Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-02
OAKLAND
John HOdsdon Celebrates Birth
day-Free Baptist Ladies to
Meet-Stock Feeding Demon
stration - Henry C. kenney
Meets Friends on 18th Birth
day

The birthday of John Hodsdon was
celebrated at his home Saturday eve
ming A number of the members OF
Sergeant Wyman Post and Corps sur
prised Comrade and Mrs. Hodsdon by
appearing at their home about 3
O'Clock, carrying refreshments with
them. A feature of the evening was an
original poem written by Comrade
George Benson for the occasion. Mrs.
F. H. Leech read a poem entitled, The
Old Grand Army Boys" A most en-
joyable evening was passed.
The mail carriers enjoyed a vaca-
ton from their duties Monday.
The list of advertised mail for the
week beginning Jan. l, is as follows:
Mrs. r. Higgins, Mrs. Alice Gleason .,
Mrs. c. c. Gleason, Mrs. S. a. W.
Gleason 2, John Burke, Ralph Brann,
Miss Helen Wilson, Miss c. Morrill,, r.
F. D. 80. Mrs. William l. North, Miss
Leona Doyon.
The Free Baptist Ladies' Aid Soci-
ETY. will meet with Mrs. Julia Libby on
Summer street Wednesday afternoon.
Jan. 9, at the usual hour. AS this will
be the first meeting of the new year
A. L. .Deering of Augusta was in
town Monday on business.
Miss Helen Foster and Louis Bar
| riman have returned to Portland after
two-weeks vacation here.
Miss Susie Greeley of Pawtucket, r.
l., is visiting at the home of f. NJ.
Foster.
Mrs. Warren Peacock who has been
visiting Miss Margaret Dudley has re-
turned to her home in Gardiner.
ralph HoXie has returned from a
several days visit to his farm in Ca
naan.
]. II. Bodwell Of Dover was transact
ing business in town Monday.
A Jolly party met at the home of Mr..
ana Mrs. Maurice L. Strickland on Sat
ufday evening to celebrate the 18th
birthday of Mrs. Strickland's father.
Henry Z. kenney. At a former gath
erlng OF this sort, Mr.. Kenney and his
lour friends ages aggregated 331 wears
anu tnlS year three years We're added
! py the substitution of one guest
WHIST was enjoyed during the eve
ilhs ana later a great surprise await
cd Mr.. kenney in the form of a large
rrult cake with Il lighted candles lee
cream, cake and other light refresh
ments were enjoyed and the marty
broke up at late hour. Those pres
ent were Hon. George w. Gouldina NJ
| M. bartlett. Henry Blaisdeu of Am
suSta' horace Greeley Mr.. and Mrs.
NIL. Strickland
a. r. Gardiner of Pennington was
BUSINESS caller in town Monday.
Iniss Elsie Brann has returned from
week visit to Lewiston.
Bert Andrews was unable to attend
10 MS duties at c. l. Bates shoe store
Monday. o0 sure
clair SaWtelle left Monday for Ros-
eoh' "here he is attending BRYANT g.
o'ratton Commercial school. He has
peen passing a weeks vacation With
MS parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. p sawl
telIe ei'.o r. = saw
A demonstration of stock foaa;
uhoef the instruction of men fro,, 80
80 sly OF Maine. Orono, is being
nelu at Grange hall, Oakland ~
ana 8, from 8 A. NJ. to p NJ Rri,i'
'ouf oinnef' All are invited.
union watch meeting was ba,d
sno Metnodlst church vestry on Snnl
Icy hisnt. The meeting beean a. n
Az ana a splendid program was ..ar
I Tie out, Refreshments were se,~ed -
io'4o ana the final meeting continno q,
at lilo. There were 60 on.lnueo
through the service, ieiiained
da 1ohn Sweeney will return to Roch
aale' Mass, Tuesday, having $50, a.oeh-
TWO weeks vacation ~ ~ pissed
parents ''4e nome OF his
Earl Graves has returned suo
sport visit with his parents IN p taom
Mr. and Mrs. ]. Henry Morso
nestnn from several Gays VISIT il'i ie