Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-02
SKoWHECAN
Horace J. Cook of Waterville
End Miss Mary E. Parker Are
Married-Prospects of Good
Horse Racing This Season
LIGHTING PLANT AT JACK
MAN is BURNED


at A. NJ. Tuesday, at the home of
AIR. and Mrs. Frank Parker on the
Beech Hill Road when their daughter
MISS Mary Elizabeth Parker was
married to Horace j. Cook Of Water
Vile. Rev. George Merriam of the
Bethany Baptist church performed
the ceremony using the single ring
service. The couple were attended by
bride, as best man and Miss Mildred
IL. Cook Of Waterville, sister of the
groom. as maid of honor The bride
wore a very becoming travelling suit
Following the ceremony wedding
breakfast was served and the newly
married couple started Immediately
for a trip up river.
The bride is graduate of the
Norridgewock High school but also
attended school in Skowhegan and
is a popular member of Skowhegan
Grange and other organizations here.
She has lived at home with her ia
Their. The groom is civil engineer
in Waterville where Mr.. and Mrs.
Cook will reside on College avenue
The guests were: Mr. and Mrs.
Emery Cook. Waterville, parents Of
the groom: Mrs. G. b. Leavitt. Skow-
hogan; Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton Cooil
and baby boy. Watervile and George
r. Cook, Presque Isle, the gentlemen
being brothers of the groom; Mrs.
Ophelia p. Reed. Waterville, grand
mother of the groom.
1t has seemed that horse racing IL
this section was becoming thing
of the past yet this year has seen
a revival in spirit that warrants the
best horse races at Farview park
that it has ever had. The record Of
the track Is now around 2.13, made
by Queen IneZ in 1912, but trials on
the track this season give prospects
of a new record. Many new horses
viii come into the races. prominent
among them: Mabel L. by Pilot Nell
son. owned by Norrid Cleveland:
Leon Mason; Lily by Pilot Nelson,
owned by Fred French; Silk FORBES
by Forbes, owned by Ben Gaylord,
Teddy c. that showed up SO we'll al
the fairs last fall. by Pilot B. Nelson,
owned by Charles Day: Ned p. by
Pilot Nelson and Pilot l.. by the same
sire, owned by Israel Leavitt; c. =.
w. by Pilot Nelson owned by Char
les Whittemore. Among others that
will show up we'll on the track will
be horses owned by Hiram Bearce.
Thales Spaulding. Charles Chute.
three owned by Watson & Watson
John A. Mooers. Alton Goodrich. f.
+. Morrill,. Charles Carnage, Fred
Horne, Omer F'urber. Charles White,
Lyman Jewett and Hiram Perkins.
Miss Evelyn Gray. a teacher in
North Arson, but a native of Brook
line, Me-. has been visiting Miss Har
riet Cleveland. Miss Gray was for
lnerly pupil of Miss cleveland
hen the latter taught in Brooklyn.
= Supt. of Schools L. w. Gerrish anc
family returned Monday from
Brownville. where they had been for
several days visiting relatives.
Mrs. Ethel Walton Abbott lef:
Monday for Dakota to join her hus-
band, Richard Abbott, for the sum
mer.
Somerset Royal Arch Chapter OBJ
served Past High Priests night at its
last meeting and past high priests
jewels were presented to Col. A. C.
Blunt. w. r. G. Estes, James Fros-
of Boston. Harry Dinsmore. A. X.
: Fuller George Thomson, John Lam
caster. III C. Butler, j. C. Griffin,
George Piummer, F.. A. Buckham
Adam A3Snpson. A very fine speech
of preservation was made by Edward
= Merlsnd w. r. G. Estes re-
sponded
Jaeltsnan Lighting Plant Burned
w. Page OF Jackman was burned
Saturday. according to report here
Tuesday. The keeper Of the station
on returning to II after short alb
sence saw flames bursting from the
windows and the interior was soon
burned out. The cause of the fire
is not known. Jackman as a result
will be without lights for about three
weeks until the station can be gotten
into working order again.
James Gilfllan has returned from
the College of Pharmacy in Philadel-
rhia, where he has been studying
through the winter and taken a posi-
Sampson & AvOre.
The corporation Of the Bethany
Baptist church will meet Wednesday
evening in the vestry.
The Junior exhibition of the High
school to be given in the Opera
house Wednesday evening promises
to be great success and the class