Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-24

ana thatS what We get, ana deserve
Around the corner, q vanished friend
The fourth annual meeting and
banquet of the alumni and friends of
Newport high school will be held at
Jones Inn. Newport, Friday night at
z o'clock.
Lewiston has purchased 10000
gallons Of No. 4 asphalting for use
on the city streets, The material
costs between and 8 cents a gall
Ion. Delivery is expected this week.
It is estimated that another 10000
gallons will be ordered later, max
ing a total amount the same as was
used last year.
Cummings of Kennebec was not
the only man by that name nominated
for sheriff in the Maine primaries
on Monday. In Washington county,
Sheriff James A. Cummings was re-
nominated by q plurality of about
1000 in triangular contest. Sena-
tors Irving w. Case and Walter N.
Miner were renominated in Washing
ton county by good-sized majorities.
An autographed tablecloth, for
merly owned by Kate Douglas Wig
gin Riggs, widely known author. has
been received by Mrs. J. w. Meserve
Of Bar Mills. The tablecloth. which
the writer used when entertaining
guests at her home, bears the auto
orr nhS nf Tx rnto h1pC inn1I1d n Or
Mark Twain, Henry Irving, Richard
Harding Davis, Carl Schurz and
Anna Louise Carey.
Portland is planning for "big do
ings" for the July 9Th celebration of
150th anniversary Of the signing of
the Declaration of Independence and
the 140th of the Incorporation of
Portland. Features of the program
will include a parade at 10 A. NJ,
showing of the historical photoplay.
THE Declaration of independence"
at II A. NJ, regatta in the harbor
at P. NJ, and the presentation of a
historical pageant at Deering Oaks
by the children of the public schools
at 3 P. NJ, and display of fireworks
on the Eastern Promenade at 9 p. NJ.
Major Ralph E. Sawyer of White
Rock has given the Portland Natural
History Society an Indian relic found
| by him near the bridge at Black S
! brook, Carmel, in the fall of 1925.
| This relic is blade of black slate,
| oval shaped, eight inches long and
! three inches wide. The blade is q
| good specimen of the skill with
which the red men were able to shape
useful utensils from the hard rock
Carmel, which is nine miles west of
| Bangor, Is in the heart of the terri
tory once claimed by the chief sa-
chem of that region.
A wedding of unusual interest
took place Tuesday afternoon at
three o'clock when Charles Willard
Starbird, Democratic candidate for
! Congress, from the Second District,
of Auburn, and Miss Marion Jose
phine Crosby. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henri S. Crosby, also of Au-
burn, were married at their new
home at Auburn, by Rev. Milo L.
| Pearson, pastor of High st. Congre-
gational church of Auburn. Among
the guests were Mayor Mclean of
| aug uSld, DeInOcTdllC nominee LOT
Governor, and Mrs. Mclean.
In these piping times of a null
tiplicity Of automobiles, the average
young or middle-aged man isn't
eager to navigate a horse and wag-
ron about the countryside unless he
knows of several back roads to be
taken with Charles w. Deering of
| South Gorham, who Is 80. This
sprightly nonagenarian hitched up
his nag the other day and drove SO
miles to visit friends in the town
Of Windham, not once falling to
make his way through the occasion
al congested traffic without danger
to his outfit or passing motor cars.
He returned home as fit as a fiddle
after his buggy ride.
Walter .Marrett, rs Of Alaska. who
arrived at Brunswick. to attend the
50th reunion of his class at Bowdoin
College, walked u miles on Sunday
in IS hours and after q brief rest
added 10 more miles for good meas
ure. He is used to hiking and re-
calls a hike he took from Mount
Washington to Portland, 100 miles,
| so years ego. This first walk was
taken about the time that Edward
Payson, the veteran pedestrian, had
done 100 miles in "a hours. He
started at midnight and when he
reached the post office in Portland,
still had some time to spare on the
"a hours. His feat was widely re-
ported in the newspapers. At that
time Mr.. Marrett was a resident of
Standish. In 1897 he Joined the
rush to the Klondike, and has re-
NAMED there ever since, keeping in
| touch with events in Maine through
the newspapers
A huge map Of the state, showing
the location of all farms that the
for sale, and an exhibition of farm
products showing the acre produc-
| ton of Maine soil as to various
kinds of crops. will be part Of an
! exhibit which will be shown visitors
| to Portland at the sessions of the
National Grange there November 10
| to 10. The principal portion Of the
exhibit probably will be held at the
Armory on Milk and Market streets,
as the available rooms in the City
| Hall will be given over to~the use
of the Grange. Preliminary details
regarding the exhibit and tentative
plans for the entertainment of the
National Grange were discussed at
| meeting Of representatives from
/ agricultural and affiliated organiza-
| lions called Tuesday at the Cham
| Der OF Commerce rooms in that. city
| by George c. Owen, chairman of the
| Agricultural Committee of the
| Chamber.