Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-28

county fairs were given a hard rap at
the meeting of the rnationalsW. c. 4. ".
in Portland, last. week, and it is quite
generally agreed that it is we'll de-
served. Some fairs are eminentiy clean
in this respect while in others the mid
ways are vicious and shameful OF
Tense to decency.
Life in Passports smart set Is bound
| to be one continual round of pleasure,
| the coming winter. The Island city
Ping Pong club has been organized
with IS enthusiasts as members. ana
the craze is at fever heat. Coll ana
football are sent to the rear along
with checkers and croquet.
The year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
| Arthur w. Hall of Rocklaid may be
classed among the infant muslcal
| prodicies. He can hum with scarcely
! a false note the strains of our d.
rector" a popular march often played
by the Rockland Military Band, and
| he is fast displaying proficiency as a
| snare drummer. If the youngsters
musical capacity continues to develop
at that rate we may look for piccalo
solos at the age of four or five.
| In the newspaper obituaries of that
grand old man, Josiah II. Drummond,
one phase Of his life which meant much
to him and to hundreds of others was
barely referred to or wholly ignored.
This was his connection for oyer half a
century with the Nj chapter of the
Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity at
Colby When. this chapter was estab-
lshed in 1915, through the efforts OF
the chapter at Bowdoin, Mr.. Drum
mond was the leading spirit of the
new branch and from that time to his
death. to generation after generation OF
Colby "Dekes," he was Father
Drummond. beloved by all. and never
allowing the passing years to weaken
his loyalty or lessen his interest in the
progress and prosperity of the chapter
He never missed the annual reunion OF
the alumni of the chapter at COM
mencement and always presided over
these gatherings. AT the reunion, last
June. he was given d beautiful silver
loving cup by his boys" and, though
taken hv surprise his eloquent ant
: feeling response was one that will lin
! ger long in the hearts of all fortunat t,
enough TO he present The worth o
true friendship was his theme. and M
man living was better fitted to speal
: upon it. The influence of his life upol
the hundreds of young men with whom
he came in contact in this fraternit.
fellowship can never be measured. no
I can it be known how much of his in
terest in the great order of Masonry, t
which he has devoted so large a shar'
of his life. was aroused and stimulated
4 by his work in organizing the first Sc
. cret society at Colby.
A large number of hunters ant
guides at Grindstone on the Penobsco
, recently. saw the unique sight of tw'
large buck deer with horns locke,
which had been drowned while fight
ing The deer We're discovered by !
} party of hunters. made up of Franl
e Davis OF Everett. V. A. Davis OF Bos
, ton. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schofield o
3, Everett and T.. Davis of South Boston
They were out on the river when thei
! attention was arrested by the sight o
z the carcasses in "A cove near log o
4
and were photographed by Mr.. Franl
Davis. The deer had lost their lives il
| q combat on the river bank, their horns
becoming locked while they fought saw
agely. They finally rolled down tn
steep embankment into the river ant
drowned. That the fight had been ;
long and furious one is certain, as on
of them had a broken jaw and was tel
llihly cut about the head while the 9th
Ell had gashes in his head an inch deep
Their antlers were Wedged together II
such a manner that it was impossible
| to separate them until an AK was
brought into play. They are in posses
| sion of Fred Schofield, who intends L
lhavc them mounted. They are yer!
large Eoth deer weighed close TO 20
pounds. and We're evenly matched Il
their battle.