Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-27

ulEut 01uuors 4uQ Auetlu II. MIC.
Cormick Of Bowdoin College, secre-
tary Of the Brunswick Rotary Club Is
to be the speaker with Macmillan.
Invitations have been issued by
the Right Reverend Benjamin Brews.
ter. D. D.. Bishop Of Maine. for the
ordination Of the Rev. Ernest Ogden
Kenyon to the Sacred Order OF
Priests, on the Feast Of st. Michael
and All Angels, Sept. 80. at 10
o'clock, at st. Peters Episcopal
Church. Rockland. A distinguished
group Of churchmen and laymen will
attend the beautiful ceremony and
luncheon win be served following
the ordination. Mr.. Kenyon Is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. George o. Ken
yon Of Auburn. He was a student at
completed studies at the Bishop Sea-
bury Divinity School Of Fairbault,
MINI. He came to the Rockland
church (and st. John the Baptist.
Thomaston). early in July. He Is q
years old and bachelor.
Henry S. Howe, who was agent of
the Pepperell mills In Biddeford
from 1880 to 1886, serving in that
capacity prior to the late Agent
Robert L. Macarthur. who Is now In
his 10th year and the active head Of
Lawrence & Co., selling agents for
the Pacific mills, Is to be the guest
of Treasurer Russell H. Leonard of
the Pepperell at the annual meeting
Of the stockholders Of the Pepperell
Manufacturing company in Bidde-
ford on October p. Mr.. Howe re-
Gently told Treasurer Leonard that
he would like to come to this city
and meet some of his old friends,
and Mr.. Leonard suggested that the
period of the annual meeting of the
Pepperell would be ideal time for
visit and invited Mr.. Howe to be his
guest at that time. The invitation
was readily accepted by Mr.. Howe.
The Congregational Missionary So
ciety of Maine and the Christian
and Missionary Alliance OF New
York City are beneficiaries in the
will Of Florence L. Ellis of Portland,
who died Sept. 20. The will was
filed for allowance in probate court
at Portland. recently. The New
York missionary society is given
$500. while the Maine society is to
benefit following the death of a sis
ter of the testator A trust fund Of
$1,000 is to be cared for by the exc
cutor Of the will. Merle S. Brown
being nominated for this duty. This
FUND is to care for the sister during
her life and the remainder at death
is TO be turned over to the mission
airy society. The Maine organiza-
ton is also bequeathed the residue
OF the estate, estimated at $4,000, and
IS given cottage owned by the
testator in Western Massachusetts.
1t Is believed without precedence
that four brothers. with only IA years
difference between the age of the
youngest and the age of the Oldest.
have qualified and are actively en-
gagged as attorneys at law. Jacob II.
Berman, 40, and Edward j. Berman.
IS, of Portland and Benjamin L. Ber-
man, 3d. and David V. German, 26. of
Lewiston, sons or Mr.. and Mrs. II. I.
German of IS Howard street, Lewis
ton, are the brothers who make this
story possible. AS boys they went
through the Lewiston public schools
and each was graduated from Lewis
ton High school. Jacob was graduated
from this school in 1906 and from the
Boston University law school with
honors in 1909. He was admitted to
the Maine and Massachusetts. bars the
same year and has since practiced law
| IN Portland. He was Cumberland coun-
/ ~ attorney 1915 and 1916 and at
/ present Is United States commissioner
| for the southern district in Maine. He
has as his partner in the law business
his brother. Edward. who became as
ISOLATED with him in 1923 The firm
name is Berman & Berman