Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-18

and Mrs. Horace E. Munros. Of An
burn, and by one brother. George T.
RaiIey of Lewiston. During all the
years OF her illness, Mrs. harrington
has been patient and her sunny dis
position has won her many friends.
She had been a resident Of Lewiston
for twenty years.
So. Paris Situation
A board of trade meeting was
held at the South Paris assessors Of
fee Monday evening. Jan. II. An In
ventory Of the amount Of coal and
wood on hand in the business places
OF the town was taken, and showed
short allowance for the remainder of
the winter. The fuel question was
discussed and committees appointed
pfor taking up the coal and wood ques-
ton with suggestions that all farmers
| in the vicinity who have not before
been in the habit of supplying wood
| for the town be requested to cut n
certain amount during the spring, 10
be furnished for dry wood in 1918.
The committees chosen for securing
coal for present needs consists of: A.
w. Walker. Walter L. Gray, Arthur f.
Forbes; wood committee: William J.
| Wheeler; Ernest NJ. Millett. Irving f.
Andrews, Nelson G. Elder, Richard H.
Gates. The board of trade donated IS
to the war camp community recreation
fund: also IS to the local branch
Service League at South Paris. A
committee for soliciting funds for the
War Camp Community Recreation
fund in the corporation was appointed
as follows: Charles w. Bowker, Nelson
G. Elder, George r. Eastman.
j. P. Johnston Of Dxfeld
| Word has just reached DiXfield of
the recent death of James Il. Johnston
at South Pasadena, Calf MI anG
Mrs. Johnston had gone to California
late in the fall hoping the change in
climate might prove beneficial to his
! health Mr.. Johnston had been in poor
! health the past year from hardening
! OF the arteries. He had always been
a resident of DiEfield In, early life he
learned the trade of harness maker,
carrying on that business for some
years. The later years of his activi-
ties were given to the druggist bust
ness which he carried on for many
! ES"i'7' Afo'iit ttit SCAIS ago he TelITeC.
| He was member of King Hiram
! Lodge, f. & a. NJ. of Tuscan Lodge,
/. O. Q. +. and Welcome Rebekan
Lodge and Monitor Chapter, o. f. S.
| He was also q member Of the Congre-
gational church. his interest in the
social and fraternal circles was
marked. During his lifetime he had
| also held many town offices and for
many years was town treasurer He
is survived by his wife, and one SIS
1 ter, Mrs. A. d. Wentworth of DIxfleld.
A son died in early youth.
Washington Divorces
! Twenty divorces were granted at the
| January term of supreme judicial
court for Washington county just ad-
! journed. They were as follow S:
ELAN il Libby from Stanley ]. Libby.
Noth Of HaileyviIle; Edna p. Roles,
/ Calais, from Arthur B. Boles Barring;
| Ephiiam Trott. Perry, from Mary I'll
| lah Trott, PASSPORT; Olivia Nixon, Cal
| ais, from James f Nixon. Toledo,
| Ohio; Rerla M. KnowltOn, Machias-
J port. from Alexander NJ. Knowlton,
/ Machiasport: George p. Marshall, Mill
/ bridge, from Elizabeth Marshall, South
| Sudbury. Mass: Geo Angus Holland
! from Harriet Helen Holland, both Of
Eatsport: Grace D. Van Buskirls. 1u-
| bee from jeremiah Van Buskirk.
! Bloomfield, n. s.: Ionic 7. Allen from
| Edgar F.. Allen, both Of Columbia; Lu-
cretia Mcleod. Baileyville from Albert
1 NJ. Mcleod. st. Stephen. n b.; Grace
| Campbell Calais, from Amos p Camp
| bell. Lynn Mass: William w. Buck
! ram. Machias, from Annie NJ Buck
nam; ITervey T.. Pettee, Steuben from
| Lizzie r. Pettee, Jonesboro; Florence
/ A. Leighton from David II. Leighton,
/ both Of Milbridge; Bessie Scott Nc
| Innis from Murdoch Ross McInnis.
both of Danforth: Alice NJ. Thompson
! from RAYMOND " Thompson. both Of
/ Lubec; Lydia D. Moody, Lubec from
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