Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-04

Burns Butler Wedding on
Tuesday Evening.
PitisfIeId Grange viii Hold ALL
day Meeting, Saturday.
Other News OF Varied Nature About
The Town.

The marriage of Miss Harriet Mabel
Burns and Rae Edserley Butler &C.
Cured. Tuesday evening. At the Free
Baptist parsonage Rev. +. X. Jordan
performed the ceremony, using the
two-ring service They were unattend-
ed. The bride Is the daughter of Mir.
and Mrs. NJ. I. Burns of this town, is
la graduate of NJ. t. l. Glass 90, and
| later of business college in Portland.
For the past two years she has been
stenographer at the Parks Bros. office.
The groom is the son Of MIR. and Mrs.
George NJ Butler of this place, and
holds position at the local office Of
the Somerset Creamery Co. The
Young couple left on the evening
Pullman for Portland. escaping a rous-
ing send off from friends. They will
make their home here where they will
have the best wishes Of host of
friends.
". 5. Archer. who has been employ
ed at bridge work in Vermont is
spending vacation here with his
family.
T. F. Connor who lost his store in
the fire of last week has made no
plans as yet as 10 rebuilding. Mrs
J. c. Connor who lost one store. and
f. B. Dow who lost two stores in the
fire have given out no plans as To their
intentions.
Thomas Thornton. who was arrested,
Tuesday night. for intoxieation was
given a hearing. Wednesday morning,
st the local court room. He was sent
TO Skowhegan 10 serve 80 days in jail.
The Maine Central Institute stu
dents who are to contest in the Colby
College Debating League will hold a
preliminary speaking, next week. with
the following young men: Senior
class1Hayward Parsons, James Dis
sell. Frank Haseltine, Roger Miller.
| Junior class-F'rederick Wiley. Roland
Eaton. Everett Hurd. Frank Kennedy.
Alternate. Merle McAllister Debaters
chosen from this contest will speak
| with the Oak Grove Seminary debat-
ers. here, in about two weeks.
| E. w. Hunt is building an addition
| TO the upper story of his carriage
! shop on Hunnewell avenue, TO be used
as paint shop.
| \ game of basketball will be played
in Union hall. Friday evening. between
the teams of NJ. c. I. and Old Town
| High school
William H. Mathews has sold his
farm in the south part of the town to
parties who will take immediate pos
session.
| \ meeting of the Universalist Ladies'
Aid Society will be held in the par
/ lors of the church, Thursday after
noon. with Mrs. S. H. Frost. Mrs. V.
T. Lath5ury and Mrs. Frank Hunter
will act as hostesses.
At a meeting of Bethlehem Chapter
o f. s, to be held, Thursday eve
ming, the ofilcers-elect will be INSTALL
! ed after which refreshments will be
served under the direction of Mrs
| John n. Martin and her aids.
| Mrs. Flora Smith of Hartland is II
| Boston to pass the winter with hei
daughter, Miss Helen Smith, formerly
a student at NJ. c. l., who is taking
lessons at the Leland Powers Schoo
of oratery. a.
| Pittsfeld Grange will hold an all
day session. Saturday, when the Off
| GERS elect viii be installed by Mrs
Mary B. Aiken of Milo.
Miss Lena Perkins left, Wednesday
for Boston, where she Will take {
course of piano instruction at the
| New England Conservatory of Music
Nathan F, Gray. Fred Pushor anc
| Frank NJ. Newhouse left, Tuesday, fol
| Skowhegan, to serve as jurors at thi:
term of court.
Robert Morse, who has been visiting
in Gardiner with Newton Thompson
has returned home.