Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-10

| According to reports cider mills
| throughout York county are working
full time and in instances are work.
! ing overtime. 1t is claimed that
! more apples will be ground into
| cider this fall than ever before in q
, quarter of a century.
| The new High School building at
Canton. which will be completed this
week. will be dedicated this Monday
! evening. November 10. Hon. Pay
son Smith, a former principal of
| Canton High, now commissioner OF
! education in Massachusetts, will be
| present and will give an address.
| DR.. a. o. Thomas of Augusta. who
/ planned to be present, will he UNI
! able to attend, and it is possible
| that Josiah Taylor. former super
at the head of the High School de-
/ in place of DR.. Thomas.
Miss Florence Marshall of the
! Manhattan Trade School in New
| York, a frequent visitor with her
sister, Mrs. Fred T. Chase of Bel
fast will open n Girls Camp near
her cottage at Lake Afford in Knox
County next season. She has under
construction ten bungalows to ac-
! commodate four girls each. with
larger ones for living and dining
rooms. She formerly conducted Il
smaller camp at this beautiful lake.
but sold her interest some time ago.
Miss Marshall was at one time con-
! nected with the Boston Trade
School.
Only $1,000 more is needed to
complete the $4,000 of popular sub
scription which is necessary to
match the appropriation of 100000,
which the last Legislature passed
for the erection of a State of Maine
Building upon the grounds of the
Eastern States Exposition at
Springfield. The State Chamber of
Commerce Associated Industries and
| other organizations interested in
! raising the amount, feel confident
that they will be able to complete
the sum needed before January l..
which must be done to prevent the
appropriation from lapsing. When
the entire sum is procured it will be
tSpOSlIcu Will ltit SSldte treasurer,
in accordance with the provisions
of the legislative resolve.
Edward W. Hannaford of Portland
was elected one of the vice presi-
dents of the New England division
of the Boys Club Federation at the
annual meeting held last week in
New Haven, Conn. Reginal WASH
burn of Worcester, Mass. was
chosen president. c. B. Baker of
Boston. NJ. F. Conant of Pawtucket.
r. l.. and Edward w. Hannaford of
Portland were elected vice presi-
dents. and r. S. Telling of Boston
was made secretary and treasurer
The division voted to raise the sum
of $4,000 for carrying on the ensuing
years program, the same as raised
last year. The Portland Boys Club
was officially represented at the
New Haven meeting by its president,
Mr.. Hannaford, and by it's superin-
tendent. Edgar L. Hagen.
A new type of craft for Bath is
being built in the form Of a house
boat for cruising in Florida waters.
The vessel is being constructed by
Captain Nose and Engineer Moore,
who have had much experience
operating boats of this type on the
east coast of Florida. The boat
goes under the unique name of Dom
nigill, derived from the names of
the owners two sons, Donald and
Gilbert. She is IS feet long, Is feet
beam. feet, inches draft, is
propelled by two 5o-horse power
Knox engines and has twin propel-
lers. The boat carries her own ice
plant, electric light plant and will
have powerful radio. She is large
ly finished in mahogany and has six
, staterooms besides the crews
quarters. a dining salon and her
decks covered. Unlike the general
rule her tenders win be carried on
the upper deck leaving n large lower
deck which VIII be furnished at