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Distributing Reservoir

Rumford. Maine April 26th, 1925.
Sealed Proposals for constructing
a two million gallon distributing res
eryoir will be received by the Rumfordi
and Mexico Water District, Rumford.
Maine. until two o'clock p. NJ. Tues
day, May 18th, 1926.
The following approximate quanti-
ties will give general idea of the
amount of work to be done:
Excavation (and en-
bankmenD $3.50 Gu. yd.
Dressing and Crossing, $500 50. yd.
Clay Blanket $50 Gu. I'd.
screened Gravel lilo Gu. yd
Concrete $50 Gu. yd.
Reinforcing Steel $4,000 10,
Expansion Joints 1900 lin. IT,
Laying Cast-lron Pipe
and Fittings
16' $50 lin. IT.
-" 40 lin. IT.
Bubble Paving 100 So. yd.
Wire Fence SOC lin TT.
Each bidder shall deposit certified
check for $500 and the successful
bidder shall furnish a surety bond of
$4,000 deposit of SO is required
for plans and specifications which may
be obtained from the Rumford and
Mexico Water District, or at the Of
fee of Metcalf e Eddy.
METCALF & EDDY.
Consulting Engineers,
IA Beacon St, Boston, Mass.
RUMFORD & MEXICO
WATER DISTRICT
Henry Nelson,
John p. Macgregor,
Arthur Gauthier.
| apr2sd10t Trustees.
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Notice Of First Meeting of Creditors

Notice Of First Meeting of Creditors
In the District Court of the United
States for the District of Maine.
In the matter of
The partnership of
Bogetses Brothers,
the individual CO.
partners in which
are Theodore b. In Bankruptcy.
getses and Nicho- No. 502 Inv.
las Bogetses, and
they individually,
Bankrupt.
To the creditors of Bogetses Brothers
and the partners thereof of Water
vile in said District, bankrupt:
Notice is hereby given that on the
26th day of April, 1926, the said Be-
getses Brothers and the partners
thereof were duly adjudicated bank
rupt; and that the first meeting of
creditors of said bankrupts will be
held at the Kennebec County Court
House in Augusta in said District on
the 14th day of May. 1925, at ten
o'clock in the forenoon, at which time
creditors may attend, prove their
claims, appoint trustee. examine the
bankrupt and transact such other
business as may properly come before
said meeting. Notice is also hereby
given that composition of 1875 will
be laid before the creditors on the day
of said first meeting of creditors.
FREMONT J. c. LITTLE.
Referee in Bankruptcy.
Augusta. Maine. April 81, 1926.
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after being confined to the house for
several weeks.
Friends of Lee Bassett are very
sorry to know that he is suffering
from infiammatory rheumatism. His
throat is much improved having
had infection in 1t.
Among the callers at ]. E.tClowes
on Sunday were Mrs. W. A. Morrill,,
Mrs. Bertha Bassett, Mrs. Arthur
Cloves and two children and
Philander Freeman.
The sick people have all practic-
ally recovered in this vicinity
C.>B. Clark and Philander Free
man were in Waterville on Satur-
day.
Mrs. Abbie Tobey passed the
week end at home.
Friends of Mrs. Clara Cole or
Waterville, one of our former resi-
dents. are sorry to know that she Is
in vey poor health.
Mrs. Stain returned to her home
in Readfield on Monday. She has
been employed at ]. L. Cloves for
several weeks.
RIVERSIDE DRIVE-Mrs. Belle
Fitzgerald will be hostess of the Web
Der Pond Farm Bureau at their next
meeting to be held at Cushnoc
Grange hall, Wednesday, May 5.
| This will be basketry meeting and all
members wishing to make baskets
| or trays should notify Mrs. Emily
| Weeks at once, that she may have
| time to get the necessary material.
J Mrs. Fitzgerald will be assisted by
/ Mrs. Harold Remission and MIS-
! Eva Peabody.
| EAST-Levin c. Barker and
| Charles L. Barker returned from a
! few days trip to Portland, Saturday
! evening.
4, Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Pease have
| moved into the house owned py
| Mrs. Silvia Small.
| Mrs. Charles. Pease is critically ii
! and Mr. and Mrs. Emery Pease, Mr.
| and Mrs. Earle Brown and Mr.. and
Mrs. Kitchen are here from Lynn
| Mass.
/ Arthur Dutton is having his house
| decorated.
! j. Corey Richardson of Miami
| Florida, was the weekend guest Of
| his sister. Mrs. Charles Barker.
! Mrs. Wesley Fitzgerald, who has
| been confined to the house this win
ter. is able to be out again.
! Maurice Robbins passed the week
I, end with his family.
Mrs. Guy r. Written was in Au-
gusta, Saturday, visiting friends.
Mrs Caroline Soule is passing {
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Notice to Manufacturers Of Cast Iron
Pima CnlvArka

Notice to Manufacturers Of Cast Iron
Pipe Culverts
Sealed proposals for furnishing Cast
Iron Pipe culverts for Highway Con-
struction will be received by the Com
mission at it's office in the State House,
Augusta, Maine, until IL A. NJ. of
Tuesday, May 4, 1926 eastern Stand
ard Time), and at that time and place
publicly opened and read.
All proposals must be made upon the
blank forms which will be provided
by the Commission upon request.
CHARLES II. INNES,
WILLIAM ]. LANIGAN,
CHARLES MURRAY,
Maine State Highway Commission.
Dated at Augusta, Maine, April 20.
1926. apr22-2S
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FAIRFIELD

The Mabel Wentworth Philathea
class met Monday evening in the
Baptist church vestry for theil
monthly business meeting and social
The meeting was opened with the
repeating of the class platform and
motto, after which the regular bust
ness meeting was held. At the close
of the meeting contests and a social
time were enjoyed and refreshments
of sandwiches, cake and coffee were
served by the hostesses, Mrs. Cert
rude Bither, Mrs. Earriette Jones
and Mrs. Marion Powers
The Cosmos club will meet this
evening with Miss Minnie Gibson on
upper Main street.
On the evening Of May 9Th, DR.
Dunnacll from the State Library will
give a lecture at the Baptist church
DR.. Dunnack's subject will be "Thc
Economic Rebirth of Maine" a lee
ture that is highly spoken of and
ought 10 be of interest to the pro-
gressive business men of the COM
munity. This lecture is to be given
under the auspices of the Church
mems Brotherhood. A small admis,
sion fee will be charged to cover the
expense of the evening.
The Murray club will hold food
sale in Lawry's store. Saturday aft
ernoonSst 3 O'Clock. ~
A wooden washstand is being
built at the Totman Ray filling sta
ton.
Rebehah Lodge will hold a public
supper at their hall this evening al
6 o'clock.
An alarm was run in from Box .
Tuesday afternoon for chimney
fire at the home of John eastman OF
. Pleasant street. The chemical was
used and the blaze was quickly pu
out.
Heath Lawry, the little son of Mr.
and Mrs. Otis Lawry, met with 6
painful accident while at play at his
! home On Main street, Monday, wheI
he fell, breaking his arm in twc
places. The little fellow is resting a:
comfortably as can be expected.
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Notice to Manufacturers Of Corfu
gated Metal Pipe Culverts
Sealed proposals for furnishing Cor
rugated Metal Pipe culverts for High
way Construction will be received by
the Commission at its Office in the
State House, Augusta, Maine, until IL
A. NJ. of Tuesday. May 4, 1926 EAST
ern Standard Time). and at that time
and place publicly opened and read
All proposals must be made upon the
blank forms which will be provided by
the Commission upon request.
CHARLES III. INNES,
WILLIAM j. LANIGAN,
CHARLES MURRAY.
Maine State Highway Commission.
Dated at Augusta, Maine, April 20.
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Boston Live Stock Market

Specially Reported for the Kennebcc
Journal
Stock Yards, April 81.
MAINE
At Brighton
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Notice to Manufacturers Of Bitumi-
nous Matarial

Sealed proposals for furnishing bit.
luminous material for Highway Con-
struction will be received by the Com
mission at its office in the State House,
Augusta. Maine, until IL A. NJ. of
Tuesday, May 4, 1926 eastern Stand
ard Time), and at that time and
place publicly opened and read All
proposals must be made upon the
blank forms which will be provided
by the Commission upon request.
CHARLES II. INNES,
WILLIAM j. LANIGAN,
CHARLES MURRAY,
Maine State Highway Commission.
Dated at Augusta, Maine, April 20,
1926. apr22-28
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tBy The Associated Press)
New York Money Market

I'll. New York, April 27.-iP.
roreig4 exchanges irregular. var
Great Britain, demand 4.S55. cables
1853, 60-day bills on banks 4.S1 his
france, demand 3.334, cables $3.50
Itaiy, demand 402, cables 4.O22.
Belgium, demand $500.
Germany, demand 23.SO.
Holland, demand 40.17
Norway, demand Pill
Sweden, demand 2676
Denmark, demand 261T.
switzerland, demand 1888.
Spain, demand 14.43
Greece, demand 1.25.
Poland, demand 1910.
Czecho-Slovakia, demand o96.
Jugo-Slavia. demand 1851.
Austria. demand 14125.
Rumania, demand 49,
Argentina, demand 40.311
Brazil, demand 14.43s
Toxic, demand 47.4S3.
Shanghai, demand 71.125.
Montreal, demand 16O1SS.
1op,and
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few days with her daughter. Mrs.
Charles Averill.
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irrigation project
irrigation
will according estimates $2aOooOW
o. hghThe United States Daily
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Frederick Buck

Frederick, the little three months
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Leamon
Buck of Bunker avenue. passed away
Monday evening at o'clock after a
few days illness with the Group. He
is survived by his parents, two broth
ers, Eddie and Victor, and a sister,
Lille.
The funeral was held at the home
Tuesday afternoon, Rev. r. ]. Noon
ey, pastor of the Universalist
church, officiating. The burial was
in Maplewood cemetery.
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STATE OF MAINE


kennebec. SIS.
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT
IN VACATION
Augusta, April 81, 1926.
Vera G. Hoyle Lib't,
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church, officiating. The burial was
in Maplewood cemetery.
Blaine S. Viles, expert ON forestry,
of Augusta, will be the speaker at a
supper under the auspices of the
Mooney club in the Universalist
church vestry, May 18th.
The Worth While club was enter
tanned Tuesday afternoon by Mrs.
Annabel Brown on Elm street. A So
cial time was enjoyed with sewing
end refreshments were served.
Mrs Mamie Allen was rendered a
surprise party by the members of the
Embroidery club Monday evening at
her home on Osborne street. the &C.
casion being the celebration of her
birthday. A delicious supper was
enjoyed t $50. \ social evening
| was passed during which the guests
presented Mrs. Allen with pretty
gift. The party broke up at late
hour with best wishes to the hostess
for many happy returns Of the occa-
sion.
The Garfield Club met Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. Florence Wheel
er on North street. Cards and a
social time were enjoyed and light
refreshments were served.
The Modern Woodmen will OBJ
serve Modern Woodman Night on
Thursday evening, Apr. 18th, at the
Star theatre at $50. Twelve reels
of pictures will be shown. five of
which are the Modern Woodman of
Americas own production. Special
music and vocal selections by Mod
ern Wood talnt1f MI ho
A small admission will be charged.
All interested in the welfare of
Benton Grange please attend the
meeting this evening. 1t is expected
there will be a matter of great i'm
portance to come before the meet
ing.
Mrs. Lucy Totmal has returned
from Dexter, where she has been
visiting relatives.
Mrs. Annie Williams returned on
Tuesday from Reading, Mass, where
she has been visiting relatives and
friends.
Mrs. Raymond Jones and chill
dren passed the day Tuesday, where
she visited her mother, Mrs. Fred
Robinson.
Miss Gertrude Totman has resum-
ed her duties at the post Office, aft
er being confined to the house by
illness.
Miss Carl Robinson Is confined to
her home on Elm street with the
grip.
Russell, the little four year old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John Washburn
OF Preble street, met with painful
injury Sunday afternoon while
standing near the stove putting on
his sweater. when he knocked over
the teakettle of hot water, badly
scalding his neck and shoulder. DIR.
w. H. Walters was called and dress
ed the burn. The little fellow is rest
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The aggregate of livestock arriving

at Boston,
This week: Cattle 2210, sheep and
lambs 1882. calves 1882, hogs 1876.
Last week. Cattle 217S, sheep and
lambs 1922, calves 4073, hogs 10,064.
One year ago: Cattle 1882, sheep and
lambs 1898, calves $3.50, hogs $3.50.
TOTAL MAINE SHIPMENT
Cattle ISL. calves 500. hogs 67. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-07
Brains as Adjuncts of Bridge Playing
AS Well as Poker and Other Diversions

for example. That woman hasn't
sense enough to pour water out of a
pitcher, but she's the best player in
your mob, isn't she?"
Yes admits Kate, but
The point is" | goes on, that
being good at cards is just a knack
and has nothing whatever to do with
brains. The same goes for most pas.
times. You hear 'em talking about a
brainv golf player. There's no such
animal. The best golf players in the
world are eX-caddes that were thrown
out of kindergarten and couldn't make
as much as 81 a week at anything
else. Good golf playing is knack COM
bined with practice, and the biggest
brain in the world wouldn't help you
to sink a 10yard put"
Brains wouldn't hurt you any in
the game. would it," inquiries Kate,
"if you also had the knack and the
practice?"
IF you had brains enough to do
anything else replies, you
wouldn't have the time to practice.
Besides, bird with an active brain
probably wouldn't be able to keep 1t
long enough on cards or golf to do
very we'll at either one of en-
1T must be terrible" remarks the
misses. mot to have no regular brains
and no card sense. either"
"Awful!' 1 agrees.
Yet" goes on the wife, you seem
to he happy"
Are you trying to insult me?" /
yelps.
I'm not trying" backs down the
misses. I've heard that talk" she
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-07
Tracking Storms.

UTHE birthplace of storms
vast frozen sheet covering
Greenland's icy mountains-is the ulti-
mate goal of an expedition of adven.
t,1rers that is being organized this
Winter under the leadership of Prof.
w II, Hobbs of the University of
Michigan, an authority on glaciers and
geology.
The party expects to start for Green
land next July. according to Popular
Science Monthly, equipped with air.
planes for preliminary exploration,
with radio apparatus to maintain com
munication with the outside world and
with scientific apparatus to record
pranks of the weather and to observe
the movement of the great Greenland
glaciers.
One of the chief objects Of the expe.
dition will be the establishment of a
weather observing station on the vast
plateau of ice some $50 miles inland
and 1000 feet above sea level. Never
before has this been accomplished. AT
this station Prof. Hobbs hopes to main
tain a staff of observers for year to
give meteorologists of the world the
first accurate information concerning
weather disturbances in the part OF
the world where severe storms are be-
lieved to gather.
The observations. sent by radio 70
civilization. are expected to aid greatly
in making accurate daily weather fore
casts in the United States and Canada
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-07
Copyright. 1926.

goes on. about folks with card sense
not having any other kind of sense,
but it's silly. Some of the brightest
lawyers and doctors in town are won
derful bridge players, aren't they?
And some Of the heads of the biggest
corporations in the country are grand
golf players, aren't they?"
Some of 'em are good" | admits.
but who are the guys that write the
books about bridge and fix up the
rules for the game? Did you ever
hear Of EN- doing anything else? Who
wins the big golf prizes? Aren't they
mostly eX-caddies and club profes.
sionals?"
That's all right" comes back the
frau. Those men have made q pro-
fession of those things"
What profession teaching q lot
of fat-headed old hens to play bridge
must be-" | sheers.
What's wrong with it," snaps the
wife. People have got to amuse
themselves, and what's terrible about
showing EN- how to amuse themselves
properly"
Nothing" l agrees, but If you call
battles between husband and wife and
the spreading of scandal between
deals amusing yourself properly,
you're cuckoo"
What is your idea of proper amuse-
ment?" asks the frau.
Talking to you, darling" / tells
her.
"Ah, yes" signs Kate. Whats one
mans food is another mans poison
Copyright 1921
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-07

in getting bunch Of aces. kings and
queens handed to you, providing the
deck 5 honest?'
You got to have the cards in any
game, don't you?" returns the frau.
How many different and assorted
kind OF brains does it take to play
poker? If you get three aces dealt to
you. you beat man with two queens,
don't YOU
Not In the kind Of poker we play
at club" | assures her. I've seen a
pair of deuces win a hundreddollar
pot from a pat straight, three jacks
and two big pair.
How was that" asks Kate.
Simple enough | replies. We
were playing table stakes and the man
with the two deuCes stood pat and bet
out s46. Everybody got cold feet and
dropped their hands
That's luck" shifts the frau.
Where do the brains come in?"
'They come in plenty | returns.
The bird with the pair of ducks had
to figure that he was sitting in the
right place, and also he had to dope
out how the guy with the straight
would act against a big bet. That s
what they call physiology"
Just the same" remarks the wife,
there is one good reason why it can't
possibly take brains to play poker.
What's that" bites.
THE fact" she exclaims, that you
can play it and win pretty often"
Listen" says l. Did it ever occur
to you that some Of the stupidest
women in the world are the best
bridge players? Take Mollie Swiff1e
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-07
ting the Clock Intelligence in Card Games and Study of Art
Unexpected Results Follow Attempt
TO Apply the Latest Efficiency Rules

just been working along in an ordi-
nary way without much chance Of any
thing. / hadn't had any increase of
salary for five years and there didn't
seem any chance of any. If my en-
ployer had any notion IF raising my
pay at least he said nothing about il.
Looking back on it now. | can see
that | was suffering from low eff
cheney. | knew how to do my Job
the firm sold wholesale lumber on
consignment-right enough. but had
never heard in those days of magnet
ism and dynamic personality and in
ternal combustion and the other things
that count in modern business.
SO | looked over the list OF things
that | had to do to succeed and |
concluded that the punctuality stuff
was the nearest one to my reason and
| would begin on that.
Up till then | had always got to
my work more or less on time, but
never before the time. Mr.. Crunch
the boss-was always in the Office
when l got there. So the next morn
ing instead of turning up for business
at o'clock I was right there in the
Office at quarter to.
Mr.. Crunch was there. He looked
up when | came in. You're early"
he said. ! felt that it was the right
moment to say something incisive.
something clean-bit. But I could only
think Of Yes" I waited then a
minute for him 10 raise my salary but
he didn't.
Next morning I was down to bust
ness AT - minutes to S.
But Mr. Crunch was there first.
You arc early this morning he
said. MIR. Crunch" | answered. the
punCtuality of the employe is the wade
mecum of modern business" He
didn't raise my salary. so I added.
There are sc 400 seconds in a day
but no more
He looked at me for moment but
he said nothing. ! don't think he
quite got it.
Next morning came at 100.
Crunch wasn't there and the outer
door was locked. So | sat and waited
at the top of the stairs till he came.
You here already" he said. MIR.
Crunch" ! said, Time is opportun-
ity."
AS soon as he opened the door 7
threw my hat in ahead of me and
made one leap TO my desk. Rapid
ity," | said as l sat down, lies in
velocity"
| tried this for two weeks. Each
day my employer found me on the
steps with. winning smile to greet
him. few bright words to cheer him.
At the end of that time. he said
Look here. young man. l like TO
have this office TO myself for a little
while in the morning. When | want
you here at 7:30. I'll say SOL
Continued next week.
Copyright. 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-07

shop, yet hasn't been there in years?
That's very simple. He must have
left his mug there.
Dear Mr.. Wynn: A friend of mine
says his brother lives in two countries
at the same time. He says his broth
er's home is in Philadelphia, but at
the present time he is in London,
England. If he is in England, how
can he be in America at the same
time?
Yours truly, L. ROPEAN.
Answer: You say his home is in
the United States and he is now in
England? That's easy. He is in
London and he is also home sick
Dear Mr.. Wynn: My wife and
will celebrate our thirtieth wedding
anniversary on next Sunday. We
live on a farm, and my wife wants
me to kill a pig for our dinner. Do
you think that is right?
Yours truly.
HECTOR WASAPCP.
Answer: No, it is not right. Why
should you murder a poor little pig
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| | don't mean they charged it, | mean
| they made us pay cash.
Believe you me, after that | was
determined where we wouldn't miss
a single object in the whole entire
| building; we was going to see at
! least so cents worth. And so we
commenced with the statuary, that
being the worst part. sos to get 1t
done and over with it. Well, right
in the middle of the Statuary Hall
was big figure of lady with wings
and her dress blowing like 1t was
with the wind. But too bad. this
statue has got busted. the head and
arms and one foot was gone. | guess
they must of done it moving her In
You know what these moving men
are. and she must Of been terrible
hard to handle on account she wash /
much smaller than the average two
car garage.
Say. George. | says, what's the
name of that one. Ell? And George
looked UP No s1I4291-A and says,
| it's called Winged Victory" And /
says. we'll. 1t looks more like com
| plete defeat to me.
Then we went on to a statue called
"MercurE.' 1t was a boy. running
with a staff in his hand with snake
on It, but he had on the cutest hat.
| 1t was sort Of cloche. very small
| and close fitting and trimmed with a
pair Of wings, in the dearest way.
And | says to George, see now. dear,
what a lot OF good ideas a person can
get from going to art museum?
Here of all places l hadder come to
get the very model | want for my
Easter hat.
THAT was about all we seen of any
real interest among the statues,
and so we went along on to the paint
ings. But while some of them was
real interesting. | felt where it was
our duty to look longer at the ones
we didn't like. as they was undoubt.
edly more educational, especially A
dark gloomy one of a old man. all
alone. Geo. looked this number up in
the soc book and here the printing
says. Portrait of Rembrandt by him
self OF all the foolish remarks. when
anybody could see there was nobody
with him. And to think we paid
money for that catalogue. too!
OF course all three Of us could Of
endured the pictures best of any part
Of the show. but time was growing
kinda short. and 50 I wouldn't leave
my two big boys stay in them gal.