Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-03

When the wind goes over them.
A friendshship Is a lovely thing,
But I would rather see 1t crash
Bravely down in autumn wind
Than whiten TO an ash.
Grace H. Ruthenburg, in Poetry"
Maine folk will have to journey to
Massachusetts to catch a view of the
dirigible Los Angeles.
Work on the piece of State road
in Phippsburg below the Drummond
burying ground on the Parker Head
road has been completed. 1t is
probable that the work there will be
continued another year.
Writing to the Maine Publicity Bu-
reau in Portland, G. T. Selma of Sid
ney, N. Y, who since the first of May
has been fishing in Names principal
lakes, says that the bass fishing in
Belgrade Lakes and trout fishing in
waters near Bangor was the most
satisfactory encountered on the trip.
Major General Edgar Jadwin. chief
of army Engineers, has approved the
recommendation Of the District Engi-
neer at Boston that no action be TAX
Ell regarding a complaint against the
bridge across Abagadasset river, at
Bowdoinhanl, Maine, as an obstruction
to navigation. it has been announced
at the War Department.
The march of progress from the
discovery Of our country to the
present time will be represented in a
pageant consisting of a prologue,
eight episodes and the finale, which
Will be staged at the Bangor Fair
| the latter part of this month. Re
| hearsals have commenced under the
direction of the John E. Rogers
Producing Company.
1t has been estimated by citizen
who is an acute observer of a trend
of the times that a sozzling rainy
day in Maine at this time of year
| means 6,4S3,271 fewer paper pie
plates, S36,701 fewer empty pickle
bottles; 643,S62 fewer empty sardine
cans, 3,651432 fewer empty paste
/ board boxes and 432 SOC fewer tons
of waste paper scattered on the
earth's surface in the area bounded
by New Hampshire. Canada and the
Atlantic ocean.-Biddeford Journal.
VIII y. Harrington of Oakland,
Cal, formerly of Bath is visiting his
| brother c. F. Harrington at Bath
! after an absence of 10 years, and re-
neWipg old acquaintances When a
resident there he was engineer on
! the Peoples Ferry Hockomock for
! eight years. He is now in the EN-
/ ploy of the Hart, Wood Lumber Co.,
/ of Aberdeen. Washington. as chief
| engineer on the steamship Willapa
{ which runs between Aberdeen,
! Washington, and San Pedro, Cal,
| the port for Los Angeles.
A portrait of Mrs. Roger Vinton
/ Snow of Bath painted by w. Wal
| lace Gilchrist at his studio in Harps-
we'll, has been sent to the Sesqui-
/ centennial exposition in Philadelphia
I at the request of the art department
and will be exhibited as The Girl in
/ the Riding Habit. This portrait is
an unusually fine example OF Mr..
! Gilchrists work. This we'll known
portrait painter who had an eX-
| hibition a few years ago at the Cos
mopolitan club in Bath. has not been
| we'll for some time and has thus fat
/ been unable to attend the exhibition
! in Portland where many of his can
/ vases are being shown, but is re-
ceiving many compliments on his
! work.
Beginning Aug. TO- rain is much
needed and may come in showers
this period of weather lasting until
the 18th, the Maine Farmers Al
manac predicts. Expect a Sood
rain" it says, from the goth to the
! gath and from the 26th some days OF
! pleasant weather are in order Au-
gust seems to be one of the rare
, celebrate anything except vacations
| Hans Anderson, the author OF
/ Andersons Fairy Tales, died Aug. a.
1875. The days decline from II
| hours 80 minutes in length to IL
hours, 10 minutes. August is one OF
the months that has the 18th falling
on Friday.
Prof. H F. Holbrook, 3. A, B. D.
a son of Bath, arrived in that city
from the west Saturday as one OF
the leaders at the Wiscasset Taber-
nacle that evening. Prof. Holbrook
was a leader at the Tabernacle -four
years ago when it opened. He has
! been away from Bath IL years. Bath
| people remember him as the gospel
| soloist at DR.. OBrien's church
| where he made many friends. In
| the II years away from Bath Mr.
| Ln1hrnr1y hoe S,1at1d from the
| Moody Conservatory of Music the
! institute for his Reverend. Mon
mouth college (class Al for his b
A., and from the Northern Baptist
Theological Seminary of Chicago fol-
his B. d.
In a letter to Lewiston friends writ
ten at Munich, Germany, DR.. A. n
he and Mrs. Leonard were anticipating
the arrival of President Gray of Bates
College and his family in a few days
| DR.. Leonard wrote: Il have been TAX
ing three very interesting courses al
the university. One of them is very
practical course in pronunciation and
public speaking, very similar to one
given at Bates by Prof. Robinson.
| have become somewhat acquainted
with the professor giving this course
and We were invited to his home last
| evening. He had invited other col
leagues and friends so that we had a
very pleasant contact with the univer-
sity circle. / spend much time at the
city library, one of the largest in Ger
many land I am hoping tobring back
| to my students at Bates much that is
worth while as a result of my leave of
absence these six months"
After several vain attemnts. q