Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-03

..,,.bunk Beach suh'''e' '
h'' excitement and the KennebunS
u '',s golf links were badly twisted TO-
DE- .,e action of Charles w. Arnold
Gay -,,1 capitalist, bank president
and leather merchant
W. Arnold has been at war with the
! -.,. NJ the golf club for about two
and has been getting the worst
H ,,s argument A few days ago he
o. .s,r,sively purchased the land COM
the second hole and the ninth tee
.ss elf links This morning when
u ,,,yer, in the weekly tournament
:. .,s club arrived at the second green
w.. found themselves confronted by
eating in large black type over the
ie..,ure of Mr.. Arnold that all tres
.ss,.rs would be prosecuted to the full
.-,.n, of the law. They also found them
..,,.s confronted by Mr.. Arnold himself.
- rss there with the avowed inten-
,,or of seeing that the sign was obeyed.
Chill in kennebunk
A temporary green and tea had neen
..e,,y made; and the president OF the
o,ub John c. Woodbury., retired whip
-,,,ufacturer of Rochester, ~ Y, took
m q position on the green and directed
IN, movements Of approaching golfers
few feet away Mr.. Arnold directed the
uou.ments Of werkmen who were meas
u,inR his newly-acquired property. Occa-
afI nrIc
dances passed between the two chief
eo,ba,ants; but what the words lacked
!, number they made up in chill. 1t was
an extra cold day for Kennebunk Beach,
which is noted for its GOODNESS.
The trouble started over the location
~ the baseball field. on which the
mouth of Kennebec Beach have dis
v,zorted themselves for the past three
| years.
For some time President Woodbury.,
Secretary Edward E. Dwight. a veal
thy Cincinnati resident. and other
members of the club have claimed that
1 the nearness of the ball grounds to
the golf links would probably result in
q golf player receiving a large solid
baseball behind the ear and becoming
thoroughly and excessively dead On
he other hand, number Of other
stockholders, chief among whom was
Mr. Arnold, president of the Merrima C
National Bank Of Haverhill and Of the
c. ". Arnold Company. one of the
largest sole-cutting firms in the coun-
try. have maintained that golf play
ers were in no more danger from base
balls than they were from beri-beri or
snow blindness
Putting Green or lnfieId
But when the golf season opened
ate in June. it was found that the in
field Of the baseball diamond had been
tuned into putting green by the golf
club. A few days later the backstop
Of the diamond was torn down at the
t.hest Of. President Woodbury.. Since
there was no other place to play ball,
The youth OF the beach were left, as
The saying goes, fat on their backs.
At this juncture Mr.. Arnold, who was
then director in the golf club. pre-
sented a petition at a club-stockhold-
ers' meeting, asking that the baseball
diamond be replaced. The petition was
signed by number Of members of the
club. Mr.. Arnold also delivered him.
self Of few we'll chosen words at this
meeting, the phrase old fogeys" being
Nod number Of times and acrimon-
E1W mention being made of certain
small poker games in which officers of
the club indulge ever and anon--most-
" anon.
Summer Colony Rent in Twain
week later another stockholders
meeting was held. at which Secretary
|. Dwight Of the golf club stated that
since Mr. Arnold was Of the opinion
that assuperabundance of age was
nqticeable among the officers Of the
kciuD, they might as we'll lower the av-
by dispensing with Mr.. Arnold's
ces As director. AS for the petit
asking for the replacing Of the
epaH diamond, it appeared to have
\ - placed at the extreme rear Of the
Il loat shelf.
III Neupon the summer colony was
"a twain by bitterness and much
aeion pro and con-chiefiy con, as
k011night say.
1uts Mr.. Arnold. dissatisfied at the
wepcnderanee Of talk and the absence
OF action, proceeded to buy from the
eeasnore Development Co. the land on
which the second green and the ninth
zee as placed. This was the only part
u the golf links which was not owned
W leased by the club. He proposed
70 use This land as a club. to enforce
ny aemAAds in regard to the replacing
|" ne hAsAhall diamond.
AZ iAte hour last night President
Y woeApuyy was the recipient Of a note
~. Arnold. in which Mr.. Arnold
saidsa part: ''O''
~ sAApe you are not aware that
vWn me property called the second
kssn. This is to call to your notice
i va tomorrow morning that hole and
sfeen win be closed.
/. ny. OIS regret in taking this step
$50. ! Tear it might discommode
ana "s OF my friends on the golf links,
h.d ~. never thought of doing this
~. "o' you and Mr.. Dwight treated
ha,. So meanly. Personally, l think yo,
visr, are altogether too narrow In your
resort. 'iAs at pleasure
"p,. W 'nsy Moved the Green
this t. observe what have said. al
any ,err,,a "OuIS you not to trespass Upon
or let .nr mat have any right upon,
wi,hou. Vi The golf club members.
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