Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-26

IieS4uSHt james II. HUDSON OF the
Piscataquis Valley Country Club,
Guilford, announces the completion
Of the building of the clubs golf
course. The club has engaged the
services of Donald Lichty of Phila-
delphia, professional golf instruc-
tor.
Cleaphas Metayer, a we'll known
loomhxer in the Pepperell mills. has
United States Liberty cent of the date
Of 1900, which beats the previous old
est American coin reported by six
years. The coin is in good condition
and the date quite plain, says The
Biddeford Journal.
w. w. Mcintyre, Saco insurance
agent, says: During my early boy
hood days I lived in East Deering,
which at that time was a great ship
building center. At one shipyard alone
there I have seen as many as eight
vessels on the ways at one time and
nearly opposite where We lived over
on Neranda street was another busy
place. East Deering was one busy
place those days and there was al
yards"
One of the greatest -to-gethers
Sagadahoc county Republicans have
had for a number Of years is planned
for next Wednesday at New Meadows
Inn. Chairman Daniel F. Field of the
State committee will be present as
will also Mrs. Eva c. Mason of Daver-
FoXcroft, vice chairman. Congressman
Wallace H. White, Jr., of the second
district will attend and invitations
, have been extended to United States
Senators Bert NJ. Fernald and Freder-
lex Hale, both of whom will accept if
it is possible for them to and it is con-
hdently expected that at least one of
them Will be present. Others invited
are Mrs. Guy P. Gannett. and Joseph
W. Simpson, members OF the national
committee. The program will be sim
liar TO those of former years, Land
lord Cahill of the Inn serving his reg
uiar shore dinner at 11.30, standa rd
time after which there will be an
open air meeting on the lawn with
speaking by members of the congress
sional delegation and others.
Earl r. Trott of Bath, an empioye
of the New England Tel. & Tel. Co.,
who resuscitated Andrew Lemoine
after he was rescued from the sea at
Topham Beach Sunday afternoon,
July Is, by Martin Conley, learned
first aid treatment in the course
conducted few years ago for the
telephone employees, On more than
one occasion has Mr.. Trott been
called upon to apply the practical
knoWles5e he obtained from this
| course and for which he was grant
ed certificate three years ago by
| the telephone company. For in
stance, there is special treatment
| tor llnemen who may suffer from
| electric shock while engaged in their
/ work. Last Summer While at Bay
Point Mr.. Trott happened to be an
! eye witness to injuries suffered by
a middle aged man when he slipped
| on the Jagged rocks while mooring
a small boat. The man fell back
| wards and cut severe cash in his
| head and lost consciousness. Mr..
| Trott rushed to him and applied the
! first aid and his quick treatment
| was potent factor in the mans
/ speedy recovery. Mr.. Trott was at
! Popham Beach July IS with his
! family when he saw the excitement
| attached to the near drowning of
| Mr.. Lemoine who was heroically
| saved with his son by Martin Con-
| ley. Lemoine was believed by most
people to be beyond human help
when he was brought out of the
water but Mr. Trott decided to rem
der first aid by applying the prone
! method. This was his first practical
! application of his knowledge since
| it was taught him. In about eight
! minutes he had the satisfaction of
! seeing the first signs of life ex-
| hibited in Mr.. Lemoines body and
| then knew that he would recover.
IT'S a great satisfaction to know
| that one has the knowledge for saw
ing mans life and it can be sue
| cessfully used" was the modests
comment and the only one Mr.. Trott
would make relative to the rescue.
The century and quarter old
| Thorndike oak on the Bowdoin
i Campus in Brunswick is about to
have another operation performed
| in hopes to prolong it's life. The
| first of these operations in tree sur
gerry was performed in 1902 when
student instead of making
speech and planting an acorn, start
Sd Oll Tic III dCllCS VI Tile IilGn new
art of tree surgery by repairing the
disease damage to Thorndike oak.
This is the second operation The
Thorndike oak was planted by
George Thorndike, who made a hole
| in the ground with a little boys
drumstick, and thrust in an acorn
This was in October, 1902. They
| had just witnessed the inaugural of
| Joseph Mckse2 as the first presi-
| dent OF Bowdoin college. There
were eight youne men present, the
entire student body of the entering
class.
They were strangers to each other
Seven had boosted of what they
would accomplishments eighth lis
tening. twisting in his fingers an
oak twig plucked from pile of
| debris, used for decorations for the
inaugural ceremony; and thrown
away.
Thorndike said: 81 have not the
genius nor ambition to attain dis
tinction in law, in medicine, or in
the ministry as some of you may;
but | purpose to do what will per-
petuate my memory when you and
your fame are forgotten
In the Spring the acorn sprouted.
Shortly after the seeding was
rear Of the presidents house where
1t was watched. When they found
it would live they removed it TO
what is now practically the center
of the Bowdoin campus.
Of the eight young men one was
lost at sea the following year (name
not known. Thorndike died in st.
Petersburg, Russia, at the age of 81,
but is the only one to be remem-
bered today. The other six lived to
maturity, Richard Cobb became a
Portland merchant and d;ed ~,