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

WEST-Mrs. Mable Jackson and
her son, Fred jackson. passed We'd
nesday evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
harry Austin and family at South
China.
Miss Irene Chase closed her school
on Chadwick Hill last week and will
pass the vacation at her home in
Richmond
Mrs. c. M. Jackson was A supper
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-13

high tide, he reached the Old Rail
Fence. Squeezing through. he went
clipperty clip over the frozen snow
crust and in a minute or three was
hurrying up the little path through the
bramble bushes.
Here are the sugar and tea," he
laughed, as he opened the kitchen door
and hoped across the neat, shiny floor
right into Mothers arms.
Now I'll make the Angel Cake"
laughed Lady Love, kissing her little
messenger boy.
Little rabbits safely back" sang
Tiny Miss Cricket from the woodbox
behind the kitchen stove. And in the
next story you shall hear who won
the Valentine poem.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-13
NEW SHARON

George Furber left Monday night
for Connecticut where he has a posi-
ton on a dairy farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Harding and
brother Seth Crowell have moved in
to the Will Perkins house in StarSs.
Catherine. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Gray. has been confined
to the house the past week. with
chicken pox.
The selectmen are busy making
out the town reports.
DR.. A. E. Floyd made a business
trip to Lewiston, last Thursday.
Miss Vivian Hodgkins, teacher of
the Primary school. has been obliged
to give up her school on account of
ill health. Mrs. Stephen T. Marshall
is substituting.
The Ladies' Aid Of the NJ. E.
Church met at the parsonage, Thurs
day afternoon.
have installed a public telephone at
f. p. Caswelrs hardware store.
Ladies' Aid
The Ladies' Aid of the BAPTIST
Church met with. Mrs Alfred BulIen
all day Wednesday. with eight men,
bers present. The time was passed
cutting patch work. The next meet
ing VIII be held with Mrs. Wallace
Moody.
Mr.. and Mrs. Judson Stevens have
named their baby, Lillian Mable
Mrs. Frank Page, from Bramford,
Conn, is visiting her sister, Mrs,
Alfred Fitch.
Elias Bean. who has been visiting
in Livermore Falls and Readfield,
has returned home.
Mr.. and. Mrs. hurry Gould of North
Arson have/been called to the home
of William Thompson, because of the
serious illness of Mrs. Gould's father.
William Durrell.
John young son of Lyman Tracy.
is i'll with pneumonia.
Stanley Luce, who has been visit
ing friends in Arson. has returned
home.
The mems division of the Farm Ru-
reau of Bailey Hill. met at the home
of Henry Bailey. Tuesday. The sub
Ject of the meeting was Barn
Demonstration
Mrs. Charles Stone. who went TO
Lewiston Hospital last week. is as
comfortable as can be expected.
Walter Moody, who is EMPLOYED in
Rhode Island, is passing a few DAYS
with his family
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-13
Light and Airy
Somebody Knew

Fond Wife: Will, Do you know you
haven't kissed me for eight days?
Absent minded Grocer: No? Dear
me, how annoying! Whom have I been
kissing THE Progressive Grocer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-13
Narrow Escape

Smith-Dobbs Just escaped a di-
vorce suit by hair.
Jones-Yes, he found it on his coat
before his wife did.-New York
Daily News.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-13
The Lace Maker

Irate Customer-Here: look what
you did!
Laun3ryman-I can't see anything
wrong with that lace.
Lace? That was a Sheet"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-13
Business First

Onlooker: Surely, Nose, you don't
expect to catch fish in that stream?
Nose: No sab, don't expect to. Use
just showing my old woman | has no
time to turn de wringer.-Good Hard
ware.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-13
Perfect Ones Not Available

him?"
II suppose 1 shall have to. There
isn't one of them suits me just as he
is."-Stray Stories.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-13
Would be Back Soon

Prison Governor (to released con-
vicD-I'm sorry! find We have kept
you here a week too long!
Convict-That's all right. Knock it
off next time.-Stray Stories.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-13

That st. Louis Judge. who says he
viii sentence rich violaters Of traffic
laws, those who would not be incon-
venienced by a fine, to the work.
house, will require Bradstreet's
alongside his Blackstone.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-13

OF course countesses think they
should come and go regardless of our
immigration laws; may they find
themselves at this attempt no ac-
countesses.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-13

What the operators and miners
may settle for themselves without
political interference may longer
stay settled.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-13

'World Getting Ready to Turn
Into Liquid"-Headline- We'll
be in hot water sure enough!
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-13
GETTING Out Town Reports

Pennington printers are working
night and day with a big rush of
town report work. Reports for the
town of Canton, the first to be put
in type, show the total assessed
valuation of the town to be $44,600.
of which s215,165 is resident real
estate. s115.290 nonresident person.
al estate; total real estate $3.50, ass;
resident personal estate $101, 270.
resident personal estate $9,S75;
total personal estate S111.145.
The clerks report shows the num-
Der of births reported during the
year to have been IA. number of
marriages reported s, and number of
deaths reported Is.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-13

Are you Of those who would con-
denim amber II a bit Of foreign sub
stance were found therein?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Augustan. it's UP to
you to be at City Hall this evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-13
An Acident

Repair Man: l fell through a win
dow this morning
Shipping Clerk: Get hurt?
Repair Man: Yes, I got a pane In
my side.-Good Hardware.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-13

Down but out--of jail seems to suit
the Ponzi program.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-13
Make 1t Contagious

Taxpayers from Machias to San
Diego. are hoping that sweet con-
tagion of tax cutting will spread
from Washington through 4S state
capitals.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-13
Editorial Comment
Fair Exchange No Robbery, But


While Gov. Brewster with his party
of pilgrims is down South, how much
real estate in Florida will be snapped
for real estate in Maine?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-13

CANTON AUGUSTA, NO. g. Pm
Regular meeting every third TUESDAY
at s o'clock.
LINwooD ALBEE, Cant
G. H WADLEIGH, CLERK
Hff
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-13

o"An Ideals love-fraught, imperious
call
That makes the spheres become
artieulate."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-13
MAINE GOSSIP
Senators Galore

For the office of State Senators
There're candidates galore;
Their ages range from sixty-f1ve,
All down to forty-four.
Some of them are short and stubby,
Other ones are six feet tall;
Some of them can talk like fury,
Others have no CAB at all.
Some are married, some are single,
Some have children five or six.
Some have lots of coin to Jingle,
Others not so we'll are fixed.
One worked hard for Governor Brew
Ster,
Others fought for his defeat:
Seems fellow who's booster
Ought, at least, to have seat.
In the Senate some grave issues
Will be fought out one year hence.
Ask the fellows you send down there
If they're on or off the fence.
You, as voters, owe a duty
To your County and your State,
If you would preserve her standing,
If you're anxious bout her fate. Y
How they stand on power transmission
Out to other distant states,
Shall we keep within our borders
Our electric power great?
How they stood on all school Ques-
lions
In the days that's past and gone,
Snall the puDllc SCHooi uihdhhpeIeo
Still go proudly marching on?
Those who would aspire to Office,
Each should take definite stand
And proclaim to all the people
In the language they command,
How they stand on public questions
That are vital to us all.
On the answer that they give us
Candidates should stand or fall.
Before you go to cast your ballot
At the primaries in June,
Study up how you should cast 1t
For the time will some so soon.
You should vote to send the best mer
From the County where you live.
That's the way to guard our people,
That's the best you have to give.
X Fort Fairfield Review.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-13

The party to be given by the State
House Family for Governor and Mrs.
Ralph o. Brewster at the State
House February %, will be in the ma
ture of a welcome home" affair.
1t is expected that Associate
Justice Albert M. Spear of Gardiner,
retired justice of the Maine supreme
judicial court, will be elected presi-
dent of the Maine Society, Sons of
American Revolution. at its annual
meeting to be held Feb. % at the
Congress Square hotel. Portland.
The Saco and Biddeford Ministers
Association recently passed resolu-
tions recording their regret at the
departure of Rev. Charles S. Jones.
pastor of the Second Congregational
church at Biddeford, who is about to
leave to accept a call to the Congre-
gational church at Highland Park,
Michigan.
Why some farms pay better than
others and what farm enterprises
will be the best paying during the
Il0At Lew years al lil6 IWO SOOICStS
to be discussed by NJ. D. Jones, farm
management specialist of the Exten-
sion Service at meetings in four
towns in Cumberland County. These
meetings will be held next week as
follows: Powna1. Feb. 16: Windham,
Feb. IT; Rridgton. Feb. Is and
Standish, Feb. 10.
The 2Sth anniversary of the sink
ing Of the Battleship Maine, February
Is, will be honored by a memorial
service conducted by Portland
United Spanish War Veterans Sum
day afternoon. The commemoration
will include service in the hall at
STA Congress Street, at which Major
Martyr A. Shute, U. S. A. DOL. will
be the principal speaker: and q pro-
cession to Fort Allen Park, where
wreaths will be placed on the gun
from the Maine and taps sounded.
The smelt fishing on the Saco river
10 still going big, many more
shanties having been built during the
past two weeks. Many large catches
have been reported lately and ac-
cording to reports the fish are Just
as plentiful now as they have been
all season. The bait is rather scarce
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-13
Caste

Il hear Jones has a son on the
team this year."
That's nothing. have a daughter
who knows a cheer leader"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-13
A Matter of Breeze

The silver tongued orator was de-
claiming before the Hickville veter-
ans. His speech was replete with
glowing but ancient metaphors and
colorful references to the flag.
How proudly the flag waves over
this beautiful campground," shouoed
the speaker. But she ought to wave
over other lands. too. Why doesn't
she wave over Kataganzu. Lola
polooza. the Islands of Bazzazza ?
Why"
Perhaps, interrupted small
voice from the rear, they aren't get
ting as much wind as we are on this
campgroun6-
Made Sure First
Would you love me as much If
father lost his money!"
He hasn't lost it, has he?"
mo"
"Of course ! would, you silly girl"
STRAY Stories.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-13
Augusta Lodge DIRECTORY

ASYLUM LODGE, No. 70, /. o. -
Regular meetings Friday Al IA
o'clock p. NJ. All Odd Fellows I'M
visiting brothers are invited.
LINWOOD r. ALBEE, N. q
, ELLIS E. WALKER, Sec'y,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-13

JEPTHA ENcAMPMENT. NO. 4
Meetings second and fourth Tuesdays
of each month at 7.30 o'clock.
GEO. H. WADLEIGH. c. P.
G. s. PEASLEE, Scribe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-13

The party to be given by the State
House Family for Governor and Mrs.
Ralph o. Brewster at the State
House February %. will be in the ma
ture of a welcome home" affair.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-13

The Kennebec Journal
MY people are destroyed from "a
lack of knowledge" Read these eX-
tracts from the Boston Herald's edi-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-13

G. A. r. THE REGULAR MEETING
of Seth Williams Post No "a, frH
Thursday OF each month
o. P. ROBBINS, s. v. c.
WILLIAM McDAVID. Adjutant
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-29
OAKLAND

Friends of Newman Kennison, who
has been critically i'll at his home on
Oak street for some time, will be in
terested to learn be is able to be
about again and has gone to Smith
field where he will visit at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Kilgore.
At the meeting of the Oakland
High School alumni which was held
Thursday evening at the home OF
Mrs. Alice Gilman final plans were
made for the alumni exercises and
announcements will be made at q
later date.
Mrs. Arthur Leonard, who has been
passing some time with her SON
hurry Leonard, in Oldtown, is Wis.,
iting her sister, Mrs. Mary Hallett, on
Summer street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Bush have
gone to Hamilton. Mass. where they
will visit Mr.. Bush's brother and
wife Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Bush.
Mrs. John Vigne, Jr, of Cambridge
Mass. is visiting at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. John Vigne on Pleasant
street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-29

land telephone installed in his house
on Oak street, his number Is 36-11.
Comrades of the Grand Army OF
the Republic, Sergeant Wyman Wom-
ems Relief Corps, J. Wesley Camp,
Sons of Veterans and their auxiliary
and Sarah Sampson Tent Daughters
of Veterans are requested to meet In
G. A. r. hall, Sunday afternoon at
p o'clock to go In a body to attend
Memorial Sunday services in Menu
orial Hall at $3.50.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Stott will
leave today for Yarmouth where
they will pass the week end and
holiday with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Murray of
Benton are visiting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Sturtevant over
the week end and holiday. =
Charles Dusty and Andrew Cote
have gone to Jamaica Point Camps
for a few days stay.
The Junior Prize winning contest
of Williams High school offered by
Harry G.. Decker Post was held in
Williams High school gymnasium.
Thursday evening. The prize of a
IS gold piede was awarded Miss Mary
Freeman, whose subject was inf1u-
ences on Patriotism. Hon able mem
ton was given to Miss Catherine
Calder and Miss Loretta Luther,
whose subjects were Education for
Individuality and Patriotism. respec-
lively. Music was furnished by the
Girls Glee Club. The judges were
Rev. F. S. Bernauer. James p. So
thern and Mrs. William Savage.
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Secretary Interior
Hanged in EMgy
| By Angry Farmers

SCOTS Bluff, Neb.. May 2S-F1--
With no immediate agreement in
sight and with their crops in dire
need of moisture, the North Platte
Valley water controversy assumed
an ominous aspect tonight, reports
indicated.
Some leaders in the fight fear the
more radical farmers would resort to
violence which was openly intimated
late last night when Secretary of
Interior Work and reclamation Com
missioner Mead were hanged in eff
figy here.
The disagreement between the
valley farmers and officials of the ir-
rigation project, virtually the sole
source of moisture for the valley
crops, come over payment of operat-
ing and maintenance costs of the
project. Reclamation Commissioner
Mead holds that all past dues must
be paid or payment secured by proper
notes while the farmers claim all
payments should be deferred untol a
Redistribution, feature of the recent
omnibus water bill, providing for
downward readjustment of about
$23,000,000 on construction and other
charges levied against 10 western
projects, is made.
Pending a settlement the damned
| up waters are stagnant and the
growing crops are without water.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-29
DEFENDS DRY LAW
IN talk BEFORE
AUGUSTA ". C. 7. j.

i am convinced that the return Of
liquor would be most dangerous, be-
cause 1t would mean the absolute
ruin OF young and DID," was the de-
claration of Mrs. w. r. Pattangall
of this city in an address on PRO
hibition in Politics." which she de-
Iivered before the members Of the
Augusta w. C. T. U. and others at a
regular meeting of the temperance
organization held at the Y. M. C. A.
building on Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Pattangall stated that in her
belief party lines are being broken
down by the wet agitation which is
at this time being undertaken in all
parts Of the country and she declar-
ed that the voters should forget those
lines in thinking of prohibition. She
expressed herself as ready to speak
for dry Republican rather than a
wet Democrat"
The speaker pointed out that des-
pite the fact that the present Con-
gress is dry, a struggle Is being made
to put through an amendment to the
Volstead act which would practically
nullify its principals. She said tina,
1t Is her belief that the vets are
working with the hope that the fall
Will lind more vets in the ranks of
the congressman. She named sew
eral Of the friends and enemies of
prohibition, particularly speaking of
Secretary Mellon and Senator Reed
Of Missouri, whom she placed in the
latter group.
Mrs. Pattangall expressed no
doubts as to the outcome of the wet
agitation, saying that the Volstead
act was not put over" upon the peo-
pie of the country but that it was
ratified by vote Of the individual
states and that in her opinion the
people in general will stand by the
dry course, although undoubtedly
some sections will favor the vets. :.
She pointed out that under license,
Canada has had an increase in crime
to such an extent, that today it has a
higher crime rate than ever since
1858, and that Russia with it's return
to liquor has had a 40 per cent in
crease in crime as well as a marked
increase in the number of drug adj
diets
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-29

Warren Of Waltharn, Mass, and Mrs.
Ethel Hobbs of Washington, d. c.,
are visiting their father. George Lam
caster at his home here.
Miss Frances Goldsmith, who has
had a severe illness, is much better.
Mrs. Hazel Gilchrist Of Augusta, II
visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. T.
J. Dow.
George Lancaster, who is Ill, Is re-
ported as more comfortable.
Mrs. Edith Newell and children, AL
bert and Clara, are quite Ill with the
prevailing distemper.
Miss. Emily Thornton, who 10 to
graduate with the first grammar
school graduating class Of this town,
has been passing a few days in the
north part of the town getting ac-
quainted with other prospective grad
yates. ~ II.
Harry Neal, who Is very Ill at the
home Of his sister, Mrs. E. E. Spear.
is improving a little in health at pres
ent.
Thomas Bickford and friends visited
in Vienna one day this week.
A store 18x40 feet is being built by
Mr. Burns for L. w. Lampher here.
One end will be for grain and is built
so that grain brought by electric cars,
can be unloaded directly into the
building, while customers can load
from the other side. 1t will be leased
and occupied by j: Il. Trethewey,
who now has a small store here.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-29

v. will meet in Grand Army hal
Friday evening.
Thaddeus Roderick Post Amer.
lean Legion. will meet in the Uni.
tartan vestry Tuesday evening.
Canton Mt. Bile, Patriarchs Mill
tant, will meet Wednesday eyenins
in Odd Fellows hall.
The fortnightly meeting of thf
Evergreen club will take place mex
Wednesday afternoon.
Pennington Grange will meet In
Drummond hall Saturday evening oil
next week.
Mrs: George w. Meserve has join.
ed her husband at South Berwick
where they will remain through the
summer.
Roy f. Cannon is spending the
week In Boston and vicinity, COM
b1ning business with pleasure.
Mrs. III. S. Hewett of Brockton
Mass. visited friends, in town sew.
eral days this week.
Funeral services for John B
Bressett. who died in a hospital in
Lewiston, were held in Davis fun
eral home this afternoon at 2lo'clock
and burial was in Riverside ceme-
terry.
At meeting Of the Ladies' Aux
Hilary to S. Clifford Belcher camp
S. of u. ", tonight, a memorial
service in honor of departed men,
bers was conducted in very inn
pressive manner. There was a good
attendance.
Rev. Ralph j. Lowe, district sup
erintendent. will conduct a Memoir
ial Day service, and preach anSap-
propriate sermon himself, Sunday
at the Methodist church at West
Mills.
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usta on the second Tuesday Of octo.

gusta on the second Tuesday Of Octo-
Der.
This case resulted from the arrest
of Deputy Harry Pinkham on q
charge of resisting an officer, when
| Chief Arthur H. Field and the mem
bers of the State Highway Police
force, assisted Sheriff John M. East
man of Benton to gain access to the
Jail and to take the keys from Sheriff
Henry F. Cummings who had refus-
ed to give them up when he was no.
titled that he was removed from Of
fee by the action Of Governor Ralph
o. Brewster and council and that
Sheriff Eastman had been appointed
as his successor.
At that time Deputy Harry Pink
ham. together with Deputies Edwin
f. Megill, William J. Cole and Paul
E. Demers were arrested and re-
leased in bonds of $500 each to await
trial. The two deputies, Megill and
Pinkham were later tried on the
charge of resisting an officer and both
were found not guilty. The cases
against the other two. were not pres
sed.
Deputy Pinkham, at that time tes-
tifying in his own defense, declared
that he had been rushed out of the
Jail by the State police and had then
beenI ignored for about five minutes
when three or four highway officers
again took hold of him. At that time
when he was in the custody of the
highway officers, he stated that the
Eastman deputy, Oscar Hagland, de-
PENDANT in the pending case, had call
led him by an unsavory name and had
said 81 have been waiting for a long
time for this opportunity" at the
same time swapping a pair of hand
cuffs upon his wrists" 1t Is under
stood that this action is taken as the
basis for the damage suit.