Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-14

Law alumni held their annual reunion
Tuesday night at Bangor Charles H.
Reid acting as postmaster and the
speakers being Dean VIM. E. Walz and
Prof. E. M. Simpson Of the faculty;
Judge B. w. Blanchard, Charles P.
Connors, U. G. Mudgett of the alumni;
and c. D. Hooker of the graduating
class. The business meeting elected the
, following: Pres, B. w. Blanchard,
Bangor; Vice Pres, Harold /. Goss,
Augusta; Sec Mark A. Barwise, Ban
gor; Treas, Charles H. Reid, Bangor.
NJ l.. Shinnabarger Of Holeb present
ed a petition at the present session OF
the probate court at Skowhegan to
have his name changed to M. J. Low
| ELL giving as reason that his surname
| sounds too much like a German name
to suit his fancy under present condi-
! TONS He AYERS in his petition that he
| is an American.
| They were standing on the bridge at
Island Park last Saturday in the bright
and hot sunlight, when fog or scud
began to creep in over The surface OF
| Cobbosseecontee. Said one. calling the
others attention to the scene: Now
Wen have some good weather. First
a little rain and then fair weather"
| You will have noticed, perhaps, that we
! have had the little rain"
Speaking of the many tricks played
on the speaker, the writer and the
editors by the types, just note the
nlantiye tone of the Rockland Courier
| Gazette in noting corrections IN the re-
port Of Memorial day address:
| When the types made the speaker de-
clare that our flag stands for great
deaP' instead of "a great IDEAL the en-
phatic conclusion Of glowing period
was turned into an annoying ant-cn-
max; and when his alluston to the ap-'
peal of the flag to the emotions trans
forming one from human being to
superhuman, and the types got 1t in
human, making nonsense Of the SEN
tence-not even the newspapers apol-
egy can be equal to healing a speakers
| lacerated nerves.
| A four generation family in Rich
rnond is composed Of Gideon Knapp
Pomeroy, aged 70 years, his daughter,
Mrs Silas Terrill, aged "a, and her son.
Arthur Lowell Terrill, aged 81, and his
son, Carroll Franklin Terrill, aged
months. Arthur Terrill also has twin
brother, and their remarkable resemb-
lance puzzles most people to distinguish
one from the other. Mr.. Pomeroy served
three years in the 18th Maine enlisting
in 1861 and is now a member of Calvin
F. Pilley Post, No. 35, G. A. r., of
Unity. He formerly lived for years in
Burnham, where he was a farmer, but
moved a few years ago to Richmond.
Francis Brown of Biddeford. who was
on the British bark Ceremony when on
May IA she was sunk by German sub
marine. while on voyage from Buenos
Aires to Queenstown, and experienced the
hardships of three days and three nights
in an open boat before being picked up
and landed in a Scotch port, has arrived
home. He Is but 10 years Of age and not
within the selective draft limit, but he
says that while before his recent expert
ence he had no idea Of enlisting, he will
now join Uncle Sans navy.
Uncle Sam having issued an edict to
the effect that all motor craft must be
licensed, Kennebec river boat owners
have Joined the multitude In getting in
to possession of the necessary papers.
Friends the state over will join in
concentrations to Uncle" Charles H.
Lovejoy Of Sidney, who on Tuesday.
June r. quietly observed the s4th an
niversary Of his birth. at his home.
where he received many flowers and
other tokens Of remembrance from