Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-09
NEWS.
KENNEBEc.
READFjELD.

mouse by illness. Mrs Agnes Dem
mons is taking Mrs. Records place in
the local telephone exchange.
A. T. Swift, the local agent of the
ODDS gasoline engines. sold a two
horsepower engine to NJ. w. Kitchen
Friday y l,.-- ......-... ..-...
Mrs E. A. Morgan went to Lewiston
on a business trip Thursday
Ex-senator Brown has been in Au-
gusta attending the opening sessions of
the Legislature and incidentally greet
ing Old friends
Howard Davies of Yarmouth, one Of
| the leading attorneys of York county,
ls- visitor at Hon. G. A. Russell's.
Another social dance will be given
1t Giles hall on Friday evening, Jan Is
Reads are nearly free of snow and
| business here is nearly at a standstill,
but the rain was very welcome.
The annual festival of Lafayette
| Lodge OF Masons will be on the even
| ing of jar. ii, at it's rooms here
The Methodist fourth quarterly meet
| ing here and at Kent's Hill will be
| Jan. 49,
| CHINA.
| Rev. Felix Powell, the thrilling Ital-
| IAN preacher and lecturer, will preach
| n the N. e. church at P. NJ Monday
evening. He will lecture at 100 p. NJ.
| Tuesday. The theme of the lecture will
e: From Ditch to Pulpit" Tickets
| or the lecture can be had from A. n.
| Goodwin at 25C. each No one should
! fail to hear this lecture and sermon.
LlTCHFIELD.
PLAlNS-The following officers of
Mystic Chapter, No 50, Order of the
eastern Star were publicly installed
Thursday by Mrs. Mildred Brown OF
Gardiner, assisted by Mrs. Groves as
grand marshal and Mrs. Fannie H.
True as grand chaplain: Worthy ma
ron, Mrs. Julia a. Price; worthy PIT
ron, Herbert NJ. Starbird; associate
latron. Mrs. Maria r Walker; secre-
airy. Mrs. Fannie II. True; treasurer
Gardiner Roberts; conductress, Mrs.
Addie l.. Rucklin: associate conduct
ress, Mrs Mary f. Tarr; Adah. Miss
Angie V. Roberts; Ruth. Miss Maud A
Lane; Esther, Mrs. Mary E. Perry;
Martha, Mrs. Fannie E. Jack: Electa,
Mrs. Sadie E. Douglass; warden, Mrs.
Mary Benson; chaplain. Mrs. Arianna
Z. Roberts; marshal, E. NJ. Walker;
sentinel, ]. J. Perry
Miss A. Minerva Taylor of Lewiston
is the guest of Mrs. NJ E. Hallor.
MT. VERNON.
EAST-The funeral of the late Mrs.
Grace Downs was held from her late
home at IN a. NJ. Thursday, Jan. :. a
large crowd gathered to pay their last
to
The services were under the direction
of J. II. Thing. Rev. Costello Weston.
who united Mr. and Mrs Downs in
marriage Is months ago. delivered
lery appropriate sermon, while the
,inging was by a male quartet from
Mt Vernon. composed of w. E. Car
;pn. j. W. Alien, George Gilman and
g. r. Cram. The floral offerings We're
many and extremely beautiful Herman
Bickford. Ralph Bickford. Merton ia
obs and Walter Workman acted as
Jearers. Intcrment was at Belgrade.
Several from this neighborhood are
planning to attend Pomona Grange at
Augusta next Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Tucker attended
the funeral of the late Mrs. Downs.
Eunice, little daughter OF Mr.. ana
Mrs. Henry Copp is quite ill with an
abscess Oh her hip.
Mrs. Myrtle Tucker spent Tuesday
night and Wednesday with her parents.
PITTsToN.
EAST-Miss Fannie Thompson was Civ
en- Il surprise party Monday evening by
the Holly Club. of which she is mem
Der There We're 10 present. Music and
social games were enjoyed. Refreshments
pleasant
was passed by all.
Miss Rena Green is passing a few days
Mrs. John Dickerson of Portland pass
ed the holidays with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. NJ. Stilphen.
The people in this vicinity are putting
up their supply OF ice for next seasons
use
Miss Etnestine Thompson has returned
to her studies at Bridge academy.
Cecil Stiphen has returned home from
Rockland where he has been employed as
railway mail clerk for the past two
months.
NORTH AUGUSTA.
The annual meeting and election OF
officers Of the NJ. E. Sunday school was
held last Sunday. Lester league and
Mrs Charles Dutton were reelected
superlntendents: and Mrs. Cyrus Hal
lowell was appointed secretary-treas-
urer. with Miss Marion Tillson as as
sitant Miss Amy league was chosen
organst. Arrangements are being made
to replenish the library, which all hope
under Miss Hazel leagues Superin-
tenGence. will become a thriving de-
partment of the school. The following
teachers were appointed: Senior class,
Lester league; Girls class, Mrs. John
Shute and Mrs. Charles Dutton; Boys
class. Miss Ethel Bowen; Primary
class, Mrs. w. II. Judkins and Miss
Blanche Cobb. The pastor, while de
voting himself principally to the Sen
ior class, will divide his time among
the whole school. Every Sunday at II
noon. A hearty invitation is extended
to all. Collections on behalf of the
stricken people of italy and Sicily will
b., taken at the Methodist Episcopal
church, morning and evening. and at
the Jewett's schoolhouse in the after
noon.
ALBION.
Mrs. Parker Fuller was buried at 10
A. M. Thursday from her late home.
A husband and seven children. ia
tl,or ono trofhar and sister survive