Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-11


All things must vanish, as do these.
AS our Father in His power.
Watches us through every hour;
Gives to US this glorious beauty
Let US all then. do our duty.
Colby Avon Parker.
City Farm, Hallowell, r. +. D. 8.
Sounds like spooks! Now comes
the report from West Gardiner that
"a graphophone in the home Of John
Weston suddenly started TO play on
its own account one evening last
the time or had been for several
days"
The annual reunion of the 18th
Regimental Association will be held
at "Dunscroft House, Dunston, West
Scarboro on Wednesday, August IL
Shore dinner Will be served al II
o'clock, standard time. Business
melting will follow dinner.
Although he is 13 years of age, Al
bert L. Strout Of Bath. for many
years county treasurer of Saeadahoc,
has painted two houses this last
spring, doing the painting from
ladder. This is a record for man
of his years, especially for one who
has not been a painter by trade.
August visitors at the Maine Pub
licity Bureau offices at Portland, con-
tinue to break all previous records.
A new high mark has been reached
several times during the present
month. but Mondays total of 6o2 was
considerable in excess of any preVl-
Gus days total.
Presidential appointment of two
postmasters to offices in Maine were
announced Monday by the postal
authorities, the commissions OF each
official being effective from July 81
Addie Z. Cram has been commits
stoned as postmaster at Dryden,
while Mertland L.. Carroll has been
named at New Harbor.
Iyell NJ. RAIDER, Jr. q. and sister
Frances, Il, have entered the training
school for the Salvation Army and
will make that their life work. They
the well known chemist, who pur-
chased the Bailey farm in Wiscasset
a few years ago and who was prom
inent for a season or two in the Wis
casset tabrnacle work.
The new board walk at Popham
Beach is now under construction and
already reaches we'll along the east
beach. This walk is paid for by the
cottage owners who accepted a volun-
tary assessment of so cents a front
foot for their lots. When completed
it will add much to the attractiveness
of Popham as we'll as proving great
convenience to the cottage occupants.
Calvin Austin, the S0-year old in
mate of the Kennebunkport town
farm, who disappeared Friday after
noon, was found about a mile from
the Port village, Sunday afternoon by
Franklin Leech. He had been wan
dering about for as hours in the
woods. Mr.. Austin had collapsed and
was in a serious condition Sunday
evening, but it was thought that he
would survive.
iobdtipn CnlCpI OIlSSl NpOl
ford of Biddeford, is exhibiting
novel specimen of old currency in the
form of a $3-bilI dated 1861 which
was issued by the Sanford bank,
which was one of the old state banks.
The bills were common in the paper
currency of that time though at pres
ent there are said to be very few in
existence and the bill has interested
many Of the collectors to whom 1t
has been shown.
Automobile traffic over the Bath
state ferry continues heavy and Sun
days business was next to the big
gest day in the lines history the
biggest day being July 3. Receipts
on Sunday were considerably over
$1,000. The Hockomock was placed
in service to run opposite the bigger
ferry, Governor King, making "a
round trips and transporting 456 cars.
Traffic this year shows Is per cent
increase over year ago.
Sylvan Park at Machias, Is to be
the scene Of the biggest field day
ever held in Washington county, on
Sept 9, when members Of the Grange
and the County Farm Bureau will
assemble there. In connection with
the general field day there will be a
special meeting of the poultry
men of the county, which will take
place in the morning at the poultry
plant overated by Haekins & Rich
ardson. This feature of the day will
consist of tour Of inspection, an ad-
dress and demonstration of cleaning
and disinfecting a poultry house. At
Sylvan Park at 10 A. NJ, there will
be barnyard golf tournament fat
mems race. pigback relay race and
Ford race, and basket lunch will be
served at noon, when the Machias
band will give concert The after
noon program, which will open at !
one o'clock will include speaking and
a baseball game between Jonesboro
and Steuben.
The Today encampment of the
Salvation Army at the Old Orchard
campgrounds starting Aug. 10, will be |
featured by strong religious pro-
grammes. well-known speakers from
all over the country and special fea- |
lures. Comn3issioner Isaac Unsworth |
of London will be the principal |
speaker of the programme, although |
other prominent and able men are /
scheduled to address the audiences
during the 1nHau oAeriar