Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-11
Annual Curling Party Of
High School Seniors.
The Usual Good Time and
Usual Disastrous Effects.
chIldrsns Night Observed by the
Eastern Star Chapter.

The annual meeting of the Epworth
League of the Methodist church was
held in the vestry Friday evening and
the following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: President. Emmons
Head: 1st vice Pres, Ralph Cleveland;
I'd. Mrs. Laura Head; Sd. Mrs. Nellie
Emerson; 4th, Miss Rhena Nichols;
Sec, Miss Bessie Allen; Treas, Alton
Cleveland: organist. Miss Gladys
Crandall. Miss Ethel Mitchell was Civ
en- vote of thanks and elected Choir
lister to serve another year. Sixteen
new members have been added to the
society. Committees were appointed
for an Anniversary day. which Will
occur next Thursday evening in the
auditorium of the church, when the
Epworth League will celebrate its list
birthday.
Children's night was observed by
the 0. f. S. Chapter Friday night.
The entertainment did credit to all
who took part and much joy was al
forded all. The following was the pro-
gram: May Queen. Helen Jackson; at
tcndants on May Queen, Helen Isles
and Helen Halves; crown bearer. Car
oline Cover: May pole dance by the
following little girls: Martha Steward,
Lois Manter. Margaret Green Dorothy
Pennell. Lyle Stinchfield, Prudence
Wadsworth, Velma Fogg. Eunice Pat
ten. Eleanor Halves, Mollie Blunt
Adelaide Lancaster, Doris Cover;
songs by Masters Coburn and Huck-
irs; trio by Porter children; songs by
Gladys Pennell and Helen Halves. Ice
cream and cake were served after the
program. Great credit for very en-
joyablc evening is due to the children
and t. the committee of arrangements:
Miss Blanche Pollard. Mrs. f. F. Fair
brother, Mrs. j. w. Steward and Mrs.
M!nna Savage.
The High School Senior class, ac-
cording to the annual custom, held it's
Curling party Monday night at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Wildes,
by invitation of William Wildes. Hot
curling irons were in evidence for
about two hours on the boys heads.
The members of the class along when
nearly everyone was abed stealthily
made their way to the High School
building and at daybreak there was
not thing In the schoolhouse but
what had been turned topsy-turvy.
Settles had been strung high. The old
big bell in the belfry had been taken
down and strung across the yard and
everything that would naturally be
used in tho school room had been talk
en- to places entirely unadapted for
them. Just before the s O'Clock train
pulled out Tuesday morning. horns
and tin pans We're heard in the dis
lance and peculiar objects could be
seen coming up the street. Twenty-two
of them, supposed to be the Seniors of
the Skowhegan High school, appeared.
but no one could be distinguished as
to his or her name. Heading the pro-
cession were the Gold Dust Twins. who
were made up of those two dignified
Seniors, Myrtle Goodrich and Rather
inc Keene. They represented the twins
beautifully in costumes and eXprcs-
si0ns and color of their faces. katn-
crime was in a baby carriage holding
rag doll and was being Wheeled by
her twin. Myrtle. Then followed in the
procession up-to-date dudes ard old
fashioned dudes. Indians. Martha
Washingtons and Uncle Sam. Nearly
every class of people Imaginable was
represented. A session OF school was
held Tuesday. but very few attended.
Judge F. F. Lawrence was in Fair
field Monday presiding at the regular
monthly term of the civil court for the
Western Somerset municipal court.
Amherst Spofford. who April 90 cele-
brated his seth birthday anniversary,
suffered a slight shock Monday.
Percy Lombard has sold his farm in
Fairfield and bought the farm on the
Norridgewock road owned by Gardiner
Benson. Mr. Lombard will make his
home there.
Thirty-seven people from this town
Will leave here Friday for Northwest
Carry. Moosehead lake. on a fishing
trip.
S. J. Walton is passing several days
fishing in the vicinity of Moosehead
lake.
Ansel Holway and Mr. and Mrs
Samuel Emerson went to Scion Tues
day to attend the Somerset Pomona
Grange.
John Bingham of Canaan is now 80
years old. He is one of family of 10
children. all living but one. They live
in seven different states. two in this
State, and seven in the Western states.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bingham have been mar
ried over so years.
Newell Perkins has been passing a
few days in town with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. K. Perkins.