Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-29
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Observes s5tIl Birthday

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his eighty-fifth birthday Saturday at
his home on Baptist Hill where he
has resided for many years. Mr.. Dur
rell formerly worked in the Bailey
Oil Cloth shop. He is a veteran of
the Civil war and the ladies of the
Russell Relief Corps remembered
the day by sending him a basket of
delicious fruit. He also received
many cards and letters expressing
the best wishes of his many friends.
Mr.. Durrell was pleased with the
fruit and other rememberances.
He has three sons. G. Edward
Durrell. Forrest Durrell and Howard
Durrell, who is the assistant post
master and two grandsons, Linwood
and Harold Durrell, sons of Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Durrell. The day was
passed quietly because of the frail
health of both Mr.. and Mrs. Dur
rell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradstreet and
daughter of Los Angeles. Calf, who
are passing some weeks in Gardiner
with MIR. Bradstreet's relatives, were
in town Saturday. calling on Mr..
and Mrs. Charles c. Cleveland.
Mrs. Mary Blanchard of Dexter Is
at Lake Wesserrunsett. the guest of
DR.. and Mrs. F. Q. Sawyer.
Miss Estelle Cast and Miss Doro-
thea Zeligs, who are stopping at
Camp Jo Lee at North Belgrade,
were in town Monday on hike to
Camp Modin at Lake George.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Benoit and
children, Victor, Clifford. Kenneth
and Ruth of Taunton. Mass. are
guests of Mrs. Benoits father. Rob-
ert l.. Young. Today, accompanied
by Ellis f. Eaton of Lakeland, Fla,
they will leave on a trip through
the White Mountains, Quebec and
Montreal, Canada. Both gentlemen
are E. A. Strout Agency agents.
Many local friends of MIR. and Mrs.
Walter Goodwin of Portland will be
interested to know that they are
parents of little daughter born Fri
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Roullard and
Mr.. and Mrs. Karl Roullard passed
the weekend in Portland, the guests
of Miss Mabel McKenney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Crowell mo-
tored to Orr's Island, Sunday.
Miss Fay Rhoda, who has been
the guest for several weeks of Miss
Velma NJ. Fogg, returned Sunday to
her home in Houlton.
Mrs. N. Lester Shepley and chill
dren, Clayton and Theda, of Au-
burn, are guests of MIR. and Mrs. A.
Z. Bosworth in Cornville.
Lester Jones is a medical patient
| at the Somerset hospital.
Mrs. Mary Doran of Mercer and
Misses Irene and Mary Lawlor and
Gertrude Davenport of Boston were
in town shopping Monday.
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surgical patient at the Somerset hos
pital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Dumont and
| ing q vacation at the lie Clair cot
tage at Lake Wesserrunsett, have re-
| turned.
Miss Evelyn and Master Theodore
Boulette of East Madison are surgi-
cal patients at the Somerset hospital.
Fred Emery is having vacation
from his duties at the post Office.
| Mrs. Earl Finnemore, who has
been a patient at the Somerset hos
pital, has been discharged.
| Mrs. Charles Lester Cleveland,
who has been employed at the Port
land shoe shop in Portland, has re-
turned and will resume her work at
| the Somerset shoe shop.
Joseph Alain, motor cop from
Quebec, Canada. who was injure
in an accident some weeks ago on
the Caratunk road and brought to
the Somerset hospital, where leg
was amputated. has been discharged
and has returned to Quebec. Mr..
Alain has a large family of young
children and much sympathy is felt
for him.
The next meeting of the Somerset
Glee Club will be held on August
4th., at North Pond, Smithheio'
when Mrs. Hector Scrolls and Miss
Alta Rowell will act as hostesses and
direct the affair
The Country Club will hold their
annual field day at Lakewood to-
morrow. The headquarters will be
at one of the overnight camps. A
picnic dinner will be feature Of the
affair.