Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-21
BELFAST.
Annual Meeting of Home and
School Association Held on
Monday Night-Death
OF Mrs. Kelley
ARTHUR MORRISON HAS A
VERY SERIOUS OPERATION

Belfast, Me-, Oct. O.-tSpecia) Mrs.
Mary E. Kelley, widow of Benjamin KEEL
ley, died at her home on Church street
last night about O'Clock at the age of
y years. Mrs. Kelley had been an inva-
lid for years and last Thursday fell at
her home, breaking her hip Yesterday
she was quite comfortable but the shock
to her system no doubt FASTENED the end.
Mrs Kelley was born in Richmond, Va,
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Rankin. For years the family lived in
East Belfast, where Mr. Kelley conduct
ed an axe factory. After his death, which
occurred March rs, 1909. Mrs. Kelley and
her daughter, Miss Elizabeth, purchased
the house on Church street where they
have since lived. Two sons and one
daughter survive, Walter B. Kelley of
Minneapolis, Mimi, Major Edward II.
Kelley of Bangor and Miss Elizabeth A.
Kelley of this city. Funeral arrange
ments have not yet been made.
Arthur Morrison had a very serious op-
Grafton performej upon his leg yesterday
morning at his home on Court street Mr.
Morrison had his leg injured in a rail-
road accident at Northern Maine juno
ton last winter when he was brakeman
on The train, and came to mis- home here
where he remained until the first of May
He then went to work brakeman on
the Belfast Burnham branch of the NJ
c. r. r. but had TO give Up a short time
ago. On examination it was found that
the bones had not knit, and the leg was
reopened, the bone seraped and thorough
i cleaned, and now a proper joining of
the bones is hoped for, although the con-
ditions were much more serious than had
been expected.
The clerks in the store of James H.
Howes were entertained last night by
Mrs. John Davis at her rooms on High
street. the guests being Miss Emma HIGH
born, Miss Maude Russell, Miss Maude
Mathews, Mrs. Hiram Hoffses, Mrs. Eva
Brown, Miss Charlotte 1ibbetts Miss
Marie Sholes and Miss Mildred Darby. 1t
is the custom of the clerks when one of
their number is out upon a vacation to
spend the evening with them, but as Mrs
Davis is going out of town when she
has her vacation. last night was chosen.
The evening was devoted to sewing and
games. and in the latter prizes were won
by Mrs. Eva Brown and Miss Darby, both
having the same score. Dainty refresh
ments were served, Mrs. George Trussel
assisting the hostess.
The annual meeting of the Home and
School Association was held in the High
school building last night, and although
the attendance was small on account of
= aa /, hai fa,
were there to conduct the work planned.
Plans for the work for the coming year
were discussed and tnaiqueston as to a
suitable location for High school build
ing, if ever The city is fortunate enough
to nave one, was brought up. Different
lots were spoken Of one on the lower
end of Congress street, one at the other
end of Congress street near Lincolnville
avenue, the Common. and a part of the
Mcclellan lot. The idea is simply to get
an expression from the people as to the
most favorable lot, out of those which it
might be possible to obtain. and of those
talked over the opinion of nearly all
seemed to be in favor of a part of the
Mcclellan lot The distance from the city
is the only objection, but the lot is very
large with room for fine athletic field.
The Mcclellan house is now being remod-
elled into North Primary school build
ing and the land of the lot above the
house extends through from High street
TO Waldo avenue.
New officers were elected for the en-
suing year, as follows. Charles S.
Bickford, president; DR.. C. w. Jen-
neys, vice president; Mrs. John r.
Dunton, secretary and treasurer Mrs
Clarence Read, chairman of the en-
tertainment committee; Mrs. James
c. Durham, chairman of the lecture
committee; Mrs. Giles G. Abbott,
chairman of the new membership
committee; John r. Dunton, chairman
of the school improvement committee.
1t is planned TO have once during
The year a lecturer Of at least State
reputation to give a lecture in some
public hall to the community in gen.
eral, and to have before long some
pictures of the present European war.
The chief thing to be worked for is
the new school building proposluon,
and it is hoped to keep the communi-
ty favorably interested III the work of
the schools. After plans had been made
and bids received for an $4,000 school
mousse IOr THIS city, 10 De erected TINS
summer on the Common, it was found
necessary OF abandon the idea alto-
Sether. AS Belfast is so near the debt
limit at the present time a plan had
been made whereby the building was
to be financed by a corporation which
was to erect the building and lease
it to the city at an annual rental
which would be applied as payment,
the building to become the property
of the city when paid for. The Com
mon was transferred to the building
company in return for bonds, and the
company was to raise the funds by the
sale of bonds, Then obstacles arose.
Ira NJ. Cobe the traction magnate of
Chicago, who has a summer home at
Hillside. Northport, and who had
agreed to take a large amount Of the
bonds, discovered that there are many
decisions which make null and void
any and all attempts OF a municipality
to exceed its debt limit by any evas-
ion proposition; that the transfer of
the city Common to corporation I
could be set aside and that once the !
building was erected on city property T
the Dondholders would lose any claim I