Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-06-15

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Ford of West Benton were guests
| Thursday of Mr.. and Mrs. e. w
Towle.
ALBION.
Miss Nellie Harding of, Boston is
| spending her vacation with her broth
ers in this place. +@-
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Bachelor OF
| Portland have been visiting at L. r.
Weilington's. ~.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua knights of Ha-
verhill, Mass, and Charles Knights
| and daughter. spent few days in
town last week.
Fourteen from this place attended
the S. S. convention at South China
Saturday. June IL.
Rev. o. ii. Kent leaves this morn
ing to attend the convention of the
New England. Christian churches.
The Sunshine Society met Tuesday,
May IA. at Grange hall.
The Children's day exercises were
held Sunday at the Christian church,
where an interesting program was well
carried out as follows: Welcome song;
responsive reading and prayer; chorus;
remarks by pastor, Rev. G.. II. Kent
chorus, Fill the Air With Hosannas:
greeting, Lena Kimball; exercise.
Mine Little Sunbeams:" recitation,
Irene Coffin; recitation. 1T is Chill
dren's Day" Rosie Rowe; chorus.
How Can We Keep from SiAging;''
exercise. THE Tie that Binds" exer-
else. Our Emblems;" song, '"rhe
Teaching of the Flowers" exercise.
Summer" exercise, The Whole Ar
NOR" recitation, The Last Cookie. "
Robert Coffin: recitation. Home Mis-
sions," Velmer Bythers; solo, 1.-The
BRIDES Lullaby" Esther Tilton; ex-
ercise, "A Wreath of Roses" exercise.
why Should l Give for Missions"
chorus, THE King of Love-" The Of
fering for missions was then taken and
amounted to $21.50. The music was di-
rected by Miss Gladys Byther. and was
given by the younger members of the
Sunday school -..,. ia.
Saturday return tickets Of one fare
any point on the line. A power boat,
the "Frida,". owned and controlled by
T.. @. Farnsworth and H. F. Wood
sum Of China, takes passengers to
South China and East Vassalboro. At
East Vassalboro connection can be
made with electrics for Waterville,
Augusta, Gardiner. etc. The boat is
flrst-class. and ably managed and the
sale down the lake makes delightful
trip. 1t makes trips Monday Mednes-
day and Saturday but later expects to
make daily trips.
The Albion Dramatic Club repeated
",rhe Country Minister" at Grange
hall Saturday evening. There was a
good-sized audience, and they took
s34.40. t. n
The baccalaureate sermon 70 the
graduating class of the Grammar
school will be given by Rev. George
Kent ct the Christian church Sunday
evening, June 10.
LITcHFIELD.
Miss Maud Bartlett, who has been
visiting relatives here for two weeks,
returned Monday morning to her home
in Allston, Mass
Mr. and Mrs. Thurston Gilman of
Augusta, passed Sunday at Mr.. and
Mrs. F. D. Gilman's.
Fred True of Windsor, visited his
cousin. Alfred Bartlett, Saturday and
Sunday, returning home Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland True of Gar
diner, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Perley and
little son, Ivan, Of Vassalboro, Frank
and Orrin True of Augusta, and Joseph
True of Vassalboro passed Sunday at
Camp Firus, On Lake CobbOsseecOntee.
being guests of their aunt, Mrs A. H.
Bartlett.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Crane of James,
vile, Wis, are visiting at Mr.. Cranes
old home where his sisters reside.
J PLAINS-A thank offering service
will be held next Sunday at the Plains
church under the direction of the Wo-
mans Missionary Society.
STEvENTOWN-Mr A. S. Gowell
returned home last week after making
a short visit with her daughter. Mrs.
George o. Blume in Medford, Mass.
Clement Douglass and his mother of
Gardiner recently visited Mrs. Samuel
Williams. ..r H.
The Whittier school is planning an
entertainment to be given at the
Steventown schoolhouse Friday eve
ming, June 18th. .,
WEST GARDINER.
James T. Collins who has been abb
sent the past week on business in
Bangor and other towns in Penobscot
county, reports that in HARDWOOD he
was offered two hundred bushels of
potatoes if he would remove them. In
West Ellsworth the farmers were
dumping hundreds of bushels in old
pastures.
Walter Rolfe of Monmouth was a
Sunday visitor at Will Grinelrs.
r. l.. Snowe visited in Augusta Sat-
urday. ~
Mrs. Will Rice visited in Hallowell
Monday.
MONMOUTH.
The cold wet backward spring has
much delayed spring work and much
planting remains to be done. A good
deal that has been planted has not
come up we'll and some will have to be
planted over again. Mr.. Call, fore
man on the Hillside farm. has got
through and moved to his own farm ir
New Hampshire and DR.. Grosser is
now managing the farm.
Mr.. Martin. a former citizen Of this
town, was here last week seeing about
the moving of his goods to iMassachu-
sets where he has purchased small
place. sap
An interesting game of baseball was
played Saturday afternoon.