Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-24
NoRRIDCEWOCK

The meeting Of the Village Improve
ment Society on Thursday afternoon
| was in charge of Mrs. Grace Marcia
and Mrs. Esther Fuller and the topic
| was, What Our Club Can Do For the
| Town The following program was
given: Piano solo, Miss Florence Jew
EFT; reading, Mrs. Lou Brown; piano
solo, Miss Virginia Hussey; vocal solo,
| Mrs. Neva Jones; paper, Work of Wo-
| mems Clubs" written by member of
. Arcana Club and read by Mrs. Eliza
| beth Russell; monologue. Mrs. Esther
| Fuller; vocal solo, Miss Arlene Briggs;
| suggestions for club work, gleanngs
| from THE American City," Mrs. Grace
| Marcia; an automobile romance, con-
| Quoted by Mrs. Esther Fuller; America.
| Mrs. Althea Campbell is gaining from
| her illness.
A committee to look out for the OBJ
servation Of Children's day in the Bap-
| fist church was appointed as follows
| Miss Lula HUFF Miss Linnion Brown
| and Mrs. Eta Blaisdell.
The graduating exercises of the Sen
| Tor class of Norridgewock High school
| will take place in the Grange hall on
| the evening of June s. The baccalau-
reate sermon will be preached in the
| Baptist church on Sunday morning,
| June 4.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Boone have
moved into the Marshal Eames house
| on the north side of the river.
The annual memorial sermon will be
| delivered in the Congregational church
| on next Sunday morning by Prof.
| Mitchell of Bowdoin college. There will
| be union services of the churches and
no Sunday school will be held in the
| Baptist church.
| Mrs. Frederick Pierce has been on the
sick list during the past few days.
| Prof. Frances r. Freeman, head of
home economics department of the Uni
versity of Maine, will deliver a lecture
during the regular meeting of the
| Grange on Thursday evening.
| Fred Rogers has purchased the Bert
Hale property on the Skowhegan road
and it is reported he will build there
in the near future.
| Miss Nellie Hussey has returned
from Gloucester, Mass, where she has
been employed during the winter.
Rev. F. G. Davis started homeward
from New Orleans Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Everett have re-
turned from Medfield, Mass, where
they have been passing the winter.
Several members of the Marshall p.
Hale Circle and other invited friends
attended a birthday party for Mrs.
Florence Gibbs at the home of Mrs.
Mary Staples Tuesday afternoon.
Dainty refreshments were served on a
table which was pretti!y decorated
for the occasion, a birthday cake be-
| ing one Of the special features. Mrs.
Gibbs was presented by her guests
with a pretty china tea set IS little!
momento Of the day
| Reports from Mrs. Earle Seavey,
who is at the home Of her parents in
! Auburn are that she is recovering
| from her recent severe attack of APP
pendicitis and unless something un-
looked for develops it is thought an
operation will not be necessary and
| that she will be able to come home
within a short time.
! Miss George Merow was at home
from Good Will over Sunday.
| Ellis Tobey is recovering from his
recent illness.
DR.. Joseph Taylor Of Roslindale.
Mass, who was upriver last week on
fishing trip, presented his mother,
Mrs. jeanette Johnson with one fish
which weighed nine pounds and was
29 inches in length.
Mrs. Lula Bruce returned Monday
from a weeks visit with relatives in
Bath.