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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-28
Denial of Reports
About City Hall Fire

In regard to the City hall fire which
occurred at | o'clock Saturday after
noon. the report that there was any
Of the Chizzle Wizzle fair property in
the room upstairs where the fire start
cd IS denied by Principal Clarence p.
Quimby Of Cony High school. Mr..
Quimby stated that earlier that day inc
had been in the room in search of a
piece of grease pencil which had been
had seen everything in tho room and
there was nothing there which be-
longed to Chizzle Wizzle.
There was some scenery in the TO IN
and some other stage paraphernalia,
but it had been stored there by otntr
organizations that had at previous
times used the hall for entertainments
and fairs. Mr.. Quimby stated.
Mr. Quimby said that he had talked
with the Cony boys who had been
working around City hall Saturday
afternoon and that ell of the boys ha
told him they had not been smoking.
He had not seen any of the boys
smoking in the building and he had
good reason to believe that they were
not. To his knowledge, they were not
boys who smoke. Mr.. Quimby said
that there seemed to be some belief
that the fire was started fy Cony boys
who were smoking and that to SIS,
best of his knowledge and belief tina.
was not the fact.
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AUGUSTA FIRE
Continued from PAGE One)

anything wrong coming when Mrs.
Harriet Davis, proprietor of the res
taurant. who was sleeping in a room
across the hall, awoke to find her
room full OF smoke. She was I'M
able to dress, SO dense was the
smoke. but was forced to the street
clad only in her night clothes. Not
knowing the location Of the fire
alarm box, she notified Night Officer
Bolduc, who rang the alarm from box
81.
The alarm was rung at 4.05 and
the firemen made a quick run to the
building. 1t was at once apparent
that every available man and all of
the apparatus would be necessary to
extinguish the flames which had, by
THAT time, gained good Roadway and
a second alarm was rung from the
same box at 4.20.
Hose was run through the windows
fronting onto Water street, but so
dense was the smoke that the men
could not get the water to the flames
which were in the back of the
building. Two lines of hose was run
up the back Of the building. one on
the fire-escape and the other on an
extension ladder. These two lines
were so placed that they could get at
the fire easily and most of the
smoke being carried for some rea-
son to the front of the building they
were able to work to advantage.
In the meantime, two lines of
hose had been carried UP the STAIR
way to the entrance to Union hall
and another had been placed at the
stairway leading to the restaurant.
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FARM BUREAU NOTES

" the meetings of the mems di-
Visions at the Fayotte and the Read
n,ld Farm bureaus to be held this
WcclJ. 4 X. Gardner. State crop
4pCCialist from the extension bureau
~ Orono. VIII bc present and will
conduct the meetings. Mr.. Gardner
orc of the recognized orchard
Authorities in the state. When he
was county agent of the Farm Bureau
n Franklin county he did n lot of
.~.lard work. lie. was at one time
STAT" horticuturist In the Department
\gricrilture and his work was
..unt orchard lines. largely.
George \. Neaton, former county
1@out IN oxford county and also a
comment orchard authority will be
p.rSont at the meeting OF the mems
tI'lstnu ~ the Farmingdale Farm Blu
.l|.. ~. :. Clement. one of the lead :,
Ine orchard owners in Winthrop, will
a..n hc present.
A. these orchard meo tings. the peo-
''o viii he given opportunity to en-
ro'l 20 take part in the county-wi
ifunlng campaign. The object of the
'awpaign is TO get as many apple
'."r7 IN tho county proven. as posi-
~. In order to have first class fruit
t,ocS ard thus get better prices for
I.DlVtr.
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MANCHESTER

Mrs. Julia Spear, Stella Davis, So
| phia Hawkes.. Alice Farr and Mabel
J Foster passed very enjoyable day
with Mrs. May Moore on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Welch at
| tended the races at Gardiner on We'd
| nesday.
Miss Lena Welch was a recent Wis
itor at her home and Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Harris were week-en visitors
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Welch. Mrs. Jennie Crockett was al
SO visitor at the same place.
Mrs. Belle Sanborn visited her
daughter, Mrs. Theo Benner in Au-
gusta the first of the week, and at
tended the meeting of her society,
the Ladies' Phil Sheridan Circle, G..
A. r.. taking part in the Washington
exercises. Since that time she has
been at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
IIescock in West Gardiner. WHO are
the proud parents of a son born Feb
ruary %.
Miss Mary Wingate Is visiting her
sister. Mrs. Roberts, in Hallowell.
Mrs. Gertrude Farr has returned
from visit with her sister in Sid
ney.
sir. and Mrs. Charles Steward Wis
tied Mrs. w. A. Harper, his sister, in
West Gardiner on Tuesday.
Mrs. Ellsworth Bentley and daugh-
ter. Thelma, passed Washington S
birthday with her parents in Gardi-
ner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Lewis Of Hal
lowell were week end visitors with
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellsworth Bentley.
NORTH-Maurice Cottle. young
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Cottle, had
the misfortune to break his arm one
day last week and was taken to the
Augusta General hospital for treat
ment.
Miss Stella Worthing who has been
visiting friends in this part of the
town. returned home. Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Jennings Of
Augusta were Sunday guests of their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Jen-
nings.
Friends Of Robert Jennings, who
has been suffering with blood poison
ing. are pleased to learn that he is
gaining.
Friends and neighbors were calling
Sunday on Edward Lyon who is suf-
fcring with an injured toe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-28
Good for a Host of Daily Ills

Nicks is good for congestion or inf1am-
nation, whether found in lining menu
brane or on the surface of the skin.
Thus it is useful for dozens of daily hurts
and ills of all the family.
For Deep Chest Colds, Sore Throat.
Tonsiltis, Bronchitis, Coughs-Vicks
should be applied over tho throat and
chest-f necessary, first using hot, wet
cloths to open the pores Of the skin-then
rubbed in well until the skin is red:
spread on thicllly and covered with one
or two thicknesses of hot flannel cloths.
If the cough is annoying, small piece
the size of a pea can be swallowed every
few hours.
For Head Colds, Asthma, Catarrh, Hay
Fever-Nicks should be melted in a spoon
and the vapors inhaled, ~ a little can be
applied up the nostrils and snuffed. up the
head.
Used as Liniment, Poutice or Plaster
On account of it's penetrative and
rubefacient effect on the skin, Vicks has
been found excellent for many minor all
ments. such as Bites, Boils, Burns,
Bruises Cuts, Frost Bite, Itchings, Mus
cular Soreness. Poison Ivy, Sunburn,
Headache and Sore Calloused Feet.
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elm ON

Rev. and Mrs. Elmer T. Longley
have received the announcement Of
the birth of son. on Sunday morn
ing. to their daughter, Mrs. Mary
Longley Brown of Ash Point
Mrs. Ella Bremen has returned
from Il visit at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Harry Hackett
George 9. True was a business
visitor in Watervillc, yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hall of West
Benton, were Sunday guests of Mrs.
Halls father Abbott Kendall and
his sisters. Misses Fannie and Eva
Kendall
The ladies of the congregation of
the Baptist church are invited to a
missionary meeting at the parsonage
Friday afternoon at $50 o'clock.
This is in observance of the Day of
Prayer for Missions, appointed for
all denominations. Mrs Longley,
the hostess desires a large attend
ance. An interesting program will
be given.
Rev. c. r. Weddleton of Water
Vile occupied the pulpit of the
Baptist church Sunday morning.
1t is expected that the prelimin-
airy contest for the Besse Prize
Speaking will take place in the
High school Friday afternoon. Those
who will take part are the members
OF the freshmen and sophomore
classes. Visitors are not invited
The boys of the Grammar school
will meet bunch of Grammar
school boys from Waterville this
evening at eight o'clock in a game Of
basketball. The local school has
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-28
PI7TSfIELD

The New Era Auxiliary Of the FREQ
Baptist church will meet next Thurs
Cay afternoon, March >. at the church
parlors The hostcsses will be Mrs
Grace Coffin and Mrs. Alice Tibbetts.
DR.. and Mrs. W. E. Tricliey and g.
NJ. Trickey were in Corinna SATURDAY.
to attend the funeral services of Mrs.
Carroll Trickey.
Alfred p. BigcIow OF st. Adams was
in town Monday attending to business
matters and calling on relatives.
Hiram White, who has been the
popular clerk at the Goodwin Clothing
Co. for the past few years. finished
his duties there last Saturday night
Horace Buxton has accepted position
with the Goodwin Clothing Co.
Charles E. Vickery was business
caller in Augusta Saturday.
Ii. B. Southland of st. Adams was in
town for the day Saturday
An all-day meeting of Pittsfield
Grange was held Saturday with a
large attendance of members. Ladies'
night will be held with Pittsfield
Grange March /. large class of
candidates will receive the degrees of
the order at meeting to be held
March II.
Ed. III. Webendorfer, Joseph Foster
and Guy Bedford were in Augusta on
business Saturday.
Mrs. Ernest Rankin and daughter.
Miss lola Rankin, and Mrs. Herbert
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-28
The Origin of Vicks

Twcnty-fiv years ago, Druggist I.uns-
ford Richardson. of Greensboro, n c.,
seeking better way to treat colds hit
upon wonderful formula. He combined
Camphor. NonthOl and certain volatile
oils in the form of a salvc, so that when
applied to throat and chest, it not only
penetrated. and stimulated like a liniment.
but the ingredients were released as
vapors by the body heat and inhaled di-
rcctly into the affected air passages. This
remedy. Nicks NapoRu5. won instant
local favor and its fame has spread.
county by county, state by state. until
now Ncks is a family standby from coast
to coast and over II million jars are used
YEARLY
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OAKLAND

The Auxiliary to the Harry G. Dec
kcr Post, American Legion, will hold
their regular meeting Wednesday eve
ming at 8 o'clock in the Legion han.
Mrs. Lillian Towne OF Watcrville the
department president will be present
and address the meeting, after which
n social hour will be enjoyed and re-
freShmentS served.
Mr. and Mrs. James Shanahan and
children Patricia and Cecilia have re-
turned from n week end visit with
Mrs. Shanahan's parents, Mr.. and
AIRS. Smart of kinco.
Word has been received from Mr..
and Mrs. Ray Sharrovy of Morrisville
Vermont. former residents of Oak
land that Mr.. Sharrow, who has been
quite i'll with influenza is improving
Mrs. SHARON. is at tho Mary Flct-
cher hospital in Burlington, VT. for
surgical treatment.
Mrs. Eugene Doyon. who has been
visiting -Ir. Doyon's parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Doyon. has returned to
her home in North Vassalboro.
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Much. Associate of Morse
Wel.knOwn in Augusta

Named with Charles ". Morse in
Federal grand jury indictments re-
turned at Washington Monday is Ru-
pert NJ. Much of Augusta, who
is in charge of the Office there of Mr..
Morse.
Mr.. Much came to Augusta city last
spring from Bath. and during the
summer months made his home on
WEIGH Point. Lake. Cobbosseecontee
He is graduate of Bowdoin college
in the class Of 1905.
Mr.. Much was born in Philadelphia.
and following his graduation was a
steamship agent and superintendent
for five years in New York City.
From 1910 to 1912 he was circulation
manager for the Curtis Publishing
Co. Mr.. Much is IS years old and
is married. He has made his home
with his family at Hotel North since
leaving Lake Cobbossee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-28

Emerson and son Carl and Mrs. Cowa1
were in WateNillc for the day Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Booth went 20
Augusta Saturday morning for an
over-Sunday visit with friends.
Mrs. Charles Pushard returned 20
her home in Cedar Grove Saturday
after n weeks visit with her sister,
Mrs. Roy Farnham, and family.
A pleasant surprise party was held
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
Stewart on Saturday evening when
several friends of their daughter, Miss
Catherine. rendered her a surprise par
ty and presented her with a gold
wrist watch. Refreshments were
served and tho evening was pleasant
ly passed with games and contests.
Two games of basketball are sched-
uled for Friday evening of this week
at Union hall. The NJ c. I. boys VIII
play the Oak Grove Seminary outfit,
and the NJ. G. 7. girls scxtet will play
the team from the Castine Normal
school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus Dinsmore Of
Newport passed the week end i ntown
as guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Everett
Carroll.
Daniel IIodSkius is reported as Re
ing very i'll at his home on the Burn
ham road.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Maloon AMI
daughter Grcta of Newport were in
town Sunday, the guests Of Mrs. Ma
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Would Mark Time
Continued from PAGE One)

subcommittee would approve bonus
bill without any revenue provision. He
added that it was his belief that If
Congress passed such a measure the
president would veto it.
Hanford MacNider. national conf
mander of the American Legion, ana
John Thomas Taylor. vice chairman
of the Lcgion's legislative committee.
called today at the White House. but
as they had made no appointment AMI
the presidents list Of callers was filled
for the day. We're unable to sec the
president. They were given an engage
mcnt for tomorrow and Indicated it
was their purpose to urge that thor,
be no further delay in enactment Of
the legislation. They emphasized
their desire in this connection todav
in a talk with Chairman l'ord3ey.
whom they met at the executive Of
fees.
The bonus bill got into House dis
cussion late in the day, Representa-
tive Hill. Republican. Mary land. open
ing the debate by reading a letter he
had written to Mr.. Fordncy suggest
ing elimination of all of the five
way plans except the cash feature.
He told the House that he had fairly
accurate information that % per cent.
Of the service men in Baltimore would
take the cash feature, and that he De-
lievcd a very large percentage of the
men elsewhere would do likewise.
Questioned as to how he would rai.sa
the $500, 100000 necessary to pay Ill
Of the men cash. Mr.. Hill said The
money could be obtained by a tax On
light wines end beers.
That's no basis for estimate. that's
imagination said Representative
Mann. Republican,. Illinois, amid
laughter.
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Biddy Weathers
City Hall Deluxe

One Of the ChIzzle While proper
ties" which got extremely wet during
the fire at City hall Saturday after
noon was a meek little pet hen. This
hen. named Mrs. Ray, is the property
Of Miss Faith Nelson Of Winthrop
street and was necessary in that part
OF the play where a gypsy steals it.
After the play was finished. the biddy
was placed in it's basket and left in
the kitchen Of the hall for the night.
There she remained during the fire,
and being directly under the worst C
the blaze she was in a very moist con-
dition when found by Miss Eleanor
Nelson, who went into the hall as soon
as possible to rescue her. Although it
was necessary to devote the rest of
the day 10 the process CT drying the
bird. she is now none the worse for
wear.
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FAIRFIELD

a food sale Will be held Thursda.3
afternoon at $50 O'Clock at the Il. %.
Files store under the auspices of tao
Pareut-Tcach.r Association. Anyon J
who has not boen solicited and is in
tercsted is asked to contribute.
Extensive plans are In progress for
the supper which the American Legion
is TO give at the Opera House Thurs
day. This will be followed by an en-
Percy Homer of Franklin was call
ing on friends in town yesterday.
Harry Weeks Of Brunswick was O
business caller in town yesterday.
Little Nan Savage, who has been rha
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. +. r. Philbrlcl;
of Skowhegan for the past week. has
returned to the home of her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs, Frank Savage.
The Past end Present Club met nj
the home of Mrs. Ed. Jewell yesterday
afternoon. The current event lecture
was given, followed by a social hourt
and refreshments. Mrs. Carroll But
terfield OF Watcrville was a guest OF
the afternoon.
Mrs. Frank cakes is i'll at her home
on Silver street.
Asbmut Clement is able to be out
after being confined to his home by
Illness.
Mrs. Fred Chase is i'll at her
home.
Guy Smith OF Gardiner. was a
business caller in town yesterday.
The Fidelis club was entertained al
the home of Mrs. Floyd Blackwell
yesterday afternoon
A basketball game will be played
this evening at the Opera house be-
tween the Colby Zetes and the
Fairfield Athletic association.
Word has been received of the
death of Mrs. Rose Cole Hussey OF
Beverly. Mrs. Hussey will be re-
membered as a former Fairfield girl
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-28

g.. H. Ingraham Of this city and
- dor Gardiner or Gardiner. repre-
e.rll'lvcs of tho Kennebec National
rm Loan association. went Monday
'p bangor whore they will attend
. annual meeting of the New Eng
rHd Farm Loan associations which
F hong held in that city. Mr.. In
lham ~ the president of the Ken
H'1cc association and MIR. Gardiner
th" secretary and treasurer. The
purpose OF this meeting is to confer
nl advise in tho work of the Fed
al Farm Loan Bank at Springfield,
.J-s. which takes care of the loans
tho farmers in this district.
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augusta vs.. Waterville
Tonight at State Park

In place OF the st. Dominique-Au-
sIst1 hockey game which was sched-
ul"d 10 he played tonight at the State
Fax link and was cancelled by the
Lewiston team. Manager &. r.
Thompson OF the Augusta team has
secured q game with the Waterville
hockey club seNtct. The Waterville
team * tho only one that has defeat
81 augusta this winter. In two
games, Watcrville. won from the local
team by the scores of to 4. and to
hut in the third game Augusta de-
i,a'ed the up-rivcr team 6 to ).
This game should prove a thriller
tt"m start 10 finish and n large dele
cation Of hockey fans will doubtless
be on hand 10 see the sport. AS many
Of The hockey teams in the State are
now dlsbanding. this will be one Of
'h' last chances to see the Augusta
lNam In action. So all out tonight, to
boost Augustus latest sport,
Comparisons are sometimes odiou3
hu' oven novice at the game of hoe
N'y would have been able TO distin-
saiSh between the high grade. ccien-
''c game played by the City teams
~ represented in the Augusta Port
ANA Country club game and the COL
go contest staged here between
haios and Colby during the Winter
arrival. The latter game was slow
ana unscicntific. There was very lit
no last skating, n lot of smuggling the
nall and n lot OF foul playing. In the
'"'mer contest there was team play
ara well organized defensive playing.
Wien It was impossible to score by
apid rushes change Of pace was
escorted 10 and the ball was forward
ga by short snappy passes with .
Yhck try for goal and a good fol-
''N-up on the rebound. The result
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was that the spectators were kept
interested and thrilled with excite
ment throughout the game. When a
crowd can be kept interested and en-
Unused in spite of zero weather it
speaks well for the playing ability of
the teams.
The Augusta club seems to be JUS
titled in claiming the title Of State
Champsions and there can be no
doubt about it that Augusta has one
Of the fastest teams, if not the very
fastest. playing the game in Maine
this season.
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and has many friends here who will
regret to learn of her death.
Mrs. Rich underwent an operation
upon her eyes Sunday at the home
OF her daughter, Mrs. Lincoln Reed.
The operation was successful and
she is reported as being in a comfort
able condition.
The regular meeting of Fairfield
Lodge. l. O. o. f.. was held last
evening. The first degree was con-
ferred upon a class of candidates.
Mrs. Rose Holt is i'll at her home.
suffering from an abscess in her
head.
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With these seven lines Of hose de-
liyering their tons Of water. the fire
was well under control at $50 and
the flames were eXtinguished at
5.45.
To accomplish this it was neces-
sary to put one line Of the hose
which was carried up the Union hall
stairway, through a sky Light onto the
roof. While this was going on, the
boys at the rear Of the building,
working in dense smoke, were doing
noble work, and their hose was the
deciding factor in the fight. That
they were not working without diff
ficulties is shown by the fact that
the ladder upon which they were
standing, four stories from the
ground, was charred at the end by
the heat Of the flames.
The danger OF the fire working
through on the south to the apart
ments over the Ellinwood store made
it necessary for Mrs. Rose Jones, who
has an apartment with Mrs. Davis,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Beals, who
occupy the apartment nearby. to seek
the street. Although Mrs. Davis
shares the apartment with Mrs. Jones
she was not sleeping there Sunday
night but was in the rest room which
is connected with the restaurant.
While the firemen were doing their
best. the occupants of the various Of
fees in the threatened building were
busy moving their effects to places
Of safety. This was made doubly
hard by the ponds Of water which
were five and six inches ceep in most
cades Of water fully as deep runE.I-g
the full widt;i Of the staircases.
The fire worked through to the third
floor and was stopped there, as it did
| not get through the roof in single
place. The blaze was out at 5.45 and
the men we're busy at that time hunt
ing for Goals in the partitions. This
work was finished and the all out wes
sounded at $50.
The damage to the different stores
and Offices cannot be learned with ac-
curacy, but the degree Of damage and
the cause can be summed up as:
Shannon's restaurant and Hcalds mil
linery parlor. total loss by fire: Beale's
paint shop, Soule's millinery shop and
Barker's clothing store, large loss by
smoke and water; J. w. Beck real cs-
tate and insurance, Collateral Loan Co,
Z. NJ. Thompson and Fisher & Titfin.
lawyers. slight damage due to smoke
and water. Union hall was badly dam
aged by the fire and the X. of c. .,all
was Slightly damaged by smoke and
water.
Douglass orchestra also suffered a
loss. as their drums and traps We're
in the hall and they were almost a
tota! loss. 1t was thought Monday
that they would be able to save one
drum and perhaps a drum case and
some Of the metal fixtures. The rest
of the apparatus. including the xy!o-
phone, is beyond hope of recovery.
The loss will be about $500 or 5000,
partly covered by insurance.
All of the Offices and stores con.
cerned in the fire carried insurance
which in many cases will be ample 10
cover the damage. The entire loss
due to the fire. water and smoke WILL
however. exceed the insurance.
Much work will be necessary TO
repair the interior Of the building.
which was badly Quilted both in Union
hall and on the floor below.
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In Alberta. Can. there is a village
built by Ruthenian immigrants
where no nails have been used even
in the construction Of the houses.
Even the doors. affairs Of slender
twigs. woven and laced together.
swing on home made hinges and are
latched with wooden hasps. The
roofs are of wonderful fabric OF
cross-woven wheat straw 10 inches
thick. packed tightly and solidly and
laid with such care that they last 20
years.