Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-19

| 1T will be decided later ABOUT oates Tor
| other trots. The season Work mas bcen
very satisfactory.
SE.DGWiCK.
| A fire broke out in No. } schoolroom
in Sargentvlle. Tuesday. causing eX-
| element among the pupils but only II
| slight damage to the room. A serious
fire was prevented by those living near
| the building.
kennebec.
! WAYNE.
The social event of the season was
the banquet rendered the gentleman
| by the Ladies Friday Club at Hotel
! Howard January II. The tables were
set in the spacious dining hall and
! slistened with glass and silver, covers
were laid for a. The menu consisted
! of raw oysters. saltines. pickles. escai-
| oped oysters, sweet pickles. saln
/ on salad. hot biscuit currant Jelly,
cold ham. cold tongue, grape jelly.
! coffee. cake, orange sherbet. At tbs
/ close of the banquet Mrs Stnchtield
was appointed toastmistress and the
/ following toasts were given: our
/ Grandmothers. Mrs, Smith: TIL
| New Woman" j. G. Stinchheld. who
! gave N bllStIldl liJtiii III iFSpbll%fr iit
/ Coming Man" Rev j.. r. Ford The
4 Woman's College Mr.. Iiealy; our
Friday Club" Mrs. H. r. Berry. \ lit
! erary salad was served and music
! both Instrumental and vocal. closed i
/ most delightful evening The &. a. r.
gave a dinner at their public installa
ton. January IL, The dinner was
served in Lincoln hall to which IS sat
down. 1t was prepared ly the W K.
C. and Was delicious rcpast. after
the dinner the post. corps and citi-
zenS repaired Ia the large hall where
pleasing programme was given. The
following officers were installed 10y
Department Commander Carleton:
Commander w. Jennings: Sen Y. G.
! T. A. Dascomb. Jun. V e.. T. Knapp.
.. NJ. s PcttingiIl; chaplain. G. NJ
LoVejoy. @ Day II. +. Frost. surgeon.
\ Pcttineill. .. guard, w DowncS.
adjutant. G. T.. Wing; : NJ, J. Wy
man; O. NJ =. r Neal After the ia
stallation some very interesting .e-
marks were given by l.. r Carleton
and The inspector general. MI Kelly
IT Winthrop Music ~ quartet and
recitation by Miss Pottingil closed
the exercises Russell Swift is suffer.
ing FROM severely spraiucd ankle.
Mrs CIarissa bradford is sick with
heart trouble The school gave an en-
tcrtainmcut Friday evening. Refresh
mpuis we're served after the exercises
and about So realized.
WEST GARDINER
Mr.. ana Mrs. +. ). Collins returned
from l'"st"H, Thursday .-clarenct Curtis
spent SUNDAY with his family--Mrs. Il.
f. Peacock is visiting her son f.. T..
Peacock az <cnt's HiIl--W. &. Curtis is
al home for few daYS.-MrS. john Cur
lis is visiting her daughter. Mrs. Pea
cock in Reulneld. Mrs. Willis Spear.
who was hurt about the face hy being
thrown from Il sleigh caused by the run
ner being caught in the car track at Hal
lowell, is able to BE- out.-tiuN Sawyer OF
Gardiner called On friends IN town
MondaY.-At tn" circle AZ the grange
hall Saturday evening. The ,.cntcrtaiu-
mcnt consisted of the march ta Nlon,likv
and return by IT, women in it and a
woman ; town meeting i'm which ~ WON
On took part, notwithstanding the storm
a good crowd was in attendance. i. +.
curtis went to Whiteheld on business
Saturiay.W II. Davis went to Halo
we'll. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Whittemore and
Mark Thomas closed their meetings at
the Friends church last week and re
turned to iiailowcll.- wedding recep-
tipit ~ MI anu ilS- fsllliu fdiT WAS
held at their pleasant home ON West
street, Wednesday evening. About -
were present ana a very pleasant time
MAS enjoyed by all. The MANY fine
presents which they received showed the
esteem in which they are held by their
friends and neighborS. Owing To the
rain. the grange of which Mr.. Farr is Il
member, was not very well represented.
but on Friday evening about - granGcrs
visited him. They had Il delightful time
MUSit both vocal and t.,l
much enjoyed. Mr.. and Mrs. FAIR We're
presented i'll the name OF the grange
with Il couch ana large rocking chair
of brown crushed plush by the lecturer
of the grange, Mrs. ~ ". DcFratuS in
a few well chosen words which We're re-
sponded /" by Mr. Farr. Refreshments
of ice cream and cake and candy Were
served. About eleven O'Clock all depart
ed To their homes wishing the happy
couple many years of happiness.
SOUTH NASSALBORo.
Clarence Dearborn of Augusta.
former resident of this place. called on
friends recently.-Mrs, Cordelia White
house. who has been quite i'll, is SLOW
IL convaescing. She is attended by
DIR. +. 5. Hawkes. Of South China
Miss +. Belle Taylor is able to be out
after several weeks iltness.-Alr. and
Mrs. Eula Worthing of Branch Mills,
were in the place last Wednesday,
Mrs Charles Anderson and Mrs Fred
FarWen. were guests of Mrs. j.
Stone one day last week.
LITCHFIELD PLAINS
The new postmaster. A. r. Bucklin
moved the office across the street Mon
day aftcrnoon.-Mrs. J. L. Smith Mrs
+. r. Lapham. and Mrs, Addie l.. Pack
ard. are delegates to represent tn.
Christian Endcavor Society of this place.
ut the County Union of the Christian
Endcavor. which will be held ut Augusta
Friday.-Dr. Hin of Lewiston. was called
here. Monday, To sec Mrs. J. T. Springer
who recently submitted to ii critical sur
Sical operation.
CLINTON
While Mrs G. l.. Carr of Clinton, was
fixing her fire Thursday her flannel
wrapper caught fire. The plucky woman
seized Il heavy WOODEN shawl and wrap
ped it about her shoulders. Smothering the
flames. She was not seriously burned
CROSS HILL.
j. d. Jones has bought the Thomas
Clark farm and will move to it this
wcek.E. f.. Jones has bought the farm
recently occupied by his father. J. d.
Jones.