Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-12
BY Albert T. Reid

same newspaper, were guests at the
Rockland Monday. They were in
town to cover the trial OF the Smith
will case, the settlement of which on
Monday morning, however, sending
them back to Boston earlier than
they expected. Mr.. Atkinson ex-
pressed himself as interested in the
organization of the court, and en-
Quired as to who held the various
positions. 1t turned out that he had
served as Court Messenger for
. several years during sessions of the
Supreme Court in Franklin county,
Maine.-Knox Messenger.
The former Portlafld owned
schooner Frank Brainard, which
went ashore more than a year ago at
West Gouldsboro and was at first
supposed a total loss, will be in
commission again in about a week,
and in better shape than when she
first stranded. 1t will be remem-
bered that nearly six months after
she first went ashore Capt. Stevens.
her skipper. came to the conclusion
that she could be fioated and after
considerable trouble and expense
succeeded in doing SO. She was
taken to Camden, where she has re-
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bottom having been entirely, re-
planked. Capt. Stevens intends to
continue her in the coastwise bust
ness and will probably sail her out
of Portland. -1
Miss Mary Leonard, dean at the
Lewiston high school, has caused
something of a furry in local school
circles, by requesting the committee
on text books, of the Lewiston
reference books on sex hygiene for
the high school library. The i'm
preston has prevailed to some extent
that sex hygiene was to be taught
! in the high school, and several of
the teachers have fatty refused to
have anything to do with this sub
ject. The school board took no ac-
ton on Miss Leonard's request at
its last meeting. Miss Leonard has
stated that it was not her purpose
to have sex hygiene taught at high
school, but that the text books were
for faculty reference, to be kept on
the library Shelves
Floyd Benner, who has been
spending the winter in Florida,
writes home that the Maine exhibit
in the Festival of States, held in st.
Petersburg, Fla, was awarded Sec
ond place, the Ohio float being
awarded the first place. 1t is ac-
claimed to be the city's biggest event
and according to all descriptions it
did not fall at all short of the mark.
The Maine society contributed to the
parade a beautifully decorated sedan
which represented a typical scene in
Maine after a snowstorm. The car
was completely covered with glisten-
ing snow, with here and there
sprays of pine, while on the front
and at each corner were graceful
pine trees. Heaps of snowballs were
on each of the top corners, and a big
one on the rear, while perched on
the radiator was a real State of
Maine" snow man, such as are dear
to Maine childhood days, contentedly
smoking q "T. D." pipe-showing
the Maine people what they escape
by their winter sojourn In the Sum
shine City-Rockland Courier Gag
cite.
For the first time in a good many
years Pennington will have a
Fourth of July celebration this year
and If present plans are carried out,
1t Will be a real worth while cele-
bration, under the management of
Thaddeus Roderick Post of the
American Legion. The important
features will include a parade of
antiques, horribles and floats.
organizations, etc, in the morning.
band concerts all day, great variety
of games and contests OF various
kinds, a dinner in the building re-
Gently purchased by the post, ball
games. picture shows, a horse trot on
tne fair grounds, one or more dances
In the evening, an address by some
popular orator, the ringing of bells,
blowing of whistles, firing of salutes