Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-24
WINTHROP.
New Fire Alarm Boxes
Are Being Placed. !
Harvest Day Exercises Held at
Methodist Church.
Halloween Attractions ..- Literary
Club meetIng--.Hotes.

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Herfick of
Belmont, Mass, are guests of Roy w
Thomas.
Rry Sheldon of Rowland and Miss
Eda Decker of La Grange are guests
of Miss Alice Wentworth, making the
trip from La Grange in Mr.. Sheldons
auto. They passed Friday in Lew
iston. accompanied by Miss Went.
worth.
A new roof is being built Oh Briggs
block.
Fred DoZier, who has been here fol-
the past 1G months, has gone to his
home i'll North Carolina and will soor
accept a position in another state.
George Lowell has been drawn to
serve on the traverse jury at the Nov
ember term of superior court to be
held at Waterville
The fire alarm boxes for which an
appropriation was made at the last
toWr meeting. are being placed in pos
ition. They are four in number. Fred
Drapeau has charge of the work.
A stated ccnvocation of Royal Circle
Chapter will he held at 7SO P. NJ. next
Tuesday. This will be annual meet
ing with election of officers.
Two Halloween attractions are an.
nounced for the evening of Oct. 20
The Rebekah Sewing Circle will EMO,
a party at Odd Fellows hall, and
another will be given by the Seniors
of Winthrop High at the New schoo
building. To this latter small ad
mission fee will be charged.
The Congregational Circle will hold
fair early in December.
Z. w. Brooks is at home from New
Brunswick
William Richards and Georgia Smart
both OF Winthrop. were married last
Friday by Rev. c. F. Sargent of the
Congregational church.
Miss Blanche Knox of Monmouth
was weekend guest of her sister
Mrs. Harry Taylor.
Frank Morton of Portland is visiting
his mother and sister, Mrs. Sarah an6
Miss Dora Morton.
Mrs. Lois Smith and Mrs. Edward
Smith of Wayne were guests last weel
If Misses Eta and Britta Maxim.
Mrs Ralph Adkins has returned t.
Ter home in Bangor, accompanied BY
Ter mother, Mrs. Frank Hanson
All Winthrop friends are invited tc
,ttend the annual Harvest supper OF
he Portland Winthrop Society to be
held Oct. 20 at Bosworth Post hall
Free street, Portland
Miss Hazel Shaw went to Portland
friday to commence a course of piano
'essons with Prof. Rankin.
Harvest day services were held a,
he Methodist church yesterday morn.
ing. The church was artistically dec.
'rated with fruits and farm products
Ind cut flowers The Changers were
present in a body wearing their badges
md ushered by Frank Grant APP
,ropriate anthems were sung by the
'hoir. The text of the sermon was
rom Mark iv:2O. And these are the!
which are sown on good ground; such
is hear the word and receive it, ant
)ring forth fruit" and the theme was
Lessons from the Harvest Time.
lessons were drawn from the farm
fife. and the preacher brought out tina
he farmers family was the paramount
'alue. above the products of farm ant
richard, and that their lives must beal
he good fruits.
Last weeks Literary Club meeting
vas held with Mrs. II. f.. Foster The
program: Roll call. current events
'evicw questions. Mrs. Carleton. Mrs
faIc; Religion of the Horsemen.
Mrs. C. H. Shaw; Religions of Nor
way and Sweden" Mrs. Foster. Miss
T4aCroix will be hostess this week
Mrs Edwin Bowker. who has beer
listing her cousin. Mrs. c. II. Pen
hey, will return today to her home ir
Belfast.
The following committees have beer
appointed to take charge of the La
lies Aid supper oct. II at Methodist
church. Soliciting committee: Mrs
W. c. Joy, Mrs. J. N. Hammond. Mrs
]. H. Pinkham. Mrs. E. r. Leland
Mrs. c. G. Wood and Mrs. ). H
Bates. Committee in charge OF
tables: Mrs. Martha Patterson. Mrs
4. f. Foster. Mrs. F. E. Webb, Mrs
VI. c. JOY. Mrs. A. A. Walton and Mrs
:. H. Penney. Entertainments: Mrs
T. H. Pinkham, Mrs. H. A. Clifford
Mrs. Laura Wood. In addition the
following committee upon the repairs
or vestry has been appointed: Mrs
1. A. Clifford. Mrs. F. E. Webb. Mrs
7. Fl. Pinkham, Mrs. Martha Patter-
son, Mrs. NJ. NJ. c. Joy. Miss Eva
Moody. Mrs Mary Cover
The 38th Annual Meeting of the
Maine State Jersey Cattle Association
will be held at 1890 A. NJ, Friday
oct. % at Grange hall. West Win
.hrop. Prominent speakers are ex-
pected to be present and address the
meeting on subjects pertaining to the
breeding. feed and care of the Jersey
low. Reports of officers and COM
mittees will be presented, election OF
officers held, and any other business
that may properly be presented. Din
ner will be furnished free by the as
ISOLATION. to be prepared by the sis
ters of Winthrop Grange