Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-25

features are provided with vaudeville
numbers and orchestral concerts. Ex-
cursions are to be run from various
points The show is under local man
agement, practically every agency in
the city being represented and several
makers showing their own goods.
number of cars are being demonstrated
under hard conditions through the
deep loose snow and in cold weather.
Democrats of Brewer in Fight.
After leaving the municipal field to
the Republicans and making no nomi-
nations for q number of years, the
Democrats of Brewer have decided to
make a fight this year. At a caucus
held Monday, Harry A. Gould. form
er alderman, was nominated for may
or and aldermen were named in four
OF the five wards as follows: Ward 1,
James Dougherty and William S.
Gould; Ward 3, A. s. Goodwin and E.
]. Pooler; Ward 4, Thomas J. Kelley
and William Burks, Jr.: Ward 5, Da-
vd Kiah, Jr., and Henry J. Merrill. A
city committee was elected as. fol-
lows: John w. Truewerthy. John F.
Angley, Patrick Kiah, Jr. Vacancies
will be filed by the committee.
High School Observes Mothers Day.
Mothers day was observed at the
Stephens High school, Rumford Falls,
Monday afternoon, the IA young wo-
men of the Freshman class who are
studying domestic science serving a
tea, sandwiches and waters with con-
fectionery to their mothers under the
direction of Miss Mabel f. Dawson,
the instructor. The students prepared
the refreshments as part Of the
school course.
Savings Bank Association Meets.
The annual meeting of the Savings
Bank Association of Maine was held
in Portland Monday and addresses
were made by H. NJ. Smith, Banking
Commissioner, and Thomas II. Kilduff
of New York. The following were
chosen officers: Edward A. Noyes,
Portland, president; Frederic c. Cush-
ing, Portland, vice president; A. A.
Montgomery. Portland, treasurer;
William G. Boothby, Augusta, secre-
tary; Edwin Stone, Biddeford: John
A. Morrill,. Augusta; William d Small,
Bath; Norman L. Rassett. Augusta,
and Charles H. Bartlett, Bangor, ex-
ecutive committee.
Androscoesin Rural Carriers.
The annual meeting of the Andro-
scoggin county rural free delivery car
riers was held Monday at Auburn at
Grand Army hall and the following
officers were elected: President, D. B.
Stevens, Jr, Auburn; vice president,
]. P. Durgin, Turner: secretary-treas-
A u n
gates 10 State convention at Houlton,
C. P. Wallace. Lisbon, William Har-
per Auburn alternates. AZ e. oBok-
er, Sabbatus. j. P. Durgin, Turner, F.
A. Footman. Auburn.
Fail to Break Penobscot Channel.
Tugs made an effort Monday to
break 4 channel through the ice pack
between Fort Point and the Castine
shore, Bangor, which closed naviga-
ton IN the river, but were not sue
/ cessful. The steamer Belfast, which
remained at Belfast Sunday night, was
unable to proceed up the river to
Rucksport and Winterport. This is the
first embargo on the lower river for
eight years.
Funeral of Mrs. Minerva Adams.
The funeral of Mrs. Minerva Adams
whose death occurred Friday at the
age of 81. was held from the home of
i her son, Nathan Adams, Bowdoinham,
! Monday morning, Rev. e. B. Tetley OF
/ Topsham officiating. Mrs. Adams is
survived by three sons, Nathan Adams
/ Of Rowdoinham, David Adams of
+ Litchield and George Adams of Gar
diner and two daughters, Mrs. Mary
i Coomhs of Bowdoin and Mrs. Alice
Slower of Bath.
/ Mistaken for Rabbit.
Sanford T. Pitcher of Portland is
/ being treated at the Weber hospital,
Biddeford for a gunshot wound in his
/ left leg The only danger, however
is from blood poisoning. While he
was snowshoeing Monday he was mis-
taken for a rabbit by G. Frank
| Twombley of Saco, who was cunning
/ near the Jenkins road in Saco. Mr..
4 Pitcher walked nearly a mile to the
1 house of a farmer and was taken to
| the hospital Twelve birdshot We're
removed from his leg.