Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-09-04


The class Of 'Ss, Bangor High
School had a reunion last week, at
which some interesting facts were OBJ
served. The class numbered IS, Of
which II are now living in Bangor
and Brewer and but seven are de-
ceased. Most of the local grads are
married and several are grandpar-
cnts
c NJ. Stills of Bowdoin College and
Miss Edith Lansing koon Of Portland
was announced Saturday afternoon
at luncheon given in honor of the
bride-elect by Mrs. Harold Lee Berry
! Of Portland at her summer home at
Falmouth Foreside. Miss Koon is
| the daughter of the Rev. J. c. Koon,
formerly of Houlton. Her mother
now lives in Baltimore. She is
graduate Of Wellesley and has taught
in the Portland High school and in
New York. Pres. Stills was elected
| A Bath couple were motoring to
| Randolph last Saturday and got as
far as Bowdoinham. when trouble
arose with the engine. The man
went to work on the engine and the
woman took a walk ahead. Repairs
were completed. but no wife was to
be found and the husband had an
anxious time until a telephone to the
. Randolph woman whom they were to
visit disclosed the fact that Friend
/ Wife was there, having accepted an
f! invitation to ride in another automo-
/ bile end leaving Friend Husband to
fla his own machine and discover her
F; whereabouts at his convenience.
A new record for attendance at the
| governments free navigation school
| in Rockland was reached last week,
when instructor Charles R. Magee
found 40 busy workers at the desks in
| the City Council chamber. The new
students are: Harry c. Bridges,
Rockland; F. III. Powers and Arthur
r. Marshall, Deer Isle; w. NJ Stin-
son and Aubrey Delano, Vinalhaven;
! p. F. Orne and L. J. Wallace, Friend
ship; Fl. c. Judkins, Stonington; w.
! G Brown and r. +. Gray, Castine, and
| G. r. Chelin, East Indies The grad
yates who appeared before the Fed
eral steamboat inspectors for exami-
nation last week are: Donald Burn
/ ley and Charles Rich, Rockland; S. G..
Burns and Roy Morton, Friendship;
L. w. Turner, North Haven; II. l.
| Philbrook and H. l.. Kalloch, Thorn
aston; f. B. Greenlaw, Sunset: F. X.
Torrey, Tenants Harbor; w. H. Con-
airy, Deer Isle; G. l.. Smith, Atlantic:
c. H. Farnham, West Brooksville; H.
r. Dyer Searsport; NJ. b. Salisbury,
Bar Harbor. Thu school has thus far
graduated 112.
Judge George E. Bird, who last
week resigned the Office of associate
justice of the supreme judicial court.
which he had held since April 1905
says that he had as yet made no plans
for the future. Il am going first Of
ALL said the judge, Ito take a good
rest for several months. | have been
under a heavy strain especially for
the last year and it has told upon my
system. With the consent Of my
successor in office l shall leave my
law library where it is for the pres
emit"
A friend of one of the Portland
boys who have donned the khaki, pat
ted him on the shoulder as he was
talking with him at social entertain
ment and said. "Of course you'll be
real pleased to have an eagle on your
shoulder" The stalwart Son of Mars
replied without an instant's hesitation
Il think l would rather have chick
en- on my knee"
Hon. Harold NJ. Sewall was pre-
scented Friday with an unusually
unique and valuable historical gift,
especially appreciated by the recipi-
ent as it was prompted by the gen.
crosby and affection of his friend, DR..
G. Langtry Crockett Of Thomaston.
says the Bath Times. When Major
General Henry Knox, the artillery
commander in the Revolutionary war
and friend of Washington, took pos
session Of the land granted him in the
Waldo Patent for his services during |
the war he was DESTROYS of obtaining |
an accurate understanding of the re
sources of the region and he secured |
the services of young Frenchman.
Monsieur Monvel to make a survey. |
The gift to Mr.. Sewall is the journal |
containing the results Of this survey /
by the French engineer and is entitled !
Journey of Observation Of the Waldo |
Patent. 1892" Beneath the title in |
the handwriting of General Knox and |
signed by him is the explanatory par
agraph by Mr.. Monvel, judicious
young French gentleman. who was
educated at the Royal Academy in
Paris The booklet is bound in
brown leather and the clear and
scholarly handwriting Of the young
Frenchman is still legible and is filled
with valuable Information. No du-
plicate Of this work is in existence
and 1t Is not only tribute of friend
ship FOR Mr.. Sewall from DR.. Crock
ett. out Is also tribute to Mr.. Sew
airs library. which Is filed with lit
erary works OF high value and on the
shelves OF which this gift will be civ.
ca honorable place,