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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-17
THORNDIKE

Mrs. Clair Stevens and Mrs. Frank
Fairbanks Of Unity went to Belfast,
Wednesday night. and installed the
officers in the Rebekah Lodge there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Sparrow are re-
celvlng congratulations on the birth
OF a son, Jan. IA.
The village school realized $3.50
from their box sociable, Friday night
Mrs. Annie Cornforth is taking
care of Mrs. Sparrow.
Mrs. Susie Pendleton was the guest
of Mr. and Mrs: Seth Pendhton, in
Unity, Wednesday.
ii. N. Harmon was the guest of
Mrs. Mary Howard and Mr.. and Mrs.
Lynwood Thompson in Belfast, Tues
day night
ID. Whiting & Son have had a crew
scraping their pond. Monday they
VIII commence harvesting their years
supply Of ice.
Mrs. Littlefield Of Monroe is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs9kaalph Arey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Goodwin of
Unity, were Sunday guests of Mr..
and Mrs. William Libby.
Harvest Moon Grange held their
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-17
Editors Letter Box
On State Street
Fifty Years Ago
Editor Kennebec Journal:

Editor Kennebec Journal:
Dear Sir:
We notice that some friend COM
ments on the recent Centennial copy
of the X. j. as being a beauty
which seems to be putting it quite
mild. 1t is certainly that. but like
wise a marvel Of achievement, and
the management must feel proud at
putting out such fine piece of work.
We are proud of it also-who have
been a daily witness of the growth
OF the Journal since 1ST0-over one
half of its hundred years-When 1t
made its appearance at our break
fast table. with it's single folded
sheet offfour pages.
AS the centennial number reviews
so much of earlier Augusta life. we
think back along on State street and
the changes here during the past
fifty or sixty odd years.
Here, midway between the State
House and the north end. stood the
then "old Mansion House, close to
sidewalk and continuing around the
corner UP Court street, leaving an
open court or yard on the south side
opening on State street with its big
stable and sheds backing west and
south. This yard was n lively place.
Here the big numbering stages passed
in and out, also great institution
A stage known as the Hourly" run
ming to Hallowell and back, ten cents
each way, owned and driven by a
most genial and friendly Mr.. Holmes.
We remember a crash in the yard
one day. The driver of the hack to
the trains had just "hitched up"
when he felt the floor of the shed
giving way beneath him. He gave
the horses cut with the whip and
jumped. The horses understood and
went wild out and across the street,
bringing up against the heavy iron
fence Of the Jail, with damage all
around but with no loss of life, the
shed meanwhile having tumbled in a
heap to the bottom of the gully. This
same gully or ravine was long, deep
and wide where big willow trees
fourishei, frogs croaked and was
even used by the Mansion House pigs
as a recreation park. Yes! right here
on State street which ran across this
ravine for a distance. possibly a hum
dred feet, being Wharfed and filled
up with railing on each side, like any
bridge. Some of the old wharfipg
must be buried up there now. There
We're six hotels in Augusta at this
Mansion House. there was the Cush-
noe and Central on State street and
the Stanley and Kennebec on Water
street.
The Legislature met annually
then, and these hotels were we'll pat
roniZcd and there being no Sunday
trains or Sunday papers. or week
ends to attend to. the Legislators
for the most part stai1 right through
and We're expected to make a good
show Sundays at the various church
es-which they usually did. Private
houses took "boarders.p but room
ers" is n more modern invention and
had not then been heard Of. There
were fences in those days-wood,
iron and no-not brass-but long rails
set in stone posts and it seemed al
most Il sacrilege when they began to
he wiped out. and an experiment as
to whether it was not n menace to
property and life to remove them.
Flower beds were soon relegated to
the rear of the house, but the lack
of fence does not account for the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-17
IS LITTLE ! 4 ss2sS t &AR11r y
DAVID CORY

ing up the bunny boy, who already
had slipped on his fur jacket anu
cap, the kind old bear locked ms
front door and hurried down the
winding path in and out among the
snow clad rocks and bushes, under
the tall, leaflesS trees that sang
sleepy lullaby as Mr.. North Wlnd,
row less boistrous. blew down the
valley from the mountain tops. II
was so warm and comfortable IN the
arms of the Big Brown Bear that
when he reached the kitchen door OF
the little white house in the dear
Old Bramble Patch the little bunny
boy was fast asleep. Giving gen
tie tap. the Big Brown Bear softly
wiped his feet on the little rag mat
and waited.
"s-s-sch." he whispered as Lady
Love opened the door. lie
dreaming of Clover Candy and Lolly-
pops. Better tuck him in bed, little
sleepy head"
With happy smile, the pretty
bunny mother held out her arms ana
carried her little rabbit boy upstairs
while the kind old bear sat down in
the big rocker and talked to Mrs
Cottontail about cabbages and let.
tuce leaves and a new pink bonnet
that coed lady bunny had seen that
very day at the Three One Cent
Store in Rabbitville.
You are very kind and very
good" said Lady Love, coming back
in a few minutes. My little boy Is
very fond of you. He is always
talking about you"
rs he?" answered the Big Brown
Bear. happiness shining all over his
face like a burst Of sunlight through
a cloud. Whenever I hear him pat
tering up to my cave my old heart
goes bumperty bump like a hickory
stick on an old tree stump"
Gracious me. boys and girls, there
goes the Big Brown Bear into
poetry. Guess when we're very
happy we all talk in rhyme. They
always did in Mother Goose Land
when I was a boy, / remember. And
row that the little rabbit is safe at
home and the Big Brown Bear is
saying goodnight to Lady Love and
Mrs. Cottontail. your Uncle Dave
will close this story, but will tell you
another tomorrow night just about
candle light time.
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lack of growing plants in sunny win

lack of growing plants In sunny win
dows. geraniums, fuschias &c. that
YOU We're wont to see, but the flower
business has mostly been passed over
to the shop florist.
Our sidewalks then consisted of
two or three planks running length
ways and it was safe to carry Ian
tern at night to make cure of being
on the planks rather than between
them, as the pale gas lights at long
intervals served mostly to show
where the dark spots We're.
We must not omit to mention
Weeks as we used to call it. This
was a restaurant in what has since
been known as the johnson House"
and was perhaps the only ice cream
dispensary at the time we recall it,
where you could get not only ice
cream and candy. but the most de-
licious pickles and sugar currant
cookies. We can see those glass jars
now. We don't know whether Mr.
Weeks advertised or not. He didn't
need to for we school girls did it all
the time for him, going back and
forth in the half hour school recess,
as well as between whites. Noble
families have lived on State street
and an interesting story might be
written of many house but of all
the residents of fifty or sixty years
ago but one is left now on it-of all
who live1 on it then. We might con-
tinue this but fear that what is writ
ten is already an verbose so will
close as we began with admiration
for what the X. ]. stands for and
has done, wishing it a Happy New
Century and with thanks for the
wonderful Centennial number.
NJ. f. r.
January II. 1925.
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finished | want each of you to ask
me question about that story. The
boy that asks the best question gets
the job.
"A farmer looked out of the
window one morning and saw san
owl perched on the roof of his barn.
He got his shotgun. went out into
the yard, took deliberate aim at the
owl and fired. A moment later he
noticed a small column of smoke
coming out OF the top of the barn.
Soon the entire barn was in flames.
And thus ends the story of the
Farmer and the Owl Now, boys,
ask your questions" the lawyer said.
Was the barn insured?" asked
ono.
Did the wads from the shell start
the fire." asked another.
Did the farmer build a new
barn." asked the third
Finally. a small. red headed,
freckle-faced lad at the end Of the
line said:
Did he hit the owl?"
That boy was hired-Rehoboth
Sunday Herald.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-17
CANAAN

George Ames is critically i'll at this
writing.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Earl Burrill are re-
ceiVing Congrat ulations upon the birth
of son. born Monday, Jan. II. Both
mother and son are doing well.
Mrs. Mae Fitzgerald and grand
children, Walter and Mildred ARE con-
fined to the house with bad colds.
Sydney Fowler is able to be out
after his long illness.
DR.. Earle was confined to the house
several days last week with a bad
cold.
George Goodridge and Clyde Holt
were business callers in Skowhegan
Thursday.
Mrs. Charles Gleason is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Evarts Wheeler of Gardi-
ner.
Harlan True passed away very sud-
denly at his home in Browns Corner
January 0.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-17
Railroads and Steamboat
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD
Eastern Standard Time
TRAINS Lave AUGUSTA ron

Bangor +I247 4. t.. t10s a. m. tasaaa,
i445 N. *9 80 I. ri.. fl2.3S o. N. t2.62RA
S3it D ~, TAO p "a.
j & A Pts, ti2.47 =. a.. t2.o3 .. tl1s
.. m.
Bar Harbor. AN.Oe u. m. t2.33 a. n. nan
Bath. 1914. m. 1884 a. m. t9ssaA
TAOS m, TIL p. m. 40. 4S p. N:
Belfast. GAS a. m. e. 80 M fz52 p
1855 l. m TAG D. m. 1894 o. m. t405p.A
t10.48 p N.
Calais 1898 a. m. t12.3S p. m.
Dover Foxcroft, C4.45 q m, 1882 p. a.
Gardiner q a. u1.. IS. Is q. M. t9.34aa
,9.55a M. t246 D. M. 1894 p. m, M0SRA
5.l5p. m. " Up m. 40 3S p. m
Hallowell IS Is a. m.- 70 81 a. M. !9AAI
246 o. a.. 1874 p. m. f4.O5 o m, fal5hA
III o. N NO 4S p. m.
Harmony "A As 4. M, t2.52 p. %.
Lewiston. IS. Is a N. 1874 q. m, 1855 an,
.4O5 o. m, NO. 4S p m
New York, 1884 p. M, a 05 p. m
portland. rs. II l. IN. t6 Is a. m. t9.4a N
S9.55a. a.. t2.46 o. NJ. 1874 m, t405Rn
f7.I7p M. slO 4S o. NJ.
Rockland rs Is a. NJ. 1914 a. n. tAOSRa
Skow hegan C4.45 am. 1888 IN. TAMPA
So Gardiner 1918 a. m, 1874 q. a.. RH
Am. t2.4Sp.m. 1884 p.m.. IS. l5pm,TlIp
SO 4Sp.m.
St John. fl2.4i a. M.
Waterviile tl247 =. m. s1.08 9. n. ~
a. m. f445a m. 1899 a. m. fl238 p. n. w
D. M. S3lJ q. m. II. 40 p. IN.
DaiIv. CExcept Sunday and Moe6R
Daily. except Monday. Daily. except SasaM
Discontinued after October ~. sSunday -
DOUGLASS, NJ. L. HARRIS.
800 v. = 2. GenI Mgr. Gen'lPass Apt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-17
The "kennebec Journal"

cine Hartford Courant, January 10,
The 'Kennebec Journal for
Thursday comes with the news that
1t then completed its first hundred
years, upon which anniversary THE
Courant,' a shade more than sixty
years the Journals" senior. extends
many happy returns of the day, es-
pecially as it's issues as they appear
here are always welcome.
A gravure section shows the like
ness of its founders. Russell Eaton
and Luther Severance. serious look
ing men who wrote in their first is
sue that We are aware of the i'm
portant responsibility we are assum-
ing and of our inability to pass jul
diciOus sentence on the literature of
our country or to point out with in
fallible certainty the true path to
individual felicity, or to national
happiness and glory; but while we
show an honest zeal in the cause of
truth, and a sincere devotion to those
principles which may proceed from
youth and incapacity, soliciting from
their lcnity that which we could not
claim for our merit In the compost
tion of our paper we shall be careful
only amuse the evening fireside. after
the labors of the business of the day,
but tend to elevate the moral facul-
ties. and render the citizen sensible
of the duties he owes to his God and
to his country"
The latter sentence outlines Il
somewhat ambitious program but
the founders and their successors
strove to realize it and they and their
paper did their part in making his
tory. Mr.. Severance became a Con-
gresham and was later a commits
sioner to the Sandwich Islands. A
subsequent owner and editor was
James G.. Blaine whose connection
with the paper brought him to the
notice of his own state.
As with all newspapers. men labor
faithfully in their day and then sell
or die and the paper continues as has
the Journal which in its annivers-
airy issue shows us it's home and
family. We congratulate the latter
an6 trust they will remain long in
the service. and that without grow
ing Old.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-17

Hello, Mother, is that you?
Il hope you are not feeling blue
shouted Little Jack Rabbit over the
telephone in the Big Brown Bears
Cosy Cave House.
"Why?" asked Lady Love, his
pretty bunny mother, with smile at
Cousin Cottontail. who had come
over with her sewing to spend the
night at the little bungalow in the
dear Old Bramble Patch
Because, Mother dear" answered
the little bunny boy, i've just been
listening to song by the Yellow
DOG Tramp over the radio. He
seemed sort of lonely for his mother,
and | thought maybe you We're
lonely for me-"
Here, give me the telephne," said
the Big Brown Bear. coming over to
where the little rabbit was talking,
"let me say a word to your mother.
Is this YOU. Lady Love? Well,
guess your bunny boy is sleepy and
homesick. I'll put on my coat and
bring him over. He's too polite to
tell me 50, but I know how children
feel when 1t grows dark. No place
like Mothers arms when bedtime
comes. I'll be right over and
hanging up the receiver, he pulled
on his cap and overcoat. Then pick
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-17
MAINE GOSSIP
Apples

Talman Sweet and Sassafras
Planted where school children pass
By an old-time gentleman).
Porter, Pearmen, Astrachan-
Apples. apples of the fall.
Always heaps and heaps for all
Path to school, a jeweled maze,
Learning starts in apple days.
Baldwins. Greetings. Russets, too,
Lasting all the winter through.
Dishes of this nectared food,
Luscious, gay, and tempting stood
On the table every night,
Where We gathered with delight.
Hearing books that father read
Meath the glow the big lamp shed.
Apples spicy. tart or sweet.
Tempting you one more to eat.
Each variety that's grown
Has favor all its own.
Wholesome, ancient. storied fruit,
Tune l now my rustic Lutte
Render You this need OF praise,
Apples of my childhood days.
Emma Mayhem Whiting in New
England Homestead.
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Editorial Comment
The Public Safety
On. Y. Herald-Trihune)

IN. Y. Herald Tflbune1
Never was the Wild West of the
ol1time dime novels more laWless
than New York and its environs are
today. Within few months there
have been two particularly brazen
robberies in apartment house hall
ways in the center Of the city. The
safety of the streets which was
maintained even in Devery's day has
become n thing of the past. And now
a mail train hold up of the sort that
once was known only on lonely
reaches Of the Western desert is
committed on the outskirts of the
city. and the perpretafor makes an
easy eScapei
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-17
The national department Of agri-

The national department Of agri-
culture is taking a census among
the farmers, hoping to collect data
respecting actual conditions, from
which may be had a proper UNDER
standing. One of the questions ask
ed is about the personal debt. 1t
appears this has caused some I'M
easiness among the farmers. but as
explained by the department the
question is important for the pur-
poses of the Government in de-
termining the financial status Of the
farmers, and therefore, would aid
Congress materially in legislating in
his behalf. Legislating without
knowledge Of the facts in hazardous.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-17
UNITY

WEST-Miss Myrtle Gerald, of
Belfast, passed a few days with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Gerald
last week. returning Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. G.. Wing, of
Albion, were Sunday guests of John
Waning and family.
Mrs. Mary Howard Of Belfast, and
Mrs. S. Tilton and son Of Albion,
were Friday guests of Mrs. Walter
Gerald and family.
The farmers in this vicinity are
busy getting their summers supply
Of ice,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-17
Light and Airy
CIuekI CIucki

a tourist was driving her motor
car along a narrow road in Maine
when she noticed farmer with u
yoke of oxen attached to q wagon
approaching.
Thinking that the team might
turn off at a side road which she
was near she stopped the car where
the road was widest and waited.
Three or four hens gathered AROUND
and one sat down in front of the
machine.
When the farmer drew near he
aimed n toothless grin at the fair
driver and a handful of dirt at the
hens. saying:
DANCED hens be always agettin' in
the way"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-17

Relics left by the builders of the
tower Of Babel show that they knew
how to keep books, if they couldn't
strike q balance in conversation. Is
the radio the only art unknown to
the ancients?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-17

1t isn't every day in the diplo-
matte year that an American Secre-
tary Of State is easily accessible to
members Of foreign governments.
Ambassador Kellogg, Secretary of
State to be, is likely to be quite busy
until he leaves England to take up
his new duties. He so may be able
to collect a variety of impressions
that would not have been possible
for him under the usual conditions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-17

No. little apples from unsprayed
ana uncultivated trees. taken to
market in an old gunny sack will
not. replace, Oregon apples. not II
exery week were MAINE week.. If
that idea were sold, Maine would
be. 'sold".
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-17

of bobbed hair never seems to be
definitely settled. ITO bob or not
to bob that is the question. Try
and lind out.
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Miss Mary Elizabeth Greeley.
The annual banquet Of the York
County Bar association will be held
in Biddeford, Jan. %. 1t will be
complimentary to Associate Justice
John A. Morrill,.
Three gallons and a pint of alcohol
is some cargo for one man to tote
but that amount was found on a
Saco man by Federal Officer Chap
man, as one Felix Manganville step
ped off the train.
The sound Of the hammer re-
sounds in the East Boothbay ship
yards while the ship builders are
busily engaged in making several
fine craft, mainly for summer resi-
dents along the coast.
If another thousand can be raised
Mrs. Enoch Lowell of Saco will give
n thousand, and thus the Wardwell
Homes two thousand dollar debt
will be cleared. A new heating ap-
paratus was installed in the Home.
How's this for ambition? Two
Montreal men are planning to
snowshoe to Lewiston in order to at
tend the Lewiston winter sports
carnival, in February. They plan to
make between 35 and 40 miles a day
Auburn Ski club jumpers and
cross country skiiers have been in
vited by the Lake Placid Sno Birds
to take part in their Winter Carni-
val, Feb. 2l' to % at Lake Placid.
This will give the Auburn top
rotchers about month to get in
trim.
Coons up around Wilton way
grow large. Recently, n. C. Eur
bank, the fur dealer, received a coon
skin that was SO inches long and SO
inches wide. 1t is perfect in every
way. Mr.. Burbank recently pur-
chased Maine sable, which is a
rare animal.
The radio will share honors with
the automobile in a show to be held
in the Lewiston Armory, March 16
to 81. A broadcasting station will
he installed and everything in the
radio line will be shown. All the
automobile, dealers in Lewiston and
Auburn. but one, have applied for
floor space at the show.
Now New Brunswick potato grow
ers are now getting a scare because
a rumor is afloat around there that
their spuds as well as Names, will
soon be disbarred from England,
More than $4,000 barrels of pota-
toes have been shipped to the
British market and in consequence,
New Brunswick price has advanced.
70 cents on q barrel.
At first they thought a case of
scarlet fever had been discovered at
Eastern Maine Conference Seminary
at Bucksport, but now they are not
certain just what the malady is.
One of the girl students was
stricken; three other girls who were
exposed were isolated. Now the
doctor is not certain the sick girl
has the dreaded malady.
The girls who are employed in
Bangor City Hall are having the
grandest time, doing up their
previously bobbed hair. They do
declare that the craze of done up
hair has arrived and is growing
stronger among them. The question
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-17

Experience has taught that con-
troll Of the purse means control of
the government, something to con-
slider when legislating about con-
tingent fund.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-17

Another robin reported. This one
was at South Windham.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-17

Saturday night. An oy'
ter stew supper was served.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-17
Safe

a bright little girl. aged four. and
her brother, aged six, were spending
the night with their aunt. When
bedtime came the aunt asked them
how they said their prayers. The
little girl answered.: Sometimes |
say them on muddy's knees and
sometimes to the side Of the bed"
and how about you, little boy?"
asked the aunt.
ooh, | don't need to pray. | sleep
with daddy."-Everybody's Maya
zine.
Cortlandt Bleecker was talking
about French banks.
IN French banks" he said sit
takes 40 minutes to cash n cheek.
These banks are so slow that they
remind me of the Tin Can Railroad.
There was such a heavy storm
on the Tin Can line once that the
Meteor Express stopped on a sid
ing for the night.
Gee, conductor, We're going to be
late, amt we," complained d bust
ltss man.
mo said the conductors: I'VE
amt goin to be late. nuther."
But" said the business man, Il
thought we We're going to tie up here
for the night"
Well, SO we are" snapped the
conductor, but that amt goin' to
make us late. We don't run so close
to time as all that."-Rehoboth
Sunday Herald.
In the good old days, an attorney
at-law advertised for an office boy.
At the appointed hour he faced the
applicants extending in line from
enc end of the office to the door.
Boys" he said, Il am going TO
tell YOU n story When I have
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-17

The Marines are getting out Of
Nicaragua and the Nicaraguans are
wondering how they may keep
house without them. Afraid the
kettle will boil over again, per-
hans
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-17

A gift Of 5000 has been given the
Dover xcroft Congregational
church through the will of the late
Miss Mary Elizabeth Greeley.