Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-08-22

hold their reunion at Madison Sept. s.
The first French girl to receive a
high school teachers appointment in
BiddefC is Miss Germaint Bcrgeron,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edmond
Bergeron. as she is been elected to
the position Of teacher III French.
She was born in Biddeford and re-
ceived her education in the public
, and parochial schools, being an eN-
ceptionally brilliant studc Il.
Although but 20 yes Of age, Mrs.
Emma Wardwcll # Penobscot has
So living descendants. She is the
mother of 10, grandmother OF 81 and
great grandmother of IS.
Overshadowing all other methods
of hiking is that claimed by Law
renee McDuff an Horace Mefuis,
who were in Houlton recently. on
their way to Vancouver, B. c., rolling
two barrels which are attached to
handles. They arc from Novia SEQ
tia and arc hiking this way to carry
out a wager which they must COM
plcte in eight ''1onths. TIL barrels
weigh so pounds each. When the
two lads were in Houlton they were
i'll the pink of condition.
Aaron Davis. the grand old man of
Biddeford. recently celebrated his
birthday, reaching his 95th birthday.
He is at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Eva Cook, y Birch street.
1t is just dawning on the many fam
lilies of Eastport. according to a dis
patch in the Boston Sunday Post,
that their principal supply of drink
ing water is III danger of becoming
contaminated from the fact that sew
cral hundred people swim and battle
almost daily in Boydens lake, II
miles away.
In Turner they tell a story about a
cat which adopted four baby skunks.
4 dog found the young animals
about six weeks ago on the farm of
Charles Harris in that town. The
skunks are getting so large now that
Tabby has weaned them and they
have been removed to quarters of
their own where they are growing
nicely on diet of meat and new milk.
They are tame and good natured.
It is sad news for many of the boys
in Bath that the Bath Y. NJ c. A. will
be closed indefinitely within a few
days. This closing will affect all
parts of the building. This action be-
came necessary because of the SLOW
progress being made to meet current
bills. liquidate the debt of about $4,000
and creating sufficient amount of an
nual contributions toward a fair work
ing budget to carry on it's activities.
Rain insurance has been issued for
the annual stare exhibition at Lewis
ton. The insurance for the first two
days amounts to $1,000 and $4,000 for
the last two The 1921 exhibition was
insured but only for the difference be-
tween receipts end amount Of the poll
cy This year the entire sum is col
lectible if a 10th Of an inch falls be-
tween A. NJ and P. NJ on any day
of the fair.
Boothbay Harbor is harboring new
and fourishing art colony which bids
fair to become in the near future as
popular as those at Gloucester and
Provinceiown. The harbor. with its
helter-skelter docks and wharves, its
rickety foot-bridge and its golden
ochre and purple low tides. all provide
material for pictures. The heavy pine
and spruce forests are also assets in
the artistic calling. All sorts Of cele-
brities and coming celebrities find ma
tcrial for expression here.
Fort fairfield is to have new COM
munity hospital and it will be for