Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-09
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Portland Wedding of Local In
terest-Federal Road Contract
Company A Boys at Home
for Short Time

Friends will be interested to learn
of the marriage of Miss Nanonia NJ.
Gesner and Eugene Leighton, which
took place at the Pine Street Methodist
parsonage in Portland Tuesday eve
ming, June &c. The bride is the daugh-
tel of Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ. Gesner Of
Portland, formerly residents of Pitts
field. For number of years she was
pianist at the Bijou theatre in this
town and has many friends in this vi :
cinity. The groom is the son of Mrs.
William Leighton, formerly of King
man, and is at present employed in
the service of the NJ. c. r. r. Company
in Portland. They will reside at 68
Winter street, Portland.
ID. NJ. Sussi of this town, who has
received a contract from the govern
mcnt to build a new piece of federal
road between this town and Burnham
on the Main road, has returned from
trip to Ohio, where he purchased a
large steam shovel to be used in road
construction.
Miss Elvina Written left Friday for
Eoothbay Harhor, where she has ac-
cepted position for the summer
Mrs. Il. b. Hillman of Unity, who
has been visiting in the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Ernest Thompson, re-
turned home Sunday.
T.. f. Hanson, proprietor of the
White Star laundry, has bought a
Maxwell truck to use in his business.
Mrs. Margaret Chase of Providence
f. L.. who was called to Canaan by the
death of a relative, has returned home
Mrs. Ellen Sewall of Lawrence
| Mass, is in town for visit with rel
atives.
Miss Beatrice Pelley. who has been
visiting her parents, Rev. and Mrs
Daniel p. Pelley, at the Methodist par
sonage, has returned to Boston, where
she is training at the Deaconess hos
ptal.
Miss Agnes Patterson Moore of San
gerville has been the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. James Halliday for a few days
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Hunter and two
daughters are taking an automobile
trip to Boston.
Attorney f. A. Turner of Portland
arrived in town Sunday to join Mrs
Turner and little son, who are visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w
Tatten. Mr.. and Mrs. Turner. will
leave in a. few days for Palermo, where
they will visit his mother, Mrs. Martha
Turner
Lancey Miliken left Saturday for a
two weeks visit in Calais, joining Mrs
! Milllken, who is passing several weeks
with her mother Mrs. Alfred Todd.
Mrs. Frank Foster and Mrs. Frank
Gee of Palmyra were visitors at the
! Pittsfield Red Cross rooms Saturday
afternoon.
Eleven members of Company A. who
have been in Kennebunk, arrived ir
town Saturday from Augusta en- route
for Dexter, where they visited ovel
Sunday.
Charles Dustin of this town has solo
! blanche Wilkes, the little mare thai
won third money in the Fourth of July
races to Waterville parties.
| George Mayo, T. G. Lancey ant
Master Donald Lancey returned Sat
urday on a business trip to Boston
making the trip by automobile.
Prof. S. r. Oldham and Prof. Lewis
Sturtevant returned Saturday from
Boston. making the trip in. their au
tomobile, which they purchased il
Boston.
Walter Haseltine of Bath arrived il
: town Saturday for an over Sunday Wis
it with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]
! S. Haseltine.
Mrs. Alice Tibbetts and children ant
! Mrs. Elmer Mason and children passed
Saturday in Newport for short out