The Courier-Gazette Saturday

Issued Saturday Tuesday Thursday Saturday The Courier-Gazette By Tin Couri,r-Gu,tt,„ 465 Main St, Established January, 1846. Entarak aa Saaand Ciaai Mail Mattar. Rockland, Maine, Saturday, March 21, 1925. THREE CENTS A COPY Volume 80............... Number 35. The Courier-Gazette | THREE CONGRESSMEN THE HOME OF THE FIFTEEN PERCENT GRANITE CONTRACTS THREET1ME8-AWEEK New Apportionment Would ALL THE HOME NEWS Mean Mixup—Oliver L. Subscription $3.00 per year payable In ad vance; single copies three cents. Hall Is Mentioned. Advertising rates based upon circulation i and very reasonable. There Is better than an even NEWSPAPER HISTORY The Rockland Gazette was established In chance that some complications will 1846 In 1874 the Courier was established and consolidated with the Gazette In 1882. be presented when the Republicans , The Free Press was established In 1855, and of Maine come to nominate their In 1801 changed Its name to the Tribune, j These papers consolidated March 17, 1897._ candidates for representatives to Congress at the primaries a year |e, -•- -•- •ft.*********"* U from next June says an Augusta ; — — — As the rolling stone gathers no ••• special. This will be especially true ••• moss, so tlie roving heart gathers no ••• if the Congress should happen to pass ••• affect lone —'Mrs. Jameson. a reapportionment bill between now , ••• ••• ••• ■••••• ••• ••• ’•* *•* *•* ’•* and the next session of the Legisla ture. When that bill is passed it BASSETT APPOINTED is admitted that Maine will be given $ three instead of four members of the National House of Representatives. Former Sturgis Commission ■The present Legislature has made no provision for three Congressional er Is Named For the Su districts, ending reapportionment and preme Bench. if the bill goes through Congress be fore another session, it will either be Norman L. Bassett of Augusta was a case of nominating and electing the members on a general ticket or call nominated by Gov. Brewster Thurs- ing a special session of the legisla j day. as associate justice of the j Maine Supreme Court to till the va ture to redistrict the State. The latter alternative is expensive and it cancy caused by the recent rcslgna- , tion of his uncle, CIlief Justice Les- is hardly likely that the Governor would approve. » Announcing I lie C. Cornish. Mr. Bassett is 30 und a prominent Under a ednvention system of nom CLASS OF ’21 lawyer. He graduated from Coburn inating candidates the members Classical Institute in 1887 and Colby could l>e divided among the differ ] College in 1891. For the next three ent sections of the State, but if the I years he was instructor in Greek and nominations are to be made on a BENEFIT DANCE I Latin at the college. He graduated general ticket there is no telling ' from Harvard Law School in 1898 where they would come from. It is . and began practice^that year In the possible that ail three might he ARCADE, MARCH 25 i office of his uncle. residents of Portland, although that He his always been a strong Re- of course is hardly possible. The Biggest Event in the ' publican, and under Governor Cobb The first monkey wrench to be thrown into the gear box of a per Local Dance Season ' was* appointed a member of the Stur- ■ gis Enforcement Commission. fect understanding came last week Mr. Bassett is secretary and trustee when Hon. Benjamin A. Blanchard tt Grindell’s Colonial Orchestra I of the Coburn Classical Institute, one of Bangor announced that he would Above is a picture which leads us tlie age of 76, he is still working on with Edward Learned of Pittsfield, jumped it to $6 tenderhearted Uncle , of the directors of the Augusta Gen- be a candidate for the Republican back to the Seventies—the palmy granite in Gllchrest’s yard at Thom Mass., as president and Courtland P. Sam chipped in a dollar a week to BALLOON DANCES ! oral Hospital, a trustee of two banks, nomination for representative to Con aston. If there is another Dix Dixon o$ Brooklyn as manager and the men. days when Dix Island was in full general counsel for the New England gress from the Fourth district, Island man who has stayed on the treasurer? Horace Beals held one- The Philadelphia Post Office, third NOVELTY DANCES ' Telephone Company, managing attor- against Hon. Ira L. Hersey, the pres blast. I low many of the faces do job all these years it would be very third of the stock. and last of the big contracts for Dix ney for the Gov. J. F. Hill estate, one ent incumbent. Penobscot has a you recognize? How many of these interesting to hear from him. The first job cut was the Charles Island, was also a 15 percent job up FAVOR DANCES [of the trustees of the Augusta Y. M. whole lot of votes and with a single men are now living? The Courier- Eight years ago in a full page town Custom House. Then fol to 1875 when that boon was elimi j C. A. and a director of the Boston & candidate would be likely to make a story The Courier-Gazette told again lowed two idle years, find it seemed nated. Gazette would be glad to hear from It’s for the Benefit of the Maine Railroad. He has been secre pretty strong showing against Aroos of Dix Island’s rise and fall, most of to the pessimists that the Dix Island Operations were finally suspended New High School tary of the Maine Bar Association. took. It is said that others may any of its readers, for the subject is the information having been fur boom was short-lived. Then came in 1878, and tlie island which once come into the field from Penobscot. one of.nevpr failing interest, marking nished to the writer by Frank A. the New York Post Office job, one of had a population of 2,000, with 150 Oliver I, Hall, editor of the Bangor as it does one of the most impor Crockett, who so long reigned there two 15 percent contracts on which the buildings and 30 mammoth stone WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25 Commercial, is one of those who has tant epochs of Knox Countys indus as tlie undisputed king of that do granite community waxed fat. The sheds dwindled to a settlement which FOR REST been mentioned for the place. With trial history. main, ;md given the rank of Gov government paid the cutting find numbered a single family. Dix the two or more Penobscot candi The photograph from which the ernor by liis friends. other expenses and gave the granite Island’s glory lias departed. The AND COMFORT dates it would look pretty good for above cut was made was loaned by Dix Island came into prominence company a 15 percent bonus on tlie Shamrock and Aberdeen boarding "Uncle Ira” and it would look still Frank S. Wade of South Thomaston during the reconstruction days which gross cost. The wages paid to the houses have long since disappeared Insist on Having better if the nominations should he to his fellow townsman. W. S. Clark directly followed the Civil War men varied from $2.50 to $5.10—not a ami there survive hut fading memo made on a general ticket, for the who, knowing The Courier-Gazette’s Uncle Sam wanted granite find he large sum in these days, but for that ries of the days when they were Houlton member is much better deep interest in such matters of wanted it pronto. Foreseeing h’s period a remuneration which made thronged with men who had come I known over the State than any new fered it for the purpose to which it generous patronage there was or the granite workers the most envied from the marble quarries of Oarrara entries into the race possibly could has been used. Mr. Wade is seen ganized the Dix Island Granite Co., laborers in the State. Board was find the granite quarries of Dumfries be. in the above group, and today, at Above is a picture which leads us $5 a week, and when the landlords and Dalbeattie. In the Third district It is well tin- i derstood that Hon. llodgdon C. Buz- ! zell of Belfast, the present president levelling ;»nd blackening portions and PAI M RFACM riRF 1 to be developed in a number of years. THE GREAT TORNADO I DLrtin rirUL ghc theroie of Marion Vavasour. Beds , of the Maine Senate, has Congres sparing the rest. FIFTY PERCENT OFF 1 heartless vampire, for whom men sional ambitions. Mr. Buzzell has i — Nearly half of Princeton, Indiana, commit ail sorts of crimes, even to said that he will not be a candidate was smitten. A sister town, Grif Manager Greene of the Sam- Springs, Mattresses Death and Destruction In the j iz. | “TL self-destruction. Miss Miller’s inter- ON ALL OUR 1924 GOODS against Representative Nelson, hut fin, was virtually carried away. De AT YOUR DEALERS OSet and Kmeo Loses I he pret.ition of this courtesan is said to STILL GOING ON there is no telling liow the Belfast Wake of the Middle-West Soto, Illinois, with 500 people, was tnan might feel about It if the nomi out of existence. A neighbor, Gor Breakers” In Costly Blaze. standb.° wrt“ outhl,“ tin,* .thefl’w memoryand one of ,hat motion wi" nations were made on a genera! ern Twister. ham, with a population of 300, was Polychromes........... 20c Varnish Tiles..............25c picture fans. Playing opposite Miss ticket. The same is true of others wiped out. Murphysboro, Illinois, Fire which destroyed the -Breakers Miller in the role of Daniel Strath After the light of a full day had Harmonillas...........

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