Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-10
Hotel Maine Again Caters
ToWants Of the Public.
Death MONDAY Afternoon Of
Harlow Murch, Aged 81 Years.
Mrs. ]. \. Plnkham Entertalns Sun.
day School class...p Personals.

The regular meeting of Abenaki
Chapter, 0. f. S., win be held this
evening and the election of officers will
take place.
Hotel Maine has once more thrown
open her doors and Winthrop is again
blessed with hotel accommodations.
The new proprietor seems in every
way hustler ana has promised the
town and up-to-date hotel.
The usual Christmas concert will be
held at the Methodist church Satur-
day evening, Dec. 25. The children are
already in training for the event in
charge of a committee composed of
Mrs Bertha Wentworth. Mrs. r. A.
Rich Miss Sara Bailey and Miss AM
ME Cover The other committees for
the evenings entertainment will be
chosen later.
,Phe Ladies' Aid held a business
meeting Tuesday afternoon with Mrs.
J. Fl. Pinkham, Is being present. The
Aid will give q supper at the church
Thursday evening, Dec. 1G. The re-
rorts presented showed quite con-
siderable sum remaining in the treas
ury after the payment for repairs on
the vestibuie.
j. Fl. Pinkham is enlarging his store
on Main street. Francis DOstie and
family, who occupied the tenement
over the store, nave moved into rent
on Mechanics row and the entire up
per part will be used by Mr.. Pinkham
with the exception of room which
has been leased by the Odd Fellows
and Rebekahs for a banquet hall. The
partitions have been torn down and
the ceilings raised. This addition will
be used for mems furnishings. Mr..
Pinkham is at present in Boston pur.
chasing his line of holiday goods.
Miss Clara Libby of Portland visit
ed friends here Wednesday.
DR.. #. A. Wood of Boston is a guest
of Mrs. Nellie Maxwell.
Mrs. j. H. Pinkham Tuesday even
ing entertained the members of her
Sunday school class and those Of Mrs.
T.. D. French'S class. The house was
beautifully decorated, bouquets OF
pinks forming a feature Of it's orna-
mentation. Harlequin ice cream, cake
and fancy crackers were served and
games, marching, etc, made up a
merry evenings entertainment. There
were present of Mrs. Pinkham's class,
Leonard Thomas, William Pettingill,
Newton Murray, Arthur Coveny, Har-
ole Williams and Roger Jones; Mrs.
French and The following members OF
her class, Estelle and Sophia Davis,
Violet French. Bernice Sprague, Lila
Hammond, Marguerite Jackson, Alma
Stinchfield, Gladys Jack, Annie Kaherl,
Edna Frost, Zeta Proctor and Josie
Penney.
Ten Nights in Bar Room" was
presented at the Town hall Wednesday
evening before an audience which a
little more than half filed the house.
The parts We're we'll taken and the play
passed off smoothly.
Another Of the members of Albert
H. Frost Post, G. A. r., passed into the
Great Beyond yesterday by the death
of Harlow Murch, which occurred at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. A.
Wyman at 2.30 o'clock. Mr.. Murch
had not been we'll for some years and
had failed very rapidly during the last
few weeks. His age was 50 years 5
months. Mr.. Murch was the son OF
Aaron and Susan Murch and was a
native of Monmouth. He married ABB
gail IT, Gray of Monmouth, who died
81 years age. He was a member of the
Universalist church. and veteran Of
the Civil War. One son, David A.
Murch OF Winthrop, and four daugh-
ters. Mrs. Carrie M. Wyman and Mrs
Jennie NJ. Howard of winthrop ana
Mrs. Zylphia M. Howard and Mrs.
Mary r. Howard of Monmouth sur
vive.