Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-04

port a scarcity Of smelts the past
month, which is usually the best.
Large quantities of herring in the
usual haunts of smelts interfere with
the netting. Large schools of squid
are in the bays in pursuit Of the her
ring, and the pollock have put in their
appearance, attracted by the former,
which are their favorite food Some
good catches Of large pollock are be-
ing made on nearby fishing grounds,
some of the fish weighing 40 pounds.
Robert Lee Ingersoll, Columbus,
Ohio. took up his duties on Friday as
acting secretary of the Lewiston
Chamber of Commerce. Mr.. Ingersoll,
a veteran Of the World War and con-
struction engineer by profession, has
been engaged in chamber of commerce
work since the war. He comes to Lew
iston highly recommended. his selec-
ton following a careful inquiry by the
directors. Mr.. Ingersoll was badly
wounded in the World War, affecting
his ability to practice his profession.
He has been prominent in American
Legion activities in New York. He is
43 years old. He attended Colby,
where he played football. He is ma
tive Of South Norwalk Conn.
Phillips will have a new industry
if present plans mature. Frank Nc
Lain, who has had many years Of
experience with the Stratton Manu-
featuring Company. is the leader and
a corporation will be organized for
tho nf ~, ,.ir
novelties, the bobbin mill portion of
the Bell Mfg. property to be used, to
be leased or purchased from the
present owners. New machinery will
be installed and 1t is hoped opera
tons will be under way by the first
of the year Business will start in
a small way. but 1t Is believed that
it will expand later into prosperous
and sizeable industry.
The laying of the concrete on the
new five mile stretch extending from
Ellsworth towards Bar Harbor has
been completed. Supt. Scholield an
nounces that in two weeks time the
entire length of road will be open to
travel. The Carlo Bianchi Co. expects
to have boulders and bitches of road
cleaned out, and road entirely COM
plete in one month. The concrete
mixers have been moved to Lucerne-
in-Maine, where the grading of over a
mile of road extending by Lucerne-in-
Maine clubhouse has been completed.
This construction is to be a strip Of
concrete paving 90 feet in width, and
just the same kind of construction as
just completed at Ellsworth. The
construction of these two projects is
under the supervision of H. n. Scho-
f1eeld of the State highway department.
At the annual meeting of the
Daughters of Maine Club held at the
club rooms. SIS Boylston street, Bos-
ton, Mass, May 20, Mrs. D. Fletcher
Knight presiding, it was voted to es-
tablish a trust fund for the building
of an old folks home in Maine for
Maine folks. This fund was estab-
lished. The first gift to the trust
Fund was made by The Maine Acres
Corporation, who agreed to donate the
land upon which to erect the home
This donation was readily followed by
the donation of proceeds of a whist
party recently given by the Daughters
of Maine Club.
A campaign will be presently inaug-
urated and broadcasted to Maine peo-
pie who will be listening in, giving the
details and plans of the Daughters OF
Maine in their campaign to build the
Old Folks Home in Maine. Wher
completed the home will be called the
Daughters of Maine Home.