Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-18

so-where she might DO Madam
She's "Mr. Jones' wife"
She treads the straight and narrow
path,
Seeking nothing greater than
To be a plain home woman,
And please one lordly man.
Alice NJ. Greene, Belmont, In The
Boston Globe.
Ernest c. Cakes. the four-year.old
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Alton Cakes of
Pittston, picked up eleven bushels Of
potatoes for his father on Wednes-
day. Some task for little fellow!.
Mrs. Frederick S. Marsh Of Port
land, woman's organization secretary,
and Miss Marguerite Stevens Of the
Kittery Branch will have charge Of
the Maine Publicity Bureau offices
at the Eastern States Exposition at
Springfield, Mass, next week.
DR.. S. Parkes Cadman, noted
Brooklyn preacher who is we'll known
among radio enthusiasts because of
his Sunday afternoon talks at the
Bedford branch Of the' Y. NJ. c. A.
will appear in Lewiston city hall Oct.
- under the auspices Of the Auburn
Lewiston Kiwanis club.
The Rev. William S. Jacobs, min
lister of the First Baptist Church at
Portland, for the past year and
half. Thursday received a formal call
to the Lakewood Baptist Church,
located in the finest residential sec
ton of Cleveland, Ohio. Mr.. Jacobs is
seriously considering its acceptance,
and he will announce his decision at
the morning service of worship on
Sunday morning.
Representatives from the Salem,
Lynn and Portsmouth Chambers Of
Commerce are to be in Portland.
Sept. % to canvass with members of
the proposal for abandonment Of the
eastern division of the Boston g.
Maine, against which those cities are
making strenuous protest. A week
ton & Maine will present their side
of the case, explaining why they
think the discontinuance warranted.
Enthusiastic talks full Of forceful
facts made the day at the annual
convention of the Androscoggin
County Sunday School associatio
held in the United Baptist church,
Auburn, Thursday, extremely in
teresting. There was large number
of delegates and many visitors at
tending. All phases Of religious
training for children were taken up,
emphasizing the need of more ed
ucation in religion for the child.
Rev. C. II. Atkinson Of Livermore
Falls, was reelected president
DR.. ]. A. Wadden OF New York.
consulting engineer for the Kennebec
bridge. arrived in Bath Thursday
morning to investigate the progress
made thus far on the proposed struc-
ture. He pronounced himself as
pleased. sta ting that the work was
really ahead of what had been ex-
pected. Caisson 4, the first one put
overheard. is now down to bed rock
and the others on location are grad
left during the forenoon for Augusta
~ NOIiSuAI Win 1ONNi iiSA Ia Nv oN~A'
The Maine Historical Society
wants 500 more members. 1t owns
the Longfellow House in Portland
free and clear, which over $4,000 peo-
pie visit each year-a shrine of great
interest to the Nation. 1t publishes
many valuable historical works and
is one of the most distinguished SER
vice institutions in New England so
far as preservation of records and
traditions go. Every historian in
Maine goes to it. But it Is being
supported today by only 400 people.
Judge Clarence Hale of Portland is
trying to build up its membership.
If plans made Thursday evening
do not go astray another Biddeford
singer will be added to the list of
radio artists. He Il Horace Nichols,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Nichols
of Alfred street. At a social gather
ing Thursday evening young Mr..
Nichols was drafted to sing. The
faultless quality of his high pure ten
or so delighted James V. Neithercut
that he urged Mr.. Nichols to appear
with him Friday. evening before the
microphone during the Chapman hour
at a Portland broadcasting station,
and Mr.. Nichols consented> Mr.
Nichols is former Biddeford boy
but is now in business at Jamaica
Plain, Mass. He is spending his va
cation at his parents cottage at
Camp Ellis.
Completing her sixth and last
swordfishing trip this season the
schooner Alice NJ. Doughty arrived
at Portland Thursday morning
from the Cape Shore with "a
fish. Her fare which was taken
out at Central wharf was bought
by the three fish dealers at 26
cents a pound. Although the fish
were small in number. they weighed
well over 800 each and it is thought
that the men ill share more than
500. The Doughty is the only Port
land schooner to have made six
swordfishing trips this year and when
her seasons shares are figured up
she will be among the highest. Re-
turning from Boston after delivering
her catch the swordfishing schooner
Barbara also arrived in Portland
Harbor, Thursday. On the last trip
her crew shared $3.50 for 40 fish.
Alden Littlef1eld Strout, youngest
man in the State of Maine to receive
a master mariners license, met death
by accident in Tampico,. Mexico
While loading cargo of oil aboard
the steamer Malacca of the Mallory
Line, Captain Strout was asphyx-
lated. Captain Strout was born in