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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-30
BELGRADE

NORTH-Several families enter
tanned guests at dinner Christmas;
among those who entertained were
Mrs.) Adelia Alexander and her son
and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert
Alexander, Mr. and Mrs. Elias
Stevens and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. J.. Withers. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Gleason. Mr.. and Mrs, B. c. Bick-
ford, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bickford,
Mrs Mary Wallace and her son and
wife, Mr.. and Mrs. William Wallace.
and Mrs, Minnie Cook and family.
Mr.. and Mrs, Leslie Damren and
children passed Christmas in Au-
gusta with Mrs, Damren"s parents.
James Stevens and his son, Or
man Stevens, went to Boston, Thurs
day, to pass the holidays with Mr..
and Mrs. Lester Sabans.
Floyr and Charlie Alexander and
Carlton Cook went to Dead River.
Thursday, where they have employ
ment in the woods.
Daniel Crowley passed Christmas
in Bangor the guest of relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Alexander
passed Thursday in Smithfield the
guests of Mrs. Alexander's sister
and family, Mrs. Hannah Bickford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Cook and
family passed Christmas with Mrs.
Cooks parents in Oakland, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Wentworth.
Mrs. Angie Ellis has returned
home after visiting her daughter and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Carroll
of Oakland.
Schools in town will begin Tues
day. Dec. %, after the holiday re-
cess.
Roland Bickford of Smithfield was
calling on friends in town, Thursday.
Walter Woodbury. and Ernest
Cook leave for Oronc Wednesday
where they will attend the State
Convention at the Boys and Girls
A H Club.
Rev and Mrs. Newell Boynton at
tended religious services in Chelsea,
Sunday.
Mrs. Nela' Sawtelle, who is attend
ing Thomas Business College, is at
home for a short vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. Webster Bickford
and son. Nelson Thomas, were
Christmas visitors of Mr.. and Mrs.
B. c. Bicktord
Merle Hartman, Lecturer Of
Maine State Grange will install the
officers of Salmon Lake Grange.
Jan. l. There will be a harvest sup
per and all not otherwise solicited
please bring pastry.
The North Belgrade Sunday
School held Christmas exercises
Sunday afternoon at two O'Clock.
There was singing. dialogues and
recitations by the children and invo-
cation by Rev. Nuel Boynton. Each
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POISONING FROM DENATURED
ALCOHOL

II the bibuIous insist on drinking
hair tonic should the Government
see to it that hair tonic shall be
made potable? One might so infer
from the plant that the Govern
ment is poisoning dri llers because
it denatures grain alcohol so as to
permit the sale of it al a cheap
price for various purposes required
in industry.
On the other hand most Of US
would conclude that the death PEN
atty is excessive for drunkenness,
and though we may not syrnpathize
understandings with the inArdinate
craving of the addict we would pre-
fer that the denaturing of alcohol
might be done in such fashion as to
sicken the imbiber rather than to
kill him outright.
Government chemists announced
that this would be done, that a pro-
cess. for denaturing had been per-
fected such that the alcohol, even
though redistflled would not be
potable. Evidently that was not
the kind of alcohol which caused 2S
deaths in New York City over the
Christmas holiday besides sending a
hundred more into the hospital.
Chicago had seven deaths, Chicago
where real liquor runs In rivulets,
and Ave In Detroit. President Nc
Gettingham of the San Francisco
lunacy commission declares he has
seen hundreds of cases of insanity
produced by the poisons used in
denat11ring alcohol
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AS COOLIDGE SEES 1T

President Coolidge has frequently
demonstrated an excellent capacity
as an intelligent observer. We
think most people would prefer to
trust his observation than to impose
their confidence in that of the
average soap-box orator. who goes
about telling us that he world Is
money mad, that we, the people.
have merely become pawns of the
plutocrats, and all that sort :.
Especially helpful are the Presi-
dents observations, which found
timely utterance in his address at
Trenton, where a century and a half
before Washington so conclusively
demonstrated his leadership as to
convince Sir Horace Walpole that
"a great part of America" was lost
20 England, and which helped to be-
stow on the individual "a larger
freedom guaranteed by the authority
of law"
While this freedom and the OPP
portunities accompanying 1t have
made possible the requirement OF
great wealth Mr.. Coolidge's observa-
lions convince him this is not, as
is customary. leading to luxury and
decay. He sees it making appeal to
soul rather than to the senses. that
this nation is not given over tc
ease, that "idleness is no longer
fashionable that the idle rich have
dwindled to lsmall proportions.
And these observations, do they
not square with the facts, are they
not encouraging? 1--WE have won
dered," he adds. "if the individual
were left unrestricted. the more in
telligent. more resourceful, and more
INSCRIPTIONS would not gather unto
themselves so large proportion o.
the tn of the country that the!
would dominate the great mass o
the people by the mere weight ant
power of money. But some way peo-
pie of that stamp do not prosper, d'
not gain real power. We have seeI
many great fortunes accumulated
But they do not dominate the people
Rather the people dominate tneiii
Their whole tendency has beef
toward investment for the bench
of the public. Some of those which
stood out as the largest scarcel.
Is years ago have been PRACTICAL,
all bestowed upon charity, while mel
at that time obscure and unknown
have risen to the highest rank in tn
wealth of our country. Who cal
doubt that these results are ever
now in the process of repetition
AS general rule with us grea
wealth has meant great public
service"
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PALERMO

BRANCH MILI.S-Tba c...
tree and entertainment Asinaa
church, Thursday evening w ~ tie
enjoyed by all present. There ' n,
many giits distributed by Ravrmere
Brown, who acted as sants asrm1ord
credit for the affair is dr. saas
superintendent u the s. Tie
school Mrs. Florence Thurstoa y
school children and several I'm, n;rl ne
helpers. Willing
During the Christmas man ),
Lydia Kitchin assisted in ths on ars
office "e Post
sc. Estes of North East..
i Versity was a weekend guext .ni'
Aparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Dean :, nh
John Small was entertainer - a.'s y
birthday. December rs, at ns ~
Mrs. James 4 hey, who Ia, !.
i'll, is improving. Mrs Cb.- yer
Brown is helping with the wos,.
G. A. Bradstreet passed chr,...
at Augusta. 's'laas
Mr.. and Mrs. r. s. Wortb,.
A. Worthing and Mr. and H..
Walter Sporie of Liberty were A.
ner guests and enjoyed FIJI a's'
tree. Christmas at the home ~ a .a.!
parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Wo.s sf
ing. s'u'
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Phillrx =,
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Hail nasss, aao
enjoyable day, December Is A. q q
A. Kitchin's. ..
S. G. Parmenter, Alger Parma,,..
and Mrs. Ida Young were presss.
at a Christmas tree at Fred W o-.s
ing's, Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. usley a.,
Walter Worthing were bns,ra sa
callers in Augusta. Tuesday. -''''
Ladies night win be obserysA 4,
Grange, Thursday evening. ~
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~ ~, David Cory

'Look here, Jimmy Jay. You stop
your teasing. It's bad enough to be
hungry without being made cross at
the same time" cried Little Screechy
Owl to that mischievous Blue Jay
who seemed bent on poking fun at his
little gray feathered friend. when
one has full stomach one can stand
a bit of teasing, but now that summer
is long since over, and there are no
grasshoppers and insects on which to-
dine and no easy matter to find one
meal day, it's mighty hard to keep
my temper"
''Ha, hal! laughed Jimmy Jay, when,
all of sudden, little bird very like
Screechy, only dressed in bright red
dish-brown feathers, streaked with
bars of black. lighted on the branch
near him.
Hello" cried Jimmy Jay. who are
your"
"Ha, hal" laughed screechy Owl.
whats the jolze?" asked the puz-
zled Blue Jay.
Did you ever see such an ig-nor-a-
mus?" chuckled Screechy Owl.
''Who is your friend?" asked Jimmy
Jay.
well, l never" chuckled Screechy
Owl, and he kept up his chuckling I'M
til Jimmy Jay began to grow impa-
tient./ Yes. sir, the teasing Blue Jay
for once in his life was himself being
leased. And Jimmy Jay didn't like it.
No. indeed. People rarely like to have
the tables turned on them.
stop your foolish chucllling." snap
ped Jimmy Jay impatiently. Tell me,
who is your friend. l declare, he looks
exactly like you, except for the color
of his feathers
"Why shouldn't ne" laughed
Screechy Owl, right out loud. I'D like
to know why he shouldn't. Ha, ha"'
Goodness me, but Jimmy Jay is get
ting a taste OF his own medicine.
Now the shoe, is on the other foot, as
the saying goes in Gobler Town
Jimmy Jay scratched his head as
he looked at Screechy owl and then
at the little reddish, brown bird, Yes,
sir. Jimmy jay was puzzled. And the
more puzzled he grew, the louder
chuckled Screechy Owl.
Where have your eyes been all
summer" asked the little Owl, sud
denly growing sober. Il declare, jim
my Jay. 7 always thought you were
smart In fact, I've often considered
you smarter than your cousin. Pro-
fessor Jim Crow. But I've changed
my mind. Yes, Eve changed my mind.
You're Ounce"
MY eyes have been where they be-
/ long, right in my head" answered
Jimmy Jay. And ! don't have to al
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THORNDIKE

Ralph Palmer Of New Haven,
Conn, Is passing few weeks va
cation with his parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Wallace Palmer.
Mrs. A. r. Murch was business
caller in Belfast, Thursday.
Mrs. Lydia Farwell passed Christ
mas day in Unity the guest of her
son, Joseph Farwell and family.
Claude Gates of Canton is pass
ing the holidays with This parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Gates.
Miss Avis Hemphill resumed her
studies at Unity high school, Tues
day, after one weeks vacation at
home.
M. j. Smith Of the Smith Music
Co, SkoWhegan, delivered q piano
to Miss Doris Bradford Friday, 1t
being a Christmas present from her
grandparents Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie
Bradford.
Miss Harriet Cole of Bangor pass
ed Christmas with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Cole.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Sparrow of
Freedom. Mr. and Mrs. Fuller Went
worth of Belfast were Christmas
day guests of Mr.. and Mrs- Roy
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Tweedie and
children passed Christmas with Mr..
and Mrs. Charles McCorrison and
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry McCorrison.
Tom and Ella Cornforth passed
Christmas day in Belfast with their
sister Mrs. Milton Blake and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Downer of
Freedom passed Christmas day with
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bragdon.
Mrs. Emma Fletcher and Harry
Fletcher passed the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Dolloff and Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Gilchrest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Arey have
returned home from several weeks
passed in Brooks where they have
had employment.
H. e. Dunnack of Augusta was a
week end guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ray Cross.
Mr.. and Mrs H. r. Ward and
children passed Christmas in Free
dom with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Nicholas.
Mrs. Clayton Berry received news
that her brother. Edward Ward.
fireman on the NJ. c. f. r. had met
with q serious accident by having
his foot run over by the train.
Crushed SO that he had to have it
amputated in the ankle joint.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Walker or
Newport passed the weekend with
her parents, Postmaster E. L. Bart
lett and Mrs. Bartlett.
Wilbur Dolloff was business cal
Ter in Belfast, Monday.
A large crowd enjoyed the dance
at the Grange hall. Christmas eve.
Music by Farwelrs orchestra.
Mrs. Vera Mills passed Christmas
;,, Twill friends
Walter Hall of Hinckley passed
Christmas with his son. Leon Hall
and family.
Leslie Bradford of Hinckley, Bert
Mutt of Pittsfield, Lewis Philbrick
of Lewiston, passed Christmas
with their families in town.
The men working on the new
bridge went home to pass Christ
mas.
Mrs. Frank Hogan is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Edith Barker in Sears
port.
Harvest Moon Grange will hold its
installation Saturday night, Jan. l.
/ Past Master G. L. Hunter will in
stall the officers for the ensuing
year. An oyster stew supper will
no served
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MAINTENANCE THE VITAL
QUESTION

Noticeable In the comment re-
speeding our highway problems is
the readiness to assume that the
public does not approve a nve-cent
gas tax, mot this year at least" as
Frank D. Marshall. attorney for the
marked in his address at Portland,
Tuesday evening. It is not reason
able to conclude that the public
will receive from that quarter any
stimulus for a five-cent tax. Be-
sides, it is much pleasanter to talk
about bonds. forgetting, Of course,
to dwell on the obligation Of paying
interest thereon. We are reminded
that the motorist must pay these
bonds and the interest, which is all
right as far rs 1t goes, unless per-
chance motorists abandon motor
cars for flying machines. in which
unlikely event the debt woulds run
against the State.
He does, however, favor an In
creased registration fee. This
would not come out Of the sum-
mer visitor, whereas a gas tax
would. But the visitors car would
not contribute under a five-cent
gas tax any more toward upkeep
than it would to the wear Of the
roads. We do not believe the visit
ing car owners are pikers or I'M
willing to contribute their share
once they are convinced as to what
that share may be. Such conviction
is not likely to come about from Ii
current comment, however. Maine
has enough to give the visitor in ex-
change for his money so that he
| should not expect the State in
| directly to substitute his travelling
! expenses.
! While there are various sugges
! TONS partial ones, as to how we
| may secure money for maintenance
we have seen none that were either
| comprehensive or conclusive. AL
stress the need offs developing oul
! highway system and leave the vita
! question of maintenance somewhat
! in the air. That's where it has beer
for some time. Already there are
| instances of roads built with bond.
that must be rebuilt, notwithstand'
ing the bonds have not yet beer
paid. But we are paying the inter
est, be sure of that. Moreover. no
! where have we seen anything t
disprove the conclusion that thu
first vital thing for this State
consider is how it shall obtain suf
ficient money for maintenance o
our highways, and having obtained
it expend it for the purposes fol
which it was obtained.
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most twist my neck into double
bow-knot to see things on either side
of me, as you do"
"Ha, han' chuckled Screech Owl,
"for all that, you have missed one
thing ] know Of"
Nonsense. You can't make me ne
lieve that" replied Jimmy Jay.
you'll agree with me in a minute
answered Screechy Owl. This is one
of my four youngsters, Mr.. jimmy
Jay Ounce"
WHAT shouted the astonished
Blue Jay. Don't believe 1t. His
feathers are bright reddish-brown.
Yours are gray. No, sir. | don't believe
you"
Let me tell you something" went
on Screechy Owl. Some of us Screech
owls are reddish-brown, and some of
us are. gray. It's the same sometimes
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Railroads and Steamboa's
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD
Eastern STANDARD linie 900
.,.,x FAVE AUGUSTA F1N

TRAINS LEAVE toSo "a 40 a o.
Bangor, fl2. 80 a. m, Sl2 ,5S a. NJ tiApr,
+9.0i a. M. te. 2Sa. m. f12,l9 D. NJ
s.. 81 D. m. is. So p. IN. .,a,oo "a
b. & A. Points. 1890 a, m, HE y r
Bar Harbor, 1880 a. m, tl2-l9s ?; NJ a.
Bath. II. "a a. M, $50 a. m fooi
Belfast. ca 40 a. m. II. "a p. NJ. +s4sa y
Boston, 1920 a. M, t5.A a. u, s33eap ..
t9.3Oa m, S1o.t5a. m, 70, IA p m'
1851 p. m. #I0.54 p. m.
Calais. 1920 a. m, tl2.l9 p. N; M
Dover Foxcroft, GAO a. M, fl.oa Il Is D.
Gardner Ss, 20 a. M. t554 a. m, isssp o.
TO 30a m SIO.15a. M, 10. Ia p. NJ ~, 40 D
f35I n m 81 is o. m, II. Top. M stois 4 d.
Hallowell. 1854 a. m, fS.4S q. ~, HOP o.
1914 D, m. 1896 p M, To.l2 p A''
*I0. 81 p. m.
Harmony. fl2. 10 p. m - 1880 y"
Lewiston, 1854 a m, TS a y,
SI0I5 a. m, f3, IL p m, I9;ol
New York, So So D. M, 5oi p ~ fs4s& 9.
Portland. So 20 q. m. 1924 a, IN $3.50 y
1913 q. m. $40 Is a. m. IT, y Y, m m.
1881 D. M, u 10 p. M, , w. .e 4, 1876 ~
Rockland. f5.54 a. m, $40 D.
t. Ia p. m. 70. 81 p IN, 70 NJ, I'M. fl.4P =
Skowhegap. @ 40 a. m. ~ 49, M so loa@s.
So. Gardiner, i5.54 a. m, - ao = II rDp y
f314p. m 1886 o M. Io.l'p
40. 81 p, m. -.
St Tohn, 1920 a. m - NJ "a 4oa =
Waterville, 1890 a m. skZ; - - Il 80 =
1901 a. m. 70 % a. nj. Iizl \,
f6. SIS o. N. 1858 p. M i,v and ycnss~ N
Daily Exeepl s1 Na;lr sxcept ~.
Sunday only.
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JOIN WITHOUT DELAY

= Believing that Augusta is an intel
Iigent community, that 1t is proud Of
its habitat, that it has thing to
conceal from the public at home or
abroad. that 1t would be courteous
to visitors az .lirers, we are left
to conclude that it will heartily
support a local chamber of COM
merce.
From az the reports it appears
that Augusta people are not con-
WINGED that the community needs a
publicity revolution Or a highly paid
promoter at the head of things.
While this does not prove that some
thing of the sort might not produce
favorable results. - indicate an
unwillingness to Co operate to that
extent at the present time. The
experience we have had was not
unfruitful. nevertheless adequate
support was not enlisted by the re-
suits. If we were large community
there would not be so many Of us
thinking we kne just how the
thing ought to be run; there would,
probably, be less cavilling at ex-
pense.
The reaction from this left us
without a chamber of commerce and
the situation was not an enviable
one. Not that we were losing op-
portunity to grow and thrive, but
that somehow we were not doing our
part in the scheme Of things. 1t was
humiliating to have strangers call
ing on business men and asking
where they might get information
respecting our fair city; it was not
easy to explain to them why we had
no place for dissemination Of infor-
nation or attending to correspon-
&ence. ! Many inquiries probably
ygent unanswered. Had these been
answered It might have been Of little
material profit to the town, yet 1t
Nas an embarrassing neglect and not
6teditable to y, real public spirit
NAich dwells with US year in and
rear out. however much on occasion
4 may hide its head.
a The arrangements which we un-
nrstand are now being made will
- inclusive; these will permit most
sy9 Us to join, to present our Views
I'D render such service Is may be
POSSIBLE. Headquarters viii be kept
&psn. questions viii be ans, ::
Ah1fe will be directorate capable of
padding the more important mat
Z ~ and no worthy project should
- neglected. BY all means Ioin the
hamber Of commerce at the frst
opportunity.
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M ,ss. by bye cutting the ligam.,.. :.
tne ieg near the knee a f fan n
ago. and was taken TO tb ~ weeks
ms uncle In Augusta, has =. = hoins Of
covered as to return to 81 lar re.
OF his grandparents. NJ he hons
James Wyman. His man, ana hrs
nope Tor a speedy ana friends
recovery. "u complet,
Mrs. Ruth Jones was
Christmas day Of Mr. = guest
John McKennon. nu Mrs
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AS NEW ENGLAND SEES TT
(By (Pl

(By Cpd
Brown the wheats for 1Arnev" is
a frequent cry on board the Bart
letts Reef lightship, anchored In
Long Island Sound off New London
ttafpor. Barney Is a huge seagull.
leader of the flock which continually
movers about the ship. Members of
the crew have adopted him as their
mascot and never have any difficulty
In identifying hing because of his
great size, white breast, whitfsh back.
blotched tail and yellow beak. When
food is thrown overheard the other
gulls wait about deferentially until
Barney has had his fill. Flapiacks are
his favorite delicacy and the sailors
delight in scaling them out over the
waves and watching him gobble them
up in short order.
When the morosaurus swished its
tail 1T must have cut a wide swath
among other prehistoric monsters
which didn't take the precaution to
keep at a respectful distance Yale
University has obtained possession Of
the bones of one of these delightful
little pets and the skeleton is being
articulated and set up for the Great
Hall in Peabody Museum It's tail is
30 feet long. Several years work will
De required to mount this and other
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Editors Table

Unique among calendars Is that of
World Heroes illustrated by excel
lent portraits of the twelve heroic
figures chosen by students from
schools in more than thirty coun-
tries. With each of these is the es-
say on each winning the prize in
the competition instituted by Glenn
ent M. Biddle of New York. 1t will
be remembered that DR.. Augustus o.
Thomas headed the committee of
award. There were but 10000 of
these portrait calendars printed by
the World Hero Calendar Depart-
ment of the National Council for
Prevention of War and they are
selling for so cents each or three
for one dollar,
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with Drown bears They often have
black-haired cubs. Take the Big Brown
Bears family. One is black, the other
is brown. SO it is with foxes. Danny
Fox has two little cubs, but one is
slver-gray and the other is just like
his daddy,--a common red fox"
well. / never" exclaimed Jimmy
jay And that's all he said, for the
next minute away he few to find Little
Jack Rabbit. He was mighty glad to
get away from Little Screechy Owl.
Jimmy Jay had never been so leased
in all his life. For once this mischiev-
Gus little bird in blue had found his
match.
So. children dear, remember, please,
How others feel when you're tease
And in the next story you shall hear
what happened after that,
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SOME OF THE EVIDENCE

What employers and employees
alike can testify to is that industrial
efficiency has increased, production
been speeded up, a higher wage
level been achieved. and steadier
employment conditions made pc l.
BILE by prohibition" Peavy of
the Babson statistical organization.
And there is Prof. Irving Fisher Of
Yale declaring that he had been un-
able to get any speaker, who aid
attack prohibition on purely &C.
onomic grounds. So the evidence
accumulates,
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specimens of dinosaurs, brontosaurus
continent.
Skunks are not noted for their con-
sideration for the finer sensibilities of
human beings, but it is seldom that
one of them has the ingenuity dis
played by specimen of the genus in
Marblehead. How to give the great
est possible inconvenience to the
greatest possible number of persons
seems to have been its aim in life.
The animal made a brilliant success
in establishing its domicile under
meath restaurant. The evil that
slxunks do lives after them.
Whether it's art for arts sake or a
desire to promote artistic tendencies
in Vermont children does not appear.
1t is q fact, however, that teachers
have been fioeking to the University
of Vermont in rapidly increasing
numbers to study art. Miss Eliza
beth Y. Colburn, art instructor at the
university, estimates that 1000 teach
ers have taken the summer courses
and 1000 more have received instruc-
ton in the winter courses. In the
have grown in enrolment from 10 to
$50 and the summer classes from so
TO 500.
Paying tribute to the memory OF
patriot by chipping pieces from his
gravestone for souvenirs continues to
be q popular pastime with certain
class of tourists. 1t has been carried
to such an excess in the case of the
headstone on the grave of Colonel
William Ledyard at Groton Conn.,
that the Daughters of the American
Revolution have asked Connecticut
citizens to contribute to a restoration
fund. Ledyard defended Fort Girls
void against the British in the Battle
of Groton on September s. 1881. He
finally abandoned the fort TO save the
remnant of his garrison and later
was killed by the British troops after
they had burned New London.