Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-16

To dream of the spring that is COM
ing
When winters day is done,
To marvel at the beauty of nature
That changes with each seasons
run.
Miss G. e. Gordon.
Fred Blow Of Saco has reported the
largest smelt catch of the season in
that section, his catch last Friday
night consisting of GA good sized fish.
This Is the first catch reported that
goes over the 200 mark. From all in
dications the fish are more plentiful
now than they have been all the sea-
son, probably on account of the severe
storms at sea, says the Bideford Jour-
nal.
Committees are arranging pro-
gram of especial interest for the 18th
Western Maine Jubilee of the knights
Of Pythias which will be held at South
Portland High school on Monday, April
10. with afternoon and evening ses-
session. Governor Ralph o. Brewster
will be the principal speaker. Drills
will be given by the degree STATS from
the Templars and by the Pythian Sis
tiers and a drill by mixed team will
be one of the features.
Maine friends of Professor Eugene
w. Lyman, formerly of the faculty of
the Bangor Theological Seminary. now
professor of religion at Union Theolo-
gical Seminary in New York, will be
interested in the announcement of his
marriage in Berkeley, Cal, Saturday.
Prof. Lyman's bride was Miss Mary
Reddington Ely, professor of Biblical
literature at Vassar College. Professor
Lyman, who went to California on a
years leave of absence, is widely
known as a writer of books on relig-
ious subjects. He has taught in vari-
Gus institutions in the East and Middle
West He is a widower and has two
small children. Miss Ely also has writ
ten several books on religious topics.
Frof. and Mrs. Lyman will make their
home in New York.
The merits of Maine participating i'll
the New England fruit show at Bos-
ton and the New York fruit show this
year will be discussed at the conven-
ers' Association at Auburn on Thurs
day of this week
In an effort to make Penobscot
county a disease-free area in bovine
tuberculosis. Commissioner Frank p.
WaShburn of the Maine department of
agriculture has issued a proclamation
declaring the county to be under quar-
antine for the purpose of a complete
examination and test of all cattle
therein, such quarantine to become
effective Feb. 90. 1926. On and after
said date no cattle of any kind, except
beef animals and vealS for immediate
slaughteIS shall be brought into the
said county of Penobscot unless they
have passed a tuberculin test applied
by a veterinary approved by the divi-
sion of animal industry of the Maine
department of agriculture within one
year, or are held in strict quarantine
until such test is made at the expense
of the owner. 1t will be remembered
that following the cattle quarantine
and testing work in Piscataquis coun-
ty q few months ago, that county was
declared a modified accredited area.
Monday was the 2Sth anniversary of
the sinking Of the u. S. S. Maine in
Havana, Cuba, harbor. Members OF
William Mckinley Camp, No. II, Unit
ed Spanish War Veterans, Bangor, on
Sunday placed a wreath on the monu-
ment in Davenport Park, the shield OF
the Battleship Maine forming a part
of this monument
1t was just 2S years ago Monday
morning that the nation awoke to find
that the battleship Maine which was
then on a friendly visit to thes Cuban
capital had been blown up and de-
stroyed as she lay at her moorings in
the harbor, said The Bangor News yes
terday. An investigation followed and
the report was that the battleship had
been blown up by some explosives
from under the ship. This led to a
declaration of war against Spain and
the war which opened in April was
over in July.
This war was notable for the splen-
did naval victories of Dewey at Manila
Bay and Of Sampson and Schley at
Santiago. AS result Of the war Porto
Rico and the Philippines became Amer
lean possessions and Cuba is now an
independent nation. A number of
years after the war was over the
wreck Of the Maine was raised and
she was sunk in deep water where she
would not be menace to navigation.
A new battleship Maine was built and
for some years was the pride of the
American navy but she too has gone
the way of her namesake, being sunk
in target practice off Cape Hennepin
after she had become obsolete and out
work.
Following is an extract from the
Kennebunk Visitor Of October 9, 1913,
describing in nautical phrase the activ-
tiles of the so-called horse marines in
that part Of Maine 113 years ago.
Passed this port since our last issue
about 20 sail Of horse and OK wagons
from Bath and Portland bound for
Boston. On Saturday the road was
quite clear of craft, only one three
horse cutter passed, the master Of
which furnished us with the following
extracts from his 1og-book Saturday,
3 a. M, Saco woods bearing four miles
distant, spoke an armed cutter which
Informed us that he had been chased
by swarthy looking cutter which an
swered the description of the govern
ment's commission cutter. jefferson
Favorite, which was alongside and at
tempted to board but our informant
opened a calling fire from his breast
guns that soon repulsed his assailant.
THE government cutter, being REIN
forced again ran alongside and at
tempted to grapple, but a few we'll
directed shots compelled her to sheer
off, she being much injured in her
upper works with blood in her Soup
pers. At half past ten was again
chased by JeffeBon's Favorite and
OXerhauled. hut NOT strictIA The hoa I'd