Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-17
PITTSFIELD.
Mrs. Mary P. Badger Oh
serves 95th Birthday.
Joint Meeting Of Amicinia and
The SOrOsiS OF N. C. |.
Death Of MethyI Riichie..interest-
ing Lecture on king Lear"

ing Lecture on KING Lear"
Mrs. Mary Page Badger. the oldest
person in Pittsfield. Tuesday, April 16
observed the 95th anniversary of her
birth in quiet manner at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. William l.. Ross
| with whom she has made her home
for number of years. She was the
recipient of a large number of post
| cards and letters of congratulations
and received the calls of friends. Mrs.
| Badger was born in Vienna. Me. April
Is, 1917. the daughter of the late
| Eliphaiet and Mary qkimbalD Berry.
She was one of family of six chill
dren, of whom she is the last. She
| was married in 1870 to Rufus f.
Badger of Palmyra whose death oc
CURED several years ago. To the
union six children were born, Mrs.
| Ross being the only one living. Mrs
| Badger enjoys remarkably good health
for a person of her years. During the
past 10 years she has not taken a
drop of medicine or needed the SER
| vices of a physician. She passes the
time quietly and is tenderly cared for
by the daughter and her husband,
Captain Ross
Miss Florence Buxton of this town
has received the appointment as sub
stitute clerk at the local postofiice I'M.
der the civil service regulations.
joint meeting of the Amicinia and
Sorosis Societies of Maine Central In
stitute was held in Society hall, Mon
day evening, with a pleasing program
consisting of the following numbers:
/ oil - H.,
two societies, Roland Eaton: selection
| Mandolin Club, Annie Leathers, liza
Whiting. Lura Wakefield, Dorothy
Drake, Natalie Taylor; trio, Prof. E.
E. Dissel. James Dissell, Lawrence
Green. The program closed with a
mock town meeting which afforded ID
| good deal of merriment.
The death of Methyl L. Ritche,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George +
Richie, occurred about p NJ, Tues
day, after long illness with con-
sumption. Her age was IA years. 8
months. days. Besides the parents
Ia younger sister survives.
Prof. Roland Gray of the L. of NJ.
gave very interesting lecture on
| King Lear" before the members of
the Tuesday Club at the Universalist
church., Tuesday afternoon. The lee
ture was the fifth and last given by
Prof. Gray before the club this sea-
son.
Edward Sweet. formerly of Edding-
ton, who has been employed by the
bert-DobSon Company as teamster
for the past year is moving his house
hold goods To West Pittstield where he
has purchased the Croker farm. Dan
iei Livingstone has accepted the posi-
ton vacated by Mr. Sweet.
MIR and Mrs. Arthur Rowe who have
been living i'm Burnham for the past
year. have gone To Sidney to reside.
| NJ. G.. McGray of Burnham is recov-
ering from an attack of the measles.
His daughter, Miss Vera is sick with
the disease.
| G.. II. Morse Is shipping his house
hold goods to Portland and with his
family will leave in a few days for
that city. where they viii locate.
Mrs. o. +. Atwell of North Dixmont,
who has been visiting her son. Allie
Atwell, and family has returned home.
Mr. and Mrs. D. Il. Durham of An
trim. n. H., are in town for an extend
ed visit, with their daughter, Mrs c.
T. Henry
| DR.. +. c. Bryant is spending a few
days in West Medford. Mass, with his
daughters Mrs. w. l.. Parsons and
Mrs. Ralph Kendall.
Mrs F. w Briggs is visiting in
SkoWhegan with her mother. Mrs.
Edith Shepherd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rae f. Butler have
rented the up stairs rent in the Moses
Burns house in Nichols street which
has beer occupied for several years by
Mrs. A. r. Brown and daughter, Miss
Eta -Getehell
i William l.. Woodward visited over
Sunday in Camden with his brother,
Henry Woodward.
James Turnbull ST., has gone to
Sangerville where he has accepted a
position as designer in a Wooden Mill.
| Mr. and Mrs Arthur Osborn of Win
terport are guests of Mrs. Osborn's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Woodruff.
Henry Fitzgerald spent Sunday in
BOSTON with his daughter Miss Jessie
Fitzgerald leaving Monday on a bust
ness trip to New York in compony with
S. r. Haines of this town.
Mrs. H II. Collins of Caribou, who
was called here last week by the
death of DIR. r. M. Griffin and has
since visited in Clinton with her par
ents Mr. and Mrs f. P. Files, spent
Monday here with her cousin, Mrs.
| Griffin.
A meeting of Union grange will be
held with Cornna grange, Wednesday.
April II.
Miss Iona Perkins, who has spent a
week with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
n. L. Perkins, returned Monday TO
Boston, where she is a piano student
at the Conservatory of music.
Mrs Evelyn Call, librarian at the To-
cal public library, went to Bangor.
Sunday for a brief visit.
| ALMA.