Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-23

Mr. and Mrs. Bert McCoombs have
returned from Boston. They were mar
ried thcre the first OF the week Mrs.
McGeomhs was Mrs. Alice Giedhili
Seven years aSo sunday Rev. tieorSe
Merriam became pastor of the Beth
any Baptist church and he observed
the occasion by a Rally Day service
at tho church. Mr.. Merriam is consId-
cred one Of the hest pastors that the
church mas ever had, and has held
the pastorate longer than ans other
pastor except c Y. Hanson. u. D., who
was the first one called here. The
church WAS organized May l., 1891 Tile
church e5ifiee was dedicated an Eel.
10. 1890. The church has had only enc
other pastor besides tho two mention
ed. he being Dr. ". II Spencer.
Mrs. Harry Chase was in Gardiner.
Saturday. the guest of Mrs. Charles
Nichols
Miss Ethel Knowlton. teacher in
Coburn Classical Institute passed
sunday with her mother, Mrs. Oscar
knowlton. here's
Mrs. r. G. Tilton went To Brooldine,
Mass. Saturday, t. visit her son, {. w
Tilton, for several days.
Miss Ellen Peterson, teacher in Co
burn Classical Institute, passed sun
day with Miss Blanche Emory, here.
Manley w Turner. Il native and
former resident Of SlIowhegan, but now
engaged in the oil refining business in
the West. left, Saturday, accompanied
" his wife For the past five weeks
they have been in this vicinity. visiting
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with old friends MIR Turaer IS som
of John Turner, Il well-kno%n lumber
man Of the kennebec valley, who died
some 10 years ago MIR. Turner has seen
Skowhegan but once since he left here
| in ISIS, and as Manley Poeler took
| him for a ride about town in his tour
| ing car Friday afternoon. he had
very enjoyable time picking out the
ancient landmarks Very few OF the
business firms then here have even
transmitted their names to the Water
street houses. Mrs. Turner was Miss
| Emily F. Corson of West Athens, and
part of their vacation WAS passed With
relatives i'll that place.
Local boxing fans got big run for
| their money, Friday night. when John
t. Butler of Boston, welterweight
champion of New England, gave HoW1
ard Fisher Of Brunswick, all the pun
ishmont the latter could get away with
in siX-round bout. Fisher was game
and Kept the champion moving. but
seemed outclassed when it came down
Ito fine points. Butler had a terrific up
percut that seemed to land during
nearly every real mixup. The prelimi-
naries furnished all kinds of sport. too.
First. Albert Lessor and David Goul-
cite went on for three rounds. Both
boys are under H. but the crowd en-
| ioyed their efforts immensely. The bout
| looked very much like a draw. Morris
Currier and Ernest Matthews then
went six rounds, at the end Of which
the latter had very little to spare cur
rier had the advantage in both height
and reach, which told heavily against
Matthews every time he became care
less about his guard. The latter, how
ever. took an amount of punishment
that surprised even his friends j.
Harry Williams efficiated as referee,
and the program was so very sue
cessfui that the air is fun of plans for
another in the near future
Harry st. Ledger, who broke his
leg white playing scrub football re
Gently. was, Saturday morning, taken
to the Portland hospital for treatment.
Attempts to reduce the fracture with
the resources at hand had not been
| successful, and a Photograph of the
injury showed that further adjust
ment of the fractured bones was neces-
sary.
Blaine Emerson, George Lasky. How
ard Durrel and Frank Gould return
ed, Friday night. from several days
hunting along Alder stream, with one
buck ana three does. Gould got the
buck ard one of the does, while Dur
rell failed to score. The trip both ways
was made by blackboard, covering
about $50 miles in all.