Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-02
Maine GOSSIP

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DR.. Thomas A. Foster of Portland Is
the latest Maine surgeon reported to be
going to the scene Of the European war.
| He will leave with the Harvard unit and
expects to be sent to the front.
F'reeport is to have a new high and
| grammar school building, having voted
last Saturday, April q, to raise $4,000 for
| that purpose. The town next Saturday
| will decide how to raise the money and
probably select site.
| ]. J. Thompson, who for the past two
years has been the head of the Boy
| Betterment movement at Pressure Isle,
| has accepted a position on the staff of
| the Y. M. c. A. National Council of
| Canada, stationed at Niagara Military
| camp. Ontario. where he will be at the
| head Of the physical and recreation work
of LOCO soldiers, who are training there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson plan to leave
Pressure Isle on Thursday, May 4, for
| Toronto.
! The First Universalist Church Society
ing out Of its entire debt of any kind
by burning the last Of the mortgage notes
on the church, which has been rebuilt and
refurnished after being practically de-
stroyed in the fire five years ago. The
society raised by subscription and various
entertainments $4,000 in five years. The
new church cost $4,000. of which there
was $4,000 available insurance on the old
building. This has been paid, with $500
OF an old debt, $4,000 in interest and $751;
600 for running expenses of the five years.
| Tho congregation Sunday filled the
church to overlooking. Rev. Ashley A..
Smith preached a sermon upon Burnt
Offerings" and there was special mu-
steal program.
Portland refuses to accept the adverse
report Of the government engineers as
to the improvement on Portland harbor
and will send a special committee
to Washington on May IS to pre-
sent the reasons why Portland
harbor should be made fit to accommo-
date the deepest draft vessels and prepar-
ed to take care Of the great ocean bust
ness which is sure to follow the war and
which will require the best of dockage
| facilities.
Maine-built vessels always did land the
records and are continuing to do SO
through the present strenuous days Of the
war. The Augustus H. Babcock, four
| ma CT h,,i1t in
mage 1899 tons. has been chartered for
the West Coast of Africa for $4,000, the
highest priced charter on record and just
$4,000 more than the total cost Of the
schooner when built, II years ago.
| The National Guardsmen of Bangor and
neighboring places will miss Sergeant w.
H. Bedding, 9th U. S. Inf, who has been
ordered to join his regiment in Texas.
He has been stationed for the past year
III that city as drill instructor of the Ma
chine Gun Co. and Co. G., I'd Reg, y. G
S. NJ. and has made many friends both
in the service and socially.
Bath had an especially pretty launching
last Saturday, the handsome yacht Win
chester going overheard. christened by
Miss Helen Rouss, a daughter of the
owner, Peer Winchester Rouss of New
York City. The yacht is 225 feet long.
| with q feet beam and Is expected to
make at least 80 knots. 1t is similar in
design to the vessel of the same name
recently sold to the Canadian government
for the scout service
Hundreds Of Maine people will be in
terested to learn Of the reported mar
rage on Easter Sunday in Denver, Col,
of Harold NJ Folsom, the deposed pastor
Of St. Johns Episcopal church of Ports
mouth, N. H., and Miss Violet NJ. Pill
grim, the 17.year-old Sunday school girl,
the relations Of the two some months ago
having caused his flight to Montreal. his
wife to divorce him and the church to un-
frock him. He is said to have been liv-
ing for some time in Denver and Miss
Pilgrim left about two weeks ago for
that city.
H. ]. Hathaway Of Houlton was in
Bangor last week on his return home
from a visit Of several months in Cali
|fornia. Mr.. Hathaway related to
friends his experience in making trip
in an airship at Long Beach. Although
Is1 years of age. Mr.. Hathaway was as
Enthusiastic as a youngster in his ambi-
tion to try the experiment of trip
into the upper atmosphere. On account
Of his age the aviator questioned him
lauite closely concerning condition of
his heart, whether he had a wife and
family, etc. Mr.. Hathaway qualified
and as . clincher remarked to the avi-
ator: II expect u 60 up there pretty
soon. anyway. and I want to look 1t
l eyaE II 80 what It Looks like" He en-.