Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-21
WINTHROP. I
Board Of Trade Organized
Tuesday Evening. !.
Death Of {. H. Noreross--- Harlow
Murch Breaks Right Arm.
Club and Society MestIngs.-.Algt'
School Entertainment. !.

The meeting of the Kennebec Val
ley Cow Testing Association to have
been held yesterday was adjourned UNI
til 10 A. M. this morning, while the
election of officers will be carried out
and other business transacted.
Miss Ella Dixon, teacher of the How.
ard school, will give a Box social at
the Grange hall Friday evening. Ev-
requested to bring a box with lunch
for two. An entertainment will fol
low the social The proceeds from tbs
sale of the boxes will go to the How
ard school.
The Senior class of Winthrop High
school has set the date of it's enter
tainment for Feb. 2. A school chorus
and vocal and instrumental solos
Duets, etc, by the students will fur
nish the music for the occasion and
the remainder of the program will be
made up of a reading by Miss Thee
Ashman, diologue by Misses Ethyl
Kimball and Dorothy Webb; Cert
rude Mason, M. D.. a comedy drama
by seven young ladies, and scenic
monologue For God and Country
representing the battle of Santiago De
Cuba, with Miss Ruth Webb as Red
Cross nurse. A school paper promises
to be a feature of the entertainment
The tables were well filed, when
the Ladies' Aid gave a Picnic supper.
A pleasant social hour followed the
supper.
Mrs. Stephen Fifield of Auburn is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hen
ry. Hayward.
The Blue Ribbon Club met with Mr.
and Mrs. A. E. Titus Tuesday evening,
about 80 attending. The usual games
were enjoyed. A number Of musical
selections were given by c. E. Moore,
cornet, Alton Titus alto, and Fred Ring
organ, and these We're much enjoyed.
The company joined in singing several
of the selections. A club paper was
written and read by Mrs. Harriet Hay
ward and was full of hits and apt al
lusions to the members of the club.
Cocoa, cakes, stuffed dates and apples
were served in the dining room.
c. G. Longfellow, E. N. Wentworth,
Will French and J. M. Towle went to
Richmond yesterday and installed the
officers of the Odd Fellows.
l.. II. NOiCFOSS ulSO ueSQdy HiStlI
at the home of his son. Mr.. Norcross
was SO years of age and had been in
failing health for some time. Funeral
services will be held at 1 O'clock Fri
day.
Harlow Murch fell early yesterday
morning and fractured his right arm
just below the shoulder Mr.. Murch
is 80 years of age and has been in poor
health for some time. The fall was
caused by dizziness. DR.. G. w. Tag
CART reduced the fracture.
A meeting of those interested in or
ganizing a Board of Trade in town was
held Tuesday evening in Royal Area
mum hall. The board starts with a
membership of over 80 and many more
will join this week, as there were so
names on the petition to call the meet
ing. The regular State constitution
and bylaws for Boards Of Trade were
adopted and the following officers
elected: President, J. Perley Bishop;
Vice Pres, Dr. F. H. Badger; Sec, ].
o. Gage; Treas, Frank Bishop; direc-
tors, L. T. Carleton, e. r. Jones, Fred
Thomas, J. H. Pinkham, and E. H.
Penniman. Another meeting will be
held in the same hall at 7.30 Tuesday
evening.
The Village Improvement Society
met in the Library rooms Tuesday
evening and elected Mrs. G. c. Parker
treasurer.