Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-02
MAINE PEOPLE.

Jerry Neville, q well known member
of the oath company, stationed at Fort
Mckinley in Portland harbor, has been
promoted to ordnance sergeant and
has received orders to proceed to the
Philippines.
Arthur c. Shorcy of Bath has sailed
for Hongkong, China, where he will
enter the Office of the International
Banking company. Since his gradual
ton from Bowdoin he has been with
this company in London, Mexico and
Now York.
Mr. and Mrs. Selden A. Sterling of
Gorham have announced the engage
ment of their daughters. Miss Irene
Sterling to Mr.. Morrill, Allen of this
city, and Miss Athene Sterling to Mr.
n. Ward Thompson of New York.
Both weddings will take place in the
spring.
William l.. Dodge, son of Rev. and
Mrs. A. D. Dodge of Waterville, who
has been employed by the New York
& New Jersey Telephone company at
Newark, n j., has been promoted by
the company and is now wire chief of
the largest division in New Jersey, the
make his headquarters at Dover. n. ].
Miss Jennie Weather. of Farming
ton, 4 teacher in the public schools at
Fall River. Mass, has been invited by
a friend, Mrs. Leary, to take Medi-
terranean trip. Miss Weathern is u
most worthy young woman, successful
and popular teacher. a graduate of the
Pennington Normal school, 1891. The
ladies sailed from Boston on the Ro-
manic. Jan. so; they will also visit the
Holy Land, returning to Boston, May
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Mr. and Mrs. Frank f. Parker of
Biddetord announce the engagement of
Miss Lydia L Tobin of I;iddeford to
Anselm Ross of quebec. Miss Tobin is
a graduate of the Trull Hospital
Nurses Training school and since lcav-
ing that institution has made her home
with Mr.. and Mrs. Parker She has
been successful in her professional
work and has been busy practically all
the time since she completed her train
ing. Mr. Ross is a druggist. He has
been in charge of drug stores in West
brook and Sanford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robinson Williams of
Portland are making preparations for
an extended trip to Florida, the South
and West, and then to san Francisco
where, from which place they VIII take
the steamer for Manila in the Phillip
pines to visit their son Stanley, who is
cashier of the international Banking
c.. at that place. They will remain in
Manila for several weeks and then SAIL
for Japan and China, visiting each of
those countries. Returning home by
way OF the continent and will tour i'll
France, Germany, Italy and spain.
taking in England, Scotland and Swe-
den. Their itinerary will take them
ABOUT two years v
Arthur W. Waldron. Il Portland
young man, who has been for the past
two years engaged in work upon tho
Panama canal. sailed from Colon, jan
20, on the steamer Panama, for New
York, and will arrive in Portland in a
short time. On his trip to Portland
Mr.. Waldron will have n double pur-
pose. to visit his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Holman ID. Waldron and to become
married The bride is Miss Ella Ger
trudc jenkins of Dorchester, Mass.
and the wedding will take place in that
city on Feb. ,. Mr.. Waldron gradua-
ted from the Portland High school in
the class of 1901 and for the past two
years has been IL civil engineer in Pa
mama, working on the big ditch" and
now has six weeks leave of absence.