Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-26

Miss Hannah r. Page with her
tiers, Elizabeth W. and Mandana
Marsh of Providence, r. l.. are at
Ocean Park for the remainder Of the
month.
Mrs. D. F. Palmer and her daugh-
tiers, Miss Palmer and Mrs. Shepherd
son of Massachusetts entertained a
Relief Party Tuesday afternoon. The
ladies, who were engaged in afghan
making and clipping, spent the time
on the lawn.
The farm buildings Of Mrs. Augusta
Coleman on the Hill road several miles
from town were struck in the thunder
storm OF Monday night but were not
badly damaged.
Miss Annie Steward left Tuesday
afternoon to visit in Augusta and
Lewiston.
Mrs. Leon Boutin is visiting with
her daughter in Hallowti She was
accompanied to that city by Mr.. and
Mrs. F. X. Poulin and child who have
returned home. The party went with
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Chabot who re-
NAMED in Augusta for a visit.
Miss Elizabeth Webb will entertain
this Thursday afternoon the mem
of her Sunday School class at the Con-
home, Pleasant st.
The members of the c. c. c. c. were
delightfully."- entertained the first of the
week by Miss Sarah J. Anderson at
IaZeldean, her cottage, Lake Wes3er-
unsett. Much time was spent on the
verandah and a delicious dinner was
served. Covers We're laid for twelve,
the guests of the society being Miss
Mary Robe Of Auburn who is visiting
her cousins, the Misses Webb, Mrs
Martha Savage of Bingham, the guest
of Miss Gertrude s Weston, Miss Lu-
ella stevens of Cambridge, Mass.
who is ct "I3loomfield" for the sum-
NOR, and Mrs. n. II. Lambert of
!Skowheean.
Although definite arrangements
have not been made as to who the
proprietors of tho motion picture con-
Germ for the Opera House will he 1t has
already been decided that a board OF
five censors will be appointed to act
as critics upon the kind Of pictures
which well be presented,
George II. Ware has received a let
tor from his brother. Arthur Ware
who is in ambulance service In Eng
land. stating that he was expecting &c
enter the hospital tor an operation for
appendicitis shortly after the missive
was sent.
Tie season at Lake Wesserunsett is
now at its height and excellent fish
ing and bothinr is reported by the
summer colony.
Considerable excitement was aroused
both in the village and in the River Road
district Wednesday forenoon when 1T was
thought that a possible kidnapping had
been attempted. Mrs. w. II. Boynton,
living about a. miles from the village
notified the Jail officials that a small lad
had appeared at her door stating that he
and another boy had been brought nearly
to the Boynton home In an automobile.
where they had been left by the wayside
He gave his name as Clukey. stating that
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Clukey.
lived at "a French street. Investigation
at the Clukey home revealed that one OF
the boys was George. the 7-year-old son
Leo Carmile, a brother of Mrs. Clukey.
who is here for visit from his home in
Pasco, r. l. 1t seems that with some
other children the boys had started out
on berrying trip and when the other
children started home they maintained
that they were going to Rhode Island
and started off down the road on foot. The
story told by the boys and the children
who returned home did not agree but 1t
is thought that someone came upon the
children and offered them a ride, think
ing they were taking them toward home
and when it was determined that such
was not the case advised them to alight.
The grounds between st. Mary's church
and the convent on Water street are In a
state of great upheaval, a crew OF work.
men being engaged in laying out yard
for the Parochial school with a lawn be-
tween the yard and the street. Walks
will be laid from the street TO the school
building and to the church. The tene-
ment house on the property purchased by
George Goulette will be moved to East
street.
Herbert Schmitz. proprietor OF a sub
urban grocery store on the south side,
and Mrs Schmitz are the parents OF an
11-pound boy born Tuesday night.