Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-07


Wiscasset and report good luck.
The Saco-Lowell Shops received
this week an order from Germany
for spinning machinery.
The birds are said to be leaving for
the south earlier than usual. They
do not have to apprehend lack OF
parking facilities and SO have an
edge on the fiivverites bound for
Florida.
We must have gasoline even II 1t
takes the pocket-piece A silver
half dollar coined 100 years ago and
bearing the date of 1925. was spent
Sunday at Freeport filling station
to buy gasoline for a 1925 car.
FOR the first time in the history
of the United States District Court
in Portland, the number of women
admitted to citizenship exceeded the
number of men Monday. F1fteen
women and IA men took the oaths or
allegiance to the United States.
Charles L. Cromwell. rural carrier
on route No. 4 from Wiscasset office,
has completed 20 years Of service on
the same job. No. isn't any boys
job and never was, even in the Gays
before 20 pound parcel post, Tor
Westport is an Island, so part OF the
route is by boat, to which and from
which all the mail has to be carried
on his stout back.
Invitations have been sent out for
the first dinner of the State of Maine
society to be held on Tuesday, Octo-
Der 10 at 1890 at the Columbia hotel,
Portland, invitations having been
sent out in the name of the founder,
Mrs. Carolyn Foote Marsh, and the
national president, Mrs. William
Cummings Storey, formerly notionai
president of the Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Behring'S of the river bed will prob
ably begin Wednesday under the
supervision of C.. X. Allen. chief
engineer for DIR. J. A. l.. Waddell of
New York, consulting engineer for
the Kennebec bridge directorate.
The necessary craft have been
secured from which the equipment
will be used. Mr.. Allen left sun
day afternoon for Boston on business
pertaining to his work and will re-
turn the middle of the week.-Bath
Times.
At the Firemen's muster in Gar
diner, yesterday, the first prize for
hand fire engines was won by the
Kennebecs of Brunswick. and form
erly of this city, that machine throw
ing a stream 211 feet and inches.
The second prize was won by the
Union of Ellsworth, distance 204 feet.
The Androscoggin of Topsham
captured the third prize, outplayins
the r. H. Counce of Thomaston. by
four inches. In the trial OF steam
ers the Atlantic of Augusta, de-
feated the Hallowell steamer
Bath in other Days" Bath Daily
Times, Oct. 2, 1885.
James H. Farley Of Bridgewater. a
member of the House of Representa-
(tives for the last two sessions will
be a candidate for one of the Republi-
cation nominations for State Senator
in the 1926 June Primaries. For 80
years Mr.. Farley has been In busi-
ness at Bridgewater and is now
President of ]. II. Farley & Sons
Inc. He is also President Of the
Bridgewater Light & Power Co..
vice president of the Mars Hill &
Blaine Water Co. a director OF the
Mars Hill Trust Co. Prominent in
fraternal organizations, he is af-
filiated with all the Masonic bodies,
vi nd
Election Of Elmer B. Pratt, IS
years connected with the State
School for Boys, as superintendent of
the State Reformatory for Men at
South Windham, took place at
special meeting of the reformatory
trutees, Monday. Mr.. Pratt sue
ceeds Charles c. Campbell. former
Army officer, who had been in
charge as superintendent a little less
than year and who. it was an
nounced, was forced to resign be-
cause of i'll health. The new
superintendent has been cottage
master at the State School and was
highly recommended by Superintend-
emit Charles Dunn Of that institution.
He came to the school IS years ago
from Juvenile school at Vergennes,
VT.
Mrs. Inez M. Puffer of Bath, Great
Pochahontas Of the Daughters of
Pocahontas of Maine will preside at
the 10th Great Council Fire of the
Order in Portland this week. A rec
ord attendance is anticipated at all
sessions. This Wednesday evening
the degree team of Nineola Circle of
South Portland will exemplify the
degree at the Pythian Temple audi
torium. The business session will be
Thursday morning at nine. There
will be an address of welcome by
Past Pocahontas Catherine Richard
son of Bar Harbor and the response
will be given by. P. T. Hattie e.
Minott of South Portland. A me-
mortal service will be Thursday af-
ternoon and the annual reception will
he in the evenjpp