Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-27

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dence to the city. His main inter-
est on the trip was to see Pitch Pine
hill which was cut down about 10
years ago and over which he had not
travelled since it was the bane of
drivers of horses After transacting
business with a Bath attorney he
walked out Center street and sur
prised his sister, Mrs. Ida Robbins,
by making her a call. He returned
to Phippsburg the middle of the
afternoon.
at takes a skilful skipper to navi-
gate a craft down the Kennebec on
a night like this" remarked sea-
faring man at Popham Beach Sun
day night when the steamship City
of Bangor passed out of the river
and was lost to view in the heavy
fog as she skirted by Pond Island.
Capt. Nahum w. Brewer got away
from Bath promptly at 7.30, daylight
saving time, her scheduled hour for
sailing and the big boat carried a
big passenger list with every state
room sold. He was trying to make
for the open sea before the fog roll
ed in too heavily and in this he was
successful although at the mouth of
the river 1t was impossible to see
from one side to the other.
Portlands Music Commission has
sent out an, appeal to the music
levers of that city, and the public in
general, for increased support for its
municipal concerts. The Music
Commission has provided the people
of Portland and surrounding territory
with some wonderful concerts and of
such a high order that they have
been instrumental in encourag ing a
love for the better class of music
among those who have heard them
Increasing costs is one of the prob
lens that the Commission has to
meet and to continue the concerts on
the same high plane as those of the
past, demands stronger financial
support than the concerts have been
receiving.
Replies have been received from
nearly all the manufacturers within
a radius of so miles Of Portland to
whom the Chamber of Commerce
sent letters regarding All New Eng
land Week, which is to be featured
in Portland by displays of goods
manufactured in the immediate
vicinity of Portland. All New Eng
land Week, which is scheduled for
September Is to 20, is to be con-
Quoted for the purpose of acquaint-
ing Portland people with articles
which are manufactured in Maine.
It is planned TO have the Portland
retail stores display goods in their
windows which are the products of
the industries of Portland and
Maine.
Bathing in the Kennebec river be-
tween Harvard street on the North
and Bridge street in Bath is now
strictly prohibited by direction of
Chester S. Kingsley, resident san
itarian. Two cases Of typhoid fever
of infection is directly traceable to
the river, according to Mr.. Kingsley.
The restricted area marks the limits
of the sewage entrance to the river
and as the two victims have under
gone a careful examination and rigid
inquiry as to their habits, Sanitarian
Kingsley says that the means of
contamination in these particular in
stances has been the frequency in
which they have bathed near the
trunk line sewers. Drastic action
appeared necessary and after con-
ference with DIR. c. F. Kendall, the
State commissioner of the depart
ment of public health. Mr.. Kings
ley's suggestion was fully endorsed.
The longest train OF dairy and
poultry feeds ever sent on a trans
continental trip, as railroad Stats
tics show, arrived in Portland re-
Gently. It was more than a half mile
long and contained 80 cars. The
record to date is held by train of
SO cars, once received by the East
ern Farmers Exchange at SPRING
field. Mass. This remarkable special
had individual cars which were con-
signed to dealers throughout Maine,
and contained products Of the East
ern Grain Co. 1t was sent out by the
Pennsylvania Railroad Co.. and
skirted New York by way of the
Harlem River, and passed over the
Boston & Maine lines via the Fitch
burg division and Aver Junction.
At Rigby 1t was received bv the
Portland Terminal and Maine
Central companies, and split into
sections. going to consignees on the
Maine Centrars three divisions and
their several branches.
First 1t. J. A. Macready. Aviation
Section. attached to the Engineering
Division. Air Service, IL expected as