Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-12-25
The Usual Christmas Oh
servance at Churches.
Old and Young Delighted With
The Concerts and Trees.


An interesting meeting of the New
Era Auxiliary Of the Free Baptist
church was held Thursday afternoon
, with Mrs. Maud Frederick, Lancey
street. Mrs. ]. D. NJ. Foster was pat
roness. The subject for the afternoon
was christmas In Different Lands"
The program follows: Roll call, Christ
mas quotations, United States and
Canada, Mrs. Frederick; England,
Russia, Norway, Germany, Miss Min
ME Porter; Italy. Switzerland, France.
Mrs. III. L. Palmer; poem, original, Mrs.
Mary b. Wingate. During the after
non several appropriate vocal selec-
TORS were rendered by Mrs. L. A. An
derSon.
Miss Marjorie Swazey went to Port
land Thursday to visit until Monday
with her grandmother, Mrs. Edward
SwaZey.
The usual Christmas concerts and
trees were held Thursday evening at
the local churches. Each society had
spared no pains in presenting an in
teresting program and the children of
the three societies We're we'll remem-
bered with presents from the trees.
The annual Christmas tree to be given
under the auspices of Waverley Re-
bekah Lodge will be in Odd Fellows
hall this evening Besides the tree IL
program will be presented by the lit
tie folks and refreshments will be
served.
Messrs. Mayo and Walker of this
town, who are numbering at Main
stream. Wednesday lost a valuable
horse which they had recently pur-
chased and was one of matched pair.
The horse became frightened and In
some manner broke his leg.
E. M. Martin. who has been at the
Maine Sanitarium at Hebron for the
past nine weeks returned home
= "Wednesday in a much improved con-
dtion of health. After spending Christ
mas with his family here he will go to
ST. Adams, where he will live an out
door life for some months at the home
of his father
The work of placing fire escapes on
the Grand Army hall building has been
completed by w. H. Piper OF Dex-
ter. W. belmont McCausland of this
town has gone to Dexter, where he
will be employed by Mr. Piper.
Special music will be given at the
Universalist church Sunday morning
by Miss Villa Phelan of Waterville.
formerly Of this town, and Ernest ].
Hill sof Dexter.
Miss Mabel Cowan, who has been
attending the Normal School at Cor
ham. has arrived home, being called
by the illness of her mother, Mrs. E.
S. Cowan.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Parsons of West
Medford Mass. are guests during the
holidays of her parents, DR.. and Mrs.
e. c. Bryant.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Briggs went to
Skowhegan Thursday to pass Christ
mas with Mrs. Briggs mother, Mrs.
Edith Shepherd.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Walker will pass
the day today in Clinton with their
granddaughter, Mrs. Allen Boothby.
Mrs A. L. Sylvester went to Etna
Thursday to visit relatives over
Christmas
Deputy Sheriff J. d. NJ. Foster with
Officers N. c. Corey and George Rogers
about 1.30 p. NJ. Thursday went to the
house located by the side of the rail-
road and formerly occupied by Ben
jamin Haus. and which for the past
three months has been occupied by
Mrs. Ellen Trip and brother, Odell
Gerrish and made seizure of 15h
quarts of liquor. II of which was found
in Mrs. Trips trunk, and 81. quarts
found in a trunk belonging to Walter
Robinson, who has made his home at
the house for the greater part of the
three months Robinson was in Can
aan at the time of the seizure. The
house has been known to be a bad place
in the town for some time and it has
been watched by the local officers.
Later in the afternoon Thursday Mrs.
Trip and her brother were taken be-
fore Judge @. II. Drake, who gave a
sentence of 500 and costs and so days
in Jail. Being unable to furnish bonds
both parties were placed in the lookup.
Mrs. Trip has father in Troy who
she expects will furnish necessary
bonds.