Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-22
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS

An old black sock, or stocking, is the
very best thing to use when one is
sponging off 4 garment Of dark WOODEN
goods with any full. There is no Int
from IL, and il is absorbent and soft. A
supply of then. should always he on
hama, II the men OF the family run"
to navy blue or black suits for ordin-
airy wear.
When hanging out clothes in cold
weather, pir h8rdkerchiefs, laces an1
al small fne articles on d sheet with
common pins. This will save cold fin
gers end also danger of tearing them
when taking from line in freezing
weather.
A nationwids campaign has been
launched by the George Washington
Memorial Association TO raise 81 900 900
between now and February p to erect
u memorial building to George Wash
ington.
George Hodson, sergeant-at-arms Of
the Mutual Welfare League and right
hand man of T. NJ. Osborne when the
latter was warden Of Sing Sing has
been reelected to his league post.
The first meeting Of the Anti Mormon
3 LSotiOc "Lto IICie& III ZIG f1OlSI 4hCAiEll.
New York City. Miss Helen Murphy.
its president, said its purpose Is to
combat "a worldwide Mormancrusade.
Alonzo Mcintyre, fifty, was burned to
death when the bungalow in which he
/ was sleeping. at Hook Greek, Queens
BoroU gh. New York, was destroyed b.
fire. In the bungalow with Mcintyre
were George W. Ketcham, his family
and several other men.
The New York State Department Of
Educate has announced that DR.. vii
liam Raleigh Price, specialist in mod
crn languages. has resigned to accent
a position as f,st assistant in modern
languages at the Girls High School in
Brooklyn.
Brooklyn, n. r.. has won It's fight to
establish putHc college in the Dor
ough. On February 10 e branch Of the
evening session of the College of the
City Of New York will be opened III
the Boys High School Building, Marcy
and Putnam avenues.
announcement has been made that
the recruiting Of the United States
Naval Reserve under the direction of
the Navy Department is going forward
despite the closing to the public Of the
Navy Yard, Brooklyn. ". Y, and that
applicants may call for examination at
the Sands streer gate
The history Of a fire alarm, was
traced at the Civic Forum of the
Washington Irving High school. New
York city when Battalion Chief James
J. Walsh described Just how a girl
turned In an alarm In Avenue A, how
al 1J,a
relayed to certain companies, their ar
rival at the fire, the rescue Of several
persons and the extinguishing Of the
blaze.
Justice Blur IN the New York SUI
preme court has dismissed the action
TO recover s1,ooo,oo0 brought by Rag
land Momand against George NJ. Ian
ders. once president Of the Connecticut
Senate.
The Standard Oil Company has OBJ
tanned an injunction from Vice Chan
cellor Lane. In Newark. against Charles
H. Clifford, employed in the Bayonne
plant. 1t restraints him from divulging
secret processes to competitors.
| A cable message received at New
| York announced the sudden death at
Paris of Joseph L. r. Wood. son OF the
late Fernando Wood. formerly Mayor
| of New York city. Mr.. Woods death
was due to heart disease.
| Miss Edith Bryce Of New York who
died January %, left personal property
worth s250,000 and realty worth $4,000,
according to a petition for letters of
administration just filed by William
Bryce. Jr.. her brother. of No. 20 West
Fifty-four street.
Many volumes of historical interest
were dispersed at the American CAL
leries' auction at New York from the
libraries of the late Dr.. G. Roberts,
Leonard Benedicts and Carrot D. W.
vroom. These included buccaneers
Of America" "Burgoyne's Surrender"
I and Colonial Charters"