Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-28
Sprague.Spraguc Wedding for June 14ELocal Ladies Attend
Missionary Session at Shaw mut-Dept. Sheriff Vining
Dics-Skowhegan High to Play Madison Wednesday and
Earrc;rvfnu Saturday
FarmingtOn Saturday

Farrnington Saturday
friends received Invitations Nom
day to the wedding Of Miss Lucy
Elizabeth Sprague Of Lexington.
Mass, and Howard Burnham
! Sprague OF Swampscot, Mass. a Har-
ward medical man. The wedding will
occur in the Unitarian church in
Lexington at 4 o'clock in the after
noon Of June IA. This event will be
OF particular interest to many Show
hogan friends as the bride has been
a frequent visitor here in the past.
She is the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. E. Sprague Of Lexington. her
mother having formerly been Miss
Pearl Curtis Of Skowhegan. The
bride-elect is the granddaughter Of
Edwin 3. Curtis of West Front
street, this town. Among the Skowhe-
gan people who will attend are Miss
Sprague's uncle. Carl Curtis and
Mrs. Curtis and Editor Roland T..
Patten of the Independent Reporter
and Mrs. Patien. Their eldest daugh-
ter. Unice F. Patten, will he of
the bridesmaids. n interesting event
Of the day will be the marriage at
room of Miss Ruth Hoyt OF Lexing-
ton, who passed some time here last
sunmer with Miss Sprague to Ensign
IIolsey Ford Of Portland. Ensign
Ford has lately returned on a sub
marine chaser from overseas service.
Miss Sprague will off1ciate as maid
Of honor at Miss Hoyt's wedding at
noon and Miss Hoyt, who will then
be Mrs. Ford will act as matron Of
honor at Miss Sprague's wedding at
4 o'clock.
Mrs. Mary Roulette and Mrs. An
gle Ponlow went to Gardiner Tuesday
morning to visit with a relative.
Deputy Sheriff Wallace Hill Of
Fairfield was in town on business
Tuesday.
Several Skowhegan ladies went to
Shawmut on Tuesday to be present
al the meeting Of the Northern Ken
nebec Association Of Baptist Mis-
slonary Societies, which met there at
that time. Among them were Mrs.
Clara L. Wyman. Mrs. E. T. Good
rich. Mrs. George Merriam, Miss
Louise H. Coburn. Mrs. Abbie C..
Lambert. Mrs. c. Davis Miller. Mrs.
]. o. Smith. Mrs. Harry Nelson. Mrs.
V. ". Nelson and Miss Emma Antil.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas G. Lord. Mr..
and Mrs. E. E.. Harris, Mrs. CClyme-
ma Weston and Miss Lila Weston
went to South Montville Tuesday to
accompany the remains Of the late
Mrs. Mary E. Parker there for burial.
Frank N. Vining
Skowhegan people were shocked to
learn Of the death Of Deputy Sheriff
Frank n. Vining. which occurred at
his home in st. Adams during Mon
day night. Sheriff Mooers received
the sad new about 9 o'clock Tues
day morning. Mr.. Vining was a
prominent mar in the civic affairs Of
his own town and was we'll known
here. During the administration Of
Harry L.. Goodrich as sheriff Of Som
erset county he served as a deputy
and vas reappointed by Sheriff
Moores when he took the Office. He
was to have been here June ) to as
sist in the Welcome Home celebra-
ton and Monday Sheriff Mooers re-
ceived notification that he would not
be able to serve in that capacity. His
death was due to double pneumonia.
Mr.. Vining was the proprietor Of
the old Vining homestead farm in
st. Adams which is a charming ru-
raj residence about one mile from ST.
Adams village He was prominent in
the Grange and various agricultural
organizations. He vas also widely
known a \ horse man and had off,
ciated practically all over the State
as a starter at big racing events. His
parents were Nathaniel and Anna
(Stcne) Vining. The father died sew
eral years ago. but the mother is still
living and is prominently identified
with various activities in the social
life Of her home town and vicinity.
He married Miss Carrie Hanson Of
Ripley and the couple have one son,
Nathaniel. who is still in childhood.
Beside these relatives there is a sis
ter, Mrs. Florence Vining Chisholm
Of St. Adams and a brother, Selden
Vinlng Of Seattle, Wash. Another
sister. Miss Carrie Vining, a school
teacher in the west died in young wo-
manhood.