Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-21
Three Weddings Are An
nounced For Near Future.
Death Of Mrs. {. P. C|ough---
False RepoTtot Another Death.
Bakery Changes Hands...Engage.
ment Announced. .Personals.

Belfast, Me, Aug D.-tSpeciaD. Sever
al social affairs are planned for the near
future. beginning with the Dancing party
Friday evening in Memorial hall. given
by Mrs. Cecil NJ. Clay of Portland. This
Is an annual event and always one of
much enjoyment for the dancing frater
nifty. Mrs. J. W. Frederick will give a
Bridge party Friday afternoon in honor
Of Mrs. Elizabeth Wright Of Christ
Church, New Zealand. who is the guest
Of Mrs. John Quimby. public Whist
party is planned by the John Cochran
Chapter j. A r.. for Sept. 4. in Memo
rial hall for the bcnent of the chapter
Tables will be arranged for both plain
whist and bridge. Light refreshments
will lie served.
Three weddings are booked for the next
few weeks. TIE first that of Miss Edith
Farrar DuntOn, daughter of Hon. and
Mrs. X. F.. Dunton. and Prof. Charles
Dean Cool Of Madison. Wis. which will
take place Aug. % at the Dunton home
Cedar street. Another wedding on Cedar
street will be that of Mrs. Ella Dow
Critchctt and Frederick A. Stevens of
Rockland Mass. which will take place
at the home of the brides mother, Mrs
A. w Dow, on Wednesday, Sept. 9 Still
another Will be that of Miss Lena Eames
Leavitt daughter of Mr.. and Mrs George
Leavitt of East Belfast. whose engage
ment was recently announced to PeIley
d Stanley of Cranberry Isles. This will
take place Sept l.
The Duplex Roller Bushing Co. and the
Estahrooks shirt factory have shut down
for few days in order that the engines
may be repaired. They will resume Mon
day. ,,.,
The news which, was spread about the
city this morning to the effect that Mrs.
Edward S.. BoWker Of East Belfast had
died suddenly of heart failure was with
out the least foundation and inquiry at
the B"wker home by telephone resulted
in talk with Mrs. Bowker. who said
someone made a dreadful mistake. but
the many friends of Mrs. Bowker in Bel
fast have since kept the telephone busy
calling her to tell her how glad they are
that 1t was Il false rrmor.
Mrs Elvetta Partridge Clough wife of
the late Joseph Clough. died at her home
on Bay View street yesterday afternoon
She was nearly SO years of age and was
born in Prospect, the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Partridge. Three sons. l.
Thurston. Henry and Austin, and one
daughter, Mrs. Alva Jewett. all of this
city. survive. The funeral will take place
at T. N. Friday at her late home, Rev.
A. A. Smith Of the Universalist church Of
flciating
Mr. and Mrs George A. Levitte of East
Belfast announce the engagement of their
daughter Lena Eames. to Perley ID. Stan
ley OF Cranberry Isles. Miss Leavitte is
graduate of the Belfast High school
1902. and also of the Eastern Maine Stat.
Normal school. She has been a very sue
Cessful teacher.
The bakery firm of W. f. Jones & Co.
which has been doing business in the OPP
era House building for several years has
been sold to Alonzo II. AppIvn. driver on
the r. r. d. No. . Mr.. Appivn took
charge yesterday and will retain the
same corps Of bakers. drivers and clerks
". F.. Jones' who retires from the bust
ness. is obliged tcntfo so because of i'll
health. 90
A delightful clambake was given last
HiSnt on tile SnOfe IN East Belfast by
Mrs. f. s. Rowker in honor Of her niece,
Miss Cora .1ellison of Bangor, who with
her mother. Mrs. Frank Jellison, is a
guest Of Mrs. BOwker. Among the guests
were Miss Elsie Morrill, of Bangor, Mrs
Annie Ryder and daughter Thelma of
Roxhury Mass: Mr.. and Mrs. Albra
Clav. Mrs. Miles Jellison and little
daughter Vcrna Tom and Harry Bowker.
Miss Gertrude Patterson and f. s. Bow.
kfr After supper the party repaired to
the home Of the BOwkers and enjoyed
musical evening. Miss JellsoE. vino is an
accomplished pianist playing several
numbers which delighted her hearers
q Osborn Lord. who contemplates To-
eating in Eoston this fall. has offered for
sale his famous fast brush marc Little
Dot. which is one OF the most attractive
bits of horsehesh in the city.
Frederick A. Stevens of Rockand
Mass. is In Belfast the guest of friends
Mr.. and Mrs. George +. Kittredge and
little daughter Elizabeth left this morn
Ing for Ninalhaven. where they will spend
the weekend with Mr.. Kittredge's broth.
or, Charles s. Kittredge ard family at
PooIe's Hin farm
DR.. F.. r. Adams of Cincinnati. Ohio, is
the guest of his brother. Samuel Adams
Northrort avenue DR.. Adams is a poet
Of some note. several of his poems of
Maine having been published in local pa.
pers.