Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-23

|
est attorneys in Somerset county died
Tuesday evening at his home on Cross
street as the result of paralytic
shock on Sunday. He was 81 years
old Mr.. Barrett was born in Canaan
the son of Joseph Barrett, ESD. and
passed his life there until about six
years ago when he came to Skowhe-
gan to reside. Mr.. Barrett had the
honor of being Representative to the
State Legislature and was a member
of the Somerset County Bar Associa-
ton. He was formerly a member of
4 Canaan Grange. The early Barrett
family came originally from England,
settling near Concord, Mass, in 1881.
He was tire times married, the last
wife, formerly Mrs. Emma Young, to
whom he was married in 1905, sur
viving. and also daughter of a for
mcr marriage, Mrs. Isabel Kicker of
Reno, New. OF the family of 10 chill
dren of which he was a member there
now survive two brothers, John r..
Barrett of Anoka. Mimi. Augustus 3.
Barrett of Pasadena, Calf, and a
sister, Mrs. Viola Haskell of Pasadena.
The well known spiritualist, Harrison
I d. Barrett, was nephew of I. b.
Barrett The funeral will take place
at the home here Friday at / p. NJ,
conducted by DR.. o. H. Tracy Of the
First Baptist church. Burial will be
in Canaan.
| Mrs. Thomas Thomson was in Wa
terville Wednesday to visit Mrs. Mae
Wayness of Pittsfeid who is at the
Sisters hospital in Waterville recov-
ering from an operation.
| Mrs. Christopher Steward of Bling
ham who has been passing few days
at Hotel Coburn, was in Waterville
Wednesday on business.
Mrs. Lizzie Nye who has just re-
turned from her cottage at North
Pond, Smithfield, is passing the winter
at the home of Mrs. Fred French on
West Front street.
Miss Hester Harris. stenographer in
the Office of Supt. of Schools Perkins
in Waterville, has been passing sew
eral days with Miss Carrie Thomson
of Milburn street.
Mrs. Carrie Fairbrother Is prepar-
ing to move back to her home on
Madison avenue. which has been &C.
cupied for the past year by Principal
r. w. Leighton.
| The schools in Skowhegan village
will close for Thanksgiving day only,
on account of the time lost recently
by the schools being closed. The ru-
raj schools which have lost time will
have both Thursday and Friday.
! S. j. Walton, Esq. returned Tues
day from a vacation of several weeks
passed at Moose river.
Since the work of the English
teacher in the High school. Miss Mar
ion Steward. has been lightened by
the addition of Miss Bertha Merrill to
the faculty, Miss Steward is able to
give much more time to the work in
elocution and the work is not con-
fined to the Senior class as it was last
year. The English classes have been
very large this year. Miss Merrill now
teaches four hours a day. forenoons,
taking two Freshman English classes
and two classes in Physical Geogra-
ply. 1t is privilege to secure the SER
vices of Miss Merrill as she is a very
fine teacher. She has specialized in
photography and allied sciences so
the Physical Geography courses will
get unusual instruction for this town.
A petition was filed at the adjourn
ed session Of the November term of
the probate court Tuesday for the
probate of the will of the late Hor-
tense Patterson of Arson, by Malon
Patterson of Scion, one of the eXecu-
tors named in the WILL the others re-
fusing to serve. The personal estate
of the deceased was estimated at
$4,000. In her will Miss Patterson be-
queathed $1,000 to her brother, Thomas
| BenZello Patterson of North Arson;
$1,000 to her nephew, Thomas L. Pat
terson of North Arson; 5000 to the
inhabitants of the town of Arson, Tor
the care of the Thomas Patterson lot
I in Sunset cemetery; her wheel chair
/ to the Mizpah Branch of the Inter
national Sunshine Society of North
Arson to be loaned by the society:
the residue and remainder of the es-
tate to be divided equally between the
Shut-ln Society, incorporated in New
! York state, and the Good Will Home
! Association of Fairfield, these be-
quests to be kept as a perpetual fund,
interest thereof only to be expended
annually for the support of the above
society and association. The execu-
tors named were Malon Patterson OF
Scion, Frank w. Patterson of Indus
try and Tilson d. Salley of Madison.