Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-18

department, has been drawn for ap-
prevail of a justice of the supreme
court.
Excessively high tides and low
tides have been noted the past week
at PASSPORT. reaching close to the
tops of the wharves. One tide, with
a rise of y feet and inches. was
nearly record height IT is seldom.
however, that any damage is done,
as the wharves are built to meet
these conditions, though 1t is often
very inconvenient for the landing
from steamers or small craft.
Famous old Fort George at Castine,
named for England's King in Revo-
lutionary days. Is to be incorporated
into the golf links of the Castine
Golf Club. The club will own its
own land, instead of leasing. The
newly acquired land includes IS
acres of the old fort, with it's dun
geons, earthworks and parade
ground, and the adjoining country as
far as the canal. Nine holes are now
completed but IS is the eventual
plan to be developed.
1t is a rare thing for twins to be
found among Indians and the dis
covery of two 5-year- old girls in
the Passamaquoddy tribe has caused
intense interest among the tribes
men around Portland. Me. The
father is William Soccobie. noted
athlete, and this is the first time
that twins have come to the Passa-
maquoddies in their l56 years of
hnrda, tina
United States and Canada. The
twin girls have been carefully
secluded for five years to avoid the
influence of the EVIL spirits"
Many interesting features have
been planned in connection with the
convention of the Maine Federation
of Music Clubs which meets in Frye
hall, Oct. % and %. On the after
noon of the 23d, when Mrs. William
Arms Fisher, director of the depart
ment of education of the National
Federation of Music Clubs. will be
the speaker There will be also
recital by the winners in the State
contest for young artists. Those
appearing on the program are Miss
Avis Lamb, Miss Helen Bradbury.
Miss Marcia Merrill and Miss Muriel
Smith.
1t will cost between s35o,000 and
$40O 900 to repair the steamship City
of Rockland now in drydock at the
Atlantic Works, East Boston. where
she was lowed q fortnight ago after
being fioated from Dix Island reef in
the lower Kennebec where she struck
in dense fog the night of Sept. 2.
bound from Kennebec river ports to
Boston There were five bids for
the repair job and an estimate of the
cost of building a new steamer,
duplicate of the present City OF
Rockland at present day cost. is
placed at 100000 A survey of the
vessel in the drydock disclosed brok-
en- timbers extending nearly the en-
tire aength of the vessel. The en-
gines were pushed up and the super
structure damaged.
Probably the happiest girl in Port
land today is Miss Dorothy Appleby.
II years old, daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. George +. Appleby of St. john
street And the raison d'etre Of Miss
Appleby's joy Is the fact that she
received a telegram Tuesday morning
from Fl. Y. Pokress of New York City.
president of the Mtneralava Com
pany, announcing that the National
Rudolph Valentino Beauty Contest
will take place in Madison Square
Gardens Nov. 2S. The text of the
telegram may sound prosaic enough.
but what it actually means is that
little Miss Appleby, in common with
cities of the United States who were
winners in local Valentino contests,
will have an opportunity to meet the
Adonis of the screen.
This little story, told in the office
of the Journal Chronicle, Farming
ton, recently, by a well known local
orchardist is a good antidote for the
general feeling of depression regard
ing the seasons apple crop: Near
ly half century ago seeding tree
was saved from the pillow on my
farm and grated with Northern Spy
scions. After an heroic struggle for
existence the tree was anything but
promising when. after / took the
farm and learned its interesting his
tory. ! resolved to give 1t chance
to come through. A ration of
balanced fertilizer costing just half
dollar year was fed for many
years. This cost was of course
doubled in the days of the Great
War, when all costs scared, but
what of the returns? Well, in all
the years I have fed the tree 1t has
gone long way toward feeding me,
as for instance, in 1922. when more
than fifteen barrels of excellent fruit
were harvested from the chance
Seeding. now a tree to be proud Of,
which netted when sold in the Bos-
ton markets nearly $50"