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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-20
Senior High Notes

Washington's birthday vas fitting
ly observed at the Senior High
school on Friday since school Will
not be in session next Monday. AT
the assembly of the school, members
of the student body took part in the
exercises. which were enthusiastical-
ly received by the students and
members of the faculty alike. Stn-
dent assemblies at the Senior High
school are very interesting and the
spirit displayed is very gratifying.
After a few brief remarks, Prin-
cipal Mathews introduced Lloyd
Hurd of the senior class as chair
man, who in turn announced the
following numbers:
America the Beautiful, School
Piano solo, Dolores Dignam
Stories of Washington,
Maynard Gustafson
Washington's Services to America,
Evelyn Haycock
Trombone Solo, Henry McCracken
The Story of '76,
Catherine Thompson
A Tribute to Washington.
Francis WEIGH
Cornet Solo, Clarence McCommic
America. School
Salute to the American Flag
Albert Gilbert and Harold Taylor
played the accompaniment for the
two instrumental numbers.
AS has been the custom in past
years, the English Club at the Sc
nior High school will have charge
of the Good English" program this
year and instead of setting aside one
week for the program, the entire
month of March will be used. The
activities of that month will center
around the subjects: Posters, Slang
Better Speech and Themes.
The first week will be devoted ia
posters; prizes will. be awarded for
the ones and these will be passed
upon by board of judges compose
of some of the teachers of the school
Money for the prizes will be donated
by pupils in each English class.
The second week will be devoted
to a drive against the use of slang
critics will be appointed in each
English class every day by a rep
resentat1ve. Their duty will be to
post the uses of slang on a board
ana to impose definite penalties on
the person found using slang.
hC tiilu week VIII De q week OF
better speech-devoted to speeches
and to any subjects in relation to
the reasons for the use of better
speech.
The last week will be theme week.
Themes will be written by all pupils
and those that are judged the best
papers.
The drive will be brought to a
close on the night of April 9th, at
which time the English Club sociable
Will be held. A short play entitled
The Awakening of Maine" will be
presented and it has been decided
to dedicate the night to a Boost
Maine" night.
The members of the club and the
teachers have done much toward
making the observation of the good
English program beneficial and much
praise is due the English Club for
the part it has taken in promoting
the excellent spirit which prevails at
the Senior High school this year.
The various committees for the So
ciable are:
Entertainment: Ethel Rose, chair
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man, Dorothy Donnelly. Gerald
Johnson.
Refreshments: Dolores. Dignam,
chairman. Eleanor Hilton, Brayton
Larsen.
Decorations: Emily Kinney, chair
man, Mary Cadwallader, Henry Nc.
Cracker, Deane Quinton.
Poster committee: Alberta Pack
ard, chairman, Urban Dulac, Charles
Vose.
Theme committee: To be chosen
by the teachers.
Slang committee: Gerald johnson.
chairman, Frances Thayer, Louise
Brown. Eleanor Hilton, Semone
Bishop. Imogene Casey, Dolores Dig
nam, Catherine Thompson, Blanche
cannon Marion Lewis, Thelma Will
liams.
Play cast:
Judson Cole. disconnected,
Walter Sleeper
Verify Cole, his mother,
Elizabeth Walker
Nahum Cole, his father, discouraged,
Linwood Brown
jerry, the hired man, Fred Larry
Widow Amarita Body. Marion Lewis
Jane, the daughter of the family,
Lucille Pillsbury
>. l.. Pointer, q confidence man,
Henry Brooks
One of the surest signs Of the ap-
proach OF spring is, the appearance
or the candidates for the school
track team after school each day.
Mr.. McLeary, the submaster at the
school. is acting as coach and re-
ports that there is fine material for
a school team. In the absence of
a track or field upon which to train
the athletes are practicing In the
street in front of the school. Plans
are being made to enter the Bow
doin Interscholastic meet and the
| Portland High school invitation meet
the latter open to high school
| teams only.
The debating club has received its
charter for membership in the Ma
| tional Forensic League and this
charter has been framed and placed
| in a conspicuous place in the lower
corridor of the school. Waterville
| Senior High school is one Of the II
| charter members of this national
scholastic organization which has
chapters in all sections Of the
| United States.
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Three Boys Guilty
Stealing Copper Wire
From TELEPHONE Co.

Henry Rancourt, IA, Arthur Foru-
nier, 16, and Romeo Jenness, Is, all
of this city pleaded guilty to charge
of stealing $50 pounds of copper wire
from the New England Telephone
and Telegraph Co., when they were
brought before Judge Atchley in the
municipal court yesterday afternoon.
Rancourt, who has appeared before
the Judge on a previous occasion was
sentenced to the Boys Reformatory-
in South Portland and Fourier. who
is former inmate of the reforma-
tory and was out on parole was SEN
fenced to go back there. Jenness was
put on probation as this was the
first time he has ever been in court.
The boys were discovered behind the
Colby campus by Fred Weymouth.
overseer of the Colby grounds and
buildings, when they were in the act
of burying the wire on the banks of
the Kennebec river. He notified the
police.
Another boy who was sent to the
reformatory is Clinton Martin who
pleaded guilty to stealing the sum of
$3.05 from Walter Day a few days
ago.. The boy admitted that he had
gone into the Day house on Western
avenue and had taken the money
but he maintained that he did so on
the orders of another boy. Last
November Is, young Martin was
tried for stealing a sum of money
from house on Elm street and at
that time hewas found guilty and
placed on probation.
Miss Marion Hews. a teacher in
the Waterville public schools. left
yesterday afternoon for Boston where
she will pass the spring vacation.
The Waterville Public Library will
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-20
WATERVlLLE LOCAL NEWS
OFFICE lat MAIN ST. TEL EpHoNr wATrRvu1 = = soo
TELEPHONE .WATERVLLE 500

=. smith. who will play the followinp
program: "Minuet." by Bocchevini:
st. Lawrence Sketches" /. "Ths
Bells OF st. Anne de Beaupra." ,
Song Of the Basket Weaver" s.Trn
the Saguenay." The service will omen
with organ prelude, "Adagietto." by
Bizet. Offertory. ITO a Wild Rose !"
by Macdonald. The public is cor
daily invited,
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Lenten Vespers

The first of the "Lenten Vespers"
a, the Congregational church will be
held tomorrow afternoon at four
o'clock, The Half hour of Worship"
will be conducted by the pastor. with
hrief sermon. The Half hour Of
Music" will consist of an organ re-
cItal by the church organist. Abbot
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CHURCH NOTICES

UNITED BAPTIST CHURCH -
Rev. F. s. Bernauer, pastor; 1890
Rev. ]. B. Chadbourne will sound the
fir-t note of the evangelistic mission;
IL, noon, church school,; P. NJ,
Christian Endeavor; Z. P. M. union
rally at the Dunn Memorial Method
list church.
DUNN MEMORIAL METHODIST
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after long illness. The deceased
was born at Van Buren,, May ., 1853.
Funeral services Will be held Mon
day at the home on Water street at
2 o'clock. Rev. Fl. @. Mann will Of
flciate. The remains will be taken
to Waterville and placed in the tomb
to await burinal in the spring. |.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-20
OAKLAND

On Monday, Feb. %, there will be
no delivery of mall by rural or viii
lage carriers. The postoffice will be
open the usual holiday hours, from
A. NJ. to 10 A. NJ, and from $50 P.
M. to P. NJ. All mails will be dis
patched as usual.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-20

supper was served. During the eve
ming it was whispered that one of
the party was celebrating his birth
day, so Henry Parkman was present.
ed with book entitled "Just Maine
Folks" in honor of his 10th birth
day.
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Arthur Maurica Cochran

Arthur Maurice Cochren died at
his home on Oak street Friday morn
ing after a short illness. The de-
ceased was the the son of Al Coch-
rem and Ina Small Cochren. He was
born in 1910, being 16 years OF age.
Funeral services will be held at the
United Baptist churc Sunday at 2.30
o'clock.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-20

March 5. This operetta is much
more difficult than the one presented
last year and it is hoped that 1t Will
be equally Successful.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-20

Additional Waterville news and ads
wiII be found on Page Two of this
issue.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-20

city Opera House: Buck Jones in
wrbs Cowboy and the Countess"
rhanter two Of the Scarlet Streak"
Two part comedy, ION Edge" Lat
- pathe News. Hoods Concert
orchestra.
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rHEATER ATTRACTIONS
unYnAv AND SATURDAY

uaines Theater: Blanche Sweet,
M LYON and Lois Wilson in the
p.ady drama, "Bluebeard's Seven
C~rves." Chapter four Of the Green
Ws.cher. Fox comedy and Spotlight.
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CHURCH-Rev. J. L. Pinkerton, pas
to-, 1890 service, subject '"rhe I'm
expected God; 11.45. Sunday school;
6 p. M. Epworth League: Z. p. M.
union service service by Evangelist
j. B. Chadbourne.
SIDNEY METHODIST CHURCH
-2.30 p. M, Rev. ]. L. Pinkertop,
pastor, Sunday school following.
ALL SOULS UNIvERSALIST
CHURCH-Rev. III. G. Mann, pastor,
preaching at 1890, subject God Has
Omnipotence"; Sunday school, 11.45:
P. M. Y. p. C. u; $50. Senior Y.
P. c. u.
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silver Theater: The Trumbul
PLAYERS present the drama, Friend
r. Enemies" with Miss Isabel Gould
IN the leading role.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-20

The Waterville Public Library will
be closed Monday in observance Of
Washington's birthday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-20

John Parent
John Parent died at his home on
Water street, Thursday at / o'clock,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-20

Miss Marion Hews. a teacher IN
the Waterville public schools. left
yesterday afternoon for Boston where
she will pass the spring vacation.
Milford chronicle., 1926-06-11

ance committee. J. L. Harmstead Of
fered an amendment to the bylaws
and constitution, that provides for
the election annually of a finance
committee, whose duty will be to
pass on the purchase of any item
that exceeds SIS in cost. The presi-
dent named James L. Harmstead,
Frank H. Van Gesel and George E.
Swain as members of the committee
for the balance of the year. Their
first duty will be to purchase a pa
rade banner 1t is hoped to have it
in time for the State Convention.
Due to the regular meeting night
in July falling on a holiday, it was
decided to hold the July meeting the
last Monday evening in June, when
final plans will be made to attend
the Convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred S. Bailey spent
Sunday with Rev. and Mrs. J. r..
Bailey at Georgetown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Burdick of Phil
adelphia spent the weekend here
with relatives.
GU - DelAACy anu W. ~ L eloonlOl Z
are working a temporary assignment
in the signal department of the
Maryland Division this week.
Mrs. Chester Hollenback Of Min
nesota, is spending the summer with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. X.
Jones.
Miss Ella King Of Dover has been
a recent guest of Mr.. and Mrs. H. c.
Tee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred w. Harrington
spent Tuesday with relatives at
Cambridge, Md.
Mrs. R. X. Jones has returned
home after spending several days in
Philadelphia.
DR.. Howard Clymer of Philadel
phia spent Monday with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Clymer.
Building Lots at Harrington Sell
High
Despite the inclement weather a
large crowd of enthusiastic buyers
were on hand at the start of the sale
of ninety building lots situated along
the Harrington-NIilfor boulevard
and which were formerly lands of
the Henry Dickerson heirs. The
greatest demand for the lots were
the ones facing Boulevard avenue.
Some of which wele struck off at
nearly $500 per lot of fifty foot
frontage. The following are among
the new owners of building lots,
many of whom are prominent bust
ness men: Edward B. Rash, Harry
NJ. Black, Theodore Harrington, Leo
nard Harrington, Herbert Denney,
William Ruze, Elmer A. Smith, Ira
w. Roe, ]. Wolcott Dickerson, ].
Gordon Smith and Joseph Cordrey.
It is expected another building boom
will start in Harrington very soon as
Milford chronicle., 1926-06-11

The degree team of Delaware
Lodge, No. 1, of Wilmington, did the
initiatory work. They have a world
wide reputation for doing excellent
degree work. According to Grand
Master Dickey the Odd Fellows
lodges are in a fourishing condition
throughout the world. He expects a
prosperous year for the Odd Fellows
in Delaware. Nearly all the lodges of
Delaware seem to have taken on new
life and are gaining in membership.
Mrs. G. Hall Riggin attended the
National Convention of the Fedora
tion of WOmen's Clubs, held at At
lantic City, N. j., during the past
week.
Mrs. Garrett S. Harrington is Wis
iting DR.. and Mrs. Robert Grier at
Pleasantville, N. j.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Hatfield of Penn
sylvania have been recent guests of
the formers mother, Mrs. Ida Hat
field
Mr.. and Mrs. William Watson and
Mrs. Wilson Vinyard of Milford and
Mrs. Abner Plum of Wilmington, N.
c., spent Wednesday with Mr.. and
Mrs. William w. Sharp.
A. Ward zimmerman was rushed to
the Milford Emergency Hospital on
Tuesday, where he underwent an
operation for appendicitis. He is
getting along very nicely at this
time.
Mrs. Joshua West and daughter of
Suffolk, Va, spent Tuesday with Mr..
and Mrs. w. w. Sharp.
Milford chronicle., 1926-06-11

the most of the purchasers Of build
ing lots do not own the homes in
which they live. The total amount Of
the sale was $17, $50.
Miss Carrie Baker of Harrison
burg, Va, is spending the week with
Miss Virginia Griffith.
Mrs. Elmer Tee spent a part of
last week with Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Tee at Wilmington.
Mrs. Claire Becker of Downing
town, Pa, has been spending the
past week with f. H. Becker, near
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Denney have
been entertaining the latter's mother
and sister, Mrs. A. K. Bradley, Miss
Mabel Bradley and Mr.. and Mrs. B.
Frank Bradley and family of Peach
Bottom, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Tee spent the
weekend with Georgetown relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wingate of
Philadelphia spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. T. l.. Wingate.
Miss Venetia Wright of Green's
boro, Md, spent Saturday with local
friends.
Miss Jennie McCleavey of Phila-
delphia spent the weekend with Mr..
and Mrs. G. S. Harrington.
Miss Sara Reese of Chadds Ford,
Pa, spent the weekend with her
grandmother, Mrs. Sallie Wright.
Miss Dorothy Ottinni, of Whining
ton, spent the weekend with her
grandmother, Mrs. Ellen Hubbard.
Mrs. E. T. Hastings and son Lew
is spent the weekend with George
town relatives.
Miss Gertrude Pollett of Stockton,
Md, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Dora
Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Potter have
been entertaining DR.. and Mrs. J. /.
Elderdice of Oxford, Md
The State Championship game of
base ball between Harrington and
Greenwood was postponed from Sat
urday until Wednesday. The game to
be played on the Eastern Shore Park
at Dover.
Odd Fellows Active
J. Harvey Dickey, Grand Master
of the Grand Lodge of Delaware I.
o. o. F., made his official visit to
Chosen Friends Lodge No. 35. We'd
nesday evening. At the same time
the degree team of Crystal Fount,
No. 10, Milford, conferred the initia-
tory degree on a class of twelve can
didates.
Last Friday evening was the an
nual Odd Fellows Rally and was
held in the community building at
Milford. Seventy-five candidates took
the first, second and third degrees.
The candidates came from the diff
ferent lodges in Kent and Sussex
counties.
Milford chronicle., 1926-06-11
BREAK RECORD
in BUILDING ROAD
Philadelphia Contractors Complete s
Miles in so Days.

Speed records in road construction
were broken in the past two months
in the building of 39,29S feet of road
beginning at Laurel and ending at
the Maryland-Delaware state line
near Sharptown. The work, which
was done by Field, Barker and I'm
derwood of Philadelphia, was begun
on March 20, and was concluded on
Thursday of the past week. The job
required just so working days. In
speaking of the speed with which the
contractors pushed the contract to
completion, c. d. Buck, Chief Engi-
neer of the State Highway Depart
ment said:
The speed that was maintained on
the job, is the result of clever plan
ming and close supervision on the
contractors part. Some idea of the
way the work was organized may be
visualized from the operation of the
concrete machine. When the mixer
started in the morning it never ceas-
ed operating until night, with the
exception of about ten minutes in the
middle of the day when the operator
and his assistants stopped for bite
to eat. Materials were delivered to
the mixer by an industrial railway
over which three trains carrying
supplies were operated.
''As an individual contract, this
one holds the record in our State
for the fastest work. 1t was perfor-
med under the close supervision Of
four state highway engineers. Usual
ly but two engineers or inspectors
are needed when job is being done
at average speed"
This Philadelphia concern has
been engaged in highway work in
Delaware for several years and has
gotten the matter of organization
and operation down to the highest
degree possible under local condi-
tions. Building highways nowadays
is one in which a saving of a few
days in time means making much
more money for the contractor be-
cause under the regulations adopted
by the State Highway Commission of
Delaware, the contractor is charged
with the cost of inspectors on the
job. Whenever they can save SIS or
$40 by completing a contract more
speedily than estimated, they save
about SIS to $25 day for each day.
According to Mr.. Buck, the high
ways being built in Delaware with
careful maintenance and repairs
ought to last for two score of years.
One of the concerns of the Highway
Commission is seeing that the laws
governing the weight of trucks pass
ing over the highways are not vio-
lated. Whenever a truck is overload
ed and carries a heavier load than
can safely be transported, there is
risk that the highway will be dam
aged.
Recently there has been a trend
towards placing trucks with pneu-
matte tires in operation. While this
cuts down the weight Of the load or
rather prevents the motor truck man
from carrying excessive weights, 1t
permits him to speed up to 35 miles
an hour. Apparently motor transpor-
tation companies have determined
that it is better to make trips more
often and speedier than to attempt to
carry heavier loads. The use of
pneumatic tires is much easier on
the highways, according to the engl-
neers and if their speed is carefully
supervised, the highways ought to
last longer.-Sunday Star.
Milford chronicle., 1926-06-11
Harrington

Announcement has been made that
preliminary plans are complete for
the organization of the Atlantic
Thermotite Co., which will be incOr-
porated under the laws of Delaware.
The new industry will be capitalized
at $4,000. The men interested in the
enterprise are all well known busi-
ness men. Conrad Sabitsky was nam
ed temporary chairman; James B.
Welch, secretary and D. B. Tharp,
treasurer.
1t is an assured fact that the man
ufacturing plant will be located in
Harrington, but the site has not
been selected. They will be ready
for operation within 60 days to man
ufacture thermotite building units,
both single and double wall. The
new units are made of concrete and
when used in building operations an
air space is provided between the
walls, which, according to those in
terested, makes the interior of a
building absolutely dry, eliminating
the usual dampness that is most al
ways found in the old style block
building.
Harrington Firemen Start Building
Fund
President Swain presided over the
regular meeting of the Harrington
Fire Company. The regular routine
of business was transacted. This in
cluded reports of committees. The
housing and banquet committee was
discharged and the carnival commit
tee reported progress. The secretary
was instructed to write a letter of
protest to the secretary of the Della
ware Firemen's Association in re-
CARDS TO the method used in financ-
ing State Conventions. In all prob
ability some effort will be put forth
at the next convention to put a stop
to the present method. Very likely
this subject will be debated from the
floor with much argument. The
treasurer was instructed to transfer
to the building fund $400 of the COM
pany's share of the per cent in
surance money which has been re-
ceived by the company. The net pro-
ceeds of this years carnival will al
so be applied to the building fund.
Preparations are being made to
attend the State Convention at New
Castle next month. Two pieces of
equipment will go with the COM
pand and very likely a band. Chief
George B. Potter was named a COM
mittee to assign the uniforms. By
vote of the company it was agreed
to advance funds to the carnival
committees not to exceed 5000.
Some little discussion was held in
connection with the naming of fin