Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-25

up when Moore appeared, Skinned
rapidly to the top of the sway1ng
steel pole, clinched the hook between
his teeth and slid easily back to
earth Janitor GrindIe says Moore
is natural steeple- jack
Edgar Yates, former editor of the
Biddeford journal and for many
years connected with the Boston
Post, who has been confined to his
home in Stoughton, Mass, for sew
eral weeks, is now reported to be
improved so that he is able to walk
around the house and get out ut
tie. Last June, Mr.. Yates went to
Brunswick to attend the 5Oth an
niversary celebration by his class at
Bowdoin. On returning home he fell
and sustained quite a serious injury,
pulling the ligaments from the base
Of the spine. the injuries causing him
to suffer greatly for several weeks.
News of his Improvement VIII be
very pleasing to his friends In Maine
Paul Hussey raised big squashes
on his farm in the Nequasset section
of Woolwich this Fall and one OF
them has been on exhibition in the
Bath Times window. 1t weighs AZ
pounds and looks it. MIR. Hussey
estimates his total yield of squashes
this year to be five tons. lie SOLD 10
one dealer last Wednesday eight
squashes that tipped the scales at
100 pounds.
An automobile was taken from its
parking place in front of Weber
Tavern at WiscaSset one evening re-
Gently while the owner was at sup
per. Early the next morning IL was
found down on the Maine Central
siding opposite the end OF Big tooI
alley. The thief evidently mlsJudged
| the sharp turn onto Water street
with the result that the car went
completely down over the high bank
there onto the tracks of the railroad
siding. Damage was not as great as
might be expected.
; The Bangor Hydro Eleetric 60,
; has completed the tieing of link
between Ellsworth and Machfas in
furnishing electrical current which
marks a new era for the towns in
w COuiltS riieh A4ANNA40
! the company is now providing cleo
| tricaI energy on a chain extending
| from. Mattawamkeag to Bangor, on
to Ellsworth and Washington coun-
| ty. The company will continue It's
| service on to PASSPORT, the most
! easterly city in the county. Now the
| towns which have been. without cleo
| trical service, or have been served
| only in the summer season, as was
! the case in resort places, and those
which have had detached and in
different services, may enjoy the Iull
! benefits of a dependable service.
| Power will be furnished for in
dustrial purposes and this should
mean much in the future to Wash
| ington county, also portions of Ham
cock county, in location of new in
dustries.
The Wawenock County Golf Club,
| located about six miles from New
castle and Damariscotta and half
way between these towns and Christ
mas Cove and Bristol, South Bristol,
and Round Pond, has been open for
| golf play since August. Work was
started ,on the first nine holes only
about year ago. 1t does not seem
possible that Architect Stiles. even
! though he was supported by some
| of the best men in the art OF level
! ling off and seeding the faifWays
| could have produced such a wonder
full effect in so short a time. To-day
we have nine holes of golf as good
as can be found anywhere The fair
way is smooth-well-t and the
green's almost perfect. 1t is the in
tention of the Wawenock Country
Golf Club to build nine more holes as
soon as funds may be secured for do
ing it. . . . 1t has been said
many times golf is an old mans
game" This is hardly true. The
game of golf brings young and old
together. and it is on the golf links
than much of the character of the
boys and the girls has been brought
out and developed-The Lincoln
I County News.
| Extensive repairs, both inside and
out, are being made at the Portland
post Office to have the building in
first class condition before Winter,
Contracts for the work We're award
( ed several weeks ago.
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