Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-29

principal Of the Birch street school,
were married at the brides home. SO
Birch street. Saturday evening by Rev.
Charles Pittman of the Foss Street NJ.
E. church. They were not attended.
They will reside in their now house
at II Granite street. Among the gifts
was house lot from the brides par
ents. The groom is the son OF 7. H.
Cove, an attorney of Biddeford, and
the bride is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Benjamin Goodier.
Charles A. Rush Of Litchfield has &C
cepted the election of the towns Of
Wells and North Berwick as school
superintendent and will assume his du-
ties at once. He was born in Yer
mont, prepared for college at Derby
Academy. graduated from Colby in
1907, was principal of Litchfield Acad-
envy three years. of kennebunkport
High school five years. and has made
a good record in each situation. Incl
dentally Mr. Rush has done valued
work in the pulpit of several Evangeii-
cal churches.
Sunday. July 4, has been set as the
date of the laying of the cornerstone of
the new church for ST. Joseph's parish
at Lincoln avenue and school street,
Gardiner. Bishop Walsh will be
among the dignitaries attending the
exercises. Mgr NJ. c. McDonough Of
Lewiston will preach the sermon. The
Knights of Columbus and the Holy
Name Society will escort them from
the depot to the church lot. The edi-
fee will cost between $4,000 and
100000.
The weeks jubilee of St. Johns
Catholic parish at Bangor in celebra-
ton of the 50th anniversary of the
coming Of the Sisters of Mercy TO
Bangor, closed Saturday night with a
largely attended entertainment in City
hall. Among the participants were
John F. Spellman. Harold Carr. Will
liam Doyle, ]. Fred Jordan. John j.
Chalson. Charles Spellnan. Chester
Nichols. Robert Bolduc, Leo Drink
wine, Francis Sweeney and Misses
Marguerite Burns. Isabelle. Riley.
Kathleen OMAHA and Marguerite Finn.
John ]. Chaison was director.
Fred l. Bumpus Of Auburn and Mrs.
Myra l. Bigelow were married at the
brides home on Golf street. Auburn,
by Rev. Rodney F. Johonnet Of the Elm
street Cniversalist church. The groom
came from Philadelphia last winter.
The Maine Public Utilities Commits
sion continued Saturday at Biddeford
its hearing on the accident on the At
lantic Shore Line Railway at Spring
vale, June IL. John Sawyer, conduc-
tor of the electric car which was in
collision with the freight car. said he
did not hear the orders given to
Motorman Mccain by Fred ". Melvin,
transportation foreman. The COM
missioners will soon report from Au-
gusta on the accident.
TWO changes were made in the
makeup of the eth Co.. C. A. C, Of
Biddeford Wednesday night. Second
Lieut. Clarence E Holt was elected
captain, to take the place OF Harry
Goodier recently elected major. The
new captain has been in the service
nine years. Joseph E. Lonsdale was
elected first lieutenant and a meeting
to elect a second lieutenant will be
held soon.
The enga cement is announced Of
Miss Theresa c. Stuart of Rockland
and Charles C. Phillips of Orrington.
Miss Stuart is the only daughter of G.
A. Stuart, superintendent of Rockland
and Rockpor, schools. and is a gradu-
ate Of Simmons College. Mr. Phillips
is Bowdoin and Harvard graduate.
The Slipping Commissioners Office
at Rockland is not to be closed. con-
trary TO a report. It is true that Con-
gress failed to provide for the salaries
of the Bath and Rockland officials, but
so many protests were entered from
the Penobscot bay region that the mat
ter was somehow adjusted in Wash
ingtcn. as far as Eockla-d is concern
eG. While Rccklard's shipping is but
a shadow of its former self, the port
is the center of a large shipping "a
dius. and Commissioner Tibbetts re-
ceives calls from all along the coast
and the entire length Of the Penobscot
river. Bath, meantime, is making
vigorous efforts. through Congressman
McGlllicuddy, to be kept on the map.
The contract for the new Odd Fell
lows block at Rockland was awarded
Wednesday to q local hrm. and it calls