Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-29

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bolt at the home Of her father Hon.
s. ]. Walton. Mrs. Abbott has been
visiting this week in Portland AZ d
vicinity.
Miss Lydia vachon is visiting in
| Hallowell.
! Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hunt Of All
. gusta have returned home afte: vis-
| iting with Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
! Hayden at Lakewood. The Haydens
! will remain at their Lakewood cot
tage probably for another month.
Clayton Atwood. formerly book
keeper for the Somerset Farmer,
Telephone Co, has accepted a posi-
ton as manager of the store of the
Direct Importing Co. His family are
living at Norridgewock.
John F. McQuade left Tuesday
morning on a trip to Portland.
Alex Thompson returned to Bruins
wick Tuesday morning to resume his
studies at Bowdoin College, after a
visit at home.
]. Fl. Murray was in Augusta Tues
day to attend the State Convention
J VI
ures. Mr.. Murray is the local sealer
and reports the scales at the South
side grocery store as discontinued
because they are no longer reliable.
Mrs. Sarah Abbey and Ozro Tozier
of Scion left Tuesday morning TO
visit with relatives at Hollis Center.
Attorney William Folsom Merrill
will leave here Thursday morning
to attend to business matters.
Judge BraZzell of the Western
Somerset municipal cour, was called
upon Monday to preside over some
what unusual hearing at Madison.
Mrs. Jennie Jones alleged that James
eta Benjamin, dressmaker, had
done work for her and in so doing
had been negligent in the making of
other black Walter z. Ordway, a
! local dry goods man. was called
there as a witness appearing on the
stand as an expert in dress mate
rials. The presiding justice found
for the plaintiff in the sum of $40 and
an appeal was taken.
A we'll attended meeting of the
Woman's Home Missionary Society
. Of the Methodist Episcopal church
was held Monday afternoon at the
Methodist parsonage with Mrs. H. l.
Nichols as hostess. The following
officers were elected: President
Mrs. H. L. Nichols: vice president
Mrs. I. j. Smith: secretary, Miss
Emma NJ. Hall; treasurer. Mrs. Johr
..utting. Mrs. Nichols read yer,
intelligently from the study book
Christian AmericaniZation." and
gave a report of the Home Mission
ay Convention which she attended
In Portland. The next meeting will
be held November "a at the parson.
age.
4 Halloween party and something
more was given at the home of Mis-!
Pauline Eaton Oak Monday evening
| Thoroughly spookey as to decoration
and methods of rendering gifts, thu
affair proved to be a shower for Mis-
Marie Louise Merrill, whose marriage
TO George Hoover Rupp Of New Jer
sey is to be solemnized Saturday
Miss Merrill had been invited t
Miss Eaton's home for the party bu
'. the gifts and arrangements special!
II planned for her benefit were a tota
= surprise. AS the company were quiet
Ie ly seated in the decorated rooms
l. sudden thud on the window startlet
e the merry makers. The lights wer
il Immediately turned off and in tn
e confusion a tea wagon was thrus
II into the room. When something lik
J. order was restored to the accompani
E ment of Here Comes the Bride
MI l,1- hH
L. wagon was wheeled to Miss Merrill
l. Close inspection revealed the fac
r that 1t bore a huge make-believ
d Jack Lantern crowned with
!. wreath and bridal veil. Miss Merril
= found upon examination that it con
'. tanned many beautiful gifts. includ
q ing not only silver. fine linen. Gu
glass. china. a coffee perculator bu
!. two pounds of sugar. the gift Of ;
g local groceryman. After this sur
, prise progressive games were played
=, four tables being arranged and TIL,
= results showed that Miss Merrill wa.
> the winner of the first prize, Mis-.
). Margaret Churchill. the second, ant
.. Miss Ruth Greenwood, the consola
: ton. Refreshments were served from
:. the dining room, coffee being pouret
y. by Mrs. s. NJ. Cover, a former teach
er Of Miss Merrill. ice cream ant
cake were enjoyed. minis also beint
d served. The decorations in tn,
+ home were particularly we'll arranged
with view to the time and occasion
: | Ropes of gay Halloween trimming!
a met over the electrolier which wa.
2 hung with green vines. while grea
). bouquets of pine with yellow flower.
| graced different parts of the part,
room. In the dining room brigh
= yellow was the predominating shade
:, with festoons of evergreen and bou.
. quets OF red berries. The candle
shades were in yellow and a Jacl
: Horner pie graced the center of the
refreshment table. Those present
: pulled the strings and obtained sou.
venirs of the occasion. Those pres.
> ent beside the Oak family and the
guest of honor were Mrs. Edward F
; Merrill. Mrs. William Folsom Mer.
rill, Mrs. S. NJ. Cover, Miss verna
i Abbey. Miss Eunice Chase, Miss
Anne Caswell, Miss Dorothy Day
5 Miss Gladys F. Pennell, Miss Mar
l garet Churchill and Miss Ruth Green
/ wood