Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-12
WINTHROP
Coneannon Sears

l SonCdnNoHs GEARS
A very pretty wedding took place
at st. Francis ! church Monday
| morning at $50 when James Ken
ney Concannon of Augusta and Miss
Bonnibelle Sears of Winthrop were
united in marriage, the single ring
! service being used. The church wus
! beautifully decorated with ever
greens and flowers. The bride was
! becomingly gowned in a gray trav-
cling suit with hat to match will,
corsage bouquet OF pink bride roses
and spray. The bridesmaid was Miss
Alice LarkiE OF Augusta, who wore
| q suit of blue with hat to mattel, and
| tcuquet same as the BRIDES. The
brides gift to the bridesmaid wa, a
| brooch of pink emeralds. The best
man was Thomas Murphy of Au-
susta. Aft.,- the ceremony all lef,
'cl the home of the bride, where a
| wedding breakfast consisting OF hot
rolls, chicken salad, hot coffee, fruit
| salad, cake and ice cream was served
| to Al guests of the bride and groom.
The house was prettily decorated
with pottod plants, evergreens ARD
beautiful presents were received.
among ther1 In electric lamp frrr1
| the groom's uncle. cut glass. silver
| and other beautiful gifts. Late: ir
the afternoon the bridal party left
| by auto for parts unknown, amid a
| shower of rice. The bride and groom
were both born and raised in Au-
| susta. where they are well known
and where they both have q host of
| friends
There will be no meeting Of the
| Winthrop Farm Bureau this month.
| Ray Riley, manager Of the Tap
| pan Stock Farm, has returned from
Brocktor. where he has been exhib-
iting his herd of thoroughbred
Guernsey cattle. Mr. Riley has been
making a circuit of the fairs this
fall, starting at Bangor, then going
to Waterville, Lewiston, Rochester,
n. H., and Brockton. He has exhib-
tied against some of the finest stock
/ in the country and against undefeat-
ed champions. finding keener COM
petition at Brockton, where he re-
ceived II ribbons, than anywhere
/ else. He has received in all, at the
various places where he has eXhib-
tied the following premiums: 20
first, IS seconds. 10 thirds, II fourths,
Junior championship and senior
| championships, a pretty good record.
Miss Irma Riley entertained q
party of her young friends at her
home in West Winthrop last Friday
evening. Games were enjoyed and
+ refreshments were served
Mrs. James Davis has returned
from Boston to her home in West
Winthrop.
Miss Arvilla Hill of West Win
throp is teaching at Spruce Head this
! year.
Mrs. Sophie Spencer is passing the
winter with her father, Mr.. Hill, in
West Winthrop
Mrs. Ray Riley returned Sunday
from Newburyport, where she pass
ed the week END.
Mrs. Edith Brown of Providence is
the guest of Mrs. Bina Peasley at
Dell Santon's.
Mrs. c. w. Taggart and Mrs w.
A. Whiting are in Portland attending
the Maine Music Festival.
: Ernest Grover, Linwood Tail and
Mr.. Loon returned Tuesday morning
from Aroostook county where they
nave been helping harvest the 1921
crop of Aroostook spuds. They were
employed at Caribou and the man
whom they were working for raised
| a crop of 1000 barrels. Mr.. Grover
AVERAGED 1oinl;po on l,.,.l. -,
ms biggest days work being 107 bar
rels which was the record at that
place. He brought one potato home
! with him which weighed three
pounds and was u inches long. He
said that one man there had $50
| acres planted and that some of the
neldS yield go barrels to. the acre.
Inc price promises to be high this
winter as there is a big shortage in
other places. In California where
Mr.. Grover was in the spring, whole
helds We're inundated with the floods
which they were experiencing at
that time making it impossible to
plant the crops. Before returning
to Winthrop Mr.. Grover called upon
Mr.. Alley, a. former Winthrop resi-
dent who now has charge of the fish
hatchery at Caribou.
Mrs. P. J. Clifford, Mrs. +. Ever
EFT Webb, Mrs. w. l.. Dow and Mrs.
| w. J. Laughlin left Tuesday after
| noon for Rockland where they will
attend the meeting of the New Eng
land branch Of the Womens' Foreign
| Missionary society which is being
held at that place, Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday of this week. The
party were taken to Rockland by
Rev. P. j. Clifford in his automobile.
| Friends of George N. Waugh and
family will be interested to know
that they have reached California
and have located at Corning where
! they expect to pass the winter.
| The Ladies' Social Circle Of the
Congregational church will hold an
all-day meeting Thursday at the
home of Mrs. Ethel Hartman and
ladies who attend are requested to
! bring their own dishes.
Mrs. E. P. Sturtevant delightfully."-
entertained the members of the La
dies Whist club at her home Tues
day afternoon. Those present were
Mrs. Annette Giles, Miss Ida Morrill,,
| Mrs. Rose Wellman, Mrs. Ida Stew
ems. Mrs. Ray Riley. Mrs. Roland
|