Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-09

The following interesting vital sta
tistics are shown Tor the year OF
1912 by the town clerks books in An
son. During the year there were "a
births OF this number rs were boys,
and &c girls. There were 81 deaths,
and those who have died among the
older and well-known citizens are:
Jesse Spaulding age so years; Hi
ram Caswell, Eli n. Oliver, Azelia
Knox, Clarinda Houghton, Mary Adj
ans. age 81 years; Abbie Crockett,
Emily A. Caswell, Fannie D. Walker,
Henry A. Merrill, Pearl Otis, Edward
T. Hunnewell, Ellen NJ. Savage, Ed
ward X. Jones, Richard Trip, Laura
Clarke, age 81 years. Jennie Nollett
Naomi Dunbar, age 50 years; Sarah
Douglass, age 81 years; Josephine
Preble, Henry d. Caswell, Sarah e.
Hoyle. John Rowe. Stephen Trip,
age so years; Mary E. Foster and
Nelson Smith. There We're 33 mar
riages. In one case the bride was Il
years old, and in three cases 16 years
old. There was one groom of Is
years, and of 10 years. Those mar
ried were: January, Charles Durrell
ME Duby; VIM. Carter, Nellie Dawes
February John Tarr. Elsie Lovejoy;
Olin S. Taylor, Pearl Kinds: l. w.
Durgin, Flora NJ. Berry. March, John
Bickford, Elsie Trip; Edison d. Syl-
vester, Esther Rand; April, Clyde
Blackwell, Ada Bean; Clyde Savage
Florence M. Quint; Arlineau LeClair
Bulah Savage; VIM. +. Kennedy,
M, r
Desmondes; Arthur Huff, Gladys
Bracket; Harry Bosworth, Edna NJ
Gordon. June, VIM. Bushee, Zelma
Taylor; Linwood Berry, Odrey Carl.
Robert l.. Moore, Ellen Harvey July,
Rodney c. Walker, Jessie NJ Pease
August, Frank b. Durham, Grace
Savage; Mike Madar Lizzie Stok-
las; Wallace Moody. Evelyn Cushing.
September, Raymond Skillings, Mar
garet Witham; VIM. Bickford, Edna
M. Nicholson; Elmer Barron, Hattie
Moody October. Phillip Berry, Roxie
Merrill; Peter Scucie, Josephine
Core; John Shirway, Susie Serencha
November, Joseph A, Duby, Thelma
G. Williams. December. John A. Ben
gesson. Clara Carlson: Andrew 6.
Bailey, Maud Adams; Parker Lewis.
Sadie Corners
The repairs on the fiume and wheel
pit at the Indian Spring Wooden mill.
which bave heen in progress, for the
past three r,"1ths. are now completed.
The new g. Morgan Smith & Co. tur-
bine water wheels capable of develop
ing 300 horsepower. have replaced the
old wheels A 7h foot iron penstock
conveys the water to the wheels.
Both wheelpit and flume have been
deepened, several feet. The contract
was taken by the f. w Pipp Co. of
Lawrence. Mass. The carpenter work
was under the direction of John Hem
dersen. and the cement work, James
Shallis
Union eyangelistic services will be
held. next week, as follows: Begin
ming with Sunday night two evenings
at the Methodist church: Tuesday and
"Wednesday, at the Congregational
church; Thursday and Friday, at the
Free Baptist church.
[ George Smell has accepted posi-
ton as overseer of the card room in
the Indian Spring Wooden Mill, and
will fill the place vacated by Thos.
Scott. M. E. Jillson will act as Sec
ond hand.
Word has been received here of the
critical illness of Rev. C. A. Brooks
at his home in South Portland. Mr.
Brooks was formerly pastor of the
Methodist church in Madison for
three years, leaving for his new
charge in the spring.
Miss Lila Rogers is visiting, this
week, relatives and friends in Bos-
ton, and Worcester, Mass.
Mrs. Charles Welts and Mrs Name
Snow We're called. Tuesday. to Mer-
Ger, by the critical illness of rela-
tive.
A special meeting of Margaret
COTE Moore Chapter of d. A. r. will
be held at the residence of Mrs. w.
G. Sawyer on Maple street to per-
anniversary of the formation of the
Chapter.
Elmer Mcguire of Charleston was
the guest OF friends in Madison for
several days, the first of the week.
Next Sunday will be observed as
communion Sunday at the congrega
tional church and the subject of the
special sermon by the pastor will he
What we owe to Christ" A recep
tion Of new members and baptism OF
children viii also be held.
The Eusiec;s and leaders for the
week OF prayer win be as follows: nj.
L. church, S~aGay evening, Gods In