Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-26

State Sunday School Convention in
Portland. His subject win be Re
ligion and Government" The en-
sagement to speak before that asso-
citation was one Of long standing hav-
ing been made before Mr.. Brewster
received the nomination for Cover
nor. The Governor elect will be the
guest Of the Maine Pharmaceutical
Association at Poland Spring this
Friday and while he has not prepared
any special speech for the occasion
may talk. briefly upon 'The Develop
ment Of Maine"
Hundreds Of spectators were dren-
ched with a shower Of home brew
late Wednesday afternoon when
barrel Of the home made suds explod-
ed at the corner Of York and Pine
streets in Bangor, just after it had
been seized by Deputy Sheriffs
Spratt, Farmer and Stewart. The
officials had just lifted three barrels
of brew down a fight If stairs from
the apartment of one William White
and placed it on a truck when the
blow up came. Had 1t happened
sooner the officials might have re-
ceived serious injury from the COM
bustion. White was ordered to ap-
pear in the municipal court on
Thursday morning to answer to the
charge Of illegal deposit.
In the window Of a Bangor music
store is a display Of antiques which
is causing much comment. There is
in 1925, as the center Of the display.
n inc at "a q
Its case Is of inlaid mahogany, with
hand carved legs and Tyre. Upon
the music rack Is an oratorio Of the
Creation by Hadyn. published In 1913.
In one corner near the piano is
rush bottom chair 1876 years old. the
original rushes forming the seat. On
the instrument Is a brass fluid lamp
of the 18th century, which antedates
candles. Several old pictures. COM
plete the setting. All the articles are
the property Of Frank H. Atwood,
president Of the Bangor Festival
Chorus.
For the first time since the found
ing of the Eastern States Exposition
at Springfield, Mass, Maine animal
has won the grand championship in
the beef breeds. This coveted honor
was won at the show last week by
the three year old bull shown by
Jefferson Farms Inc, Of Jefferson,
Maine. The bull named Warrior of
Maxwalton, one of the great Aber-
deen-Angus herd sires ut the head of
the Jefferson Farms herd was grand
champion bull Of the breed at Ban
gor. Waterville and Lewiston before
going to Springfield. At Springfield
he won first in the aged bull class,
then the senior championship for
bulls and finally the most coveted
prize of the breed, and grand cham
pionship for bulls of any age. Not
only did jefferson Farms win on
Warrior. but they also won f1rsts on
Prince of Jefferson in the two year
old class, on Enamorist in the Xear-
ling class and on Black Belden Sd in
the bull calf class. All of these bulls
have been produced in Maine and
prove that Maine can produce as
Union. Enquiry Of Jefferson, a heifer
calf also won first in her class. In
additions to the above f1rsts the
Maine herd won eight seconds and a
large number OF thirds and fourths.
Some OF the best herds from the
Middle West came East to battle
with the Maine herd and In the face
Of this competition these winnings
are highly gratifying. The Jefferson
Farms herd Is showing at Brattle-
boro. VT, this week where they won
every first and championship. From
Brattleboro they will be returned to
the Farm at Jefferson and be kept on
exhibit at the home barns until Oct.
9Th when they will be turned out
to pasture. In addition to the JEFF
ferson Farms herd of Aberdeen An
gus cattle there were two herds of
Holsteins from Maine shown at
Springfield those Of the Summit
Lumber Company and the Walker
herd. The Cummings flock Of South
down and Cheviet sheep. also Maine
products. were shown. All did ex-
ceptionally we'll in the face of the