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The Washington times., 1926-10-29
SHOOTING AT RAT,
FARMER KILLS Sci

KEWANEE. Oct 20. Shooting
at a rat in his garage with 81
caliber revolver, the bullet struck
nail, glance back and killed WI.
lam Powers. Ala farmer residing
south of Kewannee.
a wife and three children sur
vive.
The Washington times., 1926-10-29

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-08
Junior Exhibition
Program Given at
Junior Auditorium

The usual junior exhibition pro-
gram was interestingly modified in
the junior exhibition of the class of
1927 Of Coburp< Classical Institute,
presented yesterday evening in the
auditorium of the Waterville Junior
High school The affair, which was
coached by Miss Kathleen Craig, con-
sisted of the presentation of two
playlets, "A Minuet," by Louis N.
Parker. and ashes of Roses" by
Constance Darcy Mackaye, with an
entr'acte by four girls who in old
time costumes danced stately min
net.
The Misses Faylene Hodges of
Waterville, Faith Rollins of Wins
low, Helen Simmons Of Oakland, and
Lila Washburn of China. who ap-
peared In the internission minuet,
went through the forms and motions
of the old dance with all the grace
and precision required, and present.
ed a most appealing picture. They
were coached in their work by Miss
Harriet Pearce, physical director for
girls at the school,
Junior honors for the class of 1927
were awarded to Miss Ina Hussey, of
Winslow. Philip Priest, of Vassalboro,
Francis Shea, of Oakland, Miss Helen
Simmons,of Oakland, William Bailey
of Watertown. Mass. Miss Lila
Washburn, of China, Miss Faylene
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AH-KiWanis
Meeting Held at
ElmwOOd Monday

Members of the Waterville XII
wants club observed -Kiwanis
Night at their meeting at the Elm
wood hotel last evening. The pur-
pose Of the affair was to have every
Kiwanian in this nation and Canada
carrying out at the same time pro-
gram identical with that being held
at the International Kiwanis con-
vention In Montreal. While the club
in this city met at it's usual hour,
the club in California found it ne
cessary to hold their meetings at
o'clock in the afternoon.
/ To open the program one minute
of fellowship silence was observed.
This was followed by the singing of
one stanza from both God Save the
King and America" Professor
Ernest C. Mariner in a brief talk
explained the significance of ALL
Kiwanis Night, while the Kiwanis
creed was read by Walter Hinckley
Greetings from the international
president, J. c. Moss, were read by
Lawrence Trumbull.
The speaker of the evening was
Mr.. Murch Of Daytona Beach, Fla
Mr.. Murch said that although he
made his money at Muscle Shoals he
spent it all in Florida and he ex-
planned in a very interesting way the
work that the government is carrying
on at Muscle Shoals, depicting vivid
ly the mammoth power project that
is situated there.
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Especial to Kennebec JournaD

Especial to Kennebec JournaD
Brunswick. Me-. June Two Au-
gusta boys, Frank harrington and
Otis Kendall, will head the Bowdoin
student council next year. Earring
ton was chosen president and Ken
dali vice president at a student cleo
ton held this afternoon. The other
members chosen are as follows: Win
slow Pillsbury, of Portland, secre-
tary; Briah Conner, of Yarmouthport,
Mass; John Lord, Of Danvers, Mass;
Walter Morrill,. of Brighton, Mass;
Walter Whittier. of Bangor: William
Murphy. of Lawrence. Mass; Paul
HILL of Saco; Merritt Hewett, of
Augusta; junior members, Frank
Foster, Of Manchester. Mass; How
ard Mostrom, of Southmiddleboro
Mass. The following were elected to
the athletic council: senior members,
Frank Harrington and Otis Kendall;
junior members, Howard Mostrom
and Stephen Trafton, of Auburn;
sophomore members, Frederick Cakes
of Newton Highlands, Mass; Arthur
Davis, of Winthrop. Mass. was chos-
en- manager of baseball; Stephen
Trafton manager of track. and Paul
Bunker, of Montclair, n. j., manager
of tennis. Assistant managers were
elected as follows: Baseball, Hunt
lngton Blatchford, of Portland. and
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Crossing the Arabian desert from
Bagdad to Damascus in an automo-
bile with two drivers armed with
Lee Enfield rifles, touring Palestine,
climbing the Egyptian Pyramids, WIS.,
iting the supposed site of the Garden
of Eden at the point where the IT.
girls and Euphrates rivers meet,
studying the art gallerier of France,
lecturing in England, Glasgow, and
Edinburgh, training winning teams
in basketball and baseball in Burma,
and circumnavigatin the globe. are
few of the many experiences of v.
w. Dyer. who recently returned from
a tour of the United States and who
is to be a speaker at the Leadership
Conference at Lake Cobbosseecontee
from June IS to July 8.
Each year the conference makes 1t
point to bring the delegates in
touch with men who are actually at
work in foreign countries improving
conditions and building up a new CIV
ilization and Mr.. Dyer was unani-
mously chosen as one of the most at
tractive speakers available in the
country to handle this work this year
at the Leadership conference.
Mr.. Dyer was born in Cliftondale,
Mass. but was educated in Maine.
attending Coburn Classical Institute
and being graduated from Colby COL
lege with the class of 1915. At COL
lege his record was remarkable. for
not only did he earn his way through
while working on a farm in Oakland
and preaching in Trenton, but he was
graduated with Phi Beta Kappa hon.
nv
ton at Commencement. Mr.. Dyer
was also member of the track team
two years and a member of the Alpha
Tau Amega fraternity. In college he
took an active part in political cam
paigns. being one Of the leading
speakers for the prohibition platform
and he was an active supporter of the
late Governor Haines.
Later he graduated from Newton
Theological Seminary and was at
Camp Devons and Camp Bartlett
during the war, following which he
went to Burma.
While in Burma he was pastor of
large church at the same time
teaching Bible courses. coaching bas-
ketball in high schools mad lecturing
regularly at the Y. M. C. A. Student
camps and his school boy deputation
teams were soon able to demonstrate
that they could play winning basket
ball and baseball against the best
teams in India. These teams won
among the young men of Burma over
500 converts. 800 of them coming
from Buddhist homes.
At the Conference Mr.. Dyer's cour-
ses will be as follows: Athletics in
Burma" "The Price for a New
World" young Men and the Great
Commission" Being a Man," and
Health and Happiness"
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Athletic Awards
Are Given Out at
Senior High School

Athletic awards at the Waterville
Senior High school were made a few
days ago at a general assembly Of
the student body In all. 81 WIS were
issued exclusive of football the larg-
est in the history Of the school. 1t
is interesting to note that Wallace
Donovan, one Of the most versatile
athletes ever to wear the colors of
the local school. was awarded IA
letters during the four years he was
at the institution.
The awards were as follows: Base
ball-Donovan. Raymond, Taylor. De
Rocher, Buzzell, Campbell, Arnold,
Pooler. Hersey. Hurd, Johnson and
manager WEIGH; track-Wilshire,
Pooler, Parker, McLeary, Quinton,
Hallee, Jersey. Hurd, Johnson,
O'Halloran, w. Raucourt. Shaw, Dom
AVIAN Sleeper. and manager Sleeper:
tennis-Smith. McAlary, G. johnson,
McCraken and manager Sawyer.
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Senior Last Chapel
Exercises at .COburn

Senior last chapel exercises for the
class of 1926 of Coburn Classical In
stitute were held at $50 yesterday
morning in the gymnasium at the
Institute building which was doce-
Grated for the occasion with stream
ers of maroon and gold. The seniors
marched to their places first, being
led by the class marshal, Timothy
Ryan of Lawrence, Mass. Prayers
was offered by Brainerd Hardy Of
Smithfleld, chaplain of the class
The usual order of chapel exercises
was carried out, at the conclusion Of
which the presentation of the class
gift to the school took place. Dana
Simmons of Oakland. president of
the class. in presenting the gift, fifty
dollars to be expended for the bene-
fit of the school paper, the Coburn
Clarion, pledged to the school the
enduring loyalty and support of the
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BPW Club Notes

The BPW club met last evening
in their rooms with a good number
present to listen to very interesting
reports from the state conference at
Houlton, held last week. Mrs. Alice
c. Osgood gave a vivid account of
the rather unique methods of the
toastmistress at the banquet as she
introduced the speakers, and said if
one wants leafs" go to Houlton. She
found the club breakfast one Of the
most delightful of the conference.
Mrs. Ethel Daily, reported briefly
on the luncheon at, which time the
cup for membership was awarded to
the Augusta club Miss Mary Ho-
gan reported for the state nominating
committee and Mrs. Katherine Weeks
added some points Of interest.
1t was decided to ask the two IA
nous women lawyers of New York,
Miss Lena Madsen Phillips and Mrs.
Gantsburg to become honorary mem
bers Of the Waterville BPW. 1t was
also voted to invite the Winthrop
club to join the Central Maine club
on its proposed field day trip. Plans
are under way for an outdoor meet
ing for the club in the near future.
Among the exhibits brought from
I1OullOl Was Lie Key 10 the city
which was presented the delegates to
the conference.
Mrs. Florence M. Wallace gave a
description of the luncheon given by
Governor and Mrs. Brewster to the
members of the Maine to Florida
Pilgrims at the Blaine Mansion last
Saturday, when delicious luncheon
was served to the party from a table
ornamented by the loving cup pre-
scented to the governor on the return
of the Pilgrimage to Portland. Mrs.
Wallace reported that the party COM
ing from Florida would bring with
them band of so pieces so that if
they pass through Waterville they
will be heard if not seen.
Following Mrs. Wallace's talk a
group of very beautiful pictures of
Maine in summer and Florida in
winter were thrown on the screen.
Refreshments were served at the
close of the meeting.
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Van Ostrand Heads
Christian Scientists

Boston, June 7-[P)-Archie Van
Ostrand of Pittsield, Mass, was
elected president of the Mother
Church, First Church of Christ, Sci
enlist, today at the annual meeting.
The gathering was attended by 5000
persons from all parts of the world.
Mr.. Van Ostrand succeeds David
Newton Mckee in the Office of presi-
dent.
Other officers elected were: Clerk,
Ezra w. Palmer, Brookline; treasur-
er, Edward l.. Ripley, Brookline;I
first reader Judge Samuel W. Green.
Chicago; second reader, Miss Ethel
NJ. Whitcomb, Boston.
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ANNUAL CLASS
DAY EXERCISES
C0BuRN CLASSICAL

The class day exercises Of the
class OF 1926 of Coburn Classical In.
stitute were held in the Junior High
school auditorium yesterday after
noon, attended lby many parents of
the graduates and friends of the
school.
A prayer by Henry Hoxie, super
visor OF grounds and buildings at
the school for many years, opened
the exercises. Miss Helen Ruth
gaylord of Oakland, class historian,
tnen presented the class history,
tracing the activities and achieve
ments of the senior class from the
time Of it's entrance into the school
in he fall Of 1922 to the present time
OF graduation. AS is usually the
case, the graduating class had done
as much as, if not more, than any
other class enrolled in the school.
The class will. bequeathinr the
various properties Of the seniors to
the underclasses, and leaving to the
school their good will and best
wishes. was prepared and read by
Charles Peter Averka of Lawrence,
Mass.
The Misses Eleanor Burrill of
Wlnslow and Avis Ella Foster of
Winslow then gave the class proph-
,ecy, foretelling many strange and
amusing changes in the lives of
their fellow class mates. The proph-
ecy was given in the form of a fam
cied conversation taking place sew
eral years after graduation.
The presentation of gifts always
evokes a considerable degree of
laughter from the members of the
class as well as from the audience.
and this was again the case yester-
day, when Leland Baker Chisholm
OF Maiden, Mass. and Reginald Cook
Reed OF Hanover, n. H. called the
individuals to the platform in turn,
and presented to each some gift de-
signed to remind the recipient of in
cidents Of the days closing.
Further music by a duo of Colby
women preceded the reading of the
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class poem by its author, Miss AL
berta Louise Brown of Waterville.
MISS Browns poem, the theme of
which was love for the institution,
displayed no small amount Of metri-
cal skill, and was most pleasingly
given.
The address to the undergrad
yates was given by Roland Joseph
Cyr of Waterville. Mr.. Cyr urged
upon the students who will follow
the class of 1925 to preserve always
toward their school an answering
loyalty, to work with devotion and
sincerity for the sake of work, for
achievement rather than for reward,
and assured them that by thus liy-
ing they would be certain of ulti-
mate return and success. Mr.. Cyr's
article was well composed and well
delivered, and he made good i'm
preston on his hearers.
The class Grafton offered oppor-
tun1ty for another display of foren-
sic ability. Louis Brainerd Hardy
of Smithfield was the class orator.
He spoke concerning patriotism,
saying that love for ones country.
love of home. and love for a school
are all parts Of the universal patri-
otism. His Grafton was ably deliv-
cred.
The singing of the class ode clos
ed the exercises of the afternoon.
The ode, which was written to the
air Of the Prisoners Song, was the
work of the Misses Alberta Brown
of Waterville and Evelyn Grindall
of Winslow.
The officers OF the class are: Pres
ident, Dana Simmons of Oakland,
who presided at the exercises; vice
president, Ruth Herd Of Winslow;
secretary and treasurer, Louise
Murray of Winslow. The Com
mencement committee includes the
class president, assisted by Timothy
Ryan of Lawrence, Mass, Evelyn
GrindalI of Winslow, Evelyn Rollins
of Winslow, Reginald Reed of Han
over. N. H., and Ruth Hurd Of
WinsloW.
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class. Principal Drew T. Harthorn
accepted the gift for the school and
the board of trustees.
After the singing of another an
them, awards to the two men who
represented Coburn in the Lyford
prize speaking contest at Colby col
lege last month, Timothy Ryan Of
Lawrence. Mass. and Roland Cyr Of
Watervilles were presented. The
Clarion prizes, awarded annually to
the students in charge of the paper,
were awarded to Dana Simmons Of
Oakland, who served as editor-in-
chief of the publication, and Brain
erd Hardy of Smithfield. who was
business manager.
The awarding of letters and in
sigma for the various athletic activ-
tiles of the girls and boys divisions
Of the school was held.
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American. Legion
Discusses Plans
For New Property

Lengthy discussion as to what plan
the George N. Bourque Post of the
American Legion will carry out in the
renovation of its recently acquired
home on Silver street took up the
greater part of the meeting of that
organization last evening. Comrade
Hopkins. reporting for the home COM
m1ttee, said that next week a meeting
of the members of the committee Is to
be held at which time final plans will
be madei for the drive by which the
post Is to secure funds. The drive
will start shortly after the meeting.
Comrade Gaskell is making a report
on the Memorial Day observance said
that the post had found two graves of
World War veterans of which there
was orecord prior to the holiday and
these were decorated by the legion
aires.
Commander Choate read a member
ship bulltin which was of much inter-
est to the members, as it pointed out
that both the Waterville and Augusta
posts were in Glass A as far as mem
bership is concerned. In the three
year period from 1922 to 1925 the
growth of Bourque Post was 106 per
cent, while that of the Augusta post
was 1S5 per cent.
Comrade Barr told Of being present
at the dedication exercises of the piece
of land on Three Mile Pond of which
the Augusta post recently became the
owner. He told of the work it was
planned to do there and he said the
members of Bourque Post should give
both their admiration and support to
the Augusta legionaires. Next, Sunday
goodly delegation of local members
will go to the pond to help their Au-
gusta comrades in their task, and the
post plans to attend the get-together
of Kennebec county legionaires at
Three Mile Pond on the Fourth of
July In body. Committees were ap.
pointed to have charge of the pilgrim.
age next Sunday and on the Fourth.
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Class of 1876
Well Represented at
COburn Classical

The class Of 1875 of Coburn Gas
steal Institute will have so percent
representation at its 50th reunion
here tomorrow, for Mrs. Alice Drum
mond Owen of West RoXbury,
Mass, Mrs. Annie Perry Winslow of
Saco and Miss Alice Emerson Of
Squirrel Island have have returned
to Waterville. and will attend the
Commencement exercises of the In
stitute, to be held this afternoon in
the First Baptist church at 2.30.
They will also attend the Coburn
banquet which will take place at the
Universalist church at $50 this eve
ming, and at which all graduates,
former students and friends of the
school are urged to be present. Other
reunions to be held this year are
'hose of the classes of 1901, 1911 and
1921.
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Regular Meeting
Of Rotary Club

Horatio Earle, Of Detroit, Mich.
president /of the North Wayne Tool
Co., was the speaker at the regular
meeting of the Waterville Rotary
club yesterday noon. Mr.. Earle has
spoken before number of Waterville
clubs during the past two weeks and
he has always pleased his hearers
with his home-spun Vermont philos-
ophy and his pleas for the exercise
OF generosity and the Christian spir-
1t. Yesterday was no exception to
the rule and the members of the club
listened to Mr.. Earle with much in
terest.
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WinslOW Man
Pleads Guilty of
Liquor Violation

Lloyd Downes Of the China road In
Winslow pleaded guilty to charge of
illegal manufacture of intoxicating Ii
quor when he was arraigned in the
Waterville municipal court yesterday
afternoon before Judge Charles W.
Atchley. He was sentenced to pay a
fine of 5000 and costs of $50 and to
serve two months in Jail, with two
months additional in default Of pay
ment Of fine and costs. The sentence
was suspended and Downes was placed
on probation. for the period of one year.
Downes' home at Lambs Corner was
raided some time ago by Deputy Sher-
ifs Otis A. Allen. Oscar Haglund and
William V. Nash and a pitcher of corn
whiskey was seized.
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Waterville Man
Sentenced for
Manufacture of Beer

Holm Romeo Of Redington street
was sentenced to pay a fine of 5000 and
casts Of $50 and to serve three months
In jail, with three months additional
IN default of payment, after he had
pleaded guilty to a charge of illegal
manufacture Of beer when he appeared
before Judge Atchley in the municipal
court yesterday. The Jail sentence and
An. were suspended and the case was
continued until next September 1 be-
fore which time Romeo must pay the
costs.
Federal Prohibition Agent George B.
Lydic and Deputy Sheriffs William V.
Nash and Oscar Haglund raided Ron
cos home on the 18th of last month,
where they found number of bottles
Of beer.
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Hodges of Waterville, and Thomas
Parker. of Waterville.
Music for the intermission minuet
yesterday evening was provided by
Miss Evelyn Lydick of the faculty of
the Coburn School of Music. The
officers of the junior class are Will
lam Bailey, of WATERFOWL, Mass.
president; Miss Helen Simmons, Of
Oakland, vice president; Miss Faith
Rollins. Of Winslow. secretary and
treasurer.
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Trembley-Roberge

The marriage of Joseph H. Trempley,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joachim Trem-
bley Of Waterville, and Miss Divine
Roberge, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Roberge of this city, occurred
at the st. Francis de Sales church yes
terday, according to returns filed at
the office of the city clerk. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. Father
D. J. Martin.
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I.etourneau.Reny

Emile H. Letourneau. son Of Mr..
- Mrs ]. Alfred Letourneau of this
.,.v and Miss Alma Reny. daughter of
", ana Mrs. Abraham Reny of Water
.;,is were united IN marriage yester-
a. AZ the Notre Dame church, ac-
.oya,nr TO returns filed at the office
~ the city clerk. The ceremony was
rsrformed by Rev. Father Adolphe La
.reiv