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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-17
Points to China's
Floods as Evil
lOf DefOreStatiOn

Washington, Oct. 15-China's
eeat flood disaster in Anhwei prov
1ce--her third Of the current year
Should be a lesson to the United
States showing what may follow in
discriminate deforestation, says
Dean Reisner Of the college OF agri-
culture and forestry at the Universe
" OF Nankin in a detailed report to
lhe American Forestry Association.
China with her floods is an ex-
ample to the world of the need of
Eeiorestation," says he. "A conserv-
a'!Ve expenditure for various forest
~ enterprises, mainly nursery work
ana forest planting, is from 100000
10 quarter million dollars, the
production of 100 million trees in
SVef one thousand nurseries, and
Aae planting of twenty-five to thirty
million trees on 100000 acres of land.
1nis may seem small when COM
pared with some other countries, but
s1fee when one considers the back
s.ouho and the fact that China's in
ssest IN forestry is only a very few
Fears old"
Inc magnitude OF devastation in
~. Anhwei province" says Charles
sa.ntop Pack, president of the AS
NVe'a''on IN giving out the report of
an Reisner. may be seen when
w. consider that the flooded area is
. .s!ce the area Of Massachusetts, or
oa' 1oooO square miles. The pop
1''oh OF the Bay State is around
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-17

bard squash, George H. Pottle. list;
Horace o. Bean, 2nd; Harold Foster
3rd. Other varieties squash: Fred
Nelson, LIST; j. F. Cross, end; James
McNeily, Ord. Cream squash: F. E.
Van Auken, LIST. Sugar beets, F. E.
Van Auken, list; Horace O. Bean,
End; James McNelly, 3rd. Beets, Hor-
| ace o. Bean, list; Willard Thing,
End; w. A. Nelson, 3rd. Field corn,
Elmer Salisbury, list on II rows and
! LIST on rows; James McNelly. 2nd
on s rows; Milford Keene. 3rd. Pop
corn, Charles Dickey. list; Frank
Penney, End; James McNelly, 3rd.
Pumpkin, Henry Manson. LIST and
End. Parsnips, Millard Thing, LIST.
Carrots, Willard Thing, LIST; w. A.
| Nelson, 2nd; Henry Manson, 3rd
Sweet corn. Henry Manson, LIST /:
| James McNelly, 2nd Beans, Elvin
Richardson, list: Henry Manson, end;
| James McNelly, 3rd. Honey, Fred
| Rolfe. list. Potatoes. W. A. Nelson,
| list; Elmer Kelley, End. Watermelon
F. E. Van Auken, list; Henry Man
son, End; Ethelyn Crummett, 3rd
Onions, T. J. Moody. LIST; Henry
Manson. 2nd. Tomatoes, Henry Man.
son, LIST. Cucumbers, Henry Manson,
LIST. Citron and muskmelon, Henry
Manson, 1st Caulifower. Willard
Thing, list: Henry Manson, End. Sum
flower, Horace o. Bean, list. Kohl
Rabi, H. o. Bean, list. Pie pump
kin, H. 0. Bean. LIST. Ruta Baga tur-
nip, w. A. Nelson. LIST; Millard
Thing, 2nd. Peas were exhibited by
James McNelly and Henry Manson,
gourds by F. E. Van Auken; tobac-
CO leaves and plant by Eugene Nc
Laughlin; negro potato by c. F.
Hubbard; potatoes, raised from seed
ball, F. e. Van Auken: celery and
| parsley by Henry Manson; pepper
plants by Nellie NJ. Tibbetts and Mrs
Henry Manson; freak cucumber by
| Edith Tibbetts; freak potatoes, OIL
| yer s. Dow; potatoes were also ex-
| hibited by Fred Coleman, Henry
Manson and James McNelly. A large
number OF apples were exhibited also
canned stuff and cakes made by
members OF the Girls club.
FANCY WORK
Prizes for fancy work were given
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-17

to: Mrs. Resper Decker. list; Nellie
Salisbury, End; Viola McNelly, 3rd.
Preferences were given as follows:
Tatted pieces, Sadie Mason. LIST on
tatted yoke. End on centerpiece.
Display crocheted yokes, Encie Tib-
belts, list; single entry of crocheted
yokes. Mary Salisbury. list: Edna
Davis, End; Lettie Foster, 3rd. Cross
stitch, Bessie Crocker. LIST. Knit
towel and wash cloth. Carrie Crock
er, list. Drawn work, Mrs. Irving
Davis, list and 2nd. Pillow tops,
Mrs. Resper Decker, LIST: Bessie
Croker, End: Sadie Mason, 3rd. Bat
tenberg centerpiece, Louise B. Mel
son, list. Hand made electric lamp,
William Gardner, list. Curios. c. E.
Cooley, LIST. Pillow top made by the
firemen of Somerville, Mass, and
displayed by Louise B. Nelson, LIST.
Judges for the fancy work were,
! Mrs. Fred w. Gowen, Mrs. Elmer B.
Rowell, Mrs. Kate C. Hill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-17
passed last week at the home Of her

passed last week at the home Of her
uncle, w. S. Bemis.
The farmers have been busy picking
their cider apples. which are in good
demand, there being four buyers IN
town and the price going up every day
They started at 40c per hundred and
reached S1.2o on Thursday for a few
loads.
w. A. Trip, who sold his store and
business last spring to Guy Downs,
who is to take possession this month,
has bought the stand Of f. z. Dore
and will move his family there in q
few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Leighton are
boarding at the home of Norman
Willis.
Mr.. and Mrs. William G. Bailey
are moving in with Mrs. S. A. Haynes.
w. P. Annis lost a good horse re-
Gently due to collie.
c. L. Whittier, NJ. J. Bemis and
Bert Leighton, who have been work
ing together painting, have finished
Mrs. Turner's store and begun on
Eleanor Browns house, which is their
seventh and last job for the season.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-17

of the Lung-Hai railway, which is fl
nanced by Belgian interests, is under
the direction of J. Hers. The refor-
esting has been mostly along both
sides of the railway where 100000
trees have been set out.
THE Tientsin- Pukow Railway for
estry work is in charge of a graduate
of Harvard Forestry School. About
$4,000 trees have been planted
The Pekin Hankow Railways forest
ry work is under the direction of
Ngan Han, q. graduate Of the Forest
ry Department of Michigan State
University.
THE outstanding forestry develop
ment continues to be that of the.
Kiangsu Provincial forestry station,
started in 1916. located near the
famous Ming Tombs in Nankin, at
the head of which is Mr.. Song Sing
Moo, a graduate of the Philippine
School of forestry.
"Thirty-four thousand NOW of
land Ga NOW being about one sixth of
an acre. have been replanted to date
with two and a half million trees
planted on 1000 NOW last spring.
Three nurseries were maintained,
with an area Of 81 NOW, carrying
1,275,O00 transplants and about
100000 seedlings divided among
seventy-three different species.
Trees, and seeds for nurseries and
over $4,000 trees for transplanting
and for use in the observance of Ar
Dor Day, were distributed to 1S6 dis
trict officials, agricultural societies,
agriculture and forestry stations and
companies or individuals.
"Anhwei Province is now teaching
forestry in four of her five agricul-
tural schools. Chekiang Province
has secondary Forestry school with
large enrolment. Arbor Day in
China is a national holiday now and
1T is observed in schools and by high
officials"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-17

four million people which is mil
| lion and a half less than the suffer
ers in the flooded areas. The crowd
ed conditions will at once be seen
Rail connections between Shanghai
and Tientsin and Pekin were soon
cut by the Anhwei foods caused
when the Hungtze Lake and its trib-
! utaries overlooked about sixty miles
to the North of Nankin. The defor-
ested condition of China are the
causes not only of the foods but of
most of her famines in that country"
Qua Yang Lin. graduate of the
Yale Forestry School is one of the
leaders in the forestry work in Chi
ma. He got into Tientsin after one of
the floods.
while in Tientsin," Mr.. Lin re-
ported. II had the opportunity of go
ing through the flooded sections. 1t
was terrible sight. The boatmen
pointed out the high water marks,
told us of the millions rendered
homeless and the thousands that had
persisted. Coffin: could be seen
floating in the streets. The country
was under crop when the food came
and the loss can not be imagined"
1.-THE newest provincial develop
ment," says Dean Reisner's report,
has been in Shanrung Province,
which has come into world promi-
nence through the 'Shantung award
of the Paris Peace Conference. This
work was organized by Mr.. Lin.
A Provincial Forest Service has
been established. with a Chief For
ester and eleven assistants. Work
was prosecuted so vigorously that
the first planting season saw the Or
ganization of three forestry stations,
the establishment of three nurseries
with plans for two more for the fol-
lowing season. over $4,000 trees
planted on 1000 NOW of land and an
additional 5000 NOW seeded.
Three government railways are en-
gagged in reforestation work looking
forward to supplying their own ties
and other timbers used in railroad
maintenance. Several other rail-
ways are contemplating similar de-
velopments. The budgets are voted
by the various railway administra-
tions interested. The forestry work
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-17
Canaan Grange Fair
Awards MANY Prizes

Canaan, Oct. 16-The annual fair
Of Canaan Grange was held in
Grange hall, Thursday, Oct. with
a large crowd attending. Nay Var
ney's dance orchestra furnished
music during the afternoon and also
for the dance in the evening which
was attended by 107 couples. A fine
supper was served during intermis-
sion. Following Is list Of the pre-
miums and preferences:
Heavyweight horse pulling. Harry
Austin, list; Emerson Hall, End:
Emery Hall. 3rd. Light weight horse
pulling. Ivory Burrill, list; Blaine
Richardson, 2nd.
FARM PRODUCE
Best display of farm produce,
Henry Manson. list: James McNelly,
Ind: Horace D. Bean, 3rd.
Preferences on farm produce: Cab
bage, George H. Pottle. LIST: Will Mel
son, 2nds Willard Thing, Srd; Hub
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-17
Blackhand Letter De-
mands $400 from F.
F. johnson, Sanford

Sanford, Me. Oct. 16-A Blackhand
letter demanding money has been re-
ceived by Fred f. Johnson, we'll
known here where he has for years
lived. Mr.. Johnson has been sleep
ing on a screened piazza and on
awakening the other morning, found
a letter in one of his shoes, which
said:
place $400 in this shoe and leave
it on the piazza or suffer the conse-
quences."
Mr.. Johnson was later called to the
telephone and asked II he complied
with the command and If not, what
did he Intend to do about 1t He
made no reply to the questions.
Mr.. Johnson has lived here for
years and 1t IL not known that he has
an enemy in town. 30 he and his
friends are unable to decide whether
it Is practical joke or the doings OF
some irresponsible person.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-17

IRON October 10th to October 24th
i the Girl Scouts of this country,
10000 strong, will celebrate Girl
Scout Thrift Week. Those who do
not already have 4 savings account,
are beginning one this week, for the
ninth law Of Scouting is "A Girl
Scout is Thrifty" and money in the
bank" is a visible sign of thrift.
The Girl Scout is taught to make
the best use of money, health and
time. Every Girl Scout knows that
women usually have the spending Of
the family funds, and il is part Of her
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-17
She is Girl Scout and her middle name 10 Thrift

training to learn how to spend w6yH
as well as to save wisely for I rally
day."
Health is capital. too, and the CT
Scout makes a point of building up )
reserve fund Of health which she caA
draw on daily yet meyer exhaust.
Plenty of exercise in the opea nh,
COED food and simple living are ths
rules by which she increases .heE
reserve.
And timer Well, every Girl 3cout
knows that Time is Money" and II
spends il accordingly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-17
HARMONY

Mr.. and Mrs. James Keddy of Win
throp are visiting at the home Of his
brother, George Keddy, and other
friends in town. Their son, Roger, is
also in town.
Miss Vermetta Gray Of Mercer
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-17

A London vicar rents the adver-
Using space on his private motor ear
TO tradesmen.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-17

Everything for everybody. Father,
mother, and the children can use the
articles advertised in the merchandise
classifcationS.
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EMPLOYMENT
Help Wanted-Femaie

OUSEKEEPER-You or middle
aged, in widowcr's home. No chill
dren. Box 65, Augusta, Me.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-17
Building Materials

CLAPBOARDS-A lot of good second
hand. Tel. 219-M.
WE WILL BUY-Any building to be
wrecked. or second hand material. q.
f. Armstrong Co. Tel. 52S-M.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-17

DODGE ROADSTER--In good condi-
lion; low mileage: driven by lady:
never abused. Skene's Garage, oppo-
site City hall
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-17

FORD-Two touring cars. Must be
sold before Oct. 90. These cars can
be bought at bargain. Arsenal st.
Garage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-17
INSTRUCTION
Correspondence Courses

CIVIL Examinations. Au-
gusta October November. Positions
S1400s1600. Age, IS upward EX-
perience unnecessary. For free par
ticulars, instruction. write r. Terry
tformer Civil Service examiner), II
Continental Bldg, Washington, D. g.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-17
Business Equipment 81

Business Equipment 81
ADDING MACHINE-Seven column
(new) $40, seven column adding or
listing machine, slightly used, SIS.
Gerrish & Smith, Is Silver ST, Wat
erville.
Zone barber shop machine $3.50, COM
putting scale S35. Time payments ar
ranged Gerrish & Smith, Is Silver
St, Waterville.
TYPEyVRITER-W Williams. oak case.
s25-Todd check protector, late
model. oak roll top desk, small fire
proof safe, bread and meat slicer.
Gerrish &c Smith. Is Silver ST., Wat
erville.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-17

RELIABLE WOMAN-To cook for
family of four. References required.
Apply to Mrs. Henry Richards, 3
Dennis ST. Gardiner Tel BIO
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-17

FORD-Touring in good running or
der. Or trade for cattle. Charles
F. Mills Winthrop. Tel. 1921
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-17

STENOGRAPHER-E Per-
manent position. kennebec Boat &
Canoe Co, Wateryille Me
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AUTOMOBILES
Automobiles for Sale

RUtoT.obITe6 TOT SaT6 II
BUICK SIX-Touring car, nice condi-
ton, good tires, must be sold. Scripps
Booth. bargain. Good 1918 Ford.
1920 Chevrolet. These cars are going
10 go at some price. w. J. Skehan,
Augusta Garage.
CHEVROLET RUNABOUT-In good
condition. Price $3.50. Inquire
A!rlie Fuller. Hallowell. Me. 2OS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-17

PASTRY COOK-Wanted at once at
Augusta House. Apply to Mrs.
Marble
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-17

OVERLAND TOURING-1920 Model
good paint. tires, etc. Only reason
for selling, owned wants a closed
car Apply c. L. Wallis care Har-
ward Automobile Company, 1880
massachusetts, avenue, Cambridge,
Massachusetts,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-17
ROOMS AND BOARD

Rooms With Board 81
STONE ST. S2-Large front room !;
gentleman preferred. Meals II desir-
ed. Tel. 355.
HILDREN-Wanted, to boafdA be-
tween ages and H. Good home,
schools and churches. r. r. D., Box
81. Richmond Maine.
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Rooms Without Board

E. CRESCENT ST. 13-Room. mod
ern conveniences. Inquire after
Tel. 253-J
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-30
Defunct Insurance
Company Is Rapidly
Liquidating Claim.

Lincoln. July 2o.-(Special.) y
Liquidation of the deiunct Bankers
Automobile Insurance association is
progressing rapidly and with less
loss than originally expected. &C
1cording to statement by ]. f.
Hart. secretary of the department of
trade and commerce. His report,
Summ-rized, contains the following
facts:
Accrued losses amounting to
$84,548.95 have been paid and re-
serve OF $36.42S.S4 is still held to
cover losses in court or not yet ad-
justed. The sum of $4,000 Dor
rowed by the company was paid in
full July II.
On December 81. 1920, $54 900 80
was due the company from its
agents and between December 80. 1920
and April Is, 1921, new business
amounting to S5l,50l.l4 was written
and charged to these agents. OF this
aggregate amount only $lS,99227 re-
mains uncollected.
Despite the tight condition of the
money market the state department
has disposed of $l78000 in securities
ior Slo6, 1898, a discount OF only !
per cent
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-30
North Platte Ranchers
To Stage Real Roundup

North Platte, Neb.. July %
Especial )-Rcsidcnts OF West Bird
1Eood creek, in this county, who
were cowboys in the days when
western Nebraska from Lexington
west to the Wyoming line was free
range country. and who roped buf-
falo as we'll as steers, arc arranging
for roundup on the Harshheld ranch
August p, % and a. These for
mer cowboys are now well-to-do
ranchmen and they propose to put
on. largely at their own expense, an
exhibition of frontier days that will
be more realistic than anything here
tofore attempted i'll that line.
The settings will be staged in the
open and in section where no
changes have been wrought in over
40 years. Arrangements are being
made to get band of Indians from
the Pine Ridge agency, and among
these will be some OF the old war
riors who hunted buffalo on the very
ground on which this Frontier day
exhibition is held and from the peaks
of the sand hills watched the wend-
ing of the immigrant trains up the
Platte valley.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-30
Legion Man Named to Give
Injured Soldiers Money

Lincoln. July 29.--(Special. En-
gene Holland of Lincoln has been
appointed chairman OF committee
10 work out plan OF distributing in
terest from the S2,000.000 appropria-
ton OF the last legislature to dis
abled soldiers, sailors and marines OF
the world war. The interest, which
Is to be distributed each year. will
amount to approximately 100000
annually. The report of the conf
mittee will be presented to Dan
Swanson, chairman OF the board,
which is in charge OF the fund. Hol-
land is a member of the American
Legion.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-30
Fremont College Head
Returns From Europe

Fremont, Neb., !. July 29.-(Spe-
ciaL)-Dr. E. E. Stauffer, president
cf Midland college and delegate to
the International Rotary convention
held in Edinburgh, Scotland, re-
turne' to Fremont after a two
mon ) absence in Europe. He
visit various nations following the
Rot conference. The English
peol ], he says, are anxious to keep
friendly relations with the Ameri-
>sans and will not support any move
inent that might be made by
avaricious politicians. The people OF
Germany, DR.. Stauffer reports, feel
very kindly toward America. but
plainly state that they do not care
for ex-President Woodrow Wilson
or France. While in Germany he
attended conference of students OF
the University OF Germany.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-30
State Tax Levy
To Be $50 Mills
Osborne Says
Over ST, 900, 900 Extra Funds
Must Be Provided This
Year to Meet Legisla-
tive Appropriations.

Lincoln, July 29.-(Special.1 - A
levy of $50 mills will be necessary
to meet state expenses for 1921, &C
cording to a statement issued by w.
y. Osborne, state tax commissioner
The valuation on which this levy
will be placed is SS,2o8,575,920
The money necessary to keep the
state government in operation is
$G,5l6,26o.l7. The 3.50-mill levy will
raise S0S95,727. which will take care
OF the capitol building fund.
Extra expense this year, due to ap.
preparations by the last legislature
include the following:
7 state reformatory for men,. $500 900. 90
\ cattle barn state fair (rcim-
! hursemenp ........,....... 1856. ! So
[ H. gislatve expenses ......... 100, 500. 90
DEFICIENCIES OF former appro-
prlatohs ..........,..,..... S54,2OS Os
Total NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. N.o21.5l4.72
The remainder includes salaries
maintenance, one-half OF biennium
appropriations for buildings at va
r'ous state institutions, cost OF high
way construction and othCr actlvi-
ties OF the state government.
The levy is made this year on full
valuation for the first time under a
law passed by the last legislature.
In the past levies have been made
on one-hfth valuation.
The levy last year was l059 mills
on one-6tth valuation, which would
have been 2.07S mills on a full valua-
ton.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-30
President Is Invited to
Address Sons of Veterans

Lincoln, July 2e.-(Special)- y
Lieut.. Gov. P. A. Barrows, national
commander of the Sons of Veter-
ans, has written President Warren
G. Harding inviting him to speak to
delegates Of the organization at the
enational encampment at indianapolis
lin September.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-07-30
Build Oil Station

North Platte, Neb.. July p
tSpecial.)-The Standard Oil COM
pany broke ground for a $4,000 fill
ing station here
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-20
LEwES NOTES.

lewes, Dec. 2o.-Miss Derrickson Is
III with scarlet fever.
George {. Maui has bought new
Buick four-passenger car.
Rock fish and founders arc plentiful.
The rock weigh from 8 TO pounds each.
On account Of the sand being frozen,
work has been suspended on the road
on the beach for the sand company.
Lawrence Messick, who had scarlet
fever, Is convaleScing.
Catherine Wilson, daughter OF Thomas
Wilson. and John Freeman, both o.
Lewes we re married Friday.
Jack Withers has bought the business
Of Robert Scott, deceased.
The new school house for eoioreo
children will be ready for occupancy the
first of JanuSry.
Lard is selling here at Il cents PEI
pound and eggs at 55 cents per dozen.
Miss Mary Rodney and Miss Moore
Of Georgetown were guests OF Mrs
Clinton Long, Sunday.
Mrs. George Bohm has gone to Phila
delphla 10 spend the winter.
Charles Murphy, chief engineer OF th'
Iris, came home, Saturday night, tC
remain over Christmas.
Mrs. Caleb. r. Layton and grand
son of Georgetown were guests OF Mrs
III. V. Lyons, Sunday.
Roland G.. Raught of Lehigh Univer
sity is here for Christmas with hi
mother.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-20
NEWS Of AOAY
FROM THE STATE
Plenty Of Turkeys Appear to be
In Evidence, Despite High
Prices Asked.
STROKE ENDED IN DEATH

IRON Every Evenings Correspondents.
Newark. Dec. 90. Mrs. Cora
Thompson. agod about 30 years. wife
of state Auditor psnisl Thompson.
died AT her home on Main street, last
nisht. after an illness of SIX days.
Mrs. Thompson was stricken with
rA,ai,als ON Tuesday night Of last
wsrk, while attending "a card party
., tho homo OF Mr.. Mrs. Alfred A.
curtis. While msmbcrs Of the family
think that Mrs. Thompson on several
occasions recognized them, she was
Unconscious practically all tho time
from the night she was stricken uetil
her death.
Ia addition TO her husband she in
survived hy ono son. James Thomp-
son AGED about II years. and n sister
Miss Anna ilossingcr, who lived with
her, Iames. the son was attending
school at vcsttown Pa. but was sent
fcr followins his mothers illness and
has been at homo since.
Nrn. Thompson was "a daushtcr ~
tho late JAMES Ilousingcr. The late
Joseph H. iloesingcr. for several years
mayor 90 Newark and for many years
. trustee ~ the unlvcrsity Of Della
ware. was q brother. she was chair
inan ~ tho local Red Cross committee
snd member Of tho New Century
cub. The funeral will ho held At
oVlcck Thursday afternoon from her
late home, intormcnt IN Head ci
,hristinna Cemetery.