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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-23
SIDNEY

LAKESHORE-Irs Susie Brann ana
son Ralph Of Augusta were calling on
friends in Sidney Saturday and Sunday.
Owing to influenza in town there was
no Mason meeting on Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Shaw Of Lewis
ton formerly Of Sidney were weekend
callers at Lakeshore. returning Sunday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs c. L. Swift were at West
Sidney on business last Saturday.
Master Harold Bracket OF the Quaker
road Is assisting L. H. Black with his
farm work this fall.
Mrs. M H. Drummond was Sunday
caller at Lakeshore.
Miss Mary E. Longley. formerly of
Upton, MESS, who is stopping at the
home Of her brother, T. W. Longley, is
slowly gaining in health and is now able
to get about the house unassisted.
Martin L. Goodhuc is doing quite o
business this fall buying and selling live
stock, sheep and swine.
The influenza situation in town is i'm
proving to some extent and it is hoped
tina. public meetings will soon be re.
sumed.
Owing to 50 much wet weather quite q
few potatoes are still in the ground
many Of which will have to be dug py
hand.
/. is feared by some that the wood
problem will be serious this fall and
winter. It is hoped that everyone who
can will cut md haul wood to help re.
lieve the situation.
A. W. Bangs has almost finished haul.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-23

happened. Those chaps at the front
have it tough and Of course life here
is not all bed Of roses. Am some
times far back and then within or
3 kilometers from the front. The big
chance take is with the artillery and
airplanes (D-'em) and while we are
not allowed to speak Of casualties,
think I am safe now in mentioning
that only few weeks. ago a nice lit
tie Austrian SO shell landed in the
kitchen among eight of us, killing
fiv. outright and knocking me for q
goal without scratch. That's what
tries ones nerves. God, such a mess!
The impact just hung a horse right
up in a tree-can you imagine 1t?
Heads, arms and legs-sometimes 1t
is too awful, but as the French say:
'C'est Ia guerre."
We are located here in the woods
now. in captured territory. Oh. those
squareheads were all fixed nice and
comfortably for pleasant winter.
We now have nice cement, reinforced
dugouts, with plenty Of deep, Under
ground protection. You must hand 1t
to them. Don't let anyone tell you
the Boche army is starving. Some of
Our men are being fed on our share Of
the spoils. We have got them going
and 1 don't care If we never get
leaves, If it will only shorten the
scrap. l as we'll as everybody else
am we'll fed up on it, but, by heck,
can stand the long winter with con-
tfnued rain and mud II they can.
The Boston papers have not used
US right at any time. Here's one
tat is no lie and tell you without
fear, favor or prejudice: On a GER
tain fine summer day when the 104th
relieved the 1880 In a certain sector
near Toul, the Sd Bat. Of our regi-
. ment was obliged to go back in again
within "a hours and take back the
positions they had just left, that the
104th was unable to HOLLAND that Is
the Fighting 9th Mass" And in
the offensive at Chateau Thierry, ow-
ing to the misunderstanding Of ord
ers, cur same Sd battalion, 103d Inf,
was left alone in a wheat field, fight
ing like H against strong machine
gun positions. The 104th, which was
supposed to come in on the second
wave, got bewildered and lost, leav-
ing our men to fight it out the best
they could and they did. by heck!
And it was up to a platoon Of our
own Company NJ of Augusta to 60 out
into No Mans land and bring back a
major of the 104th who was lost,
ell-shocked and half crazy when
they found him. Our own little Carl
Aldrich, who worked in Bither's
store, was a member Of that platoon.
That's no hearsay, it's Gospel
know it. The Massachusetts papers
ha, not been fair to the 1881.
A bunch of 103d men were cited for
the French Croix de Guerre; also a
number of the 104th. Our boys were
all lined up ready to receive the dec
orations, but after they got through
with the 104th, there were no more
crosses to go around and our boys
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-23
EARLY MORNING FIRE
ON THE BRITT ROAD

hsuss o. Freeman Carleton pss.
tpoysd with Portion Of centsnts--
Loss About $1,000 with Partial IN.
surancs.
The automobile FIRE truck and crew
was called out at CLIO Tuesday morn
ing by stiu alarm which was sent
in because of the discovery OF fre IN
the two story house on the Britt road
short distance south OF Britts
Gully, the house being owned ana
occupied by Freeman Carleton and
family. The firemen made a quick
run to the scene of the fire. which
was we'll underway when they were
notified, but owing to the fact That
the building stood on bluff near the
west bank Of the river beyond the
limits Of the hydrant service and as
it was impossible to place the truck
so that the pump could be used, the
! building was destroyed. The stable
1 however. which Is located to the
south of where the house stood, was
saved, the wind blowing from the
west.
! The fire is supposed to have been
due to a defective fiue in the CHM
ney, and it is said that the IRE was
discovered by one of the children
while the family was at breakfast.
The little boy who discovered the fire
heard a cracking, it Is said, and on
going upstairs to ascertain the cause
found the upper part Of the house in
flames. Much of the furniture in the
| louap mart of the houae was saved
but some of that on the second floor
was lost. The estimated loss on ac-
count of the fire was about $1,000,
with partial insurance in the Macon
Der, Farr g. Written agency.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-23
Rescript from Law Court

Motion is sustained and a aew tri-
al is granted in the Androscoggin
county case, Divine Morrssette vs..
the Grand Trunk Railroad Co. by a
per curtain rescript from the law
court which has just been received at
the Office Of the clerk of courts of
Kennebec county. The rescript reads
as follows:
exceptions. AS the motion is decis-
i've Of the case the exceptions need
not be considered.
The plaintiffs interstate was a
brakeman on the Grand Trunk rail-
road. On the first day OF May. 1917, he
received injuries while coupling cars
to the tender of an engine from which
shortly after he died. The case was
tried and a verdict rendered for the
plaintiff. The only question upon the
motion is, whether there was any
evidence upon which the verdict can
be sustained. We are unable TO find
any Now, in view of the undisput-
ed evidence as to where the ieced-
ent was found after the accident, are
we able to form satisfactory con-
lecture as to how the accident hap
pened.
The car was coupled to the ten
der. The pin was in the coupling. He
was sitting astride the coupling on
top Of the pin. with one leg, between
the hip and knee. damned between
the Jaws Of the bumpers, and the
other leg on the other side Of the
coupling. The way he was caught
shows he could not have been stand
ing on the ground and guiding the
apparatus for making the coupling.
The undisputed evidence also shows
this to be the fact. The engineer says
he went between the cars to adjust
the coupling, stepped back. gave him
the signal to back up. and he did
back the engine to the car, and the
coupling caught. The engineer fur
Their said that Morrisette had COM
pleted his duties for coupling when
he signalled to back up. and had no
occasion to go between the tender and
| the car after he had given the sig
nal. The plaintiff furnishes 40 evil
dence as to how the accident occur
red. She claims that the inference
may be properly drawn that the de-
t~cedent went in between the tender
| and the car to further adjust the
coupling. but we are unable to see
how either the way Morrissette was
caught or the evidence. has any ten
dency to warrant the inference. So
| for % the evidence goes the negli-
4anas AZ the defendant has not bean
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-23
GALLANT OLD I'd
NAMES LONG TOUR
OF DUTY At FRONT

Augusta Man Writes of I'm
fairness of Boston Papers
Toward the 1O3d-Where
the Fighting 9th Mass. Fell
Down-Helped Out by I'd
Me. Thinks Foch viii
Fight with the Yanks Right
Through the Winter Mud
and Rain-Why a German
Colonel Surrendered.
An Augusta man last Saturday
morning, Oct. 10, received letter
from a friend in the 103d Infantry
Somewhere on the firing line in
France-written Oct. /, and mailed
from an army postoffice there on Oct.
4, showing that mail can be given
quick transportation from the battle
front when conditions permit. The
letter was unusually interesting.
touching on some phases Of army life
not found in the news dispatches and
it will be violating no condolences to
give the public part Of them. He be-
gins:
Excuse the pencil. am writing
this in a German dugout and 1t is
some hike to our Office. am well
ana enjoying this as much as one
can under the circumstances. 1t has
been pretty hard on us, as we have
been steadily at it since last Febru-
airy. l hear from pretty good author
ity that no division on the Allied side
has ever done the continuous stretch
which we have put through, without
being granted leaves. And the
end is not yet! did manage to
get 48 hours in Paree and if l ever
get home 1t was a trip to tell you
about. There's only one Paree and
the places Of interest l saw will never
be forgotten.
We've just this minute got the
news of resignation of Count Hertz
ling and surrender of Bulgaria. It's
tough game ahead yet, but we're
some joyful tonight.
To continue. Not many OF the boys
are left of the old 103d Of 1917. That
doesn't mean they are all dead; but
wounded, sick, transferred, ETC., has
thinned our ranks until now the 103d
is full of requirements from all over
the United States.
Had a chance to 80 to an officers
school for q commission. but am not
looking for glory in this mans army
and had rather have my job now than
any I'd lieut. in the infantry that ever
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-23
CROSS COUNTRY
IN AUTOMOBILE

A letter was received yesterday by an
Augusta man from John L. Ward. the
well-known East Side barber and former
baseball star. who left Augusta on La
Dor day for a cross-country automobile
trip. saying that he arrived Oct. IL at s
P. M. in Los Angeles, making the Jour-
ney in II days.
The entire trip registered 4015 miles
and 5000 miles of it, Mr.. Ward writes
were the toughest in the world. He
broke four spring bolts and two springs
side out Mr.. Ward was accompanied
by his wife and young son. They slept
nights in the auto and cooked all their
meals by the roadside
ION our first night out from Augusta"
writes Mr. Ward. I'VE camped in Keene,
N. H. We had splendid view of tho
White mountains. We went over the
Green mountains in Vermont, selected
some of the most picturesque spots to
vineyards in New York and the vast
fields Of cabbage. I sort Of wondered
how all this cabbage would scent up a
town II 1t were all cooked at once We
passed on through Pennsylvania. Ohio.
Indiana. Illinois. Iowa. Nebraska, wy.
oming. Nevada, Utah and California.
Through tbs Middle West we saw
immense fields of corn and other grain.
| also great droves of cattle and hogs,
enough to supply the world, it seemed.
We crossed the Rockies and camped
right near that famous pyramid that
marks the trail of those who crossed
the continent in he gold-hunting craze
of 1A9. We saw lonely grave away
out on the desert. 40 miles from any in
habitants, with a rough field stone at
the head. 1t means that one poor soul
never reached the land of sunshine and
flowers.
I'VE left the trail at Big Pine, Cal,
and went through the Yosemite valley.
1t seemed to me that here were grouped
all the wonders Of the world. We re-
manned two days in Salt Lake City. It
is fine place and we were shown all
| through the Mormon temple It is GER
tainly wonderful They have the largest
pipe organ in the world. Altogether,
Salt Lake City is the finest place I ever
saw
Los Angeles is the largest city I was
ever in. 1t is 80 miles square and laid
out just like checkerboard. I motored
down to Long Beach yesterday and il
was fine. We all went in bathing. I
| have not looked around for a job yet.
I have been too busy seeing the sights.
think I may spend few weeks look
ing at the new things before I hunt up
a job"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-23
D()Sf:

ing a large pile of wood for George
Boynton of Oakland. Mr.. Boynton has
recently sold a large. lot of cedar to
Amos Furbush. A great part Of this
cedar will be made into floats for the
U. S. Government.
Nearly all the cottages on the lake
have been closed for the season. A few
however. sill remain open as the own
ers seem reluctant to leave this beauti-
full resort.
Owing to the death OF Ernest Booker
the shop of Gilman & Booker at Oak
land has been closed for an indefinite
period. This will Inconvenience a large
number Of people who will be obliged to
drive to Waterville to get their horses
shod.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-23

Supt. n. A. Haraden of Bath, Of the
Eastern Steamship Corporation lines
was among the business visitors
Tuesday in the city for a portion of
the day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-23
NOTICE

At a meeting Of the Board Of Health
held Oct. Is. 1918. it was voted to request
All parties placing rubbish and garbage
cans on the street for the city teams to
haul away to place a separate can for
each. \.
Anyone refusing to comply with this
request will be refused the privilege Of
having the same taken away.
G. r. CAMPBELL.
ROLAND SCRIENER,
c. NJ. TABER.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-23

A. H. Chadbourne has made some
improvements this week in his bar
Der shop Under the Cony House by
installing four new chairs which are
the latest thing in that line. They
are made of steel and finished in
white enamel with nickel trimmings,
are upholstered in leather, and match
the other fittings in the shop.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-23

Augusta youngsters" have certain
seasons for the enjoyment Of certain
kinds Of sport, each taking their
turn, beginning il the spring with
marbles, and following with base
bail, swimming, pea shooters. sling
shots. gathering horse chestnuts and
ncorns, and late in the fall playing
football. Just now a fad which ap-
pears to be popular with them is
that OF rolling a wheel, for the en-
joyfnent Of which sport anything
from little wooden truck to wa
kon wheel is acceptable, so long as
1t ik a wheel. One youngster yester-
day who seemed to be a source Of en-
w to the others was the proud pos
SCISSOR OF an old automobile wheel
which. although it was minus the
tire and several spokes and was per-
haps a little heavy for the size Of the
lad who owned It, was giving him
more fun than the injuns. Some Of
the boys drive their wheels with q
small stick. after the manner OF
trundling q hoop. but the lad who has
mastered tho art uses a stick. the
outer end OF which is carried under
the hub of the wheel. and in this
way he can guide the wheel almost
anywhere.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-23

Word has been received Of the
safe arrival at Langley Field, lamp
ton. Va, of Mrs. G. Parker Craig.
who left last week to join her hus-
band, Capt. Craig, who is in the avn
ton supply company, to pass the
coming winter with him. Augusta
friends will be pleased to learn that
Capt. Craig has recently received his
commission.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Minard L. Gray Of
Vassalboro are the parents of son,
Minard Lyman Gray, Jr., who was
born Oct. at the Augusta General
hospital. The father is a fireman on
the U. s. S. Louisiana. Mrs. Gray,
who was before marriage Miss Claire
Gilbert. will make her home with
Mrs. I. B. Peters. 172 State street.
Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-23

Some Of the hunters claim that
there is a scarcity of cartridges in
this vicinity and give as reason
that many were killed off by the ex-
treme cold of the past few winters,
also that the few pairs have been
unable to raise new broods on ac-
count Of a succession of cold springs
and summers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-23

Troy 1. Boy Scouts, Rev. A.
Francis Walch. scout master. took an
active part in the recent Liberty
bond sale. Twelve members Of the
troop made sales amounting to $22.-
$50. One hundred and eight different
sales were made. Frank Hewins, Jr.,
taking the lead with So sales, while
William p. viles' sold the largest
amount, e11, 500.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-23

Ensign David Sanders of the Unit
ed States navy. who was in Augusta
Monday to attend the Ruth Capen
funeral, having come from Green
vile, left Tuesday morning for New
York to report for duty.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-23

]. Clement Murphy went Tuesday
to Boston. where this noon he will
be one Of the speakers at a meeting
OF the New England Publicity man.
ayers of the United War Work cam
paign at the Boston City CLUB
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-23

William Tobey, an employee at the
Augusta office of the American Rail-
way Express Co., is confined to his
home on Northern avenue with Sc
we're attack of pneumonia, but was
reported Tuesday to be improving.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-23

Among the intentions Of marriages
which have this week been recorded
at the office of the city clerk are
those Of Charles A. Chase Of Angus
ia and Elizabeth B. Crotch Of Som
erville
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-23

Chief Justice Leslie c. Cornish went
Tuesday morning to Wiscasset to open
the October term of the supreme judi
cial court for Lincoln county. The term
was opened at 10 A. NJ, but on account
OF the prevailing epidemic was contin-
ued for one month.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-23

Furinton Bros. have finished burn
ing their second kiln Of brick for the
season at their yard on the. upper
Belfast road. and have closed the
yard for the winter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-23

The Bangor Commercial says that
Mrs. Roland Linn and son, Edward
b. Linn, OF Augusta returned home
Monday after d visit Of several weeks
in Bangor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-23

r. c. Mains. agent at the Augusta
ONCE Of the American Railway Elk
press Co., is reported i'll at Fraeport,
suffering from an attack Of the influ-
enxa
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-23
Tejophono 1&

@efoe II thanks. obituary notices, res
otuoone OF respect. ETC.. viii "
SSoaseed at the rate OF ten GEMS
subscrfbe.s who fail to receive the
journal promptly will confer a favor
~ notifying the Office Immediately.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-23
Wednesday, October %, 1918.
AUGUSTA LOCALS

CITY Marshal Charles Harrington Of
Waterville was in Augusta TUESDAY
forenoon on matters of business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-23
NOTICE.

L hereby give notice to all persons
that they are forbidden to extend credit
10 my wife rs shall pay no bills Of her
contracting after this date.
Signed JOHN A. LAPLANTE.
Grand Isle. Me-. Oct. Z. 1913.
oct9, wed. ST.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-23

shown to have contributed to the ac-
cident and injury for which the plain
tiff seeks to recover.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-23
Commission for Maine Man

The commissions announced Mon
day by the War Department at
Washington included: First lieuten-
ant, Medical Corps. John o. Piper,
Scion, Me.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-23

Private Fred Morton of Camp Dew
ems is at his home in this city on a
short leave of absence.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-23

Mrs. w. H. Stilkey, one of the Au-
gusta professional nurses who went
to Bath about three weeks ago to as
sist during the influenza epidemic.
returned Saturday evening to her
home in this city, but only for short
time as she and Mrs. r. w. Pope,
another, Of Augustus professional
nurses, left Tuesday night for Howe
Brook, Aroostook county, where they
were called on account of the cpl
demic in that town.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-23

s.ne in hard Jumps and were very red.
II found no relief until I used cuti-
r,,a. fused one cake Of Caiticufa Soap
and one boz OF Cusicaifa 0intfneht
When ! wss healed" tSigned) john
Sullivan. 1877 Harrison Ave-. Boston.
Mass, October IS, 1917.
For every purpose Of the toilet cuti-
cuu Soap and Ointment are supreme.
s.,els Rsoh Free By NsiI. Address post:
s,rd "Cutiours. Dept. r. Bostoa." Sold
everywhere. Soap sc. Ointment Is and Soc.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-23
C,utiCurd Heals
Burning Itching
t;oTeoubk On Face. Blotches
Badly Disfigurcd. Came
OCT as Pnnples.
FOND No Relief Until Used
cu,icura. Used One Cake Soap
and One Box Ointment.

"Por several years had been tfoub-
avhh blackheads on my lace. and on
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-23

the top OF my nose, ana ESQ
big blotches which badly
dishgured my features. b.
sides the suffering from
burning and itching. Some
of the blackheAdS used 10
come out as pirnples and
after a few days would be
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Idre erboIten iollen, fam 5itr 5ipeitez
9ejung unb tDirb In Der ndd6ten Der
iannnlung 5ur enbeiItigen Debdtf'
olifaenoniren irer6en.
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grdiioent Gnlig ernanirte Die fol
aenben sranfen aommittees fiii
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starI Sadndrin.
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5ranf Senrid.
3. Giitrift: syabiau SduBIer, ssie
angeier. albiu Sd,uab uIo Car
Hui.
4.Difiritt: Geo GrIetpein inf
gouaro Sdueioer.
8. Tiitrift: SIois 0onfer uilo Ser
man aaesheimer.
6. Giitrift (Gopingtcn uno geip
port): Sciepb SisfeIb.