Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-16

Maine this year is far ahead of one
year ago, IN fact, August seems to
| be beating all others. The receipts
] from the State ferry are proving
large and travel over it is beating all
records. which is the best evidence
| that tourists travel in this section of
| the State is greater than ever-Bath
Times.
| Sardine herring have been found
| the local factories were operating
! Tuesday, nearly 500 bushels having
been received at the different plants.
| Some of the fish came upsfrom the
| traps at Corrinne Island, but more
! were caught in ScineS off MackWorth
| Island, where quite good sized bodies
| of fish were found. There is usually
a good run of sardine herring in
| August. and the packers are hope
! full that the fish have come to stay. ,
! United States Senator Frederick
Hale, with United States Senator
George Wharton Pepper of Pennsyl-
vania. Robert Hale and Colonel Ed
win S. Anthoinc of Portland together
with Senator Peppers son law
and two friends as his guests, left
Tuesday by automobile for Stacyville
for two weeks trip in the woods, in
= the region of Mt. Katahdin. They
will be the guests of Arthur q. Spear
! of Portland at the katahCiin Lake
iCamps. owned by Mr.. Spear ana for
merly known as Cushman's Camps.
Raymond II. Larrabce. who has
| been reelected assistant principal of
Bridgton High school, has been very
! succC Ssful as a teacher and is es-
! pecially proficient as athletic director,
!, having the qualities of leadership so
; essential in this work. He coached
/ the basketball, football and baseball
} teams of BridGton High last year.
/ turning out good teams. He also
! had charge of the gymna stun work
! the son of Horace G. Lara bee of
/ that town, a graduate of Bridgton
! High and Bowtloin college, and dur
! ing the World War was stationed in
! New York, having Il long service,
with many varied duties.
! Down at kennebec Point there Is
a camp for girls known as Camp
| Overlook. which was opened this
season by Mrs. Rich of Fitchburg,
Mass. One of the instructors at this
camp is an Indian girl from Oldtown
who teaches basketry. There are
| three canoes at the camp, two with
f; sponsors which cannot be easily
capsized and one ordinary canoe.
! The Indian maiden prefers the latter
and delights many who see her as
she handles the craft. She is an ex-
pert with Il paddle and handles the
| canoe with all the deXterity of her
race. She is also a fast runner and
in the races which the girls had on
| July 4 for their field day she proved
her swiftness of foot by easily out
distancing the others.
i Dance reform has been started at
| the University of Maine and DR..
Clarence c. Little, President of the
| institution, has sent letters explaining
| the matter to the parents and guard
| ians of the students. The reform af-
! fects the girls as we'll as the boys.
In case any student of the university
is seen dancing improperly the
patronesses are to complain to the
| college authorities. The offender
then receives letter Number One
reprimanding him or her. \ copy is
sent also to the parents or guardian
! of the dancer. If perchance sec
! ond offence is noticed, letter Num-
Der Two is issued, recounting the
case and calling attention to the
penalties. The student is practically
on probation. A third violation by
the same student may result in his
suspension or even expulsion.
According to one of the Boston
papers Arthur Irwin former manager
of the Lewiston New England
baseball team and we'll known in
baseball circles over the country,
thought dead for two years. is now
reported to be alive and managing
baseball team in the south Irwin,
who in his career managed teams in
the National, New England and
Eastern Leagues, was reported to
have jumped overheard from a New
York to Boston boat in Long Island
Sound. Suicide was then accepted
as his fate. 1t developed in the set
tlement of his affairs following his
supposed death, that Irwin had two
wives and two families, and fear of
exposure was then believed to have
been the cause of his taking his
life" Irwin had been leading his
double life for 80 years, reports said.
He had wife and three children in
Boston and wife and one child in
New York. This discovery was
made by his two sons by his Boston
wife, Arthur and John
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