Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-28

eighteen. ~
Donald Macmillan cannot feel so far
out of the world after all. thanks to
the radio. He says that he gets his
news of the world every night by wire
less, just like reading an evening
paper. 1t is something that Arctic
explorers in the past have not had and
must make life during the long night
there more bearable.-Bath Times,
The announcement by State Grange
Master w. J. Thompson of South
China, that he will not be candi-
date for reelection, caves the field
open to State Overseer C. o. Purin-
ton of Bowdoinham, who is regard
ed as candidate for State Master al
though h, has made no formal an
nouncement, and John =. Abbott of
North Berwick. who served for six
years as overseer of the State Grange.
Continuance for hearing Dec. was
ordered in the case Of Gaspare verve-
ma, Italian Vice-consul at Portland,
when he was arraigned in municipal
court on charges of manufacturing and
possession of wine. He furnished
bonds of $500. Deputy sheriffs found
493 gallons of wine in his cellar which
he denied was intended for sale. but
which he is alleged to have admitted
making.
|, Who can remember the old
velocipedes. the predecessor Of the
bicycle? Well, some were owned
in this village half a century ago.
They We're not real satisfactory
vehicles of ,locomotion and yet they
had their devotees, who thought they
would put the horse out of business.
They were not easy to ride and
schools were established to make
wheel pedestrians proficient to their
art. The late Charles D. Noyes,
notice of whose death can be seen
in another column, when a resident
of this village used to teach such
schools were established to make
tion OF being an expert rider on
these pairs of wheels at that time
and won number of prizes. for his
ski1l.-South Paris news in The Ok
ford Democrat.
A palatial summer hotel may be
constructed on Richmond's Island,
three-fourths of mile from Cape
Elisabeth shore and not far from the
exclusive Prout's Neck colony, accord
ing to plans which now are, being con-
sidered by Phineas w. Sprague, mil
lionaire Boston coal dealer. Mr..
Sprague owns Richmond's Island,
which comprises about 900 acres of
picturesque territory as well as the
smaller Ram Island nearby. The place
tentatively selected for the erection
Of hotel that would cost more than
$500, 900, is one of the most slightly on
the coast. Plans are being formulated
also for. the laying Of $4,000 wooden
bridge from the mainland to the is
land. This work will not be started
this year, but 1t is said that there is a
year as . preliminary to the building
Of the hosiery.
Considerable building is being car
ricd on at Old Orchard Beach, cot
tages are being constructed In diff
fsrent parts of the town, additions
and renoyations are being made on
| many Of the hotels and boarding
houses, all looking forward TO d most
prosperous season In 1924. Work on
the amusement park and the bust
ness block at the end Of the Old
Orchard Pier has been pushed for
| ward rapidly the past fortnight. the
weather being the most favorable for
outdoor construction this Fall in
! soma years. and people who visited
| she resort Sunday were surprised at
the progress made since the IRE wip-
ed. out all the buildings In that
locality In September. With q con-
tinu4tt6n Of the pleasant weather