Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-04

Isu II Jones was called TO Cas-
tine on Wednesday, noon by the criti-
cal illness Of his sister, whuse death
occurred later at the Castine hos
piraI.
WEIGH g Singing Orchestra made Il
great hit on Wednesday, night when
II appeared in Odd Fellows nall at a
dance given under the auspices If
Mr.. WEIGH and Donald Thompson,
former Belfast vour.g man. There
was a large attendance and many
words Of praise were heard for the
Jazz band whose antics were mt only
amusing hut whose music made even
the most stRid wish to dance. They
will come again in two weeks and
will always be sure of a good at
tendance
The wedding Of Capt Donald S.
Clark, only son Of Mr.. and Mrs
Harry W. Clark. and Miss Anne
Greinert, takes place in New York
today and they viii leave Ut once for
Maine. They viii spend a few days
in camp at Pitchers pond and will
also visit the gre8m,s parents in
NorthpDrt avenue.
Miss Margaret. the young daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert A. Drink
water. formerly ef Belfast and now
Of Newpnrt, r. l.. has just been
awarded TIE Brown medal far recsiv-
ing the highest henors in the Gran
ston Grammar school af that city,
from wsich she was recently gradu-
ated. She was in a class Of IS and
the medal was presented at COM
mencement when the Mayer Of New
port made a formal address IN pre-
sentatipn.
The ravelers Club. a literary or
ganizatinn of Belfast women, is 10
furnish and decorate two ronrns al
the Girls Hume in memory of the
late Elizabeth I. B. Bracket, whose
death occurred a year ago. Mrs.
Bracket was fur about % years
field secretary of thu Home and her
life was devoted to it's cause. This
memorial is must fitting and will
greatly benefit the institution in
which she was SO greatly Interested
and the homeiess little ones whom
she SO dearly loved. During the first
week of August the club viii unite
with the management of the Home
and give a lawn party at the farm
on Northpnrt avenue TO which the
public lis invited and its interest 60
ucited
Miss Laura H Jones OF West
Brsoksville. for some wears the sup
ervisor Of schools in that tcwn. died
U.anazSa.- .Ftn.-uau,, ~ fa.> ra afiae
hospital after an operation for ap-
pendicitis Miss Jones was the
daughter of the late Capt. Je-re and
Lucy Jones of West Brooksville and
since their death has. with her Sis
tiers Misses Lucy and Grace. man.
aged a lare farm in that town. She
was a very brilliant woman. a grad
unte of Lassell. had taught very sue
cessfully and later was q most Ell
cisnt supervisor. Besides her sisters
she is survived by two brothers
James of Boston and Fred D, a vel
known business man Of Belfast. Thu
latter was called 10 Castine ant
reached there before her death.
Capt. William yeazie Pratt Of thu
[. S. s. New York, who has been VI
Belfast for the past week at his sum-
mer home. has been advised OF ar
honor conferred upon him by the
French Government. Snd is one OF
Is American naval officers who have
been awarded the Legion OF Honor
fur distinctive service in foreign walt
ers The presentation was made on
.J,,ne goth On board the superdreao-
r.urh, pennsvlvania, the flagship If
+ha Atlantic fleet. at anchor on S6tn
s,r.et North river. New York. with q
most impressive ceremony. mum Der
of REPRESENTATIVES, of the French Re-
public present Capt. Pratt was not
present. being at the time II his
Belfast home. He in q native ef
Belfast. was graduated -frum the q
H S. IN 1876, and from the e. q.
Naval Academy in 1Bse With COM
mission Of ensign. He was navigator
on the batflsship Kearsage when shs
made her record run trum Europe %
Mount Dessert in 90; served On the
Mayfiuwer IN the Spanish American
war on the coast Of Cuba and wal
for some time attached to the stxn
at the Naval War College in New
port. During the absence in foreigu
waters, he WAS acting head Of the
bureau Of operations, and went tt
PARTS on the George Washington
with the presidential party 10 maixs
his report 10 the admiral. In 1Se:
Capt. 7ratt married Miss Louise
only daughter uf the late Edward
johnson of Belfast and Busfun and
+hav have made tf1is city their sum