Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-05
Funeral Of the Late Ldyania s.
Abbott Held, Saturday.
Club kotices..Seaside Chauiauqua
Circle to Be Entertained.

Belfast. Me, NAY 4 -tspeeiaD.-
J. u. Holbrook and F. w. Bowden Of
HelLrooll's Point, a few miles from
here, while cruising about the river
discovered. the body of a man, just
south Of the Winterport buoy.
Coroner Frank \. Nye of Searsport
was notified, and the body Has taken
to that town, and up to the present
time, lies III the morgue there. still UNI
identified.
The man was apparently 40 Years
old, ) feet, 10 inches in height and me-
dunn build. He had dark brown hair
and sandy moustache. He wore a dark
blue serge suit, probably new, white
shirt, with white handkerchief around
the Iieli,. fnsfead of a collar. - -
4 railroad ticket, dated March y.
frcm Norcross to Northern Maine
Junction, 81 in money and a slip Of
paper, marked "A. W Tibbetts Mill
nocket, Me-" were found in the peck
cts.
The body had evidently been in the
water about three weeks,
The funeral of Lavania s., wife of the
late Ransom Abbott took place, Satur-
day afternoon. at the home Of her SON
Giles G. Abbott, a few miles from this
city, where she died, on Wednesday,
at the age of 81 years. Mrs. Abbott
was born in Stockton Springs, the
daughter of the late Josiah and Eliza
beth (Staples) Grant. One son and
one daughter Giles G., of Belfast and
Mrs Mason |. Stevens of Northpers,
survive. Rev Arthur A. BLAIR Off
ciated at the service. Saturday after
noon.
The annual meeting of the John
Cochrane Chapter, d. a. r., Will be
held, Monday night. i'll the Arts &
Crafts shop for election of officers and
other business.
Mothers day will be observed, en-
Tuesday, by the Ladies of the G. a. r.
\ scent lunch will be served, in the
Afternoon. to members of the Thomas
H. Marshall Post and Circle.
Mrs. f.. Z. Frost will entertain the
Seaside Chautauqua Circle. on Monday
afternoon, at her home, at AZ High
street, The lesson is from the G. l..
s G. book, Home Life in Germany.
Chapters Ii and b; the an,ic from the
Chautauqua magazine. European Rnl-
ers; roll call, some noted German
name.
Mrs. Carl Lamson, daughter of Nh
and Mrs. Frank Waterman of Congress
street. has arrived from an eight
months trip through the West Indies
South America and Panama. accom-
Eanying her husband who is Il travel
ing salesman. Mr.. Lamson is still in
the South but will spend the summer
IN Belfast, arriving the last of June or
early July.
Miss Alice Poor has arrived from
New York and will spend the summer
with her parents, Hon. and Mrs. c. O.
Poor.
Miss Louise Knowlton has returned
from d weeks visit in Boston, where
With her mother, Mrs. f. b. knowlton
she went to sec her father off on the
Chamber of Commerce trip to Panama
and South America.
DR.. ]. G. Ham formerly of Belfast
was "a passenger on the Friday morn
ing steamer arriving in Belfast from
Boston.
Sheriff Cushman seized a barrel con-
tanning l2o pints of rum. Friday morn
ing at the wharf of the Eastern S. $.
Co.
Miss Elizabeth Kelley will conduct
the next meeting of the literature class
of the Arts & Crafts society, on the
18th.
Charles Owen, the Main street haba-
dasher, who has been confined to his
home the past week with grip, is able
now tc sit up a little each day
Mrs. Annie M. Frost is still reeeiv-
ing and sending clothing and funds to
the flood sufferers in the middle West,
and everyone having things they wish
TO forward may leave them with her.
Miss Geneva Head who has been do
ing public stenography for some time,
has accepted a fpermanent position in
the counting room of the Waldo Trust
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The members of the Methodist par