Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-13
Il teachers for the Rural
SCHOOLS, to Open April IS.
Fred Harlow Loses the End Of
J a Finger in The Saw Mill.
.,chureh Mesilngs...unIon Services
/ Union Hall Benefit Progressing.

large number OF men attended the
sTniversalist church Sunday evening to
slisten to Harry w. Arnold of New
NYork City, who spoke before the Mems
Club Of the church. The Landman
aBi5le Glass of the Free Baptist church
and the Brotherhood Bible Glass Of the
EMethodist church. A number of men,
mot affiliated with any of these or
were also present. Mr..
Arnold Is the travelling representative
80 of the Laymens Movement in the
churches of America and is specialist
lin the line of mems work in the church
and his lecture was bctn instructive
and entertaining. H. f. Libby, presi-
dent of the Mems Club, presided. Re-
sponsive reading was led by c. f.
Frost; Scripture reading. R. r. Cool
idge; prayer by Prof. Landman; mu-
sic by Mr.. Hill, soloist, and double
quartet composed of Hill. Coffin Libby,
Burnell, Little, Towle. Cornell. Hasel-
tine and Bryant. Rev. +. S. Walker
presided at the organ. A committee Of
II. r. Libby, j. S. Haseltine and c. f.
Frost was chosen to elect delegates
to attend the Laynen's Chrstia.
Convention to be held in Portland,
May 1923
The Union service at. the Free Bap-
fist church Sunday evening arranged
@for ladies only was well attended and
approved 4 very pleasant and profitable
'tmeeting. Mrs. Elizabeth Merrill Of
Skowhegan gave a fine address on
Woman and Marriage" the address
being appreciated by both old and
young. The program: Organ prelude,
Mrs. Nellie " Taylor; anthem, Ladies'
Quartet; Scripture reading. Mrs Walk
y,~F olxn.
quartet; oftertory. Miss Bostrum; read
ing. 1.-THE Resurrection" Mrs. Merrill;
solo, THE King of Glory" Miss Jane
son; address; solo, 1.-The Holy Vision"
Mrs. Hackett; bcnediction, Mizpah.
Miss Agnes Parks of this town and
her guest, Miss Jennie Means of Port
land. returned Monday to Portland
where they are students at Waynef1ite.
The j. n Martin furniture store is
being wired for an electric motor,
which will run an elevator from the
basement tc the fourth floor.
Favorable reports are given from
every department in the big Union Hall
benefit to be given Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday. The main hall and
booths were in the hands of the deco
rators Monday. The advance sale of
tickets IS large. The carnival will
open at $50 Wednesday afternoon.
:, ., Supper will be served from S to It's
Wednesday and the evenings enter
tainment will begin at SIS. Thursday
evening the farce comedy Glover
Farm" will he presented by a strong
local cast. The carnival will close
Friday with n grand ball.
Rev. F.. s. Walker was i'm Detroit
n Sunday to ofticate at the funeral SER
yiCe of tho late ENIuor OF ba
home of George Harris.
The rural schools will open April IS,
with the following teachers: District
No g. Miss Stella Russell: District No
!" 5. Mrs Anna Stephenson: District No
'5 6. Florence Frost; District No 8, An
ME D. Clark
Mrs. a r. Libby Of Detroit and Miss
Annie Jenkins of this place visited
Monday in Waterville
q Mrs. Fl F. Libby and Miss Grace
Davis We're visitors in Waterville Mon
day.
80 Mrs. T. w. Manson returned Satur-
day from few weeks visit with rela-
AZ tives in Boston.
William McGilvery, who has been in
Washington. d. c., to attend the meet
ings of the Wooden Manufacturers on
the tariff question, returned home
Sunday.
' Gordon Dobson of this town, pres-
dent of the N. F. Woolen Association,
. who has been in Washington. d. c.,
for TIE past 10 days has gone South
5 on business.
S. r. Haines returned Sunday from
" weeks business trip to New York.
Fred Harlow while at work Saturday
at the Somerset Mill & Timber Co
met with an unfortunate accident by
losing the end of the third finger on
the left hand The physicians found it
necessary to amputate the finger to the
first joint.