Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-24
MADISON
Death of Alfred Lafond in Eng
land-Lieut. Locke Killed in
France-Lieut. Fletcher Dies
at Fort Oglethorpe

A telegram was received here Satur-
day telling Of the death OF Alfred La
fond in Liverpool England. Mr.. La
fond was the son of Mrs. A. Lafond of
this place. He first enlisted in Co. Z
of the old Second Maine Regiment and
went to the border with them. On his
return he was'in poor health and was
finally given an honorable discharge
few days after war was declared with
Germany. He submitted to a surgical
operation and later enlisted in the avia-
ton department. He had been in train
ing in England with the United States
forces since early in the summer. AS
the regiment was about to embark for
home he was taken i'll IN Liverpool and
after a few days illness with pneumo-
mia died. Besides his mother. Mr.. La
fond is survived by a younger brother.
Mrs. E. L. Locke received telegram
from Washington Saturday afternoon
to the effect that her husband. Lieuten-
ant Locke, was killed in France Oct. 10.
Lieutenant Locke sailed for Frame in
June with a western regiment. Mrs.
Locke is the daughter of W. F. Greene
of this place and has been at her old
home since her husband sailed
A third telegram was received here
Saturday telling of the death of Lieu
tenant ROLAND. Fleiche- at Fort Ogle-
thorpe. Georgia DR.. Fletcher was the
youngest son of Ezra NJ. Fletcher of
this place and had been critically III
with pneumonia for the past week. He
was a Graduate from the Madison high
school. Later he entered the Cniversi-
ty of Maine, where he studied for two
years. He then entered the Harvard
dntai college, from which he graduated.
Since that time and up to his enlist
ment last spring he practiced his pro-
fesson in New York City. Besides his
father, Mr.. Fletcher j. survived by one
brother, Dr. Cecil Fletcher who is with
the United States army in France.
The Sunday school Christmas exer-
cises of the various churches will be
! held Tuesday evening. A sptcial feat
ure of the exercises at the Methodist
Episcopal church will be the burning OF
two $500 mortgages, all Indebtedness Of
the church having been cancelled.
MI and Mrs James Herd and
daughter are confined to their home
with severe attack of influenza.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. c. Cray returned
Saturday night from Portland, WIcro
they were called BY the death OF their
son, DR.. Carl d. Gray.
Lieutenant w. H. konnison. who is
stationed at Fort Slocum, New York,
arrived home Saturday night 20 pass
a 10 days furlough with his family.
by invitation of the Mems class OF
The Congregational! Sunday school
the mems classes Of the FREQ l5ap-
list and Methodist Episcopal Sunday
schools met together at the Congre
sational church Sunday noon. \
half hour was passed in tn" discuss
/ sion tho ''ForeignG in Our Midst
The latter part OF the hour was
passed in discussion of ways and
means for community bcttermcnt.
Plans were discussed and committees
are to be appointed by each class TO
devise ways and means for a union
effort by tho Christian men of Madi-
. son along the lines of community bet
termcnt. Among other things dis
cussed was the starting OF an eve
ming school
Dr. and Mrs. l.. \. DerbyShire left
town Saturday for Beverly. Mass,
where they Will pass a week at DR.
Derbyshire's old home. :