Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-04

and birthplace Carratunk, although
| Est Madison had been her home
since she was nine years old. The
! deceased was a member or the
grange, and a regular attendant at
. the East Madison church. Funeral
services will be held at , o'clock Fri
| day, at the East Madison home, with
Rev. George Merriam officiating.
| 4 we'll attended meeting Of the First
! Baptist parish was held Tuesday eve
| ming at the First church vestry. Dea-
con Geo. *. Thomson was elected
moderator and Chas. F. Allen. clerk.
/ Other ,tficers elected We're: Assess
: ors, Thomas Thomson. A. :. Club
/ buck and George w. Tobey: auditor.
/ George *. Thomson: treasurer. Louis
/ f. Dow: solicitors. Mrs. Thos. Thorn
son. Mrs. Louis T.. Dow, Mrs. Almer
Russell. The following committees
were appointed: Floral. Mrs. Sarah $.
: Marston. Mrs. NJ. I. Poole-. Mrs. Ida
! : l.. Smith; social, Mrs. Addie Rick
/ err Mrs. Geo. X. Thomson, Mrs. Tho.'.
! Thomson: music committee. Mrs. Phi
I 10 Steward, chairman. The annual
report of the treasurer was accepted.
/ Nothing was considered relative 10
| eectipg of the pastor
Miss Marah E. Stevens, teacher Of
drawing in the Skowhegan schools,
I left here Wednesday for her home -
! Chesterville where she is to be mar
! ried to 1t Ernest Webster. now ste
toned at Camp jackson in South Car
Dina.
| Mrs. John Proyenchal and son Ed
ward left Wednesday morning fer 4
visit in Rochester, Mass.
Mrs. Ira A. Norton accompanied by
her daughters. Florence and Bertha.
is visiting With relatives in Lewiston.
The remains of Mrs. Lucy Jackson.
which have been reposing in the
South Side receiving tomb since he:
death here, were taken to Houlton On
Wednesday for burial.
The Methodist and Congregational
people viii meet in their respective
churches this Thursday evening for
the mid week services while the First
Baptist and Bethany Baptist pee
pie will unite for their Thursday eve
ming service ut Bethany chapel and
DR.. Nhittemore as preacher.
Memorial services for the late Mrs.
Sarah (Barker) Palmer. widow OF d.
F. Palmer. were held Wednesday af-
ternoon at o'clock from the family
residence on Pleasant street. The re
mains arrived from Worcester. Mass.
where her death had occurred Tues
; day evening. accompanied by Wilbur
Palmer. a son of the deceased. Her
three other children, George Paine,
! Of Lawrence, Mass. Miss Bertha
Palmer of West RoXbury, Mass, and
/ Mrs. Warren Shcpardson Of Reading,
Mass, are also at home Rev. Charles
Fl. Mckinney of the Island avenue
congregational church of which Mrs.
Palmer was a member. officiated ct
the services and the remains were
conveyed to the North cemetery for
! burial in the family lot
/ Mrs Alice NJ. Cover left Wednes-
day morning for Worcester. Mass.
She will remain away for the summer
at least in Worcester and Boston.
/ DIR. Wood of Rockland returned to
| that city Wednesday after visiting
here with mis- brother, DR.. p. A. Wood
Rev Q. H. Tracy. Pr. D.. is expect
| cd to arrive from Lewiston where ne
has been receiving surgical treatment.
! in time to preach at the First Baptist
church next Sabbath.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Gilblair have
become the parents of their eighth
child, daughter.
The selectmen made public Wednes-
day the following list of appointirc
officers: Town physician, DR.. l.. T..
/ Geoffrian; fire commissioners, r. J.
Butler, NJ G. Niles. K. 7. Pattcr:
milk inspector. Eden II. Boyd: con-
stables, Adam Simpson. Charles II.
Chute: trustees John Avore. S. II.
Bradbury, Sidney Pooler, George NJ.
Buzzell, Charles Mclaughlin; fence
viewers. Clinton Luce. Henry Rirn-
ardson, Fred LOOMS; field drivers
Bert G. Fletcher, Fred Hill. Charles
Longfellow; sealer Of weights and
measures, Jos. Murray; weighers. c.
NJ Holt, Mrs Mary StinChfield, Har-
ry Burgess, d. F. Smiley, Perley a.
Jackson, F. F. Cross: Board Of
Health. Fred A. Wood, DIR. o. j. Cara.
Leslie T., Jacobs; surveyor Of stone,
Albert Webster. Horace Reed: sur
veyor Of wood, W. D. Snow. Henry
Crowell, J Il. Nutting. S. H. Brad
bury; dog constable. Hiram Thing.
The Rcbekahs had a genuine April
fool trick played on them at their
meeting Tuesday evening. Following
the regular session Mrs. A. X. Jew
EFT and Mrs. Jas. Gilfillan presented
n pleasing entertainment. With Mrs.
Jewett reading and Lyle S. Moore pos
ing as the bachelor His Old Sweet
feart' vas pleasingly rendered. va
rious young ladies appearing in view
of the audience as former flames e
the much-loved young man. Last bnt
not least the bride appeared in luil
wedding outfit, but at the climax IL
was revealed that instead of the
charming young woman pictured. 1t
was Charlie Turner, one of the broth-
or Rebekahs Easter jokes then fol-
lowed. The young ladies participant
ing in the presentation We're: Mrs
Charlie Turner. Mrs. Jas. Gilfllan'
Mrs. Frank Parsons and the Misses
Lena Landry. Airline Burnor. EVcis"
Merrill, Mildred Beale. Nora r. Plum
mer and Rattle ToZier.
Mrs. Elizabeth Watson of Madison
who underwent a surgical operation
at Somerset hospital the first of the
week. is reported as gaining.
The several companies connecteu
with the Skowhegan fire department
have elected officers for the ensuing
wear as follows: Steamer Co. fore