Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-27

southern trip with the Bowdoin base
ball team which leaves Friday. He
is considered one of the leading
pitchers on the team and may pitch
against the Navy at Annapolis, or
the Army at West Point.
A feature of the meeting of the
Progressive Literary Club of
Rockland on Tuesday was the fact
that, 1t was held at the home of
Mrs L. N. Littlehale, which was
built in 1920, the year Maine was
set off from Massachusetts. The
house contains many interesting
relics of that period. Decorations
consisted of pine branches, which
were symbolic of the State of
Maine.
Anything savoring of religious or
political nature Is to be barred from
any form of entertainment in Port
land high school auditorium hence
forth. The school board voted Mon
day afternoon to that effect, taking
no chances of being open to any
form of criticism on this score. Rules
and regulations adopted by the board
permit use of the hall for education
and musical events where no rehear-
sails are necessary and where seen.
cry is not required. a.
Presidents of several fish and
game associations, including two or
more from Massachusetts, have
been invited by the Cumberland
County Fish and Game Association
to attend their next meeting at the
Congress Square Hotel at Portland
on the evening Of April 16. A
dozen reels of motion pictures, ten
of which are to be brought by Harry
Allen, New Brunswick guide
who has previously appeared before
the association here. will be shown.
Discussion OF several of the game
and bird statutes now on the
States law books, some of which
the association would like to see re-
pealed, is likely to develop at this
meeting.
Albert Shaw, IL year old son Of
Mrs. Liela Shaw of New Auburn,
was playing on the ice of the Little
Androscoggin river near the Maine
street bridge Tuesday when a cake
broke Oft and swept out into the
stream with the lad upon 1t. Appar-
emily he was little disconnected for he
rode triumphantly through the small
rapids where the two Androscoggins
meet. L. o. sMercier saw the boy in
bis precariot,s position and tele-
phoned the Lewiston and Auburn POI
lice who rushed to the, scene armed
with graphing irons. In the mean
time Archie Ellie of New Auburn had
left the shore with n row boat and
took the hoy Of and brought him
ashore. laughing at his experience.
The cake of ice upon which the boy
made his journey was only aboue
three feet square.
A telegram was received at Ma
chias Monday forenoon from Capt.
Howard A. Flynn in New York to
the effect that .Melzar p. Berry,
mate Of the yacht Putty Sark, had
been lost from his vessel off Hat,
teras. Further details were to be
sent by letter. Mrs. Berry and her
young child were in Bangor and
were met there by her brother-in-
law HAROLD Berry of Bar Harbor
and arrived in Machias Monday
night much Frustrated. Melzar Ber-
~ was ire son OF capt. ana Mrs,
w. Q. Ferry Of Larrabee, was 70
years Old and had been yachts
man for several years. He also
leaves a sister, Mrs. Weston O,
woodward. Mrs. Berry is the
Daughter Of Capt. "and Mrs. Lester
D. Thompson of Bucks Harkcr and
rad been spending the winter there
with her two year old son, Alton.
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