Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-30
The Weeks Letters From Maine Towns
KENNEBEc.
CHELSEA.

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CHELSEA.
The Christmas concert and tree given
at the chapel on Thursday evening was
s-most enjoyable occasion and was large
~ attended by old and young. The pro-
gram was as follows: Singing. Cor
onation." by audience: welcome ALL"
Sunday school pupils; recitations by Dor
is Morgan. Georgia Jones. Otis Coston,
May Caldwell; song. Marion Jones and
Charlie Rouse; recitations. Stella Swift,
Muriel Douglass. Elwyn Cooper, Charlie
Rouse. May Gillespie, Miss Lizzie Kelley.
Mrs. Geyer. Eugene Gillespie: song. Ma
rion Jones; Christmas exercise. I'm the
Palace Of Kris Kringle." Will Lawrence
Al Kris Kringle was fine and the little
ones as the Brownies all acted their
parts very nicely and received many
compliments from the audience. Recita-
tion. Roy Harris; remarks by the pastor.
Rev. G. E. Jones: Christmas exercise.
Santa Claus" who arrived at this juno
ture in his usual hurried, jovial way, and
made the hearts of all glad with gifts
from the heavily laden tree. The COM
mittee who had the work In charge labor
ed hard and certainly succeeded in diff
fuslng the true Christmas spirit Of "Peace
on earth. good will to men," and Of max
ing many hearts happy and glad. as all
should be on the anniversary Of the birth
Of Him who came to save the world.
Mrs. Annie Powers. Miss Grace Powers
and Walter Powers were in Augusta last
Saturday and attended the meeting OF
Capitol Grange in the evening.
C.. H. Watson and Miss Bernice. both
Of whom are employed in Augusta, spent
Christmas at their home in town.
Miss Tilla Lawrence is at home from
the Gorham Normal school for the Christ
mas vacation.
Mrs. C. G. Dondero was in Augusta one
day last week.
Frank Alger Of Boston spent Christ
mas with his mother, Mrs. C. F. Alger,
at the Hemmenway cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Gillespie and chill
dren Of Gardiner spent Christmas with
Mrs. Gillespies mother. Mrs. Octavia
Norrell.
A special meeting Of Chelsea Grange
2. at which the officers will be installed
and visitors will be present from several
other Oranges, making 1t a union meet
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ROME.
Mrs. Laura Richardson. wife Of Ed
ward L. Richardson, passed away after
a long sickness. A husband and seven
children survive
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Hurd BURIED their
infant child Sunday in the Rome GEM
etery.
Elder Hargraves of New Sharon held
religious services at the Town house Sun
day.
Mrs. Abtie Adell OF Gardiner is visiting
1T her fathers. James Tuttle
Edward Farnham and family were in
Belgrade Sunday.
Fred Messer Of Augusta was in town
over Sunday.
LiTcHFiELD.
PLAINS-Rev. H. N. Pringle of Water
Vile will give a. free address on good
citizenship at the F. 3. church on Friday
evening at o'clock. This address will
be interesting and instructive.
Christmas was appropriately observed
with a very interesting program at the
church Thursday evening, much to the
enjoyment of all present
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her sister, Mrs. w. B. Jones.
. Miss Cora Maxwell Of Monmouth spent
Christmas with relatives here.
-. MT. VERNON.
WEST-A Christmas tree and con-
cert was held at the church at this
place Thursday evening December -.
with the following program: Song, Joy
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pastor, greeting, Ella Foss; recitation.
Myron Cook; song, Ruth and Doris
recitation, Chrystabelle Stu
art: recitation. Mrs. Casper; exercise
by eleven children; recitation, Gerald
Casper: recitation, Arson Williams;
song. congregation, Minnie Horn Childs
organist; recitation, Merle Casper; rec
ltation. Lee Williams; recitation. An
nette G. Carr; reading, "The Glad Sto-
ry," singing by eight during which two
young ladies represented guardian an
gels. At the close of the program
Santa Claus distributed the presents.
The trees were loaded with presents
FOR all. The church was prettily deco
rated. Much credit is due Miss Sigue
Anderson and Mrs. Minnie Horn Childs
for the pleasing way in which the pro-
gram was carried out and the fine ar
rangement of tine trees. .
Mrs. Amzie Butler has a severe cold
ind cough. ...~.
Mrs. William Bussell has so far re-
covered from her recent illness as to be
out again.
\ BELGRADE.
The home Of Albert G. Parker OF
Granville. n. Y, was the scene of a !
pretty wedding Wednesday, the con-
parties being Baron e. Dekalb
" Boston and Miss Maude NJ. Parker
II Granville, n. Y. The bride was at
.fred in a white silk princess gown and
vas attended by her sister, Miss Lille |
Parker while the best man was Robert |
Z. Dawson. To the strains of the we'd
ling march played by Miss Blanch
Norris the bridal party entered the
,arlor preceded by the brides little sis
er as flower girl, and little Mary Glib
son as ring bearer. At the arch they
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