Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-25
PROPHECY or ,os.
Glimpse Into the Future Lives Of the
Graduating Class, c. n. S.

ter he had by some occult means been
enabled to push aside the veil which
separates the persent from that which
is beyond and followed each classmate
on his or herway:
Instead of prophesying for the class
of 1903, i will read to you from a little
book which found, on one of my jour-
neys In the, year 1915. So with your
kind permission 1 will begin this beck.
which is entitled the Adventures of
Josh, or My Trip to Ought Three"
Il started out from home on a bright
summer morning, to take a carriage
ride across country. l had scarcely
gone Is miles before saw ahead of me
a/large and flourishing city, at the en-
france Of which was a huge gate. A
man stopped me here to inquire my
business within the city walls and Just
as l was about to tell him, 1 recog-
nized him as Walter Craig, better
known as "Fido." He Immediately left
his business in the hands of another,
and started out to show me the town,
which was called Ought Three
We had gone but q few PAGES when
Fido called my attention to q police
man on the corner. l thought he look
ed natural and after a while saw it
was Perle Maddox. For billy, Perle
had baseball bat, and l was not at all
surprised, because bats were Perele's
fighting implements while in school,
Now we were in front Of large mill
binary store and l learned it was run
by one of the enterprising young ladies
of 1903, Miss Louise Savage.
Mex we saw a large saloon, of course
We did not go in, but Walter said it
was run by Harold Hichborne. Harold
was standing out at the door and had
grown to be an awful fat man, with a
large red nose l could hardly imagine
that this man was the same pretty
boy of years ago.
1t was now about time to eat and
overcoming my usual modesty, I told
Fido I was hungry. We went into a
fine restaurant which was owned by
the Misses Lulu and Flora Hayes and
although ! did not see either of them 1
greatly enjoyed my dinner.
After we had dined and were just 60
ing out, / happened to glance at the
cigar counter and there l saw Tie"
Druery sitting on q high stool with a
great big two fur" in his mouth. I
was told that after he graduated he
had such a desire for smoking that
some of his friends had taken pity on
him and brought him a whole counter
of cigars.
The next person I met on the street
WAS Charles Kinsman. l told him 1
might write a book sometime about
the people Of 1903, and he wrote me off
4 slip Of what he wanted me to say
about him and this was what it said:
Il am Il minister Of the Unitarian
church. just as handsome as ever, and
have just as many girls as l did in
High school. or course | say this with
due modesty, but I think I am the
most popular man in the whole city.
1t was bed time now, so we went
down to Walters house. l was COM
pletely thunderstruck to see Abbie
Knowles in the doorway. Walter then
told me that Abbie was now no other
than Mrs. Walter Craig. 1t is need
less to say 1 was gladly received, and
enjoyed every minute here.
The next morning we started out
again and about the first thing l hap
Denedc to see Freddie Hussey. Fred
said he had a pretty good job in a fec
tory, and when / asked him what he
was doing. he blushingly said he was
sandpapering mats off of pickles.
| went into paper store to get a
paper and there saw Leola Hall, sitting
behind the counter She said she
owned the place, and was doing very
well. | happened to pick up a book
while in here. and saw it was written
by another classmate of mine, Grace
Bascome. 1t was very nice and l saw
ut once that Grace had become great
writer.
In reading the paper l saw it an
nounccd that Miss Hazel Huxley, the
removed speaker on Woinan's Suf-
frage. would speak in Music hall, that
night. or course l went and l soon
saw it was the same Old Hazel, al
though she spoke we'll. she had that
same shy. bashful way about her.
In another column ! saw that Grin
Frost would fight for the heavy weight
championship of the world. I was not
surprised at this, as Grin was all the
time trying to pick up fights while in
school. or course ! do not believe this
part of it, but it also stated that as
Mr.. Frost was an anti-Woman's Suf-
lGdSlSt. lndI MISS Huxley would give up
her work and settle down az the wife
of the noted prize fighter. If this is
true then l will most heartily say:
Bless you, my children
l saw Francis Haskell, also known as
Sunshine" starring in the Chelsea
theatre She is always freddy" to do
her part. and sometimes to save the
expense of lights. she stays on the
stage all the time, to light the hall up.
Beatrice Wight had been abroad and
studied music. She is now singing in
the church choir and is considered by
all to be one of the very best singers
in this country.
l learned that Annie Dunn was pri-
vatc secretary to the governor. She
did not have to work very hard and en-
joyed her position all the more, since
His Excellency was no other than John
Liggett, former classmate of mine.
1t seems that Harlow Davis had ap-
piled to the bar and was admitted. In
fact, he was admitted So many times,
that he not only lost all of his money,
but also his ambition. He may be seen
now in that city, standing on the corner
selling hot frankfurts and cheese sand
wiches. 1t was surely and awful come