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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-29
DR.. William C. Libbey AppoinIr
Postmaster

Especial to the 'Kennebec JouflAl
Belfast, Me-. Oct. 27-Dr. WliA1
C. Libbey received the appointns'l
as postmaster of Belfast, Satuf''|
morning to succeed Postmaster Aol
tin w. Heating appointed unsl
President Wilson. The appolnul.s
will be confirmed and the new ~
cial will take up his duties ar.l
November LIST. DR.. Libbey IS . "
tive of Belfast. was graduated LTl
NJ. c. l.. and began the pracucs
dentistry in Pittsfield in the OE.]
of DR.. f. c. Bryant. He TOOK VI
Their courses in College OF Des1
Surgery, Baltimore, and practiceu
Belfast from 1892 to a few years ~
when he retired. For the pas, NJ NJ
years he has been in the office :. n
Ansel NJ. Lothrop. He is promlIs']
in Masonic circles, having serve
all the offices from the Blue LvSs|
to the knights Templar ana ID IN
a member of the Coot CLUB svs|
posed of business and proiesS,SSis1t
men in Belfast. He is popular M
a large circle and will undoupvsOus]
make a very efficient and coui M
official. There were several VA IN
candidates in the field and Ut. M
hey is busy accepting congra"
tions on his appointment
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-29

walls Of from three to seven years
with light seed-years intervening.
Frequently, at the edge of an old
pine woods or in the openings in
these woods, YOU see the young
seedlings springing up 'as thick as
hair on dogs back" The wood
lot owner would be abundantly
paid if he should take up these
young trees where too thick, and
set them in a plantation on worn
out part of the farm, or use them
to fill in large openings in the pine
woods. Recently, in Winchendon,
|, Mass, a small patch of seeding
pines on 100 square feet was noticed
and 152 seedlings counted on this
plot. This is an eyerage of 66,211
seedlings per acre.
AT the time of planting the own
err should protect his pine from the
blister rust by destroying all of the
currants and gooseberries within
800 feet of the pine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-29
PERSONAL MENTION

Mrs. p. o. Hopkins of Bingham
was caller in town Friday.
Mrs. Edith Tibbetts of Canaan was
in town shopping Friday.
Mrs. John Clifford was in Water
Vile on business Friday.
T.. w. Stevens of Norridgewock
was in town. on business Friday af-
ternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gridley X. Fogg re-
turned from business trip to Port
land and Auburn Friday night.
I Mrs. Mabel Harris and daughter,
Mrs. Stella Farnham of Canaan were
business callers in town Friday.
Mrs. Berry of Malbon's Mills is
in town working for Mrs. Walter
Cowett and Mrs. Cowett is employed
at the Somerset shoe shop.
Miss Alice Kicker of the indie
pendent Reporter force. went to
Portland Saturday morning to pass
the week end with friends
Mr.. and Mrs. Schuyler Burrill and
daughter, Mrs. Florence Cover of
Canaan were in town on business
Friday.
Kenneth r. Copp. a freshman at
Colby college came up Friday night
to pass the week end with his father,
Rlial L. Copp of West Front street
Mrs. Helen Craig of Freeport ar
rived in town Friday night and will
be employed in the Somerset shoe
shop.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Davis OF
East Skowhegan are parents of a
little son. born recently at the Som
erset hospital. The little lad has
been named Wilbur Adams Davis.
Mrs. Margaret Lambert went to
Clinton Saturday morning to visit
her grandsons, Allen and Robert
Smith at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
William Eastman, and also to Water
Vile to visit her son, Charles Smith
Miss Frances Bragden of Ashland
who is a freshman at Colby college
arrived in town Friday night and
went to Malbon's Mills where she
visited over the week end with Miss
Mamie Seamans at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. p. Sea-
mans.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-29
Girl Scouts Eniov Hike

Friday the Girl Scouts enjoyed a
hike to the cottage of Mr. and Mrs.
\. E. Lamb on the east shore of Lake
Wesserrunsett where they were
guests Of their niece. Ethelyn Mills
and where a picnic dinner was par
taken of and stunts and games en-
Joycd. On their return they stopped
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. L. l..
Clough on Madison avenue where
MISS Dorothea Clough entertained.
Games were here INDUCED in and
ncanuts, waters and apples served.
me outing was a happy occasion for
the girls.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-29
NEW CORPORATIONS

The certificate of incorporation of
the following new corporation has
been approved at the office of the at
torney general:
Holly Inn Company. organized at
Damariscotta, to construct, own and
manage hotels in the State; capital
stock. $4,000, all common; nothing
paid in: three shares subscribed
par value of shares. 500; directors
President. \. T. Thorp of Christmas
Cove; treasurer. Bertha f. Thorp;
clerk. Leon A. Dodge of Damaris-
Gotta,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-29
Car Crashes Into Telephone Pole
When Driver Loses Control

y Studebaker runabout, owned by
Arthur Cheney of Madison, former
ly of Showhogan, was towed to
Skowhegan Saturday by George
Beers of the Watervlile Motor Com
pany and taken to Waterville where
it will be repaired. The car was
damaged Thursday night at Madi-
son, when it was being driven by
Charles Cross when driving across
the Maine Central railroad crossing
in Madison village lost control of the
machine when the front end bounced,
and it was thrown with great force
to the right against a big telephone
pole, near the entrance to Frank
Nedeau's restaurant, Cross was
thrown forward into the windshield
and badly cut on the head and one
arm. The machine was very badly
damaged. Mr. Beers estimates that
it will cost $500 or $500 to repair
the machine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-29
Kennebecside Club
Is Entertained

The kennebecside Club was el..
tanned Friday afternoon at the hon
of Mrs. Asa Pratt, Mrs. Edith Pm
assisting as hostess. Thirteen me-
bers were present, the president, nj
Sawtelle, presiding. After the Gil
collect was repeated. the roll
was answered by naming noted nj
or woman of France.
An interesting paper written
Mrs. G. W. Hinckley on THE Pep
of France" and read by Mrs. n
Hinckley, was enjoyed. also a skei!
of the book "Evangeline," by E
Ernest H. Pratt. Refreshments We
served and a happy hour Of soclan
ity followed. The next meeting viii
at the home of Mrs. ]. w. futile, nj
George II. Merriam assisting as hos
W. D. Sargent of Skowhegan "
4 business caller in town Thursda!'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-29
"The Broken Wing" at the Colonia
Theatre Today and Tomorrow
Rhymed Review


An aviator. unfraid.
Who glides from coast to coast;
4 lovely little dari-Cycd maid,
OF Mexico the toast.
The Fatcs ordain that they shall meet;
He crashes in his aero
Into her house. She thinks him sweet.
And he thinks she's a bear, Oh.
But there's another man around.
To whom you've got to hand it;
speak OF MeXico's renowned
And super-fcature Bandit.
He bandits all around the place:
He's wicked and unlawful;
His mustache is a thing of grace;
His froWn is simply awful.
He frowns upon the birdman. though
The birdman doesn't worry.
Our hero weds the girl Yea, BIO.
He weds her in hurry.
And then-how strange a thing is life.
GA witty observatory
There enters in the heros wide.
Gosh. What complication.
But at the end all straightens out
They fix up everything
And then. to settle any doubt
They fix The Broken Wing"
--tAdv)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-29
DIR. A. 0. Thomas
Speaks Regarding
Teachers Sessions

cit was the greatest meeting of
Maine teachers ever held" said DR..
Augustus o. Thomas. state commits
sioner of education, Saturday. re-
ferring to the Maine State Con
vention held at Portland on Thurs
day and Friday. There was a reg
istration of $500 out of approx
mately 5000 teaching positions. The
program was very finely arranged
and met with the general approval
of everyone. The spirit was fine
and the two days were we'll spent.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-29
Identify Man Found
Dead On NJ. ?. Tracks

Ozark, Ark, Oct. 2S-Papers taken
from clothing of a man found dead
on the Missouri Pacific Railway east
of Ozark yesterday. identified him as
Albert j. Shea, of 16 Bridge Street,
Nashua. \. II.
1t is believed that he either fell or
was pushed from a moving train.
\ certificate of the Lake Carrier
Association found in the coat re-
vealed that the American held per-
nit as ordinary seaman at Buffalo
y. y. He was about 80 years old.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-29
Dwight Cleveland Gives PARTY

Dwight Cleveland gave a delightful
party to about 20 of his young
friends at the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Lester Cleveland
on the Norridge wock road. Games
were enjoyed and dancing with Vic
trola music. Refreshments of sand
wiches. cake, doughnuts, pumpkin pie
and coffee were served by his mother.
Among the out of towns guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Smith and
children. Phyllis and Geneese, Mr..
and Mrs. George Webber and chill
dren, EdWain and Fayalene of Madi-
son. Freeman keene of East Madison
and Miss keene of Gardiner. The
decorations were indicative Of the
festivities of Halloween. The party
was much enjoyed by all present.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-29
Gardjner.Dros

Miss Doris Irene Drost Of Pressure
Isle and Isreal John Gardiner of
Thorndike, were married Saturday
morning at the parsonage of the Be
thany Baptist church, by the pastor,
Rev. George Merriam. The groom's
mother. Mrs. Phebe Gardiner was
present at the ceremony. Mr.. and
Mrs. Drost left after the ceremony
by machine for Presque Isle. where
Mr.. Drost is employed and where they
are. to make their home. Their
friends wish for them many years
of happy married life.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-29

The Woman's Board of the Con-
gregational church will meet this at
ternoon at > o'clock with Mrs. An
drew T. McWorter at the Congrega-
tiona1 parsonage on Oak street
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-29
ADJUSTMENTS
Couldn't Make Aeroplane Behave
Pilot and Passenger frightened as
Machine leaves Ground

Couldn't Make Aeroplane Behave
Pilot and Passenger Frightened as
Machine leaves Ground
Take it from Kenneth Harlan that
an aeroplanesis tricky toy to play
with unless You know what all the
levers mean. When you see "rha
Broken Wing" u Preferred Picture
now playing at the Colonial theatre,
you will probably remark on his tai
ent as an aviator but the truth is
that Kenneth had a bad fright when
he climbed into "a plane at flying
field near Los Angeles in the com
pany of Miriam Cooper to enact an
early sequence in this comedy drama
of an American tlier in Mexico.
Shoots Upward
For three hours Kenneth had been
schooled by Loop the-Loop" Muir
ply in the delicate art of plotting an
aeroplane around on the ground
which was as far as he was supposed
to carry the performance without
the presence of professional. He
cranked the engine and started taxi
ing around, somewhat nerVously,
when all at once something in the
vicinity of the motor roared and the
plane leaped off the ground. Hap
PLY, however, it soon returned to
earth as abruptly as it had decided
to shoot heavenward. Little Miss
Cooper was very near fainting and
had to be helped off the field.
II don't know what happened"
the actor explained. II pulled some
thing and away she went. remem-
bered Murphy telling me to kick off
the switch if anything went wrong,
and believe me. brother, that's just
what did,"
Practice makes perfect. however,
and by the time THE Broken Wing"
was completed. Kenneth had be-
come such a skilled AVIATOR that he
soon took out a license as pilot-adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-29

orchards. He will discuss with them
the question Of varieties and will
look over the orchard sites to see
what varieties will be best adapted
to the soil.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-29
| STATE HOUSE
Council 10 A. M Thursday Now IS

health officer of Bar Harhor and DR..
A. G. Young. director of the division
Of communicable diseases of the
state department of health.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-29
First Meeting of Woman's Club

On Wednesday afternoon. October
31st will occur the first meeting of
the Skowhegan Woman'S club for
season of 1923-'24.
At one o'clock club luncheon will
be served in the parlors of the Pub
lie Library by the official board
which is COMPOSED of president, Mrs.
Evelyn w. Pratt: vice president,
Mrs. Mary c. Stenchfield: secretary,
Mrs. Harriet A. Gledhill: directors.
Mrs. Edith s. Philbrick. Mrs. Helen
X. Hight. Mrs. Maud w. Smith. Mrs.
Ina +. Goodrich and Mrs. Bancher
S. SWEET
The program will follow the 1un-
chcon, Mss. Florence Waugh Dan
forth, a member of the club and a
past president, the recently elected
president of tho Maine Federation of
Womcn's clubs will be the guest of
honor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-29
Dr.. johnson to Spend Winter In
California

DR.. Cora NJ. Johnson who has re-
signed the position of superintendent
at the State Reformatory for Women
will leave today Monday for southern
California where she will pass the
winter. DR.. Johnson has been super
intendent at the reformatory for four
years and a half and has performed
the many duties of this office with
efficiency. During this time over
two hundred women have been COM
mitted to the institution. At the
present time there are about seventy
inmates and everything possible is
being done for the welfare of those
who for a period make their home at
the institution and for many of them
it is the best home they have ever
had. The inmates have felt that
they had a friend in Dr. Johnson
and have known that she had their
well being at heart.
1t is quite remarkable that during
the four years and a half that DR..
Johnson has been at the head of the
institution, that there has been only
one natural death which was an in
FAINT and only one suicide. There
has been no epidemics and very
Little illness among the inmates.
Dr. Johnson is being succeeded at
the reformatory by Mrs. Mary w.
Libby of Portland, who has been at
the Institution for a week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-29
Bloomfield Temple Hold Meeting

Friday evening III Castle hall the
members of the Bloomfield Temple,
Pythian Sisters gathered in goodly
numbers for a regular Semi-monthly
meeting and Halloween social. Only
regular reports and routine business
was transacted. The program con-
sisted of pleasing remarks by the
sisters and gentlemen members of
the order; a reading by Past Chief,
Mrs. Lottie Griffin: a guessing con-
test in which Mr.. Ernest NJ. Eanes
was the winner of the first prize and
Mrs. Martha Mitchell of the BOBBY
prize.
After the program the company
repaired to the banquet hall which
was most attractively decorated and
appropriately for the season of the
year. The refreshments were de-
licious and were pumkin pie. dough-
nuts and sweet cider. The next meet
ing will be held on the second Friday
in November at which time the pro-
gram and refreshments will be di-
rected by the following committee.
Mrs. Belle Donaldson. chairman,
Mrs. Nellie Durrell and Mrs. Helen
knight,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-29
Messing Of the Skowhe-a, Historical
Society,"

ne members of the Skovhccan
historical Society and invited euests
were entertained at the homo Of Miss
louise IT. Coburn on Pleasant St,
rrloaN evening. There were twenty
present, in the absence Of Judge 3.
f. Danforth. the president. tho vice
president. Miss Coburn. presided
over the meeting. The records of
inc last meeting which was held in
March were given by the secretary.
Miss Gertrude S. Weston.
Mrs. Fanny J. Cabot gave addi
uonal sketches Of the lives of Rev
olutIonary soldiers of Skowhepan
which at that period was Canaan.
!. Mrs. Cabot has records of SO Revolu-
tlonary soldiers from Skowhegan. Mrs.
Elizabeth A. Marble read further rec
ords of the History of the First Ban
tist church making it now up to the
present time. DR.. Charles Judkins of
providence. T. l.. formerly of Corn
VILE. who is doing some research
work. read a letter published some
time ago in the local paper. Mr..
Roland T. Patten, business manager
of the Independent Reporter told y
pleasing story which he had come
across in his research concerning the
! industries of Skowhegan. A good
deal of interest and enthusiasm was
prevalent and the meeting was on
1oyed by all attending. Following
the program delicious refreshments
were served and a social hour en-
sued.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-29

The usual meeting of the Working
League OF the Federated church will
be held this Monday afternoon at
the church parlors. 1t is hoped that
there will be large attendance.
The harvest dinner which was to
have been served by the Working
League of the Federated church on
November md has been postponed
and the date will be announced later.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-29
Smith Dismissed

Lawrence Smith of Gardiner was
before Trial Justice Thomas G. Lord.
Friday afternoon, being charged with
operating a motor vehicle while
under the influence of intoxicatins
hquor. Complaint was made by
three Bean fellows and Smith was
aSpprehended by Arthur w Cushman.
highway police officer, who repre-
scented the state at the hearing, The
date of the offense charged in the
warrant was October 9th near the
Central Maine Hotel In Skowhegan.
BECAUSE of lack of evidence Smith
was discharged.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-29

Fred Coolidge of Scion. was in
town the last of the week on bust
ness.
Deputy sheriff Frank GIBSON of
bingham was in town on business
Friday.
Mrs. Nellie Morrow of Madison en-
Tered the Somerset hospital Friday
where she submitted to a surgical
operation.
Mrs. Florence Waugh Danforth,
president of the State Federation of
Women's Clubs will he tho rucst Of
Inc Village Improvement Society 1T
Norridgewock on November the Sth.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-19

crosses, was an enormous device
formed of hyacinths. Its proportions
dwarfed those of all the others.
Its wonderful" said the girl, NOV
ing forward and drawing Harley
along with her. She glanced from
the card up to his face, which was
set in a rather grim expression.
"Ormuz Khan has been so good, .
she said. He sent his secretary to
see if he could be of any assistance
yesterday. but 1 certainly had not
expected this
Presently the party returned to the
neighboring house of the physician.
Almost before they were seated in the
doctors drawing room he voiced his
disapproval. Phil" he said, ignoring
a silent appeal from his wife. this Is,
mayhap, no time to speak Of the mat
ter, but I'm not glad to see the hya-
cinths."
Mrs. McMurdocch's glance became
positively beseeching, but the physi-
clan ignored it. LAS your fathers
oldest friend he continued 81 feel
called upon to remark that it isn't
usual for strangers to thrust their
attentions upon a bereaved family"
oh" said Phil Abingdon with an
imation, do I understand that this
is also your opinion. Mr.. Harley?"
''As a man of the world" declared
DR. McCurdoch, gloomily, ut cannot
fail to be-
Tears began to. trickle down Phil
Abingdon's cheeks.
'Oh, my dear. my dear!" cried lit.
tie Mrs. McMurdoch, running to her
side.
But the girl sprang up. escaping
from the encircling arm of the moth
erly old lady She shook her head
disdainfully. as if to Danish tears and
weakness. and glanced rapidly around
from face to face "I think you are
all perfectly cruel and horrible" she
said in choking voice. and ran out.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-19

Major and Smith, Columbus road
contractors, have presented to the
G. A. r. a huge sandstone marker to
be used to mark the trail used by Gen
eral Bartholomew in his march on
hostile Indians. The stone weighs
5000 pounds. 1t will be polished, in
scrlued ana erected in the Garland
Brook cemetery,
A new deep we'll, capable of supply
ing 100000 gallons of water every
twenty-four hours has been drilled in
to double the water supply of Green
field.
A huge bald eagle, weighing eleven
pounds and with a wing spread of
seven feet has been killed by Bert
Jones, q farmer of near Crawfords.
Vile.
The Clinton police department has
had a busy year with nearly 700
arrests since November, 1922. A large
number were for liquor law violations.
Members of the First Baptist
Church at South Bend will probably
to the Yard, and they told me you
had rung up. l don't know why you
are interested in this Ormuz Khan,
unless you want to raise a loan"
Paul Harley laughed. II gather
that he is a man of extensive means, ="
he replied, but hitherto he has re-
manned outside my radius of observa-
ton"
Continued In Our Next Issue)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-19
A,THREE DAYS.
COUGH IS YOUR
DANGER SIGNAL
BY ALTMAN

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ognized by the medical fraternity as
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BILE and destroys the germs that lead
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Circumcision is guaranteed satisfac-S
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and other forms of throat diseases,
and Is excellent for building UP the
system after colds or the flu Money
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ter of how long standing, is not re-
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rections. Ask your druggist. Creomul-
sion Co., Atlanta, Ga.-Advertisement
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-19
14O Prisoners Serving" Fines

Nearly 140 men in the Indiana
State Farm, having served regular
sentences, are serving additional time
as payment for fines and costs, Ralph
Howard, superintendent Of the in
stitution, has reported to Governor
McCray. OF the total number, forty
five are Marion County men. How
ards list shows. Through the pardon
boards plan of allowing prisoners to
ray fines in installments, Governor
McCray says he hopes to materially
reduce the number of inmates.