Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-09
High School Seniors Award
1various Glass Parts.
Funerals Of Late A. N. Thomp-
son and Richard v. Brown.
Madison Man In Jail on a Liquor
case...personaI Notes.

The Seniors of the Skowhegan High
school at meeting held Monday night
elected the following to graduating
class parts: Class history, Miss Cert
rude Emery; prophecy. Paul Murray;
will, Elroy LaCasce; poet, Rhena
Nichols; presentation of gifts, Milburn
Fowler and Edith Nutting; statistics,
Abner Mitchell, Omar Badger. Miss
Katherine Kenne and Miss Florence
Withee; committee on graduation, oGr-
don Bragg, Abner Mitchell and Miss
Myra French ode. Miss Marjorie
Smith. The class decided to have 4
banquet and arrangements were left
in charge of the graduation committee
Milburn Fowler was elected toastnas-
ter.
The funeral services of the late A. NJ.
Thompson We're held at the home on
Summer street at F. NJ. Tuesday.
Rev. George Merriam officiating. The
remains were escorted to the cemetery
by the members of Russell Post, G. A.
r., and Relief Corps. Interment was at
the South Side cemetery. The bearers
were Everett T. Goodrich. r. +. Par
ker. Frank Pencil and George PishOn
The remains of the late Richard W.
Brown arrived on the 5 F. NJ. train
Monday from Somerville. The funeral
services were held at z. NJ. Tuesday
at the Maine Central hotel, Rev. b. p.
Merrill Of the Congregational church
officiating. There were many floral
gifts about the casket A large num-
Der of the citizens Of the town were
present. The interment was at the
South Side cemetery. The bearers were
J. P. Clark, Frank Thompson, Lyman.
Jewett and r. F. Parker.
The stores here were closed from
o'clock to Tuesday afternoon in re-
spect for the families of the two de-
ceased.
The Marston WOrsted mills nave
shut down on the night work and are
running only the day crew. This
change was necessitated by the COM
pany changing from the lightweight
work to the heavyweight work.
The funeral services of the infant of
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Ellis We're held
Monday forenoon, Rev. George Mer-
riam officiating.
Mrs. Adam Simpson who has been
visiting her brother, j. II. Byron in
Phillips, has returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Ordway went
to Portland Tuesday for few days
visit.
Judge F. f. Lawrence went to Nor
rldgewock Tuesday to act as steno-
graphic reporter at the meeting of the
assessors who will make an appraisal
on the toll bridge. They will deter
mine the amount the town shall pay
the stockholders in order to make it
town property and free" bridge.
Frank Cossendine of Madison is in
tho county iail. having been arrested
Monday and given hearing before
Trial Justice C.. o. Small on the charge
of liquor selling. He was found guilty
and sentenced to serve two months and
pa a fine of 800 and costs and in de-
fault of payment GO days additional
Cossendine tried to furnish bonds on
an appeal but was unable to do so
Word was received here Saturday by
Manley Pooler from his son Fred in
Jamaica that he would arrive in New
York Thursday on his way home
While in Jamica Mr.. Pooler visited
ranch that contained $1,000 acres and
bad 10000 head of cattle upon it.
Miss Edith Lewis, who has been Wis
ting Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Ingalls, in
FoXboro, Mass. arrived home Monday
night.
Hon. E. N. Merrill. who has been in
New York City and Baltimore for a
week. returned home Monday night.