Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-08

Is 73.
Bennett Corson. son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter D. Corson Of Bridgton, has &C.
cepted the position Of professor of
chemistry at Afiddlebury College, Mid
dlebury, VT He will enter upon his
duties early in September.
Baths celebration Of the 18th ami
versary. Of the first ireman's muster
was an excellent one and no doubt ex-
ceeded the one held IN this city on
July 4, 1849, since which time events
have gained in popularity in New
England.-Bath Times.
W. H. Bennett. proprietor of Hotel
Sanford. the oldest hotel at Sanford,
closed his connections in this capa-
city. He will be succeeded by
Edward K. Allen, who has served as
clerk for many years, and John E.
Sawyer will be clerk. Mr.. Bennett is
widely known to travelling men and
is prominent throughout Sanford. He
will spend the summer at Wells Beach
and will probably pass the winter in
the south.
One of the most enjoyable outings
ever held by the Maine Retail Shoe
Merchants is planned for this year
at the Wescustogo Inn Princes
Point, Yarmouth, on Wednesday of
this week. The shore dinner at 100
will be followed by varied pro-
gram Of sports including baseball
and field events, and there will be
many new and novel stunts. Prizes
will be offered, and the announce
ment Of the prize winners will in
itself form an entertaining feature.
The dsetroyers Toucey and Charles
Ausburne helped out the Fourth of
July Celebration at Brewer. These
are steel destroyers Of the first line,
each carrying officers and ia men.
They are twin ships. built by the
Bethlehem Corporation at Squantum,
Mass, the Toucey in 1919, the Aus
burne in 1920. They are of 1915 tons
displacement, 80 feet long on the
load waterline, 30 feet liz inches
extreme breadth, and "a feet deep,
with estimated speed Of IS knots.
The Japanese may be very much
peeved with this country because of
the passage of the exclusion law, but
they still have to depend upon the
United States for a few things, and
some Of the articles which they seek
here are ship knees. Moreover Maine
is supplying a portion of knees, for
two carloads of hackmetack left Jones'
boro station the latter part of last
week for Brewer, where the pieces are
to be planed, and then forwarded to
Japan for use in shipbuilding. lum-
Der dealer named Wyman in the town
Of Winn is supplying the knees.
The large horse stable on Chapel
street, Lewiston, one Of the city's few
remaining landmarks, is being reno
waited by the Hall & knight Hard
ware Co.. into a storehouse. The
stable has been run by Frank L. Nc
Gibbon of Auburn during the past
four years as livery stable, though
1t was originally used as horse car
barn, some 35 or 40 years ago.
The stable was run for many years
by Frank Williamson. Others ran it
for shorter periods and four years
ago it was leased by w. A. Hall of
the firm Of Hall & Knight to Mr.. Nc
Gibbon. It has had accommodations
for between 125 and $50 horses.
Camping is the by-word Of every
scout troop in the Cumberland County
Council under the supervision Of w.
E. Smith, scout executive. At least two
weeks of camping for every troop is
the slogan at scout meetings. Ar
rangements have been under way for
several weeks through a special COM
mittee to secure a suitable permanent
scout camping ground. A spot has
been chosen on Little Sebago Lake, in
West Gray, near Adams HILL. Actual
arrangements as to the development of
this project are in suspension, pending
various reports, although pioneering
party will make a trip there this week
for the purpose of drawing up plans
for a general camp site.
A conference of the Republican State
committee and candidates in Maine
will be held with William H. Butler.
chairman Of the Republican national
committee at Boston, Mass, today.
Invited to attend have been Harold
NJ. Sewall, member of the National
committee. Mrs. Guy p. Gannett, wom-
an member Of the National committee,
State Chairman George L. Emery,
Mrs. Eva Mason, vice chairman, Hon.
Frank G. harrington, Republican can
Fernald and Representatives Carroll
l.. Beedy and Ira G. Hersey. and Will
liam J. Linnell of Portland, Republi-
can State committee. The object Of
the meeting. is to make plans for CO.
operation between National committee
and the State committee in the Maine
campaign and also to discuss the sit
uation in this State that has arisen
from the demand for a recount of the
primary vote.
The Knox Academy Of Arts and
Sciences opened its Arboretum at
Warren last Saturday. About 500
specimens are now displayed in the
arboretam, gathered from all parts
of Maine, and some from Florida.
Norman w. Lermond of Warren,
Is largely. responsible for this
large collection. He is at present
doing extensive research work to-
wards the eradication of the white
pine blister, which Is such a scourge
to the Maine forests. Mr.. Lermond
is also the managing. editor of the
Maine Naturalist, which is the Jour-
nal of the academy. The latest is
sue OF this magazine Is on sale and
has found many interested readers
among the visitors from Maine and
Massachusetts,. who subscribe for it.
An article an birds nv Mrx Fl %
Abbott of Saco proves especially in.
teresting. In the aboretum there is
on display the Charles CREIGHTON
collection rf birds made ur ne