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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-07-26

are IN contract institutions and who
Will have to remain there unless
proper hospitals are constructed. II
this is not done soon. the attempt
20 cure these men will be futile
many OF them are now past help
ana will be subject to custodial care
for the rce of their loves.
THE American Legion is whole
heartcdly against the suggestion that
any arrangement will do for the
mentally and nervously sick. 1t is
true that they have been showed into
oVer-crowdcd state institutions where
the majority of the patients are dy-
Ing dcmented old people. or in gen
crni hospitals where only a partial
temporary care can be given them.
"ls u too much to ask the govern
mcnt or the united states TO put the
10000 mentally and nerNOusly dis
aul,d service men in hospitals owned
ana operated by the government?
These hospitals are not nov in exist
cuco. Tho fact that there are 1900
hcds nVailabl" for tubcrCular patients
in tNc southwest of the country has
little or nothing TO do with the proper
disqualification Of these mental and
nervous veterans for whom the
Legion is now appealing.
These men should he hosritalizcd
- near thor own homes as possible.
do not agree with your statement
mad" brfulc tho Cougros siOnal Com
mittoc that after twenty five years
,AroiI,'.o should say that location
jas regards ones family is Of no i'm
pogtnncc do not believe it because
/ know tho men who have hccn hos
ritluzcd too Well ana | know how
'I,r lmhts feel about Il. and |
know that thcir cont,utmcnt ana the
announcement Of their friends is
often 'he chlef factor IN their return
10 health and strength"
TIC lcttcr Concludes with an appeal
''n stand aside and allow tlus pro-
gram al 'nc Veterans Bur al 'o so
into eject az once
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-07-26
Was Bath Fire lneendiary?

Whether the fire that destroyed
Abraham Miller's stock in trade at
S34 Middle street. Bath, Saturday
right was Of incendiary origin or
from spontaneous combustion de-
vcloped by the excessive heat Of the
last few days. is causing Mr.. Miller
much uncertainty. At present the
cause has not been determined. Mil
Ter. who is a paper hanger and house
rainter. lost 1000 rolls of wall paper
and $50 gallons of paint and varnish,
besides his step-ladders and general
equipment. the whole valued by him
at $500 upon which he had no in
surance. They were in his workshop
next north of his home. This meas
ures - by 80 feet and the interior
was completely charred. The insur
ancs on the building he places at $500.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-07-26
Man Gave Police Trouble Is III

Albert Downing Of Bath, while
walking along Main street. Berlin. n.
H., Friday night was overcome by a
sudden illness and fell in his tracks.
He was assisted into the Commercial
House where he is a guest and was
treated. He recovered from his attack
early Saturday morning almost as
suddenly as he went into it, He is
still stopping at the Commercial
House and appeared to be in his usual
good health today. The case was in
vestigated by City Marshal Orville
Stewart.
Downing is the young man who is
alleged to have created something of
disturbance at the Bath Opera
house during the graduating exercises
of the senior class OF Morse high
school last month.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-07-26
WINSL0W

The Fort Halifax Chapter. d. a. r.,
met at the home of Mrs. Emily Horne
Monday afternoon. The regent, Mrs.
Mary Reynolds presided. Miss Sadie
Morrow was appointed secretary pro
tenn. II was voted to offer prize OIL
i've dollars to any WinsloW HlSh
school student for the best paper on a
subject to be chosen by the program
committee. The program was as fol-
lows: Roll call, Flags of All Coun-
tries: poem. Language of the Flag. by
Will Carleton, read by Miss Clara
Five. Refreshments of ice cream and
crackers were served ~ the hostess
Mrs. Horne. The next regular meet
chns. Bay street.
Miss Nadine Spencer of Mohegan
street has gone to Owls Head, where
she will pass two weeks vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs Randolph Shores were
weekend guests at the home of Mr..
and Mrs Clyde Cole in Lewiston.
Kenneth Dolly has gone to China
Lake where he will be a guest Of Her.
man Estes.
II
guest at the home of Mrs. +. g Gar
land.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Thynge of Ben
ton avenue motored to Lakewood Sun
day where they were guests at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Denni-
son.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Kidder Of
Clinton avenue were guests Sunday at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Delano in Waterville.
Edward Estes has returned home
after passing his vacation at China
Lake. His family will remain at the
lake.
Mr. and Mrs Milo Mari are guests
for few days Of Mr.. Marr's parents
in Clinton.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Morris McCasthy, July 81. The
little one has been named Elena.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Bridge left
Sunday for New Bedford. Mass. CALL
ed there by the serious illness Of Mrs.
Bridges brother.
Coleman Brewer passed the week.
end with his family in Augusta.
Mrs. Charlotte Chase. who has been
visiting her grandmother. Mrs. George
W'man in Benton. has returned home.
Miss Osire Pelletier. who has been
passing a week 1T the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. George Martin on the Bas-
slit road. has returned to her home
in Augusta.
Mr.. and Mrs p. F. Cole are passing
4 two weeks vacation at Owls Head.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-07-26
CIT Z OF BELFAST
Notice to Contractors

Scaled bids FOR the construction Of n
now school building in the City of
Belfast viii be received at the City
Tgcasuror's office City Building. Bel
fasr. Maine, up to II o'clock in the
forenoon August }, 1922, and at that
tiilc viii he ol,nnH publicly.
Plans, specifications and instructions
t, liddcrs NAV he obtained at the Of
flee of the cry Treasurer in Belfast,
Maine and at the Office of Kilham.
Hopkins and Greeley, Architects. 8
Park Street Boston, Massachusetts.
A certified check for $1,000. payable
to the City Of Lelfast. shall accompany
each bid.
The G. y of Belfast does not obligate
itscIf TO accept The lowest or any other
bid
dated this third day of July. A. d.
49,.
Ter Order Of City Council Of City of
Belfast.
ChlS. S. BICKFORD,
City Clerk.
;,,., .- 4 g-,.-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-07-26
Man 90 Years Old
Has New Potatoes

Canaan. Me. July 25-(SpeciaD-
Salem Edmunds. who will be 96
years old the third of August and is
the oldest man in Canaan. has had
new potatoes for two weeks and is
now digging some TO sell.
Mr.. Edmunds always succeeds in
having potatoes and all kinds Of gar
den vegetables several weeks before
any of his neighbors. no matter what
the season. He does all the work
bf,Neplf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-07-26
Missing Girl Returns

Zorie Barlacio 81 Of % Knox strcct'
Lewiston for whom a pa Y Of be
tween 100 ana 200 persons had been
searching about "A hours. the woods
and swamps near Cotton cemetery,
Lisbon. put in appearance at her
home about 11.30 Monday night so
the police were informed. She
claimed TO have got on the wrong car
after leaving her friends in a berry
field late Sunday afternoon and to
have been carried to a distant point
from Lewiston. She was unable to
tell what town she had gone to but
said she had stayed at the homo Of
Polish family ,Itil Monday night
when she returned homo.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-07-26
ju.y5wed&mon!v

unconscious, robbed and his car
stolen Monday night at Oak
dale by two men who had engaged
him in Lewiston TO drive them down
the Danvil!c road. The victim was
left by the roadside and upon com
ing 10 he notified the police from a
nearby farmhouse The police still
were searching for the mon at an
early hour Tuesday morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-07-26

CoMMIssIoSERs OF THE CoUN-
TX oE FRANKLIN AND STATE
We the undersigned, citizens and
legal voters in the County OF Franklin
respectfully represent that common
convenience and necessity require the
location Of a highway in said County
of Franklin. as follows:
Leaving the main highway, that eX-
tends from RanGcIey Village to OQuos
soc in the town of Rangeley in said
County. at a point near the Mountain
View House. 50 called. thence in gen
cral Northerly direction. by the most
feasible route. to the line between said
town Of Rangeley and Davistown. 50
called and thence continuing Northcr-
Is across said DaNistown. and across
StetsOntoWn, Seven Ponds Township
and the MasSa chusetts Gore, so called
to the boundary line between said
State OF Maine and the Dominion Of
Canada, at place near the village OF
NVoburn in said Canada. The whole
distance being about thirty miles,
Dated this Goth day of April. A. D.
w. f. Tibbetts and Gal others.
STATE OF MAINE
Franklin, SIS. Court of County COM
missioners. April Term, 1922. Third
mcnts, June 6. A. D. 1922.
On the foregoing petition. satisfac-
tory evidence having been received
that the petitioners are Responsible
and that an enquiry into the merits is
expedicnt. and that they ought 70 be
heard touching the matter set forth in
said petition, 1t is ordered that thirty
days previous notice be given. thar
the County Commissioners will meet
al the Mountain View House in said
Rangeley on Thursday the Seventh day
of September. 1922. at ten oclocl, in
the forenoon: end thence proceed TO
view the. route set forth in said petit
nected herewith. and Immediately
afterwards hear the parties and their
witnesses. and then take such further
measures in ,he premises as may he
adjudged proper. Said notice to be
given by serving attested copies of
said petition and this order thereon.
upon the clerk Of the said town of
Rangeley, and by posting up such cop
les in three public places in said town.
and by publishing the same in the
Franklin Journal and Pennington
Chronicle, for three successive weeks
the last publication to be thirty days.
at least, before said hearing. and also
paper. to wit, the Daily kennebec
Journal. public newspaper printed in
Augusta. in the County Of kennebec.
for six successive weeks. the last pub
location to be thirty days. at least. be-
fore said hearing. that All persons and
corporations interested may attend
ana a,t be heard Il they s sMa proper,
A true copy of the petition and or
der OF court thereon.
Attest: B. n. SMALL, Clerk.
lp2l, wed.6t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-07-26

Al the age of % years Miss Au-
austa Mueller, nurse OF BROOKLYN,
\. y, viii for the next five wears
hrovc>thc dangers and hardships Of
Alaska, she having decided to go to
Point Barrow and live with the
ESkjmOs there.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-07-26
BIRDS OF THE FARM AND GARDEN

of this department to issue
the history
that descriptions be of observers idenh
sTURNEL1A MAGMA u1NN)
tipped with buff yeowsh line long the tail barred the outer
pnas. bright yellow with few dark brown
birds general color except the black crescent On
Geographical district: Eastern North America breeding from
quite rare Maine me- but $ a n qs @ @
tined by its whistle generally Of three four notes
upon
% snd weed n s .s the hs an n o
ton recurring about days Their food consists mainly insects
point Meadow distinctly beneficial in Maine
Quail Which, aoes
a the sna @ sus
ICTERUs GALBUIA tLINN)
orange head orange:
unaer e ~inss or Bright yellow
ans 5 sns Ts s"e sd D4 wa 5cS white
smaller than male eo much pa!er s black of male
from color Of female nao bright cG0as n male
bill feet lighter than in adult male -,.. . c,e
Maine
like form the ends of the long
ally em where four or eggs are n atouv he foa eon
caterpia and soft larvae: tent aplars are
seldom feeding on the ground beautiful birds
both color and song Their notes are loud and clear and much
entirely Of cotton wine Evi
material
Baltimore Orio not derived from the
of Calvert
Of who's o al colors
has been extremely
the next
migration
a
that Struggling
struggle
would be repeated
1t
turtles which copo
Icontee is feed
Through Miller 30 Cottage street
identified by the stanton
Sth w. given mere
Itcrn Backbrd Bobolnk Indigo Bunting Ca
Cowbrd Brown Ceeper crow
Goldfnch Crakle bronze
Coopers Hawk
kinget Martin purple ean-
Ovenbird Partridge Wood ewt''
probably spotted
Swamp sparrow" Tree
star
Hermit Thrush wilson
Redeyed Whrblng 1eHo"
nIock Warble Backbunan Black FOIL biach
Thrush Cedar NaA"hg "hlipoo
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-07-26

Dr. Alice Bcrnhcim, one of the six
women to receive NJ. d. degrees from
the Columbia University School OF
Medicine this year, is the mother of
three boys, all of whom she reared
before taking up her medical course.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-07-26

broadcast recently by fire which
swept through New York spice and
coffee warehouse and burned it to the
Groupd.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-07-26
MADISON
Harvey Pickle In

Harvey Pickle of Arson was ar
raigned before Judge Elmer Sawyer
Monday afternoon in the municipal
court room. on the charge OF vio-
Iating his bond given about q year
ago to keep the peace. County At
torney James Fl. Thorne appeared
for the State and Bernard Gibbs for
the defendant. Pickle pleaded nolo
Contendere and was given sentence
Of so days in the county Jail. He
appealed but was unable to furnish
the required bail, and after a con-
ference of the counsel the appeal
was withdrawn and Pickle was
taken to the county Jail at SkoY-
hogan to begin his sentence.
Miss Amber A. Mills. the district
nurse for the Madison-Anson Chap
ter of Red Cross, who has been
passing a months vacation at her
home in Caribou and attending sum-
mer school for Red Cross nurses at
Castine, returned to Madison Mon
day night.
Arthur Hall of Boston arrived in
Madison Monday afternoon to pass
his vacation with relatives and
friends. Mr.. Hall was formerly a
resident of this village.
Miss Ruth Marden. who has been
visiting friends in Weir. n. H., for
the mast few weeks returned to her
home in Madison Monday night.
Mr.. Watson, Miss Ella Watson,
Frances Hicks. Imogene Babcock of
Washington. D. c., and Mabel Boyd
of Brooklyn, n. Y, were the guests
Sunday and Monday of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter A. Rushworth at their home
on Weston avenue.
Warren Blackwell, Horace Savage,
Roy Gilbert and Walter Fletcher at
tended Odd Fellows Lodge at Nor
ridgewock. Monday evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-07-26
ORDER or NOTICE

..-.rr tN In equity pre-
.lnIr " Humphrey. Sec
1ri Food canning Cor
rald Company all e
stockholders or said cor
w % 'ne geo. lr22 voted 10 dis
sA 4 .nrp'ration and that there
no. t -'.'E Liabilities or asset. OF
tIDn md PRAYING for dis
.1'd corporation.
=, 'il'I IT, fNnt q hearing he had az
N' House ,u Augusta. Maine. on
ga d. &C August. 1922,
r.".N a. NJ and that notice Of
49, q, gwen by serving an
iF 10 said btll and this or
.tl thereon on said corpora
t.. days ~ least before the
4. ~, ~ bearing nnd by publishing
49, j copy ~ It's order once n
b rr' successive weeks in the
INK. urral. newspaper pub
f...,, 90 \ .Eustn. Maine. the last pub
fte T." ~ least seven days be-
ili" ot said hearing.
,N Niii'EN - pHtLBROOK.
D,,I. Surr.lc judicial Court.
l1tf' 'I7 l'th day Of July. A. II.
istaN
! .uuo cory.
a.ls.s,an c. W. JONES. Clerk.
10y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-07-26

Taxi Man Robbed
Thomas Chiffclle, 1876 Park
avenue. Lewiston, was knocked
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-07-26

received of loon that was seen strugg,ns y
struggle "he
would be repeated as
1t later iouhu
when
is famo a feed
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-29

that he saw the signal to stop. The dam- age amounted to about SIP.
 Miss Lois Lindell of Jewett City Is the guest of her grandpRrents. MT. and Mrs Vernon S. Warren, Putnam Heights.
 Miss Maude Carpenter, a teacher in English at North Troy. Vt,,. and Miss Mary: Carpenter. paysac<l director aA Sweet Briar, college, Lynohburg Va, have been spending the holiday period iA Putnam. their home city.
 Miss Florence Cobb Of the Cobb school in Cambridge, waere many 0f the chill dren of members of the faculty of Har- ward university attend school and Miss Emma Allen Of the facnlty of Worcester Classical High school are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jeha R. StromAefg 0k Ablng. ton.
 Next week bFings the opening of the 1923 session Of the Connecticut legisla- lure at Hartford, with oRucaases scheduled for Tuesday evening and the opening ses- slen on Wednesday. Incidentally, . fea- IAee of the beginning of legislative actfvi- .les in the Capitol City win be the gov efnor's ball, which will be attended by number from this city and vicinity. Lu-
 them M. Keith and Hector Duvert are Putnam's representatives and Clarence IL Child of Woodstock will represent the
 18th senatorial district. c& which Putnam Is a part.
 And Tuesday will be significant also foI l he hundreds cG school children of Put, nam, for they resume their gtudAes on
 that after enjoying the holiday recess
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-29
[4I270<E
 COCOA

the Danielson postoffice. The rural ser- vice will be suspended for the day.
 Some motorists here are admitting that they have waited too long and that they do not expect to get their regis tration plates by January 1, when all who drive machines must have them.
 as the end of 1922 draws near is close
 that figure during the first month of
 1923. This illustrates Dan a ms tre- nendous gain in banking stl ength and importance during the past decade.
 Notwithstanding the storm many were attracted by the masquerade ball held at the Goodyear Social club in Goodyear Thursday evening.
 Rev. P. A. Ahern of Moosup will
 preach at the Methodist church here on Sunday iH exchange with the za=te-, Rev. c. c. Tibbetts.
 Mrs Frederic o, Huntingdon will have the members of the Ladies' Sew ing circle of St. Alban's church at her home for meeting this (Frtday) after 1 noon.
 Start the New Year right. The l Christmas Club of the Windham Coun- 1 ty National Bank offers an excellent
 and safe place in which to save. by i systematically depositing small sums i each week, which are returned with inR 1 tsrest during the first part of Decem- ! oer Do not forget also that money ds- | posted on or before the fifth day oi
 each month in the savings department of The windham County National Bank i draws interest from the first day. l adv.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-29
EKOK

The Christmas exercises of the wylie school, Miss Margaret Tanner, teacher, were held on Saturday afternoon. The room was prettily decorated and a beau tffuiiy trimmed fir tree occupied one corn- CT of the room.
 The following program was very well rendered: Song. Holy Night, school ; Welcome, Annie Luota, Methel and Jean- cite Gray; recitation, The Naughty Tree, Waino Luota; recitation. Santa Claus. Julia Sullivan; recitation. Santa's Ques- tion, Arne Watson; recitation Rather Hard. All Luots; mandolin duet, Mir. OIkkonen, Ebba Oilkkonen: recltatons, A Little Mss. Ethel Gray; The Best Santa, Maurice Harrington; dialogue, Toyland. school; recitation. Christmas on the way, william Lintberg; song, Alteration, school; recitations, Christmas Pity, Der tha Hai1; St. Nick's Suggestion. Lloyd Barber; A Wish, Emily Stankoviteh: di- alogue. A Christmas Package from Aunt Jane, Grades g. 5. . and g.; recltations I'd Rather Have, Erkld Williams: Santa's Lunch. Edith Williams; mandolin duet Mir. Oilxkonen and Ebba Oiklxonen; reel tations. Christmas Shopping, Grace Gray :
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-29

picked from the Christmas tree made glad the hearts Of the children A good number attended the interesting exer- cises.
 The Congregational Sunday school Clifton J. ChuPch, superintendent, gave an enjoyable concert at the church Mon day evening. Christmas songs. respon- siye reading. recitations and an address by the pastor, Rev. J. H. Knott, made up an interesting program that pleased the good number present. At the close of the exercises the tree was picked and the many presents were eagerly awaited by the children and made happy.
 Mrs E. Jessie Hunt and Miss Florence l. Hunt were visitors oyer Christmas with friends in Hartford.
 Earl Streeter and Maurice Singleton of the Mount Hermon school are home over the holidays.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-29
order at the end of the drive he ss ., con.

QuCI.
 Friends here eeceived on ThursdAy morning announcements of the marriage at South Woodstock Wednesday evenI>g of Miss Lucretia Porter Breed. daughter of MT. and MCs. John Farnum Spencer of Woodstock avenue, and Parker EewhalI The groom is a graduate of Wesleyan university, Is a Rhodes scholar who was i four, years at Oxford university and
 served as officer with the British army in France during the World war. While now student at a law sehool in New York.
 With his nosc almost entirely gOne and his face 50 badly crushed that it would { seem the accident in which he figured Tuesday might have killed him instantly, Louis Macdonald was reported Thursday as >hna-r,,' 70 r>~-, T>i,.haH F,o<1fta a1 and inclined to be jolly and as taIkativs as his terr. ble lnJur. .es will permit. The young man was crushed by a great tree that he had been engaged with other men in felling. Examination of the tree since the accident shows that a piece of Mac. donald's jawbone torn out when the tres fell upon him lodged iA the trunk Despits l als cheerfulness under such adverse o4r.
 cumstances Macdonald's condition wa 1 regarded Thursday as very serious The fame of the Pomffet Nativity play has spread throughout the nation. Or
 thursday copies of paper published i1 Birmingham, Aia- were received he1t containing feature story Of the presen. tation of the pageant at Pomfret apt telling in detail how 1t has been develoo. 1 ed during the past decade by Miss EIl< M. Boult, authoress. and Miss Beatrie, stevens. artist. The story appeared il i he magazine section of the Sunday edt ion of one of the best known publications ,n the south and is illustrated with pic
 cures of various characters in the play Attorneys frOm the eastern seetfOn o
 Windham county braved Thursday CIorm to come to the office of State At
 torney Charles E. Searls for Nconferenc
 relative to cases that are on the crirnina list for the January term of court. whicl
 5 to open at Wi,limantic next Tuesday 1 Mr Searls is to be in Willimantic tods, for conferences with attorneys In tha
 city and adjoining territory.
 An automeblle owned and drtzea b, John Zugnontowicz and a sUuthbounl
 trolley car were in collision on Mat
 Itreet near the mill of the Nightingale
 Morse company at about 6.45 o'cloe
 Thursday ..norning. The fender of tn automobile was ripped of. According t tho driver of the automobile, he was ua | able to get outsef the way on account Q sI .ne icy rsts, and when the trolley ca
 was q hundred feet from him he slRnRle for It to stop. The eat was not stuppe
 and the collision occurred. The automt | bile driver said that the notorman state