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New Britain herald., 1924-08-15
FAVORABLE TRADE BALANCE

Rome, Aug. l5.-ltaly's trade bal ance with Germany during the last five months shows imports to the value of 545,000,000 lire and exports of 645, 1000. 900. balance in favor of Italy of 1O0,oO0,o0O lire. These fig ures do not include the value of i'm ports applying on the war reparation account.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-15
GERMANS LOSING GIRIH.
Street Csrs Now Accommodate More
 People Than Fifteen Years Ago.

Berlin. Aug. i5.-The Germans are losing their large waist lines. accord ing to reports of transportation offi- cisls who announce that in street cars built ten or fifteen years ago to ac- commodate 2o persons in longitudinal seats it is now possible to take care of at least ,22 passengers comfortably. It, Is estimated that, each car Is also able to carry from five to ten more straphangers.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-15
HOPES WOMAN WINS
Republican GassFaaE of Tsass, Wants Mrs, Fergusaa Ta Get The Demo. cratic Nomination,

Colorado springs, calo, Aug, ls.- IF F, Lee, Of Heusien, republican eans aidsts fer governor of Texas. has tsls- ETaphed former governor James Fer guson, expressing the hope that the laltsF's slfs would receive the demo, cratic nomination fer the ehfles. Mir, Lee said he vas prompted to send ths message hy the feeling that fl Mrs Ferguson were nominated, the state campaign would he relieved ef the klan issue and if she were elected. Texas waula he governed according ta the constitution, sith equal rights fer sll,"
 Mir, Lee sent a message to calonsl W, F, Talbot, of Dallas, Tex, sxseu, tive committee man to the same effect tonight, he said, He predicted the re- publican party would nael the largest vets in the history of the state in tn. coming election,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17

Included Are Dresses For Street, Afternoon and
 Evening Wear Dresses thGt formerly sold for from $S5 to $1s5 have them displayed in
 both windows
 Sale Begins At 6:30 A. M. printing erGc st o coIOrs sizes and former selling prices
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17

with their parents, Mfr. and Mrs Robert Ingle. Their sister, Pauline Ingle, returned home with them.
 
 Mrs. J. B,<Donelson is visiting hel son, MT John Doneldson, in Montgom cry.
 Mrs. R. B. Adcocke is at St. Vincent's hospital having undergone an operation. Mrs. Jacob Mcintosh of Nashville, Tenn, is visiting her daughter, Mrs, R. B. Adcocke, and MT. Adcocke. Mrs. W. W. Glass has returned to her home in Anniston after visiting her daughter, Mrs. l.. c. Ward, on the South Highlands
 Mrs. Lillian Kelly and son, Elton, left Saturday for Kansas City and other points in the west.
 Mir. Mason J. billiard, sr., has re turned from a trip abroad.
 Miss Louise Le Marie and Miss Cecile Owen of New Orleans, arrived Thursday to be the guest of Miss Hazel Doerr.
 Mir. and Mrs. Charles T. Doerr left Friday for a two weeks trip to New Orleans, stopping en route at Mobile, Gulfport and Biloxi.
 Mir. and Mrs. Lee Rouche and chill dren have returned from a motor trip to Marietta, Ga.
 Mrs. John D. Dabney, Jr., and little son, Richard, left Friday evening for Los Angeles, Cal, to spend a month or two with MT. Dabney.
 Mir. and Mrs. H. c. Sandoz, Jr., an- nounce the birth of a daughter, whom they have named Patty Mae. The little girl arrived August '. Miss Ruth Pyron has returned after visit to Miss Eunice Long in Mont gomery.
 Mir. Lee Davis has been visiting MT. 0. B. Funderburk in Coalfire, Ala.
 Mrs. D. T. Webster is visiting Mrs. Lila King and Mrs. Fred Todd in Gadsden.
 MT. and Mrs. Jo Daniei are visiting in North Carolina.
 
 Mir. and Mrs. Ben Dryer have as their guest Mir. Dryers brother, Mir. Thomas B. Dryer, Jr., of Dayton, Ala.
 
 Mrs. Ransome has as her guest her sister, Mrs. Thomas Bender, of Selma, Ala.
 
 Miss Edna Bender has returned after visit to Miss Vinetta Kincaid in Ha- leyville
 Mrs. William Braden of Tuscumbia is visiting friends here.
 
 Mir. and Mrs. Percy Brugh of Bir- mingham, visited his mother, Mrs. W. F. Brugh, the past weekend. They
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
TATE SPRINGS HOTEL CARD PARTY

The usual weekly card party took place at the Tate Springs hotel recent ly, nineteen tables playing the highest score for the ladies was made by Mrs. Boseman of Meridian, Miss. The high est score for the men was made by MT, Jones of Laurel, Miss. Those play ing were the following:
 Mrs. Scrivens, Savannah, Ga.; Mir. and Mrs. Glenn, Beamburg, s. O.; Mrs. Reamer, Columbia, S. O.; Mrs. Thompson, Middleboro, Ky.;S Mrs. Royalty, Jacksonville, Fla; Mrs. A. M. Knight. Jacksonville, Fla; Mir. and Mrs Ragsdale, Packersburg, Va. i; Col. and Mrs. Alexander Garber, Bir- mingham, Ala; Mrs. Orsmond Somer- vile, Montgomery, Ala; MT. and Mrs. Foster, Mrs. Holcomb, MT. and Mrs. Steele, Mrs. Jones, Houston, Tex. {; Mrs. Mickle, Birmingham, Ala; Mir. and Mrs. Fulgham, Memphis, Tenn. {; Miss Thompkins, Mrs. Holston, Edge field, s. O.; Mrs. Mcdowell, Lynch burg, Va. !; Mrs. Thomas Mcclellan, Bir- mingham; Mrs. Tom Ragsdale, Knox vile, Tenn; Mir. and Mrs. Pompery, Orlando, Fla; Mir. Griffin, Wachulla, Fla. {; Dr. and Mrs. :Acker, Mobile, Ala. 1; Miss Archer, Mobile; Mrs. Prevatt, Deland, Fla; Mrs, Jones, Laurel, Miss. Mrs. Clem Tomlinson, Tate, Tenn. Mrs. Gray Dadeville, Ala. Miss Scott, Sweetwater, Mrs. R. P. Daniel, Jacksonville, Mir. and Mrs. BOseman,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17

trip to Montgomery, Mobile, and the Gulf coast. They will be gone sev- eral weeks.
 Mir. and Mrs. K. F. Postell have named their infant son, Forester Fore man, Jr. Mrs. Postell and baby are at the Baptist hospital.
 Miss Mary Dudley Gray left Friday for weeks visit to Miss Katherine Angle in Anniston.
 Mrs. Roscoe Harris and children will return today from Mentone.
 |
 MT. and Mrs. George Morrow, Jr., and Miss Susan Shook left Friday for visit to North Carolina.
 Mrs. A. A. Dawson has returned from n visit in Atlanta and Barnsville, Ga. Miss Beverly Christian has returned to her home in Greensboro, Ala, after q delightful visit to Miss Virginia Raul and other relatives.
 Mrs. E. Brasher Nelson is visiting at Healing Springs.
 
 Mir. H. 0. Webb, who was seriously injured in an accident over a month ago, is improving at the T. O. I. hospital.
 Miss Elizabeth Fox and Miss Louise Fox will go to Gadsden Wednesday for a visit to their sister, Mrs. Roy White, and Mir. White. . Mrs. J. A. Mathews is visiting Mir. Matthews mother, Mrs. Charles Rank, in Miami, Fla. MT. and Mrs. Lloyd Wilson left Saturday for visit to relatives at Mt. Pleasant, Tenn.
 Miss Lucy Causy of York, Ala, is the guest of her cousin, Miss Elsie War rency, of Central Park.
 Mir. and Mrs. Robert D. Livingston and daughter, Kathreen, are spending a fortnight at Red Boiling Springs, af- ter which they will leave for an ex- tended trip including Colorado, Mexico, and California.
 Mrs. Knox Fleming has returned aft CT visit of several days in Gadsden with her sisters, Mrs. Lay and Mrs. Elliott. She also joined her sister, Mrs. Hugh Akin, of Ardmore, Penn. Mrs. c. E Mason left Thursday for Asheville, N. c. She was accompanied by Mrs. Tom Mcclellan. They will be absent from the city several days. Rev. and Mrs. s. R. Emerson and granddaughter, Margaret Martin, have returned from Biloxi, Miss
 
 Mrs. c. W. Cooper and little daugh- ter, Elizabeth, have returned to their home in Oxford, Ala.
 Mrs. Carrie D. Cordrey is seriously i'll at her home, 1736 South Twelfth street.
 MT. Edmund Newman, who has been ill at the Woodlawn infirmary, is in- proving and has been removed to his home.
 
 Mrs. Searcy Johnson is improving af- ter q long illness.
 Mrs. F. B. Smelling and Mrs. B. M. Mitchell spent a few days in Oneonta
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17

went to Boligee Tuesday to visit his brother, MT. Guy P. Brugh.-Eutaw Times.
 Mrs. ]. NJ. Kenney and son, Harry Kenney, of Birmingham and daughter and son, Miss Agnes and Logan, and Miss Mary Countess left Sunday for Asheville, N. G., to visit their husband and father, J. M. Kenney, who has been under treatment for several months, and it is indeed pleasing news to the host of interested friends back home to learn that MT. Kenney is much i'm proved, and hopes to return home in a few more months well and strong again. Huntsville Times.
 Mir. and Mrs. W. W. Garrett. and little daughters, Doris and Mae, re- turned Friday from Mentone, Ala.
 Miss Mary Ella .Algee and brother, Lucien Robert Algee, who have been spending several weeks visiting rela- tives in Monroeville, returned Satur- day. #& 2. Miss Anna Crawford has returned to her home in Athens, Ala.
 
 Mrs. Thomas W. Brent of Pensacola, Fla, who has been the guest of Mir. and. Mrs. Jackson Halstead for the past week, was joined Friday by MT. Brent. They will leave Monday for a stay at Tate Springs, after which they will, go to the White mountains for a while.
 Mrs. E. M. Ivy and children, Lorine and Mary Louise Ivy, and Miss Kath- erine Ivy are visiting the formers sis ter Mrs. Richard Hundley, and Mir. Hundley at Belle Nina, Ala.
 Mrs. "A. c. Ramsay is at the Manor in Asheville, N. c.
 Mrs. Frank Nelson is spending some time in Asheville, N. C., stopping at the Kenilworth Inn.
 Mrs. Katherine Leisa Robbins of Selma will arrive Monday for a few days stay in Birmingham.
 Mrs. J. R. Lyle, Mrs. W. G. Pat terson and Mir. R. L.. Burnett left Fri day for a trip by motor to Atlantic Beach, Fla. Mir. and Mrs. William B. Burnett of Tennessee, accompanied by
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
MRS. GUSsEN ENTERTAINs AT MUSICAL FOR MIR. LEVY

A delightful musical was held in Mrs. Gussen's studio Tuesday evening at 8 80 o'clock. The guests were Mrs. Grace Beggs, Mrs. Ray South, Mrs. I. Marks, Mir. and Mrs. Oliver Chali- foux and daughter, Mir. and Mrs. Fred Wiegand, Dr. and Mrs. M. ID. Kirseh and son, Leta Beitman, Mary and Eliz- abeth Gussen. They were invited for the purpose of meeting MT. Ellis Levy, St. Louis violinist, and hearing him play. The audience was most appre- ciative and were highly enthusiastic about Mir. Levy's performance. He rendered in a most artistic style Wien iaski's Romance" and two of his own compositions, "Ghost Dance and "Cari- ole" (Cradle song). Mir. Levy's com positions are of unusual character, for, although he is a brilliant performer, his deeper interest lies in composition and teaching.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
GUESTS
 HnNnREn Am nANfsE

LOVELY GUESTS
 HONORED AT DANCE
 The home of Mir. and Mrs. Claud Hendrix was the scene of beautiful party, Tuesday evening, when they en- tertained large number of the young CT set, at a dance in compliment to their guests, Miss Doris Cheatham of Green vile, and Miss Cynthia Brosnahan of Pensacola. Sharing honors with these attractive girls was Miss Mary Jane Montfort of Cordele, Ga, the guest of Miss Katherine Clay.
 A colCr motif of yellow and white was carried out in the Hendrix home on Woodley Heights where the party was held. All kinds of summer flowers in tones of yellow with white crepe myrtle and white gladioli. Miss Elizabeth Clay presided at the punch table, which was also in yellow and white and the ice course, which was served later in the evening further carried out the color motif.
 The guests list included: Miss Cheat ham, Miss Brosnahan, Miss Montfort, Miss Clay, Miss Edith Holt, Misses Mary Louise Duskin, Ruth Holloway, Thelma' Armistead, Helen James, Doro- ty Atkinson, of Piedmont, Ala, Jose phine Franklin, of Mansfield, Ga, Ethel Chandler, Nan Ray Fonville, Lillian FCurbow, Julia Burr Sawtell, of Troy, Grace Ball, Elizabeth Sheehan, Mary Paul Roemer, LaVine Patterson, of Birmingham, Jessie Allen, Sadie Over ton, Eleanor Fleming, Margaret Borden, and Evans Hinson, Birney Jones. Earl Chambless, Charles Hall, Earl Adams. Claiborne Howell, Frank Black, Rod ney Adams, Sam McPherson, Albert Endel, Eugene Ballard, William War ren, William Knight, Fred Marshall, Percy Armistead, John Condon, Wins ton Sheehan, Muchael Barganier, Jack Capen, Sidney Roton, Bostwick How ard, Joe O'Brien, William Black, Creighton Bromley and William Nelson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
YEBNEH LITERARY CfrR MEETING

The Yebneh Literary club will meet at the Y. Nj. H. A. Sunday evening at 730 o'clock.
 The Yebneh Literary club was or ganized by a group of young men who are interested in literary subjects and at a recent meeting decided to study the following subjects; History of Zion ism, Current Events, Jewish Literature and a prominent speaker will address the club on alternate meetings.
 The membership will be limited SC as to obtain the best possible results.
 The officers and members are as fol- lows: Messers. Max Kinberling, presi- dent; Sol Herleck, secretary and treas urer; Harold Permpt, Max Hurvitch; Eugine Ziedman, Harry HurVitch and Charles Gross.
 The feature of Sundays meeting will be an address by Mir. Harry HurYitch on 3 great Jewish patriot,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17

little Miss Eva Russef Lyle, left Sat- urday by rail to join the first group.
 
 Mrs. Minnie McNeill Carr is spend ing the summer in Yellowstone Park. She has been to several camps during her stay there and expects to return to Birmingham towards the end of Au- gust.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. Beitman and daugh- ters, Misses Felesta, Leta and Hermine, also Misses. Mary and Elizabeth Gussen returned from Mary Esther, Fla, last week.
 Mrs. Lou McCray, teacher in the Birmingham Conservatory of Music, is spending August with her family in Pittsburg, Pa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
MRS. JOHNSON ATTENDING
 MEETING OF PYTHIAN SISTERS

Mrs. Nj. M. Johnston of Ensley, Ala, past grand chief of Pythian Sisters of Alabama( is attending the supreme temple of Pythian Sisters at Toronto, Canada, she being supreme repre- sentative from Alabama. Mrs. Johnson is one of the most enthusiastic workers in this order and carries the honor of being Alabama's first grand officer.
 Having a cheerful disposition and charming personality has won her last ing friends throughout Alabama. On her return home she will visit in De- troit and Chicago.
 The open door to opportunity-The Aqe-Herald Want Ads. Read them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
AXIS CLUB TO MEET AT CASCADE

The next regular meeting of the Axis dub will be on Monday, August 25, and will be held at Cascade Plunge. The members will assemble at 12 80 for luncheon and after short business ses- Non a program will be given.
 Mrs. Anguo Taylor of the Educa- tional committee will outline her work for the year and Miss Sarah Mallam VIII be in charge of brilliant musi- cal program. '
 One of the features will be the ap- pearance of the woman's quarter com posed of Mrs. Wallace Shelby, Mrs. W. !. Ward, Mrs. J. 0. King and Mrs. A. C. Wade. They win give a group of aongs and also few solo numbers. Mrs.
 ildred Crabbe Faunce will be the ac- eOmpanist.
 The afternoon will be spent socially and the pool will be open to the mem Rers. All who expect to attend must nake reservations not later than Sat yEday by calling Mrs. D. D. Brown or Mrs. J. Fl. Ray.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
MT. Wallace To { Wed Georgia G I i r l

< A marriage of local interest will be that of Mir. Jack Wallace of Bfrming- ham and Miss Ina Mae Carmichael of Senoia, Ga. The ceremony will take place on Tuesday afternoon, August a9. at 5 o'clock at the First Methodist church of Senoia.p
 Miss Grace Carmichael of senoia, . sister of the brides will be the maid ef honor and Miss Florence Williams of Senoia will be the bridesmaid. Mir. A. F. Wallace will give his daughter in marriage.
 < MT. Hunter Wallace of Birmingham will serve his brother as best man and Mr. Pat Carmichael of Senoia will be the groomsman.
 Mrs. Neil Wallace, mother of the groom, and Mr.. Hunter Wallace and Miss Frances Porter are leaving today Tor Georgia to attend the wedding.
 Mir. and Mrs. Wallace will make their home in Edgewood after they return rom a wedding trip.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-31

operated by the American Wooden
Co, is running fun time. This mhi'
nike the others. is operating on
wage schedule which has been in et-
feet for many months. NO cut IS
contemplated, according to the m
formation gained from an omciai OF
the company.
The Old Town Woolen Co, wnicn
operates the Hussey mills at Gull
ford. is running day and night. the
Guilford mill is running DAYS oniy'
with occasional overtime. The F1s-
cataquis wooden mill. also at Gull
ford, Is running full time.
Three of the four wooden mills AT
Dexter are running full tinie. as are
the two American WOODEN mills at
Dover-Foxcroft.
The disturbing factor in the tex
tile situation at Dexter Is the hish
price of raw wool. It is now at war
levels, and expected to so higher.
This results in slow orders, as u
means a new high price for all wool
en- goods next fall. according to TINS
information.
Foreign importation OF overcoats
and suitings also is n factor In prlce
and volume OF orders. he said. aoo-
ing that raw wool is now up 90 per-
cent over the low point of last sum
mer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-31
WHO'S WHO AND WHAT'S
HAPPENED.

DOROTHY LANE goes TO New
York to visit a friend and try to
break into the movies. She soon
gets started. and through the friend
ship of.
LAWRENCE FRENCH. q young
publicity man, gets an engagement
with
JOHN SEWARD. THE great lover
Of the SCREEN" who falls in love
with her and asks her to marry him.
However she cares more for French.
but is not sure that he cares for
her. She has an unfortunate ex-
perience with
EIKHORN. one OF the big pro-
ducers. and decides to go back home
and give up her career. when French
gets her part in picture being
made in the country by
CARL BANNING. French fol-
lows her to the country and pro-
poses to her. Banning persuades
them not to be married at once. and
French goes back to New York.
The star OF the production.
CRYSTAL MAY. does all that she
can to make things unpleasant for
Dorothy. Crystal refuses to do q
dangerous leap. and Banning gives
that scene to Dorothy. Dorothy
realizes that It will mean a great
deal TO her career 1! she does It. and
goes through with II. though she Is
much frightened. Later she learns
that Crystal has insisted on having
that scene cut out.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-31
Maine Mills Show
Increased Output
Due to Wage Cut

Portland, Dec. 30-subsequent 10
the recent wage reduction of 10 per
cent affecting approximately $4,000
employees in the Maine cotton mills,
some of tho textile plants in the
State which for months had cur
tailed production by running four
days . week, have increased to five
days or even full time.
The wage readjustment. which. 1t
was explained. was due to Southern
competition and a poor market vas
the first change In wage scale since
April. 1923. when cotton mill work.
ers We're granted n u IL per cent
increase. so far the wooden mills
have made no reduction in wages.
The textile situation is SO uncer-
tain in Saco and Biddeford that
even the mill managers, II In said,
do not dare to make a prediction as
to what future months during the
winter will bring forth. For two
months the Popperell mills in BID
deford have been running on Il
schedule of four days a. week. The
first week in December 600 looms
OF the 1850 in the plant with a ca
pacity production of 100000 yards
of cloth a week began running on
fun time. The York Manufacture
Ing Go. in Saco was still on the four
day scale.
The Sanford wooden mills IRE
running on full time schedule with
TO reduction in wages. A part OF
the plant at Sanford has been run
ming overtime 10 keep up production
with other departments.
Lewiston textile mills already are
said to be feeling the breczes of
prosperity that promise to bring
production to the maximum In the
near future. according to their man.
ayers. Several of the cotton mills in
the city on the AndroscoGgin river
nave been running longer houls, and
others probably will go on full time
soon. The mill arrangements admit
ted likely prospects for a busy win
ter.
In the cotton mills OF the Edwards
Manufacturing Co. at Augusta Inc
weaving room which had been run
ming four days q week. changed TO
i've days early this month. The card
room already was on full time and
the other departments were almost
ON full time.
TINS program will continue in the
Edwards mills until after Jan. g.
when the policy viii be determined.
II viii be contingent upon the VOL
time OF business and the condition in
the markets, the management stated.
The situation In eastern Maine
Woeien mills was said TO be good and
FOR the most part they are running
on fuh time with orders enough
ahead 10 guarantee good run OF
business for some time TO come
The OuneGan mill at Oid Town
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-31
THORNDIKE

Wilbur DolIoff, Mr.. and Mrs. CO.
burn Twcedee and daughter, Mary
PASSED Christmas day with Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Dolloff.
Most OF the townspsople harvested
their years supply>'of ice the past
week.
Mrs. Ralph Arey received the news
Friday morning of the sudden death
OF her father. Marcus Littieheld at
him home In Monroe. Mr.. and Mrs.
Arey left on tine morning train for
Monroe.
= Miss Harriet Cole returned to Ban
gor Monday after passing Christmas
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Cole.
Arthur Tweedie was a business
caller in Belfast. Monday.
Mrs. Emma Gordon is helping Mrs.
Henry Tweedie take care Of her
mother. Mrs Jettie Stevens who Is
i'll
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Downer Of Free
dom were Christmas guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. George Bragdon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur mweedie pass :
ed Christmas day in Unity, the
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs, Fred Farwell
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Walker Of
Newport were guests Christmas Day
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Z. l.. Bartlett.
Miss Priscilla Spencer passed
Christmas with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Leslie Bradford.
Mrs. Clifford Bean 10 visiting rela.
tives In Montville.
Miss Marie Hogan returned TO her
school In MontvilIe. Sunday, after
passing Christmas with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hogan.
Mrs. Marta Packard resumed her
re- rhf"~ at the r;rpr,yrar school
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-31
Early Morning Fire
Does Much Damage

The fire which was discovered in
the Ordway block On the Island about
II O'Clock Monday night was not
under control until . A. H. Tuesday.
IL was because Of the CONSTRUCTION
Of the building and location which
made II a hard FIRE to fight. 1t sets
on the river bank and only foot
and a half to two feet between il and
buildings adjoining.
The second floor seems to be the
location Of the origin Of the fire and
that IL may have started from an oil
,tove, although Richard Redmond.
Nho occupied the second and third
ioorn stated that there was no fire in
the oil stove. Mr.. Redmond est!mat-
ed his loss $500 with a $500 INSTR
ance. He subiets to Mr.. and Mrs.
pete Goulette and TO AFR. and Mrs.
r. Matthew. There were four chill
dren In the fats. The families were
driven out I'm their night clothing.
The grocery store u /. T. OHver
Il Son ON the first floor was badly
Dana ged by water. SIR. Oliver was
unable to give AN estimate If his loss
Thursday morning but he carried an
insurance. The barber shop OF Lin
wood Cote was also orenched with
water.
The building is damaged at an es-
innate Of $4,000 and partly covered by
insurance.
Tile bakery Of s. 4. Atkinson in
the Merrill block between the Ord
way book and the bridge was rot az
fected by the fire and was doing
business as usual Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-31
NYE'S CORNER

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cornforth % g
Hinckley and Mr.. and Mrs. Franz,
Canaan OF Fairfield Center were olh
ner guests of Mr.. and Msr. Rayinoh9
Tozier Christmas day.
Earl Currier of Portland was hons
for Christmas recess. -.
Richard Devin of Auburn was Wy
guest of his parents. Christmas a.
Mr.. and Mrs Earl Nye and fansI
were guests of her parents ct FaHs
field Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmore HendeIss.
were Sunday guests OF Mr.. and M's
Lyman Barnes Of Hlnckley sundn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Tozier' ~
Ivan and Theron. the little sons '"
sick with bad colds. "a