Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-17
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East Somerset Pomona OBJ
served Centennial Day Mon.
| day
| The East Somerset Pomona Grange
| in session at Pittsfield. Monday,
| very fttingly observed the Centen-
NAL of Maine. The attendance was
| large. many of the prominent MEM
| berso the order being present.
/ The exercises of the day were ded-
| ica,ed to our beloved State Of Maine
and the program was as follows;
| Piano duet Miriam McNichael and
| Mrs. Eva Atwell: selection, Pitts
| field Grange choir: Maine History,
Mrs. D. s. Emerson. st. Adams;
Centennial ode. Our State Of
; Maine" composed by State Deputy
Mrs. Kate B. Ellis of Fairfield:
Grafton, Hon. Luther c. Bateman OF
i Auburn: Portrait OF Names Found
er. Ferdinando Georges, Mrs. E. l..
! Cook: reading, Mrs. Alta Tracy. st.
Adams: reading. Mrs. Lillian {.
Libby. Pittsfield; song, Mother OF
Mine" Mrs. Edna Martin Cortrell
Pittsfeld: selection, Grange choir.
! a business session was held at IL
4. NJ, and the East Somerset Po-
mona voted TO accept an invitation
from Preston w. Libby of st. Al
bans. inviting the Pomona Grange 10
| hold a field day a. his farm on or
about August 20. Jesse Hoyt Of
Dexter master OF the Pomona,
presided over the days sessions.
I Dinner was served under the di-
! iection of seven members Of Pitts
/ field Grange. including Elmer Frost
Mrs. Angie Ccliamore. Jane Frost,
| Eva Allen. Alexander Smith and
George Libby.
! Among the prominent members
! from nearby towns were: Mrs. D. 5.
| Emerson. Mr.. and Mrs. p. ". Libby,
! Miss Irene Libby, r. W. Paige, Fred
| F'inson Mrs. A. &. Tracy. Miss Alta
/ Tracy, 81. Adams: Hon. a. p. Howcs,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Blaisdell. Mr..
! and Mrs. l.. L. Carter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles r. McCrillis. Palmyra; Mrs..
| Sadie Richards William Hoyt. Eir.
and Mrs. II. H. Fuller. Hartland; Mr..
! and Mrs. George Plummer. Mrs. Fred
Brown. Newport: Mr.. and Mrs. P. Il.
! Rollins, Mr. and Mrs. ]. w. Ho:t,
| Dexter.
| meeting OF the Union Grange Viii
be held with East Newport Grange,
| Wednesday. March II.
/ c. A. Stewart - ST Adams was d
! business caller IN town Tuesday. leaH-
! ing later in the DAY for Wa.eEv.Iie 20
attend to matters OF business.
! DR.. Thompson Of Augusta was n
| town Monday night en- professional bust
ness. returning to his home Tuesday
morning.
! Mrs. 6. E. Gilmore of Burnhan1 was
in town Tuesday. the guest Of her sister,
Mrs. B. L. Fitzgerald.
| Prof. Ray Shepard. athletic coach At
: PhillipsxAndover Academy. returned 10
Andover Tuesday after visit with
friends in town.
! Frank Bailey Jr.. Neal D. StanleT,
| Frank Fuller Fred W. Lane and Frank
~. Fairbanks were business callers in
| Augusta Tuesday,
On account of the large number
VINO have signifed their intention Of
| attending the Democratic caucus 20
be held Saturday evening at 80 in
| the Office of H. II. Thurlough. it will
| be Impossible to hold the meeting III
the place announced and it will have
to be held either in the old armory
under Union hall or some other
place will have TO be selected. Part
| OF the business to be transacted at
| the caucus will be the selection OF xix
| delegates to attend the convention 20
be held at Bangor on the Both inst.
Also six alternates. There will also
be appointed a town committee Fer
the ensuing political years of 1920
| and 1921. A county committee viii
| have to be selected and the matter
of candidate for the party 10 run IS
! representative to the Legislature
from the class towns OF Pittsfe:d.
Palmyra. Detroit and Cornville will
, have to be discussed.
| DIR. Z. G. Bryant of Augusta was
business caller in town Monday.
The Universalist Ladies' Aid So
! ciety will meet in the church parlor
! Thursday afternoon. March IS. The
/ hostesses will be Mrs. F. ". Buxton.
! Mrs Mary Bracket. Mrs. Maria
Gatchell, Mrs. Emma Phinney.
| Robert Bray went to Waterville
Monday where he has accepted a
position in garage.
! DIR. Edward Barrett was in Water
vile attending TO matters of bust
ness Monday.
Mrs. Jesse .. Gatchell has accept
ed a position as clerk as Perley A.
j Wright's store and began on her
duties, Monday.
+ DR.. c. l. Scammon of Dexter was
in town Monday on his return from
Hartland where he passed Sunday
with friends.
| Walter NJ. Prilay left Sunday for
New York on business trip. Mrs
Nellie NJ. Burse is in charge of the
store during his absence.
! John {. Berdeen of Hinckley was
an over Sunday visitor in the home
of his brother. Charles H. Berdeen,
at his home in Main street.
| Miss Bernice Tasker. the teacher
al the Brown school. the model rural
| school, is passing a two weeks va
| cation ar her home in Dixmont.
! Mr.. and Mrs. William A. BlaisdaIl
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