Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-16

Come In, Mister Mornin' y
Come and take your place!
Mighty glad to see again
The sunshine Of your face
Come in, Mister Mornin-
larry with us long;
You've brought the sunshine.
And you've brought the song:
One Of Bangor's oldest residents
is Mrs. Jane NJ. Kerr, who cele-
brated her 95th birthday on Sun
day, April ii. Mrs Kerr has made
her home with her daughter, Mrs.
A. G.. Carver, 1873 Forest avenue. for
the past five years. Besides Mrs.
Carver are three other daughters
Mrs. B. +. Doughty of Brewer. Mrs.
Elizabeth Downs OF Phoenix, Ari-
iona, and Mrs. G. w. Sturtevant OF
Chicago; also one son, John II. Kerr
OF Bangor. Mrs. Kerr is very smart
and active for one Of her age.
The 50th anniversary Of the First
Cniversalist church OF Biddeford will
be held Tuesday, April 16. John f.
H. Townsend. one Of the oldest MEM
bers, will burn a note held against
the church for years, which will free
the society from debt. Invitations
have been sent to former pastors ana
transformers in this country and Can
ada to attend the half-century OBJ
servance. The history of the church,
at the exercises to be held following
a banquet, will be given by Rev. Fred
c. Leiningpof Providence, a former
pastor. The anniversary address will
be delivered BY Rev. J. +. Albion of
Portland.
There is considerable speculation
already as to what will be the volume
Of summer tourist traffic into and
through Portland the coming season.
writes the Portland correspondent of
the Globe. Announcement by Direc-
tor McAdoo that special and elabor-
ate advertising of travel facilities. re-
sorts and natural attractions for va
cationists will be forbidden leaves the
Maine Central and Bangor & Aroos-
took especially without permission to
scatter great quantities of attractive
literature over the country as in
previous years.
So much of the prosperity of the
State depends on the volume of sum-
mer business that the reduction Of
this factor is bound to be felt far and
wide. The Chamber of Commerce
advertises widely every spring and
uses it's best efforts to induce vaca-
tionists to come to Casco Bay resorts.
There is an overflow from Old Or
chard where advertising is not an es-
sential. There is also to be taken
into consideration the drawback
which the war entails. and the econo-
mics which are bound to curtail va
cation trips.
Some one has figured out that |
there have been more casualties in |
Maine from the gasoline wood saw
ing machines than from the war, thus
far. Several men have been killed |
and others seriously injured. The |
saw and betting is large |
~ responsible. Many outfits are on !
farmers much cheaper for them than |
in any other way.
Edward p. Weaver formerly of
Bangor. Maine. on Saturday claimed
the distinction of being the oldest Of
ficer yet graduated from the free gov
eminent navigation schools conduct
ed by the United States Shipping
Board recruiting service. He is 50
years old. Mr.. Weaver. many years
a seaman, decided while at New Or
leans some weeks ago. to enter one of
the schools and train for a deck Of
ficer for the merchant marine. He
passed the rigid physical test without
difficulty and on Saturday completed
his course.
Secretary Moore of the Portland
Chamber Of Commerce has written a
letter to United States Senator Fred