Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-18
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Thursday noon at the vestry On SPINS
street They will also serve q supp.'
TO the public the same night. Inc pun
lie supper menu will consist or oakeo
beans. salads. cold meats, pickles. not
biscuits and maple syrup.
The ladies of the First Baptist church
will serve conference dlnner frioaS
noon at Grange hall. The menu VIII
consist Of cold meats, salads poiled nsn
with egg sauce, pickles, white bread.
doughnuts, pies of all kinds, including
cream pie, coffee.
The remains of Albert Harding OF Sc
bee, formerly a resident of TINS town.
were brought here Wednesday for Duriai
at Mount Pleasant cemetery. Inc re-
mains were met at the train by dele
CATION of members of Bedivere Lodge,
knights of Pythias. Of which the de-
ceased was a member. Besides other
relatives the deceased is survived by
brother, George E. Harding of Old
Town.
With some scattering returns to be
collected in the women's Liberty Loan
drive up TO Tuesday evening. had re-
suited in sales of s3i,450 worth of bonds.
The women are IN hopes to carry the
amount over the $4,000 mark.
Frank l.. Worthen and Road Comr.
Bert Luce were in Detroit and Pitts
field on business Tuesday afternoon.
Jesse Stone OF St. Adams is passing
a few days as a guest at the Exchange
Hotel.
NJ T. Merrill of Skowhegan was
among the business visitors to this
town Tuesday.
Fred H. Trefethren. who has been EN-
ployed at lockwood for the winter
Tuesday afternoon.
y. A. Ring of Orono was among the
business callers in Dexter Tuesday.
Frank H. Brown, manager Of the Dex-
ter Motor Co. with II other Dexter men
returned Tuesday evening from Long
Island, y. Y, bringing u Ford automo-
bies which they drove overland and
which will be handled by the motor
company. They found the roads for the
most part unusually good for this sea
son Of the year.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. Fl. Hayes, who have
been passing the winter in Florida, have
started north and are expected to ar
rive at their home in this town some
time this week.
Rufus Davis. who has conducted a
market on Wall street for the past few
months. has closed the store and leaves
for Portland this week, where he has
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lurbs.
Lafayette B. Waldron was in Bangor
tuesday and Wednesday, where he was
counsel in case on trial in the su-
preme court.
Scores of automobiles have appeared
on the streets during the past few DAYS
and although the roads are not in f1rst
class condition ii is possible to use a
car in most any port of the town Sew
eral cars have already passed over the
roads between this town and Bangor
without serious trouble. Judging from
the general appearance of things some
OF the local autoists have been a bit lax
IN the matter of number plates, many If
the 1917 vintage being in evidence about
town.
Nelson i. Megs is in Providence. r.
T., where he is the guest of friends for
a few days.
Samuel f. Dill manager of the Fox
croft plant Of the Portland Packing Co,
was in town on business Tuesday aft
ernoon.
There was a good attendance Tuesday
a balI
Daughter of the Desert was presented
pF local talent from Dover-FoXcroft for
he benefit Of the Catholic church in
that place. The play was well staged
and all of the parts were well taken.
while the applause was generous. A
social dance followed the play and a
soodly sum for the benefit of the Dover
church was realized
The list annual session Of the East
Maine Conference of Methodist Episco-
pal churches opened in the Methodist
church on Main street, Dexter Wednes-
day morning at o'clock Bishop Edwin /
RI. Hughes of Boston is presiding. The |
attendance at the conference is large ,
and practically every parish in eastern |
Name is represented by delegates 1t /
was estimated that owed 30 delegates |
would be in attendance by Wednesday !
evening. The weather for the opening
day couldn't have been better and the !
Methodists were in happy frame of /
mind and expected one Of the best con
ferences in years. The delegates began
arriving here Tuesday morning. while
on the Tuesday evening rain a large
number arrived and were escorted to
their places of entertainment in local
homes. Some Of the more prominent of
the visiting preachers have quarters at
the Exchange Hotel, where they will
remain throughout the conference.
Practically the entire day Wednesday
was given over to business sessions, in
GLIDING the examination of classes held
at 9 A. NJ. at the church.
Following is the program for the re-
mainder of the East Maine Conference
at Dexter:
THURSDAY, APRIL IS.
$50 a. M.-Devotions, Bishop Edwin
Fl. Hughes presiding
A. M.-Business, Bishop Edwin n. i
Hughes presiding.
IL A. M.-Reception of fraternal dele
gates.
u M.-Adjournment. Dinner at Con-
gregationai church vestry furnished BY
the ladies' of the Congregational church.
Price 80 cents.
40 F. M-Presdin, p;slo,, t,1; 7, r.,