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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-10
OAKLAND

The First Baptist society held its an
nual meeting Wednesday evening in the
church. Preceding the meeting, supper
was served in the vestry by the Ladies'
| Social Circle with Mrs. Edward Wing,
, Mrs. A. A. Moody and the president,
Mrs. f. l.. Bickford. as the committee
in charge. After the supper. which was
greatly enjoyed by all, the company adj
journed TO the auditorium and the clerk.
f. NJ. Foster read the call for the meet
ing, and Geo. T. Benson was elected rs
moderator. Prayer was offered by the
pastor. and town reports were in order.
Edward Wing, treasurer of the society.
gave in a report that was interesting.
showing the financial status of the
church for the year over $1,000 had been
received and expended. The G. Z. So
ciety through it's vice president, Miss
Fern Bickford, reported a good year.
The young people raised and expended
over 500. This report was received with
special appre citation. showing the good
work the young people had accomplish
ed. The various committees reported
through their respective chairmen. Mrs.
+. II. Leech for the missionary commits,
tee. Miss Lena Kerr for the music com
mttee, Mrs. ]. B. Hodgdon for thu
flower committee, Mrs. E. NJ Foster for
the calling committee, Deacon ]. B.
HodgdOn for the pulpit and supply COM
mittee and +. NJ. Foster for the com
mittee of solicitors. Mr. Foster reporte
that his committee was not ready to
report in full, but that the committee
had met with hearty response from
those who were to subscribe toward the
current expense fund and that many
new names were added to the list.
A report that surprised many was
that of the Ladies' Social Circle Civ
en- by Mrs. Edward Wing. the fig
ures revealing an amount Of work
accomplished that surprised the peo-
pie who did not know how extensive
was their scale of operations. TIL ,
nominating committee presented 4
slate of officers and on motion later
it was voted that the secretary cast
the ballot for the slate as presented.
In connection with this it is interest
ing to note that Mr.. Wing has serv-
ed the society as treasurer for over
% years and his fine service was
spoken Of approximately. Remarks by
the pastor. Mr.. Wing, Foster and
Benson brought the meeting to a
close. On the whole. the year has
been a good one for the society and
they take up the work Of the new
year with expectancy and good cour-
age The following officers were
elected: Clerk, E. NJ. Fostef:Htreasur-
er, Edward Wing: finance commit
tee, f. NJ. Foster. c. H. Wheeler and
George Bates; prudential committee,
Edward Wing. +. NJ. Brown. F. II
Leech. G. L. Mosher. E. NJ. Foster:
pulpit committee. J. B. Hodgdon. G,
D. Bates: benevolent committee. Mrs
Leech, Mrs. Dyer and Mr.. kiliam:
music committee, Lena Kerr. Mr.. Kill
lam. Alton Kerr; ushers. Arthur
Greeley, George Bates. Theodore
Carter. Paul killam, Alva Kerr; So
Letting committee. E. NJ Foster. Ed
ma Kerr. Mrs. r. A. Sturtevant and
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XASSALBORO

Rev Frank l.. Phalen of the Lnita
rjan church of Waterville will speak to
the Patrons of Iiusbandry in a body at
the Methodist church at East Nassal-
boro on Sunday afternoon. A service
fog will be unfurled. The patrons will
meet promptly at the hall at l.45
e. c. lngraham and family of Water
Vile have moved to their new home at
McCoy's Crossing.
Or. Paul Baird of Waterville WAS a
professional visitor Wednesday and
Thursday in town.
w. II. Taylor and family and Frank
Taylor and family were recent guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Tufts
Bert Denico and family OF North Vas
salboro were in the place Wednesday
night in Mr.. Denico's new Dodge tour
ing car
4 large number OF horses have re-
Gently been purchased in this section,
purchasers including William T. Cobb.
Archie Coombs. e. G. Weber, II. NJ.
; Gates, Cay Earle, NJ Hamlen. A. W.
Pope. \ number Of horses arc suffering
from acclimation.
The Christmas Club met Thursday
with RS. Zlpha Butterfcld
CROSS HILL-Mr. and Mrs. Alton
Porter and children of Augusta were
visitors Sunday of relatives in the
place, Mrs. Porter remaining for q
! longer visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w Ballard were
callers Saturday afternoon at East
Nassalboro.
Mrs. Belle Warren is stopping at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank
Tohcy
Mrs. Clara Tohcy passed the day
Tuesday with friends in Augusta
Mrs. +. j. Ames recently visited a.
the home of her friend, Mrs. w. NJ
Cobb.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. NJ Robinson &C
companied by Mr. and Mrs. w. NJ
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Reception Planned for
Sergt. Arthur Deduct

A grand reception is being planned
for Sergeant Arthur Deduct, when
he arrives in the city today from
Pressure Isle. where he has been en-
gagged in recruiting for the past two
weeks. He will be accompanied by
two distinguished officers, a colone!
and a major from the English army.
a committee consisting Of ]. A.
Letourneau, F. Harold Dubord. J:,-
seph Marquis, A. ]. Ponsant. Joseph
II. Belarger. Albert Belanger. Fred
u. Forth and Joseph Michaud net
Thursday evening in the directors
room Of the Central Maine Power Co.
to perfect plans for the event.
The guests of the evening will Re
met at the station by the committee
and escorted to the Elmwood, where
they will have supper. In the evening
a procession will be formed consist
ing of n platoon of police, the Water
Vile Military Band, automobiles in
which Will be seated the guests OF
honor, the members of the committee
and their la dies. Mayor Wardwell and
members Of the clergy and large
company of men from the Hollings-
worth n Whitney Co, where Ser
geant Debleut was formerly en-
ployed The marshal Of the parade
will be Charles Roderigue.
The guests will be escorted to the
Ritou theater. where a program will
be carried out. Harold Dubord will
preside and introduce the speakers
who will be Sergeant Debleut, who
will talk on his experiences, Father
Drolet. Father Curran and the Eng
lish officers. Sergeant Deduct Will
speak in both English and French. ].
A. Letourneau will be the four min
ute speaker for the Red Cross
1t is expected that there will be a
large attendance and great welcome
for the brave soldier who is to speak.
Sergeant Deduct went to France
fran Canada with the first contin-
gent and has seen active service for
three years. He has received several
medals for distinguished bravery,
one OF these being conferred upon him
by King George.
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Funeral Of Mrs. Mary g. Remission

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary B.
Remission were held at the home on
Green street at clock Thursday aft
ernoon. Rev. r. ]. Coolbroth officiating.
A large number of friends were pres
ent and many beautiful flowers. The
bearers were from the Sons of Veter-
ans. of which Mr.. Remission is past
commander They were Harry S. Nose,
c. A. Grant Charles ID. Robinson and
Emery Hegarty.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-10

Washington, Mass. answered the
appeal of Washington for assistance
in subscribing to their Liberty Loan
quota of $1,000 by taking over the
! entire quota of the town.
Philip Schmitz Of Camden. Penn.
/ who has completed his fifth consecu-
tive term of five years each as JUS
tice of the peace, will begin on his
26th year as magistrate. His father
was justice Of the peace for ID years.
Many Russian women, formerly Of
the nobility, are reduced to selling
newspapers in the streets, according
to Mrs. Okuyama. wife of the secre-
tary of the Japanese Embassy in
Russia. who has recently returned
to her own country from Russia.
! 1t is not often that a man talks
himself out of $1,000, but City Clerk
; Richard Lindsay of Detroit entered
such strong objections to raising the
minimum pay for city clerk and
treasurer from $1,000 to $4,000 year,
i that the commissioners decided not
to make the change.
A cockerel owned by +. c. Tyson
! of London, Eng, which has been
sold 6610 times and has raised $50. :
600 for the Red Cross and kindred
( funds. was brought in for $125 at q
! gift sale at Maidstone on behalf of
the Red Cross and the Kent Pris-
/ oners of War fund. This sale. with
! subscriptions. realized nearly $50, 900.
| The British Islands are better pro-
vidcd with rivers than any other
country of the same size on the globe.
| There are upwards of 10000 soldier
priests in the French army.
| Telephone operators in Chicago
answer 80 600 requests daily for
the correct time" This statement
appears in an announcement of the
! Chicago Telephone Company that
after May ! no such requests will
/ be answered.
I VENTED Beeeher, who lives near
Defiance. o., has had his long wills
, kers cut off to prove he is strictly
American. lHlse reports had been
circulated that Beecher had said he
would wear his whiskcrs until Ger
many had won the war.
, Poultry is the only class of domes-
tic animal which is suitable for con-
verting the kitchen waste, right
where it is produced in the city, into
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-10
Just Like HadeS

When Lincoln was still an insignif-
cant country lawyer he had occasion 10
travel to a small town to take charge
of a case 1t was a drive of some Il
miles from the railroad station to the
town inn where he was to spend the
night. Wet and chilled to the bone. he
arrived at last, but to his dismay found
only small fire built i'll the crate.
while standing about it so as 10 ex
clude the heat from the traveller were
the other lawyers interested in the case.
AZ length one of the group turned to
Lincoln.
Pretty cold. eho" he asked.
Yes" replied Lincoln. ''as cold as It
is hot in Hades."
Ever been to Hades. str1nger!'
asked another
yes replied Lincoln. solemnly
This raised a faint smile among the
other lawyers.
What does it look like there?" they
asked.
Every much like this" said Lincoln.
t"yly. IAN the lawyers nearest this
re."-Ilustrated World :.
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Seekin- Wyman

Clarence Seekin of Sangerville and
Shirley Wyman of Guilford were
married Saturday evening by the
Rev. Frank Phalan of the Unitarian
Church of Eaterville at the home of
the groom's sister. Mrs John Sawyer
of No. 4 Wentworth Court, Water
Vile. The house was prettily dec
GRATED with cottage ferns and cut
flowers. The bride was becomingly
chine. The double ring service was
used, the little nephew of the groom,
Gladstone Sawyer being the ring
bearer. The couple were unattended.
The guests present We're Mr. and
Mrs. Goodrich and Eugene Seekins of
Burnham, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Seekins and daughter. a brother of
Mrs. Seldom Seekins of Waterville,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Seekins, moth
er and father Of the groom from
Sangerville. Mrs. l.. =. Seekins,
grandmother OF the groom from
Pittsfield, Nj. and Mrs. Charles
Sawyer Of Waterville. Following
the ceremony refreshments Of ice
cream ard cake were served. Both
the bride and groom are employed in
the Cascade Wooden Mill in town
where they have many friends. AS
the groom is expecting to be called
TO the colors soon no wedding trip
was taken. They will make their home
for the present with the groom's sis
ter, Mrs. John Sawyer Of WatervilIe.
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NEWSY CLIPPINGS

Water Engineer Lee of Baltimore will
appoint u woman inspectors to discover
leaks in the city's water pipes.
At noon every day all the patrons and
employees in a big San Francisco store
stand at attention for three minutes
while the flag is unfurled from bal
cony. The stores band Of 50 pieces ana
a chorus of 60 voices lead in the Star
Spangled Banner"
An ancient fertilization. declared %
be mere remarkable from. an engineer
ing viewpoint than the pyramids of
Egypt, has been discovered in the An
des. 1t is an enormous edfice. COM
posed of stones weighing % ard 40 tons.
which had been transferred fro, =
quarry across a river and carried M
steep slope.
Only six homes in Carthage. Ind, a
| town of 1850 inhabitants, do not own
Liberty Bonds. according to Boy Scouts
who canvassed every house in the CITY
War savings stamps are owned in two
Of the six homes. but in the remainder
/ the families are not able to afford Gov
eminent securities -.
Frank l.. lucky 13) Wright. SPRING
| field, Ill, carrier on city mail route 10,
! recently announced he had completed
his campaign 10 sell war thrift stamps
! to every one Of the 900 persons on his
! route. Among the number were 500 pu-
pills in junior high school.
None 81 the native trees grow to such
an age as the old-fashioned view. Yew
trees exist now that are known to be
! more than 1000 years old. Oaks run the
Se" Closely In the race for age, and sew
erai nave lived 1900 years. it is claimed.
ehes'huts reach the age Of 300 occasion
any ana eims. which are not particu-
iarly iong-lved as trees go, may see 300
before they die.
me Bangor Chamber of Com
mcrce is now located in its new
quarters recently vacated by the
Maoockawando Club on Main street.
! Bangor. the transfer having been
'npleted tuesday afternoon.
hread for the British soldier is
mace near the front" by members
/ q me British Women's Army Aux
iliary Corps.
vents OF apartments in Buenos
AIRES Argentina. are at least 80 per
eh. hlsher than in Chicago, New
ORR ana Washington. Eighty dol
lars month is a low rent in the
south American city for an apart
ment Of Ave rooms
harry. Payne Whitney. owner OF
'e n''hey tract in. Lenox and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-10

time. I bought some boxes of them
not expecting any help. To my sur
prise my stomach soon felt better
than in years and l continued taking
the pills until l was well again. After
about five weeks l was able to eat an
ordinary meal without experiencing
any trouble. l have never had those
terrible pains since"
Helped Both Husband and Wife
MY wife was greatly benefited by
the use Of DR.. Williams Pink Pills
when we lived in England" says Mr..
Sidney Osterfield. of No. 81 Dearborn
avenue, West Lynn, Mass, land
when l was taken with indigestion
last fall decided to try the remedy
myself, especially as other medicines
had done me but little good.
II had pains in the stomach in the
morning and suffered from sick head
aches and bilious attacks. My stom-
ach was sour and if ] ate a hearty
meal the pains We're intense.
After l had taken the first box Of
DR.. Williams Pink Pills / noticed a
decided benefit. l took two boxes
land the pains were all gone. Now
can enjoy my meals and my stomach
inever causes me any distress. have
recommended the pills to others and
my wife still takes them at times as
tonic. They always build her up
! Debility is a loss of vitality. not
affecting any one part of the body
particularly but the system generally
! 1t is dangerous because it reduces the
| bodys resistance to disease.
After effects of Fever
! When debility follows acute dis
eases, convalescence is slow and the
strength does not return as 1t should
An attack of the grip often results
| in debility that persists for months
Everybody recognizes that the rem
edy for debility is to build up the
blood because the blood goes to every
part of the body and an improve
throughout the system. The problem
in every case is to find something
that will enrich the blood.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills suit most
peoples need because they are non
alcoholic and they really build up the
blood and strengthen the nerves.
Mrs. Louisa Sherwood. Of No. Sc
Water street, Haverhill. Mass, suf-
fered for over a year from after
effects of typhoid fever and pneumo
MIA. She says:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-10

Cobb of Nassalboro and Mr. L. r.
Robinson and son Cony of China. at
tended the address delivered to the
I. Q. q. F. at the City hall Sunday at
Waterville.
w. +. Rollins, who has been visit
ing friends in Bath has returned
home.
Charles Tobey was business caller
in Augusta Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-10

Louise Benson; calling committee.
Mr.. and Mrs Killam, Mrs. Foster,
Mrs. Biclsford and Mrs. Carrie
Bates. Flower committee, Mrs.
Hodgdon. Mrs Wheeler, Mrs. Moody
and Laura Rhinestone. Janitcr Mr..
Sweat. Auditor, G.. T. Benson. Nom
mating committee, Mrs. Wing. +. NJ.
Brown and Mrs. Benson.
Harry A. Plunlet. formerly of tha
Snitch Handle Co. of this town. and
who is now in the lumber business Ill
Bingham. Was in town Thursday on
his way to Baltimore, Md. where ne
will move his family to Bingham.
Mrs. Maurice Foster of Portland
is guest of her sister. Mrs. Hor-
ace Thomas and her mother, Mrs.
Handell of Aver street.
The dance held in Memorial hall
Wednesday evening for the benefit of
the Red Cross under the manage
ment of George Bates and Clarence
Martin was a decided success, the
sum of SO being realized.
The Madison High school team de-
feated the Oakland High school in
q game Of baseball Wednesday eve
ming at Madison, the score being is
to IS in favor of Madison.
Mrs. pheoba Harrington of Green
vile is at the home of her sister
Mrs. r. NJ. Stone. where she has
been called by the serious illness OF
her mother, Mrs. John Calder.
Mrs. Julia Skillings and Mrs. Fran
ces Knox left Thursday for Dexter
where they will attend the Advent
Conference, which is in session there
Mrs. Theo Bragg of Alpine street
has been called to st. Adams By
the illness of her husbands mother
Mrs. A. A. Bragg.
Mrs. Everett Perry and daughter
who have been visiting Mrs. Perry's
sister. Mrs. Robert Blair of Aver
St. returned Thursday to their home
in Bath.
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in health soon after I started taking
DR.. Williams Pink Pills and felt more
courage. My color became better
strength had entirely returned.
My daughter has also used DR..
Williams Pink Pills with benefit and
they built up her strength and gave
her a good color. The pills are fine
tonic for growing girls and l have
confidence that this remedy will do
lust what is claimed for it,
Much food that is eaten is wasted.
The doctrine Of the clean plate loses
it's significance if You eat food and
DO not get any benefit from it, Food
eaten and not digested is not only
wasted but you will be weakened
however much you cat. Notwith-
standing our meatless days most
people who are troubled with fat
ulency eat more meat than Is good
for them. FlatulenCy is wind on the
stomach. Excessive meat eating or
defective nerve force is responsible in
most cases.
| \
| in your diet and taking a course of
| treatment with DR.. Williams Pink
Pills to strengthen the weak nerves
that control the digestive processes
is we'll worth trying if you have wind
! on the stomach, sour risings in the
throat, a feeling Of weakness in the
| stomach and palpitation Of the heart.
A Civil War HERDS Story
Mr. Robert Cline, of No. "a Water
street. Clayton, y. Y, who won dis
tinction in the Civil war for personal
bravery in the battle Of Ro ind Fort
| in 1865, relates this experience:
! Il suffered for ten years with stom-
! ach trouble and the pain was always
present. l became too weak to do
/ anything and was reduced in flesh
until | was nothing more than a
skeleton. There was always consid
cradle gas on my stomach and / had
such dreadful pains across the top
and front of my head that l thought
it would split.
II employed doctors for six or seven
wears and they did not seem to I'M
derstand my case, for their treatment
did me no good. AT last they gave
me up and said there was no help OF
cure for me. | then tried several
kinds of medicine with no better re-
suits.
when DR.. Williams Pink Pills
were recommended TO me about this
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wholesome and nutritious food i'll the
form of eggs and poultry meat.
Purity and abundance are the two
essentials of water supply. Wells
and springs are the usual sources of
farm water. but both may easily be
contaminated and the vicinity should
therefore be inspected for possible
sources of pollution.
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no are ali willing to make what
...o. personal sacrifice Is necessary
,oi,. win the war which has be
oo,,n the only thing in al the "oI4d
ia, ;s really worth while. but
,a,.a1 compliance with the orders OF
40 food administrator may cause
.a,,norary disturbance to weak
s.~,,,och unaccustomcd to the many
,h,tj+utes for wheat and while It is
,o.r,otic TO cat war bread there IS no
area, amount of usefulness in dys-
peptic patriot.
Il is the duty Of each one of us to
.xerciso unusual care at this time to
1.oon high standard Of health, to
,.ee discrimination in diet, keep good
hours and tone up our bodies to the
hest possible service.
We cannot all fare equally we'll on
rar rations because all people cannot
"a, the same things with equally
satisfactory results. 1t IS literally
tr,le that what is one mans food IS
another mans poison" But it is pos
sjble 70 select a pleasing diet from
lawful articles Of food that cause no
discomfort and it is possible to tone
up the digestive organs.
When the stomach lacks tone there
Is no quicker way TO restore it than
10 build up the blood. Good diges-
ton without rich. red blood is i'm :
possible and DR.. Williams Pink
Pills offer the best way to build up
the blood They also have Il direct
action on the nerves and as the
nerves control the processes of di-
gestion. these pills are especially
good in stomach trouble attended
with thin blood and in nervous dys-
pepsia.
Uncomfortable After Eating
Much Indigestion is caused by low
vitality and a lack of rich, red blood
to assist the digestive process.
81 suffered from general debility"
says Mrs. Zenobia Denoncour. of No
Blaisdell street, Haverhill. Mass
land had no clor at all, showing tina,
my blood was thin. | had no appetite
and my stomach troubled me a good
deal. My food would not digest ans
was very uncomfortable after eat
Ing. had no ambition and was very
,1Nervous,
Through reading about them In
the papers was led to give Or. Will
Hams Pink Pills a trial after a tonic
that the doctor gave me had failed to
Ei.e me strength. began to pick up
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Colby's New Assistant
Professor of Chemistry

Waterville, Me-. May 9.-The ap-
pointment of Lester +. Weeks. as
sistant professor of chemistry in the
University Of Maine, as assistant pro-
fessor Of chemistry at Colby College,
was announced today.
He was graduated from Colby in
1915 and received the degree of mas.