Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-24


April Is.
Biddeford and Saco, following in the
footsteps Of Portland. Lewiston and
Auburn will 60 on daylight saving
time Monday. Clocks in the corpora
ton and industrial centers in the two
cities will be set ahead one hour.
Rev. o. W. Peterson, former
pastor of the Second Congregational
church in Newcastle and one Of the
most talented speakers who has
occupied pulpit in Lincoln county,
conducts q column under the head
ing, "The Parsons Easy Chair" in
a Pennacook, N. H. newspaper.
There are $4,000 voters in Lewiston
and only a third of them have en-
rolled with one or the other of the
two major parties. The Lewiston
Board of Registration is wondering
what would happen if the other 5000
should wait until the last minute and
then try to enroll.
Simon Harvey of Allegash was ar
raigned before United States Com
missioner Reid in Bangor, Thursday.
on charge Of unlawful transportation
of two gallons of alcohol at st. Fran
els on April 20. Probable cause was
found and the respondent was held
in $500 for appearance at the June
term Of the United States district
court. In default of bail he was
committed to Bangor Jail. The ar
rest was made by Customs Officer
Burgoyne.
Bids submitted by taxi companies
in Bangor for the privilege of solicit
| ing patrons at the Maine Central
depot there, were rejected by the
| railroad company, and new specifica-
tons will be posted during the pres
ent week. The local companies sub
hitting bids were the Checker Taxi
Company. The Yellow Cab Company,
Bangor Taxi Company and Michael
! Kane. The successful bidder will
have the right of soliciting patrons
on the grounds of the railroad COM
| pany for a period of two years, to the
| exclusion of all cab owners. t-
| The large passenger and freight
steamer, Governor Dingley, Captain
/. ingalls,, will make her first trip of
the season on Monday. May 10 from
Boston and will reach Eastport the
following morning. Last October the
regular trips between Boston and st.
John, N. B., with calls at Eastport
and Lubec had been stopped and it
was not generally expected that the
coast trips would be resumed until
two weeks later in May than now an
nounced. Down East folks will again
| welcome the arrival of the company's
steamer, reaching Eastport every
| Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday.
The lecture, Maine and katahdin,
the Growing Glory of the East
given by Hon. Willis E. Parsons,
State Commissioner of inland fish
| cries and game at the First Univer-
salist church at Dexter under the
auspices of the Boneka club was
enjoyed, by a very appreciativs
audience. In opening. he gave a
short talk on Maine and her re-
sources from the standpoint of nature
and beauty. Last year over 1000, 900
people came to Maine to enjoy her
beautiful scenery. This year one and
one half million are expected to
come for the same purpose. Without
doubt many who have never been to
Katahdin will do so as all who saw
the picture felt that they would not
miss going, after hearing it described
by Mr.. Parsons.
The following excerpt is from a
recent issue Of the st. Petersburg
paper: The regular meeting of the
Maine State Society was held at the
Grace Baptist church last evening
at 7.30 o'clock. The State of Maine
song and America were sung by the
large company which filed the house.
The president, A. r. Clark called
upon the pastor of the church for
remarks in which he welcomed the
Maine society to his church. The
evening was mostly given to Ye Ode
Town meeting. H. H. Chamberlain
was appointed moderator and the
printed warrant for the meeting, with
ten articles, was placed in the hands
of the audience. The meeting was a
very spirited one, from first to last;
the whole company often convulsed
| in roars OF laughter. Every article
drew fun from many angles"
| An interesting old souvenir of Civil
War days has been loaned the News
by Mrs. j. NJ. King. It is a reprint
made in 1885 of the Grant Edition
of the Vicksburg Daily Citizen. This
paper was presented to DR.. j. NJ.
King July 10, 1915 by Jabez King, in
| Toledo, Ohio. This old wall paper
edition is a one page paper, the back
side being figured wall paper, the re-
print being made to conform, to the
style which had become a necessity
in Vicksburg while the city was
besieged by the Northern Army and
unable to secure materials used for
newspaper work. The original paper
was practically ready for the press
July End, 1868, when Gen. Grant
captured this Southern stronghold
the following day, July 8. On the
next day, July 4, the paper was made
UP and printed by Grants soldiers
as the following note copied from the
old edition explains: Two days
bring about great changes. The
banner of the Union floats over
vicksburg. Gen. Grant has caught
the rabbit" he has dined in Vicks-
burg, and he did bring his dinner
with him. The Citizen" lives to
see it. For the last time it appears
on wallpaper" No more will it
eulogise the luxury Of mule-meat and
fricassed kitten-urge Southern war
riors to such diet nevermore. This
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