Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-09
MAINE GOSSIP

Light
And the open spaces.
lie Baron Cooke, in "Shadowland."
The Hooke reunion will be held in
Lee at Mrs. Sophia Thurlow's, on
Aug. 20.
The reunion of the Mclaughlin
family will be held at the homo Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Mclaughlin in
Carmel on Wednesday, Aug. Is.
Bangor's first open tennis tourn-
ament will open on Wednesday Of
this week with the city champion
ship at stake.
The Maine Central Railroad Com
pany. has issued a very attractive
folder advertising 1.-THE Breakwater,"
a new express train which con-
tributes so materially to the success
Of the Rockland- Castine service.
Aroostook Rotary Clubs with their
ladies will visit the newly organized
Fort Kent Club, Aug. rs, when the
charter will be presented to the Fort
Kent Rotary Club. Norman Russell
Of Newburyport, Mass, governor of
the 3Sth district Is expected to be
present on that occasion.
The second annual field day Of he
Canadian Club of Bangor will be
held at Owls Rest, Hampden, on
Labor Day. The executive commit
tee which will have charge of the
event is making ~plans to assure
members Of real days enjoyment.
There will be an interesting pro-
gram Of field events.
The annual campmeeting Of the
Wesleyan Grove Association will
take place at Northport Aug. % to
20, with a daily program in the
auditorium. Raymond George Wos-
ter has been appointed chaplain and
is already organizing the work in
preparation for the annual week Of
religious and educational meetings.
The eighth annual Old Home Sun
day will be held in the Congrega-
tional church at South West Bend,
Durham, Aug. Is. DR.. Everett S.
Stackpole of Bath will speak at
1890 a. m. STANDARD time) and
Mrs. William B. Johnson of Port
land will speak at 2.90. A basket
lunch will be held in the grange hall
across the street at noon. Coffee
will be served free.
The 18th annual field day Of the
Portland Recreation Commission will
be held Saturday, Sept. 4, at Deer
ing's Oaks. Young persons between
| the ages of 10 and 16 will be eligible
to compete, and there will be events
! for both boys and girls. A scooter
race will be a feature of the meet II
a sufficient number of children en-
ter the event. Scheduled events are
50-yard dashes for boys and girls
between the ages of 10 and -. Is
and IA: 6O-yard dash for Is and JIG
year olds and high jump and broad
! jump.
Houses to rent at Eastport are
somewhat scarce this month and
| rent prices have advanced consider
ably since spring before families be-
gan moving to that seaport, es-
! pecially those employed in sardine
canneries and other industries
There are a few vacant houses, now
ever, but indications point to a boom
in a real estate before the year ends,
while next year If the Cooper Quod l.
dy tidal project is started it will be
| necessary to have new houses built
| in many parts of PASSPORT, although
| land is plentiful and prices are high
at present.
A letter from the State Vocational
department was received by the Lee
Academy Cattle Judging team, an
nouncing the annual judging contest
! at the Bangor Fair. The contest will
be held on Tuesday, August "a at
$50 a. m. Ormond Lowell, John
Smith and Kenneth Thurlow have
been chosen by Mr.. Curtis to COM
pete for honors for Lee Academy at
| this fair. The boys will be in some
hard training for this contest. Last
| year this team won the cup at Pres
! que Isle Fair. In the afternoon the
| boys will judge apples at the fair
| Over $3.50 have been offered for
| judging prizes.
Richard A. Chase of Biddeford has
among his collection Of old coins
several which are rare and valuable
He has a three-cent piece with one
star, dated 1927. He also has Ger
man three cent piece and an Eng
lish three-cent piece which Is dated
1885. One Of his rarest and most
| interesting pieces is twocent
| piece dated 1881. There are few If
any of these coins In this locality.
Among other foreign coins in his
collection are a Norwegian two-cent
piece and a Denmark one ore. The
| latter is dated 1912. He has q num-
Der of old American cents. the
oldest Of which Is 1881. He has
another old-fashioned cent dated
1884. He also has one of the army
and navy cents, dated 1854. coined
during the Civil war. He has fly
ing eagle cent Of 1881. His collec-
ton also contains two one-dollar
gold pieces, dated 1881 and 1853, re-
spectively. and an American half
cenf 1874