Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-22

General Mark l.. HerSey, executive
director of the State of Maine Asso-
ciates, on visit to Bath Monday on
matters of business declared that af-
fairs are progressing favorably and
that he hopes to see much progress
made in Maine industrially within the
next few months. The membership
drive of the State of Maine Associates
is now under way.
Falling Is feet into the hold OF the
Argonaut Isthmian steamer William
McKenney at the State Pier at Port
land on Tuesday afternoon. Michael
O'Donnell clambered to his feet and
assured his fellow longshoremen that
he was 'all right" He had a cut on
his nose, however and the workmen
sent for the ambulance. A little sew
ing was done at the State Street Hos
pital and Michael left for his home.
Arrangements are being completed
by the Salvation Army to take 100
children for days outing from saco
and Biddeford to the West Kenebunk
fair grounds on Tuesday, July 81,
where races, baseball game. peanut
OIL cIilDIe anu every lHJUS else ITldI goes
with a picnic will serve to keep them
happy. An individual box lunch is 60
ing to be served to each child, consist
ing of sandwiches, cookies, while fruit
and ice cream, soda and other extras
will complete the lunch.
Three Indians have been making
| visits to Winnegance creek this week
| Xr-ha h. or-h h.,
gathering great quantities of sweet
grass for use in making their sweetly
scented baskets which are such fav-
| orites with summer people and resi-
dents. This grass they tie in huge
bundles and carry with them. There
are quantities of this grass grown in
that vicinity and Indians have been
going there every summer for as long
as old residents can remember to
gather it.
Louis Santrosola of Biddeford, was
the victim of a strange occurrence
during the thunderstorm last Sunday
afternoon. Mr.. Santorsola was spend,
ing the day with friends at a cottage
at Camp Ellis and as a bolt of light
ming came into the room he jumped
| several feet into the air. He fell in
a faint and remained unconscious
about is minutes. Another man was
also affected. He lifted his foot as
bolt of lightning hit nearby and was
unable to put it down for a number
of minutes.
Many distinguished persons cross
the Bath State ferry each year. Few
of them escape the attention of
Tommy" Morrison who conducts the
refreshment booth on the Gov. King
and he has come to have q large &C.
quaintanceship from his close con-
| tact with them. Tommy" says that
! last year he made the acquaintance of
| the governors Of 10 different states
| The average thus far this year is be-
| low last years record for the only
| governor to cross the boat besides
| Governor Brewster of Maine has been
| Governor Winant of New Hampshire.
Ex-Governors Cobb and Baxter of
Maine have crossed frequently.
! Representative Wallace H White,
Jr, of the Second Maine Congressional
| district in an interview with a Rock
| land Courier-Gazette reporter, declared
that farm legislation was defeated in
| the last Congress because it held no
| promise of relief for the farmer of the
| east and because it carried threat
| of increased living cost to everybody
| Ia our section. 1.-THE farming problem
has been troublesome and remains So"
! he asserted. THE legislation pro-
posed by the farming interests of the
| West was defeated and We of the
| Maine delegation helped defeat it. We
| did so because we did not believe that
it promised to benefit the agricultural
| worker of the East. and because of
| would mean a general increase in the
| cost of living for everybody in the
| East. / have reference to the McNary-
Haugen bill. Legislation to aid CO.
| operative undertakings by the farm
ers was reached, and legislation was
| passed which, 1t is hoped. will tend
to remove the possibility of Interrupt
ton of the transportation service of
the country. The cooperative bill was
! approved by the Secretary of Agricul-
ture and many others who should
speak with authority on farm prob
| LENS"
Bath Times: The following named
Button" item was taken recently
from an old newspaper. One of these
four mentioned buttons belongs to
Miss Doris Perry and it will be shown
at the Descendants meeting to be held
at Dromore grange hall on Saturday,
Aug. Z. There will be many other
articles of historical and personal in
terest displayed.
| The Button Story
Wilbur F. Brigham, a member of
the shoe manufacturing firm of F.
Brigham & Co., which has been doing
business under the same name for 65
years, has dug out of the Office sare
at "a High street most interesting
relic of the days Of Washington.
1T Is Washington button more
than 100 years old. The circular cop
per bears the initials C. W. in the
| center and around the edge are the
words, Long Live the President
"ThiS was worn during the fern, of