Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-24
Funeral Of Late John 0,
Ward Held at the Home,
High School Boys Win from
Pennington and Watervi||e.
Local Items and News Notes OF
Personal Interest.

Arthur Wood returned Saturday to
Portla nd. after visit here with his pa
rents. Mr.. and Mrs. F.. A. Wood. He
has jus: accepted a position as CASH
Ter with the Casco Bay and Harpswell
Steamboat Co.
F.. G. futile was the guest of rela-
tives in North Arson over sunday.
j. A. Goodrich. who mas been in town
on business, returned Saturday to st.
Adams.
Rev. B. E. Merrill returned home Sat
urday from Portland. where he attend
ed the Laymen's convention.
A. J. Pomlow. who has been visiting
in Augusta. returned home Saturday.
Mrs A. Armstrong of FoxcrOft ar
rived Saturday and left at once for
East Madison to visit her mother. Mr..
and Mrs. Armstrong were former resi-
dents of Skowhegan.
Hoyt Austin of Augusta. who is en-
plOyed in the job room of the Somerset
independent passed Sunday with rel
ativeS III that city
Skowhegan Aerie. No 145.. +. O. e..
Friday night elected new chaplain
and board of trustees.
Mrs. Adam simpson returned fIhta!
from a visit in Portland.
r. T. Patten. city editor Of the SOM
arset Reporter. was taken suddenly
sick late Wednesday afternoon. There
We're symptoms of appendicitis and at
first an operation was deemed neces-
sary Saturday Mr.. Patterns condition
was much improved and the attending
physician is Of the opinion that no OPP
Grafton will be necessary. He is a very
sick man. however. and is under the
care of a trained nurse.
Owing to the absence of the pastor
Of the Bethany Baptist church. Rev.
George Merriam. the pulpit was occu-
pied Sunday by Thomas Thompson.
Prof. and Mrs. Roy l.. Marston and
their guest, Henry Thompson of New
Haven. Ct. have been at Parlin pond
on a fishing trip. They made the trip
by auto
Mrs. Mary Bean and her daughter.
Mrs J. H. Currier. We're guests of
friends in Waterville Saturday.
Mrs Sarah p Flint, who has been
making her home for the past year
with Mrs. Helen \. Howard, left Sat
urday to visit friends in Pennington.
The Misses Ethel Merriam and Sadie
Pennell were the guests of friends in
>Waterville Saturday.
The funeral OF the late John o. Ward
was held Friday at the family home on
Ward hill, Madison. Services We're con
Quoted by Rev. Mr.. McCollar. Burial
was in the cemetery in that town. The
bearers we're Henry Merrill, X. A.
Withee. NJ. .Simons and NJ. Salley.
There was q very large attendance.
J. r. Holman of Athens was in town
saturday.
Dr. and Mrs w V. Philbrick of Troy,
\. y. passed Sunday at Hotel COburn.
DR.. Philbrck has been frequent visi-
tor to Skowhegan in years past and at
one time was a patient at the Anidro-
sis sahitarium.
The Bellmcre cottage on the east
shore Of Madison pond has been sold
to f.. r. Goodrich.
Mrs. p. Fl. 5. Vaughan of Portland is
visiting her sister. Mrs. G. Edward
Durrell.
Mrs. Annie Loomis returned Friday
from visit in Waterville.
Miss Ethel s. Walton arrived home
Friday from visit in Boston.
Skowhegan High put it all over the
team from Pennington. representing
the Little Blue school. Friday after
noon at Fairview park. The score was
90 to 5. The features We're the heavy
batting for the home team and the
pitching of Reeo, who famed IL men.
Lewis also played great game at
short. For the visitors Anchutz field
ed we'll and Sanders caught good
game. The score:
Innings , s
Skowhegan 4 6 ! 5 x-o9
Little Blue . 0 3 0 0 . o. )
Hits-Skowhegan Is. Little Blue T.
F.rrors-Skowhegan 4. Little Blue ~.
Batteries, Reed and LaCasce, Abbott,
Young. Whipple and Sanders. Umpire
Jones
Russell Post. No. 96. G. A. r.. Rus
soil Kelief Corps and Camp Wildes. No.
Is. s. of ". attended services in body
Sunday at St. Mary's church. High
Mass was sang in parts by the resi-
dent pastor. Rev. FIR. A. o. Lacroix
The sermon. given in English was by
Rev. FIR. Narcisse Charland of Water
vile. pastor of St Francis de Sales
church. 1t was a brilliant address and
greatly pleased the veterans. Fa-
ther Charland spoke for As minutes.
He gave history of the Catholic
church from its foundation up to the
present time and paid glowing trib-
ute to the boys in blue, whom. he said.
mad this country what it is today by
preserving the Union. There was a