Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-19

row dark and they wanted to sleep
md know that she could not escape
hem The next morning they TOOK her
ind marched her through the woods to
,aratunk, where they gave her some-
hing to eat for the first time. Then
.hev marched with her through to Que
zee but, fortunately for her, her great
beauty and pleasing manner excited
he sympathy of the English soldiers
md by some means they had her con-
Keyed back to her people, where she
afterwards remarked and reared a
'amily of children. , I
Scion today stands forth as one OF
he most beautiful and picturesque
villages on the Kennebec river. Each
and every one of us, as citizens ought
| O. feel proud Of Scion. We have two
church societies, the congregational
and the Methodist. The first church was
quilt in 1897, then a union church. It Is
aid that the pipe organ in this church
vas the first church organ ever brought
into Maine. 1t was once used in the
Chestnut street church in Z. Portland
md was bought by some of the. clti-
ems of Scion many years ago. the
Methodist church was built in 1859.
Our schools are also a credit to the
.own, as we are now able to fit our
Dung people for colleges. II
When the Civil War broke out Scion
sent her share of brave boys in blue.
Many returned, but each year sees the
'anks growing thinner. Many others
never returned but lie in unmarked
raves in Southern soil. aas,.r3
We. have quite a number of Revolu-
ionary soldiers buried in town. 1t is
he special work of the d. A. r. to find
hose whose graves are unmarked and
mark them with a marble tablet and
rot allow them to remain neglected.
If our improvements have come slow
V they have come surely. We have our
concrete sidewalks and electric lights
which have gone far towards the i'm
,rovement of the town. The pulp mill
It Caratunk Falls has been the means
If many new houses being built in our
own and otherwise improving 1t in
many ways.
The committees VINO had in charge
he arrangements for the celebration
worked faithfully and we'll, as is evil
iCilSSu wv Tic SIdHu SuCCcSS VI lOudy
observance, every part Of the program
arranged being carried through with
)ut hitch, even the athletic program
being carried out despite the downpour
Of rain. The officers and committees
we're as follows:
Pres, Mark P. Pollard; Sec, Mrs.
Mabel D. Magoon: Tres, Elizabeth A
Coolidge.
For parade-Mrs. l.. w. McIntire,
Gray, Mrs. F. A. Ray, Mrs. e. L. Paul,
F. A. Vittum, Mrs. F. A. Vittum, Miss
Ethel French, NJ. H. Andrews. c. A.
Paul, Moses French, A. w. Starbird.
Fred Magoon, Azel Jones, Zina Norton,
Moses Townsend, A. c. Head, L. F.
Roardman, l.. L. Patterson, Marion
Wilmington. Jennie Goodwin. NJ. E
Manson, Dr. Bates, Mrs. w. A. Bates,
Bertha Whipple.
For Oration-Mrs. L. F. McIntire, N
r. Sopcr, Turner Boswell. L. S. Mer-
rill and Mahion Patterson.
Historian-Mrs. S. F. Greene.
For music--Dr. S. F. Greene. Mrs. s.
F. Greene, F. s. Longley, Mrs. P. S.
Longley Mrs. Azel Jones. Mrs. L w.
McIntire, Miss Lottie Smith and Mrs.
Anna b. Buswell.
Sports and games-Mahjon Whipple
Azel Jones. Fred Magoon. Thomas
Tuscan, Arthur Rowell, L. w. McIntire,
l.. L. Patterson. L. s. Merrill Jacob
Goodwin, l.. A. Stinchfield. Oliver
Irvine, T. ]. Young, Edwin Starbird,
Charles Wilmington, Herbert Board
man, Lester Hilton, New McIntire,
Robert Wilmington, Myron Jewett.
For advertising-Miss Lottie Smith,
Mrs. NJ E. Manson, Mrs. w. H. Soper,
Mrs. Aston Rowell. Mrs. NJ. L. French,
F. s. Longley
For fireworks-W. II. Soper John H.
Rowell, L. l.. Patterson.
For soliciting-Mrs. J. G. Spaulding,
w. E. Drury, A. c. Head. Moses
French, P. S. Longley, Mrs. F. A. Ray,
Mrs W. s. Cram, Miss Mary Wilson,
w. r.. Soper.
For transportation-W. H. Soper.
For reception-Mrs. S. F. Greene,
Mrs. Azel Jones, Mrs. Turner Boswell,
Mrs. Flora Pollard, w. S. Cram, Nah
Ion Patterson, d. S. York, Mrs. Moses
French, F. A. Coolidge. David Rowell,
A. w. Rowell. Mrs. Walter Cross. c,
A. Paul.
Devotional exercises-Rev. w. A
Meserve, Rev. j. A. Wilson.
On order-E. l.. Paul, Fred Curtis
A. w Starbird, J. A. Tuscan.
Badges and souvenirs-C. A. Paul. M
p. Pollard. Mrs. M. E. Manson, Mrs.
Jennie Greene.
For decorating-Mary Wilson. Amy
Merrill. Edith Wilson, Sadie Smith. o
p. Badger, Walter Fentiman, Ernest
Fentiman. Leroy Rowell, Charles Row.
ell, Thomas Tuscan, Wiley Tuscan
Charles wilmington, Marion Wilmington
Guinsvere McIntire.
Girls spOrts-Angie French, Ger
trude Merrill. Matte Young, Millit
Young, Guinevere McIntire, Gladys
Starbird, Chispa Rowell. Marion
Whipple. Lula Jewett. Bertha Paul
Alta Gray, Amy Merrill, Floy Wilson.
The presiding officers of the severa
societies in town were appointed to
arrange to have their orders represent
ed in the parade: F. and A. NJ, Ernest
Paul; Q. E. S.. Mrs. F. A. Ray: l. 0. o.
F., D. S. York; Rebekahs. Mrs. Mile
Wilson; Modern Wcodmen, VIM. Nc
Farlald; r. N. of A., Mrs Cora Muir
ply; p. of H., Grant Witham