Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-24

planned to return to America. but
the doctor said that the mother was
not able to stand the journey. SO the
father decided to return without his
family, evidently intending to send
for them later, but three days before
he was to start on the long journey
he was accidentally shot while clean
ing his gun. The family was not
able to find the fathers money, en-
cept $50 found in a trunk and since
his death have been destitute. The
relatives in Poland have been SO re-
duced i'll circumstances since the war
as TO be unable to help them and
there has been much sickness and
suffering in the family. once SO hap
py and prosperous in the dear
, America"
ter recently received by ner former
teacher
Dear Miss Smell.
We are writing to YOU TO let you
know that we nave received youI
welcome box for Christmas and
books. We thank you all for helping
us. We are learning in our own
wies (village). Our wies contains
IL home, and we have a teacher
learning us until Easter We will
have to pay her, and SO we now read
both books. English and Polish. We
were so glad when we received them
that | cannot explain how glad we
all were
We are now sure that If God will
be with us and will help US that we
will get back to America. The Con-
sui has sent us a letter saying to
have all our papers ready that We
need to get back to America and to
have them ready for May is. 1925
And that the papers must be given
out for thirty days and if thirty days
go by the papers are no good. So my
mother is going to try to have them
ready for May. And in every place
money is needed. And SO, if you
please, try to help us to get out OF
Poland and to set back to the dear
America.
II YOU could see the black bread
that We eat in Poland it would shake
You from fright. The people that
nave black bread and potatoes cal
themselves rich but l don't know
what the Polish people would thinE
If they ate as the people in America
think they would call themselves
Easter time and We have not any OF
the black bread; we have just pota
toes and even do not have any thinc
to the potatoes. We have them witt
water to eat. We beg you to hell
us lin our horrid way. We are nov
so poor. We have worn out oul
shoes and stockings and we do no
nave money to buy them. We vii
all have to so to the Consul in War.
saw, May Is. Please help US.
! Yours truly.
ANNIE GEORGE
. On account Of the strict immigra
ton laws it is rather doubtful if the
! family can come to America at thi.
time. While the children are al
| American born, the mother is not 8
naturalized citizen and might not hs
! admitted. However. it seems thai
some relief might be sent to allevi.
ate the suffering and tide the famil,
over their distress till the time come.
that the older children, who are nov
about ii and II years of age could
! return to this country.
This appeal is made in the caus.
OF humanity. Contributions NAV b;
sent TO Miss Bertha Smell, IL Norti
street. Fairfield. Maine.
! Mrs. William Scott has returned Il
her home at Peaks Island after Wis
! itlng her mother, Mrs. George Shan.
| non on upper Main street.-Mr. ant
! Mrs. Herbert Haskell and daughters
| Mary and June of Auburn have re.
turned to their home after passin.
, the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs
Clarence. Oakley. - Mr.. and Mrs
Irving Newell of High street are the
, happy parents of a boy, Thomas Irv.
ing. born April 11th.-Garfield Tot
man is confined to his home on Tot
man Court with the grippe. -Mrs
! w. III. Fowler of Skownegan is visit.
| ing her sister, Mrs. Addie F. Webb
! Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Richardson
| passed the weekend at Belgrade
They made the trip in their new
! standard Six Studebaker.-Mr. an(
Mrs. III. ID. Brophy will go to NORTH
Haven today TO visit relatives
Edward Oby went to Portland Sun
day where he entered the Genera
hospital for treatment.--Mrs. Hen
ry Ordway of Bangor is visiting Mrs
Richard Spark.-H. F. Burgess ano
William Burgess, who passed the
week END and holiday in Westbrook
returned home Tuesday. They were
| accompanied by Mrs. William Bur
CESS and son, William, Jr., who have
been visiting relatives in Westbrook
Tor several day3.-E. A. Covell OF
Hinckley was a business caller ir
town, Tuesday.-GuyS Smith of Au-
GuSta was a business caller in town
Tuesday.-Mrs. William Drouin is
able to be out again after being con-
1lned TO her home by illness.-Mr
and Mrs. Fessenden Lutz were in
North Nassalboro, Tuesday.--liar-
~ Furber and Ernest Brun of Bos-
Ton, Mass. are passing a few days
with Mr.. Furber's parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Chester Furber on High street
W. *. Fowler of Skowhegan pass
ed the weekend with Mrs. Addic +
webb. - Francis Tulley went to
Augusta, Sunday, where he is en-
ployed at the Red Front store during
the managers illness. Mrs. Eu-
gene keene and son, Kenneth OF
SkowheSan and daughter, Miss Ar
lene of Boston, Mass. were calm.
on Mr.. and Mrs. Will Keene, Mon
day. Miss Arlene was on her wa,
70 Boston, Mass. - Mr. and Mrs,
Ernest Priest returned from Port
land, Monday, where they passed tho
eek-end with relatives and friends,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Oliver Of Soutl
Brewer passed The week end with
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Oakley
Mrs. +. II. Leach and Mrs. Alice D.
Wing of Oakland were calling on
Mrs. George Patterson, Tuesday after.
noon.--M Miss Doris Ackley returned
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