Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-03

Pluck a rose and beauty QleS. N.
Nor is thought immortal
Unless breathed in soulful word
Ere 1t cross minds portal.
So trace upon this page, d.
Hope of beauty giving; -
Not mere word but more by far
Love Of beauty living.
With nearly 1900 pupils in Its pub
lie schools today. Rockland is faced
with a real housing problem which
will have to be met at an early day
The rev bus is between Thomas
ton and Warren, running the sched-
ule of the street cars. Work will
start at once on removal Of the old
rails and wires.
An Interesting feature at the
Brockton, (Mass.) fair this week is
the camp of Passamaquoddy Indians
from the Point Pleasant reservation
Eastport, Me. Chief William Nep-
tune is in charge of the tribe.
The first frame house erected in
the city of Portland, oregon. was
manufactured in the State of Maine
and taken in ship, in pieces
around Cape Horn and set up IN
Portland in 1S47. -
DR.. Fred w. Mitchell Of Houlton
who was representative from that
town in the last Legislature. has an
nounced that he will be candidate
for State senator from Aroostook IN
the June primaries, ON the RepubH-
can ticket. He is a past president
of the Houlton Rotary Club and Is
also a member of various orders IN
Houlton.
Walter Bickford has been ap-
pointed assistant to physical d.
rector Robert Young of the Bangor
Y, NJ. c. A., and Russell Hobbs has
been appointed desk secretary to MI
the vacancy caused by the reslg-
nation of Marcus A. Wills. Both are
Bangor boys who have been active
members of the Association for
number of years.
1t is believed the total mackerel
receipts of the season up to the
close of the present week will reach
the enormous total Of 100000 bar
rels. The catch, up to September
26. footed UP 170,S40 barrels of fresh
mackerel and 1885 barrels OF SAL
mackerel as compared with 80, l46
barrels Of fresh mackerel and 1910
barrels sailed for the corresponding
period last year.-Portland Press
Herald. as1f ~ s1r-a!ss
Several prominent engineers ar
rived at Passport from New York
York Tuesday evening and in COM
pany with Engineer Dexter P.
Cooper made trips Wednesday to
various parts of Eastports large
harbors, along the frontier river st.
Croix, Cobscook river and nearby
waters on an inspection of the many
sites of Cooper Quoddy Tidal De-
velopment. They were on board the
large and fast steamer Calumet Ii
owned by MacNichol Packing COM
pany of that seaport.
A testimonial benefit Is being plan
ned by the Old Orchard board OF
trade members to Ernest l.. Jones OF
Kennebunk, federal prohibition Off
Ger, who acted as chief OF police al
the resort during the summer, and
the members of hS force. Inc pans
are to present Chief Jones and each
officer with a suitable testimonial
= Nh date has
been set for the banquet, although
it is thought that 1t will De heio
within a short time at one or the
hotels.
The keel and planking Of the state
ferry Hockomock now hauled out on
the railway of the New England
Maritime Bureau at Boothbay Har-
Dor are reported to be in much bet
ter condition than expected. All the
old iron is to be removed and the
boat is being recaulked under the
waterline. New face pins are to be
b>at. on the rudder and new rudder
straps manufactured by the Torrey
Roller Bushing Works were shipped
to Boothbay Harbor Thursday to be
Immediately put aboard the boat
When she returns to Bath she will
be in first class condition for Winter
service.
The annual meeting of the Maine
Poultry Producers Association will
be held Oct 10 at City hall in
Portland. At that time officers will
be elected, and full reports made OF
the years business, which for q
maiden organization is remarkable
in volume. Members from Other
parts of the State who come to at
tend the meeting will be invited to
inspect the grading station of the
association and its retail depart
ment on Exchange street. Ship
ments of eggs to association head
quarters now aggregate about 300
cases weekly, and these find a sale
as rapidly as they can be shipped
into the market.
Associate Justice Charles ]. Dunn
heard the divorce case of Ruel F,
Whitcomb Of Mercer. VS.. Mabel L.
Whitcomb, Wednesday. in Somerset
Supreme Court at Skowhegan. Mr.
Whitcomb was represented by Amos
K. Butler of Skowhegan. Mr.. Whit
comb stated he was married last
March and that his wife had
threatened to kill him twice. She
had also pulled up a large piece Of
growing corn and other things OF
like nature, besides locking him out
His testimony was corroborated by
Charles Nye of Mercer, and Con-
stable varney testified that after
Mrs. Whitcomb had gone away. Mr.
Whitcomb on hearing Of her return
to town, had him stay with him one
night, being afraid.
Black Opauue Glass