Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-04
BELFAST.
Body of Chas. Films Found
In WOods--A Suicide.
Waldo County Veterans Assn
Holds Enthusiastic Meeting.
Knights of King Arthur Hold Meet
ing, Friday--Local Notes.

Coroner Charles r. Coombs was
called. Friday to Belmont by the find
| ing of the body of Charles Elmes in
Belmont woods, Friday after long
search for the man, who had been
missing, since Sunday. Elmes lived
with Dal Heal but left there, on Sun
| day, and it was supposed that he had
gone to see. some other friends. He
is about IS and unmarried, having no
| near relatives. When it was learned
that no one had seen him. since Sun
day. a search was made for him and
! he was discovered in the woods near
! his old home.
The body was found under a tree,
. with a shot from his revolver through
the left temple He was left handed and
this accounts for the shot entering the
head on that side. A broken suspender
found on the body gave evidence that
he had at first tried to hang himself
On the tree near hung his hat and
coat and piece of cloth on which was
written his name and "Sundayi' 1t
is thought from this that he COM
! mitted suicide on that day.
| Coroner Goombs PRONOUNCED it
case of suicide and the funeral will
| DE Ielu. SdluFddA. / lie DOuN was
found almost on the line between Bel
mont and Searsmont and saese who
i found him say that he fell in such a
/ way that his head lay in Belmont and
! his feet IN Searsmont.
! The Waldo County Veterans Asso-
citation held a most enjoyable and en-
thusiastic meeting. Thursday, in Mon
roe with the E. N. Billings Post The
10 A. NJ Comrades Clark, Smith and
Khowlton were made committee on
time and place of the next meeting
and later reported that the assoca-
:, ton will meet next in Whites Corner.
/ Winterport, on the first Thursday in
! December. Dinner was served in the
! Grange hall By the ladies of Monroe
/, village.
| President Crockett called the as
sembly to order, AT $50 p NJ, for the
afternoon session. Some 50 veterans
! We're present. The report of the last
meeting was read and accepted. In
j the absence of Chaplain Albert Nick
+, erson. prayer was offered by Mrs.
Belle Palmer, followed by the singing
of the Coronation. The address of well
come was made by Comrade Cook
rade y. O. Bowen of Morrill,.
The annual meeting of Castle North,
No. $50. knights of King Arthur, was
held. Friday. and the following Off
GERS elected; King, Frank Waterman;
seneschal. Harry NJ. Prentiss; master
of the exchequer, Wesley Wood;
chaneellors, Milton Stephenson, Will
liam Greenlaw and Harold Coombs;
| hnr dc no
son. sentinel, Roy Coombs; page, Will
lard Whiting; degree team. Harry
Snow. Louis Cannon. Dean Knowlton,
Donald Spear, Roy Ellingwood, Eu-
gene Cannon and Ben Parker The
| Castle weets, Friday night of each
week. and at the next meeting the
rank of Page will be conferred on five
| candidates.
Morris l.. Slugg will leave, Monday,
for New Jersey for weeks visit with
his mother and sister.
| The second night of the Spinney
dancing class was held, Friday, with
a large increase in the class In spite
Of the bad storm there was a large
number at the assembly which follow
ed. Reyes furnished music
| The Baptist church at meeting held
L
G. A. Sturtevant of Freeport. o. Z.
Frost. Charles Twombley and Alton
Braley were made a committee TO see
Mr. sturtevant personally sand give
the call of the church. Mr.. SturteNant
preached here. about tWo' weeks ago,
and made a very favorable impression.
The church has eenaYitllout a pastor
since the resignation OF Rev. Arthur
Roberts, about year.
! Mrs Elon b. Gilchrist has returned
from brief business trip to Boston.
Miss Nellie Dean arrived, Saturday.
from Bellows Falls, VT, and will be
the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Ii T.
Shales and other relatives.
! The Belfast Beard of Trade will
hold it's meeting, Monday, and the
matter of having Food fair win be
discussed.
| Friends of Selwyn Thompson are
glad to see him out again. after Sc
rous operation, which confined him
TO his home in Grove street, for sew
| eral weeks.
Mrs. Charles Walden has returned
from visit of several weeks in Bos-
ton and vicinity
Mrs George E. Kittredge and Miss
Steiia Duislh passed tne Week-eHd III
fslesboro. the guests of Mrs Pyam
| Hatch, their aunt
| Mrs. Cecil Elmes and little daugh-
| ter Rhoda. who were in Belfast for
| the Bowman Mariner wedding, two
weeks ago have since been the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Poor in Fair
| haven Mass. They Will return. Mon
day to their home in New York.
| Do
! daughter Ruth have gone to Mans
field. Mass, where they will pass the
winter. Their house in East Belfast
| is closed.
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