Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-01
WALDO.
BURNHAM.

Miss Alice Cowan of PittSfeld was d
guest over Sunday of Miss Ethel Allen.
A special town meeting is called for
10 A NJ next Saturday, April 4, to see
what action the town will take toward
building a new school house at Reynolds
Corner
Miss Nellie Morse returned Saturday
from a several weeks visit in Bangor
with relatives and friends.
Miss Laura Hunt of Waterville and
Mrs Fred Walker OF Clinton visited over
Sunday with Mrs. Fred Shaw.
Howard Johnson OF Cornish is guest
of his sister, Mrs. VIM. G.. Foster, and
other relatives in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Dyer returned
Saturday from a weeks visit in Port
land and Fryeburg, where they were
guests of her brother and family, DR..
and Mrs. Norman Thurlow.
Lawrence burlington of Augusta is
visiting his grandmother, Mrs. Dora Rip
ley.
The entertainment given at the Town
hall by the Pythian Sisters Saturday
evening was a success in every way.
The program consisted of a farce "A
Suffragette Town Meeting" and the
parts were very well taken and afforded
much amusement The cast: Mrs. Man
chester. moderator, Susie McKechnie;
Mrs. Briggs. town clerk, Maude E. Mud
gett; Mrs. Smart, tax collector, Georgia
Cunningham: Mrs Gray, chief constable.
Maggie Reynolds; Mrs. Eaton. fence
viewer, Lora Prescott; Mrs. Cash, tree
warden. Hattie Cole: Mrs. Jones. super
intendent of streets, Agnes Call; Mrs.
White. overseer of poor. Maude Miles;
Mrs. Prouty. chairman board assessors,
F'lorice D. Foster; Mrs. Snow, milk in
spector. Idella Call; Mrs. Drake, highway
surveyor, Minnie MeAllister; Mrs
Holmes. auditor, Eva Cole Mrs. Plain,
chairman board of health, Hattie Per-
kins; Mrs. Blunt, town treasurer. Au-
gusta Hunt; Mrs. Cate. chairman board
seiectmen, Nellie Shaw; Mrs Sears,
chairman school committee, Nettie Sher-
man: Bridget. Blanche Foster; Nora.
Blanche Allen; Mr.. Manchester, o. B.
McKechnie. During the play of the farce
short entertainment was given, consist
ing of reading by Susie McKechnie: solo.
Dorothy McKechnie; recitation, Blanche
Allen; singing, Ralph Miles, Charles
Sherman and Bernard Reynolds, in which
the members of the town meeting Joined
in the chorus. At the close of the play
an original song to the tune Of "Suwanee
River was sung by members of the Py
THAN Sisters. At the close of the pro-
gram ice cream was sold and dance
was held, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur McNally
furnishing the music. About $500 was
cleared.
The entertainment given by members
of the Pythian Sisters will be repeated at
the Town hall Thursday evening, April
2, for the benefit of the Willing Workers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Hunt OF Hartland
visited Saturday and Sunday at the home
of his uncle, Wesley Hunt.
Mrs. Leon Gerald has gone to Canter-
bury, n. B., called by the sudden death
of niece
The X. of T. Lodge Friday evening
held a short meeting and at its close the
Pythian Sisters assembled for the pur-
pose of uniting with the K. of P.'s for a
Surprise party to Mr.. and Mrs Andrew
Miles. Mr.. Miles has served very faith
fully as janitor for some time and he is
now planning to leave town TO go to
Skowhegan to work. Mr.. and Mrs Miles
were presented with d pretty willow
chair and a lunch was served.