Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-28

The Old Farmers almanac for Dec
ember predicts clearing weather and
colder weather for the first four
days; cold northwest winds from the
18th to the 9TH moderate spell from
the 18th to 18th with perhaps rain.
Nc more weather is indicated until
the 2Sth when it promises colder
days and indications of snow. Fore
fathers Day is the 21st. This is
also st. Thomas Day and the day
which is popularity supposed to be
the shortest day in the year. In
reality the days reach their shortest
length on Dec. IS when they are nine
hours and six minutes long, remain
ing at this length for nine days,
lcngthening one minute on the 9th.
Winter begins Dec. e.. The month
has five Sundays and the holiday of
Christmas. The days shorten IS
minutes from nine hours and 81
minutes at the beginning Of the
month. The last day is three min
utes longer than the shortest days.
Better marriage laws in this State
were urged by Mrs. Maude S. SMITH,
secretary Of the Children's Protective
Society, at the meeting Of the women
of the Lincoln Club held in Portland.
Mrs. Smith stated that it is a possible
thing for girl of IL and boy of 16
to be married in Maine and for that
reason She urged that laws be passed
whereby it would make it impossible
for parents to give their consent until
the girl is at least 16 and the boy IS.
She commended the divorce laws in the
State ns being fair, as divorce is
granted here on hive grounds, while
many states have IL or more, and New
York state with but one tends to lead
to deception. Mrs. Smith also spoke at
length on the status of the illegiti-
mate child and it's mother. stating that
the mothct' under present laws had
practically no redress as all court &C
tons against the father must be paid
for by the woman, few women being
able to stand the expense of such pro-
ceedngs.
Claiming that her husband Leroy
L. Marsh, imposed upon her and
has not furnished any support for
the home for several years, Mrs.
Minnie Marsh of 113 Spring ST.,
Lewiston sought police aid. His fall
ure to provide any means of support,
hts attitude in the home and towards
the children, as well as the use of
her car for taxi purposes, is, she
claimed, the reason for her appeal
for a separation. Investigation of
the records Of the Supreme Court
revealed the fact that libel filed in
1912 had not been dismissed, as she
had had reason to believe, and that
they had actually been divorced 10
years ago. The case has aroused
considerable interest because of the
apparent ignorance Of the validity
of the libel by the parties concerned.
According to the police, Mrs. Marsh
has been granted here request that
she be allowed to live in her own
house alone and Marsh has been
warned to keep away.
With about one weeks work ahead,
the special commission Appointed to
expend $4,000 on highway between
Phippsburg Center and Popham
Beach will order the work to stop
for this year, probably on next
Saturday night. This road is being
built from Joint fund of which the
state gives $4,000, the town of
Phippsburg $1,000. Under the act
of Legislature the selectmen Of the
town named Charles V. Minott,
Harry c. Weber and Frank S. Bow
ker to have entire charge of the
work until the sum total should be
expended or the road completed. Mr..
Minott is the official head of this
commission and has the superinten-
dency of the job. So far this season
there has been a great amount OF
drilling and blasting done. road
Strengthened, fills made and the high
way widened. All of the road built
this year has been SO constructed
that its drainage is assured and this
means that, when the frost goes out
in the spring it will settle in gooo
shape. Then the remainder Of the
fund at the disposal of the commls-
sion will be used in surfacing the
stretches that have been built TINS
year.
The French army, after 1925, Will
total $4,000 men, composed OF 2oo'
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