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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-18
Bion Duff

Bion Duff
Bon Huff of Moscow, died Satur-
day at the Ilennebec Valley Hospital
where he had submitted to a Surgi-
cal operation a few days before. Mr..
Huff was So years of age and was
born on November end, in Yelling
ton. He was the son of Charles and
Phoebe ]. Harris Huff. He leaves a
widow and several children. The re-
mains were taken to his home in
Moscow Saturday afternoon by I'M
dertaker, Lord and Caswell of Show
hogan. The funeral will be held to-
day (Monday) at the Huff home, and
burial will be made in the Baker
cemetery in Moscow.
Mrs. Ella r. Nelson returned Satur-
day noon from her cottage, "Messlon-
shee," at Belgrade, where she has
spent five weeks. While away she
was in Waterville to attend the BIRTH
day party of her little granddaughter.
Phyllis Melvin, who observed her
fourth birthday by entertaining Is of
her little friends at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Bertram Melvin.
Ernest H. Holman of Wilton and his
sister, Mrs. Fred Judd of White
Plains, n. Y. and little daughter Mar
garct. who are guests of their parents,
Judge and Mrs. John f. Holman of
Athens, motored to town Saturday
morning to meet the noon train to
meet Mrs. Holman, who came from
Wilton, and Fred Judd Of White Plains
n. Y. Mrs. Holman will spend the
week in Athens and visiting friends in
Skowhegan. Mr.. Judd came to accom-
pany Mrs. Judd and their three chill
dren. Florence, Margaret and Holman,
to their home, Mrs. Judd and the chill
dren having been in Athens several
weeks visiting her parents.
The SkowhcCan Festival chorus
will hold a rehearsal this Monday
evening in the parlors Of the Fed
Grated church at 100 o'clock.
Edna King Of Skowhegan is sur
gical patient at the Somerset hos
pital.
Hon. and Mrs. George w. Cover
motored to Portland Sunday taking
their younger daughter, Miss Carolyn
who has been passing the summer at
home, as far as that city, where she
was met by Mrs. Covers sister and
husband, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Preffery
Of Exeter, n. H. and will accompany
them home for a few days visit be-
fore returning to Norton, Mass, to re-
sumo her college work at Wheaton
where she is Junior.
The corn roast and bacon bat
which the Young People of the Beth
any Baptist church were to have held
on the north shore of the Kennebec
river on Norridgewock avenue, Fri
day after school was not held on ac-
count Of the heavy rain.
Mrs. Fred Parkman Of Leavitt
street was taken by ambulance Sun
day to the kennebec Valley Hospital
whore she is a medical patient. Mrs.
Parkman's condition seemed some
what improved, Sunday evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-18

the absence of Mr.. Frank A. Murphy
who has been i'll since last March has
completed his duties here and will go
to Oakland where he will assume the
duties of agent at the Maine Central
Station in that town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Murphy and
two little daughters who have been
spending some time in Calais with
Mr.. Murphy's people while Mr.. MUIR
ply has been convelescing from a
very serious surgical operation re-
turned Friday night. Today day,
Monday, Mr.. Murphy will resume his
duties as cashier at the local freight
Office of the Maine Central Railroad.
Mrs. d. W., McKinnon and son, Jo-
seph, Of Fairfield were in town Sat-
urday on their way to Pennington
where they will join Mr. McKinnon
who is a general store merchant at
West Mills. Last May Mr.. McKin-
mons store was burned and that week
hearing is to be held relative to
the burning of the store as q man
suspected of setting the fire has been
held for trial.
Athens were in town Saturday morn
ing bringing with them their son
Kenneth Chapman who went to Oro-
no where he enters the State Univer-
sity. Mr.. Chapman was graduated
from the Somerset Academy last June
and this summer attended the Uni
versity summer school taking some
work which he did not get at the
academy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Dow OF, Med
ford, Mass. who were enjoying an auto
trip in Maine were callers the last of
the week at the home Of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank =. Pencil on West Front
street. Mrs. Dow and Mrs. Pencil
were schoolmatcs more than fifty
years ago in Harmony and the call
was especially enjoyed by both ladies
Mrs. Dow was formerly Elizabeth
Mclaughlin.
Bcrknly Gaynor and Robert Macy,
who have been enjoying an automobile
camping trip Of several days in the
vicinity of Moosehead lake and visit
ing the Ripogenus dam and Kineo,
were in town over Friday night and
returned to Pittsfield Saturday to COM
plcte their delivery Of the Wear Ever"
aluminium which they have been dem
onstratings and selling this summer.
They returned to Skowhegan Saturday
evening and will today make deliveries
here of the aluminium if their goods.
which have been shipped a month ar
rive.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-18
NORTHpORT
Death of George M. Kelley
Lightning Plays Strange
Franks

George NJ. Kelley, veteran of the
Civil war and the oldest resident of
Northport, died at his home at KEEL
ley's Cove, Friday night at the age
of sc years and eight months. He
was native of Freedom and the SON
of John NJ. Kelley, who came to
Maine from Cape Cod. Mr.. Kelley's
early life was spent on the sea, but
for 40 years he had made his home
in Northport. He IS survived by one
daughter. Miss Georgia, who lived
with him. The remains will be taken
to Stockton Springs for burial.
The most terrific electrical storm
of the season had its center over
Northport Friday night and played
some very strange pranks. although
it has not been reported that it
struck in any place. 1t ragged for
about three hours and the cottagers
left there, expected every minute tat
bolts would come through their
roofs. At the Waquoit, one bolt
shivered the house and broke nearly
all the incandescent light globes, al
though it did not blow a fuse. A
curtain stick flew out of a curtain at
a window and one of the boarders
sitting on the porch said he saw the
bolt plainly as it passed down the
street towards the bay. Walter
Dickey, at work in a garage on the
same street, was knocked down by
the impact and~Several people were
partially stunned. The rain fell in
torrents.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-18
PERSONAL MENTION

Mont Dore of Athens was bust
ness caller in town Saturday.
Miss Beatrice Pomelon. daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Pomelon is very
I'll their home on North avenue.
Mrs. George Jones of Bingham was
in town Saturday and left on the
morning train for Portland.
Thomas Murphy Of North Anson
was n business caller in Skowhegan
Friday.
Mrs. Lillian Decker who has been
visiting with relatives in town re-
turned, Saturday, to her home in
Bangor.
Miss Anna BOYLE who has been in
town visiting with her mother Mrs.
Bernard Boyle left Saturday morning
for her home in Pittsburgh. Pa.
Dr. Cloba Smith of Frceport was in
town the last of the week the guest
for a few days of his brothers Clyde
IA. Smith and Myron l.. Smith at
their homes on Water street.
Miss Wyona White who has been
spending some weeks with Mr.. and
Mrs Herbert Pratt at their home on
tho Canaan road returned to her
home in Auburn, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Vienn who
have been in town visiting with Mr..
and Mrs. Napoleon Bergerion left
Saturday morning on their return to
their home in Putnam. Conn.
Mrs. William Lesser went to Au-
gusta Saturday morning where she
was called by the serious illness of n
cousin Mrs. Arthur Nigue who is a
patient at the city hospital.
n r.. Wilson who has been in Athens
tho guest of Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Dore was in town Saturday morning
and left on the morning train on his
return to his home in Hartford,
Conn.
Miss Pearle Hapsworth of Madison
and her sister Miss Faustena Haps-
worth. manager of the Western In
ion Telegraph Office in Skowhegan
were in waterville for the day Sat
urday.
Miss Nettie Edgett who has been
the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Thompson at their home in East
Madison was in town Saturday morn
ing on her return to her home in Bos-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Thompson went
to Fairfield Saturday where Mr..
Thompson will open cafe in the II.
4. Pomelow block. While in Show
hogan. Mr.. Thompson was with the
Peoples cafe.
Mrs. Alice Devin who has had a
five weeks vacation from her duties
OF dressmaker and has been assisting
in caring for her aunt. Mrs. Maria
Hoxie at her home in North Fair
field was in town Saturday morning
and returned to Augusta where Mon
day she will open her dress making
rooms.
Miss Kathryn Huckins who has
been in town spending some weeks of
the summer vacation with her mother
Mrs. Nancy IIuckins left Saturday
morning for Boston where she will
enter the Boston University in the
Junior year and where she will con-
tinue her II. A. work and will also
take the s. s. (secretarial science)
course. Miss Huckins was graduated
from the Skowhegan High school and
the past two years has been a stu
dent at Hollis college, Hollis, Va.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-18
OAKLAND

Mrs. w. r. Hazeltine and son,
Robert, former residents of Dexter,
who have been visiting Mrs. Hazel
tines sister, Mrs. Theodore Bragg.
the past week left Sunday evening
on the night pullman from Water
vile for Atlanta, Georgia, to join Mr..
Hazeltine and daughter, Katheryn
and son Stanley, who left Dexter
several weeks ago and have purch-
ased a fine bungalow in that city and
will make their home there in the
future.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Leoubier Of
Waterville, were recent guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Sturtevant of Oak
land Heights.
Miss Marjorie Emmons, who has
been passing several weeks vacation
Mrs. c.. H. Emmons, returned Friday
afternoon to Lewiston, where she is
attending the training school for
nurses at the Central Maine General
Hospital.
Alfred Stevens and Lawrence
Simpson will leave this Monday
morning for Orono, to enter the Uni
versity of Maine
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Sturtevant of
Danforth. are guests of MIR. and Mrs.
John S. Tapley.
Mrs. Everett Wing of Fairfield St,
was taken to the Elm City Hospital
in Watervile, Friday, for surgical
treatment.
Mrs. Harry Stetson and daughter,
Dorothy, Of Lewiston, were Sunday
guests OF Mrs. Nellie Ellis.
Mrs. Flora Kelley and grand
daughter, Beth, were weekend
guests of Mrs. Kclly's daughters and
families, who are passing their vaca-
ton at the Kelley homestead, at Bel
grade lakes.
The Sophomore class Of Oakland
High School. gave a reception on
Friday evening in Memorial Hail. to
the Freshman class. The hall was
prettily decorated under the direc-
ton Of Miss Alice Tapley, with ever
green and crepe paper in the fresh
man colors, of yellow and white.
Music for the occasion was furnished
by the High school orchestra, COM
posed of Miss Doris Wyman, piano,
Alfred Stevens, violin, Inez Stevens,
cello, Harold Sawtelle and Hazen
Spear, cornet. Miss Mable Foss was
head usher and was assisted by the
girls of the Sophomore class.
In the receiving line which formed
at o'clock were Superintendent and
Mrs. John S. Tapley, Principal and
Mrs. Dean Peacock, Mr.. and Mrs. Z.
II. Martin, William Simpson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Everett Cover, Leroy McKen-
ney, Bernice Young, Inez Mayo. Mar
guerite Geary. Ruth Mcdonald. class
president, Senior class, Eugene
Scribner, Junior class, Frederick
Scribner, Sophomore class, Resale ,,
Mosher, Freshman class. Thena
Sullivan with other members of the |
class.
After the reception a program,
of all sorts of stunts by
the Freshman was presented. This
was in charge of Miss Lillian Kelley. |
The remainder of the evening was
passed in playing games and dane
ing. was enjoyed. Miss Doris wy
man was chairman of the refresh |
ment committee and during the |
evening ice cream was on sale.
Harold Bridges is substituting as
r. f. d. carrier on route No. "a. in |
the absence of Sargie Warren.
Mr.. and Mrs. Darlington Bates,
Mrs. Georgia Archibald and son,
Vernon. and Miss Clara Mcclellan Of |
Portland. were weekend guests of |
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Bates ana
Charles D. Bates of Oakland Heights,
making the trip by auto.
Merl Manter. who is employed IN
Wavne, is in town called here by the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-18
Social Corporation Organized

A certificate of organization of a
social corporation has been the past
week recorded at the Office of regis
ter of deeds. John w. Higgins. of a
social corporation at the office of
Merrill & Merrill, attorneys in Show
hogan on Sept. 8. The name of the
club is Birch Island Club and its loca-
ton is at Birch Island, Holeb lake,
Hoieb an unorganized place in the
county of Somerset, State of Maine.
The purposes of the said corpora
ton are that of social corporation
for the purpose of promoting social
intercourse among its members by
furnishing to them and their guests
facilities for camping, fishing, shoot
ing, hunting and any other lawful
sport or recreation with the power of
promoting the said purposes but not
for commercial profit.
The officers Of the corporation are
president, William Folsom Merrill:
treasurer. Maurice P. Merrill and
clerk, Edward F. Folsom; directors,
and board of managers are William
Folsom Merrill, Edward F. Merrill
and Maurice Merrill all of Skowhe-
gan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-18
Total Amount Reported

The total amount reported Ffid7'
night was sS373, of which S657S va
raised in Belfast and Sl79i in TN
county towns. The initial gifts com
mittee reported that he knew OF SOM
$500 more to come in and sevcrl
of the county sent word that thel
were confident OF raising 500 q
more each. 1t is hoped that o.
Tuesday night the amount viii h
well over $4,000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-18
Meeting Of Russell Relief Corps

The ladies of the Russell Relief
Corps met Friday afternoon in the
Grand Army hall and held it's regular
semi monthly meeting. After the
transaction of the routine business
and hearing of the usual reports the
time was passed rehearsing the work
preparatory for the School Of In
struction which is to be held with
the local corps on Tuesday, Oct. /.
The corps will hold special meet
ing on Saturday afternoon Of next
week, Sept. %, at which time every
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-18
A Glimpse of Mars

The planet Mars, which drew a IT.
tie nearer to the earth on June ~
seen through the telescope $50 l.'
novice a somewhat disappointing or
ject. A wise astronomer never allow
n visitor to look at Mars ut all II ny
can help it. For the casual vlsilV,
never realizes that the publlsn,t
drawings of the planet represent u.
very most that can be seen at ''I'
most exceptional moment. In la1,.
the trained observer cannot see pr
cent. of the whole for 80 per ceh''
of the time. But the novice inVai'.
ably expects to see the spider weO'
of canals and he is-invarlaoN
disappointed.
A grain of musk will scent room
for seven years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-18

illness of his mother. Mrs. Everett
Wing.
Mrs. Everett Wing. who underwent
a surgical operation at the Elm City
hospital III Waterville, Friday, was
reported Saturday to be resting COM
fortably. Miss Alicia Sweeney 10
caring for her.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Ola Carter Of st.
Petersburg, Fla. who have been pass
ing the summer with relatives in
town, went to Larone, Saturday, to
visit Mrs. Carriers niece and husband.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Campbell for
a few days.
Cyprien Roy is confined to his
home on School street with a severe
cold.
Miss Louise Benson, national pres
ident of the Daughters Of Veterans,
and Mrs. Mildred Boynton Libby, ma
tional secretary, will leave Wednes-
day for Des Moines. Iowa, to attend
the National Encampment Of the G.
A.. r.. and their allied organizations
to be held there the week of Sept
oath. Miss Benson and Miss Libby
expect to be gone about two weeks
and will return with the Merrimack
Party, who conduct the official sight
seeing party from Maine. They will
stop on sight seeing trips in Chicago,
Albany and Cleveland.
Mrs. George Tracy Of Fairfield
street underwent surgical opera
ton Saturday at the Elm City hos
pital in Wateryille.
Mrs. Mary Sturtevant of Oakland
Heights and Mrs. Ellen Sturtevant of
Augusta, who have been visiting Mrs.
Ellen Goodwin Of the Fairfield road
for few days have returned to
their homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Goodwin Of Au-
gusta We're weekend guests of Mr.
Goodwin's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Walter Goodwin.
Miss Marion Boothby, who has been
visiting at the home of Mr.. ard Mrs
Walter Goodwin has gone to Port
land. where she will be a guest of
friends for a short time before re-
turning to her home in keazer Falls
Mrs. Louise Hudson of Fairfield is
visiting her cousin, Mrs. Alfred Per-
rim or the Falrfleid road.
Augustus Grover, who has oaen n
guest at the home of Mrs. Alfred
Perrin. has gone to Waterville to
visit his cousin, Colby Blaisdell for
O. short time before returning to his
home in York
The Fidelity class of the United
Baptist church will meet on Friday
afternoon of this week at the home
of Mrs. Lulu Witherell on Maple
street.
The Ladies of the United Baptist
church will meet next Wednesday
morning to clean the church..
The Auxiliary to the Harry G..
Decker Post, No. 81, will hold a pub
lie whist party next Wednesday
evening in the Legion Hall. The pro-
ceeds will be used to help the family
of a needy member. The committee
in charge consists of Mrs. Marshall
Helms, Mrs. Frank Elliott and Miss
Charlotte Bickford.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. 0. York, Miss Mary
York and Harry Atwood We're Sunday
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Atwood
Of Manchester.
George Boynson has sold his house
or Church street to the American
Wooden Co.
Dwight Mccartney, Sargie Warren
and Larkin attended the Postal En-
ployes' Convention held in Portland
Saturday.
Horace Upham and Roy Turner
have returned from Phillips, where
they attended the fair.
Delbert Decker has returned from
a visit with relatives in Pennington
and Mercer.
Chester Dunlap of Waterville, for
mer proprietor OF the Martha WASH
ington Cafe, was calling on friends in
town Saturday.
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New Grocery Store

Friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. Perley
Stevens Of Leavitt street will be in
terested to know that they have
opened a new grocery store on Madi-
son avenue in the Ordway block in
the store recently occupied by Char
les Preble. Mr.. Stevens has had
about 10 years experience in the gro
Gerry business, having worked for
John Currier between seven and
eight years and been in business
with his brother-in-law Austis Eames
for a year and half and having
more recently worked for Jerry
Cole.
Mr.. Stevens will be assisted in the
store by Mrs. Stevens. Mr.. Stevens
will drive his own team to take or
ders and deliver goods. They have
installed a New England telephone
No. 1902 and will promptly deliver
all goods ordered over the phone.
Their friends wish for them the best
OF success in this new business en-
terprise.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-18
|Sk0WHEcAN LOCAL NEWS
Somerset County Headquarters Phones, .,n.. -. ;i
Two Bridges in Somerset County to
Ra Built

TWO Bridges IN Somerset county 70
Be Built
At a conference of the Somerset
county commissioners who are Ever
EFT 7. Goodrich and Henry Crowell
both Of Skowhegan and Harry Good
rich of Palmyra which was held with
the State Highway commissioners. at
Augusta Friday it was voted to build
a steel bridge at Flagstaff between
Flagstaff and Bigelow over the Dead
River to take the place of the bridge
which was blown from it's place last
fall. This bridge will be built at an
estimated cost of $4,000. 1t was
also voted on Friday to build new
cement bridge in Caratunk village.
This bridge it is estimated will cost
$4,000.
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Mrs. PenneII Thrown From CARRIAGE

MTs. HenneiI Thrown From Carriage
Friends of Mrs. Frank p. Pennell
OF West Front street will be interes-
ed to know that she is making good
recovery from injuries which she re-
ceived the first of last week when she
was thrown from their carriage.
About 6.15 last Tuesday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Pencil were driving
down town to get a paper and drove
to the foot of East Front street as
they went down to water their
horse at the watering trough. Mr..
Pennell was out OF the wagon to at
tend to the horse and as the horse
was drinking. a limousine driven by
Frank Haines of Waterville came
along and struck the Pennell wagon
with such force that it turned it
around and threw Mrs. Pencil face
downward to the ground. Mrs. Pen
nell received bad bruise on the face
and one rib was cracked and she was
otherwise bruised and shaken up.
The wagon was quite good deal
damaged by the twist which it re-
.ceived.
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officer of the order is urged to be
present and all members who pos
sibly can.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-18

The first gas nantes were made Of
platinum.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-18

County Commissioners Henry Crow
ell and Everett T. Goodrich of Show
hogan and Harry Goodrich of Palmyra
were in Augusta Friday, where they
met the State highway commissioners
to consider bridge building.
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Observes Birthday

Roscoe Dunbar who resides on the
River road to Waterville on the
south side of the River observed his
birthday Friday and had as supper
guests his son, G. Carl Dunbar and
wife of Mt. Pleasant venue. One of
the features OF the delicious supper
was q handsome birthday cake.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-18

A grain of musk will scent rooD
for seven years.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-05
isSSS;ru' sosiSsT .. .. 4 /. Hsc OTHERS
Government Not Sure of Ground,
Attorney General Says

Attorney General Dausherty has
halted temporarily the criminal and
civil suits Of the Government against
the United Gas Improvement Company
and other corporations. for alleged vio-
lation of the Sherman antitrust act.
II don't know whether the Govern
ment is on the right track or not" snid
Mr.. Daugherty In announcing his order.
He snid that no steps will be taken by
the Government In these cases until a
special investigation is completed.
Because the Attorney General decided
that It was necessary 10 make am addi.
tional investigation Of the cases. he
today appointed Harry +. West. Of CO.
lumbus. o.. as special assistant to the
Attorney General TO handle the suits.
Mr.. West. the Attorney General said,
will immediately begin n thorough in
vestigation Of all the cases.
The United Gas Improvement Com
pany, the Welsbach Company. the Cities
Illuminating Company. Inc. and eight
individuals were indicted BY a Federal
Grand Jury in New Yerk on March g,
on a charge Of violating the Sherman
act.