Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-03

escorted by the Ladies Relief Corps,
and the school children of the village
and outlying districts, formed pro-
cession. with the Mt. Vernon brass
band at the head and marched through
Main street to the hall. The exercises
at the hall consisted of vocal selections
by a male quartette and beautiful
solo by Miss Ola Fairbanks. Prayer
was offered by the Rev. G. l.. Pressey.
and the address. which was of very
high order, was delivered by Col.
French of Welshville, Me. Col. French
is well-known as a speaker and
lecturer and having been participant
in the battle scenes Of our late Civl
War, his remarks were listened to with
a great deal of interest.
DR.. Pratt of Pennington, accom-
panied by party of friends consisting
of DR. +. r. Hackett. DR.. Merrill and
son Of Pennington, passed through
here Saturday afternoon in large
automobile on their way to KentS Hill
to attend the baseball game between
Pennington High school and Kent's
Hill, which was played in the latter
place on that date. Just below the
village they came to grief through
striking a bad place in the road. in
consequence breaking one of the
cylinders in their machine and were
obliged to put back to the village for
repairs Later in the afternoon Mr..
Austin from Pennington appeared on
the scene with his Stanley and took
the whole party back to Pennington.
Mr. Merrill who is captain of the
Pennington High term. and scheduled
to play in the game did not arrive at
the Hill in time to play only in the
last inning.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society of the Baptist church was
pleasantly entertained Thursday after
noon May 20, by Mrs. Marie w. North
and her sister Mrs. H. E. Williams at
their pretty home in this village. The
meeting was called to order at the
usual time. and after the regular work
had been finished Hon. Thomas Hop
kins of Washington. D. c.. an invited
guest spoke to the ladies of the
society for short period. Mr.. Hop
kins is an easy, pleasing speaker and
his remarks were thoroughly enjoyed.
At the close of the meeting a dainty
lunch was served. The afternoon was
a pleasant one in every way Mrs.
North and Mrs. Williams are most
gracious hostesses and thoroughly I'M
derstand the art of entertaining their
guests in a charming manner.
Mrs. John Craig of Mt Vernon.
narrowly escaped a serious accident at
the village Memorial day Her horse
became frightened at an automobile
and becoming unmanageable, dashed
up the steep bank into the yard of NJ
b. Gilman. Mr.. Gilman promptly
went to the rescue and after con-
siderable trouble succeeded in stopping
the frightened animal. Had he gone a
few steps farther he would have run
over a high bank wall upon the east
side of Mr.. Gilman's premises and the
results might have been of a serious
nature
DR.. and Mrs. H. r. Shaw returned
home Thursday night from Brunswick
where they have been for the past few
days on an outing trip, visiting New
Meadows, Bath and other places in
that vicinity.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Thomas of Farm
ington, were in Mt. Vernon, Sunday
the guests of Mrs. Thomas father,
Chas III. Davis.
Miss Carolina North, who has been
the guest of Mrs. George LeVan Tyler,
for several days. returned to her home
in Augusta, Monday.
READFIELD.
| Mr.. Barber passed Memorial day
! here with his mother, Mrs j. nj. Will
| iams.
Mrs. Fanny Gile entertained her son,
| Walter Gle from Boston, a few days
I last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon r. Tebbetts were
guests Of Mrs. Fanny Gle last week.
The soldiers graves and also many
other graves in the Readfcld Corner
cemetery were beautifully decorated
Memorial day, and many visited them
on Sunday.
| Miss Ethel Winters of Kent's Hill is
again confined to her bed by third
attack of acute rheumatism.
A daughter of Pres w. f. Berry OF
Kents Hill was operated upon fol
appendicitis Friday.
Ellison & Masterman will resume
trade again in few days.
| WAYNE.
Memorial dav exercises were givel
in Village school on Friday Afternoon
as follows: "Our First Flag" Objec
lesson to children, Mrs. Johnson teach
or; singing, demonstration song, "Hai
to the Bonny Flag" recitation, "Ou
Memorial day." Dorothea Godfrey
singing, well Strew the Fairest Flow
ers," school; defamation, "Our He
roes," Master Lewis H. White: singing
Scatter Flowers" chorus; recitation
THE Past and the Future" Louis
Snyder; singing, upon the Bonny Hill
side,' school,, recitation, "The Red
White and Blue" Three little girls
singing, America. The school marches
out to the school grounds where fial
raising took place The flag was raise'
by the members Of the graduating elias
followed by Flag salute, school; sing