Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-29
BELFAST.
Program for MsmoIid
Day Observance.
L. ". Pote Has Very Marrow
Escape from Drowning,
June Meeting Waldo County vsisr.
ans...comlng weddings.

Belfast. Me, May 2s.-(SpeciaD.-
Memorial day will be observed in THU
city on Monday, the 81. by the Thorn.
as H. Marshall Post, G. A. R., with ex.
ercises at Grove cemetery in the after.
noon and in the Belfast Opera house
in the evening.
The column will form on Church
street opposite G. "A. r. hall at P. NJ.
in the following order: 81
Marshal j. H. Stintson
Aides W. F. Langill and S. S. L. Shute
Belfast Band
Thomas II. Marshall Post, G. A. r., In
buckboards
Thomas H. Marshall Ladies Relief Corps
in buckboards
Young Ladies in buckboards 2
City Government in buckboards &.
Canton Pallas, P. NJ. No. I
Silver Cross Lodge. No. IS. knights Of
Pythias
The line of march will be as follows:
Church to Market street, down Mar.
ket to High street, down High street
to foot of square, up Grove to Con-
gress, Congress to Main and thence
to Grove cemetery. After the exer-
cises at the cemetery the column will
march down Main street to place Of
starting and disband.
The program in the Opera house will
be as follows: March, Royal Colors,
McFall, Belfast Band. J. Lee Patter-
son director; "Visions of the Past"
Bollison, band: reading of General Or
ders, A. w. Hassan. adjutant; roll Of
honor, May 50, 1908. to May 30. 1905
address of welcome; prayer, Capt. A.
E. Clark. chaplain; soprano solo, MRS
c. T. Read; address. Rev. Ashley Al
Smith; medley. "Recollections of the
War;" Boyer, band; singing and dril
by young ladies, conducted by Miss
Nellie Hall; tenor solo, Fred Hart.
reading, selected. Miss Edna Whitley
American medley march, Brooks, band.s
Comrades are requested to meet az
the G. A. r. hall at 10 o'clock SUNDAY
morning and march to the Baptist
church, where the Memorial sermoa
will be preached by the pastor, Rev
Arthur G. Roberts. The sermons n
the other churches will also be y
keeping with the day. -.s-.s~.
F. w. Pote. the local agent Of the
Eastern Steamship Co. had a narrow
escape from drowning' when the
steamer City of Bangor left the land
ing this afternoon. : He slipped ~.
throwing a heavy lire from the wharf
to a deck hand and fell into the water
A very high tide was running and
was with difficulty that life boat
was launched from the steamer anos
MIR. Pote finally drawn on board.
The agent, who is a man about
years of age, was badly chilled ana
pretty nearly exhausted when rescued
He was taken to his home In car
riage ard it is thought that he Will hos
suffer any serious injury.
The June meeting of the Waoo
County Veterans Association VIII
held June with Honesty Grange, MOT
rill. The hosts will furnish beans
bread and coffee. the guests to prlns
pastry. a.,
The wedding of Charles E. mon
Afghan of Belfast, son of Prof. i. T.
Monaghan of Gardiner. and Miss MAJ
tie, second daughter of John n. hur'
ley, United States inspector OF cat'is'
of Holyoke. Mass. will take place ~
st. Johns cathedral. in Holyoke' ealu
in June. The young couple VIII
to housekeeping in Belfast. IN ue
Staples house, % Miller street ".
Monaghan is at present the paruo
of ]. b. Waterman in the laundry OWE
mess. ,-,..h.
The wedding Of Ralph Oliver Cr'en
cit of Boston and Miss Irene Nicho,s
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. freuelM
Stafford, will take place in hoAuu."
Mass, at the home OF the p''u'
parents June 3.