Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-28

| Saturday calling on Mrs. n. G. Ord
way.
Miss Doris Chase. a stenographer
in the ONCE of the Central Maine
Power Co. here underwent surgical
trea tment for appendicitis at Somer-
set hospital Monday forenoon.
Another interesting service is in or
| der for the Thursday evening meet
| ing at the Centenary Methodist
church. There will be two topics con-
sidered. One of these will be the
topic IF were the Minister which
| the people will consider and the
other IF I were a Layman" which
Rev. Herbert L. Nichols. the pastor
will consider.
c. r. Cook has returned from an
extended stay in Pressure Isle,
Word has been received here Of
| the death Of John Sylvanus Robin
son at Neponset. Ill. He was born
| in Cornville, April II, 1928. The
| deceased was the son of Josiah and
Hannah French Robinson, the ED
| est of four children. His grandfath-
! er for whom he was named was
Rev. John Robinson who came from
New Hampshire in the early days Of
| the last century and settled on what
! is known as the West Ridge road.
Rev. John Robinson was Baptist
clergyman and chairman Of the COM
mittee having in charge the erection
Of the Cornville town house, formerly
used as the meeting house" for
the local church organizations. Mr..
Robinson went west in 1852 and two
years later purchased the large farm
which has been his home for s.
years. He was very successful. In
1857 he was married to Miss Rose
Bigelow. a native Of Somerset coun-
| ty and they were the parents Of
three children, Mrs. Charles Norton,
| Arthur NJ. and Richard W., all re-
siding in or near Neponset. Beside
the three children there are ten
grandchildren and twentyfour
great grandchildren. His passing
was the result of infirmities incudent
to his advanced age of 81 years.
| Mr.. Robinson was educated in the
common schools Of his native town
and in the old Bloomfield Academy
at Skowhegan. He was keenly in
terested in events of the world at
large and up to the last week Of his
life was a reader Of the daily news
papers. He was the type of man
who made and retained many friends
and he made a number of visits to
Skowhegan, being still remembered
| by the older citizens of this commun-
ity. On his first trip west the de-
ceased went by train to Buffalo, by
steamer on the Great Lakes to Chi
cago. by canal to a point about 40
miles from where he located and then
overland in a lumber wagon.
! Local friends of Miss Margery
Morrison, formerly Of this town and
a pianist Of unusual ability will be
| interested to learn that she has been
made coach for operate and Con-
cert Repertoire at the California
School Of Arts in Los Angeles. Cal.
The announcement issued by the
| director, Ellis Rhodes. has the fol-
lowing reference to Miss Morrison:
| Margery Morrison has associated
with artists from the Metropolitan
Opera; San Carlo and Aborn Com
panies; has studied French repor
toire with Girauet. the famous coach !!
| IOT ISSIiduu, 01IUClS dHu N1aI 1Shd al |
drich; Italian repertoire in Milan
with Cottone. coach for Bonci and
Ccotti; has been connected with the
Aborn Opera School and came to
California as assistant conductor
with the DeValley Opera. She can
present an Opera in an authorita-
tive and dramatic manner. playing
the score and paraphasing the text.
| Miss Morrison was overseas during
the last year assisting in the enter
| tainment of the soldiers.
| The Town improvement Society
will hold its first meeting of the sea-
son en- Friday afternoon at $50 in
Library parlors. The program will
be in charge of Mrs. Elizabeth Pow
ers Merrill.
AT Home day will be observed
by the official board of the Wo-
mans Club Wednesday afternoon of
this week.
The Grange Debt committee Is to
have one Of their dances in Grange
hall this Tuesday evening.
! Herbert S. Hopkins left Monday
afternoon for Washington. D. c., on
official business connected with the
Order of Railway Conductors.