Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-07-18


At dealers or from FRUIT -A-TIVES
Limited, OGDENSBURG, N. Y.
use. It is proposed to close the
Weeks grammar school, the South
street primary, the Center street
school and the Washington street
school. The reduction is made in the
interest of economy. 1t is generally
believed there is going to be a
smaller school census in Bath in Sep
TENDER than for some time, but there
are no figures available on this mat
ter, and considerable interest is man.
ifested in what the figures will tell
when the school season is resumed.
Miss Rae Bowden of Westbrook,
the well-known Broadway actress.
left hurriedly this past week for
Cleveland where she will join Jack
Norworth and the La La Lucille
company for the balance of the sea-
son. The company. which has been
touring the Middle West since leav-
ing New York a month ago, opens
next week in the Ohio theatre for an
indefinite engagement and Miss Bow
den will play the Character lead of the
piece for the remainder of the tour,
closing in time to begin rehearsals
for a New York production in the
late summer.
John j. Perry. who recently sew
cred his connection with the United
States consular service in Alexan-
dria, Egypt, by reason of poor health,
has returned to his Rockland home
to recuperate from the ill effects of
malarial fever, of which he became a
victim shortly after his arrival on
Egyptian soil. Although his health
had been scarcely conducive t. much
enjoyment, Mr.. Perry returned by
way of seven European countries.
making brief stops In Venice, Milan,
Switzerland, Berlin, Cologne, Coblenz,
Amsterdam Brussels, Paris and Lon
don. This has been the hottest sea-
! son in Europe since the inception of
! the weather bureau IL years ago."
| A botanical marvel-a six-leaf
clover--was found Wednesday by r.
c. Allen of Brooklyn, n. Y, guest
al the Poland Spring House.
! Miss Billie Burke and her party are
touring the White Mountains en- route
| to her summer home in York Harbor.
| the Profile House. With Miss Burke are
her little daughter. Miss Patricia,
Mrs. Mildred Mccoy and her little son,
! Philip Mccoy. They reached York
Harbor Saturday evening.
: George Moore>s, prominent Aroostooll
county lumberman. stated to the Pio-
neer Saturday. that along the Ashland
| branch moose were thicker than they
had been in years. cartridges are also
! numerous this year and every indica-
ton points to fine season for the
hunting of this gamey bird.
Miss Bijou Fernandez. the Goldwyn
! movie scout. failed to find any picture
possibilities in the trip Thursday
through Cornish, kczar Falls and other
York county towns. although she did
! find number of girls, who she
thought were much more attractive
than the city girls she had studied on
her trip, who dress naturally and live
! right. putting en- none of the affecta-
tons of styles like their city cousins
| and in consequence getting more out of
lie than the girls in the city. Il have
seen more real girls today considering
. the number of young women that I've
seen than at any other time during my
trip" she said
| About ESQ members of the Mutual
! Life Field Club will meet in Portland
for their annual summer meeting from
Tuesday to Thursday of next week.
This organization is made up Of man
ayers. general and special agents Of
the Mutual Life Insurance Company of
| New York who have reached a definite
figure of new business written for the
year They will make their headouar-
tiers at the Falmouth Hotel while they
are there.
Miss Martha Hopkins, general sec
| rotary Of the Bangor Y w. c. A., be-
gan her years leave Of absence Satur-
day. and after spending two months in
Maine, will leave for New York. where
she will take years course in ad-
vanced 7. w. c. A. work.
Addison Rowe. who after an absence
of Al years from Eliot, his early home.
has returned to the Pacific Coast.
where he plans to settle up his affairs
and later return to Eliot to spend his
last days amid the scenes Of his boy
hood. Previous to his return q few
months ago. Mr.. Rowe had not been
heard from for a number Of years, and