Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-26
WiNDSORvILLE,

Mrs. Norris Smart continues to i'm
prove from her illness Of last spring
WlNDsoRvILLE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rance Ham and son,
Edward who have been visiting their
| daughter and sister. Mrs. Maurice
Greeley, have returned to their home
in Bingham.
Joseph Young Jr., has sold his farm
and moved his family into the home of
| Gabriel Joselyn a brother to Mrs.
Young
Mrs. Flanders left Thursday to visit
her old home in Concord, N. H.
Ruth and Doris the little daughters of
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Sampson have
been ill.,
Edward Barry of Caratunk was a
| business visitor in town Friday.
Miss Fannie Douglass, who has been
| very i'll. is convalescent.
Miss NJ. A. Bradstreet was the guest
Saturday Of Mrs. Daniel Sampson.
Miss Kate Pratt, who has been ill,
is improving.
Herbert York trapped SO skunks,
muskrats, two mink and one fox the
past winter and spring.
Edwin French of Somerville was d
Sunday visitor in town.
Mrs. J. Albert Massie and little
daughter Elizabeth who have been Wis
iting Mrs. Edith Greeley have returned
to their nome in Penacook, N. III.
,!ohn Wilcox has been saving wood
with gasoline power for l.. B. French.
MIR. and Mrs. John Dougie were recent
guests Of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Choate.
William w. Cunningham was in town
Thursday on matters of business.
Alvah Trask is employed by c. I.
York.
The sick in the neighborhood are re-
ported to be improving.
The farmers have been very busy the
past week putting in their grain and
planting potatoes: but large acreage
remains to be planted.
Mrs. Eugenia Sampson is i'll.
Walter Griffin was business caller
Saturday in the neighborhood.
NORTH MANCHESTER.
l.. r. Brown of Auburn will preach
at the Franklin school house at 23O
P. M. Sunday, May 80.
MONMOUTH.
observed by a union service Sunday
morning, May 30, at Cumston hall. Rev.
c. w. Wallace, pastor of the Metho-
dist church at Monmouth Center. will
preach the sermon, before G. K. Norris
Post and Relief Corps. There will be
special music. On Monday, May
81, the graves of the soldiers will
be decorated. The school children
of the town are requested to
meet at the Center schoolhouse
at 1880 with bouquets of flowers.
Wreaths will be furnished by the W.
r. c. Promptly at l o'clock P. M, the
school children, led by the Monmouth
Military Band will march in procession
from the school grounds to the soldiers
monument by way of Main, Maple and
Pleasant street. The exercises there will
consist of a dirge played by the band,
appropriate exercises by the children
and young people, and decoration of
the monument The line of march will
then be resumed to the village ceme-
terry, where the band will play while
the graves are decorated. The march
will be continued to Cumston hall,
where G. K. Norris Post and Relief
Corps will precede the children and
march into the hall, where they will
occupy reserved seats. The exercises
in the hall will be as follows Prayer,
Rev. C. w. Wallace; reading of Cen
eral Orders and Gettysburg address,
Commander Simon Clough; music,
Monmouth Military Band: address.
George K. Weber, Auburn; music,
band; address, Roy Packard, Mon
mouth; singing, America" by audi
ence; music, band. Graves in outlying
cemeteries will be decorated by mem
bers of the Post and Relief Corps de-
tailed for this purpose The ladies of
the W. r. c. will meet at G. A. r.
hall Thursday afternoon to make
wreaths. Townspeople are earnestly
requested to bring as many flowers as
possible for decoration. These may be
left at G. a. r. hall Monday forenoon.
Lot us remember that only one day in
the year is set apart to do honor to our
country's defenders and on this sacred
day let US bring our choicest offerings
of flowers. There are nearly 100 graves
of soldiers in Monmouth cemeteries
and unless apple blossoms or wild
flowers are plentiful, it is often diff
cult to Obtain flowers enough for even
the smallest tribute. Teachers are in
vited to accompany their pupils. and to
assist in arranging the line of march.
Earl Hutchinson. an employee in the
moccasin shop. while working in the tan
merry caught his hand in the pulley. bad
ly cutting his hand and breaking his
wrist.
Miss Nellie Shorey of Portland was the
guest over Sunday of her brother. l.. r.
Shorey.
The annual meeting of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union was held
will, Miss Olive Ham Friday afternoon.
The following officers were elected: Pres
ident. Mrs. G. c.. Woodman; list vice.
Mrs. C. w. Wallace I'd vice. Mrs George
Haynes; Sec. E. P. Marston; Treas.
John Pinkham.
READFlElD.
DEPOT-Rev. and Mrs Charles f.
Bea!s of Bangor are the guests of w.
+. Bourne. Mr.. Beals left Saturday for
Connecticut and will return the present
week.
Miss Blanche Gordon of Augusta is
at home on a vacation.
Miss Sarah Pike of Augusta passed