Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-29
Of pine from the carolinas and Cali

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Of pine from the carolinas and Cali
fornia..
One of the cones was about Is inches
in length. She presented each men,
Der with seed from one of the Cali
fornia pines. The people Of that Sec
ton eat these seeds as we eat nuts.
A description was read Of the places
where. years ago. DR.. and Mrs. Metcalf.
at that time living in Winthrop. found
the three rare ferns, woodsia ,obtusa,
carnptosorus (walking fern) and as
pidium fragrans.
Two of the members saw a flock of
starlings in the trees back of E. T..
Clifford's home. Mr.. Clifford reported
these birds last winter and 1t was
thought they might be grossbeaks In
dull plumage. Their son. which re-
sembles whistle. will help to identify
them. though they have series Of
notes or songs. 1t is feared these birds
may become pest as their manner Of
living is much like our English SPAR
rows.
Tuesday, Dec. 4, weather permitting,
the class plans to meet at the Legion
Monument. ats $50. going to Kinds
woods to test their knowledge of the
pines.
The knocking bird continues to eat
each day from the woodbine berries
which hang from a vine that has clam
bered over an apple tree between the
homes of Mr.. Crouch and Mr.. Pitman.
At the close of the meeting the host
ess served lunch. serving from beau
tiful.tray which she herself had made
and decorated with wonderfully colored
butterflies, foreign and natice, and
with pressed grasses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Curtis are enter
tanning as guests at Maranacook Mr..
and Mrs. H. A. Calef. daughter Wilma
and son Keith. and Miss Eleanor Mo-
rey. all of Norway.
Miss Fannie Putnam of Augusta and
Miss Mary Putnam of Auburn are home
from their schools for the holiday.
Robert Pitman is at home for the
Thanksgiving recess from Bowdoin
College.
Miss Pauline Smith will pass the
holiday in Lewiston.
Miss Georgia Mitchell of Mt. Vernon
is the guest of Mrs. Carrie French.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Moulton will
entertain today Mrs. Rctta Fairbanks.
and Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Moulton and
daughter of Hallowell.
Misses Dorothy Hannaford. Alice
Wood and Marjorie Rowell are at home
from Colby for the holiday.
Joseph Jordan is passing the
Thanksgiving vacation in Monmouth.
Mrs. Merton Hodges and son Law
renee are visiting in Winslow.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. III. Webb are pass
ing few days in Quincy. Mass. as
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Winthrop Webb
and Miss Dorothy Webb.
Ray Kimball and Aida Rogers of
Portland are guests of Mrs. Helen KIM
ball.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Shaw and chill
dren are visiting relatives in Trout
dale.
Mrs. Gertrude Dennison is passing
the week In Waterville.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. Williams are
passing the week in Boston.
Lillian and Marie Taylor are pass
ing Thanksgiving in Waterville with
their aunt. Miss Fannie Taylor.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Wentworth,
Miss Bertha Wentworth of SIAM
ford. Conn, and Mrs. Alice Lee and
son of Northfield. Mimi. will be
guests today of Mr.. and Mrs. F. A..
Corthell.
DR.. Albert French and family will
dine today with Mr.. aud Mrs. ,Ev-
erard French.
j. NJ. Thaanum and Miss Annie
Thaanum will entertain as Thanks
giving guests Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde
Maxwell and two children of Mon.
mouth, Miss Christine Thaanum of
Rumford. Miss Vera eThaanum of
Marblehead, Mass, Miss Marion
Thaanum of Auburn and Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Thaanum and son of
Winthrop.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Walton, Mr..
and Mrs. Alphonse LaVallee, Miss
Martha Patterson and Mr.. and Mrs.
Vernie Sprague and daughter are
passing the day in Readfield. guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Canton. who
have been visiting friends in town.
have returned to their home in
Lynn, Mass.
Morris Woodward is dinner
guest Thursday. of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Cushman.
Rev. Angus Lyon was in Water
Vile. Tuesday, to attend a ministers
convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. HEWITT and
Mr.. aud Mrs. Leon Hewitt are
guests today of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Cummings in HaIlowell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Bachelor
are visiting their. son. Herbert Bach
elder. in New York.
w. H. Hewett of Massachusetts IA
passing the holiday with his sons,
Richard and William.
Mrs. E. A. Mason is passing the
holiday with her daughter, Mrs. Les
lie Hudson, in Guilford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Hudson are
thanksgiving guests OF relatives in
Augusta.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank Webb are en-
pertaining as dinner guests TODAY
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Skilljngs Of Cor
ham. n. H., and Mr.. and Mrs. lie.
land c. Davis and Leland, Jr.. of
Monmouth.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. T. N. Hammond. Mr.
and Mrs. William Downs and Wai-
lace Cook and family are guests for
the day Of Henry Hammond In Mon
mouth.
Harry Haskell is passing Thanks
giving with his sister, Mrs. Belle
sEorsey. in Monmouth.
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