Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-29
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Extension Division Of u. Of n,
Agricultural College to Hold
Three Day Meeting-M. c. L
Debating Team Seleete+
Meeting of Woman's Relief
Corps

corps
There will be a three days meetins>
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Deo.
3 4 and 5. in Grange hail. by the Ex-
tension Division, L. of NJ. College Of
Agriculture in Foods-preparation ana.
serving. The instructors will be Miss
Kathryn Gordon, extension instructor
in Home Economics; Mrs. Marion Es-
tabrooke Hunt and Miss Ruby Barker,
emergency home demonstration agents
of Somerset. Waldo and Knox counties.
The meetings will be held under the
auspices of the Pittsfield Home Eco
Monies Club, with. a committee con-
sisting of Mrs. l.. II. Blanchard. Mrs,
j. II. Scribner and Mrs. q. NJ. Owens.
The following students have been
chosen for Nj. c. rs. Interscholastic
debate teams: Vernon Libby, pitts-
field; Harry Belyea. Gardiner: Evena
Goodale, Troy; Frank Milan. Swans
Island; Mark Hurd, Pittsfield: Alice
Townsend. Newport: Erma Holden.
Moose River; Arthur Bragg. Pittsfeld.
At a meeting of the Pittsfield Tues
day Club held Tuesday afternoon the
names of Mrs. Florice Marden and
Miss Grace Davis were presented and
We're accepted as members Of the club.
The next meeting OF the club will he
held January LIST. when social aft
ernoon will be held at the Iancey
House.
A Thanksgiving ball was given in
Union hall Wednesday evening under
the auspices of Somerset Lodge, X.
of L, Music was furnished by an or
chestra of six pieces. Henry 4. Lib
by was floor director. with aids w. l..
Percival. Halvor Prescott. W. L. Push
or. Charles Walker. Bert Ryan and
Robert Smith of this town. Gus bins
more, Newport, and Earl Buker OF
Hartland.
Pittsfield Grange will elect the ON
GERS for the ensuing year Saturday
evening, Dec. /.
Calvin Fox of Middleboro. Mass,
who has been visiting his sisters. Mrs.
Frost and Mrs. Murch, has returned
home.
j. W. Manson, W. b. McGilvery and
William G.. Dobson. who have been on
hunting trip in the vicinity Of The
Forks, returned home Wednesday. rob
ert Carmichael of New York, who has
been member of the party, remained
for few days visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. McGilvery.
Mrs. Rufus Burns and son, Gard
iner. left Wednesday for Boston tn
pass Thanksgiving and a few days
visit with Mr.. Burns.
A meeting of the Woman's eRlisf
Corps was held Wednesday afternoon
in G. A. r. hall. Past Dept. Presi-
dent Mrs. Ida Rolfe Of Clinton was
present and officially inspected the
corps.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest Smith OF Aus
gusta. who have been guests Of her
mother. Mrs. s. e. Sturtevant, Isfe
Wednesday for Dexter to attend the
wedding of Mr.. Smiths sister, Miss
Iva Smith. which will take place
Thursday.
Mrs. George E. Kimbai left this
week for Fort Kent. where she will
pass the winter with her. daughter.
Mrs. Stanley Burrill
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Dyer left this
week for visit with relatives in Bos-
ton and Rochester. n. r.
f. S. Pitcher of Belfast, who IL tn
direct the rehearsals OF 'Pinafore,~
which is to be presented by local tall
ent and under the auspices of SOM
erset Lodge. X. of p, and James b.
Watson of Bangor, who is TO be ten
or soloist in the opera house, were in
town Wednesday evening to attend q
rehearsal.
At meeting OF the past masters
of Meridian Lodge f. .and =. NJ held
Tuesday evening. it was decided to
hold a past masters nigh. In Masonic
han Friday evening, Dec. II. when
the chairs will he filled by past mas
ters, and the NJ. NJ. degree will be
worked on one candidate.
Corporal Raymond IIurd OF Camp
Devens, Aver, Mass, arrived in town
Wednesday for q few days visit with
Mrs. Hurd and relatives.
Miss Martha Drake. a student at
Bates college, arrived home Wedncs-
day for visit until Friday with her
parents. Judge and Mrs. O. H. Drake
Everett Hurd Of Pittsburg. Pa who
has been passing q few days at the
University Of Maine. returned We'd
nesday to PittsfieId where he ~ pass
ing several days vacation with his
mother. Mrs. Maud liurd.
S. r. Haines of Boston. assistant
manager Of the American Wooden Co,
was in town Wednesday leaving here
for Hartland to Join Mrs. ilaincs and
to pass Thanksgiving in tho home OF
Mr.. Haines' brother Leon W. Ilaincs.
g. n. Tricky Of East Corinth ar
rived in town Wednesday 10 pass
THANKSGIVING with his son. DR. ". y.
Trickey and family. Mrs. Trickey's
father. W. q. Buck of Portland. viii
pass Thanksgiving with his daugh-
ter
TIE town SCHOOLS closed Wednesday
for a Thanksgiving recess until Mon
day NJ G. I. closed Wednesday npon
for a recess until next Tuesday. Miss
Helen Hilton member Of the NJ. G.
7. faculty, left Wednesday for visit
in Boston, and Miss Frances kidder.
teacher. left for her home In Rich
omnd