Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-27
Maine Gossip

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| ]. H. Stetson for years one of Lewis
| toms most prominent business men,
icelebrated his s6th birthday On Mon
day, Jan. 22 Mr.. Stetson is in good
health and enjoying life.
A fine original poem was read by
John Clair Minot, native of Belgrade.
and a graduate of the Bowdoin college
class of 1896 at the formal opening on
Jan. Is, of the new clubhouse of the
Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity In the
history building previously occupied
by the Yale club at 80 West 44th
street, New York City. Mr.. Minot was
for nearly II years associate editor OF
the Kennebec Journal but for the past
eight years has been connected with
THE Youths Companion. Among the
after dinner speakers was Rear Ad-
miral Robert E. Peary of the Bowdoin
class of 1877.
| Marshall Abbott of East Winslow
was so years young on Sunday, Jan. q.
and that day proved most pleasant
one for him. A family dinner party
was feature of the day at the Abbott
home. There was present Mr. Abbott's
family and some of their family. Mr..
Abbott is one of Winslow's most re-
spected citizens, being born and al
ways living on the farm where he now
lives. The place was cleared from the
primitive forests by his parents, Mr..
4 I've hot q &c n
man who has always been strictly tenn
perate in his habits and but from the
effects of a recent fall on the ice he
enjoys the best of health.
| New York Elks, so strong. from the
Yonkers Lodge will make a trip to
Portland next summer. the day they
are expected being July 10. They will
remain in the city one day and one
night and make their headquarters at
the New Falmouth Hotel Another
event to take place at Portland during
the coming summer will be the con-
vention of the American Association of
Workers for the Blind and the Ameri-
can Association of Instructors for the
Blind which will be held June Is to "a.
These two bodies meet every second
year and their last meeting was at
Berkeley Calf. This meeting will call
900 members to Portland.
The biggest ice-racing meet ever
held in Bangor is being planned for the
week of February 6, when purses liberal
enough to attract speed from all over
the State will be hung up for classes
ranging from three minute classes to
free -for-all The track will be a
quarter mile dash course on the river
in front Of the city:
A Bangor man has recently returned
from Camden where he took moving pic
lures of the launching of the mysterious
ship. the big three-master recently given
its maiden dip in the seaport town. The
vessel, which has since been named the
Walter Pine, was launched without cere-
monies. It's owners, nationality and des-
tination are unknown. The films will be
shown by a news weekly.
To start the Sunday services at $50 in
the morning, during the months of July
ana August, instead Oh lV.oo, is the lued
of number of Skowhegan church peo-
pie. This is done, they explain. in order
to escape the heat of the day.
The POST cane at Houlton is at pres
ent in the hands of the Houlton select
men. 1t had been carried for a number
Of years by the late Benjamin Anterior,
who recently passed away. The select
men say that If the Oldest man In town
will call at their Office he may secure
this much desired walking stick.
The people of Norway may have vii
1age postal delivery in the near future if
they show their enthusiasm enough to
have their houses correctly numbered.
A canvass of the village to see how
many had equipped their houses with
numbers and boxes for the mail was
rather disappointing and it is understood
that more active interest must be taken
in the matter before the villagers can
have this improvement. Those living
considerable distance from the office
seem to realize the advantage of such a
service and have provided themselves
with the necessary changes While
those who live near do not seem to both
er about the matter.