Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-03
DAILY KENNEBEc JOURNAL, SATURDAY OCTOBER g. 1914

War, Peace and Prayer" At the morn
ing service Rev. Mr.. Clark will inaugur-
ate the custom of speaking to the chill
dren. His talk for next Sunday will be |
THE First Prayer in Congress" The |
talk to the children will last five minutes. |
Sunday school at IL M; evening service |
at I. The evening service will be led by |
the young people who have been taken |
into the church active membership within I
the past year.
The interior of the barn of Mr.. and |
Mrs. Bert Williamson Of lower Main |
street was the scene of very brilliant |
and enjoyable event Friday evening when f!
the Social Neghhors entertained party
Of friends at an old-fashioned dance. The
dances We're not too old-fashioned to be
unique, but they were the good old waltz,
two-step and schottische such as were
danced very few years ago. No fancy
dancing was allowed and the hesitation,
maxixe and the like of such were strictly
forbidden. Music was furnished by an
old-fashioned fiddler. just to give an
idea of the modern dance Miss Amanda
Flewelling and Mr.. Carroll gave exhibit
tions in the latest steps The thirst and
hunger of the dancers was satisfied with
refreshments of coffee and cake. About
"a couples attended
The Clionea Club will open the season
on Wednesday, Oct. Z. The first meeting
will be held at the home of Mrs Bertha
Brown ON Western avenue. Mrs Minerva
Holmes will read the afternoons paper
"Dorothea Lydne Dix" During the com
ing club year an interesting and varied
list of subjects will be taken. The first
meeting of the Past and Present Club
will be held Monde y Oct. -
hey. Mr.. Newman Of WatervilIe will
conduct the services DIT the Nyes Corner
church Sunday, Oct. I. Sunday school
from 10 to Il \. NJ. Church service from
/! to y NJ.
The Old Home day will be observed
Sunday, Oct. 4, at the Fairfield Methodist
church. The day will commence with the
regular preaching service at 1915 a. NJ
Rev. c. o. Perry will deliver a 15-inmute
sermon to the old folks. A love feast.
conducted by Rev. Arthur D. Craig will
take place following the sermon. The
Cradle Roll will be held after the love
feast During the Sunday school hour
the Rally day services will be held In
the evening the harvest service will be
held. The Epworth League will meet
Tuesday evening at 40 The leader will
be Walter Harris and the subject will
be "A Song of Companionship." On sun
day evening, Oct. IL, Miss Ida L. kablo
Of the Deaeoness Home of Portland Will
preside at the meeting.
At the heEr ebec Federation Of La
4
week at Clinton in which about IS Aids
were represented, the Fairfield Meth
odist aid was presented the banner as
having the best suggestion Tor local
work. The Fairfield order may retain
the banner until the next meeting of
the Federation, when the banner will
so to TIE next one or perhaps the same
one winning the distinction
Mrs. Nellie Goodwin, who resides on
upper Main street. was brought
Thursday evening bsfoer Judge Har-
vey H. Brazzell on the charge of as
sault and battery on her 12-year- old
daughter. 1t was aIIeged she whipped
the girl with horse. whip. The de-
PENDANT vas fined s. and costs. George
Cover was arraig11ed Friday morn
irg before Judge Brazeil on the charge
of intoxication. FIe1uas fined the usual
cost and paid -
The Fairfield shops of the Portland
Packing Co. closed the season of corn
canning Friday after a successful sea-
son. Fully $4,000 cans of corn were
packed this season..
Following are the results of the
Lawrence High school inter-class meet
held Friday afternoon.
Running high jump-Won by Cain.
distance, 4 feet inches.
Standing high jump-Won by Cain.
2 feet, inches.
Running broad jump-Won by Cain.
Is feet. inches.
Standing broad jump-Won by Cain,
s feet. inches.
40-yard dash-Won by Emerson
Lawry. Time, % sec.
10J-yard dash-Won by Emerson
Lawry. Time, II % sec
SS0-yard run-Won by Harvey Doe
Time Y minutes.
Two-mile run-Won by Ray Moul-
troup. Time. liz minutes. The points
scored as follows: seniors 2S; Juniors
81: Sopnomores 6; Freshmen /. The
letters will be awarded to the winners
of the various events. \ large crowd
ATTENDED the meet.
Mrs. Peter Roderick, aged II years,
passed away Friday forenoon about
1880 after q several weeks illness. re-
sulting from general debility. With
her husband, Mrs. Roderick had lived
at Shawnut for the past 40 years. Her
husband passed away about seven
years ago. She is survived by two
daughters. Mrs. Louis Butler Of Wa
terville. Mrs. Charles Quincy of Shaw
NUT; three brother John Lewis of
Hinckey: Charles Lewis Of Skowhe
gan; Joseph Lewis of Oakland; two
sisters, Mary Lewis of Gardiner, Mrs.
Lizzie Nichols of Bowdonham. The
funeral services will be held Monday
morning from the Sacred Heart church
at Fairfield.