Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-30
Young Ladies' Of M. C.I. in
Silver Medal Contest.
80 Acres Of Wood Land Dam
aged by Bush Fire Blaze.
Death Of Mrs. Lillian Iewksbury-.
Sorosis to Give Reception.

The young ladies of n. c. l., who
participa ted in silver medal contest
here, recently, were in Bnrnham. Mon
day evening, with the exception of Ma
rion Griffin who won the prize here.
Her place was taken by Rosamondi
Wood. They spoke at the church and
the medal was won by la Whiting.
The young ladies were accompanied
by Mrs. Grace Landman Mrs. Jennie
White and the Misses Story and Carl
members fo the faculty at M. c. l. The
contest WAS given under the auspices
of the Pittsfield w. c. T. L.
a private dancing party Will be Civ
en-. Thursday evening. May l, by the
members of the Somerset Social Club,
III their rooms at the Logaro building,
Hunnewell avenue.
The Amicinia Society of NJ. c. I. held
a mock toWnmeeting. which afforded
much fun and entertainment. The
Young lady students of the school oc-
cupied seats in the gallery. Roland
t.aton acted as moderator and Alfred
Ranger clerk The warrant contained
large number of articles.
The young ladies Of the Sorosis So
ciety of NJ. C. |. will give n reception,
Friaay evening, in Powers hall, to the
members of the Amicinia Society.
Wilbur Melvin of Lowell, Mass, who
has been visiting his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs A. ]. Melvin, returned home,
Monday.
E. r. McCabe of Palmyra has re-
turned from three-weeks trip to
Rochester, n. H.
Pittsfeld friends OF Edmund SuIli-
van, who is station agent at Burnman,
and Mrs. Sullivan, will extend con-
CALCULATIONS to them on the birth,
April IS, of daughter.
Mrs. \. G. MeGray of Durham, who
has been very i'll. has so far recover
ed as to be able to go to Unity for a
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Nathaniel Mcfarland
A meeting of the New Era Auxil-
larry will be held at the Free Baptist
church, Thursday afternoon. A dem
onstration and talk on invalid cookery
will be given by Miss Wakefield.
teacher of domestic science at NJ. CT.
The hostess for the afternoon will be
Mrs. Charles Chandler, Mrs. F. u.
Landman and Mrs. C. E. Henry.
Herbert f. Rowe of Newport and
Miss isabel Bowden of Newport We're
married, Saturday evening, in this
town ct the Universalist parsonage.
f. w. Briggs left. Monday, for Bos-
ton, to meet Mrs. Briggs and her moth
or. Mrs Edith Shepherd of Skowhe-
gan, who are returning from a visit in
Philadelphia.
Frank Haseltine has gone to Rob
binston. where he has accepted po-
sition as teacher
Mrs. Amelia Randlett has returned
from q visit in Palmyra, with her
brother, Charles Holway.
AS a result of a brush fire which was
started on land owned by David Ray
mond, at North Main street, Monday
forenoon. flames spread into wood
lots adjoining and before the fire could
be extinguished about 80 acres of wooal
lana was considered damaged, the
owners OF the property being J. w
Manson, MilIard Cookson and Harry
Gordon. The seleetBIen were notihea
and sent crew of men to fight the
fire.
Word has been received here OF the
death of Mrs. Mary Ann ThurioW,
which occurred, Monday, in Fort Falr-
field, at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Emma Taines. She was nearly 81
years of age. She was born i'll Jeifer-
son. daughter of the late Daniel Farm
ham. Besides the daughter mentioned,
4 daughter. Miss Eta ThurloW, two
sisters. Mrs Susan T. Porter OF this
town and Mrs. Eta Sawyer of Cali
sc,pia and one brother Otis E'arnham
Of Brewer, survive.