Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-18
MAYNARD GIRLS
SENT TO REFoRMA-
TORY AT SkoWHEGAN
Daisy Linnell of Waterville and
Doris Blaisdell of Fairfield
Seek the Gaieties of Camp
Life at Augusta, only to Fall
into the Clutches of the Law

Two young but hayward girls. who
had since Sunday night been enjoying
the varied allurements of the garrison
town that Augusta has been since its
occupation by a considerable portion of
the military force of the State of Maine,
came to grief yesterday afternoon by
having their round of gaiety rudely and
effectually stepped on by the interior
ence of the police authorities and sub
sequent cooperation Of the municipal
court, and instead of further enjoyment
Of the sight Of the uniform Of olive drab
and their association with it's wearers
they will for some time to come have
their abiding place at the State Re
formatory for Women at Skowhegan.
The girls in question are Daisy Lin
nell of Waterville. aged q years. and
Doris Blaisdell of Fairfield. aged scarce
ly 49, Doris has travelled but few
years the paths which she should have
avoided although it must be admitted
that she has during that time made
fairly good progress, judging from her
interview with the court yesterday aft
ernoon. but Daisy has earned for her
self quite record included in. which
is the service of a term in Kennebec
Jail, and at a time when she was sew
eral years younger than she is at pres
ent From what was learned yester-
day afternoon by the court she has. in
stepping some"
The girls blew into town Sunday even
ing and went to the Cony House, where
they registered as Doris and Daisy
Hamilton" but which later proved to
have only been assumed for the occa-
sion. The girls were not out late Sun
day night for Night Clhcer Corbett ran
across them during the evening and
when on his asking them if they had a
room they replied in the Affirmative. he
suggested that they seek it, which they
promised to do as soon as they made
some purchases of eatables.
On Monday they started out to do"
the town, meaning of course, the camp
ground. and after each had purchased a
MILDLY blouse of blue with hose to match
and laid aside their shirt waists in a
paper bag, they were a pretty trim look
ing pair. That they had a good time
there is no doubt. but they k>pt no diary
for recording their experiences, nor did
they conide in the court, SO it will be
just as we'll to let it go that they had
a good time, both while the sun was
shining over all and after the stars
came out.
The sun was shining Tuesday morn
ing, just as it was on the morning of
the day before, but Daisy and Doris
did not seem to enjoy it, for just at
time when they had anticipated max
ing a visit to Camp Keyes and finding
out from personal observation what
we'll conducted military Camp locks
like, they were invited by police Of
ficcr to go to City hall, and of course
they went. Where was where their
troubles began for they were taken to
the office of Judge Lancaster and ask
ed a series of questions that to an in
nocent pair of girls would have been
more or less embarrassing.
From them it was learned by Judge
Lancaster that they came down from
Waterville on the trolleys Sunday eve
ming, the Linnell girl paying the fare
for both She told the court that her
father had given her S. for the trip.
which she said had been expended for
that purpose. but when it came to- the
court figuring up her expenditures the
total was $s.15, with some incldentals
not reckoned in. One item which was
left out was the expense Of two swag-
ger sticks which the Linnell girl said
cost IS cents each, but regarding this
item her companion disagreed with her
and said that the swagger sticks were
given to them and also named the
soldiers WHO gave them. However. the
court complimented Daisy on being
good financier
The appearance Of the two girls in
the Judges room was of a marked
difference, for while Doris, the young
err. was as cool and collected as the
figure which surmounts the dome OF
the State House, Daisy was moved to
tears on an average Of every five min
utes. tears that trailed down over her
cheeks and were absorbed by her new
MILDLY blouse. In fact. SO protuse ana
FREQUENT was her tear-flow that it gave