Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-26
knights TsmpIar Own the
Town "Wednesday.
Deputy Sheriff Captures Of.
tenders After Long Chase.



day. 1t was the occasion of the long
heralded visit Of Dunlap Commandery,
No. 5, from the ship building city, the
fraters arriving on the regular 1875
train from Portland. After informal
greetings and a lunch in the banquet
hall, came the grand parade, as fol-
lows:
Platoon of police, Chief F. c. Dun
lap, commanding; Payne's Second Regi-
ment Band of Lewiston, F. G. Payne,
director, % men: Dunlap Commandery,
No. 5, go men; Co. E Military Band
of Skowhegan, r. f. Washburn. d.
rector, % men: George w. Cover, Pas,
Grand Commander Of Maine. Five Past
Eminent Commanders of De MOlay;
De Molay Commandery, No. 10, D. A.
Haig, Eminent Commander, s. men;
five hacks containing Sir knights.
The route of the parade was as fol-
lows: Up Water street and acros,
North channel bridge to Island avenue
and across South channel bridge to
Main street to Bloomfield common;
countermarch to Madison avenue to
Film street where short rest was held
at residence of eminent commander OF
De MOlav; then up Elm street to Pleas
ant to Madison avenue to Leavitt street
to North avenue to High street to
Court street to Water street to Coburn
park.
A the park lunch was served by the
members of Sunset Chapter, No. 3d.
.. e. S., after which the Communicates
proceeded to the Municipal building,
where fatigue uniforms were donned.
About o'clock cars were taken for
Lakewood, where sports were INDUCED
in.
At $50 came the banquet. The
speech making was of an informal
nature. At 8.15 performance was
given in Lakewood theater by vaude
vile company. At its close the Sir
Knights enjoyed two hours of social
Intercourse and good nights were said
as the clocks were Ginning II.
A large number of residences along
the line of the parade were decorated
and nearly every business place in town
gave evidence of hearty welcome to
the down river Sir Knights.
To the efficiently of the several COM
mittees was due the great success of
the first day of the pilgrimage. the
makeup of which is as follows:
General committee-R. F.. Sir George
W. Cover. P. G. c., chairman; E. Sir
D. A. Haig, Sir F. w. Buchanan, Sir
A. +. Merrill. Sir A. r. Jewett, Sir c. A
Ross. E. Sir w. H. Wildes, Sir w. r.
Elliott. secretary and treasurer.
Committee on Quarters-Sir A. P.
Merrill, E. Sir J. P. Oak, Sir B. A.
Sawyer, Sir f. G. Dunlap.
Cornmissary Committee--E. Sir w. H.
Wildes, F.. Sir A. G.. Blunt, E. Sir D.
H. Perkins. Sir w. p. Ordway, r. f.
Sir 6. w. Cover.
Committee on entertainment-Sir A.
r. Jewett, f. Sir ]. Wallace Blunt E.
Sir Forrest Goodwin, Sir c. r. Viles,
Sir G. NJ. Lancey, Sir F. w. Briggs, Sir
F. W. Bunker.
Committee on transportation. grounds
and baggage-Sir F. w. Buchanan. Sir
Bin W. Page. Sir George II. Plummer,
f. Sir d. A. Raig, Sir E. F. Fair
brother.
Committee on decoration-E. Sir John
c. Griffin. Sir NJ c. Viles, Sir c. A.
Ross. T.. Sir c. F. Ward. Sir G. K.
FOgg, T.. Sir G.. r. Sampson.
Sir c. a. Ross, Sir r. E. Jackson. Sir
G. w NASH Sir F. Nj. Benner.
De Molay Commandery, being the
only one in Somerset county, it's men,
bers arc quite widely scattered. But
from all parts of the county they came.
even as far north as Bingham and from
Hartland and Pittsfield on hte east.
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Josiah Hight Of Athens was in town
over Tuesday night. the guest of his
grandson, c. B. Hight. Wednesday he |
left for Bangor to attend the Eastern
Maine state fair. Mr.. Hight is 81 years
old and has not missed an exhibition
in Bangor within the memory of the
oldest inhabitant
Miss Avis Anti, employed as teach
or in the public schools at Manchester
by-the-Sea, Mass. left for that place
to resume her duties.
A bad leak was discovered Tuesday
night in one of the mains of the Skcw-
hogan Water Co. on Court street.
Miss Gertrude B. Moody left Wednes-
day for Suncook, n. II.
Charles North of Washington, r. L.,
Is a guest of MIR. and Mrs. Edward
Leach of West Front street. For
number of years he was in charge OF
the finishing room In the Marston
worsted mills.
Deputy Sheriff c. g. Adams arrived
here Tuesday from Jackman, having
in custody Ernest Nadeau of Dennis
town and Hrmenegil LeClair. claiming
Canada as his home. Both men were
committed to the county Jail for 30
days The charge against them was
the killing of deer in close time, the
date in the warrant being set as July |
%, 1908. Deputy Adams. who is also
game warden, had been on their trail
for over a year. but was unable to land
them until Monday. LeClair was ar
rested at the Jackman station OF the
Canadian Pacific Railway.
There were two others concerned In
the matter, Nadeau and Willard Clou-
tier, Deputy Adams saw two men leave
in a canoe. He at once mistrusted they
were the ones he wanted and started
after them in motor boat. Both were
arrested and tried together before JUS
tjce Herman w. Holden at Moose Riv-
er.
At frst the trio pleaded not guilty. |
but the evidence was so strong they |