Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-27
Whitney-MixeheIt.

/ Bernard J. Whitney of North Arson
who was discharged from Company E
! because he was unable to pass the
physical examinations conducted early
! this week was married Wednesday
! evening at 8 o'clock in North Arson to
! Miss Lima Maude Mitchell, the oldest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Mitchell of North Arson. The cere-
mony was performed at the home of
! the brides parents. the double ring
service being used, Attending the
couple were Miss Carrie Robinson and
! Earl Wing. Rev. Charles Wellington
/ Rogers of Gray. former pastor of the
North Arson Congregational church
/ officiated. Mr.. Whitney. who was for
rerly a student at Hebron Academy
had to give up his course there owing
to weak eyes and since then he has
been employed in North Arson shoe
store. Mr.. and Mrs. Whitney will
doubtless continue to make their home
in North Arson.
Quite q haul was made by Sheriff
Goodrich at the office of the Ameri-
can Express Co. here Thursday morn
ing when five lots Of liquor were seiz-
ed William H Dennis, Jr., had
consignment of fnu: quarts OF lntoXi-
cants, r. A. Hill hai eight quarts and
good sized packages were also address
ed 10 Thomas Mullay, Fred Thibo-
deau" and wv. S. Cronkite.' Judge
BRAZIL liheled the stuff during the
day. -..
Several Skowhegan citizens headed
by Fred r. Hill have petitioned the
county commissioners requesting them
to view section of the county road
leading from Skowhegan village t2
Clinton by the way of Pishon's Fer
nv on the east side of the kennebec
river. These inhabitants represent
that the public needs and convenience
requires an alteration in the highway
concerned, which begins at a point
in Susie Brook Hill and leads to the
road running from Skowhegan to Ca
naan.
Miss Margaret Jones Of Lewiston.
who is well known in many Skowhegan
homes as a trained nurse and who has
just been caring for Mrs. G. D. Rob-
inson, left Thursday for Lewiston for
a visit with relatives, expecting to sail
May 10 for France in Red Cross ser
vice Miss Walker from the local hos
pital is now attending Mrs. Robinson,
who is improving at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Cole.
John Brown of Rumford is here this
week, experimenting the installation
of q private branch telephone ex-
change in the various departments of
the American wooden mills here. The
switchboard will be stationed in the
office of the Arms mill and each room
is to be connected with phones.
The first degree was conferred at
the meeting of Carrabassett Lodge on
Wednesday night and at the next
meeting the second degree will be
conferred upon several candidates.
Clinton c. Luce, a resident of the
Bigelow Hill neighbornood. received
telegram Wednesday night announcing
the death of his father, Charles Luce.
in Monticello. The gentleman just de-
ceased has passed considerable time
in his sons home here. His age was
81 years.
Francis Friend, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Friend. arrived Thursday
forenoon from the University Of Maine.
having enlisted In the Navy. He ex-
poets to leave shortly for Bar Harbor
and to be engaged in Coast Patrol
service.
Mrs. Lena P. Larry Is assisting the
town officers at the municipal building
in clerical work.
Announcement has been made from
the adjutant generals Office Of the ap-
pointment Of End Lieut.. John Weston
Healey to the office of LIST lieutenant of
Co. E and also of the appointment of
Sergeant Enroll C. Chase to the office
Of 2nd lieutenant. 1t Is expected, how
ever, that 1t Chase will be detailed to
some other company. The men will be
ordered before a board Of examiners at
an early date Capt. Marston will re-
main with the company as captain for
the present, and Thursday forenoon he
announced the following list of nom
commissioned officers: Bert V. Russell, |
1st sergeant; Walter G. Lessard, mess
sergeant: Joseph r. Sanford, supply |