Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-24

they were first married, they lived In
Keene, N. H., later moving to Vinal-
haven and, about IS years ago came
to Brunswick, where Mr.. Bodwell
engaged in the clothing business. His
son. r. H. Bodwell. now deceased.
worked in the store which is. now
under the management of another
son. Ralph, Mr.. Bodwell having re-
tired from business. Few people out
intimate friends knew of the golden
who have the congratulations of
their many friends on the passing Of
q half century of married life.
DR.. Elmer Drew Merrill of Manil.
formerly of East Auburn has just
been appointed dean of the college
Of Agriculture of the University Of
California, says the Lewiston Sun.
Mr.. Merrill IS the son of d. c. Merrill
and the late Mary Noyes Merrill of
East Auburn. He is a twin brother
of Col. Dana T. Merrill. now a men,
Der of the general staff of the war
college in Washington. DR.. Merrill
was graduated from L. L. H. S. in
the class of '94 and from University
of Maine in '9S. DR.. Merrilrs new
position ranks next to that of the
president of the college. His head
quarters will be at Berkeley where
the Collage Of Agriculture Is located.
Mark A, Barwise, Esq. local attor-
ney and prominent in spiritualist cir
cles, returned Sunday evening from
Texas where he has been since Dec.
%, representing the National Spirit
ualist society as attorney in a will
case involving 100000 The case is
now on appeal to a higher court and
Mr.. Barwise has returned home
pending the result. A bachelor. ac-
tive ,as,s q Fpirituafist member. died
and left the sum to the national So
ciety. A man. claiming to be the son
of the deceased by common law
wife, is protesting the will. Under
Texas laws. the child of common
law marriage is entitled to recogni-
ton in such cases, and the case is
attracting considerable interest in
the south.-Bangor Commercial.
II. ]. Carlson Of Boston. who has
been the Bates College architect and
who made the plans for the present
Bates chapel was in conference with
the faculty committee in charge of
the new Bates gymnasium Tuesday
from until 3 o'clock. Plans for the
new Bates gymnasium were discussed
at length and ! although tentative
plans have been made for the past
year or more. conditions which may
arise in regard to the location may
change the present plans and other
nnff IN al, <l,at III
out at the meeting. The site for the
new structure will probably be
alongside Garcelon Field which seems
to be the only logical place for the
building and all past plans have
placed the new gym there although
the exact location is not known
Work on the athletic building which
will constitute one part of the gym
nasium will be started in the spring
and this section which is the most
important will be well under way
next summer while the rest of the
building is also expected to be I'M
derway by summer.
Twenty seven years ago Tuesday
three Bath young men rode to
Brunswick on thei- bicycles and as
tney recalled the event TUESDAY OF
this week declared that they had
never taken n ride that they enjoyed
more than on that warm, mild day.
Jan %, 1897. They were John w.
Gilmore. city clerk. Harry T. Pass
more, now secretary of the Bath Rot
AIRY club, and James -. Tabor. q past
member of the city council. All were
members of the old cycle club which
fourished in Bath for a number Of
years. The winter of 1S96-97 was a
most remarkable one and produced
only IS days of actual sleighing ac-
cording to the records of we'll
known horseman. The first storm
was about Thanksgiving time and for
short while tied up travel. The
weather again grew mild and pro-
duced excellent wheeling. The three
men who made the trip to Brunswick
on their bicycles recall that the
weather was balmy and springlike
while the roads were in excellent con-
dition. There were no State high
ways then and under ordinary cir
cumstances clay roads would be apt
to be full of ruts but these men say
that constant travelling had worn
them down into good hard surfaces
and that riding was a pleasure to all.
On the next day after their ride there
came a heavy storm but winter was
so far advanced that II did not inter-
fere greatly with travelling and In a
few weeks the roads were bare
again.-Bath Times.