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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-02
SIDNEY

LAKESHORE-Sid Town fair
was held on Saturday. Sept. %. at
Center Sidney.
The weather was very good and
the exhibits in all the departments
were very good in deed.
Owing to muddy roads the crowd
was not as large as on some former
occasions. The hall exhibit was far
better than last season. Dinner WAS
furnished by the ladies OF the Red
Cross and was we'll patroniZe,l. Some
s11J was reported by the treasurer as
the teal amount taken for dinners.
A ball game was played between
the married and single men. resulting
in victory for the single men. a
10 using speech was delivered; in the
afternoon by Judge Harold Cook Of
Augusta on The Liberty Loan 10 a
very appreciative audience. Doubt
less your reporter. who was present.
will given the other details Of the
fair
George T. Ellis. ensign in the U.
s. navy, passed Saturday and Sun
day with his family at Lakeshore> Mr.
Ellis has crossed the Atlantic several
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-02

times this season and is soon to make
another trip to some foreign port.
Several from here attended the ser
vices 1T the Oakland Free Baptist
church Sunday and listened. TO an
excellent sermon BY the new pastor.
Rev. c. L. Wheaton.
The Liberty Loan drive in Sidney
started on Monday the s0th inst. Sid
ney's quota Is around $4,000 and the
committee feels confident that TIE
amount viii be secured very quickly.
John Ballard started for Afoostook
county en- Monday. He expects to re-
turn the last Of this week.
Mabel Field Of Center Sidney, who
IL attending Cobufn Classical Insti-
tute at Waterville passed Sunday at
the horne Of Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Swift
at Lakeshore.
The recent heavy rains have food
ed all nat land 50 badly that some
potato growers will be forced 10 dig
all their potatoes by hand. In some
instances q large per cent. Of the tub
ers have rotted in the ground.
The members Of the Liberty Loan
committee met at the Nasons hall
Friday evening to perfect plans for
tho coming drive.
Merton L. Sawtelle. who has been
at East Winthrop this summer was
calling on friends at Lakeshore SUM-
day.
The annual freshman's reception OF
the Oakland high school was neld on
Friday evening and was a .:reat sue
cess. A good many from Sidney were
| in attendance.
| 1t is reported that some Of the own
ers of farm tractors will be unable
to use them any more this season
owing to the softening Of their fields
by the rains Of late.
1t is expected now that the sweet
corn factory at Oakland will close
this week. They have canned much
less corn than usual this year.
Harry Dave and family. who have
been passing few days at their
farm here. will return this week tc
Bald Mountain, where Mr.. Dave is
employed by the Hollingsworth &
Whitney Co.
H. E. Blanchard. who has bee,
working at Kennebec Sidney is visit.
ing ut the home of his sister. Addi,
NJ. Lcngley for a few days.
John H. Swift has about finished
naulirc his pressed hay to OAKLAND
staten. He has hauled some 30 tons
William w. Cowan. who, with hi:
wife has been visiting friends If
Lynn. Mass. returned to his home
here the past week. His wife will re-
main u few days longer.
II. w. Greeley Co. of Oakland ha:
finished hauling the pressed hay from
the farm Of the late J. E. Nash II
| their mill at Oakland village.
George Cooley, manager of tht
Oakland Creamery. reports that th'
business is increasing every Yeei
and the present quarters will soor
be too small for the business. If Tbs
increase continues the company ex
lects to build an up -to-date plant il
the near future. Fifty-four cents PEI
pound was paid for butter fat Cor I'll,
past month.
The apple crop in Sidney VIII u
very light this season. Some farne.'
will have barely enough for hola2 u:c
Last season some 40 cars Of line dp
pies were produced in town.
Owing to the severe rain there wa:
no Grange meeting on Thur sdty ev.
ling.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-02
AUGUSTA ISLAGGING in
LOAN SUBSCRIPTIONS
ONLY $4,000 TUESDAY
MUST SPEED UP


The people Of Augusta bought
yesterday only $3.50 worth Of Lib
erty Bonds. This 10 below satur.
day's and Mondays combined total
OF eN,ooo and brings the total figure
For the two and a half banking
days to slS3. 900.
In the opinion Of banking experts
this Is rather below what must be
expected OF Augusta ana must be
improved on IL Augusta IL to reach
it, quota In the sixteen business
days that remain Of the drive.
Several chairmen OF Liberty Loan
committees Of nearby towns were in
Augusta yesterday and reported
sirst class results in their towns.
The people in the smaller places
are purchasing more bonds and do
ing 1t earlier than ever before.
Augusta must do likewise il its
quota is to be reached.
Just exactly what Augustus
quota Is can not be told at present
as nobody knows for sure. One fig
ure has been tentatively announced
but 1t is out Of line with other
quotas in Maine and New England
and Is presumed to be an error. The
local Liberty Loan committee has
taken up this matter with Maine
headquarters and will soon know
Just exactly how many hundred dol
lars worth of bonds Augusta is ex-
pected to buy. Whatever the num-
her IS, It is safe to say that Augusta
is not buying now at a rate which
indicates that the quota will be
reached by Oct. 19-the last day OF
the drive
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-02

ed local superintendent Of the Friends
Reconstruction work. and all money
given should be given as sent to her
instead of Miss Marion Jones, who
has resigned.
Norman Jones is recovering from
an attack Of influenza.
Mrs. Ermina Totah has returned
from Vermont. the school having
been closed on account of influenza.
District S. S. convention vii! be
held at the Chapel Saturday, OCTOBER
5th. All are invited to attend.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-02
Had Delirium Tremens

Mrs. Grace A. Dudley OF Pownal
was granted a divorce from her TO
year. old husband, Charles F. Dudley
whom she has not seen for four years
in the Portland superior court. The
divorce was granted for gross and
confirmed habits Of intoxication. Mrs
Dudley representing that her husband
on one occasion had Gelirium tremens
so badly that it was necessary to cal
a physician to attend him. The two
were married. Mrs. Dudley said. In
Auburndale. Mass, in 1904. and lived
together in Boston, Reading and in
this State. Two sisters of Mrs. Dud-
ley appeared TO testify as to Mr.. Dud-
ley's undue use of spiritus frumenti
Howard Davies appeared for the Pc
titioner
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-02
ADJUSTMENTS
COLONIAL TO-DAY
Paramount Presents Lila Lee in 1.-THE
Cruise Of the Make Believes" Ora-
ma. Mar News. uke Coroedv

ma; war news; Luxe Noneoy.
A Paramount picture-Lila Lee
was chosen from thousands to be IA
nous. Lila Lee is the ludky girl
who was chosen from thousands Of
aspirants for motion picture fame.
The experts say that this 16-year-
old girl is the coming star.
They have started her steps on the
paths that have been trod by the film
players whose names are household
words.
Is she worthy Of the honor? Will
she make good?
Come to see her in 1.-THE Cruise Of
the Make Believes and judge for
yourself.
The balance Of the program is in
keeping with the feature. and all told
make a most delightful entertain
n.ent. The matinee will be at $50 P.
NJ. The evening show will start at
700 and run until 10 O'Clock
morrow Mabel Nornand in her
latest great picture, Back to the
Woods"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-02
CHINA

! SOUTH-Mrs. r. NJ. Jones and
/ daughter visited Mrs. H. j. Bailey at
Winthrop, over the week end, return
| ing on Monday.
| At last accounts Bruce Stanley was
| recovering very slowly from an at
! tack OF Spanish influenza. His faith
er and mother still remain at Prov
idence with him.
/ MIR. and Mrs. H. Whitehouse
passed Saturday and Sunday with
| their daughter, Mrs. f. H. Sanborn at
Belgrade.
! Melvin Sturtevant is still very i'll
| from influenza. but pneumonia has
not developed as yet. He will be un-
able to report for service on Tuesday
| next.
There have been several cases of
influenza in the village. but all are
better at this writing.
Mrs. j. W. Thompson is steadily
gaining and is looking forward to
coming home in a week or two.
Although there was a downpour Of
rain on Thursday the ladies met at
the Red Cross rooms and made the
allotments Of navy kits recently re-
ceived and they were sent into Au-
gusta on Saturday, with the packages
Of clothing for the Belgian Relief.
Bryan Bruce failed to return home
for the week end, no furloughs being
granted on account Of the prevailing
distemper at the Massachusetts,
Camps.
Rev. Harvey Jones, pastor Of the
his passionate and will go to Parsons
field to the Friends Church there.
The Erskine Academy will reopen
Monday next, the teachers and pupils
having recovered from their recent
illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bonney Bruce were
in Augusta on Saturday and Miss
Georgia Gilman returned with them
for a visit.
The regular meeting Of the W. c.
T. U. will be held at the Library on
Tuesday. October l.
1t is hoped large delegation from
every Sunday School in this District
will attend the Convention at South
China, Friends Chapel, on Saturday,
Oct. 5.
Mrs. Emma Robbins and Miss Alma
Clark passed the day Saturday with
Mrs. Robbins sister. Mrs John Hall.
Miss Marjorie Maxwell and her
brother Maynard, who have been Ill
| with influenza are now able to be out.
Mrs. Khalil Total is passing a few
days with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. Albert Jones. The. school in
which she teaches in st. Johnsbury,
Vermont is closed up for time ow-
ing to the prevalence Of Spanish in
fuenza.
Miss Marion E. Jones. head Of the
Junior Department at Oak Grove
Seminary, Vassalboro, passed the
weekend with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. l. W. Jones.
Mrs. Feed Of Wiscasset is the guest
| of Miss May Mitchell at Wesley
Haskelfs.
Rev. G. NJ. Hammond Of Tennessee
Field Secretary Of the Anti-Saloon
League Of America. will speak at the
Friends Church Tuesday evening,
October at 7.30. Mr.. Hammond
comes highly recommended as an or
ator and reformer and the subject Of
his address will be 1.-THE Kaiser in
America"
Mrs. Lena Austin has been appoint
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-02
Water District Bonds

At their meeting Monday the trus-
tees of the Portland Water district
voted to buy $35,ooo worth Of the
Fourth Liberty Loan bonds to put in
the sinking fund. Twenty-Five thou.
sand of this sum is to be credited ia
Portland. $4,000 to South Portland
the associated city in the district. and
$4,000 to the town of Standish, to
which the district is one Of the larg-
est non resident taxpayers. TWEEN
ty-five thousand dollars worth of Lib
erty bonds for the sinking fund wa
purchased by the trustees Of each Of
the three preceding issues.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-02

f.odgers are reported to be some
thing OF "A rarity Mt the police sta
ion this fall. and it IL seldom that
a member of the great fraternity of
hobocs puts in a request for a nights
lodging These wanderers are ev-
IDENTITY wise to the work or fight"
law and possibly on that account
they do not include Augusta on
their list OF one night stands.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-02
Solve the Problem Of
the Kiddies' White
Clothes

Let them romp and run in their
cool, little buds, and never worry
over the boiling and hard rub
bling that some people think
necessary to get clothes clean
again.
But. really. clothes are better
of and easier to clean without
boiling and hard rubbing. Wash
the youngsters' things with
Fels-Naptha soap Ia cool Or luke
warm water. Il makes boiling
and hard rubbing Unnecessary
and greatly lessens the time you
spend in washing.
What's more, h ssvss wssAday vsas
Ard tear on tho cloeAee, seenrne eheir
freshness and makes then We1f aueh
longer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-02

Tuesdays Portland Press con-
aimed the following paragraph
which will be OF interest to Journal
readers: Owing TO his intention Of
making his residence during the
coming winter In Augusta because
a. hts officiai duties. Insurance
Commissioner q. Waldron Smith.
for the past two years active in OPP
N forum work OF Portland. has re-
signed his position as chairman and
member Of the committee having
mat work in charge and appointed
~ his place Ernest y. White. Mr.
smith will serve his term as presi.
cent Of the Congress Square associ-
a,es. coming 70 Portland 10 attend
IS sessions. The forum committee
as now composed for the coming
Ason are John r.. Warren. DR.. Al.
hion. Willis II. Hall. Ross J.. Stevens
and Ernest NJ White. Insurance
tummlssioncr g. Waldron Smith,
Mrs Smith and Miss Virginia l..
smith are among the late Sojourn-
crs stopping at their beautiful sum-
ner home. Oceanside. Peaks Is
and but who purpose taking posses
sion 81 their new residence. corner
- Western aven'.e and Cushman
street. Augusta. during the week OF
Oct y. occupying the house Of Maj
o- e. +. witherell Of the medical
corps now overseas Commissioner
smiths new home IL in the centre Of
ofiicial Augusta. the Western aven-
We section, directly above the Gov
errors house, convenient to the
state house and the business CEN
ter"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-02

Mr. and Mrs. Guy .. Vickery left
on tho 936 train Monday morning
tor New London. Conn, on account
az the serious illness Of Mrs. Wick
cry's sister. Miss Alma Gray, IA Red
cross nurse at the base hospital at
Mat place. A telegram from New
l.urdon Tuesday stated that the
risis IN Miss Gray's case had been
cached and that Improvement was
cooked for.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-02

Friends OF Harold +. Edwards.
formerly Of the Willis X. Partridge
pharmacy. will be pleased TO know
that he has been transferred from
lamp Devens to the dispensary at
Fort Preble, Portland harbor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-02
NOTICE

Mr.. Jones has withdrawn from the
Northey & Jones East Side Fish Mar
ket. ! shall conduct the business with
VIM. Young as assistant. w. w.
Northey. q Cony 81. Tel. S7z-J.
oct1ood3e
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-02
Wednesday. October 2, 1918.


The milk business of S. L. WORTH
ley has been purchased BY }. A.
shaw. who will continue to conduct
It in the same satisfactory manner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-02

Hard Catastrophe whose blood is
pure are not nearly SO likely to take
hard colds as are others. Hoods Sar-
saparilla makes the blood pure; and this
great medicine RECEIVERS the system
after Z cold ~ no other medicine does
Take Hoods.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-02
LOCAL NOTICE

Mrs. G. H. Brickett, teacher Of
piano, II State street, Tel. 164-W.
oclld2w
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-02

rurs made over and repaired. NJ
a. Govsag. = Court St oet1dSt'
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-31
FINED FOR VIOLATING
SEVERN RIVER NET LAW

Found guilty of hauling seine in
legally restricted waters of the Sew
ern River, George Freeman, James
Jones, Ernest Mace. Charles Oliver
and John Freeman, were each fined
$50 and costs by Police Justice Will
liam S. WeIch. yesterday. The men
were arrested on Wednesday by Ell
mer o. Townsend, chief inspector of
the oyster navy, and Chief Game War
den Talbot Denmeade and Deputy
Game Warden ". ]. Kennedy.
The cases were appealed to the Cir
cult Court and oond given by Will
liam Martin, a fish dealer of Annapo-
lis, who also made himself response
BILE for the production of the seine at
the trial.
No netting of any description is
permitted in the Severn river, as it is
an ideal spawning ground and sane
tuary and is being heavily stocked by
both the State and United States Gov
eminent as a feeder to the Chesa-
peake Bay, and it is the intention of
the Conservation Commission to see
that there are no violations. Another
outfit is supposed to be at work in
this river and will be apprehended If
it continues its unlawful work.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-31
1t. T|GAN SUCGyNDS
AT BASE HOSPITAL
Former Midshipman At Academy
Makes Supreme Sacrifice.
Dies From Wounds
HIS MEMORY HoNoRED

Friends here of Lieut. Walter Tigan,
Bob" as he was Familiarity known.
were shocked and deeply grieved to
hear OF his death from wounds in
France.
He paid the debt we all owe TO our
sister ally, France. and made the SUI
preme sacrifice for his country. Bob
was from Rochelle. Ogle County, Illi-
nOis, and was one of the first of four
from that county to enlist. He went
to Chicago and enlisted in the Marine
Corps 1t was not long before his
ability was recognized by his super
ior officers and he won promotion un-
Til at the time of his death he was
Second Lieutenant He took part in
the greatest battle OF history in which
the marines played 3 brilliant part,
and he covered himself with glory in
the engagement He died on July
rs of wounds received in action on the
western front in France. He was q
years old. The nurse who nursed him
at the base hospital where he died,
wrote the grief stricken mother
beautiful letter, paying high tribute
to her sons manliness and bravery,
his patience and Christian fortitude
The letter is published in his home
town paper, the Rochell Register and
the Rochelle Independent, the latter
containing his picture in his Midship-
mans uniform. for Lieut. Walter ].
Tigan was once a Midshipman at the
Naval Academy, and was liked by all
who knew him.
He was a fine manly fellow, of
personality and possessed of
that comliness of feature and form,
which together with certain per-
sonal magnetism and amiable DISPOSE
ton, easily won him host of friends,
by whom his untimely death is deeply
lamented.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-31
WILL ENTERTAIN
THE SOLDIERS

Arrangement has been made not to
have the Gasoline Request" to inter
fere with the entertainment of the
service men tomorrow, and a truck
will take party of twenty-five sol
aiers TO Friendship. leaving the Ar
mory on BladeH street, about 10
o'clock.
Thirty-three men will go by steam
launch to Indian Landing thence to
Millersville. where they will be enter
tanned at dinner.
Mrs. ST. George Barber will drive
her car to Annapolis tomorrow morn
ing and will take nine of the service
men to her country home near Ches-
terrified, where they will be her guests
for the day
In order to clearly understand the
requirements of the first Sunday on
which the request to conserve gaso-
line. by the non-use of automobiles,
trucks and motor boats, Mr.. Richard
Roland Secretary of the War Camp
Community Service, telephoned to
Washington this morning to the Fed
eral Fuel Administrator, to ascertain
if motor trucks could be used in the
transportation of men OF the service
to places in the country where they
had been invited to dine tomorrow.
The Federal Fuel Administrator as
surred Mr.. Roland that it is all right
to use motor trucks for such a pur-
nose.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-31
AUTO LAW WILL NOT
AFFECT CHURCH GOING

Bishop John Gardiner Murray, OF
the Diocese of Maryland, of the Prot
estant Episcopal church, does not
think the government gasoline regu-
lations which will become effective
tomorrow is going to effect in any
serious way the attendance upon
church services.
Asked what effect the Government
request to use no motor vehicles on
Sundays would be apt to have upon
church attendance, the Bishop of
Maryland yesterday laughed genially
81 think the request will have ten
dency to increase church attendance"
he replied Disappointed of oppor-
tunity for pleasure driving, a good
many motorists will be in need of
comforting, and the church is a pref
ty good place to go for comforting,
whatever the trial may be. For my
self. ! am expected in Oakland for
the morning service ON Sunday, and
am to officiate at latter service at
Frostburg, Nd Except l go by motor
l would not be able to get from one
service to the other"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-31
LONG TRIP TAKEN BY
A BIG FURNITURE VAN

How efficiently the big motor truck
is being called into service 10 help
ease the strain on railroad transport
tation was illustrated in Annapolis
yesterday when a big furniture van.
owned by George f. Dewey and Com
pany, Of Hartford. Conn. arrived in
town with the household belongings OF
naval officer recently assigned 10
duty at the Naval Academy. The en-
tire load OF household goods of the
officer was brought all the way
through from the Connecticut town in
the truck Prior TO leaving. the
driver OF the truck endeavored 10 Sc
cure a return load from Annapolis
North. but failing this, said he would
try for a haul from Baltimore TO
New York. The filling of the truck
with a paying cargo from New York
10 Hartford has already been proyid-
ed for. he announced
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-31
ANNE ARUNDEL'S LOSS
is NOW FIGURED OUT

Charles C. Wallace. secretary of the
State Tax Commission. yesterday an
nounced that the assessed value of the
property in Anne Arundel county,
which will be lost TO the county and
become a big asset TO Baltimore City
under the Annexation act, is $685.
sos, of which sS47,717 is located in the
Third district and s6.09O.146 in the
Fifth. There also is to be added
about $4,000 in securities, subject to
the 54-cent rate.
Mr.. Wallace said that the complete
basis OF Anne Arundel county, in
Guiding real property and tangible
and intangible personal property, is
s29, 26S.534 and that, after deducting
the assessed value of the property to
be annexed to the city, the county's
basis will be 22,3S0,671
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-31
CONF is ONCE MORE
AFOUL OF AUTO LAW

John Conf, of Baltimore, with a
police record in Anne Arundel for So
called auto-bandit work. and who has,
since getting out of his local Difficult
ties, been in several scrapes in Balti-
more, is again before the bar of JUS
tice.
Conf, who recently had his license
revoked by Motor Vehicle Commits
sioner Baughman on the charge Of
using his automobile for immoral
purposes, was before Justice Saylor
in the State Traffic Court yesterday
charged with operating an automo-
bile after his license had been revok-
ed He was fined 500 and costs and
was released on $500 bail on appeal
Conf has long record for alleged
violation of the automobile law.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-31
TO DEVELOP UPPER
COUNTY WATERFRONT


That the Arundel Sand and Gravel
Company and the Frank Furst Realty
Company contemplate the develop
ment OF their water frontage in Anne
Arundel county became known yes
terday. The companies have engaged
Engineer j f. Greiner TO prepare
plans for wharves. docks, warehouses,
etc. for erection on the property TO
cost approximately 10000. 600
Recently it was reported that me-
gotiations were pending for the pur-
chase of this water frontage by out
of-tonn interests for development by
wharves. docks. and warehouses. but
the engagement By the Furst inter
ests, the owners OF the property, Of
Mr.. Greiner, would seem to indicate
that Baltimore capital viii undertake
the development.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-08-31
CLASSES NOW FORMING

1t is very necessary for those wish
ing to join the classes in public speak
ing to send in their names immediate
", as the number will be limited, and
the first ones engaging places will be
selected.
One class of ladies is now complete,
and another on the way. 1t is hoped
to have two classes for ladies in the
afternoon and one for men at night,
or possibly one for both ladies and
gentlemen at night.
Details can be obtained by communi-
eating with Mrs Weems Ridout. chair
man, Public Information, Council of
Defense