Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-06-15
PITTSF|ELD.
Last. Chapel Exercises, at
! maine Central Institute.
The Alumni Prize Speaking
Held Monday Evening.
Deaih Tuesday Morning Of Mrs.
Emma J. Folsom.

The Alumni prize speaking at NJ
c. l. Commencement occurred in |
Powers hall Monday evening. The |
parts were all finely given, giving |
hard task to the judges to choose one |
superior part from the others. The
program: Music, Hunters Orchestra;
prayer, Rev. f. X. Jordan; THE Nah |
Without Country Hale. Hayward |
T. Parsons; "A Soldier Of France
Ondia, Anna NJ. Dodd American |
Citizenship" Calvin, Everett Hurd'
1.-THE Other Wise Man." Van Dyke
Dorothy Drake; "Emmets Last
Speech" Emmett. Charles P. Daily;
music: 1.-The Conversion Of Marcus,
Wilson Barrett, Una NJ. Cornforth;
THE Call of the Wild" Jack London
Frank K. Kennedy; Joe" Josephine
Spencer, Martha Drake; Cartons
Sacrifice" Dickens. William E. Bur
ton; Jack O. lantern" Wiggin. Gwen
dolen Griffin; music.
The prizes were awarded to MISS
Dodd and Mr.. Parsons. The Judges
who were Prof. F.. B. Condor Of Wa
terville, F.. w. Halliday of Newport,
and Miss Caro- Murray of this town
gave honorary mention to Miss Griffin
and Mr.. Daily. Walter r. Haseltine
acted as marshal for the evening.
Mrs. Emma ]. Folsom died at her
home on Railroad street Tuesday
morning, after a lingering sickness
with consumption. Her age was 60
years. 10 months, "a days. She was
the wife Of the late Joseph Folsom Of
Palmyra. whose death occurred about
five years ago She made her home
here for the past two years, but pass
ed nearly her entire life in Palmyra
and vicinity. Two nephews. Charles
Jenkins of Boston and A. B. Thomp-
son Of Gardiner, and a niece, Mrs w.
f. Rackliffe of Newport, survive. the
two latter being with her at the time
of her death.
Captain and Mrs. w l.. Ross went
to Bangor Tuesday to attend the
Grand Army encampment and the
Women's Relief Corps convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Patten, Mrs. J.
NJ Folsom and Mrs. Mary Phillips,
members of the Stephen Davis Post
and w. r. c. will go to Bangor to-
day.
The last chapel exercises at NJ. c.
l. for the year occurred Tuesday
morning at Powers hall. A large
number Of visitors were present,
among those present from out of
town being Rev. S. c. Whtcomb of
Bangor and Rev. J. ]. Hull of Lewis
ton. Irving Loud. president of the
graduating class, presided. Remarks
We're made by Mr.. Whitman. Mr.. Hull
and Prof. +. y. Landman. A largo
portrait of Rev. Mr.. Whitcomb was
presented to the school by the grad
uating class. which was accepted by
Rev, f. X. Jordan in behalf of the
board of trustees of the school.
Mr.. and Mrs Lewis Nutter were
receiving congratulations Tuesday on
the birth OF daughter Irene Ada.
s. NJ Raymond has sold his resi-
dence on West street to Fl. r. Cool
idge of this town and his father, r.
w. Coolidge of North Livermore. the
new owners to take possession in Au-
gust
Mrs Will Seekins and little child
Of this town and her mother. Mrs.
Mayo BickmOre of Troy, left Tues
day for months visit with Mrs.
Seekins' sister, Mrs. John Richmond
In Woodstock, VT.
Mrs. Horatio Morrill, went to Win
necook Tuesday for few days visit
with her brother, George Varney.
Mrs. Garfield Horn, who has been
visiting here and in Canaan and ST.
Adams. returned Tuesday to her home
in Lowell. Mass.
Miss Helen Foss of Dexter was the
guest Monday night of Miss Dorothy
Drake
DR.. w. Claire Brown of Waterville
was In town Tuesday on professional
business.
Mrs. G. f. Kimball of this town
and her daughter. Mrs. Stanley Bur
rill of Fort Kent, We're in Bangor
Tuesday
G. H. Morse, who was in Portland
Monday on business. was in Water
VILE Tuesday.
Rev. S. c. Whitman. president of the
trustees Of Maine Central Institute. ar
rived Tuesday to attend Commence
ment exercises. While in town he |
will be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. |
Coffin.
w. r. Hunnewell left Tuesday to
attend the Democratic district con-
State convention to be held in Au-
gusta today.
Miss Amy Porter, who has spent a
few days in town with her parents,
Dr. and Mrs. E. "A. Porter. will re-
turn today to Lewiston, where she is
I member of the graduating class at
Bates.
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.