Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-29
Accidental Death Of
DIR. T. J. Springall

NEWS was TSCSINOu ucT ny WIG
Thursday evening Of the sudden
death in Maiden, Mass, of DR.. 7. J.
Springall, for many years a summer
resident of Waldheim on the shore
of Take Wassookeag in this town
DIR. Springall was run down by an
automobile in Maiden Thursday eve
ming at o'clock. was taken to hh
home where he died At O'Clock
never regaining consciousness. He's
| a cousin of Amos, John and Joseph
Springall Of Dexter, and has many
friends here who mourn his loss. He
was always the life IF Waldhein
and will be sadly missed there during
the coming summer.
DR.. Springall is survived by two
sons, Cyrus Springall of Maiden, with
whom he made his home since The
death of his wife, Alice Foss Spring.
all, George Springall of Maiden, and
one daughter, Mrs. Sarah Yoeman Of
Lawrence, Mass. 1t is expected that
the funeral services will be held Sun.
day. and Amos Springall, JOIN
Sprfngall and Arthur P. Abbott Of
this town will go to Maiden SATURDAY
The annual Christmas dancing par.
ty Of the Queens Of Avalon was he'd
Thursday evening at Dexter club hall
and was largely attended and much
enjoyed.
The Dexter schools will open Mon.
day for the winter term of II weeks
The evening schools will also begin
Monday. Mrs. Hazel Whitmorei
class in Commercial work will be a.
the high school building while tns
group in reading, writing, spelling
and speaking English will be at tns
Spring street school. Mrs. W. B
Pierce will have a class in French
meeting in the back room OF I'M
school office in the Gerry building %
Wednesday evenings.
This subject of Rev. William Gar
ner's sermon Sunday morning at TN
Universalist church will be 1.-THE uf
innate Foundation. The public e.
pecially strangers, are welcome ~
this service.
Postmaster A. r. Page and hs
Office force are receiving congralu.
lations on the manner in which lns
heavy Christmas mails were handlel
On Monday morning 80 sacks OF par
eel post matter were handled.
The Book Christmas tree at ms
Abbott Memorial Library is atrast
ing much interested attention. ~.
decorations are for the most part us
jackets of the most recent books :
Lighter of Flames has been presenNl
to the library by the author, Wilian
S. Hart. The book is fictional ms
tory dealing with the events prev
Gus to the Revolution.
Much appreciation Is being ca
pressed for the carol singing y
Christmas evening. They SAM
around the municipal tree on the Y
.brary lawn. then in front OF sever
homes of shut-ins, and lastly az -,
Plummer hospital. taking an nOu
and half for the service.
Night officer Charles H. Fish " y =
Portland where he will remain ~
several weeks. Constable Thomas :
Wood is acting as night patrolmanl..
Miss Bertha Leighton of Bosu.
University is passing the holloI'
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. s'aAl
ford M. Leighton on lions Hill
Miss Julia Holden. who Is attenS,
ing the Maine School of Commercs
Lewiston, Is passing the hono w.
with her parents, Mr.. and A's
Thomas Holden in this town.
Miss Vina Currier, a teacher -.
Bangor high school IS passing y
week with hor mother IN Dexter.
Mrs. Walter Russell OF Bar Harp%s
who has been passing the week W..
her mother, Mrs. w. B. Percival, ".
pie street, returned to her home 50
day.
Miss Christobal Growther. mauss
Of Mason Institute dormitory NJ
Springvale. Is passing the week w, w.
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Tino'A'
Growther, lions Hill. -,.
Lowell Stewart. a student at hes y.
Hill Seminary. is, the guest Of -
grandmother, Mrs. Sarah Lowell