Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-05

THANKSGIVING with Mrs Merrill's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. SOule.
Miles Carpenter is teaching the
school in the Oak Hill District.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Boone and
daughter, Audrey and Laura of
Waterville. passed the weekend at
S. X. Boones.
Dir. and Mrs. II. W. Smith, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry c. Hussey and
daughter, Miss Virginia, took dinner
last Thursday at The Overlook on
Belgrade hill.
Ira Knowltoh and son, Morris,
Arthur Robinson and son, Glen,
have left to work in the Dead River
region in numbering operations.
Mrs. Walter Crosby is confined to
her home by illness.
Eugene Haskell is confined to his
home with acute muscular rheu-
matism in his back.
Harold Pierce of Bangor was the
Thanksgiving guest of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay NJ. Pierce.
The Ladies Aid of the Baptist
church will hold their Silver Tea at
the home of Mrs. Harriet Blaisdell
on Friday afternoon. Miss Carrie
Walker will assist as hostess.
Mrs. Julia Fields has engaged one
of the rents in the Harlow house at
the corner which has been recently
renovated. Conrad Webb will occupy
the other rent as soon as it is ready.
Mrs. Naomi Hartford was the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. Harry
Clement, in Smithfield on Thanks
giving day. Later she went to Pitts
field where she will visit for a time
with Mrs. Lottie Bickford.
Fred Jewett is in Boston on bust
ness this week.
Edmund Taylor has been visiting
his son. Leon Taylor, in North Jay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Tobey enter
tanned on Thanksgiving day, Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Tobey of Orono, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Tobey and AnseI Holway,
who has the distinction of being the
Oldest man in town.
Miss Genella Keep of North Jay
was guest last week of her cousin,
Ruth Longley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Blaisdell
had as their guests last week Mr.:
Kenneth West of Brookline, Mass,
and Miss Amber Mitchell. who is at
tending Gorham normal school.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Witham and
two daughters, Esther and Avis, en-
joyed Thanksgiving at the home of
Mr.. Williams mother, Mrs. Flavilla
Witham.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Hilton enter
tanned on Thanksgiving day, Mr.. an
Mrs. Thomas Hogan of West Nor
ridgewock and Mr.. and Mrs. Clair
Tompkins.
The regular meeting of the Village
Improvement society will be held at
the Library parlors on Thursday
afternoon. The hostess is Mrs Nellie
Parlin Clark, and the subject, South
American countries.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl True and two
children and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Corson all of Mercer enjoyed
Thanksgiving at the home of Mr.. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Sawyer and
son, William, and Mr.. Horace
I.eavitt passed Thanksgiving at the
home of Gardner Morrow in Larone.
The first rehearsal of the chorus
WHICH will sing carols at the Com
munity Christmas tree is to be held
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in
the Baptist church. All those who
wish to sing in the chorus are urged
to be present at that time.
Strickland. Lovejoy
4 quiet wedding was solemnized
at the home of the bride on Thanks
giving evening at half after sir when
Miss Sadie u. Loyejoy was united in
marriage to Charles o. Strickland.
The single ring service was per-
formed by Rev. L. d. Tibbetts, pastor
of the Baptist church.. Only the
near relatives of the bride and groom