Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-16

NJ. L. BREEN.'
4 double or two-story radish was
brought into the Journal Office sum
day evening by Officer Corbett, who
had c~onfscated it from the garden of
Charles Noble. Cony street. Augusta,
and it Is the funniest looking radish
you can imagine. 1t is not large in
size or weight. but it has more
twists. ~convolutions and spirals and
curves thar the most left-handed
left-hander in the Worlds Series. The
top sergeant radish. from which the
stalk grows, is rather an ordinary
homely radish, though most Of 1t grew
out of the ground and is hardly at
to eat, but a Siamese Twin connection
bitches onto another, lower story rad
ish, which was certainly out OF sight
in the ground and should ave re-
manned there, for It is far from n
thing of beauty, being a conglomera-
ton OF radishes. with pig tails, rat
tails and other appendices awaiting a
surgical operation. It is surely a freak
growth.
And then, on Monday morning. Hugh
Chadwick walks into the Journal Of
flee with the prize curio Of all. He was
out in Arthur Savage's pasture,on sun
day, looking over the things that ma
ture provides from the ground and
found that the soil was about as
good here in Augusta for beautiful
things as anywhere else in the country
To prove it he brought to this office
seven kinds Of field flowers, all In
, blossom, as follows: Field daisy, vio-
let, buttercup, t a flower. strawberry,
bluet and dandelion. If anyone can
better that And let him come forth and
prove it.
No legal battle in years has excited
the attention that centered around the
! Hallen case, which continued eight
days in the superior court at Portland
and closed Thursday afternoon dra-
matically when Judge Connolly direct
ed a verdict for the respondent. In
dictment again j. D. Hallen. one-time
manager of q picture house in Bruins
wick, charging forgery of a check for
$76, vas basis of a sensational trial.
Mr.. Hallen admits to special study of
this case, to an education in the law in
his early manhood. but is reticent
when questioned as to what vocation
he has followed prior to settling in
Brunswick last spring, except to say
that he was an attache Of the Fox Film
Company in the production of monster
pictures here and abroad. He was
employed while in Brunswick by Gray
and Carrisan, the latter one-time nan
ager of the Red Sex, as manager of a
theater they had leased.
The unveiling Of the Goodall Me-
mortal took place Saturday afternoon
at Sanford. The monument was erect
ed in Central square as tribute to the
late Thomas Goodall. founder Of the
Sanford Mills. Edward H. Emery de-
1fvered the historical address. Con-
gresham Louis B. Goodall spoke as
the representative Of the family. The
exercises were at 5 o'clock and were
attended by several thousand people.
The Sanford Mills Band played. Four
| bronze tablets have been placed on the
| sides Of the pedestal. Two OF the tab
lets. on opposite sides OF the shaft
read as follows: erected by the citi-
sens Of Sanford to the memory OF
4tiONh0S SOOudtts Loui0ci VI II SdH-
ford Mills and the Goodall Worsted
Company. Born in Dewsbury. York
! shire. Eng. 1898. Died in Sanford. Me,
1910" Another tablet shows an early
| view Of the mill with this inscription
beneath: mil No. /. The original
| Goodaf mill In 1867. employed 40
operatives" The other tablet shows a
view Of the Sanford Mills. at the pres
| ent time, and bears the inscription:
1.-The Sanford Mills. The Goodall in
dustries in 1917 employed 1850 opera
|! tives."
When the new torpedo boat destroy
er Maniey 10 commissioned for service
every man in the crew will find that
he ts indebted to about 100 Bath wo-
| men. who have attended to the knit
| ting Of sweaters. helmets. wristers.
scarfs and other warm clothing TO
protect them agains the rtgors Of win
ter Al ssa- One hundred and ten COM
I plete outfits were on Saturday placed