Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-15
SOLDIER BOYS

7 Philip Plummer of the Maine Heavy
Artillery. who is visiting his home i'll
South Portland a short furloush, OBJ
tanned permission from Judge Charles L.
Donahue of the Probate Court Wednes-
day morning 20 marry Mary Flaherty OF
j Portland. without fling the customary
/ five days notice. Plurnmer will take his
bride South with him. He is stationed at
! the Camp Greene training camp at Char
/ lotte. n. c.
Thorne II. johnson Of Wayne, radio
operator Of the S. S. Brandon, writes ~
the trip up the Atlantic coast. during the
unprecedented cold weather of last week.
He says: We left Baltimore the day
after Christmas. and were a week at sea.
instead of three days as usual. The in
tense cold caused a thick cloud Of fog to
rise from the ocean. On account Of this,
we were obliged 10 anchor one whole day.
The waves washed over the deck and
froze there and it took day to clear the
ice off. The trip around Cape Cod was
something for a man to remember for We
became again so coated with ice, stem 70
stern, that the deck was not more than
: two feet above the waterline. We are
I
tug breaking ice ahead and four tugs
pushing us The moon came up soon
after we came into the harbor and shin
ing on all the ice laden ships. made
beautiful picture as they all glistened like
silver"
Funeral services for Private George
Glenwood Watson Of the United States
Medical Reserve Corps. whose death oc
CURED at Fort Logan, Tex, over a week
ago, were held from the home OF NJ. and
Mrs. George McIntire Dexter Wednes
day afternoon. Rev Stanley Gates Spear
officiated. The services were attended BY
only the immediate relatives. The re-
mains were placed in the receivn4; tomb
at Mt Pleasant cemetery. Private Wat
! son, who has spent much OF his life In
Dexter. was the first of the local boys to
die while in the service Of his country in
the present war, He was d graduate of
Colby college and enlisted in the medical
section soon after his graduation and has
been in Texas for several months. His
death was caused by pneumonia His
mother. Mrs. Harry kittredgc. survives
him.
Gordon Kelly whose death as men
toned in the latest Canadian casualty
lists sent out from Ottawa and whose
residence was given Dexter, was q
member Of the Canadian railway eXpedi-
tionary forces and cnlster year and a
half aso at McAdam Junction. He haG
been in France over a year. He has two
sisters. Misses Rena and Pauline Kelly
living in Dexter; also IN aunt, Mrs. Fred
$. Hort OF Dexter. He was about 20
years of age and his home was near Nc
Adam Junction.
Sergt. Paul koughan, Bath boy who
was graduated from Eowdoin in 1915. sta
toned at Camp Mcclellan for several
months. is one of the lucky ones 10 he al,-
pointed to attend the officers training
camp there at Annston. Ala Mr.. Rough
ton enlisted in the national guard of
New Jersey and was at the Mexican bor-
der during the trouble in 1916 aud has
been in training most Of the time since.
Some idea OF the extent 10 which the
correspondence privileges Of The Army Y
NJ. c. A, at the posts in Portland iiar-
Dor and the naval base ga this port are
used is indicated by the fact that IN the
past two weeks a quarter Of a ton Of Red
Triangle correspondence stationery has
been used by the enlisted men at these
rooms. Wednesday a ton Of the station
cry was received, and at the rate Of use
Of the past two weeks this will last not
over five weeks. The correspondence ami
other privileges of the army associa lions
at the posts are used freely by the men,
and increased plans for the entertain
ment and enjoyment Of the men when of
duty are receiving the attention OF Gen
eral Secretary Richards ana Secretary
Ripley, in co-operat iou with the score
taries at the various posts
Lieut.. Charles f. Wa&hhurn. who
has been on recruiting duty at Water
vile, was ordered back To Battery :.
54th G. \. G. at Fort Mckinney Fri
day 1t is understood that he is going
70 Fortress Monroe soon to attend IL.
Coast Artillery officers school. He IL
reported as very successful in rccr,,it-
ing at Wateryille Battery j Is the
new designation. Of the old gth Co NJ
G. a. n. q. which has now been
merged with the 26th Portland.