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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-24

Union hall was the scene of a very
enjoyable event on Wednesday eve
ming when fully $50 patrons Of the
Larkin Soap Company of Buffalo, N.
Y, assembled and met two young lady
workers of the company who came
directly from the main office. Plans
in regard to the forming of soap clubs
We're discussed. Music for the eve
ming was furnished by Miss Antoin-
cite Lacombe, violin and Miss Delcina
Cary. piano. Refreshments of ice
cream and cake were served. A So
cial hour followed the business meet
i'm.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-24

A number of Augusta dentists
have been in Bar Harbor this week
where they have been attending the
Maine Dental association which is
holding it's annual convention. ,nDr.
Harry Patten will return from Mere
on this Friday. Dr. George Patten
will be there until Monday. DIR. f.
J. Roberts and DIR. Warren Smith
are also in attendance at the conven-
ton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-24

Mrs. Jerry Bromley Miss Marjorie
Wright) of New York and Miss
Gladys Wright. a former Auburn
public school teacher. now in Halo
well, were in the city. Thursday call
ing on friends. They are both for
mer Augusta girls and have many
friends in this city. Mrs. Bromley
leaves this Friday morning for her
home. Soon she and Mr.. Bromley
will go to Denver, Colo, where they
plan to make their home in the flu
ture.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-24
Capital Grange

Capital Grange will hold it's regular
meeting Saturday evening at p. NJ.
at G. A. r. hall. After the regular
business meeting there will be chill
dren's program. All children con
nected with Capital Grange are invited
to be present and take part in the pro-
gram.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-24

Friends of Earle keenan, were
greeting him on the street Thursday
for the first time following an injury
to one of his feet which has kept
him confined within doors for the
past two weeks.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-24

Miss Gladys Powers, employed in
the office of Frederick P. Gray. dis
trict manager of the New England
Tel. &; Tel. company, will start Sat-
urday on a two weeks vacation.
She will visit at Mars Hill some of
the time. Her home is in Gardiner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-24

A two tenement house and one
acre of land on Riverside Drive
owned by Howard M. Mcfarland
has been sold to Lyford w. and Eva
NJ. Robbins Of this city. They will
occupy same for home. Transfer
was made through the j. w. Beck
agency.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Edmond Cloutier
{Valida Poulin) have arrived in the
city and are visiting with her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Cloutier. They
made the trip by automobile from
their home in st. Joseph county.
Province of Quebec.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-24

Carl A. r. Lewis. who has been
here for a short time with his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. E.. NJ. Lewis,
Quimby street, has gone to Five Is
lands where he will pass few days
outing. Then he will go to Mechanic
Falls to attend reunion of the
members of the company which re-
Gently gave a minstrel show in that
placn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-24

Seth Gordon Emery, instructor in
music in the Augusta public schools,
left Thursday forenoon for Bar Har-
Dor, where he will pass a few days.
Then he will so to New York where
he will pass longer time. While in
the big city Mr.. Emery plans to at
tend the big fight, the Dempsey-C Car
pentier bout
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-24

George Wadleigh, one of the local
firemen. who was quite severely in
jured when he attempted to board
tn combination fire truck the night
Of the Readfleld fire at the central
fire station, is steadily improving al
though he is still confined to his
home on Gage street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-24

Many members of the order of the
Mystic Shrine are planning to at
tend the two days field events that
are to be held at Bangor and Bar
Harbor on July LIST and 2nd. This
affair is held under the auspices of
Names newest Temple, Arna TEN
pie of Bangor and doubtless will
draw forth large attendance from
all over the State.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-24

Everett E. Glidden. former Au-
eusta boy. now located in Albany, N.
Y, accompanied by his sister, Mrs.
Joseph Cony of Medford, Mass. is in
the city for a few days visit with
friends and relatives. While here
they are guests Of Mrs. Cony's moth
law, Mrs. L. o. Cony, Swan
street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-24

Prof Arthur Fl. Mason, professor in
English and director of the New York
University Press, New York Univer-
sity, was here. Thursday. calling on
business friends. He has been pass
ing three or four days at his summer
home in Gardiner and will leave for
New York, this Friday for a short
STAY
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-24

Harry e. wilkins Of Winthrop
Center. who has many friends in this
city, has gone to Forest Hills hotel,
Franconia, N. H. where he will be
located for the next three months,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-24

Mrs. Marie Adele Letourneau Lin
coin, United States nurse, has been
in the city this week, calling on
friends and relatives. She is now
stationed in New York at a hospital.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-24

Mrs. Marietta Bridges has re-
turned from Guilford where she
passed short time, visiting Mrs. J..
r. Foulkes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-24

Chef Noyer of the Island Park Inn
is busy man during these warm
summer days. He had charge of the
catering at the immense banquet.
served Wednesday on the Bates
campus, in which over 500 participat-
cd. 1t was the largest dinner that has
ever been served at that place on
Tuesday of this week, Chef Voyer
served $50 folks who took the early
morning walk of the Stanton Bird
club of Lewiston and Auburn. At GAS
o'clock in the morning, on the banks
of the Androscoggin, Chef Voyer
served breakfast. everything of which
was cooked at the Island Park Inn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-24

Mrs. F. r. Kelley and son Of this
city have gone to Milo to visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Carver for few
DAYS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-24

A brush fire, perilously near one Of
the houses of the Augusta Ice Com.
pany on the Kennebec river banl
above the Edwards mill, was the
cause of calling out the Augusta Fire
department, shortly after IL. Thurs
day noon. The fire was burning
briskly and the department hooked
up the pump to the river and quiekl,
extinguished the blaze.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-24

Miss Mary Butler was an overnight
guest of Miss Lettie Burnham on
Murray street, going on, Thursday
forenoon to her home in Southwest
Harbor. She has been attending the
Perkins Institute for the Blind at
WATERFOWL, Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-24

Bowman street, Thursday, remind
ed the casual passerby somewhat
of little Broadway The automo-
biies were parked along both sides
OF the street a sight that is most
uncommon in that particular part
of the city. The congestion was due
to the fact that many members Of
the grange were attending Kennebec
Pomona at City hall and made the
journey to the Capital city by auto
mobiles.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-24

Miss Deborah Ingraham returned
Wednesday evening from Squirrel Is
land where she has been passing
few days at the Ingraham cottage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-24

Mr.. and Mrs. George Gay. Grove
street. enjoyed trip down river on
the Islander. Wednesday, going as far
as Southport.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-24

Miss Dorothy Robinson win COM
plete her duties, Saturday. az clerk at
the D. w, Adams Company store.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-24

John Conant of the Bond Brook
road. has accepted a position as clerk
in Fifield Brothers store. He has been
formerly employed at the Swift and
Turner store.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-24

Miss Lena Slosberg has accepted a
position as clerk on the FIRST door in
the Adams store.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Paul D'Auteuil of
Northern avenue. left Wednesday
evening on the first stages of a most
delightful trip which VIII last until
the first of September. First they
IN go to Van Buren, to visit. From
there they will go to Canada, visit
ing in Quebec and Montreal. They
will go as far as Mataphedia, Conte
Matame. which is very near Sas-
katchewan. At Three Rivers convent
they will visit their daughter. who is
an Ursuline sister and is located at
that place. They have two other
daughters in Canada, whom they will
visit. At Trois Pistoles they will see
an aged uncle of Mr.. D'Auteuil.
LOCAL NOTICE
Old Folks dance, Manchester
Grange hall Friday eve. June "a.
iune22d3t
Artificial Teeth.
| am specializing on Artificial
Teeth made by the new scientific
Process and called "Correctable I'm
pressions." BY this method. an i'm
preston is taken with the mouth
closed. (no plaster used). giving all
the muscles employed in eating and
swallowing, a chance to impress
themselves into the edge of the i'm
preston. so that when the plate is
made from a true model of the
mouth it remains fixed" and does
not become dislodged by the process
VI mastication and speech. I am es-
pecially DESTROYS of meeting all those
VINO have trouble with their plates,
.ei'her upper or lower). and who
would appreciate the satisfaction of
having teeth that would function
properly. as is now possible. by this
new scientific method. Every case
guaranteed. Julian Wilder, Dentist.
..nususta Trust Building. Tel. 246-M.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-24
AUGUSTA LOCALS

W. D. Paterson and D. w. Adams
returned Thursday from a few days
business trip to Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-24

Lombard Camp, II. n. A., will hold
no meeting this evening. The next
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-24
Won't Decay

Special Neponset process is your guarantee
that Neponset Floor Covering is 1907 rot
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easily kept clean-these are other Neponset
features. Neponset is exactly the floor cover
ing you need Attractive patterns for every
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-24

meeting will be on July s. There will
he no other meeting in that month
and only one in August, on the 18th.
The regular semi monthly meetings
will be resumed in September.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-24

Mrs. Blanche Barrows of Read
field was in the city Thursday call
ing at the Office of County Register
of. Deeds John M. Eastman at the
court house.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-24
1907 " nterpr00f

Neponset Floor Covering is not merely water
proof top and bottom. 1t is 1907 waterproof
Water can't dim or fade the stunning Nepon-
set colors-the artistic Neponset patterns that
housewives are so enthusiastic about Water
won't soak into Neponset-it can't-because
it's waterproof.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-24
LOCAL. NOTICE

Old Folks dance. Manchester
Grange hall Friday eve. June "a.
iune22d3t
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-15

Il. Bergey, came from Perkins, Pa, this
morning with brother, Raymond, who
lives at the Y. NJ. G. A.
Identification of w. J. Hill was
confirmed this morning when his broth :
er, Alexander Hill, 5213 South Twenty =
fourth street, went to the Morgue.
One of the saddest cases was that of
Albert II. Brown, of 2227 East Chad
wick street, whose body was identified
with reasonable certainty by his two
sons. Mr.. Brown. who was fifty seven
years old, was a rigger working on the
stills. 1t is thought that he was on
the still that blew up. His wife is
critically i'll in st. Agnes Hospital pre-
pairing to undergo an operation. Her
life depends upon her being kept in alb
solute ignorance of her husbands fate.
One of Mr.. Browns sons. Harry, is
q fireman stationed at the Eighth and
Norris streets frehouse. His company
responded to the alarm at Point Breeze.
1t was not until several hours after he
had finished his battle with the flames
that he learned that his father was
among those killed.
The first body to be identified was
that of M0tius Gleebia, of 244S Win
ton street. His wife, accompanied by
her brother. identified the body by a
deep scar on his forehead. The dead
man was about thirty years old and has
three children.
Gleebia was one of four men
working on the i'll fatcd still. Of
the four, only one. Joseph Adnowski,
escaped serious injury. George Raubis,
of 2S04 Cantrell street, another Of the
quartet. died in the st. Agnes Hospi-
tai, and the fourth, Chris Czaunilis, ff-
ty-seve years old. of 2S11 Cantrell
street, is reported to be critically in
jured
Saving to Send for Family
Martin Wodroski of 1904 South
sixth street, was the fourth VIC
tim to be identified at the morgue last
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-15
Calls Point Breeze
Plant AntiQuated

Continued from Page Ono
name appeared on the list of the miss
ing. Kelly's body was on top of the
still, which was partially destroyed by
fire.
James G. Kerlin. 1920 Edgewood
street, and James Kerlin, with whom
Kelly lived, both brothers in law Of the
dead nina, were among the first visitors
to the Morgue last night. They were
confident Of their ability to identify
failed to find any of the bodies with the
convinced that Kelly's body was still
at the scene of the explosion.
They went to Point Breeze and were
informed by company officials that there
was no doubt that all the bodies had
been removed. Convinced, they decided
to come to the Morgue again this morn
ing.
After another look at the bodies as
they were leaving. convinced that Kelly
was not among them, a police patrol
arrived. 1t was announced they had
another body on board which had been
found on the still short time before.
The Kerlins identified it as Kelly.
The wife and mother of A. Fife, one
ol Tue men vi lnc orisluui MISSING llSt,
came to the Morgue this morning and
attempted to identify him by the means
Of ring they knew he had been wear
ing. As many Of the. bodies had hands
burned off this was impossible, and
then they went to st. Agnes Hospital,
where they found him late this morn
ing among the bodies there.
The ring means of Identification failed
in the case of Lynford Bergey. 1900
Woodland avenue. His father, Harry
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-15

the firemen b raise wooden ladders
because Of the flames. E
While the fire was at its height
workmen and fremen attempted to build
a scaffolding around nearby tanks In
an effort to reach the man, but the heat
was 30 intense the workers were driven
away.
Finally IL became possible for several
workmen to mount a still near the one
on which the body lay or knelt, and
with long pole they dragged the body
TO them and carried it to the ground.
1t was that of A. Brown, chief rigger,
who lived at 222S South Chadwick
street.
Az the height Of the fire Il was re-
ported that seven bodies were in the
still. More lines Of hose were turned
on, but with the flames out no bodies
were found. .-
No one with the exception Of che
police, 6remen and physicians was
allowed to enter the grounds. Through
the fence could be seen employees with
their heads and arms bandaged. assist
ing the fremen In extinguishins the
flames.
Wives Rush to the Plant
Soon after the explosion 1t was re-
ported that twenty FIVE men had been
killed, and that brought wives and rela-
tives Of men employed at the plant to
the gate begging to be allowed to enter.
They pleaded for the names of the dead,
and each person insisted that her loved
ones had been lost in the disaster. De-
tails Of police from all the downtown
stations were rushed to the scene and
fire lines were stretched on Passyunk
avenue quarter Of a mile away. Il
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-15
.lEHRMAN SENDS
WITNESS FUNDS.
Miss Rappe's Fiance Aids Mrs.
belmont Pay San Fran
cisco Hotel Bill
TELLS GIRLS EARLY LIFE

New York, Sept. 15.-Henry Lehr-
,r,n. fance of Miss Virginia Happe,
,sl.araphed $3.50 yesterday TO Mrs. b.
n,,nont. who swore to the murder
,barse against Roscoe c"Fatty') Ar
s,,ctIe. following Miss Rappe's death,
Iebrman said:
at never met Mrs. belmont. When
..od that she had no funds to pay
tsr hotel bill ] wanted to help her.
,She must be woman o. determn-
rstion and with sense OF justice. She
could get plenty Of money by changing
her testimony. ,
.,,.ra tremble in their boots. They
c',gt .rt to prevent an example being made
W Arbuckle. They fear IL he is pun.
i.hod they canont avoid exposure and
s,;n ,si People mustn't forget that Ar
i,ntlo a. n valuable amusement prop
W. see the propaganda in favor Of
Arbnckle is taking the form of at
tacts on the reputation of Miss kappe.
n'ho ATTEMPT to murder her good name
thronsh the mouths Of purchased wit
rasees Is a more contemptible crime
than thon Arbuckle's. Miss Rappe was
never i'll q day in her life. She never
ouarreled with me.
a woman never saw before. She
declared she was friend OF miss
Rappe's. and then told me q number
Of things about Miss Rapre's con-
duct since I had left the coast.
%she said among other things that
Il was too bad Virginia had been
drinking so heavily since I left. l
told her ] understood her motive and
dismissed her. There is no doubt she
was sent to me by Arbuckle's friends
for the purpose of weakening my de-
termination to see justice done.
"Iet me say now that nothing Of
this sort will influence me. knew
Virginia well. l know Arbucklc. I
know how she felt toward him. She
loathed him. ] know she died be
cause she fought off his brutal adj
vances. Everything that I have or am
Is dedicated to the cause of justice in
this case
Chicago. Sept. 15.-The story of the
early life in Chicago of Virginia Rappe,
beautiful and talented motion picture
actress, alleged victim of Roscoe
"Fatty' Arbuckle was told for the
first time yesterday by Commodore
Matthew ]. Steffens, veteran Chicago
photographer.
Commodore Steffens said the name
should be spelled "Rapp.' Virginia
added the final "e' when she went
into the movies, he says, asserting that
II was he who first introduced her to
the screen.
II remember the mother of Virginia
very well," Commodore Steffens said
"I remember Virginia as a little girl
playing around here. The mother died
about twenty years ago, when Virginia
was only small child.
Virginia had beautiful figure and
face and smile for everybody. After
her mothers death she lived with her
grandmother.
~ put Virginia into the movies by
giving her letter to William'N. Selig,
and she went out to Los Angeles.
That was six years ago. ] always
thought she was a girl who could take
care Of herself under almost any cir
cumstanccs.
Virginia. like her mother, was al.
ways good girl"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-15

City Councilman. gave out tine follow
ing statement:
Zone Of the connections Of the pipe
known reason and the contents ran out,
dropped down on the fire beneath the
still and caused an explosion. The loss
Of life is very. very sad. 10 was On
unpreventable accident. The property
loss was not great and the damage to
the stills will not reach $50, 900. We
are checking up the employees again and
will issue a revised death list later In
the night. It was dreadful tragedy.
which we regret"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-15
There's Nobody to Blame,
Coroner knight Declares

'I ascertained that regular in
spection had been made Of the pipe
lines and that careful examination
at that time had not indicated that
any such break as subsequently
caused the explosion existed or was
to be anticipated. 1t is just one of
those awful things that sometime
happen. There is nobody to blame.
"I have instructed my deputy,
Frank Paul, to 20 over the bodies
we have at the Morgue and do
everything possible to identify them.
I believe it will be impossible in
some cases. Coroner Knight.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-15

was explained that that was done as a
precautionary measure. It was feared
that more stills might explode. Then
came a rollcall of the employees and
the list of missing persons was com .
piled, as was the list Of injured, and
the officials of the company soon mado
the lists public.
Director Cortelyou, Assistant Direc-
tor Tempest and Superintendent Mills
hurried to the scene when the second
alarm was sounded and directed the po-
lice in keeping the crowds from over
running the dead line.
After the fire was extinguished Edwin
r. Cox, treasurer of the company and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-15
BAN ON ARBUCKLE FILM
Tioss Theatres Showing Him and
Miss Rappe Censored

A motion picture house in Tosa
showing films Of Roscoe Arbuckle and
another in Tioga showing Aims of Miss
Virginia Rappe have been ordered to
discontinue them by Director Cortel-
you, Of the Department Of Public Safe
~, in accordance with orders of the
Mayor.
He declined to name the theatres.
but said their managers had ngreed to
abide by his ruling. The house show
ing slides Of Arbuckle was asking the
audience TO show by applause whether
his films were desired. The argument
advanced in favor Of this action by the
manager was that a competitor was ad-
vcrtising q picture in which Miss Rappe