Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-08-27

Boy Shaken Up IN AutOmO-
bile Acknowledgement Ar.
rested on Two Charges
Airplane Damaged Here Last
Week Resumes Flight -
Castine Bible Conference
Opens Child Narrowly Es-
capes Drowning - Death
Mrs. Charles Maxim.
Walter Fish while leading his horse
on Monds, morning was kicked by the
animal in the face. the impact break.
ing open his chin and loosening several
teeth. He was taken to the waldo
county hospital by DR.. Carl H. stevens
who dressed the wound. Mr.. Fish II
farmer living In City Point. The horse
IL not . vicious one and 1t In believed
that the AFFAIR was accidental.
What came near being fatality oc-
Cured on Saturday in Phoenix Row.
when the II year old son Of Meri Whit
comb was knocked down by passing
automobile. 1t is thought that the car
went over him but he managed to es-
cape being crushed. Beside q shaking
up and slight head bruise he was
not injured. The driver Of the car did
not stop to see what had happened. al
though he could not have helped seeing
that the boy was knocked down. He
kept on going and left the city.
Frank V. Belmar, foreman in the
Leonard G. Barrows shoe factory until
few weeks ago. was arrested in Bos-
ton on Friday on two warrants and
City Marshall NJ. r. Knowlton left Sat-
urday to bring him to Belfast. Belmar
is charged with obtaining money under
false pretences and also with the de-
sertion Of his wife and minor child. He
left Belfast a few weeks ago after
drawing $500 from his wifes account in
the City National Bank frauduently.
leaving his wife and small son without
funds and in ignorance of his where
abouts. Detectives have been on his
trail and he was taken into custody In
Boston and held for the local officers.
He will be given a hearing before
Judge Clyde r. Chapman upon his ar
rival.
Lieut.. Potter of the Royal Flying
Corps who met with an accident on his
arrival in Belfast on Wednesday. was
able to get away from the fair grounds
on Monday morning. leaving the city
about II o'clock for Houlton where he
was due to exhibit on Tuesday. He Is
in his English bombing plane in which
he saw active service and before leav-
ing Belfast circled over the city few
times. watched by many people. al
though no one knew when he was going
to fly and many missed seeing him. He
was to have made a fight each day Of
the fair last week, but owing to in
juries to one of the wings of the ma
chine. in making a landing on Wednes-
day during a cloudburst. he was unable
to exhibit here at all. much to the dis
appointment of many. Miss Dora
Fletcher was chosen at the dance at the
far. to take ride with, Lieut. Potter,
but she too was disappointed. as no
flight was made. Mechanics have been
at work on the machine for several
days. and on Sunday night it was in
working order for the first time since
the accident.
Castine. Aug. 2-Cnder the direction
of the Moody Bible institute Of Chicago.
conference was opened in Castine on
Sunday to continue over the 31st. 1t is
under the leadership of DR.. James NJ.
Gray. DID,. dean of the Moody Bible
institute and the programs make an I'M
usual appeal both because of the SUBJ
jects to be presented are of timely and
commanding interest and because o.
the strong speakers announced. The
conference will continue in Camden
from Aug. 31st to Sept. eth with the
same speakers.
of the Moody Bible Institute. will pre-
side at both conferences and will de-
liver a number OF addresses upon such
popular subjects as What the Bible
Teaches About a League Of Nations
Changing the Map Of Europe in the
Light Of Prophecy THE Proposed
World Church Union: Is 1t of God Or
Man," etc.
DR.. Gray will also expound Paul
Epistle to the Colossians. treating sucn
great themes as Christ in Relation 70
Creation and the Church." "Reconcili-
alton to God and Its Results" 1.-The
Work and Conflict Of the Preacher"
False and True Asceticism." 1.-THE
Conquest Of the Old and the Triumph
Of the New Nature and 1.-THE Means
and Exhibition Of Spiritual Power"
Freda. the two-year-old child of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Dunton had a narrow
escape from drowning on Saturday.
The child was playing with her young
brothers on the shore near the city
park where the family lives. when she
waded into the water. lost her balance
and fell. She was unable to get up and
her little brothers ran to the house for
their mother. Mrs. Dunton ran into the
water and 1t was some time before she
could locate the child on the bottom but
she finally did SO and brought her to the
shore. The child's lungs were filled with
water and only the prompt action Of
Mrs. Reuel Hollis a neighbor, who
rolled her on log. saved her life. DR..
Harry L. Kilgore was called and has
been attending the child since.
Porsis Thaysr Maxim.
Persis Thayer. wife Of Charles L.
Maxim of Swanville died at her home
;vs 49,