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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-17
Death Capt. r. w. Dorr

Kittery Point, May 15-Capt. Fra
erick W. Dorr, "a, an old-time q
faring man, died today at his hu|
here. He had been in failing heal
for some time, but death came 81
denly. He was a native of NOl
Bucksport, and came to Kittery wig
quite young. He followed the sea 4
many years, engaging in coatvl
trade. He was a member of Nav
Lodge, 1874, A. F. & F. NJ, and Riy4
side Lodge, I. o. o. F. of KittsI
and Damon Lodge, X. of P, Of Pot
mouth. A wife and one son, Joss1
E. Dorr, survive.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-17
SEALED PROPOSALS

Sealed proposals will be received at
the Office Of the Architects by the un-
dersigned until ten o'clock, standard
time, Tuesday, June !, 1925, for fur
nishing all material and labor neces-
sary to build and complete a building
for the Odd Fellows Home Of Maine.
located at Auburn, Maine. Separate
proposals will be received at this
time for Electric Wiring. Plumbing
and Heating.
Plans and specifications may be
seen and all information may be OBJ
tanned at the Office of Gibbs & Pulsifer,
Architects, Lewiston, Me.
The right is reserved to reject any
CHARLES o. SMALL.
may17-22 Chairman.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-17

This Dutch Colonial home Is well
arranged, comfort and economy being
the leading factors in governing its
creation.
The peaked gable over the little en-
trance porch Is at once unusual and
artistic and it alone lifts the house
from the ordinary multitudinous
Dutch Colonial that one sees every
where. Then there is the attached
garage, no going out of doors to get
at the car. One simply passes
through the enclosed sun porch that
connects the house and the garage.
Not only that but the house provides
beta enough to keep the car from be-
coming too cold in the winter months.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-17

The combination chemical truck
from the Hartford station was called
at 1910 Sunday noon for a brush
fire about one mile out on the West
River road. The firemen were sue
cessful in quelling the blaze by the
use of four small chemicals and the
usual implements used for grass and
woods fires.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-17

Quake in Hospital District of Bidde-
ford
Biddeford, Me, May 15-(P)-An-
other slight earthquake. similar to
what was experienced a year ago
was felt in this city at o'clock this
morning. For five seconds houses in
the vicinity of the quake quivered
with the shock.
The tremor was felt mostly on Or
chard and May streets, that district
surrounded by Biddeford two hospi-
tails
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-17

borhood in Saco were shaken by a
slight earthquake at A. NJ, today.
The shock was not as severe as that
of a year ago. Today windows rat
tied and in some sections houses were
shaken.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-17

One enters into a small vestibule
and thence to the living room with its
fireplace and the stairs leading up
from the rear.
There is a double opening connect
ing living room and dining room
which permits of very pleasing in
terror decora ton. The kitchen, fully
equipped and with a neat little break
fast alcove. is at the rear Of the din
ing room.
The second floor provides three
good bed rooms. generous hall, linen
closet, tiled bath and ample ward
robes in each chamber.
The exterior Of the house provides
for a single roof in variegated
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-17

The grammar school bank has just
closed a banking contest in the 5th
grade room. and the 9Th and 18th
grade room. The children were di-
vided into reds and blues, gaining one
point for each penny saved, five for
deposit and 25 for a new depositor. In
the 5th grade the blues" won with 200
points against 975. In the 9Th and
9TH grades the ''reds" won with a270
to ITO. The total deposits for the
week were over $50.
Miss Estelle Pottle and Miss True
Hardy of Colby College were weekend
guests of Miss Doris Brown.
Mrs. Earl Morton is visiting rela-
tives in Arson.
Miss Jessie Thomas Of Auburn
passed the week end with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Thomas.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-17

, shades of brown, wide cream color
siding and blue or green shuttei
Another thing that is worthy Of nd
is the unusual cut on the shl
ters-quaint little pot with growtl
flowers. There is also the artsa
weather vane to give an added tod
of charm.
This is indeed a home-substantl
and plain, yet with an air Of GA,
about it that is captivating.
Cost about $4,000.
Complete working plans and sped
fications may be obtained for a nom
nal sum from. the Building Edit
Kennebec Journal. Refer to Hou|
A-121.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-17

macchio were convicted in court u
leader was sentenced to seven ysil
in prison-a punishment rare
Italy for any crime less than murd3
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-17

what are you doing?" asked
convict of the reporter. who 7
writing an account of the prl
buildings.
"Only taking a few notes."
the reply.
Take care, sir. That's VI
brought me here"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-17

The Kennebec Valley Methodist
Ladies' Aid Union will meet at Rich
mond, Wednesday, May 10. 1t is
hoped that as many from Green
Street church will attend as can pos
Sibly do so.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-17
Right

Teacher: Rufus Rastus, what 1,
NAL is most noted for its fur?"
Rufus Rastus: at am de sku1
The more fur you is from it, the 81
you is!"-Selected.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-17
Note Earth TremQrs
In Maine Localities

Portland, Me-, May 15-Slight earth
tremors were noticed here about 4 A.
NJ, today. They were mild in COM
parison with those Of about a year
ago. Nearby there were reports of
trembling which Weakened sleepers
and a mild report like that of a dis
tant cannon was heard. TIE distur-
bance was local and mild, no dam
age being reported. The shocks were
of brief duration.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-17
AUGUSTA LOCALS
Telephone Your Locals to 1877

The Murray Alliance will meet in
the vestry at 7.30 o'clock. Members
will please bring box lunches.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-17

Events Club at Hallowell in all-day
session on Thursday, May 20. This
union, among others, includes the va
rious clubs of Winthrop, Augusta,
Halloweli and Gardiner. and it is ex-
pected that there will be SO delegates
present. The session will be he'd in
the auditorium of the Old South church
and luncheon will be served in the
yestry to the visitors by the local
club. Each club will contribute one
number to the program. Because of
the illness of the president of the
union, Mrs. Herbert Hall, the arrange
ments of the program are in the hands
of the vice president, Miss Gilpatrick,
who is also president of the hostess
club. It is expected that among the
guests of honor will be Miss Anna c.
Witherele. president of the State Fed
Grafton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-17

The Circle of the Spiritualist So
ciety will be held this evening in
stead of Tuesday, as previously an
nounced.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-17

The General Poor Auxiliary, No.
3, will hold it's regular meeting on
Tuesday evening at 7.3O o'clock.
There will be work in the degrees.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-17
Special Town
Meeting. Winthrop

A special town meeting was held at
the Town hall Saturday forenoon with
H. f. Foster as moderator. The town
voted to appropriate 800 for two extra
hydrants on Western avenue and also
voted to raise by loan the sum of $1,000
for permanent road extending from
the end of the permanent road at Win
throp Center to the residence of NJ. E.
Higgins.
Edward Morton of Wilton has been
the guest for few days of his broth
er, Earl Morton.
Miss Dorothy Hannaford was home
from Colby College over the week end.
Ambrose Davies of birmingham,
Mass. was the guest of his father,
+. j. Davies. over the week end
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-17

women's Clubs
The Kennebec Union of Women's
Clubs will meet with the Current
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-17
Quake Purely Local Say Harvard
Observers

"a. P.)-The Harvard University
seismograph did not record the earth
quake which wa reported from the
vicinity of Biddeford and Portland
this morning.
Officials of the observatory said
that the disturbance must have been
purely local.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-17
Biddeford and Saco are Shaken by
Quake

BiddHord, Me-, May 15--The Five
Point and Orchard street districts in
this city and the Elm street neigh
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-03

TO the editor:
Our thriving little community has
lately split mp into 8 rival fractions
over the vital question Of whether or
not the name Of our principal street
should ought to be changed. One fac
ton says yes, the other says no and
the third amt heard 1t yet.
1 would better exclaim that Great
Neck is the place where I and sew
eral others lives and Great Neck got
its name on acct. Of being large neck
Of land running out into Longs Is
land Sound. The name Of the main
street Is Middle Neck Road on acct.
Of it running right through the mid
die Of the neck from one end to the
other.
The yes men claim the name is awk-
ward and besides they's other villages
In the neighborhood that has got
street By the same name and one time
they was q man named Dudley or
Graham or some such name that lived
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-03
BY Ring Lardner'
Middle Neck Road Is Cause of COntro-
versy Which Divides Families,
Breaks Homes.

take ever nadA by the U. 8. mail ssrv.
ice and II this country amt good
enough for You 20 back from whence
you came.
Anyways a clerk in the Great Neck
post office read both sides Of the card
and come to the conclusion that 1t
was meant to 60 to this Dudley, alias
Graham, in Port Washington, % he
forwarded It there and Graham got It
o. z. but a day late. 20 he did not
know till Wednesday that the Ba-
hamas IL q hot bed Of sponsss where
as If he had known It Tuesday he
might Of done something.
That q one ode It the question
and the proponents Of the scream for
changing tho name Of Middle Neck
Road point out that the same Incl
dence Is libel to occur again In spite
Of the fact that Webster was only In
Nassau 2 weeks and Is now back in
Stamford drawing silly cartoons. This
fraction suggested that the new name
be some kind Of name descriptive Of
the community, like Wonder Road or
Actors Avenue.
The I'd. fraction presents the follow
ing arguments.
1. There is a street in Chicago
named 22d. ct. and there 10 q st. In
New York named 22d. st. and there
is a st. in Philadelphia named 22d.
st. and there is man living on 22d.
st. New York by the name Of Cahill
and he was in Oregon in 1924 and
met a gal there and she promised to
write him a letter and she wrote it
and he not only got 1t but WOULDN'T
even answer it as she kept limiting in
the letter that she would like to come
east some time.
2. There Ia a town named Paris in
France, and town named Paris, Hi
nois, and they's people in Paris, Hi
nois, that can't even begin to COM
mence to talk French.
3. The name Middle Neck Road
tells its own story, viz. it is the road
in the middle Of the neck. When you
have got a name as pat as that and
when it is a time honored name that
is as old as the community itself, and
etc.
In rebuttal, the other side says a
name don't half to be apropos as long
as it Is a pretty name. Like for inst.
we have got a street in Great Neck
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-03
Good Use for Old Books

magazines for which they have no
further use.
On the fourth floor Of the vast
United Charities building at Fourth
Avenue and Twenty-second street in
this city, will now be found the
headquarters Of the Hospital Book
and Newspaper Society" Supported
by some small requests from friends
Of its founder, and by voluntary con-
tributions from others, it is daily
performing q most creditable task.
Merely to mention the names Of the
institutions that are supplied with
free reading mater from this head
quarters, would fill more than a col
umn Of space in fine type.
MANY ARE SUPPLIED.
1t is to the credit of certain pub
fishers Of books and magazines that
they make regular donations Of their
product 10 the society, but the bulk
Of the literature received and dis
tributed comes from members Of old
-.ew York families, among whom
through social relationship or ties Of
kindred, the memory Of the founder
is kept dear.
4 visit to this establishment is
most interesting. On the shelves in
neat piles are magazines just from
the press, and others dating far back.
Christmas cards Of last years vintage,
perfectly fit to carry this seasons
greetings 10 cripples, prison dwellers
and hospital patients, were, at the
time Of ny visit, to be seen in abund-
ance, and from group Of old ladies
had come children's scrap books made
by pasting colored pictures on the
cardboards that come from the lauu-
dry.
Mrs. Everett Bowler the business
secretary Of the society declares that
It lie no slight Job to decide just
where is best TO place the thousands
Of magazines and books that come in.
But Of one thing she feels certain
namely that nothing can be more
aggravating TO the inmates Of an old
folks home or TO a chronic hospital
patient than 10 begin the reading of
a serial article in some publication
and then not be able 10 follow it 10
its conclusion in succeeding numbers.
She, therefore, in distributing the
literature sees that magazines are tied
up in sets containing complete con-
tinued stories
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-03

these comic make-ups with my hair
all slicked back and dirt on my face.
/ certainly would create a sensation
that way, and / could already over
hear in my mind remarks about that
brilliant Mrs. Jules, amt she just
too clever for words? Isn't her cos
tune q scream: But then and all, ]
decided il wouldn't be so bad to hear
them say, There goes that beautiful
Mrs. Jules, doesn't she look stunning
tonight:'
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-03
London's Peculiar Clubs

7 ONDoN, Jan. with the sd-
vent OF winter, London's many little
known clubs are organizing special
programs. The Society Of the Re-
joicing Hearts Is resuming Its winter
activities. It's founder, Captain W.
Stanley Shaw, said the object Of the
society was to promote sood-fellow-
ship and hospitality.
The Candlewick Ward Club, found
ed in 1910, is being revived after a
five years interval. In this club
members have TO pay a thanks offer
ing Of a guinea on marriage, los on
the the birth Of every child. a guinea
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-03

A s Ella Wheeler Wilcox, the great
"a detective. once said. a man is
judged By the clothes that he wears.
but not at q costume party"
And how true this Is come out the
ether night when I and George. that's
my husband, received a invitation
from that Joe Bush Of the Hawthorne
Club and his wife. This invitation
looked perfectly good at first glance,
It being all engraved and etc, the kind
u invite that costs more to send out
then It does to give the party. sure
was impressed, / knew that Joe was
making good money, in fact he was
working In the U. s. Mint, but i
hadn't before realized how high they
was flying
Hot Bozo. Geo., ] says, this Is son-
nsr be some party. and right then was
where Geo. found a catch in the In
vits. For the luvva tripe, be says,
lookit what they got parked down In
one corner. he says, and ] give . look
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-03

on the marriage Of a child, and los
on the birth of a grandchild.
London has for 200 years been the
home Of curious clubs--from the Mo-
hooks, Bold Bucks and Hell Fire
clubs Of the eighteenth century to the
Wednesday Club, which met in FRI
day street, Cheapside, r. C., and the
"You Be Quiet" Club of the present
century.
The "You Be Quiet" Club OF 20
years ago numbered among its mem
bers famous musicians like Sir r.
Elgar, Kreisler and Sir Henry Wood,
with Dame Clara Butt as its only
woman member
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-03
their strength they friends

come ! and George hadn't discussed
it much, except for him saying it
was all darn fool nonsense. So see
ing him drift in before dinner with
a big box under his arm was kind Of
a surprise. He didn't say nothing
about what was in it, but noticed
the label and it says Rattenfelter's
Costurning Co. Grand Opera and
Elks service a Speciality.
But even this didn't really prepare
me for what happened when he took
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-03

NEW YORK, Jan. 2.-To read the
names of women who from time
to time have been officers in the Hos
pital Book and Newspaper Society"
which was established in this city As
years ago, is like reading a page in the
Social Register. 1t began through the
thought of a prominent matron who
was herself an invalid and devoted TO
readog, how terrible it must be for
inmates Of charity hospital to be I'M
supplied with newspapers and maya
lines.
This was in lisp. Acting upon the
benevolent thought, she caused a box
marked; "For the sick in hospitals.
Please drop your papers" TO be placed
at each Of the railway stations, and
hired boy TO bring It's contents to her
every morning. She herself divided the
newspapers into packages and sent
them by messenger 10 the different
wards Of Belleview Hospital.
CARRY on WORK.
Three years later this estimable lady
died, and q few Of her society friends
knowing how deeply she had been in
terested in the work, agreed 10 carry
it on upon larger scale. Boxes mark
ed as above were increased in number
and distributed a. many points
throughout the city.
Now / an By no means certain that
the inhabitants Of New York are any
more uneiyilized than those Of any
other community. but the fact remains
that these boxes which were designed
TO receive only contributions Of liter
airy material presently began only 10
receive contributions Of litter. Some
persons seemed to regard il as a joke
to contribute unfinished cigar ends, in
edible portions Of fruit, or chewing gum
Of which they bad wearied.
This promiscuous and unsuccessful
method Of endeayoring to carry on the
work inaugurated by the lady above re-
ferped 10, was in course of time aban-
doned and in its stead was established
a working organization which, it seems
to me, is entitled not My to the graft
tude Of thousands Of patients in hos
pitfalls and charitable institutions
throughout the country, but also to the
thanks Of many persons who haven't
or hadn't known just what is the
best disposition to make Of books and
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-03

named Hicks Lane which II q beau.
tiful name and nobody ever thought
Of changing II though only Z few Of
the families abutting on that street
Is hicks. And then there Il Cow Lane
where Ed Streeter lives that use to
write the dere Mabls letters and he
amt a COW, amt got a COW sud hates
milk. The present writer's brother
lives on Lodge Road and amt sven
an Elk.
THR0TTLIN0 THE QUESTION.
Gene Buck lives on Nassau Road
and was never at Princeton only for
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-03
Great Neck in Furore Over Name

II ne bslligersuts was showed soms
way to compromise and my suggestion
is that Q now name be selected that
would combine beauty and elegancs
with aptness you might say and pre.
serve the secse of Middle Neck, like
for example Adams Apple Avenue,
Larynx Lane, Thyroid Thoroughfare.
Trachea Terrace, windpipe Way or
Jugular Boulevard.
When this affaire du occur h de-
cidsd one or both ways the next prob
lem II whether or not to change the
name Of the town itself on acct. Of
1t being 2 mile from Little Neck and
not only that but when you say 20
and 10 Il q Great Necker you are
libel 10 give the impression that they
are q red bot peter.
-Four OF i've years ago tie subsu.
tuts name Golfer was suggested By
May Wilson Preston, but for some
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-03
americas Only Woman Humorist
Jennie Finds Out Who 1t Was Who Put
the Cost Into Costume
Party.

can / send Junior over for them?
And / says sure, dear, where do you
expect to wear them? And she
says. why l never thought Of wearing
them, ssy but wouldn't that be orig
inal, though? / do just love original
ity, don't you?
Well, that put a thought in my
head, and / commenced figuring on
what could do in the way of
clever costume, like wearing a tag on
myself. "Pershable, Handle With
Care" or maybe 60 as a serub-wo-
man or a rag-dol and wear one of
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-03

Mumble-well, she's little stout,
but 1 wouldn't exactly call her big.
Mutter-I mean are you going in a
crowd,
Mumble-Yes, we don't expect to
have the sidewalks to ourselves.
Mutter-My wife and are going
to the theater.
Mumble-You're lucky, we didn't
get any passes.
Mutter-We want TO 30 somewhere
where there's not much life.
Mumble-why don't you spend the
evening In q telephone booth1
Mutter-I want to dine quietly.
Mumble-You dol
Mutter-Yes.
Mumble-Then don't order soup.
Mutter-wouldn't you much rather
spend a peaceful evening at home?
Mumble-Sure, but / can't.
Mutter-why not?
Mumble-Tm married.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-03

kEUTTER-Well Mr.. humble, Fri.
ava day was January first, I sup
pose you're going to make a lot of
resolutions for the new year.
Mumble-Don't be silly, I haven't
broken all the old ones yet.
Mutter-How did 1925 treat you?
Mumble-Very seldom.
Mutter-what did you do on New
Years Eve?
Mumble-I went out with a bunch
of Indians.
Mutter-why Indians?
Mumble-Because they had reserya-
tons.
Mutter-I suppose you intended to
paint the town redi
Mumble-Yes, and I didn't nee
water colors.
Mutter-Don't you know where men
80 who drinkf
Mumble-No, but / have a couple
Of addresses.
Mutter-You're not going to drink
lot Of liquor, are you =?
Mumble-Well, what else can you
do with It?
Mutter-wby don't you drink wine
or beer, that can't hurt you'll
Mumble-Don't be silly. Beer ruin
ed by brother Last year.
Mutter-Hov.
Mumble-A brewery truck ran over
him.
Mutter-I though your brother was
on the wagon.
Mumble-No, he was under it.
Mutter-Is he drinking now?
Mumble-I don't believe so, think
he's sleeping.
Mutter-Are you going ont with a
big party?
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-03

And in the end, 1 decided where
it wouldn't be really dignified for
me to pull any comic stuff, 1 had
better so as a princess or n flower
girl, or something equally becoming.
In the end / decided on Ophelia in
white chiffon with nasturtiums from
the five and dime strewed in my hair,
and a wan, sweet, wistfulness of ex-
preston lots of makeup and a suit
Of heavy underwear under my filmy
garment where it wouldn't show but
do lot of good.
Well, when the day for the party