Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-14
COUNTY NEWS.
KENNEBEC.
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sion at once.
me members of the Senior class ,1
.he Academy are contemplating a trir
| 70 Lewiston some day this week
n. u. Clough is shipping his potatoes
| to Boston.
John Davis was in Augusta one day
last week. (''
The two churches observed Easte,
iast Sunday with appropriate services
The selectmen are in session at their
Office. The rate per cent for taxes for
1909 will be about 81 mills.
| Town schools opened this week.
Mr.. Harris has rented his farm and
gone to Lewiston to live.
| A number of old buildings We're torn
down during the heavy wind of Friday
| "A number of new cottages are to be
pullt on the shore of Lake Cochne-
wagon the coming spring.
| AIR. Munday of the Highmoor farm
has lost number of cows during the
| past winter.
j. r. Curtis and his son Allen have
rented the Bickford farm near Curtis
| Corner in Leeds and Mr.. Groler
proprietor of the Hillside Farm, will
occupy the place the coming season.
| W. Cressey has moved back onto his
| farm in this town.
The Easter services at the Methodist
Episcopal church at Monmouth Center
| We're appropriately carried out, the pastor
| Kew. {. w. Wallace preaching an able
sermon from St Luke xiv. 46-47. Special
| music by chorus of 30 voices was given,
| with Mrs. Mary d. Blake as soloist, and
| Miss Lorena Cochrane, organist At
| Sunday school, 100 were present, the larg-
| est attendance for many years. The
| orchestra of the Mems Bible class fur
nished music at this session. it being the
| flrst appearance of this group of players.
| The members are: Leslie Prescott, f. f.
Day and IL. II. Cochrane, violins; c. w.
bone; Leon Prince, clarinet. Miss Ruby
| Day is pianist.
| Beautiful decorations of flowers were
| used at the Easter service of the Congre-
gational church. the pulpit being banked
with Easter lilies and geraniums, with
bouquets of roses, hyacinths. carnations,
and daffodils. The usual morning service
was interspersed with songs and recita-
tons by the Sunday school children.
The pastor spoke briefly but effectively
from from the text, If we then be risen with
above, where Christ sittest on the right
| hand of Cod
The program was as follows: Organ
invocation; song, Easter Bells. eight
girls; responsive reading; hymn, Mrs
Mary Merrill Robert Cook and .. IL.
COOK With consresation; recitation,
Holy f% P CITY, G. Il. Cook and Robert
Cook. violins recitation; Helen Pix;
| Helen Pettingill recitation, Viola Trask
song. Ethel and Edna Merrill; sermon;
hymn.
| The ladies of ;he congregational society
| will serve dinner ct their vcstIy Thurs
| day.
Mrs. E. c.. Andrews is. ill with grip.
The Tri-Mu Club passed pleasant
evening at the NJ. e. sly last week.
Rev. Howard Clifford present and
spoke entertainingly on the subj subject +,
| Monnouth." Ice cream AMI cake were
| served.
Miss Grace Parsons. of Bangor, is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Cherries haynes
| The town schools began Monday morn
ing
4 lecture was given at a day meeting
| by Rev. Howard Clifford of Strong. who
| took for his subject Studies in Biogra-
| ply" describing many noted persons
whom he had seen: It was greatly en-
| NORTH-The Wilson Wide Awake
Club gave a fine entertainment at the
| chapel Saturday evening, April 10, to Il
! good sized audience. The entertain
mont consisted of organ solos. ducts.
| accordion solos, Rotations, Whistling
| solo and a farce entitled "Obstinacy,
| All the parts were We'll taken, and
called forth much applause. Ice cream
and cake were served A good SUM
| was realized, which will be used to
assist in the building of the new hall,
| which will soon be erected. 1t is to be
| two stories high, the basement to be
used for the fire department and din
;,u r,np, h,Ii1fliDcr mnitteo
! are: Alma A. Gordon, William Childs
and Harry A. Hallowel
Jesse Hutchinson went to Boston
Monday on business trip.
George d. Frost has Il very promis-
ing a-year- old colt. He also has a
CIvdcsdaIc colt three years old that
he has reason to be proud of.
Mrs. Peter Wedge Of Watervi1e
was in the place Monday on business
and called on old friends.
SOUTHLAND. Horny Frost and MISS
Flora Frost of Lewiston passed sun
day at the home of their parents, ME-
and Mrs Charles Frost.
Ethel Potter. who has been home Tor
n few days. left SATURDAY morning 10Y
Rrvant's Pond. She will teach the
coming summer in the town of Wood
stock.
Edward Dichl of Auburn and son
were in the place Sunday, making
plans for building cottage on the
shore of Lake Tacoma as soon as pos
si.le. The lumber is on the spot ready
for use for Messrs. Hayford and Roder-
icl cottage and as soon as the weather
is suitable it will be built These are
al, on Potter's shore. Lewiston parties
have nearly finished another one on
Monmouth Highlands, which is the next
lot south on the same side of the
lake.
Willie Ruker and Max kendrlck re-
turned Saturday to Bates College.
Mrs. Ellen Slower who has returned
from, the West. was calling on old friends
and neichbors last week. Her son Bates
will come home as soon as the weather
vii, hermit. He is greatly improved in
health.
The singing school taught by Mr.. Co
ryant Of Gardiner. and assisted by Miss
Jones as organist. closed Saturday night
with a large attendance.
Miss Edna Frost. who has been in Liv-
ermore Falls. has school in Auburn