Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-16
LINCOLN.
ALMA.

=. n barDrlck OF Portland was IN
town Wednesday.
II. NJ. Brickford of Dover. n. H., was
at F. L. Weeks Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gould of Free
port have been the guests of Mr.. and |
Mrs. Chester Plummer the past week. |
j. y. Jcwctts Friday.
A musical and literary entertainment
will be given by the Young People of
the Baptist church in Alma, Wednes-
day evening, Jan. %. Admission 15c.
Mrs. A. 3. Erskine is on the sick list. |
George +. Mcdonald went to Gardi- |
ner Wednesday.
a. B. Erskine went to Damariscotta
Saturday on business.
II. A. Simpson and daughter of
Damariscotta were in town Sunday.
Thomas n. Aver, Jr. has been visiting
his sister. Mrs. Joseph Genthner at
Glendcn.
G. w. Singer and Frank Decker of
DamariscOtta was in town Sunday at
South Jefferson.
Arthur Fish, wife and daughter Of
So. Jefferson spent Sunday at Wood
bury Parsons.
JEFFERSON.
In the death of Charles NJ Davis of
Jefferson. Maine, on Dec. s, 1906, the
community lost one of it's most IS
teemed and prominent citizens. H..
was born in Montville, Me. Jan. II,
1928. and was married Oct 6, 1857, in
jefferson. where he has since resided
| the greater part of his life. Common
cling with a very small capital, he en-
gagged in the lumber and mill business,
in which he WAS very successful, and
prosperous on account of his remark
| able energy. Mr.. Davis was twice
elected County Commissioner of Lin
coin county and twice served as rep
resentative 10 the Maine Legislature
| i'll the years '11-'72 and 1916.
In 1879 he went to Denison Texas,
where he established himself in bust
ness with his usual success. While
there he was elected councilman, and
twice alderman of the city of Deniscn.
He was also selected as one of the del
egateS from Texas to the National
| Convention in 1893. These various
positions of trust he filled with honor
and fidelity. being known as one who
! had the best interest of the common
wealth at hetart. In 1886 he returned
to Jefferson leaving his business III
Denison in the hands OF his son, Elmer
T.. Davis, and since then he made his
home with his son Frank 7. Davis to
| whom he had given the charge of the
lumber and mill industry. Among the
many benefactiOnS to the town in
which he lived, should be mentioned
the Gift of Il bell TO the First Baptist
Church, expensive scenery to the new
Grange Hall, and numberless privat"
gifts to the deserving poor. Mr.. Davis
was also liberal contributor 10 the
church, although :. Spiritualist in be-
lief During his last years. he bought
and laid out the grounds for q new
cemetery, named Fairview Cemetery,
where he was laid to rest. He was Il
member Of Willow Grange, and OF
riverside Lodge F. and A. NJ. and was
buried with masonic hOnors. He leaves
two sons Elmer f. and Frank T. Davis.
and two daughters, Mrs. Ella q.
Linscott. and Miss Annie f. Davis of
Warren, Maine. The whole commun-
ity mourn in his loss true friend. AMI
q generous and public spirited citizen.
Rev. +. H Rose supplied the pulpit
in this place last Sunday.
Oscar Thomas, passed away, last
Sunday evening at his late home He
will he missed in this vicinity, and also
in the Free Baptist church Of which,
he was faithful member.
Larkin Hopkins is critically i'll. and
/ I: i. tnI 10 &c f.
tended by Dr. Nash.
Doris Louise. the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Harvey Hilton, formerly of
this place. but now of Lewiston. died
suddenly last Thursday of pneumonia.
The parents have the sympathy of the
entire community, in their great sor-
row.
Re-. II. +. Wood, will give q stcre-
opticon lecture at the Trask meeting
house next Sunday evening, Jan. 20.
The two Sabbath Schools in this
place have united. and the Union school
was held the first Sunday in the new
year.
Granville Dodge of Augusta spent
Sunday with relatives i'll this place.
II. A. McCurda returned 10 Taunton.
Mass, last SATURDAY.
NORTH WALDoBoRO.
Victor Burnheimer went to Waldo
boro Thursday.
Hon. A. r. Reed of Waldoboro was
in this place Thursday.
Oman Achorn and Amariah Welt OF
winslow Mills were here "Wednesday
looking for cows.
Orman F. Ludwig of Orffs Corner
called On his uncle ]. c. Bogues at Will
low Lake farm Wednesday.
F.. c. league cut his annual supply
of ice on Willow Lake Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs William Flanders and