Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-04
CLINTON.
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Auburn, Maine.

An interesting Freedman's Aid an
niyersary program was rendered at
Brown Memorial church Sunday, Feb.
1. The chairman of the Freedmans Aid
committee of the local church, Mrs.
Nellie Luce Cain, was seated on the
platform with the pastor and took an
active part in the event. A girls cho-
rus choir assisted. In the audience
were several who delivered addresses
or valuable information relative to the
activities of the Freedman's Aid So
ciety. Among these were: Mrs. H. w.
Dodge, Respar Irving, Hope Loder,
Christina Milligan, Helena Boothby,
Edgar Steen, Abbott Mckenney, Mat
tie NJ. Windell, Mrs. Irma Stewart,
Willis E. knight and Charles L. Glenn
ent.
The Fourth Quarterly Conference
viii be held in the vestry at 7.30 O'clock
Thursday evening, and will be in
charge of Rev. C. N. Garland, district
superintendent of Rockland district.
Every member is expected to be pres
ent and reports are to be submitted by
every head of departments.
The annual roll call on Tuesday evel
ming was we'll attended and the young
men of the church served supper to
all present, at 6 O'clock. An interest
ing social hour followed, during which
Charles L. Clement and the pastor,
Rev. II. F. Milligan, reported the
plans of the General conference, as
regards local church work for the
coming four years. Mr.. Clement spoke
upon Personal Evangelism and
"The Social Service while the pastor
outlined the New England Budget
Campaign
The Ladies' Aid Society will hold it's
regular monthly business session in
the vestry Thursday afternoon at 4
o'clock. with a supper from 5 to Z.
This will be followed by the Fourth
Quarterly conference.
/, Miss Hannah Powell will deliver her
Illustrated lecture on Maine Sea Coast
Missionary Work" at Brown Memorial
church Wednesday evening, Feb. Il.
She plans to visit Lowell, Mass, Feb.
IS, and will probably speak at Water
Vile Tuesday evening. Feb. 10.
Rev. E. Z. Garland of the Maine
Bible Society will occupy the pulpit of
Brown Memorial church Sunday, Feb.
5, and present the great work being
done by the society. He will speak at
Benton in the afternoon and go to
North Vassalboro in the evening of the
same day.
Wesley J. Weir, secretary of the
Maine State Sunday School Associa-
ton, together with Rev. j. ]. Hill,
adult organizer, is planning to pass a
in oh A.
week of April and will be In Clinton
Friday afternoon and evening, April B.
The annual session of East Maine
Conference will be held in Presque Isle
with Bishop Hamilton presiding, April
%.
A great amount of sickness is re-
ported in the village at present. B. F.
Shaw is confined to his bed with an
injured thigh from falling on the sideI
walk. Reuel Gerald of Pleasant street
is confined TO his bed. Mrs. Frank
Rowe, who is suffering from heart
trouble. was able to sit up Monday
for the first time in two weeks. Mrs
Alice Dixon has had q serious trouble
with her right hand from poisoned
splinter. II. NJ. Bean is much better
than for several weeks past. Franz
Whitman is out of doors. Mrs Amanda
McNally is better. Mrs. Caroline C
McNally is able to be about the house.
Two basketball games will be play
ed in Town hall this week On Wednes-
day evening the High school boys will
play M. c. 1. Second of Pittsfeld and
Thursday evening the town team will
play Newport.
The Benton Epworth League viii
hold it's regular monthly meeting and
social at the parsonage Wednesday
evening.
Wash" Brown started Tuesda
morning with crew of brown-tail
moth workers and his camp outfit
for Albion, where he has had a crew
at work for the past three weeks. His
outfit now includes a house on run
ners, containing three hunks and a
COX stove with all conveniences for
light housekeeping. Mr.. Brown has
the job of cleaning the town trees of
Clinton and will start as soon as he
completes his work in the town of AL
bion. The crew will come home Sunday
of each week.
Harold Bremmer and Herbert Wing
are working in the brown-tail moth
crew.
Billings w. r. C. will hold it's sup
per for the members and families on
Wednesday evening and will hold its
regular business session the same eve
ming, with initiation work on the pro
gram.
The annual inspection of Sebasticook
Lodge, No 146, F. and A. M, will be
held in Masonic hall Thursday evening
Tie e. A. degree will be worked
The State school inspector has
been visiting the schools of Clinton,
Burnham and Canaan this week, in
company with Supervisor Charles l..
Clement.