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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-27

which is built I'M the annex over the
gymnasium. This new hall is un-
doubtedly the most beautiful of it's
kind in this vicinity. It has seat
ing capacity of about $50. A large
stage is built on the east side. The
auditorium Is finished in oak as is
the whole building but the oak In the
auditorium is specially treated and
has a silver gray greenish effect that
Is very beautiful. The seniors of the
high school have purchased read
ing stand for the stage which will
match the oak finish perfectly.
This stand will be the class gift to
the school.
On the second floor can be found
four more classrooms like those on
the first floor. a sewing room, a
teachers rest room, typewriting and
stenography rooms and the library.
The library is one of the finest
rooms in the whole school. The
Misses Lawrence, daughters of the
late E. J. Lawrence have generously
given complete equipment for the
library at cost Of $4,000 and there
will be about 1900 books catalogued
at the start.
The typewriting and stenography
rooms have a glass partition be-
tween so that one teacher can
supervise work in both rooms at the
same time.
The only class room on. the third
floor will be used for physics and
chemistry. This room Is arranged
in an excellent manner for accom-
mediation of a maximum number Of
pupils with seats of broad steps. at
one side and a demonstration table
in front, Two spacious storerooms
lead from each side of the main
room.
The majority of rooms and cor
ridors are finished in oak stained
brown and the floors are of south
ern pine. The building is heated by
twin steam boilers in the basement
and there is a large hot water tank
for the showers.
About 70 pupils take physical edu-
cation. Miss Merial Brophy is in
charge of the girls and Warren
SWEET in charge of the boys during
the physical education periods.
At the present time the seniors of
the school are working on a play
which they will present in the new
auditorium about two weeks after
the school is opened.
A word about the principal of the
high school might be of interest to
many. Edward S. Young is q
graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy
and Harvard University. He came
to Lawrence high with a wide ex-
perience in pedagogics. having been
principal of the Pittsfield. N. H,
high school, head of the mathematics
department of Kimball Union Aca-
deny, Meriden, N. H., and member
of the faculty of Wnliston academy,
Easthampton, Mass. Leaving COL
lege his freshman year he spent two
years in the U. S. Signal Corps. Mr..
Young took part in the st. Mihiel
and Mouse Argonne offensives and
was with the army of occupation.
He took many pictures while in the
service and at the present time is
giving many illustrated lectures.
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ThibOdeau Found
Guilty Illegal
Possession LIQUOR

Nelson Thibodeau of 21a Water
street was found guilty of charges of
the illegal transportation and possess
sion of intoxicating liquor when he
was tried before Judge Charles w.
Atchley in the Waterville municipal
court yesterday afternoon. The sem
tence on each charge was a fine of $500
and costs, three months in Jail with
six months additional in default of
payment. Through his attorney, f.
Harold Dubord, Thibodeau entered an
appeal and furnished aggregate bonds
Of $1,000 for his appearance at the
April term of the Kennebec county su-
perior court in Augusta.
The first witness for the State was
George B. Lydick, federal prohibi-
tion officer. His story was that last
Sunday morning about IL o'clock he,
in company with Deputy Sheriffs Will
liam V. Nash and Oscar Haglund, WIS.,
tied Thibodeau's home with search
warrant. They did not find the man
at home but in the kitchen a man
was sitting who told the officers that
Thibodeau would be back within
short time. The officers decided to
wait in the hall, but when spectators
began to gather they left the house.
when they saw Thibodeau returning
to his house. The man got inside the
hall before the officers could appre-
bend him and it was alleged that he
made an attempt to lock the door.
After holding the door for q few mo-
ments Thibodeau ran up the stairs
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PROBATE NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing appointments were made by
the Probate Court within and for the
County of Kennebec, and said en-
po1ntees duly qualified as follows:
Fred G. Watson of Auburn, execu-
tor of the will of Frances e. HalI,
late of said Auburn, deceased, under
PROVISIONS of r. s., Oh. 81, Sec. IT;
qualified March Is, 1926.
Maude =. Mosher of Augusta, con-
servator of the estate Of Mary =.
Wai 1dsS Of Hallowell; qualified March
Arthur Holt of Clinton, administra-
tor with will annexed of the estate OF
Seneca s. Jones, late of Clinton, de-
ceased; qualified March %, 1925
Willis L. McKechnie of Monmouth.
executor of the will of Alkaline A. Pet
tengin, late of said Monmouth, de-
ceased; qualified March %, 1926.
I. T. Carleton of Winthrop. admin
istrator of the estate of william r.
Downs, late of said Winthrop, de-
ceased; qualified March %, 1926.
=. Payson Witham of Waterville,
administrator of the estate of Prank
3. Reynolds, late of said Waterville.
deceased; qualified March "a, 1926.
Frank z. Southland of Augusta, ad-
ministrator of the estate of Melbourne
Noyes, late of Groveland. Mass. de-
Herbert e. Poster of Winthrop, ad-
ministrator with will annexed of the
estate of Sadie z. Thomas, late of
Winthrop. deceased; qualified March
20, 1926.
Attest: r. w. LEIGHTON.
Register of Probate.
mch21 ,sat,St
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Exhibition by
w aterville Boys
Club Wins Favor

The exhibition Of the Waterville
Boys Club was repeated in the club
gymnasium last evening with an aud
fence fully as enthusiastic and ap-
preciative as that which was present
at the opening Thursday evening.
Under the watchful eye of George
Bernhardt, the physical director of
the club the program was carried out
without a flaw.
The exhibition this year has been
In every way a success and it is the
plan of j. Frank Goodrich, the club
superintendent, and Mr.. Bernhard
to make it an annual affair. There
We're in the two large audiences that
witnessed it many who were previous
to the exhibitions totally unaware of
the good work that is being carried
on by the club and the organization
has won hosts of new friends.
The program was:
Marching and Calisthenic Exercises
- Cadet Glass
Exhibition of Games Cadet Glass
Marching and Calisthenic Exercises
Junior B. Glass
Wand Drill Junior B. Glass
Tableau Junior B. Class
The Bouncing Trio
Omer Butler, Norris Nadeau, Joseph
Matthew.
Boxing Bout
Juggling Roy Adams
Fencing
Wallace larry, Bernard Larsen
Exhibition basketball game
Junior B. Teams
Marching and Calisthenic Exercises
intermediate Glass
Exhibition Nolley ball game
intermediate Glass
Pyramids
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Rear OF RED CROSS
PHARMACY BADLY
DAMAGED BY FIRE

Loss which amounts to several
thousand dollars was caused by a
stubborn fire which burned out the
rear of the Red Cross Pharmacy
on Main street early yesterday morn
ing. The cause Of the blaze Is not
known.
Police Officer Francis Allen, walk
ing by the store, discovered the fire
and rang in an alarm from box "a
at 1.50 o'clock. At that time the
flames were working their way up
the partition which separates the
main store from the prescription
room. The fire department was very
quick to respond to the alarm and
two lines of hose were quickly laid.
The evidences of a fire were very
few and it was not until the glass
in the front windows We're broken
and huge clouds of smoke arose
that the firemen knew what they
were confronted with. Another room
at the rear of the store is used by
the undertaking establishment of
Rancourt and Cunion and a sky light
here caused a draft which gave no
little impetus to the flames. A line
or hose from a hydrant on Front
street was used effectively in getting
at the fire in this part of the build
ing.
Smoke and water caused the
greater part of the loss, the smoke
permeating the upper floors of the
Pomerleau block, in which the store
is located. The owner of the estab-
llshment is Bernard V. P. Cunion.
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COLBY CLOSES
EASTER VACATION

Colby college closed today for the
Easter recess which will last until
Thursday, April s, when classes will
he resumed. All college activities
have ceased until that date and no
Students will be allowed to live at the
college.
The respite, however, will be but
Inc lull before a storm Of activity
which will occur beginning immedi-
atey after college reopens. Among
these activities are several fraternity
functions and the banquets and
dances Of various honorary societies.
The most important of these sche-
duled events is the gigantic mass
meeting in the interest Of new gym
uaslum, which will be held by the
student council in the college gym on
the. Tuesda-- following the return to
classes. Pi Kappa Delta. the nation
a honorary forensic society, will also
hold Its annual initiation banquet
Immediately after the vacation perl
Cd. The senior honorary society, the
Epicureans, is scheduled to hold its
dance on April Is and this will be
one Of the most brilliant functions OF
The college year.
Several members Of the faculty will
pass part Of the holidays out of town
this Is the last opportunity which
they will have to leave classes until
after commencement.
Under the direction Of Frank B.
Hubbard, treasurer Of the college, re-
pairs on several of the college build
ings will be made In an attempt to
make as many such repairs as posi-
Bic before June, when more extensive
work will be carried on. Several of
the fraternity houses also will be the
scene OF repairs and in this respect
the college should be so improved as
70 gratfp those alumni who visit dur
ing the remainder of the year.
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years in the leading papers Of Maine
and New England. His policy was
dictated by His sound judgment OF
what was best for his town, his
county and State.
Mai. Shorey married Miss Ida De-
vereux Currier in Bath in 1864. Ten
children were born to them. five dy-
ing in infancy. Those who reached
manhood and womanhood are Albert
Currier, Eva Lowering, Maud Kim
ball (widow of Harry w. Walkerl.
Henry A., Jr.. Izora Devereux, wife
Of Harold A. Allan.
He always took considerable inter-
est in religious, fraternal and social
work. AS boy of IS be united with
the North Street Free Baptist church
in Bath, but later his membership
was transferred to the Bridgton Con-
gregational church.
He joined the Good Templars at
Bath in 1867; Joined the grand lodge
that year; was elected grand secre-
tary in 1868; was elected grand
worthy chief templar in 1875;
served as State deputy and as repre-
sentative to supreme grand lodge at
st. Louis, Mo-. Louisville, KY, and
Detroit, Mich.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-27

Delegates from this city to the
State Republican convention which
will be held in the near future in
Portland are as follows: Herbert C.
Libby. F. H. Rose, William Lanigan,
CHARLES H., Harrington. George G.
Hegarty. Raymond Lightbody, S.
Parker Foss. DR.. John G. Towne, Mrs.
Lillian Towne, Mrs. Alice Haskell,
Lillian @. Kennedy, Vivian Hunton,
Grace Wells Thompson, Arthur Graft
ty. Warren Moses, George Stobie,
Harry Hilton. William Jones, Cyril
Jolly. G: E. Glover. John Thomas,
A. F. Cyr, and c. w. Getchell. The
district delegation is made UP of Ed
win M. Foster, Z. c. Wardwel, H. B.
Holland. L. L. Alden, Carroll Per-
kins. Frank Roderick, j. A. Stewart.
Eva Hatch. Grace Buck Jones, julie
Letourneau, May l. Rollins, Fl. Mae
Lawrence. Mrs. Cora Fitzgerald. /. II.
Winter, Mrs. Carrie Sessions, Will
bur Lunt Harold p. Hayden, o. o.
Allen, Harry Green, Benjamin Beatty.
Clair Marston, Frank Robinson. /.
Wilbur Getchell and Henry Pooler.
DR.. Herbert c. Libby, mayor of Wa
teryille was elected chairman of the
State delegation which the chairman
OF the district delegation is State
Senator Edwin M. Foster,
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Name Students
For Honor Parts
WaterVille High

Miss Dorothy Donnelly Is to be the
valedictorian of the graduating class
Of the Waterville Senior high school
as she is the highest ranking men,
Der OF the large class. During the
four years that she has attended the
local school Miss Donnelly has MAIN
tanned an average rank of better
is Stanton Weed and he has been
chosen to give the salutatory. Other
students who have gained honor
parts are Ethel Rose, Edward Nc
Alary, Gerald Johnson. H. Evange-
line Marquis. Francis Thayer and
Louise Armstrong. Sadie Joseph,
Dorothy Lee and Clara Kyle deserve
honorable mention because of the
high standard of their work.
The record Of honor students dur
ing their years at the high school is
as follows: Dorothy Donnelly, High
School orchestra !, 2, 3, 4; Secre-
tary Latin Club 2; winner Caesar
vocabulary contest 2; president
Latin Club 3; writer of Latin Club
play 8; President Latin Club 4:
Alumni editor of Nautilus a. II.
Evangeline Marquis: Class secretary
!, 2: Representative Of English club
1, 2, 4. Executive Board of Ath.
Club 2. French Club 2, 3Vice- presi-
dent class 8, A. Vice-president Eng
lish Club 8. Treasurer Debating
Club 8. Literary editor Nautilus 4.
Winner of L. c. Smith. Underwood
and Royal Typewriter pins 4. Under
wood proficiency certificate 4. Man
ager Girls Basketball 4. Edward
McAlary: High School play 4. De-
batting team 8, 4. Tennis team 2, 8.
Band 8. Nautilus Board 8, 4. Ethel
Rose has been Treasurer of the Latin
Club in her first year. Vice Presi-
dent Of the French Club in her third
year; President of the. French Club
in her fourth year. Assistant Per-
sonal editor in her second year OF
the Nautilus. Assistant editor of the
Nautilus in her third year. Editor
in-chief in her fourth year. She en-
tered in the Junior Reading in her
third year. Winner of. the Latin Play
Contest in her third year. And she
won the first prize for her Latin
notebook in her second year. stan
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See Good Results
In Good English
Month at High School

Good English month which has
been observed by the students of the
Waterville senior high school through
March is now drawing to a close and
the good that has resulted from It Is
being evidenced by all the students.
Miss Dorothy Lee is the author of
another Of the forceful papers which
have been written as a part of the
observance Of the month and she
says:
"All down through the ages certain
languages have played very important
parts In the building up of nations.
Ancient Greece was made famous by
her literature. and even today we
have splendid examples Of it in HON.
er's 'Illiad and Odyssey" The Greek
language has formed foundation for
many Of our English words. Then,
when the Romans conquered practi-
cally all of the world known at that
time, Latin became the supreme Ian
guage. and this. too. Influenced the
English. Several centuries later the
French became powerful and that
tongue was spoken widely. Finally.
by drawing the best from these Ian
guages, English, which had its origin
among Anglo-Saxon tribes, enlarged
and greatly improved by the adop-
ZION anu aOaptatlOn OF terms Cnarac-
teristic of Greek, Latin and French.
We find in our English many deriva-
tives from all three of these Ian
guages.
This beautiful language Of ours,
drawn from such sources, Of course
does not sanction the various slang
expressions that have found their way
into our conversation. Many an old
Greek or Roman scholar would turn
In his grave to hear some of the pres
ent day vulgarisms. These express
sions are especially prevalent in Am
erica and many English people think
that all Americans use them in their
conversation. OF course, this is not
true, for many Americans scorn the
use of such language: but still there
remains large percentage Of us, who
could improve our English if we
would.
ut remains with us, Of this time
and generation, to live up to the ira
ditions of the English language and
especially of our own country. The
lives Of all of our great leaders, of
Washington in the Revolutionary
times, of Lincoln in the Civil War,
and of Roosevelt in our own time, can
teach us a great lesson in respect for
our country and its language, If we
will but study the characteristics of
these, our national heroes and emu
late their worthy aims.
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CHURCH NOTICES
METHODIsT TprsCOpA

10.
e. A. Pollard Jones minister: Morn.
ing worship at 1890: the Rev. Ralph
+. Lowe of Augusta will preach.
church school at IL noon; Junior
League ea at $50; Epworth League at
Borrowed Axes Mid-week seryiee
Thursday evening at 7.3O.
FIRST BAPTIST church. corner of
Elm and Park streets. Rev. Leopold
III. X. HasS pastor: Morning Worship
at l0.30; children's story will be The
Last Week." the sermon. ''The Jesus
OF ITlumph; evening worship at 7.3O,
"A Man with a Gold Ring" Crusaders
viii meet at r. M. intermediate and
senior Endeavor societies at $50 p. M.
Thursday at $50, the mid-week service
VIII commemorate the Last Supper of
our Lord.
FIRST coNaREaATIoNA1 church
Temple street. William Abbot Smith
Win sermon by the pastor; subject,
the sixth in the series on "The Ideals
or our Church." "Unsectarian Fellow
Ship church scool at noon; lenten
vespers at AIS: brief sermon by the
pastor on "Self-Control," the sixth in
Spirit" The half hour Of music will
consist OF an organ recital by tho
church organist. This will be the last
OF the organ recitals of the season.
The young people will meet at $40.
ADVENT CHRISTIAN church, cor
ner of Nudd and Pearl streets. T. ].
Cooi6roth pastor: Morning worship
at 1880 with sermon by the pastor;
subject, "The Bible Doctrine of He'll"
special singing; Sunday school at IL. so
with classes for all; evening prayer
service at $3.50 in class rooms; young
peoples meeting in the Adriel room
and the children in the pastors room
at the same hour: praise service at 7
with singing by the chorus choir: SER
mon at $50; subject, "The Rich Man
and Lazarus" Mid-week services at
100 p. M. Thursday.
GETCHELL ST. UNITED BAPTIST
church, Rev. BENJAMIN Beatty pastor:
"Discipleship;H i1.45 A. NJ. Sunday r9aS;
for boys and girls; $50 P. M. Chris,
tian Endeavor; 100 p. M, evangelistic
service; topic. THE Experience of a
iHighwayman." Special services will
urday excepted. The praise service
will begin promptly at 7.3U p. NJ.
st. MARKS (EFIscoPAL) church,
Center street, Sunday next before Eas-
ter palm Sunday-first day of Holy
Week.: 73O A. NJ, low celebration
and BLESSING, Of palms; $50 A. NJ.
munion and sermon: 1870 P. NJ, even
song and sermon. The annual 1istri-
button of palms at the close Of service
to. all the, faithful who desire to re-
ceive them: Monday 9 A. NJ: holy
flee and sermon; subject, "Caiaphas."
Tuesday, A. M, holy communion:
$50 p. NJ. penitential office and SER
mon; subject "Herod." Wednesday,
9 A. NJ, holy communion; 7.30 p. NJ,
Judas Iscariot."
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Health Talk Sunday

m. last health talk Of this season
4, anI be sNI given Sunday afternoon at
y, si sisters' hospital at 2.45 P. NJ, by
y Clarence F Kendall. the director
W w. Maine state department OF
LII. T and the subject will be Pre-
With I. the key note Of all the health
a Ks 50 far given has been cent, that t, Of 4
q. last talk of the year should be on
.so ~ - diseases which the general
. rSIH knows are preventable.
w Kendall, as head of the state
a.psrtmnet Of health. which deals ais
diseases in our state, is eminently
s.tsd 10 present this subject in an
l Is.s and authoritative way
~. md II il believed that this lecture
.sould be one Of the most valuable
The lecture begins promptly at 2.45
=
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MAI. HI. A. SHOREY
CONTINUED from Page One)

He was in charge of the Office until
1861, and he has been more or less
associated with the printing business
ever since.
He was one of the first to offer
teers in 1851. He would have been
the first, but he stumbled over a vat
of ink when the news reached the
Office and another man beat him to
the recruiting Office.
In November of that year he be-
came second lieutenant Of Co. B,
18th Maine, and served four years
and seven months as second, then as
first lieutenant, and captain. In
March of 1865 he was made brevet
major for meritorious service. at the
suggestion of Gen. U. S. Grant. He
served in the Department Of the
Gulf, in Louisiana, Texas and Flori-
da; in the Army of the Potomac,
and with Sheridan in the valley of
Virginia; and with the Army Of Oc-
cupation in South Carolina. He be-
came a charter member of the G.
A. R., and was much interested In
the organization all his life.
After he was mustered out, he
studied for few months in a Mass
achusetts book publishing house, and
then began his long career as a pub
Usher and newspaper editor. He
took over the Bath Daily Times. and
American Sentinel; next the Maine
Temperance Advocate, organ of the
Maine Grand Lodge Of Good Temp
lars, Of which he was grand secre-
tary; and in 1870 he founded the
Bridgton News. which he published
until July 1. 1928. when his young
est son, Henry A. Jr, became sole
editor and proprietor. His son had
been admitted to partnership on
1900, tho a part of intervening time,
he spent in Augusta, in the Office Of
the Secretary of State in Augusta,
and with the state highway commits
sion.
Over 90 Years Mason
Mai. Shorey was an Odd Fellow
and a Mason for over so years. He
was a charter member of the Pyth-
ian fraternity, and a charter member
and past chancellor OF Highland
lodge, but was obliged to sever his
connection in 1913. He was adjutant
Of the first G.. A. r. post organized
in Maine and A. D. c. on the staff Of
the national commander in chief, as
early as 1867. experimenting the
planting Of the order in Maine. He
was the first president of the Fiji
teenth Regimental Association, and
in 1890 he wrote The Story of Maine
Fifteenth. He was A. D. C. on the
staff of Gov. Sidney Perham, and
lieutenant colonel; one of the six
trustees Of the Maine Insane hos
pital, three terms of two years each;
and for a number of years an off,
cial In the Portland custom house.
All this time he continued his news
paper publishing interests.
Probably Maj Shorey won his
greatest distinction as an indepen-
dent thinker, whose editorials have
been quoted and commented on for
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Especial to the Kennebec JournaD
Fairfield, Mar. 26-The new
Lawrence high school building in
Fairfield which has been built dur
ing the past year to replace the edi-
flee lost in fire somewhat more than
year ago is to be dedicated next
Wednesday, The town suffered a
loss Of $150,000 when the old build
ing, considered the finest high school
building in Maine for town the
size of Fairfield, was burnt but the
new building is considerably larger
and more adapted to the needs of
the town. One of the greatest i'm
provements is large ell which in
cludes a gymnasium.
The principal speaker at the dedi-
cation exercises will be DR.. Au-
gustus o. Thomas, state commits
sioner of education. ~
Since the fire the high school
courses have been conducted in the
Fairfield Opera House. In spite Of
the great handicaps that have beset
the teachers and pupils at every
hand the school has progressed
steadily, much credit being due to the