Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-03

home in Attleboro, Mass, will be
brought here today tThursday). for
burial and interment will be in Lake
view cemetery. Prayer will be of
fered at the grave by Rev. Milton G.
Bennett of All Souls Universalist
church. The remains will be-ac-
companied by Mrs. Dakin's son. DR..
Percy Dakin. Mrs. Dakin and son
formerly resided in Oakland and are
well remembered by many of the old
er residents.
An all day meeting Of tho Wom-
ans Division of the Farm Bureau
was held on Wednesday in Grange
hall. The subject of the meeting
was "Iiome Management" and some
very interesting articles relating to
it were given by different members.
\ baked bean dinner was served at
noon. The members responded to the
roll call with n favorite receipt.
Joseph Littlefeld' and Fable Mace of
Smithfield We're business callers in
town Wednesday.
The Ladies' Social Circle of the Uni
versalist church met Wednesday aft
ernoon in Murray .vestry. a social aft
ernoon was enjoyed and light refresh
n ents were served. The hostesses were
Mrs Charles Mower and Mrs. Frank
Diingley.
Sarah Sampson Tent. Daughters of
Veterans. will give a benefit ball on
Friday evening, May A., in Boynton's
hall. The affair will be in the nature
of an old-fashioned masquerade and
the committee in charge consists of
Mrs. Mildred Boynton Libby. chairman.
assisted by Miss Bertha Crowell, Mrs.
Jennie Leech, Mrs. Helen Elliot and
Mrs. Gertrude Anderson.
The members of the Thursday Club
of Oakland Heights and several of the
men in the neighborhood met Wednes-
day at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ches-
ter Bridges. The gentlemen assisted
Mr.. Bridges in splitting his woodpile.
picnic dinner was served at noon and
after dinner the club held a short bust
ness meeting, after which the time was
pleasantly passed with crocheting and
embroidery. The guests were c. u.
Bates. George Torscy. Mrs Ernest
Bates and son Alton, Mrs. Annie Stur-
tevant. Wesley Fletcher. Dir. and Mrs.
Roy Cannon and children. Ernest, Ruth
and Forest. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Gibbs.
Miss Cecile Bushey. Mr. Budreau and
Harold Bridges and daughter Dorothy.
The next meeting of the club will be
held May is at the home of Miss Cecile
1Bushey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Ellis have RE
turned from st. Petersburg, Fla,
where they have been passing the
winter. making the trip by auto.
Charles York. who has been con-
fined to his home by illness for the
past four months was able to go for
an automobile ride Monday for the
first time and visited his son, Il. O.
York.
Mr.. and Mrs Norman Spillor arc
parents of a baby girl. born Monday
night. April 80, weighing 1014 pounds.
She has been named Margaret.
Lloyd Alexander with frankie
BickfOrd. guide, caught a six pound
salmon in Great pond, Monday.
The meeting of the Jolly Eight
Club" which was to have been held
Wednesday at the home of Mrs.
Frank Page has been postponed for
a week.
Mrs. Percy Larkin of Summer
street is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. w. p.
Sawtelle of the Back road for a few
days.
Beatrice Cornforth returned Tues
day to school after being confined to
her home BY illness Cor the past few
days.
Dr. +. A. Tower and Horace Selby
OF Mclean hospital, Waverly, Mass,
are guests at Snug Harbor camps,
which have been opened for the
summer season. Fine fishing is re-
ported, several nice salmon having
been landed. One which weighed
y pounds was caught Monday, by
Thomas Leavitt of China.
Mrs. Carrie Underwood who has
been passing this winter at Wood
fords. is a gueSt at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. George Bryant. Mrs. I'm
derwood is a niece of the late Luz
Their Emerson of Oakland and will be
remembered by many of the older
residents of the town.
Mrs. Ellen Goodwin of the Fair
field road is visiting her brother, r.
NJ. Sturtcvant Of Oakland Heights.
The regular meeting of troor / OF
the Boy Scouts was held on Monday
evening in the Legion hall with *
boys present.
The Kennebec Union Of Women's
cubs will meet in the Methodist
church at Fairfield next Friday. Nav
1t is hoped that as many ladies'
OF the Tuesday club who can possible
attend will do so.
Charles d. Bates has returned from
SAoWhegan where he has been sarv.