Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-11
the CITY of Lewiston similar to the

Lewiston I'OllCe COMMISSION is DelnS
prepared by Exist Senator Ed
ward r. Parent of this city, accord
ing to reports current about town.
Parent, who was defeated as the on
ly Republican candidate for State
senatorship from Lewiston, is said
to have been requested by certain of
his friends to prepare a bill for in
PRODUCTION at the Legislature next
winter. providing for a finance COM
mission for this city. which will If
passed relieve the citiZenry of prac-
tically all voice in the management
of it's municipal affairs.-Lewiston
Sun.
William ]. Ryan. agent for the
Maine Fraternal Association of the
Blind and a familiar figure on Port
land streets. is the proud recipient
of silver bo'S'n's whistle from the
Presidential Yacht Mayflower. pre-
scented him by L. S. Senator Freder
lex Hale. Mr.. Ryan, in the course of
his travels about Maine in the i'll
terests of the Farmers Almanac,
which he annually distributes. visit
ed the senator III his office and some
days later he was surprised and
gratified by receiving a small pack
age through The mails containing
the whistle. The whistle had been
presented Senator Hale by mem
Der of the Mayflcwer's crew and
feeling that the whistle would be of
real value in aiding a hlir man
about the streets the senator in turn
presented it to Mr.. Ryan.
The Bates College varsity debating
squad has been chosen after a series
of preliminary debates as follows:
Ralph S. Blagden. IS. Auburn. Er-
win ID. Canham. '25. Auburn, John p.
Davis. &c, Washington, ID. c.,
Michael L. Gillespie, 70, Lewiston.
Fred T. Googins. -. Portland,
Charles II. Guptill rs, Portland,
George McGoldrick, IS. Whitetield
n. H., ]. l.. Miller, '26. Wollaston
Mass. Tracy NJ. Pullman. '25, Me
chanic Falls. George c. Sheldon, '25,
Augusta. Harold II. Walker. '26,
Woodfords, and Fred II. Young 81,
Kittery. The new men this year are
Messrs. Blagden. Guptill and Nc
Goldrick of the freshman class and
Pullman who entered the senior
class this year. being transferred to
Eates from st. Lawrence University.
schedule has not yet been completed.
but negotiations are underway with
some Of the most prominent colleges
and universities in the country. Col
gate University. which returned this
summer from a successful tour of the
British Isles, will probably debate in
Lewiston.
4armouth's fire department has
been in existence for over 100 years,
to be exact just 10S years. and dur
ing that time a department has been
built up which is an honor to a town
the size of Yarmouth. and would be
gratifying to q community which
was even larger. 1t is now one of
the best equipped and best trained
corps of fire fighters of it's size in
this section of New England. Much
credit for its record in fighting fires
in recent years is due to Chief
Charles i. Greedy. He was put in
charge of the department many
years ago. In fact, at the time when
the chief occupation of small town
fire fighters was meeting once a
week or once month and enjoying
baked bean and clam chowder sup
pers, ending with n dance or social
time in the hose house. Conditions
have changed, and today's Var
mouth Fire Department is a group
of trained men. who know the ms
and outs of fire fighting and are
ready to do their part the moment
they arrive on the scene. without
being explained every detail. There
have been many blazes in Yarmouth
the past few years, but few have
gotten to the point of being danger
Gus or destructive.