Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-04
MAINE GOSSIP

1iks the Oak Tree
The oak trees crown once touched
the grass,
A little farther from the ground
And nearer to the blue.
So live that you each day may be,
While time glides softly by,
A little farther from the earth
And nearer to the sky.
Edith Lochridge Reid In Successful
Farming.
At the old Texas yard at Bath the
McCIintic- Marshall Co., Is receiving
large quantities Of steel for the Ken
nebec bridge. Up to now most Of the
material which has been arriving has
been the lighter pieces. This week
all of the floor climbers" have ar
rived. Some of the pieces which will
arrive, it is said will weigh in the vi
cinity Of 80 tons. This bridge, due to
the fact that it will be a double
decker" and carry railway rains, be-
sides having a thick concrete road
way for vehicular traffic will be of
unusually heavy construction.
Tentative plans for the first re-
union Of the First Maine and saith
Coast Artillery Corps to be held July
Is, 1927. the 10th anniversary of the
date they were mustered into Federal
service. were discussed at Portland
Thursday evening by more than 5o
veterans of the organization, repre-
senting Portland, kennebunk, Bidde-
ford, Sanford, Lewiston, WestbroolS
and Bath. Speakers discussing the
matter included Col. William 0. Pc
terson, Col. Edward S. Anthoine and
Major Francis G.. Cummings, former
officers in the organization in Port
land and overseas during the World
War. Each paid tribute to the way the
regiment had upheld the traditions
handed down since the days Of the
Civil War in the A. E. T.
With more than 40 cases of chick
enpox in the twin cities, Lewiston and
Auburn, DR.. Dumont, health officer,
has taken additional steps to prevent
a threatened epidemic. An order just
issued provides that any child alb
sent from school on account OF i'll
ness will be required to obtain a GER
tificate from the family physician or
from the health department. A num-
Der of cases of-chickenpox in Lewis
ton were discharged Thursday. max
ing the present total 30, not includ-
ing II in Auburn. Lewiston also has
six cases of scarlet fever, two of
pneumonia and five of whooping
cough. Arthur Lapointe, sanitary in
spector, has reported the names of
tor hIn
have not obtained licenses. Most of
them claimed ignorance of the re-
uuirements. They will not be prose-
cuted if they obtain permits at once.
The health Office now has on record
1863 registered food handlers.
The Inglis vocabulary test was CIV
en- to 10 students at Jordan high
school at Lewiston on Thursday. The
questions were compiled by the late
DR.. Inglis of Harvard University and
are used for testing purposes in col
leges and high schools throughout the
country. OF the ITO who took the test
As attained scores higher than the
median prescribed for high school
seniors. This Is considered very
good showing. Among the high
scores, three completed the tests and
received scores that were several
points above the average attained
by college graduates. Seventeen other
students surpassed the median of at
tainment for college freshmen and the
remaining 25 surpassed the medlan
prescribed for high school seniors
This is considered very fine record
The work of testing seniors is not
vet completed. Final returns will be
available within few days. There
are 1853 seniors to be tested. Among
those reported on at this time the
highest score was attained by Nal
vim Gottesfeld who attained 135 which
! is seven points above the median pre-
scribed for college graduates. Miss
Dorothy stiles scored 1873 and Robert
Stone attained 131.
Twenty members of the Lewiston
and Auburn Motorcycle club attended
the meeting held at the Auburn Y M
C. A. building, Thursday evening
| The early part of the evening was
spent in sport and games after
| which they settled down to the busi-
ness meeting. At the business meet
! ing it was planned to hold banquet
at which the club hopes to have mos
| of the motorcycle dealers and theil
! riders present. Invitations have al
ready been extended to all dealers tt
be present and bring as many o
their drivers as they can with them
| Mr.. Cartwright of the Harley David
son factory and Jes Campbell of the
| Indian factory have agreed to attend
1t is expected that the attendance
will be large since all Of the activi
ties of the club have been followed
by a large number of people with :
great deal of interest. This banque
or convention as it may be called i:
| to be held at the Y. M. c. A. in Au
burn, Dec. %. During the banque
there will be speeches by members O
! the club and some of the guests alone
with speciality numbers. This even
will close the activities of the clut
| for the year 1926 and it is planned t
have it close in a fitting manner
Jan. IL will see the complete reor'
ganization of the club with election o.
| officers and committees for handling
races, hill climbs and runs. E
| The State Highway Commission
Maine Bridge directors and municipa
| officers Of Bath met Thursday a.
Bath and decided upon several impor
| tant points relative to the Bath ap
| proach to the Carlton bridge. The con
| ference was presided over by Mayor
Charles H. Cahill of Bath. c. X. Allen
resident engineer on the project ant
representative Of DR.. ]. A. L. Wad
| dell of New York City, renowned en-
| gineer. explained details of the Batf
| approach, particularly as regards
Vine street. At the motion of Sena
| tor Frank w. Carlton of Woolwich il
was voted unanimously that tn,