Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-12
MAINE PEOPLE.

DR.. Chester Wiggin, q recent gradu-
ate # Bowdoin College. has settled in
StOrington and has opened an office
there. DR.. WigGin is Il former football
and baseball man at Bowdoin.
Congressman lockwood Hoar. son Of
the late Senator Hoar, who died at his
home in Worcester last week. was a
summer resident of York Harbor few
years ago where the family occupied
the Whiting cottage.
Mrs. Mabel Freese bennett of Bangor
is the author of an interesting prac-
teal article entitled 1.-THE Selection and
Furnishing of a Home in the Novem-
Der number of Everyday HOusekeep-
ing and another entitled 1.-THE Dollar
Family in the current number of
Primary Education ..-. ..,..
Mrs. Eliza =. Applebee. who has just
died at ner home in Somersworth, n.
H.. vas a native of Maine, and was
born in Lebanon in June. 1905. Mrs.
Appliance WAS one of the Il charter
members Of the Somersworth Free Bap-
fist church. In 1924 she saw Lafayette
OH his second visit to America.
NIL anu ME. Lara NAL SIldll itCcHllS
celebrated their 50th wedding ami
versary at their home in Hebron. This
is the first golden wedding that has
been observed in that town for a num-
Der OF wears. During the day the
bride had on exhibition her wedding
dress. her mothers wedding dress and
her fathers wedding vest, besides some
very old pieces of furniture.
Jacob McGaw Haskell senior men,
Der of the firm Of Haskell: Adams &
Co.. wholesale groccrs in Boston, who
has just died at his home on Beacon
street in that city at the age of "a
years, was born in Garland. his mother
bpirg the daughter of the first white
Child born in Bangor. He went to
Boston i'll 1S49 and began as clerk in the
grocery store. From this he rose I'M
til he became the head of a prosperous
business.
Prof. Henry w. Hubert. formerly of
the Bangor Theological Seminary, has
arrived at his summer home in Hamp-
den from Russia, where he spent the
summer Prof Hubert will be en-
gagged for some time preparing his
IlottS anu HIS itl''il. iOi
Hubert started out the first of the
summer for Russia, to make a report
OF the work to be done there by Chris
tan bodies. 1t was non-Scctariar
movement and was made under the
auspices of the joint committee Of tho
foreign missionary boards of the United
States He met with great success ir
his tndeaVor and was cordially re-
ccivcd En- route home. Prof. Hulber
stopped in England and attended va
rious meetings.
Maine people will be interested in The
| engagement Of Morris w. knowlton
| formerly of Ellsworth, now of Sar
| Juan. Porto Rico. to Miss lone NJ
Stone. also of San Juan, which has jus
| been announced. The wedding is t
be celebrated in the Porto Rican CAPT
tai next Wednesday. Nov. IA. Mr.
Knowton is the son of John F. Knowl
| ton clerk Of courts for Hancock county
| He left Ellsworth about two years ag'
| to accept position in the department
| of education of Porto Rico, under r
| W. Lord, assistant commissioner of ed
ucation of Porto Rico. formerly Of Ellis
| worth. His advancement has beer
steady in the work assigned to him, un
| til row he is secretary and treasure
| of the University of Porto Rico. Whil'
| the home of Miss Stone is in West Vir
pinia, she went to Porto Rico at abou
| the same time as Mr.. Knowlton, as
| teacher having graduated from one o
| the colleges of her native state. Sn
| is now librarian in one of the depart
ments at San Juan, and is said to he ;
young lady of culture and refinement.