Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-21

BENZ. H. Written of penobseot.


Benjamin H. Written, a former
postmaster of Penobscot for number
of years. died at his residence Friday
after a short Illness. He belonged to-
the local lodge of the r and A. M
and was secretary of the lodge at the
time of his death He was a Civic
war veteran. The immediate relatives
surviving are a widow, son and daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Fred B. Mitchell of South
Portland, Mrs. Roy Wardweil of Au-
gusta, and one grandchild, Roy Reed
of Penobscot, who succeeded him this
year as postmaster.
Memorial July % for Judge Foster.
Memorial services for the late Judge
Enoch Foster are to be held in the
Supreme court room at Portland next
Thursday, July 20, at 10 o'clock. They
will be conducted by a committee of
the Cumberland County Bar associa-
ton and one of the justices of the Su-
preme court, and while the definite
plans of the memorial have not yet
been announced, it is probable that
there will be a few brief remarks and
that resolutions of respect will be
adopted by the association and the
court.
The Late Fredk. II. Hartford.
The funeral of Hon. Frederick H.
Hartford, formerly Judge of the South
Portland municipal court, and later al
leading lawyer and business man of
Portland, took place Sunday at the
Methodist Episcopal church at South
Portland, and was conducted by Rev:
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ton CONGREGATIONAL church. There was
a large attendance of members of the
bar and representative business men
and there were many floral offerings.
The burial was at Mt. Pleasant Gene
terry.
Liquor In a Falmouth Cave.
Sheriff Graham and several deputies
Sunday found in Falmouth, a short
distance back from the road. a skill
fully constructed cave containing 55
gallons of whisky and Is gallons of
gin. 1t was covered with earth and
pine needles.
New Women's Home at Auburn.
The directors of the Home for Aged
Women on South Golf street. have de-
cided to begin Immediately the cree
ton of a new home on the lot on
Pleasant street left to the corporation
by the late S. s. Hersey. The new
home will accommodate 20. while the
present home can take care of only
10. DR.. B. F. Sturgis. Amos Fftz,
Norris S. Tibbetts and George c. Wing
are the committee to have charge or
the building.
Bitten by Sick Dog.
City Marshal Taylor of Auburn was
quite severely bitten on his right hand
by dog he was putting into the
basement of the police station Satur-
day evening. He had the wounds
cauterized at the Central Maine Cen
eral hospital in Lewiston. The dog
was overcome by heat and the marshal
was putting him into the basement
where it would be cool. The dog was
killed.
Accepts Call to Presque Isle, Me.
Rev. James B. Ranger. president of
York County Conference of Free Bap-
fist churches, for 10 years pastor of
Springvale Free Baptist church. ten
dered his resignation Sunday morning
ana announced lie iido oSSVPtSo
call to the passionate at Pressure Isle.
MIR. Ranger will preach his farewell
sermon in Springvale August 80 and
commence his work at Pressure Isle
Sept. 6.
Sister De Pazzi Very III.
Sister De Pazzi, aged 55 years, one
of the four Sisters of Mercy at the
Pleasant Point reservation of the
Passamaquoddy Indians four miles
from Passport. is seriously Ill. and lit
tie hope is offered for her recovery.
DIR. John E. Brooks. DIR. Eliza Grady
and DR.. Ruth Tustin of PASSPORT were
called to the home of the Catholic
Sisters of Charity last week to per-
form an operation for appendicitis, and
Saturday they reported the case very
critical. Sister De Pazzi came from
Bangor. where she has brother, Dr.
]. F. Murphy, also a sister. Mrs. J. B.
Mullen.