Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-11

and sam" Newcomb. the trap drum
MGR, has served continuously for 80
years. These artists. hardened to
concerts. funerals and applause, are
destined to go on for many years. to
the great satisfaction of u music low
ing public. Prof. Theme has the
same erect carriaec-the same fire in
his eyc-as when he used to bring his
orchestra here for the Phoenix club
and other big parties at the old Ala
media. Jack" Barrett, serving as
mess sargent during his spare time.
steps lightly to his work; and sam"
Newcomb. the musical photographer
is always busy with his camera.
Arthur S. Smallcy, who conducts Il
public auto service between Rockland
and Belfast, is not perhaps what the
world calls a globe trotter, but a man
who has travelled $4,000 miles in the
last II years ought to have some kind
OF title. Mr.. Smallcy is able TO fig
ure his travels pretty close to the
mark, and he regards it as a conSer-
Vative estimate that he covers 10000
miles a year. The most remarkable
part of it is that he has never had a
car in a mishap where anybody re-
ceivcd injuries of consequence. or
where he had to pay damages. Il
have had 60 cars. Mr.. Smaliey told
Courier Gazette reporter. land my
choice of the lot is the Packard and
the Cadillac. The regular running
time between Rockland and Belfast is
~ hours, but Mr.. Smallcy has done
ii in SO minutes. which by the way. is
quite contrast to one day last win
ter when he was three hours getting
over SprinSbrook Hill, and 1912 hours
in making Rockland. At Daytona
Beach. whore the road was an i'm
provment on house floor, Mr.. Small
Icy made 81 miles an hour. Mr.. Small
ley has carried SO passengers in 90
passenger bus and IS in a touring car,
but doesn't banker for business on
quite such an cXtravaGant basis as
that-Rockland Courier Gazette.
a very slim spring pack of sardines
at Eastport is indicated in the reports
that come from that section. Not a
single can has been packed as yet al
though the season of 1928 is over two
weeks old. Present indications are
that none will be packed until the
first of June at the earliest. The
PASSPORT Sentinel states that a ma
jcrity of the packers are prepared to
open when fish are availa bic but none
are now in sight. The usual signs of
herring are entirely lacking, not q
single school having been reported
anywhere about Quoddy. This is dis
coura ging some weirmcn who had de-
cided to rebuild their weirs, and while
it is uncertain as to how many will
give up construction or repairs this
year as result of the threatened
scarcity of fish, there is no doubt
about its effect in slowing down the
progress of those who are going
ahead. Not a weir in Quoddy is now
in fishing condition and it is likely
that few will be much before the first
of June. Concerning the present mar
ket on sardines, The Gamers New
York correspondent has this to say.
indicating that there will probably be
nc great boom in prices, either of
sardnes or of fish at the weirs this
season: While statistically the Maine
market is we'll placed and new stocks
will not be canned until much later
than in the average seacon, there is
only a tame demand on the spot for
sjobbng parcels. These are generally
preferred in small lots. Offerings are
in limited assortment, as some of the
Well-known sellers .are out or nearly
so. California and imported fish are
without special features.