Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-06

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the state. costs s12 to get doctor
in this town." one party writes.
|. There is no lack Of willing candi-
dates for subordinate city Offices at
Bath, according to some Of the men,
bers- elect Of the incoming city coun-
Gil who have been approached by many
Of them.
There was considerable difference in
the snow bills between Georgetown
and Phippsburg from Dec. to March
/ according to the reports from the
town meetings. In Georgetown the
bills for work caused by snow storms
amounted to $50 while in Phippsburg
they amounted to $3.50.
President Clifton D. Gray Of Bates
College has been in Chicago this week
attending the meeting of the social
service committee Of the Northern
Baptist convention of which he is
chairman. He was the guest of honor
at meeting of the Chicago Bates
Alumni Association on Thursday eve
ming.
A New York concern representing
Swedish manufacturers is making in
quiries concerning Names two cheese
manufacturing concerns, the Munroe
Cheese Company at Munroe in Waldo
! county, and the Newburgh Cheese
Company, located at Newburgh in
Penobscot county. These inquiries
have come to A. L. T. Cummings OF
Portland, manager and secretary of
the State Chamber Of Commerce.
Fresh fish was never scarcer in
Portland than at the present time, the
dealers having very scant lot to Of
fer their customers Thursday. Most of
the local fishing vessels have been
tied up at the wharves for nearly a
week. having made several attempts
to get out on the fishing grounds,
each time being driven back by heavy
winds. Few fish were landed on Thurs
day. The fishermen received eight
cents pound for their cod, and well
earned it. =
By peculiar circumstance the late
Prof Hartshorn's last appearance at
the Auburn Y. NJ. C. A. will long be
remembered. On Tuesday evening of
last week, the Bates professor con-
Quoted his Whitenagemote as usual
! and talked interestingly to a large
group of men. Strangely enough he
recited Browning's "The Grammarian's
Funeral" so strangely apropos. The
following morning early he died in
his own class room. Many have spoken
of this circumstance.
| Reports from 46 towns at their an
| nual town meetings and from the
city of Auburn at it's council meeting,
show total of $6525 appropriated for
Maine publicity. Of these AZ munich
| palities, % contributed this year for
the first time. The appropriations
| made by the towns contributing in
this group last year. amounted to
$4025. The town of Harrison still
keeps the lead in proportionate amount
of appropriation. having contributed
$645, or the limit by law of one mill
per dollar of valuation.
Miss Carolyn NJ. stackpole of Camp
bells Pond, West Bath, at recent
meeting of the Bates college Latin
club of which she is president, con-
Quoted among the members short
written quiz on Latin forms. Prizes
were awarded to Beatrice c. McGrath
of Lewiston and Beatrice A. Ingalls,
of Lubec, who tied for the honor Of
having the best paper. The remainder
of the hour was spent in informal dis
cussion concerning the value of Latin
as a basis for work in other depart
ments of teaching. This club which is
made up of juniors and seniors at
Dot y1,n ut ,,1o OWL, I've kaxy
in teaching Of Latin, was newly
formed this year. 1t is coming
to be one Of the most active organi-
cations on the campus.
Motorists are advised not to at
tempt the trip between Brunswick and
Freeport or Brunswick and Lewiston.
Two men making the trip Wednesday
town, Maine, by automobile, found the
highways O. X. until they reached
Freepoft. Before they knew it they
got stuck in deep drift on the hill
about mile east Of Freeport, near
the pumping station. After several
hours delay. they got the car out and
headed for Massachusetts,. 1t should
be remembered, however, that the
highway from Portland to Augusta
via Freeport and Brunswick, is not
one that the snow removal committee
is endeavoring to keep clear this win
ter. The snow removal work has been
confined largely to the trunk line from
Kittery to Bangor via Portland, Lew
iston, Winthrop, Augusta and Water
Vile.
Maine Rotarians are interested to
learn that Honolulu is getting ready
to welcome Rotarians of the entire
Pacific area in May with all the pic
turesque hospitality for which that
island territory is famous. Business
and pleasure will be combined for Ro-
tarians from upwards of a dozen coun-
tries during the Pacific Rotary Con-
ference, May %, 26 and 81, but many
Rotarians will arrive beforehand. May
was selected for the conference date
SO that delegates could go on to the
International Convention in Denver,
also, because that is a most gorgeous
month in Hawaii with hundreds of
Towering trees in bloom. The Rotary
Conference had it's inception in the
happy thought of Rotarians in Austria
liza and New Zealand. More than two
years ago they sent to Honolulu the
suggestion Of a meeting there. This
was followed by correspondence with
international Rotary headquarters,
which gave hearty onprovo1 IN tho