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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-13
HARRINGTON

There will be a Children's Wei
fare conference at the office of Miss
7. c. Johansen, Frank county nurse.
| Thursday, Feb. Is. from 40 to 4 p
NJ, and Miss Marian Purbrick of the
| State Health department, and sever
al of the local physicians will be
! there to assist in the work.
Next Monday afternoon the Mon
day Club will meet in the evening.
There will be a meeting of Franklin
Lodge, 1. o. o. F., and that evening
! will occur the first public appearance
of the re-organized Wheeler's band
which now consists of 80 players, IN
Guiding several ladies.
The monthly session of the Frank
, lin county probate court will be held
Tuesday and that evening there Will
be meeting of Alpha Lodge, K.
Of P.
The monthly meeting of Farming
ton Chapter. No. 143, Order of the
Eastern Star, will take place in Ma
sonic hall next Thursday evening.
Next Friday evening there will be
meetings of Pilgrim Commandery,
No. 10, X. T., Merrill Rebekah
Lodge, I o. o. F., and S. Clifford
Belcher Camp. S. Of V.
The meeting of Pennington
Grange this Saturday evening in
Drummond hall will be a combina-
ton Lincoln's day and st. Valen-
tines day meeting. Anecdotes and
sayings of Lincoln are expected at
roll call and after reports from the
meeting of the State Grange and the
State lecturers Conference, there
will be an entertaining valentine
program and each person who at
tends is expected to carry an mex
pensive valentine,
Word has been received of. the
marriage at Waterville of Miss Lola
Carney of Milo, who graduated from
the Pennington Site Normal school
last June and who made many
friends in Pennington during her
stay here. and Harold Cyr a we'll
known Bangor musician. At present
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the bride is teaching school in
Winslow and will complete the
spring term there, after which she
will go to Boston to join her hus-
band. who besides being a teacher
is also playing in the well known
Joe Ross jazz and dance band.
The next meeting of the West
Pennington Literary Club will take
place the afternoon of February 23
at the home of Mrs. B. w. Wood of
School street. this village, who will
be assisted in entertaining by Mrs.
Elyina Chase.
Miss Lizzie Greenwood, Mrs. Ada
Fellows and Mrs. Flora Starbird are
the members of a special commit
fee to arrange for gentlemen S
night to follow the next regular aft
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ernoon meeting of the Evergreen
Club. when a fine supper will be one
of the most important features.
Word has been received of the
| marriage at Madison of Eleanor
Mary. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles w. Smell, formerly of Farm
ington, and Edward Z. Fitzgerald of
Aver, Mass.
At the annual meeting of the
Evergreen Club the following officers
were elected: President. Mrs. Nettie
Swain; vice president, Mrs. Lillian
Hodgkins: secretary and treasurer,
Mrs. Alice Whitcomb.
Mrs. Sue NJ. Morrow Of Farming
ton Falls has gone to Hyannis,
Mass, where she will pass a month
with relatives.
The Needlecraft Club will meet
with Mrs. J. c. Morton next Tues
day afternoon at the usual hour.
Because of the Masonic Club La
dies night Thursday evening. the
, meeting of the Rotary Club was
postponed until this evening, when
the speaker was Rev. w. S. Board
man, pastor Of the Harrington Bap-
fist church
The Institute class of the Old
South church will have a supper and
sociable at the church, including a
musical entertainment, next Tuesday
| evening. beginning at 6.45 o'clock.
At the annual meeting of the
Pennington Masonic Club the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Leon H. Mari: vice president,
Lindsey G. Trask; secretary and
treasurer. Earle G. Ham; directors,
Kenneth A. Rollins, John III. Gill
key. Lloyd B. Morton, Dan T. Ad-
ans. 1t was voted to have a social
get-together once a month through
out the year.
1t has just been discovered that
the house on the Leander Daggett
farm on the Strong road. which has
not been occupied for about three
months has been broken into and
about everything of value stolen.
The officers are investigating, but If
there are any clues they have not
been made public.
In the Pennington municipal court
c. A. White of Wilton, found guilty
of cruelty to animals and assessed
fine and costs amounting to $21.S7
appealed and furnished bonds.
The next meeting of the Monday
Club, next Monday. guest day. will
be held at the home of Mrs. Charles
w. Steele, upper Main street. 1t
will also be a musical afternoon,
under the direction of Mrs. Preble,
Mrs. BODICE and Mrs. Will, the def
mite subject being Women in Mu-
SIC"
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Author Wells Termed
Him a Bore; Will
Ask $4,000 Damages

New York, Feb. 12-(AP)-Pout--
ney Bigelow, American lecturer and
author, has announced he is starting
a $4,000 SANDER suit in London
against H. G. Wells, the English nov
elist, because he resents being CLASH
fed as a bore.
The trouble started at mud tea
party" given some time ago by Coun-
tess Russell at her London apart
ment.
Mr.. Bigelow published q version Of
the party in a London paper to
which Mr.. Wells replied vigorously In
an open letter.
The Bigelow version Of the party
said that Wells looked like a "pros-
porous stock broker or bond sales
man" ana "chatted pleasantly of the
fabulous prices forced on him by the
paradoxial publishers of hundreds Of
periodicals in every corner Of the
world. Verify, 1t was fairy tale
gone mad"
Then Anthony Hope, also at. the
party, looked out of a window, Mr.
Bigelow averred, "and expressed re-
greet that so glorious landscape and
such graceful arches as characterized
the stoas bridge should be marred BY
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strong to higher, 1900 1900 to ship
pers; packers 12.50@14.00.
aHOGS-Receipts $4,000: moderately
active; light weights unchanged; me-
dunn and heavy weight butchers 10 to
zoe lower; bulk $50 to 300-pound
butchers 12.00@12.30; majority desir-
able 200 to 225-pound weight 12.500
1910; bulk better 100 pounds down
1325@13.75; top on all weight 1885;
packing sows largely 10.75@11.00: bulk
better killing pigs 13.75@14.00; ship
pers took 10000; estimated holdover
1900.
SHEEP-Receipts 1900: fat lambs
generally weak to a shade lower: few
handy weights steady; spots on unde-
sirable kinds Is to Csc lower: yearling
,wethers and sheep steady: feeding
lambs strong to Csc higher; best fat
lambs 1850; bulk 1866 q 1925; eX-
IRENE weight downward to 1900;
shearing lambs upward to 1915; sew
eral decks fat ewes S.50@9.25.
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NATIONAL HOME

Officer of the day. Capt. Charles A.
Dunno.
The returns from furloughs Friday
Mass, and Albert F. Burns from
were James Cav frcm Pittsfeld,
Manchester. N. H.
Friday, the anniversary of the birth
Of Abraham Lincoln. was observed
here as a general holiday.
The Sunday hockey game will be
with a picked team from Augusta
and commence at P. M.
Saturday evening. VIM. Tiffany
Camp, U. S. w. ". will hold get
together and a pleasant evening is
anticipated.
Religious services at the Home
chapel Sunday will be held as fol-
lows: Mass and sermon by Rev. FIR.
Mclaughlin at $50, and Protestant
services by Rev. A. J. Hayes at 10.
Sunday school at lilo. Chaplain
Hayes will speak on Phillip the Re-
ligious Plodder."
Daniel Healy arrived Friday from
the Southern Branch for a transfer
here. He reports cold weather in the
South
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Boston Produce Market

,n Boston. Feb. IL.
BEEF-Choice whole cattle 15@153.
t43i.
CCaEESE-Fresh choice 253G2s.
SI0RN-No. Q yellow 96Q97.
,ihuGS-Nearby hennery brown ex-
H Tas PAS; white and mixed extras
rgSaas; eastern 5000: western extras
Thanksgiving patents, 1876 sacks.
sspsulai short 10.20Q10.50; standard
HfAY-No. timothy 25027.
nnAaMMB-Spring 24@29.
ppaappST.-F'orty pounds 56@57.
pOOnnhr.-,Medium backs 34.50@39.
PoTATOES-Green Mountains 4.so
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Chicago Cattle Market
Chicago, Feb. !.

Chicago, FeD. IL.
CATTLE-Receipts 1000: fed steers
steady to strong: spots shade higher;
in-between grades heavy offerings very
indispensable; however, several loads
held over: bulk weighty steers grading
good, 9.S5: mixed yearlings upward to
HOO: most fat steers S50@9.S5; fat
she stock stronger: no change in can
ners and cutters, both firm: vealers
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Piggy Wissly Stores Sold

Memphis, Tenn, Feb. 12-(AP)-
Sale of the Piggy Wiggly Variety
Stores att Chicago, Memphis, Nash
vile and Chattanooga, Tenn, and
Little Rock, Ark. to the Mcclellan
Stores Company .. New York was
announced late t2&ay by Norman
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Read Heed AnswerSave The Offers On This Easy
Proclan1ations

When the President of the United States
or the governor of any state issues proc
lamation, it carries weight and receives al
most universal attention.
But there are other proclamations which
have vital bearing upon your everyday
we-being and happiness-hundreds Of these
proclamations coming out daily in the Ken
nebec Journals A-B-C Classified SECTIONAL
classified and indexed to facilitate giving
them the attention they deserve.
Stores are proclaiming opportunities to
secure various merchandise at economical
prices; landlords are proclainaing renting
opportunities; individuals and corporations
are broadcasting proclamations of profitable
employment; and so on, embracing all ordi-
nary interests.
Know all men by the above presents that,
classified proclamations are forerunners OF
opportunity! -
The A.B-C Classified Ads
Always the Same-In Service
Always Diferent-ln Opportunity
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Death of Educator

Miami, Fla, Feb. 12-(AP)- DR..
James Hixon Vansleke, "a. of SPRING
field, Mass, educator and author OF
grade and high school textbooks,
died suddenly from angina pectoris
today while making a call at the
home of DIR. S. West. He resided al
Coral Gables, Fla.
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FLASHES OF LIFE
NV the Associated prass\

(By the Associated Press)
Batavia, Java.-A native rubber
king has become SO wealthy with high
prices that his daughter has just beet
married In gown made entirely Of
real banknotes.
Cannes. France.-By the rain-soaked
palm trees looking toward the foggy
Mediterranean. Californian has been
painting. Helen Wills has been i'm
proving her time while rain interrupt
ed tennis.
New York.--City folks have better
noses than country-not more beau
tifGl, but keener. DR.. F. E. Free of the
Forum has reached these conclusions
by having 400 persons smell various
things, from spoiled eggs to altar Of
roses.
Springfield, Ill>-If sob-sister n.y.
sierra in Detroit and Chicago does not
subside, Robert Scott. wante Gin Chi
caeo for murder, is likely 20 stay in
prison in California to be punished
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EMPLOYMENT
,licitors, Canvassers, Agents &

Solicitors, Canvassers, Agents So
DIRECT FACTORY AGENT-This
county, 100 store route. No selling.
Just distribute and collect. Expert
ence unnecessary. Should net salary
$40 weekly. Aukrum. XII, care Jour
nal.
DISTRICT SALESMAN-Mus be re-
liable. Prefer married man, 80 years
old or over and permanent. resident;
Exceptional opportunity for good
man. Address Dept. 26S, GOODYEAR
Chicago. Inc, S44 Adams, Chicago.
EARN 500 WEEKLY-Taking orders
for $3.50 quarter lined suites, top
coats, raincoats, boys suits $685..
Free sales outfit. Send for it at
once. Liberty Outfitters, $500 W. 23rd
ST.. Chicago.
HALF A MINUTE-Demonst my
new patented powder puff: wonderful
attention-getter; no woman with soc
can resist it; gives you instant in
PRODUCTION everywhere, after which
my automatic sales plan gives you
two or more sales and profits. all
with one demonstration. If your line
is stale or overworked get my plan
today and put some new pep in your
sales work. F. A. KOCH. Dept. 81,
SITS Arcadia Ave. Detroit, Mich.
1 NEED AN AGENT-To sell dealers
candy, minis, gum. Large profits. EX-
perience unnecessary. Free samples.
Write today. Milton Gordon. 1414
Vine St., Cincinnati,
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6450 per 100; sweets $50 per basket.
SUGAR-Amefican Sugar Refinery
quotes $50 cents in 100-barrel lots
less per cent. for cash.
VEAL-11@24.
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Cambridge, Mass.-Harvard's glee
club lacks virility and is supercilious,
in the opinion of Professor Albert
Bushnell Hart, noted historian. The
club has heard quite a lot about itself
since it quit an intercollegiate contest
because it regarded Lamp of the
West" as mushy and sentimental.
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New York.-Tammany's leading
lights like eggs AL Smiths favorite
dish is ham and. Now Mayor Jimmy
Walker, convalescing from bronchitis.
wants 'em hard boiled.
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washington.-The coming of half
dollar with the profile of President
Coolidge on it is being considered as
a means of aiding the Philadelphia ses-
quicentennial exposition.
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some more for robbery before extradi-
ton to Illinois. Governor Richardson
has wired these views to Governor
Small
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Sundays Concert Program

Sundays Concert Program
March-"Abraham Lincoln"
l.. Theme
Overture-"From Childhood DAYS"
Kerker
(Trumpet solo by Robert J. kirk
Selection from "Op. Faust"
arr. Moses
FOX Tfot-'Carol1ne' Strong
Kelley and the 400
FRA ha N,
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EMPLOYMENT
soIieitors, canvassers, Aaents 8


MARVELLOUS INVENTION - Does
away with monograph needles. Saves
Records! Saves $25 in needles! Pays
$50 weekly. Samples on approval If
requested. Everyday, McClurg Bldg,
Chicago.
SALESMEN-Secure steady income
selling shoes direct to wearer All
men, women and children prospects.
Actual samples. attractive commits
sions. BLOOMER SHOE COMPANY,
Alton, Ill.
TAILORING AGENTS-sell Simpson
new $3.50 virgin wood, union made
to order suits. Commission in ad-
vance. Exclusive territory. Big out
fit ITS samples free. Write J. B.
SIMPSON, SAB Adams, Dept. 1905,
Chicago.
WORK FOR YOURSELF - Selling
from mill to consumer fine line Ia
dies undergarments. Frances Knit
ting Mills. 333 18th Ave, N. Y. City.
S25 DATLY-Taking raincoat orders
for $2.95; newest colors. red. blue.
green, yellow. etc. Outfit free. Com
missions daily. ELLIOTT A. BRAD
LEY, 241 VanBuren, Chicago.
500 WEEKLY-Pleasant work: ap-
pointing local agents to introduce
Welcome Foods. No canvassing. No
delivering. No money invested. WELL
COME FOOD CO., Harvey, Illinois.
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washington.-"Mayb after all,
Vermont granite will produce anthra-
cite" This from Representative SOM
ers of, New York. discussing govern
mental means to end the coal strike.
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BY Beck

Staples, vice president and genera
manager Of the Piggy Wiggly Store!
Company.
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Brokers in Real Estate r
c. A. Drawn AGENCY-Farm and
city property of every description.
Depot So, Gardiner.
EVERYTHING-In real estate. Rob-
ertson & Robertson Real Estate Agen.
cy. Gardiner. Tel. 675-W.
FARMS And city property: all'prices.
Ella Mcintosh Agency. Office 318
Water St Tel 25-W.
FARMS-And city property at lowest
prices See c. H Beane Agency. Gar
diner.
CLASSIFIED DISPLAY
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Muerren, Switzerland.-Pinrce Chic
hibu of Japan is laid up as the result
of the straining of tendons on turn
while skating.
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Solicitors, Canvassers, AGENTS IS

Solicitors, Canvassers, Agents IS
A NO LIMIT-Opportunit Artificial
light is universal necessity. Master
Lite is 1909 satisfactory. Home out
fit sells 1895 ready to attach. You
collect and keep S1.00. We ship, col
lect for balance. One trial convinces
you should join fast growing organ
ization. X-Cell-All. Dept. MI, Mona
ca, Pa.
AGENTS-Wanted to advertise our
goods and distribute to consumer; soc
an hour: write for samples. Ameri-
can Products Co, 4446 American
Bldg, Cincinnati, o.
AGENTS-High grade all wool suits
made-to-measure S25 and $50. Five
dollars profit in advance. Free sam
pie outfit. Write c. II. FERRIN, MGR,
Box 1897, Chicago.
BANKRUPT-And summage sales.
Make $50 daily. We start you, fur
nishing everything. WHOLESALERS,
Desk 12S. 500 Division. Chicago.
BIG OHIO CORPORATION - Seeks
representative for unoccupied terri
tory. Earnings start Immediately. We
furnish everything. deliver and col
lect. Capital or experience unneces
sary. The Fyr-Fyter Company, 921
Fyr-Fyter Bldg. Dayton, Ohio.
WHEN YOU stick to the classified
column you are sticking to facts.
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Milan.-All Fascist policies are sci
down first in Benito Mussolinis hand
writing His brother Arnaldo calls
them 1.-The annals of the revolution OF
the tablets of our law"
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GIRL-Capable for general homework
able to cook. No washing or ironing
References required. Mrs. Chas. p.
Kinsman, 13 Summer st. Tel. III.
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PEOPLE YOU KNOW are using the
classified section every day.
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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

Houses for Sale "a
ROOM HOUSE $47S-Complete year
round Aladdin Readi-cut home,
freight paid to your railroad station
S478. Free catalog No. Is shows many
designs and sizes with prices. Also
shows summer cottages and garages.
All lumber, millwork, hardware. paint,
nails, etc, included Write today to
ALADDIN COMPANY, Bay City,
Michigan.
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HeIp-Maie or Female

PERMANENT POSITION-With good
income for man or woman to handle
our patented Lingerie Necklace. APP
pointment arranged. New England
Sales Company, Concord. n. H.
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EMPLOYMENT


ADDRESSING ENVELOPES-Profit
able spare time home work for hon.
est persons. E. H. Ball Co, Inc, p. o.
Box, 104. Times So, Station, New
York
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KEEP Posted! Read the classified
ads regularly.
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EMPLOYMENT
Hello Wanted-Eenaia

WOMAN-Wanted to learn work of
corsetiere. with old and reliable COM
pany. VIII train prospects. Write
R-4. Journal
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KITCHEN WOMAN-At once. Perrys
Restaurant Augusta.
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WOMEN-And girls DESTROYS of earn
ing money in their spare time at home
mo canvassing). Write LIMIT
SERVICE INC. 40 Market ST.. Lynn,
Mass
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WOoD-Dry or green. cordwood or TT
ted Tel. 1921
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WOMEN-Work home. Make $500 six
hours work. Dignified. No selling.
Enclose stamp. Consolidated Card Co..
12S No. Wells ST, Dept. 234, Chicago.
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WHEN YOU stick to the classified
column YOU are sticking to facts.
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Parent-Teacher
Association to Hold
Summer Round Up

A, Summer Roundup far reach
ing value will be conducted in May
and September of this year by the
local Parent Teacher Association In
keeping with a nationwide movement
in order that class of children 100
per cent free from remedial effects
may enter the public schools in Sep
TENDER. This is in reality, pre-
school clinic as it obvious should
mean the prevention of innumerable
minor and major defects
Miss Edith Soule, r. N, Of the
State Department of Health will at
tend the special meeting of the Par
ent Teacher Association to be held
at the high school auditorium to-
night. and will give the full details
regarding the clinics. She will also
present film entitled school Time
Troubles" Miss Helen Nichols, ply
steal training instructor will direct a
group of Junior High girls in an ex-
hibition of correct posture as a part
of the evenings program. This
meeting is held tonight instead of
Thursday night as usual on account
of the auditorium being engaged for
the rehearsal of the Parish Helpers
Play at that time. The meeting will
start at the usual hour, o'clock. ard
should be largely attended as it
promises to be of especial interest to
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Former Gardiner Boy
Prominent in Work of
Erecting Fort Marker

Hecent oispatcnes IN southern
newspapers have featured the I'M
yelling of the United States Gov
eminent monument marking the
site of old Charles Fort built by
Jean Ribault in 1862. when the first
Hagenots came to this continent in
quest of religious freedom. This
ceremony marked the completion of
several years work by those who
were responsible for the forts loca-
ton, and those who followed this
up with the successful movement for
the erection of the marker. Prom
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April Meeting Parent
Teacher Association.

The April meeting of the Hallow-
ell Parent-Teacher Association will
be held Thursday evening Of this
week in City Hall and promises 10
be one of the most interesting in the
series. The program is to be given
by Maria Clark Grammar school The
orchestra will play number of Sc
lections. There will also be Choir
US of forty voices from the eighth
and ninth grade that will be heard
in number of pleasing songs. Miss
Shirley Fuller will give a piano solo,
The members of the sixth and sew
enth grades will explain some of their
lantern slides on Maine industries
Then there will be a series of $50
colored slides shown, showing travel
from Chicago to Santa Fe through
the Grand Canyon. These will be
explained as they are shown. In all
the program promises to be unusual
ly fine and everybody should save
that evening free from other engage
ments and attend. The work of the
Association needs the active suppoft
of every citizen.
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1916 Was Cold
Year on Kennebec

Those who have heard the report
of a Summarizes" season a hundred
years or so ago, have perhaps
thought it imaginary. The local cor.
espondent the other day, in looking
over the file OF old Hallowell news
papers at the Hubbard Library.
found in a bound volume of the
American Advocate and Kennebec
Advertiser" published in town for q
number of successive years, numer.
GUS references to that season. II was
the summer of 1916, hundred and
ten years ago. There was a real
snow storm in June Of that year.
and frost steadily through the sum-
mer, so that fruit suffered and very
little in the way of crops could be
harvested. That year there was a
Fourth of July celebration in which
Augusta, Hallowell, and Gardiner
Joined, and it was apparently, except
for the spirits freely imbibed, an ex-
ceedingIy cold occasion.