Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-17


| visited the old cemetery on the east
side of the road leading to Chicka
waukie lake Buried there are the
members of our family who first
came from Massachusetts to these
parts 1877 years ago and settled at
what was formerly called Backing
tons Corner, nov Rockiand High
lands. l noticed that upon the an
Gent tombstones in that cemetery the
name is spelled 'Blackinton Taking
this as a good and sufficient author
ity, l dropped the g from my name
as l had up TO that time been writing
it, and 1t has been Biackinton with
me ever since
The new stained glass window do
mated to St Denis church at Fort
| Fairfield, by Mrs. Alice Kelly in
memory of her husband, the late
| Thomas c. Kelly. was placed in po-
sition the past week The work was
done by John Haley. The window oc-
| cupies conspicuous place in the CEN
ter of the choir gallery, over the
main entrance. The window is a
triple window. The center panel con-
tains a life-size figure of Christ, the
Good Shepherd, carrying stray
sheep. The side panels are composed
OF filigree work of pretty design. and
each contains an ecclesiastical
| emblem in the center. The right panel
contains a sheaf of wheat and a
bunch of grapes. and has reference
to the bread and wine Of the Eucharist
and to the sixth chapter of ST Johns
gospel, where Christ refers to Him
self as the Bread of Life. The left
panel contains two large keys crossed,
representing the authority Christ gave
TIC His church in the person of St
Matthew 1913. The beautiful win
dow is a valuable addition to the
church and is much admired
We were just hearing so years ago
in the exciting Civil war times that;
The draft in Maine had been ordered
to take place on Monday next; the
steam frigate Franklin was to be
launched FRIDAY at the Kittery yard;
division of the 10th Army Corps left
Memphis by steamers and transports
Sept. Sd for White River, Ark, to
check the enemy's advance there. Gem
eral Mower is in command; the rebels
in Atlanta allege that their recent
losses were due to the absence of
their cavalry, which was rather sue
ceSsfully annoying Sherman's rear;
the United States frigate Colorado was
expected to sail in few days from
the Kittery navy yard for a cruise
in the Mediterranean.
call has been extended by the
South Paris Baptist church to Rev. F.
L. Cam of Kennebunk who has re-
Gently preached here, to become pas
tor. says the oxford Democrat Mr.
Mccain has not yet given a positive
reply, but will be here on the 9th to
occupy the pulpit and talk the matter
over with the people.
A new danger from glazing head
lights is recorded at Fort Fairfield.
where an automobile was recently at
tackled by a bull moose in a stretch of
thick woods the other night. The an
imal was attracted by the glare of the
headlights. and made savage rush
for the car 1t was only by opening up
the lever and turning on all the power
suddenly that the driver was able to
avoid striking the beast. The car
was moving at a moderate rate of
speed through the thick woods, when
suddenly there was a crashing sound
in the bushes at the side of the road.
Looking up, the driver saw the form
of the moose, which was enraged by
the glare of the lights which We're full
upon him. He stood for an instant,
and then launched forward toward the
front of the machine. Realizing the
danger. the driver drove his car as
fast as possible, and barely missed
striking the animal. Not slackening
speed for an instant, he shot the car
through the woods, and did not stop
until he had reached the open road.
Drivers who frequent these northern
roads consider it unsafe to travel
through the woods at night, as the
headlights act on moose and deer in
the same manner as jack light, and
they can never be relied upon not to
charge when once they are caught in
the glare.
The Portland Argus scores one
against our side but it is too rich and
SenulHely funny NOT 10 US pdSocu
along. the Argus says: A number
of the local attorneys are enjoying q
Quiet laugh at the expense of those
attorneys holding commissions as
justices of the peace and who were
appointed as special deputy sberiffs
just for election day in line with the
plans of the Republican committee to
keep watch for illegal voting. 1t APP
pears that under the laws of this
State whenever a justice of the peace
is appointed as a sheriff or deputy
sheriff the commission as justice of
the peace is vacated. In consequence
of this those holding commissions as
justices of the peace and accepted APP
eepted appointments as deputy sheriffs
will now have to make application for
a renewal of their commissions as
justices of the peace, which, it is I'M
derstood, will necessitate an expense
of $3.50 This, in view of the fact
that each one of the special deputies
was reported to be serving without
compensation, would appear to be
much like paying high price for an