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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-22

their return will live in Waterville.
Walter Putnam has purchased a
new Chevrolet sedan. So
returned to Fort Warren after visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. p. E. Delano on
Maple street.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lutz and chill
dren, Lucy. Albert and Philip, have
returned from Auburn, where they
have been visiting Mrs. Rex Bridges.
The Good. Will Rebekah lodge will
hold their regular meeting Thursday
evening at 7.30. The degree staff are
requested to be present.
The Rebekahs are to observe Chill
dren's Night Friday evening at 7.3O.
The mothers and children are invit-
ed.
The Embroidery club met with
Mrs. Gail Pollard Wednesday evening
at her home on Kelley street. A
social evening was enjoyed and de-
licious refreshments were served.
10 peices of china, the occasion being
the celebration of her birthday.
Fred Rose of the Kennebec Gro
Gerry Co., Waterville, was a business
caller in town Monday.
George Litchfield Of the Holmes
Swift Co, Augusta. was in town
Monday on business.
Mrs. Harold Crawford had her hands
badly burned Tuesday when some fat
which she was using caught fire.
PISHoN'S FERRY. N. Smith of
Skowhegan was in town Monday on
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. Holt, Mr.. and
hro a. T, St11ff1, nd
Harry Smith of Skowhegan were
Tuesday evening callers of rs. Annie
L. Holt.
Mrs. Augusta Bunker of North An
son was a guest Wednesday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. George Abbott
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hayhurst OF
Waterville were callers in town
Saturday.
Joseph Ireland of East Skowhegan
| passed the week end with his daugh-
ter and husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine
Richardson.
c. M. Holt and family of Skowhe-
gan were Sunday guests of his mo-
ther. Mrs. Annie L. Holt.
Miss Ida Kelley. who teaches in
Waterville. passed the week end at
hero home here.
M. L. Chase was in Oakland Sat
urday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Emery of
Waterville were week end guests OF
Mrs. Emery's mother, Mrs. Alice
Kelley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Croker and
son. Theodore. and Miss Helen APP
plebee Of North Jay. who is their
guest, were in Waterville Tuesday.
The many friends of Ernest H.
Pratt, who has been a patient at
Elm City hospital, are very glad to
know he has returned to his home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-14
PILE UP THOSE STRIKES
 WITH THIS BOWLING GAME

Hot dog. Here is the big indoor bowling game which almost any fellow can make quickly and use all year as big funmaker. It is just like real bowling-you can make high scores and low scores, good shots and punk shots, spares, strikes and complete misses.
 The best thing about this game is the fact that any number of fellows can play it. In fact, you can get up a regular bowling league with this game and have tournament. In this bowl ing league all the fellows can use the same alley CT each can make an alley of his own.
 Start in right now and make the ten pins, because, of course, they are nec- essary. Make them about two, or two and one half, inches high. They do not have to be beautifully shaped like regular tenpin, but they must stand up straight. The more you can make the pins look like regular tenpins, the better, and try to get them as much alike as possible. If any of your friends has a little wood lathe these pins can be turned out in no time at all.
 Also make a box of hardwood, which will be used in the game. The box should be 40 inches long, s inches wide. and have sides 6 inches high. Do not make any top for the box. When the box is completed, fix up a very smooth hardwood board 30 inches by 6 inches by 1-2 inch.
 When you have done all these things you have things nearly ready to assem- ble and make into the bowling games which is shown in the illustration. All you have to make is the little shooter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-14
Old Sal Makes Up Her Mind
 To Die Romantic Death

car. She'd eat out of your hand. Shed even follow you. In factonce when Spike cranked her and didn't get out of the way quick enough she followed him so fast she almost walked over him. Then the tragedy happened.
 Buds father, who has lot of money, said he'd buy him real thoroughbred horse if he'd give up that disgraceful thing you call an automobile" Bud lives right on the edge of town on a biz farm, where we'd have lots of fun riding a horse, and Bud had promised we could all ride it. We didn't know anybody else that had q real honest Ito-goodness riding horse.
 We talked it all over. Of course we hated giving up Old Sal, but we knew she couldn't last much longer, and we didn't have any money to buy another one. It seemed pretty hard on Old Sal, though. We'd always made her feel at home, and if some one else bought her she might not get such kind treatment.
 We finally made up our minds to get rid of her. We rode out from my house to Buds farm and we all three went in to talk to Buds father. We left Old Sal standing sadly out in front.
 Well, dr, while we were gone Old Sal loosened the brake which held her Bud is absolute sure he set H-and went rolling quietly down the hill and dropped over the cliff that goes up ever the river. When we came out she was dead.
 Ehe had the finest funeral we could give her. We gathered armloads of Bunflowexs and others of her favorite flowers and dropped them ever the eltff en her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-14
WEEKLY CROSS WORD PUZZLE MADE FOR BOYS AND GIRLS

Doesn't this one look easy? Well, it really is! Remember. in solving cross word puzzle, that each white square means a letter ef q word which ex- tends to the first black space you meet, 'either horizontally fstraight across) or vertically (straisht down.. The black space is really nothing more dangerous than the end of a wordAand q series of black squares is merely to be left blank. 4 square that is numbered in dicates the beginning of word either horizontally OF vertically. For instance, No horizontal means a large body of water. and there are only three spaces. What large body of water has but three letters? Why. "sea." of course. We can check this by referring to No. ? vertical which means ito consume" If sea- is the correct word, then this word must nee essarily begin with an ''e.' What with an ''e' means ito consumer" Try to figure it out. When you have guessed all the words, in this fashion, they will read horizontally and vertically and will agree with their definitions.
 Below is list of definitions for the hidden words in the puzzle:
 Horizontal
 l. Large body of water.
 4. A stick used in baseball.
 z. A flower.
 10. The study of drawing.
 F: Article.
 If. Toward.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-14
HOIC To Decorate Tue
 ChrisfRs0s Cake

A cake with a decorated frosting is always attractive for Christmas and the following information for those who may wish to produce one has been ob- tained from 8 practical cake decorator
 Take some paper parchment or @ sheet of very thin note paper and rolling it into the shape of funnel, pin it to- gether. cutting off the lower end just above the bottom.
 For the frosting, put the whites of four eggs into bowl, and whip them with 9 strong whip or whisk until they are dry, add one tablespoon of confec- tioners sugar, which has been care fully sifted and whip briskly for three minutes, then add another tablespoon of sugar and whip as before. After the third tablespoon of sugar has been added, add half a teaspoon of lemon juice and whip briskly again. Continue this process until the mixture is stiff enough to hold in form. But always bear i'll mind that the success of the frosting depends entirely on the steady and brisk whipping between the addi- tions of sugar, rather than on the amount of sugar used.
 The icing should now be divided into as many parts as there are colors and eacn poflon cOIored 0ellcateIy to the desired shape with color paste or liquid. Be careful to mix the paste thoroughly through the frostins as otherwise specks of color will appear in it.
 Round loaf cakes lend themselves bet ter to decorations than square cakes The cake should be iced and left for three or four minutes in a slightly warm oven with the deor open, after which it should be allowed to stand for at least one hour. The icing left over should be kept covered with damp cloth.
 To make a pattern for the design draw a circle the size of the cake on a piece of paper and then draw whatever design is wanted on the paper inside the circle. Perforate this design with pin, thus making q pattern. Place it on the cake and sprinkle over it little finely powdered charcoal, go that when the paper is taken off, the pattern is left on the cake. Then take the funel and partly fill it with icing of the desired color. Fold the top of the funnel over the icing, so that when tbe contents are forced out of the bottom none will flow over the top Of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-14
Let's Have a Game Of Parlor Soccer

The illustration shows the imple ments necessary fer the game of parlor soccer: two CT more straws, pair of goal posts made from salt and pepper shakes and a dried pea-all on table.
 As many may play on each side as is desired-one or ten. Each player, how ever. must have straw. At the be- ginning of the game the players stand at one end of the table-each group standing at the end where the goal they are defending is located. The pea is in the center of the field" At whistle signal the game begins and the players. by blowing through their str2ws, try to blow the pea through the spaces be- tween the goal posts. The game is strenuous and should be played in two five-minute halves.
 Each goal counts one. When the pea is blown off the table or out of bounds behind the goal line it is given b the side which did not blow it out of hounds. It is placed in the middle of the playing field and free blow is taken by some selected player. As soon as the player makes this free blow the ball is in play again and the game goes on.
 This same free blow penalty is also imposed for touching the ball with q
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-14

You never heard of > an automobile committing euicide7 But then you never heard of Old Sal.
 She was c roadster that had been broken down long before we found her. We saved her life, because she was just about to be sent to the junk heap. Bud Evans and Spike Muller and l bought her. She cost us all of $2O. We earned the money to pay for her and so we were mighty proud of our "bus." Bud did the taking care of her. Bud, you see. ia a lot older than Spike and me, and. besides, he had run his ia ther's car, so he was responsible for Old Sal, which Is what we named her.
 She was q different car every week. We liked variety, so one week we'd put a sirn on her which read Packard" and mayhe the next week the sign would sav ssRoIfs-Royee." We used to paint hey q lot. too. It was wonderful. Each of us wculd pick out section to paint, and then we'd paint her any color we liked. Ie vas a fine scheme, because then we never had any quarrel over picking cut any one color.
 Running her was exciting. We had to take eff the doors hecause the only way to start her was to crank her, pushing at the same time, and then iump. Yon see-One eranked, one rushed, enc steered. The doors were in the way when the pasheF and cranker jumped in, SO we took them eff.
 Just the same. she gut there. We gave her hatha in oil, % she'd run smoothly, and gasoline when we had the money. We got her trained to go on 10 little gasoline that I'll bet in another month, # we'd kept her, she would have bean ahls to run WitAenk any at 'all.
 EhS Wns xI,s nest stfeeicnAes kttlS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-14
Peter Puzzle Says:

1. Behead a worf meaning a form and get age; behead girls name and get a word meaning belonging to me 1; behead growl and get an implement used in rowing; behead a certain length of time and get an organ of hearing. The beheaded letters should spell a girls name.
 2 Form word square from words Dieaning:
 l. Something used for lighting.
 2 A certain extent of land.
 3. A food.
 i. A road
 The last letter in the first word and the first letter in the last word are the same.
 3. The blanks in the sentence below are to be filled with the same five letters arranged in different orders: lis rose, for when he reached the woods, the animal was no longer ln
 4. Guess this word: The whole is a part of fireplace; beheaded it is an estimated amount; beheaded and cur tailed it is an animal liked by eats.
 You will find the answers at the bot tom of the page. Now don't peek
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-14
Unoooked FOndant

Mix one unbeaten egg white, three tablespoons or cream or evaporated milk, one teaspoon of lemon, vanilla or orange extract. Stir until vel blended, then sift in gradually about s cups of con- fectioner's sugar or enough to make mixture stiff enough te handle. Turn out on a board sprinkled with some of the sifted sugar and mead until very smooth. Use Jas . stuffing for dates, figs or prunes or raisins or make into mau balls and press . nut meat on each side to make nut cream. Knead 1-2 teaspoon of peppermint extract into the fondant to make peppermint creams. Roll or fatten to ii inch thickness, shape with smsX cutter and roll in granulated sugar. Q
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-14

for the balls. These balls. incidentally. are ball bearings about 1-2 inches in diameter.
 If you will look at the Illustration carefully you will find that it shows just how everything is made.
 When the game is completely as sembled, try it out. Don't shoot too hard, just place your marble in the little four-ineh trough and pull the elas- tic, which is stretched between the two posts, back a little way. This will give the ball plenty of speed and it will go whizzing down the alley, pumping the pins left and right.
 -CAP'N ZYB.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-14

funnel. Holding the funne} in ole hand, move it along the lines of the design, using the other hand to squeeze t3i@ ir- ing out. Keep a steady pressure on lie
 funnel. It is a good idea always to begin in the center and work "'i ward.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-14
The Fun Box
Getting There

'How are you getting along with 'rithmetic, SamT'
 Well, done learned to add up all the noughts, but de figgers still bother me yet"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-14
SURELY

George: "Wise men hesitate. Fools are certain"
 Mary: "Are you sure about that?' George: "T am certain."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-14
ENOUGH

Home Economies Teacher: "Name three things which contain starch" 1.-Two cufs and . collar"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-14
That's Why

That's Why
 Dat sho' am a flamin' tie yo' got on, Rastus"'
 "Yo' sho' am right, Sambo. An got it at a fiah sale"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-14

Instructor: ~Our bodies are made uy & thousands sf different cells"
 Betty: "Oh, see-a sort of jail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-14
True At That

True At That T suppose she calls that cid dress she turned inside out an imported one. " "No, she just refers to it as being from the other side"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-14

It Certainly Is Teacher: "Name a collective noun" !" Freshman: "A vacuum cleaner"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-14
Even The Beat!

Passenger: Doesn't this boa' tip a lot, steward?"
 Steward: "Yes, she's setting !. god example to the passenger.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-14
Ought T0 Remember

Ought Te Remember Barber: Good morning, sir, haven't seen your face fer long time. !" Customer: That's funny, left most of it on your razor the last time I was here"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-14

Answer to today's picture Yrizz.t: The three trees are fir, palm aud yVp- her.
 Answcrs to word puzzles; t-m-vjd, Amy, rO-Oar, year, Mary; 2-.alai, lamp, area, meat, path S-1rG-r, range; EEFat-e
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-14
His Turn

Visiting Spinster "What & rA;., ,a- ing little chap How "ll -.e Va, dearT'
 Charming Little Chap; "SiZ il N9- vember. How old are you:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-14

The correct words in teday's eToss word puzzle are; Horizontal
 ]. Sea
 4. Bat
 z. Aster 10. Art 12. The IA. To 16. Pad 17. Or IS. Are 19. Inn 20. Or 21. Ate 23. On 25. Ash 27. Ere 28. Ebony B1. One 82. Ger Vertical
 2. Eat
 8. As
 4. Be
 6. Art
 6. Fat
 8. Tea
 9. Her n. Roars IS. Honor 16. Pea 16. Die 20. Oak %. Two "A. Net 20. Hen G. Eye 20. Be co. No -'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-14
ANSWER TO CROSSWORD
 PUZZLE

The correct words in teday's cross word puzzle are;
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-03-01
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Miss Annie Merrill spent the week.
end in Baltimore.
Mrs. A. H. Fries has been recent
visitor in Philadelphia.
Miss Alice r. Young spent part
If this week in New York City.
Mrs. Emma Stevenson is visiting
her sister Mrs. Norman Tull in New
York.
Mr.. Alfred Edmonds, of Accomac,
Va, was a visitor in Pocomoke this
week.
Mrs. E. w. McMaster was a guest
of Mrs. Paul Jones IN Snow Hill, at
card party.
Miss Polly Rodeford has returned
to her home in Philadelphia, after a
visit to Mrs. A. d. Merrill.
Tom Mix in "Mile-a-Minute Ro-
nleo" will be the attraction at the
Empire Theatre this Friday and Sat-
urday.
The Kings Daughters will meet at
the home of Mrs. John T. Smullin on
Market street, Monday afternoon at
8 o'clock.
Miss Elizabeth Venable of State
Normal School, spent the weekend
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. W..
Venable.
Mrs. J. P. Warren and daughter,
Miss Jessie Warren, left Monday for
Baltimore, where they will make their
future home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank U. Barnes.
who have been visiting at the lat
ter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Nc
Master, have returned to their home
in Williamson, N. C.
Mr.. E. w. McMaster attended a
meeting of the State Board of Educa-
ton this week in Baltimore. He also
took in, on his return trip, the Leg
is,ature now in session at Annapolis.
Mrs. Roger w. Landlord will visit
Cape Charles today to be present at
the Clarke Milbourne wedding cere-
nlony. Mrs. Landlord will sing dur
ing the solemnization services. Mrs.
Harry D. Reninger Mrs. Landlords
mother, accompanied her on the trip.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-03-01

FOR SALE-6O0 bushels white and
yellow corn on cob mixed, at market
price. Phone Parksley, Va, 51-F-22.
3-1-3t. E. H. BUNDICK.
Sulphur for curing your seed po-
tatoes. Hay and all field seeds in
stock. Cash paid for eggs and fowl,
at highest price. 1888
Stiff. N. DAVIS q SONS.
ROSS-In sad but loving remem-
brance of my dear father, who de-
parted this life one year ago We'd
nc sday, February 81, 1928. Gone but
not forgotten. BY his daughter, Lulu.
. FOR SALE-Two stoves-Spear
and range, desk, davenport, bed room
suit, table and chairs drugget and
baby carriage, feather bed, electric.
lamp, horse and cart, farming i'm
plements.
J. B. HAYMAN,
Mar-1-2t. Phone 230.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-03-01
Real Estate Transfers.

James M. Crockett from Fred H.
Waters and others, lot on a new street
called Fifth avenue, in Pocomoke
City.
Thomas E. Trader from Roman D.
Jackson and wife, real estate at the
edge of Newark.
Rena Bowen Johnson from Roman
D. Jackson and wife, real estate at
the edge of Newark.
Myra H. Purnell from Emma M.
Harrison, real estate fronting on the
Fasterly side of Main street, in Ber-
lin, Md.
Robert Allen from King B. john
son and wife, real estate containing
one-half acre, more or less, on the
suburbs of Stockton, on the East
side of the County road leading from
Stockton to the Virginia line. Con-
sideration, 500.
Thomas J. Stevenson and Mollie
Stevenson, his wife, from John H.
Dulany and wife the "James Ander-
son Land" containing So acres, more
or less, on both sites of the County
roat leading from Fruitland to St.
LIKES M. E. Church, in Wicomico
and Worcester countys.
Edward R. Bounds and Mamie S.
Bounds, his wife, from Chas. A. Par
fer and wife and others, real estate
on the South side of Somerset street
ut Ocean City.
Mamie S. Bounds from Charles H.
Clarke and wife, real estate on the
North side of Talbot street, in Ocean
City.
William j. CULLEN from Edward v.
Baker and wife, 10 lots in "Ocean
City. Consideration $3.50.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-03-01
RESOLUTIONS FROM CRESCENT
CHAPTER NO. Al o. E. S.

In loving memory of Mrs. Emma
r. Coulbourn.
Whereas, It has pleased our Heav-
emily Father to call from e arth to
Heaven our beloved Sister, Mrs. En-
ma r. Coulbourn, member of Cres-
cent Chapter, Order of the Eastern
Star, be it
Resolved, First, that we as indi-
vidual members of this chapter ever
remember our Sisters beautiful
Christian character, her kind, loving
and gentle manner, and thank God
for the privilege of knowing and
working with her.
Second, That her exemplary life,
loyalty and faithfulness to her
Church, her Christ and her Order
have been an inspiration to our Chap
ter, land tho gone beyond her life
has left its impress upon us. In her
oeath her friends and loved ones have
lost q loyal, loving companion. The
O. E. S. faithful member, and
Third, That we express our SYM
pathy to the dear ones of her family
and to her many friends and COM
mend them to the care and guidance
OF the Heavenly Father who was her
constant source of strength, and be
ii further
Resolved, That a copy of these
resolutions be given to the family; be
recorded in the minutes of Crescent
Chapter o. E. S. and be published in
the Worcester Democrat.
Mrs. Margaret P. Wilson,
Miss Bertha Walters,
Mrs. Angie Scott Landlord,
Committee.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-03-01

Miss Dorothy Ward spent last
weekend with friends in Salisbury
Mr.. Thomas Hill, of Easton, Md,
was a visitor in Pocomoke this week.
St. Mary's Guild will meet Friday
afternoon at $50 P. M. at the home
a." Miss Cluff.
c. L. Vincent, one Of the editors of
the Snow Hill Messenger, was in Po-
comoke on Tuesday.
Mr.. John c. Foster and daughter,
Miss Virginia Foster. have been re-
cent visitors in Pocomoke City.
Mrs. Mary Sheppard and Mr.. Fran
els Sheppard spent last week end in
Philadelphia and Wilmington.eD
Messrs. Charles X. Howard and c..
E, Robertson, were guests of the Ro-
tary Club on Monday evening last.
The Worcester County Woman's
Club will meet Thursday, March 6 at
$50 P. M, at the Citizens Bank in
Focomoke City.
The Ladies of Salem M. E. Church
gave a social and tea in the Church
parlor last Wednesday. It was
largely attended.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Venable, of
Cr;sfield, spent Saturday and Sunday
at the home of the formers parents,
MI. and Mrs. J. w. Venable.
Miss Aline Mason entertained a
number of friends last Friday even
ing at her home on Laurel street.
Progressive rock consumed the ma
jor portion of the evening. Tallies
and favors were suggestive of George
Washington's birthday.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-03-01

Among those from out of town who
attended the funeral of Mrs. Emma
r. Coulboune, which took place Fri
day of last week were: Norman D.
Coulbourne, Of Easton, Pa; William
J. Young, of Charlestown, w. Va;
Mrs. C. E. MARYLAND, of Washington
Grove, Md; Mr.. and Mrs. J. Henry
Young and Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest c.
Young, of Cape Charles, Va; Mr.. and
Mrs. A S. Marine and Miss Ruth
Mills of Cambridge, Md.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-03-01
Cokesbury Rural Telephone
Company Shows Surplus

The Stockholders of Cokesbury
Rural Telephone Company, S. A. Ev-
ans, secretary and treasurer, held
their annual meeting at w. v. Tay-
Ions store, February Is, 1924.
This company was organized in
February 1924; it has built eleven
miles of telephone equipment at a
cost of $2O49.22, and started operat-
ing November 20, 1913.
The standing of the Company at
that time showed $1325 worth of
stock sold and paid for, and there
was outstanding Indebtedness of
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-03-01

$-42.22.
At the meeting last Monday the
treasurer's. report showed the indebt-
edness all paid, and a surplus in cash
and book accounts of $303.01. The
directors declared a dividend of 10
Per cent, leaving cash on hand and
book accounts amounting to $170.51.
This is considered quite a good show
ing, and evidences good manage
rent.