Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-18

cisco Nov. Z and had his first look at
the Pacific. In writing to his brother,
Joseph, gateman at the Water
street crossing at the Maine Central.
Robert says it seems wonderful
country there and he proposes to
stay awhile but the weather was
cold at the time he wrote, Nov. T.
Bath Times.
The Womans Literary Union of
Portland is determined that the
| child life of the State shall be care
fully protected through proper
| nourishment. proper care, and SYM
pathetic understanding. To this
| end. it is backing n Nutrition Insti-
| tute by DR.. William r. J.. Emerson
of Boston, to be held in Portland at
! Frye Hall, from December first to
December 10. Mrs. Richard ID.
Small. of Deering street. is chair
man of the committee. and nurses.
physicians teachers, mpthcrs, and
others interested in the care Of chill
| dren. may secure all information re-
garding the Institute. or may regis
ter, by addressing Mrs. Small.
Laden with over 100000 pounds
Of fish, one of the biggest trips re-
ceived for along time, the Rockland
beam trawler Widgeon. Capt. Fred
Upsail. came into Portland harbor
Sunday afternoon and tied up at the
end Of Commercial wharf, she having
sold her entire catch to the Dirigo
Fish Co. Nearly 200,00 pounds of
| he fare were cod, the balance Icing
Il mixed lot, embracing n dozen diff
ferent specimens OF the fnny tribe.
! The steamer was ii days out from
Rockland. the catch having been made
on the Western Banks and vicinity,
the fish being found in great album
dance, with the finest kind of weather
prevailing.
Bangor Jail, now filled to more than
double its normal capacity, had four
more added to it's list of winter resi-
dents when Federal Judge John a.
Peters sentenced three Bangor men
and a resident Of Holden to the
fenobscot county institution for
four months for violation of LIQUOR
laws. How is the Jail holding out,
Mr.. MarshaL?' Judge Peters inquired
of Marshal Woodman. Guess it will
stand another days proceedings.
Your honor" answered Mr.. Woodmalf
'''it JbuSt ] titIS StIlltIlteu TIE Ift-
| lowing: Peter Julian, Frank Puia
and Sam Hoffman to four months.
The fourth George kimball, was
rounded up today by the federal
deputies ana given the same
sentence.
movement has started for reopen
ing the University of Maine Law
School. 1t is felt that in some way,
either by~Eifts from wealthy persons
or by/1egislative appropriation. funds
should be obtained for reopening the
school from which so many well known
Maine lawyers have graduated. Stew
art Hall, an adequate two and one-half
story building at Exchange and state
streets, donated by one of the most
famous Maine lawyers of his time, Da-
Nid ID. StcwartNof st. Adams, in 1911,
is in suitable condition to again house
the school, should it be reopened. I'm
der the conditions of the deed of gift
Stewart Hall cannot be used for other
purposes than a law school So the
university now has a building which
can be used only for running a law
school. for which purpose the trustees
have no money.
Cavalier Sylvester L. Arau. the
eldest barber in Maine, if not in New
England, an Italian snobleman by
birth, but an American citizen by
choice. educated for the priesthood
which he forsook to join the revolu-
tionists under Garibaldi has retired.
Mr., Arau, who lives in Camden, is in
His S5th year. He was with Carl
baldi at the age of 10 and has scars
of sabre cuts and bullet wounds re-
ceived in the Sicilian revolt. Short
~ after the war he married Duchess
Josephine, daughter of Duke Di
Giovanni. and during the reign of
Victor Emmanuel was in the italian
Custom House. His wife died and
late in the Cos he came to America.
He landed in New York. but was I'M
able to speak any English. He soon
went to Boston. but was unable TO
find any employment suited to his
birth. He finally learned to be n
barber. He soon had business Of
hiJ own and coming to Maine his
bearing and quality soon made
place for him. His second wife was
an American woman of old Revolu-
tionary stock. They built a sub
stantial home in Camden where Mr..
Arau has been located since 1870.
She died % years ago. Their only
daughter, Miss Teresa. is her faith
ers companion.
lpar and O'CLOCK, the two Eskimo
dog sled leaders. which were brought
back from the North by Harold White.
house Of Boothbay Harbor. in 1929 on
the steamer "Bowdoin' with Donald
Mcmillan, will spend the winter at
Meredith, y. H.. while their owner is
In Jacksonville. Fla Mr.. whitehouse
has loaned the dogs for the winter TO
Claude n. Calvert and Leander Stone
Of Pynns Garage at Meredith. y. H.. 10
be used in the winter sports there.
Mr.. Calvert plans to enter these dogs
in a dog sled race at the Lake Winnie
pesaukee Sled Dog Club, and also to
enter them in the winter carnival At
Meredith, which will be held February