Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-24
r WINTHROP,
George wiIshire's House
On Highland Ave. Burned.
Most Of Furniture Saved.
Partly Covered BY Insurance SUI
Memorial Day Plans-..hopes oil
Having State Farm Located Here.

/ NV 4. r. Sargent gave tile IlTSC Oh
a series of two sermons at the Congre-
gational church yesterday morning the
| subject being MANS Cry to God" The
evening lecture was also the first of
a series on Living" MAN Does Not
| Live by Bread Alone" was the text
at this service. The meeting of the En-
deavor yesterday was union service
with the Juniors and was led by the
president, J. l.. Cobb.
About % couples attended the dance
given Thursday evening by Mrs. Os-
| borne and all enjoyed the evening. r.
| A. Baird had charge of the floor.
| An appropriation of $4,000 was made
at the last session of the Legislature
| to purchase farm for experimenting
| purposes. Rutillus Alden of this place
is member of the committee and with
the other members. Augustus Gilman
| OF FOxcroft. commissioner of agricul-
tnre, Prof. c. D. Woods of U. of M, r.
III. Libby of Auburn and Charles S.
Pope of Manchester, has been examin-
ing farms in this vicinity Among these
places is that of the late Harold E.
Martin at Winthrop Center. 1t is pos
sible that this will be the one selected
Mrs. Frank Bedine of NeWburyport
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. E. II.
Penniman.
E. S. Wood of Gray visited his moth
Ell, Mrs. Julia Wood, over Sunday.
Elmer B. Gordon. who has been en-
ployed for the past few months at the
Insane hospital at Augusta, has re-
turned home. @
The residence of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Wiltshire on Highland avenue was
burned yesterday forenoon. The build
ing was new one, having been COM
pleted less than a year ago, and was
the property of Mr.. Wilshire's son,
Harry M. Wiltshire of Winthrop, Mass.
The fire started in the upper story,
probably from the chimney and the
roof was soon mass of fame. The
firemen We're unable to render any as
sistance as the house stood beyond the
reach of the hydrants. Practically all
the furniture was saved and many of
the doors and windows. The loss is
partially covered by insurance
through H. e. Fosters agency. VIZ
Mr.. and Mrs. George Smell and son
of Fairfield visited Mr.. SHELLS mother,
Mrs. J. H. Bates, over Sunday. On
Saturday the little boy, Clayton Smell;
celebrated his third birthday. .
Childrens day will be observed June
13 at the Methodist church with con-
cert by the Sunday school The enter
tainment committee includes Mrs. H.
f. Foster, Mrs. f. r. Leaird and Mrs.
Arthur 'Leech.
Miss Mary Grant is visiting her
brother in South Berwick.
Miss Clara woodward has returned
from Hebron, where she has been max
ing her home for some time.
The Winthrop High school baseball
team went to Gardiner Saturday.
where they We're defeated by the High
school of that place in a sharp game
by score of 8 to 2.
Memorial day exercises will be held
May 81 this year. as the Goth falls on
Sunday. The graves of veterans will
be decorated in the forenoon. The
Grand Army will assemble at 1 O'Clock,
then march to Town hall, when they
will be joined by the orator of the day.
municipal officers and teachers and
pupils of public schools. The line of
march this year will be up Main street
to Union, thence to the wharf, via
Summer and Bowdoin streets. where
a new feature will be introduced in a
Memorial service to be held by the
Relief Corps in honor of the dead sail
ors and soldiers. Then the line will
march to the cemetery, where the usu-
al services will be held. The column
with then return to the hall to listen
to the address by Past Department
Commander Leroy r. Carleton. Music
will be furnished by the Auriel Quartet
and the Winthrop Band. ''The Spy of
Gettysburg" in the evening will con-
clude the days program. The proceeds
of the drama will go to swell the Sol
diers' Monument fund.
DR.. S. M. Cover writes that he has
not and does not intend to move to
Skowhegan. The doctor Is having his
office renovated and the drawn cur
tains lead to the transformation being
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