Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-25
MAINE GOSSIP
Thanksg giving

THANKSGIVING
For blessings given thro' the year.
Today our thanks we'll give;
For loved ones spared to US, most dear,
Give thanks that now they live!
For sun and shower. wind and rain
blessing each has brought
Thro' care, denial once again
Some good for all is wrought
Wen join one glad Thanksgiving
song,
For peace, prosperity;
And sing our praise now loud and
Our Lands entirety.
-Addie. Dana Hanks.
Augusta, Me. Nov. 1926.
Actions are stronger than words
and the time for talking turkey has
passed,
Brewer Republicans, Monday, re-
nominated Mayor Frank r. Cowan
for his fourth term. He polled 529
votes to Byron L. Gilmore's 27s.
On the night of Dec, 9 at the Rruns-
wick Chamber of Commerce a radio
club is to be formed among those in
the college town WI are interested
in radio.
In building over the Rouse build
Ing opposite the postoffice on Front
I street at Bath, carpenters found a
Spanish silver coin bearing the date
IeVI. The house was built in 1911 or
1912.
A number of gunners are planning
Tor a meeting at the common coun-
Gil room at Bath, on Friday evening
Tor the purpose of discussing the
proposed changes in the law regard
ing the hunting of ducks in Merry
meeting bay. The matter will be
thoroughly discussed in advance of
the meeting which takes place in
Brunswick next Monday evening.
thanksgiving dinners for the
worthy poor of Bangor are assured
as result of the Salvation Arnv
tag day held last Saturday. AS a
result OF the campaign S34569 was
satnered IN for tn purpose of getting
lhese dinners to the poor people on
the holiday. This amount is some
500 more than last year when all
demands were met.
!. 1t is reported that another real es
tate development may be started
near the mouth of the kennebec
river. 1t Is said that parties NAV
develop Long island and construct
bridge from the east side of the
Island to the mainland at Bay Point.
with the island facing the open sea
ana with a great depth of water in
the hennebec along it's west shore
there is fine opportunity for
steamboat landing.
Excavation is being made for the
monument which is TO be erected at
Fort Kent next spring on what has
been known since the Aroostook War.
as Military Square. In those days
IL was the parade grounds where the
soldiers marched and is directly
opposite the Dicky House, which was
the soldiers barracks. So it is fitting
mat upon that place be the memorial
10 their vetera of the World War
The cost of this memorial is to be
around $500. of which $176 was
donated by the o. B. A., $500, by the
town, and the remainder by the
American Legion. The monument is
to be In the form of a shaft of Barre
VT, granite, and is TO have the fol-
lowing inscription engraved upon it
In memory of the soldiers and sail
ors of Fort Kent who served in the
World War. Erected in 1927; as
well as the names of all the soldiers
and sailors of the town of Fort Kent.
The list of names has been restricted
10 names OF Fort Kent veterans and
does not include names of those
whose homes were In neighboring
towns or plantations.
After driver for the Bearce &
Edwards Coal Co., Auburn. A. Z. Ma
son, had pleaded guilty Monday
morning in the Auburn municipal