Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-22
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Missing William Day Found.

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Missing William Day Found.
William Day the patient at the
Bangor State Hospital, who wandered
! away on Tuesday, was discovered
Wednesday morning near the Rel
! Bidge. He apparently spent the night
at the clubhouse OF the MeadoWbrook
Golf Club. Day was committed to the
hospital several years ago from
! North Berwick.-Bangor News
Funeral of Late Capt. ~Thos. Cernnot.
Funeral services for the late Cap.
Thomas Dermot, who died Jan. 10 N
Oakland Calf. were held Wednes
day at the home Of his sister-in Law,
Mrs, Edna Porter. Suffolk street,
! Rockland. Capt Dernot was the
father OF Maxine Elliott, the actress,
and Lady Gertrude Forbes-Robertson
wife Of Sir Johnston Forbes Robert
son, the English actor. Neither
daughter was able to be present.
Maxine Elliott being engaged in Red
Cross work in Belgium, and Lady
Forbes Robertson being at home in
England Among the attendants
were many old sea captains who
we're associated with Capt. Dermot
during his residence in that city. Rev
Pliny 4. Allen OF the Universalist
church officiated. The remains wera
buried in Achorn cemetery beside his
first wife. who was Adelaide Hall Of
Rockland.
Rev. w. r. Leslie Going to Illinois.
Rev. W. r. Leslie Of the High street
Methodist church. Auburn. who recent
ly received a call TO the passionate Of
the Pittsfeld. H.. Methodist Episcopal
church, has decided to accept the call,
and will leave Auburn the second week
If February. The vacancy in Auburn
will be filed at once by Bishop Hamil-
ton Of Boston Mr.. Jeslie's mother
and sister Will accompany him. His
sister, who is a sophomore at Bates
College. will enter the University Of
Illinois
Centenary Of Maine Organization.
The Tooth anniversary of the Maine
Charitable Mechanics Association was
observed Wednesday evening at Port
land by the members and their faui-
lies. William H. Ohler, Jr.. Elmer A.
Doten, Franklin NJ. Lawrence and Hon.
H. H. Sturgis. the officers arranged the
observance. The society is one Of the
Oldest of the kind in New England and
the Oldest in the State. The exercises
were informal. ". II. Ohler Jr read
d brief historical sketch. refreshments
were served and the celebration ended
with O dance.
kittery Navy Yard Notes.
A contract was received Wednesday
at the kittery. Me. navy yard au-
thorizing the construction of four 35-
foot high-speed motor Admirars
barges. The new order will bring
$25, 600 in labor and material to the
hull and machinery divisions Word
was received Wednesday at the navy
yard, detaching Capt. Frank W. Bari
lett, L. S. n, senior officer at the yard,
and engineering officer in charge of the
machinery division. This will take
place Feb. l, and Lieut. Com Fletcher
L. Sheffield, now aid TO the COM
: mandant. will do duty as senior of
icer Of the machinery division. Com
mander ]. V. Klemann, who recently
reported, will be the acting captain uf
the yard. and aid to the commandant.
The changes all pertain to reorganiza-
ton at the yard. Naval Constructor
Lawrence S. Adams, L. s. N, indus
trial manager, will be in complete
charge Of all divisions commencing
Feb. !. Capt. Thomas Snowden, the
new commandant. will be in charge OF
military affairs only.
Hospital Sued by 4 Patient.
Rollo C. Strout of Bangor is the
plaintiff in an action against the East
ern Maine General hospital in which
he seeks to obtain damages Of $4,000
for alleged negligence in his treatment
while confined at the hospital in 1919.
The trial was commenced before AS
! sociate Justice A. W. King Wednes-
day morning at Bangor. Raymond
Fellows of Fellows & Fellows ap-
peared for the plaintiff and Donald r
Snow for the defendant. The plaintiff.
was injured while at work in the
Maine Central yard in Bangor JUNE
| 20, 1913. and taken to the hospital, his
!, back and limbs being temporarily
paralyzed. He alleges that he re-
; ceived q burn on the back of his leg
! from the application Of a hot waite:
| jug and that he did not receive prope.
care at the institution. His declara :
ton alleges that the defendant
''negligently and carelessly selected
agents and servants, to wit nurses un.
skilled and unable to properly conduc1
: the treatment Of said plaintiff, as a re.
suit Of which negligence the said
plaintiff vas burned in and about tn.
body, back and hips. which said burns
! received because Of said careless ant
, unskilled servants Of said defendant
I rendered the plaintiff sick, sore ant
) disordered." The defence Is a genera.
denial