Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-31
Annua, Meeting Bethany Guild

Annual Meeting Bethany Guild
4 special meeting of the Bethany
Guild was held at the church MONDAY
afternoon for the purpose OF trans
acting the annual business. Inc
president, Mrs. Lamont II. Appleby'
called the meeting TO order. In the
absence of the treasurer. Mrs. Ed
ward r. Haines. her report was given
by the president. The Guild mas
taken in 500 plus this year and muen
OF this amount has been expended
for church purposes. A large amount
of work has been done during the
year for charity which does not show
in the treasurer's report as no money
was received for garments made and
the work done at many of the meet
ings.
The guild has closed a most sue
cessful year under the efficient direc-
ton of Mrs. Appleby. The nominat-
ing committee made up OF MIS-
George Merriam, Mrs. Everett i.
Goodrich and Mrs. II. Fremont HON.
stead requested the president to serve
70. another two weeks and stated
that at the next meeting they would
render Il report, presenting n list OF
officers for the coming year. The aft
6THOOH was ldSScu SCNAtS ch opA SiAS'
There was good attendance.
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Xabiere Talbot of Madison who
was convicted on the charge of OPP
Grating u motor vehicle while under
the influence of Intoxicating liquor,
at the September term OF court, and
was given n fine and cost and q jail
sentence of six months in the coun-
5rH uIc
committed to the county Jail Tues
day The case was not tried before
the law court.
John Stewart was committed to
Jail Tuesday by Judge Anderson of
the Somerset municipal court of
PittSfield to serve 80 days. The Of
Tense of which Stewart was charged
was eating canned heat and vagran-
cy.
Raymond Oliver Of lockwood.
who was given fine Of $50 and costs
by Judge Merrill of the Western
Somerset municipal court at a hear
Ing short time ago for carrying 4
loaded gun in an automobile. was on
Tuesday committed to the county
jail. not having been able to raise
money to pay the fine and costs.
Mrs. W. Folsom Merrill gave a
dinner party Tuesday night at her
home on Water street i'll honor of
Mrs. Anna Prescott's 18th birthday.
which occurred the same time as did
Mrs. Merrilrs. The guests were mu.
tial friends of the two. A delicious
dinner was served, the browning fea-
ture being a beautiful cake. After
dinner Mrs. Prescott was the guest
of Attorney and Mrs. Merrill at the
MacMillan lecture.
During the fire Monday night in tie
Ordway block on the Island. q hose
sent its force of ,water
against the window in the upper
front room of the parsonage of the
Centenary Methodist church next
door. the force of which crashed both
the window and the storm window,
throwing glass and water into the
room and onto the bed where Rev.
Herbert l.. Nichols. the pastor. who
has been i'll for several weeks. was
lying. The glass and water were
taken care OF by Mrs. Mich
OILS and the window boarded up,
Tuesday morning IL was stated that
the doctor found MIR. Nichols none
the worse for the unhappy accident
Plans were made at the meeting of
the Federated League Monday aft
ernoon at the church for the annual
meeting which will be held on Tues
day OF next week. 4 supper will be
served and each member may invite
one guest. The officers for next year
will he elected and annual reports
and reports of the fair rendered.
A special meeting of Somerset
chapter. r. A. NJ. was held at the
Masonic hall Monday night for the
purpose Of comforting the Royal Arch
degree Following the work deli
cious lunch was served
New Years Day holiday hours will
be observed at the local post office.
There will be no delivery Of the city
or rural carriers. The stamp window
will he open until o'clock The
regular morning collection will be
made.
The remains Of Charles Z. Ssmp-
son were taken TO Madison Tuesday
morning, where funeral service Will
be held at the home of Mrs. Jennie
at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
The annual meeting of the Beth
any Baptist church which was called
for Tuesday, met and adjourned un-
TIL this Wednesday evening at 7.3e
o'clock when 1t win be held in the
church chapel.