Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-20
BY Albert T. Reid

roads in New Hampshire and the
advice applies equally we'll in Maine.
says the Bath Times. When new
gravel is put on street, or country
road, the tendency of the average
motorist is to follow the wheel track.
The result is that there becomes a
rut worn in that particular part of
the road While the rest of the gravel
does not get worn down properly.
If drivers would Drive all over the
road" they would in a short time
get a much better piece of road. The
same advice aplies to driving around
curves. Do not follow the same track
until YOU have worn a rut there.
Drive all over the road" This is the
advice that a we'll known road build
err gives motorists in Bath and else
where.
Stetson II. Hussey of Mars Hill is
TO seek a denomination for State
Senator from Aroostooll county. This
was to be expected, as the last SEES
sion of the Legislature was his first
term. Senator Hussey has served
two terms in the House of Rep
reSentativcS and as a member of the
House and Senate has proved his
worth. At this distance it would not
seem that he would have much diff
ficulty i'll winning out. as it is
habit of the Aroostook republicans
to give their representatives and
senators return engagement; and,
at times. they have made it three
terms. While Senator Paul Powers
of Houlton has made no announce
nent of his intent to ask q return to
the Senate in 1924. there is no reason
to expect that he will not run again
Lewiston Journal.
William D. Musscnden. Baths
veteran bank cashier and oldest past
eminent commander of Dunlap Com
mandery. Knights Templar. reached
his SSth birthday recently at the
home of his son, William b. Mussen-
den. treasurer of the Bath Trust Co
Mr.. Mussenden was head clerk in the
Bath postoffice when he was called
upon by the late Oliver Moses.
grandfather of the present Mayor
Moses, to become cashier of the First
National bank which he organized
and which was the first national
bank in the State of Maine. Mr.
Moses, the elder. was the first presi-
dent of the bank. That was in 1853
and Mr. Mussenden remained with
that bank until he opened the Bath
Trust Co., Dec. 2, 1902, staying there
until his retirement from active
banking three years later Although
Mr.. Mussenden's physical health has
not been up to it's usual standard
this Summer he retains a remarkable
memory and loves to chat with his
numerous friends.
King F. Graham, sheriff of Cum
berland County. necessarily makes
several enemies in the course of a
year. all persons who have come I'M
der the ban of his stern dictates be-
cause of law violations. But he has
never been accused of being partial
or inconsistent in his operations as
sheriff. and his friends and enemies
alike join in the realization that he
is very much on the job. Early in
the morning the sheriff reaches his
desk in the County Building. and he
stays there throughout the day. At
night he is invariably to be found in
the deputies office in the County
Building from seven to nine o'clock
at night, unless there are matters of
Importance necessitating investea-
tons elsewhere. He apparently takes
no holidays. but is alert every dav
and Sunday. too. The high sheriff
is man who carefully weighs evil
dence and statements before forming
opinions. and would rather give
person the benefit of a doubt than
act as a prosecutor. Sheriff Graham's
hobby is baseball. and in the old
days they say he waited a wicked
willow and could pitch and catch
with the best of them.-Portland
Press Herald.