Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-17
MADISON

Der Travelled From New York
for Event
Never was there finer day for 4
family reunion than Thursday when
was greeted joyfully by the Gilman
family. who held their 18th annual
reunion at Lakewood. Not all the
time that the reunion has been held
fact one member of the family stat
ed in all reverence that the Lord
had been awful good to the Gilmans.'
The party left on the $50 car over
the line Of the Somerset Traction
co. and on arrival went directly to
me Lakewood inn, which was leas-
cd Tor the day A little after II
Q clock the company assembled in
the Lakewood theater for the pro-
gram ana annual business meeting.
reslaeht Asa M. Gilman presiding.
he order OF exercises was: PRAYER.
a NJ. Gilman; defamation, Barba-
IA Head; reading. Miss Edna Ad-
ans; sons, Miss Hazel W.n.
moIpus readings, William Dixon;
! song. Mis- Christine Moore recita-
flor. Mrs. Theima Daggett; song.
Over There" Master Lyndon Moore;
reading, Miss Laura Gilman. Next
came The business session with the
annual reports OF the officers. The
officers. elected for the coming year
We're: President Asa NJ. Gilman Of
Portland; vice president, Mrs. Ly-
ola VIII: secretary, Miss Maud B.
Powers: treasurer. f. A. Gilman:
chairman OF the executive committee,
Mrs. Lou Copp; chairman Of the en-
tertainment committee Miss Hazel
VIII. The audience then adjourned
% the Inn. where an old fashioned
baked bean dinner with all the fix
ings. was served by the COMMITTEES.
There were S. members and friends
Of the family present: Tne Oldest
member If the family present was
William Gilman, who is So al 4 try
elied all the way from New YORK to
be present. The Youngest member ~
| the family was Raymond Gilman,
who vas less than a year old. Mem :
! bers Of the elan present were; Mr.
and Mrs Asa NJ. Gilman and Ann e
! =. Gilman Of Portland: Mrs Amy l..
| Brown Of Wakefield. r. T.. Miss Ha-
7e, VIII. Miss LYDIA Smith. Mrs.
Samuel Bracket, Mrs. Ruby Ken
nedN Francis kennedy. Mr.. and Mrs.
4 G. Gilman, Raymond Gilman,
Mrs Clifford Daggett, Harrison
pacgctt, Miss Allie Churchill Mrs
!: i Danforth. Mr. and Mrs f. A.
Gilman, Mr.. and Mrs. Evan w
Adams Edna Adams. Gladys Ad-
ans. Laura Carpenter. Lou Copp.
! Flwood Copp, Clyde Copr. Merle f.
Tinkham. Mrs. Grace f. Hcald. Bar
bara Heald, Marion VIII. Mrs. Ly-
die =. viii, Miss Hazel Will, all If
Madison: Mrs Marie Head. Walter
l.. Heald, Ophelia Gilman, Gladys
Gilman, Fred Gilman f, w Gilman.
Christine a Moore. MI. and .Irs.
+ Franz. Moore. Lyndon Moore. Mary
/ Moore all OF Norridgewock: William
! Gilman Of Glens Falls. y. Y; Mrs.
/ Ncrra Edwards. Mrs. Vera DaGgett.
Mrs. Is. A. Daggett. Miss elena +.
/ Dagcett all Of Skowhegan: Carlton
/ Brown Of Wakefield. II. l.: G.. 3. Gil
man, n Mitchell, Mrs G. Gil
man. Mrs H. S Mitchell, Mr.. and
/ Mrs S. Gilman. Kathleen Mitchell,
/ Percival w. Mason, Mrs. P. z. q.
Mason. all of Strong: Miss Fife
I Noddm Of Watcrvile William Dix
on. Mrs r. G. Daggett Mrs Maud
7 40 49,
Clyde Pellerin Olive +. Gilman, Fee
ralyn Gilman and Emily Gilman.
all of Arson: Miss Doris Gilman Of
! Boston c. A. Gilman. Laura A. Gill
man. Brenda Gilman. Ruth Gilman.
: Ethel Gilman. Alden Gilman. all Of
Wilton W. H. Longley. Mrs. Ada
! Trefrey and Lillian Trefrey Of Mad
ison. The next reunion will he held
] in Lakewood in August. 1919
Rev. Frederick H Means and son
! Paul Of Boston. arrived in Madison
Thursday afternoon and arc the
guests Of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. H.
Viles at their residence on Main
street Mr. Means was formerly pas
tor Of the Congregational church
: here for seven years. An informal re
ception was rendered to Mr Means
! bv his friends in the Congregation
al church vestrv Thursday evening.
! The first political rally Of the State
campaign was held Thursday eve
ming in the form Of 4 street meeting
opposite Union block the speaker
/ being Hon F. z. Newbert Of Angus
Ia |, o Cobb acted as chairman Of
/ the meeting and introduced the
! speaker
! Ona BRAY, who has been at work in
2 shipward near Boston arrived
home Thursday, being called by the
draft. MI Bray was member or
the sawmill unit and recently re-
turned from Scotland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amasa Gregory re-
turned Thursday night from Togus.
where thew had been to attend inc
reunion Of the 18th Maine Regiment.
Of which organization Mr.. Gregory
waa a member
An important real estate deal mas peen
completed this week by which the "a
nous Hilton Stock farm il Starks mas
been sold to parties from Virginia The
farm is the property of Bert Hilton AMI
is located in the edge Of Starks about
two and a half miles from this Village.
It has been occupied by the Hilton fam
lily for several generations. 1t is con-
sidered one OF the best farms IN this
section and the stock from this farm
haS Nine -ihhoro a fairs