Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-22
Hiram Emery

Funeral services for the late Hiram
Emery, who died at the home of his
daughter. Mrs. w. ii. Rand in the
Arson valley section of the town were
held Saturday forenoon. Mr.. Emery
was one Of the towns Oldest residents
and had he lived until October he
would ave been % Years Of age. He
was, twice married, his first wife hav-
ing been Lovica Bunker, while his
last wife. WHO died several years ago
was Before her marriage. RoXie
Mitchell. The deceased was by occu-
Pc ton Il rarner He had been con-
fired to his bed for about three weeks
only. His only surviving child is the
daughter. Mrs. Rand. with whom he
lived and her birth resulted from the
first union.
Tie students at Arson academy
and in the Mark Emery building are
enjoying Il vacation this week. these
schools having closed Friday night
A feature of the closing was an eX-
hibit:Gr Of school work for the pub
lie. including the drawing and home
arts work in tle recitation TOO m; at
the academy building. Patriotic eX-
ercises We're held in assembly hall.
the speaker Of the afternoon being
Roscoe NJ. Cram. Sergt. s3rd Com
pany, 9Th Regiment, United States
Marine Corps \. r. r. He was
introduced by Prn, Guy r. Williams
and told tf his experiences in the
, German prison where he was confined
for five months. He was wounded ut
Chateau Th:erry. About 200 people
were in attendance.
Mrs. Roher: Elliott and Mrs. f. w.
Scott. with the lattcrS son. Warren
have !cen in Portland during the
! past week, the young mans eyes re-
Glir.n; attention.
TIE sophomore class of tie acad-
envy acid 4 masquerade social at
Grange hall Friday night. Unique
costumes nd strange faces were
much in evidence. \ prize was Of
fe:ed fer The best makeup and while
it was announced that the Kaiser
disguised as the Devil was the best
of the masqueraders' costumes, the
committee declared they would not
give the Kaiser anything but poison,
so as result the prize. I; box of
candy, was given to Miss Erma
Hackett, who was disguised as q
coon boy. The judges were Mrs. Edna
Page Bunker and Mrs Ida Donley
The North Arson Manufacturing
Co. has been engaged in erecting
saw mill on the site Of the one which
was burned. 1t is portable struc-
ture.
Fred \. allen and Fiopert Berry
have positions as chauffeurs in
Providence. Y. I.
The first ball game Of the season
will be played here Friday if the
weather is suitable. by the Academy
and Bingham high school mines.
Recent births are n son to Mr.. and
Mrs. j. p. Murray and a son to Mrs.
Phillip O'Reilly, who is at the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin
Hilton.
The following new books have late
ly been added to the Stewart Public
library: With the Birds in Maine,
Miller; Birds in their relation to Man
Wed and Dearborn): In New England
fields and woods, Robinson: Farm
Friends and Farm Foes, Weed: Soil
Fertility and Permanent Agriculture,
Hopkins; The Peak Of the Load, AID
rich: The Boy Problem, Forbush; Lo-
Gust and Wild Honey, Burroughs:
The Tin Soldier, Bailey; History in
Education. Seeley; Twenty Years at
Hull House, Jane Adams. Some Of
the patrons of the library have ex-
pressed a desire to know something
of the men and women who are writ
ing these novels of today. and the
library has added two more of the
modern American Writer'S Series.
Our Poets of Today by Cook and The
Woman Who Makes our Novels by
Overton.
Mrs. Mildred Manson is visiting her
daughter Miss Esther Manson in
Pennington and Miss Edith Harrison
has gone to Lancaster. N. H., and
from there will go to Boston. Both
are teachers in our village
James b. Weston of Arson has sold
to Jes.;c G. Weston, land with build
ings on southerly side of the county
road leading westerly from the lower
village to Mantor corner.
Mr.. and Mrs: Wallace Emery have
been passing a few days in Portland
and Boston.
A certificate of organization Of a
corporation duly organized at North
Arson at the office Of Elmer w. Saw
J.,