Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-08-27
MONTvILLE

CENTER-Mrs. Della wyman,
Providence. r. l., was a recent guest
of Mr.. Ind Mrs. c. E. Howard.
Mrs. Ida briggs was a Sunday
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Mad
docks in Appleton.
Mrs. L. S. Moore returned Friday
from Castine.
e. NJ. Clement went Wednesday to
Lowell, Mass. to see his sister, Mrs.
Charles Clement, who has been very
i'll. She passed away Saturday. She
was formerly Miss Angie Clement of
this town and many friends mourn
her passing.
Miss Edwira Berry passed last
week in North Searsmont visiting
Mrs. w. E. Mehuren. =
Miss Mary Wentworth will teach
in Searsmont beginning September
1st.
Miss Clara w. Bean will teach the
school at Knox Station.
The sisters of Union Harvest
Grange furnished the program last
Saturday evening. The brothers will
try to beat il at the next meeting.
but they will have to develop some
speed II they 90 it.
Schools in town began Monday
with the exception Of the one at Hall
dale. which commences September
LIST. Teachers have been assigned by
hrs. Olive Berry, superintendent, as
follows: Center, Mrs. L. s. Moore;
Whites Corner, Miss Maud Greeley
OF Freedom; McFarland's Corner.
Miss Alta Hawkes.: Vose, Miss Rob-
erta W:ggin; Halldale, Miss Myrtle
Penney: Kingdom, Mrs. Oliver
Newell; Carter. Miss Hazel Arno,
Mr.. and Mrs. Albion Weeks and
children, with Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney
Weeks of st. Adams. were Sunday
guests OF Mrs. Sarah A. Rogers at
the home Of her son, M. r. Rogers.
Bradford Messer of Lowell. Mass,
is the guest of George A. Gordon.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Mason were
Sunday guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. M.
Shibles at Knox.
The Misses Dorothy and Hilda
Johnson Of Hallowell are visiting MIR.
and Mrs. r. p. Morang.
The Quantabacook Spiritual Asso-
citation will meet next Sunday at 2
p. M. at Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Mason's.
All are welcome.
Mrs. Sweet Of California is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Annabel
Choate.
Daniel M. Mcfarland of McFar-
lands Corner is in Boston hospital
Tor an operation.
Mrs. Helen Arey has sold her
growing crops to E. P. Rich of the
Edgar stock farm, and is planning to
move to Augusta soon. She was in
that city Friday.
On Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. M. r.
Rogers entertained Mr.. and Mrs. H.
A. Rogers Of Northport, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Rogers of Belfast and Mrs.
Emma Davis Of Brockton.
Mrs. Lizzie S: Moore arrived home
Friday, August %. from Castine,
where she has been in attendance at
for the past six weeks. Mrs. Moore
fs to teach at Montville Center this
fall, where she has taught the past
year. This school at Castine was
held for the purpose of training
teachers for rural leaders. and help
ing teachers. There were 80 care
fully selected teachers from all over
the State, who were either normal
graduates. o. an equivalent In edu-
cation and experience. The helping
teachers are to be employed six full
Gays per weei. A school where one
Of these helpers is employed to
teach is a model school, where ether
teachers Of tho town go to observe on
Saturdays. Monday of each week
the helping teacher goes to visit
schools wherever she is sent by her
superintendent. This helping teach
er plan has been tried out in one.I
town and has proven to be q very
Ehicient way Of improving the rural
schools.