Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-11

Big Job For kittery Navy Yard
Naval Constructor L. S. Adams Of the
navy yard at Kittery, Me, Friday re-
ceived from the navy department a con
tract for a $4,000 repair and alteration
job en- the third class cruiser Tacoma.
now at the kittery yard. The contra ct
is one of the largest since the Maine was
there in 1910
Court Cases in Auburn
Clarence E. Shorey, aged q, Of Turner.
was held for the grand jury under $1,000
bonds after arraignrlent in the Auburn
municipal court Friday charged with fe-
loniously assaulting 13-years-old Dorothy
Mason Of Turner. He pleaded not guilty
and waived reading of the warrant and
! examination. George S. McCarty of Lew
iston appeared for Shorey and George c.
Weber Of Auburn for the complainant.
A case Of enbezzlement against Arthur
Poirer Of Auburn was continued ii was
alleged that he did not turn over 10 his
employer, Oliver Jean of Auburn. money
he had collected for wood.
Piscstaquis S. S. Convention.
| The annual convention Of the Piscat-
aquis Sunday School Association Will
be held May IS and 10 at Dover In
connection with the convention i
mems meeting and banquet Will be
held under auspices of the State Y. NJ
c. A. May IS in Central hall Con-
gresham Frank E. Guernsey of this
| town will be POSTMASTER and the
speakers viii include Hon. Carl E
Milliken of Island Falls, Walter A
| Danforth Of Bangor. treasurer Of the
Bangor & AroostooR Railroad, Rev.
Benjamin T. Livingston Of Bangor,
jefferson c. Smith Of the State Y. NJ
c. A. and r. B. Nelles of Bangor. in
dustrial secretary Of the State Y. NJ.
c. A. Plates will be laid for 200.
Westbrook Sem. Commencement Parts
The Commencement day parts al
Westbrook Seminary have bee
awarded to those highest in scholar
ship as follows: Marian Louis Cliff
ford Of Portland, "Plantesimal Hy-
pothesis"; Madeline Frances Winters
of Kingfield, The American Girls In
heritance''; Joy Lennett Movers Of
Falmouth, The Herp1it Of Waldron";
,
Mich. National Prohibition: Royce
Jennings Noble of East Hiram, Ultra
| Violet Rays: Robert Jordan Of Fall
mouth, 'Inventiveness" Mildred Per
ham Of Bryant Pond Music Compo-
sition of the Middle Ages
Mills Burned at Raneeley.
The Kempton Lumber Co.. manu-
featuring plant at Ranseley was des-
troyed by fire early Saturday morning.
Fire was discovered in the main build :
ing about o'clock and had reached
the engine room before help arrived.
All the buildings except one used for
storing shingles were burned and con
siderable lumber. The loss was esti
mated at $4,000, partly covered BY
insurance. Lafayette kempton was
the heaviest loser, owning one half of
the plant. The mill was built about
Il years ago. Many valuable patents
were destroyed which cannot be re
placed representing years Of work and
care on the part of Mr.. kelnpton. Il
is not known whether the plant Will be
rebuilt or not.
Rev. M. N. Reeds Farewell Sermon.
Rev. Miles N. Reed, who for several
years has been pastor Of the Baptist
church at Bowdoinham Sunday
preached his farewell sermon Since
Mrs. Reeds death, several weeks ago
Mr.. Reed has been visiting a daughter
in Lee, Mass. He has decided to retira
from the ministry and will live in Lee
StarngIed to Death by Lobster.
Edgar S. Paul of South Eliot die7
Sunday afternoon by stranguiation. II :
has been clustering. and as he was re-
moving the shells he remarked to his
wife that he was going to have a good
feed of Holsters If he never had anoth-
er one. A piece of lobster lodged in
his windpipe and death ensued before
medical assistance could be procured
He was SO years old, a son Of Charles
E. and Rosamond Coleman Paul. He
had been a barber. but of late years
had been employed in the navy yard
as a shipwright. A widow, son and
! daughter survive.
| William n. MeIcher's 91st Birthday.
William H. Melcher, veteran ship