Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-26
OAKLAND.
The Tuesday Club Gives
Successful Mock Trial.
{. NJ. Foster ReSCueS Lille Ed
mund Livingston from Stream.
Funeral OF Late Mrs. Harriet Hail.
Personal and Local Notes.

Lawrence Rushton has gone to Bris-
tol TO run u portable saw miil
Mrs. Edna Smith of Derry, n. H.,
attended the funeral. Tuesday. of her
grandmother, Mrs. Harriet Hall.
The regular meeting of Acme Re-
bekah Lodge will be held at 7.3O,
Thursday evening. The members are
requested to bring a bag treat.
Clifford Thomas Of Dexter is visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. Geo Ormiston. He
will leave. Sunday, for Boston from
which place he viii leave for England
ard Scotland. Tuesday, March 4. on
the Cunard liner Ivernia. His niece,
Miss Florence Ormiston, will accom-
pany him
Mrs. a. 3. Gaylord aud daughter
left for North Attleboro, Mass, Tues
day for short visit.
Mrs. Arthur Cann is able to be out,
after a weeks illness with tonsilitis.
Mrs. Thomas Walker has gone on an
extended trip to New York aud Wash
tngton TO visit relatives
The regular meeting of the Tuesday
Club was held. Tuesday, at the home
Of Mrs. Mabel Harris The roll call
WAS responded TO by the members
with quotations from eminent lawyers.
mock trial was carried out, entitled,
The Pursuit of the Parson, a Trial
IN the Year 1880" The cast: Hon.
Pertia Blackstone, Judge Mrs. Ada
Osborne; Madam Elizabeth Kent
Cook. prosecuting attorney, Mrs.
Henrietta Totman Madam Tomasia
Erskine attorney for the defendant,
Miss Louise Benson; Dottie DeYelin,
the defendant, Mrs. Hattie Burrill;
clerk of court, Mrs. Bertha Witherell
sheriff, Mrs. Ada Dyer. witnesses for
the commonwealth. Mrs. Mehitable
Sin1pkins, Mrs. Lizzie Hodsdon. Miss
Nancy Ann Simms, Mrs Myra
Holmes; Prof. Elwira Jones Johnson,
instructor of advanced theology. Mrs
Alice Wing; witnesses for defendant,
DR. Eleanor Ainsworth expert oculist
and alientst Miss Myra Wells; Mrs.
Polly Posy. chum of Dotty. Mrs. Nellie
Greeley; Prof Dolly Dimple professor
of art of courtship, Mrs. Henrietta
Mitchell; forewoman of Jury, Mrs.
Mary Foster and IL jurors All took
their parts in a very pleasing manner.
Especial mention should be made of
the manner in which Mrs. Osborne as
judge, Mrs Totman and Miss Benson
as lawyers and Mrs. Burrll, the de-
PENDANT. carried cut their parts
Twenty Eight members and several
guests were present This was the
largest number of members that have
been present at any meeting, this
var Mrs Mabel Harris and Mrs
Harriet Hunton were the hostesses,
The next meeting wifi be held, March
IL. at the home of Miss jeanette Ben
jamiD.
AS L. NJ. Foster was going to his
home on Water street. Monday noon.
he heard he cries of a child, and there
on he ice on the stream was Edmund,
the 4-year-old son of Lawrence Liv-
ingstone, who had gone out on his
sled, but could not get back because
the water was nearly to the top of
his sled. The boy had been there
some time and was very cold from the
water and exposure. Mrs. Foster got
him from his precarious position and
took MIN to his home, and there
seems to be no serious results from
his experience.
The funeral Of the late Mrs. Harriet
Hall was held, at 2 z. NJ, Tuesday,
from the home of her son, Arthur
Han Rev q. l., Presley officiating.