Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-30
Gardiner, Me.


Rovle professor of rural economy OF
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York,
and leading agriculturalists OF the
State will be invited to attend.
One hundred twenty-seven men be-
long to the local Farm Bureau at
Caribou. This is by far the largest
organization of it's kind in the State.
or for that matter in any OF the
Eastern States. So far as figures
have been available it is the largest
local Farm Bureau in the Cnted
States. This membership of one
hundred twenty-seven for 1876 was
obtained in just one days soliciting.
-Houlton Times.
A reunion of former residents OF
New England, now living in the
Bay District of Central California,
will be held at Hotel Claremont,
Berkeley, Tuesday evening, Dec. u
at o'clock. This is one of series
of state reunion dinners to be held
at the Hotel Claremont on successive
Tuesday nights throughout the
year. They are an outcome OF the
natural inclination to renew ola
friendships and ties and to MAINTAIN
in the home of their adoption, MEM
cries and affiliations Of other days.
The Pullman Pants Manufacturing
Co. of Belfast have added another
factory to their chain already doing
a thriving business in that vicinity.
They have recently leased the lower
ftrt1 Ira
Bucksport formerly occupied by the
Cooperative Store as grain room.
Active work will begin there as soon
as the machinery has been installed.
In addition to their very large fac
tory on Bridge street i'll Belfast, in
that vicinity they have plants at
work in Brooks. Winterport. Scars
port, Stockton Springs, Unity and
Union.
+ Col. Henry w. Owen delivered de-
lightful and most instructive talk be-
fore the members of the Mems club
Of Grace church of Bath the other
evening. lie opened his talk by re-
sumo of the general military policy of
the country. going back to the days
OF the Revolution. lie told of the
general lack OF preparedness preced-
ing the various wars i'll which TINS
country has been involved, the civil
war, the Mexican trouble, the Spanish
war. Col. Owen said that after all
these wars the great masses of people
obtained solace in the belief that there
would be no more war, but thus FAR
they have been mistaken in this
thought He described just what this
lack of preparedness has meant to this
country and cited the World war when
it required one and half years to
train 2,000,0 900 men to fight with the
result that it was not until the fail
of 1918 or virtually at the end of the
war that this country had trained
army ready to fight He explained
the training camp system Of the coun-
try, went into detail as to the princi-
pies of warfare, explained the duties
of the various officers, interpreted the
military terms such as squads, bat
talions,. divisions and other military
formations, described the various inn
elements of warfare and then COM
pared modern methods of transport
taation and of fighting with the old.
Piscataquis county's grand old cou-
pie are Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart 4.
brated the Goth anniversary of their
wedding. On the day of this unusual
observance they were the recipients
of many gifts and large number OF
friends called to extend hearty con-
gratulations. Mr.. Evans is So years Of
age and his wife IS. Stewart L.
Evans is one of the few living mem
bers in that vicinity of the Grand
Army of the Republic. TIe served four
years as a mcmber of tho First Maine
Cavalry and it was in November,
1865, four months after the closing
of his Civil war service, that he mar
ried Miss Annie r. Briggs of North
Dexter Following in the footsteps of
his father, Mr., Evans piled the trade
of blacksmith for number of years,
later giving up this trade to become
q, farmer Mr.. and Mrs. Evans resided
in Dexter for several years. then
moved to North Guilford and for the
past eight years they have been MAX
ing their home on Water street in
Guilford village with their son and
daughter. Charles and Florence Evans.
An interesting incident i'll connection
with Mr.. and Mrs. Evans Goth ami
versary observance was the presenta-
ton to Mrs. Evans by her son and
granddaughter, Charles and Doris
Evans, Of a gold band wedding ring
to replace the original wedding ring
which was worn out by it's so years
Of faithful service. Mr.. and Mrs.
Evans are a very devoted couple and
Mrs. Evans states with pride that if
she had her life to live over again,
she would marry the same "oId man."
valuable oil portrait by we'll
known artist OF his time, was pre-
scented to Solar Lodge of Masons Of
Bath recently when a special com
munication took place at the Temple
Tor the purpose OF comforting the NJ
VI. degree upon two candidates. The
presentation took place previous to
the ceremonies and was made BY Rev.
David j.. Wilson, Deputy Grand Mas
ter of the Grand Masonic Lodge of
Maine. The portrait was of Capt.
Alonzo Parker. who was born at Par
her Head in 1919 and died in New Or
leans In 1855. He was descendant of