Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-08
BELFAST
Oldest Thrice Illustrious Mas
ter of King Solomon Council
Dies in Belfast-Was Civil
War Veteran-Company f.
Officers

Capt. George T. Osborne, the old
est thrice illustrious master of King
Soiomons Council. died at his home
at the Upper Bridge Monday night.
He was so years of age. a veteran
of the Civil war and at the time of
his death was chaplain of Thomas
H. Marshall Post. He was a mem
Der Of the Waldo County Veterans
Association, of Phoenix Lodge, F. &
A. NJ. Corinthian Royal Arch Chap
ter. King Solomon Council, Palestine
Commandery. He was also a mem
Der of Waldo Lodge. l. o. Q. F., and
n. o. o. L.
Capt. Osborne is survived by his
wife, formerly Miss Helen Patter-
shall. and by one sister. Mrs. Charles
W. Tilden Of Hallowell, the last of
family of 10. He was sergeant of
co. Fl of the Second Maine Cavalry.
After the war he followed the sea
Tor many years, a captain in coast
wise trade
Funeral services will be held at his
late home on Thursday at ? p. NJ.
Rev. Arthur E. Wilson OF the Uni
tartan church officiating.
Capt. Orrin j. Dickey has an
nounced the following appointments
OIL non commissioned officers in Com
pany r, of which DR.. Ansel NJ. Io-
thTop Is first lieutenant, Roosevelt l..
Hafnmons second lieutenant and II.
y. Dickey top sergeant The appoint-
ments are: Supply sergeant. Herman
-. Coombs: mess sergeant. Basil At
'en' company clerk, Pearl Benner;
serGeants. Harold Mckeen, Robert w
Rollins. Walter J. Clifford and Lea
man W. Robinson: corporals. Row +,
Young, Earle Braloy, Harvard Sails
bury Charles H. Hahn. Howard
Moore, Basil Linton, George H. Sal
lsourN: right guide, Martin Wilcox.
ieit guide. Thomas Kennedy.
At the annual meeting of John
cochran Chapter, D. A. r.. held on
Monday night at the home Of Mrs
lda MaApney, Salmond street. the
following officers We're elected for the
ensuing year: Miss ENERGY CHM
regent; Mrs. Mary c. Clement. vice
regent; Miss Florence Kimbau re-
cofolng secretary; Mrs. Ida w. Ma
money corresponding secretary; Miss
lsapei CHM, treasurer; Mrs. Viola r
Mayo, registrar; Mrs. EVELYN G.
FROST historian; all re elected. Mrs
jula NJ. Ferguson was elected obar
IAN IN place of Miss Lucy Cocbro,
ana Mrs. Clara Fl. Seekins. auditor
10 succeed Mrs. Edith S. Ferguson
Inc council elected. Miss Lucy Cocb-
ran, Mrs, Ellen Toothaker and Nc
tearl Hills. The committees will he
'hh"uhced at the next meeting. Aft
er the rol-call and yearly REPORTS
MISS Isabel CHM gave a very in
'eresting paper on Modern Belfa Of
ana one of the out of town guests
Mrs. Edythe Frost Stevens of Unity
fold or her winter in Texas and of
the Nationa! Council held in Wash.
lnSton, u. G.. which she attended
NO clue has been found to the
breaking and entering and, larceny
o. some $50 worth Of candy from tho
store on the steamboat wharf own
ed by Capt. Leroy 4. Coombs. which
took place some time on SATURDAY.
night The thieves first broke tho
electric street light near tho huiIdin9
ana then broke into the building. car
rNihs on the entire stock Of candies.
gum cue. which Capt. Coombs had
just put in and not even unnackad
as the store had been closed d,,riue
the winter and was to he ppennd on
Monday. The police are working on
the matter and If possible the c,,I-
prits will be unprecedented.