Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-11

is specially enthusiastic about out
Of door athletics and has been in
several camp positions. This Sum
mer she has taught at Camp Sunny
Crest. Leeds.
Chaplain L. w. Weber of the
State Prison says there is great
need of reading matter for the
prisoners. as the stock was COM
pletelN DESTROYED in tho recent big
Arc. Look around the house and sec
what YOU can find in the line Of
magazines and books that would do
the prisoners a lot more good than
they arc doing YOU.
The janitor at the public library
at Lewiston has been made con-
stable. and since this took place has
dealt with two peoplc found cut
ting pages from reference books or
ma gaines. His appointment was
for this very purpose, SO much
trouble has been experienced re-
Gently with mutilatiOn Of books.
Some have been cut for stories, some
for advertisements and more for H.
Illustrations. Just before the pres
entation of Romeo and Juliet last
wear. the Whole opera was cut from
an expensive reference book on
music.
The third Canadian National rail-
way special immigrant train from
Halifax, with about 800 English i'm
migrants bound for Philadelphia. ar
rived in bangor at : O'Clock Tuesday
night and left at 500 for Portland.
its first stop after leaving Bangor.
The tram YVES composed of six Pull
man slecpers. five tourist slecpers,
two dining cars and baggage car.
After reaching Philadelphia the
passengers will proceed to their
destinations. many being bound to
the southern states, some going as
far south as Florida. The fourth
and final train is expected to arrive
in Bangor at noon today.
Frank S. Wakefield in recalling
years when Topsham fair opening
has had to be postponed on account
of hard weather conditions prevail
inc remembers one year when the
fair did not open until Friday morn
ing and was continued into Satur-
day. Everyone on the grounds who
had booth of one kind or another
was mourning his hard luck and eX-
pecting to meet a heavy loss but on
Friday and Saturday the weather
was fine. crowds flocked to the fair
ground and everyone did tremcn-
dous business and most everyone
came away with satisfactory pro-
fit.-Bath Times.
Mrs. Eta Kicker Of Pittston. who
is 81 years old, has since the 1st of
June made two braided rugs, knit
g. pairs of stockings, "a pairs Of nit
tens. $ pairs being double mIttens,
pieccd 3 crib quilts anu l large one,
knit % yards of lace, inches
wide, beside doing her own work.
Last Sunday she took an auto ride
with Mr.. and Mrs. Wakefield of Car
diner to jefferson and back to East
Pittston and then to Togus, Angus
Ia and back home and was not in the
least tired. Mrs. Kicker intends to
so to Massachusetts next week to
spend the winter with relatives.
49, VIII hiIbt mao 'NNh IOOhth
forward to for almost 40 years at
SacO occurred Monday, when ground
was broken for the new 5000
Federal building. to be erected at
the corner Of Free and Main streets.
The work Of laying the foundatio
and erecting the first story will be
pushed along in order that the
building can be closed in before
Winter While the office will not be
as large or as prctCntious as bad
been hoped. it will be marked
Improvement over the old office,
which for long time has been n
disgrace to the city. Contractor
work. saws all local men possible
will he hired TO do the work. The
building will be ready for occupancy
a year from this month. 1t is OK
pected that there will be a marked
increase in the valIic Of property in
the vicinity Of the new building.
Already old wooden buildings on
Free street have been torn down.
Gail Laughlin, who has been prac-
ticing law in California for many
years has returned to her native city
OF Portland to i've. Miss Laughlin.
it was recalled, is one Of the most
forceful speakers in the National
Federation of Business and Profess
sonal and Business Women's clubs.
She is to be at tho head of the Civic
class of the WomenS Literary
Union this year. Since the BPW
has become organized in Maine, Miss
Laughlin has travelled across the
continent number OF times to speak
before its gatherings. She was in
Lewiston in 1920 shortly after the
organization Of the local club and
spoke at a gathering in an Auburn
auditorium. 1t was ehe season of big
storms when all traffic was tied up
but even at that she had n good sized
audience. Miss LauShlin is against
the 4S-hour law for women, giving as
one of her reasons, that 10 put