Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-02
MADISON.
7 he Arson Literary Club
Holds Gentlemen Night.
Enjoyable Ladies Night by Mad
isOn Board Of Trade.
The Death, Wednesday Afternoon, Of
Mrs. Frank Bracket.

evening, IN the Grange nall, on the
Madison side. Supper was served in
the banquet hall ON the third floor at
o'clock. After supper the company adj
journed to the main hall on the sec
ond floor, where a musical and literary
program, much enjoyed by all, was
given The order of exercises was;
Piano duet, Miss Emma Brewster, and
Mrs. Linwood Worster Scripture and
prayer, William Baxter; welcome song
by a chorus composed of Miss Annie
Roberts, Miss Pauline Heald, e. E.
Gould, F,s A. Dinsmore, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Baxter; recitation, Miss Priscilla
Strang; piano solo, Miss Airline Bart
ley; song, Miss Hilda Chandler; read
ing, Miss Marion Nichols; song, The
Old Oaken Bucket" by the chorus;
piano solo, Mrs. Worster; reading,
The Shadow on the Blind" Mrs. An
drew Strang; vocal duet, Misses Blanch
and Mona Lord; plano solo, Miss
Marion Heald song, Mrs. Worster;
piano solo, Miss Brewster: song by
the chorus. After the program came
an informal social hour. and games
were enjoyed by the younger members
of the company until a late hour.
lsduleS 1l1BTI was uUstlfsu ny tit
Madison Board of Trade, Wednesday
evening, with banquet in the ]. o. O.
+. hall, and the special guest of the
evening was Hon. William 7. Haines
of Waterville. For half hour pre-
ceding an informal reception was held,
during which all had an opportunity to
meet MIR. Haines, President Small OF
the Madison board acting as introduce
ing committee. A little before o'clock
to the strains of a march by ToWne's
Orchestra the guests formed in line
and marched TO The banquet hall,
where after a prayer by Rev. +. II.
Means, the banquet was served by
Sterling Rebekah Lodge. The tables
were. prettily decorated with bouquets
of cut flowers, and expressions of
praise at the excellence of the ban
quet, which is said To have been one
of the best in the history of the or
ganization, were heard on all sides.
After the banquet Pres. Small intro
duced Mr. Haines as the speaker of
the evening. the subject being The Re
sources of Maine" In his opening re-
marks SIR Haines said: 1T is evident
that the resources Of Madison are all
right. There is nothing more enjoy
able for me than to meet the men and
women of Maine. Ladies, | am awfuliy
sorry you are here, for / am afraid
that my paper prepared for the Mems
Club in Waterviile will be of little in
terest TO you 1t was evident. how
ever, from the close attention paid that
the women were fully as much inter-
ested as the men.
Mrs. O. "A. Diiworth. air. and Mrs.
Arthur Oliver. Mr. ana Mrs L. W.
Hamilton. Mi. and Mrs c. r. DAVIS.
Mr. and Mrs. G. f. Charles, Mr.. ana
Mrs. f. l.. Harding. ;dr. and Mrs. S.
f. Remick, Mrs. w. H. Spear, Mr.. and
Mrs. f. l.. Powers Rev. and Mrs. L.
w. Weber, DR.. and Mrs r. A. Derby
shire. Mr. and Mrs. X. c. Gray. n. A.
Weston. Mr., and Mrs. W. F. Scott, Mr..
and Mrs. q. A. Herrick, Mr. and Mrs
c. Q. Small, DIR. and Mrs. w. s. Mill
ken, Mr.. and Mrs. JAS. Spence, Prof
c. r. Weston of Orono, Rev. and Mrs
+. II. Means. MI. and Mrs. c.. s.
Humphreys. Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. John
son. Mr., and Mrs. b. X. Edwards, Mr..
and Mrs. j. M. Norton. Mr.. and Mrs.
e. G. Purns, DR.. and Mrs. J. p. Lam
caster, DR. and Mrs. w G.. Sawyer, Mr.
and Mrs. T.. C. Weston, Mr. and Mrs
d. l.. Churchill, Mr.. and Mrs. T. H
Spear, Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Renter
Mrs. B. s. Gibbs. Ms. and Mrs. F. C.
Clark, Mr. and Mrs. A. b. Head, Dr.
and Mrs. w. II. kennison, Prof. and
Mrs ID. w. Rollins and Mrs. Morris
Manter.
Mrs. Frank Bracket, who has been
critically i'll for the past six weeks,
died at o'clock, Wednesday after
noon, at her residence on Middle street.
Mrs. Bracket was native of the town
of Arson and was the daughter of
Franklin and Emily Gilman oWodcock.
She was Sc years old and had been a
life-l long resident of this vicinity. Two
sisters. Mrs. Benjamin Steward and
Mrs. Theodore Steward of North An
son; two brothers. Rev. stephen
Wocdcock Of Hollister. Mass, and
CHARLES WOodcock; four daughters.
Mrs. Edward Woodcock of Hoilster,
Mass, Mrs. Lydia Will, Mrs. Lou
Capp and Mrs. Agnes Longley, all of
Madison; two SONS. Messrs. Fred and
Lester Bracket of Madison, survive.
Mrs. Bracket was an active member
of the Free Baptist church, and was
well liked and respected by all who
knew her.
Edgar G. Burns has sold his bakery
business to Irving Fcss of Bakers
Siding, who will take possession the
first Of the week. Mr.. Burns has con-
Quoted the business COR the past four
years.
Mrs. Morris Clark of Boston is the
guest, this week, of her niece, Mrs.
B. s. Gibbs, at her residence on Main
street.
Mrs. Eli Worcester. who was called
to Kingman a month ago by the crit
ical Illness of her mother. returned to
her home in Arson. Wednesday.
Mrs. Fred Barron, who has been
visiting friends at Bakers Siding for
a few days, returned homo. Weones-
day afternoon.
Prof. Charles p. Weston of 0rono is
the guest this week, of his mother,
Mrs. Sarah J. Weston.
Raymond Luce of Colby College is
the guest. this week, of his aunt. Miss
. Elgiva B. Luce.