Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-28

Pleasant street. The double ring service
was performed by the Rev. Charles H. NC
Elhiney of the Island Avenue Congrega-
tional church, the bride being given away
by her father. The bridal gown was OF
dainty white material. The ceremony was
witnessed only by immediate relatives OF
bride and groom. Wedding breakfast was
served following the ceremony.
The bride is very we'll known here, Show
! hogan having been her home since about
| 1885, coming here then from Stratton. She
was graduated from the Skowhegan High
| school in 1902 and from Colby College IN
| 1909. She is member of the High school
| society Of Phi Psi and of the Colby soror-
ity Chi Omega and the Sophomore society
| of Colby. Chi Gamma Theta. For the past
| seven years she has taught at Hebron. for
the last four years. French exclusively. In
the summer Of 1912 she went abroad to
| Norway, Germany, England. Switzerland and
studied a month in Rouen France. living
| in a French family at the time.
| The groom is a resident of Richmond, be-
| ing the son Of William r. Fairclough. now
| retired. He was graduated from Richmond
| High school in 1904 and from Bowdoin
College in 1908, becoming there a member
of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity. He Is
also Mason Later he studied at the
Harvard Summer School He returned last
! August from Germany, where he had stud
led German a year in Marburg and Berlin
Universities. He had previously taught in
Hebron Academy, being head of the mod
ern language department where he became
acquainted with the bride. This year he
has taught in the Moses Brown school in
Providence, r. |. For the coming year
he is as yet undecided but has fine posi-
ton in view. Mr.. and Mrs. Fairclough will
remain in the vicinity Of Skowhegan for
a part Of the summer.
County Medical Examiner w. S. Stinch-
field and Sheriff Frank Thompson of Show
hogan we're called to Lakewood, Lake Wes-
serunsett this forenoon to investigate the
death OF an old gentleman by the name Of
Foss, a resident of Madison, probably 65
years old which occurred there last night.
Mr.. Foss came to Lakewood at P. NJ,
hiring a boat of Tom Spaulding, saying he
was going fishing. Noticing he was old and
lame carrying a cane, he was given
large safe boat. About o'clock he was
noticed anchored at Black Point. Next
some boys said the boat empty and
coat hat and vest were in the boat At
9 p. NJ, Mre Spaulding Investigated and
found him snared up in the anchor under
the boat Not being able to get him up
alone, the body was left till morning when
it was brought to Lakewood No fishing
tackle was in the boat and the oars were
carefully placed in the bottom of the boat.
DR.. Stinchfield did not find much water
in the lungs and thought he showed signs
of kidney or heart trouble. though he could
not be certain without an autopsy which
was not considered necessary. The body
was placed in charge Of the Madison I'M
dertaker.
1t is understood Mr.. Foss had q brother
and nephew in Madison
Children's day was observed at the
Haskell school Sunday, with the fol-
lowing program: Singing, Our Trib-
ute" by the school; Scripture reading
and prayer, Josiah Fernald; welcome
Donald Decker and Ethelyn Crum-
NETT; recitation. Il Want to Tell
You" Fern Salisbury; singing, Every
Little Daisy" Primary; Rotations,
THE Little Forget me nots," Alton
Richardson; "A Soldier Boy Leverty
Peavy: The Children's Day." Opal
Pease; duet. "GroWing Up for Jesus.
Theda and Fern Salisbury; recitations,
lie Did Not Know" Emery Pease, and
"Working Together with Him." Mar
garet Peavy; singing, onward Chris
tian Soldiers school; recitations,
The Easy Guide to Happiness" Grace
Crummett, and God Plans Each Day
Opal pease. singing, Was That Some
body You" school; exercise, THE
Cross and the Flag six children; rec
itation, Make Haste Slowly" Maude
Cover: If We Understood True
Isl otherhood," Arthur Davis; "A Rose
in Every Garden" Dclsa Hayden; &.ns,.
ing. Trust and Obey" school: rec!
tations, Natures Smiles" Theda
NV len the Children Came
Carl Mari; The Loaves and the Fish
es," Mildred Mason: The Sun is AL
ways Shining" Sadie Mason; exercise,
Golden Sunbeams," seven girls; reel
tation. Two Ways of Going" Orman
duet, The Sinner and the
Song" Mile Totman and Mildred
Mason closing song, America"
Clementine Weston w. c. T. U. car
ried out it's annual Flower Mission
day Tuesday afternoon with most
program arranged by Mrs.
Emma c. Witham with the music in
charge of Mrs. Dora T. Nye. The lit
erary numbers were all on the subject
of the day and those to take part were:
Mrs. Nora Dunbar, Mrs. Elizabeth
Mrs. Ethel Hight. Mrs. Susie
Jacobs, Mrs S. w. Philbrick, Virginia
Ames, Hector Chabot, Miss Virginia
Phyllis Whiting, Ruth lies,
Dorothy Nye, Ruth Jones, John Oddly,
Virginia Stinchfield. Phyllis Whiting.
Nye. Besides this program
W hich was most pleasing, the MEM
bers brought in reports Of the sick and
shut-in and flowers contributed by
members were afterwards distributed
among the sick.
Mrs. Ella Mason has received word
Of the serious illness Of her nephew,
Pie. Elisha Mills, in a hospital N
Boulogne as the result Of wounds re-
ceived at the front. He is the son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcleod Mills Of Truro,
Nova Scotia, and was in the Mounted
Rifles Of the 40th Battalion. He has
been a student at Acadia Collegiate
Academy and was studying for the
Eunice Farnsworth Chapter, D. A.