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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-08

, few years, for lot was purchased
on State street at the head of Oak
street, where a new church was
erected. This was dedicated Novem-
Der %, 1881. The present church
on the same site was dedicated De-
cember rs. 1870. The old Bethlehem
church after being used by the Uni
versalists and Catholics and occupied
by the Cony Female Academy, was
removed to the foot of Cony street
Univcrsalist Church
A few members of the Universalist
faith, living in Augusta in 1888. or
ganized society. In doing this they
We're stimulated by number of this
faith belonging to the Legislature
which was then meeting here for the
first time. For two years meetings
were held in Bethlehem church and
in the old court house. In 1885 q
church edifice was erected and dedi-
Gated on Thanksgiving Day of that
year. The present fine church on
Winthrop street was dedicated
March 5, 1868. The first minister of
the church was Rev. William A.
Drew, founder of the Gospel Banner,
the only Universalist paper in Maine.
First Baptist Church
The First Baptist Society was or
ganized November II, 1881. with II
members. Like the Unitarian and
Universalist societies it held its first
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-08
John Coughlin

John Coughlin. since March IS.
1882. has been in business at the
corner Of Bridge and Water streets
There had been a drug store there
for 40 years prior to that date.
Coughlin's Corner has been graced
continuously by drug store since
1912.
If you wish to be transplanted to
the good old days when pills We're
made while you waited. and cough
medicine and pain killers were con-
cocted on the spot, look through
some of the old prescription books at
this well known drug store. Many Of
/ them We're left to collect dust on the
dark cellar shelves long before John
Coughlin had arrived at MANHOOD
estate. The prescription books fur
nish a record of the owners since
1S43, span of more than 80 years,
and the store is so historic as to
tempt a glance into its early life.
In 1S43, or thereabouts, this artlg
store was owned by Dillingham; &
Co, followed by Dorr & Craig, Tit
comb & Dorr, l.. H. Titcomb, j. 4.
Devine, Devine & Coughlin, and then
John Coughlin purchased his part
ner's interest and became sole owner
in 1896.
John Coughlin, who has been in
business on Water street along with
the veteran class In point of years,
appears far from a veteran. His eye
is as bright, and his step as elastic,
and he Is as full OF courage as when
more than a quarter Of century
ago he began to carry on" as sole
proprietor Of this most interesting
and historic store.
Born in Gardiner, the son of Cor
nelius and Joan Coughlin, his carly
boyhood was spent there. He learn
| ed the drug business of the late
James A. Jackson, whose son con-
ducts Jackson's Pharmacy today. The
young John Coughin learned his
profession thoroughly and we'll under
the guidance Of the old time drug
gist.
In 1882 John Coughlin came to Au-
gusta and entered into partnership
with the late James E. Devine. Later
he bought Mr.. Devine's interest and
has conducted the business for 28
years until the term "Coughlin's
Drug Store" is one Of the best known
trade names in all Augusta.
There are now with him, two sons,
also registered pharmacists, Thomas
5. Coughlin and Eugene c. Coughlin.
Mr.. Coughlin married Fannie +.
Sheehan of Augusta. and there are
four children, John c. Coughlin. q
prominent Boston attorney: Beatrice
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-08
Augusta Merchants Still Doing

course under D. M. Waite-a stem
OF which he has always felt proud
and one from which he has drawn
dividends all his life.
In 1875, Mr.. Weber went into the
grocery business under the firm
name of Blackwell & Weber in the
store now occupied by j. F. Turner.
This partnership lasted until 1881.
In 1879, Mr.. Weber married Alice
P. Randall Of Riverside. In remark
Ing on his marriage, Mr.. Weber
said that he is looking forward to
the time when he can take a honey
moon. Il have been too busy to find
time for a vacation. Mrs. Weber
Is still looking to me to take her on
that trip. We were married on a
Saturday afternoon and I was back
at the store Monday morning. But
l am going to make good on the
honeymoon Just the same. Some
day we'll ride through the fields of
clover together in the Dodge with
that grand and glorious feeling of
nothing to do bur have vacation"
After closing out the Blackwell
and Weber partnership, Mr.. Web
Der started a new line of endeavor.
With j. Chandler Weber, his cou-
sin, he bought foundry on the site
of the present w. H. Gannett plant
which they operated until 1882, when
the plant was destroyed by fire.
In July. 1882. Mr.. Weber again
entered the grocery business and
with the exception of several months
passed in Auburn has since been
continuously serving the public as
grocer on Water street.
For Il years of his grocery-life
Mr.. Weber has been in business
alone and q years in partnerships.
The present partnership with E. P.
Hewitt dates from 1905.
Work Is Mr.. Webber's obsession.
his hobby. his life. The rest of the
world can have it's amusements. its
pastimes but Mr.. Weber will have
none OF them. For him work is the
greatest enjoyment. Every morn
ing. summer and winter, finds him
at the store at 227 Water street at
Q O'Clock, and no one ever sees him
steal Off before the last light is
turned or and the door locked for
the night.
Honesty is another of Mr.. Web
oer's ruling passions. my mother
used to say to me-" Mr.. Webber IN
terposed. " Honesty is the best pol
ICY and / have lived that old fash
Toned motto into my life in eyery
pound of meat that / have ever cut.
80 Iar as know have never cheat
ed single customer in the AZ years
l have been in business"
Mr.. Weber looks back with keen
vision over his long years as an Au-
susta merchant. He recalls with
Vlvldness the big fire of 1865,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-08

of this century as the main gram
mar school, is the VIM. X. Smith
school. standing on the corner of
State and Bridge streets. Since 1904
this corner has been the site of
school structure. The present school
being erected in place of the old
classical school building and was
dedicated August 26, 1870. 1t was
named in honor Of an able promoter
and steadfast friend of the city
schools, for half century officially
connected with them.
The Webster school, once known
as the Cushnoc Heights Grammar
school, occupies brick building
erected at the corner of Oxford and
Franklin streets in 1890 at the cost
of $4,000,
In the same year the present fine
structure of the Williams Grammar
school was erected on the corner of
Bangor and Quimby streets, which
cost. with furnishings, $4,000. 1t
was opened for schools in 1892.
To relieve the crowded condition
Of the VIM. r. Smith Grammar
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/ p. Gannett, vice president anl|
ram l.. Pishon. secretary and Il
urer. The institution has hr
offices in Winthrop, Madison. q
mond and Wiscasset.
The State Trust Company MI
ganized about II years ago ~
this comparatively short ti4s|
gone toward the head Of thd \
ing institutions of the State.
clientage is to be found u pl
cally every town and city hi
State. 1t has a capital and sd
of 100000. The officers Of III
stitution are: Percy v. Hill, 4
dent; Nathan Weston, Stepha|
Hegarty and Guy O. Vickery
presidents: George c. Libby. \
urer and Thomas H. BODICE, q
ant treasurer. Though conseru
where safety itself is concerned.
company has modernized It's
DDS in promoting habits Of thru
inducing the opening Of various
of accounts which an all-round !
company handles now-a-daH
many businesses have become q
and enduring through the adviay
aid extended by this COMPANY
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-08

5000 600. with surplus and undivided
profits of nearly 100000 more.
Organized in March, 1870, the
Kennebec Savings Bank is one of
the sound institutions of its kind in
Maine. 1t first had it's banking
rooms in the Freeman's Bank and
the Freeman's National Bank until
the latter wound up it's affairs in
1854. The total resources of this
bank amount well above 81 100000.
The institution enjoys large sphere
of activity and usefulness in the
county. George +. Macomber is
president and w. G.. Boothby, treas
urer.
The Augusta Trust Company, with
a capital of 100000 and a surplus
of $20O, 900. is the largest banking in
stitution of the Capital City and one
of the most notable in the New Eng
land states, both in regards to stab
ility and resources. 1t was organ
ICED January %, 1894. under the
name of the Augusta Safe Deposit
and Trust Company, with the late J.
Manchester Haynes as president.
The present organization consists of
George f. Macomber. president, Guy
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-08

school and q former Grove street
intermediate school, the Charles l..
Nash school was built on the corner
of Capitol and Sewall streets. it's
name being in honor of n distin-
guished citizen who had labored long
and faithfully in the interests of the
city schools. 1t was erected in 1897.
The Lincoln Grammar school. to-
gether with the Harrington Gram
mar school, are the comparatively
modern school buildings of the city
system. the latter being erected but
recently. The former is located on
Lincoln street, and according to a
survey of the buildings made in 1921
meets satisfactorily, as well as the
Harrington school. the standards of
conditions and requirements of
schools. The latter school is located
on the corner of Stone street and
Eastern Avenue on the east side.
In addition to the other primal ~
schools mentioned there are paro-
chial schools maintained by the two
Catholic parishes, the number OF
pupils being several hundred.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-08
st. Augustine's Church.

were originally chartered as State
banks,--the former as the State
Bank and the latter as the Granite
Bank. The Granite Bank was incor-
porated in April, 1896, Edmund T..
Bridge being its first president.
Both banks changed to national
banks in 1865, the State taking the
name of the First National and the
Granite, the Granite National. In
1916 they were consolidated under
the name of the First National Granite
Bank, Hon. {. S. Hichborn. who was
president of the First National, be-
coming president of the consolidated
bank; Hon. Lewis A. Burieigh, Hon.
Guy p. Gannett and Waiter S. Wy
man becoming vice presidents, with
Thomas A. Cooper cashier and
Dwight l.. Higgins assistant cashier.
Mr.. Cooper was soon thereafter ap-
pointed National Bank Examiner
and Mr. Higgins was elected to sue
coed him as cashier with Robert +.
Partridge as assistant cashier.
The First National Granite Bank
is the Oldest and largest national
bank in the Kennebec Valley and it's
clientele covers a very wide range
or the country. 1t has capital of
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Names educational heritage from
Massachusetts consisted of more
than school houses and scholars. 1t
included certain principles of educa-
tioh that had early been established
In the Colony of Massachusetts Bay
and had been enacted into the laws
Of Maasa chusetts. Such were the
beliefs that free schooling should be
made possible not only for the IA
vored few but for every child. Such
too, was the belief that the teachers
should be persons not only of good
education but Of sober life and con-
versation."
How ample and adequate this her
1tage was may be seen in the schools
Of Augusta. The educational equip
ment which her scholars inherit
have been recognized not only with
in the borders Of the State but
without the borders OF the country.
IN promoting the educational plan
OF the State Of Maine in the mode
Of operation. methods, processes, ac-
tivities and attitudes, which are re-
lated In the process of human learn
Ing and behavior. the schools of Au-
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bones of many an early sefln !.
ever, still sleep in unknoHsn 4
within a stones throw OF II
renovated fort. The nn
ground on the west side OF Il q
was on the lot OF Mrs. JAM n
thony at the corner of Wintn"f
Elm streets. first used apo@
In 1902 Mt. Vernon cemesas
given the town by Joseph -
nah North, great grandpareus
James w. and Horace NolN
est Grove cemetery was e .,f
in 1885 and st. Mary's ceI~s
decade later. Mt. Please n
terry west of Mt. Vernon We
by the city in 1855.
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At that time the largest library in
town was the one connected with the
Cony Female Academy.
The Augusta Village Corporation
was organized in 1885 for the pur-
pose of maintaining a fire depart
ment and ringing bell at morning,
noon and night. Those outside the
village had objected to being taxed
Tor these purposes. The corporation
continued but three years and then
more liberal spirit prevailed in the
whole town and all Joined in the
support OF what was for the COM
mon good.
In May, 1855 .he citizens resid-
ing on Winthrop street, Augusta.
prompted by a commemorate public
spirit, united and set out elm and
other ornamental trees on each side
or that street. They were set in
double rows ID feet from the lines
of the street and 40 feet apart, Ieav-
ing a wide avenue of 100 feet be-
tween the rows.
The first public burial place con-
nected with Augusta was the one
OF the early settlers near Fort West
ern. This was near the river and
west of Willow street. When River
side Cemetery was laid out in 1888.
the remains of such bodies as could
be found were removed here from
the old Fort burial ground. The
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Historic Augusta Bits

inc first acr passed by Names
nrst Legislature in 1920 was one in
cooperating the Augusta Union So
ciety' an organization for the pur-
pose OF maintaining a reading room
and social library. This society con-
tinued it's work a number of wears
and for time had rooms in the
building Of the Kennebec Journal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-08

that was second to none in beauty
and richness of interior decorations.
The first pastor was Rev. T. G. Plant
and in 1889 Rev. Arthur A. Hamel
took charge. The church grew SO
that it had more communicates than
any other in the city and about 10
years ago the present stately edif1ce
was erected whose beauty and rich
ness follow the precedent of the first
St. Augustine's.
Progressive Spiritualist Society
Church
The Progressive Spiritualist Socf-
ETY. had its start in 1905 when a
group. gathered at the home of one
of it's members and organized as the
Sunfiower Club. About three years
later it was given it's present name
and in 1911 the society was granted
a charter as a church. Through a
trust fund the society was enabled
to build church and on March 2,
1924, the first Spiritualist temple to
be erected in the State of Maine, was
dedicated. It's location is at the
corner of Court and Perham streets.
Christian Science Church
Sometime during the year of 1880,
small group of people. who had
been healed by Christian Science, be-
gan to hold services in this faith in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-08

s When Augusta was maoe a
was divided into seven wntt
the ward lines then creates ~,
unchanged until 1897, wnen ~
having grown much larger q
others, was made Wares ~
and the remaining wares ~ 4
cred. thus giving the city es
as at present
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The monument in the COZ
Grove, State and Chandisxj
Augusta, was erected ID ssl
cost of $4,000. raised by popss.I|
scription. Its height Is ~ III!
the names of So officers anu
listed men are inscribed "
faces.
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Jacob Bailey in 1863. The few Epis-
copalians of the town held OCCASION
al services in the old court house
during the early part of the 18th
century. 1t was not until 1870 that
| the Protestant Episcopal church OF
Augusta was established. 1t was
given the name of st. Marks. One
of the early combinations was held
in the Methodist church when the
bishop, on May %, 1S41, conferred
the rite on sc persons. A house of
worship was erected this year and
! consecrated July 20, 1912. In 1858
1t was greatly enlarged. 1t was stu
ated on State street. The present
beautiful church of st. Marks was
erected in 1866 at a cost of $4,000.
The first settled rector was Rev.
Frederick Freeman of Cape Cod.
In July, 1892, st. Barnabas chapel,
a mission branch of st. Marks, was
established on the east side on the
corner of Linden and Bangor streets
with Rev. w. II. Livingstone in
charge.
st. Augustine's Church.
The growth of the French popu-
lation of the city assumed such pro-
portions that the erection of sec
ond Catholic church in Augusta was
deemed necessary. st. Augustine's
was organized in 1883, with a church
Evening star., 1925-06-10
FEDERAL JURIST ILL.
Judge c. A. Woods in Critical Con.
dition at Florence, 8. C.

FLORENCE. 3. c., June 10 C).-
Judge c. A Woods of Marion, 8. c..
Judge OF the United States Circuit
Court of Appeals of Richmond. Is III
here in local hospital. His physi
clan stated there Is some apprehension
felt for his reccvery.
fssdRnGG7andneAiH1.z1 .z11.re9rGsofsagea
Evening star., 1925-06-10
QUIZ GIRLS FRIEND
IN MURDER MYSTERY
Cumberland Police Hold Edward
Northcraft for Inquiry in
Gortner Killing.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
CUMBERLAND. Md. June 10
Edward Northcraft a Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad employe of this city.
was taken into custody at Oakia nd
Md, Yesterday and brought here at
the instance of States Attorney vii
liam A. Hustler for questioning as
to his movements last Friday night
when Arlington Gortner. 20 years old.
was killed while in the company of
Nellie F. Wagner. %. of whom
Northcra is said to have been an
admirer.
Northcraft had gone to Oakla nd
with his sister to attend the trial
of their father who was indicted in
a criminal case.
The police hold to the theory that
some one through jealousy shot
Gortner. They think the woma n
might be shielding the man who kiln
ed Gortner while in her company and
then attacked her. and she says rob
bed both. At the coroner's inquest
Miss Wagner mentioned Northcraft
as a former friend, who she said
had lately expressed preference for
a Younger sister, who. however. did
not reciprocate his feeling. Miss
Wagner Is still in jail despite the
coroner's verdict of murder at the
hands of person or persons un-
known.
Several suspects were taken before
the woman yesterday, but she failed
to identify any as the assailant. She
visited the scene of the tragedy again
with a number of officers. She point
ed out the way she wandered after
the shooting, corroborating the story
she had previously told.
Northcraft claims he can prove an
alibi. He is under no direct charge.
A man from whom, Miss Wagner had
received attention previous to North
craft was auizzed and eliminated. Sc
far the, original statement or the
woman has been unshskens q.
Evening star., 1925-06-10
DROPPED employees
TO APPEAL IN 5 DAYS
Personnel Classification Board
Adopts Regulation Limiting
Time for Filing.

The personnel classification board
late vest erday adopted regula tions
providing that an employe notified
that he. or she is tn be dropped and
wishing 10 appeal the case should file
the appeal with the board within FIVE
days.
The regula tion further says that
''the head of each department or es-
tablishment where any reduction of
the working force is contemplated will
compile a list showing the separation
rating of all competing employees in
his department or establishment who
are allocated to the classification
grades in which demotions or separa-
tions are to be made. Competing en-
ployes are all those persons in an or
ganiZation unit whose positions are
allocated to the same classification
grade and who are subject to, the
same opportunities for promotions nd
are subject TO the same hazard In CON
nection with possible reduction of
<force
Evening star., 1925-06-10
GABRIEL MAJARIAN
AUTO CRASH VICTIM
Was Fatally Injured Sunday Wher
Vehicle Upset-Other Traffic
Accidents Noted.

Gabriel Ma ia rian. 81 years old. an
automobile mechani living at the
Ararat Hotel, 900 PENNSYLVANIA ave.
nue., died yesterday at Warrepton
Va, as the result of injuries received
when the automobile Of Samuel Kap-
Ian, Lamont street overturned near
Warrenton, Sunday morning.
Six other members of the party were
, injured The car struck loose
stone i'm the road while the party was
motoring TO l.uray Caverns. The in
jured We're taken TO the Warrenton
Hospital.
Mr.. kapian esca ped with minor in
juries. Mrs. kaplan was in iured on
the back and on one hand. Miss
Celia Marks, 727 Princeton street. suf
fered a broken collar bone. Miss Ida
Eluto, 472S Eighth street, was badly
bruised. Herman Oshinsky. 1915
Sixth street was cut about the neck
and back. Louis Miller. 80 PennsyI
vania avenue. was severely shock ed
and cut on the head.
A sister in Hartford, Conn, has
been notified Of Ma ia rian's death. The
body viii be brought here for burial
The automobile OF Albert r. PrintZ
419 Shepherd street. and a street car
collided in front of 4509 Wisconsin
avenue last night. Mrs. PrintZ and
Mrs. Dean Stanley We're treated fol
In juries by DR.. John W. Chappell.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Schooler, 622
Four and One Half street southwest
were slightly injured as their car was
jostled over a bad bump in The road
at Decatur and Ninth streets lasl
night.
Virginia Pledger. Z years old. 40la
Marlboro place, was cut about the
face and knees when she was struck
by an automobile driven by Georgt
Walker. 272S Georgia avenue, a,
Third and Upshur streets.
Evening star., 1925-06-10
UNIVERSITY HONORS
CHARLES F. CARUSI
Nationals Trustees Elect Him
Chancellor-Award of Degrees to
Eligibles Scheduled Tonight.

Election of Charles F. Carusi as
chancellor of National University
was announced today by the board of
trustees. He has been acting as chan
cellor since the death of his father,
the late Eugene Carusi.
Mr. Carusi has been connected with
the university for 25 years. He is the
institutions eleventh cha ncellor
President Grant was the first and the
next four were his successors in the
presidential office.
The largest number of honorary de-
grees in the history of the university
will be conferred at tonight's convoca
ton which will be held in the audi.
torium of the Central High School.
The degree of doctor of laws will be
conferred upon Senator William H.
King of Utah, who will deliver the
commencement address. A similar de-
gree will be- conferred upon Conrad
Syme and Hayden Johnson, both of
whom have been members of the law
faculty for many years, and Charles
H. Merilat. local attorney and a mem
ber of the board of trustees. Maynard
A. Clemens, recently appointed dea n
of the school of business administra-
ton, and DR.. Edison l.. Whitney.
economist for the Depa artment of
Labor and professor of economics
will be made honorary doctors of let
ters.
Rev. Clarence E. Rice, pastor of
the Church of Our Father, Universal
list. will pronounce the invocation and
give the benediction. Douglas A. See
ley heads the reception committee of
students appointed from the freshman
class.
Graduates from the law school will
receive the degrees of bachelor of
laws. doctor of Jurisprudence, master
of laws, doctor of civil law and mas
ter OF patent law. Those graduating
fromxThe school of business admin
istra La will be given the degrees OF
bachelor of commereial science and