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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-19

Miss Elizabeth Lineken, Home
Demonstration agent, was in Athens,
Tuesday on official business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil B. Gardiner and
son, Willie of Canaan were business
callers in town Tuesday.
Miss Velma Lyons arrived in town
on the early morning train from La
coma, N. H., and went to Canaan to
visit her father, Jerry Lyons.
Mrs. Ivanella Palmer Of Hinckley
and Miss Faith j. Hinckley of Good
Will were in town Monday night to
attend the annual meeting of the Fun
ice Farnsworth Chapter, Daughters Of
the American Revolution.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Savage and
Mrs. Annie Mccormack of Grovetown,
N. H., arrived in town Tuesday night
being called here by the death of their
mother Mrs. Mary Ann Savage.
Neil H. Grant has gone to Engle-
! wood, N. j., to work on a construction
| job.
| Clifton Whittemore, who has been
| passing a short time at his home here
with Mrs. 'Whittemore and their three
! sons has returned to Lewiston where
he is employed.
Attorney and Mrs. Thomas N.
Weeks of Waterville were in town
Monday evening. Mrs. Weeks to at
tend the annual meeting of the Show
hogan Business and Professional
| Women's Club, she is past president
of the Waterville Club.
Miss Lucy Johnson, who Is having
a weeks vacation from her duties in
the Public Utilities Bureau at Angus
ia and is a guest of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Nat Johnson was In Augusta
on business Tuesday.
Linwood Meader, Johnnie Russell
and Edison Carpenter left Monday
noon for Englewod, N. J., where they
will be employed on the construction
| of the Palisade Park
Mrs. Henrietta Wood, and Mrs.
Leroy r. Folsom of Norridgewock
We're in town Monday evening to at
tend the annual meeting and supper
of the Eunice Farnsworth Chapter,
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton, of which they are both members,
held at the home of Miss Gertrude S.
Weston.
Charles Estes has received an an
nouncement of the birth of a little
daughter born to Mr.. and Mrs. James
Daggett, Jr., on May 9. The boy has
been named Patricia Mae. Mrs. Dag
gett was formerly Ruby Dorothy. is
the older daughter of Delbert c. Dor
othy and the late Belle E. Estes Dor
othy, both of whom were Skowhegan
people. The family have many friends
here who will be interested in the an
nouncement. Mr.. and Mrs. Daggett
reside Newburgh, n. Y.
|. Mrs. Harry Crillen was in Augusta,
Tuesday for the day.
E. A. Bell, formerly of Harmony,
now of Skowhegan went to Lewiston
Tuesday, where he will attend the
Grand Lodge of the Knights of Pythi-
as. Tuesday night in Auburn he at
tended the Dokie parade.
Charles Berry, who has been visit
ing his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Berry, returned to his home
in Lewiston, Tuesday.
Mrs Howard Durrell, representing
the Bloomfield Temple. Pytbian Sis
tiers left Tuesday morning for Lewis
ton, where she will attend the Grand
Lodge.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-19
Municipal Court

James Higgins Of Skowhegan was
before Judge Merrill being charged
with keeping liquor nuisance. Hig-
gins waived reading of the warrant
and examination and pleaded not
guilty. Probable cause was found
and he was held for the September
term of the grand jury. Bail was
furnished. Deputy sheriff Alton
Markham handled the case for the
state.
Keith Reilly of Fairfield. aged IS
years was brought before Judge
Merrill Tuesday, charged with break
ing, entering and larceny in a small
store in Fairfield. Judge Merrill
placed the youth in the custody Of
his mother and ordered him to re-
port to county attorney Harold Z.
Weeks of Fairfield each week until
the September court convenes.
At the meeting of the Sunset chap
ter, No. SO, o. E. S., to be held Fri
day evening, a program of especial
interest will be presented under the
direction of Mrs. Maud l. Jewett.
The next meeting of the Golden
Rod Branch of the International
Sunshine Society will be held on
Thursday afternoon, May 20, at the
lOIilC VI NILS dUi INOuiioia LIS SNclN
of at the home of the president, Mrs.
Harry Nelson as announced.
Many friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
ris Clough (nee Grace Berryman)
formerly of Skowhegan and Augusta
will be interested to know that their
eldest daughter, Annie Clough and
her husband, Haines Wheeler, of Or
ono, are parents of little daughter
born in Orono, Monday.
A meeting is called for this We'd
nesday at the Masonic hall by Floyd
G. Nye, master of Somerset lodge.
Frank r. Madden, high priest of the
chapter, Willis c. Hobart. deputy
master of Mount Maria Council and
G. Allan Wentworth, commander of
DeMolay commandery of all men,
bers of the local Masonic bodies to
consider the question of charging
and repairing the present Masonic
temple.
Fred Gates of Bingham is a pat
lent at Somerset hospital.
The baseball game scheduled for
Tuesday afternoon between Show
hogan and WatervilIe was postponed
until Thursday and viii be played
in Waterville.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-19
Athens Ladies Meet

The ladies of the Women's branch
of the Athens local of County Farm
Bureau at an all day meeting held
Tuesday at the Athens Grange Hall
considered the selection of clothing
under the direction of Miss Elizabeth
Linekin, Home Demonstration agent.
At noon delicious dinner was serv-
ed.
Fred Mckay Of Skowhegan was be-
fore Judge M. p. Merrill at hearing
of the Western Somerset Municipal
court, Tuesday morning, charged with
recklessly operating a motor vehicle.
The complaint was entered by traffic
officer L. B. Haskell who charged Nc
Kay with going around the wrong
side of the silent policeman at Post
office square on Tuesday of last week.
Mr.. Mckay stated that he at all times
intended to obey traffic rulings. He
thought that he was acting within his
rights at the time. Traffic officer Ar.
thur w. Cushman Of Augusta was
present and stated the conditions
when 1T might be permissible for a
driver of loaded truck to pass on
left. Mr.. Mckay was dismissed.
A. G. Spinney of Portland made a
prlef visit here the first of the week
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar L.
Ford. He was accompanied on his
return by Mrs. Spinney, who had been
passing two weeks the guest of her
sister. Mrs. Ford.
The younger pupils Of Mrs. Ethel
Whittier Ames pianoforte class win
give recital at the Bethany church
chapel Saturday afternoon at three
o'clock. Parents and friends of the
pupils will be guests.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-19
READFIELD

EAST-Mr. and Mrs c. L. Clough
were guests Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene Bailey. Winthrop Center.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Williams, son
Burton and Mrs. Miles Williams of
Mt. Vernon, were guests Sunday of
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Doughty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Taylor of
Danvers, Mass, were eek-end guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Burton D. Gordon.
Friends of Mrs. Taylor are sorry to
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Gordon and
Miss Nellie Gordon were Sunday
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Hunt,
Winthrop.
Miss Louise Aldrich of Winthrop,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-19
END BUNION
PAIN FOREVER
No Need to Suffer Another Day
Those AgOnizing TOrtur-
ing Pains.

There is one simple yet inexpen-
sive way to reduce infiamed, swol-
len toe joints and get them down to
normal and that is to apply Moone's
Emerald Oil night and morning and
people who suffer from such enlarge
ments would be wise to reduce them
before they reach a more or less
chronic stage.
Ask any first class druggist for an
original two-ounce bottle of Moone.s
Emerald Oil Gull strength) and re-
fuse to accept anything In it's place.
It's such highly concentrated
preparation that two ounces last a
long time and furthermore, If this
wonderful discovery does not give ysu
complete satisfaction you can have
your money refunded.
Special note: People who want to
reduce swollen or varicose veins
should get bottle of Emerald Oil
at once. Applied night and morning
as directed they will quickly notice an
improvement which will continue I'M
til the veins and punches are reduced
to normal.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-19
nay19d1t

tertained Sunday, Maurice Towle,
who is stopping in Waterville, Mrs.
Charity Towle, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Drake and several callers through
the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Hannah were
in Palermo Sunday, to visit Mrs.
Carrie Lenfest and family.
Everett S. Page, who has employ
ment in Gardiner, and a friend. Mr..
Williams, were in the Valley over
the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry W. Wood OBJ
served the 25th anniversary Of their
marriage Saturday.
Perley Coffin was in Rocl''" I'd,
Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-19

was weekend guest of Miss Eleanur
/ Cleveland.
Miss Emma Gordon of Auburn
passed the weekend at her hons
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Gorden, Liver.
more Falls, were calling on relatives
here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller of Wiscasset,
were weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Linwood Luce They were accom-.
panied home by their grandson, Rey
Luce.
Miss Dorothy Tufts of Pennington
was a weekend guest Of Mrs. Harold
Sands.
William Strout and son, Frank Of
Boston, have been passing a few days
at their farm here.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-19
LIBERTY

VALLEY-Maurice S. Towle,
who was operated on at the Elm
City Hospital in Waterville recently,
has left the hospital and is visiting
his sister and husband, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Drake of Oakland Street,
while having his foot dressed by a
surgeon every other day. Mr.. TowIe
expects to be home in about a week
but will have to use clutches for
several months.
Mrs. Maurice Towle and family en-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-19
Rotary Club

H. N. Wheeler, a member Of the
Rotary Club of Fort Collins, Colo
RADIO, chief lecturer of the United
States Forest service, discussed 1.-THE
Lure of the Forest" at the Tuesday
noon Rotary luncheon. Mr.. Wheeler
illustrated his lecture with beautiful
lantern slides. He mentioned the
need and the value of the forests
and urged their protection from fire
by care on the part of the hunters
and fishermen. Mr.. Wheeler was
accompanied by Bryant Z. Jones of
Augusta, inspector in the office of
the Commissioner on Forestry.
There were many guests present,
among them being Col. Keith Ryan.
governor of the Soldiers Home at
Togus, Henry Cooper, also of Togus,
George Prince Of Portland, William
Howard Hay Of Buffalo, N. Y,
George e. Carter of Toledo, Ohio,
president of the defensive diet league
Of America, Henry Crowell and Har-
ry E. Smith, both of town.
The luncheon was served by Mrs.
Kate Simpson in the Grand Army
hall. The president, attorney George
Cover, presided. The music was d.
rected by DR.. Raymond Derbyshire
and Mrs. Marion>presided at the pi-
anO.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-19
BELFAST
Belfast House Hit by Lightning

Belfast was visited Tuesday by
freak thunder shower. the first
of the season, which while lasting
less than five minutes and contain
ing but one bolt of lightning, struck
the residence of Z. E. Babcock on
Northport avenue. The bolt ran the
length of the roof, throwing the
shingles into the air, and grounded
on the ventilator. No fire was set.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-19
Fishinu Excellent

Attorney w. Folsom Merrill who
Tuesday returned from a fishing trip
on Gaines river in New Brunswick,
reports fishing better than In former
years. He caught SO salmon, weigh
ing from to 20 pounds. Proving the
persistency of Mr.. Merrill as a fisher
man 1t is interesting to note that he
worked for five hours and ten min
utes before he loaded a certain sal
mon
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-19

the honor and privilege of serving
as It's president and in presenting the
gavel to the new president, Miss
Landry she extended her own and
the clubs best wishes and pledged
it's generous support. The Show
hogan b. p. w. is looking into the
future with high hopes and desire
for continued growth and success.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-19

Bean, Nathalie Beaulieu, Dorothy
Plummer. Edna Adams.
XII. Flames-Lucy l.. johnson.
XII. Good Night--Margaret Bro
ply, Coburn Marston.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-11-27

Imagine our modern cities With
but taxa, OF worse sim Without n
speed tmiti One = accustomed 20
step into . taxi and reach q De-
ftnattou many blocks or miles aVay
IN the space Of Q few momeufs. Vt
within . speed limit o. an vou1d b
chaotic cocfusiou VITA taxie nm
ming Wild through lie citiea. There
ARE. however many eountrSes -
pecially IN the immeaoriaI East
which use c0nveyahces answerine
khe same purposes for MA -
speed limit b needed TAey nove
along b the ieisurely way Of the
Orient ana vet moet. the REQUIRE
ments Of oeople tn those ancient
banda.
:. The sedan chair said % Be-
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-11-27

Worthingtor engine Is not suo,ect
to foreign royalties. 1t IL equipped
with alloy steel cylinders to with
stand heat and stresses. II delivers
power on each piston stroke and
shows great flexibility of operation,
reversing on an average. In SIS
seconds completely from full toad.
and its best reversing time was
only %.S seconds A thirty-day test
showed Il consumed IL tons Of tow
grade crude OH every "a hours a.
compared with IS tons required by
la steam engine Of equal uower
when running at the same speed.
Il delivers about 5000 horsepower.
The ~rampa" is 416 length overall:
d feet moulded beam and has .
lightweight capacity of about 9.4OO
tons. She probably win 90 90 o
South American run.
News OF the governments suc-
cess To It's motorship conversions
comes almost simultaneously with
the announcement that the United
states lines operating government
ships have paid o dividend. Re
cause OF the success Of American
industry II standardized multiple
production. Known popularity "a
mass production. Uncle Sam oeeds
more ships 20 carry bis grocer.
les on the seven seas. Canada
and the United States are said 10
be the only countries whose COM
mercfsl feets exceed their pre-waf
merchant marine
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-11-27

BOSTON. MASS.-NcarlS 5000,
U:'a of the 24.000.0OO children en-.
: n,d IN .at public schools of the
: ,';od States are out of school al!
'"e time for various causes, chief
which is illness. according to
,"'ort made public here by EGwin
- Cole. heating and vcntilatine ex
merit
In the last year for which we
ave complete figures. the average
daily attendance in the public
schools was 4.S01.ll4 fewer than the
total number OF children enrolled
Mr. Coles report states. 'ln other
words at ali times more than one.
I, eth Of the children were absent
School records show that hardly
/. child gets through a school year
vithout absences because of sick.
mess. The total time lost by all
amounts to two months out of the
lear. term. Inadequate. obsolete
methods of sanitation and health
!; auipment take q heavy toll from
Icnr educational expenditures. Either
,swirling drafts or bad close mir is
!the rule in most school buildings
ian educate. inspecting o school IN
which q univent system was In.
tailed. bringing In fresh outdoor
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-11-27

After every war" saw .rrs,-
dent r.. Dickinson of ne indi-
ana Limestone company there IL
"a wave Of memorial building
Thousands Of tons OF stone nave
already gone into monuments. This
one is an achievement When Kan.
sas City dedicated the site Of this
'S2.0oOO0c memorial FIVE years ago
'eiehtv-three thousand citizens
pleogeo su5por, to erect lastine
tribute to peace"
For the entire structure indiana
limestone was chosen because OF its
durability and adaptabiIity TO Ar.
tlstlc treatment The architect
II Van Buren, Magonigie des ,eneo
the entire memorial Robert A,tkep
did the guardian figures: Edith
MaRoniR!e executed the historical
frIeze. Kansas City's art center
made possible py a 500. OOO, 600 De
quest will surround the memorial.
The entire art world IL congratulate.
ing Kansas City
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-11-27

The Tampa. first ship of the
governments $25,O00.00O Dieseliza-
Eion program and tie first sea-go-
ing motOrshir with a double-acting
Diesel engine of all-Americap de-
Sign and manufacture. has been
completed and no doubt before this
article Ii published. will breast the
foaming waves The other fourteen
government motorships are follow
ing right along and all viii be In
Service bv next summer.
The governments decision 20
convert some of it, steamships 70
the cheaper oil power is attribut-
able to the wonderful strides which
foreigners nave been making In
fast motorships The government's
'orogram is encouraging American
engine builders and has resulted
IN the DEVELOPMENT OF o new type
~ marine motor which gives mar
veious performance, and u only
little more than half the weight Of
fhe earlier type Of four-cycle.
single-actine Diesel engine.
The Tampa II equipped with
Ehe new two-cycle. double-actine
-four cylinder marine Diesel engine
especially developed for the gov
,ernnnent BY the Worthington Pump
and Machinery Corporation. A
smaller model Of this engine is now
lin operation ON the Great Lakes In
the "SteeI Chemist OF the d. 8.
Steel Products Company. Being
~ American design the new
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-11-27

-Four hundred feet OF history ls
written" IN the stone frieze
adjoining the magnificent Liberty
Memorial recently dedicated ov
President Coolidge IN Kansas City
'DelicateIv traced characters depIc.
the pageant of the ages From an.
Gent Greece. through the Renais-
'sance TO the present age the sym
bolic figures march in graphic
procession On q succession Of
terraces the monument extends
along SOC foot front Rising
sheer 217 feet from the platform
topping the terraces the nupe
shaft with lite great winged angels
forms the central figure From its
'tcp issues pillar of cloud by day
and a pillar of FIRE bv night. Steps
leading no to the platform are
thanked by great sphinxes At
either END is beautiful stone
building war museum and =
memory hall
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-11-27

named from Sedan. France, II Used
extensively In China. Il q made
tor carrying . single person and b
usually borne on poles BY two men.
In Hong Kong rickshas are ned
On the lower lsveas Of the city, but
Sedan chaiIs are used In the hill.
The. hnricksha Of Japan y the
nearest approach 20 . taxi. for Il
10 the man-tpd Of the East. the
rubber-tired. brass-lanped white
cushioned vehicle
Possibly Picking has the greatest
collection Of strange foreign taxis
Of any city. Through the Chen
Men the front door Of Pekinx,
come strings of iouble- bumped.
long haired Bacterian camels from
the Gcbi Desert. bringing the very
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-11-27

breath of the desert with them ana
all the mystery Of the Monaghan
wastes. The next vehicle that NAV
enter the Chen Men-the mouth
u that tabled dragon whose eyes
IRE two Of the other nine gates. and
whose body is the breathing :ity
tcelf: b the Pekins cart, drawn by
little grey donkey. with q strinr
or clear ringing bells. Thte 10 .
small compact two-wheeied sprinR.
less contrivanee covered In hlue.
kickshas are also found In this
(city. ~ ven ~ automobiles which
look terribly eommonplacs and On.
romantic.
The native women, vino play th.
!part OF taxis In India. win be the
greatest surprise to tourists ON the
Round The World Cruise vher
they zee these women strap tarxe
suite cases on their backs and sesrs
|oh tor hotels ct Q eaiY rate o.
speed. These are but Q few Of the
unusual sights which passenger. on
the Emprese Of Scotland will see,
and from December 2 till Aur'' u,
when she arrives In New YorA .vill
be . continuous passage Of pleas
'ure and adventures 10 every poGA
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-11-27

Reinald Werrenrath. the famous
American baritone. selected some
of his most popular numbers for his
radio concert. Sunday night. No
vember 81. including "On The Roao
10 Mandalay" "Duna", "The Two
Grenad'ers" Il Love Thee" The
Green EYED Dragon. and num-
YER of Ojibway Indian melodies.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-11-27

The series of Sunday night ra-
dio concerts. broadcast over fifteert
connected stations by information:
ally famous opera and concert art
lists, is sponsored by A. Atwater
Rent. Mr.. Kent. whose factory
produces more than $500 radio reS
ceiving sets a day. is said to be
the largest manufacturer Of radio
equipment in the world.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-11-27

air. warming /: and distributing it
declared that was the first
he had been in that he
couldn't recognize with his eyes
shut BY the smell.
az loss of school time through
sickness !. prevcn,able, and the
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-11-27
Two lrThe STUDENTS

great majority Of it unauestionao'v
is. then the United States is thro'"
ing away S300.0UO. 900 q year. orc
fifth OF its education pudge'.
!enough money to equip every schco.
in America in the most scientific
way for sanitation and hyGienN"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-03
BANKERSLEAVE
FOR CONFERENCE
Attend FiduCiary Body SeS-
sion in Nebraska.

Donald S. Morris, vice president
and trust officer of the Fletcher Saw
ings and Trust Company, and Evans
Woollen, Jr., assistant to the presi-
dent, will leave indianapolis Sun
day to attend the second Mid-COn-
tinent Fiduciary Conference Of the
American Bankers Association, at
Omaha, Neb., Dec. CT.
Morris is president of the newly
organized indianapolis F1duciaries
Association. Trust officers and
others directing fiduciary problems
for the trust companies and banks
of the country will assemble at
Omaha next week to hear a two-day
program of addresses and confer
ences touching on many phases OF
trust business. Among speakers will
be Melvin A. Traylor, president of
the American Bankers Association
and president of the First National
Bank, Chicago.
The delegates attending the
Fiduciary conference will include
representatives from Indiana and
other mid-western States as follows:
Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa,
Kansas. North Dakota, Oklahoma,
South Dakota. Texas, Tennessee and
Wisconsin.