Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-26

places an old station which was de-
stroyed some time ago.
| West Brooksville is proud of Sun
day school teacher who is 81 years OF
age, yet is at her post every Sunday
that the weather permits.
The largest two masted schooner in
the world, the Oliver Ames, will be
sold at public auction this week at
| Carvers Harbor.
The United States fish commission
steamer Gannett is collecting seed lob
sters along the coast and up to date
| has found nearly 500, one of the larg-
est lots received this season.
The United States revenue cutters
Androscoggin, Mohawk, Acushnet and
| Seminole all well known to Maine ma
| riners, have been assigned to duty at
the Marblehead international yacht
| races.
Members of the State Board of Trade
are packing grips and coming timeta-
bles in order to be all ready for the
meeting which is to be held Sept. 1924
at Rockland. Prominent speakers will
address the gathering.
Edward Whitehouse of Dayton gave
his cat such a generous half of can
OF salmon that he didn't eat as much
as he ordinarily would have done. The
cat died, but Mr.. Whitehouse is slow
ly recovering from the poison which
had been generated in the can.
The George F. Shepley Post No. IS
of Gray will hold it's 2tth annual re-
union Thursday, August Goth at the
old home of Matthew C. Morrill, on
the Poland Spring road one mile from
Gray Corner Dinner will be served
at noon followed by speeches.
Portland like many other cities has
an ordinance which forbds the dis
charge of firearms in the city limits.
Recently men and boys have made a
practice of firing in the vicinity of an
abandoned rife range and stray bull
lets killed two valuable cows. 1t did
not take the police long to catch the
offenders but the owner of the cows
has no redress.
1t will be welcome news to the many
friends of James f. Dunning, a former
resident of Portland, but now consul
of the United States at Harve, France,
to learn that he has been appointed to
represent the American boards OF
trade, as delegate from the National
Board, at the meeting of the Perma-
nent Committee of the International
Congress of Chambers of Commerce OF
Brussels on September 10.
Portland Press-The new Portland
schooner Topsail Girl, which was
launched this season and which was
one of the most successful swordfish-
ers, is in port and arrangements are
being made for her participation in
haddock fishery. The season as a
whole has proven improbable but the
Topsail Girl was one of the few COM
ing out ahead. 1t was feared at one
time that but few of the big fish would
be secured but as the season Waned
they appeared in numbers at certain
places and the fortunate hunters were
allowed an opportunity to gain part OF
the many dollars paid out in equipment
and pay. The Mary E. Sennett. ano-
Their member of the local fleet disposed
Of bo, fa 70 Of sword fish at BOSTON and
it is not known where she will proceed.
number of the vessels at Boston are
to proceed to the Bay of Fundy while
others will engage in cod and haddock
fishing.
The Maine w. c. r. L. will meet in
annual convention at Bangor Sept. Is
1917. The society is organized in ev-
ery county and in about IT'S Maine
towns. and in this annual convention
every section of Maine from PASSPORT
to Kittery will be represented. The
convention will be composed of the
five State general officers, the county
president, the State superintendent of
departments. State organizers, secre-
taries and treasurers of county unions,
| editor of Star in the East, secretaries
of the Young Woman's branch, the
president and one delegate at-large
and one delegate for every 25 paying
members of each auxiliary union, and
one delegate for each so members of
Loyal Temperance Legions, such dele
gate to be a regular member Of the w.
G. r. u, aggregating about 300 dele
gates. There will also be many visi-
tors.
Lewiston Sun--Maine friends of Max
inc Elliott, the beautiful actress, will
| be interested to know that. according
| to foreign dispatches, she has made a
| great hit in Marienbad, King Edward
| of England having frequently invited
her to take tea with him on the pri-
| vate veranda at the club house. Miss
| Elliott has twice attended exclusive
| luncheons given by Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur James, at which King Edward
was present. This double honor is con-
sidered remarkable as on the continent
| the British ruler meets only those
whom he classes as his intimates. 1t Is
| said to be matter of comment in Ma
| rienbad that Miss Elliott has won the