Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-16
Mr.. and Mrs. 81. Whittier
Observe Goth Anniversary,
Remarkable ocenranee Quietly
Celebrated at Their Home.
Funeral Of Late Harry Pitts-..Per.
s0naI and Other Items,

| Fir and Mrs. S. l.. Whittier Of Spring
street were married so years ago
| Thursday in the town of concord,
Somerset county, on July Is, 1S49. the
ceremony being performed by Rev. Mr..
Hayden. Ten years ago Mr.. and Mrs.
Whittier observed their Golden ami
versary at their home on Pleasant
street. now occupied by Charles Green
and family. Then the event was made
a special occasion. a large party OF
guests were invited. including De Mo-
| lay COmmandery, No. 10, K r., of
which Mr.. Whittier is a member This
| year there was no public observance,
from the fact that Mr.. Whittier is
| sick, nor would there have been had
| he beer in his usual good health
Mrs. Whittier was born May IS, 1928.
| i'll Arson. Her maiden name was Miss
F,lmira Bennett and she was the
was the daughter of Stephen and Rach-
ell Bennett. Up to the time she was Is
years old the family lived in Arson,
then they moved to Concord. After her
marriage to Mr. Whittier they lived
for time in Pleasant Ridge, then in
North Arson and Madison, moving to
SkoWhegan in June, 1869, where they
nave SlltCc ilduc lIlelT nCIHe.
Mr.. Whittier is a native of Pleasant
Ridge plantation. where he was born
Feb. 8. 1923. He is the son of James
and Salley Whittier. In his early days
he was a farmer. Moving to Madison
he engaged in the blacksmithing bus
mess. Coming to Skowhegan for eight
years he drove the stage between this
town and The Forks. Then, up to the
time that he retired from active bust
ness, he was engaged in heavy truck
ing
Up to the time several years ago
when he met with an accident both
Mr.. and Mrs Whittier enjoyed excel
lent health. Mrs. Whittier now enjoys
perfect health and is able to do her
own work. One would not take her for
a woman over 65 years of age.
Three children were born to them,
two OF whom are now living. These are
Evandcr L. of Lewiston and Frank W.
of Springfield. Mass. A daughter, Lii
liam, died some 25 years ago.
The I1niversalist Sewing Circle met
Thursday with Mrs. E. F. Fairbrother
at her home on Madison avenue.
The funeral of the late Harry W.
Pitts was held at 2 P. M. Thursday
from the home of his parents on the
Watervile road, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
Pitts. Services were conducted by Rev.
y. B. Merrill, pastor of the -Congrega-
tional church. Burial was in the fam
lily lot in the South cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. w. F. Porter left
Thursday for Old Orchard.
Mrs. n. G. Hilton and little boy
| in, tor T ;eto
the guests of Conductor Hilton of the
Skowhegan- South Gardiner run.
Miss Margaret Daley of Waterville
was in town Thursday, the guest of
friends.
Miss f. A. Johnson of Portland is
the guest of friends on South street.
Mr. and Mrs. r. E. Abbott of Bos-
ton were in town over Thursday, the
guests of friends,
A. B. Lamb has just completed his
cottage on the east shore of Hayden
lake. 1t is located between that of Rob
ert Wentworth and Frank Swan.
Mrs w. S. Stinchfield and two chill
dren left Thursday for Peaks Island.
where for two weeks they will be the
guests of her sister, Mrs. Walter Pills
bury.
Among those who spend their vacation
in Skowhegan is Rev. Joseph Maccabee
Rubin, preacher, educator and author
Mr. Rubin is minister of the Reform He
brew church of Lima, o.. and Is also
pursuing postgraduate work at the He
brew Union College. Cincinnati o. He
is a graduate of the University of Wis
consin and has been for a year instructor
of German at the Wisconsin Academy.
Madison. Wis. He is the author of nu-
merous essays and short stories which
lappeared in Sunday American magazines
and newspapers. Dr. Rubin will occupy
the pulpit of the Centenary Methodist
church of this town next Sunday even
ling. July 49, and speak on ''The Belief of
Reform Judaism and It's Attitude To-
wards Christianity" He is master of
his subject and it is expected that his