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the interior of the little home. tola
all too plainly of a struggle for life
against odds which oyercame.
Mr.. Kent, the owner of the property
for whom the unfortunate woman had
been housekeeper has stayed at the
place one night since the murder. He
remarked, however, that it was an I'M
pleasant experience and when asked
if he would ever live there again, he
replied in the affirmative saving that
it was his home. Mild in manner and
unusually slight Of stature. it was a
nathet'o interview which he granted
lie reporter in the little home where
he had spent so many quiet years.
He is a native of Etna and had lived
in various towns including Yelling
ton, as Mr.. Kent said laughingly "the
edge of Wellington" Parkman, Cam
bridge. and other nearby towns have
also been his places of residence. He
repeated his experiences of finding the
woman scarcely alive, of his rousing
the neighbors and of conditions in the
home which are already familiar to
the people of Maine He stated that
he had been through everything be-
cause of the terrible strain under
which he had been laboring. 1t was
not an unpleasant interview so far as
courtesy was concerned and after a
quiet talk the newspaper man went on
his way leaving the little old man in
the home where such strife had oc-
CURED on the same day week before.
Mr.. Kent has been married twice,
1t appears. His first wife now lives in
Clinton with one of his grown up chill
dren while son also lives in Clinton.
The couple were divorced a long time
ago and it is understood that the sep
aration occurred because Mr.. Kent OBJ
iected to his daughters marriage. He
eventually married again but the sec
ond time his married life did not ap-
pear to be blessed by happiness and
for five or SIX years he and his second
wife have lived apart Proceedings
are said to be under way on the part
of Mr. Kent to obtain a divorce from
his last wife, alleging desertion. For
some time the aged man lived alone
and then Mrs. Towle became his
housekeeper. Her advent at the farm
occurred about four months ago.
The plans in this issue show the To-
cation of Athens in the County, the
! locality where the murder occurred
and the house and the arrangements
of its rooms where the fight for life
took place. The stream, which is pic
tnred in the Illustration originates in
the vicinity of the Notch and flows
northerly until it turns and enters into
Moose Pond. The distances are not
quite accurate on the plan as Corson's
! Corner, which is close to the house IS
! II miles from Skowhegan although IA
| from Skowhegan by way of Athens,
while the distance to Athens is four
miles, the distance to Harmony is
miles. and the distance to Hartland is
also six miles.
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PAGE SEVEN

are living. The only daughter and
family live in Minnesota and two sons
and wives who live at home this sum-
mer After these many years they
return to Maine to renew old acquain-
tances and to form new ones. All are
glad to greet them as they are most
genial company. They are thoroly
enjoying their visit altho naturally.
many changes have taken place, many
faces are absent; and nov. they are
greeting the children OF those whom
were only children when they left :
The members present were. Mr..
and Mrs. Alhanard Mcguire, Spokane.
Wash. Mrs. Nellie Mcguire. Ira Page
OF Hartland; Mr. and Mrs. Leslie
Walter Hall, Haverhill. Mass; Tobey
Mcguire, Augusta; Mr.. and Mrs. Car
roll Tracey and daughter Beatrice,
Mrs. Belle Davis and sons. Elmer and
Arnold of Hartland Mr.. and Mrs.
VIII York; Mrs. Alice Lombard and
son Leonel; Mr.. and Mrs. orrin Dean
Of Scion; Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Z.
Hughes and sons Elwood and Merton !;
Ruel Mcguire Of Madison.
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SLowhcgan Team is Victorious

Sko@hceen ha .ahaU ru. Wines n
another exciting game on the Fair
e.ew Diamond here last Saturday
when the home boys scored rich
victory by a score of 10 o from the
Fairfield boys. 1t was one of the most
interesting games of the many good
ones which our own home talent has
been producing this season. The fact
that the boys are really SkOwhegan
fellows is creating a vast amount of
admiration as well as is there splendid
work on the diamond
Lewia. the local hurler, was in ex-
celltnt form, striking out ten men and
allowing but four hits. Both teams
had men on bases several times but
were prevented from scoring by SHARP
fielding.
Bragg, the visiting pitcher. in at
tempting to stop a hot grounder hit
by Beale, the first man 10 face him
in the eighth, injured the thumb OF
his pitching hand 50 that he could
hardly hold the ball, but he pluckill
finished the game. Three hits and as
many runs were made off him in this
inning.
Totman. the Fairfield first baseman
was the fielding wizard of the game
making three putOuts unassisted after
cornering three wonderful stops. In
the first inning he made one-hand-
ed catch of hot liner, scooping the
sphere when it was but six inches
from the ground, throwing then tC
third for a fast double play. Bragg
also iielded in great form, having eight
assists to his credit Score:
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Annual Meeting OF Protective ASs0cia
ton

The tenth annual meeting of the
Pleasant Pond Protective Association
will be held at Colby cottage on Sat
urday, August 9th at 2:30 p. IN. Sew
eral matters of importance are to
come before this meeting and the
question of a new fish screen must be
decided. Forrest H. Colby, the pres
ident and c. w. Grover, the secretary
especially urge that the members
make a special effort to be present
as full attendance is necessary if
the matters of business are properly
disposed of.
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Thunder showers and resulting cool
As oafnnt have made the nshing at W.
j. Elliot's Pcuobscot Lake Camps OK
celleut All the sportsmen have re-
ported a great increase in the size
and number Of fish caught Those
guests who have returned for another
season consider the fishing equal to
past years, while the new corners are
unsparing in their praise of Penobscot
angling.
About the first Of the month Mrs
ElliOtts hand became badly infected
with bloodpoison ng and after a con
sultation of several doctors who were
guests at the time. Mr.. Elliott took
his wife to Jackman to be treated On
his return to camp he discovered that
Miss Adelia LaRochelle of Saint Come
who assists in the kitchen work at
camp, also had blood poisoning. That
night he returned to Jackman with
Miss IaRochelle. Dir. Humphreys of
Jackman treated both cases Altho
the po soning had spread mp her en-
tire arm, Mrs. Elliott soon recovered
and now the hand has practically
healed. Miss LaRochelles case was
less serious and she was troubled only
for few days. They both returned
to camp after four days
George Haney, who built the new
launch Maxine" has completed his
work on another smaller boat and has
returned to his home in Portland.
Guests at camp-August 6, DR.. and
Mrs. A. Kittenbeil of Brookline. Mass. !.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. w Davis of Boston
Mass; Miss Amy i. Glidden of North
Abingdon, Mass; Mr. and Mrs. W. J..
Little of Bridgewater. Mass; Mrs. S.
w Smith. NJ IS Frances X. Long, Mr..
Stewart r. Richter of Stamford. Conn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Little, Mrs Smith and
Miss Long are all old campers re
turning for another season. Mr.. and
Mrs. Little and Miss Glidden spent
three days camping out on Greenier
Pond, August 10 to August II. Mr..
A. c. Walser and Miss Jane Drouil-
lard of New York City and Miss Helen
Anderson of Middletown. Ohio, who
were stopping at the kineo House,
spent three days at camp "Blackhawk
Palmer accompanied them as gu dc
and Clarence r. Sands also guided
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Sudden Death mt Fairfield

The community was greatly shocked
Saturday afternoon on learning of the
death of James l.. Flewelling which
occurred suddenly while at the lower
Jewell mill in Fairfield, where he had
been called in company with Ralph
jewell for a small fire which had
started in the sawdust pile. Shortly
after arriving there he complained of
not feeling we'll and fell to the ground.
A physician was called but Mr.. File
yelling lived but few minutes death
being due to a cerebral hemorrhage,
causing an apopletic shock.
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Fish and Game Violations

he following reports of violation
bp fish and game laws have been
Iorted to the Department OF Inland
Iheres and Game:
h Deputy Warden John Jackson of
kkman. who was surely Johnnie
tho Spot on the night of August
|hst He was at Sandy Bay in the
/, of duty. Along came a man in
automobile and stopped his car
l. hin 10 yards of the warden. lie
\ rot out rifle and fired two shots
deer--but failed to hit it. He
| then interviewed by the warden
\ tbe result that Edward Doyon
hickman contributed $50 to the
ie treasury with an addit onal 81
costs, for hunting deer in close
y August 7 Deputy Jackson discov-
raccoon skin that apparently
recently been taken. His sus-
len, were so strong that he inves-
spd. with tie result that he soon
rehended one Harmenigile lie
IRE of Jackman, who admitted hav-
shot the raccoon IN close time
bough he made the clam that he
mistaken it for a bobcat In
b of the circumstances, the case
adjusted by the payment of fine
So and costs, amounting to $3.75
adjustment Of this fine will prob
SO adjust his eyesight that he
! next time be able to tell on first
BIT the difference between a bobeat
a coon
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Obituary

Mrs. Lydia lSpearingl widow of the
: Howard Wells. passed away Fri
Tmorn.ne at the nome of her daugh-
Mrs. Emerson Hall of Hinckley.
sr ten DAYS illness, followed by
raysis. Many years of her mar
d life have been passed at Hinck-
|. shere he had many trends. She
survived by son Charles Of Clln-
and three daughters. Mrs, Eliza
rker am Mrs. Emerson Hall OF
nlon ard Mrs. Eugene Parker Of
81 Skowaegan, Funeral sevices
fe held from her late home Sunday
ernoon.
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The Colby cottage was open for the
week end.
Allen York of Augusta visited
friends here last week.
Rev. William Sparks of Far Rocka-
way, New York, Is spending the month
of August with his family here.
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Jones of Bos-
ton, Mass, Mrs. II. H. Hyde, Miss
Hyde and Miss Sharpe of Massachu-
sets. Miss Thompson, Bangor. X. w
McAntliff and T. P. McAntliff. New
Britain, Conn; Mr.. and Mrs. Car
Curtis and Ruth Walker. Mr.. and
Mrs. Donald Woodland, Lewiston, Me
and Miss Sydney Dubois. Langhorne
n~pnsylve"'s ~ registered al
the Inn this week.
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NEWS FROM SOMERSET
LAKES AND CAMPS
NORTH POND

Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Jackson of Wa.
tervlle have been the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Flave Mace for the past few
days.
Twenty-seven guests from Cedar
Crest Camps took supper at the New
North Pond House Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Bedford of Au-
gusta are visiting his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Sherwin Bickford.
c. o. Barker and Mrs. Ida Adams
returned to North Andover. Mass, af-
ter a two weeks stay at the New North
Pond House.
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PLEASANT POND

Lothian Hobbs of Fairfield has been
Wis ting his sister DR.. Ethel Walters.
Mrs Della Webster is spending some
time in Bingham.
Mrs Annie Martin is visiting her
daughter Mrs. B. B. Miller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bateman, Miss Ruth
Bateman of Someryille. n. J. and Miss
Lyd Coene of Patterson, n. J. have
returned to their homes after spend
ing month at the Bateman cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hosea Whipple of
Bingham we're at their cottage here
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Woodland of
Lewiston are spending August with
Mrs. Woodlands parents, Prof. and
Mrs. Fred Knapp.
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AUGUSTA MAN NEW
ACADEMY PRINCIPAL
Smith Dunnack, Son OF State Librar.
ian DuBnack VIII 60 TO Athens

Smith Dunnack, an Augusta young
man and a graduate of Colby College.
has been elected principal Of Somer-
set Academy at Athens and Will enter
upon his duties in September. Mr..
Dunnack is the son Of State Librarian
Henry f. Dunnack Of Augusta. lie Is
graduate Of Cony High school and
during his college course at Colby
was prominent in athletics, having
played fullback on the football team
and having been captain of the bas-
ketball and tennis teams. He is "a
member OF the PM Delta Theta frater-
nitV
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..sfs county Is getting famous
| .omething which doesn't look good
a,siders- the number of murders
.ring within its bounds. The
.,oy murder at Moose River, the
.olI fuigginsl murder, which de-
mod into a manslaughter case at
IA Mountain, the Entreken murder
rmhden and now the Towle muir
have come in rapid succession and
caused CONSERVATION and alarm
we the residents. Let's hope that
Is the end, but let's give our
Mic officials little praise for the
Il work they have put in on all the
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tbo BOYS and girls OF Somerset
.nty who have affiliated themselves
n tho Agricultural Clubs are plan
L m a great outing tomorrow at
|sswood when they gather for their
rual field meeting 1t is requiring
n Of hard work ON the part of the
I,uty Agent and the community
h leaders to keep these organiza-
ms going and We hope the young
knle realize the great value which
fundamentals they are being Civ
now amount to. These social or
Lyations with underlying cduca-
pa value are what keep the boys
| girls on the farms.
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ia DAYS and reunions and after
le .ho fairs Are the agriculturists
a.,n ,s ready to do their part at the
\ s6ows as never before Coop
~. s Is a good word but a lot of
u Wv 5ap4 seem to understand its
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ne Federation OF Women's Clubs

'ae Maine Federation of Women $
'aus viii hold the fall meeting IN
| ehltarlan Church at Castine, Sep
au %i IA, Il and 16 by invitation OF
1 "omans Club of Castine. me
euhs Will open "Wednesday after
sn al go with reception in the
EAhs at Emerson Hall For en-
~,nalent apply TO Mrs. Grace T..
Padsoa, eastiue.
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.ne,s camp Meetings Begin Toda,

Fhe 18th Annual Camp Meeting of
hlngfeld and Salem Hell ness
mp Meeting Association will he
u at Salem beginning today, the
J and lasting until the 2Sth. Rev.
A Glass, a successful blind Evan
ta Of MICHIGAN will be the chief
Aser. Solo singing by Mrs Chas.
Rev. d. e. O. Stroth, pre-
lug elder 10 have charge of the
ap meeting and Rev. d. f. Burns,
y a. ]. Ham ton and others viii
workers throughout the entire aes-
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Irving Adams and James Murtha
have contracted to put $4,000 cords
OF pulpwood into the Kennebec River,
which has been cut and landed on the
shore near the Carney place at Jack
man. This task must be done in Is
days. The firm have four gasoline
engines, 80 men and 30. horses doing
the work.
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Mr. and Mrs. A. T.. Thompson re-
turned Saturday from a visit in Lew
iston.
Rev. /. b. Mower, a trustee of the
State Reformatory, was at that Insti-
tuition Friday on business. :
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Earned INNS, SkOWhCgNn, 4. TWO-
base hits. Bealc, Curr,e. Bases on
balls. off Bragg, /. First base on err
rors, Skowhegan, >; Fairfield. 1. Stol-
Ell bases Beale, Currie, Lewia. Me
Kechnie, 2. Left on bases, Skowhcgan
I; Fairfield, 4. Tit by pitcher by
Bragg Struck out by Lewia, 10;
bragg, A. Umpire, Thorne. Time
LAO.
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seoubeean ought to be rather proud
Sho" baseball team this season,
ne' .beo Il is mostly wallopings
~ 1--WE our visitors.
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them. They report an excellent time
and wish to return for longer stay
next season.
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get nome. Tie sad That Wheh he was
in Portland, if he had only got
enough money to go home he should
have done so, but having S125 to
spend. the lure of Boston, Revere and
his erstwhile friend were too much
for him. Taylor also cashed a check
in Bingham before leaving home, for
S3S
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-20
KBuaustaus Morning Journal. Sunday February 20, 1927

has been a favorite in this part OF
the southwest. although less sell
dom seen than LOS Pastores, OF
even Los Comanches, Ii Is one
Of the aims of the Museum to pre-
serve these picturesque folk plays
which are much more Characters
tic than the Passion Play is of
ODER Ammergau Some time lator
in tho season the village players
of San Ildefonso expect to render
"Fabiola," in the Museum audi
forum for the benefit of the mis-
sion at San Ildefonso.
Franciscan Missions.
The work of preserving. restor-
ing and identifying the historic
missions Of the state IL going for
ward and has won a wide circle of
| encouragement. Only this week
Archbishop Dagger reported that
| he had received a gift of $500 from
Albuquerque, tine donation of a
former Nebraska parishoner. to be
placed at the disposal of the COM
mittee having in charge the work.
| The Venera Die old Zia church will
be the first beneficiary from this
fund, as the Franciscan in charge
has gone bravely ahead with the
aid of his Indian parishioners. to
place a new roof on the church,
the old roof having collapsed re-
Gently, the whole church having
heen threatened with destruction
The committee has now received
over $4,000 for the work, all but
the last mentioned gift having
| come from outside of the state
During the coming week the arch
bishop expects to sign the deed for
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lists, John Sloan, president, which
opens its fifth annual exhibition at
the Waldorf-Astoria on February
rs, stepped over the border with
its representation at the Toronto
Museum this year. Last year at
the close of its exhibition a number
of it's exhibitors were asked to
send their work to the Worcester
Museum. The Cleveland Museum
completed the chain when 1t chose
a number of the Independent pic
lures to visit 1t from those on view
at the Toronto Museum. Recently
the Independents received a letter
from the Carnegie Institute of
Pittsburgh suggesting a loan of a
miniature Independent exhibition.
This is the more remarkable, as
the Carnegie Institution has been
about the last citadel of the AGA
demicians and Classicists. Says
the Herald further:
Just how these Independents
came to travel dates back to the
year before last, when at the con-
vention of museum directors held
at Minneapolis, Raymond Wyer of
the Worcester Museum read a pa
per on Contemporary Modern Art
1t was suggested there that when
the next congress met the Worces-
ter Museum have on exhibition
some examples Of modern art The
Independents furnished more than
the majority of the exhibits. Then
came the invitation from the To-
ronto Museum and then the Cleve-
land Museum.
"The Whitney Studio club at 147
West Fourth street, organized and
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-20

southwestern Exhibition Circuit
and to show in each place four ex-
hibitions during each season. In
order to do this, each place is en-
deavoring to establish a circle Of
Friends of Art, composed of in
dividuals who will contribute from
$40 to $35 a year to pay the cost
,of the exhibitions and to supply "A
sufficient fund to make one pur-
chase, at least, from each exhibit
ton. San Diego has already as
sembled its circle of friends and
from November q to December II
showed in its Fine Arts gallery,
Balboa Park, n loan exhibition Of
AN exceedingly interesting char
aeter 1t is hoped that arrange
ments will be made another season
to show one Of the American Fed
Grafton of Arts travelling exhibit
tons on the entire circuit; besides
exhibitions sent out by the Cali
fornia Art club, the Taos Society
OF Artists and the work Of some
notable artist--a 'one-man show
Here is a stimulating example,
both in interest and in patronage.
set by the cities of the Great
southwest. The American Mag
,aZine Of Art.
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the transfer of the pecos ruins to
the Museum of New Mexico, thus
giving the state another park IN
care of the Museum, which has al
"eadv acurired the portion Of Gran
Quivera lying outside of the Nation
, n.l totn. and had also secure !
the Guarai site but lost it again
through decision of former DIS
trict Judge f. l.. Mcdlcr in favor
of claimant at Albuquerque.
With years, the entire state will
recognize that invaluable service
has been rendered it by the acqui-
sition and protection of these mar
Vicious remains OF prehistoric com
munities and historic missions.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-20
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AND DRAMA IN NEW MEXICO

Feb. 19.-An exhibit
in color and mono
m Arson James of
ne of the attractions
he Museum art gall
onth. Mr.. James has
: much time the past
in the mountains of
has produced some
prints of his career.
lst exhibited at Colo
and Milwaukee has
ebruary Is to March
III they will come to
everal of the prints
in Chicago, and Mr..
es to produce a vivid
cture of sky-scraper-
throngs. The charm
appeals not only to
tut to the layman as
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-20

carried on by Mrs. Harry PAYNE
Whitney in the interest of her fell
low artists, is opening for view this
week an interesting exhibition of
paintings by Olaf Oleson and etch-
ings and drawings by John Sloan
and Randall Davey. MIR. Sloan's
work is very well known and APP
preciated. The present collection
Of etchings and drawings is IN
tensely interesting. Mr.. Davcy has
sent on some charming studies of
New Mexico, where he has been
working for the last six months"
%
VIII Schuster - etcning several
plates depicting the recent "kosh-
are" or gift" dance at santo Do
mingo. He is printing the p,ates
on the etching press in the Mu-
scum. 1t is his first essay into
the field of the etcher and he haE
been remarkably successful as a
tyro in the art.
%
"Gustave Baumann's wood block
prints, with color, make a pleasant
showing at the Artists guild. sub
jects old and new, the golden trees
of autumn and the fruit Tees OF
spring, the drawings of villages
and country life treated in Mr..
Baumann's original manner can be
seen. Chicago Post.