Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-03

dinner with fruit punch was a pleas
ant feature of the day. Pupils not
absent or tardy during the year:
| Helen Clark; Charlotte Clark was not
absent or tardy but once during the
year. In the spring term bird con-
! test a total of II different birds were
seen by the contestants. Frances
Clark and Freeland Witham were
declared the winners with a record
of 65 each. Charlotte and Helen
| Clark won out in the wild flower COL
| lection, having found &c different
varieties.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Huntington and
children. Charles and Phyllis, have
arrived in town for the summer ana
are guests of Mrs. Ora Worth.
i Christian Weber of Springfield.
| Mass, was a recent visitor OF friends
! in this section of the town.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. +. Cloves are en-
| tertaining Il gentleman friend from
I their old home in Canada.
WEST-The Stanley Hill school,
taught by Arnold Bryant from North
| Cutler, closed Friday with a sradu-
atinG class of six. In the evening the
| school held exercises and many or
| the parents and friends were pres
cnt. Ice cream and cake were
served. Mr.. Bryant was presented
with a fine fountain pen from his
! scholars.
| Antonette Doyon entertained her
friend, Miss Louise Collins from
| Waterville. Sunday.
Hattie Ward visited her daughter,
, Mabel CoombS, Sunday.
]. L. Goddard has been picking
a. f.n,
garden the past week, which are
very fine.
Mrs. Will Bryant from North Cut
| Ter, who has been visiting at j. l..
Goddard's the past week, has return
cd home.
SOUTH-Stanlcy Estes of Branch
| Mills preached at the Friends chapel
on Sunday to a good sized audience.
| 1t is hoped this young man can nave
| charge of the services here again
during the summer.
Howard Bruce and friend from
| Augusta are at his fathers helping
/ in haying.
The pupils of the South China vii
! lage school had picnic at keon's
! Grove on the shore of China lake
| on Saturday. Rowing. bathing and
games were enjoyed by the children.
, 4 few friends of the pupils also en-
| joyed the day. Through the kind
ness of the teacher. Miss Annabel
Jones, ice cream was served.
Ninal Haskell and family and Mrs.
| Dill Lamson of Bath were visiting
| Miss Sadie Rowe on Sunday.
| Scott Fisher and family of Au-
! gusta were visiting Mr.. and Mrs. d.
! Z. Bruce over the weekend.
The inn at South China opens on
Monday, July End, under the same
| management as last year. Nearly
all the cottages are opened and more
! summer people coming each day.
The automobile travel on the road
around China Lake was very heavy
| on Sunday.
Indian Heart Inn is becoming q
very popular place for transients, and
the fine dinners served on Sunday
seem to be very attractive to Augusta
and Gardiner people.
A number of the members of China
Grange went to East Kennebec Po-
mona at Chelsea Grange hall on
| Tuesday. Although the day was ex-
tremcly warm there were 65 present.
Several of the farmers in this vici-
nifty commenced haying during the
past week.
Mrs. Ida D. Jones and Miss Gladys
| Jones were business callers in Wa
| terville on Thursday.
| 1t looks as though the celebration
of the Fourth of July to be held at
| China village would be the most
| logical solution of the proglem of
| where to pass that day. A good
parade, a ball game between Skowhe-
gan high and the China team, and
some good speakers, form part of the
| program.
Mrs. Mae Carvel Is attending year.
| ly meeting of Friends in Providence,
| r. I.
Stanley Turner and family from
! Massachusetts are visiting her par
| ents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Turner of
| the Hanson road.
Mrs. Ada Hewett Of Weeks Mills
| returned to her home on Saturday
| after passing the week with her
| daughter, Mrs. Fred Plaisted.
III. Whitehouse is some better after
| a serious i'll turn on Monday.