Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-09
The Church Club Begins
Work For the Season.
Highly Interesting and lnshuc'
tive Meeting "Wednesday.
Cow Testing Association Will Meet
Mere Tuesday, Oct. l3.

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Fairbanks. who have been visiting II
town for several weeks.
The Church Club, and organization
for the discussion of intellectual ant
educational subjects, connected will
the Congregational church, held it.
first meeting Wednesday evening
These meetings will be held once ir
two OF three months in place of tht
regular weekday prayer meeting. The
topic Wednesday evening was "Oul
| Public Schools" and was one of uni.
| versal interest. The musical numbers
| were under the direction of Mrs. r. e
| McIlroy. The meeting was opened with
devotional exercises. a hymn Amer
ica." Scripture lesson and a prayer.
The quartet of the church sang a
selection and the pastor, Rev. c. F.
Sargent, spoke few words of well
come and gave the first address. his
subject being "Our Common schools
from the Landing of the Pilgrims to
the New Era Under Horace Mann of
Mdssa chusetts" He dealt mainly with
the schools of New England, and read
a letter penneds by "Parson" Jewett.
tire first minister in winthrop, in 1881,
in which he offered to devote one
twentieth OF his income to educational
purposes. In speaking of our first
schools in Winthrop, Mr.. Sargent
brought out some interesting facts.
1.-THE first school here" he said was
held upon the porch of the home of
MIR Brainerd, and the second was
taught by Mr.. Fairbanks in Mr..
Chardlers home" He told much that
was Of interest in regard to the youth
of our local school system.
stephen Bean. principal of our High
school, gave the second address. His
subject was the Moral Influence of
the Teacher Upon His Pupils" This
was an unusually fine treaties of the
subject, ana was one of the finest
numbers on the program.
''The Scboolmasters Guests" Will
Carleton's humorous poem. was given
by Miss Ida Morrill,. and was followed
by singing by the young ladies Of the
society, led and directed by Mrs. Nc
Ilroy
f. T. Clifford, who was formerly SUI
perintendent of the Winthrop schools
for many years. had written an inter-
esting paper upon "Old and New Meth
DDS" but as Mr.. Clifford was unable
to be present this was read by Mrs.
Sargent
A recess was taken at this point.
when a social hour was enjoyed and
refreshments of cake, coffee and cocoa
served.
An address entitled "Ten Minutes In
City School," by Leon Burr was
rather humorous and was spicy and in
~ hox q
Little Red Schoolhouse," from the
Bayview magazine. and the closing
hymn, There's Wilderness in Gods Mer-
Cyl" was sung by the congregation.
At the conclusion of the exercises
some interesting books and papers were
exhibited, among them a fac-simile of
the old New England Primer and a
geography of 1910. belonging to F.. T.
Clifford, and a collection owned by Mr..
argent which included sermons over
100 years old, one of them by Father"
Thurston in 1910. a shipping paper
found in the New Bedford customs
house, signed by Thomas Jefferson and
Martin Van Buren,. a copy of Benjamin
Franklin's first paper and several other
old papers.
About &C We're present at the meet
ing and all felt that they had carried
away something of benefit for future
thought.
Cyrus Bates is visiting relatives in
Greene.
a meeting of the kennebec Valley
Cow Testing Association will be held at
10 A. NJ. Tuesday. Oct. 13. at Grange
hail. Winthrop. Prof. Campbell of Oro-
no will address the meeting on the sub
ject of breeding and Selecting Dairy
Stock" The question on method Of
raising calves for dairy purposes will
be opened by J. H. Moore and M. G.
Joy and a discussion of both subjects
will be held by those present. All are
invited to attend and take part in the
discussions. Picnic dinners will be en-
loved at noon and coffee will be served
at the hall.
j. H. Pinkham is painting his resi-
dence on Central street.
Mrs. Emery Wood is at home from
Augusta on vacation.
Dr. and Mrs. F. H. Badger have re-
turned from visit in Boston.
Mr. and Mrs. James Baker are visit
ing in Auburn. Mr.. Baker is flagman
at the Maine Central station and his
place Is being supplied by Charlie
Wing.
Rev. Alpheus TruebloOd of Marion,
Ind. has arrived in town and with his
family will occupy the vacant rent in
the DEAF house. Mr.. Trueblood has
accepted the passionate Of the Friends
church here and will begin his duties
Sunday A praise service will be held
at 1890 Sunday morning and the usu-
al service at o'clock Mr.. Trueblood
was formerly pastor Of the churches
here and at winthrop Center. and his
mary friends here will be more than
glad to welcome him back.
Frank A. Hoyt of Boston is the guest
of his brother. Charles A. Hoyt
Will Haywood was the high line fish,
erman Wednesday, landing 40 white
perch and eight pickerel off the mouth
of Cochnawagan stream, Annebessa-
cook.
WINTHROP CENTER.
Mrs. Judith Frost went, to Wakefield
Mass, Thursday to spend the winter
with her SIM Charles Frost