Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-09
Twelve Hogs Averaging
Weight450Ibs. Shipped.
Meeting Of Town committee
Of TO-" Next tuesday Night.
Births, Deaths and Marriages OF
January-.chai About Town.

Mrs. Martha (PratD Wells. wife of
the late >Royal Wells, died in Clinton,
Tuesday. at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Arthur Holt. She had been SICK
for some time. She was born in
Clinton and would have been IS years
old Feb. g. She was the daughter oil
the late Asa Pratt, Sr. Besides her
daughter, Mrs Holt. she leaves three
other children: Mrs Selden Manson,
Clinton Mrs. George Barrett OF
Schenectady, n. Y, and Burton OF
Waterviile. She also leaves one
brother, Asa Pratt. Jrp of CLINTON.
She was a member of the Free Bap-
tist church at Hinekley. Funeral
services will be held Friday at p. NJ,
at the home of Mrs Holt, with Rev
J. r. Saunders of the Free Baptist
church at Clinton village officiating.
w. 3. Whittier shipped from this
station, Wednesday. twelve hogs that
averaged $50 pounds each and the
heaviest one Weighing $50 pounds.
The next regular meeting of the
Golden Rod Branch. l. l. s., will be in
the municipal court room, Thursday.
Feb. Is. There will be a roll call and
q Valentine party.
daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Emil Berthold sFeb. 2.
card from A +. Bison, who with
a party is touring Europe and is now in
Rome, states that he will be admitted
with two others of the party to an in
terview with the Pope, Monday.
Arthur Merrill. student at Bowdoin
College, is visiting his parents, Rev.
and Mrs. B. B. Merrill. for few days.
Rodney Mcdonald of Boston, was
here, Thursday, in conference with the
members of the Senior class of the
High school relative TO their trip to
Washington in March. He went from
here to Madison to confer with the
class there.
daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs Fred L. Moody. Jr., Feb. s.
There will be an exhibition in the
Library Parlors. Feb. 2122, by the
Eunice Farnsworth Chapter. d. A. r.
The exhibits will consist of articles of
household use and wearing apparel of
the early years of the last century in
Guiding also many relics of the first
settlers of the town. The proceeds
are TO be used in purchasing bronze
tablet to mark the landing place Of
Benedict Arnold here while on his ex-
petition to Quebec in the fall of ITS.
Vital Statistics.
Following are the births recorded in
this county in the last week. A son
to Mr.. and Mrs. Hadiey Richardson.
Smithfield; a son to Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Craig, Brighton; a son to Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph York, West Athens; a
daughter TO Mr.. and Mrs. William
Felker. North Arson
Following are the deaths for the
month: Mrs. Mary J. Dore. Harmony;
Samuel Colby Atwood, New Portland:
Sarah Stevens Cambridge.
The following marriages have been
recorded Miss Mabel II. Loomis of
Harmony and Martin L. Ames of
Dover; Harry J. Corson and Miss Ed
ma Wood of Mercer. Mark j. Draper
and Minnie G. Ames.
There will be meeting of the town
committee of Twenty" next Tuesday
evening, in the selectmens office, for
the purpose of going over the warrant
for the annual town meeting to be held
the second Monday in March. The
warrant Will not be entirely completed
at that time and later meeting will
follow. There are about 40 articles
ready for the warrant and there prob
ably win be about IS more 10 add to
them. The warrant last year contain
ed 60 articles. 1t is understood that
an articles will be inserted in the
warrant asking the town to appropriate
a sum of money to build a new High
school building or make some change
in the present building.