Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-02

Drift with the flakes.
lie Baron Cooke, in Town and
Country"
The organization of local associa-
ton of automobile statesmen Is being
considered In Lewiston.
The skating rink and toboggan
chute at Pettingill Park, Auburn, are
being closed for the season. Another
sign that winter is on the wane!
That the ice will not leave the
Kennebec river as early as last year
is the belief. The date of its de-
parture in 1925 was March 10.
Although radio reception has been
reported as poor in many parts of
Maine recently, a woman residing in
Rockland heard Denver Col, very
clearly on her set one night last week.
1.-THE Belle of Barcelona" play
depicting a visit to historic Spain,
will be staged by the students of
Washington State normal school at
the Opera House in Machias March IL
and IL.
Arrangements will probably be COM
pleted for the advertising for bids for
the construction Of the Kennebec
bridge at Bath at the next meeting of
the bridge commission. There will also
be a further discussion of the con-
tract between the commission and the
Aain Do
A Parent Teacher Association will
be organized at Veazie on Wednesday
evening, March 8. To assist in the
work of organizing, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. l.. Blanchard Of Bangor, will be
present. Mrs. Blanchard is vice pres
ident of the State P. T. A, and Mr..
Blanchard has ably served as presi-
dent of the Little City P. T. A, hav-
ing organized there six years ago.
A feeding station on the lawn at
the home of Mrs. Fannie Frost, Paris
street, Norway, has proved most at
tractive to the winter birds, who have
found an abundant supply of food for
them daily. The Starlings are seen
there frequently and another bird
which has recently been identified by
Mrs. Albert Park of South Paris as
the Lapland Longspur.
Irving Stone, 20, son of James C.
Stone of Lewiston, was severely in
jured in hunting accident Saturday,
and his right thumb was amputated at
Ste. Marie's general hospital. While
hunting rabbits near Webster street in
company with a man named Turcotte
Stones shot gun was accidentally. dis
charged. Shot also entered his neck
and chin. Turcotte notified a farmer
who brought Stone to the hospital in
a sleigh. as he was several miles out
in the country when hurt.
Maine is awakening to the oppor-
tuuities presented by its great supply
of hardwood and already manufac-
turers in many states who use hard
wood in producing their products are
turning jealous eyes to the abun-
dance of this raw material in Maine
and in time will be obliged to come
to this state for their supply. 1t
is far greater asset to the state
than many have dreamed and should
DS USttlOpcu anu 6utll uGu JcdiOuSly
to see that the same thing does not
happen to tie hardwood growth
which has happened to the pine and
spruce.-Bath Times.
Speakers of prominence IN the
motor industry will address the Ban
gor Automobile Dealers Association
at its annual banquet on Thursday
evening of this week at the Bangor
House. Haven Sawyer of Bangor,
chairman of State snow removal
committee. will be TIE POSTMASTER.
Among the speakers will be Mr..
Ordway, president of the Henley
Kimball Co., one of the best known
motor car distributors in New Eng
land. 1t is expected that there will
be large representation of dealers,
sub dealers and. factory representa-
tives who will be in attendance at the
Bangor auto sho
An elderly man, who has expert
enced some difficulty in finding a lodg-
ing place in Rockland, applied for
shelter at the police station in that
city Thursday night and was taken in
bag and baggage, the latter including
trunk, rocking chair and an oil
stove. The man has considerable
sum of money in the bank and has an
nounced his intention of going to
well known benevolent institution.
Quarters were secured for him at a
house in the suburbs. The man Is
very deaf and has poor vision. 1t was
one of the most unusual cases that has
yet arisen at the police station, says
the Rockland Courier Gazette.
The steamer Falmouth of the East
ern Steamship Lines, which ground
ed Friday off Stepping Stone Light,
below New York, was floated Satur-
day with the assistance of tugs after
being hard and fast for nearly "a
hours. The steamer was on her regu-
lar run from Portland to New York
when the accident occurred. TO pre-
vent interruption in the service the
steamer Sandwich has been Tempo
rarlly transferred from the Boston
New York route to the Portland run,
and the steamer Wilton will take her
place at Boston. The Sandwich came
down from Boston Saturday morning
and, after taking on freight at the
State Pier, left for New York that
night. After being floated on Satur-
day, the Falmouth returned at once
to New York, where her cargo was
transferred to the Cumberland, which
left the same night for Portland 1t
is believed the steamer escaped in
jury, but she will be dry-docked at
once at New York for examination.