Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-25
KENNEBEC.
MONMOUTH

Cochnewsgan Lodge. K. of p. attended
church in a body Sunday morning at the
Methodist Episcopal church. special
address by the pastor, Rev. n. X COOK
from St John 1913 was delivered before
the lodge.
Miss Grace Thompson has gone TO
Ware. Mass, where she will be the guest
of her cousin, Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
Leon Blaisdell who has been making his
home with his uncle in Denmark is at
the home of his father, F. A Blaisdell
for a visit.
The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist church
will meet at the chapel Thursday after
noon when an old time quilting will be
held. There will be box supper at
o'clock.
Mrs. Cora Norris pleasantly entertained
her friends at her home on Maple street
Saturday evening at washington
birthday party. The rooms were taste
fully decorated with bunting. flags ana
portraits of Washington. The dining
room was made especially attractive with
flags and garlands of red, white and blue;
here an elaborate lunch was served
A party of ladies visited Lewiston Mon
day and attended the matinee at the
Empire.
Preliminary speaking before the prize
speaking was held at Monmouth academy
Thursday and Friday.
Charles Berry is experimenting the
loading of a car of Guernsey stock to be
shipped to Michigan.
party from here attended Androscog-
gin Grange in Greene on THURSDAY
cafl
cattle to ]. H. Gilman.
E. A Hall is moving into Miss olive
Hams house on Main st.
Miss .Muriel Shannon senior at Mon
mouth Academy will attend the Lewiston
High school.
Mrs, Charles Macomber and daughter,
vyletta, have returned from Portland
where Miss Macomber underwent an
operation for appendicitis.
D. C. NJ Randlette. George H. stetson,
E. j. Hayes, B. w. Smith. \. w. Rich
ardson. T. Henry Merrill, ~. L. Tiison of
Cochnewagan Lodge X. of P. attended the
Pythian Jubilee convention in Waterville
last week.
Mrs Charles Macomber, accompa-
MED by her daughter, Miss Viletta,
pital for many weeks, has returned
to Monmouth. Miss Macomber is rap
idly recovering her usual health.
Harry Cochrane is expected to re-
turn from Nashville, Tenn. this week.
Miss May Woodbury. of Augusta and
and Miss Myra Hall of Beverly, Mass,
were recent guests Of Mrs. c. w.
Prescott.
Charles Folsom who has been pass
ing the winter with Maine friends. left
for his home in North Yakima, Wash,
last week.
Preliminary speaking for the annu-
al prize contest was held at Mon
mouth Academy Thursday and Fri
day.
]. B. Packard returned from Scion
Saturday. where he had been called
to address a corn growers convention.
Several crews employed by the town
picking brown-tails have finished pub
lie highways and are ct work on pri-
vate property.
MANY farmers and orehardists con-
template purchasing sprayers the COM
ing spring, believing it the only means
by which they can save their orchards
and fruit.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Sarah
Macomber, wife of the late Robert
Macomber, was held at her home on
the East Monmouth road Friday. Mrs.
Macomber leaves two sons, irving or
Monmouth and Charles of Portland,
and four daughters, Mrs. Henry Turner
of Wales; Mrs. John Currier of wash
ington, D. c., and Mrs. Emma Kicker
of Brunswick, and Mrs. Nellie Wood
bury cf East Monmouth.