Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-27

! He still does much of the hard work
ed in Grange work. having been an
active member for over half cen
fury and for years master of West
Bath Grange and also master of the
! Pomona. He was born in the place
where he now resides.
| Morris +. Miller Of Auburn, who
committed suicide last Wednesday,
left a statement by which he disposed
of over $4,000 of property, giving
his wife and four daughters each $10.-
| 600 and $4,000 to the Hebrew Syna-
gogue.
The fisherman honors at Camp
! Navajo in Northport this year are in
the hands of Edwardo Barenquc, a
I young Spanish boy, who has won a.
silver loving cup as witness of his
prowess with the hook. line and
sinker. He has landed 204 edible
kinds of fish during a period covering
not more than three hours a day for
Is days time.
: Bishop Louis S. Walsh Of Portland
officiated on Thursday morning at the
| funeral at Lewiston Of the late Rev.
FIR. Hebert. with clergymen present all
! over the State
Beach on Wednesday is said to have
/ been the most successful ever held.
even though the flood tide prevented
! finishing, some of the sporting events,
, held on the south beach. The pro
gram also included a clam bake. a
! trap shoot. hydroplane sails. drill by
the life saving crew, a ball game,
which Kelley's nine won % to from
; Winnegance, fireworks and a grand
dance.
! About 500 delegates attended the
opening day on Wednesday of the New
England Baptist Conference and
School of Methods at Ocean Park,
which will continue for eight days.
Judge Charles L. Donahue of Port
I
| certain city officials with having Sc
! cured and taken city contracts for
| firms with which they are connected.
! followed it up on Thursday with
| serving notice on the city treasurer
| that no payments could lawfully be
made by future deliveries of coal by
! one of the men, Overseer Fred L.
| Johnson of the Poor Department
The following tribute to we'll
! known Maine woman comes to the
! journal from Major w. Proctor of
! Wilton. n. H:
"One of Names brilliant women
gave two wonderful addresses at the
| New Hampshire Veterans Associa-
| ton Wednesday and Thursday at
| Weirs. n. H, Mrs. Wallace R Tarbox
! of Fryeburg. national representative
of the ladies of the G. a. r. She is
| a fine speaker, has beautiful voice
and is convincing speaker on any
! subject. The manner in which she
! dealt with the railroads was most in
| teresting. Mrs. Tarbox certainly is a
great asset to the Pine Tree State
and she knows how to boom it-at
the same time being greatly admired
in New Hampshire"
| A number of changes have been
/ made in the supreme court room at
Pennington. reports the Journal
Chronicle, which will add much to the
accommodation of judges and at
! torneys. Originally the only en-
trance to the Court from the at
torney's room was through the
! judges room. A door now opens
i from the corridor and the witness
box that stood at the right of the
! bench has been removed. as in the
future but one set of jury seats will
! be used. The judges lavatory has
also been changed so that it opens
only from the judges room and is ex
! clusively for their uses.
Captain Albert z. Andrews. form
, erly of Belfast. with Mrs. Andrews
and little son have arrived at Farm
| ington and will there pass the great
| er part OF September. if not sooner
ordered to duty. They came from
! Columbus, Ga. he being an instruct
| or at Camp Benning, about eight
| miles from that city and devoted to
infantry tactics. Captain Andrews
specializing in musketry. The school
had 6S5 graduates last year. He was
sent there about year ago as stu
ent and in about week was made in
structor, being recently appointed for
! two more years at least.