Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-25

exercises will be performed by the Of
ficers in charge. The Post will then
form in line. and with the school chill
dren march to the Searles Mills and
Douglass cemeteries, where the graves
OF their fallen comrades will be deco
rated. Returning to the Chapel the Ia
dies of Chelsea Grange and the neigh
borhood will serve lunch to the com
radeS, after which they will proceed to
Riverside cemetery on the Gardiner e.
TOgus road and decorate the graves
there, before returning to their quar-
tiers at the Home. The citizens are
cordially invited to unite in observing
the day set apart to the memory of
the soldier dead.
Glass No. 9 of the Union Sunday
school composed of some ten or twelve
young ladies and young gentlemen,
met at the home of their teacher, Mrs.
A. L. Hayes last Saturday evening.
and organized themselves into a class
club for the purpose of mutual help in
the Sunday school work. and also
along social lines. Meetings are to be
held once month for business. and
also social of some kline. At the next
meeting a name will be chosen for the
club, and constitution and bylaws
adopted. The officers elected were:
President. Miss TilIa Lawrence; vice
president, Miss Lucy Hayes: secretary
and treasurer. William H. Lawrence;
executive committee, Earle Hayes,
Miss Eva Morang, and David Hayes.
The weather is rather discouraging
to the farmers, the ground being so
wet that very little planting has been
done.
teachers meeting was held in the
schoolhouse in district No 2 last
Thursday afternoon. All of the tea
cheers of the town schools We're present
and were addressed by II. H. Bryant
of Waterville, representing the book
firm of CHM & Co. Mr.. Bryant is an
old teacher of wide experience. having
taught eighty-seven terms of school.
and has also served as superintendent
of schools and his remarks We're most
interesting and very helpful to all
present.
Mrs. Florence Thompson, superinten-
dant of schools for this town visited
schools in Pittston last week.
Mrs Hannah Mclaughlin who has
heen in Augusta all winter is at her
old home in town for the summer.
Mr. and Mrs George Morgan. Mrs.
William French, Miss Nellie Corbin. of
Randolph. and Miss Hattie Farnham
of Augusta, passed Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs George w. Morgan.
Mrs. Charles Conant of Augusta was
the guest Of her mother, Mrs. F. G.
Meader one day last week.
Mrs. Eliza Dorr who has been pass
,;,,fo wit 1o1 oh fnY n
Augusta is at her home in town, and
will probably remain most of the sum-
MGR She was accompanied by her
grandson. Ernest Lunt who will re
main few days with her
Mrs. Arthur Trask. who underwent
surgical operation one day last week at
her homo i'm town. is reported doing
finely and her many friends hope soon
to hear Of her complete recovery.
Mr. and Mrs. David Lawrence of
North Pittston were callers in town
Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Starks of Pittston was
assisting Mrs. c. H. Watson a few
days last week.
party in a big touring car got into
quite serious difficulty on their way
home from the concert at the National
Home last Sunday afternoon. when
just above the residence of N. M. Hem
enway, they turned out for horse
which was badly frightened, and ran
into the ditch where the car was stuck
fast People who were at home in the
neighborhood rendered all the assist
ance possible, and every method was
tried to extricate the car without sue
cess, until another large car came
along when with the use Of heavy |
chains attached to the car in the ditch. |
it was at last pulled back into the road !
without any damage to the car or its
Without so much as a
thank you the chauffeur and party en- i
tered and started off. leaving all man. +,
ner of timber, brick. and other debris
used in trying to extricate it. and which
they had borrowed from the people in
the vicinity. for them to get back any
way they could. 1t was quite evident
that whatever else they may have had
with them on the trip. their manners
were left at home.