Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-21


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lege course he was acting pastor Of ths
First Baptist church here. being greatly
admired and respected by the parishion-
ers Of the denomination Mr.. Upton when
youth united with the Congregational
church of st. John but later united with
a Baptist church in Portland. The church
Of which he is now the pastor is fed
Grated Baptist and Congregationalist So
ciety, for two years alternating a Baptist
and Congregationalist clergyman being
employed. Another interesting announce
ment has been made in regard to this
young clergyman. that being his engage
ment to Miss Mary Katherine Hayes
daughter of Mrs. Flora S. Hayes Of Bel
FAST The wedding was to have taken
place in early summer, but was post
poned on account of the death OF Miss
Hayes father. Capt. j. O. Hayes. Miss
HayeS has been a member of the Belfast
Baptist church since a very young girl
and is familiar with Sunday school and
church work.
Mrs Ahbe c. Lambert is visiting her
aunt in Mechanic Falls She departed
Sunday accompanying Mr., and Mrs. c. Q.
Childs of West Medford. Mass. after
their visit with A. r. Jewett and family
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. f. Sprague and daugh
ter, Lucy of Lexington. Mass. who have
been ct a camp in kokajo have been
visiting here with Mira Spragues father,
fnrfis and her hrotbar Carl Cur.
tbs. and wife.
Mrs. Alexander Simpson Of New York
who is passing several weeks with friends
in town. was in Portland the first of the
week to meet Mr.. Simpson who had bust
ness in that city for a short time
Mrs. A. +. Smiley Of Bangor and Ken.
duskeag, formerly resident Of this
town and former reader in the Christian
Science church. is visiting in town.
Deputy Sheriff Frank Parsons left here
at 2.25 Monday for Portland, having been
notified that Della Leo. who lately disap-
peared from Skowhegan leaving her chill
dren here, had been apprehended In the
Forest City. Mrs. Leo. who formerly liv.
ed in a tenement In the Clyde H. Smith
block on Water street, will probably be
brought back to Skowhegan Tuesday by
the deputy.
DR. w. G. Sawyer of Madison and Thoe.
f. Getchell, the out town members of
the Somerset county exemption board,
arrived here Monday morning and with
Judge Danforth and DR.. Young OF this
town began their duties Of examining the
100 men of the second call for military
service.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Dyer and son, EN-.
cry T. Dyer. entertained at a dinner par
ty Sunday Granville D. Barrows, Stanley
NJ. Barrows and Vera G. Millett, all of
! Waterville.
Miss Lillian Swain and guest, Miss
Evelyn Mcneil Of Norridgewock, left
Monday morning for Augusta to be the
guests OF Miss SWANS aunt, Mrs w. H.
, Gannett.
Miss Marion r. Lord. eldest daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs Thos @. Lord who grad.
uated from Pennington Normal school
last June. enters Wheaton Seminary this
fall for special course.
Sebastine Bison and sister Miss Chan.
tel Bison, have been enjoying a few
days at Old Orchard.
! Recent Somerset county people who
ization at the courthouse are: Arthur
Bottom Madison: William John Prince.
Lond Pond; Theodore Joseph Provost,
lockwood.
Mrs. Maurice ?. Merrill left here Mon.
day morning for Bingham accompanied
by her brother-in-Iaw. W. Folsom Merrill
The trip was made owing to the sudden
death OF Mrs. Merrill's mother, Mrs. John
J. Lander.
| Mr. and Mrs. A. Arthur Jewett Of Bos-
ton are visiting his mother. Mrs. Ella
n. Jewett. and Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Tilton.
/ George Ware has returned from Hal
lowell, where he visited Sunday, leav-
ing Mrs. Ware and their little son for
longer visit with relatives in that city
Vernon Boyd and Walter Hemp Of Eos-
: ton are passing the week at Lakewood
! as guests of F. c. Butler, Esq Sunday
| Mr.. Butler with his guests and Harry
Barker. f. !. Dysart and Joel Taylor.
/ enjoyed a ride of about go miles, being
driven as far as Bar Harbor by Ralph
Tibbetts
| The several committees from the vart-
Gus Masonic bodies held a meeting Mon.
day forenoon at which time thev formed
a corporation with the following hoard of
directors b. A. Saver. c. p Merrill. r.
G. Butler, from the Blue Lodge; Adam
Simpson, f.. F. Merrill, G. A. Ross from
the Chapter; f. w. Bucknem. w p
| Ordway and George n. Plummer from the
Commandery. The corporation papers
lave been forwarded to Augusta and the
! corporation will be known as the Ma
sonic Building Association.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Eben Il. Chase left Mon
day on the midday train to visit in Roch-
ester and Somersworth, y. II.
/ Mr. and Mrs. John Wilson and children
of Portsmouth, y. H., who have been Wis
itins at the home of George Cox depart
ed Monday on the midday train.
! As the result of a collision Sunday at
1890 on Madison avenue the auto sprtnk-
! ling service is out of commission for
I few days and the former horse sprinkler
will be used so far as possible if needed
Although no one was hurt in the collision
the damages were quite serious and the
/ sprinkler. which is a Packard car with
a Studebaker tank. will require q layout
of some $3.50 to make 1t whole again.