Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-24

morning after visiting here with w.
H. Cummings. agent Of the American
E.oolen Co. in Skowhegan. The Eve
gentlemen had been on a game ex.
petition to Megantic and captured
five deer while away. Mr.. Cummings
trophy was fine S-point buck weigh
ing probably 24s pounds.
Mrs. A. B. Borden left here
Wednesday morning for Mooseup.
Conn.,. where she was called owing
to the illness Of her mother.
County Agent Stiles was in town
Wednesday going to the town farm
in Madison on business during the
day and leaving for Harmony where
he was to hold q meeting in the ev-
ening.
DR.. Ralph F. Burnham Of Auburn.
DR.. ]. E. Weber, j. T.. Dupras and
Harry S. Coombs Of Lewiston left
here Wednesday morning on their
return home after a hunting trip to
the Moosehead Lake regions.
Miss Louise Gaedbe of Boston, en-
ployed by penmanshi- concern,
has been business visitor here. this
week.
Major William Goodwin of the
Quartermaster's Department was up
from Augusta Wednesday.
Gerald c. Marble, who has been at
covered sufficiently to return to the
University of Maine, where he is an
instructor in the military depart
ment.
Funeral services for the late Maude
Merrill Bratton, whose body arrived
from Wilmington, Del. Tuesday.
were held from the Merrill burial
lot in the Southside Cemetery. Rev
Henry Clay TURNER, pastor of the
Centenary Methodist Church ofIiciat-
cd. The body was unaccompanied.
Miss Elizabeth Thorpe. who is at
tn home Of Mrs. George Otis Smith.
has returned from a visit in Etna.
The departing contingent of draft
ed men who are leaving today,
Thursday, for Fort Williams. will
not be publicly addressed but will
be met in Grand Army hall by Rev.
c. II. Mckinney. FIR. 10 l.. A. Renaud
and Rev. George Merriam of the in
struction board at Q o'clock. who will
give them instructions and short adj
dresses. Only the men and their rel
atives are expected to attend.
Miss Cora Hopkins of Portland is
visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. H.
S. Hopkins. Wednesday afternoon
Mrs. Hopkins and Miss Hopkins Wis
tied with Miss Virginia Hopkins in
Waterville.
Mrs. Periey Stevens. who recently
underwent an operation on one eye
in Waterville was in that city We'd
nesday to consult with her physician.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Hunt and w. L.
Hayden and family Of Augusta are
passing a few weeks at Lakewood. A
surprise party in honor of his birth
Gay was given Mr.. Hunt on the even
ing Of October II and a game supper
was served. The principal features
Of the menu were duck and rabbit.
and large cake decorated with can
dies and red berries. A poem COM
posed and read by Mrs. Laurence
Hayden and stories added to the en-
ioyment of the occasion.
The following men were accepted
for general military service at exam
nations conducted Tuesday at the
Court house: Howard p. Fairfield,
Norridgewock: Colby Gilman Bryant,
Palmyra; Everett Charles Perry. 8
Pleasant St. Fairfield; Rupert Pres
ton Tobey. r. f. D. !, Fairfield:
Chester Belmont Taylor. Skowhegan;
Norris Colcord Priest, Fairfield;
Chas. Sumner Trask. Detroit. r. F.
D.: Herman d. Hilton. Skowhegan;
David William Withee, IS Barley
street, Skowhegan; Raymond French
Trip. No. New Portland; Harold
Ashton Emery. William Lancto. Dead
River; Raymond Washburn, Liston
l.. Goodrich, Palmyra. Men accepted
for special service-Edwin c. Ash
craft, Lester Williams. No. Arson:
Fred Linwood Hutchins. Stratton;
jeremiah Thomas Kennel, Fairfield.
Men retected-Frank Beaurivage,
Skowhegan; Edward Vigue. Young
steet. SEowhegan: Vaughn Henry
Reed, Harmony; Ray Corson. Ath-
ems; Anthance Grenier. Madison:
Hilairc Guerette, No. Arson. r. +. D
]; Elmer George Wilson, Shawmut;
Joseph Harry Lane North Arson
Merton Leon Withee, Pittsfield
Charles A. Hopkins. Gardiner, r. r
D.; Percy Thomas Loubier Fair
FIELD: Albert Lincoln Greene. 50 West
Front. Skowhegan. William NJ
Steele Of Groveton. N H., was trans
ferred and George A. Muller of
Skowhegan died last Saturday Of in
f1uenza.