Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-03

G. g. Churchill and wife Saturday
started for Brooks on their way to
Fort Fairfield, where they will nov
make their home. Mr.. Churchill is
manager Of the Park theatre. Friday
evening the friends and neighbors to
the number of IS united in a grand
send-off to Mr.. and Mrs. Churchill
and family. A picnic supper was serv-
ed on the lawn at "Broadview farm
owned by the Hudsons, after which
the company adjourned to the house
and sang. Later a big fire was built
outdoors and corn roast enjoyed.
The farm: they occupied on Sturte-
want Hill will be devoted to butter
making. John Slocum of Providence.
the new owner is planning TO keep 90
COWS. Charles Bennett of Providence
will be mana ger of the farm and Mr.
and Mrs. Martin Bates will care for
the cows and make the butter An
electrical plant will be installed for
power and light. Miss Millie Church
ILL., sister of G.. 3. Churchill. who has
been living with him here, has gone
to Fort Fairfield also.
Grover Hodges, who has been in
charge of one Of Hoods creameries at
Sheldon Junction, VT, arrived in Win
throp Saturday with his family where
he will be assistant manager of the
creamery.
Herbert Pettinsill left town for Fort
Fairfield Saturday. where he will be
employed in the Hopkins Brothers
store. It is a very large store ana
Charles Abbott. formerly superintend-
emf of schools in Winthrop and Hal
lowell. has charge of it.
Mrs, Elinor Davies who has passed
the summer with her grandmother
Mrs Frank Davies, returned nome
Saturday.
Miss Adeline r. Van Pelt will give
dance to her pupils and friends on tues
day evening, at the Town hall Music by
Dennis orchestra of Augusta.
The Sunday school class winch Mrs
Rose p. Parsons taught at the Metho-
dist church some years ago mad re-
union at her home Saturday. Sept. l.
Those present were: Bertha Hall
Briggs Mary Sinclair Beatty, Flora
LaCroix Bishop, Verne keene Foster
Adelaide French, Fannie Maxim God
ing, May Hayward Moulton, Florence
Jackson Taggart and Eva Fairbanks
Tpham. Mrs. Parker taught this class
10 years ago and was a very devoted
teacher. STAYING by the class until
most of them had gone out to ne"
homes or to some employment out OF
town and has occasionally called them
together. It was a large class but all
cannot meet in these reunions. De-
licious refreshments We're served AFTER
the party had posed for their picture
by the local photographer. Selections
from the Victrola were listened to and
after the guests had promised to meet
again next year they departed to their
several homes.
Mrs Iva Fairbanks of Auburn was
the guest Saturday and Sunday of her
cousin, Mrs. Mary Beatty.
Mr. and Mrs. George c. Kinds gave
a delightful affair at the Lake View
House on Saturday night, in honor Of
Miss Adeline r. Van Pelt and Charles
Frederick Osborne whose engagement
has recently been announced. The
house was profusely decorated with
flowers, many of which had been sent
by Mrs. Irving O. Gage and Mrs. Ella
LlnNeH OF winthrop. IIe cNciAii6
was passed in dancing and merry
making, while several of the guests
contributed to the enjoyment of the
affair by their talent. Among them
were Miss n. NJ. Rowe, of eNw York
city and Mrs. Carrie W. Osborne Of
Winthrop, who rendered exquisite Sc
lections on the piano, while Miss Hazel
Peck of Winthrop gave two vocal solos
with excellent effect.
Miss Adeline r. Van Pelt did some
fine solo dancing, and Mrs. Henry T.
Van Pelt recited little poem Of her
own composition. The evening ter
minated with a delightful collation.,
during the course of which many ocn-
gratulatory speeches We're made.
Aomng the most happy We're the re-
marks Of c. NJ. Huxford. of Boston,
who is an ld-time resident of Win
throp. and gave a reminiscent talk
concerning Mr.. Osborne's family.
whom he has kncwn intimately for
many years. Very unique favors were
distributed in the shape Of tiny china
cats in pink silk bags with a card at
tached on which was written: The
cats out of the bag" Altogether. the
evening was pronounced a great sue
cess by the many Winthrop people
who participated in the affair.