Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-16
CLINTON

Good pickerel fishing through the
several big strings have been taken
recently.
The newly elected officers of Clin-
ton Grange will be installed at the
first meeting in January.
The children of Clinton under II
years Of age are guessing on the
weight of little man sitting in the
window of Williams grocery store.
The one, guessing the nearest is to
have the doh on Christmas day.
{ A new contest between the young
men and young ladies of Brown Me-
mortal Sunday school will take place
during January, on the basis of at
tendance at the various services of
the church and offerings in the Sun
day school. The young ladies won the
last contest but the young men ex-
pect to win this event.
Mrs H. H. Hathaway is reported to
be somewhat better. She has been Sc
riously i'll for nearly two weeks with
"a complication of diseases.
Closing exercises of Christmas
nature will be held in the village
schools Friday afternoon.
The potato shippers have quit ship
ping large quantities of potatoes I'M
til after the holidays. The markets
are very uncertain in Boston and New
York
Wilbur Holt has recently purchased
a lot of land on Pleasant street, from
Manley Morrison of Waterville.
A follow up" campaign Of the Bos :
ton Convenitno Of Methodist Men will
be conducted throughout Maine dur
ing the month of January. One grou. :
meeting for this section Is advertisel
for Monday, Jan. 81, in Bangor. The
program will begin at 8 O'Clock and
continue through the day and eve
ming. A large number of speakers have
been secured most of whom will be
confined to Commute addresses.
The committee in charge of the
Laurel Rebekah Lodge drama is Mrs.
stella Winn, Mrs. e. e. Merrill and
Mrs. Florence Bell. The drama itself
''The Town Marshal" is sure to make
a hit when presented IN the near sfu-
ture. ~ e ~
& At the next communication Of Sc
basticook r and A. NJ, N. 14e, Dec.
be conducted.
In the contest in attendance be-
tween the Junior boys and girls classes
in Brown Memorial Sunday school,.
ending Sunday, Dec. IS, the boys won
by three and will be given a good time
by the girls class during the coming
week, the date to be announced later.
The captains Of the basketball teams
that win play in Town hall Thursday,
evening have been announced as fol-
lows: Team one, Jasper DANGER;
Team two, Holmes Pickett; Team
three. Clyde Walker; Team four, +.
F. .MiIlignn.
Services commemorative Of the
Christmas season will be held In the
local CHURCHES Sunday.
All grades in the Clinton schools
will close Friday for the Christmas
holidays,
Marcellus Cain was called to
Hinckley to take charge OF the ru-
neral Of the late Isaac Chase Friday
night. The funeral was held Sunday.
the services being in charge OF Rev
c. W. Hinckley. Mr.. Chase was IN
his usual good health before starting
to retire and in ascending the stairs
to his bedroom. suddenly Tell and died
instantly. Mr.. Cain has attended three
funerals in Burnham recently.
The recent rain with freezing wealth
er following. has made the skating
on Sebasticook river better than at
any time this season.
Ray Holt and abbott McKenney are
expected home from Hebron Academy
this week for a vacation of nearly
three weeks. re
Isaac Chase, one Of Clinton's oldest
citizens, passed away very suddenly
Friday evening at the home Of his, son.
M. L. Chase. Funeral was held Sum
day afternoon. Rev q. w. Hinckley
officiating, Appropriate music was rem
dered by the choir Of the Ferry F. B.
church, consisting Of Mrs. Mabel
Decker. Mrs. Irving Davis. Messrs. AL
mon Smith and Henry Manson. Inter-