Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-20


county. He will succeed in that posi-
ton Donald w. Reed, who has been
appointed farm management demon
strator under the extension service,
the appointment being effective Nov. 1.
Men from the State department Of
possible sites for 4 half dozen look
out stations outside the forestry dis
trict land one Of the places visited,
according to the plans, was Streaked
Mountain in Oxford county. With the
addition of these new half-dozen sta
lions, there will be in the State to-
tai Of about so towers, within the for
estry district and outside. which
should give very good fire protection
to the forests.
Wiscasset entertains hopes Of
establishing game preserve in that
vicinity. This as planned would In
clude all the section of Birch Point
between the high road and the river.
an area Of a thousand odd acres ad-
mirably suited to the propagation of
all kinds of wild life, including water
birds, since the river shore Is free
from ice throughout the year. 1t Is
understood that all Of the owners of
land in the section have agreed to
closing 1t to hunting. Erastus Foote.
who owns the whole OF Cushman's
Mountain, Is the principal owner IN
the big tract.
The North River Road, Auburn,
| north of a point two miles above the
Gulf Island dam, is closed to traffic.
Though the road was passable Sat-
| urday, 1t Is now covered by about
six feet of water.
About % feet Of water are now
stored at Gulf Island. The work Of
completing the dam Is being rushed.
In the spring of 1927 the big stor-
age dam at Magalloway, headwaters
of the Androscoggin, will be drained
to permit cleaning the racks. This
work has to be done about once
every, six years. 1t means the re-
lease of about $500, 100000 cubic feet
of water.
Roscoe G. Bailey who purchased
King Tavern at Bath, has presented
Leslie Mello, for Roland III. Smith
Post, American Legion Of that city,
the big Italian marble fire frame and
mantel which were in the northern
section of the hotel office. This is a
| fine souvenir of Names first COVER
nor's home and will be placed in the
new war memorial building which
! the Legion is to build and for which
funds are now being solicited.
| An Easter Lily which Mr.. and
| Dol 81
| purchased last Easter, is now giving
| them another season of bloom. The
! plant put forth several blossoms last
! Easter, after which Mrs. Ballard
| suggested transplanting it to the
! garden. 1t has held it's own all sum-
mer, been nourished and Mr.. Ballard
has given the best of care and a
short time ago it showed signs of
| handsome well formed blossoms
have burst forth. which have the
same delightful perfume of an
| Easter Lily at Easter time.
| The inspecting game wardens at the
| Bangor station started their records
| for the season of 1925 with eight
| deer and a bear. Six of the deer
| belonged TO hunters going home to
New York and New Jersey and two
deer were brought down from
Moosehead Lake by, Bangor hunters.
The bear was tagged to Boston
| market. The heavy rain and gale
of Sunday greatly improved hunting
conditions in the woods. Deer are
reported plenty by returning hunt
ers who came both from the North
! ern. Maine and the Washington
| County woods.
Glare Eames, who is the niece Of
| Madame Emma Eames. is gaining
new honors this season playing the
| role of the Empress Charlotte in
| "Juarez and Macmillan" q play
adapted from the novel. An Amer
| lean Tragedy" by Theodore Dresser.
Miss Eames has scored a brilliant
success. She is the wife of Sidney
Howard, the playwright, in private
life and for the last few years has
made her Summer home in Wiscas-
set.
The U. S. Daughters Of 1912 in this
State is marking the graves of SOL
diers of that war, preserving records
and traditions of those days. Very lit
tie has been done until recently to de-
fine their place In the making of
American history. The Maine Daugh-
tiers of 1912 was founded by Mrs.
Charles A. Dyer, now of Providence,
Il. l., former Portland woman. The
new president is Mrs Ida N. Davis of
Portland.
Stanley Knowles of Belfast will
never know how far he travelled in
his sleep Saturday night. With several
other boys he motored to Brunswick
and Portland Friday, returning as far
as Augusta the next day. AS they had
fat tire they decided to camp until
morning. Upon awakening they were
much concerned to find Stanley had
disappeared. Arriving in Belfast
shortly after daylight they called at
the Knowles home to find the miss
ing member of the party had arrived.
Stanley had evidently wandered about
in his sleep for some time, for when
awoke he found himself some distance
from Augusta and unable to find the
car. In a short time he ran across q
man who was going directly to Belfast
and rode home with him.-Lewiston
Journal.
Let Grandpa Sign
DR.. William E. Barton, author of
1.-THE Life of Abraham Lincoln"
visited Washington not long ago with