Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-17

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phias Walker and Henry Sands.
After the transaction of the business,
stories were told until the noon hour
by Comrades Major j. w. Fogler.
Cephias Walker, S. F. Emerson, X.
A. Withee, Col Charles Folsom
Jones and G. w. Emerson. After the
stories the association broke ranks
until the June meeting in North
Arson. The veterans were served a
delicious dinner of hot meat, potato.
onions, pickles, bread and butter.
doughnuts, custard pie, baked Indian
pudding and coffee. in Grand Army
hall. by the Russell Relief Corps.
The dinner committee was made up
of Mrs. Marta Morrill,, Mrs. Georgia
Goodwin. Mrs. Lillian Smith and
Mrs. Sarah Fortier, and they were as
sisted by several other corps mem
bers. Grace was offered by Rev. H.
L. Nichols. The table arrangements
were directly in charge of Mrs. Lii
liam Smith. The mattresses were
members of the corps and High
school girls. The table decorations
were sprays of shamrock During
the dinner hour there was Victrola
music. In the afternoon the veterans
held their meeting, called together
by the bugle, in Grand Army han.
Rev. George L. Thurlow, pastor of
the Federated church, gave the adj
dress of welcome. Rev. Tetley, pas
tor of the Baptist church at Madison,
of n
very interesting address. The COM
mittee on resolutions gave it's re-
port. Ti.cr was music on the Vic
trola AMI Iiano. lie afternoon ses-
sion was enjoyed Ivy all.
The funeral services for Mrs.
Walter E. Mcclure of Dudley's Cor
ner was held at l o'clock Wednesday
afternoon at the home, with the Rev.
Charles H. Mckinney of Madison Of
floating. The remains were placed
in the receiving vault at the South
side cemetery and will be buried in
the family lot in the spring.
Mrs. Jack Barker of Boston ar
rived in town about 10 o'clock Tues
day night, coming from Waterville
by automobile, called here by the
serious accident which her father,
DR.. John l.. Pepper of Madison, suf-
fered when a bomb exploded, which
he received through the mail Tues
day morning, and who was brought
to the Somerset hospital, for treat
ment.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. c. Huff of Athens
are in town, the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. S. Huff, at their home on the
Athens road, for few days. Mrs.
Frances Hall of Cornville is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Hinton of
Winter street. Mrs. Butterfield, an
other sister of Norridgewock is also
the guest OF Mrs. Hinton.
DR.. J. f. Hill of Waterville was
J in town Wednesday morning to con-
suit with DIR. c. Earl Richardson at
Somerset hospital on the case of DIR.
John L. Pepper.
The regular meeting Of the Rus
sell Relief Corps will be held on
Friday afternoon in the Grand Army
hall.
Newly Hayden of South Scion was
in town Wednesday on business,
making the trip by automobile.
The Philbrick block on Madison
avenue formerly owned by the late
William Philbrick and sold some
years ago by the Philbrick heirs to
DR.. l.. A. Dascombe and John c.
Griffin. by a recent transfer becomes
the property of John c. Griffin, DR..
Dascombe selling him his interest in
the block. DR.. Dascombe. who for
many years has occupied the second
floor as offices will move to the Bow
man block on Water street in about
two months, where he will have
Offices fitted up for his use.
While Luther Elliott of Boston,
who has purchased the Eaton Noun
tain farm, was unloading his house
hold furnishings from a freight car
near the freight Office, the horses
became frightened and started to
turn abruptly on to Russell street.
The corner of the hayrack caught
on the freight car and completely
stripped off one side and the back
end of the rack. The man in the
rack, who was at the rear end load
ing the goods, rushed forward and
caught hold of the reins and had
the horses under control before they
reached the Skowhegan house. Sew
eral barrels and boxes and other ar
ticles were dumped along the way
but the damage was not large.
One of the pleasantest st. Patrick S
affairs was that given on Wednesday
afternoon by the ladies of the FEEDER
ated Working League of the Federated
church, when at $50 o'clock a de-
f3cious supper was served in the par
lors of the Congregational church. di-
rected by the following committee:
Mrs. Alice S. Baker (chairman). Miss
Mabel Robinson, Miss Blanche b. Pol
lard, Miss Gertrude S. Weston, Mrs.
Grace E. Stevens and Mrs. Esa F.
Gerald. The parlors were beautifully
decorated, the mantle being draped
with very large silk flag of Ireland.
Puss ywillows were effectively used.