Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-22

ed before Carroll y. Perkins in the
| law Offices Of Merrill & Merrill mere
during Friday forenoon, action having
been brought by d. b. Hobart OF East
| Madison against Perley J. Withee, also
! of East Madison, ION saw mill &C
count which had covered period since
! 1906. The disagreement as to the
amount Of accounts, the question in
volyed was settled Mr.. Hobart was
represented by Merrill e Merrill and
Mr.. Withee by A. X. Butler.
The services at the Methodist
church next Sunday will be Of much
| interest touching upon the Yuletide
| in various ways. At the sunday
morning service THE Affair at the
| Inn" will be the subject of the Christ
mas sermon to be delivered by Rev
! Henry Clay Turner, the pastor, and
there will be special musical service.
! 4 vesper service at 4 p. NJ. Will In
clude among its features an organ re-
cital by Carl w. Malley, in which he
will use ancient Christmas carols
with variations. The soloists will be
Mrs Fife Pooler Malley and Mrs.
Eta S. Bradley and the Misses Yvette
and Lorette LapOinte OF Brunswick
will assist with violin and cello Sc
iections.
Henry Crowell is passing several
days in the Greenville and Roach Riv-
err region on business.
Mrs. +. L. Affair of Burlington, VT
arrived Thursday night to join Mr.
Affair in town and to make her fu-
ture home.
The Thursday evening service at
the Conversational church was of es-
pecial interest as reports from the "a
teams who made calls upon almost
every home in the parish during last
Sunday reported. The object was to
beget more real acquaintance among
pariShiOnerS, with its chance to dis
cuss intelligently together, the aims
and works Of the church, also to OBJ
tain the pledges on the pledge cards
previously sent out toward the budget
which includes all contemplated regu-
lar expenses of the UNCONVENTIONAL
work for the coming year About 300
calls were made and the called upon
and callers report the best time ever
and it was the most successful vista
ton in behalf Of the budget ever
made, there being large increase in
pledges over last or any previous
years. The gross amount of the bud
get this year is $343O, including be-
nevolences which are 1855. The in
come from various sources estimated
at $3.50. The net amount to be rails
ed last Sunday was s268O, which is
slight decrease over last year because
of the war and of this amount about
1925 was secured. When the canvass
is completed by the prudential com
mittee, the whole amount will probab-
ly be assured.
Miss Prudence Wadsworth Is at
home from the University of Maine
for the holiday recess and Miss Ma
r1on j. Lord arrived Friday forenoon
from Wheaton College, Norton. Mass.
H. Tobey Mooers arrived home on
thursday evening from New York and
Boston where he has been visiting
since his arrival from France. He has
had an eventful career in the war SER
vice as ambulance driver. his term of
enlistment having expired in November.
Mr. and Mrs. Allie Smith and family
of Portland. who came here to make
their home in the Nye house opposite
Coburn park. have decided to establish
their home in Augusta and Mrs. Smith
and two daughters left for their new
! location Thursday
The members of the Clementine
Weston w. c. T. U. held meeting on
/ Thursday at Library parlors to pack
their annual Christmas box for the in
| mates of the town farm, who this year
number only four. Miss Gertrude S.
Weston was in charge Of the day and
this year carried out her usual custom,
instituted by her mother, Mrs. Glenn
entine Weston, for whom the union
was named, by contributing a Christ
I mas pudding for a holiday dinner at
the institution. Oranges, candy, fruit
and other gifts We're contributed as
well as reading matter in the package
for distribution among the inmates,
+ Miss Weston being assisted by Mrs.
IGffie Paine, Mrs. Clarence MantOr, Mrs.
Nettie w. Paddock, Mrs Alfredo Cool
and Mrs Fred Williams in the work.
A pleasant feature of the meeting was
the reading by Mrs. Paddock of 1.-THE
Cradle of the Christ Child an original
poem written by Mrs. Elizabeth Pow
ers Merrill, a member of the Union.
The next meeting of the Sunshine So
ciety will be held Thursday at the mu-
ricipal building. after which the mem
bers will adjourn to the Red Crosse
rooms to sew. The Sunshiners have
contributed box of handkerchiefs,
toys and safety-pins to the blind babies
Home in Albany. n. Y.
Miss Marah B. Stevens, teacher Of
drawing in the public schools, left Fri
day for vacation to be passed at her
home in Chesterville.
Next Sunday both morning and eve
ming, will be observed as Christmas
Sunday at the Congregational church.
! There will be a chorus of at least so
Voices singing carols and in the pro-
Ccssionals, a vested choir of % voices
rendering splendid and appropriate
| anthems and q Christmas cantata at
the close of the evening service Among
the carols will be two old French carols
of 1855. quaint, though impressive in
words and music. Anthems at the
morning service will include Calm as
the Listening Ear of Night" with So
los by Mrs. Mal!ey and Mr.. Plummcr
and a composition Of Bartletts includ-
ing a trio by Fred RaynOr J. Harry
White and r. w. Leighton and solos
by Mr. Leighton, Mr.. Raynor, Mr..
Mallcy and Mrs. Bradley. Prelude,