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

ripples to the sound!
Wilbur D. Nesbit.
A luncheon meeting of the State
of Maine Purchasing Agents is
scheduled for 1890 o'clock today noon
at the Falmouth Hotel in Portland.
Friends in various parts Of Maine
will regret to learn of the death of
Sergt. James A. Richardson, retired,
who was for many years custodian
of the government property at Pop
ham Beach and was a survivor of the
famous Custer fight.
Bangor people are interested to
learn that the frigate Constitution, on
which one unidentified man was killed
and five others were injured, when
cannon exploded during the filming of
a battle scene off San Catalina Island,
Calf, recently, was originally the ship
L. ]. Morse built in Brewer in 1877.
A spectacular pageant with direct
application to Bangor will be staged
by people Of that city as a feature
Of the Bangor Fair Aug. 1928. Pro-
fessional directors from the John B.
Rogers Producing Company will ar
rive several weeks before the fair to
train the cast and take over the man
agement of the big production.
Dog constable, Edwin l.. Emmons of
Bath is receiving complaints about the
bowling. baying and barking of dogs
through the nights. Constable EN-
mons asks owners of CANNES to keen
them properly locked up at night or
their meanderings may lead to arrests
and the sending of pets to hunting
grounds from which there is no re-
turn.
Members of the Maine Sports
mems Fish and Game Association
on Saturday received their notif1ca-
lions of the annual field day of the
organization, which is to be held at
Squaw Mountain Inn, on the west
shore of Moosehead Lake, July 16
and II. The last outing held there
was in 1920 and was one of the most
successful which the association has
ever held.
Governor Ralph o. Brewster will
be speaker on Tuesday afternoon,
July 27, at the Portland District
Methodist Camp Meeting at Old Or
chard. Bishop William F. Anderson
of Boston is scheduled to speak
Sunday, July IS; Bishop f. c.. Rich
ardson Of Atlanta, Georgia, on Sun
day, July 25. and Bishop Brenton 7.
Bradley of India on Thursday, July
20.
A shore dinner at noon and a
program OF field sports in the after
noon with suitable prizes for the
winners, will be features of the an
nual field day of the Cumberland
County Bar Association which will
be held on Thursday of this week at
Wescustogo I'm, Yarmouth. Justices
OF the Maine law court now in SEES
sion in Portland. Justice Arthur
chapman of the Cumberland superior
court and Judge Joseph B. Reed of
the probate court of that county will
De the honor guests of the day.
The Rev. H. Tydeman Chilvers of
London .one of the most famous of
present day English preachers and the
Rev. Jasper c. Massee, D. D., pastor
OF fremont Temple, Boston. will be
among the lecturers at an Inter-
UNCONVENTIONAL Religious Institute To
be held at the First Baptist church at
Rockland Aug. 80 through Sept. 8.
The institute is open to anyone and
efrort will be made to have a repre-
sentative attendance both from this
state and from outside places. DR..
Chilvers will arrive after completing
speaking engagements at Ocean Grove.
n. j., and other religious centers. DR..
Massee Is nationally known as the
proposer of the compromise which
smoothed the difficulty between the
modern and fundamental factions at
the Northern Baptist convention in
Washington
The 43rd reunion Of the 18th
Maine Regimental Association will
be held in Brunswick. on Wednes-
day, July IA. the 60th anniversary
OF the final muster out of the resi-
ment. The muster out was in New
York, and on July IS, 1866, a dele
cation from the regiment accom-
panied Col. B. B. Murray to the
state house, and presented the regi-
mental flag to Governor Cow. at
that time the Chief Executive of the
State. Nearly all those who were in
the party have answered the final
call, but some remain who will I'M
doubtedly be present at Brunswick.
This will be one day session.
at the Methodist Church.
on Pleasant street on arrival, BUSH
ness meeting at IL and dinner at
l.30, served by the Ladies Aid Of the
In the afternoon, a pro-
gram has been arranged by the
president of the association, Mrs.
Elsie NJ. Alexander, of Brunswick.
Maj. II. A. Shorey of Bridgton, the
secretary and treasurer for many
years, and one of the chief workers
for the success of the association,
died on March 25. Other officers
are: Assistant secretary, Miss Eva
L. Shorey; chaplain, Rev. M. S.
Preble, S. Orrington; vice presi-
dents. Edwin c. Douglass, Lewiston;
Charles F. Walker, Gardiner; Mrs.
Carlton Lancaster, Bowdoinham:
Orrin A. True. Litchfield; executive
committee: John A. Wheeler. Row.
ley, Mass; Melvan Tibbetts, Ban
gor; Alexander Niven, Montreal.
Canada; Walter C. Ross, Bruns-
wick; r. r. Mcfarland, Boothbay.
The Bangor News prints the fol-
lowing regarding Bangor's first au-
tomobile sensation of the Fourth in
1860 and taken from The Wing and
Courier of July s. 1860:
The large self propelling steamer
Niagara (weighing between Ave and
SIX tons) from the works of Mesers.
Lee and Larnard, New York came or
the ground Altar ,,la vino