Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-07-20

seen. It is said that this timber IS
available when recovered for potn
lumber and pulp wood.
The appearance of major league
team-St. Louis Nationals-in Batn
on the last day of her Centennial cell
ehration, on Wednesday. Aug. T. VIII
probably draw as many people 10 'he
Shipping City as any other attfac-
ton that can be staged.
A Bowdoinham tabatha has &C
ouired the reputation of a bird Killer
and brought in seven birds in one
day: a female catbird, male catolro
and three young ones. also yeilo"
bird and a humming bird. This was
more than the good women OF the
house could stand. and that nlgnt
tabatha was quietly dropped into ~
feet Of water accompanied by Dicks
in a bag, and shortly after another
bird killer was sent after her by the
same family.
Concerning the high prices of shoes
that were being charged before the
break in the market is the following
local item from Fridays Lewiston
Journal: AN Auburn shoe snop
owner, while on a business trip to
Boston a few days ago. noticed in the
window Of q retail store a pair OF
40 to hts fac.
tory. They were priced $12bo. IN
walked the Auburn man. picked UP
tho pair Of shoes and pretended to
look them over, while the clerk told
him ~hat a flne shoe It was for the
pricc. When the clerk paused Tor
breath tho ahoe shop owner broke IN
with, Eyes, but isn't that rather nlgn
for that pair of shoes?" mot at all
was the rendy reply. Those shoes
cost us SO a pair. not counting ex-
press. 4" No further conversation can
DO youchcd for, but the Auburn man
could have told him that the shoe IN
question was sold to the retailer at
SO a pair"
Tho trustees Of the Pennington
Home for Aged People have pur-
chased the residence Of Charles RI.
Pierce on Main street. as home TOT
aged people. The Beechwood prop
erty will be used as an overflow and
hospital department. Sixty applica-
lions for admission to the home when
ready have already been received.
All the ladies' organizations in town
are assisting in the arrangements Tor
fair in August. at which 1t 10 ex-
pected to ndd enough to the fund al
ready available SO that tho home may
be opened at once and maintained as
q permanent institution.
A radio station which is without
equal in this State. and which 1t Is
sold will mean the early elimination
of the naval radio station at Otter
Cliffs, has been established at Rock
land Highlands by the East Coast
Fisheries Company. Primarily 1t was
erected in order that the company
may communicate with its steam
trawlers while the latter are on the
fishing grounds. but 1t will also be
used for transatlantic and coastwise
commercial business. The new sta
ton will have a working radius of
about 1900 miles. The masts are 126
feet high, 200 feet apart. The equip
ment are Of the most improved type.
1t Is understood that the fisheries
company will erect a similar plant at
T Wharf, Boston.
Shipping interests everywhere will
watch with much interest the efforts
which are being made to float the
concrete freight steamship Polias,
which was wrecked on Old Cilley
ledge. near Port Clyde, several
months ago. with the loss Of IL Of her
crew. The divers Investigations,
made at the instance Of the United
States Shipping Board. are said to
have shown that the bottom of the
craft Is q succession Of Jagged holes,
but it is regarded as triumph for
concrete construction that the steam
ship lies apparently as she struck,
with no serious damage to the hull.
The government sold the wreck to
private parties. in whose behalf the
salvage efforts are being made. The
compressed air method will be used.
The steamship cost complete nearly
100000.
Old Orchard on Sunday last had
record crowd Of visitors but had not
single case Of intoxication and no
arrests were made.
Rev. Frank L. Vernon, who on Sun
day announced his resignation as
pastor Of the Cathedral church of St.
Luke's, Portland, was born AZ years
ago in st. John, n. B.. and was grad
uated from Boston Latin School and
Trinity College. University of Toron-
to. He studied at the Cambridge
Theological Seminary and was or
dained a deacon in the Cathedral in
Albany in 1900 by Right Rev. William
Croswell. He served two years as
rector OF the church in North Graf