Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-29
MAINE GOSSIP

Epitaph
For those. inspired with certainty,
Exultant ways to death. conveyed
high laws;
And for those others who, bitterly
knowing
Their cause was futile. stayed to
serve their cause.
Rupert Croft-Cooke from G. ks
Weekly. -
The Rev. j. Roy Packard, pas
tor of West Congregational Church
at Portland. has declined the call
extended to him last week to serve
as pastor of the FIRST and Second
Congregational churches of West
Newbury, Mass. He will remain in
Portland for the present, at least.
William Bissett Of Portland, sue
cessful candidate in. the primaries
for the nomination to the House of
Representatives, is said to be the
first blind man in Maine to have
been nominated for a State office.
If elected he will make his wife his
secretary.
SdA4Ol SCClil0 " w oChoiiiS,
more tourists into the State this year
than any year in the past. At least,
this appears to the situation, judg-
ing from figures compiled at Ban
gor. Cars from the far west have
been passing through for several
weeks now, says The Bangor Com
mercial California leads all visitors
from outside of New England for the
past three days.
Vandals last Friday night enetered
the beautiful garden of Mrs. Frank
Hinckley on Broadway, Bangor, and
desecrated it, pulling up some of
the choicest plants by the roots.
Mrs. Hinckley has notified the Ban
gor police and has offered a reward
of SIS for information leading to the
arrest of the perpetrators. Much
harm has been done in that vicinity
by those who enter gardens
whether for robbery or wanton de-
struction, it is sometimes rather
hard to determine.
Letters Of greeting from United
States Senators Bert NJ. Fernald and
Frederick Hale were read at the
celebration of the 18th anniversary
of the Mechanic Blues Veteran
Association at Dunstan on Saturday.
The following officers were elected:
Walter J. Fitzpatrick of Saco, presi-
dent: Samuel L. Wilson of Bidde-
ford and Simeon Folsom Jr., Of
Limerick, vice president; Charles A.
Maxwell of Portland, secretary;
Henry @. Gay of Portland, treas
urer; Rev. Harry E. Townsend of
Westbrool, chaplain.
Another minister of the gospel of
Portland is to seek favor with the
radio audience of WCSH, the Con-
gress Square Hotel, Portland, in
Bible study periods twice weekly,
starting Thursday, July 1. These
will come on Tuesday and Thursday
afternoons at 4.S0 and will be con-
Quoted by the Rev. Herbert F. Milf
gan, pastor Of the Washington Ave-
nue. M. E. Church. The Rev. Mr..
Milligan will conduct services in
these periods similar to those held
previously by the Rev. William S.
Jacobs, pastor of the First Baptist
Church of Portland, and who will
broadcast his Sunday evening SER
vices from the church and whose
church sponsors the thrice weekly
monday services from the WCS4i
studio.
A systematic biological survey of
Mt. Desert Island and the surround
ing waters is soon to be begun
under the leadership of William
Proctor This survey will deal first
with the marine fauna IN deter
mining what and where the various
forms may be found and in obtain
ing information regarding their
breeding habits. The results of this
survey will, if approved, be publish
ed at once and in accumulative form
from year to year as the work pro-
crosses so that such information as
is acquired may be Immediately
available to investigators who wish
to work at Mt. Desert. A corps of
competent biologists is being organ
lied for the work during 1926 by
DR.. Henry c. Tracy Of the Univer-
sity of Kansas. When the survey is
completed in part and ready for
publication it will be presented to
the Mt. Desert Biological Labora-
tory for publication and for the use
of the workers at this Laboratory.
There are no signs of PASSPORTS
dozen sardine factories being opened
this month. Booth Fisheries Com
pany's large cannery was started up
April 26th, and receives daily plenty
of herring from Canadian waters a
few miles away. 1t is one of the
present big industries being operat-
ed in Eastport. 1t is somewhat I'M
usual for the general opening to be
delayed until late June as the legal
canning season on coast of Maine Is
April 18th and runs to Nov. 80. The
amount of last years pack remain
ing unsold is one of the reasons for
the delayed opening along Washing
ton county towns. 1t rarely happens
that SO many sardines are carried
over until June. A once nightly
frontier coast fishery industry of
about eight months work has dwin-
died down to half that time in re-
cent wears and other profita BILE in