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~ y the top Of Mount kaba. an
active volcano on the Island
Of Sumatra. a ba nd of native
~ MalaNs were going through
religious ceremonies. 4 sac
| rif1cA was offered up in the shape Of a
white pigeon. with pink eyes. for
which the Malay chieftain paid ten
dollars American gold. The pigeon
was turned loose over the crater of
the volcano If Ne negotiated the
| flight TO safety over the seething mass
of red hot lava. which such birds
rarely do, great Ill would hefall the
natives If the bird fell into the crater.
which is generally it's fate. all the
I wishes of the natives would come true
rice and fruit would he ahunda nj.
| the women would bear many sons, and
| the price Of rubber bought by Ameri-
can users would continue high. With
| the increased wealth from the crops
| and rubber. the tribesmen could buy
more American 81 $40 and $50 gold
| pieces for necklaces and breastpins,
and the chiefs Of the Malay villages
would have more to wear as buttons
on their coats.
| After A three day climb through the
! jungles to the summit OF Mount ka ba
! this vas the unusual scene unfolded
before Lieut. Henry c. kellers. n
naval medical officer. who accompa
MED the Naval Observatory's recent
expedition to Sumatra to witness the
solar eclipse.
kellers spent 10 weeks in the Dutch
East India archipelago. gathering bio
| logical material for the Smithsonia n
| Institution. bringing back 1000 speci.
mems of reptiles, birds. insects. crus-
! taceans mollusks and mammals, liv-
| ing and dead.
| A 16.foot python was included
among the live specimens brought
| home. DR.. kellers caught the reptile
| in n tree while 1t was in a dorma MT
| condition after feeding He also
caught another python. measuring 90
| feet. but this monster escaped from its
pen one night and caused considerable
damage among the local poultry yards
before disa ppearinc into the jungle.
Among the 1s living birds brought
back to the National Geological Park
/ here. which Is under Smithsonian ad,
ministration. are a pair of black.
crested hornbills. trapped by DR.. kel
| lers on the banks Of the Musi River
| near Kepahiang Aside from their
weird Shrek, these birds are dis
male has Of building mud wall to
seal the female up in her nest during
the nesting period He leaves only
small hole through which to- pass
| food TO the mother. At night the
female sticks her beak through the
aperture. effectively plugging 1t. The
purpose Of this extraordinary maneue
Yer is to protect the eggs or young
from snakes, wandering rats or mon
keys.
Accompanied by a picked crew of
II natives, DIR. kellers established his
| field headquarters at the base of Mount
kaba. near village. and engaged
in an exploration of the jungle wilds.
1t was here he came across the two
rythons captured, and he also added
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A naturalist and collector of
note, T Alexander Barns, is re-
garded as an authority upon a
portion of Africa-the eastern
Kongo-that is rarely traversed by
white men. His knowledge of the
strange customs of savage natives
and of various forms OF animal
and insect life was gained in a
recent expedition when, with his
wife and a few native porters. he
entered Belgian Kongo from Brit
ish East Africa and, on foot. by
steamer and by train, travelled it's
breadth to the Atlantic Ocean.
During part of his journey Mr..
Barnes followed in the footsteps
OF Livingstone and Stanley. made
so years earlier. At the beginning
of the present article he has
reached and is preparing to climb
the volcanic mountains of Mikeno
and KariSimbi
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water, / felt my leg in an awful grip
from below accompa MED by a terrific
wrench that all but turned me over
head-first into the river. ! just man
aged to save myself, however, owing
TO my right leg being firmly held. up
to the knee. in the alluvial mud left
by the subsiding water.
Realizing on the instant that / was
in the grip of n large crocodile, that
terror of African waters. from whose
jaws few men have ever escaped.
nerNed myself for a supreme effort
by clinging for dear life 20 the roots
ABOUT me as the huge creature
strained TO pull me under.
Fortunately for me. to hold onto my
rifle when having a fall had become
second nature: / therefore still had
| this In my grip. and 1t lay, as far as
ran remember. half (the barren in
water and half In mud, so without
! aiming | simply pressed the trigger
| In the back Of my mind / was not
| sure whether the rife was "at safety"
| or not. so IL can he ina gined with
what thrilling JOY the muffied report
came to me from below water and
| rea liZed that my foe had. at last let
go his hold
! now stumbled back onto the mud.
and, lifting my rifle. Jammed ca rtridge
/ dilet fdFtfluSe INTO the breach, lettlnk
| rip into the water about me ANY
| where cVeryWh Where-sO long = Iward
! sd off a second attack from the loath-
some reptile.
/ After this | scrambled on all fours
! up the bank and. unrolling one puttee
examined my wounds, which consist
| ed. apart from minor abra sions. of
| four deep holes in my leg. the edges
| of two Of them being badly torn
| lay there for some little time nursing
! my painful member. the wounds "f
which had completely incapacita'ed
| me from walking. and wondering If
| my friend Lewis could have heard the
| shots and So come to my asssta n"e
/ To make sure. ! picked up my rife
| and fired a second volley.
| Lewis. as he afterward told me.
| heard both fusilades. and thinking ~
! himself by Jove. Barns has got tho
| big bull hurried along the carriers
| and presently found me hors dc con-
! bat as | have described.
| Fearing blood poisoning after such q
| dangerous bite. and our other medi-
cines having heen left in the village.
| we hit upon the eXperient Of rubbing
| salt into the Wounds This proved II"
I he nearly as painful as the nitrate "f
| silver pencil used hv he doctor on my
arrival in Fort Jameson. which I
reached in n machlla "a hammoc'5
slung on a po)el week later.
tCnpvrisht 1a2G
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over with a pulp. which is the edible
part.
The flavor of the durham" Dr
kellers said. lis indescriba ble-a thiCk
custard highly favored with almonds
gives the best general idea Of it--hut
intermingled with this comes an oder
that calls to mind onion. garlic and
limburger cheese. 1t produces M
nausea and the more YOU eat of 1t
the less YOU feel inclined tn stop.
In fact. 10 eat durians is n sensation
worth n voyage tn the Dutch East
Indies
Lieut.. kellers came across several
herds Of elephants during his trips
from the west coast town of Ben
koelen and the village of Palembang
on the east coast. The Sumatran ele-
phant is small. hut extremely active.
The Sta ndard Oil Co. had a pipe line
started to link these two towns and
several miles had been laid before the
elephants were attracted 10 it. Al
several places along the pipe line
route big stretches of this hollow
American metal were uprooted by the
elephants. who. Dr. kellerS SAYS. d.
these depredations more in a playful
than malicious spirit. The elephants
are wild but readily tanned.
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luck in the same direction on the
following day.
On this occasion / had stalked a
small herd of waterbuck and, having
fired several rounds at the leader of
the troop. I was suddenly startled by
the crash of breaking branches d
short distance behind me. On turn
ing around I was faced again bv my
redoubtable opponent, who had ap.
parently been lying up with his wound
in thicket close at hand and was
now charging madly towards me.
Fortunately, I still had a solitary
bullet in my rife. and | lost no time
in placing it into the on.coming foe.
The immediate effect of this was not,
however, apparent, for, although he
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A n Army pistol brought before the
court recently in a criminal trial
had its identification number badly
mutilated---the guilty one had thought
to escape by nlarring the pistol so that
no number would be left by which he
could be traced. But some experts
on metallurgicar research at the Bureau
of Standards got busy and developed
a new method whereby inscriptions on
steel that are apparently obliterated
can be detected. and the pistol was
turned into a valuable piece of evi-
dence.
Details of the process will not be re-
vealed. for reasons Of public safety,
but it is explained that 1t rests upon
the fact that metals, generally re-
garded as dead and inert. are actually
alive in the sense that they retain in
their internal structure evidence Of
their past history.
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Saving Ships by Ice.

THE ice mans latest job is plugging
= up holes in sunken ships so they
can be raised from the ocean bottom,
according to reports from Berlin
which tell Of an ingenious plan just
invented by an expert in salvaging.
A refrigerating plant is lowered by
means of steel cables and allowed TO
rest near the hole in the ships side
that must he repaired. From the
plant extend flexible pipes. which are
placed over the aperture to be closed.
The metal side of the ship and the
water surrounding it are both cooled
at the same time, the result being a
thick sheet Of ice adhering firmly to
the hull plates. The water can then
be pumped out Of the ship so that II
can be raised to the SET14asas
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ing roar, and was Immediately lost to
view behind the thick screen of bam-
boos.
The set of the wind being in our
favor, we stood stock still where we
were, it being evident that the big
ape could not have smelt us and
therefore. had simply leaped to the
ground. and was in all likelihood stand
ing and listening for intruders just
where he landed after his jump.
was then standing. as(I guessed. with
ing 20 PAGES Of my quarry-there be-
ing only a tiny glade separating me
from the hank of bamboo into which
he had disappeared.
These gurmiees proved correct, for
suddenly there broke forth from the
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EireprOOf Straw House.

4 NEW fireproof building material
called solomite. II recent French
invention. is described in Popular
Science Monthly. IL is made of straw
and is said to be cheap, light. durable
and soundproof.
The straw is pressed into large
panels = feet long by . feet wide aud ,
inches thick. bound together length
wise by wires 8 inches apart. The
material has been found excellent for
side walls, ceilings and partitions and
makes n fine surface for plaster and
StuCpo,
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waters edge. and. with my left
stretched out into the water, lowered
myself down gradually to test the
depth of the river--with a. view to
knowing if | could wade across or if
] should have TO swim it.
Not finding bottom. | was about to
raise myself again. when sudde My.
without so much as swirl Of the oily
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"CLINCINC FOR DEAR LIFE TO
THE ROOTS ABOUT ME- AS THE
HUGE CREATURE STRAINED TO
PULL NE UNDER"
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II JUMPED TO ESCAPE THE UP.
WARD THRUST OF THE MASSIVE
HEAD WITH ITS WICKED
HORNS.''
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Navy Medical Officer Gathers Material
For Smithsonian in Dutch East Indies
BY EMMET DOTGHERTY

~ y the top Of Mount kaba. an
active volcano on the Island
of Sumatra. a band of native
~ Malays were going through
religious ceremonies. 4 sac
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-25
Legion Auxiliary
Elects Delegates
To State Convention

Delegates and alternates to the de-
partment convention of the American
Legion Auxiliary to be held at Bruins
wick later in the summer. were elect
ed at the meeting of the James Fitz-
gerald Post Auxiliary, held Thursday
evening at Legion hall. There was
a large attendance at the meeting,
which was the last before the summer
recess, and an entertaining program
Of musical numbers was presented.
The delegates named to represent
the local Legion Auxiliary at the state
meeting were Mrs. Jane Weber. Mrs
Marietta Greenlaw, Mrs. Mary Dee
han, Miss Johanna Murray and Mrs
Josephine Labreck: alternates, Mrs
Annie Fletcher, Mrs. Jennie Jackson
Mrs. Amy Elwell. Mrs. Ellen Benr
and Mrs. Barbara, Merrill.
Vocal solos by Miss Barbara Fro
berger and selections on musical
saw by Mrs. Mary Niles, accompanied
by Miss Thelma Olsen at the piano
comprised the entertainment features
Of the evening, and at the social hour
following the business session and
program, delicious refreshments were
served.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-25

material to be used on the streets in
town to lay the dust in the hands or
the Town Improvement committee OF
which. James Stevens Is chairman.
DIR. Alfred Wheeler, who has been
visiting his mother, Mrs. Eliza
Wheeler. left Wednesday by auto.
mobile on his return to his home in
Norfolk, n. J.
Much interest is still being mani
tested i'm the Church Vacation
school being held at the United Bap-
fist church. About go children are
now enrolled. including members
from the other Sunday schools. The
new material for the "Basketry"
work has come and will be ready for
use today.
Miss Ruth Savage. who has been
critically Ill at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alden Savage, IS
able to walk about.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ola Carter Of st.
Petersburg, Florida, are passing the
summer here, have gone to Winthrop
and Lewiston to visit friends over
the week end.
Miss Doris Reynolds of Pittsfeld
is visiting at the home of Mrs. Aleck
Williams for a short time.
Charles Lewis, who has been at
tending Harvard College the past
year is at his home in Sidney for the
summer vacation.
Local members Of st. Omer Com
nandery, Knights Templar, shared
in the entertainment of Lewiston
Commandery yesterday. At II A. NJ,
an automobile parade was formed in
Waterville, passing through Main
streets. on their way to the Sal
Lake House. North BELGRADE. where
a shore dinner was served. Out Of
door sports were enjoyed, including
ball game in the afternoon. after
which the return trip was made for
Waterville where they were enter
tanned in the evening at the Opera
House.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roswell Dolloff with
friends visited Mr.. Dolloff's father,
Frank Dolloff at Ingham Pond re-
Gently.
Mrs. Oral Benson returned We'd
nesday night from the Sisters hos
pital where she was successfully op-
Grated upon.
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Old Time Circuses
No More in England

London, June 24-P)-England Is
a circusless land. The small boys OF
John Bulls island have no opportu-
nifty with the advent Of the spring to
feed the elephant and watch the
beautiful spangled ladies dance about
on prancing horses in sawdust rings
And London had the first perma :
nent circus in the modern world
Philip Ashley built it about 100 years
ago Just across the Westminster
Bridge from the Parliament build
ings. 1T became SO famous 1t found
it's way into many Of Dickens books
and continued to be one of London's
favorite places of amusement until
it was sold in 1898.
Street fairs employ many perform
ers who work in the open-air and
have small tented menageries, but
they are nothing compared to the
old-tirne circus which the English
enjoyed. Olympia, Crystal Palac e
and Agricultural Hall occasionally
shelter a winter circus. recruited
largely from German, Austrian and
Italian performers. But these cir
cuses do not travel as they have no
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-25
OAKLAND

Mrs. James Picken and daughter,
Mrs. Lettie Cocolis, who have been
living in the Towle house on Main
street for the past four months, will
leave today for Mrs. Cocolis' home
in Chicago, ILL.,, making the trip by
automobile. James Picken, who has
lived with them will go to the home
OF his sister, Mrs. Fred Wyman, on
Church street.
The Fidelity class of the United
Baptist church will meet this after
noon at the home of Mrs. Edith Nit
chell on Summer street.
Miss Mary Brier, teacher Of Lat
in In the High school at Cxbridge,
Mass, will arrive home Saturday to
pass the summer with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Brier on Church
street.
Mrs. Lorraine Holt and children,
Beverly and Evelyn. of Livermore
Falls. are visiting her mother, Mrs.
Bertram Stevens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight P. Mccartney
returned Wednesday night from
weeks visit with relatives in Bethel
and Dixt1eld.
gagged at painting at Jamaica Point
to his home on Main street.
c. E. Small has entered the en-
ploy Of A. H. Oliver as grocery clerk.
A public dance will be held this
Friday in Boyerton's hall under the
auspices Of Pine Tree Camp. No. s,
Woodmen of the World.
Mrs. Willard Brier and young son.
George Roy Brier, have returned
from Sisters Hospital in Waterville.
Mrs. Minna Bickford and Mrs. Dora
Bickford left Wednesday morning for
Chelsea, where they will visit for the
remainder Of the week.
Miss Miriam Carrick, r N, is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Maurie Coughlin,
and her mother, Mrs. Jessie Carrick,
for a time
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Bean and
children, Eleanor and Dana, were
guests Monday. Of Mrs. Beans aunt,
Mrs. Mary Clantenburg Of Bath. They
we're accompanied by Mrs. John Swee-
ney, who with Miss Eleanor visited
there for two weeks. Mrs. Clatenburg
being a sister to Mrs Sweeney.
Walter Sullivan, a teacher in Brew
er High school is passing the sum
rner at his old home on Oak street.
Miss Myrtle Stairs, who has been
teaching in Mercer, is passing the
summer at the home Of her parents
on Fairfield street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Sorenson of
Portland are guests at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Marshall on
Summer street for a few days.
Harry 6. Decker Post Auxiliary held
public whist party Wednesday eve
ming In the Legion Home on Church
street. Five tables We're in play and
Mrs. Marshall Helms won the first
prize, which was good luck motto,
while the consolation prize fell to
Miss Helen Oliver. who received a
weather plant. A good time was en-
Joyed and refreshments consisting of
punch, fancy crackers and pickles.
The committee in charge Of the af-
falr We're Mrs. Cleora Bush, Mrs Hell
en- Elliott. Mrs. Grace Mckinney and
Mrs. Bertha Adams.
A Children's day program will be
given at the United Baptist church
next Sunday evening. There will be
a program Of songs, recitations, mo-
ton exercises and musical numbers
accompanied by a small orchestra.
The regular monthly meeting Of
the Oakland Chamber Of Commerce
was held Wednesday in the c.. a. II.
Hall. Several business matters We're
discussed and it was decided to put
the matter of furnishing oil or, some
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-25
State Auditor Hayford
Again Being Congratulated

State Auditor Ebert D. Hayford
has been greeting his friends about
the State House corridors and else
where with particularly genial
smile since Tuesday, but it has not
all been due to the splendid vote
which was given him for renomina-
ton on the Republican ticket at the
primary election last Monday. Tues
day night at the Hayford home in
Farmingdale a fine 10 pound baby
daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Hayford. The young lady has been
named Janice, and now the State
Auditors legion of friends are eX-
tending fluctuations all over again.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-25
Women Golfers
Enjoy Tourney
At Country Club

There was goodly number Of
women golfers ready to drive off 81 at
the first tournament of the season
for the ladies at the Augusta Coun-
try Club. Thursday afternoon, and
the play was followed with interest
by numerous gallery.
The event was a kicker's handicap
tournament, and Mrs. John Ander-
son won the first prize with Mrs.
Horace Ingraham qualifying for the
second award.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-25
PITTSFIELD

Mr.. and Mrs. Urban G. Willis will
arrive Saturday for a visit with Mr..
Willis mother, Mrs. Mary Willisd Z
Grove street.
Halvor E. Prescott and William e..
Dobson went to Boston Tuesday.
Mr.. Prescott to attend a meeting OF
the paymasters- of the American
Wooden Co., and Mr.. Dobson on busi-
ness for the Sebasticook Mill.
Mrs. Maria Robbins. Charles Push
or and Miss Maggie Trummell of
Washington, D c., arrived in FOWL
Wednesday and will pass the sum-
mer months at the Pushor home at
81 North Main street with G. r.
Pushor.
Charles L. Healey went to Water
Vile Wednesday on matters of bust
ness.
Miss Eva Huff, a teacher in the
public schools Of Waldoboro, Is a
guest of her mother, Mrs. Abbie HUFF
at "a Bates street for a few days
before leaving for Kennebunk where
she has a position for the summer.
Among the Pittsfield men at Wa
terville in attendance at the ST.
Johns Day observance by st. Omer
Conmandery were G. H. Cargill, B.
S. Mathews, T. E. Getchell. l.. f.
Marden, Fred Bean, Elmer E. Dan
iels, Leon Moody, Bert Ryan. Ray
mond Hurd, LysIe McCrilis, Merton
Grover and others.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank H Randlett
left by auto Wednesday for a visit
with friends in Scion and Bingham
for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Foote of Mil
ford, n. H.. are passing their honey
moon in Maine and are visiting over
the week end with her cousin, Mrs.
Lillian ToWle.
| Henderson and two children, Gerald
| and Anetta Of Lynn, Mass. also Mrs.
Charles Hurd Of Pittsfeld, were
guests at Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sails
burys Wednesday.
Miss Jane Hillman is working at
| Bert Smiths for a few weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Gray we're
callers in Pittsfeld Wednesday eve
| ming.
Mrs. George Holt Is reported quite
| Ill at this writing.
Jerry Larry was caller in Hartland
| Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Croker passed
Monday evening at Charles Sails
| bury's.
Mrs. Bert Smith has returned home
after passing few days in Detroit
with her sister. Mrs. Annie Fields.
Olin Salisbury was caller in Pitts
field Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Salisbury and
daughter Gladys were callers in Hart
land Tuesday.
Myrtle Cox is working at Mr.. and
Mrs. O. Frosts through the summer
months.
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Funeral Of Mrs. Elizabeth Stevens

The funeral services of the late
Mrs. Elizabeth Stevens were con-
Quoted at 2 o'clock Wednesday at
ternoon from Plummer's funeral par
lors, IS Pleasant street, with the Rev.
A. Francis Walch of the Winthrop
Street Universalist church officiat-
ing. There was large attendance
of friends, and a profusion Of beau
tiful floral tributes.
Interment was in the family lot in
the Coombs Mills cemetery.
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Here I've been talking ana &
been yawning in my fac. !,
last half hour"
The w. c. (who had b...
Technical Kinks in tn. va
wasn't yawning. my dear: ! -
trying to say something
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AUGUSTA LOCALS
Telephone Your Locals to 1877
THEATRE ATTRACTIONS

Opera House - Friday, June u.s.
Paramount presents Zane Grey's
greatest western drama, Born to the
West" Featuring Jack Holt, Raymond
Hatton and Margaret Morris; Evelyn
Brent in detective drama. queen of
Diamonds": Our Gang Comedy:
News Weekly: Continuous two until
ten.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-25

paws caught II the mechanism. The
management has placed a cardboard
sign displaying a little dog with
bandaged, uplifted paw, and the
notice underneath:
"The staircase hurts my paw;
take me in your arms"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-25
Thought for Tiny Customers

Paris,-(P)-The biggest depart
ment store in Paris takes thought
for its tiniest and most helpless Gus
toners. Many pet dogs, brought by
women customers, have been taken
by their careless mistresses on the
moving stairways and had their
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H Russell
Of South Portland are visiting in this
city and at Camp Buena Vista at
Cobbosseecontee as guests for a few
days Of their son, Carl Russell and
family
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-25

tents and are assembled merely for
a special London engagement. Most
circus performers have acts that can
be staged in the average music nail.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-25

Mrs. william H. Currier Of 275
State street has as week end guests
Miss Susan Preble Of Woolwich and
Mrs, Walter II. Maynard ana chill
dren, Roger and Phillis of Maynard s
Camps, Kineo.