Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-19

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AZ boys, who make up the Eastport
Boys Band.
Biddeford fireman were called out
last week to rescue cat that had
climbed tree and refused to come
down. They found it impossible to
effect a rescue and at last account
the cat was still there.
A new hotel for Calais Is now
being considered, two hotel men
representing a syndicate, having
visited there to survey the situation.
The proposed hotel will be fire.
proof, and will have $50 rooms to
accommodate the extensive tourist
trade which has been attracted 10
that section of the country.
The Diamond Match Co., has what
is considered the best pulling team
of horses in Maine. The team is
made up of a chestnut and a roam
and their combined weight is 1915.
This team won first and second
prizes at Goodwin's Mills; first, Sec
ond and third at West Kennebunk:
first and second at Gorham: second
place at Skowhegan; first at Farm
ington and Fryeburg.
One who has driven thirty million
nails in the past % years is war;
ranted to giving that fact some con-
sideration. Albert Borneman of
Rockland, champion trimmer 1,
drives 80 nails into each barrel of
lime and handles 100 barrels daily
on the average, though he has been
known to trim 249 casks in nine
hours. Furthermore it is estimated
that during this period he has lifteo
$3.50 tons. Four hoops have to be
pounded down solidly and nailed.
Then each head has to be driven
tight and nailed in with streamers.
During these operations the barrels
has to be turned often and lifted
twice.
The Penobscot County Republican
and expressed themselves respecting
certain matters with which they ex-
pect to deal in the future. They
heard Belmont P. Smiths refusal
again to be a candidate. expressed
their appreciation of his excellent
service on the Executive Council and
endorsed Lewis o. Barrows of New
port to succeed him. Other endorse
ments at the meeting were for Bur-
leigh Martin of Augusta, candidate
for speaker of the House. Hon. Ray
mond Fellows to succeed himself as
Attorney General and Frederick
Barnes as first folder of the House.
Knox county has learned that the
speedy completion of the proposed
memorial to General Henry Knox,
revolutionary hero and friend of
Washington, Is practically assured
by information that has been re-
ceived by the Thomaston chapter
of the Daughters of the American
Revolution to the effect that 1t is
soon to receive from New York g.
sufficient sum of money to complete
the memorial on a plane that will
be adequate for the Importance of
General Knox and the important
and vital part played by him as
chief of artillery in the Colonial
army-Bangor Commercial.
The formal dedication Of the Rum
ford Community hospital will be
held on next Wednesday afternoon.
Oct. 20, at 2 o'clock. James w. Har-
ris will serve as chairman of the
exercises. Speakers expected on this
date are DR.. E. G. Abbott of Port
land, one of the country's best
known specialists DR.. Tobey. Port
land and DR.. Tibbetts, Bethel.
The hospital is one of the finest
buildings in the county and win
meet long felt need in Rumford
and surrounding towns. the people
of which worked so untiringIy in q
campaign two years ago for funds
hospital was laid by the late Hon.
Waldo Pettengill in May 1925 and
Che formal opening Of the building
will be on Nov. 1.
Mr.. and Mrs. v. W. Canham of
Lewiston have received a letter from
their son, Erwin D.. written while
flying from Strassburg to Paris. He
was in the cabin of the airplane with
his portable typewriter on his knees
and wrote a description of the coun-
try over which they were passing.
the battle grounds and the quaint
villages and towns. He described
the driving of the aviator in dodg-
Ing clouds and the sensation when
passing through air pockets. The
trip by train takes eight hours while
the atrplane made the trip in about
three with a little extra cost for the
air passage
A big bull moose meandered
across the bridge from Milford to
Old Town Friday forenoon and was
seen by all who CHANGED to be on
the street at that hour, shortly after
$50, as it strolled leisurely through
the heart of the business section
and disappeared in the direction of
the woods between saltwater avenue
and Gilman Falls avenue. Why the
creature picked the day before the
beginning of open season on deer TO
inspect the haunts and activities of
its human foes. none seems able Ia
say, but the sight Of a live bull
moose, apparently In excellent
health and unhurried by the strange
sights and sounds Of automohiles
trolley cars and other forms az
modern travel, was a novelty 10 ali
who were on the highways chosen
by the big animal for its adventures
Eastern people will be Interested
in the announcement that at a dt.
rectors meeting Of the Glencoe Lima
& Cement Co. of st. Louis, c. w. s.