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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-25

Governor Milliken. with members
of his staf and the Executive Coun-
oil will go to Portland today TO at
tend the funeral of the late Execu-
tive Councillor George W. Norton.
who passed away last Friday. The
service will take place at 2 O'Clock in
Wilde chapel at Evergreen cemetery
a number OF State officials viii like
wise attend
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-25


Augusta October Sth, 1899.
Lucy Getcheli Lib't, VS. George
GetcheiI.
Upon the annexed Writ and Libel. it
is ordered by me- the undersigned.
Justice of said Court. that notice
fishing an attested copy of the same,
or an abstract thereof. together with
this order thereon. three weeks sue
cesSively in the kennebec Journal a
newspaper printed in Augusta in said
County of kennebec. the last puhlica-
ton TO be thirty DAYS at least before
the next term of said Court, to be
holden at Augusta. within and for said
County of kennebec. on the second
Tuesday of January next. that he may
then and there appear in said Court
and answer thereto Ii he see nit.
Attest. FRED EMERY BEANIE.
Justice Superior Court.
COPY OF LIBEL
The Libelant alleges that she was
married TO the said libelee at Lincoln
Vile in the state of Maine on the sixth
day of June 1914: the said l:belant and
libelee cohabited in this State after
their said marriage: that the lieelant
resided III this State when the cause
of divorce accrued as hereinafter set
forth. and had resided here in good
faith one year prior TO the Date here
of: that the libelant has ever been
hut that the said libclee has been un-
mindful of the same; that being of
sufficient ability he has grossly. wan
tonly and cruelty neglected and re-
FUSED to provide suitable maintenance
for Your libelant: that he has been
guilty of cruel and abusive treatment
and extreme cruelty towards her. as
follows. to wit:
That one child has been born to
them during their said marriage. now
living viz Raymond Getchell 5
years of age.
Wherefore. she prayS that a divorce
from the bonds of matrimony between
herself and said libeIee may be de-
creed. and that the care and custody
of their minor child may be given to
her; also that reasonable alimony be
decreed to her out of his estate: or In
lieu thereof that a specific sum be
paid to her by him.
And the libelant further alleges that
she has used reasonable diligence 10
ascertain the present residence of said
Iioclec. but is unable TO do 50. and
does not know where IL IL.
LUCY GETCHELL. Libelant-
Kennebec, SIS. October 9TH, 1921
The said Libelant made oath that the
above allegation as to the residence
of the Libelee is true.
Before me.
tSeaD
BERLEIGH MARTIN
Notary Public.
A true copy of the order of notice
Attest. c. W JONES. clark
AcLAAmqn-2t III
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-25
SOMERvlLLE
Gard of Thanks.

We wish 10 thank our irlen =,
neighbors. for the flowers aav
kindness they all showed IN o'l
of sorrow.
MIR. NORMAN ERNlNG, ,,r
Mr. AND MRS. WARREN 1Lip'
AND FAMILY.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-25
BLUE SKY LAW" ADVERTISE.
AENT

Application having been made TO the
Banking Department by the following
named company TO he licensed as a
Dealer in Securities under provisions
of Chap. 30. Sec ii to 20. of the Re-
vised Statutes. as amended. legal no.
tice< is hereby given and any person
may. within two weeks from, the date
of this publication file objection to the
proposed registration with the Bank.
ing Department
Name Business Address
kennebec Navigation Co. ~ Front St
Bath, Maine.
FRANK L. PALMER,
Bank Commissioner.
Augusta, Ne, Oct. -. 1920.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-25
NEW PORTLAND

Doctor r. n. Randall OF Lewiston.
accompanied by another physician
from Bangor. were recently in town,
called here by the continued .illness Of
Aoram Stevens. who has been .confin-
ed TO his bed for some time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-25

Mrs Kettle Hoibrook passed away
IN Augusta Sunday. after an illness OF
few weeks. Mrs. Holbrook was
formerly Kettle WEIGH and was the
wife OF Orrin Holbrook Of East New
Portland who. with their son, Lee is
ieit TO mourn the loss OF a. fond wife
ana loving mother. Mrs. Holbrook v..
woman OF sterling worth ana lsk-6
by all who knew her and viii, =.
greatly missed in the neixhborbood
wnere she has lived SO long. Burial
services were held from the han.
Wednesday
hree number. especially children.
are quite i'll with stomach trouble
Those who are stIil Quite sick are the
small son ofsMr. and Mrs. George
Tinker and Harland and Malcolm
Walker "
Mrs Dwight Merrill Of Auburn has
been a recent guest Of hey aunt. Mr..
Stevens
Fred Turner Of skowhegan and Oar.
roll Wheeler Of Boston we're gues,s OF
sne iatters father. ". H. Wheeler.
Mrs Nellie kennedy and Mrs
Charles Carseiey were Thursday guest,
It MI and Mrs. Fon Bankers.
Lynn Smith 10 moving his family
ana household goods to Pennington.
wnere he has employment NJ. and
mrs. smith recently sold their farm
20 Carroll Hewey OF Ranseley. Mr..
Hewey Will take possession at once
recent real estate transfer in
town was that Of the Milton Young
farm which has been purchased BY
Eddie Records OF Kingheid.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-25
Bruce Nuttino

Bruce. the four year Old son Of Mr..
and Mrs Russell Nutting, passed
away at the home of his parents,
"Wednesday morning, after IN illness
OF about six weeks Bruce was an un-
usually bright and attractive child
and made friends OF all ne knew and
he viii be greatly missed by these
friends whose sympathy goes out to
the parents in. their great Sorrow
Funeral services were held from the
home Friday afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-25

Five generations OF ms -.
daughters united recent -
of Mrs. C. c. Parsons OF Vs.. Sc
No.. for the purpose o. 3" -. ,
at once. excepting the rs
unfortunately. is but Is h'O'.' ;r,s!
Lowe. the great great .,ous
despite her &c years. tr4Ne''
the way from SumRe. -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-25
Dragons Service 70 1o"'

China adopted the 0raso 4
symbol of empire because N
superstition that l,5c' !'a . A
the time of Moses a s'ot u
rose from the waters 81 -. -
sea and impaired 10 tns ''"f
secrets of agriculture.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-25

Frank w. Hughes caught a nine
pound weakfish in Delaware Bay the
other day When cleaniag the fsf, he
found In II Spanish CON dated i7es.
II IL supposed that the coin came from
one Of the Spanish ships that were
wrecked IN Delaw&rs Cara
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-25
STATE OF KANE !.
Augusta, october Sth, 1872,

l. 81
KENNEBEC. SS.-xCPERIoR COURT
IN VACATION.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-07-29
CHAPTER III.

My great-aunt's pearls we're gone
stolen-vanished from the wall safe
Still discrediting the evidence of my
own eyes, lighted a match and peer
ed into the steel-lined recess. 1t was
empty. On the table beside me was
one of the two jewel boxes 1t had
contained, the one filed with worth
less trinkets. The other, which had
contained the priceless CASTOR pearls
and the other rich treasure, had van
iShed.
Today was Saturday. Six days be-
fore l had arrived in the apartment.
There had been two jewel cases then.
With my own hands l had put them
both back safe in their hiding place.
l recalled having tested the knob to
make sure that the combination had
set. Yet since that time someone had
opened the safe. Someone had re-
moved the jewels. Who could it have
been?
To the best of my knowledge there
had been but two persons in the
TOOuS, Olu MIS- puihet my aunt .
trusted laundress, and myself. Ger
tainly had not taken the jewels, and
1t seemed absurd to suspect Mrs
Burke, who had been in Mrs. Gaston's
employ for years and had long been
entrusted with key to the servants
entrance. Yet who else was there to
suspect?
Recovering little from my bewil-
derment / fastened to the telephone.
l must notify the superintendent and
also the police that the apartment had
been robbed. I decided, too, that !
should wire my great-uncle Rufus of
the robbery, and then It dawned on
me for the first time that did not
know the old couples address. They
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-07-29

merely had said that they were going
to Maine. Never mind, there was
nothing that they could do In their
absence. Probably could get their
address from the superintendent, or
from Mr.. Gaston's bankers. The first
thing TO do was to notify the super
intendent.
But watt With my hand on the
telephone, / stopped short. II dawn
ed on me that In all likelihood I would
be the one most under suspicion.
II detectives were called in, l could
see that their first move would be TO
lay the theft TO my door. They would
investigate everything about me, and
/ remembered with distress that /.
Spalding Nelson, just now was out Of
a job-and far worse, stood discredit-
ed at the only place Of employment l
had had in New York.
Ny discharge had come that very
morning ike a thunderbOlt out OF
clear sky. The reason for my per-
emptOry dismissal / had not been able
to fathom. In some mysterious fash
ion my employers wrath had been
reused toward me. Why, could not
imagine. Certainly my life, especially
since my two comrades had gone
away, had been circumspect enough.
Even though was living in seven
thousanddollar apartment l was I'M
employed, all but penniless, just re-
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-07-29

Gently dismissed for some unexplained
reason, and now more than likely tc
be accused or at least suspected OF
theft.
Yet only this very morning l had
been taking an optimistic view of life,
Delighted at having cut my living ex-
penses in two, l had decided to take
twenty dollars Of the thirty-tive l
drew that day and add it to the one
hundred and eighty dollars l had in
the savings bank. l would mail a reg
istered letter to my mother and re-
duce my Indebtedness to her. On my
way to business l stopped at the bank
and drew out every penny had there.
1t was my intention to go to the post
Office at lunch time to register the
letter. Just before twelve, Mr.. Wood,
the head of the firm, had sent for me.
"Mr. Nelson;" he had said wrath
fully, the minute l entered his office,
here is your weeks salary. You will
leave our employ at once"
Stunned both by his manner and his
L
not understanding what he meant.
knew of no reason that would war
rant my discharge.
81 can't put it in any palmer Eng
lish, can II" he roared at me. sect
out ~
/ held my ground.
"Surely 1 am entitled to some ex-
planation," 1 protested. "If there's
been anything wrong with my work"
"Your works all right" he bel
lowed. Its this" he cried, waving
at me a letter that had been lying
on his desk. "This letter is enough.
1t exposes you for what you are
Dumfounded at his amazing state
ment, demanded to see the accusing
document Angrily he refused.
you know as well as 1 what's In
it,"
In vain 1 protested. Every word
I uttered only seemed to add to his
wrath. In the end he almost hustled
my way to the street, still clutching
in my hand the weeks pay he had
rudely thrust on me.
That letter to which he referred
who could have written it? What
could have been in 1t that had so in
famed my employer against me? I
racked my brains in vain, puzzlng
to account for it. l had not beer
aware that 1 had an enemy in the
world yet who but an enemy could
have written a letter that would have
such dire effect?
The mystery Of my dismissal was
too great for me to solve. The one
thing felt thankful for was that II
had come before / had sent off my
money. At least 1 had two hundred
and fifteen dollars In my pocket. I'm
der my present mode Of life that
would last me quite while, surely |
until | found another position. Well, |
there was nothing to do but make
the best of It,
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-07-29

stand up and have three healthy chill
dren. You can use this letter if you
wish, for your remedy is certainly won
derful for sick, run down women. -
Mrs. A. KwARCNsKI, 1927 w. Oakdale
Ave, Chicago, Ill.
For forty years Lydia E. pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has been making
women strong and well, relieving back
ache, nervousness, liberation, and in
flammation, weakness, displacements,
irregularities and periodic pains. Ithas
also proved invaluable in preparing for
childbirth and the Change of Life.
Women who suffer are invited to
write for free and helpful advice to
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. ICON
fdentiaD, Lynn, Mass. 1t is free and
always helpful.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-07-29
THE CASTOR PEARLS.

Synopsis.-Circumstan having
. prevented Spalding Nelson. clerk,
from joining the American forces
going TO France. he is in a de-
spondent mood when he receives
an invitation to dinner from his
great-uncle, Rufus CASTOR On the
way to the house he meets, under
peculiar circumstances. a young
girl, apparently in trouble, to whom
he has an opportunity to be of
slight service. She lives in the same
apartment building as Rufus Gas
ton, and he accompanies her to the
house. CASTOR and his wife are go
ing to Maine for a trip and want
to leave Nelson in charge of the
apartment. He accepts. CASTOR
and his wife tell their great-nephew
of mysterious noises-"whlspers'
which they have heard in the
house. on his way to the Gas
ton apartment next Sunday Nelson
again meets his accidental &C
quaintance of a few days before.
Barbara Bradford She urges him
not to allow the fact OF their be-
ing acquainted TO be known. The
hero takes an instructive dislike to
the superintendent, Wick, of the
building.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-07-29
Wusirations
by
IrwinMyerS

pocket, the keys my great-uncle haC
given me and tOyed with them thought
fully. Among them were two tiny
keys that undoubtedly belonged to the
jewel cases. Had l the right to use
them? 1 decided that / had.
The first case opened contained, so
far as my limited knowledge of prec-
ious stones enabled me to judge, moth
ing but bunch of cheap junk, bits
of tinery from another century, coral
earrings Sat Mrs. CASTOR may have
worn when she was a little girl, combs
of jet, amber beads, quaint hoop ear
rings and a ring or two, merely the
| trinkets of a vain old woman, treas
| ured from the time when the money
! to buy them was scarce. There was
nothing in the lot that any self-re-
specting thief would take, precious as
! they may have been to their owner
l locked up that case and returned it
to the safe and opened the other.
AS l raised the lid an involuntary
exclamation of amazement and admi-
ration escaped me. There, nesting in
the center of a velvet-lined tray, lay
cleaning the most wonderful mass of
iridescent pearls I ever had laid eyes
on, surely worth a vast fortune. Turn
ing them over and over admiringly in
the light, at last 1 laid them back in
the tray and began to investigate the
other treasures the casket contained.
In other traps in the box l found dia-
mOndS galore, a great solitaire that
must have been all of seven carats,
dinner rings, bar pins, crescents, stars,
earrings, and in a compartment all
by itself, a tiara of rubies and dia-
mOuds. There was also a variety of
other gems, pins and rings wrought
in curious designs with rubies dia-
mOnds, sapphires, and pearls, some I'M
set diamonds and loose fragments of
pieces that had evidently been torn
apart to add to other settings the
collection of a woman with unlimited
money to spend
With trembling hands l restored the
jewels to their hiding place, twice test
ing the knob to make sure that the
combination had set. The unexpected
sight of such vast fortune in gems
had filled me with strange emotions,
with thoughts so evil l hardly dared
admit them to myself. There must
have been nearly half a million dollars
worth of precious stones in that one
casket. The CASTOR pearls in them
selves were a fortune.
If only they we're mine
To every honest man at times come
temptations as great as come to any |
criminal. No man knows whether or |
not he is honest until he has been put |
to the test. knew! l was tempted,
tempted, to take my great
aunts' Jewels. What was to hinder? |
The old couple were to be absent for
They had left me in charge
and had given me their keys and the
safe combination. There would be
abundant time for disposing of the
jewels before their theft was discov-
cred. With the money they would
bring 1 could satisfy my craving for
adventure. / could travel the world
over.
Yet, as 1 look back at it, all the
time was thinking these thoughts, l
knew l would not take the jewels. A
normal man cannot steal. Even when
MS desires lead him to theft, his mind
points out the folly and his conscience
he wrong.
Resolutely I put the thought Of the
levels out of my head-or tried to
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-07-29
Barbara's sister with a
past"
GRO BE CONTINUED
Strategic Retreat.

"O'Shea," said the captain sternly.
II saw you running from a boche this
morning as IL the very devil were
after you; you had thrown away your
rifle and"
"Yls, sor, OF know It, sor; but you
see OIL had just slipped i've hard
grenade In his pocket"
II see." said the captain.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-07-29

and stretching myself out on couch
gave myself up to pleasant reverles
about my delightful new acquaintance,
the girl who lived just across the hall.
pictured myself finding some way of
winning her confidence and of helping
her ont OF her mysterious trouble. And
what II eventually old Rufus should
make me his heir7 Surely / would
need mate with whom to share the
joys of having fortune With Wis.,
ions of Barbara Bradford bedecked
with my great-aunt's choicest jewels.
fell asleep.
1t was almost dusk when I was
awakened by the arrival OF the ex-
pressman with my trunks. After i
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-07-29
SO OUT OF 100

OF the little ills such as Nasal Ca
tarrh, Sunburn, Itching, or Soreness
anywhere, may be quickly relieved by
applying Vacher-Balm which is harm
less, and cooling. Keep it handy,
and avoid limitations.
If you cannot buy Vacher-Balm To-
cally, send soc in stamps for a tube.
to E. w. Vacher Inc, New Orleans
La.-Agents wanted.-Adv.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-07-29

not know what 70 do.
My mother advised
me to take Lydia E.
Pinkham' s Vege-
table Compound and
use the Sanative
Wash so | took her
a dvice and used
these remedies and
cured myself. feel
fine and do all my
homework which /
could not do before,
az I poilfd hardly
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-07-29

Some people know the price OF
everything but do not know the rea'
value of anything.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-07-29
Grained.

Ida-It's no sign because I'm en-
gagged to a man that I'm going to
marry him.
Madge-Oh, no; he may back out.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-07-29

Why buy many bottles Of other Verrul-
fuges, when one bottle of DR.. Pecry's Dead
Shot" will act surely and promptly ?A-Adv.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-07-29
Many.

Many.
There are people who, instead of
listening to what is being said to
them, are listening already to what
they are going to say.-From Impress.
SionS.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-07-29

But few men never live long enough
to realize their own unimportance.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-07-29
do ALL MY
HOUSEWORK
Before | took Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound
| could hardly stand, says
Mrs. Kwarcinski.

Chicago, Ill., suffered with dis
placement and irregularities and did
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-07-29

aHE ONLY PLACE IN THE SOUTH where
sou can get your hats cleaned when you
want them and how YOU want them, Agents
wanted everywhere. Send for illustrated cal.
aIogue BENEFITS Hat Factory, 1913 Broad
Street, Jacksonville. Florida,
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-07-29

sUGARl SUGAR. Less than 1bc h.; MAXI
ali you want few minutes Use anywhere
YOU use sugar Liquid form one drop equalF
one spoonful. Full directions soc coin Fer
nandeE Product Co.. Manchester. Georgia
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1920-01-21

citizen Of Oklahoma smoked and
othii,i willis the train sped On. There
we're ",efal hsls and considerable
tnoHus and jsmminG Of the Ap. but
nat flin'' bo'hsr him
~ last ths early rsys OF osy began
10 sfe,m into the smoker and III" man
started back 20 this Pullman 20 drsss
sEd step % into oklahoma CiV.
Bot he Was In Colorado With The
mo1ntsn. and hA psJamAs
~. tlnihs. cam. IN 10 Oslshoms IN
the pullmaa section. ~hict hd been
switched 20 another train dlrlns The
night
iryr,sauons are being made ~ 'hs
Pullman company
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1920-01-21
CHURCH MERCER
FAVORED HERE
Pastors Of Methodist Congre-
cations Here for II,

No churches In OblNhoms cry nosd
DO aha andnn.d nor any Important
changes In tho Nork made. n tho
northern and southern MrthoiiHf
churches consolidate. ~ their ir!ut
commission proposed yesterday ht
Louisville Ky. according 20 Hoy
Frank Roach
II shouh hs Flad ~ the consoilis p.
tion," Nj Roach said 'oday, ~ I. n
movement IN thu hfht direction u
would probably moin The building ~
iafssr suburban churches. hnd the 't-
Nblishmsnt ~ institutional work
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1920-01-21
INVESTIGATION TIES
UP WAGE ORDINANCE

~ least ihfs. weeks Of inycsiiss-
ton an be required bttoV ths pro-
pps.d ei'y ordinbncs Increasing the
wages u working girls IN Oslshoma
rry rn be eonsidsr-d. Mayor Walton
said today.
The rs~ommsndatIons BY Paul Nc.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1920-01-21

cary. assistant municipal counsslot
for hishr wages for hotel and room Ina
hous~ portals may he Investigated IN
connection with the yoihinx sits
ordinance.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1920-01-21

d. you know ihs, you can huy a
GMC TRUCK from the &. " &
Truck Co, NJ Oklahoms CIV y
West Third street. ~ TWELVE
MONTHS TINE u SIX Pen.
CEN1 INTEREST
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-15
Popular knowledge
Of Bible Lacking

Z Europe had her ..lost arts; but In
yesttgatsons in this country have re-
yealed modern parallel, declares a
committee engaged in surveys for the
New World Movement of Northern
Baptists. Their discovery is that the
Bible, which q few decades ago. was
common IS surprisingly rare article.
Whether due to the high pressure Of
modern life, the lure OF themovies, or
what not there is Baptist researchers
declare, a lamentable lack Of knowl.
edge OF the book.
Now, the Northern Baptists are
working for a revival of the use Of the
Bible. "a Bible In Every Home is
THEIR slogan, ttheh task to take five
years They are forming leagues OF
people who are pledged to read por-
ton OF the Scriptures daily. They are
also publishing the Bible in the Hun
garian language, and also the New
Testament in Russian for the use Of
new Americans. The Bible has been
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-03-15
EAST SIDE
NEWS
q. pnlatInne naptlnt church.

the Paiatine Baptist church was
filled TO overlooking point last eve
ming for the evening. service which
was very interesting and most i'm.
pressiye The pastor Rev. Q. =. Eddy
delivered a most instructive sermon
to the recent converts on Baptism ant
its significance. and at its close seven.
teeSt persons were baptized by him
There are a number OF other converts
OF the recent meeting who we're moi
ready for baptism at this time whose
baptism win taks place in the neal
future,
This church So taking in new life
and is very active in all its depart
ments.