Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-12-15

To the merry fiddle strain.
Waltz and schottische, polka brlsk,
At them round the room he'd frisk;
Fen the stately minuet
Which was our grandparent's pet.
But we've wondered just q mite, N-
Not that we are sure we're right,
What would happen IL old Hank.
Should mix in a fox trot prank.
With a merry iapper crew.
Would the saxophone and drum
And the lively banjo's strum
Set old Henry's feet prancing
To the present style of dancing?
Fred owen. Portland Express.
Dexter is hoping for a new post
Office as the result of the bill intro
duced in Congress by Congressman
Ira G.. Hersey. The bill seeks an ap-
preparation for lot and p. Q. build
ing In that town.
A certain well known and popular
county Official Is very much puzzled
just now to account for the fact that
while his hens are laying fine fresh
eggs, cold storage eggs appear in the
kitchen. says The Bangor News. The
hens. when scanned critically, look in
noeent of the charge of laying eggs
which give evidence of the vintage of
'05 hence there Is q vague suspicion
that someone may have access to the
hen house for the purpose of hateful
substitution.
The board of directors of the East
ern Maine State Fair Association at
Bangor have elected the following Of
ficers for the ensuing year: President.
Joseph E. Brown; vice president, Fred
A. Morrison; treasurer, George L. Cof-
fin. A. B. Peckham retains the office
of general manager under his old con-
tract. The dates for the Bangor fair
for 1926 are Aug. 1926. Monday to
Thursday inclusive. Friday will be cut
out of the schedule next year, the fair
commencing on Monday instead of
Tuesday. Another change will be in
the line of night entertainments.
There will be some form of entertain
ment on each of the four nights, fire.
works being a feature.
Citizens of Kennebunk and Kenne-
bunkport will voice their disapproval
today of the proposal of the Boston &C.
Maine Railroad to discontinue service
on the branch line between those two
claim that it will put their section to
a great disadvantage and that the only
way to get supplies there much of ths
year will be by means of horse-drawn
vehicles as trucks are barred from
the gravel and dirt roads for a con-
siderable part of the year by State
regulations. A hearing before the
Maine Public Utilities Commission
representing the Interstate Commerce
Commission, is scheduled to take place
today. Hon. John Percy Deering of
Saco will represent the town of Ken
nebunkport.
Horatio A. d. MikeIs of Bath, who
went to Richmond Thursday by auto
mobile, learned by actual contact that
the longest way around is the short
est way home, The Bath Times re-
ports. 1t was necessary for him to 20
to Dresden on the opposite shore of
the Kennebec from Richmond but
when he reached the dock he found
that the ferry boat was frozen in on
the Dresden side of the river by the
sudden cold snap and that Transports.
ton across the Kennebec was impos-
sible. The boat had been hauled out
OF the river on the previous cold snap
but with the succeeding warm spell
was put back into service only to be
frozen In the water Wednesday night.
Mr.. Mikels was obliged to drive to
Gardiner and cross the river to Ran
dolph and come down on the east side
over frozen roads that were about the
roughest he has ever experienced
Upon concluding his business In Dres-
den he continued down on that side Of
the river to Woolwich.
A local business woman who was
sure she knew how to vote on the
time measure in Mondays referen-
dunn and who didn't read the news
papers to find out, is now chagrined
to learn that she voted for daylight
saving time when she thought she
was voting against 1t. She didn't
stop to read her ballot and ascertain
that the vote was to be in approval
or disapproval of the measure pass
ed by the last legislature making
standard the only legal time in
Maine. She is opposed to daylight
saving and thinking that was the
question to be decided voted "No"
which In reality was q vote against
the adoption OF standard as the only
legal time of the state--Bath Times.
1t would be interesting IL by some
method it could be ascertained how
many Maine voters followed the
procedure OF the Bath woman. in
spite OF the newspaper advertising
and publicity explaining Just what
vote mo and a vote s"Yes" would
mean.
ficials have been hard at work in an
endeavor to round up and punish
violators of the prohibitory law. The
Houlton correspondent for the Ban
gor Commercial reports, under date
Of December IL:
The court room of the Supreme
Court presents an appearance SINH
lar to a we'll stocked bar room, with.
out, of course, the glasses. which are
absent. There are quarts, pints and
walls, each one containing evidence
OF Intoxicating liquors and Just un-
der the long table by which the
County Attorney sits are large Jars
which at one time contained mash
or whatnot used for the manufacture
OF nome brew; while large tin cans
containing alcohol are in evidence.
For over week now trials have
been in progress, practically all the
outcome of breaking the prohibitory
law. Few are escaping and the firm
hand of justice is being laid upon Of
tenders of temperance.
The jails are over crowded and
although accommodations in the
county jail is for around 40 pris-
oners. every cell contains two and
some more than two prisoners.
About 60 prisoners are being boarded
by the county"
The University of Maine has COM
piled some interesting statistics which