Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-11
.KENNEBEc.
MONMOUTH.

m0NMOO III.
rhe w. r.. C. served dinner and
held an apron sale at Grange hall.
Wednesday. After the business meet
ing in the afternoon. members of the
q. A. r. were present by invitation A
fine program was given as follows.
Singing, Battle Hymn of the Repub-
lic; roll call; quotations from Lin-
coin; reading, The Little Brown But
tom Mrs. Jennie Fowles sketch from
61-65, read by Mrs. Cora Lost; read
ing, My Heras,'' Mrs. Bertha Jones
singing, "Marebng Through Georgia."
short speeches We're made by Capt. A.
C. Shuman and Woodbury. Getchell.
rho members of the Relief Corps
are planning for an entertainment to
be given on Tuesday, May IS. consist
ing of Living Pictures of War Times"
staged by Mrs. Lottie York of Win
throp.
Rev. and Mrs. G. T. Whidden have
been IN Brunswick. this week attend
ing the Maine Congregational confer
enec.
Rev. c. /. Spear left. Friday. for
Minneapolis, Mimi, to sattend the Cen
cral Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Churches Mrs. Spear and
two children will visit friends in Cor
ham, n H., during Mr., Spears abb
senee.
Miss Nellie shorey of Portland is the
guest of her brother, l.. r. Shorey.
There Will be no meeting at the
Methodist church, Sunday morning,
May H.
'rhe annual meeting of the TRUSTEES
of Monmouth Academy was held at
cumston hall. Wednesday, May s.
"Wednesday evening. May s, the stu
dents of Monmouth Academy gave an
entertainment at Cumston hall. CON
sisting of music and fecitations. the
proceeds to be used for the benefit of
the Academy baseball team.
Friends of Mrs. Carrie Deane gave
her Surprise party, wednesday eve
ming, in honor of her birthday
MT. VERNON.
Rev. f. w. Klein OBLIGATED at the
funeral of Frank Hale in Vienna VIII
lage. last Tuesday. Mr.. Hale was born
in vienna. IS years. ago. and had
worked ter the 3. g. M.Et. r. in Lynn,
Mass. for many years, and died there,
quite suddenly of heart failure. last
saturday, The funeral service was held
in the Free Baptist church and burial
was made in the Hale family lot of the
Village cemetery. Mr.. Hale had re-
manned single all his life, but is sur
vived by the father, c. c. Hale, almost
SO years old; and two brothers, Fred
G. Hale of New Sharon and Willard q.
Hale of Richmond, Mich. also sever
al nephews. The bearers at the flu
neral were Frank G. Bachelor, E. e.
Waite. Fred Allen and Ferdinand sJor-
dan Of Gardner, Mass. Director, Wal
lace Sanborn.
Next Sunday afternoon. May IL, Rev.
F. w. Klein will preach at the Free
Baptist church of Vienna. The SER
vice viii begin at . o'clock.
j. r.. Cram went to Portland. last
Tuesday
Aston Tyler has a second issue from
his ineubators. more than 400 in num-
Der and the artificial hatchers are fill
ed for the third time this season
Mrs. Stanley of Chesterville is nurs-s
ing Mrs. Mark Gilman. and Mrs. Beal
has returned to Mrs. George Ireland's.s
w. w. Weiser's injury in improving
but be is still confined to bed.
Dr.. Williams has been able to set
up a little and to walk a few steps.
The town hearse was i'm service, last
Monday. to transport the remains of
Frank Hale from Readfied Depot to-
Vienna, and also for the burial there,
on Tuesday.
WEST-Lincoln Walton caught a
togue Tuesday. May Z, weighing 2
pounds. 10 ounces.
Mrs. III. Fl. Lannigan is having the
roof to the ell of their summer home
raised and other improvements made
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Horn arrived
home from Winthrop. Wednesday. Mr..
Horn has been at work for several
months past in Winthrop.
A new scholar was added to the
school. this week, Ethelyn Farr. ii be-
ing ner first term.
WEST.-Mr and Mrs Frank Horn
have returned from Winthrop where
they have passed the winter.
@. 3. Thaxter is at home from Pitts
field. He will move his family there
next week.
Mrs. Rose Gle of Readfield was a
visitor in town last week.
Miss Phoebe Sanderson has return7
cd to her home in Fayette after a
weeks visit with Mrs. A. Chesley.
Miss Georgia Mitchell is visiting
friends at Kent's Hill.
ortho Doioff caught fine togue i'm
Echo lake Monday.
CHINA.
AS Ayide Bumps was taking meat
from his cart into the house. of the
Misses Brainerd at Oak Crest. the |
horses started over the brow of a
steep hill behind the house. AS they
ran down the steep incline they |
wheeled, ran over a wire fence into |
DIR. Nelson's field which joins the lot |
of the Brainerds. Mr.. Bumps being |
very quick. ran, grabbed the horses as |
they threw themselves completely |
oveNurning his meat cart, and badly |
breaking it. thus preventing serious |
accident The horses escaped un
harmed and. Mr.. Bumps providing |