Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-16
Body of An Infant Found
In SebastiCOOk Stream.
No Evidence as 10 Identity OBJ
tanned and Remains Buried.
Fire in Burnham, Mr.. Going Rob
bed OF $500 and Watch.

Sunday afternoon two boys. about
l. wears OF age discovered the body OF
a gin infant on the east side of Sc
basticook river near the gravel pit be-
low the cemetery They notified Of
fieer n < Corey who notified Deputy
Sheriff : H Frost the two found the
body as the boys had stated. The body
was examined by Or. +. \. Porter and
the matter was turned over To the
selectmen From indications the body
had been in the water about month.
Authority was obtained Monday for a
burial of the body. Nothing has been
discovered as To the identity.
Rev. T. : Walker has been engaged
TO give tie Memorial address in
Canaan on Memorial day
Miss Maud Bracket of Waterville
passed sunday with her mother. Mrs.
Mary Bracket.
About midnight Saturday night
Deputy sheriff s II, Frost received a
telephone message from man giving
his name as Walter Going. asking Mr..
Frost 10 come ta Burnham TO search
for a robber. ar robbers. who. Going
claimed. had taken 5000 in money and
n gold watch from his clothing while
he was asleep in the Durham rail
road station Sheriff Frost declined to
go To Rurnham the town being out of
Somerset county. on Monday no trace
had been found of the parties who
took the articles. Mr.. Going claimed
Burnham as his home and was going
to Waterville TO work.
About noon. Monday. fire broke
out on the roof OF the hotel in Burn
ham and caused considerable damage
to the roof and the upper story. Be
cause of the high wind several small
fires were started in the vicinity but
were quickly put out. The hotel prop
erty IS insured.
Mrs O. z. Libby Of Detroit and her
sister, Mrs, Olive Clement, who lives
on the Newport road received the
news. sunday 81 the critical condition
Of their father, Irving Thompson who
suffered a shock at his home in Cur
wensville. Pa, Friday Mr.. and Mrs
Thompson had made all arrangements
to leave Monday for several weeks
visit with relatives in Nebraska.
News has been received here Of the
critical condition of Arson Jerrard
who left Caribou Several weeks ago
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John Jerrard were 10 locate.
Pittsfield Grange Saturday afternoon
conferred the First and Second de-
gress on seven candidates. \ snort
musical program was given out for
Saturday evening. May %. The meet
ing will be in charge of the young
ladies. who are arranging a special
program
Master Daniel Getchell IS the pos
SCISSOR Of a very handsome Western
pony which arrived Monday from Ban
gor.
Robert Corey. a Western salesman,
is in town for few weeks visit with
Mrs Corey.
Air. and Mrs. Haines. and Mr.. and
Mrs. T. F. Getchell made an auto
u.otile trip Sunday, to Bangor ana
Ola Town. in Mr. Haines new car.
cecil Written left Monday for Bos-
ton where he will have employment
MIS-. D. w Parks of Portland ar
riyed in town Monday for few days
business visit.
Miss Ada Stevens and friend Of
Augusta spent Sunday with Miss
Stevens mother Mrs. Eva p Stevens.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. p Files Of Gin
ton were guests Sunday Of Or. and
Mrs. =. NJ. Griffin
George Howe, IT.. of Caribou, a
Senior student at the L. Of NJ, who
was in Waterville SATURDAY to witness
the track meet. visited in town sun
Gay with Rev. AMI Mrs. +. S. Walker.
Mrs. f. L. Barnes spent Sunday
in Bangor with Mr.. Barnes who has
been employed there few weeks.
Nj. and Mrs Charles Tibbetts, who
live in the west part Of the town.
have legally adopted child from the
Orphans Home in Augusta and have
named her Hlda Ray Tibbeits.