Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-31
WINTHROP !! l|
Memorial Sunday Services
At Methodist Church.
County Mail Carriers TO Be
Entertained Here Today.
Cemetery Association Meeting Is
Postponed to Next Thursday,

MIS-. ANNE. Graves and daughter Ruth
of Wilton are the guests of Mrs Graves
sister, Mrs. f. E. Webb
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph B. Parker and in
FAINT son of Dover, N. H., are the guests
of DR.. and Mrs. G. c. Parker
NJ. c. and S. 3. Edwards were at home
from Augusta over Sunday
Mrs. C. W. Taggart sang a, solo yes
terday at the Methodist church in Au-
gusta.
Eva Pelletier of Auburn is visiting
friends here
Walter Wood of Boston and Edwin
Wood of Gray are guests of their moth
er, Mrs. Julia Wood.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Jackson and mother
OF Augusta are visiting here and in East
Winthrop.
Mrs. J. K,Nute of Haverhill, Mass. is
visiting her sister, Mrs. L. E. Jones'
Mrs. Fl. w. Libby and daughter Mabel
OF Belgrade are spending Memorial day
with Mrs. Libby's father. J. H. Bates.
Mrs. Annie Swatz of Auburn is in town.
Thomas B. Perry of Bedford is visiting
relatives here
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Kinds and son
Wallace of Belgrade are visiting here.
Mrs. Rufina Wood has returned to
Northeast Harbor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Linscott Nickerson and
infant child Of Livermore Falls are the
guests of Mrs. Nickerson's parents. Mr..
and Mrs. w. S. Ingersoll r...
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred johnson of Lewis
ton are the guests of friends in town.
Mrs. S. M. Cover is at home from
Skowhegan.
Howard Thompson of Springfield.
Mass, is visiting relatives in town.
The local baseball team had revenge
from the High school team for it's recent
defeat by taking the second game in the
series by the score of to l. Harris
Woodman was the star of the game,
which was we'll played by both teams
Memorial day services We're held Sun
day at the Methodist church before AL
bert H. Frost Post, G. A. r., and the
Woman's Relief Corps. Both organiza-
lions attended in a body. marching from
their hall. escorted by the Winthrop Mil
itary Band. Although few in number the
veterans made a good appearance and
marched as bravely as in the old days.
Rev. r. A. Rich delivered the address,
assisted by the Congregational pastor,
Rev. c. F. Sargent, who offered prayer
Mr.. Rich's subject was "Our Country"
his text being taken from Psalms xxxii-
-: Blessed is the nation whose God is
the Lord; and the people whom he hath
chosen for his own inheritance" He
spoke of the feeling of pride with which
the farmer views his farm, the house
holder his property, and the parents their
children. Its mine" they would say,
| and we Of the United States point with
pride to our country He paid a glowing
tribute to the leaders of our great war.
to the noble sacrifices made by men and
women all over our country in that dark
period, and urged all to enlist under the
Great Commander of the Universe, be-
cause BLESSED is the nation whose God
is the Lord.
Music was furnished by the chorus
choir which sang several beautiful Sc
lections. A feature was the song by the
| children, who sang very sweetly selec-
ton appropriate to the day. The church
was beautifully decorated with<fiags and
potted plants and was thronged with peo-
I pie who came together to do honor to the
! little remnant left of our once glorious
army.
The exercises today will be rather more
elaborate than in former years. AS the
Relief Corps is to hold a service at the
wharf, thus extending the line of march
through Union, Summer and Bowdoin
streets, Another feature will be a dinner
which the ladies of the corps will serve
| to the members of the Grand Army at :
o'clock p. NJ
| The advance sale of seats points to q
! crowded house at the performance OF
| The Spy of Gettysburg" this evening
and the young people have worked SC
hard that it is safe to promise a splendid
entertainment.
| The subject of the evening service al
the Congregational church yesterday was
Why Any Are Not Christians" There
was no morning service.
Hon. LIT. Carleton delivered the Me.
| mortal address at Newport Saturday.
The mail carriers of Kennebec county
will hold their field day here Monday
when they will be entertained by the foui
carriers of this place. The meeting will
be held at 10 o'clock, after which there
will be sail on Lake Maranacook and
g dinner at Maranacook Hotel
The meeting of the Cemetery Associa.
ton was postponed from Friday evening
OFT account of the rain, and will be held
ext Thursday evening at the Congrega.
tio.hal chapel. Steps will be taken for thf
incorporation of the association, and
there are a number of things of iinpor.
lance to be discussed. Everyone who is
inter ested in having our cemeteries rpui
into a better condition and Kept SO i.
urgan tIy reouested m attend