Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-09-03
NAMES SONS AND DAUGHTERS
A Chat About What They Are Doing
in Various Places.

Fred Davis. a former Calais boy, has
a good position with Il big lumber COM
rary III Wycliffe British Columbia.
Mr. and Mrs. ". H. Briggs celebrat-
Cd the 10th anniversary of their mar
riage at their home in Auburn, Au-
gust %.
Deacon Nathaniel NIilliken Of Bar
Mills, who has reached the age of 80
years. has been an active church MEM
ber for nearly - years.
Percy Montgomery OF Rockland.
who is in his S9th year. recently vent
by steamer to Warren to visit his
brother George. who is 100 years oil.
Mr.. Montgomery has Il sister who is
g.
Henry Morrill,, former Bath boy is
Sergt. Of Go. F, Fifth Massachusetts
Volunteers. and it is interesting TO note
that out Of a company Of 81 men, -
are Maine boys
John Valentine. Who was born in
Paris 80 years ago. and now engaged
i'll the greenhouse business in Denver.
Colo, Is on a visit TO his brother in
Portland, il being the first time in %
years that he has been in this state
Mr Valentine is accompanied by his
wife.
w. w. Treat, the Well-knOWn mining
man, who has just died in San Fran
cisco, Calf, was born near Bangor,
and began his business life in New
| England. He is said to have been the
first man who canned baked beans for
| ktt. L.,,IJ tn
armies one year and taught them the
art.
| Among the recent golden wedding an
| lliV""SaricS to be celebrated was that
! of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kemp at their
home in Otisticld. \ large number Of
people We're in attendance. An inter-
esting coincidence Of the occasion was
the presence Of Mrs. Eliza Grcenlettf.
whose Stth birthday anniversary fell
| upon that day.
| Robc"t G. Bisbee Of Bethel. who spent
five months last season in cuba, in the
employ of Il large sugar company IN
| the chemical department pf the mill,
| VIII this season 60 To Porto Rico.
| where he is to ill Il similar position.
Before going there he expects to spend
some time i'll Louisiana where he hu
previously been employed.
Mrs. Eliza \. Eedcll of Denver. Colo.
who for the past two years has been
| with Mrs. Emma Bickfurd in Norway,
!:ts recently started on the return trip
/ to Denver. Mrs. I:oIell ha~ been q
| great traveller ANA ha:> been nearly iii
Oyer I'll" Nnild. -.lthou%H she is ROW
| u !v:u" VIZ uEr @..n Has 10 h"-itnnty III
I'll :
Another MHinn woman. who recently
celebrated the 9jth anniversary of her
birth. is Mrs. Julia JOY of West BuN-
ton. Mrs. JOY is still in possession nl
oil her faculties, and il; aa eXcCedjaS-
iy industrious woman. She is an en-
pert with the needle, ana also knitS
She is also a great reader ana has read
the Bible through eight on ton times.
Andrew S. Sawyer. the veteran mar
ket gardener, recently celebrated hi
Seth anniversary birthday at his home
on Meeting House Hill, Portland. \
number Of his old ana young friends
called to extend congratulations among
whom was Mrs. Lucy y. Walton OF
South Portland who is also Sc years
old. having celebrated her anniversary
last month. Mr.. Sawyer is enjoying
good health ana is q very active mal,
for on" of his years.
Caroline Dana Howe, one Of Maine :
best known writer's. celebrated the seth
anniversary Of her birth at her home
in Portland. August a. Mrs. Howe he
gan 10 write when she was but Il
years If age, ana her first contribu-
| tions appeared in the Portland Tran
script. Several years ago the Massa-
chusct:s Society published volume of
her poems, which contained 200 pages.
ana III 1859, another book, entitled
".AshcJ From Flame ana Other Poems,
was ;,ubliyhcd in Portland. More than
80 If Mrs. H0We'si songs and hymns
have ',cen set to music, among these
| being Leaf by Leaf the Roses Fall