Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-23
WINTHROP

Shortly after eight o'clock We'd
nesday evening fire which origin
ated from some unknown cause
broke out in the the new barber shop
occupied by j. l.. Routhier. Consider
able damage was done to the in
terror, and the fire broke through
into the store occupied by Mrs. Jo-
sephine Barker, who conducts the
Halloweu Remnant store. 1t also
broke through into the building
owned by E. r. Jones and occupied
by the American Express Co. The
damage is thought to be covered by
insurance.
Owing to the tragedy which has
just occurred in Winthrop the
drama which was to have been
staged at the town , all on the even
ing of Memorial Day by the Amer
lean Legion will not takesplace.
Miss Mermie Miller is visiting I'M
Boston and New York.
c. p. Rowell has been drawn to
serve on the traverse jury at the
May term of Kennebec County SUI
perior court to be held at Waterville,
commencing May 26.
Mrs. Alfred Johnson, who has been
the guest of Mrs. Cora Alley. has re-
turned to her home in Portland.
Mrs. Martha Herrick of Edgewood,
f. L. is visiting in town.
Miss Gertrude Longfellow of Rich
mond was visitor in town Wednes-
day.
Mrs. Murray L. Stanley and chauf-
feur, James Murphy, arrived from
Boston Wednesday night. Mrs. Stan
ley occupies Daytona Lodge at Lake
Maranacook during the summer
months.
On Tuesday, May 26, the Nature
Study club will go to Maranacook
on the morning train and return on
the afternoon. If stormy will go the
next day. This should be the banner
time to study the birds, that is to
see the largest number for so soon
the foliage on the trees will be SO
dense it will be hard to distinguish
them. The warblers are arriving
every day.
No services will be held at the
Friends church Sunday, either in THE
morning or evening on account of
the quarterly meeting which will be
held at Manchester.
Mr. and Mrs. II. E. Buell. of
Livermore Falls visited relatives in
town Friday.
A citizens mass meeting will be
held Sunday afternoon at o'clock
at the town hall. This meeting will
be held under the auspices Of the
committee for the American. Legion
drive to raise funds for disabled vet
Grams. Senator Herbert e. Wads-
worth being the chairman of the
committee. An address will be given
by Rev. A. T. McWhorter, pastor of
the Congregational church in Au-
gusta and other speakers will be
Judge Benedict Maher of Augusta
and Col. Albert Belliveau, state COM
mander of the American Legion.
There will be special music.
Sunday morning Rev. G. F. Sar-
gent, pastor of the Congregational
church, will take for his subject
"Mountain Top Experience" The
regular Sunday eevning service will
be held at the usual hour.
In the afternoon Mr.. Sargent will
occupy the pulpit at the Community
chapel in Leeds.
The members of the Grand Army OF
the Republic, the American Legion
and the Women's Relief Corps have
accepted an invitation to attend the
morning service Sunday at st. Fran
els Catholic church.
Members of the Literary club and
Mothers club Of Winthrop and the
Thursday club of East Winthrop at
tended the meeting of the South
Kennebec Union held Thursday at
Penney Memorial church. Mrs. Fl.
S. Holmes was elected End vice
president and Mrs. Estella Snow.
treasurer of the organization. Mrs. F.
II. Bate, Mrs. r. H. Masterman and
Mrs. f. f York assisted in the pro-
gram.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Foster OF
Waterville were guests Friday of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Parkman.
Mrs. Thomas Morrison and little
son of Hartford, Conn.,, have been
visiting relatives In town.
Adelbert Pettingill and Edward
Spencer Of Lewiston were guests
Thursday of Mrry Pettingill.
Ivan Pease of Waterville Is the
guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Roger Pease. q