Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-20

And fdm1Ildr DlTQ 10 SISct.
Elizabeth Fahnestock.
Principal George C. burlington OF
the Fort Fairfield High school has
rendered his resignation and, 1t is
| reported, will accept similar posi-
ton at Sanford at a considerable In
| crease in salary.
The Lewiston Armory auditorium
received great compliments from
Mario Chamlee, the Metropolitan
tenor, who said he rarely had the
pleasure of singing in an auditorium
so perfect and so easy to sing IN.
The Houlton Fish and Game As
ISOLATION is sending out circular let
tiers and blank petitions for a refer
| endum vote on the act passed by the
last Legislature cutting the legal al
| lowance of deer from two to one.
A varied and interesting program
was carried out last Saturday and
Sunday at Bar Harbor. where the
Boys Conference was held. 1t was
seven years since conference or
that kind had been held at Bar Har-
| Dor and the people Joined hands to
it proved to be.
Two tent shows have already been
booked for Portland this season. One
| is the 1O1 Wild West and the other
| Hagenbecks circus and menagerie.
| The first appears on June s and the
second on June 26. 1t is also expect
ed that the Ringing Brothers and
Barnum & Bailey show will appear
there in June.
Finding their own market for po-
tatoes was the stunt carried off by
i two Aroostook potato growers. When
the market was dull they chartered
the Norwegian ship "Skogheim,"
made up train of 40 cars of spuds,
brought the ship and cars together
at the dock at Stockton, transferred
the potatoes and shipped them to
Cuba.
Hon. Frank A. Peabody of Houlton
chairman of the State Highway Com
mission, speaking at recent meet
ing of the Fl. Fairfield Chamber of
Commerce, pointed out that Aroostook
county has received more mileage
in State roads than any other county
| in the state and that 1t Is fourth
among the counties In the actual
amount Of money received for State
roads.
The Governors Of the various states
who will meet at Poland Spring in
June, have been invited to visit
Aroostook county. President Todd
of the B. and A. railroad has placed
a special car at their disposal that
they may visit the St. John river
towns. If this propose trip Is made
by the Governors the Rotary clubs OF
the county will assist in the enter
tainment.
Whether DIR. Donald B. MacMil-
lan's official" departure for his
Arctic trip in June is from Charles
town Navy Yard, Mass, or from
Wiscasset, Maine, his many friends
in this State will be at Wiscasset on
June 20 to give him hearty sendoff.
In a statement recently issued. Dr.
Macmillan announced that he will
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plies.
A delegation from "The Bates
Student" attended the first annual
convention of the New England In
tercollegiate Newspaper Association
held at Boston University, Saturday.
Bates was one of the IL colleges rep
resented at the convention and the
two Bates women were the only Wo-
men present. The Student was the
most discussed paper at the discus
sions. Kirby Baker, managing editor
of the Bates Student, was awarded
the honor of being elected the first
president of the convention.
The Smith College Club Of Western
Maine at it's annual meeting held last
Saturday at the Purpooduck Coun-
[ try Club near Portland elected the
following officers for the coming
year: President. Mrs. Clement F.
Robinson of Portland; first vice
president, Mrs. Samuel D. Gray OF
Old Town; second vice president,
| Miss Lucy Titcomb of Augusta; third
| vice president, Mrs. Harold c. Pay
son of Portland; secretary and treas
uf6r, MISS I1dEIleI DuChidiii VI ~ =
land: councillor, Mrs. Neil Taylor of
Falmouth Foresidc; alternate coun-
cilor, Mrs. Alfred Mitchell of Port
land.
In connection with the proposal
recently advanced by Edwin Mark
ham, popular poet that contributions
be raised for the canceling of the
mortgage on the birthplace of Henry
w. Longfellow in Portland, it Is in
| teresting to note that Theodore
Roosevelt was one of the first to en-
dorse the work of the international
| Longfellow Society and died an hon
orary president Chief Justice Taft
and Cardinel O'Connell both hold the
same honorary positions. President
| Coolidge has recently assumed the
same relationship and has accepted
for the White House Marshalrs en-
hopes to place in the capitol Of every
state.
Mrs. Franklin p. Shumway of Mel
! rose was elected president of the Mas
sachusetts Maine Daughters at their
annual meeting held on Thursday,
May 18th, at Hotel Westminster. The
| retiring president, Mrs. Irving o.
Palmer, presided and introduced Mrs.
| Shumway, who gave a short greeting
| to the club members. The other Off
| GERS elected were: First vice presi-
dent, Mrs. A. A. Fales, Belmont; Sec
| ond vice president Mrs. S. r. Haines,
Brookline: recording secretary, Mrs.
Geo. p. Maxim, Newton; correspond
| ing secretary. Mrs. Frank II. Twitch-
| ell, Natick; treasurer, Mrs. Arthur B.
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