Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-10-14
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES,

Taboo on Sling Shots in Rumford
The use of sling shots among lads
| in Rumford, this fall, has resulted in
several minor accidents After com
plaint was made, Saturday, to Po-
| iceman Ralph Willams by Miss Mil
dred Henry. whose brother recently
+, met his death by riheshot from a
playmates gun, Chief Cobb today is
sued orders to the members of his
| force to confiscate all slingshots they
| found in use. Miss Henry. a girl
of H. was hit in the eye by a stone
from sling, and severely hurt.
Accepts Call to WeiIesiy.
Rev. Carl NJ Gates, pastor of the
West congregational church. Portland,
as decided to accept a unanimous
call To the Congregational church at
Wellesley Hills, Mass He has been
for eight years with his present church
and has been prominent in the Men
: nd Religion Forward movement. in
he work of the Civic Club and of the
church Federation of Portland and So
Portland
hass. Woman Dies on Train.
Mrs. Bessie Oleson, aged As, wife of
Otto Oleson of ia Broadway. West
Somerville, while on her way with
her husband and children to attend the
funeral of her father. Charles Oscar
Nelson of 2S Free street died sudden
j.. late Saturday niaht, on Boston &
Maine train near North Berwick. The
body was brought 10 Portland.
Kidnapped Bay Returned.
Alderman Clifton Dow. son of Dem
tty Sheriff Clarence b. Dow of East
port, who was kidnapped, last Wednes-
day afternoon. when placed on board
the $1,000 gasoline fishing schooner
Casaree as keeper. following an at
tachment by the sheriff at Eastport
returned home on the Canadian pas
senger steamer Viking Saturday aft
ernoon. from st. Andrews, ". B., 10
miles up the st. Croix river. Dow
was free to leave the Canadian Sar-
dine Cos. schooner When Capt. John
sen anchored her near their sardine
canning plant at Chamcook, IS miles
from Eastport, but he refused to 60
and acting on legal advice, remained
on board, until Saturday
eowdoin undergraduate Assistants.
The following undergraduate assist
ants have been selected in the various
departments a; Bowdofn College.
brunswick, the elections being large
" determined by the scholastic stand
ing of the men: Latin, Robert p. Cof-
TN, ID, of Brunswick; physics Harold
N. Hayes, II. of Foxeroft: French
Kenneth A. Ramsey. Is, of Saco:
mathematics. Gordon P. Floyd. Ia. of
Port land; history, Robert d. Leigh,
II. of Seattle, Wash. and Eiwyn e.
Gage. IA, of Portsmouth. N. H.. Neal
futtle. a.. of Cumberland Mills. Harry
+. Bridge, Is, of Brunswick; English,
Kenneth A. Robinson. IA, of Biddeford.
Leonard II. Gibson. Jr., IA, of Bath,
Eareld NJ Prescott. Is. of Portland;
b oloSy. Frank II. l.. Hargreaves. '16,
Of West Buxton. Philip II. Pope, a. of
Manchester, Me; economies, George H.
Talbot. Is. of South Portland, Maurice
w. Iamblem, II, of Bridgeton.
The first Bowdoin College preacher
for the year, DR.. Charles Reynolds
Brown. dean of the Divinity school of
Vale University, preached at the First
Parish Congregational church, Bruns-
" 'ck, Sunday morning, and in the aft
crnoon conducted the services at the
Powdoin College chapel. In the eve
ming, DIR. Brown attended the young
Peoples meeting at the Congraga ton
al vestry. DR.. Brown graduated from
the University of Iowa in 1883, and
three years later received the degree
of A. NJ. from the same institution. In |
1899, he was given the degree of S. T.
b. by Boston University. He was pas
tor of the First Congregational church
of Oakland, Cal, from 1896 to 1911. and
since that time has been at Yale.
Portland Police Get II Gamblers.
Police Capt. Cady, Inspector Quinn |
and several patrolmen raided an al /
legged gambling room in Temple street, |
Portland, Sunday afternoon, and |
found a game in progress. They ar
rested II men, all of whom later gave |
bail. One man was so completely |
taken by surprise that he threw 50 |
bill into the pot instead of putting |
1t in his pocket
Old Shipmaster is Dead.
Capt. Wilbur s. Bullock, we'll
known shipmsater, died at his home |
at Bangor, Sunday, at the age of so |
years. He was the son of Capt. Nor |
ris r. Bullock of Hampden, also a |
and went to sea all his /
life. For some time past he had been
in the eoasting trade. sailing from |
Bangor to New York and Southern
points. Among Capt. Bullock's re-
cent commands We're the schooners |
Jones, Emma. r. Harvey,
Nat Aver. Izetta and sew
eral vessels of the F. w. Aver fleet.
He lived in Bucksport most of his |
life. A widow and one son, Charles I
Bullock; also a brother, Capt. Chas.
L. Bullock, survive. 10
Funeral Of Murdered Rumford Man.
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