Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-05-29
HALLOWELL.
Measles Aboard a Ship Programme for
Memorial Day.

The captain of the schooner tla' is unload
irg coal at Leigh & wingate's wharf, has
two sons with him i'll with the measles
A fine steam yacht came up the river Sat
urlay afternoon. making short stop at
Uallowell She halls from Boston.
While one of the busy housewives of our
city was about her work. Tuesday forenoon,
she slipped on her newly polished hard wood
floor. her left hand coming in contact with
A very hot cook stove, the consequence of
which was an exceedingly badly burned
hand and arm,
Mrs. Frank Brown and Mrs. Horace
Getcbell went to Boston Monday on the Star
of the East for a few weeks visit among
relatives and friends.
The programme for the observance of
Memorial BAY, THURSDAY, Way 30th, is as
follows: At A. NJ the procession will
form in front of city hall in the follo"iog
order Hallowell police, Marshal, Aids,
Augusta Band, Tiger Engine Co. No. t.
HalloweH Steam Fire Engine Co. No, 3,
lame. X Barnes Hook and Ladder Co. No.
|. Major Ro~ell Camp. sons of Veterans,
M a.. John B Hubbard Post, No 20, G.
AR. carriage with flwers, Mayor b +.
Warner as president of the day and city gov
pvDmt Mt III hIftt-fNf tttt - "a viz N'-S 49,
d,sahled comrades in carriages, citizens in
carriages. The route of the procession will
he down Second to Chestnut street, up
Chestnut to Middle, through Middle to Lin
coin down Lincoln TO Second, Second
IN Union, down Union to Water, through
Water to the cemetery. The exercises at
the cemetery will consist of prayer, reading
of orders and the decoration of soldiers
graves During the decoration the band will
Tendqr suitable selections, after which the
nroression will reform. march b. the way of
So-th and Second streets 10 the City Hall
and h, dismissed. The evening exercises
viii he held in Wilson Hall. The post will
meet at G. A. r Hall at : O'Clock and at
:. 80 will proceed to Wilson Hall, where
the exercises will be as follows: Prayer by
Rev. II. f. Foss: singing by quartette read
isu of orders by the sdjutaut of the post;
singing; oratiou by Elliott King, Esq, of
Portland singing by quartette; oeuediction
by Rev Mr.. Chase.
Mrs. Harry Getchell and little Helen are
visiting friends in Salem, Mass.
Parties who are in want of evergreen for
making wreaths or other decorations for Me
mortal Day can be supplied by notifying e.
n Morrill, or q ; Fuller. There are now
.hout 10 graves of soldiers 10 be decorated
which with those in the other cemeteries Wis
tied by the Post m Ike the number near,y iVo-
II is hoped that all citizens who nave Movers
will be willing to aid the eomraces OF the
r. in this observance by freely sending
in their floral offerings
The women's foreign and home missionary
sociatv connected with the VI. E Church
rnsst at the vestry this "Wednesday afternoon
ar a o'clock. All are invited.
/ A large congregation filed the Methodist
church last Sunday afternoon TO list n to the
memorial sermon delivered BY Rev. II. E.
Foss. pastor. John b. Hubbard Post No
20. G A. X with Major Ro~ell Camp, Sons
~ Veterans, No. 40. numbering in all about
20. occupied the front seats in the
hodv of the house. Both the Pos
s,d Sons of Veterans were in uniform. Tbs