Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-08
SPARKS fao ., MAINE WIRES.


The commencement exercises at
Kicker Classical Institute at Houlton
will begin, Sunday evening. June IL.
On that day the baccalaureate sermon
will be delivered by the graduating
class at the Baptist church by Kew.
Hugh r. Hatch, Wolfville, N. s., at 2.3o
Thursday afternoon, at the Baptist
church will occur the graduating exer-
cises. Thusrday evening, concert
will be given in the Opera house by the
Standard Concert Co. of Boston. The
class will hold their reception immedi-
ately after the concert.
On Wednesday forenoon, James H.
Haynes received a cablegram from
South America. announcing the death
OF Ernest Weeks of Bangor, at the
mines Of the South American Develop
ment Co., at Zamorua, Ecquador. on
May q. The cable was very brief,
simply stating that Weeks had been
accidentally shot and requesting Mr..
Haynes to notify his family. Mr.
Weeks was an ardent sportsman ana
had many trophies of his skill with the
gun, which he intended to bring back
to America, and 1t is thought that he
was out hunting and accidentally shot
himself.-Bangor News.
AT the special town meeting held IN
the Opera house at Camden, Tuesday
evening, 1t was voted to raise by loan
the sum of 5000 on one years time
interest not to exceed per cent, 10
pay last years county tax and out
standing Indebtedness. The article IN
the warrant which called forth large
attendance to see il the town would
vote to rescind it's action at the annual
town meeting, whereby the sum OF
$1,000 was raised to pay the expenses
Of a committee at the Legislature TO
obtain charter for town water works,
was passed over without discussion.
This leaves the matter as the annual
town meeting disposed Of 1t ana hon
w. Fl. Gardiner will be in Augusta, the
coming winter. to look after the inter
est of Camden in obtaining its charter
for municipal water works-BanSor
News Camden letter.
The next launching at the Bath Iron
Works will be the torpedo boat Bar
ney. She will go overheard about the
10th of July. 1t was planned to launch
the goth of this month but on account
OF the non arrival of piece of shaft
ing from Pennsylvania. the boat could
not be made ready for that date. The
first good tide after the 26th, suitable
for the launching, does not come
around until about the 10th of July.
The Bagley will follow the Barney into
the Kennebec, in August A portion of
the keel for the cruiser Cleveland is in
uosition The iron workers are rush
ing the crew employed in putting in
the piling and cribbing for the founda-
ton of the keel blocks. The stem of
the cruiser will come up to the site of
what was formerly Water street. The
keel will be 292 it. and will be in posi-
ton, the last of next week.-Bath
Times
June 6. 1903. the Portland Light In
fantry was organized. and, "Wednesday,
the present company under the COM
mand of Capt. Geo. A. Dow. went to
Long Island. Sergt. McManus of the
company, won the first prize for shoot
ing, making Is out of n possible %. at
200 yards, and Sergt. Burke, guest,
took the second prize. making Il.
Gen c. F. MattoCks, who. 80 years ago.
took command Of the company. spoke
briefly. congratulatinG capt. Dow and
his men. and predicting that the pres
ent high standard will be kept up.
The White Coats. an association of vet
eran members of the company. who
served before 1860, held their meeting
at Underwood. The following officers
were elected: Gen. S. J. Anderson.
pres: j. W. Plaisted. Geo. r. Liscomb
and j A. Tenney. vice pres; G. F.
Plummer. sec; and Geo. w. Furlong,
treas The death of Geo. Webster a
former member of the association. was
announced. and G. F. Levitt was added
to the membership of the association.
or the surviving members, 16 We're
present at the banquet.