Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-27
Santa Claus Makes NAV
Stops in Town.
Pensioners Substantially Re-
member Rev. E. K. Jordan.
PittsfieId's Sons and Daughters
Return for Christmas.

Christmas was very pleasantly OBJ
| served throughout the town. Trees
| We're held at the local churches Friday
evening and entertainments given by
members of the Sunday schools. At the
Universalist church Ray Butler acted
as Santa Claus; at the Free Baptist
J. E. Little, and at the Methodist John
Chapman. Saturday a number of pri-
vate trees were given. Saturday even
ing Waverley Rebekah Lodge held a
tree for the pleasure of children of the
lodge and invited children.
Earl n. Vickery, employed in Boston,
passed Saturday and Sunday With his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs c. E. Vickery.
MIR. and Mrs. F. w. Briggs passed
Saturday in Skowhegan, guests of Mrs
Briggs grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs
Llewellyn Goodwin.
Rev. E. X. Jordan, pastor of the
Free Baptist church, was presented
Christmas morning with a purse OF
money, given by the members of the
parish.
Mr. and Mrs. William McGilvery
rave a family Dinner party Christmas
It "Yc Damon Inn Those present
we're A. p. McMaster. Gordon Dobson,
Mr.. and Mrs. S. r. Haines, Attorney
md Mrs. j. w. Manson, Mrs. Sophia
Sterling and Charles T. Heseltine.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Hackett of
sHowhegan passed Saturday and Sun
lay here with his sister, Mrs. F. H.
2andlett. Mr. and Mrs Hackett made
he trip in their automobile.
Frank Lille and Miss Lottie Bick-
ord of Oakland were recent guests of
Mr. Lilies sister, Mrs. William Way
less.
IleWellyn Gould, who has been work.
'ng in Bangor returned home Friday.
Dr.. E. A. Porter was called to
3urnham Saturday to attend Mrs.
elizabeth Nutting of Dakota, MIMI,
Who suffered a shock which paralyzed
Ter left side Mrs. Nutting is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Lorenzo Baxter. She
g II.
Miss Ethel Vickery, a teacher in
springfield, Mass, arrived Friday to
)ass the holiday recess with her pa
-ents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. Z. Vickery.
Miss Esther Morrison, a stenographer
# Portland. passed Christmas with her
mother, Mrs. Anna Morrison.
Christmas services We're held Sunday
'orenoon at the st. Agnes Catholic
hurch with a large attendance OF
members of the church and friends
rom outside. High Mass was held at
L o'clock, after which Father Kealey
II Waterville delivered the sermon. The
members of the Sacred Heart church
choir of Waterville, comprising Joseph
Oelisle, Miss Annie Murray, Miss Su-
san Fogarty, Miss Elizabeth Mcmahon.
Miss Exilda Roy, Miss Jennie Marsh
all, Miss Mabel Butler, with Harry l..
Smith director and Mrs. Smith as or
ranist, furnished the music, rendering
Emerson's Mass in F.. sung in Latin.
Fourteen Catholic children made their
First Holy Communion. The children
walked in couples up the aisle to the
altar. the girls dressed in white. wear
ingf white wells reaching to the floor.
and the boys dressed in black, wearing
large white ribbon bows on the sleeves
of their right arms, the whole being
very impressive The church was beau
tifullv decorated with cut flowers.
.alms and rotted plants, also with
green and white streamers extending
from the altar with dove connecting
the same.