Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-18

He knew the woodstock many times
rye seen him tramping in the RAM
Singing among the trees ne Ioveo
The songs I'll never hear again!
-Francesto Rios IN Poetry.
Down Rockland way the rain OF
This week is bringing some relief but
they still have to pump for the
city's water supply.
The State Sealers of Maine VIII
hold their annual meeting, OCT. 10
and 1s at Portland, according to
notices which have been sent out
this week by the Portland city sealer'
Clement V. Pickett.
Eyes front! 1t Is expected tnat
there will be big crowd on hand
when the Maine Reserve Officers will
hold a National Defense meeting at
Poland Spring, Sept. 70. Speakers
of national reputation VIII be on the
program.
speedy railroad trip between
Bangor and Boston is what the en-
terprising good folks of the Queen
City want They see no reason
why the fast train service pc
tween Portland and Boston coulo
not be extended to lnclude bahsot'
Gilbert C. Latte of Bangor, stu
dent at Kents Hill last year. mas
been offered a scholarship at the
New England Conservatory OF Music.
He has a fine baritone voice ana mas
-heen heard to advantage in NUMBER
of the Seminarys musical events.
Four stone walls do not prison
make, proved true lte~the letter IN
the case OF Lyman B. Atwood Oh
BUXTON. who escaped from the
Cumberland County Jail and mace
wav to his wife and convinced ner
that she ought to stop divorce pro
ceedings. He was returned 10 the
Jail.
An excellent banquet and program
was given in the vestry OF the Skin
street Congregational church, Au-
burn. wednesday evening in ceieora-
tion of the 50th anniversary Oh tns
church. About IT'S attended ana tnis
included several guests. Music whs
furnished during the meal py ne .he
sunday school orchestra. IN W.
oneninp exercises the toastmaster'
r r Merrill, called on Rev. A. b.
Hvde TO present the anniversary cake
to Mr.. and Mrs. H B. Pulsifer. From
tbe High st. Congregational cnurcA
was presented to the sister churcn
$40 gold piece. The grandmother tue
Minot Center church was Represented
bv Miss Lizzie Washburn. Mrs. IL.
3. Pulsifer gave the church history.
Miss Lillian A. Lindsay OF Boston
has assumed her duties as dental by
sienist at the rooms of the lewiston
Auburn Red Cross. She is gradu-
ate of the Forsythe Dental School
(Tufts College) and has had consid-
cradle experience in Boston ana Dol
chester, Mass. Miss Lindsays WORK
is among the school children, ana her
appointment was timed to colnclde
with the opening of the pubic
schools, it having been found imprac-
ticable to establish contact with the
children while the schools are not in
session. Miss Lindsay is the third
new member of the lewiston Auburn
Red Cross force. Miss Nora Bowel
went there in August as supervising
nurse, and Miss Bertha j. Southwick
of Denver, Col, about a month ago
as executive secretary.
The Boston Post yesterday, in a
long story illustrated with double
column portrait of Mrs. Ella G. Bart
lett. of China, declared Mrs. Bartlett
lis the first woman in the Pine Tree
State to qualify as juror in a muir
der case" It continued with the an
nouncement that she had qualified IN
Superior Court, Augusta, at the trial
of Manner Shecrallah, pool-room pro-
prietor of Waterville who is charged
with the murder of Nimon Karter.
millhand of the same city. Finding
herself alone with II men jurors she
was excused by agreement of judge
and counsel for both sides.
All of which is correct with tae
exception that Mrs. Bartlett is not
the first woman in the Pine Tree
State to have qualified as juror in
a murder case.
Mrs. Ruby Pendleton Davis, Of Au-
burn and Mrs. Solanges Jacques, Of
Lewiston qualified and were serving
on the jury before which Archie
Litalien, of Lewiston, was to have
been tried on charge of murder.
The jury was impanelled July IA,
this year. The trial proceeded no
farther than County Attorney Ber-
mans opening, the prisoner plead
ing guilty at its conclusion.-Lewis-
ton Sun, Sept. II.