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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-26
Mrs Charles witham has gone to
work for Mrs. Earl Ladd of Mercer.

octave Young, known to many resi-
dents of Orono as buddy Young, was
discovered dead in his bunk Sunday
nlght in the logging camp Of George
A. DeRusha in Township 80, beyond
"reenf1eld. He was about 60 years
Ola. fas lived in Orono about 40 years
and so far as known, had no relatives.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-26

elght huskfns machines. This will do
away with the husking crew at canning
time.
Merle Sheaf has a motor bicycle.
Mrs. Mary Emery Of Norridgewock
is visiting relatives and friends in this
place.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-26

Pat H. br (valentine) ...6 8
Baymar. (McDonald) =. ds
Darkey Todd, blk m Gas
Son) OF
Sailor Redlac blk (BelD DIR
Don F.. Oh h (Murphy) 80. l DIS
Spy Direct. b h (Geers) 80. DIS
Able Bond. BIN (White) I'LL DIS
Olive r.. b m (Rodney) Ids
AL McKinna, blk m (Floyd) DIS
Time. 2o6 IA, EOS IA. 2.07 IL,
2.o7 IL
NJ AND NJ STAKE-xos TROT-s1o,ooo.
Busy's Lassie. m. by Peter
the Great-Miss Busy by
Clay (Cox) .....................2
AL Mack. b h, by McLintock
(Murray) .....................l l I 4
Ridgemark, b 6 (Traynor.....5 s.
Miss Perfection, b m (McMa-
hon) Observation-Disclosures. 2
Spriggan. b (Childs). ........9 3ro
Lucille spier. b m Murphy).4 6ro
NJ. L. j.. b GeonardD. .......6 7ro
Wilkes Brewer. CHI m Uani-
Royal Knight, h (White)....7 9 9ro
Straight Sail. b m (valentine).S 6 10 DIR
Time-2oe., 2.o7a. 2.o7i, 207.. 2Na.
EOS PACE-PURSE 1920.
Edward P. b h. by The North
ern Man (Ray) ..................2 I
Musslshell, CHI G. by Bozeman
W. Fleming) .....................1
Canute, b h Gee) .................3
Mary Rosaline Parr. blk m (Hop-
kins) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Cleo B.. CHI m (Sheridan). .....5 5 dr.
Peter Greenwade, (NfcDon-
add NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .......4 dS
Time-2oes. eo7i, 2.o7a. 207i.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-26

Adde Pond. formerly of Boothbay
Harbor, died Tuesday in this city, aged
81 years The remains were taken on
the 9.3s train Wednesday morning to
Boothbay Harbor for burial.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-26

The Ladies' Aid Of the Green street
Methodist church will meet at $50 this
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. John
Fowler, Riverside Drive. Members take
the o'clock Waterville car.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-26

Justin E. Cove of Eastport, agent
of the Passamaquoddy tribe of Indians,
and Ira E. Pinkham, agent for the Pc
nobscot tribe, We're visitors Wednes-
cay in Augusta
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-26

Friends of Fred Thompson. son Of
DR.. and Mrs. w. S. Thompson, who
has been employed in Detroit Mich,
will be interested to learn that he has
enlisted in the navy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-26

L. H. Winship returned Tuesday
from Garry Pond, where he has been
enjoying several days of fishing. and
brought with him five handsome SAL
mon
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-26

The examination of DR.. Coombs' class
in First Aid work will be held at IT'S
this evening at the class room in the
Y. NJ. c. A. building.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-26

DR.. Theodore E. Hardy, superintend-
ent of the Central Maine Sanatorium
at Fairfield, was a caller Wednesday
in this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-26

H. A. Duncan, an official of the
Bath Military and Naval Orphan Asy-
lum, was a business caller Wednes-
day in the Capital City.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-26

Miss Alice NJ. Hewett returned on
Wednesday from a 10 days visit in
South Somerville as the guest of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Hewett.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-26
Local Matters

The Kew pies will meet this Thursday
evening with Gladys Walker.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-26

Charles ]. Cole Of Readield was a
caller Wednesday at the court house on
legal business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-26
LOCAL NOTICE

Ola 1oiks dance at Manchester Grange
hall. FRIDAY evening, July q. Admission
- esnesi AAo1es' 10 centS. slyz5d3t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-26

morning for Canada, having been call
ed by the serious illness Of his father
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Partridge Of Win
throp street are the parents Of a son,
who was born to them Wednesday
morning,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-26

George c. Thompson, manager OF the
Belfast Opera House. will return to Bel
fast this morning after passing a few
days at his home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-26

William Pike. who has been passing
a short vacation at Lake Androscoggin,
Wayne, returned Wednesday morning to
report to the Burleigh Battery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-26

Reuben Brewer and Simon Ambrose Of
Ocean Point motored to Augusta We'd
nesday, called on friends and visited
Camp keyes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-29

GREAT
DRIVE COMING
Vermont Conference of Methodists Plan
Endowment of S150O0O for It's
Retired Preachers.

The Vermont conference commission
on conference claimants endowment fund
has organized by the election of the Hon.
Frank Plumiey of Mortified as chair
man, Senator Sanford a. Daniels cf
Rrattleboro as vice chairman and treas
Ter, and Rev. +. W Sharp Of Brattle
bOro as field secretary. Prominent min
isters and laymen constitute the other
members of the commission, which has
set for itself the task Of raising the sum
of $4,000 to be added to the $400 600
now on hand, the combined sum to consti-
tutc a permanent endowment fund for
the purpose of paying annuities and
gratmtics to the veterans Of the confer
encc who have borne the burden in the
heat of the day and deserve a pension
III the few wears Of their retirement from
active service.
This action is in line, not only with
the other conferences Of Methodism, but
also with the other great Protestant de-
nominations Of the country. Under the
leadership Of one Of their bishops the
Protestant Tpiscopalians set out to raise
S5000000 for their retired preachers and
did not stop work until So. 900 900 had
been paid or pledged The Prcsbyterians
"lHo dit uoillS great illHgo III thtS line.
The MethodistS of the country number
many millions, ard have more churches
and preachers than any other Protestant
denomination, hence need more money
Tor this fund and >l5,000,00O is the goal
now set for the country as whole. and
Sl50.0oo for the Vermont conference
As the conference already has $4,000 ot
invested funds the commission now ask
for only the modest sum Of $4,000 foi
which a tremendous drive is now being
organized, and will be pat into operation
III the early fall
At that time several bishops of the
church and other able and experienced
clcrgymcn and laymcn will come to tho
aid OF Rev. Mr.. Sharp, and the entire
field covered by the conference will be
| thoroughly canyaseed for this cause. Ii
| Is expected that a state which more than
/ subscribed for it allotment Of Liberty
Loan bonds and j. doing spIendidly fol
| the Red Cross viii not be backward il
coming forward to subscribe for thi.
growlnGly important benefccncc
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-29
AUTOMOBILES IN
THREE ACCIDENTS
F. 3. Richardson's Machine Damaged
by Going Of Culvert-Col. Estey's
Car Skids Into Bank.

An automobile owned ana driven By
T. b, Richardson Of West Brattlcboro
was damaged yesterday afternoon near
the top of the hill in Grccnleaf street
West Brattleboro, near Louis j. Sylves-
tcr's. He says he had Just shut off the
power to 90 down the hill when Baxter
Read in the latter's automobile drove up
the hill and crowded him so that the
front end of his ear went off IA culyert
As Col. j. Gray Estey and p V Hogan
New York representative OF the Estey
Organ Co, were on their way back from
keene, y. H., last evening in the
Pierce Arrow touring car owned by Col.
Estey, driven bS the owner the car
struck a stone and skiddcd against 4
bank, breaking one front wheel and bend
ing the fender. Mr. Hogan was thrown
out of the ear and somewhat bruised
Col Estey chung to the wheel and wa
.uniuiured
The driver of an automobile with the
Vermont registry number, 9lI, came
down South Main street hill this morn
ing and when crossing Milestone bridge
began to skid. Before the car came to a
stop it had skidded against one front
wheel Of the delivery wagon Of II. b
Haus, smashing the wheel and shafts
The operator Of the machine had the
wagon taken to Colgroye's blacksmith
shop on Flat street where he agreed t.
settle for the damage The name Of the
driver of the car was understandable from
Mr.. liauS or his employees, who said they
took the number of the car but did not
bother with the name OF the driver
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-29
COMPANY | BOYS
LEAVE FOR FORT
Twenty One Members and II Recruits
Started This Afternoon = Capt.
Gibson in Rutland Tonight.

The last but two of the members OF the
First Regiment who have been on duty
in this vicinity left this afternoon Tor
Fort Ethan Allen. Twenty-one members
of the company and IL recruits left on
the train due to leave at 20S but which
did not leave until nearly 3 o'clock. -Four
more recruits went from Bennington to-
day.
Capt. +. w Gibson of Company !, who
has been on recruiting duty in Windham
and Bennington counties, went on the
same train as far as Rutland, where he j,
ito be one Of the speakers at big re
'cruiting rally there this evening.
Arthur Cain, who has been i'll with
llaryngitis, and Carl Noetsch, who has not
iTecovered his strength after an attack OF
scarlet fever, are the two members OF
the company who have not yet left Brat
| tleboro, but who will go to the fort as
soon as able.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-29
HOTEL OPENS SUNDAY.
Raponda House Begins It's Second Year
with Formal Opening.

The Raponda house at Lake Raponda
near Wilmington will open Sunday for
its second season. The Citizens band
will give a concert on the hotel veranda
at 2.30, Immediately after dinner, which
will be the first meal served there Par
ties from North Adams, Bennington
and surrounding towns are expected to
be on hand to help make the opening a
success, providing the roads are in good
shape. Applications for rooms for the
season are numerous and indicate that
the mountains will be in especial favor
this summer. The hotel had a prosper
Gus season last year and from present in,
dications will do even better i'll 1917.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-29
CREEL WILL GIVE OUT NEWS.
Censorship Tangle Is Strengthened Out
at Washington.

WASHINGTON, June Secretary
Baker took pains yesterday to insure
against repetition Of the confusion
which cnsued over different rulings
made with regard to the publication OF
the news of the arrival Of American
troops in France. The incident served
to emphasize the general muddle in
which the censorship has become in
volved.
Secretary Baker, as a result of what
occurred, at first announced his inten-
tlon of having a separate army censor.
Later, after consultation with other
heads Of departments, il was decided
that hereafter the Crcel committee
should issue all rulings, the committee
getting them from the proper depart
ment, as the case might be. the Creel
bureau, however, is not to make rulings
itself without consultation with the
proper army or naval officer designated
for this purpose.
The confusion resulted from the fact
that some one in the war department
when appealed to directly said that the
cablcgram announcing the arrival OF
the troops might be printed. A short
time later MajorGen. Tasker II. Bliss
ruled that the despatch must not be
printed. In the meantime the Creel bu
reau had ruled that the release should
stand.
A plan is now to be worked out by
which all cables coming from abroad
concerning the movement of American
troops are to be first passed upon here.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-29
Conclusion of War Before
Then Greatest Disaster
i'm Worlds History
BRITISH PREMIER
SPEAKS IN SCOTLAND
s1y Russian Revolution, While Post
poning Peace, Will Have the Effect
Of Making the Quality of Victory
surcr and More Complete.

GLASGOW, june % la discussing the
question of peace today Premier Lloyd
Grurpe said that 1T the war should be
concluded % single hour before the allied
powers reached the end they sct out to
tun At the beginning ot thc war Il
would bc the greatest disaster that ever
brtcIl mankind
In my Judgment said the premier
"thu var viii come 10 an end when the
allied Powers have reached the end they
sac aut tn attain when they accepted tine
challenge thrown down by Germany to-
civilization I bear people shy that Ger.
mJuy Is ready to give as satisfactory
ueacr. No doubt Nuu can have peace now
rt certain price for no doubt Germany
wants peace, but IL rs peace which
would give her economic and other con
uol over the countries which she has in
vldrd
Russia will regain her strength with a
uund aud become migutior and more for
utd1bo than ever" Nlr Lloyd George
continued Although these distractions
d bad the effect ol po-tponing complete vic
tony they make victory more sure than
over. more complete than ever. and vhu
Is more important they make surer than
ever the quality of victory There were
many hearts filled with gloomy anxiety
contemplating the prospects of peace
conference to settle the future ot dcmoc
tacv with representatives present pj the
most rpaotienary autocacy IN the world
RUSSIA is now uushacklcd and free and
her representatives at the peace confer
cncc would he representative Of % trea
people lighting ior freedom and auang
Iug % future democracy on the llEcs "l
freedom Not merely would thc Russian
revolution m1wc'a more complete, bat a
higher and more exalted victory thar
ever was contemplated before
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-29
DARLING PRODS
BARBER IN SIDE
Clash of Counsel at Trial of Mrs.
Felch for Murder Former
ApologiZcd.

CHELSEA, June - A sharp clash be
tween Ex-Licut Gov Hale X, Darling,
an attorney for Mrs Anna Felch, being
tried here. charged with the murder oi
her husband, Joseph Felch, at Topsham,
and Atty Gen. II. G, Barber was the fea-
ture OF the trial yesterday.
The latter was leading his cross-gues-
tons up To climax when attorney Oar
ling, who had reiterated objection to a Ger
tain question, walked up to the Attorney
General and prodded him sharply in the
side with pencil A. the prosecutor
turned about Mr., Darling stood up to
him threateningIy, whercupon the Attor-
ncy General pushed the woman's counsel
none to gently back toward his seat
The situation cleared Immediately and
Mr. Darling apologzed to the court.
Mrs. Felch took the stand again yester-
day and made sweeping denals OF any
knowledge of the murder and of improper
conduct with Otis Williams, who is sery
ing life sentence for completely. Once
she stated she had promised Josephine
Pero, her housemaid, gold watch ii she
would stand by her but later she tes
tilted she merely asked the girl to tell tho
truth
She refused to admit as being authcnti,
any part Of the statement alleged to have
been made by her in the presence OF State
Atty +. G. Williams and stenographe1
on the Sunday after the murder Witness
said she couldn't recall saying that sh'
regretted not going to the sugar house witt
her husband on the night of his deatl
and denied adding that had she done Sc
There would have been two dead person.
instead of one.
Much of the cross-examination centere,
around the apparel worn by the woman OF
the day of the murder. The prosecute
asked her to identity a deeply staine
apron. Mrs. Fech identified it as an aproi
which she had worn, but not on the da
fher husband died.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-29
AGED MAN HELD
UP AND FIRED ON
Shot in Hand as He Seized
His Whip When Money
Was Demanded
ASSAILANTS GET
AWAY IN AUTOMOBILE
Gang May Have Gone Through Brat
tleboro Daring Episode on State
Highway Near Westport, N. II. =
Keene Officers Searching.

\ daylight holdup and shooting in
which Orleans l.. Eaton of Swanzey, \. H,
an estimable man about s. years, was
wounded in one hand, occurred about $50
o clock yesterday afternoon on the state
road within half mile Of the village OF
Westport, n H., and the assailants got
away in an automobile Three or four men
were involved in the job.
' Chicf-oi-poicc George Wilson OF BrattIe-
boro was notified about 430 o,clocls by
County Solicitor Pickard OF Keene, y. H,
that an automobile bearing the assailants
was thought to be headed toward Brattlc-
boro. Later hc was told that the machine
bore the Massachusetts, registration mum
Der 6I5.
Whether the car came here is not known,
but Frank Burton, who drives Holden &
Martin auto-truck, while on the way to
Winchcster, \. H., yesterday afternoon
sometime after the shooting stopped at
the watering trough near the Pratt farm
two miles from Brattlcboro and while there
heard an automobile coming this way at
a terrific pace and noticed that it carried
several men. He knew nothing about any
shooting, but when he reached Winches-
ter hc was told about the boldup and re-
called seeing the car.
| Mr. Eaton was driving toward his home
| when he was accosted by the two men.
+! One of them hailed him. saving, Give Us
| your money, with vulgar eXpletve The
| old gentleman looked at them in astonish-
ment for AN instant and then seized his
| whip IN a threatening manner, saying:
| IN give you my money. As hc did 50
one OF the men fired upon him twice, one
| bullctt missing and the other passing
through his hand, probably breaking one
or more bones.
When tho firing took place a third man
Iappcarcd from the bushes nearby and
called off the assailants They then ran to
an automobile where Mr. Eaton believes
there was a fourth man, and they disap
peared toward Winchester and the MasSa
chusctts line. 1t was some time before
the authorities were notified, and NJ
trace of the gang could be found.
Sheriff Lord City Marshal Philbricl
and County Solicitor Pickard, all Of keene
were anxious last night to locate a ca1
bearing the Massachusetts plate 6l5. whicl
is listed as belonging to a Boston lawye
who lives in Somcrvic. That machine wa
Thought to be the one the gang had, as 1
was seen in that locality at about th'
right time.
The holdup was an astonishngly DARN;
one as it took place on the mail
thoroughfarc where automobiles are pass
ing frequently Mr. Eaton was unable I,
give very accurate description Of his as
, sailants, about all he could say being tina
one. of them was light compcNioned AM
wore a blue suit. The automobile was a
Oldsmobile touring car and the top wa
said to he up.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-29
Horrible Crime Committed
in Cottage on Lake Near
LacOnia
TEACHERS THROAT
CUT BY ASSAILANT
Who Later Gives Himself Up to Local
Police Women Bound Hand and
Foot-Two Survivors Suffering Sc
verely From Shock.

LACONIA, \. H., June 29.-Miss
Elizabeth Suess, assistant matron. and
Miss Dorothy Davis, a teacher at the
state school for feeble minded here,
were suffering today from wounds on
the head and nervous shocks sustained
Richards, head teacher at the school, was
murdered in a cottage on the shore Of
Lake Winnisquam last night
Morris T. Bradford, who had been
with the women, and who gave himself
up 10 the police, was held at the police
station over night 1t was arranged
to give him a hearing later in the day
after the arrival of Attorney General
James z. Tuttle. A hunting knife bear
ing a spot resembling blood was found
iii the cottage.
According to brief statements OBJ
tainable. hy the authorities from Miss
Suess and Miss Davis, who were in an
hysterical condition last night, the
| three women bad accepted Bradford 5
invitation to take supper with him at
the cottage which is on the school
grounds. Early in the evening, they
said, Bradford attacked them.
They declared that he bound all
three hand and foot, cut Miss Rich
aIds's throat, struck the other two
over the head and cut their hair off .
Shortly after dark he left them. One
Of the young women managed to free
| herself from her bonds, locked the door
and united the cords which bound her
| companions.
Bradford padded two miles up the
lake in canoe and entering the city
went to the police station and surren-
dered himself, telling the desk sergeant
that he "had better lock him up.
Bradford gave no explanation further
than to tell the sergeant to call up DIR.
Benjamin W. Baker, superintendent of
the school, and find out the reason. 1t
was then learned that Bradford had
previously telephoned to DR.. Baker and
asked him to visit the cottage.
When the police and DR.. Baker
reached the place Miss Richards was
dead Miss Suess and Miss Davis were
taken to the school infirmary.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-29
GUARDSMEN TO GO SOUTH.
Will Be Sent to Camps as Drafted into
Federal Service.

WASHINGTON, June National
guard regiment, viii be sent forward to
thrir divisional mobilization camps i'll the
south Immediately after they have been
drafted into the federal service. Hereto
fore it had been expected it might be
necessary to keep many regiments at
their home armories or state mobilization
points for an indefinite period.
The exact date OF the application of
the draft to the guard is still under dis
cuesion. Present orders are that the di-
visions of the eastern section OF the
country be drafted July 10, the central
section July > and the western section
August ). The war department, how
ever, is debating the advisability OF post
poning the application Of the draft until
Aug. ) and covering the entire guard at
that time in one operation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-29
BRITISH CONTINUE
TO GAIN NEAR LENS
Have Entered Town Of Avion and
Taken Positions in Arras Sector
German Thrust at Verdun.

LONDON, June 29-British troops last
night in an offensive gained their whole
objective says a telegram from British
headquarters in France. The British cap
tmcd German forward positions on a
2oooyard front south and west of Oppy
ia the Arras sector.
The official statement says the British
captured prisoners and machine guns
They also continue to gain ground south
ot the Souchcz river and have entered
the town of Avion about two miles south
of Lens
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-29
MARRIAGES.

In Brattleboro, June p, by Rev. Doug
las G. Guest, John Duval and Miss Mary
Root, both of Brattleboro.
In Saxtons River, June 2S, by Rev.
George F. Chaplin, Nelson Phillip Jones OF
Bellows Falls and Miss Mildred Florence
SWeetland of Brattleboro
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-06-29
INFORMED POLICE
HE KILLED MOTHER
Greenfield Young Man Unable to Give
Plausible Reason for Woman
Found Stabbed.

GREENFIELD, Mass, June %
Tadcucz OIezak. aged -, walked into
the district court this morning and an
nounccd that he had killed his mother.
The woman S body was found in the
kitchen of the home with knife
wound through the heart. The young
man was unable to give any plausible
reason of his act.