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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-24
bURNHAM


In the absence of the regular pas
tor, Rev. +. +. Longley, the pulpit of
the church was occupied Sunday
afternoon by Rev. J. T.. Roberts, pas
tor evangelist of Watervile. Next
Sunday Rev. Mr. Longley will resume
his duties after a two-weeks' yaca-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henderson and CIar-
ence Dyer, all of Old Town, visited
over Sunday at the home of their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George d, Dy-
er.
+. J.. Libby and c. Z. Libby of
Naterville shipped to this Junction a
large number of cattle, sheep and
hogs which they placed on sale at the
cattle yards Saturday and there were
many interested purchasers on hand
during the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. o. Goodwin and son.
Frederick, of Albion, were in town
for the day, Sunday, guests at the
nome Of her sister, Mrs. G.. J. Mudg-
cit
Fred A. Myrick of Troy was in town
en- business Saturday.
John Hunt and family of Hartland
visited Sunday at the home of his
brother. Wesley c. Hunt and with
other relatives.
The builder of the new two-room
schoolhouse at the village, j. n.
Gamachc has arrived and begun his
dutles. The forms are being built
Tor the construction of the cement
walls of the basement The con-
tract for the cement work of the
foundation and walls has been let to
E. 7. Hunt Of this town.
Drama VALLEY Farm" Enjoyed
The four-act drama, VALLEY Farm,
given at Sebasticook Grange Hall on
Thursday evening was we'll patron
l%ed although there was a heavy rain
during the evening. The play will
PC repeated at Burnham Town hall
or Wednesday evening of this week
May "a. The case of characters. all
members of s5ebasticook Grange is
made up as follows: Harold Rutledre
young New Yorker, Leon Rev
Hoiu'' cry I)edne, q son of the
soil, Clarence McAllster; David Hill
dreth, New York lawyer, Went
worth Pease; Silas Halcomb, owner
OF Valley Farm, Everett Davis; Az
ariah Keep, a clock tinkerer, Fred
McAllister; Jennings, servant at the
Rutledge mansion, Jack Reddy.
Hetty Halcomb, a country flower
transplanted to city soil, Ida varney;
Isabel Carney, niece TO David Hill
dreth. Rose Gray: Mrs. RutIedge.
Harold's mother. Verdilla Pease:
Alvira Halcomb, sister of SiIas. Err
mine Davis: Lizzy Ann Tucker, who
borrows but never gossips, Vesta
McAllister; Verbena. hired girl at
farm. Aida Davis The play has
been coached by Mrs. G. d. Conner of
Unity and most of the cast have had
experience in dramas. There will be
a dance after the drama, Wednesday
evening and music will be furnished
by Adams orchestra of Unity. Re-
freshments will be on sale.
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Now for the Mems National Party
as a counter-irritant if nothing
else,
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B, Wood as president and H. A. Buff
fun as treasurer and clerk.

FUN as treasurer and clerk.
With each recurring Memorial Day
the question is raised in Gland Army
circles as to who is the youngest liv-
ing veteran of the War of the Rebel
lion. Claims come from all parts Of
the country each year. Frederick c.
Scott of Biddeford, who enlisted at
the age of IS, claims the distinction
of being the youngest enlisted soldier
III the Union Army during the four
years strife, and backs his claim
with evidence. y few years ago, Mr..
Scott sent his enlistment papers 10
the editor of the National Tribune,
and asked him to look up the rec
ords in Washington and sec il there
was any man who had enlisted
younger than he. Later he received
a reply that, as far as the records
disclosed Mr.. Scott was the young
est regularly enlisted man IN the Civ
il War service.
Captain Ray Burnell, U. S. A., son
o. cX-City Marshal and Mrs. John =.
Burnell of Wcstbrook. who has been
stationed in the Philippines ana Chi
ma has been ordered home. The
news which was received this week
was pleasing to his many friends.
He has been stationed near the scene
o; the fighting between General
Chang Tso-Lin and General Wa Pei
Flu and his parents and rcla-
tives have been anxious con-
corning his safety in the troub-
le zone. Captain Burnell comes
OF splendid fighting stock as his
grandfather, the late Nathaniel A.
Burnel, was q member Of the gal
liant eth Maine during the Civil war.
He is a graduate Of Westbrool1 High
school in the class of 1910 and
Brown University. He is one of
those clean cut American boys, a
natural leader and could be depended
upon to give a good account Of him.
self even if he should get mixed up
in China's civil war.
Miss Celia NJ. Compton Of Casco,
not only knows minerals, and espc-
cially Maine minerals common to that
part of the state, but she loves the
study with the enthusiasm of one
who specializCS on q subject and has
marked aptitude for it. THE un
developed mineral resources of
Maine, particularly that glacial and
pigmatite section, which has been es-
timatcd to he 40 miles long and 40
miles wide, make all interested in
mineralogy feel a great responsible
ty," she says. CAS- Casco is the CEN
ter and heart Of il, some day. not in
the far future, YOU will hear some
things of its gems and minerals, and
have many more persons interested
in its development" One of Miss
Compton's hobbies is finding and eX-
ploring caves in search Of rare min
erals. About two miles from Casco
Village she explored a cave which she
has reason to believe was never be-
fore entered by a woman.
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Co, S504.90; Somerset Traction Co.,
S247.5O; G. S. Witham, $74.25; Mrs.
George Washburn, s62.7O.
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Keep The Little Ones Growing

Fale. delicate children are m Jst
likely to fall victims to every passin;,
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Maine GOSSIP
The Web

A foolish fly once started out
On quest for life and fun,
And this advice was given him
Ere his journey had begun;
Go always straight Q on the way, oh
fly,
Avoid temptations snare,
Keep in the sunlight, for the shade
Has pitfalls everywhere"
But the foolish fly went on his way
I'll he came to shady nook,
surely he said. mo harm is here.
At least l will take a look;
There are other flies there and what
they do
l surely would like to try"
50 into the snare of the spiders web
Went the foolish little fly.
And so it is in our lives each day,
some things we should omit
we often do, with the self same
thought,
Well. others are doing it."
ETHEL NJ. BRAINERD. Cambridge,
Mass, And SO 1t Is" Series.
A generation family in
Pressure Isle in which Saco people
are much interested is that Of Co.
lumbus Hayford. aged IS, a pioneer
potato raiser of Aroostook county.
who was one of the early settlers Of
that county. The father of Betty
Jane Walker is DR.. Frank Stanley
Walker of Saco, while the grand
mother. Mrs. William II. Walker, is
also a resident of Saco.
The construction of three addition
al wings, giving large fireproof
building is the ambition Of the Knox
County General Hospital, at Rock
land, which is organizing for a drive
to raise a large sum of money the
coming summer. The facilities Of
the present structure, with its one
modern wing, are not nearly suffi-
cient, and a minimum of 100000 is
necessary to put the institution on
what is considered a proper basis
The drive will be made the last week
in July and the first week in
August. Blanchard B.. Smith,
prominent business man, is president
of the corporation.
The Rockland lime syndicate,
which has spent nearly a million dol
lars in the Improvement of it's plant
the past two years. has just placed
a contract with a New York shin
building corporation for the con-
struction of an going tug and
five barges of the most modern type.
To this end corporation known as
the Rockland Transportation Com
pany has been formed. with George
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Q.
Dyer $1O313 Miller. $247.-
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JEPHTHA ENcAMPMENT. NO. 3
and fourth Tuesday. Tuesday, June
IS, Patriarchial degree.
JOHN 4. HOWES, c. p.
G. S. PEASLEE. Scribe.
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Odd Fellows Hall
ASYLUM LODGE. NO. 70, !. o. o. 2.
Regular meeting Friday evening at
o'clock. .
GEORGE r. McCURDY, N. q.
ELLIS e. WALKER. Sec'y.
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CANTON AUGUSTA, NO. 9, P. N.
Regular meeting every third Tuesday
at o'clock.
A. M. DRUMMOND. Clerk.
diff
r. 3. CAPEN REBEkAH LODGE,
No. So. l. y. .. r.. meets I'd and 4th
Wednesday evening at 7.30 O'Clock.
EVA LAMSON, N. G.
MARY GRIMES. Rec. Sec.
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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-11-23
COUNTY NORMAL HAS NEW
MOVING PICTURE MACHINE

A new and important educational
-orce, it is said, has been brought into
Wood County by the Normal School.
1t is a portable, practicable motion pic
cure protector which gives results Of
surprising steadiness and clearness
n the showing of standard films. It
operates on storage batteries, three
automobile batteries of the twelve
volt or six of the six volt type being
all that is required to operate both
light and reel The whole machine
aside from the batteries is self-con-
tanned in case about the size of
large sample case which one man can
carry about and which can be set upon
an ordinary table.
No fireproof booth is required for
this machine as it has been thorough
y tested by the Industrial Commits
sion of the state and found to be fire.
proof. 1t is extremely simple to OPP
crate. The film is run through by an
SleCtIIC IiIOLUT, anu can Do reWOunu OH
the same machine and by means of the
same motor.
The film can be stopped at any point
to show any scene at rest. The speed
of showing the film can be regulated
to various degrees by the turning of
\ button
Films sent out by the University
were being used Tuesday in a demon
stration before the County Board One
showed the operation of submarine
and one was a cartoon film sent out by
the Goodrich Tire and Rubber COM
pany, showing by means of moving
cartoons, the various ways in which
tires may be saved from needless wear
and ruin.
It is the plan of Principal NJ. H.
Jackson to use this machine in even
ing meetings in the district schools
of the county whenever and wherever
practicable.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-11-23

there by special invitation, of P n.
Christensen of the Town of Lincoln,
who for many years was an honored
member of the Board, and has long
been connected with public work in
the County. Mr.. Christensen has not
been away from his home for some
time, on account of advanced age and
failing health, but was greatly cheer
ed by this visit to the County seat
and the opportunity to mingle with
the members in their social hours
The Board reelected the County
Highway Commissioner and all the
members of the State Aid Road and
Bridge Committee, on Wednesday.
There was no opposition to Edward
Morris for the place which he has so
we'll occupied for some years. A. P.
Bean of Sigel was d candidate for q
place on the Highway Committee, but
was defeated. The committee consists
of Harry Thomas of Sherry, George
w. Brown of Pitteville and Will H.
Reeves of Wisconsin Rapids.
The Normal and Agricultural
schools reported Tuesday afternoon
through the Secretary of the board,
Miss Ruth Bennett The report indi-
Gates most satisfactory results and
conditions this institution.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-11-23
CONFERENCE DEALS
WITH COMMUNITY PLAY

Last Friday and Saturday saw in
this city what is declared to be one
Of the most significant and important
meetings for welfare work ever held
here The Recreational Conference
which was held in the Witter building
on those days was conducted by lead
ers in Community Recreational work
from Chicago and from the State
University, and classes, talks and de-
nonstrations were given which are
sure to add to the health and happi-
hess of every child and older person
20 whom the result can come.
And they will come to many, for
all the teachers in this city were pres
ent and nearly all from this part Of
the county. The supervision of ath
ietics, singing, and other recreational
activities was taught from various
angles and lessons and lectures were
given to guide community leaders to
more effective work along these lines.
Group games, folk dancing, and
community singing were stressed by
Prof. E. 3. Gordon, DIR. Elsom and
Miss Elmore, who were conductors Of
The Institute.
The institute was opened with an
address of welcome by Mayor O. r.
Roenius. About 200 people registered
FOR the Conference.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-11-23
COUNTY COUNCIL PRESIDENT
SOLICITS AID OF CHILDREN

A. c. Wagner, president of the Mar
athon County Welfare Council, ad-
vises Welfare Director Henry S. Den
nison his council obtained excellent
results from the use of the following
letter which was sent to all school
teachers in his community:
My Dear Teacher:
The postal service reaches out TO
every citizen in the country. It's touch
is so intimate that every child is af-
fected by it's influence.
There is SO little understanding of
the ordinary postal transactions by
the average citizen that the need of in
struction on this important subject is
evident.
The public school of today seeks to
prepare the student for the activities
of life. In their project work they are
given contact with business and com
mercial institutions. The school there
fore can help tremendously to bring
about a better cooperation between the
public and the Postoffice.
In this letter we expect to be able
only to point out such assistance as
may be given, particularly the rural
carriers and the postofices in the vii
lagos.
The important point to bring out is
to impress upon the children the
rapidly growing volume Of mail to be
handled, that methods that tend for
more speed are necessary and in this
the public can help in many ways. A
number Of suggestions are herewith
given upon which no doubt you car
| elaborate and divide into several les
sons, and at the finish have the pupils
write a composition on the same
All letters should be addressed ir
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-11-23
OBITUARY
MISS HELEN DICKSON
lContributedl

tCOntrlbutedb
The friends of Miss Helen Dickson,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Dickson, of Rudolph, were greatly
shocked to hear of her death which
occurred Thursday, November 16, al
the hospital in Dodgeville, Wis. Miss
Dickson was engaged in teaching in
the high school at HolIandale, Wis,
and, becoming suddenly i'll, was rush
ed to the hospital at Dodgeville, the
nearest one available, where an opera
tion was performed Monday afternoon
for appendicitis, complicated with ul-
GERS of the stomach. The result of
the operation seemed to be satisfac-
tory at first but Miss Dickson suffer
Ell a relapse and died early Thursday
morning.
Miss Dickson has lived in this city
and in the town of Rudolph all her
life. She was born in Wisconsin Rap
ids. April Z, 1898. She attended the
schools of this city, graduating from
the Lincoln High School in 1910. She
taught in the graded schools in Bah
cock. and later attended the Normal
Schools at Stevens Point and River
Falls, graduating from the last nam
ed institution in June, 1917. Follow
ing her graduation from the Normal
School, she taught for one year in the
high school at Phillips, leaving to ac-
cept a position as teacher of mathe-
matics in the high school at Fairchild,
Wis, remaining there three years. In
September, 1921, she went to take a
SIMILAR position in the High School at
Hollandale, which position she held
at the tin of her death.
Miss Dickson was a brilliant stud
ent Of Mathematics in the Normal
School, and had done work in the
University OF Wisconsin in that sub
ject which was of unusual quality. Her
future as a teacher was full of prom
Use, for she was unusually successful
in her chosen lifework, her work form,
ing a standard for comparison in the
schools IN which she taught.
Besides the sorrowing parents. Miss
Dickson leaves two sisters and thret
brothers to mourn her loss, Mrs. Mil
dred Stout, of Rudolph, Mrs. George
Wright of Lacrosse, James, Walter
and Donald Dickson, Of Rudolph, ane
many relatives in this city.
The funeral services were held Mon
day morning, November 20, at SIS
Peter and Paul Catholic church in this
city, with burial at Calvary cemetery
Reverend FIR. Wagner, of Rudolph, of
fciating.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-11-23
BIRTHS

The birth of daughter, Margaret.
to Lieut.. Commander Zachary Lands
downe, on October seventh, at their
residence in Berlin, Germany, has
been announced here.
A son was born November sixteenth
to Mr.. and Mrs. David Frederickson
558 Second street south.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Bulgrin, 1905
Chestnut street, are parents of 9
daughter, born November 20.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. 'Johr
Regen, Ninth Avenue south, was glad
dened on November IA by the arriva
of baby boy.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs
William McKibben, Third Avenue n.
on November 10.
A baby boy came to the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Christian Van Asten
Eleventh street north on Wednesday
November 15.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-11-23
READER HERE TUESDAY

Miss Sarah Wilmer, reader and i'm
personator, appeared at the Lincoln
High School Auditorium Tuesday ev-
ening in the third number Of the sea-
sons lecture course Miss Wilmer
told Of her work in entertaining the
soldiers at the front during the late
war, and of helping to care for sich
and wounded and dying men in the
field hospitals and rest-camps. She
held the interest of the large crowd
in attendance, with her personal ex-
periences in this work, and had the
deep sympathy of all in the wish she
expressed that the public shall not
forget the heroic work the American
soldiers did and the suffering and
sacrifices they endured.
The next number Of the course will
be "Tha Mikado", an extra number
that viii appear here Wednesday, De
cember 6.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-11-23
CELEBRATE
GOLDEN Wedding
ANNIVERSARY

Sunday evening, New. 10, the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward T. Bodette,
Seventh street north was the scene
Of a pleasant gathering when fifty
relatives of theirs met there for a
dinner in honor of the fiftieth ami
versary of the day on which this
worthy couple were married. All this
half century of life they have spent
in this city. The prettily appointed
tables We're decorated with yellow and
white chrysanthemums and crystal
and silver candlesticks with yellow
candles. A centerpiece of two large
wedding cakes adorned the center of
the table at which Mr.. and Mrs. Bo-
dette We're seated. Following the din
ner the evening was enjoyed with mu-
sic and social time.
Mr. Bodette came to Wisconsin
Rapids in the year 1869, and imme-
diately upon his arrival formed a CO.
partnership with the late James D. La
Breche, in the shoe repairing business
and since the death of Mr. La Breche
has continued to follow his trade and
is now the oldest business man in this
community.
Mr.. and Mrs Bodette are the
parents of five living children, four
sons and one daughter, they are
Joseph Bodette, William Bodette, Ed
ward Bodette and Mrs. Andrew Lund,
all of Wisconsin Rapids and Frank
Bodette of Roosevelt, Louisiana
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Zeaman and
daughter of SigeI were out of town
guests.
Mr. and Mrs. Bodette were remem-
bered with many beautiful gifts,
among which was $4,000 in gold from
the family.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-11-23
BOY 5, SHOOTS
SISTER OF 1

A twelve guage shotgun in the
hands OF Albert, 8-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Frederickson Of
the town OF Saratoga was accidentally
discharged Tuesday morning, the
charge striking little four -year4cld
Lorraine, his sister, in the abdomen,
killing her almost instantly. The par
ents were not at home at the time
The shooting is so certainly acciden-
tai that nc inquest was held.
The boy is said to have carried his
ing to wake her up" as he said He
then ran to a neighbor's house and
teiephoned to Nekoosa that someone
had shot his sister. Dr.. H. F. Waters
was notified and hastened to the home
where he found that the little one had
been dead for an hour or more. Pow
der burns indicated that the gun must
have been within about a foot of her
body at the time of its discharge.
The gun belongs to the father of
the children and is, always kept secure
ly in rack in the Frederickson home
he stated. Albert had never had thz
gun in his hands before.
Funeral services are planned for
Friday, to be conducted by Rev. c. a
O'Neill of Nekoosa Congregations.
church. Relatives from Chicago are
expected TO come for the funeral. The
Fredericksons came from Chicago :
year ago last June to live on the farm
in Saratoga. When the tragedy oc
| Cured, Mrs. Frederickson was taking
her mother-in-law, Mrs Frederickson
! Sr.. TO tie railroad station whence shs
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-11-23
w L. WOOD MARRIED
MONDAY AT WAUKEGAN

Walter L. Wood of Milwaukee was
married Monday at Waukegan, H.,
TO Miss Fannie A. Zanette of Milwau-
kee, according to announcements re-
ceived here by his uncles, Frank J.
and George N. Wood.
The groom is Secretary-T Treasurer
of the Mott & Wood Co., and for the
past year has been in charge of the
Milwaukee Office of the company. He
was born and educated in this city and
after graduating from Lincoln High
School attended Ripon College. His
bride is registered nurse and was
on the staff of large Milwaukee hos
pital up to the time of her marriage.
The many friends of Mr.. Wood in this
city heartily join in congratulations
and best wishes to himself and his
chosen companion.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1922-11-23
WILL CELEBRATE
ROAD OPENING

Monday noon, Nov. 27, will witness
the opening of the new concrete road
between Port Edwards and Nekoosa
with a big celebration under the aus
pices of the Nekoosa Chamber of Com
merce. Addresses are to be made by
County Highway Commissioner Edw.
Morris, F. F. Mengel, C. A. Jasper
son and James Mlsna on behalf of the
two villages, L. NJ. Alexander, F. X.
erode and L. E. Smith.
The completion of this road gives
a hard surfaced road nearly all the
way from Nekoosa in the southeast
corner of the county to Marshfeld IN
the northwest corner. The only parts
not so surfaced are a couple of short
stretches IN this city and about a mile
just west of the city limits.