Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-22

members, from the little tots to the
real grown up people. Anyway, each
one will receive candy and pop corn,
and a Christmas remembrance from
their teacher.
Forty baskets, containing food for sew
en- people for Christmas dinner, will be
furnished this year by the Fairfield corps
of the Salvation Army. One day last
week the officers of the corps received a
large donation from interested parties of
Fairfield Center, the goods occupying two
farm wagons. The baskets will be dis
tributed among the needy in Shawmut.
Fairfield, Benton and Waterville on the
day before Christmas. On New Years
day a Christmas tree will be held at the
Army hall at Fairfield for the children
The members of the corps are busy in
securing the material for the baskets,
and the time set for the tree is the
earliest that they are able to arrange
it, They will also distribute articles of
clothing and boots and shoes.
The Loyal Club will not meet this week
but the next meeting will be held on
Wednesday evening, Dec. 80, at the home
of Mrs. Neil Gregory on the corner of
Pleasant and Water streets
Donald Curtis, student at Hebron
Academy, arrived in town this week to
pass his vacation with his parents, Rev.
and Mrs. Arthur H Curtis, Newhall
street.
AS a result of the white Gifts to the
King" which was rendered on Sunday
evening at the Baptist church, the total
o.~, An
girl of the Baptist Sunday school gave
a white envelope in which were miscel-
famous amounts of money, and the name
of the enterprise was gained from that,
the white pile of envelopes The sum
received will go to three different phil
anthropic funds-to the Belgian fund, to
the Chase Memorial Sanatorium and to
the poor of the community.
Mrs. F. e. McFadden of Winchester
street will leave Tuesday for Guilford,
where she plans to pass several weeks
with her sister, Mrs. Otis Martin.
Mrs. James Atkins has returned
from several days visit at Boston
and vicinity, with relatives. Her son
Clayton has also returned from Gar
diner, where he visited his grand
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur w. McFadden
of Winchester street will leave Tues
day for Portland, where they will pass
the remainder of the winter with rela-
tives
Mrs. Grace E. Clark, teacher of the
kindergarten class of the Universe
list church, entertained the little mem
bers of her class recently, the center
of attraction being a dimunitive
Christmas tree, on which was a gift
for each member of the class.
Miss Josephine Thorpe, who teaches
school at North Fairfield. has arrived
in town and will pass her two weeks
vacation as the guests of friends and
relatives.
J John Mcclure of the Donnelly & Nc
clure plumbing business of Fairfield
and making his home on the island, is
now lying at the Sisters hospital at
Waterville in serious condition, as
the result of an automobile acciden',
which took place on Sunday evening.
Mr.. Mcclure was on his return from
Waterville, where he had taken
friend, and when he reached the f1ol-
land brook, on the Main road, just be-
fore crossing the brook his machine
skidded and turned and losing control
of it, Mr. Mcclure was thrown into
the ditch on the left hand side of the
road. He was found there by some
persons and taken to the Sisters hos
pital, which was a short distance from
the scene of the accident. His inju-
ries were found to be slight frac-
ture of the back of the skull, and the
left leg was broken. between the hip
and the knee joint. He had a COM
Portable night, Sunday, but is still not
out of danger.
Mrs. Henry C. Newhall has re-
turned from a weeks visit at Boston
where she was the guest of her sis
ter, Mrs. Everett Marcou, formerly of
this town.
Paul Woodwork, who is attending
Bowdoin College, is passing his
Christmas vacation in town with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. George L. Wood
worth at The Gerald.
Mrs. Dora Holway entertained
party of friends Monday evening at
her home on Summit street. The OBJ
iect of the meeting was the distribu-
ton of the soap order. that the ladies
had made. Following the business part
of the meeting, the ladies passed the
evening in a social manner.
At the Roman Catholic church
Iridium or three-days retreat open
ed on Sunday, the goth Dec, instant
The Reverend Father Rondot, Do
minican priest from Lewiston, is the
preacher. The exercises began Sun
day night at 715. There is singing by
the choir, and sermons in both Ian
guages are preached, followed by the
benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.
On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday there will be services. AT
7fb and o'clock, at that time. there
will be sermons and in the afternoon
of the three days confessions will be
heard. IN the evenings sermon and
benediction of the Holy Sacrament. On
Christmas day the masses will be at
3 and 10 o'clock The children choir
will sing at both masses-old songs
of Christmas carols. Christmas day
at 2 o'clock closing exercises OF the
retreat will be held, singing by the
children's choir, sermon in French and
,,-,,zl, 81 opadicti0p of the Blessed