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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-17
Printer of '79 Goes
Reminiscing

Bristol, VT, April 1c-(PJ-In tile
cemetery in this little Green Noun
tain town, stands a unique family
monument. 1t consists of the arch
OF an ancient hand printing press in
the center of which is placed a stone
slab bearing inscriptions in memory
of members of the Wilson family.
How it came to be placed there
and how the family came to Bristol
and grew up with the town, were de-
scribed by Myron w. Wilson, who on
April 10, completed AZ years as
one of the owners and publishers of
the Bristol Herald, a weekly news
paper.
During the winter of 1879" he
said. having become tired of stick
ing type on a morning paper and
having lot of printing material in
storage in WinooSki, we decided to
go cunning for location to start a
local paper and job printing office.
The town of Bristol was recommend
ed TO us by friend. One of the
family of Wilson's visited the town
and gave it the once over.
"The business men gave us en-
couragement and the promise of all
the work we needed. We knew that
a lot of hard work would have to be
done before it would be a paying
proposition, but having always been
willing to take chance, we decided
to move here.
1--WE landed here from Burlington
early in the spring and commenced
getting out our first issue. The
firm consisted of Myron W., Preston
X, James s., and Benjamin c. Will
son.
Our first issue was printed on a
Washington hand press of the Tufts
patent. The arch of that press now
stands in the local cemetery as our
monument. We had a marble slab
placed in the center of the arch, with
proper inscriptions. My father and
mother and brothers are inferred
there
Wilson thinks he and one of his
assistants come pretty near holding
record as veteran printers.
"A few weeks ago" he remarked,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-17
PITvrSTON

Mrs. Amy Hastings and son. Jun
Tor, returned home from Massachu-
sets, Thursday.
Erwin LaPlant was a visitor In
Augusta, Monday.
Mrs. George MCGEE was the guest
of Mrs. William Lambert, Friday
Mrs. E. Curry, South Pittston,
visited her daughter, Mrs. Maud
Crimmin last week.
Mrs. Hilda Starkey was a caller
at the home of Mrs. Sadie Lambert,
Friday.
Joseph Drost, who has been i'll
with pneumonia at the home of his
son, Fred Drost is better.
Evelyn Crimmin visited friends in
Augusta last week.
The jolly Crowd were delightfully."-
entertained Saturday evening by
Donald Sherburne at the home of
Mrs. Charles Kicker. about 80 being
present; music and dancing were
enjoyed until a late hour and all
passed very pleasant evening
Refreshments of ice cream and cake
were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Hastings at
tended the funeral of w. l.. Blanch-
ard, in Gardiner, Friday.
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NEW SHARON

Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Foss are
receiving congratulations upon the
birth of a daughter which arrived
last Saturday, April 10. Mother and
child are in the Collins Hospital in
Madison.
Miss Mary Furber who is teach
ing at Aliens Mills passed the week
end In town.
There was a social dance held in
Lancaster hall last Friday evening
with a good attendance.
The regular meeting of New Shar-
on grange was held Wednesday
evening with work in the first and
second degrees.
The Womens Farm Bureau will
hold their regular monthly meeting
Wednesday, April Fl in the room
over Caswell's store which will
be used in the future for such meet
ings. Subject of meeting will be
millinery.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. III. Vadney Of
Vermont moved onto the farm form
erly occupied by Joseph Haley and
family, Wednesday.
The Village Impr ovement Society
met in the Masonic building, Wed
nesday afternoon, for the purpose
of lacking quilts.
Mrs. B. A. Knapp returned from
Lynn, Mass, last Saturday where
she has been visiting her mother,
Mrs. Mary Gordon and brother,
Frank G ordon and family.
The village schools are enjoying
their new school building which is
nearly completed this spring term.
The schools have been Accommodated
in various places since the burning
Of the old building last fall.
Miss Nellie Bean, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Carrie E.
Gray and family and brother, B. A.
Bean, left for Starks, Skowhegan
and other places Wednesday.
Floyd Whitcomb returned to his
duties in the French department of
the High School at Danbury, Conn.,,
Monday after 10 days recess at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alvinzy Whitcomb.
The Ladies Circle Of the Congre-
gational church will meet with Mrs.
Clara A. Paul next Tuesday.
Mrs. Harold Gray visited In the
home of Mrs. J. c. Furber last week
while attending the sewing school.
Miss Helen Furber passed the
weekend with her cousin, Miss
Viola Perkins.
There were Is from New Sharon,
who attended The Excelsior Pomona
Grange at Pennington Falls last
Thursday.
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BURNING CANDLE At, BOTH
ENDS

We've practically done away with
candles, but the results from burning
a candle at both ends are yet with
us. We are informed on excellent
authority that the chief factor Of the
death rate IL heart disease, which
itself 10 largely the result Of modern
methods Of living.
A prominent medical authority
declares that nearly every depart
ment Of modern life contributes to
heart disease; late suppsrs. dancing
the Charleston, keeping in a sedent-
airy position all the week ana then
at the weekend going out and
straining ones self In so-called exer-
else, modern worries and haste, all
contribute to the fact that while
We are gaining on pneumonia, tuber-
culosis, heart disease Is becoming
more prevalent.
What do we propose to do about
it, Everyone having claim on our
attention Is also in a hurry.
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A Place Accused

CThe Public Ledger)
In the infamous Herrin mine riots
nineteen men were shot, kicked and
beaten to death. No man was pun
ished for these murders. Since that
time twenty others have been killed
in Herrin feuds. Now. for the
eighth time since 1929. Illinois Ma
tional Guardsmen are back in Herrin.
Six men died in a Khan and anti Khan
street fight Tuesday, and the tally of
the dead in four years now stands at
thirty nine. The guns silenced eleven
months ago during religious revival
are speaking again. Herrin chose to
ignore the law after the mine killings.
A tacit and silent conspiracy against
justice defeated the courts. For this
Herrin has been paying terrible
price for four years. The failure of
justice then led straight to the bloody
record of Khan warfare written since.
Private vengeance displaced the law
and has made the name of Herrin
kissing and byword. Here is town
that over and over again has marked
itself down as place accursed. The
graves it has filled in four years are
measure of its own infamy, which IL
refuses to permit the world to forget.
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MANS Vegetable Compound and it
would help me. She handed me one
OF your little books and read it and
was interested in it. I went to .
drug store that night and got a bot
tie OF your wonderful medicine. I
took it until the baby was born and
was able to be up and do my work.
Baby is Az months old now and
weighs IA pounds. l have plenty OF
milk for her and she gains steadily.
! recommend it. l am willing to
answer letters and will do anything
l can for any woman, for / know
now suffered. Mas. A. H.
TscHIRHART, r. No. 2, Box SO, Ad-
kins, Texas.
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound has been in use by women
for over fifty years. It is a yege.
table tonic made from roots and
herbs and is sold by all druggists.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-17

II read In a New York paper an
article about a printer s. years old
setting a certain number of 10-point
in the printers home at Colorado
Springs. The Herald Office can put
that story on ice. II you call any
working day, you can see yoUrs
truly. who will be rs on July 10 next,
and John r. Rosseel. 76 on May ~
next, setting type, running presses
and doing other necessary Work
called for in q country printing Of
fee.
Now IL any one knows of any
printer older and still in the harness,
we would like his address and we
two old guys will cheerfully take off
our hats to him. Rosseel and i
worked together on the OgdensburB,
n. Y. Advance in 1858. Rosseel is a
pressman by trade, but can and does
set type. He was employed in the
press room of the Boston Post for IL
years. l guess ! came naturally by
printing. because my father was a
printer of the old school, having
learned the trade in the Free Press
office in Burlington"
Looking back over his Al years
here, Wilson reminisced over the
many changes.
The most important improvements
we advocated" he said, was the in
corporation of the village so that the
voters could vote to put in a water
system. 1t was a glorious scrap.
but we won out and today Bristol
village has one of the best gravity
water systems in New England.
Roads and sidewalks have been
brought up to date. In 1879 about
the only manufacturing done here,
was by a concern that turned out
burial caskets. Today we have
factories producing boxes, turned
goods for pianos and organs, shoe
lasts, caskets and lumber. We have
creameries and an electric power
company,
'In 1870 our nearest station was
New Haven, five miles distant, with
a stage twice a day. The Herald
commenced agitating the necessity OF
a railroad into Bristol village and IL
was finally built, and the town has
had steady growth since. Banking
facilities were twelve miles distant,
but now we have a national bank
here. We have hotel and thirteen
acre playground and there are a lot
of summer visitors.
I'm Al years." he concluded, we've
had our share of opposition. but
having learned early in life to keep
on fighting and stand by our guns,
we've always come out on top"
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The engineer rang loud his bell,
But the Old Red Rooster crowed
AS he punched the tickets on the
OF the Hareburgh steamcar Road.
And Rastus Coon, the porter of
The Pumpkin Seed Pullman Car,
Neatly brushed dear Uncle Lucky's hat
AS he smoked a Cabbage Leaf Cigar.
Now I'm sure you remember where
we left off in the last story. OF course
you do-Uncle Lucky and Little Jack
Rabbit were on their way to Hare
burgh.
Tickets. Tickets!" all of a sudden
shouted the Old Red Rooster. But of
course the little rabbits didn't have
any Quite impossible. as they had
boarded the train at crossing.
you ought to know we have no
tickets. You stopped the train to in
vite us aboard" ex-pos-tu-lated
amazed Uncle Lucky. My, that's big
word. Better look it up in the die
tionary, Little Reader.
"You must pay fare, then" an
swered the old fowl lifting~his right
leg and sharpening it's spur on the
iron part of the seat.
or course. this made dear Uncle
Lucky dreadfully provoked, but he
just kept quiet, and taking out his
leather wallet, paid for the tickets
without another word.
"These are good for a rebate of ten
carrot cents each" said the Old Red
Rooster, handing the exasperated old
gentleman rabbit two little green
coupons. But, still keeping his temper
dear Uncle Lucky pressed the small
electric button and asked Rastus Coon
for a time table.
Dearest me and an Accident Policy,
Just then, all of a sudden, there came
a dreadful crash, and out through the
open window went the two little rah-
bits, right over the telegraph wires
to land safely, thank goodness! on q
big hasstack.
The Old Red Rooster turned 10
somersaults off the platform and fell
right on the back of a little dog who
was chasing cat over the meadow
AS for poor Rastus Coon. he was
thrown into mudpuddle, spelling his
nice white jacket.
Dearest me! again, and I hope ar
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-17

And so it went. One passenger after
another describing his feelings as he
picked himself up and hurried home,
leaving the Old Red Rooster to tele-
phone for wrecking crew to come at
once.
Wed better go back for the Lucky
mobile gasped dear Uncle Lucky. as
he slid down the haystack on his coat
tails. Yes. it was still there, safely
tied to the telegraph pole. and with
out more ado, in hoped both he and
his bunny nephew, and before very
long, but with nary a song, they ar
rived at the old gentleman rabbits
red-shingled house on the corner Of
Lettuce Avenue and Carrot Street.
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Find Old Painting

. Richmond, England, April j. lP)-
A picture which is supposed to be
the combined work Of Rubens and
Van Dyck has been founded in an
old house here.
On the back of the canvas is pasted
a letter, said by experts to be about
$50 years old, which states that the
picture is the work of these two
masters. The title of the painting
is given as Time Leading on the
Young Artist" and the letter saws
that Time is a portrait of Rubens'
father.
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Railroads and SteambOav
MAINE CENTRAL RAlLRoAp
Easfern Standard Time
Eastern Standard iiue
TRAINS LEAVE AUGUSTA ION


TEAMS LEAVE AUGUSTA FoR
Bangor, t1221 a. m, sl2.40 a. M, = q = 4,
1926 am, tl2,25 pm, t2.23 p.ni-' go
1856 p. m.
B, & 4. Pts. tl2.21 am. tl225pm.
Bar Harbor, t12 81 z. M, fl2.25 p. m. =
Bath. 1854 a. M. 1881 a. m, fs:uo
Belfast, GAIA M, 70. 20 a. M, II. 20 + - n
Boston. 1921 a. m, 1854 a. M. Is;2 ~ q,
sl0oS a. m. ,t3.05 p. m, 1884 pn' Jaw
*l0.55 p. m.
Calais. t12.21 a. M, t12.25 p. m.
Dover -Foxcroft, GAIA q. M, t2.2S p; y, a.
Gardiner. 1921 a. M, 1854 a. m, w VA, d,
s100S a. M, 1906 p. M, 1894 p. m. ls'o'
f515 p. M, H. 10 p. m, AI0.55 p. N; a 40 4.
Hallowell, 1854 a. M, 1881 a. M, s.eyss 4.
1906 p. m, 1884 2, m, taos p. M l''is
Tile p. M. %10.55 p. m.
Harmony. rs p. m. ,,oos ! 4,
Lewiston, is. "a a. M, 1881 o. M, sA's
TAOS p m, $40. SIS p. m.
New York, 1884 p. m, II. 0o p. ID. IN % a q.
Portland, 1921 a. m, 1854 a. m, III, * = 4.
Sl00S m, t3. 05 p. M, 1884 p, m. Ia'o0
TIE D. m, *I05 So D. m. .osam
Rockland. 1854 a. M, 1881 a M is.v'J i .. .
Skowhegan, C444 a. m, 20 70 a. m "a n ! d.
So Gardiner 1854 a m. 70. 81 a. "a. ~ 10 80,
1906 p M, 1884 p. m, t5.l5 pm
40 SIS p. m.
St. John, t1221 a. m uuar.
Waterville, t12.2l a. m, 81. Az am y % 8 b.
70 % a. m, fI2. % p. m, t2.2o p. NJ s--s-
TIA p. M, 1888 p. m. - Afoudig
= Daily c Except SUNDAY ~ sagAtl,
7 Daily, except Monday. Daily, except
Sunday only.
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WHIT HAPPENED

It Is of interest to learn that the
Chicago Tribune, which both in and
out Of season has opposed the World
Court, supported Senator McKinley's
candidacy although 1t Is said he was
defeated because he voted for It,
Those political observers, who con-
clude that Mckinley would have been
defeated whatever he may have or
may not have done, appear to be not
far from the truth. His successful
opponent had built UP a powerful ma
chine among those who for various
reasons, none discreditable to Mr.. Nc
Kinley, wished to Gust him.
1t is not altogether improbable that
before Borah and Jim" Reed went
into McKinley's bailiwick to attack
him for voting for the World Court
they were shrewdly apprised of the
situation in Illinois. Nevertheless
they extract some anti-court cam
paign material from the result.
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Editorial Comment
BIan1ine II On The Children
(Boston Post)


At least one important feature of
the case against prohibition advanced
as evidence in the hearings at Wash
ington is ridiculous nonsense. Only
an extremely gullible person would
be impressed by it.
Several witnesses were put upon
the stand to assert without shadow
of proof, that thousands upon thou
sands of boys and girls were on the
road to hell. driven to drink and
disgrace by the strict provisions Of
the Nolstead law.
If that be true, what a miserable
lot of spineless and incompetent
parents there must be in America.
Folding their hands and throwing up
the sponge; utterly unable to pre-
vent their sons and daughters from
drinking poison booze and carousing
their time way. Want to amend the
Volstead law so that they may re-
gain some control over their children.
Now, is not that an absurd propo
SitiODp
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KENT'S HILL

Miss Ellen Palmer of Springfield.
Mass, is passing her vacation with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Palmer.
Miss Vivian Bryant is visiting at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Allen.
The Chrystal Club which was to
meet at the home of Miss May Cole,
April 20, has been postponed until
April ~.
Miss Georgia Mitchell is on the
Hill this week.
Mrs. J. o. Newton is out Of town
for a few days.
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Saved, Anyway

Sparkins was optimistic and a
sportsman-a combination that made
him friend TO the "bookies" in
more senses than one.
His pals, whom he infected with
his enthusiasm, followed his tips
blirAly with, more often than not
disastrous results. On one occasion
his selection came in nearly last and
he had to face a number of disap-
pointed friends after the race.
See what, you've done!" walled
one of them. And you told me l
could put my shirt on that horse!"
And did your"
YES: worse luck"
We'll, then" replied the sportsman,
see the money you've saved on
laundry bills. ''-Chicago News.
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PALERMO

BRANCH MILLS-S. G. Parmenter
Is some better after being confined to
the house the past week with the grip.
The cold winds, frozen ground, ice in
the pond snow in the fields and some
of the highways make one almost
doubt that it is the middle of April.
Edmund Dove has returned from
Augusta, where he had employment
during the winter.
E. r. Dove was in South China
Wednesday to conduct the funeral of
the late Albert Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Coombs pleasant
ly entertained a card party at their
home Saturday evening.
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William L. Blanchard

William L. Blanchard passed away
April I, at the home of J. A Hast
ing. where he has been staying for
about four years.
Mr.. Blanchard, better known as
Uncle Bill" was born in Pittston,
Dec. rs, 1S4S, the son of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. William L. Blanchard
and has lived nearly all his life there.
He was generous, always speaking a
good word for everyone and made
many friends. He is survived by one
sister, Mrs. Marks of Portland, one
brother, Calvin Blanchard of Melrose,
Mass, and two nephews Charles
Marks of Randolph and w. l..
Blanchard of Melrose, Mass.
Funeral services were held Friday
afternoon at the Amesbury- White
undertaking rooms, Gardiner. Rev.
NJ. E. Folsom officiating. Interment
in the family lot at Riverside ceme-
terry, South Pittston. The floral
offerings were beautiful.
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The Editor & Publisher ba. h,

The Editor & Publisher has been
looking over the circulation of the
newspapers Of New York City. What
it finds is not encouraging for those
seeking big circulation in the me-
tropolis through thorough news
getting, matter of-fact presentation
and really useful service rather than
by way of pictures and sensational
ism. The former have not increased
in circulation as the increase in
population would seem to warrant
while the latter have forged ahead
rapidly. Well, newspaper often
has set before it a choice between
its birthright and a mess of pottage,
and all in all their decisions are
creditable to the owners. Besides,
not all people regard a newspaper
as do the New Workers.
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CLINTON

A community lawn party was held
at Edgewater Park, Miami Fla,
March 8, in honor of Dorothy Jean
Daniels, "the first baby born in
Edgewater Park" The mother. Mrs.
Daniels was formerly Mary A. Low
of Clinton.
Arthur Osborne of Waterville was
a dinner guest on Thursday of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George o.
borne Of High street.
Mrs. Ward Grant of Fairfield Wis.,
tied with her mother, Mrs. Nelson
Teed, Thursday.
Will Dixon and his son, Dwight
Dixon, were recent callers in Fair
field.
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Day Ghosts

An old Southern planter was dis
cussing the hereafter with his body
servant.
"The first one that goes, Sam, must
come back and tell the other what it
is live over there"
Eyes, Massa. Dat suits me exactly,
Massa; but If you go fust, would you
please come back in the daytime ?"-
From Everybody's Magazine for May.
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SOMERvILLR

Fred L. Turner, Colby '27. IA. :.
turned to college and Marie Turn. :
Erskine Academy.
]. w. French and Claude Franc, i.
Windsor, Mr.. Leonard, Joe Ars.r..s,
and G. l.. Fuller we're at +. 4 ~
ner's Sunday. I
B. D. Brown was a Monday caIr.. /.
Pleasant Ridge farm.
A. +. Colby has started his savue
for the spring saving.
The opening of Somerville co,..
school has been postponed until ~.
rs, on account of scarlet fever N.Y.
ing out again at the Corner.
George Fuller is working at coIhs
mill.
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in bed most Of
the time until I
b e 6 a n taking
Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound. My
mother : in : law,
who is a mid
wife, told me it
was all foolish
ness for me to
stay in bed. She
told me to take
Lydia e. Pink.
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Where She FIGURED

The children of the Pittman family
were, according to their respective ac-
counts, all first in something at
school. Tommy was first in reading,
Alice was first in arithmetic, Sammy
in sports, and so on. Janet alone re-
manned silent.
well. Janet, how about your her
uncle asked. Aren't you first in any
thing?"
81 am" said Janet. IT am first out
of the building when the bell rings"
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A teacher had been EXPLAINS !.
her class the characteristics NJ y.
rhinoceros family.
Now name some things she 80
that are very dangerous TO get -.
to and that have horns"
Motor cars!" promptly answer,
little Henry.
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Accident Policy! 1t was a dreadful
wreck. All the cars were piled up in
a heap, but, thank goodness! as all
the windows were open, and the pas
sengers didn't try to hang on tight,
they Just few out and landed safely
on the soft meadow grass.
Dear, Oh DEAR" cried fat, old pig,
I'm afraid I've lost my precious wig"
Mercy mew sighed Mother Goose,
my bonnet strings have both come
loose"
holy Mackerel." croaked Grandaddy
Frog,
This certainly was a terrible jog!"
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CLEANS

1t is said that an Aroostook grower
sold 10000 barrels of potatoes for
100000 one day this week. That
beats buying house lots in Florida
Portland Express.
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No, thank you, we don't need to-
sit beside those aviators who are
hopping off for the North Pole.
That solid ice on LIMERICK street
continues to supply us with all the
reminder of winter that we stand
in need of-Rockland CourierGaz
cite.
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Query; If polar dirigib1e gets
lost In the mists of Sweden what
will happen In the wastes OF the
Arctic? Later Amundsen may an
sWer by wireless.