Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-12

>-N>S SONcA's
High deeds happen daily,
Wide truths grow more clear
Each day Is the best
OF somebody's year.
Priscilla Leneard.
Sheriff NOliver received information
Saturday of one man who failed to regis
ter Wednesday at Bath and on looking
him up. learned that his excuse for fall
ing to register was that he worked Is
hours Tuesday" He quickly accepted
the invitation to make tracks for the
county clerks Office and register.
Programs have been issued for the pa
triotc spring ceremonies and annual Field
next Thursday. A clam bake will be
served at 1880. Members will assemble at
the Temple at 10 A. NJ. and after short
parade take cars at II O'Clock for Lake
Grove After the clambake there will be
field sports and stage show. Returning
to the Temple a business meeting will be
held at five P NJ. and at six banquet
will be served. The ceremonial will fol-
low at IT'S.
Richard Matthews Hallet, the author,
left Boothbay Harbor for Boston
Wednesday to find some opportunity 10
help his country. He has found it by en-
tering the International Merchant Marine
School there. He will be at school a
month and then be placed as an officer on
one of the big ships for army or food
transports to the other side.-He has had
considerable experience as deep-watel'
sailor.
Mr.. and Mrs Alphonso S. Merrill cell
ebrated their golden wedding Saturday
!! at windham and entertained hundreds
of friends at their home, Rock Haven.
OF the guests at their wedding, so in
number, three survive, Isabel F. Nor
rill, Frank NJ Smith and Henrietta X.
| Harmon. They were married by Rev
Luther Wiswell and her name was Jo-
sephine Fields. Both are natives OF
Windham.
Mrs. F. H. Abbott of Saco has been
appointed temporary chairman Of the
Maine State Division Of the Council OF
National Defence.
Friends throughout the State will re-
greet to learn of the death Of Ralph K.
Jones, librarian Of the University OF
Maine, which took place Saturday at
Wellesley Hills. Mass, after long Ill
ness, he having given up active work
| about four months ago. He was born
tn nf Or r. K.
Jones. He graduated from U. Of Me-,
in 1885,
For eleven years after graduation he
was in business in Boston and in Find
lay, o. For 20 years he has been IL
brarian at the University Of Maine. He
was married Aug. 20, 1900, to Grace
Alexander Mutell.
While living in Ohio he was captain
Of the I'd Regiment Of Infantry Of the
National Guard.
He was a Mason, a member OF the
American Library Association, the
photographed Society Of America,
Beta Theta ri and Phi Kappa Phi fra
ternities.
The Maine Bankers Association at its
annual meeting Saturday in Portland
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent, H F. Libby. Pittsfeld; vice Pres,
F. E. Smith, Augusta; Sec. E. S. Ken
nard. Rumford; Treas, George a. SAT-
ford, Hallowell.
The Portland liquor deputies are
wondering what might have happened
II a fire should have been started in
Vine street house. where they found
2-year-old baby alone and asleep in a
third-story room, whose doors were
locked with heavy padlocks on the out
side.
A Parker's Head farmer has an
American flag Aging from bean role
in his garden-appropriate IN more
than one way.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Jordan Of ELS
worth on Friday. June s. celebrated the
66th anniversary of their marriage. Mr..
Jordan is So and Mrs. Jordan IS years
of age. though each appears much
younger. He served in Co. B. 14th Ne.
during the Civil War. Four Of their
five children are living.
Charles Dunn, Jr., superintendent OF
the State School for Boys. and one
Of the delegates from Maine to the 14th
annual conference on the Education OF
Truant. Backward, Dependent and De-
linQuent children. has just beeen held
in Pittsburg. Pa, was elected president
Of the conference for the ensuing year.
Mr.. Dunn was on the program leading
the discussion of the topic An Institu-
ton Program ter Schools for Delin-
quent Boys. He succeeds as president
Of the conference W. L. Kuser. OF Ell
dora, Iowa. This Is a distinguished
honor for Superintendent Dunn, who