Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-08-18

wears Mr.. Mussenden. Captain kennistoh
and the late Sheriff Ballou made sala
day of their birthdays and the two sur
viying members Of the trio are keeping
up the celebration.
Rev. John F. Clothey, for the last 10
years pastor Of the Turner Street Ao-
vent church, Auburn. has resigned MS
pastorate, but the church has not yer
accepted it. Mr.. Clothey is more tnan
80 years old and resigned because ne
felt that the parish might prefer
younger man.
Letter carrier service has been es-
tablished at the Fort Fairfield post
Office, with two deliveries day cover
ing all the streets Of the village
where there are sidewalks. Leon
Beckwith is the carrier appointed.
Rev. Frank NJ. Lamb. who for tho
last eight years has been pastor OF the
Baptist church Of Buckfield. has ten
dered his resignation to take effect
not later than Sept. 80. and mas ac-
cepted a call to the Baptist church al
Brunswick.
Engagements Of two prominent
young Bangor society ladies' have
been announced: Miss Helen M.
Towle, daughter Of J. Norman Towle,
to Maynard J. Creighton Of Berkeley.
Calf, formerly of Thomaston. Uni
versity Of Maine rs, and Miss Martha
E. Mcclure, daughter Of ]. w. Nc
Clure to Howard, W. Libbey of Ban
gor.
The largest real estate deal in the
history of Old Orchard is said to have
taken place on Wednesday. when
Charles Uson and Joseph Balster OF
Boston paid $4,000 for the sea shore
lot at the foot of Old Orchard street,
owned by Frank G. Staples. They Will
convert the lot into an amusement
park
Wednesday afternoon said:
Former Senator Hale, who suffered
a severe attack Sunday, has again rail-
lied. Senator Hale's wonderful vitality
and recuperative power have time ana
again astounded his physicians. me
attack of Sunday, however, was the
most severe Of any he has experienced
and it was feared that death was I'M
minent Mrs Hale hastily summoned
home TIE three sons, all or Wnom are
now with her While Senator Hale has
rallied wonderfully from the first at
tack. it has left him decidedly weaker
and this afternoon he is reported as
gradually losing strength.
Jack Blank, the young man VINO
has lost his name and identity, left
Bucksport Monday night on an extend
ed automobile trip with P. r. Po"ers'
a. boarding house keeper, who has tax
en- an interest in the young man S case
and has been trying to help him tina
himself. Jack believes that he must
! recover his memory of home ana
friends through his vision and II he can
see familiar surroundings his memory
will return. The route as planned
will take in Lubec, Calais, Eastport,
thence through Aroostook County and
to the Moosehead Lake towns. He Is
very sure that his home formerly was
within automobile distance of Bangor,
as he recalls going there with his father
in their car and recognizes the Bangor
House and other places.
Bangor Commercial-Mrs. Flora Hay
ward Holden of St. Cloud, Mimi, and her
Boston, Mass, daughters of Mr.. and Mrs.
Josiah Hayward, who were at one time
residents of this town; also Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene II. Day of Minneapolis, Mimi,
and his mother Mrs. John Wesley Day of
Riverside, Calf, toured through this
vicinity Saturday, calling on relatives
Mrs. John Wesley Day is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Gray and was
born at this place in 1882 in log cabin,
where, in 1887, her father erected
house which is now standing and at the
present time occupied by Mrs. w. j. Dur
ling Mrs. Day, at the advanced age OF
s4 years, made the trip alone by train
from California to her sons home in
Minneapolis, having shipped her limosine
in the care of her chauffeur, to that
place, there being joined by the other par
ties. toured all the way to Maine to once
again see the homestead of her childhood
DAYS and to visit her relatives. On Mon
day afternoon she revisited her birth
place, taking as a memorial bouquet Of
old-fashioned flowers from the garden
and part of wooden pin used to join the
framework of the house. Just as she en-
tered the unfinished chamber. heavy
shower passed over. the rain on the roof
completing the childhood memories. She
returned to Bar Harbor. going through
Crawford for the purpose Of calling on
her cousin, Mrs. Angeline Hanscom of
that place, who is the only living girlhool
associate. She plans to reach her home
In the West some time in the early au-
tunn.
Servia is said to lead in CEN
and Jra1ap5 ic cloSe Seo-