Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-11-24
uITCHFlElD CORNER.


The Litchtield Academy football
team PLAYED the return game with the
Gardiner High school team in Gardi-
ner at 2.3o =. NJ. Saturday. The
academy team had not been out in
suits for mere than week until the
day before the game for they sup
posed the game to be cancelled on ac-
count of the snow. but We're Informed
at late hour that the Gardiner field
was suitable and a game was expected.
So the academy showed its mettle by
meeting the Gardiner High under these
| unequal conditions. 1t is true that
/ they had badly defeated the Gardiner
| High by a score of 15 to o on Oct. 10.
but Gardiner Highs excuse for that
defeat WAS that they played their sec
ord team. but this is the only instance
we have heard of Gardiner High haV-
| ing second team: consequently. the
! academy team claims full credit for
| that victory over Gardiner High. Now
a brief history of Saturdays game:
Gardiner High was determined to win
! by fair or foul means. so she began
by trying to protest the academy s
referee. f. L. jackson. Bates, '06. Mr..
! Jackson has refereed all the academy'S
| games this fall, and has given excel
lent satisfaction. 50 the visitors did not
propose to go back on a man who had
so impartially officiated for them in
! former games. and refused to play
under any other referee. The home
| team yielded. but constantly objected
to Mr.. JacksOn's impartial decisions
| decisions that no one who knew the
| game could question. The game was
played but under the most exasperat-
| ing conditions. The crowd repeated
" rushed onto the field and interrupt
| ed tho game II the visiting team
de alt any blows, no fair minded person
would question its right Of self de-
fense. The game rosulter in score of
| 10 10 in favor of the Gardiner team
| making the score Of the season 20 to 10
| in favor of Litchfield Academy.
ALBION.
Miss Avis Woods of Colby. '0S. was
in town. Saturday.
Gardiner are in town.
| There will he Thanksgiving services
| at the Christian church. on that day. at
! 1890 A. NJ.
EAST PITTSTOk.
| Charles r. Allen who i +ll.iug n
| course in Shaws Business Mss ge at
Augusta spent Saturday aud -up'iay at
his home in this village.
Mrs. Toothaker of PhilIiT and Miss
Newman of Minnesota are guests at
| w. S. Cleaves'.
The telephone connections between
this place and other points have not
yet been established since the recent
storm much to the Inconvenience of the
patrons.
Atwood Kennedy aas taken the place
"f F. Z. Scott on the stage for a short
time.
The Methodist church in this village
has secured a handsome pulpit bible
suitably engraved, the gift of the Rev
NJ. G. Prescott former pastor of this
! church and who was present at the
recent dedication. Special services
were held at the church last week by
the pastor. and much interest was
manifested.
READFIELD.
mild case of diphtheria was re.
ported to the board of health in this
village last week. The matter is be.
ing looked after as required.
/ There will be a union Thanksgiving
service at the brick church. Wednes.
day evening.
A number of our farmers have beer
troubled by their young stock running
wild ana they have found it very
difficult to house them.
Schools in town closed their fall
term, Friday.
The Macdonald rent over the store is
being repaired this week.