Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-13

i lONS the SoHSS IHdL CneeT the soul,
1 love the thoughts that fame the
I love the prophets ringing note,
l love the faith bids hate depart
I love the hand that leads a child.
I love! And that's the better part
A Francis Walch.
| Augusta, Maine.
The Milo high school reunion Is
scheduled for August IA. A very
interesting program is being ar
ranged for the occasion.
Following two accidents, Dexter
is determined that the riding of
bicycles on the sidewalks must stop.
Arrests will be made of any bicycle
riders who disobey this edict.
John ]. Magee. track coach at Bow
doin College and Olympic trainer,
will be the speaker at the luncheon
meeting today of the Portland Lions
| Club at the Congress Square Hotel
| He will use slides to illustrate phases
| of athletic development in European
countries.
The Right Rev. John Gregory
Murray. Bishop of Portland. admin
istered the Sacrament of Confirma-
ton to a class of 1853 at ST. Demands
| church at Rockland at 1890 Mass
| Sunday morning. The church was
| crowded to the doors, and it was the
largest confirmation class ever in
this church. The churches of Thorn
aston and Camden were included.
The seventh annual reunion of
the Ball and Hanson families was
held at Atkinson recently at the
Ball Clark homestead. A picnic
dinner was served on the lawn and
very much enjoyed by ALL After
| dinner the business meeting was
held. Mrs. Ed Foley of Guilford
was elected president for the ensu-
ing year.
The annual picnic of the Aroos-
took Central District. Council of
Religious Education will be held at
Smiths Grove, Mars Hill, Wednes-
day, July 14th. Rev. F. w. French
of Portland, general state secretary
of the council and H. A. Tompkins
of Houlton, county president of the
district council will be present and
address the audience after lunch.
Headed by Capt. Wetherley, %
Bath youngsters marched through
Front street in that city Saturday
noon, bound for the Salvation Army
fresh air camp at Christmas Cove.
Each boy and girl had horn which
was blown Justify and some of the
| little people carried travelling bags
almost as big as themselves They
were happy lot as they made their
| way to the steamer for their two
weeks outing and at Boothbay Har-
Dor they were to be met by a launch
which would take them to Christmas
| Cove.
| An incident of the Fourth of July
| celebration at Kennebunk of more
than ordinary interest occurred
While Vice President Dawes was
| speaking. Miss Georgia Parsons of
kennebunk. a schoolmate and life
| long friend of the mother of the
| Vice President drove up in front of
the grand stand in her auto. She
was Immediately recognized by Mr..
Dawes who greeted her most cor
daily. After the address they had
| a very pleasant chat and the Vice
President seemed unusually pleased
with the meeting.
On Saturday morning Police In
spector O'Donohue of Bangor, visit
ed the boat house at the ferry slip,
| foot Of Union street, Bangor, to in
vestiGate conditions there in con-
nection with the occupancy of the
! loft by Leo Sullivan, who was held
on charge Of assault with intent to
kill on Patrolman Smith. and who
| now is in Jail in default of $4,000
bail. The inspector found that Sui
| Ivan had at hand piece of timber
there three feet long and about by
8 inches. with two spikes project
| ing at one end. This was placed
at the hatch opening where ascent
! was made to the loft by means of
a ladder and in convenient position
| to tip upon the head of any one
| going UP. There was also tub of
water, and nearby a can of gasolene.
Sullivan apparel to have a griev-
ance against all policemen and on
Friday night invited two patrolmen
to come and get him" while maxi
ing his way toward the ferry slip.
J At the county Jail Sullivan tore off
| Il
| to his head and informed the other
prisoners that they would get little
sleep that night CFriday) as he was
! going to make some noise. He re-
fused food then. but on Saturday
| night accepted 1t.
In observance OF the 10th ami
versary of the birth Of Major Cen
eral Henry Knox, the Knox Me-
mortal Association at the suggestion
| of it's president, Mrs. Herbert NJ.
Lord. wife of Director of the Bud
! get Lord, and also corresponding
secretary-general Of the National
! Society, D. A. r., is planning big
public meeting to be held at P. NJ,
| Saturday, July "a. at Watts hall,
Thomaston. The chief speaker will
| be Hon. Dwight F. Davis, Secretary
of War. Judge A. NJ. Spear, of
| Gardiner, president of the Maine
Sons of the American Revolution,
has promised to be one Of the speak
ers. Still another will be Winslow
Warren of Massachusetts,. president
of the Cincinnati. an association
which General Knox founded. con-
sisting of officers of the American
revolution and which has been con-
tinued by descendants throughout
! the years that have followed. There
can be only one member in a family,
Gen. Herbert NJ. Lord. director Of
the budget. is also expected to be
present. Mrs Lord as head of the
Knox Memorial Association will
preside. It is hoped to arouse inter-
1 est In tha erection ~ a memorial In