Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-01
BELFAST
Sudden Death of Mrs. Della r.
Rowe - Plans for Liberty
Loan Driye-Locals

The city was shocked Sunday morn
ing by the sudden death OF Mrs, Della
r. Rowe after q few hours Illness
Ars. Rowe. In her usual health. At
tended the theatre II the afternoon o.
Saturday and returned % her homs
shortly after I o'clock. Sometime te-
tween tha: tine AID ; O'Clock she was
stricken with & shock and her death
occurred al : O'Clock Sunday Ho.n NJ
Mrs. Rove was born IN New1C-s +.
!es-s age, the daughter O. TIE .ate
-houas Ellsdo. a native of Franz
He: mother was formerly y: Is Be-s:
Ridley o. Prospect. She came 70 Be-
tast some . years ago, where she had
since made her home. She WIS lie
widow Of Ch-iste- Rowe and was twice
married. two daughters ms one so2
ny Ter first husband surviving her
Mrs. Hannah Co!co-d Of Belfast. M,s,
Stella Gerry Burgess Of Bangor. All
Thomas Berr o. Belfast: also BY sew
eral grandchildren in Belfast. The nc
o. the funeral has not been ~annoUncel
b.. Will probably take place Sometime
on Wednesday,. Mrs. Rowe was a vecv
fine woman with many friends WIG
Will mourn her death.
Funeral services for Chell!s Micheal-.
whose death occurred in Springfield.
Mass. on THURSDAY, will be held at the
homo Of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. HI
ram Nicheals. on Tussda: a. 1G.Es
oclock. Mr. N:caeals was 4 r7traher ;.
the !ocal Masoni- bo3ies. inclld ny Pa
estine C~o,nnlande-y. Knights Tenp.ar
and a !o1rg man highly esteemed. H.
sudden death after q brie. l!afs; with
p~neurnoL a has ca5sed the Utmos' so--
row among his friencs and his parent
and young wife. who survive him. have
the deepest sympathy Of all. A%llhougn
for I number Of :ears he had mae
his HON IN Boston and Springfield. n@
sp.1t his vacations here and KEEP, up
his friendships witt schoolrnates. r."
was A graduate Of tire Belfast iigh. Ie
GOT his first experience in hotei WORK
at Seaside Inn. Seal Harbor. and was
FOR several years a clerk AZ the PAIR
House. Boston. tefo-e going :" tire 10
rel kinhalI at Springfield. ~here ne
hed teen for .he past few ,ea-s. ~.
was very roprl1~ with TIE ,a-rrns 4
tlese hotels a-d hid a bright frtr-n,
The news rf the dezth q. :. II W.hb.
known 70 his friends IS "Sima.' va"
r. @i:ed with Gee7 sorrow o1 srnday
~ ~ r~. NJ. W.h., d el a. ri. hoc7r
in l;oeEI nj after a hr sf Ilre-s If
In="'rnui,. ifc was ono % the trs.-
known tomrner ial travellers II Ma ne.
having en- on "a reSd for 1rnc ~
: s-r 'fT MAN. YEATS IT E~Kt..g
L own Du.tli Of Eos on. ". e-ese: lie
went ne mad rie1ds Of many year;
standing and was held in the h'ghest
esteem. His word Wa es eood as i
bond and his customers relied on Ii;
keen business judgment and thei"
knowledge Of the man with whom they
had done business for 50 many year.
To- his wife n family the deepe9.
sympathy is extended.
Oscar b. wilkins. for he past ~
years with the swan-Whitten Co. has
resigned and on April l will enter into
partnership with Virgil L. Hall under
the firm mama Of Hall & Wilkins. Thev
have bought the building at the foot
Of Main street formerly occupied by
Jackson & Hall and will sell grain AMI
feed, etc. The building on Front street
now occupied by 3. o. Norton has also
been purchased by this new firm AMI
after July l they will do business there.
Mr.. Hall Is a former member of the
jackson & Hall Co. and knows the
grain business thoroughly. Mr.. Will
kins for seven years has represented
Swan Written Co.. on the road, Waldo.
Knox and a part of Hancock counties
coming within his territory. He came
to Belfast from Searsmont n has ever
since been with F.. l.. Written of the
6wan-Whitten Co.. formerly OF Whit.
ten Bros, to whom he owes much Of
his success. Mr.. Hall and Mr.. Wilkins
have many friends and the new firm IS
sure to have a very successful fut arc.
Mayor Clement w. wescott returned
Saturday from Boston. where he at
tended the meeting Of the New Ensllni
county cha;rmen for the Fifth Victory
Liberty Loan and stated Monday morn
ing that Waldo county'e allotment viii!
be 10 per cent. larger than in the
Fighting Fourth and the largest yet
raised in the county-$535. 90. o. this
amount 5000 o will be raised in Be-
fast alone. Mr.. Wescott will handle
the work in Waldo county and in Bel
fast. with chairmen in the county towns
and in Belfast he will be assisted by a
number of we'll known business men.
The women's division. which will act
in conjunction with the mems commit
tee. is headed by Mis-. Sumner c. Pat
tee. vice cairman, owing to the alb
sence Of the chairman. Mrs. Charles
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