Twilight Lea~ue
will be played at SIS Monday evening
the contending teams being the North
Vassalboro nine and the Main street
clerks. Both teams are reported to be
strong this year and an interesting and
snappy game is promised. The contest
will go for five innings and no admission
fee is enlarged, collection being taken
up to help pay the expenses. Twilight
League baseball seems to be about all
there is in sight for the fans of the city
this year and some good games should
be seen in this league if they hold UP to
the standard that is expected of them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-05

Special officers were placed at one or
two places in the city Sunday to see that
the automobiles and teams were obeyine
the traffic laws and to put stop to any
tendency to fast driving. The most of
the automobile drivers in the city are not
indulging in Barney Oldfeld stunts. but
a few seem to think that the roads are
the Indianapolis speedway and it is to
curb these fellows that the officers are
being placed at vantage points in the city
Some of the drivers Of teams seem to
think that the traffic ordir ance is a fine
thing for the automobiles but that it does
not affect them. They are. however grad
ually finding out that they have got to
obey it just the same as the automobiles
and the result is a much better appear
ance on the street and great lessening
of the danger of accidents.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-05
FIREMEN MAKE
QUICK RESPONSE;
SEVERAL CALLS

The fire department was called out
at 1915 Saturday afternoon by an alarm
from the box at the corner of Front
be in some forms back of the Water
Vile Iron Works foundry and it had
caught on the roof Of the foundry. A
quick run was made to the scene and
two lines Of hose were laid but they
were not necessary as the fire was
handled with chemicals. The damage
will be very small The fire had
good start, however, and was way over
behind the tracks and in bad place
to get at and had it come in the night
and have got started in the foundry roof
1t would have been a very bad one to
fight and would undoubtedly have done
considerable damage.
The companies had just got back to
the house and were cleaning up the APP
paratus and getting the carts loaded
with hose when a telephone call for =
chimney IRE at 115 IL College avenue
came in. The auto chemical made a
quick run and the IRE was handled with
out damage to the house. Two hand
chemicals were used.
Sunday morning at $50 the depart
ment was called by an alarm from
Box 81 at the corner Of Gold and Water
streets, the same box as was sounded
for the fre Of Friday night and this
proved to be Q chimney dre at the house
at Is Gold street. Tho woodwork had
caught from the hot bricks and had it
obtained q little more start would have
been a hard hre to fight. the prompt
arrival Of the auto chemical and the
use Of the hand sxtinEuishers prevent
cd any great loss, a few dollars being
sufacient 70 cover the damage. The
run was made In q driving rain and ev-
ervonA yraa drenched.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-05

The Hollingsworth & Whitney Co.
handed to the men in it's employ on
pay day last week a sum equal to 10
per cent Of their wages since the first
Of January Of this year. This is a
continuation of the profit sharing plan
which was first inaugurated on Decem-
Der "a, 1915, when the men received a
sum equal to per cent. Of their wages
for the year. 1t is also understood that
there is to be a fiat advance in ages
of all the men employed in the mill and
that 1t took effect on June /, and that
the bonus or profit sharing plan will be
continued just the same.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-05

wore a khaki coat. blue and white strip
ed waist, black shoes ana stockings and
blue serge knickerbockers. He also
wore S. G. s.. '16 pin and gun metal
chain on his watch and around his neck.
He is described as being FIVE feet tall,
10 pounds in weight, with light hair.
blue eyes and a scar on his right cheek.
Any information is requested to be sent
to his father, Charles, at the above adj
dress.
The local officers also received an
alarm sent out from the MiddleseX
County Training School for the deten-
ton Of two boys, Charles Simmons Is
years old and Thomas Mulhearn, Is
years old. who escaped from that insti-
tuition in Chelmsford, Mass. on Tuesday
afternoon during the Memorial exer-
cises that were being held at that time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-05
WATERVILLE HIGH
TAKES GAME FROM
LAWRENCE HIGH

Fairfield, Me, June 4.-(SpeciaN-lr
loosely played game, Wateryile
high was on the winning end of
to score over the Lawrence high
nine, the game being played on The
West street diamond, Saturday The
game was merely handed to the Wa.
tervllle team, as they We're outht by
their opponents and although scoring
10 runs they had no earned runs to
their credit. while the defeated team
had three. Burke started the game tcr
Lawrence and although he struck out
eight Of their Waterville high batters,
was relieved Of his duties in the
fourth after Waterville had scored six
runs on those hits and two unneces.
sary infeld errors. Rollins finished the
game in fine style, allowing but one hit
in the five innings that he pitched
LAWRENCE n. s.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-05

A meeting Of the Chamber Of Com.
merce will be held Monday evening to
consider what action the chamber as a
body will take regarding the Flag day
parade which it is proposed to have on
Wednesday, June IA. Some Of the mem
bers are very enthusiastic over the
proposition and they will doubtless do
all possible to get the chamber to take
an active part in the program and as
sist in every way to make 1t success.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-05
WATERVILLE BOY
LONG M SING;
POLICE NOTIFIED

Portland Me, June 4.-The local DO
lice have been asked to look for Ken
meth Tullar, Is years old. of 355 Boy
den street, Waterville, who is reported
as having been missing since May IS.
At the time he disappeared he was sent
on an errand for his mother, and has
not been seen since. At that time he
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-05
RIDGE ROAD

RIDGE ROAD-Mrs George Nign''
ingale passed Memorial day in y"
ridgewock.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank NOVEL; went q"
Riverside Thursday to attend the !.
neral of Mr.. Nowelrs cousin, Wallace
Weeks. .r
A. T. Craig has purchased fne, ~,
blooded Scotch collie Of Levi Lewis y
Winthrop Center.
Miss Ella Wilcox Is maid at ~
Kenrick's and attending La"ren''
High school.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-05
City Marshal Robinson and his fore

City Marshal Robinson and his force
put In busy day Saturday getting up
the primary ballot specimens in the va
rious wards Of the city. Under the law
it was necessary for them to post in
a conspicuous place 1S2 of these ball
lots and they were as well distributed
about the various wards as 1t was pos
sible for them to be so that there will
be no trouble about the people seeing
who are on the ballots and how they
want to vote.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-05

Earned runs-Colby 3. Home run-Ash-
worth. Two-base hit-Smith. Stolen
bases-Duncan, Lord. Knox, Driscoll.
Struck out-By Gately 6. by Purvere >,
by Davidson Hits-Of Harvey in ?
innings, none out in Sd; off Purvere in
innings; off Davidson in innings,
Double plays-Nye to Smith; Nye to Cav
ley to Smith. Left on bases-Colby 6,
Bates 8. Hit by pitche7 ball-Harvey,
Lord. Passed ball-Lord. Base on balls
Off Gately 4. off Davidson . Sacrifice hit
-Driscoll. Umpire, Allen. Time, Oh. At
tendance, 500
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-05

Business at the Maine Central car
shops in this city is rushing just now,
owing to the fact that the change of
time is to come week earlier than
usual this year and it is necessary to
get out cars that they did not expect to
before the 26th, on the 10th. The va
rious departments in the shops were
changed about some Sunday and were
run for the entire day in order to ac-
complish as much as possible.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-05

The Gritty Endeavorers Club defeated
the American Eagles on the Coburn field
The battery for the winners was Sterling
and Thibodeau: and for the losers. Squire
Bilodeau Larrabee and Wells. Robichaud
umpired
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-05
WATERVILLE HIGH

Earned runs-Lawrence 3. Watervl"F
Q. Two-base hits, Burke, Alley Id
tleur. Struck out, by Burke 5, RoIiiN'
3. LaBrack I. Hits, off Burke, u
innings. Rollins IN innings; Id
brack in innings. Double pay
Crafty to Berry. Passed ball, Woima"
Lawry. Base on balls, Burke 2 koii''l'
3, LaBrack 6. Sacrifice hits. BAKE
Lawry, Rollins. Umpire. Merrill. Ilin'
. hrs. Attendance, 500.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-05
WINSL0W

Fire shortly after O'Clock Sunday
night destroyed barn located about a
mile from the Winslow postoffice on the
Bassett road. The property had been
for some time The cause
is unknown, but small boys are report
ed to have been seen in the vicinity late
Sunday afternoon The blaze lighted I'D
the sky south Of Waterville and could
be seen for miles around.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-05

Rev Fred K Conant exchanged pull
pits Sunday morning with Rev. Robert
kellerman, pastor of the Universalist
church, Waterville.
Mrs. George Lashus Is entertaining
her sister, Mrs. Maynard Strout, and
two children of Bangor
Frank knowlton of Skowhegan, form
erly manual training teacher in this
town, was calling on friends here Sun
day.
Members Of the sebasticook Literary
club will leave on the $50 car Tues
day morning for their annual field day
at Mrs. Chaffee's cottage, Belgrade.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Jones and daugh-
tiers have gone to Baltimore, Md.
Misses Phehe and Regina White, who
have been the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
p. 3. White, left Saturday morning fos
Lynn, Mass. After a visit there they
Will return TO their home in FitChburg.
Neil Wentworth of Thorndike has en-
tered the employ Of the H. & W. Co,
and is working on the new houses the
company is erecting.
Lewis Trial left on the Pullman Sat-
urday night for Boston and Fall River.
Mass After a brief visit to those CT
ties, he will go to a new position he
has accepted at Waltham. Mass.
Mrs. Calvin Graves and daughter
have returned from Sidney, where they
have been the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene Graves,
Robert Stewart, Jr., attended Saturday
the Coburn and Bangor ball game at
Bangor.
The Christmas Club will meet with
Mrs w ". Clapp. 10 Herd street,
Thursday afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-05

The Waterville High school students
enjoyed a celebration Saturday evening
on account of the victory of their base
ball team over that of Lawrence High
school. A march was made to the CITY
hall square, where the school yell was
given, the score spelled and the team
cheered
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-05

number Of the supporters of the
Coburn baseball team accompanied the
team to Bangor Saturday and were we'll
pleased with the way the Coburn play
ers took the Bangor team into camp,
the score being IL to ..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-05

The Democratic City Committee at a
meeting Friday night organized for the
year with the election of Leon O. Teb-
belts as chairman, S. L. Berry as treas
urer and Walter McAlary as secretary.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-05

The regular monthly business meeting
of the Waterville Woman's Association
will be held at the rooms of the assoca-
ton, 131 Main street, at $50 Monday aft
ernoon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-05

DR.. Frederick Thayer Hill is here from
Boston, the guest of his parents, DR.. ana
Mrs. J. Frederick Hill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-05

The p NJ. Ladies' Club will meet with
Mrs. Harold ]. Toward Tuesday evening.
Mrs. A. j. Gustafson assisting. The &C.
casion will be Gentlemen's night.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-05

Patrolman Washburn is off duty fol
few days. His place on Saturday and
Sunday was taken by Special Officer
Wood.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-05

Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Wardwell re-
turned Saturday from Northeast Car
ry, where they have been for a week
on a fishing trip.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-05

Patrolman Cunningham of the night
force, who has been off duty for a
week, returned Sunday night to his
beat
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-05

Ernest knowlton Of Portland is Wis
iting with friends in the city for a few
days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-05

William Bunker Of Harmony, for
merly of this city, is the guest 0
friends here for few days
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-05

Mrs. Earle Carr and sister-in-law. Miss
Marion Carr. have gone to Old Town for
the summer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-05
COLBY.

c. D. Hamlin was in Camden Sat
u1day on business for the day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-05

Mr., and Mrs. W. H. Sprague re-
turned Saturday from short vacation
and fishing trip at Northeast Carry.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-05

Miss Jessie Ramsdell, who is teach
ing in Westbrook. was at her home
in this city over Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-05

There was a clean slate in the mum
cipal court Saturday morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-05

Misses Mary and Helen Redington
went to Skowhegan Saturday for a
visit with friends over Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-05

Miss Effie Pooler went to Portland
Saturday, where she sang a the State
street church, Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-05

The regular June meeting Of the city
will be held Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-05

DR.. Donald B. Cragin is in Boston on
business trip.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-05

Mrs. John Stobie of Madison is visiting
at her former home in Winslow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-05

e. B. Clair has returned from 4
business trip to Camden.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-05

Miss Harriet Simpson, who is
teaching in Skowhegan. was at her
home in this city over Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-05
c. A. StiIson

Charles A. Stilson Of Eassalboro died
Sunday morning aged % years. A wi
dow and two brothers, Henry B. Of Ems
worth. Penn, and Everett B. of Worces-
ter. Mass. survive. He was a member
of Megunkeag Lodge. F. and A. NJ and
Of the Royal Arch Chapter at Vassal-
boro. He was made Master Mason
June q, 1850, and was worshipful mas
ter 1887. In 1889 he was district
deputy Of the 18th Masonic district. He
was secretary Of his lodge for II years.
Jan l, 1913, he was made an honorary
member Of his lodge. He was superin-
tendent of schools Of Vassalboro for
six years. The funeral will be held at
P. NJ. Tuesday and the service will
be conducted by Rev. Mr.. Peacock. In
terment Will be in the Union cemetery
at Vas salboro.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-28
WILL RECEIVE PART
 OF $4o,ooo ESTATE
Uncasville People Benefit by Trust
 Fund Left by Frederick Fl. Lee.


 Carolyn L. and Lee Johnson of Un- casville will receive a portion Of the $4O,0GC estate of Frederick Howard Lee, held in trust by the Knicker- booker Trust Co. of New York
 That Mary Josephine Van Norden, nows Mrs. Mary Josephine Van Norden Denison, of No. 74S Lincoln parkway, Chicago, who. although Q $40, 900 life beneficiary under the will of her friend, Frederick Howard Lee, brother of Charles N. Lee, of Pennington, fail ing to receive her additional claim of $o,00O yearly from the estate brought suit in the supreme court against the executors on May 12, 1914. and since has dropped her suit, is revealed by an accounting of the estate, the first since the testator's death. made by the executors. on file in the surro- gates court.
 Mir. Lee, who was the son of the late William Henry and Louisa North am Lee, died in his 54th year on July 26, 1913, leaving a will, executed on March Il. 1904. in which he directed in part his net estate to be distributed as follows:
 To the Knickerbocker Trust com- pany, s40,000. in trust. as a life es- tate for Mary Josephine Van Norden Denison, the principal, at her death, to pass over in equal shares among his grandnephews and grandnieces who are. Louisa Willing, of No. 182 West Eighty second street; Dorothy M. L.. Maitland L.. and NerthaIn l.. Griggs. of Irvington. N. r., and Caro- iyn L., and Lee Johnson. of Uncas- vile, Conn.