Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-07-13
OAKLAND

MI. ana MIS-. Ben a. WILLIAMS nave
returned from a wedding trip to Can
ada.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Redstone of
Westfeld, Aroostook county, are visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester Stevens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hardwood Of Augusta
were guests Friday of Mr.. and Mrs.
Irving C. Weymouth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Higgins and
children, Raymond and Priscilla, pass
ed the week end at Owls Head.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Crockett and
daughter Anita, and nieces. Alice Nc
Allister of Providence, r. l., and Miss
Pauline Frost Of Dixfleld, motored to
Augusta and Thomaston Sunday.
Mrs. Percy Allen and Miss Myra
Wells, who have been passing a two
weeks vacation at the Allen cottage at
Five Islands, have returned to their
homes in town.
Miss Doris Tobin, who has been
visiting Miss Lillian Baker for a few
days, has sreturned to her home at
Rice's Rips.
William Blake Of Middle street and
S. w. Winslow of Portland have re-
turned from a combined business and
pleasure trip to Jackman.
Mrs. Mae Bickford, who has been
employed by I. w. Lincoln for several
months, has returned to her-home in
Belgrade.
Mr., and Mrs. Edgar Dean have re-
turned from an automobile trip to Bar
Harbor and northern Maine.
Mrs. Francis Wilson of Waterville,
who Is passing the summer at her cot
tage on Lake Massachusetts. was the
guest Friday of her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. William Bushey.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Livingstone
were guests Sunday of Mrs. Living
stones mother, Mrs. ]. L. Perry, and
her sister, Mrs. Myrtle Dawes of Emb-
den.
Word has been received here of the
death of Loyal Leonard, a prominent
lawyer of st. Louis, Mo, who died
very suddenly Thursday, July 9, while
on a business trip to Michigan. Mr..
Leonard was n native of Oakland and
was we'll known in. town. having re-
sided here as a young man. He was
born in February, 1873, son of Watson
Leonard and Irene Leonard. For about
Is years he had resided in the west.
He is survived by a wife, one sister,
Miss PAMELA Leonard of Poland
Spring, and a nephew, Murray Leon
ard, who Is passing the summer at
Belgrade. The remains will be
brought to Boston for burial.
Miss Muriel Haskell Of Brewer is
passing the summer with her grandpa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Wentworth
of the Fairfield road.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Coates were
visitors in Gardiner Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathaniel B. Woodsum
have returned from Worthley Pond.
Francis Bedford
Francis Bedford, who fell from a
wagon four weeks ago and has since
been in the Elm City Hospital in Wa
terville for treatment, died Friday
night, July 10. Mr.. Bickford was born
in Mercer 81 years ago, the son of the
late Charles Madison Bickford and
Abbie Varney Bickford, and was the
last of five sons. For some time pre-
vious to the accident he had resided
in the family of Walter Coates at the
Arthur Collier farm on the Hussey
Hill road. He is survived by one aunt,
Mrs. Jane Fish of Fairfield; an uncle,
Fred Varney of Gardiner; besides sew
eral nephews and nieces. The remains
were taken to the undertaking rooms
of W. H.Wheeler e Son and funeral
arrangements will be announced later
The Fidelity class of the United
Baptist church will be entertained at
an all-day meeting on Wednesday
| July 15t at the home of Rev. and
| Mrs. H. G. Kennedy in Augusta.