Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-10

away at O'Clock Saturday morning
at his home on the West Ridge Road
in Cornville after an illness Of sew
eral weeks. About six weeks ago he
underwent an operation for the re-
moval of one kidney ana while for a
time he seemed TO he improving. for
the last two weeks prior TO his death
he had been failing. MIR. Kelley lived
with his father, Sylvanus Kelley and
was unmarried. There arc five sur
viving brothers, Milford, Albion, Lee
and Dell Kelley OF Cornvillc and
Perry of Harmony, also one sister,
Gated in Bristol, Conn. but who has
been at home since April and will re-
main with her father. The funeral
will be held Monday at O'Clock.
Harold Parkman White. the 9-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Peregrin q.
White of the Hilton hill ncighborhood
sustained a broken leg Saturday. a
hay press was being operated in the
harm at the White place and a bale
OF hay fell over upon he child. XIV.
The handiwork of the pupils in
sewing at the Parochial school was
on exhibition Sunday in the school
music room. Blue and white decora
lions were used, much bunting being
used in the fostoon trimming and the
corner booth. The parents and
friends We're especially requested to
be present on this occasion.
Cross benefit recitals given by the
piano pupils of Mrs. Dora Trafton
Nye was held Friday evening in the
parlors of the Public Library.
Twelve pupils of the Intermediate
department appeared on the program
as follows: Evelyn Niles. olena Niles.
Geneva Lancaster, Helen Hawes,
George Halves, Allan Stinchfield,
Catherine Mckinney. Jos. Russakoff,
Evelyn Reed. Ruth NIles and ITaya-
lene Decker. Hector Chabot, violinist
assisted with piano accompaniment
by Miss Ruth Niles while Miss Olena
Niles sang Sweet Miss Mary" her
sister Miss Evelyn acting as her aC-
companist. Geo. and Helen Halves
added much to the program with a
song number and an especially inter-
esting selection was left hand num-
Der by Master Stinchfield. The COM
positions played included those writ
ten by Kern. Gerbet. DVork and 9TH
ers and the pupils gave their render
ings in a graceful and artistic man
rer showing much careful criticism
and training. The fifth of these Red
Cross benefits will be given the last
week in June by Mrs. Nye's primary
department.
The Commencement exercises at
the Parochial school will occur on the
evening June % in the convent
Miss Leah Niles, who has completed
her duties az a teacher in the Day
school at Waterville, was in town
Saturday, accompanied 10y her broth
err Carroll Niles and family. the par
ty left Saturday night for Miss Niles
home in Flagstaff
Webster Williams. n well known
Maine horseman was up from Water
vile Saturday night.
The lumber has begun to arrive for
the repairing of Hotel Coburn.
A large number Of boys Of the in
nior Volunteer movement clad in
their uniforms arrived in town Sat
urday night They were met at the
station by r. w. Leighton. in charge
of that line of work and were placed
about on different farms in this sec
ton They came from widely differ
ent parts of the State Word was re-
ceived here Saturday that one Of tho
lads uhc was at the r. fIovra+t
farm, had a sister critically ILL., He
was taken TO Watervile toward
night Saturday by Mr.. Leighton in
order that he might catch train out
Of that city for Portland.