Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-19
American Legion Meets

American Legion meets
The semi-monthly meeting of the
Simon Peters Post of American Le-
gion was held at the new club rooms
Monday night At the next meet
ing; which will be held on the first
Monday in. January. the officers re-
Gently elected will be installed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles e. Nitschke,
and little son, Billie, left Tuesday
for Lawrence, Mass where Mrs.
Nitschke and son will remain over
Christmas. Mr.. Nitchske will return
but will go to Lawrence later to pass
Christmas with Mrs. Nitschke and
son at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. o. Z. Steinert.
Rev. George L. Thurlow. pastor of
the Federated church will go to
Canaan this Wednesday morning
ficiate at the funeral service Of Scott
Lord which will be held at the
church. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Doe, who
have been guests of sMr. and Mrs.
Francis Spofford at their home on
Mcclellan street, went to Hinckley
Tuesday TO visit at the home of Mr..
Does sister, Mrs. l.. e. Bessey. On
Christmas day Mr.. and Mrs. Doe
will start on their return to their
home in Spokane, ashington.
David Thurlow a student at Colby
college is passing the Christmas
vacation with his parents Rev. and
Mrs. George Thurlow at the FEEDER
ated church parsonage on Leavitt
street.
Miss Eva Paradis of Springfield,
Mass, was in town Tuesday on her
way to Long Pond. where she will
pass the Christmas holidays with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Para
dis.
Elton L. Holbrook. a student at
the School of Applied Ares in New
York city, will arrive in town to-
morrow, to pass the Christmas vaca-
ton with his mother, Mrs. Kate c.
Holbrook.
Mrs. Joel Taylor went to Lewiston
Tuesday where she will visit over the
holidays with her daughter and hus-
band, Mr.. and Mrs. John MCGEE. Mr..
Taylor who is employed by the CO.
burn Heirs, Inc, of Skowhegan in
the vicinity of Jackman will also be
a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. MCGEE over
Christmas.
Thomas LeClair, who has been
passing some time in town at the
home of Eli Plourde went to Bidde-
ford Tuesday.
Mrs. Abbie NJ. Fernald, who has
been the guest of her niece, Miss
Caddie Brown at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred +. Sawyer on Baptist
Hill, went to Lewiston Tuesday and
after visiting friends in that city
will go to her home in Troy. Maine.
Mrs. Willard A. Wilson with her
two children have gone to Wesley to
the winfnF with hnrs sic
husband. Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Hay
ward. Before her departure she sold
her farm in Cornville. on the new
road to Athens to Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
G. kenney. Mrs. Wilson closed the
house for the winter as the Ken
nedy's will not take possession in
the spring. Mrs. Wilson now plans
to return in the spring to make her
home here.
Mrs. Perley Tyler of Cleveland
street. who is passing the winter in
Madison. was. in town over Monday
night, when she served banquet
FOR the Carpenters union in Grange
hall
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar L. Ford, who
have been passing Il week in Por-
tland, guests of Mrs. Ford's sister
and husband, Mr. and Mrs. G. A.
Spinney, returned Monday.
Carpenters Union Enjoys Banuuet
. On Monday evening quite a num-
Der OF men who are members of the )
local Carpenters Union met at the
Grange hall and enjoyed a delicious
banquet, which was nicely
served by Mrs. Perley Tyler. The
walters were Harold Rogers and
Charles Tyler. Following the. ban
quet the regular business session of
the union was held with the presi- |
dent, Forrest l.. Furbush, presiding.
The choir of the Federated church |
Will meet at the church Saturday |
night to rehearse for the Christmas
music and the former members of |
the choir who are at home from |
schools and colleges are requested |
TO come to this rehearsal and assist |
IN the Christmas music.
Ihe Royal Purple degree will be !
conferred at a special meeting of |
the ParmenaS Encampment, which
is to be held on Friday evening in /
the I. o. o. f. hall.
The Christmas meeting of the
Town Improvement Society will be
held Thursday afternoon in the par
Tors OF the public library. at which
tlme Rev. George w. Hinckley will
be the speaker and will read some
OF his own Christmas stories. Mem |
Ders OF the society are to notice the |
change OF the day of this meeting
from Friday to Thursday.
The semi-monthly meeting of the
Russell Relief Corps will be held in
the Grand Army hall Friday after
noon at o'clock
Ihe choir of the Centenary Meth |
odist church will hold a rehearsal
at the church Friday evening, when
they Will work on the music to be
sung at the morning service Christ
mas Sunday.
The Skowhegan Lodge, knights of |
Pythias, will meet tomorrow, Thurs !
day, evening at Castle. hall, at which |
time the officers to serve the com |
ing year will be nominated. Fol-
lowing the business meeting q social
hour will be enjoyed and refresh
ments will be served.
Undertaken Thomas G. Lord will
go to Canaan this Wednesday fore
noon to conduct the funeral services
of Scott Lord, which will be held |
at the Canaan church at 1880 |
o'clock. Burial will be made in the
new cemetery in Canaan village.
DIR. 7. J.. Salley was a business
caller i'll Waterville, Monday. /
Mrs. James C. Foyer (nee Marie |
Fletcher) with her infant daughter,
Elizabeth Fletcher Foyer. born at |
the Somerset hospital, have been /
passing few weeks at the home of !
her parents, Mr.. and. Mrs. w. b. |
Fletcher. on Mount Pleasant avenue.
They will return to her home lin |
today and will be accom-
panied by her mother. who will re-
main at the Foyer home for a few
days.
The Wesserrunsett Grange of Corn
vile will hold its regular meeting on |