Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-11
P!TTSF|ELD.
Funeral Of Hannibal Powers
AT His Late Home.
A Surprise Party for School
Teacher Lodge Meetings.
The Other interesting Personal and
Local News of the Day.

The funeral services of the late
Hannibal H. Powers were held at the
house ut 10 A. NJ. Wednesday. Rev.
\. X. Pearson. pastor OF the Methe-
dist church, oficiated. The members
of stephen Davis Post, G. A. r., at
tended in 4 body and at the close held
short service, the deceased being a
prominent member. Members of the
Post acted as bearers. Vocal selee-
tlons were given by r. a. Gonant and
his daughter, Miss Vera Conant. The
remains were placed in the receiving
tomb. The out-of- town relatives
present We're a son, Herbert r. Pow
ers, Fort Fairfield; Mr.. and Mrs. FL
win Mathews. ST. Adams, and Mrs
Charles Ames. Fairfield.
Crawford Griffin of Kinsman is in
town, called by the death of his
brother, Dr. T NJ Griffin Mrs. Frank
Shaw of Boston, sister to Mrs
Griffin, arrived, Tuesday
\ pleasant Surprise party WAS
given to Miss Florence Cross, who is
a teacher at the Hartland avenue
school, by Miss Emma Coolidge at
Miss Coolidge's home, Wednesday
evening. The evening was passed
NltH liliiobI dIhuSeDleHtS. tteIftSH-
ments We're served. Among those pres
ent were Misses Nellie Hilman,
Francena Morey, Leonora Clark, Ber-
die Hatch. katherine Foss, Clara
Jones, Josephine King.
Waverley Rebekah Lodge will hold
social meeting. Thursday evening,
with a program and refreshments.
The members of the Auxiliary COM
mittee Of the Univer5alist church
will hold a Food sale. Friday after
noon. at the Sebasticook Power CO.
office.
Mrs. Hattie Foss of Portland is
visiting Mr. and Mrs G w Patten.
+. Il. Smith, c. B. Haskell, o. H
Drake, " L. Perkins. +, A Porter
Allen Hackett, +. L. Frost, Harry
Cornforth, T. f. Getchell G. L. Frost,
George Rogers and j. S. Haseltine,
local delegates. Went to Bangor,
Wednesday II attend the Republican
State convention.
meeting Of the W. c. r. T.. will
be held, Thursday afternoon, at the
Free Baptist church.
The Universalist Ladies' Aid So
ciety will hold meeting. Thursday
afternoon, in the parlors of the
church. with Mrs w l.. Percival,
Mrs F. H. Bean, Mrs. d. NJ. Manoell
and Miss Mira Jenkins hostesses.
w. NJ. Bigelow is passing a few
days in Bangor on business
w. NJ. Prilay, vino has occupied
rooms in Davis block, has rented
rooms in the Osborn block Miss la
Whiting Will be employed at the
rooms during the summer.
Rev. y. X. Pcarsons has returned
from attending the Methodist con
ference in Roekland. He will remain
as pastor here FOR another year at
least.
w s. Parsons of New York is in
town for visit with his son, George
Parsons, and his mother, Mrs Annie
Parsons.
CLYDE Rand of Stetson, NJ. c. L. 49,
is the guest of Pittsfield friends.
Mrs. Charles Abbott LETT, Tuesday
for Jamaica Plains, Mass, to accom-
pany her daughter, Josephine, who
is attending the Perkins Institute.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Emerson and
son, Clarence, of Bangor are in West
Pittsficld, called ny the severe illness
of Mr.. Emerson mother, Mrs. Will
liam Emerson.
Miss Bessie Patten. = student at
Bates College, has returned to her du-
ties after passing Easter at her
home here.