Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-21
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Rally Day at The Grange
Hall, On Sunday.
Ninth Year Of Passionate Of The
Rev. George Merriam.
Intelligent norss..Mssiing Of Beth
any Guild-.Banquet.

Rally Day was observed at the
Grange hall by the Bethany Baptist
church. Sunday. Mrs Ethel w Ames
an6 Miss Marie Fletcher had charge
of the primary department and Mrs.
Dora t. Nye of the music for the old
er people. The following program
was carried out: Piano. Doxology. and
Invocation. Song, Welcome Rally
Day." primary department; exercises.
1.-THE Little Squirrels Helen Hight.
Helen HAYES. Faylene Decker, and
Reva Vail: Psalm % read by Ray
mond Fogg: song. In the Garden:
exercise, The Gifts Amy Chambers,
Morris Gates. Hazel Sylvester. Smith
Ames. Louise Stnchffeld and Lloyd
Waller: recitation, Nellie Everett; re-
sponsive reading lead by Mr.. Fremont
Hornsted; prayer and response sung
by primary department; notices and
offerings; hymn; exercise. Mrs. Alice
Mitcnelfs class of boys; song, Just
Ahead the school; reading. Rally
Day at Crackers Corners, Mrs. Eth
81 NJ Hight; song, Virginia and Smith
Ames; exercise. We Have Rallied To-
day." primary department; song.
Somebody Needs You" pastors re-
marks: chorus, In the Ranks" bene-
dietion.
Miss Lizzie. Haines is very III at her
summer home in Wayne and her bro-
Their, Robert. has been summoned
there. little hope being held out for her
rec 1Tery.
Rev. r. H. Wilson will leave here.
this week, for Kansas City. Mo. to at
tend the National Council of Congre-
gational churches. During his alb
sence Professor Calvin NJ. Clark, pres
ident of the Maine conference, will
supply the pulpit.
The delegates chosen from the Beth
any Baptist Sunday school to attend
the State convention of Sunday schools
at Augusta, Oct. %, % and "a are MIR.
Armstrong. Miss Marie Fletcher and
Miss Alice Written.
William Simpson, paymaster of the
American wooden mill at Bridgton.
passed Sunday with his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Adam Simpson.
Mrs. Arthur Leffert and children will
leave, Tuesday, for Providence, r. l.,
where she will join her husband and
they will make their home. Mr.. Lef-
fert has been employed in the Worsted
mill here and has gone to work in a
similar mill there
Sunday completed the ninth year of
the pastorate of Rev. George Merriam
at the Bethany church. The church
has prospered as never before under
his charge. Many new members have
been added, the Sunday school has in
creased to the largest in the county,
the Christian Endeavor has the larg-
est membership in this section of the
State and the work of Mr.. Merriam
in civic affairs has been a pronounced
factcr IN the town. He enters upon
his lcnth year with the support of the
church parish and town
Carroll Flanders of Colby college
spent Sunday with his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Ben Flanders.
Clyde II. Smith, who has been very
i'll for several days, is, convalescing.
Miss Dorothy Day entertained IL of
her young lady friends at chatting
dish lunch. Saturday night. The eve
ming was spent in playing games and
dancing.
The horse owned by Freeman Jones.
the only one that saved herself from
the Elwood burning stable n few
weeks ago. had the incident called to
her mind few days ago. The horse
was in the stable at Fairfield Center
and. as she heard the cracking of a
burning brush pile. she broke her hal
ter and dashed out of the barn, run
ming some distance.
Arthur Durgin was before Judge II.
II. Brazzell. Monday. on account of a
complaint made by the School Board
of Bingham in not allowing his child
rem to attend school. A. X. Butler.
Esq, represented the School Board and
L. l.. Walton appeared for Mr.. Dur
gin.
Tho first meeting Of the Bethany
Guild was held, Monday afternoon, at
the home of Mrs. Emma Smith. Water
street Tire work consisted of MAX
ing table cloths for the new Ia
bles for the Bethany church. 1t has
been a habit of the church TO have
hand luncheons for the most part, but
in the future they plan to have a large
number OF sit down" suppers. The
new tables are gift from members of
the parish.
The annual banquet Of Clementine