Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-01

the Boston exhibition which annual
ly attracts hundreds of bird fanciers
from all parts of New England.
Golfers throughout the United
States are keenly interested in the
announcement that a magnificent new
course will be constructed near Ban
gor, in the vicinity of the historic
old Halfway House, beginning next
spring. Plans for the course are
being made by an expert of inter-
national fame and work on grading
the land and constructing the green's
Will be begun as soon as the snow
has vanished. The new links will
be one of the many attractions de-
signed for Lucerne-in- Maine, the
rapidly developing resort that is at
tracing thousands of vacationiSts by
It's beauty. There will be IS holes
on the new course, and every pos
sible Improvement will be made in
order that players may have every
advantage in making good scores.
With the loss of the last of the six
masted schooners, by the burning of
the Edward J. Lawrence in Portland
harbor on Sunday the writer recalls
an interview many years ago with the
late William Rogers. then one of the
best known shipbuilders in the State.
says the Bath Times. -Four master
schooners had just commenced to
come into use and no, five or six mas
tiers had been built. Mr.. Rogers ex-
pressed the opirion that it was doubt
ful II the four master would be a sue
cess and he feared that they might
prove too large and unwieldy. That
was more than 35 years ago and the
four master soon became a popular
type of vessel and was followed by the
five and six stickers.
There was but one seven masted
schooner built. She was the Thomas
w. Lawson and did not prove a sue
cess.
Referring Wednesday to the current
reports regarding a meteor seen in
Maine, the evening before, brought to
the mind of Capt. Charles w. Nc
Duftie, the veteran tugboat man of
Portland, an occurrence of As years
ago. when a Portland owned and
manned sailing vessel was struck and
sunk by falling meteor shortly aft
| er she had left that harbor. The ves-
sci was the brig Electric Light, NAL
| comson, master, and had been towed
outside by the tug c. A. Warren. Capt.
Began, on which boat Capt. McDufie
was then one of the crew. The brig
was lumber laden, bound to the River
Platte and at o'clock on the follow
Ing day, while on the broad ocean.
was struck by falling meteor which
bored It's way right through the yes
sci and set it on fire. The crew had
barely time to lower a boat and pro-
vision 1t before the brig was a mass
of flames. The men were picked up a
little later and carried into Halifax.
---
Ellsworth is right up to date in it's
adoption of the old-fashioned dances
as proven by the following advertise
ment in the Ellsworth American for
an "Old fashun danse" inside Han
cock hall, New Years eve, Thursday,
Dec. 81, '25:
Don't we forget to ware the old
time clothes, so ey kin dArnSe and it
will be tina time of We life. ALL Old
Time Danses, RUDE Clark's Orchestrey
with his Instruments will play for
yer, and the Grand March will start
prompt at eight 80 eastern standard
time. and those in custome come to the
hal on the schulz street entrance and
go into the Bord of trad room, WHARF
1t will B nice and warm, and exchange
greetings with We nighbor. While the
folks are gathering. yer can ware any
thing from linen buster, straw hat
or old fashun close of any deskriptun
as long as we come in old time closhe
the whole affair only cost you so sent
each, and we git all there is, Danse,
eats and intermishun. now then, if you
come in your nice" clothes, go to the
main entranse of the hall on main
Street side and git up aloft. and watch
US in costome danse, so better dress
and mingle with the croud. we doubt
IL Nellie Durham can give We any
better way bak musick than we kin,
but cum anyhow and remumber the
Fireman are holding this affare and
they all ask We to rig, and help them
out this onse, and the Chief will lead
the Grand march with that old fashun
smile of his, that wishes yer all a
happy and prosperous New Year"
The snow-ighting forces of the
Boston and Maine railroad have been
augmented for this winters battle
with storms by the addition of new
snow melting devices on 10 switching
locomotives and the purchase of two
new snow plows. This brings the to-
tai number of the railroads snow pillow
battalions to 79. The increase in snow
lighting facilities is intended princi-
pally to protect passenger schedules
and the improved freight service By