Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-07

where they will try to win from the
strong academy team. They plan to
make this trip in automobiles.
Miss Marion Greene, who has been
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. John A.
Partridge, returned to her home in
Madison, Monday morning.
Reuben York was up before Judge
William Simpson. Monday morning.
on charge of being intoxicated. He
was fined 81 and costs which he paid,
saving him trip to the county Jail
at Slsowhegan. Chief of Police Will
liam T. Harrington arrested York on
Main street. Sunday morning.
Edward Jewell. Moody Jewell,
Ernest Holman and Lester Nye hs
returned from a few days fishing trip
to Oak pond. They brought back sew
eral fine salmon which they were
lucky enough to catch.
Mrs Eugene Clark. who has been
i'll at her home for the past few days,
is reported as being very much inn
proved.
The Twice SIX Club met, Monday
evening, with Miss Jennie Warren at
her home In Benton. The evening was
spent in an entertaining manner. De-
licious refreshments were served.
Miss Gladys Greenleaf and Miss
Ruth ,Brophy have returned from
trip to Brunswick and Lisbon Falls.
Miss Caro- Chapman has returned to
Erskine Academy after passing Sum
day at her home here.
The Past and Present Club met,
Monday afternoon, with Mrs. Florence
Lawry.
Harry Barney has returned to Au-
gusta after visiting Sunday, in town
with relatives and friends.
Miss L. A. Conner entertained the
members of the Dial Club, Monday
afternoon, at her home on Summit
street.
Frederick H. L. Bragg has recently
finished taking the school census, and,
according to his report, there are
1854 scholars in the town between the
age of and 81 years. One hundred
and seven of these attend the paro-
chial school and $50 attend the schools
at Good VIII Farm,
The regular monthly business meet
ing and social of the Epworth League
was held, Monday evening. with the
Misses Gibson at their home on Up
per Main street
The members Of the M. Y. b. Ch'
we're very pleasantly entertained,
Monday evening, by Miss Mabel
Downs at her home on Newhall
street Dainty refreshments were
served.
The ladies of the NJ. B. Guild will
hold their regular monthly supper
and soeiable, Wednesday evening
with Mrs. A. r. Gerald in charge.
Mrs. Horace Pierce of Portland is
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The woman's Missionary Society OF
the Baptist church will meet. Wednes-
day afternoon, in the vestry. Mrs.
f. H. e. Bragg has charge of the aft
ernoon program which will be Cur
rent Events
The home Of Bernard and George
Wier. which was destroyed by fire,
about $50 p. NJ, Thursday, causing
loss of $1,000, has been adjusted by
the insurance men, and the owners.
Monday received 800. 1t is the in
tention of the Wiers to rebuild their
home as soon as possible.
Repairs will soon be made on the
Learned store, now occupied by John
Goodrldge as tobacco store and Ste
phen Savage for a pool room, but
which will soon be occupied by Learned
e Pooler, the new firm that has been
organized to do business in this town.
The new firm intends to carry full
line of gentlemen's furnishings, also
a speciality store for ladies'. All the
small rooms will be torn out. making
one large room. A large arch will be
cut between what Ii now occupied for
a pool room and the store. The front
of the store will be carried out even
with the rest of the stores on that
side of the street and the new front
will have large plate glass windows
and it will be strictly up-to-date in
every detail. The interior will be
freshly painted and the new firm have
purchased an excellent lot Of fixtures
that will display their stock to the best /.
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