Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-02
The Memorial Program Is
Fully Carried Out.
Everyone, Old and Young, Join
In the Nations Tribute.
Death Of Edward l. vaiI...J. r. Pro.
venoal and Emma Cote Married.


rial day Monday was in accordance
with the program published in this pa
per last week. Contrary to the usual
custom there was no shower although
few drops Of rain fell in the after
noon when the services in the South
cemetery were being held, but not
enough to do any harm.
At l o'clock Co. E. under command
OF capt. B. !. Rice and headed by tho
q" r Military Band. marched to
Grand Army headquarters. Then fol-
lowed by Russell Post, the Relief
Corps and members of Wildes Camp,
>. Of w.. the procession proceeded to
the Opera house. where the following
program was carried out, the auditori
um being filled to it's capacity:
Prayer, Rev. B. B. Merrill; selection,
Co. Band: reading of orders and Lin
coins Address at Gettysburg, s. NJ
Sawyer. adjutant; singing, quartet
| composed of Elmer E. Harris, Albert
r. Smiley, Mrs. Emma G. Dunton and
Mrs. Mabel Bragg; singing. Webster
| Reyes (Mr.- Reyes responded to an en-
core); Memorial address, H. E. Web
| ster, senior vice commander Depart
ment of Maine, G. A. r.; singing. Tho
Flag" so school children; singing
quartet; ode. America" audience.
| The line was then formed ant
marched to the North cemetery vi:
| Water street and Madison avenue. L.
was in the same order as from head
quarters to the Opera house with tn.
addition that members of the Corp.
were conveyed in a barge and man,
of the veterans and town officials Wit
the local clergy were in carriages 81
Their prayer was offered by Rev Geo
Merriam and a selection given by the
| quartet.
From the North the line of marcel
was taken up to the South cemetery
Here special services were held j,
front of the soldiers monument b,
the Post. The school children san.
America" and prayer was offered b..
Prev. Robert Morris, pastor of the Firs
Baptist church. Returning 10 head
quarters the line was dismissed.
Joseph r. Provencal and Miss En-
ma Cote We're married at O'clOcl
Tuesday morning at st. Mary's chIrc
by their pastor. Rev. A. o. LacroiS, j.
the presence of large number of rela
| tives and friends. Fred Provencal. 4:
brother of the groom. was the hes
man, and the maid of honor was Mis-.
Jennie King of Watervlle.
At the close Of the ceremony wed
ding breakfast was served at the HON
OF the groom's parents on Leavit
street. The young couple left on tn
noon train for their bridal trip. Upo;
their return they will make their HON
in Skowhegan. boarding at first wit
his parents and later going to nous.
keeping. ~
| The groom is we'll known in town
| He is proprietor Of the Somerset ciga
factory and one of the young ant
progressive business men of Skowhe
gan The bride has been a residen
here for the past FIVE years and is
most popular young lady.
Edward r. Vail died at p. M. Sun
day at the family home on Pleasan
street He had been sick for the pas
| Is months and since last Novembe
had not been able to take a step. Deaf
was due to a complication Of diseases
Mr.. Vail was native of New Yorl
City. where he was born in 1860. He
was therefore 40 years old. He came
to Skowhegan about II years ago ant
was employed as q bookkeeper in the
Office of Levi w. Weston. Seven years
ago the present month he was mar
ried to Miss Grace. daughter Of tn
| late John A. Colby, who with two lit
tie daughters, the Misses Margaret ant
| Rebe. also several brothers and sisters.
survive. The funeral will be at II A
| NJ. today at the residence.
The annual reunion Of the 4th Maine
Battery Association will be held June
1G ir Augusta. Two members live ir
Slsowhegan, s.. Marion Mills, treasur
er of the organization, and Mark Har-
vile.
Levi Soucicr. landlord of the Fair
field House in Fairfield. Monday was
brought to town by Deputy Sheriff
Erophy. Several weeks ago he was
found guilty on a search and seizure
process and appealed. His bondsmen
surrendered him.
Miss Sarah Swain returned Tuesday
to Augusta. after passing Memorial
day here with her parents.
Miss Sadie Williams of Augusta was
the, guest over Sunday of Mrs. Myra
n Arnold