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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-06
Macomber Playground Notes

"Why can't we have another doll
day." is the query that has been
asked by the girls at the Fairgrounds
for some time, and Director Hyde
has decided that there is no reason
why there should not be another and
so next Saturday, Septemte r 9th is
to be Doll Day. This mca"s a doll
carriage parade and another close
contest. There will be prizes for
the largest. smallest and prettiest
dolls in the competition and also for
the best decorated carriage in the
parade. This will give the girls an
other chance to win a prize and it
is hoped that there will be large
number of dolls and carriages en-
tered in the contests.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-06
M0torcyclist. Automobile
and Pedestrian In Mix Up

There was a three-corner collision in
front Of the John +. Hill garage on
silver street shortly before o'clock
Tuesday afternoon between a motor
cycle driven by F. +. Taylor of Wins
low. the automobile of Or. Ralph l..
Reynolds, and n pedestrian, Andrew
+. Armstrong of Boutcle avenue. A
Ford automobile headed toward Main
street was taking gasoline at the serv-
leo station. The motorcycle was also
moving toward Main street and Mr..
Armstrong came out of the garage and
started to cross the street TO his motor
truck. which was on the northern side
of silver street. He did not notice the
motorcycle until ii was right upon
him. He threw out his hand and sus-
tained a cut on the middle finger of e
left hand. In trying to avoid Mr., Arm
strong the motorcycle collided with
Dr. Reynolds car, soaring the auto
mobile and damaging tn, front wheel
" the motorcycle. throwing off its
driver. MIR Taylor. who was not scri-
ously injured
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-06
Famous Old Estates Pass

Historic estates of England are
still being sold under the auctioneers
hammer. One notable example is the
sale of the ERADICATE estate. in the
heart of the Charnwood forest dis
trict of Leicester, formerly owned ty
the seventh earl of Stamford and
Warrington which was the birthplace
of the ll-fated Lady Jane Gray, the
old hall, which was destroyed by fire,
having been built by her grandfather,
Thomas Gray, second marquis of
Dorset. 1t includes the ruins of the
ancient Cnverscroft priory The
priory was founded by Robert
Blanchmains, earl of Leicester, in the
reign of Henry II, for Augustin;an
hermits, and the priors became per-
sons of great Importance, with evil
IDENTIFY strong sporting proclivities.
for it is said they kept their hounds
and hawks, they employed a ranger,
huntsman. and falconer; they
had seven woodmen constantly en-
ployed in cutting firewood for the
house: they brewed ten quarts of
malt weekly: they kept open house
for all visitors and wayfarers and
maintained all the poor in the sur
rounding parishes"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-06
Sses Lack Of lmaaination

1T doesn't seem to me-" says the
Cleveland observer. that the blund-
ers school children make nowadays
are as funny as they used to be. And
this. as the sociologist will tell you,
argues that the school children
haven't the imagination they used to
have. 1t takes Imagination to pro-
duce entertaining plumbers of this
sort. as any school teacher will tell
YOU"
Here are two related by a Cleve-
land teacher. To the question,
What do you know about George
Washington a year old replied,
George hit the tree with his Ratchet
an his father sed, who dun it. an
George sed. dun it. and his father
sed, emmy American boy can get to be
President, an he did"
The other question was. who was
Commodore Perry?" This was the
answer: HE was out on the lake
fighting an he said, we have met the
cnnymy an then they turned him in
to stone. "-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-06

SHINING a steer of ordinary size
in the incredibly short time OF nve
minutes is possible with the use OF an
electrical tool invented ty French
man and recently introduced in q
Paris packing house. The appliance.
according to an illustrated article In
the September Popular Mechanics
Magazine, has three small blades OF
clover-leaf design mounted at the
end of a flexible driving shaft. which
is turned by a motor at a speed II
$500 revolutions per minute. thus
yielding a seemingly solid cutting
edge for the worker.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-06
Former Augusta
Resident Back
in CITY. Destitute

Harry Lee Mulligan, about IS years
of age, until fifteen years ago a resi-
dent of Augusta, was on Tuesday ad-
mitted to the almshouse temporarily
Mulligan was brought to this city
last Friday by Deputy Marsh COR
bet after he had been found in a
barn about three miles from this
city. When brought in, he was al
most starved to death He was so
weak that he was unable to walk
and said that he had come from
Bangor and that for the past three
days he had had nothing to eat but
some apples that he had picked up
along the way. When found, he Lad
crawled into a haymow and would
probably have died there if the Of
f1cers who had been notified that he
We in that vicinity. had not stumbled
upon him as he lay buried in the
hay. He was brought to the police
station where under proper care he
has gained rapidly He is at the
present time suffering from the eff
fects Of stepping upon a nail about
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-06
Schools Reopen Sept II

Two candidates took examination
for advance standing at the office of
the superintendent of schools, Tues
day. The public schools begin Mon
day, Sept. II. One of the problems
will be the housing of the schools
temporarily without home owing to
the tearing down of the old high
school building to make room for the
new Junior high school building.
Several of the churches in the vicin-
ity have volunteered the use of their
vestrys for school purposes, and full
announcements will be made Of ar
rangements in due time
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-06

When your permanent Teeth are all
in place nature has finished her tooth
job. You have your share OF teeth
and if you don't take care OF them
you will either have to do without
teeth or use artificial ones. Who
wants to do without teeth? Certainly
YOU and we don't Besides, II is not
very pleasant to have them taken out.
Your permanent teeth are wonder
full mechanism. They masticate your
food. give shape and expression to
your face and dstinctness to your
voice. The loss of even one tooth is
very serious injury. but the loss or
more than one is calamity. The
longer YOU live the more you need
your teeth. National Dertal Associa-
ton Journal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-06
Remarkable Work Done by Japanese
lapidaries

1.-THE quartz globes made by the
lapidaries Of Japan" writes Herbert
Whitlock. curator Of mineralogy in
the American museum of natural
history, in the Scientific American,
ARE cut from fiawless quartz crys-
tails. clear and absolutely colorless.
and are usually mounted on bronze
wrought into decorative forms. such
as dragons, storks, tortoise and gro
tesque human figures. The clear.
polished ball. contrasting with its
dark bronze mounting. is preeminen-
tly an artistic object, lending itself
with especial faculty to the Japanese
taste. which sets aside one beautiful
thing as sufficient to admire in an
entire room.
In a certain sense no less marvel
lous than the alleged occult powers
of the crystal tall are the simple
means employed by the Japanese
artisans in producing them. This art
which. it is said, has been handed
tons, consists of manual deXterity
carried to superlative degree
Armed with only two primitive tools.
the lapidary shapes from an angular
quartz crystal a sphere of perfect
roundness and high polish. The
quartz crystal is first roughly shaped
to the form of ball by chipping and
abradng it with piece of steel about
II inches long and one-half- inch
wide, which has concave cutting
edge somewhat like a carpenters
gouge. When, by means of this treat
ment, the mass has been made round
and approximately smooth, a JOINT
of bamboo is used to complete the
polishing, quartz dust. which lodges
in the pores of the bamboo, and,
finally. rouge furnishing the abra-
SiVeS"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-06
Hamilton. Now Famous Athlete
Once Cripple

Brutus X. Hamilton. who recently
finished one of the most diversified
athletic careers in college history
by graduating from the University of
Missouri. was given up as hopelessly
crippled when he was boy of 10.
He now holds the American de-
cathlon and pentathlon champion
ships. but when he was Roy at Har-
risonville, Mo. little hope was held
out for his physical recovery. The
family physician told Hamilton's
parents that the youngster was suf-
fering from a disease Of the hip, and
his left leg was said to be more than
an inch shorter than the right
Despite all this Hamilton was final
iy cured and was able to walk again.
Then he entered high school and by
sheer perseverance and will power
gained many honors on track and
field. Entering the University OF
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-06
Teacher of Writing Complains

The writing teacher sighed. Yes,
writing is a hard subject" she said.
THE difficulty lies in the changing
of systems. 1t is not so bad just now
as it was a few years ago. hut there
was time when a child began to
write by learning the vertical sys-
tenn, changed to a slanting style.
changing to flowing style. etc. BY
the time he had finished school his
writing was conglomeration Of all
styles. and very unsatisfactory.
Even now child seldom is taught
the same style OF writing straight
through the grades and junior high
school He gets discouraged and so
does the teacher. Another dis
couragement Is that when pupil
graduates from school he reverts 10
his own particular style Of writing.
no matter how we'll he has been
taught. '-Springfeld Mirror.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-06
Chamber of Commerce
Considers Important
Matters at Meeting

Several matters of interest were
discussed at the meeting of the di-
rectors of the Chamber of Commerce
Tuesday afternoon at the Chamber
headquarters.
A communication was read from
the United States Chamber of Com
merce asking for the vote of the
Chamber on the making of par remit
lance in payment of checks universal
throughout the United States. The
letter was accompanied by the re-
port from the the United States
Chamber in favor of the plan and an
argument against. The matter was
placed in the hands of a committee
consisting of President Tebbetts, DR..
A. Jolly and George D. Hegarty to
study the question and report.
Two letters were received from
farmers asking for help in disposing
OF their wares and it was voted that
these be turned over to the fuel COM
mission of the Chamber.
The matter of Better Homes in
America" demonstration week which
is expected to take place some time in
October. was briefly discussed and it
was voted to turn the matter over to
the Waterville Womans club for
such action as the women might see
fit to take.
The Gambler voted its moral sup
port to the National Auto Anti Theft
Association in its efforts to suppress
the theft of automobiles which has
reached alarming proportions in some
parts of the country. There is a
form OF enrollment and identification
tags for car owners connected with
the association about which more
will be known later on.
The Business and Professional Club
Federation of Maine has asked the
Chamber to help fnarce an exhibit
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-06
Mayor and Aldermen
Hear Property Holders
on New Street Issue

Five residents Of a vicinity near
Drummond avenue which has recent.
ly teen sold of at a land sale ap-
peared before the mayor and alder
men Tuesday evening and told of
how they had been told that they
were buying lots in a locality which
bordered on a street that had been
accepted. but they were told by
Mayor Leon o. Tebbetts and the
aldermen that there had been no
petition put in to have a street ac-
copied arI that no acceptance Of the
streets had taken place. The names
of the streets were new ones to the
city fathers namely Pillsbury street,
Wolfe street, Montcalm street, all
OF which were said to be contiguous
TO Drummond avenue.
The spokesman of the party was
7. III. Giltie and the other members
were Bert Cutie. Paul Roy, Fl. j.
Nadcau. and Henry Boudot. They
have begun the erection of houses.
i've Of which are so far completed
as 70 be inhabitated and they can
not secure city water. nor can they
he connected with the sewer under
city supervision until the street is
accepted. Mayor Tebbetts told the
residents what they could do in or
der TO secure a proper street for ac-
ceptance by the city. and promised
20 visit the scene of the controversy.
The roll of accounts. No. 426,
amounting TO sal .240.9s was passed.
An order for a granolithic sidewalk
opposite No. So and II Water street.
tho AUDITORS to pay half was referred
TO the committee on streets and side
walks with call to act.
Roy l.. Page petitioned for the
abatement Of the taxes Of the Elm
city ho, col. and the petition vas
rtcorrcd 10 the board of assessors.
The bond of Harry Fl. LanSill on
l. h.r~ 10 operate a bill""' I
pool room in the SENTINEL building
Wa approved.
An order for the namin~ Of a rev
street lending off Summer street was
presented. the street to be called
Pare street. This order was passed.
II was voted that the report Of the
committee on new streets in favor
Of the acceptance of the western
section of Oak street be approved and
the street accepted.
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Co!ors And Heat

So old as 10 be new is a scheme
originally carried out by Franklin
and now revived in England to test
the heat absorptlvity Of different col
ors Small squares Of cloth Of exactly
the same material. blu: varying in
color, are placed out on the snow in
full sunlight
At the end Of an hour in one case
the pieces were examined and inter-
esting results noted. The black cloth
had sunk down into the snow until it
was completely in the shade The
red piece was down to about half the
distance The light blue was only
just below the surface, while the
white cloth was unaffected by the
rays of the sun. The yellow portion
sank down to about the same depth
as the red.-N. Y. Herald.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-06
ROAD HEADS POINT
TO EFFICIENT WORK
IN HOLIDAY TRAFFIC

New York, Sept. 5-Railway Off
Gals today issuer statements tabu-
lating the traffic handled over the
labor day holidays to support their
contention that the strike has not
seriously affected transportation IA
cilties.
"All previous records for move
ments of cars. trains and passengers
were shattered on Saturday." says a
statement from the Pennsylvania
railroad. "On that day $50, passen-
ger trains were handled at the Penn
sylvania terminal An increase Of
three trains over the previous record
established July /, of this year. A
total of 6,5S7 coaches. parlor cars and
baggage cars made up these trains.
an increase of GO cars over the pre-
vious high mark About 100000
persons passed through the terminal.
including both incoming and outgo-
ing passengers.
The New York, New Haven and
Hartford railroad. in making public
statistics concerning noncay travel.
points in addition to an increased
freight traffic, which. it asserts. was
handled in a normal manner
During the heavy holiday passen-
ger traffic" the statement said,
Freight operation was handled IN
greater volume than during last year,
On Sunday and Monday q yea, ago,
707 freight trains with 30.e9S freight
cars were moved and on the same
days this year the total was AZ
trains composed OF 81. 663 cars"
DELAYS which occurred on the east
end Of the line were occasioned by
weather conditions. the report de-
clared.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-06

Any talking machine can be uti-
lized as a radio loud speaker by the
addition of an easily adjusted attach
ment, shown in the September Me-
chanics Magazine. 1t has three ends.
or connections. one Of which Is at
tached to the arm of the machine
after the sound box has been re-
moved. To the other two ends. the
receivers are affixed. the SOUND COM
ing out of the instrument in the usual
manner thus making use of the tone
amplifier to secure q mellow and
clear tone
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-06
MUNICIPAL COURT

AN'c' had q busy session in
$40 ut Tuesday morn
l rr ses which had accumu-
ti. double holiday. Charles
''f -rN - eolorcd man with whom
800 n3f made n previous ac-
''n.r several weeks ago, was
O'.Ur tine fudge charged with
'oNI.1tcd az the Maine Central
fI 'osrrrgcr station Sunday.
t was mado by Odicer George
IT,. respondent was given
lei. sentence Of 80 days and
0Wmrt'cd
'Fr01tl Murphy arrested by Of'icor
'f' t'rS''' en- Sunday and charged
nr intoxicated. was fined SO
o.'. amounting to $50. which
Dr. n.l
''4. Grhra, of Fairfield. arrested
CHARLES : mpso OF the State
why police for operating an su-
To- while under tho influence of
'''f 'ts rH,d $500 and costs
.v - st'5. and. being unable
V1s committed TO Jail for
months
Wv "a Colwen. arrested by Off,
'l't's simpson for operating a
t'Ai'le IN Benton while under
'IIdtncc u liquor. was fined 500
''sts amounting to 500; and six
'''ns N ia.l The tail sentence was
h"'t IN payment Of fine and
tody.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-06
new TEACHERS
AND COURSES AT
C0NY HIGH SCHOOL
Record Registration Expected
at Opening of School Septem-
Der 11-Freshman Class Will
Probably Number About 200
Many Alterations and Re-
pairs on High School Build
ing

Cony High school will open with
ten new teachers. The list follows:
Miss Eliza beth Cooper of Augusta,
Cony High 1918, B. B., Wellesley Col
lege 1922. will teach classes in Com
munity Civics and General History.
Miss Cooper has had an excellent
record at Wellesley and has been
highly recommended for the position
at Cony.
Miss Helen Curran of Rumford
Rumford High schoo! and A. B.. from
the University of Maine. 1921, will
take the place of Miss Inez Robinson,
who has gone to Pressure Isle High
school. Miss Curran will have class
es in freshman and sophomore Eng
lish. Last year. she was principal of
the Wayne Glass c High school.
Miss Ards Dollif of North New
Portland. A B. from University of
Maine IN 1922, will take the place of
Miss Marjorie Lee VINO has gone into
the office of the State Superintendent
Of Schools. Miss Doiliff will teach
the classes in Commercial English
and has had collegiate work which
VIII especially fit her for the position
Frederick Remission of Rockland.
Rensaleer Polytech. will teach the
senior mathematics in the place va
Gated by Miss Marion Dunnels Mr.
Remission taught mathematics and
sciences at Rockland High school for
the year 1920-21 and his work there
was said to have been of very high
order.
Miss Elizabeth Norris OF Portland,
Deering High school II and A. B.
wheaton College '21, will assis, in
the department of social sciences.
Last year, Miss Norris taught in the
Portsmouth. \. H., high school where
she was reelected at an increased sal
airy to return. incidentally, she is the
daughter of Chief Engineer Norris
who is directing the plans for the
new kittery Portsmouth bridge.
Miss Leora Prentiss Colby A. b.,
came to Cony last May SO that she
is not exactly new" teacher there.
She will head the French department.
She formerly taught in Sanford and
Gardiner high schools
Miss Ethel Raymond Of Woodville,
y. H., Northampton Commercial Col
lege. will teach bookkeeping in the
place of Mr.. Thurston, resigned. Miss
Raymond has had considerable prac-
teal experience as bookkeeper and
has taught in tn eschools near her
home. Last year. she was an assist
ant in the school from which she
graduated.
Ralph. Simpson Of Cambridge, A.
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TEACHERS FOR : !
AUGUSTA SCHOOLS
YEAR 1929

Announcement: was made Tuesday at
the office Of the superintendent Of
schools of the following teachers for
the Augusta schools for the school
year 1929:
SUPERVISORS
Elizabeth NJ. Collins, primary grades
and kindergarten; Edith NJ. Tetreault,
drawing; Florence G. Nichols, physical
training; Harold L. Pride, manual
training; Martha E. Tucker, sewing:
A. Blanche Webster, cooking; Edna :.
Anderson. sewing; Lila r. Anterior,
music.
CONY HIGH SCHOOL
c. F. Quimby, principal; Gertrude S.
Traitor, secretary to principal; c. r.
Thompson, physical training; H. c. Ly-
seth. science; Alice NJ. Vickery. Latin;
Ralph H. Stimson, history; Leora
Prentiss. French: Florence Day. math-
ematics; Jeanette Croxford. English;
Mabelle Little, Latin and French;
Helen Curran, English; Hazel Gibbs,
English; Lottie NJ. harrington, math-
ematics; Frederick Remission. mathe-
MATES; Vera E. Driscoll, stenography;
Vera |. Leland, stenography: Norma
Whiting, French; Ards Dolliff, COM
mercial English: Elizabeth Cooper, his
tory and English; Ethel NJ. Raymond,
bookkeeping; Elizabeth Norris, history
and science
SMITH SCHOOL
Ada Edgecomb, principal. Grade s:
Florence NJ. Benner. Grade S. Emma T.
Tillson, Grade {; Elsie Moore, Grade
6; Lydia Bradstreet, Grade 5; Helen
Walker, Grade 4: Bessie Weston, Grade
8; Stella Boydar, Grade .; Rose Wads-
worth. Grade /; Ruby Halves. kinder
garten.
WILLIAMS SCHOOL
Addie Reed. Grade Z; Elizabeth
Hayden. Grade g. Marjorie Decker,
Grade s.; Florence Tolman. Grade A :;
Pauline Thurston, Grade 8; Mildred
Holbrook, Grade .; Dorothy Fogarty,
Grade /; Pauline Curtis. Grade /; Mar
garet Merrill, kindergarten.
HARRINGTON SCHOOL
Ella r. Hodgkins, principal Grade
S; Laura Colwell, Grage :; Jessie
Gray, Grade 6; Vera Harrington,
| Grade 5; Myrtle Getchell, Grade l.;
Elizabeth Pierce, Grade 3: Hazel
Anne, Grade 2: Fannie Putnam,
Grade 1 Christine Carey. kinder
| Sarten.
LINCOLN SCHOOL
Mary Gardner, Grade {; Lucy Line
kin, Grade 6; Harriet Enright, prin-
oipal, Grade 5; Elizabeth Lufkin.
Grades 4 and 5; Eva Libby. Grade 1 :;
Katherine Tracey, Grade 3; Evelyn
Bagley, Grade 2; Ruth Morrill,, Grade
| /.
NASH SCHOOL
| Evelyn Parker, principal, Grade g.;
Mary F. Pease. Grade ?; Hazel Arm
| strong, Grade / jeanette Stephenson,
| kindergarten.
WEBSTER SCHOOL
Caroline Tracy, principal, Grade g.;
| Rita Torrey, Grades and 5; Maude
| Stickney, Grades > and g. Leona
Pierce Nerrill, Grade /; Irene Dostie,
kindergarten.
RURAL SCHOOLS
! Marguerite Chase. Ballard; Mar
garet HARDWOOD, Bolton Hill, Julia
| Ayers. Bracket: Margaret Johnson,
| Church Hill; Eleanor Nelson. Cony;
Stella Ward, Hewins; We ! m 4
Knowles. Leighton; Mary Nichols,
North Parish Emma Blaisdell,
Stone.
| Luella F. Smith. substitute.
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Sharp Rstort

A young surgeon was asked to din
ner by a woman who was at least
fifty but frivolous oue'1 twenty.
She asked the 'rgeon to carve a
chicken. He failed lamentably. and
instead of attempting to cover his
confusion, the hostess calIe attention
to it.
"Well," she said, you may be
clever surgeon, but If anted a leg
off I shouldn't come to you to do IT"
mo-" he replied, politely. But
then, you see, you are not a chicken"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-06
ENJOYABLE Corn Roast

A corn roast was given Tuesday
night by the Epworth League on the
farm of George A. Colburn on River
side Drive. About 40 from this city
went on the o'clock car to the farm
and enjoyed the roast corn. and hot
dogs. which were served. The corn
was roasted about large open fire in
the field and the fine moon made the
evening idtel for this sort of enjoy
ment. After the food was consumed
where music, both vocal and instru-
mental was enjoyed and games played.