Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-16
WALDOBORO

| NORTH-Mr. and Mrs. Bert l.. Born
heimer were recently in Damariscotta.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Newbert and fam
lily passed Sunday with relatives in
Waldoboro.
| Mrs. Oman Achorn of Winslow Mills
/ was In this place Saturday calling or
relatives.
Edwin Sprague of Roslindale, Mass. is
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
| lin Sprague.
Mrs. Amber Smith and daughter Edna
of Chelsea, Mass. who have been pass
ing several weeks with Mrs. G. B. Wal
ter returned home Friday.
Miss Edna Spear of South Warren is
teaching our school and is boarding with
Mrs. Nellie Winchenbach.
| Miss Martha Feyler has gone to Port
! land. where she has employment.
Bert and Alden Jones of West Waldo
boro visited relatives here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs John Hayes and son of
Hyde Park. Mass, are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Nelson Shuman.
1 Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Wright and fam
lily, who have been passing several weeks
( with Mrs. Della Burnheimer, have re-
| turned to their home in Massachusetts,.
| Rev. and Mrs. Wesley Wiggin, who
have been guests of Mr.. and Mrs. W. r.
Walter for the past few weeks. have re-
turned to their home in Charlestown,
Mass.
! Miss Cassie J. Walter was given a
birthday surprise Friday, Sept 3, by
several of her friends. Those present
were Mrs. Annie Bornheimer and Mrs.
Susan Orff of Pleasant Hill: Mrs. Edith
Walter of Franklin. Mass; Mrs. A. F.
/ Walter, Mrs. Lura Walter, Mrs. Nellie
! Winchenbach. Mrs. Elvie Borneman.
Mrs. Bessie Bornheimer and Alma Mank
Although Miss Cassie was taken wholly
by surprise she was equal to the occa-
sion and made her guests very welcome.
A nice picnic dinner was served and all
enjoyed themselves greatly. Miss Walter
received many nice presents, large
number of birthday cards and fine
bouquet of flowers from Mrs. Rose White
| of the Benner Homestead farm, with
which she was greatly pleased. The
party broke up at a late hour, returning
to their several homes all wishing Miss
Cassie many more birthdays to come
| we had the pleasure Of visiting the beau
tiful city Of Augusta last Thursday aft
ernoon The party consisted Of Y. V.
Burnheimer, Ellard Mank, Misses Elsie
knight, Annie Grotton and the writer
of this sketch. The route was through
Jefferson, Whitefield, Pittston. Randolph,
Farmingdale. Hallowell and Gardiner,
and the trip was made in Mr.. Burn
heimers new auto. All went we'll until
we were within about six miles of Gar
diner, when we had blowout, which
delayed US for an hour. After a while
we started again and had made a mile
or so over a road which was nothing but
rocks and lodges and which was SO mar
row that the bushes would slap one in
| the face, when bang she went again
and there we were, again at a standstill,
some 10 miles from our destination.
Well we all piled out and began to look
around for farmhouse so we could tele-
phone to Gardiner for help as we had
no extra tire. We soon sighted one of
in the distance and then to our surprise
| we found no telephone line on the road
we were on. And just as our heart was
beginning to sink we heard the loot OF ar
auto horn and to our surprise 1t was our
dear old friend Fred G. Doe, who Of
fered us all possible assistance and as he
is hustler he got US rishted up afte,
another two hours delay and we Their
proceeded on our way to Augusta. arriv.
ing at the beautiful home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Hewett. who are very pleas
ant people to meet and who gave US 9
most cordial welcome. Here Mr. B. re-
placed the old tire with a new one ant
after good clean up we started on GU,
homeward trip-sorry we could not stor
longer in the beautiful city.