Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-24

, GRAM VI itctttlltt1S. tt''-Ni'--
was given by Misses Dorothy. Grace
and Muriel Chapman. with readings os
lodge members. and refreshments We're
served. Ii was an unusually pieasan'
event.
The Society of the Maine Mayf1ower
Descendants held its 10th annual meet
ing Monday at Portland. An address
was given by the retiring governor.
Hon. Augustus Simmons and Pro1. W.
H. Hartshorn of Bates College deilV-
cred an article on The puritan Nina.
Officers were elected as follows: Gov
ernor. Philip Turner. Portland: deputy
governor, Hiram Kicker. Poland: cap
tain. Everett Phioon. Auburn: elder,
Rev J. G. Perkins, formerly of Port
lard: treasurer. +. :. Vail. Portland
secretary, H. E. Turner. Portland;
historian, W. T. Cousens. Portland;
surgeon, p. +. Lewis. Gorham.
Another stage has been reached in
the controversy between the Methodist
and Baptist denominations i'll South
Windham. The trouble dates back at
; least ten years. when sort CT union
church was established, with the Meth
odiSt ministers doing the preaching.
This went on for a number of years and
finally the Baptist faction lost control.
In 1909 the State Baptist society tried
to regain control of the church and a
Baptist pastor was in the field for a
/ while after which the pulpit was sup
: piled by prea chers from Portland. Then
! the church suspended services. the
I young peoples society disbanded and
the Sunday school was closed. This
was in the summer Of 1911. In the
fall of that year the Methodist Society
was formed, III 1a14 the Baptist Socie-
! " there. although having no meetings
was represented at the Cumberland
county Baptist conference and was adj
mitted 10 membership in that body. \
I few days ago the final stage in the
trouble with the MethodiSts was reach
; ed when the Baptist society gave to
the Maine Society of United Baptists a
deed to all Of their church property in
South Windham with a clause provid-
ing that so long as there are two men,
hers OF the society there. that society
Shall have the income and fun control
the Baptist leaders 70 he move to
prevent the Metholists from ever Sc
curing the property
Francis Ford, one of the hes; known
stars of the Film World" is enjoying
vacation at his old home in Portla nd,
where he was formerly better known as
Frank FppnpE & c no pri- ri.
the movies that Ford has been putting in
part Of the vacation time at least in
staging a couple of scenes. in which some
i very lively action is portrayed and famIl-
lar Portland scenes depicted.
Y The annual meeting OF the Maine AL
tomobile Association will be held on Mon
( day. Dec %. at the Falmouth. Portland.
with fine musical program III addition
20 the banquet and an attendance eX
pected to exceed anything similar meet
ing has ever had.
! Everyone is GLAD TO know that the Pub
; lie Utilities hearing in the recent fatal
railroad crossing accident at Old Or
chard brought out the fact that the en-
gineer of the train which struck and de-
molished the auto with the loss of four
| lives. is shown TO have sounded all the
proper signals. both by bell and whistle.
when approachin the crossing. No new
light was thrown on the matter Of fixing
the responsibility.
The Bath Times usually has a good
hunting or fishing story and now it is de-
serving of the championship for rat
story telling. Listen:
Manager Beals at the Direct Import.
ing store on Front street had very ex-
| citing battle recently with huge wharf
! rat the first one that Mr.. Beals ever
! found in the store and he hopes it will be
the last. The rat was as large as cat
and was discovered in the rear Of the
! store. whereupcn Mr.. Beais grabbed 4
| stove poker and started for the rodent.
+, The rat was cornered and put up an eie-
CANT fight for several minutes. jumping
F, repeat dly at Beals who hit him every
time he made spring at him. In this
manner he bent the poker all out OF
shape during the scrimmage. Finally MI
| Beals killed the animal with lucky
crack on the rodents head. 1t was more
than foot in length.
The other morning two deer. swimming
from Southport. were headed straight for
. Spring Cove, Squirrel Island. But, alas,
| they never reached the Squirrel shores,
for when a little more than haif way
over, two fishermen captured them.
They were taken to Boothbay and visions
| of THANKSGIVING venison on the island
vanished. Deer have often been reported
swimming to the islands near the Maine
coast, but SO far as known, none has eve.
been seen on Squirrel