Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-19
r. r. ADAMS

SOC a box, for $3.50, trial size, CSC.
At dealers or from FRUIT A-TIVES
Limited, OGDENSBURG, N. Y.
ing Co. proposes to move from Boston
to Dexter.
Next Thursday will be Forefathers
day, which is popularity regarded as the
shortest day Of the year. In reality
the days reached their shortest length
last Monday, Dec. IS, being nine hours
and six minutes long. They will re-
main that .length for nine days. in
creasng one minute on Dec. p. Next
Friday winter will begin.
The town of Sanford appears to be
in for another building boom, as in adj
dition to plans for a number of new
residences, which are 10 be erected, a
new Catholic church and new Boston
and Maine station arc to be built in the
near future. The Saint Jean Baptist
Society mas purchased lot 70 by s.
feet, at Island avenue ana High street
and a three story cement building will
be put up in the spring.
A new corporation, The Kenmore,
was organized in Biddeford the past
week. The capital is $4,000, of
which $500 is paid in. The presi-
dent is Byron n. Moore; treasurer,
Robert nj. Moore; clerk, Thomas 3.
Walker. The purposes are to build,
purchase and operate hotels, rcstau-
rants, cottages. etc. The company is
to operate the Kenmore hotel at
kennebunkport.
Carroll A. Deering of the G. G. Deer
ing bodybuilding Co., Bath, claims
that he heard the whistles of Portland
light ship and also that of Twin Lights
off Cape Elizabeth Thursday night.
AS Mr.. Deering has keen ears and a
faculty for distinguishing various
whistles and fog sirens nobody is dis
putting him. 1t was during the storm
Thursday night that he was able to
hear the variety which includes Scguin
whistle. three miles at sea. from the
mouth of the kenncbcc river. The
Portland whistles, according to the
chart, are - miles away.
There is to be an "Au Technology"
dinner ar Fote! Bi!tmore, New York, in
honor Of President $. W.. stratton
Some OF the most noted men OF the
country are among those listed on the
committees burt there is one name in
which Bath people are particularly in
terested. 1t is that Of Robert i. Shaw
of Bath. son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred p.
Shaw, who is the representative of the
student body, being president of the
sohior class. Mr.. Shaw has been one
Of the most highly bonored young men
who have attended Tech and Bath has
every reason to be proud of its son.
+. Carl Moran, Jr., Of Rockland,
Bowdoin College graduate and World
War veteran, has accepted appoint
ment as financial secretary for the
100000 campaign to be launched
about Jan. 10 by the National Coun-
ell for the Prevention of War. His
work will demand his presence for
the next three months in New York,
Philadelphia and Washington. The
appointment vas rendered by Fred
erick ]. Libby, National executive
secretary, who is also 3owdoin
graduate.
The homeless herring industry is
being conducted with more success
in Eastport and also neighborng
towns of Washington county this
winter than for several former sea-
sons. There is again a big demand
for the products turned out at the
various plants, for with the coming
on Of a satisfactory duty for all
smoked and prepared fish reaching
the Maine border from Canadian fish
settlements, the / average Eastern
Maino producer IF homeless herring
low has proper protection and can
run his plant at profit.
Bath. Portland, Auburn people who
are owners in the five masted schoon-
er Cora +. Greasy of the Percy &
Small way back in 1917 have re-
ccivcd christmas presents" of a div
idcnd. No matter if they do not own a
bit of the schooner now if the yheld a
part Of her then they got the money,
s443.l: 20 q sixty fourth and The
checks have been sent out by Percy
G. Small, Inc. 70 such persons About
IS in Bath benefit by this. The
amount distributed was S2S,39S.0S
and is IN settlement of collision
between the schooner, while in tow of
the Lee Towing Line, Inc. steam tugs
Maren Lee and Herman Lee, and the
Consolidation Coastwise bargcs in
tow of the tug Cumberland on April
Il, 1917.
What promises to be a book of the
greatest interest to Maine people and
to music lovers everywhere in
America. is the forthcoming volume
from the pen Of George Thornton Ed
wards. Music and Musicians of
Maine" to be issued in the spring of
1928. All Maine people know that
Annie Louise Carey and Lillian Nor
dica were born in Maine, but all do
not know that Annie Louise Cary was
acclaimed the greatest contralto the
world ever knew or that Nordica was
declared to be the greatest American
interpreter of Wagnerian roles. Nor