Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-20
MONMOUTH

James A. Howell of Bates college
will preach at the Congregational
church Sunday morning. At 6. l.. NJ.
| Young Peoples meeting led by Miss
Zylphia Hatch.
At the Methodist church, the
Worlds Service Sunday will be OBJ
served. Sermon by the pastor. Rev.
l.. A. Bean; II NJ. special service in
the Sunday school,; $50 L. NJ. Young
Peoples meeting. World service pro-
gram; $50 illustrated lecture.
Elmer Stetson, who has been
assistant station agent at the Maine
, Central station in Monmouth for the
past two years. has resigned his po-
sition and is taking a course at
Shaw's Business college in Portland.
His place at the station and also as
night operator at the local telephone
exchange, will he taken by his broth
er, Raymond Stetson.
I Forest Getchell and Gordon With
| erell, Monmouth academy. class "a.
are attending business college In
Portland.
, The Voters League held it's first
meeting of the year at the library.
Plans for the year were discussed.
The next meeting will he held with
Mrs. Shorey at her hovne, Friday.
CUmston library will not be open
Wednesday afternoon, Sept. "a, on
account of the town fair. Evening
. hours as usual from tos.
Mrs. w. +. Lord went to Portland
Thursday for several DAYS visit with
her daughter in-l law, Mrs. Carroll
Bent and MIR. Bent.
The lady managers of Cumston
Library Association will serve pub
lie dinners at the restaurant on the
fair grounds, fair day.
Mrs. West and children. who have
been passing the summer at the
Owen cottage. left Thursday for their
home in st. Petersburg. Fla.
Monmouth Grange
Monmouth, Grange gave a recep-
tfon Wednesday evening. Sept. II to
the. teachers and pupils of the
schools at Grange hall; following the
business meeting an address of well
come was given by the lecturer. Mrs.
Alice Chenery: piano solo with en-
core. Mrs. Leila Chenery: remarks
were made by superintendent of
schools, c. M. Kendrick. Max Willard
of the school committee and Princi-
pal A. J. Chick OF Monmouth acad-
envy; singing of America" by the
audience.
A harvest supper was served, after
which social was enjoyed by the
young guests. A fine exhibit was
made by the school children of some
of the work done by them during
their vacations. Among the display
was center piece and sofa pillow
by Pauline Pettingill table scarf,
crotchet work and night dress: pill
low slip. sewing and embroidery
Solange Gagnon, embroidered ends
center piece, towel ana sofa pillow;
Catherine Dewitt. 10 years old: EN-
broidered towel Martha Blake; yoke
and embroidered towel, Pauline
Gordon. II years old; sofa pillow
and towel. Amy Pettingill, 9: Mar
garet Dewitt. towels; Inez Libby,
sofa pillow and dolls dress: Marga :
ret Woodbury., z; embroidered towel:
Janette Foss. 9, outline embroidery:
Mary Kennedy, dolls dresses: Es-
/ ther Dewitt, 9, sweeping cap; Irma
Dudley. bureau scarf: Thelma Hill,
bag and towel; map of the United
States. Helen Clement. 10; Joseph
Bergeron. 9, bow gun: airplane
model, Richard Kennedy. 9: airpIane
model, Lawrence Herbert Foster.
Winthrop; drawings, Harland Cor
ley; elevator, Clarence Carr; plant
stand. Everett Day: 2-masted
schooner, Warren Andrews. ~:
windmill. Orville Robertson. Q; der
rick. Robert Pettingill: cake. Inez
Libby; cookies and cake. Elva Smith