Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-20

for fey days. owing to a bad break
in the machinery.
c. c. Walton of Chesterville was a
Sunday guest of his daughter, Mrs.
George II. Gushman.
Mrs. Louis Pulls. who is carrying on
extensive poultry business this spring
is running one of her incubators for
Senator j. w. Allen of Mt. Vernon
village.
Thomas Galbert has gone to Farm
ington to take charge of his brick
yard there.
James Russell and party motored
down from Pennington Sunday.
The weekly meeting of the Social
Club was held Saturday evening at
the schoolhouse. After a short bust
ness meeting the following interesting
program, in charge of Benton Bachel-
Ter and Oscar French. was carried
out: Cornet solo. Harold Farrand;
reading. The Peace Movement" Miss
Mildred Clarke; reading, Whey the
Child Was Late Miss Ola Burneli;
reading, Lessons on Peace, Mrs.
George Fl. Cushman; reading, Mrs. AL
ma Fellows; reading, Especially
JIM" Miss Eva Burnell; violin solo,
J. Carroll Fellows; reading. Mrs
Frank Lyford reading, THE Bells Of
St. Michaefs,. Rudolph Anderson:
reading. Mrs. Mary French: reading,
"-rhe Clifton Hotel" Phillip Ander-
son. organ solo, Miss Mildred Clarke.
After the above program a social hour
followed. Music for the games was
furnished by Mr. and Mrs. Fellows.
The program for next week is In
charge of Mrs. F. E. Burnell and My
ron Cook.
Nathan Raymond of ReadfeldN was
a recent caller on his children, who
are stopping with their grandmother,
Mrs. Hattie Laid.
CHINA.
SOUTH-Another interesting meet
ing was held Saturday evening at the
library to see about building a potato
house. The men are very much in
terested as we'll as some of the ladies'
as there were four present. All hope
at the next meeting everything will be
all settled and at an early date we
shall see the house go up.
Hadley Chadwick has a new horse.
Arbor Day was observed last Friday
at Erskine Academy in a most practi-
cal way. Flower beds were made,
and shrubs and vines planted both at
the academy and dormitory. The
rose bushes and many of the other
plants were a sift from Mrs. Richard
Jones Work was also begun on the
new tennis court and a fine start
made. Supt. Paine and Mr.. Owen
from Colby were present. Mr.. OwelA
the new principal for next year, who
Will be al the head of the science de-
partment, came down to look over the
present laboratory and make arrange
ments for new equipment.
An informal reception will be given
Thursday evening, May 81. at Erskine
in honor of the Alumni 1t is
strongly hoped that all those who have
ever attended the school will make
special effort to be present and to
bring with them all those new students
who want to come next year. This
gathering is to renew loyalty to
Erskine and all who are interested in
making Erskine bigger and better are
cordially invited The program will
consist of readings by those of the adj
vanced classes, and a couple of dia-
logues by members of the freshman
class.
Fl. L. Fuller and Preston Starrett Of
South China, Louis Masse of East
Vassalboro and NJ. NJ. Small of Water.
vile left Saturday for 4 few dayU
fishing up near Moosehead lake.
Those having new autos here ap
Rev. Perry Macy and Charles Allen.
Mrs. E. A. Dudley of Dirigo re-
turned home Sunday, after passing o
few days in Fairfield, guest of Mrs.
Lottie Burrill
Mrs. C. H. Leach is the guest of hes
parents in Rockland for a few week.
Her father is in poor health
DR.. c. II. Leach and w. j. Thomp.
son were in Augusta Saturday on bust.
ness.