Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-08
GRANGE Meetinu

Winthrop Grange held an inter-
csting meeting Tuesday at the
Grange Hall at West Winthrop. The
forenoon session was devoted to the
usual routine business in addition to
which solo by Marsters York was
enjoyed and n fine account of his
recent trip to New York was given
by Frank Taylor. Dinner was scrv-
cd at noon. the dining room being
in charge of Mrs. Martin Higgins. In
the afternoon Roll Call was answer
cd to by Birds and a splendid il
Illustrated lecture on Birds was given
by Mr.. Babb from the Department
OF Agriculture. Mr.. and Mrs. l.. II.
Alillspaugh were entertainment com
mittCc for the day. In addition to
the regular Grange meeting the an
nual meeting of the Grange Corpora
ton was held on Tuesday and the
following officers elected for the
coming year; resident, Joseph il.
Moore: vice president. Willard +.
Norcross: clerk and treasurer. NJ.
Ellen Alden. Directors, +. NJ. Sopcr.
George Perley, Frank Taylor and l..
y. Thaanum. -. 49,
The degree team received an invi-
tation from Monmouth Grange to
cXemply the work of the 3rd and 4th
degrees at that Grange on Eel. olst
and the invitation was accepted.
The friends Quarterly meeting was
held Saturday and Sunday at Win
throp Center. There WAS Il light at
tendance on account of the bad
travelling. The mectin@ Saturday was
devoted to business. On Sunday
morning Rev. Arthur Jones occupied
the pulpit and in the afternoon Rev.
Alfred Hawkes.. Special music was
furnished in the morning by the
choir and Dennis Orchestra played
for the Sunday School.
The Anti Can't Glass held their
Contest Supper at the Methodist YES
try Tuesday evening. They had as
guests Rev. and Mrs. +. J. Clifford.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. T.. Foster. Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Walton and +. T.. York.
Games and contests followed the
banquet. Remarks were made by
the guests and the President OF the
class. Miss Alice Wood, responded
for the class.
T.. It. Clofford entertained the
boys of his Sunday School Class ut
a supper TUESDAY evening. Various
games were enjoyed the feature of
the evening being a Checker tnnrna
ment, which was won by Harold
Maxim.
Mrs. Roger Pcasc was called 10
Kent's Hill this week by the Illness
Of her daughter Bertha.
Dorothy Marble and Clara An
drews are visiting in Pennington.
Mrs. Ora Maxim IS spending a
few days with her mother. Mrs. Mel
lie NJ. MAXWELL of Portland.
George "Suuanto" Wilson, the we'll
known baseball player who is to
manage the Hanover club of the
Blue Ridge League this coming
season, announces that he has signed
Del Bissonctte. former star pitcher
and well known to every basehail
fan. to play with Hanover this sea
son. Bissonettc will leave Winthrop
with his manager in the spring.
Probably no pitcher in recent years
ever went out of Maine with greater
possibilities. A southpaw pitcher,
he possessed an abundance OF speed
and a great future was predicted
but a bad arm injured in basket
ball game while at Georgetown cnt
short what might have been great
career. Last summer he played first
base and managed the Star Taxi club
of Lewiston and was later with the
Canadian league. Blsssonette mas
been to several bone specialists IN
the hope of recovering his pitching
arm which to date has failed 70 res
pond to treatment but as he is one OF
the best htters in the state and can
play the outficld or first base wilson
considers him a mighty valuable man
to have on the club and therefore
lost no time in grabbing him after
afTixing his signature.
The first rehearsal for the second
annual Legion Minstrels will be held
at the Legion rooms Thursday even
ing at o'clock. A splendid collec-
ton of catchy melodies. comedy
songs and the latest popular hits
will be prepared for the great event.