Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-31
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Rev. Mark II. Wakefield was or
dained as pastor of the Baptist church
at Ash Point, Me-, Thursday, the SER
mon being preached by Rev. w. i.
day of Rockland. Others having part
were Rev. Fl. A. Carey of Warren,
! prayer; State Sec. /. b. Mower of
Waterville, charge to the candidate;
Rev. S. E. F'rohoek, Camden. charge
| to the church.
Joseph Stancliffe Davis, instructor in
economics and sociology at Bowdoin
College, at Brunswick, has been ap-
pointed instructor in economics at
Harvard University, for the coming
year. MIR. Davis has recently eomplet-
ed the requirements for the degree OF
doctor OF philosophy and Will pc
awarded the degree at the Harvard
commencement His thesis was upon
Corporations in the American Col
| onies.'
| AS Mai z. A. Allen of Wilmington,
Del, drove up Virginia Hill, Bumford
Falls, Thursday afternoon, his auto
mobile skidded at Swain Brook Bridge.
Shooting across the bridge it crashed
over the sidewalk and through the
railing beyond. plunging into the gully.
Mai Allen fell 10 feet. but was not
seriously hurt, as huge projecting
rock caught and held the machine sus-
pended above him. The car was bad
~ damaged.
Carries w. Reid of Lewiston has been
missing since Monday. and his friends
fear he has committed suicide in fit of
dependency He applied at a woodward
for work, Monday. but was refused. He
then pawned his watch for S. and disap-
peared. Reid came to Lewiston from
Somerville, Mass. four years ago. and
Is a stationary engineer. A few months
ago he bought "a small home in Maloney
avenue for his family. He has wife
and 1S-year-old son. Recently he has
been out of work and Respondent. His
family hope he took the s. he obtained
for his watch to so in search of work.
hut fears that he may have drowned
himself He is IS years old.
Saiutatery and valedictory seldom
fall to one person. but that honor was
enjoyed, Thursday. by John Lowell
Howard, who delivered both the grail
uating exercises in Grange, hall
Washington. It was the first High
school graduation ever held here and
Md. Howard was the sole survivor of
what had entered the school a fairly
large class. Winter and summer he
walked six miles each day to COM
plete the course. Other features were
given by Willard overlook, Senator L.
NJ Staples L. ]. Morton, Miss Gladys
Hall. Roy l.. Cramer, Blinn Sidelin-
ger Charles Storer. Jesse Overlook
and Supt. Fred L. Ludwig.
Paul Douglass. president of the
Bowdoin Debating council, Thursday,
presented to the Lewiston High school
"a beautiful silver cup, as trophy of
the victories of the debating team.
This team which is composed of Leon
Babcock. Edward Callahan, Harold
Reed and w Scott Libbey, Jr.. won
the Bowdoin Interscholastic Cham
pionship, by defeating first Wilton
Academy and in the finals Cony High
school of Augusta, who had already
defeated Portland High. Mr. Douglass
addressed the assembled school and
spoke of the great value of debating.
He congratulated the school on win
ming the championship the past three
years, and complimented the English
teacher, Miss Stevens, on the success
with which her training had been met.
He ended by wishing that the future
teams may repeat the victories of
their predecessors.