Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-04


New York Evening Mail.
Hosts Of Maine friends Of Harry
liz, Andrews, managing editor and
general manager of the Los Angeles,
Cal, Times will regret that he is i'll
with paralysis and viii be interested
in the report that comes of his taking
the Goat Glands treatment, at the
hands Of the Milford, Kansas, expert,
DR.. John r. Brinkly.
Funeral services for DR.. William f.
Crockett, famed athlete and one of
the original L-street brownies, who
died last Thursday at his home. 43o
,Shawmut avenue, South End, Boston,
as the result of accidental gas poison
ing, took place Sunday afternoon at
the undertaking parlors of w. T..
Graham at 1870 Washington street.
Rev. Francis A. Foxcroft of the
Church of the Ascension, RoXbury,
oficiatcd. The Episcopal service was
used. Among those who attended the
funeral were number Of Mr.. Crock
ctt's former associates at the L-street
baths. Burial was in Feake cemc-
terry, Waltham. DR.. Crockett was IS
lycars old. Besides his other accom-
plishmcnts Or. Crockett was also a
Civil War veteran.
Mayor Walter J. Glpatric Of Saco
had a good idea when he called an
"old fashioned town meeting" for
Monday afternoon to talk over mat
tiers Of great importance to every
taxpayer and voter OF the city. The
idea might we'll be copied by other
places.
1t is announced that Warren F..
Riker of Lewiston, brigadier general
of the Uniform Rank, Knights of
Pythias, whose term CT Office expired
Feb. 81 last, will be candidate for
re- election at the convention April II
in Portland. Successors to Major
George A. McKenney and Colonel w.
A. Gilman of the 1st Regiment will
also be chosen.
The most exciting Iiece Of news
waited about town Sunday night,
says the Bangor News. was that the
police had arrested at place in Es-
sex street the man who on Feb. 2S
murdered Jacob Rich, French
street clothing dealer. The only
trouble with the story was that it
wasn't true.
Another girls camp is coming to
the kennebec river. New York par
ties have bought Fosters Point camp,
about three years ago started as a
boys camp, and will in July have
about so girls there. The camp, on
New Meadows river, has between so
and GO acres. a dwelling, nine sleep
ing cabins and a floor for a dining
hall.
Tho Watchmakers' Club, an organ
ization of New England expert
watchmakers, has elected Almon f.
Garnsey of Sanford its president.
New Brunswick farmers of half
dozen counties are experiencing a hay
shortage and for the first time in the
memory of any living citizen, are i'm
porting hay from Maine. The situa-
ton is due to the extremely dry sum-
mer of/1921. The New Brunswick
government has arranged lower rail-
read rates on hay and other commo-
dities of which there is a shortage.
The United States Naval radio sta
ton at Otter Cliffs. near Bar Harbor,
has been presented with a portrait of
Lieutenant Alessandro Fabbri. who
founded the station and later pre-
scented it to the government.
brother, Ernesto G. F'abbri, made the
presentation.
The organization meeting of the
Maine Publicity Bureau will be held
at $50 p. NJ. this (Tuesday) evening
at the Lafayette, Portland.
Saturday, April %, las been desig-
mated by President Harding as the
golden anniversary of Arbor day.
The snow Of Saturday was so
heavy and damp that car was de-
rallied on the South Portland branch
of the Portland Railroad Co through
the snow being so firmly embedded
that the wheel fangcs would not
cling to the rails.
Building in Portland for the past
year ending March II amounted 70
$780,, 900, a gain Of 100000 over the
lprevious year. But III new dwellings
were erected against the 500 needed.
Garages numbered 225 Of the 963
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