Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-13
KENNEBEC.
MT. VERNON.


John Evans aud family left, last week,
the Goodway farm, on which they have
been living for year, and returned to
Portland.
w Harold Jarmau OF Boston, a for
mer summer guest at the Mount Vernon
house arrived at that hosiery, Monday,
for a weeks soiourn.
f. w. Kenyon. evangelist and T. Y.
Small soloist and musical director, hav
ing completed their campaign in this
town. sunday evening, departed Mon
day. for Linneus, to begin like work,
Wednesday,, March Il. The good wishes
of hundreds of our people so with them.
Mount Vernon Grange, No. 429, OBJ
served the ninth anniversary at last
Saturdays all-day meeting. There was
a good attendance and the usual good
dinner. During the brief morning ses-
sion six candidates for membership were
accepted by unanimous ballots. The af
ternoon program included music recita-
tions, readings, discussions, and quota
tions from the ritual. Mrs. Carrie Beal
rendered solo Faith and Lois Blake
gave pleasing recitations. Mrs. J. f.
Davis read the "Declaration of Pur-
P'''''' VI b'it VII dllSt nan lSpil Nhtbbti
spoke on 1.-THE Old Grange and Sen
ator Allen on "The New Public Educa-
ton Bin which occasioned very gem
eral and interesting discussion.
Mount Vernons greatest religious
awakening in many years ended formal
ly, last Sunday, when Eyangelsts Ken
Non and Small closed their campaign in
this village with union services at the
NJ. +. church morning. afternoon and
evening MI three of these meetings
were very well attended. the house be-
ing filed morning ana evening. and
large company of men beard Mr.. KEN
yon's special address to me in the af-
ternoon. il goodly number Of young peo-
pie, as well as several adults, accepted
Christ as their Savior and Lord, and it
is expected that all three churches i'll
this town will reap new members from
this company of new disciples. lnfor-
mally the good work will continue. The
churches IN this village Will hold union
prayer meetings on Thursday evenings,
and the sunday evening services will al
SO continue in union. \ mems Bible
league was organized at last sunday
evenings Service President, j. r. Arm
rotary, Carlton Turner; treasurer, Fred
w. Foss. This league will have charge
OF the union sunday evening services y
Union Young Peoples Society also was
started, with president, Arson Williams;
vice president Carlton Turner. secre-
tary, Ruby Robinson; treasurer, Jennie
Carson At the close Of the sunday
evening service an informal farewell re-
cepton was given to Messrs. Kenyon
and Small.
Mount Nernons annual town meeting
passed off safely, Monday with large
attendance and the usual pleasantries
between the chiefs and elders of the
tribes The principal departure is the
adoption of plan recommended by the
school committee and superintendent, to
change the present High school to a
Glass C." school and to pay tuition for
qualified pupils attending standard High
schools in other towns of Maine.
Senator Allen was ut home last week,
and returned to the Capital on Monday.
This weeks union prayer meeting will
be held, Thursday evening, at the NJ. +.
church.
LITcHFlELO.
Miss Cleda Gilman is visiting her sis
ter. Mrs. Howard Slauenwhite, i'll Au-
burn.
Hermon and Elenora Small are spend
ing a two weeks vacation at home,
Mrs. Otto Keith of Auburn passed
Saturday night and sunday with her
mother, Mrs a.. II. Bartlett.