Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-17
KENREREc.
LlTChEIELp CORNER.

| Maybaskets have been flying around
| lively during the past two weeks. Tine
| academy students hung one to the
principal, Mr.. Patten, Monday evening.
| Friday evening the scholars of Lincoln
school hung large Maybasket fuii .,
| fruit and candy to their teacher anu
others. have been hung to the students
and young people.
| The academy team played game Oh
baseball with the Richmond Hlsi
| school team Saturday. Inc score was
| ten to six in favor of the L1tch1eiuS
A return game will be played III l'icli-
| nond Wednesday afternoon
| Lincoln school raised flag over It's
Ischool grounds TUESDAY alterhooi
| There vas quite a gathering of people
| Libby Post and the Relief corps We're
| present, also the students OF the
| academy and many citizens and
friends. The exercises consisted OF
singing by the school. recitations by
| Cmnrteney Baker. Gilbert Baker Alice
| Tuttle Thelma Buker, a solo by Mrs.
Levi Danforth and duet by Alice
| futile and Thelma Buker. Miss kath-
crime Kindrick presided at the organ.
Remarks were made by Principal John
Patten, Supt. NJ. II. Dustin, Mr.. Nc
Manus and Mrs. J.. f. Shorey
Miss Amy Taylor spent Saturday and
Sunday at her home here. She is
teaching in Bowdoin.
Elr1ore c. Bosworth was in town
Sunday.
Mrs. Matte Mitchell and Miss Helen
Blanchard visited Lincoln school Fri
day afternoon.
Souvenir postals with an excellent
photograph of Rev. Dr. Smith Baker in
one corner are on sale by the Ladies'
Home Circle.
Mrs. Addie Kenerson is having her
summer home repaired, cleaned and
put in order. She is expected to oc-
cupy 1t the last of this month.
CHELSEA.
Rev. Mr.. Smith, our new pastor.
preached his first sermon in the chap
el last Sunday and a good-siZed audi
ence was present to greet him. He
gave notice that no small inclemency of
the weather would keep him from hold
ing services every Sunday to which all
are cordially invited.
The roads are still in quite bad con-
dition for teams, there being so many
bad holes and ruts. The general verdict
seems to be that they are much worse
this spring than for several years.
Miss Rebecca Thomas was the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Gullespie over
Sunday.
Mrs. Eliza Dorr, who has been in Au-
guSta all winter, has returned to her
home in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albion Patterson and
children and Mrs. Alice Patterson of
Augusta were guests of their aunt, Mrs.
n. NJ. Helnenway, Sunday.
Miss Linda Thompson and Miss Rer-
nice Watson passed Saturday in Au-
gusta.
Theodore Hayes went to Boston last
Thursday with several hundred bush
els OF potatoes for the market.
The Board of Health met at the res
iden:e of Patrick Hayes last Saturday,
the 18th, and organized for the year.
electing Charles Blanchard chairman
and Patrick Hayes secretary.
NORTH MONMOUTH.
On Monday evening May IA about
forty of the friends and neighbors of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Holmes assembled
at their beautiful home. the occasion
being the 18th birthday of Mr..
Holmes. The evening was happily
spent in congratulations and singing,
Mrs. X. G.. Carson presiding at the
piano. Mr.. Holmes acting as leader.
he being an expert musician. Mr..
Holmes was presented with a beautiful
music cabinet ]. l.. circuit making the
presentation. Mr.. Holmes responded in
fitting words, after which a very fine
lengthy and interesting poem composed
by Mr. Holmes for the occasion. was
finely read by Mrs. Holmes. Miss Mar
garet Carson highly entertained with a
number of selections on the piano. Mrs.
Annie l.. Bates also entertained the
guests. Mr.. Holmes gave some fine Sc
leCtions on the piano. with songs. Ices,
cake and confectionery We're served.
Little Margaret Bates and Dorothy Ell
la Miller assisted in serving. Letters of
congratulations in poetic form from
friends in Connecticut We're read by
Mrs Holmes. Mr.. Holmes was born in
Monmouth in 1881, and lived here until
he was seven years old, when his fa-
Their moved to Peru in oxford county.
onto a large farm. He lived there until
he was 10 years old then going to Mas
sachusetts and engaging in railroad
work. In few years he was made con-
ductor on the road from Boston to Will
limantic. CT. In this capacity he served
80 years. He then retired from railroad
ing and after some years he came to
Monmouth and married Miss Mary D.
Ellis, his second wife. Mr.. Holmes is
now living on the very spot but not the
house where his grandfather, David
Marston kept a tavern about 100 years
ago. On this very spot his mother was
born and was there married to his ia
Tier. Captain Samuel Holmes. the mar
riage ceremony being performed by his
uncle, Josiah circuit. father of J. L.
circuit. Since he came to Monmouth he
has been quite extensively engaged in
farming and dairying. but now has
partially retired from active farm work
with a competency. Last winter he and
his good wife were in Tecumsah, Neb.,
with their daughter. Mrs. IneZ Lamas-
ter. Mr.. Holmes, although IS years old,
Is hale and hearty and enjoying the