Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-22

county: Miss Hannah Buck, Orland, Han
cock county Miss Angie Moititt, Rock
land. KneN county; Mrs r. B: Sheaff'
Newcastle, I3incon county. Mrs. D. M.
Beach, Eangor, Penobscot county; Mrs.
Belle Foss, Dexter, Penobscot county :;
Mrs Hannah Page. Skowhegan. Somerset
Washington county: Miss Mabel r; Mat
|thews, belfast. Waldo county: Home,
Sec. Mrs 6 j. E Ropehs; B aaias S sec
Bangor; Treas, Mrs. ]. S. Wheelwrisht,
Bangor House, Bangor. Advisory com
mittee Mrs. c. H. Cutler. Bangor; Mrs.
c. A. Moore, Bangor: Mrs. Warren J.
Mculton, Bangor Auditor, John l.. Cros-
by, Esq. Bangor.
The meeting was very interesting, the
reports being especially encouraging. The
total amount of money. raised for mis-
sons by this branch during the past year
amounts to 80. of which Waldo coun-
tv alone raised s91G1 on this amount
lecture Twelve hundred dollars which
the Woman's Board pledged for the work
was raised. this being the first year that
the entire amount pledged has been fully
raised.
The talk Of Miss L. e. johnson on the
foreign department was exceedingly inter
esting. She spoke of the work In Snain,
Turkey. Africa. the Pacific islands. India,
the gospel is being preached by the aid
Of the missionary boards
Miss A. L. Kyle of Boston gave very
interesting talk on "Gimpses, of the
Years Work" The Woman's Board
reaches 10 fields of work.
Mrs. L. G. Partridge made an appeal
for the native workers in the foreign
fields, telling of the splendid work many
of them are doing. .
All are panied to learn of the critical
illness of Miss Ellen Stone in Chelsea
She was burned out in the late fire in
that city and is very i'll from the shock:
and at present her condition is considered
very grave. All her large collection of
presents and CURES collected in, foreign
lands were lost and with them the man
uscript for her book which she was pre-
pairing on her experiences in missionary
fields and her capture by the bulgarian
hrigands Miss Stone made many friends
in this city and vicinity last fall whom
she was here, and all hope for her speedy
recovery.
Freedom last night feeling pretty good
over their victory over the freedom
Academy team of that town. In spite of
the mighty. Sukeforth who pitched Tor
won out and after their defeat of last
Saturday they feel rather pleased Pei
fast's battery was Richards and Cunning
ham: Freedom Academy's Sukeforth ana
Sukeforth 5. Hits of Sukeforth II. of
Richards g. Belfast made two errors,
Freedom eight Cunningham made two
base hit and Richards got three-basger'
HY StpiC
Freedom ' ITO 2 o 0 0 0 0 % 3-S
The game in this city next Saturday be
tween the T. of NJ. Law School and the
Y,iNTtCy. A. of Belfast will be one of the
hest games of the season according 10 all
The funeral of Lucretia Mudgett,
whlov- of David Body of Jackson, will
take place at her late residence in this
civ at 1870 A. NJ. Friday, Rev. DAVID L.
Wilson of the North Congregational
church officiating. The remains. will. be
taken to Jackson for burial Mrs. Body
died early Wednesday morning at her
home on Court street. after a short III
ness. Mrs. Body was "a years old and
up to within a short time had enjoyed
good health. She was born IN Prospect,
the daughter of John and Mary t1pdam
Mudgett Her girlhood was passed IN
that town, when upon her marriage at
the age of IS she went to live IN Jackson
She married David Body and was the
mother of seven children, VINO Win one
exception survive her. STley are F1tz;. r.
A. Roody of Lawrence. Mass; DaEln "A.
of brooklyn, n. Y: Mrs. s. w Johnson
of Belfast. John II. of Rockville: q:
NaDoleon 3. of Medfield, Mass. and MIS-
Josephine Fogg of Brooks. Mrs Body
was a wonderfully well preserved woman
and enioyed life to the utmost, going out
every pleasant day, doing her own mar
lSetinc and keeping her own accounts
She was very intelligent woman and
brilliant conversationalist and well posted
on all the topics Of the day. The sons