Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-17
MADISON.
Women'S SOrOSiS Club
Holds Adjourned Meeting,
Ice Starts from KennebeC al
Madison, Monday Night.
Men Now Leaving Town for Work
On the Drives.

The ice in the Kennebec river al
this point began to go out, Monday
night 1t is unusually heavy, some
Of the cakes that go over the dam
being over two feet thick. This IS
four days earlier than the ice left last
year.
Jack Murray and a crew of y men
left Madison. Thursday morning, for
the drive at the Andover dam at Up
ton. Another large crew left by team,
Tuesday morning. for the Great
Northern Paper Company's drive at
Kingfied.
Mr. and Mrs. IT. Il. league went
Tuesday morning, to Dorchester
Mass, where they win visit their
daughter, Mrs. Fl. {. Dunbar.
An adjourned meeting of the Wo-
mems Sorosis Club was held, Monday
afternoon, a the home of Mrs. Waldo
Houghton on Bean street This meet
ing was 20 have been held three weeks
ago. but was put over on account of
the smallpox. First came a short
business session during which 1t was
voted to give s. To the Maine Feder
alton educational fund The program
was in charge of Mrs. Lulu Phillips
and the subject was Africa. The or
der Of exercises was Roll call, re-
sponded to by current events in Af
rica. readings, Some Types of Egyp-
tan Women Mrs. Emma Clark;
Kimberly and the Diamond Mines, -
Mrs. Nellie Brown, description of an
ostrich farm, Mrs. Flora Weber;
Cold Mines in South Africa" Mrs.
Phillips. There We're nine members
present, and the next meeting will be
observed as Original day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harlan Haynes left
town, Tuesday morning, for a few
days visit with relatives in Laeonia
n. H., and Portland.
Master Lionel Lister is i'll at his
home on Head street, threatened with
typhoid fever
Absalom Graham has recently pur
chased the Cooley farm. near the
Twelve Corners. and will soon move
his family from Arson to that place.
Cecil Fletcher, who is a student at
the Harvard Dental School. is spend
ing short vacation with his father,
Ezra NJ. Fletcher
SOUTH,-Forrest Luce who has been
on a vacation for week or Two, re-
turned to his work at l.. FL. Fosters,
Tuesday.
Mrs. Emma Withee returned Satur-
day from visit of several weeks with
relatives in Rockland and elsewhere.
|. Albert Jepson has bought a nice
Young horse to replace the one he lost
a few days ago.
Mrs. Hannah Sprague is visiting her
daughter Mrs. a. II. Noble at present.
A Jolly time at the $. c. social at
Harry Reynolds Saturday evening.
There was something to keep the at
tention and interest of all all the time.
Frank Smith of Norridgewock was in
this vicinity buying cattle Saturday.
The S. c. will meet with Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Houghton, this week, Sat
urday.
Horace Mclaughlin has returned TO
his farm in Norridgew9ek from his
winters work at d. Rowells
MIR and Mrse. p. f. McKenney visit
&C at Mrs. l.. b. Lombard's for IA
couple Of days last week.
Frank Smith of Arson, was in this
vicinity on business. the first of the
week
Albert Rollins has nearly completed
new piazza and outdoor sleeping
room for the use of his invalid wife.
Mrs. Villa Perkins, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Inez Ward,
has gone To work for Frank Smith of
Arson.