Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-20
CLINTON.
Special Revival Services at
Brown Memorial Church
Grange 10 Banquet Citizens and
Talk About BetterIng Town
Burnham Stays In School District
With Clinton and Canaan

a profitable series of special SER
vices are being held this week at
Brown Memorial church, the pastor,
Rev. II. f. Milligan, being assisted
by State Sunday School Missionary
Rev. c. j. Brown of Bangor The gem
eral theme is Sunday School Evan
gelism," and the Sunday school work
ers of all denominations are being
profitably instructed in up-to-date
methods Four special services are
advertised for the week. On Thurs
day afternoon, address to Mothers
Only; Friday evening at $50, address
to young people on "A Divorced Life" !;
Saturday afternoon at 2.30, special adj
dress to children and on Sunday aft
ernoon at 2-90, address to men only
with mems chorus choir furnishing
the music. Mr.. Brown is proving
himself an expert in this class of
work and good results have already
been attained. He will be present and
speak at all sessions OF the church
on Sunday and decision day will be
observed in the Sunday school.
Rev. II. L. Milligan and daughter
recently attended the funeral of Mr..
Milligan's grandmother in Scmerville,
Mass.
Mrs. Mary Thompson, 70 years, Rail
road street, who fell and broke her
thigh four weeks ago, is still serious
ly i'll.
Mrs. Cora Dodge, i'll during the past
week with pleurisy, is able to sit up.
Burnham voted Monday to remain
in the supervisors school district with
Clinton and Canaan
1t is expected that a new school will
be opened on Town House hill next
Monday This school has been con-
veyed during the past term to the
village schools, but the town voted
against this method for this district
and that the school on the hill be
granted.
The schools of the town will reopen
after a 3-weeks vacation on Monday.
The following new teachers have been
secured for the coming term, to fill
vacancies caused by designations:
Miss Pearl Porter Of Detroit for the
Primary grade Of the village school:
Ruth Randlette, Morrison Corner
school; Fern Hoxie, Bush school, Dix
ons corner.
Clinton Grange will furnish a ban
quet TO the citizens Of the town at 80
o'clock Saturday evening, in Grange
hall The object is to get the citizens
Of the town out to discuss ways and
means by which the town may be
benefited The subject of water sys-
tenn will come up for considerable
discussion, and it is quite possible
that measures will be taken where
by prominent citizens viii offer to an
dertake the task, at all events. a
large gathering is expected.
The thrilling comedy drama Uncle
JOSH was finely presented at town
hall Tuesday evening under the aus
pieces of Laurel Rebekah Lodge. The
cast of characters was especially
strong. The leading roles were played
by Nine Loder and Linwood Eastman
and they were we'll supported by'G. p.
Loder as the willy French Count; Lloyd
Harmon, the young New Yorker; Geo.
Lord, the crook: Edgar Stein, Irish
dive keeper: John Stinehf1eld, the ne
gro servant: Geo. Crooker, the aristo-
cratic dude: Arlon Low. the keen de-
tective; Annie Spaulding, Uncle Josh's
sister; Marion Ripley, the desperate
old maid. Each part was taken in a
most creditable manner and the per-
formarce is said by many to be the
best ever given in Clinton. by anna
tours Town hall was filed. and a
large number remained for the dance.
Music was furnished by Tozier's or
chestra