Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-11

A friend is the hope Of the morning,
A friend Is the hope OF the noon,
A friend is the calm OF the TWILIGHT
OF the dusk and the stars and the
moon:
Whatever way we travel.
However the day is. spent,
IT we walk with a friend
We will find at its end
The Valley of sweet Gontent; r
Brainerd.
Just how many passengers will be
abroad the White Star-Dominion
liner Megantic when she leaves
Portland on Saturday for Liverpool
via Halifax is uncertain. but 1t Is
known that the number will be un-
usual. She Is to touch at Belfast and
Glasgow, and will debark hundreds
of Christmas holiday passengers.
The First National bank at Bath
received last week among it's deposits
a Bath National Bank bill issued In
1865. 1t was in fine state Of preser-
walton and the signature of the presi-
dent of the bank at the time, A. u.
Page, father of Fred A. Page Of that
city, and of w. D. Hill, cashier, are
the First National put the bill aside
and called 1t to the attention of Fred
d. Hill, cashier of the Bath National,
the son of w. D. Hill, who naturally
will see that it doesn't get far from
homo again.
With the disbanding of the daylight
saving committee at Portland follow
ing the defeat of daylight saving at
the polls, a new committee is likely
to be organized in the Forest city. 1t
is expected that this new committee
will represent the different activities
of that city and will have for its
mission the organizing of the bust
ness interests of the city to put fast
time into effect by the industries,
business houses and offices there next
summer, following the methods used
by cities of Connecticut where SINH
lar statute was enacted forbidding
daylight saving time in that State.
DIR. George H. Coombs, director of
the division of social hygiene of the
Maine state department of health,
cooperating with the United States
public health service, had busy day
in Belfast last Sunday. when he
spoke at five different services in the
Methodist church. There were rep
resentative audiences at all Of the
meetings, including other church
people, especially the younger mem
bers. At one of the afternoon meet
ings the school committee were the
only ones present, as the message
had to do with questions that they
might be called to settle.
One Aroostook farmer owed fer
tilizer company $4,000 last spring
He had not been able to pay dollar
on this account for three years. The
company considered it practically
worthless, but since they were in so
deeply, decided to gamble one more
season and let him have $4,000 worth
of fertilizer for planting his potato
fields this season. This farmer has
now paid off the entire $4,000 from
the proceeds of the crop, has paid all
his other floating debts. contemplates
paying off his long-term mortgage
and even then will have a balance
left for investment and for operating
capital
Several of the Portland fishing
schooners Were in port Wednesday
with small catches. the Alice M.
Doughty and New Dawn having
about 10000 pounds each, while the
Richard J. Nunan and the Gloucester
schooner, Pilgrim, landed about half
as many. These fish were caught on
Tuesday, not a set having been
made Wednesday. Good prices were
paid the fishermen, haddock bring
ing Sk cents. The Boston fishing
schooner, Mystic, Capt. William
Devine, came into port for shelter,
finding it too rough outside to do any
fishing. A scant supply of fish was
in the hands Of the Portland dealers
yesterday.
Due to the existence of the white
pine blister in New England. postal
officials have announced that it
would be impossible to accept in the
mails evergreen wreaths or other
Christmas greens for delivery at any
point outside the infected area. This
area includes all Cumberland County,
except Harrison and Otisfield; all
York County; parts of Androscoggin,
Kennebec and Knox Countless; south
ern part of New Hampshire; eastern
part of Massachusetts,; all Rhode
Island, and parts of Connecticut.
The officials stated, however. that
evergreens may be shipped to any
place within this area but to no
point beyond. They also announced
that the local agent of the depart
ment of agriculture had informed
them that it would be impossible for
him to inspect small individual ship
ments and that these inspections
would be made only when a large
quantity of green's was to be mailed.
The students of the University of
Maine voted more than three to one
Wednesday in favor of the adherence
of the United States to the World
Court of International Justice with
the Harding Coolidge reservations,
the total vote being 263 yes. and rs
no. The balloting follows a cam
paign of education concerning the
World Court question which has been
conducted here all the fall under the
direction of a student World Court
committee. One surprising feature
of the balloting is the large number Of
freshmen who cast their votes In
opposition to the Court. The results
of the voting will be sent to the Ma
tional World Court conference which
ia 70 he hold o. prin fhic xraaly