Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-18

Trial Justice John H. Lancaster in
the municipal court last Friday after
noon suspended sentence until next
Friday in the case of Margaret Rey-
holds. daughter Of Mrs. c. A. Rey-
nolds. The girl is pupil in Miss Den
nison's room at the Garfield building.
Grade ", and the charge against her
was truancy from school. The mothor
claimed that her daughter was sick.
but the physicians do not appear to
agree with the parents.
There was a good attendance at the
Searchlight Club meeting Friday at
Miss Mabel McElhiney's home on
North avenue. The time was employed
in making bags for the Christmas tree
| to be given by the Congregational
Sunday school. A special meeting will
be held the 30th at Miss Hannah r.
Pages, with Yule tree and supper
as features of the evening.
| Miss Marion o. Steward, teacher of
elocution at the High school. announce
ed Saturday the public program In
rhetoricals would be given by the pu-
pills next term.
That the people Of North Arson are
anxious to have a more beautiful town.
would be implied from a certificate Of
organization which has lately been filed
at the office of the Somerset Register Of
Deeds here. The organization Is known
as the North Arson Community League
and is located at North Arson. The
purposes of the corporation as given are
to further economic, social. educational,
sanitary and ethetic welfare Of the
town Of Arson, especially in and about
the village Of North Arson and to ac-
quire real and personal property for
that purpose. The officers are: presi-
dent, Harry E. Marston; vice president,
Fred S. Parsons, w. J. Rand; clerk. Ell
mer w. Sawyer: treasurer. Walter r.
Wait; trustees, Henry E. Marston. Fred
S. Parsons. Willard J. Rand. Walter r.
Wait, Elmer w. Sawyer. Walter McKen-
ney. Albert w. Reed. A. E. Hamilton. II.
Herbert Marston. Willis c. Emery, e. E..
Clark and Geo. l.. Hovey. The big COM
munity fair which different organiza-
! tions recently held in the village Of
North Arson was large for the benefits
,of this League. the main effort at pres
ent being to raise sufficient money to
establish a park in the burned district
of the town. Hon. D. D. Steward Of st.
<1lDdAo HAS d6Tccu u give $6VUU u
similar amount can be raised.
| The auxiliaries Of the Congregational
Church are scheduled to hold meetings
this week. The Working League meets
this afternoon in the Church vestry and
the Mission Circle tomorrow at Mrs. J.
w. Fogler's on Elm street.
Sumner c. Ward and his daughter.
Miss s. M. Ward closed their cottage at
Lakewood Friday and Saturday left to
pass the remainder Of the winter and
until April at the home Of their daueh-
ter and sister. Miss Mae e. Ward in
Dorchester, Mass.
Mrs. Samuel Jackins left the last Of
the week for a visit in Waterville.
Brooks and elsewhere.
The house on Patten Court occupied
by Fred Reperti and family has been
sold by J. Harvey White to e. N. Mer.
rill. Esq.
Edwin Gilman. Hadley M. ireland.
Walter G. Leland. Gilbert M. Leland and
Carl v. Ratt are members Of tbs Show.
hogan Club to qualify and ce.pete for
the scholarships given by the University
OF Maine. to be awarded at the State
contests at the third annual meetings of
the Boys and Girls Agricultural Clubs
which will be at the University in Orc.
no. the goth. 21st and 22nd.
The members of the Senior Class Of
the High school are to gather at Miss
Hannah r. Pages home on High street
Tuesday evening to listen to a talk on
Burns by George Thomson. Mr.. Thorn
Son is native of Scotland and will also
read Burns poems.
There was large attendance at the
inspection night ceremonies in Sunset
Chapter, 0. e. s. lodge. Friday night
Nearly all the officers were present and
Mrs. Annie Walker Of Arson inspected
the work. Refreshments of ices with
marshmallow sauce and cake were served