Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-25
BELFAST = , 1
Over the Road From Texas to
Maine Belfast People Make
$500 Mile

Averaging 245 miles a day for ten
days, Ralph A. Peavey OF Belfast
and Dallas. Texas, with party, has
arrived at his summer home here in
his eight cylinder 1917 Cadillac after
q most interesting and record break
ing trip.
Mr.. Peavey, with E. w. Ware.
secretary and treasurer of the Peav-
ey Rubber Company of Dallas, of
which he is the president, left Dali
las on June 9Th at noon. They ar
rived at 9 that night at Atoka, OIL,
distance of I4o miles. Through
Oklahoma they encountered the on
ly bad roads on the trip. In some
places the mud was so deep that the
rear wheels went in up to the hubs,
the back tenders were in the niue
and at one point two spare tirer
locked on were torn from the car
For some distance the car was driv"
en- through the woods in water IL
inches deep. and it was necessary &c
build bridges OF heavy lumber il
order to cross some OF the wash
outs. The next stop was at Par
sons. Kansas, some 2,S5 miles distant
and thence on to Marshall and St.
Louis, Mo. There they were joined
by Mrs. NJ. i. Peavey and Miss Ev-
clyn Peavey for the trip to the
Maine coast. Terrc Hautc. Ind,
was the next stop. then on to Lima
and gainesville. Ohio, to Canamdla-
qua and Albany. New York.
Through Illinois tho roads were
chuggy and very dusty but on the
whole the routs was most excellent.
The party left Albany for the run
to Portland over the Hoosic mount
ain making the trip in - hours. a
distance OF 2o7 miles. This with
stops out for lunch and dinner.
Mr.. Peavey with his mother and
sister motored to Dallas from Bel
fast two years ago in Dodge five
passenger
Everything is in readiness for the
observance of the tooth anniversary
OF the First Parish (Untariar)
church. which takes place on Tues
day night. The public is cordially
invited to attend and the program
will be interesting and we'll worth
hearing. The principal speaker.
Rev. William l.. Sullivan, y. D. OF
New \ ork and Rev. Samuel A. Ell
lot, ID. d., OF Boston, are clergymen
of national reputation. A pleasing
musical program has been arranged
and brief historical sketch of the
church will be given by the pastor,
Rev. A. Z. Wilson.
County Medical Examiner o. S.
Nickery, M. ID. and Undertaken
Frank A. Nye have received a COM
munication from Mrs. w. S. Nc
Clusky OF Grand Falls, New Bruins
wick. stating that she had seen the
account in the papers in regard to
the finding of thhe body of an un-
known man in Penobscot river near
Prospect Ferry on May 18th. The
account stated that the man was ev-
identity painter owing to there be-
ing specks of paint on his clothing
She stated that her brother had beef,
missing since last December and
that he was painter. She also said
that the description OF the man tai
lied with that of her missing broth
err, with the exception of the height.
The clothing described was identi-
cal and she stated that when last
seen her brother wore trousers hav-
ing V shaped piece in the waist
band TO make them larger. Upon
examination of the clothing of the
head man.. which were kept at the
undertakers, it was found that such
a piece of cloth had been set into
the trousers. The have been sent
to Mrs. McClusky for identification.