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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-29
READFIELD

DEPOT-Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Luce
were calling Monday on friends.
They are both well known as Mrs.
Luce was teacher here few years
! ago. Mr.. Luce has passed the most
of his life here, this being his native
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Robbins and
nephew, Maryland Jewett of Liver
more Falls, were Sunday callers on
friends.
Mrs. Lottie Walton of Oakland,
called Friday on Mrs. Jennie Bean
and Simon Walton.
Lester Sanborn Of Carthage and
Chester Sanborn of Andover were
Sunday callers on friends.
A. w. Ellery and friends Of Bos-
ton are guests at THE Townsend
farm.
Frank Bonero and family are living
in the first floor rent of the McCom-
mic house.
Simon Walton passed Saturday
with friends in Fayette.
At the Smith Memorial church
Sunday. Mr.. Wolstenholme read
Gen. IS, his theme was open the
Windows Toward Jerusalem" which
was listened to with much pleasure.
All regret however that he will be
here no more, as he has returned to
Bath.
Miss Grace Inghann and L. 3.
Wright were Sunday visitors of John
Inghan. Mt Vernon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-29
BELGRADE

NORTH-Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Page of Mattapan, Mass, returned to
their home the first of the week, after
visiting relatives and friends here
for several weeks.
Richard Sturtevant, who had the
misfortune to sprain his ankle play
ing ball recently, is recovering slow
ly.
Callers at Mrs. Minnie Cooks, Sun
day afternoon were Mrs. Gray and
Miss Anna Emery of Hallowell ana
Mrs. Evers of Augusta and Lawrence
Drawn of Belgrade.
Mrs. Gray's Sunday school class OF
the Methodist church of Hallowell
had a picnic on Minnie Cooks shore
Monday afternoon, all enjoyed a
good time.
Mrs. George Lawlor and Mr.. Law
lor's mother, Mrs. Ellen Lawlor OF
Brooklyn, N. Y, arrived in town
Thursday to visit Mrs. Lawlor
daughter and family, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
L. Cook.
Mrs. Elva Brown Of Hartford
Conn, is visiting her father. Amos
Furbush Of Oakland. at his camp on
the shore of Great Pond.
Fred Stevens Of Smithfeld was a
caller in town Wednesday.
DR.. Risley Of Waterville, was a
professional caller at Camp Merri-
weather Sunday.
James Turkey, who has been EN-
ployed in Connecticut for some time,
returned home Saturday.
George Varney of Smithfeld was
a business caller in town Monday
evening
Mrs. Martha Gleason was a dinner
guest of her son and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Gleason, Tuesday.
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FRANCE AND THE TOURISTS

In the role Of a disgruntled inn
keeper, France is performing effect
lively, offering not only poor service
to be paid for at exorbitant rates and
In American money. but rude treat
ment even to the point Of assault.
Referring to the attitude of hotel
proprietors Of France toward tourists
from America, Assistant U. S. Attor-
ney George r. Farnum of Melrose,
Mass, who has just returned from
vacation to Europe, asserts that an
American oversleeping in Paris
hotel these days, is likely to find his
bill increased by 100 francs when he
comes down to breakfast. Mr.. Far
mum further declares that among a
substantial number Of French natives
Of every class, there is outspoken
antagonism towards Americans and
that in every respect German tourists
are more cordially received and more
generously treated than their fellow
trippers from the United States.
President Coolidge's expressed
hope that Americans abroad will not
indulge in unwarranted criticisms or
any destinations, tends to disclose
the alternate view of the matter:
That the actions Of the tourists them
selves are in many instances con-
tributory cause Of the French anti
American demonstrations.
Some American tourists" It is
said, ARE of a somewhat bumptious
nature and If that type obtains some
education and discovers that there
are other people in the world who are
entitled to consideration, not much
harm will be done. If the more re-
sponsible type OF American finds
things abroad unsatisfactory there is
always the remedy for them to come
and spend their money here"
1t would appear that a pressing
duty of the Poincare cabinet is to
remedy so far as possible the condi-
lions that the tourists complain of.
for the tourist business is one of
Frances greatest assets and without
1t the plans for putting an end to the
monetary crisis doubtless would
prove futile.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-29
HARRINGTON

After being out of order several days
and battling all attempts to locate the
trouble, the Pennington fire alarm
system is again in perfect working
order. After the batteries and all
mechanism at the fire house had been
found in perfect order, the members
of the company went over the entire
wiring system outside the house,
finding many small troubles, loose
connections, contacts with other wires,
limbs of trees, etc. all combining to
cause so many leaks that it was i'm
possible to maintain current enough
to operate the alarm properly. These
have all been remedied and the sys-
tenn is again in first-class condition.
No alarms were given or needed while
the system was out of order.
Dr. and Mrs. B. NJ Cox and Misses
Effie Z. and Linnie T. Carvill will
leave for Pressure Isle by automobile
Friday morning of this week. to be
present on Saturday at an observance
of the Goth birthday of Columbus
Hayford, native of Salem in this
county, and an Aroostook pioneer. Mr.
Hayford went there when most of
Aroostook was a wilderness, and
cleared the land which now comprises
one of the best farms in that county,
still lowned by him and still worked,
but now by the latest machinery in
stead of the hard hand toll to which
Mr.. Hayford was for many years ae-
customed. Mrs. Cox and Misses Car
will are nieces of Mr.. Hayford, and
they will remain about a week for a
visit with the family.
Miss Doris Wyman, who has been
visiting Miss Myrtice Swain for the
past week. has returned to her home
in Medford, Mass.
Miss Louise Quincy. Franklin
county home demonstration agent, is
enjoying a weeks vacation, which she
is passing at her home in Bridgton.
County agent, George Z. Lord of the
Franklin county Farm Bureau, con-
Quoted a caponizing demonstration
Tuesday at the home of F. l. Brown
at East Dixfield, which proved profit
able to many, there being good at
tendance. He will conduct a similar
demonstration next Friday morning
at $50 at the home of c. c. Smith in
Freeman.
The State commissioner Of inland
fisheries and game has forbidden fish
ing in Hanscom brook. Hutchinson
brook, Dunning brook, Durgan brook,
Basin brook, Berry brook, Green
brook, fainter or Flagg brook, in the
towns of Carthage and Weld in Frank
lin county, except on Tuesday and
Friday during open season for brook
trout and landlocked salmon in brooks
and streams, it not being generally
known that these brooks are protected
by law to this extent.
One of the so-called twin bridges on
the Temple road is being replaced by
a fine cement structure.
The so-called Stanley farm on the
Strong road, for a number. of years
owned by Antonio Forgione and
Rafaelo Romano, has been purchased
and will in the future be operated by
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Editorial Comment

Robert T. Lincoln, who died at
his summer home in Vermont yes
terday, was one of the few sons of
Presidents of the United States who
achieved distinction in the service of
the country. He was a member of
President Garfield's Cabinet, and
President Harrison sent him to Eng
land as Minister, but he had no
especial taste for politics and in
later life devoted his energies to the
Pullman Company. of which he was
president for many years. He always
regarded as one of the tragedies of
his life the fact that he was present
at the assassination of two Presi-
dents, his own father and President
Garfield. His morbid feeling on the
subject kept him away thereafter
from public functions where the
Chief Executive of the Nation was in
attendance. He was an able lawyer
and administrator and his interests
were broad and varied.-Philadelp
Public Ledger.
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ANS0N

NORTH-Ezra Dunton and family
passed Sunday at Pophan Beach.
Alfred Holbrook, who Is employed
at Portland, passed the week end
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. j
Holbrook.
Bert Lewis and family have moved
from School street to the Knapp
house on Union street.
William H. Felker has purchased
Of Merle Mitchell of Portsmouth n.
H., the Ware cottage at Lake Emb-
den.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Getchell and
two children Of Fairfield and Mrs.
GetchelIs sister, Miss Christie Moul-
ton, of SIowhegan, were callers at
Mrs. w. II. Williams, Sunday.
Mrs Althea Savage is caring for
Mrs. John Peters. who has been SER
iously i'll.
Rev. and Mrs. Leslie w. Grundy
and two children, Walton and Ruth
are staying at Lake Embden at their
cottage that Mr.. Grundy has just
built.
Harold Dale Of Fairfield. is the
guest Of his father, Martin Dale.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-29

well, 7 declare" exclaimed Uncle
Lucky, as he watched the little baby
spiders sail away on the breeze, the
long silky threads which they had
spun, carrying them safely along like
wings of bird. Loving Mother Ma
ture certainly takes care of her lit
tie people"
YES, Mother Nature takes such care
OF all her little people,
/ think a spider without harm
Might jump off from a steeple,"
sang Bobbie Redvest from d nearby
tree. Wonder how he ever heard the
old gentleman 'bunny's remark. But
he did, just the same and the next
minute he perched on the brim OF
Uncle Lucky's precious wedding stove
| pipe hat. "How's Little Miss Mousie @
] inquired the thoughtful little red
vested fellow.
She's visiting her cousin, Miss
Woody Mouse" answered the old gen
| tleman bunny with sigh. Il declare
! when she's away our house seems
very dull and gray"
why don't you go after herr" sug.
J gested Little Jack Rabbit.
What day of the week is it?" asked
OuClo LUCKY MS IdCe DeSlHHiIlB ~
smile and his pink nose to twinkle.
Thursday, i believe" answered
| Bobbie Redvest, with a twitter.
IT believe I will call for her." muir
INJURED the dear old gentleman rabbit
I'm so full of rheuma tism and for
| getfulness that I can't remember
whether she said she'd stay till Fri
! day or not"
when you strike the Forest Trail
| Watch out for fox's tall
| sang the little robin as he few away
"I'll keep a sharp lookout, never
| fear" promised the nice old gentleman
rabbit as he turned the Luckymobile
down a woodland road.
BY and by, not so very long, Uncle
Lucky remarked: II wonder just
where little Miss Woody Mouse lives?'
"In Mr.. Redhead Woodpecker's ole
home" answered the bunny boy
Keep right on. I'll let you know in q
minute or three" and keeping q
bright lookout. the little rabbit chat
tered away until. all of sudden, he
exclaimed: stop Here's the tree!'
! But, strange to say, the next minute
who should look out of a hollow los
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-29

equipped kitchenette, radio set and
too many other conveniences to enum.
crate. Mr.. Linn was born in Fort
Fairfield.
Isaac Morrow. the original Of I'm
Gle Ike" in Harold Bell wright's
novel. THE Shepherd of the Hills,
who is still living at the age Of SO in
Branson, Mo-, is a native of Portland,
and a graduate of Bowdoin College.
That fact Is brought out for the first
time in an article on motor trip
through Missouri by J. w. Talley,
which is a feature of the August num-
Der of the Maine Motorist, the official
organ of the Maine Automobile Asso-
citation.
According to Tallsy. Uncle Ike
turned his face westward as a relief
from consumption, which resulted
from hardships of service in a New
England regiment in the Civil War. He
married in Warren county. Missouri,
and soon afterwards migrated to the
Ozark Hill country. where the dry air
and the breath of the pines gradually
restored his health.
DR.. Paul Castor, now the Oldest
citizen OF Portland, attributes his
longevity to the combination OF
sevens occurring in his paternal heri-
tage. DR.. Castor was born on the
| high seas, 25 miles off the point OF
| Gibralter, January Is, 1925, an Eng
| lish citizen, and traces Spanish
Scotch and English blood in his
veins. He came to America at the
| age of seven. He is now practicing
mental healing and in spite of his
| 101 years Is hale and hearty ans
| leads a busy life. or himself he says
81 am the seventh son of a seventh
son for seven generations" DR.. Cas-
tor said. my father lived to be 10t
years DID, one of my brothers was
| 81 when he died, and other nea!
/ relatives have lived to ripe old age
To this and this alone l attribute my
long life"
| II saw long years Of service In the
Civil War. and as Union spy
| four times came near dying at ar
age which in my family Is as adde's.
cence," he smiled, Four times I was
captured within the Confederate
| lines, and once was sentenced to be
shot. and after having been forced
to dig my own grave and build my
own coffin was facing the firing
| squad IN the cola gray dawn, my
| eyes bandaged and rebel rifle:
trained on my breast when word was
received that / was to be exchanged
| for Southern prisoners.
| early in life I was found to pos
ess natural talents as healer" the
doctor declared. This fact attribute
to the combination Of sevens which
is my paternal heritage. / begar
to study for my preordained worl
when a mere youth. My education
1 received in schools and univer.
stiles of England, Scotland and Ire.
/ land and in American institutions Of
osteopathy. natureopathy and men
tai healing. 1 have been Q residen
of Portland 40 years now, practicint
mental healing.
do I feel my years?" Hardly, a
least not 101 years. I've bunch II
live longer than any of my ances.
tors" And his clear, mild blue eye:
twinkled.
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Paul and ANGELA Di stepfano of

fdul anu AHBelld Ii otepldHo VI
Pennington.
Miss !. c. Johansen, Franklin coun-
ty public health nurse, conducted three
mothers conferences and clinics last
week the first Tuesday at the school
house at Riley. DR.. Thomas Croteau
of Chisholm assisting: Thursday at
Jay, DR.. George II. Rand of Livermore
Falls assisting; and Friday at the Ma
sonic hall In New Sharon, DR.. A. Il.
Floyd assisting. In all, II children
were examined.
Mrs. Carl Fl. Whittemore of West
Pennington has been visiting her
brother, Dr. Raymond z. Woodcock of
Windsor, Vt, going by automobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Hodgdon are
passing two weeks at Port Clyde on
the Maine coast.
Mrs. Evie Moreau has gone to Lew
iston to be with her daughter, Mrs.
Rosabelle Berry, who is in a hospital
there where she has been for the past
six weeks.
Mrs. John Mulholland and Miss
Mary Mulholland of Los Angeles, Cal,
are guests of the brother of the for
mer, Henry p. White, and family,
making the trip by automobile.
Mrs. John Callahan and two chill
dren have gone to Bustin's Island for
a stay of several weeks with the sister
of the former, Mrs. Matte Guppy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Fl. Pottle and
children of Glen Ridge. N. j., the for
mcr formerly Of Pennington, were re-
cent callers on friends in town.
The Opportunity Circle Of the Old
South church will have a food sale at
the E. G. Blake jewelry store next
Friday afternoon, beginning at
o'clock.
The Willing Workers Of the Baptist
church will meet at the vestry Thurs
day afternoon at $50. o'clock, the hos
tesses being Mrs. Frank Norton, Mrs.
Merton Knapp, Mrs. Miranda N. Mars
ton, Mrs. Frank Adams, Mrs. Abbie
Marden. Mrs. Benjamin Ramsdell, Mrs.
| Alice Morrill, and Miss NJ. Mabelle
Young.
The band stand fund has been IN
creased to $500, including donations of
| lumber and other materials and Con-
| tractor o. P. Stewart is preparing
and will submit plans and undoubted-
| ly a suitable stand will at once be
erected in the village park for the
| use of Wheeler's band.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. l.. Goodwin and
Mrs. Hilda G. Doble passed the week
end touring the Maine beaches and
the White Mountains, travelling 500
miles in the three days and having a
very enjoyable trip.
Mrs. 3. NJ. Hardy Of Cambridge,
| Mass, formerly Of Pennington, is in
| town to remain several weeks.
The opening of the Avon bridge
| proposals has been postponed from
| this week to Friday, Aug. 6.
Mrs. Myra r. Woodcock has gone TO
skowhegan, where she wig be en-
ployed as nurse and companion to an
| elderly lady.
Pennington Grange will observe
| Ladies night at its meeting In Drum
mond hall Saturday evening, when the
| ladies will furnish both entertainment
and refreshments.
Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Stevens have
! returned from a visit with friends in
| Oxford county, making the trip by au-
| tomobile.
Mrs. w. A. Tarr and daughter, Mrs.
| A. c. Tanner of Minneapolis, and Mr..
| and Mrs. John f. Tarr of Boston, were
weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
! T. Locke of the Holley road coming
| by automobile. All are relatives.
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In connection of the game conser-
walton policies in the various states,
there is the optimistic report that
rangers in the National forests and
game preserves in taking a census
of the wild life in many parts of
the country have found game ami
mails, large and small, increasing In
number. One item in the report
shows that a total of eo5,964 deer
have been counted by the rangers
apd that the Governments big game
population is approximately 100000
or a gain Of about $4,000 over the
previous fiscal year.
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There will be a meeting in the
North church vestry next Thursday
evening for the purpose of forming a
local Voiture of the Society of 40
Hommes ct s Chevaux, an auxiliary
of the American Legion and a purely
social organization. A large member
ship is expected.
George Mel. Presson motored TO
Needham, Mass, to bring back Mrs.
Presson, who has been visiting their
daughter there several weeks.
Mrs. George c. Wheeler and daugh-
ter. Miss Nancy Currier of Pomona,
Cal, formerly residents of this vicini-
ty, were guests over the weekend of
their cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Currier c.
Holman. A party and dinner were Civ
en- at Porter Lake Inn by Mrs. Hol-
man in honor of her guests and
bridge was also INDUCED in. Mrs.
Wheeler was not only remembered
with guest gift, but also took the
first prize for highest score. A de-
lightful evening was passed.
Mrs. Lulu Powers and daughters.
Norma, Lillian and Karlenne, are
in Auburn for a few days visiting the
mother and grandmother, Mrs. Bragg.
formerly of Pennington, and other
relatives.
While driving an automobile near
Fairbanks Saturday David Lawry
was crowded off the road by a big
truck and other passing cars, lost con-
troll OF his machine for a moment, and
it plunged into bank. Mrs. Richard
Burns, who was being driven to her
home. was cut on the head and arm,
and the car was slightly damaged,
and it is considered narrow escape
from something much more serious.
Orland J. Tarbox. one of the clerks
in the Pennington postoffice, is en-
joying his annual vacation.
Justin E. McLeary is taking a vaca-
ton from his duties as proprietor of
the Red Store this week and is passing
much of his time on his farm property
and riding about the country.
Mrs. Roscoe Millett is employed in
the dining room at Pickfords camps
at Rangeley.
Lindsey Trask, matchmaker In
Blake's Jewelry store, is having his
annual vacation.
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Where Many Missing Cars Have
Gone

(Christian Science Monitor)
In the war waged by liquor forces
against the United States, the con-
traband army adopted the methods
of an invader in communicating
transportation. Automobiles and
motor trucks were needed to carry
illicit consignments OF liquor from
Canadian sources across the interna
tional boundary line. But the risk
of being arrested by the United
States preventive service made it too
costly to buy cars for the liquor
army Car stealing, therefore, be-
came part Of the major operations.
The. close connection between rum
running and automobile stealing
would, 1t appears account for the
sudden disappearance of many cars,
especially in cities along the liquor
front. How the invaders would pro-
coed is recounted, in part, in the evil
dence taken before the Canadian
parliamentary committee which in
vestigated the administration of the
Department of Customs and Excise.
Somewhere in Canada, where the
exporting liquor warehouses are To-
Gated, there would be a consignment
Of liquor awaiting transport to some
point in the United States. Agents
of the liquor business would look
round for the most desirable medium
of transportation. In cities like To-
ronto or Montreal. they would never
have to go very far to find a first
class automobile standing in a con-
venient place. They would steal the
car, load it with the liquor shipment,
and proceed south.
The transport agents of the Illicit
liquor business, with patrons in the
United States, might undertake to
make several return trips with the
same stolen automobile. Or they
might regard it as too risky to try
to go north through the customs
Gordon in the same vehicle. The
next move, therefore, would be to
sell the stolen car in the United
States. Behind the rumrunning traf-
fic, a subsidiary industry developed
in the form of automobile bootleg
ging.' Stolen cars could be taken to
certain receivers, who maintained
special garages for repainting, OBJ
literating Identification marks and
otherwise Disgusting the vehicles Of
the liquor army.
Canada discovered that still anoth-
err line of illicit business followed
hard on the exporting of liquor to
a dry neighbor. The liquor trans
porters would look around In the
United States for return cargoes of
contraband to take into Canada.
Silk goods, radio parts and other
dutiable articles would be loaded into
stolen cars on the American side, and
smuggled for disposal perhaps in
Montreal According to an estimate
submitted by the executive of the
Commercial Protective Association in
Canada, as much as s5.00o,000 OF silk
goods alone have been smuggled
north annually.
The ramif1cations of this Illicit
combination of liquor and gasoline
included, II Is alleged, connivance be-
tween car thieves and some customs
officials. Certainly there were cases
where the liquor transporters seemed
to be aided by venal officials.
Through the whole story Of rum
running and contraband traffic which
has been written into the records Of
the Dominion Parliament, behind
much Of the stealing Of automobiles.
and undermining the administration