Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-13
MAINE GOSSIP
Come to Maine

Come TO Maine for your vacation
For tits summer at its best.
Playground Of a mighty nation,
Pine-treed, ocean-bree3e caressed.
Shady pools, thick fringed with will
Where the "speckled beauties" Turk;
Sea-girt isles. foam-crested pillows
Call to you to leave your work.
Come to Maine for your vacation
Where Katahdin stands in State,
Where fsrfams ned fSr rssrsati on -..,
Maine, revered in song and story;
Maine who calls, "Ah, come and play;
Maine whose motto Is our glory.
''Dirigo, I lead the way"
-Maude Young.
Newport. Maine.
The 25th annual meeting Of the
Maino state Detective Association will
be held Monday, Sept. s, at 1880 A.
NJ standard time, Lewiston, in the Of
flee of the chief, Maxine Beaulieu, 1913
Lisbon street.
The Memorial Parlors opposite the
Bangor House have been engaged by
the local class Of International Bible
Students to be used August 20, 81 and
%. at which time Bible Students from
all New England and Eastern Canada
will meet in Bangor for a convention.
Early yesterday morning, the light
house tender Hibiscus left her berth
at Custom House wharf at Portland
for the vicinity of Rockland In addi-
ton to doing buoy work, she carried
down supplies for the markers to be
placed for ranges on the Navy trial
course which has been laid off near
Rockland.
In point of numbers present and
enthusiasm manifested. the 18th an
nual Rural Letter-Carriers' state
convention just closed at Presque
Isle was the largest and most sue
cessful in the history of the organi-
zation. Practically all Of the members
of the official board for 1926 were re-
elected.
The first Maine Heavy Artillery
Regimental Association will have its
50th annual reunion at Hampden on
Friday, Aug. 90. Dinner will be
served by F. G. Flagg Post, G. A. r.
An interesting order of exercises will
be carried out. I. K. Marston Of Bos.
ton is president of the association and
n. T. Pomeroy of Bangor is secretary,
Maj. w. w. Emerson of Hampden
vice. president, is in charge Of the To-
cal arrangements.
Mrs. Abram C. York of Portland
who is passing the summer at her ole
home in Sebasco, Phippsburg. me,
with a painful accident recently. She
sent a child to get a can of kerosene
with which she was to start a fire il
her range. BY mistake the child got
gasoline and when Mrs. York used II
there was an explosion and she was
! badly burned and the room set on fire
Timely arrival of neighbors extin.
| guished the flames before much dam.
age was done.
The retirement of Charles r. VIII
| hanson. president Of the Ault-Wil.
hanson Shoe Co., Auburn, was an
nounced by the firm Wednesday, Mr.
| Williamson's health will not permit
| him to actively engage in business
and for that reason he is dropping al
| business cares. His interests in the
| firm have been purchased by Other
| stockholders. Charles A. Ault now
! heads the company. Mr.. Williamson
| has made his headquarters for The
| past three years at St. Louis where
| the Ault-Williamson distributing de-
pot is located. He plans to maintain
! his home in Maine for summer use
| and to spend the winters in Florida OIL
| at his stock farm at Lebanon. Tenn
The White Line Bus Company, fol
| the past several years operating
| buses between Lewiston, Augusta
| signment Tuesday to Harold L. Red
ding, a Lewiston attorney, for thu
| benefit of its creditors. Mr.. Reddint
| Immediately took over the lines ant
| property of the Bus Company. ant
will continue to operate it to the bes
| advantage. The liabilities and assets
| of the concern are now being gon,
over at Mr.. Readings Office, and in 4
| few days a statement as to its f1nan
| cial condition will be issued. 1t Il
| now planned to continue the operation
| Of the bus lines on regular schedule
recognizing the company for the In
| terests Of all concerned. A meeting Of
| the largest creditors was held yester
| day, and a further meeting Of Other
| creditors will be held within a day OIL
| two.
Alexander r. Smith, publisher ol
| the Port Of New York and well known
writer OF marine history, was in Bath
! Wednesday, a guest Of Commissioner
| Edward c. Plummer Of the United
| States Shipping Board Mr.. Smith en-
| tered the newspaper business in 1885,
when he began the publication Of Sea
board, a marine paper, for which Mr.
| Plummer was his correspondent IL
Bath. and since that time they have
been intimate friends. Mr.. Smith
when a boy Of IA, went to sea in the
| first full rugged ship built by Goss &
Sawyer in Bath in 1877, the John II
| Kimball. Capt. D. M Humphreys was
commander and Mr.. Smith shipped
before the mast. A nephew Of Capt
Humphreys, Charles Of Brunswick
was mate and afterwards became com.
| mander of some of the best clipper
| ships in this country among which