Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-03

r61nI9U Oh the past 1I1OaIh was >s'~~
inches, exceeded in July. 1915, when1o's4
inches was recorded. The normal Iail
for June in the 46 years existence OF
the Portland Bureau would be 5.l4
inches.
Herbert z. Watkins Of Portland,
Deering High and U. of Me-, graduate
has the honor Of being appointed
second lieutenant in the regular army
from civil life, his commission dating
fl ON Jrne 16, 1917. He has studied for
some years with this purpose in view,
taking all the military instruction IN
school and college and last year at
tending the Plattsburg camp. He IS
now at Plattsburg, but this course OF
instruction has no direct bearing on his
appointment. He graduated from the
chemical engineering course at U. o.
Maine.
Buffalo nickels bought the $50 Liberty
bond now owned by 6-months-old Don
aid r. Luques, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Isaac Luques Of Saco. The father had
saved upwards Of 1000 Of the Buffaloes
for the kid" and when the bonds were
being canvassed, counted out 1000, took
them to a Bank> dumped them on the
counter and carried home bond Tor
baby, who in years to come will prob
ably be able to say his was the only
one purchased entirely with buffaloes.
The Bates Street Baptist church at
Lewiston had been purchased by the
Catholic Diocese of Maine, including
the land and buildings. The Baptists
plan the erection of new church and
Sunday School buildings on some other
location. The use to which the new
owners will put the old church are as
yet unknown, although rumor men-
tons turning them into a church for
the Catholic Poles or club house for
the young people of St. Patrick's par
ish.
One Portland paper discovered a
great mystery bomb near one of the
water service reservoirs and played it
up as a news item. Another Portland
paper REMARKS that a milkman living
in that section, after a fuse used on his
delivery auto has become useless he
throws it aWay-then suggesting that
one of the 'other papers" bright young
men might be assigned to investigate
some of the mysterious auto tracks re-
Gently seen about the city. Wow.
The rush for first naturalization pa
pers, occasioned by the report of con
scription in Canada, added to the al
ready large demand following the dec
laration Of war with Germany, has
caused such a pressure Of business at
the Office of clerk of courts at Houlton
that extra hours has been the rule for
all the Office force and on Saturday it
was necessary to turn away temper
arily some of the applicants.
Every indication points to the quiet
est Fourth in the history of Maine. 1t
is not expected that absolute quietness
will prevail in all sections, but it is
pretty certain that all are sufficiently
alive to the gravity and seriousness of
the present situation to observe the
day-the anniversary Of the birth Of
American freedom-with something
more fitting than mere noise.
Sunday was the nearest to a perfect
day since April 80, and even then we
couldn't get by without some rainfall
Augustus G. Schlotterbeck of Port
land attended the first meeting of the
Maine Pharmaceutical association 50
years ago, when organized and also at
last weeks annual meeting in Portland,
being presented with a bouquet of 80
roses by the association. He has also
attended many of the gatherings be-
tween those dates. Cecil NJ. Clay, the
official stenographer, has also attended
20 Of the last % sessions.
Conductor Haggerty, the veteran con-
ductor on the B. & A., reports the potato
crop in Aroostook looking fine in spite of
the wet, backward spring Mr. Haggerty
has passed his entire life on the NJ. c.
and B. & A. and knows the business in its
entirety. He was on the Maine Central
long enough to have the Mattawamkeag
freight named after him. He is genial,
kind. accommodating and has host Of
friends all along the line-Old Town En-
terprise.
| COMING EVENTS
July 4 MHerss racing Union Trotsing
July 5-9-School of instruction of pre-
| liminary conference for school superin-
| tendents, Castine
| July 9-13-Annual conferences Of Super
intendents of schools and Secondary
school principals, Castine.
! July 16-August Estate Summer schools
for Teachers. Castine. Pennington and
Machias.
July 19-M-Convention of National Phil
otelic Society, Portland.
July 0o-Opening of annual conference
! of Missionary Education Movement,
Ocean Park.