Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-06-14
Flag Day. Display Old Glory.

Flag Day. Display Old Glory.
James G. GuIaac OF Bangor. presi-
dent OF the State Chamber OF Com
merce and Agricultural League. and
E. T. Clifford OF Winthrop. represent
ing the Maine State Grange. were in
Washington Friday before the Inter
state Commerce Commission TO adyo-
cate not exceeding a fat 80 Per cent
railroad freight increase for New
England roads.
This visit is 20 rcpTese7t the ship
pers cf Maine in the discussion and
settlement Of the freight problem, IS
peciaily as to adequate charges 20
81 he the railrr.. Il to run At other
ran loss. Mine = wili.n; % lay
tie freight. b2: watts tie terv.ce
lacking for thr=e years Tcejg,.' m
:argoes throttle L:;~.less ens--v ard
: quick remedy i. needed h=rA az
much as in any eastern safe
These men arr ,iclre4i.-t' To aIr.ar
f.efore the commission ~ :. result OF
a recent ccafere-'e IN -iuc,.sta t. dis
tuss the probles:. fro.a al :.,l.:'es
Essentially tn-i visit IS To- Obtain
assurance that Discrimination against
tise Far Eastern ss,cfi)a # fhe ration
l. avoided. Thy are co,relai,r
With other delegat5u1s from, this .-oup
or states with sin.!Iir obicc:i,e.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson
are at their summer home on Seven
Hundred Acre Island. Dark Harbor.
for the season and plan 10 remain
very late next fall, possibly until after
Christmas Mrs. Gibson Las Just re-
turned from a visit with her sister.
Lady Aston. in England. formerly
Miss Mamie Langhot,le, Who married
William Waldorf Aston some wears
ago in London. coming to the Gibson
place for their honeymoon. Lady AS
tor has the distinction of being the
hrst woman TO have a seat in Parlia-
ment.
on last Memorial day in Castine the
following items of interest were told
by one of the memoirs of the Post.
The bass drum carried in the pa-
rade was presented by Gen. Charles W
Tiiden to Com. r &. Brown for the
charles l.. Stevens Post. No. IS. 1t
was the property of the 18th Maine
regiment. but when the Cd Maine
marcned from Castine in 1851 Dit be-
ing the first regiment to leave the
State OF Maine for the seat of war, i,
carried this drum. Oliver Bridges a
drummer Of the War of 1872 was the
drummer on this occasion. There
were 80 men from Castine in the regi
ment. now there are two-Elisha :
Perkins and Joseph Hackett, both Of
them present At the dinner The sill
nag. stin carefully preserved is TO he
seen at any time in G. A. r. hall xas
presented to the company on the
common by Miss Lucy Little a ,s--
wards Mrs. Lucy Wallace.
Inc End Maine marched from, ,oun
10 North Castine. where teams ve-a
ready Tor their ride to R,,cl,snor.
Where they took the steamer Ka-aba;,
Tor Bangor. and were CHARTERED in ,b.
Armory there. Before they rsce;,,as
their arms they drilled with f.,ca
pichets- when these men arrived in
ortiaho on their way to Washington
the passengers in a train were 70
quested TO leave to make room for sol.
oiers going TO the seat of -
among the Passengers was .frs n.
Venport- and she was much surnr,s.s
on leaving the car to see all re-
Castine boys, her townsrnen. and ia
,ne pleasure Of shaking hands NTH
'nem and taking their messages IN
wives and friends at home.
Capt. Charles s. Crocka.. b
given the command of the s,ssn.,
Camden. Of the Eastern Steamship
Co.'S feet. he being the younses. com.
mander in the service.
A Windsorville cor,esno,ao,.
writes the Kennebec Journal az fol.
lows:
Il note in your issue of June tha,
the towns of Franklin and Livermore
rails are in dispute over the claim
OF having the youngest seIectman in
the State of Maine We think Won
mad better advise them not to come
10 blows over it, even if one of them
Is big heavyweight, as windsorvi,,a
holds the honors of the youngest Sc
lectman in the State. He is HarIan.5
Hussey. but p years Of age"
After a temporary suspension tba
Ashland Gazette. having moved into
new quarters, has again made its ap-
pearance.