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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-28
WOOD CHOPPING-
COAL SHORTAGE

The following was issued Thursday
by Charles D. Woods, chairman of the
State Fuel Wood Committee for Maine:
The Fuel Administrator is doing its
utmost to procure coal for the indus
tries. The demand for these
is taxing the mining and shipping ia
c%ilities. Bad as the present situation
is, worse conditions are likely to be the
rule next winter. In Maine homes coal
can be largely replaced by wood for
fuel. Our fathers depended entirely
upon wood for heating and for cooking.
Our State is covered with wood suit
able for fuel. While farmers and other
operators are the ones to look to for
market wood, hundreds of people can
cut some wood in their localities for
their own use.
The Fuel Administration has en-
listed the college faculties and their
unemployed students in wood chop
ping. The pastors of several churches
have written hat they have formed
chopping clubs which are busily en-
gagged cutting next winters wood sup
ply. Letters are being sent to school
- "iio hlSlIS
that they form their pupils into chop
ping clubs. They may not he able to
cut WOO economically from the oper-
ators' standpoint. But just as the
amateur gardeners added greatly to
food production last summer so can
amateur wood choppers assist in coal
saving this winter.
Every cord of fuel wood saves the
mines from producing and the rail-
reads from hauling from three-fourths
to a ton of coal If the 600 school
superintendents and principals get busy
and form clubs hat cut on the aver
age so cords each, Maine will need
neXt winter $4,000 tons less coal than
this winter. This would save mining
and transporting from Pennsylvania
600 car loads and keep within the
State money equal to one-fifth of the
war loan voted by the last Legisla-
ture,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-28
WINSLOW
Heating Plant in Grammar.
School Building to Be Remod-
eled-Surprise Party for Sol
der on Furlough-Report of
H. & w. Relief Association
Treasurer

Miss Mildred Thing passed Thursday
AT the home Of Lawyer and Mrs. \. II.
Bridge, Waterville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Getchcll passed
the holiday with Mr.. and Mrs. Ansel
Farnham, Benton.
Miss Ruth Drummond after a few
days visit at the home of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Drummond has re-
turned to West Lynn. Mass.
A dance will be held Friday evening
at the Taconnet club house.
George X. Bassett, legal adviser for
drafted men for the town of Winslow.
has been busy of late assisting men
with the missionaries.
The committee on heating appointed
at the last annual town meeting to re-
model the heating plant at the gram
mar school building are employed on
the work this week and expect TO have
the building ready for Dec.
81. The members Of the committee are
Walter Tobey, Frank Cole, James A
Hodges, Fred H. Ellis and Heman Gar
land.
Friends in town have received cards
from Miss Gladys Mcneil. a former
Winslow girl, who is now employed as
dietition at the Muhlenburg
hospital at Plainsfeld, y. ].
Raymond Smiley. who has been
passing a few days furlough at his
home was given a surprise party
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-28

The respondent opposed the petition
on two grounds: Generally that a
crossing of it's tracks should not be
permitted at the place designated in
the petition: and that the present pro-
ceedings must be dismissed because
the way in fact had not been legally
established. Ii the last objection ls
we'll taken, it is fatal to this case n
the first need not be considered.
The evidence offered by the petit
TONERS showed that 10 legal voters or
the plantation presented to the asses
Gors a petition, dated August 3. IVY,
for the laying out of the way: that the
assessors gave written notice dated
August 10, 1917, of their intention TO
lay out such way. and named August
IS. 1917, as a date for a hearing on a
petition: that they issued a warrant
dated August 10, 1917. posted on the
same date, for a meeting of the in
habitants of the plantation to be held
August 20. 1917, ito see if the planta-
ton will accept the way; that said
assessors gave a hearing on said petit
ton and filed their return laying out
the way August IS. 1917.
In the present case the warrant
was issued August 10. 1917; the loca-
ton was made and the return was filed
August Is. 1917. This is fatal to the
present proceedings. No way has been
establishes; and it follows that no
foundation exists for this position. 1t
is not necessary to consider any Of
the other objections, either technical
or to the merits"
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SOLDIER BOYS

The first service flag by any of the
secret orders in Camden, is one recent
ly hung by Mt. Battle Lodge of Odd
Fellows in the lodge room. 1t con-
tains four stars. representing mem
bers in the service.
The Youngest son of Rev. and Mrs.
w. w. Ogier at Pasadena, Calf, for
merly Of Camden, Me, has recently en-
listed in he navy. He is not quite 81.
The following regarding him is from
a California paper. Walter w. Ogier,
Jr., he enlisted in the regular navy
and leaves tonight for Mare Island.
He has already been classified and re-
ceived his papers as second machinist
mate and will be in service at the navy
ward pending his assignment to q bat
tie ship. His position in the navy cor
responds in rank to that or sergeant
in the army, and is considered n COM
pllment not only to the young man but
to Throop College Of Technology.
where he has received his training
during the past our Years.
Copeland Merrill of the Medical
Department of the 1850 l.. s. Infan-
try, now somewhere in France, writes
t''' iS iStSItiN cav SDIHt herman
soldiers captured by American troops
and that their establishment at finding
United States troops behind the lines
was great. They said they had been
old by their officers that all the
American troop ships which had start
ed had been sunk by the C-boats and
no soldiers had succeeded In making
the trip across. Tho German soldiers
appeared not to regret having been
capturcd.-Franklin journal.
st. Johns Catholic church of Bangor.
which has more members in the
American Army n Navy than any
other church in eastern Maine, Is
shortly to fly a service flag with IFS
stars. The parish is the largest in
Bangor and that its. men are loyal and
patriotic is shown by their splendid
response to the Nations cali.
Donald Sewall with unit % in the
ambulance corps in training at Al
l%entown, Pa. arrived in Bath In t;m,.
to pass Christmas with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark W. Sewall. He
will remain until Friday. His MANY
Bath friends have been giving him .
royal welcome since his return
Neither Of Mr.. Sewalrs two brother.
Edward who is in the navy now a.
Philadelphia nor Joseph at Camn
Devens, Aver, Mass, were able 10 re,
home and Donald's homecoming was
a surprise coming as a last hour lea
Of absence over the holiday.
First Lieut.. Samuel Wakefield Ere.
Sergt. Samuel y. Lakin. Supply sere,
Eliot A. Fuller, sergts. James n. West
Howard W. Pratt, Corps. Jacob Croker
Fred A. Stickney, Clyde A. Mains. Charles
i Whitehouse; Bugler Frank Fl. Conan,.
PriVates Roscoe II. Shaw. John + Crane
Herbert A. Drawn, John c. Fitzgerald
Roland j. HaIning and William F. lone,
O. the 18th Co., c. A. c., Fort Ieavitt
passed Christmas at their homes in Path
Private Frank Bosse Of Lewiston VA.
taken back 70 his company in Portland
Wednesday morning by Deputy Picard
bosse Is technically a deserter. but ,,s,
what action will be taken with the officers
1T MS case is uncertain. One OF Bosses
relatives died within a week or two and
was SICK some time before that, and IL IL
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the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Greenleaf Rand
lett, nee Haley. lie is Is years old ard is
in excellent health and has long been
rated as one of the wealthy men OF tbs
community. For A time after their mar.
rlage Mr.. and Mrs. Tiandlett resided on a
farm in the HUFF Hill neighborhood and
then moved to a farm or the edge O..
Pittsiield. where they made their home
for a long term of years. Mrs. Rand.
let's parents in the meantime were living
Oh the farm near the old tavern, the latter
building having long ago been torn down
and after the death Of their younger
daughter, Lizzie, Mr.. and Mrss Kandle.t
moved to the Fuller homestead and carea
for the aged people in their last days
The Randlett farm is now owned and oc.
cupied by a New York man and several
years ago Mr.. and Mrs. Randlett decided
to retire from the activities which had 80
marked their earlier career and ~disposiag
of the Fuller property which they had
subsequently inherited. moveo to an at
~tractiVe modern dwelling on Elm st.
lfartland village, Here they have resided
alone and Will doubtless continue to DO 80
another spring. but for the winter they
are making their headquarters at the
Park House, the leading n. lei of the
town.
The couple have had six children, one
daughter died when young. but otherwise
their family are living. The eldest SOL,
Carl. is a prominent merchant in IiaT'-
land village; Belle, the eldest daughter
married Fred L.. Morse and lives in Pa
myra; Thomas is engaged in the ice bus
ness in Hartland; Harry is manager Ok
the Park House and also has a large
hardware store in Hartland, and Mrs
Ellie Laura Pichen, the youngest daugh.
ter. is a school teacher. making her homs
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Rand.
lett nave eight grandchildren.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-28

Tuesday evening by 81 Of his High
school mates. Through the kindness Of
Philip Dunbar. the party was taken to
the Smiley home in a hayrack, The
evening was delightfully."- passed with
various games and music. Refresh
ments of apples. popcorn, candy and
nuts were served.
At a recent meeting of the Holdings.
worth Il Whitney Relief Association
held at the club h0us" the treasurer re-
ported: Paid out for accidents. 1874
50; paid out for sickness, s2,2sl.s2;
paid out for death. 1895; paid out for
miscellaneous. $235.G0; dividend (six
assessmentsD, $4,36S.75; total so. 6O5.70;
cash on hand Dec. 10. 1917. $l95.10.
Mr.. and Mrs. i. O. Francis. who have
been stopping for several weeks at the
home of Mrs. Ella Reynolds, made a
short visit at the home of Mr.. and Ms.
Fred Pickering and have left for their
home at Nantucket, Mass.
Mrs. Ella Reynolds entertained
christmas Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wirs
of Watervillc, Mr.. and Mrs. Everett
Woodman of Fairfield. Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Pickering of this town and MI
and Mrs. j. @. Francis of N~autuche,
Mass.
Miss Ella Booth and Mrs. Charles
Eaglcy of SIiowllegan have been recen'
guests at tho home of Mr.. and MrS'
John \. Hogan.
Harvey Chenevert after passing a
few days furlouSh at the home of his
parents, has returned to the rayaI
training station at Newport, Mass.
Mrs. Albert r. Shurtlcff is stoppir-
at the homo Of Maurice II. Emery tF
awhile.
George DoStie, who resides at ts
home of Charles II. Marcia, is quite u"
Ansel Reynolds has gone to Ana
mont Springs. Fla, for the winter.
Henry Reynolds, who is employed a.
chef in a school at Tilton, y. II" haS
been a guest of his mother, Mrs. EN@
Reynolds. He was accompanied u?
Charles Thompson.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-28

understood that he has letters from a
prominent Lewiston attorney asking
clemency for that reason. This soldier
was a ~well-known wrestler before his en-
Iistment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer \. Chase of Au-
burn have received news of the safe ar
rival of their son. Homer n. Chase, Jr.,
somewhere across the seas The mes
sage came in the form of a postal card.
He wrote: Arrived safely. Fine trir
over. Will write again SOON The postal
bore the mark ~. S. army baee.' Young
Chase with other members of his COM
pany, left Ft. Strong in Boston harbor on
Dec. I'd. In a letter write, en- route and
posted at Providence, r. T.. Mr.. Chase
wrote that they We're on their way to
New York and expected to sail from Ho-
boken in about a week. This is the last
word his family had received until today.
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Further Information.

The omission of a very essential!
part OF the item in this department
thursday morning headed "A Denial
by GOV. Milliken," doubtless caused
readers to wonder what it was all
about.
Inc denial was Of a statement con-
tanned in a Portland dispatch to the
boston Herald and published last
Monday. which said that Governor
Mlliiken had decided not to be a candi-
late for the United States Senate ana
would be a candidate for reelection
as Governor.
The denial said that the Governor
hao not authorized any person to
make such a statement and hat he
mad not considered the matter. being
pusy enough at present with the duties
OF Chief Executive of Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-28
RECENT MAINE
ENLISTMENTS

Inc following recent enlistments of
Maine men have been reported to the
office of Adjutant General George Mel.
Presson, the adjutant general of Maine:
Navy
George r. Washburn, Madison; w.
H. Van Wart. Bangor; Victor Hugo
Robbins, Bangor: Pearl Greenleaf Rit-
tai Dresden; John X. Wallace. Port
land: Phillip A. Woodbury., Portland:
Harold Fl. Smith, Swans Island: Lev
erett S. Stanley, Swans Island: VIM,
a. Sterling, Peaks Island: Seward f.
THOMPSON, Standish; Charles j. Stock
a Portland; Harry c.. Bailey. Port
land; Orrin F. Wiley. Bar Harbor:
Raymond F. Beam, Bar Harbor: Law
renee E. Johnston, Bar Harbc~; Earle
n. Davis. Otter Creek: Notion r. King.
Portland; Edmund Bernard Samson,
Rockland.
Army
Moses w. Morrill,, Berwick; Rollin II.
Thurlow, Lee; Clifford o. Cole, Lee;
Dwight L. Moody. Danforth; Walter l..
Kenny, Orono; Maurice l.. Lait. Old
Town: James H. Finnigan, Bangor;
Pearley E. Bell. Monticello; Percy f.
Kneeland. Princeton; Basil J. Cham
berlain, South Brewer; Arthur l.. Hol-
den, Moose River; Leon H. Mackech-
ME, Calais; Louis A. Crobb. Davidson;
James c. Foyer, West Baldwin; Flori-
man j. Kenney, Stetson; Thurlow W.
Page. Sidney: Raymond II. Wood,
Monticello; Harold l.. Hooper. Ellis
worth; Charles II. T'rask. Bradford;
Maurice J. Kinkow. Old Town; Paul n,
Ouelette, Lille; Ray ". Smith. Water
Vile: Charles A. Fenno, Bangor;
George L. McLain, MilltoHn; Lester 3
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-28
STATE OF MAINE

IIt%oRSCoT. IS. December q. 1917.
Taken this twcnty-fourth day of Deem
her, "n execution dated the twenty-sSennd
day OF December. \. y. 1917. issued on d
Judgment rendered by the Supreme Judi
Cial Court, for the County of Penohscot.
at the term thereof begun and held on the
first Tuesday OF February, to wit. on
February ninCteen. 1911. in favor of the
$tAt" of Maine AGAINST John Russell. Tim
othN Mu'phY, and Timothy j. Lynch. all
Of Bangor aforesaid, for the sum of five
hundred CfHO dollars, debt or damage.
and tive dollars cishty-three cents g. S3l
costs of suit. and will he sold at publ.
auction at the office Of the Sheriff Of Pc
nob&Cnt County in the Court House. at
Bangor in said County and State to the
highest bidder on the thirtieth day of
January. l9lS. at ten o'clock i'll the fore
noon. the following described real estate
and All the right. title and interest which
thc said Timothy Murphy has in and to
the same to wit: A certain lot of and
with the buildings thereon situate in said
Bangor, N the uortherly side of Warren
street hcinG the present homestead of said
Timothy Murphy. and described as fol-
lows 10 wit. beginning at the northeastern
ly corner of a tract of land formerly
called the Wheeler and Remick track in
the Southerly line Of what was formerly
called the Davenport lands at a point
ahouf sixty NO feet west from the west
crlH lnN of Third street extended thence
westerly on the uortherly line of land for
mc:ly called the Wheeler tract about
fflN Tow lFSt, thence SOutnerlN at llEht
angles about one hundred twelve Ql2) feet
20 Warren street; thence easterIy on said
street about fifty (50) feet to the easterly
line Of said lot conveyed to one Remick;
thence northerly on said e~asterly line one
hundred twelve Ql2) feet, (more or less,
tn the point Of beginning and being the
same premises conveyed to Timochy Muir
ply by James II. Carlton and others, by
deed dated August fifteen, 1873. and re-
corded In Penobscot Registry of Deeds,
in Book 433. Page 3S7.
CHARLES r. BCSWELL.
Deputy Sheriff.
hecos fri AZ
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Have Patience, People!

The office Of Adjutant General
George Mel. Presson, the provost mar
snail or Maine, has been deluged with
questions from practically every board
IN the State as to where the fline.
cases for the questionaires might be
are. Captain w. e. Lawry of that
once said Thursday that his office
didn't know and was unable to ascer-
tain the whereabouts of the filing
cases, although every effort to get
them. A bulletin issued from the
provost marshais office says that it Is
informed by Washington hat the
manufacturers had been unable to turn
out on time the enormous number of
cases needed for the entire country
u that a carload had left Greensboro.
\. g., on Dec. Z by American Express
and should soon be here.
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Is; Wednesday, Jan. %; Friday. Jan
25; Wednesday,. Jan. 30.
Wednesday, Feb, 6; Monday, Feb. II;
Wednesday,. Feb. 13; Wednesday, Feb.
%; Monday, Feb Is: Wednesday. Feb.
-
State Treasurer Simpson stated that
the State taxes were coming in finely.
Only about 40 towns were due on
Thursday morning and he had got in
touch with them. with the resul that
some of the taxes were on the way,
others would be sent in before Mon
day. Dec. 81, leaving but a few small
plantations whose taxes would be UNI
paid on thai date.
State Supt. of Schools A. O.. Thomas
explained several items for which h'
presented an order for payment ana
the Council adjourned until 10 A. NJ.
Friday.
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READFIELD

EAST-Miss Alice MarSton paJset
Christmas at the W. T. Mace home
Mrs. Elmer Berry passed a very pleas
ant day recently with her friend, ME-
Will Lord.
Mrs. Ida Morrill, passed Christmas VII"
her sister, Mrs. VIII Haines OF Water
vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Berry entertai"e'
as dinner guests Tuesday Mr.. ard N.Y.
James Wyman. Mrs. Celia Trask, Nj
n Mrs. Frank Wyman and son, Leo'
Wyman and William wyman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Fifield and famr
were entertained at the pleasant home o.
Leonard Barber, Hallowell, Christmas
day.
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LONG POND A
PETITION DISMISSED

The Public Utilities Commission in
a decision rendered Thursday dis
missed the petition of the assessors of
Long Pond Plantation for an order
determining the name and conditions
under which a proposed way might
cross the tracks of the Canadian
Pacific Railway Company at Long
Pond.
The decision of the commissioners
says in part:
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Governor and Council on Thursday Begin Long Closing SEES
sion of the Year 1917-FOrestern Palmer of Nachias Granted
Conditional PardOn-PetitiOns of Atwood and Greenwood Ia
bled-Various State Officials Tell Governor and Council of
Needs of Their Departments, as Well as Improvements-Re-
cent Enlistments in Army and Navy - Industrial Accident
Decision-Lang Pl. Railroad Crossing Petition Dismissed
Council Will Be in Session Today
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Baby Eight Months Old
Had Itching Rash Since
Birth on His Face, Neck
and Back. Two Cakes
Cuticura Soap and One
Box Ointment Healed

Above are extracts from a
signed statement recently re-
ceivcd from Mrs. George
Woodbury., 4 French Street,
Lynn, Mass.
Cuticura Soap, to cleanse, purify
and beautify, Cuticura Ointment
to soften, soothe and heal, have
been most successful in the
severest forms of skin and scalp
troubles, but greater still is what
they have done in preserving
clear skins, clean scalps and good
hair as well as in preventing little
skin troubles becoming great ones.
Cheap soaps. harsh soaps, coarse,
strongly medicated soaps are re-
sponsible for half the skin troubles
in the world. Stop the use of all
doubtful soaps. Use Cuticura for
all toilet purposes.
For Trial Free by Return Mail ad-
dress postcard: "Cuticura, Dept. r,
Boston," Sold throughout the world.
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MUSTEROLE QUICK
Relief! NO BLISTER!
It Soothes and Relieves Like a
Mustard Plaster Without
the Burn or Sting

Musterole is a clean, white ointment,
made with the oil of mustard. 1t does all
the work of the old-fashioned mustard
plaster-does it better and does not Bills
ter. You do not have to bother with a
cloth. You simply rub it on-and usually
the pain is gone!
Many doctors and nurses use Muster.
ole and recommend it to their patients.
They will gladly tell you what relief it
gives from sore throat, bronchitis, Group.
stiff neck, asthma, neuralgia, congestion,
pleurisy, rheumatism, lumbago, pains
and aches of the back or joints, sprains,
sore muscles, bruises, chilblains, frosted
feet colds of the chest lit often pre-.
vents pneumonia.
SOC and Coo jars; hospital size $3.50.
@ZgHl4!j
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ANTITOXIN
SUPPLY IS SECURED

Diphtheria antitoXin will be available
in every part of Maine in the near fut-
ure if the present plans Of the Stale
Department of Health are carried out.
A contract for the supply of bioloGic
products including smallpox vaccine
and diphtheria antitoXin has been made
with the H.. X. Mumford Co. of Phila-
delpkia. While our distributing points
have been established for the general
biologic products needed in the treat
ment Of disease, the diphtheria anti
toxin will be placed in any town in
the state where the druggists arc will
ing to cooperate. The four main dis
tributing ccnters for the other products
are in Portland. Augusta, Bangor and
Houlton. The reduction of the usual
costs of the products by approximately
80 per cent and the ease with which
they can he secured in any part of the
State makes the new arrangement of
general interest.
Farms and Health
That country children arc found to be
more unhealthy than city children is
one of the public surprises of recent
days. When the farmer has plenty Of
fresh air to breathe and a good oppor-
tunity to exercise in the open it is hard
TO realize that almost four times as
many children in the country are found
with lung diseases, heart diseases,
mental defects and ear troubles as city
children. Nearly three times as many
have spinal curvature and enlarged
glands. Almost twice as many have
defective teeth and eyes. adenoids,
nasa, troubles. etc.
' The explanation of this surprising
condition may be based on a variety Of
1acts. but one point is clear. The cit
les of the country have long made use
of scientific knowledge along the lines
of hygiene while rural districts have
not felt the need of the same careful
application of well-known principles.
Too often, fresh air, in spite Of it's
abundance, has been shut out of the
farmers dwelling. Lack Of bathing
facilities and general u~nclcaniineSs
while not confined to one type of living
have nevertheless been found in. many
farm communities. The willingness to
overlook all defects Of teeth. eyes, nose
snd throat until the conditions become
~unbearable has contributed not a little
to the situation.
There are undoubtedly other reasons
for the physical defects in the country
but practically all the conditions maxi
ing the rural population less healthy
than the city people can be remedied.
Cne of the chief interests of public
workers in these days is to develop In
rural districts an appreciation Of the
dangers that confront the farmer and
an appreciation Of the great opportuni-
ties for health hat lie before him.