Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-23

committee Of Brown Memorial library
Miss Pearle Porter . former teacher
In the primary school hare delightfully."-
entertained the little people Of tho vii
lage at . story hour party at the
library Friday afternoon. Miss Porter
read and told stories to the children
and taught them two motion song
games. It was q pleasure for the chill
dren to meet their "once upon time"
teacher in this social way.
Miss Esther Files Of waterville was
the guest Sunday and Monday Of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Files.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Merrill and
daughter Madelyn. Miss Martha Mer-
rill and Mr.. wiggin all Of Newport.
were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. e. e.
Merrill Sunday.
Edgar q. Thompson
On Monday. August IL, Edgar
B. Thompson died after . short
illness with acute Brights disease.
at the Paines' hospital in Bangor.
Mr.. Thompson was a former resident
Of Clinton. About IS years ago he
went to Bangor where he entered the
employ Of VIM. P. Dickey & Co. Three
years later he became connected with
the r. B. Dunnfng Co.. where he re-
manned until a few years ago he
established the firm Of E. B. Thomp-
son & Co., dealers in agricultural i'm
plements.
At the time Of his death Mr.. Thomp-
son was only As years Of age. Many
friends and acquaintance both in
Bangor and Clinton sincerely regret
Mr.. Thompson's death. BY his business
associates he was known to be a man
Of exceptionally high character and
possessed of very charming person
atty. He was a member Of St. An
drews lodge Of F. and A. NJ. Of Bangor
and Pine Tree lodge I. O. o. F., OF
Clinton.
Mr.. Thompson is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Percy Thompson, his ia
Their, r. B. Thompson of Clinton, a
sister, Mrs. E. e. Merrill, also Of Clin-
ton and one brother. DR.. Ralph
Thompson Of Vinal Haven. Tho fun
eral services were held at the resi-
dence 1853 Ohio street, Bangor at $50
P. M. Wednesday. The oficiating
clergyman was Rev. Ashley c. Smith
pastor Of the Universalist church.
Mrs. Helen Spearing Leonard sang
Beautiful Isle Of Somewhere" The
bearers were DR.. Elton K. Jordan, Err
nest Herrick, William Burbank and
Stephen Worcester all personal friends
Of Mr.. Thompson. The st. Andrews
lodge F. and A. M. Of Bangor con.
Quoted the Masonic services.
The abundance of beautiful flowers
in measure expressed tho love and
respect in which Mr.. Thompson was
held by his friends. The remains
were taken to Belfast for burial
Thursday morning. Out Of town rela-
tives in attendance at the funeral SER
vices were r. B. Thompson, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. e. Merrill of Clinton. DR..
Ralph Thompson Of Vinal Haven and
Mrs. Russell Dyer of Portland, the
mother OF Mrs. Thompson.
The following girls. Bertha Whitney
Doris and Grace Kennedy. Georgia and
Helen Billings, Virginia Gadd, lone
Irving, and Florence and Eleanor Giles
who compose the Sunday school class
taught by Miss Winnifred Shaw of
the M. e. Sunday school have passed
their Saturday afternoons gathering
flowers and decorating the church for
the Sunday services. The beautiful
flowers and the loyalty Of the young
people and their efficient teacher is
appreciated by the pastor, Rev. C. W.
Lowell and the attendants Of the
church.
William Files is visiting relatives
and friends in Brooks.
Walworth Simpson civil engineer
and Wallace Fellows superintendent OF
the construction Of the state road
went to Belfast Friday, by automobile,
on business trip.
and Mrs. I. E. Hall have returned
from three days trip to Etna.
Miss Pearl Porter has returned to
her home in Detroit.
Frank Richardson was in Augusta
Saturday.
Miss Virginia Ladd who is passing
the summer with her aunt, Mrs. O.
p. Wheeler, has been visiting with rel :
atives in Waterville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marcellus Cain have
returned from trip to Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sewall Brown are at
Northport for a few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franz Whitman and
two children, Mr.. and Mrs. Willis
Cain and daughter Miss Florence were
In Sidney Sunday by auto.
Mrs. Fred Walker and two children,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wright and Will
liam Filler attended the Centennial in
Brooks last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Bradbury and
daughter Miss Hattie of Brooklyn, N.
Y. are passing a few weeks in the
Pines.
The August meeting Of the wesylan
club was held with Mrs. Charles
Greeley Aug. IS. The following was
the program: Roll call. quotations
from Bryant; Current Events. Lesson
Review on United States Magazine,
Empire Of Pacific; sketch, William
Penn, Respar Irving; reading, Pitts
burg the Early Gateway Of West, Mrs
Carrie Jones; paper. History Ameri-
can Currency Miss F1orence Cain