Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-29
DEXTER.
No Railing. This Year,
Basketball Season Opens
New Electric Burglar
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No "raffling" WAS allowed in THU
rown during the feM days prior *
THANKSGIVING. For years "raffling'
Ior several evenings before Thanks
giving and Christmas was O custom
in nearly all Of the local MARKET
ana mo- one found any fault. Las
year the ban was placed on this
method Of disposing OF chickens
ducks and turkeys by deputy sheriff
Ellis who acted on complaint OF 10.
cal people who objected to the petty
gambling. The order against sraff.
ling" came several days ago wher
deputy sherfff Ellis visited several Of
the markets. and advised the propri.
etors not to attempt dice shaking ir
their places Of business this wear
They all readily obeyed the orders Of
the officer.
The 1923.24 basketball season
opened In Town Hall ! Wednesday
evening when a practice game was
played between tn N. II. Fay high
school five and the Dexter A. A
just what kind OF O basketball team
will represent the local high school
this season remains to be seen. Sew
eral regulars and subs of last years
aggregation. remain as nffcelus for
this seasons team and Coach Buck
DeWever has his charges indulging
in daily practice on the Town Hail
fioor. The schedule is being pre-
pared and will include two games
with Bangor high, the rivals OF Deg
ter for Penobscot county champion
ship honors for several years past.
New electric burglar alarms have
been installed this week in the local
quarters of the Merrill Trust Co.,
and the Eastern Trust & Banking
Co. These alarm systems are
the latest word in apparatus Of the
kind and are so equipped that many
push buttons are at convenient pla-
ces in the floor of the banking rooms
ais protection against possible hold
up men who might enter the CORR
doris of the bank during banking
hours. The pressing Of one Of these
buttons results in the Changing of a
huge gong on the exterior of the
building. The cutting of a wire In
the bank also sets the gongs to ring
ing as does also the least bit of tam
pering with one of the vaults. The
alarm systems are similar to those
now being installed in all of the large
banks Of the country.
Hon. and Mrs. William f. Brews-
ter go to Portland Thursday where
they will pass the holiday with then
son, Senator and Mrs. Ralph o
Brewster. - z.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon L. Smith Of
Portlan& are the Thanksgiving
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Palmer
on Forest street. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter S.. Plouff lef
Wednesday for Marion. Mass, where
they will pass Thanksgiving witt
their son, Norman PIouff, who is 8
student at Tabor asademy.
Two Dexter boys witnessed the
Army Navy football game at the Pole
Grounds in New York last Saturday
in the persons, of Midshipmen Bern.
| ard Gates and Robbie E.: Palmer o.
this town. Midsl1ipman Gates is tn,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert NJ
Gates and Midshipman Palmer /,
the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles C
Palmer. The entire regiment of mid
dies from the Naval Academy jour
neyed to New York on special train.
| to root for the naval academy war
| riors against the West Pointers.
Hon. George III. Babb. connected
with the Maine State Department o.
Agriculture. has been in this town OF
official business for several days.
Arthur Smith of Bangor. formerly
OF this town, was in town Wednesday
| on business.
On Friday evening an oyster stew
| supper will be served at the vestr,
of the First Universalist church un.
| DIR the auspices of the Clara Barton
Guild of the church.