Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-03

ting will commence.
A survey Of the real estate held
in the resort section Of southern
Maine plainly indicates that York is
about to witness one Of the latest
building programs ever launched In
its history.
The survey also brought out the
facts that we'll over 100000 worth
of property had changed hands re-
Gently in this section.
Real estate men are most enthusi-
astic over the outlook and all pre-
dict that 1927 will be banner year
in and around York.
Announcements OF the annual
State Fair session of Kora Temple Of
the Mystic Shrine. which will be
held at Lewiston on Wednesday,
Sept. s, were made Wednesday.
Special features at this meeting will
include the Official visitation Of I'M
perial Potentate David w. Crosland
Of Montgomery. AM.. and the COM
bined Governors and Shriners' Day
at the Maine State Fair.
Elaborate preparations are being
made for the entertainment of the
Imperial Potentate during his stay
in Lewiston and the grand cere-
ntonial session, which will be held In
Kora Temple in the evening. will be
the most gorgeous ever held by that
temple. A record breaking attend
ance is expected.
Governor Ralph o. Brewster's
campaign tour of Washington Coun-
ty, Wednesday, was marked by three
little incidents which served as some
relief from the hum-drum Of speech
making.
At Addison, one of the hrst to
greet him was Mrs. Mary z. Curtis,
"a, who walked eight miles from
Jonesport when she learned that he
was not to visit this town. She IL a
| native of Dexter, the Governor
hometown.
The Governor saw a group Of chill
dren in the audience of 10 at
| Whitneyville and for their benef1t he
recited little poem Just Home
spun State"
Before the Machias meeting, form
| err State Senator Alfred K. Ames,
coaxed Governor Brewster out to
| the "old swimmin' hole" at the
Hardwood mill pond. and there the
Chief Executive took 4 refreshing
dip.
Penobscot county Is at present
without a county attorney, the resig-
nation Of ARENAS Weatherbee, who
has held office for nearly four years,
becoming effective Wednesday, while
no successor to him has as yet been
| named. Under the law county at
torney may be appointed by the Gov
ernor or Justice George H. Worster
! of the superior court may I'LL the va
cancy during the term of the superior
court, which convenes on Tuesday
next.
| Should Justice Worster request Mr..
Weatherbee to act as county attorney
pending an appointment by the Gov
ernor, it is unlikely that he will de-
cline to serve, although anxious to
attend to. his practice which he has
established in Bangor in company
with Wilfred I. Butterield, formerly
Judge of the Bangor municipal court
| George F. Eaton OF Bangor, who
was nominated for this Office on the
Republican ticket in the June pri-
mary, stated some time ago that he
would not accept a temporary APP
pointment, but various attorneys
have been mentioned as possible APP
pointees for the balance of the yeal
or pending the result of the election
on September 10.
! Aided by a brisk southwest wind
a forest fire that started on property
near the Mussey Road at Thornton
Heights, South Portland, about 4.3t
o'clock Wednesday afternoon. burned
over more than 80 acres of woodland
before the flremen were able Il
check the flames. The flremen were
handicapped from the start by thu
long distance from the nearest by
drant to the blaze. The flames got &
good lead and when the first piece o
apparatus drove up, were raging owe
Is acres of woods. A force of abou
60 f1remen and a number Of volun
teers fought the flames with NOR
than 5000 feet Of hose nearly -fou
hours before they had the fire unde
control The flames had destroyed
many birch, maple and fir trees, witt
a loss of about $1,000. The blaze, a
near as the firemen could determin,
started in the brush back of the pro
perty Of George Chandler on tn,
Mussey road. The cause of the blaz
was not ascertained. No dwelling
houses were threatened but during
the height of the fire, the roar ant
cracking of the flames could be heart
on Westbrook street, about q hal
mile away.