Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-25

He's Just as honest as can be,
A quaint. untutored brother;
No warmer heart has ever beat,
Nor can in any other.
/ like him for his kindly smile,
His gracious Glad 70 see ye!
I always laugh, 1t sounds SO good
To hear him say, How be ye?"
Rev. william Wood Of Saco, in Bid
deford Journal.
Sagadahoc Veteran Fireman's AS
ISOLATION Of Bath at a special meet
ing Tuesday voted to attend the
muster at Damariscotta. The. meet
ing was adjourned to Friday night
when the tub was given a trial.
The Maine college football season
will be ushered in today, Boston
University playing Bowdoin at
Brunswick, and Fort Williams clash
ing with University of Maine at
Orono. The opening games on the
Bates and Colby schedules will not
be played until Oct. 2.
The York County Bar Association
recognizes the truth Of the saying,
a dull boy" and the members will
forget their cares today and join in
the annual outing to be held at the
Passaconaway Inn, York Cliffs. The
program will include sports and a
shore dinner. Court will suspend
for the occasion and Justice Deasy
will be the guest Of the Association.
The most encouraging news thus
far received with relation to Maine
people in Florida is that which comes
from Albert II. Ward of the Miami
Daily News, formerly Of the Port
land Evening Express. Mr.. Ward, to
whom the Express wired as soon as
the news of the Miami disaster be-
came known. wires back: mo cas-
ualties known among Maine people
which will ST at rest the uneasiness
of scores of people in this State.
Rev. Curtis Stanley OF kezar Falls
had the unusual duty Of performing
the marriage ceremony for his faith
er. Alvin Stanley. who was united in
marriage to Miss Bessie Lord. He
was assisted by Rev. John Holman,
pastor Of the Advent Christian
church. Of which both bride and
groom are members The wedding
took place at the School street home
Of the bride which was beautifully
decorated with cut flowers and pot
ted plants. The guests were friends,
neighbors and relatives Of the two
families.
At 10 o'clock Thursday forenoon
the new stretch of state highway
leading from the approach to the
Memorial bridge at Kittery out To
the main highway at kittery was
thrown open for public travel. The
new stretch Is about mile long and
is of the new three-way construc-
ton, a cement roadway 81 feet wide
having been provided. which cuts off
quite a distance in getting from the
new bridge to the main road through
kittery. The road has been under
construction for the past several
months.
oficer Charles Whelpley OF the
PASSPORT police force was called the
other evening to the center of the
business section to pacify two women
who We're engaged in an argument
that had all the ear-marks of a
pitched battle. Officer Whelpley. with
great tact and diplomacy, and no lit
tie force, pried the combatants apart
and invited one of the belligerent
members of the so-called weaker sex
to accompany him up the street out
of earshot Of the spectators. After
listening to her side OF the argument
o. har -feA Pa ,n,lx, Hi
and sent her home. fearful but with
her militant spirit considerably sub
dued. Similar treatment was accord
ed the other contender thus bringing
to a more or less peaceful end hostili-
ties that threa tened to wind up with
casualties and an appearance in the
local court.
Portland's new recreation, lawn
bowling, will open on the municipal
bowling green at Deering Oaks this
Saturday afternoon at $50, daylight
saving time. Two leading teams of
the Boston Bowling Green Club and
opponents Of the art of lawn bowl
ing will compete at that time. and
a silver cup will be presented to the
winning team. Each team consists
third, and skip. The latter is the
captain. A white ball or Jack" is
thrown by the captain along the line
of a stake on the green and other
| members Of the team hurl balls in an
attempt to block the approach to the
jack ball. Many forms of twist
may be employed on these balls
causing the spheres to circle around
a ball in their path and collide with
the jack ball beyond. The game
presents many attractive features
and Albert f. Anderson, president of
the Portland Athletic Club, has stat
ed that a number of teams from the
athletic club will take part In the
sport
The Maine Writer'S Research club
at meeting at the Arundel hotel,
Kennebunkport, on Wednesday after
noon, voted to start at once on the
preparation Of a book which will be
in the form of a supplementary
reader for the public schools of the
state. This will be geographical
reader dealing with each town, its
location, the river or bay, if any, on
which it is situated, railroad and
steamship connections. the nearest
city. population, etc. This book will
complete q trilogy which the club
has sponsored. The first was
Maine. My State" historical
work, and the second Just Maine
Folks" which was biographical. A
committee named to take charge of
the work consists Of Mrs. Stella
King White of Houlton, Mrs. Flor
ence Waugh Danforth Of Skowhegan