Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-05

an address by Mrs. Charles T. john
son, vice president general of Maine,
An address on Work of the Daugh-
tiers Of the American Revolution by
a ,.1 Mrs. John Alden Morse, State re-
gent gave the audience a fuller idea
OF the vast amount of work accom-
plished BY this organization A De
ferred Appreciation" was given next
by Mrs sEvie n. G. Robinson, State
,ss- vice regent. rShoogy Shoo." a solo.
by Mrs. George K. Robinson. was
8featlyIenjoyea The school childrea
4 .sssy Then sang Kelley g. american Hymn,r
Z j { nltsler the dfTA hui sof Prof Eluisss
T. Towne. The aeepmpanists for sthe
vocal and violin 9skAats were Mrs. sAb :
bolt Kendall, Airs. Ethel Games aud
!. Mrs Bessie Allen Sreith. ~ "a q
Following the exercises in ,ths
church the unveiling OF the monu-
lnent took place on the High school
grounds The program for this part
of the event being opened by a song,
Fail to the Birthday of Freedom"
sung by nearly hundred school chii-
dren. Mrs. ". B. Steward regent OF
the local chapter. made scholarly
address lin the presentation of the tab
- let. Following occurred the unSeil-
ing of the tablet by the Misses Mar
garef Goff PatteH. Mary Victoria
Jiurt Helen Cohurn Saith and LOIS
aea,l Pattcr. The tablet vas present
Ell 10 III town IN behalf Of the Fn-
nice> fzarnsworth Chapter and in
& II mastery address was accepted by r.
sTF Parker. fist s.lscl nan ard the
z Fiiogrtifn closed by the school children
singing america
~ The tablet. can be seen by every
pa.sser-Iy coming iaso Ekowhegan ane
1a.,-y thfs fperrtOfion.
septclaber e9-october 1. l7lH. eleven
,huBdreas Revolutionary SOLDIERS com,
,ad c by , 99l ~I seaea es e. s@ 6a
E,teaux and supplies on thelt way To
ing and ill-fated exredition tlds tab
Yet IS placed by Euniee FtsasHo u
Chapter Daughters of the American
fIsevdlHttons 1912
-. \ A Glimpse Into History.
The historical address ON The
pa.;saeg of the Arnold Expedition
Through jskowhegan.' was written
and delivered by sfiss Louise Coburn.
Much has beer written on Arnold 3
trail and Important facts are general
ly known TO most everyone but al
do not know If the details OF his tri2
a1assstiies connection of the expedition
iat with the people of Skowhegan am
ancestors OF. people now living.
There are many people in Skowhe-
can who trace their ancestry back 10
tht. men who assisted Arnold in hts
expelition The most notable family
in connection with this is that OF Lew
w Weston and John Weston Peter
HAYWOOD and Joseph Weston were the
first settlers in what is now Sko~ne-
: as gan The wife of Joseph Weston, En-
nice Farnsworth, was the first white
Go. woman in Somerset county. Joseph
Weston. who was the great grand
father of John Weston. volunteered 70
as3s@'; aid Arnolds forces of about 1900 men
~ - ND the. river in batteaux on the eX-
petition against Quebec. He aided IL
tts polling their beats, from his place
efswhich was about tive miles belew
Sbpwhegaif To sskd~hegan Island and
- around the FALSE Levi w. Weston IS
also a great grandson of Joseph Yves
E ton.
rhey landed on little sandy beach
at the foot of the island and coming
up a natural pathway where the ledge
was cleft eamped for a day or two
: probably in small clearing made by
The Indians, While their batteauX
,es, were safely carried by the falls ana
i landed in the smooth water above
! Here occurred the incident which the
old settlers We're fond of telling-how
a Derby threw the Niger. AS the army
rested on the island the officers and
men amused themselves by wrestling
~ An athletic Negro, who had lived
short time in Canaan. succeeded in
= throwing them all, until Lieut. Dear
ssisee born afterwards Cen Dearborn OF