Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-02

The first spring thunder shower
came Thursday afternoon, accom-
panied by loss by fire.
Small boys in Lubec are enjoying
the high winds by flying their kites
in the different fields of that place.
The Bath Daily Times says: "One
more day of February and then the
climb up March hill begins" Rath-
err chilly at the foot of the hill.
The ice has left the Sasanoa river
Soon the Ba tn Boothbay Harbor boat
will be running, which means that
summer is at hand.
Seven hundred and fifteen head of
cattle from Montreal to go to Liver
pool on the steamer Winifredian left
Portland Saturday. after being give,.
short rest before going on board
the ship.
While January was accepted as one
of the coolest Januarys on record.
February has also established a rec
ord of being the warmest February
within the memory of the Oldest in
habitants.
Houlton is going to have a celebra-
ton July 5 and and Caribou will
have one July 4. Both these celebra-
tons will be accompanied by horse
races of the Maine and New Iamu-
shire circuit.
- During March there will be seven
meetings dealing with the various
phases of farm management held in
Oxford county. These meetings will
he of interest to all farmers and
honemakerS in the county.
William E. Wing. principal of
Deering High school, has been elect
cd president of the Secondary
School Association at the midwinter
session of the National Educational
Association held last week in Gin
cinnati.
The clam packing department of
the r. j. Peacock Canning Co. of
Lubec will open soon. Two large
power boats left Wednesday for the
North shore on the Canadian side of
the line, to bring back the first clam
cargoes for 1925.
George II. Pearson of Portland cele-
brated his 36th birthday Friday. For
more than 60 years he has been in
charge of nautical instruments in the
store Of William Senter & Co, but
retired from active business four
years ago.
Pembroke is TO have a Community
Church. A committee representing
the Methodist churches at the Iron
works, and at West Pembroke, the
Baptist church, and the people gem
orally, met February IS and organized
for that purpose.
The revenue cutter Sycamore
which was destroyed by fire at a gov
eminent shipyard in Halifax, n. S.,
was built in 1888 at Bath and several
years before being converted into a
revenue cutter, served as an Ameri-
can yacht.
The lobster fishermen are busy
getting their traps ready for the
spring fishing at Seal Harbor. The
measure law has been changd from
the horn measurement to the eye, the
same as the American law. The
fishermen claim it will make about
twenty percent difference.
The town of Lisbon is very happy
over the fact that it has reduced its
debt $12,454.36 during the past year.
The towns total debt is now only
Sl5S,SS4. Lisbon and Lisbon Falls
are both in the same incorpo ration
and the community spirit is marked
III both places.
Saturday evening Ralph A. Price
Portland were united in marriage in
the North Congregational church Of
that place. This was the first we'd
ding which has been held there
since its beginning more than CEN
tury ago and was a military affair.
Peleg w. Benton of Parsonsfeld
became the tax collector of that
town last year, following friendly
bet that he could collect every cent
due the town in taxes for the year.
He accomplished the feat in nine
months, without advertising a single
delinquent. and turned the money
over to the treasurer.
Joseph Peters of Old Orchard was
aroused from sleep Friday morning
by the persistent crying of his pet
cat to find his room filled with smoke
and upon investigation found the
apartment was in flames. He was
unable to save even his clothing
from the fire.
Miss Helen F. Sheehan, who has
been a member Of the faculty Of the
Jordan High school in Lewiston for
the past three years, was rendered
farewell reception by the members of
the faculty Friday at the close of