Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-08

ds-S StIESE sLFCsEfLsCI IN lasaiIS- VI
many years he was practically the
only architect in that section. The
Bangor z. u. g. 4. building and Pc
roba1ot County Cogrttc-,sc Will long
be examples OF his work. He de-
signed practically all Of the newest
scfooIFouses. He sustained D. Sc
we're loss IL the fire Of 1911, when
his Offices, with remarkable library
Of works on architecture. was DC
stroyed. together with records. plans
and data which had accumulated
for years.
The collector Of customs OF Pc
nobscot advertises six cords Of pulp
wood for sale, az abandoned Sto
the Government" This pulpwood
was used TO conceal nearly d car
load of whiskey seized recently. No
one has appeared to claim it.
The two Catholic pariShes. st.
Johns and st. Mary's, Of Bangor.
will unite in the Observance Of ST.
/ Patricx's Day with a program in
J City hall. Rev. f'r. Drain Of Port
band will deliver the principal adj
dress, ~ moving picture machine
/ has been installed in st. Johns
; parochiai school for showing educa-
tonaI fiIrn& and an occasional en-
f PERTAINING picture, not strictly cduca-
, tionaL The school is also to have
| n gymnasium, open to the children
| Of the parish.
| Portland has been the home town
! Of the Congressman from that dis
! trict Al out Of the last 60 years l..
D. NJ. Sweat, the last Democrat to
| win In that district. served one
| term during the Civil War and was
! followed by John Lynch for four
: terms. then two were taken by John
II. .Buricigh Of South Berwick.
( Thomas r. Reed was elected in 1876.
and stayed until 1890. when Amos
Z J.. Alien of Alfred became his sue
I cegaor. and remained until 1911.
Asher &. Hinds was three times
elected and then. Louis A. Goodall
Of Sanford had two terms, complet-.
ing the second Friday. Strangely
enough. he is the only cx-membcr
| living. Mr.. Reed died soon after
| resigning his seat, Mr.. Allen died
month prior to expiration Of his
last term and Mr.. Kinds soon after
4 retiring.
One Bath merchant stated Friday
that In the past three weeks he has
sold 5000 Lolypops- on stick and
one day disposed of 500. He says
that while the fad ia on the sales by
ell dealers are very large, but that
come day the demand will as sud
denly cease az 1t began. He judges
from past experience with other
candy fads.
Miss Helen II. Small of Yarmouth
= is one Of the Maine girls who are de-
voting their energies toward the
amelioration Of distress in Armenia.
She has been nearly two years in Ar
mcnia. A recent letter to her broth
or, Alfred, says that no sooner do the
relief workers establish some degree
Of comfort for refugees than the
Turks come and smash things
She has been in Adana, Haroulnye
Marash and on the Island Of Cyprus.
There were 10000 refugees in Adana
at one time, nearly naked, all fam
ished and manysof them diseased.
There were 10 workers in Harpoot
caring for 500 forlorn, homeless and
starving Arnenians at one. time.
Many natives in this city were killed
or driven far away in drovcs by The
Turks. Miss Small at night keeps n
.Ix.tt LII. -. "A
bag of food at hand, prepared to
fec Mt short notice. Only tho3c relief
workers of iron nerve, such as is
possessed by this typical Yankee girl,
,, persist In remaining. buoyed up with
the hope that some day some power
full agency will eliminate the hostile
bands from Armenia.
Down at Kendail's Head, the far
east frontier town OF Eastport lives
a man who 10 worried neither by the
18th amendment nor the income tax
law. Al Parker. n rugged, healthy
mnn I'm the prime of life, lives as
hermit there. in dilapidated hut on
the shore OF Johnson's Cove. He
| keeps warm by burning the driftwood
that he In able to pick up on the
beach few feet from his cabin, and
for food he has fish and Holsters that
ne gets from the bay. and CLAIMS in
plenty. or course, liquor and to-
bacco are unknown quantities to him
and he has never been Ill so doctors
bills and medicine have no terrors for
! him. In spite Of the fact that he has
been free from worry concerning the
scarcity of houses or the soaring of
prices. we wonder why n man such
Az he can prefer q lonesome. chcerless
life with limited amount OF food
and absence OF all luxuries. even OF
real comforts, To n life with definite
employment. friends and happier
surroundings?