Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-05

| Turner woman was elected to Office,
the first time in the history of the
town, Mrs. II. l.. Irish being elected
Overseer Of the Poor.
| A birthday banquet was held Mon
day at the Methodist vestry in the
town of Machias in honor of Names
oldest Methodist minister. Rev. Jacob
Price, Mr.. Price being 50 years of
age on that day.
The rum chaser, CG-153, the
fourth to be built at the Soule ship
yard at South Freeport, developed a
maximum speed of 16 IL knots on the
tryout and is said to be the t1eetest
boat Of this type on record.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis w. Winslow of
Portland celebrated their Golden
Wedding on Wednesday. All Of their
welded life has been spent in Port
land where they are held in high es-
TEEN by a host of friends.
In a st. Petersburg, Florida, paper
recently by a native Of Maine who is
wintering there, it is noted that
"Baxters Maine Corn" Is we'll dis
played in the advertisement of one Of
the large markets in the southern
city.
Mrs. Eliza A. White Of Windham,
who is "a years old, has recently
completed a quilt consisting Of $500
two-inch squares. She has two
granddaughters, a grandson and a
great granddaughter and her pre-
scription for long life Is Give right,
eat right and keep cheerful"
Clifford S. Grindle of Island Falls
has recovered another lot Of the
$4,000 worth of jewelry stolen from
him last year by a gang Of safe
breakers while he was in business In
Patten. This second lot of watches
was found in Boston where the
thieves disposed of their loot.
One Of the largest. cargoes Of lum-
Der ever landed at the Grand Trunk
docks in Portland was that on the
steamer Melville Dollar, which
berthed Monday, coming from the
Pacific coast She had nearly a mil
lion feet of lumber. or to be exact,
9S4,OS7 feet to land here beside other
cargo.
Reports of Spring Mayhowers are
beginning to come in. A. Ridley
from Bath picked Mayfiowers at
Lines Island on February "a. Some
were in full bloom and others were
| Go I'll, hn6ia6 ont Master
Charles NJ. Perkins found some in the
woods near his home at Winnegance
Il few days ago. Some were in bloom
and some budded.
+. Z. Handy of Orono has been ap-
pointed acting traffic manager of the
American Radio Relay League at
Hartford Conn, for six months, in
the absence of +. Fl. Schnell, traffic
manager. Mr.. Handy was formerly
assistant division manager of the
A. Il. r. LIS New England Division
and operator of amateur stations
IXAk and IBDI.
Adoniram S. Trask, who has served
the town of Newcastle as selectman
for IL years, has two desirable quail
tiles for a fist selectman-shrewd-
ness and determination, which no
doubt are two of the important rea-
sons why he has been elected to this
office of Importance SO many years in
succession. He has other qualities
beside as the selectmen have charge
of the highways. SO men of ability
are required for these duties.
Mrs. Jennie f. Litchfield of
Wiscasset, is the oldest woman
in the State to whom drivers
license has been issued in the past
few years. She has a summer home
at Wiscasset, but drives over the
State as special chauffeur for Law
renee b. Greenwood of Boston, Evan
Selist and has a winter home in Gar
diner. She is 75 years of age, and
has always been a very active woman
doing much of the outdoor work her.
self on her different places. and be-
ing an outdoor woman is full of
life and vigor. She was born in
Dresden.