Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-21

cent guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Manter of High street.
The following members OF Cascade
Grange, Mr.. and Mrs. Will Mitchell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra Curtis, Mr.. and
Mrs. Alton Kerr, Mr.. and Mrs. Ern-
est Oliver. Mr.. and Mrs. George oliver
Robert Dudley, Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Oliver. Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Dud-
ley. Mr.. and Mrs. Judson Gleason,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gleason, Arthur
Gleason. Mr. and Mrs Charles
Wheeler, Arthur Bartlett, Hilma An
derson. Ernest Rutter. Allen Lewis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Wentworth.
Ernest Blithcn. MIR. and Mrs. George
Wheeler. Mildred Wheeler, Reginald
Lord. Mrs. Alice Tobin, Mrs. Smiley.
Mrs. Ross Baker. Mr.. and Mrs. Percy
Iariin. Barton, Kenneth and Carl
WriSley. Mr. and Mrs. Oral Wheeler
and two sons, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Page. Mr.. and Mrs. Alton Bowman.
Mir. and Mrs. Harry Fowlic, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Smith, Mrs! Lulu Her
som, Erwin Mason, Eleanor Sawtelle.
Arson Jewett. Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace
Judkins, Miss Madolyn Folsom, AL
yah Kerr. Mrs. Susie Kerr and Mrs.
A. d. Libby attended the grange
lHeclinS at .\Oltii aug uSld l. ueSudS
evening. The third degree was con-
ferred by the degree team of Cascade
Grange and an interesting program
was carried out. Refreshments of
sandwiches. cake. coffee and ice
cream were served and a very pleas
ant evening is reported.
Funeral services for the late Harold
THOMPSON. who was instantly killed
Tuesday afternoon while engaged at
his work in the American wooden mill.
will be held at the residence on Alpine
street this afternoon at > o'clock Rev.
| Weston Z. Holman of the Methodist
church Will otticiate and interment will
be in LakeNicw cemetery. The dccca sed
was 81 years of age and was born in
oxford. ~ s. March IS. 1892. son of
Silas and Lydia Hcnsby Thompson. He
i is survived by wife: two stepdaush-
tcrs. Lena and Frances King of Oak
| land: and a sister, Mrs. Wesley Garland
of Skowhcgan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alden Savage and
daughter Ruth and Mr.. and Mrs. II.
w. Prcbc and daughter Ethclyn mo-
! torcd to Mercer Wednesday evening.
where they were guests OF Mrs. Saw
ages mother. Mrs. Josephine Decker
| the occasion being her S0th birthday
and the fifth birthday of her great
| granddaughter. Ethelyn prcblc. A very
! pleasant evening was passed and re-
! frcshmcntS of ice cream and cake wei
| served. Mrs. Decker. whose alden
name was Leavitt, is a widow of the
| late Kendall Decker of Mercer She is
| a native of st. Adams, Nc. but has
| lived i'll Smithticld and Mercer nearly
| all her life. She is most remark
able woman for her aSc. is able to care
for her own room. accomplishcs a great
amount Of sewing and knitting land oc-
caSionallN goes for an automobile ride
which She enjoys immensely. Mrs
Decker has eight living chldren--A. J..
! Decker. Charles Decker and DcNtct
! Decker Of Mercer. Arthur Decker Of
| Pennington Falls and Dclbert Decker
| of Oakland Mrs. Charles Narney q.
! Mercer. Mrs. Anna Gage and Mrs. A.
( den Savage of Oakland, be sides 2G
| grandchildren ard &c srcat-Grandchi!-
, Grcn. She is we'll known in town. fire.
| Gucntly visiting her daughter Mrs. Al
! den Savage of Church street. and ha :
| the best wishes of large circle OF
, friends for many happy birthdays. Mrs
| Decker received several gifts in honor
| of the day. among them bein. a birth
! day cake beautifully frosted and deco
ia ted. which was the work of her
| daughter, Mrs. Savage.