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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-06

Mr.. and Mrs. George Bowes have
been spending the past week with
friends at Bryant's Pond.
Recent callers at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Warren were Mr.. and
Mrs. Craig and daughter of Mays
vile, AroostOok county and Mrs.
Genevieve Palmer and son, Hillard,
of Bangor.
Mrs. c. f. Spear spent the week
end with friends in Augusta.
Miss Daphne Spear is spending
her vacation with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. c. +. Spear.
Hervey Cram. who holds fine
position with the Great Northern
Paper Co., returned to his home in
Millinocket last week after spending
his vacation with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Danvers Cram.
Mrs. Louis Cook and children OF
Rockland are visiting Mrs. Estehe
Cook on Water street.
The Unfversalist Ladies' Aid So
ciety of Pittsfield will meet at DORA
Tea House on Thursday at o'clock
and lunch will be served at four.
Walter Chessman Of New York
was a visitor at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. N. II. Friend, Sunday and Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Simpson. Mr..
and Mrs. William Simpson and Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Barrett Of Shirley
Mills were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Herbert Simpson last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. Woodward and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Han
son and family and Mr.. and Mrs. w.
H. Mitchell and family motored to
Moose Head Lake. Sunday, return
ing home Monday evening.
Hon. and Mrs. Charles E. Smith
are entertaining Mrs. Sprasue of Los
Angeles. CAL, q former resident of
Newport.
Mrs. A. c. Bradbury Is slowly re-
covering from her recent Illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Lyle, Frederick
and Amy Lyle of Bradford. Ont, and
r. s. Knowlton of Duluth, Mimi,
were guests at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Danvers Cram last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Houston and
daughter, Mary, Mr.. and Mrs. Ira
Clark and son. Paul, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Nutter and daughter,
Maxine, motored to Rumford, Sun
day and were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. v. A. Linnell and Mr.. ana Mrs.
Elmer EIdridge over Labor Day.
Mrs. Rose Soper II i'll at her home
on High street.
Laurice Sherburne Il at home
from Washington, d. c., where he
has had employment since the close
of the college year in Boston.
Preston Bennett, a civil war vet
erAn, had the misfortune to be
thrown from his wagon Monday.
while driving around town. The
wagon was hit by an automobile It
could not be determined Monday
how serious his injuries were.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Day are en-
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P|TTSF|ELD

G.. Il. Caldwell. an official veter-
mary inspector. has been in town for
Il few days testing the herd OF cows
belonging to w. FL. Mcfarland. He
made a thorough test and reported
them all right.
Miss Mary Rhoades. Mason Insti-
tute 1924, went to Hallowell Thurs
day where she has been engaged to
teach grade work at the State school
for girls.
Mrs. {. T.. Lord of Worcester,
Mass, and Mrs. {. II. Gates, who
have been guests OF Mrs. Adelaide
Brown and he's brother. Col. Walter
G. Morrill,, have returned home.
p. X. Taylor OF Boston. Mass. Is
a business visitor in town.
O. +. Libby left Thursday for
Kennebunk where he will pass a Few
days working as a civil engineer.
A committee of members of the
Pittsficld band are completing ar
rangements for an outing of the
Pittsfield business men and their
families, the members of the band
and their families to be held sun
day, Sept. z. Their plans are to mo-
tor to Northport early in the morn
ing where they will board steamer
at go A. NJ, for sail about inc
bay with a stop for lunch. Picnic
lunches will be taken and arrange
ments made for the purchase of lob
sters and clans. The excursion
party will return to Northport I'm the
late afternoon returning home later.
1t is expected that there will be "a
large attendance.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. G.. Stint OF Old
Town were in town Thursday guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Burton.
Miss Carrie Bradford of Augusta.
who has been the guest OF Mrs. Ar
thur Crawford of South street has
returned home.
Mrs. Grover Braley and baby went
to Winnicook Thursday for a visit.
Mr.. Bralcy and son, Glendon and
Ardenna Wiley going to Lewiston
to attend the fair.
Mrs. Margaret Taylor of Hartford,
Conn, who has been the guest of
Misses Rose and Daisy Taylor for a
month left for her home Thursday.
Mrs. Vena BARLEY of Providence.
r. J., has been the guest of MIR. and
Mrs. w. II. Burton on Nichols street
for several days.
At the Methodist church Sunday.
Sept. Z, morning worship at 1890;
sermon theme, who Builds" COM
munion service, Sunday school at
11.45; evening service at 7.3O.
The members of the Ladies Aid
Society of the Methodist church held
their meeting at Camp Benson with
Mrs. Walter Harding, Thursday. A
good number were present and con-
siderable business was transacted.
The hostess served delicious fish
chowder. All Joined in proclaiming
this a good meeting and an enjoyable
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Tragedy in the Mine

Then. remembering how he himself
had been searched by the police on
moro than one occasion. he lifted
stead up again with one hand and
went through him with the other in
quite professional STYLE discovering
nothing. however, hut another bag in
which money jingied. This. too. he
threw On the table beside the dia-
monds After which. with another
hearty kick, he flung stead on the
hacking again and shook his fist at
him.
What's the use of golden sover-
eisns and diamonds to you down
here" he snarlcd. You can't buy
whites with EN- nor yet n dlop Of
liquor. nor yet "A bit o. 'bacca
Aren't YOU dependent OH me for
your bl.e and sup. You ungrateful
dog Who's a-keepin' of YOU safe
from the hangnan. YOU scoundrel?
I'm learn YOU to treat me uncivil
You shall have spell o. starvation
and darkness. my beauty. till you
know your master. and then happen
III do something for you. dye see ?"
Fe had restored the diamonds to
their bag as he spoke. and now.
transferring both bags to his pocket,
he picked up the lamp. and with n
fierce sCowl and Il shake OF his fist,
turrcd to leave stead alone in
darkness.
1t was at this point that Stead's
sanity gave way. With a howl
which was more like that OF a des-
perate brute than n man he made
one bound at the miner. and fasten-
ing OF his throat with tearing and
gripping fingers, bore him to- the
ground and screaming in his madness
strove to squeeze the life out Of him.
Tandy. surprised by the sudden
ness Of the attack. fell against the
wall The safety lamp slipped out
of his hand and rolling away on the
floor was suddenly extinguished. He
recognized. with curious alertness
Of mind. that he was engaged in a
deathlike struggle with a mailman
whom despair and fear had endowed
with superhuman strength. and that
he would need all his own resource
and energy to combat II. Already
he felt the blood bursting in the
veins in his head from the fierce
ness of Stead's grip on his throat,
already he felt his breath coming in
shorter gasps. The grip was like
that of a giant. In short time 1t
would--ah.
Doggcr Tandy was quick to think
in ways Of violence. He had long.
powerful. muscular arms. and hands
a. strong as an apes. Finding that
he could not tear Stead's grip away
from his throat, he got one hand at
the back Of his opponents head, the
other firmly under his chin. Then
he hraced himself for the effort. and
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joying their vacation at Old Orchard,
Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.

joying their vacation at Old Orchard.
Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Groves and
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Mckinney
were in Bangor for the day Monday.
The high school opened Tuesday,
Sept. 2, after the summer vacation
with quite few new scholars from
surrounding towns and few new
teachers.
Maynard Hammond Of Arlington,
Mass, was a recent guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Day with whom he used
to make his home.
There was large attendance at
the Ku Klux Khan meeting which
was held in Odd Fellows Hall, We'd
nesday evening. Milton c. Bennett
was the speaker of the evening.
Mrs. E. r. Dow has returned from
a visit with her son and wife, Mr..
and Mrs. John Dow of Bangor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hadley Lttlefleld are
entertaining Mrs. Carrie Charles
worth of Lewiston.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the M.
E. Church served dinner to over 100
r. F. D. carriers in the Grange Hall
on Monday. They enjoyed a sail
around the lake in the afternoon.
Carriers were present from all parts
of the state.
The members of w. r. c. held a
very enjoyable picnic at Tip Top
farm, Wednesday afternoon. There
were 81 present and the day was
passed in a very pleasant manner,
Mrs. Littlefield proving herself an
ideal hostess.
Capt. and Mrs. Ross and Mrs.
Jennie Parkman of Pittsfeld attend
ed the picnic dinner at Tip Top farm
Wednesday, given by w. r. c.
DIR. o. K. Emerson was a profess
sional visitor in Dexter recently.
Misses Madeline and Evelyn Pen
nell have returned from Belgrade
Lakes where they have had en-
ployment during the summer
months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hadley Clark of
Lowell, Mass. were week end guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Clark at their
cottage at the Films"
Miss Blanche Shorey of Massachu-
sets is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. A. G.
Shorey at Camp Benson.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. III. Sullivan were
recent visitors in East Palmyra.
NJ. Montford Littlefield of the
Bailey Conf. Co. of Portland was a
day. s -.
Newall Littlefeld. who has been
at Camp DevenS the past month has
returned to his home here.
Miss Edith Spaulding of Pittsfeld.
who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs.
Ralph Fernald, has returned to her
homo
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Ex-Russian Navy Unit
Warship Sunk by Japs

Toxic, Aug. CA. p. by MaiD-
Stirring events of 10 years ago were
recalled recently by the sinking off
Yokosuka of the old battleship Iwana,
doomed under the Washington Naval
treaty. The old sea fighter was used
as target for practice by the naval
air forces. Six bombing planes took
Fart, sending the Iwama to the bot
tom in less time that was anticipated.
1t was expected that the Iwama
would provide two days practice for
the bombers and naval attaches of
foreign countries were invited to
witness the second days operations
The invitations. however. were recall
led because the Iwama was sent to the
bottom the first day.
The Iwama, formerly the Russian
hattleship Orel. was a unit Of the
Baltic fleet. She survived the battle
OF the Sea of Japan, May 81, 1905.
only to be captured by Admiral
Togo's fleet. AS a unit of the Japa-
nese fleet. the Iwama took part in 1914
liz the operations which cleared tie
Pacific Of German raiders.
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Ladies' Aid Holds First Fall Meeting

The Ladies' Aid society OF the Uni
versalist church held its first meeting
of the fall season Thursday after
noon. Sept. 4. with Mrs. Nellie Hun
newell. Mrs. Minnie Clay. Mrs. Rhea
Kimball. Mrs. Mary Hunter, Mrs.
augusta Shaw and Mrs. Jessie Cam
serving as hostesses.
The scene of the gathering was the
tea room and grounds of Mrs. Dora
Sands. popularity known rs "Dora's
Tea Room" on the Newport Dexter
federal highway.
Transportation from Pittsfield was
by automobiles of the society mem :
bers, 18 cars being necessary to
transport the 65 members and guests
of the occasion. who came from both
Pittsfield and Newport.
The officers o fthe society, Mrs.
Betsy Milliken. Mrs. Gertrude Lane.
Mrs. Ina Fuller, Mrs. Myrtle Graves,
and Mrs. Ruth Haines, were in the
receiving line to welcome members
and guests.
Grouped in a circle on the spacious
grounds overlooking the beautiful
Sebasticook Lake, the gathering pre-
scented a very pleasing appearance
to the many passing aptoists.
The business session Of the day
was presided over by the efficient
president. Mrs. Betsy Milliken, in Ler
usual gracious manner.
The chairman of the years work
committee, Mrs. Gertrude Lane. pre-
scented most ambitious program Of
activity, including q food sale for
september. harvest supper for Oct
ober, movie benefit for November
and "a fair for December. January
and February are set apart as hos
pitality months, in March OF 1925.
an entertainment will be given. In
April a second food sale. and in May
q cabaret on an exceptional scale
This elaborate schedule of activities
for the society year was approved
upuon presentation and will doubt
less be realized.
The treasurer reported $13 received
from those present as a voluntary
contribution to the church flower
fund. and the collector, the receipt
os 1886 in dues.
Upon the conclusion of business
the guest of honor for the day, Col
cnel Walter @. Morrill,, civil war
veteran, resident OF PittsfieId and a
youth Of 81 years. was introduced
and gave 4 brief address reminiscen:
OF his unusual civil war experiences
that Melted him some wounds and q
medal for bravery in action.
At the close Of this very interest
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-06
Fiction Tone Raised
BY Way Clean Films

Los Angeles. Sept. S "a. Pr
That the salacious and suggestive in
fiction has received a body
blow in the recent edict against the
use of such material in motion pic
lures by Will II. Hays. president OF
the Association of Motion Picture
Producers. is the opinion expressed
here by N. c. Levee, head of the
United Studios.
Levee supported his statement
with the argument that since authors
frequently receive more money fer
film rights to their works than from
regular publication sources. they
soon win begin to realize that unlese
their stories are built without OBJ
5ectionable situations and themes a
very lucrative avenue Of revenue will
be closed to them,
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augS0. sat,St

$50 o'clock. conducted by Rev. FIR.
Curran of Waterville%
Services will be held at the Asa
Bates Memorial chapel Sunday aft
ernoon at , o'clock, conducted by
Rev. +. s. Bernauer.
United Baptist church. Rev. +. S.
Bernauer. pastor: Morning worship
at 1880; subject, THE Power of Sa-
cred Memories" Sunday school at l.
O'Clock: G. E, 6.15; peoples serv-
ice at IT'S; subject. why Not Sing
and Be Happy"
Services will be held at lockwood
Corner. Belgrade, Sunday afternoon.
at $50 O'Clock, conducted by Rev.
Il. S. Bernauer.
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Church Notices

Methodist church. Rev. Weston p.
Holman, pastor: Morning worship at
1920. subject of sermon. IAN I'm
portant Question" music by young
peoples chorus; Sunday school at
11.45. Fred A. Wyman, Supt.; Ep-
worth League at o'clock; happy
hour service at z o'clock: subject.
THE Good Citizen" mid-week serv-
fee Thursday evening at $50 O'Clock.
Sidney Methodist church: Preach
ing Sunday afternoon by the pastor,
Rev. Weston =. Holman. at Manter's
shore, after which there will be a
baptism. The Sunday school will be
omitted.
All Souls Universalist church,
Rev. II. G.. Mann. pastor: Morning
worship at 1920; subject. THE Test
of Ones Religious Faith" special
music by chorus; S. s., 11.45: Dean
f. Wheeler, Supt.: Young Peoples
Christian Union at 6 o'clock: sub
ject. Immigrant Experiences"
Mrs F. S. Bernauer will preach
at West Sidney, Sunday afternoon at
$50 o'clock.
Catholic services will be held IN
Memorial hall Sunday morning at
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-06

High Blood Pressure is a very
dangerous condipAn-but because It
is the result If self-poisoning or
chronic constipation. 1t is always re-
lieved and corrected by the wonder
full Fruit Treatment. Mrs. c.. w.
Thompson of Lyndonville, Vermont,
says: II first heard of "Fruit-a-
tives" through friend in st. Johns
bury; and as was troubled with
very high Blood Pressure and Cons
supation. I decided to try the Fruit
Treatment. The result is am feel
ing very much better and gladly
recommend -"Fruit-a-tives" to any
one. 'Fruit-a-tives" are the inten-
sified juices of apples, oranges, figs
and prunes combined with tonics.
! 25c and 50c-at all dealers or
Fruit Limited. Ogdensburg.
N. ADV.
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Farm Bureau Field Day

The annual field day of the Waldo
County Farm Bureau will be held
Friday, Sept. 18th, at the Belfast city
park. opening with a ball game at
1890. County Agent N. S. Donahue.
Ralph Hayford of Belfast and A. T.
Nickerson of Swanville are the COM
mittee of arrangements. The pro-
gram will include an addressby Dean
Leon S. Merrill Of Orono. director Of
the College of Agriculture at the nUi-
versity of Maine. and demonstrations
by teams from the South Montyille
and Brooks boys and girls clubs,
solos by Pearl Richardson Of Knox
and readings by Miss Martha Hub
bard of Knox.
Mrs. B. l.. Aborn. Belfast. Mrs. o.
w Ripley. South Montville. and Miss
Estelle Mason of Belfast have charge
of the afternoon program. The re-
freshment committee Is Marthon
Doak. Belfast, A. II. Nickerson,
Swanville. and George A. Sprague,
Liberty. There will be clam bake
at noon.
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ing and highly appreciated talk y

ing and highly appreciated tax VI
the colonel, dainty Refreshments
egg salad, coffee and ice cream "
served. 4
AS the cars were lined up 10. Y
homeward trip three rousing VA
and a. tiger were given in hona
Col Morrill, and also Dis MAJ
appreciation for the pleasing s
rendered by the matron and s's
Dora's Tea House. -
The occasion proved so pronou
a success that a member OF u s
ciety extended a cordial invitaL
the society to meet at her s',
home on the date Of the next y,
lar meeting.
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Amborn.Cramer

Announcement has been received in
Belfast Of the marriage in New York
of DIR. Fred d. Amborn, formerly of
Lincolncille, and Msis Alice Wood
bury Cramer, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. w. Cramer Of Belfast, a
graduate of Z. II. S. '22. DR.. Amborn
was graduated from the Eastern Col
lege of Chiropractic in 1928 and is
located In New York.
Monroe Fair Next
The seth annual cattle show and
fair of the Waldo and Penabscot Ag-
ricultural societies will open in Mon
roe on Tuesday. Sept. 9th. There
will be three days racing in the fol-
lowing classes:
Els class, purst 5000; 2.24 class.
purse 5000; 2.20 class. purse 5000:
2.40 class, purse $3.50; 2.30 class,
purse $3.50; Els class, purse $400;
Ford race, purse $50; farmers race,
one-half mile. horses without records,
purse $50.
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Fined for Reckless DRIVING

Wilbert YORK OF SearspOrt was
fined SO and costs in the Belfast
municipal court yesterday for reck-
less driving of an automobile. He
collided with another car at the juno
ton of Main and High, as the latter
was making the turn at the silent
policeman. having the right Of way.
Neither car was going fast and no
one was injured. although the other
car was damaged.
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n h NEWPORT
Odd Fellows Field Day

The annual reunion and field day
of /. o. O. F. was held at Camp Ben
son, Labor Day. The day was an
ideal one and there was a large
crowd present.
A dress parade of the Cantons was
witnessed by large audience about
noon and the marching and drilling
called forth rounds of applause.
There were also boat races and all
kinds of sports with prizes for each.
Dancing was held in the pavilion
both afternoon and evening and a
ball game between Skowhegan and
Bangor which resulted in a victory
for Skowhegan. The u. b. p. So
ciety of the High street church
served supper and dinner: also sand
witches, doughnuts and coffee for the
crowds,
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Ketchikan, Alaska, Aug. IL "a. p.
by MaiD-Braving $50 miles Of
treacherous and open waters between
Seattle and Ketchikan. Linden Pentz,
his wife, baby and q goat, arrived
here recently in a 16-foot open motor
boat. The cruise, which took two
months, was made without mishap.
After going on to Skagway, the
family VIII abandon It's boat and
travel into the interior of Alaska.
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To advertise an Alaska industry,
the governments Alaska railroad
will feature reindeer steaks on It's
dining cars this summer. 1t is hoped
that tourists will go, back to the
States converted to this meat.
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BELFAST
Stone.craiu

The wedding of Miss Margaret NJ.
Craig, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles NJ. Craig, and aHrold Rufus
Stone, formerly Of Unity, took place
Friday at 8 o'clock at the Craig resi-
dence on High street. on the we'd
ding anniversary of the brides pa
rents. Miss Craig wore gown of
satin backed crepe in white with a
veil and carried a shower Of brides
roses and gladiolus, and was attended
by her sister. Miss Mabel r. Craig,
wearing green crepe and carrying tea
roses. Mr.. Stone was attended by
James E. Braley of Belfast. The Of
floating clergyman was Rev. William
Vaughan of Trinity Reformed
church and Miss Gladys Pitcher
played the wedding march. The
ceremony was performed in the lily
ing room. which was effectively dec
Grated with asparagus fern and white
flowers, while fall flowers were used
in the other rooms.
Following the ceremony refresh
ments were served by classmates OF
the bride Mt. Holyoke Is. Miss Ethel
Worth of WATERFOWL, Miss Marcia
Winn, New York, Mrs. Gertrude Nee
han, Cohasset. Other out of town
guests included Miss Margery Bouve,
director Of Boston School of Physical
Education, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar A.
Wilton of Cambridge, the lattere n
classmate Of the bride, Mrs. Dudley
of Lewiston. mother of the groom.
Mrs. Alice Stone, his grandmother. of
Unity. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank ]. Star
rett. Roslindale. Mass, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank d. Starrett, Worcester. Mr..
and Mrs. Beverly Durham. Bangor.
the latter q sister of Mr.. Stone, Miss
Helen Fisk. Springfield, Frank
Vaughan, Louisville. KY, Miss Mar
ion Wheelock. Springfield, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ben Ames Williams of Brook
line.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stone left late in the
afternoon for { two weeks motor
trip, following which they will pass
Craigs have a cottage, and later will
occupy an apartment in the Craig
residence on High street
The bride was graduated from the
Belfast High school in 1914 and from
Mt. Holyoke college in 1913. Later
she graduated from the Boston School
OF. Physical Education and for three
years has been physical director in
the Brockton, Mass. Young Women's
Christian Association, resigning last
spring.
Mr.. Stone attended the public
schools of Lewiston, Coburn CLASH
cal Institute and Colby, and has been
employed for several years by the
City National bank, now holding the
position of paying teller. He is a
member of the Masonic club, Of the
Frank D. Hazeltine Post, American
Legion, and of local Masonic
bodies.