Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-20
WINSL0W
SebasticO0k Literary Club to
Meet-Engagement Party at
Rumford of Winslow Girl
Boiler Trouble at Grammar
School

ME-. and Mrs. Walter burlington of
Bowdoinham are the parents Of q
little SON. named Chester Howard.
born Nov. is. at the home of Mrs.
Purrington's parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Chester Totman, Monhegan street.
Mrs. burlington was formerly Miss
Niyian Totman.
Norman Rhoades and Oscar Rey-
holds left Saturday for a trip to New
York. e
Miss Gertrude Bradstreet, teacher at
the grammar school, was a weekend
guest at the home of her brother at
Freedom.
George Simpson and son Harry nave
returned from a hunting trip. They
brought nome two deer.
Miss Miriam Roberts of Portland
"a a weekend guest at the home of
her parents, MIR. and Mrs. Emery Rob
erts. Benton venue.
Mrs. Mary Moore Of Bangor, after a
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Ray,
Waterville, is a guest at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Rainey, Cushman
road.
The Sebasticook Literary Club will
meet at the club house Thursday at
ternoon at . o'clock. Papers on Lab
rador will be given.
Miss Gladys Hersom. teacher at the
Fort school. passed the weekend at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
T. II. Hersom, Oakland.
Mrs. Alice Priest Mcneil. after a
number of weeks visit at the home of
her brother, Alton Priest, has returned
to her home at New York.
A whist party will be held Tuesday
evening at the club house.
Mrs. Robert Stobie and Miss Jean
Burlev have returned from a few days
visit at Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Flewelling of
Monhegan street are entertaining their
niece, Mrs. Ralph Murray of Berlin,
n. II.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Dulea Of Boston
were overnight guests Friday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred FIewel-
ling.
Mrs. Ernest Priest of Benton was
a Sunday guest of her mother, Mrs.
Carrie Weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Holmes and
family of smithfeld were Sunday
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Forest +. Reynolds.
The following item viii be Of inter-
est TO Ninslow readers as Miss Ella
Webb is the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Oscar l.. Webb, Herd street:
Miss Hazel Heath of Rumford enter
tanned a party of 10 young ladies We'd
nesday evening at the home of Mrs.
II. Il. Ostron. to the ngage
ment of her friend, Miss Ella Webb,
to Bradford Dyer Of Troy, n. Y.
Among the guests was Mrs. Woods.
wife of Lieut.. Wesley Woods, former
ly of Rumford, and now with the Am
erican Expeditionary Forces over
seas. Knitting and other fancy work
occupied the guests during the even
ing, until the salads We're served in
the living roorn, and then the curtains
were drawn back, opening up the din
ing room, n the announcement made
that the remainder of the refreshments
Would be served there, and delightful
e~Ncla1nation greeted the noVei and ORR
Slnal manner in which the table was
arranged to announce the surprise of
the evening. In the center was a min
iature telephone post. with wires lead
ing to individual telephone receivers
at each plate. In the mouth piece Of
each instrument was the tiny envelope
and card bearing the names of Miss
Webb n Mr.. Dyer, who is a paper
maker by profession. The envelopes
were inscribed on the outside Dan
Cupid has a message for you and the
idea was delightfully."- received. Miss
webb has been in Rumford three
years as stenographer to G. A. Mixer,
engineer for the Power Co. No late is
set for the wedding.
No schools were held Monday after
noon at the Grammar school building.
on account of trouble with the boiler.
The fire department responded to a
telephone call Monday at 10 A. M. to
a chimney fire in one of the Lockwood
houses. 153 Bay street, n occupied
by Peter Gilbert. One chemical was
sufficient to extinguish it.
Miss Ella Webb of Rumford was a
week-enR guest at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar L. Webb.
They also entertained Sunday Miss
Ruth ostron. q Colby student: Misses
Harriet Nnal and Eliza Patterson.
teachers at the III. and W. school. and