Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-04
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Go. E. Will Leave Monday
For Muster at Augusta.
Meeting Of Golden Rod l7lanCh,
/ S. S.--PIdns for Future.
". C. 7. U. Field Day Aug. 8.-The
Grange Meeting-.Notes.

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Professor James Franklin Collins OF
North Arson has resigned his position
as Assistant Professor of Botany and
Curator of the Herbarium at Brown
University to accept a position as For
est Pathologist in the Bureau "f Plant
Industry, Department OF Agriculture,
at Washington
Professor Collins was born at North
Arson. Dec -, 1868, the son of James
and Josephine tWitherelD Collins. ana
received his education in his native
town and in the schools of Providence.
He has been connected with Brown
University since 1894, and in 1906 re-
the honorary degree of Bachelor OF
Philosophy from that college. He Is a
fellow of the American Association
for the Advancement of Science, Il
member of New England Botanical
club, Josselyn Botanical Society. ~
merican Forestry Association. National
Geological Society, Rhode Island Hor-
tiealtural Society, ottawa Field Natu-
ralists Club. Association Information
ale DIES Botanistes, Rhode Island Field
Naturalist's Club and Sullivent Moss
Chapter. Sigma X1.
Prof. Collins has been a liberal con
tributor To scientific publications and
has written extensively upon botanical
and forestry subjects. He was senior
author Of Key To New England Trees, g"
and a contributor of numerous articles
| in botanical research in Bull. Torrey
Botanical club, Rhodera and Bryolo
gist. since 1898 as we'll as several artl
cles and all the illustrations in "Botan-
| ling" 1899. and 200 illustrations in
Gray's Manual Seventh edition. 1908.
NJ. p. Abbott. manager of the Maine
Telephone Company. was in town
Wednesday on business.
Miss Lottie Davis, after spending a
month in Portland with her sister. and
| in Boston. a guest at the home Of Will
| lam cakes. formerly of this place, re-
turned home Sunday.
Mrs. Elijah Alden and two children
| LETT here Wednesday for their home in
St. Joseph. Mo They we're aecompan-
| led by Mrs Alden's father. George +.
Snow who will spend the winter there,
Rev f l.. Hayward went TO Casco
Bay Wednesday where he will spend
the remainder of the week at his cot
| tage.
Miss Mary Ward a teacher in the
Agassiz School in Boston. Is spending
her annual vacation with her father,
Sumner Ward
Miss Celia Packard has been spend
| ing week at Birch Island in Cascn
Bay. the guest of Miss Ruth Hay ward
during her absence her place as cashier
l. aueurflpd
by Mrs George Plummer.
Charles Barnard, formerly of the
shoe firm of Green and Barnard and
of Rochester. n. Y, is visiting his
sister. Mrs William Stinchfeld. for
week.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Manson OF Gin
| ton spent Wednesday in town Visiting
their sister. Mrs. Mary F. Archer.
Norman Gould Of Boston is visiting
his parents. Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Gould
| for two weeks
Frank 7 Estes and his brother. f. F.
| Estes of Durham. are in Hartiand Wis
iting friends.
f. r. Mixer. who is revising the
routes for the 1872 Blue Book. and his
| brother A J. Mixer, were in town Mon
| DAY.
Miss Ethel Mitchell returned Tues
ldav morning from Jackman after
spending two weeks with Rena Nichols
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dana Foster of Water
| Vile. and Mrs. Colson with children
from California spent Sunday win
| Mr. and Mrs. John w. Steward
Mrs George Bowles. Mr.. and Mrs.
FREQ Connors. John Mitchell! ann 1ohn
Smith all from Lawrence Mass. are
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. "i'''ah'
Mitchell.
| w. IT. Paine will speak next SUNDAY
at the afternoon service in the Nal
bon's Mills schoolhouse. The young
ladies from the congregational church
will again assist in the singing
| Elliott Spear. Charles Alexander Al
Han Wentworth and Francis Friend OF
Custer. Jr.. Troop Boy Scouts. Went 10
Lakewood Wedne sday and will camp
there week
Wallace Martin has been visiting
in town the past week. on the re-
turn trip he took in his automobile
Mies Laura and Master Morrill, Hoxie,
who will visit at Revere Beach and al
| so at the nome VI 1VSSfi
Brookline, Mass.
| COMPANY f will leave here Monday
morning for Augusta for a lo-days
muster in Camp Plaisted Following
is list of the privates who will at
tend: Lewis w. Booker. Guy Booker
Morrill, Briggs. Gus Buteau. Charles A.
| blanchard. Morris Currier, John A.
Donahue, Harlie Dore. Lewis forsythe,
Maurice Moore, Alban Doucette J. II.
Taylor, Louis Treall, Periey Rowe,
Henry LeClair. John Hawkins Ernest
Kelly John Halves. Harry Staples.
Irving Soule, Chester Perkins, Walter
Perkins. Charles f. Palmer, Bert Larry,
| Roy Pray, Elmer Green, Maurice
| Green, Clifford Reed. James j. Gilbert,
Jack Green. James Galway, Elmer
| GAMER.
Golden Rod Branch. |. S S, held it's
| first regular meeting for the beginning
of another new wear at the MunicipaI