Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-15
MADISON.
Kennebec Valley Grange
InstalIs Officers, Friday.
Indian Spring Lodge, |. 0. 0.
F., Holds Installation.
The Town Schools Close Because of
Lack OF Funds.

The following officers for the com
ing year in kennehec Valley Grange
were installed, Friday evening, by
District Deputy w. 3. Whittier OF
Skowhegan: Master Charles E. Reed:
overseer, John 1. Walker; steward
Victor Pease; lecturer, Miss ls4ie
Carl; chaplain, Miss Eda Danforth;
secretary, Mrs. r. ~ Dinsmore: treas
urer. Mark Gray; Ceres, Mrs. Fay
cite Reed; Pomona, Alice Clark; gate
keeper, Alvin Clark; lady assistant
steward, Miss Louise Merry; assist
ant steward, Archie Spencer. There
was a large number of members pres
ent and after the installation an Oys-
ter supper was served in the banquet
hall
The annual business meeting of
Rainbow Branch of the International
Sunshine Society was held, Friday
afternoon, at the home of Mrs. II. r.
Pierpont, on Weston avenue, and TIE
officers elected for the ensuing yeaa
We're: President Mrs. Sadie Church
i'll: first vice president, Mrs. Annie
Hilton; second vice president, Mrs
Addie Frederic; secretary and treas
urer, Mrs. Della Gray; chaplain, Mrs
Eva Spear. The next meeting will b
held in two weeks. at the residence a
Mrs Walter Hilton, on Main street
in Anson.
Miss Clara HunneWeA, who is 9
teacher in the kindergarten depart
nent of the Augusta city schools, ar
rived in Madison Friday night, fol
a short visit with Mrs Elizaaetii
Hunnewel.
Mrs. II. K. league, who was ealIe5
to South Paris, two weeks ago, b
the Illness of her mother, arrive
home. Friday night.
Indian Spring Lodge. |. @. o. F.
installed the following officers. FRIDAY
evening, for the ensuing year: Ne
BILE grand. John c. Williams; vic1
grand. Albion G. Hiltoni secretarE
J. Frank Withee; treasurer, Samue
L. Remick; warden. Chauncey c
Chandler; conductor, Alonzo A. Otis
r. S. y G.. Herbert w. Laid: L.
y. e.. Fred L. Gray: Il. S. V. c.
Douglas c. Warman; L. S. V. G.
Melzar Rose: L. S. S. Frank How
ard. L. S. s, Benjamin Rogers; /. c.
Frank Moore; O. G., Zebina c. Gil
man; past grand. NJ. f. Ellison. TIL
installing officers We're District Dep
uty Grand Master a. c. Bussey ana
District Deputy Grand Marshal +
Ocampaugh, both of Skowhegan. The
were assisted by Past Grands r. l.
Harding. c. +. Dunlap, d. NJ. Mich
OILS, S. Nj. Greenleaf and FL. ". Ladd
Refreshments of fruit and confectien-
cry were served in the ante-room al
ter the installation. There will lie {
special meeting of the lodge, Monday
evening, for the purpose of conferine
the First degree
Many parents in the town Of An
son are much stirred up over tn
fact that the town schools were oh
liged to close, Friday. after a schoo
funds The school officials say Their
will be no more school until after thu
annual March meeting.
F. c. Clark. of the firm of F. G
Clark & Co, has recently purchased
the Creation house on Maple street
and will soon move his family from
Main street to that place.
William cotton has leased the low
er tenement in the n. a. Weston
house on Weston avenue and vii
move from Old Point avenue. in q
few days.
Rev. F. II. Means, who has been at
tending the Men and Religion Move
ment Conference in Portland, for thu
past week, returned home, Saturday
forenoon.
A party of 20 women, members of
Marcellus S. Perkins, G. A. r. Circle
went. Saturday forenoon, to North
Arson to attend the installation cere-
monies of the North Arson G.. \. r.
Circle. A Baked Bean dinner was
served and a very enjoyable time is
reported.
Miss Myrtle Dascombe, who is q
teacher in the Garfield schools in An
son, left town, Saturday morning, for
her home in Livermore Falls.
Mrs. Alice Morrison of Hartland al
rived in town, Saturday forenoon, be-
ing called here by the illness of her
mother. Mrs. James Perkins.
MIS-. Lucy Croker left Madison, Sat
urday morning, for an extended visit
with relatives in St. Adams.