Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-11
Dexter

A telegram received here Sunday
evening from WestfieId. Mass, an
nouncing the marriage on Saturday
evening of Lieut.. Edwin Clifford Call
Of the 1o3d United States Infantry,
formerly the End Maine, and Miss
Maybelle Haines Of this town. The
news of the marriage of the young
couple came as distinct surprise to
the majority Of their friends. 1t was
fastened because Of the expected de-
parture of Lieut.. Call for overseas
service. Their bethrothal was an
nounced several weeks ago at a party
given by Miss Haines to a party OF
young women friends
Mrs. Call is the daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. W. Haines Of this town. She
is graduate of Dexter high school
and for several years has been a sub
stitute clerk in the local postoffice
She has many warm friends and is
one Of the towns most beloved Young
ladies. Lieut. Cali is the only son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert L. Call. He is a
graduate of Dexter high school and Of
Bowdoin college. After his graduation
from BoWdoin in the spring he secur-
ed an appointment to Plattsburg and
after the three months training he
was given q diploma as a second lieu
tenant Of infantry After a short leave
of absence passed at his home in this
town he was ordered to Camp Devens
at Aver. Mass. but soon after his ar
rival there he received orders which
attached him to the 103rd Infantry at
Westfield
DIR. Virgil a. Widdoes and DR. Fl.
Leroy Haskell answered to the call to
the colors yesterday and reported to
Camp DeNens at Aver Mass, where
they became members Of the Dental
Corps Of the United States army
with the rank of first lieutenants.
Lieut.. Widdoes is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs Andrew r. Widdoes He is
81 aduate Of Dexter high school and re-
ceived his dental education at the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania. Following his
graduation he opened an office for the
practice of dentistry in this town
where he has been successful While
in Philadelphia last spring he took the
examinations for the dental corps and
several months 60 received his com
mission from Washington.
DR.. Haskell is the son of Mrs. Annie
graduate Of Dexter high and his later
education was obtained at Tufts Dent
al school For the past two years he
has been successful in the practice of
his profession in Melrose, Mass. He
was in the Office Of DR.. Thomas ].
Springall.
Funeral services for the late Mrs.
William Tewksbury were conducted
this afternoon at the home in the
Oldsborough district. Rev. Stanley
Gates Spear, pastor of the First Uni
versaist church officiating The de-
ceased was one Of the best known
residents of that neichborhood and
was a woman who had many friends.
She is survived by her husband ard
several sons and daughters.
Bean and cucumber vines have been
nipped by the frosts which have &C.
CURED for several nights in this To-
cality.
Special services are being held this
week at st. AIMS Catholic church by
the Pedemptorist Fathers Trainor and
Dueal Of Boston. The services this
week are for men only while last
week a special series Of services were
conducted for the women.
Mrs Henry Brown went to Lewiston
Monday Afternoon. where she will visit
friends for several days
Mr. and Mrs William S. Gould have
returned from A three weeks trip
which took them t. Worcester. Spring
field and also to Hartford. Ct, where
Il ey visited their son, William S.