Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-19
CLINTON

ford, wife of Jackson Gaylord of
Oakland arrived Saturday afternoon
for burial i'll the family lot at River
view cemetery. She was born in
Clinton July 4, 1886, the daughter Of
Domiticus and Hannah Baker Get
chell. Her nearest relatives in town
are nephew. Howard Getchell and
two nieces, Mrs. Frank Brooks, Mrs.
Everett Nelson.
Merton Chase of Hinckley was in
town Saturday on business for the
day.
Miss Airline Becse of Albion was
the guest Saturday of her uncle,
Frank l.. Besse ard family. She
was returning from her studies at
the University of Maine.
The Clinton A. A. basketball team
put up great victory over the Wa
terville hall Friday evening with a
score of 1916
Frank A. Besse was the week end
guest of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Everett Besse of Albion.
Mrs. Guy Coro and son, Maynard
returned to their home in Fairfield
Friday after visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Grant.
At meeting of the superintendent
and experimenting school committee
Friday evening, John Pierce was APP
pointed janitor at the High school
building to succeed Ralph Runnells,
resigned.
Miss Hazel Hopkins left Saturday
T
be Joined by her mother. Mrs. Hop
kins Of Mt Vernon and they will visit
thoir sister and daughter for a few
days.
Donald Shaw, Colby '21, an instruc-
tor in Hebron academy is passing the
vacation at the home of his parents,
DR.. and Mrs. Arthur A. Shaw.
George Waldron is enjoying a few
| days vacation from his duties at the
railroad station. He IS visiting rela-
tives in Boston.
Mrs Jennie Biaistiei1 of Waterville
arrived Saturday to visit her sister
in-law, Mr.. II. A. Dixon and Mr..
| Dixon.
Miss Bertha M. Irving teacher in
! Konnebunk and Miss lone Irving, a
! student at University of Maine are
OF their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Il.
Isaac Irving.
Miss Hazel Watts has arrived
home from the Normal School at
Pennington to pass the holidays.
Samuel Fuller and Alfred Holt
paSsCd Sunday at their homes in
town.
Miss Minnie Stinson arrived home
Saturday afternoon to pass her vaca-
Lon with her mother, Mrs. Alice
1Stinson. She is a teacher in the
High school in Chester, VT.
Pupils of tn first and second
grades who have not been absent or
! tardy during the term of school just
closed are Beverly Jones. Harry Rey-
holds and George n. Wakely. Jr.
Miss Winnifred Shaw, teacher In
| the High school Of Lancaster. n. H.,
! is passing her vacation at the home
of her parents, DR.. and Mrs. A. A.
| Shaw.
George Croker of Waterville was
| d W CSh-SHu NlSitOI IIlSIluS III lOWll
The Hill road school, Miss Sylvia
Wyman, teacher, celebrated it's clos
| ing by Christmas entertainment
and tree in the schoolhouse Friday
evening. The school room was crowd
ed with parents and interested
| friends who thoroughly enjoyed and
appreciated the very fine program sc
| splendidly given. The decorations oil
the Soom were artistic and the tree
hung full of gifts. The part of Santa
Claus was SO well taken by Harold
| Written it was easy to believe him
to be the real thing. Many expires.
sions of appreciation of the success
full efforts of teacher and pupils were
heard among the guests.
| Miss M. Alice Mills, teacher of the
third and fourth grades, announces
the names of Florence Reynolds
; Rlynn Jones and Colby Robinson, pu.
pills not absent, tardy or dismissed
during the fall term. In the fifth and
sixth grades. Miss Hazel Hopkins
teacher, Elon Crawford was not alb.
sent, tardy or dismissed, and Pau
and Marguerite Weber were not alb.
sent.
The annual Christmas program OF
the Wesleyan Literary club of Brown
Memorial church was presented at &
most delightful meeting at the home
of Mrs. Jennie Wheeler who was as.
sisted by her mother, Mrs. Sarah NJ
Ross. The rooms were decorated ar.
tistically in evergreen and red. The
program opened with the roll call
answered with quotations from the
Bible; song. "Joy to the World
members; Christmas story from tn,
Scriptures, Mrs. Cora Knight; paper
| Christmas Dinners in Other Lands,
Mrs. Della. Brown; paper, "Ancien
Christmas Customs Mrs. Martha
Adams: selected Christmas poem
Mrs. Mary Cain. The annual distri.
button Of gifts was made from the
tree beautifully decorated and illum
! mated with colored lights. Cake
| waters and cocoa were served during
| the very enjoyable social hour,
Among the Clinton people who were
In Waterville for Christmas shopping
and other business on Saturday are
Mrs. Fred Gerald, Mrs. Ida Abbott
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