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

In 1920 shipbuilder named EN-
mons launched a brig from his ship
yard in Arrowsic, near Jones' eddy.
and before another night had laid
the keel for another, showing that
old time shipbuilders were enterprise
Ing men and lost little time.
The yachting season ct Portland
harbor is near at hand and quite
number OF the boats OF the Portland
Yacht club will be In commits.
sion very shortly. Already several
are in the water, including the hand
some power cruiser Ramic, Austin
II. Perry, owner.
Disabled veterans Of the World
War are engaged in making peoples
to be sold during the week OF May
"a. that in which Memorial Day oc-
ours. The peoples are to be sold on
the streets of cities throughout the
country and the entire proceeds will
go for relief work among the vet
Grams.
The new home building purchased
by the Rockland branch of the Ku
Klux Khan was used for the first
time the other evening. Many resi-
dents of that section were surprised
to see a large cross electrically
lighted burning over the house. Inc
local order is not planning any reno
vations with the building at present,
but will build a klavern shortly.
A new advertising stunt was tried
out by John A. Riley, one Of Pressure
Isles prominent merchants, who had
a large number of nice chickens
tossed from the roof Of his building
to the street below, where folk
scrambled for them. OF course the
youngsters predominated In the
crowd and there was a grand free
for-all every time a bird fiuttered
down from the top of the store. Hun
dreds of interested spectators
watched the fun.
Radio fans are interested in the
fact that Jack Dempsey, heavy
weight champion of the world, made
his radio debut the other morning by
attending Bernarr Macfadden's
Early Bird Gym Glass over WOR.
Dempsey told the million fans VINO
listen in every morning how much he
was enjoying the exercises con-
Quoted by the Father of Physical
Culture. Reports received by WOh
speak of Jacks radio voice" as It's
deep timbre carried unusually well
and was heard in distant places.
Miss Eva oriole Mcintyre was the
winner of the Fryeburg contest for
the honor Of being Miss Fryeburg.
Count of, the ballots revealed her
election by a margin Of 2234 votes
over her nearest competitor. MISS
Mcintyre, who Is the eldest daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Mcintyre, Is
20 years old and was graduated from
Fryeburg Academy in 1924, being the
yaledfctorian of her class. At present
she is employed at Frye House.
dormitory at Fryeburg Academy. Be-
sides being a leader in her school
work she has always been great
social favorite.
United States Senator and Mrs.
Walter Edge, the latter formerly
Miss Camilla Sewail of Bath, have
returned to their home in Ventnor,
N. j., from a brief European trip.
Senator Edge says the American
people will have nothing to worry
over the election of Won Hindenburg
as president of Germany. He ap-
proves the campaign of Vice Presi-
dent Dawes in curbing filibustering
oratory in the Senate. Senator Edge
advocates the immediate building of
two $4,000 ton steamships to support
the Leviathan in its service. but not
with any idea of permanent govern
ment control.
Considerable feldspar is being
taken to Bath from Georgetown
quarries on the lighter Edwin Goldin
which carries 80 tons to a load. A
gasoline engine does the hoisting In
unloading the cargoes. 1t takes nine
men about seven hours to transfer
the feldspar from the lighter to the
Maine Central cars. At the George
town quarry pier are two chutes
through which feldspar is dropped
on board the lighter. The chutes are
OF AZ tons capacity each and are
loaded by auto trucks which carry
the rock from the quarry to the
chutes on the pier. Years ago they
| used small railroad cars for this
work. The roadbed over which the
trucks travel is composed of thou
sands of tons Of condemned rock.
Once the scow Is loaded, the craft is
taken in tow by the company's tug.
and starts for the Kennebec channel
and from there to Bath to unload
and return for another cargo.