Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-09

day Judge j. e. F. Connolly granted a
divorce to Charles F. Pinkham of
Harpswell on the. ground Of deser-
ton, and denied petition of Esther
Mcdonald of Portland for a divorce
from Edward J. Mcdonald of Port
land
Funeral of Late John w. Deerinq
The funeral of John W. Deering, a
trustee of the Portland Water Dis
trict, took place Thursday afternoon
at the residence, 267 Vaughan street,
Portland. Rev. DIR. Jesse Hill officiat-
ed. The honorary bearers were the Sur
viving members of the board of trus-
tees of the Water District The bu-
rial was at Evergreen cemetery.
Changers Meet at Goodwin Mills
The sectional district of York Coun-
ty Grange met Thursday at Goodwin
Mills. Dinner was served to 200. Do
nestle Economy" was discussed. The
debate was opened by Mrs. Lincoln
Deering of Hollis and was closed by
Mrs. E. A. Hayes of Lyman. A class
of II took the degree The present
membership in the county is nearly
$500. The next meeting will be at
Lebanon.
Joseph Pooler Hurt at Saco
Joseph Pooler, aged 10. married, of
Fairfield, Me-, employed as a sawyer
in the new plant of j. G. Deering &
Son, was thrown from a mill carriage
yesterday and was bruised and cut
about the legs. He was taken to the
Webster hospital and will recover.
Bath Appropriations S160,882
The annual appropriation bill made
public Thursday by the finance COM
mittee of the Bath city council,
amounts to s160,SS2.97. decrease of
about $4,000 from last year, but not
sufficient to allow for a decrease in
the tax rate of "a mills. Among the i'm
portant departments for which appro-
priations are made are the following:
Schools, $45,S4S,62; highways and
sewers. s19,550; street lighting. s6025
support of poor. $4,000; salaries of city
officials, $1,000; interest on city debt,
10000; fire department s10,260.
Funeral of L. E. Walker, East Jay
The funeral of Leonard Floyd Walk
er of East Jay took place at the home
Thursday afternoon, Rev Mr. Sother
officiating The services were largely
attended and the Odd Fellows Lodge,
of which Mr.. Walker was member,
was we'll represented. Burial was at
Pleasant Hill cemetery, Livermore
Falls For more than 80 years Mr..
Walker had hardly missed playing his
fife in the parade on Memorial Sun
days and on Memorial days. Because
of his loyalty he was made an honor
ary member of Kimball Post, 80, G. A.
r., of Livermore Falls.
Charles r. Remick of Eliot
Charles F. Remiek, a carpenter, died
Thursday morning at the Wentworth
hospital, Dover, n. H., aged 81. He
was born in Eliot, Me, and was a de-
scendant of Christian Remick one of
the earliest settlers of the town and
progentor of the family of shipbuild-
ers which became famous in the Rev
dictionary period His father William
Remick, was a ship carpenter. A
widow, three daughters, Mrs. Ethel G..
Foss and Mrs. Jese c. Junkins of Dow
Mass, one brother John Remick of
Dover and four sisters, three of whom
reside in Eliot, survive. The funeral
will be held at the home, 5S Mt Yer
non street, Saturday at l P. NJ Burial
will be in Mt Pleasant cemetery, So.
Eliot.
Andrew /. Berry Drops Dead
Andrew L. Berry. farmer and lum-
herman, dropped dead Thursday mon