Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-08
MAINE MATTERS.
Items of Interest About Churches,
Schools and Business Concerns.

The Gorham High Alumni Associa-
ton will celebrate it's 18th anniversary
Friday, June II.
An additional feature at the Bridg-
ton Academy centennial July 1, will
be an historical address by James
Carroll Mead Of North Bridgtcn.
Rev. 1. s. Leby, who has been pastor
of the Pennington Unitarian church
for the past year, has rendered his res
ignation to take effect the first of Au-
gust.
Prof. T.. A. Cooper, instructor in the
East Maine Conference Seminary at
Bucksport, has resigned to accept the
vice presidency Of the Montpelier (Vt)
Seminary.
At joint meeting Of the superin-
tending school committee of the union
composed of Milo and BrOWnvlle, it
was voted unanimously; TO retain Supt.
II. l.. Douglass for a further term of
two years.
The Baxter Paper Box Co, Bruins
wick, recently received a large order
that will give employment to 1870 for
year. This company has been obliged
to work & night crew in order to keep
up with the work.
James Brooks, who has been princ-
pal of Hampden academy for the past
two years. has resigned to accept the
principalship of Bar and Burton Sem
mary, Manchester VT. Mrs. Brooks
will have charge of the music depart
ment there.
nrIe ,t,,fn f1oy,f
of schools at Bar Harbor, has resigned
to accept similar position in the
MISUNDERSTANDING district in Massa-
chusetts. His resignation is to take
effect in August. Mr.. Richards has
held his present position since 1905.
The memorial window, which the
William Morgan Post No 129 pur-
chased for the church at Athens. has
been received and placed at the front
Of the church. The window is the work
of a German artist in New York. The
other windows of the church are to be
of stained glass.
Miss Harriet A. Shaw, the we'll
known harp soloist, recently gave a
in Cambridge, Mass. A short time ago
land Conservatory Of Music assisted by
| the pupils, chorus and orchestra. Miss
Shaw has been engaged by the New
England Conservatory of Music as
teacher of the harp. She expects to go
to her summer home at Brunswick
June Is and remain until october.
Several have recently been baptized
and received into membership of the
Washburn Baptist church. On May 10,
one young the man, principal of the
High school was baptized. On May 81,
there were six, and it is expected that
there will be several others in the near
| future. There are indications of deepen
| ing interest and the church is free from
debt Rev. William B. Chase, who has
| been pastor Of the church for the past
| five years, closed his pastorate Sunday,
May 81.
The following books have just been
given to the Pressure Isle library by
| Rev. G. NJ. Park: A handsome
| Bible; Hume's History of England, six
volumes; Gibson's History of Rome,
| six volumes; Channings Works, six
volumes; Daubegnes History Of Eng
| land, > volumes; Dicks Works, three
| volumes; NeWton'S Works, eight vol
umes; SmGcker's History of the Mod
ern Jews; Pascals Works; Muller's
Life of Trust; Hubbard's History of
| New England; Balfours Inquiry Into
the Import of He'll; Backers Abridged
Church History of New England;
!lrownlow's Sketches of Secession;
Towards History Of the 25th Illinois
| Infantry: Wattle's The Lords Day;
| Swedenborg's Heaven and He'll; Pat
| toms Losing and Taking of Mahsoul;
Ballow's Notes on Parallels of the New
| Testament; WhittemCres Modern His
| tory of UniverSalisln; Tyler's Untver-
sal History, . volumes; Cyclopedi.l %:
| History; Stewards Works, volumes;
| Great Fire in Chicago; Bakers His
| tory of the Secret Service; Fleetwood's
! Life of Christ; Swedenborg's True
J Christian Religion and others.