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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-19

Robert Lane. n teacher in the pub
lie schools at Northeast Harhor, has
arrived in the city and will pass the
summer months at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles :.
Lane. on Winthrop street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-19

Miss Elizabeth Coleman, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs Orville Coleman, on
Monday underwent Il surgical opera
ton at the Augusta General hospital
for tonsils and adenoids. Last eve
ming she was resting as comfortably
IS could be expected.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-19

Frank Crockett, employed at the
internal revenue Office, has gone 10
Rye Beach where he will enjoy a
two weeks outing with his family.
They are there for the summer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-19

Mr.. and Mrs OrvUle Coleman to-
cether with Mr.. and Mrs. James Nc
Iaughlin haze returned from recent
automobile trip to WoolwiCh and vi
cinity where they passed the time
blueberryinS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-19

Two Cony High school teachers
who are attending summer session or
Columbia University this season are
Miss Vickery and Miss Martha Tuck
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-19

Miss Gladys Powers, who has been
cnioying nstwo- weeks vacation from
her duties in the Office of Manager
T.. p. Gray of the New England Tel.
& Tel. company. has resumed her
work
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-19

Mr. and Mrs. Albra F. Rand are
enjoying a weeks vacation at their
summer home at Old Orchard Beach.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-19

Mrs. II. r. Robinson Of Winter
street left on the Islander, Saturday
morning for Ocean Point where she
will enjoy n several days outing.
Mr.. Robinson will join her later and
pass his vacation there.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-19

Charles L. Andrews of the law firm
of Andrews & Nelson, has recently
purchased a new Studebaker sedan
automobile
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-19

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Metcalf OF
Wiscasset have returned to their
home after passing short visit
with friends in this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-19

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank 7. Clark, IA
Gannett street were at Ocean Point,
over the Weekend
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-19

Mr.. and Mrs. Laird Brown of
Lancaster. Pa. have opened their
cottage for the summer at Ham
mond's Grove
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-19
AUGUSTA LOCALS

Ralph 9. Patterson of Boston was
business caller in the city this
week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-19

Louis LaChance OF Lewiston was
mere Monday calling on friends. From
here he went to Portland on business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-19

Ralph Caldwell, proprietor Of the
Capitol garage, went to Old Town,
Sunday and brought back relatives
who will visit Mr. and Mrs. Caldwell,
/ Chapel street, for few days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-19

NJ. NJ. Kimball of Bangor. former
~ a Riverside resident, now a mail
transfer clerk in Bangor, was here
Saturday calling on friends.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-19

Mr.. bradford. one of the leading
patent attorneys of Washington, d.
C.. passed the weekend in this city,
the guest of his niece. Mrs. Leon O,
Douglas.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-19

George Fletcher of the custodian
force of the Augusta Post Office is
on a vacation from his duties and is
passing the same at Clarey's camp
at North Whitcfield.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-19

J. Francis MacNichol left Monday
for Ninalhaven where he will visit
for few days with friends and rela-
tives.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-19

Miss Edith Garfield of Allston.
Mass, has arrived in the city and is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. l.. j. Dclano,
Maple street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-19

Ju,es Roy. who appeared recently
before Judge Robert A. ~Cony on a
,iouor charge and who is employed
at the paper mill is not the Jules Roy
who lives at Royal Park, but the one
who lives. on Water street BY com
cidence. both Jules Roys are employ
ed at the paper mill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-19

+. A. WinsloW of the Post Office
force and his family have gone to
Pemaquid Point for a two weeks
outing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-19

Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Douglass,
Miss Eva Lamson and Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert 4. Pingree, all of this city.
were recent visitors at Belgrade
Lakes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-19

Mr.. and Mrs. George Getchell Of
Los Angeles. Calf, are passing few
days here visiting friends. The Get
chells are former Maine folks, having
come from Caribou and they are
planning to make their future home
in Portland, this. State.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-19

Mrs. Glenn w. Starkey of Portland
is reported as being i'll at the home
of relatives at North Vassalboro with
n slight attack of scarlet fever. Mrs.
Starkev is formerly of this city and
was taken i'll when she went up to
North vassalboro to visit
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-19

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cassidy and
children of East Crescent street have
gone to Pine Bluff at East Winthrop,
where they will enjoy a weeks outing
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-19

John NJ. King of Haverhill. Mass,
is a several days visitor in the city,
staying at the "" building on Win
throp street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-19

John NJ. Helgert of Swarthm"re,
Pa. who is identified with the
Swarthmore Chautauqua Entertain
ments that are now exhibiting at
Capital Park. arrived Monday for
three days stay at the Y. NJ. c. a.
building on Winthrop street
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-19

John A. Hersey of Poland Spring
was among the out of town bust
ness callers in the city, Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-19

Frank A. Kimball, compositor at
the Journal office, is enjoying two
weeks vacation from his duties. He
and Mrs. Kimball have gone to
Sreckled Mountain for a visit with
their son, Clarence. who is employed
there for the summer as fire warden.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-19

William c. Ring of Plymouth,
Mass, was in the city, Monday. call
ing on business acquaintance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-19

George Hawkes. of Falmouth, was
a business caller, Monday, in the city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-19
EXPRESS

local and Long Distance Furnitur,
10, ma Piano Moving anywhere, any
,me. No road too long. Preston F.
seek'ns, office 4 Willow Street. Tel.
No'M, Augusta, Me.
Nay24dtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-19

Bay of Fundy they experienced some
rather tough weather. They plan to
make the trip in about Is months
not hurrying especially but just go
. ing along.
'All the comforts of home" cannot
be applied to this little craft as tie
boat is much restricted in its COM
forts. This boat has the distinction
oil carrying the first wireless appara.
tus of any craft in Canada and that
was in 1901. 1t was the Pictou that
beat out larger and better equipped
boats in an endurance test i'll Cana
dian waters.
Captain Scott stops in each large
settlement and wires back home his
progress. Although Captain Scott
has been lately living in the Mari
: time Provinces, he is a native of
! Chelsea, Mass. and has been going
! Maloney is not only a sailor and a
! fisherman but wireless operator as
well Campbell is d sailor and moth
: ing else.
! AS their journey progresses their
/ papers and credentials will increase
as they secure signatures Of COVER
nors along their route. They carry
credentials from the Canadian au-
thorities asking that courtesy be ex-
! tended these adventures" along
! their trip.
! Edgar ii. White. who recently re
! ccived his honorable discharge from
the L. :. Army, arrived in the city
: Monday and will visit here for short
, time. He will then 20 to his home
! in Sidney Mr.. White entered the
/ service January ,, this year and has
been stationed at Camp Jackson
South Carolina The camp has been
recently condemned by the govern
ment Mr.. White says that all he saw
in that location was sand and dark
les.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-04-08
LOCAL ITEMS
PERSONAL NEWS

Mr.. T. w. Russell left this morning
for Norfolk, Va, on business.
Mr.. A. Mcdowell returned this
morning from a business trip.
Mrs. John Bell Of Hobgood, N. c.,
was in town yesterday shopping.
Mrs. Council, of Oak City, N. c.,
was in Scotland Neck yesterday shop
ping.
Mr. Morton Bellamy, of Washing
ten. n c., is business visitor In
Scotland Neck to-day.
Mr.. J. K. Harrington, of Washing
ten, n c., is business visitor in
town today.
-
Mr.. B. I. Allsbrook of South Caro-
lima, is visiting his brother, MI. Sher-
wood Allsbrook.
Mr.. W. B. Strickland, Jr., now has
charge Of the business of Mr.. S. L.
Strickland.
Miss Bertha Albertson leaves to-
day for Rocky Mount, N. G. to visit
friends.
Mrs. S. L. Strickland and family
have moved to Greensboro, n. c., to
make her home.
Mrs. Rebecca J. Bradley, who has
liam A. Pittman, has returned to bel
home.
Mr.. Josh Robertson has just re
ceived telegram from his sister, Mr.
II. F. Peacock of California, stating
that her little child was extremely i'll
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bradley, FOR
mally of this place, but now of st
Louis, Mo-, has just te1egraphed Mr.
Bradley's father, Mr.. w. S. Bradley
that they are the proud parents of 6
girl baby.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-04-08
NOTICE OF AMENDMENT TO THE
CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF
HOBGOOD

The governing body of the Town
of Hobgood, at a regular meeting held
on the 2nd day Of April, 1921, adop-
ted resolution as follows:
That the following amendment to
the charter Of the Town Of Hobgooo
bu submitted to the qualified voters
of the Town Of Hobgood, at a regn-
lar election to be held May the 5ro,
1921.
The following shall be the bound
aries of the Town Of Hobgood: Be-
ginning at the East corner of tho
North and parelling the Norfolk and
Carolina railroad to Little Swamp,
thence up Little Swamp, to the mouth
of a ditch near the trestle on the
Weldon and. Kinston railroad, which
makes a line between Rufin James
ana II. y. on1olOS, C41euC0 up SdIu
ditch to path or road leading from
the Hobgood and Oak City road to
William Shaw's, thence Southerly di-
rection to point where the Weldon
and KinstOn Railroad crosses the
Halifax and Martin County line,
thence a Southwest course to a point
where the Norfolk and Carolina Rail
iroad crosses the County road leading
from Old Hobgood to Oak City, thence
down said County road to Poplar
Street extended, thence North up Pop
lar Street extended to the line be
tween Miss Mary Hyman and The
East Carolina Land and Imp, Co.
then up said line to the cemetery
then to the beginning.
Dated this the 4th day Of Apr
1921.
J. D. SAVAGE, Mayor
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-04-08
SURPRISE MARRIAGE

Yesterday, at Halifax, Mr.. James
Shearin, of Weldon, was married to
Miss Helen Allsbrook, of this place.
This marriage was surprise to Miss
Allsbrook friends here. Nobody
here knew of her intention to marry,
She was accompanied to Halifax by
her sister, Miss Sadie Allsbrook.
Mr. Shearln is business man of
Weldon, and Mrs. Shearin is the old
est daughter of our townsman, Mr..
4. D. Allsbrook. They will make
Weldon their home.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-04-08
State Of North Carolina.
Department of State.
CERTIFICATE OF DISSOLUTION
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRE-

SENTS MAY COME GREETING:
Whereas, It appears to my satisfac-
ton, by duly authenticated record OF
the proceedings for the voluntary dis
solution thereof by the unanimous
consent Of all the stockholders, depos
tied in my office, that the Scotland
Neck planning Mills, Inc, corpora
ton of this State, whose principal
office is situated in the town Of Scot
land Neck, County Of Halifax, State
Of North Carolina Ono. P. Futrell
being the agent therein and in charge
thereof upon whom process may be
served), has complied with the re-
quirements Of Chapter %, Consolida-
ted Statutes, entitled "Corpora-
tions,' preliminary to the issuing Of
this Certificate Of Dissolution:
Now, Therefore, I, J. Bryan Grimes,
Secretary of State Of State of North
Carolina, do hereby certify that the
said corporation did, on the 10th day
of March 1921, fill in my office a
duly executed and attested co2sent In
writing to the dissolution Of said cor
poration, executed by all the stock
holders thereof, which said consent
and the record of the proceedings
aforesaid are now on file in my sale
office as provided by law.
In Testimony Whereof,sI have here
to set my hand and affixed my off
cial seal at Raleigh, this 10th day o
March, A. D. 1921.
J. BRYAN GRIMES,
Secretary of State. 1tw4v
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1921-04-08

Mr.. T. w. Russell left this morning
for Norfolk, Va, on business.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-15
FlOTSAM, JETSAM, TW|GS
AND OTHER OR|FTWOOD

Now arises a contention - to what
arm or business or industry first got
into operation After tho nood. There
were innumerahle degrees OF damage,
of course. so that 1t In not possible to
make close comparisons. On the sonth
side. where the water was as deep and
the current as swift as anywhere, a
wet wash laundry may perhaps be en-
titled TO tho blue ribbon. A visitor
who stepped in there the nrst OF this
week exclaimed "Evsvyehing Is run
ming but the clock" And IL was true.
Tho the rear end of the building had
been punched out Il was boarded up.
the boiler was splitting steam. the en-
gine running and all the machines dill
igently revolving. The engine looked
as clean. neat and polished as ~ IL
never had met a drop OF mud in It's
nfe.
One OF tho solidest OF facts which
ntick out conspicuously is that the
Stag ievees all held frrn and could evil
IDENTIFY have withstood twice the depth
faces along the Arkansas and the
Fountain look to be preferable to the
straight stone walls. for several rea-
sons. one being tho fact that they
cannot be injured by winter freezing
The First street bridge and the Foun-
tain levee were monument to the
me- mory or Benjamin Mattice. The
bridge is now gone but the original
STAG levee has not lost an inch. But
II has n serious fault Its base in the
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-15

croek Il kept from underwriting by .
wooden protection, which will in time
give out The river levees are built
from the ground up and each flood only
packs them the more solid
Considering the widespread fncon-
veniences. the few points of crossing
of streams. and the miles of cast-off
wire all over town. tho authorities
could engage in n good stunt by build
ing a large number of hanging foot
hridgrs, over both streams but espe-
cially tho Fountain. These could be
quickly hung at small expense. would
few could be placed so high as TO be
permanent. Tho men are here now
who could do this work. the wire Ia
kicking around. also plenty OF lumber
for tho bridge walks.
The newspaper pictures are none of
them adequate. About as good as any
was the view OF Union depot from the
viaduct 1t seemed to show merely
stretch OF harmless looking water
around the building. In the foreground
near the viaduct lay big palatial
Pullman car with its windows broken
out. lying on its sidc with about twen-
ty telephone poles piled across the car.
This unusual incident shows so poorly
in the picture no one would notice IL
II he had not already seen the wreck.
Most nood pictures arc similar in de-
predatory weakness.
When tho old city hail was buflt II
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-15

became an object of criticism from
amateur architects of all degrees. The
building never had n substantial look
Now II has stood thru three floods and
looks to be good for at least three more.
A couple blocks away. on First street.
was an astonishing irlsrarfve OF the
reverse. Near the Burch factory build
ing stood the solid stone front OF an
old blacksmith shop, built and burned
before tho street paving. 1t was an
unusually massive, heavy. strong wall
of ls to IS inches, with wide deep
sills. and match for such ruins ~
have in Greece and Italy stood for
twenty centuries. But it could not
endure the Pueblo food and went
down. There are hundreds of instances
of such strange incongruities all over
town.
Going to corroborate the superstition
tina. the great fall Of rain was In tho
territory between Arkansas river and
Pike peak Is the fact mat tho most
severe destruction of railroad track
WAS in the vicinity of Concrete, this
side OF Portland. Along there all the
creeks from the north. particularly
Beaver and Phantom, were pouring an
enormous volume of water into the
river. More than n mile or tho D. q
R. G. track u gone at ono place and
Ions stretches OF both the RIO Grande
and Santa Fe at othe>-. nut tempor-
airy tracks are being eupidiy laid by
large forces OF track msn. fns grades
washed away were good ones. re-
built after repeated wasn-ou,s in past
years till they were in excellent con-
dition and seemed proof against any
test.
Rare copper wire as thick A. your
middle finger has for ten days been
lying along the middle or Union ave
nue. with thousands of people walking
all over It, Knowing ones would
rather tramp on a snake. But It Is
harmless and docilc, ana all that
metal must go back to its place over
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-15
head e.for. v. can r.ds on tho street

head before We can rtde on tho street
cars. 49, D.,
In these columns was given . group
of flood novelties.:'' Every day .
long list of sucn incidents ana minor
notes could be added. You can walk
the Fourth street bridge ana not
Is standing in its accustomed place
stiff and upright. hnlf ~ny across. But
II you glance down you will see that
there is not = pound OF dirt below Tor
IL to stand on. All the ground was
washed away and the heavy big pole
with its cross arms Is supPor+ed by
the other poles and their numerous
wires.
Two blocks below Is the west abut..
ment OF a bridge which was composed
of four composite columns. the lower
half OF stone. the urs,cr naif of IRON
criss-cross One OF these corner piers
vs. standing wholly in air supported by
its neighbors, with nothing underneath
bu. space. This structure Is much
henvier than the telephone pole.
Tho McFoclcy machine shop equip
mcnt had already been partly removed
to the new shop building near the
Eighth stres: depot. This was not
jumping from the frying pan into the
feet whereas the river water was four
teen fee, deep. the mark showing
plainly on the frame of the skylights.
Remainder OF the lathes and machines
are being grubbed out OF two feet of
alkali soup.
Only a hundred fcet this side OF that
spot revolvc the ponderous wheels OF
the water works. an establishment
whose works and workers can be cited
-. al -,.I sH.n, ,l,sI
useful blessing to forty thousand
people.
woodcroft sanitarium lost about ten
acres OF the finest garden land worth
thousand dollars an aero including a
which in spring are mass OF bios
SONS. Tho rrize Holstein cows at
woodcroft had their ieisurely dignity
sadly disturbed when they were run
on the place at Eallop and were
thus saved. Four barns and the laun-
dry had not learned to gauop and tho
creek got them.
The extensive machinery works OF
tho Stearns- Roger company which for
many years has been making the finest
of mining machinery. shipping II to all
parts of the world will not resume op-
erations at the present site and the
work of dism3rtling has been started.
Four of the important buildings and
several minor structures were demol
ished by the Fountain food and their
valuable contents carried down toward
Kansas including mary elegant wood
patterns on which men have devoted
DAYS Of skilled labor. The company ia
negotiating for the old Eilers smelt-
ing site this side tho steel works
where stands a solid and tall smoke
stack ready Tor business.
No special looting has been reported
but some pick up" Ia going on A |
party ~ hoys were observed yesterday |
proceeding southwark wearing a
severely innocent and bland exp' ession |
on Zach face. Their arms carried |
bundles Of hrecrackera tina, had BEEN |
thru the focd. How these Chinese |
bombs can ever be put to Use. perhaps |
the sanguine youthful explorers know. I
or think thsy know.
Lost articles may be recovered
thru a Chieftain wantad. Phone
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Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-15

Lost articles may be recovered
thru a Chieftain wantad. Phone
1855. ....-,......x-1.xs..,,.