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THE EASTERN LILY CLUB ITSELF BOUGHT A
ONE THOUSAND DOLLAR BOND. +
MRS. ROSA A. MILLER SECURED A BOND FOR
ELEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS.
ITS PRESIDENT, MRS. EMMA SMITH, PAID FIVE
HUNDRED DOLLARS IN CASH FOR ONE BOND.
BY MRS. MARY HARSH.

Rebecca Foster, Alice Floyd, Bertie
Fisher, Minnie Galloway, Edna A.
Green, Emma Hook, Dora Hudson,
Mary Hudson, Mary Louise Hawkins,
Anna Jackson, Maggie Jones, Laura
Jones, Rosie Jones, Ora Jones, Bertie
Jordan, Daisey Jones, Geneva Jones,
Jennie Jones, Maggie Livingston, JO-
sic Lee, Edith Lindsay, Hannah Lew
is, Lulu McGowin, Anna Moody, Ber-
tha Montgomery, Bertha Marshall,
Carrie Mitchell, Rosie Mitchell, Lula
Normal, Lena Normal, Viola Noman,
Carrie Harris, Millie Hieser, Lucy
Hudson, Eva Hicks, Lula Hope, An
ma Hope, Lula Hill, Julia Hunt, Peal
Holt, Anna Perkins, Sarah Pixie,
Bell Price, Mamie L. Ross, Emily Roy
born, Hattie Smith, Ella State, Anna
Smith, Myrtle Smith, Jimmie Thomp-
kins, Hannah Townsend, Mary
Thompkins, Matte Simons, Annie
Sadie Wells, Pearl Walton,
Washington, Julia Walker,
Sarah Walker, Sallie Walker, Mary
E. Wright, Lucy Wallace, Elizabeth
Stewart, Susie Kelley, Lula Vincent,
Ida Trampointer, Mary Robinson,
Tulia NJ. Robinson, Daisy Real, Naoms |
Jones, Eva Rogers, Lizzie Rutlidge,
Margaret Robinson, Zenobia Harding,
ella Leach, Luella Young, George |
fontars, Carrie White, Bell William
on, Pinkey Williams, Anna Williams,
Tulia Williams, Cordelia West, Amel-
a Wilson, Retta Moore, Emma NJ.
Johnson, Katherine Redmond, Irene
Annette, Dora Mannings, Katie Win
ton, Addie Willis, Jennie Willis, vi
ia Hill, Lucy Whitman, Octavia
Walker, Margaret White, Luella Will
Jams, Nanny Williams, Sarah Whit
ley, Sophia Ware, Ardenia Wilson,
Jorrine Woodfork, Ruth Washington,
Amanda Wright, Susan Wright, Anna
wilson, Polly Wall, Sadie Wall, Amel-
a Walker, Carrie Williams, Venus
Wilson, Prairie Winston, Sarah Wal
ler, Mandaline Wright, Malvina
Oily Wise, Mamie E. Brown,
1ouise Hayden, Myrtle NJ. Peeler,
1enis Richardson, Mary Buford, Dol
Y Plackman, Leona Lewis, Francis
}. Smith, Mary Harsh.
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WHAT Is LIFE?

Money to spend, and plenty of it,
Ocean travel in a yacht, / love it.
Nothing to do but make people
happy,
Giving them everything that is
nappy.
This is the life.
None to weep joys cup runs over,
All the people just living in clover,
Hatred is scorned and love is the
level,
Sin is destroyed and so is the devil.
This is the life.
DIR. NJ. A. Majors.
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the Grand Temple. Mrs. Henrietta
Lee, a good, active and charitable
woman, always ready to help a good
cause. Mrs. Hattie Chapman, W. P,
of St. Paul Temple No. 55, a great
worker. Mrs. Sarah Stratton, a
great worker and a veteran of the
Order of S. NJ. It's. Mrs. Lucinda
Costello, a good worker also. Mrs
Mary Harsh, W. P, of Mount Zion
Temple No. 81, trying to do her bit.
Mrs. Anna Galbrath, an active work
er. Mrs. Nellie Piper, always on her
job for success. Mrs. Luella Young,
known throughout the country for
her good charity and advice. Mrs.
Jennie Jones, Mrs. Matte Alfred,
Mrs. Martha Washington, Mrs. Dol
lie Plackman, Mrs. Emma Wilson, all
active and busy, working to advance
the order. Mrs. Rebecca johnson,
safe-keeper of finance and Beautiful
Gate Royal House No. l, one of the
S. NJ. T.'s best workers. Mrs. Hat
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Emma Smith, Maggie Pryor, Clara
B. Shanklin, Rosie E. Miller, Adiel E.
Yarbrough, Mamie Irwin, Ella Har-
vey, Mary J. Green, Nellie Osborn,
Willine ]. Hudson, Annie Sadler,
Alice Allen, Mary Allen, Margaret
Aston, Jennie Anderson, Ollie An
ston, Eva Armstead, Teresa Ander-
son, Maggie Banks, Mary Brown, Liz
zie Bailey, Elizabeth Bailey, Lizzie
Bell, Dorothy Barnett, Jessie Banks,
Emma Bradley, Pinkey Brown, Ida
Brown, Susie Beard, Carrie Bell, Lucy
Buckner, Lucy Bolden, Mamie
Brown, Georgietta Butler, Carrie
Brown, Charlotte Brown, Carrie
Brown No. 2, Hester Barnett, Ger
trude Boyler, Naoma BallOrd, Matte
Black, Fannie Bradley, Carrie Bead,
Clara Byrd, Mabel Coleman, Virginia
Coleman, Sylvia E. Carter, Lulu Cook
Maude Craig, Irene Cooper, Lulu
Cooper, Carrie Coleman, Louise Ca
sey, Mary Calvin, Rosie Cranshaw,
Lucinda Costello, Bertha Campbell,
Maggie Casey, Dora Conway, Martha
Cranshaw, Hattie Chavis, Ella Clark,
Harriet Covington, Jennie Carr, Alice
Crawley, Sarah Cloud, Francis Cra-
mey, Lena Carter, Sadie Collins, Es-
tella Caldwell, Annie Davis, Carrie |
Davis, Sarah Davis, Eva Davis, Char
lotte Davis, Mary Diggs, Eva Davis,
Dora Davis, Maria Davis, Rachel Da- !
Wis. Ella Davis, Mary Dorsey, Fidel- !
la Davis, Pinkey Davis, Alice Dona-
gan, Leah Davis, Sarah Ellis, Matte |
Edgar, Mary Ellis, Viola Evans, Car
ne Evans, Mamie Edwards, Dora Ed I
wards, Minnie Evans, Dora Ebert, !
Emma Edwards, Harry Ellis, Minnie
Eatman, Julia Franklin, Rosie Procha,
Julia Fray, Victoria Fields, Fannie
Frazier, Abby Filming, Carrie Fur
geson, Emma Fulton, Bessie Fields,
Viola Fleetwood, Nellie Turner, Ida
Inglehart, Gussie Glee, Elnora Givens, |
Matilda Gray, Edna Green, Anna
Golden, Blanche Grimes, Mary Cor
den, Anna Coins, Vivian Gray, Ella !
Clanton, Mollie Allen, Mary Burroughs
Gertrude Blumfeld, Mary Ellington,
Emma Blan, Mary Cobbs, Maie
Crockett, Mary Daley, Essie Emery,
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ON THE FIRING Line

You'll have to read of it in bisto,r
1t will take a scholar to tell II -,
the picture will have to be made l.
an artist, a Negro soldier was ssri,
to a small group of admirers v,,
were gathered about him: ..You 81.
boys the worst thing that affect,
my nerves was the big noise of cr
non. That noise just swallowed y,
up, until you just felt like you vs,.
nothing, and never to be ANYTHING"
go on fellow, you amt a scbOI,,
but l think you are doing ursttr
well" said one. "And the pictu,s n
getting swallowed up by the noise
of cannon until you just felt vou
were nothing, certainly couldn't be
painted by no artist" said another
These remarks of appreciation from
friends fired the soldier up bit and
he began again to relate some little
incidents of the war, which he saw
with his own eyes, which he remem-
bered in spite of the shock and tor
rent of shells, the gas and sulphur
smoke of the hell Germany had been
preparing for forty years to baptize
the world in.
Zone day" he said, I'VE, | mean
our Company were given a place in
the sun, / mean a place where our
every movement could be seen, and
watched by the Germans. 1t was
hard place to hold, the Huns had
been making it that very morning
target, and must have exploded a
thousand shells around about and
above US. Were we frightened? No
it isn't that, after you've been facing
death for several weeks. You know
you're flesh and blood and bones and
you know too if something hits you,
you crumbled into nothing, so ex-
pectation takes the place of fright,
and scare. We knew what we were
put there for and we couldn't help
what might happen. You see you git
yourself worked up into something
that is superior to fear, and death, a
kind of super-man, and you just DO
the best you can.
You don't think we were Just
there for the purpose of being shot
at do you? And believe me boys We
were holding some line. OF course,
being gassed isn't like having a ladies'
atomizer of Jockey Club sprayed ii
your face. Whenever the order came
from down the line you had your
mask on :eiCre it got to you, yc1
could see fellows adjusting Their
masks and if you didn't git any OF
them German skunk fumes you knew
they were on the way, and it was
better for them that didn't git them
Well, it is kind a rough to just look
down the barrell of your gun and
pick off one or two Huns every now
and then, but you see it is the Ousl-
ness of war. We wouldn't brag about
what our Company did that day hold
ing that line but the officers told US
we were cited for bravery, and dar-
ing and for our part in cutting 10
shreds two companies of Huns that
beat of three companies of whites
Yankees, and French SOL
diers the day previous. Well, We
were always handy with guns we
were going to Berlin, we thought, but
guess we'd had to stop oftener than
some of US thought. The river Rhine
s a long long way from home. Inc
Armistice is what stopped US"
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Laura L. Patterson, Jeanetta Robin
son, Julia NJ. Robinson, Dora Rey-
mold, Kathryn Redmond, Vina Rank
ins, Sallie Solomon, Edith Smith,
Matte Symon, Anna Saddler, Jennie
Stone, Carrie Steiner, Malisia
Scott, Lizzie Sypert, Mildred STRAIT
ford, Blanche Spottswood, Jessie
Shelton, Euzella Smith, Mary
Thomas, Fannie Taylor, Lucy
Woods, Julia Williams, Julia Wilson.
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THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS OF
HOUSEHOLD OF RUTH, NO.
4256, GRAND UNITED ORDER
OF ODD FELLOWS, WHO HAVE
SUBSCRIBED FOR LIBERTY
BONDS RANGING FROM FIFTY
TO ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
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Rev. Geo. r. Bryan, of the South
NJ. E. Church, is ma'l ling things hum.
He is a social settlement worker, and
otherwise, an enterprising citizen
that is a credit to our people.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-08
LOCAL NOTICE
New Skip Stop System to Be Put in
Operation on L. A. E. w.

The United States Fuel Admins
tration has addressed a communica-
ton TO Public Service Commissions.
mayors. city councilmen, city com
missioners and street railway officials
of the United States. calling upon
them as "A patriotic duty to adopt
the so-called Skip-Stop System in
order TO conserve fuel and man
power. Although the Lewiston. Au-
gusta & Watervillc Street Railway
obtains the power used for the OPP
Grafton Of it's cars primarily from
hydrO-clectriC stations, still this wa
ter-power has to be largely supple
ncntcd by steam generated power.
and the request Of the Fuel Admins
fr1tion therefore has a direct appii-
cation To the local street railway.
The so-Called Skip-S Stop System
which has been inauguratcd with
great success in many cities through
out the country. lis nothing more or
less than lengthening out the dis
lance between stops. so that the av-
erage number OF stops per mile is re.
duced, resulting in marked saving
in the use of power and better SER
vice. en- account Of the saving in
time in stops which have been elm
mated. The inconvenience to the
travelling public introduced by great
or spacing of stops is practically neg
ligihle and very small riuulIor1
upon their part toward an important
itcm in conservation and winning
tho war
Tho officials OF tho Lewiston AN
gusta & Watcrvile Street Railway
have been studying this problem.
and will first introduce the Skip Stop
System on the line between Augusta
and Gardiner. where it will show the
greatest benefits. both in conscrva-
ton OF power and betterment Of SER
vice. In order to fully acquaint it's
patrons with the new stops all pres
cnt stops will be designated with pla =
cards at once, which will Indicate
those stops to be retained and those
to be abolished. Commencing Oct. T..
the new system Of stops indicated by
the black placards will be the only
stops which the cars will make. The
public is asked by the management
Of the railway to bear in mind that
this is n war measure requested BY
the national government, and that
any small inconvenience which re-
suits is helping a nationwide con-
servation measure. This policy Of
extending the distance between stops
will be eventually applied to all Of
the lines Of the railway.
oct7-S-9-10-l1-12
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and doing great work. He was away
for the day, so did not see him but
had the pleasure of having dinner in
his tent.
About q week ago we started in our
two cars for this place, stopping one
night at gone headquarters near the
hospital. The rest of the crowd came
a different way all in trucks, about
400. a tired, dusty. sleepy lot. The
Red Cross have bunch of rest sta
tons in this section where the SOL
diers are given free chocolate tobacco
and things which they want. l am
responsible as division representative
for the work. They are supposed to
nave others to run our canteen work
but the men who were here have
moved along to other fields so that Is
why Woodman and are 50 very busy
Just now. as we have been doing
canteen and home service work along
with our other job. About tomorrow
| shall start out and don't intend to
stop until my trusty Ford is worn
out.
OF course we often run out Of sup
plies as at times we are a long way
from the storehouse so besides my
stock reports I have a considera BILE
amount of money to account for, and
also money being used to buy goods
in case we do not have what the boys
want in the storehouse. Although
everything is given away we have to
show just where it goes so that there
will not be any waste.
The country is all very primitive
around here. the houses being over a
thousand years old. but there is much
natural beauty thick green woods
with pictul csque villages here and
there, makes one forget that there is
such n thing as war going on, and
that all the work that is being done
is for the purpose of killing or to
keep from being killed, yet it is all
so fascinating one never tires OF
wants to take a rest.
All lights are candles and as mine
is about out I guess / shall have to
60 to bed. l have a rubber bath tub
and heat water for it on little alco-
hol lamp for I battle the way the
birds do.
Will write again within a few days.
GUY p. GANNETT.
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SKETCHES MAINE
BOYS REPORTED
CASUALTY LISTS

Last MdCHluS, Nttt. .-.NcNS HAS
| been received at East Machias Of
the death at pumpkin Island naval
station. Boston. Tuesday, of Frank
S. Mattadall. 10 years old, son Of
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Mattadall, of
pneumonia. He enlisted here in the
naval reserves, going to bingham.
and two weeks ago was transferred
to pumpkin Island. Besides his par
ents he is survived by brother and
sister, George of East Machias. and
Miss Marcit Mattadall Of Attleboro.
Mass.
Ellsworth, Oct ALBERT Dorgan,
son Of James Dorgan and Libbic
Falls Dorgan of Ellsworth. died at
midnight. Wednesday. at Fort Slo-
cum, New York. from an attack of
influenza. Young DorSan was born
in Ellsworth about 20 years ago and
was educated in the public schools.
He was graduated from Ellsworth
High school in 1916. He was in the
employ of the late George A.
Parcher. druggist. for some months,
and after his death filled the same
position viii Charles f. Alexander.
who succeeded Mr. Parcher. The
survivors besides his parents are
three brothers and one sister.
Washburn, Oct. THE sudden
death of Oscar Dow, of Washburn,
occurred Sept. %, at Camp Devens.
He was sick few days with the
disease which is so prevalent at that
camp. His wife received message
September eth stating he was SER
iously i'll and she left at once for
Aver, Mass. but was too late. Mr..
Dow was called some time in July.
This is the first Washburn boy that
has sbeen called who has given his
life for his country. His body was
accompanied home by one Of his
company, Private George Delay.
Services we're held Wednesday aft
ernoon from the Baptist church.
Pressure Isle, Oct. 7-Herbert Por-
ter Gilman of Presque Isle, who
went to Camp Devens July "A, died
there September q. Mr.. Gilman
VINO was 20 years Olu ilNeu Win
James n. Porter from the time he
was II years old. He was a member
Of the State street Baptist church
He was buried in Massachusetts,.
where he has an uncle.
Machias, Me. Oct. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles C. Whitney Of Jones'
boro received word Saturday night
of the death of their son Ruvel S.
Whitney in the Naval hospital at
New London. He was taken i'll with
influenza about three weeks ago. His
father went to see him, but the boy
appeared to be getting better and
Mr.. Whitney returned home. News
of his death came as sad shock. He
was % years old and enlisted in the
navy last June. Two brothers are
in service in France. Holt Whitney in
the heavy artillery and Charles Whit
ney in the navy. The remains are ex-
pected to arrive Monday and funer-
al services will be held at the resi-
dence at P. n. Tuesday. Rev Han
nah J. Powell officiating.
oxford, Me. Oct. ELMER r. An
der.,on, dead in France. is the son Of
Edward Anderson Of this nlacA- HA
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-08
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT

Will Be Opened and Immediately
Finally Adjourned This, Tuesday,
Mornins-Letter to Attorneys,
Jurors and Petitioners for Natur.
alization
The following letter regarding the
cancelling of the October term of the
supreme judicial court for Kennebec
county on account of the prevailing
epidemic. is being sent by Clerk of
Courts Charles w. Jones to attorneys.
jurors and petitioners for final nat
uralization:
"On account Of the prevailing cpl
demic the presiding justice has de-
cided to finally adjourn the October
term Of the supreme judicial court
on Tuesday morning. Immediately
after opening, without transacting
any business.
"All writs returnable to this term
will be docketed and continued to
the March term if received on or be-
fore Tuesday, October Sth.
"All jurors ordered in will disre-
gard their summons, as their services
will not be needed.
"All naturalization hearings are
postponed to Wednesday. March 5th,
1919.
r. w ZONES clerk
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kENNEBEC co. REAL
ESTATE TRANSFERS

The following real estate transfers
have been recorded during the past
week at the Kennebec county reg
istry of deeds:
Albion-Christina L. Ruth, guardi-
an Of Gertrude karcher, to Davis
Mcdonald. undivided two thirds part
of a parcel of land. $3s6.66; Christina
l.. Ruth, heir law in the estate of
George A. karchen. late of Albion, to
Davis Mcdonald, undivided one-third
in land. sl66; Hugh NJ. Warren Of
Sor. land and buildings.
Augusta-Charles II. Young and
Maude u. Young to James j.. Conley,
land and buildings; Charles A. Jones
to Jason A. Phetteplace. land and
buildings on the Thomaston road !:
Ellen Shorey to Walter L. Porter and
Ulysses G. Porter. both of Danvers,
Mass. land and buildings.
Chelsea--Ida L. Towle to Mary E.
Cooper, land. .s
China-Phoebe G. Odlin to Charles
3. Morrill,, parcel of land; Susan T..
Thomas to William r. Webber. land
and buildings Phoebe c. OdHn to
Frank A. Doc, land and buildings;
Frank L. Longfellow of Augusta to
Mabel L. Hutchinson of Old Orchard,
land and buildings.
Clinton-Frank L. Bcsse to Ella Y.
and Alma +. Flood, land and build
ings; Fannie f. Brown to Alice J.
Stinson. one fourth interest and I'M
divided Of two parcels of land with
buildings; Mcrtic c. Brown to Alice
J. Stinson. one fourth interest I'M
divided in two parcels Of land and
buildings: Ida NJ. Mari to Alice j.
Stirson, one fourth interest undivid-
ed in two parcels of land.
Monmouth-Stillman II. Deane to
Frank II. Richardson Of Norway. land
and buildings.
Mt. Vernon-aIies Williams to
Harry f. Crocker of Readfield, land !;
Emery l.. Bean and Luela a. Bean
to c. A. s. Howe of Dorchester,
Mass, land and buildings.
rittston--Alvah II. Hayes and Fred
n. Boston. both of Gardiner, COM
posing the firm Of A. r. Hayes & Co.
to Vincent Campbell of Pittston. land
and buildings.
Rcadfieid--George Marchildon to
George T. Marchildon, two parcels of
land with buildings; Tessic G. Teb-
belts of Watcrville to Melville w.
Manter Of Readfield, land and build
ings.
Sidney-Willis y. Parker to Jones
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Irwin w. Mills who recentlv ma sse

Irwin w. Mills, who recently passed
away at his home in Manchester
(Sept. 29), was well known in this
city, having been employed at the
Eaton shoe factory for many years.
also as a conductor on the L.. a. &,
w. Street Railway. He was a young
man of sterling character. we'll liked
by all who knew him. The beautiful
flowers from relatives and friends
showed the love and esteem in which
he was held. Services were conduct
ed by Rev. +. w. Weber of Halo
well. who spoke in the highest terms
OF this young man. Mr.. Mills is sur
vivcd by his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Mills. on, brother Eordycc. and
one sister, Mrs. Leon II. Buzzell OF
Hallowell. Interment was made in
Hallowcll cemetery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-08
A. Coyns of Waterville. three parcels
of land with buildings.

A. Coyns of Waterville. three parcels
Of land with buildings.
Nassalboro-John H. Hurd to Will
liam Gallagher, land with buildings.
Waterville-Harry r. Petite to
Fred McCorn Of Enfield, land; Au-
gustus Carey and William A. Jones.
land and buildings; The New Eng
land Land Co. to George w. Hall and
Minnie Mae Hall, land; Adelaide H.
Foster. guardian of Adelaide Foster.
minor. to Joseph Marquis. undivided
third part of parcel Of land. $2S3.3s:
Adelaide H. Foster and Claire Foster
to Joseph Marquis. two-thirds un-
divided in parcel of land.
West Gardiner-F'red 0. Colder and
John E. Mccarthy, both Of Lewiston.
doing business under the name OF
Colder & Mccarthy, to Henry S. Will
liams and Ethel l.. Williams of West
Gardiner, land and buildings.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-08

John Martin OF the force Of mail
carriers at the Augusta postoffice is
taking vacation this week, and
weather permitting he intends to de-
vote the time to the enjoyment OF his
favorite sport of hunting. Mr.. Mar
tin will go today to Merrymeeting
bay where for a day or two he will
devote his time to getting his fill of
wild ducks after which he will make
it hot for the woodcock and par
tridges in this vicinity.