Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-27
P|TTSF|ELD.

| What came near being a bad fire oc-
Cured Sunday afternoon in the Grace
| Roger rent, Libby street. occupied by
Winn Taylor. From fire which caught
| in chimney, thimble was blown out in
| an upstairs room and some clothing which
hung near the chimney was burned, and
| besides several articles in the room be-
ing burned the carpet was practically
ruined. On discovering the smoke Mr.
and Mrs Taylor by quick action sue
| ceeded in putting out the flames without
| the aid Of the fire department.
The funeral services of the late Gancelo
Willis. whose death occurred Thursday
| at the age of rs years, was held at his
| late home in Detroit at 10 A. NJ. Sunday.
Rev. ]. W. Webster Of Newport ofticiat-
| ing. The interment was in Pittsfeld viii
| lage cemetery. Among those present
were a son, Fred Willis Of Augusta, a
| daughter, Mrs Lewis of Auburn, and the
| following relatives and friends from this
village: Mrs. j. H. Willis, Miss Daisy
Willis, Lorenzo Willis, Mr.. and Mrs. B.
| S. Mathews, Mr. and Mrs. George W.
Willis and Mr. and Mrs. Laforest Patten.
| The deceased was born in Pittsfeld, the
son Of James and Hannah Dates, Willis,
| who were among the early settlers of
| this town. He was a veteran of tine Civil
War a member of the LIST D. c. and the
| list Me. Cav, and during the service was
| taken prisoner and lodged in Libby pris-
on. Besides the son and daughter men
toned. a widow and son, Fred, who
| lives at home, survive.
| Miss Addie f. Davis of Appleton, who
! has been at the home of the late Post
| master Oramel Murray in the capacity
of nurse for the past Is weeks, returned
Saturday to her home.
Two applications for membership were
| received by Pittsield Grange Saturday
| evening. An invitation was accepted to
attend Divine service at the Universalist
| church Nov. l. Arrangements were made
| for the sale and supper in Grange hall
Wednesday afternoon.
President A. ]. Roberts of Colby Col
legs will deliver an address before the
| members Of the Tuesday Club on Eliza
beth Barrett Browning this afternoon
at the Jrniversalist vestry
James Daily, Jr, of Waterville, who
passed Sunday here at his home. enter
| tanned Frank Ward of Gardiner from Sat-
| ilrday until Monday.
Doris Webber of Portland is in town
| at the home Of her aunt, Mrs. o. S. Has
kell. where she plans to pass the winter
| Mr.. and Mrs. W, S. Hill of Portland
have taken rooms for the winter in the
| 0. S. Haskell house, Somerset avenue.
Mrs. Sylvia Taylor of Burnham visited
here over Sunday with relatives
Tie remains of the late Charles II. Lib
1,xy Of Dntr ~~,l,~
| Saturday at Mooseiead lake by cutting
| his throat. arrived here on the late after
| noon train Monday. accompanied by his
half-brother, o. f. Libby of Detroit, and
DR.. +. A. Porter of this town. who with
| Ira Clark, II. l.. Woodbury. and NJ. H.
Burns Of Pittsfield and Aaron Libby Of
| Detroit, a half-brothcr to the deceased
| comprised the Sabattus Club who went
to Moosehead lake Friday to enjoy their
fifth annual hunting trip. All the men,
! bers returned home Monday afternoon
! The remains were taken to the undertak
| ing rooms of ]. N. Martin. where they
remained over Monday night
The particulars of the shocking suicide
are as follows: The party left here Fri
day morning. arriving at their camp Fri
| day evening, all in best of spirits, snd
saturday morning set about making
ready for their enjoyment ard comfort.
| .. =. Libby and Ira Clark in a canoe
went to Kineo. distance Of seven miles
to get some tarred paper to cover the roof
of the camp. and Aaron Libby and ME-
| Burns went into the woods for game,
| leaving DR.. Porter. Mr.. Woodbury. and
| Charles Libby to fix up the camp. Every
| thing was going on finely Messrs Porter
and Woodbury. were busy carrying in
boushs for beds and Mr. Libby was saw
ing wood apparently in the best of spir-
it's While inside the camp Porter and
Woodbury. heard groan and imm ediate-
ly found Mr. Libby in a dying condition,
having cut both jllgular veins with a Jack
knife. which he drove three-qualters of
| an inch into a log after the deed
Monday morning the sad party was
conveyed to Birch Point by steamer, con-
Meeting with the steam cars at that point,
and the body. accompanied by O. Z. lib
by and DR.. Porter. reached home by way
OF Oakland
The funeral services will be held at .
O'Clock this afternoon at the home of O.
| f.. Libby, where the deceased made his
home. Rev. +. S. Walker, pastor of the
Universalist church. will ofI1ciate
il. L. Douglass, superintendent of the
Milo schools. has received a letter from
Andrew Carnegie. in which Mr.. Carnegi,
offers to give $4,000 for the purpose o
erecting library building if the town will
provide a suitable site and raise $500 an
nually to maintain tine library The prOp