Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-09-17

Won't be in vain.
AS you helped US in September,
Rally round us in November;
And the enemy dismembcr,
Down in Maine.
IA. M. F.) Skowhegan
Three women went to the polls at
East Sumner in the same automo-
bile, and each carried her baby in her
arms. The correspondent says of
course they were Republicans and will
doubtless go again in November and
vote for Harding and Coolidge.
Rev. Luther F. Mckinney Wednes-
day evening celebrated the 5Oth ami
versary of his ordination as pastor
of the Universalist church in Bridg-
ton. parish supper was given in his
honor at the Universalist hall, follow
ed by public exercises in the church
IN which pastors of the town assist
ed. MIR. Mckinney himself delivered
an address on persons and events in
so years of church history
In Richmond Monday three women
over 80 years of age cast their first
ballot and did so with great pride
and in spirit ofa renewed youth.
They were overjoyed at being able to
cast at least one ballot during almost
a century of life
A party of IA members of the Cos
pei Mission who have been having
religious services in Wiscasset of late,
predicting the second coming of
Christ to Palestine in about two
months. were heading Sunday for
Bath when the axle of their truck
broke down and the party, which in
Ncludes two or three members of the
Shiloh colony, were allowed to en-
camp overnight, until a new axle
could be procured from Wiscasset, in
the barn of the w. ]. Bookings
place on the main road between Wis
casset and this city. The Gospel
MissionerS had a rousing meeting in
the Bookings barn Sunday evening
that continued until about ten. Some
of the party are intending to travel
to Palestine which they plan to reach
WtlIiH lIiC lWo tuOuSIS AZ Tic oQu-
day evening meeting the neighbors
attended along with some of the sum-
mer visitors remaining in Woolwich.
A large bob-cat weighing As pounds
and measuring from tip of nose to tip
of tail four feet, six inches, was shot
by Colin r. Dunn on his farm on the
southeastern end of Westport island,
Tuesday evening. The beast was
the male of pair that have summer
ed on the island. having come, it is
believed, over the ice in the early
spring. 1t had a handsome pelt of a
tawny background and notified with
white and black spots. The skin was
taken to Bath where it is to be dress
ed and made into a rug. So far as
known. this is the first bob:-cat to be
shot on the island for generation.
Following the action of Judge
Upper of the Boothbay Harbor mu-
nicipal court in binding over to
the October court for trial Reu-
ben Brewer of Linekin for hav-
ing 43 short Holsters in his posses
sion, the Boothbay Register said.
"Only short time ago the sea and
shore fisheries commission of Maine
placed close time upon the lobster
fishing of this county. Violent pro-
tests Immediately arose from the af-
fected partieS-even from this paper
which did not believe that the commits
sion was justified in its discrimination
against this particular section. One
week later the close time was removed
and credit for that removal is univer-
sally given to three prominen: and In
fiuential citizens of Boothbay Harbor-
along with the agreement of the lob
ster fishermen to obey the law to the
letter.
In another section of this issue
appears the account Of the first short
lobster arrest here since the close
time was lifted. Can it mean that the
fishermen are still defiant? Can it
mean that the fishermen mean to break
their honest agreement not to keep
short Holsters? Or does it mean that
only in isolated cases are the lobster
men violating the laws and their word ?
We hope it means the latter. But if
it doesn't and If it spells open de-
fiance throughout this County on the
part Of the lobster fishermen then we
can never again be critical of any ac-
ton which our commission sees fit to
take
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry \. Bickford
were given a surprise party last Sat
urday evening at the home Of their
daughter. Mrs. William - Rice of
Norway in honor of their golden we'd
ding anniversary. The gathering was
large and the presents many. Mr..
Bickford Is a native of Parsonsfield.
born May 8. 1s47. He served with
three brothers in the 18th Maine, he
being later transferred to Cos l and e,
18th Maine and coming home a SER
geant He was severely wounded at
winchester. He farmed for three