Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-31
KENNEBEC.
REApEIEID.

EAST-Services We're held in the
church at 2.30 P. M. Sunday, Rev. Mr..
Clifford of Winthrop. pastor. The at
tendance was quite good, several
teams coming from the depot.
A. w. Brainard. Sc years of age,
walked from E. l.. Townsends. visit
ed the cemetery and attended church.
There were several visitors at the
cemetery during the day. bringing
flowers to decorate the graves OF de-
parted relatives.
Among the visitors at the cemetery
two daughters of Mt Vernon. also Will
Bourne and two sisters, Mr.. and Mrs
Elvin and two children.
Mrs. Eugene Sherburne has been
engaged as organist and chorister at
this church for the ensuing year.
An aggregation of what was sup
posed to be gypsies. passed through
this neighborhood early Monday, con-
sisting of between 80 and 40 teams.
loaded with men, women and children,
household goods of great variety
while little ones were lying on beds.
clasping favorite puppy in their
arms. Some of the women would call
at houses or wherever a group of men
could be seen and profess to accurate
ly tell fortunes. 1t was the biggest
show of the season thus far.
Mr.. Fisher of Dexter is visiting his
friend. James McKenney of this town.
DEPoT-Mr. and Mrs. John Bickford
OF Portland are visitors at the home
of the formers parents.
Mrs. J.. w. Kensill was an over Sun
day guest of Mrs. Caroline Denton.
Carroll Folsome of Orange, Fla, was
;he guest of Mr. and Mrs. II. Fl. Garlic
last week. returning to Camp Burrow.
near Newport, r. l., Friday, his sum
mer home.
Mrs. Frances Cole and son. Abel Cole,
left Saturday for their home in South
Acton, Mass.
The Misses Marie Carr. Blanche
Gordon. Frances Adell. Ralph Gordon
and J. Stewart were at Gordon camp,
Echo lake. over Sunday. A pleasant
time was reported.
Charles Stevens returned to Con-
neeticut Saturday.
The opening of Maranacook hotel
Thursday evening was attended by
more than 100 people. Capt M. S. Col
inns conveyed the guests by his steam
CT Maranacook to Maranacook and re-
turn to Coleman's landing for Depot
passengers and Readfield landing for
tine Corner village. The delightful trip
WAS enhanced by the Readfield Band,
which played sweet music on the
way" and afterward for the dancers
and those who preferred social eve
ming. Beautiful and complimentary
Maybaskets were hung for the Misses
Edith Collins, Annie Robinson, Sydney
Leeman and Parkman Collins. The
sport of searching in the grove for the
hidden company, dancing and Selec-
ton read by Miss Edith Giffin. which
was highly appreciated, were. with the
social part, all very enjoyable. Re-
freshments were served. The decora-
tons of the hotel rooms compared ia
vorably with that of previous years in
red. white and blue.
= Maranacook hotel has II guests,
among them j. j. Maginnis of the Bos-
ton Globe. whom Readfieid is always
glad to welcome.
Miss Louise Jose has been passing
few days with Mrs NJ. 5. Collins at
Maranacook
A fine Morris chair was presented to
Laforest Wright, the popular mail car
rier. at his home by the Ladies' Aid
Saturday evening, as "thank Offer
ing, showing their appreciation of his
kindness in using his barn as a shelter
for the horses of those attending the
Smith Memorial church. Mr. Wright
accepted the token with appropriate
remarks. selection from Miss Giffin's
String of Pearls" and a social fol-
lowing, were most pleasing to the large
company, who were gathered at Mr.. ,
Wrisht's hospitab1e home.
MT. VERNON.
WEST-Rev. Albert Belyea occupied
the pulpit Sunday, May 2S at the Free
Baptist church. Scripture reading |
from Hebrews, II chapter, text from |
4th Verse last clause, and by it He |
belng dead yet speaketh," from which |
ne delivered very interesting ser |
mon instead of the usual Sunday !
school the Lincoln Legion service was