Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-28
SKOWHECAN
Rev. and Mrs. S. F. Emerson En-
terrain 80 of Their Sons,
Daughters and Grand
children
MRS. AMELIA w. PULLEN
WILL BE S3 SUNDAY

Probably the most notable local
Thanksgiving was at the home of Rev.
and Mrs. S. f. Emerson, 32 of his sons,
daughters and grandchildren partici-
pating in the good old fashioned din
ncr. The occasion presented many in
teresting features and incidents. Six
teen of those present were male and
Is female. The oldest member, Mr..
Emerson, was 73 and the youngest,
the 6-months-old baby of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Merrill. The gathering
consisted of the entire family with
their children and grandchildren of
Mr. and Mrs. Emerson with the ex-
cepticn of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Mosh-
er and family of Smithfield. At the
dinner was one great-grandchild, Miss
Hazel Withee, 2-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Perley Withee. Thirteen
were present of the II grandchildren.
The children present with their fam
lilies were: Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Blais-
dell and Eve children of Norridgewock ;
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace S. Withee of
Norridgewock; Mr.. and Mrs. r. w.
Emerson and two children, Skowhe-
gan; Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Lasky, Mad
ison; Mr.. and Mrs. George Merrill of
Camden with three children; Mr.. and
Mrs Blaine Emerson of Skowhegan;
and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Emerson,
adison: and the grandchildren with
their families were: Mr.. and Mrs. F.
G. Davis, Canaan, and Mr.. and Mrs.
z. E. Withee and child Of Norridge-
wock.
Mr. and Mrs. Emerson have been
married 40 years and next May, when
their 50th wedding anniversary comes
there is expected to be a grand cele-
bration. One of the singular incidents
Of their lives is that in their entire
family of children and grandchildren
there has never been a death or an ac-
cident. The couple has had an event.
full life Mr. Emerson became a grand
father at AZ and great grandfather
at H. and Mrs. Emerson grandmoth-
er at AZ and a great-grandmother at
g. Mr. Emerson is one OF the most
prominent Changers in Maine and has
probably held mere offices and longer
in the order than any other man in
Maine. He is minister Of the Gospel
and one of the ablest speakers and
thinkers in the county.
The various D. A. r. chapters in this
vicinity are now devoting consider "a
bic attention to locating graves Oh
Revolutionary soldiers and giving
them proper markers. An old cemetery
has been discovered in Madison that
was completely grown up to woods
and bushes. This has been cleared by
the Madison Chapter, neat woven
wire fence placed aroudn 1t and the
stones righted. This cemetery contains
the graves Of many of the Revolution
ary soldiers that went from Madison
and Skowhegan. Plans are being made
to mark the sites of the old Blackwell
Hiu Westinghouse, the first Town
house. anu the BLACKWELL schoolhouse,
the urst built in Madison. The Show
heean Chap, er has already made plans
to place markers on the River road
designating the place of the first set
Element Besides, the chapters are
placins tablets at the various land
ing places of Benedict Arnold and his
men.
plan has been started by the W.
c. T. L. this week to employ some
trained person TO act under the direc-
ton of the society to go among the
various families for the purpose OF
teaching them how to care for tneir
children and a better way OF carrying
on housekeeping.
The county Jail has IA inmates
Three were discharged Thanksgiving
dav and one was committed Friday for
intoxication Most of the occupants
are for vagrancy. Three will go be
fore the grand jury, one for muroer'
one for larceny and another for forg-
cry.