Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-15

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along the Atlantic coast TO key west,
Fla. Il the plans Of the Aero club of
America Tnaterialize. was the subject uf
interested comment mere on TUESDAY
says me Bangor Commercial. The route
L designed 70 be one Of the main arteries
Of air navigation in the United States and
Bangor, should the ccheme ever oe car
ried into effect, would be z z important
landing station.
Captain Alden c. CLANCY. who died
Monday al his home IN Medford. Mass.
was native of Alma. Ne. and had sailed
the oceans for g years. retiring about
four years ago. His many voyages HI
cludiBg circumnav.g eating me globe three
times
II is not recorded that many people
stayed up especially for the annual No
yemoer display Of meteorg, which was
due here early On Wednesday and Thurs-
dag mornings OF this week, though
enough Of the shooting stars were seen
TO make i worta while.
The 10Th battle between the Bangor
and Portland High school football teams
will take place next Saturday afternoon
al Mapiewood park, Bangor II Will be
ten second game of this season. Portland
/ having already defeated Bangor q - Q
at Portland, About IS players will q
TO Bangor and d big crowd Of "rooters.
Ms. Frank Wakefield probably has
more relatives in the military and naval
service Of the country than any other
woman in Bath, says the Times she mas
10 cousins, nine young men and a young
woman. now doing their bit. Three Of
/ them are on tAis side Of the Atlantic,
Two OF them in thehavy and one in the
army and the others have gone across.
Of those on the other side, Miss Mar
saret Ferguson was a member Of the
Harvard unit which sailed IN August,
} l9iG, and Of those who left for service at
I that time she is the only one remaining
! in France. In letter written last June,
/ By Miss Ferguson to Mrs Wakefield she
was then IN base hospital 40. % and Was
standing the work remarkably well. say
! ing that the "Sammies' were great boys
to take care Of
d Nineteen-year-old Raoul Dufan Of Lew
ston, Senior In the High school. bids
fair to become Names most distinguished
tenor. His remarkable success in his re-
cent appearance at the teachers conven-
I ton at Bangor following his year s study
after his initial appearance last fall al
! the teachers convention at Portland full
! fills the predictions Of well-known teach
ers and critics that he had a gift that
should be cultivated and II 50 would
make phenomenal success. He will
I continue his studies
Daniel V McIsaac Of Boston. the former
assistant district attorney, who recently
appointed by Mayor Curley as corpora
John A. Sullivan. summarily removed,
was born in Pembroke. Me and is well
known in legal and fraternal circles, he
ing president Of the Charitable Irish So
Getty, member Of the Catholic Union, the
knights OF Columbus. the Elks, 81. Au-
gustine's Lyceum the Boston Athletic
Association and the State Of Maine CLUB.
He resides with his wife and two children
at No l59 Dorchester street, South Bos-
ton.
Tie directors Of the Old Folks Home,
recently built at Bath by Thomas 9.
Plant the shoe manufacturer, have de-
cided 20 open it at once and Mr. and Mrs
Ansel 6. Marston of Bath will be the
| first people to become residents therein.
Mr.. Marston is A veteran Of the Civil
War. serving three wears. and bears the
| effects Of wounds sustained at Por,
/ Royal. He claims the distinction Of hsv-
| ing posted the first Union guard in South
Carolina under Lieut.. Col. Coleman Hard
J ing. lie was born in North yarmouth
| Dec. 81. 1892. the son of John Marston
! and came TO this city in 1870 and for many
years was a well known and very excel
lent tailor. He is a charter member OF
was formerly Mary F. Winslow daugh-
ter of the late William Winslow Of this
! city and was born Feb H. 1894 They
were married July 10, 1856, by the Rev.
S. F. Dixie OF the New Church.
/ Three Bangor and two Orono boys re-
Gently had the honor OF being photo
graphed with King George Of England
and staff. being members OF the American
! Forestry baseball nine which won the
| championship of London. They are Ar
thur Jones, catcher; Stewart Peckham,
pitcher; l.. TAFT, sub. all Of Bangor; p
| fitzpatrick. shcrtstop, and +. Harding
second base, both Of Orono. Each mem
her OF the winning team ie TO receive a
| gold cup, presented by Princess Louise.
! wellington Mcfarland. whose death
occurred last Saturday and funeral Mon
day at Bar Harbor. was "A years of age
and had been a resident Of Bar Harbor
I for SO years. most OF that time being a
druggist. He served in Co. c. list Maine
Heavy Artillery. from Aug y. 1862 to
June 6, 1855, and was later member OF
| James M. Parker Post. G. A. r. widow
and a sister survive and wide circle OF
acquaintance regret his death
| Mrs. Archie Patterson OF No. - Third
street. Bangor, Is bearing up bravely I'M
der the notice that she is one OF the heirs
of an estate estimated at nearly 10000,
| left by an uncle in California. She sup
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