Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-07
THE sHRINERS
Have Pleasant Memories Of the Oasis
Of St. John, n. B.
Polo Il Bangor Promises to Have Big Run,
This Win.er.

Bangor. Me-, Nov. 6.-(SpeciaD. The
Maine Shriners had a great time In
ST. John, and they are now anxiousiy
waiting for the time when the New
Brunswick Shriners will return the Wis
it. They will spare no mony In enter
tanning them, but even then it is doubt
full il they will be able to give them q
more royal reception. The Shriners
left Maine, Wednesday, and returned
Friday night. On their arrival in 81.
John they We're met by a reception
committee including the mayor, who
told them that they owned the city
while there, and before they came
away many of them really believed
that what he said was true. There was
nothing too rich for them. They could
pay for nothing anywhere. in fact
American money was no good in St.
John.
The majority of the party stopped at
the Hotel Dufferin, which is run by
Ned Willis, wellknown to Maine peo-
pie he having been an exhibitor or
string, of running horses at different
fairs in Maine for several years.
Wednesday evening, the start was
made across the great desert. Sixteen
members of the st. John Temple and
nine members of Kora Temple Of Lew
iston took the degree and It is said that
the sands were burning hot all the way
across. Now and then a stop was
made at an oasis and refreshments
were served The GASES were not very
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camel beautifully and the nine Maine
candidates were allowed to sit and
watch the moving of the caravan.
The Maine visitors were taken to
Digby. N. S., Thursday, on an excur-
sion. One of them was left there and a
special steamer was chartered to bring
him back to st. John. 1t is estimated
that the pilgrimage cost the Maine
Shriners about $500.
Among the interesting political ru-
mors, this week. is the announcement
that Charles J. Hutchings. Esq, would
like to be mayor of Brewer. Mr..
Hutchings will serve in the Maine Leg
islature, the coming winter. and it is
claimed that he is the youngest men,
Der which that body ever had. He is
but % years of age and has been prac-
ticing law for two years. He is the son
of the late Col. Jasper Hutchings, who
was one of the ablest criminal lawyers
Maine ever had.
A big building is being erected on
Center street for a wire mattress fac
tory. 1t will be four stories high and
the concern will employ a large crew of
men.
The first game in the Maine Polo
League will>be played in this city, Mon
day evening. by the Bangor and Au-
gusta teams. 1t has been many years
since Bangor had polo team. Twelve
or Is years ago. the Queen City was
represented by a strong aggregation
known as the IF. o. BIS" and the
games which that team played with the
Almedas of Bath. the H. NJ. BIS" of
Rockland, the Granite Citys of Au-
gusta, and the Forest Citys of
Portland, will never be forgotten by
the lovers of the game in this city.
This winters games will be played
in Union hall, which was built at the
time of the roller skating craze in
Maine. Union hall is claimed to be the
finest place for polo in Maine. 1t has
been excellently fitted up for the Maine
League games and the attendance this
winter promises to be very large.
If the game is run here by Manager
French in a clean manner it will be
patronized by the best people in the
city. and this is what Mr.. French in
tends to do and Bangor people are
looking forward to many evenings of
enjoyment.