Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-06-05
Mrs. Vesta Brown


present and come prepared to work.
Mrs. Vesta Brown
Elmer Tozier received word Mon
day night his sister. Mrs. Vesta
Brown of Benton, passed away Mon
day evening at 3 o'clock. Mrs. Brown
was well known in the II. and w. dis
trict. She has frequently visited at
the home of her brother and passed
most of the month of May at his
home, recovering from an operation
she underwent at the hospital. Mrs.
Tozier has been at the home of Mrs.
Brown since Saturday.
Mrs. Horace $. Howard. in con-
nection with baby wee,. to be held at
Waterville from June 9 TO Is inclu-
sive was appointed by the Winslow
Grange to ascertain the number of
children in town under years OF age.
has completed her work and reports
about 509. If any children have not
been reached please communicate
with Mrs. Howard. The weiShing
measuring and examination of chill
dren under 6 years of age will be
held every forenoon next week at the
city building, and there is no charge
for il.
The H. and w. girls will hold Red
Cross lawn party Friday evening.
June y. on the Taconnet Club house
grounds. The committees are as fol-
lows: In charge, Mrs. a. Redmond
Butler, chairman; Misses Catherine
SaNt0n. G;ace Lacomb. Irene LIBBY,
Della Poole?, Hazel Elake and Eliz-
abeth Traynor: on tickets, Misses Ell
eanor Trayncr, Mabel Wing, Adele
Libby, Catherine Parody; on dance
and music, Pe5er Libby and Norman
Haskell; en- posters, VIM. Il. Suther-
land.
The Joan Society will hold its meet
ing Thursday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Frank y. Smiley.
Miss Ethel Lancaster left Tuesday
afternoon for Dexter to attend the
university State convention and en-
poets to return Thursday.
The 9Th grade of the Grammar
school held an enjoyable social Mon
day evening at the "aconnet club
house. with a large attendance.
Games were played. Music was fur
nished by Miss Christine Lunny. Ice
cream was on sale and a good sum
cleared.
Henry Nichols, a former Winslow
resident, and now in the lumber busi-
ness in Windsorville was caller In
town Tuesday.
Donald Withee of Readfield was an
oyer night guest Monday of his broth
n home
Mr. and Mrs. D. B. M. son.
Grover Thompson, pupil at the
Sand Hill school. Monday noon went
fishing in the Sebasticook in some
manner the large fish hook he was
using lodged in his leg. in trying to
remove it the flesh was badly torn.
He was taken to the school house and
q physician called. The hook was re-
moved and the wound dressed.
Frank T. Higgins. who has been
student at the Baltimore Dental col
lege and graduated May "S. Arrived
Monday at the home of his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Higgins, Ticonic
street and left Tuesday for the Bel
grade Hotel at Belgrade Lakes where
he will be employed as clerk for
awhile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Richardson or
Fairfield and Mrs. Clara Jones of va
kina. Wash, were callers Friday OF
Mrs Abbie Jenkins.
Mr. and Mrs. e. \. Towle and son
Ralph returned Sunday from trip
to Shirley and Moosehead Lake where
they went Friday in company with
DR.. and Mrs Louis T. Jones and fam
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Da-
Wis of Shirley Mills.
on May 80 Inez Downs picked elSht
ripe strawberries.
Arthur j. Dutton Of China was IN
the place Sunday calling on friends.
T.. Fl. Chase and Lloyd Downs