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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-18
WILTON

Both churches will observe Easter
with appropriate services both
morning and evening.
The Opportunity Glass will meet
next Friday afternoon with Mrs
Nelson for the monthly meeting.
The Fortnightly Club will meet
next Wednesday evening in the
Goodspeed Memorial library. MY
Garden of Memories" is the sub
ject and a paper will be read by Mrs
Harry Trefethen.
The Woman's Home Missionary
society will hold a postponed meet
ing with Mrs. Clarence Bailey Fri
day afternoon. Mrs. w. f. Sawyer
will have charge of the program.
Sunday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock
in the Union church at East Dixfield
Mr.. and Mrs. William Carey went
to Boston Monday, where Mr.. Carey
will consult foot specialist. He has
had trouble with his arches for
about seven years and it Is quite
serious at present.
The many friends Of Mrs. Arthur
T. Craig will regret to learn that she
is suffering from a severe attack of
asthma.
Mrs. Lizzie E. Masterman Is work
ing in J. G. Coolidge's store during
the absence of Mrs. Clyde Scribner.
Mrs. Clyde Scribner left Wednes-
day for Boston for few days visit
and will meet her aunt, Mrs. Celia
Stevens, who will return to Wilton
for the summer.
Rev. A. V. Houghton returned to
Wilton Monday from the Conference,
the newly appropriated pastor of
the Wilton and North Jay Method
list Episcopal churches, much to the
satisfaction of the town.
The house, formerly owned by the
late Mr.. and Mrs. Gilman F. Pichens
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-18
COMING EVENTS

April 17-1s-state Secondary Prinsi-
pal Association. State House.
April 19-Third annual Patriots DAY
golf tournament M. G. A. 6suns-
April 2o-Easter Sunday.
April 25-Cony High party starts Tor
April s5"chiidren's pep Dep zen 81, In n,
church. Augusta.
May 4-1i-National music week.
May -S-Congregati onal Conference
and Missionary Society OF Maine.
MAY syo smW &. r. U. Jubilee. Portland.
May s-W. c r. u. Jubilee. Augusta
May 9-1O-Kennebec w. c. 7. U. con-
vention; Augusta, ,r,,,s. Roreor.
NAY May i2-W. 6. r 7. .: Jubilee. Calais.
May l2-opening Sisters Hospital
May ae-siMGrand Lodge, X. of p. an
nual convention. Lewiston: o.,,.,on
annual meeting. Senate Chamber.
State House. Augusta.
May 22-24-Interstate vocational con.
ference Bangor.
May 26-27-Maine Retail jewelers.
May 27-2S-State Federation B. P. w.
Clubs, annual meeting, Belfast:
May 29-Kennebec county. S. 5: Asso-
citation, annual convention, baptlst
lime 10-National Republican conven-
ton. Cleveland. Ohio. II A. NJ.
June l4-1S--240th Artillery. c. a. Z.
officers school. Fort Wright. Long
Island Sound.
June l6-21-Field Artillery school.
Presque Isle.
June 1S-19-Division Of Maine Sons
Of Veterans, U. S. A, 42nd annual
encampment, Portland.
Juno 24-Democratic National con-
vention. New York City.
Aug. 26-2S-New England Grange an
nual conference. u. of n. II.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-18
READFIELD
Radio Accomplishments

DEPOT-A summary of radio &C
complishments. as taken from a
Radio Log book of Donald Whittier,
are as follows, From Jan. 1928 to
April 10, 1924, total of 102 diff
ferent radio phone stations have
heard.
All stations heard direct, no re-
broadcasting being counted; most
distant station heard E. c. o. Oak
land, Calf, heard March rs at
$50 A. NJ. Second most distant,
San Antonio, Texas. The state
from which most different stations
have been heard, Pennsylvania with
IA. Second, New York state with
u. The city, from which most sta
lions have been heard Philadelphia
with six Second city Montreal,
Carada. with five stations. Num-
Der of states from which broadcast
ing has been heard, "a. Number of
stations heard more than q 1000
miles from Readfield by air line, 10.
All stations heard on the same three
tube set of the owners own con-
struction.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-18
WEST FORKS

Frank Fitzsimmons has gone to
Madison to clerk for the K. l.. ID.
Company for the summer.
d. J. Burns was in Skowhegan
several days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sturgis Durgin have
returned home from Canada.
f. j. Durgin was at Indian Pond
Tuesday.
Ed Morris is in town.
Roland Fitzsimmons, who has
been working at Skowhegan for the
last six months Is at home for a
short vacation.
Miss Dorothy Piper of Bangor is
visiting, with her sister, Mrs. Allen
Nugent.
Miss Mearl Farley has returned
home from the hospitai.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-18

that he intended to operate his car
in the winter If the road was kept
open.
O.. H. Lane Of Lewiston appeared
as counsel for Jacob Bernstein, who
operates a bus between Lewiston and
Sabattus, distance of six miles.
Attorney Lane said that the bus
was a great convenience to people
living in Sabattus. who worked in
Lewiston. Mr.. Bernstein testified
that he had been driving a car for
five years and had never met with
an accident.
"How late at night are you going
to rum" asked Col. Shelton.
Twelve O'clock" replied the wit
ness.
"What time will you start in the
morning."
"Six O'clock"
do you mean that?"
eyes"
Attorney Lane argued that the
trip from Lewiston to Sabattus can
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-18
SIX SEEK RIGHT
/r>.A ..l r. ~ ~

IL they charged less than the troll
ley line, the business could not be
conducted at q profit.
1.-THE airplane will go from point
to point for the transportation OF
passengers In the course OF time. /
can't believe that these automobiles
are going to work any substantial
Getriment or loss. certainly not to
the Maine Central Railroad Com
pany, and no serious loss to the
Androscoggin e. kennebec Railway
Company.
Wilbert c. Thompson, the senior
member of the firm of Thompson
& Dufresne. who operate the line
between Lewiston and Waterville,
testified that he had a permit last
year to conduct the business between
Lewiston and Augusta and as far
as he knew there was no objection
TO it. He had spent money for an
other car and had heightened the
route to Waterville.
j. b. Wolfhart of Augusta testi-
fed that he represented himself and
no one else and appeared as a citi-
zen. He patronized the bus line be-
tween Augusta and Lewiston, going
back and forth every day, and he
found 1t was a great convenience.
The bus means a saving to him of
an hour and a half every day.
You can't get any accommoda-
tons or favors from the Androscog-
gin & kennebec Railway" said Mr..
Wolfhart. I'VE want the bus to
run and the people of Maine also
want 1t to run just as it is at pres
ent."
Herbert r. Genthner explained to
the utilities commission that he op-
crates a bus between Lewiston and
Lisbon Falls. In reply to question
by Col. Shelton, the witness testified
that he never solicited passenger
at a white pole Of the Androscoggin
& Kennebec Railway.
do you mean to say that your
bus would pay the year round" ask
ed Col. Shelton.
1T would" replied the witness.
would you operate the bus If the
road was not kept open in the WIN
tcr?"
mo. would not"
Continuing, the witness stated
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-18
RICHMOND

CORNER-Elbridge Small Of Bow
doin is visiting Shirley Humphrey for
q few days.
The little children Of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Hunt are Ill with the whoop-
ing cough.
Miss Ruth Conrad was a weekend
visitor in Brunswick.
Otis Douglass of Bowdoin. who has
been visiting his sister, Mrs. Charles
Cobb, returned home Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown and Miss Edith
Lancaster of Gardiner were Sunday
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. Lancas-
ter.
Mrs. Martha Lancaster Of Gardiner
is visiting her son. Harold Lancaster,
and family.
Harry Roberts Of Boston Is the
guest of his father, H. H, Roberts.
Mrs. A. o. Lancaster was the guest
of Mrs. Harry Whitney in Richmond
Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-18
Minor Blazes Call
Department on Three
Occasions Thursday

An alarm from box 81 at the cor
ner of Sewell and Capitol streets,
was the first of three calls that the
Augusta Fire Department responded
to on Thursday. This was for a fire
in the woods at Ganeston Park. The
fire was extinguished with little
damage. The call came in at S.35.
At 2.2O Thursday afternoon the
hook and ladder truck responded to
a still alarm for a chimney fire in
the Augusta Machine shop on Win
throp street. One chemical was
used and no damage resulted.
At $50 the hook and ladder truck
was again called out, this time for
4 fire on the Kennebec bridge. 1t
was found necessary to break off the
end of plank near one of the Cir
ders in order to get at the seat of
the blaze which was then quickly
extinguished with the aid of two
chemicals,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-18
BIG CARNIVAL OF
NATIONS THURSDAY
Eve, CITY Hall.

Although the program for the l'g
Carnival of ations, which is to be
held at City Hall next Tuesday even
ing, April 22rd, has not as yet been
completed. the committee which has
been working 1t out has succeeded
in arranging for the presentation of
eleven exceptionally interesting num-
bers,
Tho entire program will be pres
ented to the public absolutely free of
charge, and 1t Is expected that City
Hall will be taxed to its utmost to
! handle the large crowd which will be
: In attendance. Ten 'tionalities are
already represented on the program,
and there is a possibility that more
will be secured.
-, Seldom before has such a unique
and varied program been offered to
: the public in this section. There will
be vocal and instrumental solos,
dances Of the nations, acrobatic work,
strong man feats. and various songs
in the native tongue. This program
will be followed by dancing, and
music both for the program and for
the dancing will be furnished by
Douglas Orchestra.
The committee was exceedingly
fortunate in securing one Of the
numbers on the program the services
Of the worlds strongest man." NJ:
John Gagnon Of Augusta, who will
perform many new and amazing
leafs. another number which will
without doubt prove one Of the most
interesting Of the entire program
will be the acrobatic and bar work
by George Touraine. Mr.. Touraine Is
a graduate Of an American UNIVERSE
ty In Turkey. and was one Of
the foremost athletes Of the coun-
try. He will do difficult feats on the
horizontal bar. many Of which are
performed by very few experts in the
entire country.
.@ The program, ~ It IL now arrang-
cd. although not perhaps in the or
der of their appearance. reads as fol-
lows:
Accordion Solo
Vocal Solo In Italian
Peter Gonnella Qtalian)
0ypsy Dance
Devina slosbsrg tJewish)
Aorobatic Work
George Touraine (Armenian)
David Campbell (Scotch)
Novslty Dance
Madeline Fox Qrish)
Chinese Restaurant Scene
Alfred Z. Tong (Chiness)
0reeaan Songs
Esthimus couzinos torssk)
Russian Dance
Devina Hosbsrg tJswish,
STRONG Man Feats
John dasnon Ursnsh)
Na1sian Ballads
Paul Radsly Russian)
Pupils Of Dorothy Gray
Group Songs In French
Ludger Vermetto Qronchl.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-18

be made quicker by auto stage than
by the trolley system.
John P. Elcik. who operates line
between Lisbon Falls and Pejepscot,
a distance Of four miles, said that
his passengers were the same every
day. persons who work in the mill
at Pejepscot and who live at Lisbon
Falls He had never had an acct
dent and he had been operating a
car for six years.
At the afternoon session the
claims of William f. Swift, who
wishes to operate line from North
Wayne to Readfeld Depot and Miles
York from Old Orchard to Ocean
Park, were presented.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-18

to get thorough and deep penetration
of the creosote. A good vat is made
Of an old steel barrel set over n
roughly constructed. furnace. The
creosote, is kept at the boiling point
and each batch Of posts is left In the
vat about two hours, depending on
the rapidity OF penetration. One
inch penetration should be obtained.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-18

In order to determine this q pos.
may be split or sawed In two. Inc J
tops Of the posts should either %
dipped or painted with hot creo-
sote. A. farmer having . wooo
this Winter cutting posts. Next VIM
ter these posts win be properly sea-
soned for crecsoting."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-18

on High street II being repaired and
wired Sfor electricity.
The Methodist Episcopal church
will hold a reception in honor OF
Rev. and Mrs. A. v. Houghton Fri
day evening April 25th.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-18
AUGUSTALOCALS

A supper at 6.30 this evening will
precede the visitation by Samaritan
Lodge, No. 30. !. o. o. T., with Asy-
lum Lodge. The degree team of the
visiting lodge will confer the sec
ond degree on q class Of candidates
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-18
Progressive Orange

A most enjoyable meeting was held
by this Grange Friday evening. The
lecturer presented two excellent ques-
lions for discussion in which nearly
every member took part. Readings,
stories and music helped to complete
the program.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-18
NORTH AUGUSTA
LOCAL NOTICE

SPAS New Housekeeper," will be
presented at North Augusta Grange
Hall. Tuesday evening, followed by
dance. April18d4t
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-07
Social and Personal
State Meeting of
League of Women Voters

Plans are under way for holding
the annual state convention of the
League of Women Voters of North
Dakota in Grand Forks May Is, l6
and II, and there is good deal OF
interest in the announcement that
in conjunction with the convention
there will be two-day Citizenship
School.
Prominent women are to be secur-
ed to speak at the Citizenship School
sessions on subjects of genera, IN
te,cst to women, and Miss M. M.
Wells, regional director of the Lea
que of Women Voters, will be in
Grand Forks to preside. at the con-
vention and to give the principal talk
at the banquet which will be fca-
ture of the opening day.
The aim of the school is to give
out valuable information on topics
of national and international con
Germ and to acquaint women with
their duties as citizens. The league
of Women Voters is characterized
as non-party organization which
has for its primary aim getting out
a 100 per cent women's vote.
Mrs. j. A. Poppler of Grand Forks
is chairman of the program commit
tee for the state meeting, and Dr.
Margaret Peake, president of the To-
cal branch of the League, in that
city named chairman of local ar
rangemcnts.
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MRS. E. L HURR,
STERLING, DIES
IN HOSPITAL

Mrs. Ernest l.. Hurr. residing two
and half miles south of Sterling
passed away at the Bismarck hos
pitaI yesterday afternoon following
Il short illness having been in the
hospital less than two weeks.
Ernest l.. Hurr and Adcloyd
Phelps were united in marriage. Dec.
81. 1902 at Ruthven, Iowa. and came
to Burleigh county and have resided
near Sterling since 1905.
Besides the husband, Mrs. Hurr
leaves two brothers and three Sis
ters and four children TO mourn her
departure. The children are: Ralph
S. aged 20, Elnora M. aged Is. Ida
B. 10 years and Elnoir II. 2 years old.
Funeral services will be held from
the Methodist church at Sterling,
Wednesday afternoon at . clock
| with Rev. C. +. Strutz of this city
in charge of the funeral services
Interment will be in the Sterling
cemetery
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-07
L. T. L. Meeting -
Proves Interesting

An interesting meeting and pro-
gram was held at the Indian School,
Sunday afternoon by members of the
L. T. L. under the direction of Miss
Nellie Dohse, one of the teachers in
the SCHOOL,
The Indian girls had their cate
chism we'll learned and rendered their
responses with enthusiasm. Mamie
Reed gave recitation entitled, THE
Two Portraits, which was very long
and showed excellent memory work.
Mrs. Smith read letter from Con-
suela Valdez, the Filipino girl for
whom the Indian L. T. l.. was named.
She is now in the Philippine Islands
doing temperance work among her
own people. She enclosed a picture
of her home organization which was
greatly enjoyed by the girls.
Following the l.. T. l.. program,
Miss r. M. Appleby gave an address
which was very interesting to all
Miss Appleby did Red Cross work in
Rumania and her accounts of vari-
Gus experiences with the people and
their customs and all was most in.
teresting.
Miss Stevens, Y. w. c. A. worker
among the Indians. was present and
made a few we'll chosen remarks
The next meeting of the l.. T. L. will
be held at the Indian School, the first
Sunday in May.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-07
Entertain at Pretty
Bridge Luncheon and Dinner

Mrs. w. C. Bush and Mrs. NJ. +.
Mcintyre were joint hostesses Sat
urday afternoon at delightful and
pretty one o clock bridge luncheon
and six o'clock bridge dinner at
the home of Mrs. Bush, 610 Fifth
street. Nine tables were entertained
at the luncheon at which the APP
pointments were carried out in a
pretty color scheme of yellow and
white. Bridge was enjoyed during
the afternoon with honors being won
~ Mrs. r. B. Murphy. Four tables
of the teachers from the Junior and
the high school were entertained at
a delightful bridge dinner at which
the same color scheme was employed.
Honors were won by Mrs. Elva
Whitson and Miss Marion McGrath.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-07
@efhn8leA

have wanted to live" l said col
EMMY. ''lf it really was Paula Pelier
| shall bless her as long as am on
this earth. ] was almost sure the
other day when she was here that
she was really and truly little Jacks
mother, and oh, how sorry l was for
her!
~ do not think I could have been
rs big rs she was if ! really were his
mother. could not have gone away
without telling my secret. ] tank
! should have made scene, JIG hn.
and insisted on taking my baby home
with me-
"She is Il bag woman, dear, and.
strange as it may seen, I'm going TO
tell you she is good woman, even
while | confess to you That Paula
Perier is the mother of your adopted
' "why do you says your adopted
baby, John? Isn't little Jack our
adopted baby?"
"No my dear. Re is yours by
option--but -but-Lcslie, God for
give me, am his real father
felt my eyes widen with surpr,s"
and horror.
Don't laugh at me, Jack. dn
&, not like such kinds of jokes"
LIN not laughing, dear heart.
am trying to tell you that Paula
Perier put little Jack in front of our
| door because she was almost starry
| ing and she had found that no one
would consider Il young woman with
a baby; and she decided that as the
child belonged to me and as l was
perfectly able to bring it up in com
parative luxury ] was the logica
one to take care of it,"
| Copyright, 1924, NEA Service, Inc.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-07
Community Council
Holds Interesting
Meeting

The regular meeting of the Wom
ems Community Council was held
Saturday afternoon at the Rest Room
with Mrs. Towne presiding.
The reports of the various COM
mittees showed great interest and
much activity along the various lines
of civic work that the council spon-
sors. The rest room committee re-
ported that l40 had registered during
the month of March and that 81
babies and small children had been
cared for, while the mothers had
shopped in the city. Most of these
were rural women.
Miss Mary Cashel gave report
of work among the girls. A new
Scout Troop is being organized. and
Miss Dorothy Huber will be the COM
missioned captain. Women of the
city were asked to invite girls be-
tween the ages of 10 and IL years of
age to join this troop. If sufti-
cicnt number Of applications are re-
ceivcd the second troop will be or
ganized. Miss Cashel urged that rec
rcational work be continued and said
the good start of last years work
should. make the work easier this
year. Mrs. King gave resume of
last seasons work. The committee
was appointed to work out Il plan and
report at the meeting in May.
The Finance, Child Welfare and
Motion Pictures committees, all gave
splendid reports of work done. Mrs.
Frank Barnes reported that the two
food sales conducted by the council
had Melted $7l.81 and discussions
followed as to formulating some
scheme for financing council, whose
expenses are about 1926 month.
The address of the afternoon on
Typhoid and It's Relation to the Milk
and Water Supply was given by f.
NJ. Knights, State Sanitary Inspector
The address was educational and fill
ed with interest for all. At the close
of his address he gave a practical
demonstration of the method employ
ed in the testing of our milk supply
and explained how it was made safe
for use. The women appreciated
Mr.. knight $ interest in this very
much.
The president Of the Community
Council, Mrs. Towne wishes a com
plete list of the women Of Bismarck
belonging to organizations who arc
affiliated with the Community Coun
Gil and asks that the lists may BE-
kindly mailed to her at the earlies
possible convenience.
Mrs. Robert Orr, chairman Of thy
Park Committee, states that the care
taker for Custer Park will soon star
in getting the work under way TO
the summer and that all civic bodie:
communicate with her soon relative
to their contributions for the parl
planting.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-07
LETTER FROM ,LESLIE PRESCOTT
TO LESLIE PRESCOTT, CARE
OF THE SECRET DRAWER

II doesn't seem possible, little
Marquise, that ones life can COM
pletely change in twcntyfour hours.
Yesterday, when l wrote you,
think l was the happiest woman on
earth, and today ] know there is
none more miserable.
Jack seemed SO pleased and happy
to have me home. He bad Il nice
dinner waiting for me, and after we
had put the baby to bed he came and
sat beside me on the sofa, and put
ting his arm around me and drawing
my head over on his shoulder, he
told me how glad he was that | bad
come back. al cannot tell you how
lonely l have been, dear heart" he
said.
Not since the baby came had he
been so lovcrlike, and yet all the
while there was kind of something
between us Finally we began to
talk of Paula Perier.
"I'm sure you know the gossip
that is going about the town. Les
lie"
uOn kHoW any SosSlp' an
swered. 81 never let people talk Cos
sip to me-"
care you sure you do not know
that every one has said that it was
Paula Perier that put little Jack in
| front of our door?'
81 believe ! have heard something
| like that but paid no attention ia
| it. | thought it was God
Jacks arm clasped me tighter anc
his lips touched my hair lovingly
81 Am sure. at that time if it hadn't
been for that blessed baby l wouldn't
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-07
AT THE MOVIES
CAPITOL.
No vamp or villain!

No vamp or villain!
These two characters, so necessary
to most screen stories, are absent in
the wholesome story, april Saow-
els" which will be shown ut the Cap
itol Theatre beginning tonight. In
other words, the vamp and villain
are out Of luck.
ImaginCs Vamp
True enough, the lovahle little
wish he roinc portrayed by Colleen
Moore, tries to put a vamp into
the story by imagining one. When
the rich society girl, portrayed by
beautiful Ruth Clifford, comes down
to the slums to try to make poor
Irish folk happier, Maggie Muldo on
Colleen Moore) rouses herself to
furious jealousy, for she is contain
the Fifth Avenue miss issgong to
steal her sweetheart, Danny O'Rour-
Ike (Kenneth Harlan). Innocent Dam
ny's only desire is to become good
policeman like his Dad and the so
ciety girl, with not vamplsh