Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-07-17
WINTHROP
Broken Truck on Freight Car of
NJ. c. r. r. Causes a Bad
Wreck Sunday P. NJ.
CAMP FIRE GIRLS OLD
SUCCESSFUL POW.WOW

A bad wreck on the Maine Central oc-
Cured Sunday afternoon near the Win
throp railroad station, caused by a broken
truck on one of the cars of a freight
train, causing 13 cars to leave the track
Luckily no one was injured and the aCci-
dent occurred where there is a double
track.
The pink granite used for the construc-
ton of the new public library building IS
brought from New Hampshire. The stone
trimmings around the windows and doors
and at the entrance are of buff limestone
and comes from Indiana, while the slate
for the roof is to be sea green in color
and comes from Pennsylvania.
Ned Penniman of South Bethlehem, Pa,
is visiting his parents, MIR. and Mrs. <.
H. Penniman.
The council meeting of Tawasentha and
Pontaw Camp Fire Girls will meet Thurs
day evening with Miss Elsie Moore at her
home.
Orin Cobb of New York is the guest of
his brothers. Augustus and Ellery Cobb.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Mills, accompanied
by Miss Constance Murray of New York,
are guests of their daughter, Mrs. NJ. NJ.
Clark Mr.. Mills is connected with Har-
pers Monthly.
Mrs. Retta Fairbanks of Pennington is
the guest of MIR. and Mrs. Carl Harrl-
man.
Stephen E. Coveney and son, Arthur
Coveney, who have been in Renfrew, Ont,
for two weeks, have returned home.
Owing to Miss Luella Beale's illness, the
Luella F. Beale Student Association is IN
vited to meet with Mrs. Nellie Packard
Stanley at her home. the Packard home
stead, Aug. 10 at 1880. instead of meeting
at the grammar school building, where
the roll call has previously been held.
picnic lunch will be served at 1890 The
roll call will be at o'clock. supper
will be served at $50 followed by an en-
tertainment. Miss Beale will be present
at all of the meetings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burton B. Smith of Dor
chester, Mass, are guests of relatives in
town.
The Indian pow-wow held by thu
Tawasentha and Portaw Camp Fire
Girls Friday evening on the lawn at
j. H. McIlroy's was a very Success1ul
entertainment. The girls were dressed
in their Indian costumes and flowing
hair. The lawn was brilliantly lllum-
rated with electric lights and together
with the different booths presented
very pretty appearance. The candy
be 9th was of sreen and white and wa;
presided over by Misses Anna Neal,
Mariory Rollins and Doris Lothrop.
The food and punch table was deco
rated with green leaves and ferns and
was in charge of Mrs. Marion Thorn
as, Mrs Jessie Webb and Miss Aida
Hayward. Miss Elsie Moore had charge
of the ice cream table. while popcorn
was sold from big decorated market
baskets by Misses Marion Thaanum,
Ruth Alden, Marguerite Maxwell, Eve
Iyn Thompson and Dorothy Snow. The
following program. interspersed b.
music by the Winthrop Military Band,
was given: Piano solo, Miss Doris Lo-
throp: an original reading, The Le-
gend of the Two Lakes, Annabessacook
and Maranacook," Miss Dorothy Webb,
guardian of Maranacook Camp; motion
song. Nanny Moon" 10 Camp Fire
Girls: reading, Miss Webb. This was
followed by a grand council meeting
led by Miss Neal, in which three girls
from Tawasentha Camp received the
wood gatherers' rings and one girl re-
ceived the firemaker's bracelet. A So
cial followed, and a good sum was
realized.
Lionel H. Ducette of Portland has
been engaged as pianist at the Acme
theatre He has been playing in some
of the leading picture houses in the
State.