Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-11
Death Of Miss Jane BiCk-
ford, Aged Resident.
The Big, New Railroad Bridge
Now Completed.
A. P. Turner, a Prosperous Farmer,
Dies Suddenly.

at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Dinsmore on East Front street at the
age of 81 years. Funeral services
we're held Monday at II a. NJ. Rev.
George Merriam of the Bethany Bap-
fist church officiating Intermcnt was
i'll the South Side cemetery.
Miss Bckford was born in Skowhe
gan and had always lived here. She
was the daughter of the late Rev.
Samuel Bickford. who was for many
years pastor of the old Christian
church. the building being situated
where the homestead of the late Hon
F.. p. Page is situated. She was a sis
Ter of the late Samuel Bickford. who
was for many years "a merchant here
and who in the latter years of his life
was in partnership with his nephew.
Harry DinSmore. One sister, Mrs.
emily Dinsmore of New York, sur
wives. She was member of the
Bethany Baptist church.
Miss Allie Goodrich, who went to
the Sisters Hospital at Lewiston a
few weeks ago and was operated on
for a serious attack of appendicitis.
has returned home After a few weeks
she will resume her position as clerk
in the confectionery store of Ned Fl.
Lambert Her place is now being
taken by Miss McIlwrath.
Mrs Mary Leighton will leave
Wednesday for California. where she
will spend the winter. She plans also
tC spend at least part of the coming
summer there
If with interest that vi 1c
of Miss Lizzie Hussey learn that she
was one of the prize winners in the
short story contest of a Boston paper
last week. The title of her story was
/ Judging by Appearances" The char
acters of the story were a doctor, his
| sweetheart and small boy. Miss
Hussey is winning considerable success
in writing. Her contributions appear
quite frequently in the different peri
odicals. Miss Hussey returned last
week from Portland, where she under
went an operation for appendicitis
Her many friends hope for her imme-
date recovery.
The marriage intentions of Peter
Turcotte and Mary Louise Provost are
recorded at the town clerks office.
Nelson Jones of Worcester, Mass.
has been in town for few DAYS. the
guest of his brother, Freeman Jones.
The highway about three miles from
here on the Canaan road, including q
long hill, has been rebuilt. 1t has been
fnacadamlZed, drained. new bitches
MADE, culVertS put in, and is now one
OF the best pieces of road that can be
iound in the county. The work has
ben in charge of Street COMMISSIONS,
Edgar l.. Ford. A deputy highway com
missioner was here last week and re-
ported that this was one of the best
pieces of road found in the State.
Kew George Merriam spoke at the
rood Will church Sunday afternoon
o over hundred boys of the Good
VIII rome. AT o'clock he spoke to
the boys of the Y. NJ C. A. here. the
subject of his talk was the sInvest-
ment of Life" During the day he was
speaker at six different services.
Miss Ethel Merriam, student at
Colby College. was in town over Sun
day. the guest of her parents. Rev
and Mrs. George Merriam
A. z. Turner, one Of the most pros
porous farmers in this section. died
Sunday at Blackwell Hill at the age
of 81 wears. He had been sick only
about week with acute Indigestion.
tie IS survived by a wife and three
children. Mrs. p. E. Graffam, Cor
ham. N. H.; Miss Nellie. a clerk in
the store of r. G. Clark. Madison.
and Elmer. who graduated from the
Madison High school in June. Mr.
rnrner is well known throughout this
part of the State. He has been q
'eader as a farmer. having lived 20
years in the town of Madison where
he died.
George Day, student in Hebron
Academy. WIS in town over Saturday
and Sunday. the guest of his parents
Mr. ana Mrs. c. w Day.
Miss Iva Jackins of Houlton was in
town the latter part of the week call
ing on friends. She is now visi+ir--
her sister, Mrs. Watson at Good Will
Farm.
The Helen Coburn Missionary So
ciety of the Bethany Baptist church
will hold its first meeting at the
home of Mrs. Newton Caswell on
West Front street Friday at p. M
This society was named in honor of
the late Mrs. Helen Coburn.
The semimonthly meeting of tho
Clementine Weston w. c. r Il. win
ne held Tuesday al 3 P. NJ This
is an important meeting and a num-
Der of important subjects will be dis
cusscd.
DR.. Byron ingalls, of Foxboro. Mass.
spent Sunday at the nome of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. I. Walton. He and Mrs. In
gals with their baby returned to
their horne Monday
Miss Florence Steele of Madison is
taking Mrs. Ethel Nights place as
teacher in the High school during the