Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-03

room Monday, Judge H. H. Brazzeli
found for the defendant, Fred n. u.
Hight of Athens. Eugene Burns OF
Madison brought suit against Hight to
recover on a note for s25 given for
set of sleds. The sleds were not de-
livered at the time agreed upon ana
when delivered were not as speclneo
and therefore it was decided the con-
tract had not been carried out ior
which the note was given.
Miss Ann Morrison who was 1ot
many years librarian at the SkoWhe-
gan Public library has recently moved
into the upstairs rent in the w. X. 6.
Estes house on Leavitt street to make
her home here. Since the death OF her
brother Lucius Morrison she has been
living in East Madison with her sister,
Mrs. Caroline Tufts who passed away
not long since.
Mrs. William McGilvery and young
son returned to Pittsfield Monday af-
ternoon after a short visit with Mrs.
+. W. Briggs.
The Golden Rod Branch Of the In
ternational Sunshine Society will meet
at the home of Mrs. Harvey Quimby on
Madison avenue Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Nedeau Of
Waterville are in town, the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Nedeau of 2
Beech street.
William Simpson of Oakland, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Simpson of this
town, caught an eight-pound salmon
Monday in Lake Massachusetts.
| The county commissioners were in
session at the court house Tuesday.
| Miss Ruth Hooper returned to Lew
iston Tuesday after a short visit in
town with her father, Conductor
Frank Hooper.
Miss Barbara Weston and Miss
private dance in Grand Army hall
Monday night, about Is couples being
present. Chaperones were Mrs. A. K.
Butler, Mrs. Guy Conant, Mrs. Laura
Twadelle and Mrs. Horace Weston.
Music for the dances, Of which there
were %, was furnished by Williams
| three piece orchestra. The hostesses
were assisted by Miss Florence Phil
brick and Miss Mildred Weston In
] serving fruit punch. The punch table
was especially pretty. being decorated
in pink and white to represent huge
Maybasket and a Maybasket holding
lights was suspended over it.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the First
Baptist church made about $72 profit
on it's May day fair, Monday.
| Rehearsals for the Junior exhibition
to be given June are coming on in
ba of
Mrs. Kathleen r. Oak.
Miss Lucy Taylor Of this town. a
student at Colby College, has been
named as literary editor Of the "Col-
biana," the weekly college paper Of
the women's division.
| Edward Bent and Peter Lagin were
brought to the county Jail Tuesday
from Fairfield to serve sentences of
IL days each for intoxication. Bent re-
Gently served several months in the
Jail here, being kept as a witness in
the Nichols case at the last term of
court.
| The First Baptist church concluded
it's two days fair with an entertain
ment in the auditorium of the church
Tuesday night by the little children,
called a May Festival. This was
charmingly carried out under the di-
rection of Miss Mary Lyon. The chief
feature Of this was the dance about
the May pole which was set up on the
platform and adorned with bright
streamers. Miss Christina Hall had the
| honor of being Queen of the May. The
program consisted of recitations and
vocal and instrumental music by the
children. assisted by Lyons Orchestra.
Those taking part were: Agnes Lois
Mantor and David Lyon. Agnes CO.
burn, Ernestine Laney, William
Schultz, Margaret Sheaff, May Syl-
vester, Delight Trufant, Misses Glea-
son and Pollard, Florence Sheaff,
Agnes Coburn, Phyllis Whiting, Miss
Jeanne Thomson. Misses Stinchfeld
and Chubbuck, the Misses Laney and
Gleason, Miss Jeanne Thomson and
Miss Chastine Kelley, Florence and
Helen Schultz, freddie Dugas. Mona
Russell, John Russell, Florence Mel
son, Wayne Dow, Effie Gilman, Fatima
and Louisa Currier. Opal Currier
Edith Graft, Charline Cole. Madeline
Sylvester, Linwood Meader, Willard
Meader, Lynwood Durrell, Ernestine
Laney.
Delegates who have gone and are
going to Portland to attend the meet
ing of the Masonic Grand bodies thi:
week include E. c. Butler, Esq, Judge
III. H. Lancaster, Clerk of Courts w
T. Seekins, Harry Dinsmore, w. r
Ordway E. F. Merrill Esq. G. H
Plummer. F. w. Buchanan and Harr!
Harris Of Canaan.