Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-20

! A peculiar case is recalled in con-
/ nection with the appointment OF AL
| fred +. Stilsor as the administrator
in the estate Of the late Mrs. Amelia
! E Downing Of Cambridge which oc-
Cured at this term of court. When
, IT was realized that Mrs. Downing
was critically i'll and very low in her
final sickness, members OF the house
hold were gathered about her bed.
Her husband, Charles Downing made
the statement that lie wish: ! lc too
might pass away and shortly after
wards left the sick room 10 go un
stairs The relatives soon heard u
fall in the upper room and upon in
vestigating found that he had sud
denly died. When the reia.i"es re-
turned to Mrs. Doaring's room they
found that she too lad pasSe1 away.
County Agent stiles Announces
that Somerset County has been al
lo,ted 1903 acres =? the Planting Of
Winter Rye, Maine being asked 10
ulant 1000 acres. ji2 has been asked
to sec that this is done and he is
urging 1913 farmers of the county to
come forward and plant one acre
each Of winter rye. seed bed
should be prepared about the same
as for wheat and from two 10 three
bushels of seed soWn per acre. Sow
anytime during the month OF Aug
ust or the early part nf September,
but not later than SEPT. -. Winter
rye makes an admirable grain-feed
in the spring or it can be harvested
ir July for grain.
The following list Of Somerset
county men have been called for m
cuction into military service - begin
sralrtrg at Camp Devens. August -:
Arthur G. Lancaster. Pittsfeld: Eu-
gene Doucette. MattaWamkeag
Charles Z. Blake. Stratton: Karl Wiz
ia. Bemis, ~ H.: Alcide Joseph
Coulter Madison Wifred NelllieuX,
10 Shirley street: Eli Goulette. Tara
tine: Harold f Weeks. Fairfield;
Azias Longlais, Jackman Station: Ar
thur Roy. Jockman; Jerome Grant
Ferry. No. Arson; Siad Namir. Wa
tcrville: Fred Ashley, Jackman Sta
ton: Elmer Clark Huntiey, Pittsfield:
Slvillian Earle Field, Detroit; Helen
Haggan, Jackman Station; Guy Lin
" God Magoon. Harmony; Carl A.
Johnson. SkoWhegan; Cecil Ray
Peasely. st. Adams; Floyd Lee Pad
Ram, Bingham; John Lee Mcdonald,
| axe Austin; Anthony Joseph Thibo
deau, Madison: Walter Hayden.
Skowhegan; Mark l.. Watson, Bath:
Alton B. MCGEE. Madison; Stanis Ga
I
, ners, Arson: Hubert Murphy, Kineo
| Station; Leon f. Boutin. l.. Factory
street. Skowhegan: Erban Berry
Emery, II. F. d. IS. Oakland; Geo
Tooler. Jackman Station; Louis
Quirrion, Jackman; Clyde William
! Cookson, Hartland; Harold II. Law
! renee. Skowhegan, r. F. D. No. 4;
Icmlev John Hight, Readfield: Don
! aid l.. Golf. Bingham; Calisyte Lam
! dry, Madison; Harry Elmer Brack-
! cit Pittsfield; Daniel Mclaughlin,
Canaan: Thomas }. Robinson. Scion:
| Chester Mullen. Norridgewock, r. r.
! D.: Geo. Roger Written. Pittsfield:
, Guy l.. Dunlap, Norridsewock: Flor
man Jos. Temple. Detroit; Cyril
! George Theralt. "A Northern avenue.
/ ~ arthur SHAW. JhChfIdii
Station: Jos. Jolicour. No. Arson:
John Alfred King. lockwood. Albert
7'hebeau, Madison; Donald Hamilton
Currier Fairfield; r. T. y. No. As;
Kenneth r. Cilley, Harmony Called
&. his reGuest.D
Funeral services of William Henry
Demo, Skowhegan's second selectman
were held Monday forenoon at 0
! O'clock from st. Mary's Catholic
church, where the deceased had been
Il commandment. There was very
large attendance not only Of the
/ Catholic people whom the dead man
! lad represented so faithfully in
! municipal affairs for a long term of
Years but many business men and
ron Catholic friends. The altar at
st. Mary's was brilliantly lighted
While the hangings We're of black and
I purple with mathematical outlines of
! white. FIR. j. l.. A. Renaud said a
requiem mass for the repose of his
soul and read scriptural selections
4 while the choir Of St. Mary's assisted
with Mrs. a. r. Borden as orgarist
and Mrs. w. J. Lashon and Miss Alice
Eouchard as soloists. The offertory
solo was Nene Jesu. The body was
. taken to the Cemetery Of Our Lady of
( l.ourdes for interment, an unusually
long funeral cortege ACCOMPANYING
the remains to theiI last resting place.
The pail bearers were Thomas Thibo-
ceau. Vital Bolduc, Frank Boardman
Warren MarcouX, Rev. J. w. Pack
arc and Clyde H. Smith, the last two
gentlemen having been Mr.. Demos
associates on the board Of selectmen
AS a mark of respect. shades in local
places of business were drawn during
tn" funeral hour.
Nj. and Mrs. Albert Libby of Sum
MGR street have returned from Il N
cation visit with acquaintance in
Naterville and Augusta.
George l.. Cleveland of this town
will go to Garland tomorrow to at
tend the annual gathering Of the Oil
Yer Hill Reunion Association. This
IS the 18th anniversary and there
viii be full day program. The ex-
orcises will be held in Walkers
Grove weather permitting. otherwise
AT the schoolhouse. A picnic dinner
will lie served at neon. The plan is
t. have the event assume the nature
CT an old home day for Garland peo-
pie. Mr.. Cleveland is president of the
association with Mrs. EVE Reed and
Fred Osgood as vice presidents; Mrs
Flora NJ. Rowe, secretary and Mrs
Gertrude NJ. Oliver. treasurer. The
directors are: G.. L. Cleveland. Ar