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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-10
BENTON

Mrs. Annie THEODORE arrived In
town Wednesday to pass the summer
with her sister, Mrs. Alice Haley,
and mother, Mrs. Harry WEIGH.
Mrs. Laforest Eldridge is cor
fined to her home by illness.
Mrs. Alice Haley has returned
from trip from La Moine Beach
with a party of friends from Fair
field and Pittsfield
Miss Doris Shuman has returned
to her home in Windsor after visit
ing with her classmate of Farming
ton Normal school, Miss Marguerite
Hunter.
Miss Stella Thomas is attending
Bates summer school,
Mrs. Sidney Bell and children
have returned home after a nine day
visit with relatives in Yarmouthyille
and Portland.
Philip Tejodor has returned home
after visiting his uncle, Louis WEIGH
of Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Plummer and daugn-
ter Airline and Miss Christine Hunt
er were recent callers on friends in
Skowhegan.
Miss Alberta Foss has returned
from Pleasant Pond where she was
a guest of Mrs. DR.. Walters.
Miss Alice Wyman, a nurse at the
Augusta General hospital, has re-
turned to Augusta after passing
two weeks with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wyman.
Marguerite Hunter left Wednes-
day morning for Northeast Harbor,
where she is employed for the SUM-
mer.
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Boston Yacht Club
Cruise on july II

Boston. Mass, July 9. r With
nearly 40 members Of the Boston
Yacht Club already entered for the
event and the possibility of still
others joining the flotilla, consider
able interest is being manifested in
the annual raise cruise of the club
from Marblehead, Mass, to Boothbay
Harbor, Me, which is to get under
way on Saturday, July II. An alter
alton in the original plans governing
the cruise now calls for the official
disbandment of the fleet after its
visit to Northeast Harbor on Friday,
July 20, instead Of at Five Islands
four days earlier.
Starting time from Marblehead
will differ according to the class of
boats. The cruising division will be
sent away at 100 P. NJ, to be fol-
lowed by the sailing yachts at 8
o'clock and the power cruisers at
$40 o'clock. The arrival at Booth
bay Harbor is expected to be made
the next day
The itinerary for the remainder of
the cruise calls for the feet moving
on to Five Islands at will on Monday,
July 10. A clam bake is planned to
be conducted at this port. On Tues
day, the squadron will make a run
from Five Islands to North Haven
and on Wednesday its destination
will be Northeast Harbor where a
dance is planned for the evening.
Though the disbanding of the feet is
listed for Northeast Harbor on Fri
day, July %, it is expected that a big
majority of the yachts will proceed
to Camden on the following day
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FREEDOM

SOUTH - Ernest Penney. John
Taylor and Ed Hodges went up
country fishing a few days the past
week. They brought home some
nice salmon trout
Fred Wing of Belfast was a caller
Sunday at his aunt's, Mrs. John
Downer's.
Ernest Penney and mother were
callers at Clifton Morse's. Monday
evening, at Center Montville.
James Sylvester and Miss Abbie
Thompson were callers at Mrs. John
DoWner's, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Claud Clement Of
Belfast passed the Fourth with Mrs.
Clements father, Leon Wiggin.
Hattie Thompson of Massachu-
sets is passing her vacation with her
mother. Mrs. Emma Thompson.
Harry Claton of Knox passed the
week with George Penney.
The Farm Bureau will meet at Ms,
Joseph Bartletts, Thursday, July s.
Mr.. and Mrs Lewis F'lye were
callers at Mrs. Flyes mothers, Mrs.
Alice Fenney's Sunday evening
Several from this place attended
church at the Smithton schoolhouse,
Sunday evening. They had a good
attendance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Greeley and
son Carroll and wife and little grand
daughter, Mildred, took an auto trip
Sunday. through Benton. Troy and
Newport. They returned via Unity.
Saturday callers at Eugena Adams
were Mr.. and Mrs. f. X. Merithew
of Brooks, c. NJ. MeritheW of Port
land Sunday callers were Mrs.
Josephine Higgins, Ed. Greer and
granddaughter Pauline Wellman, all
of Belmont
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Bartlett and
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Laport took an auto
trip around China Lake, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Forshay and
children OF Frankfort, are visiting
Mrs. Fcrshay's mother, Mrs. Anna
Davis.
John Black of Augusta is visiting
at o. B. Wards
Mr.. and Mrs. Abraham Bradstreet
and little SOD of Rumford visited
Adiron Jackson over the Fourth.
Mr.. and Mrs. George pottle are re-
1olclne over the arrival of a baby
boy, Fred Donald, born Wednesday.
Mrs. Turner is caring for mother
and child.
j. w. Greedy. Carol Greeley, VIII
Fuller and Harrison Overlook went
to Waldo for the Fourth.
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Greene Man in Local
Court After Smash

Arnold Bergeon of the town of
Greene was found guilty Of the
charge Of driving under the influ-
ence of intoxicating liquor in the
Gardiner municipal court, Friday
morning, and was fined $500 and
costs and 80 days in Jail, with 80
days additional in default of pay
ment. No appeal was taken.
On the evening Of July at 1880
P. NJ, the respondent and Wallace
Webster of Wales were driving in a
car belonging to Joseph Brule. the
formers uncle. According to the
testimony of Harold Small of Litch-
field who was at the home of his
uncle in that town, he heard the
car coming up the road, and heard
the sound Of the motor before he saw
the lights. The car left the road and
turned over twice, and in the opinion
Of the witness it was about IS feet
away from the road.
o. B. Hunnewell, turnkey at the
Augusta Jail, was at the scene after
the accident occurred. In his opin-
ion the car was a total wreck. The
accident happened on straight
road, one-half mile from Litchfield
Corners on the Sabattus road. State
Highway Officer Edward Marks tes-
tilted that the road was State, and
this testimony was corroberated by
his brother, Fred Marks.
Mr.. Bergeon was called to the
stand and declared that two small
gears had caught in his steering gear
and that he could not turn his wheel
He declared that he had not been
drinking, and Wallace Webster, who
was with him, also testified that
neither Of them had been drinking
Bergeon had no driving license, the
car being the property of his uncle
The respondent was cross examined
by Inspector Joseph Young of the
State Highway police and it was
shown that the two men in the cal
had gone to the dance hall where
they waited for Bergeon's brother
who took him to Lewiston to a hos
pital where he was for several hours
Harold Small again took the stand
and testified that he had examined
the steering gear on the wrecked cal
and that while the wooden rim or
the wheel was torn off he found
that the mechanism worked perfect
ly showing that the accident was not
caused by the steering gear not
working properly.
In view of Mr.. Smalls testimony
that Bergeon had been drinking
Judge Atkins found the respondent
guilty of the charge.
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Good Progress
On Orr's Bridge

Orr's Island, July Reconstruction
on the bridge between Orr's and Bal
leys Islands is getting well under
way. The first actual building opera
ton is the causeway approach from
the Orr's Island side. 1t is OF quarried
stone laid to form a cellular or open
construction, with stone flooring sup
porting the mortar seal course, the
graved road surfacing and curbs.
This type of construction is very
rare not only in this state but
throughout the country. The Orr's Is
land bridge is the largest undertaking
of this type of construction that can
be found in this section of the coun-
try.
There are few bridges of this type
in Washington county but they are all
very small.
The approaches are to extend ap-
proximately so feet from each shore.
and the soil is being eXcavated to bed
rock on which they will rest. They
are to be foored with fagstones and
upon this will be placed the usual
roadway surface of gravel, the curbing
and guard rail
The bridge will have one movable
steel span which will, be operated on
a swivel by hand. The stones being
used are quarried at Pownal and trans
ported by motor truck to the shore at
Yarmouth, where they are loaded onto
lighters and conveyed to the site of
the bridge.
The work is being done under the
bridge department of the State high
way commission and the recent engi-
neer is A. D. mcdonnell of Augusta.
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MOUNT VERNON

Miss Elizabeth Marbury, of New
York, has arrived at her summer
home, The Cables" which has been
open for several weeks.
Mrs. Vesta Dolloff is in Augusta
visiting her mother. Mrs. Mary KEEL
ley.
Edward Morton. Of Kittery, is Wis
iting his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs
c. A. Hall.
Mrs. Merwin. of Norwalk, Conn.
is at the home of her daughter, MIS-
Roy Carson for some weeks.
Paul Hammond, of Belgrade, is
staying with his grandparents, Mr
and Mrs. Moreland Thompson
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Pearl were
Sunday guests of Mr.. II. r. Jacobs
Miss Lottie Springer is in Angus
ia, where she has employment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Dudley, OF
Boston. Mass, were guests over the
Fourth Of his sister, Mrs. ". P. Wal
ker and family.
Mrs. George Morrow. of Readfield
visited her daughter, Mrs. c. W. ia
cobs, last Monday.
Mrs. Susie Chesley of Lynn, Mass
is visiting her cousin, Mrs. Nellie
Pearl.
The Standard Oil COMPANY has
installed a gasoline pump at VIC.
Jacobs.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Raymond, NJ
T. Currier, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Ro-
binson, Mrs. May Hersom passed
Sunday at Harpswell
Mrs. Lee Williams is regaining her
health after a severe illness of the
flu but is still at her sisters in
Readfleld.
Mrs. Addie Damren, Of Augusta,
passed the week end With her SON.
G. W. Jacobs and family.
Miss Cora Bradley passed the Holt
day with her mother, Mrs. Nellie
Bradley.
Clarence Robinson recently pur-
chased a new truck.
Mrs. Doris Wadleigh and children
passed Monday with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. B. z. Farnham.
Miss Ethel Jacobs is visiting her
grandparents in Readfcld this week
H. r. Jacobs is remaining about
the same.
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N. Y. Commission
Willing Chapman
Should Have Title

New York, July 9.-(P)-Discard-
ing temporarily its policy Of spon-
soring elimination tournaments to
fill vacant ring thrones, the New
York state athletic commission to-
day indicated its readiness to con-
slider Red Chapman of Boston for
the worlds featherweight cham
pionship relinquished last Tuesday
by Louis (Kid) Kaplan.
Promoters of the Greensborough
A. c. were advised to arrange a
match between Chapman who was
matched to fight Kaplan here on
ent satisfactory to the commission.
On the result Of this bout and prob
ably one additional fight, Chairman
James A. Farley indicated, Chap
mans titular qualifications will be
weighed.
! Possibility Of another elimination
tournament had flooded the COM
mission office with letters from
challengers requesting to be consid-
cred. Among the candidates were
Kid Roy of Canada, Jack Griff Of
New Orleans, Danny Kramer of
Philadelphia, Ray Miller of Chicago
and Chick Suggs Of New Bedford,
Mass.
The Greensboro Club also was
advised to obi in an opponent for a
subsequent match with Kaplan as
one Of the principals. The former
champion will be required to fulfill
this engagement before boxing else
where in New York state.
Sid ferris and Ruby Goldstein,
New York lightweights who claimed
physical disability resulting in can
collation. of their bouts with Phil
McGraw and Eddie (Kid) Wagner,
respectively, at the Polo Crumbs to-
night. were suspended Indefinitely.
The board declined to approve a
contract for a fight between Jack
Delaney of Bridgeport, Conn, and
Jack Sharkey of Boston at the Con-
ey Island stadium on July 80 until
Delaney's light heavyweight title
fight with Paul Berlenbach next
week. Should Delaney lift the
crown he will be required by the
commission to cancel the Sharkey
match under the ruling which pre-
vents title holders from fighting
outside of their class.
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Millbury Puts Sutton
Off Her Fire List

Millbury. Mass, July 9.-(P)-For 10
years the fire department of this town
has been playing the dual role of Santa
Claus and fireman to the town of SUIT
ton, but those days are over, the Sc
lectmen here say. In the future when
the neighboring town, which has no
fire department, has q fire they can
put it out without the aid of any of
the residents of this town. And it all
has ended this way just because Mill
bury had brush fire.
The selectmen and fire engineers say
that the firemen here have been an
swering night and day calls for aid
from Sutton for 10 years without this
town charging Sutton for it. Recently
when serious brush fire broke out
here, several Sutton men aided in put
ting it out. The next development
came when Sutton sent in bill for
the services of her residents to the
town of Millbury.
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THORNDIKE

Mr.. and Mrs. r. s. Higgins were
business callers in Belfast, Thurs
day.
Charles White was the guest of
Mrs. Emma Huxford and Miss Nav
Huxford in Brooks, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. s. Arey visited
Mrs. Arey's mother in Belfast, the
past week
Mr.. and Mrs. c. e. Smith, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Belts were in Belfast.
Friday.
Mrs. Annie Cornforth is visiting
her daughter. Mrs. Clarence Hyde, in
Roxbury, Mass.
Mrs. Annie Higgins and son. are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Ionic Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Hall are in
Hermon Centre where Mr.. Hall has
employment as train dispatcher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph st. Peter
and son, Of Aroostook. were the
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Tweedie the past week.
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WEST GARDINER

Miss Mildred Towle returned to
Boston, Sunday, after passing a week
with her grandmother. Mrs. Alice
Towle.
Miss Alice Parsons is at home for
the summer.
James McManners of Salesville. r.
l., Is visiting his aunt, Mrs. Albert
Francis.
Mr. and Mrs. George B. Greasy
and little daughter Gay, returned to
Needham. Mass, Wednesday, after
passing a weeks vacation at Mrs.
Alice Towle's.
Charley Stone of Dorchester. Mass,
IS visiting his mother, Mrs. Adalina
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Hopkins of
Lynn, Mass, were holiday guests CT
his brother. w. A. Hopkins.
Worton Emery, Mrs. Forest Wake
neld and four children, are on a 10
days trip to Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Valley and
children of Easton. were calling on
friends in town Wednesday.
John Horn is the first one in this
SECTION to have green peas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Bachelor
nave returned from Florida and are
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
William S. Bachelor.
Harvey Bachelor Of Augusta Is
visiting his grand parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. S. Bachelor.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Spear, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. G. Bachelor, Mr.. and Mrs,
Frank Rich and little son are pass
ing week at their cottage at Pretty
Marsh.
Melvin Mason has the measles.
Rev. G. T. Griffin OF East Win
throp conducts services every Sur
day at 2.S0 at the church on the Hal
lowell Road.
The Emery cottages are all occu-
pied for the first half of July, and
two parties have been camping in
the Pines. Also Mr.. Emery and
daughter. Estella entertained nine
guests over the weekend which
We're Mr.. and Mrs. Arents of New
ork, Mr.. and Mrs. Pearson, Mr..
Pearson and Mr.. Johnson of Boston.
and also Mr.. Metcalf, Mr.. Jewett'
and Mr.. Norwood of Ipswich, Mass.
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SOMERVILLE

Roy Lewis of Augusta is VISITING
his grandmother, Mrs. O. S. Brann.
Several from this place attended
the celebration at Three Mile Pond
Monday.
The dance at CIRCUITS was well
attended Saturday evening. There
will be another for next Saturday
evening.
Mrs. Lena French was calling on
her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs
4. r. Evans at their farm in
Palermo, Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. Brown and
children were visiting her parents in
Chelsea, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Jones OF
Boston, passed the week end in this
place with Mrs. Jones sister, Mrs
Joseph Arsenault.
children passed the HOLIDAYS with
relatives in Damariscotta.
Mrs. Walter Eugley was calling on
Mrs. B. A. French, Thursday even
ing.
Mrs. Arsenault's son has come here
from Bath, where he has been at
tending school, to pass his vacation
several OF this place attended the
meeting at Stickney's Corner, FRIDAY
evening, held by Bishop Lord. OF
Belfast. lie is to have services there
every Friday night until further
notice.
Arthur Evans and Lewis Turne,
We're business visitors in Augusta
Saturday.
Kenneth Morrill,. of Windsor. was
caller in this place. Monday fore
noon.
MIR. and Mrs. Ralph Pratt Of New
port were calling on relatives and
friends in this place, Saturday.
Minot Bowman of Washington was
visitor at Charles Frenchs Mon
day.
Levi Brann and son of WHITEHEAD
were visiting relatives in this place
Monday.
Mrs. Minnie Moore and sister
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Westbrook Folk
Aroused by Wild
Fusillade of Shots

Portland, July 9-CraZed by a de-
fusion that he was being pursued by
enemies armed with guns, Charles
Burnell of Westbrook ran amuck
this morning with a $3.50 Winches-
ter rifle. firing wildly into the homes
of neighbors on Anderson avenue,
Westbrook. and narrowly missing
several occupants before being over
powered by police.
Burnell began his depredations in
his own home, literally perforating
the walls and ceilings with bullets.
Next he turned his attention to the
homes of neighbors and though no
accurate check of his firing was OBJ
tanned bullet holes were found later
in the window of Mark Martinez us
home and through the roof of Jere-
miah Cote.
When Police Chief Willis P
Mitchell and former Chief Edward
j. Herbert arrived on the scene in
response to riot call, they discov-
cred Burnell proving through BUSH
es nearby his home from which, he
was occasionally taking random
shots at his supposed enemies. He
offered no resistance when the Off
GERS approached him and seemed 10
feel relieved to have assistance
against his maginary assailants
The man surrendered the rifle he was
carrying and the officers then
search his home and found two more
rifles. one of them loaded. and some
cartridges.
Examined at police headquarters
by DR.. Frederick E. Wheat, city
physician, it was decided that Eur
nell was suffering from some form of
dementia. He told of being i'll for
some time and had had no medical
care because of his living alone
Neighbors stated that BurnelI had
been acting strangely for some time
and it was finally decided to send
the man to the State hospital for
obSerVa ton
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Newspapermen Are
Received by President

Paul Smiths, \. =, July 9--tP)-
Making his first trip outside of White
Pine Camp since his arrival in the
Adirondacks Wednesday. President
Coolidge motored late today to the
executive offices. three miles away,
and received newspaper correspon-
dents who have followed him to the
mountains.
Mr.. Coolidge intends to make no
more long trips from the camp other
than a visit to Plymouth, VT, his
boyhood home, where he may go for
a few days next weeks. The time
for making this visit however, has
not been definitely settled and will
depend much upon the situation as Ii
delelops in the next few days.
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President Reticent
On Fishing PrOWess

Paul Smiths, n. Y, July 9-tP)-
The hopes Of newspaper correspon-
dents when they were received to-
day by President Coolidge that they
would learn definite details about
the fish he caught in Lake Osgood
on the first day of his vacation were
dashed.
In behalf of the president, doubt
was expressed that his fishing was
of any great national importance,
while it was said with a smile that
Mr.. Coolidge had always understood
it was very bad manners to ques-
ton any story about fishing.
The size of the pike was officially
announced soon after it was caught
as three pounds but immedia tely all
sorts of doubts arose as to its size,
and whether it was a pike or a
pickerel.
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FIVE

Miss Jennie French have employment
at Medomak Camps in Washington.
! Mr.. Libby of the State Depart
| ment in Augusta, was in this place
| Monday. looking over the school
house at the corner in view OF get
ting state aid to repair the build
ings.
! Miss Emma, the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Light. is on the
sick list at this writing.
The two sons of Mr.. and Mrs.
| T. C. Ware of Whitefield. passed q
few days last week visiting rela-
tives in this place and in Augusta
Charles Leighton of Windsor was
a business visitor in this place, Fri
day.
Mrs. Guy Lennord visited her hus-
band in this place over the holidays.
Frank Tracy was a visitor in
Damariscotta over the holidays.
George French was a caller at 3.
| L. Bartlett's. Sunday.
Mrs. F. G. French was calling on
| her daughter, Mrs. Lila Crummett'
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Walter Eugley was in Lewis
| ton, last week, to consult special
list on paralysis, who gave her hopes
Of a cure in her case.
L. w. French was a caller in Au-
| gusta, Monday forenoon.
John Moody of Windsor was in
this place last week building
chimney for C. F. Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Philbrick were
callers in Augusta, Friday afternoon.
SOUTH-Mr. and Mrs. II. N.
Brown of Augusta, were calling on
relatives In town, Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Deck Woodbury.
were supper guests Saturday. at S.
L. Bartletts.
DR.. and Mrs. ]. z. odiorne of
Cooper's Mills, were calling on
friends in town, one evening last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Sprague at
tended the funeral of George Avery
at Jefferson, Saturday forenoon.
Mrs. Fred Babb of West Washing
ton, was a caller at Mrs. w. B.
Hewett's, Sunday afternoon.
Master Lloyd Jr., and Donald
Hewett have returned from Augusta,
where they have been visiting rela-
tives.
Several from this place attended
the funeral of Melvin Bartlett at
Liberty. Saturday.
Sunday visitors at S. L. Bartlett's
were MI. anu NILE. y. % Dd1 tiGIb
and daughter, Misses Annie and
Georgia HILBERT, Mr.. and Mrs. Les
lie Morton ]. A. Babb. Mrs. Mahala
Sidelinger and Mrs. Bert Sidelinger
and children, all of Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Chadwick and
daughter, Zelma. Rev. and Mrs.
George Davis, Mrs. Brown and Mr..
and Mrs. Ilsley of Palermo, Mr.. and
Mrs. Orla Johnson and family of JEFF
ferson, Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Bow
ley and family of West Roxbury,
Mass. Mr.. and Mrs. Bella Andrews
and daughter of Maiden, Mass, and
Mr.. and Mrs. a. A. Bartlett and
family and George French of Somer-
vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Osgood Moore and
family formerly of this place and
now of Augusta. were calling on
friends in town, Monday.
Walter Griffin of Windsor, was a
caller in town, Sunday.
Mr.. Bryant of Bristol, is setting up
a portable mill on the Deck Wood
bury lot, intending to saw logs for
Chester Boynton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Brown Of
Augusta, were supper guests. Mon
day at the home of the latter's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. 3. Hewett.
A A. Bartlett has had a telephone
installed in the Allard house, where
he is residing at present.