Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-28

Mentor. Reprint from Boston Sunday
Post.
The new Portland-Eastport ser
vice~of the Eastern Steamship Lines
will be inaugurated June Is, making
direct connection with the New York
steamer coming to Portland, which be-
gins it's service at the same time.
Congestion Of alewives trying to
pass the orland Falls dam is such
that men folks have been dipping them
in nets, placing them in pals and
carrying them around the falls to the
pond, where they spawn.
Miss M. E. Furbush, NOW of the Bos-
ton City hospital, is to be the new 'su-
perintendent at that institution, sue
ceeding Miss Marguerite Robert. who
has been there five years and whose
resignation was recently accepted by
the board Of trustees.
The commanding officer Of the 240th
Coast Artillery is authorized to hold
battalion schools for the officers OF
his regiment as follows: Second Bat
talon, Rockland, June 6 and z; First
Battalion, Headquarters Field and
staff, Portland, June 13 and IA.
weeping willow at Van Buren, Is
reported to have been covered one
morning recently with frozen tears
in the form Of icicles. There have
been opportunities in other places IN
Maine than Van Buren, where weeping
willows might appropriately weep
frozen tears.
F. P. Washburn, commissioner OF
agriculture, and e. L. Roberts, direc-
tor Of publicity at Bar Harbor, Will
be in Rockland on the night Of June
to address a joint meeting OF the
Chamber Of Commerce, City Club, no
tary Club and Forty Club on the
Value of Publicity and How 1t IL
Done. It Is proposed to raise a fund
for publicity purposes in Rockland
and to carry on q campaign winch mas
not been possible heretofore.
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The class of 1900 of Bowdoin Col
lege, which celebrates its 25th COM
nencement anniversary this summer,
has made arrangements for an enthu-
siastic and largely attended reunion
and John r. Bass of Wilton has the
matter in charge. He has arranged
for a private dining room at New
Meadows Inn for the members OF the
class and their wives on Tuesday
evening Of commencement week ana
on Wednesday evening the class VIII
dine alone at the Witherby place
A party of Bangor fishermen who
went out into the country about IL
miles from Bangor recently to enjoy
days trout fishing, found on re-
turning several hours later to the
spot where they had parked car that
the engine of the fiivver had been re-
moved during their absence and that
four new tires had been replaced by
others that had seen better days. The
loss of the engine was discovered
when the driver had lifted the hood
after stepping on the gas several
times without getting a murmur in
response to his efforts. The exchange
of tires was noted later.
A little story that Joseph B. Kahill,
! portrait painter of this city, tells
on himself struck me as being rather
amusing. A short time ago he went
to Augusta to supervise the placing OF
his portrait of the late oakley G. Cur
tbs. He has a bright little boy, who
evidently had overheard his father say
that he was going to Augusta to hang
his new portrait. While Mr.-Kahill
was away a man called at his home
and the little boy Informed the WISH
tor that his father was out of town.
'Where has he gomez asked the
caller.
"oh," replied the little boy quite
seriously, "he has gone to Augusta to
hang the ernor."-Portland Eve
ming Express.
AS the circuses will begin their tour
of Maine early next month, the kid
dies" will be glad to know that there
will be no lack of menagerie attrac-
lions. Not since the famous voyage
Of Noahs Ark has ship carried a
greater variety of animals and birds
than the Cunard freighter Stockwell.
which arrived at New York on Mon
day. All came from Africa and will
find their way into various circuses
and sideshows throughout the coun-
try. The Stockwell might be called
the "Wellstocked," for on this trip
she carried one giraffe, one lion, one
leopard, two ostriches. two hyenas,
two tiangs, two ariels, six gazelles,
six crowned cranes, % balloons, %
monkeys, 25 guinea fowls, two porcu-
pines, two geese dor. three warthogs,
one vulture, four bustards, two mara