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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-01
NEWPORT
Observed Goth Birthday

Mary A. Gilman observed her Goth
birthday Tuesday, October &c, at the
farm home of her daughter. Mrs. An
ME Gilman Crowell, with whom she
resides the greater part of the time,
although she makes frequent visits
with her son, ]. o. Gilman and fam
lily in Newport village.
AS pleasant celebration of the
day. her son and wife, Mr., and Mrs.
j. o. Gilman took a party of old
friends to North Newport to assist
Mrs. Gilman in the observation of her
birthday. Those attending were Mrs.
Lydia Miles, who is in her SSth year
and her daughter, Mrs. Addie Roberts,
Mrs. Helen B. Rowe, who observed
her 91st birthday last July and her
daughter, Mrs. May Weymouth and
Mrs. Maude Jones. town chairman
of the Three Quarter Century club
of Maine.
The trip was very comfortably
made In Mr.. Gilman's Nash sedan,
and the elderly ladies enjoyed the
trip which was made around the lake,
distance of nearly 90 miles. fully as
much as the younger members of the
party.
Mrs. Gilman was very pleasantly
surprised to see her old friends and
neighhors and the afternoon passed
in "reminiscences. She was the re-
cipient of many gifts and good
wishes and all will long remember the
pleasant birthday party
Mrs. Crowell served refreshments
and the guests took their departure
with many regrets that the day could
not have been prolonged.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-01
Celts Originated
Halloween Festival
Gy the Associated Press)

Halloween has greatly changed
since the time. when it was New
Years fire fesdval among the Celts of
northwestern Europe, which was its
original significance, writes j. G.
Frazer. in his epic book on primitive
rites, The Golden BouSh.
Discussing European fire festivals
of many years before Christ, he says
that these pagans of Lands Ende
observed their greatest celebrations
on the ewes of May Day and Novem-
Der l. The supposition is that ,hese
times marked for them the two great
divisions of the year, when as pas
toral people. they drove their flocks
out to summer pasture or returned
them to their stalls at the approach
of winter
Once Began New Year
The beginning of the year was ap-
parently dated from Halloween. as
evidenced on the Isle OF Man. which
long held out as a fortress of Celtic
custom against. Saxon assimilation,
and where New Years was in recent
centuries celebrated at this season.
Many Halloween customs are
traceable to this New Year influence.
he numerous fortune telling tricks
ana 2uSufleS restored 10 are natural
at the first of the year, when one
would wish to see what the coming
twelve month holds in store. JACKIE
lanterns, feeble substitutes for great
bontires, recall the time when the
new fire, endowed by simple pagans
with magic properties, was ceremon-
tally lighted, in the hope that its
blessing fould endure through the
year which was coming in.
Source of COLLINS
These fires also We're lighted as a
welcome to the souls of the dead,
which We're supposed to be revisiting
their old homes. Efforts to expel or
hopes to be rid of the accumulated
evils of the old year so the new might
be begun with a clear slate, set ghosts
COLLINS, witches and warlocks arid
ing through the air on besoms or
"galloping along the roads on tabby-
cats, which for that evening are
turned into coal black steeds." The
Celts believed that their magic rites
would cause the aWeSOme SpiriteS to
quit the region for time at least
Halloween has been in modern
days explained as the time when evil
spirits left the land before the enter
ing of the good for the succeeding
All Hallows day. But Frazer traces it
into antiquity far antedating such a
conception, saying that the Christian
church first attempted to suppress
and later gave it's own complexion to
the several fire festivals of which
Halloween is one.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-01
STATE OF MAINE

Kennebec, SIS. october 20, 1926.
Taken this twenty-ninth day of
October A. ID. 1925, on execution dated
October 10. 1926. issued on q. judg-
ment rendered by the municipal court
for the City of Augusta in said County
of Kennebec, at the term thereof be-
gun and held on the eighteenth day of
1 october. 1926, in favor of Preston w.
Brown of Augusta in the County of
kennebec and State of Maine. and
stephen J. Hegarty of said Augusta,
as he is executor of the estate of AL
bert G. Hopkins, late of said Augusta,
deceased, against Harry Il. Humphrey
of said Augusta for one hundred two
dollars and no cents, debt or damage
and ten dollars and ninety-five cents
costs or charges of suit and will be
sold at public auction at the office
of Beane and Beane at 256 Water
street, in said Augusta, to the highest
bidder, on the thirtieth day of Novem-
Der, 1926. at 10 o'clock in the fore
noon, all the right in equity which
said Harry It. Humphrey had on the
twenty-sixth day of March, 1926, at
two hours and forty minutes in the
afternoon, when the same was at
tached on the original writ, to redeem
the, following described mortgaged
real estate, situate in said Augusta,
to wit: a certain lot or parcel of land,
on Bolton Hill road, so-called, bound
ed and described as follows:
Being Lot No. in the fourth range
Of lots in accordance with plan or
Phlllp Bullen, dated 1909, and con-
tanning 100 acres, more or less, bound
ed on the north by land of Frank E.
Hewett and land of Mrs. Ida Leigh
ton; on the east by the Wingate lot,
so-called: on the south by land Of w.
r. Barrows and by part of lot No.
3 hereinafter mentioned; on the west
by the Third Mile Rangeway.
:, Also one other lot of land and be-
ing the west end of lots and and
containing rs acres, more or less,
bounded and described as follows:
On the west by the said Third Mile
hf Ian on the north by the lot
hrst mentioned: on the east by land
or ". E. Barrows and on the south
oy Iand of said w. E. Barrows.
SAID real estate is subject to two
mortgages given by Harry T. Hum
phrey to the State Trust Company Of
SAID Augusta. recorded in Kennebec
county registry of deeds, book 625.
PAGE. 1SS and book 622, page 294. re.
spectlveiy, on which are due about
four hundred dollars.
dated at said Augusta the twenty
ninth day of October 1925.
EDWARD f. RICE
u,so. Deputy Sheriff.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-01

in 1.-THE Duchess Of Buffalo" cast are
Edward Martindel, Rose Dione, Ches-
ter Conklin, Lawrence Grant, Martha
Franklin and Jean De Briac.
Said by leading critics of the coun-
try to be one of the most dramatic
sea stories ever to reach the screen,
Jack London's powerful picture, THE
Sea Wolf" will be the second feature
attraction at the Opera House for the
mid-week program. This red-blooded
adventure novel which made Jack
London famous, was filmed by Ralph
w. Ince with highly successful re-
suits, and it's leading characters are
portrayed by Mr.. Ince, Claire Adams,
Theodore Won Eltz, Snitz Edwards and
Mitchell Lewis.
According to Manager Williamson
1.-THE Sea Wolf is packed with spec
tacular and highly thrilling scenes, all
OF which are presented on the screen
just as Mr.. London incorporated them
in his world-famed story, They have
been filmed with vividneSs that the
printed page seldom, If ever, can hope
to attain.
The photoplay has been splendidly
adapted by J. Grub Alexander, and
the photography by j. o. Taylor is
extremely artistic and satisfying. This
is notably true as regards the Incl
dents attending the collision. and the
burning of the schooner. The mutiny
in which the "Wolf" fights his muir
derous crew single handed, is said to
be tremendously thrilling.
Last Two Dadys
A special treat is in store for
patrons of the Opera House when
Poker Faces" a Universal Jewel
CO -starring Laura La Plante and
Edward Everett Horton arrives on
Friday.
This story is done in the inimit-
able style of the director Harry Pol
lard, credited with being one of the
| greatest comedy directors of the
| motion picture industry.
Laura La Plante and Mr.. Horton
are both we'll known for their lead
ing roles in pictures in the lighter
vein and a combination of two such
| laugh inducers assure unusually up
troariously jolly times here when the
| picture is shown.
The story is from the pen of Ed
gar Franklin and was turned into u
photoplay by Mel Brown, an expert
| enced scenarist who has adapted
| many of Reginald Denny's pictures
| for the screen.
In the supporting cast of this
happy presentation of the maze of
circumstances that can be built up
| about city life are George Siegmann,
Tom Ricketts,, Tom O'Brien and
Leon Holmes.
Buffalo Bill" famous in fiction,
| lives again in the person of Jack
HoXie, who impersonates the cele-
| brated scout in The Last From
| tier" a Metropolitan picture which
will be shown at the Opera House
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ALBION

Miss Sybil Sennett has returned to
her school in Auburn.
Mrs. Clarence Hussey has returned
to Oakland to complete her course in
beauty culture.
The teachers from Besse High
attended the State convention at Ban
gor last week.
A baby girl arrived October "a at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Clare Bar
low.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Giles will occu-
by the Clarence Howard rent this win
ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sumner Greeley of
Hampden were Sunday guests of her
brother Vinal Rideout.
Willis Stearns has gone to Fairfield
where he has employment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Hussey visited
at his home over the weekend.
An unfortunate accident occurred as
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DRESDEN

DR.. and Mrs. D. ". stsN,
daughter, Miss Nina, Of s,ety,
the guests of his mother, Nz]
Sheldon, from Monday until Vi
day. DR.. Sheldon came espas]
attend the funeral of bis oriyI
Captain Parker Sheldon. Of BT
ham, which was held TuesdsJ
noon. The deceased leaves , l
one daughter, Mrs. Harold ]
four nieces. Mrs. Herman Sd
Beverly, New Jersey Miss
Sheldon of Santa Monica Gail
the Misses Harriette and O
Sheldon of this town, -four ne
DR.. D. W. Sheldon Of Stetson, 0
w. Sheldon of Rocklani Ray
don of New Jersey. and Waltz
don. also of New Jersey.
John Rittall and family III
urday for Greenfield, Mass
they viii reside This winter,
Philip Clement Of Portland
business caller in town We'd
No session was held at the
school Tuesday, owing to thea
of the teachers uncle.
A. c.. Goud has been MAXI
pairs on his house. Sylvestg
ford has been assisting in ts
Mrs. Joseph Houdletts q
Dresden is visiting in Massata
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STATE HOUSE
State Dairy Inspector. Discus

sion.
4 P. M.-Round Table, health Off
GERS problems.
Friday, Nov. 5
8 A. M.-"The Duties of Local
Health Officers" DR.. C. f. Ken
dali. Maine commissioner of
health. Discussion.
9.45 A. M.--"Public Health Nurses
and the Local Health Officer"
Edith l.. Soule, R.N., director of
the division of child welfare and
public health nursing, State de-
partment of health. Discussion.
1890 A. M.-"Water," Elmer w.
Campbell, D.P.H., director of
sanitary engineering, State de-
partment of health. Discussion,
IL A. M.-"Some Aspects of Public
Health Work." Senior Surgeon
C. II. Lavinder. Md, director of
Division No. 1, New York. U.
S. Public Health Service.
11.45 A. M.-"Plumbing Laws" e.
p. Goodrich, Md, of Lewiston,
district health officer, Maine de-
partment of health. Discussion.
1.30 p. M.-"Communicable Dis
cases." George Holden Coombs,
director of the divisions of COM
municable diseases and social
hygiene, State department of
health. Discussion.
2.15 p. M.-"Tuberculosisi in Cattle"
G.. r. Caldwell, D.V.S., Federal
inspector in charge of bovine
tuberculosis eradication in
Maine. Discussion.
3 P. M.-"Quarantine and Disinfec-
tion," G. H. Hutchins, MD, of
Waterville, district health Off
Ger.
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MOUNT VERNON

SOUTH-Mrs. Charles w. Wright
of South Paris who was on her way
to visit her sister at Charleston,
Maine, was caller on friends in
this place and Readfield. Wednesday
and Thursday. Mr.. and Mrs. Wright
are well known towns people, hay-
ing resided here previous to their
going to South Paris, six years ago,
Chase E. Fogg. Jr., is at home
after receiving treatment for an in
jury to his knee at the Winthrop
Community Hospital. His MANY
friends are glad to know of his i'm
provement.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Walker attend
ed Pomona Grange at Monmouth.
Wednesday.
Miss Virginia Fifield, the teacher in
the Dunns Corner School gave a
very pleasing entertainment eft the
school house, Wednesday evening.
Word has been received of the
birth of son to Mr.. and Mrs. Leon
Prince of Monmouth at the Wintbron
Community Hospital. Mrs. Prince
was formerly Miss Agnes Conn of
this place and friends are extendine
their congratulations. .
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-01
PROGRAM MEETING
HEALTH OFFICERS TO
Be HELD NOVA AND )
Sessions of Local and District
Health Officers at State
House To Include Many I'm
portant Papers and Discus
sions - Large Attendance
Anticipated

Local health officers from all parts
of the State will hold joint con-
ference with district health officers
and the State department of health
on Thursday afternoon and Friday
of this week in the hall of Repre-
sentatives at the State House. One
of the speakers on the occasion will
be Senior Surgeon C. III. Lavinder
director of the Eastern division OF
the Federal Public Health Service
who has been directed to attend by
DR.. Hugh Cumming of Washington
d. c.. surgeon general of the U. S
Public Health Service. DR.. LAWN
der's subject will be Some Aspects
of Public Health Work"
AS there are over 500 local health
officers in the States. a large at.
tendance Is anticipated at the SEES
sions of their annual meeting. II
some of the towns the local assessors
also hold the position of health of.
ficers and with this in mind the
health officers program will oper
about two hours after the close Of
the local assessors convention Thurs
! day forenoon in the hall of Repre-
Sentatives.
A variety Of subjects Of vital In
terest and Importance to the dis
trict and local health officers are
contained in the program which ha.
been arranged by DR.. c. +. Kendall
State commissioner of health, ant
| DIR. George Holden Coombs, director
of the divisions of communicable dis
| eases and social hygiene Of the Maine
health department. The program il
| as follows:
Thursday. Nov. 4
l z. M.-Registration of health off
! GERS and visitors.
. p. M.-"How the Laboratory Ca1
Help the Local Health Officers.
Walter C. Nelson, D.P.H., direc
! tor OF the State diagnostic la
! boratory. Discussion.
| ID MINING - (tJa u ncpnn5
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CHELSEA

There will be a box social in the
Number School building, Thursday
night from 730 to 9 p. M.
Mr.. Gay. who has lived on the
Station road for several years,
Thursday moved to Clinton where he
has purchased a farm.
E. A. Thompson, Kenneth Cain
and Wallace WEIGH, returned Tues
day night from a hunting trip to
Shirley, bringing back two deer.
Doris Cain went Thursday to
Clinton.
Miss Grace Thompson of West
Gardiner was here Friday, passing
the day with Mrs. Mary j. Stafford.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Collins went
Thursday to Bar Harbor, to be the
guests of their daughter, Mrs.
Thomas Searles.
Miss Eleanor Cain attended the
Teachers Convention in Bangor.
Leon Allen, who is in the Augusta
General Hospital with a broken leg,
is reported quite comfortable Mr..
and Mrs. Horace Cookson are stay
ing with Mrs. Allen while he is away.
Miss Doris Cunningham visited her
cousin, Irma Cooper, in Augusta,
Thursday.
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CHINA

soUTH-Mr. and Mrs. HI
with Mrs. NJ. c. Weber ~
w. Jones and daughter !.
motored to Old Orchard. Ma
and visited Mrs. Mabel Eys
and daughter, Miss Hazel
The beautiful autumn :,
seems to entice our birds i, !
there are an unusual puuss.
robins and blue birds. ND
song sparrows are still plergs
the Chippys are staying k,.
course the friendly Chick,d.s
everywhere and at 'pins ,
Myrtle warblers are seen i,
Ruby-crowned knight.
L. w. Jones returned on :,
from his trip to Detroit.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H[LJora
their mother, Mrs. Mary n,
and little Miriam, motored 4;
hogan on Thursday and yi.ita
Hannah Page.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". P. Bun,
Portland passed the week.sT
Mira and Mrs. Fred Stuart
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as the second feature the last two
days fthe week.
Hoxie impersonates the great from
tiersman during the period of his
greatest achievement when he had
established the remarkable record
of killing 6S buffaloes in one hour
time.
1.-THE Last Frontier" Is a story of
early days in Kansas and the strug-
giles of the builders of the Missouri
| Pacific railway to construct their line
despite the warning Sioux Indians.
Jack Hoxie comes to 1.-THE Last
| Frontier" we'll prepared for the
great role he is to assume. The
/ production was filmed on the Indian
reservation on the great American
! Desert where a replica of the old
trading post of Salina was con-
structed. The leading roles are por-
trayed by William Boyd, Marguer-
lite La Motto, j. Farrell Macdonald
and Jack HOXie.
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WHITEFIELD

Elwood Foye of Pittstop was a busi-
ness caller in Whitefeld Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy CLANCY were in
Augusta Wednesday.
Ed Douglas of North Whitefleld
was a business caller at Arthur Meri-
COLDS Thursday.
Mr.. an Mrs. Frank Tyler and Mrs.
Paul King were among the out OF
town people in Gardiner Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy CLANCY were
callers in Wiscasset Friday.
Mrs. Katherine Morse went to Rock
land Wednesday, where she attended
the Farm Bureau meeting held at that
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alden Carleton of
Portland, who for the past week had
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs, Bert
Jewett, returned to their home Friday.
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Now Phyllis Has Rosy Cheeks

7 always liked Phyllis and I felt
sorry for her. She never had many
good times. Just pale and washed
out looking" Tired easily. Never
went in for sports like the rest Of us
But now, why, | never saw such q
change. I hardly knew her She had
gained five pounds. She'd been play
ing tennis and, honestly, she looked
glad to be alive!
'What have you done to yourself?'
7 demanded. Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound" she laughed
'fm also taking the Pills for Consti-
patton. Better try them yourself"
Are you on the Sunlit Road to Bet
ter Health?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-01

Although known by the theatrical
world as the greatest gasp-provoker
and spine tickler Of the time, THE
Bat" in picture form will also be one
of the years outstanding laugh fea-
lures. 1.-THE Bat will be the feature
extraordinary at the Opera House,
today and Tuesday.
This is the paradox promised by
Roland West, Independent produc-
er at the United Studios in Holly
wood, who brings the Mary Roberts
Rinehart and Avery Hopwood stage
success to the screen.
"All gasps and no laughs" makes
a dull picture, is the contention of
West, who has earned the title of
master of Mystery Melodrama."
with screen stories to his credit such
as 1.-THE Monster" and "The I'm
Julien Josephson to adapt "The
Bat" he instructed him to follow
the general plot, add new complica-
lions to battle the hundreds of thou
sands who saw the play-and pro-
vide plenty of comedy.
West made the picture with an all
star cast, including Jewel Carmen,
Jack Pickford, Louise Fazenda,
Emily Fitzroy, Eddie Gribbon, Tullio
Carminati, Andre de Beranger, Rob-
ert McKim, Sojin, famous Oriental
actor; Arthur Houseman, Lee Shum-
way, Charles Herzinger and others.
Every player and member of the
technical staff was required to take
a pledge not to divulge any details of
the huge production.
In addition to barring all visitors
from the sets, most of the camera
IL a% ifrl,f in ND o. fn
maintain the secrecy. No one but
West and his trusted lieutenants
knew the identity of 1.-THE Bat" dur
ing production.
The feature is released by United
Artists Corporation, through arrange
ment with Joseph M. Schenck. exec
utive head of the corporation.
Mid-Week Bill
An American girl in Russia-love
affairs with grand dukes and dash
ing young officers-thrilIfng adven-
lures amidst a background of unex-
pected and romantic denouement.
That is the movie treat in store
for patrons of the Opera House on
Wednesday and Thursday when Con-
stance Talmadge's latest comedy
drama, 1.-The Duchess of Buffalo"
has its local premiere. This rollick-
ing romance of beautiful American
dancer who becomes the toasted ia
vorite of the Russian ruling, class
gives the vivacious star the kind of
vehicle in which she is always seen
at her best. Constance herself be-
Heves 1.-THE Duchess of Buffalo" to
be her best picture, surprising in
audience appeal outstanding features
such as Her Sister from Paris and
East is West"
Produced on a lavish scale by Jo-
seph NJ Schenck for First National
and directed by Sidney A. Franklin,
the genius responsible for many of
the Talmadge sisters successes, the
Hans Kraly story has been brought
to the screen with brilliant support
ing cast and unexcelled photography.
The gowns and costumes worn by the
star are the richest of her career.
Castles, theatres and other massive
structures were built to obtain the
impressive scenic effects.
Tullio Carminati, Miss Talmadge's
new leading man, is the romantic
actor who recently came to America
after winning triumphs as a stage
and screen star in Europe and South
America. He was formerly leading
man and managing director for the
late Eleanora Duse. Other notables
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Report Violation
Sunday Hunting Law

Deputy Game Warden Walter J.
Mackey of West Baldwin. reports
case of State of Maine VS.. Edgar
Snow of Westbrook, charged with
hunting wild game with gun and dog
on Sunday in the woods near North
Sebago. Case taken before Trial
Justice Irving S. Chase of West
Baldwin, Monday. October %. De-
PENDANT adjudged guilty and sem
fenced to pay fine of $40 and costs
taxed at $5.25.
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Nominations by
Governor Brewster

The following nominations by
Governor Ralph 0. Brewster have
just been announced at the Execu-
tive department:
Public Administrator for Penob-
scot County, Frederick B. Dodd of
Bangor to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of County Attorney
George f. Eaton of Bangor.
Member of Board of Legal Exam
liners for Admission to the Bar, Car
roll n. Perkins of Waterville (reap-
pointment).
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Fined for Speeding

Madison B. Halliday of Boston and
James A. Hamlin of Sanford were ap-
pretended by State Highway Qhicer
H. j. Caison, Wednesday for speed
ing through the village.
Halliday who was driving REQ
speed wagon was overtaken at Etna
and appeared before Judge Gleazer In
the Bangor court Wednesday after
noon. He was fined $40 and costs OF
s5.5S which he paid. Hamlin, who
was driving a touring car was also
before Judge Gleazer who imposed a
fine of 81 and costs of $5.5S which
he paid,
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Relief Corps

HfG. Libby Woman's Relief Corps,
No. 65 held a regular meeting Thurs
day afternoon at Grange hall. In
spection arrangements were made
and it was voted to have a dinner
on the next regular meeting day,
November IL, when Past President
Bertha F. Douglass will be present
and inspect the work.
At intermission the birthdays OF
Mrs. Willie Rowe of Pittsfield and
Mrs. Millie Fairbrother We're cele-
brated in a jolly manner, birthday
cake with 16 candles was presented.