Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-02

LII f1edTt anu mIUQ
Let me be Kind!
More Courage give
Each day live! !,
Thus, unafraid, 45
My Soul has prayed!
Edwin D. Canham and c. Kenneth
Conner. students. of the Edward Lit
tie High school in Auburn have writ
ten a play. which takes the form of
a comedy and retains many excellent
features. It is entitled 1.-THE Middle
Path" and is a satire on extremists.
The play was presented to the senior
class for recommendation and met
with unanimous approval.
The Dead Comes Back to Life
were the significant head lines of an
interview with Professor George M.
Chase of Bates college printed by the
students of that institution. Bates
is believed to have a larger, proper
ton of first year students taking up
the study of Greek than any other
college in the State. The versatile
personalities of both Professors
Chase and Knapp have made the
study of Greek and Latin as interest
ing as the study of English literature
or current history.
A genuine Stainer violin which
dates back to the year 1871, has re-
Gently been brought out and the dust
removed for the use of Miss Marie
Merchant of Kingfield in taking les
sons. This violin was the property
Of Miss Merchants grandfather who
was fine player.
Mrs. Mary Davis of Kennebunk
celebrated her S0th birthday last
week at her home. Although con-
fined to her chair as a result of ar
accident many years ago, she is in
very good health and able to do con.
siderable house work. A special din.
ner was served at her home to honor
the occasion with many friends anG
relatives present. - rf
Fifty-five years of happy married
life was the occasion for large fam
lily party at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Albion Hill of Norway to celebrate
the event. Mr.. and Mrs. Hill though
both in their seventies are very &C.
tive and full of energy. Mr.. Hill Il
blind but gets about almost as spry
as before he lost his sight.
Several friends have received card:
from the Hon. and Mrs. Elwell S
Crosby of Bath, who are making ar
automobile tour through the south;
which wildly contrast that part o.
the country with Maine. One care
speaks of seeing ice beside the roat
at one place and further on signs o.
spring crops coming up. Roy p
Mari who is also travelling through
the south noticed on stopping at {
hotel in Fredericksburg the names o
the Crosbys and wrote his sister il
Bath that their names looked good t.
him after travelling over SO much
country and seeing only absolute
strangers.
George A. Sprague of Bangor
postoffice employe, retires under {
pension after % years of service. Mr.
Sprague is retiring under the Law
providing for postoffice employee:
whose health has been impaired il
the mail service. During his term ii
the service he has seen many changes
in the Bangor postoffice. When hi
began work in 1891 there were nine
mail carriers where there are 80 car
riers at the present time. Mr.
Sprague is a young man yet and he is
to be congratulated on his reward fol
faithful service which will be les:
than half pay for the rest of his life
Mr.. and Mrs Frank H. Newell OF
Lisbon received their friends at Cen
trail Hall, Saturday evening in honor
of their 50th wedding anniversary
The occasion will be one long to re-
member, as both Mr.. and Mrs. New
lent hosts made the evening pass
with real enjoyment to all The
couple were married at South West
Bend in 1871 in the home of Hrs.
Newalrs sister From there they took
their wedding trip by team across
country to Andover the home of Mrs
Newalrs parents. Mr.. Newall for
many years managed the Briggs
farm in Auburn which at the time
was carried on in a large scale, Mrs.
Newall often making over 100 pounds
of butter week. They later pur-
chased a home on Webster road
where they lived until five years ago,
when they moved on the event of the
burning of their buildings. to their
present home on the Lewiston road.
They have had the misfortune of
losing their three children who
passed away at intervals several
years apart. But there are two grand
children living, Mrs. Ira Millett of
Lisbon and Ralph Dresser of Au-
burn. Mr.. Newall is a brick mason
by trade and has been a successful
auctioneer for over 20 years.