Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-06-09
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WINTHROP.

At the Congregationalist vestry. Friday
evening" a reception was rendered TO the
senior class of the Winthrop High school,
Amusement was furnished by literary
fsames-Mr Williams of Vassalboro, who
was recently graduated from oak rove
Seminary. is spending his vacation AT the
home of Mrs. H. T. Bailey OF winthrop
Center He will enter the University of
Pennsylvania in the fall. Saturday eve
ming the Payson Tucker Hose company;
with the Winthrop Cornet band paradcd
cert and banquet, 1t was somewhat
informal affair.--On Memorial day the
Winthrop Cornet band played, by engage
ment, at Monmouth Center. not having
hand they borrowed the uniform belong
ing to the Payson Tucker Hose Company.
of which organization number 81 me
band boys are members. What 90 those
letters stand for? asked q citizen OF
upon their Coat. 7Why." replied one Of
the band boys. don't you see it's the
name of our band Pine Tree Home "a
dets,' see = He only meant 1t Tor loke,
but the Monmouth people took 1t all IN
earnest. so that is how it got IN the paper
that the Pine Tree Home Cadet band
nlaved at Monmouth on Memorial day
a Site seems at last to have been settled
upon for the location of that mucn-dls-
cussed schoolhouse at East Winthrop,
Al the March meeting. $500 was voted 70
he raised for the erection OF new scnooi
building at the place mentioned. since
then there has been difficulty experienced
IL
school board visited East Winthrop in or.
,ler to bring the matter to some sort u
conclusion and after some discussion, at
the suggestion Of one o. me in it nas do l
cided that the best plan Wouid pe 70 patei
up the old building for the present ytdi'
and next year get little larger app,ll9
priation and erect a suitable scnool pu 9n
ing n mile or a mile and half from East
Winthrop on the road to winthrop VII
lage. The plan is, by this means, 70 COM
oct
district. the Winthrop Center or bitileS
vile district and the smell aistiic.. III
Raileyville pupils have not peeh propei,y
accommodated of late Years; ,, ana ,r rt,e
ueonle there have been grumbllng. ne
Smell school is small, ana the pupiis
would enjoy better advantages III larger
school. and by putting the three distrie.a s
together a graded school could De nau
ma better instruction. and at the same
time expenses reduced. Ieams VIII rs
provided for conveying puplls lVlns ~
The more remote parts OF the seFeiai "'s-
tricts
IJTCHFIELD PLAINS.
Mr. Williams of Gardiner is canvassing
he town in the interest OF teleploi.e
line from Gardiner to LeWlstoi.-i NJ.
was an ice cream and cake SOCIAL d. Nj
- Shorey's Saturday evening whlch
vas a very enjoyable affair: me pro
ce zee are to be USED in liking the par
Sonage.
FAYETTE.
Ouite a number of Masons from TINS
,own attended Lafayette Lodge at
peadfield, Saturday evenlng.-Last
vaax there was very little SEED put
into the ground. 1t is getting so late
that many who intended planting corn
viii sow hungarian if it ever dries OIL.
-pav Mr.. Herrick preached at the
pantist church, Sunday.-Mrs. Carrie
+ anohotton and children are visiting
bar sister. Mrs. NJ. P. Wyman.
WEST GARDINER.
w G.. Sawyer has gone TO Halloween
- ,,ork Samuel Smith went to Bos-
~, lest week. with Charles Prebble
~ I,tcbfield.-Edna Batchelder OF Car
d;ner was at her uncle's, J. r. Babp,
o,,,,d.v-al the last regular meeting
80 rohhosseecontee Grange. Il were
a;1,an the third and fourth degrees
%,. and Mrs. w C. Curtis spent sun
dow with her father, w. II. DAVIS
Mrs Eunice Titcomb and ner sister,
Mrs Johnson Allen of Boston VIII
snand q part of the summer at .neir
$50 or Browns Corner.-Dr. Mer-
r ill and family visited FRIENDS IN
wales and Lewiston, last week.--
a. the town meeting, held SATURDAY
w Fuller was elected TO
serve as third selectman.-1essie'