Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-10-29

and came to Massachusetts, from
Portland. Me, 25 years ago. Three
sons. Alfred B. Rich. Philip A. Rich
and Waldo A. Rich, Jr., also daugh-
ter, Margaret +. Rich, survive.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Remission
of Machias observed the golden an
niversary of their wedding on Friday,
Oct. "A, in happy manner at their
!, home on Elm street. They were the
recipients Of beautiful presents from
both townspeople and friends abroad.
This Civil war veteran and his es-
timable wife have a host of friends
whose united wish will most heartily
be. Many happy returns of the day"
The couples marriage took place In
Manchester, n. II.
An important real estate deal was
completed on Saturday at Bangor,
whereby the Christian Science church
of Bangor acquired title to the prop
erty at French and Penobsco,
streets. occupied for many years by
the late Charles V. Lord as a resi-
dence. This deal ensures the erec-
ton of handsome church structure
by the Christian Science society.
The famous old wooden frigate
Richmond is soon to meet fate
similar to that Of several war vessels
--beached and burned near Eastport
for the metal in her hull She was
built in 1856 at Norfolk, Va, is 225
feet long. AZ feet, inches beam ana
II feet, inches deep. Her speed
was but nine knots, but her worth as
a fighting ship was immea surabie.
Warships thus burned on the East
port beach included the Minnesota,
Wabash and Vermont, all formidable
craft in their day
Mumps have appeared in the San
ford and Springvale schools. five
teachers and from 80 to 40 pupils be-
ing sick.
A readjustment of schools of Bath
was recommended last week by the
superintendent, Charles Lester Smith,
who advocates building new 16-
room building on the site of the pres
ent South street schools where there
are a grammar and primary side by
side. He would have these razed and
the Center street school also aban-
doned, and that all pupils from these
three schools be sent to the proposed
new modern structure. The present
buildings are antiquated, and by such
readjustment as he recommends
many improvements could be made
IN the methods of teaching.
This is weather prediction No. 3.
1t comes from an out of the-State
man. but seems so plausible and
about what we want" that it is given
you:
Needham. Mass. Oct. 25.-Charley
Mitchell. the old plainsman who runs
tne engines down at the Needham
pumping Station. expects one of the
mildest winters in years. Charley is
an expert in woodcraft and a keen
reader of the signs of the out Of
doors. having lived close to nature
Tor more than half a century.
We've had too much rain already
to have a great deal Of snow in the
winter months" declares the trapper.
hsherman and collector of curios.
you see. every year the rainfall
comes pretty near to hitting an av-
erage. and the stormy months that
we had during the past spring and
summer have already sent down a
pretty good bit o. rain.
Things don't look promisin' for
hard winter. should say. The ground
PROBABLY won't have any more snow
on 1t this year than it did a year
ago and the weather was mild then,
But couple o. years back, when we
had dry summer, we caught it bad
In the winter. Mild winter. that's my
prediction"