Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-04

have arrived at the Richmond Branch
of 1SSs.ssta Trust Co.
.>I.e ladies' Aid Society of the
Methodist church will hold their an
nuaI Christmas sale at Curtis hall.
Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 18th.
The River Road club will meet at the
home Of r X. Hatch. Saturday eve
ning. December Sth. Mr.. Harold Shaw
of the University Of Maine will be
present.
The keel for the new schooner to be
built at the local shipyard of Crosley
. Navigation Company was laid last
week.
The kennebec river was closed to
navigation on Thanksgiving day, No
vember 18th this week. The earliest
time of closing recorded was Nov. Sd,
1909
Mrs. Alice NJ. Lowell, chairman of
the working committee Of the local
branch Red Cross chapter sent last
| week to Red Gross headquarters, 20
sweaters, IL pairs of socks. three
mufiiers, two pair of wristlets.
! DR.. w. f. Whitney of Bangor spent
/ the week end with his father, w. H.
Whitney in town.
| Charles A. Clarke Of Seattle, Wash
F.. ington, is passing a few days with his
mother, Mrs. Augusta Clarke
! Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Alexander
are passing a two weeks visit with
relatives and friends in Boston and vi
| cinity.
| Miss Mildred Duren of Skowhegan,
and brother Fred of Gardiner passed
| the weekend with their parents. Mr..
and Mrs. F. r. Duren.
| Rev. A. S. and Mrs. E. T. Prescott
/ from Springfield, y. H.. are visiting
! Mrs. Prescott's brother and sister, Mr..
and Mrs. G.. B. Wentworth, 81 Spruce
| street.
| Miss Florence Wakefield returned
Sunday to Cambridge Mass. after
passing the Thanksgiving holidays
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. c. A..
I, Wakefield.
FIX Secretary of State and Mrs.
Joseph Alexander have gone to Win
chester. Mass. where they will pass
the winter at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Derby.
! Mrs. John Hunter and two children
, ACtdi hSu " oloiIAh6 tNLir Nollu, .cdtdi
day after passing the Thanksgiving
! holidays with her parents. Mr. and
Mrs. c. a. Potter.
/ Roger Patch returned Sunday to
/ Dartmouth College. after enjoying the
THANKSGIVING recess at the home Of
I his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Hervey
Patch.
! J. S. Nichols.
The funeral services of the late
! James Samuel Nichols were held at
! the home on the Langdon read, Sun
day afternoon, Rev. G. b. CORNISH Of
! ficiating.
| Mr.. Nichols was born in Pressure
! Isle, Me, April %. 1S45. and with his
family has been a resident of Rich
mond for several years. He is sur
Vived by his widow. one daughter,
Laura. and six sons. Hadley. Wesley.
Adam, Wallace, Frank and Lester. all
of Richmond. and one brother. Sylves-
] ter, who resides in Pressure Isle.
Burial took place in Brown burying
ground.
< Wallace Bickford and Robert Lint Of
! Gardiner spent the week end at their
! homes in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. f. Colby and
daughter Ida We're recent visitors Of
relatives in Gardiner
I Among those working at Bath and
/ who passed the week end at their
! homes in town were: Everett Hart
ford John Riley, r. Ia Flanders. John
| Mcleod, Sanford and Ernest Nicker-
son. Arthur Adams, Charles Smith and
! Robert Stewart.
Or. James NJ. Mansir. who has been
| located at Richmond for the past four
years. has opened a dental office in
Bath.
Orusilia Ross.
The funeral Of the late DrusilIa Ross
was held Monday afternoon at the
home of her son. James A. Ross on
the Pond Road, aged IS years. Rev.
s. a. Evans of the Peoples church of
Bath officiated. Burial took place at
! Litchfield Plains cemetery.
! Although very little damage was re-
ported about the town from the wind
and storm of Saturday, in the country
| heavy wind, and travelling over the
roads Sunday morning was consider
ably interfered with by reason Of the
fallen trees, branches and wires, both
telephone and electric, which blocked
the roads in many places.