Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-28
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gath Maine Battery As
ISOLATION Reunion.
Eastern Star Enjoys a Picnic
At Island Park.
Notes From hammond's Grove and
The South Shore.


larity as summer picnic resort. a
few years ago it was an island WITT
but one cottage upon it, now it is the
NEST favored resort in the vicinity
Now it has fine dancing pavilion,
summer theater and swings ano
benches enough in the grove to make
it very pleasant for all visitors. Mr.
Hersey has put only the best standard
stock companies on at his theater and
Oliver d. Bailey and his excellent COM
pany have scored at every point this
year. Monday, August "a party OF
Grand Army people were served with
one of Mr.. HarlOW'S excellent dinners
Tuesday the Payson Tucker Hose CO.
OF Winthrop We're served to a shore
dinner at Hotel Pines. The party num-
bereG 90. Wednesday the regular mat
inee of 'The Arabian Nights" was
held and Il good crowd attended. The
Pierce family reunion was also held
Thursday. Mr. Winslow entertained 4
party OF II and served shore dinner.
The 9Th Maine Battery Association
held its 34th reunion yesterday.
at 10 O'Clock and went by electrics to
TIE park. ASlOIc DuSlIicoS c'lhi,
was held. The program was as fol-
lows:
Meeting called by President Amo
Little of East NassalbOro, Me.
The following officers were elected:
President-Arno Little, East Vassal-
bOro.
Vice Observation-Disclosures Knowlton,
3rockton, Mass.
Secretary and Treasurer-GGo. a.
Bowie.
Interesting remarks were made dur
ing the meeting by Judge Stevens, for
mer commander of the battalion and
by Segeant White of Augusta, and 9TH
erS
After the business meeting the COM
rades and their ladies adjourned 10 the
private dining-room and enjoyed a Pic
mic lunch.
1t was an interesting fact to note
that the ages of the 10 comrades av-
eraSed more than &C years each, their
total ages being S73 years. Those pres
ent at the reunion We're: w. 3. Wei
Der and Wife, Brookline, Mass: Ed
ward knowlton. Brocton, Mass; Arno
Little, East Nassa boro; Judge Stevens,
Augusta; W. H. Mason and daughter,
Hallowell; Reul w. Dunton and WIFE,
Augusta; ]. w. White and wife, Au-
susta; Ct. w. Pelton and wife, West
Gardiner; j. H. Hanson and wife, Au-
gusta; w. j. Towne, Waterville; G. w.
Gardiner, Farmingdale; B. S. Smith,
Gardiner, G. 4. Bowie and wife, Gard
liner.
The Eastern Star held picnic at
Island Park Thursday. A business
meeting was held at the pavilion and
The following officers We're elected:
PreSident-Mrs. Emma Boge, Rose of
Sharon Chapter.
Secretary-Mrs. Viola Folsom of
Lafayette Chapter
Treasurer-Mrs. Ella d. Shaw, Mt
Vernon Chapter.
There We're 10 people in attendance.
The attendance by chapters was as fol-
lows:
Vernon Valley (Mt Vernon Chap
ter 10; Lafayette ReadGelD Chapter.
10; Rose Of Sharon (AugustD Chapter,
%; Abnaki (Winthrop) Chapter, one;
Wild Rose (Sidney) Chapter, II; Mar
ion (Gardiner) Chapter, Is; Queen Es
Their IfailoWelD Chapter, six.
Besides the members from the chap
tiers there We're many visitors
a special matinee of Young Mrs.
Winthrop was attended.
Friday Mr.. Harlow expects party
at dinner.
saturday there will be a party of II
from Winthrop to one of Mr.. Harlow's
shore dinners.
Mrs. G. S. Knight and child are visit
ing her mother, Mrs. Hiram Clark, at
Fernside.
Miss Bessie Locke Of Augusta was the
guest of Miss Doris Wilder Tuesday
and Wednesday.
Mrs. A. ]. Brown returned from Port
land recently.
Mrs. Charles Hatch and Mrs. Hay
ford of Augusta spent Thursday after
noon as the guests Of Mrs. A. j.
Brown.
The new pumping system was in
stalled Wednesday and works finely.