Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-17

forth have returned from SStarkS.
whittier they we're called owing to
The death of Mrs. Danforth's father,
Hiram Waugh, a wellkhown citizen
of that town. Mr.. Waugh was about
so years of age and passed away
after a brief illness, which appeared
to have it's inception ct breakfast
!. time Sunday. widow. the step
mother of Mrs. Danforth survives.
Aside from Mrs. Danforth, there are
no surviving children.
Sheriff and Mrs. John A. Mooers
received a cablegram Thursday from
their son, H. Tobey Mooers, American
rvice consul to Belgium. reporting the
safe arrival Of himself and wife in
Liverpool. on board the steamship
Haverford. They are to continue on
tn BRUSSELS. the seat Of his Official
activities.
Mrs. r. r. Chandler and five child
rem have arrived here to join Mr..
Chandler. inspector for the Ameri-
can Wooden Co. at their building
operations on the new mill addition,
and have taken the H. r. Burgess
apartment in the Robinson Kincaid
house on Water street.
Mrs. S. F. Clark is visitin in Au-
burn and will remain to attend the
Christian Science lecture in Lewis
ton Monday night.
Miss Gertrude S. Weston, a direos
tor in the Town Improvement Society
and a past president of that liter
airy organization is among the Show
hogan ladies to attend the Club Fed
GRAFTON meetings in Portland
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Wentworth
who have been and are still located
at their cottage at Lake Wesserun-
sett are to occupy the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. B. T. Steward on Dyer
Hill this winter during the absence
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Steward.
Montford Meader has gone to Wat
erville where he has accepted a po-
sition as time keeper and material
clerk with a firm conducting build
ing operations in that city.
l Miss Mythel Packard of Portland
has departed after visiting here with
Mrs. Fred Turner on Bush street.
Ralph M. Morrow, one of the well
known High school squad of Com
town this week. left Thursday morn
Ing for Bangor on business. He has
| been located fors ONE time in Hart
land, filling a position of drug clerk
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie E. Jacobs have
been in Portland this week. Mr.
Jacobs being in attendance upon the
Grand Lodge of Independent Order
of Odd Fellows.
About 400 persons attended the
old fashioned husking bee at the
farm of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Palmer
Wednesday evening and husked out
practically 900 bushels of fine yell
low corn in short order. The husk-
ers some CT them began about G
o'clock and about 1890 suppers were
being served. The buildings were
filled with merry makers and gen
timely good time resulted. The sup
per consisted of baked beans, brown
bread, pastries and coffee and a
large quantity of food was partaken
Of by the huskers. People were re-
sent from Dexter, Waterville Clin-
ton and this section.> Mr.. Palmer
had Z acres Of corn and he reckons
|
AGRA He has a fine orchard on the
place and his Spys are yielding ir
splendid shape. lacking scarcely a
blemish. His big yields will be from
Baldwins and Ben Davis trees a.
we'll Sas Spys and he also has a lot
Of smaller varieties.
The First Philathea Class 81 the
Federated church met in Congrega-
tional parlors Wednesday evening
for a business session with Mrs
Alice Dow. the. president presiding
The surprise meeting of the Phila-
thea which was planned for last
"Wednesday night has been arranged
for by the officers next Wednesday
night and the members. each o.
whom is privileged to invite ont
guest. are asked to meet on the Is
land in front of the Congregations
church at 7.30 on that evening. Eacf
/ person is asked to bring a cup ant
spoon. The Philatheas have selected
| the date of December 10 for thei
annual fair. chairmen for differen
committees have been named.
i Miss Sarah Libby who has beal
II Will neT BISCUITS, hTo. NiOouy JcWei
and Miss Clara Libby left Thursda,
morning for Newport, R. t. wher
she will pass the winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Norris Perkins. Ami
Perkins Of Danville, Que, and Mrs
A. J. Williams Of Littleton. N. H
who have been guests at the hom
of Mr. and Mrs. Grundy departet
Thursday morning.
Memorial services for the lat
Mrs. Seth L. Crowell were conducted
from the family home Thursda.
> afternoon at 8 o'clock with Rev
George Merriam of the Bethany Bap
fist church officiating. The remains
were inferred in the East Skowhega'
cemetery. Mrs. Crowell who hat