Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-07

who is interested in three or four
separate resorts told the resort that
at one of them on the lake shore,
which seems to be specially popular,
1t would not be possible to accom-
mode more than one in ten of those
applying for accommodations. Many
are directed to other resorts nearby,
but many others have to be sent still
farther away. though all are en-
couraged to come to Maine. With
the good automobile roads we now
have in Maine, distances mean
comparatively little. and there should
be accommodations for all within a
reasonable distance from any given
point. What Pennington and other
Franklin county towns now most
need is better and larger hotels and
more of them. 1t is less difficult to
get people to coming here than 1t Is
to entertain them as they would like
to be entertained, particularly those
who come late in the season without
having engaged accommodations far
in advance Of their coming. The sea-
son will start late this year anyway.
The ice in the lakes shows little
signs of weakening yet. and 1t can
hardly be expected to leave before
may 20 If it does by that time, es-
pecially in the more northern lakes.
There is still two feet of snow In
the woods in some parts of North
Franklin. The first fishing--for cells
and suckers, in the Sandy river-is
now on, but there will be no good
trout and salmon fishing for some
time yet, many. however, are an
xiously waiting for the word to come
for the early fishing, which some
years is well under way by this
time.
Prof. wilbert G. Mallett, principal
Of the Harrington State Normal
school, has been in Portland this
gational conference. He was elected
one of the directors.
Thomas Parker, claiming London,
England, as his home. was arrested
at West Pennington for begging, and
in the municipal court was given 80
days in jail for vagrancy. He is at
present the only prisoner.
A second etition asking for a road
from Eustis to the Canadian line, to
connect there with a road already
built to WobLrn, and thence to the
more important Canadian cities,
signed by most of the prominent cit
liens in Franklin county. who as
that the road he built by the county.
has been presented to the county
commissioners, and 1t is announced
that a hearing will be had In August,
the day not yet set, in regard to the
same. Some three years ago a SIM
liar petition VAS approved by the
county commissioners, but the land
owners and citizens of Rangeley,' the
latter desiring a road over a differ
ent route, objected and appealed to
the supreme court, which appointed
commission which finally took sides
with the big pulp and paper COM
panies owning the land or most of 1t
through which it was proposed to
build the road, and turned down the
proposition in spite Of that more
than 800 of the people of Franklin
county wanted it built and were will
ing to pay for 1t. The road is also
strongly favored on the Canadian
side of the border and it is believed
that such road would bring a great
deal of important and valuable bus
mess into the county. There is be-
lieved to have been no change in the
personal opinions of the county COM
missioners, all of whom favored the
road before. Except a few in Range
ley practically all the business in
terests of the county favor the i'm
mediate building of the road. The
route of the proposed road has been
surveyed and parties have been over
the route several times to determine
it's practicability, finding nearly ev-
erything necessary to build the road
close at hand, and that it can be
built cheaply. Another trip over the
route will very likely be AIDE this
summer.