Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-24

Keeps plugein' away?
Washington Star.
Even the cooler weather has not
checked the rush of summer visitors
Maineward
What's the use of becoming famous?
Here IS a Boston paper referring to the
Dcmocratoc candidate for governor as
"Obadiah Durgin."
Think of the weary months of sus-
pense stretching ahead of Mrs. Peary
who, With her children. is now at her
Eagle island home in Casco bay.
A double launching will take place
in Rockland at Cobb, Butler & Cos
yard in September if present plans
materialize. One of the vessels will
be the 1our-masted schooner Lewiston,
the other will be the three-masted
schooner Frank Brainerd.
Mrs. MacMonnies, mother of Fred
eric MacMonnies the famous sculptor
who is snmmering at Orr's island with
her daughter, has started a movement
for the purchase for the Orr's island
public library of the cyclorama of
CaScO bay painted by c. E. Davis
The Verona Park camp meeting
will open August % and continue I'M
til the Goth. The speakers and medi-
ulns engaged are John f. Darling and
wife, Lottie ]. Darling. who are
known all over the United States.
They have travelled extensively in
Europe Albina Warren of Manches-
ter, N. H., n test and message medi-
UNI, will also be present through the
session.
An Ellsworth man who has spent
considerable time in the neighboring
woods lately, reports deer signs as
more abundant in that vicinity than
for years. Moose signs. too, are COM
mon not far from Ellsworth. On the
western side of Patterns pond there
seem to be many moose. Moose
tracks Wer" seen also in the woods
back Of Senator Hale's, near the
StdbaW] road, and not two miles from
the Ellsworth postOffice.
Eugene Y. Debs, the Socialist candi-
date for President is to visit Boston
in the famed "red special train. And
may come to Maine. The train has
been chartered for two months and
will leave Chicago for tour of the
country. 1t is understood that the
State committee Of the Socialist party
are in communication with national
headquarters and if it can be ar
ranged. the train and outfit will be in
vited to Portland.
Work will be begun shortly on the
building of q 200 foot log dam with
concrete bottom at Cleveland rips in
North Arson, on the Carrabasset
river. by the Franklin Power COM
pany, chartered in 1908 under the
name of the Carratunk Power Com
pany, capitalized at 100000, to pro-
vide Pennington, New Vineyard and
ultimately the town of Wilton with
electricity for Illuminating and manu-
featuring purposes. 1t is expected
that by October the lights will be on
in Pennington.
Editor stephen Berry of the Masonic
Token is anxious to learn who is the
Oldest living Mason in Maine. He
asks the brethren to help him by send
ing in the date of initiation of any still
living who We're initiated before 1851 |
Nla ~ ;,,
Merrill. initiated in Portland Lodge
Sept. 10, 1851. The next is Josiah |
Pierce, initiated in Ancient Landmark |
Lodge August 4, 1852. The last named |
has lived in England for many years |
where he was knighted in 1868. He
was born in Gorham in 1927, gradu-
ated from Rowdoin in 1S47 and has be-
come blind in recent years
The fair original of ETHEL" the ia
nous painting by Ralph Peacock, is to |
pass n portion of this summer in
Harrington. the former home of the
American engineer, Harold Abbott |
Titcomb, whom she has just wed after |
a most romantic courtship. "Ethel." |
who was Miss Ethel Brignall, a sister |
ln-laW of Mr.. Peacock, is n charming |
English girl of but Is, and she antici- |
pates most pleasant experience on |
her American tour. The marriage |
took place July in England in the |
presence of relatives and friends. in
GLIDING Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Bonncy |
ana Mrs. James Bonney of Farming
ton, and Miss Anna Flint of Wiscon- |
sin. niece of Mrs. Ronney and sister
of ]. Prentice Flint of the Farming
ton Trust Co. The marriage resulted |
from Mr.. Titccmb falling in love with |
the portrait of the girl hung in the |
Tate gallery some two years ago.
A woman in rural Pennsylvania |
had her 18th Iahy the othar day and