Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-08
MAINE GOSSIP

Two Bridgewater youths who went
to Aroostook County to sell diction-
aries to help pay for their education
found that that they could earn $12
a day by picking up spuds turned up
by the diggers, and the Aroostook
farmers will have to get their
dictionaries somewhere else.-Boston
Globe.
Dwight F. Davis, Secretary Of La
Dor in President Coolidge's cabinet.
will probably appear in Bangor as
principal speaker at a rally in Ban
gor City Hall, Friday night, Septem-
Der 10. Announcement was made
recently by the Penobscot County
Republican committee that negotia-
tons are being made to have Mr..
Davis appear here, and although 1t
is not absolutely assured that he
will come, it Is believed highly
probably that he will do so. Henry
e. Dunnack of Augusta, state Ii
brarian, will be the other speaker at
the rally.
A man residing in Hancock street
in Bangor, had car and lapse of
memory simultaneously on Sunday
night. While in a state of coma he
loaned his car to two young men for
a trip on consideration of the trans
fer to himself of pint Of alcohol.
The boys took the car and went on
their way. Later the man came to
and could not account for the dis
appearance of his car. He informed
the police and the usual notification
to other towns was sent out. On
Monday afternoon the boys returned
from up river with the car and the
owner then recalled that he had
loaned it to someone.
The controversy between Summer
residents and the York Beach Cor
poration in regard to the removal of
beach sand from Long Beach and
Short Sands at York Beach has re-
Suited in a sharp letter of warning
from the United States Geodetic
Survey Department to those who
continue the practice. r. l.. Farm
of the Department in a letter to
Horace NJ. Fulton, Of Washington, d.
c., Summer resident here, says in
part:
1T Is generally accepted by engi-
neers that any artificial removal of
beach material has an effect upon
the beach and should be avoided"
The matter will undoubtedly be
thrashed out next Monday night at
the annual meeting of the York
Beach corporation.
Rev. FIR. Dion, pastor Of ST. Peter
and St. Paurs church at Lewiston,
announced at the service Sunday
that it had been definitely decided
to begin the construction of the new
edifice in 1928. 1t will cost 100000
and it will require three years to
complete the structure. FIR. Dion
stated that permission had already
been granted by Bishop Murray and
that the project has the sanction of
the Dominican Order. He said
there are now $500 families in the
parish and that each will be asked
to raise 500 each year. Rev. FIR.
t'erir will visit the families and as
sist in making the collections. 1t is
expected that three. years will be
required in which to complete the
structure which will, be of an impos-
ing style of Architecture with two
high steeples. Members may buy
stones used in the structural work at
$40 each.
The securing of SO members In
Ashland, Aroostook county, in one
day, by the five committee members
Of the local farm bureau in that
town stands as the first record in
the farm bureau membership cam
paign for 1927. The fact that these
five men met with County Agent
Beverly at 100 in the morning
would indicate that they must be
onto the job. At 1880 that night the
report came in th3S they had secur-
ed 80 members which is twelve more
than were members of the Aroostook
County Farm Bureau in that town
this year. This is the first report on
the membership campaign for 1927.
If all the other communities organ
lied for extension work, approx
mately three hundred in number, do
as good work in such a short time
the year will be an outstanding one
The Aroostook County Farm Bureau
co-operates with the extension Ser
vice of the College Of Agriculture in
conducting extension work in that
county.
The 50th anniversary Of Glover's
Band was celebrated in Auburn over
the weekend. The program in
cluded a banquet. concerts and
sol tfvNr n q
reunion opened in Auburn Hall
when the members of the band and
their friends renewed old friend
ships and heard several famous pie
ces played by the Brigade Band, OF
Lewiston and Wilson's Orchestra,
the latter composed of William r.
Stevens, c. M. Plummer, c. c. john
son, Lawrence Pettingill, Arthur n.
Pettingill, all of Auburn and Lewis
ton and George r. Wilson, of Port
land. Most of the musicians of this
orchestra have been connected with
Glover's Band. Glover's Band was
organized in Auburn, July 4, 1876.
The bands leader. George II. Glover
did not become connected with the
organization until about two years
after it was formed. 1t was through
his ability as leader, and promin-
ence in musical circles, that the band
earned it's greatest fame. At one
time the band was States champion,
winning prizes on two different oc-
casions. During the existence of the
band it's personnel numbered more
than 200, it is estimated. The six
surviving members of the old band
living in Lewiston and Auburn are:
George H. Hale, c. B. McKenney,
Charles c. Johnson, George A. Allen,
Fred l. Bumpus and Clarence c. AL
len. The names of approximately 40