Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-10
OAKLAND
Observes Birthday

William Foss and Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence SHELTON went to Rome sun
day to visit Mrs. Skeletons grano-
mother. Mrs. Matilda Shelton, the oc-
casion being her S3rd birthday. Mrs.
Watson is the widow Of the late john
Watson and was born in Vienna, nut
for many years has lived in Rome.
She Is a frequent visitor or ner
daughter, Mrs. William Foss. ana Is
we'll known in town. She has hVe
children. Mrs. Foss of Oakland. Leon
Watson of Rome. with whom she
makes her home, Alma Watson OF
New Sharon, Melvin Watson OF
Madison, and Mrs. Frank Carson or
West Medford, Mass. besides three
grandchildren, Mrs. Clarence Shelton
of Oakland and Ruth and Ellen wat
son of New Sharon.
The members of the family present
| on Sunday were William Foss and
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence. Shelton OF
! Oakland, Alma Watson and daugh-
ter Ruth of New Sharon beside the
guest of honor. Mrs. Watson. AND
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Watson.
A delicious venison dinner with
vegetables and pastry of all kinds
was served at noon and pleasing
feature of the occasion was hand
some birthday cake beautifully FROST
ed and ornamented with candles in
lavender and white. the work OF her
daughter in law, Mrs. Leon Watson
/ Although handicapped by lame
ness, Mrs. Watson enjoys good health
and during the winter months accom-
plishes a great deal of knitting,
patchwork and other Kinds of sewing.
On Sunday she was the recipient of
several nice gifts in addition to post
cards and letters from friends and
relatives,
! The Epworth League will meet in
the vestry of the Methodist church
Wednesday evening at $50 o'clock;
subject, What Does 1t Mean to be a
Christian"
| Mr.. Williams, overseer Of the fin
ishing department of the Cascade
Wooden mill, has returned from a
week end visit with his family in
Pittsfeld.
| Harley .Moorecraft has gone to
Houlton On business for few days.
! The Saquasipi group of Camp Fire
! Girls met Monday afternoon at four
o'clock at the home of Mrs. II. G.
/ Mann. Sewing was done for the
bazaar to be held in the nearsfuture
and the following members were
present: Nora SOule. Alice Ham
mond, Ruth Savage. Mary Freeman,
beside the guardian, Mrs. Mann. The
next meeting will be held next Mon
/ day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Mann.
I The Mothers Improvement club
will hold an all day meeting Thurs
day, Dec. 18th. at the Methodist YES
try. Mrs. Isabel Hetherington, Mrs.
! Helen Towle and Mrs. Esther Nc
4 Kechnie will be the hostesses. A full
attendance is very much desired as
it is the last meeting at which plans
! can be made for the bazaar which
will be held Dec. 10Th. Members are
asked to come as near 10 o'clock as
possible and to bring sewing mater
ial as there is puff to be tackled and
aprons to finish. Anyone who wishes
/ to give anything toward the making
! of the mince meat will bring material
at this meeting. Membership dues
are expected to be paid before the
first meeting of the new year.
Acme Rebekah Lodge at their reg
ular meeting Thursday evening will
confer the degrees. Preceding the
regular meeting supper will be served
at $50 o'clock. Z
| The Silent Six club will hold their
next meeting Jan. 1st at the home Of
Mrs. John O'Reilly.