Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-04

The Colonial Club OF Bath Will holo
its annual banquet at New Meadows
Inn on Monday evening, June Is.
Bath fishermen are pleased that
through the efforts of Hon. James E
Drake, trout fry have been placed In
some of the ponds in that locality
Years ago there was good fishing in
some of the ponds, but Of late years
it has been poor.
The 23rd reunion Of Glover's Ole
Band, Auburn, will be held at Nor
way, June 81. This organization was
the champion band of the State 81
years ago. Director Glover. for whom
the band was named, died last year
George A. Allen of Auburn is secre-
tary and treasurer.
| According to q report from Port
lama it is possible that the location
of Opportunity Farm for boys may
remove from New Gloucester to AL
fred. The directors will look that
place over before deciding whether
or not to rebuild the dormitory de-
stroyed by fire three weeks ego.
Nobleboro and Newcastle each
/ benefit to the extent of more than
| $140O this year as result of their
alewive privileges, says the Bath
| Times. 1t is money easily earned by
the two towns and helps pay the
| bills which otherwise taxes would
have to be assessed to meet.
A tourists camp in the city of
Rockland will be conducted this sum-
mer by committee Of members OF
one Of that city's commercial organ
| mittee to make the camp one OF the
| most attractive in that section of
| Maine.
| A Bath fisherman drove about 100
| miles last Saturday and fished much
of the day. getting but one trout of
legal length. He returned home and
| laid the highly priced fish on the steps
while he unloaded his car. During
| the time that his back was turned the
| family cat discovered the delicacy
and carried it off, so that when he
| turned to pick up his days catch he
found it missing and he had no trout
| for his supper that night.
The price of the remainder of last
seasons potato crop in Aroostook
county has taken a-jump during the
past few days and the farmers are
taking more interest in the situation.
1t is said that the sudden rise to ~
a barrel from price of II cents
bushel for starch purposes, has come
about from the fact that Maine is
the only state that has any of last
years crop on hand. Most OF the
other states have reserved for plant
ing or dumped all ef last years crop.
Shipments for points for points west
ward are being made daily.
A big mass meeting of World War
veterans of York county is to be held
at South Berwick next Friday even
ing. and indications are that there
will be large turnout. The county
council and the 40-S will also meet
Friday evening, and following the big
mass meeting there will be a session
of the delegates from the York coun-
ty posts, and the 40-S will initiate
several candidates. 1t Is hoped to
have Department Commander Albert
Belliveau of Rumford present to give
talk. There is a movement on foot
to reorganize the South Berwick Post
of World War Veterans.
A program If drills and sport
events will feature the program of the
field day of the Patriarchs Militant
of Maine, (which will be held at Long
Island, Portland Harbor, on June 10.
Those attending the Field Day will
parade to the boat, the parade to
start at s o'clock and the boat will
leave Custom House Wharf, Port
land, at 10 o'clock. There will first
be three hour sail around the bay
after which the party will land at
Long Island where shore dinner
will be served and program of drills
and matches run Off The return to
Portland will be at o'clock in the
be meeting and the decoration of
chivalry will be worked followed by
a grand ball.
AS the result of the so-called ia
vor" contracts and other alleged ir-
regularities, it is understood that
County Attorney Berman will be
asked to investigate the business
methods of certain members of the
city government, says the Lewiston
Sun. 1t is said that some of the evil
dence prepared for the Legislative
nearing on the bill to change the
Lewiston form of government is
available for use before the grand
jury. One interested in the pro-
posed Investigations declares that
the trouble is not so much with the