Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-28

Maine GOSSIP

Maine GOSSIP
A Discerning HibliophiIe.
elizabeth Flint Wade, in Truth.)
The worlds Best Books I'd like to
own, 'e-...-',
But If one book, and one alone
From out the rest had to choose.
No single, moment would / lose.
Nor even take a second look
I'd choose a Well-flled Pocket Book!
The Bates College Alumni Association,
or Stanton Club, as it is best known,
will hold its annual meeting at $50 P. M.
Friday, Feb s. at the Congress Square
hotel, Portland. Hon. VIM. F. Garcelon
of Boston will head the out-of- town
speakers and large list is expected
from all over New England, including
Prof Stanton for whom the club was
named. The Stanton Club has been act
i've during the year in obtaining funds
for cabinets for the splendid collection
of birds presented the college by Prof.
Stanton and over $500 was realized,
mostly in small contributions.
eebration Of the SD anniversary Of the
birth Of Mrs. Anna Moulton of Hollis
Thursday, jan. z at her home in that
village. Scores Of callers were received
and in the evening Mrs. Moulton, assist
ed by her daughter, Miss Sarah Moulton,
entertained at chicken supper. Mr.. and
Mrs VIM. L. Moulton, Mr.. and Mrs.
II hfor No
ct and Mr.. and Mrs Thomas L. Kimball.
Mrs. Moulton is very active and bright.
She received many remembrances of the
day. -,
An Old Town physician through act
ual experience and exploration can give
you a complete story Of all the scenic
and other attractions possessed by the
hills Of Greenfield, having made a trip
there last Saturday in his auto and
reaching home the next Monday after
noon by the way Of Costigan and the
Maine Central. 1t was late in the after
noon of Saturday when he succeeded IN
negotiating the top Of one of the biggest
Of the hills after untold hardships of
weather and roads and the return trip
was equally as bad, with the additional
pleasure Of having the motor go wrong,
obliging him to leave 1t by the roadside
and proceed by team to the railroad sta
ton and continue home by train. lie
will escue the auto when conditions are
more favorable.
The annual report Of the life saving
service has just been issued and con-
tains much valuable and interesting
matter The men Of the list district,
which includes the coasts Of Maine and
New Hampshire, had as usual plenty
to do their work being summarized as
follows: Vessels involved 80; vessels
lost sig; persons on board 1926; per-
sons lost none; persons succored at
stations 30; value Of vessels involved
s219,175; value of cargo $42,S45; value
Of property saved $220,S45; value OF
property lost $40,675. The stations on
the Maine coast, at Quoddy Head,
Cranberry Islands, Hunniwells Beach
(Fort Popham) and Cape Elizabeth
are manned by surfmen from Aug.
to May 81 and one additional surf
man from Oct 1 to May 81. Those at
Burnt Island and Damiscove Island
have six for the usual time and two
additional for the Oct.-May term.
Portland will use q new kind Of bal
lot 1T the coming Water District cleo
ton, on the New Jersey plan. A few
extra columns are added to the. right
of the names Of the candidates, Ia
belled First Choice, Second, Third and
Other Choices, in which the voters
choice may be designated by a check
mark. When the poles are closed the
counting begins and if the first col
umn should yield majority the extra
columns Of choices will cut no figure.
If no choice in the first column, they
add together the first and second COL
umns Here again if any candidate
has a majority on first and second
choice combined, he stands elected.
Otherwise the third column is reck-
oned in. 1t is merely a matter Of
keep up the count until some candi-
date has g. majority.
Nequasset lake in Woolwich Is do
ing some Dragging in the fishing line
just now, having a 1917 pound pick
erel to it's credit, caught last Thursday
morning by Eugene Cromwell. You'll
have to go some to beat that, Ell?
An informal meeting was held Sat-
urday in Bangor Of prominent Y. NJ.
c. A. workers and local men interested
in the plan of Woodsmen's Y. M. c.
a. building for chat city. Interna-
tional Sec. Chas. Towson Of New York
explained the purpose and work Of
such an institution. The building
proposed for Bangor would have a
hospital, assembly hall, restaurant.
sleeping rooms. shower bath, bowling
alleys, etc., and would relieve the
strain ON the building at Greenville
Junction which is crowded all the
time. The estimated cost for such q
building would be about 100000 and
the canvass so far made among the big
numbering companies has been very
encouraging.
Old Towns fine new poSfoffica "a