Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-03

State and Newbury streets, Bangor
and will make his permanent residence
in Hampton. The entire city regrets
his departure.
The University of Maine students
wish that the I'd Maine Infantry will
soon arrive home, because the absence
Of the U. of NJ. band with the regiment
makes it a case of hustle to provide
music for the football games.
The late Noah Gould Of Old Town
was an authority on horse racing and
had driven in his day some of the most
exciting races eastern Maine ever saw
He was in his prime during the days of
the high wheeled -sulky. although he
drove some after he was we'll past the
70-year mark. He also served hun
dreds of times in the judges stand.
A general insurance rerating seems
to be in progress in most sections of
the State
amount of game to be found differs in
various parts of Maine. One section
will report plenty of cartridges and an
other will report that species Of bird
as very scarce. Bears and moose will
walk into and through a town and an
other place may not have a person who
ever saw one.
A man from California, who has been
visiting this summer in Saco criticised
the method of oiling streets, and it is
believed that steps will be taken to
adopt the California method another
year. In the West the sprinkler dis
| tributes the tar product and the sand
at the same time. The streets are roped
off, and the oil is allowed to penetrate
the ground before any traffic is al
lowed. Then the road roller is sent over
the roadway. The oil lasts much longer
than it does with our method and the
streets are in much better condition
The biggest autumn event at Port
land is the State Teachers Associatio
convention for Oct 27-2S, with assur-
ance that about 1000 teachers will at
tend. This promises to be the banner
registration, as 5000 is regarded as a
big throng at these annual gatherings
They alternate, one year in Portland
and the next in Bangor. This is to
shorten the distance of travel and
tighten the expense Of teachers who
q q ~ RI Of t;r,.,
every two years.
The Tooth anniversary of the settle
ment Of the town Of Wales in andre
scoggin county will be celebrated
Thursday. A history will be read by
Isaac M. Witherell Of Wales and there
will be addresses by L. c. Bateman
Joseph H. Blanchard and N. B. Tracey
of Auburn and poems by Mrs. Ida
Mechanic Falls.
A school of Journalism has been ad-
ded to the curriculum of the evening
school that has just started at Port
amid and fundamentals OF newspaper
work are being taught by Mr.. Wish
one of the instructors. This is the
first trial Of the plan to interest stud
ents, who are unable to go to day
schools, in writing for publication and
also in better expression in all forms
of correspondence and business COM
munications by mail.
Arthur White, Fred Orr, Chester
Shepard and Orville Specht. employed
as machinists in the Panama Canal
zone, are enjoying months vacation
at their homes in Bath. Nine Bath
boys are employed as machinists ia
the Zone. On the Atlantic side are
Messrs. White and Specht, Ernest 4.
Cripps and Eric Haggett; on the Pa
cific side are Messrs. Orr and Shep-
ard. Ralph Mank, and F. S. Pierce
while in the interior is L. H. Loring.
The boys see each other often, as they
have passes over the so miles of rail-
road in the Zone. Ak
Several hundred Baptists and Free
Baptists are enjoying their first State
Convention this week in Portland, the
sessions opening Monday and to con-
Ltinue through Wednesday. Governor
elect Carl E. MiIliken is the presiding
officer and distinguished speakers are
on the program.
Co to- Sunday School day on next
Sunday will undoubtedly draw great
crowds all over Maine. as many schools
will make it Rally day.
The United States Daughters of 1872,
State Of Maine. will meet for the first
regular meeting Of the season, on We'd
nesday. Oct. 4. at the home Of Mrs,
Andrew Halves, 1914 Westbrook street
Portland. A picnic lunch win be