Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-22

There are now 10 candidates for
Republican nominations for the sew
en- representative positions from the
Portland class. Four of the number
are 18th hour entries. coming in dur
ing the latter part Of last week.
These late entries are s. Arthur Paul,
attorney: Andrew Jackson, contrac-
tor; Harry H. Pease, paint and oil
merchant; and George M. Potter,
veterinarian.
Power cabin cruiser Norman II.
Capt. A. P. Greenfeaf, attempted to
make her. first regular trip Of the
season to Bath from Boothbay Har-
Dor Tuesday morning but so much
ice was encountered in Sasanoa gut
that she did not come through
Arrowsic bridge. 1t was blown in
there by the northwest wind but was
expected to go out on Wednesday,.
Capt. Greenleaf will resume his regu-
lar schedule at once.
With the announcement that the
Boston Bath Gardiner and the Au-
gusta- Boothbay Harbor steamboat
service are to be discontinued this
summer. the traffic on the Kennebec
above Bath will be limited to pleas
ure launches and coal barges.
Boothbay Harbor replaces Bath as
the terminal of the steamship run
from Boston. There will be service
by the steamers Virginia and Island
err between Bath and Boothbay Har-
Dor.
The several lodges of the Modern
Woodmen of America in District No.
8, comprising Penobscot, Hancock
and Waldo counties are responding
very enthusiastically to the Sun
shine special membership campaign,
and it is anticipated that large
number of new members will be en-
rolled at the big meeting to be held
at Bangor, May 10, at which time
Supreme Organizer Ralph E. Johnson
of Lincoln, Nebraska, will be pres
ent and deliver an address.
Pogis' Fronie of NJ. F. 410766,
mature Jersey cow, owned by the
University of Maine, Orono, has COM
pleted an official 365 day test in
which she produced 1851 lbs. of fat
and 10S99 lbs. of milk. Her milk
averaged ass per cent. butterfat for
the test. With this record she quail
fled for the Register of Merit of the
American Jersey Cattle Club. Pogis'
Fronie of M. F. was tested once pre-
viously and at that time she pro-
duced 505.S5 lbs. of fat as a mature
COW.
Saturday night was the first ami
versary of the Maxim Block fire, the
last big fire in South Paris. In that
fire Maxim Block was practically a
total loss, and Pythian Block was
considerably damaged. During the
year Maxim's concrete block filling
station and sporting goods store has
been built on the lot thus vacated,
and on the vacant lot next east w.
G. Pratt's two-story brick building
is we'll along In construction. Those
who remember the night of the blaze
year ago, as all undoubtly do, will
recall how much different the climate
was then.-The Oxford Democrat.
Miss Hazel Nickerson of Swanville
who recently returned to the Sargent
School in Cambridge. where she Is
senior, has been honored by having
dance of her own composition ac-
cepted out Of lao others submitted.
This will be executed by the fresh
man class in the Boston Arena at the
Sargent Exhibition in May. Miss
Nickerson Is engaged as swimming
and diving instructor at the Sargent
Camp in Peterboro, N. H., for June
and in July and August will teach
water sports at a camp in the
Adirondacks. She passed last sum-
mer at the camp at East Union, op-
Grated by Miss Marshall teaching in
a similar capacity.
Summer schedule Of the Eastern
Steamship lines from Portland We're
announced yesterday at the local
office, service on the Portiand-B Boston
line starting May II: on the Portland
Boston Boothbay Harbor line, June
IS; and on the Portland New York
Division, June 6. According to the
announcement Of company officials,
steamer City of Bangor, upon arrival
in Portland on Tuesdays, Thursday
and Saturdays, will continue to Booth
bay Harbor and return to Portland
from there on the same day. Steamer
Brandon will reach Boothbay Harbor
on Fridays and Mondays and return
to Portland on her way to Boston
in the afternoon Of those two days.
1t has also been announced that
the Eastern Steamship Lines will not
operate its Kennebec Division. 1t is
understood that the steamers Vir-
ginia and Islander Of the Augusta,
Gardiner and Boothbay Steamboat
Company will be operated over the
Bath, Boothbay Harbor and island
route so as to connect with the Bos-
ton steamers at Boothbay Harbor.
This announced schedule means
that New York passenger service