Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-30
MAINE GOSSIP

gain or some loss,
Some advancement it's all in the
Today may be happy today may be
sad,
Tomorrow Is never the same.
Flora L. Bishop.
Winthrop, Me.
There was jinx, instead Of a mig
ger, in the woodpile for John Gallant
in steep Falls the other day. Prema-
ture discharge Of some gunpowder
with which he was splitting wood
severely burned Johns face and one
hand, and stick flew while the uncle
was chopping and cut a bad cash in
his face below the right eye.
The New England District OF the
Woman's American Baptist Home
Mission Society elected Mrs. William
J. Budgell of Somerville as it's presi-
dent at it's annual meeting here
Wednesday. Among the other officers
chosen were Mrs. William II. Jones of
Portland, Maine, first vice president,
and Mrs, Grafton d. Gray of Lewis
ton, Maine, member of the advisory
board.
The steamer Camden arrived from
Boston Tuesday morning for the first
trip up the Penobscot for the season,
three weeks later than last year. She
encountered some floating ice in the
river, but had no trouble.
The Camden left on her return trip
Tuesday afternoon with a cargo which
included half q dozen automobiles
whose owners decided that it was the
best way to get them back to Boston
with the present condition of the
roads.
Once too often team attempted to
cross Range1ey Lake Tuesday morn
ing, when horses driven by Melvin
Nile, who is hauling cord wood, broke
through the ice near the Rangeley
Lake House, taking the forward sled
with them. The horses managed to
keep afloat for half an hour, when
help arrived and they were rescued.
Three men crossing the lake the lat
ter part of the week also had difficulty
in keeping clear of the air holes, and
relieved when they saw them reach
the land.
men of Bath are going to try their
luck this spring on the Kennebec in
spite of the fact that they were un-
able to make any catches a year ago.
The water is well stirred up at pres
ent and is exceptionally muddy but
Horace Mitchell of the north end is
getting his gears ready to put over
board next week. Others who may try
their luck are Earl Brown of Bowdoin-
ham. William Elliott and Henry Swan
son, both of Woolwich. They are in
hopes to catch sturgeon if unable to
capture any shad.
E. z. Kidder, highway engineer of
the United States bureau of public
roads, has been designated to take
charge of all federal aid road work in
Idaho. Mr.. Kidder has worked on
many phases of the bureaus road
work in Utah and Idaho. He is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Kidder of
Winslow. He graduated from Water
vile High school in the class of 81
and from the University of Maine in
J.
he was located in northern New York
state and went west in 1917, where he
has since been enjoying a successful
career as highway engineer.
Charles r. Cronham, Portland S
municipal organist, Is to be one Of
the organists at the Sesqui- Centen-
NAL Exhibition at Philadelphia, play
ing two recitals June "a and %. The
organ for the auditorium is being
built by the Austin Organ Co, who
built the Kotzschmar Memorial organ
in Portland. This Will be a four
manual with over 200 stops costing
approximately $150,000. II will be
twice the size of Portland's organ.
Among the organists to give recitals
will be Llnnwood Farnham, widely
known New York organist. and
Charles Courboin, the Wanamaker
organist in Philadelphia. formerly Of
the Paris Conservatory of Music.
Considerable wondering Is being
done as to what sort of an animal
was seen swimming in Cobbossee
stream, Gardiner, and running about
on the shore late Tuesday afternoon.
1t was described as of brown color,
long body, as big around as that of a
small dog, head similar to that of a
raccoon, and a stubby tail. Walter
A. Morse and George Hoyt saw it
from a rear window Of Mr.. Morse's
store and Charles Mute. caretaker of
the city dump, espied it near his
shack
Some folks believe It was an otter
an animal seldom seen in this i'm
mediate section. Mr.. Mute says it
didn't look quite like one to him. but
even less like any other beast of
which he has knowledge.
Miss Sophia Gould of Brooklyn
borough. New York city, and form
erly of Bangor. has been appointed
assistant biologist at Johns Hopkins
University in Baltimore. Miss Gould
will conduct research work under DR..
Raymond Pearl. formerly head of
the biology department Of the Uni
versity of Maine. She is the daught-
er of Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon X. Gould
of Brooklyn. She attended the grade
schools in Bangor and her high
school work as done at Milo, Suf-
fern high school in New York, and
East Orange, n. ]. high school, from
which she graduated in 1921. She
took her degree in Adelphi College,
Brooklyn. and is a member of the
Sigma Kappa Sorority. Mr.. Gould
was formerly superintendent of the
Bangor Gas Light Co.
Irving w. Aason, commander Of
U. s. Grant post, G. A. R., in Bidde-
ford. one of the most active of the
Grand Army Veterans in that city,
observed his S3rd birth anniversary,
Monday. Mr.. Mason Is as active as