Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-06
PERSONAL MENTION

few days with fflenuS.
Mrs. Shirley Hodgkins, who has
been! in town visiting Mrs. George
Gordon, returned Monday to hef
home in Bar ,Harbor.
Miss Ruth Miller of Centerville
N, B.. is in town assisting Hrs. Les
ter II. Packard With the care OF her
home.
J Miss Marion Merriam, a Junior Of
Colby, was the guest over Sunday OF
her parents, Rev. and Mrs. George
Merriam.
Dr. Herbert Oddly of Madison was
thk week lend guest of his brother
and wife, DIR. and Mrs. Arthur T.
Rodden of Water street.
! AIRS. Thomas n. Weeks returned to
waterville Monday morning after
passing the weekend with her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. Q. Chase al
their home on the River road.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Hayward OF
Wesley, Me-, have been recent guests
Of Mrs. Hayward's sister and hus-.
band. Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Wilson OF
the Athens road.
Joseph Coburn Smith, senior, and
Miss Helen Coburn Smith. a fresh
min at Colby college, passed Sunday
with their parents, DR.. and MIS-
George Otis Smith of Coburn avenue
Leon Titcombe returned Monday
morning to Bangor. where he is 10.
Gated as paymaster for the Grea'
Northern Paper Company, after pass
ing a few days with Mrs. Titcombe
att their home on Summer street.
Mrs. Howard Weston and three
children, Howard, Nelson and Pris-
CHA, who passed the summer at Old
Orchard, returned home on the eve
ming train Saturday, and Mr.. Weston
returned Monday.
Mrs. Eda X. Smith of Decatur, Ill.,
arrived in town Saturday night to
visit her mother, Mrs. Joseph Otis
Smith of Water'street, and her broth
err and wife, DR.. and Mrs. George
Otis Smith of Washington, d. c., and
Skowhegan.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank Longfellow OF
Augusta, who are passing few
weeks with Mrs. Longfellows pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Gilmore Withee OF
Mechanic street. fave been guests for
a few days of Mrs. LongfelloW's SIS
ter and husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn
Green in, Hartland. =
Miss Fern Packard, who has pass
ed a week in Boston with her aunt
Mrs. +. l.. Douglass of Main street
who has been patient at the Dea-
CONFESS hospital, has returned and
Monday resumed her duties as stem.
ographer in the law office OF Haro.o
J..Phillips.
MIR. and Mrs. Isaac Pierce and theil
daughter and husband Mr.. and Mrs
Omar Perkins, motored to Farming
ton Sunday. where they were guests
orMr and Mrs. Pierces son and wife
Dr.. and Mrs. Walter NJ. Pierce
Sunday was DR.. Pierces birthday and
his people motored to Pennington to
pass the day with him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Holman and
Miss Doris of Wilton, formerly OF
Skowhegan. were in town SUNDAY
calling OH Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Lowe
of North avenue and Mr.. and Mrs
II. C. Judkins of Water street. They
motored to Waterville to visit Mrs
Holman's mother, Mrs. Virginia Nye
and returned to Wilton by way OF
Belgrade.
Francis Costello, who has been
visiting in town with his uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. John Proven
chial, and Herbert Oddly, who has
been passing q few days with Mrs
Oddly at the home of her mother, Mrs
Bessie NJ Thompson. returned Mon
. their duties on the Ossipee in thc
Coastwise Service.
Mrs. George Smith
Mrs. Florence Smith. wife OF
George Smith, died Sunday night al
her home in Canaan. Mrs. Smith
has been in frail health for some
months but had seemed better this
fall and was critically i'll only since
midnight Friday.
Mrs. Smith was 81 years of age
and was born in Shawmut and was
the daughter of Lorenzo and Betsy
Steward Colcord. She is survived by
her husband, who is the faithful and
accommodating stage driver between
Skowhegan and Canaan and one
daughter. Mrs. Max Foster. who re-
sides in Massa chusctts. but who has
been at the home of her parents fol
some weeks because of hes mothers
frail health, and one little grand
daughter, Zelda Foster. The family
have the sympathy of a large circle
of friends and acquaintance.
Mrs. Foster was IL worthy member
of the Sunrise Chapter Order OF
Eastern Star and also of. the Canaan
Grange in which organiZat ton she haG
been the lecturer for four years. The
funeral service will be held at the
home Wednesday morning at 1890 and
will be held under the auspices of the
Sunrise Chapter.
Miss Fletcher Observes Birthday
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Bert G
Fletcher on the Middle road to Wa
terville, was the scene of very
pretty Halloween birthday. when
their daughter, Miss Evelyn Fletcher
observed her 18th birthday and en-
tertained the following girl friends:
Florence and Bertha Norton Hen
rietta and Elizabeth Page. Elizabeth
Quincy, Geneva Hodgdon, Margaret
Gates. Alice Hobart. Glennis Haines
and Lynnette Manter. The house
was made most attractive with the
Halloween decorations land man,
pumpkins and witches. The girls en-
Joyed out of-door sports, riding the
hostess pony and climbing trees and
there were also indoor sports. in
Guiding a peanut race, in which Hen
rietta Page was the winner of the
PRIZE and a Kiss Hunt. which was
won by Margaret Gates, who was
given nriSe, Old witches were
knocked down and the hours were
jolly and full of fun for the young
guests. Mrs. Fletcher was assisted
In giving the party by her sister, Mrs
Fred Emery and Mr.. Fletcher's sis
ter. Mrs. Kate c. Holbroon and Mrs
Almon Sanford. Miss Evelyn's
teacher was a guest.
A delicious lunch was served in the
dining room which was a bower O,
beauty in its seasonable decora tons
The refreshments consisted of assert
ed cake, brownies, three kinds Of ice
cream, saltines. nuts. minis and
punch and was nicely served by Mrs
Fletcher and her sisters. The trir
to the home of the Fletcher's was
made by automobile and return. The
party was a success in every way
and Miss Evelyn proved that she was
n charming young hostess and she
received many gifts in remembrance
of the day