Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-05-19
BELFAST


The first schooner to be launched
from the Pendleton yard in this city
in IA years, will go overheard at
11.30 on Thursday, according to pres
ent plans. She is a four-master and
will be christened the Blanche c.
Pendleton. in honor Of the wife Of the
builder. Fields S. Pendletcn Of New
York, and Miss Virginia Pendleton
their young daughter, will be sponsor.
The last schooner built in this yard
prior to this was the Pendleton Sis
tiers.
At the same hour the schooner
Maurice R Thurlow, built for Crow
ell & Thurlow of Boston. will be
launched in the Stocton Yard Inc, at
Stockton Springs, II miles from Bel
fast.
Funeral services were held at one
o'clock today for Mrs. Florence Sar-
gent Cook. wife of William L. Cook,
at the residence in Cedar street. Rev.
George c. Sauer of the Baptist
church of which she was a member
from girlhood, officiating. The bear
ers were Edmund Wilson, Charles H.
Rhoades. Leroy A. Young and T.
Frank Parker. Burial was made in
the family lot in Grove cemetery.
Mrs. Cook passed away on Saturday
morning after an illness of only three
weeks and her death is mourned not
only by her family and those closest
to her, but by a large circle of ac-
quaintances and friends, in the city
and in Billings. Montana, where for
years she made her home. She was
devoted to her home and family, ac-
tive in all branches of church work.
and q valued member of Aurora Re-
bekah Lodge. Primrose Chapter, o.
E. S. and of the Thomas H. Marshall
Circle, Ladies of the G. A. r. and of
Emma White Barker Tent. d. of V.
She also belonged to number of
organizations in Billings. Mrs. Cook
was born i'll Belfast in 1869, the
daughter of Charles H. and Adelia A.,
Sargent, the latter dying I. few years
ego. Her mother who made her home
with her on Cedar street, survives,
together with her husband and q
young daughter, Miss Adeiia, and a
son, William L. Jr. Two other child
rem, born in Montana, died there. A
sister. who has always been a cherish
ed companion, Miss Frances A. Sar-
gent, also survives.
Belfast High has q baseball team
to be proud of. Thus far it has won
every game of the season, playing
some fast teams on new grounds as
well as on the home grounds at Con-
gress street. The game On Monday
between Belfast and Freedom Acad-
envy was to 6. and very interesting.
| On Saturday the school will send a
team to the interscholastic track
meet at Maine and the day will also
/ be observed by the Juniors who will
have a class ride to Orono for the
meet and the Maine-Bates champ
ionship game which follows. The
class will go in automobiles, several
members driving their own cars. a
number of the faculty and parents
will accompany the class. If the day
, is pleasant a most joyous one is an
| ticipated.
| Charles Patterson of. Snohomish,
| Washington, native of Belfast, born
on the Stock farm, so-called in East
Belfast, arrived Tuesday morning,
his first visit here for more than 35
years. He was accompanied by his
| cousin. Mrs. Alice Forsaith Wild
| den, also a native of Belfast, who has
spent more or less time in past years
with her cousins. Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert p. Chase, Main street, but who
| for some years has been in Snohom-
! ish. Mr. Patterson plans to settle in
! Belfast. Both he and Mrs. Forsaith
are guests of Mr.. and Mrs Chase.
! They have many friends and old
schoolmates here who will be pleased
| to know of their arrival.
Notwithstanding the cold weather
of the past weeks, a number of small
boys have been in swimming for a
week or more. 1t takes the courage
of youth to make a plunge into the
icy waters of the harbor even in mid
summer and to do so nov is nothing
! short of heroic. Monday was the
! first summertime day of the season
and the children in many parts of
the city were having the pleasure of
going barefoot for the first time this
! year.