Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-26

school has been an "A Grade" school
and is doing exceptional work at
present. Students may now go to col
lege from Clinton which is impossible
under "B Grade" a system that re-
quires that the town shall pay tuition
of any who might desire to complete
their educational work elsewhere. II
is argued by those who know the con-
oluons. that a very small saving
would be made for the town by this
method and many boys and girls,
would be deprived Of an education
such as this age demands because Of
inability Of parents to pay for board
and room away from home, though the
town paid the tuition. The school com
mlttee has outlined a good program
Tor the consolidating Of some of the
rural school districts and giving the
Hill road district a good elementary
and Grammar school near Nye settle
Nent. The town meeting dinner Will
be- served in the banquet hall by the
members of Billings w. r. c.
Alphonzo Brown and Archie Weber
have the record for fish caught this
season thus far in any one day, when
Tuesday they returned from the pond
With string Of Is excellent pickereL
Mrs. Charles H Greedy suffered
from a bad hemorrhage from the nose
TUESDAY. 1t is claimed that this large
sudden flow of blood TO the head
would nave resulted in shock had
II not escaped as il did.
Funeral services for the late Mrs
Josephine Dangler We're held in Brown
Memorial church Thursday afternoon
at o'clock. conducted by Rev. H. F.
Milligan. pastor of the church and the
members Of the Laurel Rebekah
Lodge, The Miiliran quartet sang In
the Sweet BY and Ply" and Beautiful
Isle of Somewhere" The bearers We're
Ira A. Witham Wesley N. Keene. Irv
inE T. Hall and Llewellyn Decker Jr.
The drama ''The-acre Farm was pre-
scented by members of Wins!ow Grange
in Town hall Wednesday evening, which
was followed by q dance. The proceeds
were divided with Clinton Grange.
The Wesleyan Literary Club held its
annual Gentlemens night in the vestry
and ladies parlors of Brown Memorial
church A cold meat supper was served
at G o'clock which occasioned many
words Of appreciation. the committee IN
charge OF this feature We're Mrs. Abel
Cole. Mrs. Orrin Wheeler and Mrs. Eve
Iyn Jones. During the evening various
games and sports were presented by
committee headed by Miss Bertha Irving
and the entertainment committee with
Mrs. Frank Richardson as chairman,
provided the following weii-prepared pro
gram: Vocal trio. Misses Bertha Mill
3riS ta>1a
gan: reading Mrs Willis !. Cain read
ing, Mrs Charles L. Clement; sns.n-
by a mems chorus: reading, Cnristena /.
Milligan; The Public Schools an I'm
portant Factor in American Life"
Charles L. Clement: The Churches
Need Of Members" Rev II. T. Milligan,
Our Trip to Florida" 5. 7. Feiker.
Some Interesting Features in the South
Land" Mrs. 5 7. Felker; Our Noble
Church Ancestry, Hon. H. w Dodge.
The following individuals were in at
tendance al the festivities; Frank Is.
Richardson. Hon. II. ". Dodge, Charles
L Clement, Rev Fl. T. MilIigan, Willis
! Cain, Orrn =. Wheeler. Evelyn }.
Jones, Frank Z. Trask, Erwin Trask,
Willis L. knight. F!o-iman NJ. Hatha-
way. Abel Cole, Stanley Clement. George
y. Wake!y, Solomon 7. FelEc'. MIS-
Carrie Z. Jones. Martha Adams, Mianio
Y Trask Blanche Scribrer, Avis :,
Clement, Gertrude Richardson. Eora 3.
Knight Jennie n Wheeler. Nellie Luce
Cain. Mabel Porter, Sarah Ross Cora \.
Dodge. Lottie NJ. Wakely, Alice Wakcly,
Effie L. Milligan, Mrs Abel Cole, Misses
Christena AIilligan, Bertha Milliean, Blu-
lah Stewart. Respar Irving. Bertha Try
ing, Dorothy Wakeiy. Margaret Adams,
Tashu Clement and I. l. Cain.