Daily Kennebec journal., 1926-09-09
MAINE GOSSIP

| MkAAIVG OVOOAA
A pullet on the Archie Goodwin
Farm on Pixies Hill. Norway. Is
credited with having recently laid
an egg containing four yolks.
Mrs. Addie Lawry Of Purchase
street, Rockland, Is the owner OF an
interesting specimen from her hower
garden-dahlias Of two different
colors, growing on the same stem.
Sixty libels for divorce were hled
at the opening Of the September
term Of Cumberland Superior court
at Portland, Tuesday. Among them
was q petition filed by a husband OF
three months and two days; and an
other libel was brought by woman
married for So years and the mother
Of seven children.
Mrs. Caroline B. Rolfe, q former
Bath woman, who was president OF
the James Phinney Baxter Memorial
Association of Portland. signed a let
ter on which appears the names OF
several other we'll known Portland
women. accompanying the gift OF a
very beautiful and high grade I'M
ported clock, presented q few Gays
ago to Ex-Governor Percival L. BaX-
ter The works Of this clock are OF
Swiss make and the base of marble.
It is suitable for mans desk or
mantel and the design Is unusual
and lovely.
Poultrymen Of Warren, are onerlng
a reward Of SIS for information
leading to the arrest and conviction
Of any person, having stolen poultry
from members Of the Poultry Fro.
ducers' Protective Association OF
Warren, it was announced following
meeting Of the association held
there recently.
Several attempted chicken thefts,
at least one Of which was success
full. have aroused poultrymen OF that
town of late, with the result that
thew are on the alert and will take
every possible action to end the
thieving.
Solar lodge Masons at Bath. has
been presented a strip OF pink
granite 20 inches long by about two
inches wide. 1t was cut from the
bottom of the stone on when WIN Dc
carved the bust of Washington
wh,ch will ornament the entrance to
the s1,0o0,000 George Washington
Masonic Memorial building at Arl-
ington. Va. 1t was cut by George
Kennerson Of North Conway. n. H.,
at the we'll known Redstone quar-
ries and given by him to Harry Z.
Webber Of the Bath Times who IN
turn has presented 1t to the lodge
as a souvenir to be placed IN the
Masonic temple In that city.
At the monthly meeting OF the
Lewiston School board held TUESDAY
evening, tentative plans were MADE
to honor Miss Mary Pettengill and
Miss Mary Shaw recently resigned
teachers in the eighth grade at the
FRYE Grammar school. Miss Petten- :
gill has served for over 80 years In
| the schools while Miss Shaw mas
taught nearly a half century.
At some future date the i"o
veteran teachers are to be presented
with a gold medal for service by the
school board at special meeting
when the two teachers can be pres
| ent and rewarded in manner wnlch
the board deems the best.
George F. Eaton OF Bangor was
Tuesday appointed by Judge George
II. Worster of the Superior Court as
acting county attorney for the term
! which opened Tuesday, in Bangor
and one of the first acts OF MT.
Eaton after being sworn in was TO
| abolish the office of special invesu-
gator for the county attorneys de-
| nartment. held for number OF years
! bv Frank ]. Reagan Of this city.
Mr.. Eaton stated to the court that
| after a careful examination OF the
statutes he found no authority OF
! the appointment of special invesu-
gator and after being informed py
| Judge Worster that the court Kne"
of no statute providing for the ap .
/ pointment by county attorneys OF
snecial investigators. Mr.. Eaton de-
cIared that he would make no such
! appointment.
Following the appointment OF the
county attorney the grand jury was
! impaneled with 10 men and one wo-
man member, the latter being Lida
| Green of Brewer, the first woman 10
serve in this capacity In Penobscot
| County.