Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-31
HOUSE PARTY
AT KENT'S HILL
GIVEN A SHOCK
Maxim's New Garage Dedicated
By a Jolly Party With
Music and Drawing

Kents Hill. Me, July 3o--(SpeciaD-
Blethen Hall, the home of Principal and
Mrs j. o. Newton, is the scene this week
of a lively house party. The guests are
Mr. and Mrs. N. r. spprelle of Brook
line, Mass; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hull of
Attleboro. Mass; and Mr. and Mrs Dara
Rowe of Lewiston. Tennis. boating. pool,
croquet. rides and picnicing are among
the amusements which are being enjoy
ed
The only thing to mar the pleasure of
the gathering was one incident which
cast a gloom over the whole party. Mrs.
Newton had excused herself to attend
to matters on the second floor, the guests
We're busy in conversation in the pool
room, when they heard someone trip on
the front stairs. The frantic cry of Mrs.
Newton brought Mr.. Hull and Mr.. New
ton to the hall. There they beheld the
lifeless form of Mrs. Newton on the
stairs. Mr.. Newton was terror stricken
and had to be assisted to the couch He
was just going into deep swoon when
it was discovered that the figure on the
stairs was only paper mache form,
adorned in the clothes of its owner, and
Mrs. Newton was enjoying the scene of
] the incident by peeRing through the
crack of the door
Recent guests on the Hill were: Mr.
/ George Bartlett Brooklyn. N Y; Mr..
Harlowe, Dixfeld Miss Helen stinson,
New Sharon; Mr.. and Mrs Earle Meal
lister, Boston; Mrs Elizabeth Cooper
Carroll, Miss Francis and Masters Ed
ward and Russell Carroll, Lewiston. and
Mrs \. w. Hobart, Chicago.
1 john Chase of Camp Cebenneck is tax
ing his boys up the Allegash on their an
nual trip.
Rev. Mr.. Moment and family and Rev.
/ Dr. Kirkwood of Philadelphia are at
their camps on Echo Lake
Prof. and Mrs X c. H. Dreschel of the
Seminary are spending the summer in
camp on Echo lake.
The Morse cottage is occupied by DR..
Buprill and family of Boston
The most enjoyable social event of the
I week was the dedication of the new ga
rage owned by L. P. Maxim This build
/ ing was just completed only a few weeks
ago and it is the finest of its kind in the
vicinity. 1t measures "a by SO feet. is
two stories high, and has fine cement
floor. About o'clock Wednesday eve
ming, the guests began to assemble and
dancing was enjoyed until a late hour.
The style of dancing was not limited to
the latest and much criticized kind. but
Boston Fancy, Virginia Reel, and the
good old-fashioned dances were given
their places in the order. Music was
furnished by Mr.. Chowkowsky of Salem,
-dass., who is the owner of a fine man.
ual organ At 1130 the party broke up
after a most delightful time. thanks to
the genial hospitality of Mr.. and Mrs.
| Maxim
1 Among those present We're: Mrs. Frank
DON, Miss Blanche Dow, Luther Russell
Mrs. Irene Chase, Miss Louise Chase
Miss Muriel Brown, Prof and Mrs. J. O.
Newton. Mr.. and Mrs. B. V Smith. Mr.
and Mrs. True Taylor. E. E. Peacock
Edward Wills, Ronald Newton, Miss Lor.
raine Hall, Miss Katherine Sawyer Mrs
Henry Brown, Carl Dow, the Messrs
Burnell, Enrique Lago, F. F. Merrifield
Theodore Merrifeld. Charles Taylor
| Frank Bogrette Fred Williams and Mr..
| Peaslee of the Universit yof Maine
Out-of-town guests were: Mr. and Mrs
Dana Rowe of Lewiston, Mr. and Mrs
\. P. Sipprelle of Brookline, Mass. Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Hull of Attleboro, Mass
and Misses Ethel and Maude Morrill, OF
Somerville. Mass.