Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-05

folk School OF Law, Boston, was in
Ellsworth last Thursday. looking up
records of early settlers at Great
Pond, or No. 33 plantation, with the
view Of establishing his right to men,
bership In the organization Of May
flower descendants.
Although thousand dollars re-
ward has been offered for the recov-
cry Of the body of Mr.. Albert, one of
the head clerks of the Fraser Co. at
Fort Kent, who was drowned while
running the Big Rapids in canoe,
with companion last Monday, so far
efforts have been unavailing.
D. L. Green Of North New Portland
is the owner of a potato that had the
misfortune Of being born|a prisoner.
or shackled. There Is a six link chain
about a foot long. Through one of
the links the potato has grown. The
larger 1t grew the more firmly 1t was
held. Evidently the seed was dropped
on the chain which had perhaps brok-
en- from a harness. Mr.. Green secured
this freak from his potato patch on
his farm in Lexington.
Many thousands Of recently packed
Maine sardines are in plain tin cans
and are usually enclosed in litho-
graphed pasteboard carton before be-
ing shipped to Jobbers for later distri-
button. Many women and girls are
employed at PASSPORT this month and
often during most of the winter, In
cellars warahCncnQ Wh 10
work is carried on and distributes con-
siderable money during the idle
| months of sardine canning when not
much other work is to be secured.
One Of the most familiar figures on
the Newport village streets is that of
lector. who. at 81 years of age. Is col
Letting the towns taxes for the ninth
consecutive year. Mr.. Marsh was born
in Palmyra, Feb. 10, 1876, and received
his education in the common schools
of that town. Corinna Union Academy
| and Kent's Hill and Maine Central In
stitute. He was school teacher for
several years, having to his credit in
all Al terms of school.
A party of hunters, mailing from
| Massachusetts, were in Bangor Tues
day on their return to their homes,
laden with game and reporting a fine
time in the hunting region back of
Chester. Among the number was w. A.
! Mortgrage, one of the two state house
men of the Boston Transcript He re-
| ported game somewhat scarce, with
| bears plentiful. He missed his first
| OnnnrtnnitN n hrtn prino
| buck, by mistaking the animal for
COW. So he stood by to watch the
animal, which, attending to his own
! business, slowly ambled into the
| woods.
An item in recent Boston paper
was of interest to many in Machias as
one of the people mentioned was Ma
| chiasport young lady. The story was
| about Miss Mabel A. Warren and four
other classmates, the five being jun
| Tors at the Sargent School of Physical
| training at Cambridge. Mass, who
! hiked 70 miles from the Sargent camp
| at Peterboro, n. H, to the school in
| Cambridge, refusing 33 automobile
| rides on the way. Three days were
| spent in the walk. The first night the
| girls stayed at hotel in Greenvifle,
the second night in hay loft In
| Groton, and the third night in farm
house in Lexington.
| A deal involving the ownership Of
| valuable property at Sorrento, the IA
nous summer resort on Frenchman's
Bay opposite Bar Harbor, Is in pro-
| gress and Is expected to be closed soon.
The Sorrento property consists of
| some 900 acres of highly desirable
| land but it is said that the contem-
| plated transaction does not include the
| hotel or cottages, or any buildings. A.
| Dorf of New York Is said to be the
man who may acquire the property
| Sorrento has been widely advertised
and developed by Charles A. Mann of
New York, formerly of Bangor the
boom, which practically died after
| the death of Hon. Frank Jones of
| Portsmouth, N. H., who brought Sor-
rento into prominence 30 years ago,
having been revived in measure.
| The development Of Sorrento under
| the new deal, which may be complet-
ed soon, will be of much benefit to that
| section Of the state in building up an
| other great summer resort, as 1t is
understood that the plans Of the New
York prospective purchaser are along
| those lines.
Thirty years ago Wednesday night
the Bangor Symphony Orchestra gave
its first concert in City hall. The Sc
| ries started as the Pullen symphony
concerts under the management of
| Abbie N. Garland, who solicited the
| subscription, edited the programs, and
handled the advance press work. Mr..
Pullen and his men entered whole
heartedly into the enterprise and gave
| the movement an impetus that has
| gathered momentum steadily through
| out the three decades. Sixteen players
took part in the opening concert
Thus began with what is known to-
day as the little Symphony ensem-
BILE, q movement that has become
Bangor institution, one that would be
priced by any community, Of what
ever size, as an invaluable civic as.
set. Mr.. Pullen. and many Of his early
associates, have passed to their re-
ward, but their colleagues and sue
cessors have carried on" and the
Bangor Symphony today Is CONCEDED
to be the strongest In personnel and
artistic skill in its history Today the
orchestra numbers over so, which Is
about the capacity of city hall stage,
and the standard symphony repertoire
Is given to the music lovers of that
community, privilege that is denied
to many cities Of larger population.