Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-26

winslow have filed their intentions to be
married with the town clerk.
Christmas carols were sung Thursday
evening to the shut-ins in the village by
about 30 Of the children of the public
schools under the direction of Miss Nora
Bartlett Greeley, director Of music In the
public schools, who was assisted by
Mrs. Lavtna Hutchins, teacher of the
seventh grade.
The patrons of the Oakland postoffice
have been much pleased with the man
ner in which the mails have been handled
during the Christmas season. All of the
incoming mails have been handled with
dispatch and the wicket has been opened
on time in the morning with all of the
mail properly distributed. No delay has
been caused on the outgoing mail, the
entire lot having been pouched on time.
record parcel post package was for
warded from the office on which 81. "a was
paid.
| Mr.. and Mrs. John Ormiston and Mr..
and Mrs. Maurice Fernald passed Christ
mas at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
| Ormiston.
| Mr.. and Mrs John Johnson Of Old
| Town were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Lord Christmas day.
Maurice Manson. who is working in
Dexter, was at home for the holidays.
The following Christmas program
was carried out at the Free Baptist
church Friday evening by the Sunday
school, Song, Gates OF Light" school;
Welcome" Forest Taylor, Charlie
Kelley Russell Croteau; recitation,
Ruth Penney; recitation. Edwin Liv-
ingstone; Christmas letter. Russell
! Croteau; Under the Stars" Forest
Taylor; song, Under the Stars of
Glory" school; exercise, Christmas
Stars" recitation, Jennie Thomas;
recitation, Chester Taylor; song, "old
Santa" Harriet and Ruth Penney;
recitation, Lloyd Warren; recitation,
Charlie Kelley; recitation. Eva Spar
rawk: song, Christmas Is a Singing
| Time" Primary department; song
Ring a Welcome" school; recitation,
Mildred Perkins, exercise. five girls;
recitation. Hilda Talberth; solo. Isl
lent Night" Mildred Penney; exer-
else, Jingle Bells" song, Sing On
Glad Voices" school; recitation,
christmas is Come" Hazel Sturte-
want.
The subject of the sermon at the
Free Baptist church will be your
Christmas Present to the New Year
TIE choir will furnish appropriate
Christmas music. Sunday evening at
o'clock the pastors subject will oe
"The Thief That Robs Heart" There
will be special music. All are cordial
ly invited.
The subject of the sermon at tue
Baptist church Sunday morning will
be. The Beginning and the End ana
in the evening THE Story of a Lite
Rev. H S. Trueman, the pastor, VIII
preach in the morning at the Metho-
dist church the first of series o.
sermons on Faith" The subject OF the
morning will be 1.-The Trial of Faith
and the Reward of Faith SUNDAY
school. Has; Mems Bible class at Il
o'clock in the auditorium; Epwertn
League at o'clock. Evening evange-
listic service at T. The subject of the
sermon will be Gospel Warning,
Call to the Unsaved."
The organ recital at the M r.
church Wednesday night was a oe-
cided success, although the attendance
was not as large as had been hoped
for. yet a good audience greeted the
talent engaged and were more tnan
satisfied with the entertainment. Inc
organist, Ernest Leslie McHaHey
handled the organ with the greatest
of skill. The singing of Mrs. Marion
Drake Flanders, soloist, formerly 10
Boston, was superb. her rendering
of 1.-The Holy City" was the climax
She is truly an artist in her work
Mrs. Lottie E. York, reader, OF WIN
throp, was not behind the others IN
artistic skill, her readings THE Ole
Time Debating Society and The
Soul of the Violin captured the audi
ence.