Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-09-12
WINTHROP
Mrs. Vira Mcdonald.

The death of Mrs. Nira Mcdonald
occurred Tuesday morning at her
home in Winthrop after short i'll
ness. The body was taken to
Everett, Mass, Wednesday for burial
Mrs. Mcdonald, who was a nurse,
made her home with her brother, II
S. Dockham, a photographer. who
survives her. She was 40 years Of
age.
Louis LeCroix Of Mills, Mass was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. j. =.
Bishop Monday.
Alfred Larrabee and Lester Frost
were home from Camp Devens over
Sunday
The Red Cross work room will be
open all day Thursday for work on
hospital garments, with plenty of
work for all.
CENTER - George Wallasthorne
went last week to Franklin for a
three weeks vacation. Rev. Mr..
Maxwell, who has a summer home in
Monmouth, supplied the pulpit last
Sunday in Mr.. Wallasthornc's alb
sence.
Mr.. Clements Sunday school class
The Kings Messengers" led the
meeting last Sunday night in a very
able manner.
Miss Eastman of Sumner. a teach
er in Winthrop. was the week end
guest of Miss Mary Dudley
Miss Nellie Kilbreth of Hebron left
Monday for her home after a week
passed with her friend, Miss Nellie
futile.
Miss Berdina Hammond and Clyde
Boothby entered the Winthrop II 9Th
school Monday
The young people are looking for
ward to the Boys and Girls Fair
which is to be held at the Winthrop
grange hall on Saturday. Sept. IL.
Miss Parkman has left for Aroos-
took where she teaches school.
The w. c. T. L. met Tuesday with
Mrs. Clara Mumford with Il mem
bers present. one new member be-
ing taken in at this time. Arrange
ments were made for the winter
meetings and it was recided to hold
the next meeting at the church par
lors at East Winthrop. The work
for the past quarter has been the
making of waists and socks and of
comfort bags.
Be sure and attend the meeting
Thursday at the Red Cross work
rooms for work on the surgical gar
ments as there is lot of work to be
done.
A meeting of the Ladies' Social
Circle was held Tuesday afternoon at
the home OF Miss Emma Cochrane on
Summer street.
Mrs Thomas Bowker and daughter
Mathra of Belfast are guests of Mrs.
Bowker's parents, Mr.. ard Mrs. c.
II. Shaw.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Towle and DR.
and Mrs. George n. Towle left
Wednesday on an automobile trip to
Bucksport
Directors for the Community Chau-
tuaqua have been elected as follows;
John McIlroy. Ronald McIlroy, Mrs
L. T. Carlton, Xilia Drapeau, Mary
Auclair, Charles kilb.eth. H. E
Wadsworth, C. E. Moore, c. I. Bail
e., Mr.. Schwartz. N. L. Hannaford
Harry Cochrane Of Monmouth. Carl
Jean Tolman, Rev. n. r. Pearson
and Mrs Maude Jones.
Members of Mrs. Pearson's Sunday
school class and invited guests en-
joyel a picnic at Maplewood cottage
Wednesday.
There will be a patriotic demon
stration at the Town Hall Thursday
evening, Sept 18th under tn, direc-
ton of the four minute men. There
will lbe music by tie Ladies Orches-
ira and songs and speeches. Every
body come.
Killing frosts are reported in va
rious parts of town Tuesday nigth.
Mrs. A. l.. ellison. Miss Annie Gill
son and Mrs. Jennie Wilder are at
Orr's Island.
Two Winthrop girls are in the Lew
iston hospital, both having recently
been operated upon for appendicitis
Mrs. Harold Sprague and Miss
c lada Bonney. Both are reported as
getting along as well as can be ex-
pected.
Mrs. John P. Whitney Is quite Ill