Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-03-24

Ans gentlemen Serve . sumptuous Nm.
per In TOWie Academy

~.
attended the meetings of Rev. Mr.. Thatcher
Of Augusta at the Universalist church, for
the purpose Of raising fund. to repair the
church which. through disuse for several
years, had fallen into decay somewhat. From
small beginnings the congregation has grown
20 De the largest in the village. The GOOD
Cheer" society has been accustomed to meet
from week to week. sometimes at private
houses and sometimes at the Town
hall, and quite frequently the ladies have
gwen supper At Towle Academy. charging
. email admission fee; in thi. wav quite a
sum of money has been raised and much in
serest manifested. The gentlemen deter
mined not to be outdone by the ladies and re-
soived on getting up supper, everything
connected Herewith to be done by
them, including cooking, setting and
arranging the tables. washing dishes, waiting
upon the tsbles, etc., etc.-For thi. purpo.e
meeting was called and committee con-
sisting Of L. T. Carleton, Esq, Henry Rich.
ardson, Henry Penniman, C.. P. Hannaford.
w. +. Whitman, e. o Kelley chosen. who
we're charged with the duty Of "gettng I'D the
supper" This committee went to work with
Will, If not very understandingly, and was
ABLY supported throughout by every male
member Of the society and CONGREGATION.
Old men who have not essayed the role of
cooks in 40 years, We'd with the beardle..
youth of l6 in cooking something fer the
tables. Lawyers, doctors merchants, clerks.
motel proprietors, one and all, Immediately
prepared to cook something. if it was not so
nice. The result has been that a supper was
gwen in Towle Academy that completely
eclipses all efforts in that direction by any
society in this town since suppers were invent
ed, in the interest taken, the variety spread
number IL nulH ha int.
esting, no doubt, to give history Of
the methods adopted, but time would fail
to speak Of the numberless meetings
that It WAS found absolutely necessary to
holJ; suffice 1t to say that ''whereases" and
resolutions in almost endless variety were
duly passed and properly recorded. 1t was
At length discovered that resolution, did not
bake brcad,no mater how finely corded, and
that "whereases" did not produce pudiings,
pies and cakes Thereupon more committee
meetings were held and more resolutions
unanimously adopted; a chief steward, Mr..
N. N. freeman. was elected; a chief wait.
er, DR.. A. L. Snow, chosen, and then it
seemed that nothing was lacking for the sup
per, but it occurred to someone to ak,
though why we could hardly see, who is TO
do the cooking, furnish dishes, set the tables,
etc. etc. Everybody was astonished at this,
getting suppers was such an easy thing TO do,
having been accustomed to eating them from
earliest recollection, as a matter of course,
and asking no questions Additional resolu-
tions were thereupon Immediately passed. In
the meantime it had got out that the ganders
of the Good Cheer Society we're holding
meetings hightiy' passing numberless resolu-
lions ana acting uheommoniy queer Dough.
| III many instances, han been missed
from lhe cake ooaFd' nov COOK
DOCK "" 70 ne tound any where
ana large quAmtiues OF e..,a groceries were
FOUND partially concealed In the houses
whereupon the geese began 10 look wise
IKE ana gamer IN small hocks IN various
places. things began to grow desperate, q
cr,ls hao arisen'he quesIioh WAS shouia an
NOTORIOUS oack-no"" oe r'sor'ed TO- "ooiu
putting the hands IN the pockets ana
paying the ladies' soooo hush mem up
ms ana other q"e'tions were eioquentiy de-
oated am more resolutions duiv passed Az
length the Gentlemen resolved themselves III
to somm''et o' the Whole ana resolved to
go to ""rs~-'""K' 'I-aAd, following - the
result as p ear "P"" 'he taoies ~ lowe
academy iut@h"y >vthinR OF iast week,
Flsh rho-oer ny A. II Nhee'er ana ROAD
commissioner G. IT, Gale oyster cho"drr by
Henry fenniman' one OF tue overseers or the
poor seiec'man' assessor etc. lh"'e emo"
der' were pronounced exceedingly me ov
everyone Baked otan''baked IN the ground
by Newton fackaFn' roast chicKen ana
iro"eu gahner cake ID. D ne!y; coeneu
oetf' c"coanut cAAe,orhamentai frosnn9' W
r. Brown; chocolate CAKE with ornamental
iroshng' Dr "A: L. Hho" nour bread ics
cream cake with crea. frosting' novelty
iruit cake win WOOD 1oundaion, s"du'
pnddlhg emery sauce W. T.. whitman
custar1 PIE moiasses uoushnu.s' Luh'
Sea ana Gomez. Il. y heily ana FRANK Liooy
sxceptionhiiy nne' cup custatns ornaments
frosted CAKE, u 4. hsnnatorn' nrugVl"
milk ~ H. heith' FRANK hanson, Elliot
WOOD; cocoanut PIE ornamental frostns
Hchehck' plls; h',hAn' ~hl''
bread ana ooughnu"' " Lee outer
rrak Liooy' ice cream cakp' s'rins oea'
frosting. ornamental NJ NJ. "oouman orna
f me ntai frosted cake, orange puuding' Elmer
LoveJoy; spare-ro, John Morriii' "h'tt
bread. brown bread. custard pies ornamental
chocolate frosted CAKE NJ ~ freeman
white bread. Drown Dread cake PIES Au
gustus and Eilery Cooo; ornamental irostee
cake with dog 'snook'' Or. Z; W. laggaru
cream pies +. l.. bishop; apple pies, fost
master ELLIOTT Wood' ge!y tarts' IL T. NC
Troy frosted cake, j. l. Asrtin; ornamenta
walnut cake, r. H. Cooo' mince pies, WINS
COBB; sponge CAKE ornamental iro'tlnR' Il
II. Pennlman frosted CAKE COTTON oat.eh lln
ing 1. ,. JACKSON iros'eu COOKIES Ihou,a'
| lOnV1PllOW, CnDCoIhbe CAKE,