Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-21

A jolly party of Smith College girls
| have arrived from Northampton, Mass,
and will camp for few weeks in the
eastern part of the State.
| shipped the first carload of cut granite
for the St Louis Public Library. Four
hundred large cars will be required to
transport the stone for this handsome
building.
The Bangor baseball team of the
Northern Maine league is dubbed the
congress of nations" In the team are
McGuiggan, an Irishman; lott a Cana
dian; Gardella, an Italian; Pond, an
Englishman; Sedequist, a Swede; and
the other men include a Hebrew, a
fullblooded Indian and a ScotChman.
The sudden death of Jere Merrill
Hill cast a gloom over the festivities at
Standish High school, Mr.. Hill had just
conferred the diplomas and finished
his address to the graduates when he
fell to the floor and expired Immediate
ly. He was a graduate of BOwdoin
and was supervisor of schols for the
towns of Buxton and Standish.
The Commencement address at Var
mouth academy was given by Gen.
Oliver o. Howard a graduate of the
academy of the class of 1876. He is a
very accomplished speaker and his eX-
cellent address was listened to with
both interest and appreciation by the
large audience which assembled to
hear him, an opportunity not frequent
ly offered as Mr.. Howard is not often
heard in Maine.
An effort is being made by the most
interested people of Pressure Isle, to
secure some good locations for public
parks. One it is understood has been
decided upon. 1t is en- North Main
street on the bank of Pressure Isle
stream. where the houses were burned
in the recent big fire This will be
graded and set out with ornamental
trees and concrete sidewalks. Many
new houses and other buildings are
being built outside of the burnt district.
1t has been announced that public
requests to the amount of $4,000 are
Garland of Saco as follows: Second
congregational church, Biddeford,
$1,000; city of Biddeford. for the i'm
provement of Clifford park, $500;
Thornton academy, $4,000; York insti-
tute, $500; First Paris church, Saco,
$1,000: American Missionary Association,
$1,000; American board of Commission
ers for Foreign Missions. $1,000; Con-
gregational Home Missionary Society,
$1,000.
The new Masonic hall at Island Falls
was dedicated last week In the sum-
mer of 1901 dispensation was granted
to II Masons, residing in the town of
Island Falls, to hold meetings and re-
| ceive members. In May, 1902, at the
annual meeting of the Grand Lodge d
charter was granted to Island Falls
Lodge, No. 206, and June %, 1902, the
lodge was duly constituted by grand
| master, Alfred S. Kimball, assisted by
other grand officers. The lodge grew
and proSpcred, and in 1903, commenced
to erect building for the use of the
society which has just been completed
and dedicated.
The % graduates of Abbott academy
at Andovcr, Mass, Tuesday, included
two Maine girls, Mary NJ. Bourne of
kenncbunk and Edith II. Gardner of
Dennysville. The exercises began
| with the tree and ivy planting on the
school grounds. The tree song was
written by Miss Bourne. The COM
| menccment exercises were held in the
South church, the address to the grad
| yates. being delivered by Prof. Joshua
r Rice, LII. d. Diplomas were pre-
| scented to the graduates by Rev. Dan
iel Merryman, d. D., president OF the
board of trustees.
d. d. Griffin e. Brother of Portland
have been awarded the contract for
| building the finest range in the State
and one of the finest in the eastern
| section of the country. This is to be
at Auburn and will be for the use of
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the First Regiment and there is a
guarantee that it will be completed in
Is days There will be places for all
the distances, 200, 300 500, 6OO 800 and
1000 yards. A revolver range will also
be included. The work will be almost
wholly of concrete and will be I'M
equalled in Maine The engineer in
charge of the work is Percy H. Rich
ardson who will superintend the build
ing of the range.
Miss Lydia Chadwick has retired
from the teaching staff of Thornton
academy, Saco, after q service of A.
years. Her record is unexcelled for
faithfulness and conscientiousness in
the performance of duty and enthus-
iasm and thoroughness in the discharge
of its every detail. &