Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-11

"A minstrel SHOW 10 De given entire
ly by Cumberland County Power &
Light Go. talent will be presented
| next Thursday evening at Frye hall
in Portland. A chorus of 40 men
have been practicing for the last few
weeks for the. production which will
be given under the auspices of the
Portland Railway Relief Association.
Highway construction in excess of
100000 for Bangor and for towns
in the territory tributary to that city
is included in the program for the
coming season. This is the most COM
prehensive program. as far as that
section of the state is concerned. since
the formation of the State Highway
Commission.
1t is anticipated that Daniel F. Field
of Phillips will be reelected chairman
of the Republican State COMMITTEES at
its meeting for organization which
will be held at the Augusta House on
Tuesday, May Is, at p. NJ. The COM
mittee will send out request to coun-
ty chairmen and to chairmen Of city
and town caucuses for the complete
lists of their committees in order that
the party rosters may be completed as
soon as possible.
The graduates Of Bates College are
showing considerable interest in the
annual meeting and banquet of the
Stanton Club, which Is to take place
Friday. May 81, at $50 P. NJ. standard
This year the banquet will be held at
the Mansion House, Poland Spring, in
stead of in Augusta or Bates College,
as on previous occasions. Al number
of auto parties have already been ar
ranged and a large attendance is ex-
pected from all over the state. Charles
j. Nichols of Portland Is president of
the club.
With three transatlantic liners re-
ported on their way to Portland, the
waterfront there will assume the SEM
blance of mfd-winter shipping port
the latter part of this week. In addi-
ton, there will be a number of Ameri-
can vessels in port, as well as the
fishing fleet and coastwise steamers.
The first of the ocean liners expected
there Is the American-Diamond Line
steamer Western Ally, which is ex-
pected to steam into port sometime
Wednesday. She Is coming direct from
Rochester and Antwerp.
Isaiah NJ. Hodges of North vassal.
boro. was unanimously elected for
years term as district superintendent
at the meeting of the experimenting
school committee Of the three towns,
Turner, Leeds and Greene, held In
Lewiston Saturday forenoon. His SAL
airy will be $1,000. and he begins his
duties July l. Mr.. Hodges is a stu
dent at Colby College, receiving his
A. b. degree in June. Four candidates
presented themselves. All members
were PIE sent at the meeting. DR.. w.
E. Gould of North Leeds, is chairman
of the joint union.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion and the Public Utilities Boards of
the eastern states have been invited
by Chairman Charles e. Quincy of the
Maine board to hold their adjourned
hearing on milk rates in Portland
July Z. These organizations have in
timated that they may accept. The
milk hearings which have been held
In Boston adjourned last Efiday eve
ming until July z, at which time the
milk shippers will present their case.
The railroads have been heard and the
adjournment is taken in order to rive
the shippers time to prepare their
case The sessions to be held at Port.