Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-03-26
STATE NEWS.
ASDRosCoGGIN.

BATES CoLLEGE.-Our correspondent
writes Mar. "a The exercises of the prize
division of Sophomore declamations were
given Wednesday evening at Hathorn Hall.
The ten participants, selected from the two
proceeding trials, were, +. S. Pierce, Dora
Jordan. H. b. Davis. Mary +. Angel, W.
F. Garcelon, G. II. Hamlen, c. J. Nichols
F. l.. Day, Mabel V. Wood, A. \. Peaslee.
The committee of award, Rev. I. H. Stacy
n. W. Harris and w. II. Newell, awarded
the prize to Miss Jordan, with honorable
mention of Miss Wood.-The annual exhibi-
ton by members of the Senior class took
place at the church Friday evening. The
parts, without exception, showed very care
full preparation and were delivered in IA re-
markably forceabe and pleasing manner
'ss's exhibition was indeed the most interest
ing and successful one that has been given
here for several years. Very acceptable
music was furnished by the trio, Mrs. Helen
Young, Miss Florence Campbell and Miss Eta
Rice. The program was as follows;
THE lmmortals of Literature" A. c. Town
send; Changes in American Character" j.
Fl. johnson; The Greek Ideal of Human
Life" W. F. Tibbetts; ''Tolsto," +. W.
Cakes THE Minister as a Public Leader"
R A. Parker; THE Latent Issue" Geo w.
Snow; "Hindrances to Originality" Lucy A.
Frost; "Will or Environment" C. c. Smith
THE Monastery as Symbol of Culture"
NJ. Grace Pinkham; THE Mission of Emer-
SON. Chas. W. Cults; docs Happiness In
crease with Culture?" S. IL. Woodrow; us
the Right of Suffrage Sufficiently Restricted
in the United States:" Edgar +. Blanchard.
The term closed Friday for ten days vaca-
ton and many of the students will pass it in
lewiston for the endowment
of the Fullonton professorship are being re-
ceived with gratifying success Friends of
the college in Pennington, n. H., have con-
tributed over $l200, and Rev. G. l.. White
of Brunswick has collected about $1,000
The subjects for graduation parts have been
given to the seniors Most of the base ball
players will be here during the short vacation
and practice in the gym"
SAGADoHoC.
BATH Seventy feet of ball and
socket pipe will be added to that kind of
water pipe in the New Meadows river in
few days.-It was reported that out of town
capitalists are negotiating for the Alameda
for a shoe factory About two o'clock last
Sunday morning Cyrus Peterson, the well
known milk dealer, who lives on the Bruins
wick road near what is known as Hams hill,
was awakened by his dog barking. Upon
investigating, Mr.. Peterson found a man
prowling about the yard near the house who
gave his name as Grover and his place of
residence as Brunswick. The fellow told
Mr.. Peterson that his pung was damaged to
such an extent as to make it impossible to
reach Bruins lex village, and asked the loan
of a sleigh. Wishing to accommodate
fellow in distress Mr.. Peterson loaned horse
sled to Grover Iitching his horse to the
sled the man drove away. Since that time
the accommodating milk dealer has not seen
his sled nor the man.-Bah Times
SOMERSET.
The Somerset Reporter gives the following
list of the amount of lumber cut in the limits
of Scion the past winter. Albert Adams,
800 900; Dennis Chase, 10 900; S. & +. Pad
ham, 100000; Frank Thompson, 10000;
VIM. Rowell, sc, 900; ID. & NJ. Wyman, So
900; Zenas Hathorn, 5000; Sumner Berry,
10000; Josiah Hall, 5000; Israel Drew,
Ii, 900; Samuel Albee, "a 600; Mrs. Dear
born. 10000; Fred Drury, 5000; Willis
Eaton, %, 900 other parties estimated 1000:
total, S00,0 900. If the weather had been fav
orable the cut would have been over a million
feet. The larger part of the lumber has been
lande upon the bank of the river.
Architect Fassett of the firm of Fassett &
Thompson of Portland, has been here with
plans for the new church edfice to be erect
ed by the French Catholics. The first step
will be to erect this coming season chapel
costing about 81 900. Work will be COM
menced as soon as the ground is ready.
Mrs. Hutchinson and Mrs. Porter have
Just returned from Boston and Portland
where they have been taking lessons in drap-
first class dressing at their rooms on Bridge
street.