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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-08
Reception to Clarence E.
Frost at Methodist Church
Strawberry FesiiVa|-,-M. c. |.
Baseball Address at Grange.
Death Of Mrs. Augustus 'Torey Of
Carmel In Portland.

The Manson street Methodist church
Friday evening was u scene of a pleasant
gathering. the occasion being a reception
rendered Clarence e. Frost, who returned
June 3 from Baltimore, where he repre-
scented the East Maine Conference at the
general conference held there during the
month of May. The evening, which was
planned as a surprise for Mr.. Frost. was
happily spent with a program which
consisted of an organ solo by Miss
Stephenson, a reading, Miss Viola More
croft: vocal solo, Mrs. Eva Atwell. and
reading by Rev. E. W. Russell. A very
pleasant feature of the evening was the
report of the conference given by Mr..
Frost. Following the program social
hour was spent, during which ice cream
and cake were served.
Miss Winnefred Haskell of Boston is In
town for visit with relatives.
Mrs. Mary Pushor, who has been spend
ing several months in Auburn. is in town
for an extended visit with her son, w. l.,
Pushor.
The members Of the M. c. I. baseball
team who went to Brunswick Friday to
witness the Bates-Bowdoin game were in
ID, winning to 1.
A Strawberry festival was given In
Grange hall from to p. M. Saturday
under the auspices of the social commit
tee of the Christian Endeavor Society of
the Free Baptist church.
Raymond Chandler, a student at Bates
College, passed Saturday and Sunday at
his home here.
Mrs c. M. Hersey and little son went
to ST. Adams Saturday for two-weeks
visit.
Miss Agnes Smith has returned home
from a short visit with friends in Water
Vile.
Col j. B. Peaks of Dover and Hon.
Parker Spofford of Bucksport. railroad
commissioners, were business callers here
Friday.
Mrs. Mary Folsom has gone to Camp
Benson, where she will open her cottage
for the season.
Mrs. Mary Marston of North Arson is
guest of her sister, Mrs. N. c. Smith.
The degree will be conferred tonight by
Warsaw Tent. K o. r. NJ.
Mrs. Lucy Hobart Day of Portland. SUI
perintendent and organizer of the Wo-
mans Suffrage movement in this State.
who delivered an address before tho
members of the Pittsfield Grange Satur-
day evening, was guest during her stay
here of Mrs. Mary II. GRAHAM.
Nathan Burton is i'll at his home OH
Nichols street.
A. d. Kierstead has gone to Spencer
mountain, where he will be located for
the season as one of the deputy fire war
dens of the Forest Commission. He was
accompanied by Mrs. Kierstead.
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INSTRUCTED FOR FERNALD.
He Carries Winslow Republican Cau-
Gus After Sharp Fight.

Much to the surprise of everyone The
Republican caucus held at the Town
hall Saturday afternoon in Winslow,
the delegates to the State convention
were instructed for Fernald after a
close battle. Fernald leaders have
been working in that vicinity for some
time but it was the general sentiment
of the people before the caucus that
the delegates would all be for Haines.
The outcome has been the current
topic for discussion since.
The meeting was called to order by
J. W. Bassett, who read the call Of the
caucus w. r. Reynolds was chosen
secretary There We're several spirited
speeches and both the Haines and Fer
maid delegates were nominated and
then the election began. The total
number of votes cast was 12O. The
Fcrnald delegation had GA and Haines
Sc The Fernald delegates are: Dele
gates, Charles f. Warren, Heman S.
Garland, Lester A. Simpson and Bert
Guptill; alternates. Fessenden Drum
mond. Charles G.. Wing, Fred H. Ellis
and George S. Getchell.
The Haines ticket was: G. w. Pat
tcrson. Frank Pooler, Charles Thomas
and Charles Palmer.
The following delegates were elected
to the county convention without OPP
position: c. f. Warren, G. l.. Withce,
Joseph Roderick, w. e. Choate, r. l..
Johnson and B. D. Patterson.
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COLONIAL DANES PRIZE
Again Won BY Colby, Miss Annie A.
Hathorn, a Senior.

Dr. J. William Black of the depart
mcnt of history of Colby College was
notified Saturday morning that the
Society of Colonial Danes of the State
of Maine had made the annual award
known as the Mary Floyd Nicely
memorial prize to Miss Annie Alice
Hathorn of the Senior class of Colby
College. This prize is of $25 and is
given each year for the best article
on historical research on the subject
of the colonial history of Maine. The
subject chosen by Miss Hathorn was
"IIow Maine Came Under the Juris-
diction Of Massachusetts" The sub
ject was a difficult one and the mas
terly handling of it by Miss Hathorn
brought her many compliments from
the society.
This is the third time that the prize
has come to Colby. 1t is open to COM
petition from any student in the his
tory courses of the Maine colleges and
to graduates as well. There has al
WAYS been much competition from the
other institutions, particularly from
Bates
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SURPRISE LETTERS.
Mrs. j. r. Clifford Receives rs on tIer
Birthday.

Saturday was the 50th birthday of
Mrs. Angie s. l.. Clifford, wife of Rev.
J. r. Clifford and the day will be long
remembered by her on account of the
novel manner in which she was re-
membercd by her friends, a shower of
congratuatory letters being received
nv her during the day from friends in
the many different parishes in which
her husband has ministered and from
friends in her old home at Vassalboro
and from Augusta. Postals and con-
gratulatory kilograms were included
with the letters.
The first intimation she had of what
was in store for her was after the ar
rival of the morning mail when her
son Harold appeared before her with
~ letters on Il pewter salver. During
the day other letters arrived sufficient
TO bring the total number up to IS.
Tn the afternoon a number of her Car
diner friends who had heard Of the
way in which Mrs. Clifford's birthday
was being remembered, dropped in to
offer congratulations.
Among the letters was one from an
old lady 90 years of age, residing at
Shccpscot Bridge, where Mr.. Clifford
preached % years ago. From Nassal-
boro, Mr. Cliffords first pastorate and
her old home came a letter from a
woman 81 and in the same envelope
with it was IL letter from Il little
grandchld Of the family, four years of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-08
THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Of Free Baptist Churches June II and
10 In WaterviiIe.

The annual conference of Free Baptist
churches will be held at the Getchell
street Free Baptist church in this city
Wednesday and Thursday, June II and
49, The program:
WEDNESDAY FORENOON.
9.30-Devotional, Rev. A. L. Gerrish
records and report of treasurer. 2.
Election of vice president and ap-
pointment of committees. 3. Reading
letters from the churches. a. Report
of executive committee
|11.Ct-Opening Sermon, Rev. j. L. Smith
Offering.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
Woman's Missionary Meeting, Mrs.
Jennie NJ. Randlctt president.
/. 30--Devotional.
2.O--Is tie Woman's Missionary Society
Necessary? Mrs. Randlett
Solo. Mrs Maud Rose
Paper-Our Work in Africa,
Mrs Wingate
Recitation Miss Eva Gotlander
Paper, Mrs. Addie Shepherd
Duet
POEM Mrs. Bell Written
Offering
Business
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
Young Peoples Conference, +. H.
Leach president.
1.00-Praise Service.
7.15-Devotional and Testimony Meeting.
REPORTS of Officers.
Report of Nominating Committee.
Election of Officers.
| Seo--Address: Clinton and His Work In
| ;. Africa" :" -
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An Interesting Trip.

Rev. III. L. Nichols returned home
Saturday from a very interesting as
Wei as exciting trip. Mr.. Nichols left
here for Baltimore on the five-maSted
schooner Gov. Brooks and landed at
Norfolk, Va, after q very pleasant
trip. He then went to Baltimore to at
tend the General Conference of the
Methodist church, held once in four
years. Here they elect bishops and
transact ether business connected with
the church Mr.. Nichols was very much
pleased with this conference and con-
sidered it very interesting. From Balti-
more he went to Washington, d. c..
and found much to take UP his time
by visiting the different places of in
torcSt.
On his return he left on the five
mastcd schooner Martha p. Small and
troubles set in. When off Norfolk they
met With Il terrific gale which carried
away two sails and did much damage
to the ship. He says that the waves
broke continually over the decks and
the schooner was forced to anchor
However he arrived here safe and
sound and received a cordial welcome.
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BY SHOOTING.
Suicide of Mrs. Achilles Jolly Saturday
At WaterviIle.

The residents Of this city were shock
ed and grieved Saturday afternoon
when the news had circulated that
Mrs. A. S. Jolly, wife of DIR. A. S. Jolly
of Main street, had taken her own life
by shooting. The cause of her act is
not known but it is supposed that she
was respondent and mentally de-
ranged 1t is understood that for sew
eral weeks past she had been in fail
ing health, since the death of her
brother, Bernard Fardy. Saturday
morning her mother, Mrs. Catherine
Fardy of upper Main street had broken
up her home and gone to live with rela-
tives and it is thought this bore heavily
upon the deceased.
Mrs. Jolly was seen about her home
by working men in that vicinity about
$50 O'Clock that morning and it is be-
leved that she killed herself between
that time and one hour later, although
no shot was heard. Her husband had
been away and returned to the home
about 1850 o'clock that morning. Not
seeing his wife and believing that she
was absent on account of business, he
went to the business street. He return
cd at noon and finding no dinner ready
and the house considerably upset, he
wet in search of his wife.
DR. Jolly first went upstairs and
found in a clothes press the dead body
of his wife. He lifted her from her
position and found that she was dead.
He Immediately sent for Dr. G.. G. Ran
court and Coroner Frank RelingtOn.
An examination was made of the body
by the physician, who found that the
bullet had entered the body over the
heart, making death instantaneous.
Coroner Rcdington deemed an inquest
unnecessary.
The deceased was about 40 years of
age and was born in this city. She was
i woman of lovable nature and always
held in the highest esteem of all who
were acquainted with her. She was
prominent in all church affairs and So
cial entertainments and her untimely
end has brought grief to the hearts OF
many. She was q member of the Sacred
Heart Parish church. .-.'
The husband and one son, Cyril, the
mother, two sisters, Mrs. G. ii. Barton
and Mrs. y. j. Brown of this city, two
brothers, John Fardy of this city and
James Fardy of Auburn, survive.
The funeral will be held at o'clock
this morning from the church of the
Sacred Heart Parish, where High Mass
will be said The burial will be i'll the
Pine Grove cemetery.
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Funeral of Late II. Martin McCurdy.

The funeral of the late II. Martin
McCurdy was held Sunday afternoon
at $50 from his late residence, Pleas
ant street. Randolph. There was a
large attendance of ncighborS ana
friends of the deceased and Lebanon
Chapter r. A. NJ, and Hcrmon Lodge
+. and A. NJ. to which the deceased
belonged. attended in a body. Rev.
j. w. Steele, pastor of the Halloween
universalist church of1iciatcd and the
1loral tributes were beautiful and IN
profuSion. Included among them were
set pieces from Lebanon Chapter ana
Hermon Lodge. The pail bearers were
A. c. l.. Bartlett. Wallace l.. klmbai
and L. l.. Ludwig from Lebanon Chap
ter l.. w. Goodspeed, l.. a. Perry ano
Il. {. Heath from Hcrmon Lodge. Inc
lnterment was in Maple Grove ccme-
terry and the Masonic service was per-
formed at the grave.
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Several Ice Shipments.

Ice shipments from the Shutdown
houses of the American Ice Co. COM
menced Saturday with the schooner
Alice Holbrooll, which is taking on 1000
tons there. At the Berry houses the
Elm City is loading 900 tons and at
lceboro the NJ. D. krumm will load
10000 tors. The schooners Elvira Hall
and S. Il. Kapln are in the stream
Waiting their turn to load. The loading
OF these schooners will give employ
mont for a short time to a considerable
number Of mer and Superintendent
Ballard has not yet as large crew as
he desires.
{. A. Clarke and a crew of men went
TO Bowdoinham Saturday morning to
load scow with shavings to be taken
TO the ice houses at Boothbay. The
shavings will be used in making winter
Shipments of ice to foreign ports.
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FRIENDSHIP MAN CHOSEN.
Raymond II. Cook Elected Principal Of
Gardiner High School.

At the meeting of the directors of
the High school and the superintcnd-
ing school committee held Saturday
afternoon at A o'clock at the office OF
Mayor viii G. Atkins, Raymond I'll.
Cock of Friendship was chosen pr!n-
cipal of Gardiner High school from a
list of 30 applicants.
Mr.. Cook is Il graduate of Colby Col
lege, class of '9S and this year re-
ccivcd the degree of A. M. from Har-
ward. lie has been engaged in teach
ing most of the time since leaving
college and has been principal OF the
high schools in Sterling, Holliston ana
South Hadlcy Falls, Mass. At the last
named place he was principal five
years and from all of the places where
he has taught he has the highest rec
concentrations.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-08
WOMAN AND SOLDIER
Make Lots of Trouble for the Card.
ner Officers.

A woman residing on Mechanic
street, who is we'll known in local po-
lice circles, and a veteran from the
National Home who gave his name to
the officers as William Lind, made a
whole lot of trouble for the police Off
GERS Saturday night and Sunday
About 1880 Saturday night. the wo-
man in the case rushed up to PATROL
man Wakefield. her face covered with
blood and her hair streaming down
her back and declared that a man who
had been stopping at her house had
knocked her down and given her q
pounding and asked him to go into her
house and arrest the man.
Patrolman Wakefield and Officer
Kimball went through the house but
We're unable to find the man, but he
Was later discovered sitting on the
door steps of 4 neighbOring house be-
tween two women. He was hatleSs and
coatlcss and in his stocking feet, but
the officers gathered him in. He offered
no resistance to arrest.
Sunday morning early the woman
went to the police station and de
mandcd of Janitor Averil that the sol
sured her that he had no right to do.
She had with her the hat, coat and
shoes belonging to the man and was
allowed to so into the corridor of the
cell room and gaze through the bars
at tho prisoner. A talk fest cnSued
betW the two in which the man re-
preached her for having him locked up
and she assured him that it was all q
mistake. She finally went out, saying
that she would return with a break
fast for her unfortunate companion.
adding that it was wicked shame to
keep Il good man like that locked up
on such a beautiful day.
Her second coming to the station
was close on to the heels of officer
King, who was the day patrolman for
Sunday In one hand She had some
sandwiches and in the other a bottle
wrapped mp in a newspaper, which
she assured the officer was q bottle of
hot coffee. Thinking that everything
was not as it should be, officer King
and the janitor followed her into tho
cell room. First she PASSED the sand
witches through the bars and was
about to follow it up with the bottle.
a drinking glass. Officer King made
q grab for the woman at the same
time that the hands of Janitor Averil
closed down upon the bottle.
Its contents was hot stuff, sure
enough, but by no means hot coffee.
Red eye would have been much near
err it's true name and remembering a
former experience with q drunk. who
had managed to secrete liquor enough
on his person so that he was not in
condition to be tried out for "a hours
it was decided to confiscate the liquor
and send the woman from the station
AS the woman has retracted all her
previous statements about assault and
battery the only charge that will be
preferred against Lind in the morning
is that of intoxication and disturbing
the peace.
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Championship Game.

Perhaps one of the most interesting
games Of baseball of the season will
be played off on the Muster field at
4 o'clock this afternoon. The game is
q championship game between Cony
High ana Gardiner High for the beau
titul silver cup presented by c. II.
Beane of Gardiner to the winning team.
Cony beat Gardiner at Augusta and
likewise did Gardiner trim Cony at
Gardiner. This afternoon the game is
expected to be hot one as each team
will be in tirst-class condition. An I'M
usually large crowd of rootcrs are
expected from Augusta as well as from
Gardiner and il is hoped that there
will be q large attendance as possible
to witness the game. The cup is still
on exhibition at Spaulding's Drug
store.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-08
GARDINER.
DISTINGUISHED DIVINE.
Head of Universalist Denomination
Speaks In This City.

Those who attended the Universalist
church Sunday morning had the priv
;1ege of hearing one of the most dis
tingushed clergymen of the country
and the man, who is at the head of
that denomination in the country, Rev.
and William II. McGluaflin, d. D., of
Chicago, general superintendent of
ITniycrsalist churches. DIR. McGluaflin
is aforceful and convincing speaker
and he held his audience for quite an
hour, while in sermon which was
illustrated with many an incident from
nersonal experience he gave his ideas
1pon THE Making of Life
The speaker argued that life con-
sists in environment and motive. We
make our own environment and every
dav soon becomes yesterday, there
fore the last is Il factor in the present.
Motive, which leads us on is in the
future therefore the future by our acts
is also in the present. So the present
will soon be the future Therefore
we should take heed how we utilize the
present.
DR.. McGluanin left here Sunday
night for Portland and from there will
90 directly to Chicago. He came to
This state to attend the State conven-
ton Of Univcrsalists at Dexter, were
he was one of the speakers. and after
the convention attended the funeral
service of his uncle, the late Thomas
w McCabc of Machias and also visit
his brother, Lorimer McGluaflin in
Pembroke. While in the State he was
delivered addresses in Auburn and at
the Congress Square Univcrsalist
church in Portland.
Dr. McGluaflin is native of Maine,
having been born in the town of Char
lottc
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character degeneracy, neglect. He hid
his talent in the earth and made no use
OF 1t. although he knew he would be
called to account for it's use. It is a law
of character that the man who fails to
make use of one talent would fail to
make use of 10 talents if he hai them
Neglect is the beginning of all unfaithful-
ness. Look at the simple Gallilean fisher
man who became the most noted preacher
of the Gospel in the world, while the two
learned Pharisees. Nicodemus. and Joseph
of Arimethea, were obliged to content
themselves with the humble office of an
undertaken.
The late Bishop Brooks once said: "In
all our cities there are multitudes of USE
less men to be found who can't Iemem-
Der any useful thing they ever did. They
never champiOned civic. righteousness nor
church extension, nor allowed themselves
10 be made the target of criticism by
standing against any social evil. They
would drop out of life tomorrow and
never be missed"
y The neglected. servant came to his lord
with an apology on his lips II knew you
were a hard man." When a man begins
Nitii an ''loip1y Ic may always De Itileu
upon to end with a confession of failure
and wrong. Making excuses always
means lack of character. Excuse making
is one cf the most fatal diseases, and yet
it is so very common. 1t is sometimes ac-
ceptcd as an expression of humility, but
it IS not. 1t doesn't mean that you are
not confident of your ability to perform
the act asked, it means that you don't
care to do it. Instead of humility it. is
self deception, mfaithfulness. 1t is time
TO stop talking of God as Il hard master,
time to stop talking of bearing crosses.
blessed is the man who never makes
excuses. He may truly be called consc-
Grated. Adam never was ashamed of
himself, never apoloSiZed for an instant
until he committed the first sin. Excuses
have no place in the true life They pro-
coed from degeneration of character and.
sinfuIncss Take the talent from the I'M
faithful servant and give to him that has
10 talents" The unfathful man must al
way; be prepared to lose The athlete
who fails to use his muscles misses Win
ming the victory; the man who ncGlects
his business loses the capital he has in
vested; the scholar who ncglects his
studies loses his ability to master the
tasks set before him. 1t is in the higher
life as in the lower Moral power unused
decays. Nothing is more destructive to
character than inactivity.
We have heard much Of the evil of
wrongdoing. but there is another evil, the
evil of never doing anything. There arc
two positions, that of the faithful ser
want and the unfaitnful servant Faith
fulness is the great law of character.
''To every man that hath shall be given
and from him that hath not shall be
taken that which he hath
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Funeral of Late Burkett jackson.

The funeral of the late Burkett jack
Son was held at o'clock Sunday after
noon from the Free Baptist church and
was largely attended by the friends of
the deceased. Rev. Horace H. Hayes Of
hciated and several appropriate selections
We're touchingly rendered by the Conant
family The floral tributes were very
beautiful. The pail bearers were II. b
henderson, G. F. Hunt. F. Fl. Hunt and
samuel Goggin.g Interment was in Oali
Hrove cemetery bhsa ,'esgis Hood bas
w 1aaarsfni obi 81. ,ft,f.i,,. ION,
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Mrs. Augustus Torrey of Carmel.

The sad news has been received
of the death of Mrs. Augusta Torrey of
Carmel, which occurred Friday night at
a hospital in Woodfords where she I'M
dcrwent critical surgical operation a
few days ago. The remains were taken tn
Etna Saturday and funeral services win
be hold there Monday at the home of her
father, ]. S. Brown. Besides the father,
a sister, Mrs. Ada Moulton of Etna. and
three brothers, Clayton Brown of this
town, Edwin of Portland and John of
Etna, survive.
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The following were among the Wis
itors at the Home Saturday: Miss
Ethel NJ. Bates of Oakland; Mr.. and
Mrs Frank L. Brooks of Palmyra;
Miss Florence j. Thompson of Port
land; Mrs. w. Q. Cooley, Randolph
Mrs. f. b. Staples of Wytopitlock
Mrs A S. Boyd. Birmingham, Ala !;
Mrs Maria A. Thompson of Bath
Miss Grace A. Clark Of Hallowell
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Miss Elizabeth Gordon of Auburn
dale, Mass, prominent worker in
the National Womcn'S Christian Tenn
per;nce Union, will speak in the NJ E.
church this evening. Her lecture will
be in the interest of the general work,
and all are cordially invited to attend
Music by Mrs. Flora Cross Clark.
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Waldo Skillins. Bowdoin IL, is not
here for the summer vacation as be-
fore stated. He will leave today to
complete his studies. Waldo plans to
be here to attend the graduating exer-
ciscS at City hall, June r.