Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-24
MAINE GOSSIP
A Prayer

A Prayer
Dear Lord,
i trust in Thee by day, by night.
Help me ever to do what Is right;
Be Thou our guide, helper and friend,
l will praise Thee ever and to the end.
Dear Lord,
Help ME each day to do Thy will,
Looking upward and onward till
l have finished my work, the race is
won,
And Thy sweet voice shall say We'll
done!"
Augusta, Maine, r. F. D. No. S!
The Bangor Historical Society
will hold its midsummer field day
at East Corinth. Announcement as
to date and arrangements will soon
be made.
st Cecile band Of Lewiston played
at Lisbon Falls for the Holy Name
Society's lawn party Thursday eve
ming. On Sunday 1t will give a con-
cert at Long Beach. Sabattus.
Mr.. Perreault of Lewiston own
err Of Miss Lewiston" a speed boat
at Sabbattus Lake, will give a
demonstration on Sunday. The boat
can do better than So miles an hour,
it is said.
Rockland and Thomaston will
welcome Secretary of War Davis
today when he viii visit the grave
of General Knox at Thomaston,
ashingtons chief of Artillery, and
will be the principal speaker at the
Knox Memorial exercises at Thomas
ton. The exercises will open at 2
p. NJ.
II read the story about frying
eggs on the brick floor roof of
New York building and it reminded
me of the waterless drinking foun-
tain in the city park remarked a
Lewiston man Thursday evening.
Il was just wondering why on this
hot day that dry, hot fountain could
not be- used to fry eggs for the
children in the playground"
Phippsburg selectmen have called
a special town meeting for July rs
for the purpose of voting on the ac-
ceptance of the road at Popham
Beach as directed by the county
commissioners in January. This
road is along the beach at the rear
of the cottages and running south
from the life saving station. The
town has twice turned down petit
ton for this road at largely attend
ed town meetings.
Hon. William B. Kendall of Bow
doinham was a Bath visitor on
Wednesday,. He has been recover
ing from several operations per-
formed in a Boston hospital and is
now able to be at his Office every
day. Mr.. Kendall remarked that it
was the first haying season in many
years that he had been off the job
as the Kendall firm owns many
farm in the upper part of Sagada-
hoe county and cuts and harvests
large quantities of hay every year.
I'VE believe the brief visit of
Secretary of War Davis, who will
be in our city Saturday morning
enroute to and from Thomaston,
will be the first visit here of q gov
eminent official occupying that high
position since Jefferson Davis. then
the Secretary of War under Presi-
dent Buchanan. stopped briefly in
Rockland. That was shortly pre-
vious to the Civil War and Davis's
elevation to the Presidency of the
Southern sederacy.' -Rockland
Courier Gazette.
Seventeen cases marked Canned
clans shipped via the Dominion
Express Co. from st. John, n. B., TO
points in the United States, have
| been seized by customs officers at
Vanceboro. Me, as investigation
disclosed the fact that the cans con-
tanned whiskey. Samples of all
canned goods received at Nanceboro
from foreign ports are sent to Bos-
ton for examination, and the report
on this shipment, received on
Thursday, says: Cans contain
Whiskey."
Plans are being made for the an
nuaI outing of the Auburn Chamber
Of Commerce which will be held
next Wednesday at Cundy's Harbor.
will leave Auburn by automobile,
caravan style, at 2.30 and arriving
at the shore will find everything
ready for a sports program, incIud-
ing a ball game and a shore dinner
with Holsters and steam CLANS,
which Is to be prepared by Capt.
Toothaker. The Forum committee
will leave early in the morning to
make arrangements and after what
promises to be a glorious day the
party will return by the light of a
full moon.
A financial drive is being under
taken by the Portland Yacht Club
In furtherance of the plans of its
Regatta committee for an extended
race program. A series of races for
perpetual challenge cups and an
ocean race for a state Of Maine
Cup" are among the events sched-
uled, which 1t Is expected will
arouse new interest in yacht rae
ing in Portland Harbor sufficient
to extend over period of years.
These yearly events, It is believed,
will attract many owners of yachts
from outside the state. will benefit
the merchants of Portland and will
advertise the state and its wonder
full coast.
Lew 3. Brown, editor OF the st.
Petersburg. Fla. Evening Indepen-
dent. and president of the Associat-
ed Dalies of Florida, was among the
tourist visitors at the Maine Pub
licity Bureau offices in Longfellow
Square at Portland Thursday He
was accompanied by his wife. Mr..