Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-01

and Paul Shirley of the Boston
Symphony Orchestra as the artists,
testimonial concert was given
in City hall, Portland, Monday
night as farewell to Will c.
MacFarlane. retiring municipal or
ganist. There were selections by
the Portland Mems Singing Club,
with which Mr.. MacFarlane had been
associated as accompanist since it's
organization. The concert was large
~ attended and there were formal
expressions of regret at Mr.. MacFar-
lanes departure from Portland.
A defective warrant disposed of the
illegal possession case against James
E. Douglass, q Gorham farmer, from
whom II kegs containing five gallons
each Of cider. five kegs containing 10
gallons, two kegs containing Is gal
Ions and a jug containing one gallon
had been seized. County Attorney
Beedy announced in the Cumberland
superior court that he would see that
another complaint was issued. Three
charges Of single sale also remain
against Douglass.
Tie moon will in October have five
changes, it being the third month
this year that will see the same per-
Torrance, the others having been
January and March. The first
change will be on Oct. 2, the first
quarter at 337 A. M. in the north
west.
Only twelve more paydays before
Christmas and you might as well be-
gin saving your odd change for your
income tax. which will closely follow
the holidays.
A Portland correspondent says
that the present trial jury of the
Cumberland superior court has "a
very Independent state Of mind which
carries behind closed doors q strong
presumption of innocence on the part
of each accused placed on trial UNI
less positive and conclusive proof of
guilt has been adduced in open court.
This has lead to 0equital Of respond
ents more freely than at some other
terms and is in contrast to other
juries which have displayed an OPP
posite tendency" AS result re-
spondents have sought trial rather
than entering pleas of guilty on pros
poets Of light penalties or probation.
10 D,,r1
iston Chamber of Commerce kas vot-
ed to place a discount on canadian
currency when received in trade. The
merchants have to stand per cent.
discount when they bank such money
and think it only fair that the cur
rency itself should stand the depre-
citation.
The municipal market in Portland
doesn't seem to have helped the con-
sumner very much. according to this
correspondent: Despite the abund-
ant farm crops and produce from
gardens here and In the suburbs,
early truak has been sold at com
parativly high prices Farmers who
line up twice a week in the munich.
pal market have shaded their prices
to practically the same level as the
retail grocefs and seldom are under,
occasionally being higher. A price
fixing manager is needed there IL the
market Is to achieve all that was
contemplated when it was estab.
lished.
Owing to the large number OF pu-
pills registering in the Saco schools
this fall, it has been necessary, to
open overflow schools in Grades v
and vi. Miss Ada E. Clark of Bid
deford was elected instructor of the
overflow school in city building. 1t
will be necessary for the city to err
rect a new school building before
many years. Had it not been for the
war such a building would have been
provided before this time for the
children of the city. There are IT'S
pupils enrolled in the city schools
and about 400 in the rural schools.
The Mt. Desert summer resort Of
Seal Harbor will undergo an impor-
tant transformation before the people
come back for next season. A new
park will be built clearing a large
stretch Of shore property acquired
by John b. Rockefeller, Jr.. Quite a
stable hotel is being razed and sew
eral stores will be moved. This will
give a clear vieW " wide exparise
Of sea, and add greatly to the beauty
OF the resort.
Rev. FIR. II6l6hah. WHO has beeii 1t
tbs Sacred Heart Parish in Port
land. has been assigned as assistant
to Rev. Timothy P. Linehan at St.
Mary's church. Biddeford. He will
take the place Of Rev. James F. Say
age. who has been transferred to
VIM, Me.
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