Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-20

The city At Lewiston is threatened
with q water famine because the In
take 1t Lake Auburn has been closed
by ice broken up by the Mondays
gale. For several hours the intake
wac entirely blocked. no water at ali
running into the city main. II Is
the first time such . condition has
existed for nine years: The result Is
that Abe reservoir on Randall Hill
was rapidly lowered The ice was
broken by the high wind, driven
across the lake and jamrned along
the shore. The Auburn water In.
take, only about % feet from the
Lewiston intake. was not affected.
Commissioner OF Lighthouses
George r. Putnam has, notified
Senator Hale OF Maine that the gov
ernment will install temporary
wbistiang buoy on Jeffrey's Ledge. a
dangerous >shOal for coastwise ship
ping between Portland and Cape Cod
and nearer to Portland. Meantime
an inquiry will be made by the
lighthouse bureau to discover how
many ships using this course are
equipped with submarine signal re.
cetving apparatus, with view OF
installing later combination gas
and whistler and submarine signal
buoy on the ledge,
The Pine Tree Pictures. Inc, held
its annual meeting Thursday after
room at Portland. electing the fol-
lowing Officers: President, Frederick
w. Hinckiey. South Portland; treas
ufer. Carl T.. Milliken. Portland
clerk. George II. Hinckley. Souah
Portland, Directors. Carl 4. Mil
iiken. frederick w. Hinckley, Robert
Robert j. Peacock of Lubec. Car.
ence A. Powers of Fort Fairfield,
belmont 4. Emerson Of Island Fails,
James oliver Curwood of Owosso.
Mich. Clifford L. McGlauflin of
Portland. Charles Dunn, Jr.. of
south Portland and Charles n.
! Maxcy of Cape Elizabeth. Distribu-
ton OF the ti$e curweod films which
the corporation already controls VIII
be further continued through the
wear but no plans were made for the
undertaking Of new pictures.
Edward G. Moody Of York is a
candidate for postmaster OF the state
senate and is asking support of the
members elect of the new senate.
Charles S. Adams of Liberty is also
seeking the position. 10th men
were members Of the House IN the
last legislature and Mr.. Moody Is tne
only surviving member or inc
council Of Governor Aionzo Garce-
lon, who was governor IN 1876 .ne :,
year of the sO1calted count -out.
Among others who arc seeking sub
ordinate positions in the senate Or.
ranization are j., r. Ashford OF
Whitefield. who asks another term
as messenger and Melien Tyron or
Pownal former doorkeeper, who
wishes to be assistant messenger an
the pIace Of Stephen d. Lord OF
Lebanon. who is understood not TO
be q candidate for another term.
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A group of waterv.lle women were
loud in their praise Of the boys at the
Central Fire station Thursday eve
ming for the fire ladies that stay in
the house took the hook and ladder
truck out at II O'clock at night 10
rescue a cat that had been driven ZIP
tree on College avenue by a dog.
The cat went up the tree severn
DAVIS previous and while many efforts
were made to get II down. these I'll :
forts only resulted in driving II
further up the tree. Several OF these
ladies had made several attempts 10
entIcs the cat down but to no avail
Last Thursday evening returning
from whist party at Fairfield they
made another attempt. When this Cid
not succeed they thought OF the boys at
the Central Fire station and immed-
lately raided that building. \ 2S.foot
ladder was placed against the ires
and then one OF the men succeeded
In knocking the starving animal out
Of the tree with a pole, 1t falling
into blanket held by the women
women took 1t home with her TO feed
and nurse Ii back to strength.
Justin DeCoster of Hebron is vers-
ed in the musical lore of 800 years
ego. cas- perhaps none else is in the
State. Most Of these songs have
been handed down from generation
to generation unwritten--a few have
been preserved in their original no.
tation. Mr.. DeCoster remembers IN
all about 500 Of these unwritten mel
odies. Many pf these were sung In
the homes of people on the coast Of
Brittany and England. When imml-
grants came to New England shores
to settle. they brought their music
with them. Many were forgotten,
but others came down. just as tne
old tales were handed down through
the mouths of bards. Some of these
songs were of the Homeric type
wherein heroes and their deeds are
graphically related, tinged with The
glowing colors Of romance. These