Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-05

Steamer ISleStOrd mas gone on lHe
Bath and Five Islands route for the
Summer season.
John A. Barnes of Houlton, son of
Supreme Court Justice Charles P.
Barnes, arrived in Bangor on Thurs
day from Philadelphia. where he
has been taking graduate course
at the Wharton School of Finance.
An order recommending to the
State Highway Commission that the
Bennoch road from Orono to Gilman
Falls avenue in Old Town be de-
signed as State Highway was pass
ed by the city council Of Old Town
at its last meeting.
An informal dinner was held at
the Conduskeag Canoe and Country
Club. Tuesday night by the teachers
of Bangor High school in honor of
Principal and Mrs. Clarence w.
Proctor. Mr.. Proctor recently tend
cred his resignation, to take effect
at the close of the present term.
Willard W. Baldwin, who was SUI
perintendent of the Maine Institu-
ton for the Blind in Portland for
six years before assuming charge
of New York infirmary, is to re-
sumo charge of the Maine Institu-
ton June 20. He will succeed Will
liam E. Travis. resigned.
With a splendid program of exer-
cises the new town hall at Cor
nish. erection of which was financed
by a $4,000 bequest from the late
Mrs. Jennie J.. Pike. was formerly
dedicated last Wednesday night.
The building is to be known as
Pike Memorial hall The new build
ing is of the latest type and for
firmness. utAity and Workmanship is
; considered one of the best in that
section of the state.
| Two year old salmon to the num-
Der of $1,000 were taken from The
| Raymond hatchery Thursday and
placed in Sebago Lake or streams
tributary to that body where they
will have good feeding grounds. The
MOIh W DIS lilt SGpCl lSlOllI VI
Superintendent Briggs of the hatch
cry. and was witnessed by Willis l..
Parsons of Dover FoXcroft. Com =
missioner of Inland Fisheries and
Game. and committee from the
Cumberland County Fish and Game
AsSocia ton.
South Paris has a unique plan to
oh al, fn,1Ic for the rnatin0 of Mar
! llet Square with tarvia. The Board
of Trade and Merchants Associa :
tions has arranged a public auction
Of most everything under the sun.
which will be held in the square
| this Saturday afternoon, beginning
at one o'clock The articles to be
sold will be contributed by the mer-
chants of the village. while house
wives are to donate for the big food
sale to be conducted at four o'clock.
/ In the evening there. will be dane
ing.
A verdict for the defendant was
returned by a jury in Superior
Court, Auburn, Thursday afternoon,
i'm the case of Charles Israe1son, Of
| Portland who sued Willis fl. Beal, of
Lisbon, a State Highway policeman,
in an attempt to compel payment OF
5000 damages, the result of a COL
lision between autos operated by the
plaintiff and defendant. This was
the first jury trial case Of the term
and the panel was out only short
! time. The plaintiff testified he
smelled liquor on the defendant
breath after the accident. The de-
PENDANT denied responsibility for
the accident and was emphatic in
| his denial that he had been drink
ing. Peter A. Isaacson appeared for
the plaintiff, Frank A. Morey rep
resenting the defendant.
A summary of the plan for uniting
the Lewiston and Auburn Chambers
of Commerce as proposed by the
Joint committee. was submitted to
the Boards of Directors at meetings
held in their respective Chamber
rooms Thursday afternoon. The
Lewiston board unanimously adopt
ed the report, and without a dis
senting vote approved the plan for
the two Chambers to unite. Auburn
directors deferred action upon the
committee report, until the proposed
plan is first submitted to vote by
thee members of the Chamber. 1t
is recommended by the plan sub
mitted that Mr.. Samuel Foss, the
present secretary of the Auburn
Chamber of Commerce, be engaged
as secretary of the combined Cham
Der for such a period of time as
will demonstrate his ability to per-
form the duties Of the new Or
ganization to the f,fll satisfaction of
the members of both cities at sal
airy to be agreed upon and approved
by the officers and directors of the
new corpora tjon