Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-10
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MONMOUTH


recently guest of Mr. and Mrs, +.
A. Prescott.
Judge W. NJ 1ngraham of Portland
has been passing few days at
Cumston farm. the guest of Miss
Ellen Colby On his return home he
was accompanied by Miss Colby.
Rev NJ. L. King of Waverly Mass,
formerly a resident OF Monmouth,
was in town the last of the week Wis
ting his niece, Mrs. A. V. Blaisdell
and calling on old friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. W. Babcock of
Cambridge, Mass. were in town Fri
day on their way to Dresden to at
tend the funeral of Mr.. Babcock's
sister.
Mrs. Julia D. Pike and Mrs. Annie
T. Prescott attended the June meet
ing of Patience Stanley Chapter. D.
A. r., at the home of Mrs. Rose
Parker in Winthrop on Friday,
June 3.
Mrs. Lawrence Emery and little
daughter of Auburn are at the home
of her father. Charles Curtis.
The schools in town viii close this
week Friday for the summer vaca-
ton. At the Center Grammar school
there will be closing exercises Friday
! forenoon and at North Monmouth
Grammar Friday afternoon. The
Center schools will go on a picnic
Friday afternoon.
Children'S Day will be observed by
the Methodist Sunday school the last
Sunday in June Mrs. w w Rich
ardson and Mrs. G. w. NJ. Keyes will
have charge Of the music Mrs W.
f. Reynolds. Mrs. Ethel Dudley,
Mrs. Ruth Day and Mrs Eunice Day
will take charge of the concert exer-
cises.
party of nine went from here
! Sunday afternoon to Leeds to attend
| Il meeting at the brick school house
Mrs. III. y. Henderson, superinten-
dent of schools. attended the Parent
Teachers Associa ton in Augusta on
| Wednesday. June !.
The annual sermon before the
graduating class of Monmouth acad-
envy was delivered by Rev Oluf
Tandberg, pastor Of the Union church
in North Monmouth, at Cumston
! hall. Sunday afternoon al go o'clock
to a good audience Music was by a
union choir with Mrs. Helen Pettin-
gill Blake soloist and Dir. F. F.
Chenery, Jr., pianist.
The convention of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society of the Au-
gusta district was held at the Meth
odist church in Monmouth with the
local branch of the Womans Foreign
Missionary Society on Tuesday, June
:. The weather was all that could be
desired-a beautiful June day. A
goodly number of workers from all
parts Of the district were present
Mrs. Fl. L. Nichols of Skowhe gan, con-
ference secretary and treasurer, pre-
sided in the absence of the president
Mrs. L. D. Bristol of Augusta. De-
votional exercises were conducted by
Mrs. Mclaughlin of South Paris. The
report of the secretary and treasurer
was read by Mrs. NJ A. Weld of
Pennington. secretary pro tenn in the
absence Of Mrs. V. H. Perry of Halo
WE'LL followed by business. fine re-
port by Mrs. Josslin of Bowdoinham
on young peoples needs was read Mrs
Roundy Of Winthrop also presented
tho chiltfren's work. literature and
'ticE ntipS III IN dltrdCtlNe way. va
rious reports and suggestions were
made by the members. A bountiful
dinner was served at noon by the en-
tertaining church. in charge of Mrs.
Parker Mrs. Richardson, Mrs Mount
fort. Mrs. Reynolds. Mrs. Thompson.
Mrs. Shorey. Afternoon session open
ed with quotations of Scripture bv
members; pray~r, Rev. G. w. NJ
keyes; reports from 33 branches-Au-
burn. Augusta. Bethel, y. H., Berlin.
n. H.. Farmington Fairfield, Gardi-
ner. Gorham. n. r.. Halfoweu. Kents
Hill Lewiston, Livermore Falls Mad
ison, Monmouth. New Sharon. Nor
way, South Paris, Rumford Water
vile. Winthrop. Paper on Miss
Bjourkland's work in China was read
by Mrs. Mclaughlin. The address of
Miss Laura Chase, missionary in
Japan, who is at home on a shcrt fur
Tough, was an interesting and schel-
arly production. Closed with bene-
diction.
Mrs. c. c. Wyman of Monmouth
Rage recently fell and dislocated one
shoulder.
/! Mrs. Cora E. Norris has gone to
Cape Elizabeth. where she has en-
f.! ployment.
| Mrs. May Woodbury.. who underwent
a surgical operation Friday at the
| Central Maine General hospital. is do
! ing we'll.
At the regular meeting of the Wom-
ans Christian Temperance, Union Fri
day afternoon the Flower Mission
Day program was observed