Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-03

magazine subscriptions.
Biddeford still leads the state
and probably New England in the
matter of church advertising space.
The churches found it pays.
Colonel Wainwright of Popham
Beach intends having the golf course
ready for opening as early in the
season as possible and work has
been resumed on it. Work was dis
continued in the fall because of bad
weather.
Because of many complaints made
by citizens of Waterville, to the
police regarding dogs which annoy
and endanger the safety of people, it
has been proposed by the City Mar
shall that a dog pound be establish
ed.
Major and Mrs. Snow of Rockland,
upon visiting their cottage at
Treasure Point recently, found that
the recent earthquake had damaged
the building to the extent of $500 or
more, floors and ceiling being rent
and twisted and plaster fallen.
The snowmobiIes in Pennington
have all discarded their shoes and
| the stage lines are finding it possible
to reach nearly all parts of Franklin
County by automobile. something
ttat has not been possible in March
before.
At dinner given Monday by the
Benoit Dunn Company at Hotel
Thatcher in Biddeford, the company
presented Nathan II. Kendall, dean
of the Biddeford merchants, with a
costly brierwood pipe in recognition
of his long service. 1t was Mr..
KendalFs S0th birthday.
DIR. G. NJ. Twitchell of Monmouth
has just passed his fiftieth year of
service on the Maine Farmer" as an
agricultural writer and adviser and
that paper has shown its apprecia
ton of his services by devoting con-
siderable space to the story of the
accomplishments of this noted man.
The girls of Lewiston High School
have organized interclass baseball
the first workout was held at the
hrmory Tuesday afternoon. \ real
school girls baseball team will be
formed if there are enough girl S
baseball teams in the state to make
up schedule.
IooauSo Canadian fiSharr,3ap ON
gagged in lobster catching are ship
ping their shellfish to Boston and
New York, only a fractional part of
their catches are brought to local
dealers and consequently the price
remains higher than otherwise.
HOLSTERS are selling at PASSPORT for
45c per pound.
George F. Stedman of the National
Soldiers Home, is doing his bit to
Boom Maine" He recently sold
some property in Palermo to parties
in Florida for summer home.
When asked regarding the deal he
said: IF | can get one to come TO
Maine from Florida, others will
come"
Papers which have come to light
since the death of Rev. Cornelius
O'Sulliyan of Machias, seem to indi-
cate that Buffalo Bilr' civilian L.
Cody celebrated scout and show
man, was born in Maine. 1t has been
believed for years that Buffalo Bill
was born in Iowa but Investigations
made by Father O'Sullivan, tend to
establish the fact that he was born
III an old farm house in the town of
Columbia, IL miles from Machias.
At Festival of States pageant
held at ST. Petersburg, Florida,
March &c, a float representing Maine
as a Summer resort, won first prize.
The float was designed by Mrs. L.
A. Whittier of Auburn and the
decoration consisted of a complete
Maine woods, camping and fishing
scene. The border on the float
was made of 5000 hand made daisies
set in a heavy fringe of Maine pine
and balsam. There were 100 floats
in the parade.
Portlanders who have bent a
listening ear to the interesting tale
Of wiley bootlegger in that city and
dug down in their jeans and dug up
the whereWithall for some good
stuff at good price, have found to
their sorrow that the good stuff"
was not produced after payment in
advance, and upon berating the Of
fender were smilingly asked what
they were going to do about it.
Nothing to do, of course. no one
likes publicity of that kind.
PALMYRA
Palmyra Grange