Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-16


II years.
The peer Hill Cemetery Associa-
ton held it's regular annual meeting,
Dec. II. 1912 The following officers
were chosen: Pres. and Treas. c. W.
Hammen; SEE. F. @. Bonney; trustees,
II. Nj Crummett. L, w. Pierce and 6.
r. Hatch. During the past year there
has been some improvements made. An
iron arch over the gateway. the fence
newly painted and all the stones right
cd. There 5 s. in the treasury with no
outstanding bills.
MT. VERNON.
f. {. Foss has returned to his home
after a long visit with his children IN
Massachusetts
Fred l.. futile has bought the Allen
store in vienna, and moved into the
Trasn house in Vienna village
Mount Vernon Grange, No, 429, held all
day regular meeting, Saturday, Jan. II,
with good attendance. The new officers
for the year were installed by Past Mas
ter Fred Walker of Readfeld Grange,
assisted by Mrs. Sadie Dunn. Mrs. Addie
Jacobs, Ms. Minnie Walker and Mrs
Velma Walker of Readfeld Grange, and
Mrs. Cora l.. lngham and Mrs Eloise
Locke of Mount Vernon Grange. Beside
the visitors from Readfield, State Depu-
ty Corbett of Harrington Grange ana
State Deputy Lucetta Fellows of Starting
Grange We're present. The new officers
are: Master, f. w. Foss; oyerseer. l..
n Redonnett lecturer, Bertha Redon-
nett; steward B. b. Hall; chaplain, Ell
len Carson: Treas, NJ. Sophia Randlette:
Sec, Emma ~ Wells; gatekeeper. c. H.
Kingsbury; Ceres. Alice Jacobs Pomona.
Hattie Weber; Flora, Myrtle D. Hall;
organist. Carrie L. Beals.
Mrs J. F. Hammond and Miss Faustina
Bean visited their aunt, Mrs. Nancy Q.
Bamford. in Fayette, last Saturday and
, sunday.
Aunt Lydia Robinson, in her 9Oth
year. attended the monthly conference
meeting of her church last Saturday aft
ernoon, at the parsonage. and three ser
vices at the westinghouse, on Sunday
besides visiting her niece, Mrs. Augusta
Delloff
The Progressive Literary Society of
Mount Vernon High school had very in
| teresting feeting, last Monday afternoon.
I After the business session the following
program was rendered: Song. by the
school recitation. Gladys Hersum; duet.
ida Russ and Ralph Curtis recitation,
Katherine Weiser; recitation, Helen
Thompson; debate. Resolved, That the
Town of Mount Vernon SHOULD Work for
| the Prosperity of the Mount Vernon
| High School.'' Affirmative. Hazel Hop
| l,ins and Victor Anderson; negative, An
son Williams and Kenneth Mooers; cor
net solo, Kenneth Mooers encore; reci-
] tation. Carrie HALL; song, quartet; reei-
tation, Jennie Carson: debate, "Resolyed,
, THAT the Electrical Cars VIII BE a
/ Profit to the Town of Mount Vernon"
extemporaneous.
/ The second annual convention of the
| School Association of Northern Kennebec
| and vicinity will be held at Odd Fellows
| hall, Mount Vernon, on Friday, Jan. H.,
| 1913 There will be three sessions, as
usual a business meeting in the morn
| ing, and educational literary and mu-
| steal programs during the afternoon and
! evening: with basket picnic between.
| Among the speakers will be the princi-
pals of the Maine Wesleyan Seminary
and the Pennington Normal school 1t
| is also hoped that one or more members
of the State Board of Education will be
present and participate In the exercises
| The towns of Wayne, Fayette. Readfed,
Belgrade. Rome, Vienna, New Sharon and
Chesterville have been asked to cooper
ate, and everybody interested in school
| work is cordially invited to attend. a
large pleasant and profitable meeting is
confidently expected.
The union prayer meetings. on Thurs
| day and Friday evenings. and the union
| services, on Sunday evenings, will be
continued until the arrival of Evangelist
Kenyon, who is expected about Feb. l.
Next Sunday evening, the service will be
at the NJ. L. church.
WAYNE.
NORTH-Elmer Davis of Oakland.
passed Sunday in this place.
Harold Hall. son of Mr., and Mrs. G.
| ID. Hall, is suffering from tonsilitis
| Mrs. Marion Lucas of Readfield, was
| the guest, Sunday of her daughter,
Mrs. Bessie Dickinson and family
Many are harvesting their ice. which
| is from II to IA inches thick and of ex-
cellent quality.
| Mr.. Jackman who bought the Keith
farm, is hauling dry stove wood to the
village. A luxury for the people as ~"
| most they could get was green and
some of that of very poor quality.
READFIELD.
EAST-Mrs Alice Dudley spent
few days with her mother, Mrs Sylvia
Jackson, of Jay.
Mrs. c. l.. Clough and Mrs. L. @.
Higgins returned Saturday from VISIT
Rev. M. Southers of Fayette. will
speak here at $50 p. NJ, Sunday, Jan.
19.
4 daughter was born, Jan. y, to the
wife of E. S. Colcord. She has been
named Dorothy Virginia.
vAsSALBORO.
CROSS HILL-The knights of the
Maccabees held their annual installa-
, tion of officers Saturday. night, Jan, H.
the officers installed being as follows:
Past Com. r. J. Ames: Com, Joseph
True; Lieut.. Com. Harold Casey; Rec