Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-19
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Christmas Bazaar to be Given ,
Elias Bowman Injuries Hip
-Saquasipi Camp Fire Girls j
Meet-Emerson and Stevens
Mfg. Co. Resumes Work in
New Building - Cascade
Grange to Present Play
The Christmas Bazaar given under
the auspices Of the Mothers I'M
provement club on Friday afternoon
and evening. Dec. ~. In Murray yes
try promises to be one Of the best
of the season. The sale opens at
$50 In the afternoon and continues
for the remainder Of the afternoon
and evening. Various booths VIII
be tastefuliy arranged and a pubic
supper will be served at $50. Dur
ing the supper hour the Camp Fire
Girls will entertain by singing
Christmas Carols.
The Epworth League Of the Meth
OQlSL CuuICu wal 1llSCS Al LAG So0A -
parlor this Wednesday evening at
7.s0 o'clock. subject The Unspeak-
able Gift.
Elias Bowman who makes his
home with his daughter, Mrs. Ed
ward Dudley slipped and fell on the
doorstep on Saturday Of last week.
placed In a plaster paris cast and he
was taken to the Elm City hospital
in waterville for treatment.
Miss Madolyn Folsom has returned
from Lewiston where she has COM
pleted a course at Outlet and
Blaine'S Beauty Parlors and has &C.
Beauty Parlor in Wateryille.
The Saquasipi Camp Fire Girls
met at Ruth Savage's Monday after
noon at 4 o'clock. The members pres
ent were Helen and Bertha Simmons.
Carolyn Totman. Ruth Savage, Avis
Drummond. Lillian Baker, Alice
Hammond, Nora Soule and Mary
Freeman: Miss Helen Gaylord was a
visitor for the afternoon. There was
a short business meeting and plans
for the Bazaar were discussed.
Mrs. Ardelle Moore who has been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. George Hall
for the past 10 days left Tuesday
morning for Providence, r. ]. TO
visit Mrs. Moore's brother and wife,
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Randlette.
The citizens of Oakland were
pleased to hear the trip hammers Of
the old Emerson and Stevens Mfg.
Co.'S plant on Wednesday,. Dec. 10,
1924 after a silence Of nearly one
year due to the bad fire which de-
stroyed the old buildings Dec. %.
1923. The frame work on the new
building was started Oct. 10. 1924
and Dec. 10, 1924 the first seythe rod
was welded. The building Is a wood
en- frame structure 1856 It. long and
SO #. wide. 1t will be heated by
furnace and is one of the best equip
ped buildings of its kind in New Eng
land. The greater part Of the Old
help will be employed. The new
owner. r. NJ. Stowell. purchased he
business of Lester NJ. Andrews in
January. 1924 and although the form
er owner will be greatly missed, the
citizens Of Oakland extsld their best
wishes to the new company for its
success and prosperity.
The members Of Cascade grange
are rehearsing for O. play entitled
Welcome Home Jimmie, to be pre-
sented in Memorial hall on the eve
nings of Jan. l and 2. Oral Wheeler
Is coaching the play and all those
who know Mr.. Wheeler's ability In
this line feel assured of a successful
entertainment. Following Is the cast
Of characters: Mrs Brooks. Viola
oliver: Lucille Brooks, Marion
Durrell: Peggy Sommers". Thcna
Sullivan: Danny Brooks, Guy
Chase; Wal Gardiner. Thomas Sui
livan; Chesterfield McSwope", AL
len Lewis; allie Thomas. Arlene
Kerr: George Pierce" Ernest DIV
err; Melinda Preston" Nina Fowl.c.
Music will be furnished by the
Grange Orchestra and on the second
evening the entertainment will be
followed by a social dance.
The various groups of the Camp
Fire Girls will meet on Saturday aft
ernoon at o'clock to rehearse
Christmas carol singing under The
direction of Miss Nora Bartlett Gree
ley.
Mrs. Sarah Moody who fractured
her leg Z weeks ago and has since
been at the Elm City hospital for
treatment was brought Sunday 10
the homo of her daughter. Mrs. Alec
Williams Of the Waterville Road, the
trip being made in Guy Mosher's au-
tomobile.
Mrs. Milford Houdlette, accompa-
MED by her sister. Mrs K. NJ. Stone
of Portland, will pass the holidays
in Boston and New York.
At the regular meeting Of Ser
geant Wyman Women's Relief Corns