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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-24
Tragedy Recalls
Killing of NOrthy

Cooper Mills, Dee. Ln.-Witb
one OF the most atrocious murders
iii the history of Maine arousing the
entire countryside. with the six
bodies whose flame of life was ruth
lcSsly eNtinguishcd by the unerring
ann OF John Snow, hardly cold
thoughts of many of the older in
habitants of Coopcr'S Mills ana sur
rounding towns and villages are re
NertInS TO the notorious Cooncr-
Northy case, which held enthralled
the citizens of kennehec and Lin
coin counties nearly score OF wears
ago and whose deep mystery has
never been piumbed.
Mrs. Edwin j. Cooper, 81. wife OF
Il windsor blacksmith, stylish, at
tractlrc. prominent church and
grange worker, in March, 1906. stood
trlal Tor the murder of Charles
Northy, Jr., her husbands former
apprentice, with whom she was in
1atuated and who was her ardent
lover Bail in the sum of $4,000
was furnished for her release. an un-
heard Of procedure at that time in
the history of Maine Jurisprudence.
and from the time of her arraign-
meF before Judge \. G. Andrews in
the municipal court, when probable
cause was found, until the time ar
rived for the trial before the State
supreme court, Mrs. Cooper enioycd
her freedom.
Northy and Mrs. Cooper met in
the cooper home on an afternoon bv
appointment. They were in the
house alone. There came the sound
OF three shots and Mrs. Cooper fed
from the house to her husbands
blacksmith shop few rods distant
crying that Charlie had shot him
self"
An investigation followed during
winch Mrs. Cooper admitted nur-
CHASING the revolver with which the
killing had been done for the pur-
pose of protecting herself and said
mat Northy had taken the weapon
from her and shot himself. 1t was
brought out during the inv cstiga
uoh mat Northy had apparently lost
some of his jnfatuation for Mrs.
Cooper, who was Is years his senior
ana mad become engaged to a yolInp
lady of the neighborhood.
The first trial of the case was in
terrupted by the illness of one of the
jurors and at the subsequent hear
ing Mrs Cooper was acquitted
some time afterward Mr.. Cooper
WHO mad maintained his steadfast
belief in the innocence Of his wife
removed with her to q western state
ana she was later committed TO an
insane hospital.
:, Inc Northy murder occurred less
imam two miles from the scene OF
Ioday,s fatal shooting of Mrs. Snow,
MIS-. Brann and Mrs. Eaton,
only q few miles distant tn tbo
east was the more recent killing of
Mrs: Sybil +. Hamilton, the Rock
lahd hotel proprietress, for whose
uea1n FRED l.: Post, a marine ensi-
neer, was held. Mrs Hamilton was
fatally shot while riding with posi-
IN an automobile on the road from
Rockland to China last October
POST was indicted for the murder at
the last session of the grand iury
and has since been committed to the
State hospital for the insane at Au-
gusta for observation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-24
Maine Woman Wills
Money to Charity

Brunswick, Me, Dec. 22-Edward
II. Wheeler has been appointed eX-
ccutor of the will and trustee of the
estate of Mrs. Nellie d. Booker. BY
the terms of the will. the residence
at Federal and School streets is to
he sold and the proceeds, together
with an additional $4,000, is to be ap-
piled by the trustee for certain char
liable purposes as expressed in the
will.
requests of $1,000 are made to the
Old Folks Home Association; $4,000
10 Mrs. Alice II. Beers of San Fran
cisco. q cousin: $1,000 to James l..
Berry of Los Angeles. a nephew OF
Ira =. Booker her husband, and resi-
due of the estate. aftnu. providing for
the perpetual care OF the family bur
ial lots, to Mrs. Florence Littig of
Boston, niece.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-24
Protest Publicity
Stunt of Khan in
Streets of Portland
docf9-24

Portland, Ne. Dec. 22-Crowds Of
pedestrians along Congress street to-
night were treated TO the sight Of a
large motor truck placarded with Ku
kluX Khan insignia coursing up and
down the thOrouShfarc. Two men on
the sidewalks were supplied from the
truck with large bundles Of the Maine
klansman, the weekly periodical Of
the invisible empire of this state.
They attempted to Sell these maya
zines among the crowd without dis
elimination News of this proceed
ing was given to police headquarters
by scores of complaining citizens
y crowd threatened to do violence to
the statesmen. Police prevented the
truck and the statesmen from operat-
ing at the request OF Chairman Phil
ip ]. Deering of the city council.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-24
woman Sent To IaiI

Auburn Me- Dec. 22-In the sumo
rior court today Mrs. Nellie AIordes
ana Charles Stanislaus. who were
proueht here this week from passaic
~ D" were sentenced on statutorv
charges, the woman to the State re-.
iormatory at Skowhegan and Stanis-
,aus to the mems reformatory at South
" indham. Mrs. Mordes is the mother
OF TWO children. Her husband is con-
hned in the State institution for~in-
sane at Augusta, where he was COM
Inltted about four years ago following
nus tflal for the murder of a Franklin
county man.
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Series of Sayings
Continued from PAGE One)

%S,Ao worst series of murders that has
4 eyer marked the annals of Maine.
Snow Made Threat
i s,ov. Polander, was known to
I he a "bad man." having previously
i Threatened the lives of folks in JEFF
farson and he was in the custody of
\ sheriff Frank Jewett of Whitefield.
whose wife and son he killed. He
had been an inmate of the Jewett
home for the past six weeks, after,
Mrs. Ruel Brann of Jefferson, the
slain grandmother of Shows dead
wife, had recalled the bonds, 5000,
which she had previously offered for
Sn n,v' who had been placed under
bonds TO keep the peace. Last August.
snow was hailed into court, because
he had threatened violence upon Ar
tbur Davis of Cooper's Mills, If
Davis cut the hay in a certain field.
AT that time, Mrs. Brann went
SHOWS bonds and Snow was per-
N3hitted to remain in the Brann home,
1.-Two miles beyond Cooper's Mills vii
MIS ge. where lived three Of his MUIR
Der victims. But after a while
Nc became so abusive to the mem
Bers of the family, that Mrs. Brann
Was alarmed for their safety and she
sxave him back into the custody Of
SHERIFF Jewett.
Murders at Jewett Home
ss The double murder at the Jewett
home was discovered when Sheriff
Jewett returned from Gardiner, in
the early afternoon, entered his home
and found the boys body, his IS
wear old son. The body of Mrs.
Iubella c. Jewett was found in an
other room by Lory Ford, who en-
tered the Jewett home with the
sheriff. Sheriff Jewett had received
. word, while in Gardiner that Snow
was making trouble in jefferson and
the sheriff stopped at his own home
Non the way to the Brann home to
see if everything was alright. And
It was then that he found his wife
ssand second youngest son slain.
3 Four Dead at Brann Home
:. The crimes at the Brann. home
I were discovered when Ernest Brann.
son Of Mrs. Ruel Brann and Percy
! Eaton, son of Mrs. Eva Eaton, re-
turned home from the village about
] o'clock, Saturday afternoon, found
the door locked, looked into q win
dow in the rear of the house and
saw the dead Mrs. Snow and the
dying murderer. The younger of the
two, Percy Eaton, ran from the home
and up to late hour. Saturday even
ing had not been seen. 1t is thought
that the friGhtfulness of the thing
unbalanced the boy and that he took
for the woods. Before the two left
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-24
NeighbOr Has Baby
Continued from Paae One)

the house following the triple murder
and the suicide, is now in the care of
Mrs. Lemuel Cooper. neighbor living
near the Brann house. The little girl,
aged three months, Will doubtless find
good home among the kind-hearted
folks of that community. 1t may he
that the little tot, who may have seen.
but from that could never understand,
Will be taken far away from the scenes
of the terrible crime ana viii grow
UP IN blisstuI ignorance OF it al That
may be better so.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-24

and Mrs. Jewett had been married over
80 years and had five children. They
are Mrs. Forrest Parker and Donald
Jewett, both of California;; Stoddard
Jewett of Waterville: Clinton Jowett,
age 12, who resides at the Jcwett home,
and Kenneth Jewett. the murdered boy.
Snow Model Prisoner
Sheriff Jewett stated Saturday night
that Snow had been a model prisoner.
He had put the man to work with 9TH
err men at his lumber mill. Snow had
also done chores about the house. lug
ging wood and the like. He mad ap-
reared willing to help in any sort of
manual labor and demonstrated a fond
ness for the Jewett boys. Sheriff
Jewctt said he did not know that Snow
drank
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-24
Charge MansIauSlltcr

Rockiand. Me, Dec. .2!-Kusti
Rahkonen of st. George was arrest
ed by Deputy Sheriff f. Sturt ODER
ton today, charged with inanslaugh-
ter. Nov. 10. Rahkonen's automo-
bile ran into John W. Anderson, !
on the Georges River road and NOR
tai injury was caused by one of the
headlights coming in contact with
the child's head. The boy died a
few days later.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-24
Wine Seized on J,aIion Chin

portland. Me, Dec. o2-What was
deemed to be an excess of 200 quarts
OF VINE on the Italian steamer Ade-
melio was seized by customs officers
today. This steamer arrived here
Two DAYS ago and is loading grain.
me VINE is carried in the medical
inventory, and this is the second in
stance of removal of what was cons
sldered an excess from q foreign
steamer here
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-24
Free Land in Australia

Melbourne, Nov. Is "a. p. by Maill
In order to encourage cotton grow
ing in northern Australia, the federal
government is Offering leases in
perpctulty, consisting of 81 blocks of
l,OUO acres each. The leases are
rent free for the life of the tenant,
or Tor Il years from the commence
ment of the lease.
rms is the first definite step to
encourages cotton growing inv the
northern territory.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-24
COLLECTORS NOTICE OF SALE

Unpaid taxes on land situated in the
.IoWn OF west Gardiner. in the Coun-
~ OIL kennebec, for the year 1928:
Inc following list of taxes on rnal
estate of nonresident owners in The
Town OF West Gardiner for the wear
I9-o, committed to me for collection
iSr sad town, on the Twenty first day
OF April. 1928. remains unpaid; and
NollCh is hereby given that if said
taxes, interest and charges are not
previously paid, so much of the real
estate taxed as is sufficient to nav the
amount due therefor. including interest
ana charges. will be sold at public
1uctlon at Iown House in said town,
,tne same being the place where the
last preceding annual town meeting
OF SAID town was held) on the FIRST
o MGhday or February 1924, at nine
Name Dissertation ar,o,,.
oO, or of Tax
N1o,., D. property Due
l'armingdale line. L. by
A. r. Hayes, SO. and W.
by w. G. Small. Value
IT stu9 $3.50
building bounded No. bv
=. Hinkley. f. and So. by
Cobb. stream. w. by ia
Quith road. Value $500 $3.50
L. s. Rines Est. Land and
DullulngS bounded No. bV
II. p. road. Z. by John
Knox, So. and w. BY Pond
road. Value $3.50 17.55
joel Weeks. Bounded No. by
s. Witham. f. by Cobbot-
see stream. So by A. Ste
yens, w. by Pond road.
Value $500 1850
c.n F. S. COLLINS,
Collector of Taxes for the Town of
West Gardiner for the year 1923.
W. Gardiner, Dec. %. 1928
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-24
CHINA
LOCAL NOTICE

All taxes not paid on or before
Jan. LIST, 1924, Will he collected ac-
Cofdin@ to law. y. Is. Jones, collec-
tor, town of China.
dCc22dSt#
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-24
COLLECTORS ADVERTISEMENT OF
SALE OF LANDS OF NON-RESI.
DENT OWNERS.
STATE OF MAINE
Unpaid taxes on lands situated in the
Town of Readfield, in the County of


Unpaid taxes on lands situated in the
Town of Readfield in the County Of
- Kennebec. for the year 1923.
The following list of taxes on real
estate of nonresident owners in the
Town Of Rcadfield aforesaid, for the
year 1923. committed to ME for col
\ lection for said Town an the Second
] DAY of May. 1923, remain unpaid; and
notice is hereby given that if said
faxes with interest and charges are
not previously paid. so much of the
real estate taxed as is sufficient to pay
the amount due therefor, including in
terest and charges. will be sold without
further notice at public auction at
Monday in February, 1924, at nine
O'Clock a. NJ.
Name Dissertation Amount
of of Of Tax
owner Property Due
+. NJ. Baker. 23 acres bounded
on north by Q. O. Elvin,
east by w. l.. Mace. touth
by Lockwood Est, west
by G. o. Elvin $3.50
George Blanche. acres land
bounded on north by Man
chester town line east by
MancheSteF town line,
south unknown, west by
W. r. Mace las
Fuller Est. Land bounded on
north by II. :. Brown. east
by Greeley pond, south by
+. u. Wadlcigh, vast by
Pond road 100
Gordon Chappellc Co. 1870 acres
land bounded on north by
G. T.. fogg and Ralph
Wing, cast by Horace
Wood and c. +. Frost
south by Rcadficld Corner
Cemetery and y. G. Wells,
west by highway $3.50
A. L. morrill, heirs. Is acres
lend bounded on north by
discontinued road east by
&. \. Ladd, south by Jonas
Edwards Est, west by
hi2hway Ell
A. S. NicEerson. 26G acres land.
with buildings. bounded
ON north by II. L Trcfeth-
"a. cast by Guy Williams,
MIS-. Cora Jackson. Mrs.
H. L. Nicllorson. Il. +.
Coffin and w. Is. Atkinson.
south by J. T.. Wells and
-,. L. T.. Coffin. west by high
way and W. A. Nickerson $50
w. IT. MACE,
Collector Of Taxes of the Town. of
Readti"ld, Me.
Rcadfcld, Me- Dec. "2nd, 1923.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-24
COLLECTORS NOTICE OF SALE
STATE OF MAINE

unpaid taxes on land situated in the
town of Monmouth i'll the county
OF hennebec, for the year 1923.
ne loiioWlng list of taxes OF real
estate OF non-reSident owners in the
town OF Monmouth aforesaid for the
year 1879. committed to me for col
Iection for said town on the 18th dav
or May, remain unpaid \ notice is
iiercby given that if said taxes. with
I niomris ana charges, are not pre-
estate taxed as is sufficient to Fay the
amount due therefor, including inter-
est and charges, Will lie sold at pub
nc auction at the town office in Mon
ary' 1929; at 9 o'clock y. NJ:
and lot, bounded y. E.
". by Lake cobbosscc.
;. by land of II. T, MGR
rIll. Value $500: tax StI.40
Icter Eernier. Lot 80 in Mon
mouth Highlands. bound
cd \: by Lot 101. J.. hy
Lot 81 q IS, s. by Ia
h h'%"a %. T NEG; SD a. f., ~ an
W. l.. Beai. Lot bounded y.
store. +. by land F.. NJ.
Mann, 5. by engine house.
W; by Main st. Value
Frank Fog%. Cottage and lot,
bounded on y. by A. &: X
street L. r.. f. by land
l.. A. Bailey, :. by Sand
Pond. w. by land J.. 4.
Richards. Value SIS;
John Kern. Lots 20t-225-.2G- l''io
227, Monmouth Highlands.
bounded on \. BY land
Ora Potter est, f. by
Lot 223, 5. by Thomas. VI.
10y Lot o2S EaIua SoUl.
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For Colds, Grip or Influenza

and as Preventive. take Laxative
BROMO QUIN1NE Tablets. The box
bears the signature OF L. W. Grove.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-24
COLLECTORS ADVERTISEMENT OF
SALE OF LANES Or NON-RESI-
DENT OWNERS.

Unpaid taxes on lands situated I'm the
Town of Vassalboro. in the County
OF kennebec. for the year 1928.
The following list of taxes on real
estate Of nonresident owners in the
Town OF Nassalboro, for the year 1928,
committed to me for collection for
said town. on the Ninth day of June
remain unpaid: and notice is hereby
charges are not previously paid, so
much of the real estate taxes as is
sufficient to pay the amount due there
for. including interest and changes
will be sold at public auction at the
Town House, in said town, on the first
Monday of February, 1924. at nine
O'Clock A. NJ.
Name Dissertation Amount
Oh CT of Tax
0Wher PROPERTY Due
Barrows, Eliza (heirs of. Home
stead farm formerly oc-
cupied by the late Will
liam Barrows. containing
so acres. Value $3.50 S11500
Emery ~ Archer. Lot of land
bought of John Howard
Bounded on the north by
the south line of Wins
low: east by land of Mrs.
Fred Phillips and the late
j. X. Getchell: south by
land of Nichols & Upham:
west by Levi Lemieux and
Gardiner. Albert theirs Of -''VV
Homestead of the late AL
bert Gardiner. including
tho Vesta Hall lot. Value
S4l00 $500
McLatchie, r. f. Homestead
farm formerly occupied by
John York. Value $500 $3.50
Kirk II; II. Lot of land oppo-
site cemetery at East
Nassalboro. Value 500 $50
Kennebec Creamery Co. Ice
nGuse & en- Lena s19z Trites on,
Lightbody. S. S. Land former
" occupied by William
Richardson. Value 5000 go
Moores. Mrs. l.. NJ. Homestead
of the late Frazette Reed.
Value $3.50 $3.50
Reynolds. w. 7. Vacant lot ct
North Vassalboro. Value
Reynolds. w. II. Jr. The Will S''V
liam Robinson house at
North Vassalboro recent
~ owned by the Ticonic
Nat. Bank Value $500 27eo
Smiley: Mrs. Geo. w. Homestead
farm of the late Geo. w.
Smiley. Value $500 41.40
Shaw, J. A. Saw-mill and priv
' vaise $1,000 St Weber pond a. M
Shaw, j. A. Wood lot formerly AVN
owned by Berton Cross
heirs on Hannoford Hill.
value $3.50 con
Shaw, J. A. Wood lot bought of
Clarence Rowe at Specta-
Gle Pond. Value 5000 go
Total tax $62.10.
WILBUR +. BERRY,
s..o..,..-C Collector of Vassalboro.
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COLLECTORS ADVERTISEMENT OF
SALE or LANDS OF NoN-RESI-
DENT OWNERS.
(Continu. from Page One)
STATE OF MAINE

~ "A L - VI MAI y l..
Cnpald ta%es on lands situated in the
Town of Windsor. in the County OF
Nennebec. for the year 1929
fhe 10 lowing list of taxes on real
estate of nonresident owners in the
Town OF Windsor aforesaid, for the
var 49,. committed to me for collec-
tion Tor said Town on the ninth dav
OF May. 1923. remain unpaid; and no.
ice IS hereby given that if said taxes
with interest and charges are not pre-
NlouSIy pald, so much of the real es-
tate taxed as is sufficient to nav the
amount due therefor. including interest
ana charges. WIZ be sold without fur
ther notice at public auction at Town
l'ali IN said Town, on the first Monday
IN februarN, 1924, at nine O'Clock A NJ.
Name Dissertation A,,or,t
oo,i OF OF Tax
~ ,, icI property Due
chas. Erwin. Land bounded \.
by TasWell. T.. by Gwen.
= by Bullock, w. by
Bertha Lyon. Ellis lot. \. aud
W. by Plumber. L. by
G. A. Moody. Miles Moody lot.
;. by Whitctield line near
ro,n, Ovens NIa pond 1902
bounded \. by road, f. by
LrSkIne, s. by Davis, W.
by Coopers Mills road $50
Mary H. Nilsson. Laund bound
Cd n. by Berry, II. by
road. ). 10y Dodge, W. By
Wesserunsctt Garage. Land
bounded n. by NJ. J. Mo-
sher. l.. by road. S. nv
road. w by Boggs & Pratt 2O70
Amos Boynton Estate. Land
bounded n. by Albee IL
McGarahan, Z. by road,
;. by town line, McGara-
ahan d Branch d Noyes 1910
Stuart Odlin. Land bounded n.
by ABBOTT, L. and S. by
road. w. by Branch Il
Reed; also lot bounded n.
by Choate, L. by Sampson.
5. and w. by Railroad
and Sampson 2o.50
James Harvey. Land bounded
on n. by Boggs. +. by
Mitten. S. by Bullock, W.
by L. S. Gov. lot 4.5a
l.. G.. PIERCE.
Windsor.
Dec -. 1878. dec24mon2t
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Owner Property Due
Peter Quincy. Land bounded as
Mrs. 6. w. smith. +. by
land OF L. s. S; by, Halo
Z. j. Thorn s2o54
Gray, =. L. Land and buildings
by land Of G. z Huggard,
s. by Randolph line. ".
by WinSlow road 1885
Z. Irving, Chas. Land and build
ings bounded as follows:
\. by land of A. Plummer.
T.. by land of j. G. Mo-
rang S. by Windsor road.
w. by land of j. Ii. Well
man 293O
l+eclair. Frank. Land and build
enc lnEs bounded as follows:
\. by land of IL. X. Lish-
H Hess, E by land of +;
road w. by Coney road c054
Roehin&' y. Land and buildings
bounded as follows: y. by
land of W. Il. Ferris, 4.
ny land of G. G.. Dondcro,
5. by land of VIM. Mark
nam w. by Winston road 2Sc1
stevens, L. Land bounded as
follows: n. and t. by
land of II. Il. Lishness. S.
by land of T.. Dedek, W.
~. - by Cony road S4S
~. Il. Witham. Land bounded
as follows: N by land of
w. $. Pierce. T. by land of
j. II. Wellman. S. by land
OF heirs of J. Kirk W.
ny land of heirs of J.
w., Kirk SCI
J. west w. Land bounded as fol-
lows: " by land of E. s.
Neal T.. by River road, S.
~ land of Q. Bell, w. by
davenport road oO.5!
Collector of Taxes of the Town .,
Chelsea. ~ o"n vi
Chelsea Me, Dec. 90, 1923.
%
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W. 7 NTtNVIl,
collector OF Taxes of the Town. of
Readf"ld, Me.
Rcadfcld, Me, Dec. o2nd, 1923.
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itlAe worst series of murders that has
eyer marked the annals of Maine.
III c.ay, "A adn Tk..~a
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-20
ANBOY'S
TRIP SUCCESS
Nearly 5000 on Board Ex-
CurSion Boat of the Ameri-
can Legion to Coney Island

SOUTH ANIBOY. Aug. 20.-The
steamer Grand Republic, with al
most three thousand persons on
board, steamed from the local Penn
sylvania railroad pier and the Perth
Amboy city dock, Saturday. The
, huge boat was chartered by the
members of Luke A. Lovely Post, No.
81, American Legion for the first Of
series of annual moonlight trips.
The moonlight trip to Coney Island
or to any other point on Saturday,
revives the practice of years ago
when prominent organizations of this
city made the outing annually.
Shortly before 2 o'clock, the boat
left the local piers heading for Perth
Amboy. At the latter place, the ex-
cursion party did not leave until
o'clock although 1t was planned to
leave promptly at 2. The delay in
this city was caused by the tardiness
of a great number Of the passengers
who did not arrive until long after
the sailing hour. If the foot work
on Saturday of Peter J. Coakley, city
clerk, who says he Is going TO run
for reelection next fall, is any in
dication of his running ability at the
polls, he is sure to win. Just as the
gang plank was ordered aboard,
someone spied Mr.. Coakley coming
down the dock full speed. The cap
tain signalled he would wait, but
Peter took no chances, and with
added energy made the hundred
yards in record breaking time.
The sail to Coney Island was de-
lightful one. The day was an ideal
sailing one and the passengers were
keyed up to the spirit of the oeca-
sion. No disorders of any kind were
reported, although the local post
had arranged for police protection
to insure safety to all hands. Police
officers Stanton and O'Connor. with
| Sergeant David Quinlan in uniform,
kept everyone on good behavior.
Just as soon as the big craft left the
Perth Amboy docks there was no de-
lay. The Powers Players furnish
ed some real live music. The lovers
! of the terpsichorean art, as well as
| the lovers of music, were kept in
good spirits for the entire sail.
At Coney Island the Amboyans
J made it known that they were there
| for the evening, and began in earnest
to accept of all the island afforded
| them, Post Commander Mulraine
and Entertainment Officer Harry
Leonard, the latter general chairman
of the excursion, took in all the
amusement places at the island. II
was while admiring Steeplechasei
from the outside, that some fellow
came up to them and, offered to sell
them the place, and but for the time
ly arrival of Assemblyman Hoffman
who warned the boys of the work
lngs of slick city fellows, the deal
would have been made. Harold told
the boys he had just bought the piers
and would take them into partner.
ship If they wanted to spend theil
money.
At II o'clock the Grand Republi'
left her birth, with everyone aboard
There were no accidents of an,
kind.