Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-25

crops: Guy r. Williams. North a.
son. clrbss p. c. White, skowhe~.,.
orchards. L L Sanford Skorher>n.
poultry: George H Parker. sEow-
hogan farm acrounfs-
a1rS- Il A. Story, who has been the
guest Of her brother, E. r. Haines ana
family. at their home ON Middle street.
Tor % days left SATURDAY. morning On
ner return TO her home in Gardner.
Friends IN tuwn Of M and Mrs. P.
{ White xiil be glad TO know that
ihear little daughter, Evelyn, who wan
operated ON for appendicitis on Wed
nesday. Is getting very well
Mrs Melvin G. Hight of Athens and
SOL Donald. who has .lust returned
from New York. where he has been
with Strouts Farm Agency. were In
town. Saturday.
Miss Eottie Pollard. VINO has fseeu
employed by the Fish and Game Pre-
serve ar Big Island al the foot of
Snow Mountain for the summer, re-
turned home Friday night Since
completing her work she has been
visiting Mrs Agnes Morrison at
Rangeiey and MIR. and Mrs Jacob
Frsyae al New auburn Mr. and Mrs.
Freve formerly were Skowhegan resi-
dents. while Mr.. Freve was empiosed
at the power house On the Lakewood
road
Team four OF the Bethany Christian
Endeayor society with the leader
Miss Helen Cafes. directing the at
faar. held a very enjoyable social al
the church chapel. Supper was serv-
ed and games and music were enjoy
ed The prayer nesting on next SUN
day evening viii be in charge of tins
team and plans were made for this
service
Halloween Party Of Phiiatfsea Glass
The October meeting of the Ella. r.
Mitchell Phiis1hea class was held ON
FRIDAY evening with Mrs Margaret K
Goodrich at her home on Madison av-
enue. who was assisted in entertain
ing by Mrs Kate W Turner. Mrs.
Mae Y. Haines. Mrs Lila H BeEsey,
Mrs Belle Gates Mrs Carrie Bragg.
Mrs Elizabeth Nelson Mrs Alice E
Mitchell Mrs Emma Folsom and Mrs
Abbie Adesl.
Upon arriving at the Goodrich
home the guests numbering about 50
found a sign al the front door. direct
ing tfazn TO the right. where they
were met by Chinese ghost. who
escorted them To the roll way through
the back of the house and through
the first cellar, where they xere taken
IN charge by black cat ghost Max
ing doieful tones with a cowheli a
scoiored ghost attired in a costume Of
| the Whocp ,Spr1te period greeted them
ar the top Of the cellar stairs. where
they We're usnered TO the front hall
and where other ghosts directed the
way 10 the attic There they removed
their wraps. The only lights from
cellar TO garrett were candles and
! Jack o. Lanterns. The moaning of
! the ghosts added 10 the gloom of the
occasion. Between the two par3ors a
stationary ghost all IN white. which
i proved 70 be the Wctrola seIemnly
watched the proceedings The witch
in a tail peaked hat with broom stick.
all IN black crepe sal IN state At one
table and often operated little music
box IN a most bewitching manner.
No seats were IN evidences and ali
the guests IN fear and terror, hud-
! died themselves together ON the nour
OF the pariors- One Of the hpx1eSses
in fantastic yellow costume was re-
CHUNG upon the diTan in the living
room, where she beckoned IN many
Of the guests of come and sat beside
z ~ s1Sn
call, however fearful she may have
felt A short business session was
conducted BIZ the candle light Al
which tune reports were read and
Z accepted An invitation from the
Mabel P Judkins Philathez class OF
the Clinton Baptist church to maes
with them on Oct. Is. Thursday eve
ming of next week was read and ac-
! cepted- Thea following trznsporfA-
/ ton committee for this trip was APP
pointed. Misses Marie Fletcher.
! Dorothy Day and Mrs Ed clough.
A nominating committee made up
! Of Mrs Cora Wye Mrs. Harriet Ma
son and Miss airline Burnor was ap-
pointed TO bring IN a list of officers
for next year at the next meeting II
was VOTED 10 hold q food sale soon
and the following COMMITTEES 70 have
charge Of the sale was named: Mrs.
Clara Decker, Mrs Bertha StiIch-
fieid and Mrs Cora Nye. Seven new
members were taken into the class
After the business the following very
amusing program was given. The
latest October MUSIC. as warbled ur
the ghosts. directed oy tire witch
Mrs. Alice e Mitchell. The leading
solo Was sung. by Mrs Kate Turner
with other solns by Mrs Lila Bessey
ana Mrs. Elizabeth Nelson. For
tunes both pleasant and otherwise
were gwen hr 1ae witch. The
gf,ossiv vietroia played the Dcan
March of Saul A reading was Civ
en- by Mrs Goodrich who represent
ed Eve The fayors for the re-
freshments were yellow pumpkins
and black cat seals The dining
room WIS very aftracfsyely decorated
IN orange and black The refresh
araents were were ice cream and little
round sioughnutz- There was only
enc napkin for each couple and
know one was expected to feed her
self but rather her partner. This
caused much merrsmenf After re-
freznments the guests ingered and
e<.r-nx vs,eve rnl1 Mrs. A. II SfpYFg