Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-22

and also for Maine even If we have
but four districts. 1t isn't SO difficult
here to remember their location, but
there are good many who cannot re-
member whether the first district Is In
the eastern part of the State or the
western. 1t would be clearer If they
could be called by their location. or the
| principal city in them, or any name
that would indicate in what part of the
| State they are located.
| One Of Rocklands October grooms
has had enough serenading to last him
for one while. On the evening Of his
wedding recently he had arranged GER
! tain signals with the hackman who
was to spirit him ana his to a place OF
| safety Immediately after the ceremony.
| The irrepressible kids got onto the sig
nails ard it Is said that the carriage
which drove up was not the one which
the bridegroom had intended The diff
| ference became painfully apparent
when the groom suddenly found him.
self beset on all sides with old rubbers,
old shoes, bags of rice and bags of
something that was not rice. Not sat-
isfied with this, the merrymakers CD
tore off his collar and necktie ami
nearly ruined his new overcoat He
finally escaped but has privately made
up his mind to get even with some of
his kind friends. And no one will
blame him if he adopts pretty severe
means.
. Lewiston journal. Lewiston
school teacher was giving an object
lesson in her sub-primary class. Has
any one an acorn in his pocket?" she
asked. Two hands shot up, and q little
girl from upper Main street produced
an acorn. I've got two" said a little
fellow from College street. Very well.
bring them to me-" The little girl car
ried her acorn out to the teachers
desk, and the little boy quietly turned
in his seat and began unlacing one
shoe. Off it came, and long black
stocking followed. Then he walked
blushingly out to the teachers desk.
and stuck out rosy foot. There are
two of EN-" he said. they are on the
little toe. There are two of what?"
asked the teacher amazed. 1.-TWO
corns, teacher" said the five-year-old
Even the teacher couldn't contain ner-
self and she took the little fellow up
and kissed him. and laughed, and
kissed him again. you should wear
larger shoes, Johnny" she said.
Besides its own well known repre-
sentative Maine has had a prominent
representative in the House of Bishops
OF the Episcopal convention recently
held in Washington in the person of
Bishop John Franklin Spalding of the
missionary episcopate of Colorado and
wyoming. He is now an old man but |
like many of the sturdy sons of Maine |
has giant frame and an iron consti- |
tuition He was born at Belgrade, Me-. |
August rs, 1928. Bishop Spalding. like |
many other prominent men who have |
gone out from Maine. is a graduate of |
Bowdoin college in the class of 1853 |
He graduated from the General Theo- |
logical Seminary in 1857 and returning
to his native State for ordination was |
made a deacon in st. Stephens church |
at Portland, Me-, July s, 1857. He was
priested in Christ church, Gardiner. |
Me-, July IA. 1858. by Bishop George
~'NN SNs's'' 1'ASiicp cpeidiHs Was dSSlS- |
tant rector of st. James church at |
Oldtown. Me, and later served as
assistant rector at ST. Georges. Lee.
Mass, and at Grace church. Proyi-
dence. r. l. In 1862 he was made rec
tor of st. Pauls church at Erie, Penn.
where he continued till his election to
bishop. His conservation took place in
that church, December 81 1873. Bishops
McCoskry, Bedell, J. c. Talbot, Coke
ana kerfoot, some of whom are par
ticipating in the present convention.
officiating. He has had a very active
and useful career in his episcopate.
rounding many charitable and educa-
tional institutions and fostering them.
Under his administration the mission
airy see has become a diocese. and the
new see has itself been created by the
setting off of western Colorado as a
missionary jurisdiction. The cathedral
and the college of ST. John the eyange-
list, with its various departments at
Denver, and the endowments secured
and increased by the bishops tireless
energy and personal effort, make this
eplscopate noteworthy Bishop Spald-
ing has published a number of notable
religious works.